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itself_o and_o therefore_o whether_o the_o nature_n force_n be_v weak_a or_o strong_a may_v be_v know_v by_o their_o several_a operation_n &_o duty_n thus_o raw_a and_o undigested_a excrement_n either_o by_o siege_n or_o by_o uriyne_n when_o either_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o be_v thin_a waterish_a or_o like_v unto_o water_n wherein_o flesh_n be_v wash_v do_v show_v imbecility_n of_o natural_a force_n so_o do_v hold_v back_o of_o these_o excremnte_n or_o any_o other_o function_n natural_a that_o be_v stay_v or_o hinder_v we_o discern_v the_o vital_a strength_n to_o be_v enfeeble_v by_o obscure_a languish_a and_o small_a pulse_n by_o breathe_v hardly_o and_o with_o pain_n and_o often_o &_o more_o quick_o than_o be_v accustom_v by_o smallness_n and_o faintness_n of_o speech_n so_o as_o the_o same_o only_o come_v thereby_o and_o not_o
labour_n do_v also_o of_o passion_n of_o the_o mind_n some_o suffocate_v the_o spirit_n and_o inward_a heat_n as_o namely_o fear_v and_o sorrow_n some_o waist_n and_o spread_v they_o abroad_o as_o mirth_n and_o gladness_n these_o be_v the_o cause_n which_o be_v in_o exceise_n do_v waist_n &_o consume_v inward_a heat_n the_o spirit_n of_o life_n &_o strength_n of_o the_o body_n which_o be_v so_o apparent_a as_o they_o be_v may_v be_v unto_o we_o assure_v mark_n &_o sign_n whereby_o to_o know_v whether_o the_o force_n of_o nature_n have_v yet_o lose_v or_o do_v still_o retain_v their_o power_n virtue_n &_o strength_n those_o cause_n which_o only_o oppress_v the_o strength_n of_o the_o body_n be_v inward_a &_o hide_a &_o not_o so_o know_v en_fw-fr unto_o we_o as_o the_o foresaid_a and_o they_o be_v these_o obstruction_n &_o immoderate_a abundance_n of_o humour_n which_o stop_v the_o vein_n &_o artery_n because_o they_o be_v thick_a gross_a and_o slow_a humour_n by_o mean_n whereof_o they_o keep_v in_o the_o spirit_n &_o do_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o be_v cool_v as_o it_o be_v by_o any_o kind_n of_o winnow_v whereby_o the_o use_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v take_v away_o their_o virtue_n be_v oppress_v and_o grievous_o with_o the_o inward_a heat_n offend_v which_o matter_n very_o oft_o fale_v out_o so_o in_o the_o lung_n liver_n celles_fw-fr of_o the_o brain_n in_o the_o artery_n final_o in_o the_o very_a habit_n of_o the_o body_n obstruction_n cause_v of_o too_o much_o abundance_n of_o humour_n do_v grieve_v oppress_v &_o sometime_o overcome_v the_o inward_a heat_n and_o spirit_n of_o life_n fullness_n also_o proceed_v from_o any_o obstruction_n if_o the_o repletion_n be_v simple_a or_o somewhat_o partaking_a with_o that_o call_v cacochymia_n it_o choke_v bodily_a strength_n as_o for_o example_n abundance_n of_o blood_n in_o a_o wrestler_n flewine_n in_o leucophlegmatica_fw-la i._o the_o three_o kind_n of_o dropsy_n crudity_n of_o humour_n in_o the_o other_o dropsy_n abundance_n of_o choler_n in_o the_o yellow_a jaundice_n as_o often_o therefore_o as_o the_o power_n of_o nature_n be_v descry_v to_o be_v weak_a by_o the_o excrement_n the_o spirit_n of_o life_n by_o the_o pulse_n &_o breathe_v the_o animal_n faculty_n by_o her_o proper_a function_n and_o by_o any_o of_o the_o foresay_a vehement_a cause_n precede_v