Platerus golden practice of physick: fully and plainly discovering, I. All the kinds. II. The several causes of every disease. III. Their most proper cures, in respect to the kinds, and several causes, from whence they come. After a new, easie, and plain method; of knowing, foretelling, preventing, and curing, all diseases incident to the body of man. Full of proper observations and remedies: both of ancient and modern physitians. In three books, and five tomes, or parts. Being the fruits of one and thirty years travel: and fifty years practice of physick. By Felix Plater, chief physitian and professor in ordinary at Basil. Abdiah Cole, doctor of physick, and the liberal arts. Nich. Culpeper, gent. student in physick, and astrology.

The Cure.

First, I shall begin with those Dejections or Purgings that are most difficult, that is the Desentery, then Tenesmus, then Diarrhaea, then Lientery, Liver-flux, Coeliack or Chyle passion, and purulent Dejections, and voiding of sat by stool.

A Dysentery is a dangerous Disease that destroys Infants young and old, * 1.1 and espe∣cially when the Guts are hurt, which is known by the plenty of Blood and fleshy Fibres, and Matter voided, with griping of the Belly. And if there be an Inflammation, there is a Feaver and Con∣vulsion. And it is worst when yellow, or yolk-like Cho∣ler, or green, like Verdegreece, or black is voided. Al∣so if the strength suddenly sail: And Hiccup following are deadly. It is very obstinate, if it be constant, or if when blood is stopped, there be a Lientery or Diarrhaea, or stinking Excrements. All these fore shew death which follows within a week two or three. If a Dysentery be a symptom of a continual malignant or pestilential Feaver or epidemical, it kills many. Somtimes it ends in a filthy ulcer; and then when the Dysentery is past, they have long after a purulent Dejection which consumeth and kil∣leth.

The Cure is by taking away the Cause, whether it be Choler or other evil Humors, or corroding Medicines, or Poyson. By Evacuations and Cleansers, and by abating the violence of the Lenitives, Stupefactives, and Anti∣dotes, if the Humor be venemous; and with Coolers, if there be Inflammation. Then we must cure the Disease, which is an Excoriation or Ulceration, with Dryers: As we shewed in Ulcers, with Astringents that dry, and stop the Flux, as followeth.

Among evacuating Remedies, Purges are best, to take away the Griping, venemous Humors of what kinds so∣ever. And these are of the best Operation, when the Cause lyes deep in the small Guts, unto which Clysters cannot reach: And when they are given at first, before great hurt be done, and often if need require. You must make choyce of such Purgers as have an astringent quali∣ty, to prevent too much Evacuation from the Disease and Medicine.

And Rhubarb is the best first torrified, to make it more astringent. And then it will be better poudered, but if it be over dryed, it is of no force. Give it at first while strength lasts, for if you give it after it requires more torri∣fying or parching. The dose is from half a dram to four scruples or five, with red Wine, Rose-water, Plantane, Dock or Sorrel-water, or the like, with Juyce of Quinces, Plantane, or the Syrups of the same, or of dryed Roses, or Myrtles one ounce, or two drams of Acacia. And if you also dry up the Ulcer, use pouder of burnt Harts horn, seed of Roses and Plantane, and other drying Pouders to be mentioned.

To Rhubarb we add yellow Myrobalans, because these purge and bind after, twice as much, because they are weaker.

Also the Syrup of Roses solutive, or of red Roses which bindeth more, made with the Infusion of Rhubarb one ounce, or one ounce and an half.

In the beginning of a Dysentery the purging Extract of Quinces, given four or five spoonfuls is good, it is thus made. Take two or three ripe Quinces, paired and sliced, the Seeds taken out, put them in a glassed Vessels well stopped, and put it in another Vessel of boyling Water four or five hours, kee∣ping the Water from boyling into it. Then pour off the Juyce which I call purging Extract, gentle, and keep it for use.

Of all these you may make this Potion, adding things that heal the Ulcer.

Take Liquorish one ounce and an half, Plantane and Roses each one pugil; Raisons one ounce, Tamarinds six drams, yel∣low Myrobalans infused in Wine three drams: boyl them in Hydromel, when it is strained, insuse Rhubarb one dram, Spike half a scruple, strain it, and add Syrup of Quinces, or red Roses dryed one ounce.

When the Flux is more slimy, cholerick, or the Ex∣crements many, and not so bloody, give Tryphera Persi∣ca, or Sarasenica Nicolai two ounces, with astringent Sy∣rup, and convenient Waters; or dissolve half an ounce of Triphera Saracenica in a Decoction of Citrine and Indian Myrobalans.

Catholicon is given to one ounce, with Rhubarb and Myrobalans, and the like; also Hiera, Agarick one dram by Dioscorides, which purgeth strongly, and is not sharp, if it be given with Honey, or Syrup of Roses, and Rhubarb. Some give Carthamus seeds in Whey: Others the Pulp or Decoction of Tamarinds, which allays the heat of Choler. It is dangerous to use stronger, which wil inflame the Guts.

Vomiting is only alowed in a Dysentery, when the cause reacheth to the stomach, and is nourished from it. And if it come from a burning Medicine or poyson.

Blood-letting will do little good, because little is taken from the Meseraicks thereby, which send the Blood into the Guts, and it weakens. Yet when the Hemorrhoids open of themselves, and flow not too much, they do good.

Sweating doth stop this Flux, and must be used while there is strength, with Coverlidds, Bricks, Bottles, or the

like, provoking of urin doth the same, by carrying the mat∣ter in part to the Ureters, as with this. Take of the four great cold Seeds beaten with their shells, each two drams; Mai∣den-hair half an handful, Asparagus roots one ounce, or Seeds thereof one dram, Sumach three drams, Coriander and Anise∣seed, each one dram and an half; boyl them in Broath, and let him drink it when he is thirsty.

If the thick Guts are hurt, Clysters are good, because they reach to the part, but if the Ulcer be deep in the sinal Guts, they cannot so well reach the part, and are not so proper; but only to take away pain and the Excrements, and to stop the Flux gently. You must give them in smal quantity, when the great Guts are hurt, and in larger, when the small are hurt, that they may reach the part, which if they do, they must be repeated.

These are made of Lenients, Cleansers, and Astringents, against the sharp corroding Humors, and the Ulcer.

Lentive Clysters allay the sharpness of Humors, and defend the Guts, take away pain, prevent further hurt, are given at any time, alone, or mixed, as with Stupefactives to take away pain, and stop the Flux. These are good also to cure the Ulcer, if they be mixed with Cleansers and Dryers.

Cleansing Clysters must be first given to take away the Humor that provoketh, and wash the Ulcer, with dryers. And must be continued while the Ulcer is foul; and least these should prick, the parts being very sensible, or in∣flame them, they must be moderate, except the Ulcer be very foul: And then you use Lenitives after, if they cause pain, or mix Lenitives therewith.

Drying Clysters must be used after cleansing, to heal the Ulcer, with which use things to glew: As we shewed in Excoriation and Ulcers. Among which, they which dry most, and bind are best. These if they be strong, are used in the conclusion, after weaker, mixed with clean∣sers, if the Ulcer be foul. And when we use strong A∣stringents for the violence of the Flux, we add glutinous things, that they may not exasperate: And we do not hinder healing, but cause it to be more safely done. These forms following are best.

Among lenitive Clysters, Milk doth not only take a∣way pain, but cleanseth and healeth. That cleanseth most which hath most Whey. And it will heal more, if you quench Stones or Iron in it, to consume the Whey.

It is more operative, and takes away pain better, if to one pint you add one or two yolks of Eggs, or four oun∣ces of Mucilage of Fleabane, or Quince seeds, or one ounce of fresh Suet, which heals Excoriations; As was shewed, Goats suet is best, and then Dears, especially that taken from the Kidneys, which is hardest. This in a great pain is given with an equal proportion of Oyl of Roses.

When we must cleanse and lenifie together, we add one ounce and an half of Sugar, or Honey to the Milk. And if we will heal or glew more, three or four ounces of the Juyce of Plantane.

Cream of Barley, or Almonds, or an Emulsion with Rice, is good to be injected.

Mutton-broath, or Chicken-broath, with yolks of Egs, or Mucilages, are good here, as in the Colick.

A lenitive glutinating Decoction. Take Marsh-mal∣low roots one ounce, Barley or Rice one pugil, Line-seed, or Foenugreek, Quince seeds one ounce, Fleabane seeds half an ounce, and against wind, Anise-seeds two drams, Chamomil, or Dill flowers one pugil. make a Decoction in Milk or Broath, adding yolks of Eggs, Suet, and Oyl, as in the Cly∣ster of Milk.

To all these Decoctions, you may add in time of pain Philonium one or two drams, especially Persicum, which stops Fluxes, or one or two scruples of Cynogloss pills, or as I have done often with good success, one ounce and an half of Syrup of Poppies.

You may use one scruple, or one dram of Opium with the former, but it is better when it is dissolved in Compo∣sitions, and fermented.

In time of extream pain, we are constrained to use oyls alone, which otherwise being greasie, and enemies to the Ulcers, we omit them, as Oyl of sweet Almonds, or of Roses that is more astringent especially Omphacine, or a little Oyl of Quinces, or Myrtles, with Mucilages, and yolks of Eggs.

The common cleansing Clyster is this. Take Barley-water one pint, course Sugar, or Honey two ounces.

When we will lenifie also, add to it two yolks of Eggs. And to astringe, use Oyl of Roses instead of common oyl, and one dram of Turpentine, dissolved with the yolk of an Egg, to cleanse and heal.

Whey alone, or Hydromel, that is mead, cleanseth, to which you may add the former.

