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anoint_v thy_o hand_n and_o let_v it_o dry_v it_o be_v of_o that_o virtue_n that_o a_o man_n may_v touch_v fire_n therewith_o and_o not_o be_v hurt_v three_o take_v the_o juice_n of_o marshmallow_a the_o white_a of_o a_o egg_n the_o seed_n of_o fleabane_n lime_n and_o the_o juice_n of_o a_o radid_v mix_v they_o with_o the_o white_a of_o the_o egg_n and_o with_o this_o confection_n anoint_v thy_o hand_n and_o the_o fire_n shall_v not_o hurt_v thou_o not_o though_o thou_o shall_v kindle_v natural_a brimstone_n upon_o thy_o hand_n cardanus_n report_v that_o if_o one_o wash_v his_o hand_n in_o his_o own_o urine_n the_o fire_n shall_v not_o hurt_v he_o there_o be_v many_o other_o thing_n which_o by_o their_o clammy_a and_o cold_a substance_n do_v shed_v all_o over_o the_o hand_n that_o lead_v or_o oil_n or_o any_o hot_a thing_n can_v make_v a_o impression_n thereon_o but_o it_o present_o slide_v off_o otherwise_o if_o it_o shall_v abide_v on_o it_o will_v without_o doubt_n burn_v at_o length_n let_v we_o add_v to_o this_o the_o authority_n of_o andreas_n laurentius_n that_o famous_a physician_n they_o that_o touch_v live_v coal_n say_v he_o without_o hurt_n do_v first_o anoint_v their_o hand_n with_o certain_a juice_n wherewith_o they_o defend_v themselves_o from_o the_o fire_n for_o a_o little_a space_n in_o the_o white_a of_o a_o egg_n say_v pliny_n there_o be_v such_o force_n that_o wood_n besmear_v therewith_o can_v be_v burn_v and_o wood_n anoint_v with_o alum_n remain_v unconquered_a of_o the_o fire_n a_o experiment_n of_o which_o do_v archelaus_n a_o captain_n of_o mithridates_n make_v in_o a_o wooden_a tower_n against_o sylla_n which_o in_o vain_a he_o endeavour_v to_o set_v on_o fire_n the_o clammy_a juice_n of_o marshmallow_a common_a mallow_n purslane_n and_o mercury_n prevail_v against_o the_o sire_n and_o therefore_o albertus_n write_v if_o one_o anoint_v his_o hand_n with_o the_o juice_n of_o marsh_n mallow_n the_o white_a of_o a_o egg_n and_o dlume_n dissolve_v in_o vinegar_n he_o may_v handle_v fire_n without_o hurt_n if_o one_o wash_v his_o hand_n in_o quick_a silver_n quench_v in_o vinegar_n with_o the_o white_a of_o a_o egg_n he_o can_v be_v hurt_v by_o the_o fire_n poison_n their_o deceit_n in_o drink_v of_o poison_n they_o that_o drink_v poison_n in_o the_o sight_n and_o presence_n of_o the_o common_a people_n do_v first_o as_o it_o be_v parget_n the_o inward_a tunicle_n of_o the_o stomach_n with_o oil_n and_o butter_n or_o else_o use_v preservative_n against_o poison_n thus_o do_v these_o impostor_n blind_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o ignorant_a thus_o laurentius_n but_o because_o these_o mountibank_n do_v sell_v their_o remedy_n at_o a_o low_a rate_n and_o they_o seldom_o or_o never_o come_v into_o use_n though_o they_o be_v buy_v and_o do_v not_o hurt_v physician_n we_o will_v say_v no_o more_o of_o they_o chap._n ix_o of_o they_o that_o call_v themselves_o professor_n of_o paracelsus_n his_o art_n this_o make_v i_o call_v to_o mind_n that_o i_o have_v see_v at_o london_n the_o table_n of_o some_o that_o profess_v the_o paracelsian_a art_n and_o they_o make_v promise_n of_o great_a matter_n which_o they_o have_v learn_v by_o travail_v when_o notwithstanding_o a_o industrious_a man_n may_v fish_v out_o more_o at_o home_n by_o the_o diligent_a read_n of_o book_n but_o these_o man_n do_v cloak_n their_o wile_n with_o paracelsus_n his_o name_n who_o book_n perhaps_o they_o never_o read_v much_o less_o which_o i_o very_o believe_v understand_v for_o true_o never_o any_o man_n be_v a_o absolute_a follower_n of_o paracelsus_n at_o length_n the_o matter_n be_v come_v to_o this_o that_o these_o man_n either_o be_v or_o will_v be_v account_v chemist_n therefore_o in_o few_o word_n i_o will_v lay_v open_a the_o difference_n between_o a_o paracelsian_a and_o a_o chemist_n chemist_n the_o difference_n betwixt_o a_o paracelsian_a and_o a_o chemist_n chynerstry_n be_v not_o a_o art_n of_o its_o own_o kind_n but_o mere_o a_o preparation_n of_o medieament_n and_o therefore_o in_o proper_a speak_n belong_v to_o that_o part_n of_o physic_n call_v pharmacie_n and_o so_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v treat_v of_o but_o in_o pharmacie_n paracelsus_n chemistry_n before_o paracelsus_n it_o be_v not_o at_o first_o invent_v by_o paracelsus_n but_o be_v practise_v many_o age_n before_o he_o by_o raimundus_n lullius_n villanovanus_n and_o many_o other_o who_o many_o excellent_a chemical_a remedy_n water_n quintessence_n distil_a balsam_n and_o the_o like_a we_o have_v who_o notwithstanding_o that_o do_v profess_v the_o same_o art_n with_o the_o galenist_n therefore_o physician_n do_v not_o dislike_v that_o chemical_a preparation_n of_o of_o remedy_n although_o under_o that_o title_n do_v jurk_v many_o deceit_n and_o almost_o all_o impostor_n with_o this_o cloak_n do_v hide_v and_o cover_v all_o their_o knavery_n and_o the_o pacelsian_a sect_n although_o it_o do_v more_o frequent_o use_v chemical_a remedy_n yet_o do_v it_o not_o reject_v such_o as_o be_v prepare_v after_o the_o vulgar_a way_n which_o be_v call_v galens_n form_n as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o many_o place_n in_o paracelsus_n and_o in_o his_o counsel_n wherein_o he_o often_o make_v use_n of_o remedy_n not_o chemical_o prepare_v yea_o sometime_o he_o use_v they_o without_o any_o manner_n of_o preparation_n only_o mix_v diverse_o one_o with_o another_o so_o as_o concern_v this_o part_n of_o physic_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o preparation_n of_o medicine_n paracelsus_n seem_v not_o to_o have_v affect_v one_o more_o than_o the_o other_o nevertheless_o he_o endeavour_v to_o overturn_v galens_n method_n of_o physic_n and_o bring_v in_o a_o new_a physiologie_n of_o his_o own_o he_o tell_v many_o strange_a thing_n of_o the_o beginning_n of_o thing_n and_o man_n generation_n produce_v new_a cause_n of_o disease_n which_o be_v his_o pathologie_n conjurer_n paracelsus_n a_o conjurer_n and_o a_o new_a method_n of_o cure_v in_o which_o he_o spare_v neither_o spirit_n nor_o word_n nor_o conjure_a trick_n for_o he_o teach_v that_o disease_n ought_v to_o be_v cure_v by_o any_o art_n whatsoever_o whether_o by_o the_o help_n of_o devil_n or_o of_o natural_a mean_n whether_o the_o remedy_n be_v chemical_o prepare_v or_o no._n for_o indeed_o paracelsus_n be_v a_o magician_n as_o appear_v in_o many_o of_o his_o work_n but_o in_o regard_n that_o art_n be_v long_o and_o hard_o to_o be_v understand_v they_o shall_v scarce_o persuade_v i_o that_o they_o be_v paracelsian_n as_o for_o those_o thing_n which_o petrus_n severinus_n danus_n quercetanus_n and_o other_o have_v write_v of_o this_o art_n they_o be_v not_o of_o paracelsus_n but_o the_o mere_a figment_n of_o foolish_a man_n but_o enough_o of_o they_o chap._n x._o that_o a_o physician_n ought_v to_o be_v skilful_a in_o surgery_n i_o know_v not_o how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o man_n do_v more_o easy_o give_v credit_n to_o a_o surgeon_n practise_v physic_n than_o to_o a_o physician_n profess_v surgery_n for_o in_o many_o place_n surgeon_n be_v wont_a to_o arrogate_v to_o themselves_o the_o function_n and_o office_n of_o physician_n surgery_n a_o physician_n ought_v to_o be_v know_v in_o surgery_n that_o a_o physician_n ought_v to_o be_v skilful_a in_o surgery_n i_o shall_v easy_o show_v but_o first_o this_o be_v to_o be_v distinguish_v as_o it_o be_v in_o itself_o from_o what_o it_o be_v become_v by_o the_o use_n or_o rather_o abuse_v of_o this_o age_n there_o be_v three_o part_n of_o the_o cure_n part_n of_o physic_n one_o be_v that_o which_o cure_v by_o diet_n the_o second_o by_o medicine_n the_o three_o be_v that_o which_o cure_v by_o the_o hand_n they_o be_v call_v diet_n pharmaeie_n and_o surgery_n all_o disease_n for_o the_o most_o part_n have_v need_n of_o these_o three_o in_o a_o burn_a favour_n which_o by_o general_a consent_n belong_v to_o physician_n the_o chief_a remedy_n be_v let_v of_o blood_n yet_o this_o belong_v to_o surgery_n the_o same_o may_v be_v say_v of_o other_o disease_n in_o tumor_n praeternatural_a and_o ulcer_n which_o be_v think_v to_o belong_v to_o surgeon_n purge_v and_o the_o manner_n of_o diet_n without_o which_o they_o can_v be_v cure_v do_v concern_v pharmacie_n and_o diet_n and_o so_o do_v belong_v to_o the_o physician_n not_o to_o the_o surgeon_n there_o be_v almost_o no_o disease_n inward_a or_o outward_a which_o do_v not_o require_v the_o surgeon_n art_n and_o the_o physician_n also_o physic_n surgery_n be_v a_o part_n of_o physic_n here_o i_o speak_v according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o vulgar_a who_o distinguish_v physic_n from_o surgery_n when_o indeed_o surgery_n be_v a_o part_n of_o physic_n whatsoever_o be_v do_v by_o the_o hand_n be_v chyrurgicall_a therefore_o in_o proper_a speak_v only_o manual_a operation_n do_v make_v a_o surgeon_n and_o so_o it_o be_v of_o old_a but_o now_o adays_o
cure_v this_o or_o any_o other_o disease_n but_o only_o to_o show_v to_o the_o people_n their_o error_n that_o they_o may_v have_v always_o recourse_n to_o a_o physician_n if_o they_o be_v sick_a although_o oftentimes_o great_a danger_n be_v like_a to_o happen_v by_o the_o physician_n then_o by_o the_o disease_n and_o man_n present_o give_v credit_n to_o every_o one_o that_o profess_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o physician_n i_o who_o write_v these_o thing_n for_o my_o own_o part_n reckon_v not_o neither_o who_o nor_o how_o many_o they_o be_v that_o practice_n physic_n whether_o learned_a or_o unlearned_a even_o as_o it_o be_v with_o they_o that_o be_v sick_a if_o they_o do_v but_o consult_v with_o some_o physician_n in_o name_n only_o they_o care_v not_o what_o he_o be_v if_o he_o can_v but_o stammer_v out_o a_o little_a latin_a and_o they_o false_o style_v he_o doctor_n of_o physic_n though_o he_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o very_a principle_n of_o physic_n and_o never_o read_v galen_n or_o hypocrates_n popular_a error_n the_o second_o book_n of_o the_o error_n about_o some_o disease_n and_o the_o knowledge_n of_o they_o chap._n i._o of_o the_o deceitful_a judgement_n of_o urine_v now_o be_v the_o most_o common_a error_n to_o be_v refute_v which_o first_o give_v occasion_n to_o this_o treatise_n for_o he_o be_v scarce_o think_v worthy_a to_o be_v a_o physician_n who_o can_v by_o urine_n judge_v of_o disease_n and_o their_o circumstance_n which_o error_n even_o physician_n do_v too_o patient_o foster_v it_o be_v of_o old_a very_o ordinary_a with_o the_o arabian_a sect_n and_o it_o be_v a_o common_a custom_n also_o in_o france_n in_o the_o time_n of_o valescus_n and_o gordonius_n plantius_n in_o the_o life_n of_o fernel_n relate_v