Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	abate_v	blood_n	vigour_n	19	3	10.1910	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77021	A guide to the practical physician shewing, from the most approved authors, both ancient and modern, the truest and safest way of curing all diseases, internal and external, whether by medicine, surgery, or diet. Published in Latin by the learn'd Theoph. Bonet, physician at Geneva. And now rendred into English, with an addition of many considerable cases, and excellent medicines for every disease. Collected from Dr. Waltherus his Sylva medica. by one of the Colledge of Physicians, London. To which is added. The office of a physician, and perfect tables of every distemper, and of any thing else considerable. Licensed, November 13h. 1685. Robert Midgley.; Mercurius compitalitius. English	Bonet, Théophile, 1620-1689.	1686 (1686)	Wing B3591A; ESTC R226619	2,048,083	803

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not_o to_o be_v extinguish_v i_o know_v a_o old_a man_n of_o seventy_o of_o a_o hot_a constitution_n who_o have_v be_v trouble_v with_o nocturnal_a pollution_n from_o his_o youth_n to_o his_o extreme_a old-age_n idem_fw-la idem_fw-la and_o nevertheless_o he_o be_v blessed_v with_o a_o numerous_a issue_n xix_o mercurial_n rather_o increase_v the_o flux_n of_o seed_n than_o check_v it_o that_o be_v of_o themselves_o they_o make_v the_o seed_n more_o fluid_a wherefore_o we_o observe_v that_o after_o the_o use_n of_o they_o and_o give_v of_o purge_n the_o flux_n of_o seed_n be_v always_o as_o it_o be_v increase_v how_o proper_a therefore_o however_o it_o be_v in_o the_o begin_n for_o a_o gonorrhoea_n either_o virulent_a or_o simple_a give_v with_o a_o purgative_n that_o be_v mercurius_n dulcis_fw-la yet_o this_o be_v do_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o abstersion_n mundification_n and_o diversion_n rather_o than_o for_o astriction_n wherefore_o it_o be_v convenient_o give_v in_o such_o a_o 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who_o purge_v be_v so_o familiar_a that_o they_o can_v omit_v it_o in_o no_o disease_n or_o patient_n make_v use_n of_o it_o often_o even_o against_o the_o rule_n of_o former_a physician_n and_o yet_o they_o be_v so_o afraid_a of_o it_o in_o a_o pleurisy_n alone_o that_o they_o dare_v not_o give_v even_o the_o slight_a purge_n to_o a_o pleuritical_a person_n for_o in_o truth_n galen_n do_v not_o disallow_v of_o purgation_n when_o a_o pain_n be_v below_o the_o midriff_n but_o he_o say_v those_o thing_n to_o admonish_v we_o that_o we_o ought_v to_o use_v it_o with_o great_a caution_n so_o as_o that_o if_o we_o meet_v with_o any_o difficulty_n in_o purge_v we_o shall_v abstain_v from_o it_o and_o flee_v to_o venesection_n as_o be_v safe_o though_o it_o do_v not_o dissolve_v the_o pain_n as_o hypocrates_n say_v so_o well_o as_o fit_a purge_n will_v do_v as_o oft_o therefore_o as_o no_o great_a impediment_n gainsay_v we_o may_v safe_o purge_v about_o which_o some_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v and_o first_o that_o it_o be_v administer_v placid_o which_o hypocrates_n intimate_v say_v we_o must_v loosen_v the_o belly_n second_o that_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v procure_v by_o every_o medicine_n indifferent_o but_o such_o as_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o disease_n like_o