A plain and short treatise of an apoplexy, convulsions, colick, twisting of the guts, mother fits, bleeding at nose ... and several other violent and dangerous diseases ... : shewing the sick or by-standers what ought presently to be done : together with proper remedies for each disease and plain directions for the use of them / by J. Pechey ... Pechey, John, 1655-1716. 1698 Approx. 70 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 20 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2008-09 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A53917 Wing P1026 ESTC R18872 12350463 ocm 12350463 59968 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . 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Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Medicine -- Early works to 1800. 2006-03 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2006-03 Aptara Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-03 Ali Jakobson Sampled and proofread 2007-03 Ali Jakobson Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion A Plain and Short TREATISE OF AN Apoplexy , Convulsions , Colick , twisting of the Guts , Mother Fits , Bleeding at Nose , Vomitting of Blood , Stone in the Kidnies , Quinsey , Miscarriage , Hard Labour , Cholora Morbus : AND Several other violent and dangerous Diseases that come of a sudden , and require present Help . SHEWING The Sick or By-standers what ought presently to be done . Together with proper Remedies for each Disease , and plain Directions for the use of them . By J. PECHEY , of the College of Physicians in London . London , Printed for the Author , and Sold at his House in Basing-lane , near Bread-street , 1698. THE PREFACE . HAving often considered , that there are several Diseases so surprizing , and withal so very vioent , that the Patient is often dead , or past all hopes of recovery , before a skilful Physitian in many places can be called , or advised with ▪ I thought a plain English Treatise of such kind of Diseases might be of general use , and that it may suit all conditions of Men , all by the frailty of Nature lying open to one or other of these suddain Incursions , I have reduced it to a small compass , that it may be the easier read over , and that each Disease may be the soon , er turned to upon any suddain occasion . Ordinary Readers being as often at a loss in a large Book as Travellers in a Wood ; and it is composed in a small Character , that as every one may need it , so every one may be able to buy it , and I have Written it in a plain Stile that every one also may be able to understand it . This little Book may be an assistant to Charitable Ladies and Gentlewomen in the Country , who like the good Samaritan , have never an Hand but what is ready to help their distressed Neighbours , here they may find plain directions , and the most celebrated Medicines , such as the LondonPhysitians most frequently make use of in these Diseases . The Traveller and Sea-faring Man when they are far distant from Physitians , and destitute of all other help , may here also find releif . The Medicines prepared by my self that are often mention'd in this Treatise , are of great Vertue , and Efficacy , and have bin found Successful to admiration in cureing several of these Diseases . And they keep good many Years , and will endure the excess of Heat and Cold in various Climates . Therefore very proper for those that live in the country , and in the Plantations abroad , or go to Sea. And indeed every one that has been once seized with any one of these Diseases , will undoubtedly wheresoever he dwells , think it no small comfort and Security to have an approved Remedy ready at hand , in time of need . Chap. I. of Sleepy Diseases , Coma , Lethargy , Carus , and Apoplexy . THese Four sorts of Preternatural Sleep proceed from the same Causes , and require the same Methods of Cure ; and therefore shall be treated of together in this Chapter . When any Person is seized with a Sleepy Disease , the By-standers must endeavour by all means to rouse him , by offering violence to all his Senses ; and therefore you must expose his Eyes to the Sun-beams , or to a clear Light , his Ears must be filled with violent Noises and Clamours , and you must be sure to call him aloud by his own Name : sharp things are to be blown up his Nostrils ; the sence of Touching must be revived by Rubbings , Vellications , plucking of the Hair , binding of the Members , squeezing of the Fingers together , and the like : he must be presently Blooded if he has Strength but his strength is not to be judged of , by the present Circumstances , but by such as he was in before the Disease seized him . You must first Bleed in the Arm , and then in the jugular Vein , presently after give the following Vomit . Take of the Blessed Wine , one Ounce and an half ; of Carduus water one Ounce ; of spirit of Juniper-Berries , two Drams . Make a Vomit . Inject two or three sharp Glisters in a Day . Take of the Carminative decoction with Bay-berries and Juniper-berries , ten Ounces ; of the Electuary of Bay-berries ●ne Ounce ; of Blessed Wine and Brown-Sugar , each three Ounces ; of C●ymical Oyl of Juniper , ten Drops : Mix them and make a Glister . If a Glister be not rendred in an Hour's time , provoke the Belly by a Suppository . Take of Hiera ●i●ra , half an Ounce , of Sal Gemma one Dram ; of Honey , a sufficient quantity : Make Suppositories . The Spirit of Sal Armoniack must be held often to the Nostrils , or my Cephalick Tincture , which is one of the best Midicines in the World for Sleepy Diseases , and indeed for all diseases of the Head and Spirits . Things of all kinds that cause Revulsion must be used , not only Frictions and Ligatures , but also Cupping-Glasses set on the Back , Shoulders , Arms and Thighs : but in an Apoplexy you must not apply Cupping-Classes to the Back or Hypochondres , left the Muscles of the Breast and Belly , should be contracted , and so Respiration more hindred . Cupping-Glasses applyed to the Head are counted very proper , apply a Blistering Plaister with Euphorbium to the Neck ; Some , according to the custom of the Antients , hold a red-hot Frying-Pan to the Head at such a distance , as it may burn the Hair , but not the Skin . Take of the Waters of Rue , Balm , and Black-Cherries , each three Ounces ; of Compound Peony-water , and Compound Syrup of Peony , each one Ounce and an half ; of Tincture of Caster , one dram ; of Spirit of Sal Armoniack , half a dram ; mingle them , make a Julop . Give four or five Spoonfuls often , or ten drops of my Cephalick Tincture in two Ounces of Compound Peony-Water , or in a small Glass of Canary . In the general Cure of these Diseases , you must take notice , that in those which poceed from Blood , Medicines that heat the least , are to be used : But Bleeding is to be used freely , and afterwards a vein in the Forehead is to be opened , and things that purge Choler are to be mixed with those that purge Flegm . If the Brain be very much cooled , the Sick after universal Evacuations may use Tablets made in the following manner . Take of Ambergrease , half a Scruple ; distilled Oyl of the Seeds of Anise , Cinnemon , and Nutmegs , each three drops ▪ of Oyls of Cloves , one drop ; of Sugar dissolved in Orange Flower-Water , four Ounces ; make Tablets . Let him take a Dram or two every Morning , and let him be sure to take twenty drops of my Cephaclic Tincture in two Ounces of Compound Peony-water at Bed-time , three Nights before the New Moon . It is also proper to hold a Nutmeg often in the Mouth , and to chew it ; and perfumes are often to be held to the Nostrils , especially Apoplectick Balsam , or my Cephalick Tincture . Spices are to be used with Meats , and the following digestive Powder after Meals , Take of the Seeds of Coriander , Sweet-Fennel , Caraways , each fifteen grains ; of White Amber , one dr●m ; of the yellow Peel of Citrons ; and Flowers of