and_o moreover_o i_o speak_v it_o without_o detract_n in_o the_o least_o from_o the_o worth_n of_o man_n so_o eminent_a be_v it_o so_o indeed_o that_o such_o a_o pain_n and_o impediment_n of_o the_o motion_n may_v proceed_v from_o dryness_n yet_o i_o much_o doubt_n of_o this_o whether_o or_o no_o this_o pain_n be_v cause_v only_o by_o the_o waste_n of_o that_o humidity_n whereby_o the_o head_n of_o the_o bone_n be_v as_o it_o be_v anoint_v and_o oil_v for_o in_o the_o whole_a space_n in_o the_o which_o they_o be_v join_v together_o the_o bone_n be_v not_o cover_v with_o any_o periostium_fw-la and_o thereupon_o they_o be_v whole_o void_a of_o sense_n and_o therefore_o in_o this_o place_n pain_n can_v be_v excite_v but_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v more_o agreeable_a to_o truth_n if_o there_o be_v any_o impediment_n of_o the_o motion_n or_o any_o pain_n excite_v in_o the_o joint_n by_o reason_n of_o dryness_n that_o this_o happen_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o over_o dry_v of_o the_o tendon_n the_o extremity_n of_o the_o muscle_n and_o ligament_n by_o mean_n of_o which_o the_o member_n be_v render_v unfit_a for_o motion_n and_o if_o it_o be_v so_o that_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v move_v there_o be_v a_o necessity_n of_o their_o be_v violent_o extend_v and_o this_o violent_a stretch_v forth_o breed_v a_o pain_n see_v therefore_o that_o a_o naked_a and_o bare_a distemper_n can_v cause_v the_o arthritis_fw-la arthritis_fw-la whether_o a_o windiness_n may_v cause_v the_o arthritis_fw-la it_o remain_v that_o we_o make_v enquiry_n from_o what_o matter_n it_o may_v be_v excite_v there_o be_v some_o indeed_o as_o guainerius_n and_o matthaeus_n that_o make_v mention_n of_o windiness_n and_o of_o the_o degree_n the_o of_o but_o a_o windiness_n can_v possible_o excite_v so_o great_a a_o pain_n and_o oftentimes_o also_o of_o long_a continuance_n in_o these_o part_n unless_o by_o windiness_n any_o one_o be_v mind_v to_o understand_v the_o spirit_n touch_v which_o we_o shall_v speak_v 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kind_n of_o disease_n as_o i_o see_v in_o this_o woman_n indeed_o i_o have_v see_v many_o that_o have_v feel_v the_o pain_n change_v and_o go_v from_o one_o member_n to_o another_o but_o not_o after_o this_o manner_n or_o with_o this_o celerity_n neither_o can_v i_o here_o conjecture_v any_o other_o cause_n then_o this_o to_o wit_n that_o the_o woman_n be_v quite_o spend_v and_o dispirited_a by_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o her_o hard_a labour_n and_o painstaking_a such_o as_o they_o be_v wont_v to_o undergo_v that_o live_v in_o village_n her_o body_n be_v very_o dry_a and_o her_o vein_n uncover_v and_o hereupon_o therefore_o that_o windiness_n appear_v to_o be_v change_v even_o sensible_o and_o of_o necessity_n it_o be_v that_o it_o can_v appear_v after_o this_o manner_n in_o such_o as_o live_v idle_a and_o delicate_a life_n and_o in_o moist_a body_n and_o where_o the_o vein_n be_v keep_v cover_v and_o therefore_o whensoever_o thou_o attempt_v the_o cure_n hereof_o and_o the_o patient_n feel_v that_o pain_n then_o if_o it_o be_v the_o same_o it_o appear_v to_o the_o eye_n as_o we_o say_v before_o then_o hasten_v and_o bind_v both_o upon_o it_o and_o under_o it_o and_o cut_v upon_o it_o till_o the_o windiness_n that_o be_v pen_v up_o and_o keep_v in_o have_v a_o vent_n and_o passage_n make_v for_o it_o to_o go_v forth_o and_o cauterize_n the_o place_n but_o if_o it_o be_v so_o that_o thou_o can_v not_o see_v the_o place_n that_o be_v affect_v and_o the_o pain_n then_o cure_v it_o with_o the_o excussion_n of_o the_o body_n and_o some_o kind_n of_o remedy_n that_o expel_v windiness_n and_o extenuate_v they_o and_o for_o this_o purpose_n very_o necessary_a and_o useful_a be_v the_o foetid_v pill_n the_o pill_n de_fw-fr sagapeno_n and_o the_o like_a thus_o far_o albucasâ—s_v but_o this_o disease_n be_v not_o arthritis_fw-la for_o neither_o be_v it_o only_o about_o the_o joint_n but_o it_o arise_v from_o a_o windiness_n or_o furious_a spirit_n pour_v forth_o out_o 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history_n of_o albucasis_n it_o be_v probable_a that_o the_o flatulent_a and_o windy_a spirit_n that_o he_o speak_v of_o be_v pour_v forth_o of_o the_o vessel_n into_o the_o very_a superficies_n and_o outside_n of_o the_o body_n for_o see_v that_o the_o motion_n there_o speak_v of_o be_v join_v with_o a_o great_a pain_n that_o spirit_n can_v not_o be_v contain_v only_o in_o the_o vessel_n as_o be_v such_o that_o be_v destitute_a and_o void_a of_o all_o sense_n and_o some_o there_o be_v who_o think_v and_o this_o right_o enough_o that_o this_o affect_v if_o it_o be_v not_o one_o and_o the_o same_o yet_o that_o it_o be_v very_o near_o of_o kin_n unto_o that_o describe_v by_o wierus_n in_o a_o peculiar_a tract_n in_o a_o book_n he_o write_v in_o the_o german_a tongue_n touch_v unknown_a disease_n of_o which_o likewise_o henricus_n a_o brabant_n write_v a_o epistle_n to_o petrus_n forestus_n which_o epistle_n be_v annex_v unto_o the_o observation_n of_o forestus_n in_o his_o twenty_v b._n of_o observation_n those_o of_o our_o time_n do_v for_o the_o most_o part_n refer_v they_o to_o enchantment_n and_o they_o tell_v we_o i_o know_v not_o what_o of_o elf_n and_o fairy_n that_o as_o they_o conceive_v breed_v those_o pain_n when_o yet_o notwithstanding_o these_o and_o such_o like_a of_o flit_a pain_n that_o run_v up_o and_o down_o in_o the_o body_n may_v also_o have_v their_o natural_a cause_n and_o they_o may_v have_v their_o original_a from_o a_o certain_a sharp_a flatulency_n or_o a_o sharp_a whey_n breed_v out_o of_o a_o humour_n almost_o scorbutic_a and_o rove_a up_o and_o down_o the_o body_n by_o the_o membranous_a part_n and_o muscle_n and_o from_o hence_o it_o be_v also_o apparent_a that_o they_o can_v be_v fit_o refer_v neither_o unto_o the_o dracunculi_fw-la
a_o excrement_n which_o redound_v from_o nourishment_n &_o which_o be_v cast_v off_o from_o another_o although_o he_o grant_v there_o that_o be_v common_o call_v a_o excrement_n whatsoever_o be_v superfluous_a in_o the_o body_n whether_o it_o be_v a_o spirit_n or_o humour_n or_o some_o other_o solid_a body_n whether_o it_o be_v usual_a or_o unusual_a whether_o according_a to_o nature_n or_o preternatural_a furthermore_o he_o hold_v this_o vapour_n to_o be_v wander_v thin_a and_o viscid_a chap._n 21._o and_o to_o be_v raise_v from_o a_o spirituous_a humorous_a solid_a substance_n but_o he_o prove_v chap._n 22._o by_o many_o argument_n that_o this_o vapour_n be_v contrary_a and_o preternatural_a by_o its_o whole_a substance_n of_o which_o we_o shall_v speak_v hereafter_o and_o at_o last_o chap._n 27._o he_o desines_n the_o veneral_a vitulency_n that_o it_o be_v a_o vapour_n by_o its_o whole_a substance_n inimicous_a to_o the_o natural_a faculty_n work_v by_o degree_n and_o that_o he_o 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taint_v with_o the_o same_o yet_o in_o the_o interim_n it_o do_v scarce_o follow_v that_o the_o live_a part_n remain_v free_a and_o find_v for_o as_o in_o a_o purrid_v fever_n though_o the_o humour_n and_o spirit_n do_v first_o grow_v not_o by_o the_o feverish_a heat_n yet_o afterward_o the_o live_a part_n be_v seize_v on_o by_o the_o same_o distemper_n so_o though_o the_o humour_n in_o the_o veneral_a disease_n be_v first_o infect_v by_o that_o occult_a malignity_n yet_o there_o be_v no_o cause_n why_o the_o same_o fault_n may_v not_o be_v communicate_v to_o the_o live_a part_n but_o though_o some_o do_v acknowledge_v that_o this_o cause_n can_v be_v idle_a dry_a not_o hot_a and_o dry_a yet_o whenas_o they_o know_v nothing_o beyond_o the_o manifest_a and_o first_o quality_n they_o endeavour_v to_o reduce_v also_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o veneral_a virulency_n to_o manifest_a cause_n john_n baptista_n montanus_n as_o be_v say_v even_o now_o think_v the_o essence_n of_o this_o evil_n consist_v in_o a_o hot_a and_o dry_a distemper_n but_o the_o cure_n tell_v otherwise_o whenas_o it_o be_v cure_v by_o hot_a and_o dry_a medicine_n as_o by_o the_o decoction_n of_o guajacum_fw-la and_o the_o like_a beside_o because_o there_o be_v a_o great_a putrefaction_n in_o the_o humour_n which_o do_v not_o proceed_v from_o a_o hot_a and_o dry_a distemper_n nicolaus_n massa_n de_fw-fr morb._n galli_n cap._n 5._o dry_a not_o cold_a and_o dry_a say_v it_o be_v a_o coldness_n of_o the_o liver_n decline_v to_o a_o little_a dryness_n with_o a_o occult_a quality_n but_o as_o concern_v the_o occult_a quality_n he_o write_v true_o but_o that_o it_o be_v no_o cold_a distemper_n the_o effect_n do_v teach_v we_o as_o the_o ulcer_n rottenness_n of_o the_o bone_n and_o the_o like_a and_o what_o other_o distemper_n soever_o they_o allege_v yet_o they_o produce_v nothing_o agreeable_a to_o the_o disease_n and_o symptom_n which_o appear_v in_o this_o disease_n nor_o to_o the_o cure_n therefore_o 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not_o only_o exist_v in_o the_o humour_n but_o also_o in_o the_o live_a part_n and_o that_o it_o do_v consist_v not_o only_o in_o the_o change_n of_o the_o first_o quality_n but_o also_o there_o be_v a_o occult_a malignant_a quality_n imprint_v on_o the_o part_n and_o therefore_o the_o veneral_a disease_n be_v to_o be_v refer_v to_o disease_n and_o those_o of_o occult_a quality_n which_o be_v call_v by_o fernelius_n disease_n of_o the_o whole_a substance_n but_o not_o on_o every_o part_n right_o explain_v as_o we_o have_v say_v before_o the_o which_o if_o capivaccius_n and_o saxonia_n have_v know_v the_o one_o will_v not_o have_v define_v this_o evil_a by_o the_o excrement_n nor_o the_o other_o by_o the_o cause_n opinion_n a_o examination_n of_o aurelius_n minadous_n opinion_n if_o the_o same_o also_o have_v be_v know_v to_o aurelius_n minadous_n he_o will_v not_o have_v endeavour_v to_o maintain_v that_o this_o
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and_o confession_n which_o he_o have_v cap._n 20._o where_o he_o write_v that_o the_o veneral_a virulency_n have_v power_n not_o only_o to_o infect_v all_o humour_n but_o all_o part_n of_o the_o body_n and_o to_o corrupt_v and_o convert_v they_o to_o its_o own_o similitude_n the_o same_o minadous_a if_o he_o have_v know_v these_o disease_n have_v not_o take_v so_o much_o pain_n to_o what_o kind_n of_o preternatural_a thing_n the_o veneral_a virulency_n ought_v to_o be_v refer_v for_o first_o of_o all_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o exclude_v from_o the_o number_n of_o cause_n those_o vicious_a humour_n which_o be_v find_v in_o the_o body_n sick_a of_o the_o veneral_a disease_n and_o have_v power_n to_o alter_v and_o change_v the_o humour_n themselves_o and_o part_n of_o the_o body_n for_o whereas_o he_o say_v that_o be_v proper_o the_o cause_n between_o which_o and_o the_o action_n hurt_v the_o disease_n do_v intercede_v that_o be_v true_a of_o the_o next_o cause_n but_o the_o 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to_o be_v a_o body_n first_o of_o all_o he_o confound_v the_o cause_n and_o the_o disease_n next_o of_o all_o he_o do_v not_o distinguish_v between_o the_o quality_n and_o its_o subject_n for_o while_o we_o say_v the_o veneral_a evil_n we_o understand_v either_o the_o disease_n itself_o or_o its_o cause_n if_o the_o disease_n that_o be_v a_o quality_n as_o all_o disease_n be_v to_o wit_v a_o preternatural_a disposition_n of_o the_o part_n and_o indeed_o a_o occult_a and_o malignant_a quality_n but_o if_o the_o veneral_a evil_n be_v take_v for_o the_o cause_n either_o which_o without_o be_v communicate_v do_v induce_v this_o disease_n or_o which_o be_v in_o the_o body_n which_o raise_v divers_a disease_n and_o symptom_n and_o can_v infect_v other_o we_o grant_v that_o cause_n may_v be_v call_v a_o body_n but_o we_o must_v take_v notice_n that_o those_o humour_n or_o vapour_n be_v not_o say_v to_o be_v cause_n as_o they_o be_v body_n but_o as_o they_o have_v a_o occult_a and_o malignant_a quality_n which_o minadous_n himself_o can_v deny_v while_o cap._n 20._o he_o write_v that_o that_o vapour_n or_o spirit_n which_o he_o call_v the_o veneral_a virulency_n be_v endue_v with_o a_o occult_a quality_n and_o virtue_n depend_v on_o its_o whole_a substance_n by_o which_o it_o be_v able_a not_o only_o to_o infect_v any_o humour_n of_o the_o body_n but_o all_o its_o part_n and_o to_o corrupt_v and_o convert_v they_o to_o its_o own_o similitude_n for_o what_o similitude_n be_v that_o i_o pray_v to_o which_o the_o veneral_a virulency_n convert_v not_o only_o the_o humour_n but_o also_o the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n unless_o it_o be_v that_o occult_a quality_n with_o which_o that_o vapour_n be_v endue_v whereas_o last_o of_o all_o cap._n 38._o he_o refer_v the_o veneral_a virulency_n to_o external_a error_n because_o it_o primary_o hurt_v the_o operation_n and_o be_v not_o of_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o body_n but_o before_o deny_v it_o to_o be_v either_o the_o disease_n or_o cause_n of_o the_o disease_n or_o symptom_n in_o vain_a do_v he_o multiply_v thing_n preternatural_a for_o there_o be_v not_o more_o preternatural_a thing_n than_o the_o disease_n cause_n and_o symptom_n and_o the_o veneral_a virulency_n as_o he_o describe_v it_o do_v whole_o belong_v to_o the_o cause_n two_o manner_n of_o way_n for_o either_o it_o induce_v the_o like_a disposition_n into_o the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n or_o it_o raise_v other_o disease_n while_o it_o eat_v and_o exulcerate_v