The register of Bath, or, Two hundred observations containing an account of cures performed, and benefit received, by the vse of the famous hot waters of Bath, in the county of Somerset, as they, for the most part, came under the observation and knowledge of Thomas Guidott, physician there : being great part of this experience of the effects of the baths of Bath, for XXVII years last past.

THE REGISTER OF BATH. (Book 1)

First Century. (Book 1)

I.

THE Right Honourable WIL∣LIAM HOWARD, Lord Viscount Stafford, troubled with an Ʋniversal Palsey, recovered

sense and motion in all his Limbs by the use of the Kings Bath. He bathed also privately in the Win∣ter in a convenient Vessel, in water taken from the springs of the Kings Bath, 1667.

II.

Benjamin Baber, Alderman of the City of Bath, in a Sciatica, using the same Bath, and pumping to the number of 20000 strokes, at several times, on the part affect∣ed, in short time perfectly reco∣vered, 1665. From his own Re∣lation, 13th of February, 1679.

III.

The Right Honourable ED∣WARD BRABAZON, Earl of Meath, in the Kingdom of Ire∣land, and his Countess in the Spleen,

and great Weakness of Limbs, by the Kings and Queens Bath, pumping, and drinking the Wa∣ters, received great benefit, 1670.

IV.

Madam Porter, of Cornwal, in a Hemiplegia scorbutica, or Half Palsey, of the right side, arising chiefly from the Scurvy, after pro∣per preparatory Medicines, cor∣recting the faults of the bowels and blood, for a fortnights time, before she entred the Bath; by the use of the Queens Bath chiefly, and sometimes the Kings, receiv∣ed Cure, and was restored to perfect health, 22 May, 1670.

V.

John Harvey, Painter Stainer and Stone-cutter of Bath, in a half

Palsey, of the left side, and numb∣ness of limbs, insomuch as the top of one finger of the left hand be∣ing accidentally cut off, he felt no pain; and his foot of the same side so void of sense, that creep∣ing with a staff, and treading with his stocking on the ground, he did not perceive the want of a slipper; by the use of the Cross Bath, in the winter season, reco∣vered sense and motion in all his limbs, 14 Nov. 1671.

VI.

The Right Honourable LEI∣C'STER D'EVEREƲX, Lord Viscount Hereford, in a contusion by a fall in hunting the Fox, which deprived him of the mo∣tion of elevation of his right arm, by the use of the Kings and Queens Baths, and Pumping in

the same, recovered that motion, 1672. The Scapula bone by lax∣ation slipping down, a skilful Operator reduc'd it at the Bath, which the use of the Bath after∣wards confirmed.

VII.

Madam Constans Harvy, in a Cachexie, or ill habit of body, and inveterate obstructions, by the use of the Kings and Cross Baths, and drinking the waters received Cure, 10 Aug. 1673. She was well at Greenwich, where I saw her, 11 Jun. 1686.

VIII.

John Revet, near Holbourn-Bridge, London; sometime Bra∣zier to his Most Serene Majesty CHARLES II. in a Half Palsey,

received Cure by the use of the Kings Bath, 1674. which he testi∣fied by an Inscription on a large Copper Ring, given in memory of the same, and may now be seen at the entrance out of the Kings Bath into the Queens, on the right hand. The words these: I, John Revet, his Majestys Brazier, at 50 years of Age, in this present month of July, 1674, received Cure of a True Palsie, from head to foot on one side. Before which he put, THANKS TO GOD.

IX.

William Coo, of Grandford, in the County of Northampton, Esq; much troubled with the Palsey for a long time, by the use of the Cross Bath received cure, and on that account, at his proper cost, put a Bordure of Lead about the

Old Cross in the Cross Bath, where he used to sit, more convenient for Bathers than before, with this Inscription: I, William Coo, of Grandford in the County of North∣ampton, Esq; pay my Vows to Al∣mighty GOD, in the 63d. Year of my Age, 1675. This is now re∣moved on the setting up of the New Marble Cross, in the year 1688. by JOHN Earl of MEL∣FORT.

X.

A Merchant of London of 70 years of Age, troubled with the Gout, and so afflicted, that for six weeks time he could not go to bed, or rise, without help, having also used Crutches for many months, by the use of the Cross Bath, and rubbing well with the Guides Hands, at 3 seasons of Bathing, so

far recovered, that using only a walking staff, which usually he went with, he now walks strongly, both hands and feet being flexible, and free from pain. He subscribed this Benefit, 5 Aug. 1676. R. P.

XI.

Mrs. E. Y. of London, troubled with a C••taneous distemper, and pustulous eruptions over most part of her body, by the use of the Cross Bath chiefly, and drinking the waters of the same from the Pump in that Bath, received cure, 10 July, 1676. She continued well in London ten years after, 1686.

XII.

Benjamin Adams, Servant to Mr. William Allen of Smithfield,

London, in a Sciatica, by the use of the Kings Bath, at 2 Seasons, succeeding each other, received cure, 7 Aug. 1676.

XIII.

A Gentlewoman of good Qua∣lity in the City of London, hav∣ing a Sore-running-Head, with a briny matter breaking forth, and running between the Suture, cal∣led Lamb••oides, and the Neck, by the Cross Bath, and pump of the Hot Bath, in 5 weeks time, received Cure, 16 Aug. 1676.

XIV.

Sir Alexander Cunningham, of Corshell, in the Shire of Aire, in the ancient Kingdom of Scotland, Knight and Baronet, in a Palsey Ʋniversal much afflicting his limbs,

in 5 weeks use of the Kings Bath received cure. His hands and feet, in a manner stupid and senseless, were restored to their perfect use, 20 Aug. 1676.

XV.

