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or_o the_o opiate_n mention_v in_o the_o cure_n of_o want_n of_o appetite_n emulsion_n often_o use_v make_v of_o the_o cold_a seed_n do_v powerful_o assuage_v the_o sharpness_n of_o the_o humour_n or_o in_o a_o disease_n not_o very_o hot_a the_o milk_n of_o sweet_a almond_n syrup_n of_o apple_n with_o syrup_n of_o quince_n be_v to_o be_v give_v in_o a_o spoon_n he_o must_v take_v broth_n often_o and_o must_v drink_v cold_a or_o warm_a water_n or_o ptisan_n often_o the_o oil_n of_o sweet_a almond_n do_v assuage_v the_o sharpness_n of_o the_o humour_n let_v the_o stomach_n be_v foment_v with_o a_o spung_a dip_v in_o rose_n water_n take_v of_o the_o cerat_fw-la of_o saunders_n and_o ointment_n of_o rose_n of_o each_o one_o ounce_n mastich_n half_a a_o ounce_n citron_n peel_v and_o pulp_n of_o quince_n of_o each_o one_o dram_n with_o juice_n of_o housleek_n and_o a_o little_a turpentine_n make_v two_o emplaster_n of_o which_o lie_v one_o to_o the_o before_o part_n another_o to_o the_o hinder_a part_n of_o the_o stomach_n anoint_v the_o region_n of_o the_o liver_n with_o cooling_n ointment_n because_o the_o humour_n use_v to_o flow_v from_o thence_o to_o the_o stomach_n if_o you_o suspect_v any_o infection_n you_o must_v give_v treacle_n and_o other_o antidote_n and_o anoint_v the_o stomach_n with_o the_o oil_n of_o scorpion_n according_a to_o matthiolus_n these_o medicine_n follow_v be_v good_a against_o the_o hiccough_n of_o what_o cause_n soever_o first_o expel_v the_o humour_n offend_v by_o vomit_n if_o the_o patient_n can_v well_o endure_v it_o and_o repeat_v it_o if_o the_o disease_n abate_v and_o give_v strong_a if_o necessity_n require_v as_o platerus_n show_v in_o his_o practice_n of_o which_o he_o give_v a_o example_n in_o his_o observation_n in_o these_o word_n a_o chirurgeon_n be_v sick_a begin_v to_o hiccough_a day_n and_o night_n so_o that_o he_o can_v neither_o sleep_v speakwell_o or_o take_v meat_n at_o last_o be_v thus_o weak_a and_o nothing_o profit_v he_o when_o he_o be_v in_o a_o agony_n we_o give_v he_o not_o without_o fear_n but_o at_o his_o own_o entreaty_n a_o strong_a chemical_a vomit_n at_o hand_n by_o which_o he_o vomit_v abundance_n of_o choler_n green_a and_o black_a and_o so_o be_v cure_v if_o the_o patient_n abhor_v vomit_n purge_v he_o but_o prepare_v the_o humour_n first_fw-mi or_o before_o you_o repeat_v it_o with_o cut_v and_o cleanse_v mean_n after_o use_v these_o follow_v apply_v cup_a glass_n to_o the_o back_n against_o the_o stomach_n or_o before_o bound_v the_o stomach_n that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v dilate_v use_v ligature_n to_o the_o remote_a part_n take_v annis-seed_n for_o they_o say_v that_o do_v specifical_o cure_v and_o give_v often_o clyster_n to_o draw_v the_o humour_n from_o the_o stomach_n apply_v young_a creature_n to_o the_o stomach_n and_o take_v vinegar_n of_o squil_n in_o a_o spoon_n neeze_v do_v shake_v off_o the_o matter_n which_o be_v compact_v in_o the_o tunicle_n of_o the_o stomach_n as_o chrysimachus_n the_o physician_n in_o plato_n cure_v aristophanes_n by_o neeze_v when_o he_o can_v not_o be_v cure_v by_o hold_v his_o breath_n and_o gargle_a of_o cold_a water_n galen_n 8._o the_o comp_n med_a sec_fw-la loc_fw-la mentiones_fw-la the_o medicine_n of_o asclepiades_n of_o which_o he_o examine_v every_o simple_a and_o approve_v they_o as_o if_o it_o have_v all_o faculty_n fit_a for_o this_o intention_n namely_o to_o discuss_v and_o evacuate_v the_o matter_n hurtful_a by_o stool_n and_o urinal_n to_o strengthen_v the_o stomach_n and_o last_o to_o mitigate_v sharpness_n the_o composition_n be_v thus_o take_v of_o costus_n or_o galangal_n