Bath memoirs: or, observations in three and forty years practice, at the Bath what cures have been there wrought, (both by bathing and drinking these waters by God's blessing, on the directions of Robert Peirce, Dr. in physick, and Fellow of the College of Physicians in London, a constant inhabitant in Bath, from the year 1653. to this present year 1697.

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My Lady Strodes Daughter, near Senn••••••, in Kent, Mrs. Katherine Strode, (a pleasant humour'd, and, till then, brisk and active young Gentlewoman) was brought hithe•• by her Lady Mother, in April, 84. no••∣able to set that Foot to Ground that (long before) had been strained; and much mean had been used by Chirurgeons, as well a•• Bone-setters, (how timely, or how aptly I do not know) but all proved unsuccessful and was therefore (as to a last refuge brought to the Bath. My Advice was des••∣red in the manner of using it, and for th•• greater Conveniency, she was lodged i•• my own House. After Preparation, sh•• began by Degrees, putting her Foot in

Pail of the Water Evenings only, before she went to Bed, at first, afterwards both Morning and Evening; and after a whiles thus using it, she went into the Bath, con∣tinuing so to do some time, before it was pumped upon, and towards the Conclusion she bathed in the Morning, and was pumped upon the Infirm Joynt at Night, and car∣ry'd immediately from the dry Pump to her Bed, a Flannel being wrapp'd about it as soon as they had done Pumping. This way of Proceeding took Effect; she had, in a little time, ease, afterwards abatement of the Swelling, then a beginning of Strength, so that leaving off Crutches, she could go by a Staff, and put some Stress to the Lame Foot. She stay'd six Weeks or more the first time, and came again two or three Years following, and was at length perfectly re∣cover'd.