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that_o of_o the_o diaphoresis_n only_o we_o order_v this_o of_o riverius_n which_o not_o only_o keep_v the_o body_n soluble_a and_o stop_v the_o diaphoresis_n but_o be_v also_o of_o great_a power_n to_o take_v away_o the_o scirrhus_n of_o the_o spleen_n take_v ammoniacum_n opoponax_n bdellium_fw-la of_o each_o two_o dram_fw-la dissolve_v in_o white_a wine_n strain_n and_o boil_v then_o add_v confectio_fw-la hamech_v diaphoenicon_fw-la pilulae_fw-la faetidae_fw-la of_o each_o two_o dram_fw-la double_a catholicon_n haâ—f_o a_o ounce_n mercurius_n dulcis_fw-la four_o scruple_n mix_v for_o four_o dose_n also_o i_o order_v a_o strong_a decoction_n of_o juniper_n berry_n take_v canary_n two_o quart_n juniper-berry_n well_o beat_v so_o that_o the_o grain_n within_o may_v be_v break_v six_o ounce_n bâ—yl_v they_o in_o the_o wine_n in_o a_o thin_a linen_n bag_n till_o it_o come_v to_o three_o pint_n than_o strain_n and_o keep_v it_o in_o bottle_n for_o use_n of_o this_o i_o prescribe_v a_o pint_n or_o more_o in_o a_o day_n to_o be_v take_v in_o the_o morning_n fast_v just_a before_o dinner_n and_o last_o at_o night_n go_v to_o bed_n and_o to_o be_v make_v as_o tart_a as_o he_o can_v drink_v it_o with_o oil_n of_o sulphur_n because_o that_o such_o acid_a thing_n not_o only_o cool_v the_o whole_a mass_n of_o blood_n but_o also_o bound_v up_o the_o pore_n of_o the_o body_n by_o this_o mean_n in_o about_o ten_o day_n time_n his_o sweat_a be_v overcome_v but_o he_o have_v a_o weakness_n of_o the_o bowel_n and_o a_o kind_n of_o looseness_n which_o after_o a_o while_o i_o remove_v with_o the_o tragea_n hepatica_n of_o quercetan_n which_o see_v in_o my_o pharm_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 21._o sect_n 78._o 8._o now_o that_o the_o obstruction_n of_o the_o lung_n may_v be_v remove_v instead_o of_o the_o oil_n of_o sulphur_n i_o prescribe_v the_o spirit_n of_o sal_fw-la ammoniac_a to_o be_v give_v in_o the_o aforesaid_a decoction_n to_o 8_o drop_n who_o use_n as_o also_o the_o use_n of_o the_o decoction_n of_o juniper_n i_o advise_v to_o be_v drink_v through_o the_o whole_a cure_n for_o that_o we_o know_v by_o our_o own_o experience_n that_o by_o the_o sole_a use_n of_o that_o decoction_n we_o have_v cure_v several_a hard_a tumour_n of_o the_o spleen_n after_o they_o have_v be_v given-ove_a by_o other_o physician_n as_o uncurable_a as_o in_o their_o proper_a place_n we_o shall_v show_v also_o we_o order_v the_o aforesaid_a composition_n of_o riverius_n to_o be_v take_v once_o a_o week_n continual_o till_o health_n be_v recover_v 9_o but_o now_o and_o then_o that_o the_o sick_a may_v not_o be_v weary_v out_o with_o always_o take_v the_o same_o thing_n i_o cause_v the_o aforesaid_a decoction_n to_o cease_v for_o 2_o or_o 3_o day_n and_o give_v in_o the_o interval_n this_o follow_v take_v decoctum_fw-la pectorale_fw-la a_o quart_n oil_n of_o tartar_n per_fw-la deliquium_fw-la a_o ounce_n spirit_n of_o sal_fw-la ammoniac_a one_o dram_n tincture_n of_o spanish_a juice_n of_o liquorice_n in_o spirit_n of_o wine_n three_o ounce_n mix_v for_o a_o potion_n of_o this_o he_o drink_v 3_o or_o 4_o spoonful_n about_o 4_o time_n in_o a_o day_n by_o mean_n of_o which_o the_o obstruction_n of_o the_o lung_n be_v remove_v and_o the_o sick_a come_v to_o his_o voice_n again_o and_o breathe_v well_o also_o the_o catarrh_n insensible_o go_v away_o 10._o the_o pain_n of_o the_o head_n by_o this_o time_n much_o decline_v yet_o be_v not_o whole_o remove_v so_o that_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o apply_v our_o thought_n a_o little_a to_o that_o i_o order_v he_o to_o snuff_v up_o the_o nostril_n the_o power_n of_o sassafras_n and_o to_o bathe_v the_o place_n afflict_v with_o the_o same_o this_o he_o do_v often_o by_o which_o his_o head_n be_v open_v and_o gentle_o purge_v and_o warm_v and_o
