vinum 154.23 Asaren 160.6 de 161.24 saines 164.17 ficuum 170.15 baccar 174. Hydrophysocele 178.20 mensium 195.24 windiness 204.31 Chervil 206.22 pul 215.26 deserve 224.10 canel 229.9 impacted 234.8 pannum 235.8 mesentery 245.20 Ophiasis 256.9 coruea 26. ocul 259.28 Rondeletius to be omittted 261.11 12. for vel conficiâ— antur sic read balaustiorum 265.19 ad lb. i. 266.29 Pillitory 267.22 sect 32. p. 592.274.18 croaking 285.7 Emunctories 290.24 corns 292. â—8 horrid 295.5 Anastomasis 297.23 coccygem 301.9 kall 302.26 contused 303.34 sal 305.13 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 313.22 emaciation 316.1 boracs ustâ— 6. pustulosae 319.3 dram sem 15. aluminis ounce sem 320.231 Deus Other literal faults are easily mended ENCHIRIDION MEDICUM Containing The Causes Signes and Cures of all those Diseases that do chiefly affect the Body of MAN c. CHAP. I. LIB I. APOPLEXIA is a disease that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the strength of it is mortal and admits no cure but by Divines but in a small Apoplexie there may be some small hope and the cure is not altogether impossible The cause is a dull slow grosse flegme Causa filling the ventricles of the brain and the Arteries of the Rete mirabile that the spirits cannot passe from the heart into the ventricles of the brain which is called by Hippocr Hippocrates 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Metropolis or chief seat of cold and glutinous moystures The signe is Signa when there is a sharp pain in the head brightnesse before the eyes the veins in the neck swell and a gnawing of the teeth while they sleep their urine is little in quantity black like rust and canker in mettal and a residence like Meale they lack sense altogether they lye as they were asleep with their eyes shut and do snort A strong Apoplexie is when the breathing is so diminished that it can hardly be perceived and that is almost evill when the breath is stopped for a while and then fetched out with great violence Hippocrates saith Hippocrates it is impossible to cure a vehement Apoplexie and not easie to cure a weak one for it threatneth speedy death besides if it chance by medicines to be taken away for the most part it leaves a palsie behind it either in the whole body or in some part thereof but if it be a weak one it may perhaps be cured as experience hath proved in some If you perceive plenitude Curatio Venae-sectio open a veine but not without the counsel of other Physitians for it either kills or delivers if they do joyn in it open the Cephalica vein and then this clyster following â„ž Clyster Betonicae Salviae hyssopi centaurii Aristolochiae florum stoecados arab-Mercurialis ana M.j. florum camomelae Anisi ana M. ss Agarici pulpae colocynthidis in petia ligat ana Ê’ ij Bulliant in sufficienti quantitate aquae usque ad consumptionem medietatis de colatura â„ž â„¥ 10. hierae logodii hierae compositae ana â„¥ ss Mellis rosati â„¥ .ij. olei Rutae â„¥ .iij. Sachrari Rubei â„¥ i.ss Salis communisÊ’ iij vitellum ovi Noj fiat Enema Then without any further expectation to digest the matter for if it be not looked unto the same day the patient dieth we give these pills following or if the patient be so stupid that he cannot swallow them they may be dissolved in a sufficient quantity of Sage-water and so give it him in the form of a potion â„ž Pilularum Cochiarum Pilul foetidarum Pilulae anaÊ’ ss Pil. aurearum ℈ .j. misce cum syrupo de Stoecade f. pil No. 5. Then it is good to apply cupping glasses on the calfes of the legges Cucurbitulae and afterwards below the buttocks and ascending upwards till we come to the shoulders let his drink be oximel compos If he cannot swallow syrups put into his mouth a dram or two of the best Methridate for it is very profitable in this disease Methridatum both before and after evacuations keep his body loose and he may drink of the palsie drink which you shall find in the following Chapter Lastly â„ž Succini albi â„¥ ss pulp elect diarrhod Pulvis abbatisÊ’ ij radic poeniaeÊ’ i.ss fiat pulvis de quo capiatÊ’ j in aqua convenienâ—e ante novi-lunium River Riverius CHAP. II. PARALYSIS is a deprivation of sense 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and motion but not of the whole body as hapneth in the Apoplexie but one side or all the parts of the body are infected besides the head as the jaw the tongue the eye the foot the hand the arm and sometimes the lip The cause are gross and clammy humours Causa stopping the sinews hindring the animal faculty that it cannot come from the fountain to the members For the cure Curatio if you see cause open a veine of the sound side and draw blood by degrees because that nature may thereby send the matter from the part that is hurt Venae sectio to the part that is sound after bleeding or if perhaps the patient have not bled yet neverthelesse frictions and rubbings must be used on the sound part whereby the matter is diverted and also light rubbings and frictions to the part affected whereby natural heat may be stirred up then purge with such things that purge the flegm as these Pils following â„ž Pilulae Pilularum de hiera Simpl. ℈ .ij. Agarici troch Ê’.ss misce cum syrupo de stoecade fiant pil 5. which must be given to the patient at midnight or if you see cause you may make a potion that purgeth flegm The next is to drink often of the syrup of oximel and take a tent and dip it in mustard and put it into the nostril is very good and to drink of this decoction following is excellent â„ž Decoctio Glyzyrhyzae â„¥ .ij. Rorismarini Salviae Hyssopi Betonicae Stoecados an M.j. Bulliant in sufficienti quantitate aquae fiat decoctio Also Methridate Methridatum Sternutamentum Gargarismus drunk in this decoction a dragm at a time is said to be very good Lastly provoke sternutation and â„ž Rad. Angelicae Pyrethri Acori veri ana â„¥ ss herb Salviae Maioranae Thymi Hyssopi Platerus Origani ana M.j. Seminis sinapi â„¥ .ij. Staphisagr piperis longi ana â„¥ .j. nucis mosc â„¥ ss fiat decoctio in aquâ adde mellis scyllitici vel anthosati â„¥ i.ss misce Colluat vel gargariset os Plater us lib. 2. de funct laesio CHAP. III. VERTIGO is a disease 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 wherein the patient doth imagine that his head and all other things doth turn round and the brain is so affected that the eyes grow dark and dim that if the patient be not stayed up he falleth to the ground The cause is either of the brain Causae being distempered and evill-affected or of the mouth of
excited The outward signes are smoak and dust If it be caused through a cold distemper Signa they spit out nothing while they cough neither is it so violent but may be eased by holding the breath because through holding the breath the instruments of breathing that were vexed with cold do waxe hot and contrary they are provoked with breathing oftentimes to cough their face is pale and they are not thirsty If a hot distemper be the cause there is felt thirst and often breathing do relieve and succour them it is also sharp and more tedious and they spit but little this is a thin hot Rhoume distilling from the head to the Trachaea arteria and sometimes happeneth in the plurisie For the cure in a cold cause Curatio which for the most part happeneth in winter may be helped with hot things his neck and feet are to be kept warm Oleum and oyles of mace dill and lillies be good to anoint the brest and if he have a plethorick body give a purgation made by the judgement of the water If a thin cold Rheume give penedice in every sooping they take and syrrup of oximel is wondrous proper Oximel If from thin and sharp humours then ingross it with syrrups of violets foals-foot and maidens-hair and stay the distilling humour with such things as you shall find proper in Catarrhus In a hot cause first an Apozem as you shall see proper after take mallowes M. 6 currents Apozema M. 3 stamp them together Decoctio then take Liquoress â„¥ j. boyle them in four pints of water till halfe be wasted strain it and adde stone-sugar â„¥ .ij. Syrrup of violets â„¥ j. give the patient five or sixe spoonefulls at a time last at night first in the morning about ten in the forenoon Syr. de papavere erratico and four in the afternon also syrrup of poppies in poppy water or given alone is good CHAP. XXX PICa is a languishing of the stomach 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 with a provoking and desire of vomit or casting of meat received and sometimes vomiting of chollar and flegme or it is a certain desire of vitious and unwholesome meats for they desire strange things as raw-flesh shells coals chaulk lime salt vinegar old rags rotten leather tar candles one I knew would eat tobacco-pipes The cause according to Piso is a hurtful action of the animal faculty which doth erre Pisco and not desire good nourishment the part affected is the mouth of the stomach as may be perceived by the appetite this disease hapneth for the most part to young women being repleat and full of naughty humours but chiefly when they are with child sometimes to maides and girles and such as are troubled with Cachexia which is an evill state of the whole body with a waterish disposition whereby it waxeth loose and soft the cause signe and cure you shall have in its proper Chapter For the signe of pica or malacia Signa Malacia is that if there be shed burnt and black chollar in the stomach they desire such things as are acrid and sharp as coales ashes tobacco-pipes and all such things as are drie If salt humours they desire those things that are salt some have referred the cause of this disease to be crudity corruption of the whole body which being communicated to the mouth of the stomach they will have it to be affected by consent in like manner there do appear daily spittings gnawing of the mouth of the stomach If there be flegmatick humours heavinesse and according to the variety of vitious humours and patient doth desire the foresaid divers and strange meats This disease for the most part as I said before happeneth to young women with child about the fourtieth day from conception and do continue often untill the fourth month and then it ceaseth partly because vitious humours are avoyded by vomit and partly because they are concocted by reason that about those times the woman receiveth but little nourishment through a loathsomenesse partly because the multitude is diminished by evacuation that in the first two months the child draweth but little to it self because it is but small of growth but in the increase it doth require more nourishment so much as it draweth something that is vitious as well as good and so it happeneth that the whole body becometh more empty from that vitious quality and is lesse offended with naughty humours As for women with child Curatio Viâ—ctus Ratio they seldom make use of a physician but if any do prescribe a sparing diet as chickens rabbets or the like with parseley but nothing that is fat a mornings to eat almonds and reysons of the Sun and oximel and to drink muscadel in the day time is good but suffer not much drink to be drunk because the meat will swimme and if a plethorick body give clysters Vomitus or provoke gentle vomits but not in the first month for danger of Abortive or if a child laboureth of this disease use the means prescribed in the Chapter of Canina appetentia if it take hold on men which is but seldom known Vomitus first prepare the humour with oximel and then administer such a vomit as you shall know to be proper If chollar be adust and scorcheth prepare the humour with this Apozem following â„ž Syr. de Rhabar â„¥ j. syr Rosarum sol â„¥ ss Apozema Decoction Sennae q. s.f Apozema Let it be taken the one half over night and the other half in the morning after this give such a purgation as you shall know to be proper by the water or if need be give stomachal pills Pilulae which are wondrous proper to take one pill at a time one hour before supper when they have gone a day and have not had a stoole or they may purge good roundly with 7 or 9 at a time Syrrup of Rhubarb is good for children Syrrup de rhabarbaro and so is honey and muscadel but indeed they must be diligently admonished and must be constrained from the use of such unwholesom feeding those of reason must hearken to perswasion and children must be made to forbear with the Rod After purging or vomiting â„ž Julepus Platerus Aquae mens ij succi granat vel agrestae â„¥ ij Sacchari â„¥ ss coquatur parùm Vel â„ž Julepus Platerus Aquarum acetosae endiviae ana lb. ij sucei Ribes vel agrestae vel granat â„¥ .iij. succi limonum vel pomorum acid parum coquantur addito saccharo vel sine eo â„ž Electuarium Platerus Conser ros â„¥ .ij. conser acetosae â„¥ .j. cons viol bugloss nenuph. ana â„¥ ss Rob. de ribes q. s.f Electuarium In a cold cause you may use outwardly Oleum nucis moschatae Oleum caryophyllorum absynthii menthae c. In a hot cause Oleum Rosaceum myrrhinum cotoneorum Weckerus cum aceto
adhibitum Weckerus lib. 2. pag. 471. CHAP. XXXI ANOREXIA 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Causa or losse of appetite is for the most part caused through aboundance of cruid and raw humours lurking in the stomach or oppressed through nourishment corrupted sometimes it is caused by consent as from a defluxion of the brain from whence a thin wheyish matter is sent unto the stomach or else from the liver being strongly affected for it happeneth oftentimes upon the recovery of some sharp and acute disease that there is left behind a weaknesse of the stomach Also a chollerick humour pressing the mouth of the stomach may cause this evil and also it happeneth in fevers and especially in Synochus not putrified because through the aboundance of blood there is no attraction For the sign Signa in a hot cause there is felt gnawing in the stomach a desire to vomit and thirst sometimes a fever with rotten humours but contrary in a cold cause the part affected is the mouth of the stomach In a hot cause or chollerick humor Curatio Victus Ratio a cold diet must be prescribed moderate sleep quietnes must be used or provoked his body must be kept soluble if you see cause give a vomit Vomitus if otherwise purge with this Apozem following ℞ Syr. de Rhabarb ℥ j. Rosarum ℥ ss Decoct Apozema sennae q. s.f Apozema In time of year sallets are good with lettice succory vinegar and sugar and such like in a cold cause first vomit or else purge which you shall find to be most proper by the water with his meat let there be given mustard or else cloves cinnamon pepper and vinegar with sugar or tarragant is good with mutton or capers and to drink on mornings wormwood-wine is wondrous proper also Electuaries Lozenges Vinum absynth and the like but for the poorer sort first vomit or purge and drink wormwood beer Lastly refrain all kind of trash and take of this Electuary following ℞ Rosarum Ligni Aloës anaʒ vj macis Electuarium latificans Rhasis nucis moschatae galliae moschatae cardamomi utriusque cinnamomi croci ana ʒ ij cyperiʒ v caryophyllorum mastiches spicae nardi Asari anaʒ iij. melle emblicarum excipe moschi gr xv aromatiza Datur à . ʒ adʒ iij Rhasis If you see cause Ceratum you may apply outwardly Ceratum stomachale and use some of the oyles prescribed in the former Chapter CHAP. XXXII SITIS 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 hath a twofold cause natural and animal The natural is by natural inclination to require a cold and moist substance for to supply the place of the substance that was dissipated wasted and spent but the animal appetite is when the stomach feeling it self to be empty of moysture doth desire drink as happeneth in burning fevers Sometimes falt humours are the cause Causa and drinking of old wine the part affected is the mouth of the stomach either by it self or by consent with the heart or liver and chiefly by the inferiour parts thereof or with the lungs or by the veines of the Mesenterium or the Jejunum inflamed for those parts are accompanied with a hot and drie distemperature and indeed hapueth for the most part in hot and putrified fevers in hydropsies and such like As for the sign it is needlesse Signa for it may be known by the patients words if the stomach be heavie and dull it signifies repletion if falt humours that 's known by the patients eating of salt things if the cause be windinesse there is felt extension if chollar bitter belchings and extream thirst if sharp humours biting gnawing and such like If the cause be an hot inflammation Curatio he must abstain from hot things salt things and immoderate exercise and if a plethorick body Venae sectio open a vein and administer an Apozem made as you shall see fit and a Julep made as followeth Julepus Take French barley ℥ i. ss French pruins ℥ .iv. boyl them in a sufficient quantity of water untill half be wasted strain it and adde plantin wator ℥ .ij. conserve of barberries ℥ j. mixe them and drink thereof often and hold the conserve of aforesaid in your mouth letting it dissolve by degrees adde to the julep loafe-sugar and if it proceed of drunkenness drink Aqua hordei if it cometh of salt humours Julepus as in the scurvie then drink Aqua fumariae syrrupus fumariae make a julep and drink thereof Also purging is good and refrain salt things But when it chance to those that have burning fevers then give them Posca that is Posca vinegar and water sodden together if you will Aqua spermatis ranarum you may adde conserve of barberries and Aqua spermatis Ranarum is very effectual mixed either with some cooling syrrup or conserve or given by it self a spoonfull at a time Sperma ant semen ranarum colligitur mense Martio Destillatur autem per alembicum vitreum Quercetanus CHAP. XXXIII NAVSEA 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is a naughty and wicked motion of the expulsive faculty of the stomach It is caused of a vitious humour contained in Causa the stomach being either hot or cold which humour either swimmeth in the concavity or hollownesse of the stomach or it is stuffed in the filmes thereof cleaving like bird-lime sometimes great exercise after meales sayling on the seas and over fat meats or stopping of the Menstruis may be the cause In a hot cause Signa you shall find the sign in the Chapter of weakness of the stomach if vitious humours do swim in the stomach then for the most part vomiting followeth If a tough humour like bird-lime be drowned in the cotes of the stomach it causeth a disposition to vomit but bringeth forth nothing also a dulnesse throughout the whole body As touching the cure of vomiting Curatio you must note in the beginning it ought not to be stopped if the sick be the better for it especially if such things be purged as ought to be it is also good and may be suffered if not it is evill for the cure Clyster the readiest way is sleep if it may be procured as in a hot cause if the body be costive administer a cooling clyster adding thereto oyle of violets ℥ .iij. or give gr iij. of laudanum Paracel which is good providing the body be first made soluble also infuse a piece of bread in white-wine vinegar or rose-vinegar and bruise it in a morter Ceratum and adde thereunto powder of cinnamon cloves red-roses or the like this may be applyed to their stomachs warm if children be troubled with vomiting give syrrup of Rhubarb Cataplasma such a quantity as fitteth the age and strength of the child and you may take cammomel wormwood mint and porret of either half a handfull boyle them in halfe a pinte of wine-vinegar and thicken it
revulsion and evacuation If this easeth him not open the vein next the pain let him abstain from wine and flesh â„ž Lac caprae â„¥ v. vitell ovor n o 2. ol rosar â„¥ .j. Caâ—aplas crociÊ’ ss With the crums of bread make a cataplasme stamping them well together Bathe with vinegar and then with oyle of roses 4. After the body is once fed they must not return to meats before that the concoction be perfected in the stomach which is called Culina communis totius corporis lest the liver draw by the mesaraick veins crude and ill digested matter and so deprive the body of its nourishment for vitium prioris concoctionis non potest corrigi per sequentes Keep his body soluble with clysters Purgatio if a full body give a strong purge 5. Vomitus For a cholerick flux a vomit of Stibium is good for vomiting in the gout is commended Potio purgans and purging is good with Electuarium è succo rosarum in the common decoction and apply medicines that can cool and restrain the medicine made with goats milk described before is good adding popy seeds Ê’ iij. or opium â„¥ ss leaves of roses night-shade plantin Hemlock and henbane are good In all hot gouts apply cloaths wet in Aqua sperm Aq. sperm ranarum ranarum for it is a singular remedy 6. When you are forced to use stupefactive medicines in vehement paines nourish and recreate the part afterwards with things that do heat as origan savorie c. 7. In all gouts things that are diureticall are commended 8. Vomitus Purgatio For a flegmatick flux a vomit of Asaron is good or a purgation downward is the safest way the making of which you shall find in the former Chapter But first extenuate the humour with oximel scillitic Oximel or the like Let him abstain from meat often Cataplas desolving fomentations are good take mallowes boyled in milk and stamped adding thereto saffâ—on goose-grease and wheat bran to make a poultis or Arkangel stamped with white-wine vinegar is good or â„ž VnguentuÌ„ Olei laurini ireos ana â„¥ j. axung porci butyri anaÊ’ iij medull cervinaeÊ’ ij terebinthinaeÊ’ v galban dissol in acetoÊ’ j hyssopi rad altheae sem fenugr ana ℈ ij cerae novae q. s fiat unguentum Issues or fontinels are good Also this bath is good to strengthen the joynts which must be effected in this disease â„ž Fomentatio Fol. absinth rutae laurini pulegii lavendul thymi origan millissae roris mar primulae ver cammomeli stoech salviae ana M.j. With two gallons of water make a bath Also this is good for a flatulent convulsion or gout cramp which taketh men in the night 9. If there be conjunct matter apply a vesicatory of sour leaven cantharides and Aqua vitae VesicatoriuÌ„ this discussing Emplaster is good â„ž Gum. ammon opopanacis galbani anÊ’ ij Emplastâ—uÌ„ dissolvantur in aceto postea colentur adde olei liliorum terebinth venet ana â„¥ .j. picis navalis cerae novae quantum sufficit fiat emplastrum molle This astringent cataplasme is good â„ž Fol. sabinae M. ss nucum cupressi â„¥ iij. Cataplas aluminis roch â„¥ j. gum tragacanthae â„¥ iv mucaginis psilii cidon quant s f cataplasma But remember first to purge 10. For melancholy Venae-sectio if blood be mixt therewith open a vein then purge The infusion of Hors-radich is excellent for this Infusio and the former and for all watery fluxes that are cold 11. For knobs Cataplas roots of Althaea twice sodden and figs braied and applyed are good If the humour be stubborn and of a virulent quality use Argentum vivum Vnguentâ— the oyntment thereof described in the Chapter of Lues venerea which by experience I have found to be excellent Lastly observe four scopes in the cure 1. First appoint a convenient diet 2. Secondly evacuate by purging and bleeding 3. Use topick medicines according to the condition of the humour 4. Lastly correct the symptomes and pain which many times is sufficient to kill the Patient CHAP. XXXII MORBVS SPINALIS 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 vel spinae dorsi The disease of the spine of the back In English the Rachites or the Rickets 1. The primary essence of this disease consisteth not in the animal constitution or in that which dependeth upon the influx of the brain into the parts Nor in the vital constitution or in that which dependeth upon the influx of the heart into the parts But this disease consisteth in the natural constitution being rooted in the similary constitution of the natural parts 1. Those parts that are primarily affected do labour under a notable cold distemper with penury and stupefaction or benumednesse of spirits many famous physicians have attributed the first essence of this disease to the liver but it will be proved otherwise for it is one thing to produce a common cause of a disease and another thing to be the first essence of a disease The affect of the liver doth follow this disease and its substance is augmented in this affect But in dissected bodies it hath been seen inculpable in respect of the other conditions neither is the liver grievously and evidently throughout the progresse of the disease afflicted neither doth it labour under a cold and moyst distemper for if it did the face could not be so well coloured and the cheeks so ruddy moreover the debility of the muscles and the dislike of exercise seemeth not to have any correspondence with the liver The lungs cannot be admitted for the first seat of this disease 1. For the narrownesse of the brest doth not presently arise from the very beginning of the disease 2. Neither doth the Asthma perpetually accompanie this affect 3. The cough is sometimes present and sometimes absent 4. An inflammation of the lungs doth not presently afflict the Patient 5. Hard swellings impostumes and bunches may follow for they are common to men as well as children 6. The ptisick cometh after a long continuance of this affect being far from the essence of this disease 7. The impotency of the external parts to motion and the inequality of nutrition cannot be deduced from the affected lungs 1. The spinal marrow issuing out of the skul doth seem to discern the first place 2. The second all the nerves produced by it 3. The third all the membranous and fibrous parts unto which those nerves are carried along In these alone the first essence of this disease is rooted The softnesse loosenesse and Atony of the whole spine without the skull of all the nerves arising from thence of all the fibres of the universal body do cause inability to motion slothfulnesse and affectation of rest which bewray themselves from the very beginning of this affect do abundantly evince the parts to be affected with coldnesse defect and benumednesse of spirits 2. The
