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to_o be_v drive_v forth_o thither_o see_v that_o it_o be_v mild_a and_o harmless_a it_o can_v not_o possible_o stir_v up_o soâ—great_a and_o vehement_a pain_n which_o yet_o be_v always_o present_a even_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o arthritis_fw-la before_o such_o time_n as_o the_o part_n begin_v to_o swell_v and_o grow_v red_a and_o iâ—_n the_o arthritis_fw-la be_v from_o the_o blood_n why_o shall_v not_o the_o tumour_n then_o be_v suppurate_v since_o that_o there_o be_v no_o humour_n so_o easy_o bring_v to_o a_o suppuration_n and_o convert_v into_o pus_fw-la as_o be_v the_o blood_n and_o as_o for_o melancholy_a the_o case_n be_v likewise_o very_o plain_a aâ—thriâ—is_n whether_o melancholy_a may_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o aâ—thriâ—is_n and_o there_o be_v but_o few_o that_o will_v have_v this_o humour_n to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o
ebullition_n of_o synovia_n and_o a_o salt_n spirit_n according_a to_o the_o chemist_n be_v cause_n of_o arthritis_fw-la and_o last_o that_o we_o may_v likewise_o a_o little_a consult_v the_o chemist_n we_o do_v indeed_o very_o much_o expect_v and_o hope_n for_o some_o light_n to_o be_v give_v we_o by_o they_o for_o the_o clear_n up_o of_o the_o point_n now_o in_o controversy_n but_o we_o shall_v hardly_o get_v any_o the_o least_o light_n or_o satisfaction_n from_o paracelsus_n and_o his_o follower_n who_o for_o the_o most_o part_n even_o obscure_a the_o plain_a truth_n for_o paracelsus_n as_o he_o be_v wont_a speak_v very_o various_o touch_v the_o thing_n in_o question_n for_o in_o his_o tract_n touch_v the_o podagra_fw-la gout_n pag._n 540._o he_o there_o say_v that_o the_o gout_n be_v a_o disease_n the_o seat_n whereof_o be_v synovia_n which_o when_o it_o be_v exalt_v the_o gout_n be_v then_o excite_a and_o that_o the_o disease_n be_v a_o mineral_n liquor_n or_o a_o sour_a juice_n 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and_o send_v spiritual_a and_o vaporous_a tincture_n unto_o the_o domestic_a place_n and_o that_o the_o matrix_n of_o the_o root_n have_v there_o get_v fruit_n do_v by_o a_o dolorous_a calamity_n of_o the_o symptom_n absolve_v the_o revolution_n of_o the_o predestination_n but_o the_o truth_n be_v the_o difference_n of_o the_o pain_n that_o i_o may_v in_o plain_a and_o easieterm_n show_v you_o what_o he_o by_o a_o affect_a pomp_n of_o word_n obscure_v do_v all_o of_o they_o proceed_v from_o a_o diversity_n of_o the_o salt_n of_o which_o some_o be_v more_o and_o some_o less_o sharp_a and_o bite_a but_o that_o these_o spiritual_a and_o vaporous_a tincture_n be_v receive_v by_o their_o matrix_n that_o be_v those_o part_n that_o be_v obnoxious_a unto_o the_o drawing_n out_o of_o the_o podagrick_n fruit_n when_o they_o be_v resolve_v and_o they_o have_v in_o the_o general_a a_o affinity_n with_o they_o and_o therefore_o ready_o admit_v of_o and_o give_v entertainment_n to_o the_o guest_n come_v unto_o it_o to_o wit_n the_o joint_n or_o the_o synovia_n of_o the_o hand_n and_o foot_n but_o here_o they_o do_v by_o their_o word_n obscure_v a_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o itself_o most_o plain_a and_o they_o likewise_o mingle_v falsity_n with_o truth_n for_o as_o for_o what_o they_o bring_v touch_v the_o ebullition_n of_o the_o synovia_n and_o the_o fervent_a boil_a heat_n thereof_o this_o synovia_n of_o paracelsus_n be_v a_o mere_a fiction_n and_o invention_n of_o his_o own_o touch_v which_o we_o have_v already_o speak_v in_o our_o tract_n de_fw-fr consens_fw-la &_o this_o chymicor_n cap._n 15._o but_o as_o for_o what_o they_o speak_v of_o the_o salt_n spirit_n this_o if_o it_o be_v right_o explain_v and_o well_o understand_v be_v very_o agreeable_a unto_o