saffron_n spikenard_n rose_n mastich_n of_o each_o four_o scruple_n asarabacca_n and_o aloe_n of_o each_o two_o scruple_n opium_n one_o scruple_n with_o the_o juice_n of_o fleabane_n make_v they_o into_o little_a ball_n or_o cake_n and_o let_v he_o take_v one_o of_o a_o scruple_n in_o weight_n every_o morning_n in_o 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it_o with_o broth_n and_o take_v it_o in_o the_o morning_n or_o take_v of_o oil_n of_o sweet_a almond_n and_o manna_n of_o each_o one_o ounce_n dissolve_v they_o in_o broth_n to_o be_v take_v two_o hour_n before_o dinner_n take_v of_o pulp_n of_o cassia_n two_o ounce_n tamarind_n and_o manna_n of_o each_o one_o ounce_n the_o powder_n of_o senna_n half_a a_o ounce_n cremor_n tartari_fw-la two_o dram_n with_o syrup_n of_o rose_n solutive_a make_v a_o opiate_n let_v he_o take_v half_a a_o ounce_n or_o a_o ounce_n or_o dissolve_v in_o the_o decoction_n of_o prune_n half_a a_o ounce_n or_o a_o ounce_n of_o manna_n let_v he_o take_v it_o one_o hour_n before_o dinner_n as_o all_o the_o aforesaid_a for_o so_o they_o will_v work_v better_o ptisan_n of_o succory_n agrimony_n and_o sorrel_n cast_v into_o water_n that_o begin_v to_o warm_v and_o infuse_v one_o night_n either_o drink_v alone_o or_o with_o wine_n for_o ordinary_a drink_n do_v keep_v the_o body_n loose_a this_o follow_a broth_n do_v 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and_o in_o that_o of_o bauderon_n it_o be_v give_v to_o half_a a_o ounce_n but_o in_o hot_a constitution_n it_o may_v do_v harm_n rhasis_n commend_v his_o pill_n so_o far_o as_o to_o say_v that_o they_o can_v make_v such_o as_o be_v fain_o to_o ride_v to_o go_v on_o foot_n again_o thus_o they_o be_v make_v take_v aloe_n of_o the_o best_a half_a a_o ounce_n red_a rose_n two_o scruple_n hermodactile_n white_a and_o purge_v from_o their_o outmost_a skin_n or_o shell_n one_o dram_n and_o a_o half_a diagridium_n one_o dram_n with_o water_n of_o ground-pine_n and_o honey_n of_o rose_n make_v all_o into_o a_o mass_n of_o pill_n the_o dose_n one_o dram_n these_o also_o be_v good_a which_o follow_v take_v aloe_n hermodactile_n of_o each_o half_n a_o ounce_n groundpine_n or_o chamepitys_n two_o dram_n chamaedris_n or_o germander_n stcoehados_n of_o each_o
the_o inner_a bark_n of_o the_o nut-tree_n sleep_v in_o vinegar_n which_o he_o say_v have_v be_v by_o he_o use_v with_o success_n final_o other_o apply_v such_o thing_n as_o be_v apt_a to_o blister_v the_o skin_n as_o garlic_n onion_n crowfoot_n and_o the_o like_a which_o be_v less_o safe_a than_o the_o former_a and_o very_o troublesome_a to_o the_o patient_n chap._n 4._o of_o a_o quotidian_n fever_n a_o quotidian_n ague_n be_v so_o call_v because_o its_o fit_n do_v return_v every_o day_n wherein_o it_o agree_v with_o a_o double_a tertian_n and_o a_o triple_a quartan_a but_o be_v distinguish_v from_o they_o by_o sign_n proper_a to_o itself_o this_o fever_n be_v most_o rare_o see_v so_o that_o among_o six_o hundred_o patient_n that_o have_v ague_n which_o come_v every_o day_n scarce_o one_o of_o they_o be_v trouble_v with_o a_o quotidian_n or_o every_o day_n ague_n this_o ague_n be_v cause_v by_o phlegm_n putrefying_a in_o the_o first_o region_n of_o the_o body_n and_o therefore_o all_o such_o thing_n as_o multiply_v phlegm_n in_o the_o body_n may_v cause_v this_o ague_n such_o as_o be_v a_o cold_a and_o moist_a distemper_n of_o the_o bowel_n old_a age_n child_n age_n a_o idle_a life_n autumn_n season_n meat_n cold_a and_o moist_a long_o sleep_v and_o such_o like_a the_o diagnostic_n sign_n be_v such_o as_o testify_v phlegm_n to_o abound_v in_o the_o body_n as_o greatness_n of_o bulk_n softness_n and_o fatness_n white_a colour_n or_o