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A25287	The sick-mans rare jewel wherein is discovered a speedy way how every man may recover lost health, and prolong life, how he may know what disease he hath, and how he himself may apply proper remedies to every disease, with the description, definition, signs and syptoms [sic] of those diseases. (Viz.) The scurvy, leues venerea, gonorrhea, dropsies, catarrhs, chollick, gouts, madness, frensies of all sorts, fever, jaundise, consumptions, ptisick, swoundings, histerick passions, pleurisies, cachexia's, worms, vapours, hypochondriack melancholly, stone, strangury, with the whole troop of diseases most afflicting the bodies of men, women and children; with a supply of suitable medicines; ... a piece profitable for every person and family, and all that travel by sea or land. By B.A.	A. B.	1674 (1674)	Wing A2B; ESTC R222542	90,076	270

Red Coral one Scruple Let these be subtilly powdered and divided into three parts and one part given with Red Wine and the other with a Decoction of the Seeds of Plantain twice in a day For a Dyarrhea TAke Mastick two Ounces dissolve it in Oyl of Roses and Wax half an Ounce Let them be well mixed into the form of a Liniment let this be spread upon a Linnen Cloth and applyed to the Belly Take Rhubarb one Dram Citrin Mirabalans half a Dram Yellow Sanders half a Scruple Let them be put into Plantain Water and when it hath stood one night let it be strained put to it of Rhubarb Elect half a Dram Syrup of Roses one Ounce mix it and let the Sick take it twice a day For the Celiack and Lienteria or Flux from the Spleen TAke two Spoonfulls of the Syrup of Quinces thrice in a day For the Asthma ●●ke the Spirit of Aniseeds two parts Mel Scilliticum one part Cinamon Water half a part mix it and of this take half a Spoonful at a time Or take Roots of Liquorish four Ounces the Roots of Flower-de-luce two Ounces Enulacompain one Ounce of Angelica half an Ounce a prepared Squil one Ounce the Seeds of Fennel Anis of each one Ounce Nettle S●●ds Angelica Seeds of each one Dram Seeds of Water-Cresses one Dram Spirits of Aniseed half an Ounce Hony half a Poun●● Sug●r one Pound Cinamon six Dr●ms good generous White-wine a Gallon Let 〈◊〉 ●e put into a convenient Vessel or Runlet to be preserved for use the Asthmatick may drink a draught of it every day twice For the Joynt-Gout TAke Cariocostinum two Drams Syrup of purging Thorn two Drams Elder Water two Ounces mix these and take it in the Morning and keep your Chamber and drink some Posset between your Stools Take the Oyl of Whelps Oyl of Lint-seeds Oyl of Bays the Marrow of a Hart of each half an Ounce mix it together and it will become a Liniment with which anoint the pained side every Morning and Evening For the Quinsie TAke the Leaves of Plantain Daises of each one handful Red Roses let these be boyled in three pound of common Water to which add one pound of Plantain Water three Ounces of Scabious Water Lint-seeds Fenegreek-seeds and the Seeds of Mallows of each one Dram boyl these altogether to the consumption of the third part and then being strained add to it the Syrup of Mulberries and Hony of Roses of each two Ounces and with this let the Sick Gargle often Take Oyl of sweet Almonds one Ounce Capon-grease new Butter washed in Violet Water of each half an Ounce the Musalig of Lint-seed and Fenegreek-seed Seeds of Mallows Marsh-mallows Extracted with Camomil Water of each two Drams a a little Yellow Wax let a piece of Lauud moistened in it be applyed to the pained place For the Palpitation or beating of the Heart TAke the Heart of a Hart or a Goat the Heart of a tame or wild Hog wash them in Malligo Wine then cut them into little pieces then add the Leaves of Balm and Marjoram of each one handfull Bugloss Burrage Bugloss Violet Red Roses Eazil-seeds one Dram Citrin-seeds half a Dram Cloves two Drams Cinamon six Drams Mace Yellow Sanders and Wood of Alloes of each one Dram the things to be cut let them be Cut and the things to be beaten let them be beaten add to this two Pound of Malligo Wine the Juice of Lemon one Ounce and let these be distilled in Balneo until the Water sends forth no more odour and of this let the Sick take three or four Spoonfulls when they please For the Worms T●ke Worm-seed Corallina Hartshorn of eacb equal parts 〈◊〉 being finely powdered let the Child take as much as will lie upon a Groat For the Rickets TAke the Leaves of Osmond Royal Harts-tongue Liver-wort Ceterach the Flowers of Tamarise of each one handful Raisons two Ounces White Sanders and Red Sassafras of each two Drams Coriander Seeds one Dram Mace one Scruple the tops of Sage half a handful boyl it in a sufficient quantity of Water to three pounds and let it be sweetened with honey for its common drink THe Medicines which follow are those with which we have performed great and stupendious Cures upon Diseases of long standing occasioned from great and intricate Obstructions in plethorick Bodies weakened and infeebled in Body and Mind and out of all hope in themselves and after they have passed long and various courses in Physick and these not one or two as