the ordinary one make thus â„ž white Sugar Candid â„¥ 6 spirit of Salt well rectified half an ounce and as much pure water as will make the Sugar like thick a syrup then add to those half an ounce of purple Calx of Gold which hath been first solved in Aqua fortis then precipated with Tin or Spilter and well edulcorated and dryed lastly to all the former ingredients add also one ounce of pure Pearl in subtil powder and one dram of good Ambergreece so have you a far more excellent Confection than the common one wherein the Gold is used in its metalline form and so hath no effect in the medicine but here by reason of it subtil preparation it rendreth the medicine aboundantly more cordial more effectual CHAP. VI. Of the Lethargy THe Lethargy is a torpor or drowsiness and almost an unresistible necessity of sleeping according unto The Lethargy is almost an unresistible necessity to sleep Celsus lib. 2. cap. 10. 20. The Galenists say that the cause of this disease is a cold and slegmy humour which in great aboundance is effused into the substance and Ventricles of the brain The kinds of it are the Catophora the Coma and the Carus The Catophora is a profound and deep sleep The Coma Catoche or Catalepsis is a stupour while one wakes whereupon Physicians The Catalepsie is a prefernatural affect of the Head whereby man is deprived of all motion suddenly as if he were congealed call it a waking dream by which the affected both waketh and sleepeth together which sometimes rises from too much drinking of Wine as Galen affirmeth in his 3. book Chap. 5. de temperameutis The Carus is such a profound and deep sleep so that the sick doth neither feel the The Carus is a dead sleep out of which man is not easily wakened without often and loud calling upon and beating of his body pulling off the hairs nor beating nor pricking of the body Paracelsus in his 2. book de vita longa Chap. 2. de gutta saith that the lethargy is a kind of gutta that is of the Apoplexy for the Apoplexy is begot of ill-digested sublimated Mercury if that the genus of the Lethargy then the species though the sublimation be not so vehement in the lethargy and other kinds of the Apoplexy as in the Apoplexy it self â—n another place he saith that the Lethargy is generated from too much moisture of the brain which being dryed and abolished the effect is removed when it is to be dryed and exsiccated the 1. book of preparations teaches us tract 4. fol. 42. The Cure of the Lethargy It is to be removed and Nature is to be corroborated and strengthned Paracelsus in Parag. de Alchymia saith that the lethargy is not to be cured by ordinary decoctions for it is a Mineral disease and therefore it is to be cured by Minerals Paracelsus in his cures relates that a certain man after a Fever fell into a deep sleep so that he felt not if any prickt him neither would he open his eyes or speak any thing he had the lethargy and I cured it with the oil of Vitriol so also there was a woman waking which was affected with the lethargies sleep so that her eyes were still shut and hardly would open them if she were called upon neither could any understand what she spake neither did she rightly answer I restored her to her health by the oil of Vitriol alone The chief Medicine of all in Curing this Disease is Antimony for in this one all the wayes of curing are found for it takes away the cause altogether and strengthens Nature by a specifical vertue wherein it excels Some drops of the oil of Vitriol administred with Marjoram water availeth much In this part the spirit of Vitriol is much better and more excellent In the volability of Vitriol there is a secret of corroboration of the spirits of the brain and heart Bartholomeus cures the lethargy with Sulphur lib. 16. Chap. 94. so also lib. 7. Cap. 7. affirms that this is a most excellent Dosis in the Falling-sickness â„ž of Opium Theb. Ê’i of Cinnamom Ê’iij of Musk and Ambergrece ana 6 gr of the seeds of both the Poppies Ê’i of Mandragora ℈ i. of the juice of Henbane ℈ i. of Mastick Ê’iij let them be pulverized mix them and make a mass of them with the juice of Pomcitrons put them in the rine of the Pomcitron and shut it with the bark afterward put it in dough bake it as bread when the bread is back'd let them be taken forth and bruised and put in â„¥ i. of the secret of Vitriol Read Theophrastus Paracelsus de morbis Amentium tract 2. Cap. 1. A precious Medicine of Antimony in a Red Oil prepare thus â„ž pure Regulus of Antimony grind it to subtil powder put it in a Cucurbit and by degrees pour on good Aqua Regis prepared with Salt so dissolve the Antimony and when it will dissolve no more decant it and on the remaining part undissolved pour fresh Aqua Regis and so do till all the Antimony be dissolved then let it all stand unmoved and the Antimony will settle to the bottom of the glass in white powder from which decant all the water and with sweet water made hot edulcorate the white powder and dry it