nourish_v the_o infant_n in_o the_o womb._n or_o if_o it_o be_v a_o acute_a disease_n without_o a_o fever_n as_o the_o falling-sickness_n apoplexy_n universal_a convulsion_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n the_o mother_n and_o infant_n can_v withstand_v the_o violence_n of_o the_o disease_n neither_o can_v they_o bear_v such_o strong_a medicine_n as_o be_v requisite_a to_o the_o cure_n of_o those_o disease_n yet_o we_o must_v know_v that_o this_o prognostic_n be_v not_o perpetual_o true_a for_o we_o know_v by_o the_o testimony_n and_o example_n in_o author_n and_o by_o daily_a experience_n that_o many_o woman_n with_o child_n have_v acute_a disease_n escape_v with_o their_o life_n but_o chronical_a or_o linger_a disease_n as_o intermit_a ague_n catarrh_n tenesmus_n etc._n etc._n do_v threaten_v abortion_n and_o if_o they_o cause_v it_o not_o they_o can_v hardly_o be_v cure_v before_o the_o woman_n be_v bring_v to_o bed_n but_o do_v keep_v her_o company_n till_o she_o lie_v down_o disease_n acute_a and_o chronical_a in_o the_o first_o and_o last_o month_n be_v more_o dangerous_a than_o in_o the_o intermediate_v month_n for_o in_o the_o first_o month_n the_o band_n wherewith_o the_o infant_n be_v fasten_v to_o the_o womb_n be_v weak_a so_o as_o they_o may_v easy_o be_v break_v and_o the_o tender_a infant_n be_v more_o easy_o over_o press_v with_o those_o preternatural_a cause_n but_o in_o the_o last_o month_n namely_o the_o six_o seven_o and_o eight_o the_o child_n be_v grow_v great_a require_v much_o nourishment_n which_o in_o these_o disease_n it_o be_v deprive_v of_o also_o the_o foresay_a band_n do_v not_o stick_v so_o fast_o as_o in_o the_o three_o four_o and_o five_o month_n in_o which_o there_o be_v less_o danger_n of_o abortion_n therefore_o galen_n do_v excellent_o compare_v the_o child_n in_o the_o womb_n to_o fruit_n hang_v on_o a_o tree_n which_o upon_o their_o first_o grow_v out_o have_v very_o tender_a stalk_n so_o that_o they_o may_v be_v easy_o shake_v off_o with_o the_o wind_n or_o any_o other_o violent_a commotion_n and_o when_o they_o be_v near_o ripe_a they_o hang_v not_o so_o fast_o upon_o the_o bough_n as_o in_o the_o intermediate_v space_n they_o do_v likewise_o the_o cure_n of_o the_o foresay_a disease_n in_o woman_n with_o child_n do_v remarkable_o differ_v as_o touch_v their_o diet_n and_o those_o two_o grand_a remedy_n blood-letting_a and_o purge_a whereunto_o we_o may_v add_v medicament_n which_o evacuate_v by_o other_o way_n viz._n such_o as_o move_v the_o courie_n piss-driver_n and_o sweat-driver_n because_o it_o be_v fear_v lest_o by_o these_o evacuation_n abortion_n may_v be_v cause_v of_o these_o therefore_o we_o shall_v only_o treat_v at_o present_a refer_v what_o else_o belong_v to_o the_o cure_n of_o these_o disease_n to_o the_o proper_a chapter_n where_o such_o respective_a disease_n be_v handle_v as_o for_o matter_n of_o diet_n it_o be_v not_o to_o woman_n with_o child_n in_o acute_a disease_n to_o be_v enjoin_v so_o spare_v lest_o the_o little_a infant_n be_v famish_v neither_o be_v it_o to_o be_v allow_v so_o liberal_a that_o the_o fever_n shall_v be_v thereby_o strengthen_v but_o we_o must_v steer_v a_o middle_a course_n with_o this_o caution_n that_o in_o the_o first_o month_n of_o their_o belly-burden_n a_o thin_a diet_n be_v enjoin_v and_o in_o the_o latter_a somewhat_o more_o solid_a and_o plentiful_a because_o the_o child_n do_v then_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o more_o nourishment_n yet_o if_o there_o must_v needs_o be_v some_o error_n in_o diet_n it_o be_v better_a to_o err_v in_o keep_v too_o full_a than_o too_o slender_a diet_n for_o recovery_n be_v chief_o to_o be_v expect_v from_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o mother_n and_o the_o child_n touch_v bleed_n that_o aphorism_n of_o hypocrates_n viz._n the_o 31._o of_o sect._n 5._o be_v present_o bring_v in_o opposition_n where_o he_o say_v if_o a_o woman_n with_o child_n be_v let_v blood_n she_o miscarry_v especial_o if_o the_o child_n be_v grow_v and_o galen_n render_v the_o reason_n in_o his_o comment_n because_o the_o blood_n be_v let_v out_o the_o infant_n want_v its_o nourishment_n whence_o follow_v abortion_n on_o the_o other_o side_n daily_a experience_n show_v that_o in_o very_a many_o disease_n of_o big-bellyed_n woman_n especial_o acute_a disease_n as_o the_o pleurisy_n inflammation_n of_o the_o lung_n continual_a fever_n and_o such_o like_a blood-letting_n be_v necessary_a and_o may_v be_v administer_v not_o only_o in_o the_o first_o but_o also_o in_o the_o middle_a month_n and_o sometime_o in_o the_o last_o month_n of_o a_o woman_n belly-bearing_a which_o if_o it_o be_v omit_v both_o mother_n and_o child_n be_v in_o great_a danger_n of_o death_n and_o to_o this_o latter_a opinion_n the_o elder_a physician_n assent_v not_o dissent_v from_o the_o mind_n of_o galen_n and_o hypocrates_n by_o so_o do_v for_o therefore_o it_o be_v they_o hold_v a_o woman_n will_v miscarry_v if_o be_v with_o child_n she_o be_v let_v blood_n because_o blood_n be_v take_v away_o the_o child_n will_v want_v its_o nourishment_n so_o that_o if_o blood_n may_v so_o be_v take_v away_o as_o that_o the_o infant_n shall_v not_o want_v its_o nourishment_n there_o will_v be_v no_o danger_n of_o abortion_n thereby_o now_o so_o the_o case_n may_v stand_v as_o first_o in_o the_o first_o month_n of_o a_o woman_n belly-bearing_a while_o the_o infant_n in_o the_o womb_n be_v little_a and_o want_v but_o little_a nourishment_n for_o then_o its_o nourishment_n by_o bleed_v will_v not_o be_v draw_v away_o especial_o if_o certain_a sign_n of_o superfluity_n of_o blood_n be_v apparent_a in_o the_o mother_n so_o that_o from_o the_o first_o month_n to_o the_o five_o blood-letting_n may_v be_v safe_o practise_v but_o in_o the_o middle_n and_o last_o month_n great_a circumspection_n be_v to_o be_v use_v because_o the_o child_n be_v great_a and_o want_v more_o nourishment_n can_v so_o safe_o admit_v of_o phlebotomy_n howbeit_o if_o the_o woman_n abound_v with_o blood_n and_o a_o small_a quantity_n be_v take_v away_o she_o may_v safe_o be_v let_v blood_n because_o hereby_o the_o disease_n will_v be_v allay_v neither_o will_v so_o much_o nutriment_n be_v there_o by_o withdraw_v from_o the_o child_n as_o to_o cause_v abortion_n but_o if_o it_o seem_v that_o hypocrates_n think_v otherwise_o let_v we_o consider_v that_o we_o let_v blood_n after_o a_o far_a other_o fashion_n than_o the_o ancient_n do_v they_o let_v blood_n by_o pound_n and_o we_o by_o ounce_n the_o very_a truth_n be_v there_o be_v no_o better_a way_n to_o preserve_v woman_n from_o abortion_n than_o by_o blood-letting_n when_o it_o spring_v from_o overmuch_a blood_n strangle_v the_o infant_n and_o overwhelm_v the_o same_o in_o such_o woman_n as_o have_v be_v accustom_v out_o of_o their_o time_n of_o be_v with_o child_n to_o have_v a_o plentiful_a flux_n of_o course_n for_o divers_a day_n together_o thus_o petrus_n salius_n diversus_fw-la in_o the_o 22._o chapter_n of_o his_o book_n of_o particular_a disease_n i_o for_o my_o part_n protest_v quoth_v he_o that_o i_o have_v preserve_v many_o woman_n from_o abortion_n which_o they_o have_v often_o suffer_v only_o by_o let_v they_o blood_n in_o the_o first_o month_n of_o their_o be_v big_a neither_o will_v i_o have_v it_o think_v that_o no_o other_o kind_n of_o blood-letting_n may_v be_v practise_v in_o child_a woman_n save_o that_o which_o be_v spare_v or_o moderate_a for_o sometime_o plentiful_a bleed_v in_o the_o last_o month_n have_v do_v very_o much_o good_a and_o i_o have_v sometime_o experience_v this_o plentiful_a blood-letting_a in_o the_o last_o month_n when_o the_o woman_n with_o child_n be_v afflict_v with_o a_o burn_a fever_n and_o be_v full_a of_o blood_n hope_v thereby_o a_o abatement_n of_o the_o fever_n and_o a_o hasten_v of_o the_o birth_n both_o which_o i_o obtain_v by_o blood-letting_n and_o save_v both_o child_n and_o mother_n in_o danger_n of_o death_n by_o this_o only_a remedy_n which_o be_v in_o some_o patient_n omit_v and_o neglect_v by_o physician_n mind_v more_o the_o word_n of_o hypocrates_n than_o the_o matter_n itself_o have_v be_v the_o cause_n that_o both_o child_n and_o mother_n have_v miserable_o perish_v be_v strangle_v by_o the_o plenty_n and_o fer_fw-fr vency_n of_o blood_n so_o far_o salius_n amatus_fw-la lusitanus_n in_o the_o 57_o cure_v of_o his_o i._o section_n let_v a_o woman_n with_o child_n of_o eighteen_o year_n of_o age_n blood_n in_o the_o six_o month_n four_o time_n with_o happy_a succe_fw-la she_o be_v in_o a_o burn_a fever_n and_o rodericus_fw-la a_o castro_n in_o his_o three_o book_n of_o woman_n diseaease_n chap._n 21._o write_v that_o he_o let_v a_o woman_n of_o lisbon_n blood_n who_o have_v a_o pleurisy_n in_o the_o eight_o month_n and_o be_v give_v over_o for_o desperate_a by_o other_o physician_n four_o