the_o part_n but_o whenas_o he_o say_v the_o veneral_a disease_n take_v for_o the_o cause_n spirit_n whether_o it_o be_v a_o vapour_n or_o a_o spirit_n be_v a_o vapour_n or_o a_o spirit_n that_o be_v right_o to_o be_v understand_v for_o indeed_o it_o can_v no_o way_n be_v deny_v that_o it_o be_v a_o humour_n also_o whenas_o in_o copulation_n it_o be_v rub_v against_o the_o body_n and_o stick_v in_o the_o clothes_n yet_o such_o be_v its_o nature_n as_o it_o be_v also_o of_o other_o contagious_a humour_n that_o though_o it_o be_v resolve_v into_o vapour_n and_o the_o least_o body_n yet_o every_o one_o of_o they_o contain_v its_o whole_a essence_n and_o have_v power_n to_o affect_v other_o and_o this_o thing_n may_v be_v declare_v by_o musk_n castor_fw-la and_o the_o like_a for_o those_o thing_n though_o they_o be_v body_n and_o humorous_a too_o yet_o be_v such_o that_o though_o they_o be_v resolve_v into_o the_o least_o body_n nevertheless_o they_o retain_v their_o full_a strength_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n it_o be_v in_o the_o veneral_a disease_n and_o other_o contagious_a disease_n in_o which_o though_o the_o malignant_a and_o contagious_a humour_n he_o resolve_v into_o the_o least_o body_n yet_o every_o one_o of_o they_o obtain_v the_o same_o essence_n and_o virtue_n and_o power_n to_o infect_v other_o but_o whereas_o he_o think_v that_o humour_n and_o vapour_n be_v not_o to_o be_v call_v the_o cause_n but_o a_o external_a error_n in_o that_o also_o he_o be_v mistake_v for_o a_o external_a error_n belong_v unto_o the_o cause_n from_o whence_o the_o symptom_n arise_v from_o a_o external_a error_n be_v call_v the_o symptom_n of_o the_o cause_n where_o this_o also_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o physician_n do_v not_o vouchsafe_v the_o name_n of_o the_o cause_n to_o the_o next_o cause_n only_o but_o also_o to_o the_o antecedent_n which_o do_v not_o yet_o effect_v the_o disease_n therefore_o there_o be_v bad_a nourishment_n by_o reason_n of_o vicious_a humour_n although_o they_o have_v not_o yet_o imprint_v a_o distemper_n and_o vicious_a disposition_n on_o the_o part_n but_o whereas_o he_o deny_v the_o veneral_a virulency_n consider_v as_o a_o vapour_n to_o be_v the_o cause_n because_o it_o hurt_v the_o action_n not_o by_o the_o mediation_n of_o a_o disease_n but_o next_o of_o all_o and_o immediate_o he_o presuppose_v that_o which_o be_v not_o yet_o grant_v and_o so_o beg_v the_o question_n for_o this_o spirit_n or_o vapour_n hurt_v the_o very_a constitution_n of_o the_o similar_v part_n and_o imprint_v on_o it_o a_o malignant_a quality_n the_o which_o he_o himself_o can_v deny_v while_o cap._n 23._o he_o hold_v that_o by_o this_o disease_n of_o venery_n many_o action_n be_v hurt_v but_o not_o all_o in_o all_o people_n but_o the_o hurt_n of_o the_o natural_a faculty_n be_v common_a to_o all_o and_o that_o there_o be_v none_o that_o be_v possess_v with_o this_o disease_n who_o be_v not_o trouble_v with_o some_o fault_n in_o his_o natural_a action_n and_o hence_o proceed_v all_o that_o filth_n of_o excrement_n and_o the_o gummosity_n arise_v from_o thence_o tumour_n pustle_v pain_n run_v of_o the_o reins_o ulcer_n rottenness_n and_o such_o like_a evil_n and_o that_o the_o veneral_a virulency_n have_v a_o peculiar_a enmity_n and_o discord_n with_o the_o natural_a faculty_n and_o be_v inimicous_a to_o it_o by_o its_o
the_o head_n and_o joint_n 23._o but_o chief_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o contagion_n itself_o from_o which_o the_o sick_a contract_v the_o disease_n do_v manifest_v the_o force_n and_o greatness_n of_o the_o disease_n for_o this_o poison_n have_v sometime_o a_o great_a sometime_o a_o less_o activity_n and_o physician_n do_v relate_v who_o have_v often_o have_v such_o patient_n in_o cure_n that_o sometime_o of_o ten_o strong_a young_a man_n who_o have_v have_v to_o do_v with_o the_o same_o whore_n not_o one_o of_o they_o have_v escape_v therefore_o if_o it_o be_v know_v from_o what_o he_o or_o she_o this_o evil_n be_v contract_v the_o physician_n may_v the_o easy_a judge_n of_o the_o event_n of_o the_o disease_n 24._o other_o thing_n be_v alike_o this_o evil_n be_v easy_a cure_v which_o be_v contract_v by_o whorish_a copulation_n but_o that_o be_v hard_a to_o cure_v which_o the_o infant_n have_v suck_v in_o with_o the_o milk_n whenas_o the_o virulency_n go_v into_o the_o stomach_n with_o the_o milk_n and_o hence_o in_o the_o liver_n there_o be_v generate_v a_o virulent_a blood_n which_o afterward_o run_v through_o the_o whole_a body_n and_o pollute_v that_o but_o the_o hereditary_a evil_n be_v hard_a of_o all_o to_o cure_v and_o that_o which_o be_v communicate_v from_o infect_a parent_n with_o the_o seed_n and_o blood_n 25._o as_o for_o the_o part_n affect_v if_o the_o liver_n only_o be_v affect_v the_o evil_n be_v the_o easy_a cure_a whenas_o it_o have_v a_o strong_a expulsive_a faculty_n and_o medicament_n can_v easy_o penetrate_v unto_o it_o but_o the_o spleen_n kidney_n womb_n and_o external_a joint_n be_v not_o so_o easy_o cure_a but_o hard_a of_o all_o the_o brain_n and_o the_o lung_n because_o they_o have_v a_o weak_a expulsive_a faculty_n and_o medicament_n do_v not_o easy_o penetrate_v thither_o 26._o from_o all_o which_o be_v easy_o collect_v what_o will_v be_v the_o event_n of_o the_o disease_n for_o by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o and_o more_o 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follow_v a_o waste_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n to_o which_o be_v join_v a_o slow_a putrid_a fever_n raise_v from_o the_o evil_a humour_n 28._o sanguification_n also_o be_v hurt_v some_o die_n of_o a_o dropsy_n 29._o many_o also_o die_v by_o reason_n of_o catarrh_n fall_v down_o on_o the_o jaw_n and_o lung_n hinder_v and_o take_v away_o their_o breath_n or_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o lung_n be_v eat_v by_o a_o sharp_a catarrh_n and_o first_o of_o all_o spit_v of_o blood_n be_v raise_v than_o a_o physic_n they_o die_v 30._o sometime_o the_o vessel_n be_v eat_v in_o two_o by_o the_o acrimony_n of_o the_o humour_n and_o vomit_v of_o blood_n cause_v the_o sick_a die_n by_o too_o great_a a_o flux_n to_o the_o stool_n or_o by_o the_o womb._n chap._n viii_o of_o prevention_n whenas_o it_o be_v safe_a to_o prevent_v a_o disease_n than_o to_o cure_v it_o prevention_n prevention_n some_o physician_n endeavour_n to_o teach_v by_o what_o mean_n one_o may_v keep_v himself_o clear_a though_o he_o 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medicament_n and_o he_o write_v that_o he_o have_v find_v out_o a_o antidote_n or_o a_o mullet_n by_o the_o use_n of_o which_o man_n body_n be_v render_v safe_a against_o this_o disease_n yet_o he_o entreat_v and_o conjure_v all_o physician_n and_o surgeon_n that_o they_o do_v not_o communicate_v and_o make_v know_v that_o medicine_n in_o obedience_n to_o lustful_a people_n and_o that_o they_o make_v not_o themselves_o fosterer_n of_o lust_n but_o to_o they_o only_o who_o must_v necessary_o converse_v with_o those_o that_o be_v suspect_v or_o defile_v but_o he_o describe_v that_o antidote_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 8._o and_o this_o be_v it_o take_v of_o the_o amulet_n for_o the_o pox_n and_o of_o old_a mithridate_n by_o galens_n description_n of_o each_o six_o dram_n conserve_v of_o the_o flower_n of_o bugloss_n of_o broom_n of_o rosemany_n of_o each_o three_o dram_n mix_v they_o give_v one_o dram_n or_o a_o dram_n and_o a_o half_a or_o two_o dram_n at_o the_o most_o in_o the_o morning_n 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it_o be_v that_o the_o former_a of_o these_o be_v more_o easy_o separate_v either_o in_o the_o stomach_n or_o in_o the_o liver_n and_o so_o be_v thrust_v forth_o either_o by_o the_o belly_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o excrement_n or_o else_o it_o be_v void_v by_o urine_n but_o this_o other_o be_v mingle_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o wine_n pass_v into_o the_o very_a mass_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o so_o penetrate_v into_o the_o most_o inward_a part_n of_o the_o body_n and_o that_o those_o salt_n that_o be_v fix_v may_v be_v make_v volatile_a the_o distillation_n of_o chemist_n do_v sufficient_o prove_v and_o that_o the_o tartar_n may_v be_v make_v as_o it_o be_v spiritual_a and_o elevate_v by_o the_o alembick_a this_o we_o be_v teach_v by_o the_o tartarize_v spirit_n of_o wine_n yea_o and_o metal_n may_v also_o be_v so_o dissolve_v in_o strong_a water_n and_o spirit_n that_o they_o may_v not_o only_o be_v strain_v through_o paper_n but_o that_o they_o may_v likewise_o be_v elevate_v into_o the_o alemâ—ick_a but_o yet_o nevertheless_o in_o regard_n that_o this_o salt_n although_o it_o be_v subtle_a be_v altogether_o unfit_a for_o the_o nourish_a of_o the_o body_n as_o partake_v of_o a_o mineral_n nature_n which_o be_v not_o fit_a for_o the_o nourishment_n of_o live_a creature_n albeit_o it_o do_v together_o with_o the_o blood_n penetrate_v into_o the_o vein_n yet_o not_o withstand_v as_o superfluous_a and_o useless_a it_o be_v at_o length_n by_o nature_n cast_v forth_o of_o the_o vein_n and_o artery_n and_o thrust_v out_o unto_o the_o joint_n and_o therefore_o whether_o or_o no_o wine_n be_v apt_a to_o generate_v and_o cause_v the_o gout_n we_o be_v in_o the_o first_o place_n to_o judge_n of_o this_o by_o the_o place_n where_o it_o grow_v and_o its_o effect_n and_o then_o next_o of_o all_o by_o the_o strength_n thereof_o for_o by_o how_o much_o the_o strong_a wine_n be_v by_o so_o much_o the_o more_o exact_o and_o subtle_o be_v this_o salt_n mingle_v with_o they_o and_o become_v more_o spiritual_a like_a as_o it_o appear_v in_o the_o spirit_n of_o wine_n that_o be_v tartarizate_v which_o be_v more_o strong_a than_o the_o simple_a spirit_n of_o wine_n all_o which_o notwithstanding_o be_v thus_o to_o be_v take_v if_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o distemper_n and_o weakness_n of_o the_o bowel_n as_o we_o also_o say_v before_o that_o which_o in_o the_o wine_n be_v excrementitious_a and_o tartarous_a may_v not_o be_v separate_v for_o if_o it_o may_v be_v separate_v the_o wine_n will_v then_o be_v wholesome_a and_o without_o any_o hurt_n in_o it_o yea_o and_o if_o any_o such_o wine_n can_v be_v have_v that_o have_v but_o little_a of_o such_o a_o like_a tartarous_a matter_n in_o it_o shall_v yet_o strengthen_v the_o weak_a bowel_n that_o do_v not_o well_o separate_v these_o excrement_n and_o so_o shall_v help_v the_o concoction_n and_o promote_v the_o separation_n and_o evacuation_n of_o the_o excrement_n we_o grant_v that_o this_o will_v prove_v to_o be_v not_o only_o harmless_a but_o likewise_o very_o useful_a and_o profitable_a if_o moderate_o drink_v and_o some_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o pucine_n wine_n be_v such_o and_o therefore_o they_o commend_v it_o for_o the_o prevention_n of_o the_o gout_n but_o i_o much_o doubt_v whether_o this_o wine_n be_v in_o all_o respect_v answerable_a unto_o what_o have_v be_v say_v and_o therefore_o i_o conceive_v that_o it_o be_v good_a first_o to_o make_v trial_n and_o to_o consult_v with_o experience_n we_o have_v indeed_o above_o speak_v something_o as_o touch_v the_o cause_n for_o which_o certain_a wine_n breed_v and_o cause_v the_o gout_n gout_n wine_n how_o it_o do_v generate_v the_o gout_n but_o yet_o nevertheless_o my_o desire_n and_o purpose_n be_v here_o to_o explain_v the_o thing_n and_o so_o to_o make_v the_o matter_n somewhat_o more_o clear_o to_o appear_v i_o think_v it_o to_o be_v a_o very_a plain_a and_o clear_a truth_n that_o wine_n produce_v the_o gout_n not_o as_o it_o be_v wine_n but_o as_o it_o contain_v in_o it_o something_o that_o be_v unfit_a and_o something_o likewise_o that_o be_v extraneous_a and_o unuseful_a unto_o our_o body_n which_o be_v therefore_o by_o nature_n thrust_v forth_o unto_o the_o joint_n and_o this_o appear_v if_o by_o nothing_o else_o yet_o by_o this_o that_o there_o be_v some_o certain_a wine_n that_o do_v not_o generate_v the_o gout_n and_o such_o be_v our_o gorubergensian_a wine_n and_o many_o other_o also_o that_o here_o in_o these_o region_n grow_v in_o sandy_a place_n for_o albeit_o these_o wine_n be_v drink_v for_o a_o daily_a and_o ordinary_a drink_n and_o that_o not_o scant_o but_o very_o plentiful_o yet_o there_o be_v never_o any_o that_o from_o hence_o contract_v the_o gout_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o moravian_n bohemian_n austrian_a hungarian_a and_o likewise_o very_a many_o more_o wine_n of_o other_o region_n be_v most_o apt_a to_o breed_v the_o gout_n yea_o and_o not_o only_o the_o wine_n but_o even_o the_o water_n of_o some_o place_n dogenerate_a the_o gout_n and_o so_o it_o be_v relate_v unto_o i_o by_o that_o eminent_a physician_n dn._n d._n tobias_n knoblochius_fw-la gout_n in_o certain_a place_n water_n also_o generate_v the_o gout_n that_o at_o iglavia_n in_o moravia_n where_o he_o have_v practise_v physic_n there_o for_o some_o year_n that_o not_o only_o the_o wealthy_a sort_n of_o people_n that_o drink_v wine_n but_o even_o the_o poor_a who_o hardly_o ever_o taste_v a_o cup_n of_o wine_n be_v all_o of_o they_o very_o subject_a unto_o the_o gout_n colic_n and_o falling-sickness_n disease_n epidemical_a in_o that_o place_n but_o now_o gout_n what_o that_o be_v that_o make_v that_o certain_a wine_n be_v apt_a to_o breed_v the_o gout_n inquiry_n be_v to_o be_v make_v what_o that_o shall_v be_v which_o make_v that_o certain_a wine_n be_v apt_a to_o generate_v the_o gout_n where_o we_o