such_o that_o there_o be_v no_o real_a intermission_n but_o only_o a_o small_a remission_n or_o slack_n of_o the_o heat_n for_o sometime_o during_o these_o kind_n of_o remission_n there_o be_v a_o plentiful_a diaphoresis_n which_o i_o think_v be_v critical_a at_o first_o but_o it_o prove_v much_o otherwise_o viz._n symptomatical_a of_o a_o begin_v tabes_fw-la or_o pine_v wherein_o the_o flesh_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n waste_v from_o head_n to_o foot_n and_o of_o the_o like_a quality_n be_v the_o diarrhoea_n or_o looseness_n before_o speak_v of_o which_o indeed_o be_v nothing_o more_o nor_o less_o but_o a_o real_a colliquation_n or_o melt_v of_o all_o the_o humour_n and_o juice_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n but_o during_o the_o time_n that_o this_o diarrhoea_n and_o vehement_a ephidrosis_n continue_v the_o catarrh_n be_v much_o abate_v though_o not_o quite_o take_v away_o 11._o but_o it_o be_v the_o diarrhoea_n next_o to_o the_o tumour_n in_o the_o collum_n which_o most_o afflict_a i_o the_o tumour_n of_o the_o collum_n be_v the_o most_o troublesome_a to_o i_o but_o the_o diarrhoea_n be_v the_o most_o dangerous_a and_o therefore_o require_v my_o more_o immediate_a consideration_n for_o daily_o vast_a quantity_n of_o water_n come_v from_o i_o by_o stool_n and_o that_o whether_o i_o eat_v or_o drink_v or_o no._n this_o perpetual_a flux_n of_o the_o water_n cause_v a_o dryness_n of_o the_o ventricle_n so_o that_o a_o want_n of_o appetite_n straightway_o follow_v yet_o notwithstanding_o all_o this_o i_o very_o seldom_o desire_v any_o drink_n and_o what_o food_n i_o receive_v in_o at_o any_o time_n cause_v almost_o a_o perpetual_a heat_n and_o burn_v in_o my_o stomach_n and_o the_o breath_n which_o come_v through_o my_o nostril_n seem_v to_o i_o not_o much_o unlike_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o burn_a furnace_n however_o the_o food_n will_v be_v at_o length_n digest_v but_o by_o the_o extreme_a heat_n as_o i_o apprehend_v of_o the_o stomach_n and_o its_o vicious_a quality_n it_o cause_v a_o colloquation_n or_o liquifaction_n of_o the_o food_n rather_o than_o a_o natural_a digestion_n for_o whatever_o i_o eat_v all_o the_o excrement_n of_o the_o bowel_n prove_v nothing_o but_o water_n 12._o upon_o this_o i_o weigh_v diligent_o the_o state_n of_o my_o body_n i_o know_v myself_o to_o be_v eusplanchnous_a that_o be_v one_o of_o sound_z bowel_n i_o never_o have_v any_o obstruction_n of_o the_o liver_n nor_o have_v i_o any_o stoppage_n of_o the_o lung_n the_o gall_n perform_v its_o duty_n right_o nor_o do_v i_o ever_o feel_v a_o disaffect_v spleen_n or_o mesentery_n nor_o have_v i_o ever_o any_o disease_n of_o the_o intestine_n save_v only_o now_o and_o then_o upon_o the_o take_n of_o cold_a a_o simple_a diarrhoea_n as_o to_o the_o heart_n its_o pulse_n be_v indifferent_a strong_a and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n equal_a and_o the_o animal_n spirit_n strong_a