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asperity_n only_o by_o their_o moisture_n as_o barley_n water_n thin_a broth_n whey_n etc._n etc._n other_o be_v mucilagineous_a smooth_v the_o way_n with_o a_o certain_a friendly_a and_o please_a lentor_n as_o the_o syrup_n of_o althaea_n of_o the_o flower_n of_o mallow_n de_fw-fr mucilaginibus_fw-la of_o jujub_n etc._n etc._n other_o oleagineous_a as_o oil_n of_o sweet_a almond_n linseed_n oil_n fresh_a butter_n lard_n etc._n etc._n other_o saline_n as_o the_o salt_n cream_n and_o magistery_n of_o tartar_n other_o spirituose_fw-la as_o new-laid_a egg_n but_o little_o boil_v the_o pulp_n of_o ripe_a fruit_n again_o of_o these_o some_o loosen_v the_o belly_n also_o as_o the_o pulp_n of_o cassia_n and_o damascus_n prune_n which_o above_o all_o thing_n contemperate_a the_o roughness_n of_o purge_v medicine_n be_v for_o that_o reason_n chief_o admit_v into_o the_o composition_n of_o the_o diaprun_n solut._n 2_o abstergentia_n seem_v to_o have_v the_o like_a good_a effect_n in_o 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aperient_fw-la i._n e._n cut_v and_o attenuate_a medicament_n of_o less_o utility_n in_o this_o business_n where_o the_o way_n through_o which_o peccant_a humour_n be_v
to_o be_v educe_v be_v obstruct_v by_o any_o vitiose_fw-la matter_n cram_v into_o they_o for_o remedy_n of_o this_o classis_fw-la by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a tenuity_n acuteness_n and_o agility_n of_o their_o particle_n penetrate_v into_o the_o small_a vessel_n and_o pore_n and_o attenuate_a viscid_n and_o tenacious_a humour_n therein_o stick_v open_v all_o passage_n in_o the_o body_n no_o wonder_n then_o if_o by_o render_v the_o clammy_a matter_n of_o fever_n more_o thin_a fluid_a and_o more_o obedient_a to_o nature_n endeavour_v upon_o irritation_n by_o purger_n to_o expel_v it_o they_o conduce_v mighty_o to_o the_o more_o facile_a and_o more_o successful_a operation_n of_o purge_n nevertheless_o we_o be_v to_o advert_v that_o not_o all_o sort_n of_o humour_n be_v to_o be_v make_v fluxil_n before_o any_o be_v exterminate_v by_o artificial_a purgation_n but_o that_o we_o be_v in_o pertinacious_a obstruction_n of_o the_o viscera_n to_o act_v with_o aperient_n and_o gentle_a cathartic_n by_o turn_n for_o as_o there_o be_v degree_n of_o concoction_n so_o likewise_o ought_v there_o to_o be_v degree_n of_o evacuation_n and_o so_o soon_o as_o any_o part_n of_o the_o peccant_a matter_n be_v concoct_v and_o prepare_v we_o must_v attempt_v to_o carry_v it_o off_o to_o the_o end_n that_o nature_n be_v thereby_o exonerate_v of_o part_n of_o her_o load_n may_v with_o more_o facility_n digest_v the_o remainder_n at_o least_o when_o we_o perceive_v she_o to_o be_v oppress_v by_o too_o great_a weight_n of_o aperient_n some_o be_v hot_a which_o ought_v to_o be_v administer_v to_o man_n of_o robu_v body_n and_o cold_a complexion_n and_o such_o as_o labour_v of_o inveterate_a oppilation_n some_o cold_a which_o be_v proper_a for_o person_n of_o hot_a constitution_n and_o prone_a to_o abound_v with_o biliose_fw-la or_o choleric_a humour_n other_o temperate_a and_o therefore_o most_o convenient_a to_o tender_v soft_a delicate_a and_o crazy_a body_n but_o these_o three_o sort_n be_v judicious_o contemperate_a mutual_o refract_v each_o the_o other_o quality_n so_o as_o to_o reduce_v they_o to_o mediocrity_n other_o difference_n of_o aperient_n there_o be_v which_o i_o must_v light_o touch_v some_o remove_v oppilation_n by_o attenuate_a