if_o it_o appear_v yellow_a and_o thin_a let_v he_o straightway_o suppress_v it_o chap._n 5._o whether_o let_v of_o blood_n be_v to_o be_v admit_v in_o the_o plague_n or_o pestilent_a fever_n as_o also_o in_o the_o pox_n and_o such_o other_o contagious_a infirmity_n and_o when_o and_o how_o avicenna_n in_o his_o eeventh_fw-mi canon_n concern_v blood-letting_n as_o montanus_n have_v divide_v they_o do_v set_v it_o down_o for_o a_o rule_n 3._o that_o in_o what_o ague_n soever_o there_o be_v a_o most_o vehement_a inflammation_n there_o must_v be_v no_o let_v of_o blood_n montanus_n discourse_v upon_o that_o place_n say_v that_o we_o must_v regard_v not_o so_o much_o what_o the_o disease_n require_v as_o what_o the_o strength_n can_v bear_v ibid._n in_o respect_n of_o the_o disease_n phlebotomy_n do_v agree_v but_o not_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o power_n he_o bring_v in_o a_o instance_n of_o a_o pestilent_a fever_n and_o show_v that_o blood_n be_v not_o to_o be_v let_v in_o it_o because_o 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that_o the_o infection_n which_o from_o outward_o come_v into_o the_o body_n and_o do_v present_o infect_v the_o spirit_n shall_v be_v draw_v more_o deep_o inward_a and_o moreover_o the_o motion_n of_o nature_n whereby_o straightways_o in_o the_o first_o invasion_n it_o go_v about_o to_o shake_v out_o the_o poison_n by_o sweat_n ibid._n by_o outward_a pustle_v and_o by_o botch_n may_v be_v hinder_v by_o let_v of_o blood_n and_o the_o power_n thereby_o weaken_v which_o we_o ought_v to_o keep_v strong_a to_o expel_v that_o poison_n it_o neither_o do_v avoid_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o disease_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o need_n here_o of_o any_o eventilation_n of_o heat_n see_v it_o be_v not_o here_o so_o vehement_a hereupon_o he_o conclude_v that_o upon_o rash_a and_o unaduised_a let_v of_o blood_n in_o plague_n time_n many_o man_n be_v kill_v yet_o he_o acknowledge_v that_o when_o the_o plague_n have_v take_v hold_n upon_o body_n which_o be_v summè_fw-la plethorica_fw-la vel_fw-la cachectica_fw-la full_a of_o blood_n or_o of_o corrupt_a humour_n whereby_o a_o fever_n be_v kindle_v then_o if_o by_o open_v of_o a_o vain_a the_o plenty_n and_o putrefaction_n of_o the_o blood_n be_v take_v away_o all_o the_o other_o symptom_n will_v become_v more_o tolerable_a but_o that_o must_v be_v do_v spare_o and_o with_o a_o due_a regard_n of_o the_o strength_n and_o if_o in_o the_o beginning_n strength_n be_v decay_v then_o be_v phlebotomy_n not_o to_o be_v admit_v though_o the_o fullness_n of_o the_o vein_n do_v require_v it_o for_o of_o lusty_a youth_n we_o have_v find_v by_o experience_n more_o to_o escape_v in_o the_o plague_n time_n without_o let_v of_o blood_n then_o by_o let_v of_o blood_n if_o phlebotomy_n be_v use_v it_o must_v be_v do_v rather_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o fever_n then_o of_o the_o pestilent_a quality_n see_v that_o this_o venom_n do_v not_o consist_v in_o the_o blood_n but_o come_v from_o outward_o do_v sudden_o possess_v the_o heart_n and_o we_o do_v not_o think_v that_o it_o can_v be_v expel_v or_o draw_v out_o from_o it_o by_o phlebotomy_n and_o if_o the_o case_n do_v so_o stand_v that_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o the_o plenitude_n and_o fever_n a_o vain_a must_v needs_o be_v open_v than_o he_o show_v in_o what_o order_n it_o must_v be_v do_v first_o it_o must_v be_v do_v in_o the_o beginning_n for_o unless_o the_o vain_a be_v open_v within_o 24._o hour_n of_o the_o beginning_n it_o will_v rather_o hinder_v nature_n then_o do_v any_o good_a also_o it_o must_v be_v consider_v whether_o the_o party_n be_v in_o a_o sweat_n or_o no_o for_o in_o no_o wise_a must_v the_o sweat_n be_v hinder_v by_o phlebotomy_n but_o after_o the_o party_n have_v sweat_n and_o have_v be_v refresh_v with_o a_o little_a meat_n or_o some_o cordial_a receipt_n then_o may_v a_o vain_a be_v open_v howsoever_o there_o have_v go_v no_o clyster_n nor_o purge_v before_o because_o the_o time_n have_v not_o give_v leave_n choose_v the_o vain_a in_o that_o side_n which_o be_v most_o grieve_a if_o any_o eruption_n appear_v about_o the_o flank_n open_v the_o saphena_fw-la if_o in_o the_o upper_a part_n than_o some_o vain_a in_o the_o arm_n or_o hand_n of_o the_o same_o side_n if_o under_o the_o armhole_n take_v the_o basilica_fw-la if_o about_o the_o â—ares_n the_o cephalica_fw-la if_o in_o the_o face_n open_v the_o vain_a under_o