of_o the_o extreme_a bitterness_n be_v a_o enemy_n to_o the_o child_n and_o be_v think_v to_o open_v the_o mouth_n of_o the_o vein_n but_o if_o sometime_o the_o use_n thereof_o seem_v necessary_a in_o some_o grievous_a infirmity_n of_o the_o stomach_n which_o be_v wont_v frequent_o to_o infest_v woman_n with_o child_n the_o first_o month_n of_o their_o be_v with_o child_n bear_v let_v it_o be_v careful_o wash_v with_o rose-water_n that_o the_o acrimony_n thereof_o may_v be_v take_v away_o or_o let_v it_o be_v mix_v with_o strengthen_v and_o astringent_a thing_n as_o rhubarb_n mastic_n and_o such_o like_a clyster_n be_v not_o very_o safe_a because_o by_o compress_v the_o womb_n they_o may_v cause_v abortion_n so_o that_o when_o there_o be_v need_n of_o they_o and_o in_o woman_n accustom_v to_o that_o kind_n of_o evacuation_n they_o must_v be_v make_v in_o less_o quantity_n and_o of_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v rather_o mollfy_v and_o lenefy_v than_o much_o purge_n in_o a_o word_n touch_v sweat-driver_n piss-driver_n and_o such_o thing_n as_o move_v the_o course_n our_o opinion_n be_v that_o mover_n of_o the_o course_n proper_o so_o call_v be_v never_o to_o be_v use_v in_o woman_n with_o child_n and_o piss-driver_n because_o they_o likewise_o be_v apt_a to_o bring_v down_o the_o course_n aught_o to_o be_v suspect_v and_o if_o the_o necessity_n of_o some_o disease_n require_v the_o use_n of_o they_o the_o gentle_a must_v be_v make_v choice_n of_o and_o final_o sweat-driver_n may_v be_v safe_o give_v because_o they_o drive_v the_o humour_n out_o by_o the_o habit_n of_o the_o body_n whereby_o no_o danger_n of_o abortion_n be_v incur_v in_o so_o much_o that_o some_o woman_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o their_o be_v with_o child_n have_v be_v cure_a of_o the_o whore_n pox_n without_o harm_n to_o their_o child_n chap._n 17._o of_o abortion_n or_o miscarriage_n abortion_n or_o miscarriage_n be_v the_o bring_v forth_o of_o a_o imperfect_a or_o unripe_a child_n and_o consequent_o a_o child_n dead_a in_o the_o womb_n be_v not_o count_v a_o abortion_n till_o it_o be_v exclude_v so_o that_o whether_o alive_a or_o dead_a child_n be_v bring_v four_o not_o be_v ripe_a nor_o have_v attain_v to_o the_o just_a term_n of_o growth_n which_o it_o ought_v to_o have_v have_v in_o the_o womb_n it_o be_v to_o be_v term_v a_o abortion_n or_o miscarry_v child_n the_o cause_n of_o abortion_n be_v some_o internal_a some_o external_a the_o internal_a may_v be_v reduce_v to_o four_o head_n viz._n to_o the_o humour_n to_o the_o child_n to_o the_o womb_n and_o to_o the_o mother_n disease_n the_o humour_n may_v cause_v abortion_n while_o they_o offend_v in_o quantity_n or_o in_o quality_n they_o offend_v in_o quantity_n either_o by_o way_n of_o excess_n or_o of_o defect_n humour_n offend_v by_o way_n of_o excess_n be_v see_v in_o a_o plethoric_n or_o over-full_a constitution_n of_o body_n for_o blood_n be_v more_o plentiful_a than_o be_v requisite_a to_o nourish_v the_o infant_n in_o the_o womb_n flow_v into_o the_o vein_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o be_v exclude_v by_o way_n of_o the_o monthly_a course_n and_o bring_v away_o the_o child_n with_o it_o defect_n of_o humour_n fit_v to_o nourish_v spring_v from_o such_o cause_n which_o be_v able_a to_o draw_v the_o nourishment_n from_o the_o child_n as_o fast_v whether_o voluntary_a or_o force_v as_o when_o woman_n with_o child_n loath_a all_o kind_n of_o meat_n or_o vomit_v it_o up_o again_o a_o thin_a diet_n in_o acute_a disease_n immoderate_a bleed_n by_o the_o nose_n haemorrhoide_v womb_n or_o by_o immoderate_a phlebotomy_n whereupon_o hypocrates_n in_o aphor._n 34._o sect._n 5._o if_o a_o woman_n with_o child_n go_v very_o much_o to_o stool_n it_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v that_o she_o will_v miscarry_v hereunto_o may_v be_v refer_v extreme_a leanness_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n wherein_o there_o be_v not_o blood_n enough_o to_o nourish_v the_o infant_n of_o which_o hypocrates_n in_o aphor._n 44._o sect._n 5._o speak_v thus_o woman_n with_o child_n be_v very_o lean_a not_o by_o nature_n but_o accident_n as_o famine_n long-sicknes_n etc._n etc._n they_o miscarry_v until_o they_o get_v their_o flesh_n again_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o child_n abortion_n may_v happen_v if_o it_o be_v over_o great_a so_o that_o it_o can_v by_o reason_n of_o its_o bulk_n be_v contain_v in_o the_o womb_n hence_o it_o fall_v often_o out_o that_o little_a woman_n miscarry_v especial_o if_o they_o be_v marry_v to_o man_n big_a than_o ordinary_a who_o child_n grow_v very_o great_a and_o find_v not_o in_o the_o womb_n place_n large_a enough_o to_o contain_v they_o till_o they_o come_v to_o their_o perfect_a growth_n which_o make_v hippocartes_n say_v in_o his_o book_n of_o superfoetation_n if_o any_o woman_n conceive_v frequent_o and_o do_v due_o and_o at_o a_o certain_a period_n of_o time_n miscarry_v as_o in_o her_o second_o three_o or_o four_o month_n or_o late_a the_o narrowness_n of_o her_o womb_n be_v in_o fault_n which_o be_v not_o able_a to_o contain_v the_o child_n as_o it_o grow_v great_a also_o plurality_n of_o child_n may_v cause_v abortion_n as_o when_o two_o or_o three_o or_o more_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o womb_n at_o one_o time_n for_o then_o the_o womb_n overload_v exclude_v the_o child_n before_o the_o fit_a time_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o woman_n often_o miscarry_v of_o twin_n also_o the_o dead_a child_n be_v to_o be_v reckon_v among_o the_o cause_n of_o abortion_n for_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o child_n be_v dead_a nature_n do_v forthwith_o set_v herself_o to_o cast_v it_o forth_o abortion_n happen_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o womb_n itself_o if_o it_o be_v not_o of_o largeness_n and_o capacity_n enough_o sufficient_o to_o widen_v itself_o according_a as_o the_o child_n grow_v as_o be_v show_v above_o out_o of_o hypocrates_n as_o also_o if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n preternatural_a in_o the_o womb_n as_o a_o inflammation_n a_o scirrhous_n tumour_n a_o impostume_n and_o very_o many_o disease_n beside_o and_o final_o if_o the_o womb_n be_v overmoist_a and_o slack_a that_o it_o can_v contain_v the_o child_n so_o well_o as_o it_o ought_v to_o do_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o mother_n disease_n abortion_n come_v two_o way_n first_o of_o all_o when_o as_o her_o disease_n be_v communicate_v to_o the_o child_n whereby_o it_o be_v kill_v or_o so_o weaken_v that_o it_o can_v receive_v due_a nourishment_n nor_o growth_n such_o as_o be_v continual_a and_o intermit_a fever_n the_o whores-pock_n and_o many_o such_o like_a second_o when_o the_o say_v disease_n of_o the_o mother_n do_v cause_n great_a evacuation_n or_o great_a commotion_n or_o the_o body_n as_o â—â—rge_a bleeding_n from_o what_o part_n of_o the_o body_n soever_o flux_n of_o the_o belly_n grievous_a swound_n falling-sickness_n vomit_v and_o tenesmus_n that_o be_v perpetual_a go_v to_o the_o stool_n and_o void_a nothing_o but_o a_o little_a slime_n which_o above_o all_o other_o disease_n be_v wont_v to_o cause_n abortion_n because_o by_o that_o frequent_a and_o almost_o continual_a endeavour_n of_o go_v to_o stool_n which_o perpetual_o attend_v this_o disease_n the_o muscle_n of_o the_o belly_n be_v perpetual_o contract_v and_o do_v more_o compress_v the_o womb_n than_o the_o straight_a gut_n upon_o which_o the_o womb_n rest_v which_o continual_a compression_n or_o squeeze_v of_o the_o womb_n do_v at_o last_o cause_n abortion_n external_n cause_v which_o further_o abortion_n do_v some_o of_o they_o kill_v the_o child_n other_o draw_z away_o its_o nourishment_n and_o other_o dissolve_v those_o band_n wherewith_o the_o child_n be_v fasten_v to_o the_o womb._n the_o child_n be_v kill_v by_o grievous_a commotion_n of_o mind_n as_o anger_n sadness_n terror_n etc._n etc._n meat_n earnest_o long_v for_o and_o not_o obtain_v strong_a purge_a medicament_n such_o thing_n as_o provoke_v the_o course_n such_o thing_n as_o drive_v forth_o the_o child_n such_o thing_n as_o be_v reckon_v by_o a_o 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of_o the_o eye_n such_o as_o be_v prescribe_v in_o gutta_n serena_fw-la to_o which_o you_o may_v add_v a_o wash_n of_o the_o eye_n which_o must_v be_v do_v every_o day_n thus_o in_o the_o morning_n first_o chew_v sweet_a fennel_n seed_n some_o space_n of_o time_n then_o fill_v the_o mouth_n with_o wine_n and_o after_o it_o be_v warm_a in_o the_o mouth_n wash_v the_o eye_n therewith_o till_o they_o begin_v to_o smart_v which_o will_v cease_v when_o you_o leave_v wash_v moreover_o spectacle_n be_v very_o good_a to_o preserve_v sight_n