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it_o go_v out_o yet_o if_o it_o be_v not_o do_v the_o life_n will_v be_v hazard_v but_o far_a let_v he_o know_v that_o in_o fever_n its_o ordinary_a for_o physician_n to_o observe_v their_o patient_n so_o refresh_v immediate_o upon_o the_o take_n of_o a_o due_a quantity_n of_o blood_n that_o nature_n that_o before_o lay_v grovel_v as_o it_o be_v under_o the_o burden_n of_o the_o disease_n become_v a_o absolute_a conqueror_n over_o the_o disease_n and_o able_a to_o discharge_v its_o function_n and_o this_o i_o have_v see_v a_o thousand_o time_n which_o can_v not_o be_v if_o loss_n of_o blood_n be_v so_o great_a a_o impoverish_n of_o the_o vital_a spirit_n as_o he_o speak_v of_o bleed_v of_o reiteration_n of_o bleed_v but_o that_o which_o next_o he_o disgust_n be_v the_o reiteration_n of_o bleed_a as_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o some_o not_o to_o excuse_v the_o doctor_n etc._n etc._n be_v it_o not_o strange_a that_o w._n s._n shall_v take_v upon_o he_o at_o every_o turn_n to_o censure_v both_o my_o word_n and_o my_o action_n and_o that_o in_o my_o own_o proper_a business_n wherein_o he_o be_v no_o way_n concern_v and_o i_o be_o certain_a not_o fit_a to_o be_v a_o judge_n i_o have_v already_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o he_o be_v a_o ignoramus_n in_o his_o own_o author_n the_o chemist_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o he_o understand_v not_o the_o advice_n of_o hypocrates_n and_o galon_n and_o all_o the_o ancient_n and_o modern_a writer_n in_o physic_n concern_v this_o point_n of_o bleed_v in_o fever_n again_o and_o again_o if_o there_o be_v indication_n i_o can_v tell_v where_o several_a person_n both_o in_o fever_n and_o other_o disease_n have_v die_v for_o want_n of_o bleed_v and_o where_o by_o some_o it_o have_v be_v so_o long_o defer_v and_o yet_o afterward_o do_v when_o it_o be_v too_o late_o and_o so_o can_v w._n s._n if_o he_o do_v but_o rodere_fw-la ungue_fw-la where_o i_o be_o assure_v if_o a_o galenist_n have_v be_v call_v there_o have_v be_v no_o danger_n at_o all_o sed_fw-la qui_fw-la destinavit_fw-la finem_fw-la ordinavit_fw-la media_fw-la many_o like_a story_n do_v this_o city_n ring_v withal_o concern_v some_o body_n which_o i_o be_o not_o at_o present_a willing_a to_o relate_v because_o they_o have_v nothing_o of_o argument_n in_o they_o but_o p._n 106._o he_o go_v on_o to_o aggravate_v hence_o they_o that_o recover_v under_o their_o hand_n do_v it_o with_o much_o linger_a and_o tediousness_n because_o of_o the_o great_a enfeeble_v of_o their_o spirit_n by_o the_o loss_n of_o blood_n why_o then_o it_o appear_v our_o patient_n recover_v under_o our_o hand_n notwithstanding_o the_o bleed_a have_v they_o die_v we_o have_v be_v sure_a to_o have_v hear_v on_o it_o but_o will_v not_o any_o wise_a man_n rather_o think_v that_o the_o linger_a proceed_v from_o the_o violence_n and_o deep_a
