Volume 2

The practice of physick. In seventeen several books. Wherein is plainly set forth, the nature, cause, differences, and several sorts of signs; together with the cure of all diseases in the body / By Nicholas Culpeper ... Abdiah Cole ... And William Rowland ... Being chiefly a translation of the works of that learned and renowned doctor, Lazarius Riverius ... To which are added, four books containing five hundred and thirteen observations of famous cures. By the same author. And a fifth book of Select medicinal counsels. By John Fernelius ... As also a physical dictionary.

  • Lazare Rivière
Date:
1668
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Credit: The practice of physick. In seventeen several books. Wherein is plainly set forth, the nature, cause, differences, and several sorts of signs; together with the cure of all diseases in the body / By Nicholas Culpeper ... Abdiah Cole ... And William Rowland ... Being chiefly a translation of the works of that learned and renowned doctor, Lazarius Riverius ... To which are added, four books containing five hundred and thirteen observations of famous cures. By the same author. And a fifth book of Select medicinal counsels. By John Fernelius ... As also a physical dictionary. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    II or purgeth it out being turned into Matter by the Natural Paffages. They who are prefer ved and cured of the Lethaigie do ufe after to fpit Matter and Blood, //t- pocrates in Coac. and Third Book ofDifeafcs, This Opinion, fay fome, agrees not With Experience tor few have feen a true or corrupt Matter between the Breatf and the Lungs, follow a Lethargic: But the Interpretation of Mercnrulii upon the Aphorifm is very nt^ht for he faith, That Hypccrates meaneth by Empyema and Empyicue, not the Difeafe of the^Breaft but when filth IS difcharged by the Ears and Nofirils. And Ga/en hath taught us in his Commentary upon Aphorifm 8. Se6f. 5. and Aphorifm ^4» Sedl. y. That Hypocrates by Empyema underftands there, not onely that Suppuration and breeding of Matter vvhich is in the Breaft, but alfo that which is in all other parts. It is a good figne when a Phrenfie lolloweth a fleepy Difeafe coming of a cold Caufe, becaufe by that violent heat vvhich caufeth a Phrenfie, the watery matter vvhich begets a lleepy Difeafe is concoded. Men in Apoplexies die in feven days, except a Feaver take them , Hypocrates 2. of Difeafes andAphor. 5i.Se(5l-.^. but that Feaver muft be a violent one, and effentially fpringin^ from the Inflammation of the Humors and Spirits, otherwifeitvvill not difcufs the matter which caufeth the Apoplexy : for if it be gentle, and onely fymptomatical, or happening to the Difeafe as an Acci¬ dent, as in an Apoplexy, coming from the burning difpofition of the Head through too much blood containedinthe Veins thereof, then the Feaver doth not diminifh the Difeafe, but rather caufe fome fymptoms of Madncfs,which weaken the Animal Faculties: and in this cafe a Phrenfie comin^^ upon a fleepy Difeafe is not good, as we faid in the Prognoftick before mentioned. Moreover a Feaver that muft diflblve a fleeping Difeafe, muft have another condition, namely. That it come in the beginning of the Difeafe, whileft Nature is in fome ftrength to put forth ftrong endeavors For that Feaver which comes after the Difeafe hath long continued, is not healthful, as Hypocrate] in Coacis faith, .Apoplexies being like to be diftolved, if a Feaver come upon them after they havd long continued, are deadly. ^ A faint Sweat in an Apoplexy is evil, for it ftiews great oppreflion of Nature. CURE. For the Cure of thefe Difeafes, as of all other, three neceflary means are required^ Firft, Order of Diet. Secondly, Manual Operations, or Chyrurgery, Thirdly, Medicines, or Phyfick. The Diet in the beginning of thefe Difeafes muft be very flender, becaufe they are very acute, or violent and (harp ; therefore the Patient muft be fed onely with thin Broathf'now and then; But in the time of the declination of thefe Difeafes, we may ufe the fame Diet which is prefcribed in the Chapter before-going, treating of the co’ld Diftempers of the Brain. The other two means are to be ufed by this following Method. And becaufe fleeping Difeafes are fudden and full of danger, they require the Phyficians chief diligence, and quick application of Medicines. . Firft therefore. When the Phyfician is called to one taken with a fleeping Difeafe, he fhall en¬ deavour to raife the Patient from his deep fleep by oftering violence to all his Senfes, and laying hii Eyes towards the Sun-beams, and cleareft light; he muft make a great noife in his Ears, and he muft be called aloud by his own Name; He muft put fharp things to hisNoftrils, asRue,Caftor, Vinegar, and lEarp things into his Mouth alfo. He muft ftir up his feeling with pinching, pulling of Hair, by ligature or binding, bending of the ringers, and the like. Make firft a Clyfter of the common Decodfion which is moft ready, after this manner: Takeoj^common Decoclion for Clyftersy me Pint and an half. Hiera Picra and DiapHoenicbn, of each one Ounce y Oyl of Rue and of Lillies y of each one Ounce and an ha/fy Honey of Rofes tippoOnn^ cesy Salt one Dram X Make a Cly fiery give it prefently* While thefe things are doing, the Phyfician ought ferioufly to cenfider whether blood-letting be fit or not j for in thefe Difeafes, as faid, Blood-letting either kills or cures; and blood-Iet- nng is good, if blood be the principali Caufe, or the aflifting Caufe, or if it be fine qua nony that,is, a Caufe without which the Difeafe would not be, if ftrength permit. But his ftrength is not be looked upon as he is in his Fit, when his Animal Aiftions are hindred, but as it was before the Difeafe came. For if the Patient was formerly ftrong, he will endure blood-letting, except the Apoplexy be very ftrong ; and if his ftrength be not taken away by refolution of the Parts, but by oppreflion of them, then is blood-letting good. But if blood offend no way, or if the ftrength be quite gone, or the Patient very old, you may omit blood-letting, butotherwife prefently. ^ The firft thing to be done either by Night or Day to one in any of thefe Difeafes, is blood-Iet- tin® ; nay, before the Clyfter^ if it be not already adminiftred ; But his Arm muft firft be well rubbed and chafed, E 2 And