Another cleansing Clyster. Take Liquorish one ounce and an half, Figgs, Raisons, each two ounces; Bran one pu∣gil, Barley, Pease, Lentils, or Lupines two ounces: boyl them in Whey, or Mead, and dissolve therein Sugar, or Honey.

A stronger in foul Ulcers, add to the former Pellitory, and Beets, or Centaury, Wormwood, and Gentian, boyl∣ed in weak Lye. And if corruption follow, use stronger, as Lye, or Piss, salt Water, Brine, or pickl'd. Some use Aegyptiacum, as in outward Ulcers; or Ovntments of Orpiment. The safest of which are mentioned in the Ul∣cers of the Mouth; and are to be carefully used with Milk, Barley ••ream, or Rice, and the like.

To glew and heal an Ulcer, a gentle drying Clyster is made of burnt Milk, with Flints or Steel quenched there∣in, and Roses boyled,

Another is of Barley-water, and Rice parched, and one pugil of red Roses, with two yolks of roasted Eggs, Ho∣ney of Roses, and if you will have it stronger, one ounce of Juyce of Plantane.

The third Clyster to glew and astringe. Take Comfrey∣roots, and Mullein, each one ounce; lantane, and Consound, each one handful; red Roses, and parched Barley, each one pu∣gil; Myrtle seeds two drams, Grapet half an ounce: boyl them in Cistern-water, and dissolve Honey of Roses one ounce and an half, a White of an Eg, or Gum Traganth one ounce, Goats suet two ounces, Juyce of Plantane, or Solomons∣seal one ounce: make a Clyster.

The fourth Clyster to astringe and dry the Ulcer. Take Roots of Snakeweed, or Tormentil one ounce and an half, Com∣frey one ounce, Shepheards purse, or Rod, Solomons seal, or Rupturewort, Horstayl, Monsear, each one handful; Pomegra∣nate flowers, Acorn-cupps, Cypress-nuts, each two drams; Lentils, and parched Rice, each one pugil; boyl them in Forge-water, add Juyce of Plantane two ounces, and two yolks of roasted Eggs: make a Clyster.

To these Decoctions Astringents and Healers may be ad∣ded, as Sanicle, Wintergreen, golden Rod, & other wound∣herbs; also Myrtles, Mastick-tree, Olive, Sumach, Cete∣rach, Agrimony, Brambles, Bloodworr, Osier, Sparrow∣tongue, Flowers of Chamaeleon, Galls, Pomegranate∣peels, and the Juyces of astringent Fruits, and Juyces of Plants aforesaid.

Juyce of Plantane alone, or with Milk, or Barley-wa∣ter is good, two drams of Gum Traganth, dissolved in a Clyster, or infused in Rose and Plantane water, and so mixed, is excellent.

The Infusion of Gum Traganth, with Juyce of Plantane or Goats suet, is also good.

Also the Mucilage of Quince, or Fleabane seed, with water of Plantane, or Shepheards-purse, and an astrin∣gent Decoction.

Gum Arabick is as good as Traganth, also Frankin∣cense, Mastick, Sarcocol: these dissolved, glutinate, and do not exasperate the Ulcer, as strong Astringents.

Dryed Juyces, as Acacia, Hypocistis, Dragons blood, a dram or two dissolved in Clysters cause astringency.

Also red Wine from the grinding of the Bloodstone, with Plantane, or Rose-water two drams, added to the rest, doth glutinate and stop the Flux of Blood.

Also fat Earths that are not rough, but drying and smooth, as Bole, and Terra Lemnia, are good to be mixed two drams, with the former.

The Troches of Amber, or the white troches of Rhasis, two drams, with Milk, Juyce of Plantane, or Decoctions, or with other Clysters, are good here, as in the Excoria∣tions and Ulcer of the Bladder. And if you add Opium, it will abate the pain.

Other Pouders are not necessary, because they settle at the bottom, and provoke and exasperate the part: Yet some add burnt Paper, and burnt Vitriol.

Oyntments are too greasie, as of Roses, Pompholyx, Diapalma, Divinum, though some use them.

Some commend the Blood of a Dear in a Dysentery.

If the Disease be in the upper Guts, there are other Me∣dicines to be taken at the Mouth, besides Purges: to le∣nifie, cleanse, and cure.

Cow milk lenifieth, cleanseth, and healeth all inward Ulcers, and is given with Honey, or Sugar of Roses, when you will cleanse, or Goats milk.

But if you desire to heal more, give Cow or Sheeps∣milk, which hath had Flints, Iron, or Steel quenched therein.

Take three ounces of Cow milk, one ounce of Juyce of Plan∣tane, and as much of Sugar of Roses, and it will heal.

You may boyl Comfrey roots in the Milk.

Veal-broath that is strong of the Flesh, is best.

Also Rice-porrage is good to heal.

And a Decoction of Barley, and Liquorish, with Sugar, or Honey, to cleanse.

A healing Decoction. Take Roots of Tormentil one ounce, Comsrey and Marsh-mallows, each half an ounce; Plantane, Shepheards-purse, each one handful; red Roses dryed one pu∣gil, Sumach, or Grapestones two drams: boyl them in Rain∣water, and a little red Wine, add to the straining Sugar of Roses. Let him drink it at twice or thrice.

Or, Take Cynkfoyl roots, or Bistort, Snakeweed one ounce, Water-lillies six drams, Yarrow, or Horstayl one handful, wild Vine one pugil, Plantane seeds, and Sorrel seeds, and Dock seeds, each two drams; boyl them in Plantane-water, and a little Wine, and dissolve therein the Syrup of Quinces, or the like: make a Potion, give it as the former.

You may add to these Decoctions the Roots of Avens, Fern, Sorrel, Polemount, Water-plantane, and these wound Herbs, as Consound, Wintergreen, Mousear, Straw-ber∣ry leaves, wild Tansey, Sanicle, golden Rod, Willow∣herb, Scordium, Agrimony, Knot-grass, or Rupturewort, Harts tongue, Balsom, Perwinkle, Oak leaves, Brambles, Myrtles, and Mastick-tree. To these we add Discussers of wind, as Chamomil flowers, Anise-seeds.

We mix Rhubarb to take away the Cause of the Dis∣ease. As, Take Rhubarb parched one dram, Coriander par∣ched two drams, infuse them in red Wine, or Juyce of Quin∣ces; let them boyl, and strain them, add Syrup of dryed Roses one ounce and an half: make a Potion for two doses. If you add one dram of Acacia, or Hypocistis, it will be stronger.

Or two or three drams of Bole, or Spodium, or half an ounce of Mastick, boyled alone in Rose or Plantane-water.

Dioscorides commends Wax boyled in Broath.

The Decoction of Ass dung is counted a secret, to be drunk after boyled in wine, with things to take away the scent.

The Decoction of Earth-worms is also good, but let not the Patient know it.

Physical Wines are made of burnt red wine, with Steel, or Gold quenched therein, or Tormenril, and Snakeweed roots boyled, which makes the wine more astringent, and not unpleasant. To which you may add Sugar, or Cin∣namon that it m y be like Hippocras.

You may boyl ripe dryed Sloes in red wine, and it will be astringent and pleasant, and other astringent Fruits.

Some highly commend Rice boyled in red wine.

Also Juyces, as of Quinces boyled, are good, one spoonlful, or two at a time, or of other Fruits that are not too sour to cause torments, as of Pears, Pomegranates of the middle sort, of which wine is made, pressed with the peels. Also the Juyce of Cornil-berries, and the like.

Three or four ounces of the raw Juyce of Plantane heals, and takes away Inflammation alone, or you may give it with Milk or Broath.

Hollerius saith that the Juyce of Ground-Ivy drunken, hath saved the lives of many.

Some give the milkie Juyce of English Galangal.

Some sharp Syrups not too sour, are given by spoon∣fuls, as of Quinces alone, or boyl'd in Wine, Myrtles, or red Roses, or of Juyce of Plantane, or the Decoctions mentioned, with Sugar. Boyl one ounce, of Water∣cress seeds parched in a pint of Syrup of Quinces.

Also Juleps are good, and quench thirst, as that of Roses, or Plantane water boyled.

Or give the Syrup with steeled water, or stilled waters, or Rose budds, or of Privet, Plantane, Shepheards-purse, Oak, Goos-grass.

Let the Diet be of nourishing Papps.

As of boyled Rice in Milk, with yolks of Eggs, and Juyce of Ground-Ivy, by which Lerius in his History, saith many Sea-men almost killed with Dysenteries, have been recovered: Also Rice boyled in Almond milk. And if Steel or Gold be quenched in the Milk, it is the better.

Also Starch boyled with Eggs beaten, and with Rose∣water, Sugar, and Butter, or Veal suet, is good.

Also Milium boyled in Milk, with yolks of Eggs, or drink the pouder thereof, with a roasted Eg.

Oate-meal, or the Grewel made thereof is used in Ger∣many.

To these Papps of Rice, Oats, Starch, Milium, you may add Bean flower, Tormentil roots, seeds of Plantane, Su∣mach, and Bole.

Or two drams of Virgins wax sliced and boyled in the same.

Bread also made with whites of Eggs, Pouder of Galls, or Pomegranate peels, is good to be given in Pouder, with Wine.

Dioscorides commends Beans boyled in Vinegar and wa∣ter; others commend Lentils.

Also Eggs poached in Vinegar or fryed, till hard, with one dram of new wax, to which may be added pouder of Sumach, Plantane seeds, or Hemp.

The Blood of a Goat or Dear fryed, is commended by Dioscorides. And chiefly that of an Hare, with Barley∣meal, also a roasted Turtle stuffed with Myrtle-berries, and new Wax, each two drams; or two drams of Frankincense, and one dram of dryed Pigeons blood, and other Astringents, as Plan∣tane seed, Roses, Sumach, and Cinnamon.

