ENCHIRIDION MEDICUM: Containing the Causes, Signs, and Cures of all those diseases, that do chief affect the body of Man: divided into three Books. With Alphabetical TABLES of such matters as are therein contained. Whereunto is added a TREATISE, De Facultatibus medicamentorum compositorum, & dosibus. By ROBERT BAYFIELD. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. LONDON, Printed by E. Tyler for Joseph Cranford, and are to be sold at his Shop at the Sign of he Phoenix in S. Paul's Churchyard, 1655. TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFUL, And my much honoured Christian Friend, TOBIAS FRERE Esquire, Justice of Peace in Norfolk, and now a Member of the High and Honourable Court of PARLIAMENT. R. B. Wisheth all Grace, Health, and Happiness in this life, and eternal Blessedness in the life to come. Right Worshipful, MAN, who is called of the Philosopher 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉, or the little world, being an Epitome or Map of the great Universe, although he be of the most beautiful form, and fairest shape, excelling all other living creatures upon earth; being styled of Hermes or Mercurius, A great miracle, a creature like the Creator. Of Pythagoras, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉, The measure of all things. Of Plato, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉, The wonder of wonders. Of Theophrastus, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉, The pattern of the whole Universe. Finally, that Ancient Zoroaster, having long admired the singular workmanship shining in the frame of man, at length cried out; 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉, O man, the glory of nature, even in her chiefest ruff and pride, and her Masterpiece, when she durst contend with heaven itself. The Divines call him Omnem creaturam, because he is in power (in a manner) all things; not for matter and substance, but by participation or reception of the several species or kinds of things. Others call him the royal temple, but I am sure he is the image of God. For as in coin, the picture of Caesar, so in man the Image of God is apparently discerned. The Kingly Prophet David full of heavenly inspiration, Psal. 8. desciphereth the dignity of man on this manner; Thou hast made him little lower than the Angels, Thou hast crowned him with Glory and Honour, and given him Dominion over the works of thy hands. Plato saith, (and Aristotle from him) that in the soul of man are three especial faculties. 1. The first he calleth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉, The vegetative faculty, which of others is called Virtus naturalis, the natural virtue of increasing; and the seat of this in man, he saith to be the liver; the properties whereof are to nourish, and to beget, etc. 2. The second he calleth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉, The sensitive faculty, whose seat (he saith) is in the heart; and to which he ascribeth the vital virtue, and the motions of the sensitive appetite. 3. The third he calleth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the reasonable faculty, whose seat (saith Galenus) is the head; and whose operations are to imagine, to remember, to understand, to judge, and to guide all voluntary motions. In the reasonable soul, is a lively resemblance of the ineffable Trinity, represented by the two principal faculties, the understanding, and the will; with the intellective memory. But alas, who can describe the essence of the soul? Hypocrates calleth it, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉, The inaspectable or invisible nature, which can no more be described by us; then our eye is able to see itself. For could the soul be discerned with the eye, or conceived by the mind, how would it ravish us, and lead us into an excessive love of itself. This only is indivisible, and immaterial, this alone is incorporeal, immortal, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉, or immutable; and may be called the receptacle, promptuary, or storehouse of all the species or kinds of things, being a created substance, and wholly in every particular part of man. These are excellent commendations, which man hath partly from his soul, the most excellent of all forms; and partly from his body, which is, as it were, the measure and exemplary pattern of all corporeal things; Also he is rightly endued with goodly gifts of nature, so that by him are wrought and invented marvellous things. And as the natural influences of the high lights (movable and fixed in the firmament) be known unto mankind; even so be the virtues of every creature here in earth: as Beasts, Foul, Fish, Serpents, Trees, Plants, Fruits, Flowers, Herbs, Grass, Gum, Stone, and Metal: There is nothing so secret, hidden within the Minerals of the earth, or lurking so low under the floods of the Sea, but by means and policy they are brought to use. Their Names, Qualities, and Natures, are known unto mankind; To this end, that he should serve his Creator in righteousness and holiness all the days of his life, for these his gifts: Although, I say, man was thus gloriously created by the wise God of Nature, at the first, good and healthful; God communicating to him wisdom, and holiness; and all the perfections of other creatures being summed up in him; and the rule, and dominion of all the works of God delivered up into his hands; Though he were thus happy in his first estate, and should have continued so for ever, if he had continued in obedience: Yet by disobedience, eating the forbidden fruit (tempted thereunto by the old Serpent who envied his happiness) he brought a ruin upon both worlds; upon the great world calamities, etc. upon the little world, diseases and death. So that the whole life of man is full of misery, and there be more ways of death, than there be means to preserve our life: for as the Poet saith, Mille modis lethi miseros mors una fatigat. Though there be but one way for all men to come into the world, yet there are a thousand ways for every man to go out. And so we find, some have perished with sudden death, as Ananias and Saphira; Some with gluttony, as Domitius A●fer; others with drunkenness, as Attila King of the Huns; others by waters, as Marcus Marcellus; Some with hunger, as Cleanthes; others with thirst, as Thales Milesius; some were stifled with smoke, as Catulus; others died with a fall, as Nestorius; others with overwatching, as M. Attilius; some with poison, as Photion; others choked with flies, as Pope Adrian; And Anacreon with a kernel of a Raisin; others torn in pieces by wild beasts, as Heraclius, Lucan, and Actaeon by dogs; Hippolytus, by wild horses; Licus the Emperor by Lions; Ancaeus King of Samos, by Boars; and Hatto Bishop of Mentz, by Rats; And so some with joy, as Chylo the Lacedaemonian; And Diagoras the Rhodian; who seeing his three sons crowned Champions in one day, he rejoiced so much, that he died for joy in the same place, more die with grief; Quia spiritus tristis exiccat ossa; because a broken spirit drieth the bones; But most men die with sicknesses and diseases, Fevers, Fluxes, Gouts, Dropsies, Plagues, and 1000 more, they being so many, that neither Galenus nor Hypocrates, Bosq. de finibus b●no r●m d●r inal pag. 31. & 32. nor all the best Physicians in the world can number them, saith Bosquierus; the generations of men here on earth, being as Homer saith, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. Like unto the leaves of the tree, whereof some do perish, and others spring in their places: They spring, they flourish, they wax old, and soon whither away; Et tum quoque cum crescimus, vita decrescit, and our life then decreaseth, as our years increase. Ut rosa manè viget, & serò vespere languet, Sic modo qui fuimus cras levis umbra sumus. That is, in the Prophet's phrase, we bring our years to an end, as a tale that is told. So that for all the excellent commendations, and singular virtues given to man, yet he doth decay, die, and return unto the dust, and become as though he had never been; Although he be never so honourable, yea, or poor, death doth make equality between them. Every man's course is appointed, they cannot prolong their time: notwithstanding God hath ordained sundry means, by his ministers to help mankind in time of sickness, to ease their pains, and heal their diseases; And I being a child of the commonwealth, am bound unto my Mother, that is, the Land in which I am borne, to pleasure it with any good gift, that it hath pleased God to bestow upon me: Not to this end, to instruct the learned, but to help young and green Students in Physic and Chirurgery; That they may resort to this Enchiridion medicum, which I do dedicated unto your Worship, as an argument of my good zeal and love that I bear unto you: Which bold attempt of mine, I hope your wisdom will pardon; for I do plainly confess, that I have not thought this Book of mine worthy to be perused by you, as well because of mine own unabilty to perform any thing that your Worship may like of, as also in respect of those manifold Graces wherewith the Lord hath filled you: by the virtue of which you could in a tongue fare more eloquent than this, discern and know the secrets of Physic. Yet nevertheless, when I consider with myself that it was not the affectation of any popular praise, but an honest zeal to benefit my countrymen, which begat in me this desire to publish this Work, as likewise an earnest willingness which I have always had to commend some piece of service unto your Worship: I say, these causes meeting together, did especially induce me with such a bold confidence, as it were, to rush into your presence, and to demand, without any show of merit, your Worship's most favourable Protection, that this Book of mine (unable of itself) may run under your Patronage. The Lord God (who hath made you a notable instrument to work the advancement of his glory, the furtherance and propagation of piety and good learning by your example) lengthen and protract your life beyond your fatal period, and give you a will to live, a desire still to bear up that burden, which the Country hath laid upon your shoulders; and with these, all good success in this world, and sempiternal happiness in his most glorious Kingdom. Your Worship's most humble Servant, ROBERT BAYFIELD. From my study in Norwich, Decemb. 11. 1654. TO THE READER. Courteous Reader, I Have for thy benefit collected out of sundry Ancient and Modern Authors, as it were a breviary or Abridgement of Physic, and together with those deductions, I have interlaced many experiments of mine own, which by continual use and practice, I have observed to be true. But I may seem to some overbold in setting forth this book, when as the works of so Honourable and Learned men, who have laboured in this kind, are so learnedly penned, and highly esteemed. In truth I must, and do most willingly confess, that neither in learning or experience, I am to be compared with the least of them; nay unfit to carry their books after them: yet notwithstanding, because many industrious Students want an estate to purchase such Authors, their several prizes amounting to so much, and also considering the great utility of an Epitome of Physic, whose matter is manifold, and use general; and that no English Author (I am sure in this volume) as yet extant, hath the Definitions, Causes, Signs, and Cures of so many diseases, amounting to the number of one hundred and fifty, besides all those particular diseases that are handled disperstly in this book, I have thought it good therefore, I say, to epitomise, and contract the learned works of the learnedest and best Authors in England now extant with us, into a portable Enchiridion. Now what profit this my book will bring to young Students, and such as thirst after knowledge, I leave to the event: If none, I hope Godwill esteem my labours, Non ex eventu, sed ex affectu, not according to what it did, but according to what I desire it should do. I know it will pass under the censure and judgement of divers sorts of men; some are ignorant and cannot judge; Et ideo grave judicium est ignorantis, and the ignoranter man, the severer judge. Others are too rash, and are ready to censure it before they read it, or at least do read by starts, and judge by parcels, and so must needs be partial in their judgement. Others are malicious, maligning, and depraving other men's labours; and I know many about this City that can hear all, but can speak well of none, being full fraughted with jeers, and can so well dispute and craftily reason, that they will easily make Candida de nigris, & de candentibus atra. But to such I say, as one lately did to the like, Cum tua non edas, carpis mea carmina Leli: Carpere vel noli nostra, vel ede tua. Sloth sits and censures what the industrious teach, Foxes dispraise the grapes they cannot reach. Therefore I entreat thee who ever readest this Work, that thou wouldst give thy mind, as well to pardon failings, as to know the truth. If thou meetest with any faults escaped, either through forgetfulness or non-understanding; I desire thee either with thy pen to correct them, or in courtesy to conceal them; Remembering that the first editions of young Writers may have some faults: If my endeavours want strength, thou canst not in equity deny me pardon, seeing thou thyself mayest run upon the same Rocks in other difficulties: for, Nemo sine crimine vivit. Now Courteous Reader, expecting thy favourable acceptation of these my labours, which expectation of mine, if it be not deluded, I shall be further encouraged to consecrate the residue of my studies to thy commodity. Thine ever to his power, ROBERT BAYFIELD. AUTHORES EX QUIBUS Hoc opus concinnatum est. ACtuarius. Aetius. Altomarus. Arnoldus de villa nova. Avicenna. Dioscorides. Fallopius. Felix Platerus. Fernelius. Fontanus. Forestus. Galenus. Glissonius. Gorraeus. Gordonius. Hartmannus. Hercules Saxonia. Hypocrates. Hollerius. Joannes Crato. Joannes Carolus Amatus. Joannes Heurnius. Joan. Jacobus Weckerus. Josephus Quercetanus. Manardus. Marquardus. Matthiolus Senensis. Mesue. Montanus. Nicolaus Myrepsus. Paraeus. Paulus Aegineta. Petrus Bayrus. Plinius. Rhasis. Riverius. Ranzovius. Rondeletius. Rubeus. Ruffus. Rulandus. Sennertus. Trallianus. Cum multis aliis. INDEX MORBORUM Memorabilium, qui in hoc opere tractantur. Lib. cap. A. pag. 3 1 A Chor vel tinea. 242 3 8 Aegilops. 252 3 2 Alopecia. 245 1 13 Angina. 30 1 31 Anorexia. 64 1 54 Anasarca. 112 3 39 Aneurisma. 295 1 1 Apoplexia. 1 3 21 Aphthaes. 265 3 48 Apostema hepatis. 316 2 31 Arthritis. 207 1 25 Asthma. 49 1 55 Ascites. 116 B. 3 27 BRonchocele. 272 1 38 Bulimos. 77 C. 1 53 CAchexia. 111 3 42 Cacoethe. 299 1 59 Calculus renum. 121 1 62 Calculus vesicae. 128 1 23 Canina appetentia. 45 1 12 Catalepsis. 28 1 24 Catarrhus. 47 3 38 Cancer. 292 2 5 Causoes. 145 2 17 Cele. 173 1 8 Cephalalgia. 16 3 10 Chalazion. 154 1 34 Cholerica passio. 69 1 43 Collica passio. 90 3 25 Columellae inflammatio. 269 3 26 Columellae laxatio. 271 1 20 Concretio lactis. 40 3 41 Condylomata. 298 D. 3 23 DEntes denigrati & molles. 267 1 60 Diabetes. 125 2 29 Difficilis partus. 196 2 2 Diaria plurium dierum 141 1 39 Diarrhaea. 78 1 28 Dolour stomachi. 58 3 13 Dolour aurium. 257 3 22 Dolour dentium. 266 1 41 Dysenteria. 83 1 66 Dysuria. 134 E. 3 47 ELephantiasis. 311 1 37 Empyema. 75 2 1 Ephemera. 138 1 36 Ephialtes. 74 1 5 Epilepsia. 8 3 24 Epulis. 268 3 32 Erysipelas. 281 3 46 Exanthemata. 306 3 44 Exomphalus. 301 2 6 Exquifita Tertiana. 146 F. 2 4 FEbris continua. 144 2 12 Febris pestilentia: 158 2 20 Fluxus muliebris. 180 3 20 Foetor oris. 264 G. 3 35 GAnglium. 286 3 45 Gangraena. 302 2 16 Gonorrhaea. 171 3 49 Gutta Rosacea. 318 H. 2 10 HEctica Febris. 155 1 46 Hemorrhoides. 100 1 47 Hepatis obstructio. 101 1 48 Hepatis inflammatio. 103 3 33 Herpes. 283 3 30 Hydrocephalus. 275 3 12 Hypopyon. 256 1 1 52 ICteritia. 108 1 44 Iliaca passio. 93 1 35 Imbecillitas Jecinoris. 71 1 22 Imbecilitas stomachi. 43 1 21 Inflammatio mammarum. 41 2 30 Ischias. 205 1 65 Ischuria. 131 L. 3 9 LAgophthalmus. 253 1 6 Lethargus. 11 1 40 Lienteria. 81 1 49 Lienis inflammatio. 105 1 50 Lienis scirrhus. 106 3 7 Lippitudo. 251 2 13 Lues venerea. 161 M. 1 11 MAnia. 27 1 10 Melancholia. 24 1 9 Memoria deperdita. 23 2 18 Mensium suppressio. 176 2 19 Mensium fluxus immodici. 178 1 57 Mixtus sanguinis 119 2 23 Mola. 187 2 32 Morbus spinalis. 214 3 11 Mydriasis. 311 N. 1 32 NAusea. 67 O. 1 51 OBstructio Lienis. 107 3 34 Oedema. 284 3 5 Ophthalmia. 248 3 17 Ozaena. 261 P. 1 19 PAlpitatio cordis. 38 1 2 Paralysis. 3 3 43 Paronychia. 300 3 16 Parotides. 260 3 4 Pedicularis morbus. 247 1 15 Peripneumonia. 33 3 50 Pestis. 320 3 31 Phlegmone. 276 1 4 Phrenitis. 6 1 30 Pica. 30 1 24 Pluritis. 32 3 19 Polypus. 263 2 15 Pryapismus. 170 2 22 Procidentia uteri. 185 4 40 Procidentia ani. 297 3 18 Profluvium sanguinis ex naribus. 21 1 18 Pthisis. 36 Q. 2 8 QUartana Febris. 150 2 9 Quotidiana Febris. 153 R. 1 58 REnum inflanamatio. 120 3 29 Ranula. 153 S. 3 37 Schirrhus. 290 2 14 Scorbutus. 168 2 11 Semitertiana Febris. 157 1 26 Sincope. 52 1 27 Singultus. 55 1 32 Sitis. 66 3 14 Sonitus aurium. 258 1 7 Spasmos. 13 1 16 Sputum sanguinis. 34 2 28 Sterilitas. 194 1 67 Stranguria. 135 3 36 Strumae. 289 3 6 Suffusio vel Cataracta. 249 3 15 Surditas. 259 2 3 Synochus putrida. 142 T. 1 42 TEnasmus. 87 2 7 Tertiana notha. 149 3 28 Tonsillarum inflammatio. 272 3 3 Tortura oris. 236 1 17 Tremor. 35 1 27 Tussis. 59 1 56 Tympanites. 117 V. 1 45 VErmes. 95 1 3 Vertigo. 5 1 63 Vesicae inflammatio. 129 1 64 Vesicae ulcera 130 1 61 Ulcera renum. 126 1 68 Urinae incontinentia. 136 2 21 Uteri strangulatio. 181 2 24 Uteri inflammatio. 190 2 25 Uteri inflatio. 191 2 26 Uteri exulceratio. 192 2 27 Uteri phymosis. 193 A TABLE of the principal diseases that are handled in this Book. Lib. cap. A. Pag. 1 1 Apoplexy. 1 3 48 Apostume of the liver. 184 B. 2 28 Barrenness. 28 2 7 Bastardly Tertian. 7 3 7 Blear eyes. 251 2 5 Burning fever. 145 C. 1 24 Catarrh. 47 3 6 Cataract. 249 1 34 Choleric passion. 34 1 43 Colic. 43 1 12 Congelation. 28 2 4 Continual fever. 144 3 3 Contraction of the mouth. 246 1 29 Cough. 59 1 7 Cramp. 13 D. 3 15 Deafness. 259 2 2 Diary fever lasting more days etc. 141 1 25 Difficulty of breathing. 49 1 66 Difficulty of pissing. 134 3 11 Dilatation of the pupil of the eye. 255 3 39 Dilatation of an Artery. 295 1 23 Doglike appetite. 45 1 54 Dropsy Anasarca. 112 1 55 Dropsy Ascites. 116 1 56 Dropsy Tympanites. 117 3 30 Dropsy of the head. 275 E. 1 53 Evil state of the body. 111 2 26 Exulceration of the womb. 102 3 42 Eating ulcers. 299 F. 1 5 FAlling sickness. 8 1 38 Famine or hunger. 77 2 22 Falling down of the womb. 185 3 40 Falling down of the fundament. 297 3 49 Fiery face. 318 3 19 Fleshly Caruncle in the nose. 263 3 24 Fleshly excrescences of the gums. 268 1 39 Flux Diarrhaea. 78 1 40 Flux Lienteria. 81 1 41 Flux Dysenteria. 83 3 18 Flux of blood at the nose. 262 2 19 Flowing of Menstruis. 178 2 13 French pox. 161 1 4 Frenzy. 6 G. 3 35 GAnglions or wens. 287 3 45 Gangrene. 302 1 3 Giddiness of the head. 5 2 31 Gout or joint-sickness. 207 H. 3 2 Hairs falling off. 245 3 10 Hailston of the eyelids. 154 1 50 Hardness of the spleen. 106 3 41 Hard wrinkled bunches in the fundament. 298 3 9 Hare-eye. 553 1 8 Headache. 16 2 10 Hectic fever. 155 2 11 Hemetrice fever, 157 1 46 Hemorrhoids. 100 1 27 Hicket. 65 1 1 52 I Aundies. 108 1 44 Iliac passion. 193 3 16 Impostumes in the ears. 260 1 15 Inflammation of the lungs. 33 1 21 Inflammation of the paps. 41 1 48 Inflammation of the liver. 103 1 49 Inflammation of the spleen. 105 1 30 Inflammation of the reins. 120 1 63 Inflammation of the bladder. 129 2 24 Inflammation of the womb. 190 3 5 Inflammation of the eyes. 248 3 25 Inflammation of the Uuula. 269 3 28 Inflammation of the Almonds. 275 1 68 Involuntary pissing. 136 K. 3 36 KIngs evil. 209 L. 1 30 LAnguishing of the stomach. 61 3 47 Leprosy. 311 1 8 Lethargy. 11 3 29 Lose Uuula. 271 1 9 Loss of memory. 23 1 31 Loss of appetite. 64 3 4 Lousy evil. 247 M. 1 11 MAdness. 27 1 10 Melancholy. 24 1 20 Milk curdled or clotted. 40 2 23 Mole in the matrice. 187 N. 1 36 Nightmare. 74 3 14 Noise or sound of the cares. 254 O. 1 47 OBstruction of the liver. 101 1 51 Obstruction of the spleen. 107 2 1 One day fever. 138 P. 1 28 P Pain of the stomach. 58 3 22 Pain of the ears. 257 1 2 Palsy. 3 1 19 Panting of the heart. 38 2 22 Pestilent fever. 158 1 57 Pissing of blood. 119 3 50 Plague. 320 1 14 Pleurisy. 32 1 18 Ptisick. 36 2 6 Pure intermitting Tertian. 146 Q. 2 8 QVartan fever. 150 2 9 Quotidian fever. 153 R. 2 32 RAchites or Rickets. 214 3 33 Ringworms. 283 2 3 Rotten fever. 142 2 17 Ruptures. 173 3 27 Rupture of the throat. 272 S. 3 1 Scald head. 242 2 30 Sciatica. 205 2 14 Scurvy. 168 2 16 Shedding of sperm. 171 3 46 Small pox. 306 2 29 Sore travel in childbirth. 196 1 16 Spitting of blood. 34 1 37 Spitting of matter. 75 1 13 Squinnacy. 30 3 20 Stinking of the mouth. 264 1 59 Stone in the reins. 121 1 62 Stone in the bladder. 128 2 18 Stopping of the Menstrua. 176 1 21 Strangling of the womb. 181 1 67 Strangury. 135 2 27 Straightness of the matrice. 193 1 65 Suppression of urine 131 3 12 Suppurate or putrified eye. 236 3 44 Swelling of the navel. 301 1 26 Swooning. 52 T. 3 23 Tooth black and lose. 267 1 32 Thirst. 66 3 22 . 266 1 17 Trembling or shaking. 35 3 29 Tumour under the tongue. 274 3 31 Tumour Phlegmone. 276 3 32 Tumour Erysipelas. 281 3 34 Tumour Oedema. 284 3 37 Tumour Scirrhus. 290 3 38 Tumour Cancer. 292 3 42 Tumours in the end of the fingers. 300 V. 1 33 VOmiting. 67 1 60 Unmeasurable pissing. 125 1 42 Unsatiable desire of going to stool. 87 1 61 Ulcers of the reins. 126 1 64 Ulcers of the bladder. 130 3 17 Ulcers in the nose. 261 3 21 Ulcers in the mouth. 265 W. 1 22 Weakness of the stomach. 43 1 35 Weakness of the liver. 71 3 8 Weeping fistula of the eye. 252 2 25 Windiness of the womb. 191 2 20 Woman's flux. 180 1 45 Worms. 95 Y. 2 15 Yards unnatural erection. 170 INDEX ALIORUM MORBORUM, Qui in hoc opere tractantur. Lib. cap. A. 1 13 ANgina notha. 30 3 8 Anchylops. 252 3 2 Atrophia. 245 3 50 Anthrax. 320 3 34 Antheromata. 284 1 45 Ascarides. 95 B. 1 24 BRanchus. 47 3 40 Bubo pestilentialis. 320 C. 1 6 CAros. 11 1 28 Cardialgia. 58 1 19 Cardiaca passio. 38 3 2 Canitieses. 245 1 8 Cephalaea. 16 3 12 Chemôsis. 256 2 31 Chiragra. 207 2 31 Cleisagra. 207 3 2 Contorsio. 246 1 24 Coryza. 47 D. 3 2 DEcoloratio. 245 3 2 Defluxio. 245 1 7 Distensio. 13 3 37 Dracunculus. 290 2 6 Duplex tertiana. 146 E. 3 9 ECtropion. 253 3 9 Epialos febris 153 3 32 Erysipelas Phlegmonodes. 281 3 32 Erysipelas Oedematodes. 281 3 32 Erysipelas Scirrhus. 281 F. 1 25 FEbris alba. 49 3 1 Favosa. 242 3 1 Ficosa. 242 3 41 Fissura ani. 298 3 2 Fractio. 245 3 1 Furfur. 242 G. 3 37 GEmursae. 290 3 34 Glandula. 284 3 6 Glaucoma. 249 2 31 Gonagra. 207 2 13 Gonorrhaea virulenta. 161 1 24 Gravedo. 46 H. 1 8 HEmicrania. 16 2 17 Hernia humoralis. 173 3 33 Herpes miliaris. 283 3 33 Herpes excedens. 283 2 32 Hepaticus fluxus. 214 3 10 Hordeolum. 154 3 12 Hydatis. 256 L. 1 45 LAti. 95 3 6 Leucoma. 249 2 9 Lipyria febris. 153 M. 2 10 MArasmus. 155 3 50 Maculae pestilentes. 320 3 34 Melicerides. 284 2 13 Mentagra. 161 3 47 Morbus Leoninus. 311 3 37 Morphea. 291 N. 3 34 NAta. 284 3 34 Nodus. 284 O. 3 32 OMagra. 207 2 32 Orthopnaea. 214 P. 2 13 PAraphimosis. 171 2 31 Pechyagra. 207 3 2 Phiasis. 245 3 31 Phygethlum. 276 3 31 Phyma. 276 2 13 Plica. 161 2 17 Pneumatocele. 173 2 31 Podagra. 207 3 12 Proptôsis. 256 3 12 Pterigion. 256 3 50 Pustula pestilentialis. 320 Q. 2 2 QUassatio. 245 R. 2 17 RAmex intestinorum. 173 2 17 Ramex inguinis. 173 2 17 Ramex aquosus. 173 2 17 Ramex carnosus. 173 2 17 Ramex omenti. 173 2 17 Ramex omenti & intestini. 173 2 17 Ramex varicosus. 173 2 17 Ramex ventosus. 173 2 17 Ramex ventosus & aquosus. 173 1 24 Raucedo. 47 2 31 Rhacisagra. 207 S. 2 15 SAtyriasis. 170 3 37 Scirrhus illegitimus. 290 3 37 Scirrhus legitimus. 290 2 31 Siagonagra. 207 3 45 Sphacelos. 302 3 12 Staphyloma. 256 3 34 Steatomata. 284 2 28 Stomachia. 58 1 6 Subeth. 11 T. 1 7 TEnsio ad interiora. 13 1 7 Tensio ad posteriora. 13 1 45 Teretes. 95 3 34 Testudo seu Talpa. 284 3 37 Thymus. 290 2 31 Trachelagra. 207 2 9 Triplex quartana. 153 V. 3 37 VArices. 299 Reader, THe absence of the Author, and the mistakes of the Printer have introduced these errors. Be pleased as thoufindest them in reading, to correct them. Erratas. PAge 2. line 6. read as. 3.19. pulv. 5. in marg. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. 9.12. were. 23. fur 23.4. limon. 28. nr. ibid. nr. 27.1. may. 15. the. 28.9. congelation. 32.28. ungul. 35.17. riberiis. 36.26. curved. 39.28. ana. 42. Syrup. 51.10. beer. 73.5. let him. 79.1. egestions. 87.21. sevi. 27. intestinum. 89.3. li. 27. unguentum populei. 90.5. agni. 40. vexing. 91.5. vexed. 101.17. imponantur. 102.20. Alkakangi. 33. scilliticum. 104.5. cava. ultpoley. 105.19. vexed. 107. in marg. cucurbitulae. l. 10. ammoniacum. 109.7. bowels. 110.9. langdebeefe. 111.9. coeliacus. 113. in marg. jalapium. 114.23. Cardamomum. 115.12. Cucumeris. 25, acetosae. 116.8. Peritoneum. 23. cuscutha. 118.11. Daucus. 119. in marg. l. 6. Bolus Armenus. 127.29. urinalium. 129.13. Inflammatio. 131 12. siccarum. 133.32. probavi. 134.20. pectinis. 137.8. Iva. 143.30. auranciorum. ult. 18.146. 1. Cotten 152. in marg. vinum. 154.23. Asaren. 160.6. de. 161.24. saines. 164.17. ficuum. 170.15. baccar. 174. Hydrophysocele. 178.20. mensium. 195.24. windiness. 204.31. Chervil. 206.22. pull. 215.26. deserve. 224.10. canel. 229.9. impacted. 234.8. pannum. 235.8. mesentery. 245.20. Ophiasis. 256.9. coruea. 26. ocul. 259.28. Rondeletius, to be omittted. 261.11 12. for vel confici● antur sic. read balaustiorum. 265.19. ad. lb. i 266.29. Pillitory. 267.22. sect. 32. p. 592.274.18 croaking. 285.7. Emunctories. 290.24. corns. 292. ●8. horrid. 295.5. Anastomasis, 297.23. coccygem. 301.9. kall. 302.26. contused. 303.34. sal. 305.13. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. 313.22. emaciation. 316.1. boracs uste. 6. pustulosae. 319.3. dram. sem, 15. aluminis ounce sem. 320.231. Deus. Other literal faults are easily mended. ENCHIRIDION MEDICUM: Containing The Causes, Signs, and Cures of all those Diseases, that do chief affect the Body of MAN, etc. CHAP. I. LIB. I. APOPLEXIA is a disease that, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. in the strength of it, is mortal, and admits no cure but by Divines: but in a small Apoplexy there may be some small hope, and the cure is not altogether impossible. The cause is a dull, slow, gross, phlegm, Causa. filling the ventricles of the brain, and the Arteries of the Rete mirabile, that the spirits cannot pass from the heart, into the ventricles of the brain, which is called by Hippocr: Hypocrates 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. The Metropolis or chief seat of cold and glutinous moistures. The sign is, Signa. when there is a sharp pain in the head: brightness before the eyes: the veins in the neck swell: and a gnawing of the teeth while they sleep: their urine is little in quantity, black like rust, and canker in metal, and a residence like Meal, they lack sense altogether, they lie as they were asleep with their eyes shut, and do snort. A strong Apoplexy is, when the breathing is so diminished, that it can hardly be perceived; and that is almost evil, when the breath is stopped for a while, and then fetched out with great violence. Hypocrates saith, Hypocrates it is impossible to cure a vehement Apoplexy, and not easy to cure a weak one, for it threatneth speedy death; besides, if it chance by medicines to be taken away, for the most part it leaves a palsy behind it, either in the whole body, or in some part thereof: but if it be a weak one, it may perhaps be cured, as experience hath proved in some. If you perceive plenitude, Curatio. Venaesectio open a vein, but not without the counsel of other Physicians, for it either kills or delivers, if they do join in it, open the Cephalica vein, and then this clyster following. ℞. Clyster. Betonicae, Salviae, hyssopi, centaurii, Aristolochiae, florum stoecadoes, arab-Mercurialis. ana. M.j. florum camomelae. Anisi, ana. M. ss. Agarici, pulpae colocynthidis, in petia ligat. ana. ʒ. ij. Bulliant in sufficienti quantitate aquae, usque ad consumptionem medietatis, & de colatura ℞. ℥ 10. hierae logodii, hierae compositae, ana. ℥. ss. Mellis rosati ℥ two olei Rutae ℥ three Sachrari Rubei ℥. i.ss. Salis communisʒ. iij. vitellum ovi Nᵒj.. fiat Enema. Then without any further expectation, to digest the matter (for if it be not looked unto the same day, the patiented dieth) we give these pills following: or if the patiented be so stupid, that he cannot swallow them, they may be dissolved in a sufficient quantity of Sage-water, and so give it him in the form of a potion. ℞. Pilularum Cochiarum, Pilul. foetidarum, Pilulae. anaʒ. ss. Pil. aurearum, ℈ i misce cum syrupo de Stoecade. f. pill. No. 5. Then it is good to apply cupping glasses on the calves of the legs, Cucurbitulae. and afterwards below the buttocks, and ascending upwards till we come to the shoulders, let his drink be oximel compos. If he cannot swallow syrups, put into his mouth a dram or two of the best Mithridate, for it is very profitable in this disease: Mithridate. both before and after evacuations, keep his body lose, and he may drink of the palsy drink, which you shall find in the following Chapter; Lastly ℞. Succini albi ℥. ss. pulp. elect. diarrhod. Pulvis. abbatisʒ. ij. radic. poeniaeʒ. i.ss. fiat pulvis, de quo capiatʒ. j. in aqua convenien●e ante novilunium. River. Riverius. CHAP. II. PARALYSIS, is a deprivation of sense, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. and motion, but not of the whole body, as happeneth in the Apoplexy, but one side; or all the parts of the body, are infected; besides the head: as the jaw, the tongue, the eye, the foot, the hand, the arm, and sometimes the lip: The cause are gross, and clammy humours, Causa. stopping the sinews, & hindering the animal faculty, that it cannot come, from the fountain to the members. For the cure; Curatio. if you see cause, open a vein of the sound side, and draw blood by degrees, because that nature may thereby send the matter from the part that is hurt, Venae sectio to the part that is sound: after bleeding, or if perhaps the patient have not bled, yet nevertheless frictions and rubbings must be used on the sound part, whereby the matter is diverted, and also light rubbings and frictions to the part affected, whereby natural heat may be stirred up, then purge with such things that purge the phlegm, as these Pills following. ℞. Pilulae. Pilularum de hiera Simpl. ℈ two Agarici troch. ʒ.ss. misce. cum syrupo de stoecade, & fiant pill. 5. which must be given to the patiented at midnight, or if you see cause, you may make a potion that purgeth phlegm. The next is to drink often of the syrup of oximel, and take a tent and dip it in mustard, and put it into the nostril, is very good: and to drink of this decoction following is excellent. ℞. Decoctio. Glyzyrhyzae. ℥ two Rorismarini, Salviae, Hyssopi, Betonicae, Stoecados. an. M.j. Bulliant in sufficienti quantitate aquae, & fiat decoctio. Also Mithridate, Mithridate. Sternutamentum. Gargarismus. drunk in this decoction, a dragm at a time, is said to be very good; Lastly, provoke sternutation, and ℞. Rad. Angelicae, Pyrethri, Acori veri ana ℥. ss. herb. Salviae, Maioranae, Thymi, Hyssopi, Platerus. Origani ana. M.j. Seminis sinapi ℥ two Staphisagr. piperis longi ana ℥ i nucis mosc. ℥. ss. fiat decoctio in aquâ: add mellis scyllitici vel anthosati ℥. i.ss. misce. Colluat vel gargariset os. Plater us lib. 2. the funct. laesio. CHAP. III. VERTIGO, is a disease, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. wherein the patiented doth imagine, that his head and all other things, doth turn round, and the brain is so affected, that the eyes grow dark and dim, that if the patiented be not stayed up, he falleth to the ground. The cause, is, either of the brain, Causae. being distempered, and evill-affected, or of the mouth of the stomach offending the brain. The brain itself is evill-affected, when as a gross and tough humour is contained in it, from whence a vaporous and windy spirit, being resolved by weak heat, is moved inordinately about the brain. The mouth of the stomach doth affect the brain, when through corrupt humours, being gathered abundantly in it, vaporous and windy exhalations are carried up to the brain, and so turn about the animal spirits contained in it. For the cure, the first intention is, Curatio. to open a vein, drawing away a little blood at a time, Venae sectio if nothing forbidden it: then to purge with a doss of head-pills, as. Pilularum cochiarum, ʒ. j. f. pill. 7. Pilulae. when the body is well purged, take this sternutament following, as much as will lie upon a halfpenny piece at a time, in a morning fasting; snuff it up into your nostrils, many have been perfectly cured with this Receipt only. ℞. Sternutamentum. Pulvis. Sem. Maioranae, Betonicae, ana ℥. ss. Pyrethri. ʒ.ss. Hellebori. alb. ℥, ss. Piperis nigri. Euphorbii. an. ℈ i fiat pull. Also, foeniculi dulcis, beaten to fine powder, and taken in the pap of an apple in a morning fasting, and to drink oximel, is good. If there be inflammation, the opening decoction is very profitable, Vomitus. but if the cause come from the stomach, than it must be cured by vomiting, and stomach pills; Lastly, this electuary following is very good to strengthen the head and stomach. ℞. Electuarium. Hollerius. Specierum aromatici rosati, triasantali an. ʒ.ss. sacchari rosati q. s. cum syr. rosato. fiat elect. CHAP. IU. PHRENITIS, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. is a disease wherein the mind is hurt only, and differs from madness, which is called in Greek or Latin, Melancholia aut Mania, for that a fever is joined with the frenzy, and therefore the frenzy may be called a continual madness and fury, joined with a sharp fever. The cause, Cause. Galenus. as Galen saith, is an inflammation of the brain, or films thereof; some Physicians are of opinion, that this disease proceeds from a hot imposthume of the brain, and that it is in vain to undertake the cure; and the reason is, because it is confirmed in a principal member; wherefore the intention of the Physician must be, to hinder that it may not happen, for having once taken a man, it is in vain to enterprise any cure: yet I will show you a way, under God, to prevent it: but first I will let you to know, when the patiented is inclined to a frenzy. The signs of a frenzy to come, Signa. are the signs of a present Paraphrenisis, as continual head-ache, redness of the face, overmuch heat, redness of the eyes, with too much appearance of their veins, staring, thirst, dryness of the tongue, unquietness, different from wont actions, and some Alienation of mind, whether these things happen, by the force of some acute fever, or some other cause; by these you shall judge Paraphrenisis, and a fear of a frenzy to come. For the cure, Curatio. first consider whether there be fullness of the body or no; if there be, we may open the vein which is common, or the vena nigra, of the right arm, Venae. secti● and draw out five ounces of blood, let this be done in the morning, and in the afternoon, administer this clyster following. ℞. Malvae, violarum, Mercurialis, an. M. j Clyster. Bulliant in sufficienti quantitate aquae, usque ad consumptionem medietatis. strain it, and add olei violati ℥ three Cassiae Nou. ext. ℥. ss. Sacchar. Rub. ℥ two As much salt as will lie on a : and this is to be considered, that the oil of Violets is most requisite in the frenzy, because the patiented is subject to watchfulness, and Violets do procure sleep, but in sleepy diseases it must be avoided, as in Subeth, Lethurgies, Subeth. and such like: the next day following, we may open the Cephalica vein in the right arm, and draw forth the quantity of four ounces of blood; which done, about four of the clock in the afternoon, let him take the foresaid clyster, make him barley water, Victus ratio. nip the juice of Lemons into his beer: ale of chirmd-milk is good, but no strong beer: the next day, which is the third day, if the disease groweth worse, the hemerodial vein must be opened, out of which must be drawn three ounces of blood; and if the disease do still remain, than we are to doubt of an Impostume engendered, wherefore we must be bold to open the vena Recta of the forehead, and to draw the quantity of three ounces of blood, for by this blood-letting, all evil affects of the head, for the most part are removed; then to procure sleep, take this Julep that followeth. ℞. Julepus. Syrupi de papavere, err. & aquae lactucae, ana. ℥ two If all this will not serve, commend the sick to God, and so much of the frenzy. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. Peripneumonia si supervenerit phrenitis, malum. Hippocrat. lib. 7. Aphor. 12. CHAP. V. EPILEPSIA, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. or the Falling-sickness, doth show itself as a convulsion of all the parts of the body, but not perpetually: and it doth bring with it hurt of mind, and sense. There are three differences in this disease, for either it happeneth when the brain is affected by itself, which is, when the original springeth from thence, or else it springeth through the consent of the stomach, being evil-affected, from whence vapours arise to the brain: or else through the consent of some other subject part, from whence venomous vapours do arise, and do creep into the brain by hidden passages: for some say that they do feel the cause of the evil, from that part of the body, from whence it springeth, as it was a vapour, or cold air, carried into the brain, by the continuity of the parts. The cause for the most part, Causa. happeneth from the abundance of a melancholy and phlegmatic humour, from whence venomous, corrupt, and virulent vapours do arise, from which happen obstructions in the Meatus, and passage of the brain. As soon as this evil taketh them, Signa. the sick falleth down, and they are plucked up together, they snort, and sometime they cry out, many do tremble, and turn round about, but the peculiar sign is foaming at the mouth. For an infant take green pionie roots, Curatio. slice them length-ways, and cut them so as they may be made fit to hang about the child's neck, like a bracelet, then make this Ecligma following: ℞. Cranii humani, pulveris paeoniae, mellis oped. misce. omnes, quant. suf. fiat Ecligma. Ecligma. Oximel is also very profitable, anointing the neck behind with oil of dil, and exetor, Oleism. only advise a diet for the nurse, of meats of good juice, Victus ratio. (if the child be not weaned) her diet must be hot and dry, that thereby her milk may be the hotter, and thinner. For those that are elder in years, if you perceive they be of a plethoric body, Venaesectio a vein may be opened: and withal, once a week the humours offending, may be avoided by purgations, and first this clyster. ℞. Clyster. Rad. paeoniae, ℥ i Centaurii, absynthii. salviae, betonicae. ana. M. ss. Sem. anisi, pulp. Colacyn. ℥ i coquantur in aqu. q.ss. ad lib. j ss. colaturae ad. olei camomeli, ℥ three diacathol. ℥ i meslis. ℥ two Salis communis. ʒij. fiat Enema: Let this clyster be given about ten in the forenoon, at night let him drink a little oximel, and anoint behind his head with oil of dil, Pilulae. and exetor, then take Pilulae Epilepsiae, two or three at a time, if the fit come in the night, take them in the night; if in the day, take them in the morning: also this bolus following, a dram at a time, in the morning about seven of the clock, is good. ℞. Bolus. Cranii humani, ʒ. i.ss. pulver is paeoniae, ʒ. ss. Methridati oped. ʒ.ij. fiat bolus. Afterwards if you see cause, you may purge with this potion. ℞. Potio purgans. Diaphenicon. ʒ.ij. pull. benedictus & sanctus. an. ʒ.ss. oximel. q. s. f. potio. Lastly take, ℞. Vnguentum. Bayrus. Ceraeʒvij. thapsiaeʒ. ij. Castoreiʒ. iij. Euphorbiiʒj. ol. q. s. fiat ung. Bayrus, cap. 17. CHAP. VI LETHARGUS is a disease, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. which doth provoke the patiented to sleep without resistance, and it bringeth with it, forgetfulness, and for the most part deprivation of all the senses, the reason is, because not only the hinder part of the head is affected, and therefore principally the memory is hurt, but also the forepart of the head, by which the patiented doth not perfectly feel this disease, that hath a great affinity with Caros and Subeth, Caros. Subeth. but only differs in that Caros is void of a fever; but indeed a more profound necessity of sleeping, possess him; for being pricked, he is scarce stirred, Caros or dead sleep is scarce discerned from the Apoplexy, yet nevertheless in this it doth differ, that he that is affected with Caros, doth breathe freely and easily, but the contrary doth happen in the Apoplexy, yet the cure is all one, to the lethargy, and performed alike, they that have the lethargy, will answer to a question, if much compelled. It is caused of abundance of phlegm, Causa. which cooleth and moisteneth the brain, and thereby provoketh sleep, the phlegm putrefieth the brain, and thereby causeth a fever, which is always annexed with this disease. Their pulse is watery, great, Signa. and striketh seldom, they are continually sluggish, and sleepy, they will sometime open their eyes, if you cry aloud to them, and shut them forthwith; they gape and gasp often, sometime they keep their mouth open still, as though they had forgot to shut it. Curatio. For the cure, first administer this clyster following. ℞. Clyster. Radicis lilii alb. ℥ i Rutae, salviae, maioranae, Malvae, ana, M. j florum Roris-Cam. Meliloti. Centaurei. Minor. Betonicae, an. M. ss. Sem. lini, anisi. ana. ℥. ss. polypodii-quer, ℥ i colocin. ʒ.i.ss. coquantur in aquâ q. s. ad lib. i. ss. colatura adde hierae logod. ℥. ss. Mellis Ros. ℥. i.ss. olei Rutecei ℥ three castoreiʒ. j. salis. come. ʒ.ij. f. Enema. Afterwards if blood do abound, Venaesectio you may open the Cephalica vein, then after that it will be very necessary to purge, with these pills following. ℞. Pil●●ae. Pil. hierae. pierae galeni. ℈ two pilul. stomac. castorii. cochiarum. an. ℈. ss. cum syr. de stoecade. q. s. f. pill. 8. If the patient cannot swallow them, then dissolve them in ℥ three of aq. betoniae, mellis Rosati, ℥ i and give the patiented to drink: for the faculty sensitive is so stupefied, that the patiented doth scarce taste the bitterness: than it would be very profitable, Cucurbit●lae. to apply cupping glasses to the shoulders, and keep accustomed evacuations if they be retained, such as are the hemroydes, menstrues, etc. and a tent of strong mustard put up into the nostrils, Sternutamentum. and to provoke sternutation is good: and lastly, take mustardseed bruised, Mixtura. and mix it with honey, vinegar, and mithridate, rubbe and anoint the tongue, and palate of the mouth; Gargarismus. Marquardus. or ℞. Aquar. salviae, rutae, hyssopi ana unc. i. ss. oxymel. compositi unc. ℥ two misce fiat gargarismus Marquard. l. 1. c. 4. CHAP. VII. SPASMOS in Greek, Convulsio in Latin, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. is a disease, in which the sinews are drawn, and plucked up against our will. There be of it three kinds of differences. The first is called in Latin distensio; it is, Distensio. when the neck remaineth altogether , and cannot be turned away, but must be holden right forth. The second is called Tensio ad anteriora, Tensio ad anteriora. in this disease the head, and neck, be drawn down to the breast. The third is called Tensio ad posteriora, Tensio ad posteriora. in this disease the head is drawn down backward to the shoulders, which is most dangerous. The cause of this disease, Hypocrates, Causa. Hypocrates appointeth but only two, that is, fullness and emptiness of the sinews in the body, sometimes it cometh with the biting, or stinging of some venomous beasts. If the cramp take one that is whole, or by and by, as soon as the disease cometh, or not long after, than this disease is caused of fullness; but when the convulsion cometh after, in any sweats, vomits, watch, or dryness, or purging, than it cometh of emptiness. The diet of them that have this disease, coming of fullness, must be hot and dry: but where it is caused of emptiness, their diet must be moist sooping, and fat broths: If this disease be of fullness, first administer this clyster following. Curatio. ℞. Radicum Liliorum alborum. ℥ i fol. salviae, Clyster. Betonicae, ana. ʒiij. florum cardui benedicti. Camomeli, Mercurialis, Centauri-minor. an. M.j. agarici albi & levis ℥. ss. coquantur. in aqua. q. s. ad lib. i. ss. colaturae adantur specim. hierae picrae. sympl. ʒ.i.ss. benedictae Car. ʒ.j. mellis Ros. ℥ i olei lilio. alb. ℥ iij. salis. q. s. f. Enema. Then if you perceive he hath a very foul body, and full of blood, Venaesectio it were very fit to open a vein, and also if phlegm bear a share, and windiness in this disease, of fullness, then purge with this following potion, but first prepare the humour with oximel, over night. ℞. Potio purgans. Diaphaeniconʒ. ij. pull. Sanct. benedict. anaʒ. ss. oximel. q. s. fiat potio. Then it were fitting the convulsed parts were rubbed, and chafed with warm linen , and then anointed with oil of Rew, and castoreum, O'cum castorei. or oil of dil, and exetor, and hypericon, which you will; and after they be well anointed, bind them up with Wolves or Foxes skins, if you can get them: let them be bound up warm, Sternutamentum. and strait; also use the sternutation, and with the oils aforesaid, anoint the hole of the neck. There is one thing more that is excellent in this cause, Infusio me. thridatum. and that is the infusion of castoreum, and a dram of mithridate, administered in oximel fasting in a morning: if you see cause, you may give it at twice. If this disease happeneth by the biting or stinging of a venomous beast; Medicamentum. then bruise scabious, to which mix a little treacle, with the yelk of an egg, and so apply it upon the affected part; if this disease chanceth through emptiness, it is such an evil, Victus ratio. as that it is almost incurable: their cure is moist sooping, and fat broths of mutton, jellies made of chickens, also soft frictions with oils, and their whole cure must always be like the cure of hectics; now after he hath sooping, and after he hath had frictions as aforesaid, then take this Electuary following: ℞. Conservae Buglossae, violarum, an. ℥ i Electuarium. Manus Christi. ℥. ss. nucleorum. pini ℥. ss. Diamargritʒ. 5. Syr. de stoecad. q. s. f. E. Then it will be very good to administer this clyster. Take of the decoction of a capon one quart, Clyster. boil in it Mallows, violet leaves, of each alike, barley, ℥ two a lambs-head, or a sheehead, boil them to a pint, and add oil of violets ℥. iij. but the best way will be to boil them in a larger quantity, until the flesh come from the bones, and to add your oil of violets to one pint: if there be more, it will serve for another clyster, because you cannot well boil a sheehead in a quart, much less two heads, if occasion should serve. ℞. Mythridatii ℥. ss. Castorei ℥ two Linimentum. unguenti martiati ℥ ij. olei mentae q. s. fiat linimentum. Fontanus lib. 1. cap. 25. Fontanus. With this lineament, let the spin of the back be anointed morning and evening, Quod illi a cerebro communicetur affectus. Lastly, ℞. Salviae, pulegii. betonicae, majoranae, Hyssopi, Decoctio. an. M. ss. Rad. foeniculi, paeoniae an. ℥. ss. Sem. faeniculi, anisi an. ʒ.j. Florum betonicae, Weckerus. borrag. an. M.j. fiat decoctio, deinde coletur, dulcísque redatur potio, cui denique addantur Syrupi de betonica de hyssopo ana ℥ two Weckerus lib. 2. pag. 407. De curatione convulsionis. CHAP. VIII. CEPHALALGIA. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. Galenus. Galen saith, there are three pains in the head, and they are sundry. The first is Cephalalgia as aforesaid, that is, when the pain is new and tolerable. The second is Cephalaea, which is an old inveterate head-ache, stubborn, and confirmed. The third is, Hemicrania, and doth occupy the half part of the head. The cause of Cephalaea, Causa. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is abundance of blood and other humours, or by the sharpness of humours and vapours, contained within or without the scull, and inflaming the head. The sign is, Signa. exceeding pain, continuing long, and hard to cease, upon which light occasion, have very sharp and great fits followed, so that the patient can neither abide noise, loud speech, nor clear light, drinking of wine, nor savours, that fill the brain, but desireth for the greatness of the pain, to sit or lie quiet in the dark, supposing that his head were strucken with a hammer. The cause of Hemicrania, Causa. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. is by the ascending, or flowing of many vapours, either hot or cold, either by the veins, or arteries, or by both. It is a painful evil, Signa. remaining in the one half of the head, either in the right half, or in the left of the head; to be short, the cures of the pains in the head, are according to the diversity of causes. But first I will show you from whence it proceedeth, whether from heat, cold, moisture, or dryness, etc. The sign of head-ache, Signa. caused of heat of the, Sun, is when a body tarry long in it, having vehement pain, you shall feel their head hot, as soon as you touch it, and their skin is drier than it was wont to be; their eyes do look red, and are delighted with the sprinkling, and anointing of cold things. The sign of head-ache caused of cold, Signa. outward, as when the air is very cold, especially when one tarry in it a long time bore headed, or by applying suddenly any cold thing to the head: the pain is vehement, yet the head when it is felt on, is not hot, and the face and eyes do not look red, nor their face is not dry, and shrunk, as that which is caused of outward heat, but contrariwise, full, and pale, their eyes are swollen, and swarth, and they feel ease by hot things. The signs of head-ache caused of dryness, Signa. are: there come few excrements, or none at all out of the nose; If the eyes be hollow, and the patiented, that is pained, hath watched much before, and the skin of the head is drier, than it is a certain sign, that it comes of dryness. The sign of head-ache caused of moisture, Signa. is meant either by moistening medicines, or by the moist air, by baths, or the like: There is much filth coming out of the nose, the eyes puffed up, and swelled, and the patiented sleepeth much, while you judge of it, be sure you mark, whether it be hot and moist, or cold and moist, do cause the pain. The sign of head-ache caused of blood, Signa. is: when the veins swell, the face and eyes be red: the veins commonly, when blood do much abound, may be seen even to the smallest; the the pulse is great and vehement, the urine reddish, and thick: the veins of the temples do beat; and the pain is heaviness. The signs of head-ache caused of choler, Signa. are: the pain is like the head-ache caused through heat of the Sun, but their pain is more sharp, and pricking, their head is moderately hot, their face is pale and wan, but the peculiar sign is bitterness of the mouth, and dryness of the nose, eyes, and tongue. The signs of head-ache caused of phlegm, Signa. are: there be fullness and heaviness of the head, and whiteness and moistness of the face; moreover, the sick will easily fall asleep, he is slow, his senses are dull, and he aboundeth with moisture or excrements in his head, this headache is apt to breed some ill infirmity, if not looked to in time. The signs of head-ache caused of windiness, Signa. are: there be felt distension, and streaching in the head, without heaviness and beating, and if there be sound and noise in the ears, than it betokeneth windiness. The sign of head-ache caused through the default of the stomach: Signa. it may be known through the biting and gnawing pain they feel; moreover in this kind of head-ache, if the sick, fast and suffer hunger long, the pain is the more vehement, for through long abstenence, the Malice of the humour increaseth. The sign of head-ache caused by fevers, Signa. is evident enough, and the sign is all one to that of blood, and choler. Now I will go forward to the cures of these headaches, one by one. The cure of Cephalaea, Curatio. Venae sectio is first to open the Cephalica vein, on the same side, if strength will suffer it, and anoint the head with oil, or ointment, of a cooling quality; and this cooling clyster following, is very proper in this head-ache. ℞. Malvae, violarum, Mercurialis, an. M.j. Clyster. Bulliant in sufficienti quantitate aquae, usque ad consumptionem medietatis: colatura, add butyri quantit. ovi, sactharum Rub. ℥. j salis communisʒ. ij. fiat Enema. Administer it about four of the clock in the afternoon, and give cooling things. The cure of Hemicrania. Curatio. if it proceed of a hot cause, cure it as you do Cephalaea, and abundance of humours, only purge twice in two days, with the aforesaid clyster. If it come of a cold cause, purge strongly with this Recipe following. ℞. Pilularum foetidarum pill. cochiarum. an. ʒ. ss. Pilulae. fiat pill 5. Anointing the head with oils, that have power to heat, and dissolve, for although here be many things which be excellent, for headaches, yet nevertheless, we have seen pain of the head and teeth proceeding of a cold cause, with one only purgation, hath been removed, and so a hot cause with one only blood-letting. The cure of head-ache, Curatio. Oleum. caused through heat of the Sun. Take oil of Roses, and a little vinegar being added to it, it will pierce the faster, and deeper, and also besprinkle Rose-water on the forepart of the head, where the seam goeth overwhart; for it is the thinnest part of the scull, stupefactive things are to be avoided, such as juice of Poppies, Nightshade, or of Mandrake. The cure of head-ache, Curatio. caused by outward cold, is to anoint the forepart of the head with with oil of Rue, or the like, and if plethoric, and somewhat costive, Ol●umrutae Clyster. Curatio. Oleum. you may give a sharp clyster, that you think proper. The cure for the head-ache caused of dryness: you may anoint the forepart of the head with oil of sweet almonds, or with oil of violets, and cammomel, mixed together; it is also good to drop some of these oils into the nostrils. The cure for the head-ache caused of moisture, Curatio. Oleum. is to anoint the head with oil of Rue, Cammomel, or Euforbium, or oil of Ireos; this must be done: if the cause be cold with moisture, (as you may in part judge by the water) then use such things as are hot and dry, if the cause be cold and moist: and use such things as are cold and dry, if the cause be hot and moist. In this Chapter are remedies enough of all sorts. The cure for the head-ache caused of blood, is first to open the Cephalica vein, Curatio. Venaesectio on that side the grief is on; eschew strong beer, wine, hot-waters, and spices; but take all cooling things; if much blood doth still abound, you may open the vein in the forehead, and it were fitting a cooling clyster were administered, Clyster. such a one as you shall think fit. The cure for head-ache caused of choler, Curatio. Purgatio. must be begun with purging of the choleric humour straightway, because choler is thin, and movable, and will easily be purged out: for digestion is nothing else, but an alteration of the humour causing the disease, therefore such medicines must be used each morning fasting, before you do purge, until good concoction appear in the urine; for by this means choler being concoct, & as it were tamed, & made mild, becomes so obedient unto nature, that it will soon, without any grief be drawn out by purging, therefore for a preparative, use this or the like medicine, syrup of violets, or syrup of popies, which of them you will ℥. j julepus. Syrup of water-lillies, ℥. ss. distilled waters of Indive, Succory, and Roses, of either ℥ .j: mix them, and let them drink of it in the morning fasting, or you may give the decoction of saene,, and then you may purge with pill. aurae, make six or seven: Pilulae. also anoint the forepart of the head with oil of lilies, and popies. If choler in the stomach do disturb the head, vomit with Stibium, Oleum, Vomitus. the infusion thereof, 10, 11, 12, 13, or 14. according as you shall see cause, sometimes nine drams is sufficient. The cure of head-ache caused of phlegm, Curatio. is first to extenuate, and make it thin, fit for purging, with oximel, and Syr. de stoecade, when that is done, take this ℞. following. ℞. Pilularum. cochiarum, Pilulae. pilulae hiero cum agarico, ana ʒ. ss. Sem. paeonia. no. ʒ. Syr. de stoecadae. q. s. fiat. pill. 7. But remember that you provoke vomit with Asaron, Asaron. if their body be lose: and if choler be the cause, as aforesaid, vomit not with Stibium, until the body be lose; either naturally or artificially. If the head-ache be inveterate, and abundance of phlegm, purge twice in four days with the aforesaid pills, Sternutamentum. sternutation is also good. The cure for head-ache caused of windiness, Curatio. Oleum. is to anoint the head with oil of Cammomel, but the best, is oil of Nutmegs, Mace, Rue, and such things as have power to discuss windiness: sneezing is also very good, and a clyster made with Aniseeds, Clyster. Fennel-seeds, Carrawayseeds, and Commin-seeds, boil these (of each alike, with one large handful of betony) in a quart of water to a pint, strain it, and ad. Benedict. lax. ℥. ss. diaphenicon. ʒ. ij. this is for a lusty body. The cure for head-ache caused through default of the stomach, Curatio. Vomitus. is to vomit, and if any humour fire the tunicles of the stomach, purge with Hierapicra, Hierapic. which is a sovereign thing. The cure for head-ache caused by fevers, Curatio. Venaesectio is forthwith to bleed, if nothing prohibit it: eschew all hot things, and take all cooling things, anointing the head with oil of Roses, and juice of popies. Lastly, a cooling clyster will be wondrous proper, such a one as you shall think fit: and to procure rest, bathe the temples of the head with a little of this lineament, following. Linimentum. ℞. Olei Nenuph. viol. an. ℥. j unguen. populei ℥. ss. opii gr. iij. Misce. Hercules Saxonia lib. 1. cap. 2. Hercules Saxonia. We ℞. Succi lactuc. ℥. i.ss. oleo violac. ros. omphac. Linimentum. Hercules Saxonia. ana. ℥ i aq. ros. succ. Cimon. ana. ℥. ss. Misce fiat linimentum. CHAP. IX. MEMORIA DEPERDITA. The loss of memory, chanceth sometime alone, and sometime reason is hurt with it. The cause is sometimes of coldness, Causa. Signa. with moisture, & sometimes by a cold & dry distemperature; If coldness with moisture be the cause, than the party is very drowsy and sleepy, and much moisture is avoided at the nose. If it be caused of a cold & dry distemperature, the patiented is watchful, and yields forth little or no moisture. Curatio. Oleum. Gordonius. For the cure, if it be caused of a cold and moist distemperature. Gordonius, adviseth to use oil of Castoreum, and of Euphorbium; also to give for certain days together, Confectio ex ana cardisʒ. ij. with the decoction of smallege, and fennel roots, and it is sufficient to mix one dragm: with a little quantity of Mithridate, Mithridate. or Treacle, and to take every morning a spoonful of syr. of stoecadoes, doth profit much; oil of cinnamon is good to anoint the head, Ol. Cinamomi. and if the cause be cold and dry, cure it with things that be hot and moist. ℞. Nuc. moscat. gr. ij. caryoph. gr. vj. lign. Rotulae. Hercules Saxon. aloësʒ. j. sach. fin. dissol. in aq. maior. q. s. f. rotulae. CHAP. X. MELANCHOLIA, is a delirium, or doltishness, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. which springeth from a melancholic humour, without a fever, which doth so perturb the seat of the mind, that the speech and actions are altogether void of Reason. The cause sometime is of the common vice of melancholy blood, Causae. being in all the veins of the whole body, which also hurteth the brain: but sometimes only the blood which is in the brain is altered, and the blood in all the rest of the body is unhurt, and that chanceth two ways, for either it is derived from other places, and ascendeth up thither, or else it is engendered in the brain itself: and sometime it is engendered through inflammation, and evil affect about the stomach and sides, & therefore there be three diversities of Melancholy, according to the three kinds of causes. The signs are, Signa. fearfulness, sadness, hatred, and also they which be Melancholius, have strange imaginations: for some think themselves bruit beasts, and do counterfeit their voice, and noise. Some think themselves vessels of earth, or earthen pots, and therefore they withdraw themselves from them, that they meet, lest they should knock together, moreover they desire death, and do very often determine to kill themselves, and some fear that they should be killed, many of them do always laugh, and weep; some think themselves inspired with the holy Ghost, and do prophesy upon things to come: but these be the peculiar signs of them that have melancholiousnes, caused through the consent of the whole body; for in them the state of the body is slender, black, rough, and altogether Melancholius, caused naturally, or through certain thoughts, watch, or eating of wicked meats, through hemroyds, or suppression of Menstruis: but they which have Melancholia, caused through evil affect of the stomach, and sides, they have rawness, and much windiness, sharp belking, burn, and grieviousnesse of the sides: also the sides are plucked upwards, and many times are troubled with inflammation, especially about the beginning of the disease, also there is costiveness of the womb, little sleep, troubled with naughty dreams, swimming of the head, and sound in the ears. For the cure, if it be caused of adusted blood, Curatio. first administer a clyster, afterwards open a vein, with this caution, Venaesectio that if good blood shows forth, close up the vein, but if the blood shall appear gross, black, and turbulent; then we draw away according as we shall see cause, a sufficient quantity, but first administer this clyster following. ℞. Epithymi, thimi, florum. Stoecadoes, violariae, Clyster. Mercurialis, fol. Malvae, an. M.j. bulliant in sufficienti quantitate aquae, ad lib. j colaturae, add cassiae novit. extract. ℥ i ss. olei violati ℥ three saccar. Rub. ℥. i.ss. salis come. ʒ.i. vitelli ovi. N. j fiat Enema: Or else administer such a potion, as you shall think proper: then to digest the matter, we give this syrup following. ℞. Syr. de pomis. simple. ℥ i Syr. violati ℥. ss. aqua. Mixtura. bugloss. violarum, boraginis, ana ℥ i misce. Let his meats, Vietus ratio. be meats of good juice, which are hot and moist, but more moistening than heating, and music, with what delights you can, but let his diet be slender. If it be caused of adusted melancholy; Purgatio. first purge with pills, or potion, which purge melancholy, afterwards, if you see that blood abound, open a vein with the former caution, but however open the hemroyd veins with leeches, and use a concoctive syrup, and anoint the temples of the head, and pulse of the hands, and soles of the feet, with this ointment, made as followeth. ℞. Linimentum. Vnguentum. Olei nenupharis, ung. popui. ℥. ss. misce. prolinimento. Or else you may take ung. populeneum ℥ .iv. dissolve opium ℥. ss. if you see cause, drop in Ol. nucis muscat. gr. iij. into a little of the ointment aforesaid, also Landanum paracel. 3 or 4 grains, or more according as you shall see cause. And syrup of poppies ℥ two mixed with ℥ .iv. of the water thereof, julepus. is good: let him ride or walk by places pleasant, sailing on waters, and such things to delight in. If the disease proceedeth from the stomach and sides, Vomitus. either vomit or purge, which you shall judge to be most proper and fitting: remember to keep accustomed evacuation, which you do with this decoction. ℞. Myrobal. Indarum, Stoecados Arabici, Decoct. Epithymi. Mesue. Epithymi Passularum mundat. ana ℥ i myrebal. chebul. summitatum. fumariae anaʒ. iv. fol. senae ℥ i polypodiiʒ. uj. turbithʒ. iv. agrimoniaeʒ. 5. omnia praeter epithymum coquant. in seri caprini. lib. tribus, ad duarum librar. consumptionem. tunc adde epithymum & semel fervefac. tolle ab igne, & add Hellebori nig. ʒ.j. agariciʒ. ss. Salis Indiʒ. i.ss. frica, cola, & utere. Mesue; the decoctionib. fol. 130. CHAP. XI. MANIA AUT INSANIA FUROR, that is, madness, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. they that have this disease be wood and unruly like beasts, it differeth from this frenzy, that because this disease comes without a fever. The cause is much blood, Causa. flowing up to the brain, & yet the blood is temperate, sometime it happeneth through a sharp choleric humour, and sometime melancholy and choler do so prevail, that they are forced to be bound in their beds some are of opinion, that sometimes a spirit troubleth this kind of evil, which say they, is known by discoursing with him, after the fit. For the cure: if it be caused of blood, Curatio. Venaesectio you must begin with blood-letting, and in women cut the inward vein in the ankle, anointing the head with unguents or oils that be cold and moist, to procure sleep. And purge if you see cause with a cooling clyster. Vomitus. If it be caused of choler, purge or vomit with such things as purge choler, if the fits be violent and strong, take this powder following. Pulvit. ℞. Take Brimstone, Gunpowder, Hypericon, Mugwort, Vervine, powder of peony roots; of each a like quantity in powder; mix them altogether, cast a little on coals, and hold his head over it. CHAP. XII. CATALEPSIS, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. or conglation, is a certain sudden detension; both of the mind, and of the body, with the which whosoever is taken, doth retain the same figure of the parts of the body, which he had when he was taken, whether he were sitting or lying; from whence it is called of some, Stupor vigilans,, because the sick is become senseless, and altogether without motion. This disease doth agree with the Apoplexy, in this, that, as in the Apoplexy; so in this disease, the patiented doth lose both sense and motion; but herein it differeth, because here the spirits themselves are affected, and congealed, and do remain as it were still, and quiet, and in whatsoever part of the body they are taken, the parts do remain cold, stiff, and hard, but contrary in the Apoplexy. The eyes of those that are Apoplectic, are closed up. The cause of this disease, Causa. is an exceeding cold, and dry distemper of the brain, by which it happeneth; as well the brain, as the animal spirits, to be both congealed and dried: this disease if it be not speedily cured, it killeth the patiented. For the cure of this most grievous evil, Curatio. we must administer those things that do moderately heat, and moisten, and first a clyster, which you shall find to be excellent; it is made as followeth. ℞. Floru. camomeli, meliloti, ana. M.ij Clyster. Mercurialis, M. i.ss. salviae, Thimi, pulegii, Epithymi, ana. M.j. polypodii quer. senae alex. an. ʒ. 5. Ellebori. nigri. ʒ.j. coquantur in aqua. q. s. ad lib. j colaturae addantur. confect. hamech. ʒ.iij. hieralogodiiʒ. 6.ss. mellis Ros. ol. come. ana.ʒ.ij. salis. come. ʒ. i. ss. misce. f. Enema. Afterwards we use great clamours and noise, with painful bindings and rubbings of the extreme parts, the better to excite and stir up the sick: Sternutamentum. Venae sectio for that purpose we administer also sneezings. If this disease proceed from abundance of blood, open a vein, then afterwards use such ointments and oils, as resolve; such as be. Ol. Anethi, ol. camomeli, & ol. liliorum; ana ℥. i.ss. coquantur in iis, cum hyssopi, thimi, Vnguentum. postea addatur, colatura, castorei. ℈ i. ss. fiat ung. s. A. with which anoint the cataleptick parts, as the hinder part of the head or the like; those oils you use to bathe withal, let them be oil of Castoreum, or Euphorbium, Ol. Castor. Euphorb. and the like; be sure to keep the body solluble in the cure, than afterwards, we give such things as are comfortable, and have a property to comfort the brain, and heart, as followeth. ℞. Electuarijum. Theriacaeʒ. j. Diamusci. dull. laetificiantis Gal. ana. ʒ. ij. ss. Conservae Buglos. anthos, an. ℥. ss. Syrupi buglossati. q. s. ad Electuarii mollis, Consistentiam. Which must be given every morning, the quantity of a Walnut curnell fasting: also Dianthon, Dianthon. in the composition aforesaid, will be very proper, and thus thus briefly (at this time) I end this most dangerous disease called Catalepsis. Concerning which, if any one desire to be further satisfied, Zacutus. Lusitanus. Theophra-Perdulcis. let him read Zacutus Lusitanus Tom. 2. lib. 1. de curatione morb. pag. 175. & Tom. 1. lib. 1. pag. 81. & Theophrastus. lib. 1. pag. 25. & Perdulcis lib. 13. cap. 12, CHAP. XIII. ANGINA: 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is an Inflammation of the larinx, or wezand, and of the rest of the parts of the throat, which doth hinder both breathing, and swallowing: this disease is very dangerous, if not looked to in time, because he can hardly draw breath, nor receive nourishment. The cause for the most part is of blood, Causa. flowing from the jugular veins, in which there is great store, or else from a bilous, or choleric blood; Angina notha. or else from some defluxion of a cold humour, and then it is called Angina notha, or bastard squinsy. For the signs, Signa. if it proceed of blood, there is a full pulse, and great difficulty of swallowing, and breathing, redness in the tongue, and face, with a troublesome fever: if it proceed of a choleric blood, then there is a very sharp and acute fever, with intolerable burn, and with bitterness of the mouth, if it proceed from a cold humour, than there is much moisture, little or no fever, the pain is less, and the tumour more lax: We must at the first open a vein under the tongue, because there is need of present help, Curati●. Venaesectio but if it hath gone past three days, do not open a vein without the concurrence of some other learned man, give all cooling things, and make a Gargarism with strawbury leaves, Gargarismas. woodbine, and fivefinger, of each alike, boil them in fair water, and in the latter end of the boiling put in a little Alum, and honey, gargarise the throat often. To cure the squinsy caused of a cold humour, as phlegm, take Sturcus canis album, beaten to fine powder, and drink it in this gargarism, Calamenthae fiat decoctio, dissolve alum with oximel, or let the foresaid powder be blown into the throat through a quill. Also to gargarise with thin mustard, is good: and administer a clyster. But above all, if the body be bound, give such a quantity of jalap, Jalapium. in oximel, as you shall think proper, which I have found by experience to be excellent good, and some have been perfectly cured therewith. Also this Ecligma following is good. ℞. Piperisʒ. ss. croci myrrhae ana scrup. j mell. Ecligma. despumati lb. ss. misce ad modum lohoc. Rondeletius. cui adde stercoris canic ossa rodentis. ʒ.ij. Rondeletius lib. Lambitium. Marquardus. secund. method. curand. morb. cap. 5. Velure ℞. Lohoch sani & experti de pino, mithridat. an. ℥ i Syr. de hyssopo ℥. ss. misce. CHAP. XIV. PLURITIS, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. the pleurisy, is an inward inflammation, or apostumation of the upper skin, girding the ribs, or sides within. The cause is an abundance of hot blood, Causa. flowing unnaturally to that part, and this is pluritis vera, it taketh its name from the part affected, called plura. The sign, Signa. is difficulty of breathing, a cough, a continual fever, vehement and pricking pain, with a high and hard pulse. For the cure, Curatio. Vanae-sectio first the liver vein must be opened, on the same side that the patiented is grieved, for thereby shall the matter be presently drawn forth, Clyster. and then administer a coolling clyster; Take all cooling things, because of the fever annexed with it, Apozema. and refrain all hot things. And take an Apozem with loosening syrups; Sacculus. and apply this bag. following. ℞. Camomeli. M.j. Boil it in a pint of the oldest strong beer you can get, when it is well boiled, then put in as much course wheat bran, as will thicken it like a poultis, put it into a bladder, and apply it as hot as may be endured: then ℞. Haustus. Marquardus. Syr. de hyssop. ℥ i oxymel ℥. ss. aq. unguil. caballin. q. s. Misce, fiat Haustus. Mar. l. 2. c. 11. CHAP. XV. PERIP NEUMONIA is a hot imposthume, or Inflammation of the lungs, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. Causa. with a sharp fever: for the most part it is caused of strong and hot Rheums, and distillations, falling upon the lungs. The sign is great difficulty of breathing, Signa. fullness, and streaching out of the breast, without pain, but if the skins, which be joined all the length of the breast be inflamate, then they feel pain of the breast, all the face, and the aggrieved place, look red, the nose is crooked in the top, the veins of the temples do beat, the tongue is dry, the appetite is lost, the breath is hot, they covet cold water, they have a dry cough, and is frothy, or choleric, and bloody, or red, which be the worst tokens: if the sick shall die, Prognostica he shall watch much, and shall have fearful short sleeps; If he recover, there will follow bleeding in abundance. For the cure, Curatio. if this disease come after other diseases going before, you must eschew blood-letting: Venaesectio but if it begin without any disease going before, then bleed, if strength will suffer it, on both arms a little at a time: Lohoch è scylla. Ecligma. é pulmone vulpis, and syrup of Hyssop is good, the cure is much like the cure of Pluritis. CHAP. XVI. SPUTUM SANGVINIS proceedeth of divers causes, Causa. as fullness, and abundance of naughty blood, which by its sharpness doth gnaw and erode asunder the veins, and so doth break open the heads of them, sometimes through sharp humours, which do distil from the head to the lungs, or else are engendered in the lungs themselves, or through some fall, or through great crying, Hypocrates. or immoderate cold, as Hypocrates witnesseth, breaketh the veins. For the sign, Signa. if the spitting of blood, be of blood in abundance, than it cometh out gushing all at once, and after it is out, the sick is better; but if it be caused through bursting of a vein, then hot perturbations have gone before it, and cometh out on heaps, by little and little, with the cough, and they are always worse, also if it be frothy & palish, and cometh forth now and then with the cough, than it is a certain sign, it proceedeth from the lungs, so it be without pain. If phlegmatic blood be spitted out with easy coughings & streaching, than the blood cometh from the Trachaea Arteria. If blood be spitted forth, being black and clodded together, having also the cough and pain in the aggrieved place, than it is a token it cometh from the breast, many times it cometh out of the nose from the head. For the cure; Curatio. Venaesectio If it be caused of abundance of blood, then open a vein, and use the juice of nettles, to snuff up into the nostrils, or to drink, and minister such things as be altogether of a cooling quality; if it proceed from the lungs, charge them that they do not breathe much, nor make a noise, Aq. sperm. ranar. but speak as little as may be, use Aqua spermatis Ranarum, which seldom or never fails, and indeed it is good for either of them. If there be a great faintness and danger of Syncope, Vinum. give a little Claret wine burned often: also if you see cause, you may give the patiented bolus-armeniae, Pulvis. with lofe-sugar in Claret wine: or ℞. Boli armen. sangu. dracon. ballast. ros. rubr. Aliud. mastic. lapid. haemat. sumach. myrtillor. Maquard. anaʒ. ij. misce fiat pulvis, Marq. liq, 2. cap. 12. Let the patient take one dragm with Rob. deriberius, or with Syrrupo myrthino, or conserve of Roses. CHAP. XVII. TREMOR in Latin, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. trembling or shaking in English. It is a disease which is accompanied with two sundry movings; one is, while the member is constrained through heaviness and grief to creep downward, the other is, while the member is carried upward from his natural course and faculty. The cause is altogether through weakness of the sinews, Causa. and doth plainly declare old age, but privately it cometh of other causes, that is, of very cold temperature of nature, cold drink taken out of time, or season; especially in fevers, moreover, the abundance of a cold, gross, and clammy humour, and much using of wine that is unmixed and clear, old age, and fear, are causes thereof; as for signs you need none, because it is known by the sight, and words of the patiented. For the cure it is in a manner all one to the cure of the palsy, Curatio. and cramp (letting of blood only excepted) the decoction of Egrimony, Decoctio. Castoreum, and the brains of a hare are said to be good, but if it comes by drinking of wine, let him drink the decoction of sage, Decoctio. and betony, with Hydromel, until he be cured. CHAP. XVIII. PTHISIS AUT TABES, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. Signa. is an exulceration of the lungs, which doth follow for the most part, spitting of bloody matter, or the cough proceeding off or from some sharp defluxion; sometimes also the lungs are exulcerated by reason of Apostumes of the breast, and when the matter of one being broken forth into the spaces of the breast, and cannot in time be purged and avoided, but there doth lie and putrify. The sign is, Signa. there doth follow this disease, weakness, and a pining away of the whole body, the nails grow curned and crooked, the eyes are sunk into the head, the face is deadly and wan, the hairs fall away, and there followeth a flux of the womb, and finally death. This disease hath always been accounted incurable, Curatio. and especially by the ancient Physicians: for although we may cure the ulcers of the lungs, yet because there is left behind it certain callos and fistulous relics, they do very easily, and in short time, break out again: but as concerning the cure, the medicines following are approved to be very good, for cleansing the ulcer. Hydromel alone, and Mulsa; remembering always when we will deterge, and cleanse the Ulcer, we must give the honey cruide; but to glutinate and join up, the honey must be boiled, but if you will have a medicine, that shall both deterge, and consolidate, take this ℞. following. ℞. Lohoch de pull. vulpis, lohoch sanum, ana ℥ i Lohoch. Syr. ros. siccarum. & de glyzyrhyzoe, de hyssopo, capil. vene, tussila. & consarvae Rosarum ana ℥. ss. misceantur. And let the patient take thereof often, with a stick of Liqueress, also a fume of colts foot is very profitable, and for the same purpose, this Ecligma following, is good. ♃. Consar. Ecligma. consolida major. Capil. vene. ana ℥. ss. cons. Rosarum ℥ i lohoch. è pull. vulpis. i lohoch. e. pino. ʒ.ij. pull. diatragaganth. frig. ʒ.iij. bolus arm. ʒ.j.ss. syr. papa. q. s.f. misceo. And in like manner, this powder following is found by experience, to be exceeding good in the Ptisick. ℞. Sem. papaveris alb. ʒ.i.ss. gummi Arabici. Pulvis. amyli, gum. tragaganthaes, anaʒ. i. ss. Sem. Acetosae, endiviae, ana. ʒ. i. ss, Sem. Citoniorum, mundat. ʒ.ij. sem. Melonum. Cucurbitae. Citruli. Cucumuris, ana ℥. i.ss. Succi glyzyrrhizae. ʒ. ij. pulmonis vulpis. ʒ.i.ss. penidiarum, ad pondus omnium, misce. torrefiant levi torrefactione omnia, deinde sub. pulverizentur. Then take of the same powder two drams, Mixtura. with syrup of poppies, and Injubes, of either ℥. j colts-foot water ℥ three mix it, and give it to the patiented lukewarm in the evening at his entrance into bed. Ass' milk is very profitable, As, Haustus. lactis asinini recenter mulcti. ℥. 