The Chapter of the Head-Ach continued.Numb. 2. July 29.

VI. Another Observation of an Inveterate Headach; proceeding from a Veneral Cause.

1. It happened in a young Woman of about 26 years of Age, who seemed to be cured of the Pox, about 3 years before: However she had remaining this Inveterate Head-ach; besides certain large Gummosities in both Shins, which causing also continual nocturnal pains, brought her into an Atrophia of the whole Body.

2. This person I cured in all respects as the former; and with as happy a success: but to her Shins I applyed this Vesicatory: Take Crums of Bread, moisten them with Vinegar, with which mix a sufficient quantity of Cantharides in Pou­der: this spread upon Leather and apply.

3. This Cataplasm drew large Blisters upon both Legs, which was drawn for three or four days, and then healed up: after they had been well five or six days, the Vesicatory was repeated, and then in like manner drawn & healed up: the same thing was done the third time, after which all the nocturnal pains vanished, and returned no more.

VII. An old Headach from the violent run­ning of a Race.

1. The Physicians thought this to be from some commotion of the Brain occasioned from the said violent running; but I think they were deceived, and rather judg it to be from fuliginous vapors filling the Ventricles of the Brain, arising from the rarifaction of the juyces of the part and parts adjacent, through being too much heat.

2. This seemed to be true; for the Disease returned with great violence at fits; and these fits only came upon him, upon the long exercise of some violent motion, and the over-heating himself; which caused the humor to be rarified: but being over, when he became calm, tempe­rate, and cool, those vapors did condence, where­upon the pain ceased.

3. In order to his Cure, he had been often pur­ged upwards and downwards, let Blood, Sweat, had Blisters, Cupping-Glasses, &c. outwardly Anodyn Oyls, and Oyntments were applyed; the Arteries also were opened, solid Errhines were used to the Nostrils, with proper and convenient Diets, but all without success.

4. At last, I (with some other Physicians) jud­ged him uncurable, unless the Skull was opened with a Trepan; which was done at a distance from the Sutures; by this means the evil Air breathed out, and the Sick was perfectly cured: after twenty days the Wound was healed up.

5. But this kind of Cure ought with great caution to be undertook, (because of the Hazard in doing of it;) Or not, without all other things first prove insuccessful; and withal, you ought to be sure of a Skillful and Experienced Chirur­gian.

VIII. An extream pain of the Head in a young Virgin.

1. The Maiden was about 14 years of Age, of a sanguine, merry, and cheerful disposition, not yet having her Courses.

2. The pain was vehement afflicting her whole Head, but chiefly the hinder part, and it so ra­ged, that it made the Sick almost distracted; having now continued nine days.

3. Three Physicians were sent for, they all with one consent ordered a Carminative Cly­ster to be given over-night. The next day, and for 3 times every other day, to purge her with a scru­ple of Cochia minor, they anointed all the Head with cooling Oyntments, for that it seemed to be inflamed; but all these things did no good.

4. At length I was sent for; a relation was made to me of all that was done, and my Coun­sel was earnestly requested. I advised, that with what convenient speed they could they should ap­ply hot Bread out of the Oven, viz. houshold penny Bread, and that it should be laid as hot too, as the Patient could bear, and every time it cool­ed to be renewed till the pain was gone: The loaf was split in the middle, and the crummy part applyed. And that likewise the same should be attempted upon any return of the Paroxism: My advise was followed, and upon the first applica­tion the pain ceased: This very practise I have used upon many Scores of people with the same happy success.

[Page 6]IX. An Head-Ach with a mighty pain in the Neck.

1. This hapned to a married wife of about 35 years of Age: it had continued a month or more with great vehemency, and resisted all Medicine that for that space had been applyed to her.

2. She was of a pleasant and merry dispositi­on when well, ruddy complexion, white, smooth and soft skin, so that she seemed to be absolutely Sanguine.

3. The Cause of the pain was from cold ta­ken by going by water; by reason of which, the violence of it was so great, that at sometimes it created Raving, and sometimes senselessness, she knew none that came near her, and would talk idly: moreover, it extreamly afflicted the whole Neck, as with a Cramp or Convulsion, so that she could not turn it without exceeding great pain.

4. In order to her cure, I prescribed this Cly­ster to be given over-night. Take fat Mutton Broth twelve ounces, Infusion of Crocus metallo­rum three ounces, Oyl of Juniper-Berries two Drams, mix and exhibit it warm. The next morning I gave her this. Take Scammony in fine pouder, eight grains: Cambogia, five grains: Cremor Tartari fifteen grains: Crocus metallo­rum four grains: make all inro fine pouder for one Dose: This was given her the next morn­ing fasting, it wrought strongly with her both up­wards and downwards; the sixth day following the same Dose was repeated again.

5. In the mean season proper Topicks were applyed: I ordered her hair to be cut off, and her whole Head to be anointed with Oyl of Am­ber, as also her Nostrills and Neck, and then up­on her head I applyed hot Bread as aforesaid: which being three times renewed, she became eas­ed, and in seven or eight days time was perfectly cured.

X. An extream Head-ach, arising from the Pox.

1. This was a Woman of 28 years of Age, who had for more than seven years been tainted with the Pox; she had been twice Fluxt, first with the Neapolitan Unguent, by anointing, secondly by Turpethum Minerale, given inwardly; the Flux the first time continued (as she related to me) 20 days; the latter time it was not fully over till 28 days; afterwards she had the com­mon Diet of the Hospitals for forty days, and was also sweat with several Diaphoreticks, eight or ten times.

2. Her Constitution was cold, moist, and Flegmatick, and she was very gross of body and fat, she eat, drank and slept well, except when these cruel pains tormented her, which were sometimes three or four nights together about midnight, and would continue 5 or 6 hours, and sometimes they would begin and hold three or four days together.

3. The Symptoms concurring were a most filthy and stinking matter running by the Nose, when this ran well, she had ease: when this ran not, she was extreamly pained: from hence I feared danger, as that the Bone, or some princi­pal part was corrupted; and so, much doubted the Cure.

4. However, I assayed to do the best for her I could, I ordered her the Decoction of Sarsapa­rilla mentioned in Sect. V. aforegoing, and it to be drank for at least 60 dayes: but, because of her cold Constitution of Body, I ordered to that proportion there mentioned, Rosemary, Sage, of each three handfuls, Sweet-marjoram two hand­fulls, Contrayerva, Virginia-snake-root, of each 4 ounces, these to be put in 3 quarters of an hour before the end of the boyling. I also purged her with this: Take Troches Alhandal in pouder, four ounces, Spirit of Wine a quart; Infuse three or four days: Of this she took a spoonful or spoonful and an half every third day, for 8 or 9 times.

5. As to Topicks, I gave her the Sernutatory or Sneezing pouder of Deckers, (whose Compo­sition you may see in our Doron Medicum now in the Press:) this was blown up her Nostrils four times with good success, by means of which a vast quantity of filth was brought from her Head, by her Nostrils, so that she did as it were Flux by the Nostrils: after the fourth time, when the Flux seemed to cease, she was syringed by the Nostrils with this Lotion: Take Aqua Ophthal­mica Nostra four Ounces (see the way of ma­king it in Our Dispensatory, in Lib. 5. Cap. 1.) Plantane Water three Ounces, Spirit of Wine one [Page 7] Ounce and an half: mix them to inject withal. With this her Head was Syringed by her Nostrils three or four times a day, for 6 or 7 days; af­ter which she became perfectly well to admira­tion.

The Chapter of the Head-Ach continued.Numb. 3. August 3.

XX. An Head-ach accompanied with very many Symptoms. Cent. 2. Obs. 75.

1. It was a Prioress of a Nunnery, she was aged 72 years when she fell into this Head-ach, which was accompanied with swimming of the Head, noise in the Ears, wheezing, shortness of Breath, pain and heaviness of her left side, and a weakness of the Heart and Stomach.

2. All these Symptoms were caused by the superfluous moisture of the Head and the Ob­struction of her Spleen: Being called to her, I began the method of Cure thus.

3. Decoctum Catharticum Rulandi; the pur­ging Decoction. Take Sena six drams, Epithy­mum one Ounce: Chebulane Myrobalans half an Ounce: Carduus half a handful, Raisins an ounce and half, Sugar Candy half an ounce, Gin­ger one Dram; mix and infuse all in a quart and half a Pint of White wine, three hours; then boyl all over a gentle fire, till half a Pint be con­sumed. Of this Decoction she took six ounces hot, in the morning, by which her whole body was without any trouble very easily and yet plen­tifully purged; and she was better in every re­spect, save to the Giddiness of her head, and noise in her ears.

4. For those Symptoms I ordered this follow­ing Lye. Take Marjoram one handful and half, Pennyroyal one handful, Assarum roots two ounces, Pease one handful, these things were put into a Bag, and boyled in a sufficient quantity of Lye; herewith her Head was washed every morning, and a while after dryed and covered.

5. After the washing of her head, she snuffed up some of this sneezing pouder. Take Darnel, Nigella Seeds, white Hellebor, of each a Scruple, sweet Marjoram, Rosemary, Sage, of each half a Dram, Musk two grains; make all into a fine pouder, of which let the quantity of a Pea be blown up the Nostrils in the morning; by this her head was excellently purged from the re­maining humours, and freed from the aforesaid Symptoms.

6. With this following Liquor she washed her feet every Night. Take Betony, Pennyroyal of each three handfuls, put them in a bag and boyl them in a sufficient quantity of water; This wash­ing did her Head also very much good.

7. Her Head, Heart and Stomach were in the interim strengthned with this following Confect, Take Species of Diambra, Diamargariton cali­don, of each half a dram, pouder of Bugloss flow­ers one scruple, Ginger half a scruple, Sugar dis­solved in Bugloss water as much as will suffice, make all up into Lozenges weighing two scruples a piece. Of these she took one in the morning, and another after Supper; by which means the deplorable Prioress was soon and perfectly cu­red, and has lived many years since sound and in perfect Health.

The Chapter of the Head-Ach continued.Numb. 4. August 5.

XXXI. A grievous and lasting Head-Ach, Obs. 156.

1. A Woman of Frontinia, being 40 years of age, of a black cholerick temper, suffered Abor­tion, afterwards she wanted her Terms, where­upon a most vehement Head-Ach vexed her for four Months together; blood-letting, nor Lee­ches appled to her Forehead and Temples, nor other Remedies doing her any good.

2. I being sent for, caused her Temporal Arte­ries to be opened, which was admirably perform­ed; nor did the blood come out leaping, by rea­son of the smallness of the Artery, but drop by drop: there was taken away to the quantity of five Ounces, red and florid.

3. The Orifice was stopped with a plaister of Mastick only, with a simple Ligature, and after that, another Ligature, which is wont to be made in Wounds of the Head: having continued on five hours, her pain ceased, and she was trou­bled therewith no more.

XXXII. A stubborn pain of the Head, Obs. 406.

1. A Bawd about 50 years of age, was in October 1644. troubled with a most cruel pain of the Head, and withal difficulty of breath­ing, which went and came by fits, and vexed her most in the Night; and seeing that it could not be taken away by purging and strengthning Me­dicaments, applyed for a month together, I mistrusted it to be a Pocky pain.

2. This conception of mine was strengthned, by the weariness which she felt, which came of it self without labour, by her laziness and loathness to stir, and because she was sometimes thick of Hearing, and had a noise in her Ears, the Di­gestion of her Stomach and Liver was weakned, she was pained and tormented mightily in the Night upon her shins.

3. The year before, she had often used a Su­dorifick Diet, Frictions, with Mercurial Oynt­ments, and Mercurial Pills: now the time of the year being very cold, & the condition of the sick, not fit to bear Antivenerials, and withal concei­ving the pain of her Head to be caused from the malignant quality of the Quick-silver,; I ordered a piece of Gold to be wrapped up, and thrust into each Nostril, and so kept for some hours, after which they were both coloured white at the ends, and being put a little into the Fire, they recovered their former colour.

4. Another peice of Gold which she held four or five hours in her Mouth, was taken out white, which being put into hot Coals, the Quicksilver vanished away. With this remedy often repeat­ed, this cruel pain was wholy taken away, yet with a little heaviness remaining, as also the short­ness of her Breath, and pain in her Shins: fifteen days after she was taken with a continual Feaver and dyed.

The Chapter of the Megrim continued.Numb. 6. August 13.

V. A Megrim arising from Blood over-heated.

1. A young man of a good habit and consti­tution of body, over-heating himself in Hay-time or Harvest, fell into a very strong Feaver, with a mighty pain on the right side of his head: The Country people used many things to him, whereby his Feaver was mightily abated, or in a manner gone: but the pain of his head conti­nued.

2. He came to me, and gave as clear a De­scription as he could of his Disease, by which I found that the true Cause was too great a heat and fermentation of the Blood, not yet totally suppressed.

3. I ordered him Spirit of Sal Armoniack 12 drops to be taken in fair water, morning and night, and to be continued for about 10 days time: During which time I ordered him to Drink 5, 6, or 8 drops of Oyl of Sulphur in all the drink he drank; and to take it about 5 or 6 times a day; by this means the heat of his Blood was allayed, and the pain went away without any kind of Purging.

VI. A Megrim proceeding from a Stomach oppressed with Flegm.

1. A certain young Lady, 18 years of Age, inclining to a grossness of body, had for two years time been afflicted by Fits with a violent Megrim on the left side of her Head; she seem­ed when the Pain was off from her, to be in per­fect Health, except only a kind of heaviness at Stomach; she would also sometimes Vomit Flegm: Moreover when the Fit was upon her, if she could but Vomit, the pain certainly and im­mediately went away: and the matter she always Vomited, was a cold, thick, viscous or tough Flegm.

2. The Cause seemed to be from the weak­ning of the inner coat of the Stomach, which is a production of the Dura meninx, by the weight and coldness of the Flegm; as also from the hurt of the Stomatick Nerves (by the same cause) which spring from the Par vagum, or sixth pair (as they are commonly accounted) within the Skull: and hence is the Truth of that common saying among People, That if the Stomach be ill, the Head cannot be well; which is indeed from the consent of Parts joyned by the common me­diums.

3. She making her Complaint to me, and I apprehending it to proceed from an oppression of the Stomach by Flegm, advised her to take a gentle Vomit which might evacuate that viscous matter. I gave her six drams of Salt of Vitriol, ordering one dram to be given in a morning fast­ing: and so every other day, so long as she vo­mited Flegmatick matter: The dram of Salt of Vitriol was divided into three parts, a scruple in a part; she took one scruple dissolved in Broth, which gave her a Vomit: after that Vomit she took another scruple in Broth, and drank also a little Broth after it; which gave her another Vo­mit: then she took the last Scruple, as aforesaid; by all of which she had 5 or 6 Vomits, the whole matter coming forth being little else but a vis­cous tough Flegm.

4. She took but 5 drams of the said Salt in 10 days, and her Stomach was perfectly clean­sed, and the last time she Vomited, was a yellow­ish, greenish substance, thin and free from Vis­cosity; upon which I forbad her taking the last dram; the whole quantity of the Viscous Flegm thus ejected forth in these five days of Vomiting, was proved by weight to be somewhat more than 12 pounds.

5. By the use of this alone Medicament was this vehement head-ach perfectly taken away, and the Stomach of the Sick throughly cleansed, whereby she enjoyed her Health very well for se­veral years after: However to strengthen the Stomach, Brain, and other parts weakned, I ad­vised her to take every morning and evening, for 14 or 20 days a, dram at a time of our Electüa­rium ad Tabidos; and now and then a Glass of Wormwood Wine. See the said Electuary in our Doron Medicum. lib. 2. cap. 22. sect. 1.

VII. A Megrim arising from a great blow on the Head.

[Page 22]1. This hapned to a young fellow of 22 years of Age: There was a great Tumor with vehe­ment pain, a Feaver was excited, with restlessness and a great Thirst.

2. Inwardly I immediately gave this. Take Sal Prunellae, a dram; white Sugar, two ounces; Aqua Celestis, one ounce and half; Parsly wa­ter, a quart; mix them, and give three or four Spoonfuls at a time; This cooled his Feaver, and took off his vehement Thirst: moreover, I orde­red him drops of Oyl of Sulphur, to be dropt in­to all his other drink he drank; by this means his Belly was kept soluble, and the Blood over-heated was cooled, for all Mineral waters, viz. such as come from Vitriol, Sulpher, Niter, or Salt, wonderfully cool and penetrate above all other things, and immediately mix themselves with the Sanguinous mass, whereby that is per­formed in an Hour or two, which by other things could not be performed in so many days.

3. Outwardly he was annointed with this Oyl: Take Oyls of Dill and Water-Lilly, of each half an Ounce; Opium and Camphir, of each a Scruple; dissolve the Camphir in a little spirit of Wine; then dissolve the Opium in like manner, which two dissolutions mix with the Oyls; and therewith anoint the part afflicted: by the use of this two or three times, the pain went away, the Tumor abated, and the sick in about three days time was perfectly well.

VIII. A Megrim with a violent Cough and shortness of Breath.

1. An ancient Man 76 years of Age, had for ten Months or more, laboured under a vehement pain of his Head, on his left side, which pain commonly returned upon him, once in two or three days: he was mightily afflicted with Flegm, and complained much of a trickling Rheum, which he felt running down his Throat. This Rheum as he thought, excited his Cough, and when the Cough became violent and lasted long, it stirred up that almost intollerable pain, in the one side of his Head.

2. He was advised to, and used many things, but without any good; at last an old Woman advised him to this Electuary following, of which he was to take as much as a large Nutmeg, 4, 5 or 6 times a day. Take of the best Virgin Honey, ten ounces: Ginger in fine pouder, eight ounces: Red R [...]ses in fine pouder, one ounce and a half: Spirit of Sulphur, enough to make it as sowr as he could well endure it; mix all together into a mass. Of this the old man did take for at least 6 Weeks, and found much good in it; it took a­way his Catarrh, comforted his Stomach, and stopt his Cough, whereby the pain of his Head was lessned, or at least it came more seldom, tho, at the fit, with the same vehemency as before.

3. After all this he applyed himself to me, re­lated to me how he had been, and gave me an Account of the aforegoing Electuary, from which he had received so much good: I liked well the Electuary, and ordered him the conti­nuation thereof, but caused him to vomit four several times with Salt of Vitriol, given a Dram at a time in a little Broth, in the morning fasting, which wrought well with him, and brought away a great deal of cold, slimy and viscous matter.

4. Lastly, to warm and comfort the Somach and parts weakned, I ordered him to take inward­ly, The blood red Tincture of black Pepper, made by digesting black Pepper in Spirit of Wine to red­ness: of this he took about 12 drops, three or four times a day, in a Glass of Canary. Out­wardly I caused his Head to be Anointed with Oyl of Amber, five or six several times, and then to be bound up; and often to smell to Spi­rit of Harts-Horn, taking also the Salt of Harts-Horn inwardly, ad gr. sixteen, in Wine, twice a Week: by this means he was made very well, in little more than a months time.

