be divided into three Doses Take it once or twice a day in Rhemish-Wine or in the preceding mixture If any will they may take of Elixir ProprietatisÊ’ ss instead of Spirit of Salt and use it by spoonfuls at several times 31. They who are offended with Acids may use the following mixture at times and that by spoonfuls â„ž Mint Fenel-water of each â„¥ i. ss Matthiolus his Aqua Vitae or any other Aromatiz'dÊ’ vi distill'd Oil of Mace iii drops Syr. of Mint â„¥ i. M. 32. They who delight in a Medicinal Wine may use this Form following or one like it â„ž Alicampane Acorus Root of eachÊ’ ii Sage Marjoran Garden Rue-Leaves of each an handful sweet Fenel-SeedsÊ’ ii dried Orange-PeelÊ’ i. Cut and beat them grosly then few them in a Bag which being put into a Tankard pour upon it 20 ounces of White-Wine After it has stood a night in a Cellar it may be given to â„¥ iii iv or v. either in the Morning fâ—sting or at Dinner or Supper as it may best please any and is obsâ—rv'd to conduce New Wine also may be pour'd in place of the former so long as the Aromatic strength comes out of the Bag. 33. When there is need to purge then â„ž Faetid PillsÊ’ ss Pills of Cochia ℈ i. Catholic Extract ℈ ss Oil of Cloves ii drops M. Make them into fifteen Pills to be guilded or done over with Pouder of Licorâ—â—h or Cinamon Let the Sick take five or more of these Pills as he is observ'd to be easie or hard to be purg'd 34. If any would have Chymical Preparations also to be added and in the form of Pills then â„ž Gum-Ammoniac or Opoponax c. cleansed with Vinegar and thicknedÊ’ ss Troches of Albandal Sublim'd Mercury dulcifi'd of each ℈ i. Make them into fifteen Pills to be guilded Order the Sick to take five or more 35. Which if a Decoction be more acceptable to the Sick and he can take bitter things this following will be convenient enough â„ž Liquorish slic'd â„¥ ss Smallage Root â„¥ i. the shavings of Lignum Guaiaci â„¥ iii. Laurel-Berries Anise-Seeds of each Ê’ ii the Pulp of Coloquintida Ê’ ss Boil them according to Art in rain-Rain-water in 30 ounces hereof strained dissolve the Solutive Syrup of Roses with Sena that call'd Diâ—cnicum of each â„¥ i. ss Salt of Tartar vitriolated ℈ ii Tincture of Cinamen â„¥ i. M. Let the Sick take iii iv or v. ounces of this Decoction once or twice a day whereby the Phlegmatic and Viscous Humors may both be corrected and also evacuted gently by degrees 36. Mean while let the Sick abstain from the use of fat and viscous Food Let him use clear and also more warm Air and drier at least so made by Art Let him increase wakings if sleep were longer or sounder Let the Mind be compos'd to chearfulness Let the Motion and Exercise of the Body be moderate Let Stool and Vrine if it may conveniently be daily answer what is eaten and drunk 37. Hunger suddenly diminish'd by Choler over-fat will be cur'd by amending that Choler or if it also abound in plenty by educing it either upward or downward 38. Elixir Proprietatis conduces before all others to amend this Choler taking v or vi drops thereof in Wine or in a convenient mixture and chiefly a little before Meat 39. They who can bear Acids may instead of it use Spirit of Salt dulcifi'd prepar'd with several Cohobations upon Spirit of Wine rectifi'd 40. Wormwood and Wormwood-Wine thence call'd amends this Choler Instead of which other Aromatic Plants may likewise be infus'd in Wine and profitably taken at Dinner or Supper in a small quantity such as Mountain Calamint Marjoran Rosemary Garden-Rue Hyssâ—p Time Sage c. 41. Choler is evacuated by Vomit most commodiously by several Medicines prepar'd of Antimony call'd Crocus Metalâ—orum Glass and Sapa Vomitoria prepar'd of it a Vomiting Syrup of Sugar and Vinegar or of Honey and Vinegar Mercury of Life c. 42. The sâ—me Choler is evacuated by Stool with Rhubarb Scâ—mmoâ—ie Tamarinds c. 43. Scammonie is suddenly and best prepar'd if in a convenient Dose to xii or xv Grains according to the Age of the Sick or to a greater or lesser fitnâ—ss to continue a Purge if I say Scammony be bâ—aten in a Mortar and a little of a convenient Water as of Balm Succory Sorrel or such like be poured upon it and the Liquor which is made milky by rubbing be gently pour'd out and the rest of its strength be had also with new Water the blackish dregs remaining in the bottom then to this fore-nam'd Liquor add Ê’ ii of Cinamon or Fenel-Water or any other Aromatic and also Ê’ ii or iii of the solutive Syrup of Roses or such like and so it will be a most grateful Dâ—aught for the Sick Which that it may work the better it will be convenient that half an hour after the Draught is taken the Sick should drink in Broth ℈ i. or Ê’ ss of Cream of Tartar 44. Also these most grateful Tablets of Scammony may be prepar'd and kept against need which â„ž Crystals of Tartar â„¥ i. ss Diagridium Ê’ iii. Oil of Cinamon vi drops white Sugar dissolved in Rose-Water â„¥ viii Make them into Tablets according to Art These Tablets may be given most conveniently to Infants Children and to such as are delicate seeing their highest Dose is from Ê’ iii. to â„¥ ss to Infants Ê’ ss or Ê’ i. and to Youths Ê’ ii may be given with careful governing 45. They who being smitten with a vain and preposterous terror do abhor from the use of Scammony and Scammoniats most gentle and safest though potent or fear their Patients herein let them use Rhubarb in this following manner â„ž Select slic'd RhubarbÊ’ ii Crude and the best TartarÊ’ ss succory-Succory-water what suffises Infuse them all night in a warm Bath of Ashes or Fresh-water to what is gently strain'd add the solutive Syrup of Roses or of Succory with Rhubarb â„¥ ss Cinamon waterÊ’ ii or Oil of Anise ii or iii drops which does most powerfully and happily correct and take away the squeamish smell of Rhubarb and discuss Wind. M. for a Draught 46. They who had rather use an Electuary to purge Choler abounding to them we commend our Cholagogue or Diaprunum prescribed for the use of the Academic Hospital by Us some years ago and commonly used to the profit of the Sick both there and else-where by other Physicians as well as by Us which even therefore is the more commendable because though it be used in a small quantity it works powerfully and gently enough The Form whereof we here communicate to all The Cholagogue Electuary or Diaprunum of Sylvius â„ž The Pulp of Prunes sowrish-sweet â„¥ x. Cream of Tartar best Scammony of each â„¥ ii Select RhubarbÊ’ x. sharp Cinamon â„¥ ss Yellow SandersÊ’ ii Refin'd Sugar â„¥ xvi Make it an Electuary according to Art The Dose is fromÊ’ iii. to â„¥ ss It
Drinks 48. The Tone and natural strength of the Parts being defective by the abuse of Spirit of Wine is hardly Restor'd and not easily unless by somwhat tart spiritous Liquors us'd with an exact Diet scarcely to be expected again of Drunkards such as among Natural Things are strong Wines and somwhat tart together with a grateful blackness among Artificial Things more prepar'd of Spiritous Wine and Quinces or Pomegranats or Myrtle-Berries or such-like others 49. A purulent or slimy Loosness may be Cur'd by curing the Aposteme or Ulcer whatsoever where-ever it be if it cause it 50. Beside those things which we intend hereafter to speak in general of an Inflammation and Aposteme following it and an Vlcer we intend to write a few things here which conduce in special against the Diseases in the Guts 51. When therefore there is an Vlcer in the Thick Guts and Clysters can come to the place Diseased then I much commend this following which should be kept very long in the Body and a new one if the Matter require should be often injected ℞ New Cows Milk and if you please first steal'd ℥ viii Venice-Turpintine dissolv'd in the Yolk of an Egg ℥ ss Hony of Roses ℥ i. M. for a Clyster By such a Clyster given and only one about the beginning and so betimes I have often Cur'd a Dysenterie join'd with a voiding of Matter 52. When the Vlcer is in the Small Guts this following Vulnerary Decoction will conduce if some ounces be often taken in a day ℞ Sarracens Comfrey-Root ℥ ss the Leaves of Pyrole Ladies Mantle of each M. i. Ground-Ivie M. ii Male Sanicle Tops of St. John ' s Wort of each M. ss shavings of Harts-Hornʒ iii. Boil them according to Art in smiths-Smiths-water in ℥ xxv Of what is strain'd dissolve the Syr. of Marsh-Mallows of Oak of Jerusalem of each ℥ i. ss Tincture of Cinamon extracted with Spirit of Wine rectifi'd ℥ ss M. 53. The following Mixture will be useful in the same Case often taken by Spoonfuls ℞ Plantane-Water ℥ ii Cinamon-Water Distill'd Vinegar of each ℥ ss Diascordium ʒ ii Crabs-Eyes pouder'dʒ ss Diaphoretic Antimonie ℈ i. Syr. of Red-Roses ℥ i. M. 54. They who like a Conserve better may use this or one like it which ℞ Conserve of Red-Roses ℥ ii Diascordium ʒ ii Confection of Jacinthʒ i. Harts-Horn burnt and pouder'dʒ ss Syr. of Myrtle what suffices M. for a Conserve Let the Sick take the quantity of a Nutmeg of this Conserve often in a day 55. The Balsam of Sulphur prepar'd either with Oil of Anise which is more grateful or with Oil of Amber which is more potent taken often in a day to two or three drops with the aforesaid Mixture or Decoction will serve perhaps before all other things as well to cleanse the Vlcer as to consolidate it 56. In a Dysenterie where there is much plenty of sharp Humors in the Body in the beginning Rhubarb tosted and a Grain of Laudanum given will conduce and if need require iterate it Also Treacle or Diascordium may be added when any abhor by prejudice or fear their Sick in using Laudanum so often a commended Medicin by us for its praise-worthy Effects 57. Nor will it be unseasonable to take the Clyster prepar'd with Cows Milk and other things the same day wherein Rhubarb was taken by the help whereof both the Vlcer will be cleans'd and Gripes asswag'd and the consolidation of the part Ulcerated promoted 58. A Tenesmus in the Fundament may be Cur'd especially by applying and injecting into the Fundament Medicins which Correct both the sowrish-sharp and viscous Humor and therby cleansing the Vlcer and lastly consolidating it To which end there is scarce a Remedy equal to Balsam of Sulphur if rightly prepar'd with the oily Spirit of Venice Turpintine or the Oil of Amber or Anise and appli'd to the Fundament by it self alone or mixt with other things CHAP. XIV Of various Pains of the Guts 1. ALthough we intend to Treat of Pains in general in the Second Book among the Depravations of Animal Functions yet could we not omit the particular mentioning of them here because the Guts before all the other containing parts of Man's body are usually afflicted not only with the most hainous but perhaps with Pains of all Kinds so that no otherwhere can all their Kinds be more opportunely observ'd and therefore explain'd than here 2. All these Pains are Distinguish'd 1. By the Guts affected whilst one while the Small otherwhiles the Thick Guts are griev'd 2. By the Manner whereby various Pains afflict and affect the Sick for somtimes it comes with the Sense of Heat othertimes of Coldness again the Pains are fixt in the same place and as it were piercing through the part affected anon they wander and with a kind of Tearing prick between whiles for the most part whether they then affect the same part over and over or go to others again they distend and expand the Guts alone or the Abdomen also at other-times they vex the Sick with the molesting Sense of Rending Contorting Contusion Heaviness Pulsation or in som other manner 3. As often as the upper part of the Small Gut nearest the Stomach laid over the right Region of the Loins and under the Mesenterie is Pain'd it 's nam'd a Pain in the Loins from the place affected 4. The Sick use commonly to endure all kinds of Pains one while burning with a great Heat another time Chill with a grievous Coldness again fixt and as it were boring the Loins or moreover pricking with wandring Thrust repeting anon distending or beating the Loins or only pressing them with the Sense of Weight or Burning Corroding Tearing or troublesom either with a continual or interrupted Pulsation and afterward again returning or wonderfully writhing and contorting any other way scarce to be explain'd by the Sick or by Physicians 5. The part of the small Gut next to this and in the left Hypochondrium rising out and up more freely from the Loins and Mesenterie is afflicted often with Rendings and Distensions with a notable and somtimes permanent hardness although then commonly though wrongfully that Evil and Pain is attributed to the Spleen and the same Opinion is even now held by certain Physicians blinded with inveterate or malign prejudice obstinately without any solid Reason against daily and manifest Experience taken from the manifold dissections of divers Bodies I desire not in any wise to note the Physicians that judg and say the same in Conscience though never so erring but the obstinate and malicious only 6. If the name of that Pain should be impos'd upon me by any void of prejudice I would call it Hypochondriacal from the place affected adding the name of the urging kind and surnaming it either Tearing or Distending and so forward 7. The Pain which siezes on the rest of the small Gut is wont to be nam'd Iliac from the Gut call'd Ileum which is also observ'd various
it â„ž The Leavs of Rosmary Majoran Hyssop Sage Garden-Rue Mountain-Calamint Curld Mint Wild Time of each Man ss Cut these in like manner and put them into a Bag and pour upon them Wine or Beer and use it as was said daily 96. Seeing many approve of Wormwood Wine if the tast of Wormwood please you you may adâ— some of it to the rest 97. When the Sick detaind with a Universal Languishing are also molested with Wind then Aromatic Seeds may in like manner be us'd before other parts of Plants and many may be prescrib'd according to the Form and imitation of the following Form â„ž The Seeds of Coriander Sweet Fenel Anise of eachÊ’ ii of Smallage Parsley of eachÊ’ i. ss of Cardamom Carua of eachÊ’ i. Beat them round and put them into a Bag pouring upon them Wine or Beer for daily use 98. Such Medicinal Wines and Beer may be prepar'd most commodiously of sundry parts of Plants joind together after the Example of the following Form â„ž The Roots of the Aromatical Reed Alicampane of eachÊ’ ii the Leavs of Majoran Sage of each Man i. the Flowers of Rosmary â—love-Gilliflowers Arabian Staechas of each 2 Pugils Seeds of Poley Mountain Sweet Penel Sharp Cinamon of eachÊ’ ii Nutmegs dri'd Orange Peel of eachÊ’ i. Cut and roundly Beat them put them into a Bag â—nd pour upon them presently Wine or Beer in a conâ—enient Vessel for Use 99. Although Medicins that Amend Glutinous Phlegm may most commodiously be continu'd for a time in the form of Wine or Beer yet may you both prescribe and use the same in the form of a Pouder Electuary Tablets Decoction Pills or any other more pleasant to the Sick So many Aromatic Species are in use among Practitioners most convenient in this case such as are Diacalamint Diagalangal Dialacca the Greater Diambra Dianthos c. To which if four times six times or eight times as much Sugar dissolvd in a convenient Water be added they may easily be reduc'd into Tablets The same if put among Hony or a fit Syrup will make convenient Electuaries to which you may also add divers Conservs For Example â„ž Conserve of the Flowers of Betony â„¥ i. of Rosemary Eye-bright of each â„¥ ss the Species DiambraÊ’ ii DiagalangalÊ’ i. Syr. of Mint what suffices M. for a Conserv This Conserv is to be â—â—ten somtimes in a day to the quantity of a Nutmeg 100. I cannot contain my sâ—lf without admonishing Younger Physicians here diligently to beware in Correcting Glutinous Phlegm that they use not Medicins with much Sugar and very much Sugard seeing that Phlegm is not so much thence amended and loosned as encreasd yea daily made more glutinous Whence after an ill yea the worst manner even here in Belgia the fruitful breeder of all sorts of Phlegm many Physicians negligent of those things that Hurt use shall I say or abuse the Conserv of Red Roses daily taken in a large quantity in almost every Cough continu'd a while threatning a Consumption of the Lungs yea rather furthering it already begun whence the Vleer risen in the Lungs is not only not cleansd dri'd up and consolidated but moreover a Sense of Weight and intolerable cold is raisd in the Region of the Stomach together with the Appetite dejected and by this means the Evil is at length incurable Which evil manner of some they imitate who after the manner of Beasts follow the Flock of them that go before and go whither they go not whither they should go 101. What I have newly said of the Conserv of Red Roses may also be understood of Emulsions ill us'd in this case by certain even Old Physicians whether they be made of cleansd Barley and the greater cold Seeds so call'd or sweet Almonds because they ought only to be us'd seldom to asswage some Symptoms and again be laid aside And that the Matter is so Experience will teach every one that desires to be Wise being also the Mistris of Fools 102. They who are better pleasd with Pills then other Forms may have these and some like them prescrib'd â„ž Gum Galban prepar'd with Vinegar ℈ ii White Amber select Mastich of each ℈ i. Male Frankincense Red Myrrh best Castor of each ℈ ss Vitriol of Mars dri'd white in a slow fireÊ’ ss distild Oil of Mace 8 drops Make them into forty Pills to be guilded Three or five of these Pills may be taken at any time and especially in the Morning fasting or in the Evening one hour after Supper or at both times wherby they will correct Phlegmatic Humors sooner and more potently or more slowly and more mildly and at length do the same benefit to Man 103. If an Old Wives Veneration possess any of the Old Physicians only delighting in Decoctions he may here also imitate them and use the following Form of Prescription or one like it â„ž The Roots of Valerian Acorus of each Ê’ ii of Smallage â„¥ i. the Herbs of Betony Balm Horehound Savory Scabious the Tops of Centaury the Less of each Man ss the Leavs of Rosmary Roman Camomile Arabian Staechas of each 1 Pugil the Seeds of Sweet Fenel Bishops-Weed of each Ê’ ii the Berries of Juniper â„¥ i. of Laurel Ê’ i. ss Boil them on a gentle Fire the Vessel being clos'd in clean Water to 〈◊〉 xl To what is straind add Syr. of Oak of Jerusalem Hyss p Mugwort Staechas of each â„¥ i. Tincture of Cinamon â„¥ i. ss M. Two or three ounces of this Decoction may be once or twice daily taken at any time Least any should in vain trouble himself thinking with many who are less mov'd with Reason then with Custom that all Medicins are safely taken only when the Stomach is empty of Food seeing I have found the contrary true in many cases especially as to those that Alter and Correct the Humors For I have daily Observd that Altering Medicins but mild which only I would have Physicians use are often us'd a little before or after Food taken in yea together with them then at another time with greater benefit to the Sick Nor is Reason contrary to this Experience for so the power of the Medicin mildly mixes and incorporates it self not only with Spittle in the Stomach but with the Three-fold Humor flowing together in the small Gut yea also to the Universal Blood and all the other Humors in the Right Ventricle of the Heart and all the Arteries and Veins whâ—rby the desired Amendment and Correcting of It or Them is performd sooner easier and more happily 104. Hitherto we have propos'd Medicins commonly known and approv'd of all and if any being taught to be wiser then common People erect his Mind to Chymical Preparations and Medicins more effectual and so more safe if they be both rightly prepar'd and administred we will commend unto him both Tinctures and Extracts and Oils artificially made of the foresaid and Volatil especially Oily Salts to be prepar'd by Art of most of the Parts of
