every_o day_n more_o and_o more_o she_o be_v after_o three_o month_n take_v with_o a_o faint_v fit_a and_o die_v history_n 2._o the_o son_n of_o the_o reverend_a minister_n mr._n steel_n my_o very_a good_a friend_n about_o the_o sixteenth_o year_n of_o his_o age_n fall_v gradual_o into_o a_o total_a want_n of_o appetite_n occasion_v by_o his_o study_v too_o hard_o and_o the_o passion_n of_o his_o mind_n and_o upon_o that_o into_o a_o universal_a atrophy_n pine_v away_o more_o and_o more_o for_o the_o space_n of_o two_o year_n without_o any_o cough_n fever_n or_o any_o other_o symptom_n of_o any_o distemper_n of_o his_o lung_n or_o any_o other_o entrail_n as_o also_o without_o a_o looseness_n or_o diabetes_n or_o any_o other_o sign_n of_o a_o colliquation_n or_o preternatural_a evacuation_n and_o therefore_o i_o judge_v this_o consumption_n to_o be_v nervous_a and_o to_o have_v its_o seat_n in_o the_o whole_a habit_n of_o the_o body_n and_o to_o arise_v from_o the_o system_fw-la of_o nerve_n be_v distemper_v i_o begin_v and_o first_o attempt_v his_o cure_n with_o the_o use_n of_o antiscorbutic_n bitter_a and_o chalybeate_a medicine_n as_o well_o natural_a as_o artificial_a but_o without_o any_o benefit_n and_o therefore_o when_o i_o find_v that_o the_o former_a method_n do_v not_o answer_v our_o expectation_n i_o advise_v he_o to_o abandon_v his_o study_n to_o go_v into_o the_o country_n air_n and_o to_o use_v ride_v and_o a_o milk_n diet_n and_o especial_o to_o drink_v ass_n milk_n for_o a_o long_a time_n by_o the_o use_n of_o which_o he_o recover_v his_o health_n in_o a_o great_a measure_n though_o he_o be_v not_o yet_o perfect_o free_v from_o a_o consumptive_a state_n and_o what_o will_v be_v the_o event_n of_o this_o method_n do_v not_o yet_o plain_o appear_v chap._n ii_o of_o a_o consumption_n proceed_v from_o some_o evacuation_n to_o this_o sort_n of_o original_a consumption_n from_o the_o whole_a habit_n of_o the_o body_n belong_v also_o another_o kind_n of_o consumption_n which_o i_o have_v often_o meet_v with_o in_o my_o practice_n arise_v from_o the_o empoverishment_n of_o the_o blood_n consumption_n the_o loss_n and_o want_n of_o nutritious_a juice_n empoverish_v the_o blood_n and_o cause_v a_o consumption_n occasion_v by_o the_o preternatural_a substraction_n and_o loss_n of_o the_o nutritious_a juice_n whereupon_o the_o whole_a mass_n of_o blood_n be_v deprive_v of_o the_o nutritious_a and_o oily_a juice_n grow_v sour_a and_o too_o hot_a afford_v none_o or_o very_o little_a nourishment_n to_o the_o muscular_a part_n and_o thereupon_o there_o follow_v a_o consumption_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n and_o a_o hectical_a heat_n fix_v in_o the_o whole_a habit_n of_o it_o without_o any_o considerable_a cough_n or_o difficulty_n of_o breathe_v or_o any_o other_o remarkable_a affection_n of_o the_o lung_n at_o least_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o distemper_n but_o it_o must_v be_v confess_v that_o in_o the_o progress_n of_o it_o the_o lung_n seem_v to_o be_v in_o some_o measure_n affect_v measure_n at_o length_n the_o lung_n seem_v affect_v in_o some_o measure_n especial_o where_o the_o preternatural_a evacuation_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o distemper_n be_v stop_v by_o art_n without_o any_o correction_n or_o sweeten_v of_o the_o mass_n of_o blood_n by_o which_o mean_v it_o may_v recover_v its_o natural_a oily_a benign_a nature_n and_o such_o as_o render_v it_o fit_a for_o nourishment_n in_o which_o case_n there_o be_v no_o reason_n to_o wonder_v if_o the_o hot_a and_o sharp_a serum_n of_o the_o blood_n continual_o pass_v after_o the_o other_o sluice_n of_o nature_n be_v stop_v through_o the_o soft_a and_o glandulous_a substance_n of_o the_o lung_n do_v at_o length_n stuff_n inflame_v yea_o and_o at_o last_o exulcerate_v they_o too_o whereby_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o this_o consumption_n which_o be_v original_o in_o the_o habit_n of_o the_o body_n do_v a_o little_a before_o death_n end_n in_o a_o consumption_n of_o the_o lung_n with_o a_o cough_n difficulty_n of_o breathe_v and_o other_o pathognomonick_a sign_n of_o that_o distemper_n and_o therefore_o i_o have_v often_o observe_v