be_v first_o of_o all_o to_o take_v notice_n that_o nothing_o do_v nourish_v touch_v which_o we_o have_v speak_v elsewhere_o but_o what_o proceed_v from_o thing_n animate_v or_o enliven_v and_o therefore_o all_o other_o thing_n as_o mineral_n metal_n and_o divers_a kind_n of_o earth_n be_v unapt_a to_o nourish_v our_o body_n and_o thereupon_o if_o they_o be_v at_o any_o time_n take_v in_o they_o be_v again_o to_o be_v evacuate_v either_o by_o the_o urine_n or_o else_o by_o the_o belly_n and_o this_o if_o it_o be_v not_o do_v they_o be_v then_o by_o nature_n thrust_v into_o the_o joint_n and_o so_o they_o there_o generate_v the_o gout_n and_o therefore_o those_o vine_n that_o grow_v in_o a_o sandy_a earth_n that_o be_v not_o at_o all_o fat_a and_o rank_n have_v nothing_o that_o they_o may_v attract_v and_o draw_v unto_o they_o beside_o the_o alimentary_a juice_n but_o those_o that_o grow_v in_o clayish_a ground_n or_o any_o other_o fat_a earth_n do_v not_o attract_v unto_o themselves_o only_o a_o vegetable_a juice_n but_o also_o a_o mineral_n juice_n as_o it_o be_v and_o such_o as_o be_v whole_o unuseful_a for_o our_o body_n which_o be_v not_o unfit_o term_v tartar_n a_o substance_n to_o wit_n that_o consist_v of_o a_o fix_a and_o volatile_a salt_n and_o of_o a_o earthy_a and_o almost_o mineral_n matter_n such_o as_o not_o only_o stick_v fast_o unto_o the_o side_n of_o cask_n but_o be_v likewise_o thorough_o mingle_v with_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o wine_n and_o this_o be_v altogether_o the_o nature_n of_o salt_n that_o they_o reduce_v other_o body_n into_o the_o small_a atom_n and_o then_o do_v associate_v the_o atom_n unto_o themselves_o we_o may_v see_v a_o experiment_n of_o this_o in_o the_o dissolve_v of_o metal_n in_o strong_a water_n in_o which_o the_o metal_n body_n otherwise_o thick_a be_v so_o unite_v unto_o the_o salt_n of_o the_o water_n that_o dissolve_v they_o that_o they_o may_v pass_v through_o a_o card_n or_o paper_n and_o the_o very_a same_o we_o likewise_o see_v in_o the_o dissolve_v of_o pearl_n margarite_n ceral_n and_o crab_n eye_n which_o stick_v fast_o unto_o the_o salt_n of_o the_o vinegar_n be_v thorough_o mingle_v with_o the_o water_n and_o may_v be_v strain_v through_o a_o card_n but_o be_v precipitate_v they_o will_v dissolve_v no_o further_o we_o have_v likewise_o a_o example_n hereof_o in_o vitriol_n which_o be_v dissolve_v in_o water_n may_v likewise_o be_v strain_v through_o a_o card_n but_o when_o the_o vitriol_n be_v calcine_v and_o the_o salt_n draw_v forth_o of_o it_o there_o remain_v a_o earth_n that_o be_v not_o dissolveable_a by_o any_o liquor_n whatsoever_o and_o so_o in_o hot_a bath_n of_o water_n there_o be_v a_o earthy_a substance_n so_o exact_o mingle_v therewithal_o that_o it_o can_v possy_o be_v discover_v by_o any_o sense_n but_o yet_o when_o this_o afterward_o shall_v stick_v fast_o unto_o the_o wooden_a
another_o change_n for_o now_o there_o be_v very_o few_o puâ—â—les_v see_v and_o almost_o no_o pain_n or_o much_o gentle_a but_o many_o gumolety_n and_o which_o seenâ—ed_v wonderful_a in_o all_o the_o shed_n of_o the_o hair_n make_v man_n almost_o ridiculous_a some_o appear_v without_o beard_n some_o without_o hair_n on_o their_o eyebrow_n other_o with_o bald_a pate_n from_o which_o change_v fracastorius_fw-la have_v good_a hope_n and_o do_v think_v that_o the_o old_a age_n of_o this_o disease_n be_v now_o enter_v and_o that_o ere_o long_o it_o will_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o it_o can_v not_o propigate_v itself_o by_o contagion_n because_o the_o matter_n grow_v daily_o â—â—icker_a in_o which_o both_o few_o and_o weak_a seminary_n be_v produce_v but_o his_o hope_n do_v much_o deceive_v he_o and_o this_o disease_n last_o even_o in_o these_o time_n nay_o as_o some_o think_v it_o be_v wellnigh_a worse_o than_o it_o be_v of_o old_a chap._n iii_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o veneral_a disease_n since_o then_o so_o great_a a_o hodgepodge_n of_o disease_n and_o symptom_n appear_v in_o this_o affect_v we_o must_v diligent_o inquire_v what_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o be_v of_o which_o divers_a author_n have_v their_o divers_a opinion_n and_o as_o epiphanius_n ferdinandus_n write_v of_o this_o business_n in_o hist_n med._n hist_o 17._o the_o author_n which_o have_v write_v of_o this_o disease_n although_o they_o amount_v to_o the_o number_n of_o eighty_o and_o perhaps_o more_o be_v all_o almost_o differ_v concern_v the_o essence_n of_o this_o disease_n and_o every_o one_o define_v it_o at_o his_o own_o pleasure_n for_o whenas_o this_o disease_n be_v unknown_a to_o the_o ancient_n nor_o describe_v by_o they_o nor_o they_o have_v not_o quality_n the_o veneral_a disease_n be_v from_o a_o occult_a quality_n as_o be_v usual_o wont_a to_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o ancient_n to_o insist_v upon_o every_o modern_a use_v his_o own_o liberty_n have_v propose_v his_o own_o opinion_n true_o i_o think_v this_o be_v not_o doubt_v that_o it_o be_v a_o contagious_a malignant_a and_o venenate_n affect_v neither_o do_v it_o seem_v to_o want_v any_o great_a pain_n to_o prove_v it_o for_o it_o appear_v sufficient_o by_o this_o that_o in_o so_o small_a a_o quantity_n of_o matter_n by_o which_o this_o disease_n be_v contract_v by_o contagion_n there_o be_v so_o great_a force_n and_o power_n of_o action_n as_o no_o first_o quality_n or_o the_o temperament_n make_v up_o of_o the_o first_o quality_n can_v have_v and_o the_o variety_n of_o disease_n and_o symptom_n in_o this_o evil_n be_v so_o great_a that_o it_o can_v be_v reduce_v to_o any_o manifest_a cause_n therefore_o as_o in_o pestilent_a constitution_n such_o as_o that_o antic_a one_o be_v in_o thucydides_n and_o that_o which_o hypocrates_n have_v describe_v 3._o epid._n there_o be_v so_o great_a a_o multitude_n of_o evil_n that_o they_o be_v force_v to_o fly_v to_o occult_a quality_n and_o a_o venenate_n cause_n so_o also_o there_o be_v so_o great_a a_o filth_n of_o disease_n and_o symptom_n in_o the_o venerous_a disease_n that_o the_o original_n of_o they_o all_o can_v be_v refer_v to_o any_o manifest_a quality_n here_o also_o we_o fly_v to_o a_o malignant_a and_o occult_a quality_n but_o although_o these_o thing_n be_v thus_o yet_o author_n differ_v still_o of_o this_o be_v what_o it_o be_v whether_o that_o malignity_n consist_v only_o in_o the_o cause_n or_o whether_o there_o be_v also_o some_o malignant_a disease_n present_a capivaccius_n de_fw-fr morb._n gal._n cap_n 1._o think_v this_o affect_v not_o to_o be_v the_o disease_n but_o the_o cause_n while_o he_o define_v the_o veneral_a disease_n opinion_n capivaccius_n opinion_n that_o it_o be_v a_o excrement_n whole_o preternatural_a able_a to_o hurt_v man_n many_o way_n produce_v out_o of_o humane_a substance_n by_o its_o like_a thus_o also_o hercules_n saxonia_n de_fw-fr lieu_n vener_n cap._n 1._o write_v saxony_n hercules_n saxony_n that_o the_o veneral_a disease_n be_v the_o cause_n not_o the_o disease_n nor_o the_o symptom_n therefore_o because_o it_o can_v exist_v our_o of_o man_n body_n in_o linen_n or_o other_o such_o kind_n of_o virtue_n beside_o in_o the_o sweat_n seed_n and_o blood_n be_v separate_v from_o the_o body_n but_o within_o man_n body_n it_o infect_v and_o possâ—sses_v also_o those_o part_n which_o be_v not_o live_v and_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o disease_n viz_o the_o humour_n and_o spirit_n aurelius_n minadous_n de_fw-fr virulentia_fw-la vener_n hold_v that_o it_o be_v neither_o the_o disease_n minadous_n aurelius_n minadous_n nor_o the_o cause_n nor_o the_o symptom_n nor_o the_o disease_n for_o this_o cause_n cap._n 17._o because_o it_o be_v neither_o a_o distemper_n nor_o evil_a composition_n nor_o a_o solution_n of_o unity_n but_o he_o deny_v it_o to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o disease_n cap._n 9_o since_o that_o be_v proper_o the_o preternatural_a the_o cause_n between_o which_o and_o the_o action_n there_o fall_v a_o medium_n viz._n the_o disease_n whenas_o the_o disease_n be_v that_o which_o do_v next_o of_o all_o her_o the_o action_n but_o the_o cause_n do_v hurt_v it_o by_o intervention_n of_o the_o disease_n but_o between_o the_o veneral_a virulency_n and_o the_o action_n hurt_v he_o think_v there_o fall_v no_o medium_n but_o that_o of_o itself_o by_o its_o own_o strength_n do_v promary_o and_o immediate_o vitiate_v and_o hurt_v the_o operation_n but_o that_o the_o veneral_a virulency_n do_v of_o itself_o and_o primary_o hurt_v the_o operation_n he_o think_v this_o be_v confess_v amongst_o physician_n and_o therefore_o deem_v it_o to_o be_v presuppose_v and_o unless_o this_o virulency_n do_v of_o itself_o and_o primary_o hurt_v the_o operation_n so_o many_o physiâ—ans_n will_v not_o have_v labour_v in_o search_v out_o its_o nature_n he_o prove_v it_o be_v no_o symptom_n cap_n 18._o beâ—â—â—e_v it_o be_v no_o action_n hurt_v nor_o quality_n change_v nor_o excrement_n alter_v that_o it_o be_v no_o action_n hurt_v he_o prove_v by_o this_o because_o the_o veneral_a vituleâ—cy_n it_o selâ—â—is_fw-mi that_o which_o hurt_v the_o action_n neither_o be_v it_o any_o quality_n change_v because_o the_o quality_n change_v to_o follow_v the_o action_n hurt_v and_o beside_o so_o many_o disease_n be_v see_v in_o this_o virulency_n which_o be_v not_o symptom_n but_o aurelius_n minadous_n himself_o when_o he_o have_v reject_v aâ—â—ne_a opinion_n &_o definitioâ—s_n of_o other_o at_o length_n he_o fiâ—s_v himself_o to_o make_v a_o perfect_a definition_n and_o to_o explain_v the_o nature_n of_o this_o evil_n but_o first_o of_o all_o chap._n 16_o he_o preâ—uppores_fw-la this_o as_o the_o ground_n of_o his_o opinion_n viz_o that_o the_o french_a disease_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v define_v by_o a_o quality_n but_o rather_o by_o the_o name_n of_o a_o body_n for_o this_o reason_n because_o it_o pass_v from_o one_o body_n to_o another_o which_o be_v the_o propriety_n of_o body_n not_o of_o quality_n and_o because_o it_o touch_v other_o body_n for_o none_o but_o body_n can_v touch_v and_o be_v coughâ—_n again_o as_o lucretius_n have_v it_o again_o if_o it_o be_v a_o quality_n it_o be_v either_o manife_a or_o occuâ—â—_n no_o manifest_a one_o as_o he_o prove_v right_o by_o many_o argument_n but_o that_o it_o be_v no_o occult_a quality_n he_o bring_v no_o special_a argument_n but_o repeat_v the_o general_a one_o because_o it_o be_v move_v from_o place_n to_o place_n and_o touch_v other_o body_n this_o presuppose_a afterward_o chap._n 30._o he_o affirm_v the_o veneral_a virulency_n to_o be_v somewhat_o corporeal_a internal_a and_o true_o a_o spirit_n or_o a_o vapour_n for_o this_o reason_n because_o it_o be_v carry_v commuicate_v and_o participate_v in_o a_o very_a short_a space_n of_o time_n yet_o he_o hold_v it_o to_o be_v such_o a_o vapour_n which_o be_v endue_v with_o a_o occult_a quality_n and_o veâ—â—ue_n from_o its_o whole_a substance_n or_o the_o whole_a mode_n of_o its_o nature_n by_o reason_n of_o which_o quality_n it_o can_v only_o infect_v any_o humour_n of_o the_o body_n but_o also_o all_o part_n of_o the_o body_n and_o corrupt_v they_o &_o turn_v they_o to_o its_o own_o likeness_n but_o that_o this_o evil_n consist_v in_o a_o spiritual_a substance_n he_o further_o prove_v because_o some_o be_v infect_v not_o only_o by_o the_o act_n of_o venery_n but_o also_o by_o a_o kiss_n or_o the_o use_n of_o garment_n next_o of_o all_o because_o some_o have_v feel_v no_o other_o hurt_n from_o this_o evil_a than_o only_o the_o fall_n of_o their_o hair_n because_o the_o â—oots_n of_o the_o hair_n be_v gnaw_v off_o by_o the_o acrid_a vapour_n three_o because_o some_o only_a by_o vehement_a exercise_n have_v discuss_v this_o virulency_n yet_o he_o deny_v that_o vapour_n or_o spirit_n to_o be_v proper_o a_o excrement_n chap._n 20._o whenas_o that_o be_v proper_o
