Of the Fever Diaria, or Ephemera.

• 1 Definition, its a fever of unnaturall heat kindled in the spirits.
  • 1 or ayrie part of the bloud or humors by ryot, &c. hurting the action.
  • 2 without putrefaction.
• 2 Kindes are ii. i. Diaria,
  • 1 simplex,
  • 2 plurimum dierum.
• 3 Difference, the
  • 1 first lasteth but 24. houres,
  • 2 the second lasteth 2, 3, 4. dayes or more without putrefaction.
• 4 Causes are divers, as
  • 1 primitive, whose distemper heateth, i. e. inflameth the spirits.
  • 2 antecedent, whose distemper heateth, i. e. inflameth the spirits.
  • 3 conjunct, whose distemper heateth, i. e. inflameth the spirits.
  • 4 by the abuse of the 6. thing not naturall.
• 5 Signes are a fever,
  • 1 easie and gentle in the first kinde,
  • 2 hotter and stronger in the second kinde, as appeareth in the
    • 1 fever,
    • 2 accidents.
• 6 Prognosti­cation,
  • 1 in hot and dry comple­xions they soone turn either into
    • 1 acute rotten fevers,
    • 2 Hectica.
  • 2 If it continue long they turn either into
    • 1 acute rotten fevers,
    • 2 Hectica.
  • 3 the
    • 1 first if well used is cured in 24. houres,
    • 2 second lasteth moe daies.
  • 4 both sorts if ill handled or delayed, is the originall of divers dangerous fevers.
• [Page 9]7 Cure, in it consider the
  • 1 prespecta­tion, in it consider,
    • the cause
      • 1 precedent being from out ward meanes.
      • 2 conjunct, i. inflamation of the spirits.
    • use good order in the 6. things not naturall, this fever if simple need no purging:
    • eschue
      • 1 fasting, &c. it makes it of more force presently.
      • 2 watching, &c. it makes it of more force presently.
    • the cure must be divers accor­ding to the
      • 1 disease,
      • 2 accidents.
    • use nothing herein to coole above the first degree.
  • intentions curative, use,
    • diet,
      • 1 fit, S. A.
      • 2 to attenuate,
      • 3 meats of good juyce:
    • bazes to open the pores if need be.
    • 3 herein
      • 1 no coole thing above the first degree according to the tem­per of the body.
      • 2 things
        • 1 differing according to the cause of the distemper and acci­dents.
        • to helpe the cruditie of the stomack, in it con­sider if the wombe be costive or loose.
  • particular remedies▪ S. A. according to the particular cause, as after shall appeare.

Of the fever Diaria, plurimum dierum.

• 1 Definition, its a continuall fever
  • 1 inflaming the spirits above 24. houres,
  • 2 of 2. 3. or 4. dayes or moe without pu­trefaction, hurting the action.
• 2 Kindes are ii. i. Diaria
  • 1 simplex,
  • 2 plurimum dierum.
• 3 Differences
  • 1 in their kinds is in their
    • 1 time of continuance,
    • 2 increase of accidents.
  • 2 from all other fevers is in
    • 1 cause,
    • 2 matter,
    • 3 accidents,
    • 4 cure.
    • 5 so long as this is free from putrefaction or Hectica.
• 4 Cause is,
  • 1 often riot or abuse of the 6. things not naturall.
  • 2 inflamation by excesse, heat kindling the thinne parts of the bloud, yet without putrefaction.
  • 3 vapours retained, the pores and passages being stopt up▪
• 5 Signes are,
  • 1 body
    • 1 inflamed and puft up with vapours,
    • 2 full and pineth not away suddenly,
    • 3 in a continuall hot fit,
    • 4 with urine not much altered.
  • 2 divers according to the particular causes and accidents.
• 6 Prognostic.
  • 1 they are most subject to this that
    • 1 riot much, and disorder themselves.
    • 2 have full bodies and nar­row pores, unapt to breath out vapours.
  • 2 small danger in it selfe onely,
  • 3 danger if chiefly turning into other fevers,
  • 4 the distemper, signes, and accidents are according to the obstruction, as that is either
    • 1 greater,
    • 2 lesser.
• [Page 11]7 Cure, in it con­sider the
  • 1 perspectation in it, consider well the
    • 1 cause,
    • 2 greatnesse of the obstruction,
    • 3 if bleeding have beene omitted, do it at any time, saith the learned.
    • 4 bleeding and drinking of cold water is the best cure.
    • 5 great abstinence after surfeit of meat is good, if caused by surfeit of meat, bleed not before the 2. or 3. day.
    • 6 best method to cure it.
  • intentions curative,
    • 1 bleed plentifully at first, if nothing forbid it.
    • 2 use medicines to scoure and cleanse that heat least,
    • 3 bathe
      • 1 if need bee to open the pores of the utter skin.
      • 2 but first anoint the body with warme sweet oyle of Camomile, &c. with moderate frication to o­pen the pores.
    • 4 after a bath,
      • 1 open the inward obstructions, by drinking decocti­ons fit, &c. that heat least.
      • 2 then coole the heat of the fever. S. A.

Of the Fever Putrida in generall.

• 1 Definition Febris putrida is any rotten fever of humour putrified sometimes
  • 1
    • within the veines or vessels.
    • without the veines or vessels.
  • 2 both within and without, as appeareth in their proper chap­ters.
• 2 Kindes are general­ly ii. i.
  • 1 simple,
  • 2 compound.
• 3 Differences are according to the
  • 1 cause,
  • 2 matter offending,
  • 3 place wherein the matter is contained,
  • 4 fits, for some be
    • 1 continuall,
    • 2 intermitting, and be either
      • 1 typick,
      • 2 erratick.
    • 3 both continuall, and intermitting.
• 4 Cause is
  • 1 ever unkinde heat, and unnaturall, kindled in the putri­fied humours.
  • 2 as is further shewed particularly, in their proper Chap­ters.
• 5 Signes
  • 1 generall, are
    • 1 grilling cold, or shivering,
    • 2 fits intermitting at the first in all.
    • 3 anguish by thick smoaks or vapours,
    • 4 accidents in the state be much.
    • 5 feeblenesse,
    • 6 the fever abideth not in one state.
  • 2 particular are,
    • 1 divers, as are shewed in their particular chapters following.
    • 2 some be
      • 1 continuall,
      • 2 intermitting,
      • 3 called typhodes, i. the sweat­ing sicknesse, &c.
• 6 Prognostic.
  • 1 most of these rotten fevers of matter putrified within the vessels be dangerous, as is shewed in their proper chapters.
  • 2 the Sweating sicknesse killeth many of all de­grees.
• [Page 13]7 Cure, con­sider in it the
  • 1 prespecta­tion, in it consider the
    • 1 putrifaction, if it come ei­ther of
      • 1 one onely humor alone.
      • 2 moe humors, and that ei­ther,
        • 1 equall,
        • 2 inequal.
    • 2 Fever,
      • 1 whether it be either,
        • 1 a disease,
        • 2 an accident.
      • 2 if mingled with fevers of its own nature, or otherwise.
    • 3 cure how to begin, and so to proceed the right way, as in their particular Chap­ters. S. A.
    • 4 Intentions curative, and follow the best method. S. A.
  • 2 intentions curative, use,
    • 1 fit diet. S. A.
    • 2 prepare the matter,
    • 3 evacuation. S. A.
    • 4 coroborate the parts weakened,
    • 5 correct the accidents. S. A.
    • 6 In all things the fittest according to the
      • 1 kinde of the Fever.
      • 2 nature of the Fever.
      • 3 time of the Fever.

