Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	cold_a	heat_n	hot_a	2,925	5	7.7399	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07669	The hope of health wherin is conteined a goodlie regimente of life: as medicine, good diet and the goodlie vertues of sonderie herbes, doen by Philip Moore.	Moore, Philip, fl. 1564-1573.	1564 (1564)	STC 18059.5; ESTC S110028	57,968	162

requisite_a as_o if_o you_o do_v pourge_v when_o blood-letting_n be_v only_o necessary_a then_o be_v the_o disease_n aid_v against_o nature_n whereby_o great_a danger_n of_o death_n do_v ensue_v than_o will_v have_v do_v if_o nature_n have_v be_v let_v a_o lone_a but_o to_o conclude_v brief_o note_n that_o in_o all_o disease_n the_o duty_n of_o the_o physician_n be_v to_o use_v the_o contrary_a remedy_n to_o the_o disease_n that_o health_n may_v be_v restore_v as_o to_o take_v away_o that_o which_o be_v superfluous_a &_o to_o add_v to_o that_o which_o lack_v to_o soften_v hardness_n and_o to_o rarify_v grossness_n and_o contrariwise_o always_o endeavour_n to_o recover_v the_o natural_a state_n of_o the_o member_n disease_v likewise_o in_o hollow_a ulcer_n and_o wound_n to_o cause_v f●leshe_n to_o grow_v and_o to_o set_v in_o again_o bone_n that_o be_v out_o of_o joint_n and_o soche_v other_o like_a always_o adding_n subtract_v or_o amond_v that_o which_o be_v want_v habound_a or_o out_o of_o his_o dew_n form_n and_o place_n ¶_o the._n twelve_o chapter_n ❧_o what_o thing_n the_o physician_n ought_v to_o know_v before_o be_v attempt_v the_o cure_n of_o any_o disease_n i_o have_v declare_v sufficient_o in_o the_o former_a chapter_n how_o that_o it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o nature_n only_o to_o strive_v and_o fight_v against_o disease_n scruaunte_n and_o how_o that_o the_o physician_n be_v but_o the_o minister_n and_o servant_n of_o nature_n either_o to_o add_v soche_n thing_n to_o she_o as_o she_o may_v use_v to_o destroy_v the_o disease_n withal_o or_o else_o by_o pluck_v clean_o away_o the_o greatesse_n part_n of_o that_o matter_n which_o cause_v and_o maintain_v the_o sickness_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v mete_v and_o necessary_a for_o the_o physician_n before_o he_o minister_v any_o thing_n to_o learn_v and_o search_v out_o perfect_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o disease_n in_o which_o if_o he_o be_v ignorant_a it_o be_v more_o by_o good_a fortune_n then_o by_o cunning_a that_o he_o cure_v any_o disease_n for_o how_o be_v it_o possible_a to_o help_v nature_n w_o t_o that_o that_o she_o have_v need_n of_o except_o it_o be_v first_o know_v what_o she_o need_v which_o none_o can_v know_v except_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o disease_n be_v manifest_a to_o he_o so_o that_o he_o may_v minister_v thing_n direct_o contrary_a to_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o disease_n and_o therefore_o i_o can_v not_o but_o lament_v the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o common_a people_n that_o be_v persuade_v that_o one_o medicine_n be_v sufficient_a for_o one_o disease_n not_o consider_v that_o one_o disease_n may_v come_v of_o sundry_a cause_n and_o therefore_o it_o necessary_o require_v diverse_a medicine_n as_o for_o example_n weakness_n of_o the_o stomach_n that_o it_o can_v digest_v well_o or_o that_o it_o have_v no_o good_a appetite_n be_v one_o disease_n which_o nevertheless_o may_v be_v cause_v a_o dozen_o sundry_a way_n therefore_o the_o cure_n of_o it_o can_v not_o be_v always_o with_o one_o medicine_n but_o rather_o in_o each_o cause_n with_o a_o sundry_a medicine_n as_o if_o weakness_n of_o the_o stomach_n come_v