that_o that_o most_o excellent_a physician_n be_v wont_a to_o look_v into_o urine_n that_o be_v bring_v from_o abroad_o unto_o he_o which_o abuse_v not_o withstand_v he_o approve_v not_o but_o reprehend_v they_o which_o like_a soothsayer_n do_v prophesy_v many_o thing_n of_o the_o absent_a sick_a party_n pisse-prophet_n pisse-prophet_n by_o only_o look_v upon_o the_o urine_n that_o there_o be_v very_o great_a fraud_n therein_o the_o book_n which_o gordonius_n and_o other_o have_v set_v forth_o concern_v the_o caution_n of_o urine_n do_v plain_o show_v wherein_o a_o physician_n be_v teach_v how_o he_o may_v deceive_v the_o people_n as_o also_o take_v heed_n to_o himself_o of_o their_o subtlety_n yea_o to_o this_o day_n among_o the_o germane_a this_o custom_n be_v in_o force_n even_o whether_o the_o physician_n will_v or_o no_o of_o who_o many_o do_v speak_v sharp_o against_o it_o heurnius_n foresin_n sennertus_n and_o other_o but_o most_o excellent_o fuchsius_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o chapter_n of_o urine_n he_o call_v physician_n that_o peep_v into_o urine_n ass_n cheater_n pisse-drinker_n unworthy_a with_o who_o good_a man_n shall_v contend_v see_v they_o more_o esteem_n of_o the_o gain_n they_o get_v by_o urine_n then_o of_o truth_n itself_o but_o now_o a_o day_n in_o france_n and_o italy_n the_o physician_n have_v quite_o abandon_v this_o foolish_a custom_n of_o divine_v by_o urine_n first_o urine_n be_v the_o whey_n of_o those_o humour_n which_o be_v in_o the_o vein_n now_o the_o humour_n be_v cause_n of_o very_a many_o disease_n and_o therefore_o urine_n will_v show_v what_o humour_n be_v there_o but_o disease_n be_v not_o in_o the_o vein_n they_o be_v all_o in_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o part_n cause_n urine_n show_v not_o disease_n but_o their_o cause_n they_o will_v not_o therefore_o indicate_v the_o disease_n but_o the_o cause_n of_o they_o only_o but_o from_o the_o same_o cause_n there_o be_v many_o disease_n the_o burn_a fever_n frenzy_n jaundice_n every_o sort_n of_o erysipelas_n and_o herpe_n proceed_v from_o choler_n if_o a_o very_a choleric_a urine_n be_v bring_v can_v the_o pisse-prophet_n tell_v which_o of_o these_o disease_n do_v trouble_v the_o patient_a perhaps_o he_o will_v conjecture_v that_o choler_n be_v predominant_a second_o as_o in_o diverse_a disease_n day_n urine_n vary_v every_o day_n and_o sick_a party_n as_o we_o have_v already_o say_v the_o same_o urine_n may_v appear_v so_o in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o sick_a man_n it_o be_v various_a and_o change_v every_o day_n that_o if_o to_o day_n a_o sick_a man_n urine_n be_v bring_v to_o a_o physician_n and_o again_o to_o morrow_n unless_o by_o some_o other_o way_n he_o know_v the_o disease_n he_o shall_v scarce_o judge_v it_o to_o be_v the_o urine_n of_o the_o same_o disease_n yea_o the_o water_n be_v of_o one_o sort_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o paroxysm_n of_o another_o in_o the_o increase_n and_o of_o another_o in_o the_o height_n three_o the_o same_o water_n may_v appear_v in_o contrary_a disease_n disease_n the_o same_o urine_n â—n_o contrary_a disease_n even_o though_o they_o depend_v on_o contrary_a and_o altogether_o different_a cause_n as_o for_o example_n let_v the_o pisse-prophet_n resolve_v i_o if_o a_o white_a and_o clear_a water_n be_v bring_v be_v he_o well_o or_o sick_a that_o make_v the_o water_n a_o man_n in_o health_n have_v drink_v much_o wine_n or_o beer_n and_o ale_n may_v make_v such_o urine_n as_o be_v daily_o see_v a_o sick_a man_n may_v labour_v of_o a_o very_a violent_a burn_a fever_n with_o the_o frenzy_n drink_v diabetes_n be_v when_o whatsoever_o be_v drink_v be_v piss_v out_o again_o even_o as_o it_o be_v drink_v choler_n be_v carry_v up_o to_o his_o head_n he_o may_v be_v trouble_v with_o the_o diabetes_n or_o the_o obstruction_n of_o the_o bowel_n or_o liver_n or_o with_o the_o weakness_n of_o the_o stomach_n or_o the_o stone_n or_o some_o other_o disease_n but_o which_o of_o these_o disease_n will_v he_o suppose_v it_o to_o be_v will_v he_o judge_v the_o frenzy_n to_o be_v of_o a_o cold_a distemper_n moreover_o a_o bilious_a urine_n may_v be_v make_v in_o phlegmatic_a disease_n through_o the_o obstruction_n of_o the_o passage_n by_o which_o choler_n be_v carry_v to_o the_o intestine_n four_o disease_n who_o cause_n be_v not_o contain_v in_o the_o vein_n can_v be_v know_v by_o the_o urine_n for_o many_o disease_n do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o alter_v the_o urine_n such_o be_v external_a disease_n luxation_n roughness_n or_o smoothness_n of_o the_o part_n yea_o the_o quartane_a ague_n itself_o which_o be_v a_o inward_a disease_n although_o it_o be_v a_o effect_n of_o the_o melancholy_a humour_n yet_o it_o hold_v forth_o no_o sign_n of_o it_o in_o urine_n neither_o in_o the_o fit_a nor_o out_o of_o the_o fit_a gilbertus_n a_o english_a man_n in_o his_o praxis_fw-la in_o the_o chapter_n of_o the_o quartane_a ague_n and_o richardus_fw-la a_o very_a learned_a man_n as_o arculanus_n report_v in_o his_o commentary_n upon_o the_o first_o section_n of_o the_o four_o cannon_n of_o avicenne_n the_o second_o tractate_n chap._n 65._o do_v ingenuous_o profess_v that_o by_o urine_n they_o can_v never_o know_v the_o quartane_a fever_n not_o the_o epilepsy_n nor_o a_o woman_n to_o be_v with_o child_n o_o that_o in_o our_o time_n physician_n be_v so_o ingenuous_a and_o free_a these_o be_v the_o word_n of_o arculanus_n that_o learned_a physician_n in_o who_o time_n this_o custom_n of_o divine_v by_o water_n be_v very_o rife_o i_o do_v not_o believe_v say_v he_o that_o a_o quartane_a fever_n can_v be_v know_v by_o the_o water_n alone_o because_o of_o the_o great_a agreement_n of_o the_o quartan_n with_o the_o quotidian_n in_o urine_n and_o especial_o in_o the_o beginning_n of_o which_o opinion_n chief_o be_v gilbertus_n a_o english_a man_n in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o his_o praxis_fw-la in_o the_o chapter_n of_o the_o quartane_a reprove_v some_o ignorant_a habble_a fellow_n that_o profess_v themselves_o to_o know_v all_o sickness_n by_o urine_n as_o many_o physician_n in_o lombardie_n even_o at_o this_o day_n mocker_n of_o man_n who_o as_o they_o say_v by_o urine_n know_v all_o disease_n even_o the_o putrid_a fever_n who_o nevertheless_o when_o they_o be_v present_a and_o consider_v all_o the_o sign_n yet_o know_v but_o very_o little_a for_o as_o master_n richard_n the_o most_o learned_a and_o experience_v of_o all_o the_o learned_a say_v look_v upon_o these_o pratler_n and_o boaster_n of_o their_o judgement_n in_o urine_n that_o in_o their_o much_o speak_v be_v eloquent_a but_o in_o reason_n slender_a and_o mute_a in_o his_o most_o excellent_a treatise_n of_o urine_n who_o singular_a learning_n to_o be_v compare_v with_o none_o in_o many_o thing_n he_o say_v he_o follow_v he_o blame_v they_o in_o these_o word_n some_o prate_v say_v he_o and_o arrogant_a fellow_n do_v exceed_v beyond_o all_o due_a bound_n and_o interlace_n learning_n with_o rule_n invent_v by_o their_o own_o authority_n but_o i_o call_v god_n to_o witness_v that_o neither_o by_o care_n nor_o be_v
and_o no_o external_a thing_n happen_v which_o may_v change_v the_o urine_n perhaps_o the_o woman_n urine_n may_v be_v in_o some_o respect_n discern_v from_o the_o man_n but_o otherwhiles_o not_o at_o all_o when_o oftentimes_o it_o be_v unknown_a from_o whence_o the_o urine_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o physician_n and_o so_o it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v which_o some_o physician_n write_v concern_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o a_o man_n water_n and_o a_o woman_n for_o because_o man_n be_v say_v to_o be_v hot_a and_o be_v give_v to_o exercise_n they_o make_v thin_a urine_n and_o high_o colour_v with_o few_o content_n but_o woman_n because_o cold_a make_v white_a urine_n with_o a_o large_a sediment_n a_o whitish_a colour_n say_v fernel_n be_v a_o sign_n not_o only_o of_o crudity_n but_o of_o the_o sex_n likewise_o but_o even_o the_o hot_a man_n may_v make_v such_o urine_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o cause_n that_o change_v urine_n therefore_o in_o this_o there_o be_v no_o certainty_n and_o it_o be_v too_o much_o rashness_n to_o pronounce_v any_o such_o thing_n by_o urine_n concern_v woman_n with_o child_n urine_n a_o woman_n can_v be_v know_v to_o be_v with_o child_n by_o urine_n it_o be_v a_o great_a doubt_n and_o it_o be_v ordinary_a with_o woman_n for_o this_o cause_n alone_o to_o send_v their_o water_n to_o a_o physician_n avicenne_n teach_v to_o know_v it_o by_o a_o sediment_n like_a unto_o card_a cotton_n and_o by_o some_o other_o mark_n but_o see_v experience_n show_v the_o contrary_a he_o be_v deserve_o to_o be_v reject_v it_o be_v not_o necessary_a for_o every_o urine_n of_o a_o woman_n to_o have_v a_o sediment_n but_o that_o only_a which_o be_v well_o concoct_v first_o hypocrates_n who_o have_v exact_o search_v out_o all_o the_o sign_n of_o conception_n never_o make_v mention_n of_o urine_n second_o the_o urine_n be_v not_o change_v by_o the_o graviditie_n itself_o but_o only_o by_o the_o suppression_n of_o the_o flower_n which_o as_o can_v be_v deny_v may_v 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a_o merry_a story_n which_o have_v be_v relate_v to_o i_o as_o a_o story_n by_o man_n of_o good_a note_n and_o this_o be_v it_o a_o certain_a maid_n do_v carry_v her_o mistress_n urine_n to_o a_o physician_n and_o have_v by_o chance_n spill_v it_o not_o know_v now_o what_o to_o do_v she_o catch_v the_o urine_n of_o a_o cow_n which_o at_o that_o time_n by_o good_a hap_n stale_v and_o carry_v it_o to_o the_o physician_n he_o give_v answer_v that_o the_o patient_a do_v eat_v too_o many_o salad_n indeed_o the_o physician_n be_v worthy_a to_o be_v commend_v for_o his_o skill_n who_o can_v divine_v that_o i_o say_v this_o be_v a_o fable_n because_o i_o have_v hear_v the_o same_o in_o divers_a place_n of_o sundry_a physician_n as_o also_o because_o it_o be_v always_o ascribe_v to_o some_o physician_n that_o be_v dead_a the_o like_a to_o who_o be_v no_o man_n live_v and_o its_o true_a indeed_o no_o man_n this_o day_n be_v live_v or_o ever_o be_v that_o can_v certain_o know_v a_o beast_n urine_n from_o a_o man_n if_o the_o urine_n be_v like_a to_o that_o of_o beast_n that_o be_v accustom_v to_o the_o yoke_n 4._o aphor._n 70._o lâ—b_n 4._o pain_n of_o the_o head_n be_v either_o present_a or_o will_v ensue_v say_v hypocrates_n note_v that_o a_o man_n may_v make_v urine_n like_a in_o colour_n and_o consistence_n to_o that_o of_o beast_n therefore_o hitherto_o it_o have_v be_v doubt_v in_o what_o respect_v a_o man_n urine_n may_v be_v discern_v from_o other_o liquor_n i_o know_v