Whosoever is ignorant of the Causes of the Alterations of the temperatures of mens bodies by which Diseases are occasioned must needs be ignorant in the Cure and of that which much conduces and helps thereunto But mens Bodies alter in their teÌ„peratures with the seasons which change according to the Motions and Places of the severall Constellations and Coelestiall bodies whence follow many Infirmities and Diseases Ergo whosoever is ignorant of Astrology that is that do not know the Influencies of the stars which cause Diseases and alter our Temperatures are ignorant of the Cure And therefore that Astrology is necessary to be known by all such as practice Physicke will not be denyed For so Hippocrates stifly maintaines in Lib. De Aëre Aqua Locis And therefore concludes in many parts of his workes that Man who is ignorant in the Natures and Virtues of the Coelestiall Bodies is blind and in the Darke Referring all Alterations in our Bodies and Diseases to the Starrs and mutations of the Moon So doth Galen throughout all his workes especially in Lib. 3. De Dâ—â— bus Decretoriis Cap. 2 3 4 5. c. Secondly whatsoever discovereth unto us the state and Câ—â—sis of an acute disease And is the only true and exact way to the knowledge thereof is fit to be studied known by all Physicians But Astrology and it only by the Knowledge of the Motions Nature Positions and influencies of the Moon discovers unto us the true Crisis in all sharp and violent Diseases as is aboundantly shewed by Galen in his Bookes De Diebus Decretoriis De Crisibus Avicenna Lib. 4. Fen. 2. Tract 2. Cap. 2. Joannes Fernelius Lib. 2. De Abditis Rerum Causis Cap. 10. Daniel Sennertus Pract. Med. Lib. 3. Part. 3. Cap. 12. Et in Methodo Discendi Medecinam in Institutionibus c. Andothers Ergo Astrology and the Nature Motions Influencies c. of the Sun Moon and Starrs are requisite to be studied and known by all Physicians And as Acute Diseases follow the Moon So do Chronick the Course of the Sun As common experience evineeth us And it iâ— dâ—â—ly seen that Quartain Agues begin with the Autumnal â—quinoctial and end in the Vernal Wherefore Avicenna Ascribeth Health to the fortunate Starrs And sickness to the unfortunate In Contie Part 〈◊〉 Text 104. Nay Paracelsus De Podâ—gra Ascribes more to Starrs then Humours stâ—fly affirming the Constellation alone may be a cause of Deseaâ—es without the mediation of any Humours at all Instancing in Lunaticks which Distemper As Reason and common Experience evinceth followeth the Course of the Moon As I have noted in my Astrology Restored Lib. 1. Cap. 4. And in divers places of my * A Book yet in manuscript and not condemned to be prest Mel Medicorum Neither is it my Opinion only that â—strology should be well studied and â—â—own by all that practice physick to Instruct them in the Nature of Diseases their Causes finding out their true Crisis which can no otherwise with Certainty â—e Discovered And other most necessary beings conducible to the persecting of the Cure But also over and above those Authours before mentioned it is the Advice of Joannes Crato Joannes Picinus Joannes Hosâ—urtus Antonius Mizaldus Joannes Bodinus Berâ—ardus Gordonius Magninus and infinite others that they be all Astrologers Wherefore since I have written more â—agrely hereof in a Treatife called * A small Tract not yet Published Flagellum Empericorum I shall of this Point add no more at present But proceed to the sixth thing requisite for a Physician which is CHYMISTRY with the KNOWLEDGE OF METALLS STONES c. To know how to distinguish between the true Stones Metalls c. from what are adulterate and false And when need Requires to joyn Chymical with Gaenical medicines in their proper places times and with parties and Bodies convenient For a little Chymistry may serve the best and greatest Physician I know Paracelsus Crollius Hartmannus Querceranus Severinus Leo Sâ—avius Ravelascus Van Helmonâ— his Expositors with all the Brethren of the Rosy Cross And other Sectarists in Physick stifly maintain it is the only thing a Physician is to busie his heaâ— about that none can be perfect nor 〈◊〉 Cure effected without it that it is all in all c. But Joannes Crato Thomas Erastus Joannes Fernelius Daniel Sennertus and others of the more Rationall and Methodicall Physicians are of the contrary opinion And although Paracelsus ostentatiously boasts himself a Monarch in Physick triumphing over Hippocrates and Galen as Infants affirming he did thereby more famous cures then all the Galenists in Europe besides Yet Erastus accompts him but an Impostor an Emperick an Heretick affirming him to do the same in Physick which Lutheâ— did in Divinity That he was a drunkeÌ„ Rogue a base Fellow a Magician having the Devil for his Master Devills for his familiar Companions And what 〈◊〉 did was by the help of the Devil In a word as none will or can deny Chymistry to be of great use in the practice of physick rightly prepared and fitly applyed So must they likewise that are Raâ—â—onall confess that the rejecting of â—â—l other medicines Admiring the Lâ—rge Encomiums of their Aurum Potabile's Elixers of Life Quintessence's Panacea's and universal medicines and the like using these only without any Judgement Art Method As Women do Receipts because they hear they are good for such a Disease is a madness rendring such Practitioners rather Quacks and Empericks then Rationall Physicians Lastly a Physician SHOULD KNOW THE VEGETABLES AND PLANTS that are to be used at least the chiefest and most effectuall And their virtues c. And thus may it please your Majesty if such as dare to adventure the Practicâ— of Physick be not endued And are unablâ— to give an accompt workeman like oâ— their Actions where the lives of you Majesties poor Subjects lye at stake Theâ— are to be accompted rather Cheats anâ— Murtherers And ought to be proceedeâ— against according to Law Such therefore may by this Treatise do more hurt then good Will your Majesty therefore be graciously pleased to cause such wholsome Statutes as are provided in that Case already to be put in execution And where they are defective they may be supplyed and amended as to your Grave Wisdom shall be thought fit That so every one may abide in the Calling wherein he is called The Divine not Intrenching on the Physicians nor the Lay man on either nor the Chyrurgion on the Apothecarie's nor the Apothecary on the Chyrurgion's neither both or either on the Doctors As they too frequently take the liberty and boldnesse now to do even in this City of London in the face of the Colledge of Physicians to their great shame That so every thing may be done decently and in order That the GOD of order â—ay blesse us and Confâ—sion be wholly â—anished from among us Which is the Hearty Prayer of him who casts these his unworthy