6. sacchar. alb. ℥. ss. misce. CHAP. XIX. PALPITATIO CORDIS is an immoderate elevation and depression of the heart against nature: the new sorts of Physicians do wrongfully call it Cardiaca passio, Cardiaca passio. for that is an effect of the mouth of the stomach itself, and not of the heart. The cause is either a distemper, Causa. or the multitude of an humour, contained in the outward skin that goeth about the heart; or else swelling contrary to nature, and such like. The sign is known by the pulse, Signa. for in a hot distemper there cometh a fever, and the pulse is swift and great, and their urine very high coloured; In a cold distemper, the contrary. If plenty of an humour contained in the upper skin of the heart do cause beating thereof, than the pulse is soft and feeble. Indeed it is easily known by the words of the patiented, who doth feel the beating and panting. The cure is performed according to the diversity Curatio. of causes. If it be caused of a cold cause, or the multitude of a cold humour, Purgatio. then purge with such a purgation as you shall think proper by the water, Decoctio. and to administer the drink set down in the Chapter of the palsy. And amongst simple medicines, these be profitable. Amber, musk, saffron, wood of aloes, styrax, cloves, and mace: among compounds these are good, Elect. diamber, dianthos. Species Aromaticum Rosarum, diamargariton callidum; Electuarium. of these you may make Electuaries and lozengings, and of the simple medicines use the oils thereof, as, anoint outwardly the region of the heart with oil of saffron, cloves, mace, O●●um. amber, and the like. Those that be vexed with beating of the heart, caused off a hot distemper, they must have remedy by cold medicines, which can correct the hot distemper, and add strength to the heart, as those be among simples, as Roses, Violets, Borage, flowers of water-lillies, Saunders, Coral, Camphor, and such like amongst compounds be these, Diamargariton frigidum, diarrhod Abbat, Conserve of Roses, Violets, bugloss; of all which may be made Potions, Juleps, or Electuaries Lastly, this Epithema following is good to strengthen and comfort the heart. ℞. Aq. meliss. lavendul. rorismar. ℥ three oinnam. Epithema: Hercules Saxonia. seric. crud. incis. caryoph. nuc. moschat. an. ʒ.j. croci gr. vj. m. & cum panno serico. f. Epithema. Hercul. Sax. lib. 2. cap. 8. CHAP. XX. CONCRETIO LACTIS is caused through abundance of milk, Causa. which is not drawn forth: it is caused also of some hot distemper, when through overmuch heat, the thinner part of the milk is digested, and dissolved, and the rest groweth together, and turneth into curds: it may also be caused of cold, which may cause the milk to congeal, and turn to curds. For the sign, Signa. there needs no tokens to know this evil, for it is known by and by, both by touch, and the patient's words. For the cure, Curatio. Victus ratio. the diet is divers, according to the diversity of causes, for in a hot distemper of the paps, their diet must be of a cooling quality, in a cold distemper, contrary. If it chance through grossness of the milk, than there must be an extenuating diet. If there be abundance of milk, not being as yet curdled, it must by little and little be sucked out. If heat cause the curding of the milk, then anoint them with juice of Nightshade, also apply oil of Roses and vinegar, also a Lily root roasted and stamped with oil of Roses, Cataplas. ma. Oleum. and applied, is good. If it be a cold distemper, anoint the paps with oil of cammomel, dill, and lilies, beware you touch not the nipple; also this Emplaster following is held to be excellent good. Emplastrum. Take honey half an ounce, styrax callamite three dragms, of ox's gall two dragms, oil of Cammomell, ℥ two Myrrh, and Frankincense, of either two ounces, make an Emplaster according to Art. In a cold cause oil of wormwood is good, also women use linseed oil, and serge thereof, Oleum. with good success. Also you may use this Lineament. ℞. Pulu. fol. menthae, sem. coriandri anaʒ. ij. Linimentum. Sennertus. ol. anethini unc. j cerae. q. s. fi. Linimentnm. Velure ℞. Fol. Cataplasma. malvae & caulium coctorum & per setaceum trajectorum ana unc. j farinae lentium unc. sem. lini. foenigr. fabr. ana unc. ss. pingued. gallinae, ol. lil. albor. ana q. s. fi. Cataplasma. Sennert. Tom. 3. lib. 4. part. 3. cap. 3. Sennertus. Ad resolvendum autem lac concretum exhibeantur, quae lac concretum dissolvunt, ut ℞. Rad. foenic. eryngii, ana unc. j fol. malvae M. Decoctio. Sennertus. j foeniculi virid. M. ss. Sem. anisiʒ. j coq. in q. s. aq. pro lb.. j Col. add syr. de duab. radic. oximel. s. ana unc. ij. M●sce. CHAP. XXI. INFLAMMATIO MAMMARUM, Causa. is caused of abundance of hot blood, flowing to the paps, sometimes through milk curdled, and turned to suppuration, and matter; the aforesaid causes are easy to discern asunder: for the first cause of Inflammation chanceth to them that be not with child, nor brought to bed, the other chanceth only to such. For the cure, Curatio. Venaesectio it is good first to open a vein in the arm, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉, the inner or internal vein, unless the Menstruis be stopped, for than it is better to cut the vein on the ham or ankle, afterward if the body be costive, losen it with a cooling clyster, and if you see cause, you may give this gentle Apozem, that cools and quencheth the Inflammation, and openeth obstructions in the breast, as followeth. ℞. Apozema. Syrup. Rosarum. pal. ℥. j Syrrupus de Rhabarbaro, ℥. ss. Decoctio senae. quantum sufficit fiat Apozema. Let it be given the one half over night warm, and all the rest in the morning warm; eat nothing until noon, but take three or four spoonfuls of broth between stools: also apply outwardly this Emplaster following, Emplaster. Barley-meal, lin-seed, bolus armeniae, sanders, Oleum Nimpheae, oleum Rosarum, oleum Camomeli, misce. fiat Emplasterum: But first anoint it with oil of Roses, Ol. Rosar. vinegar, and juice of nightshade, also crumbs of bread and fair water applied like a poultis with vinegar is good, let them beware that they drink no strong beer, wine, hot waters, nor spices, but altogether sooping of a cooling quality, no fish, nor flesh, that is hard of digestion; if the milk be curdled, turn back unto the foregoing Chapter, and that will direct you what to do. If there be much pain, ℞. Epithema. Weckerus. Florum camomilae, mellioti, althoae, saenigraeci, seminis lini & anethi, ana M.j. coquantur in aqua, cui adde olei rosacei & anethini, ana ℥. ij. aceti ℥. j Spongia in eo madefacta mammis apponatur. Weckerus de curatione inflammationis mammislarum, lib. 2. pag. 465. Lastly, if the inflammation be great, you may foment with Aquaspermatis ranarum, and oil of Roses. CHAP. XXII. IMBECILITAS STOMACHI is caused through distemper of the working qualities, without any flowing of humours, Causa. sometimes it is caused of an humour contained in the bosom, and large space of the stomach, which hath power, either to heat, cool, mousten, or dry, or two of these qualities, mixed together; and sometimes it is caused of an humour, stuffed and drowned in the films, or coats of the stomach. For the sign, Signa. in a cold cause there is dull and difficult concoction, the taste of the nourishment is felt long after, there is sharp belchings, and little or no thirst, but contrary in a hot cause, there is exceeding thirstiness, abhorring of meat, and bitter belchings, and this is certain, that if the cause be heat, the patiented is cased by administering of cold things, if it be a cold cause, than he is eased by hot things, if that choler cause it, there is such bitter belchings, that there is cast forth bitter choler, with bitterness of the mouth. For the cure, if it come of a cold call, Curatio. Pilulae. as of phlegm, purge gently with stomachal pills, if they have gone a day, and have not had a stool, then take one pill an hour before supper. Then take this cordial Electuary following, which is said to be good. ℞. Electuarium. Conserv. Caryophilorum. ℥. i. ss. pull. Aromatici. Ros. ʒ. i. ss. pull. Cinnamomi. Nucis Muscatae, anaʒ. ss. Syr. absynthii, & de Hysopo, q. s. f. Elect. Molle: If necessity do require, Methriditum. add two dragms of Mithridate, and take of it every morning the quantity of a Walnut curnel, then eat a piece of Lozing. aromat. Rosat. and drink after it a draught of Wormwood wine, for that will prepare the stomach to the next concoction, and also bathe outwardly with oil of wormwood, Oleum. nutmegs, cinnamon, or mastic; or the best is to spread honey on bread toasted, and cast thereon the powder of nutmegs, cloves, and cinnamon, and for the richer sort, take this ♃ made as followeth. ℞. Pulvis. Rosarum Rubrum Absinthii, menthae, maioran. siccae, an. ʒ. ij. ligni aloes, spicae, nardi, calami aromatici, ana ℈. ij. fiat. pull. qui accip iatur cotone, involvatur duplici linteo. And this must also be remembered, that ointments, emplasters, and cataplasms, must not only be applied before, but behind also, about the thirteenth Vertebra. In a hot cause purge with Cassia, Apozema. and Rhubarb, or else an Apozem; and open a vein if you see cause, Venae sectio and then this Electuary is said to be very good. ℞. Electuarium. Cons. Rosarum ℥. j Diarrhodon. alb. ʒ. i. ss. Syr. assato. lymonum. q. s. f. Elect. Also direct Lozenges of Diarrhodon alb. Triasandali, and make him broth with cooling herbs, currents, and damask prunes; also bread dipped in Posca is wondrous proper to be eaten; Posca. as for outward applications, use oil of Roses, Oleum. Quinses, or the like; but take heed of things that cool too much, yet give him no strong beer, no wine, hot waters, spices, nor milk, etc. If chollar do abound with costiveness of body, purge with an Apozem made with Cassia, Rhubarb, Apozema. Vomitus. or the like. If temperate, provoke vomits with Stybium, the infusion thereof. CHAP. XXIII. CANINA APPETENTIA, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is an immoderate or doglike appetite, or desire of meat, and when they cannot refrain their appetite, they devour in meat without measure, then being heavy with the multitude of meats, and the stomach being not able to bear the same, they turn to vomiting, then afterwards they fill themselves, and turn again to vomiting like dogs, the part affected is the mouth of the stomach. The cause is a perpetual gnawing or biting of the mouth of the stomach, Causa. like unto a sucking, sometimes it happeneth through a cold distemper of the mouth of the stomach: sometimes through cold, sharp, and vicious humours: sometimes it proceedeth through certain kinds of worms, which do devour the meat that is taken into the stomach, as fast as it is received: sometimes through dissipation of whole body. For the sign, Signa. if it be a cold distemper, it is known by windiness, and rumbling: sharp humours are known by four belchings, dissipation is known by the excrements, for they be scorched, and less in quantity than before. For the cure, Curatio. Pilulae. in a cold cause it is good first to take stomacal pills; also Hierapicra Galeniʒ. 6. with wine infused with water, or given in oximel fasting, is good, and to drink muscadel is good, he must abstain from all sour and restrictive meats; but let his meat● be meats of good juice: if a child laboureth in this disease, the body being bound, Syr. de Rhubarb. and a doubt of worms, give it one ounce of Syrup of Rhubarb, or more, according to the age and strength of the child, the one half over night, and the other half in the morning warm, either in muscadel, oximel, or the juice of prunes; also let it have muscadel oftentimes instead of beer: Vinum. If the child be very young, give it no beer until it be well. Also oximel is good, give it honey with any thing you give it if the disease be caused of dissipation, Mel. or extreme heat, give it all cooling things, and if you fear worrnes, let Wormseed and Rue be boiled in vinegar with honey, Syrrupus. and give thereof often. You may boil the Wormseed in muscadel, if nothing forbidden it; Fernelius. Avicenna. if you want more, look in Fernelius, and there you may find plenty of remedies: Also Avicen bids that wine should be given before meat, and Galen commendeth a vomit. Vomitus. CHAP. XXIV. CATARRUS is a distillation of some Rheumatic matter into the lower parts: 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. as when it falleth to the mouth or jaws, it is called Gravedo, when it falleth into the nose, Gravedo. and causeth the pose, some call it Raucedo, Raucedo. others when it doth descend to the nostrils, and cause oppilation, they do call it Coryza, Coriza. and when it doth desce●● to the parts in the throat, Branchus. it is called Branchus, and when it doth descend to the breast and lungs, than it is called a Catarrhum, from whence this verse doth arise; Si fluit ad pectus Rheuma, tunc dico Catarrhum, Ad fauces Branchon, ad nares, dico Coryzam. The cause is either of some outward cold, Causa. or heat, sometimes evaporation of meats, sometimes the smell of hot or cold things, the immoderate use of Venery, over much sleep, violent exercise, or too much rest, or repletion. For the sign, Signa. if the flux of humours come off heat, the head is hot, and a sharp and thin humour distilleth as well by the nose as by the mouth; also the face and nose is red, and for the most part there followeth a fever: contrariwise they that have the flux caused of a cold humour, their head & forehead is stretched forth every where, also a phlegmatic and thick humour, distilleth out of the nose. For the cure, Curatio. if a hot humour distil from the head, together with a fever, the first thing is to purge (if costive) with this cooling Apozem. ℞. Apozema, Decoctio sennae ℥ .6. Syr. Rosarum. ℥ j Syr. de Rhabarbaro. ℥. ss, Mix them, and make an Apozem, and give it half overnight and the rest in the morning warm: or if you think proper, you may wash the belly with a clyster, Venaesectio and be sure you open the Cephalica veins if nothing forbidden it; also power risen vinegar upon hot tile-stones, or iron, and so receive the fume, but the best is this Gargarism following. ℞. Gargarismus. Aqua plantag. ℥ iu Aq. Rosarum. Rub. ℥ two Decoctio Hordei. ℥ uj Syr. violarum. de Rosis siccis, de papaver is oer. q. s. fiat Gargarismus. Also this bolus following is very good to hold in the mouth. ℞. Bolus. Bolus armeniaeʒ. j. Mastichis ℈ i pull. sem. papa. albiʒ. ss. cons. oxiacanthae q. s. f. bolus s. Artem. In a cold cause the first intention is to purge with head-pills; Pilulae. (if it be salt rheum, and falleth to the eyes, Emplastrum. apply an attractive plaster to the hole of the neck, and every night when they go to bed, Vuguentum. gr. ij. of ung. Tutiae, will be good to put into the corners of the eyes, than shut them, and anoint the eyelids all over) in a cold cause, after you have purged as aforesaid, either with pills or potion, use this hot Gargarism following. ℞. Gargarismus. Cyperi, calami, aromat, anaʒ. ij. fol. Myrtinum. M. ss. corticis Thuris, ℥. ss. fiat Decoct. colatura dissol. Mel. Ros. ℥ two fiat Gargaris'. Afterwards it is proper to use fumes of Styraxcal, Fumigatio. cinnamon, frankincense, cloves, mastic; these you may make into powder to strew upon coals: also of these may be made booles, adding thereto Syrup of Myrtles, with a little cinnamon water. Lastly, draw the rheum back with a plaster of Cantharideses, and take Pillulae de cynoglossa, made as followeth. ℞. Myrrhaeʒ. uj. Thurisʒ. v. opii, Pilulae. Hyoscyami ana ℥. ss. crociʒ. i. ss. Rad. linguae canis ℥. ss. ʒ. ss. Fiat massa. Datur. àʒ. ss. adʒ. j, Mesue. de pilu●s. fol. 144. Mesue. CHAP. XXV. ASTHMA is a certain difficult, thick, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and hard respiration without a fever: Causa. and is, when as gross and clammy humours, in abundance, be gotten into the grissles and lappets of the lungs, or when there is some swelling like unto a botch, sometimes a pestilent air, and the fume of quicksilver may be the cause; also intemperate diet, and idleness, and grossness of body, but chief it happeneth from a gross clammy and viscus phlegm, which doth stick in the passages of the sharp Artery. For the sign, Signa. it is easy to be known asunder (for distillation doth often chance in hail folks, by and by through a manifest cause, in a manner altogether without a fever, having the tokens of distillation following it, if there be swelling of the lungs like a botch, than there must needs follow a fever, and so within few days after it, the inflamed botch being rotten, the matter is cast out with the cough, if there be a cruid & raw Tubercle, and both engendered, such do not feel any great grief, neither are they troubled with much difficulty of breathing, but they are much troubled when they eat or drink, because they cannot swallow but with great grief.) Now they which be properly Asthmatick, or orthopnicks, have no fever at all, & there chanceth to them heaviness of sense, and they do not spit out matter with their spittle. There is also a difficulty of breathing, Morbus virgineus'. Glissonius. not unlike this, which happeneth unto young women, commonly called the Green sickness, or white fever. For the sign of this sickness, Signa. you shall know it thus, their water is pale, and inclining to greenish, their Menstruis be retained, and great difficulty of breathing when they stir, their complexion is like the wall, and they do desire those things generally, that put out natural heat, as milk, apples, nuts, pears, fish, roots, turnips, wheat, oatmeal, and such like; now I shall first give you a way how to cure Asthma, and then the green sickness, which is a disease very common. For the cure of Asthma, Curatio. Victus ra. tio. is first to erect a fit and convenient diet: that I leave for brevity's sake, to the discretion of the learned Physician. The next intention must be to purge with this or the like purgation. ℞. Potio pur. gans Diaphenicon. ʒ.ij. pull. Sanctus, jalap. & benedict. lax. an. ʒ. ss. vini albi. q s. f. potio. Or if there be abundance of blood, Venae sectio. a vein may be opened, always providing that you keep accustomed evacuations. And to use moderate exercise, after the taking of this loch, in mornings, or before meals; is good, ℞. Conserv. Rosa. Rub. ℥ i pull. Ireos. Lohoch. & sulphur. liquiritiae, anaʒ. j Anisi. ʒ. j Tussilag. q s. fi. lohoch. Which must be taken the quantity of a Walnut curnel last at night, and first in the morning, and in the day time between meals. Wormwood here is also very profitable, and to eat three figs every morning, Matthiolus Ficuum. Emplastrum. madufied in Aqua vitae, Matthiolus doth much commend it; lastly, to apply to the breast a plaster of figs, barley meal, having rosin, honey, and wax commixed with it, and to anoint the breast with oils of Ireos, Dill, and Rew. Oleum. For the cure of that which is like a botch, hath need of medicines, to atenuate and dry; It must be cured with aromatic things: Theriaca, Mithridate, Theriaca, etc. Diamber, Aromaticum Rosarum, Diamargariton callidum, and many such other like, remembering you keep accustomed evacuations, and moderate exercise. For the cure of the green sickness, Curatio. Victus ratio. Febris virginea. the first intention is to prescribe a fit and convenient diet, such as is Rabbits, Chickens, Veal, roast, reare-egges, or the like; and if you will take a right course, some kind of women must be stented of their meat and drink, or else they cannot be cured; that beer they do drink should be of the best beer, and they must beware of meats that are scorched, and must leave at meals with an appetite, they must eat no trash, as milk, roots, fish, green fruit, and no salt things, and drinking after supper to bedward, or fasting a mornings, is not good: the second intention is to take a vomit with Alsaron, Vomitus. Venaesectio the third to bleed of the foot, and to take of this drink following, a quarter of a pint at a time, Exercitium. every morning fasting; and to use exercise after it, either to work or play is very profitable; Take new beer three pints, when it is in the fat wrought ready to ton, boil in it herbgrace, Decoctio. and unset hyssop, of either a handful, red Currants a quarter of a pound, until half be wasted, then strain it, and add a little saffron. The fourth intention is to take this Electuary following. ℞. Elect●ariū. Cons. Rosarum Rub. ℥. i. ss. confect. Gariophil. ʒ.ij. Ireos-Chalybs, ana. ʒ.iij. spec. Arom. Rosat. pull. cinemomi anaʒ. ss. syr. de Hyssopo. q. s.f. Elect. Molle. Take of this every morning fasting, Lozenge. Vinum absynthium. the quantity of a Walnut curnel, and eat a piece of Lozenge after it, and drink three or four spoonfuls of Wormwood wine, and exercise by degrees. Some have been helped by this, ♃. Take two pennyworth of nutmegs, Pulvis. as much mace, and as much saffron, powder them fine, and add a quarter of a pound of sugar, and three pennyworth of prepared steel, mix them; probatum est. CHAP. XXVI. SYNCOPE, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. is a sudden, and swift failing of the strength, and it is a terrible symptom, because it is the image of death, for both natural, animal, and vital, chief do fail, from hence it happeneth, that there is no pulse, nor respiration, sense, and motion is abolished. The face is wan and pale, the extreme parts are i'll, and moist, with a faint sweat. For the cause, Causa. it may come by immoderate watch, anger, sorrow, great cares, sudden fears, intolerable pain, acute fevers, immoderate emptiness, famine, sweats, labours, vomitings, exceeding fluxes, loss of blood, a soddain emptying of water, as in the dropsy; oftentimes it proceedeth from abundance of gross, cruid, rotten sharp, and biting humours, which do daily check, and as it were fill the mouth of the stomach in such sort, that the passages of the spirits are obstructed, that their motion is intercepted, even as it is when respiration is let and hindered, as it is when abundance of humours are concluded in the passages of the lungs, that the sick cannot draw in air, to serve for the cooling of the heart. For the cure, Curatio. Vinum. Galenus. it is according to the diversity of causes, Galen in every swooning doth commend wine, which otherwise in burning fevers is dangerous, nevertheless it may be used sparingly, in time of intermissions, so it be diluted with bugloss, Borage, and such like. Odours, and sweet smells, do comfort very much, except choking of the mother be the cause, then sweet odours must be received underneath, and to the nostrils apply things that be foetid and stinking, as Castoreum, Assafoetida, and burnt hair; besides, we cause sternutation, Sternutamentum. which if the patient cannot do, it is a most manifest sign of death: If it proceeds from poison, if we know the venom, we administer the proper antidote, if not, we give treacle, or mithridate. If Cardialgia, Cardinal. & stomachica. Medicamentum. and Stomachica, do follow the syncope, than we take a toast of bread, moistened in wine, and scatter on it the powder of Nutmegs, and Cloves, and so apply it to the stomach, but not upon the heart, and this is to be observed, that nothing repairs the spirits so soon as wine, because it is vaporous, and hath a great affinity with the the spirits: but some will say, why do they sprinkle cold water on the face. I answer, because that the heat and the spirits flying outwards, may be driven and turned back, from their circumference unto their Centre, yet cold water must not be used in the syncope of a flux; Theria●a. Galenus. for thereby the flux will be increased, but rather use new Treacle; for Galen affirmeth it stayeth all super-purgations and fluxes: if it happeneth through immoderate sweats, than we sprinkle the face with Rose-water campherated, Ol●r●s●●um. and rub the body with cold linen, and anoint it with oil of Roses. If it cometh through inanition, or emptiness, as immoderate watching, much venery, famine, and two much exercise or violent motion: then sprinkle the face with wine, and let them smell to mint-water, and administer some cordial Electuary, Electuarium cord. as you shall think proper, remembering you put in new Treacle or Mithridate. If it be caused through vomiting, use frictions below, if through a flux use frictions above: and wine is most proper in the syncope, coming of emptiness; Ranzovius Ranzovius doth much commend this water following, affirming that by the continual use of it, one lived to the age of 129. years. ℞. Cinnamomi electi, cubebarum, galangae, Aqua vitae. caryophyllorum, nucis moschatae, zingiberis ana ℥ three Salviae lb.j. ℥ ij Haec omnia macera in duabus lb. & ℥ .4. aquae vitae cpt. & circulatae, & distilla. I have oftentimes given a quarter of a spoonful of this cordial following, (to such as have been taken with great swoon) with wonderful success. ℞. Aquae mariae, syrrupus è succo lujulae, ana ℥ i misce. CHAP. XXVII. SINGULTUS is a motion, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. Causa. as it were a a cramp, raised through the expulsive faculty of the stomach, which goeth about to expel hurtful and evil matter. For the most part it is caused of fullness or emptiness, as Hypocrates doth affirm, Hypocrates. also sometimes it is caused of (or through) the biring of sharp humours in the stomach, or coldness; and sometimes hot fevers may be the cause, when either the stomach, or some other bowel is inflamed. Fullness is known by heaviness, Signa. and emptiness of those things that went before: you may know if the meat be corrupt, by the savour of it, but you shall know sharpness by gnawing, pricking, and pulling. 1. Prognostics are, if sneezing follow upon the Hicket, the patiented is delivered, so that it proceedeth of fullness. 2. The Hicket coming in an Iliac passion is evil, or coming with swooning, or with distension of nerves, or with dilerium, is a deadly sign. 3. Also coming upon the inflammation of the liver, of the womb, of the brain, or upon some notable wound, is very dangerous, and oftentimes deadly. 4. In acute diseases, and burning fevers, and the pestilence, it is for the most part deadly. 5. Also if it happeneth through two much emptiness, it is always evil. 6. It is also evil if it cometh with vomiting, for it threatneth danger of inflammation of stomach, Cu●atio. and brain: As concerning the cure, we must consider the cause. If it proceed of emptiness it is the more dangerous, and therefore must be helped, by giving fit and convenient nourishment, that thereby that which is defective, may be supplied. If a flux of blood, or an exceeding flux of the womb do cause this infirmity, we may give oil of sweet Almonds, either by itself, or in warm water, he is to be nourished with cordial broth, there are some that cure this Hicket with drinking of milk that do refresh, Amilum. Victus ratio. but the best is Amilum given with milk: and the broth of an hen, and the flesh thereof, capons, chickens, and Rear-egges, with the powder of Eringium, is wondrous proper; his drink must be white-wine diluted with water, Oleum. the back and stomach must be anointed with oil of violets, and sweet almonds. If sharp humours have stirred up the hicket, we must give such things as are sweet and fat, as the fat of broth, of hen, or cock, or two spoonfuls, of clarified honey, or penidice, Mel. or pinecarnels, with sugar; or it may be purged, Purgatio. so that it be prepared before with drinking of Aqua mulfa: if it proceed through heat, Vomitus. and biting sharpness, then to provoke vomit is wondrous proper, and to give all cooling things, as julleps, Apozems, or juices, Julepus. Theriac. or waters of succory, and such like, you may compose your juleps, with syrrups of violets, Nymphea, of poppy, or the like; when the hicket is most strong, we give new treacle. If it proceed from a cold cause, and the matter gross, and viscus, prepare the humour with oximel, and then a vomit, or purge, as you shall see cause, and compose this Electuary following, for them that are able. ℞. Confect. Caryophyllorum. ℥ i Cinamomis, Electuarium. & Aromat. Rosat. anaʒ. ss. Syr. Hyssopi. q. s.f. Elect, molle. Also Lozenges are very proper, Lozenge. made of Aromaticum Ros. Candid Ginger is very good, Castoreum. also ℈, ij. of Castoreum, in white wine: but many times one purge or vomit is sufficient; Dioscorides. Dioscorides commends Aristoloch. radix cum aqua, & Asplenum herba cum posca, & castorum cum aceto. Also he commendeth Ineezing, if Singultus cometh of fullness. Dioseor. lib. 2. cap. 4. CHAP. XXVIII. DOLOUR STOMACHI, or pain of the stomach is caused divers and sundry ways, Causa. as when naughty, venomous, and gnawing humours be kept in the stomach, whereby it chanceth, that through intolerable gnawing, they cause swooning, Stomachae cardialgiae. which they call Stomachia, or cardialgia; sometime pain of the stomach is caused through some stroke or fall; and an inflammation may be the cause thereof. In a hot cause, Signa. there is felt a sharp pricking pain, gnawing in the mouth of the stomach, bitterness in the mouth, vomiting of chollar, and there followeth a great weakness and feebleness of the whole body: in a cold cause the pain is less, Curatio. and more dull, and slow; in a hot cause, give this Apozem following, the one half over night, and the other half in the morning warm. ℞. Apozema. Syr. de Rhubarb. ℥. j Rosarum sol. ℥. ss. Decoctio. Sennae q. s. f. Apozema. Or if you see cause, Vomitus. you may vomit with the infusion of Stybium, and afterward you may take the seeds of paeony in water of succory. If it proceedeth through some stroke, or fall, than this ♃ following is good. ℞. Mixtura. Mumiae gran. j boli arm. gran. xuj. croci gran. seven. Let it be given the patiented, you may add Sperma ceti: and if the pain be intolerable, then secure him with this ♃ following. ℞. Syrrupi Rosati & Absynth. an. ℥ i ss. Mixturae. opii gran. j Boil it very lightly, with one boiling, then let it be mixed with ℥ three of the broth of a chicken, give it the patiented to drink. In a cold cause, purge with such a purgation, Purgatio. as you shall think proper by the water, or clysters, according as you shall see cause, such a one as may purge wind and phlegm, or perhaps melancholy with Cassia, and after may be given the seeds of Nasturtium, in Goat's milk, administering Syr. de absynth. menthae, mel. rosatis, in aqua feniculi, & absynthii; Julepus. likewise Electuaries and oils outwards, are good: Also ℞. Spec. Aromat. ros. ʒ.ij. Spec. Diarrhod. Abb. Tabulae. Rondeletius. ʒ. j. Sacchari albi dissoluti in aqua menthae ℥ three fiant Tabulae secundum artem ponderisʒ. ij. Rondeletius. Velure ℞ Spec. Imperialium ℥. ss. pinearum electarum, Tabula. Crato. & subtiliter incisarumʒ. ij. Spec. aromat. ros. ʒ.i.ss. Sacchari in aqua rosarum dissoluti ℥. xiij. olei cinnamomi gr. iij. moschi gr. ij. fiat confectio in morsulis secundum artem. CHAP. XXIX. TUSSIS, Galen in lib. 1. cap. 2. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. Galenus. Causa. the Symtomatum causis, doth affirm that a cold distemper of the instrument of breathing, to be the cause of the cough, also a humour distilling from the head, to the Trachaea arterea, going about within, doth provoke the cough, sometimes it is caused through cold, or phlegm, descending upon the lungs, sometimes it happeneth through heat, dissolving the superfluous matter of the brain, and so through a cattarrhal distillation the cough is excited. The outward signs, are smoke and dust. If it be caused through a cold distemper, Signa. they spit out nothing while they cough, neither is it so violent, but may be eased by holding the breath, because through holding the breath, the instruments of breathing, that were vexed with cold, do wax hot, and contrary they are provoked with breathing, oftentimes to cough, their face is pale, and they are not thirsty. If a hot distemper be the cause, there is felt thirst, and often breathing, do relieve and secure them; it is also sharp, and more tedious, and they spit but little, this is a thin hot Rhoume distilling from the head to the Trachaea arteria, and sometimes happeneth in the pleurisy. For the cure in a cold cause, Curatio. which for the most part happeneth in winter, may be helped with hot things, his neck and feet are to be kept warm, Oleum. and oils of mace, dill, and lilies, be good to anoint the breast; and if he have a plethoric body, give a purgation made by the judgement of the water: If a thin cold Rheum, give penedice, in every sooping they take, and syrup of oximel is wondrous proper. Oximel. If from thin and sharp humours, then engross it with syrrups of violets, foals-foot, and maidens-hair, and stay the distilling humour with such things, as you shall find proper in Catarrhus. In a hot cause first an Apozem as you shall see proper, after take mallows, M. 6. currents, Apozema. M. 3. stamp them together, Decoctio. then take Liquoress ℥- j boil them in four pints of water till half be wasted, strain it, and add stone-sugar ℥ two Syrup of violets ℥. j give the patiented five or six spoonfuls at a time last at night, first in the morning, about ten in the forenoon, Syr. de papavere erratico. and four in the afternon; also syrup of poppies in poppy water, or given alone is good. CHAP. XXX. PICa, is a languishing of the stomach, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. with a provoking and desire of vomit, or casting of meat received, and sometimes vomiting of chollar and phlegm, or it is a certain desire of vicious and unwholesome meats, for they desire strange things, as raw-flesh, shells, coals, chaulk, lime, salt, vinegar, old rags, rotten leather, tar, candles, & one I knew would eat tobacco-pipes. The cause according to Piso is a hurtful action of the animal faculty, which doth err, Pisco. and not desire good nourishment, the part affected is the mouth of the stomach, as may be perceived by the appetite, this disease happeneth for the most part to young women, being and full of naughty humours, but chief when they are with child, sometimes to maids, and girls, and such as are troubled with Cachexia, which is an evil state of the whole body with a waterish disposition, whereby it waxeth lose and soft, the cause, sign, and cure you shall have in its proper Chapter. For the sign of pica or malacia, Signa. Malacia. is, that if there be shed, burnt, and black chollar in the stomach, they desire such things as are acrid and sharp, as coals, ashes, tobacco-pipes, and all such things as are dry. If salt humours, they desire those things that are salt, some have referred the cause of this disease to be crudity & corruption of the whole body, which being communicated to the mouth of the stomach, they will have it to be affected by consent; in like manner there do appear daily spittings, gnawing of the mouth of the stomach. If there be phlegmatic humours, (heaviness) and according to the variety of vicious humours, and patiented doth desire the foresaid divers, and strange meats: This disease for the most part as I said before, happeneth to young women with child, about the fourtieth day from conception, and do continue often until the fourth month, and then it ceaseth, partly because vicious humours are avoided by vomit, and partly because they are concocted, by reason that about those times, the woman receiveth but little nourishment, through a loathsomeness, partly because the multitude is diminished by evacuation, that in the first two months, the child draweth but little to itself, because it is but small of growth, but in the increase it doth require more nourishment, (so much) as it draweth something that is vicious, as well as good, and so it happeneth that the whole body becometh more empty from that vicious quality, and is less offended with naughty humours. As for women with child, Curatio. Vi●ctus Ratio. they seldom make use of a physician, but if any do prescribe a sparing diet, as chickens, rabbits, or the like, with parseley; but nothing that is fat: a mornings to eat almonds, and raisins of the Sun, and oximel, and to drink muscadel in the day time is good, but suffer not much drink to be drunk, because the meat will swim, and if a plethoric body, give clysters, Vomitus. or provoke gentle vomits, but not in the first month, for danger of Abortive, or if a child laboureth of this disease, use the means prescribed in the Chapter of Canina appetentia: if it take hold on men, which is but seldom known, Vomitus. first prepare the humour with oximel, and then administer such a vomit as you shall know to be proper. If chollar be adust and scorcheth, prepare the humour with this Apozem following. ℞. Syr. de Rhabar. ℥. j syr. Rosarum sol. ℥. ss. Apozema. Decoction Sennae. q. s.f. Apozema. Let it be taken the one half over night, and the other half in the morning; after this, give such a purgation as you shall know to be proper by the water, or if need be, give stomachal pills, Pilulae. which are wondrous proper, to take one pill at a time, one hour before supper, when they have gone a day and have not had a stool; or they may purge good roundly with 7 or 9 at a time, Syrup of Rhubarb is good for children, Syrup. de rhabarbaro. and so is honey and muscadel, but indeed they must be diligently admonished, and must be constrained from the use of such unwholesome feeding; those of reason must hearken to persuasion, and children must be made to forbear with the Rod; After purging or vomiting ℞. Julepus. Platerus. Aquae mens. ij. succi granat. vel agrestae ℥. ij. Sacchari ℥. ss. coquatur parùm. Velure ℞. Julepus. Platerus. Aquarum acetosae endiviae ana lb. ij. sucei Ribes vel agrestae, vel granat. ℥ three succi limonum vel pomorum acid. parum, coquantur, addito saccharo vel sine eo. ℞. Electuarium. Platerus. Conser. ros. ℥ two conser. acetosae ℥ i cons. viol. bugloss. nenuph. ana ℥. ss. Rob. de ribs. q. s.f. Electuarium. In a cold cause, you may use outwardly Oleum nucis moschatae, Oleum. caryophyllorum, absynthii, menthae, etc. In a hot cause, Oleum Rosaceum, myrrhinum, cotoneorum, Weckerus. cum aceto adhibitum Weckerus lib. 2. pag. 471. CHAP. XXXI. ANOREXIA, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. Causa. or loss of appetite, is for the most part caused through abundance of cruid and raw humours, lurking in the stomach, or oppressed through nourishment corrupted: sometimes it is caused by consent, as from a defluxion of the brain, from whence a thin wheyish matter is sent unto the stomach, or else from the liver being strongly affected; for it happeneth oftentimes upon the recovery of some sharp and acute disease, that there is left behind a weakness of the stomach: Also a choleric humour, pressing the mouth of the stomach, may cause this evil; and also it happeneth in fevers, and especially in Synochus, not putrified, because through the abundance of blood, there is no attraction. For the sign, Signa. in a hot cause there is felt gnawing in the stomach, a desire to vomit, and thirst, sometimes a fever with rotten humours; but contrary in a cold cause, the part affected is the mouth of the stomach. In a hot cause or choleric humour, Curatio. Victus Ratio. a cold diet must be prescribed, moderate sleep, & quietness, must be used or provoked, his body must be kept soluble; if you see cause give a vomit, Vomitus. if otherwise, purge with this Apozem following. ℞. Syr. de Rhabarb. ℥ j Rosarum. ℥. ss. Decoct. Apozema. sennae. q. s.f. Apozema. In time of year, salads are good, with lettuce, succory, vinegar, and sugar, and such like; in a cold cause first vomit, or else purge, which you shall find to be most proper by the water: with his meat let there be given mustard, or else cloves, cinnamon, pepper, and vinegar with sugar; or tarragant is good (with mutton) or capers: and to drink on morning's wormwood-wine is wondrous proper; also Electuaries, Lozenges, Vinum absynth. and the like: but for the poorer sort, first vomit, or purge, and drink wormwood beer; Lastly refrain all kind of trash, and take of this Electuary following. ℞. Rosarum. Ligni Aloës anaʒ. uj. macis, Electuarium latificans. Rhasis. nucis moschatae, galliae moschatae, cardamomi utriusque,, cinnamomi, croci, ana ʒ. ij. cyperiʒ. v. caryophyllorum, mastiches, spicae, nardi, Asari, anaʒ. iij. melle emblicarum excipe, moschi gr. xv. aromatiza. Datur à. ʒ. adʒ. iij. Rhasis. If you see cause, Ceratum. you may apply outwardly Ceratum stomachale, and use some of the oils prescribed in the former Chapter. CHAP. XXXII. SITIS, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. hath a twofold cause: natural, and animal. The natural is by natural inclination, to require a cold and moist substance, for to supply the place of the substance, that was dissipated, wasted, and spent: but the animal appetite is, when the stomach, feeling itself to be empty of moisture, doth desire drink, as happeneth in burning fevers. Sometimes fault humours are the cause, Causa. and drinking of old wine, the part affected is the mouth of the stomach, either by itself, or by consent with the heart, or liver, and chief by the inferior parts thereof, or with the lungs, or by the veins of the Mesenterium, or the Jejunum inflamed; for those parts are accompanied with a hot and dry distemperature, and indeed hapueth for the most part in hot and putrified fevers, in hydropsies, and such like. As for the sign it is needless, Signa. for it may be known by the patient's words: if the stomach be heavy and dull, it signifies repletion: if fault humours, that's known by the patients eating of salt things: if the cause be windiness, there is felt extension: if chollar, bitter belchings, and extreme thirst: if sharp humours, biting, gnawing, and such like. If the cause be an hot inflammation, Curatio. he must abstain from hot things, salt things, and immoderate exercise, and if a plethoric body, Venae sectio open a vein, and administer an Apozem, made as you shall see fit, and a Julep made as followeth: Julepus. Take (French barley ℥. i. ss.) French prunes ℥ .iv. boil them in a sufficient quantity of water, until half be wasted, strain it, and add plantin wator ℥ two conserve of barberries ℥. j mix them, and drink thereof often; and hold the conserve of aforesaid in your mouth, letting it dissolve by degrees, add to the julep, loafe-sugar, and if it proceed of drunkenness, drink Aqua hordei; if it cometh of salt humours, Julepus. as in the scurvy, then drink Aqua fumariae, & syrrupus fumariae, make a julep, and drink thereof: Also purging is good, and refrain salt things. But when it chance to those that have burning fevers, then give them Posca, that is, Posca. vinegar and water sodden together; if you will, Aqua spermatis ranarum. you may add conserve of barberries: and Aqua spermatis Ranarum is very effectual, mixed either with some cooling syrup or conserve, or given by itself, a spoonful at a time, Sperma ant semen ranarum colligitur mense Martio. Destillatur autem per alembicum vitreum. Quercetanus. CHAP. XXXIII. NAUSEA, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. is a naughty and wicked motion of the expulsive faculty of the stomach. It is caused of a vicious humour contained in Causa. the stomach, being either hot or cold, which humour either swimmeth in the concavity or hollowness of the stomach, or it is stuffed in the films thereof, cleaving like birdlime, sometimes great exercise after meals, sailing on the seas, and over fat meats, or stopping of the Menstruis, may be the cause. In a hot cause, Signa. you shall find the sign in the Chapter of weakness of the stomach: if vicious humours do swim in the stomach, then for the most part vomiting, followeth; If a tough humour like birdlime be drowned in the coats of the stomach, it causeth a disposition to vomit, but bringeth forth nothing; also a dulness throughout the whole body. As touching the cure of vomiting, Curatio. you must note in the beginning, it ought not to be stopped, if the sick be the better for it, especially if such things be purged, as aught to be; it is also good, and may be suffered, if not, it is evil: for the cure, Clyster. the readiest way is sleep, if it may be procured, as in a hot cause: if the body be costive, administer a cooling clyster, adding thereto oil of violets ℥ three or give gr. iij. of laudanum Paracel. which is good: providing the body be first made soluble: also infuse a piece of bread in white-wine vinegar, or rose-vinegar, and bruise it in a mortar, Ceratum. and add thereunto powder of cinnamon, cloves, red-roses, or the like; this may be applied to their stomaches warm; if children be troubled with vomiting, give syrup of Rhubarb, Cataplasma. such a quantity as fitteth the age and strength of the child; and you may take cammomel, wormwood, mint, and porret, of either half a handful, boil them in half a pint of wine-vinegar, and thicken it with crumbs of white bread, like a poultis, spread it on a double cloth, and apply it warm. If the body be temperate, and a doubt of worms, instead of the syrup aforesaid, use wormseed, according to the directions, in the Chapter of Canina appetentia; if blood cause vomiting, you shall have directions in the Chapter of sputum sanguinis: Vomitus. In a cold cause procure vomiting with Asaron, if nothing prohibit; Pilulae. and after use stomachal pills, mint-water, and the syrrups of wormwood, if you want more, look in Sitis, and Imbecillitas stomachi; I have oftentimes stopped vomiting with Aquamenthae & syrup. cidoniorum, Mixtura. of either one ounce mixed together. CHAP. XXXIV. CHOLERICA PASSIO, is an immoderate perturbation of the stomach, caused by vomits upwards and downwards, the Latins call it Cholerici. It is caused through much crudity and rawness of the stomach, choler, Causa. and sharp humours, with an ill and corrupt digestion. For the sign, Signa. there is pricking and biting about the stomach, and withal vomiting, and a flux of the belly; it is called the choleric passion in English: there do oftentimes accomcompany this disease, cold sweats, a swift pulse, frequent, little, and short, with Syncope. If children be taken with this disease, Curatio. sleep profiteth much, in old men for the most part deadly; the juice and syrup of Quinces, with syrup of Roses and Myrtills, is excellent in a hot cause, as this Recipe following. ℞. Mixtura. Miva Citoniorum ℥. 4. syr. Citoniorum, & Mirtilorum, ana ℥ i cons. Oxiacanthae ℥. ss. Give of it to the patiented often in the best red Rose-water, Vomitus. providing that if you see a plethoric body, and abounding with choler, give a vomit with stybium, if nothing prohibit; or else this Apozem following. ℞. Apozema. Syr. de Rhabarb. & Rosarum. sol. ana ℥ i The decoction of Seen, as much as sufficeth to make an Apozem, give the one half over night, and the other half in the morning warm, they must abstain from all hot things, as strong beer, wine, hot waters, spices, etc. and take sooping of a cooling quality, as broth made with cooling herbs, Victus ratio. as sorrel borage, and burnit, Endive, succory, sorrel possets, and lemmond possets, barley water, and cooling juleps are very good, Julepus. made with the waters of Endive, purslane, sorrel, and syrrups of the same. In a cold cause, Vinum. the best wine, thin and odorifferous, is sometimes sufficient: in a full body, purge with this or the like purgation. ℞. Potio purgans. Diaphenicon. ʒ.ij. Benedict. lax. & pull. Sanctus, an. ʒ.ss. White wine, Pilulae. as much as sufficieth to make a potion, or you may give stomachal pills; if their body be not able to bear a strong purge: but these vomitings many times in a hot cause, syrrups or juices of quinces, and syrup of myrtles: in a cold cause the syrup of mints, and cordial mint water, is sometimes sufficient; Lastly, this emplaster following is excellent, to be applied either to the stomach or belly. ℞. Olei cotoneorum, myrthini, ana ℥ two Emplastrct. Weckerus. Hypocistidis, acaciae, Rhu. ana.ʒ.ij. Coral. rub. ʒ.j. cum cera & resina fiat Emplastrum. CHAP. XXXV. IMBECILLITAS JECINORIS is caused of a distemper, either hot, cold, moist, Causa. or dry. 1. Signa. A hot distemper doth burn up as well the humours which were before in the liver, as also those humours which are carried to the liver, by the veins Mesenterii, and there is stinking gross choler, avoided by the belly, and is abundantly coloured; also a fever vexeth him, he abhorreth meat, and many times casteth up choler, with a sore thirstiness, the urine high, and a swift pulse. 2. In a cold distemper, it doth make the phlegmatic and raw humour, which is already contained in the liver, tough and hard to be moved, and the humours that be carried to the liver, it leaves them half digested; this endureth long, and the belly floweth certain days abundantly, but less stinking, and not so much in quantity; and is like putrefact blood curdled, but indeed for the most part you shall find it, as it were a certain slime, and dregs of grossblood, coming nigh to melancholy: many times there appeareth a faint fever, the face doth not fall, and there is a greater appetite of meats. 3. A dry distemper, doth make the humours drier and thicker, and less in quantity than the former, but thirsty. 4. A moist distemper make the humours more thin and watery, and they are less troubled with thirst, therefore they which have a weak faculty of the liver, are called Hepatici. 1. Curatio. Venaesectio In a hot cause, if there be not great aridity, and dryness, with exceeding heat, open the liver vein of the right arm, otherwise not; for blood is a bridle, Ceratum. Victus ratio. and temperator of choler: in all heat of the liver, Ceratum santalinum, is good, Use broth wherein is boiled Lettuce, Endive, and Succory; no flesh except it be chickens, partridge, birds of mountains, or a little veal; no wine, except the stomach be weak, then let it be very thin, and anoint the stomach, but especially the region of the heart, Oleum. with Oleum Rosarum aut violarum. If he be in a pining condition, make him jellies, and put in red sanders, and let him take of this julep following. ℞. Julepus. Syrrupus Endiviae. Acetosae, Portulacae, Rosarum Rub. & violarum ana ℥ i Barley water as much as sufficeth to make a julep, if the stomach be weak, add a little syrup of wormwood; also this Electuary following is wondrous proper. ℞. Electuarium. Cons. Rosat. Rub. ℥. j Spec. Diarrho. Abb. ʒ.j. Spec. Aromat. ros. ℈ i Syr. lujulae. q. s. f. Elect. Mosle. Or as you shall see cause, you may add Rosarum. Rub. Trochis. Diarhod. Coral. Rub. & Diatrion santalon. For the poorer sort, direct chirnmilk boiled with sorrel, and so let them drink the Ale thereof. 2. In a cold cause or distemper, take savoury Hyssop, sage, and parsley in his broth, let his meat be dressed with aromatic things, as Cinnamon, Cloves, etc. Also wine is good, Vinum. Decoctio. especially claret, providing they avoid idleness, also the decoction that is set down in Paralysis is good, adding, wormwood, calamint, anise, fennel, and let the one half be wine; sometimes drink it with syrup of wormwod, and agrimony, use hot oils, as nard, wormwood, cammomel, cinnamon, cloves, and spicknard, Oleum. also for the poorer sort, use wormwood beer, and wormwood wine. 3. In a moist distemper, use a drying diet, Diacurcue ma. and provoke sweat; Diacurcuma is good, so is syrup of wormwood. 4. In a dry distemper, use a moistening diet, also mix strengthening things with your moist things, one dram of wolves liver in powder, and ministered in sweet wine, allayed with water, is very excellent, ℞. Anisi, sem. Apii, Asari, Amygdalarum, Trochisci hepatici. Galenus. Absynthii and ℥, ss. Aquae pluviae q. s. Formentur trochisci. Galen doth much commend them, for saith he, Hepaticos juvant, habent enim vim hepar expurgandi per urinas: dantur cum vino, febrientibus cum aqua. They are proper in a cold and moist distemper of the liver, because they are hot and purge by urine: but in heat, ℞. Epithema. Spec. Diarrhod. abbot. diatrion santal. an. ʒ.j. aq. endiu. acetoes. rosar. an. ℥ i misce fiat epithema. Marquardus. CHAP. XXXVI. EPHIALTES, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is a disease whereas one thinketh himself (in the night) to be oppressed with a great weight, believing that something cometh upon him, and thinketh that he is strangled. It is often times caused of excess of drinking, Causa. and sometimes continual rawness of the stomach, from whence doth ascend vapours, gross and cold, filling the ventricles of the brain, and letting the faculties of the brain to be dispersed by the sinews. They that have this disease can scarce move, Signa. being astonished, and as it were held by something that doth violently invade them; the voice is suppressed, some do believe (though vainly) that they hear the thing that doth oppress them; now at the last with much trouble, the vapours being attenuate, and driven away, and the passage of the spirits being opened, the sick is by and by raised to his perfect senses. If this disease continue, Signa. Prognostica. Curatio. it induceth a worse to follow, as Apoplexia, Epilepsia, or the like: Therefore cure it at first if possible, use a thin diet, and nothing that engenders windiness, no wine, Venae sectio except diluted with water, fleep not in the day: if a full body, cut the Cephalica vein, and purge: 15. black Peony seeds is said to help, being brayed in water: Oleum. Dianthon. nourish the head with oil of dill, and strengthen the head with Aromat. Rosat. Diamber, Dianthon, and such like. CHAP. XXXVII. EMPYEMA, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. Causa. which signifieth a mattery spitting, it is caused when an imposthume, or botch being in the upper skin, girding the ribs, or else in some other skin of the breast is broken all at once, and shed into the empty place of the breast, which is between the lungs and the upper skin, it is fometimes caused through bursting out of blood, sometimes through a flux of the head, and other upper parts falling thither, which is wont often to change into the squinsy. There is felt heaviness in the bottom of the breast, a strong and dry cough, Signa. without pain in the beginning, there chance to them fevers, faint, inordinate, and hard to be judged, when the imposthume draweth now to a rapture, than the fever is more vehement with quaking, and they are troubled in their speech; the matter that cometh out is sometime clear, sometimes thick, and dreggy, and sometimes flows upward into the void place of the breast; and these be most perilous, sometimes they flow downwards to the paunch, bowels, and bladder, such always labour of the fever Hectic. Curatio. Victus ratio. Let them use meats of good juice, broth of cocks, and flesh of hens, chickens, and birds of mountains, let his drink be Aqua mulsa, and thin white wine, it must be speedily looked to, or else the matter gathered together will cause the Ptisick, or an ulceration of the lungs, therefore a drink made with liquoress, figs, and aniseeds, is good to rot and void the matter; if it creep into the belly, minister mollifications, if to the bladder, such things as provoke urine; if it cometh out by a cough, then give ptisan mixed with good honey; you shall have plentiful remedies in the Chapter of the Ptisick, and in Astma, and Pluritis, yet this Electuary following is very good. ℞. Electuarium. Platerus. Conserv. radicum symphiti Mai. ℥. i.ss. cons. Rosarum rubr. ℥ i infus. gummi Tragac. factae in aqua plantaginisʒ. j. coralli, Boli vel terrae lemniae anaʒ. j. Hypocistid. ʒ.ss. croci ℈. ss. syrrupi Myrtini vel Myrtillorum q. s. fiat electuarium. Plater. Tract. ult. lib. 1. pag. 540. This will be very proper when the imposthume is broken, and the matter thereof purged out. To ripen the imposthume a Cataplasm may be applied outwardly, Cataplasma. made of Rad. altheae, ficuum pinguium, passul. mundat. florum Chamem. & melilot. and after the boiling, to add sarinae sem, lini, faenugr. ol. lilior. amygdal, butyri recent. terebinth. etc. Riverius. lib. 2. cap. 4. CHAP. XXXVIII. BULIMOS, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. is nothing else but great and vehement famine, or hunger. It is caused through coldness of the stomach, want, and weakness of strength, Causa. long journeys (especially when there is snow) cause this disease. In the beginning there is felt much hunger, Signa. yet doth not long endure, for afterward the patient's heart fails him, with coldness of the extreme parts, and want of spirit and breath. Curatio. If this trouble happen in a journey without a fever, Vinum. comfort them with bread infused in odoriferous wine burnt with cinnamon, if he be very faint, it is the best thing to let them smell to pennyroyal; new bread holden to the nose helpeth much, so doth the savour of roasted meat, well seasoned with salt; but above all, sweet odours, and compel them to eat. Spec. Arom. rosat. etc. If need be also Arom. Rosat. Diamber, etc. made into Lozenges or Electuaries, or you may strew them on his meats; if a fever happen, which is seldom, comfort him with vinegar, and dip a morsel in pure white wine, and red-rose water, and give it him to eat, also give him every hour a little meat, for delays are dangerous in this disease. Lastly, Vnguentum. Marquardus. ℞. Pulu. caryophyll. ℈ iu ol. mastic. ℥ i misce f. ung. stomachale. CHAP. XXXIX. DIARRHAEA; 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. is a great and copious flux of the womb, without exulceration and inflammation. It is caused through weakness of the instruments that do serve to digestion; Causa. also through abundance of corrupted meat, and nourishment that is moist and viscous, moreover gnawing and biting of those things that are contained in the belly: also flowing of some humours from above the belly, and weakness of the retentive virtue may be the cause. 1. Signa. Diarrhaea be caused through weakness of the Instruments that serve for digestion, as the stomach, bowels, liver, and spleen, seek the signs out of their own proper Chapters, as in Imbecillitas stomachi, & jecivoris. 2. If through weakness of the virtue retentive, seek the signs in the Chapters above. 3. If through much devouring of evil meats, and drinks, it's known by the Patient's words. 4. If it be caused through Choleric humours, the excrements are yellow colour, there is felt gnawing and heat whilst they are casting out; there is also felt bitterness of the mouth, thirst, a thin state of the body, and other tokens signifying choler. 5. If phlegmatic humours be the cause, all those forementioned signs are contrary. 6. If humours flow from the head to the belly, the egestious will appear frothy, and the temperature of the brain will be very moist. 7. If through fullness of the body, it is easily known. 1. Curatio. If it be caused through weakness of the instruments, you shall find remedy in the Chapter of imbecile stomach. 2. If through the fullness, or other causes, and nature labour to help itself, you must suffer it a while; for being stopped, the vicious humours are carried upwards, and do cause pain in the head, a frenzy, lethargy, or impostumation behind the ears: but if it shall continue long, casting forth, not only superfluities, but melting as it were the state of the body, and consuming the strength, then labour to stop it. 3. If through choleric humours, Apozema. an Apozem of the infusion of Rhubarb is much praised, at the first taking of this disease, Cassia and Manna is good, than this julep following. ℞. Aqua plantag. Portulacae, ana ℥. iv. Syr. Julepus. Mirti. & cons. oxiacanthae ana ℥ i Make a julep, and take steel gads red hot, Chalybs. quench them in milk, scum it, and drink, it is much commended, if there be no fever; if there be, pour a fourth part of water to the milk, and boil it until half be consumed. 4. If chollar be in the bowels, Clyster. Electuarium. give a clyster of the decoction of French barley, with oil of Roses or the like, then make an Electuary with conserve of Roses, Diatrion Santalon. & Syrup. Mirt. For the poorer sort take bolearmenia, (instead of the Diatrion saint.) Aliud. with the conserve of Roses, and Syr. Lujulae, or Myrtills. 5. If it be caused of phlegmatic humours, that be gross and tough, minister the infusion of Agarick, with Mirabol. Emblici, or use clysters made with the decoction of Centory, and oil of Rue; Cataplasma. after that, apply the poultis (outwardly upon the stomach) which you shall find in the Chapter of Nausea, page the 67. only instead of vinegar use claret, or red-wine, and a little cinnamon; and if he be over-greedy of meat, let him use a spare diet. 6. If it be caused through weakness of the virtue retentive, bathe the body with oil of of Myrtills, sour mulberries dried in the Sun, and beaten to powder, Pulvis. and drunk in some binding syrup, do marvellously stop: This Lohoch following is good. ℞. Cons. Ros. Rub. ℥. ss. Diarrhod. Abb. Diamoron, Lohoch. Cons. Ros. Rub. ℥. ss. Diarrhod. Abb. Diamoron, Diatri. saint. Coral. Rub. ana ℈. ij. Balaustiae, Rosarum. Rub. anaʒ ss. Mastic. ℈. ss. Bolus arm. ʒ.i.ss. Syrup of Myrtills, as much as will make an Ecligma, or Loch. with fine white sugar, and plantin water, (leaving out the conserve, and syrup) you may make Lozenges, Rice-broath is good. 7. If Diarrhaea cometh through Rheumatic matter, see the Chapter of Catarrhus. CHAP. XL. LIENTERIA, is a certain lightness, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. or smoothness of the bowels, even like as there chanceth a scar on the outside of the body: in this disease the bowels do not hold the meat, but let it slide away before it be changed, or perfectly digested, in the same likeness that it was eaten. It is caused oftentimes through a grievous flux, Dysenteria (by name) going before, Causa. which causeth deep exulceration of the bowels, and consequently scars; now the mouths of the veins which draw nourishment from the bowels being obstructed, and the bowels being become smooth, will not suffer meats to be distributed, but let them slide out before they be altered, this disease is many times caused through debility of the virtue retentive in the stomach: also sometimes when dropsy water is avoided by the belly, this flux Lienteria followeth. Whatsoever causeth this flux, Signa. the sick do taste or feel no meat, there is an evil plight of the body, their excrements are pale, cruid, raw, whitish, unequal, and very watery, not mixed with blood, or choler, he feels a burning all over the sides, loathing of meat; if sour belchings do happen, it is a good sign the meats abide some while in the stomach. For the cure let him be sparing of drink, Curatio. for much is forbidden in all fluxes. 1. If it be engendered through weakness of the virtue of the stomach, search the cure in its proper Chapter, as in imbecile. Stomachi Diarrhaea, and the following Chapter; But to be short, minister those things that restrain and strengthen the stomach and bowels; as syrup of wormwood, mints, and wormwood wine, Oleum. is good; use outwardly oil of mastic, wormwood, mints, and myrtills, make the poultis that is set down in the former Chapter, and strew on the powder of Cinnamon, Cloves, Galingale, Baulaustia, or red Roses. 2. Those that have a scar, the eating of sharp things are profitable, for that it causeth a Refrication, and rubbing upon the scar, it reneweth natural heat, therefore use scouring things with restrictive medicines, with the meat use vergis, the juice of sour pomegranates, lemons, or the syrup of the same, or of unripe grapes; also a clyster of the decoction of Balaustia, Clyster. sloes, French prunes, unripe grapes, and such like: some Authors do much commend vinegar, to receive the fume upon hot tile stones, others the fume of Frankincense, Laud paracel. and Amber, to be an excellent thing, but in all fluxes, Laudanum paracel. judicially administered two or three grains, is said to be a most sure help: Actuarius. Diacodion Weckerus. Also for the same purpose, Actuarius his Diacodion is wondrous proper, the making of which you shall find in Weckerus his antidotary, lib. 2. p. 786. After purging with Aloes or Rhubarb, or Clysters, you must strengthen the ventricle with this Opiate following. ℞. Opiate. Riverius. Conservae ros. antiquae ℥ vj. theriacae oped. ʒ. vj. mivae cydonior. quantum satis. Fiat opiata, de qua capiat ℥. ss. manè nihil superbibendo. River. lib. 5. cap. 4. Lastly, make this ointment following. ℞. Ol. amyg. amar arum ℥ three ol. nard. & cham. Vnguentum. Rondeletius. an. ℥ i vini albi ℥. i. ss. decoquantur leviter, quibus adde cerae q. s. terebin. abietinae ℥. ss. spicae celticae, schenant. Cyperi, galangae an. ʒ.j seminis apii, petro. an. ʒ. ss. fiat unguentum ungatur regio ventris circa umbilicum. Name in illis partibus obstructiones aperiendae sunt: Rondel. lib. 3. cap. 19 CHAP. XLI. DYSENTERIA, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. is an exulceration of the bowels, being tormented, and fretted very much with pain, some reckon four kinds of Dysenteria. 1. The first is when blood is sent forth by circuit, through some part of the body being cut off: or through some exercise of the former life, let pass for a time. 2. The second is when watery blood, like the water wherein new killed flesh have been washed, or soaked, (which chanceth through weakness of the liver) is sent forth. 3. The third is, when there is sent forth an humour, more shining and blacker, than that which is natural, being commixed of blood, and Melancholy. 4. The fourth kind in which by little and little, and between whiles is cast out pure blood, yet sometimes clodded, and shave of the bowels cometh out with pure blood, and many times thick dung, sprinkled with drops of blood; of this fourth kind I shall treat at this time, and let pass the other three. The cause of this last kind is through exulceration of the bowels, Causa. caused many times through outward cold, heat, and moistness, sometimes through pernicious medicines, as scammomy, eating of fruit, or sharp, and sour meats, crudity, and rawness, or through sharp and gnawing humours, flowing from the whole body to the belly, or engendered in the belly itself; and this doth sometimes begin after Tenasmus; the excrements are choleric, divers, and fatty, because the fat, that cleaveth within the bowels, is melted, so that when the Superficies of the bowels are bare, and the exulceration abiding about it, than the excrements be dreggy, and bloody, but when the ulcer is pierced deeper, than there is sent forth filthiness, having as it were little pieces of parchment commixed with it, so that if it be not stopped, it eateth the places nigh unto it, and sendeth forth such excrements, as are wont to run from dead bodies. 1. Signa. When the small guts are exulcerate, there is pain about the Navel, the excrements are choleric, the patiented feeleth grief, and frettings, and gnawings, so that the patiented is not fare from fainting; they are not thirsty, and feverous, the excrements are cruid and raw, and the bowel Jejunium is exulcerate sometimes, though seldom; and sometimes they vomit, and abhor meats. 2. But if the exulceration be engendered in the great bowels, there the order is pure, and much heaped together, coming out with windiness, and frothiness; mixed with fatness, blood swimming aloft, the knowledge of this greatly helpeth to the cure. 1. Curatio. If the exulceration be in the upper or small bowels, you must cure it by medicines given at the mouth. If in the great or lower bowels, it must be done by clysters, be the cause what it will, endeavour to procure rest, and give them little meat; milk is good, and Rice with milk, if there be no fever, marmalade of Quinces, Plantin boiled in the juice of French prunes, with balaustia, no flesh, except Birds, or Rabbits, etc. Chalybs. steel quenched in running-water is good. If the stomach be weak give restringent wine not very old, amongst syrrups take plantin, knotgrass, purslain, sharp mulberries, Balaustia, Frankincense, Terra lemnia, and grape kernels, all these restrain: the tallow of goats, swine, geese, and hens, these assuage the acrimony, which should be first looked to, that thereby the patient may be eased: Hares creem, Hartshorn burnt, the shells of Crabs, running water, and sage, these dry up. This clyster following is good for Dysenteria, though the cause resteth in the great bowels, as well as in the small, and better. ℞, Fol. Ros. Rub. Plantag. Centinodium, Clyster. Consol. Maior. prim. veris, ana M. ss. Balaustiaʒj. Rad. Consol. Maior. ℥. ss. Rice burned one ounce, seethe them all in running water, wherein hath been quenched steel, strain it, and add the juice of plantin ʒ. ij. Bolus arm. ʒj. goat's tallow ℥ i oils of Roses, Myrtills, Quinces, of either ℥ i make a Clyster, now though this Clyster be set down at large, yet you may direct one for a poor body, not so costly, with some of the Engredients: This clyster is most proper for the Dysenteria, in the great bowels. 