that_o there_o be_v no_o sympathy_n betwixt_o the_o stomach_n and_o the_o hand_n because_o there_o be_v a_o threefold_a reason_n of_o sympathy_n sympathy_n a_o threefold_a reason_n of_o sympathy_n first_o of_o vicinity_n the_o second_o of_o familiarity_n of_o function_n the_o three_o by_o communion_n of_o vessel_n which_o thing_n we_o may_v apply_v to_o the_o liver_n and_o the_o hand_n for_o betwixt_o they_o there_o be_v no_o vicinity_n or_o nearness_n in_o regard_n of_o situation_n no_o familiarity_n of_o function_n if_o there_o be_v any_o sympathy_n it_o must_v be_v of_o the_o three_o kind_n to_o wit_n by_o communion_n of_o vessel_n but_o the_o vessel_n that_o issue_n out_o of_o the_o liver_n be_v not_o carry_v to_o the_o hand_n alone_o but_o to_o the_o whole_a body_n in_o the_o hand_n beside_o the_o vein_n there_o be_v artery_n which_o convey_v to_o they_o a_o great_a heat_n from_o the_o heart_n therefore_o from_o the_o hand_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v infer_v rather_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o liver_n then_o of_o the_o heart_n beside_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o liver_n be_v perpetual_a or_o at_o least_o of_o long_a continuance_n but_o that_o heat_n of_o the_o hand_n be_v fugitive_n 4._o 6._o epid._n sect._n 2._o text_n 32._o fen._n 13._o lib._n 3._o tract_n 1._o cap._n 3._o 4._o colliget_fw-la cap_n 4._o often_o go_v and_o come_v again_o again_o other_o author_n attribute_v it_o to_o the_o spleen_n to_o wit_n if_o the_o spleen_n tend_v upward_o but_o if_o it_o incline_v downward_o the_o low_a part_n be_v say_v to_o be_v hot_a *_o avicenne_v will_v have_v long_a finger_n to_o show_v the_o magnitude_n and_o heat_n of_o the_o liver_n but_o *_o averrhoe_n laugh_v at_o he_o and_o the_o man_n who_o thou_o know_v say_v that_o the_o shortness_n of_o the_o finger_n betoken_v a_o little_a liver_n and_o herein_o it_o appear_v that_o he_o know_v not_o wherein_o the_o power_n of_o form_v do_v consist_v and_o consider_v not_o but_o in_o the_o part_n themselves_o but_o let_v he_o 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unstable_a and_o uncertain_a chap._n xii_o of_o they_o that_o complain_v of_o a_o hot_a liver_n but_o a_o cold_a stomach_n it_o be_v a_o common_a and_o ordinary_a thing_n for_o many_o to_o complain_v of_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o liver_n and_o coldness_n of_o the_o stomach_n because_o they_o feel_v wind_n and_o crudity_n in_o their_o stomach_n together_o with_o some_o run_a heat_n in_o the_o body_n as_o in_o the_o face_n hand_n and_o foot_n but_o these_o be_v to_o be_v admonish_v of_o some_o thing_n first_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o stomach_n because_o it_o be_v a_o spermaticall_a part_n membranous_a and_o bloodless_a and_o white_a be_v of_o a_o cold_a temperament_n temperament_n the_o stomach_n be_v natural_o of_o a_o cold_a temperament_n but_o to_o think_v that_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o liver_n can_v hurt_v it_o be_v a_o absurdity_n for_o galen_n write_v that_o it_o be_v fence_v about_o by_o nature_n on_o every_o side_n with_o hot_a entrail_n that_o it_o may_v more_o complete_o 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the_o part_n contain_v in_o the_o belly_n hypocondre_n be_v hot_a and_o dry_a and_o obstruct_v which_o evil_a be_v very_o common_a in_o this_o country_n and_o it_o arise_v most_o common_o from_o the_o aforesaid_a cause_n namely_o a_o disorder_a diet_n but_o in_o they_o the_o stomach_n be_v not_o make_v cold_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o vicinity_n of_o the_o hot_a hypocondres_n but_o because_o many_o melancholy_a and_o flatulent_a humour_n be_v cast_v into_o the_o stomach_n which_o vitiate_v concoction_n whereupon_o they_o think_v they_o have_v a_o cold_a stomach_n than_o indeed_o they_o have_v thence_o it_o be_v that_o physician_n demand_v how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o hypocondriake_a person_n see_v they_o be_v oppress_v with_o a_o hot_a disease_n do_v nevertheless_o abound_v with_o wind_n and_o crudity_n the_o cause_n whereof_o although_o some_o physician_n refer_v to_o the_o cold_a stomach_n yet_o it_o be_v better_a as_o we_o have_v say_v to_o refer_v it_o to_o the_o corrupt_a humour_n weaken_v the_o temper_n of_o the_o stomach_n from_o whence_o proceed_v not_o only_o tart_a crudity_n which_o come_v from_o cold_a but_o also_o nidorous_a belching_n which_o do_v arise_v from_o heat_n especial_o if_o the_o party_n cat_fw-mi nidorous_a meat_n as_o fry_a egg_n and_o the_o like_a hence_o one_o say_v well_o that_o the_o symptom_n in_o a_o hypochondriake_a passion_n be_v many_o of_o they_o cold_a but_o the_o cause_n be_v hot_a chap._n xiii_o that_o the_o husband_n can_v breed_v his_o wife_n child_n among_o very_o many_o error_n this_o seem_v most_o worthy_a to_o be_v laugh_v at_o that_o the_o husband_n be_v think_v to_o be_v sick_a and_o trouble_v with_o the_o same_o symptom_n wherewith_o a_o woman_n with_o child_n be_v wont_a yea_o and_o many_o will_v have_v this_o thing_n to_o be_v confirm_v by_o experience_n i_o have_v a_o patient_a sick_a of_o a_o fever_n with_o a_o very_a high_a colour_a and_o trouble_a urine_n who_o will_v not_o be_v persuade_v of_o any_o other_o cause_n of_o his_o sickness_n than_o his_o wife_n be_v with_o child_n i_o do_v not_o remember_v that_o i_o have_v read_v of_o it_o at_o any_o time_n nor_o hear_v it_o observe_v in_o any_o place_n but_o in_o england_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o woman_n with_o child_n in_o the_o first_o month_n of_o their_o conception_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v trouble_v with_o very_a many_o and_o sundry_a symptom_n especial_o they_o that_o be_v of_o cacochymick_a and_o impure_a body_n now_o they_o do_v usual_o arise_v from_o the_o retention_n of_o their_o flower_n for_o see_v nature_n be_v wont_a to_o use_v that_o flux_n not_o only_o for_o the_o purge_n out_o of_o superfluous_a blood_n but_o of_o corrupt_a and_o vicious_a humour_n also_o such_o blood_n be_v retent_a and_o keep_v in_o they_o be_v likewise_o retain_v
