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hurt_v he_o die_v the_o next_o day_n follow_v in_o the_o morning_n riverius_n cent._n 1._o observe_v 74._o xxxvii_o a_o bastard-palsy_n 1._o a_o virtuous_a woman_n of_o aix_n about_o fifty_o year_n old_a have_v suffer_v abortion_n be_v at_o first_o trouble_v with_o a_o nummedness_n about_o her_o belly_n which_o she_o easy_o perceive_v by_o put_v her_o hand_n upon_o her_o belly_n 2._o after_o the_o abortion_n some_o month_n she_o prove_v with_o child_n and_o during_o the_o course_n of_o her_o impregnation_n the_o say_a nummedness_n seize_v also_o upon_o her_o thigh_n and_o leg_n and_o a_o far_o worse_a symptom_n be_v add_v thereto_o viz_o a_o inability_n to_o stir_v they_o 3._o after_o she_o be_v bring_v to_o bed_n many_o purge_n and_o sweat_v medicine_n be_v use_v and_o many_o other_o heat_n and_o dry_a remedy_n
promiscuous_o for_o one_o and_o the_o same_o disease_n viz._n for_o a_o resolution_n of_o the_o nerve_n which_o be_v a_o loss_n of_o sense_n and_o motion_n in_o any_o part_n of_o the_o body_n 3._o it_o be_v either_o perfect_a in_o which_o sense_n and_o motion_n be_v quite_o go_v or_o imperfect_a wherein_o sense_n and_o motion_n be_v only_o decay_v or_o diminish_v and_o in_o this_o case_n if_o the_o diminution_n be_v but_o small_a it_o can_v be_v proper_o paralysis_n a_o palsy_n but_o rather_o stupor_n or_o torpor_n a_o numbedness_n which_o be_v common_o the_o forerunner_n of_o a_o true_a palsy_n 4._o a_o palsy_n may_v be_v either_o from_o the_o hurt_n of_o the_o motive_n faculty_n the_o sense_n remain_v find_v or_o from_o the_o hurt_n of_o the_o sense_n the_o motive_n faculty_n remain_v well_o 5._o a_o palsy_n may_v arise_v either_o from_o a_o solution_n of_o unity_n in_o the_o nerve_n as_o by_o a_o bruise_v from_o a_o fall_n or_o blow_v or_o by_o a_o wound_n or_o from_o a_o relaxation_n of_o the_o vertebra_n of_o the_o back_n sudden_o cause_v 6._o it_o be_v either_o from_o cause_n innate_a as_o 1._o from_o cold_a pituitous_a humour_n which_o relax_v and_o dissolve_v the_o tone_n of_o the_o nerve_n 2._o from_o straightness_n or_o narrowness_n of_o the_o nerve_n cause_v by_o obstruction_n or_o by_o constipation_n from_o some_o tumour_n etc._n etc._n 3._o from_o thin_a sharp_a serous_a and_o windy_a humour_n move_v in_o the_o bowel_n not_o only_o to_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o orifice_n of_o the_o nerve_n but_o to_o the_o very_a muscle_n and_o tendon_n or_o from_o cause_n external_a and_o foreign_a as_o from_o narcotick_n and_o poison_n as_o touch_v the_o fish_n torpedo_n immeasurable_a drink_v strong_a liquor_n take_v of_o henbane_n poppy_n opium_n quicksilver_n antimony_n arsenic_n etc._n etc._n to_o these_o external_a cause_n may_v also_o be_v add_v the_o excess_n of_o heat_n or_o cold_a by_o the_o first_o of_o which_o the_o spirit_n be_v waste_v and_o spend_v and_o by_o the_o latter_a of_o which_o they_o be_v obstruct_v in_o their_o passage_n by_o congelation_n etc._n etc._n 7._o it_o be_v either_o idopathetick_a or_o by_o consent_n of_o part_n and_o that_o for_o the_o most_o part_n in_o a_o scorbutic_a habit_n of_o body_n cii_o the_o sign_n of_o a_o palsy_n 1._o the_o pathognomick_a sign_n of_o a_o palsy_n be_v the_o hurt_n of_o the_o motive_n and_o sensitive_a faculty_n for_o where_o the_o loss_n of_o motion_n and_o sense_n be_v there_o be_v certain_o a_o paralysis_n or_o palsy_n 2._o where_o these_o symptom_n be_v universal_a there_o the_o paralysis_n be_v universal_a if_o they_o afflict_v but_o one_o part_n only_o those_o part_n only_o suffer_v by_o the_o palsy_n sometime_o it_o affect_v but_o one_o side_n of_o the_o body_n and_o sometime_o it_o affect_v both_o 3._o if_o the_o sense_n and_o motion_n be_v both_o whole_o lose_v the_o palsy_n be_v say_v to_o be_v perfect_a if_o they_o be_v not_o absolute_o destroy_v but_o only_o deprave_v it_o be_v but_o a_o imperfect_a palsy_n and_o be_v rather_o a_o kind_n of_o torpor_n stupor_n or_o numbness_n 4._o if_o the_o motion_n be_v only_o hurt_v and_o the_o sense_n perfect_a yet_o it_o be_v a_o palsy_n so_o also_o if_o the_o sense_n be_v abolish_v and_o the_o motion_n remain_v but_o this_o kind_n of_o palsy_n in_o my_o opinion_n ought_v rather_o to_o be_v call_v a_o hemiplegia_fw-la than_o that_o which_o only_o afflict_v one_o side_n 5._o hence_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o kind_n of_o the_o palsy_n be_v easy_o know_v from_o the_o abolition_n of_o the_o motive_n and_o sensitive_a faculty_n according_a to_o the_o part_n or_o part_n affect_v be_v discoverable_a by_o the_o eye_n and_o the_o habit_n of_o the_o body_n in_o which_o it_o happen_v but_o the_o principal_a part_n affect_v or_o what_o first_o suffer_v be_v with_o more_o difficulty_n to_o be_v discern_v be_v only_o know_v from_o anatomical_a learning_n which_o teach_v the_o original_n and_o distribution_n of_o the_o nerve_n through_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n 6._o if_o the_o right_a or_o left_a side_n of_o the_o face_n have_v the_o palsy_n and_o no_o other_o part_n suffer_v the_o brain_n be_v only_o hurt_v in_o that_o part_n from_o whence_o the_o nerve_n be_v bring_v which_o distribute_v their_o branch_n to_o those_o side_n of_o the_o face_n but_o if_o the_o part_n under_o the_o head_n be_v affect_v together_o with_o the_o face_n than_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o the_o spinal_a marrow_n be_v hurt_v as_o well_o as_o the_o brain_n and_o if_o the_o part_n beneath_o the_o head_n be_v hurt_v and_o not_o the_o face_n the_o fault_n be_v only_o in_o the_o spinal_a marrow_n and_o some_o of_o the_o nerve_n spring_v from_o thence_o 7._o if_o one_o half_a of_o the_o body_n only_o have_v the_o palsy_n only_o one_o half_a of_o the_o spinal_a marrow_n and_o nerve_n thence_o proceed_v be_v affect_v but_o if_o the_o whole_a body_n suffer_v then_o be_v the_o whole_a spine_n afflict_v from_o its_o very_a original_n 8._o now_o the_o disaffection_n of_o the_o spinal_a marrow_n be_v that_o which_o hinder_v the_o afflux_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n the_o principal_a instrum_fw-la nt_v not_o only_o of_o sense_n but_o also_o of_o all_o natural_a motion_n for_o by_o reason_n of_o its_o discrasy_a it_o can_v neither_o communicate_v to_o the_o muscle_n the_o faculty_n of_o move_v nor_o to_o the_o nerve_n the_o power_n of_o feeling_n for_o that_o the_o part_n into_o which_o it_o be_v insert_v become_v unprofitable_a 9_o and_o this_o be_v true_a whether_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o say_a animal_n spirit_n be_v interrupt_v by_o a_o solution_n of_o unity_n or_o obstruct_v by_o a_o morbific_a matter_n or_o otherwise_o constringed_a for_o by_o either_o of_o these_o hindrance_n the_o say_a animal_n spirit_n can_v no_o long_o have_v a_o free_a passage_n through_o the_o nervous_a system_n flow_v through_o or_o fill_v it_o up_o or_o not_o so_o ample_o as_o it_o ought_v to_o do_v 10._o in_o whatsoever_o place_n this_o hindrance_n happen_v whether_o about_o the_o spinal_a marrow_n or_o about_o the_o conjugation_n or_o branch_n of_o nerve_n proceed_v there_o from_o it_o cause_v a_o palsy_n either_o of_o more_o or_o few_o part_n according_a as_o the_o nerve_n affect_v be_v more_o general_a or_o particular_a 11._o we_o shall_v now_o declare_v what_o nerve_n affect_v do_v produce_v a_o paralysis_n in_o each_o respective_a part._n if_o the_o nerve_n never_o to_o the_o brain_n or_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o their_o passage_n from_o the_o brain_n or_o the_o spinal_a marrow_n lie_v next_o under_o the_o brain_n be_v hurt_v or_o effect_v there_o be_v common_o a_o general_a palsy_n wherein_o also_o breathe_v the_o voice_n speech_n and_o swallow_v with_o some_o excresive_a motion_n do_v suffer_v hurt_v 12._o but_o if_o the_o hurt_n be_v in_o the_o follow_a production_n of_o this_o marrow_n it_o make_v those_o member_n only_o paralytic_a into_o which_o its_o branch_n of_o nerve_n be_v insert_v but_o the_o palsy_n be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o general_a by_o how_o much_o the_o affect_v of_o the_o say_v spinal_a marrow_n be_v never_o to_o the_o brain_n or_o original_n of_o the_o nerve_n 13._o if_o the_o ey_fw-mi be_v affect_v with_o the_o palsy_n the_o visive_a nerve_n be_v original_o hurt_v as_o also_o the_o cerebrum_fw-la adjacent_a itself_o if_o the_o tongue_n be_v paralytic_a the_o conjugation_n of_o nerve_n serve_v the_o tongue_n be_v hurt_v and_o the_o speech_n be_v also_o defective_a and_o by_o reason_n of_o its_o community_n with_o the_o auditory_a nerve_n if_o the_o defect_n be_v so_o great_a as_o to_o cause_v a_o perfect_a loss_n of_o speech_n than_o the_o sick_a be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n deaf_a also_o 14._o if_o there_o be_v a_o palsy_n of_o the_o larynx_n tongue_n jaw_n midriff_n as_o also_o of_o the_o bladder_n and_o fundament_n those_o nerve_n which_o some_o author_n account_n of_o the_o six_o and_o seven_o conjugation_n be_v hurt_v about_o their_o original_n if_o there_o be_v a_o defect_n of_o the_o voice_n the_o recurrent_a nerve_n be_v affect_v if_o there_o be_v a_o defect_n in_o swallow_v the_o nerve_n which_o go_v to_o the_o muscle_n of_o the_o jaw_n be_v hurt_v if_o there_o be_v danger_n of_o suffocation_n the_o nerve_n which_o go_v to_o the_o midriff_n be_v hurt_v though_o the_o midriff_n the_o instument_n of_o breathe_v can_v otherwise_o in_o some_o sort_n perform_v its_o office_n for_o that_o it_o receive_v nerve_n also_o from_o the_o spinal_a marrow_n 15._o if_o the_o sphincter_n of_o the_o bladder_n and_o anus_fw-la be_v paralytic_n from_o whence_o follow_v in_o the_o one_o a_o involuntary_a piss_a in_o the_o other_o a_o relaxation_n of_o the_o fundament_n the_o conjugation_n of_o nerve_n supply_v those_o part_n be_v general_o disaffect_v 16._o
