and stinking humors 1. A certain Gentleman of the upper Styria of a Melancholy nature being infested with vehement fierce fits of the Colick and I being called to attend upon him before I could come fits of the Epilepsy seised him insomuch that there was great danger of his life 2. And being passionatly intreated both by him and his Wife not to leave him but to administer all things which might concurr towards his ease and recovery now his Body being first well purg'd I did propose next Decoctum Ligni sancti with sarsa parilla of which he found great good 3. From his sweating Drink a great quantity of stinking loathsom Sweat did evaporate insomuch that when he had done Sweating and his bed was uncovered and thrown open the standers by could not endure the stench which was an Indubitable argument of the Corruption of the humors 4. I stayed with him about a month and at length I went away my Counsel being required by others that were in valetudinarie leaving behind me an honourable remembrance of my self Thonerus lib. 2. Observ 4. XCIV The Falling-sickness in a young Man having many fits in a day 1. One Nicholas Hazard a young man about twenty six years of Age a person of a moist Brain but otherwise Plethorick had strong fits every week three times and very often five times a day which held him for the space of one somtimes two hours with a foaming of the Mouth shreiking out a hurting of all the senses and a long and profound sleep following 2. I used no other Medicine besides blood-letting directed for particular reasons not in respect to the Falling-sickness than the following purging Electuary by the taking of which he was cured in the seventh month observing also a most accurate Diet from which Disease he has now lived free these ten years 3. The purging Electuary Take Electuary of the juyce of Roses an ounce pouder of Jallap a dram spirit of Salt rectified a scruple Oyl of Rosemary eight drops mix it and make it into a soft Electuary Of this the Sick may take the quantity of a Nutmeg three or four times in a week but I think every morning fasting would be much better 4. Deckers commenting upon this Recipe saith That rather than Spirit of Salt that Spirit of Sal Aromoniack ought to be taken Or some other Oyly Volatile salt or one scruple of the distilled Spirit of these two mixt and joyned by two or three Cohobations Barbet Prax. lib. 1. cap. 1. Observ 1. XCV Epileptick motions in a young Woman 1. The Daughter of Simon Gomes de Pas aged twenty years was troubled a year with Epileptick motions which held her from the seventh hour in the morning till the ninth in the evening with a foaming at the Mouth without Speech or the manifest use of her senses 2. Her monthly Terms did notwithstanding observe their due manner and time in the night she did speak eat and drink but it was sparingly I prescribed to her the following Pills 3. Take Castoreum salt of Mugwort of each four grains resine of Jallap six grains fine Aloes nine grains Oyl of sweet Marjoram two drops mix and make five pills for one dose with these she was well purg'd 4. Twice a day she took this following draught Take of the whitest spanish Soap half a dram boyl it in Cows milk and let the Sick take a quarter of a pint of the straining 5. It is wonderful that by taking of this Medicine the fit should be every day by degrees so lessened that at the thirtieth day she was perfectly cured and so continued well In persons Phlegmatick I use not Phlebotomy Barbet prax lib. 1. cap. 1. Observ 2. XCVI The Falling-sickness in a Melancholy man 1. A man of about fourty five years of Age of a Melancholy disposition but especially about the fit every week about the full moon perceiving only a dizziness fell down and then was lamentably afflicted with mighty Convulsions and Convulsive motions which continued for the space of three or four hours forgetting two or three days following whatever was done except his dizziness 2. Then having many troublesome nights with horrid Dreams he always awaked with a fright every part of him shaking and having also lost his Memory lay with his Hand very much trembling 3. Blood-letting was often used by the direction of a certain Physician sometimes to take away the Paroxysm and sometimes for the Disease it self but without success 4. The Wife of the sick person for taking away the fit which could not be overcome nor taken away by Phlebotomy put into her Husbands mouth Cloves chewed or bruised by which the fit was profligated 5. I being called to the Cure prescribed the following things all sharp four and raw things being forbidden first take of the waters of Betony and line tree flowers of each two ounces Eennell water Aqua vitae of Matthiolus the Antepileptick water of Langius of each one ounce the Spirit of salt Armoniack half a dram Ticture of Castor ten drops flowers of St. Johns wort one dram Laudanum opiatum four grains Oyl of Amber five drops syrup of Staechas one ounce mix them of this he took four times at the least every day one or two spoonfull 6. Secondly once every week he took for a dose five of the following pills by which he had three or four stools Take of the gum Ammoniacum dissolved in Rose-water half a dram the best Myrrh the Rozin of Jalap Scammony Vitriol of Mars calcin'd to a whiteness of each one scruple Saffron half a scruple Oyl of Amber eight drops mix them and make gilded pills in number forty and sprinkle them with the pouder of Cinnamon c. 7. Thirdly he took the following pouder every evening with Sack Take of red Coral prepared and of white Chalk of each one scruple sugar Candy three drams mix them and make a very fine pouder to be divided into six doses 8. In the evening this pouder being taken the morning following he had three or four stools We continued the use of these Medicines about a fortnight 9. And then Fourthly I prescribed the following Physical wine Take of the roots of Enula Campana sweet garden flag wood Valerian of each two drams Misletoe of the Oak an ounce the leaves of Sage Hyssop of each an handfull the seeds of Peony sweet Fennel of each two drams Cinnamon three drams Nutmegs one dram Orange-peel two drams the Ingredients being cut and bruised let them be grossly sowed up in a Bag and put into a stone Vessel upon which pour four pints of Canary not french wine nor Rhenish because they encrease the acid humor 10. After a due Infusion he took three ounces of it three times a day twelve drops of salt-Armoniack being first drop'd into evey dose and we continued the use of the said Physical wine to the end of the Cure the above mentioned pills as also the mixture being repeated about the Full and New
not give any help as the former to the sourness of the Throat it may be hence gathered that the salt particles of the blood and humors coming away by the urine had a two fold state or condition to wit of fixedness and fluedness 35. Wherefore the serum imbued by them became now of this now of that nature For it seems that the saline particles being degâ—nerate within the mass of the blood remained fixed and rendred the urine for the most part lixivial 36. But those which flowed without the blood in the nervous juice or were laid up about the solid parts did degenerate into a flux or acetousness and therefore from these being derived into the emunctiores of the Mouth that noted sourness of the Mouth and Oesophagus proceeded 37. Moreover when these kind of particles being gathered to a fullness in the nervous juice and solid parts did swell up and arising to a fluxion boyled up into the blood presently these being sent away from thence in heaps through the Reins rendred the urine encreased in quantity sourish 38. But for as much as the saline particles being of a diverse condition and that those of the same kind could not be mingled together they mutually moved against one another and break their forces therefore the salt urine and not the sour healed the sourness of the Throat 39. It appears by a vulgar Experiment that the most sharp spirits of Vitriol by the mixture of the salt of Tartar or any other lixivial grows very mild and yet from thence appears that the acid humor sweating out into the parts of the Mouth and Throat of this Gentlewoman came near the nature of sharp Vitriol 40. Because the fume of Tobacco being taken at the Mouth of the sick person was wonderfully sweet as it happens to such who have before-hand tasted Vitriol Willis de morbis convulsivis cap. 9. Observ 2. LX. A Convulsion in a noble Virgin 1. Because we treat here of admirable Convulsions which do not ordinarily happen and whose nature and causes ly deeply hid for the better illustration of these kinds of distempers we will yet shew one or two more cases no less wonderful than the former 2. About ten years since I visited the Daughter of a certain noble Man afflicted after this manner with convulsive motions that some thought her possessed with an evil Spirit 3. This Beautiful and well shaped Virgin about the age of sixteen begotten of a Paralytick Father without any evident cause about the Winter Solstice began to grow very ill 4. At first she was troubled with the Head-ach though not after a grievous manner as also for many days with a giddiness then she felt now in one of her Arms then in another a trembling and sudden contraction which kind of Convulsions returning often in that day endured scarce a moment 5. The next day sitting in a Chair near her Sister suddenly leaping out she took several Jumps successively with wonderful Agility every Jump being several foot in length then when she was come to the further part of the Chamber she stood leaping a great while in the same place and every time a great height 6. When her Legs were quite tired with leaping she fell on the Floor and presently she flung her head here and there with wonderful Violence as if she would shake it from her Neck 7. As soon as she ceased from this Motion for weariness presently the same Fury invaded her Hands and Feet so that she was forced violently to exercise her Members by striking the Walls or Posts or by beating the Pavement 8. When by reason of Shame or Modesty before her Freinds and the By-standers she did with some kind of violence hinder her self from these Motions for all the while she was her self and spake soberly the Distemper being sent inwardly she was very much afflicted with a very great Oppression of the Heart which caused her to sob and bemoan her self 9. When she would ease her self the Fury being transmitted to the Muscles of the outward Limbs she was forced presently to leap about to fling here and there her Head or Arms as also to run about the Chamber or to beat the Ground with her Feet 10. Because these kinds of vehement Motions of her Limbs or Viscera in the Tragedy of the Dâ—stemper did mutually relieve themselves returning as it were in a Round 11. Coming the fifth day after this Lady was sick I gave her a Vomit of the Infussion of Crocus Metallorum Wine of Squills and Salt of Vitriol by which she vomited seven times cankered Oyl or Choler in great plenty with the Mixture of a sharp and as it were vitriolick Humor 12. The next day ten ounces of Blood was taken from the Saphena Vein besides she took twice a day Antidotes of the Pouders of pretious Stones of Mans Skull and the root of Male-Peony By the use of these within a week she seemed to be cured and she continued for many days afterwards free from the aforesaid Distempers 13. But after two weeks at the time of the full Moon she fell into a Relapse of the same Disease more cruel than before for besides those wonderful Leapings and vehement Conversions and Roulings about of her Head and Members she was forced besides to fetch often a most rapid Course round about her Chamber 14. She began at this time by the praescriptions of others to take anti-hysterical Medicines and purges at certain set Intervals but without any Help 15. At last I being sent for because she seemed indued with a strong Habit of Body and with a notable Fierceness of Spirits I gave her a stronger Emmatick by which she vomited forth ten times greenish Choler like to Rust with Flegm sharp like Stygian Water and she was suddenly eased 16 After this I gave her every Morning a Draught of white Wine dilated with the water of Black-Cherries with Sows or Hog-Lice bruised and infused therein and strongly pressed forth 17. By the use of these she seemed presently to be cured and was well above a Month and when afterwards the Distemper being about to return she felt at any time some Fore-runners presently by the use of the Vomit and the expression of the Millepedes or Cheslogs she averted the approach of the Disease 18. Within three Months she so far recovered her former Health that she has now lived these many years free from those kinds of convulsive Distempers But from the time the convulsive Passions wholly ceased she was somtimes troubled about the parts of her Mouth and Throat with a Defluction of a most sour Humor like the vitriolick Stagma 19. Besides somtimes she was obnoxious to the Pica or longing of Women and at somtimes also to the Cough with a discoloured Spittle threatning a Consumption notwithstanding which by Remedies used in these kinds of Cases she was easily cured 20. As to the Aetiology or rational Account of the aforesaid Case there is no reason that we should fear
nature would contribute something as to adding strength to it 7. Now to effect that intention We applyed that most admirable Emplaster of Mynsicht viz. his Diagalbano Crocatum a Medicament never sufficiently to be commended by the application whereof our feeble Patient in two or three months time was perfectly restored to my great Credit and the exceeding satisfaction of his indulgent Parents II. A Contracture of the Arm in an old Water-man in Southwark 1. This old Man aged about seventy for the space of seven or eight year had lost the use of his left Arm by reason of a Contracture so that he could not in any wise attend his Calling the poor old Man desired my help which I granted and performed the Cure as followeth 2. First I bathed the Contracture very well with the Spirit of Aniseeds then I caused it to be anointed with Oleum Nervinum after which I applyed Emplastrum de minio simplex made with Vinegar and Oyl without Wax it was boyled and taken off whilst it was red a little before it was going to turn black 3. In this Cloths was dipt and applyed to his Arm and about six or seven of these plasters or Sear-cloths performed the Cure 4. The poor old Man was able to give me nothing for my Cure but only gave me of his own free will a bottle of Sack However not long after as a further token of his graâ—â—ful spirit he helped me to a better Patient from whom I Received about fifteen or sixteen pound III. A Contraction in the left Ham in a certain Virgin 1. It was occasioned through a fall and a hurt in the part or parts adjacent being ill cured the Contracture was new but by reason the joint was great as also the parts contracted I was the more dubious of the Cure however being encouraged by the Friends of the party affected 2. I applyed the following things with success beyond Imagination first I caused the part affected to be very well bathed with the Spirit of Aniseeds then I anointed it very well with the expressed Oyl of Mace after which we applied for forty days together or more the Cataplasmum de stercore humano the praeparation of which you may see in our Doron lib. 3. cap. 7. sect 9. 3. The Cure succeeded much contrary to my expectation For the Patient could walk without Crutches or so much as halting 4. The like Cure I performed in a Child using only the same Medicaments IV. A Contracture in the Ham with a lameness of both the Ankles 1. This being a Youth about fifteen or fixteen years of age had this disaffection upon him by reason of a fall first I bathed all the weakned and disaffected parts with the Spirit of Aniseeds afterwards with the Powers of Amber 2. Immediately after I anointed with Oyl of Mace by expression after which I applied Emplastrum diasulphuris Rulandi by which my Patient seemed to be cured save only a weakness remained upon the parts lately disaffected 3. After the application of the Emplaster about eight or nine weeks it being renewed once in three days I caused the said weakned parts to be bathed with a strong tincture of Myrrh made with the best rectifyed spirit of Wine whereby the sick in a short time became perfectly well V. A Contraction Incurable 1. A young Man about seventeen or eighteen years of age was taken with the Sciatica by which he was vehemently afflicted this Disease either by nature or the Artifice of Empericks degenerated and the matter was translated into an Apostem on the outside of the Thigh which being opened a great quantity of corruption came out 2. But by the ill-management of the cure or unskillfulness of the Chyrurgion the Apostem fistulated and made Coney-borroughs as it were thorugh the whole Thigh which afterwards by another hand was Cut up and the bone laid open to be scaled being black and corrupted in many places 3. After two years time the Patient was in a sort cured leaving only a great Contraction of the Ham and one runing Fistula-sore which was no great trouble to him yet this evill Effect it had that thereby the whole Humidum Radicale was drained away the sick dying in a miserable Consumption 4. In his Life-time almost a thousand things were applyed to restore the contracted Hand but all in vain 5. Being dead I was desirous to see the contracted Tendon which being laid open and freed from the rest of the flesh and Vessels it had contracted not a Gristley but a kind of Boney hardness to the great Admiration of the Spectators this hardness by degrees decreased till it left the Nerve in its own natural state VI. A Contraction of the Fingers cured by a Woman Emperick 1. She first anointed the contracted parts with the Oyl of Cammomil which being don for two or three days she caused the Patient to hold her Hands in a hot Cows-Paunch for an hour or two which was five or six several times repeated 2. In the Intervalls of which and afterwards she only applyed this following Cataplasm Take Oleum Nervinum one ounce Oyl of Cammomil Oyl of Euphorbium of each half an ounce fresh Cow-dung half a pound mix them well together and apply them to the part affected 3. By the use of these meanes the Patient was in about five or six weeks restored again to perfect health VII A Contraction of the In-step with a scrophulous Tumor 1. This was supposed at first to come through a strain but whatever the cause there was a great flux of ill-digested humors to the part afflicted whereby followed a Contraction of the In-step with a great Tumor thereof and in the Ankle and indeed a swelling of the whole Foot Insomuch that the Patient a Youth about ten or eleven years of age could not go and was forced to keep his bed for many weeks together 2. Many things were used to resolve the Tumor and great Discussives were applied but all in vain at length we applied things to ripen it and to bring it to a Suppuration which in convenient time was done 3. The Tumor ran at first a great deal of thin matter afterwards the Sanies run more thick being broke we applied this following Cataplasm 4 Take Venice Turpentine two ounces Oyl of Roses one ounce Yolks of Eggs number two with Bean-Meal a sufficient quantity make a Cataplasm which apply 5. The Tumor seemed cavernous or hollow whereupon we cast thereinto with a Syringe this following Injection Take plantain-Water a pint Salt of Vitriol two drams Saccharum Saturni half a dram Tincture of Aloes made of white Wine one ounce and half Infusion of Crocus mutallorum Spirit of Wine of each two ounces mix and make an Injection to be cast in warm twice a day 6. The Tumor Lameness and Sore continued more than a year upon him Insomuch that the Friends of the Person were advised by several Chyrurgions to have it laid open 7. But by reason of the