living Creature we will rather begin at the taking of Food baing vitiâ—aed and then handle the wayes how breathing is hurt where Food carried out of the right Ventricle of the Heart in and by the Lungs hath need thereof The First Book of the Practice of PHYSICK OF Diseases either constituting or producing or following the Natural Functions hurt CHAP. I. Of Thirst Deprav'd 1. WE therefore assign the first place among Natural Functions to Thirst because the first Natural Passion of Man newly borâ— is to Thirst and by sucking Milk out of the Breast asswages his Thirst 2. This Thirst is vitiated chiefly when it is either augmented or depraved for seldom is it lessened or taken away with loss to Man neither can we believe that Thirst or its Cause is truly taken away in certain raving People with driness of Mouth and burning heat of Body because they are insensible and do not observ it 3. I take Thirst augmented to be deduced for the most part from too sharp Choler carried down into the small Gut and there so raising an effervescency with the Juice of the Pancreas or Sweet-Breads flowing thither that thence are elevated Salt Vapors but not bitter to the Ventricle or Scomach and Gullet and there produce a sense of Drought 4. This Choler being too sharp or its Salt Vapors if they pierce through the Lacteal Vessels to the Heart the like may be said of the same Choler carried thither by its passage through the Liver and infect the Blood too much with its saltness nothing hinders but that the Spittle then should turn more or less salt or sharp which will less temper Thirst and rather augment it 5. Another cause also of Thirst augmented is a Salt Humor distilling from the Head to the Gullet and there producing a perceivance of Drought and Thirst and then either falling thence also down to the Venâ—â—icle or drawing forth Matter for Salt Vapours in the small Gut by which in like manner a greater Thirst is stirred up 6. Besides the now-reâ—ited Internal Causes more External Causes of augmented Thirst may â—â—â—carâ— And 1. indeed the Aer heated by the Fire or Sâ—â—â— â— Food salted or aromatically sharp and dry 7. In like manner the Exercise of Body and vehement motion do encrease Thirst and among the Passions of the Mind Anger chiefly or a great terror and also prolong'd Watches and the Body both too costive and too loose much Sweating Vrine voided plentifully a notable evacuation of Blood Milk or Seed c. 8. And in like manner as the Lixivial Salt either abounding or too sharp in Choler augmmâ—nts Thirst so the other parts in Choler being vitiated seem to deprave it which seeing it may be manifold both on the account of the manifold parts of which Choler is composed wherein every one may be faulty it is difficult exactly and distinctly to prosecute and accurately to describe every one of those Kinds and the causes of its depravedness 9. Add that both the Juice of the Panereas and Phlegm of the Guts can not a little deprave Thirst by waxing vitiously fervent with Choler by a vitiousness peculiar to it self 10. The Cause of depraved Thirst can be attributed to none particularly of the six non-natural Things so called yet to a vitious effect of more things concurring togâ—ther with them by us as yet not to be explain'd 11. Thirst augmented is Cured chiesly with watry Liquors which dilute the lixiviat Salt of Choler and deduce it to the Bladder and with sowr things which potently destroy and change its Acrimony and with Oily Liquors asswaging its sharpness as Milk and Emulsions prepar'd of oâ—ly Seeds 12. So Watry Acid or Sowr and oily â—â—quors may fitly be om dâ— and then they will effect more For Example sake take this following Form â„ž Barley-water â„¥ xxx Flowers of Râ—d Roses â„¥ ss Spicit of Vitrol what suffices to make a gratefu s we taste Let hese stand in warm Water of and for three hours or till the Water be reddish called Tincâ—ur of Râ—ses to which when strain'd add Syrup of Jâ—jubs â„¥ iii. M. and let it be a most grateful Julep 13. If any cannot take Acids let him use this following â„ž Barley-water â„¥ xx Cinamon-water â„¥ i. Syrup of Violets â„¥ ii ss Lapis Prunellae or Nitre â—urified by Solution and CoagulationÊ’ i. M. 14. The party thirsting may use either of these Juleps by spaces taking â—a moderate Draught thereof till Thirst be restrain'd 15. If a milky Emulsion do please better take this following Form â„ž Barlâ—y clearsâ—d and boiled till it burst â„¥ i. Sweet Almâ—nds cleansedÊ’ ii with Barlâ—y-water make an Emuâ—siâ—n to â„¥ xii adding Julep of Roses â„¥ i. M. 16. To make this Emulsion more grateful and to strâ—ngtheâ— the Sick and Wâ—â—k add sâ—me cinaâ—â—â—-Cinaâ—â—â—-water or to discuss Wâ—â—â— a little Fenel-water and use it by turns 17. But where Rest cannot be obtain'd and is dâ—â—â—â—◠〈…〉 tâ—â—◠〈…〉 of White-Poppy Seâ—ds with the other things â—â—d make an Emulsiâ—â— of these so two things are done by one laâ—our 18. Sometimes to deceive Thirst especially where the Sick are not pleas'd with much Water some of the aforesaid Lapis Prunellae or Niter purified may be kept in the Mouth in which case also grateful Pellets of Sugar and Juice of Citrons or Barberies are proper 19. Mutton or Veal-Broth also asswage Thirst being boiled with much Water and without Salt 20. As often as a Salt Catarrh or the like Spittle is the cause of Thirst augmented so often administer such Physick for it as will temperate that saltness by Pills of Hounds-Tongue and such like and then if Salt serous Matter abound in the Blood purge it by Stool or Vrine of which hereafter 21. Depraved Thirst is cured by those things which correct the Constitution of Vitious Choler the Juice of the Pancreas and Phlegm in the Guts or of other Humours which because they are not now so manifest all universal Things which do amend any Humors what-ever may with profit be us'd and chiefly volatil oily Salts but somewhat moderate ones and indeed joyn'd to watry Liquors and by turns given in Wine not too strong CHAP. II. Of Hunger dâ—prav'd 1. HVnger is call'd the Appetite of Mâ—ats as Thirst is of Drinâ—s 2. The chief kinds of Hanger vitiated are when it is Augmented Diminish'd Abolish'd and many wayes Deprav'd 3. I judg the chief Cause of Natural Hunger to be the remainders of Food fermented in the Ventricle and there staying and still more and more fermented by part of the Spittle adhering to them being continually swallow'd down and at length raising a some-what sowr and grateful Vapour which pleasingly affects the upper Orifice of the Ventricle and so produces Hunger 4. This Natural Hunger especially where Food is with-held somwhat longer than ordinary is encreas'd even in healthy People by the Juice of the Pancreas carri'd down to the small Gut and after the separation and farther descending of Food
or Slimy But of these Diseases we intend to speak anon 27. A Tenesmus consisting of a Mucous and Purulent Dejection owns a Phlegmatie viscous and also a sharp acid Humor adjoining about the Siege and there stirring up a troublesom Vleer by fretting 28. A Choleric Diarrhaea may be Cur'd 1. By correcting the saltish Acrimonie of Choler by Medicins in Chap. 1. Sect. 11 c. And they are to be selected because of its fluidity also encreas'd which have a mild Tartness Quinces Apples or Pears according to the Palate of the Sick prepar'd either in the form of a Syrup or Miva or Preserve or any other form To these belong Pomegranats Barbâ—rries unripe Grapes or Verjuice Plantane Purslan c. Boles and fat Earths and all that are seal'd 29. 2. By correcting the over-watriness of the Phlegm of Spittle or the Juice of the Pancreas both by solid and no-wise watry Food and also by Medicins imbibing or evacuating the same 30. Chalk Harts-Horn or any other burnt Bone and reduc'd to Pouder by it self before many other things do imbibe watry moisture us'd in a small quantity c. 31. Hydragogues empty this watry Moisture by Stool and Sudorifics and Diuretics by Sweat or Urine among which I much commend Decoctions made of the Roots of China Sarsaparilla Butter-bur Contrayerva c. the Woods Gujacum Sassafras Juniper Oak Box c. 32. Toasted Rhubarb satisfies to many Indications and given to Ê’ i. or there-about seeing that it doth not only evacuate Water here abounding together with Choler but soon corrects the over-loose Body by its mild tartness 33. After Choler is corrected and also too much abounding is gently purg'd together with watry Serous Liquor Diascordium Treacle Confection of Jaciuth and such-like may be us'd whereby Choler may be reduc'd to its natural Temper and the Guts weakned by frequent Dejection may be recreated and strengthned 34. For the sake of Students we will add these following Forms â„ž Rhubarb tosted ℈ ii Nutmegs ℈ ss M. for a Pouder Which the Sick may take in the morning in a spoonful of Wine or Broth. 35. When the Blood also abounds with much Serous Liquor â„ž Rhubarb tosted Jalapp-Root of each ℈ i. acute Cinamon 6 Gr. M. for a Pouder or with as much Conserve of Damask-Roses as suffices Make it a Bole to be taken in the Morning 36. After such an Evacuation let the Sick use about the Evening by times one spoonful of this following Mixture which â„ž DiascordiumÊ’ i. ss Confection of JacinthÊ’ i. Syr. of Myrtle â„¥ i. Cinamon-Water â„¥ ss Plantane-Water â„¥ ii ss M. 37. As often as all the Blood abounds with serous Liquor than will the following or such a-like Decoction be convenient to educe and diminish it by Vrine or Sweat â„ž Smallage Butter-bur Root of each â„¥ i. the shavings of Juniper-Wood Millet-Seeds of each â„¥ iii. Boil them according to Art in clean Water in â„¥ xxx Of what is strain'd dissolve Syr. of the five Opening Roots â„¥ iv Sp. of Salt dulcifi'd ℈ i. M. Let the Sick take a Draught twice or thrice a day if he loath it not warm'd and especially betimes in the Morning in Bed whence a Sweat will easilier come forth but if not Urine will come more plentiful and so the serous Liquor of Blood will be consum'd by little and little and all the Humors will be more pure and better 38. In the Cure of a Phlegmatic Diarrhaea the vitious Diet is not only to be chang'd into laudable and somwhat contrary but also over-viscous Phlegm is to be corrected by Medicins propos'd in Chap. 2. And after that by Sweats and Diuretics before-mention'd and describ'd or such-like to be expell'd out by the Pores of the Skin or the Bladder and to be turn'd in part from the Stomach and Guts 39. A serous Diarrhaea may be Cur'd by abstaining from farther drinking too much of watry Liquors and by taking those things which imbibe Waters Harts-Horn burnt Chalk c. or by Sweats or Vrine expel the aforesaid things 40. If nothing else hinder an Hydragogue may somtimes be taken to empty a great part of Serous Liquor redounding by Stool 41. As often as in a serous Diarrhaea whencesoever arising the serous Liquor is Salt and fretting so often it is to be corrected with Pills of Hounds-Tongue of Styrax or such-like 42. As often as a serous Diarrhaea arises from a preceding stoppage in the Head so often Medicins must be us'd to the Brain by strengthning and restoring the Glandules or Kernels always then ill-affected to their wonted intireness which is soon safely and not unpleasantly done by fuming only of Amber often and by degrees receiv'd in at open Mouth and the Nostrils by which often at once I have cur'd in the beginning such a Stoppage grievous enough that it continu'd not above a Night More things may be added to this Amber if compositions please better to wit to make a shew Mastich Frankincense Belzoin Styrax c. and thence a Pouder may be prepar'd for fuming and by degrees strow'd upon Live-Coals and be receiv'd in at the Mouth and Nostrils as was already said the Head being cover'd with a Cloak or any other large Covering that the less of its Smoak should be wasted 43. An oily and fat Loosness will cease of its own accord by degrees if the use of Fat things whatsoever be abstain'd from although those things also may be us'd which drink up or correct over-much Fatness Harts-Horn burnt Chalk Coral the Ashes of Carduus Benedictus of Wormwood and Broom or their Lye made with Wine or the fixed Salt boil'd and made out of those Ashes 44. A bloody Looseness may be Cur'd if it arises from a sharp Humor corroding the Vessels by correcting and tempering the sharp Humor and consolidating the Vessel fretted 45. Those things that correct a sharp Humor and perhaps always Acid are to be sought in Chap. 2. but the Mixture which consolidates Corroded Vessels and wonderfully hinders all efflux of Blood is in Chap. 9. Sect. 20. which I having often experienc'd with good success do commend to Younger Physicians 46. The Flux of the Haemorrhoids as often as it is with ease to the Sick and is Critical is so long to be observ'd and not stopt But where it is too much and Symptomatical and weakens the Sick is then to be hindred slowly by the former Mixture or such another Medicin 47. If much serous Liquor can so dilute the Blood as to carry some part of it together to the Guts out of the Vessels relax'd by it and produce a Flux like the washing of Flesh commonly call'd that of the Liver it may be Cur'd both by Sudorifics and Diuretics driving forward the serous Liquor out of the Body another way and also by strengthning tart things that repair the Hurt of the Loosned Vessels of which we have spoken in this Chapter already And before all things bewaring for the future from too much drinking of watry
and most others will be more commodiously deliver'd beneath 39. Whencesoever the Blood comes which is voidâ—d by Vomit because it always indicates and follows a Vessel broken and open'd it requires a ready Consolidaâ—â—â—n of the Vessel Hurt without which so hurtful an Efflux of Blood cannot be asswag'd For which the Mixture prescrib'd in Chap. 9. Sect. 20. or an other like it may conduce 40. If Blood be thought or fear'd to be Clotter'd in the Cavity of the Gâ—ts to Dissolve it add to the same Mixture Crabs-Eyes Diaphoretic Antimonie Spermaâ—â—eti and such-like as is there noted Sect. 21. for it will not be hurtful to use such also although there be no Blood standing in the Fistula of the Gut 41. For this Golden Rule is continually to be observed by Prudent Practitioners That in dubious and uncertain Cases those Medicins may be us'd which can only profit and 〈◊〉 ways hurt the Sick whether troubled or not troubled with the Disâ—ases conjectur'd 42. The voiding of Matâ—er by Vomit and Stool is not to be slai'd but mildly promoted seeing it is a Humor wholly unnatural and in every part hurtful to Man It s new rise also is to be hindred as much as may be seeing it is bred of Blood which is the Fuel of our Vital Fire and the Sustenance of all parts of the Body as well containing as contain'd 43. Among all the things that more or promote the Voiding of Matter I prefer and commend Antimonial Mâ—dirias as those that I have observ'd moreover to have power to correct the Harms befalling the Body by Matter and hinder the new producing of Matter seeing that Antimonie as well rightly prepar'd as administred serves no less to purifie Man's Body than Gold 44. The continual breeding of Matter out of corrupt Blood is staid also by Balsam of Sulphur with Anise-Oil and any other taken somtimes in a day to two or three Drops whereby besides a certain cleansing and consolidation of the Vleer is to be expected and perhaps more certain than by any other Medicin 45. To this end also conduces Diaphoretic Antimonie and any other altering Medicin prepar'd of Antimonie and especially a Balsam made Artificially of its Flowers 46. The contracted Motion being inverted along all the Fistula of the Gut fat Broths are to be us'd as well taken in at the Mouth as appli'd and injected into the Fundament whereby any Acrimonie of any Humors where-ever it be or occur will be asswag'd and the troublesom Irritation of the Guts appeas'd 47. To this fame end both Fomentations and Emollient Clysters so call'd may be prepar'd and often us'd For Example â„ž Marsh-malow-Root â„¥ ii its Leaves Malows Mulleyn of each M. i. Line Fengree Seeds of each â„¥ i. ss Boil them in clean Water bathe the Fundament with what is strain'd warm and of â„¥ viii of the same adding Oil of Whâ—te-Lilies â„¥ i. new Butter â„¥ ss or Hens-fat or any other that is convenientÊ’ iii. Make a Clyster and give it often 48. To allay the same Irritation and temper Sharp Humors both with External and Internal Medicins Anodyns yea Narcoties may be added and Emulsions or Opiat Mixtures be us'd and many such like For Example â„ž Cleans'd Barley boil'd till it crack â„¥ i. ss cleans'd sweet Almonds white Poppie-Seeds of eachÊ’ iii. With Water wherein the Barley was boil'd make an Emulsion of â„¥ xv adding Sâ—r. of Diacodium â„¥ i. ss Fenel or Râ—sâ— Water â„¥ i. M. Let the Sick take a Draught by short Spaces 49. If any judg a more potent Mixture to be taken in less quantity will be better accepted or more useful let them use this following often by Spoonfuls â„ž Plantane-Water â„¥ ii Fenel-Water â„¥ i. Confection of Jacinth of Alkermes of eachÊ’ ss Laudanum 3 Gr. Syr. of white Poppies â„¥ i. M. 50. If any desire a Medicin in a more solid Form let him use this following â„ž Piascordium or New Treacle â„¥ ss Confection of JacinthÊ’ i. M. for a Bole Half or a whole Dram whereof may be taken by spaces 51. They who can take nothing beside Pills for them prescribe these following â„ž Laudanum 4 Gr. Make them into 8 Pills to be Guilded Or. â„ž Pills of Hounds-tonge seruple i. Laudanum 3 Gr. M. Make it into ten Pills Let the Sick take often one of either of these Pills till the Vomiting be a little asswag'd and some sleep comes on which is to be observ'd not neglecting those things that are outwardly to be administred already mention'd 52. The most things that are necessary to Cure an Inflammation and Gangrene of the Guts may be requir'd from the general Treatise of both to be deliver'd in their proper place Although I judg a Gangrene of the Guts incurable 53. The Vpper Part of the Gut thrust into the Vnder Part will never at least in my judgment return but the Vnder being thrust into the Vpper will not be so difficultly repell'd by Golden or Lead Bullets swallow'd down with Oil of sweet Almonds or of Olivâ—s or one or two ounces of Quick-Silver taken 54. Seeing that the Breeding and Cure of the manifold Rupture cannot be absolv'd in a few words we intend God willing to treat of it now or elsewhere in a particular Chapter CHAP. XVI Of the Straining Chyle through the fleshy Crust of the Guts hurt 1. CHyle sever'd from the Excrements is not only driven on downward by the contracted Motion of the Guts but is also by the same force prest and strain'd through their Fleshy and Spongie Crust into the Lacteal Veins 2. This Straining through the Chyle is deprav'd and more or less hinder'd or diminisht in the Chyle-like Loosness of which in Chap. 13. Sect. 4. and 12. When either 1. the Orifices of this Fleshly Covering are over-laid or stopt with a Viscous Phlegmatic Humor Or 2. the same Fleshy Crust is fretted up and down and the part of the Gut clos'd up with a Skar the Pores also tending to the Lacteal Veins being stopt as it somtimes happens after grievous Dysenteric Loosnesses rais'd especially in the small Gut As I have often observ'd in the Dissection of Dead Bodies 3. And this Evil is wont to be follow'd with some and somtimes a notable Pining and Leanness of Body continuing till Life be ended which also spares not fat Bellies 4. The former Kind may be Cur'd by Medicins that both Cut and Attenuate Viscous Phlegm and so by degrees Correct it and when it is more or less alter'd especially if it abound also by such as Empty it out often mention'd 5. The latter Kind is Incurable together with Leanness whatsoever following it For as yet there are no Medicins known which can dissolve a Skarâ—made in the Small Gut or repair a new Crust and such an one as will give the Chyle a passage through to the Lacteal Veins CHAP. XVII Of the Motion of Chyle through the Lacteal Veins deprav'd and the Dropsie Ascites often following it 1. CHyle strain'd through the Fleshy Crust