the_o tongue_n and_o ever_o to_o the_o botch_n appear_v let_v cup_a glass_n be_v fasten_v that_o the_o poison_n may_v abide_v in_o the_o same_o place_n and_o not_o by_o phlebotomy_n be_v draw_v into_o the_o inward_a part_n trincavel_n do_v account_v it_o very_o dangerous_a to_o let_v blood_n when_o pimple_n do_v outward_o appear_v pestilentiali_fw-la but_o when_o as_o well_o by_o the_o pulse_n as_o by_o the_o former_a manner_n of_o diet_n which_o the_o party_n have_v use_v it_o be_v find_v to_o be_v expedient_a then_o let_v it_o be_v do_v straight_o in_o the_o begin_n before_o the_o putrefaction_n of_o the_o pestilent_a fever_n be_v much_o increase_v and_o before_o nature_n do_v seek_v to_o expel_v unto_o the_o skin_n 7._o thus_o he_o prove_v out_o of_o galen_n who_o comment_v upon_o one_o of_o hypocrates_n his_o patient_n call_v crito_n who_o die_v upon_o a_o kind_n of_o pestilent_a fever_n he_o do_v excuse_n hypocrates_n and_o say_v that_o he_o do_v not_o let_v he_o blood_n because_o he_o be_v not_o send_v for_o at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o disease_n which_o signify_v that_o if_o he_o have_v be_v send_v for_o at_o the_o beginning_n a_o vain_a no_o doubt_n shall_v present_o have_v be_v open_v montanus_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o crato_n do_v allow_v let_v of_o blood_n in_o the_o small_a pock_n and_o such_o other_o contagious_a disease_n medicarum_fw-la so_o that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o begin_n before_o sign_n of_o putrefaction_n appear_v but_o when_o it_o have_v once_o prevail_v then_o to_o let_v blood_n he_o do_v call_v it_o a_o pernicious_a and_o a_o deadly_a thing_n for_o nature_n be_v then_o check_v when_o it_o shall_v whole_o be_v intentive_a to_o expel_v the_o venom_n and_o infection_n of_o the_o disease_n 67._o fernelius_n hollerius_n and_o silvius_n three_o famous_a and_o worthy_a physician_n consult_v about_o the_o sweat_a plague_n call_v sudor_fw-la anglicus_n do_v deliver_v to_o the_o english_a ambassador_n the_o use_n of_o blood-letting_n among_o the_o mean_n to_o prevent_v the_o disease_n in_o full_a body_n the_o body_n be_v first_o orderly_o purge_v but_o the_o disease_n have_v once_o take_v hold_n they_o advise_v no_o blood-letting_n but_o prescribe_v good_a cordial_n to_o expel_v from_o the_o heart_n the_o venomous_a infection_n but_o in_o that_o which_o be_v common_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o plague_n although_o the_o body_n be_v already_o infect_v yet_o if_o it_o be_v corpus_fw-la pletharicum_fw-la the_o note_n whereof_o be_v in_o the_o first_o chapter_n of_o the_o book_n next_o ensue_v we_o may_v be_v bold_a to_o begin_v the_o cure_n with_o blood-letting_n observe_v as_o near_o as_o may_v be_v the_o caution_n before_o express_v and_o especial_o take_v heed_n as_o montanus_n give_v warning_n that_o we_o choose_v the_o vain_a as_o far_o as_o we_o can_v from_o the_o principal_a part_n 3._o from_o the_o heart_n liver_n and_o brain_n for_o if_o we_o draw_v the_o pestilent_a humour_n unto_o they_o he_o say_v we_o shall_v kill_v the_o patient_a chap._n 6._o how_o let_v of_o blood_n be_v to_o be_v use_v in_o frenzy_n quinsy_n pleurisy_n inflammation_n of_o the_o reins_n or_o womb_n and_o other_o inward_a inflammation_n happen_v often_o without_o ague_n in_o the_o frenzy_n which_o be_v a_o deprave_v of_o all_o the_o principal_a faculty_n of_o the_o brain_n cause_v by_o the_o inflammation_n of_o the_o film_n thereof_o rhazes_n do_v allow_v phlebotomy_n in_o the_o
urine_n second_o whether_o he_o have_v be_v wont_a natural_o to_o abound_v with_o many_o ill_a and_o vicious_a humour_n and_o whether_o any_o outward_a sign_n thereof_o have_v appear_v by_o itch_n pustle_v ringworm_n swell_n inflammation_n and_o such_o like_a three_o whether_o any_o accustom_a or_o natural_a evacuation_n have_v late_o cease_v as_o vomit_n hemorrhoide_n fistula_n flux_n bleeding_n at_o yâ—_z nose_n term_n sweat_n and_o such_o like_a four_o whether_o they_o have_v be_v accustom_v heretofore_o to_o avoid_v superfluity_n by_o physic_n and_o have_v of_o late_o neglect_v it_o and_o not_o use_v such_o purge_n vomit_n and_o bathe_v as_o heretofore_o they_o have_v do_v five_o to_o examine_v not_o only_o the_o urine_n but_o other_o excrement_n as_o egestion_n spitting_n sweat_n for_o as_o he_o say_v a_o little_a after_o the_o sweat_n declare_v what_o humour_n abound_v in_o all_o the_o body_n for_o it_o be_v white_a pale_a or_o yellow_a according_a as_o the_o humour_n be_v more_o