Two broad-sides against tobacco / the first given by King James ... his Counterblast to tobacco. The second transcribed out of ... Dr. Everard Maynwaringe, his treatise of the scurvy. To which is added, serious cautions against excess in drinking: taken out of ... the same author ... With a short collection, out of Dr. George Thompson's Treatise of bloud; against smoking tobacco. Also many examples of God's severe judgments upon notorious drunkards ... by Mr. Samuel Ward. Concluding with two poems against tobacco [by J. Sylvester] and coffee [by G. Wither?]. Collected and published ... by J[ohn] H[ancock] Philanthrōpos.

  • James I, King of England, 1566-1625
Date:
1672
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Credit: Two broad-sides against tobacco / the first given by King James ... his Counterblast to tobacco. The second transcribed out of ... Dr. Everard Maynwaringe, his treatise of the scurvy. To which is added, serious cautions against excess in drinking: taken out of ... the same author ... With a short collection, out of Dr. George Thompson's Treatise of bloud; against smoking tobacco. Also many examples of God's severe judgments upon notorious drunkards ... by Mr. Samuel Ward. Concluding with two poems against tobacco [by J. Sylvester] and coffee [by G. Wither?]. Collected and published ... by J[ohn] H[ancock] Philanthrōpos. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    !> 1 , Difeafe, denominated and diftinguiffied from other ficknefTes, by its proc at arUukyox procuring caufz,Drink* That Drunkennefs is a Difeafe or ficknefs, will appear in that it hath all the requifites to conjlitute a Difeafe,and is far diftant from *ftateo£ health ; for as health is the free and regular difcharge of all the functions X& the body and mind; and ficknefs, 'when the functions are. not performed,or weakly and depravedly; thenE£rie« ^ ty may properly be (aid to be a Difeafe or ficknefs, becaufe it hath the fymftofns and diugnoftick figns, of an acute and great Difeafe .• for, during the time of drunkgnncfs, and fome time after, few of the faculties perform rightly,but very depravedly and prefer natualfy.: if we examine the intellectual faculties, we (hall find the reafon gone, the memory loft or much abated, and the will ftrangely per¬ verted ; if we look into the fcnftive faculties, they are dilordered, and their impedited, or performed very deficiently ; the < eyes do not fee well, nor the ears hear well, nor the palate rellifh, & c. Thcffeech faulters and is imperfect ; theftomaeh perhaps vo¬ mits or naufeates; his legs fail: Indeed if we look through the whole man, we (hall fee all the faculties depraved, and their functi¬ ons either not executed, or very diforderly and with much defici- •- ency. ‘ ~ f . Now according to thefe fymptoms in other fickyeffes, we judge a man not likely to live long ; and that it is very hard he (hould re¬ cover; the danger is fo great from the many threatning fymptoms that attend this ficknefs, and prognojlicaie a bad event; here is no¬ thing appears falutary ; but from head to foot, the Difeafe is preva¬ lent in every part ; which being collated, thtfyndrom is lethal, and judgment to be given fo. Surely then Drunkennefs is a very great Difeafe for the time; but becaufe it is not ufually mortal, nor lafts long; therefore it is flight- - ed, and look’t upon as a trivial matter that will cure it felf. But now thequeftion may be asked; Why is not Drunkennefs ufually -mortal ? fince the fame figns in other Difeafes are accounted mortal, and the event proves it fo. To which I anfwer; All the hopes we have that & manfdrun]^ (hould live, is ; firft, From common expert- • tnee that it is not deadly : Secondly, From the nature oi'theprimi- Hive Ox procuring Caufe, ftrong Drink or Wine; which although it • rage, and ftrangely difeompofe the man for a time, yet it lafts not long, nor is mortal• The inebriating fpirits of the liquor, flowing in fo faft, and joy ning with the fpiiits of mans body, make fo high a tide. /