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tertian_n ibid._n for_o quartaine_n be_v at_o the_o beginning_n gentle_o to_o be_v handle_v lest_o a_o double_a quartain_a or_o a_o triple_a quartain_a be_v make_v and_o lest_o also_o the_o strength_n shall_v decay_v which_o here_o we_o must_v preserve_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o long_a continuance_n of_o the_o disease_n fuchsius_n in_o a_o exquisite_a tertian_n which_o proceed_v of_o mere_a choler_n 6._o not_o mix_v with_o any_o other_o humour_n do_v prove_v out_o of_o galen_n ad_fw-la glauconem_fw-la that_o neither_o let_n of_o blood_n nor_o vehement_a purge_a medicine_n can_v be_v convenient_a for_o it_o therapeutica_fw-la doctor_n bright_n do_v think_v requisite_a that_o in_o the_o first_o day_n of_o intermission_n to_o ventilate_v the_o body_n 6._o or_o 8._o ounce_n of_o blood_n be_v take_v febribus_fw-la these_o judgement_n do_v seem_v to_o be_v contrary_a but_o yet_o the_o several_a circumstance_n be_v consider_v they_o may_v both_o be_v very_o well_o reconcile_v for_o as_o 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if_o it_o appear_v yellow_a and_o thin_a let_v he_o straightway_o suppress_v it_o chap._n 5._o whether_o let_v of_o blood_n be_v to_o be_v admit_v in_o the_o plague_n or_o pestilent_a fever_n as_o also_o in_o the_o pox_n and_o such_o other_o contagious_a infirmity_n and_o when_o and_o how_o avicenna_n in_o his_o eeventh_fw-mi canon_n concern_v blood-letting_n as_o montanus_n have_v divide_v they_o do_v set_v it_o down_o for_o a_o rule_n 3._o that_o in_o what_o ague_n soever_o there_o be_v a_o most_o vehement_a inflammation_n there_o must_v be_v no_o let_v of_o blood_n montanus_n discourse_v upon_o that_o place_n say_v that_o we_o must_v regard_v not_o so_o much_o what_o the_o disease_n require_v as_o what_o the_o strength_n can_v bear_v ibid._n in_o respect_n of_o the_o disease_n phlebotomy_n do_v agree_v but_o not_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o power_n he_o bring_v in_o a_o instance_n of_o a_o pestilent_a fever_n and_o show_v that_o blood_n be_v not_o to_o be_v let_v in_o it_o because_o 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cachectica_fw-la full_a of_o blood_n or_o of_o corrupt_a humour_n whereby_o a_o fever_n be_v kindle_v then_o if_o by_o open_v of_o a_o vain_a the_o plenty_n and_o putrefaction_n of_o the_o blood_n be_v take_v away_o all_o the_o other_o symptom_n will_v become_v more_o tolerable_a but_o that_o must_v be_v do_v spare_o and_o with_o a_o due_a regard_n of_o the_o strength_n and_o if_o in_o the_o beginning_n strength_n be_v decay_v then_o be_v phlebotomy_n not_o to_o be_v admit_v though_o the_o fullness_n of_o the_o vein_n do_v require_v it_o for_o of_o lusty_a youth_n we_o have_v find_v by_o experience_n more_o to_o escape_v in_o the_o plague_n time_n without_o let_v of_o blood_n then_o by_o let_v of_o blood_n if_o phlebotomy_n be_v use_v it_o must_v be_v do_v rather_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o fever_n then_o of_o the_o pestilent_a quality_n see_v that_o this_o venom_n do_v not_o consist_v in_o the_o blood_n but_o come_v from_o outward_o do_v sudden_o possess_v the_o heart_n and_o we_o do_v not_o think_v that_o it_o can_v be_v expel_v or_o draw_v out_o from_o it_o by_o phlebotomy_n and_o if_o the_o case_n do_v so_o stand_v that_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o the_o plenitude_n and_o fever_n a_o vain_a must_v needs_o be_v open_v than_o he_o show_v in_o what_o order_n it_o must_v be_v do_v first_o it_o must_v be_v do_v in_o the_o beginning_n for_o unless_o the_o vain_a be_v open_v within_o 24._o hour_n of_o the_o beginning_n it_o will_v rather_o hinder_v nature_n then_o do_v any_o good_a also_o it_o must_v be_v consider_v whether_o the_o party_n be_v in_o a_o sweat_n or_o no_o for_o in_o no_o wise_a must_v the_o sweat_n be_v hinder_v by_o phlebotomy_n but_o after_o the_o party_n have_v sweat_n and_o have_v be_v refresh_v with_o a_o little_a meat_n or_o some_o cordial_a receipt_n then_o may_v a_o vain_a be_v open_v howsoever_o there_o have_v go_v no_o clyster_n nor_o purge_v before_o because_o the_o time_n have_v not_o give_v leave_n choose_v the_o vain_a in_o that_o side_n which_o be_v most_o grieve_a if_o any_o eruption_n appear_v about_o the_o flank_n open_v the_o saphena_fw-la if_o in_o the_o upper_a part_n than_o some_o vain_a in_o the_o arm_n or_o hand_n of_o the_o same_o side_n if_o under_o the_o armhole_n take_v the_o basilica_fw-la if_o about_o the_o â—ares_n the_o cephalica_fw-la if_o in_o the_o face_n open_v the_o vain_a under_o the_o tongue_n and_o ever_o to_o the_o botch_n appear_v let_v cup_a glass_n be_v fasten_v that_o the_o poison_n may_v abide_v in_o the_o same_o place_n and_o not_o by_o phlebotomy_n be_v draw_v into_o the_o inward_a part_n trincavel_n do_v account_v it_o very_o dangerous_a to_o let_v blood_n when_o pimple_n do_v outward_o appear_v pestilentiali_fw-la but_o when_o as_o well_o by_o the_o pulse_n as_o by_o the_o former_a manner_n of_o diet_n which_o the_o party_n have_v use_v it_o be_v find_v to_o be_v expedient_a then_o