or_o less_o phlegmatic_a or_o choleric_a and_o if_o the_o humour_n be_v putrify_v the_o savour_n of_o the_o sweat_n will_v great_o bewray_v it_o but_o in_o matter_n that_o do_v concern_v the_o vein_n as_o do_v especial_o phlebotomy_n galen_n will_v have_v we_o especial_o to_o respect_v the_o urine_n we_o have_v no_o effectual_a and_o evident_a sign_n to_o discern_v the_o superfluity_n that_o be_v in_o the_o vein_n 〈◊〉_d but_o only_o that_o which_o be_v by_o urine_n if_o the_o humour_n be_v altogether_o crude_a and_o raw_a the_o urine_n will_v be_v thin_a and_o watery_a and_o neither_o have_v any_o hypostasis_fw-la or_o sediment_n nor_o have_v any_o cloudy_a matter_n hang_v in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d but_o when_o it_o be_v concoct_v these_o thing_n do_v appear_v and_o beside_o some_o thin_a cloud_n do_v swim_v upon_o the_o top_n 〈◊〉_d if_o the_o thin_a and_o thick_a part_n do_v quick_o divide_v and_o that_o the_o sediment_n be_v white_a and_o smooth_a and_o in_o every_o part_n equal_a that_o 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must_v not_o stay_v we_o from_o let_v of_o blood_n if_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o disease_n do_v require_v it_o and_o the_o party_n have_v a_o full_a body_n and_o sufficient_a strength_n 14._o but_o rather_o as_o fernelius_n show_v when_o sign_n of_o crudity_n be_v we_o must_v use_v phlebotomy_n as_o the_o remedy_n only_o touch_v our_o food_n last_o take_v let_v the_o stomach_n bowel_n and_o if_o it_o may_v be_v also_o the_o mesaraick_a vein_n be_v clear_v from_o raw_a and_o corrupt_a humour_n and_o let_v such_o a_o time_n be_v choose_v wherein_o also_o the_o disease_n have_v most_o quietness_n from_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o paroxysme_n the_o great_a rest_n be_v in_o the_o middle_a time_n of_o the_o intermission_n or_o remission_n for_o so_o shall_v we_o be_v in_o no_o danger_n of_o draw_v the_o inflammation_n into_o the_o great_a vein_n whereby_o of_o a_o intermit_a fever_n may_v be_v make_v a_o continual_a and_o the_o power_n also_o of_o the_o patient_n shall_v least_o be_v endanger_v but_o see_v so_o often_o galen_n and_o all_o physician_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o phlebotomy_n do_v still_o make_v their_o proviso_n that_o the_o power_n be_v not_o dissolve_v sectonem_fw-la a_o question_n may_v here_o be_v move_v of_o what_o power_n they_o do_v especial_o speak_v and_o how_o the_o strength_n of_o those_o power_n shall_v be_v know_v galen_n describe_v three_o power_n in_o man_n 7._o the_o first_o he_o call_v the_o natural_a or_o nutritive_a power_n that_o have_v his_o fountain_n in_o the_o liver_n and_o contain_v under_o it_o the_o attractive_a power_n the_o retentive_a the_o expulsive_a and_o the_o four_o the_o alterative_a power_n which_o be_v general_o to_o turn_v the_o nourishment_n into_o substance_n and_o particular_o to_o make_v blood_n the_o second_o virtue_n or_o power_n be_v call_v the_o vital_a power_n have_v the_o seat_n in_o the_o heart_n give_v life_n to_o the_o whole_a body_n and_o conserve_n the_o essence_n of_o the_o vital_a spirit_n the_o three_o he_o call_v the_o animal_n or_o rational_a power_n have_v the_o seat_n in_o the_o brain_n and_o bring_v forth_o sense_n motion_n and_o understanding_n each_o of_o these_o three_o power_n have_v their_o particular_a instrument_n to_o work_v by_o to_o the_o natural_a power_n do_v serve_v the_o vein_n to_o the_o vital_a the_o artery_n and_o to_o the_o animal_n the_o sinew_n now_o which_o of_o these_o power_n in_o let_v blood_n must_v most_o be_v respect_v no_o doubt_n there_o must_v a_o care_n be_v have_v of_o all_o 6._o for_o as_o galen_n say_v there_o if_o any_o one_o of_o they_o do_v perish_v it_o must_v needs_o be_v that_o all_o the_o rest_n shall_v perish_v also_o and_o give_v precept_n of_o let_v blood_n when_o he_o have_v teach_v how_o we_o shall_v try_v the_o animal_n power_n by_o the_o voluntary_a motion_n and_o the_o vital_a by_o the_o pulse_n and_o the_o natural_a by_o good_a or_o bad_a nourishment_n or_o by_o good_a and_o bad_a colour_n he_o conclude_v general_o when_o these_o power_n be_v strong_a let_v blood_n so_o whereas_o hypocrates_n do_v bid_v we_o when_o disease_n be_v in_o the_o vigour_n to_o rest_v 29._o and_o not_o to_o use_v phlebotomy_n or_o purge_n for_o so_o galen_n do_v expound_v it_o galen_n do_v give_v the_o reason_n there_o of_o it_o because_o the_o animal_n power_n be_v then_o weak_a and_o in_o danger_n although_o the_o vital_a