that_o which_o he_o propose_v of_o wild_a purslain_a and_o black_a hellebore_n correct_v with_o some_o of_o the_o aromata_n which_o though_o it_o be_v esteem_v strong_a now_o a_o day_n yet_o i_o have_v find_v it_o gentle_a enough_o when_o give_v in_o a_o moderate_a do_v but_o whether_o manna_n and_o the_o syrup_n of_o rose_n solutive_a which_o i_o see_v some_o use_n be_v alike_o profitable_a i_o dare_v not_o affirm_v i_o know_v indeed_o that_o these_o differ_v quite_o from_o the_o medicine_n of_o hypocrates_n for_o they_o draw_v out_o thin_a and_o serous_a humour_n and_o do_v not_o a_o little_a raise_v flatus_fw-la but_o peplium_fw-la but_o peplium_fw-la wild_a purslain_a and_o hellebore_n draw_v forth_o thick_a and_o adust_a humour_n and_o as_o hypocrates_n say_v discuss_v flatus_fw-la beside_o these_o be_v bitter_a those_o very_a sweet_a but_o whether_o manna_n may_v not_o be_v use_v in_o stead_n of_o those_o medicine_n which_o hypocrates_n give_v in_o pleuritical_a sorbition_n i_o will_v not_o contend_v if_o the_o patient_n be_v of_o a_o weak_a constitution_n and_o can_v endure_v a_o strong_a medicine_n otherwise_o i_o shall_v trust_v more_o to_o hippocrates_n hellebore_n and_o to_o scammony_n put_v into_o the_o juice_n of_o ptisan_n with_o the_o powder_n of_o anisced_n if_o any_o suspect_v hippocrates_n opinion_n because_o of_o that_o which_o he_o have_v say_v 4._o sect_n whosoever_o attempt_n to_o dissolve_v present_o at_o the_o beginning_n those_o thing_n which_o be_v inflame_v locum_fw-la prosper_v martian_a comm_n in_o illum_fw-la locum_fw-la etc._n etc._n let_v he_o read_v valles●us's_n commentary_n of_o my_o exposition_n xxiv_o the_o wife_n of_o mr._n n._n have_v a_o erysipelas_n in_o her_o leg_n for_o seven_o or_o eight_o day_n with_o a_o continual_a fever_n and_o be_v cure_v of_o both_o distemper_n by_o the_o care_n of_o her_o physician_n afterward_o she_o expose_v herself_o too_o soon_o to_o the_o cold_a air_n whereupon_o she_o fall_v into_o a_o pain_n in_o her_o side_n with_o a_o fever_n cough_n and_o difficulty_n of_o breathe_v and_o sometime_o there_o be_v streak_n of_o blood_n in_o what_o she_o cough_v up_o she_o be_v bleed_v twice_o or_o thrice_o and_o other_o thing_n be_v administer_v i_o be_v call_v on_o the_o five_o day_n of_o the_o disease_n i_o think_v that_o a_o purge_v be_v to_o be_v give_v the_o next_o day_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v against_o the_o rule_n of_o art_n by_o which_o it_o be_v declare_v that_o a_o purge_n be_v not_o to_o be_v give_v before_o the_o seven_o day_n but_o the_o follow_a reason_n induce_v i_o 1._o because_o the_o pleurisy_n seem_v not_o to_o be_v legitimate_a breed_v from_o a_o collect_v or_o contractive_a inflammation_n but_o rather_o from_o a_o certain_a spurious_a thin_a and_o serous_a fluxion_n or_o also_o from_o acrimonious_a vapour_n raise_v from_o a_o cacochymie_n contain_v in_o the_o low_a belly_n and_o twitch_a of_o the_o pleura_fw-la i_o conclude_v thus_o because_o there_o appear_v blood_n only_o in_o one_o or_o two_o spitting_n and_o that_o but_o very_o little_a like_o a_o thread_n which_o can_v not_o come_v in_o so_o small_a a_o quantity_n from_o the_o inflame_a pleura_fw-la but_o rather_o from_o some_o small_a vein_n open_v by_o the_o violence_n of_o the_o cough_n or_o it_o may_v descend_v from_o the_o head_n see_v she_o have_v suffer_v a_o slight_a hemorrhage_n