my Father was not only a Servant both in the Bed-Chamber and Privy-Chamber but also to your Majesty's Royall Grandfather all his Reign in England And likewise TO YOVR MAJESTY WHILST PRINCE that we be kept from Ruine it will be the Highest peice of Kingly bounty imaginable one And that is the more then ordinary abuse of THAT MOST NOBLE ART OF PHISICK by Illiterates Quackes Mountebancks and Empericks that have been are and will be if not prevented the Ruine of more of your Majesty's Loyall and Faithfull Subjects then either the Sword or Plague The Imployment is Weighty Difficult and of greater Importance then most of the world are capable either to apprehend or believe As our Learned Father of Physicians HIPPOCRATES most excellently shewes in Aphorism Sect. 1. Aphoris 1. Where he sayes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 therefore as he also very well observes Lib. De Lege He that will be a Phisician Horum omnium Compotem esse debere 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Or as in Lib. De Decent Habitu it is exprest in short Medico futuro necessaria sunt 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Natura Doctrina seu Scientia Doctrina Comparata usus seu exercitatio For such indeed are worthily called Phisicians that are both learned and skilfull and none else But that which must give life unto all according to Hippocrates is A Naturall Inclination Ingenuity Wit Phansie and Aptness to Learn sufficient Reason Judgment Memory Ex quovis ligno non fit Mercurius Every one thus endued is not fit to make a Scholler neither are all Schollers sit to be Phisicians What is sayed of all Disciplines Tu nihil invita dices faciesve Minerva Is likewise verified in Phisick in a Phisician chiefly And that withall he have a sharp apprehension to discover what will be the event of this or that and by the Signes to discern even hidden Destempers before there be the least appearance of them As also to know the Causes Indications and Method to be followed in the Cure In all which that a Phisician may be the more compleat It is most requisite he be well Learned in these Seven Particulars 1. LANGUAGE or Knowledge of the Tongues especially Latine and Greek that he may the better understaÌ„d the vast Labours and Volumes of our * Among which the chiefest are Hippocrates Theophrastus Dioscorides Galen Aretaus Rufus Ephesius Paulus Aeginetus Oribafius Aetius Tralianus Philaretus Theophilus Nicolas Mirepsus Actuarius Archengenus Appollonius c. which wrot in Greeke Antients and †Donatus Antonius ab Altomari Alexander Massarias Amatus Luâ—itanus Aurelius Cornelius Celsus Guilielmus Rondeletius Bernardus Gordonius Victorinus Trincavellus Nicholas Piso Carolus Piso Hieronimus Mercuriâ—lis Petrus Forestus Joannes Crato Joannes Baptista Montanus Felix Platerus Hercules de Saxonia Joannes Fernelius Leonhartus Fuchsius Duncanus Liddelius Joannes Riolanus Matheus De Gradibus Vidus Vidius Valescus De Taranta Benedictus Victorinus Foventinus Nicholas Florentinus Julius Alexandrius Valesius Christophorus A vega Thomas A vega Ludovicus Mercatus Guallerus Bruel Zacutus Lucitanus Joannes Heiurnius Daniel Sennertus Paracelsus Van Helmont Lazarus Riverius Capivaccius Stockerus Weirus c. Neotericks and if they had ‖ Rhasis Mesues Alsaharavâ—us or Albucasses as some call him Avicenna Averroes Avenzoar Serapio Haly Abbas Haly Rhodaham Rabbi Moyses c. Hebrew Arabick it were not amiss since many old Writerâ— also wrote in those Tongues And Translations many times vastly vary from the originall Copies whereby many mistakes and much mischief is occasioned 2. PHILOSOPHY That so he may know the subject on which he is to work mans Body with all its parts the Elements Humours Spirits the uses and temperament of every part the Animall faculties and functions That diseases may the better be discovered with their severall Causes And Signes both Diagnosticks and Prognosticks And the right Method of Cure which is the end of Phisicke To know how to order rectifie and praescribe according to the present Condition Constitution and Temper of the Patient what may prevent further evills Conserve health where it is and restore it where it is lost So that without Philosophy a man can never be a good Phisician Quod enim optimus Medicus idem est Philosophus Galen proves in a peculiar Book by it self For ubi desinit Physicus incipit Medicus As Aristotle well observes 3. LOGICKE is Requisite for a Phisician Logismus est actus rei in Hominem And is indeed the first in order of all Arts for the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the thing must needs be before 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 enim est actus rei ab Homine in Hominem Without which Discipline he can never be able to give a perfect Definition of any Disease or Symptome of a Disease much lesse a reason why it is so 4. ASTRONOMY for the knowledge of the Ascensions Culminations and settings of the Stars with their Right and oblique Ascensions Severall Positions and Declinations is also of great and eminent use And for the knowledge of the several Quarters of the year and such like But especially as SENNER TUS thinks who is the PRINCE OF OUR NEOTERICK PHISICIANS As it is an help furtherance and introduction to ASTROLOGY The 5 th and most necessary Discipline of all the rest Not as it is commonly practised and indeed abused by broaken Mechanicks and Illiterate Novices And hath beeÌ„ of late years when every one did what seemed best in his own eyes bringing shame and contempt upon that Noble and worthy Art which because as the Learned know it is of excellent use in Phisicke they under that Colour Deceive men of their monyes and foo them out of their lives There being more Empericall Impostors praetending to Astrology that are very Ideots Cheats Illiterate and of the vulgar sort Then of any other kind whatsoever which abuse it could be wished your Majesty would likewise Amend and restrian this their Licentiousnesse which on every Post and Piller through all the streetes of this City of LONDON wherein notwithstanding there is a COLLEDGE OF ABLE AND LEARNED PHYSICIANS they publish not only to the seducing but ruinating of many of your Majesties poore Subjects I say it is not this I allow or speak for in this place but the Pure Astrology of the Antients without which Hippocrates and Galen accompted a Phisian a foole Advising men not to trust themselves or their lives in such mens hands And without which Avicenna accompted them Butchers rather then Physicians Homicidas Medicos Astrologiae Ignaros And Thurnesserus Paracelsus with others will admit of no Phisician without it Medicus sine Coeli peritia nihil est Many Phisicians I know are of the Contrary Opinion But as the one is too nice the other is too remiss To mediate therefore between both I shall in short give your Majesty what may justly be sayed for it In these two propositions 1.