and_o natural_a be_v strong_a yet_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o the_o vital_a power_n be_v that_o which_o chief_o we_o be_v to_o observe_v in_o phlebotomy_n as_o he_o do_v elsewhere_o at_o large_a declare_v the_o great_a dignity_n of_o all_o be_v that_o which_o concern_v the_o action_n of_o the_o heart_n vitimo_fw-la and_o of_o all_o most_o needful_a to_o be_v consider_v in_o they_o that_o be_v sick_a he_o do_v in_o that_o place_n compare_v the_o operation_n of_o the_o liver_n and_o of_o the_o brain_n with_o the_o vital_a power_n of_o the_o heart_n but_o he_o will_v have_v the_o heart_n to_o be_v principal_o 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procure_v a_o untimely_a birth_n but_o afterward_o experience_n have_v show_v that_o none_o of_o these_o caution_n be_v perpetual_a 10._o but_o that_o better_a observation_n be_v to_o be_v mark_v unto_o which_o the_o physician_n counsel_n be_v to_o be_v direct_v for_o it_o skill_v not_o what_o be_v the_o year_n of_o age_n nor_o what_o the_o party_n do_v carry_v in_o the_o body_n but_o what_o the_o strength_n be_v a_o stout_a boy_n a_o strong_a old_a man_n and_o a_o woman_n with_o child_n have_v a_o able_a body_n may_v safe_o this_o way_n be_v cure_v as_o montanus_n do_v limit_n and_o restrain_v this_o liberty_n appoint_v it_o not_o to_o be_v use_v unless_o the_o woman_n be_v very_o full_a of_o blood_n so_o massaria_n do_v likewise_o require_v 105._o that_o the_o physician_n shall_v not_o only_o respect_v the_o present_a estate_n of_o a_o woman_n be_v with_o child_n but_o to_o forecast_v how_o she_o shall_v have_v sufficient_a nourishment_n and_o strength_n to_o hold_v out_o unto_o the_o appoint_a time_n of_o her_o delivery_n concern_v woman_n have_v their_o term_n whether_o they_o may_v secure_o be_v let_v blood_n it_o be_v thus_o resolve_v by_o montanus_n 3_o write_v upon_o the_o seven_o canon_n of_o auicenna_n concern_v blood-letting_n that_o if_o they_o have_v they_o immoderate_o then_o may_v they_o open_v the_o vain_a basilica_fw-la for_o diversion_n but_o if_o moderate_o and_o natural_o then_o be_v phlebotomy_n not_o requisite_a yet_o he_o say_v if_o such_o a_o woman_n have_v a_o pleurisy_n or_o a_o sharp_a fever_n and_o be_v in_o danger_n that_o unless_o the_o flux_n of_o blood_n be_v ease_v by_o spit_v there_o shall_v come_v a_o inflammation_n of_o the_o lung_n and_o unless_o the_o force_n of_o the_o humour_n flow_v to_o the_o breft_v be_v stay_v there_o will_v be_v danger_n of_o a_o suffocation_n then_o must_v the_o saphena_fw-la be_v open_v though_o the_o woman_n have_v her_o flower_n for_o costivenesse_n i_o refer_v the_o reader_n to_o the_o three_o chapter_n of_o this_o second_o book_n how_o it_o must_v be_v correct_v before_o phlebotomy_n 113._o as_o for_o the_o flux_n of_o the_o body_n platerus_n do_v give_v a_o câ—aveat_n general_o that_o such_o person_n as_o be_v apt_a to_o swouâ—nings_n shall_v not_o be_v let_v blood_n when_o they_o have_v a_o dia_z rrhaea_n or_o looseness_n of_o the_o body_n because_o the_o flux_n do_v make_v they_o more_o apt_a to_o swoon_n but_o otherways_o let_v of_o blood_n be_v of_o itself_o good_a for_o such_o flâ—xts_n as_o avicen_n show_v in_o his_o four_o canon_n and_o upon_o it_o montanus_n 3._o because_o there_o can_v be_v no_o vacwin_n no_o void_a emptiness_n therefore_o there_o be_v make_v a_o attraction_n out_o of_o the_o whole_a body_n by_o succession_n of_o part_n one_o vain_a draw_v from_o a_o other_o until_o at_o the_o last_o it_o draw_v from_o the_o stomach_n as_o the_o like_a do_v happen_v in_o hunger_n now_o when_o the_o vein_n have_v draw_v first_o one_o from_o a_o other_o than_o they_o from_o the_o liver_n than_o the_o liver_n from_o the_o mesaraick_a vein_n and_o the_o mesaraick_a vein_n from_o the_o stomach_n thereby_o the_o moisture_n be_v pluck_v away_o the_o body_n be_v make_v more_o bind_v and_o beside_o that_o stimulate_a and_o tickle_a choler_n which_o do_v before_o pass_v down_o and_o cause_v the_o flux_n to_o be_v more_o violent_a be_v by_o phlebotomy_n draw_v back_o from_o the_o bowel_n but_o how_o be_v it_o then_o that_o so_o many_o upon_o let_v of_o blood_n do_v become_v straightway_o loose_a body_a montanus_n do_v answer_v out_o of_o avicen_n that_o it_o be_v non_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la sed_fw-la per_fw-la accidens_fw-la not_o of_o itself_o but_o by_o mean_n of_o some_o other_o accident_n as_o of_o some_o timorousness_n and_o fear_n
