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will_v bestow_v more_o labour_n about_o the_o curatory_n than_o pathological_a part_n the_o chief_a disease_n by_o which_o the_o liver_n and_o the_o appendix_n thereof_o liver_n disease_n of_o the_o liver_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v encumber_v be_v the_o jaundice_n and_o a_o tumour_n and_o under_o this_o latter_a many_o other_o affect_v viz._n obstruction_n inflammation_n induration_n and_o schirrus_n be_v number_v to_o all_o which_o be_v vulgar_o appoint_v remedy_n common_o call_v hepaticks_n and_o which_o make_v up_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o dispensatory_a the_o jaundice_n be_v either_o a_o disease_n by_o itself_o primary_o begin_v which_o be_v here_o proper_o treat_v of_o or_o it_o be_v a_o effect_n or_o product_v of_o another_o disease_n as_o when_o it_o arise_v upon_o a_o intermit_a fever_n which_o oftentimes_o it_o put_v a_o end_n to_o of_o which_o also_o we_o will_v present_o treat_v by_o the_o by_o a_o icterical_a distemper_n
of_o itself_o it_o be_v too_o powerful_a to_o be_v apply_v all_o over_o the_o body_n but_o only_o to_o the_o joint_n of_o the_o arm_n and_o thigh_n or_o wear_v about_o the_o loin_n make_v up_o in_o a_o girdle_n for_o so_o it_o seldom_o fail_v in_o cure_v the_o itch._n dangerous_a but_o dangerous_a notwithstanding_o there_o be_v danger_n lest_o this_o practice_n as_o it_o often_o happen_v produce_v evil_a and_o pernicious_a symptom_n for_o from_o the_o mercurial_a ointment_n frequent_o a_o salivation_n also_o sometime_o dimness_n of_o the_o eye_n or_o drowsy_a or_o convulsive_a affection_n do_v proceed_v also_o sometime_o the_o poison_n of_o the_o medicine_n within_o the_o praecordia_fw-la or_o bowel_n produce_v the_o dreadful_a affection_n of_o short_a breathe_n swoon_a or_o bloody_a flux_n the_o vulgar_a form_n of_o a_o mercurial_a ointment_n and_o chief_o in_o use_n for_o the_o itch_n be_v this_o it_o the_o form_n of_o it_o take_v of_o quicksilver_n reduce_v into_o small_a particle_n with_o a_o acid_n or_o as_o they_o say_v kill_v a_o ounce_n and_o a_o half_a fresh_a hog_n lard_v six_o ounce_n incorporate_v they_o well_o stir_v they_o long_o in_o a_o stone_n or_o glass_n mortar_n neither_o only_a under_o the_o form_n of_o a_o ointment_n itch._n a_o mercurial_a water_n for_o the_o itch._n but_o also_o after_o many_o other_o way_n the_o aforesaid_a medicine_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v often_o use_v for_o the_o fume_n of_o cinabar_fw-la which_o be_v prepare_v of_o mercury_n with_o sulphur_n cast_v upon_o coal_n and_o take_v in_o at_o the_o mouth_n or_o strike_v the_o superficies_n of_o the_o body_n cure_v the_o psora_n the_o mercurial_a cosmetick_n before_o describe_v be_v weak_a by_o two_o degree_n if_o it_o be_v apply_v upon_o the_o skin_n chief_o on_o the_o ulcerate_v place_n it_o kill_v the_o scab_n notwithstanding_o the_o use_n of_o these_o be_v not_o always_o so_o secure_a as_o to_o be_v administer_v every_o where_o to_o all_o person_n bath_n be_v prepare_v of_o sulphur_n and_o vegetable_n either_o apart_o or_o together_o bath_n bath_n be_v boil_a in_o water_n which_o heal_v this_o disease_n not_o as_o a_o common_a bath_n by_o only_o wash_v off_o the_o filthiness_n of_o the_o skin_n but_o also_o by_o destroy_v the_o ferment_n thereof_o moreover_o beside_o these_o