about_o the_o same_o time_n 2._o because_o the_o pain_n be_v not_o continual_a but_o end_v and_o return_v by_o interval_n with_o a_o very_a remiss_a fever_n 3._o because_o through_o the_o whole_a time_n of_o the_o late_a invasion_n she_o wake_v continual_o though_o the_o pain_n of_o her_o side_n do_v intermit_v very_o much_o even_o on_o the_o night_n whereby_o one_o may_v gather_v that_o those_o great_a watch_n depend_v rather_o upon_o the_o putrefaction_n of_o the_o humour_n and_o a_o essential_a fever_n than_o on_o a_o true_a pleurisy_n 4._o because_o all_o the_o time_n she_o have_v have_v the_o erysipelas_n she_o have_v refuse_v the_o purge_n which_o be_v prescribe_v she_o and_o so_o the_o whole_a hoard_n of_o the_o cacochymie_n remain_v shut_v up_o within_o therefore_o she_o take_v a_o purge_n on_o the_o six_o day_n of_o the_o late_a disease_n of_o senna_n rhubarb_n manna_n and_o the_o syrup_n of_o rose_n by_o which_o she_o be_v gentle_o purge_v with_o good_a success_n for_o the_o pain_n in_o her_o side_n remit_v present_o nor_o be_v she_o afflict_v any_o long_a with_o want_n of_o sleep_n but_o only_o a_o little_a feverishness_n appear_v towards_o night_n afterward_o by_o the_o help_n of_o some_o slight_a remedy_n she_o be_v thorough_o recover_v 18._o river_n cent_n 4._o ob_n 18._o xxv_o to_o take_v away_o a_o phlegmon_n of_o the_o pleura_fw-la beside_o the_o take_n away_o of_o blood_n by_o a_o large_a phlebotomy_n or_o by_o scarification_n the_o serous_a and_o other_o recrementitious_a humour_n ought_v likewise_o to_o be_v gentle_o expel_v both_o out_o of_o its_o mass_n and_o also_o out_o of_o the_o bowel_n by_o stool_n urine_n and_o sweat_n the_o strong_a purger_n be_v right_o forbid_v because_o they_o exagitate_v the_o blood_n and_o cause_n it_o to_o be_v fix_v deep_a in_o the_o part_n affect_v and_o though_o some_o famous_a chemist_n viz._n ang._n sala_n mart._n rulandus_n hartman_n and_o several_a other_o do_v give_v stibiate_a vomit_n to_o all_o pleuritical_a person_n and_o cry_v they_o up_o as_o the_o best_a remedy_n yet_o true_o this_o seem_v to_o i_o neither_o safe_a nor_o consonant_a to_o reason_n the_o only_a way_n as_o i_o think_v that_o they_o can_v come_v to_o help_v which_o also_o be_v very_o uncertain_a and_o dangerous_a be_v this_o viz._n that_o the_o medicine_n operate_a violent_o whilst_o their_o spirit_n be_v dissolve_v and_o they_o faint_v away_o all_o the_o vigour_n and_o turgescence_n of_o the_o blood_n quail_v and_o thereupon_o the_o nervous_a fibre_n remit_v their_o painful_a corrugation_n or_o contraction_n and_o the_o sanguiferous_a vessel_n be_v very_o much_o empty_v resorb_n the_o morbific_a matter_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n there_o be_v danger_n lest_o the_o humour_n be_v violent_o move_v shall_v rush_v more_o impetuous_o to_o the_o part_n affect_v at_o least_o lest_o the_o spirit_n be_v too_o much_o deject_v and_o the_o work_n of_o nature_n about_o the_o concoction_n or_o separation_n of_o the_o morbific_a matter_n be_v disturb_v the_o strength_n shall_v fail_v before_o the_o crisis_n of_o the_o disease_n willis_n willis_n xxvi_o many_o practitioner_n be_v much_o afraid_a to_o attempt_v the_o cure_n of_o any_o great_a disease_n of_o the_o pleura_fw-la by_o vomitory_n yet_o rulandus_n and_o hartman_n often_o give_v aqua_fw-la benedicta_fw-la with_o benefit_n riverius_n in_o ob_n comm_n 29._o also_o