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and_o artery_n and_o out_o of_o they_o pour_v forth_o into_o the_o joint_n generate_v where_o the_o humour_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o gout_n be_v generate_v without_o doubt_v it_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v generate_v in_o some_o concoction_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o indeed_o such_o a_o concoction_n as_o out_o of_o which_o the_o vein_n and_o artery_n receive_v that_o humour_n which_o they_o contain_v and_o this_o we_o determine_v to_o be_v in_o the_o liver_n and_o spleen_n the_o sanguification_n be_v there_o hurt_v in_o its_o own_o manner_n but_o now_o the_o cause_n by_o reason_n of_o which_o this_o humour_n be_v generate_v be_v two_o generate_v for_o what_o cause_v it_o be_v generate_v the_o former_a whereof_o be_v something_o amiss_o in_o the_o liver_n and_o spleen_n and_o more_o especial_o the_o excessive_a heat_n and_o dryness_n of_o those_o part_n and_o then_o the_o other_o cause_n thereof_o this_o be_v indeed_o the_o chief_a and_o principal_a be_v such_o a_o kind_n of_o aliment_n from_o meat_n and_o drink_v as_o make_v a_o continual_a supply_n of_o such_o a_o like_a tartarous_a matter_n as_o for_o the_o first_o of_o these_o the_o stomach_n may_v indeed_o likewise_o confer_v somewhat_o hereunto_o if_o in_o it_o the_o chyle_n be_v not_o right_o elaborate_v and_o if_o that_o after_o this_o concoction_n the_o tartarous_a fece_n or_o dregs_o be_v not_o most_o of_o they_o instant_o separate_v and_o hence_o it_o be_v also_o that_o all_o physician_n warn_v we_o in_o the_o prevent_n of_o the_o gout_n to_o have_v a_o special_a regard_n unto_o the_o first_o concoction_n and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o that_o hurt_n concoction_n of_o the_o stomach_n do_v not_o most_o immediate_o conduce_v unto_o the_o generate_a of_o the_o gout_n but_o that_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n that_o the_o concoction_n in_o the_o liver_n and_o spleen_n shall_v likewise_o
of_o the_o heat_n the_o salt_n and_o tartarous_a humour_n be_v then_o more_o heap_v up_o and_o then_o after_o this_o the_o old_a they_o grow_v the_o more_o they_o be_v afflict_v with_o it_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o weakness_n of_o the_o native_a heat_n and_o the_o imbecility_n of_o the_o expulsive_a faculty_n for_o man_n for_o the_o most_o part_n live_v not_o so_o temperate_o as_o woman_n sustain_v great_a labour_n be_v more_o addict_v to_o venery_n and_o hurt_v thereby_o but_o woman_n on_o the_o contrary_a be_v more_o temperate_a and_o beside_o they_o have_v likewise_o their_o monthly_a evacuation_n by_o and_o with_o which_o nature_n be_v wont_a to_o thrust_v forth_o together_o with_o they_o all_o the_o vicious_a humour_n and_o so_o to_o expel_v they_o out_o of_o all_o part_n of_o the_o body_n whereupon_o likewise_o it_o be_v that_o hypocrates_n in_o the_o six_o of_o his_o apborism_n aphoris_n 29._o write_v that_o woman_n be_v not_o trouble_v wâ—th_o the_o gout_n until_o after_o their_o course_n fail_v and_o leave_v they_o but_o the_o truth_n be_v that_o it_o be_v not_o always_o â—o_o that_o either_o woman_n or_o man_n that_o be_v above_o or_o under_o the_o aforesand_n age_n aâ—e_v whole_o â—ree_v they_o this_o malady_n and_o albeit_o that_o hypocrates_n in_o the_o 6._o sect_n of_o his_o aphorism_n aphorisin_n 30._o write_v that_o young_a man_n before_o the_o use_n of_o woman_n be_v not_o at_o all_o trouble_a with_o the_o 〈◊〉_d and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n very_o rare_o see_v that_o youth_n be_v herewith_o affect_v yet_o 〈…〉_o its_o sometime_o find_v so_o to_o be_v and_o that_o even_o these_o be_v trouble_v with_o it_o as_o we_o may_v likewate_fw-mi see_v many_o that_o be_v above_o