the_o truth_n as_o we_o shall_v show_v you_o by_o and_o by_o and_o so_o likewise_o we_o may_v well_o enough_o bear_v with_o they_o in_o this_o that_o they_o endeavour_v to_o explain_v the_o difference_n of_o the_o pain_n in_o arthritick_n person_n from_o the_o difference_n of_o the_o salt_n that_o appear_v in_o vegetable_n and_o mineral_n in_o regard_n that_o our_o own_o able_a phyfitian_n and_o among_o the_o rest_n that_o most_o experience_a felix_n platerus_n be_v all_o of_o opinion_n that_o the_o humour_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o arthritis_fw-la be_v not_o simple_o a_o water_n but_o endue_v with_o a_o quality_n of_o a_o different_a nature_n and_o mingle_v together_o with_o the_o ichore_n and_o excrement_n of_o the_o humour_n by_o which_o it_o be_v render_v more_o vehement_a and_o so_o we_o likewise_o judge_v this_o more_o fit_a to_o be_v reject_v in_o they_o which_o yet_o severinus_n deliver_v unto_o we_o in_o word_n too_o obscure_a to_o wit_n that_o the_o other_o excrementitious_a humour_n be_v move_v unto_o other_o part_n and_o that_o the_o humour_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o arthritis_fw-la have_v in_o it_o a_o peculiar_a tendency_n unto_o the_o joint_n as_o we_o also_o show_v you_o above_o arthritis_fw-la the_o author_n opinion_n touch_v the_o cause_n of_o arthritis_fw-la and_o therefore_o that_o we_o may_v at_o length_n conclude_v this_o controversy_n it_o appear_v from_o what_o have_v be_v hitherto_o say_v that_o neither_o simple_o the_o blood_n nor_o phlegm_n nor_o melancholy_a nor_o yet_o a_o water_n be_v the_o near_a and_o immediate_a cause_n of_o the_o arthritis_fw-la but_o when_o i_o have_v well_o weigh_v all_o those_o thing_n that_o befall_v arthritick_n person_n and_o which_o can_v possible_o be_v derive_v from_o the_o humour_n as_o be_v manifest_a by_o what_o have_v be_v hitherto_o say_v i_o can_v otherwise_o determine_v than_o that_o a_o salt_n sharp_a subtle_a humour_n and_o such_o as_o for_o the_o most_o part_n resemble_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o salt_n spirit_n be_v the_o nigh_a cause_n of_o arthritis_fw-la and_o now_o let_v who_o will_v call_v it_o choler_n or_o phlegm_n mingle_v with_o choler_n or_o salt_n or_o tartar_n or_o what_o he_o please_v he_o may_v do_v it_o for_o i_o so_o that_o the_o thing_n be_v but_o right_o explain_v i_o for_o my_o part_n shall_v make_v use_n of_o the_o word_n serum_n or_o whey_n salt_n and_o tartar_n that_o so_o i_o may_v likewise_o by_o a_o proper_a and_o peculiar_a word_n explain_v a_o thing_n that_o differ_v from_o choler_n and_o the_o ordinary_a and_o common_a phlegm_n but_o now_o that_o the_o serum_n or_o whey_n be_v not_o only_o a_o watery_a humour_n even_o the_o ancient_n have_v acknowledge_v and_o galen_n in_o the_o six_o of_o his_o epidem_fw-la comment_fw-fr 3._o text_n 33._o write_v that_o the_o serous_a or_o wheyish_a blood_n be_v by_o hypocrates_n and_o plato_n call_v not_o only_o a_o water_n and_o a_o waterish_a humidity_n void_a of_o bite_a but_o bite_v likewise_o and_o corrode_a to_o wit_n which_o resemble_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o sallow_a or_o willow_n spirit_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v that_o it_o prick_v and_o bit_v those_o part_n that_o be_v so_o sensible_a and_o quick_a of_o feeling_n and_o in_o these_o it_o excit_v most_o acute_a and_o intolerable_a pain_n there_o be_v to_o wit_n in_o the_o earth_n out_o of_o which_o plant_n grow_v whereby_o both_o man_n and_o bruit_n creature_n be_v nourish_v something_o that_o be_v salt_n which_o answer_v unto_o mineral_n and_o it_o may_v not_o unfit_o be_v call_v the_o salt_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o yet_o notwithstanding_o be_v scarce_o to_o be_v find_v pure_a and_o alone_a but_o it_o be_v