or_o else_o by_o overmuch_o cool_v of_o the_o body_n when_o by_o bleed_v much_o of_o the_o strength_n be_v resolve_v fernelius_n say_v the_o raw_a and_o undigested_a flux_n which_o happen_v in_o a_o burn_a fever_n 11._o the_o stomach_n be_v dissolve_v by_o the_o drink_n of_o cold_a water_n do_v not_o forbid_v the_o open_n of_o a_o vain_a but_o a_o regard_n must_v always_o be_v have_v of_o the_o power_n alexander_n massaria_n do_v advise_v that_o if_o the_o flux_n do_v come_v of_o venom_n or_o any_o poison_a humour_n we_o shall_v not_o let_v blood_n sangu_n because_o the_o great_a violence_n be_v then_o offer_v to_o the_o power_n and_o the_o spirit_n be_v in_o danger_n of_o saint_v chap._n 5._o of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o disease_n what_o consideration_n must_v be_v have_v thereof_o in_o blood-letting_n and_o in_o the_o examine_n of_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o party_n which_o we_o must_v regard_v most_o the_o virtue_n animal_n or_o natural_a or_o vital_a whereas_o every_o disease_n have_v four_o several_a time_n the_o first_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d princiâ—ium_fw-la the_o beginning_n which_o endure_v until_o there_o appear_v some_o sign_n of_o concoction_n the_o second_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d well_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d incrementum_fw-la augmentum_fw-la vel_fw-la ascensus_fw-la the_o time_n of_o the_o increase_n so_o long_o as_o the_o fit_n or_o grief_n do_v wax_v more_o painful_a the_o three_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vigour_n &_o status_fw-la the_o vigour_n of_o the_o disease_n when_o it_o stand_v in_o one_o stay_n and_o neither_o increase_v nor_o decrease_v the_o four_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d declinatio_fw-la so_o long_o as_o the_o disease_n do_v decline_v or_o decrease_v it_o remain_v now_o to_o be_v discuss_v in_o how_o many_o of_o these_o phlebotomy_n may_v take_v place_n and_o to_o which_o of_o these_o it_o be_v most_o fit_a and_o convenient_a montanus_n deliver_v this_o for_o galens_n doctrine_n 3._o in_o let_v of_o blood_n there_o be_v no_o time_n to_o be_v attend_v but_o at_o what_o time_n soever_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o fullness_n a_o evacuation_n be_v show_v to_o be_v the_o best_a drift_n let_v the_o evacuation_n be_v make_v whether_o the_o disease_n be_v in_o the_o beginning_n or_o in_o the_o increase_n or_o in_o the_o state_n so_o that_o there_o be_v not_o undigested_a meat_n in_o the_o stomach_n and_o bowel_n but_o he_o add_v a_o proviso_n dummodo_fw-la virtus_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la debilis_fw-la so_o that_o the_o virtue_n and_o power_n bâ—_n not_o weak_a but_o for_o the_o most_o part_n phlebotomy_n be_v most_o fit_a in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o disease_n that_o rule_n of_o hypocrates_n 29._o in_o the_o begin_n of_o disease_n if_o any_o thing_n do_v seem_v sit_v to_o be_v move_v move_v it_o but_o when_o the_o disease_n be_v at_o the_o high_a state_n and_o vigour_n it_o be_v best_o then_o to_o rest_v galen_n comment_v upon_o it_o do_v apply_v it_o to_o the_o two_o great_a remedy_n and_o especial_o to_o phlebotomy_n the_o first_o canon_n of_o auicenna_n expound_v by_o montanus_n be_v a_o vain_a be_v not_o to_o be_v open_v in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o disease_n motion_n that_o be_v when_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o disease_n do_v boil_v and_o swell_v and_o nature_n do_v strive_v to_o concoct_v or_o expel_v it_o 〈…〉_z montanus_n say_v there_o be_v duplex_fw-la motus_fw-la morbi_fw-la two_o manner_n of_o motion_n of_o a_o disease_n the_o one_o particular_a which_o consist_v in_o the_o fit_n and_o paroxysine_n and_o the_o other_o general_a or_o universal_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o whole_a disease_n from_o the_o begin_n to_o the_o end_n and_o this_o contain_v the_o critical_a day_n the_o four_o the_o seven_o the_o eleven_o the_o fourteen_o the_o seaventeenth_o the_o twenty_o etc._n etc._n now_o we_o must_v mark_v how_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o disease_n be_v move_v whether_o in_o a_o critical_a day_n or_o not_o critical_a and_o whether_o it_o be_v move_v because_o nature_n go_v about_o to_o concoct_v it_o or_o because_o it_o be_v furious_a if_o the_o motion_n of_o it_o be_v furious_a we_o must_v needs_o use_v evacuation_n but_o when_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o disease_n be_v such_o