those gripings we took care to force them down which we performed with this Bolus Take fine Aloes in pouder half a dram Saffron Aron-roots both in pouder of each fifteen grains black Pepper five grains Honey a sufficient quantity mix and make a Bolus for one dose This was repeated five times at two or three days distance she began to take it presently after the last quarter of the Moon and before the first quarter of the Moon they appeared and came down plentifully and of a good colour and so continued to come down at their due times 8. These things being done We now applyed our help to the removing of the Paralysis which we performed with the following things first I purged her with this Take Rosin of Jalap Aloes Agarick of each six grains Salt of Amber eight grains Oyl of Mint two or three drops mix and make thereof five Pills with this she was four times purged at six or seven days distance and by it she found a sensible good as to her Paralytick Distemper 9. In the intervalls of Purging I gave her this thrice a day Take Prophylactick water of Sylvius or instead thereof choice Treacle-water an ounce and half Magistral water of Earthworms Spiritus Lavendula of each half an ounce water distilled from Onions two ounces Spirit of Sal Armoniack twelve drops Syrup of Saffron enough to make it pleasant shake them together and give it for one dose By the use of this thing she became very chereful and lively but she complained much of its sharpness yet without that it is much to be doubted whether she might have done well or no for these kind of things have not only a mighty power in opening all manner of obstructions but also have a specifick vertue in curing of Palsies and most other cold and moist distempers of the Brain and Nerves 10. But somtimes for change of Medicaments in the place of the last this following was exhibited Take Electuarium ad Tabidos a dram and half Salt of Amber Salt of Harts-horn volatile Sal Armoniack of each six grains mix them for a Dose to be given at Night going to bed drinking after it this following Take Hipprocras four or five ounces Spirit of Vipers one dram Powers of Vipers twelve drops mix them for a draught The taking of this Medicament presently put the universal Frame of the Body into a notable heat yet not so great as to cause Inflamation or a Feaver whereby the too much chilled and coagulated particles of the neurotick Juyce became resolved and those obstructions of the Nerves removed which in part hindred the free afflux of the animal Spirit 11. Now during all this time we caused her to be anointed all over the paralytick Parts as also along the Spina Dorsi with this compound Oyl Take Oyl of Ben twelve ounces chymical Oyls of Rosemary of Savin of Juniper-berries and of Sassafras of each an ounce and half Oyl of Limons two ounces mix them together to anoint with as before directed this was constantly done twice a day so long till such time as she perceived her Palsy to be removed which was in about fourteen weeks time but in the last fourteen days of the using thereof there was mixed therewith as it was used to every ounce of the Oyl one dram of the Powers of Aniseeds and half a dram of Spirit of Sal Armoniack 12. Lastly for her common drink a small Decoction of Guajacum Sassafras Sarsaparilla and Acorus was used adding to it as a Complement Juniper-berries Coriander-seeds Caraways Aniseeds and Juyce of Liquorice and towards the end of the boyling a third part of White Wine then straining sweetning it with Sugar and bottling it up with a Clove slit in two in each Bottle This she took every day constantly as her ordinary drink into every draught of which as she drank it sixteen drops of the Tincture of Castor was dropt And after the anointing was over all those members where the Palsie had lately been and which had been weakned by it were very well bathed Morning and Night with a strong Tincture of Mirrh made with Spirit of Wine for about ten or twelve days together Thus by the use of these meanes was this miserable creature restored to her perfect health in about sixteen weeks time and remained so for several years after XIIII A Palsie in a Gentleman occasioned by taking cold in swiming 1. A young Man taking cold in swiming was at first taken with a kind of Convulsive motions but at length it proved to be Paralytick for that he was deprived of all motion in his Hands and Feet and his sense of Feeling was much impared also which without controversy was occasioned from the coldness of the water for that it is the nature of things over-cold to thicken the humors and render them slow in motion and by congealing the nervous juyce and clouding or thickning the Spirits to hinder their free passage into the sensitive parts whereby many times the Animal flame in some particular places becomes extinguished 2. His Physicians which he first sent for first prescribed him a set Diet then they both vomited him and purged him with several sorts of Medicaments they apply fomentations to the Spina Dorsi and also to the Paralytick parts Likewise they anointed him with several Oyntments and Balsams made of Gums Spices and hot Galenick Oyls but these things doing no good they sent him to the Bath then sweat him with Venice Treacle Treacle-water and other things but all to no purpose so that they then gave him over as incurable 3. Being advised by some Friends to make tryal of me I enquired into all that had been don and they gave me the former relation whereby I perceived that the things which had been used proved ineffectual by reason of their weakness and misapplication 4. I therefore first purged him with the Tincture of Our Family Pills which purge was repeated once a week for twenty weeks but somtimes though not often he took the Pills themselves these purges brought from him a large quantity of cold slimy and viscous humors and somtimes water in great abundance three or four times they also gave him two or three vomits 5. I ordered him this following Diet Take Guajacum Sarsaparilla Sassafras Acorus of each eight ounces boyl all in six quarts of water to four then add Aniseeds Caraways Coriander-seeds Juniper-berries all well bruised of each three ounces Spanish juyce of Liquorice one ounce Raisons of the Sun stoned Figs slit of each half a pound boyl all till only three quarts remains then strain and let it settle being clear decant it off dulcifie it with white Sugar and put it up into a stone bottle with two or three Cloves in it Of this he drank about three quarters of a pint Morning and Evening with twelve drops of the Spirit of Sal Armoniack in each draught 6. But by reason he was vehemently afflicted with a violent Catarrh whereby he
Errhine of Turbith mineral 685 b Decoctum Catharticum Rulandi 9 a Decoctum Melanagogum 205 b Decocta Cepbalica 666 b Decoctum alterativum aperitivum Grulingii 753 b Decoctum vulnerarium Poterii 754 a Decoctum aliud vulnerarium Poterii ibid Decoctum astacorum Poterii ib Decoctum Coronopi Poterii ibid Decoctum purgans Sennerti ibid Decoctum evacuans humores mixtos Cratonis 754 b Diet for a pocky Head-ach 4 b 52 b Diet for a pocky Megrim 18 b Diet for a Head-ach 49 a Diet in a Vertigo 45 a Diet for a cold scorbutick Catarrh 139 a Diet purging 140 b Diet for an Hysterick Catarrh 142 b Diet for an Epileptick Child 245 a b Diet for an Epileptick Melancholy Woman 247 b Diet for a scorbutick Epilepsy 248 b Diet for an Epilepsy essential in the Brain 250 b Diet for a splenetick Epilepsy 252 b Diet for a general Epilepsy 344 a Diet for a Convulsion from the Cholick 367 b Diet for a Fistula 485 b Diseases of Intemperature 37 a Diseases of Repletion 37 b Diseases of Ablation ibid. Diseases of the Head 39 a Distillation into the right Eye 151 b Difficulty of Breathing 184 a 198 a 202 b Dropsy 568 b Dysentery 151 a E Electuarium arthriticum 173 b Electuarium phonoscorum 213 a Electuary against the Epilepsy 259 a 276 a Electuary of Mejeris against the Epilepsy 314 b Electuaries antepileptick compound 364 b 365 a Electuary against the Stone 395 a Electuary of Lithontriptick 399 a Electuary convusive 445 b Electuarium de Tamerendis apud Thonerum 757 a Electuarium arthriticum Plateri ib Elixir vitae Plateri 749 b Elixir panis ibid Elixir restorativa 750 a Emplaster vulnerary for the head 55 a Emplastrum Cratonis for the Epilepsy 311 a Emplastrum Antepilepticum Sennerti 366 b Emplaster for the Region of the heart 413 a Emprosthoton 451 b Emprosthotonos what 465 a Emplaster strengthning 484 a 486 a 487 b Emplastrum Diaphoreticum Adriani Mynsichti 492 a Emplastrum contra Rupturam Grulingi 760 b Emplastrum Mercurii vivi ibid. Emplastrum de vipera Poterii ib. Epilept Pouder of the Author 107 a b Epidemick Feavers 191 a Epilepsy 239 a see Falling sickness Epileptick Emplaster of Franciscus Valesius 294 a Epileptich Convulsion 311 b Epileptick motion 317 b Epileptick Persons 332 b Epilepsy its Names Definition and Kinds ' 333 a Epileptick Convulsions 464 a Errhines solid 3 a 45 b Errhines liquid 45 b Erastus his ancepileptick water 278 a Errhines of Platerus 343 b Errhines antepileptick 359 b Experiment for a pocky head-ack 53 b Extractum Bryoniae compositum Grulingii 750 b Extractum Mechoacannae compositum Grulingii ibid. Extractum arthriticum Grulingii ibid. Extractum Citrii Platerii 751 a Extractum adversus pestem Poterii ibid. Extractum aliud Poterii ibid Extractum Ligni Guajaci Poterii ibid. Extractum antivenereum Poterii ibid. Extractum antivenereum purgans Poterii ibid. Extractum hystericum Poterii 752 Extractum hystericum aliud Poterii ibid Extractum in Uterinis affictibus Poteris ibid. Extractum hystericum roborans Poterii ibid. Extractum sive Confectio uterina a quod am Empirico Chymico reperta apud Poterium 752 b Extractum catholicum Poterii ib. Extractum catholicum aliud Poterii ibid. Extractum nephriticum Poterii ib F Fasting 48 b Fainting of the Spirits 85 b 143 b Falling-sickness in a Child 239 a 263b 260 a 268 b 271 a 279 a Falling-sick in a young Girl 240 a 270 b 263 a 319 a 324 b 325 a Falling-sick in a young woman 241a 260 a 270 b 306 a b 307 a b Falling sick in a middle aged man 242 a 325 a b 326 a Falling sick in another girl 243 a Falling sick in an antient Man 243 b 277 b 321 b 322 a 324 a 325 a Falling-s in another ancient man Falling s in a woman 224 a 332b Falling-s in a Child 244 a b. 325b 331 a Falling-s in a little boy 245 a 265 a b 261 b 283 a 308 a 330 b 331 b Falling s in a Melancholy woman 245 b 256 a 318 a Falling s with the Scurvy 248 b 270 a Falling sic with disaffection of the stomach 249 a Falling sic essential in the brain 250 a 278 a 301 b Falling sic cured by a Sternutatory 251 a Falling sic with pain of the scleen Gout 252 a Falling sick with Obstruct of urine 253 a Falling sick in another young girl 254 a Falling sick in an old Woman wch became paralytick 255 a b Falling sick in an elderly matron 257 b Falling sick in a boy with a soald head 258 b Falling sickness in a Consumptive 259 a Falling-sickness with the Dead-Palsy 260 b Falling-sickness with fits of the Mother ibid. Falling-s after Child-birth 266 a 298 a Filling-s in a Woman with Child 266 a b Falling-s in a Man 266 b Filling-s cured by Stibium 267a Filling-s from an old Vlcer stopt 267 b Falling-s in a frighted boy 268b Falling-s in a Man from regurgitation of his Vrine 269a Falling-s Hereditary 269 a Falling-s by consent from the Stomach 261 a 369 b 281 a 282 b 294 a Falling-s with Lunacy in a Maid 271 a Falling-s from a Tumor in the Hand 273 a Falling-s from too great Intention of Mind 275 a Falling-s with concussion of the whole Body 276 b Falling-s with many other Symtoms 262 a 327 b Falling-s arising from Blood 263 b Falling-s cured by a Caustick 264 a Falling-s cured by Tobacco 264 b Falling-s from the Womb 283 a 331 a Falling-s from distemper in the Feet 284 a Falling-s in a young Man 285b 332 a b Falling-s arising from one of the Legs 286 a Falling-s cured by Guajacum 288 b Falling-s beginning with a Vertigo 300 a Falling with Convulsions 305b Falling-s from trouble of mind 308 b Falling-s from translation of the morbifick Matter 310 b Falling-s with Convulsions 311a Filling-s with a bastard Palsy 313 a Falling-s from Vapours and humours and the Cavities of the Brain 316 a Falling-s with the Cholick 316b 317 a Falling-s in a Youth 521 a b 522 b 523 a b Falling-s from Madness 323 a Falling-s in an aged Woman 326 b Falling-s with the Stone 327 a Falling-s with obstruction of the Lungs 328 b Falling-s from vehement Passion 330 a Falling-s its Pathology 333 a Falling-s its Signs 333 b Falling-s its causes 335 b Falling-s its Prognosticks 337b Falling-s in Infants its Cure 338 b Falling-s its Cure in elder persons 341 a Falling-s from distemper of the Womb 348 a Falling-s by consent from the Stomach 351 b Falling-s arising from Worms 352 b Falling-s simple its Cure in the Fit 353 b Falling-s pure or simple its cure out of the Fit 355 b Family-Pills virtue to kill Worms 571 b Family-Pills good against the Stone 598 a Feaver 43 a b 108 a 143 b 147 a Feaver epidemick 191 a Feaver Synoch 215 b Feaver burning 401 a Feaver 412 b 624 b Fumigation against the Catarrh 199 b G Galens Remedy
was repeated three times every third day It wrought well both upwards and downwards and thereby she confessed she had some relief nor during this time was there any Fits of the Mother 5. Over the Region of the Spleen I caused to be apply'd Mynsichts Emplastrum de Galbano Crocatum and renewed it every fourth day by which the pain of the Spleen went quite away 6. I advised her to Chearfulness and to divert herself as much as might be with pleasant but innocent Company and to use altogether a fresh kind of Diet and food light of Digestion and that her Sighing might not alwayes prevail upon her I prescribed the following to be taken 4 5 or 6 times a day in a Glass of Canary or other wine she liked best Take Tincture of Antimony drawn with rectified Spirit of Wine according to Basil eight ounces choice English Saffron three drams Cocheneel in fine Powder two drams digest 12 or 14 daies and decant the clear liquor which keep in a Glass bottle close stopt for use Of this she took a quarter of a spoonful or more as aforesaid as occasion requir'd by means of which her sighing went away and she becam more facetious in company than formerly 7. Now by reason I apprehended there was an exceeding foulness of the womb from which filthy Vapours ascended and which was indeed the chief cause of all her ilness I conceiv'd That all that ever we had done was in vain unless that was rectified and that her melancholy and evil disposition would return again Hereupon I gave her what I have found to be a Specifick in this Case and than which I know no better thing to purge and clease the Womb. Take Pulp of Colocynthis cut small and freed from the Seeds one ounce Zedoary half an ounce spirit of Wine half a pint infuse and digest twelve or fourteen daies decant and keep the Tincture in a Glass close stopt Of this she took a large spoonful at a time in the morning fasting about 6 daies after the aforesaid Vomits this was repeated for 5 or 6 times every fourth or fifth day according as the strength and conveniency of the Patient would permit after the taking of the Dose the sick took mutton or veal Broth and it wrought excellently well with her and gave her sometimes 6 7 or 8 stools a day After the taking of this Tincture she confest that she had certain breakings out upon her in several parts of her body which had been of 3 or 4 years standing which by the use of this last Remedy died away and wholy vanished 8. Two or three daies before the time of her courses flowing I gave her the blood-red Tincture of Gum Guajaci made with the rectified Spirit of Wine of which she took a Spoonful in a glass of Renish wine in the morning fasting by which means her Courses were both more orderly and purely red 9. During the whole progress of this Cure she had the Fits of the Mother but once having them before 2 or 3 times a week and sometimes oftner However to secure her against a Relapse I ordered her to continue daily for a month or six weeks the taking of the aforesaid Tincture of Antimony impregnated with the Tinctures of Saffron and Cochenele at Sect. 6. above and every morning and evening for the same length of time to take the Salts of Hart-horn and Amber mixed in equal proportions to the quantity of six or eight grains the which she did and became perfectly well During this Course I ordered the drying up of her 4 Issues upon which she found no Inconveniency 10. Here is one thing more to be noted that upon her taking the Tincture of the Colocynthis above described there came a thick black and foetid matter from the Womb and of a very viscous quality sticking when nearly dry almost like Birdlime V. A Vertigo in a Child five years of Age. 1. This Disease so Vehemently vexed the Child that the Parents thereof could not trust it to goe alone any where for it would seize it upon sometimes 3 4 or 5 times a day the child thought every thing to turn round then he would begin to staggger and if no body was near him presently fall down nor in the fit could he tell where he was 2. I ordered an Errhine to be made of the Juices of Sweet Marjoram and Beets in which was dissolved a few grains of Cambogia this was cast up the Childs Nostrils by which means he evacuated a large quantity of cold slimy and pituitous matter it was thrice repeated in six dayes upon the seventh day the Child bled naturally and freely at nose to the quantity of 4 or 5 ounces of blood and from thenceforth he was perfectly freed from his Distemper 3. However I ordered him to take the Powers of Rosemary to 6 or 8 drops in choice Canary for a Month together VI. A Vertigo in an aged man 1. The sick was about 70 years of Age when this Vertigo first began to afflict him and had now troubled him about an year and a half or more all things seemed to him to turn prodigiously fast round for a season at length his sight failed him but when the Paroxism was over he would be merry and chearful again and eat his food with a very good stomach 2. The Disease every day growing more tedious and now afflicting him once or twice a week whereas it formerly came but once a fortnight or once a month it made them look-out for Cure several famous and learned men were sent for great Advice was given and much means used but all in vain so that finding no Remedy by his Physicians he gave them over 3. Not long after he was seized with another fit and towards the end of it with a violent burning Feaver a great Palpitation at Heart and a great trembling all over his whole Body somtimes fainting away I was sent for and found him in this Condition which Symptoms I esteemed to be no less than mortal My Advice was desired but I was unwilling to meddle at all Whereupon a Chyrurgian was sent for 4. The Chyrurgian being come and viewing the sick He told them presently That the Patient was to be let blood if so be that they would save his Life and that there was no other Remedy left I opposed shewing that it was not his blood which offended in quantity but rather a certain kind of humidity in the Ventricles of the Brain and that the Blood was only hurt in its quality by the predominancy of some luxuriant Salt whereby a fermentation being raised in the blood a Feaver was forthwith excited together with those other dangerous Symptoms 5. Hereupon I delivered my Opinion That he ought to find out some way to divert the humidities of the Cavities of the Brain and that some proper Medium should be thought of to quiet the disturb'd Archeus and allay the violent fermentation of the Blood more especially if
