The cure of all sorts of fevers both generall, and particular, with their definition, kindes, differences, causes, signes, prognostication, and manner of cure, with a prespectation, their intentions curative, with their symptoms, and divers other things herein very necessarie to be judiciously observed in every fever. Lately compiled by Ed. Edvvards Doctor in Physick. Ann. Dom. 1637.

An Explication or Exposition of all Fevers.

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• •• Definition, &c.
  • 1 an unnaturall heat kindled either in the
    • 1 spirits, hurting the action.
    • 2 humors, hurting the action.
    • 3 solid parts hurting the action.
  • 2 some∣times
    • 1 a disease,
    • 2 an accident of some other disease.
• •• Kinds are gene∣rally ii. i. the
  • 1 generall, being iii. capitall Fevers as afore∣said.
  • 2 particular, i. the 20. aforesaid, whereof some be
    • 1 simple,
    • 2 compound.
• •• Differences are in the
  • 1 kindes,
  • 2 causes,
  • 3 signes,
  • 4 prognostication,
  • 5 times of the disease, fits.
  • 6 place wherein the matter is contained,
  • 7 symptoms,
  • 8 cure.
• •• Causes are either,
  • 1 generall, being iii. i. either
    • 1 primitive,
    • 2 antecedent,
    • 3 conjunct.
  • 2 particular, being iii. i. either
    • 1 distempter, of spirits, humors, or excrements.
    • 2 ill mixture, of spirits, humors, or excrements.
    • 3 putrifaction of spirits, humors, or excrements.
• •• Signes be according to the
  • 1 kindes,
  • 2 causes,
  • 3 place wherein the matter is contained, &c.
• ...

• 6 Prognostication, some be
  • 1 simple and easie to know,
  • 2 compound and hard to know,
  • 3 dangerous,
  • 4 not dangerous.
• 7 Cure, in which consider the
  • prospectation, wherein con∣sider the
    • 1 fever, Herein observe every particular very well, what the offensive matter is, and how to remove it.
    • 2 kinde, Herein observe every particular very well, what the offensive matter is, and how to remove it.
    • 3 difference, Herein observe every particular very well, what the offensive matter is, and how to remove it.
    • 4 cause, Herein observe every particular very well, what the offensive matter is, and how to remove it.
    • 5 signes, Herein observe every particular very well, what the offensive matter is, and how to remove it.
    • 6 prognostication, Herein observe every particular very well, what the offensive matter is, and how to remove it.
    • 7 cure, Herein observe every particular very well, what the offensive matter is, and how to remove it.
  • Intentions curative, Consider the
    • fever, first what it is,
    • rottennesse, with the abundance of it,
    • obstruction,
    • perspiration let.
  • And pro∣ceed in the cure thus:
    • 1 first empty the abundance,
    • 2 open the obstructions,
    • 3 free the perspiration,
    • 4 cleanse the rottennesse,
    • 5 quench the fever,
    • 6 reject the accidents.