make_v a_o close_a chamber_n very_o hot_a like_a to_o a_o hothouse_n wherein_o they_o set_v up_o a_o small_a tent_n on_o which_o stand_v write_v carnificinaseu_n tortura_fw-la the_o hangman_n room_n for_o torment_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o it_o there_o stand_v a_o stool_n or_o chair_n and_o a_o close_a coal_n pan_n full_a of_o glow_a coal_n next_o to_o it_o then_o there_o be_v prepare_v for_o the_o patient_a some_o comfortable_a food_n as_o a_o couple_n of_o new-laid_a egg_n and_o a_o caudle_n and_o a_o draught_n of_o good_a wine_n mix_v with_o conserve_v of_o rose_n and_o other_o aromatical_a confection_n here_o the_o patient_n must_v first_o drink_v and_o be_v refresh_v before_o he_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o slaughter-house_n or_o place_n of_o execution_n than_o he_o come_v along_o stark_o naked_a without_o a_o shirt_n and_o sit_v on_o the_o stool_n which_o be_v close_v round_o about_o and_o behind_o the_o tent_n stand_v the_o barbers-man_n who_o fling_v of_o the_o prepare_a mercury_n 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place_n with_o a_o mercurial_a salve_n whereby_o he_o be_v so_o much_o spoil_v that_o he_o become_v quite_o unable_a unto_o procreation_n 25._o how_o much_o more_o be_v such_o a_o thing_n to_o be_v fear_v if_o a_o patient_n be_v for_o a_o whole_a hour_n twice_o in_o a_o day_n yea_o for_o a_o whole_a week_n fume_v therewith_o that_o he_o often_o fall_v into_o a_o swoon_v fit_a and_o so_o must_v be_v pull_v out_o and_o refresh_v '_o but_o if_o he_o die_v than_o they_o say_v that_o he_o die_v of_o the_o french_a disease_n and_o no_o man_n enquire_v further_a but_o if_o it_o succeed_v well_o than_o he_o foam_v and_o cast_v up_o every_o day_n a_o matter_n of_o ten_o pound_n of_o stink_a poisonous_a stuff_n till_o he_o spew_v up_o at_o last_o his_o soul_n also_o for_o how_o be_v it_o possible_a that_o a_o man_n who_o scarce_o weigh_v a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o pound_n weight_n can_v hold_v out_o so_o for_o ten_o day_n together_o and_o live_v none_o consider_v it_o from_o whence_o such_o filthy_a spittle_n come_v whether_o it_o come_v not_o through_o the_o mercurial_a quality_n and_o its_o poisonous_a ferment_n in_o its_o corrosive_n which_o in_o the_o thence_o conceive_a fermentation_n of_o man_n blood_n break_v out_o in_o such_o a_o stink_a flux_n of_o corrupt_a matter_n run_v on_o and_o cease_v not_o as_o long_o as_o there_o be_v a_o drop_n of_o blood_n in_o that_o man_n body_n oh_o misery_n and_o great_a ignorance_n yea_o rashness_n 26._o but_o after_o all_o this_o they_o have_v invent_v a_o costly_a mercurial_a water_n which_o at_o last_o shall_v do_v the_o work_n yea_o do_v the_o work_n so_o that_o nothing_o shall_v remain_v they_o take_v sublime_v mercury_n and_o let_v it_o boil_v in_o a_o great_a quantity_n of_o fountain_n water_n so_o that_o its_o astringent_a and_o acrimonious_a poisonous_a taste_n be_v scarce_o perceive_v but_o i_o assure_v and_o warn_v every_o body_n that_o whoever_o drink_v of_o this_o water_n it_o will_v be_v a_o water_n of_o death_n unto_o he_o which_o will_v not_o cease_v to_o stir_v up_o strange_a symptom_n one_o after_o another_o such_o as_o he_o never_o feel_v before_o pierce_v through_o bone_n and_o marrow_n and_o will_v not_o suffer_v he_o to_o rest_v neither_o day_n nor_o night_n till_o he_o yield_v up_o his_o soul_n 27._o thus_o be_v it_o find_v daily_o by_o experience_n that_o many_o which_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o barber-surgeon_n fare_v ill_a fall_v to_o ruin_n and_o die_v or_o be_v not_o restore_v to_o health_n to_o the_o great_a prejudice_n and_o shorten_n of_o their_o