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decoction_n it_o be_v decoction_n infuse_v they_o all_o night_n in_o eight_o pound_n of_o water_n than_o boil_v it_o â—â—l_o the_o sâ—pewort_n be_v boil_a enough_o then_o strain_v one_o pound_n of_o it_o with_o half_a a_o pound_n of_o water_n and_o the_o harb_n now_o boil_a and_o squeeze_v they_o and_o reserve_v it_o for_o a_o morning_n draught_n to_o provoke_v sweat_n take_v seven_o or_o eight_o ounce_n but_o that_o which_o remain_v sweeten_v with_o raisin_n or_o sugar_n for_o drink_v at_o meal_n in_o summer_n and_o choleric_a body_n you_o may_v add_v one_o handful_n of_o sowthistle_n or_o bastard_n navel-wort_n but_o it_o be_v a_o remedy_n unpleasing_a to_o the_o taste_n eustachius_n rudius_fw-la take_v of_o soap-wort_n six_o pugil_n or_o more_o and_o infuse_v it_o in_o twelve_o pound_n of_o water_n and_o boil_v it_o to_o the_o consumption_n of_o half_a but_o as_o septallius_n have_v observe_v it_o be_v too_o great_a a_o quantity_n of_o water_n to_o so_o sinal_a a_o portion_n of_o soap-wort_n but_o the_o root_n chief_o be_v use_v in_o substance_n powder_n the_o powder_n and_o rudius_fw-la do_v very_o much_o commend_v it_o in_o ancient_a french_a pain_n and_o out_o of_o it_o he_o prepare_v this_o powder_n take_v of_o ground_n pine_v two_o ounce_n of_o white_a dittander_n one_o ounce_n and_o half_a of_o zedoary_a six_o dram_n of_o the_o root_n of_o soapwort_n three_o dram_n of_o pearl_n prepare_v half_o a_o dram_n make_v a_o powder_n for_o 9_o dose_n but_o who_o can_v take_v for_o one_o dose_n almost_o four_o dram_n of_o powder_n and_o the_o other_o medicine_n do_v far_o exceed_v the_o soapwort_n which_o notwithstanding_o aught_o to_o be_v the_o basis_n chap._n xviii_o of_o compound_v alexipharmaca_fw-la but_o though_o all_o the_o medicine_n hitherto_o reckon_v up_o disease_n compovond_fw-fr alexiphbrmaca_n in_o the_o veneral_a disease_n be_v good_a to_o destroy_v this_o disease_n yet_o some_o be_v more_o effectual_a than_o other_o and_o beside_o some_o have_v other_o quality_n for_o the_o which_o they_o be_v useful_a sometime_o for_o this_o sometime_o for_o that_o end_n as_o be_v say_v of_o the_o simples_n and_o therefore_o seldom_o one_o of_o these_o medicine_n be_v use_v but_o for_o the_o most_o part_n many_o of_o they_o together_o indeed_o if_o the_o disease_n be_v simple_a and_o none_o of_o the_o bowel_n be_v affect_v nor_o there_o be_v no_o eminent_a distemper_n in_o any_o part_n which_o may_v hinder_v the_o use_n of_o guajacum_fw-la that_o wood_n be_v the_o most_o excellent_a of_o all_o because_o it_o resist_v this_o disease_n both_o by_o its_o occult_a and_o manifest_a quality_n but_o if_o any_o disease_n be_v join_v with_o it_o it_o be_v oftentimes_o most_o profitable_a to_o add_v sarsaparilla_o and_o china_n and_o there_o be_v add_v by_o some_o manny_n alter_v medicine_n of_o which_o whenas_o we_o speak_v before_o in_o this_o place_n we_o shall_v add_v nothing_o of_o they_o but_o this_o that_o we_o must_v have_v a_o care_n least_o 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but_o it_o be_v prepare_v thus_o take_v of_o choice_n sarsaparilla_n cut_v small_a six_o ounce_n infuse_v it_o twenty_o four_o hour_n in_o fifteen_o pound_n of_o warm_a water_n in_o a_o warm_a place_n in_o a_o vessel_n shut_v afterward_o boil_v it_o with_o a_o gentle_a fire_n till_o five_o pound_n be_v waste_v then_o with_o a_o spoon_n perforate_v take_v out_o the_o sarsaparilla_n and_o bruise_v it_o in_o a_o marble_n mortar_n then_o cast_v it_o into_o the_o same_o water_n again_o add_v two_o pound_n of_o lean_a veal_n coriander_n seed_n prepare_v one_o ounce_n or_o instead_o of_o it_o so_o much_o of_o the_o shave_n of_o guajacum_fw-la or_o three_o dram_n of_o yellow_a sander_n slice_v according_a to_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o patient_n body_n and_o humour_n and_o the_o vessel_n be_v cover_v let_v it_o boil_v again_o with_o a_o gentle_a fire_n till_o