Rosemary , each one dram and an half ; of Nutmegs , half a dram ; of White Sugar , three ounces : Powder them grosly , and give half a Spoonful after Meals . If from too great a quantity of Blood , a sleepy Disease is feared , the Patient must be sufficiently Blooded , and the utmost endeavours must be used to make the Hemorrhoids flow , than which nothing can be more advan●agious . Purging must be also ordered to prevent a Relapse . Take of the Pill of Amber , and of the lesser Coeh , each two scruples ; of the best Castor , six grains ; of Oyl of Amber a sufficient quanty : mix them , make 12 Pills , take six for a Dose , and the other six three days after . Or , take my Pills , which are excellent in these diseases . After Purging let the Sick use the following Medicine . Take of the Conserves of the Flowers of Male-Peony , and of Rosemary , each one Ounce ; of the Bark of Citron Candied , ●●x drams ; of the Species call'd Diambra aud Dian●bos , each one dram ; of Castor Powdered , two scruples ; of compound Spirit of Lavender , half a dram , with a sufficient quantity of the Syrups of Gilly-flowers , and of compound peony make an Electuary . Give the quantity of a Nutmeg , Morning and Evening daily , and let the Sick take two spoonfuls of Black Cherry-water , and ten drops of my Cephalic Tincture Morning and Evening , presently after the use of the Electuary . Take of Amber Powdered , one ounce ; sprinkle the fourth part of it upon the Head every night at Bed time . Chap. II. Of Bleeding at Nose . Bleeding at the Nose comes at any time of the Year , and afflicts those chiefly that are weakly , and of a very hot Constitution ; and more frequently when they are Old than when they are Young. In this Case you must do all you can to restrain the violent heat and ebullition of the Blood , from whence arises the said unusual Extravasation , and to turn the fore : of it another way . To which end Bleed often in the Arm , and take away Blood freely : order also a Cooling and Thickening Di● , as three parts of Fountain-water and one of Milk boyled together , and drank Cold ; roasted Apples , Barly Broaths , and such like things as are made without Flesh : order the Sick to keep from Bed for some time daily , and give a gentle cooling Glister every day , and let it not be once omitted . Give also a draught made of half an ounce of Diacodium and Cowslip-water at Bed time to quell the fury of the Blood : but because a sharp humour often accompanies Bleeding at Nose , and the like which being mingled with the Blood , furthers it's motion , and opens the Orifices of the Veins , besides revulsion and cooling , I usually give the following Purging potion when the Disease is even at it's height . Take of Tamarinds , half an ounce , of sena two drams , of Rhubarb , one dram and an half ; Boyl them in a suff●cient quantity of water , to three ounces of the strained Liquor add of Manna , and Syrup of Roses solutive . each one ounce , make a Potion , and after it has done working , I give at Bed time a draught made of two ounces of water of Red Popies , and one ounce of Diacodium , and when the Bleeding ▪ is gone quite off I give the Patient some purging potion again . As to outward Applications , a Linnen Bolster dipt in cold Water , wherein Sal prunella has bin disolved , may he applyed to the Nape of the Neck , and to both the sides of it often in a day ; and after Bleeding and Purging the following Liquor may be used . Take of Hungarian Vitriol , and Allom , each one ounce ; of Flegm of Vitriol , half a Pint ; Boyl them till all is dissolved ; filter the Liquor when it is cold , and seperate it from the Cristals that sometimes rise : To the remaining Liquor add a twelfth part of Oyl of Vitriol ; And put a tent dipt in this Liquor into the Nostril from whence the Blood flows , and keep it in two days . Rags moistened in this Liquor and applyed stop Blood , from what parts soever it flows Spitting of Blood , which betwixt Spring and Summer befalls weakly People of a hot Constitution , whose Lungs are infirm , and rather Young People than Old , is almost of the same nature with the Bleeding at the Nose , and requires almost the same Method of Cure , only it will not bear Purging , by which , especialy if repeated , the sick is apt to fall into a Consumption ; but Bleeding used often , a Glifter injected every day , a draught made of D●a odium taken at Bed-time , and a Dyet thickening and cooling will do the Business eff●ctually . Chap. III. Of Vomiting of Blood. VOmiting of Blood , from what cause soever it arises , is very dangerous ; for if too great a quantity of Blood be evacuated , their is danger of Death ; if it coagulate in the Stomack , and corrupt there , it occasions ●ainting . It must be cured by Medicines that cause a Re●ulsion of the Blood from the Stomach , and by such as attemperate it , and stop the opening of the Veins . And first , because an orderly Diet is of great use in this case , the common Diet ought to be astringent and cooling , as Barley-broths , Almond and Rice diet , Water-gruel , and especially Starch boiled in Milk , whereunto may be added , a little Rose-water , hard Eggs may be also used , dipt in Vinegar , also Bread dipt in Water and Chicken Broath with Wood-sorrel , Purslain , and Plantian boyled in it : But at the beginning of eating some astringent things should be taken , as a Quince baked under the ashes , Medlars or the like . Let the Sick abstrain from all Salt , Pepper'd , and Fryed Meats , and also from such things as yield a great deal of nourishment , unless the Weakness of the Sick requires that they should be taken sparingly . He must drink but little , and when he does , it must be Water , wherein iron has bin quenched with a little juice of Lemon in it . The Sick must not expose himself to the Winds , nor to the rays of the Sun , he must Sleep moderately , and his Body must be kept open . Bleeding must be used sparingly , and it must be repeated . The Members must be rubbed and bound , and cleansing Glisters must be injected , Cupping-glases must be applyed to the Buttocks , Legs , and Loins . Let two spoonfuls of Vinegar and Water mixed be given , if there be a suspition of clotted Blood ; for by the use of it , it may be easily disolved , and driven from the Veins of the Stomach , and they will be stop'd thereby ; foment the Region of the Stomach also with it cold . Let the Sick take Morning and Evening four ounces of the juice of Plantain cold . Take of old Conserve of Roses , and of Comfry Roots , each one ounce , of Marmalade of Auinces half an ounce , one Myrobalane candied , troches of Amber and Lemnian earth , each two drams , of coral prepared , and of Saffron of Mars each one dram ; with Syrup of dryed Roses , make an Electuary , and let the Sick take the quantity of a Nutmeg Morning and Evening . Troches of Amber do not only bind , but also disolve clotted Blood ; and therefore are frequently to be used . Tincture of Coral made with the juice of Lemons is also very good . But when the Blood is evacuated violently , and cannot be stoped by the forementioned Medicines , Narcoticks must be taken inwardly and injected by Glisters , and the region of the Stomach must be anointed with the oyl of Roses and Myrtles washt in Vinegar ; and after you have anointed it , sprinkle on Powder of Coral , Bolearmenick , and seal'd Earth . Bleeding being sufficiently used , gentle and frequent Purging must be ordered , whereby the Blood may be cleared from serous and Cholerick Humours , occasioning this Disease : but they ought to be made of Rhubarb , Myro●alans , Tamarinds , and the like which bind as well as Purge , and do not stir the Humours . They may be given in the form of a Bolus with Syrup of Myrtles or dryed Roses , or in a Potion made of a Decoction of Sorrel , Succory , Purslain , or the like . When purging is used , the fore mentioned Electuary , Syrup of Coral , or some other Astringent and