whole_a kind_n that_o be_v by_o its_o form_n by_o its_o specific_a faculty_n by_o its_o whole_a substance_n and_o occult_a propriety_n but_o he_o further_o describe_v the_o enmity_n against_o the_o natural_a faculty_n that_o it_o be_v by_o its_o nature_n destructive_a to_o the_o natural_a spirit_n that_o the_o veneral_a virulency_n have_v unspeakable_a quality_n hinder_v the_o generation_n of_o the_o natural_a spirit_n and_o those_o not_o manifest_a but_o occult_a but_o whenas_o there_o be_v require_v to_o a_o natural_a action_n the_o soul_n the_o temperament_n and_o the_o innate_a heat_n or_o the_o implant_v spirit_n and_o the_o influent_a heat_n he_o further_o conclude_v right_o that_o the_o soul_n be_v not_o hurt_v as_o that_o which_o can_v no_o way_n suffer_v nor_o the_o manifest_a temperament_n as_o be_v prove_v hitherto_o but_o chief_o the_o implant_v spirit_n or_o the_o innate_a heat_n all_o which_o whenas_o they_o be_v so_o right_o speak_v and_o the_o veneral_a virulency_n be_v a_o enemy_n to_o the_o implant_v spirit_n and_o true_o not_o by_o manifest_a quality_n but_o by_o its_o form_n by_o its_o specific_a faculty_n by_o a_o occult_a propriety_n by_o which_o it_o endeavour_v to_o change_v not_o only_o the_o humour_n but_o also_o the_o live_a part_n and_o the_o implant_v heat_n in_o they_o into_o its_o own_o similitude_n certain_o the_o like_a malignant_a quality_n be_v induce_v into_o the_o part_n which_o vicious_a &_o malignant_a quality_n what_o other_o thing_n i_o pray_v be_v it_o than_o a_o occult_a &_o malignant_a disease_n all_o which_o be_v thus_o we_o right_o conclude_v disease_n the_o veneral_a evil_n be_v a_o occult_a &_o venenate_a disease_n the_o veneral_a evil_n be_v a_o occult_a and_o venenate_a disease_n for_o it_o be_v induce_v by_o cause_n of_o that_o kind_n and_o immediate_o exercise_v such_o effect_n which_o can_v be_v refer_v to_o any_o manifest_a distemper_n but_o only_o to_o a_o occult_a quality_n neither_o be_v it_o cure_v by_o medicine_n that_o work_v by_o manifest_a quality_n &_o correct_v know_v distemper_n but_o by_o proper_a and_o specific_v which_o all_o physician_n at_o this_o day_n and_o especial_o those_o who_o live_v at_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o disease_n have_v restify_v and_o to_o their_o own_o and_o patient_n damage_n have_v find_v it_o true_a for_o when_o they_o follow_v the_o common_a way_n of_o cure_n and_o can_v do_v no_o good_a for_o the_o cure_n of_o this_o disease_n they_o begin_v to_o be_v despise_v by_o many_o till_o the_o spanish_a physician_n show_v they_o medicament_n bring_v out_o of_o the_o indies_n and_o bold_a surgeon_n venture_v upon_o quicksilver_n but_o that_o all_o this_o may_v be_v make_v clear_a disease_n what_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o the_o veneral_a disease_n we_o must_v inquire_v what_o be_v the_o subject_n to_o this_o disease_n concern_v which_o physician_n do_v differ_v some_o have_v think_v the_o privity_n be_v first_o insect_v for_o by_o these_o part_n for_o the_o most_o part_n this_o evil_n be_v contract_v by_o impure_a copulation_n and_o the_o footstep_n of_o this_o disease_n unless_o it_o be_v perfect_o cure_v do_v chief_o appear_v about_o the_o privity_n the_o but_o be_v easy_o excoriate_v in_o venery_n the_o flesh_n oftentimes_o remain_v callous_a for_o a_o long_a time_n with_o a_o run_n of_o the_o reins_n and_o break_v forth_o of_o bubo_n in_o the_o groin_n but_o though_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v that_o oftentimes_o the_o original_n of_o this_o evil_n be_v from_o the_o privity_n and_o do_v chief_o discover_v itself_o in_o that_o place_n yet_o that_o do_v not_o happen_v always_o privety_n not_o the_o privety_n but_o the_o same_o disease_n may_v be_v contract_v by_o kiss_v sweat_n embrace_n vesture_n nay_o infant_n also_o may_v be_v infect_v by_o the_o milk_n they_o suck_v from_o their_o nurse_n &_o they_o that_o be_v infect_v after_o this_o manner_n have_v not_o this_o disease_n appear_v in_o their_o privity_n some_o as_o leonicenus_fw-la do_v hold_n say_v that_o the_o skin_n be_v the_o subject_n of_o this_o evil_a as_o in_o the_o scab_n tetter_n and_o the_o like_a affect_n but_o the_o skin_n alone_o be_v not_o always_o affect_v but_o other_o part_n also_o the_o privity_n the_o jaw_n the_o bone_n which_o become_v rot_v skin_n not_o the_o skin_n nay_o sometime_o also_o the_o internal_a part_n hercules_n saxonia_n de_fw-fr lieu_n vener_n cap._n 3._o maintain_v a_o threefold_a subject_n one_o in_o the_o beginning_n another_o in_o the_o middle_n another_o in_o the_o disease_n confirm_v in_o the_o beginning_n he_o hold_v that_o the_o natural_a spirit_n be_v affect_v or_o the_o vaporous_a part_n of_o the_o mass_n of_o blood_n than_o the_o juice_n and_o excrementitious_a humour_n at_o last_o the_o alimentary_a humour_n but_o in_o process_n of_o the_o disease_n adust_a humour_n and_o the_o part_n affect_v be_v the_o stomach_n &_o liver_n &_o thence_o chylification_n &_o sangification_n be_v hurt_v but_o when_o the_o evil_a be_v old_a phlegmatic_a humour_n be_v the_o subject_n of_o it_o &_o the_o part_n affect_v be_v simelar_a bone_n nerve_n membranous_a body_n but_o we_o willing_o grant_v that_o as_o the_o disease_n be_v new_a or_o old_a so_o and_o also_o sometime_o more_o sometime_o few_o part_n be_v possess_v and_o corrupt_v as_o we_o deny_v not_o this_o neither_o that_o the_o excrementitious_a humour_n be_v easy_a corrupt_v than_o the_o alimentary_n whenas_o nature_n do_v always_o more_o defend_v the_o profitable_a humour_n than_o the_o excrementitious_a into_o which_o without_o any_o difference_n this_o evil_n do_v easy_o almost_o diffuse_v itself_o but_o indeed_o the_o question_n be_v not_o here_o what_o may_v be_v infect_v by_o that_o virulency_n but_o this_o be_v the_o querie_n what_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o this_o disease_n which_o we_o have_v demonstrate_v to_o be_v for_o as_o in_o putrid_a fever_n the_o spirit_n and_o humour_n wax_v hot_a yet_o be_v not_o the_o subject_n of_o the_o fever_n so_o also_o though_o a_o malignant_a quality_n from_o the_o veneral_a virulency_n be_v imprint_v on_o the_o humour_n yet_o they_o be_v not_o the_o subject_n of_o the_o disease_n but_o only_o the_o live_a part_n and_o which_o of_o they_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o this_o disease_n be_v the_o question_n and_o while_o that_o he_o sometime_o hold_v the_o liver_n and_o stomach_n sometime_o the_o similar_v part_n to_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o this_o disease_n in_o that_o he_o be_v waver_v for_o whether_o the_o disease_n be_v new_a or_o old_a the_o subject_n be_v the_o same_o there_o be_v some_o other_o also_o part_n not_o the_o spermatical_a part_n who_o hold_v those_o part_n we_o call_v spermatical_a the_o nervous_a and_o membranous_a be_v the_o subject_n of_o this_o disease_n but_o not_o only_o the_o membranous_a and_o nervous_a part_n but_o also_o the_o fleshy_a part_n be_v affect_v in_o this_o disease_n other_o hold_v the_o liver_n to_o be_v the_o chief_a subject_n of_o this_o disease_n and_o this_o opinion_n be_v most_o consonant_a to_o truth_n liver_n whether_o the_o liver_n but_o when_o as_o many_o other_o part_n be_v affect_v it_o be_v convenient_o to_o be_v explain_v as_o shall_v be_v say_v by_o and_o by_o aurelius_n minadous_n the_o virul_a vener_n cap._n 34._o first_o of_o all_o presuppose_v this_o that_o there_o be_v no_o peculiar_a member_n in_o our_o body_n part_n whether_o all_o the_o part_n which_o be_v always_o affect_v in_o the_o veneral_a virulency_n which_o be_v true_a in_o its_o way_n while_o sometime_o this_o sometime_o that_o part_n be_v affect_v next_o of_o all_o he_o hold_v that_o this_o viulency_n be_v chief_o a_o adversary_n to_o the_o natural_a action_n or_o rather_o to_o their_o faculty_n which_o natural_a power_n when_o as_o it_o be_v in_o all_o part_n the_o veneral_a virulency_n be_v not_o a_o enemy_n to_o one_o part_n in_o speice_n but_o to_o all_o in_o which_o that_o power_n be_v in_o the_o three_o place_n he_o add_v this_o that_o that_o natural_a virtue_n implant_v in_o the_o natural_a part_n do_v perform_v its_o operation_n without_o any_o influx_n and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o natural_a faculty_n influent_a as_o there_o be_v a_o animal_n influent_a second_o he_o confute_v they_o in_o particular_a who_o hold_v the_o liver_n to_o be_v the_o first_o and_o perpetual_a subject_n of_o this_o disease_n for_o it_o may_v come_v to_o pass_v faith_n he_o that_o one_o after_o a_o impure_a copulation_n may_v present_o suffer_v a_o exulceration_n in_o his_o privity_n who_o certain_o no_o body_n will_v deny_v to_o be_v infect_v with_o the_o veneral_a disease_n whenas_o yet_o in_o he_o the_o liver_n be_v not_o affect_v and_o the_o same_o reason_n be_v for_o other_o part_n which_o be_v first_o affect_v by_o contagion_n nay_o he_o hold_v that_o one_o external_a part_n be_v infect_v the_o humour_n in_o the_o body_n may_v be_v infect_v without_o any_o
hurt_n of_o the_o liver_n in_o the_o interim_n he_o can_v deny_v this_o that_o this_o evil_n do_v most_o proper_o and_o chief_o appear_v when_o the_o liver_n be_v affect_v when_o as_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o liver_n be_v necessary_a to_o the_o whole_a body_n the_o same_o author_n cap._n 4._o endeavour_n to_o prove_v that_o the_o liver_n be_v not_o the_o subject_n of_o the_o veneral_a disease_n whenas_o the_o face_n say_v he_o be_v the_o index_n and_o true_a glass_n of_o the_o internal_a affect_n of_o the_o body_n yet_o especial_o the_o affect_n of_o the_o liver_n do_v appear_v in_o it_o therefore_o if_o the_o liver_n be_v perpetual_o affect_v in_o the_o veneral_a disease_n also_o the_o colour_n of_o the_o face_n shall_v always_o appear_v vicious_a the_o which_o we_o have_v find_v false_a by_o experience_n for_o we_o have_v see_v both_o man_n and_o woman_n infect_v with_o this_o disease_n who_o notwithstanding_o have_v have_v a_o fresh_a colour_n in_o their_o face_n and_o the_o evil_n have_v be_v in_o their_o privity_n again_o he_o think_v that_o by_o carnal_a copulation_n the_o privites_fw-la may_v first_o of_o all_o be_v affect_v and_o from_o thence_o the_o evil_n may_v creep_v through_o the_o vein_n and_o by_o the_o spirit_n to_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o body_n and_o as_o one_o part_n be_v more_o apt_a and_o dispose_v than_o another_o to_o receive_v the_o infection_n so_o sometime_o this_o sometime_o that_o be_v infect_v but_o not_o always_o the_o liver_n that_o we_o may_v clear_v ourselves_o of_o this_o controversy_n first_o of_o all_o we_o must_v inquire_v from_o the_o action_n hurt_v what_o part_n be_v affect_v opinion_n the_o author_n opinion_n and_o what_o faculty_n be_v oppress_v but_o though_o divers_a action_n hurt_v that_o part_n in_o the_o veneral_a disease_n yet_o all_o of_o they_o can_v bring_v we_o to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o first_o and_o proper_a subject_n it_o happen_v indeed_o sometime_o that_o there_o be_v pain_n feel_v in_o the_o head_n about_o the_o muscle_n and_o bone_n but_o that_o be_v not_o always_o sometime_o also_o the_o hurt_n happen_v in_o the_o external_a and_o internal_a sense_n but_o this_o also_o be_v seldom_o sometime_o putrid_a vapour_n be_v inflame_v and_o hence_o a_o fever_n be_v raise_v which_o somecal_v a_o french_a fever_n but_o this_o also_o happen_v seldom_o in_o like_a manner_n it_o be_v in_o other_o disease_n and_o fymptome_n one_o action_n be_v hurt_v which_o be_v common_a to_o all_o that_o be_v sick_a of_o the_o veneral_a disease_n viz._n nutrition_n be_v corrupt_v hence_o we_o see_v that_o in_o those_o who_o be_v possess_v with_o this_o disease_n the_o colour_n of_o their_o body_n be_v change_v and_o sull_v and_o sometime_o turn_v black_a sometime_o of_o a_o lead_n colour_n sometime_o livid_v there_o arise_v every_o where_n in_o their_o body_n divers_a kind_n of_o swell_n and_o bunching_n out_o also_o ulcer_n the_o bone_n rot_v the_o hair_n fall_v off_o all_o which_o proceed_v from_o corrupt_a nutrition_n from_o which_o we_o conclude_v that_o the_o veneral_a disease_n be_v primary_o a_o enemy_n to_o the_o natural_a faculty_n faculty_n the_o veneral_a disease_n be_v a_o enemy_n to_o the_o natural_a faculty_n but_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o this_o poison_n be_v only_o a_o enemy_n to_o the_o natural_a faculty_n whenas_o there_o be_v other_o poison_n which_o be_v inimicous_a to_o other_o faculty_n thus_o the_o poison_n of_o the_o pestilence_n and_o many_o other_o be_v enemy_n to_o the_o heart_n cantharides_fw-la to_o the_o bladder_n mad_a nightshade_n and_o opium_n to_o the_o animal_n faculty_n whence_o that_o we_o may_v brief_o conclude_v the_o business_n this_o evil_a indeed_o may_v be_v contract_v by_o one_o member_n yet_o if_o it_o be_v spread_v into_o more_o from_o that_o one_o that_o come_v to_o pass_v because_o the_o liver_n be_v infect_v yet_o because_o this_o poison_n have_v principal_o a_o enmity_n with_o the_o natural_a faculty_n and_o the_o fountain_n of_o that_o or_o chief_a seat_n be_v the_o liver_n that_o also_o be_v primary_o infect_v with_o this_o virulency_n and_o through_o that_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o part_n contract_v this_o evil_n therefore_o whereas_o minadous_n object_v the_o colour_n of_o the_o face_n be_v sometime_o fresh_a therefore_o the_o evil_n be_v not_o yet_o communicate_v to_o the_o liver_n but_o still_o stick_v in_o the_o privity_n which_o be_v first_o of_o all_o infect_a and_o the_o force_n of_o this_o virulence_n be_v sometime_o great_a sometime_o less_o from_o whence_o also_o it_o be_v sometime_o soon_o sometime_o late_a communicate_v to_o the_o liver_n beside_o this_o evil_n consist_v not_o in_o the_o first_o quality_n but_o in_o occult_a whence_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o that_o malignity_n may_v consist_v in_o the_o blood_n which_o to_o the_o appearance_n be_v good_a but_o all_o those_o thing_n will_v be_v yet_o make_v clear_a by_o the_o discovery_n of_o the_o cause_n chap._n iu._n of_o the_o cause_n but_o concern_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o disease_n two_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v explain_v the_o first_o be_v how_o at_o this_o day_n the_o veneral_a disease_n be_v contract_v the_o other_o be_v contagion_n the_o veneral_a disease_n be_v contract_v only_o by_o contagion_n what_o be_v its_o original_a when_o it_o first_o appear_v at_o this_o day_n indeed_o i_o think_v this_o evil_n be_v no_o otherwise_o contract_v than_o by_o contagion_n and_o that_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o every_o veneral_a pox_n be_v not_o contagious_a hercules_n saxonia_n lib._n the_o lieu_n vener_n cap._n 3._o hold_v that_o every_o veneral_a pox_n be_v not_o contagious_a and_o that_o which_o be_v old_a and_o confirm_v be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n less_o contagious_a than_o that_o which_o be_v new_a and_o of_o a_o middle_a age_n contagious_a whether_o it_o be_v always_o contagious_a and_o that_o which_o discover_v itself_o by_o knob_n be_v not_o contagious_a and_o he_o endeavour_v to_o prove_v 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salt_n and_o spirit_n of_o the_o wine_n it_o than_o refuse_v to_o be_v sever_v by_o the_o