Medicinal councels, or advices written originally in French by Dr. Theodor Turquet de Mayerne ... ; put out in Latine at Gevena by Theoph. Bonetus ; Englished by Tho. Sherley ...

Advice for the Constriction, or Stranguling of the Throat, a∣rising from Melancholly va∣pours, proceeding from the Hypochondries. For Dr. Bouvard, chief Physician to Lewis XIII. King of France.

Written in French.

FRom the relation of the compression of your Throat. which is not fix'd and stable, nor continual, and is without an Ul∣cer, Tumour, and Inflamation: And from your perceiving an agitation in the region of the Hypochondries, from whence acrid and hot vapours are carried to the Throat, (which is the Tube and Funnel of the Chimny) in the extremity of which there resides a Distemper which proceeds from another place, just as the Nostrils are exulcerated by acrid Phlegm, and Choler inflames and vellicates the Fundament in Bloody-fluxes, although the cause of those evils lurk in other places. We suppose this

Disease is only a Symptom of an internal cause afflicting you, to wit, of the Hypochondries, Liver, and other adjacent parts, with a no∣table hot and dry distemperature, upon which account the Belly is bound, and all the Thin and serous humours are snatch'd into the Veins, there being lodg'd plenty of Choler, and other gross humours, in the chief Veins of the Me∣sentery, and the natural Caveties of the Bowels.

This foundation being laid, it is easie to procure help by Diet, and generous cooling and moistening Evacuators: And if your reco∣very do not presently follow, according to wish, you must not therefore abstain from Medicines, (a word is sufficient to an under∣standing Physician.)

Prescribe your Diet to your self by strong refrigerators: I understand you have used weak mineral waters, such as Monfran (once or twice a year:) I hear to evacuate, you have frequently let Blood in your Arm: use Laxative Ptisans with Cassia and Senna, and other slight sort of Purgings of that kind, with Syrup of Roses, and Peach-blossoms: uni∣versal Baths; and also use Milk, and clarified Whey, in which Fumaterry hath been insused; drink Asses-milk plentifully: persist in the use of these, according to the vehemence of your contumacious and habitual Disease, which otherwise no doubt will encrease, and bring upon you worse Symptoms.