the stomack offending the brain The brain it self is evill-affected when as a grosse and tough humour is contained in it from whence a vaporous and windy spirit being resolved by weak heat is moved inordinately about the brain The mouth of the stomack doth affect the brain when through corrupt homours being gathered abundantly in it vaporous and windy exhalations are carried up to the brain and so turn about the animal spirits contained in it For the cure the first intention is Curatio to open a vein drawing away a little blood at a time Venae sectio if nothing forbid it then to purge with a dosse of head-pills as Pilularum cochiarum ʒ j f. pill 7. Pilulae when the body is well purged take this sternutament following as much as will lye upon a half-peny piece at a time in a morning fasting snuffe it up into your nostrils many have been perfectly cured with this Receipt onely ℞ Sternutamentum Pulvis Sem. Maioranae Betonicae ana ℥ ss Pyrethri ʒ.ss Hellebori alb ℥ ss Piperis nigri Euphorbii an ℈ .j. fiat pul Also foeniculi dulcis beaten to fine powder and taken in the pap of an apple in a morning fasting and to drink oximel is good If there be inflammation the opening decoction is very profitable Vomitus but if the cause come from the stomack then it must be cured by vomiting and stomack pills Lastly this electuary following is very good to strengthen the head and stomach ℞ Electuarium Hollerius Specierum aromatici rosati triasantali an ʒ.ss sacchari rosati q. s cum syr rosato fiat elect CHAP. IV. PHRENITIS 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is a disease wherein the mind is hurt onely and differs from madness which is called in Greek or Latin Melancholia aut Mania for that a fever is joyned with the phrensie and therefore the phrensie may be called a continual madnesse and fury joyned with a sharp fever The cause Cause Galenus as Galen saith is an inflammation of the braine or filmes thereof some Physicians are of opinion that this disease proceedes from a hot impostume of the braine and that it is in vain to undertake the cure and the reason is because it is confirmed in a principal member wherefore the intention of the Physician must be to hinder that it may not happen for having once taken a man it is in vain to enterprise any cure yet I will shew you a way under God to prevent it but first I will let you to know when the patient is inclined to a phrensie The signes of a phrensie to come Signa are the signes of a present Paraphrenisis as continual head-ache rednesse of the face over-much heat rednesse of the eyes with too much appearance of their veines staring thirst drinesse of the tongue unquietnesse different from wonted actions and some Alienation of mind whether these things happen by the force of some acute fever or some other cause by these you shall judge Paraphrenisis and a fear of a phrensie to come For the cure Curatio first consider whether there be fulnesse of the body or no if there be we may open the vein which is common or the vena nigra of the right arme Venae secti◠and draw out five ounces of bloud let this be done in the morning and in the afternoon administer this clyster following ℞ Malvae violarum Mercurialis an M. j. Clyster Bulliant in sufficienti quantitate aquae usque ad consumptionem medietatis strain it and adde olei violati ℥ .iij. Cassiae Nov. ext ℥ ss Sacchar Rub. ℥ .ij. As much salt as will lye on a six-pence and this is to be considered that the oyle of Violets is most requisite in the phrensie because the patient is subject to watchfulness and Violets do procure sleepe but in sleepy diseases it must be avoyded as in Subeth Lethurgies Subeth and such like the next day following we may open the Cephalica veine in the right arm and draw forth the quantity of four ounces of blood which done about four of the clock in the afternoon let him take the foresaid clyster make him barly water Victus ratio nip the juice of Lemonds into his beer ale of chirmd-milk is good but no strong beer the next day which is the third day if the disease groweth worse the hemerodial vein must be opened out of which must be drawne three ounces of blood and if the disease do still remain then we are to doubt of an Impostume ingendred wherefore we must be bold to open the vena Recta of the fore-head and to draw the quantity of three ounces of blood for by this blood-letting all evill affects of the head for the most part are removed then to procure sleep take this Julep that followeth ℞ Julepus Syrupi de papavere err aquae lactucae ana ℥ .ij. If all this will not serve commend the sick to God and so much of the phrensie 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Peripneumonia si supervenerit phrenitis malum Hippocrat lib. 7. Aphor. 12. CHAP. V. EPILEPSIA 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or the Falling-sicknesse doth shew it self as a convulsion of all the parts of the body but not perpetually and it doth bring with it hurt of mind and sense There are three differences in this disease for either it happeneth when the brain is affected by it self which is when the original springeth from thence or else it springeth through the consent of the stomack being evil-affected from whence vapours arise to the brain or else through the consent of some other subject part from whence venemous vapours do arise and do creep into the brain by hidden passages for some say that they do feel the cause of the evil from that part of the body from whence it springeth as it was a vapour or cold ayr carried into the brain by the continuity of the parts The cause for the most part Causa happeneth from the abundance of a melancholy and flegmatick humour from whence venemous corrupt and virulent vapours do arise from which happen obstructions in the Meatus and passage of the brain As soon as this evill taketh them Signa the sick falleth down and they are plucked up together they snort and sometime they cry out many do tremble and turn round about but the peculiar sign is foming at the mouth For an infant take green pionie roots Curatio slice them length-ways and cut them so as they may be made fit to hang about the childs neck like a bracelet then make this Ecligma following ℞ Cranii humani pulveris paeoniae mellis opt misce omnes quant suf fiat Ecligma Ecligma Oximel is also very profitable anointing the neck behind with oyle of dil and exetor Oleism onely advise a diet for the nurse of meats of good juice Victus ratio if the child be not
say they is known by discoursing with him after the fit For the cure if it be caused of blood Curatio Venae-sectio you must begin with blood-letting and in women cut the inward vein in the anckle anointing the head with unguents or oyles that be cold and moyst to procure sleep And purge if you see cause with a cooling clyster Vomitus If it be caused of choller purge or vomit with such things as purge choller if the fits be violent and strong take this powder following Pulvit ℞ Take Brimstone Gunpowder Hypericon Mugwort Vervine powder of peony roots of each a like quantity in powder mixe them altogether cast a little on coles and hold his head over it CHAP. XII CATALEPSIS 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or conglation is a certain sudden detension both of the mind and of the body with the which whosoever is taken doth retain the same figure of the parts of the body which he had when he was taken whether he were sitting or lying from whence it is called of some Stupor vigilans because the sick is become sencelesse and altogether without motion This disease doth agree with the Apoplexy in this that as in the Apoplexy so in this disease the patient doth lose both sence and motion but herein it differeth because here the spirits themselves are affected and congealed and do remain as it were still and quiet and in whatsoever part of the body they are taken the parts do remain cold stiffe and hard but contrary in the Apoplexy The eyes of those that are Apoplectick are closed up The cause of this disease Causa is an exceeding cold and drie distemper of the brain by which it happeneth as well the brain as the animal spirits to be both congealed and dried this disease if it be not speedily cured it killeth the patient For the cure of this most grievous evil Curatio we must administer those things that do moderately heat and moysten and first a clyster which you shall find to be excellent it is made as followeth ℞ Floru camomeli meliloti ana M.ij. Clyster Mercurialis M. i.ss salviae Thimi pulegii Epithymi ana M.j. polypodii quer senae alex. an ʒ 5. Ellebori nigri ʒ.j coquantur in aqua q. s ad lib. j. colaturae addantur confect hamech ʒ.iij hieralogodiiʒ 6.ss mellis Ros ol com ana.ʒ.ij. salis com ʒ i. ss misce f. Enema Afterwards we use great clamors and noyse with painful bindings and rubbings of the extream parts the better to excite and stirre up the sick Sternutamentum Venae sectio for that purpose we administer also sneesings If this disease proceed from abundance of blood open a vein then afterwards use such oyntments and oyles as resolve such as be Ol. Anethi ol camomeli ol liliorum ana ℥ i.ss coquantur in iis cum hyssopi thimi Vnguentum postea addatur colatura castorei ℈ i. ss fiat ung s A. with which anoynt the cataleptick parts as the hinder part of the head or the like those oyles you use to bathe withall let them be oyle of Castoreum or Euphorbium Ol. Castor Euphorb and the like be sure to keep the body solluble in the cure then afterwards we give such things as are comfortable and have a property to comfort the brain and heart as followeth ℞ Electuarijum Theriacaeʒ j Diamusci dul laetificiantis Gal. ana ʒ ij ss Conservae Buglos anthos an ℥ ss Syrupi buglossati q. s ad Electuarii mollis Consistentiam Which must be given every morning the quantity of a Walnut curnell fasting also Dianthon Dianthon in the composition aforesaid will be very proper and thus thus briefly at this time I end this most dangerous disease called Catalepsis Concerning which if any one desire to be further satisfied Zacutus Lusitanus Theophra-Perdulcis let him read Zacutus Lusitanus Tom. 2. lib. 1. de curatione morb pag. 175. Tom. 1. lib. 1. pag. 81. Theophrastus lib. 1. pag. 25. Perdulcis lib. 13. cap. 12 CHAP. XIII ANGINA 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is an Inflamation of the larinx or weasand and of the rest of the parts of the throat which doth hinder both breathing and swallowing this disease is very dangerous if not looked to in time because he can hardly draw breath nor receive nourishment The cause for the most part is of blood Causa flowing from the jugular veines in which there is great store or else from a bilous or cholerick blood Angina notha or else from some defluxion of a cold humour and then it is called Angina notha or bastard squinsie For the signes Signa if it proceed of blood there is a full pulse and great difficulty of swallowing and breathing rednesse in the tongue and face with a troublesome fever if it proceed of a chollerick blood then there is a very sharp and acute fever with intolerable burnings and with bitternesse of the mouth if it proceed from a cold humour then there is much moysture little or no fever the pain is lesse and the tumor more lax We must at the first open a vein under the tongue because there is need of present help Curati◠Venae-sectio but if it hath gone past three dayes do not open a vein without the concurrance of some other learned man give all cooling things and make a Gargarisme with strawbury leaves Gargarismas woodbind and fivefinger of each alike boyle them in fair water and in the latter end of the boyling put in a little Allum and honey gargarise the throat often To cure the squinsie caused of a cold humour as flegme take Sturcus canis album beaten to fine powder and drink it in this gargarisme Calamenthae fiat decoctio dissolve allom with oximel or let the foresaid powder be blown into the throat through a quill Also to gargarise with thin mustard is good and administer a clyster But above all if the body be bound give such a quantity of jallap Jalapium in oximel as you shall think proper which I have found by experience to be excellent good and some have been perfectly cured therewith Also this Ecligma following is good ℞ Piperisʒ ss croci myrrhae ana scrup j. mell Ecligma despumati lb. ss misce ad modum lohoc Rondeletius cui adde stercoris canic ossa rodentis ʒ.ij Rondeletius lib. Lambitium Marquardus secund method curand morb cap. 5. Vel ℞ Lohoch sani experti de pino mithridat an ℥ .j. Syr. de hyssopo ℥ ss misce CHAP. XIV PLVRITIS 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the plurisie is an inward inflammation or apostumation of the upper skin girding the ribs or sides within The cause is an abundance of hot blood Causa flowing unnaturally to that part and this is pluritis vera it taketh its name from the part affected called plura The signe
to them that be not with childe nor brought to bed the other chanceth only to such For the cure Curatio Venae-sectio it is good first to open a vein in the arme 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the inner or internal vein unlesse the Menstruis be stopped for then it is better to cut the vein on the ham or ankle afterward if the body be costive losen it with a cooling clyster and if you see cause you may give this gentle Apozem that cools and quencheth the Inflammation and openeth obstructions in the brest as followeth ℞ Apozema Syrrup Rosarum pal ℥ j. Syrrupus de Rhabarbaro ℥ ss Decoctio senae quantum sufficit fiat Apozema Let it be given the one half over night warm and all the rest in the morning warm eat nothing untill noon but take three or four spoonfulls of broath between stooles also apply outwardly this Emplaster following Emplaster Barley-meal lin-seed bolus armeniae saunders Oleum Nimpheae oleum Rosarum oleum Camomeli misce fiat Emplasterum But first anoynt it with oyle of Roses Ol. Rosar vinegar and juyce of nightshade also crummes of bread and faire water applied like a poultis with vinegar is good let them beware that they drink no strong beer wine hot waters nor spices but altogether soopings of a cooling quality no fish nor flesh that is hard of digestion if the milk be curded turn back unto the foregoing Chapter and that will direct you what to do If there be much pain ℞ Epithema Weckerus Florum camomilae mellioti althoae saenigraeci seminis lini anethi ana M.j. coquantur in aqua cui adde olei rosacei anethini ana ℥ ij aceti ℥ j. Spongia in eo madefacta mammis apponatur Weckerus de curatione inflammationis mammislarum lib. 2. pag. 465. Lastly if the inflammation be great you may foment with Aquaspermatis ranarum and oyle of Roses CHAP. XXII IMBECILITAS STOMACHI is caused through distemper of the working qualities without any flowing of humours Causa sometimes it is caused of an humour contained in the bosome and large space of the stomach which hath power either to heat cool movsten or drie or two of these qualities mixed together and sometimes it is caused of an humour stuffed and drowned in the filmes or coats of the stomack For the signe Signa in a cold cause there is dull and difficult concoction the taste of the nourishment is felt long after there is sharp belchings and little or no thirst but contrary in a hot cause there is exceeding thirstinesse abhorring of meat and bitter belchings and this is certain that if the cause be heat the patient is cased by administring of cold things if it be a cold cause then he is eased by hot things if that choller cause it there is such bitter belchings that there is cast forth bitter choller with bitternesse of the mouth For the cure if it come of a cold caule Curatio Pilulae as of phlegme purge gently with stomachal pills if they have gone a day and have not had a stool then take one pill an hour before supper Then take this cordiall Electuary following which is said to be good ℞ Electuarium Conserv Caryophilorum ℥ i. ss pul Aromatici Ros. ʒ i. ss pul Cinnamomi Nucis Muscatae anaʒ ss Syr. absynthii de Hysopo q. s f. Elect. Molle If necessity do require Methriditum adde two dragms of Methridate and take of it every morning the quantity of a Walnut curnel then eat a piece of Lozing aromat Rosat and drink after it a draught of Wormwood wine for that will prepare the stomack to the next concoction and also bathe outwardly with oyle of wormwood Oleum nutmegs cinnamon or mastick or the best is to spread honey on bread tosted and cast thereon the powder of nutmegs cloves and cinnamon and for the richer sort take this ♃ made as followeth ℞ Pulvis Rosarum Rubrum Absinthii menthae maioran siccae an ʒ ij ligni aloes spicae nardi calami aromatici ana ℈ ij fiat pul qui accip iatur cotone involvatur duplici linteo And this must also be remembred that oyntments emplasters and cataplasms must not only be applied before but behind also about the thirteenth Vertebra In a hot cause purge with Cassia Apozema and Rhubarb or else an Apozem and open a vein if you see cause Venae sectio and then this Electuary is said to be very good ℞ Electuarium Cons Rosarum ℥ j. Diarrhodon alb ʒ i. ss Syr. assato lymonum q. s f. Elect. Also direct Lozenges of Diarrhodon alb Triasandali and make him broath with cooling herbs currents and damask pruins also bread dipped in Posca is wondrous proper to be eaten Posca as for outward applications use oyle of Roses Oleum Quinses or the like but take heed of things that cool too much yet give him no strong beer no wine hot waters spices nor milk c. If chollar do abound with costivenesse of body purge with an Apozem made with Cassia Rhubarb Apozema Vomitus or the like If temperate provoke vomits with Stybium the infusion thereof CHAP. XXIII CANINA APPETENTIA 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is an immoderate or dog-like appetite or desire of meat and when they cannot refrain their appetite they devoure in meat without measure then being heavy with the multitude of meats and the stomack being not able to bear the same they turn to vomiting then afterwards they fill themselves and turn again to vomiting like dogs the part affected is the mouth of the stomack The cause is a perpetual gnawing or biting of the mouth of the stomack Causa like unto a sucking sometimes it happeneth through a cold distemper of the mouth of the stomack sometimes through cold sharp and vitious humours sometimes it proceedeth through certain kinds of worms which do devour the meat that is taken into the stomack as fast as it is received sometimes through dissipation of whole body For the sign Signa if it be a cold distemper it is known by windinesse and rumbling sharp humours are known by four belchings dissipation is known by the excrements for they be scorched and lesse in quantity than before For the cure Curatio Pilulae in a cold cause it is good first to take stomacal pills also Hierapicra Galeniʒ 6. with wine infused with water or given in oximel fasting is good and to drink muscadell is good he must abstain from all soure and restrictive meats but let his meat◠be meats of good juyce if a child laboureth in this disease the body being bound Syr. de Rhubarb and a doubt of worms give it one ounce of Syrrup of Rhubarb or more according to the age and strength of the childe the one half over night and the other half in the morning warm either in
have been taken with great swounings with wonderful successe â„ž Aquae mariae syrrupus è succo lujulae ana â„¥ .j. misce CHAP. XXVII SINGVLTVS is a motion 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Causa as it were a a cramp raised through the expulsive faculty of the stomach which goeth about to expell hurtful and evil matter For the most part it is caused of fulness or emptinesse as Hippocrates doth affirm Hippocrates also somtimes it is caused of or through the biring of sharp humours in the stomach or coldnesse and sometimes hot fevers may be the cause when either the stomack or some other bowel is inflamed Fulnesse is knowne by heavinesse Signa and emptinesse of those things that went before you may know if the meat be corrupt by the burnt savour of it but you shall know sharpnesse by gnawing pricking and pulling 1. Prognosticks are if neesing follow upon the Hicket the patient is delivered so that it proceedeth of fulnesse 2. The Hicket coming in an Iliac passion is evill or coming with swouning or with distention of nerves or with dilerium is a deadly signe 3. Also coming upon the inflammation of the liver of the wombe of the brain or upon some notable wound is very dangerous and oftentimes deadly 4. In acute diseases and burning fevers and the pestilence it is for the most part deadly 5. Also if it happeneth through two much emptinesse it is alwayes evill 6. It is also evil if it cometh with vomiting for it threatneth danger of inflammation of stomach Cuâ—atio and braine As concerning the cure we must consider the cause If it proceed of emptinesse it is the more dangerous and therefore must be helped by giving fit and convenient nourishment that thereby that which is defective may be supplied If a flux of blood or an exceeding flux of the wombe do cause this infirmity we may give oyle of sweet Almonds either by it self or in warm water he is to be nourished with cordial broath there are some that cure this Hicket with drinking of milk that do refresh Amilum Victus ratio but the best is Amilum given with milk and the broth of an hen and the flesh thereof capons chickens and Rear-egges with the powder of Eringium is wondrous proper his drink must be white-wine diluted with water Oleum the back and stomach must be anointed with oyle of violets and sweet almonds If sharp humours have stirred up the hicket we must give such things as are sweet and fat as the fat of broath of henne or cock or two spoonfulls of clarified honey or penidice Mel. or pinecarnels with sugar or it may be purged Purgatio so that it be prepared before with drinking of Aqua mulfa if it proceed through heat Vomitus and biting sharpnesse then to provoke vomit is wondrous proper and to give all cooling things as julleps Apozems or juices Julepus Theriac or waters of succory and such like you may compose your juleps with syrrups of violets Nymphea of poppie or the like when the hicket is most strong we give new treakle If it proceed from a cold cause and the matter grosse and viscus prepare the humour with oximel and then a vomit or purge as you shall see cause and compose this Electuary following for them that are able â„ž Confect Caryophyllorum â„¥ .j. Cinamomi Electuarium Aromat Rosat anaÊ’ ss Syr. Hyssopi q. s.f Elect molle Also Lozenges are very proper Lozeng made of Aromaticum Ros Candid Ginger is very good Castoreum also ℈ ij of Castoreum in white wine but many times one purge or vomit is sufficient Dioscorides Dioscorides commends Aristoloch radix cum aqua Asplenum herba cum posca castorum cum aceto Also he commendeth Ineezing if Singultus cometh of fulnesse Dioseor lib. 2. cap. 4. CHAP. XXVIII DOLOR STOMACHI or pain of the stomach is caused divers and sundry ways Causa as when naughty venemous and gnawing humours be kept in the stomach whereby it chanceth that through intollerable gnawing they cause swouning Stomachae cardialgiae which they call Stomachia or cardialgia sometime pain of the stomach is caused through some stroak or fall and an inflammation may be the cause thereof In a hot cause Signa there is felt a sharp pricking pain gnawing in the mouth of the stomach bitternesse in the mouth vomiting of chollar and there followeth a great weaknesse and feeblenesse of the whole body in a cold cause the pain is lesse Curatio and more dull and slow in a hot cause give this Apozem following the one half over night and the other half in the morning warm â„ž Apozema Syr. de Rhubarb â„¥ j. Rosarum sol â„¥ ss Decoctio Sennae q. s f Apozema Or if you see cause Vomitus you may vomit with the infusion of Stybium and afterward you may take the seeds of paeony in water of succory If it proceedeth through some stroak or fall then this ♃ following is good â„ž Mixtura Mumiae gran j. boli arm gran xvj croci gran vij Let it be given the patient you may adde Sperma ceti and if the pain be intollerable then succour him with this ♃ following â„ž Syrrupi Rosati Absynth an â„¥ .i. ss Mixturae opii gran j. Boyle it very lightly with one boyling then let it be mixt with â„¥ .iij. of the broath of a chicken give it the patient to drink In a cold cause purge with such a purgation Purgatio as you shall think proper by the water or clysters according as you shall see cause such a one as may purge wind and flegme or perhaps melancholy with Cassia and after may be given the seeds of Nasturtium in Goats milk administring Syr. de absynth menthae mel rosati in aqua feniculi absynthii Julepus likewise Electuaries and oyles outwards are good Also â„ž Spec. Aromat ros Ê’.ij Spec. Diarrhod Abb. Tabulae Rondeletius Ê’ j Sacchari albi dissoluti in aqua menthae â„¥ .iij. fiant Tabulae secundum artem ponderisÊ’ ij Rondeletius Vel â„ž Spec. Imperialium â„¥ ss pinearum electarum Tabula Crato subtiliter incisarumÊ’ ij Spec. aromat ros Ê’.i.ss Sacchari in aqua rosarum dissoluti â„¥ xiij olei cinnamomi gr iij. moschi gr ij fiat confectio in morsulis secundum artem CHAP. XXIX TVSSIS Galen in lib. 1. cap. 2. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Galenus Causa de Symtomatum causis doth affirm that a cold distemper of the instrument of breathing to be the cause of the cough also a humour distilling from the head to the Trachaea arterea going about within doth provoke the cough sometimes it is caused through cold or flegme descending upon the lungs sometimes it happeneth through heat dissolving the superfluous matter of the brain and so through a cattarrhal distillation the cough is