Of Fever Synochus putrida.

• [...] Definition, its a continuall Rotten Fever without great mutation from the beginning to the end.
• [...] Kinds are ii. i.
  • 1 Synochus putrida, being divided into these three kinds, i.
    • 1 augmastica,
    • 2 epamastica,
    • 3 peramastica.
  • 2 Synochides.
• 3 Difference
  • 1 Synochus putrida is,
    • 1 when all the 4. hu­mors putrifie with­in the veins,
      • 1 ad justitiam,
      • 2 non ad pondus.
    • 2 divided into iii. particular sorts. i.
      • 1 Augmastica wasteth no more hot vapours, then it ingendreth, & so stands at a stay.
      • 2 Epamastica doth ingē ­der more hot vapours then it wasteth, and so increaseth higher.
      • 3 Peramastica wasteth more hot vapors then it ingendereth, and so the fever decreaseth.
  • 2 Synochides, herein bloud and choler both putrifie within the veins.
• 4 Cause is when
  • unkind heat doth putrifie the whole masse of bloud ad ju­stitiam, as the 4. humors putrifie as above-said.
  • we abuse the 6. things not naturall in riot and excesse.
• [Page 15]5 signes
  • 1 Astimal hot fever without rest with excesse boyling heat of the bloud.
  • 2 are partly according to the different kindes.
  • 3 the
    • 1 Augmastick stands ever at one stay in shew from the beginning to the end, ut vinum Inopis, as dark wine.
    • 2 Epamastica ever increaseth.
    • 3 Peramastica, ever diminisheth▪
    • 4 same fever hapneth
      • Chiefly in bo­dies,
        • 1 grosse and full,
        • 2 sanguine,
        • 3 of Bacchus crue.
      • Seldome in bodies leane, old, or cold temperatures,
• 6 Prognostic.
  • the
    • ii. first particulars few escape death,
    • third or last kinde all escape if they disorder not themselves.
  • if the humour be much putrified, to draw much bloud its dangerous.
• 7 Cure, in it consider the
  • 1 perspectation, in it consider the
    • 1 fever,
    • 2 kinds,
    • 3 differences,
    • 4 cause,
    • 5 signes,
    • 6 prognostic.
    • 7 manner of cure which must bee according to the
      • 1 kinde,
      • 2 differences,
      • 3 cause,
      • 4 time of the dis­ease,
      • 5 accidents, &c.
  • 2 Intentions curative,
    • 1 empty the abundance,
    • 2 open the obstructions,
    • 3 free the perspiration,
    • 4 cure the rottennesse,
    • 5 correct the accidents,
    • 6 quench the fever.

Of the compound hot continuall Fever Synochides.

• 1 Definition, its a continuall hot burning rotten Fever, without rest or intermission.
• 2 Kindes are as above-said in Synochus putrida.
• 3 Difference,
  • 1 its hotter,
  • 2 accidents more vehement then in Synochus putrida.
  • 3 its composed partly of Fever
    • 1 causon,
    • 2 Synochus.
  • 4 its not so hot and vehement as the Fever
    • 1 causon,
    • 2 causonides.
• 4 Cause is
  • ii. parts bloud, or most bloud, and lesse choler putrified within the veins and arteries.
  • i. part choler, or most bloud, and lesse choler putrified within the veins and arteries.
• 5 Signes
  • 1 are partly as in Fever
    • Synochus, but sharper.
    • Causon, but milder.
  • 2 it do participate betweene Synochus and Causon, but neerer to Synochus putrida.
  • 3 are a continuall hot burning fever without rest or in­termission.
  • 4 are headach sharp.
  • 5 are thirst great,
  • 6 are watch and ill rest,
  • 7 are urine high and thick.
• 6. Prognostic. its very dangerous, and most of them dye.
• [Page 17]7 Cure, in it consider the
  • 1 prespecta­tion, in it consider the
    • 1 Fever rightly.
    • 2 humors, and
      • 1 their quantities, how un­equall they be.
      • 2 provide for both. S. A.
    • 3 difficulty in discerning perfectly these com­pound fevers the one from the other, else you shall ever erre in the cure.
    • 4 cure in this fever must incline most to the cure of Synochus putrida, and lesse to cau­son, both in preparing, purging, and cor­recting the accidents.
    • 5 best method, and use all. S. A. trust not wholly to the urine, but examine the par­tie, and symptoms exactly.
  • 2 intentions curative,
    • 1 use dyet cooling inclining to drinesse.
    • 2 evacuate by
      • 1 clyster, S. A.
      • 2 bleeding, S. A.
      • 3 purge senitive, S. A.
      • 4 sweats, &c. S. A.
    • 3 corroborate the weake parts, as you finde in those ii. Fevers above-said.
    • 4 correct the ac­cidents, as you finde in those ii. Fevers above-said.

Of the Fever Causon, the hottest burning fever continuall.