and_o vigorous_a in_o their_o faculty_n hereupon_o i_o conclude_v to_o take_v a_o do_v or_o two_o of_o a_o opiate_n hope_v it_o may_v be_v some_o mean_n to_o stay_v the_o colloquation_n and_o stop_v the_o flux_n of_o the_o bowel_n yet_o i_o doubt_v it_o will_v be_v pernicious_a to_o i_o as_o to_o the_o ephidrosis_n 13._o i_o begin_v with_o the_o laudanum_n opiatum_fw-la at_o two_o grain_n and_o half_a and_o find_v no_o inconveniency_n in_o it_o the_o next_o night_n i_o take_v the_o same_o do_v and_o the_o follow_a night_n the_o like_a upon_o the_o four_o night_n i_o take_v three_o grain_n thereof_o upon_o the_o five_o night_n three_o grain_n and_o a_o half_a upon_o the_o six_o night_n four_o grain_n which_o do_v i_o take_v for_o a_o week_n together_o upon_o the_o thirteen_o fourteen_o and_o fifteen_o night_n i_o take_v four_o grain_n and_o a_o half_a upon_o the_o sixteenth_o night_n and_o for_o fourteen_o night_n together_o i_o take_v five_o grain_n upon_o the_o thirty_o night_n and_o for_o a_o week_n together_o i_o take_v five_o grain_n and_o a_o half_a upon_o the_o thirty_o seven_o night_n and_o for_o fourteen_o night_n together_o i_o take_v a_o do_v of_o six_o grain_n after_o this_o rate_n i_o continue_v the_o take_n of_o the_o opiate_n till_o i_o make_v the_o do_v fourteen_o grain_n and_o more_o 14._o what_o i_o observe_v upon_o take_v this_o opiate_n myself_o be_v quite_o contrary_a to_o all_o whatsoever_o i_o observe_v in_o any_o of_o my_o sick_a patient_n it_o stop_v not_o the_o diarrhaea_n in_o the_o least_o measure_n but_o the_o looseness_n continue_v all_o along_o for_o complete_a ten_o week_n in_o like_a manner_n do_v the_o fever_n and_o the_o diaphoresis_n with_o the_o loss_n of_o appetite_n but_o this_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o the_o say_a diarrhoea_n be_v not_o painful_a and_o the_o stool_n although_o almost_o all_o water_n at_o certain_a equal_a or_o set_v hour_n every_o day_n the_o work_n of_o the_o bowel_n though_o never_o so_o great_a and_o the_o motion_n at_o stool_n be_v always_o easy_a which_o i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o absolute_a effect_n of_o the_o laudanum_n although_o it_o have_v not_o force_n enough_o so_o to_o alter_v the_o blood_n and_o habit_n of_o the_o body_n as_o to_o stop_v or_o hinder_v the_o colliquation_n or_o melt_n of_o the_o humour_n and_o flesh_n the_o diaphoresis_n continue_v much_o in_o the_o same_o posture_n nor_o do_v it_o in_o my_o apprehension_n though_o contrary_a to_o my_o expectation_n in_o the_o least_o increase_n it_o yet_o this_o be_v observable_a that_o if_o i_o lie_v in_o my_o bed_n long_o beyond_o my_o usual_a hour_n it_o will_v then_o certain_o increase_v the_o ephidrotick_a flood_n to_o a_o very_a great_a excess_n all_o this_o while_n viz._n during_o the_o say_v ten_o week_n although_o i_o have_v not_o the_o least_o stoppage_n of_o urine_n or_o pain_n in_o make_v water_n yet_o i_o make_v but_o very_o little_a in_o quantity_n for_o as_o much_o as_o it_o be_v almost_o all_o of_o it_o carry_v away_o by_o stool_n 15._o i_o continue_v the_o take_n of_o the_o say_a laudanum_n till_o i_o find_v myself_o perfect_o well_o which_o be_v for_o more_o than_o three_o hundred_o day_n during_o all_o which_o time_n i_o be_v so_o far_o from_o find_v a_o inconveniency_n in_o that_o medicine_n that_o it_o perpetual_o give_v i_o a_o vast_a relief_n the_o which_o upon_o the_o pretermission_n of_o its_o use_n