that_o if_o the_o appetite_n and_o digestion_n be_v not_o restore_v by_o such_o medicine_n as_o have_v a_o peculiar_a quality_n of_o alter_v the_o blood_n and_o strengthen_v the_o stomach_n so_o that_o the_o mass_n of_o blood_n may_v thereupon_o be_v supply_v and_o fill_v with_o a_o sweet_a and_o oily_a juice_n the_o consumption_n be_v not_o cure_v lung_n this_o distemper_n sometime_o turn_v to_o a_o consumption_n of_o the_o lung_n but_o at_o length_n be_v change_v from_o a_o consumption_n in_o the_o habit_n of_o the_o body_n to_o a_o fatal_a consumption_n of_o the_o lung_n nervous_a this_o consumption_n be_v akin_a to_o that_o which_o be_v nervous_a and_o this_o consumption_n be_v in_o truth_n akin_a to_o the_o nervous_a consumption_n which_o i_o have_v before_o mention_v for_o as_o in_o that_o which_o proceed_v from_o a_o preternatural_a state_n of_o the_o nervous_a juice_n and_o spirit_n the_o nutritious_a chyle_n which_o be_v continual_o carry_v into_o the_o blood_n be_v render_v less_o fit_a for_o the_o nourishment_n of_o the_o part_n and_o thereupon_o as_o the_o mass_n of_o blood_n be_v fill_v with_o stale_a and_o dispirited_a chyle_n such_o as_o be_v unfit_a for_o nourishment_n and_o not_o crave_v any_o new_a there_o follow_v a_o loss_n of_o appetite_n and_o a_o sickness_n in_o the_o stomach_n and_o consequent_o a_o consumption_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n and_o at_o length_n a_o fix_a hectical_a and_o colliquative_a heat_n in_o the_o solid_a part_n from_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o spirit_n so_o in_o this_o kind_n of_o consumption_n the_o nutritious_a juice_n run_v off_o from_o the_o mass_n of_o blood_n with_o a_o full_a stream_n the_o muscular_a part_n of_o the_o body_n be_v thus_o deprive_v of_o their_o due_a nourishment_n fall_v into_o a_o atrophy_n whereupon_o likewise_o the_o mass_n of_o blood_n which_o remain_v for_o want_v of_o new_a oily_a chyle_n be_v not_o only_o dispirited_a and_o render_v unfit_a for_o nourishment_n but_o a_o preternatural_a fix_v and_o hectical_a heat_n be_v kindle_v not_o only_o in_o the_o blood_n but_o also_o in_o the_o spirit_n and_o all_o the_o solid_a part_n whereupon_o there_o follow_v a_o drought_n and_o want_n of_o appetite_n which_o kind_n of_o consumption_n be_v that_o which_o we_o be_v now_o in_o the_o first_o place_n profess_o to_o treat_v of_o vary_v the_o cure_n of_o this_o consumption_n be_v to_o be_v alter_v according_a as_o the_o evacuation_n vary_v but_o because_o the_o cure_n of_o this_o kind_n of_o consumption_n be_v to_o be_v alter_v according_a to_o the_o variety_n of_o the_o evacuation_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o i_o shall_v add_v nothing_o concern_v the_o general_a cure_n of_o it_o but_o refer_v that_o to_o the_o several_a kind_n of_o evacuation_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o distemper_n to_o be_v speak_v of_o under_o their_o proper_a head_n of_o which_o so_o far_o as_o i_o have_v have_v a_o opportunity_n to_o make_v observation_n i_o come_v now_o particular_o to_o treat_v chap._n iii_o of_o a_o consumption_n from_o bleed_v that_o which_o here_o first_o offer_v itself_o be_v a_o consumption_n from_o bleed_v whether_o it_o be_v at_o the_o nose_n or_o from_o the_o lung_n by_o cough_v from_o the_o throat_n by_o hawk_v from_o the_o stomach_n by_o vomit_v from_o the_o kidney_n by_o the_o passage_n of_o urine_n from_o the_o haemorrhoid_v or_o vessel_n of_o the_o womb_n in_o the_o ordinary_a monthly_a purgation_n or_o difficult_a labour_n or_o last_o from_o wound_n where_o there_o happen_v a_o plentiful_a and_o long_a flux_n of_o blood_n from_o the_o open_n of_o the_o large_a blood-vessel_n fat_a moderate_a and_o frequent_a bleed_n make_v people_n grow_v fat_a for_o although_o frequent_a and_o moderate_a blood-letting_a as_o every_o ignorant_a fellow_n and_o barber_n know_v will_v make_v one_o grow_v fat_a forasmuch_o as_o the_o empty_n the_o vessel_n with_o a_o moderate_a hand_n do_v make_v room_n for_o a_o great_a quantity_n of_o new_a chyle_n whereupon_o the_o mass_n of_o blood_n grow_v rich_a be_v render_v more_o fit_a for_o nourishment_n and_o consequent_o the_o appetite_n be_v excite_v consumption_n but_o a_o immoderate_a bleed_n impoverish_v the_o blood_n and_o cause_v a_o consumption_n yet_o every_o immoderate_a and_o long_o bleed_v impoverish_v the_o blood_n and_o create_v a_o hectical_a heat_n in_o the_o spirit_n and_o solid_a part_n thereupon_o destroy_v the_o appetite_n and_o bring_v the_o whole_a body_n into_o a_o consumption_n and_o leanness_n stop_v here_o the_o bleed_a must_v be_v stop_v in_o this_o case_n the_o bleed_a must_v be_v stop_v as_o soon_o as_o may_v be_v and_o the_o return_n of_o it_o be_v to_o be_v prevent_v by_o incrassate_v opiate_n and_o