Matthew Bennet, of Clifton in the County of Warwick, Shoe∣maker, in an Hemiplegia, or Half Palsey, of the right side, with many Cramps, and frequent Con∣vulsive motions of the muscles of the M••••th, Arms, and other parts, especially of the singers of the left hand, after 12 days bathing, at one Season, in the Hot (or Long) Bath, and 3 weeks at another, re∣ceived cure, 23 May, 1677.

Note,

That these Convulsions were

from emptiness, by reason of weakness and defect of the Ani∣mal Spirits, and those we call Symptomatic, which, on the cure of the Palsey, vanished; whereas the convulsive motions called Es∣sential, or depending on no other diseases, by the use of the Hotter waters, and the Hot Bath parti∣cularly, are usually provoked.

XVI.

Mr. Robert Forder, of Easton near Winchester, in the County of Southampton, in a Sciatica, by the use of the Kings and Queens Bath, at 2 seasons following, received cure, 8 Jun. 1677.

XVII.

Margaret Fisher, of Nehn Ishea in the County of Cork, in the King∣dom

of Ireland, 12 years of age, troubled with a Palsey in both legs, and contraction of the left foot, by the use of the Cross Bath, in 8 weeks time received cure, 15 Aug. 1677.

XVIII.

John Robertson, of the Nooke in the Parish of Cletar, in the County of Cumberland, came pau∣per to Bath, troubled one year with a Palsey Ʋniversal, which had deprived him of the use both of hand and foot, and brought him to that degree of weakness that he could not turn in his bed without help; by the use of the Hot, or Long Bath, every day for three months, and the Kings one, received perfect cure, 11 Sept. 1677. He met me after∣wards, in the year 1679, at Lon∣don,

(where I found him well, and walking the streets) and gave thanks in the House of my honoured Friend Dr. Nicholas Car∣ter, late Fellow of the Royal Col∣lege of Physicians, London, to whom he was willing to shew himself.

XIX.

A young Gentleman of great hopes, by name Mr. Richard St. Leger, commonly called Sellenger, Son to the Noble Collonel Sellen∣ger, of Howards-Hill in the Coun∣ty of Cork, in the Kingdom of Ireland, 14 years of age, having had a Palsey of both legs, which made him not able to move him∣self for 12 months time; in 3 weeks using the Kings Bath, and sometimes the Queens, received cure on the place. At his coming

to the Bath the motion of his lower limbs was utterly lost, and the two first joints of the Fingers of both hands were senseless. He continued the Bath after recove∣ry, and at ten weeks end went home well, 18 Sept. 1677.

XX.

Mr. Thomas Brookes, Minister of the word of GOD in London, 60 years of age, having his Head and original of the Nerves ill af∣fected, and 16 years a gravative pain in the back and kidneys, came to Bath 1679, where, pre∣paratories premised, he drank the waters from the Dry-Pump at the Kings Bath, in a due method and order directed by me, and voided a great quantity of a ve∣ry fine powder, which subsided in the bottom of the Urinal,

which the Urine evaporated ad siccitatem, made eight Pills as big as Pistol bullets, of the colour and consistence of stone, and at his return home evacuated as much more of that fine powder re∣sembling flower, as wou'd make 44 Pills more, without mixture of any thing to make 'em up. All the matter together voided in no long time, was enough to make a ball of stone of six ounces weight; which coming away, the heavy pain in the kidneys and back afterward ceased, but the Pati∣ent having many Diseases besides after a years time or thereabouts, departed this life.

'Tis here to be noted that the small stones were of equal hard∣ness with Marble, and being dap∣ped on the ground wou'd re∣bound into the hand, like those the Boys use to play with, and

call Marvels. That this stony matter was bred in the body sticking to the passages thereof, and not communicated from the water, as some imagine, seems evi∣dent from this; that the stony matter sent out by Urine, the old gravative pain immeeiately ceased, which wou'd rather have been increased had the water made a greater supply. I had not observed the like in any Pati∣ent before; of this matter I have discoursed purposely to free the Bath water from this surmise, in the 12th chapter of my Book of the British Baths, and in the 15th chapter number 54, something like was afterwards taken notice of, as in its proper place shall here∣after appear. The 10th of June 1687, I saw these stone Pills or globular Concretions not at all re∣treated, as hard as ever seven

years after they had been voided in powder.

XXI.

Major Thomas Hawley, of the Tower of London, had the Patol∣la bone of his left knee thrice in∣jured by as many different acci∣dents, which occasioned so much weakness that he went by Crutch∣es, and could have no remedy by any advice either at home or in foreign parts, for the space of 5 years; used the Cross Bath, and pumped only 7 times, and per∣fectly recovered, 1680. See N. LXI. Cent. 2.

XXII.

Mrs. Mary Co••e, of Stanton-drue in the County of Somerset, trou∣bled two years with fits of the

Mother, drank the waters of the Kings Bath 14 days in the Spring season, and as many in the Fall immediately following, and re∣ceived cure 1681.

XXXIII.

Anno Domini 1681, Jacob Hall, a common Soldier in Ireland, came to Bath with great tremblings o∣ver all his body, so violent that coming near the walls of the Ci∣ty, he was like to have fallen thro the Ope of the same, to the great danger of life from that Precipice, from which he was freed by some that then acciden∣tally stood by; the contractions so involuntary that they could not be hindred by himself. With these wonderful shakings he had been afflicted 18 years in Ireland, and in the year aforesaid came to Bath

for cure, where using the Long Bath, commonly called the Hot Bath six weeks, in the first month he needed not his staff; the year following using the same Bath for foul eruptions in the skin, in the space of one month received cure of that distemper, but had his shakings not much abated; by a longer use of the Bath, strength coming to the Nerves, the trem∣bling afterwards went away, and in the year 1683 came well to the Bath, and then made publick acknowledgment of cure.

XXIV.