of_o the_o humour_n unto_o the_o external_a part_n they_o may_v also_o very_o easy_o cause_v some_o inconvenience_n and_o make_v the_o pain_n long_o since_o that_o the_o pain_n be_v wont_a to_o return_v again_o in_o a_o short_a time_n after_o as_o for_o example_n take_v barley_n meal_n four_o ounce_n the_o crumb_n of_o wheaten_n bread_n three_o ounce_n milk_n as_o much_o as_o will_v suffice_v boil_v they_o to_o the_o consistence_n of_o a_o cataplasm_n and_o then_o add_v of_o the_o oil_n of_o rose_n one_o ounce_n the_o yolk_n of_o three_o egg_n opium_n one_o scruple_n and_o mingle_v they_o or_o take_v the_o soft_a pith_n of_o white_a bread_n as_o much_o as_o will_v suffice_v pour_v thereon_o of_o cream_n of_o tartar_n a_o sufficient_a quantity_n and_o then_o add_v saffron_n one_o dram_n frankincense_n half_a a_o dram_n powder_n of_o earthworm_n two_o dram_n the_o yolk_n of_o four_o egg_n henbane_n and_o white_a poppyseed_n of_o each_o three_o dram_n let_v they_o boil_v in_o a_o double_a vessel_n for_o half_a a_o hour_n and_o make_v a_o cataplasm_n or_o take_v leave_n of_o henbane_n three_o handful_n the_o berry_n of_o nightshade_n one_o ounce_n let_v they_o be_v boil_a till_o they_o be_v soft_a and_o then_o bruise_v to_o a_o mash_n then_o strew_v upon_o it_o one_o ounce_n and_o half_a of_o barley_n meal_n and_o a_o little_a oil_n of_o rose_n and_o so_o make_v a_o cataplasm_n or_o take_v barley_n meal_n the_o soft_a crumb_n of_o white_a bread_n of_o each_o half_n a_o handful_n leave_n of_o henbane_n mallow_n violet_n of_o each_o one_o handful_n flower_n of_o camomile_n rind_n of_o white_a poppy_n of_o each_o half_n a_o handful_n oil_n of_o earthworm_n and_o poppy_n of_o each_o one_o ounce_n and_o make_v a_o cataplasm_n if_o you_o think_v fit_v you_o may_v also_o add_v of_o opium_n and_o saffron_n of_o each_o one_o dram_n or_o take_v root_n of_o mandrake_n and_o leave_v of_o henbane_n of_o each_o as_o much_o aâ—_n you_o think_v will_v suffice_v boil_v and_o bruise_v they_o all_o to_o a_o mash_n and_o then_o add_v of_o barley_n meal_n and_o bean_n meal_n with_o oil_n of_o rose_n a_o sufficient_a quantity_n of_o each_o and_o make_v a_o cataplasm_n or_o take_v crude_a vitriol_n two_o pound_n spirit_n of_o wine_n three_o pint_n the_o water_n of_o the_o elder_a tree_n one_o quart_n mingle_v they_o all_o well_o together_o in_o a_o glass_n vessel_n well_o lute_v and_o then_o put_v to_o the_o alembick_a and_o the_o receiver_n in_o which_o there_o may_v be_v put_v the_o seed_n of_o henbane_n bruise_v two_o ounce_n the_o flower_n of_o mullein_n elder_a and_o camomile_n of_o each_o two_o hand_n fool_n let_v there_o be_v a_o distillation_n by_o degree_n until_o the_o glass_n be_v fire_n hot_a after_o the_o distillation_n let_v the_o spirit_n with_o the_o phlegm_n be_v separate_v from_o the_o seed_n and_o flower_n and_o so_o let_v it_o be_v keep_v in_o a_o glass_n for_o use_v or_o take_v leave_n of_o henbane_n one_o handful_n nightshade_n sengreen_n the_o 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plentiful_a pour_v of_o it_o upon_o the_o part_n that_o be_v in_o pain_n for_o a_o moderate_a stupify_a and_o benumb_a remove_v the_o pain_n and_o so_o likewife_n donat._n antonius_n ferrus_n in_o his_o 2_o tract_n of_o the_o gout_n chap._n 9_o write_v that_o he_o have_v oftentimes_o have_v experience_n of_o this_o remedy_n and_o that_o when_o all_o other_o remedy_n be_v to_o no_o purpose_n he_o betake_v himself_o unto_o the_o pour_v of_o cold_a water_n