If from too great a quantity of Blood a sleepy Disease is feared the Patient must be sufficiently Blooded and the utmost endeavours must be used to make the Hemorrhoids flow than which nothing can be more advanâ—agious Purging must be also ordered to prevent a Relapse Take of the Pill of Amber and of the lesser Coeh each two scruples of the best Castor six grains of Oyl of Amber a sufficient quanty mix them make 12 Pills take six for a Dose and the other six three days after Or take my Pills which are excellent in these diseases After Purging let the Sick use the following Medicine Take of the Conserves of the Flowers of Male-Peony and of Rosemary each one Ounce of the Bark of Citron Candied â—â—x drams of the Species call'd Diambra aud Dianâ—bos each one dram of Castor Powdered two scruples of compound Spirit of Lavender half a dram with a sufficient quantity of the Syrups of Gilly-flowers and of compound peony make an Electuary Give the quantity of a Nutmeg Morning and Evening daily and let the Sick take two spoonfuls of Black Cherry-water and ten drops of my Cephalic Tincture Morning and Evening presently after the use of the Electuary Take of Amber Powdered one ounce sprinkle the fourth part of it upon the Head every night at Bed time Chap. II. Of Bleeding at Nose Bleeding at the Nose comes at any time of the Year and afflicts those chiefly that are weakly and of a very hot Constitution and more frequently when they are Old than when they are Young In this Case you must do all you can to restrain the violent heat and ebullition of the Blood from whence arises the said unusual Extravasation and to turn the fore of it another way To which end Bleed often in the Arm and take away Blood freely order also a Cooling and Thickening Diâ— as three parts of Fountain-water and one of Milk boyled together and drank Cold roasted Apples Barly Broaths and such like things as are made without Flesh order the Sick to keep from Bed for some time daily and give a gentle cooling Glister every day and let it not be once omitted Give also a draught made of half an ounce of Diacodium and Cowslip-water at Bed time to quell the fury of the Blood but because a sharp humour often accompanies Bleeding at Nose and the like which being mingled with the Blood furthers it's motion and opens the Orifices of the Veins besides revulsion and cooling I usually give the following Purging potion when the Disease is even at it's height Take of Tamarinds half an ounce of sena two drams of Rhubarb one dram and an half Boyl them in a suffâ—cient quantity of water to three ounces of the strained Liquor add of Manna and Syrup of Roses solutive each one ounce make a Potion and after it has done working I give at Bed time a draught made of two ounces of water of Red Popies and one ounce of Diacodium and when the Bleeding is gone quite off I give the Patient some purging potion again As to outward Applications a Linnen Bolster dipt in cold Water wherein Sal prunella has bin disolved may he applyed to the Nape of the Neck and to both the sides of it often in a day and after Bleeding and Purging the following Liquor may be used Take of Hungarian Vitriol and Allom each one ounce of Flegm of Vitriol half a Pint Boyl them till all is dissolved filter the Liquor when it is cold and seperate it from the Cristals that sometimes rise To the remaining Liquor add a twelfth part of Oyl of Vitriol And put a tent dipt in this Liquor into the Nostril from whence the Blood flows and keep it in two days Rags moistened in this Liquor and applyed stop Blood from what parts soever it flows Spitting of Blood which betwixt Spring and Summer befalls weakly People of a hot Constitution whose Lungs are infirm and rather Young People than Old is almost of the same nature with the Bleeding at the Nose and requires almost the same Method of Cure only it will not bear Purging by which especialy if repeated the sick is apt to fall into a Consumption but Bleeding used often a Glifter injected every day a draught made of Dâ—a odium taken at Bed-time and a Dyet thickening and cooling will do the Business effâ—ctually Chap. III. Of Vomiting of Blood VOmiting of Blood from what cause soever it arises is very dangerous for if too great a quantity of Blood be evacuated their is danger of Death if it coagulate in the Stomack and corrupt there it occasions â—ainting It must be cured by Medicines that cause a Reâ—ulsion of the Blood from the Stomach and by such as attemperate it and stop the opening of the Veins And first because an orderly Diet is of great use in this case the common Diet ought to be astringent and cooling as Barley-broths Almond and Rice diet Water-gruel and especially Starch boiled in Milk whereunto may be added a little Rose-water hard Eggs may be also used dipt in Vinegar also Bread dipt in Water and Chicken Broath with Wood-sorrel Purslain and Plantian boyled in it But at the beginning of eating some astringent things should be taken as a Quince baked under the ashes Medlars or the like Let the Sick abstrain from all Salt Pepper'd and Fryed Meats and also from such things as yield a great deal of nourishment unless the Weakness of the Sick requires that they should be taken sparingly He must drink but little and when he does it must be Water wherein iron has bin quenched with a little juice of Lemon in it The Sick must not expose himself to the Winds nor to the rays of the Sun he must Sleep moderately and his Body must be kept open Bleeding must be used sparingly and it must be repeated The Members must be rubbed and bound and cleansing Glisters must be injected Cupping-glases must be applyed to the Buttocks Legs and Loins Let two spoonfuls of Vinegar and Water mixed be given if there be a suspition of clotted Blood for by the use of it it may be easily disolved and driven from the Veins of the Stomach and they will be stop'd thereby foment the Region of the Stomach also with it cold Let the Sick take Morning and Evening four ounces of the juice of Plantain cold Take of old Conserve of Roses and of Comfry Roots each one ounce of Marmalade of Auinces half an ounce one Myrobalane candied troches of Amber and Lemnian earth each two drams of coral prepared and of Saffron of Mars each one dram with Syrup of dryed Roses make an Electuary and let the Sick take the quantity of a Nutmeg Morning and Evening Troches of Amber do not only bind but also disolve clotted Blood and therefore are frequently to be used Tincture of Coral made with the juice of Lemons is also very good But when the Blood is evacuated violently and cannot be stoped by the
