Mikrokosmographa. A description of the little-world, or, body of man, exactly delineating all the parts according to the best anatomists. With the severall diseases thereof. Also their particular and most approved cures. / by R.T. doctor of physick.

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Mikrokosmographa. A description of the little-world, or, body of man, exactly delineating all the parts according to the best anatomists. With the severall diseases thereof. Also their particular and most approved cures. / by R.T. doctor of physick.
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Turner, Robert, fl. 1654-1665.
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London,:: Printed for Edward Archer ...,
1654.
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Human anatomy -- Early works to 1800.
Body, Human -- Early works to 1800.
Diseases -- Early works to 1800.
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Of Bathes

BAthes are naturall and Artificiall, the naturall Baths of England are those of the City of Bath in Somersetshire, in the West Countrey: The chiefest matter, strength, and vertue of these Baths is Brimstone, and the chiefe ruler in them; these Boths of brimstone do soften the sinnews, and do heat; they are therefore good for the Palsey, for all such place, or joynts that are pulled in too

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much, or extended too far forth, they asswage the desire of often going to the stoole, and doing little or nothing; they scowre and cleanse the skin, are good for the white Morphew and black, for Leprosie, and for all scabs, and scurfs, for old sores, for the falling of humors into the joynts, for shaking or trembling of any member, they aswage ache, or the swelling of any member, they are good for the gout, in the hands or feet, for the sciatica, they aswage all pains of the liver and milt, and asswage the hardnesse thereof, they scowre away freckles, and cure all kind of itches: There∣fore whosoever is afflicted with any of these disea∣ses, may (by Gods help) be perfectly cured; but it is necessary they observe these Rules follow∣ing.

The Counsell of the learned Physitians is, that they should not at any time goe into any Bath to seek remedy for any sicknesse, unlesse it be such that almost the Physitians dispaire of the healing of it, then let no man enter into any Bath, unlesse his body be first very well purged, cleansed, and prepared, for he that entreth into the Bath with his body unpurged, may perhaps never returne home againe, or if he doe, he most commonly car∣ryeth away worse diseases then he brought to the Bath with him. Neither may you enter into the Bath the same day that ye come thither, but rest and ease your body a day or two.

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For the time of the yeare for Bathing, the most fit and proper seasons, are the moneth of May and September, but the spring is the best, and likewise for to take any manner of physicke, the best time of the morning, after the Sun be an houre high at least; and before any patient goe into the Bath, if his disease will suffer him, let him walke an houre or at the least halfe an houre, before he enter into the Bath.

But you must at no time enter into the Bath, except you have beene at stoole either by nature or art; ye may take a suppository or glister, and in great necessity pills, but he that is so purged must not enter into the Bath, for the space of fourteene houres afterwards.

If any be counselled to goe into the Bath twice on a day, he must not enter into it, till six or seven houres after dinner, and tarry not, so long in the Bath in the afternoone as you did in the mornings the common time of tarrying in the Bath, is most commonly allowed to be an hower or more or lesse, wherein respect must be had to the strength and nature of the Bath, as also to the complexion, disease and strength of the patient.

Let no man continew so long in the Bath untill he faint, but let him come out before that, if he suspect any such weaknesse.

Ye must alwayes goe into the Bath, with an empty stomach, and as long as you are in it, and

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as long as you continew in it you must neither eat nor drinke unless great necessity require it, so that you soone in the Bath, or be in danger of sooning: as saith Gallen, fourteen de methodo medendi, that no man should eate nor drinke untill he hath flept after Bathing.

When you come out of the Bath, cover your selfe well that you take no cold, and dry off the water from your body, with warme cloths, and go presently into a warme bed and sweat there if you can: wipe off the sweate diligently, and after∣wards sleepe, but ye must not drinke any thing untill dinner time, unless ye be very faint.

And after that ye have sweat, and slept, and be sufficiently delivered, and cleared from the heat, that you had in the Bath, and afterwards in the bed, then may you walke a little before you go to dinner, for by measurable and moderate walking, the vapors and windeness that is contracted in the Bath is driven away.

If the patient cannot walke, then let his body be gently rubbed, if his disease can suffer it, after this ye may goe to dinner, wherein you may use moderation in your diet, alwayes arising from the table with an appetite; beware especially that you drinke not any cold drinke, and abstaine from all things that are cold, when ye first begin to eate, or drink, but let your meat and drink be temperately warm, least when your body is inwardly hot with

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Bathing and sweating, the cold strike suddenly into some principall member, and hurt it.

They that are of a hot complexion and open bo∣dy, ought not to tarry so long in the Bathe as they that are of a colder and faster complexion.

It is most requisite for such patients as have any disease in the head, as Catharr or Rheume, Palsies, or such like diseases, that the water be powred strongly upon the mould of the head, and upon the nape of the necke.

The clay or grounds of the Bathe is good for the dropsy, and likewise for shrunken, swelled, and hard places; which cannot be wel healed with o∣ther medicines: the manner of using it is, to lay the grounds upon the place and hold the same a∣gainst the fire, untill it be somewhat harde, and then to wash it away with the water of the Bath: likewise, those that cannot tarry long at the Bath, may carry some of the water, and grounds home with them, and use it there in the like manner.

If you be rid of your disease, by the Bathing, give God the Glory, goe thy way, sin no more, least a worse thing come unto thee: but if you bee not healed the first time, patiently waite upon God by prayer, and holy life, untill the next opportunity of using the meanes, and then if it conduce to Gods glory, and thy good, thou shalt assuredly bee healed, by the Grace of God, of whom commeth all health of soule and body.

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But some, and two many, if the medicine or di∣rection of the physition doe not forthwith answer their expectation, will most impatient, and wick∣edly, exclaime against and abuse the Physitian, and the medicine both, as if they were to appoint God a time when they shall be healed, and limit the holy one of Israell, but nolens voleus, they must stay the Lords leisure; and let such as have beene at the Bath, observe the same diet they did when they were there, for the space of a moneth, at least, abstayning from Carnall use of women, and if God please they shall have their desire; for, Is so∣lus est qui dat salutem &c. To him give the praise, to whom be ascribed, all Praise and Glory, for evermore, in seculae seculorum. Amen.

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