The castell of health, corrected, and in some places augmented by the first author thereof, Sir Thomas Elyot Knight

Sickenes most common to peculiar times of the yeare and ages. CAP. 7.

ALthough I doe not intend to write of the cure of egri∣tudes or sicknesses confirmed, as well because it might bée reputed in me a great presumption, as also for asmuch

as it were very perilous, to diuulgate that noble science to common people, not learned in liberall sciences and Philo∣sophie, which bee required to be sufficiently in a Phisition. And moreouer many bookes of Hippocrates and Galen ought to bee reade, before that one doe take vpon him the generall cure of mens bodies, yet not withstanding I trust I may without anie note of arrogancie write, what disca∣ses doe most happen in sundrie times of the yeare, and a∣ges of men and women, with some significations, where∣by the discrasie or distemperature of the body is perceiued, to the intent that the Phisition being farre off, may be tru∣ly enformed, considering that vrines farre caried do often deceiue them, and likewise lacke of the sight of the pacient, and inquisition of thinges which doe precede or follow the sickenes. And with this I trust none honest and charita∣ble Phisition will bee offended, but rather giue to mee thankes for my diligence, in the aduancing of their esti∣mation, which by lacke of perfect instruction hath béene appayred.

Sicknesses of spring time.

Diseases proceeding of melancholy, as madnes, falling sicknesse, bléedings, squinces, poses, hoarsenes, coughes, lepries, scabbes, ach in the ioynts.

Sicknesses of Sommer.

Many of the said diseases, also feuers, continuall hot fe∣uers, feuers tertiane, quartaine, vomites, flires, watering of eyes, paines of the eares, blisters and sores of the mouth and sweatings.

Sicknesses of autumne.

Diuers of sommer sicknesses, & opilations of the spléene, dropsies, consumptions, stranguilions, costiuenes, ach in the huckle bones, shortnes of winde, fretting of the bow∣els, falling sicknesse, and melancholicke diseases.

Sicknesses of Winter.

Stiches and griefs in the sides, inflamation of the lungs, rheumes, coughes, paines in the breast, sides, and loynes, headache, and palsies.

Sicknesses happening to children.

When they be n〈…〉〈…〉 borne, there do happen to them sores in the mouth called Aphte, vamiting, coughes, watching, fearefulnesse, inflamations of the nauell, moisture of the eares. When they breede téeth, itching of the gummes, feuers, crampes, and laskes.

When they waxe elder, then be they grieued with ker∣nels, opennes of the mould of the head, shortnes of winde, the stone of the bladder, worms in the belly, waters, swel∣ling vnder the chin, and in England commonly purpilles, measiles, and small pockes.

Sicknesses happening to yong men from 14. yeares of age.

Feuers quotidiane, tertiane, quartaine, hot feuers, spit∣ting or vomiting of bloud, pluresies, diseases of the sides, inflamation of the lunges, lethargies, frensie, hot sicknes∣ses, cholericke passions, costiuenes of vehement laskes.

Sicknesses of age.

Difficultie of breath, rheumes with coughes, strangui∣lion, and difficultie in pissing, ach in the ioyntes, diseases in the raines, swimmings in the head, palsies, itching of al the bodie, lacke of sleepe, moysture in the eyes and eares, dulnesse of sight, hardnes of hearing, tissicknes or short∣nes of breath.

Although many of the said sicknesses doe happen in eue∣ry time and age, yet because they be most frequented in the said times and ages, I haue written them to the intent that in the ages and times most inclined vnto thē, such thinges might bee then eschewed, which are apte to ingender the sayd diseases.