To the extent possible under law, the Text Creation Partnership has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above, according to the terms of the CC0 1.0 Public Domain Dedication (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). This waiver does not extend to any page images or other supplementary files associated with this work, which may be protected by copyright or other license restrictions. Please go to http://www.textcreationpartnership.org/ for more information.
Hydrops passio est quam aquosi humoris copia comitatur propter sanguificandi facultatem vitiatam.
A Dropsie is a gathering together of the serous and watry humors from the Veins and Arteries into several parts of the body, through hurt or imbecillity of the sanguifying faculty, and by want of ex∣cretion by Urine and Sweat, and by weak∣ness of the Liver from a cold cause, there are three sorts of Dropsies, to wit, the Drop∣sie
Ascites, Timpaintes, and Anasarca. When the waterish humor is collected in the Ab∣domen it is called Ascites, or the Water Dropsie, Timpaintes, is when much windyness is heaped up between the peritonaeum and the Bowels, Anasarca is when the ill hu∣mors are dispersed throughout the whole body that all the flesh appeareth moist like a spunge, all proceeding from a cold cause and want of Fermentation of the blood, the want of which bringeth obstruction of the Ureters, and in the pores, by which means what ought to be emitted is retained.
One method may well work the Cure of all Dropsies, that is let their dyet be easie of concoction, and very d••ying, abstaining as much from Drink as possible, and keep∣ing altogether to our cordial dyet drink, and Sweating a little morning and evening, with half a pint at a time of it warm in bed, and it will dry up the humors powerfully and speedily even as Lime doth water, and for
3 weeks or a month take every day if possi∣ble one or two of our corroborating pills, which will cause Fermentation, strength∣ning the Liver and Ureters, free them from all weakness and Obstructions, and by ex∣ercising after your dyet drink and pills it safely cures.