There is here Good hope of a cure if there appear on the fourth day good and promising Signs if pus to wit snot or filth or water flow forth by the nostrils ears or eyes But is somewhat doubtful if there be present with it an acute feaver and that the ut in be white because then the choler is carried upwards and an inflamation is greatly to be feared if the Patient vomit up that which is Eruginous or in color like unto brass and that the Party be over long kept awake and deprived of his rest especially if a deafness accompany it in regard that by reason of the choler that is gotten together they suddenly fal into a violent and vehement madness if they be surprised with a Congelation or taking as we cal it together with a stoppage of the belly a fierce and wild countinance and that the face be extraordinarily red and fiery because then they are suddenly surprised with a crick in the neck that affect which we usually terme opisthotonos if likewise there happen together with it a sound or ringing in the ears without a Feaver if there accompony it a vertigo or giddiness in the head a hoarsness of the voice and a benummedness in the hands for then they sudenly become either appoplectical or Epileptical and Apoplexy and Epilepsie or falling sickness most commonly following thereupon But there is no hope at al or if any very little if where â—â—it was very vehement it suddenly vannish away and conceal it selfe there following no alleviation by the crisis if the extream parts become exceeding cold because that the native heat being drawn back a Phlegmon may easily be excited if it happen to be with an acute feaver and that on the fourth day there appear some pernitious sign or other if a sound person so soon as he is surprised and taken herewith become instantly speechless and snort and yet is not afflicted with any strong feaver wherby probably he might be freed from the aforesaid distemper The Cure if there by any is performed I. By mettigation of the pain either by anodines of river craw-fish beaten wel together with rose vinegar vervain water and the root thereof wel bruised and imposed on the part affected the Allabastrine unguent before mentioned al which ought to be applied unto the suâ—ures and temples or else by narcotick remedies which may only be applied unto the forehead and layd thereon II. It is to be accomplished by removai of the Causes and strengthening the part touching which see further in the differences The Differnces of the Cephalalgy are many and those very various I. One difference hereof is symptomatical of which we here treat Another is Critical which beginneth not to afflict the patient from the first rise of the dâ—stemper but much about the time of the Crisis and then the breathing suddenly becometh short and very difficult the Hypecondria being drawn back the veins are swoln and the arteries beat in the Temples the cheeks wax red and tears flow forth of their accord the patient not being able to withstand it the sick party streacheth his nostrils with his hands and then most commonly there floweth a streaming forth of the blood II. Another is External which seizeth the pericranium is perceived in the very superficies reacheth unto the roots of the eye-lids is exasperated by the compression of the hairs and hands Another internal which becomes easy and moderate upon the very touch especially if it be without any distention and it extendeth it self even unto the roots of the eyes III. Another is from Causes External to wit 1. Ebriety with beer in which the herb Chamaepence is boiled easily and soon causeth And then the matter fluctuating in the stomach is to be cast forth thence by vomit The leaves either of the Colewort or Cabbage throughly moistened in warme water or else the leaves of Rue wel brused together with rose vinegar are to be applied The head is to be al over wet and besprinkled with the spirit of wine and the feet are chafed and rubbed with salt and vinegar 2. By a Contusion stroke wound in which case the cure is to be sought for above in and from their proper places 3. By the heat of the sun the heat of a Bath and of the soucherly winds And then the head is to be delt withal by cooling fomentations c. 4. By the use of other things offensive such as are dates walours chestnuts Filbirds toad-stools hempseed the seeds of Coriander not prepared Frankinsence styrax and Mirh if moderatly taken c. Another is from Internal causes to wit 1. From a distemper without matter which if it be hot the pain is vehement and the head becommeth hot if it â—e cold the pain lasteth so much the longer and the head is cold In this case the little rols or cakes of diamâ—scum dulce and a little bag of heating Cephalicks are very convenient If it be dry the pain is moderate dul and notacute and there went before causes that were extreamly efficating and drying 2. From a distemper with matter which is either from blood and then the paine is more gentle and moderate which cheifly seizeth the fore part of the head and increaseth before the time of repast The Cure is to be sought in its due and proper places Or else it hath its original from yellow choler and then the pain is extreamly pricking and corroding and for the most part fasteneth upon and seizeth the right side of the fore part of the head In the cure those things that are most fit and likely to effect it are Epithenâ—s of Opiat Laudanum with rose water vesicatories applied unto the neck the smelling of rose water with Camphire washing of the head with a decoction of agarick together with the flowers oscamomil scarification of the lips of the ears c. or else it procedeth from flegm and then a pain afflicteth the patient on the right side or the hinder part of the head rather then else where Medicaments good and sucessful against this malady are oxymel with squils the water of the flowers of the elder tree of penyroyal of rosmaâ—y with cristal of nitre the shels of peaches beaten together with verveyn water the oyl of nutmeg pressed or drawn forth the Balsam against the Apoplexy that of yellow amber and the sacculus or little bag of Hartmannus Or else it ariseth from blak choller or melancholly and then the watchings are very extream greivous together with a pain of the left side of the hinder part of the head Let the cuâ—e be sought for in iâ—s proper place 3. from a wind and then the pain wandereth as it were and flyeth up and downe hiâ—her and thither it puffeth out and extendeth the part where it is often returning and running back again at some certain constant hours of the day It is discussed scattered if so be that the temples and the coronal suture be frequently anoynted and
and others IV. The Fermentation of Medicaments is nothing else but their union by mutual Alteration by which meanes the old virtues of each of them do no longer remaine entire It is cheifly to be regarded in Treacle and Methridate V. As for the Division compound artificial Medicaments are Internal or External The former are fluid Solid or middle consistence And the latter are divided into as many sorts Chap. 4. Of Compound artificial Medicnies in Special Article I. Of Internal Medicaments Point I. Of internal fluid Medicaments WE cal those internal Medicaments which are received by the mouth into the Body and those we terme fluid which wil run like water and they are 1. Decoctions 2. Infusions 3. Potions 4. Medicinal Wines 5. Medicinal Beer or Ale 6. Oxymel 7. Barley water 8. Medicinal Vinegar 9. Distilled waters 10. Syrup 11. Juleps 12. Emulsions 13. Essences 14. Spirits 15. Tinctures 16 Oiles I. Decoctions are made of vegetables animals sometimes of mineralls if need be cut bruised or shaven boiled in simple or prepared water over a slow or quick fire in a vessel open or shut to the consumption of a third or fourth part of the liquor the Decoction being afterwards strained aromatized and clarified The most noted decoctions are The greater aperitive decoction of the Physitians of Augsburg with their Decoction of Rubarbe Decoction of Maiden haire Fumitory Carminative Gallinae consummatum of a Capon and the Vulnerary Decoction II. Infusions are made of Vegetables or minnerals purgers or vomitories steeped a certaine time in some liquor and afterwards strained forth The proportion of the Ingredients to the liquor is one and an half or double III. Potions are made when purgeing Electuaries Extracts pouders roules c. are mixed with liquors without boileing IV. Medicinal Wines are prepared when new or clarified Wine is impregnated with the Virtues of simples either suddenly by their oyles spirits and tinctures or by long Infusion either with or without sugar The principal are wine of Barberies Quinces Pomgranates red Corants V. Medicinal beers and Physick Ales are made after the same manner VI. Oxymel is made when vinegar is mingled with Honey and plants are sometime steeped therein The most famous are the Simple that of squils the Helleborate Oxymel of Gesnerus VII Barley water is made when barley is sufficiently boiled in water alone or with raisons anis-feed cinnamon strained and made tart with a drop or two of spirit of Vitriol or of Sulphur VIII Medicinal Vinegar is made when simples or compounds are steeped in vinegar or it is made of their juices It is made of Plants 1. Of their Flowers as vinegar of rosemary-flowers of Marrygolds of Gillyflowers of Lavendar of Poppie of Red-poppie of Roses of elder flowers 2. Of their Leaves as of Mints Rue Scordium 3. Of their Fruits as of Citron peeles Strauberries Rasberries 4. Of their Roots as vinegar of Squils There are also compound vinegar Antidotary Preservatory Bezoardick c. IX Distilled waters either by a Cucurbita in Balneo Mariae of plants for the most part of cold Nature whol or beaten and juiced or in Vesica out of hot plants and such whose force is not easily drawn forth and which must first ferment They are made either with wine as Wormwood water Agrymony Betonie Carduus Cinnamon Liverwort Lavendar Lilly-convally Baume Penny-royal Garden sage Veronica or without wine as are those of Sorrel Wood-sorrel c. Or which see the Dispensatory of Augsburge They are also made of Animals as of Capons Singing birds Kidnies Mans blood dung of Beasts c. X. Syrups are made of decoctions Infusions clarrified juices they are preserved with honey or sugar boiled to the consistence of honey almost and are used both to alter and purge seldom alone frequently mingled with a double quantity of distilled waters Those kept in the Shops are Syrup of wormwood of juice of Citrons of Sorrel wood-Sorrel Vinegar simple of vinegar compound of Maiden haire of sowr grapes of Marsh-mallows of Orenges of Mugwort of Betony Simple of Betony compound of borrage Byzantious so cald simple and compound of Maidenhaire simple of Cichory simple of Cinnamon of Corals of Citron peeles of Quinces of Endive simple and compound Of Eupatoruim of Colts foot of Fumitory Simple and compound of Lycorize of Pomgranates of Jujubees of Hyssop of Lemons of Hops of Baum of Mints the Simple and compound of Myrtiles of waterlillies of Poppies of red poppies of Cowslips of Pionie of Mouse-eare of Apples Simple and Compound of Purslain of Horehound of the five opening roots of Roses Simple of dried roses of Rasberries of Scabious of stechados of Comfrey of Violets XI Juleps are made of distilled waters juyces conserves and sugar either without decoction or with decoction XII Emulsions are made of seeds nut kernels perles corals hearts-horne certaine fruites being beaten with some liquor poured on and then strained forth XIII Essences are made of the juice of green herbes pressed out with spirit of wine and digested in Balneo Mariae where they receive their color separated by inclination and with a little sugar reduced into the forme of a Syrupe XIIII Spirits descend in the distillation both of Simple and compound waters together with the waters themselves and are afterwards separated from them by a Cucurbita vial c. But this must be understood of the more volatil sort The fixer sort are drawen out by a Retort and a stronger fire viz. With sand or the bare fire The cheife drawen from Minerals are of Alum of coral Mercury Sal ammoniack Common Salt Nitre Lead Ambar Sulphur Tartar Vitriol of Vegetables are of Wormwood Wine-vinegar Angelica Anisseed Carduus Centorie black-cherries Scurvy-grass Quinces Elder-berries Fenel Strawberries Guaiacum Juniper-berries Lilly-convally Baume Rosemary Roses Sage Danewort Linden-flowers Fluellen wine c. XV. Tinctures are made of dry Plants for the most part hot beaten steeped in some liquor which is called the Menstruum as spirit of Wine May-dew or some other set in an hot place and the vessel shut so longe as that the liquor wil receive no more colour and then they are filtred through a Paper or purified by digestion The most renowned are 1. Of Minerals Of the Sun Moon Mars Saturne Antimony Sulphur Vitriol Smaragd 2. Of Vigitables and cheifly of flowers of Winter-cherries Safron Black-cherries Strawberries St. Johns wort Peony Red poppie Roses Violets Elder-berries Dwarfe elder c. XVI Oyles are drawen out of gummie rosiny substances either descend with waters in distillation or are separated from them either by a separatory or by thick linnen threds or by brown or otherwise sinking paper in some materials they sink to the bottom the more remarkable are oile of wormwood Dil Angelica Of which see beneath in the first point of the third article Point 2. Of internal solid Medicaments INternal solid Medicaments are 1 Pouders 2. Salts 3. Saffrons 4. Flowers 5. Precipitates 6. Vitra Glass 7. Feculae dregs 8.
Confects 9. Roules 10. Lozenges or bits 11. Trochiscks And 12. Pils I. Pouders consist of one or more medicaments beaten together They are either Subtile which if they consist of meer spices and sugar their proper and peculiar name is Tragemata or Tragee dredge pouders to which Sales Sacer dotales or the Parsons Salts are to be referred which are used with meat or grosser and are termed Trageae grossae and species incisae and are made either of simples and they either confected over with sugar or not sugared or of compounds viz. the aromatick roules or Lozenges of the shops We use them both for Evacuation and Alteration Among the Purging sort are Pulvis sena preparatae Tartari Chrystalini solutivis de Tribus Cholagogus simplex Cholagogus insucoatus Earle of Warwicks pouder or Pulvis Cornachinus Of the Electuary of Benedicta Laxativa Elescoph Hiera picra Diaphenicon de Succe Rosarum Diaturbith cum Rhabarbaro Among the Alterers are the species or pouder of Ariomatica Caryophyllata Dianthos Diacalaminthes Diacinnamomum Diagalanga De Gemmis calida and frigida de Hyacintho Dtaireos Latificans Liberans Diamargaritum calidum frigidum Diamoschu dulcis Diatrion pipereon Diarrhodon Abbatis Rosata novella Diatrion Santalon Diatragacanthum frigidum Diaxylo-Aloes c. Hitherto appertain Alexipharmical powders or Antidotes such as Pulvis Saxonicus Caesaris Gasceignes pouder Viper Pouder Countess of Kents Pouder Of these and other like Medicaments see the London Dispensatory in English II. There is in al things very near a twofold salt Volatile by some called Essential which sustains not the force of fire but flies away and is dissipated in calcination and fixed which is prepared of the ashes of plants and woods of which a lie is made and that is boiled til al the water exhale and then the salt remains 'T is purified either by frequent solution and filtration and recoagulation or if it be dssolved per Deliquium in a moist place let it be filtred and again coagulated The Principal are Salt of Wormwood of Mugwort of Crabs of Carduus Centaury Chervil Harts-horn Volatile of Mans scul Volatil Eyebright Bean-shels and Ham of Strawberry Leaves Fumitory Guajacum volatile Ground Ivy Juniper berries Juniper wood Marjeram Feaverfew Bawm Nitre Onone or rest-harrow Arsmart Pimpernel Rue Sage Mans-blood Scordium of amber Volatil of Tamarisk of Tartar of vitriol vomitive of Urine Nettles Zedoary of Jove Saturn Corals Pearls c. III. Saffrons are subtile pouders or tinctures reduced into the form of pouder of a Saffron color the principal are Crocus Metallorum which is nothing else but Antimony calcined with Nitre and reduced into a pouder of a saffron-color of thin to which is the Sulphur Auratum of Antimony and of Mars which is divers waies prepared of which see the Chymists Terra Vitrioli is not unconveniently referred to the Head IV. Flowers are by Chymists so called being for the most part the more subtil particles of a body separated from the grosser substance by Sublimation The most vulgar are flower of Brimstone Antimony Benzoin to which pertain al other sublimates the chief of which are Mercurius sublimatus simplex and Sublimatus dulcis Arcanum Corrallinum c. V. The name of Precipitate is chiefly attributed to Mercury which having been dissolved in Aquafortis is separated from the Solvent water and settles and receives the name of Mercurius Praecipitatus or Turbith Mineral to which in its praecipitation if a little gold be added 't is called Aurum Vitae Hereto pertains Bezoardicum Minerale Mercurius Vitae and some other things VI. Glass is made of the Calces of things if the Ashes or Calx be melted with an exceeding strong fire and Borax be somtimes added to hasten the Melting or other melting pouders the matter being melted is poured upon an hot bason or some plate Thus is the Glass of Antimony or stibium commonly called and the amber of Antimony made of those Cups Rings and purging moneys may be made Touching the Vitrum Auratum Antimonii and the Regulus Antimonii see the Chymists especially Schroderus in his Pharmacopaea VII Fecula is a mealy pouder like starch and is made of the juice of certain roots pressed forth or extracted with liquor which when placed in a cold place the fecula settles of its own accord which the water swimming on the top being poured off is dried in the shadow The most usual are Fecula Bryoniae Ari Paeoniae Iridis Serpentariae white Lillies Squils VIII Confects are things preserved dry invented for to gratifie the tast and they are made both to alter and evacuate The chief are of sweet almonds of Aniseed laxative of Calamus Aromaticus Cardamoms Carway July-flowers Cichory Cinnamon Coriander Musk Plums Cubebs Fennel Lavender Flowers Pimpernel Roots Pine Kernels Zedoary Ginger Hitherto belong Candied things which are crusted with Sugarcandy as Acorus Orenge peels July-Flowers Cinnamon Citron Peels Nutmegs Muscatel-Pears c. IX Rouls so called from their shape for they are either altering or purging and are prepared with Sugar whose vulgar proportion is octuple in alteratives quadruple in Purgatives more in stillatitious oyls The principle are Rotulae de Berberis Manus Christi simple and perled pectoral rouls Of Sulphur c. X. Morsuli morsels are made almost in in the same maner They are either Alteratives as the Bezoardic Cephalic Cephalicostomachic of the juice and peles of Citrons Pectoral Sugars Rosatum Tabulatum c. Or Purging as Diacarthami Diaphenicon of Mechoacan of Jalap of Diaturbith cum rhabarbaro c. or Nutritive which are made of the pulp of Capons Partridges Cock-stones Flesh of Crabs and Tortoises c. To morsels appertain 1. Pamdeleon so called the Matter and end whereof agrees with Electuaries or Lick-pots and the form with Lozenges save that the Pandaleon is shapeless 2. Turiones as if you would say torrones a torrendo from toasting which are made of sweet almonds Nut Kernels Pine Kernels beaten or toasted and made up with honey 3. Confections restorative as Diamygdaltaum Pineatum Testudinatum Diet bread Naples bisket c. XI Trochisci or Parstilli are solid cohering medicaments consisting of convenient ingredients made up with Liquor in the shape of Lupines or little flat bowls invented to this end that medicaments being poudred might be in this form the better preserved against the Injuries of the Air. They are prepared of al kind of medicaments not only pouders and Species but with addition of thickned juices Conservs Extracts or the like Confections the dose to the Pouders in being a proportion somwhat less then quadruple c. They are either alterative Wormwood of Alipta Moschata with Amber of Mosch or without Bechici albi Nigri Rubri de Berberis de Camphera de Capparibus de Carabe de Carallio Cypheos of Democrates de Lacca de Myrrha de Spodio de Terra sigilata de Vipera c. or Purgers of Agaric of Coloquintida c. XII Pils are medicaments reduced into the form of
Roses Rue Elder Scorpions Storax Mullen Violets Boiled Oiles compound are these following of Capers Castoreum Costus St. Johns wort Lilies Marjorum Mandrake Nard Poppy Pepers Foxes The stillatitious oiles most in use are these Of Wormwood of dil of Angelica of Anis Orenge-peeles May-butter Benzoin Calamus aromaticus Camphire Cardamoms Caraway Cloves Waxe rectified Chamaemel Chervil Cinnamon Bark of Citron Cumin Cubebs Euphorbium Fenel Galbanum Guajacum Hyssop Juniper berries juniper wood of Tiles phâ—losophick of Mace Marjerom Mastich Baum Mints Myrrhe rectified Of Nutmeg of Origanum of Peper of Peny-roial Rosemary of Roses of Sage of Savine Wildbettony Spike White amber yellow Amber Tartar Terpentine Zedoarie V. Epithemata Epithemes are applied to the external parts of the Body and are made of distilled waters juices infusions suitable to the part and disease To them belong Oxyrrhodina Rose-vinegred Epithemes which are peculiaâ—ly applied to the forhead with frequent reiterations to coole and repel They were anciently made of Oile of Roses and vinegar now a daies distilled Oiles and waters as also juices and pouders are sometimes added VI. Pumping or pouring is when common water bathe water decoctions Milke Oile c. are pumped or poured down upon some part or suffered to dril upon the same out of a cock or spout of sisterne or Ewer They are applied cheifly to three places viz. the suture of the Crown of the Head the Beginning of the spinal Marrow and to warme the stomach VII Lotions are either of the whole Bodie and are called Baths or of the parts Head Hands Feet Belly c. They are made of the same things as fomentations are made of Point 2. Of external solid Medicaments External solid Medicaments are 1. Suppositories 2. Pesseries 3. Plaisters 4. Cerates 5. Caustickâ— Suppositories are sollid Medicaments which are put up into the fundament being formed round like a wax candel four or five fingers breadth longe They are made of Honey boiled so thick that it may be wrought and fashioned with a mans fingers into which other requisite materials are sprinkled They are used to loosen the Belly the patient being weak to clense and consolidate an ulcer in the Rectum Intestinum to stop paine draw back humors flowing upwards and kil worms in the Guts II. Pessaries are made of towzed wool or cotton wreathed into the forme of a mans finger impregnated with some juice or Liquor either alone or with pouders commixed or of beaten medicaments made up in a mortar with convenient liquors as Fat Oile waxe Ladanum Galbanum Honey and wrought into the forme of a pessarie or of green herbes a little bruised and bound with a string into the shape of a pessarie Or of pouders received in thin wool or Cotton and bound with a thrid into the forme of a Pessarie Or of pouders received in thin wool or Cotton and put into a round bag made of thin cloath which may be included in a round silver Instrument with holes on the sides made for that purpose III. Plaisters properly so called are Medicaments which being spred upon linnen Cloathes or leather do stick fast to the Skin of the body are the same with cerotes in respect of the matter save that metals and mineralls and litteridge for the most part are added which give it solidity of substance Al which are boiled to a just consistence and being cooled are made up into rowles Sometimes before the Mass is quite cold Cereclothes of old linnen are dipped in and taken forth Emplasters improperly so called which are of a middle consistence between a plaster and a Cataplasme are made without waxe pitch and those glewish materials or fire with honey mucilages and a certaine clammy creame or a little wax dissolved in Oile The cheife Plasters are Album coctum Apostolicum Arthriticum Basilicum and Lapide Calaminari Diachylon simplex Magnum Parbum cum Gummi Citrinum de Crusta panis de Baccis Lauri de Meliloto de Minio Mundificativum Nervinum Oxycroceum Diaphenicum calidum frigidum de ranis Vigonis de Rhabardaro Sparadrap Stichticum Paracelsi Tetrapharmacum Vesicatorium IV. Cerotes which consist much of wax and are not of so hard a consistence as Plasters are made either of wax Oile and Rosin only or of the same pouders being added besides so that the proportion of oiles to pouders is octuple to wax triple or sextuple to rosin twelve times as much Besides al these fats and gums are added juices roots fruits or seeds which must first be boiled and the colature is afterwards to be boiled with oile til the watrish liquor be consumed The Principle are Cerot of Betonie Diacalciteos Diapalma Infrigidans Galeni Oesypi Diapixer pro Hermosis Santalinum Sparadrappum Vigonis Stomachale V. Cauteria Cauteries are medicaments which have a power to burne the Body and to raise a crust and they are either Actual which consist of red hot metals of which in our discourse of Chirurgerie or potential which are made by burning medicaments and composed of Lie which soap is made of boiled into a consistence of Salt or of a stone almost which is vulgarly called Lapis corrosivus An Ulcer made by a Caustick or Cautery is commonly called a fontanel or issue Point 3. Of external medicaments of a middle consistence External medicaments of a middle Consistence are 1. Balsams 2. Liniments 3. Vnguents 4. Cataplasmes I. Balsams are made of oiles incorporated with white wax deparated or oile of Nutmegs by expression or the marrow of a Calfe washed or manna clarified Also the extracts of things whose balsom is desired may be mingled with them The most usual are these of Angelica of Anise An Apoplectick Balsom with musk and civet of Orenges of Cloves of Cinnamon of Citrons Cubebes of Lavendar of Mace of Marjorom of Mints of Nutmegs of Rose-mary of Roses of Rue of Amber Zedoary There are also distilled Balsomes which are nothing else but distilled spirits and a potion of oile proceeding from rosins gums spices and such like drawn out with spirit of wine The most usual are Balsamus vitae Nervinus Antiarthriticus c. II. Liniments are Medicaments of a middle consistency between an oile and an unguent and are made by adding to Oiles Butter Fat Suet Marrow juices pouders rosins teares of trees in this proportion for the most part that to one ounce of oiles two drams or three of fats be added one dram of spices somtimes though seldom a dram of wax is added Al are mixed either with fire or without fire or boiling sometimes they are set over the fire to melt the gums and fats and sometimes they are a little boiled to consume and wast away the juices added III. Ointments differ from Liniments by their thicker consistence and are made either without fire or with fire of fats oiles gums pouders usual ointments of herbes roots seeds macerated in water wine juices oiles and boiled to the Consumption of the liquor The most usual are of Agrippa