let_v it_o be_v do_v straight_o in_o the_o begin_n before_o the_o putrefaction_n of_o the_o pestilent_a fever_n be_v much_o increase_v and_o before_o nature_n do_v seek_v to_o expel_v unto_o the_o skin_n 7._o thus_o he_o prove_v out_o of_o galen_n who_o comment_v upon_o one_o of_o hypocrates_n his_o patient_n call_v crito_n who_o die_v upon_o a_o kind_n of_o pestilent_a fever_n he_o do_v excuse_n hypocrates_n and_o say_v that_o he_o do_v not_o let_v he_o blood_n because_o he_o be_v not_o send_v for_o at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o disease_n which_o signify_v that_o if_o he_o have_v be_v send_v for_o at_o the_o beginning_n a_o vain_a no_o doubt_n shall_v present_o have_v be_v open_v montanus_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o crato_n do_v allow_v let_v of_o blood_n in_o the_o small_a pock_n and_o such_o other_o contagious_a disease_n medicarum_fw-la so_o that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o begin_n before_o sign_n of_o putrefaction_n appear_v but_o when_o it_o have_v once_o prevail_v then_o to_o let_v blood_n he_o do_v call_v it_o a_o pernicious_a and_o a_o deadly_a thing_n for_o nature_n be_v then_o check_v when_o it_o shall_v whole_o be_v intentive_a to_o expel_v the_o venom_n and_o infection_n of_o the_o disease_n 67._o fernelius_n hollerius_n and_o silvius_n three_o famous_a and_o worthy_a physician_n consult_v about_o the_o sweat_a plague_n call_v sudor_fw-la anglicus_n do_v deliver_v to_o the_o english_a ambassador_n the_o use_n of_o blood-letting_n among_o the_o mean_n to_o prevent_v the_o disease_n in_o full_a body_n the_o body_n be_v first_o orderly_o purge_v but_o the_o disease_n have_v once_o take_v hold_n they_o advise_v no_o blood-letting_n but_o prescribe_v good_a cordial_n to_o expel_v from_o the_o heart_n the_o venomous_a infection_n but_o in_o that_o which_o be_v common_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o plague_n although_o the_o body_n be_v already_o infect_v yet_o if_o it_o be_v corpus_fw-la pletharicum_fw-la the_o note_n whereof_o be_v in_o the_o first_o chapter_n of_o the_o book_n next_o ensue_v we_o may_v be_v bold_a to_o begin_v the_o cure_n with_o blood-letting_n observe_v as_o near_o as_o may_v be_v the_o caution_n before_o express_v and_o especial_o take_v heed_n as_o montanus_n give_v warning_n that_o we_o choose_v the_o vain_a as_o far_o as_o we_o can_v from_o the_o principal_a part_n 3._o from_o the_o heart_n liver_n and_o brain_n for_o if_o we_o draw_v the_o pestilent_a humour_n unto_o they_o he_o say_v we_o shall_v kill_v the_o patient_a chap._n 6._o how_o let_v of_o blood_n be_v to_o be_v use_v in_o frenzy_n quinsy_n pleurisy_n inflammation_n of_o the_o reins_n or_o womb_n and_o other_o inward_a inflammation_n happen_v often_o without_o ague_n in_o the_o frenzy_n which_o be_v a_o deprave_v of_o all_o the_o principal_a faculty_n of_o the_o brain_n cause_v by_o the_o inflammation_n of_o the_o film_n thereof_o rhazes_n do_v allow_v phlebotomy_n in_o the_o
teach_v either_o we_o must_v draw_v it_o down_o by_o open_v the_o saphena_fw-la of_o the_o same_o side_n or_o else_o we_o must_v deal_v with_o the_o opposite_a side_n above_o the_o rest_n of_o montanus_n his_o opinion_n you_o have_v see_v before_o in_o this_o chapter_n where_o i_o have_v compare_v his_o judgement_n with_o the_o judgement_n of_o other_o the_o most_o excellent_a physician_n of_o our_o age_n chap._n 8._o whether_o let_v of_o blood_n may_v be_v practise_v in_o cold_a disease_n as_o palsy_n cramp_n apoplexy_n and_o whether_o it_o may_v fit_o be_v use_v in_o melancholic_a wind_n colick_n and_o dropsy_n for_o the_o disease_n mention_v in_o this_o and_o the_o two_o chapter_n follow_v i_o purpose_v not_o to_o show_v the_o censure_n of_o many_o physician_n but_o only_o for_o every_o infirmity_n to_o content_v myself_o with_o the_o authority_n of_o one_o or_o two_o of_o who_o i_o make_v best_a reckon_v and_o so_o to_o hasten_v to_o those_o other_o point_n which_o more_o general_o and_o universal_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v in_o the_o whole_a practice_n of_o phlebotomy_n 3._o although_o cramp_n and_o palsy_n convulsion_n and_o resolution_n be_v cold_a disease_n yet_o aetius_n paulus_n aretaeus_n and_o diverse_a do_v appoint_v to_o begin_v the_o cure_n with_o let_v of_o blood_n galen_n do_v allow_v it_o 14._o but_o not_o general_o &_o always_o he_o only_o do_v admit_v it_o in_o these_o case_n and_o with_o these_o condition_n first_o when_o these_o cold_a disease_n have_v their_o beginning_n by_o the_o suppression_n of_o the_o term_n or_o hemorrhode_n second_o if_o they_o be_v with_o a_o fever_n but_o than_o it_o must_v be_v do_v moderate_o &_o spare_o three_o if_o there_o be_v great_a plenty_n of_o blood_n either_o in_o the_o whole_a or_o in_o the_o head_n 25._o for_o as_o galen_n show_v and_o also_o hypocrates_n by_o the_o overmuch_o fullness_n of_o the_o vein_n there_o be_v make_v oftentimes_o epilepsy_n and_o apoplexy_n trallianus_n begin_v his_o cure_n of_o a_o lethargy_n by_o let_v of_o blood_n if_o other_o circumstance_n do_v not_o prohibit_v heurnius_n in_o his_o