commend_v this_o kind_n of_o remedy_n all_o pleuritical_a person_n say_v he_o that_o vomit_n present_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o disease_n escape_n as_o i_o have_v observe_v in_o very_a many_o the_o pleura_fw-la be_v case_v of_o the_o load_n of_o humour_n by_o the_o help_n of_o vomit_v xxvii_o gentle_a diuretic_n that_o be_v not_o very_o hot_a be_v very_o good_a according_a to_o galen_n apb_n 44._o 6._o loc_fw-la off_o 4._o and_o hippocr_n 1._o epid._n 2._o for_o there_o be_v several_a way_n of_o purge_v out_o the_o matter_n in_o the_o breast_n according_a to_o hypocrates_n and_o galen_n 32._o epiph._n ferdinand_n hist_o 32._o ¶_o prevotius_fw-la observe_v that_o a_o pleurisy_n of_o the_o left_a side_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n deposit_v by_o urine_n wherefore_o in_o this_o case_n he_o give_v the_o mild_a diuretic_n

at_o this_o time_n also_o it_o breed_v a_o paroxysm_n and_o that_o for_o the_o cause_n abovementioned_a with_o which_o mischief_n if_o it_o do_v not_o present_o punish_v the_o patient_n yet_o it_o do_v not_o at_o all_o free_a he_o from_o his_o disease_n how_o constant_o soever_o and_o at_o due_a interval_n he_o take_v this_o or_o that_o cathartick_a nay_o i_o have_v know_v some_o subject_n to_o this_o disease_n who_o pay_v their_o devotion_n to_o health_n by_o a_o purge_n not_o only_a spring_n and_o fall_v but_o once_o a_o month_n yea_o and_o sometime_o every_o week_n yet_o not_o one_o of_o they_o escape_v the_o gout_n which_o afterward_o for_o the_o most_o part_n handle_v they_o more_o cruel_o than_o if_o they_o have_v abstain_v from_o all_o physic_n for_o though_o the_o say_v purge_v may_v carry_v off_o some_o part_n of_o the_o continent_n cause_n yet_o since_o it_o conduce_v not_o one_o jot_n to_o strengthen_v concoction_n from_o which_o it_o be_v so_o far_o that_o it_o weaken_v it_o destroy_v nature_n by_o a_o fresh_a wound_n it_o be_v only_o oppose_v to_o one_o cause_n and_o have_v not_o virtue_n sufficient_a for_o the_o cure_n of_o the_o disease_n beside_o we_o must_v note_v that_o through_o the_o same_o defect_n of_o spirit_n whereby_o coction_n be_v vitiate_a in_o people_n subject_a to_o the_o gout_n the_o consistence_n of_o their_o animal_n spirit_n be_v render_v less_o firm_a and_o lively_a whereupon_o it_o be_v present_o scatter_v and_o disturb_v by_o any_o cause_n which_o do_v a_o little_a more_o violent_o shake_v and_o disturb_v either_o mind_n or_o body_n and_o therefore_o be_v very_o fleet_a and_o dissipable_a as_o it_o often_o happen_v to_o they_o that_o be_v either_o hypochondriack_a or_o hysterick_a from_o which_o propensity_n of_o spirit_n to_o disorder_v it_o be_v that_o the_o gout_n common_o follow_v any_o the_o least_o evacuation_n for_o when_o the_o tone_n of_o the_o body_n be_v destroy_v which_o the_o firmness_n of_o spirit_n while_o they_o remain_v in_o their_o vigour_n preserve_v well_o compact_a and_o lively_a the_o peccant_a matter_n as_o have_v break_v all_o bound_n be_v at_o its_o liberty_n and_o upon_o this_o wound_n be_v be_v inflict_v on_o the_o body_n 35._o idem_fw-la p._n 35._o a_o paroxysm_n present_o arise_v xxxvi_o but_o this_o method_n as_o pernicious_a and_o hurtful_a as_o it_o be_v have_v get_v some_o empiric_n no_n small_a credit_n who_o all_o of_o they_o crafty_o conceal_v the_o purge_v medicine_n which_o they_o make_v use_v of_o for_o it_o