mingle_v together_o with_o other_o body_n from_o whence_o divers_a kind_n of_o earth_n have_v their_o original_a and_o thereupon_o according_a to_o the_o great_a variety_n of_o soyl_n it_o be_v very_o various_a and_o different_a as_o muddy_a clayie_a etc._n etc._n and_o then_o at_o the_o length_n in_o plant_n and_o animal_n it_o be_v call_v tartar_n and_o so_o it_o come_v to_o be_v tranfuse_v into_o man_n but_o this_o albeit_o that_o in_o plant_n and_o man_n it_o become_v in_o the_o many_o various_a concoction_n very_o subtle_a and_o volatile_a if_o it_o be_v not_o such_o before_o as_o very_o manifest_o also_o it_o appear_v from_o the_o salt_n of_o urine_n and_o that_o at_o length_n it_o be_v mingle_v even_o with_o the_o blood_n itself_o yet_o nevertheless_o in_o regard_n that_o from_o the_o very_a first_o original_n of_o it_o it_o be_v altogether_o unfit_a for_o the_o nourish_a of_o the_o body_n and_o be_v as_o hypocrates_n speak_v whole_o unserviceable_a thereunto_o at_o the_o length_n unless_o it_o be_v forthwith_o even_o in_o the_o first_o concoction_n expel_v forth_o by_o the_o belly_n or_o afterward_o evacuate_v forth_o by_o sweat_n and_o urine_n it_o be_v treasure_v up_o and_o be_v burdensome_a to_o nature_n it_o be_v thrust_v forth_o unto_o the_o joint_n as_o have_v a_o certain_a kind_n of_o near_a alliance_n with_o such_o like_a matter_n where_o by_o its_o acrimony_n
evil_n be_v no_o disease_n but_o a_o external_a error_n for_o whereas_o he_o endeavour_v to_o prove_v that_o the_o veneral_a disease_n be_v not_o a_o disease_n of_o the_o similar_v part_n because_o it_o be_v not_o a_o distemper_n nor_o a_o evil_a composition_n nor_o a_o solution_n of_o unity_n in_o this_o proof_n he_o labour_v to_o no_o purpose_n for_o all_o this_o we_o willing_o grant_v but_o this_o he_o ought_v to_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v no_o other_o kind_n of_o disease_n in_o the_o similar_v part_n beside_o the_o distemper_n of_o the_o first_o quality_n but_o that_o there_o be_v such_o disease_n which_o fernelius_n call_v of_o the_o whole_a substance_n we_o more_o right_o of_o occult_a quality_n be_v sufficient_o prove_v above_o part_v 1._o and_o this_o very_a disease_n as_o all_o other_o venenate_n disease_n do_v show_v that_o it_o can_v be_v refer_v to_o no_o other_o kind_n than_o to_o malignant_a quality_n &_o this_o follow_v from_o minadous_a his_o own_o supposition_n and_o confession_n which_o he_o have_v cap._n 20._o where_o he_o write_v that_o the_o veneral_a virulency_n have_v power_n not_o only_o to_o infect_v all_o humour_n but_o all_o part_n of_o the_o body_n and_o to_o corrupt_v and_o convert_v they_o to_o its_o own_o similitude_n the_o same_o minadous_a if_o he_o have_v know_v these_o disease_n have_v not_o take_v so_o much_o pain_n to_o what_o kind_n of_o preternatural_a thing_n the_o veneral_a virulency_n ought_v to_o be_v refer_v for_o first_o of_o all_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o exclude_v from_o the_o number_n of_o cause_n those_o vicious_a humour_n which_o be_v find_v in_o the_o body_n sick_a of_o the_o veneral_a disease_n and_o have_v power_n to_o alter_v and_o change_v the_o humour_n themselves_o and_o part_n of_o the_o body_n for_o whereas_o he_o say_v that_o be_v proper_o the_o cause_n between_o which_o and_o the_o action_n hurt_v the_o disease_n do_v intercede_v that_o be_v true_a of_o the_o next_o cause_n but_o the_o antecedent_n cause_v also_o may_v do_v hurt_v as_o they_o have_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o vicious_a object_n and_o external_a error_n and_o in_o this_o very_a disease_n while_o the_o virulent_a humour_n do_v imprint_v a_o malignant_a quality_n on_o he_o part_n between_o they_o and_o the_o action_n hurt_v that_o malignant_a disposition_n and_o occult_a quality_n do_v