compressure_n be_v at_o length_n break_v this_o distemper_n be_v very_o hard_a to_o be_v cure_v neither_o indeed_o be_v there_o any_o possibility_n of_o do_v it_o without_o heal_a and_o close_v the_o breach_n in_o the_o lymphduct_n or_o lacteal_v vessel_n and_o consequent_o take_v down_o the_o swell_a of_o the_o gland_n which_o cause_v the_o rapture_n of_o the_o small_a vessel_n by_o compress_v they_o cure_n the_o indication_n of_o cure_n therefore_o in_o this_o case_n the_o indication_n of_o cure_n be_v these_o which_o follow_v humour_n 1._o to_o evacuate_v the_o extravasated_a humour_n first_o to_o bring_v down_o and_o evacuate_v that_o load_n of_o the_o nutritious_a juice_n that_o be_v extravasated_a with_o cathartick_a medicine_n that_o purge_v off_o water_n as_o rosin_n of_o jalap_n gum_n gottae_n and_o other_o of_o that_o sort_n which_o be_v more_o particular_o to_o be_v specify_v in_o the_o chapter_n of_o a_o dropsy_n as_o also_o by_o diuretic_n as_o salt_n of_o amber_n wood-louse_n etc._n etc._n obstruction_n 2._o to_o open_v the_o obstruction_n second_o to_o open_v the_o obstruction_n of_o the_o swell_v gland_n and_o to_o dissolve_v their_o swell_n which_o cause_n the_o obstruction_n of_o the_o chyle_n and_o upon_o that_o to_o restore_v and_o strengthen_v the_o tone_n of_o the_o part_n that_o be_v swell_v by_o a_o long_a continue_a use_n of_o chalybeates_n which_o be_v do_v the_o sick_a person_n must_v be_v plentiful_o nourish_v with_o food_n that_o afford_v good_a juice_n and_o at_o length_n be_v send_v into_o a_o free_a and_o benign_a air_n and_o drink_v the_o chalybeate_a water_n not_o only_o for_o the_o far_o temperate_n of_o the_o heat_n and_o sharpness_n of_o the_o blood_n but_o also_o in_o order_n to_o the_o perfect_a open_n of_o the_o obstruction_n of_o the_o gland_n but_o in_o this_o case_n we_o must_v careful_o abstain_v from_o a_o milk_n diet_n because_o it_o do_v stuff_v the_o gland_n that_o be_v already_o obstruct_v more_o and_o consequent_o promote_v the_o cause_n which_o dispose_v the_o patient_n to_o this_o distemper_n a_o history_n the_o son_n of_o thomas_n lechmere_n esq_n be_v about_o two_o year_n and_o breed_v of_o his_o tooth_n fall_v into_o a_o inflammation_n of_o his_o lung_n upon_o take_v of_o cold_a and_o be_v treat_v very_o ill_o by_o a_o apothecary_n who_o have_v omit_v bleed_v and_o other_o thing_n that_o be_v very_o requisite_a to_o a_o true_a and_o skilful_a method_n of_o cure_n but_o at_o length_n i_o and_o my_o famous_a colleague_n dr._n croen_n though_o we_o be_v call_v in_o late_a recover_v he_o in_o some_o measure_n by_o take_v away_o some_o blood_n and_o the_o application_n of_o blister_n and_o liniment_n that_o be_v convenient_a for_o his_o breast_n as_o also_o by_o give_v inward_o such_o medicine_n as_o be_v proper_a for_o his_o lung_n but_o yet_o he_o continue_v sickly_a with_o a_o cough_n and_o difficulty_n of_o breathe_v for_o the_o space_n of_o a_o twelve_o month_n at_o least_o from_o which_o time_n the_o poor_a child_n begin_v to_o be_v seize_v with_o a_o hectic_a fever_n which_o intermit_v every_o day_n which_o although_o it_o be_v several_a time_n take_v off_o with_o the_o peruvian_n bark_n yet_o soon_o return_v again_o and_o indeed_o come_v upon_o he_o by_o uncertain_a interval_n for_o a_o whole_a year_n even_o to_o his_o die_a day_n but_o at_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o the_o fever_n his_o belly_n begin_v to_o be_v distend_v with_o a_o dropsical_a swell_n which_o increase_v strange_o every_o day_n his_o cough_n and_o shortness_n of_o breath_n at_o the_o same_o time_n grow_v worse_a all_o which_o symptom_n be_v at_o length_n accompany_v with_o a_o atrophy_n