the progress with discussion but by Discussion alone and Maturation if they incline and tend toward a suppuration and here Milk boyled or the Decoction of Raisons of the Sun is to be made use of and it is known to be of singular benefit They are divided after a various and Different manner I. Some of them are from an External Cause to wit an anoynting with Quick Silver Meats of a sharp quality corrupted in the Stomach the eating of Mushroms or Toadstools and the Retention of the Menstrua or monthly Courses c. Others from Internal Causes to wit 1. Ill Humors either generated and bred there or else transmitted thither from some other place and then they resemble in color those Humors they proceed from Those that take their original from Flegm are perceived to be less hot than the rest Those from Choler for the most part are inflamed Those in little Children if they be black and have a kind of crustiness over them are pernitious destructive and deadly These require Universal Remedies 2. Vapours that are sent forth either from the whol body or else from part thereof only and that more especially an over hot liver They easily by their Acrimony offend and hurt the uppermost parts of the Mouth by Reason of their softness and tenderness and in feavers they very frequently produce such a like Disease II. Some are Recent and new which are the more easily Cured and healed others old and Inveterate and these not without much difficulty and this as wel by Reason of the quick sense and apprehensiveness of the part which is further Irritated by sharp and piercing Medicaments as that the Medicaments are diluted and vitiated by the Spittle and lastly as by Reason of the speedy hastening of the Malady being in a place hot and moist unto a Rotteness and Putrefaction III. Some of them are Sordid and foul which may be washed with Sugared Water wel mingled with the Oyl of Vitriol Others leaving behind them their Sordid and filthy Vlcers and then the Green water of Platerus is fitly and properly to be administred and this is to be followed by the washing of the Mouth with Plantane Water IV. Some of them do only infest and annoy the uppermost Skin and from thence by degrees creep along into the gums pallat the sides and Root of the Tongue Others Penetrate and pierce more deeply and eat quite through the Palate and the flesh of the Tongue especially in infants in regard they have the softer and more tender bodies There is here to be commended the Decoction of Savory and Betony in Wine if the Mouth be throughly washed therewith as also the Water of Nuts destilled with Vinegar and a Spunge therein dipt and so applied V. Some are in Children which most usually proceed from the Breast-Milk when it is hot sharp and Salt and these are to be Cured with the Syrup of Mulberries together with Honey of Roses or Oxymel or honyed Vinegar Others in such as are Older and grown up to their perfect state and these require and cal for Universals Chap. 2. Of the Stinking of the Mouth THe Faetor or Stinking of the Mouth is the offensive Vnsavoriness of the Breathing proceeding and arising from a stinking Vapor passing out of the Mouth There is no need of Signs The Cheife and neerest Cause is a Vapor which proceedeth I. From Meats either stinking and unsavory in their own Nature as Garlike Onyons c. And the stink soon and of its own accord vanisheth or else such as are corrupted in the Stomack or the void places betwixt the Teeth II. From the Excrements of the intestines when the inferior Orifice of the Stomach by which it openeth it self into the Intestines is not closely shut which befalleth common drunkards and then in this case Cloves Nut-Meg Zedoary the Roots of the French flower-de-luce Rinds of Citron c. Are to be held and kept in the Mouth III. From stinking Humors either in the Stomach and then they are best of al Evacuated by Aloetick Remedies or else in the strainer bone if at any time corrupted or else in an Ulcer and wound of the Lungs the Gums or the intestines IV. From Worms having their residence in the Intestines c. Title XI Of the Diseases and Symptoms of the Teeth Chap. 1. Of the Diseases of the Teeth Article I. Of the Corrosion of the Teeth THe Diseases of the Teeth are Corrosion and Mobility The Corrosion of the Teeth is a diminution of their magnitude from Causes that Eat through them so that they are broken fal forth by piece-meal the said diminution or corrosion now and then producing Fistulaes The SIGNS are easily discovered both by the touch and by the sight thereof and for the most part those that have such Teeth when they are fasting send forth a stinking and Unsavoury breath or Vapor The CAUSES of Corrosion are either External Womens Fucusses or Face paintings made of Hydrarge c. Al sweet meats more especially Sugar as Experience testifieth food taken in too hot or else meats that are overcold taken in immediatly or in a very short while after the hot Food Or else they are Internal to wit 1. Sharp Humors which for the most part run down from out of the Head and then in the Cure we ought so to proceed that in the first place the Flux be stopt 2. That the putrid humidity be quite taken away by the Decoction of the Roots of Capars Bay Berries Gallia Moschata together with mastick put into the hollow Tooth 3. Corruption must be carefully prevented by cleansing of the Teeth with a Pen-knife from meats that stick betwixt them and likewise by washing of the Mouth with Wine And here are commended the Odontalgick Remedy of Crollius one grain thereof wrapt up in Cotton and so put upon the Tooth the little round Bals of Trallianus formed and made of Thebane Opium one scruple Mirrb Styrax Calamite of each a dram white Pepper Saffron Galbanum of each one scruple and so made up with Honey of Squils and then thrust into the Tooth II. Worms which are to be drawn forth by those little Pellets that are formed of the Henbane seed the Onion and Garlick with a sufficient quantity of Goats sewet and so imposed upon the Hollowness of the Teeth Touching the Fistula's of the Teeth these two things are to be noted I. That they destil almost insensibly and by little and little a Corrupt Humor and a kind of Rotten Filth which Somtimes floweth into the Mouth with a stinking Savor Somtimes it is leisurely derived and drawn forth unto the external parts along by the Roots of the Teeth and the passage holes of the Jaw-bone through which the Vessels glide down and slip into the said Jaws and so this Humor exciteh certain little risings and swellings in the Cheek or in the Chin and Somtimes the Ulcer remaineth ever more open II. That it is hardly ever to be Cured unless that the
Breasts or Paps Wax hard and that the swelling so add hereunto the Thorax or Chest that without extream peril it may not be thence removed Another by Resolution in which the thinner part is dryed up by preposterous Medicaments and which Galen Cured by an Evaporation of the sharpest and sourest Vinegar poured forth upon the Pyrites stone we cal it the fire stone Red hot but this was after the use of liquid and moystening Medicaments In the Curing of them al we must be sure that we have a special regard unto the Spleen and the suppressed Courses and that Emollients and Resolvers succeed one the other and be interchangably applied 2. The Scirrhus not Exquisite is known by this that the swelling is bigger than in a Cancer of the color of Ashes with an hardness and the Veins thereof somwhat black and blewish in the outward parts and that it somtimes vexeth the Party especially upon the neer approching of the Menstrua or Courses It ariseth from Black Choler mingled together with Melancholly especially in such as are barren or such which soon ceased their Child-bearing or else lastly those that have altogether a suppression of their Termes or monthly Courses In the Curing hereof among the Repellers without astriction there is commended the Unguent of Frogs of which see further in Castrensis his first Book of the Diseases of Women Chapter 21. See likewise touching the Manual Operation in the Same Author IV. A Windy Tumor which is known by this that the pain is very acute especially in the left breast with an Excruciating and torture of the Arm the whol side the Ribs and the Shoulder blades It ariseth from an Exhalation that is thick and drawn up from the Menstrua or the Seed suppressed or else from some other Excrements and so extending the said Paps In the Cure hereof take notice that a Linnen Cloath soaked in Soapsuds or else wet in Water and then dryed is commended for dissipation and when there is occasion to disperse and Scatter and that the Pain is wel mitigated with bread taken hot out of the Oven and then moystened with the Oyl of Nard the shops cal it Oleum Nardinum and of Rue Article II. Of the Cancer and Greatness of the Paps I. The signs of the Cancer in the Breasts as also the Causes and the Cure may be known and sufficiently understood by what hath been already said in the Second Book touching a Cancer Let it suffice here only to add I. That the Cancer that is not Exulcerated may be rendered and made more milde and gentle if the Courses being recalled return to their pristine state and condition either by the Course and Vigor of Nature or else by the assistance of Art and the help of Medicaments or else if the Body be preserved free from a Cacochymy either by a good order of Diet or else by Medicaments There may likewise be applied unto it that Unguent that it compounded of Lithargyrum two ounces thereof in a Marble Mortar drawn about with a Leaden Pestle and incorporated with Rose-water and the Oyl of Roses of each three ounces II. For the Cure of the Cancer Exulcerated see in Hartman who writeth that the said Cancer may be perfectly Cured with Aqua Fuliginis that hath in it a clensing Faculty and with the Oyl of Arsenick fixed and wel tempered in Plantane Water II. The Magnitude of the Paps unseemly as it is is exposed unto the sight It ariseth from the often handling and stroaking of them and especially from the great abundance of Flatulency and windiness the Retention of the Courses c. The Cure hereof ought therefore to be Endeavored because that by how much the greater and bigger they grow but so much the more easily they may be affected with the Cancer It is performed 1. By Meats that are Astringent but little or not at all flatulent or Windy 2. By Driving back the blood or other the Humors flowing unto them and here the Juyce of Hemlock and the Partridg Eggs anoynted upon the place are much approved of 3. By the Discussion of that that is already gotten unto the part affected for which purpose that Unguent that is compounded of the Dirt or Clay that is to be found in Barbers Mils two ounces thereof the Oyl of Myrtle one ounce and Vinegar half an ounce is much commended 4. By the Compression of them by Artificial ones of Lead anoynted on the inside with the Oyl of the Seed of Henbane c. Chap. 2. Of the Symptomes of the Breasts Article I. Of the want of Milk too great abundance thereof and its Coagulation or Curdling THe Symptomes of the Breasts are the Defect Redundence and Coagulation of the Milk I. The Defect of Milk according to the Nature of the Causes is twofold For one is from a Fauâ—â— in the Blood which faileth by reason of Disâ—â—â— that over dry the body from a distemper in the Liver from much rasting and spareness of Diet and lastly from extraordinary Evacuations of al which there must be care taken in the Cure Now to generate and breed Milk these things following are experimentally found to be good Namely Crystal prepared the leaves Roots and Seed of Fennel while they are fresh and green the ponder of Earth-worms prepared and taken in Wine the Electuary of Zacuthus in the Ninth Book of his Pract. Hist and last Chapter Another is from somthing amiss in the Lactificall or Milk breeding Faculty when it is so weak that it can neither attract the blood nor contract it either by reason of External refrigerating Causes and such as are likewise Astringent or else by reason of other Diseases unto which we ought to have due respect in the Cure II. The Redundance or over great store of Milk proceedeth from the abundance of blood and a strong Lactifical Faculty In the Cure the Luxury and prodigality of Nature in the breeding of Milk is to be restrained and the Milk that exceedeth and is over and above ought to be dissipated and dryed up For this purpose venesection in the first place is approved of and then driving back by Medicaments which ought to be put upon the Paps towards the Arms And also those Medicaments that wast away and lessen the Milk such as that they cal Muria a kind of brinish Liquor or Pickle with the pouder of Cummin and Hemlock Boyled in Chervil Water and Vinegar c. III. The Coagulation or Curdling of the Milk is then Caused when the more thin and subtile parts do by little little exhale the thicker remain behind from whence the Glandules or Kernels wax hard and swellings yea and also impostumes arise In this Case the Infant ought not to be suckled out of the Breasts affected and yet notwithstanding the Milk is to be suckt out lest that which is bred anew should be Curdled by that Milk that is already become as it were Cheese and that part of the Curdled Milk that begins
tast and smel of chalk and sometimes breeds little animals Pit-water which because it mounts not above the Earth it is thick and sticks long in the bowells Observe that sweet water springs out of marley grounds cold water out of stoney and thin muddy water out of gravelly places The best and most hopeful comes from ground that has red stones wel tasted water comes from sandy ground cold water proceeds from the bottom of mountaines and from stony and flinty places That water is best which is hot in the winter cold in the Summer 4. Fountain water which if it come out of a Rock and runs towards the North and is not illustrated by the Sun it is unhealthful if it issue directly against the Summer-Sun-rise t is wholsom if it run in a flat and plain ground because the Sun exhales the most subtil parts and leaves the earthy behind t is not so wholsom if it run through leaden pipes 't is hurtful if through Sand and pibbies and draws no dirt with it 't is commendable 5. River water which for the most part is mixed as rising from many springs meeting together and from snow dissolved in the mountains and rain water to boot It s crudity is corrected by the beames of the Sun which play upon it while it runs such a long tract of ground It varies according to the variety of Rivers which flow into it and the Sundery lands it runs through 6. Lake and Pool water which is the worst of al others for it is thick and crude and many times pestilential It offends the Stomach obstructs the bowells corrupts the Humors and many time is the Cause of putrid Feavers 7. The best Water is that which is transparent void of all strange tast or smel is soon cooled soon heated is light and in which flesh and fruits are soonest boyled II. The Correction of waters is performed by boyling by which not only the Crudity and Coldness is amended but also the earthy and bad parts are separated which when the water cooles settle to the bottom See of this subject Pamphilus Herilacus touching the qualities of water and wine II. There are certain differences of wines I. In respect to the place where they grow there is 1. Vinum Falernum which is of an excellent juice 2. Wine of Crete or Malmsey which eases a cold stomach and cures the Colick 3. French wines 4. Rhenish wines which are thin most fit to strengthen the Heart and restore the forces of the Body 5. Hungarian wine 6. Spanish wine c. II. In respect of its substance wine is 1. Thin which easily penetrates suddenly restores strength opens the passages provokes sweat and urine but nourishes little 2. Thick wine such as is the black red sweet and harsh which nourishes most but it sticks long in the body heates the same and dries it and sometimes breeds obstructions II. In respect of color wine is 1. White which heates less then the yellow and Gold-coloured if besides the color it be withal thin of Substance 2. The Gold-colored which is next to white and if it be thin withal is excellent 3. Red which moderately heates breeds good blood and troubles not the head if it be thick withal it bastens obstructions of the spleen and liver 4. Pallet wine is much of the same nature 5. Black wine which is of a thicker substance for the most part sweet very nourishing and breeds thick blood While it sticks long in the bowells it obstructs them and fills the head III. In respect of Tast 1. There is Sweet wine which nourishes wel is pleasing to the palate bowels lungs and joints not disturbs the Head but because it is thick it breeds obstructions and is easily turned into cholor 2. Harsh wine which has a weaker heat staies longer in the belly and pierces to the passages of urine is good for fluxions but because it hinders spittle it is not good for diseases of the Chest 3. The midling sort which is best of al. IV. In respect of smel it is 1. Fragrant which restores strength by its very smel encreases the spirit strengthens al the faculties 'T is good for old people save that it fills the head and weakens the nerves 2. That which has no smel which is neither so greedily drawn by the stomach or affords matter so fit to engender spirits 3. That which has a strange smel which is hurtful V. In respect of Age it is 1. Must which by its windyness breeds the cholick and hinders the voidancie of Urine 2. New wine which yet retaines the sweetness of must is excrementitious not easily distributed into the body and breeds fluctuations therein 3. Old wine which works upon the nerves and troubles the brain 4. Middle-ag'd which is best for al Intents and purposes In which nevertheless there is great variety Some beare their Age others soon loose their strength III. Beer is in use among the Northern Nations where little or no wine growes 'T is made of wheat barly rie oates either simple or mixed together and is preserved with Hops It has also sundry differences I. From the matter 1. Some is made of wheat which nourishes heats and moistens more than that of Barley but it breeds a more clammy juice causes obstructions provokes urine and moves the belly to stoole 2. Barly-malt beer which heats less by reason of the barly but because it has much hops it becomes not a little heating affords more thin juyce and is more diuretick 3. Oaten-drink which is of the same quality with oats 4. Rie-beer which nourishes very much but breeds obstructions and stops the Urine Hereunto belong the differences of beer from the waters it is made of viz. poole river pit water c. which also varie the faculties and strength of beere II. From the Age it is 1. New which is unwholsome especially if it be troubled for it stops the passages and is bad for such as have the stone 2. Welpurged and ripened which is more wholsome III. In respect of the place where 't is made we have 1. Poland bâ—er which is made for the most part of wheat nourishes wel and Heates moderately 2. Dantzick beer which is like a syrup nourishes such as are used to it very wel in others it causes thirst 3. Hambrough beer which is commonly made of wheat is of good tast makes a man have a fresh colour expels the urine if it be taken too largely it makes a man have a red face 4. Lubicks Beer which is too strong makes the Head heavy and hurts a mans health 5. Goslar beer which at the first tasting seems sweet and soon after imprints a winy tast upon the tongue It is healthful 6. Embden beer which is subtile clear and piercing at first bitterish afterwards sharp it drives forth urine and choler and therefore 't is commended in the Jaundice and in Fevers 7. Brunswick beer called Mum differs not much from the former save that it is thick
little bals that they may be swollowed whole and the unsavoriness of the ingredients not discerned by the Tast They are made of pouders extracted out of the mass of usual pils the simples being made up with some liquor They are either Alterers of Bdellium Bechicae or for the Cough of Castoreum of Cynoglossa Narcotick pils of platerus c. or Purgers of Agarick Agregative Alephangine of Aloes rosata of Amoniacum Arthriticae Assajeret Aureae de Colocynthide de Hermodactilis Mastichinae Panchimagogae c. They are also distinguished into Hypoglotudes and Narcoticae Point III. Of internal medicaments of a middle Consistence Internal Medicaments of a middle consistence between fluid and solid contain under them 1. Extracts 2. Rosins 3. Conservs 4. Conserves 5. Quiddennies 6. Electuaries 7. Lick-pots 8. Soâ—pes and 9. Boles An Extract is drawn as a tincture and is reduced to the Consistence of Honey Pils or pouder The most usual are of wormwood of Acorus of Lignum aloes of Angelica roots of round Birthwort of Carduus of Gilloflowers of Castoreum of Centory of Celondine of Safron of Cubebs of Dictamus of Enula of Galingal of Gentian of Guajacum of Masterwort roots of Baume of Mint of Mace Marjoram of Broad dock of Paeonie of Rue of Savine of Satyrium roots of Scabious of Scordium of Comfrey of Tormentil of Valerian of Zedoary II. Rosm is drawn out of Gummy materials with Rosewater and spirit of wine separate from the feces by inclination precipitated and dryed with a gentle heat III. Conserve is made of flowers somtimes of herbes and soft roots bruised and preserved with a double quantity of sugar The most usual are of the tops of Roman-wormwood Carduus Eye-bright Fumitory Marjorom Penyroial Veronica Of the Leaves of Sorrel Wood-sorrel Scurvy-grass Mints Purslane of flowers of Acacia Betonie Borrage Bugloss Marygolds Cichory Broom White-lillies Lavendar Lilly-convally Mallowes Baume Mints Water-lillies red Poppie Peach-flowers Primrose Prunella white and Red-roses Sage Elder Linden Savory Colts-foot IV. Preserves are made of roots barkes Fruits or harder materials steeped in water or boiled or of softer preserved in sugar or honey to last the better and to be more grateful to the Palate The more usual are these following Of the roots of Calamus aromaticus Borrage Cichory Comfry Elecompane Eryngoes Pimpernel Rhubarbe Satyrium Scorzonera Zedoarie Ginger both that of China and the common sort Of the flowers of Orenges Citrons the fruits of Orenges Barberies Cherries Citrons either whole cut in slices or dried or of the pulpe of Quinces bramble berries or Hips Apricocks Medlars Myrabolans bellirican Chebulan Citrine and Emblican of Wallnuts and Indian nuts of Peaches black-peper in the branch Sloes Prunes Damsins c. Of Peeles of Aurenges Citrons And stalkes of Spanish Lettuce V. Rob or Quiddiny is the thickned juice of fruits sometimes of flowers either with expression or without expression boiled and with a like quantity or somewhat more of sugar added The cheife are of Barberies Cherries Hips red-corants Elder berries Hitherto belong thickned juyces of Wormwood Acacia Agrimony Aloes Carduus kermes berries Elder berries centaury Quinces Elecampane Fumitory Lycorize Hedge-Hyssop St. Johns wort Henbane Hypocistis our blew Orice Licorize Mercury Myrtils of germanie Nicotiana or Tobacco Opium Plantane Red-Roses scrophularia and Solatrum Ad hereunto Mel Ebulinum Sambucinum Juniperinum and Passulatum V. An Electuary is made of Conserves Spices Roules Trochischs a proportion of juice or syrup being added The Cheif are Venice Treacle Mithridate Alkermes Confectio Anacardina Aurea Alexandrina Electuary of Bay-berries de Scoria ferri de Ovo Philonium Mesuae Persicum Romanum Dioscoridum Tryphera magna so named because they give a good color to the whole body and make the breath sweet and are made up of curious ingredients VI. Eclegma or Lohoch or Lick-pot of pouders species conserves juices mixed with some liquor or syrupe used against infirmities of the Lungs and Chest The most usual are de Scilla compositum de Caulibus de Farfara de Papavere Passulatum of the Pine kernels of Purslane of Fox-lungs Lohoch-sanum and expertum and succo Scillae c. VII Saponea is a Lick-pot made of almonds blanched and beaten and with sugar dissolved in a convenient water boiled to the consistence of Honey starch and rose-rosewater being added towards the end VIII Bolus a morsel is made of Electuaries pulpes conserves spices pouders with a little syrupe made into the shape of a little bal given to purge vomit alter or some other purpose Article 2. Of external Medicaments Point 1. Of external fluid Medicaments And so much for compound internal Medicaments the external follow which are either fluid or solid or of a middling nature or indifferent The fluid are 1. Clysters 2. Gargles 3. Mouth-washers 4. Oiles 5. Epithemes 6. Pumpings 7. Lotions I. Clisters are medicaments which by a convenient Instrument are cast through the fundament into the Guts They are made of Roots Barkes Leaves Flowers Fruites boyled in water and strained some other things being added which may serve the Intent of the Physitian Their use is to loosen the belly to clense dispel wind to bind to sodder to allay the paines of the Guts and kidneyes II. Diaclysmata or Mouthwashings are medicaments which are kept in the mouth and are by the tongue moved up and down without swallowing They are cheifly provided for paines of the Teeth and Diseases of the Jawes III. Gargarismes are medicaments with which the throat is washed without swallowing down the humor being forced up and down by the breath They are made of distilled waters or convenient decoctions neither unpleasing in tast nor smel nor haveing any venemousness in them in which some syrupe or Quiddinie is dissolved We use them in repelling discussing ripening abstersion consolidation IV. Oiles are made either by distillation as aforesaid or by expression of the oleaginous juice when the fruits and contused seeds grow warme with the vapour of hot water and being put in a bag are squeezed in a Press or by infusion either when the simple medicaments with simple water or distilled water wine or other convenient liquor are boiled in common oile til the Humor be consumed or when the same simples are macerated in a gentle Heat or in the Sunn or when dryed plants are with oile digested in balneo Mariae the oile being afterwards pressed out and clarified The Oiles pressed out are these Oile of bitter Almonds and of sweet of Hazel-nuts of Hemp seed of Cherry kernels of Citron seeds of Rocket of Henbane of Walnuts of Baies of Mace of Nigella of Nutmeg of Ripe and unripe Olives of Eggs de palma of Poppie of Peach kernels of Pine kernels Pistachios Rape Ricinus sesamus Acorns Oiles by infusion in the Sun and simple are these Oile of Wormwood Southernwood Dil Chamemel Cheiri Quinces Elecampane Euphorbium Pismires Ground-ivy Jasemine Orice Priver of Lillies Lilly convally wormes Mastich Mint Melilote Myrtils Nard white lilly Populeum Frogs