Among Fruits, Quinces, Pears, and Apples that are sharp, roasted, or boyled, are the best: Also sweet Meats made thereof. Or roast a Pear, or Quince, with Wax, and let him eat it.

Also Medlars, Services, Cornil-berries, Cherries, and sharp Plums before they are ripe, are astringent.

Also Goos-berries are astringent, and Bramble-berries. And Mulberries, but they cause pain, and therefore are to be used warily.

Dioscorides commends the Berries of the Lote-tree, and Bar-berries, and the Huskes of Beans.

Also roasted Chesnuts, and Acorns, with Almonds not roasted, but these will clog a weak Stomach.

Purslane is the best pot-herb for a Dysentery, it takes a∣way the sharpness.

There are divers Pouders which dry and bind, or have a secret quality, given alone, or mixed from one dram to one dram and an half, commonly with sharp red Wine, or with steeled Water, Broath, or Milk, Plantane water, or the like, with Sugar, Honey, or proper Syrups.

The Pouder of the Roots of Tormentil, Snakeweed, are not ill-tasted. Water-lilly roots do wonders in Dysente∣ries: Also Comfrey roots, wild Sage, and Avens roots.

Dioscorides commends the Pouder of Yarrow, Fleabane, Scordium, and the tops of Tragus; also Mousear, Cud∣wort, Sun-flower with the Roots, the middle of the root of Mullein, Horstayl, Balsamine, or the like, mentioned for Decoctions.

Flowers of Ivy, Cistus, Palma Christi, Flower gentle, and Pomegranate flowers. Also red Rose cakes: Also the Fruit of the Rose, with its down and seeds, and Bar-ber∣ries.

Roast a Pomegranate, and give it in Pouder.

Also Seeds of red Roses, Pomegranates, Raisons, Grapes.

Seeds of Water-cresses alone, or with others, is count∣ed an excellent Remedy against a Dysentery, and because they are sharp and burning, they are first parched. Also Tamarisk seed.

The Seeds also of Docks, and Bloodwort, or Sorrel.

The Pouder of roasted Acorns doth wonders. Also of Chesnuts, or of Beech mast.

The Down of Chesnuts within the shell, as also of A∣corns, and Hazel-nuts, is good in pouder.

Frankincense, Mastick, Myrrh, Traganth, swallowed or drunk in pouder.

The pizle of a Dear also poudered, and drunk in wine.

Also burnt Harts horn, or unburnt, and the pouder of Ox shanks.

The Runnet also of a Hare, or Kid, or Mare, is com∣mended by Dioscorides.

He also prescribeth Goats suet, with Barley-flower, and Roses.

Also Hares, Dogs, or Swins dung, is given with Milk that hath had Steel quenched therein.

Also Bole, or other fat Earth, as that of Lemnos, red Coral, Crystal, Pearl, Sapphyres, Smarag'ds.

The Chymists commend the tincture of Smaragds, as specifical in a Dysentery: It is thus made. Let the sparkes or pieces of Smaragds be ground finely upon a Marble, with the Urin of a Boy, or distilled Vinegar, or Juyce of Lemmons, and the tincture drawn out at the fire. And then let it be evaporated, till it be a grey pouder, then draw out the green tincture with spirit of wine, and then evaporate the spirit of wine, and let it be brought to an Essence at the bottom; two or five tops of this they say, taken with Plantane-water, cureth Dysenteries mira∣culously.

Some give Allum with an Eg.

And Dioscorides gives Salt with red Rose seeds for sauce with Meat.

There are divers Pouders compound of these, to be gi∣ven in the like quantity, or with Sugar in a greater quan∣tity, with a Sop in Wine.

The first is: Take Roots of Tormentil two drams, Snake∣weed one dram, Seeds of Docks and Sorrel, each one dram and an half; red Coral half a dram.

Another: Take half of this Pouder that is three drams, Seeds of red Roses and Myrtles, each one dram; Pomegra∣nate flowers, burnt Harts horn, or Ivory, each half a dram; Pearl half a scruple.

The third Pouder more astringent. Take with the for∣mer Galls one dram, Sanguis Draconis, or Acacia half a dram, Bole, or Terra Lemnia one dram, and half a dram of Bloodstone which is stronger.

A Pouder of Acorns which bindeth and healeth won∣derfully. Take roasted Acorn kernels one ounce, Coriander seed prepared one dram and an half, Purslane and Fleabane∣seed, each half a dram; you may add roasted Chesnuts.

If you will heal more, mix Starch one dram and half, Gum Traganth a little parched one dram.

And if you will dry and astringe more, mix it with a dram or two of the former Pouders.

Ashes also are highly commended, as of a quick Hare, burnt in an earthen pot well stopped.

Land-turtles, or Snails also burnt with their shells.

Also Pouder of Mans bones, or ashes in red wine, or steeled wine.

These may be mixed with other Pouders, as Bole, Dragons blood, and Mummy, with pouder of Turtles, or pouder of Galls, with ashes of a Turtle, and a little white Pepper.

Also these Ashes following. Dip a hempen Cloath in two parts of Plantane-water, and one of Rose-vinegar, in which a little Allum, and Bole are dissolved, then dry it, and burn it to ashes.

Also the Troches of Amber, burnt Ivory, or sealed Earth, with Sorrel seeds, Ramich half a dram, taken every day: Give in pouder, with red Wine, or other proper Li∣quor, Sugar of Roses, or convenient Syrups, or with old Conserve of Roses, or Syrup of Myrtles: make Pills or a Bolus.

These Electuaries following are made of Conserves and Candyes. Take old Conserve of Roses, and Marmulate of Quinces, each one ounce; Conserve of Comfrey roots half an ounce, Coral two drams, Troches of sealed Earth, or the like, simple or compound one dram, parched Nutmeg and Cinnamon, each half a dram; Sugar of Roses, as much as will make a Mixture.

Or, Take the Conserves and Candyes mentioned, with those of Services, Cornils, Roses, Medlars, and other Astringents, Pouder of Rhubarb parched one dram; mix them with syrup of Quinces, or Juyces or Syrups mentioned.

Micleta Nicolai of Myrobalans, Mastick, Gum Arabick, Sumach, Pomegranate flowers, burnt Ivory, Water-cress∣seeds, and others that expel wind, is good in Dysenteries, and other Fluxes.

Two drams of Watercreess-seeds parched, and poude∣red, boyled in Syrup of Quinces, till they be thick, and three spoonfuls given at once, is excellent.

Another that lenifieth and healeth. Take Mucilage of Quince seeds, Comfrey roots, Infusion of Gum Traganth, all made with Rose-water one ounce, Starch one dram, red Coral two drams, Bole one dram, Pomegranate flowers half a dram, Juyce of Services, Cornil-berries, or Marmalade of Quinces two ounces, Sugar of Roses one ounce: make an Electuarie, give two drams.

Narcoticks as we said in Clysters, asswage pain and stop Fluxes, and they do better taken at the Mouth, causing rest and sleep, which the Dysentery hindereth, and so do increase strength: these are to be given as oft as pain and watching require, for nothing doth better allay the ex∣pulsive Faculty,

Philonium Persicum is best, one dram, and a little more.

Also pills of Dogs tongue called Cynogloss, stay Deflu∣xions, and are good with Juyce of Plantane and Roses, and other astringents from half a scruple, to a scruple.

Troches of Amber, with Opium, do also cure Ulcers, and other Narcoticks, mentioned in the Colick and Stone, here are good, if mixed with astringents, as you mix Sy∣rup of Myrtles, with syrup of Poppies, or Diacodium, and dissolve them with plantane-water, and add a little Dia∣margariton frigidum, or boyl white poppies in Rose-wa∣ter.

Or mix Bole, Terra Lemnia, Galls, Pomegranate-flo∣wers, Acacia, Hypocistis, with Treacle, Mithridate, A∣thanasia, with the like Confections, or Narcoticks.

Or if you add to the Pouders and Electuaries mentio∣ned, a little Opium well prepared: As we shewed.

As for external Medicines, anoint the Belly with Oyl of Quinces, Myrtles, Roses, or Oyl onmhacine, if you will bind more, or add the third part of Vinegar, then boyl them till the Vinegar is consumed. And if the Stomach be disordered, add Oyl of Mastick, or Wormwood. If the pain be great, add Oyl of Chamomil, or sweet Almonds, if there be Inflammation or Heat, Oyl of Violets. Some anoint the Fundament with these.

After anointing, sprinkle these pouders following.

The first: Take Myrtle-berries, or Bar-berries, or Grapes, or Raison-stones, half an ounce, Galls, or Pomegranate peels, Cypress-nuts, or Acorn-cupps, each two drams; red Roses, or Ponegranate flowers one dram and an half, Mastick, or Fran∣kincense one dram.

Another stronger: Take the Pouder mentioned, half an ounce, Bole two drams, Sanguis Draconis, Acacia, or Hipo∣cistis, each one dram; Sumach one dram and an half, red Co∣ral burnt one dram.

The third is made of the troches of sealed Earth, or of Bole, or Amber, with other Astringents.

Of these pouders is made an Oyntment, with proper Oyl and Wax.

Also an Emplaster with astringent Oyl, Rosin, and Pitch, with Aloes, and Varnish, each two drams.

Or this astringent Plaister. Take Bole six drams, Fran∣kincense half an ounce, ragons blood, Masticl, Mummy, each two drams; with white of an Eg, and Vinegar, make a Plaister, and tye it under the Navel with a Clout.

This Cataplasm is excellent. Take green Quinces or dry as they are kept, or Pears, or other Fruit that is astringent, pul∣ped four ounces, the Crust of Bread burnt and often sprinkled with Rose-vinegar at a time two ounces, boyl them in red Wine, Oyl of Roses omphacine, beat them, and add Pouder of Galls six drams, Bole, Mastick, each half an ounce; or one ounce of the compound Pouders mentioned.