IX. A Megrim with a Catarrh, and Scirrhus Tumor of the Spleen.

1. A certain man, 40 years of Age, had for about two years and an half, been extreamly troubled with a great pain, on the left side of his Head, and a Catarrh or Rheum falling down up­on his Lungs.

2. He was much troubled with Flegm, fleshy, and inclinable to be fat; howbeit, this extream pain, with that Flux of Humors (as he thought) falling upon his Lungs, had reduced him, even to a Skeleton: so that all that saw him concluded infallibly that he would dye. In the last six [Page 23] Months, he had a very great pain seized upon him on his left side, so as he could very difficult­ly Breath; moreover, feeling upon the side, a Tumor of the Spleen might easily be perceived; what with the violence of this pain and Tumor of the Spleen, and what with the vehement pain of the Head, he fell into an extream Ephidrosis or sweating; so that Life was indeed despair­ed of.

3. He had been in many Physicians Hands, from whom he received, as he thought, a Cart-load of Medicines, but without doubt it was a great deal: His last Physician had taken away from him, at four several times, threescore oun­ces of Blood, and had made him two Issues, the one in his right Arm, and the other in his right Legg; but these were after he had applyed the Secateum or Seton, and had worn it in the Nape of his Neck, for more than five Weeks; He gave him several Cordials, Potions, Julebs; together with manifold Opiates, which last was indeed the true Cause of that vehement Ephidrosis or Sweat­ing: but the Opiate he pretended, was designed against that pricking pain of his side; however, it introduced a Tabes or universal Consumption, over his whole Body, which made the by-stan­ders despair of Life.

4. But of what danger Opiates are, if unwa­rily given, or if not well prepared, especially in persons either in, or inclinable to a Consumpti­on, we have already declared, in Our Synopsis Medicinae, Lib. 3. Cap. 30. Sect. 7. § 3. Where you have these Words. But you must be very cautious of Opiates, and totally forbear them, if the sick be but inclinable to sweating, least they pro­duce an incurable Diaphoresis, which may bring the sick many Weeks or Months to his Grave soo­ner than otherwise he would: and in sect. 21. § 11. of the same Chapter: If there be a great Colli­quation by frequent and much sweating, the sick is in great danger, and seldom recovers; this is of­ten caused by unskillful giving of Opiates and Narcoticks. A [...]so in Lib. 3. Cap. 33. Sect. 14. § 11▪ You have these Words: But this you are to Note, That you be cautious of giving Opiates, at the Mouth, least, you provoke an incurable Diaphoresis or Sweating, which infallibly and spee­dily brings the sick to his Grave. These things I thought good here to Remark, against the Va­nity of such, who promiscuously give Opiates, to all sorts of persons, and in all Cases, without any consideration of the Cause, or danger of the Disease.

5. The Case of our Patient here, was truly de­sperate, there was (besides the pain in his Head) a Catarrh, and Obstructions of the Lungs (for he could not speak loud:) an Obstruction of the Spleen, (for he was mightily pained thereabouts) a Scirrhus of the Spleen begun, (for a small Tu­mor might be outwardly felt, but not painful;) a violent Diaphoresis, (for he Sweat almost night and day:) and lastly, an apparert Tabes or uni­versal pining and Consumption of the whole bo­dy; (which was manifest by his extenuated ha­bit;) so that his Sickness seemed to be a great complication of Diseases.

6. In order to the Cure, I considered the most dangerous Symptom, which I concluded to be the violent Diaphoresis, and that all care imagi­nable might be taken for the stopping thereof; and my reason was, that whatever was done in re­pect to any thing else, if that was not taken away, the sick must unavoidably, and that suddenly too, dye. I ordered therefore his Body to be gently purged, and that with Senna, Cassia, and such like gentle things, because Purges naturally call the Humors now in Flux inward, and so make a Revulsion.

7. But that this Revulsion might be made pro­fitable to other ends, as well as that of the Dia­phoresis only; we ordered this of Riverius, which not only keeps the body soluble, and stops the Diaphoresis, but is also of great power to take a­way the Scirrhus of the Spleen. Take Ammonia­cum, Opoponax, Bdellium, of each two Drams, dissolve in white Wine, strain and boyl; then add Confectio Hamech Diaphoenicon, Pilulae Faeti­dae, of each two Drams: double Catholicon, ha [...]f an Ounce, Mercurius Dulcis, four Scruples: mix for four Doses. Also I ordered a strong Decoction of Juniper Berries▪ Take Canary, two Quarts: Juniper-Berries (well beaten, so that the grains within may be broken) six Ounces: b [...]yl them in the Wine, in a thin linnen Bag, till it comes to three pints, then strain and keep it in Bottles for use. Of this I prescribed a Pint or [Page 24] more in a day, to be taken in the morning fa­sting, just before Dinner, and last at Night going to Bed, and to be made as tart as he could drink it with Oyl of Sulphur, because that such acid things not only cool the whole mass of Blood, but also bind up the Pores of the Body: by this means in about ten days time his sweating was overcome, but he had a weakness of the Bow­els, and a kind of looseness, which after a while I removed, with the Tragea Hepatica of Quer­cetan, which see in my Pharm. Lib. 4. Cap. 21. Sect 78.

8. Now, that the Obstruction of the Lungs might be removed, instead of the Oyl of Sulphur I prescribed the Spirit of Sal Armoniack to be given in the aforesaid Decoction to 8 drops, whose use, as also the use of the Decoction of Juniper I advised to be drank through the whole Cure. for that we know by our own Experience, That by the sole Use of that Decoction, we have cu­red several hard Tumors of the Spleen, after they have been given-over by other Physicians as un­curable; as in their proper place we shall shew: also we order'd the aforesaid composition of Ri­verius to be taken once a week continually, till health was recovered.

9. But now and then, that the sick might not be wearied out, with alwayes taking the same thing, I caused the aforesaid Decoction to cease for 2 or 3 daies; and gave in the Interval this following: Take decoctum pectorale, a quart: Oyl of Tar­tar per deliquium, an ounce: Spirit of Sal Ar­moniack, one dram: Tincture of Spanish Juyce of Liquorice in spirit of Wine, three ounces: mix for a Potion. Of this he drank 3 or 4 Spoonfuls about 4 times in a day, by means of which, the Obstruction of the Lungs was remov'd, and the Sick came to his voice again, and breathed well: also the Catarrh insensibly went away.

10. The pain of the head by this time much declin'd, yet was not wholy removed, so that it was necessary to apply our thoughts a little to that. I ordered him to snuff up the Nostrills the powers of Sassafras; and to bathe the place afflicted with the same: this he did often, by which his head was opened and gently purged, and warm'd, and the pain after a miraculous manner went away, such are the Virtues of this Preparation of Sassafras; that they are wonder­full in this kind.

11. Outwardly to the Region of the Spleen I applyed this Oyntment. Take Ammoniacum strained, one ounce, Balsam of Peru, Labdanum, of each half an ounce: Hens-grease, two ounces: Oyls of Roses and Melilot, of each three ounces: juice of Hemlock, six ounces: boil to the con­sumption of the juices. With this I annointed, af­ter which I laid over it Ceratum de Ammoniaco Foresti: by which means the Scirrhus of the Spleen diminish'd daily and went away. If this Cerate could not have been had, I might have applyed the Emplastrum de Galbano Crocatum Mynsichti, Or, Emplastrum è Cicuta cum Am­moniaco, which you may see in my Dispensatory: or, Labdanum with natural Balsam and Wax: Or that Cerate mentioned in Our Synopsis Medi­cinae, lib. 3. cap. 31. Sect. 47. § 3. at the end there­of.

12. During all this time, the Tabes or Con­sumption was not forgot, for things both as to Diet and Medicine were provided. For Diet I ad­vised to things light of Digestion, but forbad all Milk-meats, least they should be curdled by the Acids which were prescribed for the removal of other Symptoms. The gravy and juyces of meat, whether Beef, Mutton, Veal or Lamb, not much above half boiled or rosted, then cut and slash'd that the Juyce might drop forth, he took plentifully, with a drop or two of oyl of Sulphur in it: but Gellies I forbad, by reason of their Glutinous property. As to Medicine, the only thing he took, was Electuarium ad Tabidos, which you may see in my Doron Medicum, lib. 2. cap. 22. Sect. 1. A most admirable thing in this Case, and by which I have restored many Consump­tive: but this thing was not administred till all the former things in their order, had in some measure taken place, which was almost at a months end: but whereas the sick had at first upon him a vehement sweating, and that this Medicine if given in a large dose, does also pro­voke Sweat: I ordered the dose in a less propor­tion, so as it might comfort and restore, but not provoke the Diaphoresis. By these means conti­nued▪ the sick was in about twelve weeks time re­stored to his perfect he [...]lth.

The Chapter of the Megrim continued.Numb. 7. August 18.

X. A Megrim which proved Mortal, from a Sphacelation of the Brain.

1. It happen'd in a youth of about 17 years of Age, sanguin, and of a robust and strong Body: it began at the latter end of July or beginning of August, and had continued about 15 dayes without any Interm ssion; but sometimes there was a kind of remission of the Vehemency of the pain, for some few hours.

2. He took little or no rest during all that time, and when upon any remission of the pain, he had any sleep, it was troublesom and terri­ble, waking oft in much fear, terror and affright­ment, so that there seemed to be sometimes an A­lienation of the Mind.

3. It was contracted at first by being in the Sun long, in an extream hot day: the youth having also surfeited himself by too much Eat­ing, and too plentifully drinking of Wine the day before: yet it began without a Feaver, and so continued to the seventh day, at which time the pain raging more than before, excited a violent continual burning Feaver, which we call Causos; for it was extream every third day.

4. Many things were done in order to his Cure, but without Success, for the Disease resisted all Medicines: he was plentifully let blood; had Medicines given him internally, and Topicks ap­plyed outwardly; pickled Herrings applyed to the Soles of his Feet: at last, other things not pre­vailing, his Physician gave him an Opiate; this did him no good, but made him absolutely rave.

5. His Case being desperate, it was moved by some of the Family, That I should be sent for. When I came, I view'd the Youth, but with amazement, saw him very dangerous, which at first put me to a stand what to do: I feared a Sphacelation of the brain, at least an Inflamati­on thereof.

6. Now a Sphacelation of the Brain, is a Sup­puration or Corruption of the substance of the Brain, springing first from an Inflamation of the same: by some it is called Gangreen, by others Mortification: it is treated of but by few Au­thors: yet Hippocrates, lib. 3. de Morbis, has de­scrib'd it.

7. The Cause of it is Inflamation of the part: now the Cause of the Inflamation is from Blood too much heated, whereby it becoms too fluxil, and sheds it self into the inner part of the Brain: the cause of the Blood being too much heated, may be from being too long in the heat of the Sun, or too Violent exercise; or by holding the Head too near the Fire: whether on the Hearth, or in the Oven, Furnace, &c. Or from a Con­tusion of the Head, or from a Wound; or from Commotion of the Brain, by a Fall, Blow, &c:

8. An Apostem, Mortification, or Sphacelus of the Brain, is known by a great Head-Ach, run­ning by the hinder part of the Head to the Neck and Back, with a decay of all the Senses, both ex­ternal and internal: he tosses too and fro, can­not abide in the same place, lays hold with his hands upon his Head, pulls his Hair, scratches his Face, as long as his strength will continue to do it: there is a most sharp and strong Feaver, which from third day to third day is exasperated, nor will the sick either eat or drink, by which the strength soon decays: all these signs were found in this our Patient. But had it proceeded from a Wound or Contusion, there would be a kind of sadness and numbness in the Body, with weakness of the Animal Spirits; and as the Di­sease increases, the matter begins to putrify, a Feaver arises, from whence comes Head-ach and sluggishness: as the putrefaction encreaseth, all the Symptoms grow more vehement, the Feaver sharper; the sick rises from his sleep of a sudden, and roars out, presently lying down again, often putting his hand to his Head, there sometimes coming forth, from the Mouth and Nose (a little before Death) a filthy, green and stinking mat­ter.

9. This Disease is for the most part Mortal, and as Hippocrates saith, Sect. 7 Aph. 51. in three days time. They (saith he) who have a mortified and putrified Brain, dye in three days, but if they live longer, they recover. But this is not to be understood of a compleat Sphacelus or [Page 26] Mortification of the Brain, for that is incurable; but of that which is at hand by reason of great Inflammation thereof. See my Synopsis Medi­cinae lib. 1. cap. 52. sect. 28. and lib. 2. cap. 39. sect. 28. where you may receive much satisfacti­on. Now here is to be noted, That such as recover of this Disease, remember nothing past, no not their Disease, or any thing relating to it.

10. As to the Cure, Authors order a plentiful letting of Blood, and often, as 3 or 4 times the same day; therein placing the only hope of Re­medy, because a great quantity of Blood posses­ses the soft and moist substance of the Brain, and no other revulsion can be made so great as by Blood-letting, even to the drawing out of almost all the Blood in the Veins: and here the saying of Pru­dent Celsus may be noted, That it is better to ex­periment a doubtful Remedy, than to leave the Sick to apparent and certain danger; and that many things are rightly done in time of eminent danger, which otherwise ought to be omitted. Sharp Clysters may also be given every day, to bring the humors downwards; also Cupping-glasses may be applyed with deep Scarrification to the Shoulders and Back; Frictions and Liga­tures to the extream parts, Vesicatories to the Neck and Arms: The Saphena in the Legs may be opened, then the Forehead Veins, after the Arteries in the Temples; next the Vein at the tip of the Nose, lastly, set Horse-Leeches behind the Ears. See my Synopsis Medicinae, lib. 3. cap. 29. sect. 28. The rest of the Cure you may find where we treat of a Frenzy. Lastly, if you find the Disease decline, you may gently resolve by applying Bread hot out of the Oven.

11. As to my Patient, I very much feared his Death, and that there was a real Sphacelati­on of the Brain: His Parents urged me to do something; Blood-letting and other things for revulsion were done before sufficiently, so that they need not to be repeated: at the request of his Friends, I gave him, though unwillingly, a Dose of the Lunar Pills, and ordered Tincture of Luna, and Oyl of Sulphur to be given in all his Drink: but alas! early the next morning, the Youth had surrendred his Vital Breath: His Head was afterwards opened, and the Brain on the right side (which was the side on which the pain was) was perfectly Sphacelated or morti­fied, which was the true Cause of his Death.

XI. A Megrim proceeding from a Cold taken.

1. A labouring Woman of about 36 years of Age, having taken a great cold, was extreamly perplexed with a violent pain in her head on the left side, so that at first it even distracted her.

2. It had been but of 3 weeks continuance, but very extream: my Counsel was desired therein: I gave her half a dram of Pilulae ex duobus (for she was of a strong body:) it wrought very well, and gave her 12 Stools. Three days following I Sweat her with 15 grains of Bezoar mineral mixed with half a Dram of Mithridate; giving her after it this, Take Aqua Vitae Matthi­oli (that is Aqua Coelestis) one ounce, Syrupus Bizantinus compound, one ounce and half: Ca­momil water three ounces, mix them. This made her Sweat for 10 or 12 hours powerfully; and upon the fourth day following, it was repeated again.

3. Outwardly, I caused her head to be bath­ed 4 or 5 times a day with the Quintessence or Powers of Sassafras, and to snuff the same up her Nostrills, then her head to be bound up; so was she in 8 days time perfectly cured. All the Drink she took during this time was almost boyling hot, or as hot as she could endure it.

XII. A Megrim with the Cramp in many parts of the body.

1. The Sick in Winter time, had been 4 days troubled with this Megrim, which seemed to a­rise from a cold taken, and a disaffection of the Stomach; for he had not only the Cramp seized him in his Arms, Thighs and Calfs of his Legs, which came from sitting down upon the Snow; but he had also Convulsions of the Stomach, and vi­olent reachings to Vomit, which much excited the Pain of his head.

2. Inwardly, I prescribed this. Take Powers of Sassafras six ounces, Saffron 2 Drams: Coche­nele in pouder one dram: Infuse three days: of this I ordered him to take half a spoonful at a time or somewhat more in a little Glass of Ca­nary, and this to be done 3 or 4 times a day: This wonderfully comforted and healed his Sto­mach; [Page 27] it cheared his heart also; and mightily revived his Spirits; and by a specifick property gave ease, not only to the pain of the Head, but to all the Convulsive parts, in like manner; for in this Case, there is scarcely the like Medi­cament in the whole republick of Medicine.

3. Outwardly, I caused the Head, Nostrils, and all places where the Cramp had seized, to be well bathed twice a day, viz. morning and night with the Powers of Amber; these mightily resolved and discuss'd the matter of the Cause, and also nouri­shed and cherished the native heat which seemed to be hurt. But the Head I caused to be bathed with the said Powers three or four times a day, and so to be bound up. By the use of these re­medies, the sick was freed from all his Grief in a­bout ten days time.

XIII. A Megrim in a woman, which had late­ly been delivered.

1. It was upon the right side of her Head, by reason of taking cold, from a Casement being left open, the Wind blowing upon her, as she lay in her Bed.

2. She had been delivered about sixteen days before, and was well cleansed, so that no fault could arise from thence: nor indeed was there any thing more or less, than the alteration of the Temperament of the part.

3. The pain was vehement upon her by fits, but the fit would sometimes last eight or ten hours upon her, and encreas'd so vehemently, as to cause an alienation of mind; but when the extremity was off from her, she was never ab­solutely freed from it, but only a kind of remis­sion.

4. It had now been upon her 8 daies: she sends for me, and desired my Assistance, relating to me what past, whereby I apparently saw, that the pain arose not from matter abounding, nor from blood over heated, but only from a simple intem­perature of Cold, for the side where the pain was was always cold, and in the time of the fit extream cold, as if it was numbed.

5. From hence I concluded, That if I could but throughly warm the part, I should remove the pain: hereupon I caused the head to be well annointed with oyl of Sassafras, then hot bread out of the oven to be laid to, and to be repeated for 2 or 3 times, this did her good, and gave her ease: after the bread had been thrice applyed, I ordered her head to be anointed morning and night with Oyl of Sassafras, and so a flannel to be laid-over it, and to be bound up; as also to an­noint the inside of her Nostrils, and this to be con­tinued for so long time, till she felt her self who­ly freed from her pain, which was in about 14 daies time.

6. However during all this while, that we might be sure to strengthen the Brain also, with the parts adjacent, I ordered her to take the Pow­ers of Sassafras half a Spoonful at a time morning and night in a Glass of Canary, by all which means the Cure was perfected.

The Chapter of the Megrim continued.Numb. 8. August 20.

XVI. An Inveterate Megrim cured by a Flux of Blood by the Bowels.

1. One Girardus was troubled with a most ve­hement and inveterate Megrim, to whom many and various things were prescribed, both internal and external.