much as a stool after it But Auhours are â—ull of such like relations not to be derided unlesse we resolve to render our selves ridiculous So that then we see by what hath been said that Poysons are of different Natures Some if eaten by degrees will become nutritive Some retaining both a Poysonous and medecinall faculty As those which may be taken in a small quantity without prejudice And some absolutely venemous ever prejudiciall and mortall tota ipsorum substantia aliena est à natura nostra never being capable of nourishing or helping us As you will find in this Treatise Of all which we are especially to beware since many times people unawares have been thereby not only injured but absolutely destroyed For the prevention of which I thought it necessary to give a short description of their severall kinds of Poysons their Nature Signes Diagnosticks Prognosticks and Antidotes And for the better avoiding those Horrid Mischiefs which I have known occasioned by the unadvised and ignorant rash actions of Empericks and Intruding Practitioners in the Art of Physick Which we hope the Judicious and Ingenious are so sensible of As that they will make it their endeavour in their several places to rectifie and amend by discountenancing and suppressing of them And that I shall not need to add any more but that I am and shall be so long Die 7.niâ—7 â— â—â—obâ—â— 1660. Thy Servant W. R. TO THE MORE IMPRUDENT AND RURALL READERS THe more prudent and Judicious sort of Men will not be much Concerned in what I shall in this Epistle deliver Being for the most part already Convinced of the Truth thereof But of this sort there are but a few It is to the major part of our little world Therefore I address my words at present Of whom many if not most will 〈◊〉 know Conclude they may with this Tract be able to Cure themselves and other of what Poyson soever they have taken But they will find themselves deceived for although I have indeed to their Capacities shewed how many severall wayes they may not only be prejudiced but also destoyed Yet the Cures and Antidotes are beyond the Sphear of their Capacities For if alâ— the Physick books in the world should be Engâ—ished unto them there would still be a necessity of having Able and Learned Physicians that can by severall signes discover the Causes and Nature of the Maladys And thence know how to administer a proper Agent to the Patient for effecting the Cure Which the vulgar being ignorant can never be Capable of For it is not the knowing of medicines only that will make them Practitioners for then An Apothecary were most probable to make the best Physician But how rightly to apply and administer the Remedy the Disease Cause Constitution Temperature Age Sex and other Accidents Customes c. of the â—atient â—eing Considered Moreover To Practise out of Books meerly As many Gentlemen and Gentlewomen And all Empericks and ignorant Practitioners do is extreamly pernitious without good Advice For many times Death and Destruction follow thereupon as daily examples evince us Amatus Lucitanus tell us Cent. 2. Curat 33. (a) Javinis quidam â—um sâ—â—â—ie unicersâ—â—â— eâ—â—â— Coâ—â—us 〈◊〉 pâ—â—â—e fâ—â—dâ—â—tâ—r 〈◊〉 gâ—â—nto 〈◊〉 Aâ—senicum mâ—â—â—â—m 〈◊〉 eâ—at pâ—â—ter medâ—â—â—â—ium 〈◊〉 â—â—m se iâ—â—everit 〈◊〉 in leâ—â— deâ—umbentem 〈◊〉 dâ—mâ—stâ—i invenerâ—â—â— Of a Young Man of his Acquintance thus meeting with a Receipt of an Unguent against the Itch wherewith he was much molested without further advice anointing himsâ—lf all over with the same which having a considerable quantity of Arsnick in it a thing whose virtue and force he was ignorant off was thereby killed instead of being Cured and lying down to sleepe never awoake more Another likewise is mentioned by Franciscus Valeriola in his Observation who having met with a small Tract of the prayse of Hellebor would needs practice upon himself And so mostaking Ê’ j for ℈ j would have been Poysoned had not other occasions accidentally prevented And Zacutus Lucitanus Lib. 3. Prax. Admirand Observat 141. Mentions one of a hot and dry Temperature that put himself in to the hand of an Eminent Emperick for esteem and name among the Rurall of the world by reason of his gray haires and Age his boasting vaunts the like was by the unadvisedness of this Quack applying contrary medicines to his condition so tormented with intollerable paines Continuall Watchings whereby his malady was increased so that from a languishing Condition Death in a few dayes followed Whence the aforementioned Valeriola affirmes out of Damascen 2. And 3. Aphoris (b) Operart eâ— librit absque â—â—gâ—â—tionâ— soleâ—ti ingenio pericun sam est unde monemuâ— quam â—â—â—prâ—um 〈◊〉 Auâ—â—â—â—â—es 〈…〉 peâ—i 〈◊〉 That to work out of Books without knowledge a good Wit and Judgement is most perilous Wherefore we admonish Men to be waâ—e For how rash and unadvised a thing it is to believe the writings of the Learned or to take all upon Trust without Art Reason Judgement may appear by this Patient And Penotus concludes in Praefat. Nar. Med. (c) In libellis quae vulgo versantur apud literatos incautiores multa Many things are found written in our Books which to the ignorant Reader may seem excellent Remedies But when they come to use them they oftentimes find themselves deceived and take Poyson instead of Physick Thus did that Titular Physician in the afore mentioned Zacutus Lucitanus Lib. Citat Observat 143. Kill himself trying Conclusions on his own Body If therefore these Cheats be ignorant in their own Condition how much more in others But how can it be otherwise being ignorant in those seven Doctrines and Disciplines mentioned in the Epistle Dedicatory Yet there are some who do not forbear to vindicate these Idiots Affirming them so carefull Cautious and Conscientious as that they will give nothing but what is safe And if it do no good will do no hurt Have been of long experience and known to have cured many of divers Maladies c. I Answer As to their Carefulnesse Cautiousness and Conscientiousnesse in their Practice which the ignorant fansy to themselves is ridiculous and Repugnant to common sense For how can any Man be Carefull or Cautious in what he knows not will all the Care and Circumspection in the world availe when they know not what to take care of nor what to avoid Care and Cautiousnesse consist not in administring that which they call safe and good medicines such as in themselves because if they do no good will not poyson or kill the Patient But in praescribing such as may take off the Cause of the Malady and may suite with the Disease the Constitution Age Sex Temperature c. of the Patient And if in these he be ignorant And of them knowes not how to judge his Care and Cautiousnesse is a non ens And Consequently to affirm him then Conscientious is Nonsence For if he had any