separate_a faculty_n and_o so_o penetrate_v itself_o into_o the_o whole_a body_n with_o the_o alimentary_a part_n but_o yet_o because_o that_o it_o be_v altogether_o unfit_a to_o nourish_v the_o body_n it_o be_v at_o length_n by_o nature_n thrust_v forth_o unto_o the_o joint_n and_o there_o it_o generate_v the_o gout_n and_o that_o this_o be_v so_o we_o be_v teach_v by_o the_o experience_n we_o have_v even_o of_o the_o hungarian_a wine_n for_o although_o as_o experience_n itself_o testify_v they_o be_v most_o apt_a of_o themselves_o to_o generate_v the_o gout_n yet_o as_o we_o tell_v you_o a_o little_a before_o it_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o distillation_n of_o the_o hungarian_a and_o rhenish_a wine_n that_o there_o be_v more_o of_o the_o tartarous_a matter_n collect_v out_o of_o the_o rhenish_a then_o out_o of_o the_o hungarian_a which_o happen_v for_o no_o other_o cause_n but_o this_o to_o wit_n that_o in_o the_o wine_n of_o hungary_n that_o tartarous_a matter_n be_v by_o the_o small_a atom_n so_o exact_o mingle_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o wine_n that_o together_o with_o the_o say_a spirit_n it_o may_v likewise_o pass_v through_o by_o the_o alembick_a gout_n whether_o meat_n that_o be_v moist_a and_o waterish_a do_v breed_v the_o gout_n carolus_n piso_n among_o those_o cause_n from_o which_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o gout_n be_v heap_v up_o in_o the_o vein_n put_v likewise_o moist_a and_o waterish_a meat_n for_o one_o as_o broth_n raw_a fruit_n and_o the_o like_a but_o he_o do_v this_o upon_o a_o false_a hypothesis_n or_o supposition_n while_o he_o mistake_o determine_v that_o the_o serum_n or_o whey_n be_v a_o mere_a and_o pure_a water_n whereas_o yet_o notwithstanding_o experience_n itself_o teach_v we_o the_o contrary_a and_o there_o be_v never_o any_o man_n yet_o know_v to_o get_v the_o gor_o from_o the_o alone_a use_n of_o moist_a and_o watery_a meat_n neither_o indeed_o can_v waterish_a humour_n possible_o excite_v such_o great_a and_o so_o sharp_a intolerable_a pain_n that_o which_o likewise_o make_v very_o much_o for_o the_o generate_a of_o the_o gout_n be_v the_o suppression_n of_o the_o wont_a evacuation_n evacuation_n thesuppression_n of_o the_o wont_a evacuation_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o hypocrates_n in_o the_o six_o of_o his_o aphor._n aphor._n 29._o write_v that_o woman_n be_v never_o trouble_v with_o the_o gout_n but_o when_o their_o course_n fail_v they_o of_o which_o notwithstanding_o we_o intend_v to_o speak_v more_o hereafter_o in_o the_o nine_o question_n and_o so_o the_o same_o hypocrates_n write_v epid._n 6._o sect._n 8._o text_n 55._o that_o at_o abdedera_fw-mi phaetusa_n the_o wife_n of_o pithous_n have_v be_v before_o while_o she_o be_v young_a very_o fruitful_a in_o bear_v child_n upon_o a_o very_a long_a absence_n of_o her_o husband_n from_o she_o her_o monthly_a course_n leave_v she_o whereupon_o afterward_o pain_n and_o redness_n arise_v about_o the_o joint_n and_o the_o very_a same_o say_v he_o happen_v also_o unto_o thaso_n the_o wife_n of_o namylias_n gorgippus_n and_o from_o hence_o likewise_o it_o be_v that_o oftentimes_o those_o person_n be_v wont_v to_o shall_fw-mi into_o the_o gout_n who_o have_v have_v old_a ulcer_n in_o their_o leg_n or_o fistulaes_n in_o the_o arse_n sudden_o consolidate_v or_o neal_v up_o and_o the_o flux_n likewise_o of_o other_o place_n whole_o suppress_v for_o those_o humour_n that_o be_v wont_a to_o excite_v those_o long_a last_a ulcer_n of_o the_o leg_n and_o fistulaes_n of_o the_o aâ—se_n be_v themselves_o also_o fault_n and_o therefore_o if_o they_o be_v suppresseâ—_n they_o may_v produce_v the_o gout_n and_o here_o there_o be_v very_o many_o that_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v long_o and_o tedious_a in_o the_o recital_n of_o the_o cause_n external_a and_o internal_a who_o will_v not_o pass_v over_o in_o silence_n any_o one_o of_o those_o thing_n we_o call_v not_o natural_a gout_n whether_o every_o error_n in_o thing_n not_o natural_a may_v produce_v the_o gout_n venery_n one_o great_a cause_n of_o the_o gout_n but_o although_o that_o every_o error_n whâ—â—â—â—et_o in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o thing_n not_o natural_a may_v produce_v a_o cacochymy_n yet_o we_o deny_v 〈…〉_o power_n to_o produce_v the_o gout_n and_o of_o the_o rest_n 〈◊〉_d those_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o nactural_a there_o be_v hardly_o any_o of_o they_o that_o of_o itself_o do_v produce_v the_o gout_n but_o 〈◊〉_d that_o by_o 〈…〉_o motion_n anger_n and_o fear_v the_o paroxysm_n be_v excite_v and_o 〈…〉_o also_o make_v very_o much_o for_o the_o produce_v of_o the_o same_o and_o if_o the_o personâ—_n 〈◊〉_d long_a accustoâ—â—_n unto_o those_o sweat_n the_o retention_n and_o suppression_n of_o they_o be_v a_o 〈…〉_o very_o
near_o at_o hand_n but_o yet_o we_o grant_v that_o excessive_a venery_n do_v 〈…〉_o generate_a of_o the_o gout_n by_o weaken_v not_o only_o the_o joint_n and_o 〈◊〉_d but_o also_o 〈◊〉_d whole_a body_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o by_o the_o poet_n the_o gout_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o daughter_n of_o baâ—chus_n and_o venus_n the_o gout_n be_v sometime_o likewise_o hereditary_a somtiâ—â—â—erediâ—ary_n the_o gout_n somtiâ—â—â—erediâ—ary_n and_o a_o weakness_n not_o only_o of_o the_o joynes_n but_o of_o the_o bowel_n also_o breed_v the_o vicious_a humour_n be_v from_o the_o parent_n and_o ancestor_n communicate_v to_o their_o child_n and_o nephew_n whether_o this_o happen_v from_o the_o vicious_a seed_n or_o else_o that_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o blood_n in_o person_n trouble_v with_o the_o gout_n be_v subject_a and_o incline_v thereunto_o from_o whence_o the_o viral_n spirit_n be_v generate_v and_o all_o the_o part_n do_v receive_v their_o nourishment_n and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o it_o may_v so_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o parent_n that_o be_v themselves_o affect_v with_o the_o gout_n may_v yâ—â—â—ege_v child_n not_o subject_a thereunto_o and_o yet_o their_o nephew_n may_v notwithstanding_o at_o the_o length_n be_v 〈…〉_o and_o indeed_o there_o be_v some_o of_o this_o opinion_n that_o those_o child_n 〈…〉_o very_o paroxysm_n of_o the_o gout_n these_o shall_v likewise_o be_v bear_v thereunto_o issue_n whether_o child_n begetten_v out_o of_o the_o paroxysm_n or_o sis_fw-la of_o the_o gout_n may_v yet_o be_v subject_a thereunto_o whether_o there_o be_v any_o necessity_n that_o the_o gout_n shall_v be_v propagate_v unto_o the_o issue_n whereas_o on_o the_o cometary_n such_o as_o be_v conceive_v out_o of_o the_o fit_a of_o the_o gout_n these_o thaâ—_n beâ—afe_a and_o court_n but_o very_o few_o perhaps_o there_o be_v that_o beget_v child_n in_o the_o very_a paroxysm_n of_o the_o gout_n like_a as_o we_o see_v also_o that_o epileptic_a person_n may_v out_o of_o their_o fit_a beget_n epileprick_n child_n for_o the_o truth_n be_v it_o be_v not_o so_o that_o the_o very_a matter_n itself_o that_o excit_v the_o paroxysm_n be_v impart_v unto_o the_o child_n but_o only_o a_o vicious_a disposition_n thereunto_o which_o alone_o be_v not_o sufficient_a for_o the_o produce_v of_o the_o gout_n but_o that_o there_o be_v require_v likewise_o a_o afflux_n of_o vicious_a humour_n and_o therefore_o if_o those_o child_n shall_v observe_v a_o exact_a and_o careful_a diet_n it_o may_v then_o so_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o weakness_n which_o they_o contract_v from_o their_o parent_n may_v be_v abolish_v or_o else_o it_o may_v be_v correct_v and_o humour_n fit_a for_o the_o breed_n of_o the_o gout_n may_v not_o be_v generate_v in_o the_o body_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a it_o may_v so_o happen_v that_o albeit_o the_o child_n may_v not_o be_v trouble_v with_o the_o gout_n yet_o nevertheless_o the_o nephew_n may_v be_v affect_v therewithal_o to_o wit_n if_o he_o augment_v by_o error_n in_o the_o course_n of_o his_o diet_n that_o vice_n and_o weakness_n that_o be_v communicate_v from_o the_o grandfather_n by_o the_o father_n and_o so_o that_o vicious_a disposition_n that_o be_v well_o neat_a suppress_v and_o may_v have_v be_v whole_o abolish_v have_v 〈◊〉_d a_o good_a dyeâ—_n be_v now_o again_o by_o the_o error_n of_o his_o diet_n as_o it_o be_v renew_v and_o 〈◊〉_d unto_o which_o we_o may_v likewise_o add_v this_o that_o the_o vice_n that_o be_v in_o the_o father_n seed_n may_v somtimer_n be_v correct_v and_o amend_v by_o the_o goodness_n of_o the_o mother_n milk_n and_o moreover_o these_o morbific_a seed_n may_v likewise_o have_v their_o own_o time_n in_o which_o they_o do_v at_o length_n discover_v themselves_o like_a as_o we_o see_v it_o to_o be_v in_o intoxication_n and_o the_o poison_n of_o a_o mad_a dog_n or_o 〈◊〉_d they_o altogether_o lose_v their_o strength_n and_o so_o they_o quite_o vanish_v from_o all_o which_o it_o will_v be_v no_o hard_a matter_n to_o render_v a_o reason_n why_o the_o rich_a shall_v be_v obnexious_a and_o subject_a unto_o the_o gout_n rather_o than_o the_o poor_a 〈◊〉_d why_o the_o rich_a be_v more_o troubled_a witâ—_n the_o gout_n than_o the_o 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v therefore_o by_o the_o german_n call_v also_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o rich._n for_o it_o be_v very_o rare_o find_v that_o boor_n or_o beggar_n be_v trouble_v with_o the_o gout_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v also_o that_o the_o gout_n be_v term_v a_o dnease_v hate_v the_o poor_a and_o jovianus_n pontanus_n have_v likewise_o a_o fable_n to_o this_o purpose_n in_o his_o 5._o b._n deâ—â—â—mon_a and_o chap_n 1_o that_o on_o a_o time_n the_o gout_n ramble_v about_o and_o go_v into_o the_o country_n when_o it_o see_v there_o nothing_o but_o little_a cottage_n most_o tude_o and_o unhandsome_o buil_a and_o very_o filthy_o situate_v and_o can_v find_v there_o nothing_o but_o mattock_n and_o pitchfork_n rake_n and_o such_o like_a rustical_a instrument_n she_o turn_v away_o from_o this_o place_n as_o altogether_o unfit_a for_o her_o entertainment_n and_o betake_v herself_o to_o the_o city_n if_o haply_o she_o may_v there_o find_v better_o but_o be_v bring_v into_o the_o city_n at_o her_o first_o entrance_n thereinto_o she_o light_v upon_o the_o shop_n of_o a_o black_a smith_n and_o this_o she_o likewise_o pass_v by_o as_o altogether_o unfit_a for_o her_o accommodation_n but_o at_o length_n when_o she_o have_v a_o while_n ramble_v about_o in_o the_o city_n she_o at_o last_o come_v into_o a_o certain_a house_n before_o who_o door_n be_v pipe_v and_o dance_v and_o within_o door_n nothing_o but_o jellity_n and_o feast_v and_o demand_v what_o be_v who_o house_n this_o be_v when_o she_o be_v answer_v that_o â—t_a be_v the_o house_n of_o ease_n and_o idleness_n and_o that_o it_o be_v inhabit_v by_o slothful_a person_n that_o spend_v all_o their_o time_n in_o sleep_v drink_v wine_n and_o feast_v she_o instant_o enter_v the_o house_n say_v this_o be_v indeed_o the_o house_n and_o this_o the_o palace_n that_o be_v sit_v for_o my_o reception_n and_o ententainment_n and_o when_o at_o any_o time_n she_o see_v solicitude_n and_o labour_n do_v their_o business_n before_o the_o door_n she_o present_o command_v they_o to_o be_v set_v further_o off_o and_o drive_v quite_o away_o and_o charge_v that_o all_o care_n whatsoever_o shall_v be_v banish_v from_o thence_o and_o more_o especial_o sobriety_n and_o abstinence_n for_o poor_a people_n and_o such_o as_o live_v in_o the_o country_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n content_v with_o a_o very_a spare_v and_o plain_a diet_n whereas_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o rich_a delight_n themselves_o with_o all_o variety_n of_o meat_n and_o drink_v their_o wine_n most_o common_o without_o any_o stint_n at_o all_o yea_o and_o oltentimes_o whole_o addict_v and_o give_v themselves_o over_o to_o gutting_n gluttony_n and_o excess_n of_o wine_n and_o again_o the_o boor_n in_o the_o country_n be_v continual_o exercise_v with_o labour_n by_o the_o which_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o bowel_n be_v stir_v up_o and_o if_o at_o any_o time_n there_o cheme_n to_o be_v any_o victor_n humour_n it_o be_v immediate_o discuss_v whereas_o for_o the_o most_o part_n the_o slich_o do_v more_o indulge_v themselves_o in_o ease_n and_o idleness_n and_o moreover_o the_o rich_a be_v very_o seldom_o so_o careful_a to_o onâ—y_v the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o their_o physician_n as_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v but_o they_o will_v have_v the_o medicament_n 〈◊〉_d they_o to_o suit_n with_o their_o fancy_n and_o palate_n neither_o will_v they_o continue_v the_o use_n of_o they_o to_o long_o as_o be_v fit_v and_o requisite_a neither_o will_v they_o have_v that_o care_n and_o regard_n unto_o the_o whole_a coutse_n of_o their_o diet_n which_o they_o ought_v to_o have_v and_o beside_o all_o this_o in_o the_o last_o place_n the_o rich_a do_v indeed_o make_v use_n of_o physician_n but_o then_o they_o change_v they_o too_o often_o and_o very_o frequent_o commit_v themselves_o unto_o empiric_n and_o other_o that_o be_v altogether_o ignorant_a or_o have_v but_o little_a knowledge_n of_o the_o case_n how_o it_o stand_v with_o they_o and_o these_o do_v oftentimes_o prescribe_v such_o remedy_n and_o medicament_n as_o by_o the_o use_n of_o which_o the_o disease_n be_v rather_o more_o deep_o and_o safter_o root_v than_o etadicate_v and_o pull_v up_o now_o this_o disease_n be_v wont_v for_o the_o most_o part_n to_o invade_v and_o assict_v man_n gout_n who_o they_o be_v that_o be_v most_o subsect_n to_o the_o gout_n rather_o than_o woman_n not_o that_o these_o be_v whole_o exempt_v from_o it_o for_o we_o find_v the_o contrary_a by_o experience_n and_o this_o more_o especial_o between_o the_o thirty_o and_o fisti_v year_n of_o their_o age_n to_o wit_n because_o about_o that_o age_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o sharpness_n