Aegyptiacum Alabastrinum Album camphoratum Altheae simplex compositum Apostolicum Arthanitae Aureum Citrinum Comitissae Infrigidans Galeni Martiatum magnum de Nicotiana Tutiae Pectorale Pomatum Populeon Potabile Resumptivum Rosatum Rubeum Camphoratum ad Scabiem Enulatum cum and sine Mercurio Apertivum Of al which see the London Dispensatory in English IV. Cataplasmes or Pultesses are Medicaments made up in the form of watergrewel or hasty-pudding They are made either without fire which they terme crude when green herbes bruised are reduced into a Pultis or dried and poudered They are mixed with a double or triple Quantity of some convenient Oile or Liquor either over the fire or with boiling when either the Plants broken or bruised boiled til they are soft and drawn through a searse to which mucilages meales oiles are added or the Plants are soon after boiled in Oile Hitherto may be refered 1. Dropax or Pitching which is made of pitch melted with oile and other things that it may stick more strongly to the skin 2. Sinapismus or a Cataplasme which is made of Mustard and other things of like biteing nature If it be of the milder sort t is called Phaenigmus because it makes the skin looke red if strong t is termed a Vesicatorie and is made of vesicatories Point 4. Of external Indifferent Medicaments I cal those indifferent medicaments which are sometimes prepared liquid sometimes solid sometimes of a middle cinfistence and they are 1. Apophlegmatismes 2. Dentifrices 3. Nose-remedies 4. Sneezers 5. Perfumes or pomanders 6. Scapes 7. Burning fumers 8. Eye-salves I. Apophlegmatismes are medicaments which being held in the mouth draw flegm out of the Head and neighbouring parts They are prepared many times after the same manner that Gargarismes are sometimes medicaments are beaten and with some convenient liquor brought into the forme of an electuary sometimes whole simples are only held in the mouth and chewed sometimes being beaten they are with honey or wax reduced into trochisks and sometimes they are shaped into a nodule II. Dentifrizes Teeth-scrubbers are prepared to clense whiten and fasten the Teeth to contract the loosened gums either fluid or in forme of a Liniment Pouder Trochischs III. Errhina Nose-Medicines are put into the Nostrils either in a moist forme which are either powred in or anointed on or in a dry form and then either they are figured our of convenient roots or stalks into a pyramidal forme and are steeped in water and so used or the pouder of simples are blown into the nostrils or tents of wool or cloath are wet with some juice or water and being sprinkled with pouders are thrust up into the Nostrils or pouders are with mucilage Gum Terpentine Oile or Wax formed into Pyramidal pencils IV. Ptarmica sneezers differ not much from the former and procure sneezings V. Odours are made of such things as have a sweet smell and are either fluid or are made up in the forme of an Apple Pouder Liniment VI. Soapes are made of Castle-soape shaven and about a sixt or eight part of some convenient pouders mixt therewith and with some liquor made into a mass of which washbass are framed VII Suffitus Perfumes to burn belong to Odors and are prepared in form of Pouder Trochisks and Pyramides VIII Eye-salves are used externally to the Eyes and are prepared either drie being beaten very smal in a mortar or moist which either are distilled into the Eyes in form of a Liquor or anointed upon them in form of a salve or Vaporous which being boiled in water the vapour exhaling from them is received into the Eyes the patients Head being to that end covered with a cloath of Linnen But touching al these consult the Medico-chymical Pharmacopeia of Dr. John Schroder which I commend to students of Physick above al others Chap. 5. Of Medicaments denominated from their Facultis Article I. Of altering Medicaments Point 1. Of bot Medicaments SO much may suffice to have spoken of Medicaments simple and compound Medicamenta denominated from their faculties are either Alterres or Causers of Motion or Producers of somewhat or takers away of somewhat or Resisters of Poison Altering Medicaments are many waies differenced for they are Temperate Hot Cold Moist Dry Digesting Emollient Hardning Relaxing Rarifieing Condensing Shutting Opening mouths of veins Attenuaters Openers Incrassaters Emplasticks Deobstructers Abstersives Pain-asswagers and Narcoticks I. Temperate are such as exceed not in the first Qualities as are Maiden haire Asparagus Lycorise Pine kernels Jujubes figs Sebestens Raisons Dates Gum Elemi Gum dragant Veale-suer Goat-suer Hogs-grease sweet oile II. Things are hot in the first second third or fourth degree I. Things hot in the first degree are such as do scarce sensibly heat the Body as The Roots of Marsh mallowes Beares-Breech Betes Bugloss Lycorize Satyrium The leaves of Wormwood which some count hot in the second degree of Marshmallowes Borrage Bugloss Betes Beares-Breech Colewort Chamomel Dodder Liverwort or Agrimony Fumitory Toad-flax Melilote Malabathrium Spicknard Scolopendrium Comfres Coltsfoot The Flowers of Borrage or Bugloss of Betony of Oxe eye Melilote Chamomel Black poplar Staechados Groundsel Seeds of Coriander Faenigreeke Line Gromwel Sesamus Rice Fruits Sweet almonds Chastnuts Jujubes Cypress nuts Green wallnuts ripe Grapes ripe Mulberries Sweet fragrant Apples Barks of Mace Guajacum Tamarisk Liquors juices and Gums Sugar Bdellium Ladanum Gum Hedera Suet of a Kid a Doe an hart new fresh butter II. Those Medicines are hot in the second Degree which manifestly heat but without Hurt As the Roots of Smallage Cappars Hogs-fennel Pimpernel Nape Zedoary Rhodia Leaves of wormwood Calves snout Green dil Angelica Smallage Mugwort Betonie Calamus odoratus Chamepitys Faenum graecum Hypericum Ivie Hops Baume Hoar-hound Feverfew Basil Chervil Pimpernel Hogs-fenel Polium Rosemary Savory Sage Scabious Scordium Stechados Tansey Flowers of Amomum Safron Gilloflowers Schaenanth Lavendar Hops Baume Rosemary Seeds of Dil Smallage Orobus Rocker Basil Nettle Fruits of Cappars Nutmegs Pistachives drie figs drie nuts Barks of cassia lignea Cinnamon Franckincense of Cappar roots Liquors Gums Rofins Wine which is not old Ladanum Aloe Galbanum Myrrhe Mastich Franckincense Storax Fat Lions-fat Panthers Beares and Foxes grease III. Hot in the third degree are such things as doe vehemently Heat and with trouble but without Corruption as the Roots of Acorus Asarum Squils Dictamus Doronicum Fennel Galangal both the Hellebors Enula Campane Orice persley Radish Leaves Southernwood Asarum Agnus Castus Arum Ammoum Bishops-weed Dry dil Baccharis Dictamus Avens Ground Oak Cnicus Centaury the greater and the less Celondine Calamint Flea-bane Menthastrum Fennel Epithymum Elecampane Juniper Hysop Bayes Marjoram Cockow-Pintle Mint Nigella Aenanthe Bindweed Persley Sneez-wort Peny-Royal Rest-harrow Rue Savine Wild-Time Water-mint Time Trefoil Vervain Nettles Flowers Agnus Caftus Epithymum Leucoium Aenanthe Periclymen Seeds of Byshops-weed Anise Amomum Carway Cardamom Water-Cresses Fennel Carot Cummin Nigella Navew Persley Seseli Staphes-acre Agnus Castus Fruits Juniper Beries Cloves Carpobalsamum Anacardia Pepper
Quick-silver precipitate Sublimate Oyl of vitriol sulphur c. VI. Putrifiers do melt hard flesh Such are Arsenick Orpment Chrysocolla dryopteris Pityocampe aconitum Sandarach VII Hair-grubbers are such medicines as pluck up by the Roots the Haires of the Body so as to make the part where they are applied bald and smooth such as are strong lie quick-lime ants-egs sandarach arsenick orpment c. VIII Milke-wasters do either incrassate and thicken the blood by overcooleing it or they dry up and digest the same or finally they do by their whole substance destroy the Milke Such are Mints Sage Calamint Coriander Henbane Oyl of unripe Olives Vinigar Camphire IX Seed confounders do either coole thicken or discuss the same or consume it by an hidden property Such are Mint Rue Agnus Castus Dil Seeds of Hempe Fleawort Lettuce Purslaine Champhire c. Article V. Of Medicaments which take somewhat away Point 1. Of Purgeing Medicaments Medicaments which take something from the Body are 1. Purgers 2. Vomiters 3. Diureticks 4. Sweaters 5. Transpirers 6. Braine-purgers 7. Expectorators Purgers are such Medicaments as drive out by stool such humors as preternaturally nestle themselves in mans body And they are 1. Choler-purgers 2. Phlegm-purgers 3. Melancholly-purgers 4. Water-purgers 5. Purgers of all humors together 1. Choller-purgers are medicaments which drive out preternatural choler And they are 1. Mild as among simples Cassia fistularis which because it is hurtful to a moist slippery belly and to the stomach and is windy it is corrected with a graine or two of peper aniseed or Cinamon and is given in a bole commonly from sixe drams to two ounces to children two drams may be given Tamarins or Indian dates convenient for hot Constitutions which because of their coldness are corrected with Cinnamon and Mace and by reason of their lazyness they are quickned with whey of Goates-milk They are given in Pulpe from an ounce to two ounces or three and in the Infusion to five ounces Manna Calabrina which is safe in al cases excepting burning fevers t is quickned with syrup of Roses solutive It is taken in Prune-broath or the Broath of a Cock or Hen to the Quantity of three or four ounces Aloe Soccotrina which taken in too greate a Quantity inflames the Liver because it opens the orifices of the Veines t is not safe for women with child Nor is it good for hot and dry natures 'T is nourished or impredgnated with juice of damaske Roses 'T is corrected with mastich because of its Acrimonie It is given from halfe a dram to a dram more see thereof Solenander sect 3. Counsel 29. Rhubarb the soule of the Liver which must not be given alone because it is apt to fume and easily exhales but with endive water or syrup of Roses solutive it must not be given to such as are troubled with the strangury nor those that are subject to the Hemorrhoides 'T is corrected with Cinnamon Spicknard Schenanth 'T is given from one dram to two drams Damaskroses musked fragrant bitter and detergent Their Virtue is encreased if two ounces of whey be mixed with an ounce of their juyce a little spike and Cinnamon being added Violets which are of like vertue with roses exceeding good in diseases of the Brest and Head-ache Terpentine especially pistick which with pouder of Lycoris and Sugar is made into Boles and given to clense the kidnies Lemnius commends it in a potion Among compounds are Syrup of roses solutive hurtful for women with child because it opens the veines of the wombe from two ounces to four Rose-leaves must be gathered while the morning dew is upon them Their strength lasts hardly beyond six monthes Syrup of the flowers of Acacia de Manna Laxativus Horstius his syrupe of tamarinds with senna Pilulae Angelicae Benedicta Bejeri Hiera mellita from a dram to four drams II. The stronger are amonge simples Asarum which being long boiled loses its strength very wel beaten it moves vomit It is given with whey wine and honey sod together Scammonie which must never be given to such as are inclined to vomit feverish weak persons in the summer in broaths alone because its acrimonie disturbes the body inflames the spirits hurts the principal parts 'T is corrected with juice of Quinces mucilage of Gum Tragant spirit of sulphur or vitriol Being corrected t is called Diagrydium 'T is given from five graines to fifteen Of compounds are Pilulae Rhudji to a scruple Aureae which are most in use Extract of Scamonie The Magisterie thereof which see in Mynsichtus and Grulingius II. Phlegme-purging Medicaments are such as draw excrementitious flegm out of the Body And they are 1. More gentle among simples Myrobalans Chebulan and Emblican which are to be avoided in obstructions of the Gutts or Bowels they are steeped in Chick-broath to an ounce or boiled therein with muscadine Cnicus or Carthamus seeds which purge water and crude flegme and raise wind because they provoke vomit they are corrected with Anise Ginger and Mastich Mechoacan which is of subtile parts mingled with Earthy Of exquisite tertian Agues it makes double ones It works most happily in the forme of a pouder or if it be steeped a night in wine or broath and drunke in the Morning Amonge compounds are spices of Hiera picra simple Lozenges of Mechoacan described by Horstius II. Vehement Flegme-purgers are among simples Agarick which by a peculiar Faculty frees the Lungs from clammy thick and putrid humors 'T is â—afer in the Infusion than in the substance Jalop which is most proper where choler is mixt with flegme The Dose is from a scruple to two scruples with cream of Tartar ... It has in it somwhat of Acrimony Turpetum gummie and white which because it hurts the Stomach provokes Vomit is corrected with Ginger Pepper and Cinnamon By its dryness it brings the bodies of those that over use it into a Consumption It works best in a decoction Coliquintida which purges thick and clammy Humors from the remote parts and because it sticks to the fibres of the stomach it provokes vomiting It must not be corrected by astringents for they detain it being a violent medicine too long in the Body Hermodactyls which purge thick humors from the Joynts and are corrected by atenuaters Euphorbium which is hot and dry in the fourth degree because it inflames the Jaws and Throat vexes the Stomach and Liver raises cold sweat 't is corrected with cordials and Stomach strengtheners but best of al with Oyl of Roses It must not be used inwardy before it be a year old Sagapenum which brings out clammy and thick Humors Of compounds are Pils of Sagapena of Horstius and Camillus Syrup of Coloquintida and Lozenges of Jalap c. III. Melancholy purgers are such as drive excrementitious melancholy out of the Body And they are 1. Gentle Among simples Indian Myrobalans which are principally given in quartan Agues and purge adust choler Epithymum which by a
peculiar property above all other medicines purges this Humor howbeit but weakly 'T is more safely used in the Winter than the Summer That of Crete is the best Polypodie of the Oak which because it binds when it is old must be used fresh and new gathered That which grows on over old Oaks by its overmuch Humidity subverts the stomach Sena which is used to draw humors out of the Mesentery in the broth of Prunes Reisons and in Whey c. its cods if gathered when ful of juyce before they are fully ripe wil work as the leaves doe but withering upon the stalk they lose al their virtue Among Comporunds are Syrup of polypody and Epthymum Pils of Fumitory Pouder of Sena of Montagnana c. II. The stronger sort are among simples Lapis Armenius which must be so long washed in cordial waters til no more foulness appear Lapis lazuli which must be used after the same manner Black Hellebore which is least dangerous in the decoction 'T is best corrected with the flegm of Vitriol An excellent way and Elegant to give it is to stick an apple with cloves and black Hellebore Roots and roast it in the Embers Among Compounds are Extract of black Hellebore and Syrup of the same in Heurnius IV. Water-purgers are Medicaments which drive waters out of Mans body 1. The more gentle are among simples Soldanella or Sea-Colewort which extreamly delights in the company of Rhubarb and loses not its Vertue by boyling 2. Germane Orice which provokes the Courses and loses its force by boiling The juyce of the Root is put in an Egshel with the yolk of the Egg and so they are boil'd together or roasted til the Egg be soft boyled so as it may be supt Among Compounds are Conserve of Peach Flowers Pouder of Soldanella of Fowentinus c. II. The more vehement sort are Elaterium which slips even without the Veins and draws water away It may be given to strong persons to the quantity of ten grains if wel corrected understand in German Bodies and tough english plough-men or Sadlors 't is corrected with Cinamon Spike c. Cambogia which because it makes the Stomach a little sick it is corrected with Spirit of Salt and Mace The use thereof is hurtful to cholerick natures See thereof Reudenius and Lotichius Hedge-Hyssop which works upwards downwards It is dried and steeped in milk then dried again so as that it may be reduced to pouder Esula whose Milk Seed Leaves are very strong but the Root more mild It must not be used til a month after it has been gathered That is best which is five or 〈◊〉 months old The Bark of the Root is chiefly in use 'T is corrected by Infusing three dais in Vineger Among Compounds are the Magistery of Cambogia Pilulae Freytagii Oyl of Elder-berry Stones V. Purgers of al Humors together which are called Catholica and Panchymagoga are these which follow of simples Sena Hellebore Antimony c. Of the compounds Panchymagogum Crollii Vegitabtle Paracelsi Extractum Catholicum majus minus Electuarium Diacatholicon c. Point 2. Of Vomitories and Diureticks Vomitories are such Medicaments as cast forth bad humors by the Mouth Which they do either because they naturally tend upwards or because they swim upon the Stomach and burthen the same or because they loosen the upper Orifice of the Stomach Of this sort are I. The more gentle simple water Luke-warm water Barley water fat broaths simple Oyl with water Butter Hydromel Root of Orach Garden Cowcomber Melons Daffodillies Asarum Flowers of Peaches of which conserve is made Seeds of Rocket Orach The middle Rind of a Walnut Tree when it is fullest of juyce especially the Cats-tailes thereof Electuary of Asarum of Fernelius II. The stronger sort are white Hellebore The Vomitory of Cunradinus which is given from three drops to ten drops Gilla of Paracelsus White vitriol vomitory Sala his salt of vitriol Flores Mercurii argentei Mercurius Vitae Mercurius dulcis Manna Mercurii Aquila-Flowers of Antimony Oyl and Electuary of Antimony and Crocus Metallorum Aqua benedicta of Quercetanus Pismire water Platerus his Wine Heurneus his Helleborate wine Aqua Benedicta Rulandi II. Diureticks are medicaments which provoke Vrine and by that means evacuate withal the morbifick matter They are twofold 1. Properly so called which easily penetrate into the Veins and therein melt the Humors with their heat and they are Roots of Parsly Smallage Eringos Ruscus Asparagus Pimpernel Herbs Asarum Liver-wort Chervil Scordium Seeds of Gromwel Chervil Saxifrage Fruits bitter Almonds Peach Kernels c. among chymical preparations is spirit of Salt and whatever things are compounded of Tartar II. Improperly so called and they either hot as Maiden-hair Terpentine Ambona Root of which see Zacutus Or moist and which lenifie the passages as Mallow-seeds Marshmallow Lycorice Or cold as Strawberries Barly the four cool seeds Bath-waters Whey of Milk Juice of Lemons Also Peach-Kernel water with Muscadine is commended The whitest slints heated red hot and quenched in rich Wine Oyl of Wax from five drops to six Salt of Amber an half dram in weight Water of Hips Oyl of Juniper Berries c. Point 3. Of Hydroticks and Diaphoreticks Hydroticks are such medicaments as drive out the morbifick matter by the habit of the body in a sensible manner viz. by sweat They are otherwise termed Sudorificks The act by reason of their heat and thinness or subtilty of parts turning the peccant matter into a vapor and they which are cold do act by a propriety of their Substance Now they are I. Either Simples as Angelica Pimpinella Fumitory Tormentil Zedoary China Sarsaparilla Sassafras Lignum Guajacum Cornu Cervi Bezoar stone oriental and occidental 2. Or Compounds as Orenge-Flower Water and Treacle water Spirit of terra sigilata Tartar Carduus de tribus Treacle Mithridate Salt of Scabious Carduus Wormwood Ash Among chymical preparations there is Aurum Diaphoreticum Flowers of Antimony fixed Turpetum minerale diaphoreticum Sulfur Auratum Bezoardicum joviale c. II. Transpirers properly termed Diaphoreticks are such medicaments as drive the morbifickmater through the pores of the Skin invisibly They are al hot turn the Matter in a vaporous steam and open the bodies pores The chief are Melilote Fenugreek Rue Marjerom Of Kin to these are Wind-discussers such as are the Roots of the smaller Galangal Leavs of Bayes Dictamus Penyroial Origanum Rue Marjerom Seeds of Annis Fenel Carway Cumin Carrot Fruits Bay-berries Juniper berries Barks of Citrons Orenges c. Point 4. Of Medicaments which purge the Brain Brain-purgers are such as void the morbifick matter nestling in the Brain by the Nostrils or Pallate The former are called Errhina and Ptarmica the latter Apophlegmatizantia I. Errhina do by their nitrous quality melt and dissolve the flegm which hangs about the Coats of the Brain and draw it out into the Nostrils without any disturbance to the Brain it self The chief are the Roots
