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forth_o from_o the_o mouth_n and_o nose_n a_o little_a before_o death_n a_o filthy_a green_a and_o stink_a matter_n 9_o this_o disease_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n mortal_a and_o as_o hypocrates_n say_v sect._n 7_o aph._n 51._o in_o three_o day_n time_n they_o say_v he_o who_o have_v a_o mortify_a and_o putrify_a brain_n die_v in_o three_o day_n but_o if_o they_o live_v long_o they_o recover_v but_o this_o be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o a_o complete_a sphacelus_fw-la or_o mortification_n of_o the_o brain_n for_o that_o be_v incurable_a but_o of_o that_o which_o be_v at_o hand_n by_o reason_n of_o great_a inflammation_n thereof_o see_v my_o synopsis_fw-la medicinae_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 52._o sect_n 28._o and_o lib._n 2._o cap._n 39_o sect_n 28._o where_o you_o may_v receive_v much_o satisfaction_n now_o
cause_n and_o of_o the_o hope_n of_o cure_n which_o we_o shall_v consider_v in_o the_o pathology_n of_o each_o disease_n in_o particular_a next_o of_o the_o therapia_n or_o particular_a method_n of_o cure_v which_o 36._o let_v this_o scholia_fw-la contain_v l_o m_o n_o o_fw-la p_o q_o be_v place_v immediate_o after_o k._n and_o page_n 36._o in_o each_o particular_a place_n also_o shall_v be_v at_o large_a declare_v 8._o but_o before_o we_o attempt_v this_o we_o be_v to_o consider_v that_o both_o body_n of_o mankind_n as_o also_o medicament_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n hot_a or_o cold_a viz._n hot_a and_o moist_a or_o hot_a and_o dry_a which_o physician_n call_v a_o sulphurous_a saline_a habit_n or_o cold_a and_o moist_a or_o cold_a and_o dry_a which_o they_o call_v a_o saline_a sulphurous_a habit_n according_a to_o which_o habit_n proper_a medicament_n be_v to_o be_v destinate_a 9_o however_o the_o principle_n of_o physic_n as_o they_o relate_v to_o man_n body_n or_o to_o medicament_n be_v necessary_a to_o be_v know_v or_o at_o least_o wise_a in_o what_o sense_n naturalist_n and_o chemist_n apprehend_v they_o in_o man_n there_o be_v a_o body_n a_o spirit_n and_o a_o soul_n these_o unite_a make_v the_o complete_a man_n these_o in_o their_o natural_a state_n free_a from_o disorder_n perturbation_n or_o irregularity_n render_v he_o in_o perfect_a health_n if_o they_o never_o so_o little_o vary_v from_o their_o natural_a state_n it_o be_v in_o order_n to_o disease_n and_o a_o final_a dissolution_n of_o the_o compositum_fw-la 10._o but_o whereas_o we_o speak_v here_o of_o body_n spirit_n and_o soul_n we_o intend_v a_o body_n spiritual_a although_o we_o call_v it_o natural_a but_o we_o understand_v it_o spiritual_a only_o in_o opposition_n to_o the_o primary_n external_a appearance_n or_o outward_a form_n as_o for_o example_n in_o a_o vegetable_a suppose_v rosemary_n in_o its_o primary_n external_a form_n the_o body_n consist_v of_o stalk_n leave_n and_o flower_n but_o when_o by_o the_o art_n of_o the_o chemist_n a_o extraction_n be_v make_v you_o have_v a_o pure_a subtle_a and_o volatile_a oil_n wherein_o its_o energy_n virtue_n and_o power_n answer_v to_o the_o life_n and_o soul_n of_o man_n its_o volatility_n flame_n and_o oleosity_n to_o the_o spirit_n and_o its_o material_a substance_n to_o the_o body_n viz._n that_o body_n which_o we_o call_v natural_a in_o opposition_n to_o a_o thing_n true_o spiritual_a although_o it_o be_v indeed_o a_o spiritual_a body_n in_o its_o kind_n in_o respect_n to_o its_o first_o earthy_a or_o natural_a form_n or_o appearance_n this_o conjunction_n of_o principle_n in_o maâ—_n be_v that_o which_o philosopher_n call_v the_o archaeus_n the_o archaeus_n of_o nature_n or_o the_o archaeus_n in_o man._n 11._o now_o as_o to_o the_o principle_n of_o medicament_n here_o philosopher_n much_o vary_v some_o as_o doctor_n willis_n make_v five_o principle_n viz._n salt_n sulphur_n mercury_n water_n and_o earth_n but_o these_o five_o we_o have_v prove_v in_o our_o pharmacopaeia_fw-la londinensis_fw-la lib._n 6._o cap._n 1._o to_o be_v only_o three_o viz._n salt_n sulphur_n and_o mercury_n exclude_v his_o phlegm_n and_o caput_fw-la mortuum_n other_o as_o paracelsus_n crollius_n make_v but_o three_o as_o indeed_o they_o be_v and_o these_o three_o we_o make_v but_o one_o as_o the_o body_n spirit_n and_o soul_n in_o man_n make_v but_o one_o archaeus_n so_o the_o salt_n sulphur_n and_o mercury_n of_o all_o mix_a body_n make_v but_o one_o only_a true_a principle_n which_o for_o distinction_n sake_n we_o in_o like_a manner_n call_v potestates_fw-la or_o the_o power_n 12._o in_o proof_n whereof_o we_o say_v this_o that_o we_o deny_v not_o but_o that_o as_o to_o the_o outward_a appearance_n a_o chemist_n may_v extract_v a_o salt_n in_o form_n of_o salt_n a_o sulphur_n in_o form_n of_o oil_n and_o a_o mercury_n in_o form_n of_o spirit_n to_o which_o he_o may_v give_v the_o name_n aforesaid_a but_o these_o name_n rather_o respect_v their_o form_n of_o appearance_n than_o the_o true_a nature_n for_o he_o must_v necessary_o grant_v i_o that_o in_o all_o salt_n as_o there_o be_v a_o body_n so_o there_o be_v a_o oleaginous_a property_n which_o be_v sulphur_n and_o a_o energetic_a virtue_n which_o be_v the_o mercury_n or_o spirit_n unless_o they_o will_v deny_v any_o virtue_n or_o power_n in_o the_o say_a salt_n at_o all_o so_o likewise_o in_o the_o sulphur_n or_o oil_n who_o so_o blind_a as_o can_v see_v or_o feel_v a_o body_n there_o which_o body_n by_o their_o own_o concession_n answer_n to_o their_o first_o principle_n of_o salt_n its_o oleaginous_a and_o flamy_a property_n argue_v their_o second_o principle_n or_o sulphur_n and_o its_o subtlety_n volatility_n and_o penetrate_a quality_n argue_v the_o three_o principle_n which_o be_v mercury_n or_o spirit_n again_o in_o the_o mercury_n or_o spirit_n there_o be_v no_o less_o a_o body_n see_v than_o in_o the_o salt_n and_o oil_n which_o body_n demonstrate_v their_o first_o principle_n as_o aforesaid_a viz._n salt_n its_o inflamility_n demonstrate_v their_o sulphur_n or_o second_o principle_n and_o its_o energetic_n or_o penetrative_a power_n and_o force_n make_v manifest_v their_o three_o principle_n which_o be_v mercury_n or_o spirit_n 13._o hence_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o principle_n of_o all_o thing_n be_v real_o but_o one_o though_o subsist_v under_o three_o several_a form_n and_o subsistence_n for_o salt_n be_v only_o the_o body_n spirit_n and_o soul_n concentrate_v the_o sulphur_n be_v the_o salt_n spirit_n and_o oil_n embody_v in_o a_o more_o subtle_a appearance_n and_o the_o mercury_n be_v the_o salt_n oil_n and_o spirit_n expanded_a or_o dilate_a as_o may_v be_v say_v to_o a_o infinity_o 14._o so_o that_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o those_o three_o be_v but_o one_o though_o some_o may_v object_v that_o they_o be_v three_o different_a principle_n from_o the_o nature_n of_o their_o operation_n mistake_v the_o way_n and_o manner_n how_o they_o exert_v their_o power_n and_o force_n which_o be_v not_o from_o the_o different_a nature_n of_o the_o thing_n or_o principle_n so_o call_v but_o from_o their_o manifestation_n or_o manner_n of_o subsistence_n and_o appearance_n this_o be_v apparent_a in_o a_o iron_n tool_n if_o it_o be_v sharp_a with_o a_o point_n it_o only_o prick_v if_o it_o have_v a_o sharp_a edge_n than_o it_o cut_v but_o if_o it_o have_v neither_o point_n nor_o edge_n it_o only_a bruise_n and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o the_o substance_n be_v but_o one_o though_o the_o form_n or_o appearance_n be_v many_o from_z whence_o follow_v their_o particular_a way_n or_o manner_n of_o action_n 15._o thus_o much_o as_o to_o principle_n which_o be_v what_o we_o understand_v of_o they_o and_o how_o we_o will_v have_v the_o physician_n understand_v we_o through_o all_o this_o follow_a work_n viz._n what_o we_o mean_v by_o the_o archaeus_n and_o what_o we_o mean_v by_o potestates_fw-la or_o power_n through_o which_o the_o energy_n of_o medicament_n be_v convey_v in_o order_n to_o the_o heal_n of_o the_o disease_n incident_a to_o mankind_n 16._o the_o pathology_n of_o disease_n we_o shall_v explicate_v under_o a_o six-fold_n consideration_n viz._n the_o name_n definition_n kind_n sign_n cause_n and_o prognostic_n of_o the_o same_o afterward_o the_o therapia_n show_v the_o various_a way_n and_o method_n of_o cure_n first_o general_a according_a to_o the_o threefold_a acceptation_n of_o disease_n second_o particular_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o various_a cause_n produce_v 17._o this_o as_o the_o preamble_n to_o what_o we_o intend_v we_o shall_v now_o come_v to_o show_v the_o order_n in_o which_o every_o disease_n shall_v be_v handle_v first_o disease_n of_o the_o head_n second_o disease_n of_o the_o thorax_n or_o breast_n three_o disease_n of_o the_o abdomen_fw-la or_o belly_n four_o fever_n five_o disease_n of_o the_o extreme_a part_n viz._n tumor_n wound_n ulcer_n fracture_n and_o dislocation_n 18._o disease_n of_o the_o head_n be_v either_o first_o in_o the_o mening_n second_o in_o the_o substance_n of_o brain_n three_o in_o the_o cavity_n of_o the_o brain_n fourthly_a in_o the_o cutaneous_a tegument_n of_o the_o head_n five_o in_o the_o part_n of_o the_o head_n as_o eye_n ear_n nose_n mouth_n palate_n etc._n etc._n 19_o disease_n in_o the_o mening_n of_o the_o brain_n be_v chief_o the_o chephalalgia_n the_o cephalaea_n or_o old_a headache_n the_o megrim_n or_o half_a headache_n disease_n in_o the_o cavity_n of_o the_o brain_n be_v chief_o a_o vertigo_n catarrh_n epilepsia_n apoplexia_fw-la palsy_n convulsion_n tremble_v incubus_n etc._n etc._n disease_n in_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o brain_n be_v the_o frenzy_n melancholy_a madness_n loss_n or_o hurt_n of_o memory_n sleepy_a disease_n etc._n etc._n disease_n in_o the_o skin_n or_o cover_v of_o the_o head_n be_v the_o alopecia_n ophiasis_n baldness_n lousiness_n scald-head_n wound_v of_o the_o