• 1 Definition, its the hottest continuall restlesse burning Fever above all other.
• 2 Kindes are ii. i.
  • 1 Vera, the true Causon Fever.
  • 2 Non vera, i. the Fever Causonides following.
• 3 Differences, the fever
  • 1 Causon
    • 1 proceeds of one onely humor, i. yellow choler simply,
    • 2 is more vehement in the fever and ac­cidents then all other fevers.
  • 2 Causonides is
    • 1 compound of ii. humours, see the Chapter.
    • 2 milder in the fever and accidents then Causon.
• 4 Cause is
  • 1 yellow choler putrified within the veins and arteries neere
    • 1 heart,
    • 2 lungs,
    • 3 liver,
    • 4 stomack, &c.
  • 2 not the heat of bloud, but the burning of choler.
• 5 Signes are
  • 1 a continuall hot sharp burning fever without rest.
  • 2 tongue hot, dry, and black.
  • 3 thirst extreame.
  • 4 breath hot, and sharp.
  • 5 watch continuall, and alienation of minde.
• 6 Prognostic, few of these escape with life, but death attacheth them.
• [Page 19]7 Cure, consider the
  • 1 prespecta­tion, in it consider
    • 1 well
      • 1 whether it bee an exquisite Causon or no.
      • 2 the time of the disease.
      • 3 in the beginning, and increase of all cholericke fe­vers eschew all
        • 1 cooling binding things.
        • 2 both inward & outward.
        • 3 rubarb,
        • 4 absinth, &c.
      • 4 the accidents if their violence re­quire present help.
    • 2 if you let bloud,
      • 1 do it in cruditie, not after con­coction appeareth.
      • 2 draw not above 4. or 5. ounces, except cause require it.
    • 3 before to take a right and perfect method, and performe it effectually. S. A.
  • 2 intentions curative, consider,
    • 1 whether, the disease and the complexion do agree, or be contrary to each other.
    • use
      • 1 diet cold and moist in all, as in a pure tertian.
      • 2 evacuation by
        • 1 clyster to coole and void excrements.
        • 2 bleeding, Basilica. S. A. purging choler, as in a pure tertian.
    • 3 corroborate and nourish the
      • breast after bleeding with things that cool, dry little, and fortifie.
      • stomack after bleeding with things that cool, dry little, and fortifie.
    • 4 correct the accidents as in other hot fevers. quench the heat of the Fever. S. A.

Of the compound fever Causonides.

• 1 Definition, its a continuall hot burning putrified Fever.
• 2 Kindes are before set down with Fever Causon.
• 3 Differences are before declared.
• 4 Cause is,
  • 1 choler ii. parts, and bloud i. part, putrified within the veins and arteries.
  • 2 its compounded of Fever
    • 1 Causon most.
    • 2 Synochus putrida least.
• 5 Signes are partly as in Fever
  • 1 Causon, but not so vehement, but milder.
  • 2 Synochides, but more sharp.
  • 3 tertian continuall, but without shew of inter­mission.
• 6 Prognostic. its very dangerous, and
  • killeth many.
  • few escape death.
• [Page 21]7 Cure, in which consider the
  • 1 prespectation,
    • 1 diligently seeke to know the kinde perfectly of this mixt Fever: for where the kinde is unknowne, the cure is unknown.
    • 2 herein be more signes of Fever Can­son then of Synochus, yet signes of both.
    • 3 Herein follow the cure of both wari­ly, but chiefly of Causon.
  • 2 intentions curative,
    • 1 both in the
      • 1 disease, must wisely bee gathered out of the afore-said Fevers.
      • 2 accidents. must wisely bee gathered out of the afore-said Fevers.
    • 2 are chiefly to bee taken both in the Fever and accidents, as in those fevers from which it deriveth.

Of Febris continualis, i. a hot burning Fever with evident shew of intermission.

• 1 Definition, its a continuall hot burning Fever, yet with some shew of intermission, i. a shew of shaking betweene the fits.
• 2 Kindes are iii. i. the continuall
  • 1 quotidian,
  • 2 tertian,
  • 3 quartane.
• 3 Differences the
  • 1 first seemes to have an ex­traordinary fit every day.
  • 2 second seemes to have an ex­traordinary fit every other day.
  • 3 third seemes to have an ex­traordinary fit every third day.
• 4 Causes, if
  • 1 flegme putrifie alone within the veins, it causeth a con­tinuall Fever quotidian,
  • 2 choler putrifie alone within the veins, it causeth a con­tinuall Fever tertian,
  • 3 melancholy putrifie alone within the veins, it causeth a con­tinuall Fever quartane.
• 5 Signes,
  • 1 none of these slake wholly betweene the fits.
  • 2 there is a shew of an extraordinary fit either once every
    • day.
    • other day.
    • third day.
  • are both in the Fever and accidents much like to divers other hot fevers herein related.
• 6 Prognostic.
  • 1 it is
    • 1 dangerous,
    • 2 Typhodes, i. burning and perillous.
  • 2 bodies of bad juyce often get these by obstructi­ons.
  • 3 these are rotten fevers, therefore remove the rotten­nesse.
• [Page 23]7 Cure, in it consider the
  • 1 prespecta­tion, in which consider,
    • 1 well which of the iii. sorts it is.
    • 2 the greater the obstruction, the greater the Fever.
    • 3 how to deale with every of these in par­ticular.
    • 4 begin the cure, and so to pro­ceed. S. A.
    • 5 where the disease and cause thereof is un­known, there the cure is also unknown.
  • 2 intentions curative, are,
    • 1 partly as in other fevers.
    • 2 first empty the abun­dance of obstructive matter by
      • 1 clyster,
      • 2 bleeding,
      • 3 purging,
      • 4 sweat,
      • 5 urine, &c. S. A.
    • 3 open the obstructions
      • 1 present with
        • 1 frication,
        • 2 things that
          • 1 scoure with least heat.
          • 2 clense with least heat.
      • 2 which be ei­ther
        • 1 univer­sall, and is of ii. sorts either in the
          • 1 pores of the ut­ter skin.
          • 2 veins either in
            • 1 quātity
            • 2 quality.
        • 2 particular, either in the
          • 1 gall.
          • 2 liver.
          • 3 mesenteries. &c.
    • 4 free the perspiration.
    • 5 cure the rottennesse.
    • 6 quench the fever.

Of the Semitertiana or Hemitritian Fevers.