Corroborating Medicine must be used at Bed-time . Lastly , to prevent a relapse , a dram of Rhubarb must be given once a Week for a long time . Chap. IIII. Of Childrens Convulsions . CHildrens Convulsions are so frequent , that they are almost the only Species of Convulsions . They are chiefly subject to them in the first Month , and at the time they breed Teeth ; but they also happen at other times and proceed from other causes in such as are disposed to them . Sometimes they do not come presently after the Birth , but lie hid until the breeding of Teeth , or not till a great while after , and take their rise from an unhealthy or Big-bellied Nurse , from Milk clotted or corrupted in the Stomach , from a Feverish disposit on , from Ulcers or Scabs of the Head or of other parts suddenly disappearing , from changes of the Air or the like . We must endeavour to prevent these Convulsions in Children and Infants , or to cure them when they are come ; for if the former Children of the same Parents have been subject to Convulsive Fitts , this Disease ought to be prevented by the early use of Remedies in such as are Born after . To this end it is customary to give to new Born Babes as soon as they begin to breath , some medicine proper for Convulsions : Some upon this occasion give some drops of Pure Honey , others a spoonful of Canary Wine sweetned with Sugar , or Oyl of Almonds fresh drawn ; others give a drop of Oyl of Ambar : But besides these things used at first , which certainly do good , some other Remedies ought to be given ; for instance give a spoonful twice a Day of the following Liquor . Take of the waters of Black-Cherries and Rue , each one ounce and a half ; of Langiuses Antiepileptick Water , one ounce ; of Syrup of Coral , six drams ; of prepared Pearl , fifteen grains ; mingle them in a Viol. The third or fourth day after the Birth , make an Issue in the Neck , and if the countenance be florid , Bleed , and take away an ounce and an half or two ounces from the jugular Vein : but take care that too much Blood does not flow out in Sleep : Rub gently the Temples with the following Oyntment Take of Oyl of Nutmegs by expression . , two drams of Balsam of Copaiba , three drams , of Ambar , one Scruple : mix them . Hang round the Neck the Roots and Seeds of Male ptony sewed up in a Rag. Moreover medicines proper for Convulsions must be given daily to the Nurse : let her take Morning and Evening a draught of Whey wherein the Roots of Male-Peony , or the Seeds of sweet Fennel have bin boyled , and let her be very orderly in her Diet. But if an Infant be actually seized with Convulsions , because the Issue does not run well , you must apply a Blister to the Neck , or behind the Ears ; and if the Infant be not of a cold Constitution , Blood must be drawn from the jugular Veins by Leeches , and Linnements must be used to the Temples , Nostrils and Neck , and to the Soles of the Feet , and Glisters of Milk and Sugar must be injected . Take of the Oyls of Copaiba , and of Castor , each two drams , of Ambar , half a dram , make a Linnement ; and every fixth or eight Hour give a Paper of my Powder for Convulsions in a spoonful or two of Black Cherry-water , sweeted with Syrup of Peony , When by reason of breeding of Teeth , difficultly Convulsions happen , a thin and cooling Diet must be ordered , and Bleeding and Glifters must be often used . When Children are seized with Convulsions , not presently after the Birth , or upon Breeding of Teeth , but from other occasions and accidents ; the cause for the most part of such is either in the Head or in the Bowels : When the former is uspected , as is wont to be known by the signs which shew watry Humours heaped up in the Brain , my Powder for Convulsions , and the medicines abovementioned must be used . Moreover for those who bear Purging well , a Vomit or gentle Purge must be prescribed . When tho cause of Convulsions seems to be lodged in the Bowels , or when Worms or sharp Humours in the Belly are the cause , my Worm-Powder is of excellent use . Chap. V. Of the Colick . It takes it's Name from the Gat Colon , which is the part affected : The causes of the Colick are excrementious matter , Wind , the excrements hardened , costivness , thick , cold , and flegmatick Humours , also Cholerick and Melancholy humours . There are other causes of the Coli●k , but less frequent , as Stones growing in the Guts , Worms , hard Bodies obstructing the Guts , as Cherry-stones , hard Cheese and the like . The external Causes are a cold Constitution of the Air gross meats of hard disgestion , immoderate Sleep immoderate Venery , and other external Causes , which may injure the Concoction of the Stomacht but from what cause soever this Tormenting Disease is occasioned , there is no Med cines yet known that do so certainly Cure it , as my Elixir and Cordial Drops . But to prevent a relapse , and to strengthen the Bowels , and to open Obstructions I advise the Sick to Ride often . Chap. VI. Of Mother Fits , and Vapours . THese Diseases are the most frequent of all Chronical Diseases , and they are not only frequent , but so wonderfully various that they resemble almost all the Diseases poor Mortals are subject to : Sometimes they possess the Head , and occasion an Apoplexy , and this seizes Women very often after Delivery , or is occasioned by hard Labour , or some violent commotion of the mind . Sometimes they produce violent Convulsions , very like the Falling-Sickness , the Belly and Bowels swelling towards the Throat , the Woman strugling so violently that tho' at other times her strength is but ordinary , she now can scarce be held by all the strength of the by standers uttering some odd and inarticulate Sounds , and striking her Breast : these Convulsions are commonly called Mother Fits. Sometimes they possess the outward part of the Head causing violent pain continually fixt in one part , which may be covered by the top of your Thumb ; and violen● Vomiting accompanies this pain : this pain chiefly afflict● Maids that have the Green-sickness . Sometimes falling upon the Heart , they occasion a violent beating of the Heart , so that the women who are afflicted with it , verily believe that the By-standers may hear the found of the Heart thumping upon the Ribs . This chiefly afflicts those that are of a thin Habit of Body and of a Weak constitution , and also Young Maids that hav● the Green-sickness . Sometimes the Patient Choughs without intermission but brings up nothing : this chiefly invades Women tha● abound in Flegm . Sometimes rushing violently upon the Belly the Vapours occasion violent pain much like the twisting of th● Guts , and the Woman Vomits exceedingly : this chiefl● seizes those that are of a lax and crude Habit of Body , and those that have suffered much in bringing forth great Children . When the Vapours fall upon one of the Kidneys , they plainly represent , by the pain they cause there , a Fit like that of the Stone ; nor is the Bladder free from them , ●or sometimes they do not only cause pain there , but also ●●op the Urine just as if there were a Stone : but this kind ●●izing the Bladder very seldom happens ; that which re●embles the Stone in the Kidneys is not so rare . Sometimes falling upon the Stomach they cause a●ontinual Vomiting and sometimes a Loosness , when they are settled upon the Guts And as the Vapours afflict almost all the Inner parts , so sometimes they seize also the outward parts , and occasion pain and sometimes Swellings in the Jaws , Shoulders , Hands , Thighs , Legs ; nor can the Teeth free themselves from the assaults of Vapours , tho' they are not hollow ; at these pains and swellings which afflict the outward parts chiefly seize those Women that are in a manner quite 〈◊〉 out by a long series of Vapours , and by the force of them . But among all the Torments the Vapours occasion , there 〈◊〉 none so common on as a Pain in the Back : and this is worth