of Orice Bindweed Leaves of Bete purple Anagallis Marjerom Sage Betony Ivy. Juyces Elaterium which is the strongest and Juyce of Pulsatilla Also they may be made out of the foresaid roots and Leaves II. Ptarmica or Sneezers do by their Acrimony so provoke the Expulsive Faculty of the Brain as to cause it to cast them out and with them such excrements as stick in the Brain it self The cheif are the Roots of Ginger Pellitory Orice white Hellebore Leaves of sneezewort Tobacco Seeds Peper Mustard Staphisacre Nigella Gums Euphorbium whose smel alone is sufficient III. Apophlegmatizers Being either chewed or gargled or smeared upon the Palate bring down the Excrements from the Braine into the Palate and mouth They are made of rootes of Ginger Pellitory of spaine Seeds of peper watercresses Mustard Staphisacre Gum mastick Point V. Of Expectorators Expectorateing Medicaments are those which evacuate humors contained in the chest and Lungs They are made of Roots of Alecampane Birthwort Angelica Orice Cuckow-pintle Squills Lycorice Of the Leaves of Hyssop Maiden-haire Scabious Horehound Colts foot Seeds of Cotton Watercresses Erysimum Seseli Nettles Fruites reisons jujbes sebestens Almonds Figs Pistachios Hither also appertaines Sperma Ceti See more of these in the Chest-medicines Chap. 6. Of Medicaments denominated from the parts of the Body Article 1. Of Cephalik Medicaments Point 1. Of Cephalick Medicaments which are hot ANd so we have done with our Muster of such Medicaments as are denominated from their faculties those follow which receive their denomination from the parts of the Body with which they have an Agreement by reason of their whol substance and specifical properties Now they are these Caphalicks Ophthalmicks Thoracicks Cardiacks Stomachicks Hepaticks Spleneticks Nephriticks and Vterine Medicaments And al these are either Hot or Cold Internal or External I. Internal heating Cephalicks are 1. Of Simples Roots of Paeonie Caryophillata Birthwort Masterwort Calamus Aromaticus Leaves of Primrose Betony Rosemary Marjerom Centory Sage Flowers of the Linden-tree Stachados of Arabia Lilly-convally Peony Primrose Betony Seeds of Amomum Peonie Mountaine withie Coriander Fruits Kermes Berries Anacardia Bay and Juniper berries Spices Cubebs Nutmeg Cardamom Cloves Woods Miseltoe of the Oake and of the Hasel Tears Frankincense Storax Sea-commodities Amber Ambergreise From Animals Mosk Castoreum II Of compounds Water of black cherries of Lilly-convally Peony Linden Gilloflower Primrose Orange-flowers Treacle-water Tinctures Elixit proprietatis of Peony of Sassafras wood Distilled oiles Of Rosemary Marjerom Sage Rue Ambar Spike c. Syrups of stechados Betony Gilloflowers Peony Conserves of Betony Sage Rosemary flowers Lilly-convally Centorie Stechados Preserves Nutmegs preserved Indian Nut preserved Preserved wallnuts Electuaries Confectio Alkermes Treacle Mithridate Diacastoreum Spices of Diambra Dianthos Diamoschum dulce Diacastoreum II. External heateing Cephalicks are I. Among Simples al those wel nere before related Leaves of Rue Running betony upright vervaine are exceedingly commended II. Among compounds are Oyls of Sassafras wood Oyle of Rue Nard Oyle Oyle of Baies of Castorem Balsoms of Roses of Rosemary of Nutmeg Marjerom Sage Ambar Emplasters de Betonica de Mucilagnibus de Baccis Laury Point 2. Of cooleing Cephalick Medicaments Cephalick cooling Medicaments are likewise internal or external I. Internal are 1. Of Simples the Roots of Mandrake the Leaves of Lettuce Perslane Plantane Night-shade Water-lillies Henbane Flowers of Roses white popie Red-poppie purple violets water-lillies Seeds four greater and smaller coole-seeds Fruits of Gourd Cucumbers Woods of Sanders II. Of Compounds Waters of Roses Violets Lettuce Water-lilly Night-shade Juices Opium Vinegar of Roses Syprups of white poppie red popie Roses Water-lillies Conserves of Lettuce and of the flowers aforesaid Electuaries Diacodion simplex and compositum Diaolibanum opiatum Ladanum opiatum Speices Diatrion santalon de gemis frigidum Diacorallium II. External are I. Of Simples Leaves of Willow Vine Venus Navil Mandrake The rest may be taken from the foregoing II. Of compounds Waters of Henbane Lettice Water-lillies Plantaine Nightshade Elders Roses Juyces of the Birch-tree House-leeke c. Oyles of Poppeyes Violets Water-lillies Lettice-seed Mandrakes Frogs Ointments of Roses Alablaster Album camphoratum Refrigerans Galeni Populeum Article 2. Of Ophthalmick Medicaments Ophthamlick or Eye-medicaments are either Heating or Cooleing and they are both external and internal I. Internal Heateing Eye-medicaments are I. Of Simples Roots of valerian Fenel Celondine Navew Rapes Leaves of the greater Celondine Fumitory Eyebright Pimpernel Rosemary Flowers of Eybright Celondine Marygolds Seeds of Anis Rue Siler montanus Turnips Spices Safron Lignum-aloes II. Of Compounds Waters of Vervaine Celondine the greater Fenel Vervaine Rue Centaury the less Syrups of Betony Eye-bright Electuaries Treacle Mithridate Conserves of Eye-bright Rosemary-flowers Betony Sage Gillowflowers Extract of Lignum-Aloes II. External are I. Of simples the Roots of Vervaine Valerian The Leaves of which mention has been often-made Flowers of Hypericon Melilote consolida regalis Seeds of Clarie or Clear-Eie Line Fenugreek II. Of compounds Aqua Saccarata Calendule Mellis Mullein Elder Bread Ointments Pomatum Dialthea III. Internal coolers are I. Of Simples Roots of Cichory Straberry Rapes Leaves of Strawberry Cichory Plantane Flowers of white-roses Violets Water-lillies Seeds of Quinces white-poppie II. Of compounds Waters Of Strawberry Porslane Syrups Conserves Species c. See among the Cephalicks IV. External coolers are I. Among Simples the Leaves of Dandelion Oak c. The Flowers see above Seeds of Beanes Fleawort Quinces Fruits Pulpe of apples A sweet apple with Sugar Earths Bole Armeniack Terra Sigillata Metalline Substances Ceruss Litturidge of Silver Lapis calaminaris Saccharum Saturni Spodium II. Of compounds waters of Blew-bottles Beanes Goose-grease Strawberries Mucilages of fleawort seeds Mallow and Marsh-mallow seeds c. Article 3. Of Chest Medicaments Point 1. Of Heating Brest Medicaments Chest Medicaments are likewise either Heaters or Coolers internal or external Internal Heaters are I. Of simples Roots of Enula campane Squil round Birth-wort Colts-foot Pimpinel Scordium Scabious Dragon Soap-wort Leaves of the five capillary Herbes Horehound Clamint Scabious Fluellen Hedera terrestris Colts-foot Botrys spotted Lungwort Hyssop Scordium Two-penny grass Flowers of Scabious spoted lungwort Hysop colts foot spike sea-grass Seeds of wild rue and Garden rue of mountaine siler sesili or Marselles Chervil Carduus southern-wood Fruites fat-figgs Dates Paisons of the Sun Indian Nut. Spices Saffron Cassia Lignea Cinnamon Woods of Sassafrass Guajacum Orenge peels Earths Gums Bole-armeniack Gum Ammoniac Myrrh Terpentine Choise Frankincense II. Of Compounds Waters of Hysop Horehound Maidenhaire Fluellen Ground Ivie Scabious Carduus Orice Calves-grass Spirit of Turpentine Sulphur Ground Ivy. Distilled Oiles of Anise Fennel Mace Sage Creeping betony Tinctures Elixit proprietatis Tinctura Sulfuris Balsam of the same or with oile of fenel or of sweet almonds Extracts of Saffron Orice Fluellen Calamus Aromaticus Ground Ivy. Decoctions Decoctum pectorale of dried Rapes of an old Cock of Lignum Guajacum Syrups of Hyssop of Horehound of Maiden
hair of the Juice of Ivy of Fleuellen of Scabious of Tobacco Oxymel simple of Squils Lohoch of Colts-foot of Fox-lungs Lohoch sanum and Expertum de Passulis de althea Conserves of Bortys Veronica Pulmonaria maculosa Hedera terrestris Electuaries Treacle Mithridate Speices diaireos simple Diatragacanthum frigidum Diapenidium Diathamarum Fecular Aronis Flowers of Brimstone of Benzoin Trochiscks Bechicâ—albi and nigri Diaireos II. External Heaters are I Of the simples al those in a manner which we formerly mustered II. Of compounds Oiles of Orice Rue Costus Cheiri Sweet almonds and bitter Lillies Line Fatts Goose-fat which most penetrates Deer-suer Hens-grease Mucilages of Lin-seed Fenigreek marshmallowes with Safron Ointments of Marsh-mallowes Pectoral ointment and Unguentum Resumptivum Point 2. Of cooling Chest-medicaments Cooling Chest medicatâ—â—â—s are internal or external I. The internal are I. Of simples Roots of Garden Endive Lamb-tongueplantane Polypody Leaves of porslane Water-lillys Colewort Flowers of Violets mallowes Water lillys Bugloss Cichory red poppy roses Seeds the four great and smal cool-seeds seeds of poppy mallowes quinces barly Fruits Hungarian spanish prunes mulberries Jujubes sebestens of water thistle of sweet briar dried Woods red sanders yellow sanders white Sanders Gum tragant Arabick Animals River crabs whey Goates-milk II. Of compounds Waters of a capon simple and compound of veale mallowes Violets water-lillies red popie Distilled oiles of purple violets sweet almonds Emulsions of white poppie porslane cold seeds Decoctions Decoctum pectorale in the London Dispensatory of a Capon Syrups of violets Jujubees Water-lillies Gourds red poppie porslane Dialthâ—ae Fernelij Lohoch de Psyllio of reisins of Cole stalkes of poâ—slane of marsh-mallowes Electuaries Diacodium of the Physitians of Augsburge new Treacle Conserves of roses violets with boile-Armeniack Spanish Lettuce Species Diatragacanthi frigidi Diapenidij Roules of diatragacanthum frigidum Diamargaritum frigidum diapenidium sugar of roses in Lozenges II. External are I. Of simples the Leaves before aleadged Animals fresh may butter not salted barrowes grease Mucilages of Fleawort seeds of Quince seeds of Fenigreek of marsh-mallowes Oiles of violets white lillies Article 4. Of Cardiac or Heart-Medicines Point 1. Of Heating Heart-Medicines Cardiack-medicaments are such as are good for the Heart whether given in or outwardly applied and they are also hot or cold Internal are I. Of simples Roots of Scordium Doronicum Angelica Devils-bit Master-wort Vince-toxicum Scorzonera Dictamnus Contrajerva Tormentil Leaves of Baum scordium sage Tormentil carduus Scabious Fluellen Cardiaca Goates Rue Garden and wild Cresses Flowers of the Gilloflower rosemary scabious Centaury Baum Tormentil Borrage Bugloss Seeds of Citrons Aurenges Carduus Rue Lovage Navew Spices Nutmeg Cassia lignea Safron Cloves Woods Lignum Aloes Gums myrrh Camphire Benzoin Mastich Sea-commodities Amber Ambar-greise Earths and stones Bole-Armeniack Terra sigillata Turcica and stringensis Perles Corals fragments of the five precious stones Animals Bezoar stone Harts-horne Rhinocerots Horn Bone out of the Heart of a Stag. II. Of compounds spirits of Elder and juniper berries baume Elixir of Citrons with spirit of muscadine Distilled waters Of Carduus baum Citron-flowers scabious marigolds scordium Carbuncles Cinnamon with Cordial flowers Bezoardica senerty Distilled oyls of Cinnamon Citron baum Ambar Cloves Nutmegs Tinctures of ambar Elixir proprietatis Extracts of Angelica Carduus Citron peeles Lignum aloes Vince toxicum Zedoary Safron Essences the magistery of Cinnamon Essence of Ambar of Citrons of Perles of Vervaine Juyces of Citrons with their barks of Pomgranates Gelly of Harts horne made with Vinegar of Harts horne and scordium Syrups of Citron peeles with and without musk and Ambar Scordium Carduus Orenges baum Gilloflowers Pomgranates veronica Borrage Bugloss Gallangal Conserves of Baum Citron-flowers Orenges Gillowflowers Marygolds Borrage Bugloss Preserves of Citron peeles Orenge peeles Indian Nut Scorzonera roots elecampane roots Electuaries Treacle Mithridate Confectio Alkermes Diascordium Fracastorij Species and pouders of Diamargartium calidum Diamoschi Diambrae Bezoardicus II. External are I. Of simples those which have been reckoned up before 1. The compounds likewise are the same viz. waters juices distilled oiles Of these Epithemes bags Fomentations and Linements are made Point 2. Of cooleing Heart-medicaments Cooleing Hart-medicaments are either Internal or External I. The Internal are I. Of simples Roots of Dandelyon Sorrel Leaves of Sorrel wood-sorrel Water-lillyes Flowers of violets Cichory Water-lillies Seeds the four cold seeds Fruits of Rasberry red Corants Barberries Citrons Aurenges Pomegranats Sweet briar berries dried Woods the three Sanders Earths and medicines from Animals are those before mentioned II. Of compounds Waters of Sorrel Straw-berries black Cherries Quinces Hart-Stones Juyces of Citrons Pomegranates Rasberries Vinegar of Roses Gelly of Harts-horn made with Elder-flower Vinegar Syrups of juyce of Citrons of Pomegranates of Wood sorrel of juyce of Red Corrants Strawberries Lorrals Violets Conservs of Citron flowers of Aurenges of the pulp of Citrons of Roses of Acacia Preservs of Red and White Corants Barberies Citron Meates Eglancine berries Species and Powders of Diamargaritum frigidum Diatrion santalon Magistery of Perles of Corals Article 5. Of Stomach Medicaments Point 1. Of hot Stomach Medicaments Stomach medicaments are such as heat the stomach or cool it and that either taken inwardly or outwardly applied Internal stomach-heaters are 1. Of simples Roots of Pimpinel Rhaponticum Galangal Zedoary Calamus Aromaticus Caryophyllata Leaves of Roman and common Wormwood red and garden Mint Cardiaca Cichory Agrimony Marjerom Seeds the four greater and lesser cool seeds Coriander prepared Fruits Juniper berries bay-berries Aurenges Indian Nut. Spices Nutmeg Ginger Mace Cloves Cinnamon Galangal Cubebs al sorts of Pepper Cassia Lignea Woods Lignum Aloes Guajacum Citron Peels Orenge Peels Gums of Mastich Sea-medicines Ambar Ambar-greise Of Compounds Spirits of Muscadine of Rhenish Wine of vitriol of Mastich of Wormwood of Rosemary of Cinnamon of bread Distilled Waters of Mints of Betony Sage of Cinnamon with and without Wine Elixir vitae of Baum with Wine of Zedoary with Wine Distilled Oyls of Peper Calamus Aromaticus Cloves Mace Cinnamon Caraway Fennel Wormwood Orenge Peels Tinctures Elixir Proprietatis of Amber of Corals of Sassafras Wood. Extracts of Lignum aloes Wormwood calamus aromaticus Essences of Rosemary Citrons Wormwood Aurenges whereunto belong Salt of Wormwood Juniper Syrups of Cinnamon Mints Wormwood Betony Mastich Oximel sciliticum Syrup of St. Johns-wort flowers Conservs of Wormwood Mints Betony Red Roses vitriolated Preservs of China Ginger true Acorus Galangal Citron Peels Orenge peels Nutmegs Indian Nut Myrobalans Species and Pouders Aromaticum Rosatum Diatrion pipereon Diaxyloaloes Imperial species Stomach-pouder of Brickmannus II. External are 1. Of simples such as have been already reckoned up and of Gums Ladanum Tacamahaca Styrax calamites 2. Of Compounds there are besides the aforesaid the Balsams of Peru Camemel Romane Oyntments Stomach Oyntment Martiatum magnum Emplasters and Cataplasmes Emplastrum Stomachle de Crusta panis de Baccis Lauri de mastiche Point 2. Of Stomach Cooling Midicaments Cooling
brest Aloes to the stomach and Gutts Rhubarb to the liver Sena to the spleen Hermodactyls to the joints 3. That they ought to be of equal pace in operation that one do not prevent and out-â—un another and that they must be mixed with odoriferous medicaments of thin parts least they overthrow the stomach and that wind may be dispelled yet must not these odoriferous ingredients be in so great quantity as to move urine 4. Alwaies to abate somewhat of their strength 5. That they act by help of the expulsive faculty so as to disturbe and jumble the whole mass of Blood then to sparate the humors whether any part of their substance be drawn into the veines or they act only by a vapour sent forth V. The Conveniences of Purgaton viz. Whether or no How much When After what manner I. As for whether or no observe I. That you must not purge 1. If there be paucity of Humors 2. If the Body be sound and of a good temper 3. If the patients purge only by the smel of the Physick 4. If the forces of the Body are weake by way of dissolution and then the Artery pressed with three fingers does not fly up or one finger being removed it is not felt by the next or there are more little than great pulses more languid than vehement more slow than swift 5. If the stomach be weak in which case a Clyster is convenient 6. If there be plenty of crude humors because gripings are raised and little to speak of evacuated 7. If there be an Impostume in the Gutts 8. If the midrif be stretched raised burning inflamed and the Urine fiery 9. If the Member from whence you intend to purge be troubled with some raging pain 10. If the Belly be bound no clyster given II. You must purge 1. If there be gripings without a fever heaviness of the knees and paine in the Loins 2. If the matter conceived in the member be moveable 3. If the sick be hard to vomit and moderately fleshy 4. If nature do not incline to a Crisis 5. If the foregoing conditions are absent III. You must warily purge such as are of an healthy and pure body idle apt suddenly to faint away such as are frampold and hard to please Children old Men women such as easily vomit such as are leane and of a thin body and those that are of a cold and moist constitution II. As for how much observe 1. That you must alwaies purge rather with a little than a great dose 2. That the parts in the Region of the Belly require lenitives in the venous or veine-region moderate purgatives those in the habit of the body vehement ones 3. Strong forces of the Body with great abundance of Humors does prohibit a medicine which purges plentifully and tumultuously least the spirits be dissipated but when the humors are not so plentiful a strong medicament may be given 4. That the Bodies forces being weak by repletion do require smaller purgations the remaining Humor being drained out by gentel repeated Lenitives 5. That the forces languishing through resolution of the Body do only require gentle and partial or repeated purgations 6. Women with child in the seventh month must be gently purged least the child being heavy come by strong agitation of the medicament to be cast downward 7. Old persons because with tract of yeares their benigne juyces are exhausted cannot bear strong purgers 8. Nor yet children because they grow and their humidities do easily evaporate 9. Men of rare or thin texture of Body if they be strongly purged they suffer detriment thereby 10. Leane persons because they have large veines are easily purged 11. Long-legged persons are easily purged 12. Such as live hardly as labouring Country-people are not moved with a gentle purge 13. Melanchollick persons whether they be so by nature diet or sickness because they are for the most part of good strength without danger of weakness and have their bodies solid and ful of juice must be strongly purged 14. But stammerers must be gently purged because they are liable to a loosness 15. When only the stomach is out of frame gentler purgations must be used least more il humors be drawen to the stomach 16. Great plenty of Humors profoundly situate in the body do need more plentiful purgations either jointly or severally 17. Where we need more evacuations we must begin with the most gentle 18. We must then use strong purgations when gentle wil not do the deed III. Touching the quando or when you must purge take these Rules 1. That women with child ought not sooner to be purged then when the child begins to stir that when the Humors work Women in childbed must not be purged til their month be over 2. In Peracute diseases If the matter be unruly and in motion you may purge the very same day by reason of the tenuity and fluxibility of the matter 3. In the firs of intermitting diseases you must abstaine from purging in the time of Remission and Intermission you must purge 4. In long-lasting diseases we must not purge before the matter be atteâ—uated and made fluent and the passages opened 5. In the Summer time before day in the winter give your purges in the day 6. The juyces which are in motion or wil shortly be in motion must be purged to prevent the Encrease of the disease and that the part may not be marred by over abundance of the juyces 7. In the Dog-days and immediatly before you must not purge For the bowels Heated by the violence of the Season do easily entertaine a fever IV. As for the question after what manner take these following â—ules 1. To every Humor you must apply its proper purgative 2. To near parts and in Melancholy cases liquid Medicines are good in remote parts you must use solid ones which stick long in a place and spread their virtue more effectually 3. Vomiting which is wont sometimes to arise after the taking of a purge is stated by stomach-strengtheners or cupping glasses applied to the navel or with juice of pomegranates in such as are of a weak stomach and hot liver it is prevented by holding an Eg to the throat or putting toasted bread to the nostrils 4. Loathing of the stomach is taken away by a linnen cloath wet in Vinegar put upon the Cup or by washing the mouth with juyce of pomgranates before the potion is taken 5. A purge which causes griping is mitigated by a clyster lenitive or a potion of the decoction of Mastich or with lukewarm water 6. In persons abounding with melancholy Catharticks ought to be mingled with lenitives and moistners 7. Purgers if they be given with barly water do work little or nothing by reason of the abstersive faculty therof 8. Super purgation is stopped with new or old treacle a grain or two of opium mingled with three ounces of wine Also with a crust of bread steeped in vinegar and laid upon
the Skin with a spot which is red broad and dispersed up and down The SIGNS are it seazes the patient with shiverings after which a Feaver follows There is a vehement biting and burning so that smal bladders somtimes arise The color is red inclining to yellow not red inclining to brown which being pressed with the finger vanishes and quickly returns A pain which is neither pulsative nor vehement and stretches it self out to the neighbouring parts without tension These signs are not observable in an Inflamation or Phlegmon The CAUSE is Chollerick blood which is bred by an hot Liver whereby it becomes more thin and movable or by nature many times because of a maligne quality it is driven into the outward parts or is moved by external Causes c. The CURE is hard if it follow upon the baring or fracture of bones It if turne from the external to the internal parts It is putrifie or suppurate If it arise on the Head or Face because the Tumor being augmented it causes the squinzy If in the Liver or Womb of Women with Child because it kils the Infant It respects 1. The driving away of the Disease to which end are subservient 1. Blood-letting from the Liver or median Vein in Plethorick and gross bodies 2. Purgation by the cooler sort of choler-purgers 3. Provocation of sweat by Venice Treacle in Elder-flower water c. 4. Application of Topick or external Medicaments which must be liquid and thin and frequently renewed The principal are the Lapis Medicamentosus Crollij Menstrual blood dissolved in groundsel-Groundsel-Water and rose-Rose-vinegar Balsom of Litturige with Camphire in frog-spawne-Frog-spawne-Water Decoction of red Myrrh and Olibanum each one ounce in Wine and vinegar of each four ounces A Linnen bay ful of wheat bran heated The Liniment of Sebize at the end of his Book de Acidis 2. Preservation from this Disease Where Blood-letting is useful twice a year Purgation by Choler-purges Diet enclining to cooling and moistning wearing of stockings wet in Frog-spawn-water The use of that Preservative mentioned by Sinnartus in his second Book of Feavers Chap. 16. It is divided two manner of waies I. One is Exquisite to which the general rules aforesaid agree Another is Bastard and that either Phlegmonodes Oedematodes c. Wherein the Tumor is greater II. One is Simple in which the top of the Skin is colored and tainted and dry scales are raised like bran In this case after general remedies cooling Topicks are to be applied and the discussion must be left to Nature Another is Vlcerous in which after the pustles are broken saines or Blood-Water and quitter come out It quickly breaks froth with an evident Fluxion It has great moist pustles T is quickly come to solution and of its own accord and so t is distinguished from Herpes To this al other things corresponding cooling Topicks or external Medicaments may be applied til the color of the skin be altered See the Cure in Rulandus Article II. Of Herpes or the Shingles Herpes Fermica or the Shingles is a Tumor raised by Yellow choler pure and unmixt with other Humors upon the surface of some part of the body and creeping along to the neighbouring parts The SIGNS are a broad Tumor ruffing the Skin hardness pain sense of burning it makes a Circular kind of progress the middle parts healing while the extream parts break out a fresh The CAUSE is Yellow choler sincere or unmixt and thicker than in St. Anthonies fire proceeding from its causes The CURE respect 1. The whol Body which must be Evacuated 2. The part affected which must be gently cooled Digestion must be used and discussion by dryers if heat permit It s divided into Simple and Eating I. The Simple or Milet fashon'd Herpes roughs the top of the Skin and is quartered only under the Epidermis or Skarfe-skin raising thereupon very smal pupples which have very smal height from the skin like the graines of milet If the pustles are whole cold and dry things must be used if broke cleansers Water of quick-Lime and Sugar of Lead are very good A Decoction of Arse-smart and Resberry leaves in water and Wine c. II. The Eating or devouring Herpes the pustles being broken exulcerates the true Skin spreading it self in depth and breadth and is long in coming forth by little and by little it has dry pustles lasts long and comes unattended by a Feaver Thus it is distinguished from an Vlcerous St. Anthonies fire Stronger Medicaments must be used in these sorts of shingles Chap. 3. Of Tumors springing from Flegm Article I. Of the Tumor cald Oedema OEdema being the only Tumor arising from Flegm is a swelling caused by Flegmatick matter which Nature exples into the parts of the Body The SIGNS are the softness and loosness of the Tumor pain none or very little whiteish color no heat The CAUSE is Flegmatick matter the colder and moister part of the blood which is somtimes expelled by Nature somtimes tends downwards by its own weight and settles in the extream parts It cheifly quarters upon the Hands and feet being Members remote from the Fountain of Heat The CURE is performed 1. By Diet which must not occasion Fleagm and crudities Fish are allowed that swim in stony-bottomd Rivers 2. By Alteration and Digestion where Oxymel and Oxysaccharum are good 3 By Resolving with Discussers but the part ought first to be heated by frictions and fomentations 4. By Suppuration if by pulsation and pain we perceive it tending thereto Whereof see Platerus The Differences are sundry I. One springs from Flegm alone which is more lasting and is for the most part discussed by Resolution that is to say through the pores of the Skin Another comes from it and other Humors mixt therewith which sometimes suppurates especially if it be in an hot part II. One arises of it self which is not dangerous Another sort follows other Diseases as the Consumption cooling of the Liver c. Which is dangerous and threatens death In the Cure regard must be had of the Diseases upon which it depends Chap. 4. Of Tumors proceeding from the Melancholick Humor Article I. Of the Tumor called Scirrhus THe Tumors which arise from the Humor of Melancholick are the Scirrhus and Cancer The Scirrhus is an hard Tumor without pain springing from a Melancholick Humor which is thick clammy and roaping The SIGNS are little or no pain over-great hardness want of feeling when it is pressed The CAUSE is an Humor either Malancholick that is to say the dreggy part of the Blood or the natural Malancholick Excrement or somtimes also Flegmatick which is either thickned by heat dissipating the thinner parts from thence Inflamations St. Anthonies fire c. Follow or it is hardened by an Immoderate Application of repellers astringents and strong Discussives The CURE is None if it have no feeling otherwise some cure may be T is hard by reason of the stubbornness of the matter It is performed