i_o become_v very_o sensible_a of_o nor_o do_v i_o find_v myself_o at_o all_o make_v more_o dull_a by_o the_o same_o but_o on_o the_o contrary_n can_v true_o say_v i_o be_v much_o more_o lively_a and_o cheerful_a my_o condition_n consider_v than_o i_o be_v in_o many_o other_o part_n of_o my_o life_n 16._o at_o the_o end_n of_o eight_o week_n my_o condition_n be_v exceed_v low_a accost_v with_o a_o strong_a catarrh_n vehement_a buurn_a fever_n great_a looseness_n large_o sweat_v and_o want_v of_o appetite_n with_o a_o mighty_a tumour_n of_o the_o whole_a collum_n both_o external_a and_o internal_a and_o a_o vast_a extenuate_v body_n in_o such_o sort_n that_o i_o become_v a_o perfect_a skeleton_n or_o heap_v of_o bone_n cover_v only_o with_o skin_n accompany_v now_o with_o so_o much_o weakness_n that_o i_o can_v not_o sit_v up_o in_o my_o chair_n or_o scarce_o move_v i_o in_o my_o bed_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o these_o hopeless_a symptom_n i_o at_o last_o give_v up_o myself_o to_o despair_v and_o true_o the_o sentence_n of_o death_n be_v pass_v upon_o i_o in_o my_o own_o particular_a and_o i_o have_v now_o resign_v myself_o up_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o my_o maker_n and_o under_o the_o perfect_a sense_n hereof_o i_o lay_v for_o some_o hour_n 17._o but_o after_o all_o this_o resignation_n that_o god_n may_v show_v i_o how_o great_a he_o be_v and_o the_o mightyness_n of_o his_o power_n as_o well_o as_o how_o good_a and_o the_o large_a extent_n of_o his_o love_n he_o give_v a_o reprieve_n and_o countermand_n that_o my_o soul_n shall_v be_v deliver_v from_o death_n and_o my_o life_n from_o the_o power_n of_o the_o grave_a for_o between_o twelve_o and_o one_o in_o the_o morning_n the_o same_o night_n i_o extreme_o thirst_v after_o a_o little_a wormwood_n wine_n a_o thing_n former_o affect_v by_o i_o though_o of_o late_o disuse_v and_o my_o desire_n be_v so_o extreme_a that_o my_o life_n at_o that_o moment_n seem_v to_o depend_v thereupon_o it_o be_v get_v for_o i_o though_o at_o so_o unseasonable_a a_o time_n and_o i_o drink_v a_o quarter_n of_o a_o pint_n of_o it_o it_o satisfy_v i_o much_o except_v as_o to_o its_o quantity_n for_o i_o think_v i_o can_v have_v drink_v a_o gallon_n or_o two_o thereof_o and_o revive_v i_o above_o the_o power_n or_o force_n of_o the_o great_a cordial_n present_o after_o i_o find_v i_o have_v a_o stomach_n and_o desire_v to_o eat_v somewhat_o i_o do_v not_o much_o
country_n be_v desperate_a so_o that_o those_o that_o be_v with_o i_o no_o long_o expect_v life_n yet_o it_o please_v god_n so_o to_o bless_v i_o under_o those_o circumstance_n that_o i_o present_o amend_v and_o my_o body_n begin_v to_o be_v replete_a with_o flesh_n even_o to_o a_o miracle_n for_o in_o about_o eight_o day_n time_n i_o be_v to_o all_o appearance_n almost_o perfect_o well_o and_o in_o less_o than_o fourteen_o day_n not_o only_o the_o hope_n but_o the_o evidence_n of_o my_o recovery_n be_v indubitable_a whereupon_o i_o forthwith_o return_v to_o london_n again_o 29._o after_o my_o return_n to_o london_n in_o less_o than_o three_o week_n time_n i_o relapse_v and_o my_o distemper_n a_o fresh_a assault_v i_o so_o that_o by_o degree_n i_o decline_v and_o in_o a_o very_a short_a time_n be_v reduce_v to_o the_o old_a condition_n and_o state_n if_o not_o worse_o i_o be_v take_v again_o with_o the_o difficulty_n of_o swallow_v and_o a_o soreness_n of_o the_o