of the humours or excrements that cometh out 3. If an impostumation botch or bile there is mattery corruption flowing forth and he feeleth a pricking in the fundament 4. Inflammation causeth swelling in the right bowell with grievous pain together with a fever 5. If a flegmatick humour it is also known by the colour of the humours or excrements 6. If abundance of dung it causeth distension and streching out about the bottom of the belly 1. Curatio The cure is diverse according to the diversity of causes if it be caused of cold use hot oyles Clyster as of Lillies and Rew administer clysters made with mints origan calamints cammomel sothernwood aniseed and sennel-seed adding oyles of dill cammomel or lillies 2. If through chollerick humours remaining in the bowells and fundament you must cast in this clensing clyster ℞ Decoct Hord. lb. ij Mel. Rosarum ℥ .j. ol Clyster Rosarum ℥ .iij. Sugar Roset ℥ i.ss two yelkes of egges make a clyster eschew all sharp things and let things be used that be cold and moyst which do stop and temperate the sharpnesse of choller 3. If it be caused of flegmatick humors it shall be cured like as that which is caused of cold only commix with the the clyster aforesaid in a cold cause such medicines as purge flegme Benedict laxativa as Diaphaenicon aut Benedict laxativa 4. If of inflammation Clyster then I would have you to take this clyster of the liquor of the decoction of plantin ℥ .5 oyle of Roses ℥ .ij. the white of one egge make a clyster outwardly use oyle of Myrtills and when there is need of suppuration use fenegreek and roots of Althaea boyled and injected or fomented 5. If through an ulcer impostume or botch look into Dysaenteria for many times Tenasmus follows that grievous flux Fumigatio use a fume of frankincense and pitch which is said to help suddenly also use cooling oyles or clysters aforesaid If the pain be intollerable procure rest with ungentum populi cum opio Vnguentū Adding two or three drops of oyle of nutmegs or else minister Laudanum 6. If through abundance of dung use gentle clysters as little in quantity as may be Take Mallows Althaea Mercury Beets Violet leaves Clyster of either M.j. fenegreek Linseed ana ℥ ss boyl them in a sufficient quantity of water strain it and adde Cassia ℥ i. ss common oyle ℥ .iij. salt finely powdered ʒ j make a clyster but beware of purging by potions Sometimes Tenasmus is caused of wind and then ℞ Suppositor Sem. carui cymini sesel ameos rutae aqui casti an ʒ.j mell q. s misce fiant suppositoria Marquardus CHAP. XLIII COLLICA PASSIO 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 hath his name of a gut called Colon it is a disease accompanied with grievous pain it happeneth very often when excrements are retained beyond custom It is caused many wayes Causa as through cholerick humours sometimes through humours in the stomach gathering wind from the liver and milt or from the reines of such as have the stone or from an impostume in the wombe sometimes from all the parts in mans body as in fevers where the humours are expelled from the veines to the guts so that either it may proceed from hot and drie or cold and drie distemperatures but never of moyst there are many causes but I shall treat but of these four especially that follow 1. Sometimes it is ingendred through gross and flegmatick humours fallen down within the skin of the gut Colon. 2. Sometimes through windinesse which have no room to get out 3. Also it is caused through inflammation of the grosse and thick gut nexing and stretching out 4. Lastly through sharp and gnawing humours which afflict the aforesaid bowell vehemently 1. They that have it ingendred of a grosse Signa and flegmatick humour they be nexed aloft all over their Abdomen that is the place which is under the mouth of the stomach especially they are grieved where the gut Colon lyeth for the pain is as though it is brayed or bored with a bodkin having a disposition to vomit with belchings and costivenesse 2. If it be caused of windinesse they feel extension and stretching forth 3. If through inflammation there is felt inward burning and heat with no small fever and costivenesse with retention of urine troubled with thirst vomiting of choller without ceasing and this is most grievous and threatneth Iliaca passio 4. If of sharp humours there is thirst and watching small fevers the urine sharp and cholerick humours are sometimes thrown out going to stool easeth the torment hot drinks do the same but beware of cold drink 1. Curatio When gross and clammy humors do cause the chollick there diet must be extenuate flesh of birds hens Partridg Turtles black-birds and doves the flesh of calves beware of pulse Victus ratio for pot-herbs use fennel Apium Asperage let his food be easie of digestion ingendring good juyce and eschew fulnesse Vinum he may drink wine a little thin shining of mean age temperately allayed yet beware of medicines heating vehemently Clyster Clysters made with Rew Cammomel Dill Althaea mellilot with the oyles thereof also cummin and fenegreek Mercury Mallowes and if need be hierapicra benedicta lax Mell Rosarum If the patient can vomit before supper it helpeth much some do commend a vomit after a clyster to be exceeding good Vomitus and to sit in the decoction of Althaea peniroyal Decoctio laurel leaves fenegreek cammomel Motherwort dill c wine wherein wormwood is infused is much commended also Castoreum one dram at a time Castoreum continually drunk in Aqua mulsa destroyeth the disease utterly 2. Clyster If it be caused through windinesse then this clyster take Sothernwood origan peniroyal calamint cammomel ana M. j. Rew wild mints ana M. ss seeds of Annise fennel carawayes commin dill ana ʒ ij boyl them in a sufficient quantity of water strain it and adde Hierapicra benedict lax ana ℥ ss castoreumʒ j. powder of Diacuminumʒ ij oyles of rew and dill ana ℥ i. ss common salt ʒ i. ss make a clyster there may be added thereto the confection of bay-berries which is effectual to drive away windinesse Cataplaf also a poultis outwardly of wormwood mint bay-berries cinamon pepper and such like beware of any thing that ingenders windinesse 3. Venae sectio If it be caused through inflammation of the bowels open a vein in the arme if there be suppression of urine cut the vein in the Ankle you may use some of the aforesaid and following remedies except hot and sharp things and vehement purges rather use clysters easing pain 4. If it be caused of sharp and gnawing humours give such things as wash without causing mordacity and gnawing as broath of ptisan or the decoction of fenegreek linseed cammomel Althaa fresh
his beginning from an un-usuall putrefaction also having its beginning likewise sometimes in our selves the humours do degenerate so much from their natural temperament that they take unto themselves a pernicious and venemous quality sometimes it is caused by outward means as putrefied exhalations communicated to the ayr from dead carcases not buried Fennes Pools standing waters stinking channels venemous dens and mettalin spirits arising out of the earth Also from the variable commistion of the planets and then it is the scourge of the most high God for our sinnes Also a corrupt ayre may be the cause I mean diet It rageth commonly at the latter end of Summer and the beginning of Harvest or Autumne The outward members are cold Signa the inward hot There is heavinesse wearisomenesse sloth difficulty of breathing pain in the head carefulnesse of minde sadnesse marvellous sleepy and sometimes raging vexeth him with losse of appetite thirst often vomiting bitternesse and drynesse of the mouth a frequent small and deep pulse the urine thick and stinking yet sometimes it is like a hail bodies urine Lastly the sure token is botches behind the eares or under the arme-holes or about the share also small spots all over the body with great faintnesse First burn juniper oken wood laurel Curatio Fumigatio or Tamariscus in the house or strew juniper berries mirrhe frankincense rew Angelica in powder upon coales Also sprinkle vinegar upon the pavement Secondly If a plethorick body open a vein Venae-sectio Vomitus on that side the botch is on and on that vein that comes from thence some commend a stibium vomit especially if choller abound also Electuarium de ovo Elect. de ovo which maximilianus the Emperour once used with marvellous successe Ê’ j. at a time in scabious water Also â„ž Theriaca Andromachi ℈ ij Haustus Mithridatum ℈ .j. Bolus arm prae ℈ ss Aqua rosarum Buglossae ana â„¥ .j. misce fiat potio Let him sweat upon it Diascordium treakle or mithridate applied in the forme of a linament upon the region of the heart LinimentuÌ„ mixed with the juyce of lymonds is good make him broath in which boyle Buglosse Borrage Marygolds and Harts-horn Also â„ž Haustus DiascordiiÊ’ j. Syrrupus lymonibus â„¥ ss Aquae cardui benedict â„¥ ij Spirit vitriol Gut 4. misce fiat Haustus Let him take 2 or 3 of the same draughts mithridate drawes poyson to it Gentilis though Gentilis and Valescus affirme that it drives it from it If there be a botch Cataplas rot it with a poultis made of fenegreek linseed roots of Althaea white lillies and figs or goose-dung dissolved in oyle of Cammomel for his sawce vinegar is good and lymonds he may drink wine that is thin and watery And let him often smell on Rew He must eschew Venus that fears this fever and bleed after the body be well purged Pil. pestilentialis with pil pestilentialis and remove into a clear ayre In this fever Clyster a clyster is to be administred if the body be much costive also make this electuary â„ž Electuarium Cons rosarum rubr Buglos Borrag an â„¥ ss confect caryophil â„¥ j. Theriaca Androm â„¥ ss Diamargariti frigidiÊ’ ij Syr. Luâ—ulae q s fiat Elect. molle For dainty stomachs you may leave out the treakle and put in two drams of Aqua Mariae Aq. Mariae Lastly this julep following is most excellent â„ž Julepus Aqua endiviae scabios ana â„¥ ij aqua dracon milis ana â„¥ .iiij. aqua Theriacal â„¥ .ij. Syr. ex infusione rosarum viridum â„¥ .ij. Syr. Luiulae endiviae an â„¥ .j. aqua menthae cord â„¥ .j. misce Let him drink of it often 3 or 4 spoonfuls at a time thus much shall suffice for this kind of evil only this powder following is much coÌ„mended â„ž Radicis heptaphylli pentaphylli an Ê’.j Altomarus Pulvis Zedoariae dictamni cretensis seminis mali medici cornu cervi ustising ℈ .ij. Cyperi baccarum juniperi cujuslibet ℈ j. Ossis de corde cervi ℈ ss croci gr iij. misceantur fiat pulvis tenuissimus Vel â„ž TheriacaeÊ’ iv terrae lemniae santal rub Vnguentum an Ê’.j aquae rosaceae aceti parum f. ad modum unguenti Altomarus de feb pest cap. 9. pag. 980. CHAP. XIII LVES VENEREA is a contagious evill gotten for the most part by the use of venery and of unclean bodies The part affected is the liver The cause is an impure touch in copulation Causa the man or woman having their privities troubled with virulent ulcers or molested with a virulent strangury the contagion whereof is eommunicated from one infected body to another The woman takes it by receiving the virulent seed of an unclean person The signes thereof remaining in the wrinkles of the womb may be drawn in by the pores of the open and standing yard and so infect the man whence succeed ulcers and a virulent strangury in the privities of both persons It may be taken by breathing onely or by eating drinking and lying with the infected or after them in their sheets I read of a nurse that infected a Gentlewomans child the childe the mother the mother her husband and the husband infected two of his other children There appear Bubos in the groine Signa pustuls in the yard the urinary passages are ulcerated The prepuce is sometimes so scorched with heat that it will not slip over the Glans the urine burnes with pain and a virulent Gonorrhea Sometimes red sometimes yellow and filthy spots like warts are over the body which in time prove ulcers and pustuls There is pain of the nerves shoulders head and neck In many there is pustuls in the pallat of their mouth jawes nose and tongue which in time ulcerate oftentimes the haire of the head and Beard fall away They cannot sleep for they have exceeding pain in the night more then in the day Because the venereous virulency lying asleep is enraged by the warme bed also the Patients thoughts are fixed upon the object of pain most in the night On their joynts and shin-bones they have certain tophies and tumours very hard to be dissolved and especially in their foreheads and shoulders Prognostica The effects of Lu. ve are sad For some lose one or both their eyes or eye-lids looking very gastly some lose their hearing and their noses do sometimes fall flat with the losse of the bone called Ethmoides so that they faulter and fumble in their speech some have their yards cut off by reason of a Gangreen and women a great part of their privities are tainted with corruption men sometimes have their urethra obstructed by budding caruncles or inflamed pustules and often stand at need of the Cathaetur some their mouthes are drawne awry others grow lame of armes or legges some are troubled with Asthma others have the leprosie
Paraphimosis 13. For the virulent Gonorrhaea annexed with it Gonorrhaea virulenta First direct a dry diet as biscakes raisons blanched almonds to make meales of them often 14. Then purge him with this potion following ℞ Potio purgans Decoct com ℥ vj. cassiae re extractae ℥ ss Syrrupus rosarum sol ℥ ss misce Let him take the one half overnight warm and the rest in the morning If he be a strong body put in ℥ ss or ʒ vj of Diaprunum sol instead of Cassia let him drink of the decoction of Sarsae and China constantly 15. And let him take halfe an ounce of washt turpentine in wafers 2 or 3 times and sweat once or twice if need be For this Gonorrhaea is the beginning of the Lues venerea and will certainly follow if not prevented with the aforesaid meanes And so much shall suffice for this most detestable and grievous evill which by Gods command hath assailed mankind as a scourge or punishment to restrain the too wanton and lascivious lusts of unpure persons CHAP. XIV SCORBVTVS 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 called by Pliny Sceletyrbe and Stomacace It is a disease obstructing the spleen whereby the course of melancholy is hindered which being mingled with the rest of the blood infecteth all the body The grosser part falling down stains the legs with spots the thinner part being carried up defiles the gums The cause is a grosse and corrupt diet Causa and also a full and delicate diet using no exercise may be the cause sometimes it followes a quartan fever The gummes are foul Signa and swelled with black blood the teeth loose black and leady spots in the legs and sometimes in the face There is weaknesse in the joynts difficulty of breathing being ready to die when they move but being layd they are refreshed they are greedy of meat costive of body yet some have a flux some have swelled and ulcerated legs so that their shin bone lye bare In some bodies it turnes into a kind of leprosie those that die of this disease their bodies are found to be spotted all over First open the vein on the left arme Curatio Venae sectio called Lienaria and draw away blood according to the strength and age of the Patient If it be possible draw blood from the Haemorrhodial vein Also if they abound with blood take the Basilica but if they be farre spent abstain from phlebotomy except it be by the haemorrhodiall veines Next give this Apozem following ℞ Decoctio com ℥ .vj. cassiae re extractae ℥ ss Apozema Syrrupus de epithymo cretens Syr. fumariae ana ℥ .j. misce f. Apozem Give him half over night and the other half in the morning warm For this disease admits not any vehement purgations Also morning and evening let him take a spoonfull or two of the juyce of scurvigrass and brooklime Becabunga called Becabunga you may put two or three ounces of it into posset ale drink it and sweat if possible Also this julep following is good to drink often of it ℞ Aqua fumaria p. 1. Syr. ejusd ℥ ij ol vitr gr Julepus vj. misce For children make this syrrup ℞ Syrrupus Succi chochleariae succi becabungae an li. iij. sacchar albis li.ij. charificetur succus cum abumine ovi fiat syrrup secundum artem Give the childe or weak body a little at a time often If the gummes be swelled with black blood let it out with an instrument Lastly this drink following I never knew fail ℞ Chochleariae m. vj. cortic radic Raphani sylvest Infusio ℥ ij Baccae Junip ʒ ij zingiberis piperis anaʒ j vini albi p. iij. Aqua fumaria p. 1. fiat infusio Stamp the scurvigrass and radish bruise the berries ginger and pepper and put them all into the wine and water let them stand a whole night strain it and let the Patient drink a quarter of a pinte at a time last at night and first in the morning Forestus If any man desire more knowledge of this disease let him read Forestus his observations in diseases of the spleen CHAP. XV. PRIAPISMVS 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Causa is a disease in which the yard is extended in length and bignesse without any lusting It is caused either through immoderate opening the mouthes of the arteries or else of a vaporous spirit ingendred in the hollow and fistulous sinew or through long abstinence from carnall copulation Satyriasis If there be panting and beating of the yard with a desire to the act of generation then it is called Satyriasis They suffer as it were a cramp Signa the yard being puffed up and stretched out they quickly perish without sudden help And when they die their bellies be puffed up and their sweat is cold First open Mediana of the armes Curatio Clyster Venae-sectio then clysters made of beets mallowes and mercury adding Manna and Cassia but beware of purges and things that be diuretical to procure gentle vomits are good Aq sperm ranarum give him to drink a little Aqua sperm ranar. with sugar And keep him from sights and stories appertaining to lechery Let him drink barley water If a virulent Gonorrhaea be annexed with it then frictions on the fistulous sinew of ung argenti vivi helps him In this disease Forestus in his first Tome and 26. Forestus Book and ninth observation commendeth a vomit made with Asaron CHAP. XVI GONORRHAEA seu seminis profluvium 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 It is excretion and shedding of seed against the Patients will without sicknesse of the yard It is caused through imbecillity of the retentive vertue in the vessels containing the sperm Causa or violent moving may be the cause The sperm is watery Signa and thin without aptetite to carnal copulation some feel not the fluxe others feel a certain pleasure but not like the pleasure that is in that Gonorrhaea which is found in plethorick bodies abounding with blood that lying on their backs in the night shed forth abundance of spermatick matter Also their bodies waxe leane especially about their loines with much weaknesse There is also a virulent gonorrhaea whose cure you shall find in the Chapter of Lues venerea 1. Curatio Victus ratio For the cure let him use a dry diet 2. Secondly let him give himself all the rest and quiet he can possible 3. Thirdly this powder is excellent ℞ Pulvis Sacchari restrin ℥ .ij. resinae ℥ .j. bolus arm ℥ ss nuc moschataeʒ ij mastich ʒ j. misce fiat pulvis Let the Patient take as much as will lye on a twelve-penny piece or a half crown at a time in a quarter of a pinte of warm milk from the cowes dugge evening and morning and sometimes in Rice broath will do well 4. If you please you make some of the powder into pills Palulae
are adjoyning to the ulcer Galenus and maketh an eating ulcer Galen calleth it Dysepulotica that is difficulty to be cicatrized This following medicine is much commended by Galen Guratio Galenus being of certain and approved use for desperate ulcers which many have taken in hand and left as uncurable â„ž Soreas â„¥ .iij. aluminis scissilis calcis vivae an EmplastruÌ„ â„¥ .ij. thuris gallarum an â„¥ iv cerae lb. j. â„¥ iij. sevi vitulini lb. j. â„¥ .vij. olei veteris quantum sufficit fiat Emplastrum To be layed upon the ulcer and apply a defensative above the ulcer Mixturae for fear of inflammation Also take Soldanella half a dragm powdered rhubarb two scruples give the same to drink often with white-wine or syrup of wormwood with wormwood-wine is very good for the same purpose Radices solani cortex herba succus Cacoethe juvant Tagautius lib. 6. Tagautius p. 523. CHA. XLIII PARONYCHIA 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is a tumor in the ends of the fingers under the nailes with great inflammation It is caused through a malign Causa and venemous humour which from the bones by the Periosteum is communicated to the tendons and nerves of that part which it affecteth There follow pulsifique pain Signa a seaver and restlesnesse You must begin with purging Curatio Venae-sectio and blood-letting Then make incision in the inner part of the finger even to the bone along the first joynt thereof This must be done before it come to maturation suffer it to bleed well then let him dip his finger in strong and warm vinegar in which some treakle hath been dissolved and then appease the pain with Vnguentum populneum or the like And take this oyntment following â„ž VnguentuÌ„ Sacchari rosati â„¥ ss axungiae gallinae Ê’ iij vitellorum ovorum n.j. butyri recentis parum fiat unguentum in mortario absque igne If a Gangrene and Sphacel happen the Chyrurgeon must make use of his cutting mullets to save the rest of the body If you please you may read Forestus lib. Forestus 5. de tumoribus praeternaturam Observatio 16. pag. 162. CHAP. XLIV EXOMPHALVS or swelling of the navel 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 It is caused by the Peritonaeum either relaxed or broken by which occasion oft-times the Guts or Kall fall into the seat of the navel and sometimes superfluous flesh is there generated sometimes this tumour is an Aneurisma Sometimes it is caused by a flatulent and sometimes by a waterish humour If the fall be the cause Signa the colour is like the skin soft and almost without pain But if the tumor proceed from superfluous flesh it is hard and immoveable If from wind it sounds when you press it If by a waterish humour it is easily known If from the effusion of blood it is of a livid colour but if the effused blood be arterial then there are signes of a Aneurisma If it be caused by the falling down of the guts there is heard a noyse when you press it If the tumor ptoceed from the Kall and Guts you must force them into their due place Curatio Then may the skin be taken up and thrust through with a needle and double twined strong thred next let the sides be scarified then thrust it through with a needle three or four times and twich it strongly with a thred that the skin with the ligature may fall off But you may cut off the skin so distended even to the ligatures and then cicatrize it In a watery tumor a small incision must be made and the wound kept open untill the water be emptied CHAP. XLV GANGRAENA 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Gangrene is a certain disposition and way to the mortification of the part which it seizeth upon dying by little and little When there is a perfect mortification 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 it is called by the Greeks Sphacelos and by the Latines Syderatio which according to Fallopius Fallopius Fabricius and Fabricius is an affect of a part already utterly mortified and therefore not to be cured but by amputation that the whole body come not to corruption thereby Or it is a perfect and total privation of sense being a mortification not only of the fleshy parts but also of the nervous parts even unto the bone and sometimes of the bone it self The cause of a Gangrene may be an exceeding effusion of blood and spirits Causa or a distemper of the four humours Also extream erosion or corrosion of caustick medicines or corrosive humours A venemous and poysoned blood great burnings and scaldings or overmuch hunger and thirst may be the cause Also a Gangrene may happen by the pricking of a nerve by a feaver precedent by a frost and also by extream cold by the biting of venemous beasts or mad dogs or through great incised wounds but especially confuted wounds and by unreasonable stripes Finally from all intercepons intersections or interruptions of spirits what or wheresoever mayproduce a Gangrene The signes of a Gangrene are these Signa an extinction of the lively colour which was in the precedent phlegmon Grievous pain and continual pulsation in the diseased part apparent by the arteries being at first very sensible but afterwards declining their due force The part agrieved seeming for the most part in colour to be blackish blewish or of a duskie or livid colour yea sometimes putrid and being opened a filthy Ichor of an unsavory smell proceeds from it If there be sence there is life and hope Curatio 1. First empty out abundantly the corrupt blood which is stuffed in the affected member Venae-sectio For this purpose some apply horse-leeches others cut the fullest vein about the affected member also deep scarifications are good 2. When you have drawn out blood abundantly by deep slashes or cuts the place must be splashed with salt-water then lay on a medicine appointed for corrupted sores or wash it with hot vinegar or Mulsum twice a day 3. Vnguent Aegyptiacum When the fury of the evill is somewhat slaked minister Vnguentum Aegyptiacum whose wonderful affects have been often tried It is made after this manner â„ž Floris aeris aluminis roch mellis com an â„¥ .iij. VnguentuÌ„ aceti acerrimi â„¥ v. salis com â„¥ .j. vitriâ—li rom â„¥ ss sublimati pul Ê’.ij bulliant omnia simul ad ignem fiat unguentum When you have put in the Aegyptiacum apply this cataplasme â„ž Farin fabar hordei orobi lent lupin an Cataplas l. ss Seal com mellis rosat an â„¥ .iv. succi absynth marrub an â„¥ .ij. ss aloes mastiches myrrhae aquae vit an â„¥ .ij. oximelitis simpl quantum sufficit fiat Cataplasma molle secundum artem Somewhat higher then the part affected apply this following astringent defensitive â„ž Medicamentum Olei rosati myrtill an â„¥ iv succi plantag
