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Mr. Listock, a Lieutenant in his Majestie's Ship the Royal William, was ill of a violent Cough and a spit∣ing of Blood, which made him very pale and lean; he had a weak Pulse, he did not sleep well in the Night, and was sometimes Feverish.
The Cough and spiting of Blood, being the great Diseases in this case, and the other Symptoms but the consequences of them; 'tis certain that a spitting of Blood being only produc'd by the greater force made
upon the tenderer and smaller Ves∣sels, about the Nose, Mouth, Throat, Aspera Arteria, and the Lungs them∣selves; that the natural way of Cur∣ing this Disease, is by lessening this violent force of the Blood, that may come from its extraordinary Rare∣faction, Quantity or Motion, and re∣pairing the defects and inconvenien∣cies the Vessels have sustained by this eruption: But before I speak of the Cure, some will expect that I should determine the part for which this Blood was voided, which is of no great consequence to the Cure, tho' it may be in a clear Prognostick, yet ev'n this I have neglected, because 'twould spend too much time in set∣ling more evident and certain signs, than we find among Authors; for who that has read any thing of Phy∣sick, does not see that we all follow Hippocrat. 5. Aph. 13. Quicunque spumantem sanguinem extussiunt, iis ex pulmone educitur, in settling this Eff••ux from the Lungs, rather in the Throat or any where else, where it is de∣monstrable that Blood may be fro∣thy, tho' it never came from the Lungs; and that there may be Ves∣sels
broken in the Lungs, out of which a great deal of Blood may be voided, and yet this may not be frothy. I say not to spend too much time, and from the purpose upon this Subject, I am content to give an account of the way how I cur'd my Patient, tho' he eat salt Victuals al∣most all the while.
He was first let Blood, both to lessen the quantity and to make a Revulsion, and then because the spit∣ing was not so frequent, and his Blood seem'd to be in an ill conditi∣on, he was purg'd with half a dram of Rhubarb, and next took this Elect∣uary.
℞ cons. cynosbat. pulp. passul. major an ℥ij. lapid. haematit. ppti. pulv. sang. dracon. an ʒij. sal. prunell. ʒiss. the∣riac. Andromach. ℈ij. syr. de ros. sicc. q. s. ut f. electuar. Cujus capiat quanti∣tatem nuc. muschat. major. bis vel ter in die.
His drink was Water, and a little red Wine, and in every draught, he had ℈ss. sal. prunellae; and at Bed
time he took twice a Week the fol∣lowing Bolus.
℞ spermat. cet. non rancid. gr. xv. pil. de styrac. gr. vj. cons. rosar. rub. q. s. ut f. bolus, quem Capiat hora som∣ni.
After he had taken these things eight or ten Days, he found himself a great deal better, and continu'd using them for a Month or two more; only the Electuary was a lit∣tle alter'd, and made not so bind∣ing.