2. If the exulceration be in the small bowels, then give unto them such things as you shall find proper in Diarrhaea, use syrup of dried Roses, myrtles, and Quinces, apply this Cerate outwardly. ℞. Ceratum. Ol. Mastic. Rosarum, Myrti, Cidoniorum, an. ℥ i fol. Ros. Rub. Plantag. anaʒ. j. Balaustiaʒ. j. Bolus arm. ʒ.j. Mastic. ʒ. ij. Barley meal ʒ. ij. wax and Rosin, as much as sufficeth to make a Cerate, some medicines you may find in the Chap. of Colerica passio. The infusion of Rhubarb is of some praised, Infusio. Oleum vitrtoli. and of others suspected, but oil of vitrial is much commended in plantin water, the distilled water of the spawn of frogs is an excellent Remedy, Aqsperm. ranarum. if it be well made; if the patiented be weak, make him broth with chickens, with a little cinnamon. 1. Clyster. If there be deep excoriation, make a clyster with the decoction of brann, and ℥. ij. of dear suet, clysters of milk is good, for either of them. 2. Purgatio. If it happens through contagion of Air, at the first give a strong potion of Rhubarb, infused in plant in water, with a little cinnamon, and then a little treacle or mithridate, in cinnamon or treacle water, is excellent. But after purging, endeavour next to procure rest, either with Laudanum, or something else, and then give a scruple of treacle, or mithridate, in &c. Theriaca mithridat. as aforesaid, forbore bleeding, or purging, except with Rhubarb, many have been cured with Hartshorn burnt, others take hard bones of Beef, or Pork, calcined, or burned until they be white, made into powder, and so drunk in ordinary drinks continually, with some few drops of cinnamon water, and cinnamon and nutmegs in powder, are good. This unguent following is wondrous proper to procure rest. ℞. Olei nymphaeae, Vnguentum. violarum unguenti populeonis an. ℥. ss. Opii gr. iij. Croci gr. iv. fiat unguentum, quo nares & tempora inungantur. Rauzonius. Rauzonius. Lastly, let this chyster be administered, for it is effectual in Dysenteria. ℞. Succi plantaginis, arnoglossae, portulacae, an. Clyster. Gorraeus. ℥. iij. boli armeni, sanguinis draconis, amili an. ʒ. i. ss. seni hircini vel capriniʒ. j. velʒ. i. ss. vel ℥. ij. fiat Clyster. Gorraeus, pag. 153. CHAP. XLII. TENASMUS, is a continual desire to go to stool, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 with extension and straining out of the right gut, called Intestivum rectum, being stopped, avoiding nothing except it be a little blood, or filthy matter, like snivel, or snot. 1. Causa. The cause is sometimes through outward cold. 2. Sometimes through sharp choleric humours. 3. Sometimes through salt phlegm. 4. Sometime through impostumation. 5. Sometimes through inflammation engendered in the straight gut. 6. Sometimes the blind gut is stopped with hard dung. 1. Signa. The sign is as various: if it be caused of cold, it is known by the tale of the sick, whether he hath set on any cold stone, etc. 2. If choleric, it is known by the colour of the humours, or excrements that cometh out. 3. If an impostumation, botch, or bile, there is mattery corruption flowing forth, and he feeleth a pricking in the fundament. 4. Inflammation causeth swelling in the right bowel, with grievous pain, together with a fever. 5. If a phlegmatic humour, it is also known by the colour of the humours, or excrements. 6. If abundance of dung, it causeth distension, and stretching out about the bottom of the belly. 1. Curatio. The cure is divers, according to the diversity of causes: if it be caused of cold, use hot oils, Clyster. as of Lilies, and Rew, administer clysters made with mints, origan, calamints, cammomel, sothernwood, aniseed, and sennel-seed, adding oils of dill, cammomel, or lilies. 2. If through choleric humours remaining in the bowels, and fundament, you must cast in this cleansing clyster. ℞. Decoct. Hord. lb. ij. Mel. Rosarum ℥ i ol. Clyster Rosarum. ℥ three Sugar Roset. ℥. i.ss. two yolks of eggs, make a clyster, eschew all sharp things and let things be used that be cold and moist, which do stop and temperate, the sharpness of choler. 3. If it be caused of phlegmatic humours, it shall be cured like as that which is caused of cold: only commix with the the clyster aforesaid in a cold cause, such medicines as purge phlegm, Benedict. laxativa. as Diaphaenicon, aut Benedict. laxativa. 4. If of inflammation, Clyster. than I would have you to take this clyster of the liquor of the decoction of plantin, ℥ .5. oil of Roses ℥ two the white of one egg, make a clyster; outwardly use oil of Myrtills, and when there is need of suppuration, use fenegreek, and roots of Althaea, boiled and injected, or fomented. 5. If through an ulcer, imposthume or botch, look into Dysaenteria, for many times Tenasmus follows that grievous flux; Fumigatio. use a fume of frankincense, and pitch, which is said to help suddenly, also use cooling oils, or clysters aforesaid. If the pain be intolerable, procure rest with ungentum populi cum opio. Vnguentum. Adding two or three drops of oil of nutmegs, or else minister Laudanum. 6. If through abundance of dung, use gentle clysters, as little in quantity as may be. Take Mallows, Althaea, Mercury, Beets, Violet leaves, Clyster. of either M.j. fenegreek, & Linseed, ana ℥. ss. boil them in a sufficient quantity of water, strain it, and add Cassia ℥. i. ss. common oil ℥ three salt finely powdered, ʒ. j. make a clyster, but beware of purging by potions. Sometimes Tenasmus is caused of wind, and then ℞. Suppositor. Sem. carui, cymini, sesel. ameos, rutae aqui casti an. ʒ.j. mell. q. s. misce fiant suppositoria. Marquardus. CHAP. XLIII. COLLICA PASSIO, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. hath his name of a gut called Colon, it is a disease accompanied with grievous pain, it happeneth very often, when excrements are retained beyond custom. It is caused many ways, Causa. as through choleric humours, sometimes through humours in the stomach, gathering wind from the liver, and milt, or from the reins of such as have the stone, or from an imposthume in the womb, sometimes from all the parts in man's body, as in fevers, where the humours are expelled from the veins to the guts, so that either it may proceed from hot and dry, or cold, and dry distemperatures, but never of moist: there are many causes, but I shall treat but of these four especially that follow. 1. Sometimes it is engendered through gross and phlegmatic humours, fallen down within the skin of the gut Colon. 2. Sometimes through windiness, which have no room to get out. 3. Also it is caused through inflammation of the gross and thick gut, nexing, and stretching out. 4. Lastly, through sharp and gnawing humours, which afflict the aforesaid bowel, vehemently. 1. They that have it engendered of a gross, Signa. and phlegmatic humour, they be nexed aloft, all over their Abdomen, that is, the place which is under the mouth of the stomach, especially they are grieved, where the gut Colon lieth, for the pain is as though it is brayed, or bored with a bodkin, having a disposition to vomit, with belchings and costiveness. 2. If it be caused of windiness, they feel extension, and stretching forth. 3. If through inflammation, there is felt inward burning, and heat, with no small fever, and costiveness, with retention of urine, troubled with thirst, vomiting of choler, without ceasing; and this is most grievous, and threatneth Iliaca passio. 4. If of sharp humours there is thirst, and watching, small fevers, the urine sharp, and choleric humours are sometimes thrown out; going to stool, easeth the torment, hot drinks do the same, but beware of cold drink. 1. Curatio. When gross and clammy humours do cause the colic, there diet must be extenuate, flesh of birds, hens, Partridge, Turtles, blackbirds, and doves, the flesh of calves, beware of pulse, Victus ratio. for potherbs use fennel, Apium, Asperage, let his food be easy of digestion, engendering good juice, and eschew fullness, Vinum. he may drink wine, (a little) thin, shining, of mean age, temperately allayed, yet beware of medicines, heating vehemently, Clyster. Clysters made with Rew, Cammomel, Dill, Althaea, melilot, with the oils thereof, also cummin, and fenegreek, Mercury, Mallows, and if need be hierapicra, benedicta lax, Mell Rosarum; If the patient can vomit before supper it helpeth much, some do commend a vomit after a clyster to be exceeding good, Vomitus. and to sit in the decoction of Althaea, peniroyal, Decoctio. laurel leaves, fenegreek, cammomel, Motherwort, dill, &c: wine wherein wormwood is infused, is much commended, also Castoreum one dram at a time, Castoreum. continually drunk in Aqua mulsa, destroyeth the disease utterly. 2. Clyster. If it be caused through windiness, than this clyster, take Sothernwood, origan, peniroyal, calamint, cammomel, ana M. j Rew, wild mints, ana M. ss. seeds of anise, fennel, caraways, cumin, dill, ana ʒ. ij. boil them in a sufficient quantity of water, strain it, and add Hierapicra, benedict, lax, ana ℥. ss. castoreumʒ. j powder of Diacuminumʒ. ij. oils of rue, and dill, ana ℥. i. ss. common salt ʒ. i. ss. make a clyster, there may be added thereto the confection of bay-berries, which is effectual to drive away windiness, Cataplaf. also a poultis outwardly of wormwood, mint, bay-berries, cinnamon, pepper, and such like; beware of any thing that engenders windiness. 3. Venae sectio If it be caused through inflammation of the bowels, open a vein in the arm, if there be suppression of urine, cut the vein in the Ankle, you may use some of the aforesaid, and following remedies, except hot and sharp things, and vehement purges, rather use clysters easing pain. 4. If it be caused of sharp and gnawing humours, give such things as wash, without causing mordacity, and gnawing, as broth of ptisan, or the decoction of fenegreek, linseed, cammomel, Althaa, fresh Goose-grease, Clyster. Hens-grease, and oil of Roses, compound a clyster, or take violet leaves, Endive, Althaea, cammomel, ana M. i.ss. seeds of fenegreek, and flax, of either ʒ. ss. make a decoction, add Cassia ℥ i hierapicraʒ. 6. Oil of Roses ℥. ij. of dill. ℥. j Goose-grease, and Hens-grease, ana ʒ. iij. two yolks of eggs, make a clyster, Clyster. let his diet be cold and moist; If the pain be inveterate, use Laudanum, etc. Laudan. Paracel. CHAP. XLIV. ILIACA PASSIO, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is a most painful disease, proceeding from obstructions of the small guts, which suffereth nothing to pass downwards, but their excrements many times issue out at their mouths; it differeth from the colic in the situation, in that it hath its place and being in the small guts, and the colic in the great guts; this disease taketh its name from a gut called Ilium. It is caused sometimes of crudity of meats, Causae. especially fat, which commonly engenders obstructions in the small guts or Ilium; sometimes of stripes in places where the small guts lie, or through vehement cold, restraining the excrements, or through abundant eating, but especially drinking of cold things in a sweat, sometimes the bowels with the dung fall into the cod, and being violently thrust back, is inflamed, or through drinking of deadly medicines, or through hard dung, impact about the thin bowel, yet for the most part Iliaca passio is engendered, either of inflammation, or obstruction, this disease is common to children, but through the help of natural humidity, they easily escape, but in ancient people it is dangerous. They that have Iliaca passio, Signa. have vehement pain, the thin and small guts are swelled, and stretched out with overmuch moistness of the stomach, empty belchings, rumbling, and noise of the bowels; and both wind and dung ●ants evacuation. If the disease wax greater, 〈◊〉 avoideth all upward, voiding sometimes pigmy, and choler, and a coldness of the whole body, to some difficulty and hardness of breathing. To them that shall die, there chanceth cold sweats, difficulty of making urine, and the fundament is so close, that it will suffer no small instrument to enter, and sometime dung is cast up by vomit, also there happeneth the hicket, Delirum, and convulsions: their wind and excrements are much stinking; these be deadly signs. For the cure it must be performed in children, Curatio. with foments, and clysters, as in the colic, but in the aged otherwise. 1. Vomitus. If it be caused of crudity and fullness, provoke vomit; If the stomach be free from crudity, Clyster. administer clysters as this that followeth. Take Mercury, Rew, leaves of Althaeae, Centory, ana M.j. Hyssop, calamint, wormwood, ana M. i.ss. Root of Althaeae, ℥ i Root of wild cowcumber, ʒ. i.ss. seeds of flax, and fenegreek, ana ʒ. iij. seeds of cummin ʒ. ij. make a decoction, strain it, and add Benedict. lax, ℥ i fresh butter, and honey, of Roses ana ℥. ss. oils of Rew and Difl, ana ℥. i. ss. common salt ʒ. j make a clyster, you may foment with oils of Rew, and Dill: after a clyster, if need be purge, Oleum. a vomit is much commended. 2. If it happen through some venomous or poisonous medicine, give them warm water to drink, after that hot oil to drink, or fat broth, that they may vomit; after that, Theriaca. give him Theriaca, dissolved in wine; if it be a corroding medicine, milk is commended. 3. If through inflammation, begin with phlebotomy, cast in cooling clysters, made with mallows, linseed, fenegreek, with oil, and butter. 4. If through falling of the bowels into the cod, labour presently, (the patiented lying upright) to thrust back the bowels, and keep them up without violence, and make a truss. Note that Stircus Lupinum, is a remedy in Iliaca passio, Stircus Lupinum; as Album Graecum is in Augna. Lastly, if the pain be violent, use fomentations; and labour to procure rest. CHAP. XLV. VERMES, There be three kinds of them; The first round and long, named Teretes. The second be broad, Teretes. called therefore Lati: Lati. Ascarides. the third is called Ascarides: The first kind be round, and a hand breadth in length, and sometimes longer, they be comoner than the other, and they are often in the slender and small guts, and they go into the stomach, and therefore often voided by the mouth, and often some out at their nostrils, and this kind is peculiar to infants, children, boys, and girls. 2. Plinius. The second be broad long, and of incredible bigness, as Pliny witnesseth, lib. 2. cap. 33. sometimes they are seen three hundred foot long, Paulus. Aetius. Paulus, and Aetius, witnesseth they are nothing else but a permutation of the thin films going about the small guts within; into a certain living body that will move and stir. 3. The third kind be thin, short and small, and found most commonly in the right gut, and in the end of the fundament. All these be engendered of cruid, Causae. raw, gross, and phlegmatic matter, and through a kind of rottenness in children, especially in great eaters. 1. Signa. They that have Teretes, do feel incredible gnawing of the bowels and stomach: with thin and small coughs, provoking to vomit (often times) with dryness, in some yelking, with movings of the stomach, and do arise up unreasonably: many do walk and leap up with noise, and crying out, and fall asleep again, some put forth their tongue, and shut their mouth, and be quiet, & keep a silence, but do fret & fume with them that raise them; because they cannot watch, they are so weak: some have their eyes sprinkled with blood, and their pulse unequal, obscure; failing, and running back; to many there chanceth loss of appetite, children, while they sleep chew their tongue, and also do fast join their mouth, as though they sucked meat: to some gnashing of teeth, others refuse meat, for if compelled to eat, they can scarce swallow it, or else vomit it up again. In many the belly throweth out corrupt meats, being puffed up as it were a tympany: The rest of the body consume without fasting, or purging, going before: sometimes the face is red about the Halles of the cheeks: but it turneth again into a swarthy colour: some speak foolish things in their sleep, like frantic persons; some change the place they lie down on, tumbling from one place to another. And a fever is increased without order, with vehement coldness of the extreme parts, having fits the third or fourth day without order: but all these signs must not be looked for in every body, but the chiefest of them. 2. Broad worms bring continual gnawing of the stomach, and an impotent and incorrigible appetite to meat; for being in the guts, they devour the meat, so that they have need of more straightway, or else the bowels are gnawn: there follows slenderness and weakness of body, with inequality. The infallible sign is, if certain things like coucumber-seeds, be avoided out with the excrements. 3. Ascarides do raise vehement itch in the fundament, and provoke the patiented to go to school continually, and they that be troubled with this disease, for the most part are better after egestion, and easing themselves. For the cure, Curatio. eschew all things that engender phlegmatic humours, but they must be fed, and not hunger: Victus ratio. no hot things if there be a fever, but be diligent to get the worms out of the body, or else they will gnaw until they die; therefore first kill them, and then drive them out; these simples following are good (if there be no fever, if there be, use them outwardly or inwardly with some thing that is of a cooling quality) wormwood, Seryphium, a kind of wormwood growing in the Sea, Sothernwood, Callamint, Horehound, Dittanie, Hyssop, Rew, leaves of Persica, Coriander seeds, Hartshorn, Lupins, Mints, Peniroyals, Origan, Centory, Fern, Gentian, Aristolochia rotunda, Garlick, seed of Coleworts, and roots of Ennula campana; but Aloes is most commended, so is wormseed; of all these you may make either powders, decoctions, or poultices, also Pulvis contra lumbricos is good, Palvis. but remember to give your powders with milk, honey, or Syrup of liquoris, because it allureth the worms: outwardly you may use Bulls gall, or the oils of some of the simples; Emplastrum, and a plaster of honey and Aloes is good, also Rew and wormseed boiled in white-wine vinegar, Decoctio. and after it be strained, add honey; if no fever, Pulvis. boil it in Muscadel, or take wormseed ʒ. ij. centory, wormwood, harts-horne burnt, ana ʒ. j. calamint, peniroyal, origan, ana ℥. ss. Sothernwood, mints, lupins, leaves of Aristolochia rotunda, ana ℈ i Aloes ℈ two make a powder the doss is one dram in some sweet Syrup: If it be an infant, and that the body be bound, apply a poultis made of cammomel, Cataplasma. wormwood, mint, and porret, etc. and roast an onion soft, stamp it with neat's gall, and apply it a little above the Navel: sometimes syrup of Rhubarb is sufficient. Hierapicra, Pilulae. and pilulae pestilentiales, or Rufie, have a marveylous efficacy in killing and bringing out worms: If there be a flux joined, search the Chapters of fluxes, but remember to add, with restrictive things, those things that do kill worms, but labour to strengthen the stomach. The worm called Ascarides, in children that be infants; they must be brought out with Suppos: made with honey and salt, or such like: Suppositoria. Clyster. in them that be elder give clysters with some of the simples abovesaid, adding oils of the same; but first take a piece of old powdered flesh, fashion it like a suppository, fit for the fundament, Suppositor. and thrust it into the Tuel, applying a ligament or band; let it alone awhile, and then draw it out with the worms that stick on it: after this the clyster, and then anoint the straight gut or fundament with Acatia, Hypocischidos, Acatia. juice of Sumach, for the flesh being constrained by restrictive things, looseth its ability that engendereth worms, and excludeth and shutteth out the Ascarides. Arnoldus. Vermibus eductis valent pilulae Arnoldi; quia tunc materiae reliquae sunt maxime educendi. CHAP. XLVI. HEMORRHOIDES, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is an unfolding or spreading abroad of the veins in the Tuel; some be blind which do swell, some be open at certain times sending forth blood. Through melancholy blood in abundance sent by the liver to those veins, Causa. is the cause of the Hemorroids. For the sign the patient cannot be ignorant of the disease, Signa. for it is easily known. If they be blind raising tormenting pain, Curatio. Venae sectio and a full body; cut the vein in the ankle, and keep the body soluble, and sit in a bath made of the decoction of mallows, Balneum. violet-leaves, melilot, fenegreek, cammomel, leaves of Althaea, and Linseed, some get out blood by putting wool, anointing it with juice of onions, or with ox gall; Decoctio. the best is Eldern leaves M.j. boil them in water until they be very tender, dip a piece of scarlet in it, apply it as warm as may be suffered five or six times one after another; then lay the herbs upon the scarlet hot; Sanguisugae. apply it: some use horseleeches (with good success) in a reed: If they bleed moderately, do not stop them, but if immoderately, weakening the patiented, then stop them, Victus ratio. lest a dropsy follow: therefore Rice is good with Bolearmenie: for potherbs, Endive, succory, purslane, and marmalade of quinces, and restrictive wine: open a vein in the right arm, Mixtura. Galenus. also look into dysenteria, and other fluxes: Galens medicine was frankincense one part, Aloes one part and a half, commix them with the white of an egg, until it cometh to the thickness of honey, lay it on the soft hairs of an Hare, and apply it to the bleeding place, bound outwardly with bands; If they bleed not, Pulvis. the best thing is rosemary, mother-time, sweet Marjoram, of either a like quantity in powder, and a little frankincense, mix them for a fume, Vnguentum. or take May butter, or Pork suet, of the best, half a pound, Ivy leaves four handfuls, stamp them, and then boil them together, strain them for an ointment; also the fume of the parings of a stone-horse hoof, I have used with good success, Lastly, ℞. Mucilag. psyllii, sem. cydon an. ℥ i ol. Linimentum. Hercules Saxonia. de chrysomel. vel ros. completi ℥ two pinqued gall. ℥. ss. vitell. over. No. ij. imponatur in mortarium Plumbeum, agitentur cum pastillo plumbeo per tres horas sub sole, & f. linimentum. Habet vim emolliendi sedandi dolorem, & ex parte haemorrhoides exsicoandi. Hercul. Sax. lib. 3. cap. 35. pag. 318. CHAP. XLVII. HEPATIS OBSTRUCTIO, or obstruction of the liver. Causa. It is caused of vapours gross, and windiness, hard to digest; sometimes of viscous humours in the ends of the veins, springing from the flat part of the liver. 1. Signa. If gross and vaporous windiness wanting free passage, doth engender obstruction, there ariseth heaviness and grief about the right side, and a feeling of distension, and stretching out. 2. If through viscous humours, there is heaviness, pain, easy, and sometimes vehement with a fever, and sometime without, especially when the patiented useth vehement moving after meat, when the body is stopped, there is pricking and extension. Give hot meats, Curatio. Victus Ratio. having virtue to take away obstruction, as be leeks with oximel, sparage, fennel, parsley, capers, these in pottage, wine thin and old, Catalogus symplicium. is good; also these simples, wolves liver, fumitory, Agrimony, cammomel, galangal, Dragon's root, Asaron, Anise, Apium, wormwood, Cassia, Ireos, liqueris, Raphonticum, Rhub. arb. Lupins, Pistatium, bitter Almonds, Spicknard, Stoecades, Gentian, root of Plantin, the seed and leaves dried, juice of Anagallis, the female succory; Alkekendgi, Endive, and Bruscus, especially the decoction of these: Curcum. also Curcuma is good. If the disease be inveterate, use purging with Rhubarb: pills and bleeding, Venae sectio is good; when the hollow part of the liver is vexed, purge by the belly: If the embossed part of the liver be vexed, purge by urine; but this Electuary following is good. ℞. Electuari●●on. Rad. Ireos, Camoepiteos, sem. anisi, Apium, anaʒ. ij. Asaronʒ. ij.ss. Cinnamomi, zingiberis, cammomeli. Carawayseeds, of either one dram; Stoecades, gentian, and horehound, of either two drams; with oximel, Scilliticium, make an Electuary, it purgeth vehemently by urine, or ℞. Conservae fol. absinthii, capill. ven. & flor. Opiata. Riverius. tamarisci, an. ℥. j, conser. rad. enulae camp. & cortic. citri conditi, an. ℥. ss. myrabolan. conduit. n. j nucis moschat. conduit. ʒ.iij. confect. alkerm. ʒ.ij. pulver. elect. diarrhod. abbatisʒ. j. salis absinthii. Et tamarisci ana ℈ two croci ℈ i ambrae griseae ℈. ss. cum syrrupo conditurae citri, fiat opiata. River. lib. 6. cap. 3. Lastly, steel is an excellent opener. CHAP. XLVIII. HEPATIS INFLAMMATIO there is, Causa. as well as in other members, and through the same causes that they be ingengred of. If the liver be vexed with inflammation, S●gna. there is felt pain and heaviness all over the right side, with swelling in the place; he hath a sharp fever, a small and dry cough, insatiable thirst, abhorring of meats, difficulty of breathing, the tongue is first red, and after that black, vomiting pure choler; the body is costive, the colour of the body is changed like Icterus: they have the hicket. In their fit they rave, voiding forth sharp urine: The inflammation that chanceth through causes in the crooked and hollow parts of the liver, have the foregoing symptoms, but if engendered in the outward and round part of the liver, it causeth greater pain in drawing breath, and a greater cough than the other: And sometime the Muscles leaning upon the liver be inflamed, causing the skin round about to be stretched with swelling, sometimes a swelling fashioned like the liver, which is a true sign In the beginning open the liver vein, Curatio. Venae sectio which hath society with vena causa, draw out a large quantity, Clyster. if nothing forbidden: the next intention must be to administer a cooling clyster: foment with oil of Quinces, and Roses, putting to it odoriferous wine: Ceratum. Ceratum Santalinum, is good: remember that restrictive things do exceed those that mollifle and loosen when the heat is vehement: on the contrary, when it decreases, let those that mollify exceed the other: beware you do not apply things cold, but warm them a little: Fomentatio. foment with the decoction of wormwood, melilot, red roses, cammomel, dill, plantin, endive, and in vehement pain, juice of liqueris in hot water, or juice of endive with honey: Vietus ratio for their diet Ptisan, and chicken broth; in the first boil Apium, in the second parsley, also barley broth is good. If the inflammation change to suppuration, the aforesaid signs will increase, as pains, fever, Decoctio. Cataplasma. rave, etc. for this boil figs in water, and give him of it to drink: Also take the root of Althaeaʒ. i. ss. fenegreek, and linseed, ana ʒ. ij. leaves of Althaea and mallows, ana M. ij. dry figs No. vj. boil them in water until they wax soft, bruise them, and make a cataplasm: you may add root of white lilies, flowers of cammomel, and melilot, to help break it: so we use doves dung and mustard seed, etc. that draw to the superficies: some with the decoction of polya, sumitory, roots of Camedrios, etc. when it's broken, minister water of honey, or decoction of Cicers: If the matter avoid by the veins, provoke urine: If by the belly, purge gently with Goat's whey, and Cassia fistularis, and clysters: after that, glutinate and join up. Outwardly, apply this Cataplasm. ℞. Farinae hordei ℥ iu rosa, rubr. santal. Cataplasma. Fontanus. omnium, seminis endiviae scariolae, absynth. mino. an. ʒ.ij. succi endiviae, q. s. fiat cataplasma. artis est, applicandum regioni jecoris. Velure ℞. Oleirosati & myrthill. an. ℥ two olei anethi ℥. j Fomentatio. Fontanus. aceti parum, foveatur pars tepide. Velure ℞. Succi endiviae aut cichorii, Linimentum. vel utriusque ℥. i.ss. nenupharini ℥ three cerae albae & aceti parum, fiat linimentum. Fonta. lib. 3. cap. 15. CHAP. XLIX. LIENIS INFLAMMATIO, Causa. the spleen is nexed with inflammation, as oft as hot blood flows thither unnaturally. It is known by heaviness, Signa. and swelling of the left side, which will not give place to the feeling; also it's known by pain, stretching out of the place, by burning heat, and fevers: and if abundance of humours rush in thither, it is known by the greatness, and swiftness of the engendering the inflammation. For the diet look, Curatio. into the foregoing Chapter. First open the Salvatella vein, Venaesectio between the little and ring-singer, wash the belly often with Clysters; if he may not bleed, this fomentation is good. Fomentatio ℞. ol. rosarum, Cydoniorum, an. ℥. ij. ol. cammomeli ℥ i Aceti op. ℥. ss. misce: beware of applying any thing that is not first warmed, the liver and spleen require one kind of medicine; but the spleen the strongest: Always commix vinegar with something that is acceptable to the spleen: If the spleen tendeth to suppuration, and rotting, you shall find plenty of remedies in the foregoing Chapter. Lastly, ℞. Linimentum. Platerus. Ol. Rosacei ℥ two ol. de absynthio vel nardini ℥. j ol. Chamom. vel de meliloto ℥. ss. Satal. omniumʒ. j. Spicae ℥. ss. cerae q. s. fiat linimentum. CHAP. L. LIENIS SCIRRHUS, Inflammation of the spleen not rightly cured, draweth together a hard swelling of the spleen: Causa. The cause is a certain humour cleaving stubbornly to the spleen; but it is when hardness engendereth without inflammation, in overmuch swelling. It is easily known by touching, Signa. of what cause soever it be. His diet must be easy of digestion, Curatio. Victus ratio. Exercitium he may drink pure wine, being without all restriction: exercise before meat is excellent, strong potions are good, root of capers are good: Harts-tongue, the root and herb of Tamariscus sodden in vinegar or oximel; juice of centory drunk the decoction of bitter lupins, rue and pepper. Iron often quenched in wine is a convenient remedy, if a fever quench it in Posca: steel is commended; also wormwood, Cassia, Chalybs. Aniseeds, etc. you may make a fomentation with the simples above mentioned: oil of capers, lilies, and ireos, are good: Vng. Dialthaeae, fenegreek, linseed, Goose-grease, Hens, and badger's grease: Gum Ammoviacum, Bdellium, and Galbanum, being first dissolved in vinegar are good; Opoponax, myrrh, and frankincense, of these may be made Cerates: Cucurbia culae. Some commend cupping-glasses. Si non adest febris, dentur species diacurcumae, trochisci de capparibus, de absynthio, rhabarbara, etc. CHAP. LI. OBSTRUCTIO LIENIS: Causa. It chanceth not only through weakness of the attractive virtue in the spleen, but also through stopping of the passage from the liver unto the spleen; after that naughty blood is distributed over the whole body, it being corrupt, and inclineth to blackness, and sometimes hath uncurable ulcers: the causes are the same with that of Obstructio hepatis. It is known by heaviness on the left side, Signa. by the colour of the face, difficulty of breathing, and troublesome dreams. The diet, with plenty of remedies, Curatio. you shall find in the Chapter of obstruction of the liver; but remember the spleen requires strong medicines, and hath need of preparatives before purging: the purging medicines you shall find in the former Chapter. Lastly, ℞. Electuarium. Sennertus. Conserv. borrag. cichor. flor. genist. an. unc. j rad. conduit. helenii. court. citri conduit, an. unc. ss. pulv. cortic. tamarisci, cinamomi an. ʒ.j. spicaeʒ. ss. cum syrrupo borag. f. Electuarium. Si libet, potest chalybis praeparati. ℥. ss. addi. ℞. Vnguentum. Flor. genist. unc. iij. butyri sine sale, axung. porcian. lb. ss. cerae parum. f. s. a. unguentum. Sennert. Tom. 2. lib. 3. part. 4. cap. 3. CHAP. LII. ICTERITIA, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. is nothing but a shedding of yellow choler, or of melancholy over all the body: sometimes over the skin, the liver being safe. Causa. It is caused sometimes through corruption of blood without a fever, or through biting of venomous beasts, and so the blood is made choleric: sometimes through diseases of the spleen, and also weakness of the bladder may be the cause, or through obstruction and debility of the vessels, whose mouths are derived from the gall, to the liver. When choler burst out to the skin, Signa. by reason of a good Crisis in fevers, the excrements and urine be of natural colour. 1. If there be heaviness under the right side, it signifies inflammation of the liver, by whose violence the blood is changed, and sent over all the body: If no fever, and yet heaviness under the right side, white excrements are avoided in them, judge obstruction in the passages of the bladder; If such egestions come forth without heaviness, the attractive virtue from the liver, or the expulsive virtue which driveth out to the bomels is weak, and sometimes choleric humours be sent out abundantly with the urine, making the froth as yellow as saffron. 2. If melancholy be sent to the skin, together with the blood, they be vexed with sadness, gnawing in the belly, difficulty of breathing, abhorring of meat, voiding black urine, and dung being costive; but contrary, if yellow choler causeth the Jaundice, indeed the whites of the eyes and face do betoken the cause: however there is a sluggishness in either, and their veins under the tongue are swelled. 1. If caused of a good Crisis, Curatio. Oleum. when the fever is ended, use a moist and extenuating diet; use frictions with oils of Cammomel, Dill, etc. 2. If through biting of a venomous beast, you must search the cure in some other Chapter following; the cure is much like that of the biting of a mad dog. 3. If through distemper or inflammation of the liver, look into the proper Chapters. 4. If through obstruction of the bladder, Venaesectio use blood-letting, and purging; If the liver be affected, open the Basiltea: If the spleen, cut the vein in the left arm; Clyster. make clysters with Endive, horehound, Agrimony, Maidenhair, Wormwood, seeds of Anise, fennel, parsley, sparage the roots of liqueris, Apium, and fennel, oils of Dill, Cassia, hiera picra, Electuarium è succo rosarum: Purgatio. purgations are best, providing you use clysters first, and broth, with some of the simples above said, Vinum. also wine that is thin, and not very old: The infusion of Rhubarb with Cassia, and syrup of roses is excellent: also this drink following take liqueris, Decoctio. and raisins, ana ℥. ij. prunes a quarter of a pound: French barley ℥. i. ss. cellindine, langdebene, sorrel, endive, succory, and Dandelyon, ana M. j boil them in a sufficient quantity of water, at the latter end of the boiling add Curcumaʒ. Curcuma. ij. or ʒ. iij. bruised: drink a quarter of a pint last at night, and first in the morning, if they have need of a strong purgation, Take Diaprunum ℥. ss. or ʒ. vi. in possit ale, or ℞. Potio purgans. Diaprunum, elect. è succo rosar. an. ʒ. ij. Syrup. rosar. rhubarb. ana ℥. ss. decoct. come. q. suff. f. potio. 5. If through disease of the spleen, turn to the Chapter of Melancholia, & obstructio hepatis, & lienis. The juice of horseradish with white-wine is good: you may pick many remedies out of the foregoing words in this Chapter: rosemary boiled in the former oils to bathe with, is good. Also Chalybs prepared ℥ i Infusio. dissolved in white-wine, pint. j and drunk a little at a time, is excellent. CHAP. LIII. CACHEXIA, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. is an evil disposition of body, being spread abroad with weariness, and all over, the flesh is lose, and waxeth soft. For the most part it is caused of a long sickness, Causa. also it followeth when some intraile is hardened; especially, the hardness of the liver, and spleen; also in a continual Dysenteria, and the disease called Caliacus morbus; or through letting of some accustomed excretion. The whole body is made whitish and weak, Signa. his legs being scarce able to bear him; in the beginning appetite remaineth, but afterward follows abhorring of meat: their breathing seldom and weak, the belly sending out unequal excrements; old men and children are chief taken with this disease, which soon perish through weakness of the vital faculty: If it continue long, it turneth into the dropsy. A thin and dry diet is best, wine that is white, Curatio. Victus ra. tio. thin and odoriferous is best: If nothing forbidden, draw away a little blood at several times, if it happen through retention of Hemroyds or Menstruis: But in them that abound with vicious humours, bleeding is hurtful, and purging is better; after purging use exercise, deambulations, frictions with linen, and oils: Exercitium. some commend waters springing from Alum, Saltpetre, and sulphur, a potion of wormwood is commended; also this powder following: Take nutmegs, mace, saffron, of either two pennyworth, Pulvis. powder them fine, and add a quarter of a pound of sugar, and three pennyworth of prepared steel: if it turn into the dropsy, turn to the next Chapter. Fernelius. This Electuary following is commended by Fernelius. ℞. Electuarium. Rasurae eboris & cornu cervi an. ℈. ij. cinamomi electi, margaritarum electarum, Pulveris electuarii Aromatici rosati majoris, & electuarii triasantali, an. ℈ i cum unciis. iv. sacchari albi, fiat electuarium. Velure ℞. Linimentum. Mucilaginis seminis faenugraeci, extractae in aqua endiviae ℥. j olei absynthii, rosarum, menthae & de capparibus an. ℥. ss. macis, caryophyllorum, Rosarum rubearum, pulverizatorum an. ℈ i cerae parum, fiat litus. Fernelius consil. 37. de cachexiae curatione. Velure ℞. Vnguentum. Rondeletius. Ol. de absynth. nard. an. ℥ two ol. cyton. ℥. j spicae utriusque an. ʒ.j. cyperi, sandali rub. & albi an. ʒ.ss. coralli rub. ustiʒ. i.ss. cerae q. s. fiat unguentum, ungantur hypochondria. Rond. lib. 3. cap. 38. CHAP. LIV. ANASARCA, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. is a dropsy causing all the body and flesh to be lose, and wet like a sponge, spitting when it is pressed: It is called also Lupophlegmatia. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉, etc. This kind of dropsy is caused through great coldness of the liver, Causa. or other parts that be cooled, which bringeth the liver into the same affect; as the coldness of the spleen, stomach, Bowels, Lungs, Reins, and Midriff: sometimes through unmeasurable voiding of Hemroyds, or Menstruis, or through their retention: for in all these the liver hath no unnatural swelling, and yet the dropsy follows only through refrigeration of the liver: sometimes it waxeth hard, as is seen in those that drink cold water, and so cool the liver on heaps, and so the dropsy follows before it be lifted up into a knotty swelling: sometimes it followeth the Gout; loathing of meat; evil state of body; Jaundice, Caeliacus morbus, and dysenteria. The whole body swelleth, Signa. and is like a dead body: and there is difficulty of breathing, heaviness, naughty colour, and thirst: women are less troubled with the dropsy than men; but children for the most part are taken with Anasarca; this is least dangerous. First, if age and strength will suffer, Curatio. and that there be retention of Hemroyds, or Menstruis, draw blood; Secondly, purge with Jalap, Jalapum. Cambogiae. Vinum absinth. or Rhubarb, or Gambogiae, gr. 12. with syrup of wormwood; also wormwood-wine and beer is good: purge often, and not too much at once. Elder roots sodden in wine are good; you shall find remedies enough in obstruction of the liver, you must provoke urine with broom-flowers, Vinum genistae. M. ij. in white-wine quar. 1. also eringa roots boiled in broth, are good. Take wormwood, flowers of broom, hyssop, tops of red nettles, ana M.j. chop them small, seeds of anise, fennel, carraway, ana ℥ i bruise them, mix them, and knead them into a loaf of wheat bread, lb. iv. bake it dry, then break it into small pieces, and put it into a ferkin of strong drink, when it is well wrought, let it stand a week, and then let the patiented drink of it often: or take a dry broom faggot, half a peck of bean hulls, three handfuls of dry wormwood, Lixivium diuret. and with dry ash burn them to ashes, make lie of it: you may make a small quantity, for it will not keep: for the liver, Pulvis. take powder of Diacurcuma ℈ i powder of Diatrion santalon, Diarrhodon Abbatis anaʒ. ss. nutmegs, spicknard, an. ℈. j.ss. Aromat. rosat. ℈ i Rhubarb. ʒ. ss. seeds of Endive, fennel ana ℈ two wormwood ℈ i sugar ℥ i commix them, you may add carraway-seed, cummin, aniseed, parseley, lovage, liqueris, etc. biscake-bread with good stood store of aniseeds: Also a poultis with beane-meale, Cataplasma. fenegreek, laurel-berries, wormwood, and origan; sodden in wine; lay it all over the body: If it swell, you may add melilote, sage, mints, savoury, rue, cammomel flowers, myrrh, castoreum, peniroyal, cardamume, sothernwood; bathe the swollen legs with bot oils; or if there be the gout with the dropsy, this poultis following is good: Cataplasma. Take leven lb. ss. Turpentine ℥ .iv. make them like a poultis or pulp with white-wine vinegar, spread it on a thick cloth, strew one ounce of Cantherides in powder, apply it one night to the swollen legs; smalledge broth is good, Victus ratio. Exercitium with parsely, rosemary, etc. A dry diet must be, and exercise is excellent: this drink is much commended. Take a pint of the ashes of bean hulls, put it into a quart of water, and a quart of white-wine, set it on the fire, Potius diuretica. and stir it all the while until it begin to boil, than set it by one hour or two, then pour it from the ashes through a cloth, and add twelve ounces of syrup of Dialthaea, brew it together, and drink a quarter of a pint at a time, last at night, and first in the morning, mid forenoon, and mid afternoon. If bound, administer a clyster twice or thrice a week: candid Eringa roots are very good to eat at meals. Hercul. Saxon. Elaterium. Hercules Saxonia in lib. 3. cap. 32. saith, Fortissimum medicamentum est succus cucumaris agrestis, qui dicitur Elaterium, si dentur ejus gr. iij. extracti per punctionem; si enim per expressionem extrahatur, dantur ejus grana octo, vel decem. And he did usually make pills therewith, after this manner. ℞. Pilularnm alephang. ℈ i elaterii. grana iij. Pilulae cum elaterio. Hercul. Saxon. vel iv. misce f. pilulae. In this disease the liver must be strengthened, for which purpose ℞. Radic. Apii. ℥. i.ss. radic. Asari ℥. ss. Epithema. Platerus. absinthii M.j. florum Bugloss. Borrag. Sambuci ana. p. j seminum cuscuteʒ. ij. endiviaes, ascetosae anaʒ. j santal. omnium anaʒ. i.ss. Spicaenar. vel casiae lign. sqaenanthi anaʒ. ss. decoquantur in vino & aqua: pro fotu regionis hepatis. Plater. Tract. 3. cap. 3. pag. 293. Rhasis in 7. contin. Rhafis. notat in cura hyposarcae singulariter rhabarbarum: nam est medicina solennis, curans eam à quacunque causa provenientem. CHAP. LV. ASCITES: 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. this kind of dropsy swells the whole body, except the upper parts thereof, which are not puffed; and if you strike it, there is heard a sound like as a bottle, that is not full of water, being shugged: The upper parts dry away. It is caused through much waterish humours, Causa. heaped up between the skin or film, called Seritoneum, and the bowels: also weakness of the liver, etc. For the sign, Signa. the body doth not pit when pressed: the pulse is feeble, swift and small; shortness of breath, heaviness, thirst, etc. as in the former Chapter their legs swell. Let his diet be easy of digestion, Curatio. Victus Ratio. Soldanella. as birds of mountains, chickens, partridge, blackbirds, etc. first purge: also coleworts of the sea called soldana, and soldanella, taken in drink excelleth all the rest: you may give it in wine, or whey stamped, it bringeth forth hydropic water: this clyster following is good, Clyster. flowers of laurel ʒ. ij. root of polypody, Agarick, ana ʒ. i.ss. Dodder, or cucutha, ʒ. iij. seethe them in wine or water, until the third part be consumed, strain it lb. j and add Benedict. lax ℥. ss. Elect. nidumʒ. ij. ss. mel rosarum. ℥ i oils of Rew, cammomel, and Ireos, ana ℥. j salt gem ʒ. i.ss. fiat clyster: you may add Aniseed, caraway-seeds, and rue: For poultises, provokers of urine, and the like, I have spoken of in the former Chapter: This kind of dropsy is more dangerous than the former; moderate sweeting is good in all dropsies; Haustus. Take the green rind of helder, Carduus benedictus, and Rosemary, boil them in possit ale, strain it: and add treacle or mithridate, ʒ. j. or ʒ. i. ss. ℞. corticis rad. cucumeris agrestis ℈ i infriatum insperge mulsae, sine molestia pituitam ducit, Aetius. Actuarius. nec stomachum laedit. Ex Aëtio & Actuario. Also this water following is good for a strong body, if he abound with phlegm. ℞. Florum Persicorum, scammonii, Rubeus. Aqua purgans. Turpeti ana part. aequales. Distillentur in balneo Mariae, & servetur in vase vitreo ad usum. Mod●ce admodum solvit. Dentur species diacurcumae, vel dialaccae, si non adest febris. CHAP. LVI. TYMPANITES, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. Causa. is also properly called Hydrops, as well as Anasarca: It is caused of wind and water, swelling the belly, so that it is stretched out. The sign is, Signa. the belly is puffed up higher than that of Ascites, the navel is thrust forth, if one clap upon it, it gives a noise or sound, and all the other parts of the body wax lean: this kind is most dangerous. There diet is like the other, Curatio. Exercitium. but more especially windy things are to be avoided: exercise is good, and thirst doth secure the patiented. First purge as aforesaid: also clysters, Clyster. as in Ascites, only you may add in the boiling, roots of Apium, fennel, parsely, rue, melilote, in the streining Hierapicra, Electuarium è baccis lauri, and oil of Dill: you must provoke urine, and dissolve windines, of this look into the Chapter of the colic, it will help much: for poultises look into Anasarca, Emplastrum. Emplastrum è baccis lauri, is good; also these lozenges, powder of Dianisum, Lozenge. and Diacuminum, ana ℈ i powder of the Antidote of laurel berries ʒ. j. powder of Diagalanga, ʒ. ss. seeds of Anise, caraways, Dancus, and fennel, ana ℈. ss. rue, seeds of Apium, and lovage, ana ℈ i sugar ℥ uj with the distilled waters of fennel and Apium, make lozenges. If they complain of pain in their body, apply this emplaster. ℞. Emplastrum. Mesue. Thuris masticis, myrrhae ana ℥ i Baccarum lauri ℥ two Cyperi, costiana ℥. ss. mellis despumati quantum sufficit. Fiat emplastrum. Mesue. de ung. & emp. pag. 153. These pills following are very good. ℞. Pilulae. Sennertus. Mass pilul. de hiera cum agarico turbith. electi. rhabarb. an. ℈ two fol. soldanellaeʒ. ss. rad. asari ℈ i trochisc. alhandal. elaterii, nucis moscat. galangae, cinnamon. piperis, cubebar. an. ℈. ss. Pulveri sanda pulverisentur & excipiantur omnia succo iridis, & fiat massa, cujus dosis scrup. ij. vel. Drach. j cum oximel. scillit. ff. Pilulae mediocres. Sennertus Tom. 2. lib. 3. cap. 4. pag. 1070. ℞. Clyster. Fol. rutae, flor. chamaem. sambuci, summit. anethi, an. M..j. sem. anisi, faenic. cumin. carui, an. ℥. ss. coqu. in aqua simple. Colaturae ♄ lb.j. vini maluatici ℥ three bened. lax. ℥ i bac. lauri ℥. ss. ol rutacei, laurini an. ℥ i fiat clyst. CHAP. LVII. MIGTUS SANGVINIS, is a disease of the reins, through the which thin wheyish blood is pissed. It is caused through weakness of the reins, Causa. being not able to divide the urine, or through amplitude of the reins, breaking of a vein in the reins, caused through lifting or leaping: sometimes sharp humours gnaw the reins, flowing from above; also stones in the reins may be the cause. If this disease be caused through weakness, Signa. the blood is wheyish; If through amplitude and largeness of the veins, they feel no pain: If through breaking of a vein, than the blood cometh forth abundantly: If through gnawing humours, the blood is sent forth by little and little, with pain vexing the reins: If through a stone, look into its proper Chapter. If through weakness of the reins, Curatio. rest profiteth, black wine, and restrictive meats, Se sputum sanguinis; abstain from carnal copulation, Venus. and diuritick things, hartshorn with wine, or juice of marigolds is good: Decoctio. and Lapis Hematitis: also the decoction of knotgrass, Syr. de rosis succis, myrtils, sheep's milk, ℥ .iv. mixed with a dram of Bolearmoniack, is only praised; Bolusarus. and loafe-sugar with it is not amiss: look into the Chapter of Dysenteria: also myrtill berries, pomegranet rinds, and Balaustia, give meats of good juice; sometimes blood is curdled in the bladder, then cleanse, but first dissolve, and then use astringent things, Venae sectio as aforesaid: If through breaking of a vein, or gnawing of sharp humours, open a vein in the same side: draw blood by little & little: If there be inflammation, give cooling things inwardly and outwardly, and avoid sharp and salted things; If an exulceration be left, look into the same Chapter. If it be caused by certain circuits, the cure is the same. Aq. sperm. ranarum. Aq. sperm. ranarum is most excellent, especially if there be inflammation, or exulceration. CHAP. LVIII. INFLAMMATIO RENUM, is an inflammation of the reins, Causa. caused through corrupt humours and medicines, which engendereth inflammation of the reins, and especially continual and vehement ridings; also stripes may be the cause. There is a beating pain behind about the joint of the back, Signa. a little above the bastard ribs: the pain stretching inwards towards the liver; the right side reine most commonly is vexed, and also the bladder; privy members, loins, hips, share, and thighs: weakness of limbs: their extreme parts are cold, as the calves of the legs, and feet: there is difficulty of making urine: in the beginning it's thin and watery, but afterwards more rubicund, gross, and filthy; a vehement fever, a disposition to vomit, gnawing of the stomach, and vomiting of choler; this is when it comes to a Nephritick passion: some are vexed with sweats and faintings, costiveness of body, puffings up with wind, and abhorring of meat. First, his diet must be of a cooling quality, Curatio. Victus ratio. Phlebotomia. and thin; Secondly, bleed the Basilica vein on the same side, and after the Saphena: beware of hot diuretics, and acrid medicines; as scammony: use outwardly oil of roses, and quinces: cooling clysters with Cassia is very good, Olcum. or Cassia inwardly with syrup of violets: also to drink Aq. sperm. ranarum, is excellent; Aq. sperm. ranarum. fasting is hurtful; use diuretics (when the Absessus is broken) as parsley, and fennel: in clysters, put in oils of roses, violets, and cammomel: If you want more, look into the Chapters of other inflammations; and the Chapter of ulcers in the reins; for the which honey and milk is good. This clyster following is proper in the inflammation of the kidneys. ℞. Rad. althaeae ℥ i fol. malvae, violar. Clyster. lactucae ana M.j. prun. dulc. paria iv. hoard. mundat. & flor. violar. ana P. j fiat decoctio ad ℥ eight vel x. In colat, dissolve cassiae, vel diapruni simplicis ℥ i ol. violac. ℥ .4. Riverius. vitellos ovorum num. ij. Fiat clyster. Riverius. lib. 8. cap. 3. CHAP. LIX. CALCVLVs RENUM, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. Causa. happeneth oftener to men then to children. The cause is continual crudity and rawness of the stomach, whereby much gross and earthly humours are heaped up together, which being parched with a burning fiery heat about the reins, hardeneth into a stone: The stones do sometimes differ in greatness, and figure; colour and sharpness; they are black, whitish, and pale. They feel grievous pain in the reins, Signa. even as it were a bodkin thrust through, and yet no swelling without; he have much ado to turn his back bone: the leg against the diseased rain is astonished, with abhorring of meat and vomiting: the urine is sometime pissed forth little in quantity and watery: afterward followeth perfect suppression of urine: the womb avoyddeth nothing, yet maketh many proffers to go to the stool; sometimes blood is avoided through the violence of the stones, especially if they be sharp: the urine hath gravelly residence, when the stone is removed: If the stones be light and round, they are easily sent forth, but very hard if they be long and sharp. For the cure, Curatio. if thou wouldst first prevent it in any person, prohibit fullness of diet, and all such things as engender gross and obstructive juice, unleasened and light bread, gross and new ale, and beer, with new and unsettled wines, and their exercises must be mean; also let them avoid cheese and milk, and plenty of flesh: all things that do heat and inflame the liver and kidneys are to be avoided; let him not stand with his back against the fire, salads are good, Victus ratio. and let his meat be such as yield nourishment; as veal, pullets, chickens, partridges, doves, larks, and hedge-sparrowes, which is said to be best: Cassia. Cassia is much commended to be given in a good quantity with syrup of violets. Althaeae, maidenhair, or lemons; the broth of Althaeae is very good, with the roots of parsely, fennel, cicers, and the root and seed of saxifrage, with a little new butter: ℞. Bolus. Terebinth. venet ℥ i aut ℥. i.ss. let it be washed in saxifrage water, take it in wafers, also some of the aforesaid syrrups taken in Aq. sperm. ranarum, cannot but be excellent, wine of Alkekengie, Vinum. and also the milk of an ass is much commended by Aetius: also syrup of marrich mallows, Aetius. Potius diuret. taken in parietary, saxifrage, or onion water is good. Secondly, if the stone be engendered, if there be a plethoric body, and strong, some will advise the vein in the ham of that leg that is astonished to be cut, and also purging, Phlebotomia. if nothing forbidden it, otherwise take this clyster following. ℞. Malvae, Althaeae, merculialis, capil. ven. Clyster. parietariae, ana M.j. nastur. M.i. ss. Sem. Apii, feniculi, anaʒ. iij. Boil them in a sufficient quantity of water, strain it, and add ℥ i of Cassia: Hierapicra, ℥. ss. oils of dill, and cammomel, ana ℥ i Salicom. ʒ.ij. f. Enema: anoint the region of the reins, and loins, with oils of dill, sweet Almonds, cammomel, and Althaea: Cataplas. A cataplasm made with wheat meal, linseed, fenegreek, lupins, cammomel, fennel roots, beaten well, and leaves of Althaea: If the stone stick fast, or rest quietly in the kidneys, beware of diuretics: you must first loosen the reins with foments, and cataplasms, as aforesaid, and if the stone shall happen to fall into the bladder, or yard, and so stop the urine; then make use of a silver Cathetur, and diuretics; the blood of the goat in saxifrage water is good: Elect. Dulcis. the ancients use Justinum, or Elect. Dulcis: In the fit you may use clysters, baths, unction, Cassia, turpentine, to disturb the stone, use the clyster abovesaid, to which may be added in the boiling cammomel; roots of parietary, and aniseed, in the streining honey of of violets ℥ i venus' turpentine ℥. ss. oils of scorpions, ʒ. ij. aut ℥. ss. give syrup Dialthaea, Syr. alth. to make the passages slippery in some diuretic water: but this is to be noted, that if the stone be old or hard, it is in vain to use diuretics, but if it be sand, and small stones, then use those things aforesaid: If you want more, look into the Chapter of obstructions, and the three kinds of dropsies; and also into the Chapter of inflammation of the reins. Hercul. saxonia lib. 3. cap. 41. p. 346. Hercules Saxonia did frequently use Turpentine, and indeed it is of great force, not only to cleanse the reins and bladder from slime and gravel, but also to break the stone. ℞. Bolus. Riverius. Terebinthinae in aqua saxifragiae, vel parietariae decies lotae ℥. ss. cum saceharo fiat bolus. Vel. ℞. Aliud. Riverius. Cassiae recentur extractaeʒ. vj. terebinthinae ℥. ss. pulv. liquirit. ʒ.ij. misce fiat bolus. Velure ℞: Aliud. Terebinthinae ℥. ss. Pulu. lithontrypticiʒ. ij. Misce. fiat bolus. Riverius. lib. 8. cap. 1. pag. 235. If the inflammation and pain be great, apply this cataplasm. ℞. Cataplas. Fontan. Mucilaginis seminis lini, faenugraeci an. ℥ uj pinguedinis gallinae ℥ .iv. farinae hordei q. s.fiat cataplasma. Fontan. lib. 3. cap. 31. pga. 413. Vel ℞. Vnguenti populeon. ℥. j dialth. ℥. ss. misce. Vnguentum. Mar quardus. Or if that will not be sufficient, you may add one dram and a half of Opium. CHAP. LX. DIABETES, is a disease about the reins, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 causing much thirst, and what is drunk, is pissed out again, even as it is taken. It is engendered of weakness of the retentive virtue of the reins, Causa. but the attractive virtue is so strong, that it sucketh the whole body through immoderate heat, causing a stubborn thirst. For the sign, they drink continually, Signa. because the drink they take passeth swiftly out again: their bowels seem to burn, the loins swell up, and the stones and haunches; also gnawing in the bowels, a wrinkled stomach, the body is lean with consuming. If there be fullness of blood, bleed in the arm, Curatio. Venaesectio Victus ratio. if nothing forbidden it. Let his potherbs be endive, lettuce, and purslain, pomegranates, also are good: wine that is red and thick, being well allayed with water is good: Rob. de ribis, or barberries, and juice of knot-grass, syrup of myrtles, and juice of pomegranates, are good: and sweeting is very excellent: This opiate following is very good. Opiata. ℞. Conservae ros. Antiquae ℥. iv. Boli armeni, coralli praepar. & cornu cervi usti ana ℈ i cum miva cydonior. fiat opiate. Look into the chapter of the flux Dysenteria, and there you shall be furnished with simples, and compounds of the same temperature and virtue, as are those aforesaid. This electuary following is very much commended. ℞. Electuarium. Weckerus. Carnis citoniorum, conservae consol. majoris ana ℥ i mucilaginis gummi tragacanthi & sem. citoniorum, extractae cum aqua rosan. ℥. ss. Amyliʒ. iij. Boli armeni, sanguinis draconis, an. ʒ.j. misce, & cum syrrupo de papavere & myrthino fiat electuarium: de quo capiat bis in die, & semul noctu. Velure ℞. Emplastrum. Weckerus. succi plantaginis, succi virgae pastoris an. ℥ two Pulveris myrthiʒ. iij. Pastillorum de spodioʒ. ij. misce. Wecker. lib. 2. part. 2. pag. 563. Ex diabete forti & vehementi sequitur hectica, ergo cito est curanda. CHAP. LXI. VLCERIS RENUM, To an inflammation suppurated, there doth succeed a great and hollow ulcer, which is seldom or never cured; for the continual passage of urine hinders the consolidation of the ulcer, the cure consists in exsiccation and drying. It is caused through breaking of the vein in the reins, Causa. through sharp and gnawing humours carried into the reins. There is pain in the loins, Signa. with heaviness; and matter is commixed with the urine, with lttle pieces of flesh, or hairs, swimming in it; Hypocrates saith, lib. 4. Aphor. 75. Hypocrates. Si sanguis & pus cum urina reddatur, exulceratae vesicae aut renum significationem praebet: also ubi dolour, ibi morbus, For the cure, barley water is good, Curatio. Phlebotomia. clysters with Cassia; open a vein if nothing forbidden it. Ass' milk is good to scour the ulcer, goat's milk to replenish; and incarnate the ulcer: also an emulction made with sweet Almonds, Emulsic. and the four greater cold seeds with barley water; this emplaster following is good. ℞. Pul. rosar. rub. boli. armen. Emplastrum. sanguinis draconis. an. ʒ.ij. mastichis, & carnis cidoniori an. ℥ i With oil of myrtils make an emplaster; Ewes milk is good to consolidate the ulcer, let him eschew crudities, much thirst, abstinence, hunger, labour, wrath, solitariness, exercise, Vicius ratio. watching, and immoderate riding: let his diet be tender and easy of digestion: for potherbs, mallows, endive, sorrel, purselain, and lettuce; almond milk is good with honey; also goats whey, and pull. contra gonorr. is good: If you want more, look into the former Chapter: and also into the Chapter of ulcers of the bladder. Ex sententia Rhasis nihil melius est in ulceribus renum & vesicae & aliorum locorum urinallium, Rhasis. quam aqua lactis, quia mundificat, lavat, & abstergit, choleram ad intestina derivando. CHAP. LXII. CALCULUS VESICAE, stones in the bladder, engender oftener in children, than in elder folk. It is caused through gross and thick urine, Causa. that is carried into the bladder, and settleth there, and through the heat that is in children, breedeth into a stone. The sign is, Signa. often itching with handling their members, which are swollen; and making water continually, being vexed with a strangury, their urine is cruid and waterish, with white sand: to be certain, the chirurgeon may use the Catheter, yet many have been deceived, because the stone is sometimes wrapped in a coat of clammy phlegm, so that it yields no sound. The cure is much alike to the stone in the reins, Curatio. only if possible use stronger diuretics: excellent authors affirm, Sectio. the safest way is to cure it by section, and not to strive so long with saxifrage, because it wasteth the spirits; so in the end they are not able to endure to cure: To inject oil of scorpions is much commended, Ol. Scorpienum. and to anoint the perinaeum with it: also the powder of the stone that is found in the gall of an ox, the stones of sponges in powder, and goats blood being warm, Pulu. sem. gemistae. and injected with a syringe; also broom-seed in powder, and drunk in white-wine: also this ℞. following is much commended, Infusio. Take parietary of the wall, and parsley, of either a handful; a good great red onion; bruise them grossly, than put them into a quart or three pints of white-wine, let them stand all night, in the morning strain them, and add ℥. 4. of syrup of marsh mallows: you may infuse Juniper berries with it: Bacc. Juniperi. in this drink will be fit to take any diuretic powder: Raphanus Rusticanus. also horseradish roots are much commended. Lapis vesicae si confirmatus jam sit, & ad aliquam magnitudinem jam pervenit, vix alia ratione curari potest, quàm sectione. Hartmannus de vesic. affec. pag. 263. Hartmannus. Lapis in vesic a indiget fortiori medicamento, quàm renalis, quia longior via. CHAP. LXIII. IN FLAMMA VESICAE, Hypocrates according to Hypocrates, it is for the most part deadly: he saith, Si vesica sit dura, & dolore vexetur, Funestum eoque magis si accedat Febris continua. They are vexed with a sharp fever, Signa. they watch, rave, and speak they wots not what; they vomit pure choler, and they cannot make water, the share is hard with vehement pain, and have a desire to the stool: as in Tenasmus the order is thin, and sometimes the womb is costive. For the cure, bleeding first in the arm, Curatio. Phlebotomiaes Clyster. and afterward in the foot is much commended; but first a cooling clyster to ease pain: nourish the bladder with oil, wherein is sodden dill, linseed, rue, or fenegreek, or Althaea; and remember the bladder is full of sinews, and therefore cold things are hurtful: I conceive that Aq. Mixtura. sperm. run. with syrup dialtheae given warm, must needs be proper: If there be necessity, use a syringe to draw out the urine, but beware of strong diuretics, wine, sharp things, and spices: Victus ratio. and let their diet be thin, and of a cooling quality. In inflammatione vesicae valent cadem, quae in inflammatione renum. Hartmannus. CHAP. LXIV. VLCERIS VESICAE, Causa. It is caused either through some boil or botch, or swelling, which hath been before, or through some rapture, or gnawing of a flux. There followeth sharp pain of the bladder, Signa. casting out matter: when the ulcer is foul and filthy, the matter is more slimy and dreggy: sometimes thin skins like leaves and wool are sent out. If the ulcer spread abroad and feed deep, the urine is bloody, mattery, and stinking; also there is difficulty of making water, and rising up of the yard: if there be pain about the pubes, it showeth the ulcer to be in the bladder. If pain be in the perinaeum, than the ulcer is in the neck of the bladder; If in the yard, in the uriter: note that ulcers of the bladder be incurable, or at least very hard to cure, as well because the bladder is sine weigh; as also because the urine which is of nature sharp, doth continually touch the ulcers, and so gnaweth them, that it will not suffer them to conglutinate. For the cure, Curatio. if he have a fever, which for the most part is annexed with it; labour to quench it: milk is much commended, Lac. Clyster. either drunk or injected: make a clyster with mallows, fenegreek, linseed, cucumber-seed, etc. when you administer it, let the Patient lie grovelling upon his knees: Pilulae. give milk and honey to scour and cleanse the ulcers: pills of Alkakengie with opium, are commended to ease pain: If you would stop the ulcer from spreading, use lotions made with bolearmenie, and barley water: Mel. rosa. Mel rosarum injected with milk is a good cleanser: also Syrup. rosarum ciccarum in barley water, to inject is good: what is wanting else, you shall find remedies enough in the Chapter of Ulceris renum. Yet you may (according to Fontanus directions) use this injection following, every fourth day. ℞. Mucilaginis, seminis altheae, Injectio. Fontanus. citoniorum psillii. an. ℥ i aquae albuminis ovi conquassati ℥. i.ss. lactis muliebris ℥ two cerusae ℥ three gummi Arabiciʒ. ij. misce exactè in mortario plumbeo, & cum syphone injiciantur quart. in die. Lastly, inject Bolus armen. vel sanguis draconis cum aqua plantaginis in sufficienti quantitate. CHAP. LXV. ISCHURIA in Greek, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. Suppressio urinae in Latin; it is a disease in which the urine of the Patient is stopped. It is caused sometimes through weakness of the bladder, Causa. not being able to thrust out that which is contained in it; it is also caused of gross humours, or of a stone congealed: sometimes of inflammation, or of hardness: sometimes by a piece of flesh, or hard knob engendered in the passage of urine: also of clodded blood: also it is caused of matter sent down to the reins or liver, or from some other part: also through overlong holding of the urine: also through the obtuse sense of the bladder. If stopping of the urine be caused through weakness of the bladder, Signa. it may be known by their diet, and course of life: If of the stone, you may know that by the signs in the Chapter of the stone. If through inflammation or swelling, it is known by pain, fever, and sight; if through a piece of flesh or knob, is may be known by putting in an instrument; and also if the knob or boil be broken, there cometh out blood, or fragments of flesh: if clotted blood be the cause, there went before pissing of blood. 1. Curatio. For the cure, if it be caused through imbecility of the bladder, use heating things; as pasneps, Apium. fennel, Apium, sparage, smallage, etc. after diuretics, the palsy drink were good. 2. If through gross humours, then use those things that cut and divide, Decoctio. as oximel, decoction of hyssop, peniroyal, origan, thime, and inject oil of lilies, etc. 3. If through clodded blood, horseradish roots infused in white-wine is good: Raphanus Rustica. in drink motherwort, stichas, wormwood, sothernwood, etc. 4. If through inflammation, look into its proper Chapter. 5. If through a piece of flesh, give such things as spread abroad the pipe and conduit of urine, Syphon. as in the Chapter of the stone in the reins: also the using of a syringe is good. 6. If through a dull sense of the bladder, it must be cured, even as the weakness thereof is cured, only beware of strong diuretics. 7. If through holding their urine too long, stand so as the neck of the bladder may lean downward, and lay both your hands about the share, & press it, thrusting out the urine by little & little; and thus he may do, in the dull sense of the bladder, which some I think do but suppose may be the cause of Ischuria; some commend clysters of parietary, cammomel, Nasturtium, Clyster. majoram, peniroyal, Origanum: plenty of remedies you may find in the Chapter of the dropsy and stone. Crato. Crato commendeth these pills following. ℞. Terebinthinae coctae ℥. j Pilulae ex Terebinth. Rhabarbari electissimiʒ. iij. Succini albi, succi Glycyrrhizae anaʒ. ss. Cinnamomi electiʒ. j. misce, & fiat massa, de qua formentur pilulae mediocres. Vel R. Olei Terebinthinae arte chimica extractiʒ. j. Julepus. Fontan. syrrupi violati ℥ i aquae raphani aut ononidis q. s. fiat julep, capiatur. Petrus Salius capite 14. scribit in extrema necessitate dentur gr. 11. cantharidarum integrarum cum semen. ameos ℈ i quod est cantharidarum antidotum, ut probari, verùm ut dulcis fiat remedium adde zacchari candi pulverizati ʒ. ss. Fontanus lib. 3. cap. 36. pag. 437. CHAP. LXVI. DYSURIA: 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. Causa. urinae difficultas, is a disease wherein the urine is hardly pissed: It is caused through weakness, and coldness of the bladder, sometimes through gross humours. Weakness and coldness is known by the patient's words; Signa. and the thinness and whiteness of the urine. For the cure, Curatio. Diacur. cuma. Oleum. Hercul. Saxon. Diacurcuma is commended: and to noursh the share with oils of Rew, Dill, Lilies, and Castoreum: there is plenty of remedies in the other foregoing Chapter, and thither I refer you. Hercules Saxonia saith, that Curatio dy suriae, quando provenit ex humoribus permistis cum urina, habet omnes has intentiones, ut evacuentur, revellantur, deriventur, contemperentur, & parts à quibus gener antur, corrigantur. Si à frigore infirmitas, Hollerius. calorificis utendum est, unctione perinaei & pectivis, fomentis, balneis, cly steribus, potionibus, aliisque remediis. Vbi verò urina acrior est, Phlebotomia. Potiopurgans. siquidem corpus bene carnosum est, si inflammationis suspitio, vena basilica secanda est. Purgandum cum ʒ.x. Cassiae dissolutae in sero caprino, vel liquore convenienti. Hollerius lib. 1. cap. 47. CHAP. LXVII. STRANGURIA: Stillicidium urinae; 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. is a disease, whereas the urine distilleth down by drops, or by little and little, and causeth a continual provoking to piss. It is caused through the sharpness of urine, Causa. or by exulceration of the bladder, inflammation, or an imposthume of the liver or reins; which being broken, and sending the filth to the bladder, through the shar pness it causeth continual desire to piss: In old men sometimes sharp humours is the cause. Sharpness is known when the urine is choleric, and gnawing about the bladder: Signa. An exulceration of the bladder, an impostumation of the liver, and reins, are known by the signs mentioned in their proper Chapters. For the cure, Curatio. in aged persons some commend exceeding much, (as Galen. lib. 5.) Galenus. Terebinthina. Cassin. Phlebotomia. Clyster. Turpentine washed in plantine water: If there be sharp humours, with inflammation, and a young body, bleed and purge with Cassia in whey: but beware of hot things; and many diuretics: Clysters are good of Mallows, purslain, violets, cucumber seed, beware of salt things, and sharp things: Lac. also hot milk indeed is the best thing to assuage pain: to the former clyster add Althaea, water-lillies, in the boiling: and Cassia fistula, sugar, oil of violets and roses in the streining. Lastly, Aq. sperm. ranarum. Aqua spermat. ranarum, is most excellent. Yet these emulsions following are much commended by Gorraeus in his Treatise de formul. Gorraeus. remed. pag. 158. ℞. Emulsio. Quatuor seminum frigidorum majorum recentium & mundatorum anaʒ. iij. vel ℥. ss. amygdalarum dulcium excorticatarum in aqua frigida ℥ i terantur omnia in mortario lapideo, cum aqua fontis prius cocta, & fiat colatura ad lb.j. quae in vase vitreo servetur. Velure ℞. Emulsio. Gorraeus. Seminis papaveris albi, quatuor seminum frigidorum majorum, aut amygdalarum dulcium ana ℥. ss. terantur in mortario cum aqua decoctionis liquiritiae quantum sufficit: in colatura dissolve syrrupi violati, capilli vener is, myrtillorum ana ℥ i fiat mulsio pro duabus vicibus, & capiat manè horis quatuor ante prandiolum. CHAP. LXVIII. VRINAE INCONTINENTIA, is an involuntary pissing, by reason of the palsy of the bladder. 1. Causae. The muscle Sphincter being resolved through coldness and moisture, or the nerves that spring from os sacrum, being ill affected; the urine goeth away against the will of the patiented. Galenus. Galen defineth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉, The way of the humours in the veins. 2. Besides imagination, which doth chief work in us when we are asleep; there happeneth also a laxness of the round muscle, caused by the abundance of urine; and the sharpness thereof do provoke urine, as that some persons piss their bed. For the first, Curatio. a purgation of the infusion of scene and Agarick. 1. A bag of primula veris, Ina arthretica, Sacculus. Salvia, majorana ex floribus Anthos, Stacados, and cammomel; which may be applied to the pubes, perinaeum, and also to the loins: also anoint those places with oils de castoreo, costi, Oleum. cinnamomi, vulpis; remember to make that strengthening decoction set down in paralysis, Decoctio. but make it with wine: you may inject the oils and waters of sage, primroses, rue, Injectio. and Stecadoes; promise no short cure, for it ever proves long and difficult. 