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and_o so_o it_o be_v take_v more_o strict_o of_o which_o there_o be_v a_o example_n 6._o epid._n sect._n 8._o text._n 1._o where_o he_o say_v thus_o some_o have_v inflammation_n of_o their_o jaw_n some_o have_v angina_n where_o by_o the_o name_n angina_n he_o understand_v the_o inflammation_n of_o the_o muscle_n of_o the_o larynx_n and_o distinguish_v it_o from_o the_o inflammation_n of_o the_o jaw_n a_o bastard_n angina_n be_v without_o a_o fever_n and_o be_v twofold_a the_o first_o and_o most_o ordinary_a come_v of_o rhewin_n fall_v upon_o the_o jaw_n and_o part_n near_o unto_o the_o larynx_n the_o other_o come_v from_o the_o luxation_n of_o the_o vertebra_n of_o the_o neck_n by_o which_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o gullet_n and_o throat_n be_v press_v and_o make_v narrow_a the_o cause_n of_o a_o true_a angina_n as_o of_o other_o inflammation_n be_v either_o pure_a blood_n or_o mix_v with_o choler_n phlegm_n or_o melancholy_a which_o fall_v upon_o the_o part_n aforesaid_a out_o of_o the_o branch_n of_o the_o jugular_a vein_n and_o this_o be_v either_o attract_v by_o the_o heat_n or_o pain_n of_o those_o part_n or_o send_v from_o other_o part_n because_o these_o part_n be_v weak_a loose_a and_o fit_a to_o receivea_fw-mi defluxion_n especial_o if_o the_o whole_a body_n abound_v with_o humour_n or_o the_o head_n or_o the_o part_n near_o the_o jaw_n for_o when_o evil_a blood_n abound_v in_o the_o whole_a body_n and_o be_v carry_v unto_o the_o head_n if_o the_o brain_n be_v strong_a it_o will_v not_o receive_v it_o but_o send_v it_o down_o by_o the_o same_o vein_n into_o the_o low_a part_n hence_o come_v divers_a inflammation_n as_o parotides_n or_o tumour_n under_o the_o ear_n ophthalmy_n angina_n and_o the_o like_a young_a man_n be_v more_o subject_a to_o the_o angina_n than_o old_a because_o they_o have_v much_o choleric_a blood_n and_o because_o they_o be_v full_o body_v and_o have_v much_o blood_n especial_o in_o the_o head_n some_o author_n say_v that_o man_n be_v more_o subject_a to_o angina_n than_a woman_n which_o it_o seem_v hypocrates_n observe_v 6._o epid._n sect._n 7._o where_n describe_v a_o epidemical_a constitution_n in_o which_o angina_n cough_n and_o peripneumonia_n or_o inflammation_n of_o the_o lung_n be_v frequent_a he_o affirm_v that_o few_o woman_n be_v sick_a and_o he_o give_v no_o other_o reason_n but_o because_o they_o go_v less_o abroad_o than_o man_n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o so_o subject_a to_o injury_n from_o the_o air._n which_o reason_n do_v not_o agree_v with_o the_o universal_a proposition_n that_o woman_n be_v less_o subject_a to_o angina_n than_a man_n but_o this_o may_v be_v a_o true_a reason_n because_o woman_n have_v cold_a blood_n a_o less_o larynx_n or_o windpipe_n and_o narrow_a vein_n of_o the_o throat_n for_o which_o reason_n those_o part_n do_v not_o so_o easy_o receive_v defluxion_n the_o precedent_a disease_n may_v be_v reduce_v to_o their_o internal_a cause_n as_o continual_a putrid_a burn_a and_o especial_o epidemical_a fever_n such_o as_o be_v mention_v by_o forestus_n obs_n 2._o lib._n 6._o which_o happen_v in_o the_o year_n 1517._o at_o which_o time_n all_o that_o be_v infect_v have_v a_o inflammation_n of_o the_o jaw_n and_o die_v within_o sixteen_o or_o twenty_o hour_n except_o they_o be_v let_v blood_n within_o six_o hour_n but_o in_o this_o angina_n the_o fever_n be_v not_o symptomatical_a but_o essential_a and_o the_o