for their Intrusion thereinto For these things being considered they cannot chuse but do much more hurt thâ—â— good Nay and the meanest Capacity mâ—st needs be sensible that if it be no more thâ—â— this it is mischief sufficient That by taking their safe medicines as they call them waiting for help from them it is most comâ—â—ly seen the Patient neglects to seek out after the true and right way of Recovery â—ill it be too late And so misâ—rably peâ—ishes through neglect which is as much â—urt I think as if they should give him â—oyson to dispatch him presently And thus likewise both Gentle and â—imple man times kill themselves and â—elations by tampering with medicines from their own Receipts and trusting to their own Judgements without the Advice of Physicians that are alone able to â—ustruct them As also by trying and â—ixing their own fansies whilst they are under the Physicians hand whereby they Impede the operation of the right means and bring both shame and ignominy on the Physician and whole Art not like sober but Imprudent people Such is their cagernesse after Cure Others are so mad as to run to Conjurers Witches Magicians as they vaunt themselves but indeed meere Cheats pretending to Cure by Words Philters Charmes Amulets and the like Devices of the Devill But all Cures thereby if any be performed is by the power of the Devill and not by any power or virtue in those conceipts As he did delude the Pagans and Heathen our Forefathers making them believe their Gods as Verstegan in his Antiquities and others shew Did this or that Cure so he doth these Practitioners still and such as give ear unto them It is the same evill Spirit that then wrought that now worketh in the Hearts of the Children of Disobedience I advise therefore that all Christian people come out of their snares lest they thereby hazard their Souls health for ever Let us walk in GODS way that professe our selves christians And shun the wayes of the Devil For if we forsake GOD it is just with him to forsake us who are but Wormes Job 25.6 Such as he can very well spare and he without He hath no need of us that he should bear with our impieties Why should we then seek to Angels Saints Devills Magitians Conjurers Witches Impostors Empericks Cheats Ignoramusses when we may walk in GODS way by using the lawful meanes he hath appointed by the Hand of the PhysiciaÌ„ And are Invited Psal 50.15 To come unto him 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Et invoca me in Die Angustiae It is very Emphaticall in the Hebrew Our Translation renders it Call upon me in the Day of trouble But the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Trouble or Affliction is the Noun foeminine of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which signifies Streightned or pressed with streights Afflicted or Oppressed with Afflictions both of Body and Mind From the Root 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 He Streightned So that I say Let us go to GOD who is able to Deliver us and hath promised Deliverance 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Liberabote Allthough we be never so much streightned afflicted and Opressed in Mind or Body by Sicknesse he is able to deliver and ease us of our paines c. if we walk in his way and use the lawfull means he will deliver us Some again on the other extream are so stupid and Pharisaically precise whether from this Text of Scripture or others I know not As that they will use no means at all Accompting it a vain if not an unlawfull thing And Physicians uselesse Creatures refusing all Help when they are sick saying out of a phantastical peece of seeming piety they trust in GOD And therefore Let him work his will expecting GOD will work miracles for them But they ought to know Religion doth not teach them nor any one to be Maâ—â—â—l and to want Common-sense which sheweth us that the LORD hath endewed Plants Vegetables Metalls c. with admirable virtue for our use The LORD hath created medicines out of the Earth And he that is wise will not abhor them with such doth he heal Men and take away their paines of such doth the Apothecary make a Confection Sayes Jesus the Son of Sirach Ecclus 38.4 7 8. Whom the Learned esteemed as one of the wisest men next to SOLOMON that euer was But however I say common sense evinceth us of this Surely these men as Devout as they think theÌ„selues have never read that of Luke 5.31 where our SAVIOUR himself tells them The whole need not a Physician but they that are sick Wherefore they who have not their healths do Neither have they considered that in Deut. 6.16 Thoushalt not tempt the Lord thy God Of which they can never excuse themselves whilst they neglect the means when it may be had Thereby sinning in an high Nature whilst they accompt it a sin to use that means which GOD makes a sin if they do not For as he hath not promised to sustain our lives longer then we use the means Meat and Drink or to save our Souls if we do not pursue holiness use the Ordinances the Word and Sacraments So hath he not shewed us in any part of his revealed Will any hopes of recovery out of the least Distemper in an ordinary way without the use of Physick We are not therefore to lye still and say with the guiddy multitude God help us only But also put forth our helping hand for relief For then and then only may we look unto GOD for a blessing from whom cometh healing Ecclus 38.2 And then may we boldly say The LORD work his will And our Consciences will testifie unto us we have not been accessary to our own ruin and destruction Of which otherwise we must necessarily be guilty And so without GODS infinite mercy destroy the Soul too as well as the Body He that kills another kills but his Body But he or she that is accessary to their own deaths kills both Body and Soul That is if it be resolutely and wilfully acted And who can imagine any other but that wilfull perversness is the cause of any ones wholly neglect of the use of the means to restore Health When they may as well and upon as good and rationall grounds hope to be saved without means which although it be not impossible yet it is improbable it being the ordinary way or live without food as to be well without Physick It is a ridiculous way of Arguing therefore that when their time is Come they must Dye do all the Doctors what they Can And till then they shall not how remiss or careless soever they are in seeking out or making use of what is Conducible to their recovery It is true there is a place in the HOLY WRIT from whence many draw that Argument and on which they ground this their Phrensie which to the vulgar Capacity And common apprehention of the giddy multitude seemes to Jndicate that GOD hath
Comprehended under one or other of these seven Heads SECTION I. Of the first Division of Poysons AS First they are such as are 1. so of their own nature As Woolf-bane Hemlock Hen-bane and the like Or 2. such as are not so of their own Nature but become so when they putrifie and Corrupt As Flesh Fish Fruits c. putrified Or 3. Such as were made so by Art As Aqua Fortis Aqua Regis Mercurius Sublimate Praecipitate c. SECTION II. Of the second Division of Poysons and that they act not by Primary and manifest Qualities SEcondly they are are such as some teach which hurt either 1. by the primary and manifest Qualities As Hot Cold Dry Moist Or 2. by occult Or 3. by manifest and occult together Or 4. As others will by second qualities as they call it which Corrode or putrifie As Glass they say which they number among Poysons Corrodes the Belly and Intralls and thereby causeth Death But they may as well say splints of Bones Needles Pins or other sharp thing is Poyson because they also many times perforate the Intestines being swallowed and Destroy the party Neither do they rightly teach that Poysons offend and hurt by primary qualities if it be taken simply For that which so acts and works is not properly to be accompted Poyson But by occult qualities and by the proper y of the whole substance As Galen abundantly teacheth Lib. 3. De Temperamentis Cap. 4. in Lib. 1. De simplicium medicamentorum facultatibus Poyson doth not act by divers qualities Cap. De abrotano For if Poyson depended onely upon manifest qualities then whatsoever doth therein exceed should be poyson As Garlick Onyons and the like which by Dioscordies Galen Avicenna Serapio and other of the Antients are accompted Hot and Dry in the fourth Degree yet are not Poyson As is Auripigmentum quod proprietate totius substantiae nocet The other onely in quantity Yet we Deny not that there are Differencies in Poysons As some that hurt only by an occult quality without exceeding in the first qualities Others do exceed and hereby together with