Peter Bonamy, Sub-Dean of Guernsey, 3 years troubled with the Colic, on a translation of the morbific matter to the Limbs, be∣came paralitic. There was also added a scorbutic taint, by which

the mass of blood was defiled, and the Animal spirits became languid and weak, the skin in∣fested with spots, and pustulous eruptions, the fingers contracted, feet staggering, and the internal muscular flesh of the right Thumb very much sunk, with paleness in his countenance, and leanness over all the body. The first sea∣son of bathing in the Temperate Baths gave him considerable ad∣vantage in Health, in a months time; the second season more, and after four years absence, com∣ing to Bath again the third time he returned with an Athletic ha∣bit of body, fleshy and brawny Limbs, only the extremities of his hands, and feet, especially the back of the foot, weak, other∣wise sound, his bowels, as far as by touch, and conjecture could ap∣pear, no way ill affected, and

the weakness before excepted, every where strong and sound. He used the King and Queens Bath chiefly, and sometimes the Cross Bath, and drank the water from the Kings Bath Dry-Pump. He went away in July 1681.

XXV.

Mr. James How, of London, about 40 years of age, troubled with the Spleen, and consequent∣ly an ill disposition of the Sto∣mach, and Guts, occasioning a bad retention of food, and faulty chyle, whence a want of Appe∣tite, an atrophy, and thin habit of body, with great impair of strength did proceed. There was also an undue fermentation of the juices issuing from the Sweetbread and bladder of Gall, and sometimes so great a working of contrary

matter, that sharp and flatulent humours making their way up∣wards and downwards, gave Tor∣ments to the Bowels, and created in the Stomach a nauseousness, vomit∣ing, and great distension from wind.

After many remedies from di∣vers Physicians, in the month of June 1681. he came to Bath, where the Bath not so well agree∣ing with him, I advised him to drink the water, upon which, at first, by reason of the stubborn rebellious nature of the humours, he grew much worse: But in some time after, taking the water in lesser quantities, longer distances, and fasting thereupon, the vomit∣ing and retching went off, the bowels became strong, and a good habit of body appeared, so that now enjoying a very good Appe∣tite he can eat two or three times in a day, digest well, distribute

good chyle, and perform all the Functions and Offices of nature to best advantage. The same year in November having eaten in London somewhat not agreeing with his Stomach, the vomiting returned; but Medicines appro∣priate to the Stomach being sea∣sonably applied, by the advice of Dr. George How his Nephew, Fel∣low of the Royal College of Phy∣sicians London, the vomiting cea∣sed, so that at this time he en∣joys health, and is very well, 23d Nov. 81. Towards the latter end he used the Cross Bath, and drank the water of the Kings, Cross, and Hot Bath for near 3 Months, and confest he found more benefit in the last month than in the first, as in the 12th chapter of my Latin Tract of the Baths of Great Britain is more fully discoursed.

XXVI.

Mrs. K. C. of London having been long vexed with a monstrous drought, insomuch as by her own relation, her Tongue did (as it were) cleave to the roof of her mouth, having us'd the best advice, and most effectual remedies pre∣scribed by Dr. Fisher, and others in London, to no purpose, upon drinking the water of the Cross Bath from the lesser Pump there, to the quantity of 5 pints only, at most, for as many weeks recei∣ved cure of that troublesom dis∣ease, and being till then un∣known to me, made voluntary relation of the same, 20 Mar. 1684. in London, and desired this remembrance.

XXVII.

The Right Noble Lord ALEX∣ANDER Earl of EGLINTOWN, in the shire of Aire, in the Bay∣liwich of Cuningham, &c. Lord Mont••gme•••• of Scotland, upon hunting the Fox, falling unawares from his Horse, and bruising the Muscles and Tendons of both hands, and especially those of the right arm, so that the motion of that arm became very much injured, having also received hurt on the forepart of the head, right shoul∣der, and elbow of the same side, the Tendons of the Fingers be∣coming so stiff as not to move in∣ward, the Fingers also nummed, and almost senseless, bathing 3 weeks in the Cross Bath, and pump∣ing 7 hundred on the singers and wrist for several days together,

receiving also some hundreds on the head, in the Dry-pump at the Hot Bath, recovered the former mo∣tion of the muscles and animal spi∣rits, 4 Aug. 1682. About the end of Aug. 1684, the Noble Earl confirm∣ed this Cure, and declared it pub∣lickly, making use again of the Bath for his head. Of late waiting on the most Serene Majesty of Charles the Second at Winchester, in Hawking time, and too much intent on the sport fell again, but using the Queen and Kings Bath, with the wet and dry Pumps for eight days, he returned with great hopes of doing well the last of September, 1684; and now so continues, being at this time well in London, this fifth of Feb∣ruary 1694.

XXVIII.

Emanuel Weston, of Elsemore in

the County of Salop, 15 years of age, having had a scurf-head with many scales for the space of 5 years, using the Lepers Bath 20 times by bathing and washing the head only, without any other remedy, received Cure, 14 June 1682.

XXIX.

Another Person unknown, by the use of the Kings Bath, and application of the Mud, was cu∣red of the same distemper, the same year.

XXX.

A third person in the like dis∣ease was cured the same year, by the same Bath and Mud, 1682.

XXXI.

Margaret Garey, of the Parish of Aford in the County of Aber∣deen in the Kingdom of Scotland, troubled with lameness, and run∣ning Ulcers in both knees and left shoulder 3 years, by the use of the Hot and ••epers Bath, recei∣ved cure, having discharged her Crutches she walked stoutly, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and shewed the parts aforesaid covered with skin and flesh, as before her complaints, 17 August 1682.

XXXII.

Mary Eliot, 14 years of age, Daughter of John Eliot Mer∣chant Taylor of London, having many and foul eruptions in the skin, with rosie spots at first, af∣terwards

white seales resembling an Elephantiasy from the time of her birth, using the King and Queens Bath fourteen days re∣ceived cure 1682; the disease appearing again the Spring and Fall immediately following, the young woman now in the Spring time, without other help shew∣ed a clear white skin and alto∣gether sound from her former di∣stemper in her Fathers House, 6 May 1686.