there_o be_v some_o rule_n and_o mark_n prescribe_v by_o avicenne_n and_o other_o whereby_o they_o may_v be_v discern_v from_o each_o other_o but_o they_o be_v all_o false_a and_o uncertain_a and_o nothing_o be_v more_o easy_a then_o to_o deceive_v a_o physician_n though_o wary_a by_o show_v he_o he_o other_o liquor_n and_o urine_n but_o if_o a_o man_n may_v make_v urine_n like_a to_o that_o of_o beast_n how_o can_v a_o physician_n not_o know_v from_o whence_o it_o come_v discern_v one_o from_o the_o other_o chap._n iii_o the_o solution_n of_o the_o argument_n that_o seem_v to_o favour_v look_v into_o urine_v some_o that_o too_o much_o approve_v ouroscopie_n or_o look_v into_o urine_n do_v use_v the_o authority_n and_o argument_n of_o hercules_n saxonia_n a_o very_a learned_a physician_n heretofore_o among_o the_o italian_n who_o desire_v to_o patronize_v a_o little_a ouroscopie_n for_o he_o will_v have_v not_o only_o the_o cause_n of_o disease_n but_o also_o their_o idea_n magnitude_n and_o state_n to_o be_v know_v by_o urine_n not_o in_o general_a only_o but_o also_o in_o particular_a who_o opinion_n we_o will_v brief_o lay_v down_o first_o say_v he_o urine_v show_v disease_n in_o distemperature_n without_o matter_n and_o with_o matter_n a_o hot_a distemper_n without_o matter_n be_v either_o universal_a or_o of_o a_o determinate_a part_n and_o this_o be_v sometime_o without_o a_o fever_n sometime_o with_o a_o fever_n a_o hot_a universal_a distemper_n do_v these_o urine_n show_v to_o wit_n red_a saffron_a colour_n green_a black_a fatty_a atomous_a branny_n or_o scaly_a sediment_n and_o sharp_a urine_n nevertheless_o these_o do_v not_o show_v a_o distemper_n without_o matter_n but_o with_o matter_n for_o urine_n have_v not_o these_o colour_n but_o by_o the_o mixture_n of_o humour_n hence_o in_o a_o diary_n fever_n galen_n write_v that_o the_o urine_n be_v make_v somewhat_o red_a through_o the_o mixture_n of_o choler_n moreover_o 12._o 1._o ad_fw-la glauc_v cap._n 2._o &_o 3._o method_n cap._n 2._o &_o 10._o the_o crisib_a cap_n 12._o these_o do_v only_o betoken_v a_o hot_a distemper_n in_o general_a not_o any_o particular_a sort_n of_o it_o for_o a_o hot_a distemper_n may_v be_v synochus_n a_o burn_a fever_n or_o a_o tertian_n it_o
may_v also_o be_v a_o phlegman_n or_o erysipelas_n of_o some_o part_n the_o same_o galen_n do_v aver_v that_o a_o hot_a distemperature_n of_o the_o part_n may_v be_v discern_v by_o the_o very_a same_o urine_n what_o therefore_o can_v the_o divine_a say_v if_o urine_n do_v only_o show_v a_o disease_n in_o general_a and_o not_o in_o particular_a how_o will_v he_o know_v by_o the_o urine_n rather_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o reins_n then_o of_o the_o liver_n or_o of_o the_o whole_a body_n second_o he_o object_n that_o urine_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o whey_n of_o the_o humour_n which_o be_v distribute_v into_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o part_n so_o that_o when_o the_o whey_n be_v sever_v it_o carry_v with_o it_o the_o excrement_n of_o those_o part_n and_o thereupon_o it_o may_v show_v their_o affect_n but_o i_o answer_v the_o alteration_n of_o the_o whey_n be_v so_o diverse_a that_o it_o can_v be_v discern_v what_o part_n especial_o have_v alter_v it_o again_o the_o excrement_n of_o many_o 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a_o ill_a habit_n of_o the_o body_n dropsy_n lethargy_n and_o other_o disease_n although_o urine_n may_v be_v crude_a yet_o they_o do_v not_o show_v the_o affect_n of_o these_o part_n more_o than_o other_o therefore_o he_o be_v mistake_v when_o he_o say_v that_o a_o cold_a womb_n may_v be_v discern_v by_o urine_n because_o in_o respect_n of_o its_o vicinity_n the_o distemperature_n of_o it_o be_v impart_v to_o the_o urine_n notwithstanding_o why_o shall_v a_o crude_a urine_n rather_o show_v the_o womb_n than_o the_o liver_n again_o if_o the_o urine_n distil_v into_o the_o bladder_n high_a colour_v by_o some_o hot_a cause_n the_o womb_n although_o cold_a shall_v not_o bereave_v it_o of_o the_o colour_n which_o it_o have_v from_o the_o mixture_n of_o the_o choler_n and_o although_o the_o womb_n be_v somewhat_o hot_a may_v give_v some_o colour_n to_o the_o urine_n yet_o be_v cold_a it_o can_v take_v away_o the_o colour_n which_o it_o have_v contract_v some_o other_o way_n five_o he_o 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nurse_n have_v bear_v but_o only_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o nurse_n herself_o and_o the_o diet_n which_o she_o use_v chap._n xvi_o that_o strong_a drink_n be_v ill_o permit_v to_o child_n that_o the_o people_n do_v err_v much_o about_o the_o education_n of_o child_n it_o be_v certain_a whereby_o they_o come_v to_o be_v trouble_v with_o many_o grievous_a evil_n and_o so_o many_o die_v whereof_o a_o ill_a diet_n be_v not_o the_o least_o cause_n for_o i_o have_v see_v some_o frequent_o to_o give_v their_o child_n wine_n ale_z or_o strong_a beer_n which_o be_v indeed_o very_o hurtful_a for_o they_o tuenda_fw-la 1._o &_o 5._o de_fw-fr fanit_fw-la tuenda_fw-la and_o be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o ancient_a physician_n galen_n do_v not_o permit_v wine_n to_o child_n before_o the_o fourteen_o year_n child_n the_o evil_a effect_n of_o strong_a drink_n in_o child_n because_o it_o heat_v too_o much_o and_o moisten_v and_o fill_v the_o head_n with_o vapour_n from_o whence_o ensue_v harm_n not_o only_o to_o the_o body_n but_o the_o mind_n also_o paulus_n likewise_o deny_v it_o to_o they_o before_o the_o 21._o year_n of_o their_o age_n because_o it_o heat_n dry_v quick_o stir_v up_o to_o anger_n and_o lust_n fill_v the_o head_n with_o vapour_n debilitates_fw-la the_o nervous_a part_n so_o that_o afterward_o they_o be_v subject_a to_o be_v trouble_v with_o convulsion_n the_o gout_n and_o other_o the_o like_a affect_n of_o the_o sinew_n it_o weaken_v the_o inward_a part_n especial_o the_o liver_n overthrow_v a_o good_a constitution_n of_o the_o brain_n cause_v a_o weakness_n of_o the_o sinew_n call_v in_o cold_a disease_n and_o all_o these_o soon_o in_o child_n who_o nerve_n be_v somewhat_o weak_a by_o nature_n moreover_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o plato_n legibus_fw-la 2_o de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la wine_n be_v not_o good_a for_o they_o because_o it_o make_v they_o fiery_a spirit_v and_o dull_v and_o trouble_v the_o mind_n for_o see_v that_o child_n be_v of_o a_o temperament_n somewhat_o hot_a a_o moist_a diet_n and_o somewhat_o temperate_a be_v convenient_a for_o they_o lest_o by_o such_o dry_a drink_n untimely_a old_a age_n be_v procure_v and_o by_o the_o many_o sharp_a vapour_n carry_v up_o to_o the_o brain_n convulsion_n and_o the_o disease_n of_o a_o distemper_a brain_n and_o sinew_n do_v ensue_v but_o if_o there_o be_v some_o urgent_a necessity_n to_o administer_v strong_a drink_n let_v but_o a_o little_a and_o that_o allay_v with_o water_n be_v administer_v according_a to_o the_o counsel_n of_o hypocrates_n 23._o lib._n de_fw-fr victu_fw-la idiotar_n tex_fw-la 23._o the_o like_a may_v be_v say_v of_o strong_a beer_n or_o ale_n for_o the_o same_o yea_o and_o great_a evil_n do_v proceed_v from_o the_o use_n thereof_o then_o of_o wine_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o thickness_n of_o the_o liquor_n and_o the_o impure_a spirit_n but_o thin_a and_o small_a beer_n well_o boil_a and_o fine_v be_v most_o fit_a for_o they_o chap._n xvii_o that_o solid_a meat_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v give_v to_o child_n before_o the_o come_n forth_o of_o their_o tooth_n i_o have_v also_o observe_v flesh_n and_o other_o such_o solid_a meat_n to_o be_v give_v to_o child_n before_o they_o breed_v their_o tooth_n which_o be_v likewise_o a_o thing_n very_o hurtful_a to_o they_o for_o very_o galen_n say_v well_o part_n cap._n 7._o lib._n 15._o de_fw-la usa_fw-la part_n that_o nature_n do_v then_o give_v unto_o child_n their_o foretooth_n when_o they_o have_v need_n of_o solid_a meat_n which_o also_o he_o do_v elegant_o explicate_v in_o his_o first_o book_n de_fw-fr sanitate_fw-la tuendâ_fw-la cap._n 10._o that_o child_n be_v to_o be_v feed_v with_o nothing_o but_o milk_n n._n milk_n best_a for_o young_a child_n n._n before_o that_o they_o put_v forth_o their_o foretooth_n and_o in_o very_a deed_n solid_a meat_n be_v but_o bad_o concoct_v in_o their_o ventricle_n they_o oppress_v the_o stomach_n corrupt_v with_o their_o mixture_n the_o nurse_n milk_n hurt_v their_o tender_a gum_n and_o make_v they_o cry_v out_o and_o become_v unquiet_a and_o it_o stand_v with_o reason_n for_o nature_n be_v never_o deficient_a in_o necessary_n wherefore_o if_o such_o meat_n be_v good_a for_o they_o it_o have_v never_o deny_v they_o tooth_n to_o chew_v they_o but_o because_o for_o some_o month_n space_n it_o have_v deny_v they_o tooth_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o nothing_o but_o sup_v meat_n be_v fit_a for_o they_o and_o especial_o milk_n which_o nature_n have_v afford_v to_o all_o young_a creature_n as_o the_o most_o familiar_a food_n therefore_o during_o the_o first_o month_n counsel_n good_a counsel_n let_v the_o infant_n eat_v only_a milk_n a_o little_a after_o be_v grow_v somewhat_o great_a pulse_n also_o which_o nevertheless_o be_v not_o in_o