life_n to_o the_o weaken_n unto_o death_n of_o the_o remain_a strength_n of_o their_o vital_n by_o their_o indiscreet_o groundless_o usurp_a mercurial_n purge_n and_o salivation_n bathe_v sweat_v let_v of_o blood_n and_o the_o like_a all_o which_o be_v do_v out_o of_o a_o rash_a dumb_a blindness_n and_o because_o they_o be_v not_o curb_v in_o it_o they_o go_v on_o grow_v proud_a and_o be_v conceit_v they_o have_v great_a 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upon_o he_o and_o your_o mercurial_a water_n together_o with_o your_o praecipitate_v and_o mercurius_n dulcis_fw-la what_o be_v it_o else_o but_o a_o conceal_a poisonous_a corrosive_n for_o why_o be_v the_o sublimate_n and_o arsenic_n a_o poison_n unless_o it_o be_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o corrosive_n which_o have_v so_o corrode_v it_o and_o turn_v it_o to_o a_o white_a mass_n separate_a the_o corrosive_n from_o arsenic_n then_o shall_v you_o see_v that_o the_o remainder_n be_v a_o metal_n and_o from_o the_o sublimate_n than_o have_v thou_o a_o run_a quicksilver_n one_o pound_n of_o which_o you_o may_v safe_o drink_v without_o hurt_n or_o good_a but_o not_o when_o it_o be_v yet_o unite_v with_o its_o corrosive_n and_o be_v call_v mercurius_n sublimatus_fw-la some_o grain_n whereof_o be_v enough_o to_o bereave_v thou_o of_o thy_o life_n 29._o hence_o we_o see_v that_o mercury_n without_o the_o corrosive_n do_v not_o work_v for_o as_o it_o be_v pour_v in_o to_o the_o throat_n so_o it_o run_v out_o again_o below_o thus_o it_o happen_v to_o a_o apothecarie_n journey_n man_n who_o come_v home_o at_o night_n quite_o tipple_v go_v into_o the_o shop_n to_o take_v as_o he_o use_v a_o dram_n or_o two_o of_o aqna_fw-la vitæ_fw-la before_o his_o go_v to_o bed_n and_o so_o in_o the_o dark_a grope_a after_o the_o bottle_n his_o sellow-servant_n have_v remove_v the_o bottle_n and_o set_v in_o the_o place_n of_o it_o a_o bottle_n of_o quicksilver_n out_o of_o it_o he_o take_v his_o draught_n and_o go_v to_o bed_n when_o he_o awaken_v in_o the_o morning_n he_o find_v in_o the_o bed_n that_o which_o he_o drink_v last_o over_o n_o ght_n gather_v it_o together_o and_o put_v it_o again_o into_o the_o bottle_n for_o another_o draught_n 30._o but_o if_o they_o will_v have_v the_o quicksilver_n to_o work_v either_o for_o one_o way_n or_o other_o than_o it_o must_v be_v dissolve_v in_o aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la or_o the_o like_a corrosive_n and_o be_v reduce_v into_o subtle_a powder_n whereby_o the_o subtle_a and_o sharp_a part_n of_o the_o corrosive_n in_o the_o evaporate_n join_v itself_o to_o the_o mercury_n and_o represent_v it_o to_o the_o eye_n under_o the_o mask_n of_o a_o red_a or_o white_a mass_n either_o with_o or_o without_o taste_n 31._o but_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o corrosive_n which_o hold_v it_o thus_o bind_v get_v away_o again_o then_o be_v it_o as_o before_o a_o run_a quicksilver_n therefore_o we_o have_v already_o tell_v you_o that_o mercury_n be_v a_o unchangeable_a water_n but_o its_o corrosive_n be_v to_o man_n body_n and_o health_n a_o dangerous_a poison_n whether_o it_o show_v its_o effect_n short_o or_o long_o after_o which_o sometime_o cause_v a_o tremble_a and_o shake_v of_o the_o member_n as_o long_o as_o the_o party_n live_v as_o you_o have_v hear_v