from a cold or moist Humour Or from Water contained in the Cavities being the Excrements of vitiated Blood which the more easily make an Impression thereon from the weakness of the part 6. And sometimes it is caused from a Bladder of Water contained in the foremore Ventricle of the Brain to which I was an Eye Witness 7. For a person Dying of a Vertigo accompanied with a Feaver being opened we found no other Cause of his Disease nor of his Death but a Bladder of Water about the bigness of a small Hens Egg lying in the foremost Ventricle of the Brain 8. This Man for many years had been obnoxious to a Vertigo otherwise constantly in perfect Health and lived to the Age of seventy years at first the fits came but two or three times a year afterwards they came once a month and as the Man grew older and older the Disease grew stronger and the Paroxisms grew more frequent and of a longer continuance so that he had a fit once a Week 9. The last Fit he complain'd That all things turned round violently and although he leaned upon a Table call'd out vehemently for some body to hold him for he should fall by the hasty turning round of things he desired forthwith to go to Bed and whilst he lay still he seemed to be somewhat pacifyed but upon the least turning of his Head or any part of his Body he cryed out that the Bed and House would be turn'd topsy-turvy all this was without any Convulsion Frenzy or Madness or the least appearance of a Feaver except about four or five hours before his Death 10. If it be Sympathetick it is by consent from some other part as the Indisposition of the Stomach or other Viscera if it be from the Stomach it is known from the Weakness thereof Sickness at the Stomach want of Digestion Crudity Pain and Wind afflicting that Bowel from whence an Evil Blood is generated filling the Ventricles of the Brain with many Recrements 11. Or from a fermentation of the Blood from whence windy or flatuous Vapours arises filling the said Cavities 12. If it be caused by consent from any other part you may know it from the Indisposition of the said part pain or weakness thereof In a Woman if it proceeds by consent from the Womb she must have been troubled with affections from the Womb a long time before-hand 13. A third Cause is from a Windy Vapour generated or arising from Hypochondriack Melancholy which is known by the Signs of that Distemper 14. The fourth and last Cause is either from the ill Confirmation of the Cranium and parts adjacent wherein there may be some extuberance in the inward Table of the Skull compressing the Brain or a Compressure thereof by a Fracture of the Cranium or a Conglutination of the Vessels of the Brain viz. of the Arteries or Veins from all which causes the Animal Spirits upon the least occasion being disturb'd excite a Vertigo 15. It remains now That we enquire into the Cause of the Darkness of the Sight which we Judge to be from Vapours or Wind vehemently assaulting the forepart of the Brain thereby Clouding and Confounding the Animal Spirits wherein the Images or appearances of things directed to the Brain by the Optick Nerve are rendred unequal and clouded or darkened so that there is either a false appearance of things as when they turn Round or no appearance at all by reason of the darkning of the Sight 16. And this is done in the Brain by the confusion of the Animal Spirits through a preternatural Agitation or Commotion and not in Eyes themselves For that the Spirits are inwrapped with those cloudy Vapours in the highest part of the Brain which gives the Original to the Optick Nerves LIX The Prognosticks of a Vertigo 1. If the Disease be Retent or in one that is Young or if the Paroxism be not vehement but suddenly over the Sick is without Danger and the Cure may be easily performed the same also if it be without darkness of Sight 2. If it be Originally in the Brain or of any long continuance the Paroxism vehement and not suddenly passing over the Cure will be more difficult 3. If it comes Haereditarily from the Disposition of the Parents or from a Native weakness of the Brain it is for the most part without Cure 4. So also if it arises from the ill Confirmation of the Cranium unless the Sick can give any particular Description of the place so afflicted that a part of the Skull may be taken out whereby the Extuberance of the inward Table Compressing the Brain may be removed or those windy Vapours or excrementitious Humours exciting a Vertigo may be Evaporated and drawn away 5. If it has been of long continuance and in Aged persons it is for the most part Incurable so also if it proceeds from a Bladder of Water in the Ventricles of the Brain unless the Skull be opened and the said Bladder be taken out 6. Those afflicted with a Bladder of Water although out of the fit almost always complain of dullness and heaviness of that part of the Head where it lies as did the person we spoke of before and I doubt not if the Skull were but timely opened and the Bladder removed it might be the means to save many a Patients Life 7. An affect not much unlike this is often seen in Calves which when the Country-man sees to be Vertiginous by their turning round he commonly opens the forepart of the Head and by taking out a Bladder of Water saves the Life of his Beast which otherwise would suddenly dye 8. If it proceeds by consent of other parts The Prognosticks depend upon the removing of the said Indispositions for so long as they remain there is no hope of the Cure of the Vertigo 9. If it proceeds from Hypochondriack Melancholy or a Vapour generated in the Brain the Cure will be exceeding difficult to be performed For as much as the Melancholy Humour is hard to Conquer or overcome 10. In cold and moist Constitutions it is apt to degenerate into an Apoplexy Epilepsy or Lethargy LX. The Therapia or Method of Cure and first of a Simple Vertigo or without Dimness of Sight 1. The Cure of a Simple Vertigo is not very difficult and has commonly but two Intentions The First is to discuss the flatulent Spirit troubling the Ventricles of the Brain or to still and quiet the too great Emanations of the Animal Spirits Secondly to comfort and strengthen the Brain hurt or weakened by the said flaculency and Irregularities of the Spirits 2. The first Intention is performed by heating Cephalicks anointing or bathing the Coronal Sutures Temples Forehead and Nostrils with spirit of Rosemary Lavender Carraways Sage Juniper Savin or sweet Marjoram all which have a mighty power to discuss any Ventosity lodged in the Cortex of the Brain 3. But above many other things we commend the following as such of which we have
China-root Liquorice all rasped of each half a pound Raisons of the Sun blew Currans of each a pound Anniseeds Carraways Parsley-seed all bruised of each two ounces make a Decoction in sixteen or twenty quarts of Water boyl a third away then strain sweeten with sugar and with Ale-Yest being warm work it up when cold and settled bottle it up 10. This was his constant Drink during the Cure and by the means of which things he was perfectly restored to his Health outwardly his Head and Leggs were anointed often with the Apoplectick Balsam mentioned in the former Cure VIII The Falling-sickness in a Melancholy Woman 1. This Woman was about thirty five years of Age neither fat nor lean of a Melancholy habit and constitution of Body which Melancholy though it was continual yet seemed to have certain Paroxysms wherein the Melancholy disposition became stirred up to a height if not to a Frenzy yet to a Foolishness when the fit was over she would be as rational and sensible as ever but yet very Melancholy 2. After she had been in this Condition four or five year she was taken with a Vertigo which usually came once or twice a Month and commonly a little before the Melancholy fit this Vertiginous Distemper grew stronger and stronger upon her so that at last she would fall down but retaining her Senses and as yet without any symptom of the Epilepsy 3. But as the Disease grew stronger and the fits more numerous so at length she seemed to fall with a kind of Convulsion this continued upon her about a quarter of a year 4. Some judged it to be the Falling-sickness others not however the principal Symptoms of an Epilepsy were absent yet notwithstanding in length of time by the continual increase of the Disease the fit siezed her with a forcible falling down and foaming at the Mouth by which the Disease first specified was confirmed 5. After that she had several Fits irregular as to their Intervals but they at length became more certain and siezed her only upon the change full and quarters of the Moon whereby she was a little forewarn'd of the time of their coming 6. Moreover she would say That she knew of the coming of the fit two or three hours before-hand by reason of a certain alteration which she found in her Head which is no usual thing 7. She would complain of a dullness and heaviness of her Head and although not much pained of a Vertigo or Giddiness by which things did not seem so much to turn round but rather topsy turvey heels over Head so that she would often complain though she sat never so securely that she was falling back-ward 8. By which it appeared that the conjunct Cause of the Disease lay in the Occiput or hinder part of the Head and assaulted the Noble Ventricle or Original of the Nerves which was confirmed the more for that when she fell she fell not sideling turning as it were a little round and as is usual in this Disease but all together backward so that upon the approach of the Paroxysm she would often cry out some body was pulling her backward 9. As to the Cure hereof many things were attempted but altogether in vain several Physicians delivered their Judgment that she was Incurable grounding their Opinions upon the Authorities of Hippocrates and Galen that if an Epilepsy happened to any one above the Age of twenty five it was always Incurable 10. However notwithstanding these great Oracles the contrary was proved upon this Patient though indeed the Cure was difficult many Methods and Processes were used in vain being long and tedious and several-years under Cure yet at last it was happily accomplished as in the sequel of this History you may perceive 11. This Woman had been for a long time without her Courses to wit three or four year and it was the opinion of her former Physicians that if they were produced or an equivalent quantity of Blood taken away instead of them that it was possible she might be Recovered 12. According to this advice she was several times let Blood and several-times even to Fainting so that it was supposed several quarts of Blood was taken from her 13. By this means she seemed to be much better for a considerable space of time as to the Epilepsy but she was made more pale wan thin and lean than before and her Melancholy Distemper seemed rather to increase for the diminition of the Blood was no doubt the diminition of the Spirits forasmuch as the Blood is the Vehicle of the Spirits 14. However though the fits seemed to be absent for a very considerable time yet they were not totally removed for after four months time they return'd again with much greater violence 15. Whereupon the Doctors advised her to the same course of Bleeding again which she and her Friends were unwilling to for that she had been so much weakned by the former bleeding and that not yet recovered they also saw that the fit returned with so much the more violence by how much she was weaker which could be no encouragement to such a kind of Cure 16. She had also taken several things inwardly whereby she had such a loathing and aversness to any thing of Physick that it was difficult to perswade her to the taking of any more so that what we were to do we were forced to do chiefly by outward application which was no small discouragement to the hopes of a perfect Cure 17. Her Husband however earnestly required my help and did at length engage me in this so difficult an undertaking by reason she was so averse to inward means my Consultation was what outward Courses were to be used as most probable to do her good at length I concluded upon applying Vesicatories to the Soles of her Feet which I did repeating them several times to wit five or six times and it was done to a very considerable advantage of the Sick 18. For although the Epileptick fits were not taken away thereby yet they were much diminished as to their vigour and time of continuance also that which was most remarkable of all that they saw often reiterating of the Blysters totally removed the Melancholy humor and from a dull heavy unpleasant melancholy Creature she became very lightsom lively pleasant and merry 19. And whereas she had formerly complained of a pain in her left side and Hypochonder which was not very extream but a dull slow kind of pain and what she said she could well endure provided she was free from her fits yet upon so often repeating of these Blysters this pain went also quite away 20. She was apt to be bound in her Body which I constantly kept open with a Laxative Clyster wherein some ounces of Crocus Metallorum was put or a spoonful or two of the Tincture of Colocynthis 21. These brought a great quantity of cold watery slimy and pituitous matter these were reiterated every day or every three or
grains at a time which was Administred once or twice a week according as the Exigency required 7. But whereas the Epilepsy fell in a Scorbutick habit of Body Antiscorbuticks were Essential to this Cure without which it could not be well performed 8. Take spring water twenty pound Guajacum sarsa sarsafras of each half a pound boyl all together to the Consumption of a third Coriander-seed Rocket-seeds Mustard-seed of each three ounces put them in just at the last boyling let the Liquor stand till it is almost cold then strain and add these following things Juniper-berries bruised half a pound juyce of Scurvy-grass Brook-lime and Water-Cresses of each ten ounces mix them together and with a pint of Ale-yest work them all up and having done working let it be put up into Bottles as you did the diet in the former section 9. The constant taking hereof will alter the habit of the Body and by degrees take away the Scurvy and be the cause of the rooting out of the other Diseases also 10. For if an Epilepsy comes upon a Scorbutick habit it is Impossible it should be cured till the evill habit be clearly removed 11. He also drank now and then in his Broth a few drops of Tincture of Antimony which has an Essential power against this Disease 12. Lastly over the futures of the Head I caused to be applyed Franciscus Valesius his Epileptick plaster and in a short time he became well this Caution is alwayes to be obsered not only in the Scurvy but in all other Diseases concomitant with the Epilepsy that those things good against those Diseases be always mixed with Antepilepticks X. An Epilepsy in young Woman from a disaffection of the Stomach 1. This Disease had long layn hid or secret nor did it make it self manifest till it had got singular advantages on the Animal spirits afterwards it assaulted the young Woman after an exceeding violent manner and with so great a pain and weakness of the Stomach that she her self nor the standers by thought she would live 2. Somtimes she was so sick as to Vomit a great deal of green Choler and somtimes a great deal of tough viscous and yellow Flegm after which she would be well for several days as if she ailed nothing 3. From whence it appeared that the Cause was really lodged in the Stomach upon her next complaining I provided for her the following Dose Take Infusion of Crocus Metallorum six drams salt of Vitriol two scruples mix them and give it her warm this gave her eight or nine several easy Vomits 4. This vomit I repeated the fourth day following after which I gave her several specificks as the Tinctura of Luna spirit of Harts-horn and salt of Harts-horn spirit of Sal Armoniack and such like all which were of a singular good Use for the pain of the Stomach 5. After these things were done her Courses came down nor were they stoped any more 6. To her feet I applyed Blisters which made a good Revulsion of the matter and I now and than caused her to take a Glass of spiced wine upon any Illness or faintness of the spirits cheifly that of Pope Adrian whereby the weakned Nerves are restrained to their former strength 7. Her diet was that common to the houshold nor could a little Irregular diet hurt her by Reason she stayd not long upon it 8. Nor can indeed change of diet create any evil habit of Body nothing can do that unless it has been long used because the Stomuch being nourished and cherished by things which it likes poduces a good and laudable Chyle and a good Chyle a good Blood whereby health of Body is attained at last 9. This young Gentlewoman by looking upon another wishly at the time of her falling down caused her also as it was thought to fall into the same Disease and some think it is done by the Effluvia of the Eyes wherein the Venom of the Disease is secretly conveyed 10. But whether it did or not I will not here determine though it is the absolute opinion of many great Phylosophers and some Circumstances are so strange that a man can scarcely misbelieve it without doing a great deal of violence to his Reason and Understanding 11. Much such an Example does Platerus give in his observations which thing is well worth the Considering XI A simple Epilepsy Originally in the Brain 1. A Youth fifteen years of Age had been more than six or seven years obnoxious to an Epilepsy he was of a fresh colour sanguine Complexion great high spirit and of a singular Wit and Ingenuity 2. The disease crept upon him by little and little the fits being very gentle at first afterwards more Extream when they had held him about two years time they left him for a year of their own accord without Physick but by being accidentally frighted after an Interval of about fifteen months space they afflicted him again with an exceeding deal of violence 3. The youth was sensible of the fit before it came and would Cry out Oh 't is now a coming when he was come to himself again he would declare how its approach was 4. First he felt a lightness and swiming in his Head which made all things seem as if they turnd round presently after his Head would be dull and heavy and he would suddenly be taken with a Convulsion as though his Neck and Soulders would be drawn together whereupon he immediately fell with violence foaming mightily at the mouth 5. I beheld him in several of these fits but that which is more Admirable is that these fits should visit him four or five times in a week and somtimes two or three times a day and then all of a sudden so to leave him that he should be without them for a month or six weeks together 6. For which space of time he would seem to be perfectly well being as merry and brisk as if he had never ailed any thing and then of a sudden without any known or praevious Cause to fall into the same again with all the force and vehemence immaginable 7. The reason of this Phenomenon I might give here but I design to do it in another place to which I shall refer you however the method of the Cure and by what I perform'd it was as follows 8. In the first place I caused Blisters to be laid to the soles of the Feet because they universally and also in a special manner derive from the Head 9. His head being shaved was morning and evening anointed with this following Balsam Take Oyl of Nutmegs by expression two ounces Liquid storax Chimical Oyls of Amber Rosemary and sweet Marjoram of each two drams Chimical oyls of Lavender and Sage of each one dram mix and make a Balsam for the Head with which it was anointed morning and evening for near half an hour together before hot Embers 10. After which was applyed over the whole Head the Epileptick Emplaster of Franciscus