1. By Diet which must yeild very good nourishment 2. By the frequent Evacuation of the prepared Humors 3. By Removing the Contment Cause by Emollients and Discussers either mixed together or used alone one after another interchangably The milder sort in persons tender and soft fleshed and when the Tumor is new The stronger in harder bodies and where the Scirrhus is old Fabricius Hildanus his Plaister of Hemlock mentioned in the 25. Observation of his 3. Century A Cataplasme of Briony Roots Goats-dung and Vrin are very good 4. If it come to suppuration by cleansing away the quittor with the Plaister of Diachylon simplex omitting heaters and section or lancing least it turn to a Cancer It is divided into a true or Legitimate which is void of sense and in which hairs grow upon the part for which there is no Cure and a bastard which is contrarily disposed to the former Article II. Of a Cancer A Cancer is a round Tumor blue or blackish having Veins round about it ful and swelling resembling the feet of a Crab and springing from black Choller The SUBJECT are parts of the Body as wel external as internal especially the moister and upper parts as the Dugs of Women The SIGNS are drawn from the manner of its Rise At first it s hardly so big as a bean in the progress it exceeds a Wal-Nut and an Eg it is hard of a Leaden or livid color or Else blackish with heat pain and pulsation the veins round about swel with black blood and resemble the feet of a Crab. The CAUSE is adust and black Choler hanging in the veins and by its thickness unable to pass along which springs partly from Nutriment affording such an Humor which has not been drawn by the Spleen partly from an hot burning distemper The CURE is difficult in al both because it comes from a stubborne and Malignant Cause and because it lurks in the deep veins It is not to be undertaken if the Cancer be hidden If it be seated in a Cavity of the body in the palate Fundament or womb There is no Cure if it be confirmed and seated in some noble part of the body It is of some Hope if it be smal fresh and stick in the surface of the body How it is to be performed see in the differences As for what concernes the differences 1. One sort is Exulcerated which is easily known and is caused by a matter sharper than ordinary It has the appearance of corrupted flesh with stench filthy matter coming forth an horrid aspect Lips very hard and turned in There is a slow Feaver conjoyned Swowning black or yellow sains or Blood-water running out of blood c. It s Cure is either Palliative by gentle-dryers and coolers or true 1. By Incision to the quick after which the corrupt blood must be pressed forth the Ulcer concocted mundified see Hartmans ponder in his Chapter of a Cancer in the brest or Dug filled with flesh c. 2. By burning either actual or potential if the profounder and greater vessels be thereby occupied Another sort is not Vlcerated which arises from a milder matter Is Cured 1. By Diet Moystening and cooling 2. By Blood-letting 3. By repeated Purgations of the Humor with extract of Hellebore pills of Lapis Lazuli after it has been prepared with Fumitory Hops Juyce of Fragrant Apples c. 4. By Application of External Medicaments in which case gentle Repellers are useful as the compound of Frogs-spawn Discussers which have no biting quality as Pulvis Benedictus of Hartman the Magistery of Crabsshels c. See Agricola also T. 1. Page 145. II. Another springs from Suppression of the Courses Another of the Haemarrhoides The Cure must be applied to those Diseases Chap. 5. Of Tumors springing from Wheyish Salt and Cholerick Humors mingled together Article I. Of Scabbyness TUmors springing fom mixt Humors do arise either from salt Wheyish and Cholerick Humors or from Flegm Melancholy and Choler so that the conjunct cause is no longer an Humor but some other matter bred of Humors Hereunto belong Scabbyness the Grecian Leprosie Phlyctinae Sudamina Sirones Vari Epinyctides Alphus Leuce Impetigo and Gutta rosacea The Scab Is a Tumor arising from corrupted blood vexing the Patient with distemper and Exulceration of the skin The SIGNS are set down in the definition The CAUSE is corrupt blood mixt with black choler and salt Flegm which either comes from suitable Diet especially when the Liver is distempered with Heat or it is corrupted by contagion and being brought unto the skin it sticks therein and causes Exulceration The CURE is accomplished 1. With Diet which requires boyled meates 2. By Contemperation and Evacuation of the Humors and reducing the Liver to its due temper by the Syrup of Coral of Quercetanus It is divided three manner of waies I. One is Symptomatical to which what has been said ought to be applied Another is Critical which breaks forth after acute or long Diseases II. One sort is moist out of which much sains or blood-water Issues It is caused by Salt Flegm T is Cured more easily than the dry Scab and that 1. By Evacuation to which end whey of Goates-Milk and Fumitory are much commeded 2. By provoking Sweat either by half an ounce of Spirit of Dwarf-Elder and two ounces and an half of Fumitory Water or by Spirit of Guaiacum or Antimonium Diaphoreticum if it be more hard to be removed than ordinary 3. By Application of External Medicaments And here bathes of fresh water and brimstone stone bathes are useful Also to apply the Yellow middle bark of Frangula with Vinegar And Sinnertus his Oyntment Book 5. Page 1. Chap. 27. Another Dry in which nothing is voided or a little quantity of thick matter and the Ulcers are Lead colored T is Caused by an adust Humor Cured with difficulty after the same manner as the former having respect to the Causes Another sort is termed Volatica the Running Scab which infects al the skin in one night for the most part In this universal Remedies being premised t is good to wash the Scabs with the blood that comes from a Woman with the after-birth See Agricola T. Pape 280. III. There is another sort termed Malum mortuum which vexes the Patient with a Leaden and black color crusty pustles black Dry without sence or pain cheifly in the Legs It Springs from a Melancholick and Scorbutick Juyce T is Cured after the same manner having respect to the Difference Another sort is the Leprosie of the Greeks which differs only gradually from other Leprosies T is Known hereby because it Eates deeper into the Skin and scales as it were of Fishes fal of whether the Patient scratch or scratch not and the Scabs stink filthily T is Caused by black-Choler oftimes mingled with Salt Flegm Cured by the same kind of things as the Scab but stronger The distmper of the Liver must cheifly be redressed Sweat must be procured with a
into the whole habit of the Body ' causing many Symptomes I do not mean the Elephantiasis by the Arabian Physitians so called nor the Leprosie of the Jews The SIGNS are either of the Diseases beginning as frequent spots in the Body roughness of the skin with risings like a Goose with the Feathers of with many scales and chinks especially in the Face Hands and Feet falling off of the hairs Or coming to the height as a Tetter upon the tops of the fingers and the Chin and the Eye-brows which are thick and hanging over hoarsness of the voice sweat easily turned into salt which wil not melt in water the blood being washed leaves grains and Sands in the bottom of the water See the Trial of this Disease in Horstius his Medicinal Epistles S. 4. Tim. 1. The CAUSE is a Melancholy Humor and black Choler which arises either from external Canses dry constitution of the Aire and Diet suitable or from internal viz. An hot and dry distmper of the Liver Also it contracts a Venemous and Contagious quality whence the Disease comes to infect others The CURE is None when the Disease is confirmed t is Difficult when it is newly begun T is Performed 1. By Diet where Viper Wine is good and the flesh of Vipers boyled their Head and Taile being cut off Cider Chickens fed with the flesh of Vipers or Snakes 2. By Preparation of Humors by the Herba Kunigundis an Herb so called with Fumitory boy led in whey Straw-berry water Dodder-water Decoction of Tamarisk 3. By Evacuation both by Blood-letting which must be Practised in the spring viz. In both Arms and on the Ankle and by Purgation where extract of Blood-Hellebore and whey with Epithymum boyled therein are good likwise by the Hemorrhoides 4. By use of Bathes of fresh water and of brimstone waters c. 5. By giving appropriate Medicaments viz. Hares-blood hot salts Theriacal Treacle Bezoarticum Ammale or Bezar-stone 6. By Mitigation of the Symptomes of which in their peculiar places 7. By burning of which see Authors As for the Diffierences there are four sorts thereof I. Alopecia in which is an obscure redness swelling of the Face redness of Eyes bleeding at the Nose It springs from blood and is more gentle than the rest II. Tyria so called from the scaly Serpent Tyrus which casts of his Skin in the spring In this there is whitness Seales dandruffe It springs from Flegm III. Leonina so termed from the Ruggedness of the Lyons for-head In which are prickings bitings Tetters It arises from Choller and comes speedily to the Augment IIII. Elephantiasis peculiarly so called being greater than the rest and slower in its Augmentation has its original from Melancholy and is known by a cloudy blackness knots and stupidity of the Patient These sorts are seldom separated and most frequently Joyned together Title II. Of Diseases of the Skin Chap. 1 Of Lentigines Ephelides Naevi-materni Infantum Maculae ANother kind of external Diseases are the disorders of the Skin under which are comprehended Lentigines Ephelides Naevi Materni Maculae Infantum Maculae Hepaticae Pruritus and Malus Odor I. Lentigines Freckles Are smal specks of a yellowish brown color for the most part seated somtimes in the Face somtimes on the breast somtimes on the hands They are known by the description and because they are subject to ruddy people and such as are yellow-hair'd They arise from blood adust either by inward causes or the Suns heat Occupying the Scarf-skin especially of the forhead because being there thicker than ordinary it retaines the Vapours longer They are Cured by the waters of Elder-flowers Bean-flowers and Scrofularia By Goats and Cowes-milk mingled with pouder of Glass With Cherry-tree-Gum dissolved in strong Vinegar with a little Oaten-meal With these they must be washed or anoynted II. Ephelides are brown spots on Women with Child which quarter upon their Foreheads cheifly their temples or Cheekes as large many times as an hand-breadth They are known by the presence of such Symptomes as are wont to afflict Women with child especially loathing of wine and meat frequent spittings and gnawings in the stomach They arise from suppression of courses in Virgins somtimes from eating of Beetes A Pap made of the pouder of Bay-berries and Toad-stool-water is commended being smeared on in a Bath III. Naevi Materni are spots and markâ—s imprinted upon the Child in the womb by the Mothers Imagination They are abliterated either by the After-birth while t is hot or the blood thereof more easily if privately as the common people imagine or the distilled water of Caryophyltata-Montana if the infant be washed therewith or with the meâ—nstrual blood IIII. Maculae Infantium Volaticae which Nurses cal the Red-come are red and purple spots which creep up and down the bodies of young Infants And if they touch any Orifice of the body as the Mouth Nostrils Eyes eares t is counted a deadly sign For Prevention the Orifices must be wet with Rose-water tinctured with a litle Saffron Chap. 2. Of the Maculae Hepaticae Itch and bad smels MAculae Hepaticae or Liver-spots are brown spots somtimes appearing and then vanishing with a slight roughness of the skin and falling of scales They are known by the description Arise from a thick blood which seeing it cannot be assimilated it sends forth what is Excrementitious into the skin if they continue long they are accompanyed with quartan Agues They are Cured with Diet and after universal Medicaments with bathes before which Treacle must be taken and afterward they must be nointed with green Mustard-seed reduced with water into the form of Pap which must presently be washed off so soon as it raises heat Also Mans-blood destilled with Brest-milke is good II. Itch is a pain which stirs up a desire of scraching without any roughness or Exulceration of the SKIN The SUBJECT is somtimes the whol Body but especially the soles of the Feet because they are covered with a great and broad Tendon and with an hard Skin so that the Humors have not egress T is KNOWN by the sense It ariseth either from Choller or thin salt Flegm so as it may insinuate it self between the smallest particles but clammy and roaping that it may stick faster to the parts which is bred of salt Meats and Hot through fault of an hot and Dry Liver The CURE is seldom performed upon decrepit persons None at al in such as have the Consumption if it follow after Costiveness T is performed 1. Ey Attemperation of Humors by Goats-Milk Whey and Syrup of Fumitory 2. By Evacuation of the antecedent Cause by Jalap and Syrup of Peach-flowers By Hemorrhoides and courses provoked if their stoppage have been the Cause 3. By Mitigation with fresh-waler bathes into which Mortar is to be cast and the Oyntment of Hartmannus 4. By Discussion with the said Baths wherein Pelitory of the Wal Mallows sharp-pointed Dock Alum Sulfur Vitriol c. must be put III. Bad smel
with a shaking and Cold fit Which Heat slow vapours nor very burning when it has dispersed it selfe through the Body The Vrinâ— at first white thin and crude when the matter is digested thick troubled and often red The Pulse is exceeding smal seldom and slow The fit lasts eighteen hours and somtimes twynty four Vomiting and Sweating if they happen at first they proceed from strength of nature and thinness of the humor The CAUSE is Flegm putrifting in the Masaraich veins which is colected by means of the heat of the bowels diminished cold and moist kind of diet superfluous feeding upon such matter It putrifies through the causes afforsaid The CURE is firequently hazardous both because it lasts forty daies yea three months and longer and also because hurting the stomach and liver very much it throwes the patient into a Cachexy 'T is performed 1. By preparation of the petcant matter by convenient medicens moderaly hot which a clyster and gentle vomit may proceid 2. By evacuation of the the said matter being concocted by vomit where extract of Esula and water of radishes and green walnuts distilled with vinegar are good By purgation of flegm and sweat 3. By strengthening the stomach and Liver 4. By Diet. It is differenced according to the causes I. One sort comes from thick flegme Then the urin is white and thin but by little and little it begins afterwards to grow reeddish and the settleing becomes thicker and the patients mouth is continually ful of watterishness It requiers strong medicines to digest it and those frequently repeated to which preparations of tartar ought alwaies to be added Vomiting is profitably procured with mercurial pils 'T is good to purge with an infusion of the species diacarthami senna and ginger in Centory water some drops of spirit of vitriol being added Once in a week one dram of Venice Treakle may be given II. Another is from thin acid flegm and then there is paine in the forhead and left Hypocondrium costivness and acid belchings It must be scilfully cured least it turne to a quartan The liver veine of the left side may be oppened Before the fit some specifick medicament must be given III. Another is from salt thin flegm Then faltness and driness are felt upon the tongue The Urin is red and thick with sense of hear and sharpness in the making The Liver vein on the right side arme may be opened Article III. Of an intermitting Feaver or Quartan Ague An Intermitting Quartan is a feaver arising from melancholy blood in the misaraick veins which takes the patient every fourth day ' Its SIGNES are Reachings and yaunings with a shaking fit after which at first is smal but afterwards like those that in the extremity of winter are pained with the cold for it does not so much prick as beat and bruise as it were The Heat is kindled by degrees because of the thickness of the matter The Paronysmes returne every fourth day The Pulse is rare and slow but in the vigor of the Fit swift and frâ—â—â—ent The Vrines are at first thin and watery afterwards more colored and thick The Sweats are at first very smal afterwards exceeding plentiful The CAUSE is a Melancholly humor collected and putrefting in the Mesaraick veins about the spleen and neighboring Bowels arising from Causes like it selfe among which Vinegar is one The CURE is wholly difficult For 't is a long lasting ague and somtimes reaches out for certain years especially if it begim in the Fal of the leafe But 't is more difficult when it springs from black cholor if it happen to old people whose weake heat cannot overcom the Matter If it be a double ague If it be joyned with some greivious Affection of some of the bowels Easyer if it be a legitimate Quartan and unattended by any disease of any of the Bowels otherwise such as are taken with a quartan Ague are little troubled with Convulsions or if they are the matter turning towards the Hypocondria and remaining no longer mixed with the blood in the veins they are freed of cheir Quartan Ague 'T is performed in general first by gentle then stronger medicines In perticular I. By opening the Basilica or Mediana Veins at the very first the first passages being cleared if plentitude of blood requier so much not so soone if there be no plenitude Blood plentifuly if the blood come thick and black stop it quickly if it rune thin II. By preparation and Coction of the pecant matter reapeated with moisteners and splenicks such as fumitory Maidenhair Ceterach Roots of Eringos Decoction of Turneps syrup of fragrant apples c. III. By evacuation thereof either by vomiting after which a dram of venice Treacle may be given before the following fit mixed in a cup of wine or by stool to which end are good in the first place the Pilulae Tartareae of Quercetanus or Senertus afterwards extract of black Hellebore at last the pilâ— of Saga penum of Camilus de Camilis in Quercetans Pharmachopoeia or by the Haemorrohides leeches being applied Or by Sweats which may be wel procured by Treackle Antimony diaphoretick or six or ten grains of sal Armoniac purified in Cichory water before the fit The patient being strong and Coction appearing a purge is happelly given a little before the fit IV. By strengthening the bowels especially the spleen by their appropriate remedies such as wil not augment the feaver both external internal V. By Mitigation of symptoms of the shaking cold by treacle or Aqua vitae given four hours before the fit Of the Backpaide by application of Hartman his faccolus in his Chapter of the quartan Ague VI. By Diet where observe that we must order absence from al kind of food on the fit day wine that is ripe and thin may be alowed Apropriate medicaments in this feaver are Amoniacum seven times sublimated Pouder of Vipers given the Quantity of one scruple or half a dram before the fit in some convenient Liquor An Hares Heart prepared like Fox-Lungs Oyl of Myrrh from four to eight drops before the fit The Quartan Feaver or Ague is distinguished two manner of waies I. One sort springs from natural Malancholly in which we must go to work with moisteners and moderate heaters Another arises from adust Humors which is known from decay of Appetite vehement thirst Head-ach and redness of Urine It arises from such things as burn the Humors In the Cure we use things moderately cooling to which in the progress of the Disease Cutters and attenuaters ought to succeed A Bath of sweet fair water is commended or rather to wash the Feet therein II. One comes of it self without another Disease foregoing And then a Diet somwhat thin is good at first afterwards somwhat grosser and then agin towards the state somwhat thin Another follows other Diseases Then a thicker kind of Diet must first be used Afterwards the state it must be somwhat diminished In the fit nothing
soon after grow cold Another in which the Putrefaction is remiss and the Malignity Vehement Then the Feaver is gentle and the Heart exceedingly hurt It kils the Patient while the Patient and Physician are secure of any danger III. One sort is beleeved to be an Ephemera another Humoral another Hectick But because the spirits are not only heated but also corrupted because the heart is not only affected in its temper but vitiated in its substance no Pestilential Feavers can be either Ephemera's or Hectick Howbeit because some difference appeares among them and now the heart it self at another time the spirits and another while the Humors are most affected by reason of the similitude it has with others properly so called it may receive such a Denomination A Single Chapter Of the Pestilence THe Pestilence is a Contagious Disease of the Heart bred of a Venemous and Contagious matter Suddainly and mortally afflicting al the Actions of the Heart with an Heap of al kind of Symptomes It is a Disease and that 1. Epidemick because of the common Cause and of the infection 2. Joyned with Putrefaction so as not to be judged of cheifly thereby for so a Pothists shal be more pestilent in putrid Feavers there should not be more heat than in the Venemous sort Antidotes were needless nor does it alwaies cause a feaver as appears by many instances 3. Venemous because it oppresses al the vital faculties and suddenly kils The SIGNES are either of it when coming as ' its being in neighboring places the proceding of such things as may infect the air such as filchy vapors issuing from the earth corruption of fruits Effectes of the aire enclining to corruption as are great abundance of toad-stools withering of plants multitude of Insects frighting of the Cattle mustiness and clamines of bread exposed to the nights Air soon stinking of flesh plenty of smal poxe and measels c. Or present a suspition whereof is when very many that are taken sick die if it creep from one sick person to another If the patients be suddenly extreamly weakned If Bubo's and carbuncles appear in a place the aire being infected If the spots called plage tokens be seen upon the dead bodies The CAUSE of the pestilence is a venemous contagious matter This proceeds I. From the Aire which is sometimes prepared to receive the pestelence by mutation of the first Qualities somtimes 't is corrupted without any mutation either by permission of sundry exhalations breaking forth of the earth and waters especially when Saturn passes through the signes of Aries Capricorn and sagitrius being after an accute manner and totally adverse to the Heart or by some hidden aspect or Influxe of the stars II. From Bad Diet where the saltiness of the Humors the sooner shewes it selfe if som occasion happen from the Aire III. From the witchcrafts of Necromancers living and infecting and of dead witches which are laide in their graves before their Heads are seperatted from their shoulders IV. From imagination and Terror which agitate the humors in the body stir up the pestilential seminary and plant it deep in the heart Touching the Contagion we have spoke in the first Book The Physitions Care respects three things Preservation cure and Removal of Symptoms As for the point of preservation I. The Causes which infer the pestilence must be removed II. The Bodies must be made less apt to receive the pestilence Let therefore the body be purged thrice a week with pil ruffi a scruple Let not the body be weakened by Blood-letting Let Meat be used of excellent Juyce sawsed with antidotes An Yssue may sometimes be made to give the Humors scope The Air must be kept pure with fier and perfumes Let the nostrils be nostrils be smeared with vinegar oyl of scorpions c. Leâ— Amulets be hanged about the neck of quick silver inclosed in a out-shel Arsnick c. Nor let any thing be mingled with the Arsnick to abate ' its Vertue Nor let these amulets be heated by motion least they penetrate through the pores into the Body Amongst Antidotes Treackle is comended Electuary de Ono Elixir proprietatis Bezoar stone Salt of vine branches and of Millefoile Extractum Junipernium c. Let Hot medicaments be tempered and first macerated in vinegar The CURE is absolved I. By Blood-letting which must be perforemed after the taking of an antidot if there be so much plenty of blood that a putrid feaver is feared in any side if there be no piane if there be on the Arme of that side where the pain is unless a Carbuncle shal cause great paine and inflamation in the space of twenty soure Houers II. By purgation after an antidote has bin given if il humors give suspition of a seaver to follow if the pestilence have risen from an inward corruption of Humors III By giving Sudorificks and Alexipharmaca among simples the Hereinian Vnicorne is commended The blood of a Rhinocerote five drops given in sorrel water A bit of his hide boyled in water of sorrel in which red hot-gold must be quenched The juyce of the Pap of the Brasiliah fruit called Muracujao Hasu The Berry of Molâ—â—â—â— poudered to the quantity of five graines in rose or sorel water The juyce of Galega or Ruta Capraria the quantity of three ounces c. Of compounds the syrup Melissa Fernelii Septalius his syrup or succo Galegae Quidiny of elder berries with Treakel Vinegar Crollius his Elixir pestilential Diascordium three drams especially in women with child and in children Pouder of smaragd stone prepared Bezar stone of each eight grains Hiacinth praepared three grains see Sennertus of Feavers towards the End In the Vse of these things observe Hot antidotes like treacle must be tempered with such as are of a colder nature That treacle and Methridate and other stronger medicaments must not be given to women with child nor to children Such as have weakness in their stomach and Head must abstaine from Camphorat Medicaments Some Medicament is to be given or other thrice every four and twenty houers At first the medicaments must be very often changed least nature growing accustomed come not to be moved thereby Waters Spirits and such other things as wil most easily penetrate must be given principally The patient must abstaine from sleep til he or shee have under gone two sweats While the sweating lasts refresh the Patient with the Juyce of Citrons Carduus water c. The sweat being finished cold Air must be avoided and the sick refreshed with meat Symptomes of the Pestilence are the Bubo the Carbuncle the Burning Feaver The Bubo imports less dnager if it be great and eminent if it breaks out at first and in the groins It is more deadly if it be lead colored and black If it lie lurking under the Skin If it breaks forth beneath the Neck or under the armpits on the third or fourth day Most dangeour if it vanish and leave the Patient weak When it