chapter_n of_o convulsion_n do_v like_o well_o of_o the_o judgement_n of_o aretaeus_n to_o wit_n that_o whether_o the_o cramp_n or_o convulsion_n do_v come_v of_o coldness_n or_o by_o a_o wound_n or_o by_o untimely_a birth_n the_o vain_a in_o the_o arm_n be_v to_o be_v open_v especial_o if_o blood_n be_v the_o cause_n or_o if_o it_o be_v such_o a_o crick_n that_o the_o neck_n or_o body_n can_v bend_v no_o way_n or_o if_o it_o be_v a_o inflammation_n or_o a_o wound_n montanus_n allow_v phlebotomy_n in_o epilepsy_n and_o apoplexy_n when_o they_o depend_v of_o blood_n 3._o but_o he_o add_v this_o clause_n hoc_fw-la autem_fw-la faciendum_fw-la debitis_fw-la temporibus_fw-la praecipue_fw-la veer_fw-la this_o must_v be_v do_v in_o due_a time_n especial_o in_o the_o spring_n time_n for_o melancholic_a wind_n cause_v by_o obstruction_n of_o the_o liver_n or_o spleen_n mercurialis_n give_v advice_n in_o that_o case_n to_o a_o noble_a man_n of_o germany_n 66._o say_v first_o you_o must_v think_v of_o let_v blood_n not_o that_o the_o abundance_n of_o it_o do_v plain_o show_v any_o such_o matter_n but_o because_o other_o noble_a help_n can_v hardly_o be_v safe_o administer_v unless_o let_v of_o blood_n do_v go_v before_o and_o in_o a_o other_o place_n write_v counsel_n for_o a_o woman_n which_o have_v five_o year_n suffer_v the_o obstruction_n of_o the_o spleen_n 104._o and_o be_v now_o come_v to_o a_o schirrus_n or_o hard_a swell_a he_o say_v i_o think_v it_o be_v excellent_a well_o that_o she_o shall_v be_v let_v blood_n first_o out_o of_o the_o common_a vain_a then_o out_o of_o the_o lienaris_fw-la and_o last_o of_o all_o out_o of_o the_o vain_a of_o the_o left_a foot_n so_o that_o at_o thrice_o there_o be_v in_o all_o take_v a_o pound_n of_o blood_n trincavel_v his_o judgement_n be_v hypochondriaca_fw-la that_o we_o must_v abstain_v from_o blood-letting_n when_o the_o melancholic_a humour_n be_v disperse_v into_o the_o vein_n of_o the_o hypochondria_fw-la and_o the_o whole_a body_n and_o that_o then_o we_o must_v rather_o purge_v or_o procure_v the_o hemorrhode_n if_o the_o party_n have_v have_v they_o usual_o before_o for_o the_o colic_n avicen_n do_v forbid_v blood-letting_n to_o be_v use_v in_o it_o montanus_n write_v upon_o the_o six_o canon_n of_o avicen_n 3._o give_v the_o reason_n of_o it_o because_o the_o colic_n come_v of_o some_o cold_a and_o thick_a matter_n and_o phlebotomy_n both_o do_v make_v more_o cold_a and_o also_o have_v no_o power_n to_o avoid_v the_o thick_a and_o gross_a cause_n of_o the_o grief_n yet_o he_o add_v this_o but_o if_o the_o colic_n do_v come_v by_o the_o inflammation_n of_o the_o colum_fw-la one_o of_o the_o low_a gut_n by_o mean_n of_o blood_n or_o choler_n flow_v to_o the_o place_n in_o this_o case_n if_o you_o let_v not_o blood_n the_o patient_n will_v die_v for_o the_o dropsy_n trincavel_n teach_v that_o if_o it_o come_v by_o the_o suppression_n of_o some_o usual_a flux_n 10._o as_o the_o term_n the_o hemorrhode_n and_o bleeding_n at_o nose_n whereby_o by_o the_o superfluous_a abundance_n of_o blood_n the_o natural_a heat_n of_o the_o liver_n begin_v to_o be_v quench_v than_o the_o first_o thing_n in_o the_o cure_n must_v be_v phlebotomy_n but_o if_o it_o come_v of_o phlegm_n then_o omit_v blood-letting_n we_o must_v only_o seek_v to_o purge_v the_o phlegm_n he_o make_v there_o a_o objection_n what_o we_o must_v do_v if_o the_o term_n be_v not_o suppress_v and_o yet_o the_o urine_n do_v appear_v high_o colour_v whether_o may_v we_o then_o let_v blood_n or_o no_o quarti_fw-la see_v that_o avicen_n say_v that_o if_o the_o urine_n do_v appear_v red_a and_o thick_a a_o vain_a must_v present_o be_v open_v trincavel_n answer_v that_o yet_o we_o must_v not_o let_v blood_n because_o in_o this_o disease_n that_o rule_n of_o avicen_n do_v not_o take_v place_n for_o the_o red_a tincture_n of_o the_o urine_n do_v not_o come_v by_o abundance_n of_o blood_n but_o first_o because_o little_a urine_n be_v make_v in_o these_o disease_n therefore_o it_o be_v the_o high_o colour_v for_o the_o thin_a ivice_n of_o choler_n and_o blood_n from_o the_o which_o do_v come_v the_o colour_n of_o the_o urine_n be_v mingle_v with_o a_o little_a moisture_n do_v give_v the_o great_a tincture_n and_o make_v it_o high_o colour_v and_o a_o second_o cause_n of_o the_o high_a colour_n in_o the_o urine_n he_o say_v may_v be_v the_o debility_n of_o the_o reins_n which_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o weakness_n be_v not_o able_a perfect_o to_o separate_v the_o blood_n from_o the_o excrement_n do_v let_v some_o little_a portion_n of_o blood_n pass_v with_o the_o urine_n whereby_o the_o urine_n be_v die_v red_a a_o three_o reason_n do_v fernelius_n give_v why_o the_o colour_n of_o the_o urine_n may_v often_o deceive_v because_o when_o the_o choler_n be_v cast_v out_o by_o the_o liver_n it_o do_v not_o only_o colour_v the_o thin_a part_n of_o blood_n but_o make_v the_o urine_n also_o to_o look_v as_o though_o the_o blood_n be_v inflame_v as_o he_o give_v a_o instance_n by_o jaundise_n and_o dropsy_n sebribuâ—_n and_o conclude_v they_o do_v therefore_o