we_o answer_v first_o that_o in_o a_o external_n pain_n of_o the_o head_n or_o the_o pericranium_n there_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n if_o not_o always_o a_o sensation_n of_o soreness_n upon_o the_o least_o touch_v of_o it_o whereas_o if_o the_o pain_n be_v internal_a there_o be_v no_o appearance_n of_o any_o such_o thing_n now_o several_a great_a anatomist_n as_o the_o most_o excellent_a bartholin_n do_v affirm_v there_o belong_v to_o the_o skull_n both_o a_o pericranium_n and_o periostium_fw-la whereas_o fernelius_n say_v a_o external_a pain_n of_o the_o head_n do_v reach_v to_o the_o root_n of_o the_o eye_n it_o be_v suppose_v when_o the_o pericranium_n be_v only_o afflict_v but_o if_o the_o periostium_fw-la be_v only_o afflict_v that_o sign_n will_v always_o be_v want_v 13._o hitherto_o of_o the_o general_a cause_n of_o pain_n in_o the_o part_n which_o be_v indeed_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o more_o prime_a cause_n there_o remain_v now_o that_o we_o show_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o pain_n itself_o wheresoever_o it_o happen_v the_o original_n of_o all_o sense_n and_o motion_n be_v from_o the_o brain_n from_o whence_o the_o animal_n spirit_n run_v in_o their_o proper_a channel_n to_o wit_n the_o nerve_n convey_v the_o same_o through_o and_o into_o all_o part_n of_o the_o body_n from_o head_n to_o foot_n the_o free_a current_n of_o these_o spirit_n according_a to_o their_o own_o natural_a motion_n be_v only_o in_o body_n free_a from_o pain_n but_o if_o the_o motion_n be_v torrid_a by_o any_o kind_n of_o force_n or_o violence_n or_o if_o any_o part_n in_o which_o these_o spirit_n abound_v be_v any_o way_n hurt_v whereby_o motion_n be_v obstruct_v they_o flow_v thither_o in_o great_a haste_n and_o by_o a_o irregular_a motion_n to_o remove_v that_o obstruction_n but_o not_o be_v able_a by_o that_o mighty_a afflux_n of_o spirit_n there_o be_v a_o collision_n or_o beat_v one_o against_o another_o in_o the_o several_a channel_n of_o the_o nerve_n by_o which_o prick_a they_o pain_n be_v immediate_o excite_v and_o the_o magnitude_n of_o that_o pain_n be_v according_a to_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o flux_n of_o these_o spirit_n and_o the_o vehemency_n of_o their_o collision_n xxxi_o the_o prognostic_n of_o a_o cephalalgia_fw-la 1._o where_o the_o cause_n be_v simple_a from_o a_o simpe_n intemperature_n of_o the_o part_n whether_o it_o be_v with_o in_o or_o without_o the_o skull_n it_o be_v always_o without_o danger_n and_o of_o no_o difficult_a cure_n and_o a_o external_a headache_n be_v always_o easy_o to_o be_v cure_a than_o a_o internal_a 2._o if_o it_o proceed_v from_o matter_n abound_v whether_o in_o the_o periostium_fw-la or_o pericranium_n without_o the_o skull_n or_o in_o the_o mening_n of_o the_o brain_n within_o the_o skull_n the_o cure_n be_v much_o more_o difficult_a than_o when_o it_o rise_v from_o a_o simple_a intemperature_n yet_o it_o be_v without_o danger_n unless_o the_o matter_n flow_v cause_n a_o apostemation_n of_o the_o brain_n which_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n mortal_a 3._o that_o headache_n which_o arise_v from_o consent_n in_o the_o stomach_n will_v be_v as_o durable_a as_o the_o cause_n from_o whence_o it_o proceed_v and_o when_o the_o disaffection_n of_o the_o stomach_n be_v remove_v the_o pain_n of_o the_o head_n will_v then_o cease_v 4._o if_o it_o proceed_v from_o drunkenness_n it_o be_v without_o danger_n and_o common_o terminate_v in_o the_o space_n of_o twenty_o four_o hour_n if_o it_o proceed_v from_o a_o fever_n or_o the_o french_a pox_n its_o prognostic_n as_o to_o the_o danger_n in_o time_n of_o cure_n be_v to_o be_v fetch_v from_o the_o prognostic_n of_o those_o disease_n if_o it_o be_v in_o a_o sharp_a fever_n with_o thin_a and_o white_a urine_n it_o be_v dangerous_a for_o that_o a_o strong_a sulphurous_a and_o violent_a hot_a matter_n be_v send_v to_o the_o brain_n from_o whence_o there_o be_v danger_n of_o a_o frenzy_n if_o it_o be_v without_o a_o fever_n it_o signify_v according_a to_o hypocrates_n in_o coacis_n a_o apoplexy_n or_o epilepsy_n to_o be_v at_o hand_n for_o that_o much_o of_o a_o saline_n sulphurous_a matter_n cold_a and_o moist_a with_o a_o certain_a kind_n of_o viscosity_n afflict_v the_o brain_n the_o same_o understand_v if_o the_o headache_n be_v accompany_v with_o a_o vertigo_n or_o deafness_n or_o numbness_n of_o the_o hand_n 5._o if_o it_o be_v cause_v from_o a_o contusion_n wound_v or_o fracture_n of_o the_o skull_n the_o danger_n be_v according_a to_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o cause_n in_o a_o simple_a contusion_n or_o wound_v it_o be_v without_o danger_n in_o a_o fracture_n of_o the_o skull_n there_o be_v hope_n of_o life_n and_o recovery_n while_o the_o mening_n of_o the_o brain_n remain_v unhurt_a but_o if_o they_o be_v hurt_v though_o the_o fracture_n be_v cure_a and_o the_o wound_n heal_v there_o will_v be_v continual_o a_o return_n of_o pain_n either_o at_o certain_a periodical_a time_n or_o upon_o the_o least_o disturbance_n of_o the_o brain_n the_o which_o can_v be_v no_o otherwise_o remedy_v then_o by_o perpetual_a keep_v the_o skull_n open_a with_o a_o plugg_n 6._o in_o a_o headache_n proceed_v from_o repletion_n or_o matter_n abound_v if_o pus_fw-la snot_n or_o water_n flow_v forth_o by_o the_o nostril_n ear_n or_o eye_n there_o will_v be_v hop_n of_o a_o speedy_a and_o sudden_a cure_n but_o if_o a_o strong_a pain_n in_o the_o head_n seize_v sudden_o without_o evacuation_n follow_v or_o mitigation_n of_o its_o vehemency_n it_o be_v mortal_a for_o it_o show_v the_o destruction_n of_o the_o animal_n faculty_n which_o be_v now_o without_o sense_n of_o the_o matter_n cause_v the_o grief_n moreover_o in_o a_o great_a headache_n it_o be_v of_o evil_a consequence_n to_o have_v the_o outward_a and_o extreme_a part_n cold_a for_o by_o the_o vehemency_n of_o the_o pain_n and_o heat_n by_o virtue_n of_o strong_a attraction_n to_o the_o part_n affect_v there_o may_v be_v danger_n of_o a_o inflammation_n 7._o if_o so_o be_v a_o vehement_a headache_n feize_v after_o the_o cure_n of_o a_o disease_n in_o the_o visera_fw-la or_o bowel_n in_o the_o thorax_n or_o abdomen_fw-la proceed_v from_o putrefaction_n it_o show_v a_o translation_n of_o the_o matter_n to_o the_o brain_n from_o whence_o arise_v for_o the_o most_o part_n a_o apostemation_n which_o be_v mortal_a xxxii_o the_o therapia_n or_o method_n of_o cure_n and_o first_o of_o a_o headache_n proceed_v from_o a_o simple_a intemperature_n of_o heat_n and_o dryness_n 1._o the_o method_n of_o cure_n depend_v upon_o the_o cause_n according_a to_o the_o proverb_n sublata_fw-la causa_fw-la tollitur_fw-la effectus_fw-la if_o it_o be_v only_o external_a or_o outward_a and_o proceed_v from_o a_o simple_a intemperature_n of_o heat_n and_o dryness_n it_o must_v be_v cure_a by_o the_o application_n of_o thing_n cold_a and_o moist_a 2._o in_o this_o case_n you_o may_v anoint_v the_o temple_n forehead_n and_o part_n pain_v with_o this_o ointment_n take_v oil_n 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do_v proceed_v from_o the_o liver_n and_o spleen_n as_o the_o fountain_n and_o original_n thereof_o and_o these_o from_o a_o bad_a diet_n and_o the_o pravity_n of_o they_o to_o be_v increase_v by_o the_o bad_a medicine_n which_o be_v apply_v 3._o i_o begin_v the_o cure_n of_o this_o person_n with_o a_o stomachal_a specific_a by_o which_o the_o obstruction_n of_o the_o visera_n be_v unstop_v we_o prescribe_v the_o decoctum_fw-la melanagogum_n and_o cholagogum_fw-la for_o twenty_o day_n in_o which_o time_n he_o recover_v his_o perfect_a health_n 4._o the_o decoction_n may_v be_v make_v as_o follow_v take_v sena_n epithymum_n dodder_n polypody_n of_o each_o two_o ounce_n black_a hellebor_n one_o ounce_n cassia_n extract_v tamarind_v of_o rhubarb_n prune_n of_o each_o three_o ounce_n violet_n a_o ounce_n and_o half_a boil_v in_o water_n a_o sufficient_a quantity_n with_o a_o few_o drop_n of_o oil_n of_o sulphur_n sweeten_v strain_v out_o and_o keep_v it_o for_o use_n poterius_n cent._n 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our_o stomatick_a specific_a do_v happy_o effect_v 3._o i_o call_v it_o we_o because_o i_o know_v of_o none_o that_o have_v ever_o make_v mention_n of_o its_o use_n and_o virtue_n this_o medicament_n be_v of_o a_o most_o sweet_a and_o pleasant_a savour_n and_o do_v excert_v its_o efficacy_n without_o any_o manifest_a alteration_n it_o be_v to_o be_v exhibit_v in_o a_o very_a small_a quantity_n 4._o now_o to_o extract_n and_o draw_v forth_o this_o saltness_n out_o of_o the_o body_n we_o order_v the_o take_n of_o the_o decoctum_fw-la melanagogum_n with_o the_o lignum_fw-la sassafras_n for_o twenty_o day_n 5._o as_o for_o a_o diet_n we_o prescribe_v such_o as_o be_v plentiful_a without_o any_o mutation_n almost_o of_o what_o be_v customary_a only_o the_o patient_n be_v to_o abstain_v from_o all_o thing_n sharp_a salt_n and_o spice_a with_o thing_n wherein_o vinegar_n be_v as_o also_o cheese_n and_o other_o thing_n of_o a_o bad_a nutriment_n 6._o with_o these_o few_o good_a and_o safe_a thing_n within_o the_o space_n of_o 25_o day_n he_o be_v free_v from_o this_o stubborn_a and_o as_o other_o physician_n call_v it_o incurable_a disease_n about_o seven_o year_n after_o his_o cure_n he_o die_v be_v under_o the_o cure_n of_o other_o physician_n of_o a_o simple_a tertian_n poterius_n cent._n 2._o observe_v 52._o ciii_o a_o catarrh_n accompany_v with_o a_o slow_a fever_n and_o a_o weakness_n of_o the_o strength_n and_o for_o some_o year_n contract_v 1._o a_o certain_a gentleman_n of_o thirty_o year_n of_o age_n be_v afflict_v with_o many_o grievous_a distemper_n but_o the_o most_o troublesome_a and_o grievous_a of_o all_o these_o be_v a_o languish_a faintness_n and_o pain_n of_o the_o stomach_n which_o i_o do_v ascribe_v principal_o to_o diet_n and_o the_o weak_a constitution_n of_o the_o viscera_n both_o as_o the_o external_a and_o internal_a cause_n of_o so_o many_o evil_n 2._o and_o as_o a_o proof_n of_o the_o cure_n i_o endeavour_v to_o strengthen_v the_o viscera_n afterward_o to_o destroy_v and_o purge_v out_o those_o fleet_a and_o congest_v humour_n both_o in_o the_o stomach_n intestine_n and_o other_o part_n of_o the_o body_n 3._o the_o first_o indication_n we_o do_v absolve_v in_o a_o short_a time_n with_o our_o stomachal_a specific_a and_o the_o second_o with_o the_o follow_a decoction_n 4._o take_v of_o choice_n china_n cut_v in_o small_a piece_n half_o a_o ounce_n sarsa_fw-la parilla_o one_o ounce_n sassafras_n two_o dram_n sanders_n half_o a_o dram_n epithymum_n dodder_n and_o sena_fw-la five_o dram_n annise_v coriander_n prepare_v of_o each_o one_o pugil_n the_o flower_n of_o borage_n bugloss_n balm_n betony_n of_o each_o one_o handful_n the_o flower_n of_o violet_n one_o pugil_n boyl_n they_o all_o in_o the_o broth_n of_o a_o capon_n poterius_n cent._n 2._o observe_v 71._o civ_o of_o a_o catarrh_n in_o general_n 1._o we_o may_v say_v concern_v a_o catarrh_n as_o ovid_n say_v of_o old_a concern_v erynis_n there_o be_v no_o country_n wherein_o it_o do_v not_o reign_v it_o spare_v neither_o man_n woman_n nor_o child_n against_o old_a man_n it_o main_o bend_v its_o force_n 2._o a_o catarrh_n be_v a_o distillation_n or_o defluxion_n of_o a_o preternatural_a superfluous_a humour_n from_o the_o brain_n to_o the_o member_n scholar_n talk_v much_o of_o the_o name_n and_o power_n of_o a_o catarrh_n but_o we_o still_o consult_v the_o profit_n of_o humane_a kind_a say_v with_o fernelius_n that_o a_o catarrh_n be_v a_o distillation_n of_o the_o excrementious_a humour_n from_o the_o brain_n to_o the_o low_a part_n 3._o i_o call_v it_o excrementious_a because_o every_o thing_n which_o we_o eat_v have_v in_o itself_o a_o mucilaginous_a tartar_n very_o noxious_a and_o hurtful_a to_o the_o health_n of_o mankind_n which_o tartarous_a impurity_n or_o filth_n see_v it_o can_v be_v waste_v subdue_v and_o separate_v there_o remain_v a_o excrement_n which_o shall_v have_v a_o passage_n by_o urine_n and_o other_o secess_n of_o nature_n 4._o but_o if_o it_o come_v to_o the_o member_n and_o lodge_n there_o it_o be_v the_o foundation_n and_o basis_n of_o all_o distillation_n from_o whence_o a_o catarrh_n have_v its_o pecular_a difference_n not_o from_o cold_a and_o heat_n etc._n etc._n as_o the_o vulgar_a dream_n but_o from_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o excrement_n and_o the_o difference_n of_o the_o place_n 5._o the_o difference_n of_o catarrh_n be_v not_o learn_v in_o a_o long_a time_n and_o by_o much_o use_n and_o experience_n wherefore_o the_o brain_n of_o all_o the_o member_n do_v abound_v most_o with_o a_o catarrh_n for_o it_o be_v a_o soft_a and_o moist_a body_n require_v and_o need_v equal_o a_o great_a and_o suitable_a nutriment_n not_o so_o much_o for_o nourish_v of_o the_o bulk_n of_o the_o body_n as_o for_o the_o reparation_n and_o regeneration_n of_o the_o spirit_n 6._o now_o to_o cut_v off_o this_o catarrh_n let_v we_o strengthen_v all_o the_o natural_a part_n removing_z these_o evil_n