pale_a dull_a sense_n profound_a sleep_n and_o dream_n of_o water_n also_o this_o fever_n for_o the_o most_o part_n come_v in_o the_o night_n and_o that_o without_o shake_v only_o with_o a_o coldness_n or_o light_n shiver_v because_o the_o morbific_a matter_n be_v benign_a and_o not_o much_o a_o enemy_n to_o nature_n do_v less_o provoke_v she_o and_o therefore_o the_o heat_n be_v not_o sudden_o draw_v inward_a as_o in_o a_o tertian_n ague_n but_o retire_v by_o little_a and_o little_a the_o time_n of_o coldness_n be_v over_o heat_n be_v slow_o and_o unequal_o kindle_v so_o that_o the_o patient_n feel_v sometime_o heat_n and_o then_o cold_a and_o then_o heat_n again_o also_o the_o heat_n be_v mild_a and_o not_o at_o all_o scorch_a and_o thirst_v little_a the_o urine_n be_v at_o first_o white_a thin_a and_o undigested_a and_o in_o the_o process_n they_o appear_v more_o thick_a and_o better_o colour_v the_o pulse_n be_v small_a seldom_o and_o slow_a the_o part_n about_o the_o short_a rib_n do_v swell_v and_o be_v common_o puff_v up_o and_o distend_v the_o fit_n do_v common_o last_v twelve_o hour_n and_o do_v not_o end_v but_o so_o as_o to_o leave_v some_o feverish_a heat_n behind_o they_o because_o this_o fever_n be_v like_o a_o fire_n of_o green_a wood_n which_o be_v both_o long_a in_o kindle_v and_o leave_v much_o smoke_n behind_o it_o sometime_o the_o sit_v be_v extend_v to_o twenty_o four_o hour_n and_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o continual_a fever_n now_o these_o sign_n be_v very_o variable_a and_o appear_v more_o intense_a or_o remiss_a according_a as_o the_o phlegm_n be_v either_o simple_a or_o mingle_v with_o other_o humour_n and_o likewise_o according_a to_o the_o different_a kind_n of_o the_o phlegm_n which_o putrefy_v so_o that_o according_a to_o galen_n in_o his_o book_n of_o plenitude_n chap._n 11._o salt_n phlegm_n make_v the_o patient_n thirsty_a acid_n or_o sour_a phlegm_n make_v they_o hungry_a sweet_a phlegm_n make_v they_o sleepy_a tasteless_a phlegm_n make_v they_o without_o appetite_n to_o meat_n and_o likewise_o fever_n which_o be_v cause_v by_o acid_n or_o glassy_a phlegm_n be_v wont_a to_o come_v with_o a_o shake_a fit_n this_o fever_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v perpetual_o long_a because_o of_o the_o thickness_n and_o contumacy_n of_o the_o morbific_a matter_n and_o last_v forty_o day_n and_o sometime_o three_o or_o four_o month_n neither_o be_v it_o without_o danger_n see_v it_o may_v degenerate_v into_o a_o cachexy_n dropsy_n lethargy_n and_o other_o grievous_a disease_n the_o long_a or_o short_a durance_n of_o this_o fever_n be_v know_v by_o the_o sign_n of_o crudity_n and_o concoction_n and_o also_o by_o the_o evacuation_n which_o for_o the_o most_o part_n nature_n endeavour_n by_o vomit_n stool_n or_o sweat_v for_o those_o evacuation_n appear_v show_v the_o disease_n short_a but_o if_o nature_n endeavour_v no_o evacuation_n the_o disease_n will_v prove_v the_o long_o a_o quotidian_n ague_n that_o come_v in_o the_o day_n time_n be_v less_o dangerous_a than_o that_o which_o come_v a_o night_n as_o hypocrates_n do_v teach_v we_o in_o 3._o epidem_fw-la sect._n 5._o t._n 64._o he_o call_v the_o former_a a_o diurnal_a the_o latter_a a_o nocturnal_a the_o reason_n of_o which_o prognostic_n be_v because_o that_o the_o diurnal_a have_v long_a fit_n for_o teach_v unto_o night_n in_o which_o the_o pore_n of_o the_o skin_n be_v close_v the_o putrid_a vapour_n be_v keep_v within_o not_o have_v freedom_n to_o breath_n forth_o by_o which_o mean_n the_o fit_n be_v lengthen_v and_o as_o hypocrates_n himself_o say_v do_v very_o often_o bring_v the_o patient_n into_o a_o consumption_n ad_fw-la hereunto_o that_o see_v