observing , that often a notable Cold of the outward parts makes way for these Fits of the Vapours , which for the most part does not go off till the Fitt ends : and moreover all Women troubled with Vapours complain of a dejection and sinking of the Spirits . Lastly , every one knows that Women troubled with Vapours sometimes Laugh excessively , and sometimes Cry as much without any real cause for either : But among all the Symptoms that accompany Vapours , this is the most proper and almost inseperable ; namely an Urine as clear as Rock Water , and this Women in Vapours evacuate plentifully : and it sometimes happens that they belsh up ill fumes as often as they eat , tho' they eat only Moderately , and according as they have an Appetite ; and sometime the Wind that comes from the Stomach is as sower as Vinegar . Nor are they unhappy only for that their Bodies are so ill affected , and as it were tottering like ruined Houses just about to fall ; for their Minds are more diseased that their Bodies , and an incurable Desperation is mixed with the very nature of their Disease ; and what the Roman orato● said of the Superstitious exactly agrees with these Melancholy People . Sleep , says he , seems to be a refuge for the Laborious and Careful , but from thence cares and fears arise whilst only Funerals and Apparitions of their Deceased Friends are represented in Dreams , and they are so tormented in Body and Mind , that one would think their Lives were a Purgatory , wherein they were to purifie themselves , and to expiat Crimes committed in some other State. Nor does this happen only to mad people , but also to those who , if you except these Impetuosities of Mind are very prudent and judicious , and who much excell for deep thought , and wisdom of Speech , others whose minds were never excited by these provokments to thinking . But this dreadful condition of Mind which I have above described , seizes only those that have much and a long while conflicted with this Disease , and have been at length wholly vanquished by it ▪ especially if adversity , Care o● Trouble of mind , or the like joined with an ill Habit o● Body , have added Oyl to the Flame . In order to the cure , let eight ounces of Blood be taken from the Right Arm , and the following Plaister applyed to the Navel . Take of Gal●anum dissolved in Tincture of Castor , and st●ained , three drams ; of Tacamahaca , two drams , mix them make a Plaister . The next Morning let her make use of the following Pills : Take of the Pill coch : Major , two Scruples , of Castor powdered , two Grains , of peruvian Balsam , four drops , make four Pills . Let her take them at five in the Morning , and sleep after them . Repeat them twice or thrice , every Morning , or every other Morning according to their operation , and the strength of the Patient ▪ After the purging Pills are taken , she must take two of my Pills for Vapours early in the Morning , and at five in the Afternoon for thirty dayes drinking after them Morning and Evening , three spoonfuls of compound Br●ony-water ▪ and so the Vapours are most commonly Cured , ●nd most obstructions in Women , especially the Green-sickness , and also all suppressions of the Courses Tu●bridge-waters are also very proper for the Cure of these Diseases ; and Riding abroad in the Air , if the Woman has Strength to bear it . When a Fit of the Vapours seizes any Woman , suddenly you must hold to her Nostrils Assafaetida , Galbanum , Castor , Spirit of Salarmoniae or the like , and give inward●y ten drops , of Spirit of Hartshorn in three spoonfuls of Compound Briony-water . Chap. VII . Of Twisting of the Guts . THis dreadful Disease , which has hitherto been accounted Mortal by almost all , arises from the in●erted and preposterous Motion of the Guts . When it appears by Glisters Vomited up and other ●●gns , that there is a twisting of the Guts , you must endeavour three things , First , that the contrary motion of the Stomach , which occasions the same motion of the Guts , may be Hindred ; Secondly , that the Intestines being Weakened by sharp Humours may be strengthened , Thirdly , that the Stomach and Guts may be freed from the Humours ; and that you may Answer these Indications , you must order the Cure in the following manner . First prescribe one Scruple of Salt of Wormwood , in a spoon●ul of juice of Lemons to be taken Morning and Evening , but at other times of the Day order some spoonfuls of Mint-water without Sugar , or any thing else , to be taken twice in an Hour , and order a Live Ki●ling to lye always on the naked Belly : but after the Pain and Vomiting has whollyceased , for the space of two or three Days , give one dram of the Pill Coch Major dissolved in Mint-water , which must be also used very often all the time of the working of the Pills , to hinder the return of the Vomiting ; nor is the Kitling to be removed before the Patient has taken the Pills , The Sick must observe a very thin Diet , namely some spoonfuls of Chicken Broath must be taken twice or thrice a Day , and he must keep his Bed till signs of perfect Health appear , and when he is well , he must persist in the use of Mint-water for a long time , and keep his Belly warm with Flannels doubled , that there may not be a relapse ; to which this Disease is more obnoxious than an other . Chap. VIII . Of the Stone in the Kidneys . WHen any one is seized with a Fitt of the Stone , setting aside all other remedies , let him presently drink a Gallon of Posset drink wherein two ounces of the Roots of marsh Mallows have been boyled , and let the following Glister be injected . Take of the Roots of marsh Mallows and Lillies , each one ounce , of the Leaves of Mallows , Pellitory of the Wall , and of the Flowers of Camomile , each one Handful , of Flax and Fenugreek seeds each half an Ounce , boyl them in a sufficient quantity of Water , to a Pint and a half ; dissolve in in the strained Liquor , brown Sugar , and syrup of Marsh-Mallows , each two ounces , mingle them make a Glister . As soon as he has rendred all the Posset drink by Vomiting , and rejected the Glister , let him take thirty of my Cordial drops in a Glass of White wine , and compose himself to rest on his Bed. But to prevent this Disease , let him drink Acton or Richmond Waters , or other Purging waters often , especially when he finds a pain in his Back or heat of Urine ▪ And every Summer if his Condition will allow of it , Tunbridge Waters or the like , for the space of a Month or Whey for the same time , when he has not an opportunity to drink these Waters . Riding ou Horse Back is also very good for prevention ▪ But it is to be noted ; that if the Stone is too large to pass , neither the Waters nor Riding are proper , for some old Men have hastened their end ; by attempting in vain to Cure this Disease by such Remedies , the Stone by this means being thurst forward , when it was too big to pass . If a Bloody Vrine be occasioned by the Stone in the Kidnies , take two ounces and a half of Manna , dissolved in a quart of Whey once a Week for some Months , and when you are to Walk or Ride , be sure , to drink a large draught of small Beer before you go out , and in the way if you stay long a broad . Chap. IX . Of Vomiting and Loosness , call'd Cholera Morbus . THis disease is easily known , for there are violent Vomitings , and an Evacuation of ill Humours with great difficulty and trouble by Stool , there is a violent Pain of the Belly , an Heart Burning , Thirst , a quick Pulse and often Convulsions , Fainting , and a Coldness of the extream Parts , and such lik Symptoms , which Frighten the By-standers , and kill the Patient in Twenty four Hours . For the Cure of this dreadful Disease , proceed in the following manner , boyl a Chicken in about 3 Gallons of Spring water , and let the Sick drink several large Draughts of it a little warm , or for want of it Posset-drink : At the same time a good quantity of the Liquor