throat_n so_o that_o 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judgement_n be_v divers_a to_o the_o great_a dissatisfaction_n not_o only_o of_o the_o sick_a patient_n but_o of_o her_o relation_n one_o say_v it_o be_v a_o high_a scurvy_a and_o that_o it_o will_v be_v long_o and_o of_o difficult_a cure_n another_o that_o it_o be_v hypochondriack_a melancholy_n another_o that_o it_o be_v a_o hysterick_n disease_n another_o that_o she_o have_v a_o ulcer_n in_o her_o spleen_n another_o that_o her_o liver_n be_v almost_o waste_v and_o that_o she_o have_v not_o so_o much_o of_o it_o leave_v as_o two_o of_o his_o little_a finger_n come_v to_o and_o therefore_o must_v irrecoverable_o die_v etc._n etc._n insomuch_o that_o the_o proverb_n quot_fw-la homines_fw-la tot_fw-la capita_fw-la quot_fw-la mentes_fw-la tot_fw-la sententiae_fw-la be_v never_o more_o exact_o verify_v than_o in_o these_o kind_n of_o man_n every_o one_o of_o they_o of_o a_o different_a judgement_n and_o all_o of_o they_o vast_o different_a from_o the_o truth_n 4._o among_o the_o number_n 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cold_a viscous_a phlegm_n lodge_v in_o it_o and_o in_o some_o little_a measure_n hurt_v by_o the_o exhibition_n of_o so_o many_o vomit_n 10._o for_o the_o first_o intention_n i_o give_v she_o this_o take_v power_n of_o juniper-berry_n four_o ounce_n ens_fw-la veneris_fw-la half_o a_o ounce_n mix_v and_o dissolve_v as_o much_o as_o you_o can_v by_o shake_v they_o together_o dose_n half_o a_o spoonful_n in_o a_o little_a glass_n of_o sack_n twice_o a_o day_n viz._n morning_n and_o evening_n in_o the_o intermediate_v part_n of_o the_o day_n for_o restauration_n of_o the_o stomach_n i_o order_v she_o the_o power_n of_o clove_n to_o be_v give_v also_o three_o four_o or_o five_o time_n a_o day_n or_o often_o a_o quarter_n of_o a_o spoonful_n at_o a_o time_n in_o a_o glass_n of_o sack_n from_o the_o use_n of_o which_o thing_n she_o confess_v
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her_o whole_a body_n her_o pulse_n be_v feeble_a her_o urine_n and_o dejection_n black_a like_o soot_n and_o whatsoever_o she_o eat_v for_o many_o day_n meet_v with_o such_o a_o stoppage_n in_o her_o stomach_n that_o it_o pass_v not_o through_o she_o moreover_o the_o stoppage_n of_o urine_n and_o extreme_a pain_n in_o make_v of_o water_n be_v almost_o perpetual_a 2._o it_o be_v suspect_v to_o be_v the_o stone_n upon_o which_o she_o be_v search_v first_o by_o a_o scotch_a man_n second_o by_o a_o eminent_a chirurgeon_n of_o this_o town_n but_o no_o stone_n of_o any_o bigness_n can_v be_v find_v or_o perceive_v except_o some_o small_a one_o about_o the_o bigness_n of_o large_a pease_n or_o the_o like_a however_o the_o chirurgeon_n and_o other_o eminent_a physician_n who_o be_v then_o send_v for_o conclude_v it_o to_o be_v a_o cancer_n of_o the_o womb._n 3._o i_o be_v present_a begin_v to_o admire_v at_o that_o judgement_n for_o as_o much_o as_o the_o lady_n have_v never_o any_o 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the_o absence_n of_o a_o cancer_n 4._o notwithstanding_o all_o these_o argument_n and_o many_o more_o which_o i_o then_o use_v so_o magisterial_a be_v the_o gentleman_n in_o their_o opinion_n that_o there_o be_v no_o remove_v they_o from_o it_o from_o whence_o it_o be_v conclude_v the_o sick_a be_v uncurable_a and_o therefore_o must_v be_v content_a to_o submit_v to_o her_o fate_n which_o