warm linnen cloathes and then anointed with oyle of Rew and castoreum O'cum castorei or oyle of dil and exetor and hypericon which you will and after they be well anointed bind them up with Wolves or Foxes skins if you can get them let them be bound up warm Sternutamentum and straight also use the sternutation and with the oyls aforesaid anoint the hole of the neck There is one thing more that is excellent in this cause Infusio me thridatum and that is the infusion of castoreum and a dram of methridate administred in oximel fasting in a morning if you see cause you may give it at twice If this disease happeneth by the biting or stinging of a venemous beast Medicamentum then bruise scabious to which mixe a little treakle with the yelk of an egge and so apply it upon the affected part if this disease chanceth through emptinesse it is such an evil Victus ratio as that it is almost incurable their cure is moyst soopings and fat broaths of mutton gellies made of chickins also soft frictions with oyles and their whole cure must alwayes be like the cure of hecticks now after he hath soopings and after he hath had frictions as aforesaid then take this Electuary following â„ž Conservae Buglossae violarum an â„¥ .j. Electuarium Manus Christi â„¥ ss nucleorum pini â„¥ ss DiamargritÊ’ 5. Syr. de stoecad q. s f. E. Then it will be very good to administer this clyster Take of the decoction of a capon one quart Clyster boyle in it Mallowes violet leaves of each alike barley â„¥ .ij. a lambs-head or a sheeps-head boyle them to a pinte and adde oyle of violets â„¥ iij. but the best way will be to boyle them in a larger quantity untill the flesh come from the bones and to adde your oyle of violets to one pinte if there be more it will serve for another clyster because you cannot well boyl a sheeps-head in a quart much lesse two heads if occasion should serve â„ž Mythridatii â„¥ ss Castorei â„¥ .ij. Linimentum unguenti martiati â„¥ ij olei mentae q. s fiat linimentum Fontanus lib. 1. cap. 25. Fontanus With this liniment let the spine of the back be anoynted morning and evening Quod illi a cerebro communicetur affectus Lastly â„ž Salviae pulegii betonicae majoranae Hyssopi Decoctio an M. ss Rad. foeniculi paeoniae an â„¥ ss Sem. faeniculi anisi an Ê’.j Florum betonicae Weckerus borrag an M.j. fiat decoctio deinde coletur dulcÃsque redatur potio cui denique addantur Syrupi de betonica de hyssopo ana â„¥ .ij. Weckerus lib. 2. pag. 407. De curatione convulsionis CHAP. VIII CEPHALALGIA 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Galenus Galen saith there are three paines in the head and they are sundry The first is Cephalalgia as aforesaid that is when the paine is new and tolerable The second is Cephalaea which is an old inveterate head-ache stubborn and confirmed The third is Hemicrania and doth occupy the half part of the head The cause of Cephalaea Causa 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is abundance of blood and other humours or by the sharpnesse of humours and vapours contained within or without the scull and inflaming the head The signe is Signa exceeding pain continuing long and hard to cease upon which light occasion have very sharp and great fits followed so that the patient can neither abide noyse loud speech nor clear light drinking of wine nor savors that fill the brain but desireth for the greatnesse of the pain to sit or lie quiet in the dark supposing that his head were strucken with a hammer The cause of Hemicrania Causa 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is by the ascending or flowing of many vapours either hot or cold either by the veines or arteries or by both It is a painful evill Signa remaining in the one halfe of the head either in the right half or in the left of the head to be short the cures of the paines in the head are according to the diversity of causes But first I will shew you from whence it proceedeth whether from heat cold moysture or drinesse c. The signe of head-ache Signa caused of heat of the Sun is when a body tarry long in it having vehement pain you shall feel their head hot as soon as you touch it and their skin is drier than it was wont to be their eyes do look red and are delighted with the sprinkling and anointing of cold things The signe of head-ache caused of cold Signa outward as when the ayre is very cold especially when one tarry in it a long time bare headed or by applying suddenly any cold thing to the head the pain is vehement yet the head when it is felt on is not hot and the face and eyes do not look red nor their face is not drie and shrunk as that which is caused of outward heat but contrariwise full and pale their eyes are swollen and swarth and they feel ease by hot things The signes of head-ache caused of drinesse Signa are there come few excrements or none at all out of the nose If the eyes be hollow and the patient that is pained hath watched much before and the skin of the head is drier then it is a certain sign that it comes of driness The signe of head-ache caused of moysture Signa is meant either by moystening medicines or by the moyst ayre by bathes or the like There is much filth coming out of the nose the eyes puffed up and swelled and the patient sleepeth much while you judge of it be sure you mark whether it be hot and moyst or cold and moyst do cause the paine The signe of head-ache caused of blood Signa is when the veines swell the face and eyes be red the veines commonly when blood do much abound may be seen even to the smallest the the pulse is great and vehement the urine reddish and thick the veines of the temples do beat and the pain is heavinesse The signs of head-ache caused of choller Signa are the pain is like the head-ache caused through heat of the Sun but their pain is more sharp and pricking their head is moderately hot their face is pale and wan but the peculiar signe is bitterness of the mouth and driness of the nose eyes and tongue The signes of head-ache caused of flegme Signa are there be fulness and heaviness of the head and whiteness and moystness of the face moreover the sick will easily fall asleep he is slow his sences are dull and he aboundeth with moysture or excrements in his head this headache is apt to breed some ill infirmity if not looked to in time The signs of head-ache caused of windiness Signa are there be felt distension and streaching in the head without
heaviness and beating and if there be sound and noyse in the eares then it betokeneth windiness The signe of head-ache caused through the default of the stomack Signa it may be knowne through the biting and gnawing pain they feel moreover in this kind of head-ache if the sick fast and suffer hunger long the pain is the more vehement for through long abstenence the Mallice of the humour increaseth The signe of head-ache caused by fevers Signa is evident enough and the signe is all one to that of blood and choller Now I will go forward to the cures of these head-aches one by one The cure of Cephalaea Curatio Venae sectio is first to open the Cephalica vein on the same side if strength will suffer it and anoint the head with oyle or ointment of a cooling quality and this cooling clyster following is very proper in this head-ache â„ž Malvae violarum Mercurialis an M.j. Clyster Bulliant in sufficienti quantitate aquae usque ad consumptionem medietatis colatura adde butyri quantit ovi sactharum Rub. â„¥ j. salis communisÊ’ ij fiat Enema Administer it about four of the clock in the afternoon and give cooling things The cure of Hemicrania Curatio if it proceed of a hot cause cure it as you do Cephalaea and abundance of humours onely purge twice in two dayes with the aforesaid clyster If it come of a cold cause purge strongly with this Recipe following â„ž Pilularum foetidarum pil cochiarum an Ê’ ss Pilulae fiat pil 5. Anointing the head with oyles that have power to heat and dissolve for although here be many things which be excellent for head-aches yet nevertheless we have seen pain of the head and teeth proceeding of a cold cause with one only purgation hath been removed and so a hot cause with one only blood-letting The cure of head-ache Curatio Oleum caused through heat of the Sun Take oyle of Roses and a little vinegar being added to it it will pierce the faster and deeper and also besprinkle Rose-water on the forepart of the head where the seam goeth overwhart for it is the thinnest part of the scull stupefactive things are to be avoyded such as juyce of Poppies Night-shade or of Mandrake The cure of head-ache Curatio caused by outward cold is to anoint the forepart of the head with with oyle of Rue or the like and if plethorick and somewhat costive Olâ—umrutae Clyster Curatio Oleum you may give a sharp clyster that you think proper The cure for the head-ache caused of drines you may anoint the forepart of the head with oyle of sweet almonds or with oyle of violets and cammomel mixed together it is also good to drop some of these oyles into the nostrils The cure for the head-ache caused of moysture Curatio Oleum is to anoint the head with oyle of Rue Cammomel or Euforbium or oyle of Ireos this must be done if the cause be cold with moysture as you may in part judge by the water then use such things as are hot and drie if the cause be cold and moyst and use such things as are cold and drie if the cause be hot and moyst In this Chapter are remedies enough of all sorts The cure for the head-ache caused of blood is first to open the Cephalica veine Curatio Venae-sectio on that side the grief is on eschew strong beer wine hot-waters and spices but take all cooling things if much blood doth still abound you may open the vein in the forehead and it were fitting a cooling clyster were administred Clyster such a one as you shall think fit The cure for head-ache caused of choller Curatio Purgatio must be begun with purging of the chollerick humour straightway because choller is thin and moveable and will easily be purged out for digestion is nothing else but an alteration of the humour causing the disease therefore such medicines must be used each morning fasting before you do purge untill good concoction appear in the urine for by this means choller being concoct as it were tamed made mild becomes so obedient unto nature that it will soon without any grief be drawn out by purging therefore for a preparative use this or the like medicine syrup of violets or syrup of popies which of them you will â„¥ j. Iulepus Syrup of water-lillies â„¥ ss distilled waters of Indive Succory and Roses of either â„¥ .j mixe them and let them drink of it in the morning fasting or you may give the decoction of saene and then you may purge with pil aurae make six or seven Pilulae also anoint the forepart of the head with oyle of lillies and popies If choller in the stomach do disturb the head vomit with Stibium Oleum Vomitus the infusion thereof 10 11 12 13 or 14. according as you shall see cause sometimes nine dragmes is sufficient The cure of head-ache caused of flegme Curatio is first to extenuate and make it thin fit for purging with oximel and Syr. de stoecade when that is done take this â„ž following â„ž Pilularum cochiarum Pilulae pilulae hiero cum agarico ana Ê’ ss Sem. paeonia no. Ê’ Syr. de stoecadae q. s fiat pil 7. But remember that you provoke vomit with Asaron Asaron if their body be loose and if choller be the cause as aforesaid vomit not with Stibium untill the body be loose either naturally or artificially If the head-ache be inveterate and abundance of flegme purge twice in four dayes with the aforesaid pills Sternutamentum sternutation is also good The cure for head-ache caused of windiness Curatio Oleum is to anoint the head with oyle of Cammomel but the best is oyle of Nutmegs Mace Rue and such things as have power to discuss windinesse neesing is also very good and a clyster made with Aniseeds Clyster Fennel-seeds Carraway-seeds and Commin-seeds boyle these of each alike with one large handful of Bettonie in a quart of water to a pinte straine it and ad Benedict lax â„¥ ss diaphenicon Ê’ ij this is for a lusty body The cure for head-ache caused through default of the stomach Curatio Vomitus is to vomit and if any humour fire the tunicles of the stomach purge with Hierapicra Hierapic which is a soveraign thing The cure for head-ache caused by fevers Curatio Venae-sectio is forthwith to bleed if nothing prohibit it eschew all hot things and take all cooling things anointing the head with oyle of Roses and juice of popies Lastly a cooling clyster will be wondrous proper such a one as you shall think fit and to procure rest bathe the temples of the head with a little of this liniment following Linimentum â„ž Olei Nenuph viol an â„¥ j. unguen populei â„¥ ss opii gr iij. Misce Hercules Saxonia lib.
1. cap. 2. Hercules Saxonia Ve ℞ Succi lactuc. ℥ i.ss oleo violac ros omphac Linimentum Hercules Saxonia ana ℥ .j. aq ros succ Cimon ana ℥ ss Misce fiat linimentum CHAP. IX MEMORIA DEPERDITA The losse of memory chanceth sometime alone and sometime reason is hurt with it The cause is sometimes of coldnes Causa Signa with moysture sometimes by a cold drie distemperature If coldnes with moisture be the cause then the party is very drowsie and sleepy and much moisture is avoided at the nose If it be caused of a cold dry distemperature the patient is watchfull and yeeldeth forth little or no moysture Curatio Oleum Gordonius For the cure if it be caused of a cold and moyst distemperature Gordonius adviseth to use oyle of Castoreum and of Euphorbium also to give for certain dayes together Confectio ex ana cardisʒ ij with the decoction of smallege and fennel rootes and it is sufficient to mixe one dragm with a little quantity of Methridate Methridatum or Treakle and to take every morning a spoonfull of syr of stoecados doth profit much oyle of cinamon is good to anoynt the head Ol. Cinamomi and if the cause be cold and drie cure it with things that be hot and moyst ℞ Nuc. moscat gr ij caryoph gr vj. lign Rotulae Hercules Saxon. aloësʒ j sach fin dissol in aq maior q. s f. rotulae CHAP. X. MELANCHOLIA is a delirium or doltishnesse 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which springeth from a melancholick humour without a fever which doth so perturbe the seate of the minde that the speech and actions are altogether void of Reason The cause sometime is of the common vice of melancholy blood Causae being in all the veines of the whole body which also hurteth the braine but sometimes only the blood which is in the brain is altered and the blood in all the rest of the body is unhurt and that chanceth two wayes for either it is derived from other places and ascendeth up thither or else it is ingendred in the brain it self and sometime it is ingendred through inflammation and evill affect about the stomack and sides therefore there be three diversities of Melancholy according to the three kindes of causes The signes are Signa fearfulnesse sadnesse hatred and also they which be Melancholius have strange imaginations for some think themselves bruit beasts and do counterfeit their voice and noise Some think themselves vessels of earth or earthen pots and therefore they withdraw themselves from them that they meet lest they should knock together moreover they desire death and do very often determine to kill themselves and some fear that they should be killed many of them do alwayes laugh and weep some think themselves inspired with the holy Ghost and do prophesie upon things to come but these be the peculiar signes of them that have melancholiousnes caused through the consent of the whole body for in them the state of the body is slender black rough and altogether Melancholius caused naturally or through certain thoughts watchings or eating of wicked meats through hemroyds or suppression of Menstruis but they which have Melancholia caused through evill affect of the stomach and sides they have rawnesse and much windinesse sharp belkings burnings and grieviousnesse of the sides also the sides are plucked upwards and many times are troubled with inflammation especially about the beginning of the disease also there is costivenesse of the womb little sleep troubled with naughty dreams swimming of the head and sound in the ears For the cure if it be caused of adusted blood Curatio first administer a clyster afterwards open a vein with this caution Venae-sectio that if good blood shews forth close up the vein but if the blood shall appear grosse black and turbulent then we draw away according as we shall see cause a sufficient quantity but first administer this clyster following ℞ Epithymi thimi florum Stoecados violariae Clyster Mercurialis fol. Malvae an M.j. bulliant in sufficienti quantitate aquae ad lib. j. colaturae adde cassiae novit extract ℥ .i. ss olei violati ℥ .iij. saccar Rub. ℥ i.ss salis com ʒ.i vitelli ovi N. j. fiat Enema Or else administer such a potion as you shall think proper then to digest the matter we give this syrup following ℞ Syr. de pomis simpl ℥ .i. Syr. violati ℥ ss aqua Mixtura bugloss violarum boraginis ana ℥ .j. misce Let his meats Vietus ratio be meats of good juice which are hot and moyst but more moystning than heating and musick with what delights you can but let his diet be slender If it be caused of adusted melancholy Purgatio first purge with pills or potion which purge melancholy afterwards if you see that blood abound open a vein with the former caution but however open the hemroyd veines with leeches and use a concoctive syrrup and anoint the temples of the head and pulse of the hands and soles of the feet with this oyntment made as followeth ℞ Linimentum Vnguentum Olei nenupharis ung popui ℥ ss misce prolinimento Or else you may take ung populeneum ℥ .iv. dissolve opium ℥ ss if you see cause drop in Ol. nucis muscat gr iij. into a little of the oyntment aforesaid also Landanum paracel 3 or 4 grains or more according as you shall see cause And syrrup of poppies ℥ .ij. mixt with ℥ .iv. of the water thereof Iulepus is good let him ride or walk by places pleasant sayling on waters and such things to delight in If the disease proceedeth from the stomach and sides Vomitus either vomit or purge which you shall judge to be most proper and fitting remember to keep accustomed evacuation which you do with this decoction ℞ Myrobal Indarum Stoecados Arabici Decoct Epithymi Mesue Epithymi Passularum mundat ana ℥ .j. myrebal chebul summitatum fumariae anaʒ iv fol. senae ℥ .j. polypodiiʒ vj turbithʒ iv agrimoniaeʒ 5 omnia praeter epithymum coquant in seri caprini lib. tribus ad duarum librar consumptionem tunc adde epithymum semel fervefac tolle ab igne adde Hellebori nig ʒ.j agariciʒ ss Salis Indiʒ i.ss frica cola utere Mesue de decoctionib fol. 130. CHAP. XI MANIA AVT INSANIA FVROR that is madnesse 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 they that have this disease be woode and unruly like beasts it differeth from this frensie that because this disease comes without a fever The cause is much blood Causa flowing up to the brain yet the blood is temperate sometime it happeneth through a sharp chollerick humour and sometime melancholy and choller do so prevail that they are forced to be bound in their beds some are of opinion that sometimes a spirit troubleth this kind of evil which
muscadel oximel or the juyce of pruins also let it have muscadel oftentimes instead of beer Vinum If the child be very young give it no beer untill it be well Also oximel is good give it honey with any thing you give it if the disease be caused of dissipation Mel. or extream heat give it all cooling things and if you fear worrnes let Wormseed and Rue be boyled in vinegar with honey Syrrupus and give thereof often You may boyl the Wormseed in muscadel if nothing forbid it Fernelius Avicenna if you want more look in Fernelius and there you may find plenty of remedies Also Avicen bids that wine should be given before meat and Galen commendeth a vomit Vomitus CHAP. XXIV CATARRVS is a distillation of some Rhumatick matter into the lower parts 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as when it falleth to the mouth or jawes it is called Gravedo when it falleth into the nose Gravedo and causeth the pose some call it Raucedo Raucedo others when it doth descend to the nostrils and cause opilation they do call it Coryza Coriza and when it doth desceâ—â— to the parts in the throat Branchus it is called Branchus and when it doth descend to the brest and lungs then it is called a Catarrhum from whence this verse doth arise Si fluit ad pectus Rheuma tunc dico Catarrhum Ad fauces Branchon ad nares dico Coryzam The cause is either of some outward cold Causa or heat sometimes evaporation of meats sometimes the smell of hot or cold things the immoderate use of Venery over much sleep violent exercise or too much rest or repletion For the sign Signa if the flux of humours come off heat the head is hot and a sharp and thin humour distilleth as well by the nose as by the mouth also the face and nose is red and for the most part there followeth a fever contrariwise they that have the flux caused of a cold humour their head forehead is stretched forth every where also a phlegmatick and thick humour distilleth out of the nose For the cure Curatio if a hot humour distill from the head together with a fever the first thing is to purge if costive with this cooling Apozem â„ž Apozema Decoctio sennae â„¥ .6 Syr. Rosarum â„¥ j. Syr. de Rhabarbaro â„¥ ss Mix them and make an Apozem and give it half overnight and the rest in the morning warm or if you think proper you may wash the belly with a clyster Venae-sectio and be sure you open the Cephalica veins if nothing forbid it also powr rose vinegar upon hot tile-stones or iron and so receive the fume but the best is this Gargarisme following â„ž Gargarismus Aqua plantag â„¥ .iv. Aq. Rosarum Rub. â„¥ .ij. Decoctio Hordei â„¥ .vj. Syr. violarum de Rosis siccis de papaver is er q. s fiat Gargarismus Also this bolus following is very good to hold in the mouth â„ž Bolus Bolus armeniaeÊ’ j Mastichis ℈ .j. pul sem papa albiÊ’ ss cons oxiacanthae q. s f. bolus s Artem. In a cold cause the first intention is to purge with head-pills Pilulae if it be salt rheume and falleth to the eyes Emplastrum apply an attractive plaster to the hole of the neck and every night when they go to bed Vuguentum gr ij of ung Tutiae will be good to put into the corners of the eyes then shut them and anoint the eye-lids all over in a cold cause after you have purged as aforesaid either with pills or potion use this hot Gargarisme following â„ž Gargarismus Cyperi calami aromat anaÊ’ ij fol. Myrtinum M. ss corticis Thuris â„¥ ss fiat Decoct colatura dissol Mel. Ros â„¥ .ij. fiat Gargaris Afterwards it is proper to use fumes of Styraxcal Fumigatio cinnamon frankincense cloves mastick these you may make into powder to strew upon coles also of these may be made booles adding thereto Syrrup of Myrtles with a little cinnamon water Lastly draw the rhume back with a plaister of Cantharides and take Pillulae de cynoglossa made as followeth â„ž MyrrhaeÊ’ vj ThurisÊ’ v. opii Pilulae Hyoscyami ana â„¥ ss crociÊ’ i. ss Rad. linguae canis â„¥ ss Ê’ ss Fiat massa Datur à ʒ ss adÊ’ j Mesue de piluâ—s fol. 144. Mesue CHAP. XXV ASTHMA is a certain difficult thick 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and hard respiration without a fever Causa and is when as grosse and clammy humours in abundance be gotten into the grissles and lappets of the lungs or when there is some swelling like unto a botch sometimes a pestilent ayre and the fume of quick-silver may be the cause also intemperate diet and idlenesse and grossenesse of body but chiefly it happeneth from a grosse clammy and viscus flegme which doth stick in the passages of the sharp Artery For the signe Signa it is easie to be known asunder for distillation doth often chance in hayl folks by and by through a manifest cause in a manner altogether without a fever having the tokens of distillation following it if there be swelling of the lungs like a botch then there must needs follow a fever and so within few dayes after it the inflamed botch being rotted the matter is cast out with the cough if there be a cruid raw Tubercle and both ingendred such do not feel any great grief neither are they troubled with much difficulty of breathing but they are much troubled when they eat or drink because they cannot swallow but with great grief Now they which be properly Asthmatick or orthopnicks have no fever at all there chanceth to them heavinesse of sence and they do not spit out matter with their spittle There is also a difficulty of breathing Morbus virgineus Glissonius not unlike this which happeneth unto young women commonly called the Green sicknesse or white fever For the signe of this sicknesse Signa you shall know it thus their water is pale and inclining to greenish their Menstruis be retained and great difficulty of breathing when they stirre their complexion is like the wall and they do desire those things generally that put out naturall heat as milk apples nuts peares fish roots turnips wheat oatmeal and such like now I shall first give you a way how to cure Asthma and then the green sicknesse which is a disease very common For the cure of Asthma Curatio Victus ra tio is first to erect a fit and convenient diet that I leave for brevities sake to the discretion of the learned Physitian The next intention must be to purge with this or the like purgation â„ž Potio pur gans Diaphenicon Ê’.ij pul Sanctus Jallap benedict lax an Ê’ ss vini albi q s f potio Or if there be abundance of