will serve for several Glisters , to be given successively , untill all the Liquor is consumed and evacuated upwards and downwards . The Filth being ejected by these means , which require three or four Hours , give twenty of my Cordial drops in a spoonful of Cinnamon-water , or the ●ike . But it must be carefully noted that if the Vomitting and Loosness continue many Hours , suppose ten or twelve , and the Sick is worn out , so that the extream Parts ●ax cold , and the use of the Liquor above mentioned has been neglected , you must immediately give my Cor●i●● drops as above directed , and Sixteen of them must be also given Morning and Evening daily , till the Sick has recovered his Strength and Health . Chap. X. Of hard Labour . THat is said to be hard Labour , which does not observe the due and ordinary course of Nature , and longer time is spent in it , and the pains are more violent than usual , and the Symptoms that accompany it are more grievous . Many causes may be assigned for it , both external , and internal , the internal depend on the Mother , the Womb ▪ or the Child . As to the Mother , the natural Weakness of the whole Body may make the Labour difficult , or her Age , she being too Young or too Old , or it may be occasion'd by Diseases , which she had with her Big-belly , Leanness on two much dryness of the Body , or Fat compressing the passages of the Womb , or the ill-conformation of the Bones encompassing the Womb , as in those that are Lame , may also occasion it , Wind swelling the Bowels , a stone on preternatural tumour in the Bladder that presses the Womb , may be the cause . So may the ill Constitution of the Lungs , or the parts serving respiration , for the holding of the Breath is very necessary to help the exclusion of the Child . As to the Womb , various Diseases of it , may render the Delivery difficult , as Tumours , Ulcers , Obstructions , and the like . As to the Child , hard Labour is occasioned , when by reason it is Dead , or Putrified , or any way Diseased , it cannot confer any thing to it's own exclusion . Also when the Body or Head of it is large , or when there are many , so Twins most commonly cause hard Labour ; or when it is ill situated , as when the Hands or the Feet offer first , or when one Hand or Foot comes out , or when it is doubled , or when the Membranes break too soon , so that the Water flows out , and leaves the Orifice of the Womb dry at the time of exclusion . Or when the Membranes are too thick , so that they cannot be easily broken by the Child . The external causes depend on things necessary and contingent ; things necessary are those which are commonly call'd non-natural , so Cold and Dry air , and a North wind are very injurious to Women in Labour , because they bind the Body , and drive the Blood and Spirits to the inner parts , and they are very injurious to the Child coming from so warm a place . Hot weather also dissipates the Spirits and weakens the Child . Crude meats and such as are difficulty Concocted , and those that bind , taken in a great quantity before Labour , render it difficult , the Stomach being weakened , and the common passages contracted , which ought to be very open in this Case . Drowsiness hinders the Action of the Mother and Child , and shews that nature is Weak . The unseasonable motion of the Woman much retards the Delivery ; as when she refuses upon occasion to Stand , Walk , Lye , or Sit , or flings her self about unadvisedly , so that the Child cannot be Born the right way , being turned preposterously by the Restlesness of the Mother . The retention of such things as should be evacuated at the time of Labour , as of Urine , that swells the Bladder , or excrements in the right Gut , the P●●es also much swelled , narrow the Neck of the Womb , and so hinder natures endeavours . Lastly violent Passions of the mind , as ●ear , Sorrow and Anger , make the Labour difficult . To things Contingent ought to be referred , a Blow , a Fall , or a Wound , which may much obstruct Labour , also the want of By-standers , which ought to assist the Woman , namely strong Women or Maids which may lift her up just at the time of her Delivery . An unskilful Mid-wife , that orders the Women to endeavour an expulsion , and to stop her Breath , when the Ligaments stick fast to the VVomb , so that the VVoman is tired before the time of her Delivery . Difficult Labour is known by the VVoman , the By-standers , and the Midwife . And first if the VVoman continue a long time in Labour , namely two , three ; four or more Days , whereas a natural Birth is finished in twenty four Hours . Languid pains returning at long distances are a sign of difficult Labour ; also the Pains tending backward , rather than forward . But the causes of difficult Labour may be known by the Womans Relation , and most commonly upon sight , So the Weakness of the Woman , or Leanness , or over Fatness may be seen by the Habit of the Body . The diseases of the Womb may be known by their proper signs . The weakness of the Child by the weak and slow motion of it . The bigness of the Child may be Judged of by the Stature of the Parents , especially if a Gigantick man be Married to a Dwarfish Woman , but when there are none of these Causes , and the Womans and Child's endeavours are strong , and yet the Labour is difficult , they signifie that the Secundine is so strong that it cannot be easily broken , and this will be confirmed , if no Water , or Moisture flows out in Labour . The proposterous Figure of the Child may be perceived by the Midwife . As to the Cure of hard Labour . First all those things that retard it must be removed , as much as may be . Afterwards Medicines that further Labour must be given : And first it is common with Women to give a spoonful or two of Cinnamon water , or Cinnamon powdered with a little Saffron , or half a dram of Confection of Alkermes in Broath , or half a scruple of Saffron alone in some Br●ath , or every Hour a little Wine . If these things are not sufficient , the following may be used , which have been frequently very effectual Give five grains of extract of Saffron , or five drops of Oyl of Cinnamon , or thirty drops of my Cephalick Tincture , in a Glass of Wine ; for it powerfully hastens Delivery . Sneezing is also very Beneficial : It may be provoked by the following Powder . Take of white Hellebore , half a dram , of long Pepper , one Scruple , of Castor five grains . Make a Powder : Let the quantity of a Pease be blown up the Nostrils . But difficult Labour must be helpt also by outward Remedies . Let the Midwife frequently anoint the Womb with Oyl of Sweet almonds , and let the Belly be somented with an emollient Decoction made of the Roots of marsh Mallows , the Leaves of Mallows , and Mugwort , Linseeds , Fenugreek Seeds , and the Flowers of Camomile and Melilot . And sharp Glisters must be injected : Anoint the Navel with the Oyl of Amber . If the Child begins to come forth preposterously , as with one Arm , or first with a Foot , or the like ; the Midwife ●ust thrust them back , and turn the Child right , which may be done by placing the Woman in a Bed upon her Back , with her Head low and her Feet high , and then she must thrust the Child gently into the Womb , and endeavovr to turn it right , namely the Face towards the Mothers back , and the Buttocks and Legs must be Elevated towards the Mothers navel to hasten a natural Birth . Chap. XI . Of Miscarriage . MIscarriage is the exclusion of an imperfect , or unripe Child . The causes of Miscarriage are some inward , some outward . The inward may be reduced to four Heads , Namely to the humours , to the Child , to the Womb , and to the Disease of the Mother . The humours may occasion Miscarriage when they offend in quantity or quality . They offend in quantity either by way of excess or defect . The quantity is excessive when there is more Blood than is requisite to nourish the Child ; for then