of Tholouze had prescribed her which I found to be these Clysters breaking Wind and emollient Clysters Apozems Juleps things provoking her Courses Baths Oyntments Emplasters Embrocations and many other Prescriptions which I willingly pass by least I should prove tedious 5. Now when that I had considered this Disease could not be cured by Galens method but was rather in danger of being made worse I attempted the Spagyrick way of Cure 6. First of all I enquired what kind of Diet she had used all her Life long and I found that she had always drunk Water and did abhor all flesh Meat and the Broth of Flesh and did eat all manner of Fruits Eggs made ready with Bread Oyl and Herbs wherefore I altered the whole Course of her Diet prescribing her to accustom her self by little and to drink Wine till she could drink it pure without mixture the Course of her Diet was hot and moist 7. Afterwards I prescribed the salt of Vitriol dissolved in Mugwort-water to the quantity of one dram in one ounce of the said Water 8. So great was the Vertue of this Medicament that there was almost a Recess of all the Symptoms she did Vomit up an abundance of flegmatick humors greenish and yellowish by this Medicament alone and a Bath of Wine with Tartar she was perfectly cured in the space of eight days 9. Of which benefit being always mindful she at last bestowed her self and all her Riches upon me as a Reward of my great Care and Cure by whom living as yet I have many goodly Children Petrus Johannes Faber Cur. 11. CXXVIII The Falling-sickness 1. A Labouring Man of my Brothers whilst he was warming him before the Fire fell to the ground my Brother and I being present without sense trembling crying out and foaming at the Mouth to whom we gave immediately Aqua Imperialis with the green spirit of Vitriol by which he did presently rise and was freed from the Epileptick assault 2. But within three or four hours after the fit returned from which he was delivered by the like Medicament to wit my salt of Vitriol it purging him by Vomit for a whole day and he was for a long time freed from the Paroxysm which used to afflict every third hour 3. Afterwards we purged him the next day with our Antimony and for eight days together he did use the Essence of white Amber with the green spirit of Vitriol in Cinnamon-water to a small quantity and by these few Medicaments this young Man was perfectly cured of the Epilepsy with which he had been afflicted from his Mothers Womb. Petrus Johannes Faber Cur. 42. CXXIX An Epilepsy with a vehement Obstruction of the Lungs 1. It was in a Youth which for five or six years had been mightily troubled with the Falling-sickness having for so long time used the advice of Physicians without any hope of Remedy at length by reason of a Fall had a bruise upon his Side and Back from whence came a great difficulty of Breathing sometimes to the endangering the stopping of his Breath 2. The Disease encreasing upon him he receiving no benefit by any thing given by his Physicians he became not only Hoarse but breathed with a ratling Noise in his Throat and Breast and complained that his Stomach was mightily swelled within to his apprehension as if he should burst and therefore earnestly desired that his Brest and Stomach might be suddenly emptied without which he must necessarily dye 3. At length I being called perceived where the young Mans grief lay and how that by reason of a great Obstruction of the Lungs there was present danger of Suffocation I forthwith ordered the following things Take Rhenish Wine a quart dissolve in it an ounce of the pure juyce of spanish Liquorice by receiving only its rubicund Tincture in this Tincture dissolve Volatile salts of Hartshorn and Mans skull of each half an ounce Dose one ounce more or less in a glass of Canary putting into it at time of taking eight ten or twelve drops of spirit of sal Armoniack or as many drops as the Sick could well endure to swallow it withal and this to be taken four or five times a day 4. After three or four days the danger of Death by Suffocation was over then I ordered this following Vomit Take Infusion of Crocus Metallorum half an ounce salt of Vitriol one scruple mix them This was given in the Morning fasting by which he had six easy Vomits and eight Stools I repeated it twice more at four days distance by means of which three several Emetick Doses and the continuation of the former prescript the miserable sick Patient was perfectly cured not only of his Suffocative Obstruction of the Lungs but also of his Falling-sickness Ex MSS. R. Turneri Obs 130. CXXX The Falling-sickness 1. A Barbers Wife in Bedford-shire being afflicted therewith every Change of the Moon was preserved by taking each day three drops of Oleum Heraclei with the Extract of Peony 2. Or the Cure of this Disease may be thus performed first you shall purge your Patient with the Extract of Helleborus niger the Dose whereof is from eight grains to twelve being before well Corrected and then drank in some convenient Liquor or Potion 3. This being done he gave his Patient Morning and Evening of this Composition which the longer it is used the better it will be for him Take the Essence of Peony Conserve of Rosemary-flowers and of Betony as much as you please mix them together in form of an Electuary then add thereto for every ounce of that Compositum one scruple of Mans skull and half a scruple of the Oyl of Rosemary-flowers with twelve drops of the Oyl of Vitriol hereof let him take half an ounce at a time either by it self or with some convenient Liquor Broth or Potion 4. Also the nape of the Neck must be anointed with the Oyl of Castoreum when the person falls you shall anoint their Nostrils with the Oyl of Amber for that will in a very short time recover them again it will be also expedient to use those things that Comfort the Brain and the Heart Anonymus CXXXI The Falling-sickness 1. Against the Falling-sickness I have often given the juyce of the Herb called Lanceola which is Herba Vernalis or the less Plantain called Rib-wort with an empty Stomach for the space of thirty days mixing it with the Gelly of the shavings of Ivory and the Blood of a Pigeon for the Man the Male for the Woman the Female in the Essence or Oyl of Mans Skull Paracelsus 2. I often cured the Falling-sickness with Essentia veratri nigri prepared by our order Paracelsus 3. A certain Woman was troubled with the Falling-sickness in whose Nose I put the Oyl of Gagates and in a short time she recovered again then I purged her with our Hellebor and the next day I gave her some drops of the Oyl of Mans skull who afterwards was not any more
tedious and violent and a watery humor flows forth at the Nostrils it will be good to shave the Head of the Child and to apply a Vesicatory over the whole Head this I have known sometimes to Cure at the first drawing it may be repeated if occasion be two or three times 8. It cannot be done in vain but with great advantage to the Sick forasmuch as that the watery juyce or degenerated Lympha which is the Conjunct Cause of the Disease is clearly drawn away 9. And this is more admirably done and with greater advantage in Infants than in persons of elder years because as yet in Children the Sutures of the Skull are not perfectly closed whereby not only the aforesaid degenerated Lymphatick Juyce but also the preternatural Vapours lodged in the Cavities of the Brain are drawn forth 10. This done the Soar being healed we must make use of Discussives of which the Powers of Amber are of mighty force being Bathed upon the whole Head so all the Powers of Sage Rosemary Lavender sweet Marjoram Thyme Tansey Featherfew Savory and such like 11. For they pierce and penetrate through the flesh Pericranium and softness of the Skull whereby not only the Menings of the Brain but the Brain it self are marvellously dryed comforted and strengthened and the Animal Spirits themselves recreated 12. The Temples Forehead and Nostrils ought to be bathed with the same and this ought to be done twice a day for two or three Weeks together 13. After which the Epileptick Emplaster of Franciscus Valesius may be applyed to the Coronal Sutures for as much as it is said that that Plaster alone never fails of the Cure the Composition and Preparation whereof you may see sect 73. § 4. aforegoing of this Chapter 14. Moreover it will be profitable that the the Hands and Feet should be bathed with these Potestates or Powers aforenamed not only because it might probably have a rise from those parts but also by reason of the consent and sympathy of the same 15. The third Intention consists in the exhibiting of proper Specificks if the Child be two three or more years old the Gilla Theophrasti or Salt of Vitriol may be profitably given 16. For as Paracelsus says They are specificks in rooting out the Falling-sickness especially in Children for by gentle Convulsions of the Stomach they cause Vomiting whereby the root of the peccant matter is taken away the Stomach cleansed and strengthened from whence an laudible Chyle is generated whereby strong and salutiferous Spirits are bred in the Heart and Brain 17. This same salt of Vitriol may be given two three or four times according as you see the Disease increase and it is so safe that it may be given even to young Children the Dose to Children is ten grains to half a dram according to their Age and Strength 18. If it be given by a wise Hand it will not only evacuate the humor upward but also derive a part of the morbifick Cause downwards 19. Some commend Hiera picra or the Infusion thereof in a proper Liquour truly the thing is good but 't is too bitter to be given to Children 20. The following things I have proved as Specificks in this Case Take pouder of Male-peony seeds and roots of each one dram and half pouder of Mans skull salt of Hartshorn and pouder of Nutmegs of each a dram Elks-hoof prepared half a dram mix them in a fine Pouder Dose from 15 grains to half a dram 21. Take Castoreum a dram and half prepared Amber half a dram pouder of Peony-seeds and Peacocks dung of each two scruples Oyl of Lavender ten drops mix them Dose ten grains to a scruple 22. Take Nutmegs a scruple pouder of Peony-roots and seeds of each two scruples Misleto of the Oak one dram Castoreum Mans skull prepared Musk in fine pouder of each four scruples mix them together and make an Electuary with the Extract of black Cherries Dose one dram to two drams giving after it a little Cinnamon water 23. Take Tincture of Castoreum Tincture of Mans skull of each an ounce Tincture of Lavender-flowers Tincture of Saffron of each six drams spirit of Mans skull half an ounce Powers of Amber two drams mix them the Dose one dram or more in proper Liquor 24. Take Water of the flowers of the Line-tree Water of the flowers of the Lilly Convally of each six ounces syrup of the juyce of Alkermes syrup of the juyce of Male-peony-flowers of each four ounces spirit of Angelica the greater Composition spirit of Castor of each three ounces strong Cinnamon-water Aqua Coelestis of each two ounces and half Powers of Rosemary Sage Lavender Origanum and sweet Marjoram of each half an ounce white sugar enough to sweeten them well mix all together and so you have a Liquor whitish red of which you may give the Child half a spoonful every Morning and Evening alone or in a glass of Sack 25. With this following Pouder I have cured several Take choice Musk one dram Ambergrise Cochineal Salt of Mans skull of each a scruple mix and make a Pouder which may be given with a little Conserve of red Roses drinking after it a Glass of choice Canary 26. Also our Epileptick Pouder which we have commended in the Cure of the Vertigo is inferiour to very few things 27. Riverius commends this Take Peony-seeds a dram and half Lavender-flowers a pugil Amber two scruples make a fine pouder 28. Columna saith That the root of Wild Valerian given in pouder in Milk has cured very many 29. Vntzerus commends the Gall of a black sucking Puppy but of a Bitch for a Girl to be taken to three or four drops in Tile-flower water he saith it will cure to a Miracle 30. Riverius commends the Back-bone and the Members contracted to be anointed with this following Liniment Take Oyl of Rue Oyl of Earthworms of each two ounces Oyl of Castor a dram and with a little Aqua Vitae make a Liniment it ought to be well rub'd in twice a day Morning and Evening 31. That learned Man and great Chymist Maxy commended to me this as a great secret that would never fail Take Venice Treacle Confect of Alkermes of each half an ounce salt of Mans skull fine pouder of Cocheneel Musk in subtle pouder of each two drams Ambergrise a dram mix and make an Electuary of which the quantity of a Nutmeg may be given the Child every Morning 32. He also commended to me salt of Vipers mixed with equal parts of salt of Mans skull and Musk as a remedy that had scarcely any equal 33. Moreover he told me from manifold and large experiences that all fixt Alchalies if often and long taken would infallibly Cure this Disease for that they enervated the Acid juyce and the sowerness of the Blood which he conceived to be the Cause of this Disease 34. And that he knew more to be cured by taking of Volatile and Fixt Alchalies such as are Salt
this cause for the most part possessing the substance of the Brain or its Ventricles should rather induce an Apoplexy than Convulsions However in the mean season we do not deny but that the cause of an Epilepsy or Convulsions may oftentimes lye in the Head for that we meet with many faults within the skull in the membranes of the Brain in its substance and in it humors which raging with their poysonous and malign quality at set times as the nature of the Venom may be by provoking the Membranes and Genus Nervosum do cause either a long continued and almost incurable Epilepsie or Vehement and horrid Convulsions 21. But the nature of the Venenate cause as also of other Poysons we can no otherwise know than as by dissections made somtimes a speck or little spot is discovered somtimes some black or frothy humor in some inward part of the skull or bone or membrane or Brain it self and somtimes nothing at all can be discerned But then that it is of a poysonous quality we gather from this for that there is no manifest cause of any great moment yet nevertheless such horrid symptoms are produced which although they kill not the sick will yeeld to no remedies 22. This Venenate cause also lying in the Bowels may produce the like long continued and rebellious Epilepsies or Convulsions as Poysons taken into the Stomach and Guts which have somtimes the properly of begetting an Epilepsy or Convulsions Or meat changed into the nature of Poyson Or Excrements assuming a Venenate quality contained in those places as also in the Womb or other parts Of all which that these are the causes and do lie in the Veins is known and judged from the affctes concuring with them Or from others offering themselves about the Praecordia and Heart-strings or in the Veins Or from the disaffection of the Stomach or Womb. 23. The Veins in like manner if they be filled with Malign and Poysonous humors of this kind as it often hapens in Malignant and Pestilential diseases as such as are Epidemicall and Contagious where the Malignancy doth besiege the Heart and more especially the Genus Nervosum do after a more particular manner excite deadly Convulsions such as are wont to happen in Feavers so much not by reason of the great hurt of the Nerves from extream heat as from the venenate quality of the humor assaulting the Animal spirits both in the Blood and Nerves Or if without any such Pestilential Epidemical or Contagious disease the humors heaped up in the Veins should be changed into a Poysonous property inimical to the Brain and Nerves then Epileptical Convulsions would rather be induced than the others more especially if the Melancholy humor should meet with such a transformation which somtimes brings along with it a deep hypochondriacal Melancholly foolishness frenzy or Madness and from this cause does proceed a long continued and incurable Epilepsie 24. Moreover as a Venenate cause raised from the same may cause some short Madness being produced from matter collected in the Meseraick veins whether Lacteal or other so that may also produce rather Epileptick Convulsions than Hypochondriacal Melancholy whence also some think that a Catalepsie is caused which we hold to arise from subtil Vavapours ascending from a contaminated malign or venenate Melancholy humor and with a Vehement and sudden motion striking or smiting the Animal spirits and Genus Nervosum 25. Also in Women such matter is wont more usually to be heaped up in or about the Vains of the Womb where also the Blood retained and corrupted rather than the seed which seldom is affected with such a Malignity except in the furor rage or Madness of the Womb doth cause Convulsions such as are often to be seen in Virgins and Women Hysterical who never yet had their Courses or have them praeternaturally stopt whether before or after Childing 26. That the like quality may be bred or contained in the habit of the body which may cause Convulsions or Epilepsies experience doth daily testifie from which Galen and Fernelius write they have observed that Air in an Epileptick Child ascending from his Foot in one example and the like air or Vapour runing from the Crown through the outward parts of the Head in an other example did cause Epileptick fits as often as they came or returned and this very thing I my self have three or four times observed in so many special examples wherein the air or vapour ascending upwards seemed to the Sick as if he had put his Foot Leg or Arm leisurely into cold water deeper and deeper the vapours gradually proceeding not much unlike to the rising of the cold superficies of the said water And it has also been somtimes observed that an Air or Vapour runing from the Hand where afterwards an Apostem has bred as also from the Feet or upper places has don the like 27. That the like Poyson entring the body from without many cause Convulsions or Epilepsies for the like reason as the bitting of Venomous Beasts especially of the Viper or a mad Dog the sting of Scorpions the reception of Arsenick sublimate or other venenate and Corosive things the same quotidian Experience doth largely witness and particularly in the biting of a mad Dog besides the symptom of Madness and other cruell indications Convulsions are at length excited through the Malignity of the Venene spirit whereby the Patient is carried off and I once saw Convulsions arise from poysonous smells hastily assaulting the Animal spirits in the Brain which was don in a lusty young Man who hastily and unadvisedly received the fumes of very strong spirit of Niter by which he was immediately cast into most cruel Convulsion fits 28. These things being premised for the better understanding of the matter we shall now come to deliver our Observation which is of a Convulsion arising from a hurt of the Genus Nervosum by a blow received on the hinder part of the Head and vertebrae of the Neck how great the blow was I will not determine this I am sure of it brought dreadful Convulsions upon the sick so vehement that life was despaired of 29. The sick was immediately committed to a warm bed Roger Dixon the Chyrurgian and my self being sent for the fits often returned for the strength of the Convulsive motion being spent and the fit as it were going off the sick scarcely seemed to be free but new Convulsions were forthwith excited Roger was for letting him Blood which although it was a blow I was in this cause utterly against believing that if any such evacuation was necessary that Nature would provoke it however in the mean season all the external parts behind were bathed first with the Queen of Hungaries water then with the Powers of Amber and that not slightly also some few drops of the Powers of Rosemary were conveyed up his Nostrills they as also his Forehead and Temples being extreamly well bathed therewith by which without doubt the
