XCVI The lutroduction. 
His Mother falling into violent Hyfterick Fits upon his death, I 
gave her twenty Drops of Sp. Sal. 4rmon. and order’d her to {mel! 
OF Hhferict 2 Bottle, wherein the Volatile Sale of ic was enclos’d. The Sale 
Fits. was impregnated with fome Particlesof Caftor, with which ic had 
becen fublim’d, the Bortle was only half full, that thereby there being 
Particles ready to iflue out in plenty, the Senfories might be the more 
irritated, andthe Fits taken off. I fhall fay more of this Diftemper 
hereafter. 
Of avery About the month of January 1688. moft of his Graces Family 
se aaa were taken very ill of continual Fevers, one after another being 
violent Fe- feiz'd, till ic went round the whole Houle, fome very few only ex- 
Mak cepted, It ufually invaded them without any apparent Caule. 1 
had it my felf, and could not affign any caufe, it not being a little 
uncoverd in the night by the Sheets falling off. TheSymptoms were 
a great pain inthe Head, and Back about the Loins, a Reaching to 
_ Vomit to no purpole, a very great pain in the Limbs, and all over the 
Body, as ina Rheumatilm, which feem’d to be from the violent heat 
and boiling of the Blood in the Veflelsand Membranes. It ufually 
ended in twelve: or eighteen hours, and the Remedies I us'd were 
thefe. If call’dat firft feizure, 1 immediately ordet’d blecding Ex 
Vena maxime tumida, to ten or twelve Ounces, and if there was an‘in- 
clination to Vomit, I gave them Infuf. Croc. Metal. with Oxym Scill. 
according to their ftrength, and thefe two Remedies timely given, 
would check it prefently in the very bud, che Vomit working ulually 
well, and che bleeding. giving immediate eafe. If ic had been 
on them fome time, then it was neceflary to cool very much with 
Barley-water and Syr. of Lemons for their ordinary Drink, forbid- 
ding the ule of Wine and Fleth, or Broath in any degree, and in 
cafe of any Symptom of a Delirium, biiftering the Neck, Arms, and 
Ankles, and to: remedy ‘cold Sweats (very familiar here) “twas now 
and then neceffary to give forme Drops of Sp. CC in any poculent Li- 
quor. By this Regimen I thank God none committed to my care 
mifcarried, but thofe who would not obferve Rules, or were treated 
alter another manner, ufually were in danger, as you may fee by 
the two following Inftances. =. 
Mr. Lane, aged Twenty five, or thereabouts, being feiz'd, and 
the Fever running high, he being Plethorick and hor, was Bled 
Of one in and Bliftered, ec, and by this Courfe his Fever''was abated, ‘and 
great dan- almoft at.an end, About eighteen hours after;-coming to him’ 
aanine I found him very much ‘diforder'd, and almoft as bad as at the be- 
Wine in a ginning, wherefore having <tepeated my Orders about him to “his 
Fever. — Nurfe, he yet very hardly elcapd. He afterwards told me the Rea: 
fon of his Relapfe, which was his privately drinking White Madera 
Wine contrary to direction. One 
