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give_v advice_n in_o that_o case_n to_o a_o noble_a man_n of_o germany_n 66._o say_v first_o you_o must_v think_v of_o let_v blood_n not_o that_o the_o abundance_n of_o it_o do_v plain_o show_v any_o such_o matter_n but_o because_o other_o noble_a help_n can_v hardly_o be_v safe_o administer_v unless_o let_v of_o blood_n do_v go_v before_o and_o in_o a_o other_o place_n write_v counsel_n for_o a_o woman_n which_o have_v five_o year_n suffer_v the_o obstruction_n of_o the_o spleen_n 104._o and_o be_v now_o come_v to_o a_o schirrus_n or_o hard_a swell_a he_o say_v i_o think_v it_o be_v excellent_a well_o that_o she_o shall_v be_v let_v blood_n first_o out_o of_o the_o common_a vain_a then_o out_o of_o the_o lienaris_fw-la and_o last_o of_o all_o out_o of_o the_o vain_a of_o the_o left_a foot_n so_o that_o at_o thrice_o there_o be_v in_o all_o take_v a_o pound_n of_o blood_n trincavel_v his_o judgement_n be_v hypochondriaca_fw-la that_o we_o must_v abstain_v from_o blood-letting_n when_o 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