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The first, then, I was called to this year, was a Dutch Captain, Com∣mander of the Amsterdam, upon the fourth of March, who had lain ill three or four days of a continu'd Fever; the pains in the head, back, and other parts that begin these Fe∣vers were vanish'd, his Pulse beat very high and frequent, his thirst was very great, he watch'd most part of the night, and was now and then delitious. He had taken all that time nothing but a sort of a disa∣greeable,
immiscible mixture of oe. canc. sang. Drac. camphor. sperm. cet. ant. Diaph. all jumbled together with some White Wine; some sunk, some swam a top, and the Wine was left clear in the middle. His ordinary drink was Rhenish Wine, he was not let blood, neither vomited, nor so much as had a Clyster, tho he had not gone to stool during all that time. Seeing him, then, in these circumstances, I order'd him imme∣diately to be let blood, to the quan∣tity of ten ounces, and next day to take this vomit, then to begin the Testaceous powde s.
℞ Vin. emetic. ℥j. oxym. scyllit. ʒvi. aq. theriacal. ℥ss M. ac capiat cras mane cum regimine.
℞ oc. 69. ppt. ʒij. pulver. rad. serpent. Virginian. sal. absynth. an ʒss. M. ac divid. in ix part. aeq. Quarum unam ca∣piat ter in die.
℞ Tamarind. optim. ℥ss. hord. muudat. M. ss. boq. in s. q. aq. font ad hord. cre∣pituram, Colatur. ℥vi. calid. affund. fol. senn. virent. ℥ss. cin. acerr. Crem. Tartar. an gr. xii. Stent per noct. in infus. ac mane colatur. add. syr. de spin. cerv. ʒij. M. f. potio quam capiat die quarto con∣sumptis
pulveribus. Potus sit decoctum hordei cum aceto probe acidulatum.
These are the Medicins I pre∣scrib'd him, but his Surgeon knowing all the Medicins and their quantities, but not one word of Latin, I was forced to leave him directions in Dutch by the help of one of the Lieu∣tenants, who spoke very good Latin, and so I left him, with a design to see him by that time he had taken all those Medicins; but the weather was so very stormy for 5 days, that no Boats could go off from a Ship. On the tenth, the Sea not being so great, they sent their Boat for me, and when I came aboard, I found he had not taken one half of his powders; he had taken no vomit, and but one half of his purging potion, which wrought twice, and his drink was still Wine. His Pulse was great, and very frequent, he was very de∣li••ious, and had a violent thirst. I desir'd he might continue the pow∣ders prescrib'd before, and the drink, of which he should not only drink as often as he call'd for it, but should be remembred to drink of it: and if he did not go to stool once or twice a
day, to have a Clyster. Besides, I order'd strong blistering Plaisters to be apply'd; one to the nape of his Neck, and one behind each Ear, to be removed next morning, applying to the sore part the simple Melilot Plaister: before I left the Ship, I saw the Surgeon mix the Plaister, but when he spread it upon the Leather, 'twas not bigger than a Filberd nut, so I shap'd the Leather and spread him large Plaisters, leaving him to apply them, and intended next day to see the sick person, but it blew so very hard, that I had not opportu∣nity to see him, till at our return to the Downs, it proving easie weather, I went on board that Ship, and tho it was least three days since I was there before, the Plaisters were not remov'd: the two behind his ears had risen very well, but the largest that was to be apply'd to the nape of his Neck, being laid among the hair, the skin lookt scalded, but had never risen. He had not even then taken his Medicins as directed, yet his pulse was slower and great enough, aud he was not quite so delirious. I desir'd the Sur∣geon
to be more careful about the use of the former Medicins, to shave his Neck, and to apply there a great and strong blistering Plaister, and so took leave; but after we came into the Downs, we had again very blow∣ing weather, and the first news I had of my Patient was, that he was dead; which was not so surprizing to me, as that he had lived so long, with such management.