of_o the_o part_n even_o to_o the_o degree_n of_o a_o marasmus_n but_o yet_o when_o his_o body_n be_v a_o perfect_a skeleton_n and_o the_o dropsy_n at_o a_o high_a tide_n which_o be_v very_o remarkable_a he_o have_v a_o brisk_a and_o healthful_a look_n and_o a_o lovely_a countenance_n without_o the_o least_o tincture_n of_o a_o yellowness_n and_o a_o good_a or_o rather_o greedy_a appetite_n and_o that_o to_o the_o very_a day_n he_o die_v from_o whence_o i_o do_v right_o conjecture_v and_o always_o tell_v his_o friend_n as_o my_o opinion_n that_o his_o dropsy_n be_v true_o chylous_a cause_v by_o the_o chyle_n flow_v into_o the_o cavity_n of_o the_o belly_n by_o the_o lacteal_v vessel_n which_o be_v break_v by_o some_o accident_n and_o that_o the_o consumption_n which_o accompany_v it_o be_v not_o a_o true_a consumption_n of_o the_o lung_n but_o such_o as_o proceed_v mere_o from_o a_o inanition_n that_o be_v the_o drain_n of_o the_o due_a nutritious_a juice_n out_o of_o the_o lacteal_v vessel_n upon_o some_o rapture_n that_o have_v be_v make_v in_o they_o which_o appear_v very_o plain_o from_o the_o event_n for_o in_o tapping_n of_o the_o child_n belly_n whilst_o he_o be_v yet_o alive_a we_o take_v out_o several_a pint_n of_o milky_a chyle_n and_o very_o sweet_a such_o as_o be_v find_v in_o the_o dust_n itself_o which_o convey_v the_o chyle_n but_o when_o we_o open_v the_o body_n after_o he_o be_v dead_a we_o find_v for_o all_o the_o difficulty_n of_o breathe_v and_o long_a cough_n he_o have_v have_v the_o lung_n themselves_o sound_v without_o any_o distemper_n but_o only_o that_o in_o the_o hinder_a part_n near_o the_o windpipe_n there_o appear_v a_o great_a many_o gland_n and_o those_o pretty_a large_a and_o hard_o which_o make_v a_o hard_a and_o very_o considerable_a pressure_n upon_o the_o chyle-duct_a itself_o almost_o in_o that_o part_n where_o it_o arrive_v at_o the_o subclavian_n vein_n and_o they_o be_v of_o so_o great_a a_o weight_n and_o bulk_n that_o it_o seem_v very_o difficult_a if_o not_o plain_o impossible_a for_o the_o chyle_n to_o pass_v into_o the_o blood_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o pressure_n they_o have_v make_v upon_o the_o dust_n which_o have_v straighten_v it_o as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v tie_v with_o a_o string_n and_o thereupon_o without_o doubt_n it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o tender_a and_o thin_a lacteal_v vessel_n which_o be_v in_o the_o belly_n the_o chyle_n continual_o press_v and_o not_o find_v a_o free_a passage_n above_o by_o the_o chyle-duct_a be_v distend_v beyond_o their_o tone_n do_v at_o length_n break_v and_o so_o throw_v the_o chyle_n which_o be_v design_v for_o the_o reparation_n of_o the_o blood_n as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o continue_a stream_n into_o the_o cavity_n of_o the_o belly_n from_o what_o i_o have_v now_o say_v it_o be_v plain_a almost_o to_o a_o demonstration_n first_o that_o these_o tubercle_n or_o tumify_v gland_n of_o the_o lung_n do_v at_o first_o proceed_v from_o the_o ill_a method_n of_o cure_v the_o inflammation_n of_o his_o lung_n that_o be_v for_o want_v of_o timely_a bleed_a and_o expectoration_n second_o that_o as_o the_o troublesome_a and_o dry_a cough_n be_v cause_v by_o the_o constriction_n of_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o lung_n which_o convey_v the_o air_n by_o these_o swell_n so_o the_o difficulty_n of_o breathe_v proceed_v from_o the_o pressure_n of_o the_o extravasated_a chyle_n below_o the_o midriff_n three_o that_o this_o consumption_n be_v not_o a_o true_a consumption_n of_o the_o lung_n because_o though_o there_o be_v tubercle_n or_o swell_n in_o the_o lung_n yet_o they_o be_v not_o like_o apostemes_n nor_o ulcerate_v but_o this_o desperate_a consumption_n do_v real_o proceed_v from_o that_o chylous_a dropsy_n upon_o which_o that_o nutritious_a juice_n which_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v employ_v for_o the_o reparation_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o the_o nutrition_n of_o the_o part_n be_v continual_o substract_v and_o carry_v another_o way_n four_o that_o this_o dropsy_n do_v proceed_v from_o a_o rapture_n of_o the_o