by chance but upon very ●any and failing none where Gods decree did not prohibit and indeed such En●●miums were due to one only Medici●e of Paracelsus and that which no doubt was far short of other of his Arcana's as indeed we are able to affirm the like having Experience of the very same and this Encomium given by a person who set himself to throw as much dirt as he could upon his Master yet his desert extorted this Commendation from him that his little Pills he administred as a Divine Medicine he scrupled not to affirm that by that Medicine he could put life into those that were as good as dead and that while this Servant was with him he made good in some Experiments What then if this be so may be said not only of the same but many far more excellent than that and which have not only a power to revive but also to enter into the inmost parts of Mans Body and there in a friendly ●anner appease the inraged Archeus or innate Spirit of a tenuate incide Cut dissolves all tarterous and Coagulated Filths opens stubborn and long Obstructions cleanses and purifies the Blood the Chariot of Life and Vital Spirits seperates between good and bad summons them from all quarters to appear at the general Randisvous and when fitted by preparing these alienated Humours or Torterous Filths call them what you please to cast them out by the appointed passage as forreign Guests not Homogenies to our Nature and consequently not fit to inmate themselves there by which means Obstructions are opened Nature unburned the Faculties set at liberty to perforn their respective Offices the Blood Circulated Nature revived strength restored the whole Body returned to its pristine vigour and in some Disease Cured so the Man repreved from the approaching Execution for a time from that more certain Sentence it is appointed for all men once to die and after death the Judgmenr and though you have before Medicines proper to these Diseases yet for the publick good we propound what we before promised Of those Medicines which performs the things mentioned mowing down the most stubborn and truculent Disease rooting out their Seeds that by good Diet and the due use of res non naturales before mentioned for that end that new and better fruit may grow in the room The first is our Pillulae Solares or our Solar Pills which are so called because they are of the

with such Weapons as shall encounter the strongest Adversaries of this kind and that these things reported commended be no Hyperboles It will appear because these things are grounded upon Reason Experience the two greatest Foundations of Indication in the whole Art of Physick And then as to distracted people you may see and Examine the Cures we have done for which purpose we have a very good Conveniency in good Air with Garden-room and good attendance and all other convenient accommod●tion for Persons of any Quality and at reasonable Rates and over whom we our selves have a watchful and careful Inspection and discharge the Cure with Conscience and satisfactory Diligence And for such of any Diseases mentioned for the greater satisfaction and certainty of Cure who are willing to have our own oversight and personal Care for such we have convoniency of room and other necessaries You have also our Scorbutick Drops famous for the Scurvy and all Fevers wonderful useful for all Seamen and Persons at Sea or Land being the best Antiscorbutick opening Obstructions of the Viscera strengthens the Parts kills Worms takes away the cause of Fevers quickens the Appetite and does as much as any one Medicine can do unalterable in any Climate small Dose without observing any difficult Diet and Convenient and profitable for any Age or Sex hurtful in no Diseases being friendly to Nature and next of Kin to our Vital and Animal Spirit All this is propounded for the pu●lick good and that it may so prove read it over observingly consider diligently censure not till you do better and however accept it as a fruit of his affection who means well THE INDEX Chap. 1. MEdicine defined Pag. 1. Chap. 2. Temprraments 4. Chap. 3. Of Parts 7. Chap. 4. Of Humours 9. Signs of a Sanguine Person 12. Signs of ● Cholleric● Person 13. Signs of a Flegmatick Person 14. Signs of a Melancholly Person 15. Of Spirits 19. Of the Faculties 21. Of Actions 22. Chap. 5. Of tbings Natural 22. Of Meats 23. Of Sleep 25. Exercise how to be performed 27. Passion of the Mind 29. Chap. 6. A Tract concerning the Scurvy 33. Chap. 7. The manner of its Generation 38 Chap. 8. A continuation of the Scurvy 46. Chap. 9. The Cause in the Blood 51. Chap. 10. The Extrinsick Cause 55 Chap. 11. The Signs abbreviated 58. Chap. 12. Tbe Symptoms by which Persons may discern that they have the Scurvy 59. Chap. 10. The Cure of the Scurvy 68. Vegitables appropriate to the Scurvy 71. Rules to be observed in Bread and Beer for Scorbuticks and all others 72. Properties of the best Beer Ale 81 The Nature usefulness and profit of Wine 97. Of the Stone in the Bladder and Reins 104. The Diseases of the Spleen 108. The Tenesmus 110. Of the Dysury 110. Of the Strangury 112. Chap. 13. The Leues Venerea 97. Chap. 15. the Diagnostick Signs 