that_o blood_n retain_v because_o for_o the_o smallness_n of_o the_o young_a one_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o her_o graviditie_n it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o spend_v for_o the_o nourishment_n thereof_o do_v putrify_v and_o have_v recourse_n either_o to_o the_o noble_a part_n or_o at_o least_o annoy_n they_o with_o filthy_a vapour_n which_o it_o send_v forth_o from_o whence_o arise_v the_o aforesaid_a symptom_n in_o the_o stomach_n entrail_n belly_n head_n and_o the_o whole_a body_n as_o vomit_v loathe_v of_o meat_n unsatiable_a longing_n and_o lust_a gripe_n dizziness_n of_o the_o head_n and_o such_o like_a see_v therefore_o the_o husband_n have_v not_o in_o he_o the_o cause_n of_o these_o affect_n but_o his_o wife_n only_o it_o stand_v with_o reason_n that_o she_o only_o shall_v be_v sick_a nor_o if_o any_o husband_n be_v sick_a when_o his_o wife_n be_v with_o child_n be_v he_o infect_v by_o his_o wife_n for_o that_o distemper_n may_v happen_v through_o some_o peculiar_a fault_n of_o his_o 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i_o will_v add_v no_o more_o jupiter_n bear_v bacchus_n in_o his_o thigh_n and_o pallas_n in_o his_o brain_n but_o let_v this_o be_v proper_a to_o he_o alone_o chap._n xiiii_o whether_o foreign_a physician_n and_o alien_n can_v know_v the_o temper_n of_o the_o sick_a of_o another_o country_n to_o know_v the_o temperature_n of_o the_o sick_a conduce_v much_o to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o disease_n and_o their_o cure_n and_o this_o business_n require_v a_o long_a and_o difficult_a handle_n i_o will_v only_o say_v thus_o much_o that_o some_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o stranger_n can_v know_v the_o temperature_n of_o they_o of_o another_o country_n as_o french_z man_n of_o the_o english_a but_o that_o be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o art_n of_o physic_n the_o precept_n whereof_o be_v general_a general_a the_o precept_n of_o physic_n be_v general_a and_o may_v easy_o be_v apply_v to_o any_o country_n for_o every_o art_n be_v of_o universals_z not_o of_o particular_n therefore_o 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which_o thing_n see_v they_o can_v be_v know_v but_o of_o a_o learned_a physician_n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o every_o simple_a medicine-monger_n be_v ignorant_a of_o they_o for_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n exceed_v hard_o to_o be_v know_v therefore_o galen_n say_v that_o if_o he_o can_v but_o perfect_o know_v the_o temperature_n of_o his_o patient_n he_o shall_v be_v another_o aesculapius_n i_o will_v now_o only_o add_v thus_o much_o that_o what_o be_v talk_v by_o the_o vulgar_a concern_v the_o temperature_n of_o divers_a people_n be_v well_o understand_v but_o of_o few_o for_o all_o man_n have_v their_o proper_a temperament_n differ_v from_o other_o engender_v in_o they_o from_o the_o principle_n of_o generation_n they_o can_v therefore_o have_v any_o thing_n common_a in_o which_o all_o man_n can_v agree_v that_o same_o therefore_o be_v only_o a_o certain_a
and_o no_o external_a thing_n happen_v which_o may_v change_v the_o urine_n perhaps_o the_o woman_n urine_n may_v be_v in_o some_o respect_n discern_v from_o the_o man_n but_o otherwhiles_o not_o at_o all_o when_o oftentimes_o it_o be_v unknown_a from_o whence_o the_o urine_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o physician_n and_o so_o it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v which_o some_o physician_n write_v concern_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o a_o man_n water_n and_o a_o woman_n for_o because_o man_n be_v say_v to_o be_v hot_a and_o be_v give_v to_o exercise_n they_o make_v thin_a urine_n and_o high_o colour_v with_o few_o content_n but_o woman_n because_o cold_a make_v white_a urine_n with_o a_o large_a sediment_n a_o whitish_a colour_n say_v fernel_n be_v a_o sign_n not_o only_o of_o crudity_n but_o of_o the_o sex_n likewise_o but_o even_o the_o hot_a man_n may_v make_v such_o urine_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o cause_n that_o change_v urine_n therefore_o in_o this_o there_o be_v no_o certainty_n and_o it_o be_v too_o much_o rashness_n to_o pronounce_v any_o such_o thing_n by_o urine_n concern_v woman_n with_o child_n urine_n a_o woman_n can_v be_v know_v to_o be_v with_o child_n by_o urine_n it_o be_v a_o great_a doubt_n and_o it_o be_v ordinary_a with_o woman_n for_o this_o cause_n alone_o to_o send_v their_o water_n to_o a_o physician_n avicenne_n teach_v to_o know_v it_o by_o a_o sediment_n like_a unto_o card_a cotton_n and_o by_o some_o other_o mark_n but_o see_v experience_n show_v the_o contrary_a he_o be_v deserve_o to_o be_v reject_v it_o be_v not_o necessary_a for_o every_o urine_n of_o a_o woman_n to_o have_v a_o sediment_n but_o that_o only_a which_o be_v well_o concoct_v first_o hypocrates_n who_o have_v exact_o search_v out_o all_o the_o sign_n of_o conception_n never_o make_v mention_n of_o urine_n second_o the_o urine_n be_v not_o change_v by_o the_o graviditie_n itself_o but_o only_o by_o the_o suppression_n of_o the_o flower_n which_o as_o can_v be_v deny_v may_v 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knowledge_n of_o graviditie_n be_v not_o so_o easy_a hypocrates_n himself_o show_v who_o after_o he_o have_v reckon_v up_o many_o probable_a sign_n of_o it_o as_o if_o those_o be_v not_o certain_a he_o betake_v himself_o to_o some_o empyricall_a sign_n 5._o aphor._n 41._o lib._n 5._o if_o you_o will_v know_v say_v he_o whether_o a_o woman_n have_v conceive_v or_o no_o give_v she_o some_o water_n mix_v with_o honey_n to_o drink_v when_o she_o go_v to_o sleep_v if_o she_o feel_v gripe_n of_o her_o belly_n she_o have_v conceive_v if_o not_o she_o have_v not_o and_o in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o barren_a he_o