with crums of white bread like a poultis spread it on a double cloth and apply it warm If the body be temperate and a doubt of worms instead of the syrrup aforesaid use worm-seed according to the directions in the Chapter of Canina appetentia if blood cause vomiting you shall have directions in the Chapter of sputum sanguinis Vomitus In a cold cause procure vomiting with Asaron if nothing prohibit Pilulae and after use stomachal pills mint-water and the syrrups of wormwood if you want more look in Sitis and Imbecillitas stomachi I have oftentimes stopped vomiting with Aquamenthae syrrup cidoniorum Mixtura of either one ounce mixed together CHAP. XXXIV CHOLERICA PASSIO is an immoderate perturbation of the stomach caused by vomits upwards and downwards the Latins call it Cholerici It is caused through much crudity and rawnesse of the stomach choller Causa and sharp humours with an ill and corrupt digestion For the signe Signa there is pricking and biting about the stomach and withall vomiting and a flux of the belly it is called the chollerick passion in English there do oftentimes accomcompany this disease cold sweats a swift pulse frequent little and short with Syncope If children be taken with this disease Curatio sleep profiteth much in old men for the most part deadly the juyce and syrrup of Quinces with syrrup of Roses and Myrtills is excellent in a hot cause as this Recipe following ℞ Mixtura Miva Citoniorum ℥ 4. syr Citoniorum Mirtilorum ana ℥ .j. cons Oxiacanthae ℥ ss Give of it to the patient often in the best red Rose-water Vomitus providing that if you see a plethorick body and abounding with choller give a vomit with stybium if nothing prohibit or else this Apozem following ℞ Apozema Syr. de Rhabarb Rosarum sol ana ℥ .j. The decoction of Seene as much as sufficeth to make an Apozem give the one half over night and the other half in the morning warm they must abstain from all hot things as strong beer wine hot waters spices c. and take soopings of a cooling quality as broath made with cooling herbs Victus ratio as sorrel borage and burnit Endive succory sorrel possets and lemmond possets barley water and cooling juleps are very good Julepus made with the waters of Endive purslaine sorrel and syrrups of the same In a cold cause Vinum the best wine thin and odorifferous is sometimes sufficient in a full body purge with this or the like purgation ℞ Potio purgans Diaphenicon ʒ.ij Benedict lax pul Sanctus an ʒ.ss White wine Pilulae as much as sufficieth to make a potion or you may give stomachal pills if their body be not able to bear a strong purge but these vomitings many times in a hot cause syrrups or juyces of quinces and syrrup of Myrtils in a cold cause the syrrup of mints and cordial mint water is sometimes sufficient Lastly this emplaster following is excellent to be applyed either to the stomach or belly ℞ Olei cotoneorum myrthini ana ℥ .ij. Emplastrct Weckerus Hypocistidis acaciae Rhu ana.ʒ.ij. Corall rub ʒ.j cum cera resina fiat Emplastrum CHAP. XXXV IMBECILLITAS JECINORIS is caused of a distemper either hot cold moyst Causa or dry 1. Signa A hot distemper doth burn up as well the humours which were before in the liver as also those humours which are carried to the liver by the veines Mesenterii and there is stinking grosse choller avoyded by the belly and is abundantly coloured also a fever vexeth him he abhorreth meat and many times casteth up choller with a sore thirstinesse the vrine high and a swift pulse 2. In a cold distemper it doth make the flegmatick and raw humour which is already contained in the liver tough and hard to be moved and the humours that be carried to the liver it leaves them half digested this indureth long and the belly floweth certain dayes abundantly but lesse stinking and not so much in quantity and is like putrefact blood curded but indeed for the most part you shall find it as it were a certain slime and dregs of grossblood coming nigh to melancholy many times there appeareth a faint fever the face doth not fall and there is a greater appetite of meats 3. A dry distemper doth make the humours drier and thicker and less in quantity than the former but thirsty 4. A moyst distemper make the humours more thin and watery and they are less troubled with thirst therefore they which have a weak faculty of the liver are called Hepatici 1. Curatio Venae-sectio In a hot cause if there be not great aridity and driness with exceeding heat open the liver vein of the right arm otherwise not for blood is a bridle Ceratum Victus ratio and temperator of choller in all heat of the liver Ceratum santalinum is good Use broath wherein is boyled Lettice Endive and Succory no flesh except it be chickens partridg birds of mountaines or a little veal no wine except the stomach be weak then let it be very thin and anoynt the stomach but especially the region of the heart Oleum with Oleum Rosarum aut violarum If he be in a pining condition make him gellies and put in red saunders and let him take of this julep following ℞ Julepus Syrrupus Endiviae Acetosae Portulacae Rosarum Rub. violarum ana ℥ .j. Barley water as much as sufficeth to make a julep if the stomack be weak adde a little syrrup of wormwood also this Electuary following is wondrous proper ℞ Electuariū Cons Rosat Rub. ℥ j. Spec. Diarrho Abb. ʒ.j Spec. Aromat ros ℈ .j. Syr. lujulae q. s f. Elect. Mosle Or as you shall see cause you may adde Rosarum Rub. Trochis Diarhod Coral Rub. Diatrion santalon For the poorer sort direct chirnmilk boyled with sorrel and so let them drink the Ale thereof 2. In a cold cause or distemper take savory Hysop sage and parsley in his broth let his meat be dressed with aromatick things as Cinamon Cloves c. Also wine is good Vinum Decoctio especially clarret providing they avoyd idleness also the decoction that is set down in Paralysis is good adding wormwood calamint anise fennel and let the one half be wine sometimes drink it with syrrup of wormwod and agrimony use hot oyles as nard wormwood cammomel cinamon cloves and spicknard Oleum also for the poorer sort use wormwood beer and wormwood wine 3. In a moyst distemper use a drying diet Diacurcue ma. and provoke sweat Diacurcuma is good so is syrrup of wormwood 4. In a drie distemper use a moystning diet also mixe strengthening things with your moist things one dragme of wolves liver in powder and ministred in sweet wine allayed with water is very excellent
whil'st they are casting out there is also felt bitternesse of the mouth thirst a thin state of the body and other tokens signifying choller 5. If flegmatick humours be the cause all those forementioned signes are contrary 6. If humours flow from the head to the belly the egestious will appear frothy and the temperature of the brain will be very moyst 7. If through fullness of the body it is easily known 1. Curatio If it be caused through weakness of the instruments you shall find remedy in the Chapter of Imbecill stomach 2. If through the fulness or other causes and nature labour to help it self you must suffer it a while for being stopped the vitious humours are carried upwards and do cause pain in the head a frensie lethargy or impostumation behind the eares but if it shall continue long casting forth not only superfluities but melting as it were the state of the body and consuming the strength then labour to stop it 3. If through chollerick humours Apozema an Apozem of the infusion of Rhubarb is much praysed at the first taking of this disease Cassia and Manna is good then this julep following ℞ Aqua plantag Portulacae ana ℥ iv Syr. Julepus Mirti cons oxiacanthae ana ℥ .j. Make a julep and take steel gadds red hot Chalybs quench them in milk scum it and drink it is much commended if there be no fever if there be powre a fourth part of water to the milk and boyle it untill halfe be consumed 4. If chollar be in the bowels Clyster Electuarium give a clyster of the decoction of French barley with oyle of Roses or the like then make an Electuary with conserve of Roses Diatrion Santalon Syrrup Mirt. For the poorer sort take bolearmenia instead of the Diatrion sant Aliud with the conserve of Roses and Syr. Lujulae or Myrtills 5. If it be caused of flegmatick humours that be gross and tough minister the infusion of Agarick with Mirabol Emblici or use clysters made with the decoction of Centory and oyle of Rue Cataplasma after that apply the poultis outwardly upon the stomach which you shall find in the Chapter of Nausea page the 67. onely instead of vinegar use clarret or red-wine and a little cinamon and if he be over-greedy of meat let him use a spare diet 6. If it be caused through weaknesse of the vertue retentive bathe the body with oyle of of Myrtills soure mulberries dried in the Sun and beaten to powder Pulvis and drunk in some binding syrrup do marvellously stop This Lohoch following is good ℞ Cons Ros Rub. ℥ ss Diarrhod Abb. Diamoron Lohoch Cons Ros Rub. ℥ ss Diarrhod Abb. Diamoron Diatri sant Coral Rub. ana ℈ ij Balaustiae Rosarum Rub. anaʒ ss Mastic ℈ ss Bolus arme ʒ.i.ss Syrrup of Myrtills as much as will make an Ecligma or Loch with fine white sugar and plantin water leaving out the conserve and syrrup you may make Lozenges Rice-broath is good 7. If Diarrhaea cometh through Rheumatick matter see the Chapter of Catarrhus CHAP. XL. LIENTERIA is a certain lightnesse 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or smoothnesse of the bowels even like as there chanceth a scarre on the outside of the body in this disease the bowels do not hold the meat but let it slide away before it be changed or perfectly digested in the same likeness that it was eaten It is caused oftentimes through a grievous flux Dysenteria by name going before Causa which causeth deep exulceration of the bowels and consequently scarres now the mouthes of the veines which draw nourishment from the bowels being obstructed and the bowels being become smooth will not suffer meats to be distributed but let them slide out before they be altered this disease is many times caused through debility of the vertue retentive in the stomach also sometimes when dropsie water is avoyded by the belly this flux Lienteria followeth Whatsoever causeth this flux Signa the sick do taste or feel no meat there is an evill plight of the body their excrements are pale cruid raw whitish unequal and very watery not mixt with blood or choller he feeles a burning all over the sides loathing of meat if soure belchings do happen it is a good sign the meats abide some while in the stomach For the cure let him be sparing of drink Curatio for much is forbidden in all fluxes 1. If it be ingendred through weaknesse of the virtue of the stomach search the cure in its proper Chapter as in Imbecill Stomachi Diarrhaea and the following Chapter But to be short minister those things that restrain and strengthen the stomach and bowels as syrrup of wormwood mints and wormwood wine Oleum is good use outwardly oyle of mastick wormwood mints and myrtills make the poultis that is set down in the former Chapter and strew on the powder of Cinamon Cloves Galingale Baulaustia or red Roses 2. Those that have a scarre the eating of sharp things are profitable for that it causeth a Refrication and rubbing upon the scarre it renueth natural heat therefore use scouring things with restrictive medicines with the meat use vergis the juyce of soure pomegranates lemonds or the syrrup of the same or of unripe grapes also a clyster of the decoction of Balaustia Clyster sloes French pruines unripe grapes and such like some Authours do much commend vinegar to receive the fume upon hot tile stones others the fume of Frankincense Laud paracel and Amber to be an excellent thing but in all fluxes Laudanum paracel judicially administred two or three graines is said to be a most sure help Actuarius Diacodion Weckerus Also for the same purpose Actuarius his Diacodion is wondrous proper the making of which you shall find in Weckerus his antidotary lib. 2. p. 786. After purging with Aloes or Rhubarb or Clysters you must strengthen the ventricle with this Opiat following ℞ Opiat Riverius Conservae ros antiquae ℥ vj. theriacae opt ʒ vj. mivae cydonior quantum satis Fiat opiata de qua capiat ℥ ss manè nihil superbibendo River lib. 5. cap. 4. Lastly make this oyntment following ℞ Ol. amyg amar arum ℥ .iij. ol nard cham Vnguentū Rondeletius an ℥ .j. vini albi ℥ i. ss decoquantur leviter quibus adde cerae q. s terebin abietinae ℥ ss spicae celticae schenant Cyperi galangae an ʒ.j seminis apii petro an ʒ ss fiat unguentum ungatur regio ventris circa umbilicum Nam in illis partibus obstructiones aperiendae sunt Rondel lib. 3. cap. 19. CHAP. XLI DYSENTERIA 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is an exulceration of the bowels being tormented and fretted very much with pain some reckon four kindes of Dysenteria 1. The first is when blood is sent forth by circuit through some part of the body being cut off or through some
arb Lupines Pistatium bitter Almonds Spicknard Stoecades Gentian root of Plantin the seed and leaves dried juyce of Anagallis the female succorie Alkekendgi Endive and Bruscus especially the decoction of these Curcum also Curcuma is good If the disease be inveterate use purging with Rhubarb pills and bleeding Venae sectio is good when the hollow part of the liver is vexed purge by the belly If the embossed part of the liver be vexed purge by urine but this Electuary following is good â„ž Electuariâ—â—on Rad. Ireos Camoepiteos sem anisi Apium anaÊ’ ij AsaronÊ’ ij.ss Cinnamomi zingiberis cammomeli Carawayseeds of either one dram Stoecades gentian and horehound of either two drams with oximel Scilliticium make an Electuary it purgeth vehemently by urine or â„ž Conservae fol. absinthii capill ven flor Opiata Riverius tamarisci an â„¥ j conser rad enulae camp cortic citri conditi an â„¥ ss myrabolan condit n. j. nucis moschat condit Ê’.iij confect alkerm. Ê’.ij pulver elect diarrhod abbatisÊ’ j salis absinthii Et tamarisci ana ℈ .ij. croci ℈ .j. ambrae griseae ℈ ss cum syrrupo conditurae citri fiat opiata River lib. 6. cap. 3. Lastly steel is an excellent opener CHAP. XLVIII HEPATIS INFLAMMATIO there is Causa as well as in other members and through the same causes that they be ingengred of If the liver be vexed with inflammation Sâ—gna there is felt pain and heavinesse all over the right side with swelling in the place he hath a sharp fever a small and drie cough insatiable thirst abhorring of meats difficulty of breathing the tongue is first red and after that black vomiting pure choller the body is costive the colour of the body is changed like Icterus they have the hicket In their fit they rave voyding forth sharp urine The inflammation that chanceth through causes in the crooked and hollow parts of the liver have the foregoing symptoms but if ingendred in the outward and round part of the liver it causeth greater pain in drawing breath and a greater cough than the other And sometime the Muscles leaning upon the liver be inflamed causing the skin round about to be stretched with swelling sometimes a swelling fashioned like the liver which is a true signe In the beginning open the liver vein Curatio Venae sectio which hath society with vena causa draw out a large quantity Clyster if nothing forbid the next intention must be to administer a cooling clyster foment with oyle of Quinces and Roses putting to it odoriferous wine Ceratum Ceratum Santalinum is good remember that restrictive things do exceed those that mollifle and loosen when the heat is vehement on the contrary when it decreases let those that mollify exceed the other beware you do not apply things cold but warm them a little Fomentatio foment with the decoction of wormwood mellilot red roses cammomel dill plantin endive and in vehement pain juyce of liqueris in hot water or juyce of endive with honey Vietus ratio for their diet Ptisan and chicken broath in the first boyle Apium in the second parsley also barley broath is good If the inflammation change to suppuration the aforesaid signes will increase as paines fever Decoctio Cataplasma ravings c. for this boyle figges in water and give him of it to drink Also take the root of AlthaeaÊ’ i. ss fenegreek and linseed ana Ê’ ij leaves of Althaea and mallows ana M. ij dry figges No. vj. boyle them in water untill they wax soft bruise them and make a cataplasme you may adde root of white lillies flowers of cammomel and mellilot to help break it so we use doves dung and mustard seed c. that draw to the superficies some with the decoction of polya sumitory roots of Camedrios c. when it s broken minister water of honey or decoction of Cicers If the matter avoyd by the veines provoke urine If by the belly purge gently with Goats whey and Cassia fistularis and clysters after that glutinate and joyn up Outwardly apply this Cataplasme â„ž Farinae hordei â„¥ .iv. rosa rubr santal Cataplasma Fontanus omnium seminis endiviae scariolae absynth mino an Ê’.ij succi endiviae q. s fiat cataplasma Vt artis est applicandum regioni jecoris Vel â„ž Oleirosati myrthill an â„¥ .ij. olei anethi â„¥ j. Fomentatio Fontanus aceti parum foveatur pars tepide Vel â„ž Succi endiviae aut cichorii Linimentum vel utriusque â„¥ i.ss nenupharini â„¥ .iij. cerae albae aceti parum fiat linimentum Fonta lib. 3. cap. 15. CHAP. XLIX LIENIS INFLAMMATIO Causa the spleen is nexed with inflammation as oft as hot blood flowes thither unnaturally It is known by heavinesse Signa and swelling of the left side which will not give place to the feeling also it 's known by pain stretching out of the place by burning heat and fevers and if abundance of humours rush in thither it is known by the greatnesse and swiftnesse of the ingendring the inflammation For the diet look Curatio into the foregoing Chapter First open the Salvatella vein Venae-sectio between the little and ring-singer wash the belly often with Clysters if he may not bleed this fomentation is good Fomentatio â„ž ol rosarum Cydoniorum an â„¥ ij ol cammomeli â„¥ .j. Aceti op â„¥ ss misce beware of applying any thing that is not first warmed the liver and spleen require one kind of medicine but the spleen the strongest Alwayes commix vinegar with something that is acceptable to the spleen If the spleen tendeth to suppuration and rotting you shall find plenty of remedies in the foregoing Chapter Lastly â„ž Linimentum Platerus Ol. Rosacei â„¥ .ij. ol de absynthio vel nardini â„¥ j. ol Chamom vel de meliloto â„¥ ss Satal omniumÊ’ j Spicae â„¥ ss cerae q. s fiat linimentum CHAP. L. LIENIS SCIRRHVS Inflammation of the spleen not rightly cured draweth together a hard swelling of the spleen Causa The cause is a certain humour cleaving stubbornly to the spleen but it is when hardnesse ingendreth without inflammation in over-much swelling It is easily known by touching Signa of what cause soever it be His diet must be easie of digestion Curatio Victus ratio Exercitium he may drink pure wine being without all restriction exercise before meat is excellent strong potions are good root of capers are good Harts-tongue the root and herb of Tamariscus sodden in vinegar or oximel juyce of centory drunk the decoction of bitter lupines rew and pepper Iron often quenched in wine is a convenient remedy if a fever quench it in Posca steele is commended also wormwood Cassia Chalybs Aniseeds c. you may make a fomentation with the symples above mentioned oyle of capers lillies and ireos are good Vng