that being done put the white dry powder in an Iron box stop it well with a scrue that no air may enter and keep it five days in good heat then take it out and you shall find the white powder become red from which extract a red tincture with pure distilled Vinegar which abstract again then remaineth behind a pure tincture of Antimony upon which put pure Spirit of Wine digest together in Balneo then distil by retort so will you have a bloud-red Oil which may well be termed a great Arcanum in medicine which being most prevalent not only in the foresaid disease but in many others likewise CHAP. VII Of the Falling-sickness and his kinds THe Falling-sickness is a disease inherent in the body not corporally but an The Epilepsie or Falling-sickness is a preternatural affect of the Head by which the whole body for a certain time is convulst with the hurt of sense and reason astral disease It is an Elementary disease not a complexionate disease it is a spiritual disease not a natural disease The species or kinds of the Falling-sickness are all the kinds of the Epilepsie the suffocation of the matrix without his place the swounding with his kinds viz. the returning deliquium and the swounding not returning the Vertigo or turning of the The Vertigo is a preternatural affect of the Head whereby all things seem to turn about head The Vertigo rises from the obstruction of the principal bowels Paracelsus lib. 3. de caducis para 2. The Vertigo is a kind of the Falling-sickness The cure of the Vertigo is the same with the Falling-sickness The cause of
administred in the appropriated water removes and takes away the Falling-sickness though man hath been troubled with it for twenty years The Galenists administer Atomatical medicines and Muscatum Diacastorium Diamoschatum Dulce Elplerisarcaticon Hieralogodion and Oleum Benedictum Phrisius in speculo medicinali and Ruffus in Autidotario commends syrup of Stecados Phrisius in speculo fol. 67. administers Magna Therica and Sage pillulae faetidae The Galenists say that conserves or conduits and also Trochisses and Eclegmata respect and cure the head and other cold distemperatures of the sinews of the head so also the flowrs of Rosemary and of Galingale and of Marigold with Betony and Briony administred in the morning and evening of the quantity of a Walnut Sometime Aromatical powders are mixt with Sugar or appropriated syrup which mixture they call a confection But certainly it is well said of some of more sincere Philosophy that the Galenists flatter and palliate the diseases but they do not cure them which the experience of the cure of the Falling-sickness doth testifie for if crude and imperfect medicaments effect nothing in the curing of the Falling-sickness then the sick are neglected of those false Physicians as if they were incurable for the cure of the Falling-sickness is not in Sage Marigold and Marjorum It is no wonder that they believe not the original of the Falling-sickness when as they cannot see it with their sense The Remedies of the Falling-sickness are twofold Coporal and Spiritual some are good for the younger sort only some for old men some for maids some for old Women some cure by coldness not by that external quality but by the Narcotical and coagulative virtue some cure by their specifical vertue some by their sleeping power and vertue The oil of Amber is good for Infants and the younger sort one drop of it being administred in the water of Fennel unto the Infants so also the water of Selondine is most excellent for the younger sort and Infants being anointed upon their nostrils as the oil of Amberâ—is likewise it is good for them to receive ij drops of the oil of Corals and one drop of Aurum potabile at the first dosis at the second dosis two drops at the third dosis three drops at the fourth dosis four drops it is a most strong thing therefore it is to be given with judgment Let three drops of the oil of Amber be administred in the liquor of the water of the Lillies of the Vallies unto the younger which are about 18. or 19. years of age Let there be taken also yellow oil from the smoak of Oaks and let ij drops be administred to the more aged in the water of the Lillies of the Vallies and they will take away and remove the Falling sickness The remedies of the Falling-sickness are fourfold in The 16. Chap. below dâ— morbis pulmonum regard of the four Elements The most grievous fiery Falling-sickness is cured by the essence of Antimony Paracel in Laboryntho fol. 222. The destroyer of the Microcosm takes unto it Realgar that is the being of poison and threatneth death unto him by infection The conserver of the Microcosm takes unto it the slowrs of Antimony and overcomes the destroyer if so be they be conferred with the internal Balm of mans Nature they are the chief and especial vertues against all the kinds of poison The aiery Falling-sickness is also expelled by the secret of Selondine The aiery Falling-sickness is cured by