the_o joint_n as_o suppose_v a_o delity_n the_o tremble_a of_o the_o heart_n difficulty_n of_o breathe_v cold_a sweat_n and_o a_o weak_a pulse_n it_o be_v then_o a_o sign_n that_o the_o sick_a person_n will_v die_v the_o very_a same_o day_n or_o the_o day_n follow_v iii_o but_o although_o the_o gout_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n a_o disease_n not_o mortal_a yet_o nevertheless_o it_o be_v very_o hard_a to_o cure_v and_o it_o be_v common_o account_v the_o shame_n and_o disgrace_n of_o physician_n for_o albeit_o if_o the_o disease_n be_v new_a it_o may_v be_v cure_v without_o much_o difficulty_n yet_o nevertheless_o if_o it_o be_v long_o delay_v and_o that_o it_o often_o invade_v the_o party_n it_o may_v be_v more_o difficult_a to_o cure_v in_o regard_n that_o the_o soynt_n yea_o and_o the_o very_a bowel_n be_v weaken_v by_o the_o pain_n and_o redlesness_n and_o likewise_o by_o the_o asslux_n of_o the_o humour_n and_o the_o sick_a person_n be_v themselves_o oftentimes_o the_o cause_n that_o this_o disease_n take_v such_o deep_a â—â—oot_n in_o they_o see_v they_o do_v not_o oppose_v and_o withstand_v the_o disease_n at_o its_o first_o invasion_n yea_o and_o oftentimes_o they_o conceal_v it_o and_o some_o there_o be_v that_o will_v pretend_v other_o cause_n of_o their_o disease_n as_o loath_a to_o acknowledge_v it_o to_o be_v the_o gout_n but_o now_o this_o disease_n prove_v afterward_o very_o hard_o to_o cure_v both_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o many_o error_n in_o diet_n from_o which_o the_o sick_a person_n will_v not_o be_v persuade_v to_o abstain_v and_o oftentimes_o also_o through_o the_o unskilfulness_n of_o the_o physician_n who_o be_v either_o ignorant_a of_o the_o true_a cause_n of_o the_o disease_n or_o else_o they_o administer_v medicament_n that_o be_v very_o unfit_a and_o improper_a by_o which_o they_o do_v rather_o weaken_v the_o joint_n and_o the_o bowel_n than_o any_o way_n strengthen_v they_o but_o yet_o nevertheless_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o 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the_o root_n of_o the_o oak_n in_o the_o autumn_n for_o the_o most_o part_n a_o certain_a kind_n of_o mushroom_n that_o be_v red_a and_o tender_a and_o proportionable_o big_a enough_o according_a to_o the_o growth_n of_o the_o tree_n which_o he_o therefore_o call_v hypodrion_n the_o same_o no_o doubt_n that_o we_o have_v make_v mention_n of_o above_o in_o our_o 3._o b._n of_o practice_n part._n 2._o sect._n 2._o chap._n 7._o touch_v the_o dysentery_n this_o when_o he_o have_v cut_v it_o into_o many_o small_a thin_a slice_n with_o salt_n fine_o powder_v he_o put_v it_o into_o a_o earthen_a pot_n so_o sprinkle_v the_o aforesaid_a salt_n that_o every_o lay_n of_o the_o several_a piece_n may_v receive_v some_o thereof_o betwixt_o each_o other_o he_o than_o put_v they_o deep_a in_o the_o earth_n for_o certain_a day_n and_o
to_o exercise_v themselves_o even_o until_o they_o sweat_v but_o then_o after_o this_o motion_n and_o exercise_n of_o the_o body_n let_v he_o neither_o eat_v nor_o drink_v before_o such_o time_n as_o the_o heat_n contract_v by_o the_o motion_n be_v whole_o vanish_v and_o if_o there_o be_v at_o any_o time_n a_o error_n commit_v in_o the_o excess_n either_o of_o rest_n or_o motion_n better_o it_o be_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v in_o motion_n then_o in_o idleness_n and_o rest_n for_o by_o idleness_n and_o slowth_v the_o heat_n be_v much_o diminish_v and_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o body_n make_v to_o languish_v the_o concoction_n to_o be_v deprave_v and_o the_o excrement_n not_o evacuate_v and_o drive_v forth_o of_o the_o body_n whereupon_o it_o be_v that_o galen_n in_o the_o six_o sect._n ephorism_n 28._o tell_v we_o that_o ease_n and_o idleness_n be_v as_o much_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o gout_n as_o epicurism_n and_o satiety_n and_o we_o may_v see_v by_o experience_n that_o man_n addict_v to_o labour_n and_o exercise_n be_v seldom_o or_o never_o take_v with_o the_o gout_n and_o instead_o of_o the_o morning_n exercise_v the_o patient_n may_v likewise_o sometime_o use_v friction_n or_o rubbing_n so_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v up_o in_o the_o morning_n to_o stand_v much_o as_o also_o to_o walk_v overmuch_o or_o to_o ride_v long_a journey_n be_v great_o hurtful_a for_o such_o as_o be_v trouble_v with_o the_o gout_n and_o in_o the_o like_a manner_n as_o exercise_n and_o rest_v so_o also_o ought_v the_o patient_n sleep_n and_o abstinence_n therefrom_o to_o be_v moderate_a and_o always_o in_o a_o mean_v and_o yet_o of_o the_o two_o extreme_n better_a it_o be_v to_o want_v sleep_n then_o to_o exceed_v therein_o provide_v that_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o body_n be_v hereby_o nothing_o impair_v nor_o crudity_n breed_v neither_o may_v the_o patient_n accustom_v himself_o to_o sleep_v present_o after_o meal_n as_o for_o fullness_n and_o empriness_n care_n must_v be_v take_v 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from_o excessive_a venery_n venery_n venery_n which_o together_o with_o bacchus_n or_o wine_n be_v the_o parent_n of_o the_o gout_n as_o beget_v and_o breed_v it_o for_o as_o scaliger_n turn_v it_o out_o of_o the_o greek_a of_o loyn-loosening_a venus_n and_o loyn-loosening_a bacchus_n there_o be_v bear_v and_o breed_v the_o loyn-loosening_a gout_n for_o by_o the_o overmuch_a use_n of_o venery_n the_o whole_a body_n be_v debilitate_a and_o the_o spirit_n and_o native_a heat_n dissipate_v whereupon_o all_o the_o concoction_n be_v hurt_v and_o many_o excrement_n be_v treasure_v up_o the_o immoderate_a affection_n of_o the_o mind_n mind_n affect_v of_o the_o mind_n and_o especial_o anger_n and_o fear_v be_v to_o be_v shun_v and_o the_o patient_n be_v rather_o to_o give_v himself_o unto_o mirth_n and_o cheerfulness_n and_o that_o kind_a of_o diet_n which_o be_v observe_v by_o rich_a person_n poor_a why_o the_o rich_a be_v more_o trouble_v with_o the_o gout_n they_o the_o poor_a and_o people_n of_o rank_n and_o quality_n be_v the_o true_a cause_n why_o these_o be_v more_o frequent_o take_v with_o the_o gout_n then_o poor_a people_n and_o such_o as_o live_v in_o the_o country_n for_o the_o rich_a abound_v with_o store_n of_o all_o kind_n of_o meat_n and_o dainty_a dish_n and_o thereupon_o they_o usual_o eat_v of_o many_o dish_n at_o one_o and_o the_o same_o meal_n and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o they_o also_o exceed_v in_o the_o quantity_n and_o take_v too_o much_o thereof_o even_o more_o than_o they_o can_v concoct_v and_o hereupon_o crudity_n be_v generate_v and_o especial_o they_o too_o much_o indulge_v themselves_o in_o the_o use_n of_o wine_n and_o then_o again_o they_o want_v those_o laborious_a exercise_n by_o which_o the_o excrementitious_a humour_n in_o the_o body_n and_o chief_o the_o serous_a may_v be_v evacuate_v and_o moreover_o for_o the_o most_o part_n they_o abhor_v all_o manner_n of_o medicament_n and_o they_o will_v not_o at_o all_o make_v use_n of_o they_o unless_o they_o be_v fit_v for_o their_o palate_n and_o so_o in_o general_n those_o thing_n that_o be_v by_o the_o physician_n in_o other_o case_n command_v as_o touch_v a_o good_a and_o orderly_a diet_n they_o be_v here_o especial_o to_o be_v observe_v by_o such_o as_o be_v trouble_v with_o the_o gout_n concern_v which_o alexander_n trallianus_n large_o treat_v in_o his_o eleven_o b._n and_o 1._o chap._n and_o so_o also_o andraeas_n gallus_n in_o his_o consil_n collect_v by_o scholtzius_n consil_n 270._o and_o petrus_n andraeas_n matthiolus_n ibid._n consil_n 220._o and_o antonius_n ferrus_n in_o his_o tract_n of_o the_o gout_n and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o beside_o a_o good_a course_n of_o diet_n correct_v the_o distemper_n of_o the_o bowel_n to_o be_v correct_v it_o be_v likewise_o necessary_a lest_o that_o the_o vicious_a humour_n shall_v be_v heap_v up_o that_o there_o be_v no_o notable_a distemper_n suffer_v to_o be_v in_o the_o bowel_n and_o therefore_o if_o there_o be_v 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more_o convenient_o also_o give_v in_o autumn_n then_o in_o the_o spring_n time_n and_o therefore_o in_o body_n that_o be_v more_o hot_a succory_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v intermingse_v with_o the_o mersicament_n and_o as_o touch_v succory_n adrian_n spigelius_n likewise_o write_v that_o he_o have_v be_v teach_v by_o experience_n how_o that_o in_o a_o hot_a cause_n there_o be_v nothing_o more_o convenient_a than_o the_o leave_v of_o wild_a succory_n gather_v in_o the_o month_n of_o may_n and_o dry_v in_o the_o shade_n and_o then_o give_v one_o dram_n thereof_o for_o the_o do_v and_o yet_o nevertheless_o the_o root_n of_o the_o say_a succory_n be_v likewise_o very_o useful_a if_o they_o be_v pull_v up_o in_o the_o first_o beginning_n of_o the_o spring_n and_o the_o same_o may_v also_o as_o well_o as_o the_o leave_n be_v mingle_v together_o with_o those_o other_o medicament_n that_o we_o mention_v before_o but_o now_o in_o what_o manner_n these_o powder_n and_o artipodagrick_n medicament_n 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this_o point_n for_o as_o crato_n say_v true_o in_o his_o 25._o epist_n those_o sudorifique_n especlal_o such_o as_o be_v make_v of_o guajacum_fw-la wood_n if_o they_o be_v frequent_o administer_v do_v very_o much_o consume_v and_o waste_v the_o radical_a moisture_n which_o be_v not_o in_o the_o least_o do_v by_o any_o of_o the_o afore_o cite_v medicament_n which_o do_v only_o cleanse_v the_o humour_n and_o discuss_v they_o by_o a_o moistness_n and_o dewiness_n all_o the_o body_n over_o in_o the_o morning_n or_o by_o a_o gentle_a and_o light_a sweat_n or_o else_o also_o disperse_v they_o insensible_o and_o beside_o such_o decoction_n as_o these_o when_o they_o be_v take_v in_o a_o great_a quantity_n do_v very_o much_o dry_v the_o bowel_n which_o of_o themselves_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n over_o dry_a in_o those_o that_o be_v afflict_v with_o this_o malady_n add_v to_o this_o that_o those_o antipodagrick_n medicament_n before_o speak_v of_o be_v most_o of_o they_o bitter_a and_o thereupon_o they_o obtain_v a_o virtue_n and_o power_n of_o cleanse_v away_o those_o tartarous_a humour_n and_o choleric_a ichore_n that_o be_v collect_v about_o the_o liver_n and_o spleen_n which_o virtue_n and_o faculty_n these_o deoction_n last_o mention_v do_v want_v since_o they_o do_v only_o extenuate_v dry_a scatter_v the_o humour_n and_o provoke_v sweat_v and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o johaâ—â—es_n crato_n in_o his_o 253._o consil_n not_o without_o good_a cause_n tell_v we_o that_o to_o follow_v the_o vulgar_a opinion_n be_v no_o less_o to_o be_v deceive_v than_o by_o place_v any_o hope_n and_o expectation_n in_o those_o potion_n of_o china_n sarsaparilla_n and_o the_o like_a decotion_n for_o if_o they_o at_o any_o time_n seem_v to_o benefit_n and_o yield_v any_o help_n this_o they_o do_v by_o mean_n of_o the_o exact_a and_o strict_a diet_n that_o be_v then_o observe_v and_o the_o most_o of_o those_o person_n of_o quality_n that_o have_v â—o_o often_o drink_v those_o decoction_n have_v be_v great_o deceive_v by_o the_o persuasion_n of_o other_o and_o therefore_o they_o may_v do_v well_o to_o see_v to_o it_o that_o they_o may_v stumble_v no_o more_o at_o the_o same_o stone_n and_o therefore_o at_o all_o time_n it_o there_o be_v any_o vicious_a constitution_n in_o the_o bowel_n and_o a_o power_n generate_a that_o humour_n we_o ought_v careful_o to_o look_v to_o it_o lest_o that_o by_o the_o use_n of_o such_o like_a medicament_n that_o aforesaid_a power_n shall_v be_v augment_v as_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o that_o disposition_n unto_o the_o stone_n that_o be_v in_o the_o reins_o may_v be_v great_o increase_v by_o hot_a and_o dry_a medicament_n unsousonable_o give_v to_o break_v the_o stone_n and_o monardus_n likewise_o in_o the_o 16._o b._n of_o his_o epistle_n write_v that_o guajacum_fw-la do_v wonderful_o dry_a and_o therefore_o must_v needs_o be_v very_o hurtful_a for_o such_o as_o be_v of_o a_o dry_a tempetature_n the_o chemist_n do_v here_o likewise_o commend_v their_o medicament_n and_o some_o of_o they_o write_v that_o the_o arcanum_n or_o secret_n of_o tartar_n do_v remove_v and_o by_o the_o very_a boot_n take_v away_o the_o gout_n now_o it_o be_v make_v in_o this_o manner_n take_v salt_n of_o tartar_n depurate_v tartar_n the_o arcanum_n of_o tartar_n or_o partify_v from_o this_o draw_v away_o a_o distil_a vinegar_n again_o and_o again_o always_o receive_v the_o new_a until_o such_o time_n as_o it_o leave_v behind_o it_o no_o more_o at_o all_o of_o its_o sharpness_n and_o tartar_n and_o then_o unto_o one_o part_n of_o this_o salt_n add_v three_o part_n of_o common_a bowl_n and_o so_o distil_v from_o thence_o the_o spirit_n by_o a_o retort_n of_o glass_n well_o lute_v and_o sit_v thereunto_o a_o vessel_n to_o receive_v and_o let_v this_o be_v big_a enough_o unto_o one_o part_n of_o this_o spirit_n pour_v in_o two_o part_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o wine_n a_o eight_o part_n of_o the_o oil_n of_o sulphur_n and_o a_o sixteenth_o part_n of_o the_o oil_n of_o red_a vitriol_n all_o of_o these_o be_v well_o mingle_v together_o in_o a_o glass_n seal_v after_o the_o hermetick_n manner_n let_v they_o for_o three_o month_n be_v continual_o circulate_v friar_n basil_n valentine_n do_v with_o great_a praise_n extol_v the_o spirit_n of_o quick_a or_o unslake_v lime_n but_o as_o the_o composition_n of_o this_o be_v very_o difficult_a and_o troublesome_a lime_n the_o spirit_n of_o quick_a lime_n so_o we_o have_v likewise_o just_a cause_n to_o fear_v and_o well_o to_o consider_v whether_o or_o no_o it_o do_v not_o easy_o offend_v the_o bowel_n see_v that_o there_o be_v in_o the_o salt_n of_o quick_a lime_n a_o notable_a and_o manifest_a caustick_a quality_n which_o appear_v even_o by_o the_o potential_a cautery_n that_o be_v make_v out_o of_o the_o ley_n that_o come_v from_o the_o say_v unslake_v lime_n and_o so_o indeed_o