it flows into the Veins of the Womb , and is excluded like the Monthly Courses , and so the Child comes away with it . There is too small a quantity of the nutritious humour when the Child's nourishment is by any means lessened , as by fasting , and when the Woman with Child nauseats all sorts of of Food , or Vomits it up again , or the like . In respect of the Child Miscarriage may happen , if it be too big , so that by reason of it's ●ulk it cannot be contained in the Womb. And for this reason little Women often Miscarry , especially if they are Married to men bigger than ordinary . Plurality of Children may also occasion Miscarriage , as when one , or two , or three are contained in the Womb at one time . The womb it self occasions Miscarriage , if it be not large enough , or if it be inflamed , or impostumated , or moist and slack , so that it cannot contain the Child so well as it ought to do . Miscarriage comes two ways from the Disease of the Mother . First when her Disea●es are communicated to the Child , whereby it is killed or so weakened that it cannot receive due Nourishment or Growth , such are continual Fevers and Agues , the Fr●nch Pox , and many such like . Secondly when the said Diseases of the Mother cause great evacuations or great commotions of the Body , as large Bleeding from what part of the Body soever , Fluxes of the Belly , grievous Swooning , Falling Sickness , Vomiting , and a continual endeavour to go to s●ool called Tenesms , which above all other is wont to occasion Miscarriage : Outward causes which further Miscarriage do some of them Kill the Child , others draw away the nourishment , and others dissolve the bands wherewith it is fastened to the VVomb . The Child is Killed by great commotions of the mind , by Anger , Sadness , Frights and the like ; by meats earnestly Longed for and not obtained , by strong Purging medicines , by things that provoke the Courses , and by ill smells , especially the stink of a Candle ill put out : violent exercise , as Dancing , Running , Riding , Jolting in a Coach or Cart , Carrying or Lifting from the Ground an heavy Weight , a violent Fall , a blow on the Belly , vehement motion of the Belly , Coughing , Vomiting , Loosness , Sneezing , Convulsions , Crying out , immoderrate or over wanton embraces , Vehement motion of the Arms , and the like occasion Miscarriage The signs of present Miscarriage are manifest of themselves : but such as go before and shew the same are these , an unusual heaviness of the Loyns and Hips , an unwillingness to stir , appetite gone , Shivering and Shaking coming by Fits , Pain of the Head , especially about the Roots of the Eyes , a straightening of the Sides and Belly above the Navel ; the Flaging or Falling , and Extenuation of the Dugs . But if frequent and almost continual Pains torment the Reins and Loyns , with endeavours to Evacuate the Womb , the Woman will certainly Miscarry in a short time . If from violent external Causes , as a Blow , Fall , and the like , vehememt Pain and Disturbance arise in a Woman with Child , she ought to Bleed presently , and to keep her Bed three or four Days , or longer . The Cure of Miscarriage consists in Preservation ; for that which is past cannot be helpt : But all the Symptoms which follow Miscarriage are the same which accompany Women duly brought to Bed. The Preservation from Miscarriage consists principally in these two things ; the one concerns the Woman before she is with Child , and the other when she is with Child : Before the Woman is with with Child , all Indispositions of the Body , which are wont to cause Miscarriage , must be removed , as fullness of Blood , ill Humours , and peculiar Diseases of the Womb. If the Woman be too full of Blood , when she is with Child , she must be Blooded in the first Months twice or thrice if need be ; but much Blood must not be taken away at a time ; and if she be troubled with abundance of ill Humours , gentle Purging must be repeated , especially in the middle Months ; in the mean while astringent and strengthening Medicines must be used all the time the Woman is with Child . Take of Conserve of Roses , two Ounces , of Citron Peel Candied , six Drams , of Myrobalans Candied , and of the Pulp of Dates , each half an Ounce , of Coral prepa●ed , Pearl prepared , and Shavings of Harts-horn , each one Dram , with Syrup of Quinces make an Electuaery , of which let the Woman take the quantity of a Nutmeg every other Night at Bed time . But that the success of this Medicine may be good , the Woman must keep her self as quiet , both in Body and Mind , as possibly she can , and abstain from Coition . But if by reason of the vehemency of the Cause , whither Internal or External , the Woman is ready to Miscarry , you must do the best you can with the following Remedies . And in the first place , so soon as the Pain shall be perceived in the lower parts of the Belly , we must endeavour to allay them both by Medicines taken inwardly , and outwardly applyed ; for if Miscarriage be caused by Crudities and Wind , which is most usual , when it begins from an inward Cause , a Powder must be given made of Aromaticum Rosatum and Coriander Seeds , give of each half a Dram , or three or four Spoonfuls of Dr. Stephen's Water , if Flegm and Wind abound ; at the same time let carminative Medicine be applyed below the Woman's Navel , such are Bags o● Anniseeds , Fennel Seeds , Fenugreek Seeds , Flowers of Camomile , Elder , Rosemary , and Stechas mixed together , o● a Rose Cake fryed in a Pan with Rich Canary , and sprinkled with Powder of Nutmegs and Coriander Seeds ; if by these means the Pains cease not , inject a Glyster made of Win● and Oyl , wherein halfe an Ounce of Venice Treacle must be dissolved , and after the Glyster is come away , you mus● give sixteen of my Cordial Drops , in a Spoonful of Stephen's Water . But if Blood begins to come away , you must Bleed immediatly , and rub the upper Parts , and tye th● Members ; and if the Flux of Blood continues , give tw● Ounces of the Juice of Plantain , sweetened with an Ounce 〈◊〉 Syrup of Poppies , to which add one Scruple of Bolearmeni●● and apply hot a little bag full of Red Roses and Balaustine● Boyl'd in Smiths Water and Red Wine , to the Womans Belly . Chap. XII . Of an immoderate Flux of the Courses . AN immoderate Flux of the Courses invades , either i● Child-bed , or at other times ; as to the first , that afflicts Women most on the first Days after a difficult Labour , and is accompanined with a long train of Hysteri●● Symptoms ; and as it happens only on the first Days , so us●ally it do's not last long ; for if a thickning Diet be o●dered ▪ it soon abates . The following Drink may be all used Take of Plantane Water , and Red Wine , each one Pint , boyl them till a third part is consumed , sweeten it with a sufficient quantity of White Suger ; let the Woman take half a Pint of it twice or thrice a Day . But as to the Flux which happens out of Child-bed , tho' it befalls Women at any time , yet most commonly it invades a little before the time they leave them , namely when they are about Forty five Years of Age , if they have them Young , and about Fifty if it were late before they begun to have them ; and by reason of the great quantity of Blood , which is continually evacuated , they are almost continually afflicted with Vapours . In order to the Cure , you must bleed in the Arm , and eight Ounces of Blood must be taken away ; the next Morning the following Purge must be given . Take of Tamarinds , half an Ounce , of Sena two Drams , of Rhubarb , one Dram and an half ; infuse them in a sufficient quantity of Fountain Water , and in three Ounces of the strained Liquor Dissolve of Manna , and Syrup of Roses Solutive , each one Ounce , make a Purging Potion ; which must be taken thrice , three Days betwixt each Purge ; and every Night at Bed time , through the whole course of the Disease , twelve of my Cordial