2. For the latter, some use Pil. de quinque gener. Pilulae. myrobolanorum: or you may infuse two drams of rhubarb in the decoction aforesaid: or a clyster, wherein dissolve Oleum nervale; Pulvis. some commend Vesica capre, suis, Tauri, being dried in an oven, and powdered; and ʒ. j or two given in wine, or the decoction aforesaid: Aetius. Aetius commends the lungs of a goat to be roasted, and eaten fasting a mornings: the testicle of a hare boiled in wine, the wine to be drunk, and the stones eaten: It is a common thing, and confirmed by Galen, to give Farcimen ex muribus. Galenus. FINIS. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. CHAP. I. LIB. II. EPHEMERA in Greek, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. Diaria febris in Latin, in English one day fever; The Patient having but one fit, and so for the most part finished in one day of his own nature: It is the spirit or breath that is inflamed. Galenus. Galen calleth it, A simple fever. A fever properly is an unnatural heat, Definitio febris. which taking his beginning at the heart, is spread by the arteries and veins into the whole body, and doth let and hurt the operation of it. Now of simple fevers some reckon three kinds; an unnatural heat engendered in the spirits of breath causeth Ephemera, or Diaria (as aforesaid) whereof be two kinds, that is, Ephemera, Simpliciter or Diaria: Secondly, Diaria plurium dierum, otherwise called Synochus non putrida, enduring three or four days: unnatural heat engendered in the humours, causeth Putrida febris, a rotten fever; they do not in two places, within the vessels, and that two ways; for either all the humours do putrify and rot equally, and cause a fever called Synochus putrida: or one only humour putrefieth, and so causeth a continual fever. If there be putrefaction of choler, it causeth a continual Tertian, or a burning fever: If of phlegm, it causeth a continual Quotidian. If of melancholy, it causeth a continual Quartan. If they rot without the vessels, than they cause an intermitting fever: for if there be putrefaction of choler, it causeth an intermitting Tertian; If of phlegm that is sweet, an intermitting quotidian, exquisite and pure. If of phlegm that is glasen, it causeth Epialos: Epialos. If of melancholy, an intermitting fever Quartan. The cause of Ephemera is, Causa. when as the breath is inflamed, and heat above nature without any putrefaction or rottenness: also through watch, crudities, lack of digestion, sadness, fear, vehement care of mind, kernels in the throat, and such like; which heat and inflame the spirits, and the whole body. 1. The signs are six: first, Signa. the pulse are greater, swifter, and oftener. 2. Secondly, their urine is like a hail bodies urine. 3. Thirdly, their heat is gentle and easy. 4. Fourthly, the fever endeth on a sudden. 5. Fifthly, there wants evil symptoms, as pain of the head, stomach, etc. 6. Sixthly, they are always engendered of an outward cause. 1. If watching be the cause, there is heaviness of the eyes, swartness of the face. 2. If of anger, there is redness of the face and eyes, with a swift pulse. 3. If care and sorrow be the cause, there is a naughty colour, heaviness of the body, hollowness of the eyes, swartness of the face. 4. If of Sun-burning, the head is hot, and their veins sometimes puffed up. 5. If through cold, there follows distillations and Rheums. 6. If of weariness, the skin is drier. 7. If through drunkenness and hunger, it is known by the telling of the sick. 8. If through swelling about the throat, their pulse is great, swift, and often with a red and swelled face. If there be inflammation, Curatio. Victus ratio. Vinum. and want of rest, let his diet be cold and moist: white-wine that is thin is much commended in all diary fevers, except there be headache: Galenus. It helps digestion, provokes urine, and procureth sweat; Galen commendeth baths and gentle sweatings: oils of Ireos, Oleum. and Nardinum to anoint outwardly is good: juice of ptisan and lettuce in broth: If there be crudity in the stomach, wash the belly with clysters, bathing it with oil of wormwood, Oleum absynthii. and procure rest, which digesteth crudity marvellously. And if nothing forbidden, administer this clyster. ℞. Clyster. Carolus Amatus. Decoctirutae, sem. lini, radicum althaeae, fl. Chamo. lb. ij. ss. olei rutacei ℥ two olei viol. ℥ i Agariciʒ. ij. misce pro enemate. This is good for a strong body, and one that abounds with phlegm and wind; If the inflammation be great, make your clyster of a more cooling quality, with Ol. Violar. CHAP. II. DIARIA PLURIUM dierum (called Synochus non putrida) because it continueth until the third day. It is caused of thicking of the pores of the skin through cold or restrictive medicines, etc. Causa. The skin is harder. Signa. The longer you touch them, the hotter they are, or seem: their body falls not. The pulse is equal, great, swift, frequent, and vehement. Phlebotomy is much commended, Curatio. Venae sectio ptisan is good, but especially oximel; also pure mulsa scoureth much, which is when a little water is mixed with honey: this clyster following is good. ℞. Malvae, violarum, ana M. j.fol. lactucae M. Clyster. ss. pruna numero 10. coquantur in. s. q. aquae ad tertias cujus colaturae accipiatur lib. 1. in qua dissolve cassiae re extractae, sacchar. rub. ana ℥ i olei viol. ʒ.iij. salis. ʒ.j. omnibus commistis fiat enema. Also bathing is good: Apozema. and an Apozem made with the cooling decoction and syrup of Roses. Lastly, this julep following is to be given him to cool, quench, and comfort; three or four spoonfuls at a time often. ℞. Aqua cichorii; flor. sambuci, Julepu●. fumariae ana ℥ two syrup. acetoes. citri unc. ij. ss. misce. Or if you please you may put in three ounces of the syrup, Velure ℞. Conservae rosar, acetosae, violarum ana unc. j lactucae Ital. Electuarium. conduit. unc. ss. spec. diamarg. frig. drach. ss. cum syr. acetosit. cit. Fiat Electuarium. Senn●rtus. Velure ℞. 4. Sem. frigid. majorum recent. & mundat. anaʒ. ij. Chalmeteus. Emulsio. seminis lactucae & papaveris albi an. ʒ.j. amygd. dulc. expurgatorum, & macerat. in aq. ros. ℥ two tunduntur omnia pastillo ligneo in mortario marmoreo, affusas sensim lb.j. aquae decocti hordei fiat emulsio, quae dulcorabitur syr. violati ℥. 4. Chalmet. de feb. curand. p. 399. CHAP. III. SYNOCHUS PUTRIDA, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. Causa. aut continens febris, a constant fever: It proceedeth chief from blood; yet all the humours do putrefy and rot equally together within all the vessels, by reason of a feverons heat kept within the body. The signs are an unseparable redness in the face: Signa. an inflation of the veins, arteries, and temples: with lassitude and wearisomeness of the body with a sleepy disposition: The urine is red and gross; difficulty of breathing: a full, high, and swift pulse. First administer a cooling clyster. Curatio: Venaesectio Secondly, draw blood out of the Basilica, Galen counselleth even to the fainting of the patiented: Sanguisugae. If it cannot be done, apply Sanguisugae, to the thighs, legs, and shoulders: or provoke the Hemorrhoyds, Menstruis, or bleeding at the nose: sometimes purge the body with strong Apozems, Apozema. of the infusion of Rhubarb, with the syrrups of fumitory, and cichory: To resist putrefaction, give Syrrupus de limonibus; Aqua graminis ℥ .iv. Julepus. of the syrup two ounces make a julip. Also the syrrups of Bugloss, fumitory, and cichory, given in the waters of Roses, and sorrel, with a few drops of oil of vitriol do well: Clyster. let clysters be often repeated, made with lettuce, endive, purslane, in the streining put Diapru. sol. and oil of violets: Also let him drink Aqua hordei; Aq. Hord. If there be Asthma put in liqueris, he must abstain from hot things, flesh, or anything that nourisheth: If you would comfort the heart, use Bugloss and borage. If you would cool the liver, use cichory and lettuce. If you would cool the reins, use the cold seeds. For constivenesse, use violets, roses, prunes, Mallows, Tamarinds, etc. Lastly, to give him of Aqua spermat. ranarum, Aq sperm. ranarum. a spoonful or two at a time is most excellent. Yet this Apozem following is very good to cool and open. ℞. Cichorei cum rad. acetosae, endiviae ana M.j. Apozema. Heurnius. sem. 4. frig. ma j ℥. ss. rad. graminis, asparagi, maceratarum in aceto an. ʒ.iij. fi. decoctio ex aquâ ad lib. 1. Colaturae clarae adde sacchari albi, succi aurauciorum, vel granatorum, aut syrrupi acredine citreorum ana ℥. iij. vel in fine decoctionis, add aceti acerrimi, & mellis optimè despumat. ana ℥ three fi. Apozema clarum, Heurnius, lib. 1. pag. 28. CHAP. IU. FEBRIS CONTINVA, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. Causa. Signa. a continual fever: It is caused when one only humour doth rot within the vessels: There is not a more certain sign of a continual fever (either Tertian, Quotidian, or Quartan) than that none of them do come to intermission, or slaking altogether between the fits, until the fever be quite quenched: Also it gins not with vehement cold, & stiffness: nor ends in quiet and rest, as an exquisite intermitting Tertian doth: likewise a continual Quotidian hath not any absolute intermission; an exquisite Quotidian hath: In like manner a continual Quartan cometh not to quiet and rest between fits: the exquisite quartan doth: and this is all that puts a difference in the signs between them: Curatio. Observe this compendium in curing rotten fevers, First quench; Secondly, let, or stop the portion of the fever (which is not yet kindled) from being inflamed: Thirdly, heal the rottenness, and let, and stop that which is already to engender putrefaction: Venaesectio But first open a vein, secondly open obstructions by the womb, or guts; by the urine, and by sweats, as you shall see cause: and Lastly, ℞. Cons. flor. cichor. & rad. buglossi an. ℥. ss. pulv. Opiaea. elect. triasand. ʒ.ij. dramarg. frig. ʒ.ss. fol. auri minutim concisa n. 2. cum syr. de end. fiat opiata. Varandaeus. CHAP. V. CAUSOS: Arden's febris: continua Tertiana, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. a continual Tertian or burning fever. It is caused when choler rotteth and putrefieth within the veins; Causa. it agreeth with an exquisite intermitting Tertian, because it is engendered of the same humour that the other is: But yet differs, in that in an intermitting Tertian the choler is carried all over the body (but in this causos, it is contained in the vessels with the blood) so that when the choler is stirred vehemently, and driven about by nature, there is wont to follow vehement cold, and rigour: Hippocrat. Hypocrates saith 4. Aphoris. 58. That if it happeneth in a burning fever, the Patient is delivered from the disease. It is known by these signs: Signa. their tongue is dry, gross, rough, and black: also gnawing of the stomach, thirst, watch, and many times rave: their egestions of the womb be liquid, and pale. For his cure, use lettuce, and sorrel, Curatio. Victus ratio. in his broth; strew his room with the leaves of the vine, flowers of roses, violets, and water-lillies: also sprinkle cold water in the room. But the first intention is to open a vein, Venaesectio from whence a large quantity of blood must be drawn. This Epithema is good. ℞. Aqua rosarum rub. lactucae, ana ℥. iij.ss. Epithema. aqua endiviae, cichorii, an. ℥. i.ss. aceti ℥ i triasantali, ana ℥. ss. Sem. portulacae gr. iv. fiat Epith. moisten rotten wool in it, and apply it to the liver: If you will make one for the heart, take the waters of Bugloss, Borage, Pul. elect. diamarg. frigid. coral, saffron, etc. Lastly, cause the choleric humour to be voided, either by sweats, vomits, or egestions downwards; and labour to quench the heat with Aq. sperm. ranarum, or the like; or if you please, you may make a julep of barley water, Julepus. wherein is boiled the strings of the vine a handful bruised; with a few prunes; to the streining add sugar, syrup of violets, poppies, or any other syrup that is of a cooling quality. The manner of preparing barley water, Guibertus. Aq. hoard. according to Guibertus is thus. Accipe hordei communis manipulum unum. Bulliat in libris duabus aquae ad quadrantis consumptionem. Extracta ab igne, refrigerata, coletur per linteum mundum ad usum. CHAP. VI EXQVISITA TERTIANA: 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. Cassa. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 febris intermittens: It is caused of choler, carried by the sensible parts of the body, yet it remaineth pure, sincere, and unmixed: and therefore it is called exquisite. In every fit they feel a vehement cold, Signa. rigour, and stiffness, and as it were pricked: In the increasing of the fits, the pulse are vehement, great, and frequent, with thirst; he breathes out as it were a flame of fire, coveting cold water: sometimes they vomit choler, the belly being lose: Their urine is choleric, the fit lasts commonly 12. hours, sometimes less, according to the quantity of choler, or the quality of it: or the strength of the patiented. Duplex tertiana. If it invade the Patient daily with the signs aforesaid, it is called Duplex tertiana, a double tertian. Galen in the most hottest fevers giveth counsel to draw blood, even ad lypothimiam: Galenus. Curatio. Vena sectio after the third fit it is most proper to be done. At the first opening of the vein, we may draw blood more in quantity then at the second; because the first is for evacuation; the second but for refrigeration: let this be done the day before the fit. The next day at the hour of the coming of the fit, give a vomit of the infusion of Stibium, Vomitus. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, or 15. drams, according to the strength of the Patient. The next fit procure a sweat with Diascordium mithridate, Mithridatum. Victus ratio. gunpowder, or the like. Let him use that which cools and moistens, as the flowers of violets, borage, roses, water-lillies, endive, succory, lettuce, damascene prunes, purslane, sorrel, roots of grass, of these may be made decoctions. Amongst compounds, there is Elect de prunis damascenis, without diagridium: Diarrhodon Abbatis, Diatria santalon in powder, Emplastrum. and the conserveses of the former simples: Also toasted bread infused in rose-vinegar, beaten in a mortar, and adding coral ʒ. i. red roses, and cinnamon, of either half a dram, and applied like a plaster is good: also Ceratum santalinum, Ceratum. and clysters do well: and if the Patient be not able to take a vomit, give him strong Apozems. For the extremity of heat, Aq. sperm. ranarum. remember Aqua sperm, ranarum. If rest be wanting, ℞. Haustus. Syrrupi papaveris, et nenufaris, ana ℥ i aq. lactucae ℥ two misce & bibat. Or if you please, Vnguentum. you may use unguentum populeum mixed with a little opium, and then to drop in 3 or 4 drops of oil of nutmegs, and bathe the temples of their head with it, is good; the manner of making, with the quantities, are set down in the Chapter of Melancholia, Cataplas●ma. towards the latter end: Also take briony root, slice it: the inward bark of Helder, rue, fetherfew, walnut-tree bark, or leaves, and cellindine, of either a like quantity, stamp them with a little salt, spread them on a cloth, grate a little nutmeg on it; and apply it to the wrists: If you want more, look back into the Chapter of Causos. If you think good, you may minister this potion. ℞. Potio purgans. Elect. de succo ros. & diaprun. sol. anaʒ. v. syr. ros. alex. ex 9 infus. ℥. ij. decocti communis q. s. misce & fiaetpotio. Carolus Amatus. This is for a strong body. But for a weak body, this that followeth may serve. ℞. Potio. Syrup. de cichor. compos. cum rhab. ℥. i.ss. Elect. de succo ros. ʒ.iij. decocti gram. acetoes. & end. q. s.fiat potio. Varandaeus pag. 7. Velure ℞. Massae pilul. aggr. & de Rhab. an. ℈ two diagr. gr. iv. cum aqua foeniculi, fiant pilulae numero xi, & deaurentur. Carolus Amatus. CHAP. VII. TERTIANA NOTHA, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. Causa. or bastardly Tertian: it is caused when choler is mixed for the most part with phlegm. In this fever, Signa. the time of the fits exceed twelve hours; and there is not such great heat in the state and rigour of this fever, as in the exquisite Tertian; besides, it doth not end in abundance of sweat, as the exquisite Tertian doth. Give them ptisan, and mulsa, Curatio: Victus ratio. Venae sectio wherein hath been sodden Hyssop, and Origan, fasting: If the Patient be strong, bleeding helpeth much: then take this clyster following. ℞. Malvae, mercurialis, violarum, origani, Clyster. Hyssopi, ana M.j. sem. nasturtiiʒ. iij. coquantur in. s.q. aquae, usque ad consumptionem medietatis; cujus colaturae, accipiatur lib. 1. add Benedict. laxat. Hierapicra anaʒ. iij. mell. rosarumʒ. iv. oleum violarum, cammomeli, ana ℥. i.ss. Salis communisʒ. ij. fiat enema. Boil parslay, fennel, origan, hyssop. and lettuce in his broth: Also Oximel simplex, and scilliticum is good: Vomitus. And I am persuaded that to give a vomit, made with Asaron, and the infusion of stibium mixed together, would prove a sure help; if strength permits it to be administered: Lastly, this purge following is good for a strong body. ℞. Diaphaenicon. ʒ.ij. elect. è succo rosar. ʒ.ij. Purgatio. benedict. lax. ʒ. ss. Syr. rosarum de rhabarbare, ana ℥. ss. Decoct. q. s. fiat potio. If he cannot sit up, make an Apoz. Apozema. of the infusion of Rhubarb, and Agarick, adding thereto the aforesaid syrrups, of each half an ounce. Ronde letius hanc ptisanam commendat. Rondeletius Ptisana. ℞. Hordei mundati quar. 1. jujub. passular. mundat. cicerum rub. ana ℥ i glycyrrhizae mund. ℥. ss. fiat decoctio in aqua ad lib. 2. Colatura transfundatur per manicam Hippoc. cum ℥ iu sacchari, & ʒ. ij. Cinamomi. Chalmet. Enchirid. pag. 357. Lastly, ℞. Haustus. Hydromelitis ℥ two decocti hyssopi ℥ two ss. detur tepidum à coena. Hollerius. lib. 2. fol. 8. CHAP. VIII. QVARTANA FEBRIS, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Causa. intermittens: It is a fever proceeding from melancholy, putrifying and rotting without the vessels; and moveth every fourth day, as choler in a tertian every third, and phlegm in a quotidian daily: Valescus reporteth, Valescus. that he saw a man that had a fever every thirtieth day, for the space of thirty years: that quartan is safest which proceedeth not from other diseases, for there be some fevers that degenerate into a quartan. The sign is known by things antecedent, Signa. as if the sick were melancholy, etc. It begins with trembling and shaking, but not vehement at first; but afterward with rigour, and extreme cold: His bones seem to be bruised, and feeleth pain in his lower parts, because the humour is cold, dry, and gross. A small and low pulse, little hear, except there be burnt choler: they have little sweat, the urinc thin, and waterish, and the stools dry. If blood seem to abound, Curatio. Venae sectio open the vena licnaris, or spleen vein, being the innermost of the left arm; with this caution; that if the blood be black, gross, and corrupted, draw boldly; if thin, yellow, or the like, close up the vein: In women move the Menstruis, in men the Hemorrhoyds; Vena salvatella. also it is not amiss to open the Salvatella: his diet must be easy of digestion: wine is good that is thin and pure: also exercises moderate do well; keep accustomed evacuations with this clyster. ℞. Fol. malvae M.j. polypod. quer. ℥. i.ss. epith. Clyster. ℥. ss. cammomeli, mercurialis ana M.j. scolopendr. M. ss. sen. alex. ℥ i sem. anisi, feniculi ana p. ss. Bulliant in s. q. aquae, cujus colaturae accipiatur lib. 1. add cassiae re. extractae ℥ i Diasena laxativa ℥. ss. mel. rosarum ℥ i olei violarum ℥ two sa●gem. ʒ.j. fiat enema. Also pull. sanctus is a good purger of melancholy: Pulvis. Emplastrum. Gleum. A plaster of melilot for the spleen would do well, and oil of rue and capers to bathe the bowels and sides, is commended: Also to provoke urine, and open obstructions, search the diseases of the spseen. If it be possible, Vomitus. procure vomiting with Hellebor; or take the juice of Radich ℥ three mixed with two ounces of oximel: If he be a weak body, then give him this Apozem following. ℞. Radic. capparis, Tamaricis, anaʒ. iij. Apozema. polypodii, melissae, Buglossae, borraginis, scolopend. an. M.j. sem. anisi, foeniculi anaʒ. two. flor. genist. p. 1. Epith. ℥ i Sennae ℥. ss. fiat decoct. Put not in the epithimum, and Seine, until the latter end of the boiling: then add to the straining, syrup of fumitory, and epithimum, as much as sufficeth to make an Apozem: for poor and strong bodies may be given confectio Hamech in some decoction. Confectio hamech. Be sure you look to the spleen, for it will grow hard, and the Hypocondre on the right side will be stretched out. Some highly commend oil of juniper, and castorum to anoint the spin of the back a little before the fit: Oleum. because from thence beginneth this fit: Rondeletius. Vinus salutrallianus. Valescus. Rondeletius commends sage-wine: Trallianus affirms, that a live Bittle hung about the neck, tincted with saffron, to be a sure help: Valesc. commendeth the heart of a Hare prepared, as the lungs of a Fox, & given in wine 4, or 5, times. Of a simple Quartan may soon be made a double, or triple one; if hot things be given before it cometh to its state: Lastly, this infusion following is excellent for most diseases of the spleen: and once I gave of it to one that had a Quartan a year together, Historia. and God cured him. ℞. If sio. Chalybs praep. ℥ i vinum album p. 1. Put them into a glass, and shugge them up together, Then let it be stopped with a cork, and bladder; let it stand in a kettle of water (up to the neck) scalding hot, but not boil, for 48 or 80 hours, until the steel be dissolved, and the wine look as black as ink; give the Patiented a spoonful, or 2, or 3, at a time, evening and morning, until he be recovered; For his sauce, let him use olives, and capers, for they be very good. For strong bodies, some commend Pilulae de elaterio, which according to Nicolaus Myrepsus, are thus made. ℞. Aloes ℥. ij. masticis ℥. j elaterii ℥. iij. Pilulae. cum succo cucumeris asinini conficitur. Da iij. vel v. Nicolaus Myrepsus. Dispensat. CHAP. IX. QVOTIDIANA FEBRIS, intermittens: 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. Causa. It is engendered of putrified and rottenflegm, it is called of the Greeks Amphimerina; because it causeth a fit every day: yet the learned may be (sometimes) deceived; for Duplex tertiana, Triplex quartana. and Triplex quartana, doth return daily: But the Tertian with rigour and exceeding cold. The Quartan with shaking and shivering. The Quotidian with cold of the extreme parts: more properly an exteam chilling: The two latter do not end in sweat as the Tertian doth. It is known by the slowness of the pulse, Signa. being little and weak, they feel no thirst, the urine is white and thin; or thick and troubled; no sweat in the first days: They oftentimes vomit phlegm: phlegmatic persons are always vexed with it, but never choleric: If the phlegm be sharp, it causeth hunger. If salt, thirst. If it be sweet, than it causeth drowsiness. But if some phlegm that is glasen (which is the coldest) do putrify by itself, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. than it engendereth a fever called Epialos febris, in which the Patient is feaverous, and vehemently cold both together: feeling both immoderate heat and cold in all the parts of his body at the same time: Forpart of the humour which is not as yet putrefied, being spread by the veins, engendereth the rigour or cold. But the other rotten part of the humour engendereth the fever: so that they are hot outward, and cold inward. Lipyria is a fever much like Epialos, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. you may have both their cures (out of the Chapter of Quotidiana febris) which is as followeth. First administer this clyster. Curatio. Clyster. ℞. Parietariae, mercurialis, cammomeli, meliloti, Rad. enulae campanae, Peoniae, Gentianae, Chamaedrios, Chamaepitios', flor. anthos, Staecados, ana. M. ss. Absynthii, Hyssopi, Thymi, origani, sem. anisi, faeniculi, calamenthae anaʒ. ij. fiat decoctio: in colaturae librae una dissolve sacchari rubri ℥. j Diaphaenici, aut Hierae, aut benedictae laxativaeʒ. vj. olei cammomeli, & anethini, ana ℥. i.ss. fiat enema. Secondly, Vomitus. a vomit made with the juice of Asaon, and oximel, and given before the fit, is a sure help. To drink oximel simplex with oximel scilliticum, or if rest be wanting, with syrup of poppies, Haustus. is good: If you see cause, procure a sweat, with possetale, wherein is boiled Carduus benedict, centory, and liqueris: when the humours are extenuated, provoke urine with broth, wherein is boiled smallage, parsley, and fennel roots: The juice of Horse-radich in whey is excellent for the same purpose: stomach pills are good: also anoint his back with oil of flower-delice or dill: Ceratum. and use ceratum stomachale, with oil of nutmegs: and give him syrup of wormwood sometimes: And it is held for certain, that a dram of old Treacle, Diaphoreticus. or mithridate, (the body being purged) given in pure white-wine, before the fit, doth cure the same: Lastly, if you see cause, give him this potion. ℞. Diaphaeniconʒ. ij. jalap. benedict. lax. Potio purgans. anaʒ. ss. Syrup. de rhab. ℥. ss. decoctio. q. s.f. potio. CHAP. X. HECTICA FEBRIS: 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. is anunnatural heat kindled, not only in the spirits and humours, but also in the sound and fleshly parts: The Patient is not sensible of the fever, nor of any pain. It is caused for the most part of burning fevers continuing long: Causa. also great evacuations may be the cause: A feverous heat invades the dewy or alimentary humour, called Cambium; and at length consumes the humidity that is contained in the body of the heart: melting fevers the Greeks call Marasmos. There may be felt heat if you lay your hand on them: Their urine is thin, cruide, white, Signas and pale, at last oily: a dry cough, a slack and hard pulse: It is called Hectic by reason of the dry Artery, their hands and feet are hotter after meals then before; their stomach sticketh almost to the ribs: the face is leady: at last he is like a ghost: his eyes hollow, his nose sharp, his hairs fall, his legs swell; and lastly, a flux of the belly; then judge that death is nigh. It is called a fever Hectic, so long as natural humidity is reserved; when that is consumed, then is called Marasmos. The whole cure consists in cooling and moistening: Curatio. ●tisanae. Victus Ratio. let him eat ptisan, also flesh of kids, feasants, birds of mountains, cocks stones, capon's flesh, reer-egges, lettuce, endive, cichory, gourds, spinach, mallows, cherries, strawberries, prunes, pomegranates, melons; milk is extremely commended, if it be not compounded with another fever; Aq. sperm. ranar. is excellent: Clyster. beware of purging: if need be, give cooling and moistening clysters, adding the marrow of cassia fistula. The syrrups of violets, purslain, water-lillies, and poppies, are good: so are jellies; also lambs heads, and calves feet boiled in the decoction for clysters. Let four young men take a sheet and dip it in cold water (in aqua sperm. ranarum, so I conceive to be fare better) and lay the Patient in it, and immediately tumble him into another; into a third; and so into a fourth: also to dip or plunge him into cold water is commended; and then to wipe him softly, with soft linen : and to anoint his body with oil of roses, Galen much extolleth it. ℞. Epithema pro cord. Aqua violarum nenupharis, lactucae, ana ℥ iij. aceti ℥. ss. rosar. rub. triasant. anaʒ. j. pull. diamargaris, ʒ. ss. sem. portulacae gr. iij. croci ℈. ss. fiat epithema pro cord. Apply it to the Region of the heart. ℞. Epithema. Aqua lactucae ℥ two aceti ℥ i Diarrhodon Abbatisʒ. i.ss. eboris ℥. ss. portulacae ℈. ss. fiat Epithema. Apply it to the liver. Historia. Pollio Romulus being above a hundred years old, Divus Augustus asked him, by what means he kept his strength of body and mind, he answered, Intus mulso, foris oleo, that is, I keep me moist with mulso within, and oil I anoint upon my skin: Asses milk is good: some commend bleeding, but not above two or three ounces at a time. Lastly, Marasmos is not to be cured: 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. for even as to pour oil into a lamp where is no week nor match, is nothing else but oleum & operam perdere; so in vain we strive to restore to nature that solid substance, being by heat consumed and taken away. If you want more, look into the Chapter of Ptisis. Lastly, ℞. Cons. ros. antiquae ℥ i trochisc. de carabe, Mixtura. Forrestus. de terra sigil. anaʒ. i. ss. cum syr de portulaca q. s. fiat mixtura. Forrestus. lib. 4. Tom. 1. observa, 9 CHAP. XI. SEMITERTIANA Febris, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. Haemitritaeon in Greek, in English Half a tertian: It's framed of a continual quotidian; and of an intermitting tertian: Causa. It is caused through putrified phlegm, that is mixed with rotten choler. They altogether tremble, and shake daily; Signa. being often troubled with unquietness, bitterness, (watch, thirst,) of the mouth; with lassitude. From phlegm proceeds the cold, from choler, a light succession; But from both, trembling: He is fare more grievous than a terrian; Hypocrates. Hypocrates saith, its deadly, because it leaveth no time to nature to nourish the body, concoct hurtful humours, and repair strength: so that they have often syncope: when the tertian exceeds the quotidian, there is vehement cold in the augmenting of the fit; Also more burning: yellow choler is sent forth by vomit, or stool: If the quotidian exceeds the tertian, there is cold in the extreme parts: but little shaking; and less heat: If of like force, it comes with horror and shaking, than it is an exquisite Hemitrice fever. The remedies must be mixed against choler, Curatio. and phlegm: The stomach strengthened, and the liver cooled: search the Chapters of Tertiana, Quotid. and Tertiana notha febris. CHAP. XII. FEBRIS PESTILENTIA; 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. Causa. is a disease which happeneth unto many: Having his beginning from an unusual putrefaction; also having its beginning likewise sometimes in ourselves; the humours do degenerate so much from their natural temperament, that they take unto themselves a pernicious and venomous quality: sometimes it is caused by outward means, as putrefied exhalations communicated to the air from dead carcases not buried: Fens, Pools, standing waters, stinking channels, venomous dens, and mettalin spirits arising out of the earth: Also from the variable commistion of the planets: and then it is the scourge of the most high God for our sins: Also a corrupt air may be the cause: I mean diet: It rageth commonly at the latter end of Summer, and the beginning of Harvest or Autumn. The outward members are cold, Signa. the inward hot: There is heaviness, wearisomeness, sloth, difficulty of breathing, pain in the head, carefulness of mind, sadness, marvellous sleepy, and sometimes raging vexeth him; with loss of appetite, thirst, often vomiting, bitterness, and dryness of the mouth: a frequent, small, and deep pulse: the urine thick and stinking: yet sometimes it is like a hail body's urine. Lastly, the sure token is botches behind the ears, or under the armholes, or about the share: also small spots all over the body, with great faintness. First, burn juniper, oaken wood, laurel, Curatio. Fumigatio. or Tamariscus in the house: or strew juniper berries, myrrh, frankincense, rue, Angelica (in powder) upon coals: Also sprinkle vinegar upon the pavement. Secondly, If a plethoric body, open a vein, Venaesectio Vomitus. on that side the botch is on: and on that vein that comes from thence: some commend a stibium vomit, especially if choler abound: also Electuarium de ovo, Elect. de ovo. which maximilianus the Emperor once used with marvellous success, ʒ. j at a time in scabious water: Also ℞. Theriaca Andromachi ℈. ij. Haustus. Mithridatum ℈ i Bolus arm. prae. ℈. ss. Aqua rosarum, Buglossae ana ℥ i misce, fiat potio: Let him sweat upon it: Diascordium, treacle, or mithridate (applied in the form of a linament upon the region of the heart, Linimentum. mixed with the juice of lemons) is good: make him broth, in which boil bugloss, borage, Marygolds, and Hartshorn; Also ℞. Haustus. Diascordiiʒ. j Syrrupus lymonibus ℥. ss. Aquae cardui benedict. ℥. ij. Spirit. vitriol, Gut. 4. misce & fiat Haustus. Let him take 2, or 3, of the same draughts: mithridate draws poison to it; Gentilis. though Gentilis, and Valescus affirm, that it drives it from it: If there be a botch; Cataplas. rot it with a poultis made of fenegreek, linseed, roots of Althaea, white lilies, and figs; or goose-dung dissolved in oil of Cammomel: for his sauce vinegar is good, and lemons: he may drink wine that is thin and watery: And let him often smell on Rew: He must eschew Venus that fears this fever; and bleed after the body be well purged, Pil. pestilentialis. with pill. pestilentialis: and remove into a clear air. In this fever, Clyster. a clyster is to be administered, if the body be much costive: also make this electuary. ℞. Electuarium. Cons. rosarum rubr. Buglos. Borrag. an. ℥. ss. confect. caryophil. ℥. j Theriaca Androm. ℥. ss. Diamargariti frigidiʒ. ij. Syr. Lu●ulae. q, s. fiat Elect. molle. For dainty stomaches, you may leave out the treacle, and put in two drams of Aqua Mariae. Aq. Mariae. Lastly, this julep following is most excellent. ℞. Julepus. Aqua endiviae scabios, ana ℥. ij. aqua dracon. milis. ana ℥ four aqua Theriacal. ℥ two Syr. ex infusione rosarum viridum ℥ two Syr. Luiulae, endiviae, an. ℥ i aqua menthae cord. ℥ i misce. Let him drink of it often, 3, or 4, spoonfuls at a time thus much shall suffice for this kind of evil; only this powder following is much commended. ℞. Radicis heptaphylli & pentaphylli an. ʒ.j. Altomarus. Pulvis. Zedoariae, dictamni cretensis, seminis mali medici, & cornu cervi ustising. ℈ two Cyperi, baccarum juniperi cujuslibet ℈. j Ossis de cord cervi ℈. ss. croci gr. iij. misceantur & fiat pulvis tenuissimus. Vel, ℞. Theriacaeʒ. iv. terrae lemniae & santal. rub. Vnguentum. an. ʒ.j. aquae rosaceae, & aceti parum, f. ad modum unguenti. Altomarus. de feb. pest. cap. 9 pag. 980. CHAP. XIII. LVES VENEREA, is a contagious evil, gotten for the most part by the use of venery, and of unclean bodies: The part affected is the liver. The cause is an impure touch in copulation, Causa. the man or woman having their privities troubled with virulent ulcers, or molested with a virulent strangury; the contagion whereof is eommunicated from one infected body to another. The woman takes it by receiving the virulent seed of an unclean person; The signs thereof remaining in the wrinkles of the womb, may be drawn in by the pores of the open and standing yard, and so infect the man; whence succeed ulcers, and a virulent strangury in the privities of both persons. It may be taken by breathing only, or by eating, drinking, and lying with the infected, or after them in their sheets: I read of a nurse that infected a Gentlewoman's child, the child, the mother, the mother, her husband, and the husband infected two of his other children. There appear Bubos in the groin, Signa. pustuls in the yard, the urinary passages are ulcerated: The prepuce is sometimes so scorched with heat, that it will not slip over the Glans: the urine burns with pain, and a virulent Gonorrhoea: Sometimes red, sometimes yellow, and filthy spots like warts, are over the body, which in time prove ulcers and pustuls: There is pain of the nerves, shoulders, head, and neck: In many there is pustuls in the of their mouth, jaws, nose, and tongue, which in time ulcerate: oftentimes the hair of the head, and Beard fall away: They cannot sleep, for they have exceeding pain in the night, more than in the day. Because the venereous virulency lying asleep, is enraged by the warm bed: also the Patient's thoughts are fixed upon the object of pain most in the night. On their joints and shinbones, they have certain tophies and tumors very hard to be dissolved: and especially in their foreheads, and shoulders; Prognostica The effects of Lu. ve. are sad. For some lose one, or both their eyes, or eyelids; looking very ghastly; some lose their hearing, and their noses do sometimes fall flat, with the loss of the bone called Ethmoides; so that they falter and fumble in their speech: some have their yards cut off, by reason of a Gangreen, and women a great part of their privities are tainted with corruption: men sometimes have their urethra obstructed by budding caruncles, or inflamed pustules, and often stand at need of the Cathaetur: some their mouths are drawn awry, others grow lame of arms, or legs: some are troubled with Asthma, others have the leprosy: some with Hectica febris, others their throats eaten with putrefied and cancrous ulcers: some are troubled with a filthy flux of blood, and the falling sickness. Sometimes there followeth a disease called Plica: being most loathsome, and horrible: Plica. Glissonins. and bred by modern luxury and excess, seizing specially on women. It is a viscous venomous humour, that glues together (as it were) the hair of the head, with a prodigious entanglement: sometimes taking the form of a great snake, or else of little serpents, full of nastiness, vermin, and noisome smell: so that being pricked with a needle, they yield bloody drops. It began in Germany, I mean, at the first, in Poland: Those that cut off their hair, either lost their eyes, or the humour falling down, tortured them very much in their lower parts: The cure of this most grievous disease, you may pick out of this Chapter; yet if you would see farther concerning it, Herculsaxonia look into Hercul. Saxonia his tenth book De Plica: and in it you shall find 67 Chapters of this disease; which with the rest aforementioned, are oftentimes the offspring of the Lues venerea: whose proper Antidote is Argentum vivum. Also many become impotent to Venery: venereous ulcers on the yard are hard to cure. But if being healed they remain hard, and callous: they are signs of the disease lying hid in the body. Mentagra. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. A disease called Mentagra, that vexed the Romans in the time of Claudius, was very like this, which oftentimes is transferred from the parents to the children: Lastly, many perish with a fever (that have Lues venerea) having continual sorrow and grief. This disease being newly taken, Curatio. Venae sectio admits of an easy cure: 1. The first intention must be to open a vein. 2. The second is, the gross humours must be attenuated: for which purpose, The decoction of Radicum foeniculi, eringii, enulae campanae, Oximel. lentium, uvarum passarum, ficum, etc. also oximel scillitici, is good for the same purpose. 3. Potio purgans. Next purge him with confectio hamech in the decoction of Guiacum: which you may make after this manner. ℞. Decoctio guaiaci. Ligni guaiac. ℥ eight cortic. ejusd. ℥ iu Sarsaeparill. rad. chinae, lign. sassafras ana ℥. ij. coq. in aq. li. 12. sub finem add. vini alb. li. 4. fiat decoctio. But first let the 12 pound of water boil to 4 pound, before you add the wine Some add Carduus benedictus, sweet fennel-seed, Staecadas, germander, aniseed, parsley, rue, diptane, flowers of marigold, broom, balm, and rosemary: also zedoary, sage, betony, juniper-berries, the three , Agrimony, and Centory. 4. He must drink a quarter of a pint of the decoction (above said) at a time, evening and morning, and between meals: make another drink of the same ingredients, that he may drink of it at meals. Also ℞. Decoct. guaiacicum card. benedict. ℥. v. Haustus. Theriac. mithridat. ana ℈ ij. vel. ℈. i.ss. olei guaiac. Gut. 8. vel 10. olei vitrioli gr. iij. misce & fiat Haustus. 5. Let the Patiented sweat often with this draught, an hour at a time: his sweat must be wiped off with fine dry , taking heed of cold: you may add centory, and liqueris to the aforesaid decoction, and it will be the stronger to procure sweat. If the Patient be much feverous, leave out the Guaiacum, and its bark: And put in borage, Bugloss, Cichory, Violets, Polypody, Currant, etc. 6. Also let Sarsaeparilla, China, and Eringo roots, be boiled in his broth: made with the knuckles of veal. 7. Let his body be often purged: and a vein often opened: Also this electuary following is good. ℞. Conserv. cichor. rosarum, ana ℥ three Electuarium. ligni guaiac. subtiliss. pulverisatis, sarsaeparill. ana ℥. ss. spec. diarrhod. Abdiatrion santal. ʒ. j cum syr. de cichor. fiat Electuarium; Let him eat thereof often; it will comfort and corroborate: 9 If the disease be stubborn, you must come to unction. ℞. Axung. porci li. j olei cammomeli, anethi, Linimentum. terebinth, laurini, ana ℥. j argenti vivi ℥. vj. theriac, ven. mithridat. ana ℥. ss. fiat linimentum secund. artem. First boil your hogs-grease with sage, rosemary, thyme, marjoram, and lavender: then kill your Quicksilver, and mix them altogether: and beat them for the space of a whole day: with this anoint his joints, wrists, the spin of his back, his elbows, knees, ankles, and shoulders: in a close room; and beware of cold, which is most hurtful in Lues venerea. Let your frictions be gentle, and you must so long use them with unctions, until the virulent humours be evacuated, by spitting and salivation, by stool, urine, sweat, or insensible transpiration; which you shall know by the falling away; and drying up of the pustules; And the ceasing of the pains and other symptoms proper to this disease: unction must be used twice aday on strong bodies; upon rare and delicate bodies but once; upon weak bodies, every two or three days; and then bind up their limbs with grey paper. Observe if nature be stirred up, and bend to any kind of evacuation, either by the mouth, pores, stool, or the like, then use frictions every 2, 3, 4, or 5, days. Dysenteries caused by unction, may be helped by clysters; wherein much hogsgrease is dissolved. If you should anoint some to death, you cannot bring them to flux at the mouth; yet through some other evacuation they recover: this Emplaster following is much commended for hard tophies. ℞. Massae emplast. de melil, Emplastrum. & oxycrocei ana li. ss. argenti vivi extin. ℥ uj ol. laurini, & de spicâ, reducantur ad formam emplastri. 10. Spread of it on leather, and apply it as you shall see cause: or ℞. Emplastri de meliloto pro spleen li. ss. argent. Ceratum. viv. ℥. ij. olei laurini, petrolei, terebinthinae, ana Q.S. fiat cerotum. For the ulcers of the mouth, make a decoction of barley, marsh mallows, and lettuce: Also to wash the mouth with cow's milk warm, is good. 11. If the mouth and jaws become so swelled, as a gangreen is to be feared; then use restrictive and repelling gargarisms, Gargarismus. made of barley water, plantin, nightshade, knot-grass, shepherd's purse, quinces, lettuce, water-lillies, and woodbine: also Balaustia, red roses, and myrtills: syrrups of dried roses, quinces, and barberies; honey of roses, and diamoron. His diet in this condition must be reer-egges, Victus raetio. barley creames, cullises, made of the decoction of knuckles of veal, and jellies. 12. For the ulcers on the prepuce, and glans, every night anoint them with ung. Argenti vivi: so far as they are scorched with inflammation, or ulcerated; and in the morning wash it with the coction of guaicaum, or china, or sarsaeparilla: so do until the ulcer be dried, and healed, and the inflammation quenched; this is a sure help; it's called Paraphimosis. 13. For the virulent Gonorrhaea annexed with it: Gonorrhaea virulenta. First direct a dry diet; as biscakes, raisins, blanched almonds, to make meals of them often. 14. Then purge him with this potion following. ℞. Potio purgans. Decoct. come. ℥. vj. cassiae re. extractae ℥. ss. Syrrupus rosarum. sol. ℥. ss. misce. Let him take the one half overnight warm, and the rest in the morning: If he be a strong body, put in ℥. ss. or ʒ. uj. of Diaprunum sol. instead of Cassia: let him drink of the decoction of Sarsae and China constantly. 15. And let him take half an ounce of washed turpentine in wafers, 2, or 3 times; and sweat once or twice, if need be. For this Gonorrhaea, is the beginning of the Lues venerea; and will certainly follow, if not prevented with the aforesaid means: And so much shall suffice for this most detestable and grievous evil, which by God's command, hath assailed mankind; as a scourge or punishment to restrain the too wanton and lascivious lusts of unpure persons. CHAP. XIV. SCORBUTUS: 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. called by Pliny, Sceletyrbe, and Stomacace. It is a disease obstructing the spleen, whereby the course of melancholy is hindered; which being mingled with the rest of the blood, infecteth all the body: The grosser part falling down stains the legs with spots; the thinner part being carried up, defiles the gums. The cause is a gross and corrupt diet; Causa. and also a full and delicate diet (using no exercise) may be the cause: sometimes it follows a quartan fever. The gums are foul, Signa. and swelled with black blood: the teeth lose, black, and leady spots in the legs: and sometimes in the face. There is weakness in the joints, difficulty of breathing, being ready to die when they move: but being laid, they are refreshed: they are greedy of meat, costive of body, yet some have a flux: some have swelled, and ulcerated legs, so that their shin bone lie bare: In some bodies it turns into a kind of leprosy: those that die of this disease, their bodies are found to be spotted all over. First open the vein on the left arm, Curatio Venae sectio called Lienaria, and draw away blood according to the strength, and age of the Patient: If it be possible draw blood from the Haemorrhodial vein; Also if they abound with blood, take the Basilica; but if they be fare spent, abstain from phlebotomy, except it be by the haemorrhodiall veins: Next give this Apozem following. ℞. Decoctio. come. ℥ uj cassiae re. extractae ℥. ss. Apozema. Syrrupus de epithymo cretens. Syr. fumariae ana ℥ i misce. & f. Apozem. Give him half over night, and the other half in the morning warm: For this disease admits not any vehement purgations. Also morning and evening let him take a spoonful or two of the juice of scurvigrass, and brooklime, Becabunga called Becabunga: you may put two or three ounces of it into posset ale, drink it and sweat, if possible. Also this julep following is good to drink often of it. ℞. Aqua fumaria p. 1. Syr. ejusd. ℥. ij. ol. vitr. gr. Julepus. vj. misce. For children make this syrup. ℞. Syrrupus. Succi chochleariae, succi becabungae, an li. iij. sacchar. albis. li.ij. charificetur succus cum abumine ovi, fiat syrup. secundum artem: Give the child, or weak body, a little at a time often: If the gums be swelled with black blood, let it out with an instrument: Lastly, this drink following I never knew fail. ℞. Chochleariae m. vj. cortic. radic. Raphani sylvest. Infusio. ℥. ij. Baccae Junip. ʒ. ij. zingiberis, piperis, anaʒ. j. vini albi p. iij. Aqua fumaria p. 1. fiat infusio. Stamp the scurvigrass, and radish; bruise the berries, ginger, and pepper: and put them all into the wine and water; let them stand a whole night; strain it, and let the Patient drink a quarter of a pint at a time, last at night, and first in the morning. Forestus. If any man desire more knowledge of this disease, let him read Forestus his observations in diseases of the spleen. CHAP. XV. PRIAPISMUS, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. Causa. is a disease in which the yard is extended in length and bigness, without any lusting. It is caused either through immoderate opening the mouths of the arteries; or else of a vaporous spirit engendered in the hollow and fistulous sinew, or through long abstinence from carnal copulation: Satyriasis. If there be panting, and beating of the yard, with a desire to the act of generation, than it is called Satyriasis. They suffer as it were a cramp, Signa. the yard being puffed up, and stretched out: they quickly perish, without sudden help: And when they die, their bellies be puffed up, and their sweat is cold. First open Mediana of the arms; Curatio. Clyster. Venaesectio then clysters made of beets, mallows and mercury; adding Manna, and Cassia: but beware of purges, and things that be diuretical: to procure gentle vomits are good: Aq sperm. ranarum. give him to drink a little Aqua sperm. ranar. with sugar. And keep him from sights, and stories appertaining to lechery: Let him drink barley water: If a virulent Gonorrhaea be annexed with it, than frictions (on the fistulous sinew) of ung. argenti vivi, helps him: In this disease, Forestus in his first Tome, and 26. Forestus. Book, and ninth observation, commendeth a vomit made with Asaron. CHAP. XVI. GONORRHAEA: seu seminis profluvium: 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. It is excretion and shedding of seed against the Patients will; without sickness of the yard. It is caused through imbecility of the retentive virtue, in the vessels containing the sperm: Causa. or violent moving, may be the cause. The sperm is watery, Signa. and thin, without aptetite to carnal copulation: some feel not the flux, others feel a certain pleasure; but not like the pleasure that is in that Gonorrhaea which is found in plethoric bodies, abounding with blood; that lying on their backs in the night, shed forth abundance of spermatick matter. Also their bodies wax lean, especially about their loins, with much weakness: There is also a virulent gonorrhaea, whose cure you shall find in the Chapter of Lues venerea. 1. Curatio. Victus ratio. For the cure, let him use a dry diet. 2. Secondly, let him give himself all the rest and quiet he can possible. 3. Thirdly, this powder is excellent. ℞. Pulvis. Sacchari restrin. ℥ two resinae ℥ i bolus arm. ℥. ss. nuc. moschataeʒ. ij. mastic. ʒ. j misce & fiat pulvis: Let the Patient take as much as will lie on a twelve-penny piece, or a half crown at a time, in a quarter of a pint of warm milk from the cow's dug, evening and morning, and sometimes in Rice broth will do well. 4. If you please you make some of the powder into pills, Palulae. with washed Venus-turpentine: and let him take three over night, and four in the morning; for a week together. 5. Emplastrum. Also Emplastrum sticticum is very good to lay to his back, spread on leather: give him with his meats, the seeds of Agnus castus, and the leaves of rue: Aq. sperm. ranarum. to eat purslane, and drink spawne-water, will be good to extinguish seed: Let him lie on his side And lastly, he must eschew and exclude all thoughts, belonging to carnal copulation; and ℞. Succi myrtillorum vel succi foliorum myrti, Linimentum. Montanus. plantaginis, ana ℥ two succi sempervivae ℥ i unguenti sandalini ℥ two cum modico cerae albae, reformetur linimentum pro renibus. Montanus, de renum & vesicae affectionibus. Consilium 301. pag. 738. CHAP. XVII. CELE in Greek, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. Ramex and Hernia in Latin: of the barbarous writers Ruptura: there be seven kinds or nine. 1. Enterocele, or Ramex intestinorum, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. is when the Peritonaeum do break, and the bowels fall down into the Cod. 2. Bubonocele, or Ramex inguinis, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. is when the bowels do cleave, or stay above the privy members. 3. Hydrocele, or Ramex aquosus, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is when a watery humour is gathered into any part of the films or skin of the Cod. 4. Sarcocele, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. or Ramex carnosus is when there groweth hard flesh within the coats, and tunicles of the stones. 5. Epiplocele, or Ramex omenti, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. is when the kall or film, that laps in the bowels, do fall down into the Cod. 6. Enteroepiplocele, or Ramex omenti & intestini, is when the bowels do slip down with the film. 7. Cirsocele, or Ramex varicosus, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is when the veins, which nourish the stones, are spread abroad, and swollen out of measure on heaps. 8. Ramex ventosus. Physocele or Hernia ventositatis, is when wind is gathered into the skin of the Cod. 9 Hyrophysocele or Ramex ventosus & aquosus, when wind and water is gathered into the films of the Cod. They are caused by some violent accident, Causa. as a stroke, leaping, crying, fall, or lifting, which do break the peritonaeum; and so cause Ramex intestinorum; or stretch it out more than it ought to be, and so cause Ramex inguinis. Or the vessels joined together, and increasing in the Cod; or the vessels being broke, and slidden down, sendeth blood thither; which being changed into a watery, or wheyish substance, causeth Ramex aquosus. Ramex carnosus is caused through a stripe or blow, upon the stone or stones: The cause of the other ruptures are evident by their descriptions. The signs of the two first is a manifest swelling in the Cod; Signa. or above the privy members: It goeth back slowly, but rolleth down quickly, also the swelling is very great. The signs of a watery humour, is a swelling without pain: firm and shining, like the colour of the humour, as dregs of blood, or the like: If it be on both sides of the Cod, it's then a double rapture. The signs of Ramex carnosus is hardness, sometimes like a kernel, and thenthere is neither colour, sense, nor feeling: But if the humour be of a wicked nature, then pricking pain doth vex him. You must lay the Patient upright, Curatio. yet so as his head may be lower than his buttocks; and separate his legs; then put up the bowels by little and little; then keep them up by convenient trusses, and ligaments: But if the place adjoining to the Cod, or privy members, be inflamed, and very painful, so that thereby the bowels are made disobedient to go up; than you must use foments, and liniments, made with mallows, cammomel, dill, linseed, fennegreek, Fomentati. and nourish the place with wool dipped in oil. Also take Emplastrum ad Herniam; spread some on a piece of leather, and apply it: Emplastrum. let it lie on seven days, being bound fast with his truss: and let him give himself rest for thirty days; this is an excellent help. Also make a decoction with comfry roots, plantin, myrtill seed, pomegranate flowers, Decoctio. and leaves of laurel, boil them in red wine, and water of plantin, and then sweeten it with sugar. For a watery rapture look into the Chapters of the dropsies, as Ascites, etc. A perfect rapture coming by the breaking of the Peritonaeum, in men of full growth, seldom admits of cure. A certain chirurgeon did use to beat a loadstone into fine powder, Historia. and give of it to children in a little pap: and then he anointed the groin with honey, and then strewed on it the fine filings of Iron: this he did for 10, or 12, days together; keeping up the bowels strait with a truss. Thus have you had directions for the curing of the first, second, third, fifth, and sixth: As for the fourth rapture, it's more properly a chirurgious work, Paraeus. and if you please you may take Parey for your guide; so likewise for the seventh: As for the eighth and ninth, look into the Chapters of the dropsies. There is also Hernia Humoralis, generated by the confused mixture of many humours in the Cod; Hernia humoralis, or between the tunicles which involve the testicle: And there is Pneumatocele, which is a flatulent tumour in the Cod, Pneumatocele. being round and shining; both of them are cured by medicines which dissolve, and trusses to keep up the Cod from falling: Vnguentum. Also clysters: And take Helder, cammomel, fetherfew, betony, great valerian, chickweed, sention, mercury, hemlock, smallage, gomepheny, and cellindine, ana M, j chop them small, boil them in p. iij. of May butter, and two penny worth of neats-foot oil; bathe the Cod with it, or ℞. Fomentatio. Forrestus. Cumini, baccarum lauri, seseli, rnt. ana ℥ i fiat decoctio in vino leniter astringente, & lixivio foveatur pars. Forest. Tom. 1. lib. 27. obs. 25. CHAP. XVIII. MENSIUM SUPPRESSIO, Causa. is either naturally, or against nature: If naturally, the woman is vexed with no grief of the body, nor yet of the womb. If against nature, it happeneth either through grossness, or slenderness of body: the former have but little blood, the latter no superfluous blood in them. Also gross blood, bleeding at the nose, etc. sweeting, continual vomiting, fluxes of the belly, hardness, scars, or a piece of flesh engendered in the mouth of the matrice, may be the cause: also carelessness, fear, and sorrow. There is heaviness, a desire to vomit, Signa. abhorring of meat, pains about the loins, thighs, neck, eyes, and head; sometimes fevers, and blackish urine made with difficulty. 1. A cold distemper is known by dulness, a white and leady colour in the face, and a watery, thin and greenish urine. 2. A hot distemper of fullness, is known by vehement pain about the loins, and privy members; with swollen veins. 1. For a cold distemper turn back to lib. 1. Curatio. Sabina. chap. 25. pag. 52. for a poor body let the leaves of savine be boiled in wine and drunk, or receive the fume of savine; it will force them: It doth also expel the dead child. 2. In a hot cause bleed on the feet, Venae sectio cool and moisten; and give syrup of steel: And when the distemper is over, then observe the former directions: for fullness make a purgation with Diaphaenicon, Hierapicra, and benedicta laxativa: Purgatio. Amongst simples that provoke the terms, are roots of parslay, sparage, seeds of smallege and fennel: Aniseed, nettles: Also calamint, Catalogus simplicium. wormwood, origan, sothernwood, mugwort, peniroyal, hyssop, horehound, rue, motherwort, Ireos, laurel berries, madder, sage, cummin-seed, Enula, campana, root of Aristolochia, and Savine: of these may be made decoctions; into which may be put a little sugar to drink. 4. Also Castoreum, Storax, Galbanum, frankincense, Fumigatio. Bdelium, and Benzoine: of these may be made suffumigations: Also if you turn back to the eighth Chapter of this book, Vin. Cha● lyb. and the ninth page, you shall find an excellent thing for this purpose; even the steel wine, to give the Patient of it evening and morning, with the syrup of the same; and exercise. This potion following is commended by Montanus in his Treatise Deaffectionibus uteri. Montanus. Consilium 308. pag. 749. ℞. Potio purgans. Agarici praeparatiʒ. ij. Rhabarbariʒ. j. infundantur in aqua betonicae per horas 24, & fiat expressio fortis. ℞. Diacatholiconisʒ. ij. ss. Misce fiat potio brevis. The same author praiseth Confect. diacimini, vel Diatrion pipereon. vel aromat. rosa. and lastly, Mithridate in white-wine. CHAP. XIX. MENLIV M fluxus immodici. The Menstruis do chance to flow out of measure, Causa. through great or small vessels opened wide, or broken: also immoderate purgations, and grievous travel in childbirth, may be the cause- If the greater vessels be broken, Signa. or opened the bloodfloweth out gushing on heaps: If the lesser, it floweth out by little & little: If through eating or gnawing, it floweth with great pain: moreover there followeth a filthy colour: the feet are puffed up with a light swelling: having a weak body, wlth their digestion and appetite corrupted. First, they must give themselves rest, Curatio. Venaesectio Catalogus simplicium. secondly, if nothing forbidden, open a vein in the arm: Amongst restrictives are Balaustia, Aypocischis, Acatia, knot-grass, both the consolidaes, plantin, barberries, roses, myrtills, harts-tongue burnt, quinces; of these may be made decoctions for juleps (in a hot cause) they may be boiled in the waters of some of the simples, adding thereto (in the streining) Syrrupus myrthinus, and de rosis siccis: In a cold cause boil them in pure red wine: The juice of plantin or knotgrass injected, Injectio. Galenus. is much commended by Galen: This electuary following is good. ℞. Conservae ros. antiquae ℥. ss. symphiti ℥. j Electuarium. boli armeniʒ. ij. sanguinis draconis, ambrae citrinae, corallorum rubrorum, ana ℈. j cum syrrupo myrthino fiat elect. Also the powder following is excellent. ℞. Cornu cervini usti, boli armeni, terra sigillata, Pulvis. diamarfrigidi, pull. margaritarum, lapidis hematitis, ana ℈. i. ss. misce & fiat pulvis; detur cum aqua plantaginis. If you want more, look into the Chapter of Dysenteria and other fluxes of blood; as Sputum sanguinis, etc. Lastly, these pills following are to be taken before meat to strengthen the stomach. ℞. Aloes optimaeʒ. x. mastiches chiae, Ros. Pilulae. Fontanus. Rubrarum anaʒ. ij. cum syrrupo Absynthites cogantur in Massam. Nic. Fontanus. lib. institut. Phar. Sect. 9 cap. 11. CHAP. XX. FLUXUS MULIEBRIS aut uteri fluor: Causa. This flux of the matrice is a continual distillation and flowing out for a long time; the body purging its self. The humour is red like putrefied blood; Signa. yet sometimes pure, which noteth erosion or gnawing: mattery, white, and sometimes watery: the secret part is continually moist with the humours, being of divers colours: She is ill coloured, abhorreth meat, her eyes are swollen, and she breatheth difficultly. 1. Curatio. Venae sectio For the red flux open a vein in the arm often; drawing a little blood at a time, and let her diet be restrictive. 2. For the white flux if it have taken her but newly, do not stop it: If it have continued long, let her give herself rest, usinga dry diet: what else is wanting may be supplied out of the Chapter of Gonorrhaea. 3. If sharp humours have ulcerated those parts, look uteri exulceratio: and Gonorrhaea virulenta, in the Chapter of Lues venerea. 4. For a pale and choleric flux, purge with the infusion of Rhubarb. If melancholy abound, Infusio purgans. Potio purgans. take Decoctio. come. ℥ uj Syr. de fumaria, epithimo, ana ℥ i Cassiae re. extracta ℥. ss. fiat potio. and let him use restrictive medicines, as aforesaid in Chapter 19 etc. Lastly, ℞. Forestus. Cons. ros. antiq, ℥ i ss. diacydon sine spec. ℥. ss. cons. flor. cichor. ℥ i pull. triumsan. coral. Mixtura. rub. usti & loti an. ʒ.i.ss. cum syr. cotoneor. fiat mixtura. CHAP. XXI. VTERI STRANGULATIO seu suffocatio, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. otherwise called Hysterica passio: It is a drawing of the womb to the upper parts, as it were by a convulsive motion. It is caused through the defluction either of seed being sometimes corrupted: Causae. or the flowers which causeth the womb to be swelled, and the vessels and ligaments to be distended with fullness, and pressing the Diaphragma, causeth shortness of breathing: Also the whites, or some other humour, or a tumour, or a rotten imposthume, or some ill juice putrefying, and resolving into gross vapours, may be the cause. The womb removeth out of his seat, and doth one while fall towards the liver; another while towards the milt, another while towards the midriff; stomach, and downwards towards the bladder: sometimes the child is very great, that it press the midriff, and so cause the fits. When the fit is nigh, Signa. there is heaviness of mind, slowness, paleness, and sorrowfulness. Being present, there is a drowsiness, also doting, and a withholding of the instruments of breathing, they wax dumb, and draw up their legs, and a moist humour floweth out of the womb. 1. If it assail the guts, the bowels make a noise. 2. If it trouble the stomach, there is vomiting. 3. If it assail the breast and throat, there is choking. 4. If the brain, there is madness. 5. If the heart, there is swooning; some sleep sound, others talk foolishly, others they breathe so little, that they seem dead. 1. If you would know whether she be dead or not, take a smooth lookingglass, lay it, or hold it before her mouth and nostrils; if she breathe though never so obscurely, yet the glass will be dusky. 2. Or take a fine downish feather, and hold it likewise as aforesaid, and it will by the trembling, or shaking motion thereof; show that there is some breath, and therefore life remaining in the body. 3. But the surest way is to blow up sneesing powder, but if no breath appear, do not presently judge the woman for dead; for the small vital heat may be drawn into the heart, and so not quite destitute of life; but for the present nature is contented with transpiration only. So flies, gnats, and pishmares, or pismires, live all winter without breathing. 1. If it proceedeth from the corruption of the seed, the accidents are more grievous and violent: difficulty of breathing goeth before, and shortly after comes the deprivation thereof: And the whole habit of the body seems more cold than a stone: She is a widow, or a woman that her husband hath a long time been absent from her, so that she hath great store of seed, which causeth heaviness of the head; loss of appetite, sadness, and fear: Also young maids that are prone to lechery, abounding with blood and seed; are often troubled with this disease, so that if the abundance of seed be the cause, they speak things that are to be concealed; some laugh, others weep, and some sing: But the peculiar signs, if the midwife tickle her womb with her finger, there comes away thick and gross seed, with much pleasure and delight; as may be perceived by the Patient: so that all symptoms do quickly vanish. 2. It is very like it is caused by the suppression of the flowers, if they had them very well formerly, and on a sudden they stop, and the fits likewise quickly follow after. Look the cause of Mensium suppressio, I mean the sign: many do perish in the fit, or within few hours after, which happeneth when the pulse are swift and inordinate, and then vanish clean away. In the Fit, place her on her back, Curatio. with her breast and stomach lose, and her garments slack about her, that she may breathe the more freely. Some pull the hairs of the secret parts, using frictions below: and fumes of cinnamon, Lignum aloes. Callam. aromat. lignum Aloes, Laudanum, Benzoin, and storax: An instrument may be made for this purpose, with a tunnel on the top, through which, the fume may pass into the matrice. Contrariwiwise, to the nostrils Gum. galbanum, Sagapenum. Assafoetida ammoniacum, Assa foetida, the snuff of candle, also hair, old leather, horse-hoofees, and partridges feathers burnt, are good. If she be a married woman, let her be strongly encountered by her husband, who possibly may be the cause, by not affording her due benevolence: for one I knew once to be guilty of this crime, and for no other end, but because he was unwilling to have any more children by her: so that the woman had undoubtedly perished in her most grievous fits, if I had not persuaded him to relieve her; which accordingly he did, and she very suddenly recovered. If she be a maid, or widow, let the midwife anoint her finger with Oleum moschaetalinum, Oleum. or cloves, or the best is a little amber grease, or civet, Sacculi. and tickle the top of the neck of the womb (which Plato calleth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉, a craving creature,) Also to apply sitle bags (of motherwort, origan, cammomel, peniroyal, lavender, and mugwort) hot to her secret parts, is a present remedy, in the time of the fit. And procure sneesing with Helleborus albus, or pilletary, with a little powder of Castoreum. After the fit I have procured gentle vomiting, with good success; and Castoreum drunk in wine, is excellent. Also open a vein on the foot, Venaesectio especially if the menstruis be stopped: using other means also to procure them. And administer this clyster following. ℞. Clyster. Bad. enulae campanae ℥. ss. fol. absynth. artemisiae, pulegii, matricar, origani, ana M. j Baccharum lauri, juniperi ana ℥ three sem. rutae, anisi an. ʒ.iij. florum stoecadoes, roris marini, salviae, centaur. minor. ana ℥ iu fiat decoctio: cape colaturae li. j in qua dissolve mellis anthosati, sacchar. rub. hieraepicrae, benedict. lax, ana ℥ i olei aneth. ℥. i.ss. misce & fiat enema. Lastly, these pills following are excellent. ℞. Pul. rad. gentianae ℥. ss. castoreiʒ. ij. pull. rad. Pilulae. peoniaeʒ. ij. assafaetida ℥. ss. ol. junip. anisi, ana gr. 10. ol. succini ℈ i cum theriac. androm. q. s. fiat massa. If you can get the moss that groweth on a malefactor's scull, put in ℈. ij. with the powder of the scull ʒ. ij. and then it will prove excellent good against Epilepsia. If she have her fits mostly in the day, let her take 3, or 4, pills every morning, if in the night, contrary. Lastly, ℞. Musci ℈. j Galliae muscataeʒ. j Vnguentum, Ruffus. olei liliorum ℥ two misce & fiat unguentum. Let the neck of the womb be anointed therewith. And ℞. Castorei Galbani in aceto soluti ana ℥. ss. Suffumiga. tio. Ruffus: Sulphuris ℥. j Assae foetidaeʒ j Ruffus. lib. 6. cap. 8. pag. 84. vel fol. 83. CHAP. XXII. PROCIDENTIA VTERI, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. or a falling down of the womb, so that it sticketh out outwardly. The cause is of falling from an high place, Causae. sore travel of childbirth, or through the unskilfulness of the midwife, who draweth away the womb with the child, or with the secundine cleaving fast thereunto. Also a tenasmus may be the cause, or whatsoever weightily presseth down the Diaphragma; or the muscles of the Epigastrium; or setting on a cold stone: Therefore what thing soever resolve, relax, or burst the ligaments or bands, whereby the womb is tied, are supposed to be causes of the accident. There is felt pain in the entrails, loins, or os sacrum: Signa. And a tractable tumour at the neck of the womb: It is sometimes seen hanging out, of the bigness and form of goose egg, like a piece of red flesh. If that hangeth out be putrified, Curatio. it must be cut away; being first tied, and the rest seared with a cautery. Paulus, and others testify that some women have lost the greater part, others all their womb, and yet have lived very well, after it: If it hangeth down between the thighs; it is hard to cure, yet place her on her back; her buttocks and thighs being lifted up, and her legs drawn back, then anoint with oil of sillies: Fomentatio If it be swelled, use a fomentation of mallows, Althaea, and fennegreek, than thrust it up gently with your finger into its place, whilst the woman draw her breath as as if she supped something: then wipe away the oil, and foment with an astringent decoction made with pomegranate pills, Decoctio. roche-allam, cypress nuts, Clyster. barberries, etc. boiled in smithswater: Also a clyster is good. Or prepare wool in figure and thickness, according to the proportion of the member: wind it about with a fine cloth, dip it in the juice of Acatia, and Hypocischis, put it into the womb, and you shall by little and little, Vomitus. wrist upward all that is fallen down: vomiting is much commended, let them smell to odoriferous things, and stinking things used below: of which you have plenty in the former Chapter: Lastly, if it cometh through cold, ℞. Fol. alth. salviae, lavend. rorismar. artemis. Fomentatio. flor. chammaem, melilot. ana M. ss. sem. anisi, fenugr. ana ℥ i With wine and water make a decoction to foment with. Forestus in lib. 28. Forestus. de mulierum morbis obser. 35. doth command this powder to be used outwardly after unction. ℞. Acaciaeʒ. ij. baccar. myrt. ros. rub. an. ℈ two Fulvis. cornu cervini ustiʒ. ij.ss. misce. CHAP. XXIII. MOLA, of the Greek word Myle, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. Galenus. which signifieth a millstone: Galen in lib. 14. Ther. m. defineth a Mola to be a piece of flesh without shape, or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. an idle and imperfect flesh. It is a false conception of deformed flesh, round and hard: sometimes distinguished into members, coming by corrupt and weak diseased seed, Causae. and the immoderate flux of terms, overwhelming the man's seed, changeth it into a Mola: which disease cannot happen to any without the help of man, whose seed doth only minister matter for the generation thereof. There is a pricking pain (at the beginning) that troubleth the belly, Signa. which will swell sooner than it would, if it were a true issue: and will be distended with greater hardness, being more troublesome because contrary to nature: presently after the dugs swell, but shortly they fall lank: for nature sendeth milk thither in vain, because there is no issue in the womb that may spend the same. 1. It will move before the third month, but the true conception will not. 2. Also this motion is of the faculty of the womb, and of the spirit of the seed dispersed through the Mola, and not of the intellectual soul, or spirit, sent from above, But is nourished and increased after the manner of plants. 3. The Mola by reason of its greatness and heaviness rolleth like a stone: unto that side the woman declineth herself. 4. She waxeth lean in all her members, especially her legs; although towards night they swell. 5. she is slow in going. If it cleaveth not very fast, it falleth away in 3, or 4, months; some have it cleaving so fast to the sides of the womb, and Cotylidons: that they bear them 5, or 6, years, some as long as they live. 6. She hath an evil colour, loss of appetite, and suppression of menstruis, as in the lawful conception. 7. There is sometimes difficult making of urine, and the excrements stop for a week together, by reason the Mola presseth the guts. 8. There happeneth sometimes excellent fluxes that lesseneth the body; in one womb sometimes are found 2, or 3, Moles: And sometimes the Mola is annexed with a child. 