Volume 1

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.

    900/954 (page 448)
    t 448 Additions of Qbfervations and Hili pries of Frnoig Rare Cures, &c, what a quantity of fevous Humors we have many times feen drop down through thefe holes . fo that hardly fo much would come in ten dayes from a Seton, tis would fomtimes in twenty four hours run at thefe paffages. Nor is this good only in fuch fluxions to the Eyes, but alfo to all other inferior parts (e- fpecially the external parts ) as the Breaft * Teeth, Joynts, &c. we have often feen the «cod it hath done, and we have known ma¬ ny freed from an eminent Phthifick procee¬ ding from a thin and fharp diftillation, here¬ by. So that it is worth the while for all Pra¬ ctitioners of Phyiick to bring thefe Setons on the Ear into ufe, for the averfion and evacu¬ ation of all fluxions, in fundry Difeafes. Certain Obfervations of unufual Difeafes a and bard to cure,\vith their Cures, found in a certain old Library without the Author his Name. 1 ‘ '1 . The P REF A C E. ■ ; ’ . . , », Be Occafton why / have taken in hand to write of the Rare Cures 0f feme Difeafes , which have hap¬ pened in my time, is this • Becaufe in regard that daily feme new Difeafes arifr, tr at leaf attended with unheard of Symptoms^ cf which it is apparent that few or none have made mention. And moreover we find thdt many old Difeafes return afrefh^to find the tr^e and proper Cure whereof many good hours are fpent in vain, hecaafe an hundred Books mu ft he turned ever lefore we'can know the Difeafe, or how to cure the fame; therefore we have collected fome ft range flowers as it were both out of all the heft Authors , and from our own long uf e and Experience, which every one may ufe at his p/eafure. And from hence he may learn the Cure of fuch Difeafes and Symptoms *s rarely happen. Obfetv. I. Hiccupping* 692. A certain German being about the age of forty years, was taken with Hiccup¬ ping , which was afterwards attended by ftrange and almofl incredible Symptoms. This man therefore being come from Germa¬ ny as far as Nemours, for to buy Box Roots, which is a great Commodity ih Gallia Nar- honenfis, and being exceedingly inflamed by the Suns heat (for it was in the Dog dayes) being exceeding thirfty, as foon as he came into his Inn, he took the pail of a Draw-Wei full W cold Water', and drunk fo largely, that it) regard of the quantity and coldneis of the Water, he fell into a Convulsion of his Stomach, which was fo great, that by no Remedies nor courfe ofDiet,for two moneths together, he could be cured, yea, the more we endeavored, the more were we fruftrated by the Difeafe. But this was chiefly to be wondred at,That as foon as any one did but touch the hem of his Cloak or Coat, his Hiccup being ceafed before, it would -thereupon arife with fo great concuffion of his whole body , that the very boards of his Chamber would tremble , and Dr. Rondeletius coming by chance to fome Patients, at Nemours, he Was called to advife with Dr* Fcrrand and other Phy/iti- ans and Chyrurgeons that were then in that Town ; and at laft when all had faid their , minds, why he was fo hard to be cured, alfo by what means he might be holpen; they all agreed that the caufe was an exceeding great diftemper of his ftomach , which made thefe Symptoms laftfo long. But as to the Re¬ medies; They thought good he fhould coi> tinue the nfe of Fomentations, Cataplafms , Embroches, Cupping-glaffes,v ( Purgation not being neglefted) and the taking of Sy¬ rups, Opiates,and Powders, fitly to this pur- pofe citing that Aphorifm of ]Bypocrates z When a Phyfitian does all things according to Reafon he ought to perfift, though the wifh- ed effedt do not prefently follow. But I * having in vain tried allRemedies that were a- greed upon by us, begun to think with my felf that an hot Bath might change fo great a diftemper, and reduce the ftomach to its na¬ tural Temper; partly, becaufe through long tarriance in the Bath, the force of the Bath might more readily penetrate into the habit of his body, whereby there might be a com¬ munication with the Member afte&ed ; part¬ ly becaufe I fuppofed the Medicaments would pierce the more if they were mixed with the Bath, becaufe of the greater lcof- nefs of the Skin caufed by an hot Bath ; rot did- my Opinion deceive me, becaufe a Bath being made of Bayes , Origanum, Mints, Wormwood, boyled in Water, he found fo great good by ftaying therein , that he was cured in four or five dayes. Moreover we applied a bag full of the forefaid Herbs to the Region of his ftomach while he was in the Bath. Nor muft it be forgotten, That the Hiccup for two moneths fpace did fo vex that German, that crudity now being rooted in