• 1 Definition
  • 1 Semitertian or Hemitriteos, a halfetertian.
  • 2 its
    • 1 a compound hot burning Fever.
    • 2 both intermitting, and continuall.
• 2 Kindes are generally iii. i. the
  • 1 lesse Hemitritian fever.
  • 2 middle Hemitritian fever.
  • 3 great Hemitritian fever.
• 3 Difference is ii. fold:
  • 1 according to the matter putrified within and with­out the veins and arteries.
  • 2 in the quantitie of the humors,
    • 1 either
      • 1 equall,
      • 2 inequall.
    • 2 exceeding more or lesse.
• 4 Causes ge­nerall, are ii. i. the
  • 1 first is in 3. sorts, i. when
    • 1 fleme do putri­fie within the vessels and choler with­out
    • 2 choler do putri­fie within the vessels and flegme with­out
    • 3 melan­choly do putri­fie within the vessels and choler with­out
  • 2 second is ever the mixture of ii. fevers of cō ­trary qualities i. the
    • 1 one makes the continual feve­rish fit
    • 2 other makes the intermit­ting feve­rish fit
• 5 Signes of the
  • 1 first are much like the continuall quotidian fever.
  • 2 second have stronger heat the other day.
  • 3 third is worst of all in
    • 1 heat every third day.
    • 2 accidents every third day.
• 6 Prognostic.
  • 1 these are deadly, and seldome cured.
  • 2 the
    • 1 first is hard to cure, & soone causeth lytargy,
    • 2 second is worse to cure, and few escape, and soone causeth Frensie.
    • 3 third is mortall, incurable, and soone turns to death.
  • 3 by example of these, learne to cure all other com­pound fevers.
• [Page 25]7 Cure, in it con­sider the
  • 1 prespecta­tion, con­sider in the
    • 1 generall, these 5. things, i. the
      • 1 Kindes, which of the 3. sorts it is.
      • 2 matter whereof it cometh.
      • 3 manner of the fits, and place of the matter.
      • 4 signes are chiefly to be regard­ed, the better to judge the di­versity of the iii. sorts.
      • 5 accidents, see more of it in their proper places.
    • 2 particulars in the cure to
      • 1 empty the abundance.
      • 2 open the obstructions,
      • 3 free the perspiration,
      • 4 remove the rottennesse,
      • 5 quench the fever.
  • 2 intentions curative,
    • 1 first emp­ty by
      • clyster,
      • prepare and purge. S. A. by
        • vomit,
        • laxes,
        • sweat,
        • urine, &c.
    • 2 secondly corroborate the stomack.
    • 3 correct the accidents.
    • 4 open and coole the liver,
    • 5 mixe things rightly against the offensive hu­mours. S. A.

Of the fever Epiola.

• 1 Definition Epiola, is a continuall fever with ii. contrary distempers at one time sensibly felt, that is extreame
  • 1 heat.
  • 2 cold.
• 2 Kindes are after some writers ii. i.
  • 1 Epiola.
  • 2 lyparia.
• 3 Differences are gene­rally in the
  • 1 humours offending.
  • 2 manner of the affects.
• 4 causes of
  • 1 Epiola is glassie flegme some
    • 1 putrified,
    • 2 not putrified.
  • 2 liparia is of glassie flegme mixt with choler.
• 5 Signes in
  • 1 Epiola the
    • 1 inner parts be burning hot, sensibly felt.
    • 2 utter parts be chilling cold, sensibly felt.
  • 2 Liparia the
    • 1 inner parts be coldish, sensibly felt.
    • 2 utter parts be hot and burning, sensibly felt.
• 6 Prognostic. the
  • 1 first is hard to dissolve, and most of them dye.
  • 2 second, most of them escape.
• [Page 27]7 Cure, in it consider the
  • 1 perspecta­tion, in which con­sider the
    • 1 kindes,
    • 2 differences,
    • 3 causes,
    • 4 signes,
    • 5 prognostication,
    • 6 best method for the cure.
    • 7 partie must
      • 1 not bleed in this fever.
      • 2 use things to
        • 1 heat,
        • 2 make thinne,
        • 3 cut and divide.
  • 2 intentions curative be 4. i.
    • 1 diet to
      • 1 heat,
      • 2 dry,
      • 3 attenuate and make thinne.
    • 2 digest the matter. S. A.
    • 3 purge the cold grosse glassie flegme.
    • 4 correct the accidents, which be
      • 1 thirst,
      • 2 belly-ach,
      • 3 tenasmus, &c.

Of the Fever Lyparia.

• 1 Definition, its a compound hot burning Fever with intermission.
• 2 Kindes, are before declared in Epiola.
• 3 Differences, are before declared in Epiola.
• 4 Cause is,
  • 1 choler corrupt under the skinne.
  • 2 also glassie flegme crude within the body.
• 5 Signes, are also shewed in the Chapter of Epiola.
• 6 Prognostic. are also shewed in the Chapter of Epiola.
• [Page 29]7 Cure, in which consider the
  • 1 perspectation, in it consider the
    • 1 humours whether
      • 1 inflamed or corrupted.
      • 2 one be inflamed, and the other crude.
      • 3 both bee corrupted and rotten.
    • 2 equalitie of the humours.
    • 3 inequalitie of the humours.
  • 2 Intentions curative,
    these must be either as in the
    • 1 bastard tertian.
    • 2 middle Hemiter­tian fever.

☞ These compound humours in Fevers must bee care­fully considered, and so advisedly dealt with in the cure of them.

Of the fever Emphysoda a hot burning fever.

• 1 Definition, its an hot compound burning Fever, with intermission by fits.
• 2 Kinds are ii. i.
  • 1 Liparia aforesaid.
  • 2 Emphysoda, of choler and flegme, but not glassie flegme.
• 3 Difference
  • 1 from Lyparia is in that the flegme is glassie, in this its not so.
  • 2 in some the choler and flegme be
    • 1 equall, observe it well.
    • 2 unequall, observe it well.
  • 3 is not much from other compound fe­vers of that nature either in the
    • 1 matter,
    • 2 cause,
    • 3 accident,
    • 4 cure.
• 4 cause is either
  • 1 choler vehemently about the liver or gall mixt with un­naturall flegme.
  • 2 putrefaction of choler and flegme in the stomacke, or li­ver, or in both.
  • 3 of obstruction of the gall.
• 5 Signes are
  • 1 vehement heat by fits, the
    • 1 hands and feet are cold.
    • 2 whole body inflamed inwards.
  • 2 wheales about the mouth.
  • 3 scabs about the mouth.
  • 4 blisters in the mouth.
• 6 Prognostic. its very
  • 1 troublesome, yet many escape.
  • 2 dangerous, yet many escape.
• [Page 31]7 Cure, in which con­sider the
  • 1 perspecta­tion, in it consider
    • 1 well
      • 1 cause of the matter offen­sive.
      • 2 equalitie of the matter offen­sive.
      • 3 inequalitie of the matter offen­sive.
      • 4 kindes of the matter offen­sive.
      • 5 nature of the matter offen­sive.
    • 2 how it agreeth with any other fever, and so proceed in the cure.
  • 2 intentions curative,
    • 1 bleed in this fever safely, if cause require it.
    • 2 use
      • 1 diet to coole and moisten. S. A.
      • 2 prepare and purge with such as cool and compresse.
    • 3 take your Indications curative from other fevers that agreeth most with this fever.
    • 4 correct the accidents as in other fevers of this nature.

Of Fever Erratick, i. a wandring uncertaine Fever.