small_a lacteal_v vessel_n that_o be_v in_o the_o belly_n and_o last_o that_o this_o rapture_n of_o the_o small_a lacteal_v vessel_n be_v cause_v by_o that_o continual_a pressure_n which_o the_o swell_n in_o the_o lung_n have_v make_v upon_o the_o upper_a part_n of_o the_o chyle-duct_a chap._n xi_o of_o a_o consumption_n cause_v by_o profuse_a sweat_v colliquative_a profuse_a and_o long_o sweat_v often_o turn_v colliquative_a such_o sweat_v as_o be_v profuse_a and_o last_v long_o do_v very_o often_o become_v colliquative_a that_o be_v they_o carry_v off_o a_o great_a quantity_n of_o the_o nutritious_a particle_n as_o if_o they_o be_v melt_v and_o more_o fluid_a than_o ordinary_a for_o by_o these_o sweat_v not_o only_o the_o load_n of_o old_a dispirited_a and_o unprofitable_a chyle_n but_o also_o a_o great_a quantity_n of_o that_o chyle_n which_o be_v fresh_a and_o oily_a be_v ready_o cast_v out_o by_o the_o pore_n of_o the_o skin_n by_o reason_n the_o blood_n can_v assimilate_v it_o from_o its_o own_o too_o great_a and_o scorbutical_a sharpness_n which_o it_o have_v contract_v by_o degree_n from_o whence_o it_o come_v
be_v about_o she_o of_o a_o remit_v fever_n accompany_v with_o very_o direful_a symptom_n with_o the_o use_n of_o the_o peruvian_n bark_n among_o other_o remedy_n when_o he_o himself_o be_v take_v with_o a_o true_a and_o benign_a tertian_n ague_n leave_v his_o friend_n and_o his_o know_a and_o familiar_a ordinary_a physician_n he_o go_v with_o the_o crowd_n to_o mr._n talbor_n and_o have_v pay_v five_o guinea_n he_o have_v a_o ounce_n of_o the_o bark_n for_o a_o great_a secret_n which_o when_o he_o have_v take_v he_o present_o be_v well_o recover_v but_o there_o be_v no_o care_n take_v by_o that_o empiric_n to_o prevent_v the_o return_n of_o the_o fever_n after_o two_o or_o at_o most_o three_o week_n the_o distemper_n at_o length_n return_v of_o which_o he_o be_v free_v again_o and_o again_o with_o repeat_v the_o use_n of_o the_o bark_n but_o not_o without_o give_v in_o hand_n the_o former_a extravagant_a price_n every_o time_n it_o return_v the_o gentleman_n be_v save_v choose_v 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those_o medicine_n that_o irritate_fw-la the_o pain_n of_o the_o stone_n as_o my_o balsamic_a pill_n etc._n etc._n but_o the_o chalybeate_a water_n which_o ease_n those_o pain_n must_v be_v often_o use_v for_o i_o be_o apt_a to_o think_v that_o those_o who_o have_v the_o stone_n do_v not_o fall_v into_o a_o consumption_n so_o often_o from_o the_o long_a and_o torment_a pain_n as_o from_o a_o want_n of_o the_o due_a secretion_n of_o the_o serum_n and_o a_o alteration_n of_o the_o ferment_n which_o separate_v it_o in_o the_o kidney_n follow_v upon_o it_o and_o therefore_o in_o the_o cure_n of_o this_o kind_n of_o consumption_n we_o must_v have_v a_o regard_v not_o only_o to_o the_o consumption_n by_o use_v the_o pectoral_a medicine_n i_o have_v before_o mention_v but_o also_o to_o the_o disease_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o consumption_n to_o wit_n the_o stone_n of_o the_o kidney_n and_o bladder_n by_o use_v such_o medicine_n as_o may_v lubricate_v the_o urinary_a passage_n and_o expel_v the_o stone_n or_o at_o least_o mitigate_v the_o pain_n history_n 1._o mr._n plucknet_n be_v forty_o year_n old_a or_o thereabouts_o a_o strong_a and_o lusty_a man_n but_o one_o that_o have_v for_o many_o year_n live_v irregular_o in_o almost_o all_o the_o six_o non-natural_a thing_n yet_o find_v no_o other_o mischief_n from_o it_o beside_o a_o hesky_a and_o dry_a cough_n which_o he_o have_v now_o be_v use_v to_o for_o a_o long_a time_n without_o any_o great_a trouble_n at_o length_n upon_o hard_a ride_v and_o take_v of_o cold_a by_o be_v very_o wet_a with_o the_o rain_n he_o fall_v into_o dreadful_a pain_n of_o his_o breast_n that_o be_v like_o the_o pain_n in_o a_o pleurisy_n upon_o which_o there_o come_v a_o great_a and_o long_o spit_v of_o blood_n with_o a_o fever_n and_o a_o cough_n almost_o continual_o trouble_v he_o i_o can_v do_v no_o good_a with_o external_n liniment_n and_o expectorate_n medicine_n until_o i_o come_v at_o length_n to_o the_o use_n of_o opiate_n with_o which_o though_o he_o get_v a_o little_a respite_n and_o a_o