A treatise of the rickets: being a disease common to children. Wherein (among many other things) is shewed, 1. The essence 2. The causes 3. The signs 4. The remedies of the diseas / Published in Latin by Francis Glisson, George Bate, and Ahasuerus Regemorter. Translated into English by Phil. Armin.

  • Glisson, Francis, 1597-1677.
Date:
1651
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A treatise of the rickets: being a disease common to children. Wherein (among many other things) is shewed, 1. The essence 2. The causes 3. The signs 4. The remedies of the diseas / Published in Latin by Francis Glisson, George Bate, and Ahasuerus Regemorter. Translated into English by Phil. Armin. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    26/392 (page 8)
    a a 2b Mae. Ks a7 — Bie hae Ls ia Re ~ s “ ee? $$$ hhSs FP hE SELES SEE EF CHAP. II. Anotomical Obfervations colletied from the Dif- fection and Infpection of Bodies fubdued and killed by this Difeafe. Efore we attempt an‘enquiry intothe Na- ture and Caufes of this Difeafe, we hold . it convenient co premife fome few certain and undoubted things,as being obvious to the Senfes; which both’ demonftrate the real exi- ftence of this Difeafe; and may- alfo be caft for a foundation, whereon to buildthe Superftruéture of our judgment & opinion concerning this new Dif- eafe,.For we would not haveany man to imagine that we here treat of fome Fiétitious & Imaginary Eyil, muchlefs toexpeét that our Opinion fhould be creduloufly embraced without examination. But chis we racher aim at, That che matter of our Dif- courfe ro all poffibiliry may be known and precom- ceivedin the very entrance , that we may confirm thofe things which we fhall propofe;by thofe things thatare obvious ro tke Senfes, as occafion fall re- quire,and chat the Reader being inftructed 10 thefe, may become a competent judge of our Reéafons,and ment cencerhing each ofthem, We acteft thertore *