Drops must be taken in two Spoonfuls of small Cinnamon Water , or the like . Take of the Conserve of dryed Roses , two Ounces , of the Troches of Lemnian Earth , one Dram and an half , of Pomgranate Pill , and red Coral prepared , each two Scruples , of Blood-Stone , Dragons Blood , and Bolearmenick , each two Scruples ; with a sufficient quantity of simple Syrup of Coral , make an Electuary ; whereof let her take the quantity of a large Nutmeg in the Morning and at Five in the Afternoon , drinking upon it six Spoonfuls of the following Julep . Take of the Waters of Oak Bud , and of Plantain , each three Ounces , of Cinnamon Water hordeated , and of Syrup of dried Roses , each one Ounce ; of Spirit of Vitriol , a sufficient quantity to make it pleasantly acid . Take of the Leaves of Plantain , and of Nettles , each a sufficient quantity , beat them together in a Stone Mortar , and press out the Juice , Clarifie it , and give six Spoonfuls of it cold three or four times in a Day . After the first Purge , apply the following Plaster to the Loins . Take of Diapalma , and of the Plaster for tuptures , each equal parts , mix them and spread them upon Leather . A cooling and thickening Diet must be ordered , and a Glass of Claret may be allowed once or twice a Day to recover the strength . This Method may be also used to prevent Miscarriages , but the Juices and Purges must be omitted . Chap. XIII . Of a suppression of the Childbed Purgations . THere is so great a Flux of Humours from all parts to the Womb , when a Woman is with Child , and during the Commotion in her Labour , that in case there be not afterwards sufficient evacuation of them , the Woman is in great danger of very ill Accidents , and sometimes of Death it self ; because these Humours corrupted by their stay , there will certainly cause a great Inflamation , and this is the reason why the suppression of these Childbed Purgations is one of the worst and most dangerous Symptoms which can befall a Woman after Delivery , especially if they be wholly and suddenly stopt the first three or four Days , which is the time they should come down plentifully , for then follow an accute Fever , great pains in the Head , Pains in the Breast , Reins and Loyns , Suffocation of the Mother , and an Inflamation which is suddenly communicated to the Belly , which thereupon becomes much swelled and blown up ; there happens also a great difficulty in Breathing , Choakings , Beating of the Heart , Fainting , Convulsions , and often Death it self , if the Suppression continues . And if the VVoman outlives it , she is in danger of an Abscess in the VVomb , and afterwards of a Cancer , or there may happen great Imposthums in the Belly ; also the Gout , Sciatica , and Lameness ; or an Inflamation and Abscess in the Breast . The Causes of the Stoppage of the Child-bed Purgations , proceed either from a great Loosness , or strong Passions of the Mind , also from great Colds and cold Drink . To bring the Child-bed Purgations well down , let the VVoman avoid all Perturbations of Spirit , which may stop them ; let her ly in Bed with her Head and Breast a little raised , keeping her self very quiet , that so the Humours may be carried downwards by their natural tendency ; let her observe a good Diet , some what hot and moist , and apply the Plaster mentioned in the Chapter of Vapours to her Navel . Take of the Conserves of Roman Wormwood , and of Ru● each one Ounce , of the Troches of Myrth , two Drams , of Castor , English Saffron , Volatile Salt of Salarmoniak , and of Assafoetida , each half a Dram ; with a sufficient quantity of the Syrup of the five opening Roots make an Electuary . Let her take the quantity of a large Nutmeg every third Hour , drinking upon it three or four Spoonfuls of the following Mixture , Take the Waters of Pennyroyal and Balm , each three Ounces , of Compound Briony Water , two Ounces ; of Sypup of Mugwort , three Ounces and an half ; of Saffron , two Drams ; of Castor tyed up in a Rag and hanged in the Glass , one Scruple ; mingle them . If these things are used presently upon the Suppression , they generally take it off , Chap. XIV . Of Quinsey . A Quinsey comes at any time of the Year , especially between Spring and Summer , and chiefly seizes Young Men , and such as are of a Sanguine Complection , and Red Haired People more than any other . The Sick shiver and shake , presently a Fever follows , and a little after a Pain and Inflamation of the Jaws ; and if the Sick be not presently relieved , he can neither-Swallow nor draw his Breath , so that he is under the Apprehension of being Strangled , by reason the Jaws are stoped by the Inflamation and Swelling . There is great danger in this Disease , for it sometimes destroys a Man in a few Hours . In order to the Cure , Bleed presently in the Arm , and take away a large quantity of Blood , and presently afterwards open the Veins under the Tongue , and then touch the inflamed parts with Honey of Roses made very sharp , with Spirit of Vitriol or Sulphur ; and the following Gargarism must be used often , not in the common way ; for it must be kept in the Mouth without motion till it wax hot , and then it must be spit out . Take of the Waters of Plantain , Roses , and Frogs spawn , each four ounces ; the Whites of three Eggs turned to a Water by beating , of White-Sugar-candy , three drams ; make a Gargarism . The Patient must also take daily of the Emulsion to be mentioned in the cure of a Pleurisie ; the next Morning bleed again , unless the Fever and difficulty of swallowing abate , and defer purging till the next day : but if both these are lessened , give presently the Lenitive Purge , mentioned in the Chapter of the immoderate Flux of the Courses . If the Fever and other Symptoms are like to be troublesome after Purging , they will be quelled by Bleeding , repeated as before , and by applying a large and strong Blister to the Neck , and by a Glister of Milk and Sugar injected every Morning , except when the Sick purges through the whole course of the Disease ; the use of all kinds of Flesh , and their Broths are to be forbid , and the Patient must be dieted with Oatmeal and Barley broths , roasted Apples , or the like , and he must drink Small-beer , and he must keep from Bed some Hours every day . Chap. XV. Of a Pleurisie . THis Disease is very frequent , and comes at any time , but especially betwixt Spring and Summer ; it chiefly seizes those that are of a Sanguine Constitution , and often Country People , and those that are accustomed to hard labour ; it most commonly begins with a shaking and shivering , and then heat , drough , restlesness , and other symptoms of a Fever follow : After a few Hours ( but sometimes it is much longer before this symptom comes ) the Patient is seized with a violent pricking pain in one of his sides about the Ribs , which sometimes reaches towards the Shoulder-blades , sometimes towards the Back-bone , and sometimes towards the Breast ; he Coughs frequently , which occasions great pain ; so that sometimes he holds his Breath to prevent Coughing ; the matter which is spit up at the beginning is little and thin , and often sprinkled with particles of Blood : but in the process of the Disease , it is more and more concocted and mixed with Blood. Tho' this Disease has an ill Name , and is of it self more dangerous than any other , yet if it be well managed , it is easily cured , and indeed as certainly as other diseases . As to the cure , ten ounces of Blood must be taken presently away from the Arm of the side affected ; then presently after Bleeding give the following draught . Take of Red Poppy-Water four ounces , of Salprunella , one dram ; of Syrup of Violets , one ounce ; mingle them ●ake a draught . Take of Sweet Almonds , number seven ; of the Seeds of Melons and Pompions , each half an ounce ; of the Seeds of White-Poppies two drams ; beat them together in a Marble Mortar , pouring