there_o be_v another_o more_o easy_a and_o neat_a manner_n of_o heal_v the_o itch_n viz._n let_v a_o shirt_n boil_a with_o powder_n of_o brimstone_n in_o spring-water_n shirt_n a_o sulphurous_a shirt_n and_o dry_v by_o the_o sun_n or_o fire_n be_v wear_v next_o the_o body_n for_o four_o or_o five_o day_n for_o so_o that_o disease_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v cure_v without_o bathe_v or_o nastiness_n of_o anoint_v or_o evil_a smell_n it_o the_o aetiologie_n of_o these_o be_v inquire_v into_o psora_n why_o sulphur_n be_v the_o antidote_n of_o the_o psora_n and_o first_o why_o brimstone_n be_v such_o a_o specific_a antidote_n against_o the_o itch_n that_o poor_a and_o ordinary_a man_n who_o have_v not_o wherewithal_o to_o use_v any_o other_o medicine_n do_v take_v against_o this_o distemper_n inward_o only_a powder_n of_o brimstone_n with_o milk_n and_o administer_v it_o outward_o with_o butter_n i_o have_v already_o in_o part_n give_v a_o account_n where_o we_o have_v unfold_v the_o balsamic_a virtue_n of_o brimstone_n towards_o the_o lung_n namely_o it_o be_v a_o good_a expedient_a in_o either_o case_n inasmuch_o as_o it_o destroy_v the_o acidity_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o humour_n and_o all_o the_o exotic_a and_o corrupt_a roughness_n and_o restore_v a_o benign_a disposition_n to_o every_o juice_n viz._n a_o mild_a and_o a_o unctuous_a it_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o and_o so_o the_o particle_n of_o brimstone_n any_o way_n outward_o apply_v do_v easy_o enter_v into_o the_o pore_n of_o the_o skin_n and_o be_v admit_v inward_a do_v forthwith_o work_v upon_o the_o ulcerous_a ichor_n there_o abound_v kill_v the_o salt_n there_o predominate_v and_o procure_v a_o balsamic_a nature_n to_o the_o cutaneous_a juice_n that_o it_o may_v afteward_n agree_v with_o the_o blood_n and_o serum_n continual_o flow_v to_o it_o as_o to_o mercury_n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o medicine_n prepare_v hereof_o do_v thorough_o heal_v the_o place_n of_o the_o skin_n affect_v with_o the_o psora_n wherever_o apply_v disease_n how_o mercury_n cure_v this_o disease_n for_o by_o the_o application_n hereof_o wheal_v and_o push_v and_o all_o malignant_a ulcer_n viz._n venereal_a and_o scorbutic_a be_v wont_a to_o be_v tame_v neither_o be_v it_o a_o thing_n to_o be_v admire_v that_o these_o remedy_n administer_v in_o any_o private_a place_n as_o long_o as_o they_o provoke_v salivation_n be_v a_o cure_n of_o a_o universal_a itch_n but_o real_o that_o without_o spit_v they_o can_v produce_v such_o a_o effect_n as_o that_o a_o girdle_n wherein_o quicksilver_n be_v sow_v and_o wear_v about_o the_o loin_n shall_v abolish_v the_o scab_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n and_o that_o sometime_o without_o any_o sensible_a evacuation_n or_o harm_n cause_v thereby_o i_o say_v the_o reason_n hereof_o be_v not_o so_o easy_o apparent_a yet_o for_o the_o solution_n hereof_o virtue_n the_o reason_n of_o its_o virtue_n we_o must_v say_v that_o the_o particle_n of_o mercury_n be_v able_a to_o extinguish_v the_o scabbiness_n of_o every_o itchy_a ferment_n when_o they_o be_v apply_v to_o any_o private_a part_n do_v present_o take_v away_o the_o scab_n of_o that_o place_n and_o beside_o be_v catch_v by_o the_o venous_a blood_n and_o diffuse_v through_o the_o whole_a mass_n