must_v be_v observe_v that_o the_o patient_n while_o he_o be_v in_o his_o purge_v course_n have_v little_a or_o no_o pain_n and_o if_o the_o course_n can_v be_v carry_v on_o for_o some_o day_n and_o no_o fresh_a paroxysm_n supervene_v the_o patient_n will_v be_v quick_o well_o of_o that_o wherewith_o he_o be_v at_o present_a hold_v but_o then_o he_o must_v pay_v severe_o for_o it_o afterward_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o disorder_n into_o which_o the_o say_a disturbance_n of_o the_o humour_n have_v precipitate_v nature_n xxxvii_o then_o evacuation_n of_o the_o peccant_a matter_n by_o sweat_n though_o it_o do_v less_o hurt_n than_o the_o foresay_a evacuation_n yet_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o it_o do_v harm_n for_o though_o it_o do_v not_o retract_v the_o matter_n of_o the_o disease_n into_o the_o bowel_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a force_v it_o into_o the_o habit_n of_o the_o body_n yet_o however_o it_o do_v harm_n upon_o these_o account_n first_o indeed_o because_o out_o of_o the_o fit_a it_o forcible_o thrust_v out_o the_o humour_n that_o be_v yet_o crude_a and_o not_o so_o ripe_a as_o that_o they_o ought_v by_o right_a to_o be_v separate_v into_o the_o limb_n and_o so_o solicit_v a_o fit_a before_o the_o time_n and_o even_o against_o nature_n mind_n then_o because_o in_o the_o fit_a provoke_v of_o sweat_n do_v force_n too_o violent_o the_o morbific_a matter_n upon_o the_o part_n affect_v and_o beside_o cause_n intolerable_a pain_n and_o if_o the_o quantity_n of_o peccant_a matter_n be_v large_a than_o that_o the_o part_n affect_v can_v admit_v it_o it_o present_o throw_v it_o on_o other_o joint_n whereupon_o there_o be_v a_o commotion_n and_o a_o great_a ebullition_n or_o exestuation_n of_o blood_n and_o other_o humour_n but_o if_o the_o body_n abound_v with_o a_o serous_a flood_n that_o be_v apt_a to_o breed_v the_o gout_n there_o be_v fear_n of_o fall_v into_o a_o apoplexy_n wherefore_o in_o this_o disease_n like_v as_o in_o all_o other_o in_o which_o sweat_n be_v raise_v by_o art_n to_o cast_v out_o the_o morbific_a matter_n and_o do_v not_o flow_v by_o the_o dust_z of_o nature_n it_o be_v exceed_o dangerous_a to_o raise_v they_o so_o violent_o or_o beyond_o that_o degree_n of_o coction_n to_o which_o humour_n to_o be_v evacuate_v of_o themselves_o be_v arrive_v and_o that_o most_o famous_a aphorism_n of_o hypocrates_n concoct_v not_o crude_a thing_n must_v be_v purge_v have_v place_n as_o well_o in_o provoke_v sweat_v as_o in_o give_v a_o purge_n which_o be_v clear_o evident_a from_o the_o sweat_n that_o conclude_v the_o fit_a of_o a_o ague_n which_o if_o it_o be_v moderate_a and_o answer_v exact_o to_o the_o quantity_n of_o febrile_a matter_n concoct_v by_o the_o precede_a fit_a do_v remarkable_o relieve_v the_o patient_n but_o if_o sweat_v be_v promote_v beyond_o nature_n measure_n by_o keep_v the_o patient_n continual_o in_o bed_n than_o a_o continual_a fever_n arise_v and_o a_o fresh_a fire_n be_v kindle_v whereas_o what_o be_v burn_v before_o aught_o to_o have_v be_v put_v out_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n also_o in_o the_o gout_n that_o gentle_a dew_n which_o for_o the_o most_o part_n arise_v in_o the_o morning_n of_o its_o own_o accord_n after_o every_o lesser_a paroxysm_n several_a of_o which_o make_v one_o great_a one_o mitigate_v both_o the_o