treacherous_a truce_n yet_o he_o can_v get_v no_o perfect_a cure_n for_o as_o his_o cough_n so_o the_o hectic_a fever_n still_o continue_v with_o which_o he_o every_o day_n by_o degree_n pine_v away_o and_o that_o notwithstanding_o the_o plentiful_a use_n of_o balsamic_a and_o pectoral_a medicine_n of_o asse_n milk_n etc._n etc._n till_o at_o last_o in_o the_o space_n of_o a_o year_n he_o appear_v in_o a_o deplorable_a consumptive_a state_n with_o a_o universal_a colliquation_n make_v by_o the_o skin_n by_o stool_n by_o his_o lung_n etc._n etc._n which_o consumption_n that_o in_o its_o own_o proper_a nature_n be_v linger_a and_o chronical_a without_o doubt_n come_v to_o be_v so_o quick_a and_o hasty_a from_o a_o long_a predisposition_n of_o
the_o humour_n contract_v by_o his_o irregular_a way_n of_o live_v and_o the_o fatal_a day_n which_o conclude_v his_o life_n be_v not_o a_o little_a hasten_v by_o reason_n he_o will_v not_o though_o he_o take_v medicine_n submit_v to_o any_o government_n during_o the_o use_n of_o they_o whereupon_o in_o this_o consumptive_a state_n there_o be_v some_o new_a stone_n move_v three_o or_o four_o time_n in_o his_o lung_n with_o hard_a ride_v drink_v and_o often_o take_v of_o cold_a he_o find_v again_o and_o again_o a_o return_n of_o his_o dreadful_a spasm_n and_o a_o long_a and_o profuse_a spit_v of_o blood_n which_o continue_v upon_o he_o though_o he_o cough_v up_o several_a angular_a stone_n yet_o he_o be_v so_o much_o weaken_v by_o the_o spasm_n and_o lose_v so_o much_o blood_n by_o his_o haemoptoë_n that_o he_o very_o quick_o to_o wit_n in_o the_o space_n of_o a_o year_n or_o thereabouts_o run_v the_o whole_a course_n of_o this_o distemper_n even_o to_o the_o fatal_a period_n of_o it_o as_o if_o his_o consumtion_n have_v be_v in_o its_o own_o nature_n plain_o acute_a history_n 2._o mr._n foster_n a_o apothecary_n of_o london_n who_o set_v aside_o a_o hesk_n and_o dry_a cough_n he_o have_v which_o yet_o be_v not_o very_o troublesome_a enjoy_v his_o health_n very_o well_o for_o several_a year_n be_v sudden_o take_v when_o he_o be_v about_o thirty_o year_n old_a with_o spasm_n in_o his_o lung_n and_o dreadful_a pain_n cause_v thereby_o as_o also_o a_o spit_v of_o blood_n from_o the_o disturbance_n and_o motion_n of_o some_o sharp_a stone_n in_o the_o substance_n of_o his_o lung_n for_o the_o relieve_n of_o which_o symptom_n we_o do_v very_o little_a good_a with_o bleed_v external_a liniment_n and_o pectoral_a medicine_n give_v inward_o so_o that_o with_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o strength_n and_o blood_n cause_v by_o his_o spit_v of_o blood_n and_o his_o pain_n return_v almost_o every_o day_n and_o by_o his_o want_n of_o rest_n and_o fever_n that_o attend_v they_o a_o continual_a cough_n etc._n etc._n he_o be_v bring_v so_o low_a and_o so_o much_o waste_v as_o if_o he_o will_v in_o a_o short_a time_n die_v of_o a_o consumption_n but_o with_o the_o long_a and_o plentiful_a use_n of_o opium_n in_o the_o open_a air_n at_o highgate_n whither_o he_o be_v now_o go_v for_o the_o recovery_n of_o his_o health_n he_o be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n free_v from_o his_o spit_v of_o blood_n and_o from_o his_o pain_n and_o so_o he_o continue_v recover_v his_o strength_n thereupon_o every_o day_n and_o be_v more_o and_o more_o free_v from_o his_o fever_n and_o consumption_n till_o at_o length_n he_o seem_v as_o florid_n in_o his_o look_n and_o as_o plump_a in_o his_o flesh_n as_o he_o be_v before_o he_o spit_v blood_n and_o now_o for_o four_o or_o five_o year_n past_a he_o have_v follow_v his_o business_n and_o be_v in_o all_o thing_n just_a as_o he_o be_v before_o his_o distemper_n but_o only_o have_v some_o degree_n of_o a_o difficulty_n of_o breathe_v and_o a_o dry_a cough_n he_o can_v bear_v the_o smoky_a air_n of_o london_n so_o well_o as_o he_o use_v to_o do_v before_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o stuff_n of_o his_o lung_n cause_v by_o the_o stone_n that_o be_v fix_v there_o and_o his_o use_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o laudanum_n history_n 3._o almost_o the_o same_o thing_n happen_v to_o mr._n smyth_n a_o apothecary_n in_o aldermanburic_n who_o from_o the_o