upon_o the_o part_n as_o unto_o his_o last_o shift_n and_o that_o the_o pain_n be_v forthwith_o assuage_v thereby_o and_o the_o very_a truth_n be_v that_o it_o can_v indeed_o be_v at_o all_o deny_v that_o cold_a water_n be_v pour_v forth_o upon_o the_o pain_a part_n do_v not_o only_o drive_v back_o but_o likewise_o produce_v a_o kind_n of_o stupidity_n and_o benummedness_n and_o thereby_o assuage_v the_o pain_n but_o it_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v lest_o that_o by_o this_o mean_v the_o innate_a heat_n of_o the_o part_n be_v destroy_v and_o so_o a_o weakness_n bring_v upon_o the_o part_n by_o reason_n of_o which_o the_o malady_n may_v afterward_o be_v render_v more_o grievous_a and_o moreover_o the_o humour_n may_v be_v impact_v into_o the_o part_n and_o there_o condense_a and_o thicken_v or_o else_o haply_o by_o this_o violent_a repulse_v the_o humour_n may_v be_v make_v to_o rush_v unto_o the_o more_o inward_a part_n repeller_n or_o medicament_n that_o drive_v back_o but_o now_o as_o for_o topic_n repeller_n repeller_n that_o be_v direct_v unto_o the_o cause_n and_o in_o the_o first_o place_n touch_v repel_v medicament_n we_o say_v that_o although_o they_o be_v by_o some_o commend_v yet_o alone_o they_o have_v here_o scarce_o any_o place_n at_o all_o for_o see_v that_o nature_n herself_o have_v ordain_v this_o motion_n and_o that_o she_o endeavour_v to_o drive_v forth_o the_o vicious_a humour_n from_o the_o more_o internal_a unto_o the_o external_a part_n that_o be_v less_o noble_a if_o this_o motion_n be_v hinder_v and_o the_o humour_n drive_v back_o again_o unto_o the_o internal_a and_o more_o noble_a and_o principal_a part_n this_o can_v be_v do_v without_o the_o extreme_a hazard_n of_o the_o life_n and_o hereupon_o there_o will_v arise_v the_o worst_a and_o most_o dangerous_a symptom_n that_o will_v not_o cease_v unless_o nature_n again_o expel_v forth_o the_o vicious_a humour_n unto_o some_o other_o joint_n and_o moreover_o when_o the_o pain_n be_v a_o little_a mitigate_v in_o regard_n that_o the_o matter_n be_v diffuse_v unto_o the_o external_a part_n that_o be_v about_o the_o joint_n if_o by_o the_o repeller_n it_o be_v drive_v back_o unto_o the_o internal_a part_n the_o pain_n happen_v then_o to_o be_v increase_v and_o hence_o it_o be_v also_o that_o very_o many_o can_v so_o much_o as_o endure_v the_o cold_a air_n from_o without_o neither_o yet_o sometime_o the_o external_a air_n although_o it_o be_v not_o so_o very_o cold_a but_o that_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n of_o cover_v the_o affect_a member_n if_o they_o expect_v to_o have_v their_o pain_n mitigate_v and_o furthermore_o if_o the_o matter_n have_v already_o fly_v out_o of_o the_o part_n into_o the_o joint_n by_o the_o use_n of_o medicament_n that_o drive_v back_o and_o cool_v it_o be_v make_v more_o thick_a and_o impacted_a into_o the_o part_n and_o so_o the_o malady_n render_v more_o difficult_a to_o be_v cure_v but_o yet_o never_o the_o less_o if_o by_o the_o sudden_a and_o overgreat_a afflux_n of_o the_o humour_n especial_o such_o as_o be_v more_o hot_a the_o pain_n be_v much_o increase_v even_o in_o the_o very_a first_o beginning_n of_o the_o sit_v in_o so_o much_o that_o it_o seem_v to_o call_v for_o all_o the_o care_n and_o to_o require_v that_o all_o the_o mean_n that_o be_v use_v may_v be_v for_o the_o removal_n thereof_o and_o that_o therefore_o we_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o moderate_v it_o and_o somewhat_o to_o drive_v it_o back_o we_o may_v then_o indeed_o make_v use_n of_o repeller_n but_o not_o of_o they_o alone_o and_o by_o themselves_o but_o mingle_v with_o anodynes_n venefection_n and_o purgation_n have_v go_v before_o like_o