relapse to which this Disease is more obnoxious than an other Chap. VIII Of the Stone in the Kidneys WHen any one is seized with a Fitt of the Stone setting aside all other remedies let him presently drink a Gallon of Posset drink wherein two ounces of the Roots of marsh Mallows have been boyled and let the following Glister be injected Take of the Roots of marsh Mallows and Lillies each one ounce of the Leaves of Mallows Pellitory of the Wall and of the Flowers of Camomile each one Handful of Flax and Fenugreek seeds each half an Ounce boyl them in a sufficient quantity of Water to a Pint and a half dissolve in in the strained Liquor brown Sugar and syrup of Marsh-Mallows each two ounces mingle them make a Glister As soon as he has rendred all the Posset drink by Vomiting and rejected the Glister let him take thirty of my Cordial drops in a Glass of White wine and compose himself to rest on his Bed But to prevent this Disease let him drink Acton or Richmond Waters or other Purging waters often especially when he finds a pain in his Back or heat of Urine And every Summer if his Condition will allow of it Tunbridge Waters or the like for the space of a Month or Whey for the same time when he has not an opportunity to drink these Waters Riding ou Horse Back is also very good for prevention But it is to be noted that if the Stone is too large to pass neither the Waters nor Riding are proper for some old Men have hastened their end by attempting in vain to Cure this Disease by such Remedies the Stone by this means being thurst forward when it was too big to pass If a Bloody Vrine be occasioned by the Stone in the Kidnies take two ounces and a half of Manna dissolved in a quart of Whey once a Week for some Months and when you are to Walk or Ride be sure to drink a large draught of small Beer before you go out and in the way if you stay long a broad Chap. IX Of Vomiting and Loosness call'd Cholera Morbus THis disease is easily known for there are violent Vomitings and an Evacuation of ill Humours with great difficulty and trouble by Stool there is a violent Pain of the Belly an Heart Burning Thirst a quick Pulse and often Convulsions Fainting and a Coldness of the extream Parts and such lik Symptoms which Frighten the By-standers and kill the Patient in Twenty four Hours For the Cure of this dreadful Disease proceed in the following manner boyl a Chicken in about 3 Gallons of Spring water and let the Sick drink several large Draughts of it a little warm or for want of it Posset-drink At the same time a good quantity of the Liquor will serve for several Glisters to be given successively untill all the Liquor is consumed and evacuated upwards and downwards The Filth being ejected by these means which require three or four Hours give twenty of my Cordial drops in a spoonful of Cinnamon-water or the â—ike But it must be carefully noted that if the Vomitting and Loosness continue many Hours suppose ten or twelve and the Sick is worn out so that the extream Parts â—ax cold and the use of the Liquor above mentioned has been neglected you must immediately give my Corâ—iâ—â— drops as above directed and Sixteen of them must be also given Morning and Evening daily till the Sick has recovered his Strength and Health Chap. X. Of hard Labour THat is said to be hard Labour which does not observe the due and ordinary course of Nature and longer time is spent in it and the pains are more violent than usual and the Symptoms that accompany it are more grievous Many causes may be assigned for it both external and internal the internal depend on the Mother the Womb or the Child As to the Mother the natural Weakness of the whole Body may make the Labour difficult or her Age she being too Young or too Old or it may be occasion'd by Diseases which she had with her Big-belly Leanness on two much dryness of the Body or Fat compressing the passages of the Womb or the ill-conformation of the Bones encompassing the Womb as in those that are Lame may also occasion it Wind swelling the Bowels a stone on preternatural tumour in the Bladder that presses the Womb may be the cause So may the ill Constitution of the Lungs or the parts serving respiration for the holding of the Breath is very necessary to help the exclusion of the Child As to the Womb various Diseases of it may render the Delivery difficult as Tumours Ulcers Obstructions and the like As to the Child hard Labour is occasioned when by reason it is Dead or Putrified or any way Diseased it cannot confer any thing to it's own exclusion Also when the Body or Head of it is large or when there are many so Twins most commonly cause hard Labour or when it is ill situated as when the Hands or the Feet offer first or when one Hand or Foot comes out or when it is doubled or when the Membranes break too soon so that the Water flows out and leaves the Orifice of the Womb dry at the time of exclusion Or when the Membranes are too thick so that they cannot be easily broken by the Child The external causes depend on things necessary and contingent things necessary are those which