heavy_a and_o disconsolate_a judgement_n do_v in_o my_o opinion_n more_o hurt_v to_o the_o patient_n than_o her_o disease_n for_o such_o a_o flood_n of_o tear_n and_o so_o much_o grief_n seize_v upon_o she_o for_o five_o or_o six_o day_n that_o we_o think_v by_o that_o alone_o she_o will_v be_v carry_v off_o no_o argument_n nor_o persuasion_n which_o i_o can_v use_v to_o the_o contrary_n can_v prevail_v with_o she_o to_o satisfy_v she_o 5._o at_o length_n she_o submit_v to_o my_o argument_n and_o commit_v herself_o to_o my_o care_n and_o by_o reason_n of_o that_o great_a oppression_n at_o stomach_n i_o give_v she_o a_o gentle_a vomit_n to_o wit_n sal_fw-la vitrioli_fw-la a_o dram_n dissolve_v in_o a_o little_a chicken_n broth_n it_o give_v she_o about_o six_o vomit_n and_o some_o slight_a motion_n downward_o the_o next_o day_n it_o be_v repeat_v again_o and_o it_o give_v she_o about_o the_o like_a number_n of_o vomit_n bring_v up_o a_o very_a great_a quantity_n of_o thick_a tough_a viscous_a phlegm_n which_o cool_v and_o chill_v the_o ventricle_n hinder_v digestion_n cause_v vomit_n and_o obstruct_v all_o the_o adjacent_a passage_n 6._o this_o vomit_n be_v repeat_v five_o or_o six_o time_n so_o long_o till_o she_o cease_v vomit_v up_o such_o a_o bird-lime-like_a phlegm_n and_o true_o in_o my_o opinion_n the_o quantity_n of_o that_o kind_n of_o phlegm_n which_o be_v bring_v out_o of_o her_o ventricle_n much_o exceed_v what_o we_o have_v mention_v in_o the_o former_a observation_n so_o that_o i_o can_v but_o wonder_v in_o my_o own_o breast_n how_o the_o ventricle_n of_o any_o 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those_o place_n as_o also_o in_o the_o womb_n or_o other_o part_n of_o all_o which_o that_o these_o be_v the_o cause_n and_o do_v lie_v in_o the_o vein_n be_v know_v and_o judge_v from_o the_o affcte_n concure_v with_o they_o or_o from_o other_o offering_n themselves_o about_o the_o praecordia_fw-la and_o heartstring_n or_o in_o the_o vein_n or_o from_o the_o disaffection_n of_o the_o stomach_n or_o womb._n 23._o the_o vein_n in_o like_a manner_n if_o they_o be_v fill_v with_o malign_v and_o poisonous_a humour_n of_o this_o kind_n as_o it_o often_o hapen_v in_o malignant_a and_o pestilential_a disease_n as_o such_o as_o be_v epidemical_a and_o contagious_a where_o the_o malignancy_n do_v besiege_v the_o heart_n and_o more_o especial_o the_o genus_fw-la nervosum_fw-la do_v after_o a_o more_o particular_a manner_n excite_v deadly_a convulsion_n such_o as_o be_v wont_a to_o happen_v in_o fever_n so_o much_o not_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a hurt_n of_o the_o nerve_n from_o extreme_a 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rise_n of_o the_o cold_a superficies_n of_o the_o say_a water_n and_o it_o have_v also_o be_v sometime_o observe_v that_o a_o air_n or_o vapour_n run_v from_o the_o hand_n where_o afterward_o a_o apostem_fw-la have_v breed_v as_o also_o from_o the_o foot_n or_o upper_a place_n have_v do_v the_o like_a 27._o that_o the_o like_a poison_n enter_v the_o body_n from_o without_o many_o cause_n convulsion_n or_o epilepsy_n for_o the_o like_a reason_n as_o the_o bit_n of_o venomous_a beast_n especial_o of_o the_o viper_n or_o a_o mad_a dog_n the_o sting_n of_o scorpion_n the_o reception_n of_o arsenic_n sublimate_n or_o other_o venenate_n and_o corosive_a thing_n the_o same_o quotidian_a experience_n do_v large_o witness_v and_o