its_o unpleasantnesse_n and_o have_v rather_o lie_v long_o under_o a_o disease_n then_o be_v cure_v with_o a_o very_a few_o remedy_n we_o must_v confess_v indeed_o that_o very_o many_o remedy_n have_v by_o the_o care_n and_o diligence_n of_o modern_a physician_n be_v make_v more_o neat_a and_o pleasant_a then_o heretofore_o they_o be_v but_o yet_o all_o unsavorinesse_n be_v not_o take_v from_o they_o in_o which_o particular_a we_o may_v admire_v god_n wonderful_a providence_n for_o if_o he_o have_v put_v the_o like_a relish_n into_o medicine_n that_o he_o do_v into_o mere_n mankind_n have_v long_o since_o either_o utter_o destroy_v or_o much_o weaken_a itself_o therewithal_o for_o all_o remedy_n have_v in_o they_o a_o nature_n in_o some_o measure_n contrary_a to_o our_o body_n because_o they_o after_o it_o otherwise_o they_o be_v not_o remedy_n and_o so_o they_o may_v also_o do_v harm_n we_o use_v they_o that_o we_o may_v reduce_v the_o body_n from_o a_o preternatural_a to_o its_o natural_a state_n again_o but_o if_o the_o sick_a use_v they_o either_o preposterous_o or_o long_o or_o often_o than_o be_v meet_v of_o healthful_a cause_n they_o may_v at_o length_n be_v make_v the_o cause_n or_o disease_n and_o imprint_v on_o the_o body_n their_o quality_n which_o be_v so_o different_a from_o the_o nature_n thereof_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v well_o say_v in_o the_o proverb_n miserè_fw-la qui_fw-la medicè_fw-la miserè_fw-la they_o live_v miserable_o that_o live_v physical_o wherefore_o it_o be_v not_o amiss_o if_o many_o both_o man_n and_o woman_n do_v take_v physic_n more_o spare_o for_o they_o prejudice_v their_o health_n and_o they_o that_o be_v ever_o and_o anon_o take_v physic_n do_v seem_v almost_o always_o to_o have_v need_n of_o it_o in_o like_a manner_n other_o that_o be_v sometime_o sick_a be_v to_o be_v admonish_v that_o they_o do_v not_o for_o a_o little_a unpleasantnesse_n of_o taste_n or_o smell_v perverse_o reject_v wholesome_a remedy_n that_o be_v discreet_o administer_v by_o a_o able_a physician_n chap._n vii_o whether_o home-growing_a remedy_n can_v be_v sufficient_a for_o any_o country_n it_o be_v to_o be_v wish_v that_o england_n be_v as_o well_o able_a to_o furnish_v itself_o with_o remedy_n as_o it_o do_v with_o food_n and_o raiment_n there_o be_v in_o time_n past_a and_o even_o at_o this_o day_n be_v very_o many_o that_o have_v endeavour_v to_o reduce_v the_o whole_a body_n of_o physic_n to_o common_a and_o home-growing_a remedy_n reject_v such_o as_o be_v bring_v from_o foreign_a country_n pliny_n the_o great_a antagonist_n of_o physician_n be_v of_o that_o mind_n blame_v physician_n that_o call_v in_o the_o indian_n aethiopian_n and_o arabian_n for_o help_n at_o length_n say_v he_o the_o craft_n and_o subtlety_n of_o man_n invent_v those_o shop_n in_o which_o every_o man_n life_n be_v proffer_v to_o be_v sell_v to_o he_o then_o present_o composition_n and_o unutterable_a mixture_n be_v provide_v arabia_n and_o india_n be_v bring_v in_o for_o aid_n and_o for_o a_o little_a ulcer_n physic_n be_v fetch_v from_o the_o red_a sea_n when_o every_o poor_a man_n eat_v daily_o to_o his_o supper_n the_o right_a remedy_n but_o that_o can_v never_o yet_o be_v bring_v to_o perfection_n nor_o have_v ever_o any_o nation_n be_v so_o happy_a that_o it_o can_v be_v sufficient_o furnish_v with_o its_o own_o remedy_n remedy_n india_n sufficient_o furnish_v with_o its_o own_o remedy_n except_o the_o indian_n for_o see_v that_o the_o same_o thing_n do_v most_o common_o grow_v in_o diverse_a country_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o they_o can_v every_v where_o be_v of_o the_o same_o virtue_n and_o goodness_n it_o be_v therefore_o lawful_a to_o fetch_v they_o out_o of_o those_o country_n where_o the_o best_a do_v grow_v for_o the_o virtue_n of_o plant_n do_v vary_v according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o place_n the_o arabian_n say_v that_o some_o plant_n be_v hot_a in_o the_o three_o degree_n which_o the_o grecian_n will_v have_v to_o be_v hot_a but_o in_o the_o second_o the_o german_n in_o the_o first_o wherefore_o galen_n who_o live_v in_o a_o most_o temperate_a climate_n do_v not_o think_v his_o own_o country_n remedy_n to_o be_v sufficient_a but_o receive_v lemnian_a earth_n out_o of_o the_o isle_n lemnos_n approve_v of_o candy_n dittander_n macedonian_a parsley_n and_o such_o like_a and_o in_o purge_v medicine_n it_o be_v most_o manifest_a for_o they_o do_v not_o grow_v at_o home_n but_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o they_o be_v bring_v from_o foreign_a country_n as_o seine_n rhubarb_n and_o many_o other_o some_z whereof_o be_v transplant_v although_o with_o good_a dress_n they_o be_v make_v to_o grow_v in_o our_o garden_n yet_o not_o without_o a_o manifest_a waste_n of_o their_o strength_n nor_o in_o that_o plenty_n which_o may_v be_v sufficient_a for_o the_o whole_a country_n thus_o we_o daily_o use_v sugar_n pepper_n spice_n wine_n which_o be_v supply_v unto_o we_o from_o other_o country_n the_o lybian_a iris_n say_v galen_n do_v differ_v as_o much_o from_o the_o illyrian_a as_o a_o dead_a body_n from_o a_o live_n no_o smell_n at_o all_o proceed_n from_o the_o lybian_a but_o the_o illyrian_a yield_v a_o very_a pleasant_a savour_n god_n will_v not_o that_o every_o country_n shall_v abound_v with_o all_o thing_n nor_o always_o that_o humane_a society_n may_v be_v maintain_v for_o as_o in_o every_o country_n one_o city_n supply_v necessary_n to_o another_o so_o one_o country_n to_o another_o if_o one_o city_n do_v stand_v in_o need_n of_o the_o help_n of_o another_o why_o shall_v not_o one_o country_n supply_v the_o defect_n of_o another_o but_o they_o think_v that_o those_o remedy_n which_o grow_v at_o home_n have_v a_o great_a affinity_n with_o the_o temperature_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n than_o the_o other_o but_o experience_n show_v that_o we_o do_v use_v profitable_o and_o without_o any_o hurt_n wine_n and_o spice_n that_o be_v bring_v from_o abroad_o again_o physic_n be_v 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lest_o afterward_o namely_o in_o summer_n and_o winter_n 6._o 47._o aph._n lib._n 6._o they_o fall_v into_o disease_n which_o hypocrates_n persuade_v unto_o they_o that_o find_v blood-letting_n and_o purge_v to_o do_v they_o good_a aught_o to_o purge_v and_o let_v blood_n every_o spring_n which_o word_n he_o repeat_v again_o in_o another_o place_n 7._o place_n 53._o aph._n lib._n 7._o yet_o some_o be_v so_o timorous_a and_o fearful_a that_o though_o they_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o these_o remedy_n yet_o they_o refrain_v to_o use_v they_o lest_o they_o accustom_v themselves_o thereunto_o for_o they_o think_v that_o if_o they_o shall_v use_v they_o once_o or_o twice_o and_o afterward_o leave_v off_o error_n a_o gross_a error_n they_o must_v either_o of_o necessity_n be_v sick_a or_o not_o be_v in_o sound_a health_n who_o error_n it_o be_v my_o purpose_n in_o this_o place_n to_o declare_v although_o some_o physician_n have_v be_v also_o of_o the_o same_o opinion_n forbid_v any_o man_n 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star_n which_o evermore_o be_v universal_a do_v act_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n only_o and_o do_v hurt_v to_o some_o and_o good_a to_o other_o according_a to_o the_o different_a nature_n of_o disease_n and_o the_o patient_n as_o also_o according_a to_o their_o age_n country_n time_n of_o the_o year_n and_o other_o such_o circumstance_n which_o do_v limit_v the_o operation_n of_o universal_a cause_n again_o the_o concourse_n of_o the_o star_n be_v only_o a_o procatartick_fw-ge and_o universal_a cause_n which_o move_v and_o stir_v up_o the_o internal_a cause_n now_o these_o be_v know_v by_o their_o proper_a sign_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o necessity_n to_o consider_v the_o star_n but_o only_o the_o motion_n of_o inward_a cause_n which_o make_v the_o time_n of_o disease_n but_o as_o concern_v astrologer_n they_o do_v with_o a_o vain_a conceit_n attribute_v all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n to_o the_o star_n to_o wit_n to_o the_o planet_n and_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o zodiac_n and_o 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which_o be_v not_o make_v up_o of_o sundry_a part_n which_o be_v of_o a_o diverse_a nature_n as_o the_o hand_n and_o foot_n consist_v of_o bone_n nerve_n artery_n muscle_n which_o can_v be_v equal_o subject_a to_o this_o or_o that_o star_n and_o see_v the_o like_a part_n for_o substance_n be_v in_o the_o other_o organ_n likewise_o as_o bone_n in_o the_o foot_n hand_n breast_n head_n why_o shall_v not_o one_o and_o the_o same_o star_n bear_v rule_n over_o they_o all_o it_o remain_v then_o that_o they_o have_v influence_n into_o the_o conformation_n only_o which_o be_v accidental_a to_o all_o the_o part_n for_o every_o part_n several_o may_v be_v without_o the_o same_o conformation_n as_o bone_n may_v be_v as_o well_o crooked_a as_o straight_o and_o be_v well_o nourish_v too_o the_o conformation_n of_o every_o part_n depend_v on_o number_n magnitude_n situation_n and_o figure_n the_o influence_n can_v be_v make_v into_o the_o number_n of_o the_o part_n because_o number_v in_o respect_n 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dominion_n to_o they_o over_o one_o part_n rather_o than_o another_o be_v nothing_o else_o then_o a_o idle_a fiction_n but_o if_o any_o such_o thing_n be_v grant_v it_o be_v likely_a that_o that_o same_o influence_n will_v extend_v itself_o only_o to_o those_o part_n which_o have_v their_o proper_a substance_n distinct_a from_o the_o rest_n as_o the_o heart_n the_o brain_n the_o liver_n etc._n etc._n and_o not_o to_o the_o hand_n and_o the_o foot_n and_o other_o such_o like_a part_n who_o similar_v part_n be_v the_o same_o for_o substance_n and_o differ_v only_o in_o conformation_n in_o very_a deed_n many_o physician_n seem_v to_o have_v give_v but_o little_a regard_n to_o those_o astrological_a observation_n i_o have_v see_v many_o sick_a in_o the_o solstice_n and_o equinoctial_o to_o who_o the_o forename_a remedy_n be_v apply_v with_o good_a success_n which_o if_o they_o have_v be_v omit_v peradventure_o the_o sick_a have_v die_v and_o therefore_o in_o acute_a disease_n as_o the_o apoplexy_n squinancy_n pleurisy_n burn_v fever_n and_o the_o like_a it_o be_v very_o dangerous_a to_o omit_v or_o defer_v necessary_a remedy_n for_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o heaven_n but_o we_o ought_v rather_o to_o have_v regard_n to_o the_o time_n of_o disease_n and_o nature_n work_v and_o according_a to_o that_o observation_n prescribe_v sometime_o one_o sometime_o another_o remedy_n as_o at_o sundry_a time_n the_o disease_n require_v but_o when_o a_o physician_n prescribe_v purge_v or_o blood_v only_o for_o prevention_n of_o disease_n he_o may_v observe_v the_o four_o quarter_n of_o the_o moon_n and_o use_v the_o forename_a remedy_n rather_o in_o the_o first_o than_o in_o the_o last_o quarter_n because_o the_o moon_n have_v a_o manifest_a power_n over_o the_o humour_n when_o it_o increase_v they_o be_v augment_v and_o it_o decrease_v they_o be_v diminish_v in_o like_a manner_n he_o may_v avoid_v the_o equinoctial_o and_o solstice_n but_o in_o the_o sick_a these_o can_v be_v observe_v without_o danger_n see_v that_o disease_n do_v not_o permit_v such_o great_a delay_n but_o the_o figment_n of_o astrologer_n touch_v the_o dominion_n of_o the_o sign_n over_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n be_v altogether_o to_o be_v reject_v as_o feign_a suble_n for_o it_o be_v a_o absurd_a thing_n to_o suppose_v that_o one_o star_n rule_v over_o this_o part_n and_o another_o over_o that_o see_v that_o all_o the_o star_n do_v rule_v over_o all_o the_o part_n and_o act_v not_o immediate_o but_o by_o the_o alteration_n of_o the_o air_n by_o which_o the_o whole_a body_n be_v change_v and_o alter_v chap._n x._o of_o the_o ridiculous_a physical_a observation_n of_o almanac-maker_n who_o can_v hold_v from_o laughter_n at_o those_o caveat_n whereof_o astrologer_n do_v every_o year_n warn_v the_o people_n in_o their_o almanac_n about_o the_o take_n of_o physic_n among_o