an occulte quality operates on the bodies of men yet so as that therein all Authours do not agree affirming that Euphorbium for example offends sometimes by an occult quality sometimes by the manifest and primary However those which are properly Poysons chiefly affect by an occult and hidden property So that although in one and the same subject there may be both manifest and occult qualities yet we are not to confound their effects For manifest and primary qualities either Heat or Coole or Moisten or Dry occult either Kill or Direfully hurt every quality acting according to its Nature Sine alterius Directione As Antonius Guaynerius Cap. 1. De Venenis excellently notes For although Avicenna and other Authours treating of Poysons affirm opium Euphoribium and others operate by manifest qualities they are to be understood thus speaking considering Poyson quantum ad specificam formam qua una species differt ab alia And according to this Consideration they sayed that some did work non quatenus Calidium aut frigidum sed quatenus tale habens scilicet virtutem humanae vitae sannitati contrariam c. SECTION III. Of the Third Kind of Poysons shewing that all have not an aptitude to Kill but that some are Mortall others not THirdly Some with Hieronimus Mercurialis Lib. 1. De Venenis Cap. 5. and others maintain that all Poysons are either Mortall or have an aptitude to kill But this is false as you will see in the Second Part where we shall Discourse of Poysons more particularly for some do only Infatuate Stupifie and hurt for a time As Philters and Love-Potions or as the Spider Tarantula which makes such as are thereby bitten to dane and be mad c. Or the Torpedo which stupifies and benums the parts that touch it c. For that Poyson which hurts only such members as are not necessary to life and doth not hinder or abolish what Conduceth to the Preservation thereof is not mortall neither can it have an aptitude thereunto Wherefore the more Rationall have agreed that some are Mortall others not Mortall or only very hurtfull And those that are Mortall kill either sooner or later and are those which affect the Vitall Parts as Braine Heart Liver Lungs c. SECTION IV. Shewing a Fourth sort of Poysons discovered by their effects and that some are Enemies to one part some to another FOurthly Some Poysons discover themselves unto us by their effects and operations whilst their formes are hid For some 1. Do more peculiarly affect and hurt the Brain as Night-shade Opium Hen-bane Mercury Torpedo Tarantula the braines of a Catt and others 2. Others are Enemies to the Heart as all those which suddenly kill as Scorpions and the like which suddenly pass through the Arteries to the Heart Some also 3. Are opposed to the Liver as all those Hearbs which evacuate blood which Galen Lib. de Purg. med facultat Cap. 4. mentions 4. Others to the Sperm vessels and genitalls as Cardan writes of one Lib. 3. De Venenis who by Poyson became barren 5. Some to the Lungs as Lepus Marinus 6. To the Bladder as Cantharides 7. Some again cause the dysentery whence it comes to pass that such who are bitten by poysonous Creatures or stung have their Veines Arteries Nerves and the like more effectually affected as the bite of a Scorpion as we said Conveies the venom to the Heart by the Arteries the bite of an Haemorrhous diffuses into all the Veines and causes an expulsion of blood The bite of a mad-Dogg delates neither by the Arteries nor Veines but Nerves especially And so the infection of the French-Pox or English-Pox as it may now be termed for the frequency of it among us Runs immediately to the Liver whilst the Brain and Heart is free Whence it happens that some poysons cause heaviness dulness stupidity Others Convulsions Epilepsies Apoplexies some excite to Laughter Madness Dancing Libidiny Fury Raging Sadness Fearfulness Some cause Feavers Paines Inflammations Some bring Death suddenly Some by degrees and more slowly according as the Poyson is in property the Nature of the Patient or according as it is used or applyed SECTION V. Shewing a Fifth Division of Poysons and that there is no Poyson to be prepared that can kill precisely a Moneth two three or a Year after it is administred Fifthly Some Poysons kill sooner and some later As the bite of an Aspe if some speedy course be not taken kills immediately especally that sort called Hyrundinaceus which as Galen and the Learned think kills so suddenly as that it is thougt to be Incurable Terrestris within 3. or 4. hours time and that sort which is called Pryas they think is more slow which it may be is that kind which Paraeus thinks destroyes in the third part of a day And a bite of a Mad-Dogg lyes long as it
Unguents Oyles and the like And so to Infect their Spurts Stirropâ— Bootes Saddles as that they shall thereby be Destroyed But these are meerely Fansies and no wise agreeable to reason that any should have to do with such virulent Poyson and not to be infected themselves or that he that shakes his Enemy by the hand should be more free then the Enemy that is thereby pretended to be Infected by the Unguent wherewith the hands of the Actor is annoynted Or that Poyson should penetrate through other Vestments to the Skin as Scaliger atrests Exercit. 186. One to be poysoned by treading on a Spider affirming the venom of that Creature penetrated the sole of his shooe and so getting to the Heart suffocated him I say these and the like Storyes are meerely Fabulous not to be Credited and rather to be attributed to the Subtilty Craft and Malice of the Devill and his Imps Witches Conjurers and the like who by Gods permission are indeed suffered to use and practise many such Feats upon the Bodyes of Men mentioned by Nicol. Florentinus Sum. 4. Tract 4. Cap. 5. Guaynerius Cap. 1. et 2. De Veneâ—is Grevinus Lib. 1. De Venenis Cap. 1. Mathiolus in Praefat. in 6. Dioscori c. But â—hat such Mischiefs are to be done by natuâ—urall means is not be Credited But this 〈◊〉 most Certain that many times Poyson 〈◊〉 Communicated and Conveyed into Mens Bodyes by the bites of venomous Creatures as we shall aboundaly manifest beneath when we come to speak of Particulars Wherein we shall likewise see that some Creatures are so poysonous as that they â—nfect not only by their touch corporally â—ut also by their breath and virtually as â—e may say and kill by a kind of spirituall â—nflux Avicenna to this purpose hath â—any examples Lib. 4. Fen. 6. Tract 3. â—ap 22. That some have been killed by slaying a Serpent with a speare coming not nearer then the length thereof Jul. Cas Scaliger also Exercit. 200. affirmes the same So doth Mathiolus in Praefat. in 6. Dioscorid And Amatus Lucitanus Cent. 1. Curat 62. Vidus Vidius Lib. 1. De Curat Generall Cap. 13. c. Even as it is credibly affirmed of the Torpedo that it benums the Hand and Arm that holds but the pole that toucheth it afar off Or as the breath of Catts as Avenzoar Praemitâ— Lib. 1. Thenzir Mathiolus Com. Ad Lib. 6. Cap. 25. Dioscorid Attest is known commonly to be poysonous And to bring Consumptions of the Lungs Hectick Feavers and the like as Paraeus notes Lib. 21. Dâ— Venenis Cap. 34. to such as are familiar with them And the Basiliske even with the touch kills For no Creature can touch him and escape Death as Galen avers with whom Avicenna Aetius Dioscorides Panlus Aeginetus Pliny Nicander and others consent Likewise at the second hand Meâ— may be destroyed by Poyson from inoffensive Hearbs and Plants that have been accidentally infected by some venemous Creature As Mizaldus relates of some who have been destroyed by Sage poysoned by a Toad that lay at the root of it Memorabil Cent. 1. Aph. 1. Et in Horto Neither may we be surprised with Death only by the touch of Poyson and poysonous Creatures but also by