103. Chap. 16. Signs of the increasing Pox. 106. Chap. 17. Signs of an Inveterate Leues Venerea 110. Chap. 18 Of a Gonorrhea 116. Chap. 19. Description of the Dropsie 119. Chap. 20. The Hypochondriack Melancholly 124. Chap. 21. The Histerick Passion 129. Chap. 22. The Jaundise 113. Chap. 23. The Chollick 135. Chap. 24. Diseases of the Liver 138. Chap. 25. Cachexia 142. Chap. 26. Inflamation of the Lungs 144. Chap. 27. A Pleurisie 145. Chap. 28. An Impyemate 147. Chap. 29. De Phthisis 148. Chap. 30. A Catarrh 150. Chap. 31. A Dysentery 153. Chap. 32. A Diarrhea 156. Chap. 33. Caeliack and Lienterial Passion 117. Chap. 34. The Asthma 159. Chap. 35. Of the Gout 161. Chap. 36. Of the Angina or the Quinsie 162. Chap. 37. Descriptioni of a Phrensie 165. Chap. 38. Melancholly Madness 167. Chap. 39. Of a Mania 168. Chap. 40. The Palpitation of the Heart 170. Chap. 41. Of Worms 171. Chap. 42. A continual Fever 173. Chap. 43. An Intermitting Fever 181. Chap. 44. A Hectick Fever 186. Chap. 45. The Ricket 189. Chap. 46. A Convulsion 191. Chap. 47. Of a Rheumatism 193. Medicines for every Disease 194. The great Arcana's 209. Instances of great Cures 219. CHAP. I. Medicine Defined MEdicine is defined with respect A Galen de constitutione artis to its End in this manner It is an Art which teaches the preservation of present health and the restoring of that which is lost or a Science by which we protect the present health and expell Diseases In Physick be these five parts First 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Physiology Secondly 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or Pathology Thirdly 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or the Semeiotical part Fourthly 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or the Dietetical part Fifthly 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or the Therapeutical part The first of these treats of those things which are call'd Natural as Elements Temperaments Humours Parts Faculties Actions and Spirits An Element is defined to be the least or most simple part of the thing which it composeth Or thus the four first or simple Bodies are called Elements Fire Air Water and Earth or an Element is that most simple part which cannot be divided into any species diverse from it self and that which is not perceptible to our Eye but is imbarqued in the shell or clothed upon with those more 〈◊〉 Bodies ●hich we call Elements And therefore those pure virgin or unmixed Elements are rather to be conceived in our Minds than otherwise to be apprehended because they present not themselves to any mortal view And they are called Elements because they are those first Principles that enter into the composition of all Natural and created Beings and by reason o● their Effects they are described or express'd by Hypocrates by the names of Qualities as Hot Moist Cold and Dry. Of these Elements there are in number Four Fire Air Water and Earth and every one of these have a doubl● Quality The Fire is hot and dry th● Air is hot and moist the Water is col● and moist and the Earth is cold an● dry These Elements you see have eac● of them two Qualities viz. The Fire is hot and dry the Air is hot and moist c. that so their first Qualities might be tempered by other qualities viz. the Moistness of the Air might temper the Heat of the Fire And these Elements are by Philosophers divided again into Male and Female the Male are the Fire and Aire and the Female are the Water and the Earth the first of these forms and concocts the seed and by the Aire as it were the sheath o●●●e conceived seed sends i● i●●o the Water and Earth there as in its proper Matrix to be formed according as the Archeus or Spiritus Mundi shall dispose and the Nature of the place or Womb shall be adapt for those seeds in order to the production of such and such an Off-spring These Four Elements in the composition of mixed Bodies retain the qualities and are so mixed on with the other that no simple part may be found Of these Elements two

be Light as Fire and Aire because these delight to move upward the other two are heavy viz. the Earth and Water because they incline downward The two first as Fire and Aire are called Active the two latter are accounted passive Because the first by reason of their innate and active heat doe act upon and as it were incubat upon the other as that Divine Philosopher in his Genes gives us an Account The Spirit of God moved upon the face and superficies of the Water in which the Earth the Womb of all things lay obscure From the Composition of these come all mixed Bodies and from the variety of mixtion comes the variety of Temperament CHAP. II. Of Temperaments A Temperament which of the Greeks is called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is defined to be a due Proportion of the four first Qualities of the Elements Avieenna defineth a Temperament to be a Quality brought forth and arising from a proportion of mixed Elements it is a proportionable mixture of hot cold moist and dry And th●● Agreement springs from the four fi●● Bodies of the World and according to this proportion Temperaments in Bodies