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of_o a_o approach_a epilepsy_n and_o sometime_o of_o a_o fit_a ready_a to_o come_v in_o those_o that_o have_v have_v it_o already_o but_o all_o these_o sign_n be_v not_o to_o be_v expect_v to_o be_v find_v in_o one_o person_n but_o some_o of_o they_o in_o one_o some_o in_o another_o according_a to_o their_o various_a nature_n and_o disposition_n qualification_n habit_n and_o constitution_n cxlvii_o the_o various_a cause_n of_o the_o falling-sickness_n 1._o there_o be_v many_o cause_n of_o a_o epilepsy_n which_o arise_v in_o part_n from_o the_o quantity_n or_o quality_n of_o the_o matter_n cause_v 2._o the_o place_n where_o the_o prime_a cause_n lodge_v be_v within_o the_o encephalon_n and_o spring_n from_o the_o indisposition_n of_o the_o part_n within_o the_o skull_n 3._o but_o it_o may_v be_v demand_v how_o that_o can_v be_v in_o those_o kind_n of_o this_o disease_n where_o the_o paroxysm_n begin_v in_o the_o extreme_a part_n and_o ascend_v by_o degree_n up_o to_o the_o head_n 4._o 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and_o the_o coagulation_n difficult_a to_o be_v dissolve_v 15._o whence_o it_o be_v that_o disease_n arise_v from_o a_o acid_n salt_n as_o for_o certain_a the_o epilepsy_n do_v be_v of_o so_o difficult_a cure_n 16._o decker_n say_v that_o from_o the_o thumb_n of_o the_o left_a hand_n he_o have_v sometime_o observe_v a_o sharp_a matter_n to_o be_v move_v towards_o the_o heart_n and_o brain_n so_o that_o the_o patient_n be_v sensible_a of_o it_o 17._o this_o be_v nothing_o but_o what_o we_o say_v before_o of_o this_o disease_n proceed_v by_o consent_n from_o the_o extreme_a part_n 18._o but_o the_o chief_a observation_n that_o decker_n make_v hereof_o be_v this_o that_o the_o say_a thumb_n be_v bind_v have_v sometime_o keep_v back_o the_o fit_a and_o that_o the_o sick_a have_v be_v several_a time_n so_o deliver_v from_o the_o approach_a fit_n 19_o this_o be_v confirm_v by_o galen_n de_fw-fr locis_fw-la affectis_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 5._o also_o johannes_n schenkius_n de_fw-fr epilepsia_n lib._n 1._o obs_n 82._o affirm_v the_o same_o 20._o i_o know_v the_o person_n very_o well_o that_o have_v it_o arise_v from_o the_o foot_n aforementioned_a it_o be_v probable_a the_o same_o thing_n may_v have_v succeed_v in_o he_o but_o my_o youth_n and_o want_n of_o skill_n in_o physic_n for_o it_o be_v near_o twenty_o year_n since_o hinder_v my_o put_v the_o thing_n in_o trial_n 21._o if_o it_o proceed_v from_o the_o womb_n pain_n of_o loin_n do_v precede_v for_o those_o woman_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n trouble_v with_o vehement_a headache_n 22._o the_o remote_a cause_n thereof_o say_v barbet_n be_v to_o be_v seek_v in_o the_o milky_a glandule_n the_o womb_n and_o other_o part_n for_o whatever_o it_o be_v whether_o it_o be_v choler_n phlegm_n the_o pancreatic_a juice_n the_o seed_n or_o menstruous_a blood_n that_o make_v the_o lymphatic_a juice_n sharp_a easy_o cause_v a_o epilepsy_n 23._o the_o brain_n not_o be_v right_o dispose_v the_o region_n of_o the_o brain_n 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conclude_v that_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o brain_n be_v always_o the_o primary_n seat_n of_o the_o epilepsy_n and_o that_o original_o the_o morbific_a cause_n be_v store_v up_o in_o that_o region_n 30._o but_o the_o distemper_n grow_v inveterate_a it_o gradual_o spread_v itself_o through_o the_o whole_a brain_n enlarge_n its_o dominion_n after_o a_o wonderful_a manner_n scatter_v the_o morbific_a matter_n every_o where_o up_o and_o down_o which_o subject_n the_o whole_a much_o like_o garrison_n in_o conquer_a country_n keep_v the_o vassallate_v people_n under_o subjection_n 31._o its_o dominion_n be_v enlarge_v through_o the_o whole_a head_n extend_v itself_o likewise_o to_o the_o nervous_a appendix_n so_o that_o the_o semination_n of_o the_o disease_n like_o lightning_n be_v diffuse_v through_o the_o whole_a nervous_fw-fr systeme_n but_o sometime_o one_o nerve_n be_v more_o affect_v than_o another_o whence_o convulsion_n follow_v sometime_o in_o one_o part_n sometime_o in_o another_o 32._o and_o if_o the_o nervous_a system_n be_v universal_o a_o like_a affect_v the_o convulsion_n general_o affect_v the_o whole_a body_n 33._o the_o cause_n why_o epileptic_o fall_v down_o with_o violence_n be_v partly_o from_o the_o surprise_n and_o sudden_a come_n of_o the_o fit_a whereby_o all_o their_o reason_n and_o sense_n be_v take_v from_o they_o and_o partly_o from_o the_o convulsion_n of_o the_o nerve_n adjacent_a to_o the_o head_n which_o be_v strong_o contract_v the_o whole_a body_n be_v vehement_o carry_v forth_o and_o fall_v violent_o 34._o from_o these_o contraction_n other_o part_n become_v swell_v and_o tumify_v as_o the_o lung_n maxillary_a glandule_n both_o upper_a and_o low_a out_o of_o which_o the_o lymphatic_a juice_n be_v strong_o press_v and_o squeeze_a forthwith_o the_o spital_n appear_v like_o foam_n at_o the_o mouth_n cxlviii_o the_o prognostic_n of_o a_o epilepsy_n 1._o the_o epilepsy_n be_v a_o disease_n hard_a to_o cure_v if_o it_o be_v inveterate_a or_o 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ripeness_n of_o age_n or_o in_o virgin_n at_o the_o come_n down_o of_o their_o term_n the_o disease_n of_o its_o own_o accord_n have_v leave_v the_o patient_n 6._o though_o in_o this_o case_n i_o be_o very_o apt_a to_o believe_v that_o there_o may_v be_v some_o congruous_a and_o benevolent_a direction_n in_o heaven_n of_o the_o principal_a star_n or_o principal_a significator_n which_o may_v be_v adjuvant_fw-la to_o the_o native_a at_o that_o time_n 7._o if_o all_o the_o function_n be_v abolish_v the_o convulsion_n vehement_a and_o strong_a the_o paroxysm_n of_o long_a continuance_n and_o excrement_n flow_v forth_o of_o their_o own_o accord_n the_o cure_n will_v be_v exceed_o difficult_a 8._o if_o it_o come_v from_o external_a cause_n or_o evil_a diet_n surfeit_v or_o drunkenness_n the_o convulsion_n mild_a and_o the_o fit_v not_o long_o the_o disease_n will_v not_o be_v very_o difficult_a to_o cure_n 9_o hypocrates_n say_v that_o a_o epilepsy_n come_v in_o boy_n at_o fourteen_o year_n 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this_o seem_v to_o be_v by_o consent_n of_o the_o nerve_n serve_v the_o praecordia_fw-la so_o that_o at_o length_n the_o whole_a body_n languish_v the_o pulse_n be_v quell_v the_o vital_a flame_n be_v not_o long_o after_o extinguish_v 17._o the_o reason_n why_o this_o disease_n often_o end_v in_o a_o palsy_n madness_n or_o melancholy_a be_v from_o the_o conformation_n of_o the_o brain_n be_v deprave_v by_o the_o manifold_a and_o tumultuous_a rushing_n forth_o of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n whereby_o its_o natural_a state_n be_v so_o pervert_v that_o the_o morbific_a particle_n of_o another_o kind_n be_v admit_v whereby_o the_o animal_n spirit_n be_v either_o fix_v or_o become_v dull_a and_o sluggish_a be_v depress_v by_o the_o morbific_a matter_n afflict_v 18._o if_o the_o falling-sickness_n happen_v to_o child_n and_o they_o be_v not_o free_v from_o it_o about_o ripeness_n of_o age_n be_v overcome_v by_o a_o new_a and_o natural_a fermentation_n of_o the_o blood_n the_o disease_n will_v 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rise_n of_o the_o cold_a superficies_n of_o the_o say_a water_n and_o it_o have_v also_o be_v sometime_o observe_v that_o a_o air_n or_o vapour_n run_v from_o the_o hand_n where_o afterward_o a_o apostem_fw-la have_v breed_v as_o also_o from_o the_o foot_n or_o upper_a place_n have_v do_v the_o like_a 27._o that_o the_o like_a poison_n enter_v the_o body_n from_o without_o many_o cause_n convulsion_n or_o epilepsy_n for_o the_o like_a reason_n as_o the_o bit_n of_o venomous_a beast_n especial_o of_o the_o viper_n or_o a_o mad_a dog_n the_o sting_n of_o scorpion_n the_o reception_n of_o arsenic_n sublimate_n or_o other_o venenate_n and_o corosive_a thing_n the_o same_o quotidian_a experience_n do_v large_o witness_v and_o particular_o in_o the_o bite_n of_o a_o mad_a dog_n beside_o the_o symptom_n of_o madness_n and_o other_o cruel_a indication_n convulsion_n be_v at_o length_n excite_v through_o the_o malignity_n of_o the_o venene_n spirit_n whereby_o the_o patient_n be_v carry_v off_o and_o i_o once_o see_v convulsion_n arise_v from_o poisonous_a smell_n hasty_o assault_v the_o animal_n spirit_n in_o the_o brain_n which_o be_v do_v in_o a_o lusty_a young_a man_n who_o hasty_o and_o unadvised_o receive_v the_o fume_n of_o very_o strong_a spirit_n of_o niter_n by_o which_o he_o be_v immediate_o cast_v into_o most_o cruel_a convulsion_n fit_v 28._o these_o thing_n be_v premise_v for_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o the_o matter_n we_o shall_v now_o come_v to_o deliver_v our_o observation_n which_o be_v of_o a_o convulsion_n arise_v from_o a_o hurt_n of_o the_o genus_fw-la nervosum_fw-la by_o a_o blow_n receive_v on_o the_o hinder_a part_n of_o the_o head_n and_o vertebra_n of_o the_o neck_n how_o great_a the_o blow_n be_v i_o will_v not_o determine_v this_o i_o be_o sure_a of_o it_o bring_v dreadful_a convulsion_n upon_o the_o sick_a so_o vehement_a that_o life_n be_v despair_v of_o 29._o the_o sick_a be_v immediate_o commit_v to_o a_o warm_a bed_n roger_n dixon_n the_o chirurgeon_n and_o myself_o be_v send_v for_o the_o fit_v often_o return_v for_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o convulsive_a motion_n be_v spend_v and_o the_o fit_a as_o it_o be_v go_v off_o the_o sick_a scarce_o seem_v to_o be_v free_a but_o new_a convulsion_n be_v forthwith_o excite_v roger_n be_v for_o let_v he_o blood_n which_o although_o it_o be_v a_o blow_n i_o be_v in_o this_o cause_n utter_o against_o believe_v that_o if_o any_o such_o evacuation_n be_v necessary_a that_o nature_n will_v provoke_v it_o however_o in_o the_o mean_a season_n all_o the_o external_a part_n behind_o be_v bathe_v first_o with_o the_o queen_n of_o hungary_n water_n then_o with_o the_o power_n of_o amber_n and_o that_o not_o slight_o also_o some_o few_o drop_n of_o the_o power_n of_o rosemary_n be_v convey_v up_o his_o nostril_n they_o as_o also_o his_o forehead_n and_o temple_n be_v extreme_o well_o bathe_v therewith_o by_o which_o without_o doubt_n the_o