Note.

That the Famous Dr. Willis in his practice of Physic, Sect. 3. c. 7. in this disease condemns the use of Sulphurous Baths, but per∣haps, his not so well distinguish∣ing this distemper, from an Impe∣tigo, Ringworm, or Tetter. might occasion that censure; and the

use of the Bath but one Season, when two, three or more may be necessary, confirmed this opi∣nion, the second or third Season amending, what was not rectifi∣ed by the first.

XXIII.

Mr. John Cosens, of Hampshire, fifty years of age, sometime Gun∣smith to his Majesty CHARLES II. against Norfolk-street in the Strand, of an Athletic habit of body, Sanguine, and somewhat plethoric, being suddenly seized with a numness, and in great part want of motion of all his limbs, but especially of the right Arm, having never used much Physick, and willing to take but one purging potion, in three or four times using the King and Queens Bath, fell into a total

loss of motion of hand and foot, which for the space of one or two days so afflicted him, that he could no way move himself, but had no want of sense; continu∣ing the use of the same Baths, especially the Kings, and using a corroborating Lotion when out of the Bath in his bed, recovered his former motion, and returned well, 12 Sept. 1682. He conti∣nues now well in London this 22 February 1694.

XXXIV.

To the former Cure, tho' somewhat before that, I shall add another like it. Some Devonshire men of the better rank, about the year 1676 came to Bath, partly out of curiosity to see the Baths, and partly to accompany one of the number that came

for cure of his lameness; after a week or fortnights use of the Bath the lame man in good mea∣sure recovered, but one of the sound having a full body, and being in the nature of a Guide to the lame man, staying in the Bath longer than usual, fell lame. Being called to the sound man that was suddenly taken lame, I acquainted him with the cause, and giving him such purging and strengthning medicines as could be used in Bed, he was brought so forward, as that he might safely use the Bath again, and in ten times bathing in the same Bath, recovered that motion which for a time was wholly lost; so that like the so much fam'd Achilles his Spear, that made him sound, which gave the wound.

XXXV.

John Pyke of Exeter, troubled with a pain in his Heels 7 years, could not stand without much pain, but sit and lye without pain; by four times using the Hot Bath, and standing long on the springs, received cure, 14 October 1682.

XXXVI.

Mrs. Ann Lane of Banbury, in the County of Oxon, Daughter to Josiah Lane, Doctor in Physic, and practising there, lame of the right side, and using two Crutches, came to Bath for relief. The first season of using the Cross Bath, gave so much benefit as to need only one Crutch. The next year, and two years following making use of the Kings Bath, walked

without Crutch, by the help of a staff, 14 June 1684. I saw her at Bath needing no staff, 28 June 1686.

XXXVII.

Francis Laughton, of the Pa∣rish of St. Mark in Nottingham, an ingenious youth, came to Bath 5 of May 1684, lame on the right side, and with two staves instead of Crutches; he had also a tumour from toe to groin 18 months before, two running Ul∣cers, one in the leg, another in the thigh; on the use of the Le∣pers Bath two months the tumour fell, the Ʋlcers dried up, and all other complaints ceased, only some crookedness remained on the lame side, 6 June 1684.

XXXVIII.

An eminent Lawyer, against the advice of some eminent Phy∣sicians in London, came to Bath, with great hazard of life in the Journey, miserably afflicted with swellings in the Feet, a Dropsy, and ill habit of Body; using the Cross Bath 3 or 4 weeks, to the admiration of himself and all be∣holders, in great measure reco∣vered. In July 1684, before he left the Bath, he declared pub∣lickly he was cured.

XXXIX.

Mr. Charles Child, Apothecary in Bath, having salt and acid hu∣mours defluxing with much pain on the museles and tendons of the leg, and back of the foot,

in the nature of a Rheumatism, which made him lame; by the use of the Kings Bath 10 or 12 times received remedy, and walk∣ed as a sound man, 30 September 1684. Pain and weakness some∣times return, but are always ta∣ken off by the use of the Kings Bath.

XL.

Edward Shepheard, Joyner of Bath, troubled from his Childhood with a Palsey in the Tongue, that he could neither speak plain, nor swallow well, swimming in the Bath, and diving for farthings as Boys use to do, applying his mouth to a Cock then continu∣ally running, and taking the wa∣ter to the root of the Tongue for a long time, at length reco∣vered the use of his voice, and

strength of the muscles of the Tongue subservient to the same: with a strong and audible voice he related the same 26 Septem∣ber 1684.

XLI.

Mr. William Perkins of London, in the same disease, much older than the former, using the Kings Bath, and gargling with the wa∣ter of the same, received benefit 20 October 1684. Two years af∣ter he spake much plainer, and acknowledged the benefit recei∣ved from the Bath, 8 of March 1686.

XLII.

The Honourable Sir Robert Holmes Knight, and Governour of the Isle of Wight, in old aches

and bruises received at Sea, found nothing more beneficial than the use of the Bath, which he gene∣rally made use of every year, and testified by three brass rings gi∣ven to the Hot Bath, 1683. He used the Bath for the Gout in his right hand 20 September 1688.

XLIII.

Mrs. Elizabeth Jorden, Wife to John Jorden of Stifford in the County of Essex, Esq; came to Bath 1684, and using the Queens Bath three weeks, received cure of her right arm, which had been long weak, and deprived of motion. Related by her Hus∣band 5 May 1686.

XLIV.

The Noble Lady S. in the

Rheumatism and Gout, received benefit by the Cross Bath 1685.

XLV.

Collonel Oliver Nichlis having received great benefit by the Kings Bath in the Palsey, was confirm∣ed in the same by drinking the waters twenty one days in Octo∣ber 1685. He drank the waters again 1686.

XLVI.

