Medicines both such as work by open and such as operate by secret qualities and Issues have been made in the hind-part of the Head and round about and have been long kept open and all in vain for they have grown worse and worse and must certainly have dyed of these most violent Paroxysms had not the Malady been overcome by this invaluable remedy 3 Now the Medicament was a Syrup made of Honey and the juyce of green leaves of Tobacco whereof they licked their Bodies being first well purged three hours after Supper the space of forty days taking in that time the quantity of three ounces and none of these relapsed 4. If you cannot get green Tobacco use the dry leaves which are strongest and soonest provoke Sneezing Zacutus Lusitanus lib. 1. Observ 20. XXXV One preserved from a cruel Epilepsy by a Vomit 1. That Vomiting is very apt to bring Paroxysms of the Falling-sickness the most renowned Septalius informs us Lib. 6. Caution Medicar No. 50. where he thus Writes 2. Take heed you do not provoke Vomit in the Epileptick fits for I have known some attempting to do this in the Paroxysm led by the Authority of certain Writers who suddenly kil'd their Patients 3. For the Head being more filled by that violent motion and the matter being strongly moved which was in the Head before they caused an Obstruction whence an Apoplexy is wont to follow c 4. This is very true in driving away the Epileptick fits But for the preserving of Patients from the Fits the antecedent matter being voided which would Cause the future Paroxysm that a Vomit is a most excellent Remedy does appear by this example 5. A man of an ordinary condition had at times a most violent Epilepsy which arose from the Stomach Before the Paroxysm there were rumblings and croakings in his Belly he voided much thick and clammy Spittle his Head did swim and his Eyes grew dim 6. He had tryed for three years innumerable Remedies to no purpose this wretched man being in horrid pain by reason of his Fits that came seven or eight times in a Month and being too weak to bear such strong Medicines as were prescribed him by Physicians he askt my advice to whom I prescribed a very easy Vomit which taking every day fasting for a year together he was cured of this violent Disease 7. The Vomit was made of four ounces of the Decoction of dry Tobacco with an ounce of Oyl of sweet Almonds whereby he went twice or thrice to Stool and voided much clammy and snotty flegm by Vomit and broke Wind upwards 8. Now whether a Vomit is good in Diseases about the Throat although it seems to carry humours in the Head the most Learned Santorellus amongst all the rest Answers affirmatively lib. 22. Antipraxis cap. 4. having very many Reasons to back him 9. Concerning which Argument Oribasius lib. 1. Synop. 18. Mercat 1. Indicat 9. and the most elegant Fernelius lib. 3. Method cap. 2. have excellently discoursed Zacutus Lusitanus Lib. 1. Observ 21. XXXVI A most excellent Remedy against the Falling-sickness 1. A very young Boy was taken with a most fierce Epilepsy who in his Paroxysm did so strangely toss his Head and Rowl his Eyes that if the by-standers did not hold him in he would throw himself out of the Bed upon the ground 2. When he was out of the Fit he had several Medicines prescribed him he had an Issue made in the nape of his Neck of the exceeding rare effects whereof Jacchinus lib. 9. ad Almans cap. 14. Rondelet cap. 37. Meth. Mercural lib. 2. Varlect and many others do speak much 3. A Cucupha or quilted Cap with Medicaments that strengthen the Brain was put upon his Head and Purgatives was given according to his years 4. But nothing could recover him save this following Electuary whereof when he had for a month together taken a scruple every Morning fasting he was freed of his fits and using the same afterwards for two years together he never after found any hurt 5. The Electuary was thus made Take Confect de Hyacintho Conf. Alkermes Electuar de gemmis Laetificans Rhasis of each a dram Treacle of Andromachus half a dram Smaragds two drams Bezoar stone two drams and half Aromaticum Rosatum Diamargaritum Calidum and Frigidum Diarrhodon Abbatis of each half a dram Diamoschum one dram Troches of Gallia Moschata one scruple Pearls prepared Granates prepared Rubies prepared each a dram red Coral two drams Male-peony the seed thereof Mans Skull young Swallows burnt of each two scruples pouder of Bramble-Worms of dry Rue each a scruple burnt Harts-horn Vnicorns-horn of each a scruple burnt Ivory Cinnamon each a scruple and half Crystal prepared half a dram Misleto of the Oak a scruple Angelica Rosemary-flowers Lignum Aloes of each a dram Dittany Zedoary Valerian Been white and red each a scruple and half crude silk torrified a scruple Galangal Basil-seed Cardamons each a scruple pouder what requires poudering very fine and incorporate the same with this following syrup take seeds of Bawm a dram of Betony two drams flowers of Stoechas two drams and half Indian Spike half a dram Sage half a handful seeds of Annise of Fennel of each one dram Indian Myrobalans bruised twenty Borrage-flowers a dram Acorus roots half a dram boyl them in four pints of Water till half be wasted to the strained Liquor add clarified Honey four ounces white sugar a sufficient quantity to make it into a syrup wherewith make the foregoing species into an Electuary 6. This I always found the most effectual Remedy in the World to tame this rebellious and stubborn Disease and other cold Diseases of the Brain both in old and young people Zacutus Lusitanus lib. 1. Observ 22. XXXVII A cruel Epilepsy after Child-Birth cured by applying Horse-leeches to the inner part of the Womb. 1. After Child-birth especially when the Labour hath been hard a venemous Air arises from the Prison of the Womb by the retention of the suppressed and putrifyed Blood which breeds venomous and mortal Diseases as Galen says in his third Book Epidem Sect. 3. Com. 37. where he thus Writes 2. For the suppression of the Courses is offensive but not so much as when they are suppressed after Child-birth because they produce not only abundance but an exceeding great pravity of humours for the Child drawing the better Blood to nourish it self and leaving the worser behind Causes the Childing Woman to be full of bad Humours which Nature voids after Child-birth c. 3. A woman upon this occasion was taken with a most Cruel Epilepsy with the loss of her understanding and senses who because of the vrgent danger was twice let Blood in the saphena vein because she was but a little purged after her Child-Birth and other revelling remedies being applied the same day to the Original of the Flux 4. At last three Leeches were applyed to the inner part of her Womb with Strings tyed to
them that they might not creep in loosing a great quantity of Blood she was better and her Epileptick fits ceased Zacutus Lusitanus lib. 1. Observ 23. XXXVIII The Falling-sickness in Women with Child arising from their Wombs are safely Cured by Bleeding in the Ankle 1. A Gentlewoman being in her seventh month with Child of an excellent habit of Body of a close Contexture have wide Veins full of Blood well digested was miserably afflicted with a vehement Epilepsy 2. In her Fits her Countenance being ruddy and her Eyes full of Blood the Physicians by reason of the danger of the Disease was of opinion that it was the best way to let her Blood but in what part to open a Vein they knew not well 3. For if the Epilepsy be from the Womb bleeding in the Arm would avail nothing because we are to see to the original and the begining thereof If we should let her Blood in the Ankle the Child would be endangered and choaked by drawing much Blood to the Womb in so full a Body 4. Being puzled by these Reasons they were at a stand and so sent for me I came and let her Blood three times in the Saphaena Vein by which she was perfectly cured and was delivered of her Child in a good time and in due season Zacutus Lusitanus lib. 1. Observ 24. XXXIX The Epilepsy took a Woman with Child in her ninth Month she was cured by application of Leeches to the Hoemorrhoid Veins 1. A Woman in her ninth Month by the obstruction and stoppage of a Customary evacuation by the Hemorrhoids fell into a very fierce Epilepsy upon which she grew extreamly Melancholy 2. Besides Clysters and Diversions of the Inferiour parts and the Veins of both Ankles opened she could not be cured till she had Leeches three times applyed to her Haemorrhoid Veins whereupon she grew well and was safely delivered of a Child Zacutus Lusitanus Lib. 1. Observ 25. XL. The Epilepsy in a Man he was delivered herefrom by frequent opening the Saphena Vein 1. A man forty years old both strong and well Complexioned was divers times afflicted with such violent Epileptick Fits that it was feared it would turn into an Apoplexy 2. He had both in and out of his Fits many good Medicines applyed to him and the flegmatick humour was frequenty purged for it was supposed to be the Cause of the Malady 3. This mighty Herculean Disease was at last overcome by Blood-letting He was let Blood out of his Fits every month in the Ankle the Vessels being emptied and the plenty of Blood being evacuated which was caused by the Constitution of his Liver which bred too much Blood and the Blood being drawn to the remote parts of the Body and keeping a good Diet he was afterwards freed from his Disease 4. It was said by a famous Physician Those that are subject to the Falling-sickness must bleed in their Legs to preserve them from their Fits there is a Falling-sickness from Blood which he has shewed in many places and among the rest is explained by Petrus Salius lib. de Curat Morb. Partic. Cap. 3. Zacutus Lusitanus lib. 1. Observ 26. XLI The Epilepsy in a Wonan that had her Courses actually flowing is Cured by a Vein opened in her Nose 1. A young Woman well made and strong fell into a greivous Epilepsy which was ushered in by a swimming of the Head and dimness of sight and followed by a total oblivion of all things 2. Her Courses at the time of her fit did duely flow she was let Blood in the inferiour parts but was not thereby cured and the Disease proving very dangerous by its acuteness Cupping-glasses being first applyed to her Thighs I took Blood from her Cephalick Vein 3. Cupping-glasses were set to her shoulder-blades with scarification she was also let Blood in the forehead and lastly a vein being opened on the tip of her Nose she began to speak and came to her self Zacutus Lusitanus lib. 1. Observ 27. XLII The Epilepsy cured by Stibium 1. The most Renowned of the Modern Physicians have been of the mind that prepared Stibium commonly called Antimony hath a divine faculty to vanquish Melancholick Diseases especially when the dreggy humour is far from the first passages of the Body 2. I saw a Porter who after strange motions of his Hands and Tongue extream Head-ach paleness turbulent Imaginations of Ghosts turnings of his Head and dimness of sight did fall to the ground as if he had been Planet striken and when he was on the ground he did shake his body so violently and turn his Head round about that you would think he was possest by the Devil 3. This man had used many remedies for a year together but to no purpose For he was taken three or four times or oftner in a month and could not be rid of this vexatious Disease 4. And because the breeding of this Melancholy humour could not in any wise be hindered and it was so rebellious that it would not give way to Purgations at last having taken four times the spirit of Stibium rightly calcined in Wine and having voided upwards and downwards much clammy Flegm mix with a large quantity of Melancholy he was cured of this sad Disease Zacutus Lusitanus lib. 1. Observ 28. XLIII The Epilepsy proceeding from an old Vlcer shut up in the tip of the Nose cured by an Issue made in the Leg. 1. There came to me a woman seventy years old in the tip of whose Nose a filthy Ulcer broke forth once every three months sending forth a great quantity of a Virulent humour for three days after a while the part was covered with a Scar. 2. And having for eighteen years together been troubled with this Malady and yet otherwise lusty and in good health having no pain in any part of her Body and now growing weary of this loathsome Disease especially when the Ulcer was open and running by the advice of a Quack salver she laid Diapompholygos thereunto 3. A day was not past till she fell into a dreadful Epilepsy having before a greivous Head-ach 4. Being sent for I presently let her Blood at the Cephalick vein gave her a sharp Suppository bound her Thighs till they ak'd and so she was free from her fits 5. Because her old Evacuation was stop'd for six months she continued like a Fool and out of her senses making no Answer to such Questions as were put to her I ordered her a purge to draw the retained humour from her Head which was wont to be evacuated 6. This evacuation doing no good and she her self saying That in the first day when the humours did flow through the opened Ulcer in her Nose she felt the humour arising from her Lower parts and an heat in the Region of her share 7. Considering this I thought how to Recall the humour to the Original of the fluxion and having caused Issues to be made in her Thighs near the fountain of the
Malady and the humour flowing therefrom she was no more troubled with her Dotage the Falling-sickness and her old Vlcer Zacutus Lusitanus lib. 1. Observ 29. XLIV A strong Epilepsy in a Woman that bore three Daughters presently after which she died thereof 1. A Woman forty years old having accustomed her self in the time of her being with Child to Eat good Chear and Drink good Wine got an Athletical habit of Body her Body was large goodly and well set her Veins full of Blood she bled sometimes at the Nose 2. This Woman in her ninth month brought forth two Daughters and after she was delivered of the third there remained some Portion of thick Blood in the Womb out of which a venomous Vapour arising did trouble and vex the Brain which afterwards did bring the Epilepsy wherein she did wreath all her Joints and voided abundance of froth out of her Mouth 3. In her last fit her strength being spent and her Disease being Conquerour she died Wherefore as Hippocrates says Aphor. 1.3 these Athletick and full habits of Body are dangerous not being able to advance they go back and grow worse 4. For as Seneca says whatever is come to its utmost height makes hast to its End And therefore it is a saying of Cornelius Celsus When a Man seems more full more goodly and better coloured than he has wont to be he ought to suspect all is not well with him Zacutus Lusitanus lib. 1. Obs 30. XLV The Falling-sickness in a Boy frighted with the shooting of Guns died thereof 1. That terror sadness and other passions of the Mind may cause the Falling-sickness is so far from being doubted that 't is confirmed in all Authors more especially in Children who being very tender and fearful are more subject to sudden Maladies 2. A Boy being naked upon the Sea shore where he had been a Swimming and a Gunner to take his Farwell discharging some Ordnance which the Boy was not awar of who unexpectedly hearing the report of the Ordnance fell suddenly to the ground and wallowed and tumbled about being in that Interim taken with an Epileptick fit and dyed within a quarter of an hour Zacutus Lusitanus Lib. 1. Observ 31. XLVI The Falling-sickness in a Child 1. A Child of Mr. Walkers of Amington Minister aged six months afflicted with the Falling-sickness by consent was thus freed first I caused round pieces of Peony-roots to be hanged about the Neck 2. In the Paroxysm I ordered to be applyed with a Spunge to the Nostrils the juyce of Rue mixed with white Wine Vinegar by which it was presently recovered and falling into the Fits again it was removed in the same manner 3. To the Region of the Heart was applyed the following Take Venus Treacle two drams roots of Peony pulverised half a dram mix them and thus the Child was delivered from all its fits Hall on English Bodies Cent. 1. Observ 35. LONDON Printed for Th. Dawks and L. Curtiss The Chapter of the Falling-sickness continued Numb 69 XLVII The Epilepsy in a Man by reason of a Regurgitation of his Vrine was with much a do Cured 1. A stout French Captain having been a long time afflicted with the stoppage of his Urine he fell into the said Disease by unseasonable drinking of cold Water so that he could not void so much as one drop of Water 2. The Distemper would not admit of variety of remedies so that having retain'd his Urine for seven days and it putrifying sent up to his Brain a stinking and noxious Vapour which did agitate the same whereby the Patient fell into a grievious Epilepsy 3. This Gentleman after an emollient loosening and opening Bath Fomentations Injections and sundry Oyntments when the Urine was now spred all his Body over he became like one in a Cachexy 4. In this miserable condition he was much eased by Cantharides whereof when he had licked a scruple with Oyl of sweet Almonds he voided a stone with much Snevil and eight pints of Urine and so was totally quit of his stoppage of Urine and his Epilepsy Zacutus Lusitanus lib. 1. Observ 32. XLVIII The Falling-sickness is sometimes Hereditary 1. The most intelligent of all Physicians doth constantly avouch lib. de Nat. pueri lib. de aer aq locis that some Diseases do a rise from the Parents seed which Imprints a sickly and invalitudinary quality in the Child like that which afflicted beforetimes the Parents for it is voided from the unsound parts of the Parents sickly seed 2. So Grey-eyed persons beget Grey-eyed Children distorted persons beget distorted Children Elephantick persons beget Children afflicted with the Elephantiasis a kind of Leprosy so called persons infected with the Kings-Evil beget Children tainted with the same Malady Gouty persons beget Gouty Children Consumptive Parents beget Consumptive Children Deaf Parents beget Deaf Children Parents troubled with the Stone beget Children afflicted with the same Disease and lastly Epileptick persons beget Children that are Epileptick or subject to the Falling-sickness 3. I saw many years since an Epileptick Portugal who had eight Sons and three Nephews deplorably tormented many years together in the flower of their Age and Strength with Epileptick fits whereof all dyed 4. There was an Infant the Son of one of the Nephews who being afflicted with the same Disease and having an Issue made in the Nape of his Neck and trying many cordial Medicaments especially the Treacle of Smaragds was happily cured the excellent vertues of which Stone are wonderful in subduing this rebellious and stubborn Disease Zacutus Lusitanus lib. 1. Observ 33. XLIX The Falling-sickness by consent from the Stomach 1. Mr. Fortescue aged twenty years was afflicted with the Falling-sickness by consent from the Sâ—omach as also Hypocondriack Melancholy with a deprivation of the Sense and Motion of the two middle fingers of the right Hand 2. His Urine was clear like Spring-water and heavy 3. Having visited him I thus proceeded the fifth of June 1623. were administred these Pills Take Pilulae sine quibus one dram Foetidae two scruples Castor one scruple with a sufficient quantity of Borrage-water make seven Pills which gave three Stools 4. At the conclusion of its Working the Sense and Motion of the Fingers were returned 5. The sixth day there was drawn eight ounces of Blood from the Cephalick Vein the same Night at Bed time was given Pills of Amber three in number 6. The seventh day he had three Stools the eighth day the following was prescribed Take the best Castor Assa foetida of each half a dram the roots of Peony well poudred one dram Aromaticum Rosatum two drams mix them with the syrup of Mint and make seven Pills he took one of them when he went to Bed 7. The next Morning was given the quantity of a Nutmeg of the following Take Conserves of Bugloss Borrage Rosemary-flowers of each one ounce and a half Confectio Alkermes two drams Laetificans Galeni and de Gemmis
