Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	cause_v	disease_n	humour_n	1,824	5	8.2513	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11334	Opiologia: or, A treatise concerning the nature, properties, true preparation and safe vse and administration of opium For the comfort and ease of all such persons as are inwardly afflicted with any extreame griefe, or languishing paine, especially such as depriue the body of all naturall rest, and can be cured by no other meanes or medicine whatsoeuer. Dedicated to the illustrious, high and mighty lords, the estates generall of the vnited prouinces in the Netherlands. By Angelus Sala Vincentinus Venitus. And done into English, and something inlarged by Tho. Bretnor. M. M.	Sala, Angelus, 1576-1637.; Bretnor, Thomas, fl. 1607-1618, tr., ed.	1618 (1618)	STC 21594; ESTC S101645	41,817	118

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either_o expel_v by_o urine_n or_o sweat_n nor_o have_v it_o this_o operation_n in_o all_o disease_n or_o temprature_n whence_o it_o be_v manifest_v that_o water_n natural_o can_v procure_v sweat_n but_o by_o accident_n only_o as_o be_v say_v now_o let_v we_o return_v to_o their_o argument_n which_o go_v about_o to_o prove_v that_o opium_n be_v cold_a in_o respect_n it_o provoke_v sleep_v thickn_v the_o humour_n and_o take_v too_o liberal_o cause_v dangerous_a symptom_n and_o doubtful_a event_n which_o reason_n i_o affirm_v be_v of_o no_o force_n in_o this_o behalf_n for_o first_o as_o opium_n provoke_v sleep_v to_o all_o those_o which_o be_v afflict_v with_o hot_a disease_n so_o do_v it_o also_o provoke_v the_o same_o in_o all_o other_o cause_n without_o exception_n yea_o although_o they_o be_v of_o different_a quality_n as_o witness_v avicen_n and_o other_o who_o have_v diligent_o note_v the_o same_o and_o as_o for_o the_o humour_n opium_n do_v not_o only_a incrafsate_n and_o thicken_v th●se_a which_o be_v of_o a_o hot_a quality_n but_o those_o also_o which_o be_v cold_a of_o all_o as_o that_o white_a and_o crystalline_a humour_n which_o flow_v and_o distil_v from_o the_o brain_n unto_o the_o other_o part_n whence_o it_o appear_v that_o a_o man_n can_v produce_v such_o a_o necessary_a consequence_n of_o the_o operation_n of_o opium_n as_o those_o man_n go_v about_o to_o do_v for_o it_o we_o be_v tie_v of_o necessity_n to_o adhere_v and_o stand_v to_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o former_a argument_n it_o will_v consequent_o follow_v that_o all_o cold_a thing_n will_v procure_v sleep_n to_o the_o disease_a where_o no_o other_o thing_n can_v effect_v the_o same_o item_n that_o they_o only_o appease_v all_o inward_a grief_n incrass_v every_o humour_n hot_a cold_a or_o how_o subtle_a socuer_v and_o in_o brief_n have_v the_o very_a same_o virtue_n that_o opium_n before_o be_v describe_v to_o have_v whereas_o ou_fw-fr the_o contrary_a part_n no_o hot_a thing_n can_v 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of_o they_o in_o manner_n as_o follow_v the_o objection_n 1_o first_o that_o laudanum_n be_v principal_o compose_v of_o opium_n and_o still_o retain_v its_o somniferous_a property_n may_v consequent_o suffocate_v natural_a heat_n and_o benumb_v and_o stupefy_v all_o the_o sense_n 2_o see_v laudanum_n do_v incrassate_fw-it &_o thicken_v the_o subtle_a humour_n it_o follow_v that_o although_o it_o do_v cease_v pain_n for_o the_o time_n yet_o afterward_o it_o make_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o sickness_n malignant_a fix_v and_o incurable_a 3_o that_o it_o have_v be_v observe_v that_o some_o sick_a people_n have_v