if_o the_o palsy_n be_v in_o the_o leg_n the_o nerve_n affect_v be_v about_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o spinal_a marrrow_n and_o the_o vertebra_n of_o the_o o_o sacrum_n and_o thus_o we_o must_v seach_v out_o for_o the_o place_n whence_o the_o nerve_n spring_n which_o be_v disperse_v to_o those_o part_n which_o be_v afflict_v with_o the_o palsy_n 17._o from_o these_o thing_n it_o be_v apparent_a what_o conjugation_n of_o nerve_n be_v most_o afflict_v and_o that_o in_o universal_a palsy_n there_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n a_o affliction_n of_o the_o whole_a genus_fw-la nervosum_fw-la or_o nervous_fw-fr system_fw-la which_o many_o time_n come_v to_o pass_v from_o the_o effect_n of_o poison_n and_o the_o contamination_n of_o the_o neurotick_a juice_n by_o the_o fuliginous_a vapour_n of_o arsenic_n antimony_n and_o quicksilver_n 18._o galen_n relate_v a_o story_n of_o a_o man_n who_o in_o a_o cold_a stormy_a time_n by_o wrape_v his_o wet_a cloak_n about_o his_o neck_n be_v take_v with_o a_o palsy_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o of_o another_o who_o have_v a_o palsy_n in_o three_o of_o his_o finger_n occasion_v by_o a_o fall_n from_o his_o chariot_n upon_o his_o back_n whence_o he_o conclude_v that_o some_o part_n of_o the_o nerve_n of_o the_o seven_o vertebra_n be_v hurt_v in_o their_o original_n to_o which_o place_n apply_v the_o mean_n after_o he_o have_v in_o vain_a opply_v medicine_n to_o the_o finger_n he_o complete_v a_o cure_n 19_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o a_o paralysis_n be_v draw_v from_o the_o primary_n cause_n the_o disease_n aforego_v the_o temperament_n and_o habit_n of_o the_o patient_n and_o therefore_o when_o external_a cold_a and_o moist_a cause_n go_v before_o as_o also_o old_a age_n a_o pituitous_a habit_n of_o body_n cold_a wether_n cold_a and_o moist_a diet_n or_o a_o apoplexy_n have_v precede_v they_o be_v sign_n of_o a_o paralytic_a disposition_n never_o at_o hand_n 20._o moreover_o a_o catarrh_n long_o flow_v and_o at_o length_n sudden_o stop_v without_o take_v away_o the_o morbific_a matter_n be_v a_o sign_n of_o a_o approach_a palsy_n unless_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o catarrh_n be_v sudden_o convey_v some_o other_o way_n for_o otherwise_o it_o common_o fall_v upon_o some_o noble_a part_n or_o divert_v it_o lelf_n to_o the_o original_n of_o the_o nerve_n in_o the_o brain_n and_o of_o this_o case_n we_o have_v have_v two_o or_o three_o singular_a example_n all_o incurable_a ciii_o of_o the_o various_a cause_n of_o a_o paralysis_n or_o palsy_n 1._o the_o general_a cause_n of_o a_o palsy_n be_v all_o those_o which_o hinder_v the_o passage_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n into_o the_o nerve_n and_o muscle_n which_o by_o how_o many_o way_n and_o by_o what_o artifice_n those_o hindrance_n be_v do_v we_o shall_v in_o what_o follow_v more_o particular_o declare_v 2._o a_o paralysis_n therefore_o happen_v when_o the_o animal_n spirit_n do_v not_o sufficient_o invigorate_v or_o actuate_v the_o nerve_n and_o their_o ramification_n which_o be_v cause_v either_o by_o a_o obstruction_n of_o the_o passage_n by_o which_o they_o shall_v flow_v to_o the_o respective_a part_n or_o from_o the_o imbecility_n and_o paucity_n of_o the_o say_a spirit_n whereby_o either_o their_o activity_n be_v hurt_v or_o they_o be_v want_v so_o as_o that_o the_o nerve_n can_v not_o be_v sufficient_o replete_a or_o fill_v up_o therewith_o 3._o hence_o the_o variety_n of_o palsy_n come_v from_o great_a and_o universal_a obstruction_n a_o complete_a and_o perfect_a palsy_n arise_v in_o which_o both_o motion_n and_o sense_n be_v both_o abolish_v and_o this_o come_v not_o only_o from_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o matter_n obstruct_v but_o also_o from_o a_o malign_a quality_n affect_v even_o the_o spirit_n itself_o this_o obstruction_n of_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o spirit_n happen_v either_o in_o the_o first_o sensory_a to_o wit_n the_o streak_a body_n or_o in_o or_o never_o the_o medullar_n trunk_n or_o in_o the_o nerve_n themselves_o to_o wit_n either_o in_o their_o beginning_n or_o middle_a or_o end_n viz_o in_o the_o very_a fibre_n themselves_o 4._o if_o the_o first_o sensory_a or_o spinal_a marrow_n be_v affect_v it_o either_o obstruct_v the_o whole_a spine_n whence_o come_v a_o universal_a palsy_n below_o the_o original_a obstuction_n or_o one_o half_a thereof_o whence_o come_v a_o palsy_n only_o on_o one_o side_n or_o it_o obstruct_v the_o original_n of_o the_o nerve_n of_o some_o particular_a conjugation_n or_o pair_n either_o on_o one_o side_n alone_o or_o on_o both_o at_o the_o same_o time_n whence_o a_o palsy_n be_v cause_v in_o this_o or_o that_o particular_a part_n or_o member_n only_o 5._o now_o these_o obstuction_n be_v make_v either_o 1._o by_o a_o foreign_a matter_n impact_v in_o they_o or_o 2._o by_o constipation_n and_o compression_n from_o matter_n abound_v without_o they_o and_o that_o may_v be_v either_o from_o some_o particular_a tumour_n offend_v in_o magnitude_n whereby_o the_o nerve_n be_v constipate_v or_o compress_v or_o from_o a_o large_a flux_n of_o humour_n out_o of_o the_o vessel_n flow_v upon_o and_o overpower_v they_o or_o 3._o by_o solution_n of_o unity_n by_o a_o bruise_v or_o wound_v or_o 4._o and_o last_o from_o the_o excess_n of_o heat_n and_o cold_a the_o spirit_n be_v also_o in_o part_n waste_v by_o the_o one_o and_o as_o it_o be_v congeal_v by_o the_o other_o 6._o a_o obstruction_n in_o the_o first_o or_o common_a sensory_a or_o streak_a body_n cause_n either_o a_o general_a palsy_n or_o a_o palsy_n of_o one_o side_n and_o this_o be_v the_o chief_a reason_n why_o suchlike_a palsy_n follow_v upon_o a_o apoplexy_n lethargy_n or_o carus_n for_o that_o in_o those_o disease_n the_o conduit_n of_o the_o callous_a body_n be_v at_o first_o affect_v from_o whence_o upon_o the_o pass_n off_o of_o those_o disease_n there_o be_v many_o time_n a_o translation_n of_o the_o morbific_a matter_n into_o the_o marrowy_a passage_n of_o one_o or_o more_o of_o the_o corpora_fw-la striata_fw-la whence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o afflux_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n into_o the_o genus_fw-la nervosum_fw-la be_v hinder_v either_o in_o one_o or_o both_o side_n and_o here_o if_o the_o obstruction_n be_v very_o great_a sense_n and_o motion_n both_o be_v abolish_v but_o if_o not_o the_o motive_n faculty_n only_o suffer_v loss_n and_o if_o it_o be_v but_o a_o very_a small_a obstuction_n the_o motive_n faculty_n have_v only_o be_v deprive_v or_o diminish_v not_o take_v away_o 7._o but_o why_o sense_n shall_v not_o be_v hurt_v as_o well_o as_o motion_n in_o every_o palsy_n be_v manifest_a as_o aforesaid_a from_o the_o magnitude_n of_o the_o obstuction_n for_o if_o the_o obstruction_n be_v true_o so_o great_a as_o to_o deprive_v any_o member_n or_o part_n total_o of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n than_o sense_n and_o motion_n both_o cease_v for_o that_o they_o both_o be_v perform_v and_o invigorate_v by_o the_o same_o nerve_n and_o fibre_n within_o the_o 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of_o the_o heart_n with_o which_o the_o whole_a back_o be_v anoint_v and_o it_o be_v this_o take_v choice_n myrrh_n aloe_n spikenard_n sanguis_fw-la draconis_fw-la frankincense_n mummia_n opobalsamum_n opopanax_n bdellium_n carpobalsamum_n ammoniacum_n sarcocolla_n saffron_n mastic_n gum_n arabic_a liquid_a styrax_n of_o each_o two_o dram_n or_o two_o dram_n and_o half_a choice_a labdanum_n castoreum_n of_o each_o two_o dram_n and_o half_a musk_n half_o a_o dram_n choice_a turpentine_n the_o weight_n of_o they_o all_o pulverize_v those_o which_o be_v to_o be_v pulverise_v let_v they_o be_v all_o mix_v with_o the_o turpentine_n than_o put_v they_o into_o a_o alembick_a which_o distil_v over_o a_o gentle_a fire_n and_o receive_v for_o use_v the_o subtle_a liquor_n 11._o guido_n de_fw-fr cauliaco_n do_v add_v to_o this_o precious_a liquor_n herb_n proper_a for_o and_o dedicate_v to_o the_o palsy_n and_o as_o he_o witness_n it_o do_v help_v more_o effectual_o petrus_n forestus_n lib._n 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pes_fw-la manus_fw-la aut_fw-la lingua_fw-la motu_fw-la ac_fw-la sensu_fw-la simul_fw-la aut_fw-la motu_fw-la tantum_fw-la privata_fw-la est_fw-la joel_n paralysis_n describitur_fw-la nempe_fw-la quod_fw-la sit_fw-la partium_fw-la nervosarum_fw-la à _fw-la debita_fw-la tensitate_fw-la resolutio_fw-la sive_fw-la relaxatio_fw-la cujus_fw-la ratione_fw-la motus_fw-la &_o sensus_fw-la nempe_fw-la aut_fw-la alter_fw-la tantum_fw-la simul_fw-la uterque_fw-la in_fw-la toto_fw-la corpore_fw-la vel_fw-la in_o quibusdam_fw-la partibus_fw-la debito_fw-la more_fw-it exerceri_fw-la nequit_fw-la willis_n a_o palsy_n be_v a_o loss_n of_o sense_n and_o motion_n in_o some_o part_n of_o the_o body_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o stop_n of_o the_o conduit_n or_o passage_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n riverius_n among_o these_o willis_n his_o definition_n be_v the_o most_o ample_a viz._n that_o it_o be_v namely_o the_o palsy_n a_o resolution_n or_o relaxation_n of_o the_o nervous_a part_n from_o their_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o some_o author_n use_v all_o these_o term_n
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fright_v some_o snort_n and_o gnash_v their_o tooth_n some_o have_v a_o involuntary_a excretion_n of_o excrement_n but_o most_o if_o not_o all_o foam_n at_o mouth_n 4._o a_o idiopathetick_a epilepsy_n be_v know_v by_o the_o distemper_n of_o the_o brain_n heaviness_n of_o the_o mind_n slowness_n dullness_n decay_n of_o memory_n vertigo_n pain_n of_o the_o head_n and_o troublesome_a sleep_v the_o sick_a also_o sudden_o fall_v down_o without_o the_o least_o foreknowledge_n or_o sense_n of_o the_o fit_a and_o come_v to_o himself_o again_o remember_v not_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v do_v 5_o if_o it_o be_v sympathetick_a and_o proceed_v by_o consent_n from_o any_o other_o part_n it_o be_v know_v by_o the_o proceed_n distemperature_n of_o these_o part_n 6._o if_o it_o be_v from_o the_o stomach_n it_o be_v trouble_v with_o weakness_n indigestion_n want_v of_o appetite_n wind_n loathe_v and_o pain_n 7._o if_o it_o be_v from_o the_o spleen_n there_o be_v common_o a_o heaviness_n a_o dull_a pain_n and_o tumour_n upon_o the_o part_n 8._o if_o from_o the_o mesentery_n there_o be_v nauseous_a vapour_n paleness_n sometime_o a_o atrophia_fw-la or_o pine_a sometime_o melancholy_a precede_v as_o also_o such_o as_o be_v call_v hysterick_n fit_v 9_o if_o it_o be_v from_o the_o womb_n fit_v of_o the_o mother_n or_o vapour_n often_o precede_v from_o all_o which_o certain_a vapour_n be_v send_v to_o the_o brain_n or_o some_o of_o the_o nerve_n of_o the_o par_fw-fr vagum_fw-la being_n hurt_v by_o the_o tumultuous_a approach_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n extend_v and_o twitch_a the_o nerve_n cause_n the_o brain_n immediate_o to_o be_v affect_v by_o consent_n 10._o if_o it_o be_v from_o the_o extreme_a part_n it_o be_v know_v by_o certain_a vapour_n or_o thin_a and_o subtle_a matter_n creep_v upward_o by_o degree_n suppose_v in_o the_o foot_n the_o sick_a be_v sensible_a of_o the_o fit_a before_o it_o come_v and_o a_o certain_a vapour_n resemble_v almost_o as_o it_o be_v a_o live_a thing_n creep_v upward_o by_o degree_n first_o from_o the_o toe_n through_o the_o whole_a foot_n then_o from_o the_o heel_n to_o the_o ankle_n and_o by_o degree_n creep_v up_o to_o the_o calf_n of_o the_o leg_n then_o to_o the_o knee_n afterward_o to_o the_o thigh_n hippolito_n whole_a side_n up_o the_o shoulder_n by_o which_o the_o whole_a arm_n and_o hand_n be_v immediate_o affect_v and_o sieze_v from_o thence_o to_o the_o neck_n draw_v it_o a_o little_a aside_o last_o the_o head_n where_o it_o seize_v the_o brain_n and_o the_o original_n of_o the_o nerve_n upon_o which_o the_o sick_a immediate_o fall_v down_o with_o a_o great_a shreik_n