their very looks smell noyse we may not only be infected and sustain much misery but likewise be sometimes deprived of life also As Araeteus lib. 1. De Signis et Causis morb Acut. Mentions one Infected by the Ardent and venemous look of a Mad-dogg And as the most Credible of the Learned maintain the Basilisk kills even with the sound of his Hiss and the rayes of his sight And many have been Infected by the very smell of a Mad-dogg as will be shewed beneath Pliny like wise lib. 8. Nat. Hist Cap. 21. mentions a wild beast near Nilus called Catablepas that kills any man that it beholds and that instantly Which Relations although some with Cardanlib 1. De Venenis Cap. 16. account as Fabulous Yet sounder Judgements are not of his nor their opinion But hold that these and other Creatures may destroy mankind by their very touch sight smell noyse or sound receiving the species of the poysonous vapours into their bodies by the Pores Eyes Nose and Ears For if one Man by a malicious and envious look that is not of a poysonous Nature may hurt disturb disquiet and discompose the spirits of an other How much more is it possible for a poysonous Creature by his venemous Aspect to hurt or kill As my Lord Verulam Viscount St. Albans in his Nat. Hist Cent. 10 Gives this Reason why Men in their Trophies and after Triumphs are indisposed and sick oftentimes because they have received into their bodies the venemous Rayes and malignant beames of some envious and malicious Eye being communicated in forma Atomorum et minimorum Corpusculorum et qualitate spiritale So that with Cardan and the rest I confess that neither the sight nor hearing the sound not smell nor the like doe quatenus tales hurt or kill Sed quatenus cum iis vel vaports et Atomi venenatae vel aliae qualitates spiritales venenosae conjunctae sunt But as either venemous vaponrs Atomes or other spirituall venemous qualities are joyned thereunto For as all Philosophers and Physicians agree Seeing is not by emitting but receiving in Wherefore it is the poysonoâ— Rayes that are received into the body by the Eye kills and not the sight only And so of hearing the sound hissing of Serpents it is not barely that but the venemous vapours infecting the Atomes and received which cause the infection The same likewise may be sayed of smells and of that wonderfull change which happens to such who lye under the Yew-Tree which is of that venemous quality in Arcadia as Pliny observes lib. 16. Nat. Hist Cap. 10. That divers have perished by sleeping under its shadow although here in England as Pena notes and reason teaches us it is not offensive because the heat of the Sun is not of that force among us to bring it to its maturity nor to cause venemous exhalations to breath forth And The vetus lib. sing Cap 61. Reports of the Tree Baxama that if any stay under it but a quarter of an hour they are in danger of suffocation Not that the shadow is the cause thereof simply as a shadow though it be said such as stay under the shadow c. Are so and so affected as Cardan would fain perswade the world these Learned Authours and others think when they so write and so labours to prove the shadow of them are not Poyson whereby indeed he shewes onely that he sights with a shadow and neglects the substance But the venemous vapours which proceed breath out of those Trees and are received into the bodies of such as remain under 〈◊〉 And so we free Colocy this doth â—â—â—â—â—times purge only by smelling to it which is not to be understood simply quatenus odorabilis sed quatenus
Records one to have lived an whole year before he dyed yet was all that while in a most intollerable torment And Petrus Forestus observat med Lib. 18. Schol. observat 28. Tells us he hath known some have lived many years after but in grievous misery Et ego novi qui multos annos supervixere sed in magna miseria cruribus resolutis ut vix incedere possent et mulierem post dnos annos tandem vita orbatam Ita et religiosa quaedam Delphis veneno infecta longo tempore sed misere supervixit And Cardan Contradict 7. Tract 2. Lib. 2 Tells us of one that eat almost an ounce of Arsnick without the least prejudice The cure may be effected if taken in time first by vomiting it up if possible before it have diffused it self out of the stomach into the parts and that by butter and warm water or the Decoction seminis Rapi Atriplicis in quo Butyrum recens aut ol lini vel rosaceâ—m sit liquefactum or any other sat liquor Forestus observat med Lib. 18. in schola observat 28. doth much commend oyle with a litttle chickin broath for a vomit Memini ego pueram apud Delphenses c. I remember I cured a Boy at Delph who had unawares eaten that kind of Arsnick which they usually lay for Mice commonly called by us Rats-bane onely with a vomit of oyle and chickin broath Adding a little after that he hath found of great use amongst such as he hath cured oyle of sweete Almonds given to drink with buttered-ale Milk likewise is highly commended by some Authors to this purpose whence the same Forestus loco citato affirmes that in Italy they use when poyson is first taken to drink Milk perpetually mixt with oyle of sweet Almends which he sayes Avicenna had experiencâ— of De cura Iâ—teritiae in fine decerptum And Mâ—ntaâ—us will have them drink Milk till their thirst be quenched if possible for this kind of poyson doth exceedingly cause thirst For hereby he attests himself to have cured severall that had eaten fish fryed with butter and rouled in meal wherein Arsnick was mixt shewing farther that all such as drank liberally thereof were quickly well such as deferred the drinking of it grew worse and fell into grievous symptomes and paralytick sits and such as refused it wholly Dyed Petrus de Apono Tract De Venenis Commends Asses Milk who sayes he cured a young man that had taken that kind of Arsnick called Realgar in drink and was so affected that through too much Drought remained aâ— Immoveable First he administred Vomits as is before described then Clysters but the chief business was drinking of Asses Milk Lastly the specificall Antidotes of this kind of poyson Sunt in primis Christallus Fossilis pulverizatusÊ’j pondere cum oleo Amygdalorum dulcium recenti potus Secundo oltum è nucleis piniÊ’iij pondere exhibitum Tertio utilis est lapis Bezoar quod probat historia illa quam recenset Claudius Richardus in descriptione Bezoartici Lapidis Jordani de peste operi adjuncta ut scribit Schenkius observat med Lib. 7. fol. 994. SECTION IV Of Argent Vive its severall sorts and Antidotes ARgent Vive or Mercury as our Chymists vulgarly phrase it is of three sorts for it is either 1. Crude or 2. Sublimate or 3. Praecipitate To which we may add Cinabar being composed of Mercury But Naturall Cinabar I shall here pretermit wherefore then of these in order And first of Crude Mercury which taken rather in substance or by inunction or in fume causeth grievous affections and symptomes by its weight and eroding malignant quality as intollerable paines in the stomack and bowels wind gripings and erosions a generall indisposition of the whole body and sometimes a violent lask And if it be retained long in the body as many times it happeneth when it is mixed with some other medicament of a retaining quality or lies in some cavity longer then it ought or some such accident happening whereby it is kept still in the body unevacuated there followeth a suppression of Urine and the passages being stopt the whole man becomes infected and all his humours so that he turnes pale wan and of a leaden colour having a very corrupt and soetid breath And at length causes Palsies in severall parts and sometimes the Falling-sicknesse Apoplexie Swounding fits nay and Death it self as that Apothecary recorded by Cardan de venenis Lib. 1. cap. 