Joan Lowther of Bristol, thir∣ty eight years of age, lame on the right side after lying-in, the beginning of May 1685, 17 July following come to Bath, and using the King and Queens Bath every day for six weeks had 1200 pumps on the side affected, and whereas at her coming to Bath

she could not move at all with∣out help, she hung up her Crut∣ches and walked without a staff, returning well home, 28 August 1685.

XLVII.

A Gentlewoman of Wells 32 years of Age, and twelve years married but not with Child, ta∣ken suddenly with the Palsey of the left side, and for ten months before using all kind of Reme∣dies, at last came to Bath fifteen miles distant, 1664; where after usual preparations and the use of some internal Remedies, the first Season she spent about six weeks in the use of the Bath, de∣sisting then by reason of the winter approaching, but the be∣nefit received at the end of the year last past gave encourage∣ment

to her being early there the next Spring; where bathing all that Season, and the Summer season following, she not only recovered the use of her arm, hand, tongue, and in good measure the leg, but returning to her Husband not many weeks after she conceived, and in the space of eighteen months was brought to Bed and miscarried of five Children, the Palsey never after returning again. Dr. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of Bath hath testified this in Transact. Philsoph. N. 169, who saw the party twenty 〈◊〉〈◊〉 years after her using the Bath free from the Pal∣sey, with a numerous issue, 1685.

XLVIII.

E. G. Daughter of R. G. of Bath, Musician, having been from her birth troubled with a

scurfy and scaly head, like an Ele∣phantiasy or Leprosy, being also much afflicted with a fever and pains in the bowels; from which she was freed almost as soon as born, by my advice, as the Pa∣rents did acknowledge, by the use of the Kings Bath, and ap∣plication of the Mud of the same, and some proper external Reme∣dies, had a sound head and thick hair, as if she never had been troubled with the former disease. This I saw 5 November 1685.

XLIX.

Mr. Arthur Sherstone, of Brom∣ham in the County of Wilts, now at the Devizes, near 50 years of age, after a short Jour∣ney was taken with a Rheumatism, which after violent pains univer∣sal, seized on particular parts, viz.

hand, knee, and foot, in the na∣ture of the Gout. He also lost the motion of his lower Limbs, so that he was carried by Thomas Broad then his Servant, from the Bed to the Fire-side. Bleeding once or twice at the arm, in larger quantity than usual, and taking Medicines inwardly, and using ap∣plications external in a due and regular manner, without the Bath, the inflamations and tu∣mours in the legs and feet (as in Hydropical persons) in great mea∣sure went off; the legs and feet regaining their proper motion. But the running pains continuing, and the humours remaining set∣tling on the Nerves, Muscles and Tendons of the right and left arm, so as to take away by turns, the use of both, I committed the Pati∣ent, very strong in his lower Limbs, to the moderate use of the tem∣perate

Queens Bath in the Winter Season, by the use of which his Arms received motion as before, and the pains first ceased then dis∣charged: the Patient grew well 4 December 1685. He was well at Bath of that disease 7 September 1688.

L.

Mr. George Kelly of Russel-street, Covent-Garden, Barber, 32 years of age, having been long troubled and almost worn out by extream tormenting pains in his stomach and guts, with an ill affected ha∣bit of the stomach; he had more∣over a Hectic Feaver, a quotidian intermittent, and entred into a Consumption. In this condition he drank the waters of the Kings Bath and dry Pump there four∣teen days, from three pints to

eight, and at a fortnights end per∣cieved considerable benefit, and continuing drinking a fortnight longer, found greater benefit eve∣ry day, and in a months time re∣covered a perfect state of health, which he now enjoys. He bath∣ed toward the end of the time four times in the Hot or Long Bath at night, after the waters had freely passed the day before. He gave this Testimony, being un∣der my Cure 24 July 1686; and subscribed George Kelly.

LI.

Mr. Henry Owen, at the Sign of the Angel and Crown in Thread-needle-street, London, troubled with an ill digestion, wind, obstru∣ction of Ʋrine, and tormenting griping pains of the bowels, came to Bath the second time (the first

proving ineffectual) 1686, where he continued six weeks, and dra•••• only three pints of the water fo•••• a week at the Kings Bath, and bathing fifteen days in the Cros•• Bath, drank the waters of that Bath every day three pints du∣ring that time, and received cure on the place, which he found by degrees. After leaving the Bath he voided a great quantity of Sabulous and Turbid matter, for three months time, in his Ʋrine; and now from a thin, Consumptive and deplored habit of body, he is become fleshy, of a good countenance and concoction, and laudable healthy temper. This Account I had from his own mouth 8 February 1686, and now continues Master of the same house, in good health, 6 February 1694.

LII.

Mr. Moses Levermore, Chirur∣geon at Nevis, afflicted with the Colic, or Belly-ake, which after∣wards turned to the Palsey; by the use of the Kings and Cross Bath, but especially the Cross, received cure 3 September 1686. I saw him well in London 1688, 20 of June.

LIII.

Elias Pomeroy, in the County Devon, Esq; having the same dis∣ease, and using the Kings Bath little more than one month found great benefit; he had also many times six hundred pumps from the dry-pump on the weak hand; four September 1686. In both these persons the Muscle at the root of

the right Thumb sunk very much, as observed in Peter Bonanry, Sub∣dean of Guernsey, N. 2••.

LIV.

Mr. John Trevor, having recei∣ved a blow on the fore-part of the head, os petrosum, and tempo∣ral muscle, which much affected, and as it were shook the brain, not without imminent danger of life, and present injury both of memory and health; came to Bath the beginning of August 1686. After a months continuance there and use of the Cross Bath, and Pump belonging to that Bath, on the head and nape of the neck, he found great benefit, and ac∣knowledged himself to be in a fair way of recovery, 3 Septem∣ber 1686. I saw him much bet∣ter at Rochester 26 April 1688,

which at that time he imputed to the Bath.