other Symptoms 262 Sect. 28. An Epilepsy easily cured 263 Sect. 29. The Falling-sickness in a young Girl ibid. Sect. 30. The Falling-sickness coming every day ibid. Sect. 31. The Falling-sickness in a Child half a year old ibid. Sect. 32. The Falling-sickness arising from Blood ib. Sect. 33. The Falling sickness cured by a Caustick 264 Sect. 34. The Falling sickness cured by Syrup of Tobacco ibid. Sect. 35. One preserved from a cruel Epilepsy by a Vomit ibid. Sect. 36. A most excellent Remedy against the Falling sickness 265. Sect. 37. A cruel Epilepsy after Child-birth cured by applying Horse-Leeches to the inner part of the Womb. 266. Sect. 38. The Falling sickness in Women with Child arising from their Womb are safely cured by bleeding in the Ankle ibid. Sect. 39. The Epilepsy took a Woman with Child in her ninth Month she was cured by application of Leeches to the Hemorrhoid Veins ib. Sect. 40. The Eilepsy in a Man he was delivered here from by frequent opening the Saphena Vein ibid. Sect. 41. The Epilepsy in a Woman who had her Courses actually flowing is cured by a Vein opened in her Nose 267 Sect. 42. The Epilepsy cured by Stibium ibid. Sect. 43. The Epilepsy proceeding from an old Vlcer shut up in the tip of the Nose cured by an Issue made in the Leg. ibid. Sect. 44. A strong Epilepsy in a Woman that bore three Daughters presently after which she dyed thereof 268 Sect. 45. The Falling-sickness in a Boy frighted with shooting of Guns dyed thereof ibid. Sect. 46. The Falling-sickness in a Child ibid. Sect. 47. The Epilepsy in a Man by reason of a Regurgitation of Vrine was with much ado cured 269 Sect. 48. The Falling-sickness is somtimes hereditary ibid. Sect. 49. The Falling-sickness by consent from the Stomach ibid. Sect. 50. The Falling-sickness with the Scurvy 270 Sect. 51. The Falling-sickness in a Country Girl ibid. Sect. 52. The Falling-sickness in a Child 271 Sect. 53. A continual Falling-sickness with a Lunacy in a Maid grown up which never had her Flowers ibid. Sect. 54. A dayly Epilepsy which had its Original from a Tremor in the Hand afterwards turn'd into an Vlcer 273 Sect. 55. The Falling-sickness from too great Intentention of Mind 274 Sect. 56. The Falling-sickness with a Consumption of the whole Body 376 Sect. 57. The Falling-sickness in a Man sixty years of age 277 Sect. 58. The Falling-sickness whose Original is in the Brain 278 Sect. 59 The Falling-sickness in an Infant 279 Sect. 60. An Epilepsy in a Maid arising from a pituitous Matter in the Brain 280 Sect. 61. An Epilepsy in a young Man of fifteen years of age by consent from the Stomach 281 Sect. 62. An Epilepsy in a Boy by consent from the Stomâ—ch 282. Sect. 63. An Epilepsy in a little Boy of three years old 28â— Sect. 64. An Epilepsy arising from the Womb. ibid. Sect. 65. The Epilepsy having its Original from the Feet 284. Sect. 66. A Woman big with Child seeing another in a Fit of the Epilepsy brought forth a Child epileptick 285. Sect. 67. The Epilepsy cured in a young Man who was afterwards blind ibid. Sect. 68. The Epilepsy arising from one of the Legs 286. Sect. 69. The Epilepsy cured by the use of Guajacum 288. Sect. 70. The Epilepsy hapning in the Night 290. Sect. 71. The Advice of Rondeletius for the Falling-Sickness 291. Sect. 72. Another Falling Sickness hapning in the Night ibid. Sect. 73. Epileptick Remedies out of the Epistles collected by Laurentius Scholzius 293. Sect. 74. The Epilepsy in a Woman by consent from the Stomach hapning suddenly by reason of the wonderful plenitude of the whole Body but especially of the Brain was happily cured within the space of two days 294. Sect. 75. A certain noble Woman after difficult Labour in Child-bearing fell suddenly into Fits of the Epilepsy 298. Sect. 76. An Epilepsy beginning with a Vertigo 300. Sect. 77. An Epilepsy idiopathick or originally in the Head 301. Sect. 78. An Epilepsy with Convulsions 305. Sect. 79. An Epilepsy in a Maid 306. Sect. 80. An Epilepsy without Convulsions ibid. Sect. 81. The Epilepsy in a Maid 307. Sect. 82. The Epilepsy ibid. Sect. 83. The Epilepsy in a Maid ibid. Sect. 84. The Epilepsy in a Child ten years old 308 Sect. 85. An Epilepsy occasioned by Troubles of the Mind ibid. Sect. 86. An Epilepsy prevented 309. Sect. 87. An Epilepsy caused from the translation of the morbifick Matter 310. Sect. 88. An outragious Assault of Epâ—â—epsy by which was caused the contraction and shrinking of the Nerves of the right Hand and Foot 311. Sect. 89. An epileptick Convulsion ibid. Sect. 90. An Epilepsy with a bastard Palsy 313. Sect. 91. An Epilepsy not proceeding from Vapours only 316. Sect. 92. An Epilepsy with a Cholick wherein all things appeared as double ibid. Sect. 93. An Epilepsy with a Cholick proceeding from corrupt and stinking Humors 317. Sect. 94. An Epilepsy in a young Man having many â—â—ts in a day ibid. Sect. 95. Epileptick Motions in a young Woman ibid. Sect. 96. An Epilepsy in a melancholy Man 318. Sect. 97. An Eiplepsy in a young Girl cured in twenty days 319. Sect. 98. Out of Horstius against the Epilepsy ibid. Sect. 99. The Epilepsy in a Youth 321. Sect. 100. The Epilepsy in a middle-aged Woman ibid. Sect. 101. The Epilepsy in a young Man ibib Sect. 102. The Epilepsy in an aged Man ibid. Sect. 103. The Epilepsy ibid. Sect. 104. The Epilepsy in a Child 322. Sect. 105. The Epilepsy in an old Man ibid. Sect. 106. The Epilepsy in a middle-aged Person ibid. Sect. 107. The Epilepsy in a Youth ibid. Sect. 108. The Epilepsy vehemently afflicting a young Man ibid. Sect. 109. The Epilepsy 323. Sect. 110. The Epilepsy in a Youth ibid. Sect. 111. The Epilepsy proceeding from Madness ibid. Sect. 112. The Epilepsy in a sedentary young Man ibid. Sect. 113. The Epilepsy in an aged Woman 324. Sect. 114. The Epilepsy proceeding from the Iliack Passion ibid. Sect. 115. The Epilepsy in a young Girl ibid. Sect. 116. The Epilepsy in another young Girl 325. Sect. 117. The Epilepsy in a Man about forty-years of age ibid. Sect. 118. The Epilepsy or Falling-Sickness in a Child or Youth ibid. Sect. 119. The Epilepsy in a middle-aged Man ibib Sect. 120. The Epilepsy 316 Sect. 121. The Epilepsy in an elderly Gentleman ibid. Sect. 122. The Epilepsy in a middle-aged Man ibid. Sect. 123. The Epilepsy in a middle-aged Woman ibid. Sect. 124. The Epilepsy in a very aged Woman ibid. Sect. 125. The Epilepsy in another antient Woman ibid. Sect. 126. A Man epileptick afflicted with the Stone 327. Sect. 127. The Epilepsy with other Symptoms ibid. Sect. 128. The Falling-Sickness 328. Sect. 129. An Epilepsy with a vehement Obstruction of the Lungs ibid. Sect. 130. The Falling-Sickness 329. Sect. 131. The Falling-Sickness ibid. Sect. 132. The Epilepsy from a sudden Fright ibid. Sect. 133. Another Epilepsy from vehement
from a cold or moist Humour Or from Water contained in the Cavities being the Excrements of vitiated Blood which the more easily make an Impression thereon from the weakness of the part 6. And sometimes it is caused from a Bladder of Water contained in the foremore Ventricle of the Brain to which I was an Eye Witness 7. For a person Dying of a Vertigo accompanied with a Feaver being opened we found no other Cause of his Disease nor of his Death but a Bladder of Water about the bigness of a small Hens Egg lying in the foremost Ventricle of the Brain 8. This Man for many years had been obnoxious to a Vertigo otherwise constantly in perfect Health and lived to the Age of seventy years at first the fits came but two or three times a year afterwards they came once a month and as the Man grew older and older the Disease grew stronger and the Paroxisms grew more frequent and of a longer continuance so that he had a fit once a Week 9. The last Fit he complain'd That all things turned round violently and although he leaned upon a Table call'd out vehemently for some body to hold him for he should fall by the hasty turning round of things he desired forthwith to go to Bed and whilst he lay still he seemed to be somewhat pacifyed but upon the least turning of his Head or any part of his Body he cryed out that the Bed and House would be turn'd topsy-turvy all this was without any Convulsion Frenzy or Madness or the least appearance of a Feaver except about four or five hours before his Death 10. If it be Sympathetick it is by consent from some other part as the Indisposition of the Stomach or other Viscera if it be from the Stomach it is known from the Weakness thereof Sickness at the Stomach want of Digestion Crudity Pain and Wind afflicting that Bowel from whence an Evil Blood is generated filling the Ventricles of the Brain with many Recrements 11. Or from a fermentation of the Blood from whence windy or flatuous Vapours arises filling the said Cavities 12. If it be caused by consent from any other part you may know it from the Indisposition of the said part pain or weakness thereof In a Woman if it proceeds by consent from the Womb she must have been troubled with affections from the Womb a long time before-hand 13. A third Cause is from a Windy Vapour generated or arising from Hypochondriack Melancholy which is known by the Signs of that Distemper 14. The fourth and last Cause is either from the ill Confirmation of the Cranium and parts adjacent wherein there may be some extuberance in the inward Table of the Skull compressing the Brain or a Compressure thereof by a Fracture of the Cranium or a Conglutination of the Vessels of the Brain viz. of the Arteries or Veins from all which causes the Animal Spirits upon the least occasion being disturb'd excite a Vertigo 15. It remains now That we enquire into the Cause of the Darkness of the Sight which we Judge to be from Vapours or Wind vehemently assaulting the forepart of the Brain thereby Clouding and Confounding the Animal Spirits wherein the Images or appearances of things directed to the Brain by the Optick Nerve are rendred unequal and clouded or darkened so that there is either a false appearance of things as when they turn Round or no appearance at all by reason of the darkning of the Sight 16. And this is done in the Brain by the confusion of the Animal Spirits through a preternatural Agitation or Commotion and not in Eyes themselves For that the Spirits are inwrapped with those cloudy Vapours in the highest part of the Brain which gives the Original to the Optick Nerves LIX The Prognosticks of a Vertigo 1. If the Disease be Retent or in one that is Young or if the Paroxism be not vehement but suddenly over the Sick is without Danger and the Cure may be easily performed the same also if it be without darkness of Sight 2. If it be Originally in the Brain or of any long continuance the Paroxism vehement and not suddenly passing over the Cure will be more difficult 3. If it comes Haereditarily from the Disposition of the Parents or from a Native weakness of the Brain it is for the most part without Cure 4. So also if it arises from the ill Confirmation of the Cranium unless the Sick can give any particular Description of the place so afflicted that a part of the Skull may be taken out whereby the Extuberance of the inward Table Compressing the Brain may be removed or those windy Vapours or excrementitious Humours exciting a Vertigo may be Evaporated and drawn away 5. If it has been of long continuance and in Aged persons it is for the most part Incurable so also if it proceeds from a Bladder of Water in the Ventricles of the Brain unless the Skull be opened and the said Bladder be taken out 6. Those afflicted with a Bladder of Water although out of the fit almost always complain of dullness and heaviness of that part of the Head where it lies as did the person we spoke of before and I doubt not if the Skull were but timely opened and the Bladder removed it might be the means to save many a Patients Life 7. An affect not much unlike this is often seen in Calves which when the Country-man sees to be Vertiginous by their turning round he commonly opens the forepart of the Head and by taking out a Bladder of Water saves the Life of his Beast which otherwise would suddenly dye 8. If it proceeds by consent of other parts The Prognosticks depend upon the removing of the said Indispositions for so long as they remain there is no hope of the Cure of the Vertigo 9. If it proceeds from Hypochondriack Melancholy or a Vapour generated in the Brain the Cure will be exceeding difficult to be performed For as much as the Melancholy Humour is hard to Conquer or overcome 10. In cold and moist Constitutions it is apt to degenerate into an Apoplexy Epilepsy or Lethargy LX. The Therapia or Method of Cure and first of a Simple Vertigo or without Dimness of Sight 1. The Cure of a Simple Vertigo is not very difficult and has commonly but two Intentions The First is to discuss the flatulent Spirit troubling the Ventricles of the Brain or to still and quiet the too great Emanations of the Animal Spirits Secondly to comfort and strengthen the Brain hurt or weakened by the said flaculency and Irregularities of the Spirits 2. The first Intention is performed by heating Cephalicks anointing or bathing the Coronal Sutures Temples Forehead and Nostrils with spirit of Rosemary Lavender Carraways Sage Juniper Savin or sweet Marjoram all which have a mighty power to discuss any Ventosity lodged in the Cortex of the Brain 3. But above many other things we commend the following as such of which we have
this cause for the most part possessing the substance of the Brain or its Ventricles should rather induce an Apoplexy than Convulsions However in the mean season we do not deny but that the cause of an Epilepsy or Convulsions may oftentimes lye in the Head for that we meet with many faults within the skull in the membranes of the Brain in its substance and in it humors which raging with their poysonous and malign quality at set times as the nature of the Venom may be by provoking the Membranes and Genus Nervosum do cause either a long continued and almost incurable Epilepsie or Vehement and horrid Convulsions 21. But the nature of the Venenate cause as also of other Poysons we can no otherwise know than as by dissections made somtimes a speck or little spot is discovered somtimes some black or frothy humor in some inward part of the skull or bone or membrane or Brain it self and somtimes nothing at all can be discerned But then that it is of a poysonous quality we gather from this for that there is no manifest cause of any great moment yet nevertheless such horrid symptoms are produced which although they kill not the sick will yeeld to no remedies 22. This Venenate cause also lying in the Bowels may produce the like long continued and rebellious Epilepsies or Convulsions as Poysons taken into the Stomach and Guts which have somtimes the properly of begetting an Epilepsy or Convulsions Or meat changed into the nature of Poyson Or Excrements assuming a Venenate quality contained in those places as also in the Womb or other parts Of all which that these are the causes and do lie in the Veins is known and judged from the affctes concuring with them Or from others offering themselves about the Praecordia and Heart-strings or in the Veins Or from the disaffection of the Stomach or Womb. 23. The Veins in like manner if they be filled with Malign and Poysonous humors of this kind as it often hapens in Malignant and Pestilential diseases as such as are Epidemicall and Contagious where the Malignancy doth besiege the Heart and more especially the Genus Nervosum do after a more particular manner excite deadly Convulsions such as are wont to happen in Feavers so much not by reason of the great hurt of the Nerves from extream heat as from the venenate quality of the humor assaulting the Animal spirits both in the Blood and Nerves Or if without any such Pestilential Epidemical or Contagious disease the humors heaped up in the Veins should be changed into a Poysonous property inimical to the Brain and Nerves then Epileptical Convulsions would rather be induced than the others more especially if the Melancholy humor should meet with such a transformation which somtimes brings along with it a deep hypochondriacal Melancholly foolishness frenzy or Madness and from this cause does proceed a long continued and incurable Epilepsie 24. Moreover as a Venenate cause raised from the same may cause some short Madness being produced from matter collected in the Meseraick veins whether Lacteal or other so that may also produce rather Epileptick Convulsions than Hypochondriacal Melancholy whence also some think that a Catalepsie is caused which we hold to arise from subtil Vavapours ascending from a contaminated malign or venenate Melancholy humor and with a Vehement and sudden motion striking or smiting the Animal spirits and Genus Nervosum 25. Also in Women such matter is wont more usually to be heaped up in or about the Vains of the Womb where also the Blood retained and corrupted rather than the seed which seldom is affected with such a Malignity except in the furor rage or Madness of the Womb doth cause Convulsions such as are often to be seen in Virgins and Women Hysterical who never yet had their Courses or have them praeternaturally stopt whether before or after Childing 26. That the like quality may be bred or contained in the habit of the body which may cause Convulsions or Epilepsies experience doth daily testifie from which Galen and Fernelius write they have observed that Air in an Epileptick Child ascending from his Foot in one example and the like air or Vapour runing from the Crown through the outward parts of the Head in an other example did cause Epileptick fits as often as they came or returned and this very thing I my self have three or four times observed in so many special examples wherein the air or vapour ascending upwards seemed to the Sick as if he had put his Foot Leg or Arm leisurely into cold water deeper and deeper the vapours gradually proceeding not much unlike to the rising of the cold superficies of the said water And it has also been somtimes observed that an Air or Vapour runing from the Hand where afterwards an Apostem has bred as also from the Feet or upper places has don the like 27. That the like Poyson entring the body from without many cause Convulsions or Epilepsies for the like reason as the bitting of Venomous Beasts especially of the Viper or a mad Dog the sting of Scorpions the reception of Arsenick sublimate or other venenate and Corosive things the same quotidian Experience doth largely witness and particularly in the biting of a mad Dog besides the symptom of Madness and other cruell indications Convulsions are at length excited through the Malignity of the Venene spirit whereby the Patient is carried off and I once saw Convulsions arise from poysonous smells hastily assaulting the Animal spirits in the Brain which was don in a lusty young Man who hastily and unadvisedly received the fumes of very strong spirit of Niter by which he was immediately cast into most cruel Convulsion fits 28. These things being premised for the better understanding of the matter we shall now come to deliver our Observation which is of a Convulsion arising from a hurt of the Genus Nervosum by a blow received on the hinder part of the Head and vertebrae of the Neck how great the blow was I will not determine this I am sure of it brought dreadful Convulsions upon the sick so vehement that life was despaired of 29. The sick was immediately committed to a warm bed Roger Dixon the Chyrurgian and my self being sent for the fits often returned for the strength of the Convulsive motion being spent and the fit as it were going off the sick scarcely seemed to be free but new Convulsions were forthwith excited Roger was for letting him Blood which although it was a blow I was in this cause utterly against believing that if any such evacuation was necessary that Nature would provoke it however in the mean season all the external parts behind were bathed first with the Queen of Hungaries water then with the Powers of Amber and that not slightly also some few drops of the Powers of Rosemary were conveyed up his Nostrills they as also his Forehead and Temples being extreamly well bathed therewith by which without doubt the