offend_v which_o by_o the_o urine_n be_v of_o citrine_n colour_n and_o thick_a do_v judge_v straight_o that_o blood_n be_v to_o be_v let_v for_o such_o a_o urine_n do_v not_o come_v by_o the_o abundance_n or_o by_o the_o kindle_v of_o blood_n but_o by_o the_o pour_v out_o of_o choler_n out_o of_o the_o liver_n i_o will_v not_o speak_v here_o of_o the_o raze_n of_o the_o stone_n in_o the_o reins_n and_o some_o other_o occasion_n that_o may_v be_v that_o a_o little_a blood_n issue_v may_v alter_v mighty_o the_o colour_n of_o urine_n this_o which_o have_v already_o be_v speak_v may_v put_v we_o sufficient_o in_o mind_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o blood-letting_n not_o so_o much_o to_o be_v lead_v by_o the_o colour_n of_o the_o urine_n as_o by_o other_o evident_a token_n which_o shall_v be_v hereafter_o more_o at_o large_a declare_v but_o when_o the_o urine_n do_v concur_v with_o other_o sign_n than_o vis_fw-la unita_fw-la munita_fw-la et_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la prosunt_fw-la singula_fw-la multa_fw-la iwant_fw-la chap._n 9_o whether_o in_o rheum_n and_o distillation_n and_o also_o whether_o in_o the_o gout_n and_o the_o disease_n call_v morbus_fw-la gallicus_n any_o benefit_n may_v ensue_v by_o let_v of_o blood_n montanus_n do_v make_v this_o to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o principal_a and_o general_a use_n of_o phlebotomy_n 3._o then_o to_o take_v place_n when_o any_o have_v some_o notable_a heat_n of_o some_o member_n by_o mean_n of_o which_o heat_n it_o do_v easy_o receive_v excrement_n and_o so_o fall_v into_o a_o disease_n as_o if_o
there_o be_v a_o heat_n of_o the_o reins_n there_o be_v make_v the_o stone_n if_o of_o the_o liver_n the_o jaundice_n and_o if_o of_o the_o breast_n the_o salt_n rheum_n raze_n do_v commend_v in_o a_o rheum_n let_v of_o blood_n 335._o but_o heurnius_n do_v restrain_v it_o with_o certain_a limit_n he_o will_v not_o have_v it_o to_o be_v use_v unless_o there_o do_v appear_v the_o sign_n of_o fullness_n of_o blood_n as_o the_o redness_n of_o the_o face_n and_o eye_n and_o extend_v of_o the_o vein_n and_o unless_o the_o body_n &_o head_n appear_v to_o be_v hot_a and_o the_o rheum_n salt_n with_o a_o matter_n not_o very_o far_o differ_v from_o blood_n and_o further_o unless_o there_o be_v some_o danger_n of_o the_o instrument_n of_o breathe_v the_o lung_n and_o the_o side_n then_o he_o admit_v blood-letting_n but_o as_o he_o say_v spare_o and_o not_o too_o much_o but_o in_o a_o cold_a rheum_n the_o sweet_a mitigation_n of_o blood_n be_v not_o to_o be_v take_v away_o in_o the_o gout_n phlebotomy_n be_v not_o to_o be_v use_v unless_o great_a fullness_n do_v of_o necessity_n urge_v thereunto_o there_o may_v this_o reason_n be_v give_v of_o it_o because_o that_o thin_a distillation_n which_o flow_v from_o the_o brain_n into_o the_o joint_n and_o be_v there_o thicken_v and_o settle_a do_v cause_n the_o gout_n do_v not_o fall_v down_o by_o any_o vain_a 12._o as_o fernelius_n show_v in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o physician_n bucherius_n 132._o but_o do_v distil_v from_o the_o brain_n to_o the_o neck_n &_o shoulder_n and_o from_o thence_o to_o the_o foot_n part_n consecuta_fw-la subcutanea_n have_v get_v for_o passage_n the_o part_n under_o the_o skin_n and_o because_o it_o be_v thin_a do_v flow_v unsensible_o bucherius_n thought_n that_o because_o in_o the_o blood_n that_o he_o see_v draw_v out_o of_o vein_n there_o appear_v sometime_o phlegmatic_a matter_n to_o flow_v out_o with_o the_o blood_n therefore_o that_o phlegm_n slip_v out_o of_o the_o vein_n may_v be_v a_o cause_n of_o the_o gout_n but_o fernelius_n do_v confute_v he_o and_o show_v that_o that_o which_o swim_v so_o whitish_a in_o the_o basin_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o phlegmatic_a blood_n such_o as_o do_v abound_v in_o the_o disease_n call_v leucophlegmatia_fw-la and_o that_o it_o be_v so_o far_o from_o slide_v out_o of_o the_o vein_n into_o the_o joint_n that_o it_o can_v not_o be_v draw_v out_o of_o the_o vein_n by_o strong_a medicine_n for_o that_o phlegm_n which_o be_v fetch_v out_o of_o the_o body_n by_o purge_n and_o vomit_n do_v not_o come_v from_o the_o vein_n but_o it_o be_v whole_o either_o from_o the_o brain_n or_o from_o the_o stomach_n or_o from_o the_o bowel_n he_o add_v i_o think_v this_o to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o great_a error_n of_o the_o common_a sort_n of_o people_n that_o in_o all_o disease_n they_o place_v the_o fault_n of_o the_o humour_n no_o where_o else_o but_o in_o the_o vein_n and_o when_o the_o question_n be_v of_o humour_n they_o understand_v nothing_o of_o those_o which_o do_v abound_v in_o other_o place_n but_o only_o of_o those_o which_o be_v mingle_v with_o the_o blood_n in_o the_o vein_n although_o the_o cause_n and_o nourishment_n of_o the_o gout_n do_v not_o flow_v from_o the_o vein_n yet_o if_o the_o party_n have_v a_o full_a body_n it_o will_v be_v very_o dangerous_a for_o he_o to_o omit_v let_v of_o blood_n for_o that_o attenuate_a and_o resolve_v diet_n which_o by_o mean_n of_o his_o