• 1 Definitio Febris, i. Erretica, a wandring or unstable fever.
• 2 Kindes are ii. i. the
  • 1 generall be ii.
    • 1 simple,
    • 2 compound.
  • 2 particular be
    • 1 pthisis,
    • 2 Erratic,
    • 3 planetica.
• 3 Differences are in the
  • 1 kindes,
  • 2 matter offending either
  • 3 manner of the fits.
    • 1 simple of one onely fever.
    • 2 compound or mixt with 2. or 3. fevers.
    • 3 equall,
    • 4 inequall.
    • 5 crude and raw.
    • 6 putrified, or but inflamed.
  • 4 place wherein the matter is contained.
  • 5 Physica Febris, is any intermitting fever, that return­eth at any uncertaine time.
  • 6 Erretica Febris, is of divers fevers mixt together with uncertaine fits often in a day, &c.
  • 7 Planetica Febris, erreth as the Planets do, &c.
• 4 Cause is either
  • 1 bloud thick and grosse which do obstruct.
  • 2 unnaturall,
    • 1 choler, that do offend.
    • 2 flegme, that do offend.
    • 3 melancholy, that do offend.
• 5 Signes are fits
  • 1 unconstant,
  • 2 at uncertaine times.
  • 3 according to the number of
    • humours offending unmixt.
    • fevers offending unmixt.
• 6 Prognostic. if many humours be inflamed with choler, they be fil­thy, and villanous pernitious fevers.
• [Page 33]7 Cure, in which consider the
  • 1 perspecta­tion, in it consider
    • 1 kindes,
    • 2 differences,
    • 3 matter what it is, whether
      • 1 equall,
      • 2 inequall,
      • 3 compound,
      • 4 simple,
      • 5 the fits
        • be 1 frequent, or
        • be 2 slow.
        • 3 how often they af­flict.
    • 4 fever whether it be either
      • a disease of it selfe,
      • an accident.
    • The best way to cure it.
  • 2 intention curative, in it con­sider
    • 1 to vary in al accor­ding to the
      • 1 manner of the fever.
      • 2 particulars herein re­quired. S. A.
    • 2 diet
      • must vary accor­ding to the
        • 1 disease,
        • 2 cause of the dis­ease.
        • 3 time of the dis­ease.
        • 4 complexion,
        • 5 age, &c.
      • cannot otherwise be here described, but according to the admonition set downe in other fevers of like nature.
  • 3 matter whether it be either
    • 1 simple if
      • 1 bloud
        • 1 inflamed, do as in fever Di­aria bleed, &c.
        • 2 putrified, do as in Syno­chus putrida.
      • 2 choler, flegme, or melancholy, do as in fevers of that kinde.
    • 2 compound, consider the humors, if
      • 1 equall or inequall,
      • 2 crude inflamed or putrid,
      • 3 you observe this order in all compound fevers, you do well.

Of the fever Tetrath.

• 1 Definition, its a fever that may vex every part of the body either
  • 1 universall,
  • 2 particular.
• 2 kindes are ii. the
  • 1 universall,
  • 2 particular.
• 3 Differences are
  • 1 ii. fold, accor­ding to the
    • 1 place of the mo­tion either
      • 1 generall,
      • 2 particular.
    • 2 matter which is either
      • 1 putrified,
      • 2 not putrified.
  • 2 divers in the cure which must be in all according to the variety of the
    • 1 matter,
    • 2 place,
    • 3 symptoms.
• 4 Cause is some­times of unna­turall
  • 1 flegme either
    • 1 sowre and cold.
    • 2 adust, and turned into melancholy.
  • 2 melancholy being the dregs of all the natu­rall humors adust,
    • 1 chiefly
      • 1 flegme,
      • 2 melancholy
    • 2 putrified in the place moved.
• 5 Signes are
  • 1 gaping,
  • 2 shaking, and quivering of the place ill affected.
  • 3 an Intermitting Fever with great vexation oft times by fits.
  • 4 if the matter be
    • 1 not putrified, it seldome causeth a Fever.
    • 2 putri­fied its
      • 1 either
        • 1 universall in all the parts.
        • 2 particular, in one part onely.
      • 2 then ever with a Fever.
  • 5 paine of the splene.
  • 6 in some there is pe­rillous accidents, as
    • 1 swounding,
    • 2 hycket,
    • 3 convulsions, &c.
    • 4 a fit once in 5. 6. or 7. dayes with shaking.
• 6 Prognostic. this is
  • 1 hard to cure, yet curable for the most part.
  • 2 caused ei­ther of
    • 1 a quartaine,
    • 2 black jaundies,
    • 3 the scurbutus, trembling, and il splene.
• [Page 35]7 Cure, in it consider the
  • 1 perspecta­tion, in it consider the
    • 1 kinde,
      • 1 universall, or not
      • 2 particular, or not
      • 3 putrified, or not
      • 4 with
        • 1 a quartaine or not
        • 2 black jaundies or not
        • 3 scorbutus or not
    • 2 difference,
      • 1 universall, or not
      • 2 particular, or not
      • 3 putrified, or not
      • 4 with
        • 1 a quartaine or not
        • 2 black jaundies or not
        • 3 scorbutus or not
    • 3 causes,
      • 1 universall, or not
      • 2 particular, or not
      • 3 putrified, or not
      • 4 with
        • 1 a quartaine or not
        • 2 black jaundies or not
        • 3 scorbutus or not
    • 4 manner whether it be
      • 1 universall, or not
      • 2 particular, or not
      • 3 putrified, or not
      • 4 with
        • 1 a quartaine or not
        • 2 black jaundies or not
        • 3 scorbutus or not
    • 5 best method to follow.
  • 2 intentions curative,
    • 1 diet must be
      • 1 in qualitie contrary to the of­fensive matter.
      • 2 as in the cure of
        • 1 melancholy.
        • 2 quartaine. &c.
      • 3 cutting, and dividing, and concocting.
    • 2 prepare the matter, and purge as in
      • 1 melancholy,
      • 2 quartaine.
    • 3 bleed if cause require it. S. A.
    • 4 corroborate the
      • 1 heart,
      • 2 stomack,
      • 3 splene.
    • 5 represse the accidents. S. A.

Of the Fever Encretica.