Betony Rosemary Origanum Calamint Staechas Marjoram wild Time of each half a handful roots of Acorus new Orris of each an ounce and half Bay-berries Pellitory of Spain Cubebs Nutmegs the three Peppers of each half a dram flesh of Squills an ounce roots of wild Cucumbers two drams Ground-pine Germander of each a pugil live Sulphur powdered half an ounce Oyl of Castoreum half a pound Oyl of Bays of Rue of each two ounces Aqua vitae half a pint Orange flower-water three ounces the strongest-Wine a quart boyl all these till the Wine is consumed to the strained liquor add Sagapenum Opopanax Bdellium of each two drams Castoreum two drams Mace Nutmegs Storax Cloves Lignum Aloes of each two drams long Pepper half a dram Balsam two ounces Oyl of Liquid Amber one ounce Vnguentum Martiatum Aregon Agrippae of each an ounce Oyl of Tiles of Turpentine of each two ounces Oyl of Mace of lignum Guajacum of each one ounce Oyl of the Pepers of Rosemary of Anise of Salt Angelica of Sulphur of Thyme of each an ounce Oyl of Euphorbium an ounce and half grease of a wild Cat Goose grease of each two ounces Badgers grease three drams Vipers grease a dram Oyl of Foxes an ounce Marrow of a Cows leg two drams juice of Dwarf-Elder Sage Bawm of each two ounces mix all and with a sufficient quantity of Wax melted in the foresaid Oyls reduce them to the form of an Oyntment of a middle consistency Zacutus Lusitanus lib. 1. Observ 34. XXIII A Palsy after Child-birth 1. Though the Palsy be a Disease bred of cold and clammy Juyce yet it somtimes arises from an humor somwhat hot in which case all Physicians grant Blood-letting to be necessary 2. But if the Palsy arise after Child-birth the menstrual Blood being suppressed out of what Part Blood is to be drawn those that write of Womens Diseases do not determine although it is a doubtful Question and full of difficulties 3. I remember that I have seen Women that have had a real Palsy in their Legs when after Child birth their Courses have not flowed in such a measure as might answer to the fulness of their Blood 4. These Women being taken with a burning Feaver the Physicians tormented with Purgations and local Remedies applyed to the Parts affected and exceeding hot Baths being extreamly affraid to let any blood 5. For if Blood be taken from the Arm it suppresses their Courses if from their Feet the Blood will be drawn to the Parts affected and the humors rushing violently down they make the Disease worse 6. But because this Disease took its original from a vapourous matter transmitted from the Womb to the original of the Nerves breeding in them an obstruction stopping the way by which the animal Spirits descend and hindering the sense and motion of the lower Parts and she had not been duly purged after her Child-birth and the Feaver hence arising was urgent and the Woman being ruddy of a musculous and well compacted Body and having broad Veins full of Blood I boldly took a good quantity of Blood from her right Ankle after which Evacuation the cause of the obstruction being taken away she began to move her Feet and so being let blood again in her other Foot her Legs recovered their sense and motion Zacutus Lusitanus Lib. 1. Observ 35. XXIV A Palsy in a Man of seventy years of age 1. A certain lusty and strong Souldier being in the seventieth year of his age having in the Eastern Countries served forty years in the Wars and consequently being much wasted and broken with hard marching and labour worn out with watchings and stricken in years he seemed of a thin Body and spare of Flesh yet his Body was musculous his Colour fresh his Veins large and full of Blood and as himself related he had during his past Life been troubled with few Diseases and those gentle which commonly were terminated and cured with bleeding at the Nose to which he was subject at the approach of the Spring all which proceeded from the abundance of Blood as his hot and moist Complexion declared 2. This Man was taken with a Palsy on his left Side which arose as it appears from what had been said from the plenty of Blood obstructing and the moisture thereof slackning his Nerves for he had a deep Redness in his Face and he voided red Spittle mixed with snotty Flegm and that without any Cough or straining 3. Being called to him although in regard of his age the Disease seemed incurable or at least it would continue long yet I entred upon the Cure in this manner having in the first place injected an emollient Clyster I drew Blood from the Basilica Vein of his right Arm. 4. And a great Company of Remedies being prepared to attenuate Heat and strengthen visiting him in the Evening he told me he found some sense in his palsied Arm and Leg. 5. I growing bolder though he was in years opened a Vein again on the following day and putrifyed Blood being voided he said he had his Feeling perfectly in his Arm For which cause since he was better and his bodily Forces were more vigorous the Burthen being taken off and the Passages being opened being let blood again the next day he began to stir his palsied Members 6. And lastly after the fourth blood-letting without any external Medicament applyed to the Parts by the motion of his Arm and Leg it appeared that he was perfectly cured Zacutus Lusitanus Lib. 1. Observ 36. XXV A Palsy of the Eye-lids 1. A certain Person travelling in the depth of Winter through the Snow fell into a Palsy of his Eye lids for they lost their sense insomuch that he could not move either his upper or lower Eye-lids for they stuck so closs together that they could not be parted but with an Instrument or with a Mans Nails for him to see 2. This Man after general Remedies respecting his whole Body and Head and diverse particular Applications was chiefly helped by an Ointment made of Balsam mixt with Aqua Vitae Zacutus Lusitanus Lib. 1. Observ 59. XXVI A Palsy of the Tongue cured by opening the Veins under the Tongue 1. The Flesh of the Tongue is soft rare lax like a Spunge which is covered with a very thin Membrane common to the Mouth and Palat into which the Nerves of the third and fourth conjugation are disseminated 2. These being palsied and the fault being communicated from the Brain viz. the way being intercepted and stopped by thick Blood and the free Passage both of the moving and sensitive Faculty being hindered a certain young Man fell into a Palsy of the whole Tongue for it wholly lost both Tast Motion and Speech 3. This Man tryed many Remedies which are wont to be contrived for an universal Palsy These things being done he had an Issue made in the Nape of his Neck and drank a Decoction of Ebony many days together 4. He took many times
take the pains to Instruct and Direct me in the Writing of so many great and laborious Books as I have published and at length after the loss of so much time and so great labor and pains in such tedious undertakings be so generous as to give me not only all the profit of the Copies but also the Reputation and Honor of being the Author of the same too X. But as Detraction could be only the Mans aim so the lying report is answerable to its Authors Reputation both to be believed and trusted alike And therefore I think the incredibility of the Story is as great a Refutation as any thing I can possibly give although I here call the Great God to Witness that I never personally consulted or received any Instructions or Directions from any Man or Men Living or Dead in order to the Composing or Writing the least part imaginable of any thing I have made publick to the World William Salmon The INDEX Note That a stands for the first Colume and b for the second A. ABscess in a sheep 49 b Abscess in the Intestinum Rectum 73 b Advice to a paralytick person 585 b Afterpains 397 a Amulets for the Epilepsy 304 a 348 a 355 a Antepileptick Wine 344 b Antepileptick Rouls 353 b Antepileptick Specificks 358 a 360 a b Antepileptick Waters 361 a b 362a b Antepileptick water of Dornavius 362 a Antepilept Pouders compound 363 b Antepileptick Topicks 365 b Antidote Convulsive 445 b Antidote Epileptick of George Phaedro 362 b 363 a Antihysterick water 137 a Antihecticum Poterij 761 b Apophlegmatisms antepilept 359 b Apoplexy and Vertigo 50 a Apoplexy 613 b 615 b 627 b Apoplexy in an elderly woman 682 a 715 a Apoplexy in a sanguine Complexion 683 b Apoplexy in an old Woman 686 b Apoplexy in a poor Man 688 a Apoplexy in a middle aged Man mortal 689 a b Apoplexy after a Catarrh 690 a with a Catarrh 716 b Apoplexy in scorbutick body 691 b Apop in a robust Constitution 693 a Apoplexy in a lazy Monk 694 a Apoplexy in hot and moist Constitution 696 a Apoplexy ending in a Palsy 696 b 714 a 717 a Apoplexy turned into a Palsy 697 a 619 b 703 b Apoplexy from Melancholy 700 a Apoplexy from a Wound 671 b 702b Apoplexy danger from a Wound 703b Apoplexy from concussion of the Brain 705 a Apoplexy in a noble Virgin 706 a Apoplexy in old Age 706 b 708 b 711 a 715 b 372 b good for it 722 a Apoplexy from Blood by a fall suddenly 712 a b Apop from a fluid dissolved Brain ib. Apop from fluctuation in the Head ib. Apoplexy stupefaction and Palsy of the Tongue 718 Apoplexy from Worms 718 b Apoplexy continuing 3 days 719 a Apoplexy cured in an ancient Woman 720 b Ap. from a bruise being drunk 721 b Apoplexy with Palsy cured 723 a Apoplexy in a young Girl 724 a Apoplexy in an elderly Man ib. Apoplexy its signs 725 b Apoplexy its Causes 726 b Apoplexy its Prognosticks 731 a Apoplexy its Cure in the fit 732 a Apoplexy habitual its Cure 736 b Appetite lost 82 b 134 b Atrophia 618 b Aqua hirundinum Sennerti 360 b Aqua hirund. Kolreuteri 361 a Aqua Picarum composita Sen. ib. Aqua Paeoniae composita Flusswasser dicta 362 a Aqua Antiparalytica 667 b Aqua Quercetani Langii 668 b Aqua contra Paralysin 668 a Aqua alia ib. Aqua Carbunculi Sennerti 691 a Aqua Vitae good against the Apoplexy 722 a Aqua fellis Plateri 745 a Aqua Vitae Narcotica Plateri ib. Aq. Bezoardica rubra Grulingi ib. Aqua Pestilentialis Grulingii 746 a Aqua dysenterica Dorncrelii 746 b Aqua Matricalis seu de Melissa composita Thoneri ib. Aqua Theriacalis Cephalica Thoner ib. Aqua hirundinum Thoneri 747 a Aqua Asthmatica apud Thoner ib. Aqua contra calculum Fuchsii apud Thonerum ib. Aqua Cardiaca adversus Venena contagium Poterij 747 b Aq. adversus contagium Poterii ib. Aqua Nephritica Poterii ibid. Aqua Antepileptica Apoplectica Poterii 748 a Aqua Hysterica Poterii ib. Aqua Hydrotica Poterii ib. Aqua febrifuga Poterii 816 a Aqua Zingiberis Poterii ib. Aqua fortis apud Poterium ib. Aqua viridis Plateri 759 a Aqua Opthalmica Sennerti 759 b Archaeus what 38 a b B. Balsam for the Brain 49 b Bdlsam of Galbanum 476 b Balsamum foeniculi Johannis Wolfii apud Thonerum 749 b Balsamum praestantissimum Poterii ib. Balsam Sulphuris Sennerti 759 b Balsamum Mercurii Sennerti ib. Balsamum Mercurii viridis Sennerti ib. Balsamum vitrioli Sennerti 760 a Balsamum Veneris Sennerti ib. Balsamum Saturni Sennerti ib. Barley Cream to make 232 a Bath for Contractions 492 b 497 b Baths for Convulsions 477 a Bitings of a Serpent or mad dog 480 ab Breath-short 134 b Broth of Foxes flesh 477 a C. Capital Rowls 49 a Carminative Pouder 49 a Cattarrh 48 a 87 a 108 a Cat with Suffocation 120a 215a 221 b 222 b Cat with a Tumor in the Throat Feaver Haemorrhoides c. 108 a Cat with obstruction of the Lungs and Consumption 129 a Cat in a Woman hysterical 130 b Cat in one paralytick 132 a Cat from riding in tâ—e Cold ibid Cat with ulcerated Lungs 133 a Cat with shortness of breath want of Aâ—patite and pain at Stomach 134 b 166 a Cat with the Scurvy 136 a 155 b Catarrh with swooning 137 a Cat with Head-ach Scurvy ib b Cat thin falling on the breast and joints 139 b Cat with Hysterick Fits and pain of the left Side 141 b Cat with Cough Feaver fainting Fits 143 b 145 a 147 a 215 a b Cat with other symptoms 144 a 218 b Cat-falling on the Lungs 145 a 153 a 159 b 219 b 199 a b 146 b Cat with hoarsness 145 b 147 a 154 b 168 b Cat on the Joints 146 a Cat with sweating 147 b Cat with a diseased Spleen 149 a Cat with Melancholy 149 b Cat with sore Mouth 150 b Cat with a Dysentery 151 a Cat with head-ach 151 a 163 b 208 b Cat complicated 152 a Cat with loss of appetite 154 a Cat. with the Vvula fallen 155 b Cat suffocative 156 a b 177 b 178 a 179 a b 189 a 222 b Cat upon the breast 157 a 159 b 183 a b 213 b 224 a 197 a 199 a b Cat upon the Eyes 158 a 216 b Cat hindering swallowing 160 b Cat with Cough Head-ach c. 161 b 222 a 224 b Cat from sharp salt matter 162 b 186 a Cat with Pain of Ears and Teeth 164 a Cat by consent of the inferiour Parts 164 b Cat from various causes 165 b Catarrh simple 169b Cat complicated 173 a Cat cured by Cauteries 175 a Cat salt 175 b 176 b 202 a b 205 a 217 a 222 a 225 a Cat from evil humors 176 a Cat from coldness of stomach 181 b Cat with hectick and consumption 182 b Cat with compression of the
Diaphrama 182 b Cat upon Breast and Lungs difficulty of breathing 184a 186a 213b Cat with suffocation and Epilepsy 188 a Cat in a Child 188 a 189 a Cat sharp 191 a 223 a Cat with an epidemick feaver 191a Catarrh badly oured 194b Cat cured with Tobacco 201 b Cat from pituitous humors 201 b Cat ideopathetick 192 a Cat salt with Cough difficulty of breathing 202 b 208a 219a 222 b Cat from wheyish humors 201b 202b Cat from thick Rhume 203 a Cat from weakness of the Brain 203 b 204 a Cat with loss of Hearing 204 b Cat from weakness of the Nerves 205 b Cat with a slow Feaver 206 b Cat with Head-ach Cough difficulty of breathing 198 a Cat inveterate 170 a 205 b 207 b Cat in a Woman with Child 207 b Cat causing a Cough 208 a Cat from intemperature of the stomach 211b Cat thin from the Brain 212 b Cat. upon the Jaws 214 b 200 b Cat with the Gout 217 b Cat almost desperate 217 a Cat with Pain of the Loins Attrophia 218 a Cat upon the stomack 220 b 197 a Cat in a cholerick Person 225 a Cat flowing to the right Side 225 b Cat with Cough Vomiting 225 a Cat its notationas name definition kinds 227 a Cat its Signs 227 a b Cat its Causes 227 a Cat its Prognosticks 229 b Cat the method of cure in a hot constitution 230 a Cat the Method of its Cure in a cold and moist Constitution 322 b Cat fierce and vehement its cure 234 a Cat of many years standing 197 b Cardialgia 185 a Caesars Secret against the Epilepsy 293 b Caesar Landulphus Cured of Convulsions by Catmint and Sarsaparilla 449 b Cephalaea 2 b 5 a 11 a Cephalaea with Struma 2 a Cephalaea with breakings out 14 a Ceph with pain of the Womb 14 b Cephalaea its Names Signs and Cause 55 b Cephalaea its Prognosticks 56 b Cephalaea in a cold and dry Body its Cure 57 a Cephalaea in a cold and moist Body its Cure 57 b Cephalaea scorbutick 58 a 60 a Cephalalgia in a Matron 13 b Cholagogue of Joel 231b Cholick 316 b 317 a 367 a 480 b 624 a 625 b 629 b â—hymical principals what 38 a b Chocolate of Dr. Willis 739 a Coriza 215 b Cough 143 b 161 b 202 b 208 a 215 a b 219 a b 198 a Conditum polichrestum 168 a Conditum epaticum 168 b Collyrium for the Eyes 35 a Collirium Sennerti 759 a Composition admirable against the Stone 372 a b 376 a Consumption 22 b 24b 129 a 182 a Courses obstructed ib. Convulsions of Stomach Mesentery 570 b Convulsions 367 a Convulsions from the Cholick ibid Convulsions in a little Boy from Worms 368 b 378 a 416 b 461 a Convulsions with Hysterick fits Terms stopt 369b 399b 395b Convulsions from stone in the Reins 370b 372b 374b 394 a 397 b Convulsions with Hypochondriack Melancholy and extreme Rigor 376a Convulsions with a Lethargy 378 a Convulsions from the gout ibid. Convulsions from obstruction of the Mesentry 379 b Convulsions in a young Child 380b 389a 405 a 414 a 416 a 457b 464a Convulsions from a hurt of the Genus nervosum 382a Convulsion from terror and afrightment 390 a Convulsions from pricking of a Nerve or Tendon 392b 453a Convulsions after great repletion 393 a 402b Convulsions from an Vlcer in the Ventricle 400 a Convulsions with a burning Feaver 401 a Convulsions of a Woman in Labour 401 b 408 b Convulsion from Emptiness 403 a Convulsion by consent of pain 303b Convuls in a young Man 304 a 417 a 457 a Convul from a Wound 304 b Convulsions in an ancient Man 405 b 418 b 449 b Convulsions with loss of memory and sight heavy sleep 405 b Convulsive Palpitation 407 b Convulsion in a young Woman 409 b 413 b 419 a 420 b 428 a 429 b 431 b 433 b 438 b Convulsion in a Lady with Child 411 a 428 a Convulsion suddenly happening 412 a Convulsion with flux of Haemorrhoides Feaver 412 b Convulsions from Green Choler 415 a Convulsion happening in Winter 416 b Convulsions of the Hands 418 b Convulsions in a middle aged Man and Woman 418 a Convulsions in an ancient Woman 422 a 423 b Convulsion with a Feaver 424 a b 428 a 438 b Convulsion in the extream parts 443 a Convulsions by consent from the Womb 443 b 452 b Convulsions considred in general 446 b Convulsion in a fat Man 447 b Convulsion from Pain of the joynts 448 b Convulsion from the Pituitous humor 449 b Convulsion from Choler 450 a Convulsion of the Nerves of the Neck 451 a Convulsion with hardness of the Nerve 451 b Convulsion from a Wound in the Throat 453 b Convulsion from a fall 455 b Convulsion of the Mouth 456 a Convulsion Opisthotonos 457 b Conv. in the Abdomen 458 a Convulsion flatulent 458 a Convulsion Doglike 458 b Convulsion in the Head 458 b Convulsion with involuntary Laughter 461 a Conv. in the lower Jaw 464 b Convulsion Epileptick 464 a Convulsion their notation viz names definition kinds or differences 465 a Convulsion its signs 465 b Convulsion its Various causes 466 a Convulsive motion how caused 469 a Convul its prognosticks 469 b Convul singular its cure 470 b Convulsion primary its Cure 471 a Convulsion by consent from other parts its cure 478 b Conv. from the Cholick 480 b Convulsion from Obstuctions of the Womb 481 a Contraction 567 b Contusion 50 a Contraction of the right Arm 481 a Contraction of the Arm in an old Man 482 a 484 b 486 a Contr. in the left Ham 482 a b Contraction Incurable 482 b Contraction of the Fingers 483 a Contraction in the Instep with a Scrophulous Tumor 483 a Contr. on in both Hands 484 a Contraction with a Fistuals 485 a Contraction from Epileptick fit 486 b Contraction with Convulsion 486 b Contraction from the Gout 487 a Contraction with the Palsy 487 b Contraction of the right Leg 489 a Contraction of the left Leg with Tumor of the Knee 490 a Contrastion of the Arm from a nerve prickt 491 a Contraction of both Hands and Feet 490 b Contraction and Pain of the Back 492 b Contractures names definiton kinds 493 a b Contractures their Signs 493 a Contractures their causes 493 b Contractures their Prognosticks 495 b Contractures their Cure 496 a Contraction or Shrinking of Sinews 462 a b Convulsive Pain in a noble young Woman 440 q Cramp 639 b Cramp in the Head 458 b Cramp in a very strange manner 380 b 458 a Cramp in the Calves of the Legs 396 a Cramp and a wry Mouth 460 b Cramp in the Neck 464 b Cramp its cure 470 b D Darkness of sight 49 a Dark Vertigo 87 a Decoction of Mastich wood 236 a b Decoction of Guajacum first and second 288 b 305 a Decoction of Carduus Benedictus 320 b 163 b Decoction of Sarsaparilla 582 a Deafness in a Vertigo 47 a Deckers
3. After he was purged this Decoction was given him Take chips of Guajacum four ounces infuse them all night in four pints of Fountain water in the morning add Sweet-marjoram Stoechas Penny royal Origanum of each half a pugil Hyssop one pugil Sena six drams Bettony flowers one pugil blew Currans two ounces boyl all in a sufficient quantity of water till half be consumed then strain it Of this Decoction he took every morning eight ounces hot and was very well covered with Cloaths and Sweat much and long for fourteen days together 4. His Diet was hot and dry little in quantity and seldom eating and his Drink was Wine by this means he was soon restored to his Health 5. But that the same Infirmities might not for the future attend him he was ordered every year in the Spring to take these following Pills Take Pilulae sine quibus and Pilulae Cochiae of each half a dram Agarick Trochiseated a scruple with Syrup of Roses of Montanus solutive make nine Pills which roul in Cinnamon Pouder XV. An Head-Ach accompanied with many Symptoms Cent. 2. Obs 12. 1. A Goldsmith being forty six years of Age was troubled with a pain of the Head accompanied with shortness of Breath want of Appetite and pain of the Stomach all which by the following things were in a few days perfectly Cured 2. First there was given him this purging Potion Take Aqua Benedicta an Ounce Bawm Water an Ounce Syrup of Hysop half an Ounce mix them together This purged him very well but did not work a perfect Cure 3. Wherefore the third day following I gave him this following Potion Take Aqua Benedicta five drams Bawm water one ounce Syrup of Hysop half an ounce mix them This second potion wrought better and cured all the aforesaid Maladies XVI A grievous and lasting Head-ach Cent. 2. Obs 37. 1. This man was grievously troubled with this pain but was cured in this manner First he was purged with these Pills Take Pilulae sine quibus one dram Troches of Agarick two scruples with Cinnamon water make all into vine Pills These Pills he took at one of the Clock at night and was well purged 2. The day following he was let blood in the Median Vein of the right Arm. 3. An Epithema was applyed to his Forehead and Temples Take Womens Breast Milk whites of Eggs of each three ounces mix them and beat them well together In this Linnen Cloths was wet gently squeezed and so applyed to his Forehead and Temples by this means he was in a few days freed from his misery XVII An Head-ach accompanied with Hoarsness short Cough and difficulty of Breathing Cent. 2. Obs 40. 1. The man upon whom this was done was about 49 years of Age he was first purged with this Take Extract of Esula two scruples warm Whey five ounces mix them strain and squeeze out the Liquor This he drank warm in the morning and was thereby extreamly well purged and soon after became well 2. His Diet was hot and Dry His Meat light suppings flesh of Hens boyled or roasted new laid Eggs c. He was allowed for his ordinary drink Sage Wine sometimes Honied Water in which a little Hysop had been boyled XVIII An Head-ach with Wheezing and want of Appetite Cent. 2. Obs 48. 1. A Widow about fourscore years of Age was troubled with the Head-ach accompanied with want of Appetite stopping in her Breast frequent quick and very hard breathing by reason of her Lungs stuft with Flegmatick humors 2. All these Symptoms though very hard to cure were through Gods assistance thus removed Vinum Catharticum Rulandi the purging Wine of Rulandus Take Sena in pouder half an Ounce Troches of Alhandal one Dram Ginger half a dram White-wine one pint and half mix them and let them infuse all Night In the morning for three days together she drank 3 or 4 ounces of this wine strained out with half an ounce of Syrup of Bugloss which being mixed and drunk together as aforesaid her body was well purged and she grew every day better and better 3. Her body being purged she did sweat certain days together in her Bed having taken six ounces hot every morning of this following Liquor Take Centory one handful Horehound Bawm of each half a handful Conserve of Roses one Ounce boyl all in a sufficient quantity of Wine till half the Liquor be consumed And thus God be praised the Cure was happily accomplished XIX A pain of the Head with pain of the Stomach Cent. 2. Obs 79. 1. A married Wife of about 36 years of Age was troubled with the Head-Ach and pain and swelling of the Stomach with want of Appetite and shortness of Breath 2. She was cured as follows Take Extract of Ezula half a dram white Wine five ounces mix and strain This potion purged her stoutly and the day after she began to be better 3. Her body being thus purged the Cephalick Vein was opened from which store of blood was taken away and she became well her Diet was heating and moistning 4. By the former Potion also was a young Student of 17 years old cured of a like Head-Ach and want of Appetite without letting blood Cent. 3. Obs 35. London Printed for Th. Dawks and Langley Curtiss on Ludgate-Hill 1681. The Chapter of the Head-Ach continued Numb 3. August 3. XX. An Head-ach accompanied with very many Symptoms Cent. 2. Obs 75. 1. It was a Prioress of a Nunnery she was aged 72 years when she fell into this Head-ach which was accompanied with swimming of the Head noise in the Ears wheezing shortness of Breath pain and heaviness of her left side and a weakness of the Heart and Stomach 2. All these Symptoms were caused by the superfluous moisture of the Head and the Obstruction of her Spleen Being called to her I began the method of Cure thus 3. Decoctum Catharticum Rulandi the purging Decoction Take Sena six drams Epithymum one Ounce Chebulane Myrobalans half an Ounce Carduus half a handful Raisins an ounce and half Sugar Candy half an ounce Ginger one Dram mix and infuse all in a quart and half a Pint of White wine three hours then boyl all over a gentle fire till half a Pint be consumed Of this Decoction she took six ounces hot in the morning by which her whole body was without any trouble very easily and yet plentifully purged and she was better in every respect save to the Giddiness of her head and noise in her ears 4. For those Symptoms I ordered this following Lye Take Marjoram one handful and half Pennyroyal one handful Assarum roots two ounces Pease one handful these things were put into a Bag and boyled in a sufficient quantity of Lye herewith her Head was washed every morning and a while after dryed and covered 5. After the washing of her head she snuffed up some of this sneezing pouder Take Darnel Nigella Seeds white Hellebor of each a Scruple sweet Marjoram
Neighbours Friends and such as came to visit him but could not Remember scarcely the names of any of them 8. When at any time he entred into the Discourse of Affairs he wanted words to express the sense of his thoughts at length there was not only a total Resolution in the right Arm and Leg but also a mighty tumor Oedematosus in them both insomuch that his Cure and the prolongation of his daies was so much doubted as that there was scarcely the least hope left 9. However I did not desist from the Method of Cure and the Assistance of the learned and skilful Physician Dr. Wharton but with joint Counsells for the Benefit of the sick we prescribed solutive Pills to be taken at certain times and at other days we ordered Cephalick Antiscorbutick and Antiparalytick Medicines to be taken at physical hours and a Plaster of Gum and Balsoms to be applyed to the head being first shaved as also the Parts affected to be annointed with Oyls and Balsams and strongly rub'd 10. While these things were used with some good Success as to the perspicuity and clearness of his Intellect he fell but by what means I know not into a Feaver about the middle of Winter every night he was afflicted with great heat and thirst and broken and interrupted Sleeps his Tongue was parched and rough his Pulse high and his Urine red 11. We did forbear Phlebotomy because of his Age Palsy and chiefly the Dropsy which was begun in the right side but yet a thin diet of Barly and Oatmeal Broths being Prescibed him we did exhibit from day to day Julleps Apozems and other Medicines provoking Sweat and Urine the Issue at the Shoulder-blade running at this time very plentifully 12. The sick was much better both in respect to his Memory and the Palsy and every day recovering from both these affects together with the Feaver he arriv'd at perfect health and continues so 13. In this sick person the motion and various alterations of the morbifick matter was very notable for that adhering to the Meditullium of the Brain to wit the Callous Body did excite an outragious Vertigo the same was afterwards augmented and as it is probable diffused farther into the Meanders and turnings of the Brain and so procured oblivion in the first affect 14. Afterwards the same matter moved by the Feaver and a little discussed or driven back partly falling into the one streaked body did bring a Palsy of one half of the Body partly coming into the compass of the Brain did almost deprive him of his Memory the calous body in the mean while obtaining as it were a clearness or serenity 15. Lastly It was not without the help of the other Feaver that the morbifick matter being driven out of all its Forts should be wholy defeated Willis Exercitat Patholog Cap. 7. Obs 2. XLVIII A Vertigo Ideopathetick 1. Being wearied with the importunate complaints of one afflicted with a Vertigo after many things had been used in vain I prescribed to be taken twice every day for the space of a Month about a spoonful of the following pouder drinking thereupon a draught of the Decoction of Sage or Rosemary impregnated with the Tincture of Coffee 2. Take the Roots of Male Peony two ounces and the flowers of the same bruised and dryed one ounce the white dung of Peacooks half a pound white Sugar two ounces make a pouder 3. It is scarcely credible how much good this person found in that Remedy after a Month he came to visit me but he seemed as it were another or a new man being free of his Vertigo he went briskly about his Affairs Willis Exercitat Pathol. Cap. 7. Obs 3. XLIX A Vertigo Convulsive 1. Some years since a stranger who lodged in this City sent for me I suspected at the first sight that he was possessed and believed that he had more need of a Conjurer than a Physician he was forty years old who at set times of the year for the space of three years had been wont to be afflicted with Convulsive motions 2. Whilst he by chance lodged here for a few daies about his occasions growing melancholy he had a fit of his Sickness greater than usual 3. He was wont for two or three dayes before hand to sensibly feell the coming of his Disease viz. from a great commotion within the forepart of the Head and almost a continual Vertigo and frequent dimness of his Eyes 4. But the fit coming upon him his Eyes at the first were variously roled about and inverted then a certain bulky substance like a living Creature was seen to creep from the bottom of his Belly upwards towards his Heart and Breast and from thence to his Head 5. I pressing his Belly with my Hand felt very discerningly this kind of motion and as long as I hindred this round thing from ascending with both my Hands and all my strength he found himself indifferently well 6. But as soon as this swelling creeping upwards by degrees had reached the Head presently the Members of the whole body were cruelly pulled together insomuch that he would dash himself against the Walls or Posts as if possest by an Evil Spirit he could hardly be held and restrained by four strong men with all their force but that he would leap from them and fling out his Arms Feet and Head here and there with divers kinds of motions 7. When he forbore strugling or leaping out his Members would be strongly extended and his Muscles stiff as if troubled with the Cramp 8. Such a fit would last about a quarter of an hour then coming to himself he would talk soberly and walk about in his Chamber he knew what he had suffered and asked pardon of the standers by 9. Immediately after he began to draw his Eyes inward and so swiftly to roul them about then presently the Convulsive Distemper returning acted over again the same Tragedy and after this manner he would have five or six of these kind of Convulsive Fits within the space of three hours 10. In the midst of one of these Fits a Vein in his Arm being opened and a large Orifice made the blood issued out leisurely and was seen presently to be Congealed it did not flow about in the Dish after the manner of Liquors with a plain and equal superficies but like melted Suet dropped into a cold Dish one drop being heaped upon another it grew to a heap 11. If this Distemper had hapned to a Woman it would have been presently concluded That it was the Mother or Hysterical and the cause of it would have beee ascribed to the fault of the Womb especially because the ascending of something like a bulk began the fit from the bottom of the Belly 12. But when this common ordinary solution which is oftenest the subterfuge of Ignorance cannot be allowed in this case it seems most agreeable to reason to refer all those Symptoms to the Evil affection of the Brain
of which two things alone the Child was perfectly recovered II. The Falling-sickness in a Girl of fourteen years of Age. 1. This Girl had four years or more been troubled with this Disease being of a fat and corpulent Body pale Complexion smooth skin and extreamly well Featered her Parents applyed themselves to many Physicians but they all mistaking the Cause exhibited their Medicines in Vain 2. But this Maiden from her Infancy up till she was between nine and ten years of Age had been troubled with a continual running of the Nostrils which by some accident or occasion was stoped after it had been stoped half a year or somewhat more she fell into the Falling sickness 3. From whence I did Conjecture that a cold pituitous matter lodged in the Cavities of the Brain might be the Cause thereof for which reason sake I exhibited to her the following sharp Clyster 4. Take Mutton-broth twelve ounces Infusion of Crocus Metallorum three ounces Tincture of Colocynthis half an ounce Oyl two ounces mix and make a Clyster this wrought four or five times upon her whereby her Body seemed to be sufficiently opened 5. I also made a Revulsion by applying a Vesicatory to the Crown of the Head which being healed up I applyed others to the Soles of the Feet whereby a strong derivation was made 6. Six days after I gave her this Vomit Take syrup of squils an ounce and half Infusion of Crocus Metallorum half an ounce extract of black Hellebor a scruple dissolve mix and give it early in the Morning fasting this gave her eight or nine pleasant Vomits and brought forth a very great quantity of green viscous matter after which she seemed more lightsome and pleasant 7. Four days after this Vomit I gave her this following Purge Take Pilulae Rudij a dram Colocynthis in pouder a scruple Resin of Jallap ten grains with syrup of Peony make a mass adding six drops of the Oyl of Lavender divide it into four Doses to be taken every fourth Morning 8. The purging being over I gave her my Specifick Antepileptick Pouder which was given from a scruple to half a dram 9. Notwithstanding all this sixteen days after she had another fit but much more gentle than the former and of shorter continuance I then gave her a Dose of my Carthartic Argenteum viz. one whole dram mixed with six drams of the Syrup of Squils this made her to Vomit stoutly and to bring up a great deal more of that filthy viscous eruginous matter 10. Afterwards I gave her this following Pouder Take pouder of the roots and seeds of Male-peony of each one ounce Bay-berries Zedoary Rosmary of each half an ounce Misleto of the Oak six drams Peacocks-dung 4 drams Musk native Cinnabar of each two drams Ambergrise one dram make a fine Pouder and mix them Dose from a scruple to a dram every Morning and Night going to bed 11. But by reason there was a stoppage in the Head of a certain Rhume which used to flow out by the Nostrils I caused these following Errhines to be administred Take White Wine six ounces Euphorbium four grains dissolve the Euphorbium therein and let the Liquor be Injected up the Nostrils this brought much filth that way 12. Afterwards I caused her to use the following solid Errhines Take Confectio Hamech half an ounce fine Pouders of Scammony of Cambogia of Agarick of each two drams Pouder of Colocynthis Ginger of each half a dram Euphorbium in very fine Pouder ten grains mix and make a mass of solid Errhines of which little Rouls may be made to put up the Nostrils 13. These I made her use every Night or every other Night a little before she went to bed she kept them not long in her Nostrils because I desired not that they should draw very strongly but I made her use them often to accustom the humidities of the Brain to make a passage through the Nostrils which Current had been stop'd for full four years 14. And that every thing might be made more firm I applyed again Blisters to the Soles of the Feet by which a great quantity of Water was drawn out of the Head by the use of these means afore-treated within three months time she was perfectly well 15. Another Maid about sixteen years of Age was siezed with the Epilepsy as the former several things were tryed without success afterwards her Parents sent for me I looked upon her but conceived her to be past recovery however I was urged to give her somthing 16. I first purged and cleansed her Stomach then I removed the Obstructions of the Head I gave her things to comfort and fortify the Head and such things as were specificks so counted by all Physicians but all these things were done in Vain for after five Weeks time she dyed in one of her Fits 17. Being Dead a large quantity supposed to be more than a pint of a thick glutinous matter flowed from the Nostrils after which came a little Blood 18. From hence in part the Conjunct Cause of the Disease may be seen but how things were within we cannot tell her Parents not being willing to have her opened III. The Falling-sickness in another young Woman about twenty years of Age. 1. This person had been afflicted with the Falling-sickness for above two years and a quarter she was of a sanguine Complexion a very pleasant Creature but yet hitherto never had her Courses which I conceived to be the principal Cause of her Disease 2. What her other Physicians gave were mostly Specificks against an Epilepsy not reguarding at all to bring forward the Course of Nature I was sent for and upon enquiry finding the Obstruction aforesaid I forthwith gave her these following Pills it being about eight days before the change of the Moon 3. Take fine Aloes two drams Resin of Jalap Castoreum in fine Pouder of each half a dram mix them and with syrup of Garden Tansy make a mass of Pills adding also six or eight drops of the Oyl of Savin of this I gave her twenty five grains every Night for four Nights 4. After which I gave her this following Pouder Take Zedoary round Birthwort roots Bay-berries of each one ounce Borax Dittany of Creet Saffron of each one dram seeds of Nigella Calamint dryed Savin of each half an ounce red Myrrh Jallap of each two drams make a fine Pouder and mix them Dose from half a dram to a dram every Night going to bed 5. By these means the young Lady came to the benefit of Nature and her Courses came down laudably to wit in good Proportion and Colour 6. This being done I emptied her Stomach with a gentle Vomit then I drew Blysters upon both her Feet so that the Disease which used to come once a day came not above once a Month whereby I was encouraged to proceed further 7. I gave her the following Pouder Take native Cinnabar Mans Skull Misleto of the Oak of each a like
them for three doses to be taken early in the morning 14. These things are to be taken spring and Fall and you may add if you please to the Decoction one dram of black Hellebor After purgation both the Head and Stomach is to be strengthened with Electuaries and apt Confects of Diagalanga Aromaticum Rosatum Diacorus Conserves of Rosemary Peony Betony and bastard Lovage add the pouder of the seeds and roots of Peony and the like with the syrup of Betony and Calamint 15. Also for the purgation of the Head there are first to be given Apophlegmatisms Errhins Gargarisms 16. Lastly if these things should not help I would use the decoction of Lignum Guajacum some Peony-root being added Forestus lib. 10. Observ 63. LXII The Falling-sickness in a Boy by Consent from the Stomach 1. This Child of eight years old having exercised himself more than was convenient by play on the walls of Delf fell down on the ground by a Vertigo from whence being very carelessly caried away into a House he was taken miserably with such a sudden violent Convulsion and long continuing Epilepsy that the Paroxysm lasted for four whole hours 2. I came to him in this deplorable Condition out of which he could not be raised though there were applyed Ligatures and Frictions to the Inferiour parts and his Feet with the soles of them were rub'd with Salt and Vinegar 3. And seeing his Mandibles did continually move and were distorted I put a wedge of Wood between his Teeth that he might not cut his Tongue and that the Flegm might more conveniently flow out of his Mouth Rue also being rub'd between his Hands was put up his Nostrils 4. And when he could not yet be raised by what was before applyed I took a feather dipt in the following mixture which I put into his Jaws to provoke him to Vomit 5. For the Child as it was related by one of his Play-fellows that was present when he fell did complain as if he had been before his fall disposed to Vomit I gave him a lincture in a spoon his Teeth being separated and his Jaw-bone being opened then I anointed his Jaws with a wet feather or quill 6. Take Oxymel simple of squills syrup of Staechas of each one ounce mix them and then together the Back-bone was anointed beginning at the neck and descending to the Inferiour parts with the following Oyls Take Oyls of Rue and of sweet Marjoram of each three drams Oyl of Cinnamon one dram mix them 7. Let the futures be also anointed a third part of hot Waters being added that they may acquire a penetration 8. While we continued in this Course the Child about half an hour after the lincture vomited much water and pituitous matter and at length was freed from his fit 9. I put also about his Neck according to the Judgment of Galen a quadrangular Bag in which was the root of green Peony bruised it did hang so far down as to touch the Ventricle 10. Now when he had done Vomiting and was delivered from his fit he came to himself and could then tell how he felt a pain in his Stomach before he fell into the Epilepsy which before he was never troubled with 11. Moreover I commanded lest he might again be assaulted with the like violent Paroxysm he should take for the two next days the following decoction Take Betony Sage bastard Lovage of each one handful Mint Calamint Wormwood either of the two of each half an handful roots of Peony half an ounce seeds of Peony two drams the seeds of yellow Carrots Annise of each one dram the leaves of Sena six drams Agarick trochiscated one dram Raisons stoned one ounce Liquorice scraped half an ounce boyl them in common water to eight ounces press hard out add the honey of Roses strained the syrup of Staechas of each one ounce mix them for two doses to be taken in the Morning 12. Afterwards having anointed his Belly whith the Oyls of Spicknard of Wormwood and of Mastich it being sufficiently loose he grew very well for the future and never had any more fits Forestus lib. 10. Observ 64. LXIII The Falling-sickness in a little Boy of three years old 1. A little Boy of three years old was seized with an Epilepsy who did void dead Worms together with his Excrements I thought as it does appear very largely in my Scholia he might have fallen into his Epilepsy by reason of foul stinking Vapours which were carried up into his Head 2. But having given him the following pouder in distill'd waters he grew well immediately thereafter Take Wormseed the pouder of the roots of Peony Agarick trochiscated of each half a scruple Diamoschi Dulcis one scruple syrup of Vinegar simple half an ounce Waters of Wormwood Baum of each one ounce mix them 3 I allow in the Intervals of the fits that he take often Worm-seeds rould in sugar For by the sweetness of the sugar Children are allur'd to swallow the seeds and the worms as it were more commodiously deceived 4. Having taken these things and the Worms being voided he was hapily dilivered from his Epileptick Convulsion Forrestus lib. 10. Observ 65. LXIV The Falling-sickness arising from the Womb. 1. A certain Gentlewoman of the age of twenty years in the Spring fell into an Epilepsy by reason of the Restriction of her Terms who with her Aunt came to me 2. And having understood the cause of this Malady her body being first prepared by purgations I ordered the opening of the Saphaena Vein in her Foot 3. She had her Terms as soon as the blood gushed out and taking every Morning the bigness of a Chesnut of this Confection she had no more fits 4. Take Conserve of flowers of Rosemary one ounce and a half Conserve of the flowers of Bugloss half an ounce the species Diamoschi Dulcis one dram and a half the pouder of the roots of Peony one dram and a half the seeds of Peony pulverised four scruples the seed of Juniper pulverised half a scruple with the syrup of staechas a sufficient quantity make a Confect 5. When she had used that having breathed a Vein she grew well and was never all her Life time obnoxious to any one fit 6. A certain Woman at the Breil was freed from an Epileptick fit by putting up a sharp Pessary into her womb and hanging the following nodule about her Neck that the smell might alwayes come into her Nostrils 7. Take Assa faetida one dram Castoreum one scruple make a nodule to smell to and likeways I ordered the root of Peony to be hung about her Neck so as that it might touch the Ventricle and to bind her Belly with a large swathing-band least the suffocating Vapour ascend upwards 8. Let her take also a decoction of Sage Bettony Bawm Mugwort Penny-royal Hyssop roots and seeds of Peony with the leaves of Sena 9. By which remedies her fits returned not again to the Amazement of all by-standers
a plenty of Flegm 16. Likewise the Marrow and Brains of Animals is not good this is scarcely a kin to Truth we do not dis-allow the use of Veal and Kid although Hippocrates is of the Mind that Goats-flesh is very dangerous and pernitious in this Disease 17. As to Fish they are seldom to be eaten and if any those which have Scales and live in stony or gravelly places 18. We cannot allow the use of many Herbs these few are safe Succory Capers Asparagus Sorrel Pimpernel Mint Onions Garlick and Leeks and such like ignoble Meat we forbid 19. As to Fruits we indulge the use if sparingly taken of the Pistach-nut the Kernel of the Pine Raisons Pears and Apples boyled sweet Prunes ripe Figs Spices and Treacles are somtimes profitable 20. Cheese and all things made of Milk the seldomer they are eaten the better but chiefly beware of indigestion and crudities at all times 21. The greater number of Physicians commands such persons to abstain from Wine unless the Stomach be cold and if so there must be regard both to the quantity and quality of the Wine yet it may be drunk if there be no just fear of a fit 22. They may drink Muscadel wherein Rosemary and Hysop are because it does not only not fill the Head but comforts by its own efficacy and discusses and resolves the thick and viscous humours 23. Lastly let him live soberly not passing the bounds of moderation nothing is more hurtful to Epileptick persons than Venery which indeed is of it self a small kind of Epilepsy resembling the Disease so called in Motion Breathing and Sweat turning of the Eyes and redness of the Face leaving the person after the Act pale weak and sad 24. Spring and Fall if necessity requires you may open a Vein chiefly in the Legs and in the Ankle-bone the frequent Scarification of the Legs about the Anckle-bone does wonderfully contribute towards the repelling the matter from ascending to the Head 25. I approve of frequent and repeated evacuation by Pills made as they should be such are pilulae Aureae Arabicae Aloephanginae Aggregativae sine quibus and Mastich 26. In Purgation you must take care of moving and stirring too much but rather endeavour to carry off the matter as it were by stealth purge not too much at once 27. Antidotes after universal evacuations ought not to be pretermitted such as Mithridate by which thing alone Bernhardus Gordonius affirms He can preserve any person from the Epilepsy Conserves of Stoechas and Rosemary are very good and profitable Wolfangus Gabelchoverus Cent. 4. Cur. 60. LXXXVII An Epilepsy caused from the translation of the morbifick matter 1. A Noble Dane complained of an internal pain in his Ears where a hard Swelling or knob appeared I advised him to use a softning and resolving Fomentation with a new Sponge together with a like Oyntment 2. All the Care was That the aforesaid Swelling should not come to an Apostume and Suppuration and that the pain should be in some measure remitted but the rest of the Cure was neglected 3. At length he was taken with a grievious Epilepsy whose fierceness and exacerbation was somewhat allayed by the use of proper means but was never wholly overcome from whence according to the Prognosticon having had many Relapses he at last dyed 4. It is dangerous when the course of ill humors near the principal parts run from the external to the internal parts which is here done 5. Now although there appears no hope of recovery because of the vehemency of the Symptoms yet we esteem'd it necessary That the vehemency of the Paroxysms be infringed 6. We have raised one from the Fits by Rue bruised and macerated in Vinegar some drops of the Oyl of Amber being put up into the Nostrils by a Pen and the Fit being in some measure abated we have exhibited for corroboration a spoonful or two of the Spirit of black Cherries also some of the spirit of Peony-flowers mixt with the spirit of Vitriol 7. His Head being Shaven we ordered the application of Emplastrum Cratonis which is as follows Take white Amber Frankincense Mastich of each one dram and half Galbanum Opopanax of each one scruple Misletoe of the Oak two drams Ambergrise six grains Musk three grains seeds of Peony half a dram Labdanum one dram and half a little of the Oyls of Nutmegs and of Roses a sufficient quantity mix and make an Emplaster spread it upon Leather then sprinkle thereon of the pouder of Cubebs and apply it to the Coronal Suture 8. By the use of these things we brought the person to some better state to wit the Remission of these grievious accidents whereby the sick was restored to his right Wits and could easily know the standers by and discourse with them for a time 9. At last falling into more grievious and lasting Fits he payed the Debt he owed to Nature 10. Another like case but the event more happy we have A certain person being for a long time full of the Itch and Scabs and neglecting such internal Medicaments as are necessary for purifying of the Blood and such as were external being only applyed the peccant matter was carried into the inward parts and then having afterwards drank a little more Wine than ordinary by the spirituous substance of the Wine perhaps moving forwards the peccant quality to the beginning of the Nerves he suffered a grievious Epilepsy 11. We prescribed preservatives against the Paroxysms who after sleep grew much better and a few universal Medicines being afterwards exhibited he grew perfectly well again Gregorius Horstius Tom. 2. Lib. 2. Observ 21. LXXXVIII An outragious assault of the Epilepsy by which was caused the contraction and shrinking of the Nerves of the right Hand and Foot 1. A Noble and Vertuous Woman had an Epileptick Fit by consent from the Womb insomuch that for the most part the right side of the Body the Arm and Hand the Knee and Foot of the same side were drawn together 2. Immediately having purg'd the whole Body by a repeated laxative Claret we attempted by Oyntments and Cataplasms to soften and loosen the Fingers that were contracted a dayly fomentation of the Decoction of Sheeps feet in softning and mollyfying Herbs being super-added 3. So by little and little we extended the Fingers though not without sensible pain but they continuing unmoveable after Fomentation the whole Arm was covered over with a Cerecloath of Wax Rosin Turpentine and Nutmeg which being done we hoped to see some good effect of it 4. But not finding that desired success we advised going to the Baths by the benefit of which presently the very first Week she could move the Joynts of her Hand 5. After this intermediate evacuations not being omitted she continued the use of Baths by which her Hand was not only restored but her Foot also was much helped 6. Besides the Oyntments and Cerecloaths that was applyed there was a convenient Instrument used for
of Tholouze had prescribed her which I found to be these Clysters breaking Wind and emollient Clysters Apozems Juleps things provoking her Courses Baths Oyntments Emplasters Embrocations and many other Prescriptions which I willingly pass by least I should prove tedious 5. Now when that I had considered this Disease could not be cured by Galens method but was rather in danger of being made worse I attempted the Spagyrick way of Cure 6. First of all I enquired what kind of Diet she had used all her Life long and I found that she had always drunk Water and did abhor all flesh Meat and the Broth of Flesh and did eat all manner of Fruits Eggs made ready with Bread Oyl and Herbs wherefore I altered the whole Course of her Diet prescribing her to accustom her self by little and to drink Wine till she could drink it pure without mixture the Course of her Diet was hot and moist 7. Afterwards I prescribed the salt of Vitriol dissolved in Mugwort-water to the quantity of one dram in one ounce of the said Water 8. So great was the Vertue of this Medicament that there was almost a Recess of all the Symptoms she did Vomit up an abundance of flegmatick humors greenish and yellowish by this Medicament alone and a Bath of Wine with Tartar she was perfectly cured in the space of eight days 9. Of which benefit being always mindful she at last bestowed her self and all her Riches upon me as a Reward of my great Care and Cure by whom living as yet I have many goodly Children Petrus Johannes Faber Cur. 11. CXXVIII The Falling-sickness 1. A Labouring Man of my Brothers whilst he was warming him before the Fire fell to the ground my Brother and I being present without sense trembling crying out and foaming at the Mouth to whom we gave immediately Aqua Imperialis with the green spirit of Vitriol by which he did presently rise and was freed from the Epileptick assault 2. But within three or four hours after the fit returned from which he was delivered by the like Medicament to wit my salt of Vitriol it purging him by Vomit for a whole day and he was for a long time freed from the Paroxysm which used to afflict every third hour 3. Afterwards we purged him the next day with our Antimony and for eight days together he did use the Essence of white Amber with the green spirit of Vitriol in Cinnamon-water to a small quantity and by these few Medicaments this young Man was perfectly cured of the Epilepsy with which he had been afflicted from his Mothers Womb. Petrus Johannes Faber Cur. 42. CXXIX An Epilepsy with a vehement Obstruction of the Lungs 1. It was in a Youth which for five or six years had been mightily troubled with the Falling-sickness having for so long time used the advice of Physicians without any hope of Remedy at length by reason of a Fall had a bruise upon his Side and Back from whence came a great difficulty of Breathing sometimes to the endangering the stopping of his Breath 2. The Disease encreasing upon him he receiving no benefit by any thing given by his Physicians he became not only Hoarse but breathed with a ratling Noise in his Throat and Breast and complained that his Stomach was mightily swelled within to his apprehension as if he should burst and therefore earnestly desired that his Brest and Stomach might be suddenly emptied without which he must necessarily dye 3. At length I being called perceived where the young Mans grief lay and how that by reason of a great Obstruction of the Lungs there was present danger of Suffocation I forthwith ordered the following things Take Rhenish Wine a quart dissolve in it an ounce of the pure juyce of spanish Liquorice by receiving only its rubicund Tincture in this Tincture dissolve Volatile salts of Hartshorn and Mans skull of each half an ounce Dose one ounce more or less in a glass of Canary putting into it at time of taking eight ten or twelve drops of spirit of sal Armoniack or as many drops as the Sick could well endure to swallow it withal and this to be taken four or five times a day 4. After three or four days the danger of Death by Suffocation was over then I ordered this following Vomit Take Infusion of Crocus Metallorum half an ounce salt of Vitriol one scruple mix them This was given in the Morning fasting by which he had six easy Vomits and eight Stools I repeated it twice more at four days distance by means of which three several Emetick Doses and the continuation of the former prescript the miserable sick Patient was perfectly cured not only of his Suffocative Obstruction of the Lungs but also of his Falling-sickness Ex MSS. R. Turneri Obs 130. CXXX The Falling-sickness 1. A Barbers Wife in Bedford-shire being afflicted therewith every Change of the Moon was preserved by taking each day three drops of Oleum Heraclei with the Extract of Peony 2. Or the Cure of this Disease may be thus performed first you shall purge your Patient with the Extract of Helleborus niger the Dose whereof is from eight grains to twelve being before well Corrected and then drank in some convenient Liquor or Potion 3. This being done he gave his Patient Morning and Evening of this Composition which the longer it is used the better it will be for him Take the Essence of Peony Conserve of Rosemary-flowers and of Betony as much as you please mix them together in form of an Electuary then add thereto for every ounce of that Compositum one scruple of Mans skull and half a scruple of the Oyl of Rosemary-flowers with twelve drops of the Oyl of Vitriol hereof let him take half an ounce at a time either by it self or with some convenient Liquor Broth or Potion 4. Also the nape of the Neck must be anointed with the Oyl of Castoreum when the person falls you shall anoint their Nostrils with the Oyl of Amber for that will in a very short time recover them again it will be also expedient to use those things that Comfort the Brain and the Heart Anonymus CXXXI The Falling-sickness 1. Against the Falling-sickness I have often given the juyce of the Herb called Lanceola which is Herba Vernalis or the less Plantain called Rib-wort with an empty Stomach for the space of thirty days mixing it with the Gelly of the shavings of Ivory and the Blood of a Pigeon for the Man the Male for the Woman the Female in the Essence or Oyl of Mans Skull Paracelsus 2. I often cured the Falling-sickness with Essentia veratri nigri prepared by our order Paracelsus 3. A certain Woman was troubled with the Falling-sickness in whose Nose I put the Oyl of Gagates and in a short time she recovered again then I purged her with our Hellebor and the next day I gave her some drops of the Oyl of Mans skull who afterwards was not any more
of an approaching Epilepsy and sometimes of a fit ready to come in those that have had it already but all these signs are not to be expected to be found in one person but some of them in one some in another according to their various Natures and Dispositions Qualifications Habits and Constitutions CXLVII The various Causes of the Falling-sickness 1. There are many Causes of an Epilepsy which arise in part from the quantity or quality of the matter causing 2. The place where the prime Cause lodges is within the Encephalon and springs from the indisposition of the parts within the Skull 3. But it may be demanded how that can be in those kinds of this Disease where the Paroxysm begins in the extream parts and ascends by degrees up to the Head 4. Truly this seems only to be so and happens by meer Accident For that the Morbifick Cause subsists about the Encephalon it self thereby causing immediately a great insensibility and dis-order with a vehement Contraction of most of the Members and Viscera 5. By which it appears that the Encephalon and original of all the Nerves are possessed with the Morbifick Cause 6. The opinion of Galen was that an Epilepsy was caused from an imperfect obstruction of the Ventricles of the Brain but the true Cause of an Epilepsy is from the sudden Rarifaction and Explosion of the Animal Spirits inhabiting of the middle the Brain and these are the first and immediate Cause of this Disease by which the Brain being as it were blown up and tumefied is rendred insensible and the Nerves appending thereto are put into Convulsions whence comes the sudden accession of the Fit the deprivation of both the internal and external Senses 7. The Procatartick Cause of the tumultuating of the Animal Spirits we do not just now deliver that being known almost to every one but the Proeguminine Cause deserves a little to be enquired unto 8. For that the Animal Spirits should be so rarifyed as to tumultuate and to make those preternatural Explosions of their own accord is not reasonable to believe but there must be somewhat that must go before as the Act of the sensitive Soul to stir up those kinds of perturbations viz. 9. There must be something which must obstruct their regular and natural Motions and this in some persons which we have seen opened that dyed of an Epilepsy was either a bag of water in the Cavities of the Brain or a viscous water or other corrupt matter yellow green blew c. filling the said Ventricles by reason of which the said Spirits assemble together in a tumultuous manner as aforesaid 10. These Spirits making their explosions upon the the original of the Nerves and indeed the Nerves of the whole Body affect the other spirits in the nervous system by way of Consent whence it is that though the Disease seem to begin in the Hand or Foot yet the original thereof is absolutely in the Brain it self 11. Barbet says that the nearest Cause is the Lympha vitiated in the Brain and irritating the Nerves by its sharpness and indeed he was not far off from the Truth 12. For Nature being hurt by such a kind of sharpness sends as it were Floods of Spirits towards the relief of the parts afflicted but by reason of this vitiated Lympha falling upon the original of the Nerves the influx of the Animal Spirits is hindered whence follows immediately Convulsion 13. And by reason that the Community betwixt the nervous Systeme and the animal Spirits is cut off by the Matter interposing thence follows the so sudden deprivation both of Reason and Sense and of all regular motions 14. Decker is of the opinion that it is an acid Lympha that Causes this Obstruction and indeed that is most probable because that nothing can prick or vellicate so much as acid things and all Obstructions made by Acids are commonly great and the Coagulations difficult to be dissolved 15. Whence it is That Diseases arising from an Acid Salt as for certain the Epilepsy does are of so difficult Cure 16. Deckers saith That from the Thumb of the left Hand he had somtimes observ'd a sharp matter to be mov'd towards the Heart and Brain so that the Patient was sensible of it 17. This is nothing but what we said before of this Disease proceeding by consent from the extream parts 18. But the chief Observation that Deckers makes hereof is this That the said Thumb being bound had sometimes kept back the Fit and that the sick had been several times so delivered from the approaching Fit 19. This is confirm'd by Galen de locis affectis lib. 3. cap. 5. Also Johannes Schenkius de Epilepsia Lib. 1. Obs 82. affirms the same 20. I knew the person very well that had it arising from the Foot aforementioned 't is probable the same thing might have succeeded in him but my Youth and want of Skill in Physick for it is near twenty years since hindred my putting the thing in tryal 21. If it proceeds from the Womb pains of Loins does preceed for those Women are for the most part troubled with vehement Head-aches 22. The remote Causes thereof says Barbet are to be sought in the milky Glandules the Womb and other parts for whatever it is whether it be Choler Flegm the Pancreatick juyce the Seed or menstruous Blood that makes the Lymphatick Juyce sharper easily causes an Epilepsy 23. The Brain not being rightly disposed the region of the Brain is by all concluded to be the primary seat of this Disease 24. But Willis will by no means admit water heaped up within the Ventricles of the Brain nor a thick viscous humor impacted in the passages of its Pores to be the Conjunct Cause of this Distemper for saith he such Causes are begot by degrees and would shew some certain signs before hand of their first coming upon one 25. To which we answer that so they do else how comes it to pass that we have so many previous signs of an approaching Epilepsy as we have a little above enumerated 26. But saith he the assault of the fit being over such a matter could not wholly be discussed in so short a time but that from its Relicts some impediments of the Animal Functions would remain which rarely happens in the Epilepsy unless it be inveterate 27. To which we Answer that there is no such need that the matter should be wholly discussed in so short a time for it has been observable that the intervals between each fit comes not so much from the discussion of the matter as by the quieting of the Animal Spirits which force their way through the Obstruction 28. So that when the continuity of the nervous System is made up with the original fountains of the Animal Spirits the Fit passes off but when the obstructing matter fluctuates afresh and dissolves again that continuity then there comes an accession of a new fit 29. From hence it may certainly be
are wont to be sad and melancholick 3. Wherefore without the Help of the Caballine Fountain and the double topped or forked Parnassus only by the Assistance of Bacchus I am suddenly become a Poet and having drunk off his Cup thus he sung WHen Wine I drink all Cares do sleep No Harm I think nought makes me weep Then drink we Wine sweet Blood of Grapes Let 's cease to whine and ioy like Apes 4. The other being excellently read in Philosophy envying his Companion the Poet began thus to speak Many Commodities attend himi that loves Wine for Wine strengthens the Body helps the Digestion and Distribution of the Humours moves Urine and Sweat breeds Blood purifies the Spirits cherishes and refreshes them is of a very speedy Nutriment tempers the Humour makes men confident provokes the innate or inbred Heat causes Fruitfulness in Women is very like unto us and friendly to Nature repairing our decayed Forces tempering the Labours of old men the only Help against cold Diseases it causes Sleep breaks the Acrimony of bitter Choler drives away Sorrow makes the Mind cheerful resists all Poyson according to the Mind of all Authors 5. Lastly there is no Meat so sweet because it serves both for Food and Physick For it exceedingly helps swooning Persons and feeble in a word it makes the Faculties almost dead to revive again especially since with moderate though not with obscure Sweetness it sends from it self a most fragrant Odour wherefore prize Wine for its admirable Effects and for that every four-footed Creature is extreamly delighted therewith also Serpents themselves Swine Crows Bears Apes Elephants when Occasion is offered do exceedingly covet Wine as Pliny tells us Lib. 10. Cap. 72. 6. Whereupon having taken off his Cup thus he begane to sing with an audible and clear Voice WIne in my Crown all Cares doth drown I am rich and wise in mine own Eyes and Kings despise When Sprights of Wine themselves in twine With my sweet Spirit then I inherit Great Craesus's Wealth Wit Valor Health And All is mine by Force of Wine 7. I being tired out with so many words suddenly getting out of their hands who all this while kept me a Prisoner going up the stairs I visited my Patient and enquiring more particularly concerning his Condition I spent about half an hour coming down and devising hâ—â— to depart from that place without being seen again by them I find my Students as it were buried in Wine I feel their Pulses in one I and one in the other a very obscure one the former stept his last Sleep the latter being taken with a Convulsion many things being applied with much ado recovered 8. Wherefore true it is that of Hippocrates and Galen that from Drunkenness proceeds Speechlessness Convulsion Apoplexy Palsy dead Sleeps Stupefactions Falling-Sickness and other mortal Maladies but these are not the Faults of Wine simply considered but of over much Wine Zacutus Lusitanus Lib. 3. Obser 122. L. A Convulsion in a middle-aged Woman 1 The Wife of a certain Country-man about the age of forty was afflicted with a grievous Convulsion of the hands together with an intollerable pain in the rest of the Joynts yet without any Cramp 2. There was also the beginning of an Epilepsy and her Urine was pale and muddy for which Causes the cure was thus instituted by me Take of the water of Tile-flowers six ounâ—â—â— of Senna laxative one dram and half mix them 3. As for drink let it be Sage and Hysop-Wine the third day after Purgation she did wash in a Decoction of Cammomil Juniper-Berries Mugwort these things being administred she grew perfectly well within a few days Martinus Rulandus Cur. 21. Cent. 7. LI. A Convulsion in a middle-aged Man 1. A noble Polander about the Age of thirty was miserably afflicted with a Convulsion only in one Arm Hand and the Fingers of that Hand my Counsel was desired towards the subduing of this Distemper 2. I becuse he did affirm he was sound in all other parts and did appear also to be so did repel or remove this Disease in three weeks time by the following Bath and Ointment 3. Take Mallows Lillies Daffodil of each six ounces Sage-Leaves three handfuls Wormwood Origanum of each two handfuls Flowers of Cammomil Melilot and Stechas of each two handfuls and a half Line-seed Faenugreek of each one pound Boyl them all in a sufficient quantity of water for a Bath in which he is to fit before and after Noon 4. After he has used the Bath let the Neck Back-bone and all the Places afflicted with the Cramp be anointed with this Ointment Take Oyl of Violets three ounces of Lillies two ounces of sweet Almonds of Mastick of Roses of each one ounce mix them for an Ointment By these two Remedies only no other being tryed he recovered his former Health Martinus Rulandus Cur. 85. Cent. 8. LII A Convulsion in a Man grown into years 1. A certain Husband-man above four and fifty years of age did suffer under one of his Knees a Retorsion and Contraction with a pain of the Nerves insomuch that he was lame and could not stretch out his Foot he contracted all these Evills by a kick of a Horse but within a very short while he was cured by the following Medicines thus prepared 2. Take the Flowers of Cammomil Sage and Juniper-Berries of each ten handfuls they were boyled in a sufficient quantity of water for a Bath and he sat therein Morning and Evening 3. After the Bath the affected Ham under the Knee was well anointed with this Ointment Take grease of a Badger and of a Fox of each three ounces Oyl of Mastick two ounces Oyl of Spike one ounce Vinegar three drams over a fire they were well mixed for an Ointment by the use of which he could in the space of ten days stretch out his Knee Leg and Foot and could either stand or walk as he pleased Rulandus Cur. 92. Cent. 8. LIII A Convulsion of the Hands 1. A certain Nun had a Contraction of the Nerves of her Hands which within a few days I restored by the following things Take for a Purge the Pounder of Senna laxative one ounce Sugar one ounce the distilled Water of Carduus Benedictus one pound and half they were macerated a whole night in a warm place for an Infusion which being thrice strained was taken in the Morning and two hours before Supper 2. Take for a sweating-Bath Rue Wormwood Penny-royal Hore-bound Marjoram Origanum Sage Calamint Hyssop Centaury the lesser of each three handfuls Juniper-Berries five handfuls Flowers of Camomil four handfuls Sulphur one ounce Salt three ounces let them be mixed and boyled in a strong Lye as much as is fit in which Stones red hot is to be put This sick Sister did use the same Morning and Evening 3. After Evening bathing the convulsed hands were anointed with the following Ointment Take Foxes grease four ounces Badgers grease two ounces Mastick three drams