and_o cry_v out_o and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n towards_o the_o end_n of_o the_o fit_a with_o a_o foam_a at_o the_o mouth_n 11._o now_o in_o this_o case_n when_o the_o disease_n proceed_v from_o the_o extreme_a part_n as_o be_v aforesaid_a the_o sick_a be_v perfect_o sensible_a of_o its_o first_o approach_n and_o feel_v it_o as_o perfect_o to_o creep_v upward_o by_o degree_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v put_v his_o foot_n into_o cold_a water_n and_o so_o shove_v it_o into_o the_o water_n deep_o and_o deep_a gradual_o whereby_o the_o water_n rise_v high_a and_o high_o upon_o the_o part_n in_o such_o manner_n in_o all_o respect_n and_o with_o like_a coldness_n as_o the_o coldness_n of_o the_o water_n do_v the_o fit_a begin_v and_o take_v its_o progress_n to_o the_o brain_n insomuch_o that_o he_o can_v tell_v you_o of_o its_o come_n and_o how_o gradual_o it_o proceed_v and_o talk_v rational_o with_o you_o even_o till_o the_o cold_a vapour_n seize_v the_o brain_n itself_o which_o will_v be_v about_o the_o time_n that_o you_o can_v leisurely_o tell_v a_o hundred_o or_o more_o 12._o if_o the_o disease_n be_v mild_a all_o the_o forego_n sign_n which_o we_o have_v ennumerate_v be_v not_o see_v in_o the_o sick_a at_o once_o but_o sometime_o one_o sometime_o another_o and_o many_o time_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o fit_a there_o be_v no_o foam_v at_o the_o mouth_n 13._o if_o it_o be_v strong_a and_o vehement_a the_o most_o vehement_a sign_n will_v be_v present_a and_o almost_o all_o of_o they_o beside_o the_o fall_n and_o divers_a motion_n of_o the_o body_n there_o will_v be_v a_o stare_a and_o thrust_v forth_o of_o the_o eye_n a_o great_a difficulty_n of_o breathe_v a_o strong_a convulsion_n of_o the_o part_n especial_o on_o one_o side_n with_o a_o certain_a foam_a at_o the_o mouth_n 14._o and_o it_o may_v be_v know_v whether_o it_o come_v from_o the_o right_n or_o left_a side_n of_o the_o head_n by_o this_o that_o on_o that_o side_n the_o head_n will_v be_v more_o dull_a with_o a_o kind_n of_o obtuse_a pain_n there_o will_v also_o a_o noise_n be_v on_o the_o same_o side_n with_o a_o kind_n of_o thickness_n of_o hear_v and_o the_o eye_n on_o that_o side_n will_v be_v more_o dark_a and_o obscure_a than_o the_o eye_n on_o the_o other_o side_n 15._o that_o which_o be_v periodical_a come_v common_o at_o the_o new_a or_o 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in_o the_o colour_n of_o the_o countenance_n 20._o hitherto_o of_o the_o sign_n of_o a_o perfect_a and_o present_a epilepsy_n but_o there_o be_v other_o sign_n show_v a_o approach_a epilepsy_n or_o a_o epilepsy_n to_o come_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o animal_n function_n there_o be_v a_o accustom_a trouble_n and_o disturbance_n of_o mind_n dullness_n and_o heaviness_n of_o the_o head_n headache_n vertigo_n desire_v of_o much_o sleep_v troublesome_a dream_n dullness_n of_o mind_n fear_v tremble_a sorrow_n perplexity_n forgetfulness_n sloth_n heaviness_n of_o move_v a_o deprivation_n of_o the_o sense_n a_o cloudiness_n in_o the_o eye_n noise_n in_o the_o ear_n heaviness_n or_o dullness_n of_o hear_v stink_a of_o the_o nostril_n unnatural_a sneeze_n yawning_n etc._n etc._n 21._o the_o vital_a function_n be_v also_o hurt_v the_o beat_n of_o the_o pulse_n be_v unequal_a or_o irregular_a scarce_o at_o all_o to_o be_v feel_v at_o one_o time_n and_o at_o another_o time_n beat_v with_o extreme_a vigour_n and_o vehemency_n there_o be_v also_o difficulty_n of_o breathe_v shortness_n of_o breath_n and_o a_o inclination_n to_o anger_n upon_o trifle_n or_o no_o occasion_n 22._o in_o respect_n of_o the_o natural_a function_n there_o be_v either_o a_o nauseat_n or_o loathe_v of_o meat_n indigestion_n heartburning_a or_o pain_n of_o the_o stomach_n or_o there_o be_v a_o immoderate_a hunger_n so_o that_o the_o sick_a think_v he_o can_v devour_v all_o thing_n he_o spit_v much_o his_o urine_n be_v thin_a and_o crude_a there_o be_v paleness_n of_o face_n swell_v at_o the_o breast_n and_o stomach_n as_o if_o the_o party_n will_v burst_v and_o a_o indisposition_n to_o stir_v and_o move_v as_o if_o idleness_n or_o sloth_n have_v sieze_v the_o person_n 23._o these_o be_v all_o of_o they_o sign_n
of_o a_o approach_a epilepsy_n and_o sometime_o of_o a_o fit_a ready_a to_o come_v in_o those_o that_o have_v have_v it_o already_o but_o all_o these_o sign_n be_v not_o to_o be_v expect_v to_o be_v find_v in_o one_o person_n but_o some_o of_o they_o in_o one_o some_o in_o another_o according_a to_o their_o various_a nature_n and_o disposition_n qualification_n habit_n and_o constitution_n cxlvii_o the_o various_a cause_n of_o the_o falling-sickness_n 1._o there_o be_v many_o cause_n of_o a_o epilepsy_n which_o arise_v in_o part_n from_o the_o quantity_n or_o quality_n of_o the_o matter_n cause_v 2._o the_o place_n where_o the_o prime_a cause_n lodge_v be_v within_o the_o encephalon_n and_o spring_n from_o the_o indisposition_n of_o the_o part_n within_o the_o skull_n 3._o but_o it_o may_v be_v demand_v how_o that_o can_v be_v in_o those_o kind_n of_o this_o disease_n where_o the_o paroxysm_n begin_v in_o the_o extreme_a part_n and_o ascend_v by_o degree_n up_o to_o the_o head_n 4._o 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nerve_n append_v thereto_o be_v put_v into_o convulsion_n whence_o come_v the_o sudden_a accession_n of_o the_o fit_a &_o the_o deprivation_n of_o both_o the_o internal_a and_o external_a sense_n 7._o the_o procatartick_a cause_n of_o the_o tumultuate_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n we_o do_v not_o just_a now_o deliver_v that_o be_v know_v almost_o to_o every_o one_o but_o the_o proeguminine_a cause_n deserve_v a_o little_a to_o be_v inquire_v unto_o 8._o for_o that_o the_o animal_n spirit_n shall_v be_v so_o rarify_v as_o to_o tumultuate_v and_o to_o make_v those_o preternatural_a explosion_n of_o their_o own_o accord_n be_v not_o reasonable_a to_o believe_v but_o there_o must_v be_v somewhat_o that_o must_v go_v before_o as_o the_o act_n of_o the_o sensitive_a soul_n to_o stir_v up_o those_o kind_n of_o perturbation_n viz._n 9_o there_o must_v be_v something_o which_o must_v obstruct_v their_o regular_a and_o natural_a motion_n and_o this_o in_o some_o person_n which_o we_o have_v see_v open_v that_o die_v of_o a_o epilepsy_n be_v either_o a_o bag_n of_o water_n in_o the_o cavity_n of_o the_o brain_n or_o a_o viscous_a water_n or_o other_o corrupt_a matter_n yellow_a green_a blue_a etc._n etc._n fill_v the_o say_a ventricles_n by_o reason_n of_o which_o the_o say_a spirit_n assemble_v together_o in_o a_o tumultuous_a manner_n as_o aforesaid_a 10._o these_o spirit_n make_v their_o explosion_n upon_o the_o the_o original_n of_o the_o nerve_n and_o indeed_o the_o nerve_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n affect_v the_o other_o spirit_n in_o the_o nervous_n system_fw-la by_o way_n of_o consent_n whence_o it_o be_v that_o though_o the_o disease_n seem_v to_o begin_v in_o the_o hand_n or_o foot_n yet_o the_o original_n thereof_o be_v absolute_o in_o the_o brain_n itself_o 11._o barbet_n say_v that_o the_o near_a cause_n be_v the_o lympha_fw-la vitiate_v in_o the_o brain_n and_o irritate_v the_o nerve_n by_o its_o sharpness_n and_o indeed_o he_o be_v not_o far_o off_o from_o the_o truth_n 12._o for_o nature_n be_v hurt_v by_o such_o a_o kind_n of_o sharpness_n send_v as_o it_o be_v flood_n of_o spirit_n towards_o the_o relief_n of_o the_o part_n afflict_v but_o by_o reason_n of_o this_o vitiate_a lympha_fw-la fall_v upon_o the_o original_n of_o the_o nerve_n the_o influx_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n be_v hinder_v whence_o follow_v immediate_o convulsion_n 13._o and_o by_o reason_n that_o the_o community_n betwixt_o the_o nervous_a systeme_n and_o the_o animal_n spirit_n be_v cut_v off_o by_o the_o matter_n interpose_v thence_o follow_v the_o so_o sudden_a deprivation_n both_o of_o reason_n and_o sense_n and_o of_o all_o regular_a motion_n 14._o decker_n be_v of_o the_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v a_o acid_n lympha_fw-la that_o cause_n this_o obstruction_n and_o indeed_o that_o be_v most_o probable_a because_o that_o nothing_o can_v prick_v or_o vellicate_a so_o much_o as_o acid_a thing_n and_o all_o obstruction_n make_v by_o acid_n be_v common_o great_a and_o the_o coagulation_n difficult_a to_o be_v dissolve_v 15._o whence_o it_o be_v that_o disease_n arise_v from_o a_o acid_n salt_n as_o for_o certain_a the_o epilepsy_n do_v be_v of_o so_o difficult_a cure_n 16._o decker_n say_v that_o from_o the_o thumb_n of_o the_o left_a hand_n he_o have_v sometime_o observe_v a_o sharp_a matter_n to_o be_v move_v towards_o the_o heart_n and_o brain_n so_o that_o the_o patient_n be_v sensible_a of_o it_o 17._o this_o be_v nothing_o but_o what_o we_o say_v before_o of_o this_o disease_n proceed_v by_o consent_n from_o the_o extreme_a part_n 18._o but_o the_o chief_a observation_n that_o decker_n make_v hereof_o be_v this_o that_o the_o say_a thumb_n be_v bind_v have_v sometime_o keep_v back_o the_o fit_a and_o that_o the_o sick_a have_v be_v several_a time_n so_o deliver_v from_o the_o approach_a fit_n 19_o this_o be_v confirm_v by_o galen_n de_fw-fr locis_fw-la affectis_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 5._o also_o johannes_n schenkius_n de_fw-fr epilepsia_n lib._n 1._o obs_n 82._o affirm_v the_o same_o 20._o i_o know_v the_o person_n very_o well_o that_o have_v it_o arise_v from_o the_o foot_n aforementioned_a it_o be_v probable_a the_o same_o thing_n may_v have_v succeed_v in_o he_o but_o my_o youth_n and_o want_n of_o skill_n in_o physic_n for_o it_o be_v near_o twenty_o year_n since_o hinder_v my_o put_v the_o thing_n in_o trial_n 21._o if_o it_o proceed_v from_o the_o womb_n pain_n of_o loin_n do_v precede_v for_o those_o woman_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n trouble_v with_o vehement_a headache_n 22._o the_o remote_a cause_n thereof_o say_v barbet_n be_v to_o be_v seek_v in_o the_o milky_a glandule_n the_o womb_n and_o other_o part_n for_o whatever_o it_o be_v whether_o it_o be_v choler_n phlegm_n the_o pancreatic_a juice_n the_o seed_n or_o menstruous_a blood_n that_o make_v the_o lymphatic_a juice_n sharp_a easy_o cause_v a_o epilepsy_n 23._o the_o brain_n not_o be_v right_o dispose_v the_o region_n of_o the_o brain_n be_v by_o all_o conclude_v to_o be_v the_o primary_n seat_n of_o this_o disease_n 24._o but_o willis_n will_v by_o no_o mean_n admit_v water_n heap_v up_o within_o the_o ventricles_n of_o the_o brain_n nor_o a_o thick_a viscous_a humour_n impact_v in_o the_o passage_n of_o its_o pore_n to_o be_v the_o conjunct_a cause_n of_o this_o distemper_n for_o say_v he_o such_o cause_n be_v beget_v by_o degree_n and_o will_v show_v some_o certain_a sign_n before_o hand_n of_o their_o first_o come_v upon_o one_o 25._o to_o which_o we_o answer_v that_o so_o they_o do_v else_o how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o we_o have_v so_o many_o previous_a sign_n of_o a_o approach_a epilepsy_n as_o we_o have_v a_o little_a above_o enumerated_a 26._o but_o say_v he_o the_o assault_n of_o the_o fit_a be_v over_o such_o a_o matter_n can_v not_o whole_o be_v discuss_v in_o so_o short_a a_o time_n but_o that_o from_o its_o relic_n some_o impediment_n of_o the_o animal_n function_n will_v remain_v which_o rare_o happen_v in_o the_o epilepsy_n unless_o it_o be_v inveterate_a 27._o to_o which_o we_o answer_v that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o need_n that_o the_o matter_n shall_v be_v whole_o discuss_v in_o so_o short_a a_o time_n for_o it_o have_v be_v observable_a that_o the_o interval_n between_o each_o fit_a come_v not_o so_o much_o from_o the_o discussion_n of_o the_o matter_n as_o by_o the_o quiet_v of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n which_o force_n their_o way_n through_o the_o obstruction_n 28._o so_o that_o when_o the_o continuity_n of_o the_o nervous_a system_n be_v make_v up_o with_o the_o original_a fountain_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n the_o fit_a pass_v off_o but_o when_o the_o obstruct_v matter_n fluctuate_v afresh_o and_o dissolve_v again_o that_o continuity_n than_o there_o come_v a_o accession_n of_o a_o new_a fit_a 29._o from_o hence_o it_o may_v certain_o be_v