particular_o in_o the_o bite_n of_o a_o mad_a dog_n beside_o the_o symptom_n of_o madness_n and_o other_o cruel_a indication_n convulsion_n be_v at_o length_n excite_v through_o the_o malignity_n of_o the_o venene_n spirit_n whereby_o the_o patient_n be_v carry_v off_o 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spoonful_n of_o the_o syrup_n of_o the_o infusion_n of_o rose_n which_o have_v so_o good_a effect_n that_o he_o get_v once_o every_o day_n a_o stool_n and_o be_v deliver_v from_o his_o immoderate_a heat_n and_o thirst_n 9_o have_v sometime_o after_o a_o pain_n in_o the_o bottom_n of_o his_o belly_n it_o be_v anoint_v with_o the_o oil_n of_o camomile_n and_o so_o the_o pain_n do_v vanish_v and_o he_o do_v make_v water_n plentiful_o and_o grow_v well_o petrus_n f_o â—â—stus_fw-la lib._n 10._o observe_v 110._o lxxix_o a_o convulsion_n of_o the_o nerve_n of_o the_o neck_n 1._o a_o certain_a widow_n of_o delf_n about_o the_o age_n of_o fifty_o six_o of_o a_o strong_a constitution_n fall_v into_o this_o disease_n we_o take_v from_o she_o eight_o ounce_n of_o blood_n out_o of_o the_o middle_a vein_n of_o the_o right_a arm_n and_o when_o we_o have_v set_v her_o rule_n for_o diet_n we_o do_v cause_v her_o neck_n which_o be_v very_o stiff_a to_o be_v anoint_v with_o the_o oil_n of_o orris_n 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liquid_a storax_n two_o dram_n vnguentum_fw-la agrippae_fw-la three_o dram_n the_o powder_n of_o sage_n and_o rosemary_n of_o each_o two_o scruple_n sulphur_n castoreum_n of_o each_o one_o scruple_n with_o a_o little_a wax_n and_o turpentine_n make_v a_o ointment_n for_o the_o part_n affect_v and_o let_v the_o neck_n be_v cover_v all_o over_o with_o the_o skin_n of_o a_o wolf_n petrus_n forestus_n lib._n 10._o observe_v 113._o lxxxi_o a_o old_a convulsion_n with_o a_o hardness_n of_o the_o nerve_n 1._o a_o certain_a maid_n be_v take_v first_o with_o a_o epilepsy_n and_o continue_v in_o that_o convulsion_n be_v often_o for_o the_o space_n of_o a_o whole_a week_n shake_v and_o convulse_v and_o that_o so_o vehement_o that_o her_o leg_n all_o her_o life_n long_o be_v convulse_v and_o stiff_a neither_o can_v she_o ever_o walk_v she_o always_o fat_a in_o a_o chair_n and_o her_o condition_n be_v so_o bad_a that_o her_o leg_n almost_o touch_v her_o knee_n and_o belly_n 2._o thus_o she_o live_v above_o fifty_o two_o year_n neither_o can_v she_o scarce_o use_v her_o hand_n her_o knee_n also_o be_v convulse_v insomuch_o they_o be_v draw_v towards_o the_o head_n 3._o for_o ease_v that_o pain_n which_o come_v by_o the_o convulsion_n of_o the_o part_n a_o decoction_n of_o the_o intestine_n of_o cow_n and_o sheep_n with_o their_o own_o fat_a be_v good_a or_o anoint_v the_o part_n with_o common_a oil_n with_o which_o and_o the_o oil_n of_o olive_n the_o green_a flower_n of_o rosemary_n gather_v in_o the_o dry_a season_n be_v to_o be_v shut_v up_o close_o in_o a_o glass_n bottle_n which_o be_v do_v set_v it_o in_o the_o sun_n all_o the_o canicular_a day_n then_o strain_v it_o by_o expression_n 4._o but_o if_o the_o above_o name_v flower_n be_v macerate_v in_o the_o oil_n of_o lily_n of_o fox_n of_o earthworm_n and_o oil_n of_o melilot_n oâ—_n the_o oil_n of_o mucilage_n they_o will_v be_v a_o much_o better_a medicine_n 5._o exit_fw-la scholia_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la for_o a_o ointment_n 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