pain_n and_o restlessness_n wherewith_o the_o patient_n contend_v all_o night_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a if_o this_o gentle_a dew_n that_o 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with_o oil_n of_o scorpion_n vi_o what_o bath_n be_v proper_a and_o when_o vii_o when_o a_o stove_n do_v harm_n viii_o we_o must_v have_v a_o care_n how_o we_o apply_v issue_n and_o blister_n ix_o cure_a by_o acupuncture_n x._o the_o efficacy_n and_o choice_n of_o chalybeates_n xi_o i._o in_o a_o simple_a anasarca_n we_o may_v purge_v violent_o and_o it_o often_o do_v abundance_n of_o good_a and_o indeed_o from_o this_o disease_n be_v sometime_o cure_v by_o purge_v empiric_n have_v good_a opportunity_n to_o brag_v of_o their_o cure_n and_o some_o of_o their_o medicine_n be_v indeed_o high_o cry_v up_o for_o cure_v of_o dropsy_n for_o forsooth_o if_o they_o chance_v ever_o to_o cure_v one_o or_o two_o of_o a_o anasarca_n with_o specific_a hydragogue_n or_o elatericks_n they_o have_v enough_o to_o set_v out_o themselves_o and_o their_o skill_n although_o they_o may_v kill_v a_o hundred_o ascitick_n with_o the_o same_o medicine_n wherefore_o though_o preparation_n of_o spurge_n or_o elaterium_n and_o other_o hydragogue_n have_v sometime_o do_v good_a in_o certain_a case_n yet_o if_o they_o be_v give_v indifferent_o to_o all_o hydropick_n or_o at_o all_o to_o weak_a constitution_n and_o such_o as_o have_v bad_a inward_o either_o in_o tone_n or_o conformation_n they_o often_o kill_v than_o cure_n and_o the_o reason_n why_o cathartic_o operate_v more_o successful_o and_o effectual_o in_o this_o disease_n than_o in_o other_o sort_n of_o dropsy_n be_v because_o in_o a_o anasarca_fw-la the_o morbid_v matter_n which_o be_v the_o lympha_fw-la reside_v partly_o in_o the_o mass_n of_o blood_n partly_o in_o the_o habit_n of_o the_o body_n within_o the_o pore_n and_o vacuity_n among_o the_o end_n of_o the_o vessel_n wherefore_o when_o a_o strong_a purge_n be_v give_v it_o present_o

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etc._n there_o be_v another_o sort_n of_o cordial_n that_o operate_v in_o a_o different_a manner_n and_o help_v whole_o on_o another_o account_n those_o namely_o do_v not_o gentle_o cherish_v the_o animal_n spirit_n and_o cause_v they_o to_o be_v expanded_a equal_o but_o rather_o irritate_fw-la they_o and_o make_v they_o run_v and_o be_v carry_v this_o way_n and_o that_o way_n to_o the_o end_n namely_o that_o they_o be_v inordinate_a before_o and_o unequal_o disperse_v crowd_v in_o some_o place_n and_o thin_a in_o other_o and_o therefore_o intermit_a or_o perverse_o act_v some_o office_n of_o their_o function_n especial_o within_o the_o brain_n or_o praecordia_fw-la may_v be_v disturb_v and_o more_o agitate_a by_o a_o ungrateful_a medicine_n which_o in_o such_o a_o case_n be_v a_o very_a good_a remedy_n in_o that_o be_v thereby_o rouse_v as_o if_o they_o be_v lash_v they_o leave_v their_o former_a disorder_n and_o of_o their_o own_o accord_n return_v into_o regular_a order_n thus_o it_o be_v usual_a in_o swoon_v faint_a oppression_n or_o spasm_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o in_o almost_o any_o other_o fail_n languor_n or_o irregularity_n of_o the_o spirit_n to_o give_v inward_o spirit_n of_o hartshorn_n of_o soot_n of_o sal_fw-la ammoniac_a or_o tincture_n of_o castor_n or_o asa_n foetida_fw-la