say_v stamp_v honey_n and_o anise_v well_o together_o dissolve_v it_o in_o water_n give_v it_o she_o let_v she_o sleep_v if_o she_o feel_v gripe_n about_o her_o navel_n she_o be_v with_o child_n but_o if_o not_o she_o be_v not_o so_o that_o hence_o it_o may_v appear_v how_o hard_o a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o know_v if_o a_o woman_n be_v with_o child_n before_o the_o stir_n of_o the_o infant_n when_o beside_o many_o other_o sign_n hypocrates_n have_v recourse_n to_o such_o empyricall_a sign_n how_o foolish_a then_o be_v they_o that_o profess_v themselves_o to_o be_v able_a so_o easy_o to_o divine_v that_o by_o urine_n avenzoar_n a_o physician_n of_o principal_a note_n among_o the_o arabian_n report_n that_o he_o be_v deceive_v in_o his_o own_o wife_n although_o he_o have_v see_v her_o urine_n and_o have_v other_o sign_n whereby_o he_o can_v know_v a_o woman_n to_o be_v with_o child_n if_o the_o knowledge_n thereof_o be_v so_o easy_a saxonia_n relate_v that_o he_o be_v judge_v by_o physician_n to_o be_v a_o *_o mole_n conception_n or_o false_a conception_n and_o that_o his_o mother_n do_v take_v many_o medicine_n to_o destroy_v the_o conception_n which_o yet_o do_v not_o prevail_v and_o to_o this_o opinion_n do_v all_o the_o modern_a physician_n assent_v who_o have_v write_v of_o the_o disease_n of_o woman_n hither_o be_v to_o be_v add_v a_o certain_a fable_n story_n a_o merry_a story_n which_o have_v be_v relate_v to_o i_o as_o a_o story_n by_o man_n of_o good_a note_n and_o this_o be_v it_o a_o certain_a maid_n do_v carry_v her_o mistress_n urine_n to_o a_o physician_n and_o have_v by_o chance_n spill_v it_o not_o know_v now_o what_o to_o do_v she_o catch_v the_o urine_n of_o a_o cow_n which_o at_o that_o time_n by_o good_a hap_n stale_v and_o carry_v it_o to_o the_o physician_n he_o give_v answer_v that_o the_o patient_a do_v eat_v too_o many_o salad_n indeed_o the_o physician_n be_v worthy_a to_o be_v commend_v for_o his_o skill_n who_o can_v divine_v that_o i_o say_v this_o be_v a_o fable_n because_o i_o have_v hear_v the_o same_o in_o divers_a place_n of_o sundry_a physician_n as_o also_o because_o it_o be_v always_o ascribe_v to_o some_o physician_n that_o be_v dead_a the_o like_a to_o who_o be_v no_o man_n live_v and_o its_o true_a indeed_o no_o man_n this_o day_n be_v live_v or_o ever_o be_v that_o can_v certain_o know_v a_o beast_n urine_n from_o a_o man_n if_o the_o urine_n be_v like_a to_o that_o of_o beast_n that_o be_v accustom_v to_o the_o yoke_n 4._o aphor._n 70._o lâ—b_n 4._o pain_n of_o the_o head_n be_v either_o present_a or_o will_v ensue_v say_v hypocrates_n note_v that_o a_o man_n may_v make_v urine_n like_a in_o colour_n and_o consistence_n to_o that_o of_o beast_n therefore_o hitherto_o it_o have_v be_v doubt_v in_o what_o respect_v a_o man_n urine_n may_v be_v discern_v from_o other_o liquor_n i_o know_v there_o be_v some_o rule_n and_o mark_n prescribe_v by_o avicenne_n and_o other_o whereby_o they_o may_v be_v discern_v from_o each_o other_o but_o they_o be_v all_o false_a and_o uncertain_a and_o nothing_o be_v more_o easy_a then_o to_o deceive_v a_o physician_n though_o wary_a by_o show_v he_o he_o other_o liquor_n and_o urine_n but_o if_o a_o man_n may_v make_v urine_n like_a to_o that_o of_o beast_n how_o can_v a_o physician_n not_o know_v from_o whence_o it_o come_v discern_v one_o from_o the_o other_o chap._n iii_o the_o solution_n of_o the_o argument_n that_o seem_v to_o favour_v look_v into_o urine_v some_o that_o too_o much_o approve_v ouroscopie_n or_o look_v into_o urine_n do_v use_v the_o authority_n and_o argument_n of_o hercules_n saxonia_n a_o very_a learned_a physician_n heretofore_o among_o the_o italian_n who_o desire_v to_o patronize_v a_o little_a ouroscopie_n for_o he_o will_v have_v not_o only_o the_o cause_n of_o disease_n but_o also_o their_o idea_n magnitude_n and_o state_n to_o be_v know_v by_o urine_n not_o in_o general_a only_o but_o also_o in_o particular_a who_o opinion_n we_o will_v brief_o lay_v down_o first_o say_v he_o urine_v show_v disease_n in_o distemperature_n without_o matter_n and_o with_o matter_n a_o hot_a distemper_n without_o matter_n be_v either_o universal_a or_o of_o a_o determinate_a part_n and_o this_o be_v sometime_o without_o a_o fever_n sometime_o with_o a_o fever_n a_o hot_a universal_a distemper_n do_v these_o urine_n show_v to_o wit_n red_a saffron_a colour_n green_a black_a fatty_a atomous_a branny_n or_o scaly_a sediment_n and_o sharp_a urine_n nevertheless_o these_o do_v not_o show_v a_o distemper_n without_o matter_n but_o with_o matter_n for_o urine_n have_v not_o these_o colour_n but_o by_o the_o mixture_n of_o humour_n hence_o in_o a_o diary_n fever_n galen_n write_v that_o the_o urine_n be_v make_v somewhat_o red_a through_o the_o mixture_n of_o choler_n moreover_o 12._o 1._o ad_fw-la glauc_v cap._n 2._o &_o 3._o method_n cap._n 2._o &_o 10._o the_o crisib_a cap_n 12._o these_o do_v only_o betoken_v a_o hot_a distemper_n in_o general_a not_o any_o particular_a sort_n of_o it_o for_o a_o hot_a distemper_n may_v be_v synochus_n a_o burn_a fever_n or_o a_o tertian_n it_o
