A Description of a new kind of Artificial Baths lately invented.  
WHich are every way answerable unto the ancient Baths of the Grecians, and Romans for the divers uses, though no way comparable to them for the excessive charges▪ ●●d vain ostentation thereof; because those were built like Prince's Palaces, having distinct parts or offices, but these take up no more room than is necessary, which is not above six yards in compass, for the outward form, like the body of a small Coach, either round or square covered all over with leather, velvet, or other stuff, partly to keep out the better cold air, and partly to keep in the hot vapours, and partly to adorn it; being framed with no great cost, and may daily be used upon half an hovers warning without any tedious combersomnes unto the party bathing, or trouble to the servants near attending: which being placed in any chamber for the purpose close by the bed side yield forthwith at pleasure, four kinds of several heats, either altogether well mixed, or some of them apart more, or less, of the one, or of the other, whereby to augment, diminish, or correct any one of the first qualities, either active or passive, and so consequently any one of the second, as occasion shall require by the counsel of the present Physician.  
1 First, a dry airy heat warming the cold moist air, and preparing the body for sweat by a clean fire in one side.  
2 Secondly, a moist vaporous heat, by a sweet boiling perfume.  
3 Thirdly, a dry vaporous heat, by a sweet burning perfume.  
4 Fourthly and lastly, but chiefly a moist heat by water, milk, oil, or any other liquor simple or compound, which cometh at pleasure from all parts powering downwards, flying up wards, sprinkling round about with many trickling streams like strong showers of rain by a continual circular motion, and therefore penetrating and working more powerfully upon all parts of the body, except the head; which is only free for the benefit of fresh air, so covertly, that neither the party bathed, nor the attendants in the chamber can either see, hear, or well perceive, how, from whence, or by what direct means the warm water, or liquor cometh, and goeth with such a manifold distribution, and speedy conveyance:  
Besides five gallons of any dear liquor will bathe any man this way, as well as sixscore gallons otherwise, if not far better, and shall work far sooner the intended effects, by reason that the water thus moving without any labour or pains to the party bathed, actuateth more speedily, then when it standeth dull and unmoved about the body.  
Again, all these raining showers, by the turning of a key, may be contracted into one main currant; either directed upon any part of the body within the balniatory, or upon the head without, if bucketing be needful, or otherwise diverted from all parts for the benefit of the hot vapours only.  
Again, so great a stream (which is most profitable, and may be accounted a fifth distinct heat) doth continually arise by this swift motion, that one gallon of the water, or more, in one hour, or less will evaporate upon the body within insensibly.  
All this while nature embracing with delight these soft and pleasant embracements, the party bathing, if he be weak by sickness, may most easily without loss of strength, yield to and from the fire, or strong streams any part most affected turning himself by a small inclination, or rather be turned by the circular motion of the turning stool, on which with a Cork cushion, a large sponge, or a linen bran-bag fastened, he sitteth easily: if he be strong, he may stand upright with more pleasure and turn himself with more ease.  
And if towards the end a short sprinkling of water somewhat cold, or lukewarm be needful, as for some respects it is much availably, it may be done this way in a moment all over the body without fear of catching cold.  
And lastly, the water ceasing his course, and at pleasure suddenly, as it were van●●ising by the touch of a small string, as before it came by the like touch, he may soon, safely, and easily be rubbed, and made dry with warm clothes put in unto him, and upon him, and so st●ep into the warm bed adjoining.  
Such as never were hitherto invented, or put in practise by any Physician or other whatsoever, if we consider all things which so plenteously every way concur to the making up of these baths, that for divers peculiar respects they may seem to deserve divers peculiar names.  
1 As first, from the circular motion of the bathing liquor, they may be called, Balnea Circularia, circular baths.  
2 Secondly, from the manifold streams, and trickling showers, Balnea Plv●●alia, raining baths.  
3 Thirdly, from the contraction of all the little streams into one currant Balnea Embrocati●a, embrocative, or spout-bathes.  
4 Fourthly, from the triplicity of the predominant steams, and hot vapours Balnea Vaporosa, vaporous baths.  
5 Fiftly, from the multiplicity of heats, and variety of matter, Balnea Diacatholica, diacatholike baths.  
6 Sixtly, from the divers faculties, and contrary effects Balnea Catholica, catholic or universal baths.