20. who being exceeding thirsty in the night time drank instead of beere or other convenient liquor very largely of Crude Mercury in so much that being found dead in the morning and dissecting of him to find out the cause in his stomack was found allmost the quantity of a pint of Mercury the blood coagulated in his heart yet Alsaharavius Pract. Tract 30. c. 3. saies he saw one who devoured ten dramgs of Argent Vive without any hurt at all Botallus likewise Lib. de lue venerea affirmes that he hath seen one heard of divers that swallowed as many ounces and yet was thereby no wise damnified See more in Agricola Lib. 8. Fossilium Wierus Lib. 4. edit 6. Sanbarolitanus Comm. Avicen de cura casus et offens Pag. 189. Which record some to have dranke some pounds without any hurt Whence by the way it would argue it of a cold quality notwithstanding what some Authours have said against it much after the same manner are they affected that use it outwardly by inunction of receive the sume thereof As is apparent by that young man in Forestus observat med Lib. 8. observat 5. who receiving the vapour thereof into his brain could neither sleepe rest nor be at ease in any place with an universall trembling over all his body extraordinary palenesse and baldnesse his hair thereby falling off And Ferdinandus Ponzettus De Venenis Lib. 2. cap. 21. Tells us of a man in his time who by indevouring to convert Mercury into Luna or silver being one day negligent received the sume thereof into his head and so fell down dead immediately without one word speaking Likewise several have been kill'd by using oyntments in which Mercury hath been mixt by its penetrative nature through the pores affecting and infecting the blood and humours Joannes Schenckins observat med Lib. 7. fol 990. Records one who by the frequent use of Mercury it came to pass that his veines at length were perceived to be full of Mercury being penetrated therewith so that it was discerned to run up and down as his armes were elevated or depressed Yet there are Antidotes against all these as is to be found in the writings of the Learned Vtile est valde Lac Copiosius potum imprimis Asininum ut inquit Sennertus magnum verò imprimis auxilium praestat auri limati scobem vel folia auri sumere ut alii dieunt atque ita postea argentum vivâ—m per alvum cum auro egeritur Nec multum Ã
largius sumptum et similia That is if so little be taken that the Party lives till something can be administred as is seldom seen and then you may likewise follow the Method before prescribed in Hyosyamo To these Seeds Linseed may be added which may perhaps seeme strange to some but if it be taken in any great quantity or commonly fed on it is very noxious Filling the Bowells and Body with corrupt Humours and Wind extending the hypochondries bloating and swelling the Face other parts and many times brings Death it self if we may believe Dodonaeus Lib. 2. Cap. 24. Hist Stirp Who tells us of some poore people in Midleberge in Zealand who through want and indigency making Bread of it and eating it were not onely grievously affected with many sad symptomes but also thereby destroyed And so likewise Balthazar Pisanellus as Schenkius notes Libro De esâ— ulentorum et potulentorum facultatibus interprete Fresagâ—o Dâ— Faeniculo Accompts Fenel seed of a malignant quality many times By reason of certain Wormes which breed in them of 〈◊〉 very poysonous quality Their Câ—res are the same with the former And thus much of Seeds DIVISION II. Of Poysons belonging to Roots SECTION 1. Of the black Camaelion-Thistle-Root and its Antidotes NOW of Rootes 1. Ixia son Camalion niger the black Camelion Thistle which as Galen accompts is very pernitious So that even by the very touch thereof the skin is exulcerated Nay Bellonius goes further telling us Lib. 1. observ Cap. 35. of some who handling of these Rootes had their Faces extreamly exculcerated by the very touch of their Hands as Schenâ—ius Sennertus and our Parkinson quote Much more dangerous then will it be taken inwardly As it will cause many gripings and paines in the stomach difficulty of breathing Inflammations Lipothymia and fainting Nay and Madnesse affecting chiefly the Heart and Spirits Excitatâ— vomitu etc. Aegroto propinandum decocium Absinthij ex â—ino paratum vel aceto aut hydromelite vel exhibeaturâ—ideâ—â— silphij radix vel Rutae sylvestris semen vel nardus Jndica Castoreum Theriaca vel Methridatum etc. SECTION II Of White Hellebor and its Antidotes HEllâ—borus Albus White Hellebor if it may properly be so termed because Galen 5. Aphoris 1. will have it to be understood without the addition of White although it hath formerly among the Antients been and yet to this day continues in use for Physick well prepared corrected and discreetely administred yet erring herein it oftentimes proves Poyson notwithstanding the people in Thrace and certain shepherds in those Countryes can familiarly eat whole handfulls and two or three Rootes at a time as Theophr De Hist Plant. Lib. 9. Cap. 18. attests Causing most grievous wringings and paines in the stomack hickope difficulty in breathing danger of strangling as those in Scoltzeus who instead of spice being sprinkled upon the meat eating of it were all like to be choaked It soon seiseth upon the Heart and Spirits disturbes the phansie and mind enfeebleth and takes away the strength of the Body As appears by that stratagem of Solon against the City Cyâ—rhaeus â—s Pausanius in Phâ—ciis hath it makes an universall trembling over the whole Body causes Lipothymia and sounding sits and at length suffâ—cates and kills the party As him in Ponzâ—ttus recorded Lib. 2. Cap. 32. De â—enenis who took a Drachm and a half Antidoti loco exhibeatur pulv sl aut Rad. Nymphae albae vel sâ—m Pastinacae Ê’ij cum vino ex Absynthio Scordio Aniso Cumino Nardo Indica et Castâ—reo paretur pulvis cum vino offâ—ratur ut et Theriaca Mithrydatum Ad strangulationem inhibendam laudatur GalbaniÊ’ ss Ad vâ—ntris cruciatus et tormina sedanda sacculus è surfuribus sale Pulegio Cumino Ruta Mentha et Laâ—â—i bacâ—is paratus in vino vâ—l lâ—cte coctus extra câ—lide applicetur Vel â„ž Mithridatij Castarâ—i â—â—â—nc moscat express An. Ê’j 〈◊〉 Rutâ—c◠〈◊〉 â—iaâ—â—â—inimentum Qâ—â— ratiâ—â—e Hypâ—â—â—â—â—rcharsis â—t nimia purgatio â—sâ—enda â—â—t 〈◊〉 singâ—â—◠〈◊〉 quâ—mo â—o curandus sit â—t Câ—nvâ—l 〈◊〉 qâ—◠〈◊〉 â—â—deâ—e solâ—nt vide Apud Fraclicâ—â— SECTION III. Aconitum and its Antidotes A Conitum is accounted one of the most Deadly Poysons that is killing not onely Beasts but men also with the very touch Pliny Nat. Hist Lib. 27. Cap. 2. As Schenkius observes thinks it one of the most pernitious poysons of all others Idem refert tactis genitalibus faeminini sexus animalium eodem die mortem infert Atque hoc fuit venenum quo interemptas dormientes a Calphurnio Bestia uxores Antidoti loco sunt Ruta Abrotanum Centaurium Origanum Marrubium Chamaepitis Aristoloch Longa Coagulum Leporis Haedi cum vino vel aceto sumptum Rad. Eryngij Castoreum Theriaca Mithridatum Sed imprimis commendatur opobalsamum Ê’j pondere exhibitum Sed adeo homini adversa est ut nisi statim succurratur hominem subito interficiat SECTION IV. Of the Mandrake and its Antidotes MAndragora the Mandrake Roote which is of so poysonous a nature that it affecteth in a violent manner making the Mouth and Tongues of such as have taken it dry and as it were inflamed It hath a bitter taste and is of a most offensive smell causing such a deep sleepe to seise on those who hath seised upon it that it is no easie matter to awake them stupifying the braine and senses making them oftentimes mad And in the end if meanes be not used in time it kills Antidoti loco aegro Pulegium Origanum Absynthiâ—m Ruta Scordium Castoreum seu forma decocti