the_o five_o hour_n of_o the_o night_n not_o be_v silent_a as_o before_o but_o of_o purpose_n with_o a_o loud_a voice_n to_o awake_v he_o from_o his_o sleep_n but_o perhaps_o some_o will_v say_v galen_n do_v not_o command_v sleep_n till_o two_o hour_n after_o blood-letting_n i_o answer_v it_o have_v be_v well_o if_o the_o sick_a can_v have_v sleep_v immediate_o after_o he_o have_v be_v let_v blood_n and_o in_o no_o place_n do_v galen_n disallow_v that_o for_o we_o know_v we_o can_v always_o sleep_v when_o we_o desire_v it_o but_o see_v the_o aforesaid_a sick_a man_n can_v not_o sleep_v come_v again_o two_o hour_n after_o he_o bid_v he_o lie_v still_o that_o he_o may_v sleep_v which_o galen_n have_v not_o do_v if_o he_o have_v judge_v sleep_n to_o be_v hurtful_a after_o blood_v if_o any_o man_n object_n that_o sleep_n be_v prohibit_v lest_o the_o ligature_n shall_v be_v loose_v and_o the_o patient_a bleed_v again_o that_o be_v nothing_o for_o that_o may_v be_v prevent_v by_o the_o diligent_a care_n of_o the_o bystander_n and_o the_o sure_a bind_v of_o it_o as_o touch_v drink_n bleed_v good_a to_o drink_v after_o bleed_v amatus_fw-la the_o portugal_n prove_v that_o it_o be_v not_o hurtful_a immediate_o after_o blood-letting_n but_o very_o wholesome_a command_v that_o the_o patient_a do_v present_o drink_v a_o little_a cold_a water_n for_o in_o regard_n that_o the_o vein_n be_v empty_v it_o be_v instant_o distribute_v into_o the_o whole_a body_n and_o do_v both_o easy_a soon_o and_o safe_o cool_v the_o body_n chap._n xxvii_o that_o blood_v and_o purge_v be_v not_o hurtful_a for_o woman_n with_o child_n and_o this_o error_n be_v none_o of_o the_o least_o that_o if_o a_o woman_n with_o child_n be_v sick_a they_o will_v not_o suffer_v she_o to_o take_v physic_n nor_o to_o be_v let_v blood_n for_o fear_v of_o a_o aborsement_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o reason_n the_o authority_n of_o the_o ancient_n and_o daily_a experience_n to_o reason_n because_o a_o woman_n that_o labour_v with_o a_o acute_a disease_n as_o a_o fever_n or_o a_o pleurisy_n be_v in_o very_o great_a danger_n as_o say_v hypocrates_n 5._o aph._n 30._o ib._n 5._o *_o it_o be_v mortal_a for_o a_o woman_n with_o child_n to_o be_v take_v with_o a_o acute_a disease_n dangerous_a fever_n in_o woman_n with_o child_n be_v most_o dangerous_a therefore_o no_o delay_n be_v to_o be_v make_v in_o apply_v remedy_n again_o in_o respect_n that_o the_o child_n be_v nourish_v with_o the_o mother_n blood_n if_o she_o be_v sick_a there_o be_v danger_n lest_o through_o that_o sickness_n and_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o blood_n the_o child_n perish_v which_o if_o it_o happen_v as_o sometime_o it_o do_v then_o be_v the_o mother_n in_o danger_n both_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o disease_n and_o of_o the_o dead_a child_n namely_o lest_o she_o be_v weaken_v by_o the_o disease_n the_o child_n die_v through_o putrefaction_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o she_o be_v not_o able_a to_o bear_v the_o child_n at_o 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cause_n it_o will_v not_o proper_o show_v whether_o it_o be_v a_o man_n or_o a_o woman_n for_o a_o choleric_a woman_n after_o exercise_n and_o the_o use_n of_o hot_a meat_n will_v make_v high_o colour_v urine_n than_o a_o phlegmatic_a man_n moreover_o she_o which_o have_v a_o fever_n or_o some_o other_o disease_n without_o doubt_n change_v her_o urine_n according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o disease_n how_o shall_v he_o therefore_o that_o look_n into_o a_o urine_n discern_v the_o sex_n when_o he_o know_v not_o the_o temperature_n of_o they_o that_o make_v the_o urine_n therefore_o if_o a_o healthful_a man_n be_v compare_v with_o a_o healthful_a woman_n a_o choleric_a man_n with_o a_o choleric_a woman_n and_o a_o sick_a man_n with_o a_o sick_a woman_n
account_v thick_a and_o and_o trouble_a urine_n a_o good_a sign_n because_o the_o obstruction_n seem_v to_o be_v open_v and_o the_o humour_n that_o breed_v the_o disease_n to_o be_v evacuate_v this_o happen_v indeed_o sometime_o in_o the_o stone_n in_o critical_a evacuation_n and_o by_o virtue_n of_o medicament_n crudity_n they_o betoken_v crudity_n but_o when_o such_o water_n be_v make_v without_o a_o diminution_n of_o the_o disease_n they_o argue_v a_o crude_a and_o stubborn_a disease_n and_o heat_n and_o crudity_n of_o humour_n for_o all_o concoction_n make_v clear_a urine_n but_o they_o be_v the_o worst_a of_o all_o which_o be_v piss_v out_o trouble_v and_o continue_v so_o because_o of_o the_o very_a great_a agitation_n of_o the_o humour_n in_o the_o vein_n and_o the_o great_a conflict_n that_o nature_n have_v with_o the_o disease_n and_o as_o hypocrates_n observe_v they_o foretell_v the_o headache_n frenzy_n convulsion_n death_n epidem_fw-la 7._o epidem_fw-la polyphantus_n with_o such_o a_o urine_n be_v distract_v in_o his_o mind_n and_o die_v in_o a_o convulsion_n chap._n v._o that_o the_o consumption_n can_v be_v know_v by_o the_o urine_n it_o be_v a_o familiar_a thing_n also_o with_o many_o when_o they_o bring_v their_o water_n to_o physician_n to_o ask_v they_o whether_o they_o think_v the_o sick_a party_n be_v in_o a_o consumption_n or_o no._n in_o which_o particular_a they_o err_v two_o manner_n of_o way_n first_o in_o that_o they_o do_v not_o distinguish_v the_o true_a consumption_n from_o other_o disease_n but_o call_v every_o waste_n of_o the_o body_n by_o what_o cause_n soever_o it_o come_v a_o consumption_n as_o we_o shall_v treat_v more_o at_o large_a in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n second_o because_o neither_o the_o ulcer_n of_o the_o lung_n nor_o the_o hectic_a 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v proper_o consumption_n can_v be_v know_v by_o by_o urine_n nor_o have_v galen_n and_o hypocrates_n take_v any_o sign_n of_o these_o disease_n from_o urine_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o no_o proper_a nor_o unseparable_a sign_n of_o a_o consumption_n can_v be_v draw_v either_o from_o the_o substance_n colour_n or_o content_n because_o urine_n be_v the_o whey_n of_o the_o humour_n that_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o vein_n therefore_o upon_o the_o diversity_n of_o humour_n the_o change_n of_o of_o urine_n do_v depend_v but_o in_o they_o that_o have_v the_o consumption_n the_o lung_n especial_o be_v affect_v and_o the_o whole_a body_n in_o hectics_n and_o not_o the_o humour_n we_o have_v say_v already_o that_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o lung_n be_v discern_v by_o spittle_n not_o by_o urine_n and_o though_o it_o be_v good_a to_o look_v into_o urine_n yet_o it_o help_v not_o to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o disease_n but_o only_o to_o the_o prognostication_n of_o the_o danger_n that_o be_v like_a to_o ensue_v for_o if_o it_o