are commonly call'd non-natural so Cold and Dry air and a North wind are very injurious to Women in Labour because they bind the Body and drive the Blood and Spirits to the inner parts and they are very injurious to the Child coming from so warm a place Hot weather also dissipates the Spirits and weakens the Child Crude meats and such as are difficulty Concocted and those that bind taken in a great quantity before Labour render it difficult the Stomach being weakened and the common passages contracted which ought to be very open in this Case Drowsiness hinders the Action of the Mother and Child and shews that nature is Weak The unseasonable motion of the Woman much retards the Delivery as when she refuses upon occasion to Stand Walk Lye or Sit or flings her self about unadvisedly so that the Child cannot be Born the right way being turned preposterously by the Restlesness of the Mother The retention of such things as should be evacuated at the time of Labour as of Urine that swells the Bladder or excrements in the right Gut the Pâ—â—es also much swelled narrow the Neck of the Womb and so hinder natures endeavours Lastly violent Passions of the mind as â—ear Sorrow and Anger make the Labour difficult To things Contingent ought to be referred a Blow a Fall or a Wound which may much obstruct Labour also the want of By-standers which ought to assist the Woman namely strong Women or Maids which may lift her up just at the time of her Delivery An unskilful Mid-wife that
Miscarriage are the same which accompany Women duly brought to Bed The Preservation from Miscarriage consists principally in these two things the one concerns the Woman before she is with Child and the other when she is with Child Before the Woman is with with Child all Indispositions of the Body which are wont to cause Miscarriage must be removed as fullness of Blood ill Humours and peculiar Diseases of the Womb. If the Woman be too full of Blood when she is with Child she must be Blooded in the first Months twice or thrice if need be but much Blood must not be taken away at a time and if she be troubled with abundance of ill Humours gentle Purging must be repeated especially in the middle Months in the mean while astringent and strengthening Medicines must be used all the time the Woman is with Child Take of Conserve of Roses two Ounces of Citron Peel Candied six Drams of Myrobalans Candied and of the Pulp of Dates each half an Ounce of Coral prepaâ—ed Pearl prepared and Shavings of Harts-horn each one Dram with Syrup of Quinces make an Electuaery of which let the Woman take the quantity of a Nutmeg every other Night at Bed time But that the success of this Medicine may be good the Woman must keep her self as quiet both in Body and Mind as possibly she can and abstain from Coition But if by reason of the vehemency of the Cause whither Internal or External the Woman is ready to Miscarry you must do the best you can with the following Remedies And in the first place so soon as the Pain shall be perceived in the lower parts of the Belly we must endeavour to allay them both by Medicines taken inwardly and outwardly applyed for if Miscarriage be caused by Crudities and Wind which is most usual when it begins from an inward Cause a Powder must be given made of Aromaticum Rosatum and Coriander Seeds give of each half a Dram or three or four Spoonfuls of Dr. Stephen's Water if Flegm and Wind abound at the same time let carminative Medicine be applyed below the Woman's Navel such are Bags oâ— Anniseeds Fennel Seeds Fenugreek Seeds Flowers of Camomile Elder Rosemary and Stechas mixed together oâ— a Rose Cake fryed in a Pan with Rich Canary and sprinkled with Powder of Nutmegs and Coriander Seeds if by these means the Pains cease not inject a Glyster made of Winâ— and Oyl wherein halfe an Ounce of Venice Treacle must be dissolved and after the Glyster is come away you musâ— give sixteen of my Cordial Drops in a Spoonful of Stephen's Water But if Blood begins to come away you must Bleed immediatly and rub the upper Parts and tye thâ— Members and if the Flux of Blood continues give twâ— Ounces of the Juice of Plantain sweetened with an Ounce 〈◊〉 Syrup of Poppies to which add one Scruple of Bolearmeniâ—â— and apply hot a little bag full of Red Roses and Balaustineâ— Boyl'd in Smiths Water and Red Wine to the Womans Belly Chap. XII Of an immoderate Flux of the Courses AN immoderate Flux of the Courses invades either iâ— Child-bed or at other times as to the first that afflicts Women most on the first Days after a difficult Labour and is accompanined with a long train of Hysteriâ—â— Symptoms and as it happens only on the first Days so usâ—ally it do's not last long for if a thickning Diet be oâ—dered it soon abates The following Drink may be all used Take of Plantane Water and Red Wine each one Pint boyl them till a third part is consumed sweeten it with a sufficient quantity of White Suger let the Woman take half a Pint of it twice or thrice a Day But as to the Flux which happens out of Child-bed tho' it befalls Women at any time yet most commonly it invades a little before the time they leave them namely when they are about Forty five Years of Age if they have them Young and about Fifty if it were late before they begun to have them and by reason of the great quantity of Blood which is continually evacuated they are almost continually afflicted with Vapours In order to the Cure you must bleed in the Arm and eight Ounces of Blood must be taken away the next Morning the following Purge must be given Take of Tamarinds half an Ounce of Sena two Drams of Rhubarb one Dram and an half infuse them in a sufficient quantity of Fountain Water and in three Ounces of the strained Liquor Dissolve of Manna and Syrup of Roses Solutive each one Ounce make a Purging Potion which must be taken thrice