Consumption of several parts 37. But wherin that Vnfitness of the Blood to nourish consists whether it be bred of one sort only or manifold in several Men those things that hitherto are communicated to me or observd by me are not sufficient whence I may give the solution of this Doubt 38. And now having offerd the most Differences of Synochals both according to their various Causes and the more noted and grievous Symptoms accompanying them the next thing is that at length we subjoin to their Causes a Method of Curing every one of them agreeing both with Reason and Experience and therfore Dogmatical 39. I. Therfore a Synochal Choleric Fever may be Cur'd 1. By Correcting the Salt Sharpness of Choler chiefly by more temperd Acids the dulcifi'd Spirit of Salt c. 2. By Amending the Inflameable Oiliness of Choler by somwhat harsh Acids Sempervive the greater Plantane c. 3. By â—â—iminishing Choler if it be observd never so little to abound which is usual by Cholagogues but more mild and a little sowr or joind with Acids the Creme or Crystals of Tartar Salt of Tartar Vitriolated c. and that soon in the beginning or after that by the help of Altering Medicins Choler being over-intirely joind with the Blood begins to be again separated from the same and made fit to be totally voided which is chiefly to be expected from Acids oft mention'd but more mild or artificially temperd 40. Among Compound Medicins for correcting the salt sharpness of Choler the following Decoction oft to be us'd in a day in a small quantity and warm may conduce â„ž The Root and Leavs of Sorrel M. ii The Leavs of Strawberries Violets of each M. i. Boil them in Barley-Water adding to â„¥ xx of what is straind Syr. of the Juice of Citrons â„¥ iii. Sp. of Salt dulcifi'd ℈ ss M. 41. To Amend the Oily Inflameableness of Choler the following Decoction may be prescrib'd in like manner to be us'd â„ž Plantane Root â„¥ i. The Leavs of Sempervive the greater Purlan of each M. i. Boil them in pure Water adding to â„¥ xx of what is Streind Syr. of Purslan â„¥ iii. Oil of Sulphur prepar'd Per Campanam what suffices for a grateful Acidity M. 42. To separate Choler again from the Blood beâ—ng over-intirely mixt with it the following Decoction may conduce being us'd after the same manner as the former â„ž The Root of Dandeleon with its Leavs M. ii The Herb of Fumitory M. i. Boil them in pure Water adding to â„¥ xx of what is Straind simple Syr. of Succory â„¥ iii. Salt of Tartar VitriolatedÊ’ i. M. 43. Lastly To diminish or empty out Choler Loosned from the Blood by the preceding Decoction or a Medicin like to it and dispos'd to be voided out gradually and mildly together with the rest abounding or turgid in its Bag the following Decoction to be taken twice or thrice a day warm to â„¥ iii. or iv may serve beside others both single and compounded oft noted before â„ž Succory-Root â„¥ ii Endive-Leavs M. ii Damask-Rose-flowers M. i. Creme of Tartar or Crude Tartar Ê’ ii Boil them in a glaz'd Earthen Vessel in pure Water adding to â„¥ xx of what is straind Syr. of Succorie with Rhubarb â„¥ iii. M. 44. Yet because of the Cure of Fevers arising from Choler any way peccant it suffices not to direct their Cure to Choler it self Their Cause whereby a Fever will neither be encreasd nor fed but farther we should attend to all the Symptoms accompanying these Choleric Fevers and to all Changes therefore happening to both Bodies as well the Containing as Containd more things are to be us'd for their intire and perfect Cure 45. Wherfore by reason of an Exceding Heat stird up and of the Pulse encreasd in Greatness following a greater Rarefaction of Blood by the Fire encreasd in the Heart least the Vessels at length being by degrees more and more distended should burst or be opend any other way or over-Vital Fire be suffocated because of the hindred motion of Blood in the Heart or elswhere by its over-rarefaction filling its Vessels a Place is to be prepar'd for it by letting a sufficient quantity of Blood out at a Vein opend in the Arm Hand Foot or elswhere 46. And by this letting out Blood because it appears by daily experience that the heat of Blood is not a little diminisht thus far also an opening a Vein is to be â—â—â—â—â—nd whether that troublesom Heat be temperd 〈◊〉 of sharp and fat Vapors more plenteously â—â—us'd together with the Blood or it happen by any other Cause that may diversly be feignd according to any Bodies prejudice 47. Thirst then very importunate may be allayd by degrees by the Decoction prescrib'd in Sect. 40 41. or the Tincture of Roses describ'd in Sect. 20. of the preceding Chapter or the following Julap or any like it oft taking a little of it which I prefer before much Drink drunk at once because every sudden change is deservedly judg'd by Hippocrates hurtful to Nature and therfore dangerous â„ž Barley-Water â„¥ xx Syr. of Purslan â„¥ ii of the Juice of Citrons â„¥ i. Spirit of Salt dulcifi'dÊ’ ss M. 48. The thick Juice extracted out of certain Seeds by the help of any Water and the Mucilage such as we draw out of the Seeds of Quinces Flea-wort c. with Rose-Water or any other that is convenient will asswage the troublesomly Dry or also â—â—ven Tongue Some of this should be kept for a spâ—â—â— in the Mouth and again spit out which should 〈◊〉 be repeted 49. The same may be obtaind if the Leavs of Sempervive the Greater have their out Rind pâ—â—ld off and put into pure or Rose-Water hence oft laid upon the Tongue and be ever and anon renu'd 50. Pure Water will do the same if a little of it be kept in the Mouth and again spit out after gargling and oft repeted Instead also of pure Water a Decoction of Turneps or a mild Emulsion such as follows may be us'd â„ž Cleansd Barley boil'd till it crack â„¥ ii With its Decoction make an Emulsion of â„¥ xv adding Julap of Roses or simple Syr. of Violets â„¥ i. M. 51. To this end also the Yolk of an Egg beaten and mixt with â„¥ iii iv or v. of Rose-Water or any other grateful to the Sick and a little Sugar may in like manner be us'd a spoonful of it at a time being taken into the Mouth and afterward either swallowd or again spit out 52. II. A Glandular Synochal Lymphatic Fever may be Cur'd if 1. soon in the beginning whilst Shivering yet continues the following Mixture be taken by spoonfuls in short intervals â„ž Parsley-Water â„¥ i. ss Fenel simple Treacle-Water of eachÊ’ vi Syr. of Fenel â„¥ i. Sp. of Salt dulcifi'd ℈ i. M. For by the help of this the Shivering will not only be diminisht but moreover the sowr sharpness of Lympha temperd and the Heat that would afterward follow will at least in part
be prevented 53. If 2. During Heat such Medicins be given which will overcome the Fire that is more Corroding then Burning and be compounded of temperd Acids not neglecting Volatil Salts The following Mixture therfore oft taken by Spoonfuls may conduce â„ž Water of Parsley Fumitorie of each â„¥ i. ss of Fenel â„¥ i. Sp. of Salt dulcifi'd ℈ i. Volatil Salt of Amber ℈ ss Laudanum 2 Gr. Syr. of the five Roots â„¥ i. M. 54. When Thirst also urgeth the following Decoction may be prepar'd and as the matter requires given abstaining from over-much drinking â„ž The Roots of Vipers Grass of Smallage of each â„¥ i. Crude Barley â„¥ ii Boil them in pure Water adding to â„¥ xx of what is straind Syr. of white of red Poppies of each â„¥ i. ss Sp. of Salt dulcifi'dÊ’ ss M. 55. If 3. Lympha abounding in the Body and in a manner at least temperd by the mentiond or such-like Medicins be Diminisht and Empti'd out by mild Hydragogues To which end the following Decoction may conduce â„ž The Root Parsly Fenel Eringo Danewort of each â„¥ i. the Leavs of Seabind Weed â„¥ ss Boil them in pure Water adding to â„¥ xx of what is straind Syr. of Diacnicum â„¥ iii. M. Take â„¥ iii or iv of this Decoction twice or thrice a day till a commodious Evacuation of the Serous Humors follow 56. They who prefer a Conserve may oft take the quantity of a Nutmeg of this following which â„ž Conserve of Damask-Roses â„¥ i. ss Electuary of the Juice of Roses â„¥ i. Pouder of Jabap RootÊ’ ii of Creme of TartarÊ’ i. with a little of the solutive Syr. of Roses M. for a Conserve Our Hydragogue Electuary describ'd before in Chap. 7. Sect. 55. may also avail being very mild and grateful 57. If 4. a Lymphatic Fever siezes on a Phlethoric Body and especially in the Summer Constancy of Air I would not disswade a mean Blooding especially of those that are accustomd to it seeing they bear it better and more commodiously 58. But if 5. a Lymphatic Fever come upon one Choleric then by reason of Choler not only drawn into consent but making an Heat greater then is wont both Altering and Purging Medicins may be us'd judiciously to be compos'd of these propos'd before and in Sect. 40 c. For Example take this following Decoction satisfying both Indications if us'd in a mean quantity till a moderat Purging follow â„ž Succorie Fenel-Root of each â„¥ i. Fumitorie Burrage-Leavs of each M. i. Boil them in Barley-Water adding to â„¥ xx of what is straind Syr. of Succorie with Rhubarb of Diacnicum of each â„¥ i. ss Sp. of Salt dulcifi'dÊ’ ss M. 59. If by reason of Choler vitiated by Lympha great Heat follow by reason also of it Bleeding may avail as we shewd you before in Sect. 45 46. 60. If Lastly 6. the Lymphatic Fever be Catarrhal then because the Glandul's that are in the Head are affected before all the other Conglobated Glandul's Medicins are to be prepar'd so that the Part most affected be chiefly minded To which end the Restoring of the Glandul's of the Head may be tri'd by Fuming but among Vniversals both Altering and Emptying Medicins may be us'd which are actually observd most appropriated and useful to the Head yea Evacuation peculiar to the Head should in time be had 61. You may therefore Fume with Amber Mastich and such-like which should not only be receivd as oft as can conveniently be in at the Nostrils and Mouth the Head being coverd but all the Head-Cloaths should be fum'd with the same and soon after put on lest the power of the Fuming be lost by delay 62. Let this following be an Example of a Vniversal Altering and Evacuating Decoction to be us'd as the forme â„ž The Root of Pionie Vipers-Grass of each â„¥ i. of Smallage â„¥ ss the Leavs of Betonie Violets Pâ—iâ—â—â—â—se of each M. i. Gummie Turbith â„¥ ss Mechoacan-RoatÊ’ ii Crude TartarÊ’ i. ss Mountain Siler-seedsÊ’ ii Boil them in pure Water adding to â„¥ xx of what is straind Syr. of Diacnicum â„¥ ii M. 63. The Particular Evacuations of the Head are obtaind by Errhins and Masticatories The new Leavs of Betonie or Majoran being rubd between your Fingers and put into the Nostrils may afford a benign Errhina and the Sp. of Salt Armoniac appli'd to the Nostrils in a little Bottle with a long Neck will much conduce because it both loosens the Viscous Humor that obstructs the Glandul's and tempers the saltish-sowr humor thence bred 64. Mastich alone or the root of Pellitory of Spain chewd draws down Phlegm and Serous Liquor into the Mouth out of the Head to be spit out 65. III. A Pancreatical Synochal Fever may be Cur'd If 1. more mild Medicins be us'd that Temper the Acid Humor as are all Lixivial Salts but chiefly those Volatil and Oily For which reason Opium avails exceedingly here and every Opiat and Aromatic Medicin Of which we have prescrib'd several Compounded Medicins all over in this Work Yet with an over-plus take this following Mixture to be us'd by Spoonfuls so long as Cold urgeth â„ž Parsley Grass Fenel-Water of each â„¥ i. Aqua Vitae of Matthiolus or simple Treacle-WaterÊ’ x. Laudanum iii. Grains Syrup of the five Roots â„¥ i. M. 66. If 2. Heat now urging by Reason of Choler vitiated and drawn to consent Medicins be given fit to temper both the Acid and salt Acrimonie together and therfore prepar'd of two sharp things but broken To which end the following Decoction may avail drunk oft to some ounces â„ž Smallage Succorie-Roots of each â„¥ i. Agrimony-Leavs Fenel Fumitory-tops of each M. i. Boil them in Barley-Water adding to â„¥ xx of what is straind Syr. of Byzantium â„¥ iii. Sp. of Salt dulcifi'd ℈ i. or Sp. of Nitre xii drops M. for a Decoction 67. If any like a Mixture better you may prescribe the following to be taken by Spoonfuls â„ž Carduus Fenel-Water of each â„¥ i. ss simple Treacle-Water â„¥ ss Spirit of Salt dulcifi'd ℈ i. Laudanum iii. Gr. Syr. of Fumitory â„¥ i. M. 68. If 3. this Fever be troublesom by permanent Anxieties about the Midrif by reason of over-viscous Phlegm together concurring and resolvd into Flatulent Vapors Oily Volatil Salts and distild Oils added in a small quantity to the preceding Mixtures may conduce For Example â„ž Fumitory Mint-Water of each â„¥ i. ss Matthiolus his Aqua Vitae â„¥ ss Sp. of Nitre viii drops Laudanum ii Gr. distild Oil of Mace iii drops Syr. of Mint â„¥ i. M. 69. If 4. Gripes of the Belly chiefly urge because of the Humor of the Pancreas not only more Sowr but together more Tart oily Volatil Salts will chiefly conduce or made Oily distild Oils being added and put to the Mixtures to be taken by Spoonfuls For Example take this following Form â„ž Mint Fenel Parsley Scurvygrass-Water of each â„¥ i. Sp. of Nitre x drops Laudanum iii Gr. * The Author approv'd not of that Sp. distild on
ungrateful or like smell of any thing to raise an Effervescency and produce Vapors as well glutinous as sharp to be transmitted to the Heart 9. Hence it is that in the most kinds of Hypochondriac Symptoms the Palpitation of the Heart is so frequent and familiar 10. Hence it is that so often about the beginnings of Intermitting Fevers while Cold still urges or remits as also in their Vigour when the Heat is exceding the Palpitation of the Heart is perceivd troublesom 11. Beside the noted Humors and Wind somtimes there are observd Fleshy Tumors or Bone like or Gristle-like Excrescencies in the substance of the Heart to which a Palpitation being joind till Death was not undeservedly ascrib'd 12. Worms found in the Pericardium by pricking the Heart or a Sharp Humour by biting may be the Cause of an unwonted Palpitation as also a Wound given to the Heart 13. The Causes noted in the two latter Paragraphs as they are difficult to be known if not impossible so neither can they be cur'd 14. The most frequent kind of Palpitation of the Heart mentiond in the former place when the Fit molests may be Cur'd if it rise from Wind by Medicius that both Cut and Discuss and especially Temper an Acid Acrimony often propos'd before For Example ℞ Parsley Fenel-Water of each ℥ i. ss Matthiolus his Aqua Vitae ℥ i. distild Oil of Mace 4 drops Sp. of Salt Armoniac 20 drops Laudanum 3 Grains Syr. of Mint ℥ i. M. Let the Sick take one Spoonful of this Mixture every quarter of an hour till he get some ease 15. If the Palpitation of the Heart be thought to be produc'd from a Viscous and Sharp Humor the same Altering Medicins that Cut and Temper Acrimony are to be us'd yea somtimes if the Fit persevere long which is usual use those that empty out the Humor 16. To Cut and Temper the nam'd Humor the Mixture newly prescrib'd or one like it may conduce And to Educe it I prefer before all others Pills to be made of Gums seeing They loosen the Glutinous Humors and dispose them to be easier carri'd out For Example ℞ Gum-Galbanum dissolvd in Vinegar of Squils and again thicknedʒ ss Vitriol of Mars calcin'd white ℈ i. the Troches Alhandalʒ ss Diagridium 15 Grains Oil of Carua's 6 drops M. make them into xxv Pills to be guilded Take five or seven in the Morning the Stomach being empty drinking upon it half an hour after Broth or Beer boild with a little Bread and aromatiz'd with Mace 17. They who abhor Pills may use a Decoction prepar'd of such as Cut Aromatics and Purgers for which end we commend the following very bitter and efficacious ℞ The Root of Smallage ℥ i. of Angelicaʒ i. Shavings of Lignum Sanctum ℥ iii. Berries of Laurelʒ ii Pulp of Colocynthisʒ i. Seeds of Carua ℈ ii Orange-peelʒ ii Boil them according to Art in pure Water in ℥ xxx of what is straind dissolv the solutiv Syr. of Roses with Senna ℥ iii. Sp. of Wine rectifi'd ℥ ii M. Let the Sick take ℥ iii iv or v. If the Sick purge little or nothing by so much he may drink as much or more as the Physician thinks fit either in the same day or the next and so diminish and educe the hurtful Humor by easie purging 18. Out of the Fit such-like may and ought to be us'd both Alterers and Emptiers and that daily For the nam'd Humors cannot be weakned unless in length and continuance of time which are also to be educ'd by Intervals being more stubboru and past amending where it is safer to empty them at times and by degrees then to cast the Sick into more grievous Diseases by trying the same together and at once CHAP. XXXVI Of the Flowing of Blood out of the Left Ventricle of the Heart through the Great Artery to all the Parts of the Body deprav'd 1. THe Blood being perfected in both Ventricles of the Heart and the Lungs between is carri'd at last through the infinite Branches of the Aorta or Great Artery to all Parts of the Body wherby They may be Nourisht and out of it Liquors farther Vseful or Unuseful for their dispensing in Mans Body are separated in several places and again sent back to the Mass of Blood or are excluded straight out of the Body 2. This Flowing of Blood through the Arteries is deprav'd somtimes either Vniversally or in some Parts and that 1. when it flows too slowly or not at all or 2. is mov'd too quickly or too potently or 3. so flows into the Substance or Cavities of the Parts that it sticks there or flows out of the Body 3. The Blood flows Vniversally too slowly or also is quite stopt and stands still in its Motion 1. in the Plethora call'd in the Vessels by defect of a sufficient space to receive the Blood perfected in the Ventricles of the Heart and therfore also more rarefi'd 4. 2. In a Swouning and Syncope as also a Universal Languishing of the Body because the Blood is not fit to rarefie as was largely said and explaind in Chap. 34. 5. The same Blood flows particularly more slowly through the Arteries or is also somtimes stopt and stands still because of any kind of Straitness in the Arteries of some Part and especially a Compression or Obstruction for I can scarce conceive that a Stopping Uniting together or Setling can have place in the Arteries 6. The Arteries may be Comprest by an over-hard Tumor near them by hard binding c. 7. The Arteries may be Obstructed and especially the Capillaries both by Glutinous Phlegm carrid together with the Blood through Them and either of its own accord or by degrees again closes or coagulated by the Cold of the Air piercing thither through the Pores of the Skin then compacted from the Blood It self because of External Gold or a Sowr Humor injoining it self thither 8. The Blood is Vniversally mov'd through the Arteries too swiftly or too potently in all Burning Fevers as well Continual as Intermitting as long as the Pulse remains not only too frequent but together Greater and Stronger for after that the Blood is then so far rarefi'd that it distends the Vessels too much and makes a Plethora at the Vessels the Pulse usually becoms both Less and Weaker till by letting Blood by opening a Vein a greater space is prepar'd to receive the Blood and together the Vital Fire being near Suffocation is as it were recreated and stird up by the same means whence the Pulse also is then again both Greater and Stronger 9. In like manner the Blood mov's Vniversally too Potently and too swiftly in the Palpitation of the Heart because of the Heart as well forc'd as provok'd to an over-frequent contraction of it self 10. The same happens after a notable but not extreme Effusion of Blood and that either of its own accord or artificial or by chance to wit by a Wound receivd casually or by force 11. The Blood mov's