arthritis_fw-la for_o it_o be_v a_o very_a thick_a and_o dull_a humour_n it_o can_v easy_o insinuate_v itself_o into_o those_o most_o straight_a and_o narrow_a passage_n but_o as_o for_o choler_n there_o be_v some_o who_o upon_o very_o good_a ground_n will_v have_v the_o arthritis_fw-la to_o proceed_v from_o it_o also_o and_o not_o only_o from_o the_o phlegm_n and_o this_o they_o endeavour_v to_o prove_v even_o by_o those_o very_a sign_n that_o appear_v in_o the_o arthritis_fw-la for_o the_o pain_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n extreme_a sharp_a and_o violent_a and_o not_o unlike_a unto_o that_o pain_n that_o be_v prick_v and_o shoot_v and_o the_o diet_n that_o go_v before_o be_v dry_a and_o hot_a or_o at_o least_o very_o much_o tend_v thereunto_o the_o exercise_n also_o be_v overviolent_a and_o the_o habit_n of_o the_o body_n thin_a and_o spare_v and_o the_o very_a truth_n be_v that_o this_o be_v not_o indeed_o to_o be_v deny_v that_o those_o thing_n do_v sometime_o befall_v the_o 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that_o tartarous_a salt_n or_o the_o spirit_n of_o tartarous_a salt_n neither_o be_v all_o that_o be_v trouble_v with_o the_o arthritis_fw-la of_o a_o thin_a and_o lean_a or_o slender_a constitution_n of_o body_n and_o a_o choleric_a constitution_n and_o temperament_n fernelius_n in_o his_o 6._o b._n of_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o part_n and_o the_o symptom_n chap._n 19_o cause_n whether_o or_o no_o phlegm_n according_a to_o fernelius_n may_v be_v the_o cause_n reject_v all_o the_o other_o humour_n and_o he_o there_o determine_v that_o not_o blood_n nor_o choler_n nor_o melancholy_a but_o only_o the_o cold_a pituitous_a or_o phlegmatic_a and_o serous_a humour_n may_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o arthritis_fw-la and_o that_o every_o arthritis_fw-la be_v cold_a and_o proceed_v from_o a_o cold_a humour_n and_o in_o this_o indeed_o his_o opinion_n be_v right_a and_o agreeable_a to_o the_o truth_n that_o of_o one_o disease_n there_o be_v but_o one_o only_a cause_n but_o in_o this_o he_o be_v very_o much_o mistake_v when_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o this_o humour_n be_v cold_a since_o that_o almost_o all_o the_o symptom_n that_o befall_v arthritick_n person_n teach_v we_o the_o contrary_a to_o wit_n that_o most_o acute_a and_o sharp_a pain_n burn_v heat_n sudden_a motion_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o they_o for_o although_o when_o this_o humour_n first_o begin_v to_o be_v move_v there_o may_v arise_v some_o kind_n of_o coldness_n by_o which_o the_o whole_a body_n may_v be_v extreme_o chill_v and_o make_v to_o shake_v yet_o notwithstanding_o this_o be_v no_o sure_a and_o certain_a sign_n of_o a_o cold_a matter_n since_o that_o even_o the_o hot_a humour_n also_o when_o they_o be_v move_v through_o those_o part_n that_o have_v their_o fence_n and_o feeling_n may_v by_o little_a and_o little_o produce_v a_o coldness_n or_o chillness_n and_o horror_n as_o it_o be_v also_o very_o manifest_o to_o be_v see_v in_o choleric_a fever_n and_o then_o second_o he_o err_v likewise_o in_o this_o that_o he_o account_v phlegm_n and_o the_o serous_a humour_n for_o all_o one_o humour_n as_o likewise_o in_o this_o that_o he_o will_v have_v the_o serous_a humour_n to_o be_v simple_o a_o cold_a humour_n for_o albeit_o that_o in_o the_o serous_a humour_n there_o be_v many_o part_n that_o be_v waterish_a yet_o there_o be_v also_o many_o part_n therein_o that_o be_v sharp_a and_o salt_n by_o which_o it_o differ_v from_o simple_a and_o pure_a water_n but_o fernelius_n seem_v to_o have_v take_v this_o his_o opinion_n from_o galen_n in_o his_o ten_o book_n of_o the_o composit_a of_o medicament_n according_a to_o the_o place_n and_o 2_o chap._n where_o he_o write_v that_o the_o humour_n which_o excit_v the_o arthritis_fw-la be_v fomtimes_o indeed_o the_o blood_n but_o for_o the_o great_a part_n a_o phlegmatic_a humour_n or_o mix_v humour_n partly_o phlegmatic_a and_o partly_o choleric_a or_o likewise_o of_o the_o blood_n mingle_v together_o with_o those_o aforesaid_a or_o if_o any_o one_o will_v speak_v more_o exact_o as_o concern_v it_o he_o may_v say_v that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o phlegmatic_a humour_n but_o that_o the_o humour_n which_o must_v a_o end_n be_v call_v crude_a and_o indigested_a and_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n predominant_a about_o the_o joint_n be_v now_o and_o then_o very_a thick_a and_o like_v unto_o the_o thick_a sort_n of_o pus_fw-la but_o when_o it_o have_v for_o a_o while_n continue_v in_o the_o joint_n it_o be_v then_o render_v not_o only_o more_o thick_a but_o also_o viscid_a and_o clammy_a there_o be_v very_o many_o other_o physician_n that_o in_o this_o follow_v the_o opinion_n of_o galen_n and_o fernelius_n and_o they_o account_v the_o phlegmatic_a cold_a crude_a and_o serous_a humour_n for_o one_o and_o the_o same_o and_o withal_o they_o teach_v we_o that_o it_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o arthritis_fw-la but_o in_o this_o they_o be_v all_o of_o they_o mistake_v see_v that_o neither_o can_v so_o sharp_a a_o pain_n proceed_v from_o such_o a_o cold_a and_o crude_a humour_n and_o because_o that_o the_o arthritis_fw-la invade_v the_o sick_a person_n sudden_o and_o then_o oftentimes_o lie_v hide_v again_o for_o a_o while_n and_o be_v remove_v into_o another_o place_n for_o the_o do_v of_o which_o the_o thick_a and_o dull_a phlegmatic_a humour_n and_o that_o humour_n likewise_o that_o so_o near_o relemble_v thick_a pus_fw-la be_v altogether_o unfit_a and_o moreover_o see_v that_o even_o in_o the_o very_a beginning_n when_o there_o be_v no_o swell_v as_o yet_o appear_v the_o pain_n be_v most_o vehement_a and_o exquisite_a this_o be_v sufficient_a to_o show_v that_o it_o be_v cause_v by_o a_o humour_n both_o subtle_a and_o sharp_a and_o this_o also_o penetrate_v into_o the_o most_o straight_o and_o narrow_a passage_n and_o prick_v the_o membrane_n and_o that_o it_o proceed_v not_o from_o any_o thick_a and_o cold_a humour_n neither_o do_v those_o tophi_n that_o be_v generate_v in_o arthrâ—â—ick_a person_n sufficient_o evince_v that_o phlegm_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o arthritis_fw-la because_o that_o those_o tophi_n or_o hard_a knot_n before_o speak_v of_o do_v rather_o proceed_v from_o a_o humour_n that_o be_v tartarous_a and_o near_o ally_v unto_o earthy_a mineral_n than_o from_o a_o crude_a and_o raw_a phlegm_n thomas_n erastus_n indeed_o in_o his_o four_o disputat_fw-la against_o paracelsus_n write_v that_o he_o never_o but_o once_o see_v the_o gout_n breed_v from_o a_o pure_a and_o mere_a phlegm_n and_o this_o be_v in_o ascertain_v noble_a person_n of_o helmsâ—adt_n who_o be_v sick_a without_o any_o pain_n at_o all_o if_o he_o keep_v but_o his_o hand_n and_o foot_n quiet_a there_o be_v no_o redness_n to_o be_v see_v but_o a_o white_a swell_a loose_a enough_o although_o that_o his_o joint_n be_v not_o without_o hard_a knot_n but_o have_v many_o of_o they_o and_o that_o for_o many_o year_n before_o he_o have_v not_o be_v able_a to_o stand_v upon_o his_o foot_n but_o that_o affect_v at_o this_o time_n be_v not_o indeed_o the_o gout_n true_o and_o proper_o so_o call_v but_o only_o a_o oedematous_a tumour_n with_o the_o which_o the_o foot_n by_o reason_n of_o a_o long_a and_o last_a afflux_n of_o the_o humour_n be_v much_o trouble_v but_o now_o that_o in_o the_o very_a beginning_n the_o blood_n with_o the_o phlegm_n or_o rather_o indeed_o a_o serous_a humour_n flow_v down_o into_o the_o foot_n and_o corrupt_v they_o this_o be_v confess_v even_o by_o erastus_n himself_o carolus_n piso_n in_o his_o b._n of_o disease_n from_o a_o wheyish_a filthiness_n piso_n whether_o or_o no_o the_o serous_a filth_n he_o the_o cause_n of_o arthritis_fw-la according_a to_o piso_n in_o two_o of_o his_o consilia_fw-la touch_v arthritis_fw-la will_v have_v the_o serous_a and_o wheyish_a uncleanness_n to_o be_v the_o one_o only_a cause_n of_o arthritis_fw-la which_o opinion_n if_o it_o be_v
ebullition_n of_o synovia_n and_o a_o salt_n spirit_n according_a to_o the_o chemist_n be_v cause_n of_o arthritis_fw-la and_o last_o that_o we_o may_v likewise_o a_o little_a consult_v the_o chemist_n we_o do_v indeed_o very_o much_o expect_v and_o hope_n for_o some_o light_n to_o be_v give_v we_o by_o they_o for_o the_o clear_n up_o of_o the_o point_n now_o in_o controversy_n but_o we_o shall_v hardly_o get_v any_o the_o least_o light_n or_o satisfaction_n from_o paracelsus_n and_o his_o follower_n who_o for_o the_o most_o part_n even_o obscure_a the_o plain_a truth_n for_o paracelsus_n as_o he_o be_v wont_a speak_v very_o various_o touch_v the_o thing_n in_o question_n for_o in_o his_o tract_n touch_v the_o podagra_fw-la gout_n pag._n 540._o he_o there_o say_v that_o the_o gout_n be_v a_o disease_n the_o seat_n whereof_o be_v synovia_n which_o when_o it_o be_v exalt_v the_o gout_n be_v then_o excite_a and_o that_o the_o disease_n be_v a_o mineral_n liquor_n or_o a_o sour_a juice_n such_o as_o be_v alum_n vitriol_n vinegar_n barberry_n acacia_n and_o the_o like_a for_o see_v that_o these_o salt_n be_v contrary_a and_o opposite_a unto_o the_o synovia_n if_o they_o be_v generate_v in_o any_o man_n and_o mingle_v together_o with_o the_o synovia_n they_o then_o cause_v the_o synovia_n to_o boil_v over_o and_o then_o he_o afterward_o tell_v we_o strange_a and_o wonderful_a thing_n touch_v the_o influence_n of_o heaven_n which_o here_o i_o scarce_o think_v worth_a the_o relate_n as_o irkewise_o those_o thing_n which_o he_o have_v in_o his_o 2._o b._n of_o the_o gout_n in_o his_o paramirum_n he_o refer_v this_o disease_n to_o mercury_n precipitate_v but_o in_o his_o b._n of_o tartarous_a disease_n chap._n 19_o he_o refer_v it_o unto_o tartar_n petrus_n severinus_n in_o his_o idea_n medica_fw-la cap._n 12._o teach_v we_o that_o the_o excite_a root_n of_o these_o podagrick_n affect_v if_o they_o have_v their_o seat_n in_o the_o blood_n they_o boil_v up_o with_o hear_v and_o send_v spiritual_a and_o vaporous_a tincture_n unto_o the_o domestic_a place_n and_o that_o the_o matrix_n of_o the_o root_n have_v there_o get_v fruit_n do_v by_o a_o dolorous_a calamity_n of_o the_o symptom_n absolve_v the_o revolution_n of_o the_o predestination_n but_o the_o truth_n be_v the_o difference_n of_o the_o pain_n that_o i_o may_v in_o plain_a and_o easieterm_n show_v you_o what_o he_o by_o a_o affect_a pomp_n of_o word_n obscure_v do_v all_o of_o they_o proceed_v from_o a_o diversity_n of_o the_o salt_n of_o which_o some_o be_v more_o and_o some_o less_o sharp_a and_o bite_a but_o that_o these_o spiritual_a and_o vaporous_a tincture_n be_v receive_v by_o their_o matrix_n that_o be_v those_o part_n that_o be_v obnoxious_a unto_o the_o drawing_n out_o of_o the_o podagrick_n fruit_n when_o they_o be_v resolve_v and_o they_o have_v in_o the_o general_a a_o affinity_n with_o they_o and_o therefore_o ready_o admit_v of_o and_o give_v entertainment_n to_o the_o guest_n come_v unto_o it_o to_o wit_n the_o joint_n or_o the_o synovia_n of_o the_o hand_n and_o foot_n but_o here_o they_o do_v by_o their_o word_n obscure_v a_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o itself_o most_o plain_a and_o they_o likewise_o mingle_v falsity_n with_o truth_n for_o as_o for_o what_o they_o bring_v touch_v the_o ebullition_n of_o the_o synovia_n and_o the_o fervent_a boil_a heat_n thereof_o this_o synovia_n of_o paracelsus_n be_v a_o mere_a fiction_n and_o invention_n of_o his_o own_o touch_v which_o we_o have_v already_o speak_v in_o our_o tract_n de_fw-fr consens_fw-la &_o this_o chymicor_n cap._n 15._o but_o as_o for_o what_o they_o speak_v of_o the_o salt_n spirit_n this_o if_o it_o be_v right_o explain_v and_o well_o understand_v be_v very_o agreeable_a unto_o the_o truth_n as_o we_o shall_v show_v you_o by_o and_o by_o and_o so_o likewise_o we_o may_v well_o enough_o bear_v with_o they_o in_o this_o that_o they_o endeavour_v to_o explain_v the_o difference_n of_o the_o pain_n 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he_o may_v do_v it_o for_o i_o so_o that_o the_o thing_n be_v but_o right_o explain_v i_o for_o my_o part_n shall_v make_v use_n of_o the_o word_n serum_n or_o whey_n salt_n and_o tartar_n that_o so_o i_o may_v likewise_o by_o a_o proper_a and_o peculiar_a word_n explain_v a_o thing_n that_o differ_v from_o choler_n and_o the_o ordinary_a and_o common_a phlegm_n but_o now_o that_o the_o serum_n or_o whey_n be_v not_o only_o a_o watery_a humour_n even_o