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Nine books of physick and chirurgery written by that great and learned physitian, Dr Sennertus. The first five being his Institutions of the whole body of physick: the other four of fevers and agues: with their differences, signs, and cures.

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Nine books of physick and chirurgery written by that great and learned physitian, Dr Sennertus. The first five being his Institutions of the whole body of physick: the other four of fevers and agues: with their differences, signs, and cures.
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Sennert, Daniel, 1572-1637.
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London :: printed by J.M. for Lodowick Lloyd, at the Castle in Corn-hill,
1658.
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The Contents of the Chap∣ters of the five following Books.

BOOK. I. CHAP. I.
  • OF the nature of Physick. pag. 1
  • Of the division of Physick. p 2
  • Of Health. p 3
  • Of Temperaments. p 6
  • Of innate heat. p 10
  • Of Spirits. p 12
  • Of the natural constitution of or ganick parts, and the common unity of parts alike, and not alike, called si∣mular and dissimular parts. p 14
  • Of the faculties of the soul, and of the differences of actions in Mans Body. ibid
  • Of the natural faculty, and first of nutrition and aug∣mentation. p 15
  • Of Generation. p 20
  • Of the vital faculty p 23
  • Of the animal faculty, and first of the external senses. p 25
  • Of the internal senses. p 27
  • Of the intellective faculty. p. 29
  • Of the desire and moving faculty. ibid
Book. 2. Part. I. Of Diseases.
  • OF the nature of a disease. p 31
  • Of the differences of diseases. p 32
  • Of diseases of intemperature. p 33
  • Of diseases of the whole substance, or of the hidden qua∣lities. p 34
  • Of organick diseases. p 35
  • Of diseases of confirmation. p 36
  • Of diseases of number. p 38
  • Of diseases of magnitude. ibid
  • Of diseases of composition. p 39
  • Of diseases of solution of unity. p 40.
  • Of the accidental and common differences of diseases. ib

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  • Of the times of diseases. p 44
Book 2. Part. 2.
  • O Of the causes of ••iseases. p 46
  • Of things which are the causes of a disease, and first of non-naturals. p 49
  • Of internal causes of diseases, and first of fullnesse of blood. p 52
  • Of flegm. p 53
  • Of choller. p 54
  • Of melan••holy. p 55
  • Of the serous humor, and of wind p 56
  • Of humors according to the opinion of later Phisicians and of Chymists. p 57
  • Of the generation of stones and worms p 58
  • Of the causes of diseases of intemperature without matter. ibid
  • Of the causes of distemper with matter p 59
  • Of the causes of Diseases of the whole substance. p 60
  • Of the causes of organick diseases. p 61
  • Of the causes of diseases of solution of unity. p. 63
Book 2. Part 3. Sect. 1.
  • OF Symptomes. Of the difference of Symptomes. What a Symptome is. p. 65
  • Of the causes and differences of Symptomes in ge∣neral. p 66
  • Of the differences in general, of actions hindred. p 68
  • Of the Symptomes of the natural faculty. Ibid
  • Of the Symptomes of the vital faculty. p 71
  • Of the Symptomes of the external senses. p 72
  • Of the Symptomes of the internal senses. p 73
  • Of the Symptomes of the motive faculty. p 75
  • Of the Symptomes wherein all, or most part of the animal actions are hurt. p 77
  • Of the Symptomes of the changeable qualities of the body. p 78
  • Of the Symptomes of excressions and retensions. p 79
Book 2. Part 3. Sect. 2. Of the causes of Symptomes.
  • OF the cause of the Symptomes of the natural faculty. p 81
  • Of the cause of the Symptomes of the vital faculty. and of the hinderances of respiration. p 95