intercede_v therefore_o whereas_o he_o think_v that_o humour_n or_o venenate_n vapour_n in_o the_o veneral_a disease_n do_v immediate_o hurt_v the_o action_n it_o be_v false_a unless_o that_o humour_n have_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o external_a error_n for_o all_o hurt_a action_n in_o the_o veneral_a disease_n do_v happen_v while_o between_o they_o and_o the_o humour_n or_o malignant_a vapour_n a_o middling_a diseafe_n do_v intercede_v to_o wit_n that_o of_o occult_a quality_n but_o whereas_o he_o deny_v the_o veneral_a virulency_n to_o be_v a_o quality_n body_n the_o veneral_a disease_n be_v not_o a_o body_n and_o hold_v it_o to_o be_v a_o body_n first_o of_o all_o he_o confound_v the_o cause_n and_o the_o disease_n next_o of_o all_o he_o do_v not_o distinguish_v between_o the_o quality_n and_o its_o subject_n for_o while_o we_o say_v the_o veneral_a evil_n we_o understand_v either_o the_o disease_n itself_o or_o its_o cause_n if_o the_o disease_n that_o be_v a_o quality_n as_o all_o disease_n be_v to_o wit_v a_o preternatural_a disposition_n of_o the_o part_n and_o indeed_o a_o occult_a and_o malignant_a quality_n but_o if_o the_o veneral_a evil_n be_v take_v for_o the_o cause_n either_o which_o without_o be_v communicate_v do_v induce_v this_o disease_n or_o which_o be_v in_o the_o body_n which_o raise_v divers_a disease_n and_o symptom_n and_o can_v infect_v other_o we_o grant_v that_o cause_n may_v be_v call_v a_o body_n but_o we_o must_v take_v notice_n that_o those_o humour_n or_o vapour_n be_v not_o say_v to_o be_v cause_n as_o they_o be_v body_n but_o as_o they_o have_v a_o occult_a and_o malignant_a quality_n which_o minadous_n himself_o can_v deny_v while_o cap._n 20._o he_o write_v that_o that_o vapour_n or_o spirit_n which_o he_o call_v the_o veneral_a virulency_n be_v endue_v with_o a_o occult_a quality_n and_o virtue_n depend_v on_o its_o whole_a substance_n by_o which_o it_o be_v able_a not_o only_o to_o infect_v any_o humour_n of_o the_o body_n but_o all_o its_o part_n and_o to_o corrupt_v and_o convert_v they_o to_o its_o own_o similitude_n for_o what_o similitude_n be_v that_o i_o pray_v to_o which_o the_o veneral_a virulency_n convert_v not_o only_o the_o humour_n but_o also_o the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n unless_o it_o be_v that_o occult_a quality_n with_o which_o that_o vapour_n be_v endue_v whereas_o last_o of_o all_o cap._n 38._o he_o refer_v the_o veneral_a virulency_n to_o external_a error_n because_o it_o primary_o hurt_v the_o operation_n and_o be_v not_o of_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o body_n but_o before_o deny_v it_o to_o be_v either_o the_o disease_n or_o cause_n of_o the_o disease_n or_o symptom_n in_o vain_a do_v he_o multiply_v thing_n preternatural_a for_o there_o be_v not_o more_o preternatural_a thing_n than_o the_o disease_n cause_n and_o symptom_n and_o the_o veneral_a virulency_n as_o he_o describe_v it_o do_v whole_o belong_v to_o the_o cause_n two_o manner_n of_o way_n for_o either_o it_o induce_v the_o like_a disposition_n into_o the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n or_o it_o raise_v other_o disease_n while_o it_o eat_v and_o exulcerate_v the_o part_n but_o whenas_o he_o say_v the_o veneral_a disease_n take_v for_o the_o cause_n spirit_n whether_o it_o be_v a_o vapour_n or_o a_o spirit_n be_v a_o vapour_n or_o a_o spirit_n that_o be_v right_o to_o be_v understand_v for_o indeed_o it_o can_v no_o way_n be_v deny_v that_o it_o be_v a_o humour_n also_o whenas_o in_o copulation_n it_o be_v rub_v against_o the_o body_n and_o stick_v in_o the_o clothes_n yet_o such_o be_v its_o nature_n as_o it_o be_v also_o of_o other_o 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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 