of_o a_o cold_a distempure_a of_o itself_o only_o than_o it_o must_v be_v make_v hot_a bosom_n mean_n if_o heat_n cause_v the_o weakness_n than_o it_o must_v be_v cool_v likewise_o you_o must_v moisten_v dryness_n sanguis_fw-la and_o dry_a moisture_n but_o if_o the_o weakness_n be_v cause_v of_o some_o humour_n that_o do_v abound_v which_o have_v flow_v into_o the_o stomach_n or_o have_v be_v there_o engender_v then_o must_v that_o superfluous_a humour_n be_v pourge_v out_o either_o by_o vomit_n or_o purgation_n with_o a_o meek_a medicine_n as_o if_o it_o be_v fleme_n with_o a_o medicine_n that_o expel_v fleme_n if_o choler_n be_v abound_v there_o then_o must_v it_o be_v soche_o a_o medicine_n as_o purge_v choler_n and_o likewise_o for_o melancholy_n a_o meet_a purgation_n must_v be_v use_v to_o draw_v out_o the_o humour_n but_o if_o the_o imbecility_n of_o the_o stomach_n be_v cause_v by_o a_o distilation_n and_o rheum_n that_o fall_v out_o of_o the_o head_n into_o it_o then_o be_v the_o cure_n to_o be_v wrought_v in_o the_o head_n and_o not_o at_o all_o in_o the_o stomach_n and_o likewise_o if_o distempure_a of_o the_o liver_n or_o spleen_n do_v weaken_v the_o stomach_n the_o cure_n consist_v in_o heal_v those_o member_n and_o not_o in_o minister_a any_o thing_n for_o the_o stomach_n for_o it_o be_v well_o as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v cure_v thus_o it_o be_v declare_v at_o large_a in_o one_o example_n the_o diversity_n of_o cause_n in_o one_o disease_n that_o thereby_o all_o man_n may_v likewise_o consider_v that_o every_o disease_n in_o each_o member_n of_o the_o body_n may_v and_o do_v likewise_o come_v of_o diverse_a cause_n against_o which_o cause_n if_o the_o medicine_n be_v not_o direct_o minister_v it_o avail_v nothing_o but_o rather_o hurt_v therefore_o let_v no_o man_n think_v it_o sufficient_a for_o the_o physician_n if_o he_o know_v that_o a_o man_n have_v soche_v a_o disease_n as_o the_o ague_n the_o colic_n the_o flix_a or_o soch_v other_o like_a that_o then_o he_o may_v straightwaye_o if_o he_o be_v cunning_a minister_v a_o medicine_n mete_v for_o it_o medicine_n no_o not_o so_o but_o he_o must_v first_o search_v by_o all_o mean_v possible_a the_o very_a cause_n of_o the_o disease_n which_o the_o ignorant_a people_n have_v long_a time_n be_v persuade_v that_o a_o cunning_a physician_n may_v do_v in_o all_o disease_n by_o the_o only_a fight_n and_o inspection_n of_o the_o urine_n prima_fw-la but_o alas_o they_o be_v crafty_o bewitch_v or_o covetous_o blind_v for_o to_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o some_o inward_a disease_n the_o urine_n profit_v nothing_o and_o in_o most_o inward_a disease_n of_o the_o body_n there_o ought_v as_o good_a regard_n to_o be_v have_v to_o the_o pulse_n and_o to_o the_o disposition_n and_o state_n of_o the_o brain_n of_o the_o sick_a as_o there_o shall_v be_v of_o the_o urine_n also_o the_o egestion_n sweat_n spittle_n and_o other_o excrement_n be_v not_o to_o be_v neclect_v in_o so_o moche_v as_o at_o some_o time_n they_o do_v declare_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o disease_n and_o the_o state_n thereof_o when_o the_o urine_n show_v nothing_o at_o all_o as_o for_o example_n pleuritidis_fw-la in_o a_o pleurisy_n or_o in_o a_o inflammation_n of_o the_o lung_n or_o in_o a_o squinancy_n or_o soche_n like_o there_o be_v more_o to_o be_v know_v by_o spittle_n then_o by_o urine_n likewise_o in_o a_o lax_n or_o in_o a_o bloody_a flix_a or_o in_o a_o colike_a or_o iliacke_n there_o be_v more_o certainty_n of_o judgement_n to_o be_v give_v by_o egestion_n or_o ordure_n then_o be_v by_o urine_n which_o thing_n those_o that_o