with_o other_o liquor_n or_o to_o hold_v to_o the_o nose_n these_o and_o the_o like_a as_o especial_o volatile_a salt_n and_o empyreumatical_a chemical_a oil_n beside_o it_o may_v be_v sometime_o good_a in_o sudden_a defection_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o sprinkle_v cold_a water_n on_o the_o face_n to_o pinch_v the_o nose_n very_o much_o to_o shake_v the_o body_n and_o sometime_o to_o strike_v a_o box_n on_o the_o ear._n such_o administration_n as_o these_o give_v help_v inasmuch_o as_o they_o rouse_v up_o the_o animal_n spirit_n be_v oppress_v or_o distract_v or_o employ_v otherways_o than_o they_o shall_v and_o command_v they_o be_v expanded_a willis_n willis_n and_o muster_v as_o it_o be_v to_o their_o former_a office_n ii_o see_v in_o almost_o all_o disease_n diminution_n of_o strength_n as_o be_v more_o urgent_a draw_v to_o itself_o a_o curative_fw-it indication_n and_o persuade_v that_o before_o all_o thing_n roborate_n and_o comfort_v thing_n shall_v be_v give_v the_o sick_a it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o physician_n be_v often_o instigate_v to_o appoint_v such_o but_o if_o you_o inquire_v of_o they_o what_o those_o comfort_a thing_n be_v they_o produce_v divers_a blandiment_n of_o the_o tongue_n confection_n and_o aromatic_a spirit_n never_o regard_v whether_o they_o be_v hurtful_a to_o the_o patient_n or_o not_o nor_o understanding_n that_o these_o thing_n that_o please_v the_o palate_n be_v often_o prejudicial_a to_o the_o stomach_n for_o can_v these_o thing_n be_v comfort_v that_o be_v administer_v while_o the_o foam_v of_o the_o disease_n still_o survive_v how_o shall_v the_o citizen_n fortify_v himself_o that_o have_v receive_v unto_o he_o a_o domestic_a enemy_n strong_a than_o himself_o if_o the_o disease_n bring_v a_o man_n down_o that_o be_v strong_a and_o in_o good_a health_n how_o will_v it_o suffer_v he_o to_o be_v fortify_v when_o he_o be_v bring_v down_o i_o speak_v not_o here_o of_o specific_a cordial_n i_o let_v those_o alone_a also_o that_o recruit_v and_o illustrate_v the_o spirit_n and_o hinder_v their_o resolution_n these_o be_v not_o to_o be_v deprive_v of_o their_o due_a esteem_n but_o i_o censure_v only_o the_o abuse_n of_o comfort_v thing_n now_o those_o which_o be_v true_o such_o be_v those_o that_o subdue_a the_o morbific_a cause_n add_v strength_n to_o the_o bowel_n that_o by_o correct_v the_o ferment_n if_o any_o of_o they_o be_v weak_a and_o restore_v they_o to_o their_o pristine_a vigour_n make_v they_o again_o mindful_a of_o their_o wont_a office_n in_o which_o matter_n we_o have_v the_o consent_n of_o sennertus_n in_o his_o paralip_n ad_fw-la institut_fw-la p._n m._n 79._o admonish_v that_o comfort_v or_o strengthen_v medicine_n ought_v to_o be_v such_o which_o preserve_v and_o restore_v the_o instrument_n of_o each_o faculty_n to_o wit_n the_o substance_n temper_n and_o spirit_n of_o the_o part_n and_o that_o take_v away_o the_o cause_n that_o violate_v they_o and_o that_o therefore_o respect_n be_v always_o to_o be_v have_v to_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o disease_n and_o the_o weakness_n of_o the_o faculty_n and_o heed_n be_v to_o be_v take_v that_o whilst_o we_o strive_v to_o please_v the_o palate_n of_o the_o patient_n and_o to_o recruit_v his_o spirit_n we_o do_v not_o increase_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o