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water_n do_v provoke_v vomit_n the_o flower_n of_o brass_n give_v in_o the_o weight_n of_o two_o scruple_n dram_n out_o gross_a humour_n very_o many_o use_n the_o armenian_a stone_n not_o prepare_v at_o all_o be_v not_o that_o art_n high_o to_o be_v commend_v which_o if_o at_o any_o time_n it_o use_v these_o thing_n do_v exhibit_v they_o diverse_o and_o elegant_o prepare_v not_o whole_a dioscorides_n write_v that_o silver_n be_v good_a against_o the_o poison_n of_o wolves-bane_n and_o avicenne_n will_v have_v it_o to_o be_v excellent_a against_o the_o tremble_a of_o the_o heart_n if_o therefore_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o ancient_n be_v of_o any_o moment_n with_o we_o it_o must_v not_o be_v impute_v to_o chemist_n as_o a_o fault_n that_o sometime_o they_o make_v use_v of_o mineral_n see_v they_o who_o they_o call_v galenist_n be_v guilty_a of_o the_o same_o error_n if_o it_o be_v one_o but_o herein_o they_o be_v excel_v by_o the_o chemist_n in_o that_o they_o prepare_v they_o better_o insomuch_o as_o they_o may_v be_v administer_v with_o less_o harm_n matthiolus_n in_o his_o fore_n name_v epistle_n say_v well_o that_o great_a and_o chronicall_a disease_n can_v scarce_o be_v overcome_v without_o mineral_n but_o those_o mineral_n be_v not_o to_o be_v administer_v without_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o chemical_a art_n and_o the_o use_n of_o bath_n be_v ordinary_a all_o which_o do_v partake_v of_o the_o virtue_n of_o some_o mineral_n object_n but_o perhaps_o some_o will_v object_v that_o mineral_n be_v altogether_o poisonous_a and_o hurtful_a to_o nature_n and_o can_v be_v bring_v into_o action_n sol._n which_o although_o it_o be_v after_o a_o sort_n true_a of_o many_o mineral_n yet_o that_o hinder_v not_o but_o they_o may_v be_v make_v good_a remedy_n in_o stubborn_a disease_n that_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o strong_a medicine_n and_o it_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o all_o medicament_n that_o
they_o alter_v our_o body_n for_o as_o we_o have_v say_v forcible_a remedy_n must_v be_v apply_v to_o extreme_a disease_n hence_o sometime_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o some_o empiric_o through_o their_o adventurous_a rashness_n do_v cure_v disease_n that_o be_v give_v over_o by_o other_o to_o the_o disgrace_n of_o physician_n if_o therefore_o the_o ancient_n without_o scruple_n or_o doubt_n do_v use_v they_o whole_a how_o fortunate_a be_v our_o time_n in_o which_o we_o be_v wont_v so_o curious_o to_o prepare_v and_o dissolve_v they_o so_o as_o they_o may_v by_o our_o heat_n be_v more_o easy_o bring_v into_o action_n although_o to_o confess_v the_o truth_n there_o be_v many_o of_o they_o which_o do_v not_o require_v any_o great_a labour_n to_o reduce_v they_o into_o action_n as_o the_o flower_n of_o brass_n whole_a as_o the_o ancient_n do_v prescribe_v it_o though_o unaltered_a by_o our_o heat_n do_v nevertheless_o purge_v vehement_o avicenne_n when_o he_o make_v gold_n a_o mean_a betwixt_o silver_n and_o the_o hyacinth_n attribute_n to_o they_o the_o virtue_n of_o corroborate_n and_o cheer_v the_o heart_n and_o of_o resist_a poison_n which_o virtue_n say_v he_o do_v flow_v from_o the_o hyacinth_n as_o the_o power_n of_o draw_v iron_n from_o the_o loadstone_n and_o can_v be_v dissolve_v and_o overcome_v by_o our_o heat_n as_o vegetable_n be_v for_o that_o say_v he_o the_o substance_n thereof_o do_v not_o endure_v but_o only_o natural_a heat_n help_v forward_o the_o penetrate_a quality_n thereof_o therefore_o according_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o avicenne_n it_o do_v not_o appear_v that_o the_o hyacinth_n or_o gold_n or_o silver_n be_v reduce_v into_o