which_o do_v make_v the_o object_n neither_o big_a nor_o less_o than_o they_o natural_o be_v and_o it_o be_v profitable_a to_o refresh_v the_o sight_n with_o green_a or_o sky_n colour_a spectale_n and_o last_o you_o must_v avoid_v all_o thing_n which_o hurt_v the_o sight_n and_o use_v those_o thing_n which_o help_v it_o as_o be_v declare_v in_o the_o diet_n for_o the_o cure_n of_o gutta_n serena_fw-la chap._n v._o of_o the_o enlarge_n or_o dilatation_n of_o 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not_o hold_v and_o stop_v be_v contrary_a we_o must_v answer_v that_o when_o a_o cold_a distemper_n do_v only_o hurt_v or_o abolish_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o bladder_n there_o may_v be_v a_o suppression_n of_o urine_n because_o the_o bladder_n can_v be_v sensible_a of_o provocation_n to_o expel_v urine_n but_o if_o the_o motive_n faculty_n which_o be_v in_o the_o sphinct_a muscle_n be_v hurt_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o looseness_n of_o it_o the_o urine_n can_v be_v retain_v the_o sign_n of_o this_o disease_n either_o show_v this_o disease_n to_o be_v by_o consent_n and_o these_o must_v be_v take_v from_o the_o disease_n before_o mention_v which_o be_v apt_a to_o produce_v this_o not_o hold_v the_o urine_n which_o if_o you_o find_v you_o may_v conclude_v that_o the_o disease_n come_v from_o they_o but_o if_o they_o be_v absent_a than_o you_o must_v bethink_v yourself_o of_o the_o propriety_n of_o the_o disease_n to_o the_o part_n which_o will_v be_v easy_o discover_v if_o it_o come_v 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in_o perfume_a linen_n if_o in_o the_o morning_n the_o crown_n of_o her_o head_n shall_v smell_v of_o galbanum_fw-la the_o woman_n be_v well_o purge_v and_o will_v be_v fruitful_a you_o may_v try_v the_o same_o if_o you_o put_v a_o little_a balsam_n mingle_v with_o water_n and_o receive_v in_o cotton_n into_o the_o womb_n bind_v it_o with_o a_o string_n to_o her_o thigh_n for_o if_o the_o womb_n do_v draw_v it_o inward_o it_o be_v a_o most_o approve_a sign_n of_o fruitfulness_n amatus_fw-la lusitanus_n commend_v this_o follow_v as_o a_o most_o true_a sign_n he_o take_v a_o dram_n of_o a_o hare_n runnet_n which_o dissolve_v in_o warm_a water_n he_o give_v the_o woman_n to_o drink_v be_v in_o a_o bath_n of_o hot_a water_n and_o fast_v if_o the_o woman_n do_v then_o feel_v pain_n in_o her_o belly_n he_o pronounce_v her_o fruitful_a if_o not_o barren_a many_o seek_v to_o know_v the_o barrenness_n of_o a_o woman_n by_o her_o urine_n wherein_o they_o steep_a barley_n which_o barley_n if_o 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the_o womb_n consumption_n leprous_a mangyness_n whores-pox_n and_o such_o like_a be_v easy_a or_o hard_a to_o cure_v according_a as_o the_o say_a disease_n be_v either_o easy_a to_o be_v cure_v or_o hard_o for_o the_o cure_n of_o this_o disease_n whichsoever_o of_o the_o cause_n aforesaid_a have_v produce_v the_o same_o we_o must_v seek_v the_o removal_n thereof_o and_o in_o the_o first_o place_n the_o straitness_n of_o the_o genital_a part_n in_o regard_n of_o youngness_n of_o age_n need_v no_o cure_n for_o as_o age_n increase_v they_o attain_v to_o a_o convenient_a wideness_n but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o the_o party_n abstain_v from_o carnal_a conjunction_n because_o the_o oversoon_o use_v thereof_o do_v spoil_v the_o natural_a constitution_n of_o those_o part_n barrenness_n which_o be_v cause_v by_o lowness_n of_o stature_n or_o elderliness_n of_o year_n be_v incurable_a yet_o endeavour_n may_v be_v use_v to_o help_v the_o same_o by_o emollient_a and_o relax_a medicament_n provide_v the_o course_n do_v still_o slow_a over_o great_a corpulency_n must_v be_v correct_v by_o a_o extenuate_a diet_n and_o convenient_a evacuation_n if_o barrenness_n seem_v to_o arise_v from_o a_o bad_a course_n of_o diet_n as_o in_o person_n give_v over_o much_o to_o belly-cheer_n to_o wine_n or_o small_a drink_n such_o woman_n be_v to_o be_v reduce_v to_o a_o exact_a course_n of_o life_n and_o all_o excess_n of_o eat_v and_o drink_v must_v be_v avoid_v virago_n and_o strong_a constitution_v woman_n such_o as_o come_v near_o to_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n that_o they_o may_v be_v 〈◊〉_d fit_a for_o conception_n must_v by_o all_o the_o art_n possible_a be_v effeminate_a and_o reduce_v to_o such_o manner_n as_o become_v their_o sex_n all_o meat_n of_o grosser_n nourishment_n be_v forbid_v they_o and_o all_o labour_n and_o exercise_n their_o course_n be_v make_v convenient_o to_o flow_v by_o plenty_n whereof_o they_o may_v be_v abate_v of_o their_o manly_a courage_n and_o grow_v soft_a and_o gentle_a and_o if_o their_o monthly_a course_n shall_v not_o suffice_v to_o that_o end_n their_o humour_n must_v be_v diminish_v by_o frequent_a blood-letting_a and_o purge_v and_o by_o frequent_a bathe_n and_o other_o alterative_a remedy_n the_o whole_a habit_n of_o their_o body_n must_v be_v moisten_v and_o cool_v if_o barrenness_n be_v cause_v by_o closure_n of_o the_o womb_n by_o distorsion_n by_o obstruction_n by_o tumour_n or_o ulcer_n all_o these_o must_v be_v remedy_v by_o such_o medicament_n as_o be_v propound_v in_o those_o chapter_n which_o treat_v of_o their_o respective_a cure_n barrenness_n depend_v upon_o a_o hide_a property_n in_o the_o woman_n which_o be_v natural_a to_o she_o be_v incurable_a and_o therefore_o it_o ought_v diligent_o to_o be_v inquire_v after_o least_o remedy_n be_v apply_v in_o vain_a if_o barrenness_n come_v by_o witchcraft_n charm_v or_o hide_a power_n of_o medicament_n there_o be_v little_a place_n for_o physic_n but_o the_o party_n must_v have_v recourse_n to_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n which_o be_v zealous_o pour_v forth_o by_o man_n eminent_a in_o piety_n do_v procure_v help_v from_o the_o almighty_a howbeit_o against_o medicine_n which_o by_o a_o secret_a power_n do_v cause_n barrenness_n certain_a annulet_n be_v propound_v by_o author_n which_o have_v a_o peculiar_a virtue_n to_o resist_v the_o malignity_n of_o such_o medicament_n cardan_n will_v have_v it_o that_o the_o pizzle_n of_o a_o wolf_n wear_v about_o the_o woman_n will_v frustrate_v all_o such_o incantation_n and_o fascination_n other_o do_v much_o commend_v the_o adamant_n and_o the_o hyacinth_n stone_n the_o ancient_n call_v saint_n johnwort_n the_o divel-driver_n the_o same_o virtue_n be_v likewise_o attribute_v to_o the_o squil_n or_o sea-onion_n to_o eryngus_n â—agapenum_fw-la rue_n &_o other_o thing_n be_v wear_v by_o man_n &_o wife_n also_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o for_o the_o party_n concern_v to_o endeavour_v confident_o to_o despise_v and_o slight_v all_o charm_n and_o witchcraft_n be_v very_o profitable_a in_o this_o case_n also_o if_o the_o author_n of_o the_o witchcraft_n be_v not_o know_v it_o be_v good_a for_o they_o to_o change_v their_o habitation_n and_o to_o forsake_v their_o house_n bed_n wear_v clothes_n and_o other_o household_n stuff_n wherein_o the_o charm_n be_v oftentimes_o conceal_v if_o a_o hot_a distemper_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o barrenness_n the_o same_o cure_n be_v to_o be_v use_v which_o be_v describe_v in_o the_o hot_a distemper_n of_o the_o liver_n but_o if_o the_o excess_n of_o heat_n be_v yet_o more_o violent_a recourse_n must_v be_v have_v to_o those_o thing_n which_o have_v be_v describe_v in_o our_o chapter_n of_o womb-fury_n but_o the_o camphire_n must_v be_v let_v out_o of_o those_o medicine_n because_o it_o be_v hold_v to_o be_v a_o very_a great_a enemy_n