already_o 22._o see_v then_o that_o the_o corrosive_n in_o sublimed_a mercury_n be_v by_o all_o hold_v for_o a_o deadly_a poison_n why_o then_o be_v thou_o barber-surgeon_n so_o bold_a to_o poison_v any_o patient_n with_o mercurius_n dulcis_fw-la know_v thou_o not_o yea_o thou_o shall_v know_v it_o and_o see_v thou_o not_o that_o the_o false_o up-cried_n mercurius_n dulcis_fw-la be_v no_o other_o than_o sublimed_a mercury_n which_o sublimate_n thou_o and_o all_o other_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v poison_n or_o do_v thou_o think_v that_o it_o be_v enough_o that_o you_o put_v crude_a mercury_n to_o the_o sublimate_n though_o the_o poisonous_a acrimony_n of_o the_o corrosive_n in_o the_o sublimate_n penetrate_v into_o the_o crude_a mercury_n and_o so_o the_o whole_a mass_n become_v insipid_a but_o â—s_v not_o sweet_a as_o thou_o call_v it_o be_v therefore_o the_o poisonous_a corrosive_n take_v from_o it_o indeed_o it_o be_v disguise_v and_o cover_v with_o a_o mask_n wherewith_o thou_o deceive_v thy_o patient_n and_o bereave_v he_o of_o his_o life_n according_a to_o thy_o own_o confession_n for_o the_o reason_n that_o metcuâ—ius_fw-la dulcis_fw-la whether_o it_o be_v sharpish_a or_o sweet_a that_o be_v without_o taste_n turn_v not_o again_o unto_o quicksilver_n be_v because_o the_o corrosive_n of_o the_o sublimate_n bind_v he_o 33._o go_v therefore_o and_o learn_v not_o to_o dissolve_v but_o to_o coagulate_v mercury_n into_o a_o brittle_a mass_n so_o that_o it_o may_v be_v ground_n and_o beat_v and_o not_o be_v able_a to_o turn_v again_o into_o quicksilver_n though_o the_o corrosive_n be_v near_o and_o clean_o separate_v from_o it_o and_o then_o boast_v that_o thou_o have_v a_o mercurius_n praecipitaetus_fw-la and_o dulcis_fw-la wherewith_o thou_o can_v cure_v the_o french-pox_n but_o sure_o this_o will_v be_v hide_v from_o thy_o eye_n and_o mercury_n will_v be_v to_o thou_o a_o unchangeable_a water_n 34._o in_o the_o mean_a while_n take_v notice_n you_o patient_n and_o be_v not_o deceive_v it_o concern_v you_o for_o they_o do_v not_o care_n whether_o you_o live_v or_o die_v and_o see_v it_o be_v a_o disease_n of_o which_o you_o be_v ashamed_a and_o will_v hide_v therefore_o they_o be_v the_o more_o bold_a to_o torment_v you_o with_o their_o corrosive_a mercury_n whether_o you_o live_v or_o die_v 35._o and_o that_o you_o may_v right_o understand_v i_o i_o will_v speak_v in_o plain_a term_n we_o call_v corrosive_a a_o water_n like_o a_o aquafort_n or_o the_o like_a which_o eat_v all_o in_o piece_n and_o turn_v it_o to_o a_o slime_n be_v it_o steel_n cloth_n iror_n linen_n quicksilver_n pearl_n coral_n stone_n or_o any_o thing_n else_o the_o vulgar_a sort_n of_o chemist_n call_v this_o a_o dissolve_v and_o i_o call_v it_o a_o corrode_a eat_v in_o piece_n and_o turn_v to_o slime_n or_o dust_n now_o when_o the_o corrosive_a turn_n to_o slime_n the_o say_a thing_n it_o be_v sharp_a part_n by_o degree_n fasten_v on_o the_o atom_n or_o particle_n 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corrofive_n proceed_v according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o its_o poisonous_a property_n and_o cause_v a_o putrefaction_n and_o rottenness_n in_o the_o flesh_n and_o blood_n which_o from_o day_n to_o day_n and_o from_o year_n to_o year_n unperceivable_o increase_v so_o much_o till_o there_o be_v no_o more_o help_n for_o it_o but_o the_o like_a corrosive_n arise_v also_o out_o of_o the_o carnal_a concupiscence_n or_o lust-disease_n from_o which_o in_o the_o privy_a part_n arise_v a_o stink_a corrosive_a quality_n which_o by_o degree_n slip_v into_o the_o blood_n and_o flesh_n where_o the_o lust-disease_n keep_v its_o residence_n and_o become_v one_o with_o it_o propter_fw-mi symbolum_n from_o thence_o be_v usher_v in_o a_o radical_a putrefaction_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o blood_n in_o man_n which_o common_o be_v call_v the_o french-disease_n 37._o now_o observe_v concern_v the_o corrosive_n of_o sublimed_a mercury_n how_o it_o penetrate_v