die_v some_o few_o hour_n after_o the_o take_n of_o laudanun_n inconsideration_n whereof_o we_o shall_v abstain_v from_o its_o use_n altogether_o the_o answer_n concern_v the_o first_o objection_n i_o be_o of_o opinion_n that_o if_o such_o man_n as_o go_v about_o to_o propose_v any_o such_o thing_n will_v either_o give_v place_n to_o the_o authority_n of_o great_a physician_n or_o 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and_o make_v they_o far_o more_o apt_a and_o easy_a to_o be_v expel_v as_o in_o the_o 21._o passage_n before_o concern_v gout_n we_o have_v something_o declare_v for_o be_v it_o not_o the_o consent_n and_o verdict_n of_o the_o best_a physician_n in_o the_o world_n that_o the_o preparation_n of_o humour_n before_o purgation_n do_v chief_o consist_v in_o two_o operation_n that_o be_v in_o subtilize_v and_o attenuate_v of_o those_o which_o be_v viscouse_n thick_a and_o clammy_a and_o incrassate_v and_o thicken_a indifferent_o those_o which_o be_v too_o subtle_a virulent_a windy_a &_o vagant_fw-la in_o the_o body_n now_o the_o great_a part_n of_o extreme_a pain_n and_o inward_a heat_n proceed_v from_o some_o dissolve_a matter_n that_o be_v either_o salt_n sharp_a or_o corrode_a or_o from_o such_o as_o do_v excoriate_v inflame_v and_o alter_v the_o member_n affect_v whereby_o malignant_a vapour_n arise_v which_o pass_v unto_o the_o adjoin_v part_n do_v by_o consent_n produce_v sundry_a 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vnicornes-horne_n pearl_n or_o such_o like_a precious_a cordial_n give_v to_o a_o sick_a person_n who_o die_v not_o long_o after_o ergo_fw-la that_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o death_n and_o therefore_o take_v heed_n of_o use_v any_o such_o thing_n hereafter_o or_o i_o see_v one_o give_v a_o clyster_n to_o such_o a_o sick_a person_n who_o die_v soon_o after_o ergo_fw-la clyster_n be_v dangerous_a remedy_n and_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v use_v as_o many_o simple_a people_n be_v accustom_v to_o argue_v even_o so_o it_o be_v as_o absurd_a a_o thing_n to_o hold_v laudanum_n in_o suspicion_n because_o such_o a_o one_o take_v it_o &_o after_o dy●d_v for_o although_o it_o do_v principal_o and_o speedy_o cause_v all_o torment_n to_o cease_v and_o provoke_v the_o disease_a to_o sleep_v yet_o that_o be_v no_o consequence_n that_o it_o can_v preserve_v a_o man_n from_o death_n when_o by_o god_n his_o secret_a decree_n his_o hour_n be_v come_v for_o neither_o that_o nor_o no_o other_o medicine_n in_o the_o world_n can_v do_v sleep_n and_o exemption_n from_o pain_n be_v necessary_a thing_n as_o well_o for_o sound_v as_o sick_a man_n the_o one_o with_o distinction_n the_o other_o without_o all_o exception_n but_o that_o these_o two_o do_v sometime_o serve_v for_o the_o maintenance_n and_o strengthen_n of_o man_n life_n and_o other_o sometime_o be_v unnecessary_a and_o of_o no_o use_n this_o proceed_v not_o through_o any_o fault_n in_o themselves_o but_o in_o nature_n which_o do_v not_o receive_v they_o for_o her_o own_o good_a and_o benefit_n as_o other_o time_n she_o use_v to_o do_v which_o thing_n be_v lively_o represent_v unto_o we_o by_o the_o use_n of_o meat_n drink_n and_o all_o other_o thing_n call_v medicine_n not_o natural_a which_o sometime_o be_v good_a and_o profitable_a to_o the_o body_n and_o sometime_o quite_o contrary_a even_o as_o nature_n dispose_v of_o they_o for_o our_o good_a or_o evil_a howsoever_o in_o themselves_o they_o