that_o nature_n do_v concoct_v the_o matter_n then_o be_v it_o a_o day_n of_o rest_n and_o no_o evacuation_n be_v then_o to_o be_v attempt_v and_o that_o do_v he_o make_v to_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o hypocrates_n that_o we_o must_v rest_v when_o the_o disease_n be_v in_o state_n and_o vigour_n hoc_fw-la est_fw-la in_o die_fw-la motus_fw-la morbi_fw-la seupugnae_fw-la tempore_fw-la that_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o disease_n motion_n or_o the_o time_n of_o the_o strife_n betwixt_o nature_n and_o it_o some_o affirm_v that_o in_o the_o critical_a day_n blood_n be_v not_o to_o be_v let_v although_o it_o prove_v a_o day_n of_o rest_n but_o montanus_n do_v confute_v they_o and_o do_v justify_v that_o rule_n of_o auicenna_n when_o nature_n do_v move_v move_v thou_o nothing_o but_o when_o she_o move_v not_o move_v thou_o in_o the_o time_n of_o her_o motion_n the_o time_n of_o nature_n motion_n it_o the_o critical_a day_n and_o therefore_o in_o the_o critical_a day_n we_o must_v stir_v the_o body_n but_o therein_o the_o physician_n must_v be_v very_o wary_a and_o circumspect_a for_o if_o nature_n have_v move_v in_o the_o four_o day_n which_o be_v the_o declarer_fw-la of_o the_o seven_o than_o may_v we_o not_o evacuate_v in_o the_o seven_o day_n and_o if_o in_o the_o seven_o there_o appear_v any_o motion_n we_o must_v not_o move_v in_o the_o eleven_o but_o if_o in_o the_o critical_a day_n nature_n do_v neither_o move_v nor_o show_v some_o good_a token_n and_o proof_n that_o she_o will_v move_v then_o may_v we_o endeavour_v to_o move_v by_o physic_n afterwards_o upon_o the_o twelve_o canon_n montanus_n reprove_v they_o which_o affirm_v that_o blood_n be_v not_o to_o be_v let_v after_o the_o four_o day_n of_o the_o sickness_n 3._o and_o prove_v out_o of_o galen_n that_o in_o some_o infirmity_n a_o vain_a may_v be_v open_v a_o hundred_o day_n after_o the_o beginning_n thereof_o but_o in_o sharp_a fever_n we_o let_v blood_n only_o in_o the_o beginning_n because_o after_o the_o four_o day_n the_o power_n do_v fail_v and_o for_o that_o cause_n he_o say_v hypocrates_n do_v appoint_v in_o sharp_a disease_n use_v evacuation_n in_o the_o beginning_n 24._o trincavel_v likewise_o do_v apply_v unto_o phlebotomy_n that_o other_o axiom_n of_o hypocrates_n 22._o non_fw-la esse_fw-la vacuandum_fw-la in_o principio_fw-la nisi_fw-la turgeâ—â—_n morbus_fw-la that_o we_o must_v not_o purge_v in_o the_o beginning_n unless_o the_o disease_n be_v furious_a and_o vehement_a vulg_v turgere_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la qui_fw-la adeo_fw-la concitato_fw-la motu_fw-la agitantur_fw-la ut_fw-la prae_fw-la illorum_fw-la molestia_fw-la agrotus_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la quiescere_fw-la quod_fw-la magni_fw-la morbi_fw-la est_fw-la indicium_fw-la those_o disease_n be_v say_v to_o rage_n or_o swell_v which_o be_v carry_v with_o such_o violent_a motion_n as_o that_o the_o patient_n can_v take_v no_o rest_n and_o qui_fw-la ad_fw-la excretionem_fw-la festinant_fw-la which_o will_v fain_o break_v out_o he_o bring_v in_o the_o example_n of_o galens_n own_o practice_n which_o as_o he_o record_v of_o himself_o when_o he_o be_v send_v for_o unto_o a_o man_n sick_a of_o the_o pleurisy_n 44._o when_o he_o see_v first_o that_o he_o avoid_v blood_n by_o spit_v and_o second_o that_o as_o the_o patient_a be_v ask_v do_v confess_v he_o feel_v but_o little_a grief_n on_o his_o side_n he_o use_v some_o application_n to_o he_o but_o will_v not_o let_v he_o blood_n because_o it_o be_v a_o most_o gentle_a kind_n of_o pleurisy_n but_o how_o may_v the_o former_a part_n of_o that_o aphorism_n of_o hypocrates_n be_v apply_v to_o phlebotomy_n 22._o purge_v thing_n concoct_v and_o ripe_a but_o not_o while_o they_o be_v raw_a be_v concoction_n first_o to_o be_v expect_v before_o we_o can_v use_v phlebotomy_n fernelius_n and_o fuchsius_n do_v in_o this_o point_n bitter_o inveigh_o against_o avicen_n 13._o for_o that_o he_o forbid_v a_o vain_a to_o be_v open_v unless_o the_o humour_n be_v first_o concoct_v 2._o their_o reason_n be_v especial_o these_o first_o because_o in_o sharp_a and_o violent_a disease_n and_o where_o there_o be_v abundance_n of_o blood_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v dangerous_a to_o defer_v second_o though_o the_o disease_n be_v not_o sharp_a yet_o may_v the_o multitude_n of_o blood_n of_o itself_o do_v harâ—ne_v if_o it_o be_v not_o present_o ease_v three_o because_o when_o sign_n of_o manifest_a concoction_n do_v appear_v than_o as_o fernelius_n hold_v we_o must_v deal_v no_o more_o by_o let_v blood_n but_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o cure_n must_v be_v finish_v either_o by_o purge_v