we_o may_v determine_v the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n to_o be_v impair_v when_o none_o of_o these_o cause_n have_v go_v before_o and_o that_o yet_o the_o bodily_a strength_n appear_v weak_a then_o judge_v they_o to_o be_v only_o wrong_v or_o oppress_v special_o if_o there_o do_v concur_v sign_n of_o pure_a and_o simple_a repletion_n or_o of_o great_a corruption_n of_o wicked_a humour_n the_o cause_n grieve_v and_o oppress_v the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n be_v remove_v present_o their_o strength_n be_v recover_v and_o they_o come_v again_o unto_o themselves_o except_o they_o be_v beat_v down_o with_o the_o continuance_n of_o their_o oppression_n here_o therefore_o i_o make_v three_o step_n or_o degree_n of_o natural_a strength_n weak_o affect_v either_o the_o same_o be_v a_o little_a throw_v down_o or_o overcharge_v or_o three_o altogether_o weaken_v who_o particular_a token_n appear_v by_o that_o which_o have_v be_v say_v in_o the_o premise_n there_o be_v some_o which_o only_o mark_v the_o pulse_n as_o a_o infallible_a sign_n to_o judge_v the_o bodily_a strength_n by_o which_o in_o truth_n be_v a_o great_a mark_n but_o yet_o not_o alone_o sufficient_a be_v both_o doubtful_a and_o unconstant_a and_o also_o because_o it_o be_v trouble_v with_o diverse_a outward_a thing_n be_v oftentimes_o change_v again_o evacuation_n too_o abundant_a affect_v not_o only_o the_o vital_a spirit_n but_o also_o in_o like_a manner_n the_o other_o faculty_n of_o nature_n who_o decay_n bring_v death_n as_o assure_o as_o if_o the_o vital_a power_n be_v extinguish_v and_o therefore_o in_o evacuation_n it_o be_v requisite_a aswell_o to_o mark_v and_o observe_v the_o other_o faculty_n of_o nature_n as_o the_o vital_a power_n for_o if_o the_o patient_n be_v sick_a of_o a_o vehement_a &_o continual_a disease_n as_o of_o lienteria_fw-la i._o a_o flux_n of_o the_o stomach_n or_o atrophia_fw-la i._o a_o kind_n of_o consumption_n or_o marasmus_n i._o the_o end_n of_o the_o fever_n hectike_a let_v he_o not_o blood_n albeit_o the_o pulse_n be_v mighty_a &_o full_a and_o therefore_o i_o conclude_v this_o chapter_n affirm_v that_o we_o be_v in_o evacuation_n to_o consider_v the_o ableness_n and_o strength_n not_o of_o one_o only_a but_o of_o all_o the_o three_o abovesaid_a run_v or_o flow_v faculty_n of_o nature_n neither_o to_o consider_v of_o these_o alone_a but_o also_o of_o the_o settle_a faculty_n in_o which_o be_v contain_v the_o action_n of_o life_n to_o know_v by_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o disease_n &_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o natural_a power_n the_o quantity_n of_o blood_n that_o must_v be_v withdraw_v chap._n 14._o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o quantity_n in_o every_o remedy_n be_v the_o hard_a matter_n in_o all_o physic_n and_o most_o of_o all_o trouble_v the_o careful_a and_o wise_a physician_n and_o although_o to_o know_v the_o quantity_n be_v but_o a_o conjectural_a knowledge_n yet_o the_o same_o be_v join_v with_o less_o danger_n and_o be_v more_o secure_a here_o than_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o quantity_n in_o a_o purgative_a receipt_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o we_o may_v stop_v the_o blood_n when_o we_o