that are not natural and such as produce humidity such as are showers of rain the moon beams c. It is cured 1. by Alteration we his archived by such things that being in their own nature moderatly drung are mingled with coolers and not strong sented or perfumed but internally by decoctions and especially that of China Guajacum into the which a little veal broth to allay and qualifie its driness is to be put Externally there must be prescribed Embrocations and those little baggs that we commonly cal sacculi made of millet or Hirse salt throughly dried by the fire the roman nigella or nightshade commonly called Gith or pepper wort c. 2. by a diet conformable unto that that is pâ—escribed to such as use the decoction of Guajacum IV. The fourth and last species is dry towit when the Brain recedes unto an excessive and immoderate dryness It is known by the hollowness of the eyes want of sleep deformity of the face the sharpness of the senses and the Causes afore going It arises from External causes but more especially from the over great evacuations of the body excessive and frequent waterings fasting or an over spare diet melancholly or sadness of the mind and overmuch Study It is cured 1. by Internal moisteners as for instance the emulsion of the greater cold seeds and Violet flowers or externals such as is the top or froth of whey 2. By a diet more than ordinarily moist such as is the fat broths made of yong flesh eggs rere boiled and sup't up and a bath of sweet water c. And here Salt must be very sparingly eaten or rather altogehher carefully avoyded V. A Fifth and last Species or kind of the Brains distemper is Compound the Nature and reason whereof may be known from the connexion of the simple or single distempers so that it is no way requisite or necessary that we here speak any thing more concerning it Chap. 2. Of the Distemper of the Brain with Matter THe distemper of the brain with matter is the declination thereof from its due temper caused and brought upon it both by external and internal causes towit the humors and flatulencies or windinesses The SIGNS are the Progress of the internal causes and the alteration and change of the disease at the first apearances of the Moon The CAUSES are internal towit humors and Winds or windiness which proceed either from the weakness of the brain or else from the repletion of the inferior parts The CURE is performed I. By an Evacuation and that as wel General where a regard must be had unto the Pills that are to be taken towit that in respect of their ingredients ought to be made most efficacious and then given in the morning unto the whole Body which ought to be purged unto the absence and presence of a Feaver lest that there be an Evacuation of such things as are not concocted unto the Clysters that are to draw back the peccant matter and these are by no means to be omitted as Special where in the first place are to recounted those Medicaments that are usually thrust or put up into the Nostrils we cal them Errbina and these ought to be such as are most of al drying provided notwithstanding that there be nothing amiss in the Eyes and Nostrils Secondly Those things that provoke unto sneezing we term them sternutatoryes especially if the Head be filled with Vapors and within cherish a gross and thick snotty matter Thirdly Apophlegmatisms if the Lungs be free from an Ulcer and the Humors not over thin Fourthly Those Remedies which we cal Cauteries Setacea Topicks c. II. by Correction of the Distemper It is divided in a Threefold manner I. The first is according to its Essence when the matter is generated in the Brain It is known by this that those Symptomes that follow upon the Affect do presently appear that they continually afflict unless haply the matter be generated in the Head by certain intervalls and degrees and that the Causes affecting the Head went before It ariseth as wel from a fault in the Brain through an ill concoction as from the retention of the excrements thereof by reason of the hurting of the expulsive Faculty or its passages The Cure differs not from that which hath been before spoken of and of which we shal speak further in the following discourse Another division of the Brains distemper is by Consent or sympathy when the matter is transmitted and derived unto the Head from some other place It is known by the general signs of which we have spoken in the first Book and first Title thereof It proceeds likewise from the same causes of which we have there at large treated In the Cure 1. We ought to begin with the part transmitting but if there be any Crisis there is nothing to be applied unless there be a vehement motion of the matter 2. There must be a Revulsion or drawing back by opening of a Vein in the Arms or Thighs by Cupping-Glasses by Clysters by frictions or rubbings and by cauteryes 3. There ought to be used repulsion or Driving back by Medicaments made of Vinegal and Roses we cal these Oxyrrhodina unless there be a discovery made either of a Feaver or a Catarrh or overmuch watchfulness and want of sleep by reason of some wound either in the Cranium or skul or else in the Membranes of the Brain 4. There ought an interception to be made The Differences whereof are various according to the Variety of those parts from which the matter is sent 1. From the whol body as in Feavers and then we must rather study to make use of revulsion and Evacuation than Repulsion or driving back 2. From the Stomach Spleen Liver Rains Womb Diaphragme or Midriff and the External parts And then it is known by the effects of the transmitting parts and accordingly the Cure is to be taken from them II. Another is from a wind or vapor which is known by the sense and feeling of an Extension or stretching out or by an heaviness in the part affected a kind of singing noise in the Ears the extraordinary beating of the Arteries and the Vertigo or lightness and giddiness of the Head It ariseth from the same causes of the which we have already spoken in treating of the causes in general unto the which in special there may be added as thereunto appertayning scents or smels to wit things of an ill Savor Vapors arising from Metals the smoke of coals c. It is Cured diversly according to Nature and diversity of its species or several kinds It is divided in a two fold manner 1. The former division is taken from the external Causes as Metalline Vapors c. And this is expelled by Zedoary by the smoak of coals in which case as the remedies thereof there is required an Air free from al il Savors Treacle Water and Sternutatories or such things as cause Sneezing by the wind either
of the Womb. The CAUSE is whatsoever impedes or hinders and prohibites the influx of the Animal spirits unto the Organs of the senses and withal Renders those spirits more unapt unto the Animal actions and operations The CURE is Doubtful if it follow upon the extream imbecillity of the Patients strength occasioned either from some most acute Disease or else from some deplorable and grievous affect of the brain if it chance in continual Feavers if it hath its original from some malignant cause There is almost no Cure to be expected if it take its rise from hot and dry Diseases for then by this means of necessity there must needs be an extraordinary cooling in the brain if the malady grow to be so sad and grievous that both the sense motion and the very breathing it self is taken away In what things the Cure cheifly consisteth and by what means it is to be wrought see further in the various differences thereof It is divided according to the variety and difference of the Causes I. There is one Species thereof that ariseth from the Humidity or the frigidity of the Brain And then the matter in the Head ought to be Evacuated and discussed in the former of them by the irrigation or the frequent washing of the Head with the sharpest sort of Vinegar throughly mixed together with Roses and Camomil Flowers but in the latter of them by anoynting the Head with Dil Oyl a little warmed And in both of them we must remember to put in practise the frequent use of Apophlegmatismes Errhines and sternutatories Another kind thereof there is from Narcotick Vapors inducing and bringing in a certain dulness and unaptness for any thing upon the Animal spirits which said Vapors either are from over much drink and then the drink yet remayning in the stomach Vomiting is to be excited and provoked Or for the greatest part they are conjoyned with Feavers Then 1. The Vapors are to be drawn back either by opening a Vein in the Thighs or by Clysters frictions Cupping-Glasses c. 2. The same Vapors are likewise to be repelled and driven back by Oxyrrhodines to wit Medicaments consisting of Vinegar and Roses actually hot and applyed to the Coronal suture unto which former remedy let the Vinegar that is added be in a plentiful measure or else which is yet better they are to be discussed with Rue Castoreum Vinegar c. 3. Great caution must be had lest that those Remedies that are exhibited and administred to expel sleep and drowsiness should any way augment the Feaver Or otherwise these Vapors afflict without those feavers And then they are elevated and drawn up from the stomach Womb or some other inferior part These are to be taken away by the very same remedies as the former were Those things that infringe weaken the strength of Narcoticks are Rew with Vinegar the balsam of Rice Castoreum Nightshade snuffing up the fume of Brimstone c. As for the Diet what it should be see and consult the Practitioners Chap. 3 Of the Symptomes of the Imagination A Single Article of the Vertigo or turning round of the Head THat Symptome of the Imagination which likewise very often hurts even the common sense also is called Vertigo which is nothing else than a false imagination of ones turning round dizzy reeling about arising from an inordinat and circular motion of the Animal spirit in the Forepart of the brain The SUBJECT hereof is the brain according to its anterior or forepart as it is an organical part as it containeth the Animal spirits and as it is endued with certain passages in which the said spirits are moved Of SIGNS there is no need at al. Unâ—o some of them al things seem to be turned about as in a Ring or Circle others of them have their very sight obscured and again in some of them there is sensibly perceived a sisling Noise and as it were a kind of singing in the Ears c. The CAUSE is whatever either suppeditateth and generaâ—e h Vapors of themselves and in their own Nature such as are garden Radishes Garlick Mustard Wine c. Or else 〈◊〉 as is wont to stir disturb and agitate the Humors and hitherto appertaineth purgation as being cheifly requisite in this case The CURE is very doubtful and scarcely to be hoped if this distemper happen to Old people because they have but a weak brain if it continue long because it is then the forerunner and indeed the foreteller likewise of the Epilepsie or the Apoplexy if in it the Head or the whol body seem to wheel and turn round The Cure is Performed I. By Discussion and then let the holes of the Nostrils be annoynted with the Oyl of Marjoram and the Oyl of Nutmeg or else together with the aforesaid let Rose water and Vinegar be put and applied thereunto let the Temples and the hand-wrists be anoynted with rose vinegar and Rose water mingled with a drop or two of the Oyl of Cinnamon or else let them be throughly wet and besmeared with the Juyce of the black beet let the pallate be annoynted with Treacle II. By opening a Vein if it be over powerful and violent III. by Revulsion if it proceed from the inferior parts IV. by a Diet in the which meats that are known to generate many Vapors beer brewed with much Hopps and such like hurtful things are carefully to be avoyded For a preservative Caraway seed macerated in Wine dryed and dayly taken about the time of going to bed is held to be very excellent The Differences are taken from the Causes I. One is from Causes that are Evident exagitating and exasperating the spirits and such are a turning round of the whol body a long while together looking much and steadily upon things while they are moved circularly and a prospect or looking downward to the earth from a place of an extraordinary height For so by this means the spirits by the beholding and looking upon any thing unto which it is not accustomed or that is dreadful and terrible are diffused and drawn back It is known by the relation of the sick party It is cured by rest and sleep If it yet be not altogether ceased then we are to conclude the Cure by frictions If it be from Hunger and fasting a piece of bread dipt in the Juyce of Pomegranates or in sharp sowr wine is first of al to be administred II. Another is from the narrowness or Streightness of the Passage of the Brain through which indeed the Animal spirits are moved but when they are thus impeded and hindered they then retreat back again It ariseth either from a partial obstruction which if it be caused by gross and thick Vapors it is soon dissolved if it hath its rise from serous and Phlegmatick Humors it is then of a long continuance and there is withal present a sense of fluctuation In the Cure there ought to be a respect had unto the Nature of the
signes and tokens of a distempered and affected stomach In the cure we may safely and successfuly have recourse unto vommits c. Another is from worms which are easily discovered by their signes Unto scolecobrotick Medicaments there ought to be added and therewith mingled Antepileptical remedies Another is from the womb which is known by this that there is then some affect or other of the Womb present to wit the suppression of the courses the retention of the Seed or the Secundines a dead childe in the womb c. The Cure is to be directed and to look toward the Affects in the which the root of round aristolochy is much commended Note here that the water of swallowes distiled with Castoreum Galbanum and vinegar is most proper and convenient that for a woman great with child there ought not upon any termes sweet smelling odoriferous things be applied or laid neer unto her wombe yea likewise that al odoriferous medicaments since they offend the Head and make it heavy are wel removed from it Another is from the External parts either wounded or ulcerated or else hurt by biting which is exactly and diligently to be examined and inquired into left that otherwise it should be mistaken for that which proceedeth from the Womb. It is to be Cured according to the Nature and quality of the Causes VI. Another is of such as are grown up and have attained to maturity of yeers unto whom al that hath hitherto been spoken upon this subject is to be applied as most suting and agreeing unto them Another is of Infants in the Cure of which if they be yet sucking at the Breast in the Paroxysm we must then proceed so as is above declared only there must be special Care and regard had unto the tenderness of their Age. Out of the Paroxysm the Nurse ought as far as necessity requireth to have appropriate Medicaments given her to drink and withal the Infant is to be Evacuated and emptyed with Syrup de Tribus as the shops cal it and then his brain is to be strengthened and the impostums if any there be that break out are by no means to be hindered in their flux but on the contrary they are by al means possible to be furthered There are some that in this case do very much commend the anoynting of the whol Body with Butter unwashed unsalted and Mingled with Rue bruised and beaten in a Mortar An approved Remedy to preserve from this sad and fearful affect is the preserving power of Hartman the Aqua Vitae that is usually Exhibited and given unto Women with Child Oyl of sweet Almonds with Sugar given to Childeren new born In that Difference that is by consent there is to be highly commended the Emplaster of White Amber of Frankincense and of Mastick of each one dram and an half of Galbanum Opoponax of each one scruple of Birdlime of the Oak two drams Amber six grains Musk three grains Male Peony seed half a dram Ladanum a dram and half of the Oyl of Nutmeg a smal quantity al these aforesaid being strewed over with the pouder of Cubebs the emplaster must be spread upon leather and so imposed upon the Abdomen or lower belly But if in Women it happen as many times it doth from the Curdling of the Milk then that which is of singular use is a Cataplasme formed of Elm-leaves three parts boyled in the Vrine of a Child with two ounces of butter new and fresh and then applied unto the Region of the stomach The Cure of Children that are weaned differeth not much from those before mentioned Article III. Of Carus Carus is a deep and profound sleep with the hurt of the sense and motion the breathing only excepted and likewise the Imagination arising from the impeded motion of the Animal spirits The SIGNS are sleep with the Eyes alwaies shut so profound that the sick person being asked never so many questions yet answereth nothing at al and so it is distinguished from a Catalepsie and a Lethargy a retraction or drawing back of the Member if it be pricked which is not done in the Apoplexy a free respiration and breathing unless the vehemency of the Cause be most extream and intense The CAUSE is the prohibition and hindering of the influence and exercise of the Animal spirits upon the senses and the Motion of which the divers and different Causes shal be declared in the subsequent differences CURE there is None if it chance in the declining of continual Feavers the strength and powers of the body being extreamly weakened It is of much difficulty if the breathing be hurt if it be Joyned together with the heaviness of the Head because that a humor not over gross and thick penetrating into the substance of the Nerves and extending them immediatly a Convulsion followeth and lastly if it befal the party after some great Evacuation It is Accomplished according to the quality and condition of the Causes It is divided five manner of waies I. One is When there are no Animal spirits generated which happeneth when either the Arteries Carotides that earry the Animal spirits unto the brain are hurt or else when the Muscles of the Temples having a very notable and singular agreement and consent with the brain by the intercourse of some eminent Nerves are Compressed or bruised II. Another is when the Animal spirits are dissipated which cometh to pass either from some extraordinary and excessive Evacuation or else from some exquisite pain proceeding from either an external or an internal Cause or else issuing from the Defatigation wearying and tiring of the Brain by reason of an over-great and extream shaking thereof which cometh to pass in that heavy deep sleep that hapneth in the Close and conclusion of the Epileptical Paroxysm III. Another is When the Animal Spirits are stupefied and made as it were drowsie And this is done either externally and that 1. From the fume of coals kindled in some close room or Parlour of which we have likewise spoken above 2. From the use of Narcotick Medicaments Opium Hen-bane c. Where Castoreum with Oxymel or Cassia Lignea have their place 3. From Poysons either taken inwardly or else outwardly applied where Treacle ought to be administred Or else internally 1. From Vapors sent forth in Feavers and 2. From the same Vapors elevated by Worms touching which their proper places are to be consulted The Cure may be fought out and found in the following Member of the Difference IV. Another is When the spirits cannot penetrate unto the Members And this is done I. From the Compression of the skul and brain of which above II. From the Obstruction of the Passages and then there wil be present signs of Flegm In the Cure a regard being had unto the whol body Revulsions head-purgers c. are to be administred and then we may see what is further to be done in the Cure of the Apoplexy V. Another is when the spirits are