revived again in less than half an hour after she was taken with Convulsions fits My advice being accidentally present was desired the Face of the Child was all over black as it were and its whole body trembled in the middle of the fit about a spoonful of water fell out of its right Nostril 2. I immediatly advised to the following thing Take Oyl of Cinnamon one drop mix it with a little Virgin honey very well to this add six or eight drops of the Blood squeeZ'd out of the Navel-string and a spoonful of brest Milk mix them and give it the Child This was done and the Child was forthwith restored I ordered it to be repeated and also to be given if the Child should have any more fits in the fit The Infant had a second fit but by three or four times giving thereof was perfectly Cured 3. I cured another new born Babe by the same prescription and have advised it to several where it has always very well succeeded moreover where the Child has been older so that the blood of the Navel-string could not begotten I have cured them by giving two or three grains of the Navel string in pouder which is a singular experiment worth the remarking 4. A Child ten days old was seiz'd with Convulsions which I cured with this Take Breast milk a spoonful or two of my Guttae Vitae four or six drops mix them and give it the Child twice or thrice a day A child two months old was cured with this Take choise Canary half a spoonful of my Guttae Vitae six 〈◊〉 eight drops mix them This was given and repeated three or four times a day and although the Infant had four or five several fits in twelve hours space yet by taking of this Medicament it was perfectly recovered 5. Another Child about two or three months old seized with strong Convulsions arising as I conceived from Wind I cured with this Take choice Canary a little spoonful powers of Carraways Guttae Vitae of each six drops mix them and give it this was given about four times a day and in two days time was freed from its fits many other Children of the same Age and some elder I have cured with the same prescription save as their aâ—e was greater I augmented the dose both of the powers of Carraways and Guttae Vitae accordingly 6. The Oyl of Cinnamon is a specifick in this Case and I have often times given it with admirable success but that is not every where to be got and therefore somewhat else must be substituted in its room if that therefore be wanting I scarcely know any thing better than the powers of Caraways and my Guttae Vitae to which if you add two or three grains of the pouder of the Navel string you will not do a miss I have cured many Children with these things and as far as I can remember never yet so much as once exhibited them in Vain 7. And indeed all those things which comfort the Vitals and refresh or give respite to Animal spirits must be good and proper here such are the Tinctura aurea Tintura Vitae Tinctura diaphoretica Paracelsi and all Neuroticks of what kind or quality soever yet this is to be understood that by so much as they are made more spiritual by so much the more admirable they are and operate with the greater celerity and certainty and therefore the Spirits Potestates or Volatile Salt of Mans skull or of Elks hoof of Vipers Swallows Magpies Peony Amber c much transcend any gross or terrene preparation of them wherein the Volatile and pure parts are clothed and clogged with the Earthy c. XVI Convulsion fits in a young Lady arising from terror anâ—â—ffrightment 1. This Lady from a sudden consternation of mind or affrightment was immediately seized with Convulsions so that falling into a fit her whole Body seemed to be contracted from Head to Foot with intollerable Pain or dolour no other apparent cause going before she being one of a very healthful and sound constitution and habit of body and of a pleasant merry disposition 2. These fits came at uncertain times without any order and took her many times at great disadvantages especially upon the least commotion of the mind or disturbance of the spirit Anger or Affrightment as the going over a dangerous bridg looking down from a very high place presence of a Serpent Toad Spider or such like and somtimes also they would seize her in her sleep especially if she was dreaming of any frightful matter They were also so often iterated that in a very few weeks she became as it were a Changling 3. By reason of this Vehement affliction many obstructions were bred in her Body together with a stoppage of her Terms she had also contracted a paleness of Face weakness of the Stomach indigestion nauseousness or lothing want of Appetite hoarsness and Cough with a certain kind of wheezing and in short the whole habit of her Body was altered her strength impaired and her mind in some sort alienated and this purely through the frequency and vehemency of the Disease and long continuance of the Spasmatick Paroxysm 4. Her Friends requested my help and having well viewed the Patient and considered the Disease as aforesaid I began the Cure with purging of her for which purpose I gave her a dose of my Family Pills with Aloes which I caused her to take twice a week for three weeks together with due observation as in other purges after three weeks time I ordered her to take them only once a week and to continue the use of the same for five or six weeks which she accordingly did by which the nauseousness and loathing at Stomach was removed and she was in a little time brought to a good Appetite and to digest her food very well moreover by the same means her Terms were provok'd and made to flow in good order 5. And by reason that in the Absence of the fit she complained of a most Vehement pain of her Head I caused her hair to be shaved off and the common Vesicatory of the shops to be applyed which done and the blister removed I caused it to be drawn three or four days with Colewort-leaves applying the smooth side to the Sore on the fourth day I ordered the rough side to be applyed by which meanes in about thee days more her Head was healed up by these blisters her mother told me she believed above two quarts of humor evacuated 6. In the mean season whilst she took her Pills I was not unmindful of what was further to be done But as I was consulting some of her Relations were for sending for other Doctors especially some of the Colledg of whom Dr. T and Dr. B were sent for with whom although I was not vnwilling to consult for the good of my Patient yet I desired to be excused and that they might act apart but with promise that if things succeeded
most powerfully opens all Obstructions in what part of the Body soever cures the Cachexia and Chlorosis or Green Sickness in Virgins provokes the Terms and facilitates the Birth And as there is no more powerful Remedy against the Stone and Gravel in the Reines Ureters and Bladder so no more excellent thing is known for the absolute Cure of old and inveterate Head Achs Vertigo's Megrims Lethargies Apoplexies Palsies Epilepsies Convulsions Fits of the Mother The Gout and other like Neurotick Diseases And here in one singular Medicine we found a compleat Remedy for the complex Malady of this our distressed and miserable Patient 12. These four last Medicaments were taken alternatim or by Course one after another for Variety sake for about three Months time at the end of that time he only took of the Spirit Morning Noon and Night from twenty to forty drops in Beer Ale or Wine as himself liked best and he continued the use of it for about half a year longer at what time he found himself perfectly well and free from all his Distempers as well that of the Stone as that other its Concomitant the Convulsive Fits 13. Now 't is to be noâ—ed that this man had been formerly searched by a Scotch man who upon the Gripe declared He found a large Stone as big as a Hens egg or bigger whose Opinion it was and it is the Opinion of most learned men that he could not be cured without cutting but the Dreadfulness of the Operation making him to decline that kind of help he endured his Misery so long till he fell 〈◊〉 Câ—â—vulsive-Fits by the Extremity thereof He was above threescore years of age by his own Relation but a strong lusty man at what time I undertook him though I must ingeniously confess that I was forced upon the Tryal and undertook him without any heart or hope of Cure but by reason the things I exhibited gave him Ease the sick himself encouraged me to go on which set me upon the study and search after such things as might most probably do him good I proceeded on according as I have before related and in about eleven months time restored my Patient to perfect Health 14. Now whereas he might possibly receive Benefit by all the things which were given him yet that which I conceive perfected the Cure was this Our Lithontriptick Spirit which I believe did really and absolutely dissolve the said Stone in the Bladder not that I ever made any after-search which I have almost a thousand times since repented the neglect of but beause he lived several years after free from any of those kind of pains or the least obstruction or stoppage of his water In the sixty seventh year of his Age being invited to a Feast he eat too liberally of somthing there which pleased him whereby being surfeited he fell into a vehement burning Feaver which put a period to his days 15. After the Cure of the aforesaid Person I have with happy Success used the same Method with very little Variation in the Cure of several others afflicted with Convulsions arising from Nephritick and Lithontriptick Dolors but as in the former so also in them I do attribute the Cure chiefly to the Virtue of the aforesaid Lithontriptick and Antispasmatick or Antepileptick Spirit whose mighty Power and Force and singular Excellency is not to be explicated by me in many words but rather requires the more serious Contemplations of industrious Physicians the truly legitimate Sons of Art XXIII Convulsions arising from an Vlcer in the Ventricle 1. A young Man by too immeasurable eating of sower Limons without Sugar created an Ulcer in the Stomach the which upon eating commonly excited such extream Pains as put the Sick into Convulsions which fits were often repeated six or seven times in the space of four or five hours 2. He consulted Physicians to whom he only complained of a pain at his Stomach which they not conceiving to be ulcerated gave him hot and biting things and such as were proper Stomaticks in a cold Cause from whence in stead of receiving of Benefit the pain was extreamly exasperated and the Convulsive fits strengthned so that he began to dispair of ever meeting with a Cure 3. Among the number of the rest a certain Woman Emperick gave him Tinctura of Cardamoms and grains of Paradice drawn as she said with Cinnamon water but such was the event thereof that such vehement Convulsions were excited that at length the Patient seemed to dye or rather swoon away which put the by-standers into a great amazement 4. Upon this I was sent for and they gave me a relation of his condition how that for above six months he had been afflicted with these Convulsions and sickness at Heart and that many things had been tyed but all in vain yea rather that he was always very much the worse for every thing that was administrated to him and that he had even now taken a Cordial and stomatick water which they shewed me and I tasted of it being only the Tincture aforesaid which was very hot and was fallen into this dreadful fit accompained with swooning away 5. After a little consideration and pondering the condition of the sick in my mind I conceived it could not be any simple disaffection of the Heart or matter offending the Stomach in quantity for that some former Physicians had given him several Vomits for the cleansing thereof but rather an ulceration of the Nervous tunicle of the Ventricle the which opinion I was the more confirmed in when I understood that the beginning of his Disease was from often and too liberal eating of sower Limons without Sugar which possibly might cause a Convulsion of the parts 6. Upon this I gave him salt of Vitriol a scruple at a time dissolved in fair water and I gave it him Morning and Evening I chose such a quantity as might not make him Vomit but by staying in the Stomach might strengthen and heal the same moreover because I apprehended it to proceed from an acid I thought good to absorb the said acid humor with some kind of Alkaly for which purpose I caused him to take about ten in the morning and at four in the afternoon a dram of the following pouder Take Terra sigillata an ounce and half fine Bole two drams Pearl prepared red Coral prepared of each a dram mix and make all into a very fine pouder By the exhibition of these things the Patient had immediate ease and in six days time was made perfectly well XXIV Convulsions accompanied with a burning Feaver 1. I conceive these Convulsions were excited through a kind of Malignity not from the force of the Feaver for as much as they are stired up rather from the effects of cold than of heat and of this kind are those Convulsions which proceed from Poyson the biting of Serpents or other venomous Creatures Wounds made with poysoned weapons and such like 2. The Patient that laboured under
proceeding from Dryness or Inâ—nition of the Muscles or their Tendons that draw the Member or of the Nerves or Ligaments that encompass the Joints are very difficult to be cured 2. If they have been of long standing or they consist of a boney hardness or happen in any principal Part whether in the Back or other places are scarcely ever cured and so much the more if they proceed from or are caused by old Age or extream hard Labour 3. If a Contraction be recent in a tender Part and it is not extreamly hardned and in a young or growing Person there is hopes of Cure if timely and proper means be used 4. Contractions of a horney substance in the Hands or Feet proceeding from long and hard Labour are hardly ever cured and more especially those that proceed from a Tetanos for those for the most part remain and the Contraction continues as long as Life lasts or is at most but little changed for the better 5. Contractions from a solution of Continuity where the whole Muscle Nerve or Tendon are cut in two are seldom or never taken away Contractions also in the Back from old Age are incurable 6. A Contraction arising from over-straining of a Part or Tumor of the Muscle may be cured while recent but with much difficulty after it has contracted an absolute horney and callous-like hardness and truly from hence it is that such like Cures are not common to be met with in Authors XXV The Method of curing Contractures 1. As to the Cure of this Disease we can do nothing singular by things taken inwardly unless by accident as in relation to things strengthning the Nerves and in those cases where it may arise from a Spasm or Cramp or Convulsion going before wherein Antispasmatioks and Neuroticks may be found proper an Enumeration of which you may find in their respectâ—ve places in the former Chapter at also in the Chapter of the Palsey hereafter ensuing 2. However that we may inculcate the most proper Internals if any be used the Pouder Tinctures and Powers of Musk and Ambergrise transcend all other things or the volatile Salts of Vipers Swallows Harts-horn and Mag-pies as also the volatile Salts of Peacocks and Peacocks Dung Take Musk twelve grains Ambergrise volatile Salt of Vipers of each six grains mix and make a Pouder to be given three or four hours after meat at Night going to bed Or thus Take Musk sixteen grains volatile Salt of Magpies eight grains Viper-pouder a scruple mix them for a Pouder to be given as aforesaid 3. Now this is to be observed in the giving of these and the like things that you may suffer the Patient to be so covered as to be moved only into a very gentle Sweat for thereby the vital and animal Spirits are excited and made to move more vigorously out of one Part into another but you must be cautious that you suffer no great Sweat for those wast not simply the Spirits which ought to be only stirred not exhausted but also the natural mucilaginous humor or humidum radicale which is the chief thing wanting and by loss of which the Part is already made of a callous substance or horn-like hardness 4. As to Topicks you ought first to apply to the Part afflicted humecting and laxating Medicines which have a gentle heating and resolving Property but because things of a relaxing Property do for the most part cool you must mix hot things with them being also proper and specifick Neuroticks which are to be applyed to the Muscle and its Tendon as also to the adjacent Parts which are contracted or drawn up and indeed to the whole Joint if the Ligaments are withall shrunk up 5. If the Back-bone to wit its Muscles Nerves and Tendons are contracted through the long affliction of a Tetanos you may anoint with this Take Oyl of sweet Almonds two ounces Oyl of Aniseeds one ounce mix them But before you use this it will not be amiss if the Pores of the Part affected be in some little measure opened by the use of the Powers of Aniseeds simple being bathed for a while upon the place For Aniseeds are a certain specifick in the loosning of a Contracture in any Part of the Body comforting the Nerve by its gentle heat suavity and sweetness and in some measure dissolving the matter of the Contraction and therefore it is that in all Contractures the Spirit Powers or Oyl or some of them are constantly used either alone or with some other mixture nor do we know any other simple thing that has the like Force in resolving contracted or shrunk-up Parts And therefore it is for the same reason that whatever things those may be which may be hereafter applyed in resolving of any Contracture in any Part of the Body whatsoever we always make use first of the Spirit or Powers of Aniseeds for the opening of the closed Pores of the Part that the things which are after to be applyed for the more complete relaxing of the Part shrunk up may take the better Effect 6. The Contracture then having been for some few minutes before hand bathed with the Spirit or Powers of Aniseeds you afterwards anoint with the Composition in the former Section or with this following Take Oyls of sweet Almonds of Ben and of Line-seed all newly made by Expression of each an ounce Oyl of Hypericon an ounce and half Oyl of Earth-worms two ounces Oyl of Aniseeds chymical three ounces mix them together to anoint the contracted Part with-all 7. Some Authors commend this Take Oyl of sweet Almonds one ounce and half Oyl of Line-seed by expression Oyls of Violets of Lillys of Camomil and of Earth-worms of each one ounce Oyl of Hypericon Mucilage of the seeds of Fleawort and Line-seed Ducks grease the Marrow of Calves-leggs of each half an ounce Turpentine two drams Sulphur two drams and half pouder of Worms one dram flowers of Hypericon and Saffron of each half a dram Wax a sufficient quantity mix and make a Cerot not too hard It is a Medicine of good use but if Oyl of Aniseed one ounce had been added it had been much more powerful however if things be applyed plasterwise there is not many things which transcend the common Emplastr de minio mad with Vinegar without Wax boyled to a soft consistence and linnen cloths to be dipt in it whilst it is yet blood-red or before it comes to the changing of its colour experience has confirmed it as a most admirable thing And what may take place next is the Diasulphuris Rulandi whose effects in resolving of Contractures are very eminent 8. The grease or fat of Eels is said to be singular and an appropriate or Specifick thing for that it is very humid and relaxing but that which yet transcends all these things is Mans grease and Vipers fat is thought to exceed that However before the use of them it will be good to bath first with Spirits or Powers of Aniseeds
