A comment on forty two histories discribed by Hippocrates in the first and third books of his Epidemics. In the first part Hippocrates's pathology is explained, and defended ... In the second part are fourteen histories of the first book of the Epidemics. In the third part are twenty eight histories of the third book of the Epidemics. The general method of curing an epidemical fever is deduced from Hippocrates's histories ... To which is added a Letter [to Dr. John Gibson], to shew that Hippocrates mentions a year of 360 days, which Daniel used, chap. ix. and that prophecy is explained from the copy of it in the Septuagint ... / [Sir John Floyer].

  • John Floyer
Date:
1726
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Credit: A comment on forty two histories discribed by Hippocrates in the first and third books of his Epidemics. In the first part Hippocrates's pathology is explained, and defended ... In the second part are fourteen histories of the first book of the Epidemics. In the third part are twenty eight histories of the third book of the Epidemics. The general method of curing an epidemical fever is deduced from Hippocrates's histories ... To which is added a Letter [to Dr. John Gibson], to shew that Hippocrates mentions a year of 360 days, which Daniel used, chap. ix. and that prophecy is explained from the copy of it in the Septuagint ... / [Sir John Floyer]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [*«] This was an Erratic 2vui?r,becaufe of the Pains, and inflammatory Laflitude, inordinate Fever, with and without Sweats, but they happened on the decretory Days, and the continuance of the Fever was long as in Rheumaftifms; the Bleeding at the Nofe fometimes, fhe\?rs the Fo¬ cus of the Fever was in the Blood ; the red Sediment alfo is in Rheumatifms, which ufu- ally throws of fuch red Sediment, and relieves ; by the red Sediment and Sweats at laid, and by the H$morrhagies, this Fever after many impef- fed critical Evacuations was perfectly Cured; fome of the choleric Faces pafled the Liver, and were evacuated by Vomit, but the Sizi- nefs of Blood, which always makes the Fevers long, was not Putrified, nor Evacuated till the eightieth Day, by Sweats, and red Sediment in the Urine; fome of this Rheumatic Hu¬ mour circulated into the Hands, and there gave Pains, as in other Rheumatifms. The Fever is mild in Rheumatifms, with¬ out Thirft, lofs of Appetite, and Vigiliae, when the Pains are Great, the fizey Humour is fix’d, when they have a red Sediment, they are lefs; the biliofe Humour and Sizinefs were the Fer¬ ment in this Fever, and that was lodged in the Arteries and the Lymphatics which arife from them ; and, as that returns to the Heart half Putrified, it irritates the Fever, and the Eva¬ cuation by fome Glands; thofe of the Liver, Cutis, Kidneys, and the Haemorrhagies cure it Critically, , . ' 1 ; H a Hiftorv