angina_n be_v symptom_n to_o it_o because_o part_v of_o the_o matter_n cause_v the_o disease_n be_v send_v to_o this_o place_n for_o in_o epidemical_a fever_n angina_n pleuresy_n inflammation_n of_o the_o lung_n disentery_n and_o the_o like_a do_v happen_v from_o some_o secret_a force_n and_o influence_n of_o the_o star_n by_o which_o sometime_o one_o part_n of_o the_o body_n and_o sometime_o another_o be_v more_o affect_v whatsoever_o can_v cause_v a_o flux_n of_o humour_n to_o these_o part_n may_v be_v reckon_v among_o the_o external_a cause_n of_o this_o disease_n as_o southern_o wind_n according_a to_o hypocrates_n aph._n 16._o sect._n 3._o in_o time_n of_o much_o rain_n many_o disease_n happen_v as_o long_a fever_n flux_n of_o the_o belly_n putrefaction_n falling-sickness_n apoplexy_n and_o angina_n also_o for_o the_o produce_v of_o this_o last_o the_o inequality_n of_o weather_n do_v much_o when_o the_o part_n be_v make_v loose_a by_o heat_n and_o by_o cold_a sudden_o come_v thereupon_o the_o humour_n be_v send_v thither_o a_o sudden_a cool_a after_o heat_n and_o drink_v of_o cold_a water_n do_v the_o same_o or_o if_o the_o head_n be_v keep_v too_o hot_a or_o too_o cold_a the_o first_o cause_n of_o a_o bastard_n angina_n be_v propound_v by_o hypocrates_n 4._o the_o vict_v rat_n in_o morb_n acut_fw-la text_n 39_o where_o he_o say_v a_o angina_n come_v when_o in_o winter_n and_o spring_n time_n much_o slimy_a phlegm_n fall_v from_o the_o head_n to_o the_o jugular_a vein_n which_o obstruct_v the_o passage_n of_o the_o spirit_n with_o its_o cold_a glewiness_n there_o be_v another_o cause_n of_o a_o bastard_n angina_n give_v by_o hypocrates_n 2._o epidem_fw-la sect._n 2._o namely_o a_o tumour_n rise_v in_o the_o vertebra_n of_o the_o neck_n and_o especial_o in_o that_o which_o be_v call_v den_n or_o the_o shape_n of_o a_o tooth_n by_o hypocrates_n by_o which_o the_o vertebra_n be_v draw_v inward_a and_o therefore_o a_o cavity_n appear_v in_o the_o external_a part_n now_o this_o tumour_n either_o come_v from_o phlegm_n remove_v by_o its_o increase_n the_o vertebra_n from_o its_o seat_n or_o from_o blood_n fall_v upon_o the_o muscle_n from_o whence_o come_v a_o inflammation_n by_o which_o the_o muscle_n be_v contract_v draw_v the_o vertebra_n inward_a and_o then_o it_o be_v a_o true_a angina_n come_v from_o the_o inflammation_n of_o the_o say_a muscle_n there_o may_v also_o be_v a_o luxation_n of_o the_o vertebra_n by_o a_o phlegmatic_a humour_n lose_v their_o nerve_n and_o make_v they_o slippery_a between_o 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by_o reason_n of_o the_o superfluous_a humour_n which_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o vein_n be_v a_o enemy_n to_o nature_n yet_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o it_o be_v great_o decay_v by_o those_o grievous_a vomit_n and_o stool_n it_o be_v better_a therefore_o first_o to_o allay_v the_o violence_n of_o the_o humour_n and_o after_o the_o symptom_n be_v assuage_v to_o open_v a_o vein_n and_o because_o in_o this_o disease_n the_o strength_n quick_o fail_v by_o strong_a evacuation_n you_o must_v be_v very_o careful_a in_o the_o restore_n of_o it_o by_o that_o way_n which_o be_v show_v in_o the_o cure_n of_o weakness_n in_o the_o eight_o book_n and_o the_o three_o chapter_n chap._n 10._o of_o pain_n in_o the_o stomach_n call_v dolour_n ventriculi_fw-la it_o be_v a_o sad_a and_o troublesome_a sense_n in_o that_o part_n from_o some_o thing_n that_o gnaw_v and_o stretch_v it_o till_o it_o