gently upon them a pint and a half of Barley-water , of Rose-water , two drams ; of Sugar-candy , half an ounce ; mingle them , make an Emulsion ; give four ounces every fourth hour . Pectorals must also be taken frequently . Take of the Pectoral decoction a quart , of the Syrups of Violets and Maiden-hair , each one ounce and an half , mingle them , make an Apozem : Let him take half a pint thrice a day . Take of the Oyl of Sweet-Almonds two ounces , of the Syrups of Violets and Maiden-hair , each one ounce ; of Sugar-candy half a dram ; mingle them , make a Linctus , of which let the Patient lick often in a day . Oyl of Almonds by it self , or Linseed-Oyl is often used with good success . As to diet , you must forbid all Flesh , and the Broaths of it , tho' never so thin : but the Patient may be dyeted with Oaten and Barley Broaths , and Panada , and let him drink of a Ptisan made of Barley-water , and the Roots of Sorrel , and Liquorish , aud sometimes Small-beer . Anoint the pained side Morning and Evening with the following Ointment , applying upon it a Cabbage-leaf . Take of the Oyl of Sweet-Almonds two ounces , of Ointment of Marsh-mallows and Pomatum , each one ounce ; mingle them , make an Ointment . The Sick must persist in the use of the said Remedies through the whole course of the Disease . If the pain be very violent , you must take away ten ounces of Blood again on the first day , or else the day following , and so the third day ; and after this manner four times one day after another , when the pain rages violently . But if the disease be more moderate and less dangerous , and if the Patient being weak , cannot well bear Bleeding so often , it must not be repeated again after it has been twice used , till a day or two be past betwixt each Bleeding . You 'l seldom find that a confirmed Pleurisie can be cured in grown People , with less than the loss of forty ounces of Blood , or thereabouts ; tho' in Children once or twice Bleeding is most commonly sufficient . All the time of the Disease , care must be taken that the Patient be not over-heated ; and therefore he must be taken every day out of his Bed , and kept up some hours according to his strength ; for if he be kept continually in Bed , neither so large and an evacuation of Blood , nor other Remedies how cooling soever will sometimes do any good . Presently after the last Bleeding , it will be convenient to give a gentle Purge . Chap. XVI . Of Swooning . THe next and immediate cause of this Disease , is a defect of the Vital Spirits . When any one is seized with a fainting Fit , you must lay him on his Back , and sprinkle Water on his Face , and provoke Sneezing : put some good Wine , or Cinnamon-water into his Mouth ; call him aloud , shake him , pull him by the Nose : double his Fingers , pull his Hair , and rub him . If he faints for want of Nourishment , you must refresh him with a piece of Bread dipt in Wine . If he faint by reason of a malignant quality , give a scruple of Venice-Treacle dissolved in some Cordial Water . If he faints by reason of immoderate Evacuations , he must be refreshed by good Meat and Drink , Sleep and Rest . If it proceed from too great loss of Blood , lay him in a Bed with his Head downward , sprinkle his Face with cold Water , and give a little Wine mixed with Water . If it proceed from Purging , give twelve of my Cordial Drops in a spoonful of Cinnamon water , and let him lie on a Bed. If Fainting proceed from a fright or fear , Blood must be let . FINIS . The INDEX . Apoplexy , pag. 1. Bleeding at Nose , 4. Blood Spitting , 5. Blood Vomitting , 5. Bloody Vrine , 15. Carus pag 1. Child-Bed Purgations suppressed , 24. Cholora Morbus , 15. Colick , 9. Coma 1. Convulsions , 7. Courses immoderate , 22. Labour hard , 16. Lethargy , 1. Loosness , 12. Miscarriage , 19. Mother-Fits , 10. Pleurisie , 26. Quinsey , 25. Sleepy Diseases , 1. Stone in the Kidnies , 14. Swooning , 28. Twisting of the Guts , 13. Vapours , 10. Vomitting , 15. Advertisement . The following Medicines are prepared by the Author , and are to be Sold at his House at the Angel and Crown in Basing-lane , being the Second Turning in Bread-street from Cheapside . 1. MY Cephacick Tincture is excellent for all cold and moist Diseases of the Head , Brain , Nerves , and Womb : It cures the Head-ach , Giddiness , takes off dullness and drowfiness , and is very proper for a Palsie , and Old Aches , and takes off Womens after-pains , the Belly being well bathed with it , and a Flanne● applyed over , and it hastens delivery , and is good for Mother-Fits . For outward uses , bath the part affected with it Morning and Evening , and rub it well in with a warm Hand . For inward uses , give twenty drops Morning and Evening in a Glass of Canary . Price One Shilling the Viol. 2. You must give one Paper of my Powder for Childrens Convulsions every sixth hour , in a Spoonful of Black-cherry-Water , or the like ▪ Price 6 d. the Paper . 3. My Powder for Worms must be taken for three Mornings following , one Paper at a time , in a Spoonful of White-Bread and Milk. Price 4 d. the Paper . 4. My Cordial Elixir , for the Colick and Gravel ▪ be taken by spoonfuls , 4 or 5 spoonfuls , according to your strength , or so many as you find will give three or four Stools ; and presently after it has done working , take twenty four of my Cordial Drops , in two Spoonfuls of Cinnamon-water ▪ Price 2 s. 6 d. the Bottle of my Elixir for the Colick and Gravel . 5. My Cordial Drops must be taken according to the directions in the foregoing Treatise , and you will find them in all the cases where they are mentioned in this Book , to be of wonderful vertue and efficacy . Price 1 s. the Viol. 6. My Stomach Drops cleanse and strengthen the Stomach , for which they are highly to be valued , for from a foul and weak Stomach proceed a numerous train of Diseases , as Crudities , Nauseousness , Vomittings , loss of Appetite , and the like ; and if the Stomach which prepares Nourishment for the whole Body be vitiated , the Nourishment , and the Blood with which 't is mix'd , must unavoidably be vitiated also , and by consequence all the Animal and Natural Functions must be perverted . They also expel Wind , and are good for the Jaundice and Dropsie , and restore to pale Virgins a fresh and pleasant Countenance . Twenty Drops must be taken every Morning for the space of a Week in a Glass of Wine , Mum , or Beer . Price 1 s. the Viol. 7. My Pills for the Vapours must be taken according to the directions in the Chapter of Vapours . Price 3 s. 6 d. the Box. 8. My Electuary for Agues , certainly cures 〈…〉 taken presently 〈…〉 take the quantity 〈◊〉 Nutmeg every fou●●● hour , and eight days , after the taking the last 〈◊〉 of the Electuary , take another Pot of it in the same manner , tho' the Agne be gone , to prevent its return . Price of a Pot 2 s. 6 s. 9. My Electuary for Coughs and Consumptions ▪ is an excellent Remedy for the Diseases of the Lungs ; it must be taken often in a day , the quantity of an Hazel Nut at a time . Price of a Pot 1 s. 6 d. 10. My Purging Pill cures the Scurvy , and purges the Head , Breast , Stomach , and Reins , and is peculiarly proper for a Dropsie , Womens Obstructions , and to purifie the Blood after the Small-Pox , They are also of excellent use for those whose Bodies are surfeited by Heats and Colds ; and for Seafaring men , and such as live in unwholsom airs , and moist places , two of them may be taken at Bed-time , and two , three , or four , the next Morning early , according to the strength of the Body they may be swallowed down alone , or taken in the Pap of a Roasted Apple , or Honey , or Stewed Prunes , or in a little Syrup , and when they work , drink Posset-drink , Water-gruel , warm 〈◊〉 or Tea . I have found this Pill by many years Experience , excellent for cleansing the Body of ill humours , of what kind soever they be ▪ Each Box contains eighteen Pills ; Price ●● . 6 d.