LV.

Mr. John Worley, Vintner at the Bull-head-Tavern in Clare-mar∣ket, troubled with the scurvy, and ill disposition of blood, whence eruptions in the skin, and hard bumbs in the same, like the sting∣ing of Nettles, which gave him no small trouble; drank the wa∣ters at the Kings Bath three weeks, commonly seven pints, and at most nine; after seven times bathing in the Kings Bath was freed of that distemper. He gave testimony 4 September 1686.

LVI.

Mr. Nicholas Tirvannion of London, a Portugal Merchant, a

man of antient make and probity, in an elderly age, being troubled with a Sciatica or Hip-Gout, which had much tormented him four mouths, came to Bath for cure 19 August 1686; and using the Kings Bath only three weeks, with 3000 Pumps on the part affected, went away well, and so remain∣ed free from pain and impedi∣ment in motion 17 January 1686. where I had this from his own mouth, at his House in London, and went very well into Portugal 1688.

LVII.

Mr. John Pargiter, Merchant of London, trading the same way, having old aches, with too hot and sharp a disposition of the blood; drank the waters, and sometimes bathed two months,

and found great benefit, 10 August 1686. He used the Bath, and drank the waters 1690, and 1693, and was cured.

LVIII.

William Day, of Deptford in the County of Kent, Shipwright, receiving a fall in a Ship, and ly∣ing hard in the same, was much afflicted with a Sciatica, which held him one year, notwith∣standing all the help he could meet with in that time, came to Bath 1674, using Crutches, with∣out which he could not move. After a fortnights bathing in the Kings and Queens Bath, and pumping, not exceeding 500 at one time, began to go without his Crutches, and a few weeks after hung up his Crutches in triumph over the disease. I heard

the honest man this day thank∣fully acknowledge at London his cure by the Bath, and saw him strong and stoutly walking twelve years after, 9 May 1687. Mr. Charles Gery Apothecary in Fan∣church-street, London, then pre∣sent.

LIX.

Charles Willoughby, Doctor in Physick, and famous Practitioner in Dublin, troubled with the Gout, by the use of the Queens Bath recived benefit. The fit that usu∣ally came at a certain time, the Bath kept off a month longer, and much promoting perspirati∣on, gave great hopes of shorter and milder returns. He gave Testimony 7 October 1687 at Bath.

LX.

John W. of London having an Ʋniversal Palsey after a Rheuma∣tism, and too much bleeding, so that for a long time he used Crutches, by the use of the King and Queens Bath 1680, and some years following, received cure; and tho very well, in a grateful acknowledgment of his cure, fre∣quented the Bath. Related at London 2 December 1687. I saw him well at the Bath 10 August 1688.

LXI.

Cornelius Dyer of Hedington in the County of Wilts, seventeen years of age, having his Ham contracted five years, and tyred with advice of many Physicians,

came to Bath 1664; and using the King and Queens Bath six times, had the contracted Ham relaxed and strengthned, and in fifteen days perfectly recovered, and so continu'd at this time of giving Testimony, 25 June 1687 at London, then forty years of Age.

LXII.

A Gentlewoman spitting much blood, after the unsuccessful use of divers means for cure, came to Bath with hazard of life, and drinking the waters cold, and never use the Bath, received cure. She gave testimony at Bath in July 1688.

LXIII.

William Headach of Gillingham in the County of Dorset, Shooe∣maker, twenty two years of age, lame in his lower limbs, came to Bath 5 May 1687. The parts affected wanted sense and moti∣on, Hams contracted, and Legs so vexed with Cramps, that being contracted they stood crooked, till by main strength they were stretched out again. After three weeks using the Kings Bath, and once the Queens, went away with∣out any sensible benefit; but af∣ter eight weeks time at home he perceived strength to come on by degrees, and about Michael∣mas fell to his trade of making Shooes, and this year came twen∣ty miles on foot, on no other account than to see the Bath

had done him so much good, and is now in perfect sense and moti∣on of all his limbs, which he te∣stified 23 of June 1688, giving glory to GOD, and honour to the Bath, by hanging up his Crutches near the Throne of K. Bladud, over the parting of the Kings from the Queens Bath.

LXIV.

Hugh Ivy, Master of Arts and Rector of Foscot near Bath in the County of Somerset, in two great bulk of body, and corpulent habit, drank the waters of the dry-pump Kings Bath, and acknowledged benefit the latter end of August 1688.

LXV.

Joan Binmore of Exeter, for be∣nefit received in the Rheumatism, which had superinduced both Palsey and Dropsy, by drinking the waters, and use of the Mud of the Kings Bath, gave thanks publickly in the Church of St. Peter and Paul at Bath 20 August 1688.

LXVI.

Another Woman, a Stranger, troubled with the Palsey, and Lodging in the House of Thomas Parker Chairman at Bath, at the same time acknowledged benefit.

LXVII.

A Gentlewoman of Quality of London, after tryal of many Phy∣sicians there, continuing grievous∣ly troubled night and day with the Whites, when she came to Bath, entered the Cross Bath, by my advice, 27 July 1688, and within the space of one month, bathing gently in the Bath afore∣said, and making no use of Medi∣cines she brought with her, after three times bathing from the time she came to 24 of August, I write this account, heard nothing of her disease, and declared she was free from it 23 August 1688, and so continues 9 February 1694. In this noble Person, the Womb, and parts about it being weak∣ned by hard labour, were strength∣ned

by the Bath, she also drunk the waters moderately.

LXVIII.

Mrs. Elizabeth Booth, in me∣mory of her cure of lameness re∣ceived by the Cross Bath, hung up her Staff against new marble Cross, erected by JOHN Earl of Melfort, in the middle of that Bath, 3 September 1688.

LXIX.