receive their Denom●nations There is a double Temperament one absolute and to temperated 〈…〉 the other ad Justitiam in singulis generibus the first is that wherein there is an even and equal proportion of mixed Elements neither more of hot than cold neither of moist than dry The Temperament ad Justitiam is that which hath not an exact Evenness o● parity of Contraries but that due ●ediocrity which it ought to have ac●●rding ●o its own Nature or is convenient to its kind or species So that the Aequality of Mixtion is not received according to an Arithmetical but Geometrical proportion and from hence arise the temperaments in Bodies and their Denominations Hence it is that one man is said to be sanguine because the Element of Aire doth most abound in that man and another is Melancholly because he abounds in Temperament with the Earthy Faeces which we call Melancholy and so of the rest Flegmatick or Cholerick Hence also arise the temper of the parts which constitute mans Body For Example a Membrane is dryer than a Vein a Tendon than a Membrane and a Bone than both From hence arise that variety of temperaments with respect to the several Ages of men and therefore Pythagoras divided Mans Life into four Ages and compared the whole course thereo● to the four Seasons of the year Childhood to the Spring in which time al● things grow and sprout out by reaso● of the abundance of plenty of Moysture and Youth to the Summer because of the Vigour and Strength tha● men enjoy at that Age and Man'● state or constant Age to Autumn fo● that then after all the dangers of fore● past Life the Gift of Discretion an● Wit acquire a Ripeness like as th● Fruits of the Earth enjoy at that Season As also the temperament of the seaso● of the Year the Spring according t● Hypocrates is hot and moist but it i● the Opinion of all men that the Sprin● is temperate the Summer hot and dry the Autumn cold and moist and the Winter cold and dry And from hence also arise the temperature of the Blood The Blood as Temperature of the Blood Galen affirms is most temperate in that it is neither hot nor moist but temperate as it is in its first composure None of the four first qualities exceeds The temperature of Flegm other by any manifest excess Flegm as that which is of a waterish nature is cold and moist Even as Choler being The temperature of Choler of a fiery temper is hot and dry but Melancholly assimilated to each is Temperature of Melancholly cold and dry And so much may serve to be spoken to Temperaments CHAP. III. Of Parts THe next thing to be handled in the part of Physiologia is a Part what it is A Part is defined to be being largely taken whatsoever maketh to the Constitution of a Humane Body There are many Division of parts but the chiefest of all is into containing and contained The Parts containing are the solid parts which are sustained by themselves and they are divided into Similar and Dissimilar And the Similar are again divided into Spermatick and Sanguine The Dissimilar parts are those which are not compounded from part of that same Nature but from other differing species or otherwise they are call'd Instrumental because they are the Instrument of the Faculties and Functions Organical parts are divided into Animal Vital and Natural and these are divided into Principal and Ministring Those parts are called principal which have the Gubernation of the rest and they ministring which are subservient and ministers to the rest CHAP. IV. Of Humours THere are fluid parts which are sustained by the help of the other parts such as are the Humours and Spirits The Humours are either Alimentary or Excrementitious the Alimentary humour is that that is dedicated for the nourishing of the solid parts which do draw their Original from a Commixtion of the four Elements But the Excrementitious are the superfluous Liquors unusefull and unfit to Nutrition and these are distinguished into Primary and Secondary The Primary are those which pass with the Chyle into the Liver being put on by the power of the Native heat in every part of the Body are distributed by the Veins to Nutrition And of these primary hu●ors there be four Blood Chole● Melancholy and Flegm which be mixed ●ll together in the Veins This fo●●-fold mixture of humours is call'd the Mass of Blood by reason that the blood doth abound in that Mass The name of Blood is sometimes taken largely for the whole mass of Blood but properly it signifies the more benign and purer part of it generally the Blood is accepted for the whole bloody mass well tempered which from an equal mixtion of the four contrary humours and so there ariseth a harmony from a just and decent proportion of humours but if it be co●sidered by it self as pure and since 〈…〉 is hot and moist in temperature 〈…〉 Nature it resembleth Aire and not as by Reason of this tempeature but also in consistence colour savour and use it is discerned from other humours Blood is of such a mediocrous consistence that while it is retain'd within the bounds of Nature it appear not thicker nor thinner it is of a red colour a sweet taste it mightily nourisheth the musculous parts as often a● it exceedeth above the rest it maketh men fleshy flourishing fair pleasan● and merry But Alimentary bile is the thinne● part of the bloody mass partaking o● a fiery Nature by temperament hot and dry of a yellow or a pale yellow to taste bitter men in whom it abounds are cholerick lean hardy quick soon angry But the Excrementitious is drawn forth to the bladder of Gall and that it might stir up the Ejection of the Excrements and that it might