into_o the_o crude_a mercury_n add_v to_o it_o 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before_o whereby_o the_o patient_n learn_v to_o know_v how_o he_o be_v deceive_v by_o a_o palliate_a cure_n chap._n iu._n of_o the_o right_a way_n of_o cure_v the_o shameful_a disease_n htherto_o have_v we_o prove_v that_o the_o shameful_a disease_n have_v its_o original_a not_o from_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o other_o disease_n but_o from_o a_o lustful_a corrosive_n and_o this_o corrosive_n from_o the_o concupiscence_n of_o the_o flesh_n or_o last_o disease_n and_o the_o flesh_n concupiscence_n from_o the_o pleasant_a fruit_n of_o the_o paradisical_a tree_n even_o before_o the_o curse_n go_v out_o over_o the_o earth_n we_o have_v also_o make_v know_v what_o kind_n of_o remedy_n they_o be_v wherewith_o barber-surgeon_n hot_a housekeeper_n and_o mountebank_n and_o such_o like_a have_v hitherto_o go_v to_o work_v with_o palliative_a cure_n and_o there_o remain_v something_o to_o be_v speak_v concern_v the_o right_a and_o sundamental_a cure_n 2._o and_o if_o therefore_o the_o immediate_a cause_n of_o the_o shameful_a disease_n be_v not_o indeed_o the_o concupiscence_n of_o the_o or_o lust-disease_n which_o can_v possible_o be_v root_v out_o without_o the_o regeneration_n of_o the_o corrupt_a body_n in_o death_n but_o the_o from_o thence_o arisen_a corrosive_n which_o consequent_o cause_v such_o a_o putrefaction_n of_o the_o flesh_n it_o be_v easy_a to_o understand_v that_o if_o the_o lustful_a corrosive_n be_v cure_v or_o take_v away_o than_o the_o effect_n also_o be_v take_v away_o and_o that_o then_o also_o the_o from_o thence_o derive_v putrefaction_n must_v cease_v and_o may_v be_v remove_v by_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o archeish_a power_n of_o man_n without_o any_o further_a help_n 3._o now_o the_o abolish_n of_o the_o lustful_a corrosive_n consist_v in_o its_o be_v mortify_v and_o this_o be_v the_o cure_n of_o the_o french_a disease_n 4._o and_o that_o such_o mortify_a can_v be_v effect_v with_o mercury_n and_o its_o corrosive_n
concupiscence_n such_o a_o disease_n do_v not_o present_o cast_v the_o patient_a on_o the_o bed_n of_o sickness_n as_o other_o disease_n do_v which_o arise_v from_o the_o curse_n and_o for_o that_o cause_n can_v attain_v unto_o a_o constant_a union_n with_o the_o life_n but_o he_o may_v go_v and_o stand_v eat_v and_o drink_v and_o converse_v with_o other_o folk_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n such_o a_o disease_n dally_v with_o the_o life_n and_o surprise_v the_o same_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o union_n of_o its_o offspring_n with_o the_o lustful_a greedy_a flesh_n and_o corrode_v and_o gnaw_v it_o till_o at_o last_o it_o sink_v along_o into_o such_o putrefaction_n that_o from_o henceforth_o no_o body_n can_v abide_v by_o or_o be_v about_o he_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o putrid_a abominable_a and_o odious_a stink_n upon_o which_o common_o death_n ensue_v chap._n iii_o of_o the_o sophistical_a cure_n of_o the_o shameful_a disease_n behold_v such_o evil_n have_v bring_v upon_o mankind_n not_o only_o the_o curse_n of_o god_n upon_o the_o earth_n but_o also_o the_o pleasant_a fruit_n of_o the_o tree_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o garden_n the_o which_o then_o have_v a_o property_n to_o beget_v or_o to_o stir_v up_o in_o he_o that_o do_v eat_v of_o it_o a_o concupiscence_n permanent_a and_o successive_a by_o generation_n afterward_o become_v brutish_a unto_o all_o posterity_n in_o those_o which_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o blood_n and_o of_o the_o will_n