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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Title: 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.
Author: Sennert, Daniel, 1572-1637.
Publication: London :: printed by J.M. for Lodowick Lloyd, at the Castle in Corn-hill,; 1658.
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Subject terms: Medicine -- Early works to 1800.; Medicine -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions -- Early works to 1800.
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CHAP. XII. Of the causes of Diseases of the whole substance.

DIseases of the whole Body, * 1.1 or of Occult qualities which are in the similar parts, besides diseases of intemperature, are all produced from causes of the whole substance, or acting in a hidden manner; such are all venomous, malignant things, and such as act in a hidden manner: Of such causes some are produced in the Body, some happen to it from without.

Those which are in the body are humours and excrements, * 1.2 if they contein in them malignant and venomous qualities; as pu∣trified Blood, Seed, and other corrupt humours.

As for external causes, * 1.3 First venomous and malignant Aire. Secondly, Virulent and contagious Diseases. Thirdly, Poyson drunk, or after what manner soever taken into the Body. Fourthly, Poysons which come by the smitings, or bitings of venomous creatures, or some other way communicated to the body externally.

Venom is either generated in the Air, or else the Air receives it from some other thing; * 1.4 It receives it from some other thing by malignant exhalations and vapours, from Cattel, Marish grounds, dead Carkasses, and other such like exhalations. Poyson is

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generated in the Aire, by reason of its hot and moist constituti∣on, or the occult influences of stars.

Contagion is a Granary, or if you please, * 1.5 an Affect contrary to nature, which is communicated to another body, from a body affected likewise contrary to nature. This Infection is twofold, either by touch, when the body which is infected tou∣cheth that body which is next to it; or at distance, when a bo∣dy far distant from another, by that which it emits, it infects the distant body.

Poysons taken into the body, are either Plants, * 1.6 or living Crea∣tures, or Minerals, or poysonous Metals.

Poysons which happen externally to the body, are the biting of venomous Creatures, Stroakes, Exhalations, or venomous Unguents and Powders.

Notes

* 1.1

Causes of diseases of the whole substance.

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* 1.2

Internal.

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* 1.3

External.

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* 1.4

Aire.

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* 1.5

Contagion

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* 1.6

Poysons taken. Poysons from with∣out.

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