action_n or_o that_o they_o be_v change_v and_o dissolve_v by_o our_o heat_n also_o there_o be_v many_o such_o thing_n which_o do_v help_v by_o contact_n alone_o as_o galen_n commend_v peione_n hang_v about_o the_o neck_n and_o monardes_n the_o stone_n of_o kidney_n bind_v to_o the_o arm_n which_o help_v only_o by_o the_o diffusion_n of_o their_o quality_n like_o light_n and_o many_o such_o thing_n have_v be_v observe_v by_o divers_a which_o will_v be_v too_o tedious_a to_o rehearse_v moreover_o not_o only_a mineral_n but_o also_o some_o vegetable_n be_v poisonous_a which_o nevertheless_o be_v profitable_o administer_v at_o least_o in_o such_o a_o dose_n inward_o mineral_n may_v be_v take_v inward_o as_o nature_n be_v able_a to_o resist_v see_v then_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o mineral_n be_v prepare_v by_o chemist_n and_o that_o the_o oil_n quintessence_n and_o tincture_n of_o they_o be_v extract_v it_o be_v also_o as_o true_a and_o manifest_a that_o they_o may_v profitable_o and_o without_o danger_n be_v conquer_v by_o our_o heat_n and_o take_v inward_o chap._n iii_o of_o they_o that_o attribute_v too_o much_o to_o chemical_a remedy_n although_o i_o have_v already_o in_o the_o general_a allow_v and_o approve_v the_o chemical_a preparation_n of_o remedy_n yet_o we_o must_v know_v that_o not_o all_o remedy_n prepare_v chemical_o be_v good_a and_o wholesome_a for_o many_o questionless_a be_v bad_o prepare_v which_o perhaps_o require_v another_o kind_n of_o preparation_n it_o will_v not_o therefore_o be_v amiss_o to_o endeavour_v to_o repel_v and_o root_v out_o that_o self-love_n through_o which_o they_o extol_v their_o own_o medicine_n with_o innumerable_a commendation_n and_o prefer_v they_o before_o all_o other_o for_o they_o be_v not_o spare_v in_o promise_v great_a thing_n go_v about_o to_o persuade_v we_o that_o they_o will_v work_v miracle_n and_o they_o forcible_o obtrude_v remedy_n on_o we_o which_o if_o they_o may_v be_v credit_v be_v good_a for_o all_o sort_n of_o fever_n and_o do_v cure_v divers_a kind_n of_o disease_n which_o even_o contrary_a cause_n have_v produce_v which_o of_o they_o do_v not_o high_o commend_v the_o dissolve_v of_o gold_n deceit_n aurum_fw-la potabile_fw-la a_o deceit_n which_o they_o call_v anrum_fw-la potabile_fw-la teach_v extol_v and_o admire_v the_o divers_a way_n of_o make_v it_o very_o if_o all_o the_o way_n of_o prepare_v this_o one_o remedy_n be_v write_v down_o together_o it_o will_v make_v a_o large_a and_o full_a volume_n and_o yet_o they_o be_v all_o fabulous_a and_o mere_a deceit_n nevertheless_o for_o all_o this_o they_o do_v audacious_o and_o impudent_o brag_v of_o the_o efficacy_n of_o that_o not_o yet_o invent_v remedy_n the_o same_o may_v be_v say_v of_o other_o remedy_n much_o more_o easy_a for_o they_o set_v forth_o many_o thing_n for_o tincture_n oil_n salt_n and_o the_o like_a which_o be_v nothing_o less_o than_o what_o they_o avouch_v they_o to_o be_v as_o may_v be_v manifest_v of_o many_o thing_n in_o particular_a but_o so_o this_o tractate_n will_v be_v too_o long_a and_o tedious_a nevertheless_o let_v we_o hear_v their_o reason_n which_o we_o have_v touch_v in_o the_o first_o chapter_n we_o will_v here_o brief_o repeat_v they_o the_o vulgar_a or_o common_a medicine_n say_v they_o be_v usual_o poisonous_a as_o be_v almost_o all_o cathartic_o or_o purge_v remedy_n and_o very_o many_o alter_a medicine_n as_o saffron_n hemlock_n coriander_n if_o they_o be_v take_v in_o too_o great_a a_o quantity_n but_o the_o chemical_a be_v altogether_o free_a from_o any_o poisonous_a quality_n and_o from_o all_o impurity_n which_o may_v weaken_v the_o force_n of_o the_o remedy_n whereas_o in_o the_o vulgar_a this_o same_o impurity_n do_v remain_v which_o be_v no_o more_o amend_v