most_o powerful_o open_v all_o obstruction_n in_o what_o part_n of_o the_o body_n soever_o cure_v the_o cachexia_n and_o chlorosis_n or_o green_a sickness_n in_o virgin_n provoke_v the_o term_n and_o facilitate_v the_o birth_n and_o as_o there_o be_v no_o more_o powerful_a remedy_n against_o the_o stone_n and_o gravel_n in_o the_o rein_n ureter_n and_o bladder_n so_o no_o more_o excellent_a thing_n be_v know_v for_o the_o absolute_a cure_n of_o old_a and_o inveterate_a head_n ach_n vertigo_n migraine_n lethargy_n apoplexy_n palsy_n epilepsy_n convulsion_n fit_v of_o the_o mother_n the_o gout_n and_o other_o like_a neurotick_a disease_n and_o here_o in_o one_o singular_a medicine_n we_o find_v a_o complete_a remedy_n for_o the_o complex_fw-la malady_n of_o this_o our_o distress_a and_o miserable_a patient_n 12._o these_o four_o last_o medicament_n be_v take_v alternatim_fw-la or_o by_o course_n one_o after_o another_o for_o variety_n sake_n for_o about_o three_o month_n time_n at_o the_o end_n of_o that_o time_n he_o only_o take_v of_o the_o spirit_n morning_n noon_n and_o night_n from_o twenty_o to_o forty_o drop_n in_o beer_n ale_n or_o wine_n as_o himself_o like_v best_a and_o he_o continue_v the_o use_n of_o it_o for_o about_o half_a a_o year_n long_o at_o what_o time_n he_o find_v himself_o perfect_o well_o and_o free_a from_o all_o his_o distemper_n as_o well_o that_o of_o the_o stone_n as_o that_o other_o its_o concomitant_a the_o convulsive_a fi_n 13._o now_o it_o be_v to_o be_v noâ—ed_v that_o this_o man_n have_v be_v former_o search_v by_o a_o scotch_a man_n who_o upon_o the_o gripe_n declare_v he_o find_v a_o large_a stone_n as_o big_a as_o a_o hen_n egg_n or_o big_a who_o opinion_n it_o be_v and_o it_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o most_o learned_a man_n that_o he_o can_v not_o be_v cure_v without_o cut_v but_o the_o dreadfulness_n of_o the_o operation_n make_v he_o to_o decline_v that_o kind_n of_o help_n he_o endure_v his_o misery_n so_o long_o till_o 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opinion_n i_o be_v the_o more_o confirm_v in_o when_o i_o understand_v that_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o disease_n be_v from_o often_o and_o too_o liberal_a eat_n of_o sour_a lemon_n without_o sugar_n which_o possible_o may_v cause_v a_o convulsion_n of_o the_o part_n 6._o upon_o this_o i_o give_v he_o salt_n of_o vitriol_n a_o scruple_n at_o a_o time_n dissolve_v in_o fair_a water_n and_o i_o give_v it_o he_o morning_n and_o evening_n i_o choose_v such_o a_o quantity_n as_o may_v not_o make_v he_o vomit_v but_o by_o stay_v in_o the_o stomach_n may_v strengthen_v and_o heal_v the_o same_o moreover_o because_o i_o apprehend_v it_o to_o proceed_v from_o a_o acid_n i_o think_v good_a to_o absorb_v the_o say_v acid_a humour_n with_o some_o kind_n of_o alkaly_n for_o which_o purpose_n i_o cause_v he_o to_o take_v about_o ten_o in_o the_o morning_n and_o at_o four_o in_o the_o afternoon_n a_o dram_n of_o the_o follow_a powder_n take_v terra_fw-la sigillata_fw-la a_o ounce_n and_o half_a fine_a 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be_v wont_v to_o be_v sad_a and_o melancholic_a 3._o wherefore_o without_o the_o help_n of_o the_o caballine_a fountain_n and_o the_o double_a top_v or_o fork_a parnassus_n only_o by_o the_o assistance_n of_o bacchus_n i_o be_o sudden_o become_v a_o poet_n and_o have_v drink_v off_o his_o cup_n thus_o he_o sing_v when_o wine_n i_o drink_v all_o care_n do_v sleep_v no_o harm_n i_o think_v nought_o make_v i_o weep_v then_o drink_v we_o wine_n sweet_a blood_n of_o grape_n let_v we_o cease_v to_o whine_v and_o joy_n like_o ape_n 4._o the_o other_o be_v excellent_o read_v in_o philosophy_n envy_v his_o companion_n the_o poet_n begin_v thus_o to_o speak_v many_o commodity_n attend_v himi_a that_o love_v wine_n for_o wine_n strengthen_v the_o body_n help_v the_o digestion_n and_o distribution_n of_o the_o humour_n move_v urine_n and_o sweat_n breed_v blood_n purify_v the_o spirit_n cherish_v and_o refresh_v they_o be_v of_o a_o very_a speedy_a nutriment_n temper_n the_o humour_n make_v man_n 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for_o a_o infusion_n which_o be_v thrice_o strain_v be_v take_v in_o the_o morning_n and_o two_o hour_n before_o supper_n 2._o take_v for_o a_o sweating-bath_n rue_n wormwood_n pennyroyal_n horebound_a marjoram_n origanum_fw-la sage_n calamint_n hyssop_n centaury_n the_o lesser_a of_o each_o three_o handful_n juniper-berry_n five_o handful_n flower_n of_o camomile_n four_o handful_n sulphur_n one_o ounce_n salt_n three_o ounce_n let_v they_o be_v mix_v and_o boil_a in_o a_o strong_a lie_n as_o much_o as_o be_v fit_a in_o which_o stone_n red_a hot_a be_v to_o be_v put_v this_o sick_a sister_n do_v use_v the_o same_o morning_n and_o evening_n 3._o after_o evening_n bathe_v the_o convulse_v hand_n be_v anoint_v with_o the_o follow_a ointment_n take_v fox_n grease_v four_o ounce_n badger_n grease_n two_o ounce_n mastic_n three_o dram_n
its_o whole_a mass_n with_o heterogeneous_a and_o explosive_a particle_n and_o for_o that_o reason_n irritate_v the_o whole_a process_n of_o the_o nerve_n and_o the_o nervous_a body_n into_o universal_a spasm_n or_o couvulsion_n and_o those_o either_o continual_a or_o intermit_a willis_n de_fw-fr morbis_fw-la convulsivis_fw-la cap._n 6._o observe_v 3._o viii_o a_o convulsion_n proceed_v from_o a_o fever_n 1._o this_o distemper_n in_o this_o maid_n be_v accompany_v with_o a_o frequent_a humid_a cough_n be_v at_o first_o think_v to_o be_v only_o a_o cold_a but_o within_o few_o day_n this_o cough_n plain_o become_v convulsive_a so_o that_o whilst_o she_o cough_v the_o diaphragma_n be_v carry_v upward_o and_o with_o a_o renew_a sistole_n hold_v so_o long_a a_o time_n that_o she_o make_v a_o great_a noise_n as_o if_o about_o to_o be_v suffocate_v 2._o then_o this_o little_a maid_n grow_v more_o apparent_o feverish_a complain_v of_o thirst_n and_o heat_n and_o lay_v all_o night_n without_o sleep_n with_o a_o mighty_a agitation_n of_o her_o body_n and_o begin_v to_o talk_v idle_o as_o if_o her_o coat_n have_v fall_v into_o the_o water_n and_o when_o all_o thing_n grow_v worse_a she_o begin_v to_o be_v torment_v with_o convulsive_a motion_n first_o in_o her_o limb_n by_o and_o by_o in_o her_o face_n and_o then_o in_o her_o whole_a body_n 3._o the_o paroxysm_n come_v by_o often_o turn_v twice_o or_o thrice_o in_o a_o hour_n do_v most_o grievous_o trouble_v she_o so_o that_o this_o little_a wretch_n within_o the_o space_n of_o twenty_o four_o hour_n after_o the_o convulsive_a distemper_n begin_v to_o grow_v more_o grievous_a her_o animal_n spirit_n be_v almost_o quite_o spend_v she_o die_v 4._o whilst_o the_o convulsive_a fit_n torment_v she_o her_o pulse_n be_v very_o much_o disorder_v and_o often_o intermit_a also_o a_o frequent_a vomit_v molest_v she_o 5._o be_v send_v for_o to_o visit_v this_o maid_n also_o too_o late_o a_o little_a before_o her_o death_n when_o i_o can_v contribute_v nothing_o to_o the_o prolong_n of_o life_n i_o endeavour_v what_o i_o can_v to_o find_v out_o from_o her_o death_n the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o aforesaid_a disease_n 6._o therefore_o have_v procure_v leave_n to_o dissect_v her_o body_n the_o reason_n and_o mark_n of_o the_o symptom_n chief_o urge_v in_o this_o fever_n more_o clear_o appear_v 7._o open_v therefore_o first_o the_o low_a belly_n i_o find_v all_o the_o bowel_n in_o it_o sound_a enough_o and_o well_o furnish_v the_o ventricle_n although_o try_v with_o empty_a vomit_v contain_v nothing_o beside_o the_o liquor_n late_o take_v in_o at_o the_o mouth_n for_o neither_o in_o it_o nor_o in_o its_o appendix_n be_v worm_n or_o sharp_a humour_n find_v which_o be_v wont_v oftentimes_o to_o give_v cause_n to_o these_o kind_n of_o convulsion_n 8._o the_o small_a gut_n be_v in_o many_o place_n mutual_o involve_v to_o wit_n the_o convex_a superficies_n of_o one_o part_n be_v thrust_v into_o the_o concave_n of_o another_o as_o into_o a_o sheath_n and_o hide_v far_o in_o it_o which_o indeed_o i_o judge_v to_o have_v happen_v whole_o from_o the_o convulsive_a motion_n of_o those_o bowel_n 9_o for_o whilst_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o vehement_a convulsion_n excite_v from_o the_o nervous_a origen_n the_o opposite_a fibres_n be_v draw_v together_o do_v work_v the_o same_o intestine_a into_o contrary_a motion_n it_o easy_o happen_v that_o one_o part_n of_o the_o intestine_a of_o the_o ilium_n be_v carry_v upward_o may_v run_v into_o the_o hollowness_n of_o the_o other_o be_v snatch_v downward_o 10_o the_o thorax_n be_v open_v the_o flesh_n of_o the_o lung_n appear_v very_o red_a and_o as_o it_o be_v sprinkle_v with_o blood_n yea_o in_o some_o place_n as_o if_o it_o be_v livid_v and_o almost_o black_a out_o of_o the_o same_o wherever_o it_o be_v cut_v there_o flow_v a_o thin_a and_o frothy_a matter_n 11._o certain_o this_o show_v that_o the_o feverish_a matter_n or_o the_o serous_a impurity_n of_o the_o boil_a blood_n be_v soon_o impact_v in_o the_o lung_n do_v so_o stuff_v up_o their_o pore_n and_o passage_n that_o the_o blood_n itself_o be_v in_o its_o wont_a and_o free_a circulation_n there_o stagnate_v and_o be_v extravasated_a do_v excite_v a_o certain_a inflammation_n 12._o we_o find_v no_o less_o clear_a track_n of_o this_o so_o deadly_a disease_n in_o the_o head_n for_o the_o shell_n of_o the_o skull_n be_v remove_v present_o the_o vessel_n creep_v through_o the_o miningae_n be_v see_v to_o swell_v very_o much_o with_o blood_n as_o if_o almost_o the_o whole_a mass_n of_o blood_n be_v gather_v together_o in_o the_o head_n 13._o for_o the_o vein_n be_v cut_v or_o break_v about_o the_o inward_o of_o the_o low_a and_o middle_a belly_n little_a blood_n flow_v forth_o beside_o those_o membrane_n which_o clothe_v the_o cerebel_n and_o be_v high_o spread_v divide_v it_o from_o the_o brain_n be_v sprinkle_v in_o very_a many_o place_n with_o extravasated_a blood_n be_v note_v to_o be_v of_o a_o black-purple_a colour_n that_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o the_o phlegosis_n or_o inflammation_n round_o about_o excite_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o so_o cruel_a infest_v convulsion_n 14_o these_o cover_n be_v take_v away_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o brain_n be_v see_v to_o be_v altogether_o moist_a and_o waterish_a abouâ—_n measure_n with_o a_o watery_a humour_n yea_o its_o râ—ad_a or_o bark_n be_v take_v off_o all_o the_o ventricles_n be_v full_a of_o a_o limpid_a or_o clear_a water_n of_o which_o kind_n of_o very_o clear_a liquor_n there_o be_v judge_v to_o be_v more_o than_o half_a a_o pint_n 15._o from_o these_o appearance_n the_o pathology_n of_o the_o aforesaid_a fever_n be_v collect_v easy_o to_o wit_n in_o this_o sickness_n as_o also_o in_o many_o other_o the_o blood_n feaverish_o grow_v hot_a present_o depose_v its_o recrement_n both_o into_o the_o lung_n and_o into_o the_o brain_n 16._o wherefore_o a_o serous_a colluvy_n or_o watery_a heap_n do_v present_o overflow_v the_o constitution_n of_o either_o then_o because_o the_o blood_n be_v hinder_v both_o here_o and_o there_o from_o its_o due_a circulation_n it_o begin_v to_o grow_v into_o a_o very_a great_a heap_n about_o the_o confine_n of_o the_o affect_a part_n and_o at_o length_n to_o stagnate_n and_o to_o cause_n as_o it_o be_v a_o phlegosis_n or_o inflammation_n 17._o hence_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o serum_n be_v plentiful_o heap_v up_o in_o the_o lung_n and_o bake_v by_o the_o heat_n the_o troublesome_a cough_n with_o the_o thick_a and_o discolour_a spital_n for_o the_o most_o part_n come_v in_o this_o disease_n and_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o