greatly disturbed as in case of a blow fal or any other accident whereby the Head is hurt c. Of al which see more in their own places Article IV. Of the Apoplexy The Apoplexy is a sudden abolition of al the Animal functions the breathing alone remayning and this likewise now and then exceedingly afflicted arising from the streightness and shutting up of the Passages especially about the basis of the Brain by the which the Animal Spirits are derived unto the Members The part affected is the Brain not only according to the ventricles thereof but likewise according to its pores and especially neer about the inferior and hinder part thereof where the Nerves begin and take their Original The SIGNS are of an Apoplexy imminent and nigh at hand somtimes none at al somtimes a lightness and swimming in the head which we usually cal the Vertigo dimness of the Eyes and welinigh loss of sight the Incubus or Night-hagg a trembling of the whol body the grating of the Teeth in sleep an extream coldness of the External Parts an abundance of Snot and Snivel the heaviness of the Head c. The signs of an Apoplexy Present are the abolition of the sense and motion and this suddenly and with snorting and by this it is distinguished from Curus that it is without a Feaver and excitation and so it is differenced from a Lethargy that it is with a Relaxation and loosness of the Members a ful pulse and the Face reteyning stil its color and thus it is distinguished from a Syncope and the Suffocation of the Womb. The CAUSE is the streightness or narrowness of the turnings and windings and of the pores of the Brain especially of the Basis thereof and of the Rete admirabile therein as it effecteth a shutting up or shutting in of the spirits But from whence this proceedeth we shal show further in the Differences CURE there is None if upon a Difficult drawing of the breath a sweat ensue if immediatly the sick persons strucken suddenly mute and dumb and without snorting aloud be not surprised and set upon by an acute Feaver which haply might attenuate and dissolve the Pituitous flegmy matter and likewise the flatulent Vapor The Apoplexy usually if not alwaies if terminated and endeth in a Passie It Respecteth 1. Preservation which preventeth and taketh away the Antecedent Cause and this varyeth according to the Nature of the Differences 2. Iâ— hath respect unto the Cure spoken of in the several species which is to be begun with a Prognostick when we are to make a discovery whether or no there be any life in the Party either by lighted Candles the windows being shut put as neer as may be unto the Nostrils or else by a looking-glass clean wiped put to the mouth of the party It is to be Performed 1. By a due and fit placing of the sick person that so he may the more easily attract and draw in the Air together with a light and gentle concussion and shaking up of the party lest that by a more violent rowsing of him the matter should be dispersed al the body over as also by a rubbing of the extream parts with Salt and Vinegar 2. By the Revulsion of the matter by Cupping-Glasses imposed on the head which is indeed the only Remedy by strong forcible Clysters and Suppositories by opening of the Cephalick vein or the common Median Vein without the least delay and that likewise by several Repetitions and not al at once and yet al within the space of a very few hours and also lastly by opening of the Jugular veins according to their length 3. The matter is dissipated and scattered by the use of Antepileptical waters by which the Brain is exceedingly recreated The Differences of the Apoplexy are many and Various I. One is Legitimate of which more in the subsequent differences Another is that we cal Bastard or Spurious which ariseth either from the Obstruction of the Arteries Carotides and the Jngulas Veins of which see in Carus or else from Narcotick Vapors that stupisie and make dul the spirits where Revulsion hath its place the Evacuation of the matter somenting and cherishing the Disease and the breaking of the stupefaction by Castoreum with Vinegar II. Another is from the Obstruction of the Basis of the Brain which is caused I. Either from a Flegmatick and thick Matter either dissolved by heat or else driven forth by cold into the Passages of the brain It is known by the tokens of a cold distemper It driseth from the same Causes It is Cured 1. By the Evacuation of the peccant Matter by Venesection after that by a strong and forcible Purgation by Errbines and Sternutatories put up in the form of a powder among which that Nose-purger the Latines and Late Physitians cal it Nasipurgium of Bartoletus is much commended by Frictions of the tongue and Palate with Treacle or Mustard Seed this last Boyled in strong Wine by Cauteries Issues c. Vomitories have here no place 2 By strengthening of the Brain by Cephalick waters the spirits of black Cherries the Essences of Rosemary Sage the Balsames of Marjoram Amber Rue c. II. Or else from gross and thick Vapors with the which we ought to proceed and to deal in the very same manner as aforesaid Another is from Compression which is Caused I. Either from Violent Causes as for instance a Concussion a Blow a Wound of al which see above II. Or from cold and moist humors heaped up in the Brain by their constant and continual watering and moistening of the Brain Rendering the substance thereof that is naturally soft by far more soft and loose touching which see more in the former member of this same Difference III. Or else from that which they cal Flegmonodes diathesis that is to say an abundant store of blood al at once as it were rushing thronging into the sourse and spring head as I may so term it of the Animal spirits It is known by the signs and tokens of a Plethory there is some wonted Evacuation suppressed It ariseth from the same Causes It is Cured like as is that which is caused by a Flegmatick obstruction Yet notwithstanding in this case plenty of blood may be emptyed forth of the veins III. Another is a light and gentle Apoplexy which most commonly endeth in a Passie of the one side or the other and in which the breathing keepeth some kind of order Another is Vehement in the which the Respiration or breathing is violent unequal inordinate and intermitting Another is strong in which the breathing is violent there is also a snotting to be heard and there appeareth likewise a froth which is but very little if it be excited by the very humidity of the Lungs from some most vehement compression of the Heart but very much if it proceed from a pituitous or Flegmatick humor that is ful of Wind. Another is the strongest and most dangerous of al in the
usually to be seen in infants and in this case Vizards or Masks are to be put upon the Face having in them a place and holes made fit for the Eyes to look forth at that so by them the visive raies may be sent forth Or else from a Convulsion or Resolution of the Muscles and then some Disease went not long before IV. The Weakness of the sight and Blindness they differ at leastwise in the greatness of the Causes It ariseth either from the fault of the Brain that maketh and yieldeth not a sufficient supply of the Animal spirits from whence likewise the rest of the senses are most commonly affected or else from some thing amiss in the Animal spirits themselves which ought to be bright and shining thin and good store of them And these are to be corroborated with those Medicaments usually termed Oxydorcicks among which there are the water of Rosemary with Sal Gem the water of the distillation of Junipers Nutmeg Myrobalans those of them called Chebulae c. or else from some default in the Optick nerves which are either too much straigtened and Narrow from whence proceedeth that we term Gutta Serena in the which there is not any thing at al to be taken notice of as amiss in the Eyes unless it be that the Pupilla appeareth blacker and larger or else they are broken or writhed together Or else lastly from some fault in the Humors and Tunicles of which enough hath been spoken in what went before Title IV. Of the Diseases of the Ears HItherto hath been spoken of the Diseases and things amiss in the Eyes in the next place the Diseases of the Ears are an Inflamation an Vlcer and Worms I. An Inflamation or Tumor is known from the most vehement beating pain in the part affected and by a redness of color extending it self even as far as the Cheeks and the Temples there accrew likewise and Joyn herewith a Feaver dotings and somtimes also Convulsion fits It ariseth from Blood that is thin and Cholerick fallen forth of the smal Veins of the Brain into the Membranes of the Ear. The Cure is doubtful by Reason of the greatness and intensiveness of the Symptoms and especially in such as are young which yet notwithstanding if they live beyond the seventh day are wont to escape it And likewise in Infants and little Children which by reason of the quickness of their sense are the less able to sustein and undergo the sharpness of the pain It is accomplished like as in the Cure of other inflamations only by the way let these things be wel observed 1. That the Cephalick Vein is to be opened for Revulsions sake 2. That we must not easily be drawn to make use of Repellers but if at any time we do chance to make use of them they are then to be mingled with those things that moderate and asswage pain such as are Womens Breast-milk and other the like 3. That in furthering and promoting of the Suppuration there ought to be provided a ready and expedite Composition of Figs boyled in Milk and wel mashed and beaten together with Hogs Grease 4. That for the Rupture we must administer as that that in this is much approved of the Juyce of a smal Frog with a fourth part of the Breast-Milk of a Woman Leeches are here succesfully to be placed and applied behind the Ears It is divided into an Inflamation profound and deep in which by Reason of the Compression of the greater Arteries the beating is so much the greater and the pain because of the neer neighboured of the Brain the more Vehement and which by Reason that Nerve called Auditorius is affected hath very much danger in it and that which is less Profound and deep which is in al Particulars apposite to the former II. An Vlcer which is known by the filth and corrupt matter and also the blood that issueth forth It ariseth from those things that either pour forth Pus or matter or else such as by their acrimony and tartness are of a Corroding Nature It is Cured like as other Ulcers It is te be washed with warm Wine in which Roses and Ivy Leaves have been boyled It is to be wel and throughly clensed either with Wine wherein betony hath been made scalding hot or else with honeyed Water in which the Root of white Hellebor hath been sodden or at least hath lain until the said water be seething hot It is divided sundry waies 1. One is from an impostum broken after the Inflamation Another is from biting and corroding Humors that by their acrimony exulcerate the Ear. Another from the filth and impurities of the Ears over long kept in and deteined Another from some sharp and tart liquor from without slipt into the Ear and which thereby gnawing and eating causeth an Ulcer in the Cure whereof we are to have respect unto their proper Causes 2. Another is Recent and but new begun in which the pain of the Head and the preturbation of the senses ceasing at and after the flowing forth of the rotten filth and Corruption there is then some good Hope of a Cure appearing forth Another is inveterate and such as very easily degenerateth into a Fistula and contracteth a kind of Scurf and crustiness III. Another is Fistulous which is to be known by the oldness and long continuance of the Ulcer the Virulency of the filth and the Callosity or hard insensible thickness of the Flesh for which the Wine wherein Frankincense or white Hellebor have been boyled is exceeding good and applyable Another not so as the former IV. Somtimes a stinking filth floweth forth at the Ears upon the breaking of an impostumation in the brain and then there first of al issueth out great store of the said filth but then afterward it is sent forth by some and some at a time until that at length al of it be consumed and wasted and there went likewise before signs of the Inflamation of the Brain and hereunto the Care ought to look as mainly respecting it Somtimes again without any Apostem there is sent forth a certain filth that is generated and bred in its Veins and then after it hath been once exhausted it is again and again heaped up as before and here head purgations are exceeding profitable and useful The Vrin of an Ass or of a young Child in which the shavings of the wood Guaiacum have laien a good while soaking doth much good if conveyed thereinto V. Somtimes the flowing of the said filth being ceased al the pain is vanished and gone Somtimes again there being some certain filth and clods as it were of Corrupt blood left deep in the bottom of the Ear the pain stil remaineth then we ought throughly to cleanse the impure place with honyed water together with the Gal of a Bul the Oyl of bitter Almonds Vinegar wel warmed with the best Honey c. And this especially in â—ase there be Clods of blood III.
compounded and made of Crocus Martis beaten into a most smal pouder and Crâ—cus Veneris of each two ounces these wel mingled together with the oyl commonly known by the name of Oleum Vici Pomarum Symplicium the water of the sperm of Frogs with a little Champhyre and sugar of Saturn put round about the neck Argilla furnaceâ— that is to say Clay baked in an Oven and wel mingled together with strong vinegar like unto a pultise and applied after the same manner Asses dung or swines dung dissolved in Rose vinegar and then put up into the nostrils the shavings or Fragments of Fungus Betulinus the mushrom or toad stool of the Beech tree the Root of white Succory dig'd up about St. James tide at noon day when the sun is at ful south and chawed betwixt the teeth As for the Magnetical Curing hereof by Vitriol see further in Beccerus in his Medicus Mycrocosmus in the Chap. of the blood c. The Hemorrhage is divided in a threefold manner from the Causes from the blood and from the places from whence the said proceedeth I. One is from that we cal Anastomosis or an opening of the orifices of the veins which either is caused by the abundance of blood and then the face is red the veins strut and are distended and a ful feeding went before and here venesection hath its place the head is by no means to be washed or so much as wet with cold water lest that the blood being there deteined something that is worse follow upon it neither is there any linen cloth to be wet in cold water and at the first begining of it to be cast about the neck lest that the ways and pasges between the brain and the heart should by this means be shut up or else it is caused by the acrimony of the blood and the thinness thereof and then there ready at hand signs of a Cacochymy and in this case we are to do the work with those things that incrassate and thicken as Bole armonick Dragons blood in the shops termed Sanguis draconis and such like Orelse it is caused by the irritation of the facculty and then the very same things as before are present and ready at hand or else by the weakness of the said faculty and then there is blood issuing forth by intervals but it is not much and some disease weakening the liver went before and therfore the Cure ought likwise to be prosecuted with special regard had unto the same Another is from a diairesis as we term it or a division of the veins by some sharp corroding humor and like by other means and then the blood issueth forth in a far greater abundance or there went before some violent Cause or else lastly there are present certain signs of a Cholerick Cacochymy Another is from that we cal diapedesis or as we may to term it a passing through by leaping and then the blood that issueth forth is but very little c. See more hereof in the first Book II. One is of the Arterial blood which is hot somwhat red subtile leaping forth with a froth and with violence Another is of the vein blood and this is Thicker and Blacker III. One is of blood issuing and passing forth out of the veins of the Brain and then there went before a pain of the head and the flux is not easily stanched Another is of the same blood leaping or starting out of the nostril veins and then the contrary of what was said touching the former happeneth and appeareth Chap. 3. Of the Hindering and Hurting of the Smel Gravedo or Stuffing and Sternutition Or Sneezing THe principal burt of the sence of smelling is the abolition or the diminution thereof which differ only in degrees and in the greatness of their Causes And this is caused 1. Either from a distemper of the brain which either possesseth the fore part thereof and then the Tast likewise by reason of the branches of the third pair of nerves of the brain Forming the tongue is abolished the voice is loud and shril and no way to be found fault with the Cure here is to have an especial regard unto the distemper or else it possesseth and resideth in the process of those nerves that constitute and frame the organ of the smelling and then there is no hurt at al to be perceived in the brain or in the other senses Or else it is caused by the narrowness and streightness and that too either of the Brain and then there is present and sensibly to be felt a heaviness in the head and here we may operate by errhines and yet not toomany of them neither and here likewise sternutatories are exceeding useful and profitable or otherwise of the Processes of the brain or of the nose within and the Ethmoid Bone and then the voice and respiration are vitiated and the wonted excrements restrained and kept in The smelling is somtimes totally abolished if the Phlegm by heat be baked and hardened at the holes and enterances of the aforesaid bone which chanceth unto such as being troubled with the pose or distillation called coriza heedlesly and without any consideration go into baths In these cases that that cheifly deserveth commendation is the Root of Gentian fitly put up into the â—osâ—ils Castoreum wel soaked in vinegar and afterwards sweetned the Oyl of Nightshade the Errhin of Zacutus in his seventh Book 15. Chap. P. 517. c. touching which we have before spoken in the Chapter of Cactarrhs II. Gravedo or Coryza is a defluxion of the Excrements of the Brain being crude and thin like water unto the nostrils which is accompanied and attended with a frequent sternutation or sneezing This Malady is wel enough known and by it self discovered It ariseth from the distemper of the brain either hot or cold concerning which enough above III. Sternutation is a violent and involuntary expulsion by the nostrills of the flatulent windy spirits and sharp vapours offending the Brain It is done with a Loude voice as wel because the Windy spirit breaketh forth altogether at once as by reason that it forceth its passage through the streight narrow holes of the nostrils It ariseth either from external causes and then the nostrils are to be supled and gently stroked with the oyl of roses or milk or else from internal humors and vapours brought thither touching which see further in their proper Chapters but is wont for the most part and too commonly to be neglected by the Physitians unless in Plethorical bodies it happen to be accompanied with a distillation in the very first beginning of the disease The little veins in the greater angle of the eyes and that is nighest unto the nostrils being forcibly pressed together do forthwith stay and stop the frequency thereof Title VII Of the diseases of the Tongue and the Symptoms thereof THe Affects of the Tongue are a Tumor or swelling Ranula a blackness a Palsy a stammering an Aphony
interception of the said humor and for this purpose serveth wel the Emplaster of mastick Gum elemy and Taccamabaka throughly warmed and so applyed to the temples IV. By discussion with the playster of Melilote and other the like V. By the Application of such remedies as act and operate by their own specifical property among which the cheif are the tooth of a dead dog burnt in the furnace mingled with posset drink and so imposed the root of the sharp and sowr sorrel taken up in the spring before it blossom and bud forth wel dryed and so applied unto the pained tooth That we term senect a serpentis boyled in wine or vinegar Gum Hedera put into the teeth VI. By extraction and drawing it forth which wil be much facillitated if the tooth be first touched with the distilled water of Sal Armoniack take notice of this let the Cause be what it wil Take the Fern root and Cinquefoyl of each three drams Bistort two drams the leaves of Rew of Sage of Betony the Flowers of Roses of each half a handful boyl al these in a sufficient quantity of red wine that is most astringent and as much common water as you think fit until a third part be wasted for a Collution to wash the mouth withal The differences are taken from the original place and quality of the Humors I. For their rise and original they somtims flow together from the highest part or crown of the head and then the Revulsion ought to be by the Cephalick vein and likewise those things that we hinted before touching repellers are heedfully to be observed Somtimes they arise from the inferior parts and then the revulsion ought to be made by the Basilick vein II. For the place sometimes they stick and abide in the tooth and then the pain is not altogether so deep but is extended according to the latitude of the tooth For the most part it conteyneth within it a worm by the motion whereof the pain is exasperated Somtimes in the little nerve tending toward and into the roots of the tooth and the nervous membrain thereof and then the pain is the more vehement It extendeth it self in breadth al along the Gums and reacheth even unto the Ear the tooth being taken forth it is much eased in regard that by reason the way is opened the pain may the better be dispersed and blown abroad Somtimes it seateth it self in the very Jaw-bones themselves and then it floweth into the upper Jaw-bone along by the greater Angle of the Eye and into the lower by the Temple Veins We cannot attempt the Cure by Repellers without apparent danger in regard that the matter being brought unto the Jaws inevitably suffocateth and choaketh III. For the Qualities some are hot Serous or Wheysish Salt and Sharp which excite a most violent and intolerable pain but hot withal such as soon hath an end by Reason of the sudden changes It is very rare that they have adjoyned to them as a Concomitant the swelling of the Cheek They are removed and taken away by Repellers among which are Roots of the sour Sorrel boyled in hard and austere Wine and together with Wine held in the Mouth as long as need requireth the Roots of the Wild sloes the outward Rind being taken away and this indeed is one of the cheif Remedies al things else corresponding and answerable thereto Others are Cold and Flegmatick from the which that pain that proceedeth is indeed more remiss and gentle than the former but then it is of longer continuance these most commonly produce a swelling of the Cheeks This pain is to be taken away after that Universal and general Remedies have been made use of with Camphire half a scruple Spirit of Wine two ounces or of the Juniper Gum half an ounce boyled together with eight ounces of Rhenish Wine and for a while kept in the Mouth Or lastly of the Distilled Oyl of Cloves two drops thereof with a smal proportion of Camphire put upon the Tooth being first wrapt up in Cotton Article II. Of Stupor Stridor and Nigredo in the Teeth THe Stupor or if we may so term it the astonishment of the Teeth is Caused I. Somtimes from the Sowrness either of meats or of the Humors or else of the fumes and vapors which frequently befalleth those that are Hypochondriacal II. Somtimes from the imagination at the Noise that is made in filing of hard mettals or the Mastication and Chewing of sharp sowr fruits by one standing neer If the sound be very acute piercing and making a loud crashing then the imagination suffereth a kind of violence the Application of the said noise being made within an extream narrow compass and then next of al the Membrane of the sense of hearing being likewise as it were smitten is offended and thereupon is immediately contracted and together with it certain little Nerves also even unto the Root of the Teeth into which place a new Air suddently falling in and getting entrance causeth a certain kind of horrour about the Teeth It is Cured and taken away by Chewing of Wax hot bread Cloth c. The Stridor Grinding or Crashing noise of the Teeth proceedeth I. From the imbecillity of the Jaw-bone Muscles produced and caused by cold II. From Worms the brain being affected by Consent III. From the multitude of Vapors is in the beginnings of Paroxysmes It is wont to threaten the Apoplexy and likewise in Feavers the Deliry or Dotage in such especially as are not accustomed thereunto in case this doting went not before the Feaver III. Nigredo or blackness proceedeth from divers Causes as wel External as Internal And these external are a Carelessness and neglect in Rubbing and Cleansing them the use of sweet and hot things and the anoynting of the upper parts with Quick-Silver or as they commonly cal it Hydrarge These latter to wit the internal are 1. The Exspiration or breathing forth of Crudities by reason of surcharging the Stomach with meats or Drink 2. A fault of the Humors by reason of the impurity of the Bowels and cheifly of the Spleen left remayning behind after a Quartane Feaver It is taken away by the Dentifrice Compounded of Marsh-Mallow Roots and of the Illirian Flower-de-luce Boyled in Water with Salgem and Alum of each alike and as much as wil suffice and after that throughly dryed in a Furnace beaten together into a very smal powder and mingled wel together with some few grains of Musk. There are other dentifrices that are formed and made of the Jaw-bones of the Lucefish or Pike burned White Coral and Date Stones burned the Bones of the Sepia or Cuttle fish and Egg-shels burnt Harts horn burnt c. Title XII Of the Affects of the Gums THe principal Affects of the Gums are an Excrescence and a Purulis I. The Excrescence is somtimes so great by reason of the Spungy rarity and loosness of the Gums and the abundant afflux of Blood that the Teeth and
