CAAP. XXIIII. Of the continuall Fever.
THere are many kindes of Fevers, therefore I will mention of them that are most known unto the world, and first of the continuall Fever, that is of those that are onely hot, and continue in one order both day and night, the which is caus'd of alteration and corruption of the humours in the body, which engender so much corruption in the stomack, and in the blood, that they cause that accident of Fever: And the very order to cure it is this. In the beginning of the alteration let him keep a good diet, and drink no wine: and that is done because that corruption is apt to corrupt all that entereth into the body du∣ring that alteration, and therefore meates of great substance or nourishment, are sooner turned into greater putrifaction in the body: But when the third day of the Fever is past, then take of our Aromatico ʒ. ii. which will evacuate the stomack of that corruption: and that day that you take this Aromati∣co, drink as much crude water as you will: which is done be∣cause the stomack shall remaine cleare washed of that corrup∣tion, which being done, you shall give him three or four morn∣ings our Soluble Sirrup, and give him good meates, and let him drink Wine, because it cannot hurt in any wise, for it cannot putrife in the body: For the sirrup doth evacuate every day the corruption: and when the blood is alterated of that putri∣faction, it goeth to the veines, and so disperseth through the whole body. It would be good to set on boxing glasses to take away blood, and also to use drying unctions, as our Balsa∣mo artificato, and Oyle of Turpentine and Wax, and thus do∣ing (if the Patient be not called of God) tho•• shalt helpe him within short space. And this is the true secret to use for