If from too great a quantity of Blood a sleepy Disease is feared the Patient must be sufficiently Blooded and the utmost endeavours must be used to make the Hemorrhoids flow than which nothing can be more advanâ—agious Purging must be also ordered to prevent a Relapse Take of the Pill of Amber and of the lesser Coeh each two scruples of the best Castor six grains of Oyl of Amber a sufficient quanty mix them make 12 Pills take six for a Dose and the other six three days after Or take my Pills which are excellent in these diseases After Purging let the Sick use the following Medicine Take of the Conserves of the Flowers of Male-Peony and of Rosemary each one Ounce of the Bark of Citron Candied â—â—x drams of the Species call'd Diambra aud Dianâ—bos each one dram of Castor Powdered two scruples of compound Spirit of Lavender half a dram with a sufficient quantity of the Syrups of Gilly-flowers and of compound peony make an Electuary Give the quantity of a Nutmeg Morning and Evening daily and let the Sick take two spoonfuls of Black Cherry-water and ten drops of my Cephalic Tincture Morning and Evening presently after the use of the Electuary Take of Amber Powdered one ounce sprinkle the fourth part of it upon the Head every night at Bed time Chap. II. Of Bleeding at Nose Bleeding at the Nose comes at any time of the Year and afflicts those chiefly that are weakly and of a very hot Constitution and more frequently when they are Old than when they are Young In this Case you must do all you can to restrain the violent heat and ebullition of the Blood from whence arises the said unusual Extravasation and to turn the fore of it another way To which end Bleed often in the Arm and take away Blood freely order also a Cooling and Thickening Diâ— as three parts of Fountain-water and one of Milk boyled together and drank Cold roasted Apples Barly Broaths and such like things as are made without Flesh order the Sick to keep from Bed for some time daily and give a gentle cooling Glister every day and let it not be once omitted Give also a draught made of half an ounce of Diacodium and Cowslip-water at Bed time to quell the fury of the Blood but because a sharp humour often accompanies Bleeding at Nose and the like which being mingled with the Blood furthers it's motion and opens the Orifices of the Veins besides revulsion and cooling I usually give the following Purging potion when the Disease is even at it's height Take of Tamarinds half an ounce of sena two drams of Rhubarb one dram and an half Boyl them in a suffâ—cient quantity of water to three ounces of the strained Liquor add of Manna and Syrup of Roses solutive each one ounce make a Potion and after it has done working I give at Bed time a draught made of two ounces of water of Red Popies and one ounce of Diacodium and when the Bleeding is gone quite off I give the Patient some purging potion again As to outward Applications a Linnen Bolster dipt in cold Water wherein Sal prunella has bin disolved may he applyed to the Nape of the Neck and to both the sides of it often in a day and after Bleeding and Purging the following Liquor may be used Take of Hungarian Vitriol and Allom each one ounce of Flegm of Vitriol half a Pint Boyl them till all is dissolved filter the Liquor when it is cold and seperate it from the Cristals that sometimes rise To the remaining Liquor add a twelfth part of Oyl of Vitriol And put a tent dipt in this Liquor into the Nostril from whence the Blood flows and keep it in two days Rags moistened in this Liquor and applyed stop Blood from what parts soever it flows Spitting of Blood which betwixt Spring and Summer befalls weakly People of a hot Constitution whose Lungs are infirm and rather Young People than Old is almost of the same nature with the Bleeding at the Nose and requires almost the same Method of Cure only it will not bear Purging by which especialy if repeated the sick is apt to fall into a Consumption but Bleeding used often a Glifter injected every day a draught made of Dâ—a odium taken at Bed-time and a Dyet thickening and cooling will do the Business effâ—ctually Chap. III. Of Vomiting of Blood VOmiting of Blood from what cause soever it arises is very dangerous for if too great a quantity of Blood be evacuated their is danger of Death if it coagulate in the Stomack and corrupt there it occasions â—ainting It must be cured by Medicines that cause a Reâ—ulsion of the Blood from the Stomach and by such as attemperate it and stop the opening of the Veins And first because an orderly Diet is of great use in this case the common Diet ought to be astringent and cooling as Barley-broths Almond and Rice diet Water-gruel and especially Starch boiled in Milk whereunto may be added a little rose-Rose-water hard Eggs may be also used dipt in Vinegar also Bread dipt in Water and Chicken Broath with Wood-sorrel Purslain and Plantian boyled in it But at the beginning of eating some astringent things should be taken as a Quince