impart_v thy_o secret_n best_o to_o he_o thou_o be_v not_o coy_a that_o be_v of_o a_o honest_a and_o a_o friendly_a heart_n what_o wight_n from_o such_o a_o one_o will_v ever_o part_v witness_v thy_o book_n abroad_o and_o note_v beside_o for_o which_o to_o thou_o some_o private_a friend_n be_v tie_v for_o what_o be_v in_o physic_n more_o to_o be_v desire_v then_o knowledge_n how_o to_o use_v a_o medicine_n well_o what_o in_o that_o worthy_a art_n to_o be_v require_v more_o then_o of_o the_o virtue_n and_o safe_a use_n to_o tell_v wherein_o then_o other_o many_o do_v excel_v for_o how_o to_o strengthen_v vomit_n sweat_n and_o rest_n be_v teach_v by_o thou_o as_o well_o as_o by_o the_o best_a let_v carp_a critic_n that_o in_o corner_n lurk_v blaspheme_n detract_v and_o utter_v what_o they_o can_v let_v some_o of_o they_o divulge_v i_o such_o a_o work_n and_o i_o will_v say_v he_o quit_v he_o like_o a_o man_n if_o not_o i_o wish_v he_o hold_v his_o peace_n till_o then_o for_o sure_o i_o be_o that_o he_o that_o fault_n do_v find_v will_v come_v at_o least_o a_o bow_n and_o half_o behind_o tho._n betnor_n m.m._n mod●s_fw-la extrahendi_fw-la papaveris_fw-la succum_fw-la among_o those_o powerful_a gift_n to_o man_n infuse_v what_o better_a be_v they_o knowledge_n of_o those_o plant_n which_o for_o two_o thousand_o year_n be_v only_o use_v as_o meat_n and_o sustenance_n to_o human_a saint_n for_o neither_o flesh_n nor_o fish_n the_o highe●_n grant_v till_o cataclismed_a world_n so_o weak_a wa●_n grow_v that_o fruit_n and_o herb_n can_v not_o suffice_v alone_o and_o yet_o we_o find_v in_o base_a plant_n that_o grow_v amongst_o those_o account_v weed_n of_o witless_a man_n such_o strange_a effect_n that_o far_o surpass_v we_o know_v the_o sense_n and_o reason_n of_o the_o learned_a pen_n more_n be_v the_o blindness_n of_o our_o nature_n then_o witness_v the_o poppy_n whereby_o greeke_n and_o turk_n by_o plant_v profit_n and_o do_v wonder_n work_v t.b._n m.m._n opiologia_fw-la chapter_n 1._o the_o opinion_n of_o ancient_a physician_n concern_v the_o natural_a propriety_n and_o virtue_n of_o opium_n opium_n as_o ancient_a physician_n testify_v and_o modern_a confirm_v be_v a_o certain_a ivyce_n or_o viscous_a liquor_n which_o one_o time_n of_o the_o year_n destil_v or_o ●sue●●_n from_o the_o top_n of_o white_a or_o black_a popp●e_n by_o me●nes_n of_o a_o little_a gash_n or_o incision_n make_v in_o the_o outtermost_a rind_n of_o they_o as_o witness_v discord_n in_o his_o four_o book_n of_o simple_n chap._n 60._o the_o which_o liquor_n after_o due_a condensation_n be_v reserve_v and_o lay_v up_o for_o necessary_a use_n as_o may_v not_o only_o appear_v by_o the_o history_n aforesaid_a but_o by_o that_o of_o peter_n bellon_n hereafter_o recite_v good_a opium_n as_o diescorde_n and_o other_o ancient_a physician_n affirm_v be_v weighty_a and_o ponderous_a bitter_a in_o taste_n and_o be_v quick_o dissolve_v in_o water_n it_o be_v smooth_a and_o whitish_a and_o not_o rugged_a or_o lumpish_a and_o be_v strain_v it_o do_v not_o like_a wax_n melt_v against_o the_o sun_n be_v kindle_v it_o cause_v not_o a_o blackish_a flame_n and_o be_v quench_v or_o put_v out_o it_o always_o retain_v its_o natural_a smell_n they_o use_v many_o time_n to_o sophisticate_a or_o mix_v opium_n with_o glaucium_fw-la gum_n or_o the_o ivyce_n of_o wild_a lettuce_n but_o that_o which_o be_v sophisticated_a with_o glaucium_fw-la be_v easy_o discern_v for_o be_v cut_v into_o small_a piece_n it_o become_v yellow_a in_o like_a manner_n if_o it_o be_v mix_v with_o the_o ivyce_n of_o wild_a lettuce_n it_o become_v more_o rugged_a and_o tart_a and_o have_v little_a or_o no_o smell_n at_o all_o but_o if_o it_o be_v counterfeit_v