which_o that_o be_v not_o the_o least_o of_o which_o we_o have_v already_o speak_v that_o they_o attribute_v the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n to_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o zodiac_n we_o will_v now_o prosecute_v the_o rest_n and_o first_o they_o say_v the_o best_a time_n for_o purge_v be_v when_o the_o moon_n be_v in_o the_o watery_a sign_n to_o wit_n in_o cancer_n scorpio_n and_o pisces_fw-la second_o when_o the_o moon_n be_v in_o such_o a_o sign_n purge_v with_o electuary_n in_o another_o sign_n with_o potion_n and_o in_o another_o with_o pill_n three_o in_o such_o a_o sign_n purge_v choler_n with_o electuary_n in_o such_o a_o one_o with_o pill_n in_o such_o a_o one_o with_o potion_n and_o so_o of_o the_o other_o humour_n in_o like_a manner_n they_o say_v it_o be_v good_a to_o let_v the_o phlegmatic_a blood_n when_o the_o moon_n be_v in_o aries_n or_o sagitarius_n the_o melancholic_a when_o it_o be_v in_o libra_n or_o aquarius_n the_o choleric_a in_o cancer_n or_o pisces_fw-la and_o so_o the_o sanguine_a when_o it_o be_v in_o either_o of_o these_o but_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o any_o kind_n of_o disease_n may_v happen_v at_o any_o time_n 3._o aph._n 19_o lib._n 3._o and_o be_v exasperate_v as_o say_v hypocrates_n because_o as_o galen_n teach_v in_o his_o commentary_n not_o only_o the_o air_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o disease_n but_o also_o the_o proper_a temperament_n of_o the_o sick_a and_o the_o peculiar_a manner_n of_o every_o man_n diet_n whereby_o it_o may_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o even_o in_o summer_n any_o man_n may_v be_v take_v with_o cold_a and_o phlegmatic_a disease_n see_v therefore_o at_o one_o and_o the_o same_o time_n many_o man_n may_v be_v sick_a of_o sundry_a disease_n all_o neither_o can_v nor_o aught_o to_o be_v purge_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n and_o in_o disease_n that_o be_v acute_a there_o may_v be_v danger_n in_o delay_n while_o we_o stay_v till_o the_o moon_n have_v run_v
oftentimes_o happen_v to_o physician_n that_o when_o they_o prescribe_v a_o clyster_n or_o a_o purge_n for_o their_o patient_n the_o bystander_n especial_o woman_n and_o such_o as_o keep_v the_o sick_a who_o nothing_o can_v please_v but_o they_o desire_v always_o to_o dissent_v from_o physician_n these_o i_o say_v do_v intercede_v for_o the_o sick_a that_o he_o be_v weak_a and_o take_v nothing_o at_o all_o when_o notwithstanding_o in_o secret_a they_o do_v preposterous_o urge_v he_o to_o eat_v meat_n and_o do_v even_o glut_v he_o therewith_o yet_o it_o have_v be_v often_o observe_v that_o such_o as_o have_v so_o much_o loathe_a meat_n have_v with_o a_o very_a gentle_a clyster_n void_v many_o excrement_n dry_v and_o harden_v with_o the_o violent_a heat_n of_o the_o fever_n and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o purge_v be_v not_o prescribe_v only_o for_o the_o empty_n of_o the_o belly_n but_o to_o purge_v out_o morbous_a humour_n for_o that_o want_n of_o appetite_n to_o meat_n wherewith_o the_o sick_a be_v usual_o trouble_v do_v arise_v from_o vicious_a humour_n which_o require_v purge_v out_o which_o be_v evacuate_v the_o appetite_n and_o stomach_n to_o meat_n do_v come_v again_o for_o the_o loathe_n of_o meat_n bitterness_n of_o the_o mouth_n and_o other_o the_o like_a symptom_n do_v manifest_v that_o purgation_n be_v necessary_a say_v hypocrates_n 4._o aph._n 17._o lib._n 4._o loathe_v of_o meat_n pain_n of_o the_o heart_n dizziness_n of_o the_o head_n and_o bitterness_n of_o the_o mouth_n in_o one_o that_o have_v a_o fever_n do_v note_n that_o there_o be_v need_n of_o a_o vomit_n for_o these_o symptom_n be_v cause_v by_o the_o humour_n which_o lay_v about_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o stomach_n therefore_o though_o the_o sick_a take_v nothing_o yet_o they_o have_v lurk_v within_o their_o body_n many_o vicious_a humour_n which_o unless_o they_o be_v void_v out_o by_o a_o cathartick_a the_o appetite_n will_v never_o return_v of_o itself_o but_o the_o disease_n become_v every_o day_n worse_o than_o other_o and_o perhaps_o at_o length_n be_v make_v incurable_a chap._n xviii_o that_o a_o purge_n be_v not_o much_o to_o be_v dislike_v because_o sometime_o it_o be_v cast_v back_o by_o vomit_n i_o have_v sometime_o hear_v the_o sick_a complain_v that_o when_o they_o have_v a_o cathartick_a whereby_o they_o shall_v have_v be_v purge_v downward_o a_o contrary_a effect_n succeed_v and_o they_o be_v purge_v upward_o to_o wit_n by_o vomit_n which_o manner_n of_o evacuation_n be_v indeed_o very_o troublesome_a for_o vomit_n do_v usual_o offer_v much_o violence_n unto_o nature_n now_o they_o must_v know_v that_o it_o may_v often_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o work_n of_o the_o physic_n may_v be_v change_v and_o a_o purge_v become_v a_o vomit_n and_o a_o vomit_n a_o purge_n the_o body_n indeed_o by_o a_o ordinance_n of_o nature_n be_v empty_v rather_o by_o siege_n than_o by_o the_o mouth_n for_o the_o belly_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v create_v for_o that_o purpose_n as_o also_o the_o humour_n by_o their_o proper_a inclination_n do_v flow_v to_o the_o belly_n and_o there_o be_v a_o great_a many_o mesairaick_n vein_n that_o carry_v the_o humour_n unto_o the_o gut_n now_o a_o purge_a medicine_n become_v a_o vomit_n either_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o medicine_n itself_o or_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o sick_a of_o the_o medicine_n first_o if_o it_o be_v strong_a and_o do_v great_o provoke_v and_o pull_v the_o mouth_n of_o the_o stomach_n second_o if_o it_o be_v very_o unpleasant_a of_o a_o strong_a smell_n stink_a and_o noisome_a to_o the_o stomach_n three_o if_o it_o be_v light_a thin_a and_o do_v easy_o swim_v above_o as_o if_o it_o be_v mix_v with_o fat_a or_o oily_a thing_n four_o if_o it_o engender_v windiness_n as_o seine_n epithymum_n agarick_n which_o windy_a vapour_n be_v carry_v up_o to_o the_o orifice_n of_o the_o stomach_n do_v trouble_v it_o and_o so_o provoke_v vomit_n five_o if_o it_o be_v take_v in_o a_o very_a great_a quantity_n and_o by_o these_o mean_v not_o only_a medicine_n but_o meat_n also_o may_v cause_v vomit_n also_o sometime_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o sick_a a_o purge_n become_v a_o vomit_n as_o if_o he_o be_v of_o a_o very_a weak_a stomach_n and_o exquisite_a sense_n if_o he_o look_v upon_o thing_n that_o be_v unpleasant_a to_o he_o smell_v such_o as_o be_v noisome_a and_o stink_a or_o use_v violent_a motion_n for_o motion_n cause_v vomit_v as_o appear_v in_o they_o that_o sail_n upon_o the_o water_n furthermore_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o when_o one_o have_v take_v physic_n if_o after_o a_o hour_n or_o two_o he_o vomit_v it_o up_o again_o there_o be_v no_o danger_n at_o all_o for_o in_o that_o space_n the_o medicine_n be_v dissolve_v by_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o body_n and_o as_o physician_n speak_v be_v bring_v into_o act_n and_o so_o do_v diffuse_v its_o virtue_n throughout_o the_o whole_a body_n whereby_o it_o purge_v no_o less_o than_o if_o it_o have_v be_v all_o keep_v in_o the_o body_n purge_n it_o be_v sometime_o good_a to_o vomit_v after_o one_o have_v take_v a_o purge_n yea_o many_o time_n it_o be_v very_o good_a to_o vomit_v it_o up_o for_o it_o carry_v out_o with_o it_o gross_a phlegmatic_a and_o other_o such_o humour_n that_o stick_v fast_o to_o the_o stomach_n which_o happy_o it_o have_v never_o purge_v out_o by_o the_o stool_n wherefore_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v impute_v as_o a_o fault_n to_o the_o physician_n or_o the_o apothecary_n if_o the_o physic_n do_v sometime_o work_v the_o contrary_a way_n for_o thereby_o no_o harm_n at_o all_o but_o many_o time_n a_o great_a deal_n of_o good_a do_v come_v to_o the_o sick_a chap._n xix_o that_o purge_v ought_v not_o to_o be_v fear_v though_o there_o be_v a_o flux_n of_o the_o belly_n the_o common_a people_n many_o time_n wonder_v at_o it_o and_o think_v it_o a_o needless_a thing_n yea_o and_o dangerous_a when_o one_o have_v a_o flux_n of_o the_o belly_n that_o physician_n do_v sometime_o prescribe_v a_o purge_n which_o be_v rather_o a_o mean_n to_o increase_v the_o flux_n and_o to_o weaken_v and_o spend_v the_o strength_n of_o the_o sick_a but_o the_o thing_n be_v quite_o contrary_a for_o nothing_o do_v stay_v the_o belly_n like_o to_o a_o purge_n in_o health_n it_o be_v good_a sometime_o to_o be_v loose_a in_o the_o belly_n so_o as_o it_o be_v not_o too_o great_a a_o lask_z nor_o impair_v the_o strength_n if_o so_o be_v as_o celsus_n say_v it_o stay_v within_o seven_o day_n but_o in_o they_o that_o be_v sick_a it_o be_v sometime_o good_a sometime_o evil_a to_o have_v a_o lask_z in_o respect_n of_o the_o diverse_a nature_n of_o the_o disease_n constitution_n of_o the_o sick_a and_o time_n as_o if_o it_o be_v a_o critical_a flux_n if_o such_o thing_n be_v void_v as_o aught_o to_o be_v and_o it_o be_v such_o as_o the_o sick_a be_v well_o able_a to_o bear_v therefore_o sometime_o it_o be_v to_o be_v let_v alone_o sometime_o to_o be_v stay_v but_o if_o it_o be_v stay_v by_o astringent_a remedy_n the_o noxious_a humour_n be_v retain_v in_o the_o body_n be_v oftentimes_o the_o cause_n of_o a_o great_a evil_n to_o the_o body_n and_o corrupt_v and_o infect_v by_o its_o contagion_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o humour_n whereby_o afterward_o the_o noble_a part_n be_v hurt_v or_o else_o the_o flux_n return_v worse_a and_o be_v more_o malignant_a than_o before_o it_o be_v a_o common_a proverb_n among_o physician_n the_o cause_n of_o disease_n must_v be_v take_v away_o before_o the_o disease_n themselves_o can_v be_v cure_v so_o likewise_o in_o such_o a_o flux_n the_o safe_a way_n to_o cure_v it_o be_v by_o take_v away_o the_o cause_n which_o thing_n purge_v among_o other_o remedy_n do_v most_o fit_o and_o safe_o perform_v so_o that_o the_o work_n of_o it_o the_o flux_n either_o stay_v of_o its_o own_o accord_n or_o if_o it_o do_v not_o stay_v yet_o it_o may_v more_o commodious_o and_o without_o danger_n be_v stop_v by_o astringent_a remedy_n i_o have_v often_o see_v the_o sick_a which_o by_o reason_n of_o a_o lask_n go_v to_o the_o stool_n many_o time_n every_o day_n who_o looseness_n be_v stay_v by_o a_o purge_n of_o rhubarb_n to_o which_o though_o sore_o against_o their_o will_n i_o have_v persuade_v they_o which_o nature_n of_o itself_o can_v scarce_o have_v cure_v therefore_o it_o be_v a_o common_a axiom_n among_o physician_n one_o flux_n be_v cure_v by_o another_o and_o one_o vomit_n by_o another_o not_o that_o all_o disease_n be_v cure_v by_o their_o like_a but_o by_o accident_n only_o insomuch_o as_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o flux_n be_v void_v out_o the_o flux_n stay_v of_o its_o own_o accord_n chap._n xx._n that_o the_o use_n of_o clyster_n be_v void_a of_o danger_n many_o