Mrs. Noble returned lame to London after long use of the Kings Bath, in a very disconso∣late condition, but in short time after writ she found great benefit, in August 1688.

LXX.

Another lame woman of Here∣fordshire, by the use of the Kings Bath one Season, received cure on the place in the same year and month.

LXXI.

Mr. Collins Woolrich Apotheca∣ry in Salop, long troubled with frequent Vomitings, a weak Sto∣mach, ill Concoction, want of Ap∣petite, and slippery Bowels, drink∣ing the water at the Kings Bath received cure, and gave publick thanks in the great Church of Bath, dedicated to the memory of the Apostles Peter and Paul, 7 September 1688.

LXXII.

Mr. Robert Harrington of Lon∣don, having been a long time greatly afflicted with the Spleen, the Tone of the stomach and bowels being too much relaxed by over-purgations and wind; confessed he received much be∣nefit by bathing in the Queens and Kings Baths 7 September 1688. He said the drinking the water did not agree. This a∣mong anomalous Observations.

LXXIII.

Fisher Littleton Doctor of Laws, residing and practising at Doctors Commons in London, much afflict∣ed with Colic pains, and finding no relief from advice of very eminent Physicians, at the point

of death, came to Bath for ease, and drank the Waters at the Kings Bath at fit seasons many days, especially Spring and Fall, for two years. The first year he received good, the second in a manner recovered, wanting very little of a Cure, which he after∣wards obtained by the same means. He gave Testimony 24 Septemb. 1688. For further Con∣firmation he drank the Waters a∣gain 1690.

LXXIV.

Mr. Henry Higdon of London, 16 years of age, having half his body from the Navel downwards, nummed and very weak in De∣cember before, with contractions in the lower Limbs, total loss of motion, but not of sense, came to Bath 6 May 1687, and using

the King and Queens Baths two months, went away out of heart, without any benefit. After one weeks stay at home he found in the parts formerly benummed a sense of pain not very trouble∣some, but easie to be born, the animal spirits then beginning to creep and resume their motion, from which time strength every day increased, so that in a months time he could move two or three steps with a very little help; after another month more, and by the blessing of GOD, about Christmas he walked with∣out a staff, and the twenty first of April walked abroad, and now useth a staff for fashion sake only, not for necessity. This ac∣count from his own mouth 24 September 1688 at Bath, when using the Kings Bath for confir∣mation, he gave publick thanks

to GOD, the prime Founder and Creator of the Baths, whence all good things come, and subscribed Henry Higdon.

LXXV.

Ambrose Gill, of Bradnitch in the County of Devon, forty two years of age, having a general weakness in all his Limbs four∣teen years, and thirteen weeks before his coming to Bath so weak that he could not go, came to Bath on Horseback 10 Septem∣ber 1688, used the Kings and Queens Bath fourteen days, drank somewhat of the waters when he bathed, and more when he bathed not, and 25 September went away cured. This I had from Mr. Ralph Fowler, who was with him all the time at Bath, and saw Gill go away

with the use of all his Limbs.

LXXVI.

Thomas Bonny of London, fif∣teen years of Age, having for a long time had a Fistula in the in∣ner part of his right Thigh, much swollen from the Groyn to the Knee, in the month of August 1688, came to Bath, and bathing in the Kings and Queens Bath, and sometimes drinking of the waters there, the sinuous Ʋlcer became cleansed, the Orifice al∣most closed, and the Tumour a∣bated. He declared this benefit 1 October 1688. The same per∣son having another Fistula in the Leg, sealed a bone from the Ti∣bia in the use of the Bath. This benefit he received at the Bath, since which time, he grew much worse, and is not yet cured.

LXXVII.

Another Youth of London, nine years of age, having a Fistu∣la in the outer side of the left Thigh, found great benefit by the Bath 2 October 1688.

LXXVIII.

A poor lame Man 1684, came to Bath as well as he could, and used the Kings, Queens and Le∣pers Bath many weeks, went a∣way without benefit, and the next Spring returned cured, with∣out other help. He gave publick thanks for a perfect Recovery 12 October 1688, and Lodged at the House of Thomas Parker, Chair∣man at Bath.

LXXIX.

Edward Wyke Gentleman, of the Parish of St. Margarets West∣minster, much troubled with the Spleen and Colic, came to Bath 23 of July 1688; so full of pain and very weak that he went crooked, scorched with a conti∣nual Feaver and great Thirst; drank the waters from the Kings Bath, dry pump, as much as he could well bear for many days, after one month past he drank further on, and by long and con∣stant drinking the waters without certain doses recovered perfectly on the place. For which so sur∣prizing a benefit, the pious Man gave publick Thanks to GOD the great reliever in all diseases, and supreme Physician of Man∣kind, in the Church of St Peter

and Paul in Bath, 22 September 1688, and gratefully desired this remembrance.

Note.

In this Gentleman, 'tis very re∣markable the Bath water did not pass the common way by Ʋrine or Stool, but chiefly by Sweat; and that he was never above once or twice in the Bath.

LXXX.

Thomas Boniface of London, about fifty years of age, in a Pal∣sey, and weakness of the lower Limbs, in the month of June came to Bath with Crutches, and using the Kings and Queens Bath one month, laid aside his Crutches, which he hung up at his going away well, with great joy 1688.

In a short time after he began to use the Bath he could walk on foot to the Bath, and back again to his Lodging without help.

LXXXI.

Edward Huddle of Chesham in the County of Bucks, about the end of August, came to Bath with running Ʋlcers over all his body, after great Charges for cure, almost despairing of relief, came to these waters as the last help and hope of his health, and using the Kings and Queens Bath six weeks, and drinking sparing∣ly of the water in the Bath, his Ulcers healed, and went away well in September 1688.

LXXXII.