conclude_v that_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o brain_n be_v always_o the_o primary_n seat_n of_o the_o epilepsy_n and_o that_o original_o the_o morbific_a cause_n be_v store_v up_o in_o that_o region_n 30._o but_o the_o distemper_n grow_v inveterate_a it_o gradual_o spread_v itself_o through_o the_o whole_a brain_n enlarge_n its_o dominion_n after_o a_o wonderful_a manner_n scatter_v the_o morbific_a matter_n every_o where_o up_o and_o down_o which_o subject_n the_o whole_a much_o like_o garrison_n in_o conquer_a country_n keep_v the_o vassallate_v people_n under_o subjection_n 31._o its_o dominion_n be_v enlarge_v through_o the_o whole_a head_n extend_v itself_o likewise_o to_o the_o nervous_a appendix_n so_o that_o the_o semination_n of_o the_o disease_n like_o lightning_n be_v diffuse_v through_o the_o whole_a nervous_fw-fr systeme_n but_o sometime_o one_o nerve_n be_v more_o affect_v than_o another_o whence_o convulsion_n follow_v sometime_o in_o one_o part_n sometime_o in_o another_o 32._o and_o if_o the_o nervous_a system_n be_v universal_o a_o like_a affect_v the_o convulsion_n general_o affect_v the_o whole_a body_n 33._o the_o cause_n why_o epileptic_o fall_v down_o with_o violence_n be_v partly_o from_o the_o surprise_n and_o sudden_a come_n of_o the_o fit_a whereby_o all_o their_o reason_n and_o sense_n be_v take_v from_o they_o and_o partly_o from_o the_o convulsion_n of_o the_o nerve_n adjacent_a to_o the_o head_n which_o be_v strong_o contract_v the_o whole_a body_n be_v vehement_o carry_v forth_o and_o fall_v violent_o 34._o from_o these_o contraction_n other_o part_n become_v swell_v and_o tumify_v as_o the_o lung_n maxillary_a glandule_n both_o upper_a and_o low_a out_o of_o which_o the_o lymphatic_a juice_n be_v strong_o press_v and_o squeeze_a forthwith_o the_o spital_n appear_v like_o foam_n at_o the_o mouth_n cxlviii_o the_o prognostic_n of_o a_o epilepsy_n 1._o the_o epilepsy_n be_v a_o disease_n hard_a to_o cure_v if_o it_o be_v inveterate_a or_o of_o long_a continuance_n it_o be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o difficult_a and_o the_o idiopathetick_a be_v hard_a to_o cure_v than_o that_o which_o be_v by_o consent_n 2._o that_o which_o be_v in_o infant_n be_v of_o all_o the_o easy_a to_o cure_n and_o much_o more_o easy_a while_o it_o be_v recent_a the_o child_n have_v have_v but_o few_o fit_n 3._o that_o which_o be_v hereditary_a be_v never_o to_o be_v cure_v and_o ancient_a physician_n be_v of_o the_o opinion_n that_o if_o it_o happen_v to_o people_n which_o be_v much_o in_o year_n that_o it_o be_v also_o incurable_a but_o experience_n have_v contradict_v that_o 4._o for_o we_o have_v know_v people_n above_o fifty_o year_n of_o age_n cure_a but_o we_o confess_v it_o have_v be_v with_o great_a difficulty_n 5._o in_o some_o person_n it_o be_v cure_v without_o the_o help_n of_o physic_n in_o who_o sieze_v upon_o they_o young_a it_o have_v continue_v ten_o twelve_o or_o fourteen_o year_n but_o at_o their_o arrive_v at_o puberty_n or_o ripeness_n of_o age_n or_o in_o virgin_n at_o the_o come_n down_o of_o their_o term_n the_o disease_n of_o its_o own_o accord_n have_v leave_v the_o patient_n 6._o though_o in_o this_o case_n i_o be_o very_o apt_a to_o believe_v that_o there_o may_v be_v some_o congruous_a and_o benevolent_a direction_n in_o heaven_n of_o the_o principal_a star_n or_o principal_a significator_n which_o may_v be_v adjuvant_fw-la to_o the_o native_a at_o that_o time_n 7._o if_o all_o the_o function_n be_v abolish_v the_o convulsion_n vehement_a and_o strong_a the_o paroxysm_n of_o long_a continuance_n and_o excrement_n flow_v forth_o of_o their_o own_o accord_n the_o cure_n will_v be_v exceed_o difficult_a 8._o if_o it_o come_v from_o external_a cause_n or_o evil_a diet_n surfeit_v or_o drunkenness_n the_o convulsion_n mild_a and_o the_o fit_v not_o long_o the_o disease_n will_v not_o be_v very_o difficult_a to_o cure_n 9_o hypocrates_n say_v that_o a_o epilepsy_n come_v in_o boy_n at_o fourteen_o year_n of_o age_n and_o in_o girl_n before_o twelve_o be_v curable_a but_o after_o the_o age_n of_o twenty_o five_o it_o be_v incurable_a as_o appear_v by_o his_o sect._n 5._o aphor._n 7._o and_o of_o this_o opinion_n be_v galen_n but_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o this_o prognostic_n as_o we_o say_v before_o be_v not_o always_o true_a 10._o a_o strong_a epilepsy_n often_o kill_v the_o patient_n in_o the_o fit_a or_o else_o turn_v into_o a_o apoplexy_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o symptom_n whereby_o there_o be_v a_o great_a concussion_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o a_o profligation_n of_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n 11._o riverius_n tell_v we_o a_o strange_a kind_n of_o story_n that_o sometime_o the_o concussion_n of_o the_o brain_n will_v be_v so_o great_a in_o the_o fit_a that_o some_o piece_n of_o the_o bone_n call_v processus_n mamillares_n will_v come_v out_o of_o the_o nostril_n 12._o if_o the_o falling-sickness_n come_v of_o melancholy_a it_o common_o degenerate_v into_o madness_n by_o which_o mean_v the_o morbific_a matter_n offend_v the_o very_a substance_n of_o the_o brain_n itself_o whereby_o be_v corrupt_v it_o obfuscate_v or_o darken_v the_o animal_n spirit_n whence_o come_v a_o melancholy_a dottage_n 13._o if_o the_o epilepsy_n proceed_v from_o a_o thick_a lymphatic_a juice_n it_o for_o the_o most_o part_n degenerate_v into_o a_o apoplexy_n or_o palsy_n 14._o if_o a_o quartan_a ague_n or_o a_o violent_a burn_a fever_n come_v upon_o a_o epilepsy_n it_o common_o cure_v it_o because_o by_o the_o vehemency_n of_o the_o heat_n the_o morbific_a matter_n come_v to_o be_v dissolve_v rarify_v and_o discuss_v 15._o if_o the_o fit_n be_v often_o repeat_v and_o every_o time_n grow_v strong_a and_o strong_a the_o animal_n faculty_n will_v be_v quick_o obliterated_a by_o reason_n of_o which_o the_o vital_a spirit_n come_v to_o be_v taint_v from_o whence_o the_o vital_a function_n come_v by_o degree_n to_o be_v profligate_v 16._o and_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v by_o consent_n of_o the_o nerve_n serve_v the_o praecordia_fw-la so_o that_o at_o length_n the_o whole_a body_n languish_v the_o pulse_n be_v quell_v the_o vital_a flame_n be_v not_o long_o after_o extinguish_v 17._o the_o reason_n why_o this_o disease_n often_o end_v in_o a_o palsy_n madness_n or_o melancholy_a be_v from_o the_o conformation_n of_o the_o brain_n be_v deprave_v by_o the_o manifold_a and_o tumultuous_a rushing_n forth_o of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n whereby_o its_o natural_a state_n be_v so_o pervert_v that_o the_o morbific_a particle_n of_o another_o kind_n be_v admit_v whereby_o the_o animal_n spirit_n be_v either_o fix_v or_o become_v dull_a and_o sluggish_a be_v depress_v by_o the_o morbific_a matter_n afflict_v 18._o if_o the_o falling-sickness_n happen_v to_o child_n and_o they_o be_v not_o free_v from_o it_o about_o ripeness_n of_o age_n be_v overcome_v by_o a_o new_a and_o natural_a fermentation_n of_o the_o blood_n the_o disease_n will_v continue_v and_o it_o be_v much_o if_o it_o be_v not_o incurable_a to_o death_n cxlix_o the_o method_n of_o cure_v the_o epilepsy_n and_o first_o of_o the_o cure_n of_o infant_n 1._o the_o cure_n of_o the_o falling-sickness_n in_o child_n differ_v something_o from_o that_o in_o elder_a people_n for_o that_o in_o the_o latter_a strong_a evacuation_n be_v common_o use_v which_o we_o can_v do_v in_o child_n nor_o indeed_o be_v there_o that_o need_n and_o necessity_n because_o such_o a_o heap_n of_o morbific_a matter_n can_v be_v suppose_v to_o be_v in_o they_o as_o be_v in_o those_o of_o elder_a year_n 2._o the_o chief_a thing_n we_o use_v to_o child_n be_v revulsives_n discussive_n and_o specific_v 3._o for_o revulsion_n blyster_n may_v be_v apply_v to_o the_o nape_n of_o the_o neck_n or_o behind_o the_o ear_n or_o a_o issue_n may_v be_v make_v behind_o the_o ear_n whereby_o the_o morbific_a matter_n be_v plentiful_o draw_v away_o or_o the_o seton_n may_v be_v apply_v to_o the_o nape_n 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conjugation_n then_o both_o the_o sphincter_n of_o the_o bladder_n and_o anus_fw-la with_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o muscle_n will_v be_v paralytic_a from_o whence_o will_v follow_v in_o the_o one_o a_o involuntary_a pissing_a in_o the_o other_o a_o relaxation_n of_o the_o fundament_n conjoin_v with_o the_o say_v paralytic_a distemper_n as_o hereafter_o in_o some_o other_o place_n we_o shall_v explicate_v more_o at_o large_a 29._o from_o what_o have_v be_v say_v it_o may_v be_v easy_a to_o determine_v not_o only_o in_o this_o but_o in_o any_o other_o paralytic_a patient_n what_o conjugation_n of_o nerve_n be_v most_o afflict_v and_o that_o in_o universal_a palsy_n there_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n a_o affliction_n of_o the_o whole_a genus_fw-la nervosum_fw-la or_o nervous_a system_n which_o oftentimes_o happen_v from_o the_o contamination_n of_o the_o nervous_a juice_n by_o the_o poison_n of_o mercury_n or_o quicksilver_n 30._o it_o remain_v now_o that_o we_o give_v you_o the_o history_n of_o this_o cure_n which_o true_o be_v great_a but_o perform_v by_o ordinary_a mean_n first_o i_o institute_v a_o diet_n of_o guajacum_fw-la sassafras_n and_o sarsaparilla_n such_o as_o that_o in_o sect_n 1._o §_o 17._o and_o 18._o aforegoing_a of_o which_o the_o patient_n drink_v near_o a_o pint_n every_o morning_n and_o night_n and_o then_o a_o mean_a or_o weak_a decoction_n of_o the_o same_o ingredient_n in_o new_a water_n for_o ordinary_a drink_n to_o be_v take_v at_o meal_n unless_o now_o and_o than_o a_o glass_n of_o hippocrass_n 31._o next_o i_o cause_v the_o sick_a to_o be_v purge_v once_o every_o five_o sixth_z or_o seven_o day_n as_o i_o see_v occasion_n sometime_o with_o the_o tincture_n of_o my_o family_n pill_n and_o sometime_o with_o a_o tincture_n of_o sena_n and_o rhubarb_n make_v in_o small_a cinnamon_n water_n after_o this_o