• 1 Definition
  • Encreticus morbus & bene terminalis,
  • it may be taken for any fever diminishing.
• 2 Kinds are
  • 1 divers according to the fever.
  • 2 any fever
    • 1 decreasing,
    • 2 without danger.
• 3 Differences are according to the
  • 1 fever,
  • 2 causes,
  • 3 symptoms, &c.
• 4 Causes are taken from the
  • 1 varietie of the fever.
  • 2 kinde of the fever.
  • 3 time of the fever.
• 5 Signes are
  • 1 according to the
    • kinde of the fever.
    • cause of the fever.
    • time of the fever.
    • symptoms of the fever.
    • decrease of the fever.
  • 2 urine with sediment or Ipostasies Rubea.
• 6 Prognostic.
  • 1 easie to escape and recover.
  • 2 this is every fever decreasing to health, except they overthrow themselves by disorder.
• [Page 37]7 Cure, in which consider the
  • 1 perspecta­tion, in which consider the
    • 1 kinde of the fever.
    • 2 difference of the fever.
    • 3 cause of the fever.
    • 4 manner, if fit to use medicine
      • 1 or no
      • 2 and
        • 1 wherefore.
        • 2 what is re­quired.
    • 5 intentions
      • 1 if any be required.
      • 2 and what must be done.
    • 6 best method if need require any.
  • 2 intentions curative, be 8. i.
    • 1 diet. S. A.
    • 2 evacuate the abun­dance if need bee ei­ther by
      • 1 clyster,
      • 2 bleeding in some,
      • 3 in some not so.
      • 4 by vomit,
      • 5 purge,
      • 6 sweat,
      • 7 urine, &c.
    • 3 open the obstructions,
    • 4 free the perspiration,
    • 5 cure and resist the rot­tennesse.
    • 6 corroborate the parts weakened with fit cordials, &c. S. A.
    • 7 quench the fever.
    • 8 represse or prevent accidents if need be.
  • ☞ matter well that you have to do, and do it as in other Fevers and symptoms of like nature.

Of the Fever Pestilence.

• 1 Definition, its
  • 1 a continuall hot burning infective fever.
  • 2 a kinde of a venemous putrified fever.
• 2 Kindes are iii. i.
  • 1 Pestilentia,
  • 2 Epidimia,
  • 3 Vndimia.
• 3 Differences the
  • 1 first infecteth man and beast onely by evill ayre.
  • 2 second infecteth man and beast onely by evill ayre.
  • 3 third bringeth forth a pestilent botch, &c.
• 4 Causes, the
  • 1 first is Gods hand to punish sinne.
  • 2 second is venemous ayre.
  • 3 third is generally these ii. i.
    • 1 corrupt ayre.
    • 2 bad hu­mours
      • 1 of corrupt dyet.
      • 2 fit to joyne with the infected ayre.
• 5 Signes in the
  • 1 beginning, are
    • 1 shivering cold,
    • 2 back-ach,
    • 3 wormes,
    • 4 heavinesse,
    • 5 drowsinesse.
  • 2 increase be
    • 1 more as
      • 1 a burning fever,
      • 2 head-ach, very heavy, and sleepy,
      • 3 lack of sleep,
      • 4 countenance changed,
      • 5 sloth.
      • 6 urine
        • 1 thick, and stinking com­monly.
        • 2 in some differ but little from a healthy body.
    • 2 chiefly a tumour either in the emunctories, as
      • 1 behinde the eares,
      • 2 under the arme-pits,
      • 3 about the groyne.
• [Page 39]6 Prognostic.
  • 1 death for the most part.
  • 2 if nature be strong, and puts out the botch, &c. in some Emunctorie, &c. as above-said, such escape often.
• 7 Cure, in it consider the
  • 1 prespecta­tion, in it consider,
    • 1 first submit thee to God, acknowledge thy sinnes with hearty repentance.
    • 2 then flie betimes, flie farre, returne late and slowly, the cure do con­sist in these iii. points, i.
      • order,
      • diet,
      • physick helps.
  • 2 intentions curative, be 4. i.
    • 1 diet,
    • 2 evacuati­on by
      • clyster,
      • bleeding in some, in some not,
      • purges,
      • sweat, &c.
      • good antidotes.
    • 3 corroborate with fit cordials. S. A.
    • 4 represse the accidents, &c.

Of Intermitting fevers in generall.

• 1 Definition, its a Fever having a fit ei­ther
  • 1 every
    • 1 day,
    • 2 other day,
    • 3 third day.
  • 2 often in one day.
  • 3 once in many dayes.
• 2 Kindes are generally ii. i. the
  • generall be ii. i.
    • 1 vera.
    • 2 mendosa.
  • 2 particular be divers.
• 3 Difference is in the
  • 1 kindes some be
    • 1 simple,
    • 2 compound.
  • 2 matter offending,
  • 3 place offended or obstructed,
  • greatnesse or smallnesse of the obstruction.
  • time of the fit being either
    • typick,
    • erratick.
• 4 Cause is either
  • choler obstructing the miserayacts. &c.
  • flegme obstructing the miserayacts. &c.
  • melancholy obstructing the miserayacts. &c.
  • mixt humours obstructing the miserayacts. &c.
• 5 Signes,
  • 1 are according to their causes, as in their proper Chapters is shewed.
• 6 Prognostic. few of these are dangerous simply in themselves, but by accident, as in their proper chapters doth appeare.
• [Page 41]7 Cure, in it consider the
  • 1 perspectation, wherein con­sider the
    • 1 kindes,
    • 2 differences,
    • 3 causes,
    • 4 signes,
    • 5 manner and times of the fits,
    • 6 accidents, and how to remove them,
    • 7 best method for the cure.
  • 2 intentions curative are general­ly ii. i. the
    • 1 generall, be 5. i.
      • 1 void the abundance of ob­structive matter, &c. S. A.
      • 2 open the obstructions,
      • 3 free the perspirations,
      • 4 expell and prevent the rot­tennesse,
      • 5 quench the Fever.
    • 2 particular as in their proper Chapters, in which
      • 1 use fit dyet,
      • prepare the matter. S. A.
      • evacuate the matter. S. A.
      • corroborate the parts wea­kened.
      • correct the accidents,
      • do all in each particular. S. A.

Of the Intermitting cotidian Fever.