sen pulveris cum vino vel accio exhibeantur Vtilis est Theriaca Raphanus domesticus cum sale per triduum aliquoties assumptus Mandragorae Bezoar perhibâ—tur Ad aegrum excitandum adhibeantur Odoramenta et Errhina è castoreo Ruta Pulegio Pyrethro Pipere et Sinapi parata Et reliqua eâ—â—nia quae in Lethargo adhiberi solent ut Frictiones Ligaeturae etc. Caput etiam irrigandum est Aâ—eto et Oleo Rosaceo item oleo in quo Pulegâ—um Calamintha Serpillâ—m Thymus et alia Medicamâ—nta Cephalica câ—cta fuerunt Potus sit virtum dulce vel vinum Absynthites To which Roots we may well add the excessive use of Garlick Onyons and â—â—eâ—kes since all Physicians conclude them extream noxious ingendring many gross corrupt and malignant humours inflame the Blood hurt the Eyes Head Braine and Stomack and incline to Lethargies Sopor Coro Vertigo Epilepsie and madness it self Nay and Cardan affirmes That even the Children that are begotten of such as use to feed frequently on Onyons are much inclined and prone to madness Arnulfus the Emperour as Crantzius records Lib. 3. cap. 3. Saxoniae Lost his life by too liberally feeding on Garlick And if we may believe Mizaldus he will shew us in horto that Leekes are no less dangerous The Cures oâ— these are the same with that of Hen baâ—â— before declared DIVISION III. Of Poysons belonging
what like unto a Spider In Curaâ—ione nota Si morsu Araneus nocuerit saepius spongia Calido Accto aut Aqua Salsa abluendus vel Decocto Maluae Origani Serpilli aliorum supra commemoratorum madida fovendus Inprimis laudat Monardus lib. simpl novi or bis cap. 62. Lac è foliis ficus manans instillatum utile etam ad ictum Araneae percanae Cataplasmata quoque ictui imponenda patari possunt è foliis Lauri Ruta Porro Farina Hordeacâ—a cum Aceto Câ—ctâ—s Prodest etiam Allium et Caepas Contusas Stercus item Caprinum cum vino ut ficus pingues imponere Simulquisurpentur Theriaca et Methridatium item Alaexipharmaca supra proposita aegerque in Balneo saepius sudet Allium etiam fraequentius comedat vinumque liberalius bibat Si vero Aranaeus intra Corpus sumptus fuerit Cura à vomitorio Auspicanda Ut â„ž Radic Esulae Asari Ana. Ê’ij Flor. Anethi Genistae An. Pug. j. Coq in Aqua pura Col. â„ž â„¥ v. Adde MellisÊ’j Fiat vomitorium Post voinitum offerenda Alexipharmica quibus sumptis aeger vel in lecto sese ad indorem componat vel puod melius baseing rediatur Copiose sudet Utilis est hic TheracaeÊ’ij pondere Cum Aqua Cardini beneâ—iâ—â—i Scordii aut vino alâ—o sumpta Contra Aranâ—i veuenum laudatur medicamentum sequens â„ž â—ol Scordii Menthae Rutae Cupressi An. M. j. Sem. Errsae Anisi 4. Calidor minor An. Ê’j Coq in s q. vini Colaturae quotidie bis manè vesperâ— â„¥ iiij propinentur donec corporis tumor evanescat Vel â„ž Asae faetidae Ê’iij Myrrhae Allij Piperis Castorâ—i An. Ê’ss F. Pulvis pro 4. Dossibus qui exhibeatur cum vino Antequam aeger balneum quod quotidie fere cum magna in hoc Casu ejus vis sit repetendum ingrediatur Touching the Tarantula and the symptomes following upon its bite should I enumerate what is recorded by the Learned it would seem incredulous and altogether fabulous Wherefore in short not to insist on every Circumstance such as are bitten by Of the Tarantula this kind of vermin are and its Antidotes affected with intollerable pain in the part offended causing it to swell and putrefie the Body is universally seised with cold and wind especially the belly Virgae in quibusdam erectio et priapismus an universall nuâ—ness over all the parts trembling and a Convulsion and resolution of the members so that even the youngest and strongest Bodies are thereby soon dejected a generall pain possesses the Arteries Depravation of the voice over-watchings Vertigo Dilirium rednesse of the eyes and an universall cold sweat captivateth theÌ„ c. which are more or less according to the nature and temper of the party For as Wine maketh some laugh some cry some melancholly some madd c. that are thereby intoxicated so doth the bite and venome of this Creature cause some to sing others to laugh a third sort to weep a fourth to rejoyce a fifth to sleepe a 6. to awake a seventh to vomit all they take in an eighth to dance an ninth to sweat a tenth to tremble an eleventh to be passionate Others other wayes as to be phrantick swound to rave and the like and which is more if they hear any Musick they immediately fall a dancing although before they lay as if they were dead and if the Musick chance to cease they immediatly fall down in the like stupidity they were before as the aforequoted Mathiolus in Loco Citato Contends For further information in this matter Consult Nicander Paulus Aeginetius Aetius Cornelius Celsus Aviceunas Rhases Epiphanius Ferdinandus and others Praeterea à Tarantula morsi quidam circa sepulchra versantur et in feretris mortuorum cubant virgines obscaenas partes ostendunt evellunt sibi crines Alij pensiles in cunis moveri Alij terra obrui cupiunt Nonnulli etam alios morsu impetunt magna quoque appetentia laborant praecipuè dum salant variis coloribus delectantur si quem colorem aversantur eum qui veste â—o colore infecta indutus est insectantur Aquam abhorrent Vinum bibunt merum â—tiam potum â—os non inebriat alia admiranda patiuntur All which is to be referred to occult qualities causes both in relation to the place viz. Apulcia although some to shew their wit will affirm it to be chiefly more incident to that place then any other because of the heat when other places that are hotter are free as also to the nature of the poyson to work so many strange and various effects in people when other poysons work the like effects in all parties and to conclude that Musick should be the instrument of so remarkable a Cure c. In Curatione danda opera ne venenum in Corpus penetret sedâ—statim ò Corpore extrahatur deinde ut per interna medicamenta 〈◊〉 Corpore expellatur Ad praeservandum ut ad curandum commendatur Anchusa comesta decoctum ejus potum Artemisia Allium Bolus Armenus Theriaca Antiphalangium quod postea proponetur in Curatione Deinde si quis à Phalangis morsus sit curandum ne venenum ad interiora penetret sed staâ—im ad exteriora revocetur è Corpore extrahatur eo modo ut antea saepius dictum Deinde ut venenum à partibus interioribus repellatur Ut â„ž Flor. Rutae sicc Costi Mentastri Pyrethri Ana Part. aequales Asae faetidae Par tem quartam ad pondus omnium Mellis q. sufficient Fiat Electuarium Dosis Ê’j Epiphanius Ferdinandus qui dilligeÌ„s fuit in observandis ijs quae circa demorsos à Tarantulis evenerunt quinque remedia experientiâ comprobata commendat Primum est Aqua Vitae seu spir vini Cum enim omnes Autores ad Curandos Tarantatos vinum commendent multo magis spirit vini utilis erit qui felicissimè ab â„¥ j. ad â„¥ iij. pro ratione aetatis exhibetur Secundum est Quinta essentia Rorismarini quae ipsa etiam contra ictus Tarantulae prodest Tertius Aqua vitalis ejusdem quae ita paratur â„ž Flor. Citranguli boni quantitat fol. tenerorum quereus Cardui benedict Scabiosae Acetosell Souchi Salviae Majoranae Flor. Lavenduiae Absinthij Rorismarini Tussilaginis Rosar Rubor Scorzonerae Melissae Pimpinellae Boraginis Fol. Arbuti Lenticularis Rutae Ana M.iiij Cyperi nostrat Radic Angelicae Baccar Lauri Juniperi Cortic. Citri Tormentillae Zedoariae An. â„¥ j. Cinamom Caryoph Ana â„¥ ss Distillentur in Balneo Quartum est Electuarium Antiphalangium quod omnia ferè simplicia contra Tarantulae morsuÌ„ CoÌ„mendata côplectitur ut â„ž Fruct Myrti Tamarisci Ana â„¥ j. Sem. Pastinacae Nigell Agni Casti Danci Anisi Cymius Origani Ana Ê’j Terrae Sigillatae Beli Armeni orient praeparat Ana Ê’ij Centaur nâ—inor Aristolech rotund Ana Ê’ss Fol. Meliss Trifolij Bituninosi Chamipisyos abrot Ana P. ss Theriac opt Mithridat Ana Ê’j ss succ Caepar Allii Plantaeginis