disease_n and_o so_o also_o the_o very_a debility_n of_o the_o faculty_n especial_o by_o such_o thing_n as_o in_o their_o whole_a kind_n be_v foreign_a and_o have_v no_o congruence_n with_o the_o spirit_n nor_o be_v grateful_a to_o the_o weak_a ferment_n of_o the_o viscera_n as_o to_o the_o usual_a julep_n without_o the_o conjunction_n of_o prevail_v acid_a spirit_n electuary_n and_o emulsion_n and_o other_o medicine_n of_o that_o nature_n that_o easy_o ferment_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o they_o be_v very_o grateful_a to_o the_o well_o and_o to_o such_o as_o be_v in_o the_o declination_n of_o fever_n where_o the_o ferment_n of_o the_o viscera_n have_v again_o in_o some_o measure_n attain_v their_o pristin_a vigour_n as_o galen_n testify_v comment_n 5._o epid._n 14._o but_o they_o be_v naught_o for_o the_o sick_a and_o hurtful_a in_o most_o disease_n of_o the_o stomach_n and_o womb_n for_o these_o be_v in_o a_o preternatural_a state_n be_v only_o delight_v with_o bitter_a acrimonious_a and_o acid_a thing_n other_o medicine_n be_v quite_o opposite_a to_o the_o ferment_n of_o the_o stomach_n and_o so_o make_v the_o digestion_n more_o difficult_a sugar_n a_o common_a ingredient_n in_o cordial_a julep_n etc._n etc._n be_v chemical_o dissect_v pass_v partly_o into_o a_o most_o ardent_a spirit_n partly_o into_o a_o corrosive_a

observe_v that_o after_o the_o take_n of_o they_o the_o body_n be_v to_o be_v exercise_v with_o walk_v about_o that_o by_o this_o mean_v the_o virtue_n of_o the_o medicine_n may_v be_v better_o deduce_v into_o act_n and_o that_o walk_v be_v to_o be_v continue_v for_o two_o hour_n which_o be_v over_o let_v the_o patient_n take_v some_o broth_n wherein_o some_o open_v herb_n and_o root_n have_v be_v boil_v 4._o river_n pract._n lib._n 11._o cap_n 4._o aphrodisiack_n or_o increaser_n of_o seed_n the_o content_n aphrodisiack_n do_v either_o increase_v seed_n substantial_o i._n or_o they_o stimulate_v opium_n be_v a_o aphrodisiack_a either_o inward_o ii_o or_o outward_o iii_o medicine_n that_o raise_v flatus_fw-la provoke_v not_o venery_n iv_o how_o to_o be_v provoke_v in_o old_a men._n v._n comfort_v and_o gentle_o stimulate_v thing_n be_v to_o be_v mix_v with_o aphrodisiack_n vi_o they_o take_v away_o also_o impotency_n cause_v by_o witchery_n vii_o i._o aphrodisiack_n be_v either_o 1._o strengthener_n or_o increaser_n of_o seed_n substantial_o spirituous_a restorative_n and_o helper_n of_o the_o native_a heat_n aliment_n of_o good_a juice_n of_o easy_a digestion_n and_o of_o much_o nourishment_n of_o medicine_n some_o may_v be_v refer_v hither_o that_o respect_n the_o slippery_a and_o frothy_a character_n of_o the_o seed_n as_o the_o root_n of_o satyrion_n and_o other_o bulbous_a root_n artichoke_n ambergriese_n valleriola_n commend_v cock_n stone_n and_o these_o take_v place_n more_o in_o old_a man_n or_o in_o such_o as_o have_v weak_a and_o few_o spirit_n as_o in_o those_o that_o be_v recover_v from_o sickness_n for_o as_o there_o concur_v to_o a_o fruitful_a coition_n both_o a_o spirituous_a consistent_a plentiful_a and_o as_o it_o be_v turgent_fw-la seed_n and_o also_o a_o vigour_n of_o the_o genitals_o so_o the_o medicine_n already_o speak_v of_o do_v chief_o satisfy_v the_o former_a requisite_a ii_o or_o 2._o stimulate_v 1._o inward_o such_o as_o by_o their_o 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