break_v or_o be_v wound_v in_o the_o stomach_n you_o must_v consider_v three_o part_n which_o much_o differ_v 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especial_o a_o inflammation_n and_o sometime_o a_o schirrus_n or_o other_o hard_a tumour_n which_o make_v a_o heavy_a pain_n as_o also_o wound_n and_o ulcer_n of_o the_o same_o part_n and_o swell_n in_o part_n adjoin_v by_o wind_n or_o other_o way_n cause_v this_o pain_n by_o compression_n of_o the_o stomach_n now_o these_o humour_n and_o wind_n which_o cause_n pain_n in_o the_o stomach_n either_o come_v from_o the_o whole_a body_n or_o some_o part_n thereof_o from_o the_o whole_a body_n in_o fever_n or_o when_o the_o body_n be_v fill_v with_o evil_a humour_n and_o from_o other_o part_n especial_o the_o liver_n spleen_n and_o brain_n from_o the_o liver_n there_o come_v choler_n from_o the_o spleen_n melancholy_a and_o from_o the_o head_n salt_n phlegm_n also_o this_o pain_n may_v arise_v from_o other_o extraordinary_a cause_n not_o usual_a as_o schenkius_n observe_v from_o stone_n breed_v in_o the_o stomach_n lib._n 3._o observat_fw-la and_o fabricius_n hildanus_n observe_v 33._o lib._n 4_o report_n that_o a_o woman_n have_v a_o piece_n of_o rind_n or_o rusty_a bacon_n two_o year_n in_o her_o stomach_n wherewith_o she_o be_v continual_o pain_v and_o which_o after_o by_o take_v a_o vomit_n she_o throw_v up_o and_o be_v cure_v the_o external_a cause_n of_o this_o disease_n be_v either_o evil_n qualify_v or_o of_o sharp_a nourishment_n which_o of_o themselves_o produce_v it_o or_o thing_n apt_a to_o breed_v wind_n or_o thing_n take_v in_o too_o great_a a_o quantity_n which_o putrify_v and_o turn_v sharp_a or_o thing_n that_o be_v too_o hot_a and_o breed_v much_o choler_n as_o also_o strong_a sharp_a deadly_a medicine_n either_o take_v in_o too_o great_a a_o quantity_n or_o not_o sufficient_o correct_v and_o poison_n the_o diagnostic_n sign_n be_v from_o the_o part_n affect_v and_o the_o cause_n and_o first_o when_o the_o pain_n be_v under_o the_o cartilege_n ensiformis_fw-la or_o xiphoide_v it_o show_v that_o the_o upper_a orifice_n of_o the_o stomach_n be_v affect_v but_o that_o it_o be_v a_o true_a cardialgia_n in_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o stomach_n you_o may_v know_v more_o certain_o when_o there_o be_v a_o most_o sharp_a pain_n from_o the_o exquisite_a sense_n of_o the_o part_n with_o such_o trouble_n and_o disturbance_n that_o the_o patient_n can_v stay_v in_o a_o place_n or_o in_o one_o posture_n but_o often_o swoon_v and_o faint_v by_o consent_n and_o sympathy_n of_o the_o heart_n with_o the_o stomach_n not_o only_o by_o nearness_n to_o it_o but_o also_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o dissipation_n of_o the_o spirit_n by_o the_o pain_n sometime_o the_o brain_n consent_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o famous_a nerve_n which_o be_v in_o the_o stomach_n and_o the_o sharp_a vapour_n which_o be_v direct_o send_v into_o the_o head_n from_o thence_o from_o whence_o come_v cephalalgia_fw-la hemicrania_n vertigo_n and_o epilepsy_n in_o other_o part_n of_o the_o stomach_n there_o be_v great_a pain_n but_o they_o have_v not_o so_o great_a symptom_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v like_o the_o colic_n differ_v only_o in_o place_n the_o cause_n also_o be_v know_v by_o their_o proper_a sign_n the_o most_o manifest_a be_v take_v from_o the_o excrement_n for_o choler_n phlegm_n wind_n or_o worm_n be_v void_v at_o the_o mouth_n or_o belly_n