without_o any_o effect_n so_o that_o she_o have_v be_v now_o two_o year_n trouble_v with_o this_o grievous_a infirmity_n in_o the_o part_n aforesaid_a the_o sense_n of_o feel_v be_v not_o quite_o take_v away_o but_o only_o impair_v but_o all_o motion_n be_v quite_o lose_v 4._o yet_o there_o be_v one_o thing_n peculiar_a and_o well_o worth_a the_o observation_n that_o when_o her_o leg_n be_v draw_v forth_o by_o her_o servant_n or_o be_v aâ—y_v other_o way_n stir_v present_o they_o become_v still_o and_o convulse_v in_o manner_n of_o a_o tetanus_n to_o which_o be_v add_v a_o certain_a convulsive_a motion_n like_o that_o of_o person_n which_o have_v the_o falling-sickness_n which_o be_v wont_v also_o frequent_o to_o take_v she_o of_o itself_o by_o fit_n 5._o and_o when_o she_o be_v take_v with_o these_o symptom_n she_o perceive_v a_o kind_n of_o motion_n in_o her_o hypochondria_n moreover_o she_o be_v frequent_o afflict_v with_o wander_a pain_n possess_v divers_a part_n but_o especial_o her_o chest_n so_o that_o sometime_o the_o forepart_n other_o while_o the_o hinder_a part_n now_o the_o right_n anon_o the_o left_a part_n of_o the_o chest_n be_v trouble_v with_o these_o run_v pain_n this_o be_v the_o history_n of_o the_o disease_n relate_v by_o the_o patient_n herself_o who_o return_v from_o the_o bath_n which_o she_o have_v use_v in_o vain_a desire_v my_o advice_n 6._o i_o can_v have_v indeed_o wish_v that_o the_o disease_n have_v be_v more_o exact_o describe_v by_o those_o skilful_a physician_n who_o have_v she_o under_o cure_n to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o nature_n of_o so_o most_o intricate_a and_o difficult_a a_o disease_n may_v be_v the_o better_o know_v and_o the_o cure_n more_o solid_o undertake_v by_o a_o diligent_a disquisition_n of_o all_o the_o circumstance_n thereof_o 7._o yet_o i_o shall_v not_o forbear_v to_o gratify_v the_o desire_n of_o the_o patient_n in_o show_v my_o opinion_n submit_v the_o same_o to_o the_o judgement_n of_o those_o most_o expert_a physician_n who_o be_v able_a to_o take_v cognition_n of_o all_o the_o particularity_n of_o the_o say_a disease_n and_o to_o see_v perfect_o into_o the_o nature_n thereof_o 8._o i_o conceive_v therefore_o that_o it_o be_v no_o true_a palsy_n arise_v from_o a_o phlegmatic_a humour_n loosen_v and_o resolve_v the_o nerve_n but_o rather_o that_o it_o be_v a_o mix_a disease_n consist_v partly_o of_o a_o bastard_n palsy_n and_o partly_o of_o a_o convulsion_n 9_o now_o these_o bastard_n palsy_n compound_v with_o distension_n and_o convulsion_n of_o the_o nerve_n be_v in_o those_o inferior_a part_n often_o produce_v by_o choleric_a melancholic_a or_o wheyish_a humour_n contain_v in_o the_o hypocondria_n or_o other_o part_n of_o the_o low_a belly_n and_o translate_v into_o the_o backbone_n 10._o from_o which_o see_v the_o nerve_n to_o arise_v which_o bring_v motion_n and_o sense_n into_o the_o part_n as_o also_o into_o the_o muscle_n and_o skin_n of_o the_o belly_n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o the_o animal_n action_n of_o these_o part_n be_v very_o much_o hurt_v this_o may_v be_v confirm_v by_o a_o large_a discourse_n the_o judgement_n of_o author_n and_o by_o experience_n but_o unto_o such_o learned_a man_n it_o may_v suffice_v to_o declare_v a_o few_o thing_n which_o make_v this_o conjecture_n of_o i_o sufficient_o probable_a 11._o in_o the_o first_o place_n therefore_o it_o must_v be_v take_v as_o a_o certain_a and_o unquestionable_a truth_n that_o all_o deprivation_n of_o sense_n and_o motion_n do_v not_o draw_v its_o original_n from_o the_o phlegmatic_a humour_n but_o that_o it_o proceed_v sometime_o from_o a_o hot_a and_o dry_a distemper_n and_o humour_n follow_v such_o a_o constitution_n 12._o this_o may_v be_v confirm_v by_o the_o opinion_n of_o trallianus_n alone_o who_o in_o the_o 16._o chap._n of_o his_o 1._o book_n allege_v such_o a_o cause_n and_o confirm_v it_o with_o a_o clear_a example_n in_o these_o word_n i_o know_v true_o a_o man_n that_o be_v palsy_v through_o sorrow_n much_o care_n and_o fast_v and_o have_v take_v hiera-picra_a he_o become_v so_o bad_a that_o he_o can_v not_o stir_v at_o all_o and_o be_v near_o to_o death_n unless_o he_o have_v be_v alter_v to_o the_o contrary_a both_o with_o all_o kind_n of_o moisten_a thing_n and_o potion_n and_o meat_n and_o other_o thing_n that_o may_v reduce_v he_o to_o his_o right_a temper_n especial_o with_o bath_n and_o frequent_a anointing_n with_o water_n and_o oil_n with_o mutation_n of_o the_o air_n to_o a_o temperate_a kind_n and_o to_o use_v all_o kind_n of_o cheerfulness_n 13._o a_o story_n not_o much_o unlike_a to_o this_o may_v be_v see_v in_o forestus_n his_o 97._o observe_v of_o his_o ten_o book_n of_o a_o certain_a young_a man_n who_o be_v deprive_v of_o motion_n from_o his_o thigh_n to_o the_o foot_n with_o a_o extenuation_n and_o non-nutrition_a of_o the_o say_a part_n and_o grow_v continual_o worse_a and_o worse_o by_o the_o use_n of_o hot_a and_o dry_a medicament_n prescribe_v by_o other_o physician_n at_o last_o he_o be_v cure_v by_o the_o above_o mention_v physician_n only_o with_o moisten_a medicament_n which_o be_v partly_o taken-in_a and_o partly_o apply_v external_o 14._o moreover_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n long_o since_o observe_v among_o practitioner_n that_o there_o be_v a_o choleric_a colic_n which_o do_v frequent_o degenerate_a into_o a_o palsy_n and_o that_o such_o a_o palsy_n proceed_v from_o choler_n no_o man_n doubt_n 15._o and_o last_o that_o from_o a_o melancholic_a and_o wheyish_a humour_n symptom_n be_v produce_v very_o like_o the_o palsy_n and_o convulsion_n be_v every_o where_o relate_v by_o such_o author_n as_o have_v write_v of_o the_o scurvy_a and_o the_o hypochondriacal_a disease_n as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o sennertus_n where_o he_o explain_v the_o symptom_n of_o the_o aforesaid_a disease_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o scurvy_a and_o of_o the_o hypochondriacal_a disease_n 16._o now_o that_o those_o impairment_n of_o sense_n and_o motion_n which_o afflict_v this_o honest_a woman_n do_v proceed_v from_o adult_n and_o hot_a humour_n we_o may_v in_o the_o first_o place_n conjecture_n from_o such_o thing_n as_o help_v and_o hurt_v for_o see_v she_o receive_v no_o good_a by_o heat_n and_o dry_a medicament_n but_o be_v always_o worse_o after_o they_o it_o follow_v that_o they_o be_v no_o way_n contrary_a to_o the_o disease_n 17._o and_o this_o be_v the_o only_a way_n whereby_o trallianus_n and_o forestus_n in_o the_o foresay_a history_n come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o a_o palsy_n proceed_v from_o a_o hot_a and_o dry_a distemper_n 18._o second_o that_o this_o patient_n have_v a_o dry_a distemper_n may_v be_v hence_o collect_v in_o the_o caustic_n apply_v to_o divers_a part_n and_o issue_n make_v thereby_o afford_v very_o little_a humour_n and_o be_v quick_o dry_v up_o 19_o three_o palsy_n which_o proceed_v from_o phlegm_n draw_v their_o orginal_n from_o the_o brain_n as_o the_o fountain_n of_o that_o humour_n and_o those_o part_n which_o be_v near_o the_o head_n be_v common_o first_o and_o most_o of_o all_o hurt_n 20._o whereas_o in_o the_o patient_n there_o be_v no_o sign_n of_o any_o humour_n flow_v from_o the_o head_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o hurt_n in_o she_o upper_a part_n so_o that_o her_o arm_n hand_n and_o other_o upper-part_n do_v perfect_o perform_v their_o action_n 21._o four_o the_o first_o insult_n of_o the_o disease_n do_v cause_v a_o dullness_n of_o the_o sense_n of_o feel_n in_o her_o belly_n and_o the_o muscle_n of_o the_o abdomen_fw-la which_o show_v that_o the_o nerve_n which_o spring_v out_o of_o the_o backbone_n through_o the_o vertebra_n of_o the_o loin_n be_v first_o hurt_v and_o that_o afterward_o the_o disease_n be_v propagate_v to_o the_o nerve_n which_o arise_v from_o the_o os_fw-la sacrum_n and_o creep_v along_o to_o the_o thigh_n and_o leg_n 22._o whence_o may_v be_v gather_v that_o the_o humour_n offend_v transfer_v from_o the_o part_n contain_v in_o the_o low_a belly_n unto_o those_o nerve_n just_a as_o in_o a_o palsy_n follow_v after_o the_o colic_n such_o a_o like_a translation_n be_v wont_a to_o happen_v 23._o five_o pain_n afflict_v divers_a part_n especial_o about_o the_o breast_n and_o those_o so_o fleet_a do_v argue_v that_o sharp_a and_o bite_a vapour_n be_v carry_v from_o the_o hypochondria_n into_o those_o part_n as_o like_o pain_n in_o such_o as_o be_v trouble_v with_o hypochondriacal_a melancholy_n do_v most_o frequent_o happen_v 24._o six_o as_o often_o as_o the_o patient_n foot_n and_o leg_n be_v stir_v a_o stretch_n and_o tremble_a motion_n do_v present_o arise_v which_o argue_v that_o the_o matter_n impact_v into_o the_o nerve_n be_v thin_a and_o movable_a and_o consequent_o put_v into_o agitation_n by_o the_o least_o stir_v by_o that_o mean_n cause_v tension_n and_o vibration_n of_o the_o