as_o on_o the_o contrary_a we_o be_v not_o in_o the_o beginning_n to_o make_v use_n of_o those_o medicament_n that_o be_v over_o loosen_a since_o that_o they_o help_v forward_o the_o afflux_n of_o the_o humour_n but_o we_o ought_v in_o the_o first_o place_n to_o make_v use_n of_o those_o medicament_n that_o do_v somewhat_o stop_v and_o stay_v the_o afflux_n of_o the_o humour_n and_o therefore_o we_o may_v then_o lawful_o add_v lettuce_n sengreen_n purslane_n violet_n plantain_n rose_n and_o such_o compound_n as_o be_v make_v out_o of_o they_o as_o also_o what_o vinegar_n we_o think_v fit_a as_o take_v barley_n meal_n three_o ounce_n boil_v it_o in_o
the_o head_n and_o joint_n 23._o but_o chief_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o contagion_n itself_o from_o which_o the_o sick_a contract_v the_o disease_n do_v manifest_v the_o force_n and_o greatness_n of_o the_o disease_n for_o this_o poison_n have_v sometime_o a_o great_a sometime_o a_o less_o activity_n and_o physician_n do_v relate_v who_o have_v often_o have_v such_o patient_n in_o cure_n that_o sometime_o of_o ten_o strong_a young_a man_n who_o have_v have_v to_o do_v with_o the_o same_o whore_n not_o one_o of_o they_o have_v escape_v therefore_o if_o it_o be_v know_v from_o what_o he_o or_o she_o this_o evil_n be_v contract_v the_o physician_n may_v the_o easy_a judge_n of_o the_o event_n of_o the_o disease_n 24._o other_o thing_n be_v alike_o this_o evil_n be_v easy_a cure_v which_o be_v contract_v by_o whorish_a copulation_n but_o that_o be_v hard_a to_o cure_v which_o the_o infant_n have_v suck_v in_o with_o the_o milk_n whenas_o the_o virulency_n go_v into_o the_o stomach_n with_o the_o milk_n and_o hence_o in_o the_o liver_n there_o be_v generate_v a_o virulent_a blood_n which_o afterward_o run_v through_o the_o whole_a body_n and_o pollute_v that_o but_o the_o hereditary_a evil_n be_v hard_a of_o all_o to_o cure_v and_o that_o which_o be_v communicate_v from_o infect_a parent_n with_o the_o seed_n and_o blood_n 25._o as_o for_o the_o part_n affect_v if_o the_o liver_n only_o be_v affect_v the_o evil_n be_v the_o easy_a cure_a whenas_o it_o have_v a_o strong_a expulsive_a faculty_n and_o medicament_n can_v easy_o penetrate_v unto_o it_o but_o the_o spleen_n kidney_n womb_n and_o external_a joint_n be_v not_o so_o easy_o cure_a but_o hard_a of_o all_o the_o brain_n and_o the_o lung_n because_o they_o have_v a_o weak_a expulsive_a faculty_n and_o medicament_n do_v not_o easy_o penetrate_v thither_o 26._o from_o all_o which_o be_v easy_o collect_v what_o will_v be_v the_o event_n of_o the_o disease_n for_o by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o and_o more_o grievous_a disease_n and_o symptom_n be_v join_v with_o the_o veneral_a disease_n by_o so_o much_o the_o more_o the_o sick_a be_v endanger_v by_o how_o much_o the_o few_o and_o light_a by_o so_o much_o the_o less_o and_o those_o chief_o die_v who_o to_o their_o putrid_a and_o malignant_a veneral_a disease_n have_v supervenient_a those_o fever_n they_o call_v gallical_a for_o the_o veneral_a virulency_n while_o it_o corrupt_v the_o humour_n and_o induce_v a_o malignant_a quality_n into_o they_o make_v the_o fever_n worse_o and_o also_o debilitates_fw-la the_o innate_a heat_n whence_o neither_o the_o fever_n nor_o that_o malignant_a disease_n can_v be_v overcome_v by_o nature_n 27._o very_o many_o also_o die_v of_o a_o waste_n of_o the_o body_n and_o a_o hectic_a fever_n or_o rather_o a_o slow_a and_o putrid_a one_o for_o both_o the_o veneral_a virulency_n itself_o and_o the_o pain_n watch_n and_o other_o symptom_n do_v debilitate_v the_o innate_a heat_n hurt_v nutrition_n whence_o 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