it_o be_v easy_a to_o conjecture_v that_o the_o disease_n depend_v upon_o these_o cause_n but_o if_o no_o humour_n be_v discharge_v we_o may_v know_v when_o choler_n phlegm_n or_o wind_n abound_v by_o their_o proper_a sign_n and_o the_o sign_n of_o worm_n be_v to_o be_v take_v out_o of_o their_o proper_a chapter_n as_o also_o the_o proper_a disease_n both_o of_o the_o stomach_n and_o part_n adjoin_v which_o produce_v this_o disease_n be_v know_v by_o their_o proper_a sign_n the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o humour_n cause_v this_o pain_n be_v also_o take_v from_o the_o time_n of_o its_o come_n increase_n and_o cessation_n some_o be_v trouble_v most_o violent_o before_o meat_n and_o this_o show_v that_o choler_n be_v predominant_a which_o be_v stir_v in_o time_n of_o emptiness_n and_o draw_v to_o the_o stomach_n and_o make_v more_o sharp_a some_o be_v pain_v present_o after_o meat_n because_o the_o raw_a bite_a humour_n which_o before_o be_v quiet_a and_o fix_v to_o the_o tunicle_n of_o the_o stomach_n be_v move_v when_o meat_n be_v take_v or_o they_o which_o be_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o stomach_n be_v raise_v up_o and_o disturb_v the_o mouth_n of_o the_o stomach_n other_o be_v pain_v in_o time_n of_o concoction_n because_o sharp_a gnaw_a vapour_n arise_v from_o the_o matter_n cause_v the_o disease_n from_o the_o heat_n increase_v in_o the_o stomach_n in_o time_n of_o concoction_n other_o be_v pain_v four_o or_o five_o hour_n after_o meat_n because_o it_o be_v corrupt_v by_o evil_a concoction_n and_o so_o gnaw_v the_o stomach_n some_o be_v worst_a after_o sleep_n and_o that_o come_v from_o a_o catarrh_n from_o the_o head_n in_o the_o time_n of_o sleep_v which_o be_v heap_v up_o in_o the_o stomach_n produce_v pain_n afterward_o sometime_o the_o pain_n be_v appease_v after_o meat_n because_o the_o sharpness_n of_o the_o humour_n be_v qualify_v by_o the_o sweetness_n of_o the_o meat_n as_o for_o the_o prognostic_n it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o cardialgia_n be_v more_o dangerous_a than_o any_o other_o disease_n of_o the_o stomach_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o exquisite_a sense_n of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o stomach_n and_o its_o great_a consent_n with_o principal_a part_n the_o danger_n be_v more_o or_o less_o according_a to_o the_o malignity_n of_o the_o cause_n and_o the_o vehemency_n of_o the_o symptom_n a_o continual_a acute_a fever_n join_v with_o a_o great_a pain_n of_o the_o stomach_n threaten_v great_a danger_n as_o hypocrates_n say_v aph._n 65._o sect._n 5._o in_o fever_n if_o there_o be_v great_a heat_n about_o the_o stomach_n and_o
it_o with_o broth_n and_o take_v it_o in_o the_o morning_n or_o take_v of_o oil_n of_o sweet_a almond_n and_o manna_n of_o each_o one_o ounce_n dissolve_v they_o in_o broth_n to_o be_v take_v two_o hour_n before_o dinner_n take_v of_o pulp_n of_o cassia_n two_o ounce_n tamarind_n and_o manna_n of_o each_o one_o ounce_n the_o powder_n of_o senna_n half_a a_o ounce_n cremor_n tartari_fw-la two_o dram_n with_o syrup_n of_o rose_n solutive_a make_v a_o opiate_n let_v he_o take_v half_a a_o ounce_n or_o a_o ounce_n or_o dissolve_v in_o the_o decoction_n of_o prune_n half_a a_o ounce_n or_o a_o ounce_n of_o manna_n let_v he_o take_v it_o one_o hour_n before_o dinner_n as_o all_o the_o aforesaid_a for_o so_o they_o will_v work_v better_o ptisan_n of_o succory_n agrimony_n and_o sorrel_n cast_v into_o water_n that_o begin_v