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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    [5 5] the Urine Crudej he Died about Sun fetting: In this Fever were Sweats, the Hypochondria fwelled, and diftended with Pain, the .Urine Black, having round Clouds, which did not fink ^ many Stools, not much Thirft to the laft, much Convulfions with Sweats at the time of his Death. This is a Fever by a Surfeit, and the Fer¬ ment in the new Chyle, and that produced the great Sweats, and the Delirium, the Hypochon¬ dria were diftended by the Surfeit, and many Stools were Evacuated from the Matter, cor¬ rupted by the Supper: The Delirium, Convul¬ fions, Crudity of Urine, and Coldnefsof the Extremities were ill Signs, the Signs of crude Urine, are Palenefs and Thinnefs' the black- nefs from Hypochondriac obftruciions of the Blood, about the Spleen, and if a Collection of fome Cacochymia had not preceeded the Sup¬ per, that Surfeit would not have been Fatal. The focus Putridinis in this Fever was in the Stomach, and Guts, from whence a nido- rous Chyle was fent into the Blood, therefore a Vomit and Glyfter, and a lenitive Purge was neceflary to Evacuate the focus Putridinis, and Bathing, and Bleeding to prevent the irre¬ gularities of the animal Spirits, and their irri¬ tations to Watchfulnefs, and Delirium, and Convulfions. Hiftory ' 1