the_o intermission_n happen_v in_o the_o night_n we_o be_v force_v to_o give_v the_o patient_a meat_n in_o the_o night_n which_o be_v unâ—easonable_a and_o hinder_v the_o patient_n from_o sleep_v by_o which_o mean_v great_a weakness_n be_v cause_v and_o the_o patient_n be_v much_o hurt_n and_o the_o function_n of_o the_o body_n quite_o put_v out_o of_o frame_n the_o cure_n must_v be_v in_o a_o manner_n the_o same_o with_o that_o which_o be_v propound_v for_o a_o bastard_n and_o linger_a tertian_n yet_o so_o as_o that_o among_o such_o thing_n as_o prepare_v the_o humour_n and_o open_a obstruction_n we_o make_v choice_n of_o such_o which_o have_v a_o great_a power_n to_o attenuate_v and_o cut_v the_o humour_n also_o in_o this_o fever_n a_o special_a care_n be_v to_o be_v have_v of_o the_o stomach_n which_o for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v grievous_o afflict_v and_o therefore_o must_v be_v recreate_v with_o strengthen_v medicament_n both_o give_v in_o and_o out_o ward_o apply_v the_o cataplasm_n of_o mint_n and_o worm_n wood_n propound_v in_o the_o cure_n of_o a_o tertian_n ague_n be_v very_o good_a in_o this_o case_n zacutus_fw-la lusitanus_n propound_v two_o medicine_n with_o which_o he_o glory_v that_o he_o have_v vanquish_v most_o stubborn_a quotidian_n ague_n the_o one_o be_v a_o decoction_n of_o chamomel_n make_v after_o this_o manner_n take_v flower_n of_o chamomel_n three_o pugil_n top_n of_o roman_a wormwood_n two_o pugil_n boyl_n all_o in_o three_o pint_n of_o water_n to_o a_o pint_n and_o a_o half_a add_v to_o the_o straining_n four_a ounce_n of_o sugar_n let_v the_o patient_n drink_v five_o or_o six_o ounce_n every_o morning_n the_o other_o be_v a_o decoction_n of_o china_n and_o guajacum_fw-la drink_v twenty_o five_o day_n together_o which_o though_o physician_n be_v afraid_a to_o use_v in_o such_o fever_n as_o these_o because_o of_o the_o overgreat_a heat_n and_o dry_a faculty_n yet_o be_v it_o mighty_o commend_v by_o such_o as_o have_v write_v whole_a book_n of_o the_o spice_n and_o drug_n of_o india_n yet_o we_o must_v remember_v that_o zacutus_n lusitanus_n practise_v physic_n in_o a_o country_n cold_a and_o moist_a where_o these_o medicine_n may_v more_o safe_o be_v use_v and_o therefore_o in_o other_o country_n that_o be_v hot_a they_o must_v not_o be_v give_v save_v unto_o very_o phlegmatic_a and_o cachectical_a body_n chap._n 5._o of_o a_o quartan_a ague_n aquartan_a ague_n be_v that_o which_o have_v its_o fit_n return_v every_o four_o day_n and_o it_o be_v cause_v by_o melancholy_a putrefying_a in_o the_o first_o region_n of_o the_o body_n now_o melancholy_a be_v of_o two_o sort_n natural_a and_o preternatural_a the_o natural_a be_v breed_v of_o the_o thick_a and_o more_o earthy_a part_n of_o our_o nourishment_n be_v cold_a and_o dry_a the_o preternatural_a be_v cause_v by_o adustion_n of_o choler_n and_o be_v therefore_o hot_a and_o dry_a hence_o arise_v two_o sort_n of_o quartan_a ague_n for_o that_o which_o be_v breed_v of_o natural_a melancholy_n be_v call_v a_o legitimate_a quartan_a that_o which_o be_v breed_v of_o preternatural_a melancholy_n be_v call_v a_o bastar_n quartan_n howbeit_o the_o bastard_n quartan_n may_v also_o come_v of_o natural_a melancholy_n be_v mingle_v with_o some_o portion_n of_o choler_n again_o a_o quartan_a ague_n be_v either_o single_a double_a or_o triple_a a_o single_a quartan_a be_v when_o one_o fit_a alone_a come_v every_o four_o day_n a_o double_a be_v when_o two_o fit_n happen_v upon_o two_o day_n one_o immediate_o after_o the_o other_o and_o the_o three_o day_n be_v free_a a_o triple_a quartan_a be_v when_o the_o fit_v come_v every_o day_n as_o they_o do_v in_o a_o quotidian_n and_o in_o a_o