• 1 Definition its a fever
  • or common ague,
  • with a fit once in 24. houres every day.
• 2 Kindes are ii. i. the
  • 1 continuall before spoken of,
  • 2 intermitting cotidian.
• 3 Differences are in the
  • 1 kindes,
  • 2 manner of the fits either
    • typick,
    • erratick.
  • 3 place in which the matter is contained. &c.
• 4 Causes, the
  • 1 continuall is flegme putrified within the veins,
  • 2 intermitting is flegme putrified in the mesenteries.
• 5 Signes, the
  • 1 first never ceaseth till it end either by
    • 1 health,
    • 2 death.
  • 2 second hath a fit
    • 1 once in a day,
    • 2 first cold, and after burning hot.
• 6 Prognostic. the
  • 1 continuall cotidian is dangerous, and killeth many.
  • 2 intermitting is
    • seldome dangerous.
    • often of long continuance.
• [Page 43]7 Cure, in it con­sider the
  • 1 perspecta­tion, in it consider whether the
    • 1 flegme be
      • 1 sweet and easie to turn into bloud, there bleed to open the obstructions.
      • 2 salt, purge it. S. A.
      • 3 sowre, there bleed not.
      • 4 glassi, there bleed not.
    • 2 partie must bleed or no.
    • 3 method generall be best.
  • 2 intentions curative, be 6. i.
    • 1 diet as in oedema.
    • 2 secondly, give a clyster. S. A.
    • 3 thirdly, prepare the matter.
    • 4 fourthly, purge the flegme, S. A. by 1 vomit, 2 stoole.
    • 5 corroborate the parts weakened.
    • 6 correct the accidents.

Of the intermitting tertian fever.

• 1 Definition, this tertiana febris intermittence is here taken for a com­mon agur, having a fit every other day.
• 2 Kindes are divers,
  • 1 generally ii. i. the
    • 1 continuall tertian afore spoken of.
    • 2 intermitting as
      • 1 vera,
      • 2 mendosa.
  • 2 others which here I omit.
• 3 Differences are the
  • continuall, is choler putrified in the veins.
  • Intermitting tertiana
    • 1 Vera is choler putrified in the mis­senteries.
    • 2 Mendosa is choler and flegme putrified in the mis­senteries.
• 4 Causes are generally according to each kinde, &c.
• 5 Signes are
  • 1 proper to each fever and causes.
  • in the
    • 1 continuall, a continuall fit without intermission.
    • 2 Vera a fit
      • of 12. houres each other day,
      • first with shaking cold, and after very bur­ning hot.
    • 3 Mendosa a fit
      • of 16. or 18. houres,
      • first with very cold shivering, and af­ter ends with burning heat.
• 6 Prognostic. the
  • 1 first is dangerous, and do kill many.
  • 2 ii. last not dangerous of themselves, except with some other disease.
• [Page 45]7 Cure, in it consider the
  • 1 perspecta­tion, in it consider the
    • 1 kindes,
    • 2 differences,
    • 3 causes and humors whether
      • 1 simple,
      • 2 compound,
      • 3 equall, if com­pound, or
      • 4 inequall if com­pound.
    • 4 Signes,
    • 5 Prognostic.
    • 6 iii. deadly enemies to all agues, i.
      • 1 fasting,
      • 2 bleeding,
      • 3 purging. S. A.
    • 7 intentions curative
    • 8 way to begin the cure, and so to proceed me­thodically. S. A.
  • 2 intentions curative, must be
    • 1 in all things accor­ding to
      • 1 fever,
      • 2 humour,
      • 3 accidents.
    • 2 varie herein, in all things according to the matter and place wherein it is contained.

Of the bastard tertian fever.

• 1 Definition, this mendosa or bastard tertian fever intermitting.
• 2 Kindes are
  • as aforesaid in the former Chapter.
  • 1 Vera, the true simple, tertian fever.
  • 2 Mendosa, i. the bastard compound tertian fever.
• 3 Differences are in the
  • 1 kindes.
  • 2 humours, the
    • 1 first is simply of choler putrified in the missenteries, the fit not above 12. houres.
    • 2 second is compound of choler and flegme, the fit commonly 16. or 18. houres.
• 4 Causes are in the
  • 1 exquisite tertian, of pure red or yellow choler, putrified in the mis­senteries.
  • 2 bastard tertian is choler, & flegme, mixt in one, putrified in the mis­senteries.
• 5 Signes the
  • 1 first have a fit of 1 9. or 12. houres every other day.
  • 2 second have a fit of 2 16. or 18. houres every other day.
  • ☞ fits are first very cold, and after burning hot.
• 6 Prognostic.
  • 1 these be not
    • 1 reckoned among great diseases.
    • 2 dangerous in themselves.
  • 2 the bastard tertian is worse to remove then the ex­quisite.
• [Page 47]7 Cure, in it consider the
  • 1 perspectation, wherein con­sider the
    • 1 kindes,
    • 2 differences,
    • 3 causes,
    • 4 signes,
    • 5 prognostic.
    • 6 best method to cure it.
  • 2 intentions curative, be 8. i.
    • 1 diet inclining to heat that do
      • 1 attenuate,
      • 2 make thinne,
      • 3 insise, &c.
    • 2 prepare choler and flegme both. S. A.
    • 3 purge choler and flegme both. S. A.
    • 4 open the obstructions,
    • 5 free the perspiration,
    • 6 remove and resist putrifaction,
    • 7 corroborate the parts weakened,
    • 8 correct the accidents.

Of the Intermitting quartaine fever.

• 1 Definition, its an intermitting Ague or Fever, called of the vulgar, the third dayes ague, or quartaine fever.
• 2 Kindes be
  • 1 generally, ii. i. the
    • 1 continuall quartaine fevers.
    • 2 intermitting quartaine fevers.
  • 2 particular be divers, as many authors declare.
• 3 Differences are in the
  • 1 kindes,
  • 2 matter being either of
    • 1 naturall melancholy.
    • 2 unnaturall melancholy.
  • 3 manner of the fits, the
    • 1 first is continuall,
    • 2 second, have a fit every third day.
  • 4 place the
    • first is contained in the veines,
    • second is contained in the messenteries.
  • 5 cure which must be according to the fever.
• 4 Causes be gene­rally 4. i. the
  • 1 first
  • 2 second is melancholy putrified
    • 1 within the veins,
    • 2 in the messenteries.
  • 3 third is unnaturall melancholy putrified in the messenteries
  • 4 fourth is atrabilis putrified in the messenteries
• 5 Signes the
  • 1 first have a continuall fit, but worse every third day.
  • 2 second, i. intermitting quartaine have a fit of 24. houres, and then ii. dayes free betweene every fit.
  • 3 other have a moving according to the matter dul or sharp, Fit commeth ever with grilling cold, and ends in bur­ning heat.
• 6 Prognostic.
  • this fever with the black jaundies, they hardly escape.
  • some have it 1,2,3,4,5,6, or 7. yeares.
• [Page 49]7 Cure, in it consider the
  • 1 perspecta­tion, in it consider the
    • 1 kind of the
      • 1 fever.
      • 2 melancholy, what sort it is.
    • 2 difference,
    • 3 cause,
    • 4 best method, and follow it. S. A.
    • 5 give no medicine till 7. fits be past.
  • 2 intentions curative, be these 6.
    • 1 diet hot and moyst,
    • 2 bleed if need require, S. A.
    • 3 prepare S. A.
    • 4 purge S. A.
    • 5 corroborate the parts weakened.
    • 6 correct the ac­cidents being these 8. i.
      • 1 heart faint,
      • 2 bowels weake,
      • 3 obstructions,
      • 4 perspiration let,
      • 5 shivering grilling cold,
      • 6 head-ach,
      • 7 thirst,
      • 8 trembling cold.