be_v not_o altogether_o addicte_n so_o their_o own_o fantasy_n may_v quick_o by_o good_a reason_n delatum_fw-la be_v persuade_v to_o credit_n for_o urine_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o watery_a and_o whaishe_a part_n of_o the_o blood_n for_o it_o be_v strain_v from_o blood_n in_o the_o liver_n and_o suck_v from_o thence_o into_o the_o reins_n from_o whence_o it_o distil_v down_o into_o the_o bladder_n and_o so_o pass_v forth_o since_o therefore_o urine_n be_v the_o excrement_fw-la that_o be_v separate_v from_o blood_n there_o be_v good_a cause_n why_o it_o shall_v show_v the_o estate_n of_o the_o liver_n and_o of_o blood_n in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o body_n and_o also_o it_o can_v well_o declare_v the_o estate_n of_o soche_n member_n as_o it_o pass_v by_o as_o of_o the_o reins_n the_o blader_n and_o soche_n like_o but_o certain_o in_o other_o disease_n that_o be_v out_o of_o the_o vein_n and_o be_v distant_a from_o the_o place_n by_o which_o the_o urine_n pass_v there_o be_v no_o certain_a judgement_n to_o be_v give_v by_o the_o urine_n unless_o the_o vehemency_n of_o the_o disease_n have_v infect_v the_o blood_n or_o liver_n after_o some_o sort_n nevertheless_o soche_n be_v the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o common_a people_n that_o they_o think_v he_o worthy_a of_o no_o estimation_n in_o physic_n which_o can_v not_o at_o the_o first_o sight_n of_o the_o urine_n although_o it_o have_v be_v carry_v twenty_o mile_n tell_v whether_o it_o be_v a_o man_n water_n or_o a_o womanne_n and_o how_o the_o disease_n greve_v the_o patient_a better_a than_o himself_o &_o also_o whether_o he_o shall_v live_v or_o die_v what_o disease_n so_o ever_o it_o be_v which_o thing_n undoubted_o in_o diverse_a disease_n be_v impossible_a to_o be_v tell_v by_o the_o only_a sight_n of_o the_o urine_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v think_v meet_a for_o he_o that_o will_v minister_v physic_n due_o and_o rightfullie_o first_o to_o see_v the_o patient_a and_o to_o talk_v with_o he_o or_o she_o pulsus_fw-la

man_n and_o woman_n to_o do_v their_o endeavour_n to_o know_v they_o and_o learn_v their_o virtue_n now_o in_o this_o place_n i_o will_v rehearse_v the_o name_n of_o certain_a herb_n of_o the_o field_n that_o be_v most_o common_a more_o of_o their_o virtue_n and_o property_n for_o brevity_n i_o let_v pass_v until_o a_o other_o tyme._n ¶_o the_o name_n of_o herb_n grow_v of_o themselves_o 1._o wormewoode_n 2._o houselike_a 3._o mouse_n ear_n 4._o shepherdess_n purse_n 5._o calaminte_fw-fr 6._o centorie_n 7._o woodbinde_v 8._o enula_n campana_fw-la 9_o agrimonie_n 10._o jyebright_n 11._o fumitoris_fw-la 12._o paritorie_n of_o the_o wall_n 13._o s_o johns_n wort_n 14._o gromell_n 15._o saxifrage_n 16._o horehound_n 17._o melilote_n 18._o flare_v seed_n 19_o mercury_n 20._o yarrowe_a 21._o water_n lily_n 22._o plantain_n 23._o maiden_n here_o 24._o polipodie_fw-mi of_o the_o oak_n 25._o five_o leave_a grass_n 26._o scabious_a 27._o nightshaad_n 28._o vervain_n 29._o knotgrass_n hitherto_o i_o have_v declare_v the_o name_n of_o those_o herb_n which_o among_o all_o other_o i_o will_v wish_v be_v well_o know_v of_o the_o common_a people_n that_o by_o they_o they_o may_v the_o easy_o get_v remedy_n and_o help_v of_o their_o grief_n &_o sickness_n without_o any_o great_a cost_n or_o travail_n ¶_o the_o xi_o chapter_n ❧_o a_o declaration_n of_o sickness_n and_o health_n i_o think_v it_o be_v superfluous_a to_o declare_v that_o health_n be_v profitable_a and_o pleasant_a to_o all_o man_n since_o each_o man_n daily_o do_v wish_v and_o pray_v either_o for_o the_o