reject_v clyster_n as_o be_v perilous_a and_o dangerous_a physic_n but_o they_o be_v gross_o mistake_v for_o clyster_n be_v the_o most_o gentle_a and_o innocent_a physic_n of_o all_o for_o they_o never_o touch_v any_o noble_a part_n in_o that_o they_o go_v not_o beyond_o the_o great_a gut_n and_o therefore_o if_o the_o disease_n require_v it_o we_o sometime_o add_v to_o they_o very_o sharp_a remedy_n which_o another_o part_n of_o the_o body_n can_v endure_v and_o yet_o they_o be_v administer_v without_o any_o harine_n to_o the_o body_n at_o all_o much_o less_o can_v mollify_a and_o cool_a clyster_n hurt_v the_o body_n which_o we_o prescribe_v in_o fever_n and_o other_o disease_n in_o which_o there_o be_v nothing_o except_o the_o quantity_n which_o may_v not_o be_v take_v by_o the_o mouth_n respect_n clyster_n good_a in_o many_o respect_n now_o a_o clyster_n be_v profitable_a for_o divers_a part_n of_o the_o body_n as_o the_o brain_n the_o eye_n the_o stomach_n and_o all_o the_o inward_a part_n for_o it_o do_v not_o only_o loosen_v the_o belly_n but_o also_o by_o its_o liquid_a substance_n it_o do_v deterge_n and_o cleanse_v the_o tunicle_n of_o the_o bowel_n from_o many_o gross_a and_o viscous_a humour_n which_o cleave_v thereto_o and_o beside_o it_o lie_v like_o a_o fomentation_n upon_o the_o kidney_n and_o the_o bowel_n and_o therefore_o it_o oftentimes_o bring_v that_o out_o of_o the_o body_n which_o a_o reiterated_a purgation_n can_v never_o do_v galen_n experience_v this_o in_o himself_o who_o be_v grievous_o torment_v with_o the_o colic_n with_o a_o clyster_n make_v of_o the_o oil_n of_o rue_n purge_v out_o gross_a tough_a and_o viscous_a fleagm_n see_v then_o the_o use_n of_o clyster_n may_v be_v so_o profitable_a they_o need_v not_o for_o the_o future_a be_v fear_v but_o ought_v rather_o to_o be_v more_o familiar_o use_v consider_v 3_o thing_n necessary_a to_o be_v consider_v therefore_o i_o will_v admonish_v the_o people_n of_o three_o thing_n first_o that_o they_o use_v a_o clyster_n before_o blood_n let_v and_o unto_o this_o do_v all_o physician_n advise_v lest_o the_o impurity_n of_o that_o first_o region_n be_v attract_v by_o the_o empty_a vein_n and_o so_o the_o blood_n be_v taint_v second_o that_o if_o the_o belly_n be_v costive_a and_o there_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o necessity_n of_o take_v a_o purge_n by_o the_o mouth_n it_o be_v first_o assuage_v with_o a_o gentle_a clyster_n that_o the_o excrement_n may_v be_v more_o easy_o void_v out_o for_o the_o belly_n be_v costive_a hinder_v the_o operation_n of_o the_o cathartick_fw-ge and_o see_v there_o be_v in_o every_o medicament_n a_o certain_a general_a virtue_n and_o propensity_n to_o purge_v out_o the_o excrement_n beside_o that_o proper_a power_n whereby_o it_o do_v draw_v unto_o itself_o by_o a_o peculiar_a propriety_n the_o humour_n that_o be_v most_o familiar_a to_o it_o if_o the_o belly_n be_v very_o costive_a and_o the_o excrement_n hard_a they_o they_o can_v be_v extrude_v without_o great_a pain_n and_o gripe_n of_o the_o gut_n and_o many_o time_n the_o strength_n of_o the_o physic_n be_v spend_v in_o thrust_v they_o out_o and_o the_o humour_n that_o be_v attract_v by_o the_o physic_n not_o be_v purge_v out_o but_o keep_v within_o the_o bowel_n cause_n gripe_n the_o pain_n of_o the_o colic_n vomit_v frenzy_n dizziness_n of_o the_o head_n and_o many_o such_o symptom_n hypocrates_n seem_v to_o have_v point_v at_o this_o when_o he_o say_v 2._o aph._n 9_o lib._n 2._o if_o one_o will_v purge_v let_v he_o first_o make_v the_o belly_n soluble_a now_o see_v that_o by_o many_o way_n the_o belly_n may_v be_v make_v soluble_a this_o by_o prepare_v clyster_n be_v not_o to_o be_v neglect_v and_o galen_n commend_v this_o counsel_n 7._o sect._n 4._o dâ—_n victu_fw-la acut_fw-la *_o et_fw-la aph_n 72._o lib._n 7._o and_o in_o another_o place_n hypocrates_n say_v when_o one_o will_v purge_v the_o belly_n it_o be_v good_a to_o make_v it_o soluble_a and_o if_o thou_o will_v make_v it_o fluxive_a upward_o it_o be_v good_a to_o stay_v the_o belly_n if_o downward_o to_o moisten_v it_o now_o the_o belly_n can_v be_v more_o fit_o moisten_v than_o with_o a_o clyster_n thus_o galen_n show_v for_o who_o purge_v be_v convenient_a among_o the_o cause_n through_o which_o evacuation_n succeed_v not_o well_o when_o one_o have_v take_v physic_n reckon_v this_o for_o one_o oftentimes_o say_v he_o hard_a and_o dry_a ordure_n in_o some_o of_o the_o gut_n hinder_v evacuation_n three_o not_o only_o before_o purgation_n but_o also_o after_o it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o inject_v a_o gentle_a deterge_a clyster_n as_o the_o best_a physician_n do_v advise_v for_o to_o wash_v away_o the_o relic_n of_o the_o humour_n which_o sometime_o stick_v to_o the_o bowel_n for_o a_o clyster_n cleanse_v the_o gut_n and_o take_v away_o whatsoever_o noxious_a matter_n be_v leave_v after_o a_o strong_a medicine_n especial_o if_o it_o be_v of_o that_o sort_n of_o medicine_n which_o have_v scammony_n for_o a_o ingredient_n for_o it_o by_o the_o sharpness_n and_o acrimonie_n thereof_o do_v corrode_v the_o intestine_n and_o there_o be_v the_o same_o reason_n concern_v all_o other_o strong_a medicine_n as_o among_o other_o valleriola_n say_v well_o in_o lib._n 3._o locor_fw-la come_v cap._n 16._o chap._n xxi_o that_o clyster_n be_v not_o well_o inject_v by_o bladder_n see_v then_o the_o administer_a of_o clyster_n be_v such_o wholesome_a facile_a and_o harmless_a physic_n we_o will_v in_o brief_a observe_v somewhat_o touch_v that_o manner_n of_o inject_v clyster_n by_o a_o ox_n bladder_n tie_v to_o a_o pipe_n this_o i_o confess_v be_v no_o very_o gross_a error_n for_o we_o see_v it_o many_o time_n well_o enough_o inject_v this_o way_n and_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o ancient_a custom_n for_o i_o read_v in_o galens_n five_o book_n of_o method_n that_o the_o use_n of_o such_o bladder_n be_v very_o frequent_a in_o old_a time_n but_o now_o it_o be_v leave_v off_o in_o many_o place_n beyond_o the_o sea_n and_o that_o manner_n of_o inject_v be_v altogether_o unknown_a but_o they_o use_v a_o syringe_n or_o a_o hollow_a pipe_n of_o tin_n or_o brass_n and_o that_o with_o better_a conveniency_n for_o it_o be_v both_o more_o easy_o inject_v and_o also_o more_o safe_o clyster_n a_o near_a way_n for_o inject_v clyster_n and_o soon_o and_o which_o avail_v very_o much_o in_o this_o business_n it_o go_v high_a and_o pass_v into_o all_o the_o great_a gut_n for_o see_v natural_o a_o clyster_n do_v not_o go_v beyond_o the_o great_a gut_n by_o reason_n of_o a_o certain_a valvule_n place_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o gut_n colon_n and_o the_o end_n of_o ilium_n it_o will_v be_v much_o to_o the_o commodity_n of_o the_o sick_a if_o a_o clyster_n can_v but_o go_v so_o far_o for_o so_o a_o great_a benefit_n will_v accrue_v to_o they_o by_o the_o wash_n of_o the_o gut_n but_o a_o clyster_n that_o be_v inject_v by_o a_o bladder_n do_v not_o ascend_v so_o high_a but_o stay_v in_o the_o strait_a gut_n and_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o colon._n it_o be_v well_o therefore_o that_o these_o syringe_n be_v bring_v into_o use_n of_o which_o almost_o all_o our_o apothecary_n except_o those_o of_o london_n be_v destitute_a but_o sometime_o it_o happen_v that_o a_o clyster_n be_v vomit_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n although_o but_o seldom_o i_o do_v not_o remember_v that_o ever_o i_o observe_v it_o save_v twice_o in_o two_o patient_n which_o happen_v when_o the_o forename_a valvule_n be_v loose_v by_o reason_n of_o a_o vitiate_a and_o corrupt_a peristaltic_a motion_n of_o the_o bowel_n which_o open_v a_o unwonted_a passage_n to_o the_o liquor_n yet_o how_o this_o can_v be_v do_v i_o do_v not_o conceive_v i_o will_v rather_o think_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v because_o the_o aforesaid_a valvule_n be_v break_v by_o some_o preternatural_a cause_n and_o can_v any_o more_o execute_v its_o office_n therefore_o if_o any_o man_n that_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o art_n of_o physic_n chance_v to_o observe_v such_o a_o thing_n let_v he_o neither_o blame_v the_o physician_n nor_o the_o clyster_n see_v that_o no_o physician_n can_v foreknow_v this_o but_o let_v he_o accuse_v the_o particular_a constitution_n of_o the_o sick_a and_o know_v that_o nothing_o happen_v then_o which_o have_v not_o be_v heretofore_o nor_o let_v he_o be_v trouble_v at_o such_o a_o event_n chap._n xxii_o of_o vomit_n that_o posset_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v drink_v immediate_o after_o one_o have_v take_v a_o vomit_n it_o be_v not_o my_o purpose_n in_o this_o chapter_n to_o treat_v of_o the_o commodity_n and_o profitablenesse_n of_o vomit_n to_o the_o body_n of_o man_n i_o will_v only_o give_v notice_n of_o thus_o much_o about_o the_o use_n thereof_o that_o there_o be_v some_o
this_o sweet_a mercury_n be_v make_v out_o of_o sublimate_n which_o be_v a_o most_o violent_a poison_n whereunto_o they_o add_v some_o crude_a quicksilver_n which_o be_v sublimate_v the_o second_o time_n and_o so_o by_o the_o mixture_n thereof_o the_o corrode_a virtue_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o salt_n and_o vitriol_n do_v vanish_v away_o and_o it_o be_v make_v a_o sweet_a powder_n which_o before_o be_v very_o sharp_a here_o i_o do_v not_o see_v any_o preparation_n at_o all_o but_o only_o a_o certain_a mixture_n and_o addition_n of_o quicksilver_n the_o nature_n of_o which_o do_v for_o all_o that_o remain_v whole_a and_o entire_a and_o with_o a_o slight_a art_n be_v bring_v to_o its_o former_a temper_n but_o if_o mercury_n sublimate_n be_v such_o a_o deadly_a poison_n the_o ensue_a addition_n of_o live_a mercury_n do_v not_o take_v away_o the_o force_n thereof_o but_o only_o allay_v it_o and_o so_o the_o strength_n be_v disperse_v it_o be_v weak_a than_o when_o it_o be_v unite_v and_o it_o be_v manifest_a for_o this_o reason_n to_o wit_n because_o there_o be_v the_o same_o reason_n of_o natural_a thing_n of_o the_o same_o kind_n when_o it_o be_v first_o sublimate_v the_o mixture_n of_o the_o salt_n spirit_n with_o the_o quicksilver_n make_v it_o to_o become_v noxious_a yet_o the_o quicksilver_n itself_o do_v not_o take_v away_o from_o those_o spirit_n their_o force_n and_o violence_n but_o rather_o friendly_a unite_v itself_o with_o they_o afterward_o when_o fresh_a quicksilver_n be_v add_v thereto_o to_o make_v it_o sweet_a in_o regard_n that_o it_o be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o the_o