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A68143 The anatomie of vrines Containing the conuiction and condemnation of them. Or, the second part of our discourse of vrines. Detecting and vnfolding the manifold falshoods and abuses committed by the vulgar sort of practitioners, in the iudgement of diseases by the vrines onely: together with a narrow suruey of their substance, chiefe colours, and manifold contents, ioyning withall the right vse of vrines. ... Collected, as well out of the ancient Greeke, Latine, and Arabian authors, as out of our late famous physitians of seuerall nations: their authorities quoted and translated out of the originall tongues, together with some of the authors owne obseruations. By Iames Hart of Northampton. Neuer heretofore published. Hart, James, of Northampton.; Foreest, Pieter van, 1522-1597. Arraignment of urines. 1625 (1625) STC 12887A; ESTC S103826 118,124 144

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may_v make_v it_o to_o stink_n 4._o the_o quality_n either_o of_o diet_n or_o drug_n as_o have_v be_v say_v of_o the_o good_a smell_n of_o urine_n may_v likewise_o procure_v unto_o it_o a_o evil_a smell_n 1._o look_v at_o large_a what_o savonarola_n say_v of_o this_o point_n if_o thou_o be_v dispose_v to_o see_v further_o but_o what_o certainty_n do_v the_o smell_n of_o the_o urine_n afford_v we_o whosoever_o shall_v think_v to_o help_v his_o uncertain_a conjecture_n by_o the_o same_o shall_v leap_v out_o of_o the_o fry_a pan_n as_o the_o proverb_n say_v into_o the_o fire_n in_o the_o first_o place_n it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o as_o well_o in_o sickness_n as_o in_o health_n urine_n may_v offer_v no_o please_a smell_n to_o the_o nose_n and_o yet_o the_o party_n may_v be_v free_a from_o any_o danger_n at_o al._n but_o because_o healthful_a folk_n seldom_o send_v their_o urine_n to_o the_o physician_n we_o will_v let_v they_o pass_v citato_fw-la and_o come_v to_o the_o sick_a i_o will_v let_v scribonius_n speak_v for_o i_o concern_v the_o sick_n urine_n say_v he_o most_o do_a teach_v we_o that_o stink_a urine_n signify_v putrefaction_n of_o humour_n in_o so_o much_o that_o by_o the_o difference_n of_o the_o smell_n they_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o judge_v of_o the_o several_a humour_n so_o putrify_v o_o wise_a woodcock_n i_o willing_o yield_v to_o they_o that_o stink_n or_o strong_a smell_n do_v argue_v putrefaction_n in_o such_o urine_n but_o of_o which_o part_n shall_v this_o putrefaction_n be_v whether_o of_o the_o bladder_n only_o or_o of_o the_o liver_n also_o of_o the_o chest_n or_o other_o member_n nay_o so_o far_o off_o be_v the_o stink_a smell_n from_o give_v we_o any_o particular_a notice_n of_o the_o disease_n that_o it_o can_v so_o much_o as_o afford_v we_o any_o certain_a general_a knowledge_n of_o the_o same_o for_o many_o sweet_a smell_a simple_n say_v montanus_n may_v cause_v a_o most_o stink_a urine_n choleric_a and_o hot_a complexioned_a man_n 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