appear_v to_o be_v naught_o it_o increase_v the_o danger_n but_o the_o arabian_n say_v that_o these_o urine_n be_v fat_a and_o oily_a who_o also_o many_o of_o our_o late_a writer_n do_v follow_v although_o they_o do_v not_o agree_v among_o themselves_o yet_o for_o the_o most_o part_n they_o grant_v that_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o a_o hectic_a nothing_o certain_a can_v be_v know_v by_o urine_n but_o in_o process_n of_o time_n when_o the_o fatty_a humidity_n be_v consume_v such_o urine_n do_v appear_v as_o we_o have_v already_o say_v but_o alexander_n trallianus_n make_v no_o mention_n of_o fatty_a urine_n but_o thin_a and_o fiery_a and_o crude_a for_o in_o regard_n that_o concoction_n be_v make_v by_o the_o solid_a part_n if_o they_o be_v distemper_v the_o urine_n can_v be_v well_o concoct_v but_o be_v thin_a fiery_a and_o crude_a as_o in_o a_o hot_a and_o dry_a distemper_n nevertheless_o from_o thence_o it_o can_v be_v conclude_v that_o a_o physician_n not_o see_v the_o sick_a can_v by_o urine_n know_v a_o hectic_a fever_n for_o such_o urine_n appear_v in_o other_o affect_v and_o may_v happen_v through_o divers_a cause_n and_o therefore_o except_o other_o cause_n do_v concur_v they_o note_v no_o certainty_n the_o same_o may_v be_v say_v of_o oily_a urine_n of_o which_o much_o may_v be_v speak_v see_v that_o there_o be_v a_o diverse_a acception_n of_o this_o word_n with_o galen_n and_o other_o physician_n but_o in_o this_o place_n those_o urine_n be_v mean_v which_o have_v fat_a swim_v aloft_o which_o hypocrates_n will_v have_v to_o be_v a_o bad_a sign_n 35_o 2._o progn_n tex_fw-la 35_o if_o fat_a like_a to_o spider_n web_n float_v aloft_o it_o be_v to_o be_v dislike_v for_o it_o betoken_v melt_v yet_o it_o do_v not_o from_o thence_o follow_v that_o these_o urine_n do_v show_v the_o consumption_n for_o such_o urine_n be_v oftentimes_o see_v in_o they_o that_o be_v in_o health_n tuendâ_fw-la 4._o de_fw-la sanitat_fw-la tuendâ_fw-la as_o galen_n observe_v for_o see_v that_o grease_n and_o fatness_n be_v make_v of_o blood_n well_o concoct_v it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o some_o portion_n thereof_o swim_v above_o the_o urine_n as_o be_v usual_o find_v in_o cool_a broth_n moreover_o it_o may_v come_v to_o pass_v by_o much_o lie_n upon_o the_o back_n the_o fat_a of_o the_o kidney_n grow_v hot_a therewith_o and_o these_o two_o case_n be_v very_o ordinary_a and_o there_o be_v few_o that_o can_v observe_v such_o urine_n in_o themselves_o but_o those_o that_o come_v from_o cause_n preternatural_a do_v appear_v in_o malignant_a and_o burn_a fever_n which_o we_o call_v waste_v call_v melt_a or_o waste_v syntecticke_a fever_n seldom_o in_o a_o consumption_n and_o hectic_a in_o which_o no_o such_o melt_a do_v appear_v but_o the_o humour_n be_v waste_v by_o a_o insensible_a transpiration_n ult_n 10._o m_v cap._n ult_n hence_o galen_n put_v this_o difference_n betwixt_o syntecticke_a &_o hectic_a fever_n that_o in_o these_o what_o be_v waste_v be_v resolve_v in_o form_n of_o a_o vapour_n but_o in_o they_o it_o flow_v down_o into_o the_o belly_n for_o the_o heat_n of_o a_o hectic_a be_v but_o very_o little_a and_o gentle_a so_o as_o the_o sick_a do_v scarce_o perceive_v themselves_o to_o be_v in_o a_o fever_n therefore_o neither_o galen_n nor_o hypocrates_n nor_o the_o ancient_a physician_n who_o observe_v these_o urine_n do_v ever_o attribute_v they_o to_o hectic_n but_o to_o burn_v and_o pestilential_a fever_n only_o but_o if_o any_o fatness_n do_v flow_v out_o with_o the_o urine_n in_o hectics_n it_o argue_v that_o another_o fever_n be_v join_v with_o the_o hectic_a to_o wit_v a_o malignant_a or_o burn_a fever_n which_o case_n be_v exceed_o dangerous_a i_o have_v now_o while_o i_o write_v this_o a_o hectic_a in_o cure_n in_o who_o such_o urine_n never_o appear_v which_o i_o have_v often_o observe_v in_o other_o that_o be_v not_o sick_a at_o all_o and_o although_o we_o shall_v grant_v that_o such_o urine_n appear_v in_o those_o that_o be_v in_o a_o consumption_n yet_o because_o they_o may_v also_o proceed_v from_o other_o cause_n how_o can_v the_o physician_n that_o only_o look_v upon_o the_o urine_n and_o perhaps_o know_v not_o the_o party_n himself_o certain_o find_v out_o the_o disease_n but_o as_o we_o have_v say_v enough_o of_o the_o deceitful_a judgement_n of_o urine_n i_o will_v only_o add_v thus_o much_o that_o it_o be_v wise_o prohibit_v by_o the_o college_n of_o physician_n at_o london_n that_o any_o physician_n profess_v that_o counterfeit_a divination_n these_o be_v the_o word_n of_o that_o order_n it_o be_v a_o ridiculous_a and_o foolish_a thing_n by_o look_v into_o urine_v alone_a custom_n judge_v by_o urine_n a_o ridiculous_a custom_n to_o go_v about_o after_o the_o manor_n of_o witch_n and_o conjurer_n to_o divine_a any_o thing_n as_o certain_a and_o solid_a either_o of_o the_o kind_n and_o nature_n of_o disease_n or_o of_o the_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o sick_a we_o admonish_v therefore_o all_o physician_n that_o they_o behave_v themselves_o for_o the_o future_a in_o this_o particular_a much_o more_o wary_o than_o have_v be_v wont_a heretofore_o to_o be_v practise_v by_o many_o and_o for_o this_o cause_n we_o forbid_v all_o that_o practise_v physic_n that_o they_o preseribe_v any_o thing_n in_o physic_n for_o those_o idiot_n and_o silly_a woman_n that_o carry_v about_o the_o urinal_n of_o the_o sick_a except_o they_o either_o first_o know_v well_o or_o see_v the_o sick_a party_n himself_o or_o at_o least_o be_v plain_o full_o and_o sufficient_o inform_v by_o they_o that_o ask_v their_o counsel_n of_o the_o whole_a disease_n wherewith_o the_o sick_a do_v labour_n and_o of_o the_o several_a circumstance_n thereof_o for_o by_o this_o mean_v we_o shall_v both_o better_o mainetain_v the_o dignity_n of_o the_o physician_n and_o also_o more_o fit_o and_o skilful_o bethink_v ourselves_o of_o those_o remedy_n which_o shall_v be_v most_o profitable_a for_o one_o that_o be_v in_o