Theriniâ—tis which is a kind of Manna and there is the same signature of it and the Plantain The essence of crystal and the Misledine of the Oak cure the watery Falling-sickness The Falling-sickness from the stars of the Earth is cured by the seed extracted of Piony Poppy The universal remedies are potable Gold quintessence of Gold the magistery of Pearls the tincture of Corals the magiâ—â—ery of Antimony external Sulphur Reverberated Mercury the oil and plegm of Roman Vitriol called the Hungarian Vitriol and the water of crude Tartar of the oil and plegm of Vitriol in water or wine in the morning or at night for the consuming of the paroxism you may read more in the book de morbis amentium sub cura caduci in Paracel tract 2. cap. 1. The compound Indications â„ž of Camphora the shaving of an Elks hoof of the scul of man of Unicorns horn of all the kinds of Saunders of each of these Ê’ of Corals of Oaks misledine of the grains of peony of each Ê’ij let all be pulverized most small and let them be put into a pound of the secret of Vitriol let them be digested for a moneth and afterward administer them Muffetus in dialog apolog fol. 45. Joannes Crato after many dimications with the Chymists was wont to call native Lead the Loadstone Michael in Apol. fol. 167. natural Cinnaber and not factitious is the chief secret unto the Epileptick The green Spirit of Vitriol which cureth all sorts of Falling-sickness is thus prepared â„ž blue Hungarian Vitriol distill the fleam from it and when the Spirit beginneth to ascend change the Receiver and receive the Spirit by it self if you will or rather distill off only the fleam Then take fresh Vitriol and distill all its fleam as before so do with more fresh Vitriol untill you have store of the fleam â„ž then pure fresh Vitriol and dissolve it in all the said fleam that you distilled and being well dissolved put it in a very high glass with an Alembeck upon it and a receiver well luted unto it then in ashes distill the green Sâ—iâ—it But be sure that your glass be high and tapering a Bolt head is best so that at very end it be so narrow as the smallest head that is made may but go on else the fleam will come over with the spirit and so weaken it and lessen its effect This spirit being carefully distilled will be like a spirit of wine and you may administer of it a spoonful at a time for any Falling-sickness which it cureth with much ease and safety CHAP. VIII Of the Glewish moisture THe glewish matter is a glew of his part from which it proceeds from that part there rises a pain and paroxism the radical matter from which the actions proceed being separated and forsaking the member as the Apoplexy or Paralysis The Apoplexy is when as this glewish moisture forsaketh The Apoplexy is a preternatural affect of the head whereby the whole body is suddenly deprived of sense and motion with the hinderance of breathing a principal member The Paralysis is when it forsaketh the less principal member as sinews muscles eyes ears hands arms sides and feet The glew of the body is a nutriment of his member What the glew is and a conservation of the retentive and motive vertue from the faculties of the digestive vertue This glew hath an attractive retentive and motive vertue for example whatsoever the Reins attract the glew attracteth that
fol. 233. saith that he which hath the Uva or inflammation of the jaws let him take Salentine and burn it in a pot and use it with honey and water Mathiolus against Dioscorides Alexander Benedictus lib 7. cap. 5. 6. and Gualterus Ruffius in Germanica gorargia last Chap. and last part cap. 29. The Syrup of Jujuba and Violets ana mixt together cures the hurt jaws also take the diamorum of prune water and the juice of roses and mix them the mixture being hot let there be made a Gargarism or diamorum â„¥ with the water of Sage and Prunes ana â„¥ ij and the spirit of wine mixt with Camphora â„¥ ss let them be mixt for a Gargarism A notable The Ulcers of the jaws water for all the Ulcers of the jaws Take the half quart of the spirit of wine of Camphora put it in the spirit of wine let them stand covered over-night the next day take one quart of Rhenish wine and put unto them the powderings of Alume Ê’â—iij of Frankinsence Mastick and Myrth ana â„¥ ss and make them boil tâ—ke them from the â—ire and pour in the spirit of wine with Camphora and boil it untill the third part be consumed strain it and keept in a glass Paracelsus de tartaro lib. 2. cap. 5. There is the same cure of the pruâ—ella and the Plague He that will cure the prunella totally it is necessary The cure of the prunella that first he cure the Fever for the prunella or Squincy rises from the Fever in regard of the tongue or jaws The Fever rises from the opilation of the Liver the opilation from the poison of Arsenick Our general Diaphoreticks expel this Arsenicks poison altogether so also our Alexipharmacum or preservative against poison removes these obstructions and