2. The Temporal Arteries were opened, and the Seton was applyed to the Nape of the Neck, which mitigated the pain but little.

3. At length, when nothing more seemed to be don, but all hopes were past, Nature put her self forth and expelled by stooll a large quantity of a dust and black coagulated blood: in one night about four pounds weight, by which his Megrim was very much abated.

4. Now his Forces being mightily weakned by the same, yet they were easily restored, by giving Cinnamon Water with Confectio Alkermes, and some other Cordials.

5. About three weeks after, he had another flux of blood again, and at the same time of the Night, wherein he cast forth by stool, about five pounds of Blood: lastly about two days after he ejected a pound and half more.

6. During the Intervals of these fluxes, it was Our business to conserve and restore the strength of the body, by a good Diet, and exhibition of Corroboratives, with proper Epithems, by which at length the pain ceased, and a little time after he recovered his Health.

7. This flux of blood may be thought to pro­ceed from the Spleen, because that for many years before, he laboured under a hardness and Scirrhus of the Spleen; the blood also was black which sufficiently denoted it; and the Spleen al­so has its first influx into the Ventricle, which doth appear, because always before the excreti­on of this a dust and coagulated blood, for a whole day or longer, he complained of loathing, and a great weight at the bottom of his stomach, with the feeling of much pain. Hildanus, Cent. 2. Obs. 9.

XVII. Another Inveterate Megrim.

1. A Noble Matron was trouble [...] with a long and sharp pain in the left side of her Head, which in a cold and moist time was most vexatious to her. Many and various Medicines were exhibi­ted, both internal and external, by the Praescrip­tion of Physicians, but all in vain.

2. At length I was called, and having diligent­ly enquired into the Cause of the Disease, found that about 4 years and an half before, she had been afflicted with a most vehement pain of the Teeth, on the left side of the Jaw, which ceasing, this pain on the same side of the head was left re­maining; from hence I concluded this pain to arise from the roots of corrupt and rotten Teeth; inspecting the Mouth, I found the roots of four rotten Teeth in the upper Jaw.

3. I perswaded her to have those rotten roots of Teeth drawn forth, which being willing to, she promised: but I prescribed to her a fit Diet; and purged her with this following Medicament. Take roots of Parsly, Fennel, and Pollipody of the Oak, of each half an ounce: Flowers and Leaves of Betony, Leaves of Agrimony, Veronica, Dod­der, of each half a handful: Bugloss and Rose­mary Flowers, Tops of Marjoram, of each a pu­gil (or little handful:) Seeds of Annise and Fen­nel, of each two Drams: Sena cleansed, half an ounce: boyl all in Water, to the Consumption of a third part: strain, and in four ounces of straining, macerate and infuse; choice Rubarb, two drams: Agarick newly Trochiscated, Cinnamon, Ginger, of each one dram: strain by pressing hard out, and dissolve therein Benedictae Laxativae, two drams: make a Potion.

4. The next day, Cupping-Glasses being ap­plyed to her Shoulders and nape of her Neck, she was eased: Afterwards, I prescribed this following Apozem. Take roots of Succory, Fennel, Pars­ly, Grass, Pollopody of the Oak, of each one ounce: Flowers and Leaves of Betony, Leaves of Veroni­ca, Dodder, Scabious, of each one handful [...]: Flowers of Bugloss, Rosemary, Tops of Marjo­ram, Time, of each two Pugils: Seeds of Annis, Fennel, of each half a dram: Liquorice scraped or rasped, raisons stoned, of each an ounce: boyl them in pure water, and strain out: in a pound [Page 30] and half of the straining, infuse and digest Sena cleansed, two ounces: choice Rhubarb, half an ounce: Agarick newly Trochiscated, two drams: Cinnamon and Ginger, of each one dram: Infuse for a Night, and strain out by pressing strongly. To the Colature or straining, add Syrup of Ro­ses solutive, compounded with Rhubarb, Agarick and Sena, three ounces: Syrup of Betony, two ounces: mix them, and make an Apozem for four Doses, to be taken in the morning fasting.

5. The Apozem being all taken, in the morn­ing, while her stomach was empty, I drew forth her rotten teeth. The day following I gave her these Pills: Take Pilulae aureae, Cochiae, Agrega­tivae, of each a Scruple: Diagredium, Troches Alhandal, of each four Grains: with Syrup of Betony make five Pills, which roul in pouder of Cinnamon.

6. At last, for some few days, twice a day, I adhibited this following Fomentation. Take flow­ers and leaves of Betony, Flowers of Rosemary, of Camomil, of red Roses, of Staechas: tops of Marjoram and Wormwood, of each half a hand­ful: Aniseed, Wood of Guajacum finely rasped, of each an ounce: cut and bruise them and put them into a bag, big enough to cover the whole part pained, boyl it in red Wine, and apply it hot. By the use of these things, through the Divine help, she was perfectly made well. Hildanus, Cent. 2. Obs. 10.

XVIII. Another Megrim cured by opening an Artery.

1. A Megrim caused from Blood too hot, thin and vapourous, and not to be overcome by any remedies, is cured by opening of the Temporal Arteries, whether it be within or without the Scull; for thereby there is a certain evacuation of the conjoyned matter, of blood and Spirits.

2. This I have often experienced, but speci­ally in the Prince à Rupe Surionensi, to whom many great Physicians, as Chaplain, the Kings Physician, and Castellain, the Queens chief Physician, and Lewis Duret, who notwithstand­ing could help him nothing, by Blood-letting, Cupping, Baths, Frictions, Diet, or any other kind of Remedy, whether inwardly taken, or outwardly applyed,

3. I being called, said, that there was only hope one way to recover his Health, which was to open the Artery of the Temple, on the same side that the pain was, for I thought it probable, that the Cause of his pain was not contained in the Veins, but in the Arteries; in which case, by the Testimony of the Ancients, there was nothing better, than the opening or bleeding of an Artery, whereof I have made tryal upon my self, to my great good.

4. When as the Physicians had approved of this my Advice, I presently betake my self to the Work, and chuse out the Artery in the pained Temple, which was both the more swoln, and beat more vehemently than the rest: I opened this, as we used to do in the bleeding of a Vein, with one incision, and took more than two Por­ringers of Blood, flying out with great violence and leaping: the pain presently ceased, neither did it ever molest him again.

5. Yet this opening of an Artery is suspected by many, for that it is troublesome to stay the gushing forth of the Blood, and cicatrize the place, by reason of the density, hardness, and continual pulsation of the Artery: and lastly, for that when it is cicatrized, there may be danger of an Aneurisma.

6. Wherefore they think it better to divide the Skin than to separate the Artery from all the adjacent Particles, and then to bind it in two pla­ces, and then to divide it, as we have formerly told you, must be done in varices.

7. But this is the Opinion of men, who fear all things where there is no cause; for I have learn­ed by frequent Experience, that the apertion of an Artery; which is performed with a Lancet, as we do in opening a Vein, is not at all dangerous: and though the consolidation or healing thereof is somewhat slower than in a vein, yet will it be done at length, and so that no flux of Blood will happen, if so be that the Ligation be fitly per­formed, and remain so for four days with fitting Pledgets, Paraeus, Lib. 17. Cap. 4.

XIX. A Megrim returning in the Winter time.

1. A certain person of middle Age, black Hair, and of melancholy complexion, Anno [Page 31] 1584. near Winter, was vexed with a pain in the right side of his Head, which seized him some­times at two or three of the Clock in the Night, and sometimes at five or six in the morning, when he awaked from sleep, vexing him for three or four hours. Thus it continued by intervals, and returned for the space of five Weeks.

2. This pain after certain purgations were used (but no Blood-letting) was sensibly abated: but the following year, viz. 1585, towards Win­ter it began to afflict him again on the same side, and continued upon him, till I cured it, as in the former year.

3. Anno 1586. about the beginning of No­vember, this Megrim invaded the same side of his Head again, with much more vehemency, to­gether with a pain of the Teeth of the same side. With these two pains together, he was miserably Afflicted, and although various Medicines were adhibited, the pain notwithstanding was not di­minished but increased,

4. When Pills fitted for the Head were used by a Council of Physicians, the disease yet grew stronger, and returned with such Violence, as al­most to make the sick mad; the pain chiefly be­ing from the Crown of the Head, falling to the Temples, it was so great, that it even pained his Teeth, and although it was as it were immense, yet it was a dull and obscure pain.

5. For Diversion sake, his feet were wont to be wash'd: to his head many Anodyn things were applyed, and various Electuaries and powders were taken to strengthen it. When watchfullness troubled him, he took a somniferous potion; and for his weakness, things restoring: But notwith­standing these things were continued, and altho' the pain did sometimes remit, he alwayes felt the said right side of his head to be cold; for which the Physicians proposed a dry bath to be used for 3 daies, that the side of the Head growing hot, it might extreamly sweat; he consenting, sweat with the same, and began to be better, his pain sensibly abating, till he was able to go abroad in publick.

6. But not long after his pain return'd again with much more violence, by which he found himself, as it were over come; and its seat was chiefly on the right side of the head, where the naked bones and void of flesh stick out, as in the seat of the Crown in the extention of the fore­head bone, in the Yoak-bone, from the Cheek to the Ear, even to the lower Jaw, chiefly there where it sticks out near the neck, in which places he was mightily tormented, so that he could not without difficulty and much labor speak, nor was he able to hear others speak without pain; he was miserably tormented, and restless: which way soever he turn'd his head, he found no rest or ease; his whol body trembled, and often tears fell from his Eyes, so that it made the By-standers to weep.

7. At length my Counsel was desired, and coming to him, I ordered a Lixivium made af­ter the ordinary way, by passing water through Ashes to be prepared: and therein Sage, Rose­mary, Marjoram, Rue, Bawm, Cammomil-flow­ers, Elder, Red-Roses, Bay-berries, and Anni­seeds, to be boil'd, adding also thereto a glass of wine: and with this all the pained places to be fomented, by dipping a sponge therein, and a little expressing it with your hand, and then ap­plying it as hot as he could well endure it: and with the sponge also to bath it from the upper parts downwards: which when it was done daily twice a day before eating, he found the Extremi­ty of his pain to be mitigated.

8. But the Pain not being perfectly gon, but sometimes returning again, I perswaded him to apply Vigoes Emplaster spread upon Leather, to the whole place where the pain was, viz. from the Crown of the head (the hair being first shaved off) to the lower Jaw: the Emplaster being ap­plyed, about two hours before Supper, he sate down at the Table, at which time such a noise was found to be made in his head as if much wa­ter should fall out of one Vessel drop by drop in­to another plac'd under it; and the noise was so great, that he did not only perceive it him­self, but they also which were near him heard it. This noise in his head continued for two nights and one day: One night when he slept, he was much comforted, but with the great noise he was awaked out of his sleep, mightily afrighted, cry'd out aloud, and thought the house to be falling, cast himself upon the floor, and hid himself un­der the Bed. This noise presently ceasing, he had a pain extending from the Jaw-bone under [Page 32] the Eye to the Ear, as if worms had been gnaw­ing the place, which pain continuing for some daies and nights.

9. For this cause sake he began again to use the former Fomentation, the plaster being taken away, which where it cleaved to the skin, was al­ways wet, as if it had been sprinkled with drops of water: and again, after the said Fomentati­on was adhibited, he used it day and night, till the pain remitting, from day to day, it was at last perfectly taken away, and the Sick was restored to his prestine Health, which for a long time he perfectly enjoyed, except some small Symptoms which he felt, upon any approaching cold, or when his head was too much troubled with Studies and Cares. Plateri. Obs. lib. 2.

XX. A Megrim with Pain of the Eys, and Inflammation of the Eye-lids.

1. One as it was thought from drinking Wine too plentifully, was seized with a vehement pain on the right side of the head, which pain raged about Noon-time, but was a little mittigated near Night; and sometimes it would wholly re­mit.

2. There was also an intense pain of the right Eye; the whole white of the Eye was red, the Veins turgid or swelled, (as if it had been co­vered with a red fleshy Pellicule or Skin,) as al­so both Eye lids both within and without; the Pupilla was obfuscated or clouded so, That al­though he could see the Light, yet he was not able to discern things: This Distemper had now troubled him for seven weeks.

3. Being called to him the 9 day of September Anno 1597. I exhibited one Dram of my Purge prepared with Quinces, which gave him two Stools. I applyed a Cautery to the Nape of his Neck; but when because of his Age it did no­thing; at Night I adhibited a Vesicatory made of bruised Flammula or Spearwort, (a kind of Ranunculus or Crow-foot,) Blisters arose by the next morning, which being opened, a yellowish Serum came forth; after which I applyed upon them Colewort leaves smeared with fresh Butter, and these often to be reiterated.

4. To the Eyes I applyed a Collyrium of Pom­granate Peels, in this manner, you may drop one or two drops of it into the greater corner of the eye, the head a little inclining, after which the Eye-lid being closed, you may apply a Sponge to the same, dipt in the said Collyrium mixt with the Mucilage of Faenugreek seed, being warm, and a little expressed with your hand, which renew two or three times a day. [The Col­lyrium you may make by boyling the bruised Peels in Wine, then straining, and mixing it with a suf­ficient quantity of Water, adding to every quart two Scruples of Salt of Vitriol.]

5. To his right Temple apply Emplastrum ad Herniam, or the Plaster against Ruptures: The following day he was again purged with my Ele­ctuarium Diapomorum. Going away from him, I ordered him to go on, and after five days, that the Hypochyma or Cataract might be discust, to apply Veal, or the Lungs of a Sheep to the part; and from a Pigeons feather newly pulled off, to instill the Drops of Blood at the end thereof into the eye.

6. An Electuary to strengthen the Brain. Take preserved Acorus, Conserves of Marjo­ram, Rosemary-Flowers, Lavender, Roses and Flowers of Sage, of each equal parts, mix them. After some days, whilst the redness is not yet perfectly taken away, this Collyrium is to be used. Take white Troches of Rhasis, two Drams, Rose-water, eight ounces: Strawberry water distilled with Goats milk and Camphir, one ounce: Fennel water, half an ounce, mix them.

7. The Cautery which the Chyrurgian made in the Nape of his Neck for the repairing of the Sight and stopping of the Fluxion, I caused to be healed up, which had been long kept open, and that with good success. His Eye was freed from the Tumor and redness; but he complain­ed of the cloudiness of his Sight, caused by the white spot upon the Pupilla; and although he could discern some Light, he was not in the least able to distinguish things: I ordered him this; Take Ox-Galls, Turpentine, Honey, Sulphur, Wine, of each a like quantity, mix and Distill therefrom a water, which drop into the eyes. Plateri. Observ. lib. 2.

The Chapter of the Megrim continued.Numb. 9. August. 24.

XXI. A Megrim Cured, by opening an Ar­tery in the Temples, that by all other means was incurable.

1. Concerning the happy success of my Coun­sel in opening of Arteries, I need not now write, let us come to the thing.

2. The sick labouring of an outragious Me­grim, I counselled to open an Artery of the Temples, on the side affected; it was done, and immediately he became well, and to this time, being many years since, the pain has not return­ed. Scenkij de doloris Capitis curatione, Obs. 4.

XXII. A Megrim Cured by washing in cold Water.

1. A certain man, who for more than forty years had been troubled with the Megrim, ha­ving used many Remedies in vain, by the Coun­cel of a Physician, often washed his Forehead with cold water, by which he became perfectly well; but the matter being derived into the Oesophagus and there thickning, hindred his swallowing.

2. For the Brain being cold and a principal Member, we are to be cautious of very cold things, nor to use them but with the greatest judgment. And Topicks which repel, ought to be applyed warm, where the matter is more cold and crude: but cold where the matter is hot and cholerick. Hollerij de Morbis internis Scho­līograh. ad cap. 1. lib. 1.

XXIII. A Megrim arising from Gluttony.

1. A young man-26 years old, in August 1548 was taken with a strong Megrim, he lived in idleness, gave himself over to the pleasures of the Pallat; filled himself with various sorts of drink, and delighted himself continually in Feast­ing, thereby became obnoctious to a heaviness of his Head.

2. He first made use of an Empirical Physician, but receiving not his desired Health, he at length called me. To whom his Belly being hard bound, I would have caused a Clyster to be given him, which he refusing, I ordered a sharp sup­pository, by which his Belly was made soluble.

3. Then I prescribed the following Decocti­on, to incide or cut the contumacious matter. Take Betony, Marjoram, Staechas-flowers, Rose­mary-flowers, of each alike, make a Decoction with Water or Wine, which sweeten with Oxymel.

4. The Decoction being taken, we exhibited these Pills. Take Pilulae Aureae, Pilulae Cochiae, of each half a Dram: Diagredium, three Grains (for he was of a strong Body) make five Pills, with Betony water, to be taken after midnight, by all which means the Belly was made Soluble.

5. Soon after, one or two days being between, when he was strengthned, Cupping-Glasses were applied to the Shoulders with Scarification, which drew much Blood: Then he took the fol­lowing Decoction twice a day. Take green or fresh Betony▪ Vervain, Bay or Violet leaves, of each a handful: flowers of both sorts of Staechas, and of Camomil, of each half a handful: best Sena, one ounce: Guajacum and its Bark rasped, an ounce and half: Damask Pruns, N^o. xv. Raisons stoned, one ounce: Ani-seed and Fennel seed, of each a dram: boyl all in a sufficient quantity of Water, according to Art: with one pound of which, mix syrup of Staechas, four ounces. By the taking of this, much pituitous matter with a little cholerick and melancholy Excrements were avoided three or four times a day, by which he had some ease.

6. The place affected was anointed with this following Liniment. Take Oyntment of Alaba­ster, one ounce: Oyl of Camomil, half an ounce: mix them. This he used with Masticatories also, thus prepared: Take Pellitory of Spain, two scruples and a half: Mastick, Cubebs, of each a scruple and a half: make them into a pouder, and form two Masticatories, by tying them up round with a thred in fine Linen cloth, which every morning one after another, let be chewed in the mouth: so will much pituitous matter be brought away. The Decoction being for a while used, and the Unction aforesaid continued, he became cured of this his vehement pain. Foresti. Lib. 9. Observ. 58.

XXIV. A Megrim proceeding from a cold Humor.

[Page 34]1. A Costard Monger was vehemently afflict­ed on the left side of his Head, with a contuma­cious Megrim. The chief hope of his Cure, was in the concoction of the Humor, and in proper purging.

2. For this purpose, I first prescribed this A­pozem. Take roots of Asparagus, Fennel, Par­sly, Peony, of each half a dram: Hysop, Betony, Bay-leaves, Sage, Marjoram, Calamint, of each one handful: Rosemary Flowers, Staechas, of each one pugil: Peony seed, two Drams: Raisons stoned, one ounce: make a Decoction in Rain-water: to one pint of the straining, add Oxymel simple, Syrups of Staechas, and of Calaminth, of each one Ounce: mix and make an Apozem for four doses.