restitution_n or_o for_o the_o continuance_n of_o thesame_n but_o i_o suppose_v it_o be_v nedeful_a to_o declare_v what_o health_n be_v and_o wherein_o it_o consist_v that_o thereby_o the_o ignorant_a may_v learn_v to_o know_v when_o they_o be_v in_o perfect_v health_n &_o when_o they_o be_v incline_v to_o sickness_n note_v therefore_o that_o health_n be_v a_o natural_a affection_n and_o state_n of_o the_o body_n wherein_o each_o member_n be_v able_a to_o do_v that_o office_n and_o action_n that_o nature_n have_v ordain_v it_o for_o partly_o as_o the_o stomach_n to_o digeste_v perfect_o and_o to_o have_v good_a appetite_n this_o etc._n etc._n note_v also_o that_o this_o natural_a state_n do_v remain_v so_o long_o in_o each_o member_n as_o it_o keep_v the_o natural_a temperature_n that_o it_o shall_v have_v in_o heat_n cold_a moistness_n and_o dryness_n and_o also_o have_v thesame_a form_n quantity_n number_n and_o place_n that_o nature_n have_v ordain_v it_o to_o have_v if_o these_o thing_n be_v present_a to_o each_o member_n of_o the_o body_n then_o be_v the_o hole_n body_n in_o perfect_a health_n except_o some_o external_a cause_n do_v hinder_v it_o as_o a_o wound_n prick_n brouse_a or_o some_o soche_n like_o outward_a evente_a which_o do_v deminishe_v health_n and_o cause_v some_o sickness_n note_v therefore_o that_o sickness_n be_v contrary_a to_o health_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o hard_a to_o know_v what_o sickness_n be_v and_o wherein_o it_o do_v consist_v howbeit_o i_o will_v declare_v somewhat_o of_o it_o that_o it_o may_v be_v the_o more_o plain_o understand_v of_o all_o man_n sickness_n be_v a_o unnatural_a affection_n and_o state_n of_o the_o body_n wherein_o some_o member_n be_v hinder_v and_o let_v that_o it_o can_v not_o perfect_o fulfil_v that_o office_n and_o action_n that_o nature_n have_v ordain_v it_o to_o do_v as_o when_o the_o stomach_n do_v loath_a meat_n or_o can_v not_o keep_v it_o till_o it_o be_v digest_v &c_n &c_n and_o note_v that_o this_o unnatural_a affection_n of_o the_o body_n distemperaunce_n do_v consist_v in_o the_o member_n of_o the_o body_n form_n three_o diverse_a way_n for_o either_o it_o come_v by_o distempure_a of_o some_o member_n so_o that_o it_o be_v hot_a cold_a moist_a or_o dry_a than_o it_o shall_v be_v of_o nature_n or_o else_o by_o undecent_a fashion_n quantity_n number_n or_o place_n of_o some_o member_n or_o last_o of_o all_o by_o solution_n solution_n and_o dishever_v of_o some_o part_n by_o ulcer_n impostume_n wound_n or_o soche_n like_o which_o part_n be_v ordain_v by_o nature_n to_o be_v join_v together_o and_o therefore_o the_o separation_n of_o they_o be_v a_o disease_n these_o be_v the_o diversity_n of_o disease_n which_o when_o they_o chance_v in_o man_n body_n there_o be_v a_o strife_n and_o battle_n between_o nature_n and_o they_o which_o shall_v overcome_v other_o and_o if_o sickness_n overcome_v nature_n then_o do_v death_n ensue_v but_o if_o nature_n do_v overcome_v the_o sickness_n than_o the_o body_n by_o little_a and_o little_a be_v restore_v to_o health_n again_o and_o note_v that_o in_o this_o combare_a between_o the_o disease_n and_o nature_n the_o physician_n be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o minister_n and_o aider_n to_o nature_n to_o help_v she_o to_o overcome_v the_o disease_n by_o soche_n mean_n as_o the_o art_n of_o physic_n do_v teach_v he_o may_v beast_n be_v do_z for_o there_o be_v sundry_a kind_n of_o aide_n which_o be_v to_o be_v seek_v out_o by_o this_o mean_n first_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o this_o be_v a_o most_o generalle_o precepte_v in_o physic_n contrary_n contraria_fw-la