Instead of these, apply Mullein, and the Roots, Shep∣heards-purse, Plantane, Comfrey roots, red Roses boyl∣ed in Oyl of Roses, and beaten up with the pouders men∣tioned.

The Cawle of a Weather, or Goat, or Lamb, applyed hot, as is said in the Colick, doth take away pains in Children. And it must be taken anointed with Oyl that is astringent, as of Quinces, or Myrtles: Or add pouders of simples mentioned, or pouder of Mullein. Cummin∣seed steeped in Vinegar, and parched, and applied to the Belly, doth the same.

Also the Emplaster of Mesue called Diaphaenicon.

Also a Rowler steep' din Vinegar, and bound about the Belly.

Also Cupping-glasses applied to the Navel, or Center of the Belly, or on both sides, about the Groyns, are good to stay a great Flux.

Foment the Belly and Fundament with a Decoction of astringent Herbs, as of Mullein with the Roots, Plantane, Solomons-seal, Oak leaves, Pears, Quinces, Services, Cornil-tree, Myrtles, Bar-berries, red Roses, Pomegra∣nate flowers, Sumach, Fern roots, white Chamelion, Pomegranate peels, pine-nuts, Acorn-cupps, Galls, Myr∣tles, Grape seeds made in red Wine, Vinegar, and steeled Water.

You may foment the Belly with the Oyls mentioned, to anoint, adding a little Vinegar, and Juyce of proper Herbs.

Dioscorides adviseth that the Belly be anointed with the Broath of a Sheath-fish, River-whayl. And to wash the Feet in the Decoction hot, before mentioned, is good.

And it is as good, if they be washed with a Decoction of Steel, or Iron, in strong Vinegar.

'Tis also good to let the Vapour of these Fomentations be taken up into the Fundament, or the Vapour of the de∣coction of Eels.

Also a Fume of those Rosins mentioned in Tenesmus, burnt upon Coales, or hot Iron; or of the pouder of Mullein; or dryed Asses dung, or the Fume of strong red Vinegar, after a red hot Iron is quenched therein, in which Vinegar you may boyl the aftringents.

The Suppositories mentioned in Tenesmus, as that of Suet, which allay pain, are also good.

It is good after stools to cleanse the Fundament with Mullein, or Haresfoot leaves, which are soft, and streng∣then: And also with Marsh-mallow leaves.

As for Diet: Let the Meat be of good Juyce proper for the Disease, as Milk, Eggs, Papps, and the like; Or boyled in Iron-waters, or Rose-water, with the Pouders and Juyces mentioned. Let the Drink be steeled Water, or Almond milk, or red Wine mixed with steeled water. Let all salt, sharp, and sour things be avoided.

Let the Patient be at rest, and not move from Bed, but void the Excrements with a Bed-pan, or the like.

And if there be another Disease joyned therewith of the Liver and Spleen: then if the Choler come from the Li∣ver, or there be a Flux of the Liver, which is most to be feared, and is deadly; the Liver must chiefly be regarded, and Epithems, and Cerots proper, must be applied, men∣tioned in the Flux of the Liver.

And if there be pain and weakness of the Stomach, you must mix things proper for it, with other astringents, as Mastick, Roses, Wormwood, as are mentioned in the weak∣ness of the Stomach.

Other bloody Fluxes are from the o∣pening of the Meseraick veins, * 1.2 (besides the Dysentery and Liver-fllux) with an Inflamation thereupon: And are like a Dysentery, only there is no Ulcer. Yet are they not so obstinate and dangerous as a Dysentery, if the Inflammation be abated. And they sooner vanish then a Dysentery, if they be well ordered. But if the Inflam∣mation and Feaver increase, they die of Convulsions through pain, as in the Colick. Or if they tend to Im∣posthumation, they are changed into a true Dysentery, which leaves a filthy Ulcer from which matter is voided by stool. In the Cure of this Disease, the cause which provoked it, if it persist, must be removed, with the same Emptiers and Cleansers, as in a Dysentery, only they must be milder, in regard of the Inflammation. And Coolers must be used as in a Dysentery, with Inflammation, and the Colick. Then you must have regard to the Mese∣raicks, the Inflammation being gone, and stop the Flux, with such astringents as are mentioned in the Dysentery. And if the Inflammation tends to an Imposthume, and so to an Ulcer, then use the things mentioned in Dysenteries for Exulceration.

If much clotted Blood that is black, * 1.3 be voided from the opening of the ves∣sels, by reason of strong purging, or the like, or by vomiting, it is dange∣rous: And we have known some die suddenly thereby. For the Cure thereof, you must use such things inward and outward: As we mentioned in Vomiting of Blood.

A Tensmus is less dangerous then a Dysentery, * 1.4 because the Cause is in the end of the Guts, which may be easily reached with Medicines, only the diffi∣culty is caused, and the cure prolonged, by the pricking and provoking to stool, which will not let a Medicine be retained, though it be gentle; and by the foulness of the Ulcer.

The end of curing is according to the diversity of the cause. For if it be the first kind of a tenesmus with ulce∣ration, and voiding of slimy matter with blood, or if it come of it self, or follow a dysentery; in regard the ulcer is in the strait Gut, it must be cured as a dysentery, with the like medicines. But if only Irritation produce the o∣ther kind of tenesmus, in which the Excrements are cho∣lerick and sharp, the remedies must be such as abate the sharpness and heat, and then such as cleanse and heal. In the third kind of tenesmus, where there is needing with∣out Excretion, you must remove it with respect to the cause, as if it come from hard Excrements, they must be mollified, if from cold, the part must be warmed. If it come from a Stone in the Bladder that passeth the Gut, or from worms, or from the passage of the Bladder: the cure was shewed in those diseases. In other causes you must use these remedies following.

Purges are seldom given, because the Humor that cau∣seth it, is in the extremities of the Guts; except they be to take away the antecedent cause, which may increase the disease. And then use such as are prescribed for a dy∣sentery, if there be an ulcer, such as purge and bind. If the cause be otherwise, use other Evacuations, such as are gentle, least the belly be provoked too much.

Things given at the mouth, can have but little operati∣on

open the Guts which are so remote; yet if they be gi∣ven in great quantities to lenifie and heal the Ulcer, or of∣ten, their vertue will reach to the part. As Milk, or Bar∣ley water drunk much and often. The Decoction of Bet∣tony, and Sage, mentioned against the tenesmus.

Clysters are chiefly given in this case, because they come near to the part affected, and wash it; and that they may be long kept, they must be little in quantity, and be given often with care that the pipe offend not.

Lenifying Clysters are good in all sorts of tenesmus, whether the part be corroded, ulcerated, or provoked by straining and pain, to mitigate the pain, and allay the sharpness. These were prescribed in Dysentery, of Milk, Decoctions, and Oyls, as you will have them cleanse or heal.

If there be a stinking Ulcer in tenesmus, or pricking from slime, you must use cleansing Clysters: As in a disen∣tery of Whey, Water, and Honey, Barley-water, and the like.

Healing Clysters are only used in tenesmus from ulce∣ration, made of things mentioned in a Dysentery.

Turpentine unwashed or washed in Plantane water, or Nightshade water, put into these Clysters, makes them cleanse and heal better.

Mollifying Clysters are used in a tenesmus, when the Ex∣crements are hard. To which you may add Laxatives, if there be a needing, and no voiding of stool. If the Hu∣mor be cold, or caused by cold or wind, use things to heat and discuss wind, and things gently warm do also asswage pain. When we will mollifie and loosen, we take the de∣coction of the five mollifying Herbs, Line-seeds Foenu∣greek, with Oyl and other Fats that loosen. If we will heat, and expel wind, we use hot Herbs, as Organ, Cala∣mints, both Penny-royals, Baulm, Hysop, Sage, Marjo∣ram, Bay leaves, Rue, Flowers of Chamomil, Melilot, Dill, Rosemary, Stoechas, or French Lavender, Caraway, and Fennel seeds. Such Clysters are mentioned in the Colick from Excrements, Wind, and Cold.

In every tenesmus you may use Suppositories to abate pain, and then such as cure Corrosions and Ulcers, if they cause it: these must do good to the part which they touch, if they can be retained, for the part is so sensible, that it is provoked by the touch of any hard thing, there∣fore the Suppositories must be gently made of these fol∣lowing.

Goats suet made like a Suppository, takes away pain and Excoriation.

And it is better, if you first melt down the Suet with Poppy, and Henbane seeds, and then cast it into a mould like a Suppository, to take away pain. And also if you put some drops of Oyl of those Seeds, or half a scruple of Opium dissolved in Oyl of sweet Almonds.

And it will heal better, if you add Starch, or Gum tra∣ganth poudered or infused in plantane-water.

Or thus, infuse a little Gum traganth in plantane wa∣ter, let it not be too thin, and mix it with Mucilage of Fleabane, or Quinces, and the yolk of a roasted Egg, and while they are hot, with a little white Wax: make a sup∣pository, if it be too soft, dip Cotton, or Silk therein, and apply it. To these you may add the Narcoticks mentio∣ned.

To these pouders may be added to cure great Corrosi∣on, but they must be very sine, least they offend. As of Ceruss, Tutty prepared, Bole, Pomegranate flowers, and other dryers that are not sharp.

If you will astringe more, add the Juyce of Sloes, Dra∣gons blood, with the Infusion of Gum Traganth.

Rhasis makes a healing and anodine Suppository of Ly∣cium, which is the Juyce of Brambles.

When the Excrements are hard, use mollifying Suppo∣sitories and Laxatives, with hot things to expel wind: As we shewed in Clysters for the Colick. Some are made of Labdanum, and Storax, with hot Oyls.