doth in like manner advise us when to drink and that for the most part either in health or sickness is the best Rule so that where a person is apt to be thirsty he may drink more to supply the want of moisture and may serve to the wetting or moistening of the Stomach Of Sleep SLeep ought to be pleasant and in the mean between deep and wakefulness for as that sleep is not best which is troubled so neither is that which is too light and from which a person is very quickly awakened but the immoderate deep sleep is worst Persons are not to sleep till the perfect concoction of the Aliment is over which is about two or three hours afte● the Food received profitable sleep is answerable to the constitution of the body For longer sleep is more fit and needfull How long Sleep for Cholerick Bodies and Melancholick than for Sanguine and Phlegmatick When you lie down in you● Bed first lie upon your right side tha● the meat taken last may descend to th● bottom of the Stomach and after tha● upon the left that the concoction ma● be helped by the Liver lying upon th● Stomach which being perfected li● again to the Right side that the Chyl● may be more easily distributed to th● Liver but lying upon the face is judged by all to be the cause of mos● grievous diseases The most convenient time for Slee● The Time of sleep is the Night two or three hours afte● Supper because of its peaceable quie● and humidity Of Exercise EXercise ought to be moderate neither too gentle nor too vehement neither too quick nor too slow Lawfull Exercise is untill the body wax warm and appear somewhat more full and there arise the florid or rosie colour of the face and sweat and hot vapours are perceived to break forth and the respiration is great and easie and as long as the Exercise is continued it be quick and equal And the Body beginning to grow weary longer Exercise will cause stifness and weariness to assail the Body and the Body flowing with sweat will suffer loss of the Spirits and humid substance Exercises are to be according to the habit and Constitution of the Body those bodies that are full and gross and Bodies repleated with humours must use such Exercise as may correct the distemper of the body which may be more vehement and laborious yet so that they be not begun till the first and second concoction be over which may be known by the yellowness of their Urine and alwayes this is to be observed the Exercise is to be suitable to the Food received so that if the Feeding be larger the Exercise is to be the more if the Food be more sparing the Exercise is to be the less The Exercise is to be first gentle then more vehement and afterward more gentle again There is another sort of Exercise which is performed by Friction and is usefull for those who by reason of Infirmities are not able to take the benefit of Motion and is to be performed according to Reason so that the Sweat breaks forth the filth of the Body and such Excrements as lie under the skin may be allured and drawn out But as there are many and great advantages accrue to the Bodies of men by well managed Exercise so great harm proceeds to the Body from idleness and sloch for gross vicious humours heaped up in the body are the Authors of Crudities and Obstructions Gouts Apoplexies and a multitude of other diseases Of Passions of the Mind PAssions of the Mind have a great Influence upon the health of our bodies so that as our Passions are so very much are the state of our bodies altered Because by these the expulsion of the native heat with the Blood and Spirits are carried inward or outward and these Passions are in Number Four Joy Anger Sorrow and Fear Joy proceeds from the Heart for the thing causing Joy or Fear being conceived the Faculties move the heart which shaken and moved by the Faculty which hath dominion over it is dilated and opened as ready to embrace the exhilerating Object but in the mean time by the force of that dilatation it sends forth much heat and Spirits together with the Blood into all the Body a great part of which coming to the Face dilates it the Forehead is smooth and plain the Eyes look bright the Cheeks become red as died with Vermilion the Lips and Mouth are drawn together and made plain and smooth Some have their Cheekdented with two little pits which fro● the effects are call'd laughing Cheek● because of the contraction or curbin● which the Muscles suffer by reason ● their fulness of Blood and Spirits a● which is nothing but to laugh Jo● recreates and quickens all the Facu●ties stirres up the Spirits helps co●coction makes the Body to be bett● in liking and fattens it the heat blo● and Spirits flowing thither and t● nourishing dew or moisture water i● and refreshing all the Members