with_o gum_n it_o will_v be_v bright_a &_o shine_a in_o colour_n but_o weak_a in_o operation_n opium_n take_v crude_a and_o raw_a as_o asoresayd_a to_o the_o quantity_n of_o a_o orobus_n or_o wild_a fitch_n appease_v all_o ache_n or_o pain_n help_v digestion_n stay_v all_o cough_n and_o destillation_n or_o rheum_n which_o fall_v from_o the_o brain_n into_o the_o stomach_n it_o be_v excellent_a against_o all_o kind_n of_o headache_n if_o the_o temple_n be_v anoint_v and_o chaff_a with_o the_o same_o and_o oil_n of_o rose_n be_v drop_v or_o instill_v into_o the_o ear_n with_o the_o oil_n of_o bitter_a almond_n myrrh_n and_o saffran_n it_o heal_v and_o recover_v hear_v and_o the_o soon_o be_v apply_v with_o the_o yolk_n of_o a_o egg_n hard_o roast_v in_o the_o embers_n it_o avail_v much_o against_o inflammation_n of_o the_o eye_n and_o be_v mix_v with_o vinegar_n be_v very_o good_a against_o saint_n anthony_n fire_n and_o heal_v old_a ulcer_n with_o saffran_n and_o woman_n milk_n it_o be_v singular_a in_o gout_n and_o be_v mix_v with_o supposatories_n it_o provoke_v sleep_v diagoras_n aetius_n and_o mnesidemus_fw-la disprove_v and_o find_v fault_n with_o the_o usage_n of_o opium_n in_o the_o disease_n afore-named_n by_o reason_n of_o its_o stupefactive_a quality_n but_o diescorde_n affirm_v the_o lawful_a use_n thereof_o maintain_v the_o contrary_a and_o prove_v their_o opinion_n to_o be_v idle_a and_o false_a see_v that_o the_o property_n of_o opium_n be_v quite_o of_o another_o operation_n yet_o he_o ingenious_o elsewhere_o confess_v that_o the_o indiscreet_a and_o superfluous_a usage_n thereof_o produce_v no_o small_a detriment_n to_o the_o patient_a make_v he_o fall_v into_o a_o lethargy_n whereby_o death_n common_o ensue_v the_o which_o he_o further_o confirm_v in_o his_o six_o book_n and_o seventeeth_n chapter_n of_o poison_n and_o their_o remedy_n where_o he_o reckon_v up_o the_o symptom_n which_o it_o cause_v in_o those_o body_n which_o have_v eat_v too_o much_o thereof_o nicander_n and_o aetius_n have_v write_v of_o the_o great_a annoyance_n that_o come_v thereby_o and_o galen_n also_o in_o his_o second_o and_o three_o book_n d●_n comp._n med._n describe_v opium_n to_o be_v a_o dangerous_a medicine_n say_v that_o it_o mortify_v the_o sense_n and_o cause_v deadly_a symptom_n in_o regard_n whereof_o he_o wish_v that_o no_o man_n shall_v use_v it_o unless_o his_o patient_n be_v in_o danger_n of_o death_n through_o the_o extremity_n of_o his_o pain_n and_o hereunto_o assent_v pliny_n and_o diverse_a other_o notwithstanding_o there_o be_v no_o small_a number_n of_o modern_a physician_n quite_o of_o another_o mind_n the_o cause_n of_o those_o dangerous_a effect_n and_o symptom_n which_o crude_a opium_n by_o its_o too_o much_o use_n be_v say_v to_o procure_v be_v attribute_v to_o its_o exceed_a coldness_n for_o most_o physician_n hold_v that_o it_o be_v not_o unfit_o range_v among_o thing_n that_o be_v cold_a in_o the_o four_o degree_n a_o small_a tract_n of_o opium_n take_v out_o of_o the_o 13_o book_n and_o 15_o chapter_n of_o peter_n bellon_n his_o history_n of_o the_o singularity_n of_o some_o memorable_a thing_n find_v in_o greece_n asia_n and_o other_o country_n a_o man_n can_v hardly_o find_v say_v he_o any_o thing_n more_o worthy_a of_o observation_n than_o opium_n which_o they_o prepare_v now_o a_o day_n in_o turkey_n and_o especial_o at_o achara_n carachara_n spartade_n emetelinde_n and_o in_o other_o city_n border_v upon_o cappadocia_n paphlagonie_n and_o cilicia_n they_o sow_v their_o field_n with_o white_a poppy_n as_o we_o do_v with_o