3. This being taken, Take of the aforesaid Decoction, four Ounces: in which Dissolve Di­aphoenican, half an ounce: Electuarium Indum, one dram and half: syrup of Staechas, Oxymel Scyllitick, of each half an ounce: mix them. This he took in the morning.

4. This don, I ordered him to repeat the for­mer Decoction, which being drank, I prescribed these Pills to be taken after Midnight. Take Pilulae Cochiae, Aggregativae, de Agarico, of each one scruple: Troches Alhandal, three grains: make seven Pills: from which he had seven or more Stools.

5. At last he had the Decoction of Guajacum, adding capital Herbs: I ordered the part affect­ed to be anointed with Oyls of Rue and Bays, mixt with the Alabaster Oyntment. All these things being accordingly used, the sick became well. Foresti. Lib. 9 Obs. 59.

XXV. A Megrim from a hot Cause, with an Ophthalmia.

1. Jacob Purmeran laboured under a Me­grim, a hot and sharp Catarrh descending, with an Ophthalmia, and great pain of his Eyes: things which were very cold were applyed by a Woman Emperick (before universals) both to the Head and Eyes, whereby the Man almost 70 years old, was made blind, the pain continually growing greater and greater, so that at length, upon the 17. day of May, I was called to him.

2. His Belly was somewhat bound, therefore I prescribed the following Bolus. Take Cassia new drawn, six drams: Cassia with Sena, two drams: Diacatholicon, a dram and half: Fennel-seeds in pouder, ten grains: make a Bolus, which sprinkle with white Sugar Candy: this made him go well to stool.

3. The following day, in the place of Letting Blood, by reason of the mans great Age, I would have applyed Cupping Glasses with Scarrification; but he refusing, I ordered him to Drink twice a day of this following Decoction. Take of the Rinds of Succory roots, of Fennel, Liquorice scraped, of each half an ounce; green Fumitory, two handfulls; Fennel, tops of Hops; Endive, Suc­cory, Borrage, Bugloss, Sorrel, of each a handful; Betony, half a handful; Fennel seed, three drams; the four greater cold Seeds, of each half a dram; Damask Prunes, fifteen; Tamarinds, half an ounce; Raisons stoned, one ounce; Jujubes, Sebe­stens, of each five; make of all a Decoction in Whey: Strain it, and to a pound and half there­of, add Syrup of Succory with Rhubarb, Syrups of Endive and Fumitory, Oxysaccharum simplex, of each half an ounce: Aromatize it with Spe­cies Diarrhodon abbatis first cleansed, adding Su­gar to fit the Taste.

4. The Decoction being taken, I would wil­lingly have given him Pills, but the Old-man be­ing very Morose, did of his own head, utterly refuse the same. Into his Eye I instilled the Collyrium▪ made of the white Troches of Rhasis, dissolved in Rose-water; afterwards I used Wo­mans milk mixt with Fennel water. And the part affected of the head, I anointed with Ʋn­guentum Populeon; afterwards I added a very little of the Alabaster Oyntment, with which the Pain was somewhat abated, after which I was no longer retained in the cure.

5. But a few days being past, the Megrim re­turned, as also the pain of the Eye became vehe­ment; presently he sends for his Woman Empe­ricks, by whom his Grief was encreased, though from them he expected his Health; whereupon he causes me to come to him again, together with Alardus the Younger, a Physician lately come out of Italy: he called us upon the ninth day of June.

6. For the Megrim, which now was without [Page] Inflamation, we used the Alabaster Oyntment, a­nointing the part of the Head afflicted: then we applyed Cupping-Glasses with scarification, (which he now consented to) by which the pain was something eased.

7. In the mean season, by reason of the length of the Disease, and the accession of much Flegm in old age, we ordered him to take this Decocti­on. Take Betony, Endive, Succory, Fennel, of each one handful: Sage, half a handful: Flow­ers of Staechas of both kinds, Roses, of each one pugil: Fennel seed a dram and half: boyl all in Betony and Fennel Waters: To eight ounces of the straining add syrups of Betony and of Staechas, of each an Ounce and half: mix, well for two Doses. Then (being become willing to take Pills) we ordered him these to be swallowed after midnight. Take Pilulae aureae, Cochiae, of each one Scruple, with Fennel Water, make five Pills, which though slowly, gave him three stools. But the Bowels were before irritated or moved with this suppository. Take pouder of Hiera Pi­cra, a Scruple: Diagredium, Coloquintida in fine pouder, of each three grains: Honey one ounce: with a little Salt make a Suppository. [But how I know not, unless it be put up the Fundament, by help of a Pipe.]

8. After these things, we caused him to use Masticatories (but Errhins and Sternuta­tories we used not, because of his Eyes.) Take Mastick, a dram: Cubebs a scruple▪ Black Pepper, half a scruple: roots of Pellitory of Spain, and Bark of Caper-roots, of each two scruples: pouder them finely, and tye them up in Linnen with a thread, making three several Ma­sticatories; which morning after morning fast­ing chew for a quarter of an hour; so will much flegm flow by the Mouth.

9. In the mean while, immediately after purg­ing, and the application of the Cups, drop this following Collyrium into the Eye. Take Rose water distilled in Balneo maris, two ounces: Wo­mans milk, one ounce: mix them. Take A­loes Epatica, a Scruple: Gum Arabick, Traga­canth, Sarcocol, of each half a scruple: Tutia prepared, Quince-seeds, Sumach, a little pulve­rized, of each half a Scruple: these being bruised and tyed up in a linnen Rag, hang in the afore­said Water and Milk; which press letting the pressed-out Liquor distil into the Eye three or four times a day: by these means he was at length restored to his Health. Foresti. Lib. 9. Obs. 60.

XXVI: A Megrim which came once a Month.

1. A Woman aged 40 years, was once a month (but sometimes twice or thrice,) much troubled with a pain on the right side of her head, which commonly ended with a Vomiting, and in her Fit she could neither walk nor stand.

2. This Vomit was first exhibited. Take the Vomiting Infusion, one ounce; this wrought six times: the next day she took these Pills. Take Pills of Amber, two drams; Fernelius his Cepha­lick Pills▪ one dram; make fifteen Pills: She took thre [...] of them before Supper, every day till they were spent.

3. After them she took this Decoction. Take Sarsaparilla 4 ounces: water five quarts: Infuse 24 hours, then slice, after boyl to the Consump­tion of the half, and strain it out: Dose a good draught morning and night when she went to Bed.

4. For ordinary Drink, she took the second Decoction of the same made in seven quarts or more of Water, boyling it without Infusion, till a third part be wasted. Cooks Observ. Cent. 1. Obs. 23.

XXVII. A periodick pain in the hinder part of the Head.

1. My Counsel was desired by an honest Ma­tron, who was troubled with a tedious and Perio­dical pain of the Head, which in every eight days vehemently molested her: It lay in the hinder part of the Head, from the place where the Head is joyned to the Neck, reaching to the Crown, and it was as if it had been a boring: it extend­ed it self also to the Temples, but chiefly on the left side; and to the left ear, being accompanied with a loathing and griping at stomach.

2. These Symptoms are to be reduced to their Causes; first, whether the Head is affected from it self, or by consent of some other parts. In a tedious and long continuing Disease, which affects by it self; there it chiefly arises, from a thick, [Page 36] cold pituitous Humor. But by consent, in a loathing and pained Stomach, where some sharp humor is gathered together, from thence vapors are raised, which ascend into the Head, and there breeding a pituitous matter, hurt the Ner­vous parts. Sometimes also, vapours are trans­mitted to the Head from the Womb, and these chiefly molest the hinder part of the Head.

3. The Causes of the Periodick return, are either a Collection of matter, or some external Cause which stirs and moves the matter, as bath­ing, covering of the head, tedious exercise in reading, speaking, &c. abstinence from Food, ir­regular Diet. But whatever the Cause may be, as in all Chronick and long lasting Diseases, so chiefly in this; a good and regular Diet ought to be kept, from which may proceed the least Flegmatick matter, or other sharp and corrupt humors.

4. Then to hinder the Collection of the mat­ter, these following Pills are to be taken every day. Take Aloes rosatae, a dram and half: the Species of the Electuary de geminis, half a dram, and with Syrup of Roses Solutive, make Pills, in number 42. Let 7 of them be taken about half an hour before Supper: And twice a month let her take a dram at a time of Pilulae de Succino, after her first Sleep. Take Pouder of Amber, Mastich, of each two drams: Aloes, five drams; Agarick a dram and half; true round Birth­wort roots, half a dram; with Syrup of the juyce of Betony make a mass of Pills: in the use of which, let her persist twice a month, as afore­said.

5. But the Disease being Chronick, we must consider, That the Cure will be long; and tha it must be taken away by little and little; which you will perceive by the use of the former Pills.

6. And according to the Judgment of your Physician then present, you may loose some Blood; and the whole Body may be well purged: Then for 15 days the Decoction of Guajacum with Sarsa may be drank, with a good course of Diet. Take Lignum Guajacum, a pound: Sarsa three ounces: Fountain water, six quarts; boyl them to the Consumption of the half.

7. The Head also by it self ought to be purged and strengthned: first with this Apophlegma­tism, thus made: Take Origanum, Marjoram, Rosemary, red Roses, of each a Pugil: Ginger two Drams: Pellitory of Spain, three Drams: boyl all in a sufficient quantity of pure Water: strain, and to one pound thereof, add Vinegar of Roses, two Ounces, which mix. Let this be u­sed as a Gargarism in the Morning. But the Decoction of Guajacum boyled with Marjoram, draws much by the Nose.

8. Let the Feet be washed with a Decoction of Betony, early in the morning, at which time also Frictions may be used to the Arms, Shoulders, and Back, when the pain urges, apply Radishes cut small, to the hinder part of the Head: let the Head also be sometimes washed a little before Supper, not after exposing it to the Air; the Wash may be made of Rasped Guajacum boyled in Lye. That these things may be happily ac­complished, I pray the Almighty God. April 6. Anno 1580. Conciliûm Medicinalium Crato­nis 321.

The Chapter of the Vertigo continued.Numb. 11 August 29.

IV. A Vertigo, with a disaffected Womb, and Pain of the Spleen.

1. A young woman of about 30 years of Age, of a thin, lean pale and wan Complexion and Me­lancholick Disposition, was seiz'd with a Vertigo: she was also troubled with deep Melancholy, sighing, Fits of the Mother, and a disaffected Spleen: she had been married 7 or 8 years, and had several Children: her Courses were in good Order, but pale, or not of a natural redness.

2. She applies her self to me declaring her Condition, and how that for more than two whole years, these Illnesses had prevail'd upon her: she had taken Potions, Julebs, Pills, Powders, Ele­ctuaries, Bolus's, had been purg'd, sweated, and that often times, without the least imaginable Re­lief: Cupping-glasses had also been apply'd to her Shoulders, and at this very time of her com­ing to me she had 4 Issues upon her, one in each Arm, and one in each Thigh, little above the Knee.

3. These things fore-known, the Cause appear'd to be from Vapors ascending by the veins of the Womb, and from a disaffected obstructed Spleen; all which meeting in a melancholy habit of Body, cold and dry, caused her disturbance not only to be more vehement when the Paroxism was upon her, but also very hard and difficult to cure: Her course of Diet, by her own Confession, was chiefly Poudred Bief, Bacon, and other Salt things through the whole year.

4. I enquired whether in all this time she had ever taken a Vomit, she told me, No: where­upon I prescribed this: Take Vinum benedi­ctum one ounce; Syrrup of Squils half an ounce; Fumitory-water, Carduus-Water, of each three ounces, mix them. This she took in the morning fasting, and it was repeated three times every third day. It wrought well both upwards and downwards, and thereby she confessed, she had some relief: nor during this time was there any Fits of the Mother.

5. Over the Region of the Spleen I caused to be apply'd Mynsichts Emplastrum de Galbano Cro­catum, and renewed it every fourth day, by which the pain of the Spleen went quite away.

6. I advised her to Chearfulness, and to di­vert herself as much as might be with pleasant (but innocent) Company: and to use altogether a fresh kind of Diet, and food light of Digestion: and, that her Sighing might not alwayes prevail upon her, I prescribed the following to be taken 4, 5, or 6 times a day in a Glass of Canary, or other wine she liked best. Take Tincture of An­timony (drawn with rectified Spirit of Wine ac­cording to Basil) eight ounces: choice English Saffron, three drams: Cocheneel in fine Powder, two drams: digest 12 or 14 daies, and decant the clear liquor, which keep in a Glass bottle close stopt for use. Of this she took a quarter of a spoon­ful or more, as aforesaid, as occasion requir'd, by means of which her sighing went away, and she becam more facetious in company than formerly.

7. Now by reason I apprehended there was an exceeding foulness of the womb, from which filthy Vapours ascended, and which was indeed the chief cause of all her ilness, I conceiv'd, That all that ever we had done was in vain unless that was rectified, and that her melancholy and evil disposition would return again: Hereupon I gave her what I have found to be a Specifick in this Case, and than which I know no better thing to purge and clease the Womb. Take Pulp of Colocynthis cut small and freed from the Seeds, one ounce: Zedoary, half an ounce: spirit of Wine, half a pint, infuse and digest twelve or fourteen daies, decant, and keep the Tin­cture in a Glass close stopt. Of this she took a large spoonful at a time in the morning fasting a­bout 6 daies after the aforesaid Vomits: this was repeated for 5 or 6 times every fourth or fifth day, according as the strength and conveniency of the Patient would permit: after the taking of the Dose, the sick took mutton or veal Broth, and it wrought excellently well with her, and gave her sometimes 6, 7, or 8 stools a day. After the taking of this Tincture, she confest that she had certain breakings out upon her in several parts of her body, which had been of 3 or 4 years standing, which by the use of this last Remedy died away, and wholy vanished.

8. Two or three daies before the time of her courses flowing, I gave her the blood-red Tin­cture of Gum Guajaci made with the rectified Spirit of Wine, of which she took a Spoonful in [Page 42] a glass of Renish wine in the morning fasting, by which means her Courses were both more order­ly, and purely red.

9. During the whole progress of this Cure, she had the Fits of the Mother but once, having them before 2 or 3 times a week, and sometimes oftner: However, to secure her against a Relapse, I ordered her to continue daily for a month or six weeks, the taking of the aforesaid Tincture of Antimony impregnated with the Tinctures of Saffron and Cochenele, at Sect. 6. above: and e­very morning and evening, for the same length of time, to take the Salts of Hart-horn and Am­ber mixed in equal proportions, to the quantity of six or eight grains, the which she did, and be­came perfectly well: During this Course, I or­dered the drying up of her 4 Issues, upon which she found no Inconveniency.

10. Here is one thing more to be noted, that upon her taking the Tincture of the Colocynthis above described, there came a thick, black and foetid matter from the Womb, and of a very vis­cous quality, sticking when nearly dry almost like Birdlime:

V. A Vertigo in a Child five years of Age.

1. This Disease so Vehemently vexed the Child, that the Parents thereof could not trust it to goe alone any where, for it would seize it upon sometimes 3, 4 or 5 times a day: the child thought every thing to turn round, then he would begin to staggger, and, if no body was near him, presently fall down; nor, in the fit, could he tell where he was.

2. I ordered an Errhine to be made of the Juices of Sweet Marjoram and Beets, in which was dissolved a few grains of Cambogia: this was cast up the Childs Nostrils, by which means he eva­cuated a large quantity of cold, slimy and pitui­tous matter: it was thrice repeated in six dayes: upon the seventh day the Child bled naturally and freely at nose, to the quantity of 4 or 5 oun­ces of blood: and from thenceforth he was per­fectly freed from his Distemper.

3. However I ordered him to take the Pow­ers of Rosemary to 6 or 8 drops in choice Cana­ry for a Month together.

VI. A Vertigo in an aged man.

1. The sick was about 70 years of Age when this Vertigo first began to afflict him, and had now troubled him about an year and a half or more: all things seemed to him to turn prodi­giously fast round, for a season: at length his sight failed him: but when the Paroxism was o­ver, he would be merry and chearful again, and eat his food with a very good stomach.

2. The Disease every day growing more te­dious, and now afflicting him once or twice a week, whereas it formerly came but once a fort­night, or once a month, it made them look-out for Cure: several famous and learned men were sent for, great Advice was given, and much means used, but all in vain: so that finding no Remedy by his Physicians, he gave them over.

3. Not long after he was seized with another fit; and towards the end of it, with a violent burning Feaver, a great Palpitation at Heart, and a great trembling all over his whole Body, som­times fainting away: I was sent for, and found him in this Condition, which Symptoms I estee­med to be no less than mortal. My Advice was desired, but I was unwilling to meddle at all: Whereupon a Chyrurgian was sent for.

4. The Chyrurgian being come, and viewing the sick, He told them presently, That the Pa­tient was to be let blood, if so be that they would save his Life, and, that there was no other Remedy left: I opposed, shewing that it was not his blood which offended in quantity, but ra­ther a certain kind of humidity in the Ventricles of the Brain, and that the Blood was only hurt in its quality, by the predominancy of some luxu­riant Salt, whereby a fermentation being raised in the blood, a Feaver was forthwith excited, to­gether with those other dangerous Symptoms.

5. Hereupon I delivered my Opinion, That he ought to find out some way to divert the hu­midities of the Cavities of the Brain: and that some proper Medium should be thought of to quiet the disturb'd Archeus, and allay the vio­lent fermentation of the Blood, more especially, if it might be supposed the Patient might live.

6. This Chyrurgian (who is now to be name­less) strongly opposed me, slighted my Opini­ons, and warranted to the By-standers the Pati­ent's life, although under all those dangerous Symptoms, besides his old Age.

7. Upon these Resolves the sick was let Blood, and the bounteous Chyrurgian liberally took a­way from the dying man, no less than 18 ounces thereof: presently the sick fainted, and with ve­ry [Page 43] much adoe he was kept from a swooning fit: I told them, They might safely give him now and then a little of Angelica water the greater Composition, the which they did, and he seem­ed to be cheared thereby.

8. The Chyrurgyan now leaves him, promi­sing, That he would do more and greater things for him, which would certainly restore him: a­bout two hours after th Patient cry'd out, I am a dead man, the Chyrurgian has kill'd me. I be­ing by, desired him to be patient, saying, the Chyrurgian has not kill'd you; 'tis your Disease that is dangerous, and vehement: But however, that it would be good for him to prepare himself and set his house in order. He now and then slumbred, and past away the night in short and troublesom sleeps: but approaching 5 a clock in the morning, he surrenered his vital Spirits.

9. The next morning came our Chyrurgian, nor was I much behind him; where contrary to his Expectation, and in some measure mine, We found our late deplorable Patient dead. I desi­red That the Chyrurgian might open him, which was presently granted: It was done occordingly, and in the fore Ventricle of the Brain, a bag of water was found as big as a small hens Egg: all the rest of the Viscera of the three Venters being sound: and it is observable, That 2 or 3 dayes before he dyed, he complained of a vehement pain in his forehead.

