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it_o himself_o page_n 45._o he_o say_v people_z who_o be_v trouble_v with_o the_o gout_n shall_v endeavour_v to_o live_v in_o a_o clear_a and_o most_o serene_a air_n that_o possible_o they_o can_v and_o avoid_v that_o which_o be_v thick_a and_o foggy_a and_o full_a of_o extraneous_a particle_n that_o a_o clear_a air_n be_v better_a than_o a_o foggy_a one_o be_v no_o news_n of_o his_o find_v out_o it_o be_v always_o deliver_v in_o dietetick_a rule_n but_o will_v he_o have_v gentleman_n to_o overrun_v their_o country_n shall_v they_o go_v into_o france_n or_o some_o warm_a country_n perhaps_o they_o will_v be_v less_o trouble_v with_o it_o but_o this_o be_v such_o a_o piece_n of_o old_a advice_n that_o few_o can_v take_v and_o therefore_o he_o may_v have_v leave_v it_o in_o those_o book_n he_o find_v it_o in_o where_o it_o be_v deliver_v with_o judgement_n and_o learning_n all_o that_o he_o further_o say_v from_o page_n 46._o to_o 50_o be_v but_o a_o reduction_n to_o six_o head_n what_o 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and_o exasperate_a his_o distemper_n and_o if_o ever_o the_o poor_a patient_n find_v relief_n it_o be_v from_o opium_n that_o be_v between_o while_n give_v and_o if_o from_o that_o he_o have_v any_o little_a intermission_n of_o his_o pain_n they_o be_v general_o so_o ungrateful_a as_o not_o to_o set_v the_o saddle_n upon_o the_o right_a horse_n to_o give_v the_o opium_n its_o due_a but_o present_o hug_v themselves_o and_o cry_v god_n a_o mercy_n alkaly_n and_o so_o go_v on_o with_o a_o repetatur_fw-la pulv_n è_fw-la chelis_fw-la etc._n etc._n now_o as_o this_o be_v to_o be_v lay_v upon_o all_o rational_a physician_n upon_o condition_n that_o their_o practice_n be_v false_a so_o have_v all_o along_o in_o answer_n to_o he_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o their_o practice_n be_v rational_a and_o good_a and_o that_o his_o be_v false_a and_o erroneous_a it_o must_v needs_o fall_v to_o his_o own_o share_n and_o in_o his_o own_o word_n to_o lay_v the_o saddle_n on_o the_o right_a horse_n i_o 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not_o attribute_v to_o the_o medicine_n but_o the_o malignity_n of_o the_o distemper_n i_o be_v resolve_v upon_o the_o first_o poor_a patient_n i_o have_v in_o a_o fever_n to_o try_v what_o the_o forementioned_a acid_n will_v do_v and_o upon_o a_o multitude_n of_o trial_n i_o find_v by_o my_o acid_n i_o can_v cure_v most_o sort_n of_o fever_n much_o more_o effectual_o and_o certain_o than_o ever_o i_o can_v before_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o alkaly_n and_o alexipharmic_o the_o effect_n of_o this_o medicine_n back_v with_o some_o other_o observation_n put_v i_o upon_o think_v that_o fever_n and_o other_o distemper_n do_v not_o proceed_v from_o the_o blood_n be_v abound_v with_o acid_n particle_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a with_o alkalious_a one_o true_o whatever_o mr._n colbatch_n may_v think_v it_o be_v scarce_o to_o his_o advantage_n for_o whatever_o good_a he_o do_v with_o that_o acid_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v ascribe_v to_o he_o but_o the_o gentleman_n but_o why_o shall_v he_o not_o 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