to_o warm_v and_o infuse_v one_o night_n either_o drink_v alone_o or_o with_o wine_n for_o ordinary_a drink_n do_v keep_v the_o body_n loose_a this_o follow_a broth_n do_v most_o certain_o loosen_v the_o belly_n and_o keep_v it_o so_o take_v of_o beet_n and_o mercury_n of_o each_o one_o handful_n boyl_n they_o in_o broth_n and_o take_v it_o one_o hour_n before_o dinner_n or_o take_v of_o conserve_v of_o damask_n rose_n with_o manna_n and_o sugar_n of_o each_o equal_a part_n one_o ounce_n for_o adose_n last_o a_o bath_n or_o tub_n with_o a_o decoction_n of_o emollient_a herb_n be_v very_o profitable_a to_o moisten_v all_o the_o part_n natural_a and_o mollify_v the_o belly_n chap._n 4._o of_o lientery_n and_o coeliack_a passion_n lientery_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o flux_n of_o the_o belly_n in_o which_o the_o meat_n be_v quick_o send_v through_o the_o belly_n as_o it_o be_v take_v unchanged_a but_o in_o the_o coeliack_a passion_n the_o meat_n come_v forth_o crude_a and_o imperfect_o concoct_v whence_o it_o appear_v that_o these_o two_o disease_n differ_v only_o in_o degree_n so_o that_o lientery_n be_v refer_v to_o the_o act_n abolish_v and_o coeliack_a 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extinguish_v seed_n if_o they_o have_v be_v take_v in_o we_o shall_v come_v to_o knowledge_n thereof_o by_o diligent_a question_n of_o the_o woman_n and_o those_o that_o be_v about_o she_o and_o last_o malignant_a disease_n such_o as_o be_v of_o power_n to_o extinguish_v the_o sperm_n as_o leprous_a manginess_n the_o whores-pox_n and_o such_o like_a be_v know_v by_o their_o proper_a sign_n the_o four_o cause_n of_o barrenness_n which_o consist_v in_o defect_n or_o badness_n of_o the_o menstrual_a blood_n be_v know_v first_o by_o the_o over_o great_a fatness_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n to_o the_o nutriment_n whereof_o the_o blood_n be_v carry_v away_o and_o consume_v and_o be_v not_o allow_v for_o the_o nutriment_n of_o the_o child_n in_o the_o womb_n the_o same_o be_v likewise_o know_v by_o great_a leanness_n of_o the_o body_n and_o extreme_a slenderness_n â—â—r_a when_o there_o be_v not_o blood_n enough_o to_o nourish_v the_o body_n it_o can_v hardly_o superabound_v to_o nourish_v the_o conception_n and_o in_o a_o word_n all_o such_o thing_n as_o consume_v and_o much_o diminish_v the_o blood_n if_o they_o have_v precede_v or_o be_v at_o present_a in_o the_o patient_n they_o signify_v want_n of_o blood_n in_o her_o body_n such_o as_o be_v extreme_a labour_n and_o painstaking_a immoderate_a sit_v up_o and_o watch_v austere_a fasting_n large_a bleeding_n at_o nose_n or_o elsewhere_o 〈◊〉_d or_o chronical_a fever_n fistulous_a ulcer_n and_o issue_n that_o run_v much_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d over_o great_a quantity_n of_o blood_n do_v hinder_v the_o nourishment_n of_o the_o seed_n and_o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o seed_n be_v oppress_v with_o so_o great_a plenty_n and_o can_v exerciâ—e_v its_o formative_a faculty_n which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d to_o happen_v in_o full_a body_a and_o ruddy_a woman_n such_o as_o live_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o delight_v â—n_o feast_v 〈◊〉_d womb_n be_v always_o bedable_v with_o a_o continual_a moisture_n now_o the_o 〈…〉_o on_o of_o the_o woman_n blood_n may_v be_v know_v by_o the_o ill_a habit_n of_o her_o body_n the_o colour_n of_o she_o 〈…〉_o she_o strange_a disposition_n together_o