comforts nature and so the Fever ceases The chief medicine is the Laudanum perlatum of Paracelsus given in the water of prunes for it extinguishes the heat of the spirits but it doth not remove the cause it self afterwards there must a regard be had of the tongue and jaws The best medicine for the Squincy is common salt prepared and dissolved Cure of the Squincy in the water of prunes and let there be made a Gargarism thrice in the day in the morning noon and night shave the tongue and wash it with Fountain water let the knife be made of Willow wherewith thou shavest the tongue this is more often proved in Ungaria Saluiter is thus prepared Take Salt Peter melt it in a mortar which Goldsmiths use and put into it being melted a little Sulâ—hur of the magnitude of two pease by this means it is purged from impurities and becomes crystaline Those which have the Squincy let them eschew baths Read Phrisius in spâ—culo lib. 2. part 3. cap. 1. Gualâ—erus Riffius in Chirurgia Germ. and last part Chap. 30. Bartholomeus Anglus lib. 7. cap. 27. Alexander Benedictus lib. 7. cap. 15. unto the 27. Read Cataphrastus de ulceribus cap. 41. So also take two or three of the fishes Cancer put them in a mortar bruise them affuse with he distilled Vinegar of wine and Rosewater mix them and strain them through a cloth and make a Garâ—arism Theophrastus tractat 2. de tartaro cap. 1. saith that the prunella is an inclusion of the air in the â—iver therefore when this air hath an egress it is pestilent Take of prune water of purged Laudanum mix them c. The cure of it is the same with the cure of the Plague CHAP. XVI Of the hurts of the Lungs their Symptoms causes and Signs BY the name of Lungs we understand all the vessels which are in them and the rough artery The affections which happen unto the Lungs are the peripneumonia obstruction the imposthume and such like The obstruction is frequent in the Lungs as in other more principal Members or Bowels The causes of The causes of the obstruction of the Lungs the obstructions in the lungs are diverse The aboundance and clamminess and thickness of humours the Grando the Stone or liquid and coagulated tartar The tartar is the cause of many obstructions all obstructions are cured by tartar The affections which rise from the obstructions of the Lungs are the Cough the Asthma the strangling Rheum and oftentimes the Phthisis The aboundance of humours flowing into that only membrane which compasseth the throat with pain and also stopping it obscures the voice and brings hoarsness The too much roughness of the throat or artery whether it be caused from smoke or crying or cold causes this hoarsness But if the distillation fall into the hollow pipe of the throat it causes a little cough with a certain straitning of the provoking acrimony But if it fall into the breast and Lungs it causes a great Cough bursting out from the bottom of the breast This comes to pass when Nature endeavours to cast forth any thing which is molestuous by his acrimony or obstruction The Cough is a preternstural sounding motion of the Lungs accompanied with the violent blowing with a violent blowing and sending forth of breath even as when any thing falls into the throat while we eat or drink But certainly if that which distils into the Lungs be very small then it is hardly cast forth by coughing but much more hard it is and difficult to cough forth that which is crass and clammy in the Lungs neither can it easily be wiped away or removed or blown forth by breathing When the distillation is little and light then the symptoms which accompany it are light but when much and grievous distillation comes suddenly upon one then a certain strangling difficulty of breathing vexes him and he breaths often swiftly and very vehemently Furthermore the crass and clammy humour which possesses the Lungs and his artery troubles one The dry Cough with a dry cough vehemently by which any thing is scarcely extended it causes the breathing to be difficult and while one breaths it causes a ratling or noise in the The cause of the noise in the throat while one breaths The cause of the Cough from Paracelsus throat because it â—ops the passages by which breath should go forth That which Paracelsus doth write doth not repugn these that we have said he saith that a cough is generated from tartar by tartar he doth not only understand the sand hail like matter and stones but every crass slimy and excrementitious and clammy matter which at length comes to be tartar This crass and clammy humour with the time thickneth and dryeth more and more notwithstanding by the force of heat it comes to be a vitreous or slimy flegm or tartar of things An aboundance of it being collected in the pipes of the Lungs produces the Asthma The Asthma is a great difficulty of breathing accompanyed with a sound perceived either inwardly or outwardly in the breast The Dysponia is a difficulty of breathing to which those are obnoxious which are