Ann Walker of Herefordshire, came 1682 in a Waggon, having lost the use of all her Limbs, so that she could not stand, much less go, but was carried in arms like a Child, used the Kings Bath all the Summer without any benefit; the next Spring coming again, found good, and the Fall follow∣ing using the same Bath again, perfectly recovered. From rela∣tion 1688.

LXXXIII.

Henry Jones a Putchman, coming to Bath, with the loss of use of his right Arm and Hand, and using the King and Queens Bath fourteen days, re∣ceived cure the same year.

LXXXIV.

A woman of Herefordshire, forty years of age, and three years so afflicted with a Rheuma∣tism, that for all that time she could neither dress nor feed her self, with Hands and Feet much swollen, came to Bath 1683, used the King and Queens Bath three weeks, and recived cure. At the end of one week she could put on her Clothes, and help her self to meat.

LXXXV.

Henry Cutler of Lampert in the County of Somerset, Blacksmith, long troubled with a Palsey Ʋni∣versal, and involuntary Trem∣bling, especially of the Legs, used the Kings Bath three months, and

went away without benefit, but in eight weeks time after leaving the Bath, strength did return to the weak parts; and about Mi∣chaelmas the year following he came to Bath on foot, and gave to the Guides and Chairmen each a pair of Tobacco-tongues, of his own work, which he brought with him, and were seen by me.

LXXXVI.

Tabitha Taylor, of the Hospital of St. Thomas within the Bur∣rough of Southwark, came to Bath 1684, with Hams so con∣tracted that she went upon her Knees, and promoted her moti∣on with hand and foot, using the Kings and Queens Bath three months, was able to stand upright, and without Crutch or Staff, went away cured.

LXXXVII.

A Young Man of Warwick-shire, troubled with pains univer∣sal from a Rheumatism 1684, used the Kings and Queens Bath four months, went away with greater pains, about the Feast of All Saints, which so afflicted him as to deprive him of sleep and rest. He came to the Bath with Crutches, and going away by rea∣son of great tenderness, could not use 'em, but about Lady-day next ensuing, came to Bath on foot in good health, and so con∣tinues.

Note.

Hence it appears, the hotter Baths, in affections purely Rheu∣matic, exasperate the Disease.

LXXXVIII.

A young woman named Doro∣thy Rossington, near London, hav∣ing scales falling from all her Body, especially in the morning in Bed, which usually attend the Leprosy called Elephantiasy, came to Bath in July 1688, and using the King and Queens Bath six months received cure, only some itching remained about the fin∣gers, which had no relation to the former Distemper.

LXXXIX.

William King of Bromham in the County of Wilts, long trou∣bled with a coldness of Body, and continual shaking not unlike those in an Ague, and in so great a degree of coldness and chill,

that when many Clothes were laid upon him he scarce felt any heat, and did use to sleep be∣tween two beds; came to Bath 1688 the last day of August, and using the King and Queens Bath fourteen days received cure of the said coldness and tremblings. He went away 13 September 1688.

XC.

Thomas Smart, of the same County and Place, so torment∣ed with gripings in the bowels that he could neither stand up∣right nor sit, taking rest no other ways than by bowing his body, and leaning his head on a Joynt-stool in a forward po∣sture, came to Bath the week be∣fore Whitsontide 1688, drank the waters, and used the King and Queens Bath, and received cure.

Concerning this and the Ten im∣mediately foregoing, Thomas Parker Chairman at Bath gave Testimony 13 October 1688.

XCI.

W. M. Esquire, in old aches re∣ceived benefit from the Long or Hot Bath, 20 August 1688.

XCII.

A Gentlewoman of London, troubled with Rheumatism and Scurvy, used the Cross Bath one month, and said she found bene∣fit, 22 August 1688.

XCIII.

A Matron of Devonshire, in an inveterate Rheumatism, using the Cross Bath received benefit 30 Au∣gust 1688.

XCIV.

Mr. Richard Young, Prebenda∣ry of Windsor having a weakness in the Ancle, by the use of the Cross Bath and Pump in that Bath, received strength in August 1688.

XCV.

A Worthy Knight of Devon∣shire, in obstructions of the Li∣ver and Bladder of Gall, by drink∣ing of the waters twenty one days from the Pump at the Kings Bath, received benefit 8 October 1688.

XCVI.

Joseph Plegdall Arch-Deacon of Chichester, in Rheumatic affections, and full habit of Body, by the

use of the Cross Bath received great benefit 4 October 1688. He drank the waters in the Morning and bathed at Night.

XCVII.

A certain person unknown, for benefit received in Distempers re∣lating to the passages of Ʋrine, gave publick Thanks in the Church of St. Peter and Paul in Bath, 14 October 1688.

XCVIII.

Returning from a long Journy I had then rode, and falling in∣to a very painful Sciatica pre∣sently after, by the use of the Kings Bath only three times, I received cure 18 September 1675.

XCIX.

Having also a weakness in the wrist of my right hand, using the same Baths, and taking five hundred pumps from the Pump in the Kings Bath, by the bles∣sing of GOD I had present help and strength, 14 September the same year.

C.

In the year 16••0, 1 of May, being at Rochester in Kent, and willing to see that ancient Ca∣thedral there, and the Dock at Chatham, after kind entertain∣ment on board some of his Ma∣jesties Ships, too late at night I passed the water, and immediate∣ly lost the use of my right hand and arm by a Rheumatism, which

by blood-letting, and some Topics, I afterwards recovered at London; but the weakness of the parts still continuing, I received strength in the same, by the use of the Cross, Queens, and Kings Bath at Bath, taking several pumps from the Pump in the Kings Bath, that hand with which, by the goodness of GOD, I now write, received perfect cure.

For which, and all other his greater Benefits, to the True God, chief of Physicians, and supreme Healer of the Sick, Weak, Lame, and otherways Diseased, and of all that with Faith and Confidence se∣curely rest on him, Preserver and Avenger, be given all Glory, Ho∣nour, Praise and Thanks, World without end.