will_v as_o galen_n witness_v 2._o the_o ration_n virt_n in_o acutis_fw-la come_v 11._o &_o lib._n de_fw-fr curandi_fw-la ratâ—_n per_fw-la sangninis_fw-la missio_fw-la chap._n 12._o but_o when_o areceit_n be_v in_o ward_o take_v the_o same_o can_v be_v again_o untaken_v neither_o be_v it_o in_o our_o power_n when_o it_o be_v once_o in_o the_o belly_n to_o take_v away_o any_o part_n thereof_o or_o if_o need_v be_v to_o add_v unto_o it_o which_o in_o bleed_v we_o may_v do_v and_o therefore_o less_o danger_n be_v in_o this_o than_o in_o the_o other_o the_o quantity_n of_o the_o blood_n that_o must_v be_v extract_v be_v know_v by_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o patient_a and_o chief_o by_o his_o pulse_n therefore_o while_o he_o bleed_v let_v the_o phiebotomer_n or_o physician_n seel_v the_o pulseis_fw-mi with_o his_o hand_n and_o suffer_v the_o blood_n to_o pass_v according_a to_o the_o alteration_n of_o the_o same_o especial_o when_o any_o great_a evacuation_n as_o even_o unto_o syncope_n be_v to_o be_v make_v lest_o it_o fall_v out_o unwares_o that_o death_n itself_o do_v come_v in_o the_o place_n of_o swoon_v or_o faint_v and_o except_o necessity_n do_v great_o urge_v it_o be_v best_a and_o safe_a to_o abstain_v from_o such_o plentiful_a evacuation_n after_o galens_n council_n lib._n de_fw-fr cura_fw-la rat_n per_fw-la sang_fw-fr missionem_fw-la chap._n 12._o if_o at_o any_o time_n the_o power_n of_o nature_n be_v weak_a the_o disease_n require_v some_o plentiful_a bleed_a it_o be_v good_a to_o divide_v the_o same_o to_o open_v a_o vein_n twice_o or_o thrice_o and_o at_o each_o time_n to_o detract_v a_o little_a blood_n as_o you_o have_v partly_o hear_v before_o and_o as_o it_o shall_v be_v show_v more_o at_o large_a hereafter_o all_o sickness_n decay_v the_o strength_n of_o nature_n and_o so_o do_v in_o like_a manner_n that_o evacuation_n which_o be_v use_v to_o help_v nature_n lest_o therefore_o it_o may_v seem_v a_o very_a hard_a deal_n in_o this_o case_n more_o grievous_o to_o afflict_v one_o already_o afflict_v and_o present_o grieve_v the_o matter_n be_v so_o to_o be_v order_v as_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o disease_n may_v be_v remove_v the_o force_n of_o nature_n as_o little_o damnify_v as_o may_v be_v yea_o it_o be_v a_o principal_a point_n in_o a_o skilful_a practisioner_n so_o to_o work_v that_o the_o evil_n may_v be_v remedy_v and_o the_o patient_a bring_v in_o hope_n of_o a_o more_o profitable_a recovery_n for_o his_o health_n than_o his_o former_a physic_n have_v be_v painful_a unto_o he_o those_o hurt_n which_o the_o natural_a virtue_n sustain_v by_o a_o moderate_a evacuation_n be_v but_o small_a and_o these_o be_v again_o quiet_v when_o the_o evaacuation_n be_v accomplish_v for_o nature_n now_o free_v of_o those_o hurtful_a humour_n wherewith_o she_o be_v before_o press_v down_o recover_v her_o former_a strength_n she_o renu_v that_o which_o be_v draw_v from_o the_o inward_a heat_n and_o spirit_n and_o become_v almost_o the_o conqueror_n of_o the_o disease_n she_o overcome_v whole_o at_o length_n yea_o that_o which_o remain_v behind_o partly_o by_o inward_a concoction_n and_o partly_o by_o outward_a dissipation_n it_o wise_a hippo_n counsel_v to_o give_v a_o small_a diet_n to_o the_o sick_a patient_n not_o fear_v thereby_o more_o and_o more_o to_o weaken_v the_o strength_n of_o nature_n which_o