disease_n he_o must_v use_v will_v make_v his_o plenitude_n the_o more_o perilous_a unless_o have_v first_o purge_v his_o body_n he_o do_v also_o cause_v some_o vain_a to_o be_v open_v the_o like_a reason_n do_v fernelius_n give_v in_o his_o cure_n of_o morbus_fw-la gallicus_n 108._o after_o that_o he_o have_v advise_v the_o body_n to_o be_v twice_o or_o thrice_o purge_v he_o say_v that_o also_o he_o must_v be_v let_v blood_n as_o his_o fullness_n shall_v require_v and_o sterngth_n permit_v for_o so_o not_o only_o the_o inward_a part_n and_o whole_a body_n shall_v be_v cool_v but_o also_o the_o danger_n of_o plenitude_n which_o may_v be_v stir_v up_o by_o the_o use_n of_o attenuate_a and_o resolve_v thing_n shall_v be_v thereby_o avoid_v what_o vain_a must_v be_v choose_v in_o the_o gout_n when_o blood-letting_n be_v thus_o find_v requisite_a scciionem_fw-la galen_n do_v declare_v towards_o the_o end_n of_o his_o book_n of_o phlebotomy_n in_o the_o gout_n we_o must_v open_v the_o vain_a in_o the_o cubite_fw-la but_o in_o the_o fall_a sickness_n and_o in_o that_o swim_n in_o the_o head_n which_o make_v all_o thing_n seem_v to_o go_v round_o we_o must_v do_v it_o rather_o in_o the_o leg_n but_o how_o do_v this_o agree_v with_o that_o place_n which_o i_o have_v allege_v before_o out_o of_o galen_n in_o my_o seven_o chapter_n 13._o if_o one_o leg_n have_v a_o inflammation_n scarify_v and_o let_v blood_n in_o the_o other_o humour_n do_v seem_v with_o great_a difficulty_n to_o ascend_v then_o descend_v and_o the_o hollow_a vain_a in_o the_o low_a part_n of_o the_o body_n divide_v his_o branch_n equal_o to_o both_o the_o leg_n it_o shall_v seem_v that_o the_o leg_n be_v not_o only_o the_o fit_a place_n according_a to_o some_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o divert_v or_o revel_v but_o also_o the_o meet_a place_n to_o make_v evacuation_n fuchsius_n say_v 5._o that_o galen_n do_v command_v in_o the_o gout_n to_o let_v blood_n in_o the_o arm_n for_o two_o cause_n first_o because_o both_o the_o leg_n in_o that_o disease_n be_v afflict_v though_o not_o both_o at_o once_o but_o per_fw-la vice_n one_o after_o a_o other_o and_o second_o because_o in_o the_o gout_n the_o blood_n do_v only_o offend_v in_o plenty_n and_o be_v not_o so_o putrify_v and_o vicious_a as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o hot_a and_o red_a inflammation_n but_o see_v the_o chief_a intent_n of_o phlebotomy_n in_o the_o gout_n be_v to_o evacuate_v the_o fullness_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n it_o may_v therefore_o seem_v especial_o for_o that_o cause_n most_o fit_a to_o open_v a_o vain_a in_o the_o cubite_fw-la as_o for_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o disease_n it_o be_v rather_o avoid_v by_o a_o good_a fit_a diet_n dry_a and_o moderate_o warm_a and_o the_o use_n sometime_o of_o thing_n that_o do_v extenuate_v and_o resolve_v then_o by_o seek_v to_o draw_v out_o either_o the_o cause_n or_o the_o nourishment_n thereof_o by_o the_o use_n of_o phlebotomy_n chap._n 10._o whether_o let_v of_o blood_n be_v fit_a for_o such_o as_o have_v hoaâ—_n liver_n and_o cold_a stomach_n as_o also_o for_o such_o as_o have_v itch_n and_o scab_n and_o such_o other_o fault_n of_o the_o skin_n further_o whether_o it_o be_v good_a for_o the_o disease_n call_v of_o the_o seafaring_a man_n the_o scurvy_a and_o for_o the_o cachexia_fw-la or_o bad_a habit_n of_o body_n and_o final_o what_o and_o how_o many_o be_v the_o drift_n and_o scope_n of_o let_v of_o blood_n montanus_n in_o his_o conference_n have_v with_o a_o doctor_n call_v sonzinus_n 132._o about_o a_o man_n which_o have_v be_v late_o a_o soldier_n who_o be_v judge_v by_o his_o busy_a fierce_a practice_n by_o the_o redness_n of_o his_o face_n and_o by_o the_o fullness_n of_o the_o vein_n about_o the_o eye_n and_o other_o place_n to_o have_v a_o hot_a brain_n a_o hot_a heart_n and_o a_o hot_a liver_n and_o by_o the_o red_a sand_n and_o heat_n of_o urine_n appear_v also_o to_o have_v hot_a reins_n and_o yet_o have_v so_o many_o part_n hoaâ—_n have_v yâ—_z stomach_n cold_a by_o mean_n of_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o liver_n waste_v and_o consume_v the_o fatness_n of_o the_o cawl_n or_o sew_v which_o shall_v conscrue_v and_o keep_v in_o the_o due_a natural_a heat_n of_o the_o bowel_n and_o who_o also_o by_o these_o occasion_n for_o want_n of_o good_a concoction_n have_v many_o rheum_n &_o distillation_n make_v his_o body_n very_o soluble_a by_o mean_n of_o their_o slippery_a descend_v which_o otherwise_o in_o regard_n of_o so_o many_o hot_a part_n must_v needs_o have_v be_v very_o costive_a he_o say_v here_o i_o will_v commend_v principal_o blood-letting_n to_o take_v away_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o liver_n and_o of_o the_o inferior_a part_n the_o body_n be_v first_o gentle_o purge_v by_o cassia_n yet_o if_o the_o infirmity_n have_v continue_v long_o and_o bring_v the_o body_n to_o a_o great_a weakness_n trincavel_n will_v then_o in_o no_o case_n admit_v phlebocomy_a 4._o for_o give_v his_o advice_n to_o one_o which_o have_v a_o boat_n and_o a_o dry_a liver_n but_o a_o moist_a stomach_n and_o who_o be_v trouble_v with_o plentiful_a thin_a spit_v with_o pain_n in_o the_o joint_n and_o lassitude_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n he_o say_v in_o this_o body_n so_o spend_v with_o