corn_n and_o be_v so_o circumspect_a in_o the_o sow_v thereof_o that_o every_o paysant_a or_o husbandman_n shall_v sow_v no_o more_o than_o he_o can_v procure_v people_n to_o gather_v the_o same_o in_o due_a time_n for_o when_o the_o poppy_n be_v grow_v to_o be_v head_v they_o cut_v a_o small_a hole_n or_o make_v incision_n therein_o whence_o issue_v forth_o certain_a milkish_a drop_n which_o they_o suffer_v to_o thicken_v or_o congeal_v some_o one_o of_o these_o peasant_n will_v gather_v may_o chance_n ten_o pound_n another_o six_o another_o more_o or_o less_o according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o people_n he_o set_v a-work_o for_o it_o boot_v nothing_o to_o sow_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o ground_n unless_o he_o can_v get_v people_n enough_o to_o gather_v it_o we_o very_o believe_v that_o unless_o the_o turk_n use_v it_o much_o themselves_o it_o will_v be_v as_o unusual_o vend_v among_o merchant_n as_o other_o unknown_a drug_n be_v but_o it_o be_v so_o common_a among_o they_o that_o there_o be_v not_o a_o turk_n but_o buyethmore_o or_o less_o thereof_o for_o if_o he_o be_v worth_a but_o a_o asper_n in_o all_o the_o world_n he_o will_v bestow_v half_a thereof_o in_o opium_n and_o carry_v the_o same_o at_o all_o time_n about_o as_o well_o in_o peace_n as_o war_n a_o certain_a jewish_a merchant_n of_o the_o country_n of_o anatolia_n assure_v we_o that_o there_o pass_v no_o year_n wherein_o there_o be_v not_o fifty_o camel_n lade_v out_o of_o paphlagonia_n

ingenerall_n become_v not_o only_o more_o able_a body_v and_o strong_a thereby_o but_o also_o more_o apt_a and_o able_a to_o eat_v and_o digest_v diverse_a thing_n which_o the_o tender_a and_o nice_a christian_n can_v iudure_v and_o that_o the_o truth_n be_v so_o let_v we_o but_o consider_v a_o little_a the_o difference_n of_o natural_a toughness_n and_o strength_n between_o a_o christian_a paysant_n or_o carle_n here_o among_o we_o and_o a_o gentleman_n or_o citizen_n do_v not_o we_o see_v i_o pray_v you_o that_o the_o paysant_n can_v more_o easy_o endure_v a_o purgation_n make_v of_o white_a hellebore_n tithymall_n euphorbium_n or_o colocynthis_fw-la which_o be_v account_v violent_a and_o venomous_a medicine_n than_o these_o tender_a spark_n aforesaid_a can_v brook_v rheubarbe_n mechoacan_n sena_n aloe_n or_o the_o damask_n rise_v but_o why_o the_o turk_n devour_v opium_n on_o this_o fashion_n ought_v rather_o to_o be_v impute_v unto_o a_o ordinary_a custom_n and_o common_a usage_n among_o they_o then_o to_o any_o other_o cause_n whatsoever_o even_o as_o the_o indian_n be_v accustom_v to_o take_v tobacco_n which_o be_v a_o plant_n not_o only_o narcoticke_a and_o stupefactive_a but_o of_o a_o violent_a and_o extreme_a vomitive_a quality_n also_o notwithstanding_o we_o see_v that_o christian_n all_o europe_n over_o by_o little_a and_o little_o have_v bring_v themselves_o into_o such_o a_o custom_n and_o habit_n thereunto_o that_o they_o feel_v no_o alteration_n or_o prejudice_n at_o all_o as_o they_o think_v by_o the_o use_n thereof_o i_o make_v no_o question_n but_o a_o man_n may_v find_v a_o number_n of_o people_n among_o christian_n that_o if_o they_o can_v already_o can_v easy_o accustom_v themselves_o to_o eat_v opium_n as_o familiar_o as_o they_o take_v tobacco_n although_o they_o can_v not_o use_v ●t_z in_o such_o quantity_n nor_o so_o often_o in_o regard_n it_o be_v a_o pure_a essence_n and_o extract_n which_o nature_n have_v separate_v from_o its_o plant_n for_o essential_a thing_n be_v always_o far_o more_o effectual_a than_o gross_a be_v for_o