outward_a vain_a call_v externa_fw-la or_o humeralis_fw-la or_o cephalica_fw-la the_o middle_a vain_a call_v communis_fw-la 〈…〉_z or_o cardiaca_fw-la or_o nigra_fw-la or_o funâ—_n brachiâ—_n or_o mediana_fw-la be_v then_o usual_o open_v when_o either_o one_o of_o the_o other_o do_v not_o appear_v or_o else_o when_o the_o infirmity_n be_v as_o well_o beneath_o as_o above_o the_o neck_n for_o this_o vain_a take_v part_n of_o both_o the_o other_o for_o the_o low_a part_n about_o the_o hip_n bladder_n or_o womb_n take_v the_o vain_a by_o the_o knee_n or_o by_o the_o ankle_n the_o reins_n as_o they_o be_v place_v in_o the_o nud_a so_o as_o fuchsius_n show_v they_o do_v partake_v with_o both_o for_o if_o the_o inflammation_n in_o the_o reins_n be_v new_a and_o that_o there_o be_v abudance_n of_o blood_n then_o may_v you_o take_v the_o vain_a in_o the_o arm_n but_o when_o it_o be_v a_o confirm_a disease_n such_o as_o be_v call_v nephritis_fw-la then_o open_a the_o vain_a either_o in_o the_o 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other_o like_a purge_n shall_v be_v account_v most_o fit_a and_o what_o several_a circumstance_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v therein_o as_o well_o at_o the_o very_a instant_n of_o the_o minister_a thereof_o as_o also_o in_o the_o prepare_n of_o the_o body_n before_o and_o the_o guide_n of_o it_o after_o these_o be_v point_n which_o i_o do_v handle_v at_o large_a in_o the_o cathartice_fw-la or_o second_o part_n of_o the_o great_a physic_n remedy_n mention_v in_o my_o preface_n wherein_o as_o i_o have_v already_o gather_v most_o of_o the_o chief_a axiom_n and_o aphorism_n out_o of_o many_o famous_a physician_n of_o all_o age_n concern_v these_o and_o such_o like_a question_n appertain_v to_o the_o purge_n of_o humour_n and_o in_o some_o sort_n also_o dispose_v they_o so_o do_v i_o purpose_v also_o godwilling_a to_o deliver_v they_o hereafter_o to_o the_o view_n of_o the_o world_n as_o soon_o as_o leisure_n shall_v permit_v to_o transcribe_v and_o friend_n advise_v to_o publish_v soli_fw-la uni_fw-la trinoque_fw-la deo_fw-la sit_fw-la tota_fw-la tributa_fw-la laus_fw-la cvius_fw-la coeptum_fw-la dextra_fw-la secundet_fw-la opus_fw-la finis_fw-la the_o index_n the_o question_n and_o matter_n concern_v let_v of_o blood_n have_v no_o need_n of_o any_o index_n see_v they_o be_v in_o the_o preface_n to_o the_o reader_n gather_v into_o a_o brief_a sum_n and_o the_o chapter_n point_a out_n where_o every_o particular_a be_v handle_v but_o for_o as_o much_o as_o many_o disease_n and_o grief_n be_v touch_v here_o by_o occasion_n and_o obiter_fw-la in_o sundry_a several_a place_n that_o one_o place_n may_v the_o better_o explain_v a_o other_o and_o sometime_o also_o supply_v confirm_v and_o second_o one_o a_o other_o and_o moreover_o that_o the_o book_n may_v be_v more_o ready_a for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o reader_n i_o have_v think_v good_a to_o add_v alphabetical_o the_o name_n of_o the_o infirmity_n and_o impediment_n for_o which_o in_o these_o two_o book_n be_v find_v many_o counsel_n and_o remedy_n a._n ague_n diaries_n pag._n 13._o 4._o ague_n continual_a of_o blood_n inflame_v p._n 6._o 70._o 108._o ague_n burn_v p._n 11._o 12._o 113._o ague_n epialae_fw-la p._n 16._o ague_n quotidian_n p._n 65._o 17._o 4._o ague_n tertian_n exquisite_a p._n 16._o 17._o 21._o 22._o ague_n tertian_n bastard_n p._n 19_o 22._o ague_n quartaine_v p._n 18._o 16._o 21._o 23._o 4._o 107._o s._n anthony_n fire_n p._n 112._o apoplexy_n p._n 44._o artery_n wound_v p._n 103._o &_o lib._n 2._o cap._n 9_o b._n bladder_n insiaâ—ed_a pag._n 100_o 101._o blâ—ck_a choler_n and_o melancholy_n hâ—w_o differ_v p._n 20._o 19_o 1st_a blood_n abound_v how_o know_v p._n 57_o 58._o blood_n overgrosse_v and_o thick_a p._n 64._o 113._o blood_n corrupt_a p._n 107._o 108._o 110._o 114._o see_v humour_n corrupt_a and_o raw_a â—urning_v fever_n p._n 11._o 12._o 113._o c._n cacochymia_n p._n 59_o see_v humour_n corrupt_v cachexia_n p._n 52._o see_v habit_n bad_a choler_n abound_v how_o know_v pag._n 58._o &_o lib._n 2._o cap._n 10._o choler_n abound_v how_o avoid_v and_o purge_v book_n 2._o chapt._n 10._o choler_n avoid_v by_o blood-letting_n p._n 22._o 27._o 112._o 113._o child_n what_o to_o take_v in_o steed_n of_o