THat Excretion of Blood which is according to Na∣ture in Womens Courses, and at the Nose, or Hae∣morrhoids turneth preternatural, if it flow by places not ordained for the same; or if the blood offend in quantity or quality: as we shall shew. But if blood be spet out, vomited, pissed, or void by stool, with other Humors mixed, the Cure shall be mentioned in those Excretions.
If blood come forth at the Eyes though little, which is very seldom, it is preterna∣tural.
Or if the Ears send forth blood or mat∣ter with blood. I saw one that used to bleed at the Nose, who had a great beating pain of his Head with redness of Face, and bled both at Nose and Ears very plentifully.
The Nose often bleeds, and it is called the Haemorrhagia. And because it is usu∣al and Natural with some; it is not coun∣ted preternatural, till it is immoderate, and the Patient faint or die, as it hapneth to some both sound and sick. And in some Disease of the Nose, blood flows forth with snot.
Pure Blood seldom flows from a Mans Yard without Pissing, and then it is preter∣natural•• and painful. Somtimes Blood in∣stead of Seed is voided in Copulation: which as I shewed, is rather imperfect seed.
In Women there is a preternatural Flux of blood from the passage of the urin, with∣out pissing with great pain, when the stone is taken out of the Bladder.
The Natural Flux of the Terms is preter∣natural, if it be not at the night time, or be longer, or in great quantity; or after they have been long stopped; or when women have been thought with Child, by reason of the greatness of their bellies, through that stoppage, and then have them suddenly, and in great quantity with great weakness and hazard of life. But that Flux is preternatural and different from the Flux of the Terms, if when the Terms are past, and the Woman is old, it come without order, sometimes more, somtimes less, remaining long, which we call not the Courses, but an Haemorhagy of the womb.
Faintness, Palness and evil Habit followeth these preternatural Purgations of blood from the womb, either pure or mixed. And after a long stop∣page, if there come suddenlya great Flux, it weakneth and somtimes kills. I observed in three Women which were past their Courses, this Haemorrhagy or Bleeding of the womb, in one it lasted above two years, in the other a long time, and in one of them with such great pain of the womb, almost continuing a whol year, not yeelding to any Medicines, it continued till death.
Somtimes the Flux after Child-birth is so great that the woman is much weakned thereby. And this is not only after a Natural birth, but after Abortion with great Danger.
There is another Flux of Blood from the womb at the first Co∣pulation of the woman, when she looseth her Virginity, such as when she hath her Terms, and this because it is counted the sign of Virginity, and therefore ought to follow, is not counted preternatural or hurtful.
Also this bleeding in Copulation, is afterward and with great pain.
There is another Flux at the Fun∣dament, besides that of a Dysentery, Needing, or Liver-flux, which is com∣mon in both sexes, called Haemor∣roids, as any other flux of blood may be called. Which al∣beit it is usual and profitable to some Tempers and Consti∣tutions, especially of Men, and somtimes of Women, when old especially, comming not in order like the Courses, but once, twice, or thrice in a year: yet is it preternatural, when it is immoderate, and flows too long, or returns too often, and causeth Faintness, Weakness, Paleness, evil Habit and Dropsie, as we shewed in other Fluxes of blood.
In this Flux, the Blood is separated from the other Ex∣crements being almost pure, and not so black as blood that flows from other parts. And if it be discoloured or im∣pure, it will be rather very red or yellow, then otherwise.
When this Flux comes in a Disease, and doth not good, as when it comes in order, curing the Disease, but hurt by its violence, making the Body weak, it is preternatural.
Also that which comes not Naturally, but by a violent Cause, as shall be shewed, and therefore is unprofitable, especially when painful, and hurt followeth, is preter∣natural
Besides this Flux of the Haemor∣rhoids, there are other preternatural from the Fundament. As that which is of little blood appearing, comming from a violent Cause, with Itching and Pain.
Hither may be referred that bleeding in women, when the Terms come not only from the womb, but Fundament. This is seldom, but somtimes it hath ulcerated the Parts.
It can scarce be without a Miarcle as in our Savior, that Blood should sweat through the Pores of the skin. But we saw once in a Child that had a Dropsie most of his Pores bloody, as if his Body had been sprinkled with blood, and yet the blood did not flow or foul the Linnen.
Blood usually flows from the body, not naturally by its orifices and wounds great or small, either made for bleeding by Art or by Chance: as we shall shew here, and as was declared in Wounds, and the like Divisi∣ons of the Skin and Diseases.
Blood flows but little from the skin, when that is only divided without other hurt.
When a Vein is opened, it leaps out abundantly, and this will weaken the strength, if immoderate: As also when there is no need, and when it is done rashly, and from an evil Custom, by which means many have grown weak and old before their time.
In the opening of an Artery, the Blood being hot, leaps by starts, and if it continue, it brings weakness and worse accidents. As it hapned in the opening of an Aneurism, there was a total loss of blood and strength which causeth Death.
We have feen in the Feet a Vein open of it self, as in Phlebotomy, and it hath flowed in great quantity into the Shoes be for Notice hath been taken thereof. And we have seen the same in the crooked Veins of the Thighs. And some say that it hath been so in the Face, Arms, Breast and under the Ribbs; from whence, if it should come at night, and not be discovered, it would be as dangerous, as bleeding over much from opening of a Vein by Art. This is rare in Men, but usual in Horses, when they are very hot, but it doth no harm.
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