move_n of_o some_o stone_n in_o the_o substance_n of_o his_o lung_n several_a of_o which_o he_o have_v cough_v up_o fall_v into_o a_o spit_a of_o blood_n which_o often_o return_v together_o with_o spasmodick_n pain_n and_o from_o thence_o he_o seem_v to_o be_v incline_v to_o a_o consumption_n of_o his_o lung_n which_o nevertheless_o after_o the_o void_a of_o the_o stone_n he_o be_v very_o easy_o free_v from_o with_o the_o use_n of_o a_o milk_n diet_n opiate_n and_o balsamic_a medicine_n and_o now_o have_v have_v his_o health_n very_o well_o for_o several_a year_n he_o go_v about_o his_o business_n as_o he_o use_v to_o do_v history_n 4._o a_o young_a man_n live_v near_o cripplegate_n that_o be_v strong_a and_o every_o way_n sound_n in_o his_o entrail_n as_o he_o be_v do_v something_o at_o his_o trade_n of_o whiteing_n by_o which_o he_o get_v a_o convenient_a livelihood_n by_o chance_n with_o laugh_v hearty_o let_v three_o nail_n which_o he_o hold_v in_o his_o mouth_n for_o his_o use_n go_v down_o through_o his_o windpipe_n into_o his_o lung_n whereupon_o be_v seize_v with_o a_o most_o violent_a cough_n and_o continual_a tickle_a he_o fall_v into_o a_o very_a great_a spit_v of_o blood_n from_o which_o symptom_n i_o know_v not_o by_o what_o mean_n he_o get_v himself_o free_a but_o this_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o though_o those_o nail_n never_o come_v up_o again_o either_o of_o their_o own_o accord_n or_o with_o the_o help_n of_o art_n yet_o the_o young_a man_n be_v very_o well_o for_o the_o space_n of_o several_a month_n follow_v his_o employment_n as_o before_o neither_o do_v he_o as_o he_o tell_v i_o find_v himself_o any_o thing_n worse_o but_o only_o from_o that_o time_n he_o use_v to_o be_v trouble_v with_o a_o dry_a and_o hesk_a cough_n and_o likewise_o with_o some_o oppression_n he_o be_v so_o well_o that_o he_o think_v himself_o fit_a for_o a_o wife_n and_o he_o do_v marry_o one_o but_o upon_o his_o wedding-day_n whether_o from_o his_o more_o liberal_a drink_n of_o wine_n or_o from_o his_o dance_n too_o much_o with_o which_o the_o nail_n that_o before_o lay_v unmoved_a and_o as_o it_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o lung_n be_v stir_v again_o the_o poor_a bridegroom_n in_o the_o evening_n be_v take_v with_o dreadful_a spasm_n and_o a_o most_o acute_a pain_n in_o his_o breast_n and_o side_n and_o withal_o a_o difficulty_n of_o breathe_v and_o a_o dry_a but_o very_o troublesome_a cough_n so_o that_o he_o can_v scarce_o lie_v in_o his_o bed_n or_o get_v the_o least_o sleep_n whereupon_o he_o begin_v to_o be_v very_o feverish_a though_o his_o extreme_a part_n seem_v to_o be_v cold_a from_o the_o violence_n of_o the_o spasmodick_n pain_n when_o they_o have_v try_v all_o the_o old_a woman_n and_o apothecary_n little_a receipt_n in_o vain_a and_o without_o any_o benefit_n at_o length_n i_o be_v very_o earnest_o entreat_v go_v about_o the_o three_o day_n of_o his_o illness_n to_o see_v he_o i_o present_o apprehend_v the_o distemper_n to_o be_v plain_o peripneumonick_a and_o therefore_o i_o order_v plentiful_a bleed_v fomentation_n and_o liniment_n external_o likewise_o linctuse_n and_o pectoral_a apozem_n and_o temperate_a julep_n of_o antispasmodick_n water_n to_o be_v give_v inward_o but_o these_o thing_n do_v no_o good_a i_o order_v again_o and_o again_o some_o more_o blood_n to_o be_v take_v from_o he_o and_o indeed_o i_o be_v force_v for_o many_o day_n continual_o to_o insist_v upon_o the_o use_n of_o several_a internal_a and_o external_a remedy_n before_o the_o poor_a patient_n find_v the_o least_o ease_n of_o his_o pain_n but_o at_o length_n when_o his_o pain_n be_v somewhat_o mitigate_v yet_o i_o can_v hardly_o with_o my_o skill_n promote_v any_o expectoration_n of_o phlegm_n nor_o whole_o remove_v the_o fever_n though_o it_o seem_v change_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o acute_a and_o peripneumonick_a into_o a_o linger_a and_o hectic_a fever_n so_o that_o the_o patient_n be_v now_o free_v from_o the_o violence_n of_o the_o symptom_n though_o he_o be_v always_o feverish_a yet_o he_o can_v sleep_v and_o eat_v his_o food_n better_o than_o before_o but_o yet_o he_o grow_v every_o day_n weak_a and_o at_o length_n