fifty_o year_n old_a take_v oftentimes_o with_o the_o gout_n and_o i_o myself_o 〈◊〉_d late_o see_v a_o learned_a man_n that_o in_o the_o sixty_o second_o year_n of_o his_o age_n be_v 〈…〉_o fit_v of_o the_o gout_n neither_o also_o be_v eunuch_n although_o that_o hypocrates_n in_o the_o six_o sect._n of_o his_o aphorism_n aph._n 28._o do_v except_o they_o always_o whole_o free_a from_o this_o malady_n as_o we_o shall_v anon_o show_v you_o further_o in_o the_o nanth_n question_n chap._n 3._o sign_n diagnostic_n the_o very_a malady_n do_v sufficient_o appear_v of_o itself_o gout_n the_o diagnostic_n sign_n of_o the_o gout_n and_o the_o sick_a person_n complain_v of_o a_o pain_n about_o the_o joint_n in_o their_o foot_n hand_n knee_n and_o other_o part_n unto_o which_o there_o be_v afterward_o add_v a_o swell_a a_o redness_n and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n a_o fever_n and_o indeed_o when_o the_o gout_n begin_v first_o of_o all_o to_o invade_v a_o person_n it_o likely_a take_v he_o first_o in_o the_o great_a toe_n of_o his_o foot_n and_o that_o most_o common_o the_o left_a and_o so_o in_o all_o the_o other_o joint_n the_o pain_n most_o of_o all_o consist_v and_o stay_v in_o the_o place_n affect_v without_o spread_v any_o further_o but_o in_o the_o sciatica_n this_o pain_n be_v not_o feel_v only_o in_o the_o joint_n by_o the_o which_o the_o head_n of_o the_o thigh_n be_v insert_v into_o the_o hip_n but_o it_o be_v from_o hence_o by_o the_o nerve_n and_o membrane_n carry_v unto_o the_o very_a buttock_n by_o the_o way_n where_o the_o nerve_n spring_v from_o the_o loin_n and_o the_o great_a bone_n by_o the_o latin_a physician_n call_v the_o o_o sacrum_n or_o holy_a bone_n and_o from_o thence_o the_o pain_n be_v also_o extend_v unto_o the_o calf_n of_o the_o leg_n and_o unto_o the_o foot_n according_a to_o the_o guidance_n and_o conduct_n of_o the_o nerve_n and_o in_o other_o joint_n also_o as_o lie_v outward_o there_o be_v wont_v manifest_o to_o appear_v a_o swell_a and_o redness_n and_o a_o great_a heat_n to_o be_v perceive_v but_o now_o in_o the_o sciatick_a painful_a affect_v these_o thing_n do_v not_o so_o plain_o appear_v in_o regard_n the_o place_n affect_v lie_v very_o deep_a and_o because_o that_o therein_o that_o place_n the_o top_n of_o the_o skin_n have_v not_o many_o vein_n disperse_v here_o and_o there_o in_o it_o in_o a_o word_n in_o the_o gout_n that_o which_o most_o especial_o trouble_v the_o sick_a person_n be_v the_o pain_n he_o feel_v and_o a_o impotency_n in_o his_o motion_n and_o upon_o this_o there_o follow_v watch_n and_o restlessness_n a_o dejection_n of_o the_o body_n strength_n and_o other_o symptom_n all_o which_o lucian_n in_o his_o tragopâ—dagra_fw-la have_v very_o elegant_o describe_v but_o now_o in_o reckon_v up_o the_o sign_n by_o which_o the_o difference_n of_o the_o cause_n and_o the_o different_a humour_n may_v be_v discern_v cause_n the_o sign_n of_o the_o cause_n the_o most_o of_o physician_n be_v very_o long_o and_o prolix_a and_o they_o take_v much_o pain_n in_o reckon_v up_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o gout_n from_o the_o blood_n choler_n phlegm_n and_o black_a choler_n or_o melancholy_n but_o since_o that_o as_o we_o tell_v you_o before_o those_o humour_n can_v proper_o be_v say_v to_o excite_v the_o gout_n but_o only_o that_o they_o be_v either_o stir_v up_o and_o down_o by_o that_o humour_n that_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o gout_n or_o that_o be_v attract_v by_o the_o pain_n of_o the_o part_n affect_v they_o flow_v together_o thereunto_o we_o shall_v therefore_o in_o this_o regard_n here_o spare_v ourselves_o the_o labour_n further_o to_o treat_v of_o they_o but_o yet_o nevertheless_o if_o for_o the_o better_a order_n of_o the_o cure_n