The Fumes and Vapors mentioned for a dysentery, are good here. Besides which, make Fumes of strong dryers that smoak much, as of Pitch, Bitumen, Amber, Colopho∣ny, Turpentine, Rosin, Sarcocol. Some add a little Brim∣stone, and steep them first in Vinegar.

If you must heat more, use the Vapour of the Clyster there mentioned, or the Fume of Savine, boyled in Wine, and Vinegar.

You may make a Fomentation to heal the Ulcer in Te∣nesmus of Plants mentioned in the Dysentery, or a Bath.

A Fomentation of the Decoction of Myrrh, cureth a te∣nesmus that follows a dysentery.

If much Blood be voided. Take Mullein, with the Roots, two handfuls, red Roses one pugil, Pomegranate peels, and Galls, each half an ounce; boyl them in two parts of I∣ron-water, and one of Wine. You may add half an ounce of Prmegranate flowers, or of Pine barks.

It is stronger with half an ounce of Allum.

To heat, you may make Fomentations of Plants in the Clysters mentioned, for the Fundament, and lower parts of the Belly: And they may sit in the same. To which, if there be Corrosion, we add Plantane, and Mullein, or Mullein only boyled in Wine, if the Haemorrhoids be o∣pen.

Or foment with warm Water, Oyl, and Wine, or Oyl of Chamomil, Dill, Rue, &c.

Use the Oyntments mentioned for Ulcers in the disen∣tery.

When there is great pain in Tenesmus, anoint with Oyl of Roses, Violets, Water-lillies, Mucilage of Fleabane, yolks of Eggs, or the like, mentioned in the Haemorrhoids.

If you must heat, use Oyl of Chamomil, Dill, Bayes Rue, and the like.

You may make Cataplasms of the same Ingredients.

A warm Anodine bag is made of Milium, Bran, and Salt, fryed with hot Herbs dryed.

In an Ulcer make it of astringents, as Coriander seeds, Myrtles, Acorn cupps, Galls, and other Herbs, mention∣ed in the Fomentations for a Dysentery. And let him sit upon the bag boyled in red wine.

A Brick that is black with Smoak, beaten, and steeped in wine, and put into a cloath, is good to be applyed to the Perinaeum and Fundament, when there is an Ulcer.

Let the Patient sit upon hot Mugwort.

Also warm Cloaths applyed to the Fundament and Pe∣rinaeum, are good to abate pain.

If a Diarrhaea be a Flux of silthy Excre∣ments and Humors, * 1.5 by Medicine or Na∣ture, which takes away the plenty of them, it must not be stopped, neither in those that are sound, because it preventeth Diseases; nor in those that are sick, from plenty of humors, and evil Juyce; nor in the begin∣ning of acute Diseases, for as Hippocrates shews if things which ought to be purged, be purged, and the Patient en∣dures it wel, it is good. Nor in the declension or Crisis of a Disease, which somtimes is cured thereby. But it is to be stopped if it happen in sound and pure Bodies, especially if there be an over purging. And in sick, when it is provoked, or comes of it self, when it will not cease, and takes not a∣way from the cause of the disease, but weakneth. As in internal Inflammations, Pleurisie, Peripneumony, and in some acute and malignant pestilential Feavers: and o∣thers that weakens, as in Hecticks, Consumptions, Drop∣sies, with which it is deadly. In all which we must pre∣vent it, or stop it, foretelling the danger.

Observing first, if it be alone, without other diseases, with it, or after it, whether it came from an over purging Medicine, or too much meat and drink that is crude or corrupt, or from Choler, or sharp humors or water. Then we must evacuate the cause, and abate the pricking. Then we fortifie and bind the Stomach and Guts, with hot, temperate, or cold things, as the cause re∣quires, as followeth.

The Stomach and Guts are to be purged with gentle things, least the Belly that is already moved, should be

too much troubled. And if the tumor be water or flegm with pills for the Stomach: As these of Mastick, and As∣saiereth, and others in the Lientery.

Or give six drams of the Electuary of Hiera, or two drams of the Pouder, with one ounce of Syrup of Vinegar, to take off the bitterness, all dissolved in Wine and Water, or Liquor convenient, or sweet Wine. But Pills of Hiera are better taken.

There are other purges to be taken in wine, mentioned in Lientery and Weakness of the Stomach.

If the Humor be cholerick and sharp, use Remedies for the Dysentery there mentioned.

As a Potion of Rhubarb parched or not, or the Infusion thereof, with Wormwood wine, or Syrup, or that of Mints.

Also you may make a Potion of the Infusion of half an ounce of yellow or chebs Myrobalans, or of two drams of Myrobalans, and one dram of Rhubarb.

Or give two scruples of the Pills of Rhubarb, made with one scruple of Mastick, and half a scruple of Spike, with Juyce of Roses. Or a bolus of the same, with Conserve of Roses, or Quinces, or the Pouder of Rhubarb, with Cinnamon, and Sugar of Roses, and Myrobalans; if they make not the Medicine too large.

If you must purge in a Diarrhaea, use the troches of Ro∣ses, burnt Ivory, Barberries, the cold great Seeds, with Diagredium.

The Tryphera Saracenica Nicolai, is given in six drams, when there is plenty of Humors, or so much Catholicon in potions of Myrobalans, and Rhubarb, it is not safe to use stronger Remedies to purge in this Disease.

A Vomit somtimes is good to revel, and take away the cause, as in a Dysentery. Also Sweating, especially when it comes from much water. And if strength will suffer, use them often, moderate fasting, is also good to hinder the increase, and to consume Humors, but in people of sharp, cholerick Constitutions, it hurteth.

All Clysters are good that have astringent qualities, though they be presently voided.

The fourth Clyster mentioned in a Dysentery, is good here, it is a strong astringent, to the Decoction of which you may add also other astringents; as Juyce of Plan∣tane, Bloodstone, or drying Earths. And if the humor be sharp, and threaten Excoriation, you may give the third Clyster there mentioned, to astringe and heal.

But before, use Cleansers, if the Humor be sharp and cholerick, and fret the Guts.

And you may mix other things, if there be other Hu∣mors; as Wormwood, Centaury, and in a phlegmatick Cause, against pains and noise of wind, things to expel wind, as Fennel, and Anise seeds, Chamomil, Melilot, and Dill flowers, or Oyls thereof.

If the Humors fret the Guts, use Lenitives, or when a violent purge hurts them, they are mentioned in Dysente∣ry: As that which begins thus. Take Marsh-mallow∣roots one ounce, Barley, &c.

Medicines must be given in divers forms, twice or thrice in a day, especially that bind, or that cleanse and lenisie, least Nature being accustomed to one, should be no way moved thereby.

Dioscorides commends divers Decoctions in wine and water, as of Maiden-hair, golden Locks, Marsh-mallows, Brambles, Cinquefoyl, or five leaved grass, Piony.

Also wine of the Infusion of dryed Sloes, and the like, Moss of a tree, Wormwood, Snakeweed, Citron peels, and the like astringents.

Also Juyce of Plantane, Solomons-seal, Horstayl, Gum Succory, Quinces, sour Pomegranates.

Also Syrup of Quinces, Myrtles, red Roses dried, Bar∣berries, Currance, with the waters following in Juleps.

Waters of Plantane, Roses, Sorrel, Shepheards purse, Services, Sloes, Oak leaves.

Or the Decoction mentioned in Dysentery. One be∣gins thus: Take Tormentil roots one ounce, Comfrey rorts &c.

Another thus: Take Roots of five leaved Grass, or Snak∣weed, &c. Of which you may make Syrups.

Or make a Syrup of the Juyces to be kept. Take Juyce of Quinces, three ounces, of Bar-berries two ounces, Juyce of Plantane, or the like, one ounce and an half, red Wine, and Rose-water, each two ounces; Sugar four ounces: boyl them to a Syrup, and add a little red Sanders, it is better, if two drams of Juyce of Sloes, and in a cholerick Cause a little Rose-water be added to make it sharp.

The Syrup of Nicolas of the Decoction of Fruits, and the like, is good in all Fuxes of the Belly.

Also this distilled Water. Take Yolks of Eggs boyled hard twenty, Nutmeggs parched a little, two ounces, infuse them in red Wine. Let them stand a while, and then distil them according to art: the dose is one or two ounces.

Let his Meat be boyled in steeled water, with Sumach, or other things that bind, and are not unpleasant, as in a Dysentery.

Let his Broath be seasoned with Juyce of Quinces, or the like.

Let his Meat be thick, and not thin.

A Turtle prepared, as in a Dysentery.

And fryed Blood,

Steeled Milk of Cow, or Sheep, as in a Dysentery.

Yolks of hard Eggs, with Vinegar.

Take out the white of an Eg at a little hole, and fill it with Rose-water, stop it well, and boyl it till the water be consumed, and let him eat the Yolk, or drink it in Broath.

Also the Husks of Milium, with a roasted Eg,

Or an Eg and Wax.

Or Cheese boyled in Milk or toasted, which is the Hel∣vetian Medicine, and commended by Dioscorides. Let the Bread be wheat, not new, nor mouldy.

Or made of Starch, Bean flower, and Eggs, with Plan∣tane seed. Or of Barley, and Rice, with Yolks of Eggs, which well dryed, will keep long, and may be taken in Milk like pap,

Other Bread is made of Barley meal, with Juyce of El∣der-berries, dry baked, give one spoonful, with red wine.

Rice boyled with steeled Milk, or Broath, with Gum Traganth, or Arabick.

Also Starch with Almond Milk, as in a Dysentery.

Also Pap of Oat-meal, Milium, and boyled Lentils, with Vinegar, and other Astringents, and with Beets, as Dioscorides.