strong and the Malignity be great it will be necessary to cause a gentle sweat which you may perform with this Take Philonum Romanum two drams volatile Salt of Harts-horn fifteen grains Musk ten grains mix them for a Dose let it be given at bed-time and let the sick drink after it If the sick cannot swallow an Electuary you may give a Dose of our Laudanum and so much the more if a Delirium Phrensy or Convulsion be feared Or this following Mixture Take of the prepared Metheglin above prescribed a quarter of a pint of our Guttae Vitae thirty or forty drops Spirit of Vipers sixty drops mix them for a Dose this will sweat powerfully and expel all the poyson venom and malignity of the Disease to a Miracle And these things may be of good use let the venene cause be what it will 5. But if it be caused from Poyson whether vegitable mineral or animal immediately received into the Stomach you must forthwith give a Vomit that the matter of the Poyson may with all possible speed be evacuated for this purpose I commend my vomiting Lozenges which you may give from a scruple to half a dram or the Aqua Benedicta Rulandi Infusion of Vitrum Antimonii and such like If these things be not to be had you may give except it be a mineral Poyson a large draught of Salleâ—-Oyl and then presently after provoke vomiting by a Feather put into the Throat This done and the danger of the Poson being over you shall then exihibite some proper Antidote that the very reliques of the Poyson may be obliterated and for this purpose you may either give some of those above mentioned at § 4. Or this following Take Venice-Treacle Extract of Saffron of each a dram Salt of Vipers eight grains mix them for a Dose to be given about three hours after the vomiting is over 6. If it be caused from the Poyson of Quick-silver or other mineral Fume you must use preparations of Gold as Aurum potabile Tincture of Gold Sulphur of Gold and other the like Medicaments but if these cannot be gotten you must give preparations of Gold and Mercury such as are the Aurum Vitae of Sennertus Hercules Bovii and the like for these things being given gradually and for a long time take away at length the contamination of the vital juyces and free the neurotick Frame from the morbifick Poyson after the use thereof for some time you may then give Sudorificks made of Minerals such as this following Take of our Electuarium ad Tabidos one dram Bezoarticum minerale oue scruple Extract of Saffron ten grains mix them for a Dose after which give a glass of generous Wine or of the former preparation of Hydromel and dispose the sick for a Sweat This Dose you may repeat three or four times giving it every other day 7. If it should proceed from Surfeiting or Gluttony it would be good to evacuate the Stomach upward to Children and weak Persons you may give the Sal Vitrioli from a scruple to a dram stronger Persons may take the Emetick Tartar of Minsicht to four five or six grains Or you may give our Catharticum Argenteum from a dram to two drams according to age and strength for that evacuates admirably both upwards and downwards and the latter especially if it be given with a little salt Broth. These emetick purgations may be two or three times repeated according as you see occasion or the strength of the sick will bear but if the sick be very weak you must be cautious of giving of strong Evacuaters lest you add to the Disease and make the Tremor or Trembling so much the worse by an unfit diminution of the Spirits 8. The second Indication is for the generating of vital and animal Spirits which is performed by such things as abound with volatile Parts and nutriments full of Spirits For this purpose we commend strong Jellies made of the juyce of Oxes Hearts Sheeps Hearts and Jellies made of the flesh of Fouls chiefly of wild Foul which Jellies ought to be strong and mixed with a little Wine and aromatized with Spices to be made grateful to the Stomach But if the Tremor come through drinking of Wine or Brandy then in stead of mixing of Wine you ought to mix Mead or some small portion of the Diet before mentioned for thereby the Nutriment is the better and more easily assimulated and the chylous juyce more absolute for the generating of pure and spirituous Blood 9. But that which in this case we shall commend above all these things is the Jelly or Broth of Vipers which after a most admirable manner augments comforts and fortifies the Spirits of what kind soever The same thing does the Viper-Pouder and the flesh of Vipers being boyled and eaten as you eat Eels or other Fish To these things add the Salt and Spirit of Vipers as also the Potestates Viperarum which Medicament we cannot easily nor enough commend The volatile Salt and Spirit of Earth-Worms is of good use here as also the Spirit of shell-Snails and the Jelly and Spirit distilled from a Deers-Head Or a Jelly made of a fresh Deers-Head beaten all into a mash with a Spirit drawn from other Heads 10. Now this is to be noted that whatsoever things are given which are spirituous they ought always to be mixed with such other things as breed a good Chyle for from a generous Chyle is generated a good and spirituous Blood and of the Blood elaborated in the Heart is made the vital Spirit which Spirit elaborated in the Brain produces that which we call the animal Spirit which being disseminated through the whole Genus Nervosum is that which gives Sense and Motion to all the Parts of the whole Body 11. But lest these things should not be so well accomplished as may be desired you must have respect to the Stomach that its Tone be preserved intire and free from hurt for if there be a weakness of the Stomach or any other hurt or indisposition you must be sure to remove those Symptoms according as we shall hereafter teach in their proper Chapters or else you act in vain For a simple weakness of the Stomach you may give the Tincture of black Pepper of Centory the less of Worm-wood or the Elixir Proprietatis any of which may be given the sick from fifteen to twenty thirty or forty drops in a glass of Ale or Metheglin and that three four or six times a day or more or as often as the sick has occasion to drink But if there be a preternatural heat conjoyned by which also the Spirits are much wasted then in stead of the former things you must give Spirâ—t or Oyl of Vitriol or Salt or Sulphur or the Acetum Antimonii or Juyce of Limons which may be constantly mixed with their drink as aforesaid Yet if a sowrness by adjoyned then volatile and alcalious Salts are to be administred and the acid avoided Or else
you may profitably give Tartar vitriolate which grows sweet in the Stomach and although sour takes away all manner of Acidities and withall cools the unnatural heat which wasts the Spirits to a wonder and by its gratefulness strengthens the Stomach singularly What we might say more as to this matter shall be referred to the Chapters of Weakness and Distempers of the Stomach hereafter to be treated of We now come to our third Indication 12. The third Intention is to strengthen the Brain Cerebel and Genus Nervosum which is done either by exhibition of Internals or application of Topicks For this purpose Sage and Castoreum are commended as also Goats-Rue and Arabian Staechas which may be given one dram at a time in Hydromel but the Potestates or Powers of those things transcend and may be also given in Hydromel or Cinnamon-Water from twenty to forty or sixty drops or in Conserves of Primroses Bawm Rosemary-Flowers or Acâ—rus or other things of like kind The Powers of Rosemary and of Lavender given in like manner prevail much Avicenna commends the Brains of a Hare roasted but above all things Castoreum as the most admirable thing in the World 13. But more particularly to comfort the Brain and Genus Nervosum this followâ—ng is by Sennertus advised Take Pulp of the flesh of wild Pidgeons or of a Magpie or a Stork being boyled in Wine three ounces the Brains of a Hare roasted one ounce sweet Almonds blanched number thirty fresh Pine-Nuts washed in Hydromel number twenty blew Currants one ounce Species of the Electuarium Resumptivum two drams Pulvis Cinnamoni three drams Ginger Cloves Mace Galangal of each one scruple Cardamums half a scruple Musk two grains clarified Honey a sufficient quantity mix and make an Electuary Or this Take Conserves of the Flowers of Rosemary Lavender and Sage of each half an ounce Electuarium Diacori six drams brains of a Hare roasted one ounce Castoreum half a dram Mans-skull prepared two drams Pouders of the roots and seeds of Peony of each one dram Misleto of the Oak half a dram Spirit of Primroses or Cowslips one dram Essentia Salis half a dram with Syrup of Staechas a sufficient quantity make an Electuary 14. Or this Take Conserves of Betony and Rosemary of each an ounce and half green Ginger six drams Species Diamoschi Diambrae of each half a dram Venice-Treacle two drams Aureae Alexandrinae half a dram volatile Salt of Vitriol one scruple with Syrup of Betony a sufficient quantity make an Electuary Or this Take Conserves of Acorus and of the Flowers of Rosemary and Sage of each two ounces Mans-skull prepared half an ounce roots and seeds of Peony roots of Water-Plantain of each one dram and half the Brains of a Hare roasted two ounces mix and make an Electuary 15 But these things following are more powerful The Potestates Virtutum given from twenty to forty or sixty drops in Canary or Spirit of black Cherries Morning Noon and Night Or this Take Powers of Rosemary of Lavender of Sage of Savin of Mans-skull of each one ounce Powers of sweet Marjoram of musked Cranes Bill of Tyme of each half an ounce Powers of Musk and Ambergrise of each six drams mix them Dose from twenty to forty drops or more in any convenient Vehicle Powers of Cinnamon given alone in Canary or Metheglin are of admirable use Or this mixture Take Powers of Cinnamon two ounces Powers of Nutmegs Powers of Cloves of each half an ounce rectified Spirit of black Cherries of Earth-Worms and of Lavender of each three drams mix them all together Dose from thirty to sixty drops in Canary 16. This following Pouder is of good use Take Peacocks-Dung flesh of Swallows throughly dryed Mans-skull levigated of each one ounce Musk six drams Ambergrise half an ounce Pouder of Cloves and Cinnamon of each two drams Bezoar oriental and mineral of each one dram all being in fine Pouder mix them together Dose from ten grains to one scruple and in some cases to half a dram Or this Take Pouder of Mans-skull and of Musk of each half an ounce Ambergrise Salt ef Harts-horn and of Amber of each two drams Salt of Vipers one dram mix them Dose from eight to sixteen grains Or this Take Mans-skull levigated Swallows and flesh of Storks dryed and poudred Pouder of Vipers of each one ounce Salt of Harts-horn Tartar vitriolate of each half an ounce mix them Dose forty grains 17. This Electuary following is singular Take Electuarium and Tabidos Venice-Treacle of each two ounces Peacock-Dung one ounce Salt of Mans-skull Musk of each half an ounce volatile Salt of Swallows volatile Salt of Amber of each two drams with juyce of Alkermes a sufficient quantity mix and make an Electuary Dose one scruple or half a dram Or this Take Mithridate Electuarium de Ovo of each two ounces Pouder of the roots and seeds of Peony Pouder of Vipers and of Swallows of each one ounce Salt of Amber and of Mans-skull of each half an ounce Oyls of Rosemary Lavender Sage and sweet Marjoram of each twenty five drops juyce of Alkermes a sufficient quantity mix and make an Electuary Or this Take Venice-Treacle three ounces Oriental Bezoar Bezoar mineral volatile Salt of Amber of each one ounce fine Pouder of an Elks hoofs and of Ox-horns of each half an ounce Spirit or Powers of Vipers six drams with juyce of Alkermes a sufficient quantity make an Electuary Dose one scruple or half a dram Morning and Evening 18. Authors prepare a syrup after this manner Take leaves of Primroses or Cowslips of Sage Rue Ground-Pine Marjoram Germander Savory Calamint Origanum Betony of each half a handful Calamus Aromaticus half an ounce boyl them in water or Mead and with a sufficient quantity of Hony make a syrup in which while hot hang the following Nodulus letting it remain therein Take Cinnamon Cloves Mace Nutmegs black and long Pepper Ginger Spicknard Aniseeds and Peony-seeds of each one dram make all into a pouder and tye it up in a Rag. This following syrup is better Take syrup of the juyce of Alkermes twenty ounces Spirits of Angelica of Rosemary and of Castoreum of each three ounces Powers of Cinnamon of Musk and of Ambergrise of each an ounce and half mix them Dose half a spoonful Morning Noon and Night drinking after it a little glass of good Mead or Black-Cherry Wine 19. Nicolas Florentinus Serm. 3. To. 3. cap. 9. saith That a certain Woman sixty years of Age was delivered from a Tremor of the Head only by eating the flesh of a night Raven being skinned exviscerated and so boyled The Essence of Bawm given in Basil water is in good estimation so also a strong Tincture of Sage leaves made in rectified spirit of Wine to these things add Tincture of Wormwood Tincture of Myrrh Elixir proprietatis with other things of like nature Moreover some learned Men say That nothing profits more than a decoction of Lignum Guajacum and
Sarsaparilla being drank for some days for that it drys up excrementitious humors or evacuates them by sweating 20 We now come to the Application of Topicks which may warm comfort strengthen and corroborate the Nerves for which purpose Authors commend these things viz. Oyls of Costus of Foxes of Castor of Earth-worms of Turpentine of Bricks of Pepper of Spicknard of Juniper and of white Lillys in which flowers of Lavender of Lillys-Convally and of Rosemary have been infused or digested Moreover there is commended an Oyl made of the flowers of Trefoil and of Cowslips with which or some of the former the Neck and Original of the Nerves as also the Trembling members are to be Morning and Night anointed also you may bath them with Apoplectick Epileptick and Cephalick Waters 21. This folloing is prescribed by Sennertus Take Oyls of Juniper-berries of Castoreum of Pepper and of Foxes of each half an ounce Vnguentum Martiatum one ounce and half Venice Soap one ounce pouder of the seeds of Rocket of Onions of Rue and of Nettles of each one dram Goose or Ducks grease one ounce and half mix them for an Oyntment A Balsam made also of Rosemary Lavender Sage Petroleum and the distilled Oyls of Juniper-berries Marjoram and Bawm is of singular use The Trembling Members may also be washed somtimes with a hot decoction of Sage Rosemary Lavender Marjoram Juniper-berries and Castoreum to every quart of which at time of using of it you may put two ounces of Spirit of Wine or about three ounces of Aniseed water Some commend the hot Baths but chiefly such as are from Sulphur mines if such cannot be had with conveniency you may prepare a Laconick Bath or a bath of Herbs as aforesaid 22. Some commend this following distilled water for a secret Take green or fresh leaves of Sage one pound Camphir one ounce white Wine a sufficient quantity digest for eight days then distil in Balneo according to Art and with the Water bath the Trembling parts Or this Take Mastich Frankincense Myrrh Opopanax Sagapenum of each three drams styrax Calamita and Liquid of each half an ounce Turpentine two ounces Gout-Jvy flowers of Lilly-Convally and of Lavender of each a handful and half cut and bruise them and affuse thereon Rhenish Wine two pound let all stand in digestion in a warm place fâ—r four days then let it be distilled and in the distilled liquor dissolve one dram of choise Musk. with their liquor let the nape of the Neck and Spina dorsi and members affected be anointed 23. These Oyls and Oyntments prescribed by Authors are very greasy and loathsom to the sick we will prescribe things more delicate curious and neat and yet more effectual The Powers of Amber alone supply the place of all these things and will do more than all either apart or conjoyned if the Head be taken with a Tremor or if the cause of the Tremor be Essential in the Head let the Hair be shaved off and then let it be well bathed with the said Powers of Amber and this may be don Morning and Night for a week or ten days keeping the Head very warm bound up after it at the end of that time you may apply the Emplaster of Franciscus Valesius against Epilepsies which you may see in the former Book letting it lye on four or five days and then renewing of it and repeating the same six or seven times Or this in the place thereof if that cannot be had Take fat Myrrh in fine pouder one ounce make it very soft with rectified Spirit of Wine and mix therewith choise Venice Treacle two ounces Oyl of Rosemary and of Amber of each twenty drops being all well mixed spread it upon Leather and apply it over the whole Head it being first close shaved With those Powers of Amber you ought also to bath the whole Spina dorsi or Back-bone from the Nucha to the Os Coccigis Morning and Night and that for ten or twelve days as also in like manner all the Trembling parts 24. Or instead of the Powers of Amber you may use this which may be somthing more effectual Take Powers of Oranges and Limons of each two ounces Powers of Sassafras and Savin of each one ounce Powers of Rosemary of Sage of Caraways and of Amber of each half an ounce mix them to bath with all as aforesaid where note that if the sick delight in sweet things you may add to the former Composition the Powers of Musk and Ambergrise of each six drams with which the said parts as also the Temples and Nostrils ought to be bathed 25. After the parts affected have been bathed with the said powers for ten or twelve days or more or till the said Tremor is taken away if there then remains a weakness in the said members you ought to apply things of a strengthing nature first for some few days you may bath with the Tincture of Myrrh which done you may apply this Take Mithridate or Venice Treacle three or four ounces fine Myrrh in pouder dissolved in rectified spirit of Wine one ounce and half two yolks of Eggs mix and make a Cataplasm which spread upon Leather and apply renewing it once in two or three days and repeating the same for three weeks or more as you see occasion but before the application of each Cataplasm it will be good to bath the part well with the Powers of Amber 26. If the Tremor proceeds from Quick-silver there ought to be mixed with the internal Medicaments before mentioned some choise preparation of Gold as Aurum potabile volatile Calx of Gold or Sulphur or Tincture of the same Sennertus adviseth to the use of the crude pouder of Gold made of the leaves being very subtil and fine and that both Internally and Externally which are to be taken mixed with some other proper thing for by this means he thinks the Quicksilver will be imbibed by the Gold and so being united will be both cast forth by stool 27. Some say also that Quick-silver and its Poyson may be over come by a Sudorifick Course wherein it shall so adhere to the skin like small Sand and may be washed off with Water for this purpose the sick ought to be put every other day into a dry Bath the best is Hartmans Chair which may be made of a convenient heat by firing in the same the most pure rectified Spirit of wine The Sweat may also somtimes be absolved by Frankincense or Olibanum cast upon live Char-cole though in my opinion that with Spirit of Wine is much the better and this sweating course ought to be repeated at least fourteen times During the time of the sweating the sick ought to be comforted and his Spirits supported with some pleasing Cordial such as this following Take Cinnamon-Water of the best Aqua Caelestis of each two ounces Rosewater one ounce syrup of Citron peels an ounce and half mix them Of this let the sick take a spoonful now and