of mans and brutes Carcases of Minerals kindled or otherwise stirrd by force of fire and more or less partaking of the nature of sulphur and by hurtful and corrupt Food in the time of dearth sieges far voyages c. and also by the Mind together and potently stirrd up by several and often contrary Passions whence divers vapors are necessarily rais'd in the Belly by several Humors ill affected and anon carri'd thence to the Heart and thence to the Brain to infect the Animal Spirits 25. I. An over little Separation of the Animal Spirits may be Cur'd 1. by using Food abounding with much and loosend Volatil Spirit Strong Wine rightly fermented and somtimes Spirit of Wine rectifi'd either single or aromatic 26. II. By Promoting or Restoring the deficient Fermentation of Food in the Stomach by Medicins propos'd in Chap. 7. Sect. 26. and 33. among which the newly mentioned Spirit of Wine is nam'd as also any Volatil Salt taking a few drops with a little Wine or any other ordinary drink once or twice at dinner and supper seeing that it also corrects all tartnes of what is taken in or otherwise corrupted in the body 27. III By Freeing the Mind from Sorrow and Fear and that by reasons whence soever taken that will stirr up and recreate the mind afflicted 28. IV. By Driving away Sloathfulness and moderatly exercising the body 29. V. By busying the Mind in serious matters but also grateful 30. VI. By diminishing Sleep by little and little daily 31. When the head is ill affected by the external Cold of Air Water or Snow or a Stoppage of the Head be also bred or the Defect of the Animal Spirits chiefly urge then I have observd the Sick to be happily and soon cur'd if whatsoever has pierc'd into the Head or any other parts of the body bringing harm to them be driven out again as soon as can be and that by Sudorifics both spiritous and volatil taken at once or which I like better often and at times as being such that not only alter and correct the Cause of Cold and other evils accompanying it but do also amend the harm entred into the Body Containing and Containd 32. To this end I commend this following Form â„ž Fumitorie Fennel-Water of each â„¥ ii Simple Treacle-Water or any other Aromatic â„¥ i. Sp. of Salt Armoniac xx drops Oil of Cloves iii. drops Mineral BezoardÊ’ ss Laudanum ii granes Syr. of red Poppies â„¥ i. M. Let the Sick take two spoonfuls of this Medicin and expect a Sweat being meanly coverd which he may facilitate and get what he desires if he always take a little of it in half an hours space till the sweat break forth for then he may use it more seldom and sparingly using moreover a little of pure broth or mixt with a little wine whereby his Strength may be recreated and made fitter to bear a Sweat longer For nothing so much helps the Sick as a Sweat continued mildly a while which Experience hath oft taught me 33. When the natural and sufficient Separation of the Animal Spirits is hindred by an Internal or Feverish Cold or any other without a feverish fit often seizing on Men then the desired Separation of the Animal Spirits so useful and necessary to mans felicity is restored sooner or more slowly by such a Sudorific as is newly mentiond rightly us'd the Sweat coming forth one while sooner another while latter 34. For by the help of this Spiritous and volatil and also Aromatic medicin or one like it the Vapors and Wind that produce the hurt and troublesom Cold in man and Srupidness of all the Senses and Dulness of Motion are discust 35. They who let Blood while such an external or internal Cold urges or think they can carry out the cause of the evil either by vomit or siege put the Sick into danger of life or at least of more grievous evils as I have seen done oft by Men more verst in reading Books then in observing the Symptoms befalling the Sick and therefore often hurting themselvs as well as others So much can the Mind anticipated do by false prejudices and therefore unfit to weigh and discern things equally 36. II. An over-Plenteous Separation and Breeding of the Animal Spirits may be Diminisht 1. by Laying aside very Spirituous Drink and in its stead substituting more Watry 37. 2. By enjoying by degrees more cold Air such as the mountain or marine especially Northern and Subterraneal 38. 3. By less stirring and exercising the Body and so giving it to quiet and sleep 39. 4. By freeing the Mind from all vehement commotion of Joy especially or Anger and keeping it appeasd quiet and almost idle 40. And because all sudden change is wont to be together dangerous there ought to be careful endeavour that the noted changes by degrees may happen in the noted non-natural things 41. And as the more open Cavities of the Brain and Cerebellum destind and ordaind to strain through the Animal Spirits do follow the mentiond errors of Diet we need not doubt but likewise a Diet somwhat contrary to the former may bring again and reduce them to a natural and laudable straitness 42. III. The Animal Spirits Drowsy and unfit for Motion may be stirra up and freed from the narcotic force mingled with them by Volatil Salts but such as are very sharp and all medicins endued with an aromatic biting Pepper Cloves Castor Garlic Horse-Radish Mustard Scurvie-grass Hedge-Mustard and such-like often us'd in a small quantity for example â„ž Scurvie-grass Hedge-Mustard Water of each â„¥ i. Tincture of CastorÊ’ i. Oil of Cloves 2. drops Syr. of Scurvie-grassÊ’ vi M. Let the Sick often take a spoonful of this mixture 43. If any pretending Physician disdain the name of a Mixture prepare a Decoction after this following form â„ž Galangal-RootÊ’ ii Horse-Radish Root â„¥ ii the leavs of Hedge-mustard M ii ClovesÊ’ ss Boil them in Water and White Wine of each alike the vessel being shut in â„¥ xx of what is straind dissolv Syr. of Scurvie-Grass â„¥ iii Tincture of Cinamon â„¥ i. M. for a Decoction Let the Sick lying in bed meanly coverd use often in a day 5. or six Spoonfuls of this Decoction wherby if possible a light Sweat may break forth to ease the Sick 44. By the help of these medicins the Animal Spirits will not only be freed from their Drowsiness but even the narcotic force bred in the Body either in length of time or receivd in from without may also be corrected and at length overcomd 45. The Sick will be raisd from Sleepiness and Stupidness usually the companion of Drowsiness by potent external Objects sharply moving the External Senses and mean while not hurting their organs So a great Light should be set before the Eyes a strong Sound should be raisd near the Ears sharp Smels applyd to the Nostrils Spirit of Salt Armoniac of Harts-Horn and such-like also sharp Spices or Salts should be put
afore-said may be confirmd more by the Cure of the Jaundice which is not to be neglected but rather hastned because commonly a Cachexie and Dropsie or Deadly Pining succeds it 63. The Cure of the Jaundice may consist here in that 1. the more Remote Causes Sorrow of Mind the abuse of Viscous Food or of Stronger Drink be remov'd That 2. the Mean Causes Glutinous Phlegm covering or obstructing the Passage of Choler as oft as it has place or any kind of Poison changing and vitiating Choler be corrected and carri'd out That 3 the nearest Cause Choler corrupted and vitiated to wit over-Spiritous and rendred more unfit for a right Effervescency be amended and again carri'd down to the Gut That 4. lastly the ill-favourd colour of the Skin be Separated and the natural Colour restor'd 64. I. Sorrow of Mind is overcom'd and remov'd by rightly reasoning about any troublesom matters and by confirming and hardning the Mind to bear and suffer stoutly any adversity 65. The abuse of Glutinous Food is by degrees to be chang'd and in its stead other Food less Glutinous is to be us'd therfore Fishes and especially Sea-Fish is to be shund as also the extreme parts of Living Creatures and somwhat Sharp and Aromatic Sauces are to be us'd Mustard Horse-Radish and such-like that correct Viscous Humors whither Volatil Salts so oft commended by me are to be referd and added to ordinary Drink but most commodiously to Wine and us'd most profitably at Dinner and Supper although they may be also taken at any other time 66. Stronger Drinks are to be daily diminisht and at length wholly to be omitted and before all others the Spirit of Wine Yet must we allow a little Wine of good age and somwhat sweet and so somwhat fat to those that are accustomd for reasons to be mentiond anon 67. II. I have oft taught that Glutinous Phlegm may be Corrected and Cut with Aromatic and Volatil Salts whose use I also again commend 68. When it is in part corrected or to be corrected by the same means and Medicin Phlegmagogues oft before mentiond and prescrid'd will educe it yet we will add a Form here of an altering and purging Decoction by the help of which or of one like it us'd in time I have oft in a short time Cur'd People of the Jaundice ℞ The Roots of Madder Celandine the Greater Smallage of each ℥ ss Broom-Flower M. ss Seeds of Columbine Parsley Anise of eachʒ ii Crude Tartarʒ i. ss Boil them in as much as suffices of an equal quantity of White-Wine and pure Water dissolving in ℥ xx of what is straind the Syr. of Diacnicum of Succory with Rhubarb of each ℥ i. ss M. Let the Sick take twice or thrice a day so much of this Decoction as moves him to go to Stool twice or thrice and he void Choler together with Phlegm 69. As oft as the Jaundice is bred by the Poison of a Viper or any other whatsoever so oft all Sudorifics abounding with a Volatil Salt do conduce to Correct and Expel it as being such as satisfie to both Indications nor is Treacle here mentiond without cause containing the Troches of Vipers in it and several other things prepar'd of Vipers abounding with a Volatil Salt 70. Hither relates Diaphoretic Antimony taken to xv Grains and which is much better Mineral Bezoard taken to ℈ ss in any Liquor 71. Hither belongs the Volatil Salt of Harts-Horn or any made out of any part of a living Creature by Distillation and if it be more potent somtimes us'd to v or vi drops or grains in a convenient Liquor For Example ℞ Old Treacle ℈ ii Mineral Bezoard ℈ ss Salt of Harts-Horn 4 drops or Sp. of Salt Armoniac v drops Syr. of Red Poppies Fenel-Water of each ℥ ss Carduus-Water ℥ i. M. for a Draught to be taken at once which being taken let the Icteric Person be meanly coverd wherby a Sweat may be promoted 72. If the Sick had rather take a more liquid Sudorific at times and by Spoonfuls and so by little and little expect a Sweat let him oft use the following Mixture by the help of which a mild Sweat may be stird up ℞ Fumitory-Water ℥ iii. Simple Treacle-Water ℥ i. Tincture of Saffronʒ ii Laudanum 4 Grains Salt of Harts-Horn ℈ i. Mineral Bezoardʒ ss Syr. of Carduus ℥ i. ss M. 73. If the Form of a Decoction please any better the following Decoction or one like it may be prescribd for him which ℞ The Root of Vipers-Grass ℥ i. of Master-wert ℥ ss the Root of Juniper-Wood ℥ ii of Sassafras ℥ ss the Leavs of Carduus Scabious Scordium of each M. i. Juniper-Berries ℥ ii the Seeds of Columbine Nettles Shavings of Harts-Horn of eachʒ iii. Boil them according to Art in pure Water dissolving in ℥ xxx of what is straind Syr. of Carduus ℥ iii. Treacle-Water of any kind ℥ i. ss Salt of Tartar Vitriolated ℈ ii M. Let the Sick take as much of this Decoction together or only at times as is requird to drive forth a sweat mildly which afterward not coming forth Urin is voided plenteous enough which likewise is wont to help 74. III. The deprav'd and vitiated and too Spiritous Choler of such as have the Jaundice may be Amended chiefly by Oily and Fat things by the help of which the aptness of Choler for a right Effervescency seems moreover to be restor'd 75. So I have cur'd several and seen many cur'd of the Jaundice by the help of Hemp-Seed alone boild till about its cracking in Cows Milk also fat and then straind and taken twice or thrice a day to v or vi Ounces as I mentiond before in Sect. 10. 76. So I have several times cur'd the Jaundice happily by any Sope about ʒ i. being dissolvd in hot Milk and sweetned with a little Sugar us'd twice or at least once a day after I had premis'd Medicins which were mentiond before in Sect. 68. 77. I did indeed formerly think that Sope thus far profited in curing the Jaundice in as much as by its Lixivial Salt it dissolvd the Obstruction in the Passage of Choler into the Gut which seeing it cannot be said of Hemp-Seed curing the same Disease happily I now am perswaded Sope conduceth upon a twofold account both by reason of its Lixivial but Fixt Salt of which it is made and by reason of its fatness or Oil with which it is prepar'd 78. By reason of its Lixivial but Fixt Salt in as much as it being joind to Choler corrupted according to it s encreas'd Spiritousness doth diminish and correct its over-Volatilness and Spiritousness by assuming into it self some part of a Volatil Spirit abounding in it 79. By reason of its Fatness or Oil but thick and in no wise Volatil or Aromatic by the help of which it blunts the sharpness of the Volatil and Spiritous Salt ruling in Choler 80. And by this double Experiment of the Jaundice cur'd by Sope and Hemp-Seep
descends with it through the upper Hollow Vein to the Right Ventricle of the Heart 2. This natural Motion of Lympha through the Lymphatic Vessels and Thoracic Passage may be deprav'd 1. When it is wholly or at least after a certain manner hindred 2. When Lympha moves in another way and to another place then towards the mentiond-Veins 3. If the Motion of Lympha through the Thoracic Passage be at any time wholly hindred I judg the Sick cannot live long after it 4. The Motion of Lympha through more or fewer Lymphatic Vesseis may be wholly hindred chiefly because of their Obstruction 5. This Obstruction may procede from Glutinous Phlegm carri'd together with Lympha through the Vessels of the same and growing together and Coagulated in them and therfore sticking in them and anon filling them up 6. Glutinous Phlegm is wont to be carri'd through the Lymphatic Vessels as oft as it especially that was in the small Gut is loosend or dissolvd by any kind of the heat of Air or a more vehement Motion of Body or Spiritous or Watry Drink chiefly warm or hot plenteously swill'd being 1st of all confus'd with the Blood through the Lacteal Veins and anon the Thoracic Passage and afterward driven forward together with it every way therfore also to the Conglobated Glandul's and hence to the Lymphatic Vessels 7. The same Phlegm is wont to be Coagulated in the Lymphatic Vessels more frequently by External Cold Air Rain Water or Snow also any way affecting the Superficies of the Body with troublesom Cold and together Coagulating any fluid thing easily Coagulable in it in any place and forcing it to grow together 8. I dare not assert nor deny whether or no as Blood so Phlegm doth Coagulate by a great and unexpected Sorrow or Terror although it seems less probable to me 9. The Motion of Lympha through the Lymphatic Vessels is hindred after a certain manner both when it is more Glutinous and therfore more slow and unfit for motion and when those Vessels are in part prest or straitned any other way 10. As oft as Lympha stands still in its Obstructed Vessels and being more and more gatherd distends them and at length bursts them so oft the same is pourd out into the next Places or Cavities near them and then Lympha is mov'd another way and to another place then it ought 11. By this Effusion of Lympha through its Vessels distributed in the habit of the Body and obstructed then burst into the next parts several Pains and also Tumors are bred commonly ascrib'd to Catarrhs Amongst which they are not the least which possess the upper part of the arm to the very shoulder and somtimes also afflict the Neck to which also they are to be referd that resemble the Sciatica which remaining in the Buttocks hinder walking 12. Some of these pains endure the parts affected to be coverd with several Cloaths and be warmd by them others are imbitterd by cloaths whence they are more difficulty Cur'd then the former 13. They commonly arise from External Cold piercing into those parts first warm till they Sweat and oft laid bare in sleep and producing various Pains yielding only to divers Medicins according to the diversity of Lympha after Phleam is Coagulated in the Vessels of Lympha and an Obstruction anon a Bursting made in them 14. For the Lympha which is more Sowr breeds pains more corroding which may be allaid by Aromatic Oils and Ointments but that which is more Salt like pickle stirs up pains yielding to oils and ointments less aromatical such as is the ointment of Poplars 15. By this effusion of Lympha out of the lateral Lymphatic Vessels obstructed and anon