9 Lastly, about the ninth or tenth month, some expel sounding blasts of wind, whereby the womb falleth lank and slender, which before was so puffed up, as every one thought them to be with child. For the cure, Curatio. all things that provoke the flowers, and exclude the dead child are to be prescribed: inwardly put up, and outwardly applied: look into the Chapter of Mensium suppressio: make fomentations with mallows, Fomentatio. Althaea, cammomel, melilot, fennegreek, linseed, and fat figs. Also ℞ Rad. asari, Spatulae foetidae, rubiae tinctorum, Pessarium: anaʒ. ij. sem. rutae, nigellae, anaʒ. ss. origani, nucis moschatae, caryophyll. baccarum lauri, anaʒ. j. sabinae ℈. j castorei, euphorbii, ana ℈. ss. fiat pulvis, & cum terebinthina fiat pessarium. Lastly, ℞. Sem. rapi, salis nitri, Hellebori, nigri, & alb. Emplastrum. colocynthidis; staphisag. anaʒ. iij. scammo. ʒ.ij. succi elaterii, vel cucumeris anguini, ʒ. ij.ss. f. pulvis: cape ol. ireos, fellis tauri, an. ℥ three pull. carthamiʒ. iij. armoniac. ʒ.iv. amigdal. amarar. li. ss. fiat emplastrum second, artem. CHAP. XXIV. VTERI INFLAMMATIO: Causa. It is caused through a stripe: the stopping of the menstruis, abortion, exulceration, unmeasurable lechery, or immoderate deambulation may be the cause. There is an acute fever, Signa. pain of the head, share, loins, and roots of the eyes; convulsion and cramp of the arms, fingers, and neck: pain of the stomach, and womb. If the hinder part be inflamed, there is pain about the loins: if the fore part, there is pain about the privities; so that a strangury, or difficult making of urine do follow: when it affecteth the mouth of the matrice, the mouth is hard, shut up, and burning hot: If the sides be inflamed, the parts above the privities are distended, and the legs grieved. First open a vein on the foot (if it came not by abortion or a flux of blood) Secondly ptisan, Curatio. Venae. sectio and cooling clysters are exceeding good: Apply to the share cataplasms of fenegreek, Cataplas. Althaea, mallows, motherwort, melilot, with the meal of linseed, put in wool moistened in the juice of Plantin, knotgrass, and purslain, or in oil of roses: Lastly, ℞. Julepus. Aq. sperm. ranar. p. 1. Syr. de althaea ℥. iv. misce. CHAP. XXV. VTERI INFLATIO: Causa. It is puffed up through cold, or corrupt humours in it: Abortion, sore travel in childbirth, the neck being shut, or a clod of blood stopping it. The bottom of the body is swelled with hardness, Signa. and a pain that pricketh even to the Diaphragma, and stomach, to the loins, share, and navel,: If wind be gotten into the hollowness of the womb, there is heard a rumbling noise: If into the thin, and slender passages, the pain is vehement and hard to cure. Fasting is good: if a plethoric body, Cura tio. Venae sectia open a vein: an excellent clyster for this purpose you may have in uteri strangulatio: her body with oil of Rew, Dill, and Origan: you may pour them into her womb, for they resolve windiness: In her broth boil the seeds of Apium, fennel, caraway, cummin, and anise: Also with cammomel, calamint, motherwort, penniroyal, and sothernwood, may be made poultises. If there be clods of blood, let the midwife put her finger (being first anointed) into her privities, and bring it forth by little and little, that the windiness may pass. Lastly, with her meat give her this powder. ℞. Cinnamomi, nucis moscata, cardamomi an. Pulvis. Ruffus. ʒ. ij. zingiberisʒ. iij. piperis longiʒ. ss. croci gr. v. ex his pulvis fiat. CHAP. XXVI. VTERI EXULCERATIO: Causa. It is caused through hard childbirth: sharp medicines, fluxes, impostumes, or botches broken: or Lues venerea, may be the cause. They have pricking pain in the aggrieved part: Signa. stinking matter, bloody and dreggy, is sent out from the ulcer: They have headache, pain of the great sinews in the neck, The roots of their eyes, and even to their finger's ends. For the cure, Curatio: Venaesectio first bleed, if nothing forbidden it: If there be much heat, look back into the Chapter of Vteri inflammatio: If the ulcer be very foul, cleanse it with ptisan and honey: Also Mulsa with the decoction of Ireos, Aristolochia, wormwood, or Agrimony: eating ulcers must be washed with Mares, or Ass' milk, with honey. The ulcer being cleansed, Decoctio. make a decoction of pomegranate rinds, roses, quinces, myrtills, Acatia, with restrictive wine: oil of roses and quinces are good. If you want more, look into the Chapter of the ulcers of the rains, bladder, and yard in Lues venerea. Yet this ointment following is very good. Vnguentum. ℞. Tutiae ablutae parts ij. lithargyrii, cerusae, sarcocollae, sing. partem j cum oleo rosaceo, & cera, f. unguentum. Altomarus' de exul. uteri cap. 117. pag. 673. CHAP. XXVII. VTERI PHYMOSIS: 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. It is such a straightness of the matrice, that it will not admit of any seed, yet sometimes it doth receive the seed, but through the straightness of the matrice, it bringeth occasion of death to the woman. Also sometimes the yard of man is troubled with a Phymosis; upon the praeputium for the most part. It is caused of exulceration, Causa. and an inflammation going before: or Lues venerea, which lieth hid in the body: Signa. Curatio. Fomentatio There needeth not any signs: Fomentations must be used that can dissolve and mollify; made of fenegreek, Althaea, etc. And put up a dry sponge, having cord hanging to it: If it fall out put in a thicker: sometimes anoint the sponge with oil of Ireos, and goose-grease: If there be much inflammation use oil of roses, instead of oil of Ireos: Oleum. Thus must you always use sponges until the end of the cure: If this Phymosis (which is a callous hardness) happeneth upon a man's yard, use dissolving things, as ℞. Muscilag. sic. & faenug. ana ℥. ij. Stirac. Vnguentum. myrrhae, ammo. diss. in ol. irino ana ℥. ji cerae novae q. s. fiat unguentum. If it will not yield to this means, use ung. argent. viv. extinct. CHAP. XXVIII. STERILITAS: Causa. or barrenness: It is caused either of the woman's, or of the man's part; when his seed is either too hot, cold, thin, watery, or too feeble: Their yards too short, or their bellies too big. 2. Also women of their part cannot conceive, because their matrice is either too hot, cold, and moist, or too foul, filthy, or dry, or too straight, or too open: Also unwilling carnal copulation, or their age too great, or too little, doth let and hinder conception. 3. A fertile woman is commonly of a moderate stature, and height of body, breadth of loins, and share: her buttocks sticking out, a handsome and convenient greatness of belly, a straight breast, and large paps. 1. Signa. The hot distemper of a man is known by his lascivious and readiness to carnal lust, yet he is satiated and filled. 2. Coldnness is known by their want of hair, for their stones are bald, and they have little desire to lust. 1. If through too much heat of the matrice, the rest of their body is hot and they are lecherous. 2. Coldness is known by their despising carnal lust, and the stopping of the menstruis. 3. If through too much moistness, then in the act they are bedewed with moistness, and the menstruis floweth much in quantity. 5. Dryness of the womb is known by the contrary signs to moistness. Moderate exercise and a good diet doth well. Curatio. Exercitium. 1. If she be full of corrupt humours, purge her, 2. If the menstruis be stopped, look back into the Chapter of Mensium suppressio. 3. If coldness be the cause, Fomentatio make a fomentation of penniroyal, aniseed, and cumminseed, let her drink Castoreum, and the juice of sage in wine. 4. If heat be the cause, cool and moisten, with lettuce, plantin, purslain, and gourds; Aq. sperm. ranarum. to make a decoction, or boil them in broth; But Aqua sperm. ranarum, is excellent. 5. If moistness be the cause, let her exercise, purge, and use a dry diet, and sometimes give her a cup of restrictive wine, wherein sage is boiled and steeped. 6. If dryness be the cause of barrenness, use those things that moisten. 7. Hierapicra. If gross humours be the cause purge her with Hierapicra in whey or the like, labour and sweeting is good. 8. If witdninesse, look into the Chapter of uteri Inflatio. 9 If through too much straightness of the matrice, look into the Chapter Vteriphimosis. 10. Fomentatio If through gaping of the mouth of the matrice, let her use a dry diet, and fomentations of the decoction of pomegranate rinds, quinces, myrtils brambles. Acatia, etc. 11. If the matrice be writhed, use mollifying pessaries Paulus saith that carnal lust used backward, is good to conceive. Faul●●. CHAP. XXIX. DIFFICILIS PARTUS: Causa. hard travel in childbirth, chanceth either through default of the parent, of the child, of the secundine, or through some outward cause. 1. Of the parent, as if she be gross, fat, faint-hearted, and unskilful of pain, or if the matrice be small, inflamed, or vexed with some other disease. Or if she be naturally weak, or labour before time: or if the neck of the matrice be crooked, or some piece of flesh engendered there, of a bile or ulcer going before. 2. Default of the child is, when it is of an unaccustomed bigness or if it have two heads, or three feet. Or if it be dead, or if they be two or more: or weakness of the child, may be the cause. 3. The travel is made difficile through the secundine: If it be not pulled away, because of the grossness of it: or if it break before it should, because of the thinness of it, and so the privities are left without moisture, which should make a slippery passage for the child. 4. Also it is caused of outward causes, as of cold, that thickens the matrice, and streightneth the passages: or through a great heat that dissolveth and weakeneth the strength. 1. Outward causes are easily known by the telling of the Patient, Signa. or them that sit by them. 2. Weakness of the child is known by its flow motion. 3. Greatness of the child may be known by the greatness of the woman's body, and the bigness of the Parents themselves. 4. Grosseness and thickness of the secundine, is known thus; none of the aforesaid signs are present, and the woman is strong, and the child stirreth lively. 1. The signs of a birth at hand, is pain under the navel at the groin, and loins, the Genitals swell with pain, and a certain fever like shaking, invades the body: the face waxeth red by reason of the endeavour of nature, armed unto the expulsion of the infant. Also when the infant by kicking, breaketh the membranes, so that the humours run out, is a certain sign the child is at hand: If the infant come forth with those waters, the birth proves easy. 2. The child in the womb until it be fully form, sends forth his urine by the passage of the navel or Vrachus: but a little before the time of childbirth, the Vrachus is closed up, and then the manchild voideth it by the conduit of the yard, and the woman child by the neck of the womb. 3. This urine is gathered together in the coat Chorion or Allantoides or Farciminalis (being all one membrane) together with other excrements as sweat; and wheyish superfluities of the menstrual matter. 4. He voids two sorts of excrements, namely urine, and sweat; in both which he swims. 5. If the woman have a man-child she is merry, strong, and better coloured: The males stir in three months and a half, her right parts are strongest to every work or motion of the body. The right dug sooner waxeth heard; and that child stirreth most on the right side, if she have a female, contrary signs appear. 1. There be three concoctions, the first is performed in the stomach, which being driven down into the intestines, is voided by the fundament. 2. The second cometh from the liver, and is threefold, first choleric, a great portion whereof is sent to the bladder of the gall, and part is expelled by sweat. The other is like whey which goeth with the blood into the veins, to nourish the whole body, and part thereof is expelled by sweat and urines. The third is the melancholy excrements, which being drawn by the milt, the purer part nourisheth the milt, and the remnant is purged by the Hemorroidal veins, and partly sent to the orifice of the stomach, to instimulate appetite. 3. Thelast concoction is absolved in the habit of the body; and breathed out by insensible transpiration; is partly consumed by sweat, and other passages, as the brain unloadeth itself by the nose, mouth, ears, eyes, bone, and sutures of the scull. Lastly, Signa. if the child be dead in the womb, it moveth not: the woman's belly is cold, having great pain about the navel, a naughty colour of the face, and a stinking breath. 2. Also the waters are flowed out, and the secundine come forth: which are certain signs of a dead child: Because the child breathing by the arteries of the navel, and the breath being received by the cotylidon of the arteries of the womb; It must of necessity come to pass (when the secundine is separated from the infant) that no air or breath can come unto it. 3. Moreover the child will be more heavy to the mother, falling like a stone to that side the mother inclines her body: she is vexed with sharp pains from the privities even to the navel: with a perpetual desire of making water, and going to stool, because nature is wholly busied in expulsion: The Genitals are cold, as well as the womb. 3. The child corrupteth in three days, and sendeth vapours up to the brain, and heart, etc. which causeth often swooning: Her dugs do fall, and her body is more puffed up then before. 5. If she be weak, having a feeble pulse, a cold breath, a livid and ghastly colour: cold sweats, and cold in the extreme parts, then judge death is nigh. 1. For the cure of hard travel in childbirth, Curatio. First place her in such a posture as is fit; namely on a stool or chair, that is hollow and lined with cloth (and covered with linen) made on purpose, or else place her on a bed, in posture like one that is ready to be cut of the stone. 2. Then let the midwife anoint the mouth of the matrice with unsalted butter, oil or hens-grease, and open it wide by little and little, having her nails pared close, and her rings taken off, if she have them on. 3. A fearful woman must be comforted, and encouraged, commanding her to hold, and stop her breath strongly. 4. If adstriction be the cause, as through cold, foment with decoction of mallows, fenegreek, etc. 5, If she be very weak give her foam cordial, and let her smell to vinegar. 6. If the infant be overgreat, make the mouth of the matrice as wide as you can. 7. If an unnatural form of the child be the cause, bring him to a natural form, partly by putting back, drawing to you, partly by turning, and partly by making it straight; the midwives arms being bare all the time, and well well anointed with some fat thing. 8. If there be 2, or 3, bring out that which seemeth most ready, driving back the rest. 9 But if it be dead, and the Physicians cannot prevail (with potions, baths, fumigations, sternutatories, vomits and pessaries) to expel the dead child: It must then be done by chirurgical extraction (if the woman be able to endure the same) with instruments made on purpose to tear in pieces, if necessity require the same. 10. If the tunicle or secundine be very thick and strong, cut it. 11. If the humour contained in the tunicle or secundine, cometh away, so that the places are dried up, and a hard labour like to follow: wash it all about with the whites of eggs: and with the decoction of mallows & fenegreek, or ℞. Olei ex seminibus lini ℥. i.ss. Linimentum. olei de castoreo ℥. ss. olei liliorum ℥. ss. Galliae moschataeʒ. iij. ladaniʒ. j. fiat linimentum. 12. Also this powder following is much commended, as an universal remedy to help all that have sore travel in childbirth. ℞. Ginnamomis elect. ʒ. ij. myrrhae, cassiae lig. Pulvis. ana ℈, j succini alb. ʒ.i. ss. fiat pulvis. If you please you may add dictamniʒ. i. ss. sacchari albi ad pondus omnium: but it is better without if they will take it, let them take ʒ. j in pure odoriferous wine. 13. If the secundine stick to some part of the matrice, draw it out by little and little, but not violently; your arm being warm, and well anointed. 14. But if the neck of the womb be shut, Fomentatio use somentations that can mollify and release. 15. If she be strong let her sneeses, Sternutamentum. with castoreum and pepper; use fumigations, and the same things you would use to procure the terms. 16. Seethe in a pot motherwort, Ireos, savin, penniroyal, calamint, dictamnus, and such like, put the pot under a close chair, upon the which let the woman sit; If the womb will not open with this means, whereby you may draw away the secundine, yet it will rot and turn into matter, and so fall away. 1. When the woman is delivered, give her 2, or 3, spoonfuls of oil of sweet almonds, Ol amigdal. dulcium. extracted without fire, or culliss, or jellies. 2. Let the secundine be presently drawn away (before the neck of the womb be closed, according to the former directions. 3. Then must the navel-string be tied with a double thread, an inch from the belly; let not the knot be two hard, lest that part of the navel-string without the knot should fall away sooner than it ought: neither too slack, or lose, lest that an exceeding and mortal flux of blood should follow after it is cut off: when the knot is made, the navel-string must be cut in sunder the breadth of two fingers beneath it with a sharp knife: upon the section you must apply a double linen cloth, dipped in oil of roses or sweet almonds, to mitigate the pain, for so within a few days after, that which is beneath the knot, will fall away being destitute of life, and nourishment; By reason the umbilical vein and artery are tied so close, that no life nor nourishment can come into it: commonly midwives do let it lie unto the bare belly of the infant, whereof cometh grievous pain and gripping by reason of its coldness: being destitute of heat: but it were better to roll it in soft cotton, or lint, until it be mortified, and so fall away. 4. Then the child must be wiped and cleansed from all filth with oil of roses or myrtills; being first washed with warm water and wine, wherein is boiled the leaves of roses red, and myrtils; adding thereto a little salt is excellent: some use this lotion 5, or 6, days together, with very good success; for it washeth away all the filthy matter. 5. If there be any passages stopped, or covered with a membrane, as often happeneth to the ears, nostrils, mouth, yard, womb, and fundament: It must be cut, and tents put in to keep it open. 6. And if the ligamental membrane under the tongue be short and stiffer than it ought; it must be amended by an expert Chirurgeon. 7. If there be a chalky substance, both in colour and consistence, that sticketh on the inner side of the mouth (which the Frenchmen call the white Cancer) cleanse it with a linen bound to a little stick, and dipped in a medicine made with oil of sweet Almonds, Medicamentum. honey, and sugar: This cancer will not permit the child to suck. 8. Also give the child a spoonful of oil of sweet Almonds, extracted without fire, and rub the inner side of the mouth therewith. 9 If the child be troubled with fretting in the guts, apply moist or sweaty wool, macerated in oil of cammomel. 10. Children ought not to be weaned before their teeth appear. 11. Those that are scabby all over the heads, face, or body, voiding many excrements, are like to be strong and sound of body. 12. Those that are fair of body, gather the matter of many diseases in their bodies, which in time will appear. Certainly by the sudden falling of such matter into the back bone, many become crook-backt. 1. The belly of the woman must be bound about with a ligature, made of indifferent breadth and length, to keep out cold (which bringeth hysterical suffocations, painful frettings in the guts, and a fever with other mortal diseases) and to press out the blood. 2. Then give her some capon broth, or caudle, with saffron, and to keep the belly from wrinkling,. 3. Vnguentum. ℞. Spermatis ceti ℥ two olei amygdal. dulcium, & hypericon. ana ℥. i. ss. sevi hircini ℥. j olei myrtillorum ana ℥. i. ss. cerae novae quantum sufficit f. unguentum: anoint her body therewith. 4. For fretting in her guts, ℞. Pulvis. Anisi conditiʒ. ij. nucis moschatae, cornu cervi usti anaʒ. i.ss. ligni aloes, rad. consolidae major. anaʒ. i. ss. ambrae graec. gr. iv. f. pulvis. Give her a dram at a time in white wine, if she have a fever, in capon broth. 5. If the woman cannot nurse, then to repel the milk, that it may be expelled through the womb, ℞. Linimentum. Olei ros. myrtini ana ℥ three aceti rosat. ℥ i Incorporate them, and therewith anoint and besprinkle them with the powder of myrtyls: and then this emplaster following is good. ℞. Emplast●ū. Pul. mastichini, nucis moschatae anʒ. ij. nucis cupressiʒ. iij. ballast. myrtil. an. ʒ.i. ss. Ireos, florent. ℥. ss. olei myrtini ℥. iij. terebinth. venetae ℥. ij. cerae novae q. s. f. emplast. Or take the leaves of sage, smallage, rue, and Thervil, Cataplas. cut them very small, and incorporate them in vinegar and oil of roses, and so apply them to her breast, and renew it thrice every day. CHAP. XXX. IS CHIAS in Greek: 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The barbarous sort call it Sciatica: It is a grievous pain which chanceth about the joint, which the Greeks call Ischion, the Latins Coxa; in English the Hucklebone. 1. A plentiful phlegmatic humour, Causa. that is cold, gross, and viscid, flows down into this joint. 2. The pain not only troubles the leg, but entering very deep, is extended to the muscles of the buttocks, the groins, knees, and very ends of the toes: yea oftentimes it vexeth the Patient with a sense of pain, in the very Vertebra of the loins. 3. The cause of such wand'ring pain, is to be referred to the manifold distribution of the nerves, which come to the joint from the loins and holy-bone. 4. Continual rawness and unmeasurable using of venereous acts do not a little help: Also neglect of exercises, and a slux suddenly stopped may be the cause: sometimes there is a flatulency, mixed with the humour that runneth into the cavity of this joint. There is a bitter and violent pain in the Hucklebone, Signa. some have pain about the privy members; and the bladder being vexed, they have difficulty of pissing: The whole leg from the haunch to the heel, suffereth pain, yet oftentimes no swelling, redness, nor distemper, manifest to the eye. Lastly, the ligamentous bodies moistened, with this excrementious humour, become lose, whence succeeds lameness, and at last a hectic fever. First, Curatio. Venae sectio if there be an inflammation, and the Patiented full of blood, open the Basilica on the grieved side for revulsion; and then for evacuation of conjunct matter, the Vena Ischiadica; on the one side of the Ankle. If the pain be most in the inside, take the Sapheia on the inside of the Ankle; Also acrid clysters are good: If there be no ulcers in the guts, or Hemorrhoids, ℞. Clyster. Rad. acor. ℥ two centaur. rutae, salviae, rorism. calam. origan. pulegii, an. M. ss. stoechad. arabic. flor. cham. melil. aneth. an. p. 1. scm. anisi, & foenic. ana ℥. ss. agaric. ʒ.ij. rad. polypod. ℥. ss. fiat decoctio. ad li. j in colaturâ, dissolve Hieraepicrae, & diaphen. an. ℥. ss. benedict. lax. ʒ. ij. mellis anthos. sacc. rub. ana ℥. j olei liliorum ℥. ij. ol. rutae ℥. j vitell. ovor. no. salis come. ʒ. ij. fiat enema. Vel. ℞. Potio purgans. Diaphoen. ʒ.ij. elect. è succo rosarumʒ. iij. polcath. ʒ.j. bened. laxʒ. ss. vini albi q. s. fiat potio. Both the clyster and this may serve for the strongest body: You may diminish the quantities as you shall see cause. If there be inflammation, make use of the common decoction, instead of the wine: Vomitus. Also Pilul. arthritic. is good: vomiting is commended, and sweeting, with the decoction of Guaiacum, and Sarsaeparilla. If heat molest, bath first with vinegar, and then with oil of roses. For attractives use emplasters of pitch, Euphorbium, and turpentine; Also bathe with oil of sage, Oleum. rosemary, and ung. Aregon. and (if no inflammation) ℞. Cantharid. quibus detractae sunt alaeʒ. ij. Vesicatorium stavisag. ʒ.ij.ss. euphorb. ʒ. ss. sinapiʒ. i. ss. fermenti ℥. ss. incorporentur simul & fiat vesicatorium: If you please you may add mel. anacardinum, or turpentine; black soap, the whites of eggs. Hippocr. commends actual cauteries. Fomentations that ease pain are good, and a sheep, or cat's skin. If you want more, search the following Chapter. CHAP. XXXI. ARTHRITIS in Greek, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in Latin Articularis morbus; the joint sickness: It is a disease harming the substance of the joint, by the falling down of a virulent matter; endued with a malign and venenate quality; accompanied by four humours; There are ten in number. 1. Siagonagra, of Siagon. a jaw, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. is when the virulent matter falleth upon the joint of the Jaw. 2. Trachelagra, of Trachelos, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. is that which affecteth the neck. 3. Rhachisagra, of Rhachis: the spin, is, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. when it troubles the backbone. 4. Omagra, of Omos, the joint of the shoulder; is when it molests the shoulders. 5. Cleisagra, of Cleis; 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. is when it affects the joints of the collar bones. 6. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. Pechyagra, so called for Pechys, which signifieth the elbow. 7. Chiragra, of Cheir a hand. 8. Gonagra, of Gony, the knee. 9 Podagra, so called, for that the Greeks term the foot Pous: this gout is most hard to help. 10. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. Ischias, so called, for that the Grecks term the Hip Ischion: of this gout I have treated of in the former Chapter. Abundance of raw humours is the cause of this disease, Causa. occasioned by immoderate diet; and many other causes, which is to be found in the other Chapter. Those humours that do abound and fasten in the joints, either be sanguine, choleric, phlegmatic, or melancholious: and sometimes engendered of the commixtion of humours: The humour causing the gout is different from that which causeth a Phlegmone, edema, Erysipilas, or Scirrhus; Aetíus. for as Aetius saith, it never cometh to suppuration, like other tumours. The reason I think is, because it happeneth in parts destitute of blood. As soon as it falleth into the spaces of the joints, Signa. it causeth cruel pain; one while with heat, as if they were burnt, another while with extreme cold. Such as have this disease hereditarily, can no more be freed therefrom, than those in whom the matter of the disease is become knotty: as Ovid saith well. Tollere nodosam nescit medicina podagram. The matter of the gout is a thin and virulent humour, yet not contagious; offending rather in quality, then in quantity; instigating the humours, together with flatulent spirits, prepared ready for defluction upon the affected parts, do there cause extreme pains, that are intolerable. 1. I read of a Gentlewoman that had many terrible fits, by reason of a tumour scarce equalling the bigness of a pease, on the outside of the joint of the left hip: In her fit she did cry and roar, and rashly and violently threw her body this way and that way above her nature, Thrusting her head between her legs, and laid her feet on her shoulders, as if she had been possessed with a devil, being most violent when the tumour was touched: yet all the quarter of an hour the fit held, she had her senses, and no inflammation, no other swelling did appear. At last a potential cautery was applied to the grieved part or tumour; and after the fall of the eschar, very black and virulent sains flowed out; which freed the woman ever after: whence you may gather the malignity and venenate quality of the humour. 2. The matter of the gout cometh for the most part from the liver or brain. If from the brain, it is phlegmatic, thin, and clear; it passeth out of the muscles, skin and Pericranium, as also through the large hole by which the spinal marrow (the brains substitute) is propagated into the spin, by the coats and tendons of the nerves, into the spaces of the joints: and it is commonly cold. 3. That which proceeds from the liver, is diffused by the great vein and arteries; and participates of the nature of four humours. 1. If it floweth from the head, there is heaviness, and dullness of the head; with pain: the functions of the mind are hurt by the malignity of the humour: The musculous skin of the head swells, with a certain oedematous tumour. 2. If from the liver blood and choler bear the sway, the veins are large and swollen, the defluction is on a sudden; and through crudities it degenerates into phlegm and a wheyish humour: if it degenerates into melancholy, the gout resembles the nature of a Scirrhus; but it is rare to be found. 1. Melancholy causeth numbness, and a dull pain; the gout being of a livid or blackish colour. 2. A phlegmatic humour is also known by the colour; being white like the neighbouring parts; giving place to the finger, it is cold, and the urine thin and watery, and the pain is not very sharp. 3. The sanguine gout looks red, and the veins are puffed up by it. 4. The choleric, fiery or pale; the pain is sharp like lancing: he is eased by cooling things, in the fit a fever taketh him, he is thirsty, and his urine yellow, many many times if the choler be acrid, a gangreen seizeth on the affected part. 5. If salt phlegm, there is itching, gnawing, and biting, 1. A gout healed, often leaves a palsy behind it. 2. They oft desire venery, which is hurtful, because it dissipates the spirits, and weakeneth the nervous parts, and exasperates the pain. 3. The great heat dissolves the seminal matter, which flowing to the genitals, distends them. 1. Curatio. Theriaca. Avicenna. Treacle is commended in all Arthritical affects, because it dries and wastes the malignity thereof; so saith Avicen. in lib. de ther. ad pisonem. c. 15. 2. If blood be the cause, cut a vein on the opposite part; as if the right arm be troubled with a gouty inflammation, Venaesectio open the Sapheia on the right leg; this is for revulsion and evacuation: If this easeth him not, open the vein next the pain, let him abstain from wine and flesh. ℞. Lac caprae ℥. v. vitell. ovor. nº 2. ol. rosar. ℥ i Ca●aplas. crociʒ. ss. With the crumbs of bread make a cataplasm: stamping them well together. with vinegar, and then with oil of roses. 4. After the body is once fed, they must not return to meats, before that the concoction be perfected in the stomach (which is called Culina communis totius corporis) lest the liver draw by the mesaraick veins, crude and ill digested matter, and so deprive the body of its nourishment; for vitium prioris concoctionis non potest corrigi per sequentes. Keep his body soluble with clysters, Purgatio. if a full body give a strong purge. 5. Vomitus. For a choleric flux a vomit of Stibium is good; for vomiting in the gout is commended, Potio purgans. and purging is good with Electuarium è succo rosarum, in the common decoction: and apply medicines that can cool and restrain, the medicine made with goat's milk described before is good: adding popy seeds ʒ. iij. or opium ℥ ss. leaves of roses, nightshade, plantin, Hemlock, and henbane are good: In all hot gouts apply wet in Aqua sperm. Aq. sperm. ranarum. ranarum: for it is a singular remedy. 6. When you are forced to use stupefactive medicines in vehement pains, nourish and recreate the part afterwards, with things that do heat, as origan, savoury, etc. 7. In all gouts, things that are diuretical are commended. 8. Vomitus. Purgatio. For a phlegmatic flux, a vomit of Asaron is good: or a purgation downward is the safest way, the making of which you shall find in the former Chapter: But first extenuate the humour with oximel scillitic. Oximel. or the like: Let him abstain from meat often: Cataplas desolving fomentations are good, take mallows boiled in milk, and stamped, adding thereto saffron, goose-grease, and wheat bran, to make a poultis: or Arkangel stamped with white-wine vinegar, is good: or ℞. Vnguentum. Olei laurini, ireos, ana ℥ j axung. porci, butyri, anaʒ. iij. medul. cervinaeʒ. ij. terebinthinaeʒ. v. galban. dissol. in acetoʒ. j. hyssopi, rad. altheae, sem. fenugr. ana ℈. ij. cerae novae. q. s. fiat unguentum: Issues or fontinells are good: Also this bath is good to strengthen the joints; which must be effected in this disease. ℞. Fomentatio Fol. absinth. rutae, laurini, pulegii, lavendul. thymi, origan. millissaes, roris mar. primulae ver. cammomeli, stoech. salviae, ana M.j. With two gallons of water make a bath: Also this is good for a flatulent convulsion, or gout cramp; which taketh men in the night: 9 If there be conjunct matter, apply a vesicatory of sour leaven, cantharides, and Aqua vitae: Vesicatorium. this discussing Emplaster is good. ℞. Gum. ammon. opopanacis, galbani, anʒ. ij. Emplast●ū. dissolvantur in aceto, postea colentur, add olei liliorum, terebinth. venet. ana ℥ i picis navalis, & cerae novae quantum sufficit. fiat emplastrum molle. This astringent cataplasm is good. ℞. Fol. sabinae M. ss. nucum cupressi ℥. iij. Cataplas. aluminis roch. ℥. j gum. tragacanthae ℥ iv. mucaginis, psilii, & cidon. quant. s. f. cataplasma. But remember first to purge. 10. For melancholy, Venaesectio if blood be mixed therewith, open a vein; then purge. The infusion of Hors-radich is excellent for this, Infusio. and the former, and for all watery fluxes that are cold: 11. For knobs, Cataplas. roots of Althaea twice sodden; and figs brayed and applied are good: If the humour be stubborn, and of a virulent quality: use Argentum vivum, Unguents. the ointment thereof described in the Chapter of Lues venerea, which by experience I have found to be excellent: Lastly, observe four scopes in the cure. 1. First appoint a convenient diet. 2. Secondly evacuate by purging and bleeding. 3. Use topic medicines, according to the condition of the humour. 4. Lastly, correct the symptoms and pain, which many times is sufficient to kill the Patient. CHAP. XXXII. MORBUS SPINALIS, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. vel spinae dorsi: The disease of the spin of the back: In English, the Rachites, or the Rickets. 1. The primary essence of this disease, consisteth not in the animal constitution, or in that which dependeth upon the influx of the brain into the parts. Nor in the vital constitution, or in that which dependeth upon the influx of the heart into the parts: But this disease consisteth in the natural constitution, being rooted in the similary constitution of the natural parts. 1. Those parts that are primarily affected, do labour under a notable cold distemper, with penury and stupefaction, or benumednesse of spirits: many famous physicians have attributed the first essence of this disease to the liver; but it will be proved otherwise, for it is one thing to produce a common cause of a disease, and another thing to be the first essence of a disease. The affect of the liver doth follow this disease, and its substance is augmented in this affect: But in dissected bodies it hath been seen inculpable, in respect of the other conditions; neither is the liver grievously and evidently (throughout the progress of the disease) afflicted: neither doth it labour under a cold and moist distemper; for if it did, the face could not be so well coloured, and the cheeks so ruddy: moreover the debility of the muscles, and the dislike of exercise, seemeth not to have any correspondence with the liver. The lungs cannot be admitted for the first seat of this disease. 1. For the narrowness of the breast doth not presently arise from the very beginning of the disease. 2. Neither doth the Asthma perpetually accompany this affect. 3. The cough is sometimes present, and sometimes absent. 4. An inflammation of the lungs doth not presently afflict the Patient. 5. Hard swell, impostumes, and bunches may follow; for they are common to men as well as children. 6. The ptisick cometh after a long continuance of this affect, being far from the essence of this disease. 7. The impotency of the external parts to motion, and the inequality of nutrition, cannot be deduced from the affected lungs. 1. The spinal marrow issuing out of the skull, doth seem to discern the first place. 2. The second all the nerves produced by it. 3. The third all the membranous and fibrous parts, unto which those nerves are carried along; In these alone, the first essence of this disease is rooted. The softness, looseness, and Atony of the whole spin, without the skull, of all the nerves arising from thence, of all the fibres of the universal body, do cause inability to motion, slothfulness, and affectation of rest, which bewray themselves from the very beginning of this affect; do abundantly evince the parts to be affected with coldness, defect, and benumednesse of spirits. 2. The secondary essence of this disease is radicated in the natural constitution; and also in the vital, which are both vitiated in this affect: The secondary essence, hath a dependency upon the primary. The secondary essence of this disease, is likewise in the animal constitution; which is that affection of the body, consisting in the generation and due motion of the animal spirits, by which is understood the excursion of them from the brain through the nerves like lightning, and again their recourse back to the brain, whereby they declare unto it, what is perceived by the organs of the outward senses. Now by reason the animal spirits have their passage through the first affected parts, namely through the spinal marrow without the skull, through the nerves from thence proceeding, and through the parts into which those nerves are distributed, and seeing that all these parts in this affect do labour with a cold distemper, with a paucity and dulness of inherent spirits, the animal constitution must needs be vitiated, and the activity of the spirits in some degrees retarded, and yet the sense is not vitiated; for almost the gentlest motion of the nerves, is sufficient for sense, but not for motion; because the latter requireth a greater strength and vigour of the nerves. The parents may be troubled with Cachexia, Causae. Febris alba. the dropsy, the greensickness, which some call the white fever: The scurvy, French pox, and the jaundice, which corrupt the blood, that cannot be changed into laudable and fruitful seed: so that infants may borrow a disposedness (from their parents) to this affect: But it cannot be comprehended under the species of an hereditary disease, properly so called; for that consisteth in the formation. This disease according to its primary essence is a similary disease, as before demonstrated. 1. Yet in many children, this disease doth fall under a second species of an hereditary disease, improperly so called, as when the parents are troubled with the diseases aforesaid. There is also many times in the parent's penury of natural spirits, as happeneth after large evacuation in fluxes, which wasteth the strength, and is not repaired before coition; especially a consumption, or hectic fever; a Gonorrhaea, or a cold, or a moist distemper of the genital parts, and womb; or excessive sleepiness of the woman with child, or slothfulness and ease, may be the cause of this disease. 2. A cold and moist air doth powerfully contribute to this disease, which easily happen to such children as are born near great Rivers, Ponds, or Meers: So doth an extreme hot and subtle air, for that allureth forth, and consumes the inherent spirits: Also a plentiful diet may be the cause. 3. Likewise a stupidity and sluggishness of the first affected parts, a defect of motion, and want of exercise, immoderate sleep; and on the contrary, inordinate watching may be the cause. Also things preternaturally retained, as if choler abound and luxuriate in the body, for it dissipates the natural spirits. Likewise terrene dregs of the belly, a sour humour, and also phlegm may be the cause: immoderate sweeting doth much dissipate the spirits. Precedent diseases may be the cause, as a phlegmatic Cachocymi. Hepaticus fluxus. A Cachexia, a dropsy, immoderate vomiting, Lyentery, Dysentery, the Hepatical flux, Diabetes, excessive sweeting, a feeble appetite of the ventricle, an obstruction or scirrhus of the mesentery, sweetbread, spleen, or liver; also an opoplex, palsy, or lethargy. It is possible for this disease to happen to those of full growth, being conjoined with another, which is the primary cause; although it seldom cometh to pass, because of their continual exercise. The magnitude of the head, the leanness of the joints, the crookedness of the shank bone, or the elbow, the inflexions of the joints, and the sharpness of the breast, do not accompany this disease presently, but in process of time they bewray themselves, there is a consumption of the parts which is only a symptom, and not a disease. Some are so gently affected with this disease, as you would scarce suppose them to be sick; they ear, they drink, and sleep like those that are healthful, only they play with more uncheerfulness, and show forth some slight signs of sickness, and yet by the only benefit of nature, without any assistance of art, they recover. The Rachites degenerate often into a consumption, a Hectic, or into a slow putrid fever. The usual companions of this malady are Hydrocephalus, the fault of breeding teeth, an Asthma, Pthisis, Hectica febris, a slow and erratical fever, and Ascites, etc. yet these may happen, although the Rachites have not preceded. Lastly, such as have little or no dependence upon this affect, are a malignant fever, the French pox, the scurvy, and the strumatical affect, which do sometimes associate this evil, and yet they are all distinct from this. The dogmatical signs relating to the animal actions, are these, Signa. the looseness and softness of the parts, the debility and languidness, and finally, the slothfulness and stupefaction. 1. First a certain laxity, and softness, if not a flacciditie of all the first affected parts, is usually observed in this affect: the skin is soft, and smooth to the touch: the joints are easily flexible, and many times unable to sustain the body; for the most part they speak before they walk, if they be infested with it the first year, which among us is held to be a bad Omen. 2. But if they be afflicted with this disease after they have begun to walk, by degrees they stand more feeble upon their legs, they stagger and stumble at every small occasion, and cover sitting. 3. Upon a vehement increase of this disease, they totally lose the use of their feet, being not able to sit with an erected posture, and the weak and feeble neck doth scarce, or not at all sustain the burden of the head. 4. A kind of slothfulness and numbness doth invade the joints, and presently after the beginning of the disease, and by little and little is increased: The younger that are carried in the nurse's arms, do not laugh hearty, when they are delighted and pleased with any thing: neither do they kick or cry so fiercely, when they are angered: when they are committed to their feet, and the disease prevaileth, they are averse from all motion of their limbs. 5. They are moderate in sleeping, and waking, ingenious, not stupid; but for the most part of forward wits, unless some other impediments arise. Their countenance is more composed, and severe, than their age requireth; as if they were ruminating upon some serious matters; these signs being taken do constitute a sufficient Pathogonomonical Syndrom, or concourse of symptoms; of the first kind, which relate to the animal actions. 1. Of how great moment the Alogotrophy, or unequal nourishment of the parts, in this affect; we have already demonstrated. 2. Secondly there appeareth the unusual bigness of the head, and the fullness and lively complexion of the face, compared with the other parts of the body: yet there is a Cacotrophy, or vicious nourishment, proper to this affect. 3. Thirdly, the fleshy parts are daily more and more worn away, made thin and lean, which excellently demonstrateth the motion and degree of this disease, by its increase; This sign being joined with the former, doth at least constitute a Pathognomonical sign of the second kind, that is such a one as is proper to this disease alone. 4. Certain swell, and knotty excrescences, also carruncles, knobby swell, and hard bunches of flesh about some of the joints, are observed in this affect; chief conspicuous in the wrists; and somewhat less in the Ankles: the like are in the tops of the Ribs, where they are conjoined with grissles in the breast and stern. These tumors are situated in the very bones, which witnesseth the species of the disease. 5. Some bones are crooked, as the spin bone, the shank bone, the Fibula, or small bone in the leg; then afterwards the greater shank bone, and the lesser bones of the elbow: the bones of the head stick out. Hypocrates But in health according to Hypocrates, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉, The bones do give unto the body, stability, uprightness, and form or fashion. 6. The stern is elevated, that it may yield room to the augmented bulk of the liver. 7. The former parts of the Ribs are more soft than the hinder, and do more easily receive their aliment, and augmentation than the harder: so that the foremost parts of the Ribs, which are soft, are more lengthened than the undermost. The teeth come forth slowly, with trouble; and then oftentimes wax lose and black, falling out by pieces, and new ones come again: though late, with pain. 8. The breast becometh narrow (in the higher progression of the disease) on both sides, and sticketh out like the breast of an Hen, or Capon, which indeed may somewhat happen in an Atrophy, or a defective nourishment of the parts: but it can scarce so fall out according to the change of the figure, without an Alogotrophy; this must also be reputed a Pathognomonical sign of the second kind. 9 Again, a swelling of the Abdomen, and an extension of the Hypochond parts, which hinder the free motion of the Diaphragma downwards, and consequently interrupt the breathing, proceeding partly from the windiness of the stomach and guts, and partly from the bigness of the liver, and other bowels. 10. A cough is frequent, and stops, hard tumours, impostumes, and inflammations of the lungs, is usual; and there is a lateral growing of the lungs in the Plura, which partly is the cause of the vitiated figure of the breast: They are averse from lying on their sides, either because of the coalescence of the lungs with the Plura, or by reason of some tumour; but these are not conspicuous, whilst the child is living: The pulse in the wrists are small and weak. 11. Their excrements of the belly and bladder, do resemble theirs that are in health; they loathe sweet things, they weigh heavier than others that are in health, of the same age and stature. 12. The Hydrocephalus is known by dulness of the senses, the magnitude of the head, the sutures do gape more wide, the bone in the forehead sticks out, there is a water outwardly contained undet the Pericranium: for the signs of other diseases, which are usually complicated with this affect, look into their proper Chapters. The observations collected from the dissection, and inspection of bodies subdued by this disease, are these. 1. The Abdomen being opened, the liver hath exceeded in bigness, yet well coloured, and not much hardened. 2. The spleen for the most part is not to be contemned, whether you consider the magnitude, the colour, or the consistence of it. 3. The stomach and guts are somewhat more infected with flatulent humours, because of the extension of the Hypocondriacal parts. 4. The mesentery is somewhat faultless, and sometimes affected with glandulous excrescencies, and sometimes with swelling bunches. 5. The sweetbread is suspected to be obstructed, and to have a Scirrhus. 6. The kidneys, ureters, and bladder, are laudably sound, unless there be a concomitancy of other diseases. 1. The stern being withdrawn, there is perceived stops or stuff of the lungs, which always more or less groweth with the Plura; some have glandulous knobs or bunches, though but seldom. 2. In the cavity of the breast, is sometimes seen, a collection of wheyish waters, and more frequently then in the cavity of the Abdomen. 3. Sometimes all the lungs on the left or right side (though seldom) is infected with an imposthume, so that being crushed, they yield a copious, thick, and stinking matter; of a yellowish colour, and in the imposthume is contained much water. 4. The kernel in the cavil bone is always observed to be great. 1. The skull being sawed thorough in a circular figure, and the little cover being opened, you may observe the Dura matter to be firm, and adhered to the skull in many places. 2. Between the Dura matter, and the Pia mater, and in the very ventricles of the brain, is sometimes found wheyish and waterish humours, which is the cause of the Hydrocephalus. 3. The Carotides and the jugular veins, exceed in many, their just proportion: but the arteries and veins, are usually slender in this affect. 1. The prognostical signs are these; the disease properly natural; or if it invadeth before the birth, is the most dangerous, and seldom end in health. 2. The more early the invasion is after the birth, the more dangerous the disease is. 3. Elder children that go up and down, are more easilier cured then young infants that cannot use their legs. 4. This disease proceeding from some other foregoing affects, is more dangerous than that which is introduced by an erroneous regiment of health. 5. This disease chief invadeth the cradles of the Gentry, who live at great ease. 6. The greater the head is, the longer and harder is the cure. 7. The weaker the back bone is, the greater and the more dangerous is the affect. 8. The great swell in the bones of the wrists, and the ends of the ribs, the crookedness of the shank bone, the shoulder bone, or the bone of the arm; and the great inflexion of the joints, do presage the continuance of the disease. 9 If the Hydrocephalus be complicated with the Rachites, it ever importeth great danger; If the sutures of the brainpan, do gape and water, get into the middle spaces, and swell the the Dura matter into a waterish and soft tumour, it is mortal. 10. A painful breeding of teeth is sometimes accompanied with most vehement symptoms, and even threatneth death: but the dog tooth portends more danger in this disease. 11. An Asthma, especially the Orthopny, Othopnaea. in which the Patient cannot draw breath, but with an erected neck, is very dangerous; for that prompteth to a suspicion of some tumour, imposthume, pleurisy, or inflammation of the lungs, or some growing of the lungs with the Plura. 12. If the ptisick be complicated with this affect, it is for the most part mortal. 13. This disease in time changeth into the ptisick, at least brings a consumption to the destruction of the sick, unless some grievous affect and symptom do intervene, and prevent by hastening death: as a convulsion, the loud cough, the swelling of the lights, (vulgarly called the rising of the lights) a fever, a pleurisy, etc. 14. If a dropsy of the lungs, or an Ascites, be complicated with the Rachites, it portends a desperate, and deplorable condition. 15. A hectic, slow, putrid, and continual fever, maketh this disease desperate. 16. If the venereous pox, be consociated with the Rachites; be it hereditary, or contracted by infection, it is uncapable of remedy. 17. The scurvy doth very much retard the cure. 18. Strumatical tumors, internal or external, do not very much suspend the hopes of cure. 19 Whosoever are not perfectly cured before the first five years of their age be spun out, they afterwards live but miserably and sickly; and being either Asthmatical, cachectical, or ptisical, they die before they arrive at the consistence of their age, or else they grow deformed, crooked, or dwarfish. 20. If scabs, weals, pimples, or the itch, come after this affect, it doth hopefully expedite the cure. For the cure, Curatio. the method to practice is divided into 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉, and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉, the Therapeutical and the Prophylactical part, or the curative, and the preservative: The curative part presupposeth the Physiology, Pathology, and Semeiotical part, which require a manifold exercise of every operation of the understanding. 1. Indication that noble instrument of the method of cure: Galen delivereth to be, Galenus. an insinuation or declaration of the consequence, that is something to be done: In this sense it may be defined to be an objective action of the indicant, relatively considered, which representeth to the understanding the thing indicated: that is, what may be helpful, what hurtful, what elected and applied, what forsaken, and avoided. 2. The indicant is a state of the body, as it is movable, relatively considered; namely, as it intimateth what is to be done in that particular. 3. The thing indicated is a medical action (directing to health) required on the part of the indicant. 4. There are nine things to be considered (according to Argenterius) in indicated actions; Argenterius. An? Quid? Quâ materiâ? Quantum? quale? qu●modo? quando? ubi? quo ordine agendum? That is, whether? what? with what matter? How much? of what kind? after what manner? when? where? In what order a thing must be done? These indicated actions, are found out by the force of indication: which indication is referred to some generation of the understanding: They vainly attempt the cure, who are ignorant that one thing is indicated from one indicant; which indicant the understanding doth comprehend, together with the indicate in the indication according to Galens definition, Galenus. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. Item in alla definitione, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. 1. For the indications curative, first this disease indicateth that those things are to be avoided which cherish and augment the distemper: and such things are to be implored, that may subdue the same, namely, hot and dry. 2. Secondly, Those things must be avoided, that can scatter and consume the spirits: and such things must be elected, that have virtue to restore, cherish, and multiply them. 3. Thirdly, those things that make thick, fix, or stupify the spirits, are to be avoided; and all those things that can excite the spirits, and expel their stupefaction are good; as exercises, motion, and frictions, etc. 4. Fourthly, those things are to be avoided that are wont to mollify, loosen, and weaken the tone of the parts, and those things are to be given that can render them more solid and firm. 5. Fifthly, a caution is to be had of those things which promove the flux of blood towards the head: or retard the passage thereof to the first affected parts: also choice must be made of such things as stir the pulses of the arteries in the parts first affected, and that do excite the spirits to a greater activity. 6. Sixthly, the unequal nutrition indicateth those things which promove the even and impartial distribution of the alimentary heat to the extenuated parts: The crookedness of the bones require such things as attract the aliment to the hollow side, as frictions, etc. 7. Seventhly, Cephalicals, and such things as facilitate the distribution, as exercise, and those things that corroborate and strengthen the parts, are good. 1. For the indications preservative, or the prophylactical part: they are deduced either from the antecedent, or the present causes, the latter is propounded. 2. The causes are either impurities, or excrementitious humours, (which are) collected or impated in the first passages, which unless they be taken away, do not only infect the nourishment inward, but they dull and hinder the appropriate medicines: They indicate therefore an evacuation, either by a gentle vomit, or by a lenitive purgation. 3. The head requireth a particular evacuation; which usually is performed by scarification of the veins in the hollow of the ear: also blisters raised between the first and second turning joint of the neck. 4. If the Cacochymical humours be unapt for motion, than medicines must be used that do prepare such humours; more especially if tough and gross humours be impacted, and settled in certain parts of the body; Hippocrat. according to Hypocrates, Corpora quum quis purgare volet, ea fluxilia faciat oportet, when you would purge a body, you must first make it fluxible, with such a preparation, as hath a peculiar reference to that part in which they are inherent: for the humours in the liver require one kind of preparation, those in the lungs another, etc. 1. Life itself consisteth in a triple constitution of the body, the natural comprehendeth under it, first the temperament, secondly, the inherent spirits, with their plenty and vigour: thirdly, the tone of the parts; fourthly, the structure of the organs, fifthly, the continuity. 2. The vital containeth first the generation, secondly, the distribution of the vital spirits, thirdly, their participation with those parts unto which they are distributed; namely, the union of them with the said parts, and the communicated heat. 3. The animal comprehendeth first the generation, secondly the distribution of the animal spirits: thirdly, the due stretching of the parts, depending upon the influx of the brain: all these because life consisteth in them, are called vital indications; which directeth to the conservation of the animal, vital, and natural constitution. 1. First, in this affect you shall make choice of the best nourishments, such as are easy of concoction. 2. Secondly, cherish and strengthen the parts most affected. 3. Thirdly, gentle evacuations are good, the violent must be avoided. 4. Fourthly, prepare the tough humours before purging, Hippocrat. according to Hypocrates, Quae movenda sunt fluida prius facere oportet. 5. Fiftly, let your remedy arrive at the seat, and penetrate to the very cause of the disease. 6. Sixthly, if the humours be naturally apt to move upwards, expel them by vomit: If downwards by siege: in like manner root out the causes by spitting, by urine, and by sweeting. 7. Medicines mingled with the nourishment, aught to be grateful to the palate, lest they subvert the stomach, and hinder concoction. 8. The universal causes yet flowing to and fro in the body, being impediments, must be first expelled. 9 We must relieve the more urgent and weighty indicant; first, unless there be an interruption of some impediment. The chirurgeons work is to scarrify the ears, make issues, raise blisters, apply cupping-glasses, leeches; also ligatures and swathing bands are to be used, to sustain and erect the bending of the joints and bones. Many children are cured only by the means of issues: it is a powerful remedy against the Hydrocephalus, both curative and preservative; and very much conduceth to lessen the magnitude of the head, and to evacuate the superfluous water thereof: represseth the inordinate increase of the bones, and drieth up the too much humidity of the spinal marrow, exciteth heat, strengthens the nerves, and expelleth the astonishment: the issue must be made between the second and third turning joint of the neck. To straighten the trunk of the body, or to keep it straight, they use to make brest-plates of whale-bone, put into two woollen , and sewed together, but the best way is to fasten them to the spin of the back, with a handsome string fitted to that use. 1. Those remedies that can cleanse, and wash the first passages, are clysters, vomits, and lenitive purgations. When the belly is costive, the excrements hardened, and windy humours torment the guts, or some vehement pain in the bowels afflict the Patient; then clysters are commended, as ℞. Clyster. Lactis vacc. rec. calfact. ℥ three iv. vel. v. sem. anis. pull. gr. X. sacchari common. ℥. j ℥. i.ss. vel. ℥. ij. butyr. recent. ℥. ss. vitellum unius ovi M. ff. Enema. Velure ℞. Clyster. Rad. alth. ℥. ss. malvae contus. ℥. ss. flor. Chamaem. p. j sem. anis. foeniculi dull. anaʒ. i.ss. coq. in. s. q. seri lactis cerevisiati in colatura ℥ iu vel v. solve syr. violarum, rosarum solut. anaʒ. v. sacch. communis, ol. rosat. ana ℥. ss. misce. fiat Enema. 2. Emedical remedies, or vomits, do chief perform three things; First, they evacuate crude and corrupt humours, or impurities contained in the stomach. 2. Secondly, by an agitation, and commotion, they loosen the gross and viscous humours, adhering unto the bowels and other parts; and unlock obstructions. 3. Thirdly, they most effectually irritate the expulsive faculty of all the parts of the body; as the guts, liver, sweetbread, spleen, kidneys, lungs, brain, etc. Finally, the whole body (by straining to vomit) is prone to a Diaphoresis; either by a manifest sweeting, or by an occult and insensible transpiration: If the humours tend upwards of their own accord; and the child be naturally, or customarily apt to vomit, then administer one, according to the strength and age of the child, as ℞. Infusionis croci metallor. in vino Hispan. Vomitus. loco frigido factae & per subsid. optimè depurat. ʒ.j.ʒ.i.ss. velʒ. ij. (proratione aetatis ac roboris) syr. acetoes. simple. ʒ. ss. seri lactis cerevisiati ℥. i.ss. aqua cinam. gut. x. vel ejus loco, si convulsiones metuuntur, aq. antepilept. Lang. ℈ i misce. And let the child drink it in the morning warm. This is good to evacuate choleric humours out of the stomach: This that followeth is an excellent vomit to purge phlegm. ℞. Succ. fol. Asariʒ. ss. ℈ two velʒ. j. syr. Vomitus. acetosi simple. ʒ.ij. seri lactis cerevisiati quantum sufficit. 3. Lenitive cathartics, or evacuant medicines, may be divided into simple and compound, of the first sort are Manna, Catalogus simplicium. cassia fistularis, Alloe socotrina, Tamarindi, Polypodium quecinum, vuae passae majores, jujubae, sebestenae, pruna dulcia & damascena, Ficus, flores malvae, violarum, Herbae parietariae, mercurialis, rad. Althaeae, Glycyrrhizae, & similia. The compound catharticks are these; Catalogus compositorum. Cassia extracta cum vel sine senna, Diacassia, Elect. passulatum, Diaprunum lenitivum, decoctum, commune pro medicina, syr. violarum, mel. ejusd. syr. rosarum, sol. mel mercuriale, mel passulatum, conservae rosarum pallidarum, and the like. ℞. Mannae calabrinae oped. ʒ. vj. cremor. Mixtura purgans. tartari gr. seven. seri lactis cerevisiati in quo parùm sem. anis. ferbuerit ℥. i.ss. misce & exhib. mane. Velure ℞. Syrrupus. Polypod. quer. ℥. ij. vuar. passar. exacinat. ℥. i. ss. prun. damasce. ℥. vj. vel l. ss. Rad. glycyrrhizae ℥. i. ss. tart. alb. praepar. ʒ. ijcoq. in s. q. font. ad l. j In colaturâ infunde per noct. fol. see. elect. ℥. i. ss. rhab. ʒ. ij. pulpae cassiae recenter extract. ʒ. i. ss. tamarind. ℥ i semin. anis. foeniculi dull. anaʒ. ij. manè per spannum laneum densum exprimantur. ℞. Expressionis ℥. viij. sacchari alb. ℥. vj. coq. parum, tum adde mannae oped. syr. ros. solut. rhabarb. ana ℥. i. ss. violarum ℥. j ff. syr. lenitivus. capiat puellus ℥. j in aq. cichor. vel parietar. ℥. ss. & succi limon. ʒ. j dilutam. 4. Remedies preparatory, partly relate to the preparation of the humours (which are either phlegmatic, thick, viscous, choleric, melancholy, etc.) partly to the ways thorough which they are to be expelled; and partly to the passages themselves, which sometimes require Cephalicals, Hepaticals, and pectoral preparations. The simples are these, Catalagus simplicium. Herbae omnes capillares, Imprimis, Trichomanes, Ruta muraria; Spicae radicis osmundae regalis; Polypodium murale, Phyllitis, Ceterach, Hepatica, Agrimonia, Scabiosa, Betonica, Cuscuta, Folia & cortex Tamarisci, cortex radicum capparum, rad. cichor. Endiu. Asparag. Glycyrrh. passulae, semin. anis. foenic. dull. coriandr. carui Anethi. The compounds are these, Catalogus compositorum. Syr. capill. vener. de Beton. simple. & compos. Byzantin. cichor. de Epator. de quinque radic. de scolopend. de stoecad. ℞. Tussilag. capill. vener. Hepatic. agrimoniae, Decoctio. anam. ss. jujub. sebesten. ana no. vj. fie. incisno. ij. rad. filic. maris. polypod. asparag. an. ℥. ss. macis ℈ i coq. in l. ij. aq. font. colaturae l. j add vini alb. ℥. iij. syr. de scolopendr. ℥. i.ss. Mingle them and make a decoction. It openeth obstructions in the menstery, liver, and lungs. You may add the flowers of Tamaris, one pugil. Raisins one ounce, and liquoris half a dram. If there be a suspicion that the scurvy, or venereous pox be complicated with the Rachites; look into the thirteenth and fourteenth Chapters of this book, and there you shall have plenty of remedies. 5. Remedies electively evacuant, are to be used after the matter of the disease be prepared, and the passages opened to expel peccant humours, Rhabarbarum. for which purpose Rhubarb is most excellent; for it is directly opposite to the essence of the disease. The simples are these, Rhabarbarum, Catalogus simplicium. Agaricus. sem. Carthami, Jallappa, Turpethum, Epithymum, etc. The compounds are these, Syr. Rosar. solut. Compos. de cichor. cum rhab. Syr. epith, fumariae, Diacatholicon. confectio Hamech, Benedicta laxativa. ℞. Decoctio common. ℥. i. ss. Syr. Mixtura purgans. de rhabarbaro ℥. j misce. Give the child half of it over night, and the other half in the morning warm, you shall find an excellent decoction, of a strengthening quality in the Chapter Paralysis. ℞. Rha b. opt.ʒ.i.ss. vuar. passar. exacinat. m.j. Infusio. cerevis. common. l. j infund. per 12. horas, de colatura hujusmodi bibant puelli qui noctu avidè potum expetunt. 6. Specifical alterant medicines, are remedies diametrically contrary to the nature of the disease, and such as directly impugn it. The simples and compounds are these. Catalogus simplicium & compos. Radices Ering. Tamarisc. Abortonum, Absinth. pontic. chelidon. major. crocus, Radic. curcumae, sarsaparillae, sassafr. chinae, tria santala, lignum Guaiaci, ejusque cortex, flor. sulph. chalybs praepar. crocus martis, sal. chalyb. vinum chalyb. syr. chal. vinum album & Rhenanum, sperma ceti, moschus, Ambra Grysea, castoreum, etc. Also the root of osmond the royal, of the male fernbrake, Asparagus, madder, maidenhairs, Ceterach, hearts-tongue, liverwort, betony, sage, rosemary, and the leaves of dead nettles, may well be numbered amongst specifical simples, for their singular virtue in this disease. ℞. Apozema. Rad. osmundae regal. spicas no. vj. veron. maris, linguae cervin. ceterach. capill. vener. hepat. ana m.j. salviae, anthus ana m. ss. passul. minor. ℥ three Glycyrrh. ℥. ss. macis ℈. ij. coq. in l. vj. aq. fontan. s. a. ℞. Colaturae l. iij. add syr. capill. vener. ℥. iij. misce ff. Apozema. capiat puellus haustulum hujus quotidie mane, horâ quartâ pomeridianâ, tum etiam noctu, si potum tunc potierit, immo si voluerit, utatur eo pro potu ordinario. This is most proper for those who have the Rachites, complicated with a cough, and an obstruction of the lungs. If the liver be afflicted, put in the flowers of Tamarisk, the roots of male-fernbrake, raisins, white and red , Sassafras wood, and sage leaves. ℞. Sarsaparill. ℥ eight rad. chinae ℥ two lig. sassafr. Sacculus. ℥. ss. eboris ℥ i osmond regal. veron. maris, ling. cervin. ceterach, capill. vener. hepat. summitat, lamii, ana m. Boil them in four gallons of new Ale, until one be consumed; then add another gallon, and stir it up and down with a stick, then strain it, and put the ingredients into a bolting bag, put a piece of Iron into them, and a bit of leaven, hang it into the Ale with a string, and let the child drink of it for its ordinary drink. ℞. Sarsaparill. incis. & contus. ℥. iij. rad. chinae, ering. ana ℥. ij. linguae cervin. ceterach. hepat. capill. vener. veron. maris, salviae ana m. ss. court. tamarisci, saint. rubr. anaʒ. ij. passul. corinth. ℥ i macisʒ. ss. Victus. With pure oatmeal, a cock chicken, and a sufficient quantity of water, make your broth. Also this Electuary following is good. ℞. Conserv. rosarum rub. ℥. i.ss. cons. flor. borrag. Electuarium. salviae, lamii. caryoph. anthus, ana ℥. ss. Diatri. santal. diarrhod. abb. croci, salis chalyb. ana ℈. ss. cinam. Glycyrr. hispan. anaʒ. ss. chalyb. praepar. ʒ.j. cum syr. de cichor. cum rhab. f. Electuarium. Let the child take half a dram, two scruples, or a dram every morning by itself, or else in possit Ale. 7. Remedies that correct the symptoms (such as the flux of the belly, the lientery profuse sweats, Rhabarb. and painful breeding of teeth) are these, Rhubarb, Senna, Tamarinds, Myrobalaus, for they leave behind an evident binding after evacuation. So that the cure is perfected partly by purgations, by astringent remedies, by such as open, and partly by such as strengthen the parts. ℞. Mixtura. Fol. Sennae elect. ʒ.ss. rhab. ℈ i pulpae tamarind. ʒ.i.ss. semin. anis. contus. gr. x. Infuse them in a sufficient quantity of water, boil them very gently, and to an ounce and a half of the decoction, add Syr. de rosis siccis, vel myrt. vel menthae, ℥. ss. ℞. Bolus. Conserv. rosar. rub. ℥. ss. rhab. oped. pulv. gr. xij. Syr. de coral. q.s.f. Bolus. To be given in the morning, or if the symptoms be violent, ℞. Bolus. Laudani dispensatorii Londinens. gr. ss. magister coral. gr. xij. conserv. caryoph. vel rosarum rub. ℈ i syr. cydon. q. s. f. Bolus. To be taken at bedtime. If you want more, look back into the 39, 40, and 41. Chapters in the first book. For profuse and excessive sweeting; mark what Hypocrates saith, Hypocrates. sudorem illum, qui praeter causam fluit, purgationem postulare. That that sweat which floweth away without cause, requireth purgation. For which purpose Rhubarb is most excellent, Rhabarb. also French, and Rennish-wine is commended. But because according to Galen, Galenus. Vinum pueris inimicum, by reason it heateth above nature, and hurteth the head; Mix with it rose-water, or put in borage, or roasted Apples, add a little sugar, and nutmeg: Also Electuaries with steel, Electuarium. (If there be no catarrh, cough, inflammation, pleurisy, or flux) Diarrhod. abb. Diatri. saint. and conserve of Barberies, are good. For the painful breeding and aching of the teeth, vomiting is commended; or to rub the teeth with a tobacco leaf moistened. Nurse's use coral, but to rub the gums with a marsh mallow root is better. If the pain be violent, use Laud. gr. ss. as before. Laudan. 8. External remedies may be divided into two kinds, namely the manner of exercise, and things externally applicable: Gentle exercises are referred to the manner of lying down. To the agitation of the body in the cradle. To the carrying them about in the nurse's arms, and to sedendary pastimes. 1. First, lying upon the back, among all postures of the body, doth chief recede from exercise: and is almost only allowable in the extreme weakness of the spirits, as in acute fevers, inflammation of the liver, spleen, lungs, in a pleurisy, in the growing of the lungs with the Plura, and an impostum, etc. The simple lateral position containeth somewhat more of exercise, to correct the crookedness of the backbone, a little bag may be made to lay under the gibbous part. 2. Secondly, rocking of the cradle in time of sleep, must be intermitted: This kind of exercise is most profitable for weak infants, that can scarce stand upon their feet. 3. The bearing them about in the nurse's arms, is most agreeable to the same children. Let the nurse sing, and wave the child to and fro; if it be strong, to hold it up gently by the hands; if weak, under the arms; also rolling the child upon a bed is good, or upon a table, laying a hard cushion underneath, whereon the gibbous part may rest. 4. Sedendary games and pastimes are the least profitable. Masculine exercises of greater note are referred to these three titles: Exercitium. To going, to an artificial hanging of the body, to friction, rubbing, and contrectation of the Hypocondries, and the Abdomen. Let the nurse use frictions with her warm hand upon the back bone, thighs, hips, legs, ankles, and sols of the feet, but not on the gibbous part that sticketh out, but on the hollow part: Let the nurse sometimes lift up the bowels, and sometimes depress them: sometimes remove them towars the right, and sometimes towards the left hand: and sometimes thrust the tops of the fingers under the bastard ribs, thereby to deliver the liver from any preternatural growing with the Peritonaeum; If any such should chance to be: It easily happens by reason of the greatness of the liver, and the stretching of the Hypocondriacal parts, whereupon the Peritonaeum and the membrane of the liver are most nearly and strictly conjoined, and so by the help of time may easily grow together. Things to be externally applied are liquors, oils, liniments, ointments, and plasters. First, 1. Fomentatio ℞. Rad. osmundae regalis, filic. maris ana ℥ i fol. salviae, stoech. lauri, scolopendr. veron. maris, flor. calend. rorism. ana m. ss. rosarum. rubr. siccat p. j coq. in aq. fontan. & aq. vitae vulgari. ana li. j ad 3 partis casum, colatura servetur ad usum. These liquors are for the most part mixed with equal parts of oils, liniments, or ointments; and rubbed on with a hot hand before a fire, until they be dry. Compound oils are not to be used alone; but are to be mixed with simple oils. 2. ℞. Fol. salviae rubrae, veron. maris, rorismar. Vnguentum. lauri ana m. ij. rad. osmundae regalis ℥ uj summitat. lavend. flo. calend. chamaem. an. m. j aqua vitae li. j ol. è pedib. bovin. ol. vulpin. anali. ss. sevi cervin. ol. lumbricor. ana lib. j coq. ad consumpt. aq. vit. Exprimatur ung. dum calet. & separatis foecibus reservetur in usum. Velure ℞. Fol. becabung. chamaem. nasturt. aquat. Vnguentum. cochlear. hortens. veron. maris, cardiacae, capill. vener. linguae cervin. ceterach, lauri, summit. menth. salviae rubr. rorismar. baccar. hederae ana m. ss. radic. osmundae regalis ℥ iu vini moscatellin. lb. ss. butyr. majal. li. iij. Cut the leaves, and bruise the berries, and boil them all; to the consumption of the wine, strain it whilst it is hot, and separating the pure substance from the settle, make an ointment according to art. ℞. Ol. de cappar. absynth. sambucini an. ℥ i ung. Linimentum. generalis primi supra descripti ℥. i. ss. m. f. Linimentum. This is good to be rubbed upon the region of the abdomen, and the Hypocondries, even to dryness: The balsom of Tolu, mixed with the ointment aforesaid, or an emplaster, and applied upon the region of the back is counted most excellent. ℞. Emplastrum. Succour. becabung. nasturt. aquat. cochlear. hortens. absynth. cortic. sambuci, radic. filic. maris an. ℥ i succi depurati lento calore ad crassitiem fermè extracti redigantur, tunc adde in pulverem subtilissimum comminuta santal. citrin. ʒ.ij. macisʒ. i.ss. ℞. Mixturae hujus ℥. i.ss. gummi ammon. in vino soluti & ad spissitudinem cocti, ℥ iu misceantur calidè, & continuè agitentur donec incipiant frigescere & indurari, f. Emplast. Emplast. de beton. and Diacalcitheos' is much commended, to be applied to the back, adding mastic, Linimentum. and Olibanum in powder, of each half a dram. Lastly, a lineament made with the jelly of Hartshorn, being made with such things as strengthen the sinews, as the flowers of sage etc. and in the time of anointing, to mingle therewith oil of Castoreum, and oil of nutmegs by expression, is excellent. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. FINIS. LIB. III. CHAP. I. ANCHOR, vel Tinea, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. or scald head: is a disease possessing the musculous skin of the head, or the hairy scalp, and eating thereinto like a moth. 1. Furfur is also a kind of ulceration of the head, Furfur. like a scurf or dandruff, and is like unto bran or oatmeal; some term it a dry scall. 2. There is another called Ficosa, Ficosa. a fig-like scall, because when it is despoiled of the crust or scab, which is yellow; there appears grains of quick and red flesh, like to the inner seeds or grains of figs, and casting out a bloody matter. 3. But Anchor is properly an ulcerous scall, for it abounds with ulcers, which are open with many holes, flowing with liquid saines, like the washing of flesh; stinking, sometimes livid, and sometimes of a yellowish colour. 4. If the holes be somewhat larger, Cerion. Favosa. it's called Cerion, or Favosa, (that is like a honey comb) The matter which floweth resembleth honey in colour and consistence. They all proceed of a humour which is less or more vicious. Causa. It need not any more signs. Signa. Curatio. Purgatio. You must first begin with purging, and if nothing prohibit, open a vein. Next, with charril, Venae sectio sothernwood, Venus' hair, Enula campana, roots and fumitory, make lie with a little vinegar, Lotio. and wash the head therewith, and with this ointment following anoint the head. ℞. Vnguentum. Ol. amigd. amar. ℥. iv. olei irini ℥. ij. succi ciclae, & fumi. ana ℥. iij. decoq. ad consumptionem succorum, quibus adde farinae faenug. ℥ two nigellae ℥ i misce omnia simul & fiat unguentum. Ficosa is cured with cresses, Cataplas. being beaten, and fried with hogsgrease, and applied; for an ulcerous scall this ointment following is much commended. ℞. Vnguentum. Unguent. alb. ℥ iu olei laurini ℥. iv. cin. nicotian. ℥ two ol. tart. quant. suff. fiat unguentum. This ointment killeth vermin which usually are found in scald heads. Lastly, an ulcerous and contumacious scall must be cured, as we cure the Lues venerea: to the ointments prescribed, may be added a little Vnguentum enulatum; Emplastrum. or take Emplastrum vigonis cum mercurio, and fit it into the fashion of a cap; and apply it: but let the head be often washed with the decoction of Guaiacum, etc. For children's scald heads, ℞. Lixivium. Pisorum m. 4. Decoquantur in s. q. aquae. Horum iuri admisceatur tantundem lixivii fortis: & facta ebullitione reservetur usui. Rulandus. CHAP. II. ALOPECIA, is baldness, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. or falling off of the hair; expert Physicians do reckon nine kinds of defaults of the hair. First, 1. Contorsio, which is a curling or entangling of the hair. Secondly, 2. Decoloratio, a deformity of the colour. Thirdly, 3. Quassatio, a splitting or cleaving asunder of the hair. Fourthly, 4. Fractio, which is a short breaking away of the hair, for it snappeth asunder. Fifthly, 5. Atrophia, a drying away, or consuming of the hair, for lack of food. Sixthly, 6. Canitieses, is when the hair before its due time becomes grey or white. Seventhly, 7. Defluxio, which is a falling away of the hair, like as in them who lost their natural heat, or recovered after a long continued sickness. Eighthly, 8. Phiasis, is when the hair is coloured like a snake. The ninth and last is this, 9 Alopecia I now treat of. The causes of Alopecia, Causa. are inflamed moistures, whereby the hair before was fed; which through inflammation thereof is taken away. If blood abound, open a vein, Curatio. Venae sectio Fomentatio and take myrtill seeds, and leaves, boil them in plantin water and red wine, and wash the head therewith. Or ℞. Mellis purioris, vini cretici, Fallopius. urinae puerorum, Lactis ana lb. Aqua. Fallopius. j Destillet. aqua, qua abluantur loca, unde pili decidunt. Fallopius. CHAP. III. TORTURA ORIS, called of Almansor, Contractio: it is untruly named the palsy, for it is more nearer a cramp; yet if it proceed from moisture, it is a kind of palsy; if through drought, than it is a kind of cramp, and is commonly a sign of death. The chief cause springeth, Causa. as of that of the palsy, or cramp, called Spasmos, or else of cold, or some angry passion. The mouth and lips are contracted to the right or left side, Signa. so that one eye is sometimes clear shut up; and the breath issueth out at one corner of the mouth. For the cure, Curatie. if you look into the Chapters of Spasmus, and Paralysis, you shall find plenty of remedies; yet this bag following is much commended. ℞. Sacculus. Pulicar. herb. paralies. orig. calamenti, folior. lauri, & rutae, anthos an. m. ss. florum stoecadoes, salviae, sambuci, ana p. j radic. pyretri ℥ i fiat sacculus. And apply it, Oleum castorei. but first let the diseased part be anointed with oil of Castoreum. Lastly, ℞. Aqua oped. Quercetanus. Aquarum Lillii convallii, Aquarum juniperi ana ℥. j olei succini ℈. ss. misce. Quercetanus. CHAP. IU. PEDICULARIS MORBUS: 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Causa. the lousy evil, is a miserable sickness: It happeneth that these vermin do breed of moisture of a man's flesh, and begin commonly in the eyebrows, and in some scabs or scruf, by little and little they creep out of the whole body with such danger, that very skilful Physicians have enough to do therewith. First purge, Curatio. and then anoint with this lineament following. ℞. Ol. amigd. amar. ℥. ij. ol. antiquiss. Linimentum. Rondelet. vel rutac. ℥. j staphi. agriae ℥. j centaur. minor. ʒ. ij. myrrhaeʒ. iij. arg. viv. ℥. ij. axung. ranc. dae & salitae ℥. iij. incorporentur simul, & fiat lin●mentum. Lastly, let him drink the juice of wormwood, and scurvigrass in his beer, for a week together. And ℞. Malv. bismal. ciclae ana. m. ij. hoard. integ. Rondeletius Lotio. & leviter torrefacti p. iij. fo. ℥. j flor. chamo. mellil. ana. p. j fiat decoctio, qua abluatur Rondelet. lib. 1. cap. 3. Or the ointment made with Tobacco ashes, see the first Chapter, and second page of this book, or make this lineament. ℞. Aloes staphydis agriae. an. ℥. ss. olei fraxini, Linimentum. succi genistoe q. s. Fiat linimentum. Weckerus. CHAP. V. OPHTHALMIA, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. is an inflammation of the coat Adnata, and consequently of the whole eye, with beating, and great pain. It may be caused either by a fall, Causa. a stroke, dust, or small sand flying into the eyes: or by a defluxion of a thin hot humour upon the eyes, or an inflammation of the Dura mater, or pericranium, may be the cause. The signs are great heat, Signa. redness, and pain, which sometimes is so vehement, that it forceth the eyes out of their orb, and breaketh them asunder: they are sometimes taken with vomiting, which is a sign that the matter of the disease proceeds from the stomach. Their diet must be moderate, Curatio. Victus ratio Venaesectio Galenus. and of a cooling quality, and if nothing forbidden, give him a gentle purgation, and open a vein in the arm. But Galen commends the opening of a vein in the forehead, to be a most speedy help. Then use repercussives, as ℞. Collyrium. Paraeus. Aq. ros. rub. & plantag. an. ℥. ss. mucagin. gum. tragacanth. ʒ.ij. album ovi quod sufficit. f. collyrium. Let certain drops be dropped into the eye, and presently after, apply this cataplasm to the eye. ℞. Cataplas. Karaeus. Medul. pomor. sub ciner. coctorum ℥ three lactis muliebris ℥. ss. fiat cataplasma. CHAP. VI SUFFUSIO, vel cataracta, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. is a disease in which the Patient imagines that he seethe black things: It is the concretion of an humour into a thin skin under the horny coat, just against the apple or pupil: or it is a corrupt water congealed like a curd betwixt the Tunicles, and set before the sight of the eye, and the crystalline humour; so that the sight is quite lost, weak, or somehat depraved. Leucoma, or the web of the eye, Leucoma. Glaucoma. is not much unlike the cataract: and also Glaucoma, which is, when the crystalline humour is dry and thick, and the colour of it is green, so that the eyes seem green. The causes of a cataract may be a fall, Causa. stroke, heat, cold, or pain; by whose means the humour is drawn and gathered together: or else vapours and humours ascending to the brain, and from thence descending to the eyes, which in process of time, and by reason of cold, are changed into water; and in the end becomes thick and congealed. When the cataract is form and ripe, Signa. it resembleth a thin membrane spread over the Apple or pupil; and appeareth in colour sometimes black, green, livid, citrine, and a quick-silver-like colour, which are all held uncurable, because it is very like that the optic nerve is obstructed: But a chestnut, or a sky, or sea-water colour, with some little whiteness, yield great hope of a happy and successful cure. At the first when it beginneth to breed, they seem to see many things, as flies, hares, nets, and black things: sometimes every thing appeareth two, and sometimes less than they are, and their sight is best in the morning: now if this film cover half the pupil, than all things show but by halves: But if the midst thereof be covered, and as it were the centre of the crystalline humour, than they seem as if they had holes or windows: but if it cover all, then can they see nothing at all, but shadows of visible bodies, and that but confusedly, and by conjecture. He must abstain from wine, Curatio. pease, beans, turnips, and especially from venery: Let his bread be seasoned with some sweet fennel-seeds: Venae sectio phlebotomy, and purging, if they be requisite, shall be appointed: Also masticatories to be used in the morning; and frictions upon the eyelids are commended. Bright shining things, as the Stars, the Moon when it is at the full, Looking-glasses, Diamonds, etc. for the Patient to look earnestly upon them, are said to dissipate a beginning cataract; also for this purpose, Collyrium. take two ounces of Damask rose-water, warm it on the fire, and half a dram of Aloes succotrine pulverised, mix them with the juice of Cellendine, as much as sufficeth; drop three drops into the eye every night eight nights together. I was taught this by a very good friend of mine, that held it for a great secret; or take Vigo's collyrium made ℞. Collyrium. Hepatis hircini sani & recentis lb. ij. calami aromatici & mellis an. ℥. ss. succi rutaeʒ. iij. aq. chelidoniae, faeniculi, verbeniae euphasiae, an. ℥ three piperis longi, nucis moschatae, caryophyllorun anaʒ. ij. croci ℈ i storis rorismarini aliquantum contriti, m. ss. sarcocollae, aloe, hepaticae anaʒ. iij. fellis ratae, leporis & perdicis an. ℥ i terantur omnia, tritisque adde sacchari albi ℥ two mellis rosatiʒ. uj. conjiciantur in alembicum vitreum, & distillentur in balneo mariae: If you prevail nothing by these medicines, and that the humour do every day thicken more than other, when it comes to be grown somewhat hard, then let the expert Chirurgeon touch it with a needle according to art: The powder of a mowshell put into the eye upon a web, wasteth it. CHAP. VII. LIPPITUDO, blear eyes: 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. or bloodshot eyes, is nothing else but a certain white filth, flowing from the eyes; which oftentimes agglutinates or joins together the eyelids. Sometimes it is hereditary, Causa. Rhasis. and then not to be cured: Rhasis saith, that when the white of the eye is turned to redness, it is caused of some salt humour, or super-abundance of Rheum, with corruption of blood: Also excrementious phlegm may be the cause. Some commend Emplast. contra rupturam, Curatio. Cucurbitulae. to be applied to the shaved crown: frictions and cupping-glasses applied to the hinder part of the head are good, and a collyrium made with rose-water, Collyrium. and a little vitrial dissolved therein. Lastly, ℞. Decoctio. Salviae, betonicae, hyssopi, serpilli, an. m. j flor. stoechados m. v. rad. faeniculi peoniae, ana ℥ i sem. anisi, faeniculi, ammi an. ʒ. j nucis muschatae, cinnam. an. ʒ. j misceantur & coquantur usque ad consumptionem tertiae partis, deinde coletur, saccharoque dulcis reddatur potio, cui denique addantur syrupi de bet●nica. ℥ iu Let him drink thereof often; Venaesectio but first purge him and bleed him, and an issue made in his neck, cannot but be very effectual to turn the course of the humour: unguentum tutiae cannot but be very good. CHAP. VIII. AEGILOPS, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. fistula lacrymosa; or weeping fistula of the eye, it is in the corner thereof, near unto the nose, where there is a glandule made for the receiving, and retaining moisture; for the humecting the eye, lest it should dry by continual motion: This glandule sometimes swells, impostumates, and ulcerateth: by reason of a sanguine, Causa. or pituitous defluxion, falling violently from the brain, and in time it rotteth the bone that lieth under it. There is for the most part a tumour of the bigness of a pease, Signa. the which being pressed, floweth with a sanious, serous, red, or white, and viscid matter: In time they cause an Atrophia of the eye, in some blindness, Prognostic. and a stinking breath. Some chirurgeons cut up the uppermost skin, Curatio. and wring or press out the imposthume, which lieth locked in a little bladder; and cut it off as near as may be, the rest they take away with an actual cautery: The same swelling doth settle itself otherwhiles in the length of the eyelids, yet both are to be helped with oatmeal, wine, and Tutiae, tempered together in manner of a salve: Anchylops. Anchylops somewhat differs from Aegilops, for that is a superfluous flesh in the corners of the eye, whereto humours gather. ℞. Thuris, sarcocollae, aloes, sang. dracon. Collyrium. ballast. antimonii, aluminis, an. ℈ i floris gr. v. fiat pulvis, & cum aqua rutae f. collyrium. Forestus. CHAP. IX. LAGOPHTHALMUS; or the hare-eye: 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. In this affect the Patient sleepeth with his eyes open, because his eyelids are so short, that it will not cover them. The cause is either internal or external; Causa. internal, as by a carbuncle, imposthume, or ulcer: external as by a wound made by a sword, fall, burning, or the like. That which happens by burning and a carbuncle, etc. is held uncurable; Curatio. because much of the substance is lost, you must use relaxing and mollient fomentations. Ectropion, is the turning up, Ectropion. or out of the eyelid, both their cures are properly performed by chirurgery. In this last, purge twice or thrice with these pills following. ℞. Pilulae. Forestus. Pilul. sine quibus, lucis major. anaʒ. ss. diagridii. gr. ij. fiant pilulae seven. deinde ut oculum lavaret praecepi vino albo, cui alumen de rocha, in exigua quantitate semel bullitum erat. Deinde palpebram linimento subsequenti inungeret jussi. ℞. Linimentum. Tutiae praeparatae ℥. ss. axungiae porcinae colatae ℥ i ss. camphorae ℈. j boni ponderis: lavetur novies in aqua ros. somni tempore inungatur. Forestus. Forest. Tom. 1. lib. 11. obs. 41. CHAP. X. CHALAZION, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or Hailstone of the eyelid, is a round and clear pimple which grows upon the upper eyelid, and is movable: The Latins call it grando. There is another pimple called Hordeolum, Hordeolun. growing upon the verges of the eyelids above the place of the hairs, it resembles a barley corn. At the first beginning it may be dissolved and discussed, Curatio. but if once it comes to be hard, it's scarce curable, and is hardly brought to suppuration: The best way is to open them, and then to press forth the matter: If the pimple be small, thrust it through with a needle and thread, and leave the thread therein, of such length, that you may fasten the ends thereof with a little Emplastrum gratia Dei, to the forehead; if it be on the upper eyelid; or to the cheeks, if on the lower, you must draw forth a fresh one every second day, as is usually done in chyrurgical Seton's: Thus at length the swelling will be destroyed, and made plain. Forestus, Tom. 1. lib. 11: obs. 45. Forestus doth much commend the fat of a cock to bathe the pimple called Hordeolum with, and also the decoction of Cammomel. CHAP. XI. MYDRIASIS, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. is the dilatation of the pupil of the eye. It happeneth either by nature, Causa. as from the default of the first conformation, (which is uncurable) or by chance as a blow, fall, or contusion upon the eye, which causeth the offspring of a humour, to flow down from the brain. First open a vein, Curatio. Venaesectio then use cupping-glasses with scarification, and frictions, whereby the defluxion may be hindered: Take the blood of a turtle-dove, pigeon, or chicken, reaking hot out of the veins, and pour it upon the eye; then apply thereto this Cataplasm. ℞. Parinae fabar. & hordei ana. ℥. iij. ol. rosar. Cataplas. & myrtillorum an. ℥. i.ss. pull. ireos flor. ʒ.ij. cum sapa fiat cataplasma. Also this fomentation following is good to foment, with a sponge. ℞. Rosar. rub. & myrtill. an. m. j florum melil. Fomentatio & chamaem. an. p. j nucum cupress. ℥ i vini austeri l. ss. aq. ros. & Plantag. an. ℥ iu fiat decoctio. ℞. Syr. de betonica ℥ iu capiat. ij. Syrupus. cochlearia bis in die. Forestus. To. 1. lib. 11. obser. 28. CHAP. XII. HYPOPYON, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. is the suppurate or putrefied eye. Sometimes it is caused by a defluxion, Causa. and sometimes it cometh after an inflammation, sometimes by a stroke; through which occasion a vein being opened, hath poured forth blood thither, which may presently be turned into pus or quitture. Evacuate the matter (the Corea being opened) at the Iris, Curatio. in which place all the coats meet, you may cleanse the ulcer with Hydromel or the like. There are divers other affects of the eyes; as the Hydatis, Hydatis. Proptôsis. or fatness of the eyelids. Proptôsis, or the falling or starting forth of the eye. Chemôsis. Chemôsis, or the turning up of the eyelids. Pterygion, Pterygion. Staphyloma or web of the eye. Staphyloma, or grape-like swelling. These affects of the eyes, and their cures, are also so well known to expert chirurgeons, that for brevity's sake I will omit them without giving you either the causes, signs, or cures of them; because I have been large in the former affects of the eyes; So that the cure of the former, may serve for the cure of these. Forestus. If you desire to be further satisfied, see Forestus. Tom. 1. lib. 11. the morb. occul. & palpeb. CHAP. XIII. DOLOUR AURIUM: pain of the ears, Causa. is caused in some through cold taken in a journey, by cold winds 〈◊〉 also it chanceth to many through a hot distemper, or inflammation: sometimes sharp and biting humours do cause pain in the ears. If could be the cause, Curatio. Clyster. administer a sharp clyster, made with rue, balm, bettony, wormwood, bay-leaves, and rosemary; also a poultis of the same herbs, Cataplas. with oil of cammomel would do well; and drop into the cares a little oil of bitter almonds: make a cake of Rye-meal and water, when it is well baked split it, and lay on English honey, apply it to the pained ears hot, and upon the cake a hot brick or tile, so do three or four times, I once used it with good success. ℞. Ol. amygd. dull. & Chamaem. an. ℥ i ss. ol. Oleum. lilliorum, viol. an. ℥ two misce, injiciantur in aurem. This is good in a hot cause. If there be an imposthume, ℞. Seminis lini, & faenugr. an. ℥. ss. flor. Cataplas. chamaem. melil. ros. an. p. j rad. bistortae ℥. j fiat decoctio, contundantur & fiat cataplasma. CHAP. XIV. SONITUS AURIUM; sound and noise of the ears, is for the most part engendered of windy vapours, Causa. or of gross and clammy humours: It may be caused through weakness of the members, and of outward things, as of cold, heat, or a blow on the head. First purge with a dragm of head pills, Curatio. Pilulae. Sternutamentum. if nothing prohibit: And let sweet fennel-seed be baked in his bread: Every third morning let him take sneesing-powder, and drop into the ears every night certain drops of oil of rue, Oleum, and aniseed, and keep the ears stopped with cotton wool; This Electuary following is good. ℞. Electuarium. Conserv. flor. rorism. ℥. ij. species diambrae, Dianthos an. ℈. ij. ol. roris. succini an. Gut. iij. Syr. de stoechade, quant. sufficit fiat Electuarium. If the cause proceed from the stomach, Vomitus. Theriaca. Venet. admiminister a vomit. Lastly, a dragm of Venus-treakle given in posset-ale (wherein rosemary is boiled) is excellent. Forestus. Vinum. Forestus doth direct wine to be drunk in this affect; and the decoction of Coriander seed prepared. CHAP. XV. SURDITAS, & gravis auditus; deafness, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. and slow hearing; It doth begin sometimes at ones birth, and sometimes afterwards. It chanceth either through choleric humours, flying upwards, Causa. or through crude and gross humours, stopping the hearing. First administer a dragm of head pills, Curatio. Pilulae cochiae. Oleum. or give him the infusion of senne, and sweet fennel-seed. Take an onion, roast it soft, stamp it, and strain out the juice, & mix it with a little fresh goos-grease, and drop three or four drops at a time often into the ears, and then stuff them with black cotton wool, and let him keep his head very warm. The juice of coal-worts, mixed with white-wine, is good for the same purpose: Fumigatio. Stern tamentum. Let him receive the fumes of frankincense, and amber into his ears. Also provoke sneesing: Let him lean his ear upon a quill, or reed, having one end made fit for the ear, and the other for the pot (let there be in the pot wormwood, mints, marjoram, stoechas, rue, seeds of dill, and cummin sodden in water) that the vapour may pass into the course of hearing: Oil of Rew, and Castoreum, Ol. caster. are good to drop into the ears, so is the vapour of vinegar taken with a reed. ℞. Scoriae ferri ℥. j decoq. Rondeletius in vino, Injectio. quod postea injiciatur in aurem. CHAP. XVI. PAROTIDES: 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. be inflammations, which are wont to issue in the kernels, which be by the ears. It is caused of abundance of hot blood, Causa. which is either mixed with choler, phlegm, or melancholy: sometimes of humours compact in the head, and sometimes Parotides breaketh out in fevers. If fullness of blood be the cause, Signa. than there is vehement pain; if choleric blood, they seem much like Erysipelas; if of melancholy blood, they do not vex with vehement pain, they are hard, but do not look red: If of phlegmatic blood, in the swelling they be raised sharp upward. First cut the Cephalica vein on the same side, Curatio. Venae sectio Fomentatio and make a fomentation with Fenugreek, Althaea, cammomel, and meal of Linseed, to ease pain: Emplastrum. Emplast. Oxycroceum, and melilot plaster is good, some have performed a perfect cure with Argent. Vng. enul. vivum. The ointment thereof being rubbed upon a plaster of melilot, and applied two or three times: Lastly, this cataplasm following is very good. ℞. Cataplas. Paraeus. Rad. liliorum, & ceparum sub. cineribus coct. an. ℥. iij. vitell. ovor. num. ij. axung. suillae, & unguent. basilicon. an. ℥ i fari. sem. lini ℥. i.ss. fiat Cataplasma. But if the matter so require, let the tumour be opened. If you see cause, you may put Vng. Enulat. in the Cataplasm. CHAP XVII. OZAENA: 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. is an ulcer in the inside of the nose, deep, stinking, and rotten, out of which are sent forth a loathsome and stinking savour, with many crusty and stinking excrements. The cause is sharp and rotten humours, Causa. which flow to the nostrils. Let the head be dried and strengthened; Curatio. Pilulae cochiae. but first purge him with one dragm of head pills: and ℞. Omphacii ℥. ss. cortic. mali granati, Vnguentum. vel conficiantur sic. an. ʒ.iij. myrrhae aluminis, ladani anaʒ. ij. calchit. aloes, court. thur. an. ʒ.j. ol. rosat. & myrrh. an. ʒ. ij. cerae rub. q. s. fiat unguentum. Also the nostrils may be anointed with the juice of pomegranate, boiled in a brazen vessel unto the half. Monardus. Monardus commends the urine of an ass. The juice of Cresses with Allam are good, and ℞. Mel. rosarum ℥ i cerus. ℈. ij. misce. Mixtura. And anoint the scabs therewith. Lastly, let him drink of this julep often. ℞. Aqua fumariae p.j. Syr. fumar. ℥. iv. misce. Julepus. Weckerus. And to mitigate pain Weckerus (in lib. 2. par. 2. pag. 423.) doth commend axungia gallinae cum ol. viol. & pauca cera. CHAP. XVIII. PROFLWIO SANGVINIS ex naribus: flux of blood at the nose, Causa. is caused by a twofold means, as internal, and external; external, as some fall, a stripe, vehement exercise, and tarrying in the sun; of inward causes, as plenty of blood, and thinness of the same, and sometimes great drinking of wine. You may know if it come through plenty of blood, Signa. by a heavy pain in the head, much blood in the face, and by the redness of the eyes. First open a vein on the arm, Curatio. Venaesectio if nothing forbidden, Then take a little bolearmeny, and Aqua sperm. ranarum; mix them together, and spread them on a double cloth, and apply it to the temples: and let the Patient snuff up a little of the water aforesaid, often cold: If the Patient be ancient, and have lost much blood, comfort him with claret wi●e burnt, Historia. and sweetened with loaf-sugar. This course I did once take with an ancient woman of fourscore years of age (that had lost so much blood that I feared greatly she would die under my hands) and God cured her: There are many excellent remedies to be found in the Chapters of other fluxes. Yet this medicament following is of great use. ℞. Medicamentum. Aquae plantag. ℥ eight aceti ros. ℥ i aqua ros. ℥. ss. duo ovi album. boli arm. veriʒ. i. ss. concussa cum panno lineo fronti apponantur. Forest. Forestus. To. 1. lib. 13. ob. 13. CHAP. XIX. POLYPUS; 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is a fleshly matter growing in the nostrils, like unto a kind of carbuncle: Hippocrat. Hypocrates doth affirm that it is uncurable. Sometimes it is caused through gross humours descending to the nostrils, Causa. and sometimes it ariseth through a melancholy humour. Signa. It is one while white, another while reddish, and adheres to the bone of the nose●, and sometimes fills the nostril, hanging towards the lips, and resembling the foot of a sea Polypus. There is also found sometimes a softmembrane, long and thin, and is filled with a phlegmatic and viscid humour, which in expiration hangs out of the nose, but is drawn in and hid by inspiration: It makes one snuffle in their speech, and snort in their sleep. Some kinds of Polypi are painful, hard, Curatio. and resisting: having a livid or leading colour, such must not be touched with the hand: But apply this Anodine. ℞. Olei vitell. ovorum ℥ two lytharg. auri, Anodyna. & tutiae praep. an. ℥ i succi plat. solani an. ℥. j lapid. haematit. & camphorae an. ℥. ss. Let them be wrought in a leaden mortar, and so make a medicine to put into the nostril: Those that are soft, lose, and without pain, are curable; some pluck them away with an instrument: but the best way is to waste them away with Aqua fortis, or oil of vitriol, and then to ease pain, take ung. de bolo, & nutritum: for a fleshly Polypus, some commend a Polypody root to be put through it, to waste it. CHAP. XX. FOETOR ORIS: stinking of the mouth: it is caused for the most part through putrefaction of the gums, Causa. or teeth: or through meat sticking still in the teeth: many times it cometh through a hot distemper of the skin of the mouth, sometimes through corrupt and rotten humours sticking in the mouth of the stomach, sometimes ulceration of the mouth, or lungs, is the occasion of the stinking breath. If it chance through putrefaction of the gums, Signa. or teeth, or meat sticking in the teeth, it is easily known. If through heat in the mouth, there is felt thirst: If through vice in the stomach, the breath is more stinking before meat, than after. Exulcerations of the lungs, are known by extenuation of the body, and by coughing, etc. Let his meat be easy of digestion, Curatio. Victus ratio. if stinch of the mouth come through corruption of the gums, look into the Chapter of the scurvy: If through ulceration of the lungs, look into the Chapter of Ptisis. Vomitus. If it proceeds from the stomach, administer a vomit, and then strengthen the stomach with Aromat. Aromat. rosat. etc. rosat. Diambre, etc. If through ulceration of the mouth, look into the following Chapter. CHAP. XXI. APHTHAES, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. are certain ulcers bred in the uppermost part of the mouth, and are by the Barbarians called Acola: they have a certain burning heat; some be whitish, some be reddish, and some be blackish, and those be most perilous of all other. They engender for the most part in children, Causa. Causa. when either the nurse's milk is naught, or the child cannot well digest it. These ulcers sometimes chance to them that be of perfect age, caused by a flux of vicious and sharp humours. The tokens are easy, they which be red, Signa. do show blood to have the mastery, yellowish, signify bitter choler, whiteness, phlegm, blackness, melancholy. This gargarism following will serve for the cure, if the ulcers be not malign. Curatio. ℞. Hordei integri p.j. plantag. ceterach. Gargarismus. pilosellae, agrimoniae an. m.j. fiat decoctio; in qua dissolve mellis rosati ℥ i Diamoron. ℥. ss. fiat Gargarisma. Some make it with Balaustium, Barberies, red roses, allam honey of roses, etc. If they yield not to this means, Medicaementum. anoint them with Vnguentum Aegyptiacum, mixed with mel. rosarum. If any desire to know more, let him read Forestue de Aphthis & oris ulceribus. lib. 15. obser. 21. CHAP. XXII. DOLOUR DENTIUM; the toothache: It is caused sometimes through a hot or cold sometimes through flowing of humours out of the head, unto the roots of the teeth; which through their sharpness do gnaw about them. In a hot distemper the whole body is hot, Signae. and the face red, cold is known by the contrary judgements. If through the flowing of some humour, than there is pain, not only in the teeth, but also into other parts which it passeth by. An hot humour engendereth vehement pain, a cold humour causeth less pain. If it come of cold, Curatio. wash the teeth with warm wine, or this Gargarism following. ℞. Gargarismus. Origan calaminthae, pulegii, rad. verbenae, fol. salviae, betonicae, florum rorism. an. m. ss. nuc. muschataeʒ. ij. vini albi. q. s. fiat Garg. And then bathe the cheeks with oil of cammomel, Oleum. and rue: but if it come through extreme cold, then ℞. Pulvis. Piperis longi, rad. pyrethri, melilot. an. ʒ. j staphisag. ʒ.ss. Bruise them, and put the powder into a linen cloth, and lay it on the aching tooth or teeth, and keep it there a quarter of an hour. If the teeth ache through heat, Decoctio. seethe in vinegar, plantin, roses, purslain, & pillory. If the heat be vehement, seethe in vinegar the seeds of lettuce and poppy. Oleum. And bathe the cheeks with oil of roses, and water-lillies. If through flowing of humours, cut the Cephalica or media, Venaesectio on the same side the grief is, or the vein under the tongue, then purge him. And make this Gargarism. ℞. Rad hyoscyami ℥ i pyrethri ℥. ss. staphisag. Gargaris'. ʒ. j. galang. ʒ. ss. camphorae ℈. ij. aluminis ℥ i mellis oped. ℥. ij. aceti l. j aq. rosarum ℥ uj fiat Gargarisma. It preserveth the teeth, and keeps them from pain. Sometimes a hollow tooth, that is much eaten, causeth extreme pain; so that the Patient is forced to have it drawn, to prevent a fever. These pills following are much commended for staying a defluxion of rheum upon the teeth, which many times causeth much pain. ℞. Myrrhae drach. vj. Thuris masculiʒ. v. Opii. Pilulae. hyoscyami, rad. cynoglos. aridi an. ʒ.iv. Stillatitii rosarum liquoris, quod satis est. Nicolaus Myr●psus. Finge pilulas & dato dormituris 10. aut 5. Nicol. sect. 3. p. 192. CHAP. XXIII. DENTES DENIGRATI, & molles. Causa. Teeth that be black and lose, happen through the flowing of vicious humours; and sometimes through a stripe or fall, sometimes through flowing of moisture, which doth lose the sinews and ligaments, and so doth make the teeth lose; or else gnawing, and weakness of the gums, in which the teeth are set, may be the cause. Also the scurvy. You must begin with purging; Curatio. then use Dentifrices. ℞. Fulvis pro dentifricio Nigellae, myrrhae, thur. ana ℥. j mastic. piperis alb. ana ℈. ij. pistolochiae ℈ i aluminisʒ. j fiat pulvis. To score the teeth and dry them, you may add nitrum, hartshorn burnt, dry mints, common salt burnt, pillitory, and dry penniroyal. Then make a collution to fasten the teeth with red roses, Lotio. mints, plantin, the barks of cypress nuts, seeds of myrtyls, Sumach, Acacia, pomegranate-rinds, and restrictive wine. If the scurvy causeth the looseness of the teeth, look into the Chapter of the Scurvy, for there is plenty of remedies. Lastly, ℞. Pulvis. Coral. rubr. & alb. pyrethri, maceris, mastichis, Rauzovius pumicis, boli armeni ana ℥. ss. misce, & fiat pulvis subtilissimus. Rauzo. CHAP. XXIV. EPULIS; 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. is a fleshly excrescence of the gums, which by little and little oft times is increased to the bigness of an egg, so that it doth hinder the speech, and eating. It casts forth Salvious and stinking filth, and not seldom degenerates into a Cancer, which you may understand by the propriety of the colour, pain, and other accidents; and than you must not touch it with your hand. If there be no pain, Curatio. begin your cure as speedily as may be. Let it be tied with a double thread, which must be twiched so strait, until such time as it fall off, then let the place be burnt with a cautery, put through a pipe, or with Aqua fortis, or oil of vitrial; Aq. fortis. Oleum. but have a great care you hurt not the sound parts: for if so be it be not burnt, it usually returns. Epulis doth oftentimes turn into a grisly and bony substance (for want of a timely cure) as well as into a Cancer. If you would be further satisfied concerning Epulis, read Felix Platerus. Platerus. Tractatus tertius & ultimus cap. 3. de extuberantia. pag. 383. & Fernelius. lib. 5. cap. 8. pag. 163. & 421. Fernelius. Dioscorides & Dioscorides. lib. 1. cap. 80. pag. 164. CHAP. XXV. COLUMELLAE INFLAMMATIO, The inflammation of the Collumella, or uvula; which is a little piece of flesh, spongy, and somewhat sharpened to the form of a pine Apple, hanging in the upper, and inner part of the palate, so that if one gape wide, and hold down his tongue, it may be seen: It serves to break the force of the air drawn in: And to form and tune the voice: It is often vexed with inflammation. It is caused through blood, Causa. and other humours descending from the head. There chanceth difficulty in swallowing, Signa. pain, swelling, redness of the Collumella, and a fever. Their diet must be of a cooling quality, Curatio. Phlebotonaa. cut the Cephalica vein in the arm, and afterward the vein under the tongue: purge the belly with cooling clysters, Clyster. and restrain the flux of humours, with such things as are of a restrictive quality, as Balaustium, red roses, plantin, myrtyls, etc. of which may be made collutions. As, ℞. Gargarismus. Aqua rosa. rub. Plantag. portulacae an. ℥ iu syr. de ros. siccis, vel de granatis, vel myrthi, vel cytoniorum, vel diamoronis, vel mel rosa. ℥. iv. aceti parum fiat Gargarisma. Of what sort soever the medicines be, minister them warm. If the pain be violent, make a decoction of Hyssop, Decoctio. Figs, Liqueris, Faenugreek, Althaea, etc. If it draw toward rotting, as may be perceived by his colour, and will not break with Mulsa, and Oximel scilliticum, or such like; Then open it with some instrument; after the matter is burst out, use cleansing, abstersive, and glutinative medicines: especially the juice of Eupatory, etc. This Gargarism following doth very much restrain the flux of humours in the inflammation of the Collumella. ℞. Gargarismus. Plantaginis, solani, portulacae, flor. ros. rub. an. m. j folior. myrti, corticum malorum granat. an. ʒ. ij. coquantur in aqua Cisterna, pro lib. i. ss. add succi malorum granatorum post colaturam ℥ i aceti ros. (id enim cito repellit) ℥. ss. dianucumʒ. iij. misce fiat Gargarismus. Forestus. Forestus Tom. 1. lib. 15. obser. 2. CHAP. XXVI. COLUMELLAE LAXATIO: oftentimes it chanceth that a lose Columella, or Wula doth hang upon the roots of the tongue, and jaws. It is caused for the most part through abundance of Rheum, also great labour, Causa. and great weakness or sickness, may be the cause. You must use in the beginning such a kind of cure, as the inflammation thereof requireth; Curatio. you must make gargarisms that restrain and dry, as ℞. Nuc. cupressi m. j ros. rub. balaustior. Gallar. Gargarismus. myrthill. an. ℥. ss. aluminisʒ. iij. decoquantur in lb. ij. aquae ad remanentiam l. j in colatura, dissolve syr. de granatis, diamor. ana ℥. i.ss. misce pro Gargarismate. If the inflammation be great, Venae sectio open a vein under the tongue, and administer a cooling clyster, then ℞. Succour. plantag. virgae pastor. portulacae, Gargarismus. depurator. an. ℥. iv. mellis rosati ℥. ij. diamor. ℥ i bolus arm. ʒ.j. misce fiat Gargarisma. If the Columella happen to ulcerate, look into the Chapter of Aphthae. Some are forced to have a great part, others all their uvula cut away. Take the ashes of centory, the powder of dog's dung, and honey, Mixtura. mix them for the ulcers of the uvula, etc. CHAP. XXVII. BRONCHOCELE: 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. The Latins call it, Gutturis Hernia; The rapture of the throat, is a great round tumour in the throat: It settleth itself between the skin and the sharp artery, in which sometimes gross phlegm is included; I mean flesh, as it were a kind of humour like unto honey, fatness, or like unto cheese and eggs sodden together. It proceeds in women, Causa. from the same cause as an Anurisma. In some there is found a fleshy substance, Signa. having some small pain, some are small, others great: some have a cist or bag, others have no such thing; those that shall be curable, may be opened with an incision-knife, Curatio. and if possible, let out the matter: when the matter is evacuated, let the ulcer be consolidated, & cicatrized: but before you attempt this kind of cure, make Gargarisms, Cataplas. Marquardus. and poultises, of figs, fenugreek, linseed, Althaea, etc. Lastly, if need be, purge with Diacatholicon or Diaphaenicon in oximel; open a vein under the tongue, and ℞. Haustus. Cineris murisʒ. j detur cum vino, aut alio modo in aurora. CHAP. XXVIII. TONSILLARUM INFLAMMATIO, inflammation of the tonsils, or almonds; whose places be hot and moist; and therefore the more subject to inflammation. They are most vexed with this evil that abound with blood. Nature hath placed these two Glandules opposite to one another, at the Jaws near the roots of the tongue, in figure and magnitude like Almonds: their office is to receive the spittle falling down from the brain, which serves to moisten the tongue; which otherwise with continual speaking, would grow dry, and fail, which often happens in fevers. The inflammation of the almonds, Causa. called Amigdalae, is caused sometimes by the drinking of strong wines; and through greedy devouring of meat; sometimes there flows a great quantity of crude, phlegmatic, and viscid humours, together with the blood, whence ariseth a tumour. Signa. Swallowing is painful to the patiented, he hath a fever: and many times the muscles of the throttle and neck, is so swollen together with the glandules, that the patiented is strangled. First administer a cooling clyster, Curatio. clyster. Venaesectio then open a vein under the tongue; if he abound with blood, first open the Cephalica on the arm. To ease pain, apply a poultis, made of barley meal, seeds of flax, fenugreek, althaea etc. or this cataplasm following. ℞. Nidi hyrund. ℥ iij. pull. nuc. cupress. ℥ j ros. Cataplas. ℥. ss. excipiantur oxymel. fiat ad formam Cataplasmatis, applicetur in lateribus colli. Then use astringent Gargarisms, Gargarismus. if still the inflammation increaseth, and there be sharp gnawings in the evening; then look for rotting of it; Decoctio. for which purpose Aqua mulsa is good, and the decoction of figs, hyssop, seeds of Althaea. etc. when it is perfectly rotten, break it with sharp collusions, or cut it with some fine instrument; and after it is broken, let the patiented bow his head downward, that the matter may the better run out: and then let him gargarise with Aqua mulsa, Aq mulsa. until it be healed. Sometimes there are ulcerations of the Tonsils, which happeneth unto those that do abound with vicious humours; I shall refer you to the Chapter of Aphthae. CHAP. XXIX. RANULA: 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. is a tumour under the tongue, which takes away the liberty of pronunciation of speech: wherefore the Greeks call it Batrachium; because such as have this disease of the tongue, seem to express their minds by crooking, rather than by speaking. It is caused by the falling down of a cold, Causae. moist, gross, tough, viscid, and phlegmatic matter from the brain, upon the tongue; which matter in colour and consistence, resembles the white of an egg: yet sometimes it looks of a citrine or yellowish colour. You shall open the tumour with a cautery of hot iron; Curatio. that so it may not return again: when it is opened, thrust out the matter contained therein, Gargarismus. and then wash the Patient's mouth with some barley water, honey, and sugar of roses: for so the ulcer will be safely and quickly healed. Or ℞. Aquae plantaginis lib. ss. ballast. ʒ. i. s. Gargarismus. aluminisʒ. ss. mellis ros. ℥. ss. bulliant: pro lotione usui reservetur. Forest. Tom. 1. lib. Forestus. 14. obser. 29. CHAP. XXX. HYDROCEPHALUS: 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. is as it were a dropsy of the head, by a waterish humour; and is a disease almost peculiar to infants newly born. The violent compression of the head by the hand of the midwife, or a fall, Causa. or contusion may be the cause; from hence comes a breaking of a vein, or artery; and an effusion of blood under the skin; which by corruption becoming wheyish, at last degenerateth into a certain waterish humour, or abundance of serous and acrid blood, sweeting through the pores of the vessels, as between the musculous skin of the forehead; and the Pericranium, or between the skull and the Duramater; or in the ventricles of the brain may be the cause. It is a tumour without pain, soft, Signa. and much yielding to the pressure of the finger. 1. If it be a tumour contained between the musculous skin and the Pericranium. 2. When it remaineth between the Pericranium and the skull, the tumour is a little harder, and there is a little sense of pain. 3. When it remaineth between the skull and the Duramater, or in the ventricles of the brain, there is dulness of sight, and hearing: the tumour doth not yield so much to the touch, the pain is more vehement, the head more swollen, the forehead stands further out, the eye is fixed and , and also weeps by reason of a serous humour sweeting out of the brain. Vesalius. Vesalius writes that he saw a girl of two years old, out of whose head ran nine pound of water: Some their heads grow so big, that their necks cannot bear them. An external tumour is easily taken away; Curatio. It must first be assailed with resolving medicines. ℞. Lin mentum. Pulveris absynthii, cammomillae, meliloti an. ℥ ij. Butyri recentis, olei cammomillae an. ℥ iu cerae parum, fiat linimentum. Velure ℞. Linimentum. Olei cammomillae, vel anethini ℥. iv. sulphuris ℥ i fiat linimentum. If it be complicated with the Lues venerea, mix with the lineament a little Vnguentum enulatum. If it cannot be so overcome, you must make an incision, taking heed of the temporal muscle, and then press out all the humour; then the wound must be filled with dry lint, and covered with double bolsters, and then bound with a fitting Ligature. CHAP. XXXI. PHLEGMONE; 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 It is a general name for all impostumes, which the abundance of inflamed blood produces; 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as a Phygethlum, which is a little swelling hard and red in the crown of the head, and Phyma, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. or a little swelling like a boil; A felon, Carbuncle, inflammation of the eyes, squinsy, Bubo, etc. That is called a true phlegmon, which is made of laudable blood, offending only in quantity. But a bastard phlegmon, or a phlegmonous impostum hath some other proper name, as a carbuncle, felon, gangreen, etc. If a small portion of phlegm be mixed with a greater quantity of blood, than it is called an Oedematous phlegmon. But if the quantity of phlegm be greater, than it is a Phlegmonus oedema. A phlegmon though most commonly it be in the flesh, yet sometimes it happens in the bones, Hippocrat. Galenus. as Hypocrates (lib. de vuln. Galen lib. de tumour. praeter naturam) witness. The causes of a phlegmon, are of three kinds, Causa. 1. First primitive, as falls, contusions, strains, immoderate labour, frictions, application of acrid ointments, burn, long staying, or labouring in the Sun; and an inconsiderate diet which breeds much blood. 2. Secondly, Antecedent, as the great abundance of blood, too plentifully flowing in the veins. 3. Thirdly, conjunct, as the collection or gathering together of blood impact in any part. The signs are swelling, tension, resistance, Signa. feverish heat, pain, pulsation, (especially while it suppurates) and redness; by which the abundance of blood is signified. The cause of pain and pulsation, is heat, and abundance of blood, contained in the vessels and arteries (which more frequently than they are wont incite the atteries to motion, that is, to their Systole and Diastole) and the compression and straitning of the said arteries, by reason of the repletion and distension of the adjacent parts, by whose occasion the parts afflicted and beaten, by the trembling and frequent pulsation of the arteries are in pain. First, Curotio. Victus raratio. his diet must be of a cooling quality, and he must shun all such things as generate blood too plentifully, or that heat the blood; rest must be commanded. Let him have his body soluble, if not by nature, then by art; as by the frequent use of clysters. Clyster. Let him avoid all vehement perturbations of mind, as Hate, Anger, etc. and let him wholly abstain from venery. Venus. If strength and the age of the Patient permit, give him a cooling purgation; and open a vein. Venaesectio If much pain trouble the part, it must be mitigated with medicines, assuaging pain. 1. In the beginning of a phlegmon, you must use repercussives, as ℞. Cataplas. Far. hordei ℥. ij. succi semper vivi, plantag. an. ℥. iij. pull. malicorii, balaustiorum, & rosar. an. ʒ. ij. ol. myrtill. & rosar. an. ℥. j fiat Cataplasma. Velure ℞. Linimentum. Ol. nymph. & rosar. ana ℥. iij. aq. ros. solani, & plantag. an. ℥. ij. aceti ℥. iij. albumin. ovorum n. iij. fiat linimentum. Let linen be dipped in it, Aq s●e●m. ranatum. and applied to the part. Also Aqua sperm. ranarum, is excellent for the same purpose. 2. In the increase you must use this local medicine. ℞. Farinae hoard. ℥. iij. farinae sem. lini, Cataplas. & faenugraeci ana ℥. j coquantur in aqua communi, addendo sub finem pull. myrtillorum, rosarum, & chamaemeli an. ℥. ss. axungiae, anseris, & olei rosarum an. ℥. j misce. fiat Cataplasma. 3. In the state, anodynes ought to be mixed with repercussives and discussives, as ℞. Rad. altheae ℥. iv. malvae, parietar. an. m. ij. Cataplas. coquantur sub cineribus, addendo farin. fabarum, & lentium, ana ℥. ij. pull. chamaem. & meliloti, an. ℥. ss. olei chamaem. & rosar. ana ℥. j axungiae gall. ℥. ij. fiat Cataplasma. This cataplasm following is exceeding good to ease pain. ℞. Mucagin. rad. altheae. Cataplas. & foenugraeci ana ℥. iij. ol. ros. & aneth. an. ℥. j farin. sem. lini quantum satis, ut inde formetur cataplasma satis molle. Or you may use populeon with Opium, Vnguentum. or narcotick medicines, if the pain shall still remain. 4. In the declination, that is, when the violence of pain, and other symptoms are assuaged, you must use more powerful and strong discussives; as ℞. Empl. mucag. & oxycr. ana ℥. i. ss. Diachyl. Emplastrum. mag. ℥. j emplas. de melilot. ℥. ss. olei liliorum, chamaemeli, & aneth. quantum satis est: fiat emplastrum molle. But if the humour be so impact, that it cannot be repressed; and so gross that it cannot be discussed, which may be known by the greatness of the heat, and swelling, by the bitterness of the pricking pain, the fever and pulsation, and by the heaviness: you must then use suppuratives, as ℞. Emplast. molle. Emplast. diachyl. mag. ℥. iij. ung. basilicon. ℥. j ol. liliorum ℥. ss. misce. When the heat, pain, fever, and other accidents shall remit; and when the tumour hath a sharp head; and when by the pressing of the finger, the humour flow to and fro; than you may know that it is ripe. Then without any further delay, the tumour must be opened, either with an incision-knife, or a potential cautery, in which action consider, 1. First, that you put your knife to the softest part of that Abscess. 2. Secondly, to the lowest part. 3. Thirdly, you must make your incision according to the wrinkles of the skin, and the right fibers of the muscles, lying next under the skin. 4. Fourthly, turn your knife from the large vessels and nerves. 5. Fifthly, the matter must not be evacuated too abundantly at once in great Abscesses. 6. Sixthly, handle the affected part gently. 7. Seventhly and lastly, after the matter is evacuated, the Abscess must be cleansed, filled with flesh, consolidated, and cicatrized. The ulcer must be dressed 2 or 3 days with this medicine. ℞. Medicamentum. Vitellum unius ovi, terebinth. venetae, & ol. rosar. an. ℥. ss. fiat medicamentum. Then use this detersive medicine. ℞. Mellis rosarum ℥. j syrupi rosar. Medicamentum. & terebinth. venetae an. ℥. i. ss. farinae hordei ℥. ij. fiat medicamentum ad usum. But if you would cleanse it more powerfully, use Vnguentum Apostolorum, Vnguentum. or Aureum and Aegyptiacum mixed, according to the scope you conceive in your mind. Amongst the symptoms which most usually accompany phlegmons, fevers are the chief, as Ephemera, Synochus, etc. Their causes, signs and cures, you shall find in the second book of this volume. CHAP. XXXII. ERYSIPELAS, or inflammation. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. Herpes miliaris. It is a general name for all impostumes brought forth by choler; as the Herpes miliaris, The eating Herpes, Ringworms, and Tetters, etc. They are made by most thin and subtle blood, Causa. (which upon any occasion of inflammation easily becomes choleric) or by blood and choler hotter than is requisite or by choler mixed with an acrid serous humour, but oftentimes by sincere and pure choler, which by Galen is called a true and perfect Erysipelas. Galenus. 1. If choler being predominant be mixed with blood, it is termed Erysipelas' phlegmonodes. 2. If with phlegm, Erysipelas oedematodes. 3. If with melancholy, Erysipelas' scirrhodes. But if they concur in equal quantity, there will be made Erysipelas phlegmone; Erysipelas oedema, Erysipelas scirrhus. There is great heat, Signa. pulsation and pain (which is pricking and sharper than the pain in the phlegmon) without heaviness, a yellowish red colour. They quickly slide back into the body, at the least compression of the skin. Erysipelas principally assails the face, by reason of the rarity of the skin of that place. Galenus. Galen acknowledges two kinds of Erysipelas, one simple without an ulcer, Prognostic. the other ulcerated. If an Erysipelas possess the womb, it is deadly; And in like manner, if it spread too fare over the face, by reason of the sympathy of the membranes, with the brain. So impostumes of a monstrous bigness are often deadly, by reason of the great resolution of the spirits caused by their opening. Hippocrat. Curatio. Venae sectio Victus ratio. Hippo. Aphor. 8. Sect. 6. The cure is performed by evacuation, and refrigeration. Open a vein if nothing prohibit; the Cephalick vein, if it assails the face. Let his diet be of a cooling quality, then give a clyster of refrigerating and humecting things. Galenus Avicenna. Galen and Avicen commends this oxycrate following. ℞. Oxycratum Aqua font. ℥. vj. aceti acer. ℥. j fiat oxycratum. In which you may wet linen , and apply them to the affected part, and renew them often. If it be upon the face, ℞. Linimentum. Vnguentum ros. ℥. iv. succi plantagin. & semper vivi an. ℥. j trochis. de camphoraʒ. ss. aceti parum, misce fiat linimentum. Also Aqua sperm. ranarum is excellent; Aq. sperm. ranarum. you may wet in it, and apply them. If the pain be intolerable, this narcotick is good. ℞. Succi hyoscyami, solani, cicutae an. ℥. j Linimentum. album ovorum, n. ij. aceti ℥. ss. opii & camphor. an. gr. iv. croci ℈. ss. mucaginis sem. psyll. & foenugr. extractae in aq. ros. & plantag. an. ℥. j ol. de papav. ℥. ij. fiat linimentum, addendo ung. refrigerantis Gal. camphor. q. satis sit. But if the fiery colour begin to wax livid and black, abstain from narcotick medicines, and use resolving and strengthening things, as ℞. Rad. altheae ℥. ij. fol. malvae, bismal. pariet. Fotus. absynthii, salviae an. m. j flor. chamaem. meliloti rosar. rub. an. m. ij. coquantur in aequis partibus vini & aquae, & fiat fotus cum spongia. After the fomentation, Emplastrum. apply a plaster of Diapalma dissolved in oil of cammomile and melilote. Erysipelous tumors do bring with them (oftentimes) Tertian fevers, as Exquisita Tertiana, Tertiana notha & Semitertiana febris. CHAP. XXXIII. HERPES, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. Causa. is a tumour caused by pure choler, separated from the rest of the humours, and carried to the scarf skin; and is diffused over the surface thereof. If choler be compounded with some small mixture of phlegm, it will raise little blisters over the skin like to the seeds of millet; Herpes miliaris. Herpes exedens. This tumour of the ancients is called Herpes miliaris. And if it have any admixture of melancholy, it will be an Herpes exedens. Let his diet be of a cooling quality; Curatio. Clysters oft times sufficeth for the purging of the peccant humour. The chirurgeon shall have regard to the resolving of the tumour, and the drying of the ulcer; for which purpose ℞. Vnguentum. Cerusae, & tuthiae praep an. ℥. j ol. ros. & adipis capon. an. ℥. ij. corticis pini usti ℥. ss. cerae, quantum satis, fiat unguentum. For an Herpes miliaris, ℞. Vnguentum. Pulu. gallarum, malicurii, ballast. boli armeni an. ℥. j aqua ros. ℥. iij. aceti acerrimi ℥. j axungiae an. ser. & olei myrtill. an. ℥. i. ss. terebinth. ℥. j fiat unguentum ad usum. Vnguentum enulatum is of great force in the removing this tumour, Vng, enul. for it kills the pustules, and wastes the humour. Also fretting ulcers, which seem uncurable, may be healed, by touching the edges with Aq. fortis, or oil of vitriol. CHAP. XXXIV. OEDEMA, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is a soft, lax, and painless tumour; caused by collection of a phlegmatic humour. And may be said to be a general name, for all tumors, which phlegm produceth; Antheromata. Steatomata Melicerides as the Atheromata, Steatomata, and Melicerides; The matter of every one of these tumors, is shut up in its bladder or bag, as it were in a peculiar cell. The matter of the first is like children's pap. Of the second like tallow. And the third contains matter like honey, in colour and consistence. Also the Testudo or Talpa, is a tumour soft diffused, vaulted, Testudo seu Talpa. or arched like a Tortoise, sometimes arising in the head, in the form of a mole. Nata. And the Nata is a great fleshly tumour growing for the most part on the buttocks, not much unlike a melon. Glandula. The Glandula is a tumour which commonly breeds in the glandules, or Emnunctories of man's body. The Nodus or knot, Nodus. is a round tumour hard and , which usually arises on the bones of such as have Lues venerea. Also Ganglion, strumae, Wens, watery ruptures, the Ascites, and Leucophlegmatia, may be reduced to an Oedema, and all flatulent tumours which the abundance of corrupt phlegm produces. But phlegm is sometimes natural, and offends only in quantity, whence the true Oedema proceeds. The causes of all Oedema's are the defluxion of a phlegmatic or flatulent humour into any part. Causa. There is a whitish colour like unto the skin, Signa. a soft tumour rare and lax, and without pain: when you press it with your finger, the Print thereof remains. Oedema's breed rather in winter then in summer, and chief possess the bloodless parts, and is terminated sometimes by resolution, as in dropsies, etc. but oftener by concretion, as in kernels, etc. and seldom by suppuration. A symptomatical Oedema, as that which follows upon a dropsy, or consumption, admits no cure, unless the disease be first taken away. Curatio. Aer. Cibus. Potus. Motus. Quies. First prescribe moderation in the use of the six things not natural; as namely, the air, meat and drink, sleep, and watchfulness, exercise and rest, Somnus. Repletio. Inanitio. Animi pathemata. Venus. Hippocrat. Cataplas. emptiness and repletion, and the affects of the mind. If his belly be not naturally lose, let it be made so by art. The moderate use of venery is good, if he be a strong body; for according to Hypocrates, it is a cure for phlegmatic diseases. You may use this following cataplasm. ℞. Farinae hordei ℥. iv. coquantur in lixivio communi, addendo pulveris nucis cupressi, corticum granatorum, ballast. ana ℥. j myrrhae, aloes alum. an. ℥. ss. olei myrtill. ℥. ij. fiat cataplasma. After this, Fomentatio let frictions be used, and a fomentation made with white-wine, in which, sage, rosemary, time, lavender, cammomile, ●●●d melilote flowers, red roses, Orris roots, stechas, and such like, have been boiled with a little vinegar added thereunto. As for the cure of flatulent and waterish tumours, I refer you to the Chapters of the dropsies, especially Tympanites. And also in the Chapter of the colic, you may find plenty of remedies. Oedemateous tumors do bring oftentimes with them intermitting Quotidian fevers. Oedema, Oedematis tempora. ut ceteri tumores, quatuor habet tempora, nempe principium: augmentum: statum: & declinationem. Oedematis terminatio Hoc genus tumoris ut plurimum terminatur per resolutionem, seu exhalationem. Raro per suppurationem. Saepissime per conversionem, seu permutationem in nodos, & alias excrescentias, quae graecis Apostemata, Galenus. Cura universalis fit per duos scopos. Latinis vero abscessus dicuntur. Quantum ad curam universalem, authore Galeno secundo ad glauconem. Duplex erit curandi scopus, ut humores partem occupantes evacuentur. Alter vero, ut fluxio restringatur, ac reprimatur. CHAP. XXXV. GANGLIUM, A wen or ganglion, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. is a tumour sometimes hard, sometimes soft, yet always round, and useth to breed in dry, hard, and nervous parts; having commonly their bladder wherein to contain them. Wens or Ganglions are called of some Lupiae. For the most part they happen through dull blows, falls from high places, strains, Causa. and other such like occasions. From small beginnings they grow by little and little to a great bigness, Signa. in the space of six or seven years. Some of them yield much to the touch; and almost all of them are without pain. At the beginning, Curatio. Argentum vivum. strong and frequent frictions must be used. A plate of lead rubbed with Quicksilver, and strongly bound to the affected part, hath a wonderful force to resolve and waste the subject humour. But if the Wen be on the face, chest, belly, or throat, so that you can make no strong impression, then ℞. Gummi ammon. bdeliis, galban. an. ℥. iij. Emplastrum. liquefiant in aceto, & traj ciantur per setaceum, addendo olei liliorum, & lauri an. ℥. j aq. vitae pulveris ireos, salis ammon. sulphur. vivi, vitrioli romani, an. ʒ. ss. fiat emplastrum. If the tumour cannot be thus resolved, it must be opened with a knife or cautery, and after the eschar is removed, and the bag wasted by Egyptiacum, Egyptiacum. or Mercury, The ulcer must be cleansed, replenished with flesh, and cicatrized. But sometimes Wens grow to so great a mass, that they cannot be taken away, but by the chirurgeons hand and instrument, this may be done if the wen be not too nigh the greater veins and arteries, or seated in the neck near unto the jugular veins, or under the armholes, or in the groin, or under the ham; It will be better in such a cause to let them alone, least deadly symptoms arise. Yet if they have a slender root and broad top, they must be straight tied, and so cut off. There are also certain small tumors of the kind of Lupiae, which grow chief on the wrists of the hands, and Ankles of the feet, caused by the imbecility of a Nerve or Tendon; got by wresting, extension, a blow, or labour; which causeth the Alimentary juice (that flows to those parts) to be converted into a cold and gross humour, which in time concretes into a tumour. It is not fit to use any iron instrument to these Ganglia, which possess the tendons and joints; Galbanum Ammoniac. but only apply Galbanum, and Ammoniacum, dissolved in vinegar, and Aq. vitae, or Vigo's plaster with double mercury: also a plate of lead rubbed with quicksilver, and applied, is excellent: If you want more, look into the following Chapter, and there you may find plenty of remedies. CHAP. XXXVI. STRUMAE, or Scrophulae, That is, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. the King's evil. They arise in the glandulous parts: as the breasts, armholes, groins, but chief in the glandules of the neck, commonly contained in their proper cist or bag. They are made of gross, cold, viscid, Causa. and phlegmatic matter, with some admixture of Melancholy. Some of them are movable, Signa. other-somme woven with the neighbouring nerves, remaining unremovable. They are oftentimes painful, especially when they wax hot by putrefaction: sometimes they degenerate into cancerous ulcers. A slender diet helpeth much to waste these tumours. Curatio. Victus ratio. Let the superfluous humours be purged. Then take this emollient and resolving medicine. ℞. Mucaginis alth. foeenugr. & ficuum ping. an. Cerolum. ℥. ij. olei liliorum, & chamaem. an. ℥. j pinguedinis anseris, & axungiae porci, an. ℥. ss. terebinth. ven. ℥. i. ss. ammoniaci, & galbani, in aceto dissolutorum ana ℥. j cerae novae quantum satis, fiat cerotum secundum artem ad modum diachyli magni. With some of this Cerote, may be mixed the powder of Quicksilver; and applied: for many have been helped therewith; they must be dressed every second or third day. The unguent for the French disease, and Vigo's plaster, are excellent for this purpose, especially if they be continued so long, until the Patient come to salivation. The best way if possible, is to bring it to suppuration, and then let the expert Chirurgeon open the tumour, or tumours; but not before all the contained humours that appear, be converted into pus or matter: for we must not as soon as any portion of the humour, be turned into pus, hasten the apertion; because one portion of the suppurated humour, causeth the rest to suppurate. As fruits which begin to rot. If the putrefying part be not cut away, the residue quickly becomes rotten. Also natural heat is the efficient cause of suppuration. Such as are in the neck, and have no deep roots, may be cut away; but special care must be taken, that the jugular veins, the sleepy arteries, and the recurrent nerves, be not violated or hurt. Lastly, some commend this emplaster following. ℞. Emplastrum. Manardus. Rhabarbari electi, ℥. ss. Aloes hepaticae ℥. j Lixiuti fortis lib. j Saponis veneti lib. ss. cerae ℥. ij. Decoquantur ad duritiem justam. CHAP. XXXVII. SCIRRHUS, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. is an hard tumour proceeding of melancholy. A cancer, leprosy, corus, a Thymus, Gemursae. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. which is a kernel under the canell bone; The Dracunculus, which is a generation of hairs like worms, and are bred in the musculous part of man's body; whose cure according to Gorraeus, Gorraeus. is performed after the same manner, and by the same method of section, and incision, as the varices be; Varices. A varix is a crooked swelling vein, or if you will, it is the dilatation of a vein; Morpheae. Also the morphew black and white, and all other impostumes arising from a melancholy humour, Scirrhus' legitimus. may be reduced to a Scirrhus, a true and legitimate Scirrhus is generated, of a natural melancholy humour, being endued with a little sense, hard and without pain. The illegitimate Scirrhus is generated of a melancholic humour, Scirrhus' illegitimus. concrete by too much refrigerating, it is insensible, and without pain. There is also a Cancerons Scirrhus, bred by the corruption and adustion of a melancholy humour; And lastly, an Oedematous Scirrhus. Causa. The cause is a gross, tough, and tenacious humour, concrete in any part; which happeneth by an ill and irregular diet, or the unnatural affects of the liver, or spleen, as obstruction, or by suppression of the Haemmorrhoids, Signa. or courses. The signs are hardness, renitency, a blackish colour, and a dilation of the veins of the affected part, with blackishness. The illegitimate or bastard Scirrhus, and also the cancerous, admit no cure; and the true legitimate scarce yield to any. First prescribe a convenient diet, Curatio. Victus ratio. and let the Patient be free from all perturbation of anger, grief, and sadness; and let him fly from venery, as from an enemy. Secondly, Venus. procure the Haemorrhoids in men, and the courses in women, and purge with this potion following. Potio purgans. ℞. Diacatholiconis, tripherae persicae, an. ʒ. iij. diasennae solut. ʒ. ij. rhabarbari in aqua endiu. infusi & expressiʒ. j cinnamomi gr. iv. aquarum lupuli, & end●viae an. ℥. ij. misce, & fiat potio. At the beginning emollients must be used; and then presently resolving, or such as are mixed both of resolving, Emplastrum. and emollient faculties; for which purpose the emplaster of vigo with a double quantity of Mercury is effectual; for that mollifies, resolves, and wastes all tumours of this kind. Lastly Goats dung is very good to discuss Scirrhus' tumors. If you want more, look into the Chapters of the diseases of the spleen. Quartan fevers happeneth often upon Scirrhus' tumors. CHAP. XXXVIII. CANCER, It is a hard tumour, rough, and unequal; 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. round and ; of an ash or livid colour, horrin by reason of the veins on every side, swollen with black blood, and spread abroad to the similitude of the stretched out legs, and claws of a crab. The suppression of accustomed evacuations, Causa. an irregular diet, and obstruction of the spleen, may be the cause. It torments the Patient with pricking pain, Signa. like the pricking of needles with acrid heat, being of a livid and ash colour, and representing the toothed claws of a crab. There is an ulcerated or manifest Cancer, and the not ulcerated or occult, some are inveterate; one small, another great, one raging and malign, another more mild. Every Cancer is held uncurable, or very difficult; for it is a particular leprosy. Some possess the internal parts, as the womb, guts, and fundament. Others the external, as the breasts. The tumour seems soft to the eye, but hard to the touch. The ulcer is filthy, with lips, thick, swollen, hard, knotty, turned out, and standing up, casting forth fllthie and carrion like filth, having a horrid aspect; The pain, fever, and all the symptoms are increased by acrid medicines. In weak bodies we must not attempt the cure; Curatio. but only keep them from growing more violent, and from spreading further. Hippocrat. Hypocrates saith, that such as are cured of an occult cancer do quickly die, but such as are not cured, live longer. Galenus. Galen affirms he cured a cancer not ulcerated. The cure is performed by medicines purging melancholy, by phlebotomy, and shunning all things that may breed ill and feculent blood. A cooling and humecting diet must be prescribed, Victus. and the part affected with the cancer must be gently handled. Ass' milk is exceeding fit to assuage the acrimony of the cancerous humour; taken inwardly, and applied outwardly to the cancerous ulcer. If the cancer be small, and in a part which may suffer amputation; cut a way (according to art) whatsoever is corrupt even to the quick; Historia. A near kinsman of mine was (eight years ago) troubled with a cancerous tumour in his breast; for a certain time I bathed the part affected with Oleum rosarum omphacinum, Ol. ros. omp. & applied many plasters of Diacalcitheos', Diacalcith. and it pleased the Lord to cure him. Yea (and contrary to the Aphorism of Hypocrates) he lived many years after. Hippocrat. This following medicine is very commendable. ℞. Plumbiusti loti, pomph. thuris an. ʒ. ij. ss. absynth. pontic. Unguent. ℥. ss. ●letros. ℥. iv. ceraeʒ. vj. succi solani quantum sufficit ad ung venti crassitudinem. Also ℞. Vngueutum. Theriac. veter. ℥. j succi cancrorum ℥. ss. succi lactucae, & olei rosarum ℥. i. ss. vitel. ovorum sub cinerib. coct. ij. camphor. ʒ. ss. pistentur in mortario plumb. & fiat unguentum. Some apply leeches, Sanguisugae. others whelps, and chickens, cut long ways, and applied warm. If the cancer affect the womb, the Patient feels pricking pain in the groins, and kidneys, and is often troubled with difficulty of making water, and when it is ulcerated, it pours forth filth, or matter exceeding stinking, and carrion like, and that in great plenty; The filthy vapour of which is carried up to the heart and brain, and causes often swooning. In this cause fomentations must be used to ease pain, and cordial Epithemes must be applied to the heart, Epithema. and let the Patiented drink Aq. Aqua oped. sperm. ranarum. often, five or six spoonfuls at a time; also let it be injected with a syringe. A plate of lead besmeared with quicksilver, Argentum vivum. and applied to a not ulcerated cancer is much commended by divers; yea it is a good medicine for malign and inveterate ulcers, which contemn the force of other medicines, and is as it were an antidote to waste and overcome their malignity and evil nature. CHAP. XXXIX. ANEURISMA, is a soft tumour yielding to the touch: made by the blood and spirit, poured forth under the flesh and muscles, by the dilatation or relaxation of an artery. They are made by the Anastomasis, Causa. springing, breaking, erosion, and wounding of the arteries. They happen frequently in the throat, especially in women after a painful travel, by holding their breath too strongly for the expulsion of the birth, the artery is dilated and broken; whence follows an effusion of blood and spirit under the skin. Also an artery wounded, and closing too slowly may be the cause. Aneurisma, is a swelling, one while great, Signa. another small; soft, with a pulsation, and a colour not varying from the other fleshy parts: If you press it with your finger, the arterious blood and spirits flieth back into the body of the artery, so that the tumour seems vanished; but the fingers being taken away, they return again with like celerity, making a noise like hissing. Aneurismaes' under the armpits, Curatio. in the groins, or any other part where there are large vessels, admit no cure. They ought not to be opened, unless they be small in an ignoble part. But the manner of cure shall be this, cut the skin which lies over it, until the artery appear; then thrust a blunt and crooked needle with a thread in it, under it, and bind it; then cut it off, and so expect the falling off of the thread of itself, whilst nature covers the orifices of the cut artery with new flesh. The Aneurismaes' which happen in the internal parts are incurable. This matter many times by little and little, is so dried and hardened, that it degenerates into a grisly, or else a bony substance. Victus. Their diet must be of a cooling quality. Cataplas. Clysler. Some commend cataplasms of curds and new cheese, to be applied. And clysters wherein Cassia is dissolved, and administered, is good. Lastly, take this caution along with you in the knowing Aneurismaes', sometimes you can perceive no pulsation, neither can you press the blood into the artery, because many times it is condensate, and concrete into clods; this happens mostly in those that are large. The blood putrifies, Prognostic. they have great pains, a Gangreen usually follows, and mortification of the part, and lastly, death. If you would be further satisfied concerning Aneurisma: Paulus read Paulus lib. 6. cap. 37. & Aetius lib. Aetius Forestus. Sennertus. Fernelius. Platerus. 