be_v unprofitable_a and_o superfluous_a not_o bring_v any_o commodity_n but_o discommodity_n and_o perturbation_n to_o the_o sick_a therefore_o in_o this_o case_n this_o must_v be_v the_o practice_n moderate_o and_o often_o to_o give_v the_o patient_a meat_n of_o good_a ivice_n and_o nourishment_n to_o confirm_v strengthen_v and_o recover_v nature_n and_o such_o as_o have_v some_o virtue_n in_o they_o a_o proprietate_fw-la against_o the_o present_a infirmity_n &_o may_v redress_v the_o inward_a corruption_n of_o humour_n and_o when_o thus_o the_o natural_a force_n shall_v be_v recover_v phlebotomy_n may_v succeed_v and_o this_o practice_n be_v much_o use_v in_o continual_a and_o long_a sickness_n in_o sharp_a disease_n call_v morbi_fw-la acuti_fw-la this_o long_a stay_n be_v doubtful_a and_o dangerous_a a_o observation_n of_o thing_n present_a &_o past_a and_o also_o a_o foresight_n of_o thing_n future_a needful_a &_o necessary_a to_o the_o further_a knowledge_n of_o the_o quantity_n of_o blood_n that_o must_v be_v take_v chap._n 15._o observation_n of_o evident_a cause_n touch_v the_o greatness_n of_o the_o disease_n &_o constancy_n of_o natural_a force_n do_v great_o further_a our_o knowledge_n in_o this_o behalf_n of_o which_o evident_a cause_n three_o of_o they_o be_v in_o ward_n and_o breed_v in_o ourselves_o as_o namely_o the_o temperament_n the_o complexion_n &_o the_o age_n &_o three_o of_o they_o be_v outward_a and_o accidental_a namely_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o air_n according_a to_o the_o several_a season_n of_o the_o year_n the_o situation_n of_o the_o country_n &_o state_n of_o the_o heaven_n all_o which_o be_v include_v in_o one_o cause_n as_o ground_v all_o upon_o one_o reason_n second_o former_a evacuation_n either_o slay_v or_o immoderate_o flow_v three_o custom_n &_o order_n in_o diet_n &_o life_n or_o kind_n of_o evacuation_n procede_v by_o knowledge_n of_o these_o forepast_a cause_n we_o may_v attain_v to_o the_o understanding_n of_o the_o strength_n both_o of_o nature_n &_o of_o the_o disease_n &_o so_o consequent_o of_o the_o quantity_n that_o we_o must_v bleed_v &_o albeit_o that_o the_o cause_n present_a &_o future_a have_v not_o yet_o alter_v either_o the_o disease_n or_o strength_n of_o nature_n yet_o for_o much_o as_o they_o begin_v to_o dissolve_v some_o humour_n from_o the_o body_n &_o to_o waste_v the_o strength_n of_o nature_n they_o have_v some_o moment_n in_o this_o practice_n for_o what_o these_o cause_n present_a or_o past_o can_v do_v you_o have_v hear_v in_o the_o 8._o &_o 14._o chap._n to_o the_o which_o i_o refer_v you_o concern_v the_o particulars_n here_o only_o be_v content_v to_o reckon_v they_o up_o by_o name_n 〈◊〉_d the_o temperament_n the_o state_n of_o the_o body_n the_o age_n the_o countrietthe_a time_n of_o the_o year_n the_o disposition_n of_o the_o air_n &_o sky_n voluntary_a evacuation_n custom_n &_o the_o rest_n as_o appeareth_z ca._n 8_o it_o be_v the_o part_n &_o property_n of_o a_o wife_n &_o skilful_a physician_n to_o consider_v not_o only_o the_o state_n present_a of_o the_o natural_a virtue_n but_o also_o to_o foresee_v what_o will_v be_v their_o state_n in_o time_n to_o come_v after_o bleed_v