burst and piercing into the cavity of the Brest through the membrane that covers the ribs I judg the Dropsy of the Brest arises most commonly if not always 16. An Obstruction of the Lymphatic Vessels in the more inward parts of the Brest may be prevented by bewaring 1. that the body do not wax too hot and if this cannot be shund 2. that the Brest being made bare it do not soon cool and consequently Phlegm grow not together nor coagulate being dissolvd and every way diffus'd potently in several and therfore in the Lymphatic Vessels 17. The same Obstruction may be Cur'd if as soon as may be when it s mentiond Causes have had place and there is danger least the noted evil be bred an attenuating and cutting Medicin be taken together and at once or at times such as Sundry Treacle Waters made with the spirit of wine especially as also other Aromatics do afford Decoctions prepar'd of the woods Guajac Juniper Sassafras c Of the Roots of Masterwort China Salsaparilla butter-bur c. Of the Leavs of Scordium Carduus benedictus Carduus Mariae Scabious Dandeleon c. Of the Flowers of red Poppies Elder Chamomile c. Of the Berries of Juniper Bays Elder c. Of the Seeds of Milet Carduus c. Volatil Salts of Amber Harts-Horn c. Diaphoretic Antimony Mineral Bezoard Crabs Eyes c. For example let the following Mixture be us'd as has bin oft said to one or more Spoonfuls till a Sweat break forth â„ž Fumitorie Dandeleon Waters of each â„¥ ii Simple Treacle Water or Matthiolus his Aqua Vitae â„¥ i. Spir of Salt Armoniac XXX drops Laudanum iii. grains Diaphoretic AntimonieÊ’ ss Syr. of Carduus â„¥ i. M. 18. If the Form of a Decoction please any better let him use this following oft to â„¥ iii or iv and being well coverd let him compose himself to sleep â„ž Salsaparilla Smallage-Roots of each â„¥ i. the Shavings of Guajac and Juniper-Wood of each â„¥ i. ss the Leavs of Carduus Mariae Scabious Scordium of each M. i. Elder-Flowers M ss Milet-Seeds â„¥ ii Boil them according to Art in pure Water adding to lb iii. of what is straind Syr. of Red Poppies â„¥ iv M. 19. If the season of the year be cold or the Sick abound with much Phlegm â„¥ ii of Aqua Vitae Matthioli or any other Aromatic Water may be commodiously added to the former Decoction wherby it may serve for more Indications 20. The viscousness and toughness of Phlegm and hence of Lympha may be Corrected by the same already propos'd Medicins to be taken but in a less quantity and more seldom even when the noted Harm seems overcomd when there will not be need to urge a Sweat but to amend Phlegm and Lympha gradually only by altering them 21. The Lymphatic Vessels burst after that they are freed from the noted Obstruction by Medicins forementiond will easily be consolidated as we see it happens in the Vessels of Blood seeing that the proper Food of any part is indu'd with a faculty of conglutinating being more or less clammy or glutinous 22. Pains arising in the Lims and especially the upper part of the Arm and most troublesom in the Night after that the abundance of a Serous Humor if
More Glutinous Spittle arises from Blood abounding with much Phlegm also glutinous as more Watry and Fluid Spittle from defect of the same 17. A more sparing Generation of Spittle to be ascrib'd 1. To the defect of fit Matter and convenient Food may be Cur'd by a more liberal Use of the same as the Dropsie being Cur'd as oft as its Matter of nourishment is spent or turnd another away as also the Loosness being Cur'd when its Matter is evacuated through it lastly an over-efflux of Urin or Sweat being remov'd when it happens by the fault of it The Cure of these Diseases shall be set down elswhere and that in their proper place 18. 2. The Arteries or Nervs cut asunder cannot be Cur'd and the harm thence proceding is not except slowly at least in part repaird in as much as the other Arteries and Nervs tending to the same parts are commonly by degrees encreasd and so they at length repair the loss due to those that are cut in two 19. We have spoken and explaind how an Obstruction and Compression of those Vessels ought and may be Cur'd 20. 3. When we know of what kind the Harm of the Glandul's is by reason of which Spittle is bred more sparing a fit Remedy for it will not be very hard to be found out although whilst both are as yet unknown a prudent Physician may chiefly use such Medicins outwardly as are commonly call'd Strengthners which are the most of Aromatics For Example the Ointment Martiatum wherewith the Region of each Jaw may be anointed in which the Salivarie Glandul's are plac'd whereby if the Sick receive benefit that Observation may be noted and at another time in another or the same Sick Person if he cannot bear fat things a Fomentation may be prepar'd of Aromatic Plants adding somtimes the Spirit of Wine and somtimes an excellent * I my self have oft experiencd this to admiration Volatil Salt by the help of which also if the Sick get benefit thus far the Observation may be useful both in curing others and in searching out the natural Constitution and Harm of the Glandul's So by degrees Man's Knowledg may be enlarg'd and the Art of Physic daily perfected not to be attaind unless with strenuous and iterated Labour 21. A more plenteous breeding of Spittle may be Cur'd 1. By diminishing its Matter and daily abstaining a little from more Liquid Food and by evacuating it by Stool or with Vrin or Sweats 22. Among Purgers Phlegmagogues and Hydragogues mixt together and often taken in a small quantity may conduce For Example let these following Pills be us'd twice or once at least in a week â„ž Pills of MastichÊ’ i. Rosin of Jalap ℈ i. Oil of Amber iii. drops M. to be xx guilded Pills Let the Sick take three or four at Bed-time that they may purge him twice or thrice at most 23. Among Diuretics and Sudorisics Decoctions less ingrateful may be proper to be happily us'd somtimes in a day or instead of Ordinary Drink For Example â„ž The Roots of China slic'd of Smallage of each â„¥ i. the Shavings of Juniper or Guajac-Wood â„¥ ii of Sassafras-WoodÊ’ ii Raisins of the Sun ston'd â„¥ iv Boil them in pure Water according to Art dissolving in â„¥ xxx of what is straind Syr. of the Five Roots â„¥ ii Sp. of Salt Armoniac xxx drops Cinamon-Water â„¥ i. M. 24. If any desire to evacuate Phlegm and the Serous Humor by the same Medicin more ways he may once or twice in a week dissolv Ê’ ii or Ê’ iii. of our Hydragogue Electuary as the Sick is easier or harder to work on or as the Physician pleases to Purge him more or less in â„¥ ii of the Decoction before prescrib'd 25. 2. The over-largness of the ways that bring matter for Spittle may be Cur'd chiefly by a Fomentation somwhat Astringent and mildly Aromatic made in Claret-Wine and oft appli'd hot to the Jaws by a Linnen Cloath By the help of which the more large ways may by little and little be straitned and strengthned 26. 3. When any Harm in the Glandul's is concluded by rational conjecture to concur also although such an Harm is not as yet enough known yet I think the foremention'd somwhat binding and mildly Aromatic Fomentation may be commodiously us'd both Externally and Internally For Example take this following Decoction â„ž The Roots of Avens Bistort of eachÊ’ i. of MasterwortÊ’ ii of Select China â„¥ i. of slic'd Licorice â„¥ i. ss Boil them according to Art in Claret-Wine adding to lb ii of what is straind cinamon-Cinamon-Water Syr. of Myrtles of Red-Roses of each â„¥ i. M. Let the Sick take â„¥ ii or iii. of this Decoction twice or thrice a day 27. The Saltness of Spittle may be remov'd as well by abstaining from much using of Salt Meat as by amending the saltness of the Serous Humor by Crabs-Eyes Coral Pearl Shels and such-like things meanly calcin'd and chiefly by the Pills of Hounds-Tongue or of Styrax daily or every other day taken to ii or iii. Grains 28. The Acidity of Spittle may be Cur'd by the same as also with Chalk Dragons Blood Blood-Stone fixt and especially Volatil Salts seeing they alter and correct any Humor in our Body more mildly although also more slowly which is also the more to be commended 29. The fulsom sweetness of Spittle may be Cur'd perhaps by Shells and such-like things meanly calcin'd as also Volatil Salts somwhat more sharp yea by fixt Salts also and Acid Salts sharp enough lastly Salts joind with Acids as the Salt of Tartar Vitriolated and such-like although I have have not hitherto us'd them to purpose Volatil Salts avail much in this Case I speak by Experience because I never had such a Case in hand from whence to inquire more accuratly into its Nature and Manner of Curing and to form my present Conceptions 30. The bitterness of Spittle causd by Choler rising up into the Mouth will of its own accord and by degrees depart if it be driven downward and expel'd â—y Stool with a Cholagogue yet a more obstinat bitterness may also be washt out by washing the Mouth with somwhat sowr Wine pure or mixt with Water instead of which also Vinegar may be us'd after the same manner 31. If Choler remain more pure in the Blood or its serous part it may be diminisht by mild Cholagogues and the remainder is to be corrected by more temperd and more grateful Acids 32. The over-glutinousness of Spittle may be amended both by taking in inciding Aromatic Medicins oft mentiond and prescrib'd chiefly Volatil Salts us'd at Dinner and Supper-time with a little Wine and by such like kept in the Mouth and anon after it is washt spit out and by such-like Food cautiously omitted and neglected and by tough Phlegm if it be also peccant in encreasd plenty carri'd out in part after a previous preparation of it by Phlegmagogues mildly and slowly 33. The over-fluidness and watriness of
into such long threds which is not unfrequent in Chymical Changes 49. Gravel setling at the bottom of the Vrin is of all kinds both little and greater both that may be crumm'd and solid both red and yellow or somwhat ashie and so coming nearer to the nature of Stones yea for the most part giving them their first rising and daily cherishing and encreasing them for the substance of Gravel growing together encreases into Stones in hot Urin more slowly and more straitly then in it being coold 50. Wherin this force of growing together and of making Stones consists is not enough known I will frely declare what I conjecture in this obscure matter wherby I may according to my power the more help others that are Ingenious to search out this hidden Truth All Stones such at least as I have hitherto seen are Dissolvd in the sowr Spirit of Salt-Peter or Nitre whence I conclude that the Coagulation of Stones cannot be expected from an Acid Spirit as such therfore from another somwhat contrary to it in part at least If any consider the several things that promote a growing together of natural things he will find that that force is in Tart things whence the Glutiâ—ousness and Toughness of fluid things is wont to be â—roduc'd to which if Earthy and Volatil Salt parts â—e joind somthing breaks forth not much unlike â—tones I incline therfore to this Opinion That an Earthy and Volatil Salt Matter joind to a Glutinous â—hing Grows together in Stones by help of a Tart Humor The force of a Tart Humor coagulating is weakned by a sharp Acid such as is found in the Spirit of Nitre 51. Fleshy parts found in Urin usually arise from â—n Ulcer in the Kidneys and their parts separated â—rom the rest of the Body and voided together with â—he Urin. 52. Blood and Clots of it occurring in the Urin testifie some Vessel of Blood in the Kidneys Vreters Bladder or Vrethra burst or corroded 53. Purulent Matter for the most part follows an Abscess in the Kidneys Bladder or its Neck and Sphinâ—cter or Vrethra burst seldom arising from a Pleurisie or Peripneumonie or such a like Inflammation turnd into an Aposteme 54. Worms in the Kidneys for the most part arise from Blood there corrupted and being driven down into the Bladder together with Urin are voided 55. Among the more ordinary things Containd in Vrin and taking their Original from that part of Blood which is less apt to nourish the Body and moreover not departing from its laudable Constitution a little Cloudiness consists of its most fat and least earthy and so lighter part a Sediment on the contrary of its least fat and most earthy and therfore heavier part an Enaeorema lastly of a mean part that is partaking of each Whence as the Matter of every thing Containd is more pure so it will keep its place more accuratly and according as it is more impure partaking more or less of any thing so every one of them doth more or less decline from its place 56. A greater quantity of the things Containd signifies much unuseful Matter is in the Blood and so to be separated as a less quantity signifies there is less of that Matter if the other Signs agree 57. These Containd things how much the whiter they be are lik'd so much the more and they are the signs of a laudable Concoction that is desir'd Alteration or Correction and hence Separation of the hurtful Humors in the Blood how much the more they decline from whiteness such as are red and chiefly black so much the more are they dislik'd and they are signs of a deficient Concoction and so of greater danger 58. So an Equality of the thing Containd and not Severd gives the sign of Concoction wanting as the Vnequal and Disjoind of a Concoction to be feard 59. That we may now address our selvs to the Cure of the noted Harms the Separation of Vrin deficient because of the Fleshy parts of the Kidneys obstructed may be restor'd by Medicins that cut attenuate and make Glutinous Phlegm fluid anon with Diuretics and such things as send forward Urin. 60. The Medicins that cut and make Phlegm fluid are already oft before mentiond amongst which they here excel which are also call'd Diuretics wherby they may use their force sooner and more easily such are the Roots of Smallage Fenel Eringo Parsley c. Leavs of Chervil Rue Nettle Agrimony c. Seeds of Hart-wort Gromwel Saxifrage Parsley Fenel c. Berries of Juniper Elder Dwarf-Elder c. Peach-Kernels Bitter-Almonds c. Spirit of Salt and Nitre c. any Volatil Salt of which effectual Medicins may be prepar'd and given in a different Form according to the pleasure of the Sick and his divers Constitution 61. For Example the following Decoction may be us'd somtimes a day to â„¥ ii or iii. â„ž Smallage Eringo-Roots of each â„¥ i. Leavs of Water-Agrimony Chervil â—f each M. i. Juniper-Berries new and beaten â„¥ ii Boil â—hem in pure Water adding to â„¥ xx of what is straind Syr. of the Five Roots â„¥ iii. Sp. of Nitre or of Salt what suffices for a grateful Acidity M. 62. They who esteme a Medicin to be taken in less quantity may use the following Mixture â„ž Parsley Fenel-Water of each â„¥ ii Aqua Vitae of Matthiolus or â—he Antinephritic Amsterdam Water â„¥ i. Sp. of Salt Armoniac xx drops Oil of Juniper-Berries x drops Syr. â—f the Five Roots â„¥ i. M. Let the Sick take a Spoonâ—ul oft in a day and if watchings or pains molest â—dd iii Gr. of Laudanum to the Mixture 63. By these Medicins will Glutinous Phlegm obstructing the Fleshy parts of the Kidneys not only be cut but by the same means it being again made Fluid will be mildly driven to their Funnel 64. If the Voiding of Urin procede more slowly after either of the mentiond Medicins has been taken for several hours the Sick may commodiously drink a good quantity of the Mineral Diuretick Waters such as are of the Spaw Sualbac and others whether they be us'd pure or the 4th or 5th part of old Wine and also Diuretical * Or rather dropping a little of his Oily Volatil Salt in the Waters be mixt with them 65. When plenteous and glutinous Phlegm are together in the Body then it being so prepar'd and loosend with convenient Phlegmagogues of which we oft made mention before may be diminisht and carri'd out 66. If external Cold ill affect the Region of the Loins and therin the Fleshy part of the Kidneys their ill Constitution may be amended again by Aromatical Sudorifics and Volatil Salts but rather us'd at repeted times then together and once only for so Sudorifics do noâ— only carry out the fluid Humors but besides alter anâ— amend the Containd Parts 67. The Acidity of Lympha and the Juice of thâ— Pancreas howsoever encreasd may be again corrected and diminishd by a frequent taking of Volatil Saltâ— daily to
