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RIgor, The unnatural vehement stiffness, is a vibration, shaking, and quavering of the Muscles of the whole body, conjoyned with re∣frigeration, and a certain pain, arising from some∣thing that doth molest, by a sudden, and unlookt
for vellication, and pulling of the sensible parts, throughout the whole circumference of the body, and likewise by irritating, and stirring up, the ex∣pulsive facultie.
The Symptomatical Rigor (if it cease not up∣on the use of an evacuation) is very evil and dan∣gerous; and so likewise if it be attended and ac∣companied with a consumption and wasting of the whole body. It is an evill sign if upon the appearing of a periodical Rigor, the body wax∣eth not hot, Quod naturam & calorem languidum significat: Many are the Prognosticks touching this Malady, ad doctrinam verò de febribus per∣tinent.
Juvenis quidam pituitoso, ac melancholico tem∣peramento affectus, Rigore vexatus est; for the re∣moving of which, I prescribed these following Pills.
℞ Extracti Rudii ʒ ss. resinae benedict. gr. v. misce & f. pil. num. 6. He took one last at night about ten of the clock, and the rest in the morn∣ing, about seven: They gave eight stools; after which, the Rigor was very much abated; there∣fore the Pills were again repeated, and so he was perfectly cured.
Some have been helped by bathing the back, (à quo Rigor ixcipit plerumque) cum oleo rata∣ceo, laurino, de castoreo, & juniperino. Others have been freed with Treacle and Mithridate, gi∣ven in decoctione centaurii, & car dui benedicti.
Novi juvenem qui Rigore laborans sic curatus fuit; bibitione unius cheophinae vini Hispanensis.