of_o the_o air_n do_v keep_v the_o spirit_n from_o fly_v too_o fast_o out_o but_o in_o the_o summer_n or_o hot_a weather_n he_o will_v have_v the_o orifice_n to_o be_v narrow_a because_o the_o blood_n be_v common_o than_o more_o subtle_a and_o heat_n do_v help_n much_o to_o dilatation_n &_o passage_n if_o it_o fall_v out_o to_o be_v temperate_a weather_n then_o to_o proceed_v in_o the_o mean_a betwixt_o both_o the_o verse_n of_o the_o salerline_n school_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o full_a strength_n and_o power_n fac_n plagam_fw-la largam_fw-la mediocâ—â—â—ter_fw-la 〈…〉_z exeat_fw-la uberius_fw-la liberiusque_fw-la cruor_fw-la make_v well_o and_o wide_a thy_o blow_n that_o blood_n and_o fume_n may_v large_o flow_v hypocrates_n say_v 〈…〉_z in_o place_n where_o 〈◊〉_d no_o danger_n and_o where_o the_o blood_n also_o be_v gross_a use_v a_o broad_a launcer_n for_o so_o the_o blood_n will_v pass_v otherwise_o not_o but_o take_v heed_n of_o go_v too_o deep_a 〈…〉_z fernelius_n show_v some_o danger_n under_o the_o inward_a vain_a lie_v a_o artery_n under_o the_o middle_a a_o sinew_n and_o under_o both_o do_v lie_v the_o tendone_n of_o the_o muscle_n if_o any_o of_o these_o be_v pierce_v there_o may_v ensue_v much_o grief_n and_o sometime_o great_a danger_n the_o cephalica_fw-la may_v be_v open_v with_o least_o peril_n of_o all_o the_o vein_n which_o appear_v in_o the_o cubâ—â—e_n now_o for_o the_o quantity_n of_o blood_n how_o much_o may_v be_v take_v at_o once_o i_o have_v have_v occasion_n to_o declare_v much_o already_o concern_v that_o point_n when_o i_o entreat_v in_o my_o former_a book_n of_o phlebotomy_n in_o particular_a disease_n i_o mean_v not_o therefore_o now_o to_o stand_v much_o upon_o it_o 〈…〉_z montanus_n upon_o the_o fourteen_o canon_n of_o avicen_n do_v appoint_v that_o in_o old_a disease_n when_o by_o long_a infirmity_n the_o blood_n be_v become_v gross_a we_o must_v take_v but_o a_o little_a blood_n at_o once_o and_o reiterate_v the_o blood-letting_n often_o and_o still_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n to_o nourish_v yâ—_z patient_a with_o a_o good_a moisten_a diet_n if_o the_o blood_n appear_v to_o be_v whitish_a then_o as_o avicen_n will_v have_v it_o you_o must_v let_v out_o none_o at_o all_o lest_o a_o cachexia_fw-la or_o bad_a habit_n or_o dropsy_n do_v thereupon_o ensue_v 5._o fuchsius_n do_v give_v unto_o a_o chirurgeon_n three_o general_a note_n whereby_o he_o shall_v guess_v when_o be_v the_o fit_a time_n to_o stay_v the_o bleed_a first_o by_o the_o change_n of_o blood_n second_o by_o the_o force_n of_o flow_v wax_v more_o faint_a and_o three_o by_o the_o change_n of_o the_o pulse_n the_o first_o that_o be_v the_o change_n of_o the_o blood_n both_o in_o colour_n and_o in_o consistence_n must_v then_o especial_o be_v attend_v and_o wait_v for_o when_o the_o grief_n or_o inflammation_n for_o which_o we_o let_v blood_n be_v near_o unto_o the_o place_n where_o the_o vain_a be_v open_v 10._o for_o hypocrates_n show_v 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the_o hamour_n or_o for_o the_o weakness_n of_o the_o party_n the_o blood_n be_v let_v not_o at_o once_o but_o at_o several_a time_n how_o near_o those_o time_n ought_v one_o to_o succeed_v a_o other_o fernâ—lius_n say_v medâ—ndt_fw-mi in_o disease_n that_o universal_o afflict_v the_o body_n the_o best_a be_v to_o let_v blood_n twice_o in_o one_o day_n but_o in_o the_o grief_n of_o particular_a part_n the_o reiterate_n must_v be_v long_o defer_v to_o wit_n to_o the_o second_o or_o three_o day_n ficinus_fw-la counsele_v such_o as_o by_o study_n be_v grow_v melancholic_a 22._o to_o be_v let_v blood_n if_o they_o feel_v a_o plenitude_n and_o he_o appoint_v it_o to_o be_v do_v twiâ—e_n in_o one_o day_n in_o the_o morning_n and_o in_o the_o coâ—ning_n but_o at_o either_o time_n spare_o for_o he_o say_v blood_n be_v the_o tempere_a of_o melancholy_n the_o nourisher_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o treasure_n of_o life_n 3._o the_o like_a speech_n have_v avicen_n in_o his_o three_o canon_n where_o he_o advise_v man_n that_o be_v trouble_v with_o a_o long_a linger_a disease_n not_o to_o be_v too_o wasteful_a of_o their_o blood_n because_o a_o long_a journey_n remain_v to_o they_o and_o therefore_o they_o have_v need_v to_o gather_v store_n of_o good_a strength_n he_o add_v this_o precept_n keep_v blood_n as_o a_o precious_a treasure_n 11._o in_o that_o quartain_a ague_n which_o come_v ex_fw-la atra_fw-la boil_n and_o in_o other_o infirmity_n come_v of_o the_o like_a cause_n see_v that_o the_o atra_fw-la bilis_fw-la may_v come_v as_o well_o of_o blood_n or_o phlegm_n as_o of_o choler_n or_o melancholy_n the_o black_a blood_n show_v that_o it_o proceed_v of_o blood_n aduâ—t_o and_o therefore_o a_o more_o large_a phlebotomy_n be_v permit_v unto_o it_o then_o unto_o