many sick People such as Worms there call'd Ascarides somtimes sticking in the Seige do produce 31. 9. A Beating Pain seems to me to arise from much Phlegm join'd to a little Acid Juice 32. 10. A Fain Tearing and Corroding the affected Pâ—â—â— without Heat is caus'd by a more pure Sowr Juice neither temper'd nor broken by Choler or Phlegm 33. As the now mention'd Causes are more pure and â—â—litarty or join'd to others variously and more 〈…〉 by them so thâ—â— breed some diverâ—â—◠〈…〉 abâ—ve sâ—id Pains scarce explâ—nable with 〈◊〉 34. 1. 〈…〉 â—lain may be Cur'd by temperâ—◠〈…〉 with â—â—iâ—s and chiefy Spirit â—f 〈…〉 and Spiriâ—â—us and moreâ—â—◠〈…〉 â—â—eâ—â—iâ—lly Opiaâ—s using them in a various Form For example let these following Forms be â„ž Succorie Sorrel-water of each â„¥ iii. Syr. of Diacodium or White-Poppies â„¥ i. Sp. of Nitre 8 drops M. Let the Sick take this Mixture at three or four times after some hours space 35. If any like an Emulsion better let them use the following or one like it â„ž Barley cleans'd and boil'd till it crack â„¥ i. ss White Poppy-SeedsÊ’ iii. Cucumer Mâ—lon-Seeds of eachÊ’ ii With the Decoction of the same Barley Make an Emulsion of â„¥ xv adding Juâ—â—p of Roses â„¥ i. M. You may add Ê’ ss of Lapis Prunclâ—ae and let tâ—â—-Sick use two or three ounces of this by spaces 36. Where Pain is more urgent or yields not to these mild ones prepare the following Mixture â„ž Fumitorie-Water â„¥ ii Fenel or Cinâ—mon-Water â„¥ ss distill'd VinegarÊ’ vi Sp. of Nitre 6 dropâ— Laudanum 3 Gr. simple Syr. of Viâ—â—â—â—â— â„¥ i. 〈◊〉 M. Let the Sick often take a Spoonful of this Mixture till both the Heat and Pain be diminish'd or Sleep by degrees come on 37. If Choler be also observ'd to be peccant in Plenty nothing hinders but that it may be â—duâ—'d with a mild Purge to which end the following â—â—â—â—serve very grateful and also altering may â—viâ—â—l â„ž Pulp of Tamarinds â„¥ ii Câ—nâ—â—râ—◠〈…〉 Ê’ x. Elecluarie of the Juice of 〈◊〉 â„¥ i. Salt of Tartar vitriolatedÊ’ i. M. 〈◊〉 Câ—nsâ—â—â— Let the Sick take the quantity 〈◊〉 a Nâ—â—â—â—g or some more for the diveâ—le constitution of the Sick â—ither at bed-time and hour â—â—ter a moderate Suppâ—r or in the morning fasting It may also be dissolv'd in a convenient Liquor and us'd in the form of a Draught Our Cholagogue Electuarie also describ'd in Chap. 2. Sect. 46. as is there taught may be us'd 38. We intend largely to prosecute the Generation and Cure of an Inslammation in Chap. 40. 39. 2. A Pain Chill and urging with troublesom câ—ldaâ—ss may bâ— Cur'd by tempering the over-sharp Aâ—i lity of the Juice of the Pancreas with a Lixivial Salt as well fiâ—t as volatil and so with a volatil Spirit it sâ—lf as also oily and wâ—try Liquors Which if mâ—re were mixt they would perform more 40. Therefore any Aromatical Spirit of Wine may conduce as having a volatil and oily Salt moreover any Treacle-water prepar'd with Spirit of Wine as receiving much power from Opium of tempering the viâ—ious Juice Hither may Coral Pearl Crabs-Eyâ—s Diaphocetic Anâ—imâ—tie c. be reduc'd All which will perform more if the Body be compos'd to swâ—â—t and morâ— yet if an actual Sweat be mildly â—hâ—ven forward 41. To this end the following Form may be presâ—â—â—â—â—d â„ž â—â—â—el simple Treacle-water of each â„¥ ss Salt of Wormwood ℈ i. Crabs-Eyes ℈ ss Syr. 〈◊〉 Carduus Benâ—dicâ—us â„¥ ss M. for a Draught to be taken at once To which it pain urge much may be added â—â—â—â—â—â—um i Cr. and when it is taken let the Sick either fit by the Fire or let him be fitly covered in Bâ—d waiting for a Sweat 42. If to Sweat be troublesom let him often take a spoonful of the following Mixture till as well Pain as Coldness do remit or cease â„ž Mint-water â„¥ ii Aqua Vitae of Matthiolus or Tincture of Cinamon â„¥ ss Laudanum ii Gr. Oil of Cloves 3 drops Syr. of the five Roots â„¥ i. M. 43. Among emptying Medicins none are proper here while Pain molests unless Sudorifies already commended or Diureties and to abstain from Vomits unless vomiting come of its own accord and easie enough and then always add these things which temper sowrness as fat Broths and such-like Neither are Purgers to be given unless first the Acid Humor be temper'd or Choler and much Phlegm also concur but not very viscous 44. The Medicins which then conduce are partly noted above Chap. 7. Sect. 54 55. 45.3 A Boaring and Fixt Pain may be Cur'd by correcting and tempering both the Acid Acrimonie of the Juice of the Pancreas and also the viscousness of Phlegm accompanying which is chiefly performed by Aromatic Gums Galbanum Sagapen Bdellium Ammoniac Opoponax Mastich Myrrh c. as also by any volatil Salt and chiefly oily Yea how much the more any thing abounds with Volatil Salt Oily so much the more potently and effectually will it correct glassy Phlegm so call'd the worst Humor Whence the Oil of Harts-Horn is no less potent than ungrateful Remedy in this Discase 46. Also the Balsam of Sulphur made with Oil â—f Anise Amber or Juniper or any other Aromatic Oil may be convenient in vanquishing this râ—bâ—llâ— as and redoubl'd Humor 47. In finishing this Work also any Aromatic Sp. of Wine more or less compounded adâ—ing if 〈◊〉 please an Aromatic Oil and sâ—mtimes Opium it 〈◊〉 â—r Laudanum and others will condace 48. The following Mixture taken often by spoonfulâ— will much profit â„ž Miâ—t Fâ—nâ—l water of each â„¥ i. Scurvygrass-Wâ—ter Aquâ— Vitae of Matthiolus or any Aromatiâ— Sp. â—f each â„¥ ss distillâ—d Oil of Mace 4 drops Laudanum 3 Gr. Syr. of Fenel â„¥ i. M. 49. If the form of a Dâ—â—â—câ—iâ—n please any better the fâ—llâ—wing may be prepar'd and three or more ounces tâ—ken somâ—â—mes in a day â„ž The Bark of Lovage RootÊ’ ii of the Wood Guaâ—â—â—um â„¥ ss The shavings of the same Wood â„¥ iii. of Sassafras â„¥ i. Bâ—y-berries â„¥ ss the Seeds of Mâ—â—â—â—ane Silâ—r of sweet Fenel of eachÊ’ iii. â—â—il them according to Art in clean Water in â„¥ XL Of what is strain'd dissâ—lve Syr. of Bizaâ—â—ium â„¥ iv Sp of Wâ—ne recâ—â—â—â— d i. M. Iâ— any will have â—â—is Dâ—coction also to Purge mildly the Hâ—mâ—r â—irst corrceted in part boâ—l in it the Pulp of â—â—â—â—â—â—isÊ’ i. 50. â—â—â—se following Pills will be useful to correct more and milâ—ly â—â—â—ce the sâ—me glassy Phlegm in pâ—â—â—corrected â„ž 〈◊〉 Gâ—th â—â—um prepar'd with Vinegar of Squills ℈ ii Vâ—â—â—â—â—f Mars â—â—lâ—in'd white slowly in a 〈…〉 â—â—iâ—â—k â—f â—ach ℈ i. best Caâ—â—â—â— Red Myâ—th of â—ach 15 Gr. Oriental Safâ—â—◠℈ 〈…〉 Trâ—ches Alhâ—â—dalÊ’ i. Rosin of Jaâ—â—p â—f Sâ—â—mm â—y of each ℈ i. Oil of the Rind 〈…〉 M. t◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Pills to be guiâ—dâ—◠〈◊〉 â—â—â—dred â—â—r with â—â—ouder of Licoâ—ish 〈…〉 Sick take 〈◊〉 or more of these Pills after Supper at Bâ—d-time or â—vâ— or
because of its different yea somwhat contrary disposition of both in certain parts of it 5. The same Chyle obtains its Last Perfection of Blood by the continu'd and contemper'd Effervescency newly mention'd more accurately to be explain'd in certain Circumstances in the next following Chapters because of the Breathing Air in the Lungs the Left Ear and Ventricle of the Heart and the greatest Branches of the Great Arterie 6. By the power and benefit of this Effervescency we conceive the Vital Fire breaks out and rises which no less changes the fat of Chyle coming than of Blood returning from what place soever and by rarefying the Oily Parts and also loosly uniting all the other reduces it into one Mass Heterogeneally-Homogeneal and so Chyle it self into true Blood by the same labour 7. This Sanguification of Chyle is deprav'd especially when the Blood is bred least laudable and vitious by it Serous Phlegmatic or peccant in any other Proper or Common Sensible Quality which somtimes manifests it self with a Cachexie other-times Anasarca or Leucophlegmatia or else with Leanness or any other apparent fault in Nourishment 8. Every Cause of Sanguification Vitiated is either in Chyle it self or in the Choleric Blood Ascending or in the Descending Lymphatic Blood or in some External Cause or in more concurring together 9. The Cause of Sanguification Deprav'd is to be sought in Chyle it self and to be found as often as it is produc'd Vitious because either Food or Spittle c. is Vitious of which formerly 10. The Cause of Sanguification deprav'd is in the Choleric Blood Ascending to the Heart which abounds with Choler as often as vitious Choler is mixt in the Liver in a greater or less quantity or otherwise 11. Choler is mixt with the Blood in a greater quantity when it is bred more plenteously in its Bag by Aromatic Food plenteously us'd and abounding with a Volatil Salt or it is over-plentifully effus'd out of its Bag because of the greater fluidity given it either by Heat of Air or Food both too Sharp and also Spiritous or by a strong Motion of Body or by vehement Anger or by Watchings and such-like 12. Choler is mixt in less quantity with the Blood when it is bred more sparingly by Food destitute of an Aromatic strength which is wont to produce Phlegm such as is Sea-Fish and such-like continually us'd or it is more slowly effus'd out of its Bag because of its fluidity diminish'd and thickness encreas'd one while by cold and sharp Air other-times by Food newly mention'd and Cold Drink too frequently us'd other-whiles by a grievous Sorrow of Mind or Great Terrors coming unexpectedly as also by much and long continu'd Sleep and daily Rest of Body c. 13. Choler is mixt with the Blood not only in too great or too little quantity but somtimes over-Sharp or over-Fat and so far also it vitiates it 14. Choler is made too Sharp by the Heat of Air the abounding Acrimonie of Food or rather of its Sauces such as is in Pepper Cloves Ginger Mastard c. by Watchings too much and protracted Exercise of Body continu'd Anger especially when join'd with Solicitude 15. Choler becoms Fatter especially by too much Use of fat Food at least drest with much Fatness Butter Oil c. whither may be referr'd distill'd Oils often us'd 16. The Cause of Sanguification Deprav'd is in the Blood descending to the Heart and because the Lympha is mixt with it it 's call'd Lymphatic Blood as often as the Lympha is found either over Acid or Salt or Phlegmatic or Watry 17. The Lympha becoms over-Acid because of Food both Sowr and season'd with very Acid things us'd too plenteously and long or because of Northern Air and Solicitude of Mind Sorrow or Terror somtimes by Waking and too much Wearying the Body c. happening 18. The Lympha is made over-Salt easily and as frequently by cold and sharp Air piercing the Vniversal Body and especially the Head warm'd and running down with a Sweat begetting the Stuffing of the Head that is a troublesom Sense of Heaviness not only in the Head but in the Joints also whence as a Salt Liquor distills afterward through the Nostrils in a following Snuffle of the Nose so likewise then it seems even consentaneous not only to Reason but also to the Affliction of the Sick then oft urging and so to daily Experience that there is produc'd all over a Salt Humor in the Conglobated Glandules and after that effus'd into the Habit of the Body and the Muscles as also driven forward through the Lymâ—hatic Vessels toward the Heart 19. The Lympha is over-Phlegmatic by reason of â—he prolong'd Use of over-moist and cold Air the too â—uch eating of such-like Food especially Fishes â—ulse Potherbs c. Beer not enough boil'd or fermented well-Well-Water c. an heavy Life and Void of Care much and long Sleep and many such-like things 20. The Lympha becoms over Watry by the overâ—se of Rain-Water or any other too thin and overâ—oist Air mean while neglecting as well Spiritous as â—ucculent and Acid Food 21. Sanguification is immediately vitiated by an exâ—rnal Cause when there is an Error committed in â—e or more Non-natural things so call'd in that time when laudable Chyle and Blood is carri'd to the Heart by the Air first hot and suddenly cold by Drink very piercing Spiritous or mixt with Ice especially abundantly Us'd by vehement Agitation of the Body by a grievous Passion of Mind Wrath Sorrow Fear Amazement or Solicitude vexing c. whence either over-sharp Choler or the Juice of the Pancreas over-Acid or over-Sharp or the Phlegm of the Guts over-Viscous is carri'd all over and especially towards the Heart in which it so corrupts either the Chyle or the Blood before well constituted that the Blood cannot but be bred bad of the Chyle flowing to it 22. The Sanguification of Chyle deprav'd according to the diversity of the Cause may be diversly Cur'd For 1. as often as it depends of Choler too Plentiful mixt with the Ascending Blood it ought to be diminisht by Cholagogues often mention'd 23. The new Rise of the same Choler is to be stopt by shunning or at least moderating the Non-natural Things so call'd that produce it which were newly mention'd as also by using more liberally those things which we said bred less Choler 24. 2. When Sanguification is deprav'd by too little Choler tending to the Heart it ought to be encreas'd by using somwhat more plentifully those things which we have asserted do breed Choler more plentifully and also by Shunning those things which we have taught according to Experience to be contrary to its breeding 25. 3. As often as Choler too Sharp depraves the Sanguification of Chyle so often it is to be Temper'd by Medicins often propos'd before and especially in Chap. 1. Sect. 11 c. and in Chap. 10. Sect. 42. besides by shunning all things in Sect. 14. of this Chapter which make
Quick-Lime but only on Salt of Tartar Sp. of Salt Armoniac ℈ i. Oil of Anise vi drops Syr. of Fenel ℥ i. ss M. 70. If 5. this Fever be grievous with Bloody Purgings or at least joind with sharp Pain beside the newly mentiond Mixtures the Clyster prepar'd of Cows Milk Turpentine and the Yolk of an Egg such as that in Chap. 13. Sect. 51. may chiefly conduce being oft injected during the Disease 71. IV. A Salivary or Phlegmatic Synochal Fever may be Cur'd If 1. the Viscousness of Spittle and hence of Phlegm be Corrected and Amended by Medicins either Aromatical that is having an Oily Volatil Salt or temperd sowr things or both mixt together and that according to the various Constitution of the other Humors Choler and the Juice of the Pencreas Of which sort many are here and there and also in this Chapter propos'd together with convenient Forms to practice with successfully See Chap. 14. Sect. 45 c. 72. If 2. Flatulent Vapors bred by it raising both in the Stomach and Guts first a Distension and Inflation afterward an Irritation in the Heart an over-Frequent Pulse a Wheazing in the Lungs at length sleepiness in the Brain be Discussd and their new rising Hindred To this end Medicins mentiond in Chap. 14. Sect. 56 c. may conduce 73. If 3. the Appetite be dejected it should be Restor'd by the dulcifi'd * Vnless it be dulcifid it is too corrosive Sp. of Salt Elixir Proprietatis and such like temperd Acids mixt with ordinary Drink or with other Liquors and Mixtures to be us'd by Spoonfuls primarily convenient for the Distemper and if besides Deprav'd more or less it should be Corrected 74. The Cure of Synochal Fevers nam'd from grievous and very urgent Symptoms ought to be the same which we propos'd unless that then as always in other Cases there ought to be an exact and careful account had of those most grievous Symptoms 75. For all the Professors of Physic are deceivd and do no less injure their Students then Patients who think at least teach that any Diseases may be cur'd by Art when their grievous and therfore urging Symptoms are neglected all which they would have cease of their own accord when the primary Diseases are Cur'd seeing that we daily observe with great loss of Mortals by their stubborn obstinacy and negligence of these smattering and prating small Physicians the Sick are as oft sooner taken away by their grievous Symptoms then the Diseases cur'd alone are removd by their Medicins 76. Add that Medicins convenient to remove or diminish any Symptoms amend and together correct the depravations of Humors or solid Parts on which those Symptoms immediatly depend The Diseases therefore are together remov'd whilst the Symptoms are remov'd Neither do we doubt with some famous Physicians to refer the Depravations of Humors to the number of Diseases because the Parts containd are not less requir'd to the Compleatness of the whole Body and Functions then the Parts Containing 77. I. Therefore to a Dogmatical Cure of Burning Synochal Fevers Blood is forthwith to be Let out plenteously and frequently enough whereby that Great Heat may be diminisht or remov'd which is so much the more to be done if a Plethora that is abundance of Blood be present 78. Blood being Let as much as the Patients strength can commodiously bear while Choler is yet turgid and there is hope of carrying it down to the Guts and anon with success of carrying it out a mild Cholagogue such as is the Decoction noted in Sect. 43. may be safely given and that an hour after the opend Vein is tied by which if in a short while that is in two hours space they go not to Stool more therof ought to be taken till it purge which succeding Altering Medicins and such as allay Heat and Thirst are oft to be us'd of which we have spoken in Sect. 47. and elswhere 79. Neither doth it suffice to let Blood or purge Choler once but those Evacuations are oft to be iterated not neglecting Altering Medicins till by the diminisht feverish heat it appears that the Cause of this Fever is Diminisht or remov'd or overcom'd 80. II. If I have rightly conjectur'd when I suspected a Leipyrian to consist of a Choleric and Pancreatical Fever it may be Cur'd by using Medicins which correct the exceeding sowrness of the Juice of the Pancreas and abounding oiliness of Choler and concentrate any sowr thing and imbibe and contemper any Oily Liquor 81. They that do both these are Pearl Coral Crabs-Eys and all kinds of Shels chiefly those calcin'd Chalk c. if they be oft taken in a small quantity 82. Besides Medicins may be us'd that somtimes temper Cold more somtimes Heat as this or that doth more molest the Sick Such as are oft before mentiond more being to be prescrib'd in the next following Chapter 83. III. A Fever having the Tongue and Jaws colourd blackish red a dry Heat accompanying may be Cur'd if beside Universal Remedies convenient to that Fever enough burning and such as are to be sought from what is already said those be in special us'd which are observd to conduce to the Heat Driness and vitiated Colour of the parts of the Mouth 84. Gargarisms are chiefly mention'd prepar'd with Water or the Decoction of Plantane Lettice Night-shade Purslan Privet Strawberry-Leavs Prunel or Brunel which name they say was given it from that Disease because it is believd to be proper for it before all others Hony-suckle c. the sowr and tart Juices of Blackberies Barberies Sorrel Citron c. being somtimes added 85. Here also is commended among Chymical things Nitre prepar'd with Sulphur and therfore call'd Salt Prunella 86. Let this following be the Form of the best Gargarism ℞ Prunel Willow Strawberry-Leavs of each M. i. whole Barley 1 Pugil make a Decoction in pure Water dissolving in ℥ xii of what is straind Diamorωn ℥ i. Lapis Prunellaeʒ ss M. to be a Gargarism with which warm let the Sick oft wash and gargarize his Mouth 87. In this Disease also for the most part an Opening of the Ranine Veins under the Tongue conduceth and that as oft as they are observd to be tumid and manifest to us the Quinsie at hand or molesting For it is no new thing that the Quinsie should be coupled to this Fever 88. Pouderd Chalk made with Creme to the consistency of a Liniment will asswage dry and remove those filthy Scabs of the Lips being appli'd to them as also the white Ointment Camphorated in like manner us'd 89. IV. A Fever attended with a grievous and furious Raging may be Cur'd by giving beside what is before mentiond those things especially which will not only promote Sleep but powerfully and mildly temper a sharp choleric Humor and so asswage its over-sharp Effervescency with an Acid. 90. To this end Opium will conduce beyond any commonly known Medicine and any Opiat thence prepar'd Yet do I