contrarijs_fw-la curantur_fw-la that_o be_v disease_n be_v cure_v by_o their_o contrary_n and_o therefore_o if_o the_o disease_n be_v a_o distempure_a of_o hot_a cold_a moist_a or_o dry_a whereby_o any_o part_n of_o the_o body_n be_v alter_v from_o his_o natural_a state_n then_o to_o help_v nature_n against_o that_o distempure_a you_o must_v apply_v or_o minister_v a_o medicine_n that_o be_v contrary_a to_o it_o that_o be_v a_o cold_a medicine_n to_o a_o hot_a disease_n a_o hot_a medicine_n to_o a_o cold_a disease_n a_o dry_a medicine_n to_o a_o moist_a disease_n and_o this_o must_v be_v do_v with_o diligente_a observation_n or_o else_o there_o be_v danger_n in_o it_o rather_o than_o profit_n as_o for_o a_o example_n if_o a_o little_a distempure_a of_o heat_n shall_v happen_v to_o a_o member_n of_o the_o body_n there_o may_v be_v apply_v so_o cold_a a_o medicine_n to_o it_o that_o will_v alter_v the_o member_n into_o a_o great_a distempure_a of_o cold_a than_o the_o heat_n be_v note_v therefore_o that_o the_o temperature_n of_o each_o member_n must_v be_v learned_a &_o consider_v when_o it_o be_v in_o health_n and_o then_o the_o distempure_a must_v diligent_o be_v note_v how_o moche_v it_o differ_v from_o the_o say_a temperature_n for_o so_o moche_n must_v the_o medicine_n differ_v on_o the_o contrary_a part_n as_o for_o example_n if_o a_o member_n be_v distempure_v that_o it_o be_v two_o degree_n hot_a than_o it_o be_v be_v in_o health_n then_o must_v the_o medicine_n be_v two_o degree_n cold_a than_o the_o temperature_n of_o the_o member_n be_v and_o so_o by_o that_o mean_n the_o two_o cold_a degree_n of_o the_o medicine_n will_v destroy_v and_o quench_v the_o two_o hot_a degree_n of_o distempure_a and_o will_v bring_v the_o member_n again_o into_o his_o natural_a temperature_n thus_o 〈◊〉_d a_o due_a proportion_n diligent_o to_o be_v consider_v always_o between_o the_o disease_n and_o the_o medicine_n or_o else_o there_o will_v rather_o hard_o then_o good_a ensue_v but_o 〈◊〉_d a_o disease_n be_v cause_v by_o abundance_n of_o humour_n in_o the_o body_n which_o 〈◊〉_d to_o oppress_v nature_n than_o the_o physician_n help_v nature_n by_o take_v away_o some_o part_n of_o the_o abundance_n of_o those_o 〈◊〉_d humour_n whereby_o nature_n be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d able_a to_o overcome_v y_fw-mi ●_o 〈◊〉_d in_o short_a time_n and_o note_v that_o this_o take_v away_o of_o humour_n be_v do_v diverse_o accord_v as_o occasion_n best_o serve_v sometime_o by_o set_v of_o 〈◊〉_d sometime_o by_o purgation_n or_o vomit_v and_o sometime_o by_o provoke_v of_o sweat_n or_o otherwise_o these_o and_o soche_n like_o be_v sometime_o the_o do_n of_o the_o physician_n wherewith_o he_o help_v nature_n against_o the_o disease_n of_o repleation_n in_o which_o the_o former_a rule_n be_v observe_v that_o be_v to_o heal_v by_o contrary_n for_o evacuation_n and_o pourge_v be_v contrary_a to_o repleation_n and_o fullness_n of_o humour_n but_o in_o do_v of_o these_o thing_n there_o aught_o diligent_a heed_n to_o be_v take_v that_o they_o be_v attempt_v in_o a_o convenient_a time_n and_o that_o they_o be_v do_v with_o good_a measure_n that_o be_v not_o to_o little_a nor_o to_o moche_v and_o further_o consider_v where_o how_o and_o with_o what_o you_o be_v best_a to_o work_v that_o nature_n may_v thereby_o receive_v more_o commodity_n than_o hindrance_n minister_v here_o therefore_o the_o help_n of_o a_o skilful_a and_o circumspect_a physician_n be_v most_o requisite_a for_o if_o evacuation_n by_o pourge_v blood-let_v sweat_v or_o otherwise_o be_v do_v out_o of_o time_n out_o of_o measure_n or_o contrary_a to_o that_o which_o be_v