15. cap. 10. & Forestus lib. 1. De tumoribus praeter naturam observatio 15. Sennertus Tom. 1. lib. 5. de vasorum sectione. pag. 659. Fernelius de externis corporis affectibus lib. 7. pag. 422. & faelix Platerus. Tractatus tertius & ultimus. pag. 408. CHAP. XL. PROCIDENTIA ANY, the falling down of the fundament, is very frequent to children. It is caused through the relaxation of the muscle Sphincter, which ingirts the fundament; Causa. which happeneth by reason of the too much humidity of the belly. A bloody flux, or a strong endeavour to expel the excrements, or sitting upon a cold stone, a stroke or fall upon the holy bone, or a palsy of the nerves, etc. may be the cause. The Patient must forbear much drink, Curatio. or broth, and ℞. Pulegii, marrubii, myrthi, betonicae, Fomentatio. verbasci, an. m. j flor. Cypressi, primulae veris, ana. m. ss. florum anthos, stoechados, salviae, an. p. ij. fiat decoctio, in aquae & vino, in hac sedeat, vel spongiis novis foveatur pars. Alterum, ℞. Stercoris lacertiʒ. iij. columbarum, Medicamentum. & hirundinum an. ℥. j stercoris caprae, ℥. ij. excipiantur terebinthina, & applicentur supra os sacrum & coccyngem. Hypocrates bids, Hippocrat. that the Patient (hanging by the heels) should be shaken, but first anoint the fundament with oil of roses, or myrtils. If you want more, look into the Chapter of Procidentia uteri. CHAP. XLI. CONDYLOMATA, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. are certain wrinkled and hard bunches, and as it were excrescences of the flesh rising especially in the wrinkled edges of the fundament, and the neck of the womb. Cooling and relaxing medicines ought to be used against this disease, Curatio. for which purpose ℞. Vnguentum. Ol. ovor. sem. lini, an. ℥. ij. Beat them together a long time in a leaden mortar, and therewith anoint the grieved part. If there be an inflammation, put thereto a little camphir. Chaps, Fissurae avi. or Fissures, are cleft, and very long little ulcers; with pain, very sharp and burning; by reason of the biting of an acrid, salt, and drying humour; making so great a contraction, and oftentimes narrowness in the fundament, and the neck of the womb, that scarcely the top of ones finger may be put into the orifice thereof; like unto pieces of leather or parchment, which are wrinkled and parched by holding of them to the fire. They arise sometimes in the mouth, that the Patient can neither eat, speak, nor open his mouth; so that the chirurgeon is constrained to cut it. In the cure thereof, all sharp things are to be avoided, and those which mollify, are to be used; look Vteri Phymosis. CHAP. XLII. CACOETHE, is a species of the canker, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and so venomous, that it continueth with a body all his life-time, being held by many incurable. It sendeth forth a virulent sanies, which is properly called virus; this virus or virulency gnaws and feeds upon the parts which lie under, and are adjoining to the ulcer, Galenus: and maketh an eating ulcer; Galen calleth it Dysepulotica, that is, difficulty to be cicatrized. This following medicine is much commended by Galen, Guratio. Galenus. being of certain and approved use for desperate ulcers, which many have taken in hand and left as uncurable. ℞. Soreas ℥ three aluminis scissilis; calcis vivae, an. Emplastrum. ℥ two thuris, gallarum, an. ℥. iv. cerae lb. j & ℥. iij. sevi vitulini, lb. j & ℥ vij olei veteris quantum sufficit, fiat Emplastrum. To be laid upon the ulcer; and apply a defensative above the ulcer, Mixturae. for fear of inflammation, Also take Soldanella half a dragm, powdered rhubarb two scruples, give the same to drink often with white-wine, or syrup of wormwood, with wormwood-wine, is very good for the same purpose. Radices solani cortex, herba succus Cacoethe juvant. Tagautius. lib. 6. Tagautius. p. 523. CHAM XLIII. PARONYCHIA, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. is a tumour in the ends of the fingers, under the nails, with great inflammation. It is caused through a malign, Causa, and venomous humour; which from the bones by the Periosteum, is communicated to the tendons and nerves, of that part which it affecteth. There follow pulsifique pain, Signa. a seaver, and restlessness. You must begin with purging, Curatio. Venaesectio and blood-letting. Then make incision in the inner part of the finger even to the bone, along the first joint thereof; This must be done before it come to maturation, suffer it to bleed well; then let him dip his finger in strong and warm vinegar, in which some treacle hath been dissolved; and then appease the pain with Vnguentum populneum, or the like. And take this ointment following. ℞. Vnguentum. Sacchari rosati ℥. ss. axungiae gallinae, ʒ. iij. vitellorum ovorum, n.j. butyri recentis parum. fiat unguentum, in mortario absque igne. If a Gangrene and Sphacel happen, the Chirurgeon must make use of his cutting mullets, to save the rest of the body. If you please you may read Forestus lib. Forestus. 5. de tumoribus praeternaturam. Observatio 16. pag. 162. CHAP. XLIV. EXOMPHALUS, or swelling of the navel. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. It is caused by the Peritonaeum, either relaxed or broken; by which occasion ofttimes the Guts or Kall fall into the seat of the navel, and sometimes superfluous flesh is there generated; sometimes this tumour is an Aneurisma. Sometimes it is caused by a flatulent, and sometimes by a waterish humour. If the fall be the cause, Signa. the colour is like the skin; soft, and almost without pain. But if the tumour proceed from superfluous flesh, it is hard and . If from wind, it sounds when you press it. If by a waterish humour, it is easily known. If from the effusion of blood, it is of a livid colour; but if the effused blood be arterial, then there are signs of a Aneurisma. If it be caused by the falling down of the guts, there is heard a noise when you press it. If the tumour ptoceed from the Kall and Guts, you must force them into their due place. Curatio. Then may the skin be taken up, and thrust through with a needle, and double twined strong thread; next let the sides be scarified, then thrust it through with a needle three or four times, and twitch it strongly with a thread, that the skin with the ligature may fall off. But you may cut off the skin so distended even to the ligatures, and then cicatrize it. In a watery tumour, a small incision must be made, and the wound kept open until the water be emptied. CHAP. XLV. GANGRAENA: 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. a Gangrene is a certain disposition and way to the mortification of the part which it seizeth upon, dying by little and little. When there is a perfect mortification, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. it is called by the Greeks Sphacelos, and by the Latins Syderatio, which according to Fallopius, Fallopius. Fabricius. and Fabricius, is an affect of a part already utterly mortified, and therefore not to be cured, but by amputation; that the whole body come not to corruption thereby. Or it is a perfect and total privation of sense, being a mortification not only of the fleshy parts, but also of the nervous parts, even unto the bone, and sometimes of the bone itself. The cause of a Gangrene may be an exceeding effusion of blood and spirits, Causa. or a distemper of the four humours. Also extreme erosion, or corrosion of caustick medicines, or corrosive humours. A venomous and poisoned blood, great burn and scaldings; or overmuch hunger and thirst, may be the cause. Also a Gangrene may happen by the pricking of a nerve, by a fever, precedent; by a frost, and also by extreme cold, by the biting of venomous beasts, or mad dogs, or through great incised wounds, but especially confuted wounds, and by unreasonable stripes. Finally, from all intercepons, intersections, or interruptions of spirits, what, or wheresoever mayproduce a Gangrene. The signs of a Gangrene are these, Signa. an extinction of the lively colour, which was in the precedent phlegmon. Grievous pain, and continual pulsation in the diseased part; apparent by the arteries, being at first very sensible, but afterwards declining their due force: The part aggrieved seeming for the most part in colour to be blackish, bluish, or of a dusky, or livid colour; yea sometimes putrid, and being opened, a filthy Ichor of an unsavoury smell proceeds from it. If there be sense, there is life, and hope. Curatio. 1. First, empty out abundantly the corrupt blood, which is stuffed in the affected member; Venaesectio For this purpose some apply horseleeches, others cut the fullest vein about the affected member, also deep scarifications are good. 2. When you have drawn out blood abundantly, by deep slashes or cuts; the place must be splashed with salt-water; then lay on a medicine appointed for corrupted sores, or wash it with hot vinegar, or Mulsum, twice a day. 3. Unguent. Aegyptiacum. When the fury of the evil is somewhat slaked, minister Vnguentum Aegyptiacum; whose wonderful affects have been often tried: It is made after this manner. ℞. Floris aeris, aluminis roch, mellis come. an. ℥ three Vnguentum. aceti acerrimi ℥. v. salis come. ℥ i vitri●li rome. ℥. ss. sublimati pull. ʒ.ij. bulliant omnia simul ad ignem, fiat unguentum. When you have put in the Aegyptiacum, apply this cataplasm. ℞. Farin fabar. hordei, orobi, lent. lupin. an. Cataplas. l. ss. Seal. come. mellis rosat. an. ℥ iu succi absynth. marrub. an. ℥ two ss. aloes, mastiches, myrrhae, & aquae vit. an. ℥ two oximelitises simple. quantum sufficit, fiat Cataplasma molle secundum artem. Somewhat higher than the part affected, apply this following astringent defensitive. ℞. Medicamentum. Olei rosati, & myrtill. an. ℥. iv. succi plantag. solani, semper vivi an. ℥. ij. album ovorum. 5. boli armeni, terrae sigillatae subtiliter pulverisatorum, an. ℥ i oxycrati quantum sufficit, ad usum dictum. These medicines must be often renewed; If the force of the putrefaction be not so great, a weaker Egyptiacum may serve. This Lotion is good to wash the affected part, before the Egyptiacum be laid on; ℞. Lotio. Aceti optimi lb.j. mel. ros. ℥ iu syr. acet. ℥ three salis come. ℥ .v. bull. simull, add aq. vitae lb. ss. After your Lotion, lay your Egyptiacum into the incisions, etc. 4. If the evil will not yield to these remedies, stronger must be used, to wit cauteries; after whose application, Galenus. Galen bids to put upon it the juice of a Leek with beaten salt, to hinder putrefaction. 5. But if all these things shall nothing help, and now Gangraena is turned into a sphacel, or mortification, and that the part is throughly dead, which you may know by the colour, for it is black, and colder than a stone to your touch; It riseth not again after the pressure of the finger, and the skin comes from the flesh lying under it. The smell is so strong (especially in an ulcerated sphacel) that the standers by cannot endure it. There is also a sanious moisture, viscid, green, or blackish flowing from thence, and the part is quite destitute of sense and motion; though you pull it, beat it, crush it, prick it, burn it, or cut it off. I read of one, Historia. who many months after the cutting away of his leg, grievously complained that he felt exceeding great pain of that leg so cut off. A thing wondrous strange, and prodigious. Now if Gangraena be turned into Sphacelus, cut of that member very speedily, even to the whole; so that no filthiness remain behind, for 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉; the infected parts of the body, Hip. lib. 2. Aphor. 9 the more they are cherished, the more they are indammaged; and therefore the amputation not to be deferred. 6. Then let the veins and arteries be bound up, as speedily and as straight as you can. But the ends of the vessels lying hid in the flesh, must first be taken hold of with a Crow's beak, and drawn forth of the muscles; whereinto they presently after the amputation, withdrew themselves; when you have so drawn them forth, bind them with a strong double thread; and strew upon the wound an emplastic powder, made with bolearmenick, etc. Pulvis emplast. laying thereupon dry lint, (also the juice of leeks is good) and apply a defensitive. The member being placed upon a plillow stuffed with wheat bran, it must not be stirred for four days, unless great necessity urge. Then to agglutinate ℞. Boli arm. farin. hoard. picis resinae, gypsi, an. Pulvis, ℥ iu aloes, nucum cup. court. granat. an. ℥ i incorporentur omnia simul, fiat pulvis subtilis. Herewith let the whole ulcer be strewed over, for 3 or 4 days; which being ended, let only the seats of the vessels be powdered therewith, for eight or ten days; the rest of the cure is easily performed. But great diligence must be used to procure the falling away of the ends, or scales of the bones, which may be done by applying to their ends actual cauteries, but take heed you touch not the sensible parts with fire. Some presently after amputation, make use of actual cauteries, but that brings great horror to the Patient. 1. Victus ratio. Remember that those which are troubled with Gangraena and Sphacelus, their diet must be of a cooling quality. 2. If nothing do let, turn away the flux by letting blood. 3. Purify the blood with Catholicon, cassia, the decoction of Tamarinds, or fumitory. 4. Let the sick take Theriaca, which is able to defend the heart, from those corrupted and filthy smelling fluxes, which are mounted upwards. CHAP. XLVI. EXANTHEMATA, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. the small pox are pustules, and the measles, spots, which arise in the top of the skin, by reason of the impurity of the corrupt blood sent thither by force of nature. Most of the Ancients have delivered that this impurity is the relics of the menstruous blood, remaining in the body of the infant; Causa. being of that matter from whence it drew nourishment in the womb, which lying still for some space of time, but stirred up at the first opportunity of a hotter summer, or a hidden malignity in the air, & boiling up or working with the whole mass of blood, spread or show themselves upon the whole surface of the body. The small pox are caused of a more gross and viscous matter, to wit, of a phlegmatic humour. But the measles of a more subtle and hot, that is, a choleric matter. At first, Signa. when the matter of the pox seek passage out, the Patients often sneeze, and are held with a continual fever, with pain in their backs, itching of their nose, head-ache, and a vertiginous heaviness, and with a kind of swooning or fainting, a nauseous disposition, and vomiting, a hoarsness, difficult and frequent breathing, and inclination to sleep, a heaviness of all the members, their eyes are fiery, and swollen, their urine red and troubled. The small pox are extuberating pustules, white in the midst, but red in the circumference. On the third or fourth day they bunch out, and rise up into a tumour; becoming white, before they turn into a scab. They prick like needles, (by reason of a certain acrimony) and cause an itching. The measles yield no marks, but certain small spots without any tumour; and they be either red, purple, or black, without pricking or itching. The pox doth not only mangle and spoil the fleshy parts, but oftentimes eat, and corrupt the bones, like the Lues venerea; and brings the dropsy, ptisick, hoarseness, Asthma, bloody flux, ulcerating the guts; and at length death. Some have lost their sight, others their hearing, and othersome their smelling. Some that have died of this disease, and their bodies being dissected; Their entrails have been found to be covered with scabby or crusted pustules, like those that break forth upon the skin. If a sucking child be assailed with the pox, Curatio. it must be kept warm, and there must be provided for the nurse medicated broths, with purslain, Victus ratio. lettuce, sorrel, succory, Borage, and French barley, bound up in a cloth: she must shun all salt, and baked, or spiced meats; and in stead of wine, Decoctio. let her drink a decoction of liquorice, raisins, and sorrel roots: also she must take purging medicines, and keep the child from pap. If the child be weaned, let him abstaim from flesh, until the fever have left him, and the pox be come forth. Victus. Let him feed on barley and Almond creames, chicken broths (wherein have been boiled the forementioned herbs, and the shave of Ivory & hartshorn) Panadoes, jellies, cullases, and raisins. Let his sleep be moderate, for too sound sleep draws back the matter to the centre, and increaseth the fever. You must neither purge, nor draw blood, the disease increasing; or being at the height; unless there be a pleurisy, squinancy, etc. A gentle clyster is good in the state, and increase of the disease; Decoctio. you must make a sudorific decoction of figs, liquorice, husked lentils, citron seeds, the seeds of fennel, and smallage; the roots of grass, raisins, dates, gold, millet, marigold flowers, and harts-horne, at the latter end of the boiling, put in some saffron, or ℞. Radic. gram. aspar. foenic. an. ℥ iu liquyr. Syrupus. ras. ℥. ss. fol. acetoes. m. ij. fie. n. xx. flor. cord. p. j fiat decoctio. In lb.j. diss. Syr. acetoes. simple. vel limon. ℥ iu sacch. parum, fiat syr. aro & capiat serò & mane ℥. iv. donec tota faecta sit expulsio. 1. You must defend the eyes, Medicamentum. when you first begin to suspect the disease, with rose-water, or vinegar, and a little camphire. If the pain and inflammation be great, then use Aloes, Aliud. and Tuttie, washed in the water of fennel, eye-bright, and roses. 2. You must defend the nose with a Nodulus; Nodulus. made with a little vinegar, water of roses, the powder of , and camphire. 3. You must defend the jaws, throat, and throttle, and preserve the integrity of the voice, Oxycratum by a Gargoyle of oxycrate. 4. The Lungs, and respiration must be provided for, by syrups of jujubes, violets, Syrupi. white poppies, and water-lilies. 5. To prevent Pockarrs, after they are ripe, open them with a golden or silver needle; lest the matter contained in them, should corrode the flesh that lies under and after the cure, leave pock-holes behind it. 6. The pus or matter being evacuated, Lini● they shall be dried up with ung. rosat. adding thereto ceruse, Aloes, and a little saffron in powder. 7. Olcum. Being dried up like a scurf or scab, anoint them with oil of Almonds, or Roses, or with some cream, that they may the sooner fall away. 8. Vnguentum. If there be any excoriation through scratching, then shall you heal it with Vnguentum album camphor. adding thereto a little powder of Aloes or Desicativum rubrum. 9 To help the unsightly scars of the face, Lac virginale, Ol. lil. Goose, Ducks, and Capon's grease are good; and also oil of lilies, and Hare's blood newly killed & hot. Many cry out against bleeding, though it be done a little before the pox come out; Phlebotomia. for my part, I have opened a vein (ofttentimes) with good success on strong bodies, so that the pox have come forth within 24 hours after bleeding, without any danger. Also Bezoar is excellent to send forth the pox. Byzabar. But the most familiar thing for children, Diascordium. is Diascordium. Lastly, the measles are cured by resolution only, Cons. samb. and not by suppuration. For which purpose conserve of Eldern flowers is especially commended; not only to be eaten, but also to be rubbed upon the heated parts. If there be great faintness, Cordial. take Aqua Mariae, syr. lujulae, of either one ounce, give him a little often. CHAP. XLVII. ELEPHANTIASIS, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. Paulus. Avicennas Galenus. or leprosy (according to Paulus) is a cancer of the whole body, The which, as Avicen adds) corrupts the complexion, form, and figure of the members, or according to Galen. This disease is an effusion of troubled or gross blood into the veins, and habit of the whole body. 1. The primitive cause is, Causa. either from the first conformation, or comes to them after they are born, by the too frequent use of salt, spiced, acrid, and gross meats. Also familiarity, copulation, and cohabitation with leprous persons. Sweat and spittle left on the edges of the pots or cups (for there is a certain hidden virulency in the leprosy) strong wines, drunkenness, gluttony, and a laborious life, full of sorrows and cares. The suppression of the Hemorrhoids, and courses. The small pox, and measles. Also a Quartan fever, the drying up of old ulcers; for that they defile the mass of blood; and thus in conclusion, the leprosy is caused. 2. The antecedent causes are, the humours disposed to adustion, and corruption, into melancholy by the torrid heat. 3. The conjunct causes are, the melancholy humours, which are now partakers of a venenate and malign quality, and spread over the whole habit of the body; corrupting and destroying it, first by a hot and dry distemper, and then by a cold and dry, contrary to the beginnings of life, which consists in the moderation of heat and moisture. 1. The first sign is, a falling away of the hairs, and you may perceive scauls in the head. 2. The second is a numerous and manifest circumseription, of round and hard bushes or pustules under the eyebrows, behind the ears, and in several places of the face, like hard kernels. 3. The third is, the more contract, and exact roundness of the ears. 4. The fourth is, A Lion-like wrinkling of the forehead, which is the reason that some term this disease Morbus Leoninus. 5. The fifth is, the exact roundness of the eyes, and their fixed and immovable steadiness. 6. The sixth is, the nostrils are flat outwardly, but inwardly straight and contracted. 7. The seventh is the lifting up, thickness and swelling of the lips; Also the stinch, filthiness, and corrosion of the gums; by acrid vapours rising to the mouth. 8. The eighth is, the swelling and blackness of the tongue, and as it were varicous veins lying under it. Their face riseth in red bunches, or bushes, and is overspread with a dusky and obscure redness. Their eyes are fiery, fierce, and fixed. Some leprous persons have their faces tinctured with a yellowish, others with a whitish colour, according to the condition of the humour; for Physicians affirm, that there are three sorts of Leprosies, one of a reddish black colour, consisting in a melancholy humour: another of a yellowish green, in a choleric humour: another of a whitish yellow, grounded upon adust phlegm. 9 The ninth sign is, a stinking of the breath; and also of all the excrements proceeding from leprous bodies. 10. The tenth is a hoarseness, a shaking, harsh, and obscure voice, coming as it were out of the nose. 11. The eleventh is, a morphew, or defedation of all the skin, with a dry roughness, and grainie inequality; such as appears in the skins of plucked Geese, with many tetters on every side, a filthy scab, and ulcers, not casting off only a branlike scurf, but also scales and crusts. 12. The twelfth is, the sense of a certain pricking, as it were of needles over all the skin. 13. The thirteenth is, a cunsumption and emacination of the muscles, which are between the thumb and forefinger. Also their shoulders stand out like wings 14. The fourteenth is, the diminution of sense, or a numbness over all the body; by reason that the nerves are obstructed, and so the free passage of the animal spirit is hindered. 15. The fifteenth is, the corruption of the extreme parts, possessed by putrefaction and a Gangrene. 16. The sixteenth is, they are troubled with terrible dreams, for they seem in their sleep to see Devils, Serpents, Dungeons, Graves, Dead bodies, and the like. 17. The seventeenth is, they are subtle, crafty, and furious; and suspicious in all their deal. 18. The eighteenth is, they desire venery above their nature. 19 The nineteenth is, if you wash their thick, gross, and livid blood; you find a sandy matter therein. 20. The twentienth is, the Languidnesse and weakness of the pulse; Also the urine is sometimes thick and troubled, and oftentimes of a pale and ash-colour. Lastly, the face and all the skin is unctuous or greasy. Cure cannot be promised to such as have a confirmed leprosy; Curatio. for it is scarce curable at the beginning. Therefore care must be taken to free such as are ready to fall into so fearful a disease. Such therefore must shun all things in diet and course of life, whereby the blood and humours may be too vehemently heated. Let them make choice of meats of good juice. Victus ratio. Purging, bleeding, and bathing shall be prescribed, by some learned Physician. Gelding is much commended in this cause, because it deprives them of the faculty of generation; and makes them become cold & moist, which temper is directly contrary to the hot and dry distemper of leprous persons. I have oftentimes (after purging and bleeding) used Vnguentum enulatum with good success in the beginning of the leprosy, ●nguentū. whilst the body was covered only with a scurf. Let them drink the water and syrup of sumitory mixed together, Julepus. for the space of a whole year. ℞. Rad. buglossae, glycyrrhizae, an. ℥. j Potio purgans. polypodii ℥. ji. passularum ℥. ss. prunorum, sebesten. ana num. xx. senae ℥ three thymi, epithymi, cuscutae, an. ℥ ij. anisi, ℥. ss. florum borrag. buglossae, violarum, an. p. j fiat decoctio; de qua accipe ℥. iij. quibus add confect. hamech, ʒ. iij. Syrupi ros. lax ℥. ij. misce & fiat potio. Capiat mane. For the poorer sort you may make use of Cassia, Diasena, Diaprunum, Diacatholicon, etc. When he is extreme thirsty, Aq. sperm. ranar. he may drink Aqua sperm. ranarum, with a little sugar, or syrup of fumitory; I am persuaded it is an excellent water to kill the virulency of this disease, because it is extreme cold and moist; for surely, if it be so effectual in an ulcerated cancer, it must needs be effectual in the leprosy. Gesner saith, that the dung of a Fox pounded with vinegar by anointment, cureth the leprosy speedily. Remember to keep accustomed evacuations, which you may with this Bolus following. ℞. Diaphoen. ʒ.ij. confect. hamechʒ. iij. cumʒ. j. Bolus. pull. diasenae, & sacch. fiat bolus. vel cum decocto senae, polypod. fumitory borag. bugloss. Forestus. epithymo, & prunis. Lastly, ℞. Rad. Serpentar. Vnguentum. utriusque Asphodeli vel liliorum, enulae campanae, betae, croci sativi ana lib. j pistentur optimè oleo rosaceo omphacino, add unguenti citrini lib. ss. axungiae Serpentis ℥ three Terebinth. ℥. ss. Platerus. olei de frumento vel vitellis ovorum ℥. i.ss. ol. de tartaro ℥. ij. Sulphuris vivi, nitri an. ʒ. iij. Litharg. vel cerusae ℥. ss. borag. ustaeʒ. vj. mus. s. lini ℥. ij. succ. lapatii, fumariae, limonum, an. ℥ three Tutiae prae. sarocoll. nutrit. thur. an. ʒ.ij. agitentur invicem in formam nutriti: ungantur partes scabrae ulcerosae & pustmlosae. CHAP. XLVIII. APOSTEMA HEPATIS. The Apostume of the liver, should have been placed amongst the distempers of the liver, in the first book; yet I think it better to place this Chapter here, then to leave it out. The cause is twofold, Causa. external, as a fall, bruise, or by going too narrow gi●t, etc. Internal, as gluttony, indigestion of the stomach, weakness of the virtue digestive of the liver: Also humours gathered together in the liver; and sometimes it happeneth through imperfect cleansing of the Gall, Spleen, Raines, and Intestines. Also through cold. There is pain in the right side, Signa. tending upwards towards the ribs and shoulder blade; as it were the pleurisy. He can hardly lie upon his sides, and especially on the right side; his face is very black, he hath no appetite, his urine is blood-red, especially if the imposthume be hot; he hath a cough, and also the hick-cough, parbreaking, short oreath, retention of urine, and great thirst. If could be the cause, there is heaviness and oppression. ●uratio. ●●uae-sectio In a hot cause, first the liver vein must be opened; next you may open the Salvatella. Venae sectio Victus ratio. Then gentle clysters must be administered, his diet must be of a cooling quality, and ℞. Aquar. ros. solatri, sempervivi, plantag. Epithema. ana ℥ two aceti ros. ℥. ss. camphor. ℈. ss. santal. citrin. vel rub. ʒ.ij. omnia bene invicem misceantur fiatque epithema hepatis. The third day after the imposthume is known, take barley meal, stewed figs, Cataplas. and dates beaten to pap, and tempered altogether with oil of roses, and vinegar; and apply it. Inwardly, let him ℞. Herbarum endiviae cichoreae, Decoctio. fumiterrae agrimoniae, ana, m. j Rad. foeniculi, apii petroselini ana ℥. ss. polypodii quercini, ℥ two sem. anisi, foeni culi, anaʒ. i. ss. passularum ℥. ss. aquae fontis, quant. sufficit, fiat decoctio. s. a. ℞. decoct. colati ℥. ij.ss. syrup. Haustus. de quinque Radicibus ℥. ss. misce, fiat haustus. In a cold cause, take heed of bleeding. Clyster. Administer a clyster made with wormwood, centaury, field-mints, seeds of anise, and cummin, decocted with a little coloquint. And anoint the place with oil of spike. Boil in his broth Agrimony, Germander, the roots of Smallage, Parsley, and Fennel. You may know when the imposthume breaketh by the Patients shivering, quaking, swooning and vomiting; and by his voiding of blood through the stool, and urine. This plaster following is good to ripen, Emplaster. assuage pain, and strengthen the liver; take barley meal, and fenegreek meal, of each one ounce. Linseed meal, three drams, mill-dust, roots of elecampane, smallage, and wormwood, of each five drams. Cammomell, melilot, violets and roses, of each three drams. White lily roots, Pigeons dung, Spica Romana, of each one dram. Oil of cammomel, and violets, as much as will suffice to make a plaster. Afterwards cleanse him with Mellicraton, Mellioraton. or with the decoction of barley and figs. This Cataplasm following is good to help ripen the Apostume of the liver. ℞. Cataplas. Rad. althae ae mundatae ℥ two farinae hordeiʒ. ij. farinae faenugr. sem. lini, pinguedinis anseris, porci anae ℥ i cyperi, schaenanthi pull. an. ʒ.iij. ammon in aceto dissoluti ℥ i ol. lilior. mastic. an. ℥ i f. Cataplasma. CHAP. XLIX. GUTTA ROSACEA; It is a preternatural redness, which possesseth the nose, and cheeks, and oft times all the face besides; one while with a tumour, otherwiles without: Sometimes with bushes and scabs, by reason of the admixtion of a nitrous, and adust humour. It is worse in winter than in summer. Let the Patient abstain from all hot and salted things. Curatio. Let his body be kept soluble. And first open the Basilica, Venae-sectis Sanguisugae. than the Vena frontis; and lastly, the vein in the nose. Let leeches be applied to sundry places of the face, than this approved ointment following is good, if the disease be inveterate. ℞. Succi citri ℥. iij. cerus. Vnguentum. quantum sufficit ad eum inspiffandum, argenti vivi cum saliva, sulphur vivo extincti ℥. ss. incorporentur simul, & fiat unguentum. Vel, ℞. Vng. citrini recenter dispensati, ℥ two Vnguentum. sulphuris vivi, ℥. ss. cum modico olei sem. cucurb. &. succi limonum, fiat unguentum. With one of these let the face be anointed when you go to bed, and in the morning let it be washed with sharp vinegar, and rose-water, Lotio. wherein bran hath been boiled, or with rose-water only, wherein bran hath been infused; yet the former is most powerful. To dry up the pustules, ℞. Lactis virginalis lb. ss. sulphuris vivi ℥ i Aqua distil. succi limonum ℥ iu salis come. ʒ.ss. Let them be distilled in a glass Alembeck, and the water kept for the forementioned uses. To kill ringworms, and tetters, Unguent. an ointment made of Tobacco ashes, or mustard dissolved in strong vinegar, with a little sulphur; is effectual for that purpose. Lastly, to smooth the skin (after the using of the forementioned acrid medicines.) ℞. Tereb. ven. Linimentum. tam diu lotae ut acrimoniam nullam habeat, butyri, salis expertis, an. ℥. i.ss. olei vitel. ovor. ℥ i axung. porci in aqua rosarum lotae, ℥. ss. cerae parum, fiat linimentum ad usum. If you want more, read Platerus, Tract. tert. Platerus. Forestus. & ult. pag. 175. etc. & Forestus lib. 2. de tumoribus praeter naturam. pag. 59 CHAP. XLI. PESTIS. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. The plague is an horrid disease, venomous, and contagious; loathsome, noisome, fearful, and hateful to mankind; yea and deadly for the most part; being accompanied with variety of grievous sores: as carbuncles, botches, blains; and also producing spots and discolourings of the skin; and may fitly be called (Flagellum Dei pro peccatis mundi) the rod of God for the sins of the world; for it produceth divers fearful and deadly accidents with great celerity, seizing upon the animal, vital, and natural faculties; and seldom or never goes without a fever. The material cause thereof is sin; Causa. Of the supernatural cause. For it is a confirmed, constant, and received opinion in all ages amongst christians, that the plague and other diseases, which violently assail the life of man, are often sent by the just anger of God, as punishments for our offences. Yea when the Almighty will show himself in his fury against dust and ashes, he can put the host of heaven in his order, to fight against us) (Nam astra regunt homines, sed regit astra Dens;) for the stars govern man's body, and God governs the stars. And we have no way to escape his judgements, but by prayer, and unfeigned repentance. This furious disease, as it were disdains any general method of cure, when it is in his rage; so that we must needs conclude (Quicquid facimus mortale genus, quicquid patimur, venit ab alto) that whatsoever man doth, or whatsoever man suffereth, all proceedeth from above. And as for all other natural or efficient causes, they are constellated, put on, and put off by divine providence, viz. ex praescientia Dei, by the foreknow ledge of God. The terrestrial causes thereof, are venomous, Of the natural causes. and stinking vapours arising (by the warmth of the Sun, and so communicated to the Air) from dunghills, sinks, channels, vaults, or the like; as also from unclean slaughter-houses of beasts, unclean dwelling-houses, Lanes, Allies, and Streets, in great Cities, as in London, etc. Also want of food, & unwholesome food, and the eating of abundance of raw fruits, may be a great cause of the increase of the plague. See lib. 2. chap. 12. It beginneth cold, Signa. Of the precedent and accidental signs of the plague. and with pain in the head and stomach, and sometimes in the back, being commonly taken for an Ague. In some also it beginneth hot, with pain and giddiness of the head: others find a general discouragement and weakness over all their whole body; many are taken with great desire to sleep; but it is not safe to permit such to sleep before a Diaphoretic be administered, to send forth the venomous vapours by sweat. In some it beginneth with a raging and fierce fever, so that their speech fail them, and their eyes turn strangely to and fro in a fearful manner; being in their slumbers oppressed with grievous and fearful dreams, and fantasies. In others it beginneth with sweatings, with pain of the back, and a stinking breath; and such are ever very doubtful of cure, and ten to one but they have inward carbuncles. The one cheek is red, and the other pale, others have sweat drops on their noses, a fierce countenance, with grinding of the teeth. And to be brief, no symptom of any disease, but is incident to the infected of the plague. The signs that presage death are these that follow, Prognostic. namely, when the Patient is possessed with swooning, and faintings, with cold and clammy sweats, often changing of the countenance, vomiting of sharp, slimy, and ill coloured phlegm; with greenish, yellowish, blackish, or blood-coloured sanies, or avoiding excrements, either fatty, blackish, unctuous, or unnaturally stinking, convulsions, contractions of the nerves, gravelling and piddling with the fingers, plucking up of the bed-clothes; a sudden flux of the belly of stinking matter, rusty, or of a greenish colour. A sudden going back of an imposthume, carbuncle, or Bubo. Also it is a deadly sign in the pestilence, to have a continual burning fever, the tongue dry, rough, and black, with unquenchable thirst, and great watching; to have frenzy and madness together, the hicket, heart-beating, and the face pale, black, of an horrid and cruel aspect; bedewed with a cold sweat. Also when the Patient is insensible of the departure of his urine, and excrements. There are some have ulcerous and painful weariness, pricking under the skin, with great torment and pain. The eyes look cruelly, and staringly, the voice waxeth hoarse, and the understanding decaying; so that the Patient talketh of frivolous things; these show the plague to be deadly. Also if the urine be pale, or black, and the contents blue, greenish, fatty, or oily. Or if the flesh of the Carbuncle be dry, and black, or the flesh about it be black and blue. If the eyes wax dim, if the nostrils be contracted or drawn together, if the mouth be drawn aside, or if the nails be black, than you may prognosticate that death is at hand; yet you may use cordial medicines, but it is too late to purge, or let blood. The symptoms of recovery are these, namely, when the fever ceaseth, the sick person takes moderate rest, a botch come to good suppuration, a carbuncle to separation, or a blain to yield his usual indigested quitture, with mitigation of the dolour; or that the blains withering by God's mercy, through cordial diaphoreticks (for no sores heal faster than pestilential sores do) or that a cheerfulness in the sick appear, these are all good signs. Now the three certain outward signs of the plague are these. 1. First, the Bubo pestilentialis, Bubo pestilentialis. which is a tumour at the beginning long and movable, but in the state ; with a sharp head, and fixed deeply in the glandules or kernels, by which the brain exonerates itself of the venomous and pestiferous matter, into the kernels that are behind the ears, and the neck the heart into those that are in the armholes; and the liver into those that are in the groin. It is a deadly sign if the tumour be livid or black, and come very slowly unto his just bigness, or if it increase suddenly, and come to his just bigness, as it were with a swift violence, and as in a moment, have all the symptoms in the highest excess; as pain, swelling, and burning. But if it be red, and increase by little and little, it is a good sign. 2. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. The second outward sign, is that most fierce burning carbuncle called Anthrax, or the burning coal, which happeneth in any part of man's body without order or rule, within the body as well as without. It appears commonly inflamed and hard, and in the midst thereof, they feel burning pain like to burning fire, so that it will sometimes blister, which pain is so fierce and great, that the Patient groweth to be mad with extremity thereof. It is round in shape or figure, and the colour uncertain, for sometimes it is pale, sometimes reddish, sometimes black, or purple, or greenish; & the two last are most fearful, and deadly signs. You shall see some carbuncles smooth as glass, of a blackish shining colour, not unlike pitch; with intolerable pain, and the member whereon they are fixed, will be ponderous and unwieldy to move to and fro. This disease is seldom healed without so much loss of the musculous flesh and skin, as it taketh first hold of, in what part soever it happen; except the fury thereof in the beginning be changed, by sweeting medicines. The carbuncle seldom or never cometh to suppuration, but it will admit separation, and in time will come to fall out (if nature be strong) as a gangrenated part doth in one entire piece, from the sound. But if it grow black, and separate not, and the fever doth not abate, than it may be feared, death is at hand. 3. The third sign is the pestilential blain: Pustula pestilentialis. it is a painful and angry push, somewhat like the small pock, yet in colour more red, and cloudy; and fare more painful, with a small head, of an angry blue, or reddish colour. Sometimes of a lead colour, and somewhat hard or fleshy; some have many, others not one. This blain seldom killeth, for by virtue of good medicines, and by the strength of nature, it drieth away, and requireth no other cure: Maculae pestilentae. There may be added a fourth sign of the plague, namely marks or spots, commonly called by the name of purples, and tokens; but they are not always certain signs of the pestilence. These spots are upon some like flea-bite, in others larger, in some as big as a penny, being of divers colours, as red, yellow, brown, violet, or purple (and therefore called the purples) blew and black; and also of a lead colour, and are ever without pain; yet they produce faintings, swoundings, trembling of the heart, and oftentimes death. If they are of a purple or black colour, with often swooning, and sink in suddenly without any manifest cause, they foreshow death. But first for prevention, Curatio. two things are of chief account; the first is, that we strengthen our bodies, and the principal parts thereof, against the daily imminent invasions of the poison, or the pestiferous and venenate air. The other, that we abate the force of it, that it may not imprint its virulency in the body; which may be done, 1. Phlebotomia. First, by purging and bleeding, and shunning much variety of meats, which are easily corrupted in the stomach, and cause obstructions. 2. Secondly, let the belly have due evacuation, either by Nature, or Art. 3. Thirdly, let the heart, the seat of life, and the rest of the Bowels, be strengthened with Cordials, and Antidotes, applied, and taken. 4. Fourthly, if thou canst make choice of a pure air, and fare remote from stinking places. 5. Fifthly, kindle a clear fire in all the lodging rooms, and perfume the whole house with aromatic things. Fumigatio. As frankincense, myrrh, benzoin, Laudanum, styrax, lavender, rosemary, sage, savoury, wild time, marjarum, broom, pieces of fir, juniper berries, or cloves; also vinegar sprinkled upon hot bricks, and let your be aired in the same. 6. Sixthly, whilst the plague is hot, stir not out of door before the rising of the Sun; and persuade the Magistrates, that the Canons (laded only with powder) may be discharged morning and evening, turning their mouths upon the City. 7. Seventhly, all public and great meetings and assemblies must be shunned; you must do nothing in a pestilent season, whereby you may grow hot, Venus. and therefore venery is chief to be eschewed. Let the poorer sort which are not able to purchase rich cordials, Allium. take garlic in a morning, with a draught of good wine, for it being abundantly diffused over all the body, fills up the passages thereof, and strengtheneth it in a moment. Amongst cordial remedies Aqua Theriacalis, is much commended, being drunk, Aquae oped. and rubbed on the nostrils, mouth, and ears; for it strengthens the heart, expels poison, and is not only good for a preservative, but also to cure the disease itself. The confection of Alkermes, and Clove-gilliflowers are good. Also the pills of Ruffus are accounted most effectual preservatives against this disease, Pilulae. so that Ruffus himself saith, Ruffus. that he never knew any to be infected, that used them. Some roll in their mouth, and chaw between their teeth the root of Angelica; Angelica. others drink wormwood wine. To be short, Treacle and Mithridate, faithfully compounded, excel all cordial medicines; adding for every half ounce of them, Electuarium. one ounce and an half of conserve of Roses, or of Bugloss; and three drams of Bolearmenick prepared: Mithridates. Mithridates highly commendeth Walnuts, take two in number, those that be very dry, two figs, Mixturae. twenty leaves of Rue, and three grains of salt, beat and incorporate them together, and take the quantity of a Hazel nut at a time fasting, and drink a little wormwood-wine after it. Also pomanders are good, and it will be very convenient to apply to the region of the heart, a bag filled with yellow , Saculus. mace, cloves, cinnamon, saffron, and treacle; shaken together and incorporated, and sprinkled over with strong vinegar and rose-water in summer, and with strong wine in winter. Thus much for prevention. 1. Now so soon as one is blasted with the pestiferous air, after he hath taken some preservative against the malignity thereof; he must withdraw himself into some wholesome Air. And it were good to hang the chamber, and also the bed, with thick or course brown linen , moistened in vinegar and water of roses. And sweet fires may be made of Juniper, Ash, Benzoin, etc. 2. Victus ratio. Their diet must be cooling and drying. And first of all begin the cure with an Antidote; because by its specific property, it defends the heart from poison; and drives and expels it out of all the body, by sweat, vomiting, scouring, and other kinds of evacuation. The Antidote I would have you make choice of, Theriaca Mithridatum. is Treacle, or Mithridate, that is three or four years old, which excel all other Antidotes; for by strengthening the noblest part, and the mansion of life, they repair and recreate the wasted spirits, and overcome the poison; not only being taken inwardly, but also applied outwardly to the Region of the heart, botches, and carbuncles: for by an hidden property they draw the poisons unto them. If there be great heat, Mixtura. mix with Treacle or Mithridate the juice of limmons in sorrel water. The Patiented aught to walk presently after he hath taken his Antidote, but yet as moderate as he can: After that he must be put warm to bed, and covered with many , and apply swine's bladders filled full of Carduus water, to the groins and armholes, to procure sweat; for sweeting in this disease is a most excellent remedy. When he hath sweat sufficiently, according to the strength of his body, let the sweat be wiped with warm , and dried. Let him be kept from sleep (if possible) until the third or fourth day; yet if necessity require, he may sleep, but not above three or four hours on a day and a night; but not at all on the first day. After sweeting, let him take the rind of a preserved citron, conserve of roses, bread toasted and steeped in wine, the meat of preserved myrabolane, or the like; then let him eat of some cordial confection. And you may make Epithemes after the following forms. ℞. Aquar. rosar. & melissae, ana ℥. iv. Epithemae. aceti ros. ℥. iij. saint. rub. ʒ. j caryophil. ʒ. ss. croci ℈. ij. caphurae ℈. j boli arm. terra sigil. & zedoar. an. ʒ.j. fiat Epithema. Vel. ℞. Aceti ros. & aquae ros. ana lb. ss. Epithema. caphuraeʒ. ss. theriac. & mithrid. anaʒ. j fiat epithema. When you intent to use them, take some portion of them in a vessel by its self, wherewith let the affected bowel be fomented warm, many will not allow either of purging or bleeding in this disease. I confess in weak bodies it ought to be neglected; but in strong bodies that abound with corrupt humours, both are necessary to be done: Hippocrat. Sec. 2. Aphor. 22. for Hypocrates saith, Morbos ex repletione ut curat evacuatio, sic eos qui ex evacuatione fiunt repletio, etc. The best way if purging be fit, is to take six or ten grains of scammony, Purgatio. Pilulae. beaten into powder, with one dram of Mithridate or Treacle. Ruffus' his pills may be profitably given, half a dragm at a time every morning, two or three hours before meat; they eaten to be had at the Apothecaries. Agaricus. The ancient Physicians have greatly commended Agarick for this disease, because it doth draw the noisome humours out of all the members; let it be elected and prepared truly into Trochisces. Also Antimonium is highly praised by the experience of many: Antimonium. So is mugwort, and the pickle of Anchovis; Vide Rond elet lib. 7. de pis. c 3. for some have taken eight ounces at a draught, and have been freed from this disease, so that it hath been counted a most certain and approved remedy against the pestilence. 1. Cucurbitulae. So soon as the Bubo appears if nothing forbidden, apply a cupping-glass with a great flame unto it; and let it stick to the part for the space of a quarter of an hour, and be renewed again every three quarters of an hour. Then apply this lineament, Linimet●. take Vnguentum dialthaea, one ounce and an half; oil of scorpions half an ounce, of mithridate dissolved in aqua vitae half a dragm. After it is fomented, Cataplas. fill a great onion (being hollowed) with Treacle, and the leaves of Rew, then roast it under the hot embers, beat it with a little leven, and a little swine's grease; and so apply it warm unto the Abscess or sore; let it be changed every six hours until it be grown unto its full ripeness and bigness. If the inflammation be great, Cataplas. make a Cataplasm with the roots of marsh mallows, and lilies of each half a pound. Of line, sorrel, and fenugreek, of each half an ounce; of Treacle one dram, ten Figs, and as much hogsgrease as shall suffice, make a Cataplasm according to art. When the Bubo is come to perfect suppuration, it must be opened with an incision-knife, or with a potential cautery; the rest of the cure is easily performed. 2. So soon as the carbuncle appears, Fomentatio Let it be fomented with water, and oil mixed together, wherein a little treacle hath been dissolved. The day following, Cataplas. take the leaves of sorrel and henbane, roast them under the hot ashes, afterwards beat them with four yolks of eggs, two drams of treacle, oil of lilies three ounces, barley meal as much as may suffice; make thereof a Cataplasm, and apply it. And round about the carbuncle, Medicaementune. lay the salve of fine Bolus, made with vinegar and rose-water, for to defend the parts adjacent from heat. Also Scabions brayed between two stones, Aliud. and mixed with hogsgrease, the yolks of eggs, and a little salt, is much commended by the Ancicients. Rapbanus rustican. And a radish root cut in slices, and so the slices laid one after one unto a carbuncle or pestilent tumour, doth mightily draw out the poison. In the beginning the point or head of the carbuncle must be burned if it be black, Aq fortis. by dropping on scalding hot oil, or Aqua fortis: After this burning, hasten the falling away of the eschar, which will seem to separate itself from the flesh round about it, and is a token of the Patient's recovery, etc. A Carbuncle and Bubo are tumours of a near affinity, consisting of one kind of matter, unless that which maketh the Bubo is more gross and clammy; and that which causeth the carbuncle more sharp, burning, and raging, by reason of its greater subtlety; so that it maketh an eschar on the place where it is. Their cures are somewhat alike, only the carbuncle requireth things to be applied that are of a more cooling quality, than the Bubo doth. 3. Lastly, Blains, or Eruptions, and Spots, are cured, only by driving forth; for which purpose minister Treacle or Mithridate inwardly, to procure sweat: or this ointment following will be good to draw them forth. Take of hogsgrease one pound, Vnguentum. boil it a little with the leaves of sage, time, rosemary, of each half a handful; strain it, and in the straining extinguish five ounces of Quicksilver, which hath been first boiled in vinegar, with the forementioned herbs; of Sal nitrum three dragms; the yolks of three eggs, boiled until they be hard; of Treacle and Mithridate of each half an ounce; of Venus' Turpentine, oil of Scorpions, and Bays, of each three ounces; incorporate them all together in a mortar, and make thereof an unguent, wherewith anoint the Patient's armholes, and groins; avoiding the parts that belong to the head, breast, and backbone, then let him be laid in his bed, and sweat. When the spots and pustules do all appear, it shall be convenient to use diuretic medicines. And this may suffice for a discreet student, as concerning the cure of that cruel and contagious disease, called the plague. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. FINIS. TRACTATUS de FACULTATIBUS Medicamenrorum compositorum, & dosibus. Aqua ex quinque radicibus. De Aquis. FAcultatem habet praeparandi humores pituitosos & crassos in venis gibbae hepatis partis existentes, & ad calculosos affectus, ut in nephritide ex calculo & arenis. Dosis minima ℥. iv. maxima ℥. vj. Aqua absinthii magis composita. Ventriculum excalfacit ac roborat, ejus concoctionem juvat, vomitum compescit: vermes in ventriculo & intestinis necat: dentium dolorem mitigat: ad febres quascunque valet. Dos. à ʒ. ij. ad ℥. ss. Aqua theriacalis. Haec aqua summam contra pestem, & omnia venenata vim habet, & cor majorem in modum roborat. Dos. ab ℥. ss. ad ℥ i Aqua angelicae. Optima est exterius apposita in cordis palpitatione, ad rarefaciendum habitum corporis, & aliquantulum discutiendum flatus, ex qua fomenta parantur aut per se, aut cum quibusdam aromaticis medicamentis: haec aqua pestilentiae praecavendae, adversus item venena, ac venenatorum ictus, & stomachi cruditates maxime laudatur; valet etiam ad affectus matricis. Dos. à ʒ. ij. ad ʒ. uj. Aqua Cinnamomi. Stomachum, jecur, lienem, pulmonem, cor, cerebrum, nervosque roborat: visum acuit, cordis affectibus opitulatur, venenis, venenatisque ictibus, ac morsibus prodest: halitus gratiam commendat; menstrua ac lotium educit, nauseam sedat: & si cum succo citri bibatur, fastidientem stomachum juvat: omnibus tandem morbis auxiliatur, ubi calefacere, reserere, attenuare, digerere, roborare velimus. Dos. eadem est. Aqua mirabilis. Est mirabilis juvamenti in praeservatione ab apoplexia, & omnibus aegritudinibus nervorum frigidis, curans paralysin, torturam, spasmum, & mirabiliter restituens loquelam, etc. Dos. ab ʒ. ij. ad ℥. ss. Aqua epileptica. Valet ut titulus declarat. Aqua melissae. Memoriam lapsam restituit: sensus omnes acuit: canitiem arcet: cor cerebrum & ventriculum corroborat: laetitiam inducit: paralysi linguae medetur: dentium dolores mitigat: atque anhelitum bonum concilat, etc. Dos. eadem est. Aqua menthae. Ventriculum, hepar & splenem calefacit ac roborat: nauseam sedat: concoctionem adjuvat. Dos. à ʒ. j. ad ʒ. iij. Aqua hysterica. Valet ut titulus declarat: uterum excalfacit: retentos menses provocat: secundinam expellit. Dos. ab ℥. ss.ad ℥ i Aqua Mariae. Valet ad roborandum cor in syncope, in palpitatione & aliis cordis affectibus. Dos. à ʒ. j. ad ʒ. iij. Rob. de ribes. De Succis, seu Rob. Ventriculum firmat, vomitum biliosum reprimit, sitim restinguit, aliásque excreationes biliosas sistit. Rob de berberis. Rob ex oxyacantha easdem quas praecedens facultates obtinet. Rob. vel sapa vini. Habet facultatem cohibendi fluxiones sua adstrictione, & distillationes acres & mordace, si paretur cum diacodion Gal. ex capitibus papaveris nigri. Rob mororum. Habet insignem facultatem repellendi si cum decocto hordei & fol. plantaginis in angina in principio praescribatur. Rob citoniorum. Ventriculum roborat & refrigerat. Julep rosarum. Habet vim fraenandi bilem, contemperandi calorem, & roborandi viscera interna. Dos. ab ℥ i ad ℥. iv. Julep violarum. Facultatem habet mitigandi ardores urinae ex pituita salsa; De Julepiis. praeparandi humores biliosos, valet ad lambendum, simul cum aliis syrupis expectorantibus, optimus est in maximo aestu tum ventriculi, tum totius corporis, & in lassitudine phlegmonosa. Dos. à ℥ i ad ℥ .iv. Syrupus rosarurm viridium. Ad compescendum bilis fervorem valet & ad superpurgationes. De Syrupis Dos. a ℥ i ad ℥. iij. Syr. jujubarum. Optimus est in affectibus trachaeae arteriae ex asperitate aut siccitate contractis, habet enim facultatem leniendi citra ullam acrimoniam, & gustui est gratissimus. Dos. est in modo, ut sensim per intervalla deglutiatur. Syr. boraginis & buglossae. Valent ad praeparand. pituitam salsam, & ad contemperandam illius acrimoniam, & ad emendandam siccitatem quam-plurimorum syruporum. Dos. ab ℥ i ad ℥ three Syr. ros. siccarum. Optimus est hic syrupus in diarrhaea, in haemorrhagia, in muliebri profluvio, & in quocunque affectu, in quo oporteat sanguinem sistere. Dos. a ℥ i ad iv. Syr. de succo endiviae. Valet ad liberandum hepar & venas mesenterii ab obstructionibus, & praeterea roborat ipsum hepar, tum etiam est optimus ad praeparandam bilem: nam succus endiviae ex quo paratur, frigidus est, & siccus, & modicè amarus; proinde detergendi habet facultatem, & illius siccitas emendatur permixtione sacchari propter lentorem. Dos. ab ℥ i ad ℥ two Syr. acetositatis citri. Habet facultatem refrigerandi, incidendi & attenuandi & penetrandi, & refraenandi bilem, contemperandique cordis calorem, proinde commodissimè eo utimur in febribus ardentibus, in pestilenti constitutione, in morbillis & variolis, in febre puncticulari. Dos. ab ℥ i ad ℥. iv. Syr. acetositatis limonum. Easdem ferè habet vires sicuti syr. de citro, tantummodo differunt, quoniam magis tenuis sit quam syr. acetositatis citri. Dos. etiam est eadem. Syr. de agresta. Faecultate pollet ad modicè sistendum fluxiones, ad roborandum ventriculnm, ad corrigendum dum calorem & aestum. Eo igitur utimur ad fraenandam bilem in diarrhaea biliosa, in tenesmo, & dysenteria: etiam vomitum sistit. Dos. ab ℥ i ad iij. Syr. citoniorum. Habet potentiores vires quam syrupus de agresta ad cohibendas fluxiones,, ad roborandum ventriculum; sed non constat adeô tenui substantia ac ille. Utimur eo cum pane tosto & in eo madefacto in prima mensa ad roborandum ventriculum, ut amplectatur alimenta, & praeterea additur hic syrupus in potionibus ex myrobalanis, & in illis qui parantur contra casum, & in omnibus in quibus in animo est roborare, Dos. ab ℥ i ad iv. Syr. oxalidis vel acetosa. Optimus est in febribus puncticularibus, in morbillis & variolis, tam per se quam dum ex co confectiones cardiacae parantur. Dos. a ℥. ij. ad v. Syr. de succo fumiterrae simplici cum saccharo. Est optimus in lue venerea, praesertim in gonorrhaea & scabie. Dos. ab ℥ i ad ℥ .iv. Syr. capill. veneris. Valet ad expectorandum: nam lenit & cum securitate incidit humores existentes in cavitate vitali, paulatim deglutiendo illum, proinde optimus est in orthopnaea & asthmate, estque vehiculum pluribus medicamentis; provocat menses, praeparat etiam humores pituitosos & melancholicos. Dos. ℥. ss. ad ij. Syr. pimpinellae. Hic syrupus fit eodem modo. quo paratur syr. cap. ven. Habet facultatem incidendi, & attenuandi humores crassos in gibba hepatis parte contentos, & venis magnis. In febribus etiam intermittentibus est mirabile remedium, ac etiam in omnibus febribus, ubi per urinas natura incipit humores expurgare. Dos. ab ℥. ss. ad ℥. ij.ss. Syr. liquiritiae. Optimus est in catarrho, in pleuritide, in orthopnaea, in tussi, in asthmate, in asperitate tachiae arteriae, & in quibuscunque pectoris affectibus. Valet etiam ad preparandam pituitam, ad renum affectus, & ad calculosos, ad gonorrhaeam, ad modicè urinam provocandam. Dos. ab ℥. j. ad ℥. iij. Syr. limonatae mellis. Utuntur mulierculae hoc syr. ad incidendos humores crassos ventriculi, & eos modicè tergendos in pueris lactentibus. Syr. mivae citoniorum simplex. Habet facultatem roborandi ventriculum, juvat coctionem, sistit fluxiones, proinde eo utimur in lienteria, in diarrhaea, in vomitu eximbecillitate recentricis Dos. ab ℥. ss. ad ℥ three Syr. rosarum Alexandrinarum ex novem infusionibus. Optimus est ad purgandam bilem & humores serosos in venis contentos, frequentissimus est illius usus ad parandas potiones & confectiones purgantes. Dos. ab ℥ two ad v. Rhodomel rosarum Alexandrinarum. Habet easdem vires, sed imbecilliores, cùm solùm habeat duas infusiones: nam si omnes haberet, esset calidior. Dos. ab ℥. ij. ad ℥. iv. Rhodomel rosarum rubearum. Valet ad evacuanda excrementa pituitosa ventriculi, ad modicè tergendum, abluendum, roborandum eundem ventriculum, proinde nulla est aetas & nullum ferè temperamentum, in quibus non possimus commodè uti in affectibus ventriculi, & praeterea in paralysi, apoplexia, convulsionum speciebus, capitis dolore, distillatione & similibus ortis ex materia pituitosa. ab ℥ i ad ℥ .iv. Syr. acetosus simplex. Habet vim hic syrupus contemperandi calorem humorum acrium & mordacium, quod praestat frigida facultate, praeterea materias frigidas & crassas incidit, attenuat, tergit ex modo substantiae, aceti scilicet, propter illius tenuitatem, & proinde eo utimur ad incidendum & attenuandum humorem melancholicum, in quartana & in spleniticis. Dos. ab ℥. ij. ad ℥. iv. Oxymel simplex. Optimum est ad incidendum & attenuandum & liberandum ab obstructionibus, ad provocandum sputum, sine manifesto calore, proinde ferè semper cum omnibus syrupis expectorantibus permiscemus oxymel, & praeterea illud pueris exhibemus cum rhodomelle permixtum, eo etiam praeparamus pituitam, licet in longinquis venis contineatur: ut in Arthritide, in Podagra, Chiragra, & similibus affectibus. Denique cum oxymelite trochiscamus Agaricum ad confectiones vel potiones parandas. Dos. ab ℥. j. ad ℥. ij. Syr. de Byzantiis. Est optimus ad febres diuturnas curandas: nam est mediocris facultatis in deobstruendo, proinde in omnibus hydropis speciebus propter venarum obstructiones, a quibus hepar liberatur: & illius intemperies frigida corrigitur: tum etiam in cachexia optimus est. Dos. ab ℥. j. ad ij. Syr. granatorum. 1. Oxysaccharum simplex. Frequentissimus est usus in morbillis & variolis, incidit & attenuat etiam humores crassos ratione aceti, fraenat bilem & fervorem ejus mitigat. Dos. ab ℥. ij. ad ℥ .iv. Syr. de corticibus citri. Gratissimus est hic syr. gustui & jucundissimus odoratui. Habet facultatem roborandi ventriculum, hepar, & cor, & illorum intemperiem frigidam modicè emendandi, est etiam optimus in uterinis affectibus, in palpitatione cordis, quo utimur cum aliis syrupis, vel ex eo paramus confectiones cardiacas, discutit etiam flatus. Dosis ab ℥ i ad ℥ two Syr. looch caulium. Optimus est ad tergenda excrementa thoracis puerorum, incidit, attenuat & concoquit excrementa ventriculi ipsorum. Dosis à iij. ad ℥. j. Syr. papaveris. Optimus est ad sedandum dolorem in ardore urinae quando urget, valet etiam ad conciliandum somnum. Dosis ab ℥. ss, ad ℥. j. Syr. Nenupbaris. Hic syrupns optimus est ad eosdem affectus ad quos syr. papaveris, sed mitioris est facultatis; & ita utuntur hoc syrupo medici in calida renum intemperie, ex qua sequitur diabetes, & praeterea in erysipelate & aliis affectibus calidis. Dos. ab ℥. ss. ad ij. Syr. de absinthio. Valet ad roborandum ventriculum, ad corrigendam intemperiem frigidam, & ad juvandam coctionem. Dos. ab ℥. j. ad iij. Syr. de mentha. Roborat optimè ventriculum & valet ad necandos vermes. Dos. à ℥ i ad iij. Syr. de endivia compositus. Optimus est ad corrigendam calidam hepatis intemperiem, ipsumque roborat & liberat ab obructionibus: tergit namque, modicè incidit, & attenuat. Proinde quotidie ad humores praeparandos in omnibus ferè febribus describunt medici hunc syrupum. Dos. ab ℥. j. ad ℥. iv. Syr. Regis Sabor. 1. buglossae. Facultatem habet praeparandi humorem melancholicum in hypocondriaca affectione, in quartana, in mania, in melancholia, & in similibus affectibns ortis ex atra bile. Dos. ab ℥ i ad iij. & si sumantur ℥. iv. aliquo modo habet facultatem purgandi dictos humores. Syr. Diamoron. Optimus est in principio Anginae: nam sistit fluxionem. Dos. à ℥. ss. ad ℥. j. Syr. Dianucum. Facultatem etiam habet repellendi & cohibendi humores in Angina, in forma gargarismatis cum decoctione plantaginis Dos. eadem est. Diacodion Galeni. Utuntur medici cum sapa in distillationibus humoris acris & mordacis, & in diarrhaeis biliosis, & ad somnum inducendum; cum melle vero ad incidendam & attenuandam materiam existentem in Thorace. Dos. ab ℥. ss. ad iij. Syr. de hyssopo. Facultatem habet extergendi & incidendi humores in cavitate thoracis existentes, habet etiam vim praeparandi pituitam salsam in ardore urinae, & lenit dolorem illarum partium. Dos. ab ℥. ss. ad ℥. ij. ss. Oxymel compositum. Utimur hoc syrupo dum intensiùs volumus expectorare, itaque in asthmate, in orthopnaea & pleuritide, si leviora expectorantia non sufficiant, possumus uti hoc composito oxymelite. Dos. ab ℥. ss. ad ℥. ij. Oximel scylliticum. Nullus est alius usus quam ad expectorandum, ac proinde in affectibus, in quibus rebellis est humor & contumax propter crassitiem, viscositatem & lentorem, utimur hoc syrupo, praesertim in perniciosis & lethalibus affectibus Dos. à ℥. ss. ad ℥. j. Syr. de fum. terrae compositus. Optimus est ad modicè evacuandum, proinde eo utimur in lue Gallica dum syrupos longos paramus, quo utimur loco sacchari; praeparat etiam humorem melancholicum in pruritu, & lepra, quo nunquam utendum est, nisi praeceserint generales evacuationes. Dos. ab ℥ i ad ℥ three Syr. de Epithymo. Vim habet & facultatem purgandi quoscumque humores adustos, & illos praeparat: & in morbo Gallico etiam peractis universalibus evacuationibus, ut dictum est de syrupo fumiterrae comp sub iisdem dos. Syr. de duabus radicibus. Optimus est hic syrupus ad praeparandam pituitam existentem in partibus longinquis, ad aperiundas obstructiones hepatis, lienis, & praecipuè renum, proinde in calculo affectis utimur hoc syrnpo cum syr. cap. ven. Dos. ab ℥. j. ad ℥. iv. Syr. de quinque radicibus. Ad eosdem affectus optimus est, ad quos diximus usurpari syrupum praecedentem de duabus radicibus, quamvis iste minoris facultatis sit propter minorem quantitatem aceti. Quantitas eadem est. Syr. de eupatorio. Facultatem habet aperiendi obstructiones hepatis, & corrigendi ejus intemperiem frigigidam: & ita in qualibet hydropis specie eo utimur, dummodo non sit febris. Dos. ab ℥. j. ad ℥ three Syr. de mucilaginibus. Optimus est, si quis alius, ad sedandum dolorem in urinae pruritu, ad emendandum calorem in ardore urinae, ad modicè diluendam pituitam salsam, materiam hujus affectus & causam. Sed praescribendus est hic syrupus priùs peractis evacuationibus necessariis, ne scilicet humor ad partem affectam ducatur & praeterea hujus medicamenti usus sit per plures dies, ut per duos aut tres menses, quo tanquam securissimo possumus uti diebus canicularibus, cum decocto liquiritiae, hordei, maluarum, & similium. Dos. ab ℥. ij. ad ℥. v. Syr. oxysacchari compositus. Frequentissimus usus est apud obstetrices in pueris, ad modicè incidendum & attenuandum humorem pituitosum quem permiscent cum syr. byzantino. Optimus est etiam ad provocandam urinam. Dos. ab ℥ i ad ℥ two Miva cidoniorum aromatica. Optimus est hic syrupus ad roborandum ventriculum, & ad corrigendam intemperiem frigidam hepatis: juvat enim coctionem, excitat appetitum, sistit vomitum ex imbecillitate retentricis, & dejectionem; proinde optimus est in lienteria si absit febris. Dos. à ℥ j. ad iij. Syr. Arthemesiae. Valet ad menstrua provocanda, ad incidendos & attenuandos humores crassos, ad liberandum uterum ab obstructionibus, & ad insigniter calefaciendum illum. Dos. à ℥. ss.ad.ij. Syr. de Scolopendria simpl. Cujus usus securissimus est in affectibus lienis, scilicet ad lienem deobstruendum & roborandum. Dos. à ℥. j. ad iij. Syr. de Scolopendria compos. Cum felicissimo successu utimur hoc syrupo in quartana, in lienis scirrho ad praeparandos humores melancholicos. Dos. ℥. ss. ad ℥. ij. Syr. de betonica. Optimus est ad corrigendam frigidam intemperiem cerebri, nam incidit & attenuat humores viscidos & lentos, & ipsos tergit, roborat cerebrum, & modicè flatus discutit. Optimus est in paralysi, in paraplegia & convulsione à repletione, & similibus affectibus. Dos. ab ℥ i ad ℥ three Syr. Stoecados. Habet easdem facultates & doses, ut supradictus de Betonica. Syr. violarum. Prodest pleuritidi & tussi a causa calida. Dos. ab ℥. ss. ad ℥. j.ss. Syr. de Althaea. Tormina ventris sedat: renes & vesicam mundat: urinam provocat: Calculos expellit. Dos. à ℥ i ad iij. Syr. è sueco cardui benedicti. Capitis dolorem aufert: memoriam roborat: vertiginem & quartanam curat: sudorem provocat. Dos. eadem est. Syr. infusionis florum caryophyllorum. Corroborat: Contra pestem plurimùm valet. Dos. â ℥. ss. ad j. ss. Syr. de cichorio cum rhabarbaro. Valet contra omnem materiam venenosam in alterando & munificando eam, & propriè in anthrace, & similibus: valet in febre pestilentiali. Confortat cor & nutritiva, mundificat materias per urinam & secessum, & facit appetere cibum, ac inducit somnum. Dos. ab ℥ i ad ℥ three Syr. è coralliis compos. Refrigerat, siccatque, & astringit: menstrua nimis profluentia cohibet: dysenterias juvat: album uteri fluorem in mulieribus reprimit: sanguinem rejicientibus medetur: epilepsias sanat. Dos. à ℥. ss. ad ℥. j. Syr. è succo lujulae. Cor roborat: sanguinem refrigerat. Dosis ab ℥. j. ad ℥. v. Syr. Myrtinus compos. Syrupus myrtillorum ventriculum & viscera roborat; etiam tussim mitigat: sistit ventris fluorem, & screatum sanguinis. Dos. à ℥ i ad iij. Syr. è succo plantaginis. Phthicisis, hydropicis, dysentericis confert: quartanae medetur: ulcera renum curat. Dos. eadem est. Syr. è succo portulacae. Refrigerat sanguinem & hepar: sitim extinguit. Sanguinis sputo, tussi calidae, & pestilentiae confert. Dos. ab ℥ i ad ℥ three Syr. de prassio. Thoracem & pulmones expurgat pituita crassa, lenta, putri: hinc asthmati, & antiquae tussi prodest: quales affectus senibus & natura frigidis sunt frequentes. Dos. ab ℥ i ad ℥ three Syr. raphani. Calculos renum frangit: renes mundificat: urinam promovet menstrua ciet: Regio morbo prodest. Dosis ab ℥ i ad ℥. iij. Syr. de pomis compos. Prodest morbo comitiali, melancholiae, morbo Gallico, & omnibus affectibus, à melancholia & pituita, presertim salsa. Dos. à ℥. j. ad iij. Syr. è succo salviae. Apoplexiae, paralysi linguae, spasmo convenit: cerebrum roborat: menstrua provocat. Dos. ab ℥ i ad iij. Syr. è succo scablosae. Ad laterum punctiones, & apostemata interna, tussim, pestem, & pectoris angustiam valet. Dos. eadem est. Syr. de symphyto. Pulmonis vitia purgat: screatum sanguinis juvat: ulcera renum curat: menstrua nimis profluentia cohibet: vulnera recentia, enterocelásque conglutinat & illitu cohibet. Dos. ab ℥. j. ad ℥. iv. Syr. è succo tussilaginis. Contra ustionem efficax est: phthisicis confert: tussim juvat. Dos. à ℥ i ad ij. Syr. de calamiutha. Lienosis plurimùm confert: matricem calfacit, mundificat: menses provocat: capitis dolorem mitigat. Dos. â ℥ i ad ℥ three Hydromel compositum. Affectus frigidos cerebri, nervorum, & juncturarum juvat, sitim sedat, puris & pituitae crassae expectorationem promovet, colicis prodest, & calculum in meatibus urinae gigni prohibet. Dos. à ℥. ij. ad iv. Oxymel ex ligustico. Valet ad pituitam crassam, lentam, putrem, obstructiones hepatis, & splenis aperiendas, urinam movendam. Dos. ab ℥. j. ad iij. Oxymel diureticum. Valet ut titulus declarat, & calculos renum promovet. Dos. à ℥. j. ad ij. Acetum rosaceum. Vim habet refrigerandi, De Acetis. exsiccandi, roborandi & penetrandi propter tenuitatem substantiae, & proinde in parando oxyrhodina addimus acetum rosaceum, propter penetrationem: cujus siccitas corrigitur oleo rosaceo, tum etiam & aqua rosacea. Possunt etiam parari plura unguenta, & multa cerata in renum intemperie calida, in hectica, & aliis similibus. Acetum scylliticum. Hujus usus internè sumpti non est tutus & securus. Valet in foetido oris odore ex exccrementis in gingivis, aut ex carne putrefacta gingivarum: nam tergit, exsiccat, incidit, attenuat, dividit, & excrementa expurgat. Valet etiam ad unguenta paranda, ad incidendum & attenuandum crassos humores, ut in paralysi & similibus milibus affectionibus, in quorum usu pro singulis unciis unguenti addimus ʒ. j. vel ʒ. ij. dicti aceti. Acetum theriacale, distillatum. Est mirabilis ad ulcera faucium & gutturis, cùm ex pravis distillationibus, in morbo Gallico eroduntur: praecipuc autem valens, ubi profundiùs deduci vis medicamenti debet. Quod si bolum armenum, aut sphragida in ea dissolveris, ac erosas partes tetigeris, seminaria ejus contagionis absumuntur, & sanatur omnis erosio. Valet optimè, si loca oblinantur, unde pili cadunt, barba praesettim, supercilia & caput. Conserva rosarum rubrarum. De Couservis. Habet vim roborandi facultatem retentricem, & si antiqua sit, sistit fluxiones, proinde ad confectiones parandas addimus cum reliquis ℥. j. hujus conservae. Tum etiam si paretur electuarium in tabulis ad roborandum ventriculum, vel ad cohibendam fluxionem; quod possumus facere in muliebri profluvio, sanguineo in sputo, in diarrhaea, & similibus affectibus: in quibus praescribimus praedictum electuarium ex hac conserva, temperie modicè frigida, & sicca, quamvis tam caliditas quam siccitas rosarum retundantur. Possumus uti hac conserva in febribus cum potu aquae frigidae, praecipuè in declinatione & principio accessionum, hocque ratione putredinis solùm, non autem in principiis febrium, neque in augmento; nam augeretur obstructio. Dosis ab ℥. ss. ad ℥ two Conserva florum boraginis & buglossae. Habent facultatem modicè calfaciendi & humectandi, proinde in affectibus melancholicis utimur his in tempore intermissionis medicamenti purgantis, & ad exhibitionem alterius medicamenti, ut ♃. Conserv. boraginis & buglossae an. ℥ three sacch. ℥ .iv. fiat conditum, & si sint aperiendae aliquae obstructiones, addimus, his pulverem diarrhodonis Abbatis, vel similem huic: si vero discutiendi sint flatus, rosatae novellae vel aromatici rosati Gab. vel cinnamomum causâ penetrationis, vel ne lubricum reddant ventrem propter humiditatem. Ex his eisdem conservis possunt parari confectiones, vel electuaria, vel boli cum aliis medicamentis permixtis. Dosisab ℥. ss. ad ℥ two Conserva oxalidis. j. acetosae. Vis inest refrigerandi & exsiccandi cum tenuitate substantiae, cujus usus est optimus ad parandas confectiones in febribus puncticularibus, in morbillis & variolis, tum in febribus malignis, tum in affectibus, in quibus oportet altius refrigerare & aliquo modo cohibere fluxionem. Possumus uti in electuariis ut supra. Dos. est eadem. Conserva violarum. Frigida & humida est haec conserva & si recens sit lubricando movet alvum: parantur ex hac conserva medicamenta dicta linctus & electuaria ad asperitates trachiarteriae, tum etiam haec est conserva, ex qua in officinis paratur syrupus violarum per annum. Dosis illius eadem est ac conservae boraginis. Conserva florum nymphaeae. Habet easdem