the_o natural_a power_n after_o evacuation_n be_v so_o to_o be_v conserve_v as_o that_o the_o same_o may_v be_v able_a afterwards_o to_o take_v other_o help_n &_o continue_v out_o the_o prolixity_n of_o a_o continue_a diâ—eâ—s_n yea_o we_o must_v retain_v always_o some_o blood_n for_o future_a fit_n and_o course_n of_o the_o disease_n which_o be_v yet_o to_o come_v lest_o afterward_o urge_v thereunto_o we_o begin_v unfit_o and_o out_o of_o due_a time_n again_o to_o nourish_v the_o same_o and_o this_o chief_o be_v to_o be_v do_v in_o bleed_v for_o corrupt_a and_o putrify_a fever_n who_o putrefaction_n &_o obstruction_n be_v not_o take_v away_o by_o bleed_v but_o the_o putrefaction_n be_v afterwards_o the_o better_a overcome_v by_o the_o strong_a force_n of_o nature_n 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natiwm_fw-la extinguo_fw-la too_o much_o fullness_n extinguish_v natural_a heat_n also_o metho_n 13._o cap._n 6._o plethora_n tum_fw-la sanguinis_fw-la missione_n curatur_fw-la tum_fw-la frequenti_fw-la balneo_fw-la exercitatione_n fictione_n &_o digerentibus_fw-la medicamentis_fw-la repletion_n be_v cure_v by_o blood-letting_n often_o bathe_v exercise_n rub_v and_o digestive_a medicine_n look_v more_o in_o galen_n 3_o &_o 6._o de_fw-fr tuenda_fw-la sanita_fw-la these_o man_n therefore_o in_o who_o blood_n so_o abound_v be_v to_o be_v holpen_v by_o phlebotomy_n by_o open_v mediana_n or_o cephalica_fw-la or_o apply_v of_o boxing-glass_n with_o scarrifieng_v the_o place_n first_o or_o otherwise_o as_o after_o shall_v be_v declare_v remember_v by_o the_o way_n that_o if_o either_o purge_n seem_v too_o long_o or_o the_o open_n of_o a_o vein_n can_v be_v do_v according_o that_o in_o these_o case_n electuarii_n succi_fw-la rosarum_fw-la be_v good_a to_o purge_v blood_n but_o hereof_o there_o be_v no_o place_n to_o speak_v further_o at_o this_o time_n final_o it_o be_v very_o behooveful_a to_o know_v in_o what_o place_n the_o corruption_n or_o ilnes_n of_o the_o content_n of_o the_o body_n be_v place_v or_o where_o the_o repletion_n be_v before_o we_o can_v address_v ourselves_o fit_o to_o evacuate_v that_o fullness_n therefore_o which_o of_o the_o greek_n we_o have_v say_v to_o be_v call_v plethora_n be_v chief_o resident_a in_o the_o vein_n and_o habit_n of_o the_o body_n and_o this_o be_v a_o abundance_n of_o all_o the_o humour_n in_o quantity_n be_v evacuate_v by_o bloud-setting_a or_o open_v a_o vein_n and_o with_o cupping-glass_n the_o repletion_n call_v cachochymia_n be_v a_o abundance_n in_o quantity_n of_o one_o humour_n be_v iâ—_n the_o whole_a body_n or_o in_o some_o particular_a part_n if_o cachochymia_n be_v in_o the_o whole_a it_o be_v evacuate_v by_o purgation_n by_o general_a sweat_n by_o abstinence_n and_o that_o kind_a call_v insensibilis_fw-la 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aphorism_n of_o hypocrates_n for_o i_o hope_v it_o have_v here_o suffice_v to_o show_v what_o repletion_n be_v the_o kind_n thereof_o the_o operation_n of_o they_o good_a or_o evil_n remit_v they_o which_o be_v curious_a and_o desire_v a_o more_o ample_a declaration_n to_o the_o most_o excellent_a work_n of_o galen_n where_o he_o may_v be_v satisfy_v if_o he_o be_v not_o determine_v to_o repugn_v against_o reason_n what_o euacuation_n be_v and_o of_o the_o