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G—D—Purser of his Majesty's Ship the—was taken ill of a sharp pricking pain in his left side, he was somewhat Feverish, he breath'd thick, and with a great deal of difficulty, his Pulse was hard and frequent, and withal he had a Cough.
'Tis evident by this description, That he was ill of a Pleurisie, and because this affection is only an in∣••••ammation of the P••••ura, and, per∣haps,
of the Muscles themselves, which is produc'd by the Blood's stagnating in the Arteries of these parts, where this affection is: And therefore, I order'd twelve Ounces of Blood to be taken out of his right Arm, and the very same minute I saw him; and injoyn'd it to be re∣peated, if the pain did not sensibly abate in four hours time, and in 24 hours time, he lost 48 Ounces of Blood at convenient intervals: his drink was barley decoction, in every draught of which, was mixt a dose of purifi'd Nitre; and at night, go∣ing to Bed, he drank off this Emul∣sion.
℞ semin. iv. frigid. major. ℥j. se∣min. papav. alb. ʒij. amygd. d. No. x. Contundant. l. a. in mortar. marmor. ac f. emuls. sensim. affundendo decoct. hord. ℥ x. Colatur. ••lar. add. syr. de mecon. ℥j.
He abstain'd from eating any thing but Water-gruel for ten days, yet a day or two after the violence of the pain was abated, I order'd him this Purge, for the same rea∣sons
he was let Blood, tho' 'tis ge∣nerally forbidden by Authors.
℞ fol. senn. sine stipit. ℥ss. fl. melilot. pug. ij. crem. tartar ℈j. inf. per noctem in decoct. tamarind. ℥vj. Colatur. per express. fact. add syr. de rhamn. ʒj. M. ac. Capiat cum regi∣mine.
This purg'd him very easily, and with a great deal of success and sa∣tisfaction; and besides these things, he took nothing else, only the part was anointed with a liniment of the Oyntment of Marsh-mallows and Lin∣seed oyl, and so he recovered.