like_a affection_n excite_v within_o the_o head_n the_o vertigo_n swim_v stupefaction_n and_o other_o cephalick_fw-mi passion_n constant_o seize_v on_o the_o sick_a 18._o which_o kind_n of_o distemper_n in_o this_o little_a maid_n and_o in_o her_o brother_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o infirm_a constitution_n of_o the_o brain_n before_o in_o either_o of_o they_o be_v make_v more_o grievious_a terminate_v in_o a_o apoplexy_n 19_o i_o may_v easy_o here_o propose_v many_o other_o history_n of_o person_n of_o this_o fever_n at_o that_o time_n but_o from_o these_o now_o recite_v the_o type_n of_o the_o aforesaid_a disease_n may_v be_v sufficient_o know_v 20._o but_o because_o the_o same_o fever_n happen_v almost_o every_o year_n on_o some_o predisposed_a and_o perhaps_o by_o reason_n of_o a_o evil_a constitution_n of_o the_o year_n may_v hereafter_o at_o some_o time_n become_v epidemical_a it_o will_v be_v worth_a the_o while_n to_o represent_v some_o method_n about_o its_o cure_n 21._o concern_v which_o first_o of_o all_o take_v notice_n that_o in_o this_o fever_n no_o critical_a day_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v as_o in_o the_o vulgar_a continual_a fever_n for_o the_o blood_n as_o soon_o as_o it_o begin_v to_o grow_v hot_a pour_v out_o a_o part_n of_o the_o morbific_a matter_n as_o yet_o crude_a and_o not_o overcome_v from_o its_o embrace_n to_o the_o head_n or_o breast_n 22._o wherefore_o it_o be_v vain_a to_o expect_v that_o the_o blood_n shall_v suffer_v the_o heterogenous_a particle_n to_o be_v heap_v together_o in_o its_o mass_n to_o a_o fullness_n that_o from_o thence_o a_o flower_a or_o put_v forth_o arise_v at_o the_o set_a interval_n of_o time_n it_o may_v thrust_v the_o same_o subtlety_n out_o of_o door_n 23._o yea_o rather_o this_o grow_a hot_a glow_v not_o with_o a_o great_a and_o open_a burn_n but_o like_o a_o fire_n cover_v over_o with_o chip_n send_v forth_o a_o moist_a smoke_n or_o breath_n rather_o than_o a_o flame_n but_o so_o that_o from_o thence_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o nervous_a juice_n be_v deprave_v soon_o in_o its_o disposition_n and_o not_o rare_o because_o of_o the_o lung_n be_v stuff_v with_o the_o consumptive_a matter_n the_o
not_o give_v any_o help_n as_o the_o former_a to_o the_o sourness_n of_o the_o throat_n it_o may_v be_v hence_o gather_v that_o the_o salt_n particle_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o humour_n come_v away_o by_o the_o urine_n have_v a_o two_o fold_v state_n or_o condition_n to_o wit_n of_o fixedness_n and_o fluedness_n 35._o wherefore_o the_o serum_fw-la imbue_v by_o they_o become_v now_o of_o this_o now_o of_o that_o nature_n for_o it_o seem_v that_o the_o saline_a particle_n be_v degenerate_a within_o the_o mass_n of_o the_o blood_n remain_v fix_v and_o render_v the_o urine_n for_o the_o most_o part_n lixivial_a 36._o but_o those_o which_o flow_v without_o the_o blood_n in_o the_o nervous_a juice_n or_o be_v lay_v up_o about_o the_o solid_a part_n do_v degenerate_a into_o a_o flux_n or_o acetousness_n and_o therefore_o from_o these_o be_v derive_v into_o the_o emunctiores_fw-la of_o the_o mouth_n that_o note_a sourness_n of_o the_o mouth_n and_o oesophagus_n proceed_v 37._o moreover_o when_o these_o kind_n of_o particle_n be_v gather_v to_o a_o fullness_n in_o the_o nervous_a juice_n and_o solid_a part_n do_v swell_v up_o and_o arise_v to_o a_o fluxion_n boil_a up_o into_o the_o blood_n present_o these_o be_v send_v away_o from_o thence_o in_o heap_n through_o the_o reins_o render_v the_o urine_n increase_v in_o quantity_n sourish_n 38._o but_o for_o as_o much_o as_o the_o saline_a particle_n be_v of_o a_o diverse_a condition_n and_o that_o those_o of_o the_o same_o kind_n can_v not_o be_v mingle_v together_o they_o mutual_o move_v against_o one_o another_o and_o break_v their_o force_n therefore_o the_o salt_n urine_n and_o not_o the_o sour_a heal_v the_o sourness_n of_o the_o throat_n 39_o it_o appear_v by_o a_o vulgar_a experiment_n that_o the_o most_o sharp_a spirit_n of_o vitriol_n by_o the_o mixture_n of_o the_o salt_n of_o tartar_n or_o any_o other_o lixivial_a grow_v very_o mild_a and_o yet_o from_o thence_o appear_v that_o the_o acid_a humour_n sweat_v 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the_o oil_n of_o salt_n and_o so_o be_v cure_v paracelsus_n scholia_fw-la the_o theory_n of_o convulsion_n by_o the_o author_n w._n salmon_n cviii_o the_o pathology_n of_o convulsion_n and_o first_o of_o the_o notation_n thereof_o 1._o the_o name_n it_o be_v call_v in_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o latin_a convulsio_n in_o english_a a_o convulsion_n or_o retraction_n 2._o the_o definition_n convulsio_fw-la nervorum_fw-la &_o musculorum_fw-la versus_fw-la suum_fw-la caput_fw-la originemque_fw-la violenta_fw-la praeter_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la contractio_fw-la est_fw-la in_fw-la qua_fw-la voluntaria_fw-la extensio_fw-la articulorum_fw-la laeditur_fw-la &_o membrum_fw-la à _fw-la figura_fw-la naturali_fw-la detorquetur_fw-la acerbissimoque_fw-la dolore_fw-la afficitur_fw-la a_o convulsion_n be_v a_o force_a contraction_n of_o the_o nerve_n and_o muscle_n towards_o their_o original_a viz._n the_o brain_n and_o spinal_a marrow_n wherein_o the_o voluntary_a motion_n of_o the_o 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to_o the_o part_n by_o bathe_n and_o fomentation_n salmon_n 4._o a_o complete_a palsy_n or_o benummedness_n and_o loss_n of_o motion_n a_o boy_n fifteen_o year_n old_a fall_v down_o a_o stone_n pair_n of_o stair_n have_v his_o arm_n and_o leg_n benumb_v and_o void_a of_o move_v who_o neck_n with_o the_o hinder_a part_n of_o the_o head_n and_o all_o the_o backbone_n i_o anoint_v with_o this_o follow_a ointment_n 5._o take_v fox_n grease_n two_o ounce_n oil_n of_o earthworm_n one_o ounce_n oil_n of_o brick_n half_o a_o ounce_n mix_v they_o together_o and_o anoint_v therewith_o it_o be_v according_o do_v and_o in_o short_a space_n no_o wound_n swell_v or_o palsy_n appear_v in_o he_o paracelsus_n scholia_fw-la the_o theory_n of_o a_o paralysis_n or_o palsy_n by_o the_o author_n w._n salmon_n ci._n the_o pathology_n of_o the_o palsy_n and_o first_o of_o the_o notation_n thereof_o 1._o the_o name_n it_o be_v call_v in_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o latin_a paralysis_n resolutio_fw-la nervorum_fw-la and_o in_o english_a the_o palsy_n paralysis_n à _fw-fr 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id_fw-la est_fw-la resolvi_fw-la dicitur_fw-la for_o that_o the_o nerve_n and_o the_o muscle_n in_o who_o also_o the_o nerve_n be_v insert_v be_v so_o resolve_v and_o weaken_a that_o they_o be_v whole_o unfit_a to_o exercise_v the_o motum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o voluntary_a motion_n 2._o the_o definition_n est_fw-la videlicet_fw-la paralysis_n motus_fw-la in_o parte_fw-la una_fw-la vel_fw-la pluribus_fw-la abolitio_fw-la nonnunquam_fw-la &_o sensus_fw-la simul_fw-la aboletur_fw-la ob_fw-la spirituum_fw-la animalium_fw-la ad_fw-la motuum_fw-la spontaneum_fw-la necessariorum_fw-la defectum_fw-la sennertus_fw-la paralysis_n resolutio_fw-la nervorum_fw-la est_fw-la ubi_fw-la aut_fw-la totum_fw-la corpus_fw-la excepto_fw-la capite_fw-la aut_fw-la alterutrum_fw-la latus_fw-la aut_fw-la corporis_fw-la duntaxat_fw-la aliqua_fw-la pars_fw-la videlicet_fw-la pes_fw-la manus_fw-la aut_fw-la lingua_fw-la motu_fw-la ac_fw-la sensu_fw-la simul_fw-la aut_fw-la motu_fw-la tantum_fw-la privata_fw-la est_fw-la joel_n paralysis_n describitur_fw-la nempe_fw-la quod_fw-la sit_fw-la partium_fw-la nervosarum_fw-la à _fw-la debita_fw-la tensitate_fw-la resolutio_fw-la sive_fw-la relaxatio_fw-la cujus_fw-la ratione_fw-la motus_fw-la &_o sensus_fw-la nempe_fw-la aut_fw-la alter_fw-la tantum_fw-la simul_fw-la uterque_fw-la in_fw-la toto_fw-la corpore_fw-la vel_fw-la in_o quibusdam_fw-la partibus_fw-la debito_fw-la more_fw-it exerceri_fw-la nequit_fw-la willis_n a_o palsy_n be_v a_o loss_n of_o sense_n and_o motion_n in_o some_o part_n of_o the_o body_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o stop_n of_o the_o conduit_n or_o passage_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n riverius_n among_o these_o willis_n his_o definition_n be_v the_o most_o ample_a viz._n that_o it_o be_v namely_o the_o palsy_n a_o resolution_n or_o relaxation_n of_o the_o nervous_a part_n from_o their_o natural_a or_o due_a habit_n by_o which_o mean_v motion_n and_o sense_n to_o wit_n either_o the_o one_o only_o or_o both_o together_o in_o the_o whole_a body_n or_o in_o some_o part_n can_v not_o be_v exercise_v after_o their_o due_a manner_n but_o joel_n will_v have_v it_o that_o if_o the_o whole_a body_n together_o with_o the_o head_n be_v affect_v it_o be_v not_o a_o paralysis_n but_o a_o apoplexy_n and_o indeed_o most_o author_n say_v that_o a_o apoplexy_n be_v a_o universal_a palsy_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n 3._o the_o kind_n or_o difference_n it_o be_v either_o universal_a call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o which_o the_o whole_a body_n the_o head_n except_v be_v affect_v or_o particular_a call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o which_o some_o part_n or_o part_n be_v seize_v therewith_o 2._o it_o be_v either_o on_o both_o side_n of_o the_o body_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o on_o the_o one_o half_a or_o side_n of_o the_o body_n and_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o some_o author_n use_v all_o these_o term_n
promiscuous_o for_o one_o and_o the_o same_o disease_n viz._n for_o a_o resolution_n of_o the_o nerve_n which_o be_v a_o loss_n of_o sense_n and_o motion_n in_o any_o part_n of_o the_o body_n 3._o it_o be_v either_o perfect_a in_o which_o sense_n and_o motion_n be_v quite_o go_v or_o imperfect_a wherein_o sense_n and_o motion_n be_v only_o decay_v or_o diminish_v and_o in_o this_o case_n if_o the_o diminution_n be_v but_o small_a it_o can_v be_v proper_o paralysis_n a_o palsy_n but_o rather_o stupor_n or_o torpor_n a_o numbedness_n which_o be_v common_o the_o forerunner_n of_o a_o true_a palsy_n 4._o a_o palsy_n may_v be_v either_o from_o the_o hurt_n of_o the_o motive_n faculty_n the_o sense_n remain_v find_v or_o from_o the_o hurt_n of_o the_o sense_n the_o motive_n faculty_n remain_v well_o 5._o a_o palsy_n may_v arise_v either_o from_o a_o solution_n of_o unity_n in_o the_o nerve_n as_o by_o a_o bruise_v from_o a_o fall_n or_o blow_v or_o by_o a_o wound_n or_o from_o a_o relaxation_n of_o the_o vertebra_n of_o the_o back_n sudden_o cause_v 6._o it_o be_v either_o from_o cause_n innate_a as_o 1._o from_o cold_a pituitous_a humour_n which_o relax_v and_o dissolve_v the_o tone_n of_o the_o nerve_n 2._o from_o straightness_n or_o narrowness_n of_o the_o nerve_n cause_v by_o obstruction_n or_o by_o constipation_n from_o some_o tumour_n etc._n etc._n 3._o from_o thin_a sharp_a serous_a and_o windy_a humour_n move_v in_o the_o bowel_n not_o only_o to_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o orifice_n of_o the_o nerve_n but_o to_o the_o very_a muscle_n and_o tendon_n or_o from_o cause_n external_a and_o foreign_a as_o from_o narcotick_n and_o poison_n as_o touch_v the_o fish_n