to_o five_o or_o six_o grain_n oil_n of_o cinnamon_n to_o four_o or_o five_o drop_n oil_n of_o amber_n to_o twelve_o or_o fifteen_o drop_n in_o wine_n broth_n or_o other_o liquor_n sneeze_v hasten_v the_o birth_n or_o hypocrates_n in_o the_o aphor._n 35._o sect._n 5._o sneeze_v which_o happen_v to_o a_o woman_n in_o sore_a travail_n be_v good_a sneeze_n may_v be_v provoke_v by_o the_o follow_a powder_n take_v white_a hellebore_n half_a a_o dram_n long_o pepper_n one_o scurple_a castoreum_n five_o grain_n make_v all_o into_o a_o powder_n and_o blow_v thereof_o into_o her_o â—stâ—â—lls_n the_o quantity_n of_o a_o pease_n the_o same_o hypocrates_n prescribe_v another_o remedy_n in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o woman_n disease_n which_o be_v omit_v by_o all_o author_n almost_o and_o that_o be_v the_o open_n of_o one_o of_o the_o low_a vein_n of_o the_o body_n which_o he_o propound_v in_o these_o word_n but_o if_o say_v he_o a_o bigbellied_a woman_n be_v so_o stop_v that_o she_o can_v bring_v 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pass_v that_o in_o pain_n of_o the_o stone_n in_o the_o kidney_n the_o like_a blood-letting_a do_v often_o work_v wonder_n and_o facilitate_v the_o expulsion_n of_o stone_n contain_v both_o in_o the_o kidney_n and_o ureter_n also_o hard_a travail_n may_v be_v holpen_v not_o only_o by_o those_o inward_a medicine_n prescribe_v but_o likewise_o by_o outward_a let_v the_o midwife_n therefore_o frequent_o anoint_v the_o womb_n of_o the_o child_a woman_n with_o oil_n of_o lily_n sweet_a almond_n lin-seed_n and_o such_o like_a also_o let_v her_o belly_n be_v foment_v on_o the_o nether_a part_n with_o a_o emollient_a decoction_n of_o marsh-mallow_n and_o lily_n root_n leave_n of_o mallow_n violet_n mugwort_n seed_n of_o line_n and_o fenugreek_n with_o the_o flower_n of_o chamomel_n and_o melilot_n let_v sharp_a clyster_n be_v administer_v by_o the_o provoke_a virtue_n of_o which_o the_o expulsive_a faculty_n of_o the_o womb_n may_v be_v likewise_o â—oused_v up_o and_o the_o gut_n be_v empty_v 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pain_n and_o other_o symptom_n for_o which_o purpose_n also_o topic_n be_v good_a such_o as_o be_v prescribe_v in_o ophthalmy_n for_o asswage_v of_o pain_n especial_o the_o collyria_fw-la make_v of_o mucilage_n the_o white_a troche_n of_o rhasis_n and_o prepare_v tutty_n with_o the_o water_n of_o rose_n nightshade_n and_o plantain_n this_o follow_a water_n be_v a_o good_a collyrium_n to_o wash_v the_o eye_n with_o take_v of_o the_o root_n of_o pilewort_n and_o herb_n robert_n of_o each_o two_o handful_n ribwort_n nightshade_n borrage_n bugloss_n purslain_a eyebright_n and_o bettony_n of_o each_o one_o handful_n green_a frog_n and_o white_n of_o egg_n of_o each_o twelve_o in_o number_n the_o seed_n of_o foenugreek_n and_o quince_n of_o each_o one_o ounce_n let_v the_o root_n and_o seed_n be_v bruise_v and_o the_o leave_v cut_v then_o pour_v upon_o they_o of_o eyebright_n and_o rosewater_n of_o each_o one_o pint_n mix_v they_o and_o distil_v they_o in_o a_o pewter_n still_o the_o flesh_n 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pain_n extension_n of_o the_o vein_n hardness_n and_o blewness_n of_o the_o skin_n and_o then_o it_o be_v better_a to_o let_v it_o alone_o because_o medicine_n will_v enlarge_v it_o and_o increase_v pain_n a_o lachrymal_a fistula_n that_o be_v new_o begin_v and_o which_o have_v a_o external_a orifice_n to_o be_v see_v be_v curable_a by_o medicine_n but_o that_o which_o be_v deep_a and_o old_a and_o have_v foul_v the_o bone_n be_v scarce_o cure_a without_o burn_v the_o divers_a time_n of_o these_o disease_n require_v divers_a medicine_n and_o first_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o a_o aegylop_v you_o must_v revel_v the_o defluxion_n from_o the_o part_n by_o bleed_v and_o purge_v and_o use_v repel_v medicine_n to_o the_o forehead_n by_o which_o sometime_o the_o progress_n be_v stop_v before_o it_o come_v to_o suppuration_n
his_o fever_n abate_v and_o when_o it_o be_v go_v the_o blood_n stop_v the_o gum_n bleed_v symptomatical_o when_o the_o blood_n be_v sharp_a and_o the_o liver_n or_o spleen_n distemper_v so_o that_o in_o the_o scurvy_a this_o flux_n be_v ordinary_a sometime_o after_o a_o tooth_n be_v draw_v there_o be_v so_o great_a a_o flux_n of_o blood_n by_o reason_n the_o artery_n be_v tear_v which_o be_v the_o root_n of_o the_o tooth_n that_o sometime_o man_n have_v die_v thereof_o the_o cure_n of_o a_o symptomatical_a flux_n be_v by_o bleed_a and_o purge_v and_o other_o remedy_n for_o the_o bowel_n as_o also_o by_o topic_n astr_v make_v into_o gargarism_n powder_n liniment_n or_o opiate_n if_o it_o come_v from_o a_o tooth_n draw_v you_o must_v first_o let_v blood_n and_o cup_n to_o make_v revulsion_n and_o apply_v astringent_n to_o the_o part_n as_o a_o cataplasm_n of_o bolearmenick_a terra_fw-la sigillata_fw-la sanguis_fw-la draconis_fw-la and_o the_o like_a astringent_n make_v up_o with_o the_o white_a of_o a_o egg._n also_o time_n alone_o with_o the_o white_a of_o a_o egg_n be_v good_a but_o if_o they_o do_v not_o suffice_v you_o must_v lay_v the_o patient_n finger_n upon_o the_o part_n and_o let_v he_o hold_v it_o there_o till_o the_o blood_n congeal_v above_o the_o orifice_n of_o the_o artery_n if_o it_o can_v be_v stop_v with_o slight_a thing_n use_v strong_a valeriola_n obs_o 3._o lib._n 5._o report_n that_o a_o old_a woman_n who_o have_v a_o tooth_n take_v forth_o with_o the_o singer_n only_o have_v a_o violent_a bleed_a upon_o it_o from_o the_o artery_n under_o the_o gum_n which_o he_o stop_v with_o burn_a vitriol_n when_o other_o thing_n fail_v which_o be_v excellent_a both_o for_o astringency_n and_o burn_a zacutus_fw-la lucitanus_n obs_o 84._o lib._n 1._o prax._n med._n admire_v relate_v a_o history_n of_o one_o who_o have_v a_o grievous_a tooth_n that_o ache_v draw_v it_o violent_o forth_o and_o after_o have_v a_o great_a flux_n of_o blood_n from_o the_o artery_n tear_v which_o when_o it_o can_v not_o be_v stop_v by_o blood-letting_a cup_a and_o astringent_n nor_o by_o lay_v on_o the_o finger_n nor_o by_o burn_a vitriol_n at_o last_o by_o his_o advice_n the_o place_n be_v fill_v with_o gum_n arabic_a which_o stop_v it_o in_o three_o hour_n space_n for_o it_o have_v power_n to_o stop_v cool_a glutinate_v and_o dry_a the_o same_o zacutus_n obs_n 85._o of_o the_o same_o book_n report_v of_o a_o certain_a strong_a soldier_n who_o after_o great_a pain_n draw_v a_o tooth_n violent_o and_o bleed_v much_o from_o the_o artery_n under_o the_o tooth_n for_o two_o day_n the_o best_a physician_n use_v all_o astringent_n to_o the_o part_n with_o revulsives_n and_o burn_v the_o artery_n with_o a_o hot_a iron_n but_o all_o in_o vain_a for_o he_o bleed_v still_o even_o unto_o death_n zacutus_n be_v call_v apply_v the_o plaster_n of_o galen_n make_v of_o frankincense_n aloe_n the_o hair_n of_o a_o hare_n powder_v and_o mix_v with_o the_o white_a of_o a_o egg_n by_o which_o in_o a_o few_o hour_n the_o blood_n stop_v and_o the_o patient_n recover_v galen_n boast_v that_o he_o invent_v this_o precious_a medicine_n lib._n 5._o m_v cap._n 7._o and_o stop_v the_o artery_n in_o the_o elbow_n and_o cap._n 4._o of_o the_o same_o book_n and_o in_o his_o book_n of_o cure_v by_o blood-letting_a chapter_n the_o last_o he_o confirm_v the_o excellency_n thereof_o by_o many_o story_n chap._n 5._o of_o the_o vcers_n of_o the_o mouth_n and_o jaw_n the_o small_a and_o superficial_a ulcer_n of_o the_o mouth_n be_v usual_o aphthae_n or_o trush_o although_o in_o galen_n and_o hypocrates_n it_o be_v sometime_o use_v for_o ulcer_n in_o other_o part_n but_o they_o which_o be_v deep_o be_v absolute_o call_v the_o ulcer_n of_o the_o mouth_n and_o jaw_n such_o as_o be_v in_o the_o french_a pox._n these_o ulcer_n breed_v of_o sharp_a humour_n or_o vapour_n come_v from_o divers_a part_n into_o the_o jaw_n so_o in_o malignant_a fever_n they_o often_o happen_v or_o to_o those_o that_o have_v hot_a liver_n or_o foul_a body_n so_o the_o child_n have_v the_o trush_o as_o hipp._n aph_n 24._o sect_n 3._o either_o from_o the_o sharpness_n of_o the_o milk_n which_o ulcerate_v those_o tender_a part_n in_o its_o passage_n as_o galen_n teach_v in_o his_o comment_n upon_o the_o same_o aphorism_n or_o from_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o milk_n in_o the_o stomach_n by_o which_o sharp_a vapour_n be_v send_v to_o the_o mouth_n as_o galen_n affirm_v 9_o de_fw-fr compos_fw-la med_a sec_fw-la loc_fw-la cap._n ultimo_fw-la now_o these_o ulcer_n be_v divers_a as_o some_o be_v slight_a some_o more_o dangerous_a some_o be_v in_o child_n some_o in_o man_n some_o be_v join_v with_o inflammation_n some_o be_v without_o these_o divers_a degree_n be_v according_a to_o the_o variety_n of_o the_o humour_n of_o which_o they_o come_v for_o they_o proceed_v either_o of_o blood_n choler_n phlegm_n or_o melancholy_a or_o choler_n adust_a which_o have_v not_o only_o a_o burn_a but_o often_o a_o malignant_a quality_n and_o beget_v evil_a condition_v ulcer_n these_o difference_n be_v know_v by_o their_o proper_a sign_n for_o if_o the_o ulcer_n be_v redish_n they_o come_v of_o blood_n if_o yellow_a of_o choler_n if_o white_a of_o phlegm_n if_o livid_n or_o blue_n from_o melancholy_a if_o they_o stink_v they_o be_v foul_a as_o for_o the_o prognostic_n aphthae_n or_o truth_n be_v easy_o cure_a but_o deep_a ulcer_n and_o putrid_a call_v in_o greek_a nomai_n be_v hardly_o cure_a and_o in_o child_n they_o be_v more_o dangerous_a by_o reason_n of_o their_o tender_a flesh_n which_o they_o soon_o devour_v as_o also_o because_o strong_a medicine_n can_v be_v apply_v unto_o they_o hence_o sometime_o child_n die_v of_o they_o when_o they_o be_v malignant_a and_o putrid_a also_o in_o respect_n or_o the_o cause_n those_o ulcer_n which_o come_v of_o phlegm_n be_v least_o dangerous_a those_o that_o come_v of_o blood_n or_o choler_n more_o and_o those_o that_o come_v of_o melancholy_a most_o of_o al._n black_a and_o crusty_a ulcer_n be_v deadly_a especial_o in_o child_n the_o jaw_n ulcerate_v in_o a_o fever_n