baked under the ashes Medlars or the like Let the Sick abstrain from all Salt Pepper'd and Fryed Meats and also from such things as yield a great deal of nourishment unless the Weakness of the Sick requires that they should be taken sparingly He must drink but little and when he does it must be Water wherein iron has bin quenched with a little juice of Lemon in it The Sick must not expose himself to the Winds nor to the rays of the Sun he must Sleep moderately and his Body must be kept open Bleeding must be used sparingly and it must be repeated The Members must be rubbed and bound and cleansing Glisters must be injected Cupping-glases must be applyed to the Buttocks Legs and Loins Let two spoonfuls of Vinegar and Water mixed be given if there be a suspition of clotted Blood for by the use of it it may be easily disolved and driven from the Veins of the Stomach and they will be stop'd thereby foment the Region of the Stomach also with it cold Let the Sick take Morning and Evening four ounces of the juice of Plantain cold Take of old Conserve of Roses and of Comfry Roots each one ounce of Marmalade of Auinces half an ounce one Myrobalane candied troches of Amber and Lemnian earth each two drams of coral prepared and of Saffron of Mars each one dram with Syrup of dryed Roses make an Electuary and let the Sick take the quantity of a Nutmeg Morning and Evening Troches of Amber do not only bind but also disolve clotted Blood and therefore are frequently to be used Tincture of Coral made with the juice of Lemons is also very good But when the Blood is evacuated violently and cannot be stoped by the
Miscarriage are the same which accompany Women duly brought to Bed The Preservation from Miscarriage consists principally in these two things the one concerns the Woman before she is with Child and the other when she is with Child Before the Woman is with with Child all Indispositions of the Body which are wont to cause Miscarriage must be removed as fullness of Blood ill Humours and peculiar Diseases of the Womb. If the Woman be too full of Blood when she is with Child she must be Blooded in the first Months twice or thrice if need be but much Blood must not be taken away at a time and if she be troubled with abundance of ill Humours gentle Purging must be repeated especially in the middle Months in the mean while astringent and strengthening Medicines must be used all the time the Woman is with Child Take of Conserve of Roses two Ounces of Citron Peel Candied six Drams of Myrobalans Candied and of the Pulp of Dates each half an Ounce of Coral prepaâ—ed Pearl prepared and Shavings of Harts-horn each one Dram with Syrup of Quinces make an Electuaery of which let the Woman take the quantity of a Nutmeg every other Night at Bed time But that the success of this Medicine may be good the Woman must keep her self as quiet both in Body and Mind as possibly she can and abstain from Coition But if by reason of the vehemency of the Cause whither Internal or External the Woman is ready to Miscarry you must do the best you can with the following Remedies And in the first place so soon as the Pain shall be perceived in the lower parts of the Belly we must endeavour to allay them both by Medicines taken inwardly and outwardly applyed for if Miscarriage be caused by Crudities and Wind which is most usual when it begins from an inward Cause a Powder must be given made of Aromaticum Rosatum and Coriander Seeds give of each half a Dram or three or four Spoonfuls of Dr. Stephen's Water if Flegm and Wind abound at the same time let carminative Medicine be applyed below the Woman's Navel such are Bags oâ— Anniseeds Fennel Seeds Fenugreek Seeds Flowers of Camomile Elder Rosemary and Stechas mixed together oâ— a Rose Cake fryed in a Pan with Rich Canary and sprinkled with Powder of Nutmegs and Coriander Seeds if by these means the Pains cease not inject a Glyster made of Winâ— and Oyl wherein halfe an Ounce of Venice Treacle must be dissolved and after the Glyster is come away you musâ— give sixteen of my Cordial Drops in a Spoonful of Stephen's Water But if Blood begins to come away you must Bleed immediatly and rub the upper Parts and tye thâ— Members and if the Flux of Blood continues give twâ— Ounces of the Juice of Plantain sweetened with an Ounce 〈◊〉 Syrup of Poppies to which add one Scruple of Bolearmeniâ—â— and apply hot a little bag full of Red Roses and Balaustineâ— Boyl'd in Smiths Water and Red Wine to the Womans Belly Chap. XII Of an immoderate Flux of the Courses AN immoderate Flux of the Courses invades either iâ— Child-bed or at other times as to the first that afflicts Women most on the first Days after a difficult Labour and is accompanined with a long train of Hysteriâ—â— Symptoms and as it happens only on the first Days so usâ—ally it do's not last long for if a thickning Diet be oâ—dered it soon abates The following Drink may be all used Take of Plantane Water and Red Wine each one Pint boyl them