let_v blood_n p._n 73._o 74._o 75._o 76._o 78._o costivenesse_n how_o holpen_v by_o clyster_n p._n 69._o 70._o 71._o coâ—ick_a p._n 45._o concoction_n want_v how_o know_v book_n 2._o chap._n 5._o convulsion_n p._n 43._o continual_a hot_a fever_n p._n 6._o 70._o 108._o crudity_n p._n 111._o see_v raw_a humour_n crudity_n how_v know_v book_n 2._o chapt_n 5._o d._n diary_n fever_n pag._n 13._o 4._o dropsey_n p._n 45._o 52._o e._n ear_n pain_v p._n 101._o epiala_n fever_n p._n 16._o epilepsy_n p._n 44._o eye_n pain_v p._n 10._o 1_o f._n fall_v sickness_n p._n 44._o fever_n of_o sundry_a kind_n see_v ague_n fleame_z abound_v how_o know_v pag._n 58._o and_o book_n 2._o chapt_n 10._o fleame_z abound_v how_o avoid_v and_o purge_v p._n 67._o 69._o and_o book_n 2._o chapt_n 10._o fullness_n or_o full_a habit_n of_o body_n p._n 2._o 57_o 98._o flux_n of_o body_n p._n 79._o 80._o g._n gall_n of_o ill_a constitution_n p._n 63._o gout_n p._n 47._o 48._o 49._o h._n habit_n bad_a p._n 52._o heart_n pain_v p._n 100_o 101._o heart_n faint_v see_v swoon_n headache_n p._n 101._o head_n inflame_v pag._n 42._o 110._o hip_n pain_v p._n 100_o humour_n corrupt_a and_o raw_a whether_o admit_v phlebotomy_n p._n 51._o 52._o 60._o 65._o 66._o 67._o 71._o 107._o 108._o 110._o 111._o i._o jaundice_n p._n 52._o inflammation_n and_o impostume_n how_o cure_v book_n 2._o chapt_n 9_o intemperancy_n p._n 60._o and_o book_n 2._o chapt_n 9_o itch_n p._n 51._o k._n kidney_n inflame_v cause_v stone_n p._n 39_o 47._o and_o book_n 2._o chapt_n 9_o kidney_n inflame_v p._n 100_o 101._o l._n leg_n pain_v p._n 28._o liver_n hot_a and_o stomach_n cold_a p._n 50._o liver_n inflame_v p._n 100_o 101._o liver_n inflame_v in_o canon_n book_n 2._o chapt_n 9_o liver_n inflame_v in_o gibbo_n book_n 2._o chapt_n 9_o liver_n full_a of_o blood_n and_o choler_n cause_v pleurisy_n p._n 42._o 100_o looseness_n of_o body_n p._n 79._o 80._o lung_n inflame_v p._n 35._o 100_o 101._o and_o book_n 2._o chapt_n 9_o m._n melancholy_n and_o black_a choler_n how_o differ_v p._n 20._o 19_o melancholy_n abound_v how_o know_v p._n 58._o and_o book_n 2._o chap._n 10._o melancholy_n abound_v how_o purge_v and_o avoid_v p._n 107._o and_o book_n 2._o chap._n 10._o melancholy_n wind_n p._n 44._o mix_v humour_n how_o purge_v book_n 2._o chapt_n 10._o n._n nostril_n bleed_v sometime_o ill_o p._n 75._o sometime_o good_a p._n 39_o 40._o 114._o o._n old_a and_o linger_a disease_n p._n 105._o 107._o old_a age_n whether_o to_o be_v let_v blood_n or_o no_o p._n 72._o 77._o p._n palsy_n pag._n 43._o frenzy_n p._n 27._o plague_n or_o pestilence_n p._n 23._o 25._o 26._o pleurisy_n upon_o what_o several_a cause_n it_o come_v p._n 42._o and_o book_n 2._o chapt_n 9_o pleurisy_n when_o and_o how_o let_v blood_n in_o it_o p._n 31._o 35._o 37._o 72._o 98._o 99_o 106._o pleurisy_n when_o not_o let_v blood_n in_o it_o p._n 38._o 39_o pleurisy_n how_o outward_o holpen_v book_n 2._o chap._n 9_o pulse_n distemper_v what_o signify_v p._n 9_o 10._o 11._o 106._o 7._o q._n quartain_a fever_n p._n 16._o 18._o 21._o 23._o 4._o 107._o quinsies_n p._n 29._o 98._o quotidian_n fever_n p._n 65._o 17._o 4._o r._n reins_n inflame_v p._n 100_o 101._o reins_n inflame_v cause_v stone_n p._n 39_o 47._o raw_n humour_n whether_o admit_v letting-bloud_n p._n 51._o 52._o 60._o 65._o 66._o 67._o 71._o 107._o 108._o 110._o 111._o s._n scab_n p._n 51._o scurvy_a p._n 53._o spleen_n obstruct_v p._n 44._o 53._o 100_o 101._o spleen_n inflame_v p._n 39_o 40._o book_n 2._o chap._n 9_o splenetic_a blood_n p._n 23._o 113._o 114._o spit_v blood_n p._n 34._o 38._o spirit_n inflame_v p._n 7._o 9_o stone_n in_o the_o reins_n p._n 39_o 101._o 100_o squinancy_n p._n 29._o 98._o stomach_n weak_a and_o loose_a pag._n 62._o stomach_n impure_a p._n 64._o 69._o strength_n fail_v p._n 109._o sweat_v sickness_n p._n 26._o swoon_n p._n 62._o 63._o 79._o 109._o 110._o suffocation_n p._n 2._o 35._o t._n tertian_n fever_n exquisite_a p._n 16._o 17._o 21._o 22._o tertian_n fever_n bastard_n p._n 19_o 22._o v._o vomit_n how_v to_o be_v make_v when_o the_o stomach_n be_v impure_a or_o molest_v with_o corrupt_a humour_n p._n 64._o 69._o urine_n betoken_v crudity_n book_n 2._o chapt_n 5._o urine_n deceive_a p._n 45._o w._n woman_n have_v their_o flower_n or_o with_o child_n whether_o fit_a for_o let_v blood_n p._n 77._o 79._o woman_n with_o flower_n suppress_v p._n 99_o womb_n inflame_v p._n 37._o 100_o y_fw-fr yellow_a and_o thin_a blood_n p._n 21._o 114._o yellow_a jaundice_n p._n 52._o fault_n escape_v page_n 2._o