be_v hard_a to_o be_v cure_a as_o hipp._n teach_v 3._o prog._n because_o as_o galen_n explain_v they_o show_v the_o malignity_n of_o the_o matter_n the_o cure_n be_v first_o by_o good_a diet_n which_o cool_v and_o dri_v and_o hinder_v the_o generation_n of_o the_o antecedent_n cause_n therefore_o when_o child_n have_v it_o from_o their_o suck_v let_v the_o nurse_n be_v change_v or_o eat_v good_a diet_n as_o also_o let_v she_o blend_v and_o be_v purge_v if_o need_v be_v especial_o let_v she_o eat_v cool_a astringent_a thing_n as_o quince_n pear_n meddler_n service_n lettuce_n and_o purslain_a prescribe_v the_o same_o to_o man_n and_o let_v they_o avoid_v sharp_a thing_n salt_n and_o pepper_n then_o you_o must_v look_v to_o the_o antecedent_n cause_n with_o universal_a evacuation_n according_a to_o the_o age_n and_o first_o phlebotomy_n do_v powerful_o revel_v the_o humour_n and_o temper_v their_o sharpness_n by_o cooling_n the_o whole_a body_n after_o this_o â—up_n and_o scarrifie_v put_v horsleeche_n behind_o the_o ear_n and_o under_o the_o chin_n and_o apply_v a_o vesicatory_a to_o the_o neck_n behind_o the_o next_o day_n after_o you_o have_v let_v blood_n you_o must_v prescribe_v a_o purge_n agreeable_a to_o the_o humour_n offend_v and_o the_o age_n of_o the_o patient_n from_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o cure_n use_v topic_n call_v by_o galen_n stomatica_n or_o medicine_n for_o the_o mouth_n and_o at_o first_o they_o must_v be_v mild_a as_o gargarism_n mouth-water_n make_v of_o plantain_n honeysuckle_n and_o rose_n water_n with_o syrup_n of_o dry_a rose_n and_o of_o mulberry_n or_o decoction_n of_o plantain_n bramble_n leave_v knotgrass_n pomegranate_n flower_n red_a saunders_n and_o the_o like_a with_o syrup_n afore_o mention_v and_o if_o there_o be_v inflammation_n you_o may_v do_v well_o if_o you_o add_v the_o juice_n of_o nightshade_n housleek_n and_o purslain_a with_o as_o much_o sal_fw-la pruneilae_fw-la as_o will_v not_o make_v it_o too_o sharp_a or_o a_o little_a crude_a alum_n if_o there_o be_v no_o inflammation_n the_o chief_a &_o only_a remedy_n be_v spirit_n of_o vitriol_n or_o sulphur_n which_o may_v be_v use_v alone_o to_o man_n upon_o a_o little_a lint_n at_o the_o end_n of_o a_o stick_n gentle_o touch_v the_o part_n by_o which_o it_o will_v be_v present_o cure_a if_o it_o be_v a_o simple_a aphtha_n but_o to_o child_n you_o must_v mix_v the_o spirit_n aforesaid_a with_o honey_n of_o rose_n so_o that_o it_o may_v be_v but_o a_o little_a sharp_a and_o with_o a_o little_a lint_n at_o the_o end_n of_o a_o probe_n often_o apply_v it_o and_o they_o will_v be_v quick_o cure_a if_o the_o ulcer_n be_v very_o painful_a and_o
fever_n which_o after_o be_v disperse_v from_o the_o heart_n into_o the_o whole_a body_n so_o all_o the_o part_n be_v too_o cold_a and_o dry_a and_o receive_v the_o intemperate_a putrify_a heat_n do_v not_o well_o concoct_v their_o nourishment_n but_o be_v ill_o nourish_v from_o whence_o you_o may_v plain_o perceive_v a_o consumption_n of_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n for_o that_o fever_n by_o reason_n of_o its_o continuance_n from_o the_o perseverance_n of_o the_o cause_n turn_v hectic_a and_o it_o be_v often_o join_v with_o a_o putrid_a fever_n which_o be_v know_v by_o the_o urine_n and_o by_o the_o distemper_n extraordinary_a at_o sometime_o insomuch_o that_o in_o some_o consumption_n you_o may_v observe_v sit_v of_o a_o intermit_a fever_n a_o sharp_a and_o corrode_a humour_n either_o come_n from_o other_o part_n or_o breed_v in_o the_o lung_n be_v the_o immediate_a cause_n of_o a_o ulcer_n in_o the_o lung_n first_o sharp_a and_o salt_n rhewm_fw-la fall_v from_o the_o brain_n which_o be_v violent_a easy_o ulcerate_v the_o lung_n sometime_o phlegm_n that_o be_v not_o sharp_a nor_o salt_n will_v do_v the_o same_o namely_o if_o it_o lie_v long_o in_o they_o and_o putrify_v and_o from_o the_o putrefaction_n arise_v a_o acrimony_n which_o corrode_a ulcerate_v yet_o this_o putrid_a phlegm_n in_o the_o lung_n do_v not_o always_o ulcerate_v as_o we_o may_v observe_v in_o a_o catarrh_n when_o putrid_a matter_n be_v spit_v forth_o and_o the_o lung_n be_v sound_a but_o there_o be_v two_o condition_n for_o the_o cause_v of_o a_o ulcer_n one_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o matter_n flow_v another_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o lung_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o matter_n it_o be_v require_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v so_o dispose_v that_o when_o it_o be_v putrify_v it_o beget_v a_o sharpness_n which_o may_v cause_v a_o ulcer_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o lung_n they_o must_v be_v extraordinary_a tender_a and_o dispose_v to_o corruption_n which_o in_o a_o word_n be_v call_v a_o vicious_a constitution_n of_o the_o lung_n come_v from_o the_o parent_n usual_o of_o which_o we_o will_v speak_v hereafter_o now_o the_o humour_n that_o exulcerate_v and_o putrify_v the_o lung_n come_v from_o the_o part_n adjoin_v as_o the_o pleura_fw-la mediastinum_fw-la diaphragma_n rough_a artery_n and_o especial_o from_o a_o inflammation_n in_o they_o wâ—â—â—h_n come_v to_o suppuration_n and_o turn_n into_o a_o empyema_n of_o which_o hypocrates_n speak_v aphor._n 15._o sâ—_n c._n 5._o they_o who_o fall_v from_o a_o pleurisy_n into_o a_o empyema_n if_o the_o empyema_n break_v in_o forty_o day_n and_o come_v away_o be_v cure_a but_o if_o not_o they_o fall_v into_o a_o consumption_n the_o humour_n be_v in_o the_o lung_n when_o from_o some_o vessel_n break_v corrode_v or_o open_v by_o a_o wound_n the_o blood_n flow_v do_v putrify_v or_o when_o a_o ulcer_n be_v leave_v there_o from_o the_o small_a pox_n sometime_o from_o the_o evil_a constitution_n of_o the_o lung_n evil_a humour_n proceed_v which_o corrupt_v their_o substance_n and_o cause_n a_o consumption_n and_o this_o come_v common_o from_o the_o parent_n from_o whence_o a_o conâ—mption_n be_v reckon_v among_o the_o haereditary_a disease_n of_o which_o it_o be_v the_o chief_a so_o that_o we_o may_v observe_v how_o many_o whole_a family_n be_v take_v away_o with_o this_o disease_n this_o evil_a constitution_n of_o the_o lung_n be_v not_o in_o the_o first_o quality_n but_o have_v some_o malignant_a and_o venomous_a quality_n by_o which_o it_o become_v infectious_a although_o we_o deny_v not_o but_o a_o soft_a and_o loose_a substance_n of_o the_o lung_n and_o therefore_o more_o fit_a for_o corruption_n do_v much_o conduce_v to_o the_o breed_n of_o this_o disease_n this_o evil_a constitution_n of_o the_o lung_n cause_v that_o some_o fall_n into_o consumption_n without_o a_o distillation_n inflammation_n or_o any_o other_o evident_a cause_n but_o only_o from_o the_o fault_n of_o the_o part_n that_o corrupt_v its_o own_o nourishment_n sometime_o it_o come_v from_o a_o pustulae_fw-la breed_v in_o the_o lung_n and_o break_a which_o by_o hypocrates_n 1._o de_fw-fr morbis_fw-la be_v make_v twofold_n one_o by_o he_o be_v call_v a_o crude_a pustule_n because_o it_o never_o come_v to_o suppuration_n but_o grow_v by_o degree_n stop_v the_o passage_n of_o the_o breath_n and_o at_o length_n kill_v the_o patient_n the_o other_o be_v that_o which_o come_v to_o suppuration_n and_o be_v call_v the_o imposthume_n of_o the_o lung_n and_o these_o come_v two_o way_n either_o by_o defluxion_n or_o congestion_n and_o the_o matter_n gather_v be_v either_o in_o a_o bag_n or_o without_o it_o in_o the_o very_a substance_n of_o the_o part_n the_o thickness_n of_o the_o bag_n often_o cause_v that_o such_o a_o imposthume_n be_v carry_v many_o year_n in_o the_o lung_n undiscovered_a and_o without_o any_o hurt_n to_o the_o body_n from_o whence_o hypocrates_n say_v aph._n 41._o sect._n 6._o they_o who_o have_v a_o imposthume_n in_o the_o body_n and_o feel_v it_o not_o it_o be_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o thickness_n of_o the_o matter_n or_o of_o the_o place_n wherein_o it_o be_v that_o they_o feel_v it_o not_o for_o this_o cause_n many_o who_o seem_v to_o be_v in_o perfect_a health_n have_v sudden_o die_v by_o a_o imposthume_n break_v within_o of_o which_o there_o be_v example_n in_o ferneâ—ius_n lib._n 5._o de_fw-la morbis_fw-la de_fw-fr part_n â—orb_n &_o sympt_n c._n 10._o among_o which_o he_o mention_v two_o physician_n who_o sore-â—aw_a the_o danger_n without_o sign_n if_o the_o matter_n which_o come_v from_o the_o imposthume_n break_v flow_v into_o the_o ventricle_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o sick_a present_o die_v but_o if_o it_o come_v to_o the_o bronchia_fw-la or_o passage_n in_o the_o lung_n it_o may_v be_v spit_v up_o if_o the_o body_n be_v strong_a and_o the_o matter_n little_a in_o quantity_n but_o common_o there_o be_v a_o ulcer_n remain_v in_o the_o lung_n which_o cause_v a_o consumption_n moreover_o there_o be_v