VII. A Vertigo with a Malign Feaver.

1 A young maiden, of 14 or 15 years of Age, be­ing sick of a malign Feaver, was, in the Tenth day of her sickness, seised with a Vertigo, so that she could not stand, but all things seem'd to turn round with Violence: She had a Bubo under her left Arm-hole, which broke and ran well; so that there was great hopes of her life.

2. Four dayes after a Parotis appeared be­hind the right Ear, to which 6 or 7 Leches were applyed: the Vertigo in the mean Season at fits, and sometimes almost continually afflicting the sick: by the application of the Leeches, the Tu­mor had Liberty to ripen and break, which by help of strong Maturatives was perfected in 3 days.

3. All things were done in respect both to the Feaver, and the malignity; so that the Disease seemed to be conquered, only the Vertigo remain­ned; for the helping of which I order'd the solid Err [...]i es to be apply'd the next day: but alas, before the appointed time, the Patient was dead.

4. Her Parents had a Desire to have her o­pened, and in the former ventricle of the Brain was a Cystis found, about the bigness of a Pige­ons egg full of Water, of a kind of yellowish green Colour: the water was put upon bread, and given to a dog, who eat the same, and in 3 or 4 hours after (having first Vomited) he dyed.

VIII. A Vertigo in a Maiden with obstructi­ons of her terms.

1. She was 18 years of Age, and was in the be­ginning of May seized with a Vertigo, her habit of body was cold, moist and flegmatick, and she had been troubled with the obstruction of her Courses for more than 20 Months? so that she sometimes Vomited blood, often bleed at nose, her Countenance was pale & wan like death it self.

2. Application was made to me, and after viewing the sick, I found, That the Green-sick­ness had seised her: she confest, That she had eaten Oat-meal, Raw Wheat, and such like things, for many months, and that largely, and That she had strong longing after, nor could she be satis­fi'd without them: upon which followed the Sup­pression of her Courses, with vomiting and loath­ing of Food, and this Vertigo.

3. The first thing I gave her was this, Take the Infusion of Crocus Metallorum of Rulandus, Vi­negar of Squils, of each an ounce, Carduus wa­ter, four ounces, mix them for a draught to be ex­hibited in the morning fasting. It wrought well, gave her 5 Vomits, and 7 Stools: by which both Stomach and Bowels seemed to be well cleansed; the maid was also much more lightsom, and her head was exceedingly eased.

4. But I knowing her Disease to be stubborn, and to proceed from a stubborn, viscouse & tena­cious humour, thought it necessary to repeat the former dose; which was done upon the 4th day following: after this she seemed to be perfectly well, and her preternatural Appetite to be quite gone; so that she was u [...]willing to take any more.

5. Now because Colocynthis mightily cleanses and opens the Womb above all other things; I gave her (the 4th day following the former dose) about half a spoonful or somewhat more of the Infusion of the said Colocynthis, in rectified Spi­rit of wine, which I repeated for three times eve­ry 4th day.

6. But that in all the time of Purging she might not faint, I ordered her to take now and then in the intermediate dayes, a little of our Ele­ctuarium [Page 44] ad Tabidos, from whence she found great refection.

7. In the mean season I was not unmindful of the distemper of her head, but caused it to be of­ten bathed with Powers of Sassafras, and caused her often to smell to Spirit of Sal Armoniack, and continually to take it in all the drink she drank, which was indeed no small benefit to her.

8. Lastly, After that all her purging was over, and it was now about the New of the Moon, I prescrib'd her to take the Tincture of Gum Gua­jaci drawn with rectified Spirit of Wine: the dose was a Spoonful or better, morning and night, af­ter which she drank a Glass of Rhenish wine and Sugar: I ordered her the continuance thereof, til her Courses appeared, which was after the first taking it, about 4 days: from which time she had them in good order, and remain'd in perfect Health.

IX. A Vertigo in a Girl about ten years of Age.

1. Her Parents told me, It had afflicted her for about two years; and, as well as they could guess, was caused from her long and much turn­ing round with some other Neighbours Children, at what time, she not having so strong a head or brain as they, fell down.

2. The Disease came by fits, at first more seldom, afterwards more often; so that it came almost every day, and sometime twice a day; it would also come in the night, so that she would often cry out in the midst of her sleep, That the house was a turning the upside downward, that it would fall upon her, and she should be kill'd.

3. I saw plainly, that it was caused chiefly from a windy Vapor, first stirr'd up by the afore­mentioned Action; which upon the least motion disturbing the Brain presently caused a fit. I twice purg'd her head by casting up her nostrils the juices of Sweet-Marjoram and Beets in equal proportion, by which she avoided a good quantity of cold, stimy, pituitous matter: I also ordered her to eat Small Caraway Comfets, for a fortnight or three weeks together, because they dissipate wind in the stomach and bowels: which things being done, she was by this only means made per­fectly well.

X. A Vertigo caused by a Blow on the head.

1. It was in a certain young man aged about 22. who receiving a very great blow from his Ma­ster with an oaken stick, caused him at the pre­sent to fall down: after he recover'd himself, he seemd in few hours to be very well, save there was some hard Tumor upon the place, and a soreness.

2. The young man thinking the worst to be over, lookd no farther, but, in 3 or 4 dayes time following, was taken with an extream Vertigo, so that in the time of the Paroxism, as all things seemed to turn round, so he himself was not able to stand, unless he was upheld by others, or lean'd against something.

3. This grew more and more upon him, so that he seemed not to be at ease in his mind, not understanding what it should be, or to what it tended, he came to me, and desired my Advice upon the same, having also told me of the blow he receiv'd from his Master. Upon which I vewed his head, and upon the sagital Suture, I perceiv'd a Tumor, large and thick, but not sore, or in any possibility of breaking.

4. First I exhibited to him the solid Errhines mentioned and described in the first Chapter of this work; these were repeated five times, upon the use of which his disease much abated, and be­came almost insensible to him.

5. But that I might perfect the Cure (which I concluded could scarcely be unless the Tumor was first taken away) I caused the hair to be sha­ved therefrom, and then apply'd the common blistering Plaster of the shops, which drew from the Tumor a large quantity of water: upon the raw place was laid the simple Plaster of Melilot, till it was healed, which was in about 5 daies: it having been well 4 or 5 dayes, I apply'd the Ve­sicatory again, and after that the Melilot Em­plaster, as aforesaid, till it was healed: by which not only a vast quantity of water, but the Tumor was almost wholy abated.

6. Lastly, to strengthen and corroborate the part, I applyed Emplastrum Cephalicum, by which in a Months time the Tumor totally vanish­ed, and the sick became perfectly well: twice or thrice he was purged with our Panchymagogue Pills to his great advantage.

The Chapter of the Vertigo continued.Numb. 12 August. 31.

XI. A Vertigo with pain of the head.

1. This happ'ned in a youth of 12 years of Age, in whom the Paroxism would be present upon slight occasions, and therewith an extream pain in the forepart of the head, and to the roots of the eies: his Constitution was cold and moist; and a pituitous matter afflicted the head.

2. My advise being desired, I thought it need­ful to evacuate plentifully the morbifick matter or humour offending: and because there was al­wayes accompanying it an exceeding pain of the head: I prescribed this Clyster: Take Chicken-broth, 8 ounces; Infusion of Crocus metallorum, 2 ounces; Tincture of Colocynthis, half an ounce; Oyl-olive, two spoonfuls; Sugar, an ounce and half; mix, dissolve, and exhibit it warm: this was given in the after-noon: the next morning I prescrib'd this Purge: Take Scammony, 8 grains; Colocynthis, six grains; Elaterium, two grains; Oil of Lavender, one drop; mix and with extract of Rhubarb make 5 Pills: this purged him very well, and gave him ten or eleven stools, and I re­peated it every fifth or sixth day.

3. In the Intervals, I gave him this Decoction: Take Guajacum rasped, four ounces, Sarsa slic'd, six ounces; Rosemary, Marjoram, Sage, of each one handful: make a Decoction in equal parts of Wine and Water; strain, and sweeten with Syrup of staechas. The taking of this for a time, corro­borated the head and Viscera, strengthned their tone, dryed up the superfluity of moisture, and altered the habit of the Body.

4. Also every morning, fasting (excepting the purging day) and every night going to bed, I caused him to take Powers of Sassafras in worm­wood-wine: this comforted the stomach and head mightily, and by a specifick property took away the very essence of his Disease.

5. By his nostris I exhibited the Solid Errhines mentioned in Chap. 1. Sect. 3. § 5. aforegoing, by which he evacuated much cold, viscous and pituitous matter: and he gargarised with a de­coction of Pellitory of Spain-root boiled in white-wine, and sweetned with Oxymel simple: the Errhines were three-times exhibited.

6. When the fit was upon him, and the pain of his head raging, I caused hot bread to be ap­ply'd (the hair being before hand shaved off) and after the raging of the pain was over, to be anointed with the Powers of Amber and Saffa­fras mixed in an equal proportion: and to take up some small portion of the Powers of Sassafras by the Nostrills; this mightily comforted the head and brain, and perfectly remov'd his head-ach, so as it came no more.

7. In all his drink I caused him to take oyl of Sulphur, so much at a time as to give it a grate­ful acidity, and I ordered all the Sauces of his food to be made acid with the juyce of Limons: and now and then to take a Glass of Canary with juyce of Limons in it, by which the potency of the Stomach was wonderfully augmented, fumes arising were prevented, and in a Months time the sick was perfectly cured.

8. After all this, I ordered Elixir Proprieta­tis Paracelsi, to be taken 20 drops at a time, morning and night in equal parts of Canary and Camomil water, for the space of three months following.

The Chapter of the Vertigo continued.Numb. 13 Septemb. 3.

XVIII. A Vertigo with Pain of the Head and Darkness of Sight.

1. A Learned man aged about 38 years, and much given to Study, of a rare and lean consti­tution, yet withal Flegmatick, was troubled with a Vertigo, and after Meat with sudden dejection of Strength; sometimes there was present a pain of the head and darkness of Sight: his appetite was mean, his Urine well coloured, but frothy.

2. There were other Accidents from Consent, by reason of the fault of Concoction; therefore first his Concoction was to be helped: Secondly, the Head and Nerves were to be strengthned, and their offending Cause removed.

3. In order to which, the first passages were gently emptied with an ounce and half of Man­na dissolved in Broth wherein leaves and roots of Agrimony and Succory were boyled: afterwards he was purged thus, Take Pills of Peony, a dram; of Amber and of Ruffus, of each a Scruple: Ce­phalick Pills of Fernelius, two Scruples: with Betony water, make 15 Pills; he took 3 at the hour of Sleep, and in the morning had three Stools.

4. These ended, he took this Carminative pouder. Take seeds of Coriander, of Fennel, Annis, Carraways, of each two scruples: Harts­horn prepared, red Coral prepared, Cinnamon, Nutmegs, Diamoschu dulcis, of each a scruple: Species Aromat. Rosati, Laetificans Galeni, of each half a scruple: Tabulated Sugar of Roses, the weight of all, make a pouder; this he took af­ter meals. Dose about a dram.

5. I appointed the following Capital Rotulae to be taken. Take Species Diamoschu dulcis, a dram: Oyl of Nutmegs by expression, a scruple: Oyl of white Amber, three drops: Ambergrise, four grains: Sugar (dissolved in Lavender wa­ter) four ounces; make a Confect, which form into Rouls: of these he took 2 or 3 fasting, by which he found much good: after the use of these things, he had Leeches applyed, and so be­came well.

6. For preservation in the Fall, he used the following. Take roots of Fennel and Parsly, of each an ounce: of Butchers Broom and Aspara­gus, of each an ounce and half: Calamus Aro­maticus, roots of Elecampane, seeds of Anis and Fennel, of each two drams: Liquorice one dram: Agrimony, Betony, Maidenhair, of each half a handful: Raisons of the Sun stoned, a handful: Flowers of Broom and Rosemary, of each a Pugil; make of all a Decoction in water; strain and infuse therein, in Embers for a Night, choise Sena, an ounce and half: Rhubarb two drams: Cinnamon, two scruples: in the morning strain, and add thereto Syrup of Cichory with Rhubarb two ounces and half: Syrup of Apples purging, one ounce: Oyl of Vitriol enough to make it tart. It was divided into two equal parts; the first Dose gave four Stools, the other seven.

7. The humor thus prepared, he took the afore-prescribed Pills, three at night and two in the morning, which gave five Stools: when these were ended he took the Carminative pouder aforementioned at § 4. adding to it Confect. of Alkermes two Scruples. In the morning he u­sed the aforesaid Rotulae or Rouls, by which means he was perfectly Cured. Cooks Observ. Cent. 2. Obs. 39.

XIX. A Vertigo in a Sheep, proceeding from an Abscess in the Brain.

1. In the year 1634. Decemb. 24. in the Shop of Nicholas Kite, he made mention of his Sheep, among which, one was troubled with a Vertigo or Giddiness: This Disease, one who dealt in Sheep affirmed to be incident to the fairest of the Flock, and that hereby their whole Brain would be turned into water, and then they would fall down dead on a sudden.

2. The Chirurgian therefore commanded That one of these sheep which was weakned by this Giddiness and turning round should be killd, and sent me the head to my house, that I might open it, and diligently search into this Sym­ptom.

3. Whereupon opening first the Skull, and looking upon both the Membranes, the Substance of the Brain, and the first and second Ventricles, I found not one drop of Water; and then search­ing [Page 50] into the third and fourth Ventricles, there was also no sign of any water: but the third was filled with a great quantity of Blood.

4. Afterwards, I lifted up the Organs of Smelling, with the boney handle of my Anato­mical Knife, and on the left side, between the Brain an the Pia Mater, I found an Abscess, like the Bladder of a fish, full of very clear water; and near the left Eye, the Substance of the brain black; I wondred, that the Brain it self being affected in this Disease, the Sheep should not la­bor rather under an Apoplexy or Palsy, than a Vertigo. Sculteti Obs. 10.

XX. A Vertigo and Apoplexia from a Con­tusion.

1. In the year 1645. Jan. 25. I dissected the head of one of my own sheep which died of the like Vertigo: and taking off the Skull, I exami­ned the substance of the Brain, with all its Brui­sings: and presently on the left side as it were, of the hinder part of the head, under the Dura Mater, I found a bag of the bigness of a Fishes bladder, filled with water and little worms, such as are bread in cheese; for it began to putrefie at bottom.

2. This coated Tumour being bigger than an hens Egg, had insinuated it self into the Substance of the brain, that it did somewhat press upon the third Ventricle. This sheep, as the shepherd re­ported, turned it self round about all the day that she died, chiefly towards night.

3. That which hapned to sheep may happen to Men and Women: I observ'd, together with John Buray Barber, and Geoge Riedlin Chirur­gion, the same effect in the brain of Mary Schmarkmaennen, who after a Contusion of the forepart of the head, which I cured, for a whole year complained very much only of a Giddiness: And one time sitting at Supper, she was taken with a Violent Apoplexy, and died suddenly.

4. Her Parents desired me, That I would open the Skull, either for the taking away, or else con­firming the suspicion they had conceiv'd, that one had poysoned her. The skull being opened, and the brain being look'd into, I found a Tumor on the left side: both as to its coat, and matter contained in it, not unlike the former, of the big­ness of an ordinary Hen's Egg, and partly com­pressing the third Ventricle.

5. I gave this Answer to those who demand­ed What might be the Cause of this Tumor con­tain'd in a Coat, and perhaps no ill one; that the Brain being violently shaken in that part, had contracted a weakness; and the Nourishment flowing towards it, was converted into that mat­ter, and not into the substance of the Brain.

6. From hence it is evident, That blows on the head are very much to be look'd after, there being scarce any of so perspicacious a wit and judgment whatsoever, that the disposition of the inward parts to corruption may not sometimes escape his Knowledg. Sculteti Observ. 11.

XXI. A Vertigo not far from an Epilepsy.

1. An aged Friend of mine had a Vertigo which sudenly seised him, sometimes before meat, sometimes after; in which, because the house seemed to turn round, he fell; and labo­ring to hold himself, he scratch'd the Earth with his nails, and beat it with his feet, as in the Epi­lepsy, only his senses failed not.

2. After his fit, he had Headach, and vomited tough flegm; but before the Vertigo invaded him, he complained of a heaviness and pain at his stomach. He frequently used Pills to pre­vent the fit, and a simple and moderate dyet: and took a pouder after meals to help his Con­coction.

3. But by leaving the use of these things, he fell down in publick, so that every body thought that he had the Falling-sickness: I gave him a Vomit of Asarum-roots boiled in Wine, and it did him good: he continued that Vomiting, with another of the Infusion of Antimony: he vomi­ted easily, only felt a little Cramp in his Thighs.

4. When the Disease came again, he drank this Wine, and so never fell after, though he had a light Vertigo, nor did he complain of it: Take Sena, two ounces; Turbith, half an ounce; A­garick, three drams; Wormwood, two drams; Ginger, Coriander-seeds, Centory, Marjoram, of each a dram: Pepper, half a dram: infuse them in a quart of Wine. Let him drink it some daies: he lived sound long after, and was almost 70 years old, but on the 6 of January 1596. falling into a Wine-cellar, he died. Plateri Observ. lib. 1.

XXII. A Vertigo that lasted many years.

1. An Italian Merchant of a good Complexi­on [Page 51] and habit of Body, in the strength of his Age, was by degrees taken with a Vertigo, which so increased, that he could neither walk nor sit up in his Bed: he lay night and day in Bed, and eat and drank as if sound, and slept well, growing very fat, and so continued many years, only the Itch troubled him sometimes: at length he fell into a Caros or Lethargy and slept deep­ly and died.

2. To find out the Cause, we opened the Skull round with a Saw; and the thick film or Meninx being cut, abundance of Water flew out: Moreover part of the Skull separated clave to the Dura Mater, and could not be divided with­out tearing of it; all the hollows and turnings of the Brain were inwardly full of water.

3. The Vas Venosum and all the Arteries were hard in knots, and they were swoln every where, from which we apprehended, That the water long gathered in the head, and flowing there, was the cause of the Vertigo and Caros following; and of the Obstruction of the Arte­ries: Plateri Obs. lib. 1.

XXIII. A Vertigo proceeding from Melan­choly.

1. In the year 1611. A Noble Man of Bur­gundy was vexed with a Vertigo, loss of Memo­ry and Sight, in the morning chiefly, when fast­ing and studying, together with heaviness of the Head, and inward Senses, with sadness and fear that hindred all his Actions, kept him from Com­pany, and made him love solitariness: he had often defluxions upon his Back and Joynts with pain.