till a third part is consumed sweeten it with a sufficient quantity of White Suger let the Woman take half a Pint of it twice or thrice a Day But as to the Flux which happens out of Child-bed tho' it befalls Women at any time yet most commonly it invades a little before the time they leave them namely when they are about Forty five Years of Age if they have them Young and about Fifty if it were late before they begun to have them and by reason of the great quantity of Blood which is continually evacuated they are almost continually afflicted with Vapours In order to the Cure you must bleed in the Arm and eight Ounces of Blood must be taken away the next Morning the following Purge must be given Take of Tamarinds half an Ounce of Sena two Drams of Rhubarb one Dram and an half infuse them in a sufficient quantity of Fountain Water and in three Ounces of the strained Liquor Dissolve of Manna and Syrup of Roses Solutive each one Ounce make a Purging Potion which must be taken thrice three Days betwixt each Purge and every Night at Bed time through the whole course of the Disease twelve of my Cordial Drops must be taken in two Spoonfuls of small Cinnamon Water or the like Take of the Conserve of dryed Roses two Ounces of the Troches of Lemnian Earth one Dram and an half of Pomgranate Pill and red Coral prepared each two Scruples of Blood-Stone Dragons Blood and Bolearmenick each two Scruples with a sufficient quantity of simple Syrup of Coral make an Electuary whereof let her take the quantity of a large Nutmeg in the Morning and at Five in the Afternoon drinking upon it six Spoonfuls of the following Julep Take of the Waters of Oak Bud and of Plantain each three Ounces of Cinnamon Water hordeated and of Syrup of dried Roses each one Ounce of Spirit of Vitriol a sufficient quantity to make it pleasantly acid Take of the Leaves of Plantain and of Nettles each a sufficient quantity beat them together in a Stone Mortar and press out the Juice Clarifie it and give six Spoonfuls of it cold three or four times in a Day After the first Purge apply the following Plaster to the Loins Take of Diapalma and of the Plaster for tuptures each equal parts mix them and spread them upon Leather A cooling and thickening Diet must be ordered and a Glass of Claret may be allowed once or twice a Day to recover the strength This Method may be also used to prevent Miscarriages but the Juices and Purges must be omitted Chap. XIII Of a suppression of the Childbed Purgations THere is so great a Flux of Humours from all parts to the Womb when a Woman is with Child and during the Commotion in her Labour that in case there be not afterwards sufficient evacuation of them the Woman is in great danger of very ill Accidents and sometimes of Death it self because these Humours corrupted by their stay there will certainly cause a great Inflamation and this is the reason why the suppression of these Childbed Purgations is one of the worst and most dangerous Symptoms which can befall a Woman after Delivery especially if they be wholly and suddenly stopt the first three or four Days which is the time they should come down plentifully for then follow an accute Fever great pains in the Head Pains in the Breast Reins and Loyns Suffocation of the
Mother and an Inflamation which is suddenly communicated to the Belly which thereupon becomes much swelled and blown up there happens also a great difficulty in Breathing Choakings Beating of the Heart Fainting Convulsions and often Death it self if the Suppression continues And if the VVoman outlives it she is in danger of an Abscess in the VVomb and afterwards of a Cancer or there may happen great Imposthums in the Belly also the Gout Sciatica and Lameness or an Inflamation and Abscess in the Breast The Causes of the Stoppage of the Child-bed Purgations proceed either from a great Loosness or strong Passions of the Mind also from great Colds and cold Drink To bring the Child-bed Purgations well down let the VVoman avoid all Perturbations of Spirit which may stop them let her ly in Bed with her Head and Breast a little raised keeping her self very quiet that so the Humours may be carried downwards by their natural tendency let her observe a good Diet some what hot and moist and apply the Plaster mentioned in the Chapter of Vapours to her Navel Take of the Conserves of Roman Wormwood and of Ruâ— each one Ounce of the Troches of Myrth two Drams of Castor English Saffron Volatile Salt of Salarmoniak and of Assafoetida each half a Dram with a sufficient quantity of the Syrup of the five opening Roots make an Electuary Let her take the quantity of a large Nutmeg every third Hour drinking upon it three or four Spoonfuls of the following Mixture Take the Waters of Pennyroyal and Balm each three Ounces of Compound Briony Water two Ounces of Sypup of Mugwort three Ounces and an half of Saffron two Drams of Castor tyed up in a Rag and hanged in the Glass one Scruple mingle them If these things are used