kind_n and_o difference_n thereof_o chap._n 2._o forasmuch_o as_o thing_n contain_v in_o the_o body_n against_o nature_n while_o they_o remain_v in_o the_o body_n be_v the_o inward_a cause_n of_o infirmity_n which_o by_o art_n especial_o be_v to_o be_v remove_v therefore_o than_o euacuation_n as_o a_o most_o general_a remedy_n be_v first_o of_o all_o to_o be_v attempt_v euacuaâ—â—â—â—_n therefore_o be_v a_o expulsion_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o body_n against_o nature_n there_o be_v contain_v
we_o be_v here_o to_o set_v down_o from_o what_o place_n the_o evacuation_n be_v make_v for_o inasmuch_o as_o blood_n be_v moist_a and_o flow_a that_o first_o issue_v forth_o which_o be_v next_o the_o open_a vein_n then_o that_o which_o be_v next_o the_o same_o three_o come_v forth_o not_o only_o that_o which_o be_v in_o the_o vein_n and_o artery_n but_o also_o that_o which_o be_v in_o the_o bowel_n and_o whole_a habit_n of_o the_o body_n for_o there_o be_v a_o wonderful_a continuation_n and_o order_n of_o the_o vein_n so_o that_o a_o way_n be_v once_o make_v all_o the_o blood_n often_o time_n flow_v out_o of_o the_o body_n and_o bring_v death_n to_o the_o party_n but_o when_o the_o passage_n be_v stay_v than_o the_o blood_n be_v send_v forth_o by_o the_o vein_n &_o artery_n till_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a proportion_n in_o the_o whole_a body_n for_o the_o empty_v and_o want_v part_n by_o the_o long_a small_a vein_n draw_v blood_n forth_o of_o the_o full_a part_n &_o repleat_v member_n and_o so_o â—â—â—â—or_v they_o as_o it_o be_v in_o their_o need_n again_o the_o full_a member_n grieve_v with_o too_o much_o abundance_n unburthen_v themselves_o on_o the_o vein_n that_o be_v empty_v again_o the_o humour_n be_v liquid_a and_o flow_a voluntary_o follow_v the_o low_a evacuated_a region_n and_o there_o continue_v whereupon_o it_o follow_v that_o whensoever_o bloudletting_n shall_v empty_v the_o vein_n the_o same_o also_o shall_v evacuat_v the_o whole_a body_n in_o regard_v whereof_o phlebotomy_n in_o the_o definition_n thereof_o be_v call_v very_o well_o a_o universal_a evacuation_n and_o that_o for_o two_o cause_n first_o because_o it_o withdraw_v all_o humour_n whereof_o the_o blood_n consist_v second_o because_o it_o evacuate_v from_o the_o whole_a body_n but_o yet_o not_o in_o like_a sort_n forasmuch_o as_o the_o part_n of_o man_n body_n be_v place_v in_o their_o order_n therefore_o first_o it_o exhause_v from_o the_o near_a part_n then_o from_o those_o 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in_o many_o choleric_a body_n that_o choler_n contain_v in_o the_o upper_a part_n of_o the_o stomach_n be_v easy_o move_v &_o so_o boil_v cause_v lipothymia_fw-la i._o overcome_v in_o which_o case_n it_o behove_v to_o use_v before_o some_o minorative_a receipt_n &_o also_o in_o bleed_v to_o use_v somewhat_o to_o keep_v back_o the_o boil_a of_o choler_n four_o in_o disease_n wherein_o appear_v a_o difficulty_n by_o reason_n of_o cacochymia_n or_o abundance_n of_o other_o humour_n mix_v with_o the_o blood_n when_o a_o practisioner_n perceive_v that_o he_o must_v use_v phlebotomy_n &_o yet_o with_o some_o difficulty_n in_o this_o case_n he_o may_v use_v some_o easy_a purgation_n or_o one_o of_o some_o force_n whereby_o it_o may_v