torpedo_n immeasurable_a drink_v strong_a liquor_n take_v of_o henbane_n poppy_n opium_n quicksilver_n antimony_n arsenic_n etc._n etc._n to_o these_o external_a cause_n may_v also_o be_v add_v the_o excess_n of_o heat_n or_o cold_a by_o the_o first_o of_o which_o the_o spirit_n be_v waste_v and_o spend_v and_o by_o the_o latter_a of_o which_o they_o be_v obstruct_v in_o their_o passage_n by_o congelation_n etc._n etc._n 7._o it_o be_v either_o idopathetick_a or_o by_o consent_n of_o part_n and_o that_o for_o the_o most_o part_n in_o a_o scorbutic_a habit_n of_o body_n cii_o the_o sign_n of_o a_o palsy_n 1._o the_o pathognomick_a sign_n of_o a_o palsy_n be_v the_o hurt_n of_o the_o motive_n and_o sensitive_a faculty_n for_o where_o the_o loss_n of_o motion_n and_o sense_n be_v there_o be_v certain_o a_o paralysis_n or_o palsy_n 2._o where_o these_o symptom_n be_v universal_a there_o the_o paralysis_n be_v universal_a if_o they_o afflict_v but_o one_o part_n only_o those_o part_n only_o suffer_v by_o the_o palsy_n sometime_o it_o affect_v but_o one_o side_n of_o the_o body_n and_o sometime_o it_o affect_v both_o 3._o if_o the_o sense_n and_o motion_n be_v both_o whole_o lose_v the_o palsy_n be_v say_v to_o be_v perfect_a if_o they_o be_v not_o absolute_o destroy_v but_o only_o deprave_v it_o be_v but_o a_o imperfect_a palsy_n and_o be_v rather_o a_o kind_n of_o torpor_n stupor_n or_o numbness_n 4._o if_o the_o motion_n be_v only_o hurt_v and_o the_o sense_n perfect_a yet_o it_o be_v a_o palsy_n so_o also_o if_o the_o sense_n be_v abolish_v and_o the_o motion_n remain_v but_o this_o kind_n of_o palsy_n in_o my_o opinion_n ought_v rather_o to_o be_v call_v a_o hemiplegia_fw-la than_o that_o which_o only_o afflict_v one_o side_n 5._o hence_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o kind_n of_o the_o palsy_n be_v easy_o know_v from_o the_o abolition_n of_o the_o motive_n and_o sensitive_a faculty_n according_a to_o the_o part_n or_o part_n affect_v be_v discoverable_a by_o the_o eye_n and_o the_o habit_n of_o the_o body_n in_o which_o it_o happen_v but_o the_o principal_a part_n affect_v or_o what_o first_o suffer_v be_v with_o more_o difficulty_n to_o be_v discern_v be_v only_o know_v from_o anatomical_a learning_n which_o teach_v the_o original_n and_o distribution_n of_o the_o nerve_n through_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n 6._o if_o the_o right_a or_o left_a side_n of_o the_o face_n have_v the_o palsy_n and_o no_o other_o part_n suffer_v the_o brain_n be_v only_o hurt_v in_o that_o part_n from_o whence_o the_o nerve_n be_v bring_v which_o distribute_v their_o branch_n to_o those_o side_n of_o the_o face_n but_o if_o the_o part_n under_o the_o head_n be_v affect_v together_o with_o the_o face_n than_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o the_o spinal_a marrow_n be_v hurt_v as_o well_o as_o the_o brain_n and_o if_o the_o part_n beneath_o the_o head_n be_v hurt_v and_o not_o the_o face_n the_o fault_n be_v only_o in_o the_o spinal_a marrow_n and_o some_o of_o the_o nerve_n spring_v from_o thence_o 7._o if_o one_o half_a of_o the_o body_n only_o have_v the_o palsy_n only_o one_o half_a of_o the_o spinal_a marrow_n and_o nerve_n thence_o proceed_v be_v affect_v but_o if_o the_o whole_a body_n suffer_v then_o be_v the_o whole_a spine_n afflict_v from_o its_o very_a original_n 8._o now_o the_o disaffection_n of_o the_o spinal_a marrow_n be_v that_o which_o hinder_v the_o afflux_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n the_o principal_a instrum_fw-la nt_v not_o only_o of_o sense_n but_o also_o of_o all_o natural_a motion_n for_o by_o reason_n of_o its_o discrasy_a it_o can_v neither_o communicate_v to_o the_o muscle_n the_o faculty_n of_o move_v nor_o to_o the_o nerve_n the_o power_n of_o feeling_n for_o that_o the_o part_n into_o which_o it_o be_v insert_v become_v unprofitable_a 9_o and_o this_o be_v true_a whether_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o say_a animal_n spirit_n be_v interrupt_v by_o a_o solution_n of_o unity_n or_o obstruct_v by_o a_o morbific_a matter_n or_o otherwise_o constringed_a for_o by_o either_o of_o these_o hindrance_n the_o say_a animal_n spirit_n can_v no_o long_o have_v a_o free_a passage_n through_o the_o nervous_a system_n flow_v through_o or_o fill_v it_o up_o or_o not_o so_o ample_o as_o it_o ought_v to_o do_v 10._o in_o whatsoever_o place_n this_o hindrance_n happen_v whether_o about_o the_o spinal_a marrow_n or_o about_o the_o conjugation_n or_o branch_n of_o nerve_n proceed_v there_o from_o it_o cause_v a_o palsy_n either_o of_o more_o or_o few_o part_n according_a as_o the_o nerve_n affect_v be_v more_o general_a or_o particular_a 11._o we_o shall_v now_o declare_v what_o nerve_n affect_v do_v produce_v a_o paralysis_n in_o each_o respective_a part._n if_o the_o nerve_n never_o to_o the_o brain_n or_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o their_o passage_n from_o the_o brain_n or_o the_o spinal_a marrow_n lie_v next_o under_o the_o brain_n be_v hurt_v or_o effect_v there_o be_v common_o a_o general_a palsy_n wherein_o also_o breathe_v the_o voice_n speech_n and_o swallow_v with_o some_o excresive_a motion_n do_v suffer_v hurt_v 12._o but_o if_o the_o hurt_n be_v in_o the_o follow_a production_n of_o this_o marrow_n it_o make_v those_o member_n only_o paralytic_a into_o which_o its_o branch_n of_o nerve_n be_v insert_v but_o the_o palsy_n be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o general_a by_o how_o much_o the_o affect_v of_o the_o say_v spinal_a marrow_n be_v never_o to_o the_o brain_n or_o original_n of_o the_o nerve_n 13._o if_o the_o ey_fw-mi be_v affect_v with_o the_o palsy_n the_o visive_a nerve_n be_v original_o hurt_v as_o also_o the_o cerebrum_fw-la adjacent_a itself_o if_o the_o tongue_n be_v paralytic_a the_o conjugation_n of_o nerve_n serve_v the_o tongue_n be_v hurt_v and_o the_o speech_n be_v also_o defective_a and_o by_o reason_n of_o its_o community_n with_o the_o auditory_a nerve_n if_o the_o defect_n be_v so_o great_a as_o to_o cause_v a_o perfect_a loss_n of_o speech_n than_o the_o sick_a be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n deaf_a also_o 14._o if_o there_o be_v a_o palsy_n of_o the_o larynx_n tongue_n jaw_n midriff_n as_o also_o of_o the_o bladder_n and_o fundament_n those_o nerve_n which_o some_o author_n account_n of_o the_o six_o and_o seven_o conjugation_n be_v hurt_v about_o their_o original_n if_o there_o be_v a_o defect_n of_o the_o voice_n the_o recurrent_a nerve_n be_v affect_v if_o there_o be_v a_o defect_n in_o swallow_v the_o nerve_n which_o go_v to_o the_o muscle_n of_o the_o jaw_n be_v hurt_v if_o there_o be_v danger_n of_o suffocation_n the_o nerve_n which_o go_v to_o the_o midriff_n be_v hurt_v though_o the_o midriff_n the_o instument_n of_o breathe_v can_v otherwise_o in_o some_o sort_n perform_v its_o office_n for_o that_o it_o receive_v nerve_n also_o from_o the_o spinal_a marrow_n 15._o if_o the_o sphincter_n of_o the_o bladder_n and_o anus_fw-la be_v paralytic_n from_o whence_o follow_v in_o the_o one_o a_o involuntary_a piss_a in_o the_o other_o a_o relaxation_n of_o the_o fundament_n the_o conjugation_n of_o nerve_n supply_v those_o part_n be_v general_o disaffect_v 16._o
if_o the_o palsy_n be_v in_o the_o leg_n the_o nerve_n affect_v be_v about_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o spinal_a marrrow_n and_o the_o vertebra_n of_o the_o o_o sacrum_n and_o thus_o we_o must_v seach_v out_o for_o the_o place_n whence_o the_o nerve_n spring_n which_o be_v disperse_v to_o those_o part_n which_o be_v afflict_v with_o the_o palsy_n 17._o from_o these_o thing_n it_o be_v apparent_a what_o conjugation_n of_o nerve_n be_v most_o afflict_v and_o that_o in_o universal_a palsy_n there_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n a_o affliction_n of_o the_o whole_a genus_fw-la nervosum_fw-la or_o nervous_fw-fr system_fw-la which_o many_o time_n come_v to_o pass_v from_o the_o effect_n of_o poison_n and_o the_o contamination_n of_o the_o neurotick_a juice_n by_o the_o fuliginous_a vapour_n of_o arsenic_n antimony_n and_o quicksilver_n 18._o galen_n relate_v a_o story_n of_o a_o man_n who_o in_o a_o cold_a stormy_a time_n by_o wrape_v his_o wet_a cloak_n about_o his_o neck_n be_v take_v with_o a_o palsy_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o of_o another_o who_o have_v a_o palsy_n in_o three_o of_o his_o finger_n occasion_v by_o a_o fall_n from_o his_o chariot_n upon_o his_o back_n whence_o he_o conclude_v that_o some_o part_n of_o the_o nerve_n of_o the_o seven_o vertebra_n be_v hurt_v in_o their_o original_n to_o which_o place_n apply_v the_o mean_n after_o he_o have_v in_o vain_a opply_v medicine_n to_o the_o finger_n he_o complete_v a_o cure_n 19_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o a_o paralysis_n be_v draw_v from_o the_o primary_n cause_n the_o disease_n aforego_v the_o temperament_n and_o habit_n of_o the_o patient_n and_o therefore_o when_o external_a cold_a and_o moist_a cause_n go_v before_o as_o also_o old_a age_n a_o pituitous_a habit_n of_o body_n cold_a wether_n cold_a and_o moist_a diet_n or_o a_o apoplexy_n have_v precede_v they_o be_v sign_n of_o a_o paralytic_a disposition_n never_o at_o hand_n 20._o moreover_o a_o catarrh_n long_o flow_v and_o at_o length_n sudden_o stop_v without_o take_v away_o the_o morbific_a matter_n be_v a_o sign_n of_o a_o approach_a palsy_n unless_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o catarrh_n be_v sudden_o convey_v some_o other_o way_n for_o otherwise_o it_o common_o fall_v upon_o some_o noble_a part_n or_o divert_v it_o lelf_n to_o the_o original_n of_o the_o nerve_n in_o the_o brain_n and_o of_o this_o case_n we_o have_v have_v two_o or_o three_o singular_a example_n all_o incurable_a ciii_o of_o the_o various_a cause_n of_o a_o paralysis_n or_o palsy_n 1._o the_o general_a cause_n of_o a_o palsy_n be_v all_o those_o which_o hinder_v the_o passage_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n into_o the_o nerve_n and_o muscle_n which_o by_o how_o many_o way_n and_o by_o what_o artifice_n those_o hindrance_n be_v do_v we_o shall_v in_o what_o follow_v more_o particular_o declare_v 2._o a_o paralysis_n therefore_o happen_v when_o the_o animal_n spirit_n do_v not_o sufficient_o invigorate_v or_o actuate_v the_o nerve_n and_o their_o ramification_n which_o be_v cause_v either_o by_o a_o obstruction_n of_o the_o passage_n by_o which_o they_o shall_v flow_v to_o the_o respective_a part_n or_o from_o the_o imbecility_n and_o paucity_n of_o the_o say_a spirit_n whereby_o either_o their_o activity_n be_v hurt_v or_o they_o be_v want_v so_o as_o that_o the_o nerve_n can_v not_o be_v sufficient_o replete_a or_o fill_v up_o therewith_o 3._o hence_o the_o variety_n of_o palsy_n come_v from_o great_a and_o universal_a obstruction_n a_o complete_a and_o perfect_a palsy_n arise_v in_o which_o both_o motion_n and_o sense_n be_v both_o abolish_v and_o this_o come_v not_o only_o from_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o matter_n obstruct_v but_o also_o from_o a_o malign_a quality_n affect_v even_o the_o spirit_n itself_o this_o obstruction_n of_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o spirit_n happen_v either_o in_o the_o first_o sensory_a to_o wit_n