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MEatuum Cerebri angustia, the straightness of the passages of the brain then happen∣eth, when the said passages are either obstructed through humors or vapours; or else compressed by reason of some tumor or violence offered to the skul.
Angustia à vapore proveniens levior est, & fa∣cilior
curátu, quàm ea quae ab humore procedit. If it proceeds à sanguine è vasis effuso, an inflammati∣on follows from its putrefaction and rottenness: Si verò sanguis adhuc in vasis suis haereat, facilè curatur. If flegm obstruct the passages of the brain, it must be timely and speedily evacuated, lest it unavoidably causeth the Palsie. Angustia à tumore vel defectu suturarum incurabilis est.
Robert Lemon of Armingale, being about four and fourty years old, is taken twice in a year with a dolorous heaviness in his head, and his sight is so weak that he is not able to endure the light, but is brought to me by his wife who leads him all the way with a double cloth before his eyes; yet immediatly after bleeding all the symptoms vanish, so that he plucks away his muffler, walks home without any help, and continues very well and sound until the next spring. I have been for∣ced to let him blood at least twelve or thirteen times, and every time I draw away about 14 or 15 ounces; yet so great is the plethory, that he misseth it not: surely in his extremity the passa∣ges of the brain are very much compressed, by rea∣son the vessels thereof are so much distended with blood.
We read in Paraeus of two men that were cu∣red of a most dangerous Angustia caused by the malign fume and venemous vapour of charcoal, First, aqua vitae mingled with Triacle was often injected into their mouths. Secondly, Vomitories
of Oxymel in a great quantity was given them. Thirdly, sternutation was excited, by blowing into the nostrils the powder of Euphorbium, thereby to stir up the expulsive faculty of the brain, to the expulsion of that which oppressed it. Fourth∣ly, the chymical oyl of Mints was rubbed on their palates and cheeks. Fifthly, sharp Clysters were administred, and frictions of their arms, legs, and back-bones were not omitted. Thus at length (through Gods blessing) they came to themselves again; after which Cordials were administred un∣to them; not only to generate new spirits, but also to attenuate and purifie those that were cloudy and gross in their bodies.