than during the time of sweating 28. After the sweating is over the Trembling members may be anointed with Venice Treacle mixed with Oleum Irinum or Oyl of Bays or bathed with Aniseed-water which comforts and nourishes the Nerves Or with this of Sennertus his prescription Take Camels Hay Cyperus Acorus Spicknard Nutmegs Cloves Pepper of each two drams Hermodactils Satyrion of each one dram Spirit of Wine or Aqua Apoplectica one ounce Wax a sufficient quantity melt mix and make a Liniment but that which goes beyond all these things are the Powers of Aniseeds which by a certain kind of Specifick virtue corroborate the weakned Nerves Some also highly commend the Balsam of Sulphur being anointed down the whole Back-bone and upon the parts afflicted with the Tremor and that this will be so much the more effectual if the said fine pouder of leaf Gold be mixed therewith 29. The fourth and last Intention is to restore if need be the emaciated or wasted body This may well be performed by many things prescribed in the second Intention of Cure seeing that those things which restore and recuperate the humane nature also breed Spirits The first thing which I shall here recommend for this purpose is the Electuarium ad Tabidos being taken Morning Noon and Night about an hour before eating to the quantity of a large hasle nut at each time 30. The Gelly of Vipers flesh is admirable for this Intention nor is there scarcely a better thing in nature so also the flesh eaten boyled or baked but for such as cannot attain it you must give other things as the Spirit and broth of Earth-worms with the Tincture of black Pepper which is no mean thing Or you may make the Tincture of the said Pepper with the said Spirit of Earthworms which you may give in Milk or in all his drink and Morning and Night you may give this following Electuary Take Venice Treacle one dram to one dram and half pouder of Earthworms one scruple to half a dram of Our Laudanum from one grain to two grains Oyl of Cinnamon one or two drops mix for a dose to be given every Night going to bed Or thus Take Venice Treacle two ounces pouder of Earth-worms pouder of Vipers oriental Bezoar Bezoar mineral of each half an ounce to six drams Oyl of Cinnamon one dram mix them and with juyce of Alkermes a sufficient quantity make an Electuary Dose one dram to two drams Morning and Night Or thus Take Venice Treacle Extract of Sarsaparilla of each two ounces Scorzonera roots candied Indian green Ginger candied Citron peels candied of each one ounce and half pouder of Vipers and Earth-worms of each three ounces Pistich nuts number eighty beat all together in a mortar and with the syrup Diacodium a sufficient quantity make an Electuary according to art adding at last Oyl of Cinnamon one dram and half Dose two drams two or three times a Day CHAP. III. Of the PALSIE The AUTHORS Observations I. A Palsie in a middle aged Man of a gross body with a vehement Catarrh 1. THis Person being about forty three years of age And of a Gross fat pituitoâ—s habit of body was taken with a Paralytick Distemper in all his Extream parts which was thought to be first caused from taking of an extream cold there was a numbness almost all over him together with a very great Tremor or Trembling which was continual and equal but without any manner of Pain 2. This Gentleman had been under the Hands of several Physicians for two or three years together but could receive no benefit so that he gave himself over to dispair having indeed passed through all the ordinary courses of Physick at length some of his Relations perswaded him to make use of me I was accordingly sent for they gave me a relation of all that had passed and requested my care for the future 3. All the things and the whole course which had been used to him during all this time had been wholly Galenical so that I did not wonder that no success had attended the same I therefore proceeded as follows first I caused his Body to be effectually purged with my Family Pills with Aloes and repeated the same eight or nine times with fit intervalls three four or five days being somtimes between And by reason he complained of an exceeding sickness and weakness of his Stomach so that he could scarcely digest any Food that he took I prescribed this following Electuary to be taken three times a day for ten days an hour before eating Take Diatesseron two ounces Powers of Pepper forty drops mix them dose twenty grains 4. Moreover I ordered him to take the Tincture of black Pepper thirty forty or sixty drops at a time or as much as he could conveniently bear in all the drink he took by means of which the great indisposition of his Stomach became rectified and he began now to digest his Food much beter than formerly 5. I also gave him of the volatile Spirits of Vitriol and Sulphur in Wine somtimes and somtimes in Mead or Ale for change sake the use of which he continued for nere twelve weeks he took from twenty to forty drops at a time according as he could bear it and by this he was very much relieved and the Head and Stomach with the whole Nervous system was very much comforted and restored 6. His purging being compleatly over I caused him to sweat well which was don somtimes in Hartmans Chair with Powers of Rosemary of Oranges and Limons of each a like quantity mixed together and somtimes in Bed with this following sudorifick dose Take Electuarium ad Tabidos one dram Bezoar mineral one scruple mix them and give it drinking after it a small glass of Sack This was repeated about ten times at four days distance the sick sweat well and after the sixth time sweating the numbness of the parts went quite away 7. By the use of these things the Catarrh was much abated but not wholly taken off for which reason I ordered him to take constantly the following Electuary for some time Take Electuarium ad Tabidos two ounces Our new London-Treacle one ounce mix them Dose from half a scruple to one scruple I caused his Head to be shaved and applyed over the whole Cranium being first very well bathed with the Powers of Rosemary The Emplastrum Cephalicum of the shops 8. But this not wholy removing the Catarrh I prescribed him my volatile Laudanum to be taken every Night going to bed the last thing he began with two grains and once in a weeks time we increased the Dose a grain so long till he took about twelve grains of it at a time which had so good an effect upon him that by the assiduous use thereof this vehement Catarrh was perfectly removed 9. What this Laudanum is and how prepared We have taught in Our Chymistry now in the Press But that we may not wholy detain or withhold from
the use of which things many great obstructions in his Body were removed and his Stomach so exceedingly debilitated as aforesaid comforted and restored 13. However besides taking the Pulvis admirabilis as abovesaid I once a week constantly purged him with the Tincture of my Family-Pills by the use of which Medicament it is almost incredible what a vast quantity of cold slimy viscous and somtimes purulent matter was brought away by which the sick often confessed himself to be much better and that the hope of his cure was now apparent 14. For his constant drink I prescribed a weak Decoction of Guajacum Sassafras and Sarsaparilla to be made which drink I caused him to take even at meals you have several Examples of such a Diet in some of the Chapters aforegoing so that in this place I need say no more thereof 15. Now whereas he often complained in the Intervals of purging of his Body being bound I prescribed this following Clyster to move his Belly Take Mutton-broath a pint Oyl-olive Infusion of Crocus Metallorum of each three ounce Tincture of fine Aloes one ounce mix them and let it be exhibited warm This cleansed the Bowels and brought away with the hardned Excrements much slimy matter so that his Body would be open four or sive days after it even till the time of repeating the purge 16. As for Topicks I caused the Paralytick Members to be well rubbed with cloths then to be fomented with Wine wherein Cephalick and Antiparalytick Herbs had been boyled this done to be very well bathed with a strong Aniseed-water for the Aniseeds have a specifick Vertue in comforting and restoring the Nerves especially if hurt by any cold and moist Distemper or frustration of animal Spirits 17. This being done for some days the said Parts were Morning and Night bathed with this following Mixture Take Powers of Aniseeds Powers of Caraways of each two ounces Powers of Rosemary one ounce mix them to bath with as aforesaid By the use of this alone Medicament externally the Palsy was removed and the sick came to the compleat sense and use of his Limbs 18. Yet was not the ancient strength restored for which purpose I ordered him as for the most part in such like cases to bath with the Tincture of Myrrh made with rectified Spirit of Wine which has a most excellent corroborating Vertue this was done Morning and Evening for a week together 19. Lastly I prescribed this following Cataplasm to be laid to the joints of the weakned Parts and to be renewed every two days Take Mithridate four ounces Myrrh two ounces dissolved or made soft in Spirit of Wine Yolks of Eggs number three Oyl of Aniseeds one dram mix them well together spread it upon Leather and apply it as aforesaid By the use of these things in about twenty weeks time the sick was perfectly restored But he continued the use of the Spirit of Niter for above three Months after III. A Palsy in a young Man accumulated through lying in the cold 1. A young Soldier by lying abroad one Night in the Snow was taken with a Palsie of the whole Body and that in so extream a manner that he seemed to be helpless he was before of a healthy constitution strong Body and fleshy withall but not very fat In this condidition he applyed himself to several pretenders to Physick but all in vain 2. At length he fell into my hands and I cured him by the following means First considering him to be strong and able to endure strong Physick I evacuated his Stomach with a Dose of Vinum Benedictum and repeated the same again the third day on the fifth day I purged him with my Family Pills with Aloes and repeated the same again on the seventh and ninth day afterwards I only purged him once a week with the Tinct ex tribus 3. After the ninth day I gave him a sweating dose Take Venice Treacle one dram Bezoar mineral one scruple Saffron in pouder six grains mix and give it at Night going to bed This sweat him well and powerfully In the time of his sweating least he should faint I ordered him to take now and than a spoonful or two of this following Cordial Take strong Cinnamon-water six ounces Aqua Caelestis Poppy-water Damask-rose-water of each three ounces syrup of Citron peels juyce of Alkermes of each two ounces and a half mix them to be given as aforesaid 4. This sudorifick dose was seven times repeated at five and somtimes at six days distance by means of which with what was outwardly applyed he quickly found relief and in short time after a perfect cure But taking cold after one of his sweats a Rheumetism fell upon him which was much more tedious to him than his Palsie for he had runing Pains which wandred up and down over his whole body somtimes in one side anon in the other somtimes in his Leg then in his Arm then in his Shoulder again in his Foot 5. Moreover he was extreamly afflicted with a Catarrh which accosted him with such a flux of Rheum that he feared in the Night he should be choaked and in the day he could do nothing but spit To remedy these things I thought it necessary first to purge him again which I did twice with my Family Pills and twice with the Tincture of the same This purging gave him some relief but did not wholly take away either those running Pains or his Catarrh 6. This don I caused him to sweat well with a dose of my volatile Laudanum before described in the first Observation of this Chapter by which he found an incredible good For this cause sake I repeated it four or five times more at what time his Pains wholy vanished and his Catarrh was almost nothing at all yet least it should return again I ordered him to continue the use of the said Landanum for some time He began with three grains and increased the dose a grain every seven days till he took about twelve grains thereof at a time and then diminishing again a grain at a time by degrees left it off 7. For his Diet I ordered him a mean decoction of Guajacum Sassafras and Sarsaparilla whose complement was Juniper-berries and the Carminative-seeds with Raisons and Figgs into which was dropt constantly as he drank it some drops of the Powers of Rosemary Sage and Lavender 8. Likewise as an alterative to comfort and restore the Nervous system he took about the quantity of a Chestnut Morning and Night of this following compositum Take of Our Electuarium ad Tabidos four ounces Venice Treacle Castoreum Extracts of Carduus Benedictus of fine Aloes of Gentian and of Virginian snake-root of each one ounce Oyls of Rosemary Sage Lavender and sweet Marjoram of each twelve drops mix and make an Electuary to be taken as aforesaid or when any sickness or illness afflicts the Stomach 9. But while all these things were a doing we neglected not Topical remedies First we
manner Take small Cinnamon-water a quart choice Sena chosen Rhubarb very thin sliced of each three ounces make a gentle infusiâ—n in a sand heat for twenty four hours then strain out by gently pressing and keep the liquor in a glass close stopt for use This quantity will serve for six Doses which are to be given early in the Morning fasting with observation as in other purges 32. In the intervalls of purging I caused the sick constantly to take these following things Take the Powers of Rosemary and Lavender of each two ounces Spirit of Angelica the greater composition six ounces mix them Of this mixture there was taken every Morning from half a spoonful to a spoonful in a glass of Hippocras and somtimes in a glass of Cinnamon-water 33. An hour before Dinner I prescribed this Take Salt of Mans skull sixteen grains salt of Harts-horn salt of Vipers of each eight grains mix them to be given in a glass of Hippocras It is marvellous to think what a great alteration the exhibition of these things made in a very few weeks in this Paralytick Patient but whereas before I permitted if required a glass or two of Hippocras at Dinner so also I ordred as the sick liked it to take after Dinner a glass of Wormwood-wine 34. At night going to Bed I ordered this Take Electuarium ad Tabidos green Ginger preserved candied Orange-peels Conserve of Rosemary and Lavender-flowers of each three ounces Custoreum in fine pouder Mans skull Anacardiums of each two ounces preserved Nutmegs number six Oyls of Rosemary of Rue of sweet Marjoram of Lavender of Limons of Sage and of Sassafras of each ten drops juyce of Alkermes four ounces or so much as may make it of a just consistence mix all very well together by beating in a Mortar Dose from six drams to an ounce at a time 35. After five times purging I sweat the Patient very well five times with this following composition Take Bezoar mineral a scruple Salt of Worm-wood ten grains Electuarium ad Tabidos a dram mix them together for a dose This was given about half an hour before going into the sweat which was then performed in Hartman s Chair with rectified spirit of Wine set on fire It was supposed that every time more than a quart of sweat came from the sick during the time of Sweating the spirits were supported and sustained with this cordial Julep Take spirit of Angelica the greater composition or in place thereof Aqua Vitae Matthioli three ounces small Cinnamon-water four ounces Damask Rose-water syrup of Citron peels of each two ounces and half mix them together by shaking This sweating was repeated commonly at five or six days distance 36. But whereas the sick was troubled with a vehement Catarrh which by all that we had yet done could not be taken away I was forced at length to have recourse to Opiates and therefore after eleven weeks using all the former things without much success against the said Catarrh I ordered the sick to take every Night going to bed a dose of Our volatile Laudanum the description of which you may see in sect 1. § 10. of this chapter My Patient begun with two grains and increased a grain every fifth day till the dose came to be fifteen grains at which time the Catarrh seemed to be wholly taken off from thence the dose was diminished a grain every third day till it came to two grains again and then it was wholly given over having accomplished what it was designed for 37. Yet constantly all the while this was doing the prescript at § 32. and 33 aforegoing were not neglected but assiduously followed with all the care imaginable and the Diet of Guajacum was also continued to the compleat end of the Cure 38. While all these things were doing we applyed to the grieved parts proper Topicks first Frictions were used with course cloths all over the Paralitick parts then immediately after they were very well bathed and fomented with pure spirit of Wine by which the Pores were well opened and made fit to receive the impression of some more powerful remedie 39. After the fomentation all the Paralitick parts were anointed with this following Oyl Take Oyl of Ben a pound and half Chymical Oyls of Rosemary of Lavender of Savin of Sassafras of each an ounce and half Oyl of Aniseeds three ounces mix them together to anoint with This was anointed all over the Back-bone as also upon all the Paralytick members Morning and Night after friction and fomentation as aforesaid and it was well rubbed in with the Hand by a comfortable fire for half an hour together or more at a time 40. Moreover I caused solid Errhines to be put up the Nostrills they were thus made Take Confection Hamech half an ounce salt of Harts-horn half a dram salt of Mans-skull a scruple Scammony and Gambogia of each a like quantity in fine pouder enough to make the Electuary into a consistency for Pills Of this long slender rouls were made and put up into the Nostrills and kept there nere an hour and half with a Muffler pined up before the Nose from Ear to Ear this was don four several times but always about two hours or somthing more before going to Bed to prevent taking cold which if it be don in the Morning the Patient is very apt to do They operated admirable well and brought away a vast quantity of cold pituitous and slimy Excrements out of the Head which very much facilated the Cure 41. Lastly I caused the Head to be shaved and rubbed well then to be bathed with the Queen of Hungaries water for about half a quarter of an hour and after that to be anointed well with this Oyl Take Oyl of Ben three ounces Musk in fine pouder Chymical Oyls of Nutmegs of sweet Marjoram and of Savin of each three drams mix them well together With this the Head was constantly anointed Morning and Night and then bound up very warm By the diligent use of these things and careful following of these our directions was this miserable Patient perfectly restored to health in the space of twenty weeks time 42. A young Man eighteen years of age being taken with a general Palsie from cold was cured in three weeks time only by anointing with the Oyl at § 39. aforegoing and taking as a Diet a strong decoction of Juniper-berries and Calamus Aromaticus made in Wine mixing therewith at time of taking about sixty drops of the Powers of Rosemary 43. A Woman also of about thirty years of age going to Bed well and rising the next Morning Paralytick was cured by anointing the palsied parts with the aforesaid Oyl at § 39. for about ten days and then afterwards bathing the parts affected Morning and Night with the Powers of Amber being also three times purged with the Tincture of Our Family Pills and withall taking in all her Drink some drops of spirit of Sal Armoniack 44. Another young Man