patient in his fever is even scorched with a more ehement and intence burning heat Chap. 3. Of the streightness or narrowness of the Lungs The streightness of the Lunges is the interception of the vessels thereof by reason of obstruction Compression or exsiccation producing a Cough oppression and a difficulty of breathing As for the Signs Causes and Cure thereof let them be al sought our from the differences The differences are taken from the Causes and the parts affected I. One is of the rough Arteries touching which let the Reader advise himself further and satisfy himself fully from the following differences the which proceedeth from an obstruction c. Another is of the smooth Arteries which is known from the breathing which is with much difficulty yet not only in the beginning but likewise in the increase thereof from the pulse being altogether various unequal intermitting great swift slow rare frequent vehement by reason of the Combare betwixt nature and the Morbifique cause she being not able to expell the fuliginous or sooty fumes by reason of the streightness and narrowness of the Arteries from the palpitation or beathing of the heart it being now very much oppressed and from fainting and swooning It aâ—iseth either from thick Visced or clammy and flegmatick humors and then the pulse is by the extension it differeth much from it self but yet it is for the greatest part more equal in it self and this is not very hard to be cured especially if it newly begun the cure remameth to be spoken of below Or else it ariseth from a little riseing or swelling and then the pulse is hard by extension and dryness its inequality is uniform by reason that the Cause is more fixed Touching the Cure we shal speak more anon II. One is understand this of the Rough Arteries from an obstruction by blood a humor c. Touching which more below Another from Compression and almost from the very same causes as in the dropsy Another from Exsiccation very frequent and incident unto such as work in Metalls and this for its cure requireth almond milk III. One is from blood obstructing or compressing the rough Arteries expelled and driven forth thither either from the Lungs or from else where which is to be driven back and evacuated And lastly if it become Clotted by Oximel scillitick and a posset that is a mixture of water and vinegar six ounces thereof in weight so that it be pleasant to drink and likewise so that by reason of the vinegar it provoke not to Cough and this to be administred blood warm three or four times in a day it is to be dissolved Another from a Humor and especially that that is Phlegmatick which is plentifull and abounding and then if by distilling it flow forth only into the Membrane that surroundeth and grindeth in the throat it obscureth the voice and causeth a hoarsness if this humor fal into the hollow the channel of the throat it produceth a little sheeps cough as we cal it with a certain sence and feeling of an acrimony that continually provoketh to Coughing or else the sayd humor is thick and viscid or clamy but this is very rarely generated in the Lungs in regard that they are nourished by a thin and pure blood it almost alwaies ariseth from Catarrhs falling down from the head the which in tract of time by the force of the heat is changed into a Glassy or Plasterlike Phlegm which being by the many distillations returning in a round as it were and circuit stored up in great abundance causeth the Asthma The same likewise exceedingly afflicteth the Patient with a kind of dry Cough by the which there is hardly any thing expelled and brought away it rendereth the breathing difficult and causeth in the taking in and puting forth of the breath a snorting or wheezing as we term it in regard that it is impacted and pertinaciously stuffed into the Lappets of the Lungs it hath signs and tokens foregoing of a distillation either from the head brain or from the neighboring parts In the Cure whilest the matter is in preparing with Colts foot Horehound and other attenuateing and cutting Medicaments let Borrage Liquorish and Raysons be mingled together The purgation is wel performed with Agrick Another is from the Pus or purulent Matter that is powred forth out of some Apostume and then expectorating Remedies have their place IV. One is from Causes that in their whol kind are preternatural amongst which are I. Little Substance some of them very hard and solid others of the consistence of old Cheese all of them included in their own proper Cisterns and Bladders and producing the Asthma II. Little Risings or Swellings which have their Original from a matter collected in one part and thence strutting and standing forth without any token or sign at al of any distillation preceding and these said swellings adhere and stick close unto the Aspera Arteria or great rough Artery They are divided into those that are Crude or raw which are very hardly known and they are never suppurated neither have they any Feaver joyned with them and such as are Suppurated in the which the Pus or filthy corrupt matter is so strictly and closely shut up in its little Membrane and proper bladder that hardly can there any noysom and stinking smell expire and breath forth of it into the Body Then the sick persons are of a black blew or leaden color their Tongue is replenished with a certain kind of Clamminess especially when they have abstained long from Food the Urine is dyed and hath a tincture either from the vehement motion and stirring of the Body or else from meat and drink that is hotter than ordinary after an extream and violent motion there are little pils and smal round bals or pellets like unto a smal Pease included and wrapped up in a little Membrane ejected and cast forth of the Lungs There is then likewise a troublesom Cough and a difficulty of breathing excited A pain there is that continually affecteth sick persons but then chiefly when they are moved with a more vehement and violent morion The Patient recovereth not to be well of these unless 1. The Suppuration be speedily wrought 2. Unless the Suppuration when it is made suddenly break forth 3. Unless it tend upwards and be cast forth by Coughing 4. Unless al the Pus and the whol filth be evacuated and emptied forth 5. Unless the belly that is that Cavity in which the Pus or purulent matter was contained be perfectly agglutinated and united as formerly Chap. 4. Of the Wounds of the Lungs THe Wounds of the lungs are wel known by the difficulty of breathing by reason of the hurt the organs have received by the casting out of froath and blood by the mouth with a cough by the spitting up of a red and froathy blood out of the chest without any pain at al by the swelling and strutting of the neck veins and lastly
to be dissolâ—â—d should putrefie For the Dissolving hereof excellent good is that broth that is made of the stalks of the Herbs following together with an Ablution or washing of the Paps with Water Wine and Vinegar mingled together a Fomentation of the Decoction of Marsh-Mallows Fenugreek and Melilote c. A Liniment laid thereupon of the Oyl of Roses Sweet Almonds the Juyce of Smallage and Parsly and Vinegar in which there hath been first dissolved the Curd or Runnet of a Hare The Water of Hemlock is thought to be good for both the foresaid Purposes And so much of the Diseases of the Chest or middle Region THE TENTH BOOK OF THE IDEA OF PRACTICAL PHYSICK Concerning the Diseases of the lower Belly Title I. Of the Affects of the Gullet Chap. 1. Of the Diseases of the Gullet THe Diseases of the lower venter comprehend under them the affects of the Gullet stomach Guts Anus Mesentery Liver Spleen Kidneys Bladder Genital Parts in Men and Women the Navel and Belly The Diseases of the Gullet are Distemper Tumor Straitness Wounds and Vlcers Article I. Of the Distemper and Tumor of the Gullet 1. The Distemper of the Gullet is a recession of it from its Native to a preternatural Temper it s known by the swallowing being hurt 'T is divided into a hot one which happens from without from fumes pouders c. from within from Vapors in burning Feavers a hot and dry Distemper of the Womb and then there is perceived a Redness and Roughness on the Tongue with thirst which is cured by cooling means somwhat clensing 2. into a cold one which either proceeds from too cold drink or otherwise and is taken away by things that heat 3. Into a moist one which issues from the Defluxions of catarrhes Salivation c. and Causeth a Relaxation of the Gullet so that the lower part of it and the upper mouth of the Stomach lie open 4. Into a dry one which ariseth from dry things and Causeth Roughness and is Cured by suppings of Chicken Broth or fresh butter II. A Tumor of the Gullet is its excess in its Magnitude 'T is known by the pain in swallowing most of al in the hinder part and back by the stoppage in swallowing so that if a great bit be to be swallowed somtimes the drink runs through the Nose it proceeds from the same Causes from which we said Tumors in general did arise 'T is often hard to cure because it endangers Suffocation but after the same manner as other tumors viz. In the beginning by replling means in the Augment by external and internal resolvers in the state by discusives let vomits be avoided for fear of suffocation unless when t is come to suppuration that the Tumor ought to be broke 'T is divided I. Into a hot one with which is Joynd a Feaver great thirst pain in the Cure of which bleeding takes place and into a cold one in which the pain is less and in the Cure of which the repellers ought to be gentle the resolvers and discussives stronger II. Into that which possesses the upper part of the Gullet and then meat cannot go down and into that which infects the lower part and then the Meat after it hath descended a little way stops there Article II. Of the Straitness wounds and Vlcers of the Gullet I. The Straitness of the Gullet is when its Passage is Contracted 't is known by this that liquids are easier swallowed than solid things 'T is divided according to its Causes for one is from external Causes as from astringent medicines or some things swallowed and then the business is known from the standers by or the Patient himself it must be cast up by vomiting or Coughing or furthered by moistning and Emollient means applied outwardly and inwardly or be thrust down with a Spunge Dipt in Oyl of sweet Almonds or taken out with that excellent Instrument of Fabricius Hildanus Another Cause is from a Tumor Worms ascending out of the Stomach and Guts from Scorbutical and Hypochondriacal Vapors distending the Gullet and compressing the rough Artery from the Luxation of the Vertebrae of the Neck and back which may be seen in their proper place Another is from thick Flegm kurdled milke c. Sticking in it where Oxymel of squils and vomits takes place II. The Wounds of the Gullet in respect of their Causes are twofold for either they are Caused by a weapon and then the situation of the wound shows it if vomiting happen somwhat is cast forth through it and t is hardly Cured Or from some smal bones swallowed and then t is easily manifest Medicines that are grateful to the Stomach ought to be administred III. An Ulcer of the Gullet is known by the pain when some sharp sour or Salt thing is swallowed though in little quantity by its biting and by the casting up of matter 'T is hard to be Cured because the parts wil scarce grow together in a Membranous body It hath its Differences from the Causes for one is from external corroding things as Aqua Fortis mercury Sublimate and then we must work with Lenient Vomits and such as are clammy as the Mucilage of quince Seeds Fat broths Another is from a wound Tumors imposthums another from the casting up of sharp Humors c. Chap. 2. Of the Symptomes of the Gullet AMongst the Symptomes of the Gullet the Principal one is the hurt of swallowing which is twofold for one is by Reason of the resolution of the Gullet the faculty being hurt by Reason of the Resolution of the Nerves of the sixth or seventh Conjugation it s known by this that solid things are easier swallowed than liquids as being thrust down with less labor for these require a greater force to make them yeeld to the impulsive Body It ariseth either from a Defluxion and then there is felt a heaviness in the Head a distension of the Neck and the Rheum it self or from some other Disease t is dangerous and ought to be cured by Medicines good against Palsies the Second is by Reason of Convulsions which ariseth also from a wound and t is most dangeous in old people There is another from the affects of the part of which we have treated formerly Title II. Of the affects of the Stomach Chap. 1. Of the Diseases of the Stomach THe Affects of the Stomach are either diseases or Symptoms to those belong distempers Tumors wounds and Vlcers the other see hereafter Article I. Of the Distemper of the Stomach in general The Distemper of the Stomach is a preternatural constitution of its similar Parts in the first qualities The SIGNS of that are the hurt appetite and concoction a change in the Excrements a heaviness in the Stomach and waving of it and distillations from the Head which most commonly happen The CAUSE is whatsoever can Internally or Externally alter it The CURE is performed I. By the alteration of the distemper by contraries then the Medicines ought
Clammy and Flegmatick whether generated out of the meats or flowing thither from some other part The Cure ought to be fetcht from the Chapter of distemper 3. by a defect and weakness of attraction Either by reason of a cold and moist distemper or by reason of the interception of the passages by the obstruction of the mesaraick and hollow part of the Liver in the Cure of which those parts must be respected 4 By hindrance of Evaporation either when the substance of the body is not emptyed either by reason of the constipation of the pores and thickness of the Skin which a Bath of sweet water wil take away or the weakness of Native heat whether acquired by a cold distemper or idlenss or by reason of the tenacity sixt and firme concretion of the substantifical moisture which doth not easily yeild to the gentle and pleasing heat that feeds upon it There is another from the not perceiving of the sucking which 1. by Diseases of the brain in which either the Nerves of the sixth pair are affected or the Animal spirits are not generated or their influx is hindred or which happens in acute Feavers they do languish or the faculty as in the Phrenitical c. is converted another way The Cure ought to respect those Diseases 2. by Diseases of the Stomach it self whether they be of distemper or of Composition or of solution of unity of which we treated before The appetite is raised by taking away the causes partly by cooling things if a hot Cause did precede partly by heating things if a cold Wormwood Wine is very much commended Article III. Of too great Appetite Too great Appetite is distinguished into two Species viz. A Dog-like Appetite and Bulimus I. A Dog-like Appetite is a continual insatiable desire of Eating arising from a Vehement sense of sucking in the mouth of the stomach afflicting somtimes with vomiting somtimes with a loosness There is no need of SIGNS whereas they are exprest in the definition The CAUSE is a Vehement sense of sucking and pricking in the Orifice of the stomach but whence it comes is explained in the Differences The CURE which is timely to be administred least the sick fal either into a custome of vomiting or into the Caeliacal passion or into a dropsie doth respect 1. The hunger it self which is allayed either with the Use of Fat things or with the Yolks of Egs hardened in Water or what is best with Wine 2. The Causes of which we wil treat in the Differences The Differences are taken from the Causes urging the Suckings I. One is from the too great want of nourishment in the Body or by Reason of worms feeding on the Child which shew themselves by biting and they are cast forth by the use of Hiera Picra or by reason of too great Evacuations both sensible and insensible by the habit of the Body by Reason of too great a heat of the moisture to which conduceth much the tenuity of the Humors and thinness of bodies Laxness of pores c. And then sweats do molest The Cure is to be turned to the Particular Diseases Or by reason of the long use of Detersive Nourishment as Pigs Lobsters c. II. There is another from cold acid and more austere Humors wrinkling the Orifice of the Stomach compressing and pulling it as are acid Flegm and Melancholly poured into the Stomach and then the signs of a cold distemper are present amongst purger Hiera Picra is good as also Zacutus his Wine Lib. Ult. Hist Prax. ca. 2. n. 9. II. Bulimus is a great Appetite Periodical which aftentimes ends in a Nauseousness with Faintings away and loss of strength The Signs are explained in the Definition The Cause is doubted of by Physitians yet most do hold that t is a cold distemper of the Stomach whereupon t is wont often to happen to those that make long Journeys through deep snow There is no Cure if it happen in Chronical Diseases somtimes after Feavers and other Diseases it threatens a relapse It respects 1. The time of the fit when the swouning happens in which we must use frictions and revivers as the smel of Wine Vinegar c. 2. The time out of the fit in which after the sick hath recollected himself meats of good juyces must be ministred bread dipt in Wine c. And by external means the heat must be restored to the Stomach Article IV. Of a Depraved Appetite or Pica Pica which is also Citta and Malacia is so called from the bird Pie which is sick of this disease it is an absurd appetite to a strange substance liquid or solid beside the ature or essence of nourishment from a sad sense of sucking and corrupt judgment not discerning things fit or unfit for eating from a Vitious Excrement imbibed in the coats by a peculiar propriety of substance molesting the mouth of the Stomach The SIGNS are manifest because they desire meats of Vitious qualities there preceded excess indigestion use of meats and drinks of evil qualities a suppression of the Courses c. The CAUSE is a sad sense of sucking Molesting which is Caused by the matter impacted in the Coats of the Stomach either acting by its whol substance or by a manifest quality arising from an evil Course of Diet or sent from some other part as from the womb whereupon t is familiar to Childing Women about the second and third Month but there is wont at the beginning while the Causes do alter to be raised a desire of contrary things but when by long custome there is a familiarity contracted things like are desired The CURE must be haistened left a Cacochymy or Dropsie be caused The peccant matter is most commodiously cast forth by vomit which in Childing Women must be Caused by those which are more gentle The Stomach may be strengthened with water of Cinnamon of Orange Pils magistral of Corals c. Article V. Of too great Thirst Too great thirst or Poludipsia is a greater and oftner desire of accustomary drink by reason of a sad sence of sucking in the Mouth of the stomach arising from the defect of moist nourishment and the alteration of its proper Humidity The SIGNS of the Symptom are manifest of themselves The CAUSE is a sad sense of sucking which the want of moisture and the plenty of heat have raised but whence that proceeds shal be explained in the Differences The CURE doth respect 1. The too urgent Symptom which is mitigated by Crystal or Coral held in the Mouth cold water corrected with a little Vinegar the iuyce of live Crabs with water of violets and Housleek sprinkled with a little Niter a Lohoc compounded of the Mucilage of the Seeds of fleawort and quinces of each half an ounce Sugar Candy of violets pouderd Starch Tragacanth of each one dram Syrup of violets as much as is sufficient With spring Water boyled with Sugar Candy adding a Pome Citron cut in two c. II.
Aloes Zedoary the Juyce of Rhadish and cresses Cold hearts horne burnt Purslane Water juyce of Endive Grass Water with a little Vinegar and Sugar Of Internal Compositions the Pouder of Dr. Mencelius my wives Granfather excels 't is compounded of the Flowers of Centory the less tansie St. Johns wort each two drams of the flowers of Wormwood Savine Peaches of each one dram and an half of the Roots of white dittander gentian asarabacca of each one dram of red Corals prepared burnt harts born prepared of each two scruples Seeds of Artichoke Purslane citron cummin Seseli Coleworts Coriander prepared Sorrel of each half a dram Choice Rhubarbe one dram Myrrh Saffron of each half a dram Scammony prepared Trochiskes of Alhandal of each two scruples Salt of Wormwood half a scruple Coralline half an ounce Of which you may give from one scruple to one dram in Cows Milk upon an empty Stomach two hours before meat Outwardly is commended the cerote compounded of Myrrb Saffron Liver colord Aloes of each as much as is sufficient with Rose Vineger and an Oxe Gal and applied both to the Mouth of the Stomach and to the back see more amongst Authors II. By things that drive them forth which are melted butter great quantity of Oyl a Bath of sweet Milk fuming hot if the Worms be yet alive Diaturbith with Rhubarb Ruffus Pils and de Tribus Solutivis if they be dead The Difference is taken from their figure I. Some are smooth or round in which the knawing of the Belly is more vehement a dry cough more frequent the hickops nauseousness loathing of meat faintings of the heart troubled dreams with trembling rising up crying out motion of the Jaws c. Clysters are not convenient for these unless they be dead II. Others are broad in which the Excrements are not unlike to gourd Seeds there is an insatiable desire of meat and a quick casting forth of the Body of that which is taken a greater leanness and wasting of the Body a pain somtimes in the right side somtimes in the left Fearn or its water is good against them Walnuts Treacle with Vinegar or the Juyce of Lemons Concerning the broad worm see Tulpius in his observations III. Others are called Ascarides in which there is a continual pain a most troublesome itching about the Fundament as if it were ful of Aunts with a heaviness in the back continual Motions to stool moth-like worms are every where mixt with the Excrements of the Belly which smel very strong c. Article IV. Of the Rupture of the Guts A Rupture of the Guts is a falling down of the Guts out of their place 'T is called by the Greeks Kele by the Latines otherwise Ramix and Ruptura The SIGNS are a Tumor which somtimes encreaseth somtimes decreaseth according as a greater part of it it fals down or is filled with wind or Excrement there is no pain unless by chance the Excrements be fallen thither The Patient being prest down or laid on his back the guts slide back into the belly and that with a murmur c. The CAUSES are those things which can Relax or break the process derived from the Peritonaeurn as shal be said in the Differences The CURE is not to be neglected both because that thin and Nervous Membrane cannot easily be united and because somtimes the Patient his Guts being inflamed is brought into danger of his life and the Guts inflamed do mortefie It respects 1. The Replacing of the Guts which if they be swelled with wind as the rumbling in the Guts and breaking of wind do declare it must be done by discussives if they swel with Excrements hardned then both with Emollient Clysters and Cataplasmes and Fomentations If with Flegmatick matter it must by little and little be emptyed by Clysters and suppositories and be attenuated by internal incisive means if there availe nothing we must flie to Chirurgery concerning which consult with Authors 2. The retaining of them in their place here are proper Horse Tongue which is most excellent the pouder of Mouse-Eare given with meats Through wax Rupture wort The Ashes of a sucking hare given to drink in red Wine The Seed of Flix weed the plant fern pouderd and given each half a dram The Differences are taken from the Causes and places into which they fal 1. One is from a Rupture of the Peritonaeum which is known by this that a Tumor is suddainly raised and also is quickly increased the Gut fals down to the very bottome It ariseth from violent Causes fals straining to cast forth the Child or the Excrements of the Belly holding of the breath straining of the voice wounds of the Peritonaeum c. In the Cure a Ligature being applied shal be given inwardly one spoonful of the essence of the greater comfrey with two drops of the balsome of Sal Gemmae Outwardly must be applyed Villanovanus his Plaister of a Rams Skin Mynsichtus Armam p. 364. And the same Authors Vnguent against a Rupture p. 352. The fat of a Hedg-Hog concerning which see Hartman If these do no good seek for help from Chirurgery of which see Platerus Another is from the Relaxation of the Peritonaeum which is known by this that the Tumor grows by little and little and the Gut doth not descend to the very bottome It ariseth both from the moisture of the Peritonaeum whence Children often fal into a rupture and from those things which break it if by degrees and often they assaile the Peritonaeum though not so violently II. There is another called Oskeocele when the Guts descend into the very God 't is known by seeing Another Bubonocele when they fal down no lower than the groin This somtimes doth very much distend the Skin and is stretched out under it and Causeth a great Tumor Both of them is either Enterocele when the Ileon Gut cheifly fal down or Epiplocele when some part of the Cal. See Geigerus in his Kelegraphy Hither belongs Exomphalos or Omphalocele when the Navel either Relaxt or broke struts forth somtimes the bigness of a nut somtimes of an Apple nay somtimes there is a Tumor raised like a Bag. If it be lately first of al foment it with a Decoction of tree Mosse self Heal made in astringent Wine afterwards lay a Cataplasme of Plantane and Lentils If it be Old after the like Fomentations t is Cured with the Oyntment of Mushrums of Nuts outwardly applied with convenient ligature inwardly with the essence of the greater comfrey with the Arcanum of Sal Gemmae Article V. Of the falling down of the Fundament and of the wounds and Vicers of the Guts 1. The falling down of the Fundament is a hanging forth of the outer part of the right Gut There is no need of SIGNS The CAUSES shall be spoke of in the Differences The CURE requireth I. A putting up of the Fundament fallen down which is performed gently with the Hand premising a Fomentation of emollient and