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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60270	A short essay towards the history and cure of fevers particularly of this new autumnal-fever. Humbly proposed to the consideration of the Royal Society, and the Colledge of Physicians, in order to the improvement of physick, and thereby th[e] benefit of our countrey-men. By W. Simpson Doctor in Physick.	Simpson, William, M.D.	1678 (1678)	Wing S3836; ESTC R221489	7,422	21

the recurring of the wonted symptoms and when the Apothecary brought me word what a dangerous condition he was in and delirous I had then almost finished my propos'd circle of operations upon my Medicine however as it was ventur'd to send him two or three doses which I ordered the Apothecary to give him in Black-Cherry water at such and such intervals of time The Apothecary at the same time gave me also an account of the other patient I had been sent for to that day to whom after blooding I had prescrib'd a Glister and Milk and Water for his ordinary drink the account was that he grew worse and worse the Fever was growing stronger upon him and that he also was delirous Whereupon I ordered him of the same Medicine thirty drops in three ounces of Black cherry-Cherry-water to be taken at convenient distances of time in the night Word was brought me next morning that the Fever in both was so allayed as they thought it was quite gone both slept very well their thirst wonderfully quenched and their delirium quite taken off This was surprizing news but desiring to be further satisfied of the truth thereof I went my self to see them both and found indeed the relation I had to be true one of them had slept very well that night after taking once or twice of his Medicine and in the morning call'd for some food and was when I went fallen a sleep after his repast and they told me was so well as had thoughts of going abroad that day notwithstanding that he had had his Fever upon him for near a week at tended with violent heat and sweatings c. The other I sound was got up and pretty cheerful and I think had taken some food too and from that time the Fever never return'd and they without any more ado recovered very well only this is remarkable that the former of them who had been blooded vomited and purg'd and if I mistake not some sweating hot Medicines given before I was sent for and had been a week under such a Regimen who notwithstanding all this grew worse and worse I say that which is much to be noted in this patient and wherein he differed from the other was that I observed that he recovered not so fast by far as the other the reasons whereof viz. the great exhaustion of spirits and debilitude of strength what by the Fever and the medicinal Method he was treated with are obvious to every eye Another tryal I had was upon a Tradesmans daughter of about 10 or 11 years of age who having labour'd under this Fever for about ten days they mean while had the advice of a learned Physitian twice whose name to prevent reflection I willingly conceal who had put her upon Sweating and Glisters notwithstanding all which attempts set on by the Galenical Method her Fever grew higher and higher at every paroxysm the symptoms more severe and she at length delirous I was sent for would have consulted with the Physitian first advis'd with but being at a distance the Parents were resolv'd solely to adhere to my advice Whereupon I presently took off the heap of clothes they had by advice in order to further Sweating laid upon her they suspecting malignity in the case and it was feared she being so extreamly weakened what with the Fever and pressures to sweat that the next fit would have carried her away I ordered the Apothecary to give her three doses in Black Cherry-water at about three hours interval from each other being the very day before her expected Fit which the night following was to come she being at ease from the weight of clothes after the first or second dose fell asleep very sweetly and in lieu of her expected Fit she slept very well and scarce drank any thing all night and the next morning when I went found the scene quite altered for the better the Fever and its attendants had made their exit she cheerful very sensible her stupor being gone which before she had had both during the paroxysm and interval and call'd for food that day which she eat without being sick at all but fell to sleep after I went several days to see her she continued recovering but slowly because of the great languishment she had been brought to before The next I gave it to was a man who had languished for about 10 days under this Fever had violent sweating spontaneous besides what was artificially contracted by Venice-Treacle or some such heating Medicines I askt him if he was mindful to be cured for I was occasionally in his house if so I would cure him for nothing being still desirous of making further tryals of my Arcanum yes willingly he answered and thank me too and should look upon it as a providence towards him with that I ordered him some of the aforesaid Medicine three or four doses in Thames-water he having no distilled Water by him as also as much the day after in spring-water being the day before his Fit was to come took them and had no Fit then nor after for I call'd once or twice on purpose to enquire was gone abroad and pretty well as his wife told me This is what is done in the main only I order at the heel of the Fever a purge to carry off the precipitated matter or other rejected feculencies to prevent the foundation for future diseases which might thence arise As to the operation of this Arcanum which so strangely quieteth the seditious tumult of the blood and spirits allayeth the feverish heat and thirst and as a great anodyne in this Fever composeth to sleep and quiet rest and yet hath not one grain of opium in it add to which it taketh off deliriums which no opium doth although prepared after the best manner that I know as to which operation I say have not yet in all my tryals met with any thing comparable thereto and yet is but in its minority in the road to further improvement For it neither operates by vomit purging or sweat has no sensible operation at all save that the symptoms go off and the Fever disappears As to the ingredients of it I shall speak something darkly enough as others in things of the like nature usually do it 's in short therefore prepar'd with a Mineral by an Animal and vegetable menstruum brought on by a circuit of operations to its expected height as to which I confess this is but in limine to what is intended and to which it 's capable of being brought Which when compleated by what I have already seen of its operation in its state of Infancy may ex ungue leonem easily conjecture it will when perfected and come to its full ripenss and perfection be one of the best Medicines in the world for the cure of most if not all sorts of acute diseases viz. Fevers Agues Pleurisies small Pox Gripes and the disease morbus Cholera and dysenteries thence emerging the graduating of which