The Lord Bacons relation of the sweating-sickness examined, in a reply to George Thomson ... Together with a defence of phlebotomy in general, and also particularly in the plague, smallpox, scurvey, and pleurisie in opposition to the same author and the author of Medela medicinae [i.e. M. Nedham], Doctor Whitaker, and Doctor Sydenham. Also a relation concerning the strange symptomes happening upon the bite of the adder: and a reply, by way of preface to the calumnies of Eccebolius [i.e. Joseph] Glanvile / [Henry Stubbe].

Henry Stubbe

Date:: 1671

Credit: The Lord Bacons relation of the sweating-sickness examined, in a reply to George Thomson ... Together with a defence of phlebotomy in general, and also particularly in the plague, smallpox, scurvey, and pleurisie in opposition to the same author and the author of Medela medicinae [i.e. M. Nedham], Doctor Whitaker, and Doctor Sydenham. Also a relation concerning the strange symptomes happening upon the bite of the adder: and a reply, by way of preface to the calumnies of Eccebolius [i.e. Joseph] Glanvile / [Henry Stubbe]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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This Baconical Philofopher here directly contradiéts what. he would feem to aflert againjft me: viz. His Author and he fay there, that the maf of blond iw the veins was not infected ( for then there would: have enfued fpots and botches ) but only the vital {pirits. Whereas bere he faith, that 7 bad its original doubtleff from a degenerate Latex, turned into a malignant Ichor,. which cauled a tabefaction, or colliquation of the blood and nutritive juyce. And undoubtedly he is deceived, in fixing the original of that difeafe in the Latex, whereas it de- pended, and had its beginning and being from a particular venome and corruption of the Airs for, notwithftanding that the un/eafonablene|s of the preceding year, might have depraved the bodies of men, yet did both arife, [pread, and ceafe fo fuddenly, that ‘tis evident sts original and continuance was derived from another canfe. Whereas he fayes it was Spinptomactcal , ‘tts a fign he under- flands not what he fayes : for [ymptomatical evacuations Sennert.lu/fit (at bet) are neither to be promoted, hor pr ovoked, but medic, 1.36 ODly ‘continued: whereas fuch as did not of themfelves aE fweat,were to be forced in this cafe, to fweat moderately, r- Vallef. 5 , aoa ae otherwile they dyed.I profefs I do not know yet the nature 1.15. ¢-3. of that défeafe,whereunto to reduce it, ot how to peak of eres Ai it, in the language of a Phyfician : they that /aw it, were vita © wort, as much perplexed with the zotion of tt, as with the Bo. 63: Ns Maer That any JOyptician did then go about to ewe ddealoul “Gt, as my Adver[ary reports, bp flopping the Tweat bp 13. fe@.6o anftringents and caotuny ChuIys, 1s an aitemmpe U cane His not believe, till I fee fome good Author for to avere it: it being contrary to the moff received rules of Medicine: And it is cettatit, that in Ragland (at leaft the frit time) the cure is not faid to have been performed by Euflemachies and comnterpoyfons , that did immediately ob- literate tet mo, 4 eynait0 eft rine ctf ii] © Hi wiih a nity cial | Meth of Dh tine, yet nitty what ¢ wert Med git medic they g barbie wt ih fori R ¢ Benedi

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