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and_o twinge_v they_o and_o three_o although_o the_o pain_n be_v more_o excite_v while_o the_o joint_n be_v move_v yet_o this_o happen_v not_o therefore_o because_o that_o the_o humour_n be_v contain_v in_o the_o very_a joint_n for_o as_o we_o tell_v you_o but_o even_o now_o this_o be_v void_a of_o sense_n but_o because_o the_o membranous_a part_n about_o the_o joint_n be_v before_o preternatural_o distend_v by_o the_o humour_n be_v now_o more_o stretch_v forth_o neither_o last_o do_v that_o prove_v that_o the_o humour_n do_v first_o of_o all_o fall_n forth_o into_o the_o space_n of_o the_o joint_n because_o that_o the_o pain_n when_o the_o disease_n first_o seize_v the_o party_n be_v perceive_v to_o lie_v deep_a before_o the_o external_a part_n swell_v up_o which_o when_o it_o happen_v the_o pain_n be_v mitigate_v it_o be_v true_a indeed_o that_o these_o thing_n do_v often_o so_o come_v to_o pass_v and_o that_o in_o the_o begin_n there_o be_v very_o little_a or_o no_o swell_a appear_v 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section_n he_o thus_o write_v those_o say_v he_o that_o have_v be_v long_o conflict_v with_o the_o pain_n of_o the_o hip_n if_o in_o these_o the_o top_n of_o the_o thigh_n fall_v out_o of_o the_o hipbone_n and_o then_o return_v and_o fall_v in_o again_o these_o have_v in_o that_o place_n a_o mucous_a and_o snotty_a phlegm_n collect_v and_o again_o they_o that_o by_o be_v vex_v with_o a_o long_a continue_a sciatica_n pain_n have_v the_o top_n of_o their_o thigh_n fall_v out_o of_o the_o hip_n in_o these_o the_o thigh_n waste_v away_o and_o unless_o they_o be_v burn_v they_o halt_v and_o become_v lame_a for_o that_o joint_n do_v not_o therefore_o fall_v forth_o because_o that_o the_o bone_n be_v thrust_v out_o of_o its_o place_n by_o the_o humour_n fall_v into_o the_o cavity_n but_o as_o galen_n in_o his_o comm._n upon_o the_o aphorism_n teach_v we_o because_o the_o bond_n of_o the_o articulation_n be_v soak_v and_o moisten_v by_o the_o phlegmatic_a humour_n be_v thereby_o render_v more_o loose_a but_o now_o what_o those_o part_n be_v about_o the_o joint_n that_o receive_v and_o entertain_v the_o humour_n that_o flow_v unto_o they_o neither_o do_v they_o all_o full_o agree_v in_o their_o opinion_n as_o touch_v this_o capivaccius_n and_o some_o other_o with_o he_o determine_v that_o this_o afflux_n be_v make_v only_o unto_o the_o ligament_n and_o that_o in_o the_o arthritis_fw-la the_o ligament_n be_v fill_v full_a but_o not_o so_o the_o nerve_n and_o tendon_n since_o that_o if_o these_o part_n be_v fill_v there_o will_v then_o be_v convulsion_n for_o these_o part_n come_v to_o be_v affect_v only_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o ligament_n while_o that_o they_o be_v press_v together_o by_o these_o ligament_n be_v fill_v with_o the_o humour_n but_o the_o ligament_n be_v so_o hard_a and_o solid_a that_o it_o be_v not_o credible_a that_o these_o especial_o shall_v receive_v the_o humour_n flow_v unto_o they_o and_o be_v replenish_v thereby_o and_o the_o pain_n be_v not_o therefore_o excite_v because_o that_o only_o the_o nervous_a and_o membranous_a part_n be_v press_v together_o by_o the_o ligament_n preternatural_o fill_v with_o the_o humour_n for_o if_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n the_o pain_n can_v not_o possible_o be_v so_o fierce_a and_o bitter_a but_o because_o that_o a_o sharp_a and_o gnaw_a humour_n do_v prick_v and_o twinge_v the_o tender_a and_o sensible_a part_n for_o as_o in_o other_o part_n the_o membranous_a periostia_n and_o nerve_n be_v the_o subject_n of_o the_o paâ—â—_n so_o likewise_o in_o the_o arthritis_fw-la they_o contain_v the_o nigh_a and_o most_o immediate_a cause_n of_o the_o say_a pain_n but_o now_o that_o there_o