confirmation_n whereof_o we_o need_v not_o doubt_v that_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v separate_v the_o rosinous_a and_o sulphurous_a substance_n of_o tobaccao_n and_o bring_v it_o into_o such_o a_o consistence_n as_o opium_n be_v and_o afterward_o give_v it_o unto_o such_o as_o usual_o take_v tobacco_n they_o can_v not_o possible_o endure_v the_o ten_o part_n so_o much_o of_o this_o as_o of_o the_o leaf_n as_o have_v be_v already_o practise_v and_o try_v there_o be_v some_o empiric_n i_o know_v which_o give_v crude_a opium_n to_o their_o patiens_fw-la in_o as_o great_a or_o great_a quantity_n at_o a_o time_n than_o discorides_n have_v limit_v and_o that_o without_o any_o great_a danger_n or_o hazard_n of_o life_n at_o all_o only_o correct_v it_o a_o little_a with_o the_o powder_n of_o carawayseed_n and_o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n i_o myself_o will_v not_o stick_v or_o make_v any_o scruple_n to_o use_v it_o yea_o i_o dare_v if_o need_n be_v take_v two_o or_o three_o grain_n thereof_o at_o a_o time_n myself_o for_o although_o i_o never_o do_v eat_v thereof_o hitherto_o indeed_o yet_o have_v i_o often_o taste_v the_o same_o and_o also_o receive_v great_a quantity_n of_o the_o sulphurous_a vapour_n both_o into_o my_o stomach_n and_o head_n in_o time_n of_o the_o preparation_n thereof_o without_o any_o perceivance_n or_o the_o least_o touch_n of_o any_o offence_n in_o the_o world_n nevertheless_o it_o be_v not_o my_o counsel_n that_o any_o physician_n shall_v use_v it_o crude_a in_o this_o manner_n see_v we_o have_v art_n and_o mean_n to_o prepare_v it_o otherwise_o the_o second_o assurance_n that_o we_o have_v concern_v the_o use_n of_o opium_n be_v in_o that_o we_o find_v and_o see_v that_o the_o most_o expert_a and_o wise_a physician_n of_o old_a find_v it_o good_a and_o therefore_o prescribe_v this_o medicine_n as_o a_o principal_a ingredient_n and_o as_o one_o of_o the_o most_o important_a base_n in_o their_o chief_a composition_n alexitery_n diaphoreticke_n anodynes_n cordial_n which_o natural_o resist_v the_o most_o grievous_a and_o violent_a disease_n that_o can_v any_o way_n happen_v to_o human_a body_n for_o which_o cause_n they_o usual_o call_v they_o opiate_n confection_n as_o that_o of_o their_o treacle_n of_o andromachus_n their_o mithridate_n of_o danocrates_n their_o triphera_n magna_fw-la aurea_fw-la alexandrina_n philomuim_n romanum_fw-la requies_fw-la nicholai_n and_o other_o which_o they_o have_v use_v as_o principal_a medicine_n for_o these_o many_o hundred_o year_n and_o yet_o do_v for_o they_o be_v indeed_o the_o most_o precious_a and_o necessary_a composition_n their_o ordinary_a apothecary_n have_v the_o cause_n which_o move_v ancient_a physician_n to_o put_v opium_n unto_o the_o foresay_a confection_n be_v not_o few_o see_v that_o its_o property_n be_v to_o assuage_v all_o inward_a pain_n strengthen_v the_o passage_n &_o conduit_n which_o be_v open_a loose_a &_o disband_v precipitate_v disperse_v and_o consume_v these_o venomous_a vapour_n which_o be_v raise_v from_o one_o part_n to_o another_o incrassat_fw-la and_o thicken_v all_o subtle_a corrosive_n &_o humour_n by_o correct_v their_o malignity_n and_o acrimonie_n stop_v and_o stay_v all_o flux_n as_o well_o dysenterick_n as_o menstrual_a appease_v and_o extinguish_v all_o extremity_n in_o burn_a fever_n provoke_v natural_a rest_n and_o sleep_v to_o distress_a and_o lunatic_n person_n and_o final_o like_o a_o balm_n defend_v the_o part_n from_o corruption_n which_o operation_n and_o effect_n be_v require_v in_o all_o composition_n