the_o streak_a body_n or_o in_o or_o never_o the_o medullar_n trunk_n or_o in_o the_o nerve_n themselves_o to_o wit_n either_o in_o their_o beginning_n or_o middle_a or_o end_n viz_o in_o the_o very_a fibre_n themselves_o 4._o if_o the_o first_o sensory_a or_o spinal_a marrow_n be_v affect_v it_o either_o obstruct_v the_o whole_a spine_n whence_o come_v a_o universal_a palsy_n below_o the_o original_a obstuction_n or_o one_o half_a thereof_o whence_o come_v a_o palsy_n only_o on_o one_o side_n or_o it_o obstruct_v the_o original_n of_o the_o nerve_n of_o some_o particular_a conjugation_n or_o pair_n either_o on_o one_o side_n alone_o or_o on_o both_o at_o the_o same_o time_n whence_o a_o palsy_n be_v cause_v in_o this_o or_o that_o particular_a part_n or_o member_n only_o 5._o now_o these_o obstuction_n be_v make_v either_o 1._o by_o a_o foreign_a matter_n impact_v in_o they_o or_o 2._o by_o constipation_n and_o compression_n from_o matter_n abound_v without_o they_o and_o that_o may_v be_v either_o from_o some_o particular_a tumour_n offend_v in_o magnitude_n whereby_o the_o nerve_n be_v constipate_v or_o compress_v or_o from_o a_o large_a flux_n of_o humour_n out_o of_o the_o vessel_n flow_v upon_o and_o overpower_v they_o or_o 3._o by_o solution_n of_o unity_n by_o a_o bruise_v or_o wound_v or_o 4._o and_o last_o from_o the_o excess_n of_o heat_n and_o cold_a the_o spirit_n be_v also_o in_o part_n waste_v by_o the_o one_o and_o as_o it_o be_v congeal_v by_o the_o other_o 6._o a_o obstruction_n in_o the_o first_o or_o common_a sensory_a or_o streak_a body_n cause_n either_o a_o general_a palsy_n or_o a_o palsy_n of_o one_o side_n and_o this_o be_v the_o chief_a reason_n why_o suchlike_a palsy_n follow_v upon_o a_o apoplexy_n lethargy_n or_o carus_n for_o that_o in_o those_o disease_n the_o conduit_n of_o the_o callous_a body_n be_v at_o first_o affect_v from_o whence_o upon_o the_o pass_n off_o of_o those_o disease_n there_o be_v many_o time_n a_o translation_n of_o the_o morbific_a matter_n into_o the_o marrowy_a passage_n of_o one_o or_o more_o of_o the_o corpora_fw-la striata_fw-la whence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o afflux_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n into_o the_o genus_fw-la nervosum_fw-la be_v hinder_v either_o in_o one_o or_o both_o side_n and_o here_o if_o the_o obstruction_n be_v very_o great_a sense_n and_o motion_n both_o be_v abolish_v but_o if_o not_o the_o motive_n faculty_n only_o suffer_v loss_n and_o if_o it_o be_v but_o a_o very_a small_a obstuction_n the_o motive_n faculty_n have_v only_o be_v deprive_v or_o diminish_v not_o take_v away_o 7._o but_o why_o sense_n shall_v not_o be_v hurt_v as_o well_o as_o motion_n in_o every_o palsy_n be_v manifest_a as_o aforesaid_a from_o the_o magnitude_n of_o the_o obstuction_n for_o if_o the_o obstruction_n be_v true_o so_o great_a as_o to_o deprive_v any_o member_n or_o part_n total_o of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n than_o sense_n and_o motion_n both_o cease_v for_o that_o they_o both_o be_v perform_v and_o invigorate_v by_o the_o same_o nerve_n and_o fibre_n within_o the_o same_o marrowy_a passage_n but_o if_o the_o obstruction_n be_v small_a than_o a_o small_a portion_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n be_v distribute_v so_o much_o as_o may_v manage_v the_o sensitive_a faculty_n but_o the_o motive_n be_v hurt_v forasmuch_o as_o it_o can_v not_o be_v perform_v but_o by_o a_o large_a proportion_n or_o measure_n of_o the_o say_a spirit_n 8._o moreover_o a_o palsy_n may_v be_v cause_v not_o only_o from_o the_o obstruction_n of_o the_o corpora_fw-la striata_fw-la but_o also_o from_o the_o compression_n of_o the_o same_o by_o blood_n extravasated_a within_o the_o inferior_a cavity_n of_o the_o brain_n or_o a_o large_a quantity_n of_o lympha_fw-la or_o serous_a matter_n lie_v upon_o the_o same_o and_o press_v they_o together_o by_o which_o mean_v the_o medullary_a conduit_n will_v be_v so_o straighten_v as_o to_o hinder_v the_o afflux_n of_o the_o spirit_n into_o the_o same_o 9_o but_o sometime_o the_o morbific_a cause_n affect_v the_o oblong_a or_o spinal_a marrow_n though_o rare_o by_o a_o obstuction_n yet_o sometime_o by_o constipation_n and_o compression_n and_o sometime_o by_o a_o solution_n of_o continuity_n whereby_o a_o palsy_n be_v excite_v now_o obstruction_n be_v not_o here_o so_o easy_a to_o be_v make_v for_o that_o the_o obstruct_v matter_n in_o the_o head_n do_v not_o easy_o fall_v beyond_o the_o corpora_fw-la striata_fw-la but_o the_o poisonous_a miasm_n may_v affect_v the_o spirit_n and_o so_o cause_v a_o kind_n of_o paralysis_n hemiplegia_fw-la a_o numbness_n or_o deprave_a operation_n of_o the_o part_n or_o part_n 10._o but_o in_o either_o the_o oblong_a or_o spinal_a marrow_n especial_o the_o latter_a a_o palsy_n may_v be_v excite_v from_o a_o compression_n or_o solution_n of_o continuity_n by_o a_o bruise_v apostume_n or_o wound_v by_o mean_n of_o which_o the_o blood_n or_o serous_a humour_n may_v flow_v within_o the_o hollowness_n or_o
channel_n of_o the_o spine_n so_o as_o to_o straiten_v the_o spinal_a marrow_n and_o stop_v up_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o this_o may_v come_v to_o pass_v from_o a_o hurt_n of_o the_o vertebra_n by_o distortion_n or_o extremity_n of_o cold_a in_o hard_a wether_n by_o the_o latter_a of_o which_o a_o congelation_n be_v sometime_o breed_v from_o whence_o paralytic_a disease_n sometime_o arise_v 11._o and_o if_o any_o of_o these_o accident_n seize_v upon_o any_o of_o the_o great_a nerve_n or_o their_o ramification_n the_o same_o thing_n be_v cause_v for_o that_o which_o be_v bitterness_n in_o the_o fountain_n will_v be_v bitterness_n in_o the_o stream_n also_o 12._o the_o matter_n or_o particle_n cause_v the_o obstruction_n descend_v from_o the_o cerebrum_fw-la into_o the_o oblong_a marrow_n fall_v upon_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o nerve_n which_o spread_v themselves_o into_o some_o of_o the_o muscle_n of_o the_o face_n and_o by_o obstruct_v the_o passage_n of_o the_o spirit_n excite_v a_o paralysis_n of_o the_o tongue_n eye_n eyelid_n lip_n jaw_n and_o other_o part_n from_o whence_o the_o contrary_a muscle_n be_v contract_v a_o cramp_n or_o convulsion_n be_v stir_v up_o in_o the_o opposite_a part._n 13._o the_o same_o particle_n be_v carry_v forth_o into_o the_o spinal_a marrow_n spread_v itself_o sometime_o into_o all_o its_o conjugation_n or_o pair_n and_o sometime_o into_o some_o particular_a nerve_n of_o the_o same_o from_o whence_o a_o palsy_n of_o all_o those_o part_n into_o which_o those_o nerve_n or_o their_o ramification_n distribute_v themselves_o and_o in_o all_o those_o part_n whether_o in_o the_o neck_n hand_n arm_n leg_n or_o foot_n where_o a_o paralysis_n be_v cause_v from_o the_o resolution_n of_o some_o particular_a nerve_n or_o nerve_n if_o all_o the_o nerve_n of_o the_o same_o part_n or_o part_n be_v not_o resolve_v but_o the_o opposite_a nerve_n be_v free_a from_o the_o paralytic_a affect_n there_o be_v always_o a_o contraction_n of_o the_o same_o as_o in_o a_o particular_a cure_n before-going_a we_o have_v observe_v 14._o as_o the_o imbecility_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n often_o cause_v paralytic_a symptom_n without_o any_o great_a obstruction_n so_o that_o imbecility_n or_o impotency_n may_v be_v cause_v by_o a_o afflux_n of_o malign_a particle_n from_o narcotick_a stupefactive_a or_o poisonous_a steam_n whether_o internal_a or_o external_a arise_v from_o opium_n or_o opiate_n the_o deadly_a nightshade_n aconitum_n mercury_n antimony_n bismuth_n arsenic_n etc._n etc._n any_o of_o which_o if_o they_o kill_v not_o yet_o many_o time_n induce_v paleness_n weakness_n tremble_n and_o a_o relaxation_n or_o resolution_n of_o the_o nerve_n and_o musculous_a part_n and_o the_o same_o may_v be_v cause_v from_o the_o fume_n of_o aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la and_o aqua_fw-la regis_fw-la unadvised_o take_v up_o the_o nostril_n 15._o such_o like_a malign_a particle_n as_o these_o whether_o proceed_v from_o the_o aforesaid_a fountain_n or_o from_o a_o scorbutic_n and_o cacochymick_a habit_n of_o body_n pass_v through_o the_o brain_n and_o its_o medullar_n appendix_n seize_v upon_o the_o nervous_a conduit_n and_o thereby_o not_o only_o contaminate_v the_o animal_n spirit_n but_o also_o the_o neurotick_a juice_n whereby_o both_o the_o sense_n and_o the_o power_n of_o move_v in_o a_o very_a short_a time_n come_v to_o be_v obliterated_a these_o upon_o their_o first_o approach_n only_o induce_v paralytic_a symptom_n as_o stiffness_n or_o numbness_n and_o withal_o cause_v a_o weakness_n in_o the_o part_n but_o at_o length_n be_v plentiful_o cast_v into_o the_o nerve_n and_o as_o it_o be_v tumultuate_a there_o they_o fix_v themselves_o up_o and_o down_o and_o so_o perfect_o obstruct_v the_o passage_n of_o the_o spirit_n cause_n a_o absolute_a and_o durable_a palsy_n 16._o galen_n and_o many_o other_o physician_n his_o follower_n affirm_v a_o thick_a glutinous_a cold_a phlegm_n to_o be_v the_o morbific_a matter_n of_o a_o paralysis_n but_o such_o alike_a substance_n be_v impossible_a to_o pass_v through_o the_o brain_n much_o less_o the_o neurotick_a cavity_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o exceed_a smallness_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o proeguminine_a proximate_a or_o conjunct_a cause_n of_o a_o palsy_n be_v malign_v and_o very_a subtle_a atom_n or_o particle_n which_o contaminate_v the_o spirit_n whether_o in_o the_o brain_n callous_a or_o streak_a body_n the_o oblong_a or_o spinal_a marrow_n the_o original_n of_o the_o nerve_n or_o their_o several_a and_o various_a ramification_n do_v infallible_o excite_v a_o palsy_n and_o in_o those_o part_n or_o part_n which_o have_v a_o sympathy_n consent_n or_o community_n with_o the_o part_n first_o affect_v 17._o but_o that_o such_o thick_a cold_a phlegm_n or_o a_o watery_a humour_n in_o the_o brain_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o palsy_n be_v manifest_a for_o that_o these_o humour_n common_o find_v another_o vent_n to_o wit_n by_o the_o nose_n eye_n and_o palate_n and_o where_o there_o be_v a_o dropsy_n of_o the_o brain_n in_o which_o the_o brain_n say_v willis_n and_o the_o top_n of_o either_o marrow_n do_v as_o it_o be_v swim_v in_o water_n yet_o be_v not_o such_o for_o that_o reason_n dispose_v to_o the_o palsy_n unless_o the_o water_n by_o its_o weight_n make_v a_o compression_n of_o the_o marrow_n 18._o the_o procatartick_a remote_a or_o forego_v cause_n remain_v now_o to_o be_v inquire_v into_o and_o they_o be_v either_o accidental_a or_o habitual_a the_o accidental_a be_v manifest_a as_o a_o bruise_v wound_v luxation_n and_o extreme_a heat_n or_o cold_a without_o any_o previous_a or_o habitual_a disposition_n of_o the_o body_n beside_o which_o and_o the_o conjunct_a cause_n which_o be_v either_o a_o compression_n or_o solution_n of_o unity_n there_o be_v no_o other_o 19_o the_o procatartick_a habitual_a cause_n be_v always_o a_o malign_a extraneous_a matter_n generate_v and_o heap_v up_o together_o which_o be_v suffuse_v into_o the_o organ_n of_o sense_n and_o motion_n obstruct_v the_o marrowy_a of_o nervous_a passage_n and_o sometime_o withal_o profligate_v