three Days betwixt each Purge and every Night at Bed time through the whole course of the Disease twelve of my Cordial Drops must be taken in two Spoonfuls of small Cinnamon Water or the like Take of the Conserve of dryed Roses two Ounces of the Troches of Lemnian Earth one Dram and an half of Pomgranate Pill and red Coral prepared each two Scruples of Blood-Stone Dragons Blood and Bolearmenick each two Scruples with a sufficient quantity of simple Syrup of Coral make an Electuary whereof let her take the quantity of a large Nutmeg in the Morning and at Five in the Afternoon drinking upon it six Spoonfuls of the following Julep Take of the Waters of Oak Bud and of Plantain each three Ounces of Cinnamon Water hordeated and of Syrup of dried Roses each one Ounce of Spirit of Vitriol a sufficient quantity to make it pleasantly acid Take of the Leaves of Plantain and of Nettles each a sufficient quantity beat them together in a Stone Mortar and press out the Juice Clarifie it and give six Spoonfuls of it cold three or four times in a Day After the first Purge apply the following Plaster to the Loins Take of Diapalma and of the Plaster for tuptures each equal parts mix them and spread them upon Leather A cooling and thickening Diet must be ordered and a Glass of Claret may be allowed once or twice a Day to recover the strength This Method may be also used to prevent Miscarriages but the Juices and Purges must be omitted Chap. XIII Of a suppression of the Childbed Purgations THere is so great a Flux of Humours from all parts to the Womb when a Woman is with Child and during the Commotion in her Labour that in case there be not afterwards sufficient evacuation of them the Woman is in great danger of very ill Accidents and sometimes of Death it self because these Humours corrupted by their stay there will certainly cause a great Inflamation and this is the reason why the suppression of these Childbed Purgations is one of the worst and most dangerous Symptoms which can befall a Woman after Delivery especially if they be wholly and suddenly stopt the first three or four Days which is the time they should come down plentifully for then follow an accute Fever great pains in the Head Pains in the Breast Reins and Loyns Suffocation of the
Mother and an Inflamation which is suddenly communicated to the Belly which thereupon becomes much swelled and blown up there happens also a great difficulty in Breathing Choakings Beating of the Heart Fainting Convulsions and often Death it self if the Suppression continues And if the VVoman outlives it she is in danger of an Abscess in the VVomb and afterwards of a Cancer or there may happen great Imposthums in the Belly also the Gout Sciatica and Lameness or an Inflamation and Abscess in the Breast The Causes of the Stoppage of the Child-bed Purgations proceed either from a great Loosness or strong Passions of the Mind also from great Colds and cold Drink To bring the Child-bed Purgations well down let the VVoman avoid all Perturbations of Spirit which may stop them let her ly in Bed with her Head and Breast a little raised keeping her self very quiet that so the Humours may be carried downwards by their natural tendency let her observe a good Diet some what hot and moist and apply the Plaster mentioned in the Chapter of Vapours to her Navel Take of the Conserves of Roman Wormwood and of Ruâ— each one Ounce of the Troches of Myrth two Drams of Castor English Saffron Volatile Salt of Salarmoniak and of Assafoetida each half a Dram with a sufficient quantity of the Syrup of the five opening Roots make an Electuary Let her take the quantity of a large Nutmeg every third Hour drinking upon it three or four Spoonfuls of the following Mixture Take the Waters of Pennyroyal and Balm each three Ounces of Compound Briony Water two Ounces of Sypup of Mugwort three Ounces and an half of Saffron two Drams of Castor tyed up in a Rag and hanged in the Glass one Scruple mingle them If these things are used presently upon the Suppression they generally take it off Chap. XIV Of Quinsey A Quinsey comes at any time of the Year especially between Spring and Summer and chiefly seizes Young Men and such as are of a Sanguine Complection and Red Haired People more than any other The Sick shiver and shake presently a Fever follows and a little after a Pain and Inflamation of the Jaws and if the Sick be not presently relieved he can neither-Swallow nor draw his Breath so that he is under the Apprehension of being Strangled by reason the Jaws are stoped by the Inflamation and Swelling There is great danger in this Disease for it sometimes destroys a Man in a few Hours In order to the Cure Bleed presently in the Arm and take away a large quantity of Blood and presently afterwards open the Veins under the Tongue and then touch the inflamed parts with Honey of Roses made very sharp with Spirit of Vitriol or Sulphur and the following Gargarism must be used often not in the common way for it must be kept in the Mouth without motion till it wax hot and then it must be spit out Take of the Waters of Plantain Roses and Frogs spawn each four ounces the Whites of three Eggs turned to a Water by beating of White-Sugar-candy three drams make a Gargarism The Patient must also take daily of the Emulsion to be mentioned in the cure of a Pleurisie the next Morning bleed again unless the Fever and difficulty of swallowing abate and defer purging till the next day but if both these are lessened give presently the Lenitive Purge mentioned in the Chapter of the immoderate Flux of the Courses If the Fever and other Symptoms are like to be troublesome after Purging they will be quelled by Bleeding repeated as before and by applying a large and strong Blister to the Neck and by a Glister of Milk and Sugar injected every Morning except when the Sick purges