Medlars, Services, Cornil-berries, wild Pears, green or dry.

Boyl Coleworts, Beets, with the Roots, plantane, En∣dive, Smallage, and with Vinegar, eat them.

Let Meat be seasoned with parched Cloves, and Vi∣negar.

Let him drink Barley-water, or steeled water, with the pouders, in a Dysentery.

The chief Roots are Marsh-mallows, Tormentil, which is good against poyson, Horstayl poudered and drunk in wine; also Leaves of Harefoot, Dock seeds, and of Sor∣rel, plantane, Water-cresses parched with Mastick, and Gum Traganth.

Pouder also of pease, Earth-nuts, Hyacinth, Brank ur∣sine, water-plantane, Tamarisk, Mullein, Rasberries, barks of Tamarisk.

Leaves of Burnet, Strawberries with the Roots, winter∣green, Mousear, golden Rod, Lungwort, perwinkle, Al∣kanet, Lentils, Harts-tongue, Housleek, Dates, Rue, wild Basil, Dill, Anise, Fennel.

Flowers of wild Vine, Mullein, Indian Milium.

Stones of Myrobalans burnt, Nut shells, parched Nut∣meggs, Cloves, Coriander seeds, Huskes of Milium, Dill, and pomegranate stones, Hares Runnet, Dogs dung, and Harts horn.

Bole, Earth of Armenia, Crystal, Pearl, Coral, Gum Arabick, Traganth.

Also troches of Ramich, and Mesue against Fluxes, of

sealed Earth, Amber, burnt Ivory, with Sorrel seeds, gi∣ven as in a Dysentery, or in pills: Also Diacoralium.

A pouder with Rhubarb. Take Rhubarb parched one dram and an half, Bole, Bloodstone, each one dram; burnt Stones of Myrobalans, Amber, each half a dram; make a pouder: or make pills of it, with Gum Traganth, infused in Rose, or Plantane-water: Give a dram.

Add Cordial pouders, if strength fail, as Diamargariton frigid de Gemmis, Trionsantalon, Diarrhodon.

Or thus: Take roasted Chesnuts, or A corns half an ounce, the Rines of yellow and chebs Myrobalans parched two drams, Coriander, and Water-cress seeds steep'd in Vinegar and torri∣fied, each one dram and an half; Myrtle seeds, Sumach, Med∣lars, sour Pomegranates, Bar-berries, Roses, Plantane, and Dock seeds, each one dram and an half; Cummin seeds steep∣ed in Vinegar, Frankincense, or Mastick, each half a dram; red Coral two drams, Bole, Bloodstone, each one dram, burnt Harts horn half a dram, Pearls, or precious Stones one scru∣ple, Acacia, or Juyce of ••loes one dram: make a pouder. Give one dram by it self, or with Sugar, or make an Electu∣ary thereof.

Diacydonites, in a cold cause with the species, in a hot cause without, is given by it self, or with other things, as an Electuary, or pouder, with Sugar of Roses, from one dram and an half, to two drams.

Old Conserve of Roses, Galangal, Comfrey, and o∣ther cordial Conserves, or Marmalade of Quinces, Ci∣trons, Myrobalans candied, are given alone, or with the pouder of troches for that purpose.

Micleta, or the Electuary of Nicolas, is given in a Diar∣rhaea, and other Fluxes, as in a Dysentery, where the way to make it, is declared.

The Electuary also of Mesue, of Myrobalans, Myrtle-berries, Anise, Cummin, and Smallage seeds, with syrup of Quinces.

I think it fit not to let pass unmentioned, the Electuary of smaragds, which is excellent in the Falling-sickness, and in Dysenteries, and Diarrhae's, and to stop all Fluxes, it is thus made.

Take Smaradgs well prepared one dram and an half, Piony seeds husked, and the Extract of the Roots of Piony, each two dram; red Coral prepared three drams, Salt of Coral one dram, Wood-Aloes well poudered, two drams and an half, the Extract of Saffron eight grains, of the best Cinnamon, Sorrel seeds, Citrons, Purslane, Dock seeds, Misleto of the Oak, Cu∣cheneil, or grains of Kermes, each two drams; Pearls prepared four scruples, Salt of the same one dram, Harts horn, Philoso∣phlcally prepared four scruples: mix them prepared exactly with syrup of the Juyce of Citrons, or Quinces three ounces, and let them ferment in the sun, or by the fire, and keep it close stopped for use.

Narcoticks, as in Colicks, so in Diarrhaea's mitigate pain, and stupefie the expulsive Faculty, which stayes the Flux. And they must be used as in a Dysentery, with a∣stringents proper.

Outward Applications do better in a Diarrhaea then a Dysentery. And Clysters do better in a dysentery, by reason of the Ulcer internal; which the stomach is afflict∣ed with cold, things to be mentioned in Lientery, are good: but in a hot Diarrhaea, things to be mentioned in a Dysentery, are good.

The same Oyls are to be used here, as in dysentery. And if the stomach be afflicted, use the things mentioned in a Lientery.

Or anoint the stomach and belly with this. Take Oyl of Myrtles, Quinces, Roses omphacine, each one ounce and an half; Oyl of Mastick one ounce, Wormwood, and Nard Oyl, each half an ounce; Juyce of Plantane, and Shepheards purse each one ounce and an half; Vinegar of Roses one ounce: boyl them till the Juyces are consumed, with Wax, make an Oynt∣ment. And either mix therewith, or sprinkle upon it af∣ter anointing some of the pouders mentioned for a Dysen∣tery. To which you may add Nutmeg two drams, Sanders one dram, Galangal, or Cypress, Coriander seeds, Storax, each half a dram; Dioscorides mixeth Wine Lyes therewith.

Fomentations and Baths are made of tormentil, snake∣weed, five leaved Grass, Calcatrippa, or prickle Herb, Fern, Mullein, Plantane, Horstayl, shepheards purse, Knot∣grass, Bramble leaves, Barberries, sumach, Mastick tree, with Wormwood, and Mints for the stomach, Cypress∣nuts, pomegranate peels, Myrtle berries, Water-cresses, Roses, pomegranate flowers, spunge boyled in red wine, or steeled water, with a little Vinegar, and Allum add∣ed.

You may make a bag of some of the same, or two to be changed, and applied to the belly, after boyling.

Use the Vapors and Fumes for a Dysentery mention∣ed.

Make a Cataplasm of the remainder of the Fomentati∣on, with the Oyls mentioned, Goats suet, Bran, starch, or Bread, with pouders mentioned.

Or of the Juyce of the Herbs mentioned; or of astrin∣gent Fruits, pears, sour Apples, sloes, Quinces, services, Medlars, Cornil-berries, Barberries, with Bran, or Bread, Oyls, and the pouders aforesaid.

The Emplasters and Cataplasms mentioned in a Dysen∣tery, are good in a hot Diarrhaea, and those for a Lientery in a Cold.

Or this: Take of the astringent Fruits mentioned, well dryed, four ounces, Barley meal two ounces, fryed in Vinegar, Roots of Snakeweed half an ounce, Hyrstayl, Wormwood, Mints, Pomegranate peels, Galls, Myrobalans, Cypress-nuts, each two drams, Myrtle berries, Grape stones, Coriander pre∣pared, Cummin, Water-cress seeds torrified after they are steep∣ed in Vinegar, each one dram; Frankincense half an ounce, Mummy, Acacia, Dragons blood, each one dram and an half; Bole, Bloodstone, each one dram; Nutmeg two drams, red Sanders, Cloves, each one dram; Spikenard half a dram, old Cheese, and Glew of Fishes, pouder them, and mix them with red Wine, and Juyce of Herbs proper. And let them be fryed and beaten with Oyl of Mastick, Roses omphacine, each two ounces and an half: make a Cataplasm, or with Wax, and Pitch, Colophony, and Rosin, a Plaister.

The usual Plaisters are of Gallia moschata of Mesue, Mastick, Diaphaenicon, that against Ruptures, Ceratum santalinum, with strong astringents.

Also the Cawle of a Weather, with Oyl of Roses om∣phacine, or others, may be sprinkled with the pouders.

And a Cupping-glass applied to the Navel.

Also wild tansey applied to the Feet.

Let the Fundament be wiped with Mullein leaves.

It is excellent to heat the Feet, either actually or poten∣tially, to stop Fluxes, especially when a diarrhaea comes from cold of the Feet, or other parts. Or when Flegm or water washeth and cooleth the Guts; or when cold is ta∣ken by sitting upon a cold stone, then the part must be warmed.

If another disease be with a diarrhaea, which is not mix∣ed with it, or the cause thereof, then cure it distinctly, and look first to that which is worse. But if it be the cause of a diarrhaea, then take that away first: and then if it yeeld not after the cause is removed, proceed thus.

If a Catarrh or Defluxion meet with a diarrhaea, you must use medicines for both, * 1.6 especially when a salt or sharp water flows from the brain to the stomach, then first look to the defluxion, and after to the di∣arrhaea. As for the defluxion, it is not good to purge with strong medicines, but with particular Evacuations by the Nose and Mouth, and diversions, as washing of the Feet hot, which is good for both, if the decoction be made of Head medicines and astringents. Also by Frictions, and Cupping galasses. Then strengthen the Head with Pouders, Capps, Emplasters, and Fumes: Of which there are divers Forms in defluxions, mentioned in Cephalaea, sleeping Apoplexy, and Palsie.

But for the diarrhaea, you must purge the stomach from flegm, gently, and then strengthen it, and apply astrin∣gents:

as we shewed in a flegmatick Diarrhaea and the Lientery. Making choise of things for the Head: as many astringents are, Nutmegs, Galangal, Cypres.