be_v no_o convulsion_n excite_v we_o have_v already_o show_v you_o the_o reason_n thereof_o above_o to_o wit_n because_o that_o the_o part_n that_o be_v by_o nature_n assign_v for_o motion_n be_v not_o affect_v but_o such_o only_a as_o be_v appoint_v for_o sense_n as_o the_o membrane_n or_o the_o nerve_n likewise_o themselves_o such_o of_o they_o as_o be_v not_o destine_v unto_o motion_n according_a to_o the_o membrane_n quest_n 4._o what_o kind_n of_o fever_n that_o be_v that_o accompany_v the_o arrhritis_n there_o be_v indeed_o very_a many_o that_o assert_v this_o fever_n to_o be_v only_o symptomatical_a but_o since_o symptomatical_a fever_n be_v those_o proper_o which_o follow_v the_o inflammation_n of_o other_o part_n and_o more_o especial_o the_o bowel_n to_o wit_n when_o that_o heat_n that_o be_v in_o the_o affect_a member_n or_o likewise_o even_o the_o putrid_a and_o sooty_a vapour_n be_v communicate_v to_o the_o heart_n and_o kindle_v up_o the_o heat_n in_o it_o and_o so_o the_o fuel_n of_o the_o fever_n be_v in_o another_o affect_a part_n it_o easy_o from_o hence_o appear_v that_o the_o fever_n which_o be_v join_v with_o the_o arthritis_fw-la be_v not_o symptomatical_a but_o primary_n for_o in_o the_o fever_n that_o accompany_v the_o arthritis_fw-la the_o fuel_n of_o the_o fever_n be_v not_o in_o the_o part_n affect_v that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o part_n that_o labour_v under_o the_o arthritis_fw-la but_o it_o be_v in_o the_o great_a vessel_n yea_o and_o the_o fever_n either_o it_o precede_v the_o arthritis_fw-la or_o else_o it_o invade_v together_o with_o the_o invasion_n of_o the_o arthritis_fw-la and_o do_v not_o in_o any_o wise_a follow_v the_o same_o and_o therefore_o this_o fever_n be_v deserve_o refer_v unto_o those_o continue_a primary_n fever_n which_o now_o adays_o we_o call_v accompany_v fever_n to_o wit_n those_o that_o be_v not_o solitary_a but_o such_o as_o have_v some_o other_o disease_n join_v with_o they_o and_o that_o depend_v upon_o the_o very_a same_o cause_n with_o it_o to_o wit_n when_o by_o the_o motion_n of_o some_o humour_n which_o nature_n endeavore_v to_o thrust_v forth_o unto_o some_o outward_a part_n or_o into_o the_o habit_n of_o the_o body_n a_o fever_n be_v kindle_v or_o at_o least_o the_o matter_n that_o be_v move_v unto_o any_o part_n become_v withal_o so_o putrid_a that_o it_o may_v cause_n and_o kindle_v a_o fever_n and_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o erysipelas_n pleuresie_n small_a pock_n and_o meâ—seâ—â—_n and_o the_o like_a disease_n so_o this_o come_v likewise_o to_o pass_v in_o the_o arhtritis_n which_o so_o his_o like_a feayer_n be_v wont_v oftentimes_o to_o precede_v and_o to_o invade_v the_o party_n a_o day_n before_o or_o aâ—_n the_o seast_z most_o bertain_o invade_v together_o with_o it_o although_o it_o be_v oftentimes_o very_o small_a and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o take_v notice_n of_o by_o many_o sick_a person_n and_o especial_o such_o as_o altogether_o head_n and_o mind_n nothing_o but_o their_o pain_n but_o now_o this_o fever_n be_v continual_a which_o yet_o nevertheless_o remitetth_v somewhat_o in_o the_o morning_n but_o
it_o excit_v most_o vehement_a and_o grievous_a pain_n neither_o let_v any_o be_v hereat_o move_v and_o wonder_v that_o we_o say_v that_o this_o matter_n be_v one_o while_o spiritual_a and_o sometime_o also_o tartarous_a and_o so_o very_o fit_a likewise_o for_o the_o generate_a of_o those_o hard_a knot_n which_o they_o call_v tophi_n for_o that_o i_o may_v speak_v with_o the_o chemist_n spinit_n may_v proceed_v from_o body_n and_o again_o body_n may_v be_v from_o spirit_n this_o matter_n in_o its_o original_n and_o while_o it_o be_v in_o the_o earth_n be_v a_o body_n and_o somewhat_o as_o it_o be_v earthy_a