external_a cause_n as_o contagion_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a for_o this_o disease_n be_v so_o infectious_a that_o we_o may_v observe_v woman_n to_o be_v infect_v by_o their_o husband_n and_o man_n by_o their_o wife_n and_o all_o their_o child_n to_o die_v of_o the_o same_o not_o only_o from_o the_o infection_n of_o their_o parent_n seed_n but_o from_o the_o company_n of_o he_o that_o be_v first_o affect_v and_o this_o contagion_n be_v more_o easy_o communicate_v to_o they_o that_o be_v of_o kin_n wherefore_o it_o be_v not_o safe_a for_o a_o brother_n or_o sister_n to_o enter_v into_o the_o chamber_n for_o the_o miasmaza_n or_o vapour_n infective_a which_o come_v from_o their_o lung_n and_o infect_v the_o whole_a air_n of_o the_o chamber_n and_o be_v draw_v in_o by_o other_o especial_o if_o they_o be_v any_o way_n dispose_v to_o the_o same_o disease_n beget_v the_o same_o disease_n in_o their_o lung_n there_o be_v other_o external_a cause_n especial_o very_o hot_a or_o cold_a air_n the_o hot_a air_n do_v melt_v down_o the_o sharp_a humour_n which_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o brain_n and_o send_v they_o to_o the_o lung_n the_o too_o cold_a air_n by_o astr_v compress_v and_o squeeze_v do_v cause_n the_o like_a defluxion_n but_o the_o air_n in_o autumn_n be_v most_o dangerous_a because_o by_o its_o inequality_n in_o heat_n and_o cold_a it_o cause_v sharp_a and_o salt_a distillation_n whence_o hypocrates_n say_v aph._n 10._o sect_n 3._o autumn_n be_v the_o worst_a time_n for_o people_n in_o consumption_n second_o sharp_a and_o salt_a meat_n and_o drink_n do_v cause_v a_o consumption_n which_o sill_z the_o head_n with_o salt_n and_o sharp_a vapour_n and_o last_o all_o those_o internal_a and_o external_a cause_n which_o use_v to_o produce_v spit_v of_o blood_n which_o use_v to_o end_v in_o a_o consumption_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v cause_n thereof_o among_o the_o antecedent_n cause_n evil_a humour_n throughout_o the_o whole_a body_n be_v account_v the_o chief_a which_o be_v move_v by_o external_a cause_n be_v send_v to_o the_o brain_n and_o from_o thence_o to_o the_o lung_n among_o which_o you_o may_v reckon_v the_o suppression_n of_o the_o term_n hemorrhoid_v or_o other_o usual_a evacuation_n which_o do_v cause_n catarrh_n and_o defluxion_n the_o aforesaid_a cause_n do_v produce_v this_o disease_n especial_o among_o those_o who_o hypocrates_n call_v phthirodeis_n and_o pterugodeis_n that_o be_v such_o as_o have_v a_o straight_a and_o distress_a breast_n a_o long_a neck_n and_o shoulder_n bone_n stick_v forth_o who_o must_v of_o necessity_n fall_v into_o this_o disease_n if_o they_o have_v tender_a lung_n or_o any_o hereditary_a inclination_n thereunto_o also_o they_o be_v incline_v to_o a_o consumption_n who_o have_v a_o weak_a head_n which_o be_v easy_o fill_v winh_v superfluous_a humour_n which_o be_v send_v to_o the_o
be_v the_o spital_n be_v more_o mattery_a or_o rather_o matter_n itself_o the_o second_o be_v a_o strong_a fever_n and_o sharp_a more_o putrify_v and_o the_o ulcer_n more_o foul_a the_o three_o be_v an_o often_o and_o violent_a cough_n more_o than_o former_o often_o because_o of_o the_o great_a provocation_n and_o little_a evacuation_n therefore_o nature_n labour_v to_o do_v that_o at_o divers_a time_n which_o the_o can_v do_v at_o once_o and_o it_o be_v a_o strong_a cough_n not_o only_o because_o the_o great_a sharpness_n of_o the_o water_n do_v more_o violent_o stir_v up_o the_o expulsive_a faculty_n but_o also_o because_o of_o the_o wear_n away_o of_o the_o solid_a part_n the_o breast_n be_v make_v more_o hollow_a hence_o come_v a_o hoar_v and_o sound_a cough_n as_o from_o a_o hollow_a place_n the_o four_o sign_n be_v pine_v and_o want_n of_o appetite_n which_o make_v they_o lean_a now_o the_o want_n of_o appetite_n come_v from_o the_o distillation_n which_o do_v not_o only_o fall_v 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up_o the_o nail_n be_v consume_v to_o this_o you_o may_v add_v difficulty_n of_o breathe_v both_o because_o the_o faculty_n be_v weak_a as_o also_o because_o the_o bronchia_fw-la of_o the_o lung_n be_v stop_v with_o putrid_a matter_n as_o also_o because_o the_o part_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n putrify_v and_o consume_v and_o therefore_o can_v take_v in_o sufficient_a air_n to_o cool_v the_o heart_n so_o that_o what_o the_o lung_n can_v do_v by_o one_o breathe_v it_o must_v do_v by_o often_o and_o last_o we_o may_v add_v that_o in_o a_o confirm_a consumption_n that_o be_v desperate_a the_o hair_n fall_v off_o the_o cheek_n wax_v blue_a except_o it_o be_v after_o meat_n and_o then_o the_o vapour_n send_v up_o make_v the_o red_a louse_n breed_v in_o abundance_n and_o the_o foot_n swell_v neither_o need_v we_o so_o many_o sign_n for_o if_o any_o ordinary_a man_n say_v areteus_fw-la shall_v see_v a_o man_n pale_a weak_a and_o cough_v and_o very_o lean_a he_o will_v conclude_v he_o to_o be_v in_o a_o consumption_n yet_o we_o must_v observe_v diligent_o that_o sometime_o a_o violent_a catarrh_n fall_v upon_o the_o lung_n will_v resemble_v a_o consumption_n so_o that_o filth_n like_o matter_n shall_v be_v spit_v forth_o and_o thence_o may_v a_o fever_n come_v through_o putrefaction_n and_o extenuation_n of_o body_n but_o they_o who_o be_v so_o be_v easy_o cure_v by_o diligence_n in_o mean_n therefore_o let_v we_o distinguish_v this_o right_o from_o a_o consumption_n which_o be_v chief_o do_v by_o discern_v between_o putrid_a phlegm_n and_o matter_n thus_o matter_n be_v of_o a_o dun_a colour_n and_o less_o white_a than_o phlegm_n sometime_o of_o divers_a colour_n and_o be_v put_v into_o hot_a water_n it_o sink_v and_o dissolve_v but_o phlegm_n swim_v at_o the_o top_n and_o stick_v together_o by_o reaof_o its_o sâ—â—ininess_n and_o will_v not_o dissolve_v but_o if_o some_o of_o the_o spital_n dissolve_v and_o the_o rest_n not_o it_o be_v make_v of_o phlegm_n and_o 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which_o come_v from_o a_o small_a ulcer_n of_o short_a continuance_n although_o it_o be_v difficult_a yet_o be_v not_o uncurable_a if_o proper_a medicine_n be_v timely_o use_v and_o they_o who_o have_v gather_v observation_n mention_v many_o so_o cure_a now_o there_o be_v most_o hope_n when_o the_o patient_n be_v strong_a the_o spittle_n white_a even_o of_o one_o colour_n and_o easy_o raise_v if_o the_o humour_n fall_v from_o the_o head_n pass_v through_o the_o nose_n and_o if_o thereupon_o the_o fever_n abate_v if_o the_o appetite_n be_v good_a &_o there_o be_v no_o thirst_n &_o if_o the_o belly_n bind_v &_o in_o good_a order_n if_o the_o patient_n have_v a_o good_a habit_n of_o body_n young_a and_o have_v his_o breast_n large_a and_o hairy_a they_o who_o spittle_n stink_v or_o have_v loose_a belly_n or_o can_v spit_v be_v near_o death_n as_o hypocrates_n teach_v 1._o prog._n &_o aph._n 11._o &_o 12._o sect._n 5._o and_o aph._n 16._o sect._n 7._o a_o consumption_n come_v upon_o a_o acute_a disease_n do_v kill_v speedy_o but_o if_o it_o come_v from_o other_o cause_n it_o be_v chronical_a and_o last_v many_o year_n and_o avicen_n say_v that_o he_o know_v a_o woman_n that_o live_v twenty_o three_o year_n in_o a_o consumption_n and_o matthew_n de_fw-fr gradi_fw-la say_v that_o another_o woman_n which_o be_v always_o about_o the_o fire_n live_v in_o a_o consumption_n twenty_o eight_o year_n the_o cure_n of_o this_o disease_n as_o be_v say_v be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n impossible_a if_o the_o disease_n be_v old_a but_o if_o it_o be_v new_a it_o may_v sometime_o and_o easy_a when_o it_o be_v but_o come_v upon_o they_o who_o be_v dispose_v thereto_o by_o a_o hereditary_a disposition_n but_o be_v not_o yet_o fall_v into_o it_o therefore_o we_o shall_v first_o lay_v down_o a_o prophylactick_a or_o preservative_n and_o then_o show_v how_o to_o cure_v the_o disease_n therefore_o for_o the_o amend_v of_o the_o evil_a disposition_n in_o a_o consumption_n use_v a_o cool_a diet_n and_o moist_a and_o all_o such_o thing_n as_o correct_v the_o blood_n and_o make_v it_o mild_a and_o correct_v its_o saltness_n and_o sharpness_n as_o the_o water_n of_o sweet_a bath_n the_o use_n of_o milk_n and_o the_o like_a as_o also_o china_n root_n boil_a in_o small_a beer_n but_o the_o decoction_n of_o the_o sanders_n be_v the_o best_a which_o be_v not_o only_o good_a in_o a_o consumption_n at_o hand_n or_o begin_v but_o also_o in_o salt_n and_o thin_a distillation_n and_o in_o old_a bleed_a from_o thence_o the_o decoction_n of_o guajacum_fw-la do_v wonder_n upon_o the_o same_o account_n with_o the_o former_a either_o give_v in_o distil_a water_n with_o a_o little_a white_a or_o red_a wine_n as_o the_o disease_n will_v bear_v it_o now_o the_o decoction_n of_o guajacum_fw-la and_o of_o sanders_n be_v make_v both_o alike_o both_o for_o the_o first_o and_o second_o drink_n and_o give_v the_o same_o way_n to_o these_o you_o may_v add_v change_n of_o air_n which_o be_v good_a both_o to_o prevent_v and_o cure_v and_o last_o those_o remedy_n be_v good_a which_o we_o will_v lay_v down_o for_o the_o cure_n of_o the_o disease_n confirm_v to_o be_v use_v first_o now_o the_o whole_a cure_n consist_v in_o the_o clese_n and_o glutinate_v of_o the_o ulcer_n by_o take_v away_o the_o cause_n that_o produce_v and_o nourish_v it_o by_o oppose_v the_o hectic_a feavet_fw-la and_o restrain_v of_o the_o consumption_n first_o therefore_o because_o a_o ill_a habit_n of_o body_n may_v increase_v the_o ulcer_n of_o the_o lung_n you_o must_v use_v gentle_a purge_n at_o divers_a distance_n as_o long_o as_o the_o body_n be_v not_o very_o low_a and_o these_o must_v be_v make_v of_o manna_n rhubarb_n cassia_n or_o syrup_n of_o rose_n thus_o take_v of_o barley_n half_a a_o
