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through_o they_o with_o a_o wonderful_a swiftness_n for_o there_o be_v need_v only_o of_o such_o receptacle_n and_o channel_n for_o the_o animal_n spirit_n in_o which_o there_o be_v none_o or_o at_o least_o very_a small_a cavity_n or_o hole_n otherwise_o the_o blood_n or_o excrementitious_a humour_n their_o follower_n and_o companion_n will_v not_o be_v exclude_v also_o beside_o if_o these_o spirit_n shall_v run_v about_o through_o too_o open_a and_o loose_a space_n be_v easy_o dissipate_v they_o will_v fly_v away_o wherefore_o when_o there_o be_v need_n of_o a_o pipe_n for_o the_o transmit_v of_o blood_n or_o serous_a water_n the_o spirit_n of_o wine_n run_v rapid_o through_o the_o secret_a passage_n of_o the_o instrument_n or_o leather_n neither_o do_v the_o more_o strict_a frame_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o nerve_n serve_v only_o for_o the_o strain_n of_o the_o subtle_a from_o the_o thick_a and_o the_o pure_a from_o the_o impure_a but_o also_o that_o spirituous_a and_o most_o subtle_a 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itself_o slow_a and_o of_o lesser_a efficacy_n because_o between_o the_o sickness_n of_o each_o of_o they_o many_o day_n and_o oftentimes_o week_v happen_v to_o be_v that_o the_o infection_n of_o this_o though_o acute_a disease_n and_o the_o dissemination_n on_o other_o be_v scarce_o finish_v in_o four_o month_n space_n in_o the_o same_o house_n the_o fever_n about_o the_o first_o beginning_n seem_v gentle_a and_o mild_a not_o very_o terrible_a as_o to_o burn_n but_o the_o matter_n be_v heap_v together_o from_o the_o deflagration_n of_o the_o blood_n become_v present_o untameable_a hard_a to_o be_v exterminate_v also_o enemical_a to_o the_o brain_n and_o nervous_a stock_n wherefore_o in_o each_o of_o they_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o disease_n be_v to_o be_v know_v rather_o by_o the_o torpor_n and_o somnolency_n than_o the_o fervour_n and_o heat_n also_o the_o crisis_n though_o by_o several_a way_n attempt_v viz._n by_o sweat_n flux_n bleed_v do_v not_o happy_o succeed_v but_o for_o most_o part_n the_o blood_n grow_v turgid_a with_o the_o critical_a motion_n endeavour_v to_o transfer_v the_o feverish_a matter_n upon_o the_o dwelling_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n yet_o itself_o notwithstanding_o become_v not_o putrify_v by_o this_o mean_n but_o that_o about_o the_o stand_n of_o the_o disease_n both_o humour_n to_o wit_n the_o blood_n and_o nervous_a juice_n be_v vitiate_a by_o a_o impure_a mixture_n together_o and_o grievous_o touch_v cause_v the_o event_n of_o the_o disease_n to_o be_v either_o deadly_a or_o extreme_a dangerous_a chap._n xv._o of_o the_o measles_n and_o smallpox_n in_o the_o next_o place_n we_o refer_v the_o smallpox_n and_o measles_n to_o the_o rank_n of_o pestilential_a and_o malignant_a fever_n which_o indeed_o be_v mix_v distemper_n consist_v at_o once_o according_a and_o contrary_a to_o our_o nature_n as_o to_o their_o original_a they_o have_v their_o seminary_n bear_v with_o we_o but_o as_o to_o the_o effect_n they_o produce_v preternatural_a symptom_n and_o as_o the_o plague_n itself_o poisonous_a so_o that_o they_o constitute_v be_v it_o be_v a_o certain_a peculiar_a kind_n of_o fever_n proper_a indeed_o to_o man_n but_o after_o another_o manner_n than_o porphyrius_n have_v assign_v for_o it_o happen_v for_o every_o man_n only_o and_o once_o to_o be_v distemper_v with_o the_o smallpox_n or_o measles_n if_o perchance_o any_o one_o life_n free_v their_o whole_a life_n or_o another_o more_o often_o fall_v into_o these_o distemper_n they_o be_v rare_a and_o unusual_a event_n of_o nature_n which_o lessen_v not_o common_a observation_n yea_o it_o be_v full_o confirm_v to_o wit_n that_o all_o and_o only_a man_n be_v obnoxious_a to_o the_o smallpox_n and_o measlle_n and_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v rid_v of_o they_o at_o one_o sickness_n concern_v the_o smallpox_n we_o will_v treat_v of_o they_o apart_o from_o the_o measles_n what_o the_o cause_n of_o they_o be_v than_o what_o sign_n and_o symptom_n they_o have_v and_o last_o what_o thing_n belong_v to_o the_o crisis_n and_o cure_n concern_v the_o cause_n we_o ought_v to_o consider_v in_o the_o first_o place_n what_o be_v the_o secret_a lead_a cause_n to_o wit_n which_o render_v only_a and_o all_o mankind_n and_o that_o once_o obnoxious_a to_o this_o disease_n second_o we_o will_v inquire_v concern_v the_o evident_a cause_n viz._n by_o what_o and_o how_o many_o way_n this_o latent_fw-la and_o occult_a disposition_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v now_o soon_o now_o late_a deduce_v into_o act._n three_o it_o shall_v be_v declare_v what_o be_v the_o conjunct_a cause_n to_o wit_n by_o what_o motion_n and_o alteration_n of_o the_o blood_n the_o figure_n of_o this_o disease_n be_v produce_v 1_o as_o to_o the_o first_o this_o disposition_n or_o natural_a predisposition_n which_o incline_v human_a kind_n to_o this_o disease_n seem_v to_o be_v a_o certain_a evil_n or_o impurity_n of_o the_o blood_n conceive_v in_o the_o womb_n among_o the_o first_o rudiment_n of_o 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chap._n xvi_o of_o fever_n of_o child-bearing_a woman_n vulgar_a experience_n abundant_o testify_v that_o the_o fever_n of_o woman_n lie_v in_o be_v very_o dangerous_a beyond_o the_o disposition_n of_o other_o common_a fever_n also_o that_o the_o same_o differ_v very_o much_o as_o to_o their_o essence_n from_o both_o a_o simple_a and_o putrid_a synochus_n plain_o appear_v from_o their_o sign_n and_o symptom_n right_o weigh_v wherefore_o i_o believe_v it_o not_o to_o be_v from_o the_o matter_n to_o handle_v after_o malignant_a fever_n the_o acute_a disease_n of_o woman_n lie_v in_o be_v exceed_v near_o of_o kin_n to_o those_o for_o their_o mortality_n or_o perniciousness_n yet_o before_o i_o shall_v enter_v upon_o the_o unfolding_a these_o disease_n it_o behoove_v we_o to_o consider_v their_o subject_n viz._n the_o body_n of_o woman_n in_o childbed_n after_o what_o manner_n they_o be_v predispose_v and_o by_o what_o provision_n they_o be_v make_v obnoxious_a to_o these_o kind_n of_o 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