Of Fever Hectica.

• 1 Definition, it is
  • 1 properly a consumption of all the body universally.
  • 2 some­times
    • 1 a disease of it selfe,
    • 2 an accident of another disease,
    • 3 simple of it selfe.
    • 4 compound with tabes, &c.
• 2 Kindes are iii.
  • 1 ros,
  • 2 cambium,
  • 3 glutin.
• 3 Differences i.
  • 1 ros, consumeth the dewie moysture.
  • 2 cambium consumeth the naturall moysture.
  • 3 glutin consumeth the radicall moysture.
• 4 Causes, its
  • 1 oft from some other disease as from
    • 1 some
      • 1 other fever.
      • 2 passion of the minde.
    • 2 tabes, &c.
  • 2 an unnaturall heat kindied in the solid parts of the body.
  • 3 default of the assimulative vertue.
• 5 Signes,
  • 1 they feele no paine.
  • 2 its either with, or without a fever or ague.
  • 3 in
    • 1 ros the heat increaseth after meat, and hard to dis­cerne.
    • 2 cambiū the heat increaseth and felt to increase more.
    • 3 glutin the heat increaseth most of all.
  • 4 the eyes wax hollow, and the flesh consumeth.
• 6 Progno­stic. the
  • 1 first kind is hard to know and easie to cure.
  • 2 second kind is easie to know and hard to cure.
  • 3 third kind is uncurable called marasmus.
  • Hectic with tabes confirmed it uncurable for the most part.
• [Page 51]7 Cure, the
  • 1 perspecta­tion, con­sider
    • 1 the kinde, and whether it be
      • a disease of it selfe, or an accident,
      • with tabes.
    • 2 if curable or no, and the reason how, and why it may, or may not be.
    • 3 help the first quickly, that it fall not into the second.
    • 4 neither
      • 1 purge nor bleed in a simple hectic,
      • 2 use hot things,
      • 3 Venus sports do most destroy them.
  • 2 intentions curative are
    • 1 in the ii. first kindes
      • 1 use diet cold and moist. S. A.
      • 2 neither purge nor bleed.
    • 2 in Marasmus if you do any thing use
      • 1 diet in all things hot and moist.
      • 2 clysters often of good broth to nourish.
      • 3 restoratives.
    • 3 corroborate the parts weakned.
    • 4 correct the accidents which be most com­monly these 9. i.
      • 1 sweat,
      • 2 syncope,
      • 3 costivenesse,
      • 4 loosenesse,
      • 5 thirst,
      • 6 kidneis hot,
      • 7 apostume,
      • 8 dropsie,
      • 9 Atrophia, &c.

Of the spotted Fever.

• 1 Definition, Febris petechialis is a maligne fever with spots like flea­bitings.
• 2 Kindes are ii. i.
  • 1 simple of one onely humour.
  • 2 compound of 2. or 3. humours mixt.
• 3 Differen­ces are in the
  • 1 kindes,
  • 2 humour or humours offending,
  • 3 cause,
  • 4 signes,
  • 5 quantitie,
    • 1 budding forth according to the
      • 1 strength of nature.
      • 2 weaknesse of nature.
    • 2 some be
      • 1 greater,
      • 2 lesser,
      • 3 put out according to the
        • 1 thick­nesse of the mat­ter,
        • 2 thin­nesse, of the skin.
• 4 Cause is some­times
  • 1 bloud, putrified within the veines either
    • 1 simple,
    • 2 mixt.
  • 2 choler, putrified within the veines either
    • 1 simple,
    • 2 mixt.
  • 3 melancholy, putrified within the veines either
    • 1 simple,
    • 2 mixt.
  • 4 all the humors putrified within the veines either
    • 1 simple,
    • 2 mixt.
  • Its ever a malignevenemous matter mixt with the bloud and humours.
• 5 Signes are
  • 1 head pained.
  • 2 heart pained.
  • 3 a sluggish fever in some
    • 1 sharp, according to the matter of­fending.
    • 2 dull, according to the matter of­fending.
  • 4 spots
    • if red bloud abound,
    • if yellow or greenish choler,
    • if blackish obloish melancholy or choler adust.
    • like flea-bitings appearing in
      • all parts of the body,
      • the backe chiefly.
• 6 Prognostic. spots
  • 1 red is best of bloud,
  • 2 yellow or green shew
    • 1 a maligne fever of great danger,
    • 2 putrefaction of ill condition.
  • 3 black or blewish is worst,
  • 4 these are all very dangerous, and do infect, and kill many.
• [Page 53]7 Cure,
  • 1 perspecta­tion, con­sider the
    • 1 kinde,
    • 2 differences,
    • 3 causes,
    • 4 signes,
    • 5 spots, if
      • 1 any ap­peare,
        • neither bleed nor purge'
        • use diaphoreticks to ex­pell the venome,
        • open the pore of the skin to breathe vapours.
      • The colour sheweth the humor of­fending.
      • they
        • 1 lie hid, or be long, or they appeare.
        • 2 be ei­ther
          • 1 well coloured, so judge of it.
          • 2 ill coloured, so judge of it.
      • 2 the matter abound ei­ther in
        • 1 quantity, so differ the cure
        • 2 qualitie, so differ the cure
    • 6 cure, deale with it as in other maligne fevers of like nature.
  • 2 intentions curative,
    • 1 note that the cure
      • 1 is chiefly to cure the malignitie,
      • 2 do differ as the malignity do differ
    • 2 if the urine be thick and troubly, then
      • 1 bleeding is hurtfull & weakeneth the strength, and
      • 2 purging is hurtfull & weakeneth the strength
    • 3 bleed before the fourth day, or not at all.
    • 4 if a lask happen stop it not,
      • 1 except it exceed, give nature leave.
      • 2 meddle not with natures of­fice.
    • 5 meane time,
      • 1 remove the cause of the malignitie,
      • 2 use fit antidotes and cordials to ex­pell the malignitie.
    • 6 do all in this and in other
      • 1 maligne fevers. S. A.
      • 2 pestilent fevers. S. A.
      • 3 infectious fevers. S. A.