Capit. vj. Of madnesse or idlenesse of the head, called Insania.
THis idlenes or madnesse in the head, called in Latine Insania, proceedeth of a certaine veni∣mous humour or dampe, ascending from the stomacke and the Liuer into the braines, and because the braines through the infection of the Pockes, or some such like cause is become weake and tender, they are not able to repell or driue backe the sayde dampe or humour, but remaine vanquished and ouercome of the same in such sort, that they forget to doo their office, go∣ing quite out of order, so that the Patient hath no rule of him selfe, but dooth and speaketh he knoweth not what.
To cure this disease, as well that which proceedeth of the Pockes as otherwise, (excepting onelie when it commeth of or with a hote sharpe Ague, because therein is great dan∣ger of death) you may doo it with the drinke made of thys Wood, without any impediment: which must be prepared after this manner, for such as are hote of complexion, as the Chollericke and Sanguine are. Take of this Wood, beeing made very small, one pounde, fayre water eyght poundes,