fall_v out_o that_o nature_n shall_v thereby_o so_o be_v ease_v which_o the_o siege_n &_o ease_v of_o nature_n will_v show_v thou_o that_o thou_o shall_v not_o need_v bleed_v at_o all_o but_o only_a preparation_n of_o the_o matter_n &_o then_o to_o renew_v the_o 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be_v these_o first_o when_o great_a fullness_n appear_v which_o either_o have_v cause_v or_o be_v like_a to_o cause_v any_o vehement_a disease_n as_o apoplexia_fw-la which_o be_v a_o sickness_n engender_v of_o gross_a humour_n fill_v the_o receptory_n or_o vessel_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o thereby_o deprive_v the_o party_n of_o feeling_n speech_n and_o move_v as_o peripleumonia_n which_o be_v a_o inflammation_n or_o a_o apostume_n of_o the_o lung_n with_o a_o vehement_a fever_n come_v sometime_o of_o itself_o but_o most_o common_o follow_v upon_o great_a and_o sharp_a rheum_n squinance_n pleurisy_n or_o such_o like_a disease_n as_o suffocation_n which_o be_v in_o english_a strangle_v then_o &_o in_o this_o case_n without_o fail_n and_o chief_o if_o the_o womb_n be_v laxative_a use_v let_v of_o blood_n without_o precedent_a purgation_n and_o this_o seem_v to_o agree_v with_o galen_n lib._n 10._o de_fw-la composi_fw-la medica_fw-la secundum_fw-la locos_fw-la ca._n 2_o where_o he_o say_v if_o the_o body_n do_v equal_o abound_v with_o humour_n first_o let_v blood_n &_o then_o purge_v and_o hereunto_o avicen_n accord_v in_o quarta_fw-la primi_fw-la cap._n 4._o this_o say_v he_o be_v a_o truth_n and_o the_o precept_n of_o hypocrates_n in_o lib._n epidemionium_n that_o if_o both_o bleed_a and_o purge_v be_v necessary_a and_o that_o the_o purgative_a must_v be_v vehement_a then_o begin_v with_o phlebotomy_n second_o in_o dangerous_a flux_n of_o blood_n out_o of_o the_o nose_n or_o in_o spit_v of_o blood_n call_v hoemoptoicapassio_n or_o in_o bloody_a flux_n for_o to_o turn_v the_o matter_n a_o way_n in_o full_a body_n we_o present_o let_v blood_n without_o medicine_n go_v before_o three_o in_o wrestler_n abound_v with_o blood_n to_o who_o the_o same_o abundance_n threaten_v some_o great_a danger_n &_o that_o it_o be_v presuppose_v that_o there_o be_v no_o ill_a humour_n in_o the_o circuit_n or_o compass_n
through_o fault_n of_o the_o lung_n and_o breast_n as_o sometime_o it_o do_v in_o who_o notwithstanding_o the_o vital_a force_n may_v be_v sufficient_o strong_a the_o contrary_n to_o these_o declare_v firm_a strength_n of_o the_o vital_a virtue_n these_o thing_n declare_v the_o animal_n po_fw-la be_v to_o be_v enfeeble_v tumbling_n and_o toss_n of_o the_o body_n the_o sense_n offend_v watching_n rave_n and_o other_o principal_a action_n hinder_v the_o contrary_n hereunto_o show_v the_o contrary_a that_o be_v firmness_n &_o strength_n of_o the_o animal_n virtue_n by_o these_o function_n than_o you_o see_v how_o it_o may_v be_v conjecture_v what_o power_n in_o nature_n be_v hurt_v or_o offend_v again_o these_o power_n be_v offend_v or_o seem_v enfeeble_v two_o way_n either_o because_o they_o be_v outward_o oppress_v or_o because_o they_o languish_v inward_o of_o themselves_o &_o in_o the_o evacuation_n it_o help_v great_o to_o know_v the_o one_o from_o the_o other_o for_o the_o force_n 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