to_o inquire_v what_o salt_n that_o be_v which_o predominate_v that_o such_o saline_a diuretic_n may_v be_v give_v who_o particle_n be_v opposite_a that_o thereby_o health_n may_v be_v the_o more_o easy_o recover_v again_o therefore_o the_o physician_n be_v to_o be_v well_o assure_v of_o the_o constitution_n and_o habit_n of_o the_o sick_a lest_o he_o run_v himself_o into_o error_n and_o so_o instead_o of_o restore_v of_o health_n rather_o confirm_v the_o disease_n 54._o however_o in_o this_o case_n consider_v we_o have_v a_o cold_a and_o moist_a habit_n of_o body_n to_o deal_v with_o the_o sanguinous_a salt_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n either_o sharp_a or_o acid_a and_o therefore_o salt_n of_o a_o volatile_a sulphurous_a and_o spirituous_a quality_n be_v to_o be_v choose_v such_o as_o be_v prescribe_v in_o our_o doron_n medicum_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 23._o sect._n 173._o ad_fw-la 188._o &_o sect._n 221._o ad_fw-la 235._o and_o sometime_o salt_n fix_v and_o acid_n but_o in_o these_o latter_a case_n the_o physician_n ought_v to_o be_v very_o well_o persuade_v and_o ascertain_v before_o he_o make_v use_v of_o they_o 55._o vomitory_n sometime_o also_o do_v yield_v a_o notable_a relief_n in_o a_o inveterate_a palsy_n because_o they_o draw_v away_o the_o nourishment_n of_o the_o conjunct_a cause_n and_o do_v not_o always_o promote_v but_o oftentimes_o recall_v the_o morbific_a matter_n impact_v in_o the_o nerve_n and_o as_o it_o be_v weaken_v and_o break_v its_o force_n by_o abstraction_n so_o that_o by_o the_o continual_a waste_v thereof_o the_o animal_n spirit_n the_o more_o easy_o dissipate_v the_o remain_a particle_n of_o the_o diseasy_a miasm_n but_o vomit_n ought_v to_o be_v give_v to_o such_o as_o easy_o vomit_v or_o where_o part_n of_o the_o cause_n be_v lodge_v near_o the_o stomach_n and_o lung_n for_o weak_a person_n you_o may_v give_v salt_n of_o vitriol_n with_o oxymel_n of_o squill_n or_o to_o the_o more_o strong_a emetic_n tartar_n of_o mynsicht_n or_o infusion_n of_o crocus_n metaliorum_fw-la or_o vitrum_fw-la antimonii_n or_o or_o the_o crocus_n in_o substance_n or_o sulphur_n of_o antimony_n which_o have_v a_o power_n to_o call_v even_o from_o the_o extreme_a part_n these_o thing_n be_v give_v a_o while_n you_o may_v with_o a_o feather_n put_v down_o the_o throat_n provoke_v vomit_v four_o or_o five_o time_n drink_v warm_a posset-drink_a or_o mutton-broth_n between_o while_n 56._o sennertus_n prescribe_v this_o vomit_n take_v radish_n scrape_v or_o thin_a slice_a one_o ounce_n and_o half_a seed_n of_o redish_n and_o of_o arrach_n root_n of_o asarabacca_n of_o each_o two_o dram_n agarick_n one_o dram_n broom-flower_n a_o pugil_n boil_v they_o in_o hydromel_n strain_n and_o to_o four_o five_o or_o six_o ounce_n thereof_o add_v oxymel_n simple_a half_o a_o ounce_n and_o in_o strong_a constitution_n you_o may_v say_v he_o add_v depurate_v juice_n of_o tobacco_n half_o a_o ounce_n he_o also_o advise_v to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o flower_n of_o antimony_n other_o vomitory_n you_o may_v see_v in_o our_o doron_n medicum_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 3._o sect_n 70._o &_o 71._o and_o cap._n 21._o sect_n 1._o ad_fw-la ultimam_fw-la but_o vomit_n be_v to_o be_v use_v with_o extreme_a caution_n as_o we_o before_o advise_v 57_o salivation_n be_v the_o last_o extreme_a consideration_n by_o the_o use_n of_o which_o several_a paralytick_n have_v be_v recover_v which_o i_o myself_o as_o well_o as_o some_o other_o physician_n have_v observe_v but_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v use_v only_o to_o a_o habitual_a and_o inveterate_a paralysis_n and_o there_o where_o all_o other_o mean_n have_v prove_v ineffectual_a but_o not_o in_o that_o which_o follow_v upon_o a_o lethargy_n carus_n apoplexy_n colic_n or_o convulsion_n or_o have_v too_o lax_n and_o weak_a a_o brain_n because_o as_o it_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n attempt_v in_o vain_a so_o oftentimes_o not_o without_o great_a hurt_n by_o reason_n that_o mercury_n be_v apt_a to_o excite_v in_o such_o person_n frequent_a convulsion_n 58._o now_o how_o mercuriates_n who_o proper_a office_n be_v salivation_n become_v beneficial_a in_o a_o paralysis_n remain_v to_o be_v declare_v for_o by_o enter_v into_o the_o sanguinary_a mass_n and_o separate_v of_o its_o impurity_n or_o faeculency_n it_o cut_v off_o that_o matter_n by_o which_o the_o disease_n be_v nourish_v the_o mercurial_a particle_n pass_v through_o the_o brain_n or_o otherwise_o enter_v the_o nervous_a passage_n cause_n present_o a_o fermentation_n of_o the_o morbific_a matter_n impact_v in_o the_o neurotick_a system_n and_o so_o through_o their_o own_o power_n cause_v a_o excretion_n they_o so_o either_o disperse_v or_o expel_v it_o that_o the_o way_n and_o passage_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n in_o a_o short_a time_n become_v clear_a 59_o we_o be_v now_o arrive_v to_o the_o vital_a indication_n wherein_o we_o shall_v show_v by_o what_o mean_v the_o brain_n and_o genus_fw-la nervosum_fw-la or_o the_o organ_n generate_a animal_n spirit_n and_o the_o instrument_n of_o sense_n and_o motion_n may_v be_v restore_v and_o corroborate_v and_o then_o conserve_v in_o their_o pristin_a estate_n and_o this_o be_v do_v by_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v proper_a cephalick_n and_o neurotick_n which_o have_v a_o peculiar_a and_o specific_a virtue_n to_o absume_fw-la the_o humidity_n of_o those_o part_n and_o comfort_v they_o by_o augment_v their_o native_a heat_n this_o do_v we_o shall_v come_v to_o the_o last_o intention_n which_o be_v topical_a and_o so_o conclude_v this_o section_n 60._o decocta_fw-la cephalica_fw-la take_v betony_n sage_n flower_n of_o arabian_a staechas_n of_o each_o half_n a_o handful_n peony-root_n fennel-seed_n of_o each_o three_o dram_n nutmeg_n half_o a_o dram_n run_v water_n a_o quart_n boil_v to_o the_o consumption_n of_o a_o three_o part_n strain_n and_o sweeten_v with_o sugar_n or_o thus_o take_v root_n of_o peony_n clove_n of_o each_o two_o dram_n margerum_n betony_n sage_n of_o each_o a_o handful_n flower_n of_o arabian_a staechas_n two_o pugil_n flower_n of_o rosemary_n of_o lavender_n of_o each_o one_o pugil_n seed_n of_o anise_v and_o fennel_n of_o each_o one_o dram_n spring_n water_n a_o quart_n boil_v to_o the_o consumption_n of_o a_o three_o part_n strain_n and_o sweeten_v with_o three_o ounce_n of_o sugar_n or_o thus_o take_v acorus_n galangal_n of_o each_o two_o dram_n root_n of_o peony_n half_o a_o ounce_n cowslip_n red_a sage_n margerum_n of_o each_o one_o handful_n hyssop_n half_o a_o handful_n seed_n of_o annise_v fennel_n and_o hartwort_n of_o each_o two_o dram_n flower_n of_o arabian_a staechas_n of_o rosemary_n and_o of_o sage_n of_o each_o a_o pugil_n water_n a_o sufficient_a quantity_n boil_v and_o strain_v and_o to_o every_o pint_n add_v three_o ounce_n of_o white_a sugar_n and_o aromatize_v with_o powder_n of_o nutmeg_n and_o diamoschus_n dulcis_fw-la of_o each_o half_n a_o ounce_n do_v five_o ounce_n in_o the_o morning_n fast_v 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in_o a_o nodul_n make_v a_o claret_n 62._o vinum_fw-la hippocraticum_fw-la langii_n take_v choice_n cinnamon_n a_o ounce_n and_o five_o dram_n ginger_n six_o dram_n clove_n galangal_n of_o each_o one_o dram_n mace_n nutmeg_n of_o each_o two_o scruple_n grain_n of_o pradise_n cardamon_n coriander_n of_o each_o one_o scruple_n aniseed_n ten_o grain_n white_a sugar_n two_o pound_n red_a wine_n two_o quart_n mix_v digest_v and_o make_v a_o claret_n according_a to_o art_n 63._o take_v nutmeg_n mace_n cloves_n contrayerva_n virginian-snake-root_n of_o each_o a_o ounce_n cubeb_n cardamon_n of_o each_o half_n a_o ounce_n aniseed_n fennel-seed_n of_o each_o two_o dram_n rosemary-flower_n two_o ounce_n lavender_n and_o sage-flower_n of_o each_o half_n a_o ounce_n species_n of_o aromaticum_fw-la rosatum_fw-la dianthos_n of_o each_o a_o dram_n rhenish-wine_n sherry_n or_o canary_n a_o gallon_n let_v all_o stand_v three_o day_n in_o infusion_n dulcify_v with_o white_a sugar_n then_o strain_v several_a time_n through_o
happen_v according_a to_o hypocrates_n be_v common_o between_o the_o year_n of_o forty_o &_o sixty_o in_o which_o time_n the_o melancholy_a humour_n be_v most_o vigorous_a 21._o from_o who_o say_v that_o oracle_n nothing_o can_v be_v more_o convenient_a than_o the_o come_n of_o the_o hemorrhoid_v and_o that_o all_o care_n be_v take_v to_o keep_v they_o run_v for_o while_o they_o run_v there_o be_v no_o doubt_n of_o the_o present_a safety_n but_o if_o that_o can_v be_v do_v the_o next_o thing_n to_o wit_n by_o cupping-glass_n and_o breathe_n of_o a_o vein_n the_o blood_n must_v be_v draw_v forth_o 22._o although_o there_o be_v some_o help_n to_o be_v have_v by_o the_o extraction_n of_o the_o blood_n yet_o if_o the_o foeculency_n of_o the_o blood_n be_v not_o carry_v off_o they_o will_v not_o answer_v the_o end_n and_o the_o more_o frequent_a the_o let_n of_o blood_n be_v the_o blood_n be_v thereby_o cool_v and_o the_o spirit_n exhaust_v therefore_o it_o must_v be_v do_v with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o caution_n 23._o for_o hypocrates_n do_v not_o absolute_o assign_v and_o impute_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o apoplexy_n to_o blood_n melancholy_a and_o phlegm_n but_o rather_o advise_v to_o abstain_v from_o such_o thing_n as_o will_v breed_v not_o only_o a_o plenty_n of_o blood_n but_o also_o a_o gross_a thickness_n of_o the_o same_o 24._o luscious_a and_o impure_a wine_n and_o immoderate_a repetion_n do_v suffocate_v and_o extinguish_v the_o natural_a heat_n the_o wine_n of_o carduus_fw-la benedictus_fw-la be_v good_a as_o also_o vinum_fw-la medicatum_fw-la make_v of_o the_o infusion_n of_o sena_n this_o wine_n must_v not_o be_v take_v at_o meat_n as_o also_o other_o medicament_n because_o they_o trouble_v and_o hinder_v the_o concoction_n and_o so_o the_o chyle_n be_v crude_a excite_v and_o send_v up_o fume_n to_o the_o head_n whereby_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o brain_n be_v waste_v and_o corrupt_v 24._o but_o if_o it_o be_v take_v about_o a_o hour_n before_o meat_n i_o do_v not_o see_v why_o it_o shall_v not_o do_v good_a for_o sena_n do_v wonderful_o purge_v the_o organ_n of_o the_o sense_n and_o strengthen_v the_o stomach_n the_o infusion_n of_o sena_n or_o rather_o our_o syrup_n of_o apple_n with_o sena_n will_v be_v more_o convenient_a 26._o the_o infusion_n be_v thus_o take_v curran_n six_o dram_n galangal_n one_o dram_n the_o flower_n of_o borrage_n violet_n of_o each_o one_o pugil_n boil_v they_o in_o a_o sufficient_a quantity_n of_o pure_a water_n in_o the_o decoction_n infuse_v the_o leaf_n of_o sena_n six_o dram_n then_o strain_n and_o take_v of_o the_o expression_n four_o ounce_n to_o which_o add_v manna_n calabrina_n six_o dram_n syrup_n of_o conserve_v ginger_n one_o dram_n mix_v they_o and_o make_v a_o drink_n to_o be_v take_v every_o day_n 27._o if_o he_o will_v use_v the_o syrup_n of_o the_o juice_n of_o apple_n and_o sena_n he_o may_v take_v one_o ounce_n wherewith_o he_o may_v mix_v half_o a_o scruple_n of_o mace_n now_o if_o the_o body_n be_v not_o already_o loose_v you_o may_v make_v it_o so_o if_o the_o day_n before_o you_o use_v the_o infusion_n of_o sena_n or_o the_o syrup_n you_o must_v be_v careful_a to_o apply_v a_o clyster_n make_v of_o the_o decoction_n of_o pauls-betony_a in_o the_o broth_n of_o a_o cock_n or_o capon_n with_o the_o addition_n of_o a_o little_a sugar_n 28._o there_o be_v also_o this_o to_o be_v observe_v that_o none_o who_o be_v apprehensive_a of_o fall_v into_o this_o malady_n shall_v present_o go_v to_o bed_n after_o supper_n but_o that_o there_o be_v two_o or_o three_o hour_n between_o sup_v and_o sleep_v 29._o among_o the_o principal_a cause_n of_o the_o apoplexy_n hypocrates_n recite_v a_o forth_o which_o be_v when_o the_o animal_n virtue_n which_o influence_n both_o sense_n and_o motion_n be_v impede_v and_o the_o natural_a heat_n be_v through_o the_o want_n thereof_o suppress_v and_o almost_o extinguish_v 30._o this_o happen_v chief_o to_o those_o that_o be_v obnoxious_a to_o crudity_n too_o much_o gluttony_n and_o surfeit_v and_o while_o thus_o he_o shall_v rather_o use_v exercise_n than_o rest_v 31._o for_o by_o abstinence_n and_o exercise_n by_o which_o say_v celsus_n a_o most_o famous_a physician_n he_o cure_v many_o disease_n such_o be_v preserve_v 32._o he_o