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A young Gentlewoman,about Twelve years of Age,had for feveral 
months a few Puftles broke out on the hairy Scalp, they were red, 
and when dry‘d curn‘d into {mall Scabs or Scurf. I thought ic was 
beft to Cure them cautioufly, and had her firft bled to about Six 
Ounces, She was the next day purg’d with Jalap in Chocolate, and Of a feab- 
afterwards took for fome Weeks Flos Sulph. in the morning and (2 y7q. 
evening, drinking afcer ic agood draught of Diet Drink. 1 thought Head. 
it fafe after thefe Medicines to anoint the eruptions with Ung, ex 
Oxylapath, made thick with Flos Sulph. There was drop’d fome Oil 
of Rhodium into it, to take off the ill fmell. This Ointment was 
rub’d firft all over the Head, then on any place where any fpot ap- 
peard, obferving theeruptions carefully for a while. She was per- 
tectly cured. 
I was defir’d to look on a Servant of Mrs. Copes, he had been very Of a great 
weary, and by advice of fome ignorant Perfon wafh’d his Feet and i 
Legs in a Decottion of Phyfick-Nut-Tree-Leaves, whereby the Legs and 
whole Feec and Legs were raisd into inflam’d Blifters, fome of Bae PY 
which were turn’d into fuperficial Ulcers. L advisd che voiding the them ae. 
hot Serum by clipping open the Bladders, applying fome Bafilicum, