Some observations made upon the Malabar nutt imported from the Indies shewing its admirable virtues in curing the kings-evil beyond any thing yet found out / written by a doctor of physick in the countrey to his friend in London troubled with that distemper. Peachi, John, fl. 1683. 1694 Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 4 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2007-01 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A56764 Wing P934 ESTC R27603 09981199 ocm 09981199 44434 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. 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Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Scrofula. Therapeutics -- Early works to 1800. 2006-03 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2006-03 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2006-04 Andrew Kuster Sampled and proofread 2006-04 Andrew Kuster Text and markup reviewed and edited 2006-09 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion SOME OBSERVATIONS Made upon the Malabar Nutt , IMPORTED FROM The INDIES : SHEWING Its Admirable VIRTUES In Curing the Kings-Evil , Beyond any thing yet found out . Written by a Doctor of Physick in the Countrey to his Friend in London , Troubled with that Distemper . LONDON , Printed in the Year 1694. SOME OBSERVATIONS Made upon the Malabar NUTT , IMPORTED FROM The INDIES : In a LETTER , shewing Its Admirable Vertues , in Curing the KINGS EVIL , &c. SIR , WHen I call to mind the Saying of the Excellent Mr Boyle , viz. That if we were Masters of Specifick Remedies , we might render the ways of Curing Diseases less painfull , and thereby Gratifie sick Persons , and not affright them by the use of tormenting Methods , by Blisters , Cupping glasses , Purges , Vomits , Issues , and Scarifications : I could not choose but set Pen to paper , and communicate this wonderfull Remedy , which I have had so much Experience of . In the use of the above-named smarting Remedies , many that recover endure much more for Health , than many that are justly reckoned amongst Martyrs , did for Religion . Upon which account ( saith Mr. Boyle ) I look upon the discovering of specifick Remedies as the Greatest acts of Charity , and such as by which a man may really more Oblige Mankind , and relieve more distressed persons , than if he built an Hospital . The strange and almost miraculous Cures , that I have known wrought by the Malabar Nutt , in the Kings-Evil , would fill a man with wonder and Amazement : And indeed , to see so many Tumors under the Throat , and in other parts , to fall and disappear ; to see running Soars dry'd up , and weak Limbs restored to their Strength , upon the use of such a plain simple Medicine , is exceeding remarkable , and the Author of Nature ought to be highly magnified , for giving such Vertue unto Plants and Trees , for the Good of his Creatures . I am told by a good Author , that a Divine who was sent to Preach the Gospel to the Indians , being a man skilfull in Physick , wrought such wonderfull Cures amongst them , by the use of their own Remedies , that they thought he confirmed his Doctrine by Miracles . The Nature of this admirable Nut , is to rectifie the Blood , alter the Humours , mend the Liver and Spleen , restore the Digestive Ferments of the Stomack and Bowels , and changes the whole Habit of the Body , casting Salt as it were into the Springs of Nature , whereby they become pure and wholsome , and thereby conveighs kindly Nutriment to the parts . I knew a young Lad in our Town , who was grievously afflicted with Scrophulous Tumours under his Throat , had been touched by the Royal Hand , and worn Gold , and that a long time , yet the Distemper returned Spring and Fall , untill he was directed unto the use of this soveraign Nutt , and then his Sores dryed up like a Brook in Summer . I could tell you of another Young man , who had consulted with divers Chyrurgeons , and had been stroaked by seven Seventh sons , and all to no purpose , untill he applyed himself to the use of this Remedy : And then he wonderfully recovered . A pretty young Gentlewoman , who had her Face extreamly disfigured by the Evil , and her spirits broken with Grief upon that account , was speedily restored to a great measure of her former Beauty , by Drops chymically drawn out of this Nutt . A Woman whose Limbs were Distorted , like the Womans in the Gospel , whom Satan had Bound Eighteen Years , and when she walked was an Object of great pity , gained wonderfull Strength in her Limbs by the use of this Remedy ; but she could not have a perfect Cure without a Miracle . Many young Children have received compleat Cures by the Use of this Remedy , whose Bodies were wonderfully annoyed with loathsome Humours proceeding from this Disease , therefore I think the World ought to take notice of it . FINIS .