fro● whence it is that of all the passions ● the Mind this onely is profitable ● that it exceeds not measure for i● moderate and unaccustomed Joy caries so violently the Blood and Spir● from the Heart into the habit of th● Body that sudden and unlooked f● death ensues by a speedy decay ● strength and the lasting Fountain ● the Vital Humour being exhausted which thing happens to them whic● are less hearty as Women and ol● men Anger causeth the same effusion o● heat in us but far speedier than Joy therefore the Spirits and Humours are so inflamed by it that it often causes putrid Fevers especially if the body abound with any ill humour Sorrow and Grief dryes the Body in a way contrary to that of Anger because by this the heart is so straitened the heat being almost extinct that the accustomed Generation of Spirits cannot be performed and if any be generated they cannot freely pass into the members with the Blood wherefore the Vital Faculty is weakened the lively colour of the face withers and decayes and the Body wastes a-away with a lingering Consumption Fear in the same manner drawes in the Spirits and calls them back not by little and little as in sorrow but suddenly and violently hereupon the Face growes suddenly pale the extream parts cold all the Body trembles or shakes the Belly in some is loosed the Voice as it were stayes in the Jawes the Heart beats as it were with a violent pulsation because it is almost opprest with the heat strangled by the plenty of Blood and Spirits abundantly rushing thither the hair also stands upright because the heat and blood are retired to the inner parts and the outmost parts are more col● and dry than stones by reason where of the outmost skin and pores in which the roots of the hair are fastened ar● drawn together Shame is a certain affection as it wer● mixed of Anger and Fear therefor● in that Conflict of as it were

a spontaneous Lassitude a straitness ● the breast and often times they are o●noxious to Fainting of the spirits Vertig● and Convulsions but in these scorb●tick Dispositions they are wont to u● Remedies more hot and those endow● with a volatile Salt and also Chalybia● which doth thin and stir the blood A● truely in the same manner do they hand Ropy Wines viz. They ought to ● much shaken and stirred Thus far concerning the Radicate Principles of the Scurvy in the Blood Mass and here it is to be explained from what Causes the Blood the Parent of the Scurvy degenerating from its proper goodness doth take that diseasie disposition Notwithstanding it ought first to be shewn in what manner the seeds of this Disease with the other Humour in general is cast into the nervous Juice From the Blood driven forth the Borders of the Brain doth still forth a most subtil matter as for Animal spirits so for a Vehicle and doth scatter them there continually by the whole nervous kind that Latex as long as the Spirit and Salt is well combinated or volatilised with it remains very powerfull there is also a little water with which these are diluted there seems little need of Sulphur and Earth and yet that Concretion of the Spirit and volatile Salt which can pass through all things doth penetrate actuate and irradiate that most excellent humour Concerning the beginnings of the Scurvy untill the Blood being thick and Tone of the Brain are vitiated that Dewy Liquor of the Brain and Nerves as yet spirituous and sweet abides not very unfit to every Office to which it i● appointed but afterward being impoverished by the bloody Mass and muc● enfeebled it is dropped out inclinin● towards a soureness Moreover from the faeculent and as it were the rancidous or muddy blood heterogeneo● particle are administred much infeste● with an Animal Regimen And the Brain being made more wea● within are admitted without repuls● and thence is powered out into the ma●rowy Appendix as also the nervou● with the moistning Juice hence no● there follows the failings and the Eclipses of the scattering Animal Spirit in● every Region distractions and doloro● complaints and Cramps wherefore Pa●sies Convulsions Vertigoes Pains Tre●bling and other preternatural Afflict●ons of the Brain and Nervous kind an● the more forceable Roots producing th● Scurvy are wont to follow And hence it is to be noted in genera● that in these three doth consist the sco●butick spot affixed to the nervous Juice viz. That the dewy Liquor of the Brai● and Nerves is become much more thi● or impoverished which doth degenerat● à Crasi Spirituo-salina toward a soureness which is replenished by the heterogeneous and morbifick particles Hitherto we have shewn how the first seeds of the Scorbutick Affection are sown in the Blood and therein to the Nervous Juice CHAP. X. THe more remote and Extrinsick Cause comes from the six things non Naturales First Aire that is corrupt naughty moist thick putrid and cold cloudy sultery and marine the unpleasant and cloudy season of the Year moist places near the Sea-coasts Laky wet dwelling and Habitations under ground obnoxious to unclean and filthy Exhalations arising from foul Inundations of the Sea and Rivers from whence Hepatick and Splenatick Afflictions