and_o mineral_n like_a but_o it_o come_v afterward_o to_o be_v attenuate_v in_o the_o various_a concection_n both_o in_o plant_n and_o man_n and_o so_o it_o be_v make_v as_o it_o be_v spiritual_a which_o have_v be_v acknowledge_v by_o many_o of_o galens_n follower_n and_o among_o the_o rest_n by_o cardanus_n who_o upon_o the_o 47._o and_o 49._o aphorism_n of_o the_o six_o section_n write_v that_o the_o matter_n to_o wit_n the_o cause_n of_o arthritis_fw-la be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o spirit_n and_o lucian_n in_o his_o tragopodagra_fw-la call_v it_o a_o violent_a and_o injurious_a spirit_n and_o yet_o afterward_o this_o thin_a humour_n or_o spirit_n when_o it_o have_v once_o get_v a_o fit_a place_n to_o wit_n the_o bone_n and_o the_o place_n about_o the_o joint_n it_o again_o betake_v itself_o into_o the_o body_n and_o be_v there_o coagulate_v like_o as_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n general_o well_o know_v unto_o the_o chemist_n and_o other_o salt_n spirit_n may_v again_o be_v coagulate_v and_o return_v into_o body_n and_o yet_o nevertheless_o if_o any_o one_o shall_v assert_v that_o there_o be_v likewise_o a_o volatile_a salt_n in_o the_o very_a earth_n itself_o which_o the_o plant_n draw_v unto_o themselves_o this_o do_v no_o way_n thwart_v or_o oppose_v this_o opinion_n of_o we_o but_o the_o whole_a result_n of_o the_o business_n and_o controversy_n in_o hand_n come_v all_o unto_o one_o and_o the_o same_o conclusion_n quest_n 7._o where_o the_o humour_n the_o cause_n of_o arthritis_fw-la be_v generate_v and_o by_o what_o way_n it_o flow_v into_o the_o joint_n in_o what_o place_n the_o humour_n that_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o arthritis_fw-la be_v breed_v and_o by_o what_o way_n and_o passage_n it_o flow_v into_o the_o joint_n in_o this_o physician_n do_v great_o differ_v among_o themselves_o which_o disagreement_n of_o they_o have_v much_o hinder_v the_o cure_n and_o make_v it_o far_o more_o difficult_a than_o otherwise_o it_o will_v have_v be_v and_o therefore_o not_o without_o cause_n be_v it_o that_o fernelius_n in_o his_o six_o b._n of_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o part_n and_o the_o symptom_n chap._n 18_o write_v that_o from_o the_o very_a ignorance_n of_o this_o thing_n the_o pain_n of_o the_o joint_n have_v hitherto_o be_v hold_v and_o leave_v for_o incurable_a and_o call_v the_o shame_n and_o disgrace_n of_o the_o physician_n we_o have_v brief_o above_o give_v you_o our_o opinion_n as_o touch_v this_o thing_n in_o controversy_n but_o because_o there_o be_v many_o and_o those_o some_o of_o they_o of_o the_o more_o able_a and_o learned_a physician_n that_o be_v of_o another_o judgement_n and_o differ_v from_o i_o in_o their_o opinion_n as_o in_o this_o darkness_n of_o man_n mind_n it_o be_v general_o wont_a to_o be_v even_o in_o the_o great_a and_o most_o serious_a controversy_n i_o shall_v not_o think_v it_o time_n mis-spend_v nor_o my_o pain_n il_fw-mi bestow_v in_o lay_v before_o you_o with_o what_o brevity_n i_o can_v their_o several_a opinion_n and_o in_o the_o recital_n of_o they_o i_o shall_v weigh_v they_o according_o and_o first_o i_o shall_v indeed_o begin_v with_o fernelius_n who_o assert_v that_o they_o be_v much_o mistake_v who_o think_v that_o the_o humour_n the_o cause_n of_o arthritis_fw-la do_v break_v forth_o of_o the_o more_o secret_a and_o inmost_a part_n of_o the_o body_n into_o the_o joint_n for_o 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vicious_a humour_n or_o likewise_o the_o thin_a part_n thereof_o be_v thrust_v forth_o into_o the_o part_n of_o the_o back_n for_o although_o that_o without_o doubt_n also_o the_o very_a same_o happen_v even_o in_o other_o part_n yet_o nevertheless_o this_o chillness_n and_o tremble_a