blood_n be_v when_o nutrition_n be_v hinder_v there_o be_v a_o corruption_n of_o both_o when_o their_o quality_n be_v change_v so_o when_o the_o air_n be_v infect_v in_o time_n of_o pestilence_n it_o beget_v leipothymia_n and_o syncope_n as_o also_o stink_a vapour_n and_o sweet_a also_o do_v the_o same_o with_o some_o woman_n and_o the_o blood_n be_v corrupt_v from_o evil_a meat_n too_o great_a evacuation_n whether_o sensible_a or_o insensible_a do_v disperse_v the_o spirit_n the_o sensible_a be_v chief_o of_o blood_n from_o the_o mouth_n nose_n womb_n belly_n hemorrhoid_v phlebotomy_n and_o great_a wound_n and_o next_o of_o other_o humour_n which_o though_o they_o be_v excrementitious_a yet_o because_o of_o their_o great_a evacuation_n the_o spirit_n be_v much_o disperse_v and_o cause_v a_o syncope_n these_o humour_n be_v discharge_v by_o vomit_n stool_n urine_n sweat_v the_o open_n of_o a_o great_a imposthume_n especial_o if_o it_o be_v inward_a as_o a_o empyema_n or_o outward_a as_o in_o a_o dropsy_n when_o the_o navel_n be_v tap_v the_o insensible_a evacuation_n be_v by_o the_o rarifaction_n of_o the_o skin_n and_o by_o the_o acrimony_n and_o thinness_n of_o the_o humour_n immoderate_a heat_n hot_a bath_n or_o house_n great_a labour_n also_o long_o watch_n and_o fast_v lechery_n great_a anger_n and_o joy_n long_o and_o violent_a sickness_n do_v dissipate_v the_o spirit_n as_o also_o great_a pain_n of_o the_o heart_n stomach_n gut_n reins_o ear_n tooth_n and_o of_o all_o nervous_a part_n a_o evil_a disposition_n of_o the_o bowel_n do_v alter_v and_o corrupt_v the_o spirit_n and_o whatsoever_o do_v procure_v a_o malignant_a quality_n which_o be_v adverse_a to_o the_o heart_n as_o air_n stink_v venomous_a and_o pestilential_a take_v in_o by_o the_o breath_n or_o breed_v in_o the_o body_n from_o putrefaction_n of_o humour_n as_o also_o poison_v take_v in_o or_o apply_v outward_a or_o send_v to_o the_o heart_n by_o bite_v of_o venomous_a creature_n last_o the_o 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the_o natural_a state_n and_o it_o come_v as_o galen_n teach_v com._n in_o 3._o epid._n either_o from_o evil_a humour_n in_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o stomach_n oâ—_n from_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o faculty_n who_o duty_n it_o be_v to_o be_v sensible_a of_o the_o want_n of_o nourishment_n and_o consequent_o to_o desire_v it_o so_o hipp._n in_o 1_o epid._n say_v concern_v man_n in_o consumption_n that_o die_v in_o the_o time_n of_o a_o epidemical_a disease_n they_o always_o abhor_a meat_n and_o drink_n and_o so_o galen_n comment_n in_o 3._o epid._n say_v that_o he_o have_v see_v many_o in_o a_o plague_n time_n which_o can_v take_v no_o sustenance_n and_o die_v but_o some_o who_o be_v strong_a and_o take_v courage_n and_o do_v eat_v recover_v so_o in_o hipp._n 3_o epid._n sect._n 1_o aegr_n 2._o hermocrates_n who_o die_v the_o twenty_o seven_o day_n abhor_a meat_n all_o the_o time_n and_o in_o the_o last_o day_n can_v not_o taste_v and_o sect._n 2._o of_o the_o same_o book_n aegr_n 6._o euryanactis_n her_o daughter_n abhor_a meat_n all_o the_o while_n and_o drink_v nothing_o worth_a speak_v of_o die_v about_o twelve_o day_n after_o but_o we_o must_v observe_v that_o loathe_v of_o meat_n be_v sad_a if_o it_o come_v from_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o natural_a heat_n but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o dangerous_a if_o it_o come_v from_o abundance_n of_o evil_a humour_n and_o cacochymia_n as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o hipp._n 7._o epid._n by_o the_o son_n of_o cleomenis_fw-la who_o without_o a_o fever_n abhor_a meat_n for_o two_o month_n through_o abundance_n of_o crude_a and_o viscid_a phlegm_n which_o he_o at_o last_o vomit_v up_o so_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o disease_n and_o especial_o of_o fever_n want_v of_o appetite_n be_v not_o so_o dangerous_a because_o then_o nature_n be_v busy_a about_o the_o concoct_n of_o filthy_a humour_n be_v call_v from_o her_o usual_a desire_n of_o meat_n but_o after_o when_o the_o fever_n be_v appease_v and_o the_o humour_n that_o cause_v the_o 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and_o they_o be_v especial_o trouble_v therewith_o who_o be_v melanchollick_n have_v obstruction_n or_o want_v their_o usual_a flux_n of_o the_o haemorrhoid_v it_o be_v dispute_v much_o among_o author_n whether_o a_o deprave_a appetite_n require_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v like_a to_o the_o preternatural_a state_n or_o distemper_n of_o the_o stomach_n or_o those_o that_o be_v contrary_a galen_n raise_v the_o first_o dispute_n cap._n 3._o artis_fw-la parvae_fw-la where_o he_o teach_v that_o the_o stomach_n be_v distemper_v do_v desire_v contrary_n and_o in_o its_o natural_a state_n and_o temper_n it_o desire_v thing_n like_a to_o its_o self_n which_o doctrine_n avicen_n follow_v fen._n 13._o lib._n 3._o tract_n 2._o cap._n 10._o speak_v thus_o when_o there_o be_v a_o evil_a humour_n gather_v in_o the_o stomach_n different_a in_o quality_n from_o its_o own_o nature_n than_o it_o do_v require_v thing_n contrary_a to_o it_o therefore_o some_o desire_n clay_n coal_n earth_n loam_n 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of_o assafoetida_n in_o a_o thin_a rag_n of_o cloth_n i_o have_v know_v some_o that_o have_v wear_v a_o fox_n pizzle_n and_o stone_n dry_v tie_v about_o their_o neck_n in_o a_o string_n and_o rest_v upon_o their_o navel_n and_o by_o that_o mean_v preserve_v themselves_o from_o the_o womb-fits_a some_o wear_v a_o piece_n of_o wolf_n flesh_n dry_v or_o of_o the_o liver_n of_o a_o wolf_n not_o without_o profit_n as_o for_o external_a remedy_n after_o every_o purge_n or_o at_o least_o once_o in_o a_o month_n eight_o or_o ten_o day_n before_o the_o monthly_a purgation_n of_o blood_n fomentation_n or_o bath_n to_o sit_v in_o will_v be_v good_a that_o the_o humour_n cause_v this_o disease_n be_v resolve_v may_v more_o easy_o find_v its_o way_n by_o the_o open_a passage_n of_o the_o course_n and_o flow_v out_o with_o they_o they_o may_v be_v make_v of_o the_o root_n of_o marsh-mallow_n briony_n root_n orris_n root_n mad_a valerian_n angelica_n mugwort_n leave_v nep_n feverfew_n bawm_n 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to_o matter_n a_o little_a oil_n but_o if_o there_o be_v more_o need_n of_o detersion_n or_o cleanse_v add_v a_o little_a unguentum_fw-la aegyptiacum_n chap._n 21._o of_o immoderate_a flux_n of_o the_o loches_n or_o childbed_n purgation_n the_o immoderate_a flux_n of_o childbed_n purgation_n call_v from_o the_o greek_a loches_n be_v not_o to_o be_v estimate_v from_o the_o quantity_n or_o the_o time_n of_o continuance_n because_o that_o in_o divers_a nature_n age_n and_o course_n of_o life_n it_o be_v very_o different_a but_o from_o the_o ill-bearing_a of_o the_o woman_n and_o her_o weakness_n therefrom_o arise_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o immoderate_a flux_n be_v the_o over_o wide_o open_v of_o the_o vessel_n or_o their_o rend_n in_o hard_a travel_n or_o the_o violent_a draw_v forth_o of_o the_o afterbirth_n or_o a_o more_o than_o ordinary_a quantity_n of_o blood_n which_o have_v be_v collect_v in_o the_o vein_n of_o the_o womb_n during_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o the_o woman_n be_v 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portion_n remain_v behind_o this_o happen_v principal_o in_o the_o womb-liver_n a_o part_n whereof_o be_v sometime_o annex_v to_o the_o womb_n and_o leave_v there_o do_v putrefy_v which_o make_v the_o childbed_n flux_n to_o come_v forth_o greenish_a stink_a and_o carrion_n like_o and_o if_o within_o few_o day_n it_o be_v not_o separate_v from_o the_o womb_n and_o exclude_v it_o cast_v the_o sick_a woman_n into_o great_a danger_n of_o death_n see_v it_o may_v mortify_v the_o womb._n if_o clotter_n