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  • Of the causes of the Symptomes of the external senses. p 97
  • Of the causes of the Symptomes of the internal senses. p 103
  • Of the causes of the Symptomes of the moving faculty. p 108
  • Of the causes of Symptomes wherein all, or most animal actions are hurt. p 113
  • Of the causes of Symptomes, which happen to qualities changed. p 116
  • Of the causes of Symptomes in those things which are sent forth and retained. p 118
Book 3. Part 1. Sect. 1. Of signes in general, of the difference and Heads of Signs.
  • OF the Necessity and benefit of the method of signs: p 122
  • OF the differences of Signs. p 123
  • Of the Heads of signs. p 125
Sect. 2.
  • OF knowing the temperature of mans body, and of his principal parts of the signs of a wholesome bo∣dy. p 127
  • Of the signs of bodies differing from their best constitu∣tion. p 129
  • Of the signs of the constitution of the Brain. p 132
  • Of the signs of the constitution of the heart. p 136
  • Of the signs of the constitution of the Liver. p 138
  • Of the signs of the temperature of the Testicles. p 139
  • Of the signs of the constitution of the Stomach. p 140
  • Of the signs of the constitution of the Lungs. p 141
Book 3. Part 1. Sect. 1. Of Urines.
  • OF the abuse of inspection of Urines p 142
  • Of the difference of Urine; and first of the substance of Urine. p 143
  • Of the Conteints in Urine. p 145
  • Of the causes of the various consistency of Vrine. p 147
  • Of the causes of colours in Urines. p 148
  • Of the causes of an oyly Urine, and the other differences p 150
  • Of the causes of smell, quantity, and such like accidents. p 151

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  • Of the causes of Contents in Urines of those that are sick. p 152
  • Of the causes and changes in Urines. p 154
  • What is to be observed in the inspection in Urines. p 156
  • What may be discerned and foretold by Urine. p 157
Book 3. Part 3. Sect. 4. Of Pulses.
  • WHat a Pulse is. p 158
  • Of the simple differences of Pulses. p 159
  • Of the compound differences of Pulses. p 160
  • Of an equal and unequal Pulse. p 161
  • Of the order and harmony amongst Pulses. p 164
  • Of certain things necessarily requisite to distinguish Pulses by. p 165
  • How to know the differences of simple Pulses. p 166
  • How to know the respective differences of Pulses. p 167
  • Of the causes of Pulses in general. p 168
  • Of the causes of the simple differences of Pulses. p 171
  • Of the causes of the respective differences of Pulses. p 172
  • Of the causes of varying of Pulses. p 174
  • What the simple differences of Pulses signify and pre∣sage. p 176
  • What the other differences of Pulses signifie and presage. p 177
  • What Pulses presage health or death. p 179
  • Of signs to be observed from the Tongue. p 179
Book 3. Part 2. Of the Diagnostick Signs.
  • OF the signs of causes in general. p 182
  • Of the Signs of causes and of humours in particu∣lar. p 184
  • Of the Signs of Diseases. p 187
  • How to know the parts affected. p 189
  • How to know Symptomes. p 194
Book 3. Part 3. Of the Prognostick Signs.
  • OF the several kinds of prognostick signs. p 195
  • Of those kinds of signs by which the times of disea∣ses may be known. p 196
  • Of the signs of times of diseases in particular. p 198
  • Of the signs by which we may foretel the events of a di∣sease. p 199

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  • How to presage of life and death, from the error and faults of actions. p 2••2
  • Of the signs of life and death, which are taken from ex∣cretions and retentions. p 207
  • Of the signs of health and of death, which are taken from the mutations of the qualities of the body. p 212
  • Of knowing the times, longitude, brevity and event of a Disease. p 214
  • How many mutations there are of Diseases, and the man∣ners, and what a Crisis is. p 215
  • Of the causes, differences, manner and time of judge∣ment. p 216
  • Of critical days. p 218
  • Of the causes of critical days. p 219
  • Of the signs of Crisis in general. p 221
  • Of the signs of differences in Crisis. p 222
  • The signs of Crisis to come, by excretion and imposthu∣mation. Ibid
  • Through what places there will be excretion, and where there will be imposthumation. p 223
  • Of the time of the Crisis. p 225
Book 4 Part 1. Sect. 1.
  • WHat things appertain to the Doctrine of the preservation of health; and how many kinds there are of necessary causes for the preserva∣tion and ••efence thereof. p 227
  • Of Aire. p 228
  • Of Meat. p 231
  • Meats from Plants. p 232
  • Meats from living creatures. p 239
  • Of ••rink. p 261
  • Of the passion of the mind, and of the exercise and rest of the body, p 266
  • Of sleeping and waking. p 267
  • Of hathes. Ibid
  • Of Ex••retions and Retentions, and of Venery. p 268
Book 4. Part 2
  • OF those things which are to be observed by all, for the preservation of health. p 270
  • Of the cure of little ones not yet born; and of the diet of women with child. p 272