simple_o without_o the_o least_o of_o astriction_n as_o the_o five_o open_v root_n the_o bark_n of_o tamarise_v and_o of_o the_o root_n of_o caper_n the_o leave_n of_o maiden_n hair_n heart_n tongue_n ceterach_n and_o fern_n root_n etc._n etc._n other_o both_o open_a and_o moderate_o bind_v as_o endive_n cichory_n agrimony_n rhubarb_n sage_n etc._n etc._n other_o again_o be_v endow_v with_o a_o aperitive_a faculty_n but_o be_v withal_o vehement_o astringent_a as_o steel_n which_o have_v no_o fellow_n now_o as_o to_o the_o seasonable_a use_n of_o these_o difference_n in_o the_o beginning_n aperient_n without_o astriction_n be_v most_o convenient_a because_o they_o best_o dispose_v the_o humour_n to_o fluxility_n and_o clear_v the_o passage_n yet_o be_v they_o to_o be_v prescribe_v with_o this_o caution_n that_o the_o tone_n of_o the_o part_n be_v not_o by_o the_o importune_a use_n of_o they_o dissolve_v or_o irritate_v to_o a_o cruentation_n the_o safe_a way_n therefore_o be_v to_o mix_v with_o they_o one_o or_o two_o of_o the_o second_o tribe_n that_o have_v somewhat_o of_o astriction_n in_o they_o aperient_n moderate_o astringent_a be_v indeed_o in_o themselves_o most_o safe_a but_o they_o be_v give_v with_o best_a success_n after_o a_o general_a evacuation_n and_o more_o vehement_a astringent_n be_v to_o be_v keep_v in_o reserve_n to_o finish_v the_o cure_n by_o restore_v the_o weaken_a part_n to_o their_o pristine_a tone_n and_o vigour_n but_o be_v it_o not_o plain_o dissonant_n to_o reason_n you_o will_v say_v that_o the_o same_o remedy_n shall_v be_v at_o once_o both_o aperient_fw-la and_o astringent_a i_o answer_v therefore_o with_o doctor_n glisson_n that_o aperient_n and_o astringent_n be_v not_o direct_o opposite_a each_o to_o the_o other_o for_o the_o contrary_n to_o aperient_n be_v obstruent_n and_o to_o astringent_n laxant_n beside_o in_o a_o cachexy_n and_o dropsy_n which_o either_o proceed_v from_o or_o be_v common_o accompany_v with_o great_a obstruction_n the_o natural_a tone_n of_o the_o part_n be_v always_o relax_v more_o or_o less_o it_o must_v be_v confess_v indeed_o that_o in_o those_o malady_n the_o tension_n of_o the_o nerve_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n too_o great_a by_o reason_n of_o their_o continual_a irritation_n by_o vitiose_fw-la humour_n but_o nevertheless_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v that_o their_o natural_a tone_n be_v less_o firm_a than_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v if_o therefore_o obstruction_n may_v consist_v with_o laxity_n why_o may_v not_o deoppilation_n as_o well_o consist_v with_o astriction_n and_o thus_o have_v i_o run_v over_o the_o three_o principal_a thing_n praerequisite_a to_o evacuation_n in_o putrid_a fever_n viz_o correction_n of_o the_o peccant_a matter_n conservation_n of_o the_o vital_a mication_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o permeability_n of_o the_o way_n it_o remain_v only_o that_o i_o adjust_a what_o have_v be_v say_v to_o a_o certain_a rule_n of_o hypocrates_n that_o seem_v to_o render_v it_o doubtful_a the_o precept_n be_v this_o aphor._n 29._o lib._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ineuntibus_fw-la morbis_fw-la si_fw-la quid_fw-la movendum_fw-la videatur_fw-la move_v which_o some_o perhaps_o may_v think_v plain_o repugnant_a to_o the_o former_a aphorism_n upon_o the_o explication_n whereof_o i_o have_v so_o long_o insist_v to_o reconcile_v therefore_o these_o two_o equal_o true_a aphorism_n i_o must_v acknowledge_v