the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o affluent_a humour_n seem_v to_o be_v altogether_o necessary_a and_o requisite_a it_o appear_v from_o the_o general_a discourse_n of_o a_o inflammation_n in_o which_o we_o have_v declare_v what_o a_o pure_a phlegmone_n be_v and_o what_o sign_n it_o have_v as_o also_o the_o sign_n of_o oedematodes_n of_o erisypelatodes_n and_o also_o of_o schirrbode_n what_o sign_n these_o have_v and_o indeed_o from_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o humour_n predominant_a in_o the_o body_n which_o we_o have_v elsewhere_o explain_v and_o likewise_o from_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o swell_a and_o by_o the_o observe_n of_o those_o thing_n that_o benefit_n or_o hurt_v the_o sick_a person_n it_o may_v easy_o be_v know_v what_o humour_n it_o be_v that_o flow_v together_o with_o it_o and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o it_o be_v here_o acknowledge_v by_o the_o more_o learned_a and_o able_a physician_n even_o those_o who_o have_v assert_v that_o the_o gout_n proceed_v from_o divers_a humour_n that_o there_o be_v little_a heed_n to_o be_v give_v or_o regard_v to_o be_v have_v unto_o those_o sign_n that_o be_v take_v from_o the_o colour_n heat_n or_o the_o like_a accident_n since_o that_o very_o many_o thing_n occur_v which_o may_v be_v the_o cause_n as_o of_o the_o colour_n so_o likewise_o of_o the_o heat_n and_o coldness_n of_o the_o member_n contrary_a unto_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o peccant_a matter_n for_o the_o humour_n as_o guainerius_n say_v that_o be_v the_o true_a and_o proper_a cause_n of_o the_o gout_n abide_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o member_n do_v not_o for_o the_o most_o part_n change_v the_o superficies_n of_o the_o say_a member_n and_o so_o then_o the_o colour_n of_o the_o member_n can_v afford_v we_o any_o sign_n or_o token_n at_o all_o but_o it_o may_v possible_o so_o happen_v that_o a_o humour_n abound_v in_o the_o body_n may_v by_o pain_n be_v stir_v up_o and_o darw_v unto_o the_o place_n affect_v and_o there_o it_o may_v cause_v a_o swell_a and_o yet_o nevertheless_o it_o may_v not_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o gout_n chap._n 4._o prognostic_n i._o the_o gout_n for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v a_o disease_n not_o mortal_a gout_n prognoslick_n of_o the_o gout_n for_o albeit_o that_o the_o strength_n may_v be_v much_o impair_v by_o pain_n and_o for_o want_v of_o rest_n insomuch_o that_o the_o sick_a person_n may_v at_o length_n be_v force_v to_o take_v their_o bed_n yet_o this_o be_v not_o do_v but_o in_o a_o long_a time_n and_o we_o see_v that_o such_o as_o be_v trouble_v with_o the_o gout_n do_v oftentimes_o live_v long_o and_o attain_v unto_o old_a age_n to_o wit_n for_o this_o cause_n that_o nature_n by_o certain_a interval_n thrust_v forth_o unto_o the_o joint_n those_o vicious_a humour_n from_o which_o other_o more_o dangerous_a disease_n may_v have_v be_v generate_v and_o so_o by_o this_o mean_n free_v the_o principal_a part_n from_o vicious_a humour_n ii_o if_o yet_o notwithstanding_o there_o happen_v any_o dangerous_a inflammation_n or_o pernicious_a fever_n or_o that_o nature_n fail_v and_o lie_v under_o the_o burden_n so_o that_o it_o can_v no_o long_o expel_v the_o vicious_a humour_n the_o patient_n life_n may_v then_o be_v much_o endanger_v and_o if_o any_o such_o dangerous_a symptom_n be_v join_v together_o with_o the_o vehement_a pain_n of_o