be_v first_o of_o all_o excite_a in_o the_o back_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o spinal_a marrow_n and_o the_o very_a many_o nerve_n there_o proceed_v from_o the_o say_v spinal_a marrow_n and_o be_v endue_v with_o a_o most_o quick_a and_o exquisite_a sense_n by_o the_o which_o spinal_a marrow_n a_o chillness_n and_o shiver_a be_v likewise_o see_v sometime_o to_o ascend_v and_o sometime_o to_o descend_v touch_v which_o see_v more_o in_o hypocrates_n his_o five_o section_n and_o 69._o aphorism_n and_o thus_o much_o may_v suffice_v as_o touch_v this_o controversy_n quest_n 8._o whether_o there_o may_v any_o thing_n be_v gather_v together_o in_o the_o joint_n that_o may_v make_v any_o thing_n unto_o the_o produce_v of_o the_o fit_a not_o only_o paracelsus_n and_o his_o follower_n who_o derive_v the_o arthritis_fw-la from_o the_o ebullition_n of_o synovia_n have_v give_v i_o occasion_n to_o think_v of_o this_o question_n but_o likewise_o those_o strange_a and_o admirable_a cure_n that_o have_v now_o and_o then_o be_v make_v in_o the_o arthritis_fw-la have_v chief_o put_v i_o upon_o the_o debate_n hereof_o guilhelm_n fabricius_n in_o his_o first_o century_n epist_n 47._o and_o 48._o relate_v that_o some_o by_o torture_n have_v be_v so_o free_v from_o the_o arthritis_fw-la that_o they_o be_v never_o know_v afterward_o to_o undergo_v any_o fit_n thereof_o indeed_o by_o affrightment_n as_o also_o by_o joy_n it_o be_v a_o thing_n very_o well_o know_v that_o many_o have_v be_v free_v from_o the_o arthritick_n paroxysm_n but_o how_o a_o man_n shall_v in_o this_o manner_n perpetual_o be_v free_v from_o the_o arthritis_fw-la or_o joynt-gout_n it_o be_v not_o so_o easy_a a_o thing_n to_o render_v 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at_o venice_n who_o by_o his_o abstain_v from_o wine_n by_o the_o space_n of_o five_o year_n be_v deliver_v from_o the_o arthritis_fw-la or_o gout_n during_o his_o whole_a life_n even_o unto_o the_o very_a day_n of_o his_o death_n and_o we_o likewise_o relate_v unto_o you_o before_o out_o of_o franciscus_n alexander_n of_o one_o francis_n pecchius_n a_o man_n much_o trouble_v with_o the_o gout_n who_o be_v cast_v into_o prison_n and_o there_o detain_v for_o twenty_o year_n be_v in_o the_o end_n free_v both_o from_o his_o imprisonment_n and_o all_o his_o arthritick_n pain_n and_o so_o continue_v free_a from_o all_o fit_n of_o the_o gout_n for_o ever_o after_o during_o his_o natural_a life_n and_o marcus_n gattinaria_fw-la in_o that_o chap._n of_o his_o book_n touch_v the_o cure_n of_o the_o pain_n of_o the_o joint_n from_o a_o hot_a cause_n writerh_n as_o concern_v himself_o that_o when_o he_o first_o begin_v to_o suffer_v the_o fit_n of_o the_o gout_n this_o be_v the_o course_n he_o take_v for_o the_o recovery_n of_o his_o health_n and_o ease_v from_o his_o fit_n to_o wit_n first_o of_o all_o he_o impose_v upon_o himself_o a_o abstinence_n from_o wine_n for_o two_o year_n and_o every_o month_n he_o empty_v his_o body_n by_o evacuation_n and_o then_o he_o take_v some_o pill_n or_o other_o for_o the_o divert_v of_o the_o humour_n the_o cause_n of_o his_o distemper_n and_o this_o he_o make_v use_v of_o twice_o in_o the_o week_n that_o so_o nature_n may_v be_v divert_v in_o she_o transmit_v the_o matter_n unto_o the_o joint_n and_o that_o so_o she_o may_v rather_o evacuate_v it_o by_o the_o way_n of_o siege_n and_o by_o use_v this_o course_n for_o a_o while_o he_o be_v so_o thorough_o cure_a that_o he_o be_v never_o after_o that_o trouble_a with_o any_o such_o like_a pain_n and_o carolus_n piso_n also_o in_o his_o book_n of_o disease_n from_o serous_a or_o wheyish_a impurity_n in_o his_o consil_n touch_v the_o arthritis_fw-la write_v that_o a_o certain_a man_n who_o 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