any_o other_o atra_fw-la bilis_fw-la which_o shall_v proceed_v of_o choler_n phlegm_n or_o melancholy_a adust_a but_o otherwise_o the_o common_a opinion_n of_o chirurgeon_n who_o think_v that_o general_o the_o corrupt_a the_o blood_n be_v the_o more_o plentiful_o they_o may_v let_v it_o flow_v out_o be_v utter_o condemn_v by_o fernelius_n you_o must_v not_o when_o the_o blood_n be_v more_o impure_a or_o raw_a 17._o or_o be_v estrange_v and_o depart_v from_o his_o own_o nature_n then_o take_v so_o much_o the_o more_o away_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o common_a bad_a physician_n but_o by_o how_o much_o more_o the_o humour_n be_v depart_v either_o on_o this_o side_n or_o beyond_o the_o nature_n of_o blood_n so_o much_o the_o more_o spare_o and_o leisurely_o you_o must_v let_v that_o blood_n sâ—ow_o and_o when_o it_o shall_v be_v find_v to_o be_v very_o far_o from_o the_o form_n and_o shape_n of_o blood_n then_o must_v you_o altogether_o abstain_v from_o phlebotomy_n for_o where_o there_o be_v little_a good_a blood_n there_o must_v needs_o the_o strength_n be_v weak_a the_o corrupt_a blood_n do_v seem_v very_o fit_a to_o be_v expel_v as_o galen_n say_v that_o which_o be_v corrupt_a be_v against_o nature_n 9_o and_o that_o show_v that_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v take_v away_o the_o constitution_n therefore_o of_o the_o body_n do_v show_v that_o this_o aught_o to_o be_v our_o scope_n and_o drift_n to_o evacuate_v the_o matter_n either_o by_o phlebotomy_n or_o by_o purge_v but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o weakness_n of_o the_o power_n will_v suffer_v neither_o of_o they_o how_o must_v we_o do_v then_o in_o these_o great_a contrary_a occasion_n galen_n make_v answer_v m._n we_o must_v in_o these_o contrary_a occasion_n and_o drift_n by_o little_a and_o little_o avoid_v the_o bad_a and_o by_o little_a and_o little_o restore_v the_o good_a which_o heal_v of_o evil_a humour_n be_v call_v of_o physician_n epicrasis_n or_o good_a temper_v of_o humour_n why_o do_v galen_n then_o
in_o the_o same_o leaf_n a_o little_a before_o in_o continual_a ague_n call_v synochi_n advise_v to_o let_v blood_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d until_o the_o heart_n faint_a as_o likewise_o he_o do_v in_o many_o great_a inflammation_n in_o his_o comment_n upon_o hypocrates_n 〈◊〉_d he_o show_v himself_o the_o cause_n in_o that_o place_n where_o he_o intreat_v of_o ague_n he_o do_v appoint_v it_o to_o quench_v the_o vehement_a inflammation_n and_o do_v mean_a that_o it_o shall_v be_v as_o much_o as_o possible_o the_o strength_n can_v bear_v montanus_n discourse_v upon_o the_o five_o canon_n of_o auicenna_n say_v 〈…〉_z that_o galen_n do_v command_v sometime_o to_o let_v blood_n usque_fw-la ad_fw-la syncopen_fw-la but_o i_o think_v that_o in_o that_o point_n either_o he_o be_v deceive_v or_o else_o that_o they_o which_o do_v commit_v to_o write_v his_o speech_n for_o he_o write_v little_a himself_o do_v not_o well_o remember_v his_o word_n i_o read_v sometime_o in_o galen_n that_o upon_o unseasonable_a and_o excessive_a let_v of_o blood_n 〈…〉_z or_o any_o other_o immoderate_a evacuation_n a_o syncope_n or_o dangerous_a swoon_a may_v ensue_v but_o i_o can_v no_o where_o find_v that_o he_o appoint_v to_o let_v blood_n usque_fw-la ad_fw-la syncopen_fw-la unto_o a_o cut_n off_o of_o all_o the_o power_n by_o swoon_v the_o faint_a unto_o which_o in_o some_o case_n he_o do_v require_v phlebotomy_n to_o be_v extend_v be_v call_v by_o hypocrates_n and_o he_o not_o syncope_n 239._o but_o sometime_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sometime_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o sometime_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o do_v make_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v more_o particular_a faint_n of_o some_o affection_n and_o power_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o brain_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o signify_v a_o more_o general_a dissipation_n of_o the_o vital_a spirit_n but_o galens_n word_n do_v plain_o overthrow_v that_o fond_a distinction_n for_o have_v name_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o add_v immediate_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 14._o physician_n be_v wont_a to_o give_v both_o these_o name_n to_o one_o thing_n as_o they_o signify_v indeed_o one_o and_o the_o same_o matter_n and_o that_o they_o both_o do_v differ_v from_o syncope_n he_o do_v show_v plain_o when_o he_o teach_v that_o gross_a humour_n when_o by_o their_o toughness_n they_o do_v obstruct_v or_o by_o their_o multitude_n oppress_v the_o passage_n of_o transpiration_n â—_o they_o cause_v syncopas_n or_o swoon_n but_o if_o those_o gross_a humour_n do_v neither_o obstruct_v nor_o oppress_v than_o they_o bring_v no_o syncopas_n or_o swoon_n but_o they_o bring_v a_o certain_a faintness_n 〈◊〉_d the_o grecian_n call_v leipoplyâ—hia_n or_o 〈◊〉_d the_o â—etting_n of_o blood_n even_o unto_o faint_v which_o galen_n do_v allow_v sometime_o in_o great_a inflammation_n and_o certain_a hot_a fever_n