The works of the Honourable Robert Boyle, Esq., epitomiz'd by Richard Boulton ... ; illustrated with copper plates.

EXPERIMENT III.

But to shew what contrary effects violent Passions of the mind may have, I shall add, that a Gentleman who was in his youth taken with so violent a Sciatica, that he could not go, but was carried to Church, and look't up∣on as Incurable; yet once, when he was in the Church, news being brought that the enemy was entred into the Town, (which was a Frontier Garrison,) and designed to Mas∣sacre all in the Church, they all fled and left him behind them, who being as much afraid of himself as the rest, got off his seat, and walk'd along like other Men, and this I received from the Person affected forty years after the said fright, who in all that time suffered not the least re∣lapse of the Distemper.

It might be of no small advantage to Physick, would Philosophers, amongst those Experi∣ments

which they lay down, as relating to what they write purposely about, communicate those which they think of use to Physicians, though they should be less pertinent to the Subject un∣der Consideration; for which reason, I shall for the future communicate such, desiring this short Advertisement may be my Apology.

A desined Chymical Medicine.