If a Diarrhaea follows an inter∣mitting Feaver, * 1.7 and Choller be voi∣ded from thence, you must purge as in a chollerick Diarrhaea, and stop the Flux as a disentery alwaies re∣garding the Feaver. And this is to be observed in con∣tinual Feavers when nature dischargeth choller, in which you must not stop except it cause much weakness: If it comes otherwise by weakning, it signifies no good: yet we must stop and strengthen. And the same must be done in Pestilential Feavers, in which if the Flux take nought of the cause away, it is dangerous.

If it come in diseases of the Liver or Spleen, you must observe the same rule. A flux of the belly after a Consump∣tion or Phthysick, Atrophy, Hectick or Dropsie is usually deadly: yet it must be resisted, alwaies having regard to the disease that accompnieth it.

Lientery is a Flux wherein the meat is not changed, * 1.8 but is voided, as eaten. If it come from the fault of things eaten, it is cured more easily. If from the Stomack, it shews much weakness, in regard the meat is no waies concocted, the Cure is harder, and in old men impossible. As also that which is joyned to great diseases.

The method of Cure is in respect of the Cause: If the distemper be cold and moist or simple weakness, or joy∣ned with Water, it is to be cured as the weakness of the stomack: alwaies choosing in this case things that astringe and evacuate Flegm, and change the temper and streng∣then the Stomack.

The Humor is to be voided by Vomits, if it cleave to the stomack: By which means the Flux of the Belly is diverted, with Oxymel simple or of Squils.

Also we purge the same humors with things proper for the stomach, and that strengthen it: as gentle Pills, of Hiera, alephanginae, Assajereth and stomach pills; or stronger, as of Mastick, or Agrick, such also as are mentio∣ned in weakness of the stomack, good to purge and streng∣then the stomack; beginning thus: Take Aloes pre∣pared with juyce of Wormwood half an ounce &c. Or thus Take Aloes the best prepared half an ounce, Rhubarb &c. Or use the Physical Wine mentioned for the Cure of a loose weak flegmatick stomach: that begins thus: Take Rhubarb two drams, yellow Myrobalans &c. and others there that purge and strengthen the stomach.

Clysters are not here necessary, because the stomach is here worst which must be more regarded then the stools: except there be an immoderate dejection, as in other Diarrhaeas: And then things that stop other Fluxes may be used: Choosing those that re∣spect the stomach, oe mixing such with the Decoction, as Cypress roots and Nuts, Wormwood, Sage, Roses, French Lavender, Rosemary and the like.

We strengthen the stomack with divers things menti∣oned in the weakness thereof, choosing those that are most astringent for a loose and moist stomach: as Nut∣megs and Cloves which must be torrefied a little: Or swallowing two or three grains of Mastich.

Old, Red, astringent Wine is good; by it self or after other strengtheners: in a smal quantity. Or that physi∣cal wine that begins thus; Take roots of Masterwort, Ga∣langal. &c.

Or this: Take roots of Tormentil or Snake weed one ounce Citron peels six drams, Nutmegs and Cloves, of each three drams; Coriander seeds two drams, Mastick one dram and an half: beat them for wine

Some commend the wine of the infusion of Tree Moss.

The stomack powders mentioned in weakness of the stomach are good, the usual are Aromaticum Rosatum of Gabriel and Mesue, Rosata Novella, Diagalanga.

And those after meat to be given, as that which begins: Take Cinnamon half an ounce, sweet Cassia two drams, Ga∣langal, &c.

And those made into Lozenges which begin thus: Take of the eighth Pouder, and of Aromaticum Rosatum one dram, &c.

Or this: Take parched Nutmegs two drams, Cloves par∣ched and Coriander seeds prepared, each one dram; Coral two scruples, give it with Wine or with Sugar of Roses or pulp of Quinces: Make an Electuary.

Or add to this pouder, Pomegranat seeds and Sorrel seeds one dram, Dock seeds, Raysons stones, each half a dram; and other stomachical astringents, as Acacia, Box-thorne, and torrefied Myrobalanes.

Other strengtheners and astringents for a loose moist cold stomack, are of Candies as of Acorus, Citron peels, Quinces, Nutmegs, Cloves.

Electuaries, are Diacydonites with the species, of wild Acorus, with the species: Or our Composition which consists of Marmalad of Quinces one ounce and an half, can∣died Citron peelsone ounce, &c. and the two mixtures there mentioned.

Conserve of Rosemary flowers hath been often given with good success: with some drops of spirit of Vitri∣ol.

After flegm is purged, apply outwardly to strengthen and bind the stomach, things mentioned in the weakness thereof, especially astringents which are good both to the stomach and belly. And some things mentioned in Diar∣rhaea, if the loosness be very great.

Oyles mentioned in weakness of the stomach, streng∣then and bind.

And the two Oyntments there mentioned, which begin thus: Take Oyl of Mastick and Spike, each one ounce; &c. Thus, Take Oyl of Myrtles &c.

Also Galens Cerot for the stomach or that which begins thus: Take roots of Birthwort, Galangal, each half an ounce, &c. Or thus, Take Mastick one ounce and an half, Fran∣kincense, &c.

Also Emplaisters, as that of Mastick, which begins thus: Take Mastick two ounces, Frankincense one ounce, Storax &c. Or that Diaphoenicon of Mesue, or of Mon∣tagnanus made of a crust of bread, all there mentio∣ned.

Also the Cataplasm there of Juyces, which begins thus. Take Mastick half an ounce, Frankincense, Labdanum, &c. with the Pulp of Quinces apply it.

Or this: Take Pulpe of Quinces, or Pears (as in the ca∣taplasm for the dysentery) three ounces, Rie-bread Crumbs eight ounces: boyl them in strong Wine, and towards the conclusion, add Pouder of Citron peels two ounces, Pomegra∣nate peels one ounce, Nutmeg half an ounce, Roots of Galangal, or Cypress two drams, Cloves one dram, Spike half a dram, Wormwood dryed, Mints, each two drams, Labdanum three drams, Mastick half an ounce, beat them well together, and with Oyl of Myrtles, Roses omphacine, each one ounce and an half; Oyl of Spike one ounce: make a Cataplasm.

Also Fomentations, as that for a weak stomach, which begin thus: Take Galangal, Masterwort roots, &c. Or that for a flagging loose stomach, which begins thus. Take Citron peels half an ounce, Pomegranate peels two drams, &c.

Also that astringent bag, which begins thus. Take Mastick half an ounce, Frankincense two drams, &c.

Cupping-glasses to the stomach, (as we shewed in Vo∣miting) keep the meat longer in the stomach.

Some use a Dropax or stinking Plaister, and Sinapisms, or those of mustard.

If a Lientery come from other cau∣ses as from choler, * 1.9 or a sharp Humor which forceth the stomach to send out the Nourishment; then the first care must be to evacuate that, and allay its

sharpness; and to stop the Flux and Vomiting, as in a Dysente∣ry, and the Disease of Choler.

If a Lientery come from meats eaten, let those be after∣wards forborn, and a good diet be kept, as in the weak∣ness of the stomach. Let not the Food be moist, but thick and clammy, that will stay, and also will easily con∣coct: as lean and moist flesh, green Cheese, Rice, Papps, not made of milk. Applying the mean while outward a∣stringents, and a Cupping-glass.

If a Lientery proceed from an Ulcer of the Stomach, * 1.10 that must first be regar∣ded: as we shewed in the Pain of the Heart, from the Ulcer of the Stomach, and the Flux as in a Diarrhaea.

If it come from a scar, it is scarce curable, because it cannot be taken away, except it depart of it self.

A Liver-flux, if it follow a Dysentery, and the strength be spent, * 1.11 and the Liver naught, is deadly. There is another which weakneth, by reason of the great Evacuation of water; as we shewed in Diabetes and drop∣sie. And the Liver hath then a preternatural Heat, and is weak: For the Cure of which, the temper must be alte∣red, and the Liver strengthned, and the Flux stopped, as in a Dysentery. Therefore it is good to take heed of too great openers that are hot, and of opening the Veins, ex∣cept with temperate things that carry the whey to the U∣reters: Thus,

Opening of a Vein is not needful, for the bleeding is so little in this Disease, that it requires not so large an Eva∣cuation, which will weaken.

Rhubarb is called the Soul of the Liver, and is good here as in a Dysentery, where there is any thing to be pur∣ged. The pouder is given to two drams, with half a scru∣ple of Spike, or half a dram of Cinnamon, with Myrobalans, or others mentioned in a Dysentery. Or make pills of Rhubarb and Mastick, as in the Diarrhaea: Take heed here of Aloes, for it opens the mouths of the Veins.

Clysters are not good but of milk, if there be pain or other accident, use a cleanser, or a healer, or an astringent Clyster, as in a Dysentery.

Or use these Potions to stop the Flux, and to correct the distemper of the Liver.

Take Syrup of Quinces, and of dryed Roses, of Myrtles, each one ounce; of Succory alone, or with Rhubarb, and of Endive, each half an ounce: mix them.

Or make a Julep thereof, with water of plantane, of Oak leaves, Endive, Liverwort.

Also Syrup of Liverwort, boyled with Sugar, is good.

A proper Decoction. Take Asparagus roots, Sorrel, Plantane, Fennel, each one ounce; Liverwort one handful, Endive, Agrimony, each one handful and an half; Raisons, with the Stones, three ounces: boyl them in Broath or Water. It is better with half a dram of the Pouder of a Wolfes Liver, given at every draught.

We allow Milk somtimes, because it stops the mouths of the Vessels, especially to them that have used it, and love it. It must have Steel quenched therein, and Sheeps milk is best, if the Whey be taken out by the quenching.

Also Almond milk, and Rice milk, and Barley cream, are good.

