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together_o take_v two_o pint_n of_o the_o decoction_n and_o foment_n the_o head_n be_v shave_v with_o double_a clothes_n for_o the_o space_n of_o a_o hour_n after_o apply_v the_o bag_n to_o the_o coronal_z suture_a binâ—ing_v it_o about_o with_o linen_n clothes_n let_v the_o patient_n lie_v down_o and_o rest_n if_o he_o can_v then_o will_v he_o purge_v by_o all_o the_o emunctuary_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o also_o somewhat_o by_o stool_n so_o will_v the_o filth_n stick_v to_o his_o skull_n and_o brain_n be_v wonderful_o dissolve_v which_o few_o other_o medicine_n can_v perform_v last_o apply_v a_o cautery_n to_o the_o coronal_z suture_a which_o be_v much_o approve_v by_o gordonius_n who_o confirm_v the_o benefit_n of_o it_o by_o the_o hist_n of_o a_o certain_a madman_n who_o have_v a_o wound_n in_o his_o head_n with_o a_o fracture_n of_o the_o scull_n and_o be_v â—â—â—y_v well_o as_o long_o as_o it_o be_v open_a but_o still_o when_o it_o be_v heal_v grow_v mad_a again_o although_o the_o brain_n be_v principal_o affect_v in_o this_o disease_n yet_o other_o part_n be_v to_o be_v alter_v especial_o the_o heart_n and_o liver_n with_o epithem_n and_o liniment_n prescribe_v in_o the_o cure_n of_o the_o frenzy_n chap._n fourteen_o of_o melancholy_n melancholy_n be_v a_o dote_v or_o delirium_fw-la without_o a_o fever_n with_o fear_n and_o sadness_n it_o be_v distinguish_v from_o a_o frenzy_n by_o want_n of_o fever_n and_o from_o madness_n by_o fear_n and_o sadness_n because_o that_o come_v with_o fury_n and_o boldness_n we_o say_v this_o disease_n have_v no_o fever_n namely_o of_o its_o own_o nature_n of_o itself_o but_o a_o fever_n may_v accidental_o be_v join_v with_o it_o for_o nothing_o hinder_v but_o a_o continual_a or_o intermit_a fever_n may_v happen_v to_o one_o in_o this_o disease_n but_o this_o fever_n will_v not_o be_v essential_o in_o it_o as_o in_o a_o frenzy_n where_o a_o fever_n be_v essential_a to_o the_o disease_n but_o we_o may_v doubt_v how_o fear_n and_o sadness_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v of_o the_o essence_n of_o melancholy_n when_o we_o perceive_v that_o in_o many_o melancholic_a people_n there_o be_v much_o laughter_n and_o appearance_n of_o joy_n for_o some_o laugh_n some_o sing_v some_o think_v themselves_o to_o be_v very_o rich_a king_n and_o monarch_n we_o answer_v that_o there_o be_v divers_a degree_n of_o melancholy_a and_o divers_a mixture_n of_o melanchollick_n humour_n with_o other_o from_o whence_o come_v variety_n of_o passion_n so_o that_o they_o who_o have_v much_o blood_n or_o phlegm_n mix_v with_o melancholy_a may_v have_v joy_n and_o cheerfulness_n but_o that_o disease_n be_v not_o at_o that_o time_n a_o true_a melancholy_n but_o be_v more_o like_a foolishness_n also_o great_a variety_n of_o dote_v arise_v from_o the_o various_a disposition_n of_o the_o melanchollick_n humour_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o some_o think_v themselves_o to_o be_v king_n prince_n prophet_n other_o that_o they_o be_v make_v of_o glass_n or_o potters-clay_n or_o that_o they_o be_v bare_o corn_n ready_a to_o be_v devour_v by_o the_o hen_n some_o think_v they_o be_v melt_a wax_n and_o dare_v not_o approach_v the_o fire_n other_o that_o they_o be_v dog_n cat_n wolf_n cuckoo_n nightingale_n or_o cock_n who_o voice_n they_o imitate_v other_o fancy_v themselves_o dead_a and_o will_v neither_o eat_v nor_o drink_v other_o dare_v not_o piss_v lest_o they_o shall_v drown_v the_o world_n by_o a_o second_o deluge_n some_o think_v they_o have_v lose_v their_o head_n or_o some_o other_o member_n or_o that_o they_o carry_v the_o world_n upon_o their_o finger_n end_n or_o that_o they_o have_v sparrow_n in_o their_o head_n or_o serpent_n frog_n mouse_n and_o other_o creature_n in_o their_o belly_n the_o immediate_a cause_n of_o melancholy_n that_o i_o may_v use_v the_o word_n of_o galen_n be_v a_o dark_a spirit_n or_o vapour_n very_o black_a for_o when_o the_o animal_n spirit_n
ought_v in_o their_o own_o nature_n to_o be_v pure_a thin_a and_o transparent_a for_o the_o cheerful_a perform_n of_o the_o action_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o to_o cause_n cheerfulness_n if_o they_o change_v their_o constitution_n and_o become_v dark_a and_o obscure_a they_o produce_v sorrow_n and_o fear_n galen_n in_o his_o 2._o the_o sympt_n cause_n chap._n 6._o by_o a_o example_n borrow_v from_o external_a darkness_n do_v explain_v the_o matter_n of_o those_o thing_n say_v he_o which_o be_v without_o the_o body_n we_o see_v nothing_o that_o do_v more_o terrify_v we_o than_o darkness_n therefore_o when_o darkness_n do_v encompass_v the_o rational_a part_n of_o man_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o that_o man_n shall_v exceed_o fear_v who_o do_v always_o carry_v about_o with_o he_o another_o cause_n of_o fear_n beside_o that_o which_o be_v external_a the_o cause_n of_o this_o eâ—il_a disposition_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v a_o melanchollick_n humour_n which_o be_v possess_v with_o 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hypochondria_n and_o therefore_o the_o hot_a distemper_n do_v prevail_v we_o answer_v that_o that_o inflammation_n or_o burn_v of_o the_o hypochondria_n come_v from_o the_o heat_n of_o blood_n long_o retain_v in_o the_o spleen_n and_o meseraick_n vein_n by_o reason_n of_o obstruction_n from_o whence_o many_o vapour_n be_v send_v up_o into_o the_o brain_n which_o though_o they_o be_v hot_a yet_o be_v overcome_v by_o the_o coldness_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o be_v easy_o bring_v to_o a_o cold_a and_o dry_a temper_n which_o be_v proper_a to_o melancholy_n but_o if_o the_o heat_n of_o those_o vapour_n be_v such_o that_o they_o spoil_v the_o temper_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o make_v it_o hot_a and_o dry_a then_o come_v madness_n and_o not_o melancholy_a so_o that_o in_o madness_n or_o mania_n and_o melancholy_a there_o be_v this_o difference_n that_o in_o the_o first_o namely_o mania_n there_o be_v a_o hot_a and_o dry_a distemper_n in_o the_o other_o call_v melancholy_a a_o cold_a and_o dry_a 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his_o three_o pook_n de_fw-fr loc_fw-fr
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