spit much every day by an old Womans advise he took the fumes of Frankincense up his Mouth by a Funnel whereby the Catarrh was stopt but a greater inconvenience presently fell upon him for he was immediately taken with vehement and runing Pains all over his whole Body so that he could not rest either Night or Day this was acted without my knowledg not long after I began the Cure but seeing the ill success they told me what they had done 7. I was necessitated now to take new measures for that the Catarrh was fallen not only upon the extream parts but upon the Viscera also for he was exceedingly tortured in his Bowells and the Cholick so far prevailed upon him that he was many times swooning away 8. Inwardly I gave hâ—m often in the Day the Infusion of Rhubarb in an ordinary or small Guajacum decoction with thirty forty or more drops of Powers of Caraways Outwardly I caused Vesicatories to be applyed to the Nucha to both Shoulders and to his Hips these were three times reiterated and by the seasonable and happy application thereof the Rheumatism was at length removed and withall the said Vesicatories very much contributed to the retriving him out of his Paralytick Distemper for after the Blisters had been applyed the third time he came in a good measure to the use of his Hands and Feet 9. Having thus removed his Rheumatism and Cholick I ordered him Morning Noon and Night viz. an hour before eating to take the Powers of Vipers in a glass of Hippocras whereby the whole Genus Nervosum was in an instant heat as if set on fire yet without any danger of a Feaver he began with twelve drops and increased the dose by degrees till such time as he took twenty four drops The virtue of this preparation of Vipers is so great that it is scarcely to be expressed and in this Cure there was a demonstration thereof 10. And truly the volatile Salt of Vipers is no ways inferior thereto being given in choise Cinnamon water And one Patient to wit a young Lady who was taken with a Palsie on her right side was perfectly cured by giving of it inwardly in Aqua Celestis twice a day and bathing the Paralytick members twice a day also with the Powers of Rosemary and Savin 11. But to return to our young Gentleman again Outwardly I caused all his Back as also all the Paralytick parts to be well bathed with this following Oyl Take Oyl of Ben ten ounces Chymical Oyls of Rosemary Rue and Savin of each two ounces Chymical Oyl of Euphorbium one ounce mix them to anoint with this was used Morning and Evening till such time as he was restored to his former health 12. But whereas he complained of a weakness of his Stomach and indigestion I caused him to drink somtimes Tinctures of Wormwood in choice Canary and somtimes the blood red Tincture of black Pepper these things being used for some time somtimes the one and somtimes the other or alternatim as he liked best he was in about five Months time restored to his health XV. A Palsy in a middle-aged poor Woman 1. This Woman being about forty years old was taken with a Palsy by taking of cold in washing of some Cloths she could make use neither of Hands nor Feet but lay in that miserable condition for about six Months yet not without making tryal of many things to no purpose 2. She was cured at last by taking inwardly only a strong Tincture of Castoreum with some drops of Spirit of Sal Armoniack two or three times a day and bathing the Back-bone and all the paralytick Parts Morning and Evening with the Queen of Hungaria's Water 3. And after the same manner with the same Medicament was a young Man cured of a Palsy after he had been eighteen Months afflicted therewith and given over as incurable XVI A Palsy in a very fat Man of about forty years of age 1. This Man being of a strong robust Body and full of humors took a Surfeit by over-eating and drinking of himself which after a while degenerated into a Palsy in which condition he lay for about five Months notwithstanding variety of Medicaments had been applyed to him 2. Finding him of a gross and foul Body I first very well purged him with my Family-Pills with Aloes and somtimes with the Tincture of the same by which a vast quantity of Water and other cold viscous and pituitous matter was drawn away after he had taken this four times I gave him a dram of the Extract of Esula mixed with a little new-drawn Cassia it was taken in the Morning and it purged him exceeding well 3. I prescribed him also for a Diet this following Decoction Take Guajacum rasped Acorus roots bruised of each an ounce and half mealy Sarsaparilla six ounces infuse in warm Water two quarts then boyl it half away or more nere the end of the boyling add White-Wine a pint and half let it boyl a little and then strain it out which sweeten a little with white Sugar Of this he took half a pint in the Morning in his bed with sixteen grains of Bezoar mineral in a little Honey and being well covered with Cloths he sweat well and a long time together 4. Every Morning he took three ounces of pure Cinnamon-Water with six drops of Spirit of Sal Armoniack and ten drops of Spirit of Harts-horn and an hour before Dinner he took an ounce and half of Aqua Vitae Matthioli mixed with half a dram of Spirit of Vipers an hour before Supper the same thing was repeated again and about nine a clock at Night he took this Bolus Take Electuarium ad Tabidos two drams volatile Salt of Amber one scruple mix them 5. Outwardly I caused the Spina Dorsi and all the paralytick Members to be very well fomented with Spirit of Wine then bathed with the Powers of Aniseeds and after that to be anointed with this compound Oyl Take Oyl of Ben eight ounces chymical Oyls of Cammomil of Savin of Rosemary and of Sassafras of each one ounce mix them well together in a glass by shaking this was done every Morning and Evening 6. Moreover his Head was shaved and every part bathed with this Mixture Take Powers of Rhodium Powers of Sassafras of each an ounce Powers of Musk and of Ambergrise of each six drams Powers of Nutmegs half an ounce mix them being well bathed which was done two or three times a day it was kept warm with a silk Cap quilted with the chief Spices and pure Musk. 7. The use of these things brought him to his former health but fearing least he should relapse I prescribed him this following Water to be taken every Morning fasting and last at Night going to bed Take magistral Spirit of Earth-Worms Spirit of Angelica the greater Composition Aqua Vitae Matthioli choice Cinnamon Water of each four ounces Powers of Rosemary two ounces Powers of Lavender one ounce Juyce of
and Rubifiers are profitably applyed but these are chiefly used when the resolved Part or Parts have lost the Sense of Feeling But when the Part is made red they ought to be removed least the Spirits by too great an Attraction should be dissipated and such things ought to be applyed as may be warming only confortative and strengthning that the attracted Heat and Spirits may be profitably retained in the said Parts 97. After due Purging Authors chiefly Avicenna very much commends Cupping-Glasses to be applyed which is done for the most part without Scarification to the Part or Parts affected but with much Flame yet they are not to be continued long least they not only draw the Heat and Spirits but also dissipate them as we before observed in Frictions and Sinapisms and that that which is drawn away may be conserved Sennertus advises an Emplaster immediately to be applyed made of Pitch and Pine-Rosin 98. Vesications are with more caution to be used except in Persons very gross and full of watery humors in whom the Nerves and their capillary Ramifications are as it were soaked and overwhelmed with Water for by this means a great part of the morbifick Matter seems to be drawn forth easily and speedily And you may repeat the Operation several times upon the same Part and Place the Skin being first healed again But you are to be very careful to conserve the natural heat by the application of fit Medicaments of a warming and corroborating Vertue least hereby it being too much dissipated a Gangreen should immediately ensue 99. Issues are profitably applyed in Cacochymick Bodies or abounding with ill humors for they continually drain forth the morbifick Matter and that so moderately and by Degrees that there is no danger of dissipating either of Heat or Spirits for thereby Nature disposes of the offending Matter and sends it forth for her own Relief after an admirable manner and these for their safety may be used to old or young Male or Female without any respect to the Sex or Age. 100. The Seton which is also a kind of Issue may be used for the same reason it is commonly applyed between the first and second Vertebra but somtimes in other places pro ratione Membri affecti that the humor oppressing the Nerves may be evacuated and in the Opinion of some Men the Seton is more profitable than the other kinds of Issues for that it evacuates more liberally and more speedily yet not in too extream manner but as they have one good conveniency so they have an ill which almost counter balances it to wit their troublesomness for that they are more tedious and painful than other kinds of Issues are 101. Suffumigations are also commended by some where the Part or Parts affected are for a convenient time held in the Fume or Fumes of some proper and fit Antiparalytick as of Amber Olibanum Frankincense Myrrh Benjamin Opopanax Galbanum Ammoniacum Mastich Sandrach Gout-Ivy Juniper-wood c. Or you may make a suffumigating Pouder thus according to Sennertus Take Amber Mastick Myrrh of each one dram Frankincense two scruples Cloves Mace Nutmegs Cinnamon of each half a dram Wood of Aloes half a scruple let them all be made into a fine Pouder and moistned or sprinkled with Spirit of Wine and dryed again which repeat five times make a Pouder which cast upon live Coles so that the Fume may ascend with which fume linnen Cloths and therewith gently rub the paralytick Members 102. Anointings are next to be considered the ancient Physicians used Oyls of Cammomil of Lillies of Orrice of Hypericon Elder Rue Bays Costus Spike Pepper Earth-Worms Foxes of Castoreum of Euphorbium of Vipers of a Stork of a Goose and of a Cat. Some later Physicians have used the distilled Oyls of Juniper of Wax and of Vipers also of Rosemary Lavender Others commend Mans-Fat as also the Fat of a Goose Fox Cat chiefly of a wild Cat of a Bear of a Lyon and of Vipers especially being mixt with hot and drying Oyls such as the distilled Oyls before named Ex his varia pro re nata misceri possunt 103. Oyntments Unguentum Anserinum Take an old fat Goose deplume and draw it and fill the Body of it with the following things Bees-Wax Butter Salt of each two ounces Fox Grease three ounces wild Cats Grease two ounces and half Hogs Grease two ounces Mans-Grease one ounce Marrow of the Leg of an Ass of an Ox of a Deer of each an ounce and half Pouder of Olibanum Bean-Meal Rye-Meal of each two ounces close it firmly up and let it be well roasted with a gentle Fire taking great care that it be not burnt the Liquor droping from it keep for use to anoint the paralytick Members withall 104. Or thus Take a fat Goose deplumate and eviscerate it then stuff its Body with Sage Rosemary Cloves Indian Spicknard of each a sufficient quantity adding also Fat of a wild Cat one ounce and half Pouders of Myrrh and Frankincense of each half and ounce Castoreum and Euphorbium of each a dram and half Earth-Worms suffocated in Vinegar number thirty roast it after the usual manner upon a Spit basting of it with Vinegar of Rue and the Fat driping from it keep for use 105. Unguentum de Sapone Cratonis Take Venice-Soap half a pound Oyl of Juniper-berries one ounce Pouder of Rocket-seed six drams mix them for an Oyntment Crato commends it 106. Take Oyls of Bays of Bricks nard-Oyl and Oyl of Mustard-seed by Expression of each an ounce and half Opopanax Galbanum Ammoniacum Sagapenum of each half an ounce all dissolved in Spirit of Wine Euphorbium two drams mix them then add Oyls of Juniper of Pepper of Amber and of Spicknard of each one dram roots of white Hellebor of Pyrethrum of Mustard-seed of each one dram white Pepper half a dram Sal Armoniack two scruples Castoreum one scruple Wax a sufficient quantity make an Oyntment with which anoint the Parts affected being first bathed and rubbed with Spirit of Wine 107. Take Ammoniacum Bdellium dissolved in Spirit of Wine of each half an ounce Fat of a Badger of a Goose of a Fox of each three ounces Orrice-root one dram leaves of Rue Betony Cowslips of each a dram and half flowers of Arabian Staechas of Rosemary of Cammomil of Melilot of each one pugil Storax Calamitae Benjamin of each two drams Cloves Frankincense Nutmegs of each a dram Oyls of Foxes of Castoreum of Earth-Worms of Wax of each a sufficient quantity mix and make a soft Oyntment 108. Take roots of Orrice of Calamus Aromaticus of each one dram and half Galangal one dram leaves of of Sage of Rosemary and of Ivy Flowers of Lavender and of Arabian Staechas of each one pugil Oyls of Foxes of Castoreum and of Earth-Worms of each two dram Turpentine one ounce the best White-Wine four ounces boyl to the consumption of of the Wine strain and add Spirit of Wine one ounce Sagapenum Bdellium Castoreum
sweet Oyl is infinitely the better being so made by digesting it for a long time with the best rectified Spirit of Wine or of Juniper-berries 27. Willis prescribes this distilled Water Take the roots of the Male Peony of Imperatorian Angelica of each half a pound roots of Zedoary of the lesser Galangal of each one ounce of the leaves of Tree Misleto of Rue Sage Betony of each four handfuls of the outer rind of ten Oranges and eight Limons Cardamoms Cloves Nutmegs of each half an ounce all being cut and bruised pour to them of White-Wine in which two pints of Peacocks-Dung has been infused for a day ten pints let them be close stopt for three days then distil it according to Art and let the whole Liquor be mixed together 28. Riverius commends this following Water instar ommium which he saith was invented by himself Take Peony-roots and Misleto of the Oak of each two ounces Calamus Aromaticus Galangal Cyprus of each one ounce Betony Sage Marjoram of each one handful Peony Angelica Fennel and Caraway-seeds of each three drams Lavender Stoechas and Rosemary-flowers of each a pugil Nutmegs Mace Cloves Cubebs Cardamoms Grains of Paradice of each half an ounce Cinnamon two ounces Saffron one dram and half the Species Diambrae and Diamoschu of each two drams cut and beat them put them into a glass Still and affuse thereon a sufficeint quantity of the best Spirit of Wine let them stand in a warm Balneo Maris with Hay in it for the space of eight days then draw off the Water according to Art which keep in a bottle close stopt for use 29. But that we may not ty you up to one or two prescripts besides what we have exhibited in Our Pharmacopoeia and Doron Medicum we will present you with several others out of the great Sennertus Take Nutmegs Cloves Mace Ginger Zedoary Galangal the greater and lesser Pepper white black and long Cinnamon Calamus Aromaticus round Cyperus Doronicum Grains of Paradice Cardamoms Cubebs Castoreum seeds of Carraways Fennel Anise Citron Limon and Orange peels of each three drams Spicknard Indian Celtick and Vulgar roots of Gentian Eryngo Orrice Peony Pyrethrum Misletoe of the Oak and of the Hazle of each half an ounce Frankincense Myrrh Mastich Aloes of each two drams Germander Ground-pine Nep Bawm Sage Rosemary Marjoram of each half a handful Ey-bright two handfuls Penny-royal Mint Hysop Mugwort Origanum Mother of Tyme Celandine of each half a handful Betony one handful Dill half a handful Dates sweet Almonds of each half an ounce Juniper-berries a handful flowers of Elder Violets Lavender of the Tile-tree red Roses of Peony Primroses of each two pugils of Borrage of Bugloss Lilly convally of each three pugils Saffron a dram and half cut and bruise and affuse thereon of the best Rhenish Wine of the best spirit of Wine of each five quarts let the Vessel be well stopt and set in the sun for a month or some other warm place or in warm sand if it be in Winter time shaking it twice or thrice every day then distil off the Water according to Art 30. Take Flowers of Lavender of the Tile-tree of Peony of Sage of Rosemary of Lillys-convally of each one ounce Misletoe of the Oak gathered in the decrease of the Moon half an ounce Betony Primrose-leaves Hysop of each a handful Cubebs Mace Nutmegs of each half an ounce Rocket-seed two drams affuse thereon a sufficient quantity of spirit of Wine and distil according to Art 31. Aqua alia Apoplectica Take the lesser Cardamoms Cubebs Nutmgs of each half an ounce Wood of Misletoe of the Oak one ounce Rue red Sage of each an ounce and half Lavender-flowers three ounces Castoreum freed from skins and fat an ounce and half cut bruise and affuse thereon of the best Rhenish Wine or water of Lilly-convally distilled with Wine a sufficient quantity digest in a glass close sealed up for fourteen days then distil in Balneo according to Art 32. Aqua alia Apoplectica magis composita Take Lavender-flowers two handfuls flowers of Rosemary Spike Elder leaves of Rue Rosemary Penny-royal Calamint Spearmint Origanum Mother of Tyme Betony Sage Marjoram Bays of each half an ounce seeds of Anise Fennel Peony of each three drams Rocket-seed roots of Elecampane of florentine Orrice flowers of Angelica of Doronicum of Masterwort of Pyrethrum of Burnet Peony Asarabacca Cinnamon of each half an ounce Ginger Cubebs Nutmegs Cloves Mace of each two drams Grains of Paradice Cardamoms Galangal Zedoary Saffron the three sorts of Pepper Gentian of each four scruples Calamus Aromaticus half an ounce Indian spicknard Schoenanth Arabian Stoechas of each four scruples Misletoe of the Oak one ounce Castoreum half an ounce flowers of Lillys-convally four handfuls cut and bruise grosly and add thereto Species Diamoschu Dulcis two drams Diaprassium one ounce Diapoeoni half an ounce all made up into a Nodulus affuse thereon of the best Rhenish Wine nine pounds of the best spirit of Wine eight pounds Sage-water a pint Waters of Lavender Spicknard Hysop of the Tile-tree of white Lillies of each half a pound Rosemary and Sage water of each eight ounces infuse all together in a glass close stopt in a warm place for fourteen days then distil according to Art the first two quarts being stronger keep by it self and the weaker water by it self to be used ordinarily 33. A Pouder Take roots of the Male-Peony Virginian Snakeroot Mans skull prepared of each an ounce and half roots of Zedoary Contrayerva Angelica Winter 's Cinnamon of each half an ounce let all be made into a fine pouder and add thereto of the yellow of Oranges and Limons candied of each two ounces and half let all be beaten again to a pouder Dose from half a dram to a dram an hour before and after meals Or this commended by Riverius Take white Amber half an ounce pouder of the Electuary Diarrhodon Abbatis two drams Peony-roots one dram and half make all into a subtil Pouder Dose a dram in any convenient Vehicle 34. Mustard seed given to half a dram is of excellent use you may give it condited or add it to Meats by way of Sawce Nutmegs are good to be often chewed in the Mouth as Riverius affirms Galen gave some grains of Castoreum with Oxymel and Trallianus says That many overcome with this Disease have been recovered with this only Remedy To which Platerus says we may add some grains of Euphorbium the Tincture of which in Spirit of Wine may be given The juyce of Onions may be given with Rue or Sage-water or with the Infusion of Rocket or Mustard seed in Wine So also the sharp juyce of Water-cresses given in like manner a spoonful or more at a time is very profitable The Anacardine confection is of admirable use in all cold Diseases of the Brain but chiefly in an Apoplexy and we rather chuse to use it than Mithridate or Venice Treacle giving it either by