through the whole course of the Disease the use of all kinds of Flesh and their Broths are to be forbid and the Patient must be dieted with Oatmeal and Barley broths roasted Apples or the like and he must drink Small-beer and he must keep from Bed some Hours every day Chap. XV. Of a Pleurisie THis Disease is very frequent and comes at any time but especially betwixt Spring and Summer it chiefly seizes those that are of a Sanguine Constitution and often Country People and those that are accustomed to hard labour it most commonly begins with a shaking and shivering and then heat drough restlesness and other symptoms of a Fever follow After a few Hours but sometimes it is much longer before this symptom comes the Patient is seized with a violent pricking pain in one of his sides about the Ribs which sometimes reaches towards the Shoulder-blades sometimes towards the Back-bone and sometimes towards the Breast he Coughs frequently which occasions great pain so that sometimes he holds his Breath to prevent Coughing the matter which is spit up at the beginning is little and thin and often sprinkled with particles of Blood but in the process of the Disease it is more and more concocted and mixed with Blood Tho' this Disease has an ill Name and is of it self more dangerous than any other yet if it be well managed it is easily cured and indeed as certainly as other diseases As to the cure ten ounces of Blood must be taken presently away from the Arm of the side affected then presently after Bleeding give the following draught Take of Red poppy-Poppy-Water four ounces of Salprunella one dram of Syrup of Violets one ounce mingle them â—ake a draught Take of Sweet Almonds number seven of the Seeds of Melons and Pompions each half an ounce of the Seeds of White-Poppies two drams beat them together in a Marble Mortar pouring gently upon them a pint and a half of Barley-water of rose-Rose-water two drams of Sugar-candy half an ounce mingle them make an Emulsion give four ounces every fourth hour Pectorals must also be taken frequently Take of the Pectoral decoction a quart of the Syrups of Violets and Maiden-hair each one ounce and an half mingle them make an Apozem Let him take half a pint thrice a day Take of the Oyl of Sweet-Almonds two ounces of the Syrups of Violets and Maiden-hair each one ounce of Sugar-candy half a dram mingle them make a Linctus of which let the Patient lick often in a day Oyl of Almonds by it self or Linseed-Oyl is often used with good success As to diet you must forbid all Flesh and the Broaths of it tho' never so thin but the Patient may be dyeted with Oaten and Barley Broaths and Panada and let him drink of a Ptisan made of Barley-water and the Roots of Sorrel and Liquorish aud sometimes Small-beer Anoint the pained side Morning and Evening with the following Ointment applying upon it a Cabbage-leaf Take of the Oyl of Sweet-Almonds two ounces of Ointment of Marsh-mallows and Pomatum each one ounce mingle them make an Ointment The Sick must persist in the use of the said Remedies through the whole course of the Disease If the pain be very violent you must take away ten
A Plain and Short TREATISE OF AN Apoplexy Convulsions Colick twisting of the Guts Mother Fits Bleeding at Nose Vomitting of Blood Stone in the Kidnies Quinsey Miscarriage Hard Labour Cholora Morbus AND Several other violent and dangerous Diseases that come of a sudden and require present Help SHEWING The Sick or By-standers what ought presently to be done Together with proper Remedies for each Disease and plain Directions for the use of them By J. PECHEY of the College of Physicians in London London Printed for the Author and Sold at his House in Basing-lane near Bread-street 1698. THE PREFACE HAving often considered that there are several Diseases so surprizing and withal so very vioent that the Patient is often dead or past all hopes of recovery before a skilful Physitian in many places can be called or advised with I thought a plain English Treatise of such kind of Diseases might be of general use and that it may suit all conditions of Men all by the frailty of Nature lying open to one or other of these suddain Incursions I have reduced it to a small compass that it may be the easier read over and that each Disease may be the soon er turned to upon any suddain occasion Ordinary Readers being as often at a loss in a large Book as Travellers in a Wood and it is composed in a small Character that as every one may need it so every one may be able to buy it and I have Written it in a plain Stile that every one also may be able to understand it This little Book may be an assistant to Charitable Ladies and Gentlewomen in the Country who like the good Samaritan have never an Hand but what is ready to help their distressed Neighbours here they may find plain directions and the most celebrated Medicines such as the LondonPhysitians most frequently make use of in these Diseases The Traveller and Sea-faring Man when they are far distant from Physitians and destitute of all other help may here also find releif The Medicines prepared by my self that are often mention'd in this Treatise are of great Vertue and Efficacy and have bin found Successful to admiration in cureing several of these Diseases And they keep good many Years and will endure the excess of Heat and Cold in various Climates Therefore very proper for those that live in the country and in the Plantations abroad or go to Sea And indeed every one that has been once seized with any one of these Diseases will undoubtedly wheresoever he dwells think it no small comfort and Security to have an approved Remedy ready at hand in time of need Chap. I. of Sleepy Diseases Coma Lethargy Carus and Apoplexy THese Four sorts of Preternatural Sleep proceed from the same Causes and require the same Methods of Cure and