by_o the_o mixture_n of_o other_o thing_n then_o if_o bird_n shall_v be_v boil_a with_o their_o nest_n gut_n dung_n and_o all_o only_o a_o little_a cinnamon_n and_o sugar_n add_v thereunto_o so_o pill_v electuary_n lozenge_n opiate_n have_v in_o they_o as_o well_o hurtful_a as_o profitable_a quality_n wherefore_o they_o can_v commodious_o be_v bring_v into_o action_n by_o our_o heat_n but_o in_o chemical_a remedy_n the_o noxious_a quality_n be_v sever_v from_o the_o wholesome_a and_o so_o they_o be_v more_o easy_o bring_v into_o action_n and_o be_v of_o great_a efficacy_n and_o certainty_n honey_n and_o sugar_n which_o be_v ingredient_n in_o divers_a remedy_n because_o they_o be_v of_o quick_a spirit_n and_o abound_v with_o sharp_a and_o filthy_a vapour_n be_v ill_o mix_v therewith_o in_o like_a manner_n they_o like_v not_o decoction_n because_o thereby_o many_o of_o the_o virtue_n be_v lose_v the_o remedy_n become_v of_o a_o unpleasant_a relish_n and_o the_o efficacy_n be_v dull_v by_o the_o mixture_n of_o a_o strange_a liquor_n thus_o they_o commend_v their_o own_o remedy_n for_o their_o purity_n safety_n efficacy_n pleasant_a relish_n and_o small_a dose_n and_o indeed_o this_o be_v true_a in_o the_o preparation_n of_o many_o of_o they_o especial_o mineral_n yet_o not_o always_o in_o all_o and_o first_o they_o false_o suppose_v that_o they_o have_v all_o some_o venomous_a quality_n in_o they_o for_o they_o do_v ill_a to_o call_v that_o poison_n which_o be_v only_o somewhat_o gross_a in_o substance_n for_o there_o be_v scarce_o any_o mix_a body_n which_o be_v not_o heterogeneal_a and_o consist_v not_o of_o divers_a part_n every_o one_o of_o which_o several_o have_v in_o they_o divers_a wholesome_a and_o profitable_a virtue_n as_o the_o chemical_a resolution_n itself_o do_v demonstrate_v we_o must_v confess_v that_o many_o thing_n that_o be_v poisonous_a be_v by_o the_o chemical_a art_n make_v harmless_a but_o forthwith_o to_o call_v that_o hurtful_a and_o poisonous_a which_o be_v or_o seem_v to_o be_v less_o pure_a be_v too_o much_o rashness_n see_v that_o the_o mixture_n of_o divers_a part_n be_v not_o make_v without_o the_o special_a providence_n of_o nature_n this_o do_v meat_n and_o drink_n show_v in_o which_o god_n have_v not_o without_o cause_n mingle_v the_o wholesome_a part_n with_o the_o unwholesome_a for_o the_o good_a of_o man_n body_n do_v not_o we_o more_o commodious_o use_v wine_n than_o the_o spirit_n of_o wine_n the_o ordinary_a drink_n of_o which_o do_v rather_o harm_v than_o good_a whereas_o wine_n itself_o do_v yield_v a_o profitable_a pleasant_a and_o comfortable_a drink_n to_o the_o body_n therefore_o one_o say_v well_o they_o that_o do_v so_o much_o dislike_v the_o earthy_a part_n shall_v be_v nourish_v with_o nothing_o but_o spirit_n as_o the_o spirit_n of_o wine_n oil_n of_o corn_n and_o extract_v of_o flesh_n not_o that_o i_o deny_v preparation_n to_o be_v needful_a though_o not_o always_o a_o chemical_a preparation_n so_o we_o prepare_v wheat_n for_o the_o make_n of_o bread_n by_o grind_v fift_a knead_v bake_v and_o flesh_n by_o wash_v and_o boil_a which_o if_o they_o shall_v be_v chemical_o prepare_v will_v become_v hurtful_a and_o utter_o lose_v wherefore_o be_v the_o separative_a faculty_n give_v to_o the_o body_n but_o for_o the_o separation_n of_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v unprofitable_a and_o therefore_o faber_n a_o late_a writer_n one_o that_o make_v large_a