poor_z man_n pay_v dear_a for_o his_o learning_n but_o i_o wonder_v what_o he_o mean_v by_o single_a breathe_n of_o a_o vein_n this_o be_v the_o do_v it_o but_o once_o and_o in_o a_o small_a quantity_n which_o will_v not_o always_o serve_v the_o turn_n especial_o in_o the_o disease_n we_o be_v speak_v of_o viz._n a_o pleurisy_n in_o which_o case_n hypocrates_n advise_v to_o do_v it_o in_o case_n of_o extremity_n twice_o a_o day_n and_o so_o on_o according_a to_o the_o magnitude_n of_o the_o disease_n and_o strength_n of_o the_o patient_n as_o i_o myself_o have_v occasion_n to_o do_v it_o this_o last_o week_n even_o to_o 5_o or_o 6_o time_n while_o no_o diaphoretic_n vegetable_a or_o mineral_n or_o other_o application_n inward_a or_o outward_a will_v take_v off_o the_o pungent_a pain_n and_o that_o with_o excellent_a success_n as_o for_o moderate_a phlebotomy_n that_o may_v be_v and_o yet_o be_v do_v more_o than_o once_o even_o often_o and_o be_v account_v but_o moderate_a if_o the_o case_n require_v it_o and_o better_o it_o be_v to_o take_v often_o than_o too_o much_o at_o once_o p._n 108._o i_o confess_v say_v he_o i_o never_o order_v phlebotomy_n often_o than_o once_o in_o a_o fever_n and_o that_o with_o reluctancy_n bemoan_v myself_o it_o seem_v mr._n s._n be_v a_o very_a pitiful_a physician_n well!_o it_o be_v enough_o he_o shall_v not_o teach_v i_o but_o real_o i_o believe_v he_o have_v have_v many_o partner_n with_o he_o in_o that_o sorrow_n nay_o further_o i_o have_v be_v with_o some_o patient_n say_v he_o who_o in_o pleurisy_n have_v undergo_v a_o galenical_a method_n of_o twice_o bleed_a etc._n etc._n ready_a for_o the_o three_o time_n and_o the_o fever_n as_o high_a as_o at_o the_o first_o who_o after_o all_o this_o i_o have_v cure_v with_o a_o diaphoretic_a specific_a once_o or_o twice_o repeat_v and_o sometime_o one_o single_a do_v thereof_o have_v do_v the_o feat_n speak_v out_o man_n where_o be_v this_o those_o that_o have_v good_a advantage_n to_o 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as_o in_o acute_a so_o in_o chronical_a disease_n the_o frequent_a use_n of_o phlebotomy_n be_v not_o commendable_a nor_o proper_a if_o he_o have_v tell_v what_o chronical_a disease_n he_o have_v mean_v i_o shall_v probable_o have_v join_v issue_n for_o some_o do_v necessary_o require_v it_o as_o the_o case_n may_v be_v put_v and_z other_o as_o severe_o interdict_v it_o and_o therefore_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v specify_v his_o case_n in_o all_o reason_n before_o he_o have_v condemn_v it_o the_o scurvy_a be_v a_o chronical_a disease_n and_o do_v require_v bleed_v if_o there_o be_v strength_n and_o a_o plethorical_a constitution_n and_o other_o thing_n premise_v that_o be_v advise_v by_o the_o learned_a so_o be_v the_o consumption_n and_o the_o dropsy_n in_o both_o which_o case_n it_o be_v not_o tolerable_a fever_n of_o thirst_n in_o fever_n p._n 110._o mr._n s._n be_v retrograde_a in_o his_o discourse_n resume_v his_o topick_n of_o thirst_n which_o of_o all_o symptom_n be_v most_o urge_v which_o say_v he_o according_a to_o the_o galenist_n proceed_v from_o a_o hot_a and_o dry_a distemper_n of_o the_o stomach_n to_o answer_v which_o indication_n they_o most_o frequent_o order_v cool_a and_o moist_a thing_n which_o if_o the_o cause_n of_o thirst_n be_v as_o they_o suppose_v they_o will_v have_v a_o most_o facile_a way_n of_o cure_n in_o case_n that_o be_v true_a contraria_fw-la suis_fw-la contrariis_fw-la curantur_fw-la and_o then_o he_o fall_v on_o as_o his_o manner_n be_v before_o to_o inveigh_v against_o cool_a drink_n well!