therefore shall be treated of together in this Chapter When any Person is seized with a Sleepy Disease the By-standers must endeavour by all means to rouse him by offering violence to all his Senses and therefore you must expose his Eyes to the Sun-beams or to a clear Light his Ears must be filled with violent Noises and Clamours and you must be sure to call him aloud by his own Name sharp things are to be blown up his Nostrils the sence of Touching must be revived by Rubbings Vellications plucking of the Hair binding of the Members squeezing of the Fingers together and the like he must be presently Blooded if he has Strength but his strength is not to be judged of by the present Circumstances but by such as he was in before the Disease seized him You must first Bleed in the Arm and then in the jugular Vein presently after give the following Vomit Take of the Blessed Wine one Ounce and an half of Carduus water one Ounce of spirit of Juniper-Berries two Drams Make a Vomit Inject two or three sharp Glisters in a Day Take of the Carminative decoction with Bay-berries and Juniper-berries ten Ounces of the Electuary of Bay-berries â—ne Ounce of Blessed Wine and Brown-Sugar each three Ounces of Câ—ymical Oyl of Juniper ten Drops Mix them and make a Glister If a Glister be not rendred in an Hour's time provoke the Belly by a Suppository Take of Hiera â—iâ—ra half an Ounce of Sal Gemma one Dram of Honey a sufficient quantity Make Suppositories The Spirit of Sal Armoniack must be held often to the Nostrils or my Cephalick Tincture which is one of the best Midicines in the World for Sleepy Diseases and indeed for all diseases of the Head and Spirits Things of all kinds that cause Revulsion must be used not only Frictions and Ligatures but also Cupping-Glasses set on the Back Shoulders Arms and Thighs but in an Apoplexy you must not apply Cupping-Classes to the Back or Hypochondres left the Muscles of the Breast and Belly should be contracted and so Respiration more hindred Cupping-Glasses applyed to the Head are counted very proper apply a Blistering Plaister with Euphorbium to the Neck Some according to the custom of the Antients hold a red-hot Frying-Pan to the Head at such a distance as it may burn the Hair but not the Skin Take of the Waters of Rue Balm and Black-Cherries each three Ounces of Compound peony-Peony-water and Compound Syrup of Peony each one Ounce and an half of Tincture of Caster one dram of Spirit of Sal Armoniack half a dram mingle them make a Julop Give four or five Spoonfuls often or ten drops of my Cephalick Tincture in two Ounces of Compound Peony-Water or in a small Glass of Canary In the general Cure of these Diseases you must take notice that in those which poceed from Blood Medicines that heat the least are to be used But Bleeding is to be used freely and afterwards a vein in the Forehead is to be opened and things that purge Choler are to be mixed with those that purge Flegm If the Brain be very much cooled the Sick after universal Evacuations may use Tablets made in the following manner Take of Ambergrease half a Scruple distilled Oyl of the Seeds of Anise Cinnemon and Nutmegs each three drops of Oyls of Cloves one drop of Sugar dissolved in Orange Flower-Water four Ounces make Tablets Let him take a Dram or two every Morning and let him be sure to take twenty drops of my Cephaclic Tincture in two Ounces of Compound Peony-water at Bed-time three Nights before the New Moon It is also proper to hold a Nutmeg often in the Mouth and to chew it and perfumes are often to be held to the Nostrils especially Apoplectick Balsam or my Cephalick Tincture Spices are to be used with Meats and the following digestive Powder after Meals Take of the Seeds of Coriander Sweet-Fennel Caraways each fifteen grains of White Amber one drâ—m of the yellow Peel of Citrons and Flowers of Rosemary each one dram and an half of Nutmegs half a dram of White Sugar three ounces Powder them grosly and give half a Spoonful after Meals
forementioned Medicines Narcoticks must be taken inwardly and injected by Glisters and the region of the Stomach must be anointed with the oyl of Roses and Myrtles washt in Vinegar and after you have anointed it sprinkle on Powder of Coral Bolearmenick and seal'd Earth Bleeding being sufficiently used gentle and frequent Purging must be ordered whereby the Blood may be cleared from serous and Cholerick Humours occasioning this Disease but they ought to be made of Rhubarb Myroâ—alans Tamarinds and the like which bind as well as Purge and do not stir the Humours They may be given in the form of a Bolus with Syrup of Myrtles or dryed Roses or in a Potion made of a Decoction of Sorrel Succory Purslain or the like When purging is used the fore mentioned Electuary Syrup of Coral or some other Astringent and Corroborating Medicine must be used at Bed-time Lastly to prevent a relapse a dram of Rhubarb must be given once a Week for a long time Chap. IIII. Of Childrens Convulsions CHildrens Convulsions are so frequent that they are almost the only Species of Convulsions They are chiefly subject to them in the first Month and at the time they breed Teeth but they also happen at other times and proceed from other causes in such as are disposed to them Sometimes they do not come presently after the Birth but lie hid until the breeding of Teeth or not till a great while after and take their rise from an unhealthy or Big-bellied Nurse from Milk clotted or corrupted in the Stomach from a Feverish disposit on from Ulcers or Scabs of the Head or of other parts suddenly disappearing from changes of the Air or the like We must endeavour to prevent these Convulsions in Children and Infants or to cure them when they are come for if the former Children of the same Parents have been subject to Convulsive Fitts this Disease ought to be