former_a it_o do_v likewise_o conjoin_v itself_o with_o the_o forenamed_a spirit_n and_o can_v no_o more_o abate_v their_o violence_n than_o the_o former_a quick_a silver_n but_o because_o there_o be_v a_o great_a quantity_n of_o quicksilver_n add_v than_o be_v in_o it_o before_o although_o the_o aforesaid_a spirit_n in_o their_o own_o nature_n be_v no_o less_o forcible_a than_o they_o be_v yet_o they_o can_v do_v so_o much_o harm_n because_o they_o be_v allay_v and_o correct_v as_o a_o few_o drop_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o vitriol_n mix_v with_o water_n may_v be_v drink_v which_o otherwise_o be_v a_o corrosive_a medicament_n and_o therefore_o this_o sweet_a mercury_n be_v not_o so_o safe_a as_o that_o which_o have_v not_o be_v sublimate_v but_o if_o crude_a quicksilver_n be_v mix_v with_o mercury_n sublimate_n do_v take_v away_o the_o poison_n thereof_o habet_fw-la nihil_fw-la that_o quod_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la and_o make_v it_o harmless_a much_o more_o shall_v itself_o be_v harmless_a nothing_o give_v that_o which_o it_o have_v not_o if_o therefore_o it_o do_v give_v relish_n and_o sweetness_n to_o that_o most_o strong_a poison_n without_o doubt_n it_o have_v it_o in_o itself_o for_o propter_fw-la quod_fw-la unumquodque_fw-la est_fw-la tale_n illude_v magis_fw-la tale_n if_o then_o the_o only_a commixture_n of_o the_o crude_a quicksilver_n do_v make_v the_o sublimate_n to_o become_v wholesome_a and_o profitable_a to_o man_n body_n much_o more_o shall_v itself_o be_v wholesome_a and_o profitable_a the_o story_n recite_v in_o the_o precedent_a chapter_n do_v manifest_a as_o much_o from_o which_o it_o plain_o appear_v that_o quicksilver_n even_o unprepared_a have_v be_v administer_v with_o very_o good_a success_n we_o must_v confess_v indeed_o quicksilver_n caution_n in_o use_v of_o quicksilver_n that_o if_o it_o be_v take_v in_o too_o great_a a_o quantity_n or_o if_o there_o be_v no_o corrupt_a humour_n in_o the_o body_n for_o it_o to_o work_v upon_o it_o may_v do_v harm_n as_o also_o it_o be_v not_o so_o good_a for_o the_o choleric_a and_o melancholic_a as_o for_o the_o phlegmatic_a but_o if_o for_o that_o cause_n quicksilver_n be_v to_o be_v reject_v in_o like_a manner_n almost_o all_o remedy_n shall_v be_v abandon_v from_o any_o use_n in_o physic_n for_o they_o be_v never_o so_o good_a for_o one_o but_o they_o may_v hurt_v another_o yea_o even_o all_o if_o they_o be_v take_v in_o too_o great_a a_o quantity_n or_o unreasonable_o we_o will_v add_v here_o the_o testimony_n of_o a_o late_a writer_n and_o a_o most_o excellent_a chemist_n to_o wit_n hartmannus_n one_o that_o teach_v divers_a way_n of_o prepare_v mercury_n yet_o treat_v concern_v the_o cure_n of_o worm_n in_o the_o belly_n he_o say_v the_o most_o excellent_a remedy_n of_o all_o be_v quicksilver_n either_o take_v crude_a by_o itself_o from_o a_o scruple_n to_o a_o few_o dam_n or_o else_o first_o quench_v with_o the_o juice_n of_o lemon_n but_o then_o the_o dose_n must_v be_v less_o because_o be_v quench_v it_o stay_v long_o in_o the_o belly_n where_o he_o seem_v to_o prefer_v the_o crude_a before_o that_o which_o be_v quench_v as_o we_o have_v already_o sufficient_o manifest_v chap._n xxxi_o of_o tobacco_n because_o tobacco_n be_v grow_v so_o familiar_a in_o use_n that_o there_o be_v few_o or_o none_o but_o take_v it_o something_o must_v be_v say_v concern_v it_o and_o first_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o many_o think_v yea_o and_o some_o have_v write_v that_o tobacco_n be_v stupefactive_a be_v stupefactive_a narcotick_a and_o therefore_o they_o call_v it_o henbane_n of_o peru_n who_o opinion_n experience_n seem_v to_o confirm_v for_o it_o provoke_v sleep_v and_o assuage_n pain_n which_o opinion_n although_o it_o have_v learned_a man_n for_o its_o author_n and_o abettor_n yet_o to_o i_o it_o do_v not_o seem_v altogether_o agreeable_a to_o verity_n for_o that_o which_o provoke_v sleep_v do_v it_o by_o a_o vapour_n either_o stir_v up_o in_o the_o brain_n or_o carry_v up_o thither_o or_o by_o further_a concoction_n for_o then_o do_v we_o sleep_v most_o sound_o when_o the_o stomach_n be_v not_o overcharge_v with_o meat_n it_o assuage_n pain_n because_o it_o either_o take_v away_o or_o alter_v the_o cause_n thereof_o but_o it_o do_v not_o benumb_v the_o part_n affect_v by_o any_o narcotick_a quality_n thus_o i_o have_v see_v inveterate_a headache_a cure_v with_o tobacco_n narcotick_a tobacco_n be_v not_o narcotick_a that_o it_o have_v not_o any_o narcotick_a quality_n may_v be_v know_v by_o divers_a token_n first_o because_o as_o they_o confess_v tobacco_n be_v hot_a and_o dry_a and_o do_v attenuate_v penetrate_v and_o resolve_v the_o humour_n which_o be_v find_v true_a by_o experience_n but_o all_o these_o be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o narcotick_n not_o that_o i_o think_v that_o all_o narcotick_n be_v cold_a for_o many_o of_o they_o be_v hot_a but_o because_o whatsoever_o be_v narcotick_a do_v thicken_v the_o humour_n so_o that_o if_o the_o pain_n arise_v from_o gross_a humour_n they_o do_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o harm_n because_o they_o make_v the_o humour_n more_o gross_a and_o so_o the_o disease_n be_v make_v hard_a to_o be_v cure_v but_o tobacco_n be_v best_a for_o cold_a nature_n and_o cold_a humour_n contrary_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o narcotick_n second_o if_o there_o be_v a_o great_a evacuation_n of_o the_o belly_n or_o a_o flux_n of_o blood_n which_o can_v be_v stay_v with_o astringent_a medicine_n we_o use_v narcotick_a and_o stupefactive_a remedy_n as_o a_o principal_a mean_n to_o settle_v the_o humour_n but_o tobacco_n do_v purge_v the_o body_n both_o upward_o and_o downward_o in_o a_o violent_a manner_n like_o hellebore_n or_o antimony_n and_o any_o man_n shall_v as_o soon_o prove_v hellebore_n to_o be_v a_o narcotick_a as_o persuade_v i_o that_o tobacco_n be_v so_o it_o may_v perhaps_o stay_v a_o vomit_v but_o that_o be_v in_o regard_n it_o take_v away_o the_o cause_n as_o a_o vomit_n cure_v a_o distemper_n of_o vomit_v three_o stupefaction_n be_v apply_v outward_o do_v bereave_v the_o part_n of_o sense_n and_o refrigerate_v very_o much_o but_o tobacco_n do_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o any_o man_n that_o please_v may_v make_v experiment_n chap._n xxxii_o of_o the_o right_a use_n of_o tobacco_n although_o i_o never_o yet_o take_v tobacco_n nor_o do_v i_o desire_v to_o take_v it_o yet_o i_o have_v observe_v very_o many_o of_o every_o sort_n of_o man_n to_o use_v it_o as_o the_o slender_a gross_a choleric_a phlegmatic_a and_o other_o who_o receive_v no_o harm_n thereby_o insomuch_o as_o i_o can_v approve_v of_o their_o opinion_n who_o think_v it_o to_o be_v very_o hurtful_a unless_o when_o it_o be_v immoderate_o use_v and_o thus_o the_o proverb_n be_v true_a too_o much_o of_o one_o thing_n be_v good_a for_o nothing_o the_o indian_n do_v think_v so_o reverent_o of_o this_o plant_n that_o they_o believe_v it_o to_o be_v the_o most_o wholesome_a and_o sacred_a of_o all_o other_o and_o i_o have_v commend_v it_o to_o many_o who_o by_o use_v it_o have_v be_v very_o happy_o restore_v to_o health_n lewes_n mercatus_n a_o famous_a physician_n among_o the_o spaniard_n do_v in_o sundry_a place_n high_o extol_v it_o and_o he_o
author_n write_v of_o they_o for_o they_o will_v have_v they_o mighty_o to_o provoke_v sweat_n and_o sometime_o vomit_v which_o thing_n if_o any_o man_n make_v trial_n in_o we_o he_o shall_v not_o find_v to_o be_v always_o true_a i_o have_v very_o often_o give_v it_o to_o my_o patient_n but_o i_o never_o perceive_v any_o of_o those_o effect_n which_o be_v attribute_v unto_o it_o the_o same_o have_v many_o of_o our_o modern_a writer_n observe_v hercules_n saxonia_n a_o famous_a practitioner_n among_o the_o italian_n do_v ingenuous_o confess_v that_o he_o can_v never_o observe_v any_o remarkable_a effect_n of_o they_o although_o those_o stone_n which_o he_o have_v be_v think_v to_o be_v the_o best_a in_o venice_n defebpestiferis_fw-la cap_n defebpestiferis_fw-la *_o ay_o say_v he_o to_o confess_v ingenuous_o while_o i_o practise_v at_o venice_n spend_v a_o great_a quantity_n of_o this_o stone_n and_o yet_o never_o can_v perceive_v any_o notable_a operation_n of_o it_o i_o know_v many_o 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the_o species_n will_v become_v very_o rare_a for_o such_o a_o number_n of_o these_o stone_n be_v in_o england_n alone_o that_o it_o seem_v a_o wonder_n to_o i_o that_o they_o be_v not_o more_o rare_a and_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o other_o country_n of_o europe_n we_o shall_v find_v abundance_n of_o they_o every_o where_n nevertheless_o the_o physician_n which_o have_v practise_v physic_n among_o the_o indian_n do_v confess_v that_o these_o stone_n be_v very_o rare_a there_o and_o wondrous_a dear_a and_o that_o the_o indian_n do_v keep_v they_o careful_o for_o their_o own_o use_n from_o whence_o then_o have_v we_o such_o a_o continual_a supply_n of_o they_o in_o such_o plenty_n if_o they_o be_v not_o counterfeit_n three_o it_o be_v a_o very_a difficult_a thing_n yea_o i_o think_v it_o altogether_o impossible_a certain_o to_o discern_v the_o natural_a from_o the_o artificial_a such_o a_o notable_a craft_n have_v some_o of_o these_o impostor_n i_o see_v a_o fellow_n at_o paris_n who_o 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it_o yield_v a_o pale_a green_a colour_n and_o be_v cast_v upon_o the_o fire_n do_v present_o vanish_v all_o into_o air_n but_o neither_o be_v these_o thing_n very_o certain_a author_n write_v that_o these_o stone_n be_v of_o divers_a colour_n but_o almost_o all_o we_o be_v of_o the_o same_o colour_n somewhat_o blackish_a but_o the_o yellow_a be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o best_a therefore_o the_o most_o excellent_a be_v seldom_o find_v with_o we_o because_o we_o have_v seldom_o any_o that_o be_v yellow_a acosta_n confess_v that_o the_o indian_n do_v counterfeit_a they_o which_o be_v very_o likely_a see_v that_o be_v usual_o do_v in_o medicament_n of_o much_o less_o price_n and_o moment_n if_o any_o man_n therefore_o have_v a_o stone_n which_o he_o certain_o know_v to_o be_v true_a and_o natural_a i_o be_o not_o against_o his_o use_n of_o it_o if_o he_o have_v once_o experience_v the_o virtue_n thereof_o only_o i_o will_v advertise_v thus_o much_o in_o this_o place_n that_o man_n shall_v not_o give_v credit_n to_o all_o stone_n of_o this_o kind_n that_o the_o true_a bezaar_n be_v very_o rare_a and_o which_o be_v worst_a of_o all_o that_o there_o be_v no_o sure_a and_o infallible_a token_n whereby_o the_o true_a may_v be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o false_a and_o there_o be_v stone_n