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

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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
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Hall, John, 1575-1635.
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London :: Printed by J.D. for Benjamin Shirley ...,
1679.
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Medicine -- Early works to 1800.
Diseases -- Early works to 1800.
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OBSERV. XCV.

THe French Pox hath been cured by Thonerus as followeth: A Woman infected therewith, with Scabs, and excrescence in Anus, having been before under a Chirurgeons hand, I cured thus: ℞ Elect. Diacath. Confect. Ham. ā ℥ss. Pul. San. Lax. ℈ii. f. Bol. by intervals. ℞ Mas. Pil. Her∣mod. aurear. Coch. ā ℈i. cum Aq. Betonic.Mas. Pil. Aurear. Coch. de Fumar. ā ℈i. diagrid. r. iii. cum Aq. Fumar. f. Pil. 27. ℞ Lign. Sanct. ℥x. Cortic. ejus. ℥i. Sarsap. ℥iii. infund. in Aq. lbxii. decoq. ad ined. resident. alt. lbxii. decoq. ad 3 part. adde Passul. ℥ii. Liquor. ʒii. for ordinary drink, Ri∣veius tells us he hath cured many with a Sudorific and purging Decoction, taken for twenty days; and if this prevailed not, he used Vng. Mercur. In the midst of Winter he 〈◊〉〈◊〉 many with the said Decoction alone, in which a Sudorific Diet could not be administred, by reason of the sharp∣ness of the Air.

He also gave in an Observation of a Child of thirty months old, which it received from the Nurse, the Body being scabbed all over. ℞ Rasur, Lign. Guaiac. ℥ii. Aq. Font. lbii. infund. per 24 〈◊〉〈◊〉. deind. bull. ad 3 part. consump. Colat. Capiat. ℥iii. Every day in the morning, two hours before meat, covering the Body a little more than usual, this was continued twenty days. ℞ Scammon pul. gr. vi. Merc. dulc. gr. v. f. Pul. tenuis. which was given with one or two spoonfuls of Panada sugar∣ed;

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upon it drinking a little Broth. This was used every fifth day, and the Dose of both increa∣sed according to working. The residence of the foresaid Decoction being boiled in three pints of Water, made an ordinary Drink, adding Sugar and Liquoris to gratify the taste. These Reme∣dies continued a month, it became well. In our Mellif. Chirurg. is set down a purging Drink that hath cured several in Warwick-shire.

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