the_o five_o hour_n of_o the_o night_n not_o be_v silent_a as_o before_o but_o of_o purpose_n with_o a_o loud_a voice_n to_o awake_v he_o from_o his_o sleep_n but_o perhaps_o some_o will_v say_v galen_n do_v not_o command_v sleep_n till_o two_o hour_n after_o blood-letting_n i_o answer_v it_o have_v be_v well_o if_o the_o sick_a can_v have_v sleep_v immediate_o after_o he_o have_v be_v let_v blood_n and_o in_o no_o place_n do_v galen_n disallow_v that_o for_o we_o know_v we_o can_v always_o sleep_v when_o we_o desire_v it_o but_o see_v the_o aforesaid_a sick_a man_n can_v not_o sleep_v come_v again_o two_o hour_n after_o he_o bid_v he_o lie_v still_o that_o he_o may_v sleep_v which_o galen_n have_v not_o do_v if_o he_o have_v judge_v sleep_n to_o be_v hurtful_a after_o blood_v if_o any_o man_n object_n that_o sleep_n be_v prohibit_v lest_o the_o ligature_n shall_v be_v loose_v and_o the_o patient_a bleed_v again_o that_o be_v nothing_o for_o that_o may_v be_v prevent_v by_o the_o diligent_a care_n of_o the_o bystander_n and_o the_o sure_a bind_v of_o it_o as_o touch_v drink_n bleed_v good_a to_o drink_v after_o bleed_v amatus_fw-la the_o portugal_n prove_v that_o it_o be_v not_o hurtful_a immediate_o after_o blood-letting_n but_o very_o wholesome_a command_v that_o the_o patient_a do_v present_o drink_v a_o little_a cold_a water_n for_o in_o regard_n that_o the_o vein_n be_v empty_v it_o be_v instant_o distribute_v into_o the_o whole_a body_n and_o do_v both_o easy_a soon_o and_o safe_o cool_v the_o body_n chap._n xxvii_o that_o blood_v and_o purge_v be_v not_o hurtful_a for_o woman_n with_o child_n and_o this_o error_n be_v none_o of_o the_o least_o that_o if_o a_o woman_n with_o child_n be_v sick_a they_o will_v not_o suffer_v she_o to_o take_v physic_n nor_o to_o be_v let_v blood_n for_o fear_v of_o a_o aborsement_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o reason_n the_o authority_n of_o the_o ancient_n and_o daily_a experience_n to_o reason_n because_o a_o woman_n that_o labour_v with_o a_o acute_a disease_n as_o a_o fever_n or_o a_o pleurisy_n be_v in_o very_o great_a danger_n as_o say_v hypocrates_n 5._o aph._n 30._o ib._n 5._o *_o it_o be_v mortal_a for_o a_o woman_n with_o child_n to_o be_v take_v with_o a_o acute_a disease_n dangerous_a fever_n in_o woman_n with_o child_n be_v most_o dangerous_a therefore_o no_o delay_n be_v to_o be_v make_v in_o apply_v remedy_n again_o in_o respect_n that_o the_o child_n be_v nourish_v with_o the_o mother_n blood_n if_o she_o be_v sick_a there_o be_v danger_n lest_o through_o that_o sickness_n and_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o blood_n the_o child_n perish_v which_o if_o it_o happen_v as_o sometime_o it_o do_v then_o be_v the_o mother_n in_o danger_n both_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o disease_n and_o of_o the_o dead_a child_n namely_o lest_o she_o be_v weaken_v by_o the_o disease_n the_o child_n die_v through_o putrefaction_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o she_o be_v not_o able_a to_o bear_v the_o child_n at_o least_o never_o do_v a_o aborsement_n happen_v without_o danger_n now_o it_o be_v evident_a enough_o that_o these_o evil_n can_v be_v prevent_v without_o take_v away_o the_o cause_n for_o indeed_o no_o disease_n can_v be_v cure_v otherwise_o and_o the_o cause_n can_v be_v take_v away_o without_o blood-letting_n away_o the_o disease_n be_v not_o cure_v till_o the_o cause_n be_v take_v away_o or_o purge_v they_o that_o think_v it_o such_o a_o dangerous_a thing_n for_o woman_n to_o use_v these_o remedy_n and_o thereupon_o do_v not_o admit_v of_o they_o let_v they_o serious_o consider_v this_o note_v if_o a_o physician_n can_v cure_v a_o woman_n with_o child_n sick_a of_o a_o putrid_a fever_n without_o blood-letting_n or_o purge_n much_o more_o easy_o may_v he_o cure_v she_o of_o the_o same_o disease_n without_o these_o remedy_n when_o she_o be_v not_o with_o child_n and_o so_o the_o use_n of_o they_o may_v be_v quite_o abandon_v but_o if_o he_o can_v cure_v she_o not_o be_v with_o child_n 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