are stirred up Secondly Foods not onely in Quality but in Quantity and in Variety hurt much Multa fercula multos morbos ferunt In Qualiity if they be of an evil Juice corrupt too hot too much burnt these easily admitting of putridity and are contrary to the nature of the Bowels which First are the Flesh of Bulls Rams Sows Goats Deer Water-fowls Musty dyet or too Old things salted dryed in the Aire dryed with smoak or kept too long with Salt Red Herring Pickled Herring Bisket Pease Beans Old Cheese Cabbage Chesnuts Among Drinks those are forbidden tha● are made of a foul and stinking Water drinks made of Wheat thick and faeculent Wines black slimy impure thick not only taken to satiation but also taken against thirst and Drinks too copiously taken into the stomach hurt the Mesaraick Veins and Liver so that they cannot perform their other Offices There are other Causes of this Disease in some it may draw its rise fro● an hereditary Cause when the Parent● have been much infected with the Invasions of the Scurvy as when the Paren● Father or Mother are scorbutick and so it becomes Hereditary also by sucking the Milk of a Scorbutick Nurse and some think it may be taken by Contact and intimate Conversation as drinking in the same Cup by Kissing and by the drawing in of the Breath of those infected And this by some is thought the Cause why in the Lower Saxony the Scurvy is so frequent they suppose that by drinking in the same Cups that scorbutick that having their Gums lax and inflamed with crude Blood their mouth stinking give or communicate the same to others and so also their Companions Si scilicet vir cum faemina scorbutica fluxu albo laborante concumbat may take it want of motion an idle sedentary Life does contribute much to this disease Fastings over much immoderate watchings great and unseasonable Labour and Exercises of Body suppressions of yearly Evacuations immoderate Sleep frequent perturbations of Mind anxious Cares and Solicitudes and things of that kind which doth lessen the Native heat and increase Crudities CHAP. XI Signs shewing the Scurvy hath already i●v●ded the Body FI●st A Heaviness of the whole Body Secondly A spontaneous weariness which notwithstanding Bodies that a●● more gross and big may not so soon pe●ceive without a contin●●l Exercise Thirdly A certain straitness of the Praecordi●m ●ourthly A debility of the Legg● Fifthly An i●ching redness and pai● of the 〈◊〉 Sixthly The colour of the Face incl●●ing from a paleness to a dusky Where-ever these are found joyntly you may with certainty pronounce they 〈◊〉 the Scurvy Not that these be al●●he Signs of this disease but that this ●●uculent disease may be the more unmasked and every ordinary Capacity may understand whether he or she have the Scurvy you shall here have a more particular List of well-nigh all the symptomes of this Disease CHAP. XII THe Scurvy first invading there is presently a sense of heaviness and weariness without a manifest Cause over the whole Body mostly about the Vessel dedicated to Concoction and that from Cacochymia press'd out of all the Veins by the whole frame for by the heap of humours in this Evil there is need that the powers be stirred up 2ly They are troubled with a difficult and slow breathing especially between Labour when the sick is moved or stirred by Reason of a flatulent humour lying under and distending the Hypocondries together with the neighbouring parts the Diaphragma and Organs of Respiration 3. Often-times they are driven over the whole Body but chiefly through the external parts as the Arms Belly sides Hips between the Entrance of the back having a notable passage by the

have been under almost any restraint Venery only excepted and their Relations being infected we have Cured them though to this day they know not what they ail'd the Arcana's we use are such viz. of that Power and Energy that they Cure Cito tuto Jucunde which is as much as any Person can desire small in Dose and very easy to be taken and may be conveyed by reason they are small in bulk to any place and the Rules so plain and easy that they may be observed without the least difficulty the Cure so certain that one in a Thousand almost need not dispair of Cure if they will be observant for it is to be understood that though many may be Cured wlth rhat facility as is hinted yet all may not without being a little more observant in Rules somewhat more strict and were it so we have conveniency for any that will commit themselves to a more strict observation for privicy and certainty of Cure in Cases more than ordinary and this is worth your observation which though as you have heard the Symptoms of this Disease are numerous and appear with a dreadful Aspect in foul Ulcers sordid and stinking Sores filthy and noysom Scabs a gastly Countenance lamentable complaints of dolorous pain as you have abundantly heard in so much that they might almost have this Motto written upon them Mortuus est yet by the Blessing of God we have conquer'd these sworms of Adversaries heal'd and dryed up the Ulcers caused the Scabs to fall off like Leaves in Autumn renewed the native heat restored the Countenance