of_o man_n according_a to_o scripture_n from_o which_o concupiscence_n this_o disease_n and_o sickness_n that_o we_o speak_v of_o have_v its_o descent_n and_o original_n 2._o and_o now_o as_o there_o be_v great_a difficulty_n to_o separate_v the_o carnal_a concupiscence_n or_o lustful-disease_n from_o the_o blood_n flesh_n and_o will_n of_o man_n thaâ—_n the_o curse_n from_o the_o earth_n so_o much_o hard_a be_v also_o the_o cure_n of_o the_o shameful_a disease_n than_o other_o disease_n which_o come_v from_o the_o curse_n 3._o so_o that_o the_o cure_n and_o heal_n of_o this_o disease_n be_v the_o chief_a and_o hard_a of_o all_o other_o therefore_o i_o marvel_v that_o those_o which_o profess_v themselves_o to_o be_v physician_n commit_v such_o to_o barber_n and_o surgeous_a who_o limit_n according_a to_o the_o byword_n shall_v be_v ne_o suitor_n ultra_fw-la crepidam_fw-la the_o shoemaker_n shall_v not_o go_v beyond_o his_o last_o 4._o but_o i_o think_v they_o therefore_o do_v it_o because_o either_o they_o can_v endure_v the_o noisome_a stink_n of_o those_o which_o be_v go_v too_o far_o in_o it_o or_o they_o be_v afraid_a that_o they_o may_v be_v infect_v thereby_o or_o else_o they_o think_v they_o be_v too_o good_a to_o take_v in_o hand_n such_o base_a and_o odious_a disease_n but_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o know_v how_o to_o cure_v it_o i_o neither_o dispute_v now_o nor_o accuse_v any_o their_o own_o write_n testify_v concern_v it_o 5._o for_o they_o say_v if_o guajacum_fw-la and_o sassafras_n will_v not_o help_v than_o mercury_n must_v be_v apply_v and_o yet_o there_o be_v none_o of_o they_o that_o can_v with_o reason_n or_o according_a to_o the_o principle_n of_o physic_n affirm_v or_o maintain_v the_o cure_n by_o mercury_n but_o here_o they_o with_o barber-surgeon_n dance_v after_o the_o same_o pipe_n as_o empyricks_n &_o can_v find_v no_o ground_n or_o bottom_n how_o careful_o soever_o they_o sound_v both_o here_o and_o there_o with_o their_o plummet_n 6._o neither_o do_v they_o deny_v that_o this_o way_n of_o cure_v the_o shameful_a disease_n by_o mercury_n come_v original_o from_o barber-surgeon_n which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v that_o it_o be_v attempt_v or_o try_v empyrick-like_a without-ground_n and_o reason_n of_o the_o art_n of_o physic_n and_o yet_o afterward_o practise_v by_o the_o literate_a physician_n be_v not_o they_o then_o all_o empyrick_n 7._o but_o that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v take_v for_o such_o they_o have_v careful_o endeavour_v to_o number_n mercury_n among_o the_o four_o quality_n to_o the_o end_n that_o they_o from_o thence_o may_v further_o proceed_v &_o go_v on_o with_o it_o rational_o according_a to_o the_o method_n of_o physic_n and_o so_o shake_v off_o the_o name_n of_o empyricks_n 8._o now_o whereas_o hitherto_o they_o can_v not_o agree_v about_o it_o whether_o its_o temperament_n be_v cold_a or_o hot_a yet_o they_o remain_v the_o same_o and_o empyrick-like_a undertake_v to_o cure_v with_o mercury_n 9_o for_o that_o cause_n many_o renown_a physician_n have_v abstain_v or_o leave_v off_o such_o cure_n by_o mercury_n and_o write_v of_o the_o many_o and_o great_a evil_n which_o from_o thence_o befall_v the_o life_n of_o man_n 10_o huttenius_n write_v he_o find_v by_o experience_n that_o in_o his_o time_n those_o which_o make_v use_v of_o such_o a_o cure_n not_o one_o of_o a_o hundred_o escape_v they_o always_o first_o or_o last_o have_v relapse_n 11._o aquilianus_n say_v that_o the_o mercurial_a cure_n be_v indeed_o a_o sophistical_a or_o false_a cure_n and_o as_o many_o as_o he_o know_v they_o always_o relapse_v 12._o torellus_n call_v