sometime_o very_o like_a to_o the_o bezaar_n find_v in_o divers_a creature_n as_o in_o horse_n swine_n and_o other_o 1._o consil_n 1._o which_o be_v of_o no_o virtue_n at_o all_o andrea_n laurentius_n commend_v the_o bezaar_n against_o melancholy_n so_o that_o it_o be_v natural_a and_o true_a not_o counterfeit_a and_o adulterate_a such_o as_o at_o this_o day_n the_o peddle_a quacksalver_n mountibank_n confectioner_n as_o also_o the_o fraudulent_a and_o covetous_a apothecary_n almost_o throughout_o all_o france_n do_v usual_o fall_v a_o hundred_o grain_n of_o which_o counterfeit_a stone_n can_v never_o procure_v the_o least_o moment_n of_o health_n chap._n xxxvii_o of_o the_o temperature_n and_o dose_n of_o the_o bezaar_n stone_n i_o will_v suppose_v in_o this_o chapter_n that_o the_o true_a bezaar_n be_v familiar_o find_v because_o the_o people_n do_v so_o confident_o believe_v it_o nevertheless_o many_o be_v very_o much_o afraid_a of_o the_o quantity_n of_o it_o as_o if_o it_o be_v a_o very_a hot_a and_o strong_a work_a medicament_n and_o i_o have_v often_o see_v woman_n which_o give_v the_o sick_a hot_a remedy_n to_o comfort_v they_o as_o cinnamon-water_n burn_a wine_n and_o the_o like_a to_o be_v notwithstanding_o very_o fearful_a of_o the_o omantity_n of_o this_o stone_n and_o to_o contradict_v and_o thwart_v a_o physician_n if_o any_o time_n he_o prescribe_v more_o than_o two_o or_o at_o the_o most_o four_o grain_n at_o once_o and_o indeed_o reason_n itself_o seem_v to_o favour_v their_o opinion_n for_o they_o say_v it_o provoke_v sweat_v now_o sudorifick_v do_v seem_v to_o be_v hot_a because_o they_o attenuate_v and_o cut_v tough_a humour_n and_o expel_v they_o to_o the_o skin_n therefore_o this_o stone_n seem_v to_o be_v so_o much_o the_o hot_a in_o that_o it_o perform_v this_o thing_n be_v exhibit_v in_o a_o small_a dose_n but_o first_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o this_o stone_n do_v feldome_o provoke_v sweat_n now_o adays_o as_o daily_a experience_n show_v second_o if_o one_o take_v a_o very_a great_a quantity_n of_o it_o he_o shall_v never_o perceive_v that_o he_o be_v any_o thing_n hother_n thereby_o which_o any_o man_n that_o be_v in_o health_n may_v make_v trial_n of_o in_o himself_o three_o of_o they_o that_o have_v write_v concern_v this_o stone_n some_o will_v hand_n it_o to_o be_v temperate_a other_o cold_a but_o none_o not_o for_o it_o have_v neither_o taste_n nor_o smell_v which_o be_v a_o wonder_n if_o it_o be_v so_o nor_o it_o be_v therefore_o more_o probable_a that_o
for_o drink_v and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o cup_n see_v therefore_o the_o horn_n which_o be_v carry_v about_o for_o the_o unicorn_n horn_n be_v diverse_a in_o colour_n magnitude_n and_o figure_n it_o be_v probable_a that_o they_o come_v from_o diverse_a creature_n therefore_o whether_o it_o be_v the_o horn_n of_o the_o indian_a ass_n which_o aelian_a commend_n or_o of_o the_o rhinoceros_n or_o of_o some_o water_n creature_n it_o be_v all_o one_o so_o there_o be_v experience_n of_o the_o virtue_n of_o it_o wherefore_o i_o will_v not_o curious_o inquire_v whether_o it_o be_v a_o unicorn_n horn_n or_o some_o other_o creature_n so_o it_o be_v good_a and_o efficacious_a yea_o and_o it_o be_v no_o matter_n whether_o the_o creature_n have_v two_o horn_n or_o but_o one_o yet_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a as_o we_o have_v say_v before_o that_o elephant_n tooth_n and_o whalebone_n and_o sea-horse_n tooth_n and_o common_a horn_n burn_v and_o those_o which_o be_v dig_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n which_o we_o have_v speak_v of_o and_o other_o counterfeit_a and_o artificial_a horn_n horn_n elephant_n and_o sea_n horse_n tooth_n common_o sell_v for_o unicorn_n horn_n be_v common_o sell_v for_o the_o true_a unicorn_n horn_n cardanus_n say_v that_o elephant_n tooth_n may_v be_v make_v so_o pliable_a by_o art_n that_o they_o may_v be_v make_v straight_o like_o horn_n and_o so_o set_v out_o for_o the_o unicorn_n horn_n neither_o give_v ear_n to_o they_o say_v amatus_fw-la the_o portugal_n who_o when_o they_o go_v about_o to_o try_v a_o unicorn_n horn_n do_v infuse_v the_o scrape_n and_o powder_n thereof_o in_o water_n which_o they_o say_v forthwith_o be_v trouble_v and_o bubble_n up_o for_o you_o may_v perceive_v the_o same_o to_o happen_v from_o the_o scrape_n of_o any_o bone_n infuse_v in_o water_n as_o you_o may_v make_v trial_n in_o ivory_n so_o likewise_o we_o must_v take_v heed_n that_o we_o do_v not_o give_v credit_n to_o other_o such_o experiment_n which_o some_o use_n to_o prove_v the_o goodness_n of_o the_o unicorn_n horn_n for_o they_o say_v that_o if_o poison_n or_o some_o venomous_a creature_n be_v near_o unto_o it_o it_o sweat_v as_o if_o it_o do_v suffer_v and_o be_v affect_v with_o the_o poison_n as_o also_o they_o bid_v make_v a_o circle_n of_o the_o powder_n of_o it_o into_o the_o middle_n of_o which_o or_o into_o a_o hollow_a horn_n they_o put_v a_o spider_n which_o if_o she_o pass_v over_o they_o will_v have_v it_o to_o be_v a_o counterfeit_a horn_n but_o if_o she_o burst_v and_o die_v it_o be_v natural_a all_o which_o be_v false_a but_o enough_o of_o this_o chap._n thirty-nine_o of_o certain_a distil_a water_n ordain_v amiss_o for_o to_o drive_v away_o fever_n because_o it_o be_v such_o a_o usual_a thing_n here_o in_o england_n both_o for_o man_n and_o woman_n to_o hoard_v up_o remedy_n for_o divers_a disease_n and_o to_o communicate_v they_o to_o one_o another_o for_o secret_n we_o will_v speak_v somewhat_o of_o certain_a fever_n cure_v water_n which_o many_o use_n especial_o for_o ague_n the_o which_o although_o sometime_o they_o may_v do_v good_a yet_o many_o time_n they_o be_v hurtful_a and_o pernicious_a in_o some_o physick-author_n also_o such_o water_n be_v find_v describe_v quercetanus_n in_o his_o pharmacopoeâ_fw-la restitutâ_fw-la as_o he_o call_v it_o name_n two_o which_o he_o say_v be_v special_a water_n for_o all_o sort_n of_o fever_n especial_o ague_n but_o principal_o for_o bastard_n and_o exquisite_a tertian_n so_o confident_o do_v these_o chemist_n make_v promise_n of_o health_n med_a 1_o ad_fw-la glauc_v &_o 3_o de_fw-fr simp_n med_a galen_n himself_o prescribe_v wormwood_n a_o very_a hot_a plant_n for_o tertian_n and_o in_o another_o place_n he_o commend_v cammomile_n for_o the_o same_o there_o be_v some_o that_o will_v provoke_v sweat_n with_o such_o hot_a thing_n and_o in_o general_a all_o those_o water_n that_o i_o have_v see_v be_v distil_v out_o of_o hot_a simples_n which_o adventurous_o they_o will_v use_v in_o any_o intermit_a fever_n many_o time_n to_o the_o great_a hurt_n of_o the_o sick_a first_o therefore_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o intermit_a fever_n be_v cause_v by_o divers_a humour_n both_o hot_a and_o cold_a unto_o which_o one_o and_o the_o same_o remedy_n can_v fit_o be_v apply_v second_o see_v that_o every_o disease_n be_v cure_v by_o its_o contrary_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o choleric_a humour_n be_v inflame_v more_o and_o increase_v by_o the_o use_n of_o these_o hot_a remedy_n and_o so_o of_o a_o intermit_a fever_n it_o may_v become_v a_o continual_a three_o the_o cause_n of_o a_o intermit_a fever_n most_o common_o lie_v in_o the_o mesentery_a vein_n the_o panereas_fw-la and_o other_o the_o first_o passage_n which_o dreg_n it_o be_v too_o dangerous_a to_o bring_v into_o the_o habit_n of_o the_o body_n by_o such_o remedy_n lest_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o vein_n be_v pollute_v especial_o in_o choleric_a fever_n who_o cause_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n thin_a and_o very_o movable_a four_o galen_n forbid_v to_o use_v vehement_a and_o hot_a remedy_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o a_o quartane_a ague_n which_o be_v cause_v by_o a_o cold_a and_o dry_a melancholic_a humour_n and_o he_o tell_v a_o story_n of_o eudemus_n a_o philosopher_n who_o in_o that_o he_o do_v unreasonable_o use_v triacle_n for_o a_o quartane_a ague_n of_o a_o simple_a it_o become_v a_o double_a quartane_a who_o nevertheless_o galen_n cure_v with_o the_o very_a same_o remedy_n seasonable_o and_o right_o administer_v therefore_o these_o hot_a thing_n be_v good_a in_o those_o fever_n only_o which_o be_v procreate_v by_o cold_a humour_n or_o in_o a_o bastard_n tertian_n in_o which_o there_o be_v a_o great_a quantity_n of_o phlegmatic_a humour_n mix_v with_o the_o choleric_a concoct_v aguish_a water_n not_o to_o be_v use_v till_o the_o humour_n be_v concoct_v or_o when_o there_o be_v very_o gross_a and_o stubborn_a obstruction_n and_o the_o bowel_n very_o feeble_a and_o weaken_v but_o not_o before_o the_o concoction_n of_o the_o humour_n thus_o galen_n for_o a_o quartane_a prescribe_v a_o medicine_n of_o succus_fw-la cyrenaicus_fw-la but_o not_o until_o the_o humour_n be_v concoct_v so_o he_o commend_v wormwood_n in_o a_o tertian_n but_o utter_o dislike_v it_o before_o concoction_n in_o like_a manner_n and_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n these_o hot_a water_n be_v to_o be_v reject_v but_o after_o the_o concoction_n of_o the_o morbous_a humour_n in_o a_o stubborn_a disease_n they_o may_v be_v profitable_a therefore_o these_o hot_a thing_n be_v not_o to_o be_v rash_o administer_v in_o fever_n for_o one_o that_o have_v adventurous_o use_v they_o in_o a_o quartane_a fever_n of_o a_o simple_a make_v it_o a_o double_a quartane_a as_o we_o say_v before_o and_o there_o be_v the_o same_o cause_n of_o fear_n likewise_o lest_o the_o same_o happen_v by_o the_o use_n of_o these_o water_n requisite_a the_o advice_n of_o a_o learned_a physician_n ever_o requisite_a therefore_o let_v the_o advice_n and_o counsel_n of_o a_o skilful_a learned_a and_o faithful_a physician_n be_v always_o take_v who_o may_v appoint_v convenient_a time_n for_o all_o remedy_n nor_o let_v the_o people_n rash_o trust_v to_o their_o receipt_n as_o they_o call_v they_o for_o they_o be_v even_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n when_o they_o be_v administer_v by_o a_o skilful_a physician_n but_o as_o it_o be_v a_o sword_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o mad_a man_n when_o one_o meddle_v with_o they_o who_o do_v not_o well_o understand_v the_o rule_n of_o physic_n chap._n xl._n that_o julep_n and_o other_o cool_a potion_n be_v to_o be_v administer_v in_o a_o large_a dose_n i_o have_v often_o observe_v when_o physician_n prescribe_v apozem_n julep_n and_o other_o cool_a potion_n for_o they_o that_o be_v sick_a of_o fever_n that_o the_o bystander_n do_v usual_o administer_v they_o in_o a_o very_a little_a dose_n as_o but_o 2_o or_o 3_o spoonful_n but_o here_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o 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