from_o a_o universal_a colliquation_n he_o die_v plain_o of_o a_o consumption_n within_o the_o space_n of_o a_o month_n or_o five_o week_n indeed_o i_o wonder_v very_o much_o at_o the_o obstinateness_n of_o the_o pain_n and_o the_o difficulty_n of_o his_o expectoration_n and_o therefore_o be_v direct_v by_o hippocrates_n aphorism_n i_o do_v foretell_v that_o a_o consumption_n from_o a_o empyema_n will_v follow_v but_o i_o never_o do_v so_o much_o as_o dream_v of_o the_o original_a cause_n to_o wit_n the_o nail_n which_o be_v slip_v down_o into_o his_o lung_n before_o the_o patient_n life_n be_v past_o all_o hope_n otherwise_o i_o shall_v have_v give_v he_o good_a quantity_n of_o laudanum_n from_o the_o first_o and_o it_o may_v be_v with_o better_a success_n the_o body_n be_v open_v after_o he_o be_v dead_a we_o find_v those_o three_o fatal_a nail_n as_o it_o be_v bury_v together_o in_o one_o bed_n of_o matter_n a_o little_a below_o the_o divarication_n of_o the_o branch_n of_o the_o windpipe_n and_o the_o tone_n of_o the_o lung_n universal_o impair_v by_o the_o matter_n which_o by_o degree_n have_v creep_v
as_o if_o it_o be_v plain_o continual_a i_o likewise_o advise_v these_o patient_n out_o of_o the_o same_o good_a will_n to_o have_v a_o great_a care_n of_o take_v of_o cold_a so_o long_o as_o the_o distemper_n continue_v but_o especial_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o fit_n observe_v 2_o second_o this_o consumption_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n chronical_a and_o continue_v for_o the_o space_n of_o a_o year_n or_o more_o before_o it_o come_v to_o its_o helght_n partake_v in_o this_o respect_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o original_a disease_n upon_o which_o it_o depend_v observe_v 3_o three_o the_o pathognomonick_a sign_n of_o this_o consumption_n be_v that_o from_o the_o first_o beginning_n of_o the_o disease_n there_o be_v a_o feverish_a paroxysm_n every_o day_n or_o each_o day_n or_o every_o three_o day_n according_a to_o the_o peculiar_a nature_n of_o the_o original_a distemper_n always_o join_v with_o the_o hectic_a fever_n together_o with_o a_o cough_n difficulty_n of_o breathe_v and_o the_o other_o ordinary_a sign_n of_o a_o pulmonary_a consumption_n observe_v 4_o four_o in_o the_o cure_n of_o this_o consumption_n the_o peruvian_n bark_n ought_v always_o to_o be_v mix_v in_o good_a quantity_n with_o the_o pectoral_a medicine_n for_o though_o i_o have_v free_v several_a from_o a_o deplorable_a consumption_n of_o this_o kind_n in_o three_o week_n or_o a_o month_n in_o the_o springtime_n with_o a_o ounce_n or_o two_o of_o the_o peruvian_n bark_n without_o any_o pulmonary_a medicine_n and_o without_o a_o relapse_n of_o a_o cure_n of_o which_o kind_n i_o shall_v not_o think_v much_o to_o add_v a_o instance_n or_o two_o by_o and_o by_o yet_o i_o never_o myself_o cure_v any_o one_o of_o this_o sort_n of_o consumptive_a patient_n nor_o do_v i_o remember_v one_o cure_v by_o any_o other_o even_o with_o the_o most_o diligent_a use_n of_o antiphthisical_a medicine_n without_o mix_v the_o bark_n with_o they_o history_n 1._o mr._n thompson_n a_o painter_n live_v in_o st._n nicholas_n lane_n near_o lumbardstreet_n about_o the_o year_n 1674._o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o month_n of_o october_n at_o midnight_n after_o the_o eat_v too_o free_o of_o salmon_n and_o his_o wife_n at_o the_o same_o hour_n be_v take_v in_o their_o bed_n with_o a_o quotidian_n ague_n or_o as_o i_o think_v a_o treble_a quartane_a the_o wife_n be_v ill_o treat_v by_o a_o apothecary_n with_o i_o know_v not_o what_o medicine_n so_o long_o that_o though_o she_o seem_v free_v from_o the_o state_v fit_n of_o the_o fever_n before_o january_n yet_o by_o reason_n of_o her_o weakness_n she_o keep_v her_o bed_n and_o lay_v as_o if_o she_o be_v just_o ready_a to_o die_v for_o her_o pulse_n be_v very_o weak_a and_o quick_a she_o be_v trouble_v with_o frequent_a swound_n pertinacious_a watch_n almost_o a_o continual_a sickness_n and_o vomit_n have_v large_a and_o colliquative_a sweat_v a_o great_a thirst_n a_o plentiful_a spit_n a_o continual_a restlessness_n and_o extraordinary_a 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