[The general practise of medecine By Philiatreus.]

Canon XI.

Meeke and gentle relenting diseases are commonly long, but the sharpe, fyrie, and fierce are ended within fourteene dayes, and the extreame hot in seven dayes.

There can no certain prediction be made of hot, sharp diseases, either for health nor death, for by that they are quick∣ly ended, they become on a suddaintie great: so that both for the greatnesse of the disease, with the suddaine change which befals in the crise, as also because the hu∣mor is often transported from one place to another, the issue is vncertaine, wherefore

while the humor is in its motion, we must suspend our judgement, for it is not certain whether it will rush on a noble or ignoble part, within or without by passages conve∣niable or not conveniable: & thogh the hu∣mor were staied in one place, yet the Physi∣cian ought not resolutly affirme that the sick shall escape, but with this provision, that no new change befall, and that hee follow the advise and keep the regiment prescri∣bed.

When a woman with child is overtaken by any firie hot disease, shee is in danger of her life, for a hot fyrie fever requyres a strait dyet, which shee cannot admit, least the child being frustrat of his food shee be broght to bed before the time: and if oft to save the child, yee give the mother often to eat, the fever thereby growing yee shall precipitat the mother in a manifest hazard of her life, and if it be any other strong sick∣nesse without fever, as a epilepsie, apoplexy, convulsion, shee shall never be able to sup∣port the vehemencie of it.