Dialthaeae fenegreek linseed Goose-grease Hens and Badgers grease Gum Ammoviacum Bdellium and Galbanum being first dissolved in vinegar are good Opoponax myrrhe and frankincense of these may be made Cerates Cucurbia culae Some commend cupping-glasses Si non adest febris dentur species diacurcumae trochisci de capparibus de absynthio rhabarbara c. CHAP. LI. OBSTRVCTIO LIENIS Causa It chanceth not only through weaknesse of the attractive vertue in the spleen but also through stopping of the passage from the liver unto the spleen after that naughty blood is distributed over the whole body it being corrupt and inclineth to blackness and sometimes hath uncurable ulcers the causes are the same with that of Obstructio hepatis It is known by heaviness on the left side Signa by the colour of the face difficulty of breathing and troublesome dreams The diet with plenty of remedies Curatio you shall find in the Chapter of obstruction of the liver but remember the spleen requires strong medicines and hath need of preparatives before purging the purging medicines you shall find in the former Chapter Lastly ℞ Electuarium Sennertus Conserv borrag cichor flor genist an unc j. rad condit helenii cort citri condit an unc ss pulv cortic tamarisci cinamomi an ʒ.j spicaeʒ ss cum syrrupo borag f. Electuarium Si libet potest chalybis praeparati ℥ ss addi ℞ Vnguentum Flor. genist unc iij. butyri sine sale axung porcian lb. ss cerae parum f. s a. unguentum Sennert Tom. 2. lib. 3. part 4. cap. 3. CHAP. LII ICTERITIA 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is nothing but a shedding of yellow choller or of melancholy over all the body sometimes over the skin the liver being safe Causa It is caused sometimes through corruption of blood without a fever or through biting of venemous beasts and so the blood is made chollerick sometimes through diseases of the spleen and also weakness of the bladder may be the cause or through obstruction and debillity of the vessels whose mouthes are derived from the gall to the liver When choller burst out to the skin Signa by reason of a good Crisis in fevers the excrements and urine be of natural colour 1. If there be heaviness under the right side it signifies inflammation of the liver by whose violence the blood is changed and sent over all the body If no fever and yet heaviness under the right side white excrements are avoyded in them judge obstruction in the passages of the bladder If such egestions come forth without heaviness the attractive vertue from the liver or the expulsive vertue which driveth out to the bomels is weak and sometimes chollerick humours be sent out abundantly with the urine making the froath as yellow as saffron 2. If melancholy be sent to the skin together with the blood they be vexed with sadness gnawing in the belly difficulty of breathing abhorring of meat voyding black urine and dung being costive but contrary if yellow choller causeth the Jaundies indeed the whites of the eyes and face do betoken the cause however there is a sluggishness in either and their veines under the tongue are swelled 1. If caused of a good Crisis Curatio Oleum when the fever is ended use a moyst and extenuating diet use frictions with oyles of Cammomel Dill c. 2. If through biting of a venemous beast you must search the cure in some other Chapter following the cure is much like that of the biting of a mad dog 3. If through distemper or inflammation of the liver look into the proper Chapters 4. If through obstruction of the bladder Venae-sectio use blood-letting and purging If the liver be affected open the Basiltea If the spleen cut the vein in the left arm Clyster make clysters with Endive Hore-hound Agrimony Maiden-haire Wormwood seeds of Anise fennel parsley sperage the roots of liqueris Apium and fennel oyles of Dill Cassia hiera picra Electuarium è succo rosarum Purgatio purgations are best providing you use clysters first and broath with some of the symples above said Vinum also wine that is thin and not very old The infusion of Rhubarb with Cassia and syrrup of roses is excellent also this drink following take liqueris Decoctio and raisons ana ℥ ij pruins a quarter of a pound French barley ℥ i. ss cellindine langdebene sorrel endive succory and Dandelyon ana M. j. boyle them in a sufficient quantity of water at the latter end of the boyling adde Curcumaʒ Curcuma ij or ʒ iij. bruised drink a quarter of a pint last at night and first in the morning if they have need of a strong purgation Take Diaprunum ℥ ss or ʒ vi in possit ale or ℞ Potio purgans Diaprunum elect è succo rosar an ʒ ij Syrrup rosar rhubarb ana ℥ ss decoct com q. suff f. potio 5. If through disease of the spleen turn to the Chapter of Melancholia obstructio hepatis lienis The juyce of horse-radish with white-wine is good you may pick many remedies out of the foregoing words in this Chapter rosemary boyled in the former oyls to bathe with is good Also Chalybs prepared ℥ .j. Infusio dissolved in white-wine pinte j. and drunk a little at a time is excellent CHAP. LIII CACHEXIA 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is an evill disposition of body being spread abroad with weariness and all over the flesh is loose and waxeth soft For the most part it is caused of a long sickness Causa also it followeth when some intraile is hardened especially the hardness of the liver and spleen also in a continual Dysenteria and the disease called Caliacus morbus or through letting of some accustomed excretion The whole body is made whitish and weak Signa his legs being scarce able to bear him in the beginning appetite remaineth but afterward followes abhorring of meat their breathing seldom and weak the belly sending out unequal excrements old men and children are chiefly taken with this disease which soon perish through weakness of the vital faculty If it continue long it turneth into the dropsie A thin and dry diet is best wine that is white Curatio Victus ra tio thin and odoriferous is best If nothing forbid draw away a little blood at several times if it happen through retention of Hemroyds or Menstruis But in them that abound with vitious humours bleeding is hurtfull and purging is better after purging use exercise deambulations frictions with linnen and oyles Exercitiū some commend waters springing from Allum Salt-peter and sulpher a potion of wormwood is commended also this powder following Take nutmegs mace saffron of either two peniworth Pulvis powder them fine and adde a quarter of a pound of sugar and three peniworth of prepared steel if it turn into the dropsie turn to
continual provoking to piss It is caused through the sharpnesse of urine Causa or by exulceration of the bladder inflammation or an impostume of the liver or reines which being broken and sending the filth to the bladder through the shar pness it causeth continual desire to pisse In old men sometimes sharp humours is the cause Sharpness is known when the urine is chollerick and gnawing about the bladder Signa An exulceration of the bladder an impostumation of the liver and reines are known by the signes mentioned in their proper Chapters For the cure Curatio in aged persons some commend exceeding much as Galen lib. 5. Galenus Terebinthina Cassin Phlebotomia Clyster Turpintine washed in plantine water If there be sharp humours with inflammation and a young body bleed and purge with Cassia in whey but beware of hot things and many diureticks Clisters are good of Mallowes purslain violets cucumber seed beware of salt things and sharp things Lac. also hot milk indeed is the best thing to asswage pain to the former clyster adde Althea water-lillies in the boyling and Cassia fistula sugar oyle of violets and roses in the streining Lastly Aq. sperm ranarum Aqua spermat ranarum is most excellent Yet these emulsions following are much commended by Gorraeus in his Treatise de formul Gorraeus remed pag. 158. ℞ Emulsio Quatuor seminum frigidorum majorum recentium mundatorum anaʒ iij vel ℥ ss amygdalarum dulcium excorticatarum in aqua frigida ℥ .j. terantur omnia in mortario lapideo cum aqua fontis prius cocta fiat colatura ad lb.j. quae in vase vitreo servetur Vel ℞ Emulsio Gorraeus Seminis papaveris albi quatuor seminum frigidorum majorum aut amygdalarum dulcium ana ℥ ss terantur in mortario cum aqua decoctionis liquiritiae quantum sufficit in colatura dissolve syrrupi violati capilli vener is myrtillorum ana ℥ .j. fiat mulsio pro duabus vicibus capiat manè horis quatuor ante prandiolum CHAP. LXVIII VRINAE INCONTINENTIA is an involuntary pissing by reason of the palsie of the bladder 1. Causae The muscle Sphincter being resolved through coldness and moysture or the nerves that spring from os sacrum being ill affected the urine goeth away against the will of the patient Galenus Galen defineth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The way of the humours in the veines 2. Besides imagination which doth chiefly work in us when we are asleep there happeneth also a laxness of the round muscle caused by the abundance of urine and the sharpness thereof do provoke urine as that some persons pisse their bed For the first Curatio a purgation of the infusion of seane and Agarick 1. A bag of primula veris Ina arthretica Sacculus Salvia majorana ex floribus Anthos Stacados and cammomel which may be applyed to the pubes perinaeum and also to the loines also anoynt those places with oyles de castoreo costi Oleum cinnamomi vulpis remember to make that strengthening decoction set down in paralysis Decoctio but make it with wine you may inject the oyls and waters of sage primroses rew Injectio and Stecados promise no short cure for it ever proves long and difficult 2. For the latter some use Pil. de quinque gener Pilulae myrobolanorum or you may infuse two dragmes of rhubarb in the decoction aforesaid or a clyster wherein dissolve Oleum nervale Pulvis some commend Vesica capre suis Tauri being dried in an oven and powdered and ʒ j. or two given in wine or the decoction aforesaid Aetius Aetius commends the lungs of a goat to be rosted and eaten fasting a mornings the testicle of a hare boyled in wine the wine to be drunk and the stones eaten It is a common thing and confirmed by Galen to give Farcimen ex muribus Galenus FINIS 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 CHAP. I. LIB II. EPHEMERA in Greek 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Diaria febris in Latin in English one day fever The Patient having but one fit and so for the most part finished in one day of his own nature It is the spirit or breath that is inflamed Galenus Galen calleth it A simple fever A fever properly is an unnaturall heat Definitio febris which taking his beginning at the heart is spread by the arteries and veines into the whole body and doth let and hurt the operation of it Now of simple fevers some reckon three kinds an unnatural heat ingendred in the spirits of breath causeth Ephemera or Diaria as aforesaid whereof be two kinds that is Ephemera Simpliciter or Diaria Secondly Diaria plurium dierum otherwise called Synochus non putrida enduring three or four dayes unnatural heat ingendred in the humours causeth Putrida febris a rotten fever they do not in two places within the vessels and that two wayes for either all the humours do putrifie and rot equally and cause a fever called Synochus putrida or one only humour putrifieth and so causeth a continual fever If there be putrifaction of choller it causeth a continual Tertian or a burning fever If of flegme it causeth a continual Quotidian If of melancholy it causeth a continual Quartan If they rot without the vessels then they cause an intermitting fever for if there be putrefaction of choller it causeth an intermitting Tertian If of flegme that is sweet an intermitting quotidian exquisite and pure If of flegm that is glasen it causeth Epialos Epialos If of melancholy an intermitting fever Quartan The cause of Ephemera is Causa when as the breath is inflamed and heat above nature without any putrefaction or rottennesse also through watchings crudities lack of digestion sadnesse fear vehement care of mind kernels in the throat and such like which heat and inflame the spirits and the whole body 1. The signes are six first Signa the pulse are greater swifter and oftner 2. Secondly their urine is like a haile bodies urine 3. Thirdly their heat is gentle and easie 4. Fourthly the fever endeth on a sudden 5. Fifthly there wants evill symptomes as pain of the head stomach c. 6. Sixthly they are alwayes ingendred of an outward cause 1. If watching be the cause there is heaviness of the eyes swartness of the face 2. If of anger there is rednesse of the face and eyes with a swift pulse 3. If care and sorrow be the cause there is a noughty colour heaviness of the body hollowness of the eyes swartness of the face 4. If of Sun-burning the head is hot and their veines sometimes puffed up 5. If through cold there followes distillations and Rhumes 6. If of wearinesse the skin is dryer 7. If through drunkennesse and hunger it is known by the telling of the sick 8. If through swelling about
immoderate heat and cold in all the parts of his body at the same time Forpart of the humour which is not as yet putrefied being spread by the veines engendreth the rigour or cold But the other rotten part of the humour engendreth the fever so that they are hot outward and cold inward Lipyria is a fever much like Epialos 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 you may have both their cures out of the Chapter of Quotidiana febris which is as followeth First administer this clyster Curatio Clyster â„ž Parietariae mercurialis cammomeli meliloti Rad. enulae campanae Peoniae Gentianae Chamaedrios Chamaepitios flor anthos Staecados ana M. ss Absynthii Hyssopi Thymi origani sem anisi faeniculi calamenthae anaÊ’ ij fiat decoctio in colaturae librae una dissolve sacchari rubri â„¥ j. Diaphaenici aut Hierae aut benedictae laxativaeÊ’ vj. olei cammomeli anethini ana â„¥ i.ss fiat enema Secondly Vomitus a vomit made with the juyce of Asaon and oximel and given before the fit is a sure help To drink oximel simplex with oximel scilliticum or if rest be wanting with syrrup of poppies Haustus is good If you see cause procure a sweat with possetale wherein is boyled Carduus benedict centory and liqueris when the humours are extenuated provoke urine with broath wherein is boyled smalledge parsley and fennel roots The juyce of Horse-radich in whey is excellent for the same purpose stomach pills are good also anoynt his back with oyle of flower-delice or dill Ceratum and use ceratum stomachale with oyle of nutmegs and give him syrrup of wormwood sometimes And it is held for certain that a dragme of old Treakle Diaphoreticus or mithridate the body being purged given in pure white-wine before the fit doth cure the same Lastly if you see cause give him this potion â„ž DiaphaeniconÊ’ ij jalap benedict lax Potio purgans anaÊ’ ss Syrrup de rhab. â„¥ ss decoctio q. s.f potio CHAP. X. HECTICA FEBRIS 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is anunnatural heat kindled not onely in the spirits and humours but also in the sound and fleshly parts The Patient is not sensible of the fever nor of any pain It is caused for the most part of burning fevers continuing long Causa also great evacuations may be the cause A feverous heat invades the dewy or alimentary humour called Cambium and at length consumes the humidity that is contained in the body of the heart melting fevers the Greeks call Marasmos There may be felt heat if you lay your hand on them Their urine is thin cruide white Signas and pale at last oylie a drie cough a slack and hard pulse It is called Hectick by reason of the drie Artery their hands and feet are hotter after meales then before their stomach sticketh almost to the ribs the face is leady at last he is like a ghost his eyes hollow his nose sharp his haires fall his legges swell and lastly a flux of the belly then judge that death is nigh It is called a fever Hectic so long as natural humidity is reserved when that is consumed then is called Marasmos The whole cure consists in cooling and moystning Curatio â—tisanae Victus Ratio let him eat ptisan also flesh of kids feasants birds of mountains cocks stones capons flesh reer-egges lettice endive cichory gourds spinach mallowes cherries strawberries pruines pomegranets melons milk is extreamely commended if it be not compounded with another fever Aq. sperm ranar. is excellent Clyster beware of purging if need be give cooling and moystning clysters adding the marrow of cassia fistula The syrrups of violets purslain water-lillies and poppies are good so are gellies also lambs heads and calves feet boyled in the decoction for clysters Let four young men take a sheet and dip it in cold water in aqua sperm ranarum so I conceive to be farre better and lay the Patient in it and immediately tumble him into another into a third and so into a fourth also to dippe or plunge him into cold water is commended and then to wipe him softly with soft linnen cloathes and to anoynt his body with oyle of roses Galen much extolleth it â„ž Epithema pro corde Aqua violarum nenupharis lactucae ana â„¥ iij. aceti â„¥ ss rosar rub triasant anaÊ’ j pul diamargaris Ê’ ss sem portulacae gr iij. croci ℈ ss fiat epithema pro corde Apply it to the Region of the heart â„ž Epithema Aqua lactucae â„¥ .ij. aceti â„¥ .j. Diarrhodon AbbatisÊ’ i.ss eboris â„¥ ss portulacae ℈ ss fiat Epithema Apply it to the liver Historia Pollio Romulus being above a hundred yeares old Divus Augustus asked him by what means he kept his strength of body and mind he answered Intus mulso foris oleo that is I keep me moyst with mulso within and oyle I anoynt upon my skin Asses milk is good some commend bleeding but not above two or three ounces at a time Lastly Marasmos is not to be cured 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for even as to poure oyle into a lamp where is no week nor match is nothing else but oleum operam perdere so in vain we strive to restore to nature that solid substance being by heat consumed and taken away If you want more look into the Chapter of Ptisis Lastly â„ž Cons ros antiquae â„¥ .j. trochisc de carabe Mixtura Forrestus de terra sigil anaÊ’ i. ss cum syr de portulaca q. s fiat mixtura Forrestus lib. 4. Tom. 1. observa 9. CHAP. XI SEMITERTIANA Febris 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Haemitritaeon in Greek in English Half a tertian It s framed of a continual quotidian and of an intermitting tertian Causa It is caused through putrified flegme that is mixed with rotten choller They altogether tremble and shake daily Signa being often troubled with unquietnesse bitternes watchings thirst of the mouth with lassitude From flegm proceeds the cold from choller a light succession But from both trembling He is farre more grievous than a terrian Hippocrates Hippocrates saith its deadly because it leaveth no time to nature to nourish the body concoct hurtful humours and repaire strength so that they have often syncops when the tertian exceeds the quotidian there is vehement cold in the augmenting of the fit Also more burning yellow choller is sent forth by vomit or stoole If the quotidian exceeds the tertian there is cold in the extreame parts but little shaking and lesse heat If of like force it comes with horror and shaking then it is an exquisite Hemitrice fever The remedies must be mixed against choller Curatio and flegme The stomach strengthened and the liver cooled search the Chapters of Tertiana Quotid and Tertiana notha febris CHAP. XII FEBRIS PESTILENTIA 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Causa is a disease which hapneth unto many Having
with washt Venus-turpentine and let him take three over night and four in the morning for a week together 5. Emplastrū Also Emplastrum sticticum is very good to lay to his back spread on leather give him with his meats the seeds of Agnus castus and the leaves of rew Aq. sperm ranarum to eat purslaine and drink spawne-water will be good to extinguish seed Let him lye on his side And lastly he must eschew and exclude all thoughts belonging to carnal copulation and ℞ Succi myrtillorum vel succi foliorum myrti Linimentum Montanus plantaginis ana ℥ .ij. succi sempervivae ℥ .j. unguenti sandalini ℥ .ij. cum modico cerae albae reformetur linimentum pro renibus Montanus de renum vesicae affectionibus Consilium 301. pag. 738. CHAP. XVII CELE in Greek 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ramex and Hernia in Latin of the barbarous writers Ruptura there be seven kinds or nine 1. Enterocele or Ramex intestinorum 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is when the Peritonaeum do break and the bowels fall down into the Cods 2. Bubonocele or Ramex inguinis 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is when the bowels do cleave or stay above the privie members 3. Hydrocele or Ramex aquosus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is when a watery humour is gathered into any part of the filmes or skin of the Cods 4. Sarcocele 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or Ramex carnosus is when there groweth hard flesh within the coats and tunicles of the stones 5. Epiplocele or Ramex omenti 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is when the kall or filme that laps in the bowels do fall down into the Cods 6. Enteroepiplocele or Ramex omenti intestini is when the bowels do slip down with the filme 7. Cirsocele or Ramex varicosus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is when the veines which nourish the stones are spread abroad and swollen out of measure on heaps 8. Ramex ventosus Physocele or Hernia ventositatis is when wind is gathered into the skin of the Cods 9. Hyrophysocele or Ramex ventosus aquosus when wind and water is gathered into the filmes of the Cods They are caused by some violent accident Causa as a stroak leaping crying fall or lifting which do break the peritonaeum and so cause Ramex intestinorum or stretch it out more then it ought to be and so cause Ramex inguinis Or the vessels joyned together and increasing in the Cods or the vessels being broak and slidden down sendeth blood thither which being changed into a watery or wheyish substance causeth Ramex aquosus Ramex carnosus is caused through a stripe or blow upon the stone or stones The cause of the other ruptures are evident by their descriptions The signes of the two first is a manifest swelling in the Cods Signa or above the privie members It goeth back slowly but rolleth down quickly also the swelling is very great The signes of a watery humour is a swelling without pain firm and shining like the colour of the humour as dregs of blood or the like If it be on both sides of the Cods it s then a double rupture The signes of Ramex carnosus is hardnesse somtimes like a kernel and thenthere is neither colour sense nor feeling But if the humour be of a wicked nature then pricking pain doth vexe him You must lay the Patient upright Curatio yet so as his head may be lower then his buttocks and separate his legges then put up the bowels by little and little then keep them up by convenient trusses and ligaments But if the place adjoyning to the Cods or privie members be inflamed and very painful so that thereby the bowels are made disobedient to go up then you must use foments and liniments made with mallowes cammomel dill linseed fennegreek Fomentati and nourish the place with wooll dipt in oyle Also take Emplastrum ad Herniam spread some on a piece of lether and apply it Emplastrū let it lye on seven dayes being bound fast with his truss and let him give himself rest for thirty dayes this is an excellent help Also make a decoction with comfry roots plantin myrtill seed pomegranat flowers Decoctio and leaves of laurel boyle them in red wine and water of plantin and then sweeten it with sugar For a watery rupture look into the Chapters of the dropsies as Ascites c. A perfect rupture coming by the breaking of the Peritonaeum in men of full growth seldom admits of cure A certain chyrurgion did use to beat a loadstone into fine powder Historia and give of it to children in a little pap and then he anoynted the groine with honey and then strewed on it the fine filings of Iron this he did for 10 or 12 dayes together keeping up the bowels straight with a truss Thus have you had directions for the curing of the first second third fifth and sixth As for the fourth rupture it s more properly a chirurgious work Paraeus and if you please you may take Parey for your guide so likewise for the seventh As for the eighth and ninth look into the Chapters of the dropsies There is also Hernia Humoralis generated by the confused mixture of many humours in the Cod Hernia humoralis or between the tunicles which involve the testicle And there is Pneumatocele which is a flatulent tumour in the Cod Pneumatocele being round and shining both of them are cured by medicines which dissolve and trusses to keep up the Cods from falling Vnguentū Also clysters And take Helder cammomel fetherfew betony great valerian chickweed sention mercury hemlock smallage gomepheny and cellindine ana M j. chop them small boyle them in p. iij. of May butter and two penny worth of neats-foot oyle bathe the Cod with it or ℞ Fomentatio Forrestus Cumini baccarum lauri seseli rnt ana ℥ .j. fiat decoctio in vino leniter astringente lixivio foveatur pars Forest Tom. 1. lib. 27. obs 25. CHAP. XVIII MENSIVM SVPPRESSIO Causa is either naturally or against nature If naturally the woman is vexed with no grief of the body nor yet of the wombe If against nature it happeneth either through grossnesse or slendernesse of body the former have but little blood the latter no superfluous blood in them Also grosse blood bleeding at the nose c. sweating continual vomiting fluxes of the belly hardnes scars or a peece of flesh ingendred in the mouth of the matrice may be the cause also carelesness fear and sorrow There is heaviness a desire to vomit Signa abhorring of meat paines about the loynes thighes neck eyes and head sometimes fevers and blackish urine made with difficulty 1. A cold distemper is known by dulness a white and leady colour in the face and a watery thin and greenish urine 2. A hot distemper of
