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to_o it_o you_o must_v lessen_v her_o diet_n enjoin_v she_o a_o abstinence_n from_o hot_a wine_n and_o let_v she_o continual_o wear_v plate_n of_o lead_n upon_o heâ—_n back_o for_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o these_o doâ—_n diminish_v the_o seed_n if_o the_o patient_n for_o tweluâ—_o morning_n together_o upon_o a_o empty_a stomach_n drink_v three_o ounce_n of_o a_o decoction_n of_o agnus_fw-la castus_fw-la seed_n boil_v with_o six_o grain_n oâ—_n camphire_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o epilepsy_n in_o the_o matrix_fw-la and_o thâ—_n several_a kind_n thereof_o physician_n reckon_v up_o a_o twofold_a epilep_n in_o the_o matrix_fw-la one_o by_o consent_n thâ—_n other_o by_o propriety_n the_o cause_n of_o this_o be_v thick_a viscous_a and_o slow_a humour_n obstruct_v the_o hollow_a part_n of_o the_o nerve_n thâ—_n cause_n of_o that_o be_v a_o cold_a distemper_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la and_o a_o contagious_a vapour_n assault_v and_o shake_v the_o brain_n and_o the_o nervous_a part_n for_o 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