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fore about ty Drops of Laud. Liguid. Gdomat. in a convenient 
Vehicle. Wis Vomiting being ftop’d, | gave him for his Loofies 
the Decoét. alb. for his ordinary Drink, and order’d him Rice. Milk 
and Milk-Meats for his Food, which, with the help of the Land. 
repeated, foon curd him of that Indifpofition. He continuin o 
drink hard, weakned his Stomach, fo that he vomited ‘idee 
every Morning, loft his Appetite, and complain’d of a great pain 
in his Breaft under the Sternum, which I ghefs’d to be fome {mall 
InHammation in the Mediaffmum, or other Membranes of the Tho- 
rax. . | try’d by bitter Wine, and other Stomiachics, to reétifie the 
Stomach ; by Milk-Diec, Diet-Drinks, Steel-Courfe, and Bleeding to 
Cure the latter, but without fuccefs, the Reafon I ghefs was his drink- 
ing Drams in the morning, chiefly Brandy and Sugar. He reduc’d 
by chefe means, his Stomach to that weaknefs, that at laft, fince I 
came from Jamaica Thave been cold he could keep nothing therein 
bur che Milk of a Negro Woman he fuck’d. 
Mr. Rhadifh was feiz’d with a Tertian Ague at Plimouth, and cur’d Of a Ter 
by the Cortex Peruv. given as ulually, without any recurn. dts 
Mr. Mark Collet, in the thirtieth year ot his Age, atthe fame place 
and time, was feiz'd after the fame manner, only there was very 
little Intermiffion, and he was delirous for feveral hours. Upon the of an in. 
taking of this Bark given by the Ship-Doctor, by my Directions, termitting 
lee ‘was perfectly curd. He had before my feeing him, taken in sate 
vain abundance of Juleps and Cordials, ‘been Blifter'd, Bled, oe. nesenaitte 
Ie wasa while betore 1, who was generally in another Ship, could 0%» Dehiria, 
find out the Intermiffion, che Fever being fcarce ever off, he 
In February 1688. he was taken in Jamaica -atter-che very fame 
manner again, I had him Bled:and Blifter'd, he being delirous. | 
gave him, for his cold Sweats and weak Pulfe, abouc ten Drops of 
Spirit of Haitfhorn every four or five hours, and after a full difco- 
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very of the Intermiffion, 1 cur d him with-the Cortex, 
Mr, Anthony Gamble, aged about Forty five, a Cook, given to 
Drink, had, fome years before { faw him, in an Engagement with 
fome Turkifh Ships, a great part-of the Flefh of his-tight Hypochon- 
dre {hot away with a Cannon Bullec, He fell into very greac pains 
inthis Belly, which was bound. I gave him fome Extrattum Radis; to 
loofen his Belly, which not fucceeding he had Glifters, ‘Suppotitories, 
Decoations, Bolus’s of Ther. Venet. Draughts with fome Drops of 
higuid Laud. in proper Vebiclesy’ Juniper, and other Cordial Waters, 
outward Fomentations, and‘Bags Emollientand Aaodyne of all forts 
contriv’d to. procure a Stool} as well aseafe the Pain, but the ‘Dit- 
exle was 00 violent toryield. co any oof thofe Medicines, ae 
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