Plaisters and Cataplasms be laid to the soals of the Feet and other means of administration such as are commonly prescribed for the curing of the stupor or insensibleness ought to be used 48. In like manner if on the evil days or Crisis of this Feaver a Phrensie or Madness should come remedies appropriate to those distempers made use of 49. Secondly But if either with or without this sort of displeasure brought to the Head the Lungs also have taken the evil of this Disease so that the sick not yet free from the Feaver seems to fall into a wasting or Consumption with a troublesom Cough with abundance of thick and often discoloured spittle Medicines commonly prescribed for such kind of distempers are convenient enough 50. Wherefore pectoral Decoctions Electuaries Syrups distill'd Waters of Milk and Snails and other Remedies of the like nature ought diligently to be made use off the Forms of which may be found in the before described Cases 51. Thus far we have described the continual Feaver for the most part convulsive and arising no less from the fault of the nervous Juice than of the Blood I will here farther propose an Example of a Disease having the likeness of an intermitting Feaver but radicated chiefly in the nervous Juice the nature of which kind of Distemper for that is very rare and truly pertinent to our convulsive Pathology will appear from the following History 52. A noted Woman very young and indued with a more weak Constitution of Brain and nervous Stock and for causes very obnoxious to convulsive Distempers after she had conceived with Child about the fourth Month of her being big cold being taken she was greivously afflicted with asthmatical Fits and besides with a frequent sinking down of her Spirits 53. But by the use of Remedies indued with a volatile Salt she grew well within a fortnights space but after that about fourteen days an unwonted and truly admirable Distemper fell upon this Gentlewoman 54. One Morning awaking after an unqiuet Sleep that night she felt a light shivering over all her Body as if she had had the Fit of an Ague frâ—quent Yawnings and Reachings with an endeavour to vomit followed thereupon 55. And then her Urine which was but now of a Citron Colour and of a laudable Substance became pale and waterish moreover about her Loins and Hypochondria and in other places Pains with light Convulsions running about here and there were excited 56. Which kind of Symptoms plainly convulsive with her frequent making a of limpid Urine continued in the Morning almost to Evening in which space of time a great quantity of water at least three times more than the Liquor she had taken was rendred in the mean time neither was the Heat great nor did Thirst trouble her nor was her Pulse increased 57 In the Evening the aforesaid Distempers ceased and her Urine became of a Citron Colour and moderate and besides all night she enjoyed a moderate Sleep then in the Morning following about the same hour the Fit returned accompaned altogether with the like Symptoms and so dayly acted the same Tragedy 58. Visiting this Gentlewoman after she had been sick in this manner for twelve days I framed the Aethioloâ—y of the aforesaid Case to wit that this Disease chiefly radical in the nervous Stock did depend upon the Effervescenoy and Flux of the Humor watering the nervous Parts 59. For it might be suspected that this water being diffused from the Blood made degenerate by reason of the suppression of her Terms upon the Brain and nervous Stock became more sharp and serous than it ought to be and for that Cause incongruous to the containing Parts 60. Wherefore being gathered together to a plenitude by the nights sleep did provoke them and stirr them up for the expulsion of it every where into wrinklings and contractions hence shiverings yaunings stretchings and wondring pains were excited in the whole Body 61. Furthermore from the solid parts after this manner contracted and shaken not only the nervous liquour but also the nutritious every where laid up the solid parts but not truly assimulated were shaken of 62. And then either Latex being exterminated from its receptacles and received by the Veins or Lymphaducts or water-carrying Vessels was rendred to the mass of blood from whose bosom before it had acquired a Lixival tincture from it being at last cast forth by the reins constituted a clear and copious Ruin 63. But that this distemper observed such exact periods the reason is because the nervous water being supplied with an equal dimension did arise to a fulness of runing over daily at the set time 64. Therefore also the urine appeared concocted and yellow before and after the fit because then its matter consisted only from the Serum of the blood afterwards during the convulsive fit the limpid humor being shaken off from the solid and nervous parts and passing quickly thorough the blood adulterated the colour and quantity of the urine 65. I prescribed to this big-bellied Woman Phlebotomy and besides a pouder composed out of Coral Pearls Ivory and other Cardiacks to be taken thrice in a day in a proper liquor 66. Morning and Evening she took of the Tincture of Antimony twelve drops whose singular effect in the too great flux of urin I have many times experienced by the use of these all the symptoms ceased in a short time Willis de morbis convulsivis cap. 8. LIX A Convulsion in a young Maiden 1. I was sent for some years since to come and visit a noble Virgin who was sick almost after the same manner but somthing worse For these almost perpetual involuntary motions came by turns to wit shakings of the Head and members or defluctions or movings about here and there 2. Besides she was afflicted with a very troublesom and wonderful Convulsion of the Diaphragma and Muscles serving for breathing For every minute of an hour and oftner her back-bone was suddenly bent in about its middle and together her Brest shooting out forward 3. And her Hypocondria being drawn inwards she made a loud sobbing now double now threefold but still with a less and less noise 4. This kind of motion and ebbing of a crashing noise was wont to come for many hours and so that she might be heard through the whole house 5. And when any short interval of this hapned she was compelled presently to shake or writh together her Arms and Hands and somtimes her Legs and Feet and also to fling about most furiously her Head and by and by to hold her Neck as if it were stiff and unmoveable 6. And then in speaking her Tongue would be taken after that manner that she would repeat the same word very often yea somtimes twenty times at least 7. When the convulsive motions tormented her stongly in her outward Members she was free a little while from that noise in the Throat and this space of intermission she called her time of ease 8. Tho'
no such effects succeeding it that may be imputed rather to their strong habit and constitution of Body or somthing which happily was taken in beforehand which so clothed the Nervous tunicles of the Stomach and other passages as that it could not so immediately have its effects till such time as its greatest power was lost in the passage through the Body 5. Another Antecedent cause are the fumes of Cinnabar and Quick-silver which excite a Tremor after such an admirable yet silent and insensible manner that it is not easy to apprehend the true reason thereof and this is daily evident in such as are Gilders and deal much in Quick-silver or daily handle it with their Fingers I have known some persons who having been much concerned with Quick-silver that have been so enervated and seised with such a Trembling withall that they have totally lost the use of all their Limbs And indeed the Fumes of Arsenick and of other mineral Poisons being received up the Head by the Nostrils have produced the same thing to which somtimes other evil symptoms have been added 6. Another cause which we may lawfully assign even from experience it self is sudden fear or joy either of which being extream so profligate the Animal Spirit that suddenly it recovers not it self again I knew a certain Merchant who upon the hearing of the loss of a Vessel in which he had a considerable Cargo was struck into such a consternation that Immediately a Tremor seised him all over from Head to Foot nor was the Man scarcely himself he continued in this condition eight days and then died Trembling Another being frighted with the apparition as he thought of some Daemon or Ghost was immediately taken with such a Tremor as lasted upon him a week or more On the contrary an elderly Woman of about fifty six years of age having a Son absent about twenty two or twenty three years beyond Sea comming home and knocking at the Door she having no intelligence thereof before hand her Son calling upon her and she knowing his voice fell into such an Exstacy of Joy which so enervated her that she could not hold one joint nor yet speak plain to him and in the excess of this passion being as it were infinitely transported with kindness suddenly Died. And I have known several others who being transported with a sudden excess of Joy have been taken with a Tremor beyond imagination which has lasted many days 7. Another eminent cause and what is very common are too violent vomits and purges which forcing nature beyond her strength so profligate the Spirit and enervate the whole Man that many times he is taken with such a weakness and Trembling withall that the force of no Cordial or restorative could be able to retrieve the mischief in many weeks after but as to this we shall say little more for that when Medicaments so much exceed the strength of nature and in stead of helping hurt her they approach very near to the nature of Poyson and act the part of an Enemy not of a Friend so that in this case they may in a manner be considered as Poysons though not absolutely so in their own natures yet so in respect to their evil Effects consequent 8. A Tremor somtimes also is caused from the excessive loss of Blood whether taken away by Accident or by Art A young Woman upon the supposition of a Pleurisy was twelve times let blood and lost at those several times about two hundred and twenty ounces of Blood by means of which she was taken with such a Tremor or Trembling that with the greatest help of Art and Industry of the Physician which afterwards attended her she was not perfectly recovered out of it in sixteen weeks time A Soldier of about five and forty years of age was taken with an extream Hemorrhage so that he bleed about a quart somtimes three pints at a time before the flux could be stopt this bleeding being often repeated though at last it was perfectly stopt yet left behind it such a weekness and Tremor withall as could never be taken away to his dying day although he lived above seven years after it with much Temperance and Sobriety 9. Somtimes it is caused in a Part from the hurt of some of the Vessels thereof by a prick or cut or contusion by means of which the animal Spirit is in part frustrated or cut off and this is when some principal Nerve Tendon or Artery or some or all of them are cut in sunder or otherwise obstructed with some heterogene matter whereby the flux of the animal Spirit is frustrated cut off or turned aside some other way This is manifest in several Persons who having been in the Wars have met with variety of Wounds in several Parts of their Bodies which notwithstanding the dexterity of the Artist's healing of them have a manifold Tremor as a perpetual Remembrance of their former Adventures though probably the said Tremor in some of them might be caused partly through loss of Blood and partly through the hurt of the Vessels thereof 10. Lastly a Tremor may be caused either in the whole Body or in a part from an overstraining of the same by some act of violence either of lifting thrusting or pulling beyond what Nature is able to bear and though many Examples of this kind are not easy to be produced yet some such I have known but the error is seldom of long continuance and easie to be retrieved Hetherto of the antecedent procatartick external or remote cause of this disaffection we come now to speak a word or two of the proeguminine conjunct or nere cause 11. Now strong Liquors as Ale Wine Brandy c. contribute to this affect by weakning both the animal Spirit and the Nerves too much of any thing as the Proverb is is good for nothing the Sun is the Fountain of Light yet possibly by long gazing upon it you may be made blind the same it is in the use of all spirituous and cordial Liquors being taken in due measure and proportion they chear the Heart and revive the Spirits but taken to an excess they are so far from contributing to that end that they wholly overturn the Oeconomy of Nature especially being extravagantly and assiduously used for thereby such an intense heat is enkindled as causes not only a diffusion but also a dissipation of the animal Spirit and by the vast quantity which is continually poured in the said Spirit is as it were overturned or drowned at least corrupted and weakned by being immersed in the heat and fumes of the too abounding matter whereby it is in part disabled for performing its wonted operations 12. Thus these Fumes from their intimate mixtion with the animal Spirit also corrupting of it being conveyed thereby to the Brain and Cerebel the Fountain of the said Spirit and root of the nervous production fall by means thereof upon the Nerves where by too much opening of their
spit much every day by an old Womans advise he took the fumes of Frankincense up his Mouth by a Funnel whereby the Catarrh was stopt but a greater inconvenience presently fell upon him for he was immediately taken with vehement and runing Pains all over his whole Body so that he could not rest either Night or Day this was acted without my knowledg not long after I began the Cure but seeing the ill success they told me what they had done 7. I was necessitated now to take new measures for that the Catarrh was fallen not only upon the extream parts but upon the Viscera also for he was exceedingly tortured in his Bowells and the Cholick so far prevailed upon him that he was many times swooning away 8. Inwardly I gave hâ—m often in the Day the Infusion of Rhubarb in an ordinary or small Guajacum decoction with thirty forty or more drops of Powers of Caraways Outwardly I caused Vesicatories to be applyed to the Nucha to both Shoulders and to his Hips these were three times reiterated and by the seasonable and happy application thereof the Rheumatism was at length removed and withall the said Vesicatories very much contributed to the retriving him out of his Paralytick Distemper for after the Blisters had been applyed the third time he came in a good measure to the use of his Hands and Feet 9. Having thus removed his Rheumatism and Cholick I ordered him Morning Noon and Night viz. an hour before eating to take the Powers of Vipers in a glass of Hippocras whereby the whole Genus Nervosum was in an instant heat as if set on fire yet without any danger of a Feaver he began with twelve drops and increased the dose by degrees till such time as he took twenty four drops The virtue of this preparation of Vipers is so great that it is scarcely to be expressed and in this Cure there was a demonstration thereof 10. And truly the volatile Salt of Vipers is no ways inferior thereto being given in choise Cinnamon water And one Patient to wit a young Lady who was taken with a Palsie on her right side was perfectly cured by giving of it inwardly in Aqua Celestis twice a day and bathing the Paralytick members twice a day also with the Powers of Rosemary and Savin 11. But to return to our young Gentleman again Outwardly I caused all his Back as also all the Paralytick parts to be well bathed with this following Oyl Take Oyl of Ben ten ounces Chymical Oyls of Rosemary Rue and Savin of each two ounces Chymical Oyl of Euphorbium one ounce mix them to anoint with this was used Morning and Evening till such time as he was restored to his former health 12. But whereas he complained of a weakness of his Stomach and indigestion I caused him to drink somtimes Tinctures of Wormwood in choice Canary and somtimes the blood red Tincture of black Pepper these things being used for some time somtimes the one and somtimes the other or alternatim as he liked best he was in about five Months time restored to his health XV. A Palsy in a middle-aged poor Woman 1. This Woman being about forty years old was taken with a Palsy by taking of cold in washing of some Cloths she could make use neither of Hands nor Feet but lay in that miserable condition for about six Months yet not without making tryal of many things to no purpose 2. She was cured at last by taking inwardly only a strong Tincture of Castoreum with some drops of Spirit of Sal Armoniack two or three times a day and bathing the Back-bone and all the paralytick Parts Morning and Evening with the Queen of Hungaria's Water 3. And after the same manner with the same Medicament was a young Man cured of a Palsy after he had been eighteen Months afflicted therewith and given over as incurable XVI A Palsy in a very fat Man of about forty years of age 1. This Man being of a strong robust Body and full of humors took a Surfeit by over-eating and drinking of himself which after a while degenerated into a Palsy in which condition he lay for about five Months notwithstanding variety of Medicaments had been applyed to him 2. Finding him of a gross and foul Body I first very well purged him with my Family-Pills with Aloes and somtimes with the Tincture of the same by which a vast quantity of Water and other cold viscous and pituitous matter was drawn away after he had taken this four times I gave him a dram of the Extract of Esula mixed with a little new-drawn Cassia it was taken in the Morning and it purged him exceeding well 3. I prescribed him also for a Diet this following Decoction Take Guajacum rasped Acorus roots bruised of each an ounce and half mealy Sarsaparilla six ounces infuse in warm Water two quarts then boyl it half away or more nere the end of the boyling add White-Wine a pint and half let it boyl a little and then strain it out which sweeten a little with white Sugar Of this he took half a pint in the Morning in his bed with sixteen grains of Bezoar mineral in a little Honey and being well covered with Cloths he sweat well and a long time together 4. Every Morning he took three ounces of pure Cinnamon-Water with six drops of Spirit of Sal Armoniack and ten drops of Spirit of Harts-horn and an hour before Dinner he took an ounce and half of Aqua Vitae Matthioli mixed with half a dram of Spirit of Vipers an hour before Supper the same thing was repeated again and about nine a clock at Night he took this Bolus Take Electuarium ad Tabidos two drams volatile Salt of Amber one scruple mix them 5. Outwardly I caused the Spina Dorsi and all the paralytick Members to be very well fomented with Spirit of Wine then bathed with the Powers of Aniseeds and after that to be anointed with this compound Oyl Take Oyl of Ben eight ounces chymical Oyls of Cammomil of Savin of Rosemary and of Sassafras of each one ounce mix them well together in a glass by shaking this was done every Morning and Evening 6. Moreover his Head was shaved and every part bathed with this Mixture Take Powers of Rhodium Powers of Sassafras of each an ounce Powers of Musk and of Ambergrise of each six drams Powers of Nutmegs half an ounce mix them being well bathed which was done two or three times a day it was kept warm with a silk Cap quilted with the chief Spices and pure Musk. 7. The use of these things brought him to his former health but fearing least he should relapse I prescribed him this following Water to be taken every Morning fasting and last at Night going to bed Take magistral Spirit of Earth-Worms Spirit of Angelica the greater Composition Aqua Vitae Matthioli choice Cinnamon Water of each four ounces Powers of Rosemary two ounces Powers of Lavender one ounce Juyce of