fulness is known by vehement paine about the loynes and privie members with swollen veines 1. For a cold distemper turn back to lib. 1. Curatio Sabina chap. 25. pag. 52. for a poor body let the leaves of savine be boyled in wine and drunk or receive the fume of savine it will force them It doth also expell the dead child 2. In a hot cause bleed on the feet Venae sectio coole and moysten and give syrrup of steel And when the distemper is over then observe the former directions for fulness make a purgation with Diaphaenicon Hierapicra and benedicta laxativa Purgatio Amongst simples that provoke the terms are roots of parslay sperage seeds of smallege and fennel Anniseed nettles Also calamint Catalogus simplicium wormwood origan sothernwood mugwort peniroyal hyssop hore-hound rew motherwort Ireos laurel berries madder sage cummin-seed Enula campana root of Aristolochia and Savine of these may be made decoctions into which may be put a little sugar to drink 4. Also Castoreum Storax Galbanum frankincense Fumigatio Bdelium and Benzoine of these may be made suffumigations Also if you turn back to the eighth Chapter of this book Vin. Chaâ— lyb and the ninth page you shall find an excellent thing for this purpose even the steel wine to give the Patient of it evening and morning with the syrrup of the same and exercise This potion following is commended by Montanus in his Treatise Deaffectionibus uteri Montanus Consilium 308. pag. 749. â„ž Potio purgans Agarici praeparatiÊ’ ij RhabarbariÊ’ j infundantur in aqua betonicae per horas 24 fiat expressio fortis â„ž DiacatholiconisÊ’ ij ss Misce fiat potio brevis The same author praiseth Confect diacimini vel Diatrion pipereon vel aromat rosa and lastly Mithridate in white-wine CHAP. XIX MENLIV M fluxus immodici The Menstruis do chance to flow out of measure Causa through great or small vessels opened wide or broken also immoderate purgations and grievous travel in child-birth may be the cause If the greater vessels be broken Signa or open'd the bloodfloweth out gushing on heaps If the lesser it floweth out by little little If through eating or gnawing it floweth with great pain moreover there followeth a filthy colour the feet are puffed up with a light swelling having a weak body wlth their digestion and appetite corrupted First they must give themselves rest Curatio Venae-sectio Catalogus simplicium secondly if nothing forbid open a vein in the arm Amongst restrictives are Balaustia Aypocischis Acatia knot-grass both the consolidaes plantin barberries roses myrtills harts-tongue burnt quinces of these may be made decoctions for juleps in a hot cause they may be boyled in the waters of some of the simples adding thereto in the streining Syrrupus myrthinus and de rosis siccis In a cold cause boyle them in pure red wine The juyce of plantin or knot-grasse injected Injectio Galenus is much commended by Galen This electuary following is good â„ž Conservae ros antiquae â„¥ ss symphiti â„¥ j. Electuarium boli armeniÊ’ ij sanguinis draconis ambrae citrinae corallorum rubrorum ana ℈ j. cum syrrupo myrthino fiat elect Also the powder following is excellent â„ž Cornu cervini usti boli armeni terra sigillata Pulvis diamarfrigidi pul margaritarum lapidis hematitis ana ℈ i. ss misce fiat pulvis detur cum aqua plantaginis If you want more look into the Chapter of Dysenteria and other fluxes of blood as Sputum sanguinis c. Lastly these pills following are to be taken before meat to strengthen the stomach â„ž Aloes optimaeÊ’ x. mastiches chiae Ros Pilulae Fontanus Rubrarum anaÊ’ ij cum syrrupo Absynthites cogantur in Massam Nic. Fontanus lib. institut Phar. Sect. 9. cap. 11. CHAP. XX. FLVXVS MVLIEBRIS aut uteri fluor Causa This flux of the matrice is a continual distillation and flowing out for a long time the body purging its self The humour is red like putrefied blood Signa yet sometimes pure which noteth erosion or gnawing mattery white and sometimes watery the secret part is continually moyst with the humours being of divers colours She is ill coloured abhorreth meat her eyes are swollen and she breatheth difficultâ—y 1. Curatio Venae sectio For the red fluxe open a vein in the arm often drawing a little blood at a time and let her diet be restrictive 2. For the white flux if it have taken her but newly do not stop it If it have continued long let her give her self rest usinga drie diet what else is wanting may be supplyed out of the Chapter of Gonorrhaea 3. If sharp humours have ulcerated those parts look uteri exulceratio and Gonorrhaea virulenta in the Chapter of Lues venerea 4. For a pale and chollerick flux purge with the infusion of Rhubarb If melancholy abound Infusio purgans Potio purgans take Decoctio com â„¥ .vj. Syr. de fumaria epithimo ana â„¥ .j. Cassiae re extracta â„¥ ss fiat potio and let him use restrictive medicines as aforesaid in Chapter 19. c. Lastly â„ž Forestus Cons ros antiq â„¥ .i. ss diacydon sine spec â„¥ ss cons flor cichor â„¥ .j. pul triumsan corall Mixtura rub usti loti an Ê’.i.ss cum syr cotoneor fiat mixtura CHAP. XXI VTERI STRANGVLATIO seu suffocatio 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 otherwise called Hysterica passio It is a drawing of the womb to the upper parts as it were by a convulsive motion It is caused through the defluction either of seed being sometimes corrupted Causae or the flowers which causeth the womb to be swelled and the vessels and ligaments to be distended with fulnesse and pressing the Diaphragma causeth shortnesse of breathing Also the whites or some other humour or a tumour or a rotten impostume or some ill juyce putrefying and resolving into gross vapours may be the cause The womb removeth out of his seat and doth one while fall towards the liver another while towards the milt another while towards the midriffe stomach and downwards towards the bladder sometimes the child is very great that it press the midriff and so cause the fits When the fit is nigh Signa there is heavinesse of mind slowness paleness and sorrowfulness Being present there is a drowsiness also doting and a withholding of the instruments of breathing they wax dumb and draw up their legges and a moyst humour floweth out of the womb 1. If it assaile the guts the bowels make a noyse 2. If it trouble the stomach there is vomiting 3. If it assaile the brest and throat there is choaking 4. If the brain there is madnesse 5. If the heart there is swouning some sleep sound others talk foolishly others they breath so little that they seem dead 1. If you would know whether
she be dead or not take a smooth looking-glasse lay it or hold it before her mouth and nostrils if she breath though never so obscurely yet the glass will be duskey 2. Or take a fine downish feather and hold it likewise as aforesaid and it will by the trembling or shaking motion thereof shew that there is some breath and therefore life remaining in the body 3. But the surest way is to blow up sneesing powder but if no breath appear do not presently judge the woman for dead for the small vitall heat may be drawn into the heart and so not quite destitute of life but for the present nature is contented with transpiration only So flies gnats and pishmares or pismires live all winter without breathing 1. If it proceedeth from the corruption of the seed the accidents are more grievous and violent difficulty of breathing goeth before and shortly after comes the deprivation thereof And the whole habit of the body seems more cold then a stone She is a widow or a woman that her husband hath a long time been absent from her so that she hath great store of seed which causeth heavinesse of the head losse of appetite sadnesse and fear Also young maids that are prone to lechery abounding with blood and seed are often troubled with this disease so that if the abundance of seed be the cause they speak things that are to be concealed some laugh others weep and some sing But the peculiar signes if the midwife tickle her womb with her finger there comes away thick and grosse seed with much pleasure and delight as may be perceived by the Patient so that all symptomes do quickly vanish 2. It is very like it is caused by the suppression of the flowers if they had them very well formerly and on a sudden they stop and the fits likewise quickly follow after Look the cause of Mensium suppressio I mean the signe many do perish in the fit or within few houres after which happeneth when the pulse are swift and inordinate and then vanish clean away In the Fit place her on her back Curatio with her brest and stomach loose and her garments slack about her that she may breathe the more freely Some pull the haires of the secret parts using frictions below and fumes of cinnamon Lignum aloes Callam aromat lignum Aloes Ladanum Benzoin and storax An instrument may be made for this purpose with a tunnell on the top through which the fume may passe into the matrice Contrariwiwise to the nostrils Gum. galbanum Sagapenum Assafoetida ammoniacum Assa foetida the snuff of candle also haire old leather horse-hoofees and partridges feathers burnt are good If she be a married woman let her be strongly encountered by her husband who possibly may be the cause by not affording her due benevolence for one I knew once to be guilty of this crime and for no other end but because he was unwilling to have any more children by her so that the woman had undoubtedly perished in her most grievous fits if I had not perswaded him to relieve her which accordingly he did and she very suddenly recovered If she be a maid or widow let the midwife anoynt her finger with Oleum moschaetalinum Oleum or cloves or the best is a little amber greece or civet Sacculi and tickle the top of the neck of the wombe which Plato calleth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a craving creature Also to apply sitle bagges of motherwort origan cammomel peniroyal lavender and mugwort hot to her secret parts is a present remedy in the time of the fit And procure sneesing with Helleborus albus or pilletary with a little powder of Castoreum After the fit I have procured gentle vomiting with good successe and Castoreum drunk in wine is excellent Also open a vein on the foot Venae-sectio especially if the menstruis be stopped using other meanes also to procure them And administer this clyster following ℞ Clyster Bad. enulae campanae ℥ ss fol. absynth artemisiae pulegii matricar origani ana M. j. Baccharum lauri juniperi ana ℥ .iij. sem rutae anisi an ʒ.iij florum stoecados roris marini salviae centaur minor ana ℥ .iv. fiat decoctio cape colaturae li. j. in qua dissolve mellis anthosati sacchar rub hieraepicrae benedict lax ana ℥ .j. olei aneth ℥ i.ss misce fiat enema Lastly these pills following are excellent ℞ Pul. rad gentianae ℥ ss castoreiʒ ij pul rad Pilulae peoniaeʒ ij assafaetida ℥ ss ol junip. anisi ana gr 10. ol succini ℈ .j. cum theriac androm q. s fiat massa If you can get the mosse that groweth on a malefactors scull put in ℈ ij with the powder of the scull ʒ ij and then it will prove excellent good against Epilepsia If she have her fits mostly in the day let her take 3 or 4 pills every morning if in the night contrary Lastly ℞ Musci ℈ j. Galliae muscataeʒ j. Vnguentū Ruffus olei liliorum ℥ .ij. misce fiat unguentum Let the neck of the womb be anointed therewith And ℞ Castorei Galbani in aceto soluti ana ℥ ss Suffumiga tio Ruffus Sulphuris ℥ j. Assae foetidaeʒ j. Ruffus lib. 6. cap. 8. pag. 84. vel fol. 83. CHAP. XXII PROCIDENTIA VTERI 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or a falling down of the womb so that it sticketh out outwardly The cause is of falling from an high place Causae sore travel of child-birth or through the unskilfulnesse of the mid-wife who draweth away the womb with the childe or with the secundine cleaving fast thereunto Also a tenasmus may be the cause or whatsoever weightily presseth down the Diaphragma or the muscles of the Epigastrium or setting on a cold stone Therefore what thing soever resolve relax or burst the ligaments or bands whereby the wombe is tyed are supposed to be causes of the accident There is felt pain in the entrails loynes or os sacrum Signa And a tractable tumour at the neck of the womb It is sometimes seen hanging out of the bignesse and form of goose egge like a peece of red flesh If that hangeth out be putrified Curatio it must be cut away being first tied and the rest seared with a cautery Paulus and others testifie that some women have lost the greater part others all their womb and yet have lived very well after it If it hangeth down between the thighs it is hard to cure yet place her on her back her buttocks and thighes being lifted up and her legges drawne back then anoint with oyle of sillies Fomentatio If it be swelled use a fomentation of mallowes Althaea and fennegreek then thrust it up gently with your finger into its place whilest the woman draw her breath as as if she supt something then wipe away the oyle and foment with an astringent decoction made
olei liliorum â„¥ ij ol rutae â„¥ j. vitell ovor no. salis com Ê’ ij fiat enema Vel. â„ž Potio purgans Diaphoen Ê’.ij elect è succo rosarumÊ’ iij polcath Ê’.j bened laxÊ’ ss vini albi q. s fiat potio Both the clyster and this may serve for the strongest body You may diminish the quantities as you shall see cause If there be inflammation make use of the common decoction instead of the wine Vomitus Also Pilul arthritic is good vomiting is commended and sweating with the decoction of Guaiacum and Sarsaeparilla If heat molest bath first with vinegar and then with oyle of roses For attractives use emplasters of pitch Euphorbium and turpentine Also bathe with oyle of sage Oleum rosemary and ung Aregon and if no inflammation â„ž Cantharid quibus detractae sunt alaeÊ’ ij VesicatoriuÌ„ stavisag Ê’.ij.ss euphorb Ê’ ss sinapiÊ’ i. ss fermenti â„¥ ss incorporentur simul fiat vesicatorium If you please you may adde mel anacardinum or turpentine black sope the whites of egges Hippocr commends actual cauteries Fomentations that ease pain are good and a sheep or cats skin If you want more search the following Chapter CHAP. XXXI ARTHRITIS in Greek 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in Latin Articularis morbus the joynt sicknesse It is a disease harming the substance of the joynt by the falling downe of a virulent matter indued with a maligne and venenate quality accompanied by four humours There are ten in number 1. Siagonagra of Siagon a jaw 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is when the virulent matter falleth upon the joynt of the Jaw 2. Trachelagra of Trachelos 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is that which affecteth the neck 3. Rhachisagra of Rhachis the spine is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 when it troubles the back-bone 4. Omagra of Omos the joynt of the shoulder is when it molests the shoulders 5. Cleisagra of Cleis 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is when it affects the joynts of the collar bones 6. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Pechyagra so called for Pechys which signifieth the elbow 7. Chiragra of Cheir a hand 8. Gonagra of Gony the knee 9. Podagra so called for that the Greeks term the foot Pous this gout is most hard to help 10. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ischias so called for that the Grecks term the Hip Ischion of this gout I have treated of in the former Chapter Abundance of raw humours is the cause of this disease Causa occasioned by immoderate diet and many other causes which is to be found in the other Chapter Those humours that do abound and fasten in the joynts either be sanguine cholerick flegmatick or melancholious and sometimes ingendred of the commixtion of humours The humour causing the gout is different from that which causeth a Phlegmone edema Erysipilas or Scirrhus AetÃus for as Aetius saith it never cometh to suppuration like other tumors The reason I think is because it happeneth in parts destitute of blood As soon as it falleth into the spaces of the joynts Signa it causeth cruel pain one while with heat as if they were burnt another while with extream cold Such as have this disease hereditarily can no more be freed therefrom then those in whom the matter of the disease is become knotty as Ovid saith well Tollere nodosam nescit medicina podagram The matter of the gout is a thin and virulent humour yet not contagious offending rather in quality then in quantity instigating the humours together with flatulent spirits prepared ready for defluction upon the affected parts do there cause extream paines that are intolerable 1. I read of a Gentlewoman that had many terrible fits by reason of a tumour scarce equalling the bignesse of a pease on the out-side of the joynt of the left hip In her fit she did cry and roar and rashly and violently threw her body this way and that way above her nature Thrusting her head between her legs and laid her feet on her shoulders as if she had been possessed with a devill being most violent when the tumor was touched yet all the quarter of an hour the fit held she had her senses and no inflammation no other swelling did appear At last a potential cautery was applyed to the grieved part or tumour and after the fall of the eschar very black and virulent sains flowed out which freed the woman ever after whence you may gather the malignity and venenate quality of the humour 2. The matter of the gout commeth for the most part from the liver or brain If from the brain it is flegmatick thin and clear it passeth out of the muscles skin and Pericranium as also through the large hole by which the spinal marrow the braines substitute is propagated into the spine by the coats and tendons of the nerves into the spaces of the joynts and it is commonly cold 3. That which proceeds from the liver is diffused by the great vein and arteries and participates of the nature of four humours 1. If it floweth from the head there is heaviness and dullnesse of the head with pain the functions of the minde are hurt by the malignity of the humour The musculous skin of the head swells with a certain oedematous tumor 2. If from the liver blood and choler bear the sway the veines are large and swollen the defluction is on a sudden and through crudities it degenerates into flegme and a wheyish humour if it degenerates into melancholy the gout resembles the nature of a Scirrhus but it is rare to be found 1. Melancholy causeth numnesse and a dull pain the gout being of a livid or blackish colour 2. A phlegmatick humour is also known by the colour being white like the neighbouring parts giving place to the finger it is cold and the urine thin and watery and the pain is not very sharp 3. The sanguine gout looks red and the veines are puffed up by it 4. The cholerick fiery or pale the pain is sharp like lancing he is eased by cooling things in the fit a fever taketh him he is thirsty and his urine yellow many many times if the choller be acrid a gangreen ceazeth on the affected part 5. If salt flegme there is itching gnawing and biting 1. A gout healed often leaves a palsie behind it 2. They oft desire venery which is hurtfull because it dissipates the spirits and weakeneth the nervous parts and exasperates the pain 3. The great heat dissolves the seminal matter which flowing to the genitals distends them 1. Curatio Theriaca Avicenna Treakle is commended in all Arthritical affects because it dries and wastes the malignity thereof so saith Avicen in lib. de ther. ad pisonem c. 15. 2. If blood be the cause cut a vein on the opposite part as if the right arm be troubled with a gouty inflammation Venae-sectio open the Sapheia on the right leg this is for
secondary essence of this difease is radicated in the natural constitution and also in the vital which are both vitiated in this affect The secondary essence hath a dependency upon the primary The secondary essence of this disease is likewise in the animal constitution which is that affection of the body consisting in the generation and due motion of the animal spirits by which is understood the excursion of them from the brain through the nerves like lightening and again their recourse back to the brain whereby they declare unto it what is perceived by the organs of the outward senses Now by reason the animal spirits have their passage through the first affected parts namely through the spinal marrow without the skull through the nerves from thence proceeding and through the parts into which those nerves are distributed and seeing that all these parts in this affect do labour with a cold distemper with a paucity and dulnesse of inherent spirits the animal constitution must needs be vitiated and the activity of the spirits in some degrees retarded and yet the sence is not vitiated for almost the gentlest motion of the nerves is sufficient for sence but not for motion because the latter requireth a greater strength and vigour of the nerves The parents may be troubled with Cachexia Causae Febris alba the dropsie the green-sicknesse which some call the white fever The scurvy French pox and the jaundies which corrupt the blood that cannot be changed into laudable and fruitful seed so that infants may borrow a disposedness from their parents to this affect But it cannot be comprehended under the species of an hereditary disease properly so called for that consisteth in the formation This disease according to its primary essence is a similary disease as before demonstrated 1. Yet in many children this disease doth fall under a second species of an hereditary disease improperly so called as when the parents are troubled with the diseases aforesaid There is also many times in the parents penury of natural spirits as happeneth after large evacuation in fluxes which wasteth the strength and is not repaired before coition especially a consumption or hectick fever a Gonorrhaea or a cold or a moist distemper of the genitall parts and womb or excessive sleepiness of the woman with child or slothfulness and ease may be the cause of this disease 2. A cold and moyst ayr doth powerfully contribute to this disease which easily happen to such children as are born near great Rivers Ponds or Meers So doth an extream hot and subtil ayr for that allureth forth and consumes the inherent spirits Also a plentiful diet may be the cause 3. Likewise a stupidity and sluggishnesse of the first affected parts a defect of motion and want of exercise immoderate sleep and on the contrary inordinate watching may be the cause Also things preternaturally retained as if choler abound and luxuriate in the body for it dissipates the natural spirits Likewise terrene dregs of the belly a sour humour and also flegm may be the cause immoderate sweating doth much dissipate the spirits Precedent diseases may be the cause as a phlegmatick Cachocymi Hepaticus fluxus A Cachexia a dropsie immoderate vomiting Lyentery Dysentery the Hepatical flux Diabetes excessive sweating a feeble appetite of the ventricle an obstruction or scirrhus of the mesentery sweet-bread spleen or liver also an opoplex palsie or lethargy It is possible for this disease to happen to those of full growth being conjoyned with another which is the primary cause although it seldom cometh to passe because of their continual exercise The magnitude of the head the leannesse of the joints the crookednesse of the shank bone or the elbow the inflexions of the joints and the sharpnesse of the brest do not accompany this disease presently but in process of time they bewray themselves there is a consumption of the parts which is onely a symptome and not a disease Some are so gently affected with this disease as you would scarce suppose them to be sick they ear they drink and sleep like those that are healthful only they play with more unchearfulnesse and shew forth some slight signs of sickness and yet by the only benefit of nature without any assistance of art they recover The Rachites degenerate often into a consumption a Hectick or into a slow putrid fever The usual companions of this malady are Hydrocephalus the fault of breeding teeth an Asthma Pthisis Hectica febris a slow and erratical fever and Ascites c. yet these may happen although the Rachites have not preceded Lastly such as have little or no dependance upon this affect are a malignant fever the French pox the scurvie and the strumatical affect which do sometimes associate this evil and yet they are all distinct from this The dogmatical signs relating to the animal actions are these Signa the looseness and softness of the parts the debility and languidness and finally the slothfulness and stupefaction 1. First a certain laxity and softness if not a flacciditie of all the first affected parts is usually observed in this affect the skin is soft and smooth to the touch the joynts are easily flexible and many times unable to sustein the body for the most part they speak before they walk if they be infested with it the first year which among us is held to be a bad Omen 2. But if they be afflicted with this disease after they have begun to walk by degrees they stand more feeble upon their legs they stagger and stumble at every small occasion and cover sitting 3. Upon a vehement increase of this disease they totally lose the use of their feet being not able to sit with an erected posture and the weak and feeble neck doth scarce or not at all sustain the burthen of the head 4. A kind of slothfulness and numbness doth invade the joynts and presently after the beginning of the disease and by little and little is increased The younger that are carried in the nurses arms do not laugh heartily when they are delighted and pleased with any thing neither do they kick or cry so fiercely when they are angred when they are committed to their feet and the disease prevaileth they are averse from all motion of their limbs 5. They are moderate in sleeping and waking ingenious not stupid but for the most part of forward wits unless some other impediments arise Their countenance is more composed and severe then their age requireth as if they were ruminating upon some serious matters these signs being taken do constitute a sufficient Pathogonomonical Syndrom or concourse of symptomes of the first kind which relate to the animal actions 1. Of how great moment the Alogotrophy or unequall nourishment of the parts in this affect we have already demonstrated 2. Secondly there appeareth the unusual bignes of the head and the fulnesse and lively complection of the face compared with the other parts of the body