rank_n who_o be_v not_o so_o curious_a in_o their_o choice_n of_o nurse_n that_o their_o child_n be_v as_o well_o feed_v and_o as_o healthful_a as_o other_o when_o therefore_o occasion_n be_v offer_v of_o choose_v a_o nurse_n let_v only_o her_o constitution_n healthfulness_n and_o age_n be_v consider_v for_o if_o these_o be_v right_a there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o use_v a_o commendable_a diet_n she_o shall_v always_o give_v good_a and_o fresh_a milk_n because_o every_o day_n new_a milk_n be_v make_v and_o have_v the_o same_o cause_n of_o generation_n after_o five_o year_n which_o it_o have_v the_o first_o month_n there_o be_v another_o error_n of_o some_o no_o less_o superstitious_a than_o the_o former_a and_o that_o not_o only_o of_o the_o people_n but_o some_o physician_n also_o namely_o that_o they_o be_v very_o cautelous_a even_o more_o than_o needs_o in_o observe_v whether_o the_o nurse_n have_v bring_v forth_o a_o male_a or_o a_o female_a and_o they_o will_v have_v the_o milk_n of_o she_o that_o have_v bear_v a_o male_a to_o be_v better_o for_o nourish_v a_o female_a and_o contrariwise_o the_o milk_n of_o she_o that_o have_v bring_v forth_o a_o female_a to_o be_v more_o proper_a for_o the_o nurse_n of_o a_o male_a because_o the_o milk_n of_o she_o which_o have_v bear_v a_o boy_n be_v think_v to_o be_v hot_a and_o therefore_o more_o fit_a for_o a_o girl_n which_o be_v think_v to_o be_v of_o a_o cold_a temperament_n because_o it_o do_v moderate_v her_o coldness_n and_o contrariwise_o because_o a_o male_a be_v hot_a the_o milk_n of_o she_o which_o have_v bear_v a_o female_a do_v temper_v his_o heat_n man_n some_o woman_n be_v hot_a than_o some_o man_n but_o these_o be_v all_o false_a for_o first_o they_o suppose_v amiss_o that_o a_o female_a be_v always_o cold_a than_o a_o male_a when_o as_o indeed_o experience_n testify_v that_o some_o woman_n be_v hot_a than_o some_o man_n nor_o can_v a_o choleric_a woman_n without_o error_n be_v think_v to_o be_v cold_a than_o a_o phlegmatic_a man_n which_o i_o shall_v prove_v by_o divers_a reason_n in_o another_o place_n nevertheless_o although_o we_o shall_v grant_v this_o yet_o our_o opinion_n will_v stand_v stable_n and_o unshaken_a second_o they_o err_v in_o suppose_v that_o the_o child_n suck_v can_v change_v the_o temper_n of_o the_o milk_n milk_n a_o child_n suck_a can_v change_v the_o temper_n of_o the_o milk_n for_o see_v as_o we_o have_v say_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o milk_n do_v follow_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o efficient_a cause_n and_o of_o the_o meat_n of_o which_o it_o be_v make_v what_o can_v the_o child_n do_v against_o these_o for_o while_o it_o suck_v it_o can_v by_o contact_n alone_o change_v the_o constitution_n of_o the_o mother_n nor_o the_o temper_n of_o the_o meat_n which_o she_o eat_v perhaps_o some_o will_v think_v that_o the_o child_n so_o long_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o womb_n do_v communicate_v its_o temperature_n to_o the_o mother_n by_o heat_a she_o if_o it_o be_v a_o male_a or_o cool_v she_o if_o a_o female_a but_o that_o be_v very_o doubtful_a for_o a_o female_a shall_v also_o heat_v the_o mother_n because_o infant_n be_v always_o hot_a than_o those_o that_o be_v of_o ripe_a age_n but_o beside_o we_o know_v how_o hard_o a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o change_v the_o natural_a constitution_n so_o as_o it_o can_v scarce_o by_o any_o long_a use_n of_o meat_n or_o medicine_n be_v so_o weaken_v but_o it_o do_v easy_o return_v to_o its_o pristine_a condition_n and_o we_o see_v the_o mother_n when_o she_o have_v bring_v forth_o her_o child_n do_v retain_v her_o old_a temper_n of_o body_n and_o we_o can_v discern_v no_o footstep_n of_o any_o new_a temperament_n which_o she_o have_v take_v from_o the_o child_n and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o it_o may_v nevertheless_o be_v easy_o lose_v in_o process_n of_o time_n and_o by_o change_n of_o diet_n it_o be_v therefore_o the_o sure_a way_n to_o consider_v the_o nature_n not_o of_o the_o child_n which_o the_o nurse_n have_v bear_v but_o only_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o nurse_n herself_o and_o the_o diet_n which_o she_o use_v chap._n xvi_o that_o strong_a drink_n be_v ill_o permit_v to_o child_n that_o the_o people_n do_v err_v much_o about_o the_o education_n of_o child_n it_o be_v certain_a whereby_o they_o come_v to_o be_v trouble_v with_o many_o grievous_a evil_n and_o so_o many_o die_v whereof_o a_o ill_a diet_n be_v not_o the_o least_o cause_n for_o i_o have_v see_v some_o frequent_o to_o give_v their_o child_n wine_n ale_z or_o strong_a beer_n which_o be_v indeed_o very_o hurtful_a for_o they_o tuenda_fw-la 1._o &_o 5._o de_fw-fr fanit_fw-la tuenda_fw-la and_o be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o ancient_a physician_n galen_n do_v not_o permit_v wine_n to_o child_n before_o the_o fourteen_o year_n child_n the_o evil_a effect_n of_o strong_a drink_n in_o child_n because_o it_o heat_v too_o much_o and_o moisten_v and_o fill_v the_o head_n with_o vapour_n from_o whence_o ensue_v harm_n not_o only_o to_o the_o body_n but_o the_o mind_n also_o paulus_n likewise_o deny_v it_o to_o they_o before_o the_o 21._o year_n of_o their_o age_n because_o it_o heat_n dry_v quick_o stir_v up_o to_o anger_n and_o lust_n fill_v the_o head_n with_o vapour_n debilitates_fw-la the_o nervous_a part_n so_o that_o afterward_o they_o be_v subject_a to_o be_v trouble_v with_o convulsion_n the_o gout_n and_o other_o the_o like_a affect_n of_o the_o sinew_n it_o weaken_v the_o inward_a part_n especial_o the_o liver_n overthrow_v a_o good_a constitution_n of_o the_o brain_n cause_v a_o weakness_n of_o the_o sinew_n call_v in_o cold_a disease_n and_o all_o these_o soon_o in_o child_n who_o nerve_n be_v somewhat_o weak_a by_o nature_n moreover_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o plato_n legibus_fw-la 2_o de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la