Raisons, and Currance are good for the Liver, especi∣ally if unstoned or bruised.

You may make a thick Juyce of Raisons by boyling them in red wine, and straining them, and then boyling them again to a Rob or Quiddeny. This may be given alone, or with pouders.

Pouders are given alone, with Wine, Broath, Milk, or with Rob of Raisons, Quinces, or with Syrups, like E∣lectuaries, or with Sugar of Roses, or Conserves, as of Succory, &c.

The first pouder. Take Coriander, and Dock seeds, each one dram; Endive, Purslane seeds, each half a dram; of red Roses one scruple, Sanders half a dram, red Coral two scruples.

The second: Take Sorrel seeds one dram, Seeds of Hat∣chet Herb, or Dodder, or Water-cresses, each half a dram; burnt Ivory two scruples, the inward Skins of Hens Gizards one scruple.

You may add to these one dram of the Pouder of Wol∣fes Liver, or to strengthen, Diamargariton frigidum.

The third Pouder: Take Rhubarb, Wolfes Liver prepa∣red, each one dram; Barke of Frankincense-tree half a dram, Cinnamon one scruple, Spike half a scruple.

The usual Pouder for the Liver and the Flux thereof, is Dlatrionsantalon, by reason of the Sanders, and the Rhu∣barb, which is somtimes doubled in quantity. And by reason of the Gumms, it stops the Veins, and of coolers, it allayes the Heat. It may be given in Lozenges or Pou∣der. Diarrhodon Abbatis doth the same, being of the same Ingredients, and more. When the Heat is not great and the Stomach weak, you may use Aromaticum Rosa∣tum.

Narcoticks are rather given against watching then pain, because the Flux is most at night. Among which Philonium Perficum is good to astringe.

Outwardly use things mentioned for the Dysentery to the Belly, because the Veins must be stopped, and the Flux stopped, alwayes adding things proper for the Liver, which lyeth under the right side of the Ribbs, and the Oyntment useth to reach to it. You may use the Oynt∣ments, Pouders, Cataplasms, and Plaisters there mentio∣ned, adding for the Liver Wormwood, Agrimony, San∣ders, Spike, Schaenanth, Asarum roots, burnt Ivory, Sto∣rax, &c.

You must apply to the Liver if it be hot, things that temper and strengthen, as in the beginning of an Inflam∣mation, as that of Oyl of Roses, Myrtles, with Juyce of Endive, or Succory. Also the Unguent of Roses, and Cerot of Sanders, with Wolfes Grease, which is highly commended outwardly and inwardly. And the Epithem there mentioned, which repelleth, which is of Rose-water &c with burnt Ivory.

You may apply some Coolers mentioned for the Liver to the Reins, which suffer and consent therewith.

Also to bath the Feet, and use externals mentioned in the Dysentery, it is good.

Coeliack passion, * 1.12 or the Flux of the Belly, when the Chyle is voided pure, is an usual Disease in Children, and not dangerous, except joyned with other Diseases, or a Diar∣rhaea. In this case when it comes from the Obstruction of the Meseraicks, with weakness of the Liver, and the Veins adjoyning, which cannot suck: You must first o∣pen Obstructions, with things proper for the Liver, that disturb not the Belly; abstaining from astringents, be∣cause the Flux is not immoderate: Nor must they be used except after Obstruction is opened, there follow another Diarrhaea or Flux. The remedies are these following, be∣sides those mentioned in Obstruction of the Liver.

These gentle Pills are good to take away Flegm, Slime, and Filth, which stops the Veins. Take Rhubarb one dram and an half, Agarick one dram, Cinnamon half a dram, Spike, Schaenanth, each one scruple: make a Pouder. Or with Water, Juyce, or Syrup of Endive, or white Wine, Pills, let two scruples be the dose.

Or, Take that pouder, and sprinkle it with white Wine for a night, and with Fennel, Smallage, and Succory-water strain it, and add Syrup of Roses laxative of Endive, Maiden-hair, each half an ounce: make a Potion for once.

Then give these following, the Lozenges of Diarrho∣don, Diatrionsantalon: Or if you will open more, of Diacurcuma, all which have Rhubarb.

Or give this Electuary. Take Conserve of the Flowers and Candyed, Roots of Succory, each one ounce; of Maiden-hair six drams, Conserve of Smallage, or Fennel, one ounce and an half, Conserve of Eryngus roots half an ounce, Pouder of Diarrhodon, or Trionsantalon one dram, Diacurcuma half a dram, with Syrup Bizantine, make an Electuary.

Corcus Martis made with Juyce of Citrons, or distilled Vinegar, is good to be put into Electuaries.

Let distilled Waters be drunk presently after the taking of Lozenges or Electuaries, of Fennel, Smallage, Succory, Endive, with the third part of white Wine.

The Syrup Bizantine, of the five Roots, or of two roots, of Succory, Endive, or Maiden-hair, may be given alone, or with distilled Waters.

Or this Decoction. Take Roots of Succory, Fennel, Smallage, each one ounce; Eryngus, wild Parsnips, each half an ounce; steep them in white Wine, of Maiden-hair, Sow∣thistle, Endive, each one handful; red Pease one pugil, Cori∣ander, and Smallage seeds, each one dram; boyl them, and add to the straining Sugar, and one dram of Cinnamon, San∣ders, and Schaenanth, each one scruple. Let it be for three draughts.

A Wine of the Infusion of those Roots is better, ad∣ding Monks Rhubarb, Madder, each one ounce; Cypress∣roots half an ounce, Wormwood, and Agrimony, each two drams.

The Belly must be anointed, not with astringents, but things that open Obstructions, which will pierce to the Mesentery, and the Veins of the Omentum. Therefore, Make this Oyntment. Take Oyl of bitter Almonds one ounce and an half, Spike, Chamomil, or of Melilot, each one ounce; Juyce of Smallage, or Fennel, and white Wine, each one ounce and an half; Let them be boyled or mixed for a Liniment, used with the hand first dipped in Aqua vitae.

Or, Take the aforesaid Liniment, and with Asarum roots, and Gentian, each one dram; Spike, and Schaenanth, each half a dram, Smallage seed one scruple, and Wax make an Oyntment.

Apply things mentioned in the Weakness of the Liver, to the region thereof.

A Cupping-galss applied there, is thought to draw the Chyle thither.

If a Diarrhaea follow, then you may use gentle astrin∣gents inward and outward, as in a Lientery, but not o∣therwise.

If it come from the Dysentery, or co∣ick, * 1.13 the Cure is there mentioned: or from the Liver or Spleen.

If this Voiding of Matter be of long continuance, and come from an Imposthume of the Me∣sentery turned to an Ulcer, the Patient is of ill Habit of Body, and discoloured. And the Cure is difficult, be∣cause the Ulcer is without the Guts: and the Matter may easily fall into the cavity of the Belly. But the same things must be used as in a Dysentery and Tenesmus, with Matter.

It is cured as a Lientery, if it come from eating of fat Meats that are not concocted: * 1.14 Or as a Diarrhaea, when fat is mixed with other Excrements.

The Excrements are voided otherwise then by the Fundament. * 1.15 And if by vo∣miting, it is dangerous, and few escape: As was shewed in the Iliack Passion and the Rupture. And then you must look to the cause of the Disease, as was shew∣ed; and wash the Mouth with wine-vinegar, and sweet things, by reason of the abhominable stink, and streng∣the Stomach, but you must not stop, least the filth be re∣tained.

If Dung come forth with Urin, you must regard wholly the Ulcer fistulated, * 1.16 which passeth through the strait Gut to the Neck of the Bladder: As was shewed in Pissing of Matter.

You must cure the hollow Ulcer in the neck of the womb, * 1.17 which pierceth the strait Gut: As we shew∣ed in the Ulcer of the womb.

If Dung or Chyle passeth through a wound of the Belly that hath pierced the Guts, * 1.18 the wound must be cu∣red. And if it be deadly, as usually it is when great, or if the Excrements fall with Blood into the hollow of the Belly, then it ends with death. But if the wound be turned into a fistulated Ul∣cer, then the Excretion is permanent and incurable. But if this wound not only in the skin and flesh, but in the Guts, grow together by a Callus, as we have seen, or by the flesh that grows near to it: As we shewed in Wounds of the Bladder. This filthy Excretion may be cured, and the Patient may live.

And in these desparate wounds, if they be large, so that you may see the Guts that are wounded, or if you enlarge them, you may put in a silver Pipe or rather of Lead, and bind the Gut strongly thereupon, which hath saved many from their Graves.

Notes

• * 1.1

  The cure of a Dysentery.
• * 1.2

  The Cure of the bloody Flux without ulcera∣tion.
• * 1.3

  The Cure of clot∣ted blood voided by stool.
• * 1.4

  The Cure of Te∣nesmus.
• * 1.5

  The Cure of Diarrhaea.
• * 1.6

  The Cure of a Diarhaea, meeting with a Defluxion.
• * 1.7

  The Cure of Diar∣rhaea coming after other Diseases.
• * 1.8

  The Cure of a Lientery.
• * 1.9

  The Cure of a Li∣entery from a sharp Humor, or Choler, or meat eaten.
• * 1.10

  The Cure of a Lientery from an ulcer or scar.
• * 1.11

  The Cure of the Liver-flux.
• * 1.12

  The Cure of the Coeliack passion.
• * 1.13

  The Cure of mattery Stools.
• * 1.14

  The Cure of fat and oyly stools.
• * 1.15

  The Cure of the Voiding of Ex∣crements at the mouth.
• * 1.16

  The Cure of the excrements voi∣ded by Ʋrin.
• * 1.17

  The Cure of Excre∣crements of the belly voided as the womb.
• * 1.18

  The Cure of Ex∣crements voided by wounds and and Fistula's.