with_o a_o ill_a diet_n forego_v the_o 〈…〉_o and_o the_o wiâ—es_n seed_n be_v hardly_o know_v but_o if_o both_o of_o they_o be_v of_o a_o very_a hot_a or_o a_o very_a hot_a 〈◊〉_d constitution_n we_o may_v conjecture_v that_o the_o disproportion_n 〈◊〉_d from_o those_o distemper_n 〈◊〉_d more_o manifest_a cause_n of_o barrenness_n do_v not_o appear_v it_o be_v yet_o hard_a 〈…〉_o hat_n kind_a of_o barrenness_n which_o depend_v of_o a_o certain_a hide_a disposition_n no_o manifest_a 〈◊〉_d thereof_o appear_v yet_o many_o experiment_n be_v relate_v by_o author_n whereby_o to_o know_v whether_o a_o woman_n be_v â—â—turally_o barren_a which_o though_o they_o carry_v no_o great_a certainty_n with_o they_o yet_o be_v physician_n 〈…〉_o sometime_o to_o make_v use_n of_o they_o in_o favour_n of_o prince_n and_o noble_n who_o be_v permit_v to_o divorce_v their_o wife_n in_o case_n of_o barrenness_n hypocrates_n in_o ephor_n 59_o sect._n 5._o say_v if_o a_o woman_n conceive_v not_o and_o thou_o will_v know_v whether_o she_o shall_v conceive_v or_o not_o cover_v she_o with_o blanket_n and_o burn_v some_o perfume_n under_o she_o and_o if_o the_o smell_n proceed_v through_o her_o body_n up_o to_o her_o nostril_n and_o mouth_n know_v that_o she_o of_o herself_o be_v not_o barren_a the_o same_o hypocrates_n suppose_v that_o it_o may_v be_v know_v whether_o a_o woman_n be_v fruitful_a or_o not_o by_o put_v a_o head_n of_o scrape_v and_o peel_v garlic_n into_o her_o womb_n for_o if_o the_o next_o day_n the_o smell_n shall_v come_v into_o her_o mouth_n she_o be_v apt_a to_o conceive_v if_o not_o she_o be_v barren_a or_o put_v galbanum_fw-la soften_v at_o the_o fire_n and_o enclose_v in_o silk_n into_o the_o woman_n womb_n at_o night_n and_o bind_v her_o whole_a head_n
the_o caul_n or_o the_o pancrea_n or_o other_o part_n or_o also_o sometime_o when_o the_o child_n or_o afterbirth_n be_v corrupt_v in_o the_o womb._n and_o hence_o not_o only_o slow_a fever_n but_o sometime_o also_o acute_a one_o do_v arise_v according_a to_o the_o different_a nature_n of_o the_o putrefaction_n and_o final_o to_o this_o kind_n of_o slow_a fever_n those_o be_v to_o be_v refer_v which_o be_v find_v in_o cachectical_a person_n and_o in_o maid_n which_o have_v the_o green-sickness_n which_o fernelius_n conceive_v do_v arise_v from_o a_o light_a putrefaction_n of_o wheyish_a phlegm_n shed_v abroad_o in_o the_o body_n beside_o these_o forename_a difference_n of_o continual_a fever_n which_o be_v most_o frequent_a and_o be_v common_o set_v down_o by_o author_n there_o be_v also_o some_o other_o arise_v from_o peculiar_a and_o extraordinary_a cause_n which_o sometime_o we_o meet_v with_o in_o our_o practice_n the_o case_n of_o a_o certain_a infant_n may_v serve_v for_o 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both_o of_o the_o cause_n and_o cure_n see_v a_o example_n hereof_o this_o disease_n of_o the_o gentleman_n child_n be_v very_o acute_a and_o the_o cause_n very_o hard_o to_o find_v have_v not_o i_o diligent_o ask_v of_o the_o parent_n touch_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o child_n and_o the_o nurse_n who_o tell_v i_o that_o two_o day_n before_o its_o be_v first_o ill_o a_o certain_a chirurgeon_n have_v cut_v the_o membrane_n whereby_o the_o tongue_n of_o it_o be_v fasten_v to_o the_o part_n beneath_o it_o and_o when_o i_o again_o ask_v they_o if_o present_o after_o this_o be_v do_v they_o have_v cause_v the_o child_n to_o be_v hold_v forward_o or_o if_o any_o blood_n have_v come_v out_o of_o