wine_n be_v not_o good_a for_o they_o because_o it_o make_v they_o fiery_a spirit_v and_o dull_v and_o trouble_v the_o mind_n for_o see_v that_o child_n be_v of_o a_o temperament_n somewhat_o hot_a a_o moist_a diet_n and_o somewhat_o temperate_a be_v convenient_a for_o they_o lest_o by_o such_o dry_a drink_n untimely_a old_a age_n be_v procure_v and_o by_o the_o many_o sharp_a vapour_n carry_v up_o to_o the_o brain_n convulsion_n and_o the_o disease_n of_o a_o distemper_a brain_n and_o sinew_n do_v ensue_v but_o if_o there_o be_v some_o urgent_a necessity_n to_o administer_v strong_a drink_n let_v but_o a_o little_a and_o that_o allay_v with_o water_n be_v administer_v according_a to_o the_o counsel_n of_o hypocrates_n 23._o lib._n de_fw-fr victu_fw-la idiotar_n tex_fw-la 23._o the_o like_a may_v be_v say_v of_o strong_a beer_n or_o ale_n for_o the_o same_o yea_o and_o great_a evil_n do_v proceed_v from_o the_o use_n thereof_o then_o of_o wine_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o thickness_n of_o the_o liquor_n and_o the_o impure_a spirit_n but_o thin_a and_o small_a beer_n well_o boil_a and_o fine_v be_v most_o fit_a for_o they_o chap._n xvii_o that_o solid_a meat_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v give_v to_o child_n before_o the_o come_n forth_o of_o their_o tooth_n i_o have_v also_o observe_v flesh_n and_o other_o such_o solid_a meat_n to_o be_v give_v to_o child_n before_o they_o breed_v their_o tooth_n which_o be_v likewise_o a_o thing_n very_o hurtful_a to_o they_o for_o very_o galen_n say_v well_o part_n cap._n 7._o lib._n 15._o de_fw-la usa_fw-la part_n that_o nature_n do_v then_o give_v unto_o child_n their_o foretooth_n when_o they_o have_v need_n of_o solid_a meat_n which_o also_o he_o do_v elegant_o explicate_v in_o his_o first_o book_n de_fw-fr sanitate_fw-la tuendâ_fw-la cap._n 10._o that_o child_n be_v to_o be_v feed_v with_o nothing_o but_o milk_n n._n milk_n best_a for_o young_a child_n n._n before_o that_o they_o put_v forth_o their_o foretooth_n and_o in_o very_a deed_n solid_a meat_n be_v but_o bad_o concoct_v in_o their_o ventricle_n they_o oppress_v the_o stomach_n corrupt_v with_o their_o mixture_n the_o nurse_n milk_n hurt_v their_o tender_a gum_n and_o make_v they_o cry_v out_o and_o become_v unquiet_a and_o it_o stand_v with_o reason_n for_o nature_n be_v never_o deficient_a in_o necessary_n wherefore_o if_o such_o meat_n be_v good_a for_o they_o it_o have_v never_o deny_v they_o tooth_n to_o chew_v they_o but_o because_o for_o some_o month_n space_n it_o have_v deny_v they_o tooth_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o nothing_o but_o sup_v meat_n be_v fit_a for_o they_o and_o especial_o milk_n which_o nature_n have_v afford_v to_o all_o young_a creature_n as_o the_o most_o familiar_a food_n therefore_o during_o the_o first_o month_n counsel_n good_a counsel_n let_v the_o infant_n eat_v only_a milk_n a_o little_a after_o be_v grow_v somewhat_o great_a pulse_n also_o which_o nevertheless_o be_v not_o in_o
its_o unpleasantnesse_n and_o have_v rather_o lie_v long_o under_o a_o disease_n then_o be_v cure_v with_o a_o very_a few_o remedy_n we_o must_v confess_v indeed_o that_o very_o many_o remedy_n have_v by_o the_o care_n and_o diligence_n of_o modern_a physician_n be_v make_v more_o neat_a and_o pleasant_a then_o heretofore_o they_o be_v but_o yet_o all_o unsavorinesse_n be_v not_o take_v from_o they_o in_o which_o particular_a we_o may_v admire_v god_n wonderful_a providence_n for_o if_o he_o have_v put_v the_o like_a relish_n into_o medicine_n that_o he_o do_v into_o mere_n mankind_n have_v long_o since_o either_o utter_o destroy_v or_o much_o weaken_a itself_o therewithal_o for_o all_o remedy_n have_v in_o they_o a_o nature_n in_o some_o measure_n contrary_a to_o our_o body_n because_o they_o after_o it_o otherwise_o they_o be_v not_o remedy_n and_o so_o they_o may_v also_o do_v harm_n we_o use_v they_o that_o we_o may_v reduce_v the_o body_n from_o a_o preternatural_a to_o its_o natural_a state_n again_o but_o if_o the_o sick_a use_v they_o either_o preposterous_o or_o long_o or_o often_o than_o be_v meet_v of_o healthful_a cause_n they_o may_v at_o length_n be_v make_v the_o cause_n or_o disease_n and_o imprint_v on_o the_o body_n their_o quality_n which_o be_v so_o different_a from_o the_o nature_n thereof_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v well_o say_v in_o the_o proverb_n miserè_fw-la qui_fw-la medicè_fw-la miserè_fw-la they_o live_v miserable_o that_o live_v physical_o wherefore_o it_o be_v not_o amiss_o if_o many_o both_o man_n and_o woman_n do_v take_v physic_n more_o spare_o for_o they_o prejudice_v their_o health_n and_o they_o that_o be_v ever_o and_o anon_o take_v physic_n do_v seem_v almost_o always_o to_o have_v need_n of_o it_o in_o like_a manner_n other_o that_o be_v sometime_o sick_a be_v to_o be_v admonish_v that_o they_o do_v not_o for_o a_o little_a unpleasantnesse_n of_o taste_n or_o smell_v perverse_o reject_v wholesome_a remedy_n that_o be_v discreet_o administer_v by_o a_o able_a physician_n chap._n vii_o whether_o home-growing_a remedy_n can_v be_v sufficient_a for_o any_o country_n it_o be_v to_o be_v wish_v that_o england_n be_v as_o well_o able_a to_o furnish_v itself_o with_o remedy_n as_o it_o do_v with_o food_n and_o raiment_n there_o be_v in_o time_n past_a and_o even_o at_o this_o day_n be_v very_o many_o that_o have_v endeavour_v to_o reduce_v the_o whole_a body_n of_o physic_n to_o common_a and_o home-growing_a remedy_n reject_v such_o as_o be_v bring_v from_o foreign_a country_n pliny_n the_o great_a antagonist_n of_o physician_n be_v of_o that_o mind_n blame_v physician_n that_o call_v in_o the_o indian_n aethiopian_n and_o arabian_n for_o help_n at_o length_n say_v he_o the_o craft_n and_o subtlety_n of_o man_n invent_v those_o shop_n in_o which_o every_o man_n life_n be_v proffer_v to_o be_v sell_v to_o he_o then_o present_o composition_n and_o unutterable_a mixture_n be_v provide_v arabia_n and_o india_n be_v