Phlegmatic Humor is cut and especially by those that do easily vomit Otherwise it may be evacuated downward by gentle Purgation with Phlegmagogues powerful and effectual such as are all Mercurials Colocynthis Hermodactyls c. 154. As for Phlegmatic Humors somtimes then also sliding down from the Head and filling the Sharp Artery the same Phlegmagogues are convenient to be taken oft in a small quantity together with such as cut and correct Phlegm and chiefly in form of Pills such as we have oft prescrib'd before 155. As for Windy Vapors so commonly producing the Asthma either wholly or at least much encreasing it all things will conduce which both amend their matter and efficient cause and hinder their rise and discuss and dissipate them when bred concerning which see Chap. 14. in which the most are containd that respect hither 156. XII The Feverish Cough is Cur'd by such things as both temper and discuss the over-sharp Vapors Which Opiats do being join'd to Volatil and Oily Salts and often us'd in the Fits in a little quantity whereby they will perform it the happier sooner safer and surer To that end I commend this following Form â„ž Mint-Water â„¥ iii. Our Carminative Spirit â„¥ i. Sp. of Salt Armoniac 20 drops Landanum 3 gr Syr. of Fenel â„¥ i. ss M. 157. XIII Catarrhs stird up together with the Feverish Fit require divers Medicins to cure them as they consist of a different Matter and afflict divers Parts In general their vitious quality is to be corrected their plenty diminisht and the Parts usually afflicted strengthned 158. Moreover thick and viscous Catarrhs are to be attenuated and cut with Aromatics before mentiond Serous and Salt Catarrhs are to be temperd with Oily and Opiat Things as Pills of Hounds-Tongue of Styrax c. 159. The Thick are to be evacuated with Phlegmagogues the Serous with Hydragogues 160. The Parts afflicted or that may be afflicted are to be strengthned against viscous and thick Phlegm by grateful Aromatics on the contrary Salt Serous Matter by Glutinous Things externally us'd in the form of a Plaster Unguent or Liniment and internally in the form of Pills Tablets or Conserv's c. 161. The Cure of the Gout accompanying Intermitting Fevers will consist I. in the Vniversal Amendment of the Juice of the Pancreas proposâ—d before II. In the Correction or Emptying of Choler vitious either by it self or accidentally mentiond before III. In the Altering or Diminishing of Phlegm peccant any way often exhibited in this Tractate IV. Lastly Defending the Joints Afflicted as well against future Pain as freeing them when Pain is present and molests 162. The Joints are defended against future Pain with extâ—rnâ—l Medicins to be vari'd according to the various Humors breeding a different Pain Which seeing lâ—ss effâ—ctual ones are requir'd then they which should overcome Pains molesting they may easily be selected from those which are to be propos'd in order 163. That therfore Gouty Persons may be freed Dogmatically that is as well by Reason as Experience from Pains present and molesting seeing they are not freed always with the same Medicins no not in the same Fit much less all that are Gouty we must consider it comes in as much as the Causes of Pains are often different not only in divers Sick People but also in the same at another time of the Fit 164. The Causes are Different in Divers Sick People in as much as Choler and that divers or Phlegm also divers is coupled to the primary Cause of the Gout the Juice of the Pancreas also much differing 165. The Causes of Pains of the Gout are divers in the same Sick Party but in a divers time of the Fit in as much as the Juice of the Pancreas in the beginning hurts chiefly and that by its Sowr Acrimony breeds pain and after that Choler is coupled to it and either overcomes or changes its Acrimony breeding 〈◊〉 divers pain according to the diversity of its faultiness and chiefly troublesom with exceding Heat seeing that rather a Corroding then Burning Pain is rais'd by the Juice of the Pancreas which is accuratly to be observd in potently correcting both kind of Pains chiefly with special Medicins for either Acrimony may easily and happily be mitigated and so the Pain asswag'd with more gentle ones and chiefly with Oily things 166. Hence it is that Poultisses prepared of Mealy Things and Cows Milk do conduce almost to all Gouty People grieved with any Pain For Example â„ž The Meal of Marsh Mallow-Roots Line-Seeds Barley of each â„¥ i. Boil them in Cows Milk to the consistency of a Pultis for a Poultise Which let be applied indifferent warm 167. Where exceding Heat concurs and the Body abounds with sharp Choler instead of sweet Milk you may substitute Butter-Milk 168. In a Phlegmatic Constitution the Meal of Beans Flowers of Camomile Elder and other things gently Cutting may commodiously be added 169. A Poultise of the best Wheat-Bread that is the Crumb prepar'd of the Flower only of the Meal Saffron and Cows Milk boil'd is deservedly commended of many seeing it asswages any Pains 170. Where Fermentations please better I commend this following in excessive Heat to be appli'd warm and to be renewd as soon as it is dri'd â„ž Elder and fumitory-Fumitory-Water of each â„¥ iv Marigold-Vinegar â„¥ ii Opium of Thebes Ê’ ss M. 171. When the Pain is more Corroding then Burning I commend the following Fomen ation in like manner to be us'd â„ž Parsley-Water â„¥ v. Simple Treacle-Water â„¥ i. Opium of Thebes ℈ i. M. for a Fomentation 172. When Impotency of Motion does molest the Sick â—ore then Pain in a very Phlegmatic Body then things more Aromatical may commodiously be us'd both in Poultises and in Fomentations and in Plasters Unguents or Liniments Opiats being then usually omitted as being less requisite or profitable For Example â„ž Thâ— Root of Flower de Luce poudred â„¥ i. Mint-Leavs Wormwood Tops Camomile-Flowers of each 2 handfuls Cumin-Seeds poudred â„¥ i. ss Beans-Meal â„¥ ii Boil them in clean Water to the consistency of a Pouâ—tise adding about the end Simple Treacle-Water â„¥ ii M. to be a Poultise and appli'd hot 173. They whose Skin can bear fat things to them apply Unguents and Oils such as are when Heat molests of Poplar the White Camphorated of Roses the Cooling of Galens and such-like In a Corroding Pain Aregon and Martiatum Somtimes it is better to mix these and make them more temperate 174. Not long since I experienc'd the stupendious power of Balsam of Sulphur Ambred in a Goutish Pain very Corroding with great admiration some few drops being anointed on the part griev'd whence forthwith there was rais'd an hot Effervescency in the place afflicted yea burning and presently ceasing again together with the exceding Pain remov'd in a momâ—nt But I question and not without ground the like success in all seeing all cannot bear Oily things â—nd chiâ—fly such as are prepar'd by distillation and Cholâ—r is sharper
Living Creatures and to be conveniently us'd Which seeing they are usually not so ungrateful as common Medicins may be taken in a much less quantity and will work both sooner and more mildly and more effectually are deservedly desir'd of the Sick enough afflicted of themselvs so that it may well seem to a Physician rejoycing in the name of Favourable unworthy even unhuman not to be willing to ease when he can well enough the Infirmity Loathing and Queasiness of the Sick with a more grateful Medicin much rather then willingly to add affliction to the Afflicted Wherfore I think that benign Physicians and such as do accommodate themselvs and their Medicins any way to the natural infirmity and somtimes Squeamishness of the Sick are to be preferd before those which are so morose For it is far more easie and decent though with some pains and often great enough for any Physician to seek out and by trying to find Medicins more grateful to the Sick then for a Sick Body being delicate and much afflicted with the Disease and therfore somtimes loathing the most grateful things and the most pleasant Meat and Drink yea at the sight or smell of Medicins presently Loathing and somtimes Vomiting to take and keep in his queasie Stomach with a violence offerd to Nature any Medicins especially nauseous and in a large plenty Which how advers it is to sound Reason he that has Reason may judg and how much with the complaints and detriment of many Sick as is known to all the same is tri'd and obstinatly defended by some hard hearted Physicians and especially seeing there is a more commodious and easier yea safer way brought into Use and already long continu'd by other Physicians no less learned and well verst in an happy Practice 105. In a Universal Languishing of which we speak they know best who have for some time us'd Medicins Chymically prepar'd when their Use should be continu'd long how usefully and happily they may be us'd and deservedly commend the same to others for so the desired Health to be preferd before all earthly good things is obtaind and gaind with less trouble and almost insensibly 106. Phlegmatic and Glutinous Humors producing an Universal Languishing may and ought not only to be corrected but when they also abound or cannot be wholly amended are to be Diminishd also and Educ'd out of the Body and chiefly by Stool and Vrin which is easier and more happily performd after that they are at least in part corrected after the aforesaid manner 107. We have already given you many Forms of Medicins that Evacuate Viscous Phlegm by Stool wherfore resting with them for the present we will add one here which may carry it down to the Kidneys and out with the Vrin in the Form of a Decoction ℞ The Roots of Smallage Eringo Asarabacca of each ℥ i. the Leavs of Hemp-like Agrimony Nettles Chervil of each Man i. Seeds of Sweet Fenel Hartwort Saxifrage of each ʒ ii Boil them in clean Water to ℥ xxx straind add Syr. of the Five Roots ℥ iii. Sp. of Salt dulcifi'd or Volatil Salt of Amber ʒ i. M. Let the Sick drink a Draught of 3 4 or 5 ℥ of this twice a day when the Stomach is empty of Meat that is at least five hours after Meat is taken in It will be better if us'd hot or at least warm 108. Volatil Salts daily taken even with Food will do the same as not only amending and cutting Glutinous Phlegm but driving forward part therof to the ways of Urin and expelling it in the form of a Setling which by degrees is deficient in Urin and therfore gives an undoubted sign that the most part of Phlegm is corrected and overcome which even therfore is here admonisht for Younger Physicians sake because there are Elder who being less verst in preparing the best Volatil Salts and less exercis'd in administring them and therfore less accustomd in observing their strength do oppore the same more indirectly then directly not without some suspicion of Envy And so many blame what they know not and will not learn with hand-working as though to turn over the Writings of some and unskilfully to esteme or praise this or that Man's Opinion before others as he lists without experience were sufficient to get a solid knowledg of Natural and Medicinal Things But Skilful Practitioners deride such unskilful Censurers and Theoretics though very high Pretenders not only in curing the Sick but in preparing Remedies I speak all these things by Experience though mine Adversaries and other Malevolents fret at it for whose sake also I conceal not a few things which otherwise I would liberally declare 109. These may suffice for the Cure of a Universal Languishing and because we said that an Acid Liquor and especially that of the Pancreas did concur with Glutinous Phlegm to produce a Swouning and Syncope a consideration of each Humor deservedly ought to be had wherfore always a Correcting and often an Educing of the Acid Humor also is then to be instituted and indeed in Preventing those Diseases when the Fit is not present which being present and urging Medicins more Effectual and Spiritous are to to be us'd which can soon pierce to the parts most affected and soon remove the danger of Death at hand 110. Those Aromatics abounding with a Volatil Salt which we said could amend Viscous Phlegm are often said before likewise to conduce to temper and correct a Sowr Humor Therfore Medicins newly prescrib'd in divers Forms may conduce to both which let suffice that I have said it once 111. Hydragogues commonly call'd serve to educe the Acid Humor temperd which we have often mentiond and prescrib'd before wherfore we will only add one Form here ℞ Gum Sagapen dissolvd in Vinegar and again thicknedʒ ss Rosin of Jalapp ℈ i. Magistery of Gum-Gotte ℈ ss Oil of Juniper Berries 3 drops M. Make them into fifteen Pills guilded or done over with Licorish Pouder Let the Sick take five or more or fewer as he is more difficult or easie to be purg'd 112. I purposely omit Aloes in the most Pills prescrib'd by me because it is wont to open the Haemorrhoids in many with trouble and somtimes harm 113. When the Fit of Swouning and the Syncope is near and the Signs of it above-mentiond appear you may give those things that are fit to concentrate powerfully and discuss Vapors and somwhat Sowr and somtimes also Glutinous Wind which we lately said were requir'd to be very efficacious and subtil wherby they may pierce every way and be joind to them And such are both Spiritous and Volatil Oily Salts united most intirely by the help of Art 114. Therfore all Volatil Oily Salts conduce prepar'd by Art especially of several parts of Living Creatures or Plants Aromatic Tinctures drawn by the help of Spirit of Wine rectifi'd either by Infusion only or Distillation also of divers Spices or any parts of Plants as also Living Creatures
of that which is let out and a larger space being so made for the Universal Blood all the Blood mov's both more swiftly and potently wherfore it which first stopt standing still in its Vessels the Plethora being now taken away it stops no longer but is more potently stird up and helpt to renew its interrupted at least much diminisht motion unless a more grievous Obstruction hinder this that will not yeeld to Blood alone too vehemently mov'd but moreover wanting those things that cut and dissolv the Humor obstructing 41. And then after a sufficient quantity of Blood is taken away it is profitable to give a Sudorific and Cutting Mixture at several times by Spoonfuls such an one as we noted in Sect. 28. whether little or no Sweat follow at its taking if that the rebellious Obstruction be loosend and taken away 42. III. The Blood Effus'd out of its Vessels and disperst through the Substance of the more near parts is to be remov'd thence wholly or in part as soon as may be if it can be remov'd at all by hindring its coagulation potently dissolving its over-thick parts discussing those that are more tender and together tempering those too sharp and that as well by Internal as External Medicins 43. The Coagulation of Blood is hindred by Crabs-Eys Diaphoretic Antimony Mumy Sperma Ceti Gum Galbanum Sagapen c. Opium Spruse Beer c. besides the most of these nam'd do dissolv the over-thick parts of Blood and discuss those too thin and moreover temper those too sharp especially when they are joind with others which promote or encrease their force For Example â„ž Hyssop Fenel-Water of each â„¥ ii distilld Vinegar Ê’ vi Sp. of Wine rectifi'd or any Aromatiz'd â„¥ ss Crabs EyesÊ’ i. Sperma Ceti Mumie of Alexandria of each ℈ i. Laudanum iv Gr. Syr. of the Five Roots â„¥ i. ss M. Let the Sick often take a Spoonful of this Mixture by the help wherof the Clottering of Blood Effus'd will not only be hindred but its over-Thick parts incided and by degrees attenuated and its over-Thin parts will continually be Discust together with Sweat or insensible Transpiration and the Pain will be aswag'd its over-sharp parts being temperd and at length wholly taken away and so the Obstruction it self will be loosned and dissolvd and by such-like alone us'd in time and diligently Pleurisies and Peripneumonies and Inflammations of other Parts beginning grievous enough and troublesom with Anxieties or sharp Pains have oft been Cur'd 44. You may anoint upon the part affected the Ointment Martiatum that of Marsh-Malows compounded or any other Aromatic to which you may refer May-Butter prepar'd with the Juice of Aromatic Plants somtimes adding Aromatic Oils in like manner that of Bays Dill or others more potent or distild of Earth Turpentine Amber Bricks c. but in less quantity 45. Among Plasters that of Sperma Ceti is deservedly commended which â„ž Virgin-Wax â„¥ iv Sperma Ceti â„¥ ii Gum Galbanum dissolvd in Vinegar â„¥ i. M. Make it a Plaster according to Art through which melted draw a Cloth and let it be a Serecloath commonly call'd to be appli'd by course on both sides This Egregious Plaster does not only preserv the Blood in all the External Parts of the Body but Milk also from curding in the Paps yea somtimes it again loosens and discusses or restores it meanly curded 46. Fomentations also made of Aromatic Plants and potent Discussers boild in Water or Wine may conduce adding moreover when they are us'd some of the Spirit of Wine For Example â„ž The Roots of Briony Smallage Fearn of each â„¥ ii the Leavs of Elder Hemp-like Agrimony Germander Mint Wormwood of each Man i. the Flowers of Melilot Roman Camomile of each Man i. ss Cumin-Seeds Bay-berries of each â„¥ i. All being grosly beaten Boil them in rain-Rain-Water on a slow Fire the Vessel being shut Keep them for your Use 47. This Fomentation may be us'd by sowing the beaten parts of the Plants in a Bag or Bags and after they are boild by expressing the superfluous Liquor and applying Bags meanly warm to the part affected where they must be left so long as they are hot and as soon as they want heat they are to be remov'd and others warm to be appli'd Also a Woolen Cloth or soft Sponge fit to cover the part affected may be laid on the warm Fomentation and after be appli'd to the part paind the superfluous Liquor being exprest as is afore-said somtimes be renewd Yea so much of the Fomentation as is needed may be pourd into a Beasts Bladder cut off from its Neck and softned in warm Water that is after the part that wants its Neck is tiâ—d again the Bladder turgid but not full and stretcht with the Fomentation may be appli'd loosly on any part for so all harm easily happening from moist and soon after cold Shirts or other Linen Cloths near the Body is prevented 48. By the help therfore of these several Medicins the Indications mentiond will be satisfi'd nor will they only be shund or the Coagulation of Blood be repaird but moreover its over-thick or thickned parts will be attenuated and those more thin will be discust and carri'd out by insensible Transpiration yea those too sharp will be temperd if any such cannot be soon after together disperst wherby at length they by degrees vanish away at least they may be easier and more happily suppurated 49. IV. When the Blood is effus'd into such or so deep a place out of which it cannot be commodiously remov'd without Suppuration and an Aposteme the making and generation of Matter is to be promoted and hastned 50. All Emollient and Ripening Medicins do this the Roots and Leavs of Marsh-Malows Malows White Lilies Brank Ursme Orage Mercury c. the Seeds of Lint Fenugreek Marsh-Malows c. or their Meals as also that of Barley fat Figs. Mans Swines-Grease c. the Fat of a Goose Hen Calf c. the Marrâ—w â—f all Bones any Butter Oil of Olives Sweet Almonds and almost any that is exprest of several Seeds or Kernels or boild with Emollient Flowers c. 51. When Phlegmatic and Viscous Humors are joind with the Blood the Knobs of Onions Squils c. are to be added to the former and somtimes Gum Bdellium Galbanum Ammoniac c. Liquid Styrax Wax Turpentine Hony and many such-like 52. Cataplasms are wont to be most commodiously prepar'd of these For Example â„ž The Meal of Marsh-malow Root of Barley of each â„¥ ii the Leavs of Malows Brank Vrsine of each Man iii. the Seeds or Meal of Lint â„¥ i. ss fat Figs bruisd x. Boil them in Water or Small Beer on a slow Fire or when there is an extreme Heat in Butter-Milk to the consumption of their Moisture and softning of those things boild then all being exactly beaten add Swines Grease new Butter of each â„¥ i. ss M. for a Cataplasm 53. When Glutinous Phlegm is mixt with the