the_o ancient_n have_v acknowledge_v and_o galen_n in_o the_o six_o of_o his_o epidem_fw-la comment_fw-fr 3._o text_n 33._o write_v that_o the_o serous_a or_o wheyish_a blood_n be_v by_o hypocrates_n and_o plato_n call_v not_o only_o a_o water_n and_o a_o waterish_a humidity_n void_a of_o bite_a but_o bite_v likewise_o and_o corrode_a to_o wit_n which_o resemble_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o sallow_a or_o willow_n spirit_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v that_o it_o prick_v and_o bit_v those_o part_n that_o be_v so_o sensible_a and_o quick_a 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it_o excit_v most_o vehement_a and_o grievous_a pain_n neither_o let_v any_o be_v hereat_o move_v and_o wonder_v that_o we_o say_v that_o this_o matter_n be_v one_o while_o spiritual_a and_o sometime_o also_o tartarous_a and_o so_o very_o fit_a likewise_o for_o the_o generate_a of_o those_o hard_a knot_n which_o they_o call_v tophi_n for_o that_o i_o may_v speak_v with_o the_o chemist_n spinit_n may_v proceed_v from_o body_n and_o again_o body_n may_v be_v from_o spirit_n this_o matter_n in_o its_o original_n and_o while_o it_o be_v in_o the_o earth_n be_v a_o body_n and_o somewhat_o as_o it_o be_v earthy_a and_o mineral_n like_a but_o it_o come_v afterward_o to_o be_v attenuate_v in_o the_o various_a concection_n both_o in_o plant_n and_o man_n and_o so_o it_o be_v make_v as_o it_o be_v spiritual_a which_o have_v be_v acknowledge_v by_o many_o of_o galens_n follower_n and_o among_o the_o rest_n by_o cardanus_n who_o upon_o the_o 47._o and_o 49._o aphorism_n of_o the_o six_o section_n 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and_o passage_n excite_v neither_o convulsion_n nor_o palsy_n nor_o any_o other_o pain_n and_o indeed_o to_o what_o end_n be_v there_o any_o need_n of_o those_o ambage_n and_o turn_n and_o wind_n about_o this_o way_n and_o that_o way_n by_o the_o muscle_n when_o as_o we_o have_v already_o often_o say_v there_o lie_v a_o direct_a and_o straight_a way_n out_o of_o the_o vein_n and_o artery_n into_o the_o joint_n adrian_n spigelius_n in_o his_o b._n of_o the_o arthritis_fw-la have_v a_o peculiar_a opinion_n as_o be_v hold_v by_o he_o alont_a who_o when_o he_o will_v acknowledge_v that_o this_o afflux_n be_v altogether_o make_v by_o the_o vein_n and_o artery_n and_o yet_o nevertheless_o will_v not_o altogether_o desert_a that_o opinion_n which_o determine_v that_o the_o humour_n flow_v down_o from_o the_o head_n and_o will_v withal_o give_v we_o nonce_n that_o that_o flux_n can_v possible_o be_v either_o without_o the_o skull_n or_o within_o it_o and_o so_o from_o the_o brain_n he_o therefore_o determine_v that_o the_o fluxion_n be_v both_o from_o the_o head_n and_o from_o the_o liver_n but_o then_o in_o this_o he_o dissent_v from_o all_o other_o that_o he_o teace_v we_o that_o the_o aforesaid_a fluxion_n which_o he_o conceive_v to_o proceed_v from_o the_o head_n be_v very_o seldom_o under_o the_o skin_n as_o fernelius_n tell_v we_o it_o be_v and_o never_o by_o the_o hole_n of_o the_o spinal_a marrow_n by_o which_o the_o spirit_n be_v keep_v together_o or_o by_o the_o hole_n of_o the_o nook_n above_o the_o external_a membrane_n of_o the_o spinal_a marrow_n but_o that_o by_o the_o vein_n and_o jugular_a artery_n not_o only_o the_o external_a but_o likewise_o the_o internal_a by_o the_o which_o from_o the_o low_a part_n especial_o the_o liver_n the_o humour_n be_v carry_v into_o the_o external_a and_o internal_a part_n of_o the_o head_n it_o flow_v back_o again_o into_o the_o great_a hollow_a vein_n and_o the_o great_a artery_n or_o its_o branch_n that_o have_v their_o existence_n under_o the_o throat_n and_o that_o so_o from_o thence_o they_o be_v devolve_v into_o the_o joint_n and_o the_o very_a truth_n be_v that_o spigelius_n his_o opinion_n be_v indeed_o right_a that_o the_o flux_n of_o humour_n in_o the_o arthritis_fw-la be_v by_o the_o vein_n and_o artery_n which_o he_o may_v well_o learn_v even_o from_o this_o by_o observe_v that_o if_o before_o the_o universal_a evacuation_n of_o the_o body_n there_o be_v apply_v unto_o the_o foot_n or_o the_o hand_n any_o external_a repel_v or_o cool_a medicament_n that_o then_o the_o matter_n flow_v back_o unto_o the_o noble_a part_n and_o excite_v acute_a fever_n and_o other_o malady_n but_o that_o the_o matter_n do_v from_o the_o brain_n first_o of_o all_o regurgitate_v into_o the_o vein_n and_o artery_n this_o he_o do_v not_o at_o all_o prove_v but_o produce_v it_o without_o any_o firm_a ground_n and_o reason_n for_o on_o the_o contrary_a rather_o those_o thing_n that_o happen_v unto_o arthritick_n person_n do_v testify_v that_o this_o humour_n be_v neither_o generate_v in_o the_o brain_n nor_o heap_v up_o there_o nor_o thence_o regurgitate_v into_o the_o vein_n and_o artery_n since_o that_o if_o this_o shall_v happen_v a_o humour_n so_o sharp_a as_o this_o be_v and_o able_a to_o effect_v so_o great_a pain_n must_v needs_o excite_v the_o most_o grievous_a affect_v in_o the_o brain_n spigelius_n here_o seek_v for_o shift_n see_v that_o many_o thing_n teach_v we_o that_o these_o humour_n be_v breed_v in_o the_o liver_n and_o spleen_n the_o place_n and_o storehouse_n of_o sanguification_n and_o that_o from_o thence_o they_o be_v heap_v up_o in_o the_o vein_n and_o artery_n and_o by_o they_o at_o length_n thrust_v forth_o into_o the_o joint_n so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o need_n at_o all_o of_o derive_v they_o from_o the_o brain_n some_o there_o be_v who_o determine_v that_o the_o humour_n be_v pour_v forth_o unto_o the_o joint_n from_o the_o whole_a body_n but_o these_o by_o the_o whole_n can_v here_o understand_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o vein_n and_o artery_n disperse_v throughout_o the_o whole_a body_n but_o that_o we_o may_v at_o the_o length_n conclude_v this_o long_a and_o tedious_a disputation_n and_o contract_v it_o into_o a_o few_o word_n this_o in_o the_o first_o place_n be_v certain_a that_o the_o matter_n the_o cause_n of_o arthritis_fw-la be_v generate_v in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o low_a belly_n yea_o and_o that_o oftentimes_o it_o be_v long_o stable_v up_o as_o it_o be_v about_o the_o spleen_n the_o intestine_n and_o the_o liver_n until_o at_o the_o last_o it_o be_v transfer_v into_o the_o great_a hollow_a vein_n and_o mercatus_n write_v most_o true_o that_o as_o he_o himself_o have_v see_v when_o the_o pain_n of_o the_o joint_n have_v arisen_a from_o the_o pain_n of_o the_o belly_n so_o he_o
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the_o mercurial_a unguent_n ointment_n of_o rozin_n which_o be_v make_v of_o pure_a oil_n rozin_n of_o the_o pine_n turpentine_n and_o yellow_a wax_n six_o dram_n mercury_n precipitate_v one_o dram_n a_o little_a wax_n mix_v all_o over_o the_o fire_n except_o the_o mercury_n precipitate_v and_o take_v they_o of_o the_o fire_n stir_v they_o careful_o till_o they_o be_v cool_v then_o add_v the_o precipitate_a yet_o according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o of_o the_o ulcer_n and_o the_o part_n affect_v with_o it_o you_o may_v add_v more_o or_o less_o of_o the_o mercury_n precipitate_v the_o other_o be_v this_o take_v of_o oil_n of_o sweet_a almond_n ointment_n of_o rose_n of_o each_o three_o ounce_n new_a wax_n one_o ounce_n mercury_n precipitate_v half_o a_o ounce_n mix_v they_o and_o those_o ointment_n be_v good_a not_o only_o for_o the_o ulcer_n of_o the_o yard_n but_o for_o french_a ulcer_n of_o other_o part_n for_o the_o disease_n call_v ficus_fw-la swell_n in_o the_o fundament_n and_o crust_n the_o balsam_n of_o mercury_n also_o be_v good_a which_o be_v thus_o prepare_v take_v of_o quick_a silver_n dissolve_v in_o spirit_n of_o nitre_n to_o one_o pound_n of_o this_o dissolution_n pour_v of_o oil_n of_o olive_n three_o ounce_n let_v they_o stand_v and_o digest_v eight_o day_n afterward_o separate_v the_o oil_n and_o keep_v it_o for_o your_o use_n or_o take_v the_o yelk_n of_o one_o egg_n boil_a hard_a honey_n one_o ounce_n mix_v they_o over_o a_o gentle_a fire_n let_v they_o boil_v and_o add_v of_o mercury_n sublimate_n half_o a_o dram_n after_o mundification_n this_o ointment_n also_o may_v be_v use_v take_v of_o the_o best_a aloe_n half_o a_o ounce_n crocus_n martis_n two_o dram_n frankincense_n red_a lead_n of_o each_o one_o dram_n honey_n half_o a_o ounce_n turpentine_n two_o dram_n the_o yelk_n of_o a_o egg._n mix_v they_o but_o occult_a and_o hide_a ulcer_n be_v wont_a to_o lie_v hide_v either_o bind_v up_o under_o the_o foreskin_n ulcer_n hide_a ulcer_n or_o else_o be_v in_o the_o internal_a passage_n of_o the_o yard_n if_o the_o ulcer_n be_v under_o the_o foreskin_n contract_v either_o a_o convenient_a medicine_n be_v to_o be_v inject_v by_o a_o syringe_n and_o afterward_o a_o tent_n dip_v in_o ointment_n be_v with_o a_o probe_n to_o be_v apply_v to_o the_o part_n affect_v or_o the_o foreskin_n must_v be_v cut_v long_a way_n and_o necessary_a medicine_n be_v lay_v to_o it_o but_o if_o the_o ulcer_n be_v in_o the_o very_a passage_n of_o a_o man_n yard_n yard_n ulcer_n in_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o yard_n they_o be_v hard_a to_o be_v cure_v and_o have_v caruncle_n join_v with_o they_o or_o fleshy_a excressence_n which_o hinder_v the_o emission_n of_o the_o urine_n therefore_o in_o a_o slight_a ulcer_n we_o must_v inject_v plantain_n water_n in_o which_o alum_n litharge_n and_o white_a lead_n have_v be_v boil_a but_o in_o more_o grieous_a ulcer_n use_v this_o lineament_n take_v of_o mercury_n precipitate_v one_o ounce_n mercury_n sublimate_n one_o dram_n burn_v lead_v two_o dram_n grind_v they_o on_o a_o marble_n stone_n wash_v they_o often_o with_o rose-water_n and_o let_v they_o dry_v in_o the_o shade_n afterward_o take_v of_o hog_n fat_a six_o ounce_n white_a wax_n two_o dram_n let_v they_o be_v dissolve_v over_o the_o fire_n and_o add_v the_o powder_n and_o two_o scruple_n of_o camphire_n make_v a_o limment_n which_o must_v be_v besmear_v over_o a_o candle_n make_v of_o five_o ounce_n of_o white_a wax_n and_o one_o ounce_n of_o turpentine_n and_o let_v the_o candle_n be_v put_v up_o into_o the_o vrinary_a passage_n or_o let_v some_o convenient_a plaster_n wrap_v over_o a_o small_a probe_n be_v thrust_v in_o the_o caruncle_n be_v take_v away_o a_o dry_n and_o consolidate_v ointment_n must_v be_v cast_v in_o but_o if_o there_o be_v a_o ulcer_n in_o the_o womb_n womb_n in_o the_o womb_n and_o that_o sordid_a and_o creep_a the_o evil_n be_v incurable_a but_o the_o slight_a be_v cure_v by_o injection_n of_o alum_n water_n in_o which_o guajacum_fw-la and_o sarsaparilla_n be_v boil_a or_o with_o pessaries_n of_o the_o juice_n of_o plantain_n with_o powder_n of_o aloe_n bowl_n armenick_n white_a lead_n and_o the_o like_a in_o a_o very_a sordid_a ulcer_n the_o ointment_n aegyptiacum_n may_v be_v add_v or_o some_o mercurial_a unguent_n and_o at_o last_o a_o dry_n and_o consolidate_v ointment_n may_v be_v use_v as_o that_o of_o tutty_n or_o the_o like_a in_o more_o grieous_a ulcer_n suffumigation_n of_o the_o womb_n be_v most_o profitable_a but_o whenas_o the_o pipe_n be_v overheat_v by_o the_o coal_n these_o candle_n of_o hercules_n saxonia_n be_v good_a for_o a_o fume_n take_v of_o styrax_n calamite_n benjamin_n of_o each_o six_o dram_n wood_n of_o aloe_n seven_o scruple_n white_a frankincense_n one_o ounce_n laudanum_n one_o dram_n and_o a_o half_a orris_z clove_n of_o each_o two_o dram_n damask_n rose_n six_o dram_n cinnabar_fw-la two_o dram_n coal_n of_o willow_n half_o a_o pound_n aqua_fw-la vitæ_fw-la as_o much_o as_o be_v sufficient_a make_v candle_n by_o the_o same_o medicine_n the_o ulcer_n of_o the_o gut_n be_v cure_a but_o to_o the_o ulcer_n of_o the_o jaw_n whenas_o such_o medicine_n can_v be_v apply_v make_v a_o gargarism_n of_o the_o decoction_n of_o sarsaparilla_n jaw_n ulcer_n of_o the_o jaw_n the_o bark_n of_o guajacum_fw-la the_o leave_n of_o plantain_n scabious_a mittle_a red_a rose_n pomegranate_n pill_n sumach_n to_o which_o add_v a_o little_a alum_n the_o decoction_n may_v be_v make_v in_o water_n and_o towards_o the_o end_n add_v a_o little_a austere_a wine_n after_o they_o be_v wash_v the_o ulcer_n must_v be_v cleanse_v with_o oil_n of_o sulphur_n add_v a_o convenient_a liquor_n or_o the_o compound_n water_n of_o alum_n which_o be_v thus_o prepare_v take_v of_o mercury_n sublimate_n roch_fw-fr alum_n each_o one_o ounce_n alum_n the_o compound_a water_n of_o alum_n grind_v they_o on_o marble_n stone_n then_o add_v to_o they_o juice_n of_o lemon_n three_o ounce_n plantain_n water_n one_o pound_n and_o a_o half_a rise_v water_z nine_o ounce_n boyl_n they_o in_o a_o glass_n to_o the_o consumption_n of_o the_o five_o part_n but_o you_o must_v have_v a_o care_n that_o no_o part_n of_o such_o medicine_n be_v swallow_v down_o butter_n of_o antimony_n so_o call_v be_v very_o efficacious_a if_o the_o ulcer_n be_v gentle_o touch_v with_o a_o piece_n of_o cotton_n moisten_v with_o the_o butter_n but_o there_o be_v need_n of_o the_o same_o caution_n here_o but_o whenas_o it_o can_v always_o be_v prevent_v but_o somewhat_o will_v slide_v into_o the_o stomach_n and_o so_o such_o medicine_n can_v be_v give_v safe_o enough_o but_o on_o the_o contrary_a other_o more_o gentle_a medicine_n be_v of_o little_a efficacy_n these_o ulcer_n be_v hard_a to_o be_v cure_v nay_o oftentimes_o be_v incurable_a the_o solution_n of_o gold_n be_v more_o safe_o apply_v to_o these_o ulcer_n prepare_v after_o this_o manner_n take_v fifteen_o leaf_n of_o 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