facultates quemadmodum conferva violarum, & easdem dofes. Conserva florum cichorii. Optima est ad modicè deobstruendum hepar, illudque corroborandum, corrigendo calidam ipsius intemperiem. Dof. ab ℥. ss. ad ℥ two Conser. cap. veneris. Utilis est haec conserva ad aperiendas obstructiones, modicè incidendo & attenuando, & praesertim si obstructiones, in venis uteri sint. Et praeter id vehiculum est haec conserva aliis medicamentis, licèt facultate contrariis: proinde praeterquam quod describitur in formam conditi, ut superiores conservae, describitur etiam ad parandas confectiones in profluvio muliebri, cum medicamentis quae valent hunc fluxum cohibere; in qua forma pro ℥. iv. confectionis ex pluribus medicamentis paratae injicimus ʒ. vj. vel seven. hujus conservae. Est enim in ea confectione sub actione transeuntis, non vero sub actione rei permanentis. etc. Dos. à ℥ j. ad iij. Conserva de Stoechade. Habet vim calefaciendi & exsiccandi cerebrum, quod etiam roborat, proinde ea utimur dum repletum est cerebrum crassis humoribus, ut in paralysi, convulsione ex repletione, in memoria deperdita & similibus affectibus. Dosis ab ℥. ss. ad ℥ i ss. Conservaroris marini. Easdem habet facultates & doses, & praeter dicta corrigit & emendat frigidam intemperiem ventriculi. Conserva lactucae Refrigerat sanguinem fervefactum, hepar, & caput: somnum inducit: lac generat: sitim extinguit. Dosis ab ℥. ss. a ℥ .j ss. Conserva rosarum damascenarum. Cor refrigerat & confortat: syncopi confert: somnum inducit. Dos. a ℥. ss. ad ij. Conserva graminis. Alvi fluorem cohibet: renes mundificat: urinam ciet: obstructiones tollit: vermes necat. Dos. eadem est. Conserva majorinae. Uterum calefacit: urinam movet: apoplecticos juvat: paralysi linguae medetur: cerebrum confortat: memoriam restaurat: menses movet. Dos. ab ℥. ss. ad ℥. i. ss. Conser. flor. Anthos. Asthmaticis, regio morbo laborantibus mirè opitulatur: concoctionem ventriculi adjuvat: sanguinem mundat. Dos. a ʒ. ij. ad ℥ i Conser. flor. liliorum conval. Cerebrum, cor, & sensus confortat: Epilepsiam, paralysin linguae persanat. Dos. ab ℥. ss. ad ℥. i.ss. Conserva primulae veris. Paralysin linguae curat: dolores capitis à frigore mulcet: mulieribus gravidis conducit. Dos. eadem est. Conser. flor. calendulae. Cor roborat: oculis & capitis ferè morbis omnibus conducit. Dos. à ℥. ss. ad ℥. j. Conser. centaurii minoris. Lumbricos interimit: febres curat: stomacho refrigerato competit: cibi appetentiam excitat. Dos. a ʒ. ij. ad iij. Conser. nasturtii. Variolas curat: lumbricos expellit: urinam movet. Dos. a ℥. ss. ad ℥. ij. Conser. pulegii. Uterum excalfacit: menses commovet: secundinam expellit: crassos in pectore humores incidit: tormina ventris sedat: phlegma consumit. Dos. ab ʒ. ij. ad ℥ i Conserva thymi. Cerebrum, ventriculum, & splenem roborat: quotidianam febrem curat. Dos. a ℥. ss. ad ℥. i.ss. Conserva acori. Valet aegritudinibus cerebri & nervorum: valet in affectibus phlegmaticis. Dos. a ʒ. ij. ℥. ss. Conser. euphragiae. Cerebrum confortat, siccatque: visum acuit ac clarificat. Dos. eadem est. Conser. florum laevendulae. Ventriculum, cerebrum, hepar, splenem & uterum excalfacit: ad suffocationes uteri, ad splenem induratum, & apoplexiam prodest Dos. ab ʒ. ij. ad ℥. i. ss. Conser. paeoniae. Ad epilepsiam & vertiginem valet: menstrua provocat: renum & vesicae calculos expellit: terrores nocturnos sedat. Dos. eadem est. Conserva enulae. Valet ad confortandum stomachum, & membra nutritionis, & ad phlegm. Dos. ab ℥. ss. ad ℥. i.ss. Conser. florum sambuci. Hydropycis confert: obstructiones hepatis, lienis, & renum aufert: tertianae medetur: sanguinem mundat. Dos. a ℥ i ad iij. Conser. florum chamoedryos. Crassos humores incidit: obstructiones hepatis, lienis, & renum juvat: menstrua provocat: ad tussim valet. Dos. ab ʒ. j. ad ℥. ss. Conser. foliorum cochleariae. Lienis dolorem mitigat: scorbutum curat: urinam provocat: Rachites valet: sanguinem mundat: calculos expeliit. Dos. ab ʒ. ij. ad ℥. j. Conser. florum genistae. Obstructiones ventriculi juvat: calculos renum & vesicae frangit: hydropicis confert. Dos. eadem est. Conserva rutae. Contra pestem valet: cor roborat: humores lentos incidit, digerit, siccatque, aperit. Dos. a ʒ. j. ad ℥. ss. Electuarium ex succo liquiritiae. Optimum est ad incidendos & attenuandos crassos hamores in thoracis cavitate contentos, ad emendandum etiam asperitatem trachiarteriae, ut in tussi, catarrho, & aliis similibus affectionibus. Electuarium ex radice ireos. Est ejusdem facultatis, De electuariis. sed potentius agit quam elect. de succo liquiritiae, neque ita gratum est gustui. Electuarium è succo rosarum. Valet ad purgandam bilem. Dosis a ʒ. ij. ad ℥. i. ss. Electuarium ex semine carthami. Purgat pituitam crassam ex partibus longinguis. Dos. ab ʒ. ad ℥ two Elect diarrhod. Abb. Facultatem habet roboradi hepar post purgationem illius. Dos. ä ʒ. j. ad ʒ. ij. per intervalla. Electuarium rosatae novellae. Utuntur medici hoc electuario in frigida ventriculi intemperie & in ventris subversione, roborat namque illum & discutit flatus. Dos. a ʒ. j. ad ʒ. ij. Electuar. diatrium santalorum. Roborat hepar & ventriculum. Dos. eadem est. Elect. arom. rosati. Utuntur medici hoc electuario in intemperie frigida ventriculi, & ad discutiendos flatus, est etiam optimum medicamentum in palpitatione & affectibus uterinis. Dos. a ʒ. j. ad iij. Elect. diacymini. Ad discutiendos flatus & dolores ventris ab intemperie frigida ortos multum prodest. Dos. eadem est. Confectio hamech. De confectionibus. Utuntur medici hac confectionc ad purgandam melancholicam & bilem flavam. Dos. a ʒ. iij. ad ℥ i Confectio Diaphoenicon. Evacuat ex partibus propinquis pituitam: febribus compositis & diuturnis auxiliatur: Colicis cruciatibus mirificè confert, item doloribus ventriculi, & id genus aliis vitiis, ex crudis humoribus ortis. Dos. a ʒ. ij. ad ʒ. v. Confectio Diacatholicon. Omnem redundantiam humorum purgat, & praecipuè bilem: confert acutis & peracutis morbis: emollit enim, alterat, roburque addit. Jecinerosis, lienosis, podagricis, arthriticis, tertianis, quartanis, & quotidianis doloribus capitis succurrit. Dos. ab ℥. ss. ℥ i Confectio Diasenae. Cum faelici successu utuntur medici hac confectione in melancholia laborantibus. Dos. a ʒ. iij. ad ℥. j. Confectio indi majoris & minoris. Valet ad purgandam pituitam: & affectibus inde natis, dolori, colico, & nephritico, & ventriculi, & aliorum viscerum, utile est. Dosis a ʒ. ij. ad ʒ. v. Confectio diaprunis solutivi. Optima est haec confectio ad purgandam bilem, ad emendendam jecoris calidam intemperiem. Dosis ab ʒ. iij. ad ʒ. uj. Confectio Gentilis laxativa. Humorem melancholicum evacuat. Dos. a ʒ. iij. ad ℥. j. Confectio benedictae. Utuntur medici hac confectione ad enemata paranda in quibuscunque frigidis affectionibus ad irritandum. Dos. per sedem ℥. i.ss. Hierapicra S. Praestantissimum medicamentum est ad vitisos succos, qui in ventriculi tunicis haerent. Dos. ab. ℥. ss. ad ℥ i in clysteribus à ʒ. vj. ad ℥ i ss. Hierapicra C. Ad enemata paranda possumus uti hac confectione ad pituitam vitream evacuandam. Dos. ab ℥. i.ss. Hiera logadii. Etiam ad enemeta paranda utuntur medici hac confectione ad apoplecticos & paralyticos. Dos. eadem sit. Hiera diacolocynthidos. In dolore capitis inveterato valet, nam crassos humores ex partibus longinquis evacuat. Dos. ä ʒ. iij. ad vj. Confectio electuarii rosati. Valet ad purgandam bilem, estque gratum medicamentum. Dos. á ʒ. iij. ad seven. Cassia praparata. Optima est ad potiones purgantes, ad enemata paranda, & ad conficiendos bolos: facile solvit, lenit asperitatem intestinorum, removet stipticitatem, & ventris onus subducit, & morbis cholericis & melancolicis auxilia praebet. Dos. à ℥ i ad ij. Confectio alkermes. Confectiones Cardiacae. Utuntur medici ad roborandum cor in syncope, in palpitatione & aliis codis affectibus. Dos. à ʒ. j. ad ij. Confectio gent. cord. cant. melanch. Valet ad flatus discutiendos melancholioos, ad roborandum cor & omnes partes internas, & ad conciliandum somnum. Dos. a ʒ. ss. ad ʒ. ij. Confectio hyacinthorum. Valet tempore pestis & aliis morbis malignis. Dos. a ℈ two ad ʒ. i. ss. Confectio diamoschi dulcis. Valet ad uterinos affectus, & ad discutiendos flatus. Dos. a ʒ. ss. ad ʒ. j. Confectio diamoschi usualis. Habet facultatem roborandi cerebrum & ventriculum, ad effectus melancholichos etiam valet. Dos. est eadem. Confectio limonatae smaragdorum. In epilepsia puerorum efficacissimum remedium, valet etiam in cordis affectibus. Dos. a ℈. j. ad ℈. iv. Confectio Theriacae de citro. Utuntur medici hac theriaca in morbillis & variolis, praeterea in febribus puncticularibus, & ferè in omnibus infirmitatibus puerorum ab obstetricibus commendatur. Dos. a ℈ i ad ʒ. j. Confectio requiei puerorum. Aliae confectiones. Hac confectione utuntur mulierculae in affectibus ventriculi, & cerebri frigidis; est namque familiarissimnm medicamentum pueris, cum faelici successu. Dos. eadem est. Confectio diacidonitis Placae. Summoperè roborat & purgat aliquo modo ventriculum. Dos. a ʒ. ss. ad. ʒ. j. Confectio diacidonitis Galeni. Ad roborandum ventriculum valet vomentibus biliosa quotidie Dosis a ʒ. ss. ʒ. j. Diasatyriôn. Celebrata est haec confectio ad excitandam venerem, hecticis etiam prodest. Dos. à ʒ. ij. ad ʒ. iij. Confectio cyphoides. Valet in Anasarca, si sola exhibetur: verum si datur cum electuarium arom. ros. valet in tympanite. & si datur cum succo ireos, valet in Ascite. Dos. a ʒ. iij. ad ʒ. v. Confectio de baccis lauri. Utuntur medici hac confectione in dolore colico ex pituita vitrea. Dosis ab ʒ. j. ad ʒ. iij. Confectio anacardina. Si datur cum conserva stoechados vel melissae, valet ad recuperandam memoriam, datur etiam in apoplexia & paralysi. Dos. à ℈ two ad ʒ. j. Diacurcuma magna. Optima est in frigida jecoris intemperie, ventris, renum, lienis, vesicae & matricis; & hinc orta symptomata, ut hydropem & chachexiam. Dos. ab ʒ. ss. ad ℈ .iv. Dialacca major. Ventriculum & hepar roborat, hepatis obstructiones aperit: ejus scirrhum dissolvit, & ex his nascentem cachexiam & hydropem sanat, urinas movet, lapidemque renum & vesicae frangit. Dos. eadem est. Confectio Dialaccae Isaae. Sub eadem quantitate & ad eosdem affectus valet haec confectio, ad quos ipsa diacurcuma. Dianisum. Valet ad discutiendos flatus ventriculi, etiam prodest tussi à pituita ortae. Dos. a ʒ. j. ad iij. Confectio lithontripon. Optima est in suppressione urinae ex humoribus lentis & crassis. Dos. a ʒ. ij. ad ʒ. iv. Confectio philanthropos. Easdem habet vires, quas habet lithontripon. Confectio philonii majoris. sive Rom. In ingenti dolore & inflammatione ventriculi utuntur medici hac confectione, & ad conciliandum somnum in febribus biliosis cautè tamen utenda venit haec confectio. Dos. a ʒ. ss. ad ʒ. j. Philonium Persicum. Valet in sputo sanguinis mirabiliter, & in diarrhaea & dysenteria, quando mitiora medicamenta non prosunt, Dos. a ℈. j. ad ℈ .iv. Confectio requiei magnae. Ad somnum consiliandum in quacunque febris specie valet. Dos. a ℈. ij. ad ʒ. i.ss. Confectio trium piperum. Gal. Ad flatus ventriculi discutiendos & quando refertus est pituitae copia, valet haec confectio, addendo electuarium liquidum arom. ros. Dos. a ʒ. j. ad iij. Confectio micletae. In diarrhaeis contumacibus est utilis. Dos. a ℈ i ad ℈. iv. Theriaca magna. Optima est adversus frigidos uteri affectus, cerebri, renum & aliarum partium: tempore pestis adversatur venenatae qualitati, morsibus animalium venenatorum, & denique ipsis venenis assumptis. Dos. a ʒ. ss. ad ʒ. ij. Mithridatum. Valet ad mentes purgandos, & ad omnes affectus, ad quos valet theriaca magna. Dos. a ʒ. ss. ad ℈ .iv. Tryphera magna. Prodest si conficitur fine opio, ad flatus in longinquis partibus existentes discutiendos, & adversus intemperiem frigidam. Auxiliatur dolori stomachi ex frigiditate, sudorem provocat, menses movet; phreniticis, mulieribus uteri dolore in somnibus, rheumaticis, peripneumonicis, & qui excrementa cum sanguine excernunt, utilissima est. Dos. a ʒ. j. ad. ʒ. ij. Confectio antidoti haemagogi. Etiam est optima ad purgandos menses cum aqua melissae vel sabinae. Dos. ä ʒ. i. ss. ad ʒ. iij. Confectio scordii. In constitutione pestilenti multum prodest, si datur cum aqua stillatitia scordii. Dos. a ʒ. ss. ad ʒ. j. Tryphera Saracenica. Valet ad discutiendos ventriculi flatus, & ad sedandum dolorem in ipso contentum. Dos. a ʒ. j. ad ʒ. ij. Diaspoliticum. Ad eosdem affectus valet, ad quos valet triphera Sarracenica, sub eisdem dosibus. Confectio Diatessaron. Optima est ad epilepsiam, paralysim, & alios morbos frigidos ventriculi hepatis, & aliquando ad morsus scorpionum. Dos. a ʒ. j. ad ʒ. ij. Diambra. Cerebrum, cor, ventriculum ac ventrem calefacit & roborat, exhilarat, coctionem juvat, & affectibus uterinis prodest. Dos. a ʒ. ij. ad iv. Diacastorium. Confert cephalalgicis, epilepticis, vertiginosis, hemicranicis, paralysi omnium membrorum, & omnibus frigidis aegritudinibus. Diacorum. Sedat dolores capitis, acuit omnes sensus, est peculiare remedium frigidarum aegritudinum, senum, & maximè catarrhi. Electuarium diapaeonias. Confert epilepsiae. Dos. a ʒ. j. ad ij. Pleres archonticon. Lienem roborat, memoriam amissam recuperat, sensus acuit, comitialibus & asthmaticis prodest, omnemque cerebri debilitatem aufert. Dos. a ℈ i ad ℈. iv. Opopyra. Sanat paralysim oculorum, oris, gutturis, manuum, & pedum. Confert etiam tremulosis, vociamissaes, epilepsiae, maniae, melancholiae, pleuritidi, omnibus doloribus pectoris & stomachi a frigiditate: item spleniticis, colicis, calculosis, quotidianae, & quartanae, & pluribus aliis, sudorem provocando. Dos. a ʒ. ss. ad ʒ. ij. Hygia Graeca. Valet propriè ad rheuma gingivarum, & dolorem dentium. Diapenidion. Valet adversus omnem thoracis noxam, tussim à frigore contractam, & vocis jacturam. Diatrag acanthum calidum. Valet tussientibus ex frigido phlegmate, & ad omnem coarctationem pectoris: stomachum confortat, digestionem procurat. Diahyssopum. Hoc accommodatum est ad capitis querelam ex frigido: uvam exiccat, arterias purgat, tussim compescit, omnes frigiditates pectoris & stomachi emendat, digestionem procurat, pleuriticis & empyicis mirabiliter opitulatur. Dos. à ʒ. j. ad ʒ. iij. Diaprassium. Sanat capitis vertigines, palatum & arterias purgat, dentium dolorem mitigat, stomachi dolorem sedat. Diacalamenthon Gal. Valet ad discutiendos flatus ventriculi; urinas movet, ac muliebres menses. Diacalamenthum Nicol. Valet ad omnem vitium pectoris ex frigiditate, valet etiam tussientibus ex frigida causa. Diathamaron. Ad eodem affectus valet, ad quos valet diacalamenthum. Diasulphur. Confert febribus diuturnis, ut melancholicis, phlegmaticis, thoracem & pulmones purgat pituita crassa, lenta, pure: ob id tussim antiquam, & difficultatem spirandi inde natam levat: splenis duritiem minuit: Scabiem exiccat: urinam movet, calculum frangit. Dos. à ʒ. j. ad iij. Quadrimeron. Confert asthmaticis, & tussientibus, & catarrho frigido. Confortat digestivam, laesam a frigiditate. Dosis a ʒ. j. ad ij. Acharistum. Contra catarrhum & omne vitium pectoris valet. Dos. a. ʒ. ss. ad ʒ. ij. Aromaticum moschatum. Cerebrum, cor, & ventriculum roborat, ob id confert epilepsiae, palpitationi cordis, & sincopae, suffocationi quoque ab utero, oris odorem commendat. Aromaticum Nardinum. Cor, ventriculum, hepar, renes, & caetera viscera roborat, & vesicam: coctionem juvat: flatus dissipat, & veneris appetitum excitat. Dos. a ʒ. j. ad ij. Aromat caryophillatum. Valet ad eodem affectus, ad quos valet Aromat. nard. sub eisdem dosibus. Dianthon. Animi laetitiam auget: ventriculum perpulchrè emendat. Diaxyloaloes. Prodest malis ventriculi, cordis, & jecinoris frigidis, animae defectioni, concoctionique. Oris foetorem abigit, laetiamque parit. Dos. a ʒ. j. ad iij. Diamargaritum calidum. Valet mulieribus: rectificat enim dispositionem matricis, & ventriculorum earum. Electuarium de gemmis, calidum. Malis cordis, ventriculi, cerebri, jecinoris, & uteri frigid is auxiliatur. Elect. laetisicans Gal. Letitiam, colorisque bonitatem efficit: concoctionem juvat, & canitiem arcet. Elect. laetificans Rhas. Ad affectus cordis, ventriculi, jecoris, quas partes etiam roborat: palpitationem cordis emendat. Elect. laetificans mes. Generat gaudium, & rejuvenescere facit: digestionem promovet, canitiémque retardat. Confectio liberantis. Contra pestem plurimùm valet, & ptaeservat humores à corruptione. Dos. à ʒ. ss. ad ʒ. ij. Confectio cordialis Alex. Benedict. Preservat cor in peste. Electuarium Regium. Cerebrum, cor, thoracem & ventriculum roborat. Diagalanga. Valet adversus crassiores flatus, acidos ructus, prav●mque concoctionem. Dos. à ʒ. ss. ad ʒ. ij. Diacuminum. Ventriculum & viscera reliqua calefacit: concoctionem juvat, & flatus dissipat. Diacinnamomum. Concoctionem juvat, etiam pituitae putredinem prohibet, distributionem alimenti in corpus promovet. Dos. a ʒ. j. ad ʒ. ij. Diazingiber. Stomachum confortat, digestivam virtutem adjuvat, vitio pectoris ex frigiditate valet, & renes confortat. Dos. à ʒ. ss. ad ʒ. ij. Electuarium ex citro. Cor & ventriculum roborat, coctionem juvat, oris halitum commendat, flatus crassos dissipat. Dos. a ʒ. j. ad ℥. ss. Electuarium de aromatibus. Ad ventriculi, & hepatis affectus frigidos, & pituitae crassae, & flatibus efficax: flatus enim dissipat, & coctionem juvat. Dos. a ʒ. j. ad ʒ. iij. Elect. Petri. Opilationes aperit & provocat urinam, stomachum confortat, & hepar. Dos. a ʒ. j. ad ʒ. iij. Electuarium Mesuae Confirmat ventriculum, & caetera viscera roborat, & calefacit: ob id lienteriam, diarrhaeam, dysenteriam & hepaticam sistit: appetentiam excitat. Dos. a ʒ. ij. ad ʒ. iij. Elect. Alcanzi. Ventriculum calefacit, & roborat: flatus dissipat, & coctionem juvat. Dos. a ʒ. ad ʒ. iij. Elect. vitae. Stomachum roborat, & aptat, & superfluitates humorum ex nutrimento praeterito remanentes reprimendo purgat. Dos. eadem est. Elect. de seminibus. Coctionem juvat, obstructiones aperit, lienteriam sanat: dolores viscerum à flatibus excitatos placat. Dos. à ʒ. ss. ad ʒ. ij.ss. Diamorusia. Valet ad eosdem affectus, ad quos valet diacurcuma, sub eadem quantitate. Diacostum. Valet ad dolorem viscerum, & oppilationem in eis, & ad principium hydropis. Dos. à ʒ. ss. ad dr. iij. Confectio Raved. seni. Obstructiones potenter aperit, & febres putridas curat. Dos. eadem est. Diacapparis. Ad vitia splenis valet. Elect. è scoria ferri. Leviter purgat, roborat, confert ventriculi doloribus, & lienosis. Dos. à ʒ. j. ad ʒ. iij. Triomphyllon Nicolai. Valet propriè quartanariis, & verae quotidianae in hieme, & post prandium in sero cum vino. Electuarium ducis. Valet ad indigestionem & ventositatem stomàchi & intestinorum, & ilei dolorem & lapidis. Dos. a ʒ. ss. ad ʒ. iij. Elect. ex Asa. Ad febres antiquas, ut quartanas, quotidianas, somnum gravem, tremorem, venenosos morsus. Dos. a ʒ. ss. ad ʒ. j. Panchriston. Febres curat, & menstrua provocat. Dos. eadem est. Elect. Imperiale, Fiorav. Confert doloribus matricis: menstrua provocat: partes totius corporis debilitatas confortat. Dos. a ʒ. iij. ad ʒ. uj. D●acodion compos. Confert eis, quibus ex capite ad pectus & ad pulmonem subtiles catarrhi defluunt, & sunt causa tussis. Auxilio est caeliacis, dysentericis, laevitati intestinorum, & alviprofluvio. Diapapaver. Mirabiliter prodest hecticis, phthisicis, nimiùm vigilantibus. Diatragacanthum frigidum. Medetur omnibus pulmonum & thoracis vitiis aridis, maximè tabidis. Diapenidion sine speciebus calidis. Valet adversus omnem thoracis noxam, tussim, vocis jacturam. Elect. resumptivum. Restaurat humiditatem radicalem, lenit, humectat, nutrit, & confortat, aperit poros, obsistit cholerae, sedat febrem, tussim, & sitim, restituit integrras vires, & pristinam sanitatem extenuatis, consumptis & hecticis. Diarrhodon commune. Ventriculum & epar roborat: coctionem juvat. Diamargarton frigidum. Syncopem juvat, asthmaticos, tabidos, tussientes, longo morbo extenuatos, & imbecillitate languentes recreat. Electuarium ex acetosa. Valet ad intemperaturam calidam totius, ut in febre estuosa, vel solius ventriculi. Dos. a ʒ. ij ad ℥. ss Elect. de Sorbis. Ventriculum roborat, immodicam purgationem sis●it. Dos. a ℥. ss. ad ℥ i Elect. de baccis Myrti. Ventriculum & epar firmat, eorumque coctionem juvat: ob id lienteriae, & dysenteriae, hepaticae confert. Elect. consolidae majoris. Confert rupturis: vulneribus praesertim pulmonis: ossibus fractis, etc. Electuarium Justinum. Valet ad dolorem renum, calculos frangit, & arenam expellit, & stranguriam dissolvit. Electuarium diureticum. Confert in urinae retentione, dysuria, & stranguria, nam urinam potenter provocat, calculos rumpit. Nephrocatharticum. Expellit potenter lapidem de renibus & vesica. Datum cum decoctione Arthemisiae, imperat menstruis. Dos. a ʒ. j. ad ʒ. iij. Diarceuthidon Damocratis. Accipientem tutum a venenis reddit, nam si venenum non subsit, quieta manet: sin adsit nauseam concitat, & evomere cogit. Elect. de ovo. Contra pestem praesentaneum est remedium. Dos. a ʒ. ss. ad ʒ. j. Elect. de nucibus. Praeservat a peste. Diascordium. Cor roborat, sudorem provocat, somnum inducit. contra pestem valet. Dos. a ʒ. j. ad ʒ. iij. Elect. pestilentiale, med. Basil. Valet ut titulus declarat. Dos. a ʒ. ss. ad ʒ. j. Diacassia, seu cassia condita. Flavam bilem educit, ac febres inde natas mittigat. Thoracis, pulmonis, & asperae arteriae phlegmonas resolvit. Diaprunum simplex. Calorem & sitim in febribus mittigat. Dosis a ℥. ss. ad ℥ i Elect. lenitivum. Usus ejus est in febribus humoralibus, & pleuresi lenit enim & mollit intestina, & delet eorum stipticitatem: facilè solvit sine molestia & laesione choleram phlegmaticam & melancholicam. Elect. lenitivum de Manna. Utile est ad purgandum sanguinem, ad choleram reprimendam, & melancholicam: valet etiam ad hepar calefactum: & corpus universum perpurgat. Dos. a ʒ. iij. ad ℥. i.ss. Elect. de sebesten. Confert febribus colericis interpolatis, & continuis puris, & sedat acuitatem febrium, sitim & vigilias, etiam amaritudinem removendo: & educit materias acutas a viis urinalibus & vesica. Diamanna Bilem flavam educit sine molestia, ob id omnibus morbis biliosis salubre. Valet etiam ad febres acutas & multùm ardentes. Dos. a ℥. ss. ad ℥ two Tryphera Persica. Confert febribus acutis & inflammationibus stomachi & hepatis, ictericis calidis. Dos. a ʒ. ij. ad ℥. j. Elect. de psyllio. Flavam bilem evocat: febres acutas mitigat. Dos. a ʒ. iij. ad ʒ. vj. Oxylativum. Educit choleram rubram, infrigidando eam: secundùm aliquos etiam educit choleram nigram, & humores adustos. Dos. a ℥. ss. ad ℥. j. Alcantalum. Respicit propriè membra naturalia laesa a cholera, confert hepaticis & ictericis cum decoct. scariolae vel foeniculi, & capill. ven. Elect. frigidum secundum Cophonem. Optimè tertianarios, & quotidianarios, & erraticas febres purgando sanat. Evangelon. Valet ad eodem affectus, ad quos valet Alcantalum. Dos. a ʒ. ij. ad iij. Benedicta laxativa. Humores pituitosos, potissimum ad articulos decumbentes, elicit. A renibus quoque & vesica purgat. Dos. a ʒ. j. ad ʒ. i. ss. Elect. Elescoph. Bilem flavam & pituitam elicit, flatus quoque toto corpore expellit, doloribus articulorum laterisque prodest, item colicis cruciatibus: humores ad renes & vesicam decumbentes expurgat. Dosis a ʒ. j. ad ʒ. vj. Diaturbith majus. Pituitam, praesertim eam quae est in ventricuculo, elicit. Diaturbith minus. Ducit humores phlegmaticos, & purgat & calefacit. Hiera Pachii. Compositio haec sanat morbo comitiali correptos, furiosos, scotomaticos, cephalalgicos: facit ad depravatam in utramlibet partem. Praeterea nervorum tensionibus mirificè convenit: prodest & ad articularem morbum, ad spinam & lumborum dolorem: ad stomachicos evidenter convenit. Dos. a ʒ. ij. ad ℥. j. Hiera Archigenis. Confert affectibus melancholicis, & ex pituita crassa natis, ut vertigini, epilepsiae, spasmo, etc. Hiera Hermetis cum dracunculo. Hiera Hermetis cum dracunculo maximarum & certissimarum est virium ad cephalalgiam, hemicraniam, vertiginem, paralysim epilepsiam, tremorem, spasmum cynicum, dolorem colicum, nephriticum, uterinum, arthriticum, vacuat enim humores tam tenues, quàm crassos & lentos, a capite, ventriculo, nervis, juncturis, & reliquis partibus. Dos. a ʒ. j. ad ij. Hiera fortissima Gal. Facit cephalalgicis, scotomaticis, epilepticis, paralyticis, alopeciacis, lethargicis, & qui in somno meditantur mortem: ad aurium auditus, & oculorum passiones, fauces, & arterias facit: dolorem dentium sedat, vocem claram facit: asthmaticos, orthopnoicos, & longinquas aegritudines sanat, pleuriticis, hydropicis ictericis, hepaticis, splenticis prodest: artheticum, colicum, caeliacum, dysentericum levat: medetur nephriticis, & ischiaticis, relevat phlegmaticum, quartanarios, & hemitritaeos adjuvat, febres omnes avertit, elephantiosos purgat: venenis obsistit, & cancrosis proficit: vitia mulieris emendat. Dos. a ʒ. j. ad ʒ. iij Blanca Nicolai. Phlegmaticos purgat humores. Dos. a ʒ. j. ad ʒ. iij. Electuarium diabryonias. Cerebrum & nervos purgat excrementis: ob id epilepsiae, paralysi, vertigini, & aliis cerebri & nervorum frigidis affectibus medetur. Dos. a ʒ. ss. ad ʒ. ij. Theorodicon anacardinum. Vertiginem capitis, & maximè a posteriori parte aufert, phlegma quod ibi est, purgat, memoriam reparat. Dos. a ʒ. j. ad ʒ. ij. Theodoricon hyperiston. Facit contra dolorem hemicraniii, & vertiginem capitis, & contra fluxum phlegmatis, quod in faucibus & gutture decurrit, unde fit homo quandoque sine voce: valet etiam spleniticis sine febrè. Dos. eadem est. Elect. diacoceu gnidiu. Hydragogum est, in hydrope efficacissimum. Dos. a ʒ. ij. ad ℥. ss. Catharticum imperiale. Caput optimè purgat, & bilem utramque & pituitam sine molestia educit. Dos. a ʒ. ss. ad ʒ. iij. vel ℥. ss. Diacarthamum. Flavae bili & pituitae educendae mirificè conducit. Dos. a ʒ. j. ad ʒ. vj. Diaturbith cum rhabarbaro. Flavam bilem & pituitam educit. Hiera Ruffi. Datur propriè scabiosis phlegmate salso, elephantiosis, serpiginosis: & menstrua educit, Dos. a ʒ. ij. ad ʒ. v. Hiera Abbatis. Phlegma & melancholicam purgat: valet paralyticis. Dos. a ʒ. j. ad iij. Antimoron Nicolai. Cephalalgicis, lethargicis, stomachicis, ischiadicis, podagricis, & nephriticis confert: phlegma & choleram purgat, & aquosos humores cum ventositate. Dos. a ʒ. j. ad ℥. ss. Elect. Angelicum Fiorovanti. Confert febribus omnibus: podagricis, arthriticis, tussi, catarrho morbo Gallico, aliisque quam plurimis affectibus. Dos. a ʒ. j. ad ʒ. ij. Elect. Alharif. Purgat ventriculum, hepar, & corpus reliquum, etc. Dos. a ʒ. j. ad iij. Elect. Alcebram, id est esulae. Pituitam & melancholicam purgat, & aquas. Dos. a ʒ. j. ad ʒ ij. Diaphysalidon. Efficacissimum ad hydropem, cachexiam, & affectus epatis, lienis, juncturarum. Dos. a ʒ. ij. ad ℥. ss. Electuarium de eupatorio. Confert ictero, & hydropi incipienti. Dos. a ʒ. ss. ad ʒ. ij. Vomitorium Andreae. Purgat omnes humores sine labore. Dos. a ʒ. ij. ad ℥. ss. Vomitivum Nicolai. Frigidos & calidos purgat humores, choleram rubeam, & phlegma: datur quotidianae verae, & tertianae nothae, etc. Vomitorium scarpellae. Probatissimum febribus interpolatis post septem accessiones. Dos. a ʒ. ij. ad ʒ. iij. Vomitorium ex vitriolo. Hoc vomitorium valdè movet. Elect. ad morbos capitis frig. Rond. Valet ad paralysim, convulsionem, plenitudinem, & oculorum rheumatismos, & aliarum partium ad articulorum dolores a morbo Gallico, & alios affectus, in quibus multùm excitandum est. Electuarium opticum. Valet in visus imbecilitate, undecunque proveniente, & suffusionibus. Electuarium ad memoriam: Arnold. Confortat memoriam, cerebrum, & omnes virtutes corporis. Elect. confortans mineram omnium virtutum Arnold. Cor laetificat, calorem naturalem, & spiritus, & principalia membra adjuvat: confortat humidum radicale: ab aegritudinibus pestilentibus, & ab omnibus venenis conservat: juventutem prolongat, & senectutem retardat: hominem in suo vigore tenet, & conservat Electuarium pectorale, Adolph. Valet ut titulus declarat. Electuarium vitae, Arnold. Ventriculum roborat, superfluitates humorum ex nutrimento praeterito remanentes purgat: canitiem retardat. Athanasia major. Obstructionem hepatis & lienis liberat, dolorem sedat tum ventriculi, tum renum, haemorrhoidum, etc. thoracem pulmonesque expurgat, ob id asthma & veterem tussim juvat, haemorrhagiam, diarrhaeam, lienteriam antiquam dysenteriam cohibet. Philonis Tharcensis antidotus. Expertissima ad sedandos vehementes & lethales dolores, ventriculi, coli, hypochondriorum, hepatis, lienis, renum, uteri, excitas ä crudis humoribus, aut flatu crasso, aut amborum causa intemperie frigida: valet etiam ad suffocationis periculum, singultum vehementem, & urinae difficultatem. Philonium hamech. Ad eadem valet, ut praecedens. Dos. ä ʒ. ij. ad ʒ. iij. Paulina. Facit haemoptoicis, tussientibus, phthisicis, peripneumonicis, ad convulsa, rupta, stomachi subversionem, bilem vomentes ac coeliacos, dysentericos, ad affectiones circa vesicam, suffocationes uteri, febres per circuitum repetentes, etc. Musae enea, sive zazenea. Valet ad omes passiones frigidas & ventositates, & dolorem dentium, etc. Diaolibanum. Hemicranicum dolorem placat, supercilii lachrymas potenter stringit, fauces rheumaticas & arterias lenit, haemoptoicis & tussientibus medetur, vomitum compescit, dolorem stomachi & nauseam aufert, peripneumonicis, pleuriticis: empyicis, sine dubio subvenit, gonorrhaeam & satyriasim emendat, & menstrualem sanguiem sistit. Aurea Alexandrina. Contra defluxiones capitis, frigore conceptas, efficax est: oculorum lachrymas exiccat, & dentium dolores lenit. Adversus iliorum noxam, difficultatem urinae, & ejusdem stillicidium valet, calculos comminuit. Ambrosta Archibii. Ad omnes internas affectiones utilis est pota: ad intestinorum tormina, ad vigilias, ophthalmiam, & lateris morbum: ad stomachi demum vitia, etc. Esdrae antidotus. Mirificè contra lethalia venena prodest; aliosque usus multos habet. Adrianum. Valet propriè ad omne vitium capitis ex frigiditate, & ad gravedinem oculorum, & obscuritatem. Opiata, Casp. Bauhin. Usus vehementissimis doloribus colicis. Looch. De spe●iebus Looch, sive de Eclegmatis de scylla. Optimum est in asthmaticis, in apoplecticis, in orthopnoicis, & similibus affectibus, ad optimè tergendum & summè incidendum crassa thoracis excrementa. Looch. de pulmone vulpis. Prodest in pulmonis ulceribus, ut dicunt, à qualitate occulta. Looch sanum & expertum. Eo utimur ad Lambendum in affectibus thoracis. Looch lentium. Valet ad morbillos & variolas quando afficitur guttur. Permiscetur aliquando cum theriaca de citro ad cosdem affectus. Dos. a ʒ. ss. ad ʒ. ij. Looch de papavere. Juvat tussim & gutturis asperitatem a catarrho calido, confert etiam fcbribus ardentibus, dolenti thoraci, pleuritidi. Looch de psyllio. Tenues & acres humores in pectus defluentes inspissat, mitigátque & excretioni praeparat. Looch de pino. Tussi diuturnae, difficultati spiritus, & asthmati succurrit: humores in thorace crassos incidit & extenuat. Looch passularum. In frequenti usu est ad russim & pectoris vitia. Looch antipatri. Earundem ferè virium cum superiori. Looch de prassio. Tabescentibus maximè convenit. Loch ex alliis. Valet ad thoracis intemperiom frigidam, materiaeque pituitosae defluxionem, tussim humidam, & diuturnam: pectoris excretiones juvat. Looch è portulaca. Commendatur in sputo sanguinis. Looch ex tragacantho. Ad eosdem affectus, ad quos praecedens valet. Looch ad phthisim, Mesu. Phthisicis saluberrimum, sed etiam hecticis, & aliter consumptis, pure & sanie pulmones purgat, & tussim lenit. Dos. a ʒ. ij. ad iij. Loch ad asthma Gesneri. Usus ejus est in distillationibus tenuibus è capite in asperam arteriam, ex perpetua tussi insomnium parientibus. Pulvis diatragacanthi. Optimus est in confumptis, De pulveribus. in marasmo affectis, in hecticis, in gutturis asperitatibus. Pulvis diapapaveris. Est etiam optimus, ut supra, in hecticis, praecipuè nimium vigilantibus. Pulvis electuarii resumptivi. Habet etiam easdem facultates ut superiores, omnes enim sumuntur in pauca quantitate. Pulvis diamargaritonis frigidi. Hepar, cor, & ventriculum roborat & refrigerat, unde utimur hoc pulvere in calida harum partium intemperie, in deliquiis animi, Dos. à ʒ. ss. ad ʒ. ij. Pulvis diarrhodonis Abbatis. Corrigit calorem contractum ex medicamento purganti, & facultates lacessitas roborat, tum etiam & obstructionis reliquias absumit. Dosis eadem est. Pulvis diatrium santalorum. Optimum est hoc medicamentum ad corrigendam calidam hepatis intemperiem, ut in diarrhaea biliosa, & aliis laborantibus praedicta intemperie, deinde jecur roborat, & illius obstructiones emendat. Dos. à. ℈. iv. ad ʒ. ij. Pulvis laetitiae Galeni. Calidus est & siccus in recessu secundi, & praeditus substantiae renuitate; proinde omnes affectus frigidos emendat longinquarum partium, ut cordis & cerebri, propter crocum, qui ut vaporosus reliquorum facultates ad cerebrum ducit, unde in paralyticis, appoplecticis, & similibus prodest. ʒ. j. Pulvis arom. ros. Gabrielis. Hoc medicamentum est suavissimum olfactui, & jucundissimum gustui, & saluberrimum et securissimum in frigida cuiusvis intemperie partis: propterea eo utuntur medici in paraplcgia, paralysi, epilepsia, convulsione ex repletione, in stupore, & aliis frigidis, viscidis, & crassis: nam hos humores incidit modicè, et attenuat, partes calefacit, et easdem roborat, praeterea in palpitatione ventriculi et cordis optimus est: nam flatus modicè discutit, et easdem partes roborat, corrigendo intemperiem. Dos. a ʒ. ss. ad ʒ. j. Pulvis diambrae. Omnibus visceribus roborandis efficacissima est diambra, sia causa frigida sint imbecilla: nam reficit spiritus, fovet calorem nativum, uteri affectibus prodest, et valdè senibus et mulieribus convenit. Dos. a ʒ. ss. ad ʒ. ij. Pulvis rosatae novellae. Imbecillum ventriculum roborat, flatus discutit, appetentiam excitat, nauseam sedat, humores lentos incidit, colico dolori medetur et vomitum compescit. Dos. a ʒ. ss. ad ʒ. i.ss. Pulvis diacymini. In regionibus frigidis utuntur medici hoc pulvere ad discutiendos flatus. Dos. ʒ. ss. ad ʒ. j. Pulvis laetificans Rhasis. Ex hoc pulvere parantur sacculi in cordis et ventriculi palpitatione, pilei aut semicucuphae in frigidis cerebri intemperiebus, ut in memoria deperdita, in apoplexia, et affectibus similibus. Praeterea possunt parari potus ex hoc pulvere, addito aliquo liquore, veternis affectionibus, et hystericis. Dos. a ℈ j. ad ℈. iv. Pulvis pliris arconticon. Tutissimus est usus hujus medicamenti in frigidis affectibus cerebri, ubi opus est calefacere, et flatus discutere. Dos. est eadem. Pulvis ducis. Datur cum aquis diureticis in suppressione urinae ex calculo, arenulis humoribus frigidis, viscidis, et lentis. Dos. a ʒ. ss. ad ℥. ss. Pulvis Diagalangae. Discutit flatus ventriculi, hepatis et cerebri, intemperiem frigidam et humidam corrigit, et aliquantulum urinam mover. Dos. a ʒ. ss. ad ʒ. ij. Pulvis reginae Aragonum. Obstetrices in abortu utuntur frequentissimè hoc pulvere. Possunt etiam ex eo parari electuar. ad praecautionem abortus. Dos. ʒ. ij. Pulvis restrictivus. Frequentissimus usus est ad condensandum & incrassandum sanguinem, ad comprimendas, repellendas, firmandasque partes, laxas & solutas. Praecipuus tamen usus ad externa in forma linimenti aut cataplasmatis, in ossium fracturis, in contusionibus & profluviis sanguinis narium. Pulvis contra vermes. Optimus est ad vermes necandos. Dos. a ʒ. ss. ad ʒ. j. Pulvis Papae Benedicti. Valet ad corrigendam ventriculi frigidam intemperiem, in senibus, ad discutiendos flatus, ad provocandam urinam, ad consumendas humiditates, & excrementa quae praecedunt, ut materia calculi, & denique ad juvandam coctionem & roborandum ven. cerebrum. Dos. ʒ. ij. post prandium & coenam. Pulvis contra casum. Optimus est ad roborandas partes internas in casu. Dos. a ʒ. ij. ad ʒ. iij. Pulvis hierae. Galeni. Utuntur medici hoc pulvere ad bilem purterrenam gandam ex primis tantùm venis, quoniam ob terrenam substantiam non transit ejus facultas ad hepar. Roborat etiam ventriculum, incidit atque attenuat humores illius crassos. Dos. â ʒ. j. ad ℥. ss. Pulvis hierae comp. & benedicta. Utuntur medici his pulveribus ad paranda suppositoria in affectibus frigidis cerebri & ventriculi. Pul. hierae logod. & hierae diacolocyn. Eisdem utuntur ad eosdem affectus. Pulvis epilepticus. Contra epilepsiam puerorum valet. Pulvis ad tussim Mesu. Confert tussi & thoracis dolori. Pul. electuarii de bolo. Contra pestem valet. Dos. à ʒ. j. ad ʒ. iij. Pulvis ligni Aloes. Ventriculi humiditatem immodicam siccat, flatus dissolvit, coctionem juvat. Dos, à ʒ. j. ad ʒ. iij. Pul. optimus cum cibo sumendus. Stock. Cerebrum purgat: contra vertiginem valet: visum conservat: amissum restaurat: pectoralia confortat. Tragea optima. Utatur in cibis, contra malam digestionem, ventositatem stomachi, visus defectum, vertiginem, oblivionem, & calculum. Pulvis de granis Myrti. Ad ventriculi & aliorum viscerum imbecilitatem. Pulvis Turbith magistralis. Purgat humores phlegmaticos. Pul. Senae praeparatae. Purgat caput mirabiliter. Pulvis laxativus magistralis. Humores melancholicos adustos purgat. Hydrargyrum metallorum. Datur grani pondere ex theriaca, vel mithridato: idque proaegri ac morbi ratione. Pulvis purgatorius. Purgat caput, stomachum, splenem, & renes. Dos. à ʒ. ss. ad ʒ. ij. Tragaea laxativa. Educit aquam citrinam. Dos. ʒ. j. Crocus Martis. Adimmodicum & intempestiunm, longummque menstruorum fluorem valet, dysenteriam, omnéque aliud fluxionum genus ℈. j. vel plurium pondere, cum rosarum conditi ʒ. j. vel duplici. Datur etiam lienosis, ex aqua tamarisci & enulae campanae. Cicatricem ulceribus inducit. Pulvis cephalicus. Aufert squamas ossium. Pulvis epuloticus. Optimus est ad cicatricem obducendam. Mercurius praecipitatus. Hydropicis confert. Contra pestem valet. Dos. a gr. iv. ad gr. x. vel iix. Mercurius praecipitatus cum auro. Medicamentum istud diaphoreticum est, ad curandam luem veneream solis sudoribus. Aurum praecipitatum. Pesti medetur: morbum Gallicum curat: elephantia sim, aquam inter cutem, aliosque morbos difficiles abigit: viscerum obstructiones reserat: iis qui venenum hauserunt, opitulatur: (junioribus denarii demidii, adultis vero integri pondere datur:) ulceribus malignis curandis tum intrô sumitur, tum extrinsecùs unguentis & emplastris quae purgant, feliciter ad sordida cavernosaque non autem serpentia curanda admiscetur. Pul. ad capitis dolorem ex frigore, Rond. Quo utendum in statu doloris capitis, & cùm caput cortoborare volumus. Pulvis sanctus. Melancholicam purgat. Dos. à ʒ. ss. ad ʒ. i.ss. Pulu. benedicta laxativa. Adeosdem affectus valet, ad quos valet elect. benedict. lax sub eisdem dosibus. Pul. Panchymagogon Phaedronis. Confert ischiaticis & podagricis. Dos. a ʒ. j. ad ʒ. ij. Pulvis sternutatorius, August. Vertiginem juvat. Chalybs praeparatus. Obstructiones a perit: retentos menses provocat. Species Dianthus. Corrigit & emendat frigidam intemperiem cerebri, & ventriculi. Pulvis Radulphi Hollandi. Flatus discutit, & colicam juvat: obstructiones renum & intestinorum aperit. Dos. ʒ. j. ad ʒ. ij. Pulvis Haly. Peripneumonicis, Phthisicis, & pleuriticis confert, etc. Pulvis Saxonicus. Contra pestem valet. Trochisci galliae moschatae. De Trochiscis. Valent ad roborandum cor, cerebrum, & matricem. Ex ipsis fiunt emplastra pro ma. Trochis. galliae mosehatae Nicolai. Vim habent calefaciendi & exsiccandi, roborandi & discutiendi flatus in utero. Itaque corrigunt intemperiem humidam à fluxu illapsúque illius. Trochisci Aliptae moschatae. Valent ad conficienda emplastra uteri pro sterilibus. Trochisci galliae elephanginae. Sunt efficaces ad roborandum ventrieulum, cor, cerebrum, hepar, & reliquas partes nutrientes. Dos. à ℈. ij. ad ʒ. j. Trochisci ramich. Roborant cor, ventriculum & hepar magis quam praedicti galliae elephanginae, sub eadem dosi; & fluxionem sistunt. Trochisci de spodio. Etiam fluxionem sistunt, & facultatem retentricem roborant. Dos. a ʒ. i.ss. Trochisci de Carabe. In muliebri profluvio, in haemorrhagia, in diarrhaea & similibus evacuationibus valent. Dos. a ℈. j. ad ℈ iv. Trochisci de absinthio. Plurimum conducunt ad excitandum appetitum, roborantque ventriculum, & hepar, & obstructiones harum partium emendant. Dos. a ʒ. ss. ad ʒ. i.ss. Trochisci de rhabarbaro. Facultatem habent incidendi, attenuandi, tergendi & roborandi, & purgandi humorem biliosum per urinam, proinde cum faelici successu possumusuti in hydrope, ictero, & obstructionibus inveteratis, ut in his quae relinquuntur in hemetritaeo, aut in alia specie tertianae spuriae. Dos. a ʒ. ss. ad ʒ. i.ss. Trochisci de eupatorio. Utuntur medici his trochiscis in ictericis & hydropicis, prosunt enim valdè lienis, & hepatis tumoribus. Dos. ʒ. j. ad ʒ. ij. Trochisci de terra sigillata. Vim habent roborandi facultatem naturalem retentricem, & incrassandi sanguinem. Nam sunt efficacissimi in sputo sanguinis thoracis, in profluvio muliebri, & denique cohibent reliquas immodicas evacuationes. Dos. a ʒ. ss. ad ʒ. i. ss. Trochisci de berberis. Diarrhaeas sistunt praesente febre ardente. Dos. a ʒ. ss. ad ʒ. ij. Trochisci de myrrha. Optimi sunt ad secundinas pellendas in partu laborioso, ad foetum mortuum ejicciendum, ad menstrua provocanda. Dos. a ʒ. ss. ad ʒ. i. Trochisci de capparibus. Conducunt in lienis scirrho, quod viscus ab obstructionibus liberant, flatus discutiunt. Dos. est eadem. Trochisci diarrhodon. Ad febres pituitosas valent, inveteratas & aliis implexas, ad ventriculi dolorem mulcendum, & humores ipsi adhaerentes detergendos. Dos. a ʒ. ss. ad ʒ. j. Troch. de spodio cum semine acetosae. Valent ad sitim extinguendam, & ad ventriculi & hepatis inflammationem. Dos. a ʒ. ss.ad ʒ. i.ss. Trochisei alkekengi. Utuntur medici in ardore urinae his trochiscis, prosunt renibus ulceratis, ureteribus, & vesicae & meatui ordinario ulcerato, & dolores istarum partium mitigat. Dos. a ʒ. ss. ad ʒ. ij. Trochisci alhandal. Optimi sunt ad purgandos humores crassos partibus long inquis, in stupore, paralysi, in convulsione ex repletione, & similibus affectibus, in quibus & in apoplexia parantur enemata & suppositoria. Dos. ℈. ij. ad iv. Trochisci Bechici albi, & nigri. Tussim mitigant. Dos. a ʒ. ss. ad. ʒ. j. Trochisci ligni Aloes. Ventriculum, cor, hepar, imbecille roborant: ob id valent ad oris foetorem, pulsum cordis, & syncopen, & hydropen. Trochisci sandalorum. Ad febrem ardentem, ventriculi & hepatis intemperiem calidam valent. Trochisci de Caphura. Ad febres ardentes, bilis & sanguinis fervorem, ventriculi & hepatis intemperiem calidam, & ab his sitim inexpletam, icterum quoque, ac phthisim, & hecticam conferunt. Trochisci ad fluxum. Valent ut titulus declarat. Trochisci de coralio. Sanguinolenta excreantibus, dysentericis, coeliacis, cibum fastidientibus mirè subveniunt. Trochisci Diaspermaton, Galeni. Dantur ad omnes internos affectus: pleurititicis & sanguinem rejectantibus conferunt, dolorem sedant. Trochisci hepatici, Asclepiadis, Hepaticos juvant: habent enim vim hepar expurgandi per urinas: dantur cum vino, febrientibus cum aqua. Pastilli ex Amigdalis amaris. Dantur febri carentibus ex mulso, febrientibus cum hydromelite. Trochisci de Rosis, Rhasis. Sunt efficaces ad multos affectus, praesertim ad ventriculi dolorem, malam coctionem, febres antiquas, hydropem incipientem, & illos maximè quibus forma corrumpitur. Trochisci de Lacca. Valent ad obstructiones hepatis & lienis, & inde natas febres varias antiquas, & ascitem, per urinas movent. Trochisci de Aniso. Obstructiones hepatis, & alios ejus morbos, & inde natas febres antiquas sanant. Trochisci de Benzoi. Cor & cerebrum roborant. Trochisci Cyphi. Valent ad pulmonum, jecoris, aliarumque internarum partium exulcerationes. Trochisci de agarico. Purgant ex cerebro & capite phlegma crassum cum cholera mixtum: & praecipuè educunt ex pectore crassos humores putridos, & viscosos. Trochisci Hamech. Sedant inflammationem, ventrem leniunt, thoracem purgant. Trochisci de violis. magistrales. Aquas, pituitam crassam, & bilem purgant, flatusque dissipant. Pastillus Andronius. Faciunt ad recentia vulnera & vetera: curant fistulas, aures suppurantes, ossa corrupta: reprimunt omnes carnis excrescentias: valent ad phagedaenas & condylomata. Trochisci de minio. Omnes carnis pravas excrescentias liquant, sordida ulcera expurgant, callosa emolliunt, ac fistulas mirabiliter sanant. Pastilli Polyidae. Ad nomas, & eadem ferè, quae Andronii. Trochisci Mesue. Pastillus multiplicis usus, pus educens, & relaxans. Pilulae aggregativae. De pil●lis. Precipuè purgant bilem, & omnes humores, cum etiam humorem pituitosum & melancholicum purgent. Dos. a ʒ. j. ad ℈ .iv. Pilulae de rhabarbaro. Solum evacuant humorem biliosum. Dos. a ℈. ij. ad ℈. iv. Pilulae foetidae majores. Purgant ex partibus longinquis humores crassos & contumaces, melancholicos & pituitosos. Dos. a ʒ. ss. ad ℈. iv. Pilulae de agarico. Humorem pituitosum in thorace positum purgant hae pilulae. Dos. a ℈. ij. ad ʒ. j. Pilulae lucis majores. Prosunt cum faelici successu in oculorum affectibus. Nam purgant humorem pituitosum in cerebro contentum. Dos. a ℈. ij. ad iv. Pilulae lucis minores. Eandem habent facultatem, sed potentiorem. Dos. a ʒ. ss. ad ʒ. j. Pilulae Indae. Utuntur medici his pilulis ad purgandos humores melancholicos. Dos. a ʒ. ss. ad ℈ .iv. Pilulae stomaticae. Ad juvandam coctionem & retentionem alimentorum, utuntur medici: utuntur namque ante cibum, praesertim in ●is in quibus non fit retentio alimenti. Dos. a ʒ. j. ad ʒ. ij. Pilulae elephanginae. Ad mundificandum ventriculum, cerebrum & instrumenta sensuum ab humoribus crassis & putridis valent. Valent etiam ad corroborandum stomachum, juvant enim coctionem. Dos. a ʒ. ij. ad iv. Pilulae cocchiae Rhasis. Utuntur medici his pilulis in dolore capitis inveterato, ut in hemicrania, & cephalaea, in paralysi, & epilepsia, & aliis affectibus, in quibus oportet cerebrum purgare ab humoribus pituitosis. Dos. a ℈. ij. ad iv. Pilulae fumariae. Valent in pruritu, scabie & affectibus cutaneis: nam succus sumiterrae facultatem habet purgandi humores biliosos: & adustos per urinam. Dos. a ℈ two ad ʒ. j. Pilulae Azaiereth. Facultatem habent purgandi humorem biliosum contentum in primis venis: evacuant etiam excrementa putrida ventriculi. Valent ad praecautionem pestis, si sumantur per plures dies. Dos. ʒ. ss. Pilulae Rhasis. Tempore pestis ad precautionem possunt exhiberi singulis diebus, juvant enim ventriculi coctionem, illumque expurgant ab excrementis pituitosis, biliosis, & aliis pucridis, prae quibus parati sunt homines incidere in obstructiones. Praeterea possumus optimè uti his pilulis absente constitutione pestilenti ad praecavendos alios morbos. Dos. ●. j. Pilulae Aureae. In ophthalmia, & hemicrania calida, possumus uti his pilulis. Dos. ℈. ij. ad ℈. iv. Pilulae arthriticae Ad podagram, chiragram, & similes affectus articulorum prosunt. Dos. a ʒ. j. ad ℈ .iv. Pilulae mastichinae. Valent ad purgandam bilem & pituitam tenuem. Dos. a ℈. ij. ad iv. Pilulae sine quibus. Quibus utimur in ophthalmia ex bile, & in aliis affectibus, ut in tertiana notha, ad purgandum humorem biliosum & pituitosum. Dos. a ʒ. j. ad ʒ. i.ss. Pilulae cochiae Galeni. Ad purgandos crassos humores de partibus longè distantibus valent. Dos. a ℈. j. ad ʒ. j. Pil. de quinque generibus myrobalanorum. Optimae sunt ad purgandam bilem, pituitam, melancholiam. Dos. ʒ. ss. ad ℈. iv. Pilulae de lapide Armeno. Vehementi facultate sunt praeditae ad purgandum humorem melancholicum. Dos. a ℈. ij. ad iv. Pilulae ex Bdellio. Ad fluxum haemorrhoidum & ulcerum in eis, ad menses immodicos. Pilulae pectorales, Adolph. Ad tussientes, asthmaticos, & reliqua pectoris vitia valent. Pilulae stypticae. Contra fluxum ventris, maximè lienteriam, & dysenteriam valent. Dos, ʒ. j. Laudanum Theophrasti. Valet ad sistendum sanguinem undecunque prorumpentem, tum ad dolores omnes pacandos, & defluxiones reprimendas. Dos. pilulae iij. cum vino. Pilulae de Cynoglossa. Valent ad catarrhum, coryzam, tussim, aliosque his succedentes affectus. Dos. a ʒ. ss. ad ʒ. j. Pilulae ex Terebinthina. Difficultati & suppressioni urinae conferunt. Dos. ä ʒ. ss. ad ℈ .iv. Pilulae de castoreo. Utero conferunt, impeditas menstruas purgationes eliciunt. Pilulae anodynae. Colicos dolores mitigant: somnum inducunt. Dos. pilulae ij. vel iij. Pilulae opiatae. Medicamentum est ad omnes febres abigendas effiracissimum, si Paracelso fides adhibenda est: dolores omnes, praesertim capitis, sedat: humorumque defluxiones in partes inferiores prohibet: somnum accersit: tussi medetur: pectoris pulmonumque vitiis auxiliatur: sanguinis rejectionem coercet: vesicae cruciatus mitigat. Dos. a gr.j. ad iv. Pilulae ex opio magistrales. Faciunt ad tussim, & tenues fluxiones inspissant. Pilulae de Arnoglosso. Sistunt tenues distillationes, ac eandem ferè cum supe●ioribus facultatem obtinent. Pilulae de styrace. Faciunt ad tussim recentem, & haemoptoicos, dolorem levant, ac somnum inducunt. Dos. à ℈. j. ad ʒ. j. Pilulae Harmoniae. Ad distillationes & inexuperabilem defluxum utiles sunt. Pilulae Arabicae. Valent ad capitis dolorem, vertiginem, hemicraniamque: laetitiam generant, mentisque vigorem conservant, visum acuunt, auditumque amissum reparant, ac stomachum à vitiosis humoribus purgant. Dosis à ℈ i vel ℈ .iv. Pilulae Sabelliae. Obstructiones ventriculi, hepatis, lienis sanant, & hydropem materiamque vacuant. Dos. ʒ. ij. cum vino. Pilulae de Euphorbio. Mirificè prosunt in febribus intermittentibus biliosis, morbo regio, jecinorisque obstructionibus. Pilulae ex sex rebus. Pituitam à cerebro & aliis nervosis evacuant. Dos. à ℈. j. ad ʒ. j. Pilulae de octo rebus, sive octomerae. Purgant humores crassos à capite, visum acuunt, & suffusionem arcent. Dosis ut praecedens. Pilulae bechicae. Ad tussim veterem & siccam, gutturisque & faucium asperitatem pollent. Pilulae ante cibum. Concoquendi vires firmant, humoresque biliosos leniter purgant. Pilulae ante cibum & post cibum. Virtutem digestivam confortant. Sumantur ante cibum vj. post 3. Pilulae pestilentiales. Mirificè adversus pestiferae luis contagia populatim grassantia pollent. Humores etiam ventriculo immersos educunt. Pilulae de Hermodactilis majores. Valent ad podagram, & dolores frigidos aliarum juncturarum. Dos. a ʒ. j. ad ij. Pilulae ex Sagapeno. Pituitam lentam purgant: ob id juvant paralyfim, spasmum, dolorem juncturarum, dorsi, podagramque frigidam. Dos. à ℈ two ad ʒ. j. Pilulae ex opopinace. Ad paralysim, spasmum cynicum, gonagram, podagram, & aliorum articulorum dolores, morbosque partium nervosarum frigidos, utiles sunt. Dos. a ℈. ij. ʒ. j. Pilulae de Sarcocolla. Pituitam vacuant: ob id pituitosis affectibus commodant. Dos. ʒ. j. Pilulae de Nitro. Valent aed crassos, frigidos, lentos & glutinosos humores, ex remotioribus partibus educendos frigidis nervorum affectibus succurrunt, & humores ex alto evocant, quo nomine cerebri, & capitis pertinacibus affectibus, articulariis morbis, comitiali, & resolutioni conveniunt. Stomachicis & Ischiadicis succurrunt. Vertiginosos juvant: pituitae lentitiam dissipant, utramque bilem deturbant: unde earum usus in morbo Gallico. Pilulae de lapide Lazuli. Valent ad affectus melancholicos, & bile usta natos. Dos. à ℈. ij. ad ʒ. j. Pilulae de Mezeraeo. Serosum excrementum valenter purgant, seu aquas: ob id hydropem juvant. Dos. à ʒ. j. ad ℈ iv Pilulae Hierae simplicis. Adversus vitia ventriculi ex humoribus biliosis & pituitosis nata prosunt. Dos. a ʒ. j. ad ʒ. ij. Pilulae ex Turbith. Materiam pituitosam putrem & aquosam ex ventriculo & cerebro evacuant. Dos. a ʒ. j. ad ℈. iv. Pilulae de Aloe lota. Ventriculum, cerebrum, viscera reliqua, oculos, uterum putridis humoribus purgant, & roborant. Pilulae imperiales magistrales. Modicum solvunt, & plurimùm confortant stomachum, & omnia intestina frigida: muniunt virtutes naturales, removent frigiditatem, clarificant sanguinem, & spiritum. Pilulae Angelicae Fioravanti. Valent ad omnia genera morborum. Febres omnes & catatarrhos sanant. Dosis ʒ. j. Pilulae Aquilinae Fioravanti. Valent ad omnes infirmitates: purgánt que sine nocumento. Dos. à ʒ. j. ad ʒ. ij. Pilulae magistrales. Purgant humores corruptos viscosos & crassos: corpora a putredine conservant. Dos. a ʒ. ij ad iij. Pilulae de Elaterio. Suaviter ducunt, & principaliter melancholiam, & phlegma purgant, sive choleram rubeam. Dos. pilulae iij. vel v. Pilulae ex Halicacabo. Ad febres diuturnas ex humoribus variis ortas, obstructionem hepatis solvunt, & inde ortum dolorem, & incipientem hydropem. Dos. a ʒ. j. ad ʒ. i. ss. Pilulae philagrii. Valent ad febres antiquas. Dos. ʒ. i.ss. Pilulae Epilepticae. Valent ut titulus declarat. Pilulae Rudii. Evacuant bilem; pituitam, & melancholiam a capite purgant. Dos. a ℈ i ad ʒ. ss. De Medicamentis externis. Collyrium Lancfranc usuale. De sollyriis, sive Sief. FAcultatem habet exsiccandi & tergendi ulcera sordida pudendi, & aliarum partium. Collyrium album Rhasis. In ophthalmia utuntur medici hoc collyrio cum opio, si ingens adsit dolor, & absque opio, si non est dolor. Collyrium album usuale. Utuntur etiam medici hoc collyrio in oculorum aegritudinibus: nam facultatem habet repellendi, exsiccandi, & refrigerandi, & dolorem levem mitigandi. Collyrium, seu Sief de Thure. Ad fluxiones oculorum & chemoseis. Collyrium Nardinum. Ad doloris vexationes, fluxum tenuem & multum, pustulas & asperitudines oculorum. Collyrium, seu Sief è cornu Cervino. Facit ad ulcera & pustulas oculorum; cicatrices exerit. Collyrium, seu Sief de plumbo Mes. Replet & consolidat vulnera oculorum. Collyrium, seu Sief de rosis, Mesuae. Ad doloris molestias, fluxum uberem, ac tenuem, pustulas, prolapsus oculorum. Collyrium, seu Sief luteum, Mes. Confert doloribus oculurum vehementioribus a causa calida. Oleum amygdalarum dulcium. De Oleis. Mirificè prodest hoc oleum in variis affectibns. Imprimis, optimum est ad emendandas siccitates asperae arteriae ex siccitate contractas, valet ad dolorem nephriticum cum saccharo candido permixtum, in ileo & in colico ad emolliendam alvum, & ad dilatandas partes. Dos. ab ℥. ss. ad ℥. iv. Praeterea exterius applicatur in Dysuria, si dolor adest, in meatu urinario si injiciatur per fistulam. Prodest etiam ad emendandas & corrigendas siccitates nervorum: utile est in marasmo affectis, atrophia, & tabidis, valet ad unguendos articulos in defatigatis & itinere, nam lassitudinem emendat, valet etiam ad juvandum sputum in pleuritide. Oleum sesaminum. Valet ad juvandum sputum in catarrho, in pleuritide, & asthmate. Oleum ricivinum ex baccis lauri. Optimum est in dolore colico, ad discutiendos flatus, apperit, emollit & intemperiem frigidam absque fluxu humoris emendat. Valet etiam in quibuscunque frigidis affectibus partium nervosarum, & cerebri. Oleum rosarum omphacinum. Valet in principio phrenitidis, nam refrigerat, & repellit, & aliis affectibus capitis, praecipuè in vulneribus, ne cerebri partes tententur aliqua inflammatione; & valde efficax est ad parandum ceratum refrigerans Galeni pro febre hectica. Oleum rosarum. Facultatem habet modicè digerendi, repellendi, & refrigerandi. Parant ex co medici oxyrrhodina in incremento phrenitidis. Oleum violarum. Optimum est in calida intemperiè, in inflammationibus, parantur etiam ex eo oxyrrhodina, & enemeta, & unguenta ad siccitatem emendandam, & corrigendam, spinae dorsi illita, ut in marasmo, aut in siccitate contracta per febrilem calorem. Oleum Chamomillae. Modicè calefacit, resolvit & partes nervosas roborat, & dolorem sedat. Oleum anethinum. Facultatem habet digerendi, sedandi dolores ad partes nervosas. Oleum cydoneorum. Valet ad cohibendas fluxiones ventriculi in diarrhaeis, & vomitionibus. Oleum Myrtinum. Ad eosdem affectus valet ad quos valet oleum cydoneorum, sed efficacius. Oleum mastichinum. Ad emendendas immodicas evacuationes sive per alvum, sive per uterum valet. Oleum nardinum. Facultatem habet digerendi, adstringendi, & calefaciendi, unde in uteri affectibus, hepatis, & ventriculi utuntur medici & obstetrices in coryza puerorum, naribus apposita. Oleum absinthii. Valet ad corroborandum ventriculum, & corrigendam intemperiem frigidam ejusdem. Oleum rutae. Insignem habet facultatem calefaciendi, extenuandi, & digerendi in colico dolore ex pituita vitrea. Oleum costinum. Valet in nervorum affectibus, nam habet insignem facultatem roborandi, calefaciendi, attenuandi, aperiendi nervosi generis meatus. Oleum de Euphorbio. Optimum est oleum hoc in hemicrania, cephalalgia, & lethargo. Valet etiam in affectibus frigidis nervorum. Oleum de Lilio. Utuntur medici hoc oleo in glandulis inflammatis, tum in collo, tum in inguinibus, & etiam sub alis: nam habet facultatem calefaciendi, concoquendi, & resolvendi. Oleum irinum. Valet ad resolvendum, maturandum & dolorem sedandum, etiam in glandulis induratis, & in quibuscunque aliis tumoribus. Oleum de croco. Habet facultatem roborandi nervos, & uterum, & sedat dolores harum partium, & durities dissipat. Oleum laurinum. Habet easdem facultates, quas habet oleum ex baccis lauri. Oleum de piperibus. Habet facultatem calefaciendi, attenuandi, tergendi & liberandi ab obstructionibus. Proinde utuntur medici hoc oleo in paralysi & in convulsione, & quibuscunque nervorum frigidis affectibus, uteri, colli, renum, & vesicae, quarum partium calculos comminuit. In arthritide & ischiade etiam valet. Oleum moschelinum. Ad omnem frigiditatem corporis valet, potissimum ventriculi, & lateris in pleuritide notha. Oleum de capparibus. Ad aperiendas obstructiones lienis valet. Oleum tamarisci. Easdem habet facultates, ac superius explicatum de capparibus. Oleum castorei. Habet facultatem incidendi & attenuandi crassos humores in articulis existentes; est enim optimum in quibuscunque frigidis affectibus, in locis profundis praesertim existentibus. Oleum scorpionum. Utuntur medici hoc oleo in dolore nephritico, in colico, in retentione urinae, & similibus. Oleum lumbricorum. Habet facultatem incidendi, leniendi & digerendi humores in partibus colli & articulorum. Oleum hyperici. Medici utuntur hoc oleo in dolore nephritico, colico, & ischiadico: chirurgi in capitis vulneribus. Oleum vulpinum. In arthritide, podagra, & chiragra valet oleum hoc, ut docet Silvius. Oleum de portulaca. Frigidam habet facultatem, unde existente nimis calido hepate, ut in diarrhaea, multum prodest. Oleum papaveris albi. Ad sedandos dolores ingentes medici, & chirurgi utuntur hoc oleo, hebetando sensum. Valet ad conciliandum somnum in phreni tide. Oleum sambucinum. Hoc oleum lenit & mundificat cutim, & confert doloribus nervorum, & fovet & corroborat eos. Oleum sampsuchinum. Nervos fovet & calefacit, & mirificè adjuvat stomachum, & capitis dolori confert. Oleum Cheyrinum. Humores crassos resolvit, & dolores qui sunt in nervis, & juncturis, in pectore, renibus & vesica sedat. Oleum de myrrha. Maculas faciei ex sole contractas detergit. Oleum ex ovis. Valet ad curanda ulcera maligna & fistulosa, & vitia cutis expurgat. Oleum de laterihus. Insignes habet facultates: nam calefacit & siccat multum, & digerit & materiam omnem excrementiam consumit. Quare epilepsiae, paralysi, vertigini, oblivioni, & lienis, renum, vesicae, uteri, nervorum, articulorum, omnium doloribus frigidis mirificè conducit. Oleum Terebinthinae. Hoc oleum in omnibus aegritudinibus frigidis & flatuosis convenit; & nervorum affectibus, in asthmate & difficultate anhelitus etiam prodest. Oleum Spicae. Renibus inunctum gonorrhaeam sanat: lumbricos expellit, guttae duae ex vino sumptae. In summa, multis facultatibus praeditum est. Oleum è baccis Juniperi. Valet ad multa: ad tormina, ad gonorrhaeam, ad coli dolores ex catarrho. Hoc oleum balsamo comparatus, guttarum trium aut quatuor instar assumptum, resolutionem nervorum, morbum attonitum, & alios cerebri affectus praecavet: corpus ab omni veneno & pestilenti aere tuetur: stomachum debilitatum ex frigore restituit: vomitiones cohibet: viscerum abscessibus medetur: renes purgat: calculos frangit: urinam promovet: colicos & uterinos dolores compescit: difficultati intestinorum, sanguinisque rejectioni, & pectoris pulmonumque vitiis conducit: morbo arquato, & aquae inter cutem prodest: vermes necat. In summa omnibus membris laesis, vi sua penetrandi medetur, foris inunctum: convulsis, tremore & convulsione infestatis subvenit: scabiem, ulcera inveterata, malignáque, nec non condylomata curat: dolores lumborum, coxarum, podagrae & colicae, umbilico illitum, sedat: fissuras manuum sanat. Oleum è ●accis Hederae. Frigidis articulorum morbis singulariter prodest: menstrua provocat, calculos expellit, & ulcera expurgat, sanátque. Oleum è nucleis pineis. Valet ad erugandam mulierum cutem. Oleum Anisi. Ad vertiginem, angustiam pectoris, capitis defluxu natam, praefocationem, vomitionem, cruditatem stomachi ex flatibus, aquam inter cutem, aliósque affectus qui ex frigore & ventis proveniunt: praecipuè omnibus membris exanguibus & nervosis opitulatur, ut stomache, intestinis, vesicae, utero: cujus fluorem album exiccat, & omnes in totum actiones, quae de Aniso dicuntur, obit: oris habitusque foetorem emendat: Oleum foeniculi. Capiti conducit, praecipuè autern oculis, renibus, vesicae: pectoris angustiae & difficultati spirandi succurrit: stomachum juvat: flatus dissipat: calculos arenosos comminuit: urinam & menstrua promovet. Oleum ligni Guaiaci. Ad ulcera, & dolores ex morbo Gallico ortos valet. Oleum Macis. Calidae est facultatis: ideóque commodus ejus usus est in colica ● causa frigida, & a catarrho in capite descendente: confortat cor, ventriculum, & matricem. Oleum Ammoniaci. Valet ad tophos podagricos discutiendos. Oleum Sulphuris. Usurpatur in morbis frigidis, quorum causa sunt humores vel frigidi, vel putrefacti, aut in quibus flatuum est copia: ut in febribus putridis, tertianis, quotidianis, quartanis, in peste, in vulneribus, in ulceribus maximè cavis & sinuosis, in affectibus plerisque cerebri, oris, dentium, ventriculi, hepatis, lienis, matricis, vesicae, intestinorum & articulorum, iis videlicet, qui ex humoris abundantia, aut putrefactione proveniunt. Valet etiam ad fistulas, & ad curanda oris ulcera, quae gangraenas appellant: in quibus curandis maximè excellit. Oleum vitrioli. Valet ad apoplexiam, paralysim, epilepsiam, febres ardentes, pestilentésque: item ad sitim, stomachum bile aestuantem, morbos uterinos, aliósque innumeros, & humore idoneo guttarum instar potione assumptum, etc. Oleum Tartari. Ad curanda ulcera, praesertim ex lue venerea orta, efficacissimum est: cui mumia sive oleum faecularum dulce annumerari dcbet. Haec enim ulcera manantia ita curat, ut ipsorum malitia nocere ampliùs non possit. Ex vino hausta calculos renum & vesicae conterit, expellitque: urinam movet: ulcera purgat. Oleum, seu potiùs essentia Stibii. Hujus grana quatuor ex aqua melissae, chelidonii, aut vino generosissimo dantur: febres curat: aquam inter cutem discutit: morbis uterinis, arquato, comitiali, & similibus medetur: morbum Gallicum omniáque hinc orta vitia, mirabiliter sanat: humores per alvum educit, superfluos per cutis habitum expellit. Oleum Succini. Capitis affectibus, nervorum resolurioni, morbo attonito, & commitiali occurrit, guttae unius instar manè ex aqua Betonicae, Lavendulae, vel Tiliae potui sumptum: ab omni veneno & aere pestilenti praeservat, naribus inunctum, vel medicamentis in id idoneis commixtum: singulare est remedium in renum & vesicae morbis discutiendis, calculis educendis, urinariisque meatibus reserandis, ex vino Malvatico, aqua Petrososelini, vel simili humore exhibitum; colico morbo medetur: uteri strangulatui prodest, naturalibus illitum: foetum evocat, partumque facilem reddir, si gutta ejus ex aqua verbenae parturienti propinetur: omnes corporis facultates imbecilles reficit, roboratque: humores consumit, & cerebrum confirmat, aperitque. Oleum Hydrargyri. Omnium metallorum olea praestantissima superat: auri balsamo viribus respondet: ulcera & vulnera quaevis purgat, implet & percurat: pes os assumptum vesicae, faucium, aliarumque partium abditarum exulcerationes persanat: adhaec vi sua penetratoria renum morbos per sudores, urinamque discutit. Oleum mellis. Singulare est ad podagricos dolores sedandos, vulneraque curanda, remedium. Oleum balsami. Urinam movet, lapidem frangit, vermes enecat, aurium tinuitui à flatu crasso, paralysi, spasmo cynico, ischiadi, gonagrae, podagrae, & caeterarum juncturarum doloribus prodest, potum aut inunctum: sed parva ejus portio, aquae affectui aptae mista bibatur. Oleum benedictum Fioravanti. Valet ad omnis generis vulnera, presertim capitis, nervorum, etc. Oleum Philosophorum. Confert vulneribus: tussi, catarrho, vermibus: laterum puncturis. Vnguentum album Rhasis. De Vnguentis. Facultatem habet refrigerandi & exsiccandi, chirurgi utuntur illo in ulceribus ex combustione, & in vunleribus superficialibus. Vnguentum de lithargyro. Valet ad refrigerandum & explicandum, & in pruritu & scabie saepissimè applicatur. Vnguentum diapompholygos. In inflammationibus ulcerum & corundem humiditatibus utuntur chirurgi hoc unguento: valet etiam in ulceribus contractis ex pruritu, est namque medicamentum cicatricem inducens. Vnguentum rosaceum. Commendatur ad sedandam phlegmonem, crysipelata, herpetas, & ad corrigendam cephalalgiam, & denique ventriculi, & hepatis intemperiem calidam. Vnguentum rosatum santalatum. Magis refrigerat, & roborat hoc unguentum quâm superiùs propositum, ac proindeeo utuntur medici in hepatis intemperie calida, & dolore renum contracto ex calida imtemperie, & in similibus affectibus. Vnguentum Aegyptiacum. Utuntur chirurgi hoc unguento in ulceribus cacoethibus, inducit enim escharam; inducit & attenuat, & tergit carnem mortuam, & reliqua exerementa; valet in ulceribus pudendorū, ad collyria illius partis paranda, lotionesque conficiendas. Vnguentum basiliconis. Utuntur eo chirurgi in bubonibus, in pernionibus suppuratis, & apertis, & in aliis capitis & aliarum partium ulceribus. Vnguentum mediae confectionis. Valet ad vulnera simplicia, ad modicè tergendum & exsiccandum. Vnguentum nigrum sarracenum. Insignem habet facultatem attrahendi, extergendi, & expurgandi excrementa & vulnera exsiccandi, hinc in capitis vulneribus optimum est. Vnguentum resumptivum. Valet ad corrigendam siccam intemperiem & aliquantulum calidam, nam per excessum est frigidum & humidum, ideoque valet ad consumptos, hecticos, ad macie laborantes, & ad motus convulsivos, contractos in febribus ardentibus. Vnguentum citrinum. Optimum est ad emendanda faciei vitia ex causa externa, hinc maculas â sole contractas tergere valet. Vnguentum de arthanita. In ascite valet hoc unguentum, dum reliqua non prosunt: nam abdominis purgat aquas & serosos humores. Vnguentum album sarracenum. Valet ad repellendum & refrigerandum, proinde utuntur chirurgi eo commodissimè in vulneribus, partibus circumstantibus apposito. Vnguentum apii. Excrementa bubonum extergit, utuntur eo chirurgi primis diebus cum ellychniis quae apponuntur parti internae bubonis. Vnguentum de minio. Est sanè optimum ad ulcera exsiccanda dum medicamenta leviora non prosunt. Vnguentum pomorum. Ad emendenda vitia labiorum & narium valet, & ad faciem dealbandam, & illius vitia etiam emendanda. Vnguentum tuthiae. Valet ad oculorum inflammationes, nam repellit & digerit. Vnguentum Apostolorum. Facultatem habet incidendi & tergendi excrementa in ulceribus existentia, & eâdem extrahondi & exsiccandi humiditates. Hinc usus frequentissimus illius est in ulceribus uteri, & pudendi cacoethibus. Vnguentum de althaea. Insignem habet facultatem digerendi, unde valet ad resolvendos humores tumorum & aliarum partium induratorum. Vnguentum Agrippae regis. Resolvit & digerit tumores, unde in bubonibus & in ventris tumoribus, & in hydrope utuntur eo medici. Vnguentum comitissae. Valet ad sistendas fluxiones uteri & alvi, roborat namque & adstringit, unde valet in profluvio rebelli muliebri, in contumaci diarrhaea, & in dejectionibus hepaticis. Vnguentum contra scabiem. Potentissimè curat scabiem & pruritus. Vnguentum aureum. Optimum est ad vulnera curanda, excrementa tergenda, & humiditatem exsiccandam. Vnguentum contra tineam. Valet ut titulus declarat. Vnguentum Arragon. Habet insignem facultatem in quibuscunque srigidis affectibus, praesertim in colico dolore ex pituita vitrea & aliis doloribus natis ex materia frigida. Vnguentum martiatum. Anodynam quandam facultatem habet, proinde sedat dolores. Vnguentum populeon. Narcoticon est hoc unguentum, proinde refrigerat, somnum conciliat, in febribus ardentibus, & phreniticis prodest. Valet etiam ad combustos, & ad dolores sedandos, ad intemperiem calidam. Empyreumati eo utimur. Vnguentum é Nicotiana. Contra tineam valet, pediculos necat. Vnguentum Philagrios. Spasmum & paralysim juvat. Vnguentum ex Bdellio. Epilepsiam, paralysim, spasmum, caeteros nervorum affectus frigidos acscirrhosos juvat. Vnguentum tetrapharmacum. Calfacit, humectat, dolorem sedat, & pus movet. Vnguentum Apostolicum. Efficax est contra vulnera & ulcera difficilia, & fistulas: consumit carnem mortuam, & consumptam restaurat, duram mollit, & plagas sanat. Vnguentum viride, Androm. Recentia vulnera, & quaecunque non magna sunt, sanat. Vnguentum enulatum. Ploram sanat, impetiginem a pituita salsa, cutis asperitatem, & alia cutis vitia terget. Ad cancros, scabiem siccam, & lepram conducit. Vnguentum ceraseos magnum. Ulcera maligna, putrida, fistulosa, sorde & carne mortua purgat, carne implet, glutinat, & cicatrice tegit. Vnguentum è Caprifolio. Ad capitis vulnera praestantissimum est. Vnguentum Diapalmae. Ulcera sordida mundificat, sanat, & cicatricem inducit: tumores resolvit, discutit: dolorésque lenit. Vnguentum desiccativum rubrum. Ulcera sanat, cicatricem inducit. Vnguentum fuscum. Sanandi vim habet, & extrahendi. Vnguentum pectorale. Mitigat dolores pectoris, & tussim: digerit, maturat, facilitat sputum, & resolvit pleuresim. Vnguentum magnum Fioravanti. Valet ad morbum Gallicum, dolores, plagas: oculorum ardores tollit impositum. Ceratum refrigerans Galeni. De Ceratis. Gal. 10. Meth. cap. 9 docet, unguentum vel ceratum hoc valde refrigerare & humectare, valet ad hecticos & consumptos. Ceratum santalatum. Optimum est ad roborandum & refrigerandum hepar, in dejectionibus hepaticis biliosis, valet etiam ad intemperies calidas renum, & ad alias similes. Ceratum Stomachale, Galeni. Ventriclum & hepar roborat: horum dolorem â frigido lenit, appetentiam excitat, coctionem juvat. Ceratum ex thapsia. Utuntur medici hoc cerato in vehementissimis distillationibus ad exsiccandum, ad attrahendum humorem efficientem distillationem. Ceratum sparatum Sparadrap. Frequentissimus est hujus cerati usus in ulceribus antiquis exsiccandis. Ceratum è Cerussa. Sanat ambusta, erysipelata, scabiem siccam, & ulcera calida. Ceratum Alexandri. Ventriculum & ventrem reliquum inferiorem roborat, ab hisque duritiem dissipat. Emplastrum diapalmae. De Emplastris. Valet ad curanda ulcera antiqua. Emplastrum diachylonis communis. Temperatissimum est, & ita usum illius laudamus in scirrhis & aliis rebellibus tumoribus. Emplastrum diachylonis magni. Valet ad emolliendos & digerendos tumores. Emplast. stomaticonis confortativi. Optimum est ad roborandum ventrionlum, & corrigendam intemperiem frigidam illius. Emplastrum oxycroceum. Optimus est hujus emplastri usus in dolore contracto ex aliqua contusione, in ossium fracturis & dislocationibus. Emplast. Guillermi servitoris. Ad eosdem affectus valet ad quos valet emplastrum oxycroceum. Emplast. coutra conquassationem. Habet vim digerendi ac dissipandi humorem extravasatum ex contusionibus. Emplastrum de centaurea. Optimum est in vulneribus capitis. Emplast. de palmitibus. Valet ad extergenda & exsiccanda excrementa & humiditates quae apparent in ulceribus, & praecipuè usus hujus emplastri est in ulceribus antiquis. Emplast. contra rupturam. Ad hernias curandas valet hoc emplastrum, puerorum nimirum aquosas; valet etiam ad foetum retinendum. Emplast. contra rupturam ex pelle arietina. Valet ad consolidandum & uniendum peritoneum ruptum in ea regione, in quam vel omentum, vel intestina descendunt. Etiam valet ad hernias aquosas & flatuosas. Valet denique ad curandum aneurisma. Emplast. contra durities. Prodest ad emolliendos duros tumores. Emplastrum de ranis. Doloribus ex morbo Gallico contractis, praecipuè talpariis, prodest. Emplast. Diaphoeniconis. Valet ad juvandam ventriculi coctionem, ad vomitum sistendum, & emendandas contumaces alvi evacuationes. Emplast. catagenum. Optimum est in tumoribus gallicis in capite existentibus. Emplast. de gratia Dei. Valet ad ulcera antiqua curanda, quando alia emplastra non prosunt. Emplast. Apostolicum chirurgicum. Easdem habet facultates, & ad lienis scirrhos. Emplastrum divinum. Easdem, sed imbeciliores habet facultates. Emplast. de meliloto. Habet vim emolliendi & discutiendi flatus, & digerendi, tum etiam & roborandi; & hinc tumoribus duriusculis ventris, hepatis & aliarum partium prodest. Emplast. filii Zachariae. Valet ad durities emoliendas, & faciliora reddit excrementa in thorace existentia ad expuendum. Emplastrum de geminis. Optimum est ad curanda ulcera, in quibus levi occasione apparent quotidie inflammationes. Emplast. de Mastice. Confert dolori dentium, temporibus applicatum. Emplast. ad herniam. Valet ut titulus declarat. Emplastrum de Adipibus. Emollit & dolorem levat. Emplast. de stercore canis. Valet in ulceribus fraudulentis, etc. Emplast. de mucilaginibus. Maturat apostemata, & resolvit omnes durities. Emplast. Sticticum, Paracelsus. Confert doloribus nervorum, & fovet & corroborat eos. Emplastrum de minio. Valet ad ulcera mala & antiqua. Emplastrum Polyarchion. Lienosis & hepaticis affectibus auxiliatur. Barbarum Andromachi. Vulnera conglutinat. Gilvum Galeni. Facit ad cruenta vulnera & nervos praecisos. Emplastrum sulphuratum. Omnis generis maligna ulcera quàm brevissimè curat. Emplastrum è baccis Lauri. Ventriculi, intestinorum, hepatis, renum, vesicae, uteri, & partium aliarum dolorem à flatibus aut intemperie frigida ortum placat. INDEX. AQuae. Pag. 335. & seq. Rob. Pag. 337. & seq. Julep Pag. 338. & seq. Syrupi. Pag. 338. & seq. Aceta. Pag. 352. & seq. Conservae. Pag. 353. & seq. Electuaria. Pag. 359. & seq. Confectiones. Pag. 360. & seq. Looch. Pag. 386. & seq. Pulveres. Pag. 388. & seq. Trochisci. Pag. 395. & seq. Pilulae. Pag. 401. & seq. Collyria. Pag. 410. & seq. Olea. Pag. 411. & seq. Vnguenta. Pag. 421. & seq. Cerata. Pag. 427. & seq. Emplastra. Pag. 428. & seq. FINIS.