Select observations on English bodies of eminent persons in desperate diseases first written in Latin by Mr. John Hall ... ; after Englished by James Cook ... ; to which is now added, an hundred like counsels and advices, for several honourable persons, by the sam

OBSERV. LXIX.

DOctor Tbornberry, Bishop of Worcester, aged about 86, Febr. 1. 1663. was long torment∣ed with a Scorbutic wandering Gout, falsly ima∣gined by his Physician to be a true Gout, as ap∣peared not only by the frequent Change of his Urine, both in colour and substance, but also livid spots in his Thighs. He had very unquiet Nights from falt and sharp humors, and Vapors ascending to his Head; and if he did sleep, it was with terror, which happened from the sud∣den slaughter of one in his Family, which did much terrify and perplex his Spirits, and afflict∣ed him grievously with Melancholy. His Pain lay sometimes in his Knee, otherwhiles in his Foot, without any tumor in the Foot, but about the K••ee and Instep there was great swelling, and after in the Feet. I said he might be eased, but never perfectly cured, which I effected as follows. I omitted purging, he being very weak, and having been before purged. He had a Gelly framed of Harts-horn, with Knuckles of Veal, Partridg, Raisins, Dates, and Antiscorbutic Herbs. It being strained, there was added a little Tincture of Saffron and Alkermes, with Sugar-candy to sweeten it. He took the Juyce of Scurvy-grass prepared in Wine twice or thrice a day. For the Pain and

Tumor was applied live-Worms, which I have often applied to others in like pains with good success. Afterwards I used the following, which removed the Tumefaction in three or four days. The Feet were bathed with this: ℞ Brook-lime M x. boyl it in sufficient quantity of Beer, for a Bath; which was used morning and night. After bathing, was applied a Pultess framed of the Pouder of Wormwood, and Yolks of Eggs. The first night he slept more quietly. There were used also inwardly our Antiscorbutic Water, with the Juyce of Scurvy-grass, as before, as also the Gelly. He also had an Antiscorbutic Beer. By all which he was wholly delivered from the pain and tumor in his Feet, so that he could walk abroad.