it_o a_o very_a dangerous_a cure_n full_a of_o deadly_a danger_n and_o for_o that_o reason_n man_n shall_v shun_v it_o as_o cautious_o as_o the_o plague_n 13._o montanus_n write_v that_o perchance_o mercury_n may_v keep_v back_o this_o disease_n for_o a_o time_n yet_o never_o take_v it_o away_o radical_o but_o it_o come_v on_o again_o impetuous_o like_o a_o stop_v stream_n and_o then_o that_o patient_n be_v in_o a_o condition_n ten_o time_n worse_o than_o he_o be_v before_o 14._o minadous_n say_v that_o he_o never_o see_v one_o who_o be_v fundamental_o cure_v by_o mercury_n but_o they_o always_o grow_v worse_o afterward_o and_o endure_v far_o worse_a symptom_n than_o ever_o before_o often_o wish_v that_o they_o have_v never_o make_v use_n of_o it_o 15._o fracastorius_fw-la fâ—rnelius_n faventinus_n fallopius_n tomitanus_fw-la and_o sylvaticus_fw-la say_v that_o the_o cure_n by_o mercury_n be_v very_o dangerous_a a_o deceitful_a cure_n yea_o a_o accurse_a cure_n helmont_n also_o speak_v in_o plain_a term_n that_o it_o be_v a_o base_a cure_n when_o he_o write_v at_o mercury_n as_o long_o as_o it_o can_v be_v revive_v by_o any_o preparation_n whatsoever_o it_o be_v not_o a_o remedy_n to_o be_v use_v by_o a_o honest_a man_n 15._o what_o then_o what_o shall_v we_o say_v of_o those_o which_o use_v mercury_n shall_v we_o say_v they_o be_v base_a fellow_n far_o be_v it_o let_v it_o rather_o be_v so_o that_o they_o be_v honest_a man_n which_o as_o it_o be_v write_v do_v not_o know_v what_o they_o do_v but_o if_o so_o be_v that_o they_o know_v not_o what_o they_o do_v and_o yet_o it_o be_v their_o will_n and_o purpose_n to_o make_v whole_a than_o they_o do_v it_o from_o a_o good_a intention_n and_o may_v not_o be_v blame_v because_o the_o law_n say_v the_o will_n and_o the_o purpose_n make_v a_o distinction_n in_o criminal_a thing_n 17._o though_o their_o good_a will_n and_o intention_n keep_v up_o their_o honesty_n but_o what_o be_v the_o patient_a the_o better_a for_o it_o mercurius_n vitæ_fw-la and_o praecipitat_fw-la indeed_o do_v purge_v he_o but_o not_o without_o danger_n it_o cause_v vomit_n but_o nature_n suffer_v wrong_v by_o it_o the_o vital_a spirit_n be_v exhaust_v strength_n decay_v the_o patient_a look_n like_o death_n the_o mouth_n break_v out_o ugly_a within_o it_o swell_v his_o swallow_n be_v stop_v a_o gangreen_n draw_v nigh_o and_o death_n stand_v at_o the_o door_n 18._o but_o they_o say_v we_o be_v become_v wise_a now_o we_o make_v a_o unguent_n out_o of_o it_o therewith_o we_o anoint_v the_o patient_n here_o and_o there_o we_o put_v he_o in_o a_o warm_a chamber_n wrap_v he_o up_o in_o a_o sheet_n and_o lay_v he_o in_o a_o good_a bed_n this_o we_o do_v once_o or_o twice_o every_o day_n till_o salivation_n ensue_v and_o he_o begin_v to_o vomit_v but_o know_v you_o nothing_o have_v you_o not_o find_v by_o experience_n that_o the_o apoplexy_n lameness_n and_o palsy_n usual_o ensue_v upon_o it_o the_o mouth_n grow_v sore_a and_o raw_a the_o tongue_n be_v inflame_v tooth_n loose_a and_o not_o only_o much_o stink_a poisonous_a stuff_n be_v cast_v up_o at_o the_o mouth_n but_o blood_n be_v also_o void_v with_o the_o excrement_n all_o which_o signify_v that_o you_o have_v do_v great_a violence_n to_o nature_n and_o i_o wonder_v how_o any_o patient_n can_v endure_v it_o 19_o and_o although_o this_o unguent_n be_v turn_v into_o a_o plaster_n that_o it_o shall_v not_o fall_v so_o tedious_a to_o the_o patient_n and_o that_o he_o may_v go_v abroad_o and_o follow_v his_o business_n yet_o all_o come_v to_o one_o 20._o the_o suffumigation_n be_v the_o last_o plague_n wherewith_o they_o seal_v up_o this_o cure_n if_o they_o can_v help_v by_o other_o mean_n they_o