ought_v not_o to_o sleep_v immediate_o after_o eat_v and_o if_o he_o shall_v begin_v to_o be_v drowsy_a he_o ought_v by_o some_o of_o the_o family_n to_o be_v stir_v up_o and_o rather_o excite_v to_o some_o pleasant_a exercise_n than_o be_v suffer_v to_o sit_v or_o lie_v down_o for_o moderate_a exercise_n be_v healthful_a 33._o he_o shall_v not_o much_o use_n venery_n nor_o waste_v himself_o that_o way_n for_o the_o immoderate_a use_n thereof_o debilitates_fw-la the_o head_n and_o brain_n 34._o for_o the_o most_o part_n there_o go_v before_o this_o disease_n a_o vertigo_n the_o which_o indeed_o presage_v his_o disease_n to_o be_v near_o which_o though_o present_a yet_o bespeak_v it_o not_o dangerous_a 35._o those_o medicine_n therefore_o which_o a_o little_a before_o i_o have_v recite_v i_o use_v but_o in_o the_o first_o place_n i_o exhibit_v the_o little_a lozenge_n make_v with_o the_o chemical_a oil_n of_o caraway_n lest_o the_o evil_a matter_n shall_v obstruct_v and_o create_v thick_a vapour_n which_o may_v hinder_v the_o force_n of_o other_o thing_n to_o be_v give_v 36._o such_o thing_n as_o correct_v those_o vapour_n which_o infect_v the_o brain_n by_o their_o odour_n and_o pleasant_a vapour_n be_v very_o profitable_a you_o must_v also_o boil_v caraway_n and_o amber_n in_o water_n and_o take_v the_o vapour_n up_o the_o nostril_n and_o a_o piece_n of_o toast_a nutmeg_n must_v be_v take_v into_o the_o mouth_n to_o which_o let_v some_o ambergrise_v be_v add_v and_o castoreum_n put_v in_o vinegar_n be_v to_o be_v hold_v to_o the_o nostril_n 37._o if_o a_o continual_a intermit_a fever_n attend_v this_o disease_n it_o need_v no_o other_o cure_n if_o it_o be_v weak_a it_o increase_v the_o malady_n if_o too_o strong_a it_o destroy_v the_o strength_n for_o the_o danger_n lie_v in_o the_o excess_n 38._o there_o be_v some_o cause_n in_o which_o there_o be_v no_o place_n for_o medicine_n such_o as_o extreme_a cold_n a_o blow_n hurt_v the_o channel_n and_o ventricles_n of_o the_o brain_n sudden_a joy_n great_a anger_n and_o indignation_n commotion_n of_o the_o mind_n astonishment_n by_o thunder_n by_o these_o person_n become_v apoplectic_a 39_o if_o a_o great_a apopolexy_n attend_v these_o there_o can_v be_v no_o other_o reason_n of_o the_o cure_n than_o that_o which_o be_v from_o obstruct_v cause_n 40._o if_o it_o end_v in_o a_o palsy_n we_o must_v use_v those_o help_n which_o tend_v to_o a_o resolution_n when_o the_o apoplexy_n begin_v some_o be_v for_o let_v of_o blood_n all_o on_o a_o sudden_a but_o this_o be_v for_o certain_a if_o it_o do_v not_o free_a the_o person_n it_o will_v sure_o kill_v 41._o some_o great_o approve_v of_o a_o suffumigation_n make_v of_o amber_n but_o learned_a physician_n think_v without_o reason_n 42._o sternutatories_n be_v dangerous_a yet_o may_v be_v profitable_a if_o apply_v in_o due_a time_n the_o powder_n of_o the_o root_n of_o nightshade_n with_o rue_n castoreum_n and_o ginger_n a_o equal_a part_n to_o be_v blow_v up_o the_o nostril_n 43._o it_o will_v be_v good_a to_o shake_v the_o superior_a part_n chief_o the_o neck_n it_o will_v be_v convenient_a to_o put_v to_o the_o head_n a_o thin_a piece_n of_o cypress_n or_o the_o head_n be_v shave_v to_o apply_v a_o cupping-glass_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o the_o head_n sharp_a clyster_n be_v to_o be_v give_v 44._o the_o difference_n of_o the_o pulse_n in_o a_o cold_a swoon_a and_o in_o a_o apoplexy_n consist_v in_o this_o that_o in_o the_o former_a the_o pulse_n be_v weak_a in_o the_o latter_a the_o pulse_n be_v full_a and_o strong_a unless_o in_o the_o very_a point_n of_o death_n 45._o but_o if_o the_o apoplectic_a person_n lie_v without_o sense_n and_o motion_n and_o spiration_n with_o snort_v be_v violent_a and_o inequal_a then_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o death_n to_o be_v expect_v crato_fw-mi apud_fw-la scholzium_n cons_n 37._o xxvii_o for_o the_o apoplexy_n 1._o take_v pil._n cochiae_n two_o scruple_n castoreum_n one_o scruple_n troche_n of_o alhandal_n three_o grain_n with_o oxymel_n of_o squill_n make_v eight_o pill_n which_o may_v be_v take_v at_o eleven_o a_o clock_n and_o the_o person_n may_v sleep_v after_o they_o 2._o take_v the_o the_o root_n of_o butchers-broom_n of_o asparagus_n of_o each_o one_o ounce_n and_o half_a the_o root_n of_o liquorice_n of_o sorrel_n of_o succory_n of_o bugloss_n of_o each_o one_o ounce_n florentine_z orris_z galangal_n of_o each_o half_n a_o ounce_n the_o peel_n of_o citron_n dry_v betony_n bawm_n hyssop_n marjoram_n ground-pine_a origanum_fw-la
constringed_a pore_n the_o say_v nerve_n become_v relax_v as_o it_o be_v and_o weaken_v so_o that_o the_o animal_n spirit_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v more_o strict_o bound-up_a become_v dilate_v and_o spread_v abroad_o and_o thereby_o the_o muscular_a motion_n be_v either_o hurt_n or_o deprave_v and_o this_o must_v needs_o be_v when_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v the_o prime_n or_o essential_a cause_n thereof_o be_v contaminate_v weaken_a and_o dilate_a and_o the_o nerve_n which_o be_v the_o instrumental_a cause_n of_o the_o say_a motion_n be_v water_v as_o it_o be_v with_o a_o heterogene_a matter_n relax_v and_o make_v unfit_a for_o the_o performance_n of_o their_o function_n 13._o and_o true_o not_o in_o a_o much_o different_a way_n do_v poison_n promote_v the_o same_o disaffection_n but_o more_o dreadful_a in_o their_o operation_n for_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o stomach_n and_o be_v subtillise_v by_o the_o fermentative_a quality_n thereof_o their_o spiritual_a part_n separate_v 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whence_o a_o tremor_n be_v immediate_o excite_v 14._o thus_o also_o the_o fume_n of_o mineral_n poison_n be_v draw_v up_o the_o nostril_n and_o penetrate_v the_o brain_n may_v more_o easy_o and_o immediate_o contaminate_v the_o animal_n fountain_n from_o whence_o those_o fuliginous_a vapour_n be_v convey_v over_o the_o whole_a genus_fw-la nervosum_fw-la or_o nervous_a system_n not_o only_o foul_a and_o full_o its_o crystal-like_a stream_n but_o confuse_v and_o obfuscate_v its_o limpid_a and_o translucid_a matter_n corrupt_v even_o the_o nervous_a juice_n itself_o the_o very_a support_n and_o stay_v of_o the_o neurotick_a frame_n thereby_o cause_v not_o only_o a_o relaxation_n of_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o nerve_n and_o diffusion_n of_o the_o spirit_n out_o of_o its_o proper_a current_n but_o also_o many_o other_o evil_a symptom_n beside_o 15._o but_o how_o this_o thing_n shall_v sometime_o come_v to_o pass_v by_o the_o only_a handle_n of_o quicksilver_n be_v yet_o more_o admirable_a and_o deserve_v our_o far_a consideration_n how_o easy_a it_o be_v for_o quicksilver_n to_o insinuate_v itself_o into_o the_o pore_n and_o to_o difuse_v itself_o into_o all_o part_n of_o the_o body_n especial_o the_o upper_a part_n as_o the_o head_n and_o brain_n i_o think_v be_v sufficient_o know_v almost_o to_o all_o and_o that_o common_a experiment_n of_o whiten_a gold_n by_o tread_v of_o the_o naked_a foot_n upon_o quicksilver_n the_o gold_n in_o the_o mean_a season_n be_v hold_v in_o the_o mouth_n be_v something_o of_o demonstration_n by_o what_o artifice_n the_o mercury_n be_v convey_v to_o the_o mouth_n i_o will_v not_o positive_o determine_v though_o it_o may_v be_v more_o than_o probable_o conjecture_v its_o ascension_n may_v be_v by_o way_n of_o fume_v the_o whiten_n of_o the_o gold_n be_v a_o proof_n of_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n but_o if_o any_o shall_v object_v that_o the_o gold_n attract_v or_o draw_v up_o the_o mercury_n and_o that_o if_o the_o gold_n have_v not_o be_v hold_v in_o the_o mouth_n the_o mercury_n will_v never_o have_v ascend_v to_o this_o we_o answer_v first_o that_o the_o possibility_n of_o the_o penetration_n of_o the_o mercury_n be_v demonstrate_v from_o the_o whiten_n of_o the_o gold_n whether_o the_o gold_n attract_v it_o or_o no._n second_o that_o it_o be_v probable_a the_o mercury_n may_v have_v ascend_v to_o the_o mouth_n and_o head_n as_o well_o without_o the_o gold_n as_o with_o it_o only_o with_o this_o difference_n that_o in_o its_o ascension_n meet_v with_o the_o gold_n it_o fix_v there_o whereas_o have_v the_o gold_n be_v want_v those_o particle_n of_o the_o mercury_n which_o fix_v themselves_o upon_o the_o gold_n may_v have_v go_v further_o and_o have_v seize_v the_o very_a brain_n itself_o three_o that_o it_o have_v be_v confirm_v by_o manifold_a experience_n that_o those_o who_o have_v frequent_o and_o long_o but_o handle_v mercury_n have_v contract_v such_o a_o tremor_n whereby_o they_o have_v whole_o lose_v the_o use_n of_o their_o limb_n and_o the_o affection_n incurable_a to_o boot_v by_o which_o we_o think_v the_o matter_n be_v beyond_o dispute_n 16._o how_o a_o sudden_a consternation_n by_o fear_n or_o ecstasy_n of_o joy_n shall_v produce_v such_o a_o effect_n be_v yet_o more_o worthy_a our_o inquiry_n true_o these_o be_v passion_n which_o first_o fix_v themselves_o in_o the_o apprehension_n and_o thereby_o breed_v a_o perturbation_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n but_o immediate_o seize_v and_o exercise_v their_o fury_n upon_o the_o heart_n and_o vital_n and_o here_o in_o both_o case_n the_o heart_n be_v dilate_v or_o as_o it_o be_v open_v and_o the_o blood_n and_o spirit_n by_o a_o certain_a flux_n enter_v it_o in_o the_o first_o case_n by_o fill_v it_o to_o support_v and_o fortify_v it_o as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v against_o the_o danger_n of_o the_o evil_a appendent_a in_o the_o second_o case_n to_o augment_v and_o maintain_v the_o fullness_n of_o the_o joy_n conceive_v which_o flux_n be_v vehement_a and_o immeasurable_a leave_v the_o extreme_a part_n of_o the_o body_n destitute_a as_o it_o be_v whereby_o be_v deprive_v of_o great_a part_n of_o their_o nourishment_n and_o support_n a_o feebleness_n immediate_o seize_v upon_o they_o and_o a_o tremor_n forth_o with_o as_o a_o consequent_a thereof_o for_o be_v thereby_o empty_v in_o part_n a_o diffusion_n of_o the_o remainingt_fw-fr part_n of_o he_o spirit_n be_v make_v whence_o follow_v a_o forceable_a relaxation_n of_o the_o nerve_n now_o when_o this_o be_v extreme_a or_o vehement_a from_o the_o magnitude_n of_o the_o joy_n and_o fear_v the_o flux_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o spirit_n be_v more_o impetuous_a or_o great_a than_o the_o dilatation_n of_o the_o heart_n whereby_o it_o be_v unable_a to_o receive_v all_o that_o be_v send_v on_o that_o occasion_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o oftentimes_o not_o only_o a_o tremor_n but_o a_o suffocation_n immediate_o follow_v and_o a_o total_a extinction_n of_o the_o vital_a flame_n for_o as_o the_o flame_n of_o a_o lamp_n be_v nourish_v and_o maintain_v by_o the_o oil_n which_o continual_o feed_v it_o yet_o will_v that_o flame_n be_v extinguish_v by_o a_o suffocation_n