2. In his Letter he sent to me, he said he had been 25 years thus troubled, and had used the chief Physicians in all Europe, but to little pur­pose: he sent me the Advises of those Physici­ans, and I perceived they all agreed, that it was Hypocondriack Melancholy, among whom these following were, whom I name for their Honour, viz. Alvarus, a Spanish Physician: Bernard Ber­tram of Padua: Capalonius, an Italian: Fran­ciscus Guiamez of Rome: Auger Ferrer of Tholouz: Riolanus, Physician to the French King: Alexander Buchinel, Anthonius Dari­net, Anthonius Porreus and Pascotus, Burgun­dians, whose praescripts against Melancholy he used from 1582. to 1602.

3. He used also divers Evacuations, the De­coction of Guajacum, with a spare Diet, and Sweating. The year following he used the lead Baths, and three years after the sharp Waters of Griespake, and other things against Melancholy, as Purgers, Vomitories, Alterers and Clysters.

4. After the use of these he was still uncured and weakned; and complained sadly, as melan­choly persons use to do, in his Letter to me in September 1608: he desired my advice in short, and told me he was weary of many Medicines, I answered that the Cure would be difficult, be­cause his complexion was fixed, being melancholy so long.

5. I promised not much, but gave gentle things as this Wine, which he never used before. Take of the five opening roots, of each an ounce: barks of Elder and Dwarf-Elder, of each six drams: bark of Tamarisk, two ounces: bark of Caper-roots, an ounce: Sassafras, an ounce and half: Wormwood, Germander, of each an handful and half: Ceterach, Bawm, Ground-pine, of each a handful: flowers of Borrage, Bugloss, Scabious, of each two pugils: Broom-flowers, a pugil: Fen­nel-seeds, an ounce: Carraway seeds, two drams: seeds of Siler-montanus, a dram: bruise them and put them into a vessel with the shavings of Juni­per, and add fifteen measures of Wine (I suppose a measure here understood, differs not much from a quart; some say, it is a pint and half) stop it well, and keep it in a Wine Cellar.

6. After 8 days, three measures were drawn out, and in them were infused Sena, two ounces: Rhubarb, six drams: Mechoacan, Epithymum, Cinnamon, of each half an ounce: Cloves, a dram: I called the former his preparing, this latter his purging Wine: Also I gave him some of my Troches of Wormwood. He drank the pre­paring Wine, in the morning two hours afore din­ner, and took with it a little Chicken Broth, for three days, and the fourth day a draught of his purging Wine, it purged gently.

7. In the year 1609. in March he sent me word, that he liked his Wine well, but the Gout he had made him forbear it; but after his Gout [Page 52] was gon, he renewed it again thrice, and at the Vintage with new Wine.

8. In November following, he wrote to me a­gain, after he had the Gout, that he had an Erysi­pelas in his Leg, and a Feaver with it, as he used: but since he never had any Disease in his Head; and therefore desired only now some preserva­tives against the Gout to abate it: I sent him my Pills and Electuary against the Gout, that he might use them one after the other. Pills against the Gout. Take Hermodacts cleansed, half an ounce: Aloes, Turbith, Mechoacan, of each a dram: Rhubarb, Myrobalans Citrine and Chebs, Mastich, of each a dram: Euphorbium, two scruples: round Birthwort, a scruple: seeds of Hypericon, Ginger, Cummin, of each half a dram: Diagredium, half a dram: Sal-gem, half a scruple, with juyce of Ground pine, make Pills. The Gout Electuary. Take Germander, Ground-pine, seeds of Hypericon, of each an ounce: Sarsa, round Birthwort, of each six drams: Angelica, two drams: Betony-flowers, Cloves, Harts-horn, and Ivory rasped, Amber, of each one dram: Coral, half a dram: make a fine pouder, and with syrup of Sugar made with Rose-water, make an E­lectuary. The Troches or Tables of Wormwood. Take Nutmegs, two drams: Cinnamon, Ginger, of each one dram: Zedoary, roots of Master-wort, of each half a dram: leaves of Marjoram and Wormwood, of each a scruple: Pepper, half a scruple, with Sugar dissolved in the thin Mu­cilage of Gum Tragacanth, make Troches or Ta­bles. Plateri Obs. Lib. 1.

XXIV. A Vertigo and Melancholy from a Fright.

1. One of our Senators, being naturally Me­lancholick, was so affrighted at the sudden fall of an Epileptick, that he fell into a pain and pal­pitation of the Heart, Vertigo, Megrim and Watching; he used many things, and the Spaw Waters, which he had there: In the year 1596. I was sent for.

2. The 29 day of September, I prescribed this Electuary. Take Conserve of Roses, Citron Peel candied, of each half an ounce: conserve of Mar­joram, two drams: conserves of Rosemary flow­ers, Bugloss, Mint, of each a dram: species de Gemmis, Diamargariton frigid, of each a scru­ple: syrup of Poppies an ounce: mix them. Of this he took a dram and half at bed time, and immediately after an ounce of this Water: Take Waters of Cinnamon, an ounce: of Bawn, half an ounce: choise Canary, two ounces: in which dissolve sugar of Roses, half an ounce.

3. I prescribed this Epithem for his Palpita­tion at Heart, to be used once in a day: Take Rose-water, three ounces: Waters of Bawm and Lavender, white Wine, of each an ounce and half: Camphir, a scruple: mix them. [You may first dissolve the Camphir in a little Spirit of Wine.] After anoint the region of the Heart with this. Take juyce of Motherwort, Oyl of Spike, of each half an ounce: boyl them a little, and add Oyl of Cloves, half a scruple: Camphir, a scruple: Saffron half a scruple: with Wax make a Liniment. Then apply to the Heart this Bagg: Take Citron-peels dryed, yellow San­ders, of each a dram and a half; wood of Aloes, Spikenard, Lavender, and Rosemary-flowers, of each a dram; Basil-seed, Cloves, Mace, Dia­margariton frigidum, Troches of Camphir, of each half a dram; make a Pouder for a bagg to be quilted in.

4. Inwardly also I gave him this Wine. Take Bawm, Citron-peels, of each a dram; Bugloss-flowers, a dram and half; Rosemary-flowers, Ba­sil-seed, of each half a dram; Cloves, two drams; Mace, a dram; Cinnamon, half an ounce; Su­gar, six ounces; Infuse them in Wine: give a draught now and than; after he complained of want of sleep, I gave him every night a spoonful of Diacodium, this did good and caused Sweat.

5. Now the Vertigo was worst, for which he took these Tablets. Take pouder of Diacidoni­um without species, Nutmegs, of each a dram; Eye-bright, Marjoram, Lavender-flowers, of each a scruple; red Coral, two scruples; Ivory rasped, a scruple; with Sugar dissolved in Rose-water, make Tablets. I advised him broth in the morning with sweet Marjoram and Mace; or a poached Egg with Carraway seed and Salt, and he recovered. Plateri Obs. Lib. 1.

The Chapter of the Vertigo continued.Numb. 19.

XXV. A Vertigo or Scotoma, with swooning Fits.

1. A Gentleman with a red Beard and a clear Complexion, for little cause being Fasting, would sometimes fall into a Swooning: first he had gripings in his Stomach, and vapors as­cending, so that his sight was darkned, and he had a Vertigo, and except he sate down he fear­ed Swooning or an Epilepsy.

2. I prescribed for him thus: Let him eat Confections after meals, Conserve of Roses and Quinces, and not fast long: let him eat Broths with Marjoram and Nutmeg, or rear Eggs with Nutmeg and Marjoram.

3. After Meals, let him take one of these Ta­blets. Take Nutmegs, two; Cinnamon, Cloves, Galangal, of each a dram: Eye-bright, Mar­joram, Lavender flowers, of each half a dram: Diamargariton frigidum a dram: Fennel-seed, half a dram: with Sugar (dissolved in Rose wa­ter) five ounces, make Tablets.

4. Let him take the following pouder in Wine. Take Orrice roots, six drams: Galan­gal, Calamus, Elecampane, Angelica, Worm­wood, Ground-Pine, Germander, Eye-bright, Be­tony, of each half an ounce: Roses, Rosemary flowers, Sage, tops of Time, of each three drams: Carraways, Fennel, and Coriander-seed, of each two drams: beat them into a fine Pouder, a spoonful, of which steep twenty four hours in a pint of Wine, then strain it out, and drink it for two mornings, and afterwards Broth, which con­tinue for a Week or more.

5. In his Fit, let him eat one of these Tablets; and afterwards take the same also: Take Oyls of Anni­seeds and Cinnamon, of each 8 drops: Oyls of Pearl and Coral, of each three drops: mix them with Sugar (dissolved in Rose-water) an ounce and a half, make Tablets, and drink Wine or Cinnamon Water presently after it.

6. Let him at times use this Cordial Water. Take Bawm half an Ounce, Cordial flowers, of each two drams, Basil seed a dram, Cloves two drams, a piece of a Deers-Heart washed in Wine, Sack or choice Canary, a quart, distil them: of this water and Cinnamon Water, take of each an ounce, Syrup of Juyce of Citrons half an ounce, mix them: This he took both in and out of his Fit. Plateri. Obs. Lib. 1. Pag. 235.

XXVI. A Vertigo proceeding from the Spi­rits in the Arteries, and Vessels in the Head.

1. We have found out another Cause of a Ver­tigo, proceeding from the Spirits, in the Arte­ries and Vessels of the Head, by Dissecting a certain Merchant, our Countryman, who being many years sick of a Vertigo, was neither able to walk, nor to rise out of his Bed, but he would fall down.

2. In this Man the Veins of the Brain, and all its Arteries, from their rise and ingress within the Skull, in their whole passage through the Brain were grown together, and become hard, distin­guished with little Glandules, in their whole pro­gress.

3. From the Obstructions of these Vessels, the Spirits, being impeded and retained in the Brain, are wheeled about by a light motion, and breed an incurable Vertigo. Plateri Prax. Med. Lib. 1. Cap. 7.

XXVII. A Vertigo from an abscess in the Inte­stinum Rectum.

1. James Proyen, a man of a very gross bo­dy, and short of Stature, in the year 1553. towards the latter end of February, being from home, was seized on by a Vertigo, by reason of which he supposed all things to be turned about, and himself to be carried about hither and thi­ther, as it were wheeled up and down, and that in so violent a manner, that he fell to the ground.

2. Some then being near him, and beholding him thus giddy-headed, took him up and carried him to his own home, but his Senses not at all re­turning to him; I was sent for to come to him: when I came he complained of a certain pain and palpitation of his Heart, for the abating of which Symptoms, I prescribed these following Lozenges, when likewise he had great weakness in his Pulse.

[Page 74]3. Take the Species Aromaticum Rosatum, Di­arrhodon abbatis, Trionsantalum, Diatragacan­thon frigidum, of each one Scruple, choice Cin­namon beaten to pouder, pouder of the roots of Tormentil, Ivory rasped, Pearl prepared, of each a Scruple and an half: beat all these into small pouder, and dissolving a sufficient quantity of Sugar, in water of Bawm, Betony and Bug­loss, make hereof Lozenges, by these means both his palpitation and pain at Heart were cured.

4. Yet notwithstanding he still continued Giddy-headed, if he turned or moved any way from his Bed, for the Chamber seemed to him as it were turned about in a round Circuit: two days after he complained of a pain in his Breast, but being bound in Body and not going often to stooll, by using Suppositories, he had a free course.

5. Then by the help of this Bolus following, he had two stools: Take of pure Cassia six drams, Diacatholicon, Diaprunum simplex, of each two drams, pouder of choice Cinnamon one dram and an half, Anniseed beaten to pouder one Scruple and an half, mix all these together, with sugar, and make of them a Bolus. But this pain was likewise abated by anointing his Breast from his Belly upwards with my pectoral Oynt­ment.

6. In the mean while there arose again yet a­nother great pain in his Intestinum Rectum, about his Fundament, so that he could sleep nei­ther day nor night; I supposing it to arise from an Ulcer in the Fundament, and he likewise be­ing again bound in body, having taken this fol­lowing Bolus, did void, and that with much ease, many viscous and mattery Excrements, mixed with Blood.

7. Take of pure Cassia, Diacatholicon, of each five Drams, Diaprunum Lenitivum one Dram and an half, Agarick trochiscated one scruple, mixing therewith Sugar, make of them a Bolus. Then to ease the pain in his Funda­ment, we annointed it with the Oyl of Yolks of Eggs and of sweet Almonds mixed together; but forbearing for several days, the pain in his Fun­dament again encreased, and he was again bound in his body, he took therefore, twice in a day, of this Potion, and had, every day atleast, four purulent and viscous Stoolls, notwithstanding which, his pain yet departed not, though after­wards he was never more subject to the Vertigo. Take of Fumitory, Betony, Violets, Bugloss, Maiden-hair, of each one handful, white Beets, red Colworts (for cleansing the Ʋlcer) of each half an handful: of scraped Liquorice half an ounce, choice Sena cleansed, one ounce; Poly­pody of the Oak half an Ounce; Epithymum, two drams, Damask Prunes, Number fifteen, of Raisons of the Sun stoned, of hull'd Barly, of each one Pugil: make a Decoction in Whey to one pound, strain and sweeten it with Sugar-Candy. By the use of this Remedy he quickly became well.

8. I believe the original of this Vertigo to be from corrupt vapors, arising from an Aposthem in the intestinum rectum, and ascending into the cavities of the Brain. See Forest. Lib. 10. Obs. 43.

XXVIII. An old Vertigo from a flegmatick habit of Body.

1. John Sasbot of Delf, one of the Aldermen of that Town, an old man of seventy years of Age, being troubled with the Vertigo, as he was walking in his Chamber, was very apt to fall to the Ground, except he stood by a Wall, or a Ta­ble, or any other thing he could meet with to lean against, thereby to keep on his Feet, for he fancied all things to be turned about.

2. Now although he had but a favourable Visitation with this Infirmity, and was not so strongly oppressed therewith, as to make him fall to the ground; yet whereas in old Men, most especially Vertigo's are Diseases the next of kin to the Falling sickness, and those which we call Apoplexies, it was necessary with all speed to take care for the cure of this Infirmity.

3. Being now Winter-time, and in such old men much Flegm commonly abounds, and he was slow in motion, heavy-headed, had a certain noise and singing in his Ears, and was subject to sleep long together, these things argued him to be Phlegmatick, and his Brain to be sufficiently stuffed with gross pituitous Vapours which were easily fixed there, from whence a Vertigo might easily follow, as being essentially fixed in the [Page 75] Brain, such a Vertigo ariseth from a cold cause, is for the most part a furious raging one, al­though this seemed more gentle, he not having as yet fallen to the ground.

4. Now that it might not arrive to that height in him, I advised a strong Glyster to be given him, but he not being willing to admit of that, we prepared the pituitous humor after this manner. Take of Oxymel simple, syrup of Stae­chas, syrup of Betony, of each one ounce: Wa­ters of Betony, Bawm, Hysop (because it was in the Winter-time, and no Herbs were growing) of each two ounces, mix them for two Doses: Then he took these Pills: Take Pilulae cochiae of Hiera simple, of Agarick trochiscated, of each one scruple, with Betony Water, make seven Pills.

5. Another time he took two spoonfuls of Sy­rup of Staechas, and Oxymel of Squills, and for two Weeks together he took one great Assairet Pill, the which he took a little before night, that he might take the more rest before it should be­gin to work with him, for he used to sleep after it, least by stirring and for want of sleep, its ope­ration might be hindred.

6. I also advised him to use Errhines made of the juyce of Beets, Rue and Marjoram, which he snuffed up in his Nostrills early in the morn­ing.

7. He likewise used Condited Nutmegs and Conserve of Rosemary, by which Remedies he became cured, keeping to a moderate Diet, and eating such things as were warming and drying, he likewise accustomed himself to take the Air, such as was warm and clear, keeping out of Southern Winds, and forbearing sleep in the day time. Forest. Lib. 10. Obs. 44.

XXIX. Of a Vertigo from a weakness in the Brain.

1. Alexander Balbian of Lombardy, in the year 1572. when in the winter time I was walk­ing with him in the Market, he complained to me of a Vertigo, to which he was most especial­ly subject in Rainy Weather, for being likewise ever now and then seized on by a Catarrh, he was also weak headed.

2. I thereupon judged that probably he might have some hurt in his Brain, although this Di­stemper might likewise be augmented from the Stomach, and the ill habit of the Body: for, by reason of a certain distillation falling down from the Head (both upon the Stomach and also up­on the Nerves and Vertebrae) conveyed to all parts of the Body; he had a certain universal faintness (of which he likewise complained) toge­ther with an indisposition of his Stomach, so that his Distemper moved as it were in a Circle; for that if once a disaffection has been bred in the lower parts, the Brain likewise will have a share thereof.

3. Now therefore I here judge not the Brain to be affected without the consent of the inferi­or parts, nor that those inferior are affected without a disaffection of the Brain, but that they mutually suffer by turns.

4. Hereupon I feared his Sickness might long continue, and that it might be very difficult to cure him, especially considering his Brain and Stomach, and the other mentioned parts were affected, in part his Liver; besides the Catarrh under which he laboured.

5. When therefore they desired to consult with me, I conceived this Imbecibility or Weakness to come from a cold intemperature of the Brain, because it was in Winter-time, and there present a flux of Rheum falling: so that as I might judge that it came from a production of Flegm, yet not without some mixture of the cholerick Hu­mor, by which the Liver became hot, from whence his slender and nimble Body; wherefore taking dilligent care for the cure of this Disease, least he should be a long time in hand, I appoint­ed him to chuse a temperate, pure and clear air, but to keep out of such an one as was misty, thick, tempestious and rainy or snowy, and to avoid Night Work.

6. In the mean while when his fit should come on him violently, that then he should rather chuse some more obscure place to be in, that the Spirits and Vapours which were stirred up or in motion, might the more easily be reduced to rest.

7. In the mean time, I gave order when he went out, that he should take care of the Winds blowing, and especially Southern; as also to a­void [Page 76] the light of the Sun and Moon, and also the sight of things swiftly moved, as of the cur­rent of Rivers, or of things moved round, as the sight of Wheels or Rundles, and also the sight of deep places; neither did I permit him to look upwards to high things, which were wheeled a­bout. Lastly, that he should avoid a multitude of Men, moving hither and thither, by a swift motion: furthermore, that he should neither frequent the Market, or any other place, where men used to walk. But yet there was no great need to enjoyn him any of these things, he him­self confessing, that he was presently forced to leave the Market, or else his Vertigo would easi­ly seize upon him, and he should fall to the ground; the same also if he should see a multi­tude of Men walking in a Church, for all these things do stir up vapours to an inordinate moti­on, and thereby the Animal Spirits are hurried together, that a Vertigo ariseth with great cele­rity.

8. I ordered him to sleep but moderately, not as soon as he had eaten, but at soonest two hours after, and that he should not exceed seven or eight hours, as likewise that he should eschew the light, that he should not sleep in a place which was very hot, as in a Stove, nor keep his Head very hot, by reason that Vapours were apt to arise or ascend up.