to its former Floridity Cured the Hectick dismissed the Consumption and in some made him a new Man as to his body or so repaired the old that there hath in many to this very day not appeared the least sign of the approaching ruine to their great satisfaction happens of themselves and Families and though they have had Issue yet these Off-springs are sound strong and enjoy perfect health without the least Token of an hereditary communication of the paternal spot and in all the marks or concomitants of perfect freedom from such things there appears to be no difference from them and others of whom there was never no cause of Jelousy nay and less than of some who are born of Scorbutick Parents or others annoy'd with milder and gentler Diseases The reason of this Allegation is because some doubt whether there be any certain Cure for Persons once infected with the POX because some who either because they would not be Regular and have fallen into the hands of some bad and inexpert persons have fail'd of their Cure or have been made worse or have paliated their disease have taken on them the Phisiognomy of other Diseases and Masked themselves under the Vizard of the Scurvy and Gout to whom they are much obliged for this disguise for the certainty of our Cure in this as well as in many others we could give you many Instances of persons by Name Place of Habitation with Sex and Age of all sorts and these performed in Fourteen days upon infants who cannot observe Rule and who went any whither and did any thing but our own conveniensy trust by many committed to us and love to our Neighbour must prohibit our Pen. And so much may suffice for the description of this Disease as to what concerns the Cure it cannot be expected that we shall say any thing of that for that would not answer the end proposed and it would be useless because they may have the Medicines that will certainly Cure of the Author and at the place specified in the Title Page with plain Directions so that they may be used in any Country and distance from us whatsoever CHAP. XVIII Of the Gonorrhea THe Gonorrhea a Brat of this Brood for the most part and though it be enumerated among the Symptoms of the Leues yet as ●o its distinct Knowledge and some other necessary Circumstances belonging it will be convenient to let you know that though a Gonorrhea may arise from another Cause yet it is rare to meet with a Gonorrhea that is not a Symptom of the Leues Venerea or contracted by a foul Copulation we speak now as we have found in our Practice a Gonorrhea is a running or rather a dropping out of the urinary passage of a Yellowish Livid Bloody Filthy Sanies like to puss or matter not well Concocted oftentimes fretting and exulcerating the passage with the Acrimony and causing a painful erection of the Yard and distention of all the Genital parts for in this Erection there is caused as it were a convulsive Contraction of these parts and hence it is that the Patients complain that they feel as it were a String stretch'd stiff in that part which draws the Yard as it were downwards the cause thereof is a gross and flatulent Spirit filling and distending by its plenty the whole Channel or hollow Nerve yea the whole porous substance of the Yard if to these Symptoms this be added that the urinary passage is exulcerated a grievous pain afflicts the Patient while he makes Water for that the Ulcers are irritated by the sharp Urine passing that way for it is a viscious and acrid filth which hath acquired a venenant malignity by the corruption of the whole Substance This discription is sufficient for any person to come to a Judgment of himself upon suspicion of himself he may come to a conclusion in the affirmative that if some of these Symptoms be present though they are not all nor to the utmost Degree and especially if he hath been dabbling he may conclude in the affirmative that he hath a virulent Gonorrhea and by this be admonished to look out for Cure which we have with our remedies performed in Six or Eight days to their great satisfaction we have something to be consider'd as to the Female Sex and some distinguishing Signs by which they might be able to judge of themselves whether they have a Gonorrhea for as much as they are attended sometimes with weakness proper to their Sex only called Fluor albus We have met with many that have had a foul corrupt Gonorrhea and have thought it only the weakness now named and so have born it to the hazard of their Lives and by which many others have been ruined But by reason this Book may happen into the hands of some less modest and our modest Veneration of that Sex forbids any more than this hint but if any be surprized as too many are in these days and they desire our advice they shall receive a modest Information of particulars according to the Nature of the thing and Cure if Curable as it is not to be doubted and so much we thought convenient to add concerning a distinct description of a Gonorrhea CHAP. XIX The description of the Dropfie THe Dropsie in the Greek is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in Latin aqua-intercus as to its species is described to be