of_o blood_n or_o any_o other_o preternatural_a thing_n shall_v remain_v in_o the_o cavity_n of_o the_o womb_n after_o child-bearing_a it_o may_v thereby_o be_v know_v because_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n remain_v soft_a and_o open_a neither_o be_v the_o inner_a orisice_n thereof_o shut_v neither_o be_v the_o womb_n draw_v upward_o and_o whereas_o when_o all_o go_v well_o after_o childbirth_n the_o womb_n be_v draw_v upward_o and_o its_o neck_n and_o orifice_n be_v quick_o shut_v a_o 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putrefying_a in_o a_o particular_a acute_a disease_n as_o the_o pleurisy_n inflammation_n of_o the_o lung_n squinzy_n and_o the_o like_a we_o must_v mark_v whether_o the_o fluxion_n be_v only_a beginning_n so_o that_o the_o disease_n be_v only_o ready_a to_o seize_v upon_o the_o patient_n or_o be_v in_o its_o beginning_n and_o very_o little_a blood_n be_v collect_v in_o the_o part_n for_o then_o the_o inserior_fw-la vein_n be_v to_o be_v open_v that_o revulsion_n may_v be_v make_v to_o such_o opposite_a part_n for_o then_o the_o inserior_fw-la vein_n be_v to_o be_v open_v that_o revulsion_n may_v be_v make_v to_o such_o opposite_a part_n as_o be_v at_o great_a distance_n from_o the_o part_n affect_v and_o by_o that_o mean_v that_o preposterous_a motion_n of_o humour_n may_v be_v stop_v but_o if_o the_o fluxion_n be_v already_o in_o good_a measure_n
the_o caul_n or_o the_o pancrea_n or_o other_o part_n or_o also_o sometime_o when_o the_o child_n or_o afterbirth_n be_v corrupt_v in_o the_o womb._n and_o hence_o not_o only_o slow_a fever_n but_o sometime_o also_o acute_a one_o do_v arise_v according_a to_o the_o different_a nature_n of_o the_o putrefaction_n and_o final_o to_o this_o kind_n of_o slow_a fever_n those_o be_v to_o be_v refer_v which_o be_v find_v in_o cachectical_a person_n and_o in_o maid_n which_o have_v the_o green-sickness_n which_o fernelius_n conceive_v do_v arise_v from_o a_o light_a putrefaction_n of_o wheyish_a phlegm_n shed_v abroad_o in_o the_o body_n beside_o these_o forename_a difference_n of_o continual_a fever_n which_o be_v most_o frequent_a and_o be_v common_o set_v down_o by_o author_n there_o be_v also_o some_o other_o arise_v from_o peculiar_a and_o extraordinary_a cause_n which_o sometime_o we_o meet_v with_o in_o our_o practice_n the_o case_n of_o a_o certain_a infant_n may_v serve_v for_o 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there_o by_o send_v forth_o hot_a putrid_a and_o as_o it_o be_v poisonous_a vapour_n into_o the_o heart_n and_o brain_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o the_o symptom_n aforesaid_a but_o how_o this_o cause_n be_v find_v out_o and_o remove_v it_o be_v worth_a the_o while_n here_o to_o recite_v out_o of_o the_o story_n of_o zechius_fw-la so_o often_o quoth_v he_o as_o i_o diligent_o consider_v with_o myself_o how_o hard_o a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o understand_v internal_a disease_n and_o their_o cause_n i_o come_v easy_o to_o be_v of_o the_o mind_n that_o hypocrates_n in_o his_o second_o book_n of_o vulgar_a disease_n sect._n 4._o do_v not_o without_o great_a premeditation_n leave_v in_o writing_n then_o in_o the_o cure_v of_o all_o hide_a disease_n the_o physician_n must_v diligent_o inquire_v the_o first_o assault_n of_o the_o disease_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o first_o occasion_n of_o the_o patient_n illness_n for_o of_o that_o for_o the_o most_o part_n depend_v the_o knowledge_n both_o of_o the_o cause_n and_o cure_n see_v a_o example_n hereof_o this_o disease_n of_o the_o gentleman_n child_n be_v very_o acute_a and_o the_o cause_n very_o hard_o to_o find_v have_v not_o i_o diligent_o ask_v of_o the_o parent_n touch_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o child_n and_o the_o nurse_n who_o tell_v i_o that_o two_o day_n before_o its_o be_v first_o ill_o a_o certain_a chirurgeon_n have_v cut_v the_o membrane_n whereby_o the_o tongue_n of_o it_o be_v fasten_v to_o the_o part_n beneath_o it_o and_o when_o i_o again_o ask_v they_o if_o present_o after_o this_o be_v do_v they_o have_v cause_v the_o child_n to_o be_v hold_v forward_o or_o if_o any_o blood_n have_v come_v out_o of_o its_o mouth_n they_o say_v no_o it_o be_v neither_o so_o hold_v neither_o come_v any_o blood_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o it_o whereupon_o i_o present_o conjecture_v that_o blood_n be_v fall_v from_o the_o place_n cut_v into_o the_o stomach_n and_o there_o putresy_v and_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o disease_n and_o symptom_n aforesaid_a neither_o do_v my_o opinion_n deceive_v i_o for_o have_v give_v it_o oil_n of_o sweet_a almond_n to_o make_v it_o vomit_v it_o utter_v a_o considerable_a quantity_n of_o clot_a blood_n and_o matterish_a also_o it_o void_v with_o a_o clyster_n many_o clodder_n of_o blood_n and_o present_o by_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n almighty_n the_o fever_n be_v abate_v and_o all_o symptom_n begin_v to_o cease_v whereupon_o it_o fall_v greedy_o and_o lusty_o on_o suck_v its_o nurse_n and_o all_o the_o follow_a night_n it_o sleep_v quiet_o and_o be_v afterward_o perfect_o well_o the_o diagnostic_n sign_n of_o putrid_a continual_a fever_n do_v some_o of_o they_o show_v the_o continu'ty_n other_o the_o putrefaction_n and_o the_o rest_n the_o peculiar_a difference_n of_o they_o the_o continuity_n be_v easy_o know_v in_o that_o the_o fever_n be_v continual_a and_o have_v no_o intermision_n the_o putrefaction_n be_v signify_v by_o a_o sharp_a heat_n than_o 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be_v heatt_z at_z first_o rather_o vaporous_a than_o bite_a afterward_o somewhat_o sharp_a but_o unequal_a because_o of_o the_o thickness_n of_o the_o humour_n which_o be_v difficult_o dissolve_v the_o urine_n be_v at_o first_o white_a watery_a trouble_v afterward_o somewhat_o red_a and_o thick_a the_o pulse_n be_v seldomer_n slow_a and_o less_o than_o in_o the_o rest_n of_o these_o fever_n thirst_v little_a or_o none_o seldom_o sweat_n unless_o there_o be_v salt_n phlegm_n the_o face_n of_o the_o patient_n be_v somewhat_o bloat_a or_o blow_v up_o lax_n flaggy_a and_o as_o it_o be_v lead_v colour_v drowziness_n want_v of_o appetite_n phlegmatic_a excretion_n a_o cold_a and_o moist_a temperament_n old_a age_n winter_n season_n cold_a and_o moist_a diet_n evacuation_n suppress_v and_o a_o daily_a excretion_n of_o the_o disease_n a_o continual_a quartan_a be_v know_v by_o these_o sign_n the_o heat_n be_v less_o sharp_a than_o in_o fever_n of_o choler_n yet_o sharp_a than_o in_o fever_n of_o phlegm_n likewise_o
thick_a and_o clammy_a humour_n abound_v the_o syrup_n of_o vinegar_n will_v be_v very_o profitable_a in_o stead_n of_o those_o last_o name_v also_o sometime_o conserve_v of_o rose_n violet_n or_o borrage_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v mingle_v with_o clear_a water_n boil_a with_o barley_n water_n and_o to_o be_v strain_v through_o a_o hippocras_n bag_n for_o ordinary_a drink_n unto_o which_o some_o drop_n of_o spirit_n of_o vitriol_n may_v profitable_o be_v add_v or_o a_o tincture_n of_o rose_n be_v make_v after_o this_o manner_n most_o delightful_a in_o colour_n and_o in_o taste_n take_v red_a rose_n one_o ounce_n bloodwarm_a water_n three_o pint_n spirit_n of_o sulphur_n or_o vitriol_n one_o dram_n and_o a_o half_a let_v they_o stand_v infuse_v cold_a for_o three_o or_o four_o hour_n to_o the_o straining_n add_v white_a sugar_n four_o ounce_n rose-water_n half_a a_o pint_n make_v thereof_o a_o clear_a julep_n for_o ordinary_a drink_n also_o julepus_n alexandrinus_n be_v very_o good_a and_o 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plenitude_n whether_o it_o be_v a_o simple_a fullness_n so_o as_o to_o stretch_v the_o vessel_n or_o only_o a_o fullness_n with_o reference_n to_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o patient_n whether_o it_o be_v in_o the_o whole_a body_n or_o in_o some_o part_n but_o also_o revel_v the_o influx_n of_o humour_n cause_v obstruction_n cool_v the_o whole_a body_n and_o make_v it_o perspicable_a keep_v back_o putrefaction_n and_o further_v the_o concoction_n of_o putrefying_a humour_n present_o therefore_o and_o at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o disease_n blood_n must_v be_v draw_v unless_o weakness_n hinder_v as_o in_o the_o swoon_a fever_n and_o other_o like_a case_n and_o that_o after_o the_o belly_n have_v be_v loosen_v with_o a_o clyster_n or_o a_o suppository_n how_o much_o blood_n shall_v be_v take_v it_o gather_v from_o the_o patient_n strength_n from_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o pleâ—hora_fw-it custom_n of_o the_o patient_n to_o bleed_v or_o not_o to_o bleed_v and_o other_o circumstance_n 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