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  • Of the diet of Infants, and thence forwards, until twenty one years of age. p 274
  • Of the diet of middle age. p 275
  • Of the diet of old men, p 280
  • Of the diet of such as are out of temper, and of Neuters. p 282
Book 5. Part 1. Sect. 1. Of the Materials for cure of Medicines.
  • VVHat a Medicine is. p 285
  • Of the faculties of medicines in gene∣ral. p 286
  • Of the first faculties of the medicines. p 289
  • Of medicines proper to every part, or of corroborating medicines. p 293
  • Of extenuating and preparing of humours. p 297
  • Of Emollients, relaxing, rarefying, &c. p 298
  • Of medicines easing pain and causing rest. p 301
  • Of drawing and repelling medicines. p 302
  • Of ripening things, and such as generate quitture; also of such as generate flesh and brawny flesh; of such as dry and cleanse green wounds, and cause cicatrising; and of such as generate Seed and Milk. p 303
  • Of such things as make the skin red; of such as cause blisters, and of such as cause scabs or pustules; of burning things of Corrosives, Putrifactives, and of such things, as take away hair, and extinguish milk and seed. p 305
  • Of medicines purging through the paunch. p 307
  • Cholagogues, or the milder purger of Choler, p 308
  • Stronger purgers of choller. p 310
  • The milder purgers of flegm. p 311
  • The stronger purgers of flegm. Ibid
  • The milder purgers of melancholy and black humours. p 313
  • The stronger purgers of melancholy and adust humours. Ibid
  • Hydragogues, and such as evacuate Aqueous humours. p 314
  • Of Medicines that cause vomits. p 315
  • Of Medicines causing Urine. p 316
  • Of Medicines causing sweat. p 317
  • Of Diaphoreticks, and medicines discussing wind Ibid
  • Of provoking courses, expelling the secun••ine, and a

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  • dead child. p 318
  • Of Medicines that break the stone. p 319
  • Of Errbines, Sternutatories, and Apophlegmatismes. Ibid
  • Of things causing spittle, p 320
  • Of Medicines killing and expelling worms. Ibid
  • Of Druggs good against poyson. 321
  • Of the manner of finding out the vertue of Medicines. ib.
Book 5. Part 1. Sect. 2. Of Chyrurgery.
  • OF Chyrurgery in general. p 323
  • Of putting together, and binding in general. p 325
  • Of swalling Ibid
  • Of Cerots or Bolsters. p 326
  • Of Splents. p 327
  • Of Binders. p Ibid
  • Of fit placing of a member that is bound. Ibid
  • Of Coaptation of bro••en bones. p 328
  • Of restoring of bones that are out of joint. p 330
  • Of the putting together of the soft and fleshy parts. p 331
  • Of correcting of bones that are represt or set awry p 333
  • Of disjunction in general, and of dissection of soft parts. p 334
  • Of Section of bones. p 337
  • Of burning. p 339
  • Of drawing of things out of the body, which were sent into the body from without. p 340
  • Of drawing out of things generated in the body accor∣ding to nature, but retained in the body beyond the limits of nature. p 343
  • Of taking away the corrupt parts of the body. p 344
  • Of freeing and taking away things generated in the bo∣dy contrary t•• nature. p 345
  • Of restitution of parts that are lost, or of the Chyrur∣gery of imperfect parts. p 346
Book 5. Part 2. Sect. 1.
  • OF the method of healing; and of Indications in ge∣neral. p 348
  • Of Indicants. p 350
  • Of the concord and discord of Indicants. p 353
  • Of Indicants. p 354
  • What m••r••ist••ue causes indicate and peculiarly of purg∣ing