9. But I advised him to rise in the morning, towards Sun Rising, not to eat till five hours af­ter, and that he might go every day to stool, if possible he could, if at any time he should be bound, or be long from going to stool, that disaffe­ction of the Bowels should be removed, by Sup­positories or Glysters: I wished him to use no Ex­ercise but such as was moderate, in which I would have him keep his head as quiet as might be: for which purpose I perswaded them to use Frictions often, especially in the Morning before he did rise, beginning at his upper parts and go­ing down all along to his very lowermost.

10. If he had a mind to walk, I permitted him to do it within the house, but to do it mode­rately: I cautioned him against passions of mind, or perturbations, especially Anger, Fear and Sad­ness: That he should likewise abstain from Cla­mors, Contentions, singing and Venery.

11. As for his Diet, I wished him to keep on­ly to one sort of Meat, and to shun and avoid multitude of Banquets as the Plague, and that he should especially chuse meats of a good Juyce, and easy to digest, attenuating not apt to breed wind, profitable to the Stomach and Belly, and these to be used moderately: Then I ordered him to avoid Fulness and Hunger alike, lest otherwise the concoctive Faculty of his Stomach should be vitiated in digesting his Food: and I advised to the best nourishing meats, such as are Bread made of the best Wheat and well leavened, flesh of Kidds, of young Lambs, of sucking Calves, Poultry, Partridges, Pheasants, Birds of the Mountains.

12. From all other flesh, I wished him to abstain as much as might be; from all Broths; from such Herbs as have vapours, Pulse, Ches­nuts, all Fruits which easily putrify in the Sto­mach, and send up putrid vapours into the Head: but especially from Garlick, Onions, Leeks, Mu­stard, and from such crude fruits as are used in Sallads, which yet those simple people of Pied­mont and Lombardy freely eat.

13. I gave him leave to eat such Fish as swim in gravelly places, but not often, which if he did eat, he was to abstain from other Meats, and especially from food made of Milk, from ba­ked and fry'd meats. And I ordered him to eat but twice a day, but to eat least at Supper; and not to drink between those two Meals; yet at Dinner and Supper I gave him leave to drink Wine, but moderately white and thin, not very old, lest it should strike up to his head, such is your watery Rhenish, a little subastringent.

14. I gave him leave otherwhile likewise to drink ordinary Beer, but yet such as wherein many hops were not boiled, for Hops send many vapors into the head; after meals, I would have such things given him as had some astrin­gent force, a Pear, a Quince or a Confect with­out the Spices, lest Vapours should be carried up to his head.

15. If the Vertigo should suddenly seize on him, I ordered him to have a strong scented Me­dicines in readiness by him, which being held to his Nose, by those about him, he might by means thereof be reduced. I advised likewise to use [Page 77] Frictions, and to apply now and then sharp Sup­positories, which are convenient in the very ac­cession of the Fit.

16. And as for other helps which were ne­cessary after his Fit was over, if he should not be able at any time to go to stool, as he ought, I wished him to take one scruple of Aloes, an hour before Supper, now and then, but not to come into a Custom with it, as I have seen some imprudently do.

17. For a certain Noble man continually ac­customing himself to take these Pills, was always forced to take of them each three days, or other­wise he could not go to stool: But, by this con­tinued use, his Liver was so inflamed and heat­ed, that his Face, at last, became so red and puf­fed up with Pimples, that he seemed to have a touch of the Leprosy; nor could he ever have his swelling taken down, or be cured.

18. Then lest he should be taken again with the Vertigo, I advised him to take this Bolus: Take six drams of the flowers of Cassia, two drams of the species of Hiera simplex, mixing sugar with it, make of it a Bolus, and take it one hour before dinner. Afterwards I appointed him this Syrup: Take of the Syrup of Stae­chas, of Betony, of each one ounce and an half; of the decoction of Betony, of Wormwood, of En­dive, of Succory, six ounces; for 2 Doses. Reite­rate again, and purge with one dram of Mastic-Pills.

19 In the Spring I would have a small quan­tity of blood taken out of the Basilick Vein of his right E [...]bow, for the heat of the Liver. Also, after the Pills spoken of, let him chew Mastich, that water may come off the Stomach fasting, and let him spit it out: let him put on his head a Cap quilted with Mastick, Olibanum, Sanda­rack, Labdanum, and flowers of Betony, Sage and Staechas. I advised him to take twice or thrice in a week one part of candied Nutmeg, and to put into his ear a small quantity of the oyl thereof, or a perfume made of Cloves.

20. I wished him likewise to take fasting Con­serve of Wormwood, Roses, Betony, and Rose­mary-Flowers, and going to bed to take 3 grains or 5 of pure Olibanum or Mastick, for the strengthning of his Brain, and for the Catarrh; and alwayes to close his stomach after meat, I directed him to take some grains of Coriander prepared, covered with Sugar once strewed on it.

21. When he had observed these things for some months, and had carefully followed the foregoing Rules of Diet, he was not only cured of this Vertigo, but also preserved ever after: so that even now, in the very year 1589. wherein I recollected these things, he was very well. Fo­rest. lib. 10. Obs. 45.

XXIX. A dark Vertigo, essentially affecting the whole Brain.

1. A Franciscan Monk (which they call a Vice-Guardian) at Almaria, the last day of the Month of July, in the year 1557. sitting in the Church as they were singing, was seized on by a dark Vertigo, at which time all things seemed to him to be whirled round about, so that he fell to the ground; he was carried away to his Bed thus affected.

2. I was sent for to him, but not till he had laboured under this Symptom, for four days toge­ther, and that in so violent a manner, that if he turned himself any way, his Vertigo did quickly come on him again, and this very thing was con­tinual as it were, or at least without any great intermission; so that we judged it to have taken its rise from the Brain, not from other parts: but considering he was of a ruddy complexion, and withal had an heaviness in his Head, always permanent in the forepart; and whereas he said, he dreamed of Lightning, of falling from high places, sometimes into water, sometimes of being in danger on a high Mountain; least therefore the Falling-sickness, or some more grievous Distemper should seize upon him, I thought of letting him blood.

3. And although he was of a rare Constituti­on, being in his thirtieth year, of a good counte­nance, a little red; appearing of a cholerick dis­position, yet I guessed he had no small portion of Blood, for he was neither thirsty, nor was his Tongue dry, nor his Mouth bitter, but his Urine appeared a little colored.

4. I perswaded him to be let blood, but yet not on that day, whereas he had taken Pil. Alae­phanginae, [Page 78] which he of his own Head thought con­venient: wherefore I deferred that till the fol­lowing day, and then from the Cephalick Vein, in his right Hand near his Thumb, (for that it cold not be seen in his Arm, nor had he ever been pricked there before) was drawn about four Ounces of Blood, but I did not dare to take any more from him, considering he was one of a rare or thin habit of body, had a weak Pulse, and that it was in the time of the Dogdays.

5. After the Vein of the Forehead was open­ed, I applyed Oxyrrhodinum thereto, and at length I ordered the forepart of his Head and his Forehead to be annointed with the following Oyntment: Take Oyntment of Populeum, Oyntment of Alabaster, of each one Ounce and an half, mix them. And I also prescribed this: Take two handfuls of Betony, one handful of Sage, Fumitory, Borrage, Bugloss, of each half an handful: of the flowers of Staechas, of both sorts: Rosemary-flowers, of the Cordial flowers, of each one Pugil: seeds of Fennel, of Endive, of Coriander-seed prepared, of each one Dram: boyl them together in common Water, to one pound strained, add syrup of Vinegar simple, syrup of Betony, syrup of Staechas, of each one Ounce: (for there was Flegm mixed with a little Blood and Choler) mix them together and make an A­pozem.

6. Then I purged him with these following Pills. Take of Pouder of choice Rhubarb; Pil. Cochiae, Pil. auraeae, of each a scruple: add to them syrup of Roses infused, and make five Pills: Let him take them early in the Morning or after Midnight.

7. Then he took twice in a day of this Con­dite following. Take Conserves of the flowers of Rosemary, of Betony, Sage, Borrage, of each half an Ounce: of pouder of Peony-roots, two Scruples: (Peony is an admirable means, not only against the Falling-sickness, but against o­ther Distempers of the Brain, especially cold and vertiginous, which have some affinity with the Falling-sickness, or do easily turn to it) of the bark of Candied Citron, of sugar-Candy, of Dy­acidonium without the species, of each two Drams, of the species Diamoschi dulcis, one Dram: of the species Diamargariti frigidi, Diarrhodon ab­batis, of each half a Dram: with syrup of Stae­chas and Oxysaccharum simplex, make a Con­fect, of which let him take about the quantity of a Chess Nut, betimes in the Morning: thus he was freed from his Vertigo, and became sound again.

8. For the preventing its coming again, I or­dered him to take now and then these fol­lowing Pills. Take the best Rhubarb, Mastich Pills, Hiera simplex, of each one scruple: Ca­stor, pouder of the Root of Pellitory of the Wall, and pouder of Peony Roots, of each one Grain: mix these with Betony-water, and make thereof five Pills. I wished him likewise to have in readiness a Condite made of Conserve of Betony-Flowers, of Succory-Flowers, of Sage, adding pouder of Peony root, and seed of the same, with Syrup of Roses infused, and of Betony, make a Confect. Forest. Lib. 10. Obs. 46.

XXXI. Of a Vertigo from Choler.

1. A certain man of above 30 years of Age, fell into a Vertigo, from cholerick Vapors as­cending up into his Brain; which fault indeed I easily understood, from certain Symptoms, not very obscure, for besides the natural chole­rick temperament of his Body, he had such a dis­position as is described by Galen. Lib. 8. & 10 de Methodo: slender, rough skin or hairy, and quick in motion.

2. We perceived a violent heat about his Forehead, his Nostrils were dry, his Breath hot, he was little enclined to sleep, dreamed of Fires, Thunders and Contentions; he was in­deed harsh in his Conversation, of a ready Wit, and of an undaunted Spirit.

3. When therefore I perceived Choler much to abound, and he Costive in Body; I gave or­der for him to be loosned with a Clyster, but be­ing backward to take that, I gave him some Pills made of washed Aloes, by which Choler is easi­ly carried off, as Galen witnesseth, Lib. 14. de Meth.

4. I propounded this Syrup likewise. Take Syrup of Violets, of Vinegar simple, of Water-Lillies, of each one ounce: Waters of Succory, of Betony, of Endive, of each two ounces: mix all these together, and make of them a Syrup for [Page 79] two Doses. Then I purged him thus: Take of sy­rup of the Infusion of Damask Roses with Rhu­barb, one ounce and an half: pulp of Tamarinds extracted with water of Violets, two drams: E­lectuary of the Juyce of Roses, two drams: Whey, three ounces: mix, and make a Potion.

5. And because it was Summer-time, I cast Oxyrrhodinum into his Head: afterwards, to­wards the end, Oyls of Violets, Camomil, and Dill mixed together: I commanded his Feet to be drawn up, to be washed with the Decoction of Willows, Mallows and Vine leaves; he snuffed Womans Milk up his Nostrils.

6. I ordered him to eat such meats as were cooling, and would not easily be resolved into vapours, namely, Lettice, Endive, Sorrel, Gourds, Fishes of gravelly places, a rere Egg to be supped up with Verjuyce.

7. He forbore sweet things, and such as easi­ly bred Choler, salt and sharp things, which cause Choler to turn into Vapours; I granted him no Wine by any means, except such as is made of Pomgranates: But in the end, I gave him leave to drink white Wine, whereby the sharpness of the cholerick humor, might be al­layed, which is commended by Galen, in Meth. Lib. 7. It brings away Choler by Urine: I for­bad the too great motion and disquiet both of his Mind and Body, but when he grew well, I permitted him to walk up and down softly and gently, both before and after Meat; by these means he said his Head was eased, and he be­came at last perfectly well. Forest. Lib. 10. Obs. 47.

XXXII. A Vertigo from a cold, viscous and flatulent Humor.

1. One Roeland, a Priest of Delf, Chaplain of St. Ʋrsula, being scarce yet grown old, and most of all in the Winter-time, a man of a gross and full Body fat flegmatick, living in idleness, after the manner of an Epicure, slothfull, sleepy, filled with Flegm and crude humors; fed for a long time with flegmatick Food and thick Ale, from which plenty of Vapors easily ascend up to the Head, became afflicted with a Vertigo, essenti­ally bred in his Brain.

2. This the following signs did shew, viz. his bringing away pituitous filth, through his Mouth and Nostrils, his Head being heavy, Sleepiness, Face puffed up, his colour pale and depraved, his Head for the most part cold, his Senses dull, and the Arteries about his Head not strongly beating.

3. Wherefore, when his Fit was over, I ordered a strong Clyster to be given him, and appointed him to take the following Decoction. Take Marjoram, Hyssop, Sage, Bay Leaves, Be­tony, of each one handfull: lesser Centaury, Rue-Leaves, of each half an handful: Rosemary-Flowers, Flowers of both Staechas's, Elder Flow­ers, of each one pugil: Elecampane and Peony Roots, of each half an ounce: Anniseed, Seeds of bastard Lovage, Caraways, of each two drams: Raisons of the Sun, cleansed from the Stones, one ounce: Liquorice scraped, half an ounce: boyl all these together in fair Water; strain, and to a pint of the Colature, add simple Oxymel, Syrup of Staechas, of each one ounce: mix, and make an Apozem for four Doses: to be taken in the morning.

4. Then I purged him with these Pills follow­ing. Take Pil. Cochiae, Pil. Agregative, of each one dram and an half: Castor, five grains: make seven Pills, with Syrup of Staechas. Again, the Decoction being reiterated, and he having taken Cochiae Pills with Castor, we came next to Er­rhines and Gargarisms, then to other things: such all of them as might properly purge the Head: applying withal, both inwardly and out­wardly, things as might strengthen the Brain and parts adjacent.

5. Now he seemed to be amended and re­stored, yet I ordered him to use means twice a year, to prevent its returning again, least the Fal­ling-sickness or an Apoplexy should light on him, as it is wont to happen to old men, especially such as are subject to the Vertigo.

6. But afterwards neglecting our Advice, and growing into years, having a mighty great Belly, so extreamly sticking out, as can hardly be be­lieved, so that he could scarcely go: for obser­ving no reason nor measure in his Diet, indulging himself daily in Gluttony, Surfeiting and Drunk­enness, he fell into a deadly Apoplexy, as I foretold him; from which whereas he could [Page 80] not be freed, neither by my Industry, nor by the care of Cornelius Eritius, my fellow Brother, at last, ceasing to speak, snorting or snoring, he li­ved in that misery for three days together, and then died. Forest. Lib. 10. Obs. 48.

XXXIII. A Vertigo from a disaffection of the Stomach, which afterwards was confirmed in the Brain.

1. William Berendrechtias, who was thirty three years of Age, the Kings Secretary at Ha­ganow, in the year 1558. having long been trou­bled with Weakness and Loathing of his Sto­mach, fell into a Vertigo, which he was troubled with, most of all when he walked in the Market, and saw others walking up and down, so that he was forced to depart thence, or else he would have fallen to the ground.

2. There came to him Henry Vergerius, a Physician, admirably exercised in the Opera­tions of Art: After he had given him Syrups good for the Head and Stomach, he then gave him Pills of Hiera Picra cum Agarico, for that he had Flegm mixed with Choler; he anointed with Stomachical Oyntment.

3. But whereas the Distemper began after­wards to get strength in the Brain, it was feared also the Falling-sickness would follow; where­fore they also consulted with me, and would have me likewise consider his Nativity.

4. I erected a Celestial Figure, wherein Sa­turn was posited in the Western Angle, Retro­grade, and Mars in the fourth under the Earth, with the Virgins Spike, which signifies such for the most part to dye with the Falling-sick­ness, or Apoplexy, according to the determina­tions of the Stars: Jupiter and Luna possest the eighth House, they shewed his Stomach and Head to be weak, therefore there was need of very great foresight and care.

5. Now, although these things are not here to be preponderated as Physical Indications, yet they made us to fear; but whereas he had got­ten a pain in his Head, after the Vertigo, his Brain being heated thereby, drawing to it Spi­rits and Blood, by reason of the pain: this was not so ill a sign as we before related, in the Progno­stick Indications.

6. Wherefore, after he had been purged, this following Pouder was Prescribed. Take Peony root, and seed of the same, of each two drams: common Dittany seed, and root of the same, of each one dram and an half: stinking Orach-seed, four scruples: choice Cinnamon, Galangal, of each one dram and an half: Pearls prepared, one scruple, round Birthwort, two drams: re­fined sugar, double weight of all.

7. And afterwards the following Confect was prescribed. Take Pyrethrum, Costus, Staechas, of each half a dram: the best Agarick, two drams and a half, Caraways, Fennel, Dill, Wood-Sage, round Bithwort, of each four scruples, Cla­rified Honey, four ounces: with the forementio­ned Species make the Confect. Afterwards these were added: Take of the species Diacori Diamoschi Dulce, of each two Drams: Syrup of Staechas, four ounces, mix them together.

8. By taking these things, he began to grow better, but afterwards fell into a bastard Ter­tian Ague, from which by me and Vergerius he was delivered: being cured of his Feaver, we consulted nevertheless, that he might be purged Spring and Fall, which was of so great advantage to him, that he was so perfectly cured of his Di­sease, that it never returned any more. Forest. Lib. 10. Observ. 49.

XXXIV. An observation of a Vertigo, with Weakness of sight.

XXXV. A Vertigo with loss of Appetite and Pain of the Head.

1. The Advice of D. Anthony Frankanzan. This Young man, of seven years of Age, ha­ving scratcht a small Pimple, it became a Scab or Exulceration, spreading over his whole Legg.

[Page 83]2. The Pimple was black, the Exulceration lasted two years, but was removed by the ap­plication of hot Ashes, and so was cured the ninth year.

3. Now for two years he was not troubled, but seeing he had a weak Stomach, though not exulcerated, he suffered want of Appetite, and when Dinner was delayed, he fell into a Verti­go and pain of the Head, he could not use his Faculty of Imagination, nor continue a Dis­course upon any thing, but presently he for­got.

4. I shall give you my Opinion concerning his Temperature: He is of Constitution cold, dry and melancholick, which I prove, from his slenderness, costiveness and want of Hair; his Muscles are small, his principal Members as his Heart is cold, his Pulse slow and rare, he is fear­full, his Liver dry and hot, and yet that heat do's not exceed the coldness of his Heart.

5. That he has a dry Liver, it appears, because his Veins are small and straight: That he has also a hot one, is clear, for he has been sick of Feavors, which proceeds from Choler, and those Pimples shew an Adust humor.

6. His Brain Temperate, for he is shamefac't, and his animal Operations good, he abounds in heat: He is temparate as to siccity, he is mo­derate in his sleep, and his Stomach always cold.