bring_v in_o for_o aid_n and_o for_o a_o little_a ulcer_n physic_n be_v fetch_v from_o the_o red_a sea_n when_o every_o poor_a man_n eat_v daily_o to_o his_o supper_n the_o right_a remedy_n but_o that_o can_v never_o yet_o be_v bring_v to_o perfection_n nor_o have_v ever_o any_o nation_n be_v so_o happy_a that_o it_o can_v be_v sufficient_o furnish_v with_o its_o own_o remedy_n remedy_n india_n sufficient_o furnish_v with_o its_o own_o remedy_n except_o the_o indian_n for_o see_v that_o the_o same_o thing_n do_v most_o common_o grow_v in_o diverse_a country_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o they_o can_v every_v where_o be_v of_o the_o same_o virtue_n and_o goodness_n it_o be_v therefore_o lawful_a to_o fetch_v they_o out_o of_o those_o country_n where_o the_o best_a do_v grow_v for_o the_o virtue_n of_o plant_n do_v vary_v according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o place_n the_o arabian_n say_v that_o some_o plant_n be_v hot_a in_o the_o three_o degree_n which_o the_o grecian_n will_v have_v to_o be_v hot_a but_o in_o the_o second_o the_o german_n in_o the_o first_o wherefore_o galen_n who_o live_v in_o a_o most_o temperate_a climate_n do_v not_o think_v his_o own_o country_n remedy_n to_o be_v sufficient_a but_o receive_v lemnian_a earth_n out_o of_o the_o isle_n lemnos_n approve_v of_o candy_n dittander_n macedonian_a parsley_n and_o such_o like_a and_o in_o purge_v medicine_n it_o be_v most_o manifest_a for_o they_o do_v not_o grow_v at_o home_n but_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o they_o be_v bring_v from_o foreign_a country_n as_o seine_n rhubarb_n and_o many_o other_o some_z whereof_o be_v transplant_v although_o with_o good_a dress_n they_o be_v make_v to_o grow_v in_o our_o garden_n yet_o not_o without_o a_o manifest_a waste_n of_o their_o strength_n nor_o in_o that_o plenty_n which_o may_v be_v sufficient_a for_o the_o whole_a country_n thus_o we_o daily_o use_v sugar_n pepper_n spice_n wine_n which_o be_v supply_v unto_o we_o from_o other_o country_n the_o lybian_a iris_n say_v galen_n do_v differ_v as_o much_o from_o the_o illyrian_a as_o a_o dead_a body_n from_o a_o live_n no_o smell_n at_o all_o proceed_n from_o the_o lybian_a but_o the_o illyrian_a yield_v a_o very_a pleasant_a savour_n god_n will_v not_o that_o every_o country_n shall_v abound_v with_o all_o thing_n nor_o always_o that_o humane_a society_n may_v be_v maintain_v for_o as_o in_o every_o country_n one_o city_n supply_v necessary_n to_o another_o so_o one_o country_n to_o another_o if_o one_o city_n do_v stand_v in_o need_n of_o the_o help_n of_o another_o why_o shall_v not_o one_o country_n supply_v the_o defect_n of_o another_o but_o they_o think_v that_o those_o remedy_n which_o grow_v at_o home_n have_v a_o great_a affinity_n with_o the_o temperature_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n than_o the_o other_o but_o experience_n show_v that_o we_o do_v use_v profitable_o and_o without_o any_o hurt_n wine_n and_o spice_n that_o be_v bring_v from_o abroad_o again_o physic_n be_v not_o agreeable_a to_o nature_n but_o after_o a_o sort_n contrary_a because_o it_o alter_v nature_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o a_o physician_n to_o use_v those_o remedy_n which_o can_v most_o fit_o perform_v it_o and_o see_v that_o the_o same_o medicament_n even_o in_o the_o same_o country_n do_v change_v it_o virtue_n according_a to_o the_o situation_n and_o nature_n of_o the_o place_n it_o ought_v to_o be_v gather_v there_o where_o the_o best_a grow_v and_o therefore_o sometime_o to_o be_v fetch_v from_o foreign_a country_n but_o if_o this_o can_v be_v do_v with_o equal_a commodity_n let_v the_o home-growing_a remedy_n be_v always_o prefer_v before_o the_o foreign_a chap._n viii_o of_o they_o that_o fear_v to_o be_v let_v blood_n and_o purge_v lest_o they_o accustom_v themselves_o to_o it_o there_o be_v many_o that_o do_v willing_o use_v purge_v and_o blood_n let_v every_o year_n to_o wit_n in_o the_o spring_n and_o autumn_n for_o the_o void_v of_o ill_a humour_n lest_o afterward_o namely_o in_o summer_n and_o winter_n 6._o 47._o aph._n lib._n 6._o they_o fall_v into_o disease_n which_o hypocrates_n persuade_v unto_o they_o that_o find_v blood-letting_n and_o purge_v to_o do_v they_o good_a aught_o to_o purge_v and_o let_v blood_n every_o spring_n which_o word_n he_o repeat_v again_o in_o another_o place_n 7._o place_n 53._o aph._n lib._n 7._o yet_o some_o be_v so_o timorous_a and_o fearful_a that_o though_o they_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o these_o remedy_n yet_o they_o refrain_v to_o use_v they_o lest_o they_o accustom_v themselves_o thereunto_o for_o they_o think_v that_o if_o they_o shall_v use_v they_o once_o or_o twice_o and_o afterward_o leave_v off_o error_n a_o gross_a error_n they_o must_v either_o of_o necessity_n be_v sick_a or_o not_o be_v in_o sound_a health_n who_o error_n it_o be_v my_o purpose_n in_o this_o place_n to_o declare_v although_o some_o physician_n have_v be_v also_o of_o the_o same_o opinion_n forbid_v any_o man_n adventurous_o to_o accustom_v himself_o to_o such_o great_a remedy_n as_o let_v of_o blood_n and_o purge_v lest_o by_o intermit_a or_o leave_v off_o that_o custom_n he_o fall_v into_o dangerous_a disease_n but_o herein_o they_o be_v mistake_v for_o it_o be_v a_o axiom_n of_o physician_n one_o thing_n be_v indicate_v or_o betoken_v by_o one_o and_o custom_n itself_o do_v not_o proper_o indicate_v any_o thing_n but_o together_o with_o other_o sign_n it_z indicates_z somewhat_o for_o it_o have_v reference_n to_o nature_n be_v also_o call_v a_o second_o nature_n whatsoever_o indicates_z any_o thing_n do_v indicate_v either_o the_o conservation_n or_o removeall_n of_o itself_o conservation_n if_o it_o be_v according_a to_o nature_n and_o removeall_a if_o it_o be_v beside_o nature_n as_o a_o disease_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o a_o disease_n see_v then_o only_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o