going before it pulverum minima ferè quantitas sufficit multumque pituitae viscidae educit cum successu praescribuntur hipulveres in Apoplexia Epilepsia Lethargo capitisque affectibus soporosis omnibus necnon in quibusdam capitis affectibus recentibus inveteratis vertigine gravedine c. 19. Upon this advice it was that I adventured to exhibit the said Medicament and indeed it went not without the desired success for after that a small quantity of it had been blown up the Nostrils of the Sick he soon began to stir and a large Evacuation of Pus water and viscous matter mixed with blood was immediately made upon which he a little revived and being almost come to himself a very great flux of clear blood presently followed nearly to the quantity of a quart so that in less than an hour and half after the Exhibition of the Medicament he became perfectly freed from the Paroxysm his speech understanding and other Senses being all restored to him 20. From hence it may almost be safely concluded that the Disease might proceed from the large quantity of blood filling the Ventricles of the Brain for after the young man had bled thus freely he was not only freed from the fit but also became much more lightsom and chearful than he was before concluding that he never found himself better in all his Life And his Head he said was much lightsomer and pleasanter than he had found it formerly 21. However I caused his Head Forehead nape of the Neck Nostrils and Pulses to be anointed with this following mixture Take chymical Oyls of Rue of sweet Marjoram of Mint of Featherfew of Penny-royal of each one dram Oyls of Rosemary and Lavender of each a dram and half mix them to anoint with This was used at the time of his coming out of the fit and I ordered him to be anointed with it Morning and Night for ten or twelve days together 22. Inwardly this following Water was given him by spoonfuls for three four or five hours and afterwards I prescribed him the use of it Morning and Evening for a month together Take the Aqua Antapoplectica Poterij six ounces the best Cinnamon-water four ounces Elixir Panis three ounces spirit of Harts-horn half an ounce mix them and keep them in a glass close stopt for use Dose one or two spoonfuls or more at a time dropping into each dose at the time of drinkâ—ng six drops of Spirit of Sal Armoniack 23. The next day I purged him with this Take Resin of Jallap Scammony in fine pouder of each six grains fine Aloes one scruple Zedoary sixteen grains Oyl of Rosemary three drops with syrup of Buckthorn make it into five Pills for one dose Being guilded he swallowed them and they wrought with him so strongly as to give him almost twenty Stools by which without doubt a great part of the morbifick matter was also carried off This Purge ten days after was repeated again 24. But that we might secure him against another fit I thought good to order him once a week ro take the Sternutatory of Martin Rulandus which he describes in his Centuries and is as follows Take Darnel Nigella-seeds white Hellebor of each a scruple sweet Marjoram Rosemary Sage of each half a dram Musk two grains make all into a subtil pouder for sneezing Of which the quantity of a Pease was blown up into his Nostrils in the Morning III. An Apoplexy in an old Woman of which she dyed suddenly 1. This Woman was much given to drink Brandy so that she could scarcely live without it and many times would drink it so immeasurably as to be extreamly drunk therewith at last she was so overcome with it as that she fell into a fit which indeed was a fit of the Apoplexy wherein she lay for Dead and so it proved in the sequel for she never came to her self again 2. Being dead a great deal of matter thick and thin came out at her Nose to the quantity of a pint and better mixed with some streaks of Blood and it had withall the smell of Brandy together with a foetid scent very unpleasing to the standers by 3. Her Head being opened the whole substance of the Brain seemed to be corrupted and altered from its natural property not much unlike the matter of a rotten Egg But upon the original of the Nerves was found a black clodded matter which seemed to press them 't is probable it was coagulated blood which by reason of the length of time being there and the corruption of the Brain adjacent to it might loose its natural colour and form 4. This Woman before this fit fell upon her which ended her days to wit for about two or three months had been affected with a certain kind of Trembling of her whole Body chiefly of the extream parts and was much troubled with a Vertigo by fits so that she could not stand which those who dayly frequented her thought came only from the present drinking of Brandy which though it might be the principal remote cause yet without doubt the conjunct cause was the matter which was dayly bred in the Brain and joined to the parts hurt part of which when Nature could not longer bear it but yielding her self overcome was expelled at the Womans Death IV. An Apoplexy in a middle aged Man 1. This Man being a lusty strong well-set Man after eating a hearty Meals Meat and drinking two or three bottle of Wine was all of a sudden taken with an Apoplexy upon which I was immediately sent for and found the man lying void of all Sense or Motion breathing only excepted 2. I caused Frictions to be used to him and into his Mouth this following Spirit was put Take spirit of Rosemary and Lavender of each an ounce spirit of Mint half an ounce Aqua Coelestis two drams spirit of Hartshorn one dram spirit of Sal Armoniack half a dram with syrup of Peony-flowers duâ—cifie it This was put into his Mouth and forced down his Throat 3. Outwardly his Head Nape Forehead Temples and Nostrils were anointed with Oyl of Rosemary mixed with a half part of Oyl of Rue and his Brest and Stomach were bathed with the following mixture Take Powers of Rosemary of Lavender of Nutmegs of each half an ounce Powers of Mint and sweet Marjoram of each two drams Powers of Sassafras and Savin of each a dram mix them 4. Whilst these things were a doing this following Clyster was prepared for him Take Mutton-broth half a pint Honey Oyl Olive Infusion of Crocus Metallorum Infusion of Colocynthis of each two ounces Tincture of Sena and Scammony of each an ounce mix them to be exhibited warm This in less than half an hour began to work with him and gave him five stools by means of which he came to himself again but could not speak plain 5. Now considering that this Disease came from repletion at least upon a full Stomach I gave him forthwith this following Take
for more than ten months for which reason I caused her to purge with this Tincture twice a Week Take Cardamon water a quart Sena two ounces fine Aloes one ounce infuse the Sena forty eight hours then press out after which dissolve the Aloes in the Colature and let it stand till it is fine Of this she took a spoonful or two more or less according as she found it to purge her in the Morning fasting and continued the use thereof for a Month viz till such time as her Courses came down which when they appeared were in a very plentiful manner 10. I chose to purge her with Aloes for that they have a specifick Property to provoke the Terms in Women and open the Mouths of all the Blood-vessels in any Part of the Body but more especially in the Womb her Courses being now produced she found herself much better in her Head than formerly and that Vertigo with which she had been for some weeks before troubled was now wholly taken away and removed 11. And because of the Scorbutick habit of Body cold and moist I prescribed her this Antiscorbutick Diet which she took for fifty or sixty days together Take new Ale three gallons Juyces of Scurvy-grass of Brooklime and of Water-cresses of each a pint juyce of Tarragon half a pint Sena four ounces shavings of Guajacum of Horse-Radish root Juniper-berries Sarsaparilla Carraway and Coriander-seeds of each three ounces Raisons of the sun stoned a pound new Figs slit half a pound all these latter Ingredients being grossly bruised put them up into a bag with a stone in it which put with the juices into the Ale whilst it is working after the working is over and the Liquor clear it may be bottled up putting into each bottle half an ounce of white Sugar and a Clove slit 12. Of this she drank near a bottle a day sometimes more sometimes less which purged her very gently and by the continuation thereof for the time before mentioned together with the use of the other things according to order she was not only freed from her Apoplexy but also cured of her Scorbute which had for some years afflicted her and made perfectly well X. An Apoplexy in an elderly Man of a robust Constitution 1. This Man near fifty years of Age of a very strong Body and Constitution had an Issue running upon his left Arm for near twenty years or more which by carelessness or some other cause was dryed up without any due purging of his Body or other Evacuations necessary in such a case about three months after he was taken with a very tedious and painful Megrim which afflicted him for twelve days or more so violent that all about him feared he would go Mad This ceasing a kind of Vertigo took him which held him for about a day or something better at the end of which time hoping to grow well he was all on a sudden seized with an Apoplexy 2. By the relation of the matter and previous Circumstances going before it is manifest that there was a translation of the morbifick matter which had its customary evacuation at the Issue to the Brain and that the Disease had been a long time a gathering before hand the Megrim and Vertigo preceeding it both arising from the same causes 3. These things being known I thought it matter of absolute necessity to evacuate as much as possible might be the Brain and to cleanse it of those foeculencies which contained the Animal Spirits and obstructed their afflux For this purpose I immediately ordered the exhibition of Deckers his Errhine made of Turpethum Minerale c. which pouder was blown up his Nostrils with a quill in small Proportions and repeated for three days after 4. By the use of this Medicament a great quantity of filthy matter was drawn from his Head almost to wonderment and in about an hour or hour and half at most he so revived as that he looked about him moved himself and began to speak in the mean season this following mixture was given him by spoonfuls Take Aqua Vitae Matthioli two ounces small Cinnamon-water spirit of Castoreum of each one ounce syrup of Citron-peels three ounces mix them This apparently revived him and did him much good 5. This Clyster also was exhibited warm Take Mutton-broth a pint Infusion of Crocus Metallorum Honey Oyl Olive of each three ounces Tincture of Colocynthis an ounce mix them It wrought very well gave him five Stools and brought away much viscous slimy and cold matter 6. His Head Forehead Temples Nostrils and nape of the Neck was bathed with this mixture Take Powers of Rosemary Lavender Sage and sweet Marjoram of each half an ounce Powers of Origanum Penny-royal Limons Oranges and Juniper-berries of each two drams Powers of Amber and Carraways of each one dram mix them together to bath with as before directed also four or five times a day thirty or forty drops of the same was given inwardly in a glass of Wine 7. The Man being revived and thus come to himself again I caused a Seton to be applyed to the nape of the Neck and the Issue to be kept running for a month at the end of the time I caused his former Issue to be opened again and the Cautery to be dryed up to the Intention that the derivation of the morbifick matter might be continued to prevent his relapsing into the same again 8. And by reason he was of a robust Body and very strong Constitution I thought good to purge him well several times This was done with my Family Pills which wrought with him admirable well He took them twice a week and continued the like use of them for five or six weeks together 9. And to corroborate the Animal and Vital parts hurt by this deliquium I caused him to drink for a quarter of a year or more every Morning fasting and every Night going to bed and sometimes an hour before Dinner of this following Antapoplectick Wine Take châ—ice Canary Rhenish Wine of each two gallons Rosemary-flowers Lavender-flowers Wormwood red Sage sweet Marjoram musked Cranes-bill of each a handful Origanum Penny-royal Mint Tyme of each half a handful Cloves Nutmegs Cinnamon Cubebs Anacardiums Zedoary Virginian Snake-root Contra yerva Winter 's Cinnamon of each half an ounce Ginger two drams Pepper one dram Musk a scruple cut bruise and digest in a cool place for ten days shaking the glass every day afterwards being settled the Sick may drink three four or five ounces of the clear at a time as before directed 10. By these means derivation was made of the offending matter and our Patient in a short time restored to his perfect health having no more fits after the first By this very method setting the Seton aside we restored another middle aged Man seized with an Apoplexy when the danger of Death was not small And by the same means with very little difference we cured a young Woman taken with the
Calamint red Sage of each one handful Succory Endive Agrimony common Maiden-hair the white Maiden-hair the golden Maiden-hair of each two handfuls fat dryed Figs number ten Raisons stoned choice Tamarinds of each one ounce the roots of Peony half an ounce the seeds of the same three drams the seeds of Fennel of bastard Lovage of each two drams the seeds of Daucus one dram the Cordial-flowers one pugil of Stoechas of Sage of Elder of Broom of each half a pugil fresh Agarick tyed up in a Cloath six drams make a Decoction in a fufficient quantity of Water strain take of the Colature one pound and half in which dissolve a sufficient quantity of white Sugar Oxymel simple Syrup of Maiden-hair of each three ounces the Pouder of Diarrhodon Abbatis two drams Nutmegs one dram Ginger half a dram make an Apozem clarified and aromatized of which one may take every Morning six ounces 3. Take fresh Castoreum two drams the Ashes of Maiden hair one dram dissolve them in Oxyrrhodinum then put all into the form of an Oyntment whereby a part of the Head being shaved may be anointed 4. Take the following Masticatory Pyrethrum boyled in a sufficient quantity of Oxymel chew thereof three or four times a day a good space after eating 5. Take old Treacle two drams Castoreum two scruples a little of the Juyce of Marjoram mix and anoint the Pallat. 6. Take Marjoram Thym Hysop Penny-royal Calamint of each one handful the flowers of Stoechas two pugils the seeds of Rue three drams of Fennel one ounce make a Decoction whose Vapours must be taken up into the Nostrils 7. The following Electuary is to be used Take Conserves of old Râ—ses one ounce the flesh of Quinces consected and dipt in Rose-Water six drams the Pouder of Quinces without the Species three drams red Coral calcin'd and washed in Rose-Water the seeds of Coriander diligently prepared of each two drams Sugar of Roses tabulated a sufficient quantity make a Mixture of which after eating take one spoonful 8. Let him abstain from Wine because of the Fumes which sends it up the Head as also because of a Feaver Albertinus Bottonus apud Scholzium Cons 325. XXVIII An Apoplexy from Blood 1. A plethorick Woman red coloured a Ministers Wife going to Market and taking up Money that lay upon the Table fell suddenly she bleed at Mouth and Nose and died presently 2. This I saw in another and in diverse others at the point of Death somtimes after they were newly dead the cause of this I shewed to be from Blood Plat. Observ Lib. 1. Pag. 14. XXIX An Apoplexy by a fall 1. A Country-man coming home from the City having sufficiently wet his Palat with Liquor fell down by the way and could not rise nor speak he was carried home but all imputed this Accident to his Drunkenness 2. The next day after the drunken fit was over he remained Dumb and one side resolved with the Palsy and the other was hot 3. And because I thought it came from Blood I advised Phlebotomy but it was neglected because they alledged he was too weak to be let Blood then I commanded that his body should be well rubbed 4. And because he had difficulty in Breathing his Breast was ordered to be anointed with the Resumptive Ointment 5. At length he began to hawk out blood and take broth but he was very hot Therefore I gave him the following Julep Take syrup of Vinegar Bugloss Violets of each an ounce Primrose and Chervil Water of each two ounces let him drink it at twice Morning and Evening 6. The Night before he had a Suppository he opened a Vein in his Arm and the day following took this Purge Take Rubarb a dram Mummy a scruple Electuary of juice of Roses a dram and half with Chervil-water the next day he took Conserve of Rose and Prim-roses and so was perfectly cured Platerus Lib. 1. Pag. 15. XXX A sudden Apoplexy 1. An old man fell suddenly in the Street void of Sense and Motion and was Dumb I gave him a little Elixir Vitae made of many Infusions which was by drops put into his Mouth he had also a sharp Suppository and the day following he could swallow again 2. I gave him the Elixir Vitae again with Lavender-water And the next day this Potion Take Tablets of Diacarthamum of my description two drams Diagridium half a scuple with Lavender and Sage-water make a small Potion He purged well with it and came well to himself 3. I also advised this Hydromel Take Honey and Water and Rocket-seed a dram boyl them he drank it for his Wind and was perfectly cured Platerus Observ Lib. 1. pag. 15. XXXI An Apoplexy from a fluid or moist dissolved Brain 1. An old Woman of Montpessul was suddenly taken with an Apoplexy and died 2. We opened her Head in the Monastery and found that in the thick film or Meninx her brain did swag too and fro and when the Dura Mater was opened there ran over all her Face a thick Liquor like white broath and stuck in rags upon it this Case and its Causes I shewed Platerus Observ Lib. 1. Pag. 16. XXXII The fear of an Apoplexy from a Heaviness and Fluctuation in the Head 1. A strong noble Man who lived intemperately feared an Apoplexy by reason of a certain heaviness of his Head and fluctuation as if his Head was great and empty and opened and shut like a Purse sometimes he was bad at other times better as to his Head but in other respects he was well except melancholy and dull 2. I judged it to proceed from flegm and water in the Skull by many circumstances I bid him be of good cheer because he was young he promised obedience and I ordered this following 3. Take Diaphoenicon two drams Diacatholicon half an ounce syrup of Roses solutive an ounce with a little Cinnamon-water make a Potion it wrought indifferent well 4. The day after the Vein in his Arm was opened for he was square bodied and Plethorick 5. Then he had this Apozem Take Fennel-roots one ounce Orrice half an ounce Acorus Cyprus Elecampane each two drams Liquorice six drams Fennel Vervain Eye-bright Betony Fumitory of each an handful Tyme Hysop of each an handful and half Stoechas Rosemary Borage-flowers each a pugil Fennel-seed two drams Carraway Anise Seseli Siler mountane Rue-seed of each a dram Raisons ten pair Sena two ounces Polypody Carthamus-seeds of each an ounce Turbith two drams Rubarb a dram and half Cinnamon two drams Spike a dram with sugar and Cinnamon make an Apozem he drank it four times and it wrought very well 6. He had three Cupping-glasses to both sides of his Neck and Shoulders with Flame in the Morning thrice and the fourth time with Scarification These with the Purge was to make Revulsion after that he was thus purged 7. Take Orrice-root half an ounce Liquo rice-roots an ounce Sage Marjoram of each an handful Lavender and Rosemary flowers of