that_o it_o be_v not_o always_o requisite_a to_o expect_v a_o pepasmus_n or_o maturation_n of_o the_o morbific_a matter_n in_o fever_n simple_o putrid_a for_o there_o be_v various_a case_n in_o which_o whether_o they_o happen_v to_o be_v single_a or_o concurrent_a the_o counsel_n of_o this_o latter_a aphorism_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v to_o that_o of_o the_o former_a and_o all_o these_o case_n may_v be_v reduce_v to_o the_o number_n of_o five_o the_o first_o be_v when_o any_o vitiose_fw-la humour_n either_o by_o its_o abundance_n or_o irritate_v quality_n or_o motion_n do_v molest_v the_o patient_a in_o the_o first_o region_n of_o the_o body_n that_o be_v in_o the_o stomach_n or_o gut_n or_o pancreas_n or_o liver_n etc._n etc._n which_o require_v to_o be_v speedy_o expel_v upward_a or_o downward_o for_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o that_o a_o physician_n may_v and_o aught_o in_o this_o case_n to_o relieve_v molest_v nature_n as_o soon_o as_o be_v possible_a by_o carry_v off_o the_o irrequiet_a humour_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o way_n most_o convenient_a and_o by_o the_o oracle_n of_o frequent_a experience_n we_o be_v teach_v that_o not_o only_o intermittent_a but_o continual_a fever_n also_o be_v much_o diminish_v if_o not_o total_o eradicate_v by_o safe_a vomit_n or_o purge_n administer_v in_o the_o beginning_n for_o the_o fovent_fw-la cause_n be_v take_v away_o the_o proxime_fw-la cause_n be_v much_o more_o easy_o discuss_v which_o seem_v not_o to_o be_v any_o humour_n stagnate_v or_o congest_a either_o in_o the_o viscera_n themselves_o or_o in_o their_o confine_n as_o have_v be_v already_o show_v but_o float_v in_o the_o mass_n of_o blood_n within_o the_o artery_n and_o vein_n this_o therefore_o be_v not_o to_o be_v attempt_v by_o any_o purge_a medicament_n until_o concoction_n have_v precede_v and_o the_o latter_a aphorism_n advise_v purgation_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o putrid_a fever_n be_v restrain_v to_o crude_a humour_n contain_v in_o the_o first_o region_n of_o the_o body_n nor_o do_v it_o respect_v the_o time_n of_o disease_n so_o much_o as_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o sick_a which_o be_v very_o rare_o exhaust_v in_o the_o beginning_n according_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o galen_n libr._n ad_fw-la thrasybulum_fw-la cap._n 38._o who_o give_v this_o reason_n of_o the_o aphorism_n quòd_fw-la natura_fw-la adhuc_fw-la satis_fw-la valida_fw-la existens_fw-la detractâ_fw-la oneris_fw-la quo_fw-la premitur_fw-la parte_fw-la quod_fw-la reliquum_fw-la est_fw-la &_o faciliùs_fw-la far_o citiusque_fw-la concoquendo_fw-la mitigare_fw-la possit_fw-la hence_o it_o be_v that_o not_o only_o glister_v that_o rinse_v the_o gut_n but_o gentle_a solutives_n also_o such_o as_o may_v without_o any_o great_a tumult_n or_o commotion_n carry_v off_o any_o vitiose_fw-la humour_n lodge_v in_o primis_fw-la viis_fw-la be_v commend_v by_o the_o most_o experience_a physician_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o putrid_a fever_n the_o second_o case_n be_v when_o any_o matter_n incapable_a of_o mitigation_n by_o concoction_n begin_v to_o show_v its_o turgescence_n i._n e._n either_o from_o its_o abundance_n or_o from_o its_o malign_a quality_n fly_v from_o place_n to_o place_n induce_v a_o frequent_a mutation_n or_o shift_v of_o symptom_n all_o which_o hypocrates_n comprehend_v in_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v