Blood and breeds a lighter Heat in the part then prepare this following â„ž Onions roasted in Embers and then beaten â„¥ iv the Meal of Beans Fenugreek-Seeds of each â„¥ iii. Flowers of Roman-Camomile of Elder of each M. i. ss Boil them according to Art in Small Beer or pure Water to be a Cataplasm 54. When there is much heat in the part Inflam'd and the Sick cannot bear Fat things beware diligently of all Oils and Oily things and then I have always observd that Butter-Milk which is the Whey of the Creme of Milk butterd is useful in which if a Decoction be made the Cataplasm by help of this will egregiously temper Heat and hinder St. Antonies Fire from being easily joind with the Inflammation 55. If Ointments or Plasters please the Sick better and they be not hurt by Fat things the Part paind may once or ofter be anointed with the Ointments of Agrippa Simple or Compounded Marsh-Malows the Pectoral c. Ointment and either alone or with convenient Oils added of White Lilies Sweet Almonds and such-like reduc'd to the consistency of a Liniment and afterward the Plaster of Diachylon Simple and somtimes with Gum be laid on it as also that of the Mucilages chiefly when the Body and Blood abound with much Phlegm and that Viscous 56. V. The Generation of Matter being promoted and finisht by these or such-like Medicins It s Out-let is not to be delaid seeing while it is present the Pain persists and being let out is diminisht and the Matter becoms sharper by delay and therfore more hurtful and the Parts near it are more and more corrupted by it and so the Ulcer is made greater and so more difficult to cure chiefly when the Vessels near it are corroded by that Matter being too sharp and sowr naturally 57. For the Aposteme that is deep is seldom opend of its own accord and not without a long time wherfore when Matter begins to appear ripe by the Softness of the part affected manifest to touching as also Redness and Pain diminisht as oft as may be the Out-let is to be prepar'd for Matter either by a sharp Knife or a potential Cautery in the softest and lowest place of the Tumor 58. If the Sick admit of neither or be delicate or morose endeavour to draw the Matter toward the Superficies of the Body wherby the Skin fretted may be sooner perforated by It for which use the following Plaster often approv'd by me may serve which â„ž The best Hony Rie-Meal of each â„¥ i. one Yolk of an Egg. Set them on a mild Fire and stir them to the consistency of a Plaster Spread it on a thick Linnen Cloth and apply it to the part affected daily to be renu'd 59. Figs also may be beaten and appli'd warm like a Cataplasm to the softest and most swelling place of the Tumor wherby the opening of the Aposteme may be facilitated and promoted 60. When there is much Matter containd in the Aposteme diligently beware that all be not let out at once but by little and little because otherwise the strength of the Sick is not a little prostrated But when there is only a little Matter nothing hinders that all may be let out which is fit and ready to run out not pressing it hard nor long which is familiar with many Chirurgeons by which I never observd that the Sick get any good but often much hurt When Matter sticks in a place remote from opening or is only carri'd in a crooked passage to the place of opening then may it yea ought it to be forc'd out by a mild pressure of the parts 61. VI. A way being made and opend for Matter we must now forthwith procede to Cleanse and Consolidate the Vlcer to which end several Medicins are wont to be given all which I neither blame nor carp at I have often considerd with admiration the laudable effect of Balsam of Sulphur with Oil of Turpentine Anise c. in this case incredible to many if a little of it be dropt in or anointed on the Ulcer For shortly after the generation of new Phlegm is so diminisht that oft by the help of this one Balsam I have in a few days perfectly cur'd notable Apostem's after Inflammations bred both in the Brests and elswhere 62. By this Experiment not a little to be estem'd I judg the Cleansing and Consolidation of Ulcers following Apostem's to consist in the Correction of Acid and Corroding Matter cleaving to the Ulcerated Part and corrupting the Blood at least in part that is apt to nourish it and turning it into new matter and this Matter adhering to the part affected is Corrected by the mentiond Balsam of Sulphur chiefly by its Aromatic Oil and so abounding with a Volatil Oily Salt by which the Acid Spirit abounding with Matter and daily corrupting the Blood into Matter is not only dulld but moreover mitigated and so amended that the Blood flowing to it soon repairs the parts before consum'd and finishes the last Consolidation 63. What farther may be deduc'd from this Experiment to perfect Physic also in other things let both Ingenious and Judicious Physicians and Chirurgeons weigh and judg I had willingly added more unless my great and toilsom Business had deni'd me necessary leasure to finish this and other things CHAP. XLI Of the Generation and Separation of the Animal Spirits in the Brain and Cerebellum or Hinder Brain Deprav'd 1. THe Blood affords Matter not only to nourish and restore the Consistent and Containing Parts of the Body but to prepare and repair the Fluid also and Containd Parts every-where 2. For a Volatil anon to be call'd an Animal Spirit is Separated from the rest of the Mass of Blood in the Brain and Cerebellum as we taught in our IV Physical Dispute Sect. 28 c. which although it be not perhaps seen and discerned with the Eyes of the Body yet is it demonstrated to the Mind by solid Reasoning and that manifold 3. This Separation of the Animal Spirits commonly call'd Generation of them is deprav'd 1. when there is None or at least too Little 2. When perhaps it is too Much or too Plenteous 3. When the Spirits come ill Affected 4. I. If at any time No Animal Spirits be separated it seems not likely to me that a Man can live long but I think he will soon die being destitute of Motion especially of the Heart and Breast and Midrif 5. It is manifest enough that the Animal Spirits are often separated too Few from the Blood and that somtimes by the Fault of the Blood other-times of the Brain or Cerebellum 6. This is by the fault of the Blood 1. if it contains little of a Volatil Spirit in it self because of such-like Food us'd too long either of its own accord or by chance or by force 7. 2. If it adhere more inwardly to the Mass of Blood by want of the Fermentation of Food in the Stomach or any other thing together
may take to more or fewer drops in Wine Beer or any other Liquor at Dinner and Supper-time and may continue for some time in the daily use of the same till the ill Effects of more Sowr Lympha be wholly remov'd and overcomd 47. If the Sick had rather use his ordinary Drink more pure and the Volatil Salt rather in a Physical Mixture the next Form or one like it may be prescrib'd for him and let him take a Spoonful of this Mixture oft in a day even soon before or after Meat taken in â„ž Mint Fenel-Water of each â„¥ ii Aqua Vitae of Matthiolus â„¥ 1. Sp. of Salt Armoniac 30 drops Syr. of Mint â„¥ i. M. 48. If 4. Lympha be bred less sowr its acidity may be encreasd by Sauces or Medicins that have a notable acidity and us'd in a large plenty as more sharp Vinegar Juice of Citrons and Sowr Pomgranats the Spirit of Salt Vitriol and of Nitre Oil of Sulphur prepar'd by a Glass Bell c. any of which may be added to ordinary Drink or any Julap or Broths also to a grateful acidity for the Sick and be us'd daily so long till signs appear of Sowrness restor'd to Lympha 49. And because Fools while they shun one Vice run into its contrary and an abuse may easily happen in the over-use of Acids whither most Men are wont to incline they are diligently to be admonishd least they persevere too long in using Sowr Spirits and so more hurt then profit themselvs 50. When the Acidity of Lympha is diminisht and broken by the over-use of Spiritous Things then their use is to be diminisht by degrees wherby the Acidity of Lympha will become more pure and sharper 51. If 5. Lympha be somwhat Salt abstain from the daily use of Salt or salted Food which is to be tri'd by little and little seeing that the most who are addicted to salted Meat are very hardly remov'd from their purpose and evil Custom which is as a Law 52. If 6. Lympha be bred more Viscous and therfore more slow beware of much using both Fishes especially Sea-fish and the Heads and Feet of Land-Creatures yea also among Sauces any Aromatics and abounding with a Volatil Salt are to be daily us'd such as are the most Antiscorbutics Scurvy-grass Mustard both sorts of Radishes both Garden and Water-Cresses c. 53. If 7. the Conglobated Glandul's be Vitiated by the Errors in Diet mentiond in Sect. 29 c. and Lympha be bred sowrish-Salt as is said in Sect. 37. the harm of the Glandul's as well as of Lympha is to be amended 54. A Tumor of the Glandul's and Hardness proceding from Phlegm coagulated in its ways may be Cur'd by cutting and attenuating Medicins and especially such as also move a Sweat wherby that may be driven forth which pierc'd from without through the Pores of the Skin and other openings into the inward parts of the Body or has affinity with it To which end the following Mixture may conduce oft taken by Spoonfuls the Body when the Sick lies down being coverd to promote a Sweat meanly â„ž Fumitory Fenel-Water of each â„¥ i. ss Simple Treacle-WaterÊ’ vi Spirit of Salt Armoniac 20 drops Mineral BezoardÊ’ ss Or Diaphoretis AntimonyÊ’ i. Syr. of Carduus â„¥ i. M. 55. By such a Remedy Phlegm coagulated in the Glandul's is both loosend again and being made loose and movable is remov'd from the place in which it sticks beside Nature yea is oft reduc'd again into its Vessels and anon either wholly amended and mixt with the Blood or when it cannot be amended only confus'd with the Blood and somtimes sent forth through the Pores of the Body with a Sweat somtimes through the Vessels of the Kidneys and Passage of the Yard with the Urin somtimes through the Guts with the Excrements and cease to do harm 56. To the same purpose at least in part a Fuming with Carabe Mastich and such-like may conduce when the Glandul's of the Head are ill-affected being receivd in at the Nostrils and open Mouth with the Air inspir'd and piercing to the inward parts and not only loosening the Phlegmatic Humor sticking in them but reducing the Glandul's into their former state and fencing and corroborating them against the new Injuries of the Air. 57. By the same Fuming receivd on Cloaths the Superficial Glandul's may be wholly restor'd by a mild rubbing of the place To which end the Unguent Martiatum and that call'd the Compound Ointment of Marsh-Mallows anointed on the part a fected may also be us'd 58. If the Glandul's and in special the Tonsils are troubled with an Inflammation beside their Tumor and Hardness both the Phlegmatic Humor obstructing and Blood either standing still in its Vessels or effus'd into the substance of the Glandul's and kindled is to be corrected with Emollient and cutting mild Gargarisms in no wise Astringent but us'd warm with which if it cannot be hindred its Suppuration is to be promoted by Emollients especially and mildly cutting Aromatics and hence the opening of the Aposteme and so effusion of Matter and hence cleansing and consolidation of the Ulcer of which see more in Chap. 40. Sect. 50 c. 59. Let this following be a Form of an Emollient and mildly cutting Gargarism â„ž The Roots of Smallage Marsh-Mallows of eachÊ’ i. the Leavs of Mallows M. i. Raisins of the Sun ston'd â„¥ ii Boil them in Barley-Water dissolving in lb i. of what is straind Syr. of Violets of the Five Roots of each â„¥ ss M. to be a Gargarism 60. Instead also of a Gargarism the exprest Juice of Turneps roasted or boild in a little Water may be us'd 61. The Inflammation being Cur'd if the Sick be not more negligent of themselvs the Substance and Constitution of the Glandul's before harmd is to be repair'd by a Gargarism prepar'd of somwhat binding and less sharp Aromatics us'd hot somtimes in a day For Example take this following Form â„ž Bistort Masterwort-Roots of eachÊ’ ii the Leavs of Speedwel M. i. of Sage Red-Rose-Flowers of each M. ss Boil them in Barley-Water adding to lb i. of what is straind Honey of Roses â„¥ i. M. for a Gargarism 62. The other Errors in Diet are to be shund or if they be inevitable amended by ways oft mentiond before CHAP. L. Of the Motion of the Glandulous Lmypha through the Lymphatic Vessels and Passage of the Thorax to the left Jugular or Axillar Vein deprav'd As also of the Dropsie of the Brest 1. I Distinguish the Glandulous Lympha chiefly from that which I suspect arises out of the Animal Spirits carried and remaining from the Muscles â—nd from other parts with which it being confus'd goes forward through the same Lymphatic Vessels to the Passage Common to Lympha and Chyle and through the Universal Thorax placed at the Spine of the Back and therfore call'd Thoracic till at length all be unloaden into the left Jugular or Axillar Vein where being joind to the Blood it
endeavour heat and pain in Dysuria and Heat of Vrin so call'd or 3. though a continual provocation to make Water doth urge yet coms Vrin away only by drops and by little and little in the Dropping of Vrin or Strangury or 4. It is pourd somtimes into the Cavity of the Abdomen somtimes out of the Body not through the Passage but another way a Wound or Vlcer being in the Bladder or Passage 4. An Involuntary Voiding of Vrin owns oft for its Cause a Palsie or great Wound of the Sphincter whence the Sphincter ceases to be contracted and the Orifice of the Bladder to be shut wherfore Urin distils of its own accord or is driven forth by the Bladder contracted 5. The same coms to pass somtimes in grievous Distempers as the Epilepsie Apoplexie Syncope Astonishment as also Drunkennes in which al the Senses especially the Internal are so troubled or weakned that no Animal Spirits or those only troubled are carri'd to the Sphincter of the Bladder and its Fibrous Coat wherfore Urin is either not retaind or only confusedly and inordinatly and so involuntarily then retaind and again voided 6. Urin is wholly supprest in Ischuria 1. When the Orifice of the Bladder or Channel of the Passage is straitned by an Obstruction Compression or Growing together 7. Each is Obstructed oft by a Stone sticking in it seldom by Phlegm thickend or Clots of Blood or an excrescency of Flesh out of the bottom of the Bladder through the Passage and stopping it as several years ago I saw a stupendous example of that thing at Amsterdam in a Woman at length miserably deceas'd of this Disease by reason of a conjoind loss of Blood oft by a Fleshy part growing in the Chanel of the Passage and filling it 8. The Orifice of the Bladder or Chanel of the Passage is prest by a Tumor and that chiefly hard next it by an Inflammation or Scirrhus c. as also by bands binding the Yard more closely 9. As well the Orifice of the Bladder as Chanel of the Passage grow together where they have been wounded or fretted both by more sharp Stones and by more sharp Humors 10. 2. The Voiding of Vrin is Supprest when there can be no Contraction of the Bladder and because of the Palsie thereof and because it is extreamly Fild and Distended by Vrin too long held in which doth not only happen to such as Rave by Drunkenness or a grievous Disease but somtimes even to People of Reason or to an Infant for shame and to its harm so long stopping Urin preposterously till the Bladder being too much distended by it cannot be further contracted to Expel the Urin. 11. In the Dysurie Urin is voided in a quantity large enough by a great endeavour but with heat and pain accompanying by reason of the Orifice of the Bladder or the Vrinar way wounded or ulcerated but affected with burning pain at the Out-let of Urin and not letting it out unless with difficulty 12. Those parts are wont to be Corroded or Vlcerated both by sharp Humors joind to the Urin and corroding them and by more great sharp Stones cutting it in a difficult passage and occasioning an Ulcer anon to follow of its own accord 13. In the Strangury there is a perpetual irritation to extrude Urin scarce voided in the least quantity by the internal Superficies of the Bladder corroded or ulcerated and not enduring to be touchd of any thing coming to it unless with an exceding pain and notable trouble yea continually stirring up and forcing the whole Body of the Bladder to contract it self and anon expel what is receivd in though never so little by drops and slowly 14. The Internal Superficies of the Bladder is fretted and Vlcerated by sharp Humors carri'd thither and by Stones the sharp especially sticking there and by degrees cutting it upon a vehement motion agitation and concussion of the Body 15. Uriâ— flows out of its Bladder through unwonted ways when it is either burst asunder or otherwise wounded or perforated with an Vlcer 16. It is easily burst asunder by Chance into the Belly when the Bladder is turgid with Urin. 17. The same is Wounded by accident or endeavour and art By Accident by a Sword Knife Gun c. and that maliciously or by chance By Endeavour by a Lithotomists Knife 18. Vlcers either succede the preceding Wounds or procede from the corroding Acrimony of the Humors or a Stone cutting it or an opend Inflammation 19. As oft as Wounds or Vlcers pierce through the Bladder so oft Urin flows into the cavity of the Belly 20. So oft as Wounds or Ulcers are in the Neck of the Bladder and they are not open internally but externally so oft the same Urin is effus'd without the Body as also when there is a Wound or Vlcer in the Passage piercing through it 21. As for the Cure of the mentiond Evils it shall be taught elswhere when the Palsie or a Wound of the Sphincter ought to be cur'd 22. So also we will not in this place but elswhere set down the Cure of the Epilepsie Apoplexie Syncope Astonishment or Drunkenness 23. Stones stopping the Orifice of the Bladder are either to be repeld with a Squirt if more great or are to be expeld forth by Drink and that Diuretical being taken more freely 24. The same sticking in the Passage it being s ftned and enlarg'd by a convenient Fomentation they are to be movâ—d forward by Diuretic Drink largely taken or if the Stone be more great it is to be opend and the Stone drawn out the Wound thence arising being consolidated 25. Phlegm grown together and sticking to the Orifice of the Bladder ofter then to the Channel of the Passage is to be cut and attenuated by a convenient Liquor squirted in wherby it may be the easier voided together with the Urin. 26. To this end Aromatics boild in Water or Wine may conduce to which Volatil Salts may commodiously be mixt 27. Clots of Blood may be dissolvd by the same if endeavour be together us'd that new Blood be not continually effus'd which may be done by those Medicins that hinder the efflux of Blood and Consolidat Vessels harmd such as we oft prescribd before and in special in Chap. 55. Sect. 83. 28. An excrescency of Flesh out of the bottom of the Bladder is hard to be Cur'd unless by squirting a consolidating Decoction into the Bladder through a Syringe 29. A Compression as well of the Orifice of the Bladder as of the Chanel of the Vrethra by any Tumor will of its own accord be Cur'd the noted Tumor being Cur'd as also that compression made by bands by untying them 30. When the Chanel of the Passage call'd Vrethra or the Orifice of the Bladder is grown together it must be bored a fit Instrument being mildly thrust in and the same if hollow is to be left there so long coverd with a Consolidating Ointment or Plaster till the fear of