thereof_o through_o a_o afflux_n of_o too_o much_o oil_n drown_v the_o same_o as_o well_o as_o by_o a_o detention_n or_o with_o hold_v of_o its_o proper_a nourishment_n 17._o hence_o also_o the_o reason_n be_v apparent_a how_o the_o loss_n of_o blood_n shall_v produce_v the_o near_a cause_n thereof_o for_o if_o a_o tremor_n be_v immediate_o produce_v from_o a_o large_a diffusion_n dilatation_n dissipation_n diminution_n or_o loss_n of_o spirit_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o it_o must_v also_o follow_v upon_o the_o loss_n of_o blood_n for_o that_o the_o blood_n be_v the_o vehiculum_fw-la of_o he_o vital_a spirit_n the_o progenitor_n of_o the_o animal_n and_o according_a to_o the_o diminution_n of_o the_o blood_n such_o in_o proportion_n be_v the_o diminution_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v large_o take_v away_o must_v necessary_o leave_v a_o feebleness_n and_o weakness_n upon_o the_o part_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v detract_v thereby_o disable_n they_o for_o perform_v their_o wont_a function_n 18._o now_o that_o tremor_n which_o follow_v from_o a_o hurt_n or_o puncture_n of_o the_o nerve_n be_v cause_v from_o compression_n wherein_o the_o animal_n spirit_n be_v stop_v or_o straighten_v in_o its_o course_n or_o flux_n and_o so_o be_v force_v out_o of_o its_o domicil_n by_o mean_n of_o which_o diffusion_n a_o dilatation_n and_o relaxation_n of_o the_o nerve_n ensue_v cause_v a_o weakness_n and_o feebleness_n of_o the_o part_n whereby_o it_o be_v uncapable_a of_o perfor_v of_o its_o function_n and_o in_o this_o case_n sometime_o a_o numbness_n and_o want_n of_o feeling_n go_v a_o long_a with_o it_o which_o in_o a_o proper_a sense_n can_v be_v nothing_o but_o a_o palsy_n of_o the_o part_n of_o which_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n we_o shall_v large_o treat_v 19_o
so_o likewise_o there_o be_v make_v a_o excee_a compression_n of_o the_o nerve_n when_o they_o be_v vehement_o extend_v or_o strain_v by_o force_n beyond_o their_o natural_a composure_n whereby_o the_o channel_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n be_v straighten_v or_o make_v narrow_a and_o so_o force_v to_o diffuse_v itself_o into_o the_o adjacent_a fleshy_a part_n whence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o as_o soon_o as_o there_o be_v a_o relaxation_n of_o the_o extension_n there_o be_v also_o a_o relaxation_n of_o the_o nerve_n which_o be_v defective_a in_o spirit_n be_v immediate_o weaken_a and_o take_v with_o a_o tremor_n but_o this_o as_o we_o say_v before_o seldom_o last_v long_a for_o that_o there_o be_v no_o real_a obstruction_n in_o the_o organ_n there_o be_v in_o short_a time_n a_o new_a supply_n of_o spirit_n whereby_o the_o hurt_n occasion_v by_o the_o force_n be_v again_o repair_v xxii_o of_o the_o prognostic_n of_o a_o tremor_n or_o tremble_v 1._o a_o tremor_n proceed_v from_o watch_v want_v of_o eat_v or_o drink_v two_o much_o exercise_n light_a fear_n or_o joy_n or_o distemper_n of_o the_o mind_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n without_o danger_n and_o when_o the_o cause_n cease_v it_o cease_v 2._o a_o tremor_n come_v from_o a_o internal_a cause_n although_o of_o itself_o it_o be_v not_o mortal_a or_o otherwise_o dangerous_a yet_o it_o be_v apt_a to_o degenerate_v into_o a_o apoplexy_n lethargy_n convulsion_n or_o palsy_n whereby_o it_o become_v the_o more_o perilous_a 3._o the_o more_o vehement_a the_o tremor_n be_v and_o in_o the_o more_o noble_a part_n so_o much_o it_o be_v the_o more_o evil_a and_o the_o long_o its_o continuance_n so_o much_o the_o more_o doubtful_a be_v the_o cure_n and_o if_o it_o be_v on_o the_o left_a side_n according_a to_o avicen_n it_o be_v yet_o the_o more_o evil_a for_o that_o it_o be_v observe_v that_o the_o innate_a heat_n of_o those_o part_n more_o easy_o fail_v or_o be_v diminish_v 4._o a_o tremor_n in_o old_a person_n be_v seldom_o or_o never_o cure_v because_o of_o the_o great_a imbecility_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o animal_n spirit_n and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n it_o end_v in_o death_n 5._o a_o hereditary_a tremor_n or_o that_o which_o come_v from_o long_o drink_v of_o vast_a quantity_n of_o wine_n brandy_n and_o other_o error_n of_o diet_n more_o especial_o in_o those_o who_o have_v by_o nature_n the_o organ_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n very_o weak_a be_v very_o seldom_o cure_v and_o they_o either_o remain_v in_o the_o same_o state_n or_o it_o increase_v upon_o they_o with_o age._n 6._o if_o a_o tremor_n degenerate_v into_o a_o convulsion_n it_o be_v dangerous_a and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n mortal_a unless_o the_o convulsion_n can_v be_v sudden_o remove_v for_o that_o as_o some_o think_v there_o follow_v a_o great_a exsiccation_n of_o the_o nervous_a part_n whereby_o the_o free_a afflux_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v prejudice_v and_o from_o the_o privation_n of_o which_o a_o opposite_a habit_n be_v beget_v 7._o a_o tremor_n in_o a_o burn_a fever_n often_o presage_v a_o delirium_fw-la for_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o ardent_a heat_n whereby_o the_o blood_n be_v inflame_v gross_a vapour_n be_v mix_v with_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o brain_n and_o cerebel_n whence_o come_v a_o confusion_n and_o hurt_n of_o the_o sense_n which_o be_v not_o without_o danger_n 8._o a_o convulsive_a tremble_v in_o the_o extreme_a part_n chief_o in_o the_o hand_n be_v dangerous_a and_o so_o much_o the_o more_o if_o it_o be_v attend_v with_o a_o consumption_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n 9_o a_o tremor_n in_o a_o slow_a long_o or_o linger_a fever_n be_v less_o dangerous_a but_o in_o a_o vehement_a burn_a and_o acute_a fever_n it_o be_v not_o without_o peril_n and_o in_o this_o case_n if_o a_o delirium_fw-la follow_v with_o a_o convulsion_n it_o be_v mortal_a 10._o a_o tremor_n in_o a_o frenzy_n and_o melancholy_n arise_v from_o yellow_a choler_n change_v into_o atrabilis_fw-la be_v very_o dangerous_a if_o not_o mortal_a because_o of_o the_o malign_a quality_n of_o the_o humour_n as_o hypocrates_n in_o coacis_n testify_v which_o be_v inimical_a to_o the_o original_n of_o the_o nerve_n and_o the_o whole_a genus_fw-la nervosum_fw-la 11._o a_o tremor_n happen_v to_o a_o woman_n in_o childbed_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o secundine_a or_o afterbirth_n be_v of_o very_o evil_a consequence_n for_o it_o signify_v a_o putrefaction_n and_o malignity_n of_o the_o humour_n which_o contaminate_v the_o animal_n and_o suffocate_v the_o vital_a spirit_n 12._o a_o tremor_n happen_v in_o a_o apoplexy_n or_o lethargy_n be_v very_o dangerous_a so_o also_o if_o it_o come_v from_o emptiness_n or_o extreme_a evacuation_n whereby_o the_o spirit_n be_v exhaust_v and_o diminish_v and_o the_o natural_a heat_n dissipate_v and_o at_o length_n abolish_v a_o tremble_v of_o the_o low_a lip_n presage_v vomit_v to_o be_v at_o hand_n xxiii_o the_o therapia_n or_o method_n of_o cure_n of_o a_o tremor_n or_o tremble_v 1._o in_o order_n to_o the_o cure_n of_o this_o disease_n we_o must_v have_v respect_n to_o the_o cause_n 1._o the_o procatartick_a or_o external_a cause_n ought_v in_o the_o first_o place_n to_o be_v remove_v 2._o the_o matter_n generate_a the_o vital_a and_o animal_n spirit_n ought_v to_o be_v augment_v 3._o the_o brain_n cerebel_n and_o genus_fw-la nervosum_fw-la aught_o to_o be_v corroborate_v and_o strengthen_v 4._o the_o body_n and_o the_o fleshy_a part_n if_o emaciate_v and_o waste_v aught_o to_o be_v restore_v and_o conserve_v 2._o if_o therefore_o the_o external_a or_o remote_a cause_n of_o a_o tremor_n shall_v proceed_v from_o great_a drink_n of_o wine_n brandy_n or_o any_o other_o external_a cause_n or_o cause_n before_o enumerated_a to_o which_o the_o sick_a have_v be_v accustom_v they_o ought_v immediate_o to_o be_v remove_v for_o otherwise_o what_o ever_o we_o shall_v do_v to_o promote_v the_o cure_n will_v be_v in_o vain_a but_o whereas_o we_o forbid_v those_o to_o drink_v wine_n brandy_n etc._n etc._n who_o disease_n have_v be_v cause_v thereby_o yet_o by_o reason_n the_o sudden_a abrupt_a and_o total_a prohibition_n of_o those_o liquor_n may_v be_v of_o immediate_a evil_a consequence_n we_o must_v prescribe_v something_o else_o to_o be_v use_v in_o stead_n thereof_o and_o therefore_o in_o stead_n of_o the_o liquor_n to_o which_o the_o sick_a have_v be_v accustom_v let_v he_o drink_v hydromel_n metheglin_n or_o mead_n but_o with_o great_a moderation_n and_o temperance_n 3._o or_o in_o stead_n thereof_o he_o may_v take_v this_o take_v hydromel_n or_o mead_n twelve_o quart_n betony_n sage_n rosemary_n of_o each_o four_o handful_n sweet_a marjoram_n pennyroyal_n mint_n of_o each_o one_o handful_n bruise_v and_o infuse_v four_o and_o twenty_o hour_n then_o boil_v gentle_o one_o hour_n cool_a strain_n let_v it_o settle_v decant_v off_o the_o clear_a and_o bottle_n it_o up_o with_o two_o clove_n split_v and_o put_v into_o each_o bottle_n or_o thus_o take_v fair_a water_n fifteen_o quart_n white_a sugar_n seven_o or_o eight_o pound_n pure_a sal_fw-la prunellae_fw-la a_o ounce_n and_o half_a dissolve_v all_o together_o in_o the_o water_n and_o make_v it_o boil_v for_o a_o hour_n be_v almost_o coâ—â—_n work_v it_o up_o with_o ale-yest_n put_v into_o it_o in_o a_o bag_n with_o a_o stone_n in_o it_o and_o these_o follow_a thing_n take_v coriander-seed_n sage_n rosemary_n marjoram_n pennyroyal_n mint_n of_o each_o four_o ounce_n ginger_n bruise_v juniper-berry_n bawm_n of_o each_o three_o ounce_n jamaica-pepper_n anacardium_n of_o each_o two_o ounce_n clove_n nutmeg_n â—f_o each_o one_o ounce_n bruise_v what_o be_v to_o be_v bru_a sâ—d_n and_o let_v they_o work_v in_o the_o liquor_n two_o or_o three_o or_o four_o day_n the_o work_a be_v over_o let_v it_o stand_v to_o grow_v fine_a two_o or_o three_o week_n or_o till_o you_o see_v it_o be_v very_o pure_a and_o clear_a than_o bottle_n it_o up_o and_o let_v the_o sick_a take_v it_o moderate_o as_o their_o constant_a drink_n 4._o if_o the_o disease_n proceed_v from_o any_o venene_n or_o poisonous_a cause_n you_o must_v give_v such_o thing_n as_o be_v antidote_n against_o the_o poison_n and_o malignity_n if_o it_o proceed_v from_o pestilential_a poison_n you_o may_v give_v this_o follow_v take_v extract_n of_o saffron_n contrayerva_n virginian_a snake-root_n gentian_n zedoary_a of_o each_o a_o ounce_n castoreum_n in_o fine_a powder_n five_o dram_n bezoar_n oriental_a two_o dram_n and_o half_a musk_n one_o dram_n juice_n of_o alkern_n a_o sufficient_a quantity_n to_o make_v it_o into_o a_o soft_a electuary_n of_o this_o the_o sick_a may_v take_v the_o quantity_n of_o a_o hazelnut_n or_o nutmeg_n three_o time_n a_o day_n viz._n morning_n noon_n and_o night_n drink_v after_o the_o same_o a_o little_a glass_n of_o one_o of_o the_o former_a liquor_n if_o the_o patient_n be_v