presently upon the Suppression they generally take it off Chap. XIV Of Quinsey A Quinsey comes at any time of the Year especially between Spring and Summer and chiefly seizes Young Men and such as are of a Sanguine Complection and Red Haired People more than any other The Sick shiver and shake presently a Fever follows and a little after a Pain and Inflamation of the Jaws and if the Sick be not presently relieved he can neither-Swallow nor draw his Breath so that he is under the Apprehension of being Strangled by reason the Jaws are stoped by the Inflamation and Swelling There is great danger in this Disease for it sometimes destroys a Man in a few Hours In order to the Cure Bleed presently in the Arm and take away a large quantity of Blood and presently afterwards open the Veins under the Tongue and then touch the inflamed parts with Honey of Roses made very sharp with Spirit of Vitriol or Sulphur and the following Gargarism must be used often not in the common way for it must be kept in the Mouth without motion till it wax hot and then it must be spit out Take of the Waters of Plantain Roses and Frogs spawn each four ounces the Whites of three Eggs turned to a Water by beating of White-Sugar-candy three drams make a Gargarism The Patient must also take daily of the Emulsion to be mentioned in the cure of a Pleurisie the next Morning bleed again unless the Fever and difficulty of swallowing abate and defer purging till the next day but if both these are lessened give presently the Lenitive Purge mentioned in the Chapter of the immoderate Flux of the Courses If the Fever and other Symptoms are like to be troublesome after Purging they will be quelled by Bleeding repeated as before and by applying a large and strong Blister to the Neck and by a Glister of Milk and Sugar injected every Morning except when the Sick purges through the whole course of the Disease the use of all kinds of Flesh and their Broths are to be forbid and the Patient must be dieted with Oatmeal and Barley broths roasted Apples or the like and he must drink Small-beer and he must keep from Bed some Hours every day Chap. XV. Of a Pleurisie THis Disease is very frequent and comes at any time but especially betwixt Spring and Summer it chiefly seizes those that are of a Sanguine Constitution and often Country People and those that are accustomed to hard labour it most commonly begins with a shaking and shivering and then heat drough restlesness and other symptoms of a Fever follow After a few Hours but sometimes it is much longer before this symptom comes the Patient is seized with a violent pricking pain in one of his sides about the Ribs which sometimes reaches towards the Shoulder-blades sometimes towards the Back-bone and sometimes towards the Breast he Coughs frequently which occasions great pain so that sometimes he holds his Breath to prevent Coughing the matter which is spit up at the beginning is little and thin and often sprinkled with particles of Blood but in the process of the Disease it is more and more concocted and mixed with Blood Tho' this Disease has an ill Name and is of it self more dangerous than any other yet if it be well managed it is easily cured and indeed as certainly as other diseases As to the cure ten ounces of Blood must be taken presently away from the Arm of the side affected then presently after Bleeding give the following draught Take of Red poppy-Poppy-Water four ounces of Salprunella one dram of Syrup of Violets one ounce mingle them â—ake a draught Take of Sweet Almonds number seven of the Seeds of Melons and Pompions each half an ounce of the Seeds of White-Poppies two drams beat them together in a Marble Mortar pouring gently upon them a pint and a half of Barley-water of Rose-water two drams of Sugar-candy half an ounce mingle them make an Emulsion give four ounces every fourth hour Pectorals must also be taken frequently Take of the Pectoral decoction a quart of the Syrups of Violets and Maiden-hair each one ounce and an half mingle them make an Apozem Let him take half a pint thrice a day Take of the Oyl of Sweet-Almonds two ounces of the Syrups of Violets and Maiden-hair each one ounce of Sugar-candy half a dram mingle them make a Linctus of which let the Patient lick often in a day Oyl of Almonds by it self or Linseed-Oyl is often used with good success As to diet you must forbid all Flesh and the Broaths of it tho' never so thin but the Patient may be dyeted with Oaten and Barley Broaths and Panada and let him drink of a Ptisan made of Barley-water and the Roots of Sorrel and Liquorish aud sometimes Small-beer Anoint the pained side Morning and Evening with the following Ointment applying upon it a Cabbage-leaf Take of the Oyl of Sweet-Almonds two ounces of Ointment of Marsh-mallows and Pomatum each one ounce mingle them make an Ointment The Sick must persist in the use of the said Remedies through the whole course of the Disease If the pain be very violent you must take away ten