prevented by the early use of Remedies in such as are Born after To this end it is customary to give to new Born Babes as soon as they begin to breath some medicine proper for Convulsions Some upon this occasion give some drops of Pure Honey others a spoonful of Canary Wine sweetned with Sugar or Oyl of Almonds fresh drawn others give a drop of Oyl of Ambar But besides these things used at first which certainly do good some other Remedies ought to be given for instance give a spoonful twice a Day of the following Liquor Take of the waters of Black-Cherries and Rue each one ounce and a half of Langiuses Antiepileptick Water one ounce of Syrup of Coral six drams of prepared Pearl fifteen grains mingle them in a Viol. The third or fourth day after the Birth make an Issue in the Neck and if the countenance be florid Bleed and take away an ounce and an half or two ounces from the jugular Vein but take care that too much Blood does not flow out in Sleep Rub gently the Temples with the following Oyntment Take of Oyl of Nutmegs by expression two drams of Balsam of Copaiba three drams of Ambar one Scruple mix them Hang round the Neck the Roots and Seeds of Male ptony sewed up in a Rag. Moreover medicines proper for Convulsions must be given daily to the Nurse let her take Morning and Evening a draught of Whey wherein the Roots of Male-Peony or the Seeds of sweet Fennel have bin boyled and let her be very orderly in her Diet. But if an Infant be actually seized with Convulsions because the Issue does not run well you must apply a Blister to the Neck or behind the Ears and if the Infant be not of a cold Constitution Blood must be drawn from the jugular Veins by Leeches and Linnements must be used to the Temples Nostrils and Neck and to the Soles of the Feet and Glisters of Milk and Sugar must be injected Take of the Oyls of Copaiba and of Castor each two drams of Ambar half a dram make a Linnement and every fixth or eight Hour give a Paper of my Powder for Convulsions in a spoonful or two of Black cherry-Cherry-water sweeted with Syrup of Peony When by reason of breeding of Teeth difficultly Convulsions happen a thin and cooling Diet must be ordered and Bleeding and Glifters must be often used When Children are seized with Convulsions not presently after the Birth or upon Breeding of Teeth but from other occasions and accidents the cause for the most part of such is either in the Head or in the Bowels When the former is uspected as is wont to be known by the signs which shew watry Humours heaped up in the Brain my Powder for Convulsions and the medicines abovementioned must be used Moreover for those who bear Purging well a Vomit or gentle Purge must be prescribed When tho cause of Convulsions seems to be lodged in the Bowels or when Worms or sharp Humours in the Belly are the cause my Worm-Powder is of excellent use Chap. V. Of the Colick It takes it's Name from the Gat Colon which is the part affected The causes of the Colick are excrementious matter Wind the excrements hardened costivness thick cold and flegmatick Humours also Cholerick and Melancholy humours There are other causes of the Coliâ—k but less frequent as Stones growing in the Guts Worms hard Bodies obstructing the Guts as Cherry-stones hard Cheese and the like The external Causes are a cold Constitution of the Air gross meats of hard disgestion immoderate Sleep immoderate Venery and other external Causes which may injure the Concoction of the Stomacht but from what cause soever this Tormenting Disease is occasioned there is no Med cines yet known that do so certainly Cure it as my Elixir and Cordial Drops But to prevent a relapse and to strengthen the Bowels and to open Obstructions I advise the Sick to Ride often Chap. VI. Of Mother Fits and Vapours THese Diseases are the most frequent of all Chronical Diseases and they are not only frequent but so wonderfully various that they resemble almost all the Diseases poor Mortals are subject to Sometimes they possess the Head and occasion an Apoplexy and this seizes Women very often after Delivery or is occasioned by hard Labour or some violent commotion of the mind Sometimes they produce violent Convulsions very like the Falling-Sickness the Belly and Bowels swelling towards the Throat the Woman strugling so violently that tho' at other times her strength is but ordinary she now can scarce be held by all the strength of the by standers uttering some odd and inarticulate Sounds and striking her Breast these Convulsions are commonly called Mother Fits Sometimes they possess the outward part of the Head causing violent pain continually fixt in one part which may be covered by the top of your Thumb and violenâ— Vomiting accompanies this pain this pain chiefly afflictâ— Maids that have the Green-sickness Sometimes falling upon the Heart they occasion a violent beating of the Heart so that the women who are afflicted with it verily
believe that the By-standers may hear the found of the Heart thumping upon the Ribs This chiefly afflicts those that are of a thin Habit of Body and of a Weak constitution and also Young Maids that havâ— the Green-sickness Sometimes the Patient Choughs without intermission but brings up nothing this chiefly invades Women thaâ— abound in Flegm Sometimes rushing violently upon the Belly the Vapours occasion violent pain much like the twisting of thâ— Guts and the Woman Vomits exceedingly this chieflâ— seizes those that are of a lax and crude Habit of Body and those that have suffered much in bringing forth great Children When the Vapours fall upon one of the Kidneys they plainly represent by the pain they cause there a Fit like that of the Stone nor is the Bladder free from them â—or sometimes they do not only cause pain there but also â—â—op the Urine just as if there were a Stone but this kind â—â—izing the