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ventricles_n of_o it_o there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o greenish_a humour_n watery_a yet_o not_o very_o clammy_a but_o the_o quantity_n very_o small_a in_o other_o thing_n there_o be_v no_o alteration_n annotation_n in_o this_o manner_n it_o be_v that_o these_o worm_n be_v cure_v by_o this_o mountebank_n however_o he_o be_v wise_a in_o this_o that_o upon_o notice_n of_o the_o boy_n death_n he_o sneak_v out_o of_o nimeghen_fw-mi perhaps_o afraid_a i_o shall_v upbraid_v he_o with_o the_o death_n of_o this_o patient_n like_o a_o ignoramus_n as_o he_o be_v who_o have_v stop_v up_o the_o way_n by_o which_o nature_n void_v the_o noxious_a excrement_n of_o the_o brain_n before_o he_o have_v make_v any_o diversion_n observation_n lxii_o a_o tertian_n and_o intermit_a fever_n the_o wife_n of_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr spieck_n a_o strong_a child-bearing-woman_n the_o second_o week_n after_o she_o be_v bring_v to_o bed_n find_v herself_o very_o well_o but_o trust_v too_o much_o to_o her_o strength_n 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℞_o water_n of_o carduus_fw-la benedict_n succoury_a borage_n a_o lb._n s._n syrup_n of_o lemon_n ℥_o i_o s._n violet_n ℥_o i_o oil_n of_o sulphur_n q._n s._n to_o make_v it_o grateful_a to_o the_o pallat._n towards_o the_o evening_n i_o prescribe_v this_o infusion_n which_o she_o take_v the_o next_o morning_n ℞_o leave_n of_o senna_n well_o cleanse_v ℥_o s._n rhubarb_n the_o best_a ʒj_n s._n rhenish_n tartar_n aniseed_n a_o ʒj_fw-la succoury_a water_n q._n s._n steep_v they_o all_o night_n the_o next_o day_n boil_v they_o gentle_o then_o press_v they_o strong_o add_v syrup_n of_o rose_n solutive_a ℥_o s._n for_o a_o draught_n this_o give_v she_o four_o stool_n which_o bring_v away_o much_o stink_a excrement_n and_o give_v her_o great_a ease_n after_o the_o purge_v i_o prescribe_v her_o chicken_n broth_n with_o sorrel_n and_o chervil_n boil_v together_o in_o it_o with_o a_o little_a juice_n of_o citron_n to_o relish_v it_o and_o to_o quench_v her_o thirst_n still_o give_v she_o the_o julep_n before_o mention_v the_o next_o night_n she_o sleep_v indifferent_o and_o when_o she_o wake_v find_v her_o heat_n much_o abate_v the_o next_o expect_v fit_a be_v so_o slight_a that_o she_o be_v hardly_o sensible_a of_o it_o nor_o do_v the_o fever_n after_o that_o appear_v any_o more_o be_v vanquish_v by_o these_o medicine_n only_o annotation_n child-bearing_a woman_n not_o careful_a of_o themselves_o when_o they_o lie_v in_o ofttimes_o pay_v for_o their_o rashness_n as_o this_o gentlewoman_n do_v as_o also_o do_v a_o neighbour_n of_o we_o who_o go_v abroad_o too_o soon_o fall_v into_o a_o continue_a fever_n upon_o which_o first_o a_o frenzy_n and_o then_o death_n ensue_v another_o of_o our_o acquaintance_n the_o second_o week_n of_o her_o month_n look_v to_o soon_o after_o her_o house_n affair_n and_o presume_v to_o comb_v her_o head_n fall_v into_o a_o epilepsy_n upon_o which_o a_o delirium_fw-la ensue_v which_o malady_n though_o at_o length_n they_o be_v much_o abate_v yet_o can_v they_o never_o be_v cure_v all_o the_o while_n the_o gentlewoman_n live_v observation_n lxiii_o a_o bleed_v at_o the_o nose_n theodore_n bijl_o about_o fifty_o five_o year_n of_o age_n in_o august_n about_o four_o a_o clock_n in_o the_o morning_n be_v take_v with_o a_o bleed_v at_o his_o right_a nostril_n three_o hour_n after_o be_v send_v for_o for_o revulsion_n i_o order_v the_o chirurgeon_n to_o open_v a_o vein_n in_o his_o right_a arm_n with_o a_o large_a orifice_n and_o to_o take_v away_o ten_o ounce_n of_o blood_n which_o do_v by_o apply_v cold_a water_n to_o his_o neck_n and_o forehead_n the_o bleed_a be_v stay_v three_o day_n after_o be_v invite_v to_o a_o feast_n where_o he_o drink_v wine_n a_o little_a too_o free_o upon_o his_o return_n home_o he_o be_v again_o take_v with_o the_o same_o malady_n and_o bleed_v all_o that_o night_n before_o i_o be_v send_v for_o the_o next_o day_n i_o order_v he_o to_o be_v let_v blood_n as_o before_o but_o to_o no_o purpose_n nor_o dare_v we_o repeat_v blood-letting_a in_o regard_n of_o his_o age_n and_o his_o strength_n nor_o will_v he_o permit_v any_o tent_n to_o be_v put_v up_o into_o his_o nostril_n and_o therefore_o we_o apply_v a_o little_a lock_n of_o tow_n moisten_v with_o this_o mixture_n to_o his_o forehead_n ℞_o bole_n ammoniac_a ʒij_fw-la s._n bloodstone_n mastic_n frnkincense_n red_a coral_n a_o ℈_o ij_o the_o white_a of_o one_o egg._n vinegar_n