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  • a juice in the body which causes ill digestion. p 360
  • Of the time fit for the purging of a disease. p 363
  • Of the preparation and concoction of humours. p 365
  • Of the qua••tity of purgation. p 371
  • Of the pl••••e by w••••ch purgation ought to be made p 372
  • Of the ••••ue administration of purges. p 374
  • Whether it be lawful to sleep, having taken a purge. Ibid
  • Whether it is be•••• after purging to use cleansing and ab∣stergent me••••oines. p 375
  • Of evacuation by ••rine. Ibid
  • Of evacuation by sweat. p 376
  • Of particular evacuations. p 378
  • Of the abating abundance a blood with Leaches, Cup∣pinglasses, Scarrifications, &c. p 379
  • Of opening a Vein. p 382
  • Of revulsion. p ••85
  • Of derivation. p 3••8
  • Of repulsion. ibid
  • Of interceptings. p 389
  • Of discussing. p 390
  • Of softning and ripning of matter. p 391
Book 5. Part. 2. Of shewing how to Cure.
  • OF diseases of Intemperature. p 392
  • Of curing diseases of the whole substance. p 394
  • The cure ••f diseases of confirmation. p 395
  • Of the cure of diseases of number. p 397
  • Of curi••g of diseases of magnitude. p 398
  • Of curing diseases in s••ituation and connexion. p 3••9
  • Of the cure of solution of continuity. p 400
  • Of the cure of oppressing and urging Symptomes. p 402
Book 5 Part. 2 Sect. 3. Of the Vital Indication.
  • WHat doth indicate Dyet in those that are sick. p 404
  • What things belong to Dyet. p 4••5
  • How many sorts there are of Dyet, and which agrees to which ••••seases. p 406
  • Of the right administration of a dict of sick persons. p 407

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    Book 5 Part. 3 Sect. 1.
    • OF preparing and compounding of Drugs in general, of necessity and profit of preparing and compounding of simple Medicines. p 409
    • What things are necessary for the Artificial preparatîon and composition of Medicines. p 411
    • Of the weights of Medicines. p 412
    • Of Physical measures. p 414
    • Of Dozes of Medicines. p 416
    • Of the Dozes of Purges. p 417
    Book. 5. Part. 3. Sect. 2.
    • OF operations necessary for the preparation and composition of Medicines.
    • Of the parts of Pharmacopaea. p 419
    • Of the kinds of heat. p 420
    • Of the first rank, or form of operations of breaking, sleeking, or making plain, shaving and filing: p 421
    • Of the second rank and form of operations: p 424
    • Of the third manner of operations. p 428
    Sect. 3.
    • OF the forms of Medicines. p 429
    • Of the division of medicines. ibid
    • Of Decoctions. p 433
    • Purging decoctions. p 436
    • Of infusions and other purging potions. p 437
    • Of medicinal wines, drinks of Honey and water sodden together, of wines mingled with honey, of Oxymel, of medicinal vinegar, decoction, or barley-water; also of clarified juices. p 439
    • Of distilled water, and spirits. p 443
    • Of oyles. p 444
    • Of Syrrops and Julops. p 445
    • Of Emulsions and Ahes, mixtures bringing, or causing milk, and of strengthning things. p 448
    • Of tinctures, and extracts, and liquid dissolutions. p 450
    • Of conserves, preserves, and medicinal jûices p 451
    • Of Electuaries. p 453
    • Of Eclegmays and Lohochs. p 455
    • Of Boles. p 457
    • Of Powders and Trags, or Comfits. p 458
    • Of Salts. p 459
    • Of Crosses. p ibid

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    • Of flowers and sublimates. p 460
    • Of precipitates. ibid
    • Of Glasses, Regons, of certain chymical powders p 461
    • Of Comfits, little round cakes and morcels, and such like. ibid
    • Of Troches. p 464
    • Of Pills. p 465
    • Of Suppositors. p 468
    • Of Clystors. p 470
    • Of Injections into the womb, and of Pessaries p 472
    • Of those things which are injected into the Yard and Bladder. p 473
    • Of the washing of the mouth, and Gargarismes. ibid
    • Of medicines that draw away flegm. p 474
    • Of medicines that rub and cleanse the teeth. p 475
    • Of medicines put into the nose, and to provke snee∣zing. p 477
    • Of sweet smells, perfumes, and odcrifierous Balsomes. p 478
    • Of those things which are put into the ears. p 479
    • Of liquid medicines for the eyes. ibid
    • Of oyles and balsomes. p 480
    • Of linements and oyntments. p 481
    • Of Cerots and Emplaisters. p 482
    • Of Cataplasmes. p 485
    • Of medicines to take away hair, Salves made of Mustard, and medicines causing wheales, or pustles in the body, Vesitatories, or medicines that cause blisters. p 486
    • Of Epithems (which are something moister then Plai∣sters) Medicines made of Vinegar and Roses, and of medicines applied to the Temples to stop fluxes of Rheume) from falling to the eyes. p 427
    • Of medicines applied plaister-ways to mitigae paine, and of little bags. p 489
    • Of Embrocations, Lotions, and Baths. p 490
    • Of Sopes p 491
    • Of Cauteries. p 492
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