Bladder very seldom happens that which reâ—embles the Stone in the Kidneys is not so rare Sometimes falling upon the Stomach they cause aâ—ontinual Vomiting and sometimes a Loosness when they are settled upon the Guts And as the Vapours afflict almost all the Inner parts so sometimes they seize also the outward parts and occasion pain and sometimes Swellings in the Jaws Shoulders Hands Thighs Legs nor can the Teeth free themselves from the assaults of Vapours tho' they are not hollow at these pains and swellings which afflict the outward parts chiefly seize those Women that are in a manner quite 〈◊〉 out by a long series of Vapours and by the force of them But among all the Torments the Vapours occasion there 〈◊〉 none so common on as a Pain in the Back and this is worth observing that often a notable Cold of the outward parts makes way for these Fits of the Vapours which for the most part does not go off till the Fitt ends and moreover all Women troubled with Vapours complain of a dejection and sinking of the Spirits Lastly every one knows that Women troubled with Vapours sometimes Laugh excessively and sometimes Cry as much without any real cause for either But among all the Symptoms that accompany Vapours this is the most proper and almost inseperable namely an Urine as clear as Rock Water and this Women in Vapours evacuate plentifully and it sometimes happens that they belsh up ill fumes as often as they eat tho' they eat only Moderately and according as they have an Appetite and sometime the Wind that comes from the Stomach is as sower as Vinegar Nor are they unhappy only for that their Bodies are so ill affected and as it were tottering like ruined Houses just about to fall for their Minds are more diseased that their Bodies and an incurable Desperation is mixed with the very nature of their Disease and what the Roman oratoâ— said of the Superstitious exactly agrees with these Melancholy People Sleep says he seems to be a refuge for the Laborious and Careful but from thence cares and fears arise whilst only Funerals and Apparitions of their Deceased Friends are represented in Dreams and they are so tormented in Body and Mind that one would think their Lives were a Purgatory wherein they were to purifie themselves and to expiat Crimes committed in some other State Nor does this happen only to mad people but also to those who if you except these Impetuosities of Mind are very prudent and judicious and who much excell for deep thought and wisdom of Speech others whose minds were never excited by these provokments to thinking But this dreadful condition of Mind which I have above described seizes only those that have much and a long while conflicted with this Disease and have been at length wholly vanquished by it especially if adversity Care oâ— Trouble of mind or the like joined with an ill Habit oâ— Body have added Oyl to the Flame In order to the cure let eight ounces of Blood be taken from the Right Arm and the following Plaister applyed to the Navel Take of Galâ—anum dissolved in Tincture of Castor and stâ—ained three drams of Tacamahaca two drams mix them make a Plaister The next Morning let her make use of the following Pills Take of the Pill coch Major two Scruples of Castor powdered two Grains of peruvian Balsam four drops make four Pills Let her take them at five in the Morning and sleep after them Repeat them twice or thrice every Morning or every other Morning according to their operation and the strength of the Patient After the purging Pills are taken she must take two of my Pills for Vapours early in the Morning and at five in the Afternoon for thirty dayes drinking after them Morning and Evening three spoonfuls of compound brâ—ony-Brâ—ony-water and so the Vapours are most commonly Cured â—nd most obstructions in Women especially the Green-sickness and also all suppressions of the Courses Tuâ—bridge-waters are also very proper for the Cure of these Diseases and Riding abroad in the Air if the Woman has Strength to bear it When a Fit of the Vapours seizes any Woman suddenly you must hold to her Nostrils Assafaetida Galbanum Castor Spirit of Salarmoniae or the like and give inwardâ—y ten drops of Spirit of Hartshorn in three spoonfuls of Compound Briony-water Chap. VII Of Twisting of the Guts THis dreadful Disease which has hitherto been accounted Mortal by almost all arises from the inâ—erted and preposterous Motion of the Guts When it appears by Glisters Vomited up and other â—â—gns that there is a twisting of the Guts you must endeavour three things First that the contrary motion of the Stomach which occasions the same motion of the Guts may be Hindred Secondly that the Intestines being Weakened by sharp Humours may be strengthened Thirdly that the Stomach and Guts may be freed from the Humours and that you may Answer these Indications you must order the Cure in the following manner First prescribe one Scruple of Salt of Wormwood in a spoonâ—ul of juice of Lemons to be taken Morning and Evening but at other times of the Day order some spoonfuls of Mint-water without Sugar or any thing else to be taken twice in an Hour and order a Live Kiâ—ling to lye always on the naked Belly but after the Pain and Vomiting has whollyceased for the space of two or three Days give one dram of the Pill Coch Major dissolved in Mint-water which must be also used very often all the time of the working of the Pills to hinder the return of the Vomiting nor is the Kitling to be removed before the Patient has taken the Pills The Sick must observe a very thin Diet namely some spoonfuls of Chicken Broath must be taken twice or thrice a Day and he must keep his Bed till signs of perfect Health appear and when he is well he must persist in the use of Mint-water for a long time and keep his Belly warm with Flannels doubled that there may not be a