which_o there_o have_v be_v boil_a the_o root_n of_o the_o great_a dock_n which_o have_v drink_v up_o when_o he_o can_v not_o be_v cure_v by_o any_o other_o remedy_n of_o the_o physician_n he_o make_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o white_a water_n his_o urine_n be_v like_o milk_n and_o so_o be_v free_v from_o all_o his_o pain_n or_o take_v sarsaparilla_n one_o ounce_n sassafras_n wood_n half_a a_o ounce_n the_o root_n of_o the_o clove_n tree_n one_o ounce_n citrine_n saunders_n two_o dram_n infuse_v all_o in_o three_o pint_n of_o water_n for_o twenty_o four_o hour_n and_o afterward_o boil_v the_o same_o and_o give_v of_o this_o decoction_n one_o draught_n in_o the_o morning_n either_o alone_a or_o else_o with_o heart_n horn_n topic_n the_o body_n be_v thus_o in_o a_o due_a manner_n evacuate_v topic_n topic_n and_o the_o antecedent_n cause_n that_o will_v have_v augment_v the_o disease_n be_v once_o take_v away_o we_o then_o come_v to_o the_o very_a moderate_n of_o the_o pain_n and_o the_o take_v away_o of_o the_o contain_v cause_n of_o the_o pain_n and_o swell_a and_o so_o unto_o the_o topic_n but_o if_o topic_n shall_v present_o be_v administer_v before_o those_o universal_a and_o general_a remedy_n shall_v have_v be_v first_o make_v use_n of_o the_o patient_n shall_v receive_v from_o thence_o far_o more_o hurt_v than_o benefit_n for_o either_o the_o matter_n which_o nature_n endeavour_v to_o thrust_v forth_o to_o the_o joint_n be_v drive_v back_o unto_o the_o more_o inward_a part_n from_o whence_o very_o grievous_a symptom_n be_v excite_v or_o else_o it_o be_v impact_v into_o the_o joint_n and_o so_o the_o pain_n be_v exasperate_v or_o else_o the_o part_n be_v effeminate_a and_o make_v weak_a and_o loosen_v and_o so_o the_o flux_n be_v increase_v which_o be_v not_o common_o take_v notice_n of_o and_o topic_n be_v oftentimes_o most_o unreasonable_o and_o without_o any_o caution_n at_o all_o administer_v the_o sick_a person_n do_v for_o the_o most_o part_n receive_v more_o hurt_v then_o good_a from_o they_o and_o from_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o common_a and_o receive_a opinion_n have_v its_o first_o original_n to_o wit_n that_o the_o best_a course_n be_v to_o administer_v nothing_o at_o all_o unto_o the_o pain_a joint_n and_o the_o truth_n be_v that_o it_o be_v fir_n bect_a to_o apply_v nothing_o call_v but_o to_o commit_v the_o whole_a business_n to_o nature_n then_o to_o make_v use_n of_o such_o medicament_n as_o be_v altogether_o unfit_a and_o improper_a now_o the_o topic_n that_o be_v apply_v they_o respect_v either_o the_o pain_n only_o or_o else_o withal_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o pain_n to_o wit_n the_o humour_n that_o now_o and_o former_o have_v fly_v in_o exciting_a both_o a_o pain_n and_o a_o swell_a mitigater_n of_o pain_n the_o pain_n in_o this_o disease_n for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v a_o most_o grievous_a symptom_n pain_n mitigater_n of_o pain_n and_o which_o be_v most_o troublesome_a to_o the_o sick_a party_n and_o which_o they_o most_o of_o all_o curse_n and_o bann_n as_o lucian_n have_v it_o in_o the_o begin_n almost_o of_o his_o tragopodagra_fw-la and_o therefore_o also_o it_o be_v that_o they_o most_o of_o all_o desire_n the_o removal_n thereof_o and_o indeed_o it_o be_v altogether_o necessary_a that_o the_o physician_n shall_v have_v regard_n thereunto_o because_o that_o if_o it_o be_v too_o great_a it_o cause_v a_o restlessness_n deject_v the_o strength_n and_o by_o attract_v the_o humour_n it_o augment_v the_o malady_n and_o so_o deserve_o draw_v our_o care_n unto_o it_o for_o its_o removal_n as_o gaien_v in_o the_o 12._o of_o his_o method_n c._n 1._o and_o thereupon_o it_o show_v and_o point_v we_o unto_o the_o asswage_n thereof_o by_o anodynes_n now_o anodynes_n or_o mitigater_n of_o pain_n have_v likewise_o this_o good_a and_o benefit_n go_v along_o with_o they_o to_o wit_n that_o by_o loosen_v the_o part_n they_o make_v that_o the_o humour_n that_o before_o flow_v only_o unto_o the_o 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