IS either interpolate or continuall, in­gendred of a melancholick humour, or a splenitick effect, whose rigour is in the beginning not vehement: but like the cold, men feele in most vehement Frosts, which in processe of time augmenteth, that the parties are like a stone, or other cold thing, which is the cause of so much inter­mission, why this day, and that day, and not continually: nature working out this coldnesse, causeth generally a most vehement heat, which being over, the Parties rest in ease, untill such time, be it longer or shorter, the melancholick humor, putrified in the vessels, hath the predominance, and so returneth to his old biace againe.

Upon the obstruction of the liver, by an abundant of chol­ler, proceeding from a salt rhewme that commeth from the braine, converted into a putrified phlegme oppressing the stomack, and putrifying the empty veines adjoyning to the heart; and well may they be so, when as the liver for ob­struction sake cannot send his vitall and Spring bloud, to nourish and revive the most vitall part, the heart; where­upon lyeth a fast bak'd putrified matter, some greene, some black, some yellow, as experience shewes: and untill this be dissolved and taken away, help cannot be expected, for if the rhewme be salt, the liver obstructed, the stomack op­pressed [Page 2] with phlegme, the adjacent veines to the heart pu­trified, the spleene decayed, the kidnies by their salt gravell wasted, the stone in the bladder ingendred, the leggs by the salt humour falling downe, swollen; whereby the Dropsie, and Gowt are ingendred, with many more diseases.

Say not therefore it is but an Ague, but a Feaver, I shall weare it out: upon some violent Medicine, or three or foure Fi [...]ts, s [...]me times by the great help of nature it may depart: but if it hath continued longer, and no remedy found, as thou lovest thy health and life dally not with this disease.

Wee must much condemne those that stick not to say, an Ague is a spirit; for Agues and Feavers were diseases our Saviour cured, and so no spirit.

Here wee condemne all Charmes in this case, with all those that goe to Sorcerers, Witches, Cunning men, or Cun­ning women, as they are called, with the seaventh sonne: for in thus doing, they leave God in his ordinance, and em­brace the devill himselfe. For be assured, i [...] you use lawfull meanes in this disease, you may expect as fully and as really cure and health, as in any other sicknes or disease what ever: so farre forth as it shall stand with Gods glory, and your good.

One word more by the way, but yet to the purpose, let Italians and French let bloud as they please in th [...]ir hot Countries: but for our English that are there, and desire to see home againe, I say let th [...]m beware of losse of bloud, lest they come home by weeping crosse, fall into dead Pal­sies, wh [...]ch is a customary thing for our Nation to doe; and to frequent our owne Nation here, by their often let­ting bloud.

Let neither any English Physitian, Italian, French, Dutch, Doctor, or else, perswade you in an Ague or Feaver, to be let bloud, [...]xc [...]pt th [...]re be a most eminent apparance of Death it selfe, which a juditious, and honest Physitian will soone descry. Nor in any other disease but as seldome as may be, if you desire comfort and health in Age.

And what is here written, I take God to record, is not written for vaine glory sake, as to be seene of men; but one­ly out of a grownded and experienced good successe I have had in the curing of them that have had Feavers of long and short continuance; and as violent a [...] ever were, or I be­leeve can be; yet did never draw bloud, except it was by Leaches, untill it was so, that the parties were recovered, their bloud well purified, and bodies setled; then a weeke or fortnight after I have opened a veine, that they might stand in their more perfect health.

And the reasons of this my good successe, I shall be ever willing and ready to give unto any Doctor, or Patient that shall require of me.

Gloria tibi Domine.