7. His custom was always to take Medicines, but he was inordinate, and kept no good time as to his Studies; in Winter he often sate with cold Feet, to which he added slothfulness, and never gave himself to Exercise.

8. The Causes and Symptoms are next to be enquired into, from whence the Indications of Cure arise: Three things he suffers about the Stomach: first, weakness; the Cause of this is Intemperateness; for, neither soon nor well does he Digest; therefore is the Distemperature from cold.

9. Secondly, He suffers also want of Appe­tite, because coldness is the Cause of want of Appetite, for the matter which before was eva­cuated by the Legg, runs back to the Stomach, and chiefly a Salt Rheum, from whence there is a loss of Appetite.

10. Thirdly, When he does not Dine soon, it presently comes to a swimming in the Head: this is a Symptom of the Stomach, for it is done by consent, as Vapors arising from the Stomach, for the Appetite craves adust humors from the Liver, which coming to the mouth of the Sto­mach, ascend up to the Head: from whence A­vicen, To suffer Hunger, is to fill the Body with ill Humours.

11. He suffers pain in his Forehead, and this grief is from the Stomach: The Animal Ope­rations of the principal faculties of the Soul are diminished, he cannot use his Imagination, nor speak well, the cause is some cold intemperature of those parts.

12. It may be questioned, from whence comes this Intemperature? from the paucity of the Spirits, and evil Concoction, in the Stomach; from thence the Liver is adust, and so the Heart is cold, whence is a paucity both of Vital and Ani­mal Spirits.

13. Another reason for the intemperature of the Spirits, is, for that the Liver generates blood that is cold, from whence also humors that are dull and cold arise: it is doubtless originally from the Intemperature of the Stomach: for the adust Humors are cold and sharp, and so are the Rhumatick.

14. Secondly, the cold Intemperature of the Brain, comes not only from the paucity of the Spirits, but also from the intemperature of them.

15. The Curative Indications or Symptoms are taken from these, which are Evacuation and Alteration, the matter is to be evacuated and the Stomach to be altered, by somewhat that is contrary.

16. He must Evacuate all first, and afterwards warm the Stomach: by the way of alteration, increase the Spirits, and make them warmer: these are augmented, when the Stomach is pre­pared to digest, and the warmness of the Liver is remitted.

17. There is need to warm the Stomach, and to cool the Liver: but there is nothing to be done to the Head; although the Liver is hot, yet I would not open a Vein, lest there should follow a paucity of Spirits; I would have you to loosen [Page 84] the Belly with Cassia or Hiera, for we have seen your Urine that 'tis red and crude, thin and full of many Excrements.

18. They may be concocted with the Syrup of Fumitory, Honey of Roses, Decoction of Chi­cory, and other things: They may be evacuated by Rhubarb and Confectio Hamech; and the Evacuations should be repeated, according as there is occasion.

19. Afterwards to procure an Appetite, I would annoint it with the Oyls of Spiknard, Ma­stich, Mint, and with Spices: somtimes I would administer Sugar of Roses, with the Species A­romaticum Rosatum.

20. But for change, it is better to apply somewhat outwardly: Let him not go into hot Baths, unless in September; when he does use these, let the Liver be annointed and strength­ned with the Oyntment of Sanders, premising Embrocations of cold Distilled Waters, for the cooling of the Liver: Scholzij Consul. Med. Obs. 311.

XXXVI. A Vertigo with Pain at the Sto­mach.

1. There are four things to be done, that we may prevent the Vertigo and other Maladies, which proceed from the repletion of the Head: First, all Causes are to be avoided, which fill the Head with Fumes, or stir up the Humors: Secondly, if Humors abound in the Head, they are to be brought thence or diverted: Thirdly, the Vapours are to be dispersed, and the Head strengthened: Fourthly, that some Preserva­tives be administred for the Vertigo and Apo­plexy.

2. First, there is nothing certainly fills the Head more than mid-day sleep, and drinking after Supper: in sleep after meat, gross, thick and very dark fumes fill the Head, in that abun­dance, as in a Furnace, in which wet Timber is laid; and the Head being full of Vapours, the whole Body is weighed down, the Man is made sadder, a Vertigo is near at hand, and also some­what that is Apoplectick.

3. And although to dryer Natures, mid-day sleep is not inconvenient or dangerous, never­theless it cannot be any waies profitable to those who have not a little of repugnant and unwhol­some humidity in the Stomach; and there is a dif­ference between fumes which come from dry Timber, and what come from wet.

4. Moreover, if cold drink be always taken after meat, and the Stomach belch, many fumes are exhaled; chiefly great quaffing before sleep, and long feasting and banqueting, are pestiferous and hurtful, both to Head and Stomach; nor can the mouth of the Stomach be closed; for when it belcheth or is any way disordered, and then endeavours to take some repose, what other­wise can follow, but a repletion of the Head and a Catarrh? then the Vertigo also troubles.

5. Great cares and weighty affairs do extream­ly encrease this Distemper, if attended imme­diatly after eating: so also meats that beget fumes, and too great a quantity of liquor, or large drinking.

6. It is requisite such be avoided, by those who desire not to be troubled with Catarrhs or a Vertigo, as also those things which cause a Pletho­ry and a Vertigo, viz. all vehement commotions of the Mind, great Anger, afflicting Phansies, and Melancholy Imaginations, cold Air, Winds, as also gross and thick Air with a cold, do af­flict the Head and Nerves.

7. Those who are afraid of Diseases in the Nerves, they would do well to be advised to keep carefully the Head, Neck, Feet and Sto­mach from Colds, and that they would not sud­denly strip themselves in the cold Air, after they come out of a hot place, or when they be­gin to sweat, and that they would beware of the Beams of the Moon and the Sun, because they fill the head with Vapours, and breed both a Vertigo and Catarrh.

8. Secondly. But if the Vapours and the Repletion of the Head be increas'd, you may use the Pills above-prescrib'd, the number of which you may increase or diminish, as you see occasion.

9. By the pouder of Nigella you may draw out some part through the Nostrills, and the water of Marjoram may be taken to drive out the pouder; which you may take twice into the Nostrills, before meat; and thereby cleanse [Page 85] them: If your pouder be too strong, you may make use of the water only.

10. Take Roman Nigella infused in Vinegar a day and a night, furthermore being dried, let him take a dram and an half of the pouder, the Waters of Marjoram, and of the Elder, of each one ounce, and mix them.

11. Thirdly, To dissipate Vapors, Let the head be washed in the morning with herbs, after­wards mentioned, put into the Lye of Ashes, the head being afterwards dryed with warm cloths; Take the leaves of Stoechas, of Laven­der, Anthos, of each one pugil and a half, Indi­an spicknard, one dram; roots of Asarabacca, three drams; the leaves of Sena, two drams; A­garick, one dram: Betony, and vervain, of each an handful and an half: Marjoram, one pugil, let them be bruised and put into a Lixivium, and boiled, as aforesaid.

12. And this odoriferous Pomander which follows, will be very usefull, if the Smell morn­ing and evening be taken up the Nostrills; for that Odor dries and dissipates the Vapors, and strengthens the head, Take pure Labdanum, two scruples: Gallia Moschata, one Scruple: Lignum Aloes, Storax Calamita, of each half a scruple: Mastich, Olibanum, Gum of Juniper, bitter Co­stus, of each five grains: Ambergr se, Musk, of each one grain. Let them all be subtilly pou­der'd, and with the Muscilage of Tragacanth extracted with Marjoram water, make Poman­ders.

13. The Confection following is very Excel­lent for strengthning both head and stomach, which may be used with the rest, but every morning take the Quantity of a Walnut, it is pleasant and effectual, and preserves the head and Stomach from many Diseases: and it is this: Take Cheb Myrobalans condited, of each five drams; green Ginger preserv'd, Calamus Aromaticus condited, Citron peels confected, of each half an Ounce: Orange-Peels candied, three drams: Eringo condited, five Drams, Indian Nutmegs preserv'd, two drams: Roots of Bu­gloss condited, Cichory condited, of each half an ounce: Conserves of Rosemary-flowers, Peony-flowers: Bawm of each two drams: Powder of Ey-bright, one dram: Cinnamon in gross pouder, one Scruple, as also Mace in gross pou­der, half a dram: mix them all together, and make a Confect.

14. Lastly, This pouder will be very useful if you be much troubled with the Vertigo. Take Pouder of Ey-bright with the flowers, half an Ounce, Mace steep'd in Vinegar, one dram: Coriander prepared, four Scruple: Betony one scruple: Cubebs half a Scruple, Sugar Candy, six drams: and mix them. Of this let a dram be taken in the morning, either by it self, or with the crums of Bread, or in a rear Egg, or in boyled Ale: Also Fennel-seed cover'd over with sugar, and chew'd in the Morning, is good, for it dissipates the Vapors, and preserves from the Vertigo, and clears the sight.

15. But if there be any Indications or Sym­ptoms of an Apoplexy, this following powder will be very good. Take of white Amber pre­pared two drams, of the Roots of Peony, spe­cies Diarrhodon abbatis, of each half an ounce, and mix them. And then take one dram eve­ry month the day after the new Moon, with a little Cinnamon-water, or the Spirit of Wine: Whosoever shall continue the use of this Reme­dy, at the time appointed, they may have their Bodies delivered from the Apoplexy, and many other Symptoms. Consil. Medic. Scholzij, Obs. 113. ex Casp. Hofmanno.

XXXVII. A Vertigo Scorbutical and fain­ting of the Spirits.

1. The Vertigo often comes upon an Inve­terate Scurvy, to which is wont to be added a fainting or assiduous sinking of the Spirits, and almost a continual fear or dread of it: Also a Stupor or stiffness in the Members, with the sense of a pricking here and there, running about them.

2. These kinds of Distempers proceed from the sinking of the Animal Spirits in the Origi­nal Fountain: and sometimes of them which are contained in the Nerves: both the Cardiack, and those serving for the Moving of the parts: and when they fail in the Brain and nervous stock, being much surrounded with a Scor­butick [Page 86] Salt, they are not easily cured.

3. Cephalick Remedies, such as are conveni­ent in the Vertigo, and Paralytick Disaffections, excited by themselves: are to be administred with Antiscorbuticks mix'd therewith: first, therefore, fit Catharticks being exhibited, as such as are convenient in the Scurvy, you may proceed with Specifick Remedies against the said Vertigo, after this manner:

4. In the beginning of the Cure, open the hemorrhoidal Veins in the Fundament by Lee­ches; and, unless any thing gainsay; Let it be several times repeated: Then take of the Pou­der of male Peony-roots, four drams: Red Co­ral levigated, two drams: Man's skull, Elks-claws prepared, of each one dram: mix them: Dose from half a dram, to a dram.

5. Take of the best Sugar in Aqua Peoniae compound, or in water of wild Radish, and boyl­ed up to a Consistency eight ounces: of the best re­ctified Oyl of Amber, half an ounce: make there­of Tablets, and take of them from one dram and half to two drams, morning and evening, drin­king after it a draught of the following distilled water.

6. Take Scurvy-grass, brook-lime, Garden-cresses, Lillies of the Valley, Sage, Rosemary, Betony of each three handfuls: green Wall-nuts four pounds: Rinds of Oranges, number six: Limon peels, number 4. fresh roots of Male-Peo­ny, half a pound: being bruised and cut, put to them the flegm of Vitriol, one pound: Whey made with Cider five pounds: distill them after the common way to dryness, letting the whole wa­ter be mixt together. The Dose from three ounces to four, five or six. Willis de Scorbut. cap. 9.

XXXVIII. A Vertigo Scorbutical in the high­est degree.

1. A man about 40 years of Age, of a Me­lancholy habit, afflicted for many years with the Scurvy, was often sensible of divers and mani­fold Symptoms thereof, at various seasons of the year.

2. There was seen about his thighs, large black spots and marks, as if proceeding of strokes, pains of the Belly, with a loosness, often afflict­ing him, his urine most commonly like Lye, ha­ving almost constantly a spontaneous weariness, a failure of his strength, and a want of Appetite. Besides the ordinary Evils, and as it were cu­stomary, he lived obnoxious to most cruel fits of sickness, and those of various kinds.

3. Two years before, when I first saw him, he complained strangely of a mighty Difficulty of Breathing, as if he was in danger of Suffoca­tion, with a trembling of the heart, a fainting of the Spirits, and a constant fear of Swooning; also if any of the Symptoms of the Precordia cea­sed a while, for the most part a Vertigo, or heavy giddiness and swiming of the head assaulted him.

4. After he had for some time taken Anti­spasmadick and Antiscorbutick remedies mixed together, he seemed to be perfectly well: but then within a few Weeks he was affected with a nauseousness and Pain about the Heart with an Inflation of the Hypocondria; his Urine was but little and very Lixivial, and shortly after the Abdomen swell'd up, and then his Feet and Leggs with a great Waterish swelling, shewed the Signs of a growing Dropsy.

5. Afterwards the same Tumor invaded the Flesh of his Thighs, Arms and Back also: which Distemper however though it seemed desperate was easily Cured, with Antiscorbutick Reme­dies, with the Addition of Catharticks and Diu­reticks.

6. But yet this Remarkable person although he was restored to Health, did not continue so long; for two quarters were scarcely past, but he began to complain of a grievous Head-ach, with a Vertigo and pertinacious waking, and then without any evident Cause, he was taken with most horrid Vomiting: a little while after his Asthmatical Fits, with the Trembling of his Heart, and sinking down of his Spirits, Re­turned.

7. At this time again when he almost seemed desperate, he grew well in a little while, with the use of Antiscorbutick Medicaments.

8. It plainly appears by this Case, how many Evils the Scorbutick Infection, like to ferment lying hid both in the Blood and Nervous Juyce, and as occasion serves (spreading abroad its Poy­son) can cause, which kind of Distempers, how horrid and terrible soever they seem, whilst they [Page 87] depend only of the Humors vitiated in their Complexion, and that the Viscera are not at all hurt in their Tone or Conformation, are wont to be Cured most commonly very easily or with­out much trouble, viz. with an Antiscorbutick Method aptly designed, both according to the condition of the Patient and of the Disease. Willis de scorbuto, cap. 11.

XXXIX. Of a Dark Vertigo.

1. A certain Noble Man addicted to the Di­version of Hunting, having by swift and too much Running, great Showting and Hallowings broken the little Veins in his Brain, there happened such an Abundant and Immoderate Flux of Blood, that he was depriv'd of heat, and was so afflicted with a dark and clowdy Vertigo, as that he was scarce able to go or stand.

2. The following Medicines were very profi­table to him. Take Chymical Oyls of Marjo­ram, Sage, Anise, Fennel, of each six drops: Oyl of sweet Almonds one dram: of Amber, eighteen drops: of Pismires twelve drops: Anoint the Nape of the Neck and Temples, and drop one or two drops into the Ears, afterwards stop them up with Cotton:

3. Use also the following Pouder. Take the spe­cies Diamoschi dulcis, Diambrae, Dianisi, Aro­matici Rosati, of each one dram and half: Cu­bebs two scruples: Anniseeds one dram: Fen­nel, Coriander prepared of each a dram and an half: Mace, Cinnamon, the roots of Florentine Orrice of each two scruples; Peony a dram and a half: white Sugar six drams: make a most subtle Pouder. Let him take Morning and Even­ing one dram, at once: either by it self, or in hot Wine. Ex Grulingio Cent. Observ. 3.

XL. A Vertigo with a Catarrh.

1. A certain Pastor being afflicted almost every year, twice or thrice with a Catarrh, falling down from the Head to the Breast which was attended by a troublesome Vertigo, at length seeing himself in danger of of Suffocation thereby; Invited me to his Cure.

2. I prescribed him the use of the following Medicines. Take Pilulae Cochiae, one scruple: Extract of Mechoacan, five grains: Oyls of Fennel two drops: make Pills to the number of twelve, and let them be Guilded. Take the the Conserves of the Flowers of Rosemary, Balm, Lavender, Sage, one dram and half: Orange peels candied, six drams: Indian Nut­megs candied, one dram and half: Indian Gin­ger candied, one dram: the species Diambrae, Aromatici Rosati, Diamoschi dulcis, of each one dram and half: white Sugar dissolved in Fen­nel water, four ounces: to which add the Extract of Calamus Aromaticus, one scruple: the Oyl of Fennel, six drops; make Morsels according to Art.

3. To stop the Vapours ascending to the Head; Take the flesh of Quinces dryed, one dram and half: seeds of Annise and Fennel, Coriander prepared, of each two drams and half: red Coral prepared, one dram and half: Spo­dium, one scruple: Mastich species Diarrhodon abbatis, of each one dram: Sugar Bisket one ounce and half: make a Pouder, and let him take one spoonful at once after Meat:

4. Moreover I enjoined him the taking of three grains or five of Olibanum or Mastich, and that he abstain from Meats that are Vaporous, such as Onions, Garlick, Mustard, and the like. Ex Grulingio, Cent. Cur. 23.

XLI. A Vertigo originally in the Head, which became an Epilepsy.

1. A certain young Maid; of sound Parents, and her Self originally Healthful; being neces­sitated to Watch whole Nights with a Master that had been long Sick, and having but Inter­rupted Naps, began to complain of a Vertigo and heaviness in her Head.

2. Within a little time after, the Distemper growing worse, she felt Tremblings in her whole Body, which came at certain Times, though wandring and uncertain; afterwards she suffer­ed Convulsive Fits, and those very great and of­ten Infesting.

3. Not long before the approach of the Di­sease, she was troubled with a short Scotomie, or Swimming in her Head, and felt a streight­ness and great oppression of her Breast, whereby all her Praecordia were drawn together: th [...]n presently gnashing her Teeth, and giving a great [Page 88] Groan, she was wont to fall to the ground.

4. In the Interim she was sensible, but yet laboured under the great oppression of the Heart, till that Constriction of her Breast was loosned, she was not able by any means to Rise.

5. When the Fit was past, she was afflicted with a great Palpitation of the Heart, an heavi­ness of the Senses, and a great debility of the Animal Function.

6. After that this Maid had liv'd in this Con­dition for about fourteen Months, she at last be­came Epileptical, that as often as she was assaul­ted by the Fit, she was not only flung prostrate on the Earth, but was rendred Insensible and Amazed, foaming at the Mouth, and having other peculiar Symptoms of the Falling-sick­ness.

7. Neither did this Distemper terminate here, but before a year was elapsed, it degene­rated into Madness, and sometimes stupid Foo­lishness.

8. It is plain from the beginning, Progress and Metamorphosis of the Disease, that it had at first its Rise and Seat in the Head, near the be­ginning of the Nerves, and did enlarge it bounds both into the Brain and the Nervous System.

9. For from the beginning the Morbifick matter consisting near the beginnings of the Nerves, caused lighter Spasms or Convulsions of the Viscera and Members, with the Vertigo; afterwards a Portion of it having fallen into the Pneumonick Nerves, produced terrible Con­vulsions of the Praecordia, Diaphragma, and Ventricle.