length the swelling will be destroyed and made plain Forestus Tom. 1. lib. 11 obs 45. Forestus doth much commend the fat of a cock to bathe the pimple called Hordeolum with and also the decoction of Cammomel CHAP. XI MYDRIASIS 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is the dilatation of the pupil of the eye It happeneth either by nature Causa as from the default of the first conformation which is uncurable or by chance as a blow fall or contusion upon the eye which causeth the offspring of a humour to flow down from the brain First open a vein Curatio Venae-sectio then use cupping-glasses with scarrification and frictions whereby the defluxion may be hindered Take the blood of a turtle-dove pigeon or chickin reaking hot out of the veines and poure it upon the eye then apply thereto this Cataplasme ℞ Parinae fabar hordei ana ℥ iij. ol rosar Cataplas myrtillorum an ℥ i.ss pul ireos flor ʒ.ij cum sapa fiat cataplasma Also this fomentation following is good to foment with a spunge ℞ Rosar rub myrtill an m. j. florum melil Fomentatio chamaem an p. j. nucum cupress ℥ .j. vini austeri l. ss aq ros Plantag an ℥ .iv. fiat decoctio ℞ Syr. de betonica ℥ .iv. capiat ij Syrupus cochlearia bis in die Forestus To. 1. lib. 11. obser 28. CHAP. XII HYPOPYON 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is the suppurate or putrefied eye Sometimes it is caused by a defluxion Causa and sometimes it cometh after an inflammation sometimes by a stroak through which occasion a vein being opened hath poured forth blood thither which may presently be turned into pus or quitture Evacuate the matter the Corea being opened at the Iris Curatio in which place all the coats meet you may cleanse the ulcer with Hydromel or the like There are divers other affects of the eyes as the Hydatis Hydatis Proptôsis or fatnesse of the eye-lids Proptôsis or the falling or starting forth of the eye Chemôsis Chemôsis or the turning up of the eye-lids Pterygion Pterygion Staphyloma or web of the eye Staphyloma or grape-like swelling These affects of the eyes and their cures are also so well known to expert chyrurgions that for brevities sake I will omit them without giving you either the causes signes or cures of them because I have been large in the former affects of the eyes So that the cure of the former may serve for the cure of these Forestus If you desire to be further satisfied see Forestus Tom. 1. lib. 11. de morb occul palpeb CHAP. XIII DOLOR AVRIVM pain of the eares Causa is caused in some through cold taken in a journey by cold winds 〈◊〉 also it chanceth to many through a hot distemper or inflammation sometimes sharp and biting humours do cause pain in the eares If cold be the cause Curatio Clyster administer a sharp clyster made with rew balme bettony wormwood bay-leaves and rosemary also a poultis of the same herbs Cataplas with oyle of cammomel would do well and drop into the cares a little oyle of bitter almonds make a cake of Rye-meal and water when it is well baked split it and lay on English hony apply it to the pained ears hot and upon the cake a hot brick or tyle so do three or four times I once used it with good successe ℞ Ol. amygd dul Chamaem an ℥ .i. ss ol Oleum lilliorum viol an ℥ .ij. misce injiciantur in aurem This is good in a hot cause If there be an impostume ℞ Seminis lini faenugr an ℥ ss flor Cataplas chamaem melil ros an p. j. rad bistortae ℥ j. fiat decoctio contundantur fiat cataplasma CHAP. XIV SONITVS AVRIVM sound and noise of the eares is for the most part ingendred of windy vapours Causa or of gross and clammy humours It may be caused through weaknesse of the members and of outward things as of cold heat or a blow on the head First purge with a dragm of head pills Curatio Pilulae Sternutamentum if nothing prohibit And let sweet fennel-seed be baked in his bread Every third morning let him take sneesing-powder and drop into the eares every night certain drops of oyle of rew Oleum and aniseed and keep the eares stopt with cotten wool This Electuary following is good ℞ Electuarium Conserv flor rorism ℥ ij species diambrae Dianthos an ℈ ij ol roris succini an Gut iij. Syr. de stoechade quant sufficit fiat Electuarium If the cause proceed from the stomach Vomitus Theriaca Venet. admiminister a vomit Lastly a dragm of Venus-treakle given in posset-ale wherein rosemary is boyled is excellent Forestus Vinum Forestus doth direct wine to be drunk in this affect and the decoction of Coriander seed prepared CHAP. XV. SVRDITAS gravis auditus deafnesse 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and slow hearing It doth beginne sometimes at ones birth and sometimes afterwards It chanceth either through cholerick humours flying upwards Causa or through crude and grosse humours stopping the hearing First administer a dragm of head pills Curatio Pilulae cochiae Oleum or give him the infusion of senne and sweet fennel-seed Take an onyon rost it soft stamp it and strain out the juyce mixe it with a little fresh goos-grease and drop three or four drops at a time often into the ears and then stuffe them with black cotten wool and let him keep his head very warm The juice of coal-worts mixed with white-wine is good for the same purpose Fumigatio Stern tamentum Let him receive the fumes of frankincense and amber into his ears Also provoke sneesing Let him lean his ear upon a quill or reed having one end made fit for the ear and the other for the pot let there be in the pot wormwood mints marjoram stoechas rew seeds of dill and cummin sodden in water that the vapour may passe into the course of hearing Oyle of Rew and Castoreum Ol. caster are good to drop into the eares so is the vapour of vinegar taken with a reed ℞ Scoriae ferri ℥ j. decoq. Rondeletius in vino Injectio quod postea injiciatur in aurem CHAP. XVI PAROTIDES 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 be inflammations which are wont to issue in the kernels which be by the eares It is caused of abundance of hot blood Causa which is either mixed with choller flegm or melancholy sometimes of humours compact in the head and sometimes Parotides breaketh out in feavers If fulnesse of blood be the cause Signa then there is vehement pain if cholerick blood they seem much like Erysipelas if of melancholy blood they do not vex with vehement pain they are hard but do not look red If of flegmatick blood in the swelling they
moderate for too sound sleep drawes back the matter to the center and increaseth the feaver You must neither purge nor draw blood the disease increasing or being at the height unlesse there be a plurisie squinancie c. A gentle clyster is good in the state and increase of the disease Decoctio you must make a sudorifick decoction of figs liquorice husked lentils citron seeds the seeds of fenell and smalledge the roots of grasse raisins dates gold millet marygold flowers and harts-horne at the latter end of the boyling put in some saffron or ℞ Radic gram aspar foenic. an ℥ .iv. liquyr Syrupus ras ℥ ss fol. acetos m. ij fic n. xx flor cord p. j. fiat decoctio In lb.j. diss Syr. acetos simpl vel limon ℥ .iv. sacch parum fiat syr aro capiat serò mane ℥ iv donec tota faecta sit expulsio 1. You must defend the eyes Medicamentum when you first begin to suspect the disease with rosewater or vinegar and a little camphire If the pain and inflammation be great then use Aloes Aliud and Tuttie washed in the water of fennel eye-bright and roses 2. You must defend the nose with a Nodulus Nodulus made with a little vinegar water of roses the powder of sanders and camphire 3. You must defend the jawes throat and throttle and preserve the integrity of the voice Oxycratum by a Gargle of oxycrate 4. The Lungs and respiration must be provided for by syrups of jujubes violets Syrupi white poppies and water-lilies 5. To prevent Pockarrs after they are ripe open them with a golden or silver needle lest the matter contained in them should corrode the flesh that lies under and after the cure leave pock-holes behind it 6. The pus or matter being evacuated Lini◠they shall be dried up with ung rosat adding thereto ceruse Aloes and a little saffron in powder 7. Olcum Being dried up like a scurf or scab anoynt them with oyle of Almonds or Roses or with some creame that they may the sooner fall away 8. Vnguentū If there be any excoriation through scratching then shall you heal it with Vnguentum album camphor adding thereto a little powder of Aloes or Desicativum rubrum 9. To help the unsightly scars of the face Lac virginale Ol. lil Goose Ducks and Capons grease are good and also oyle of lillies and Hares blood newly killed hot Many cry out against bleeding though it be done a little before the pox come out Phlebotomia for my part I have opened a vein ofttentimes with good successe on strong bodies so that the pox have come forth within 24 houres after bleeding without any danger Also Bezoar is excellent to send forth the pox Byzabar But the most familiar thing for children Diascordium is Diascordium Lastly the meazles are cured by resolution only Cons samb and not by suppuration For which purpose conserve of Eldern flowers is especially commended not only to be eaten but also to be rubbed upon the heated parts If there be great faintnesse Cordial take Aqua Mariae syr lujulae of either one ounce give him a little often CHAP. XLVII ELEPHANTIASIS 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Paulus Avicennas Galenus or leprosie according to Paulus is a cancer of the whole body The which as Avicen addes corrupts the complection form and figure of the members or according to Galen This disease is an effusion of troubled or grosse blood into the veines and habit of the whole body 1. The primitive cause is Causa either from the first conformation or comes to them after they are born by the too frequent use of salt spiced acrid and grosse meats Also familiarity copulation and cohabitation with leprous persons Sweat and spittle left on the edges of the pots or cups for there is a certain hidden virulencie in the leprosie strong wines drunkennesse gluttony and a laborious life full of sorrows and cares The suppression of the Hemorrhoids and courses The small pox and meazles Also a Quartan feaver the drying up of old ulcers for that they defile the masse of blood and thus in conclusion the leprosie is caused 2. The antecedent causes are the humours disposed to adustion and corruption into melancholy by the torrid heat 3. The conjunct causes are the melancholy humours which are now pertakers of a venenate and malign quality and spread over the whole habit of the body corrupting and destroying it first by a hot and dry distemper and then by a cold and dry contrary to the beginnings of life which consists in the moderation of heat and moysture 1. The first sign is a falling away of the haires and you may perceive scauls in the head 2. The second is a numerous and manifest circumseription of round and hard pushes or pustules under the eye-browes behind the eares and in several places of the face like hard kernels 3. The third is the more contract and exact roundnesse of the eares 4. The fourth is A Lyon-like wrinkling of the forehead which is the reason that some term this disease Morbus Leoninus 5. The fifth is the exact roundnesse of the eyes and their fixt and immovable steddinesse 6. The sixth is the nostrils are flat outwardly but inwardly strait and contracted 7. The seventh is the lifting up thicknesse and swelling of the lips Also the stinch filthinesse and corrosion of the gummes by acrid vapours rising to the mouth 8. The eighth is the swelling and blacknesse of the tongue and as it were varicous veins lying under it Their face riseth in red bunches or pushes and is overspread with a duskie and obscure rednesse Their eyes are fiery fierce and fixed Some leprous persons have their faces tinctured with a yellowish others with a whitish colour according to the condition of the humour for Physicians affirm that there are three sorts of Leprosies one of a reddish black colour consisting in a melancholy humour another of a yellowish green in a cholerick humour another of a whitish yellow grounded upon adust flegm 9. The ninth sign is a stinking of the breath and also of all the excrements proceeding from leprous bodies 10. The tenth is a hoarsness a shaking harsh and obscure voyce coming as it were out of the nose 11. The eleventh is a morphew or defedation of all the skin with a drie roughnesse and grainie inequality such as appears in the skins of plucked Geese with many tetters on every side a filthy scab and ulcers not casting off only a branlike scurf but also scales and crusts 12. The twelfth is the sense of a certain pricking as it were of needles over all the skinne 13. The thirteenth is a cunsumption and emacination of the muscles which are between the thumb and forefinger Also their shoulders stand out like wings 14. The fourteenth is the diminution of sense or a numbnesse over all
℥ .j. cyperi schaenanthi pul an ʒ.iij ammon in aceto dissoluti ℥ .j. ol lilior mastic an ℥ .j. f. Cataplasma CHAP. XLIX GVTTA ROSACEA It is a preternatural rednesse which possesseth the nose and cheeks and oft times all the face besides one while with a tumor otherwiles without Sometimes with pushes and scabs by reason of the admixtion of a nitrous and adust humour It is worse in winter than in summer Let the Patient abstain from all hot and salt things Curatio Let his body be kept soluble And first open the Basilica Venae-sectis Sanguisugae then the Vena frontis and lastly the vein in the nose Let leeches be applyed to sundry places of the face then this approved oyntment following is good if the disease be inveterate ℞ Succi citri ℥ iij. cerus Vnguentū quantum sufficit ad eum inspiffandum argenti vivi cum saliva sulphure vivo extincti ℥ ss incorporentur simul fiat unguentum Vel ℞ Vng citrini recenter dispensati ℥ .ij. Vnguentū sulphuris vivi ℥ ss cum modico olei sem cucurb succi limonum fiat unguentum With one of these let the face be anoynted when you go to bed and in the morning let it be washed with sharp vinegar and rosewater Lotio wherein bran hath been boyled or with rose-water onely wherein bran hath been infused yet the former is most powerful To drie up the pustules ℞ Lactis virginalis lb. ss sulphuris vivi ℥ .j. Aqua distil succi limonum ℥ .iv. salis com ʒ.ss Let them be distilled in a glasse Alembeck and the water kept for the forementioned uses To kill ring-wormes and tetters Vnguent an oyntment made of Tobacco ashes or mustard dissolved in strong vinegar with a little sulphur is effectual for that purpose Lastly to smooth the skin after the using of the forementioned acrid medicines ℞ Tereb ven Linimentū tam diu lotae ut acrimoniam nullam habeat butyri salis expertis an ℥ i.ss olei vitel ovor ℥ .j. axung porci in aqua rosarum lotae ℥ ss cerae parum fiat linimentum ad usum If you want more read Platerus Tract tert Platerus Forestus ult pag. 175. c. Forestus lib. 2. de tumoribus praeter naturam pag. 59. CHAP. XLI PESTIS 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The plague is an horrid disease venemous and contagious lothsome noysom fearful and hateful to mankind yea and deadly for the most part being accompanied with variety of grievous sores as carbuncles botches blaines and also producing spots and discolourings of the skin and may fitly be called Flagellum Dei pro peccatis mundi the rod of God for the sins of the world for it produceth divers fearful and deadly accidents with great celerity seazing upon the animal vital and natural faculties and seldome or never goes without a feaver The material cause thereof is sin Causa Of the supernatural cause For it is a confirmed constant and received opinion in all ages amongst christians that the plague and other diseases which violently assaile the life of man are often sent by the just anger of God as punishments for our offences Yea when the Almighty will shew himself in his fury against dust and ashes he can put the host of heaven in his order to fight against us Nam astra regunt homines sed regit astra Dens for the starres govern mans body and God governs the stars And we have no way to escape his judgements but by prayer and unfeigned repentance This furious disease as it were disdaines any general method of cure when it is in his rage so that we must needs conclude Quicquid facimus mortale genus quicquid patimur venit ab alto that whatsoever man doth or whatsoever man suffereth all proceedeth from above And as for all other natural or efficient causes they are constellated put on and put off by divine providence viz. ex praescientia Dei by the foreknow ledge of God The terrestrial causes thereof are venemous Of the natural causes and stinking vapours arising by the warmth of the Sun and so communicated to the Ayre from dunghils sincks channels vaults or the like as also from unclean slaughter-houses of beasts unclean dwelling-houses Lanes Allies and Streets in great Cities as in London c. Also want of food unwholsom food and the eating of abundance of raw fruits may be a great cause of the increase of the plague See lib. 2. chap. 12. It beginneth cold Signa Of the precedent and accidental signes of the plague and with pain in the head and stomach and sometimes in the back being commonly taken for an Ague In some also it beginneth hot with pain and giddinesse of the head others find a general discouragement and weaknesse over all their whole body many are taken with great desire to sleep but it is not safe to permit such to sleep before a Diaphoretick be administred to send forth the venemous vapours by sweat In some it beginneth with a raging and fierce feaver so that their speech fail them and their eyes turn strangely to and fro in a fearful manner being in their slumbers oppressed with grievous and fearful dreames and fantasies In others it beginneth with sweatings with pain of the back and a stinking breath and such are ever very doubtful of cure and ten to one but they have inward carbuncles The one cheek is red and the other pale others have sweat drops on their noses a fierce countenance with grinding of the teeth And to be brief no symptome of any disease but is incident to the infected of the plague The signes that presage death are these that follow Prognostic namely when the Patient is possessed with swounding and faintings with cold and clammy sweats often changing of the countenance vomiting of sharp slimy and ill coloured flegm with greenish yellowish blackish or blood-coloured sanies or avoiding excrements either fatty blackish unctuous or unnaturally stinking convulsions contractions of the nerves graveling and pidling with the fingers plucking up of the bed-clothes a sudden flux of the belly of stinking matter rusty or of a greenish colour A sudden going back of an impostume carbuncle or Bubo Also it is a deadly signe in the pestilence to have a continual burning feaver the tongue drie rough and black with unquenchable thirst and great watching to have phrensie and madnesse together the hicket heart-beating and the face pale black of an horrid and cruel aspect bedewed with a cold sweat Also when the Patient is insensible of the departure of his urine and excrements There are some have ulcerous and painful wearinesse pricking under the skin with great torment and pain The eyes look cruelly and staringly the voyce waxeth hoarse and the understanding decaying so that the Patient talketh of frivolous things these shew the plague to be deadly Also if the urine be pale
or black and the contents blew greenish fatty or oyly Or if the flesh of the Carbuncle be drie and black or the flesh about it be black and blew If the eyes waxe dim if the nostrils be contracted or drawn together if the mouth be drawn aside or if the nails be black then you may prognosticate that death is at hand yet you may use cordial medicines but it is too late to purge or let blood The symptoms of recovery are these namely when the fever ceaseth the sick person takes moderate rest a botch come to good suppuration a carbuncle to separation or a blain to yeeld his usual indigested quitture with mitigation of the dolour or that the blaines withering by Gods mercy through cordial diaphoreticks for no sores heale faster then pestilential sores do or that a cheerfulnesse in the sick appear these are all good signes Now the three certain outward signes of the plague are these 1. First the Bubo pestilentialis Bubo pestilentialis which is a tumour at the beginning long and moveable but in the state immoveable with a sharp head and fixed deeply in the glandules or kernels by which the brain exonerates it self of the venemous and pestiferous matter into the kernels that are behind the ears and the neck the heart into those that are in the arm-holes and the liver into those that are in the groin It is a deadly sign if the tumor be livid or black and come very slowly unto his just bignesse or if it increase suddenly and come to his just bignesse as it were with a swift violence and as in a moment have all the symptomes in the highest excesse as pain swelling and burning But if it be red and increase by little and little it is a good sign 2. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The second outward signe is that most fierce burning carbuncle called Anthrax or the burning cole which happeneth in any part of mans body without order or rule within the body as well as without It appears commonly inflamed and hard and in the middest thereof they feel burning pain like to burning fire so that it will sometimes blister which pain is so fierce and great that the Patient groweth to be mad with extremity thereof It is round in shape or figure and the colour uncertain for somtimes it is pale somtimes reddish somtimes black or purple or greenish the two last are most fearful and deadly signs You shall see some carbuncles smooth as glass of a blackish shining colour not unlike pitch with intollerable pain and the member whereon they are fixed will be ponderous and unwildy to move to and fro This disease is seldome healed without so much loss of the musculous flesh and skin as it taketh first hold of in what part soever it happen except the fury thereof in the beginning be changed by sweating medicines The carbuncle seldom or never cometh to suppuration but it will admit separation and in time will come to fall out if nature be strong as a gangrenated part doth in one entire peece from the sound But if it grow black and separate not and the fever doth not abate then it may be feared death is at hand 3. The third sign is the pestilential blain Pustula pestilentialis it is a painful and angry push somewhat like the small pock yet in colour more red and cloudy and farre more painful with a small head of an angry blew or reddish colour Sometimes of a lead colour and somewhat hard or fleshy some have many others not one This blain seldom killeth for by vertue of good medicines and by the strength of nature it dryeth away and requireth no other cure Maculae pestilentae There may be added a fourth signe of the plague namely marks or spots commonly called by the name of purples and tokens but they are not alwayes certain signes of the pestilence These spots are upon some like flea-bitings in others larger in some as big as a peny being of divers colours as red yellow brown violet or purple and therefore called the purples blew and black and also of a lead colour and are ever without pain yet they produce faintings swoundings trembling of the heart and oftentimes death If they are of a purple or black colour with often swounding and sink in suddenly without any manifest cause they foreshew death But first for prevention Curatio two things are of chief account the first is that we strengthen our bodies and the principal parts thereof against the daily imminent invasions of the poyson or the pestiferous and venenate ayr The other that we abate the force of it that it may not imprint its virulencie in the body which may be done 1. Phlebotomia First by purging and bleeding and shunning much variety of meates which are easily corrupted in the stomach and cause obstructions 2. Secondly let the belly have due evacuation either by Nature or Art 3. Thirdly let the heart the seat of life and the rest of the Bowels be strengthened with Cordials and Antidotes applyed and taken 4. Fourthly if thou canst make choice of a pure ayr and farre remote from stinking places 5. Fifthly kindle a clear fire in all the lodging rooms and perfume the whole house with aromatick things Fumigatio As frankincense myrrh benzoin Ladanum styrax lavender rosemary sage savory wild tyme marjarum broom peeces of firre juniper berries or cloves also vinegar sprinkled upon hot bricks and let your cloathes be aired in the same 6. Sixthly whilest the plague is hot stirre not out of doore before the rising of the Sun and perswade the Magistrates that the Canons laded only with powder may be discharged morning and evening turning their mouths upon the City 7. Seventhly all publick and great meetings and assemblies must be shunned you must do nothing in a pestilent season whereby you may grow hot Venus and therefore venery is chiefly to be eschewed Let the poorer sort which are not able to purchase rich cordials Allium take garlick in a morning with a draught of good wine for it being abundantly diffused over all the body fills up the passages thereof and strengtheneth it in a moment Amongst cordial remedies Aqua Theriacalis is much commended being drunk Aquae opt and rubbed on the nostrils mouth and eares for it strengthens the heart expells poyson and is not only good for a preservative but also to cure the disease it selfe The confection of Alkermes and Clove-gilliflowers are good Also the pills of Ruffus are accounted most effectual preservatives against this disease Pilulae so that Ruffus himself saith Ruffus that he never knew any to be infected that used them Some rowle in their mouth and chaw between their teeth the root of Angelica Angelica others drink wormwood wine To be short Treakle and Mithridate faithfully compounded excell all cordiall medicines adding for every halfe ounce of them