the_o spirit_n by_o mere_a contact_n or_o effect_n both_o together_o whence_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o cut_n off_o of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n a_o palsy_n be_v excite_v in_o the_o congruent_a part_n 20._o this_o cause_n depend_v upon_o a_o double_a antecedent_n cause_n viz._n one_o more_o remote_a which_o be_v a_o disaffection_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o lymphatic_a juice_n generate_v in_o themselves_o or_o take_v from_o the_o stomach_n intestine_n and_o mesentery_n which_o convey_v to_o the_o head_n a_o morbific_a matter_n the_o other_o more_o near_o which_o be_v a_o brain_n of_o evil_a disposition_n or_o conformation_n be_v either_o too_o weak_a or_o too_o loose_a and_o resolve_v or_o otherwise_o of_o evil_a conformation_n whereby_o it_o easy_o admit_v of_o foreign_a heterogene_a and_o malign_a particle_n 21._o the_o morbific_a matter_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o brain_n induce_v a_o paralysis_n either_o primary_o for_o that_o those_o heterogene_a and_o malign_a particle_n be_v chief_o dispose_v for_o the_o exciting_a or_o stir_v up_o a_o palsy_n and_o with_o all_o that_o they_o be_v convey_v gradual_o and_o in_o small_a proportion_n for_o otherwise_o shall_v there_o be_v a_o great_a afflux_n together_o they_o will_v first_o cause_v a_o apoplexy_n or_o carus_n or_o excite_v convulsion_n the_o colic_n gout_n or_o scorbute_n and_o then_o at_o length_n a_o palsy_n or_o secondary_o which_o be_v most_o common_a after_o some_o of_o the_o aforenamed_a disease_n a_o slow_a and_o long_a fever_n immoderate_a grief_n a_o consumption_n atrophy_n or_o waste_v and_o some_o other_o distemper_n for_o the_o most_o part_n chronical_a wherein_o the_o natural_a and_o vital_a faculty_n be_v thereby_o very_a much_o hurt_n and_o the_o strength_n at_o length_n wear_v out_o enervation_n and_o resolution_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n or_o of_o some_o member_n oftentime_o succeed_v 22._o a_o palsy_n for_o most_o part_n follow_v after_o long_o and_o continue_a convulsion_n or_o convulsive_a motion_n as_o epilepsy_n for_o that_o the_o nerve_n and_o muscle_n in_o several_a member_n be_v mighty_o debilitate_a so_o that_o the_o motive_n faculty_n be_v as_o it_o be_v only_o through_o infinite_a weakness_n abolish_v the_o sick_a become_n first_o lame_a then_o whole_o helpless_a for_o that_o the_o morbific_a matter_n be_v continual_o thrust_v into_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o cerebrum_fw-la and_o its_o medullar_n and_o nervous_a appendix_n do_v at_o length_n so_o weaken_v and_o dilate_v they_o that_o it_o give_v a_o free_a course_n to_o those_o malign_a and_o heterogene_a particle_n by_o which_o the_o palsy_n be_v certain_o induce_v 23._o so_o also_o after_o a_o frequent_a and_o long_a colic_n which_o cruel_o torment_v and_o return_v by_o interval_n cause_v other_o cruel_a and_o almost_o continual_a pain_n in_o the_o other_o viscera_n of_o the_o abdomen_fw-la from_o whence_o through_o the_o
subtlety_n of_o the_o matter_n be_v excite_v wander_a pain_n through_o the_o body_n and_o its_o member_n which_o cause_v first_o infinite_a weakness_n than_o a_o stapor_n or_o numbness_n and_o at_o last_o a_o resolution_n or_o palsy_n of_o the_o part_n afflict_v for_o that_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o morbific_a matter_n or_o particle_n be_v now_o change_v be_v transfuse_v into_o the_o splanchnick_a nerve_n which_o pull_v and_o twitch_a the_o fibre_n of_o the_o viscera_n stir_v up_o pain_n and_o convulsion_n then_o become_v more_o plentiful_a diffuse_v themselves_o through_o the_o spinal_a marrow_n where_o enter_v into_o the_o nerve_n destinate_a to_o such_o respective_a part_n forthwith_o induce_v as_o aforesaid_a a_o resolution_n or_o palsy_n 24._o in_o like_a manner_n after_o a_o frequent_a and_o vehement_a gout_n a_o palsy_n may_v be_v excite_v from_o the_o infinite_a weaken_n of_o the_o nerve_n and_o muscle_n through_o the_o extreme_a anguish_n and_o misery_n of_o the_o part_n for_o thereby_o at_o length_n voluntary_a motion_n come_v to_o be_v abolish_v but_o not_o for_o that_o cause_n only_o but_o from_o a_o more_o inward_a cause_n inherent_a in_o the_o cavity_n of_o the_o nerve_n themselves_o for_o that_o the_o neurotick_a juice_n by_o the_o heat_n and_o inflammation_n of_o the_o disease_n afflict_v be_v rarify_v and_o force_v out_o of_o its_o own_o domicil_n into_o the_o hollow_n of_o the_o nerve_n where_o interfere_v with_o the_o animal_n spirit_n not_o only_o exasperate_v the_o pain_n whereby_o the_o part_n come_v to_o be_v weaken_v but_o also_o obstruct_v the_o future_a occurse_v of_o the_o say_a spirit_n to_o the_o same_o place_n beside_o which_o it_o be_v also_o possible_a that_o the_o gouty_a particle_n transfuse_v themselves_o into_o the_o mass_n of_o blood_n with_o which_o be_v carry_v to_o the_o brain_n and_o be_v continual_o multiply_v by_o manifold_a accession_n may_v at_o length_n contaminate_v the_o spirit_n in_o the_o callous_a and_o streak_a body_n oblong_o and_o spinal_a marrow_n and_o in_o the_o original_n of_o the_o nerve_n of_o several_a conjugation_n or_o pair_n and_o their_o several_a and_o various_a ramification_n so_o as_o to_o induce_v a_o absolute_a and_o confirm_a palsy_n 25._o there_o be_v another_o species_n of_o this_o disease_n wherein_o the_o motive_n faculty_n be_v not_o abolish_v but_o only_o weak_o perform_v or_o deprave_v this_o be_v cause_v either_o from_o the_o want_n or_o impotency_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n whereby_o the_o member_n can_v strong_o move_v or_o lift_v or_o bear_v any_o weight_n but_o they_o labour_v under_o a_o great_a debility_n and_o tremble_a for_o a_o sufficient_a strength_n be_v want_v for_o the_o performance_n of_o any_o act_n at_o one_o essay_n nature_n submit_v be_v force_v to_o act_v by_o a_o more_o often_o repeat_v endeavour_n and_o so_o the_o part_n be_v in_o motion_n be_v force_v to_o shake_v and_o tremble_v whence_o it_o be_v that_o in_o some_o palsy_a people_n there_o be_v always_o a_o tremble_a and_o shake_v in_o all_o their_o limb_n for_o that_o the_o nervous_fw-fr fibres_fw-fr be_v universal_o weaken_v which_o continual_o strive_v to_o exert_v their_o wont_a power_n reiterate_v those_o deprave_a motion_n perpetual_o 26._o those_o who_o suffer_v a_o palsy_n through_o a_o defect_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n be_v such_o as_o have_v lose_v much_o blood_n or_o such_o as_o have_v too_o often_o exercise_v the_o venerial_a act_n or_o be_v arrive_v to_o a_o extreme_a or_o unhealthy_a old_a age_n for_o by_o these_o mean_v the_o spirit_n be_v waste_v and_o the_o supply_n or_o stock_n and_o provision_n of_o they_o be_v but_o small_a their_o dispensation_n into_o the_o genus_fw-la nervosum_fw-la be_v so_o much_o diminish_v that_o a_o tremble_a paralysis_n common_o succeed_v thereupon_o 27._o the_o same_o thing_n almost_o happen_v to_o such_o as_o have_v lie_v long_o sick_a in_o a_o atrophy_n or_o waste_a condition_n and_o some_o other_o chronical_a 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paralysis_n where_o motion_n be_v
a_o dram_n and_o half_a with_o honey_n or_o syrup_n of_o ground-pine_a make_v a_o electuary_n do_v half_o a_o ounce_n or_o six_o dram_n in_o the_o morning_n fast_v and_o fast_v three_o hour_n after_o it_o 89._o lozenge_n take_v extract_n of_o calamus_fw-la aromaticus_fw-la two_o dram_n oil_n of_o cinnamon_n of_o clove_n of_o nutmeg_n of_o rosemary_n and_o of_o sage_n of_o each_o seven_o drop_n species_n diambrae_fw-la a_o dram_n with_o white_a sagar_n dissolve_v in_o compound_n lavender_n water_n and_o boil_a up_o to_o the_o consistency_n of_o lozenge_n six_o ounce_n make_v lozenge_n or_o thus_o take_v species_n diamoschi_n dulcis_fw-la a_o dram_n and_o half_a species_n diambrae_n two_o scruple_n diamargariton_n calidum_fw-la half_o a_o dram_n rasping_n of_o misletoe_n elk_n hoof_n of_o each_o a_o scruple_n fragment_n of_o the_o five_o precious_a stone_n of_o each_o half_n a_o scruple_n extract_n of_o galangal_n of_o orris_z and_o of_o peony_n of_o each_o seven_o grain_n cardamon_n 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pure_a volatile_a salt_n of_o soot_n or_o hartshorn_n one_o dram_n balsam_n of_o peru_n one_o scruple_n balsamum_n capivi_n enough_o to_o make_v a_o mass_n which_o make_v into_o small_a pill_n roll_v they_o in_o the_o species_n diambrae_fw-la do_v half_a a_o dram_n evening_n and_o morning_n or_o thus_o take_v resin_n or_o gum_n guajaci_fw-la three_o dram_n species_n diambre_n one_o dram_n chemical_a oil_n of_o guajacum_fw-la pure_o and_o right_o rectify_v a_o dram_n and_o half_a liquid_a amber_n enough_o to_o make_v all_o up_o into_o a_o mass_n which_o form_n into_o little_a pill_n to_o be_v take_v after_o the_o former_a manner_n willis_n 93._o these_o be_v the_o prescript_n of_o the_o best_a author_n we_o shall_v now_o lay_v down_o some_o more_o singular_a specific_v and_o so_o conclude_v this_o head_n haste_v withal_o speed_n to_o topick_n application_n and_o therefore_o in_o this_o case_n we_o commend_v the_o water_n and_o spirit_n of_o lavender_n compound_v of_o castoreum_n of_o peony_n compound_v of_o earthworm_n magistral_a aqua_fw-la imperialis_fw-la aqua_fw-la vitæ_fw-la mattheoli_n bezoardica_fw-la mattheoli_n aqua_fw-la cephalica_fw-la mylii_fw-la aqua_fw-la cardiaca_fw-la paracelsi_n aqua_fw-la aromatica_fw-la nost_fw-la anhaltina_n schroderi_fw-la cephalica_fw-la reinesij_fw-la antepileptica_fw-la vntzeri_fw-la aqua_fw-la magna_fw-la fioravanti_n aqua_fw-la vitæ_fw-la aurea_fw-la langii_n virtutum_fw-la reinesii_fw-la the_o apoplectic_a water_n of_o jacob_n martin_n faber_n epileptic_a spirit_n of_o vitriol_n spirit_n of_o hartshorn_n spirit_n of_o mansskull_n spirit_n of_o rosemary_n compound_v carminative_a spirit_n of_o silvius_n compound_v spirit_n of_o scurvygrass_n spirit_n of_o urine_n spirit_n of_o juniper-berry_n spirit_n of_o rosemary_n and_o savin_n spiritus_fw-la paralyticus_fw-la spiritus_fw-la antepilepticus_fw-la apoplecticus_n clossaei_n spiritus_fw-la diapente_fw-la antidotum_fw-la salis_n spiritus_fw-la salis_n armoniaci_fw-la 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clove_n of_o nutmeg_n of_o cinnamon_n of_o sassafras_n of_o juniper_n and_o bay_a berry_n of_o amber_n power_n of_o virtue_n power_n of_o viper_n which_o last_o with_o its_o volatile_a salt_n be_v superior_a to_o all_o other_o thing_n mynsicht_v also_o his_o tincture_n of_o mars_n be_v a_o medicament_n of_o no_o small_a account_n so_o also_o the_o dulcify_v oil_n of_o sulphur_n salt_n and_o vitriol_n so_o make_v by_o a_o long_a digestion_n with_o the_o best_a rectify_a spirit_n of_o wine_n for_o at_o least_o three_o or_o four_o month_n for_o these_o open_a obstruction_n to_o a_o wonder_n and_o free_a the_o passage_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n in_o a_o word_n the_o power_n and_o elixir_n of_o thing_n transcend_v all_o other_o form_n of_o medicament_n for_o that_o by_o their_o neatness_n and_o exceed_v subtlety_n and_o power_n of_o penetration_n they_o do_v what_o no_o other_o kind_n of_o remedy_n can_v 94._o we_o be_v now_o at_o length_n arrive_v to_o the_o topick_n part_n of_o this_o 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