thereof_o and_o a_o little_a after_o they_o be_v not_o only_o carry_v back_o by_o the_o arterious_a blood_n to_o the_o same_o place_n where_o take_v in_o but_o be_v bring_v outward_a every_o where_n they_o be_v deposit_v in_o the_o skin_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n and_o in_o the_o same_o place_n destroy_v every_o miasma_n of_o the_o scab_n if_o it_o then_o shall_v happen_v that_o these_o mercurial_a particle_n after_o they_o have_v finish_v the_o cure_n shall_v be_v all_o evaporate_v again_o out_o of_o the_o skin_n no_o salivation_n afterward_o or_o other_o prejudice_n will_v follow_v sect_n iii_o chap._n vii_o of_o the_o impetigo_n or_o lepra_fw-la of_o the_o greek_n after_o the_o scab_n with_o the_o itch_n impetigo_n several_a name_n of_o the_o impetigo_n it_o follow_v that_o we_o treat_v of_o another_o distemper_n a_o little_a akin_a to_o this_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o break_n out_o of_o little_a pustules_fw-la which_o be_v common_o call_v impetigo_n by_o some_o a_o tetter_n and_o morphew_n and_o by_o other_o the_o leprosy_n of_o the_o greek_n and_o as_o it_o gain_v several_a name_n so_o they_o be_v various_o apply_v by_o author_n and_o by_o these_o they_o design_v one_o kind_n of_o disease_n and_o by_o those_o another_o kind_n wherefore_o as_o the_o name_n of_o this_o distemper_n be_v various_o confound_v and_o perhaps_o that_o as_o to_o its_o nature_n and_o formal_a appearance_n it_o have_v be_v various_a in_o divers_a region_n neither_o may_v it_o be_v altogether_o the_o same_o in_o our_o generation_n as_o in_o former_a time_n for_o this_o cause_n my_o business_n here_o shall_v not_o be_v to_o describe_v this_o disease_n according_a to_o bood_n but_o from_o the_o proper_a observation_n of_o the_o patient_n themselves_o the_o impetigo_n be_v wont_a to_o arise_v and_o affect_v after_o this_o manner_n appearance_n it_o be_v describe_v according_a to_o its_o appearance_n to_o wit_n little_o wheal_v or_o red_a pustules_fw-la sometime_o single_a and_o sometime_o many_o together_o be_v raise_v in_o divers_a part_n of_o the_o body_n but_o chief_o in_o the_o arm_n or_o thigh_n to_o each_o of_o which_o new_a one_o every_o where_o be_v adjoin_v the_o disease_n augment_v and_o in_o a_o short_a space_n of_o time_n there_o become_v many_o heap_n of_o rise_n of_o that_o kind_n like_a cluster_n for_o the_o little_a pimple_n break_v out_o daily_o near_o to_o their_o stem_n and_o spread_v still_o large_a diffuse_v themselves_o into_o a_o circle_n and_o so_o cause_v every_o heap_n of_o eruption_n to_o be_v enlarge_v the_o rough_a superficies_n of_o each_o appear_v something_o white_a and_o scaly_a so_o that_o upon_o scratch_v the_o scale_n fall_v off_o and_o often_o a_o thin_a ichor_n sweat_v out_o which_o be_v present_o dry_v up_o again_o harden_v into_o a_o shelly_a scale_n these_o cluster_n of_o little_a pimple_n be_v first_o small_a and_o few_o appear_v perhaps_o three_o or_o four_o in_o the_o arm_n or_o thigh_n or_o other_o particular_a member_n about_o the_o bigness_n of_o a_o penny_n or_o half_a a_o dram_n but_o afterward_o if_o the_o disease_n be_v suffer_v to_o augment_v they_o break_v out_o every_o where_o more_o frequent_a which_o be_v leisurely_o increase_v in_o their_o ground_n after_o ward_n appear_v to_o equal_a or_o exceed_v the_o bitgness_n of_o a_o silver_n crown_n but_o