which_o be_v general_o ordain_v to_o resist_v the_o violence_n of_o diverse_a disease_n in_o appease_v and_o repel_v whereof_o some_o of_o these_o property_n before_o name_v be_v ordinary_o desire_v as_o quercetanus_n in_o his_o pharmacop●a_n entreat_v of_o the_o vetues_fw-la of_o opium_n affirm_v in_o these_o word_n say_v 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effectus_fw-la prodere_fw-la videmus_fw-la theriacam_n muhridatium_fw-la antidotos_fw-la esdrae_fw-la &_o simile_n quae_fw-la opium_n exciiunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n for_o there_o be_v very_o few_o disease_n which_o be_v not_o either_o accompany_v with_o heat_n inflammation_n inquietude_n perturbation_n languish_v oppression_n watch_v flux_n etc._n etc._n for_o mitigate_a and_o ●epressing_v of_o which_o symptom_n opium_n have_v a_o specifical_a and_o a_o certain_a peculiar_a propriety_n etc._n etc._n and_o this_o may_v serve_v to_o assure_v we_o that_o we_o may_v bold_o use_v opium_n inward_o without_o any_o prejudice_n to_o life_n yea_o rather_o for_o its_o better_a conservation_n be_v administer_v with_o judgement_n and_o discretion_n as_o all_o other_o medicine_n whatsoever_o ought_v to_o be_v chap._n iii_o concern_v the_o good_a and_o evil_a affect_n which_o opium_n may_v produce_v in_o man_n body_n that_o opium_n as_o aforesaid_a be_v wise_o administer_v to_o the_o disease_a 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de_fw-fr re●_n nature_n wherein_o he_o discourse_v of_o diverse_a mineral_n sulphur_n it_o be_v so_o ingenious_o with_o crollius_n i_o confess_v that_o i_o never_o see_v any_o such_o medicine_n for_o have_v try●d_a conclusion_n and_o wrought_v long_a time_n upor_n vitriol_n i_o can_v never_o perceive_v it_o have_v any_o such_o substance_n in_o it_o which_o have_v like_o operation_n to_o that_o of_o opium_n as_o i_o have_v plain_o manifest_v in_o my_o book_n entitle_v anatomia_fw-la vitriol_n divulge_v five_o year_n since_o in_o regard_n whereof_o those_o be_v much_o deceive_v which_o by_o mean_n of_o its_o precipitation_n with_o salt_n of_o tartar_n by_o boil_v in_o a_o iron_n pot_n or_o by_o mean_n of_o sublimation_n do_v separate_v a_o greenish_a powder_n from_o vitriol_n call_v it_o sulphur_n ●mbryonatum_fw-la vitriol_n which_o be_v put_v to_o vulcan_n test_n a_o man_n may_v quick_o find_v it_o to_o be_v nothing_o but_o copper_n or_o be_v administer_v alter_v the_o stomach_n and_o 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roborate_v and_o strengthen_v the_o bowel_n and_o all_o

the_o relax_v and_o feeble_a conduit_n and_o those_o who_o virtue_n retentive_a be_v weaken_v by_o reason_n of_o some_o long_a sickness_n or_o by_o the_o too_o much_o use_v of_o purgative_a medicine_n laudanum_n be_v more_o particular_o use_v with_o good_a success_n in_o these_o disease_n follow_v 1_o against_o all_o manner_n of_o headache_n as_o inveterate_a migraine_n cephalalgia_fw-la or_o any_o other_o kind_n of_o excessive_a pain_n have_v regard_n that_o the_o stomach_n be_v first_o cleanse_v from_o all_o gross_a and_o corrupt_a humour_n the_o do_v be_v one_o small_a pill_n to_o be_v take_v at_o bedtime_n some_o two_o hour_n after_o supper_n either_o in_o the_o water_n or_o syrup_n of_o sweet_a maioran_n b●tony_n or_o some_o other_o cephalic_a liquor_n as_o the_o physician_n shall_v think_v good_a or_o otherwise_o a_o man_n may_v take_v it_o in_o ale_n or_o broth_n or_o swallow_v it_o dry_a as_o it_o be_v continue_v the_o same_o as_o long_o as_o need_v shall_v require_v that_o 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