its_o mouth_n they_o say_v no_o it_o be_v neither_o so_o hold_v neither_o come_v any_o blood_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o it_o whereupon_o i_o present_o conjecture_v that_o blood_n be_v fall_v from_o the_o place_n cut_v into_o the_o stomach_n and_o there_o putresy_v and_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o disease_n and_o symptom_n aforesaid_a neither_o do_v my_o opinion_n deceive_v i_o for_o have_v give_v it_o oil_n of_o sweet_a almond_n to_o make_v it_o vomit_v it_o utter_v a_o considerable_a quantity_n of_o clot_a blood_n and_o matterish_a also_o it_o void_v with_o a_o clyster_n many_o clodder_n of_o blood_n and_o present_o by_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n almighty_n the_o fever_n be_v abate_v and_o all_o symptom_n begin_v to_o cease_v whereupon_o it_o fall_v greedy_o and_o lusty_o on_o suck_v its_o nurse_n and_o all_o the_o follow_a night_n it_o sleep_v quiet_o and_o be_v afterward_o perfect_o well_o the_o diagnostic_n sign_n of_o putrid_a continual_a fever_n do_v some_o of_o they_o show_v the_o continu'ty_n other_o the_o putrefaction_n and_o the_o rest_n the_o peculiar_a difference_n of_o they_o the_o continuity_n be_v easy_o know_v in_o that_o the_o fever_n be_v continual_a and_o have_v no_o intermision_n the_o putrefaction_n be_v signify_v by_o a_o sharp_a heat_n than_o 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blackness_n of_o the_o tongue_n stretch_v of_o the_o part_n under_o the_o short_a rib_n and_o the_o rest_n before_o which_o precede_v weariness_n without_o labour_n pursiness_n trouble_a sleep_n watch_n tension_n of_o the_o part_n under_o the_o short_a rib_n difficult_a breathe_n pain_n and_o pulsation_n of_o the_o head_n stomach-sickness_n want_v of_o appetite_n plenty_n of_o stink_a excrement_n frequent_a yawning_n and_o reaching_n or_o some_o of_o these_o but_o the_o peculiar_a difference_n of_o continual_a putrid_a fever_n may_v be_v discern_v by_o these_o sign_n follow_v a_o continual_a putrid_a fever_n call_v synochus_n putrida_fw-la have_v the_o same_o sign_n which_o be_v propound_v in_o synocha_n simplici_fw-la but_o more_o vehement_a for_o the_o heat_n be_v more_o sharp_a the_o watch_n headache_n thirst_n disquiet_v and_o other_o symptom_n be_v more_o vehement_a also_o the_o pulse_n be_v unequal_a so_o that_o the_o systole_n appear_v great_a than_o the_o diastole_n the_o 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be_v heatt_z at_z first_o rather_o vaporous_a than_o bite_a afterward_o somewhat_o sharp_a but_o unequal_a because_o of_o the_o thickness_n of_o the_o humour_n which_o be_v difficult_o dissolve_v the_o urine_n be_v at_o first_o white_a watery_a trouble_v afterward_o somewhat_o red_a and_o thick_a the_o pulse_n be_v seldomer_n slow_a and_o less_o than_o in_o the_o rest_n of_o these_o fever_n thirst_v little_a or_o none_o seldom_o sweat_n unless_o there_o be_v salt_n phlegm_n the_o face_n of_o the_o patient_n be_v somewhat_o bloat_a or_o blow_v up_o lax_n flaggy_a and_o as_o it_o be_v lead_v colour_v drowziness_n want_v of_o appetite_n phlegmatic_a excretion_n a_o cold_a and_o moist_a temperament_n old_a age_n winter_n season_n cold_a and_o moist_a diet_n evacuation_n suppress_v and_o a_o daily_a excretion_n of_o the_o disease_n a_o continual_a quartan_a be_v know_v by_o these_o sign_n the_o heat_n be_v less_o sharp_a than_o in_o fever_n of_o choler_n yet_o sharp_a than_o in_o fever_n of_o phlegm_n likewise_o
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