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my_o own_o and_o other_o physician_n experience_n plain_o make_v appear_v the_o late_a practice_n of_o the_o physician_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n 1628._o where_o this_o remedy_n be_v use_v both_o in_o this_o disease_n before_o eruption_n and_o in_o many_o young_a people_n for_o prevention_n i_o think_v have_v rectify_v the_o err_a judgement_n of_o many_o people_n this_o last_o year_n 1630._o a_o lady_n then_o live_v in_o this_o i_o own_o have_v a_o chambermaid_n history_n who_o fall_v sick_a within_z three_z or_o four_o day_n after_o i_o be_v send_v for_o to_o she_o but_o perceive_v some_o beginning_n of_o either_o pox_n or_o measell_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n abstain_v from_o phlebotomy_n at_o first_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o fever_n by_o i_o intend_v but_o inconclusion_n the_o disease_n get_v the_o upper_a hand_n the_o fever_n increase_v the_o maid_n die_v the_o same_o day_n a_o little_a after_o have_v hire_v another_o chambermaid_n within_o a_o little_a space_n she_o also_o 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purge_v and_o able_a to_o endure_v purgation_n whether_o woman_n with_o child_n may_v safe_o be_v purge_v that_o evacuation_n by_o purge_v medicine_n be_v to_o be_v use_v in_o cacochymicall_a body_n abound_v in_o bad_a humour_n have_v be_v say_v already_o comment_n but_o whether_o body_n live_v in_o health_n may_v be_v purge_v or_o no_o may_v not_o without_o cause_n be_v question_v for_o purgation_n not_o find_v bad_a humour_n in_o the_o body_n trouble_v the_o good_a make_v a_o colliquation_n of_o good_a flesh_n and_o withal_o induce_v divers_a evil_a accident_n i_o answer_v this_o hold_v true_a of_o such_o strong_a purgation_n as_o be_v use_v in_o the_o time_n of_o hypocrates_n and_o galen_n but_o in_o our_o mild_a and_o gentle_a purge_a medicine_n there_o be_v no_o such_o cause_n of_o fear_n they_o be_v rather_o in_o stead_n of_o a_o preparation_n than_o of_o any_o strong_a purgation_n for_o the_o which_o cause_n be_v myself_o administer_v they_o may_v safe_o be_v use_v of_o
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we_o be_v to_o purge_v cacochymicall_a body_n with_o strong_a purgation_n when_o as_o they_o will_v not_o yield_v to_o gentle_a remedy_n body_n before_o we_o proceed_v we_o be_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o a_o threefold_a constitution_n of_o the_o body_n one_o injoin_v perfect_a health_n which_o we_o common_o call_v a_o sound_n and_o healthful_a constituion_n another_o we_o call_v a_o neuter_n or_o neutral_a constitution_n decline_v from_o the_o former_a perfection_n of_o health_n valetudinarium_fw-la and_o yet_o not_o fall_v into_o any_o sickness_n which_o may_v be_v take_v notice_n of_o and_o such_o we_o common_o call_v crazy_a or_o valetudinarie_a body_n and_o partake_v of_o both_o the_o extreme_n and_o so_o be_v apt_a ready_a and_o incline_v to_o fall_v and_o yet_o not_o fall_v into_o sickness_n the_o three_o be_v such_o a_o body_n as_o be_v now_o already_o fall_v sick_a now_o as_o the_o first_o may_v safe_o be_v purge_v for_o prevention_n so_o this_o second_o sort_n have_v yet_o great_a need_n as_o live_v still_o in_o fear_n of_o some_o infirmity_n the_o sick_a especial_o be_v not_o to_o be_v abbridge_v of_o this_o benefit_n but_o with_o these_o limitation_n first_o of_o the_o strength_n constitution_n and_o other_o circumstance_n do_v not_o inhibit_v we_o may_v safe_o use_v it_o again_o if_o nature_n of_o itself_o suffice_v not_o and_o by_o other_o gentle_a mean_n it_o may_v be_v effect_v and_o where_o nature_n lead_v we_o not_o the_o way_n as_o likewise_o if_o the_o humour_n be_v unfit_a for_o purgation_n we_o be_v not_o to_o attempt_v it_o in_o every_o purgation_n then_o the_o first_o indication_n be_v desume_v from_o the_o morbisicke_n cause_n or_o humour_n peccant_a purge_v which_o do_v indicate_v purgation_n to_o the_o which_o we_o be_v to_o join_v also_o the_o disease_n itself_o and_o the_o most_o urge_v accident_n of_o the_o same_o the_o second_o indication_n be_v desume_v from_o the_o stomach_n of_o the_o patient_a the_o three_o be_v desume_v from_o the_o condition_n and_o nature_n of_o the_o part_n affect_v as_o likewise_o the_o ambient_fw-la air_n and_o region_n which_o we_o will_v refer_v to_o the_o time_n as_o for_o the_o first_o then_o in_o the_o sick_a we_o be_v to_o consider_v the_o quality_n of_o the_o disease_n whether_o acute_a or_o chronicall_a whether_o sole_a propriety_n and_o of_o itself_o alone_o or_o join_v with_o some_o other_o as_o with_o a_o sever_n etc._n etc._n again_o wear_v to_o consider_v of_o what_o manner_n of_o matter_n whether_o calm_a or_o quiet_a or_o furious_a and_o rage_a and_o whether_o crude_a or_o concoct_v the_o physician_n be_v again_o to_o consider_v how_o long_o the_o patient_n have_v be_v sick_a and_o final_o his_o individual_a propriety_n call_v idiosyncrasia_fw-la and_o whether_o former_o accustom_v to_o strong_a evacuation_n or_o otherwise_o it_o come_v also_o sometime_o so_o to_o pass_v that_o the_o sick_a be_v unfit_a for_o any_o physic_n at_o all_o wherefore_o it_o be_v good_a physic_n 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the_o body_n custom_n and_o urge_v accident_n first_o then_o for_o age_n age_n the_o middle_a age_n be_v apt_a to_o endure_v purgation_n old_a age_n and_o infancy_n of_o all_o other_o by_o reason_n of_o weakness_n most_o unfit_a and_o therefore_o unless_o in_o time_n of_o great_a need_n to_o they_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v administer_v and_o yet_o old_a age_n be_v far_o able_a to_o endure_v they_o than_o infant_n beside_o child_n have_v a_o certain_a natural_a evacuation_n through_o the_o pore_n of_o the_o skin_n by_o which_o mean_n purge_v without_o any_o other_o evacuation_n they_o often_o breathe_v out_o abundance_n of_o bad_a humour_n and_o yet_o if_o there_o be_v need_n and_o nature_n be_v want_v we_o be_v not_o to_o deny_v even_o a_o suck_a child_n such_o a_o evacuation_n yet_o with_o the_o counsel_n of_o hypocrates_n we_o be_v then_o to_o exhibit_v some_o gentle_a purgation_n to_o the_o nurse_n which_o communicate_v a_o purge_a faculty_n to_o her_o milk_n to_o child_n of_o 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