_o it_o be_v no_o great_a matter_n mr._n s._n will_v never_o hurt_v physician_n while_o he_o keep_v in_o this_o mind_n and_o never_o profit_v patient_n i_o have_v already_o express_v the_o necessity_n and_o usefulness_n of_o cooling_n drink_v and_o therefore_o i_o will_v not_o further_o enlarge_v only_o do_v say_v that_o if_o it_o be_v single_o a_o hot_a and_o dry_a distemper_n at_o the_o stomach_n its_o necessary_a to_o correct_v it_o with_o drink_n that_o be_v cold_a and_o moist_a as_o the_o most_o present_a remedy_n to_o wit_n necessitate_v medii_fw-la although_o the_o end_n do_v not_o always_o present_o follow_v the_o most_o rational_a mean_n and_o if_o it_o be_v the_o symptom_n of_o a_o fever_n although_o it_o require_v other_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o do_v in_o instanti_fw-la yet_o drink_v cool_a drink_n be_v necessary_a too_o lest_o through_o the_o omission_n of_o it_o that_o symptom_n of_o thirst_n become_v more_o intolerable_a than_o the_o fever_n itself_o curantur_fw-la contraria_fw-la contrariis_fw-la curantur_fw-la as_o for_o the_o rule_n that_o he_o refer_v to_o contraria_fw-la contrariis_fw-la curantur_fw-la it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v in_o a_o right_a sense_n nature_n itself_o be_v morborum_fw-la curatrix_fw-la and_o therefore_o those_o thing_n which_o do_v strengthen_v nature_n have_v a_o great_a influence_n into_o the_o cure_n of_o disease_n although_o they_o act_v not_o thus_o by_o any_o contrariety_n of_o quality_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o disease_n but_o from_o a_o similitude_n of_o property_n for_o the_o supply_n of_o nature_n deficiency_n which_o have_v now_o get_v new_a force_n and_o vigour_n arm_n itself_o against_o the_o disease_n and_o reduce_v its_o excess_n into_o a_o mediocrity_n act_v in_o every_o thing_n contrary_a to_o the_o disease_n and_o thus_o nature_n work_v as_o a_o efficient_a and_o proximal_a cause_n and_o the_o remedy_n as_o a_o instrumental_a and_o more_o remore_n cause_n again_o there_o be_v some_o disease_n that_o seem_v to_o be_v cure_v by_o their_o like_a thus_o vomit_v by_o a_o vomit_n and_o purge_v by_o a_o purge_n although_o these_o be_v not_o perform_v per_fw-la se_fw-la but_o per_fw-la accidens_fw-la by_o the_o take_n away_o of_o thosâ—_n peccant_a humour_n which_o be_v retent_a be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o malady_n but_o as_o for_o such_o disease_n as_o do_v consist_v in_o the_o excess_n of_o some_o one_o or_o more_o of_o the_o 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and_o if_o from_o cold_a than_o such_o as_o be_v heat_a only_a mr._n simpson_n be_v very_o hasty_a for_o he_o say_v p._n 110._o instant_a nihil_fw-la fit_a in_o instant_a if_o disease_n be_v cure_v by_o their_o contrary_n than_o the_o cure_n shall_v be_v forthwith_o effect_v even_o as_o soon_o as_o a_o answerable_a degree_n be_v apply_v i_o deny_v the_o consequence_n for_o nihil_fw-la fit_a in_fw-la instanti_fw-la natural_a agent_n be_v not_o so_o quick_a and_o forcible_a in_o their_o operation_n nor_o be_v patient_n so_o ready_a to_o receive_v impression_n especial_o when_o the_o contrary_a quality_n to_o what_o it_o have_v already_o be_v to_o be_v imprint_v upon_o it_o for_o there_o be_v a_o reluctancy_n arise_v from_o the_o contrariety_n that_o hinder_v the_o instantaneous_a effect_n which_o must_v first_o be_v overcome_v by_o the_o more_o forcible_a strength_n of_o the_o agent_n before_o the_o contrary_a quality_n can_v be_v stamp_v upon_o it_o
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