of_o rose_n q._n s._n mix_v they_o together_o moreover_o oxocrate_n which_o be_v actual_o cold_a be_v apply_v to_o his_o neck_n forehead_n and_o testicle_n and_o revulsion_n by_o ligature_n and_o painful_a friction_n of_o the_o extreme_a part_n and_o by_o cup_a glass_n apply_v to_o his_o shoulder_n which_o avail_v nothing_o at_o length_n after_o the_o bleed_a have_v continue_v above_o thirty_o six_o hour_n and_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o patient_n through_o loss_n of_o blood_n be_v very_o much_o exhaust_v than_o he_o be_v force_v to_o admit_v of_o astringent_n to_o be_v thrust_v up_o into_o his_o nostril_n therefore_o when_o we_o have_v cleanse_v his_o nostril_n from_o the_o clot_a blood_n we_o order_v a_o powder_n of_o trochisch_n of_o myrrh_n of_o bole-armoniac_a mastic_n and_o frankincense_n to_o be_v blow_v through_o a_o quill_n into_o his_o nostril_n and_o withal_o thrust_v up_o a_o thick_a tent_n make_v of_o linen_n about_o a_o finger_n length_n dip_v in_o vinegar_n and_o the_o white_a of_o a_o egg_n and_o sprinkle_v with_o the_o same_o powder_n by_o which_o mean_v the_o bleed_a seem_v to_o stop_v for_o two_o or_o three_o hour_n but_o afterward_o the_o blood_n begin_v to_o descend_v through_o his_o palate_n into_o his_o mouth_n and_o the_o tent_n fall_v out_o he_o bleed_v again_o at_o the_o nostril_n then_o after_o we_o have_v once_o more_o cleanse_v his_o
very_o proper_a in_o such_o case_n â„ž_o conserve_v of_o rose_n â„¥_o ij_o s._n rosemary_n flower_n â„¥_o i_o lavender_n flower_n â„¥_o s._n galangale_n cubebs_n xyloaloes_n a_o ℈_o i_o aniseed_n Ê’_v cinnamon_n Ê’j_fw-la calamus_fw-la aromaticus_fw-la Ê’ij_fw-la ginger_n condide_v â„¥_o s._n pine_v apple_n prepare_v Ê’uj_fw-la make_v these_o into_o a_o electuary_n with_o syrup_n of_o preserve_a citron_n i_o restore_v a_o lose_a appetite_n and_o a_o stomach_n overwhelm_v with_o crudity_n by_o the_o use_n of_o this_o powder_n â„ž_o root_n of_o zedoary_a galangale_n calamus_fw-la aromat_n a_o Ê’j_fw-la white_a ginger_n Ê’_v cinnamon_n ℈_o ij_o cremor_n tartar_n Ê’ij_fw-la make_v a_o powder_n the_o do_v Ê’_n or_o ℈_o ij_o in_o the_o morning_n after_o dinner_n and_o supper_n in_o a_o draught_n of_o generous_a wine_n mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr spieck_n general_o make_v use_v of_o this_o â„ž_o root_n of_o calam._n aromatic_a white_a ginger_n galangale_n a_o Ê’j_fw-la for_o a_o powder_n but_o these_o kind_n of_o stomachical_a electuary_n powder_n tablet_n etc._n etc._n every_o physician_n ought_v to_o prescribe_v according_a to_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o patient_n horstius_n make_v use_v of_o this_o powder_n â„ž_o coriander-seed_n prepare_v â„¥_o i_o s._n anise_v fennelseed_n a_o â„¥_o s._n ginger_n galangale_n a_o Ê’j_fw-la s._n lignum_fw-la aloe_n Ê’_n cinnamon_n Ê’j_fw-la fine_a sugar_n the_o weight_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n for_o a_o powder_n observation_n lxxiv_o the_o stone_n rutger_n schorer_n a_o little_a boy_n have_v a_o small_a stone_n which_o fall_v down_o into_o his_o bladder_n with_o extraordinary_a pain_n but_o be_v afterward_o expel_v into_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o yard_n because_o it_o be_v too_o big_a to_o pass_v it_o stick_v in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o pipe_n and_o stop_v the_o urine_n several_a way_n be_v try_v in_o vain_a to_o get_v it_o out_o so_o that_o at_o length_n to_o add_v to_o the_o pain_n there_o appear_v a_o inflammation_n of_o the_o part_n by_o which_o we_o find_v that_o there_o be_v no_o way_n but_o incision_n to_o get_v it_o forth_o wherefore_o after_o the_o chirurgeon_n have_v pull_v up_o the_o skin_n somewhat_o towards_o the_o glans_fw-la he_o open_v the_o ureter_n on_o that_o side_n where_o the_o stone_n stop_v and_o take_v out_o the_o stone_n and_o so_o the_o wound_n be_v present_o consolidate_v without_o any_o hurt_n to_o the_o child_n annotation_n this_o sort_n of_o operation_n mention_v by_o aetius_n grumelenus_fw-la and_o paraeus_n seem_v difficult_a and_o dangerous_a but_o yet_o be_v very_o secure_a plato_n also_o recite_v two_o example_n of_o stone_n cut_v out_o of_o the_o ureter_n and_o though_o some_o be_v afraid_a of_o a_o fistula_n upon_o such_o a_o wound_n yet_o i_o never_o know_v any_o such_o consequence_n observation_n lxxv_o nephritic_n pain_n the_o son_n of_o lieutenant_n st._n george_n about_o eighteen_o year_n of_o age_n who_o have_v be_v always_o trouble_v with_o gravel_n from_o his_o 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