as_o i_o have_v before_o declare_v must_v be_v do_v very_o wary_o and_o with_o great_a consideration_n for_o many_o be_v the_o harm_n and_o danger_n which_o may_v ensue_v thereby_o if_o it_o be_v rash_o or_o unaduised_o practise_v as_o in_o one_o place_n galen_n do_v plain_o and_o plentiful_o lay_v open_a unto_o we_o 9_o i_o see_v two_o man_n die_v in_o the_o very_a hand_n of_o the_o physician_n faint_v indeed_o away_o but_o never_o recover_v again_o many_o although_o they_o die_v not_o present_o yet_o afterward_o they_o come_v to_o it_o by_o the_o decay_a of_o their_o power_n and_o if_o they_o have_v be_v evacuate_v without_o dissolve_v the_o strength_n they_o shall_v not_o have_v perish_v and_o some_o also_o their_o power_n be_v by_o immoderate_a evacuation_n dissolve_v do_v fall_n into_o a_o long_a linger_a disease_n other_o for_o all_o their_o life_n time_n afterward_o have_v then_o whole_a temperature_n of_o their_o body_n overmuch_o cool_v be_v never_o able_a to_o recover_v that_o harm_n which_o he_o have_v get_v by_o avoid_v too_o much_o blood_n by_o which_o coldness_n some_o have_v live_v afterward_o ill_o colour_v and_o with_o bad_a habit_n of_o body_n and_o easy_o annoy_v with_o every_o small_a thing_n and_o other_o by_o the_o same_o mean_n have_v be_v take_v with_o deadly_a disease_n dropsy_n straightness_n of_o breath_n by_o stop_v of_o the_o light_n weaâ—â—nes_n of_o liver_n and_o stomach_n apoplexy_n and_o dote_n there_o be_v many_o unskilful_a surgeon_n which_o do_v think_v and_o defend_v that_o for_o the_o quantity_n of_o blood_n how_o much_o may_v be_v spare_v they_o need_v no_o other_o observation_n but_o to_o let_v the_o blood_n to_o run_v upon_o their_o nail_n and_o so_o long_o as_o they_o see_v it_o to_o be_v gross_a and_o corrupt_a so_o long_o to_o let_v it_o flow_v it_o they_o take_v this_o course_n with_o some_o disease_n they_o may_v utter_o overthrow_v the_o strength_n of_o their_o patient_n they_o which_o have_v much_o corrupt_a blood_n have_v little_a good_a and_o they_o which_o have_v little_a good_a blood_n must_v needs_o have_v little_a strength_n and_o such_o as_o be_v of_o weak_a power_n may_v soon_o by_o a_o great_a quantity_n of_o bleed_a receive_v unrecoverable_a mischief_n 6._o galen_n show_v that_o when_o it_o happen_v that_o crude_a humour_n be_v gather_v in_o the_o body_n a_o great_a heed_n must_v be_v take_v what_o quantity_n the_o strength_n will_v endure_v for_o the_o power_n be_v already_o dissolve_v in_o such_o constitution_n of_o crude_a humour_n be_v wont_a by_o phlebotomy_n to_o fall_v into_o such_o extremity_n as_o out_o of_o which_o they_o can_v never_o again_o be_v recover_v and_o therefore_o a_o little_a after_o he_o show_v what_o in_o this_o case_n his_o own_o practice_n be_v 12._o in_o they_o which_o have_v a_o multitude_n of_o raw_a humour_n i_o do_v avoid_v a_o little_a blood_n and_o do_v straightway_o give_v a_o little_a water_n and_o honey_n well_o boil_a together_o with_o some_o extenuate_a thing_n as_o hyssop_n wild_a marierom_n and_o sometime_o calamint_a and_o then_o i_o take_v away_o a_o little_a more_o blood_n sometime_o the_o same_o day_n and_o sometime_o the_o day_n follow_v in_o which_o give_v again_o some_o of_o the_o aforesaid_a medicine_n i_o take_v away_o blood_n again_o and_o the_o three_o day_n likewise_o twice_o galen_n often_o when_o he_o name_v crudity_n or_o raw_a humour_n speak_v not_o of_o the_o two_o first_o kind_n of_o crudity_n to_o wit_n first_o meat_n undigested_a and_o second_o when_o any_o hurtful_a matter_n do_v not_o obey_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n of_o which_o two_o i_o have_v speak_v already_o but_o of_o a_o three_o kind_n of_o crudity_n book_n when_o any_o thick_a or_o cold_a humour_n do_v abound_v in_o the_o body_n for_o so_o do_v galen_n describe_v all_o those_o humour_n to_o be_v crude_a or_o raw_a which_o be_v in_o the_o body_n beside_o blood_n 2._o of_o a_o thick_a or_o cold_a substance_n the_o more_o they_o depart_v from_o blood_n the_o less_o blood_n may_v be_v spare_v and_o sometime_o they_o depart_v so_o far_o from_o blood_n as_o in_o dropsy_n and_o in_o some_o ague_n come_v of_o the_o abundance_n of_o raw_a humour_n that_o there_o be_v no_o place_n at_o all_o leave_v for_o phlebotomy_n 6._o if_o in_o any_o place_n galen_n do_v deny_v and_o forbid_v let_v of_o blood_n in_o abundance_n of_o corrupt_a humour_n as_o he_o do_v sometime_o 11._o allot_v unto_o they_o rather_o purge_n than_o phlebotomy_n we_o must_v account_v it_o to_o be_v do_v not_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o vicious_a humour_n for_o phlebotomy_n be_v common_a both_o to_o good_a humour_n overmuch_o abound_v and_o to_o ill_a humour_n overmuch_o annoy_v it_o be_v as_o galen_n and_o avicen_n do_v make_v it_o a_o remedy_n both_o against_o the_o superfluity_n of_o blood_n and_o also_o against_o the_o vice_n of_o blood_n 9_o but_o galen_n do_v prohibit_v it_o only_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o weakness_n of_o the_o strength_n for_o so_o do_v he_o expound_v himself_o these_o three_o 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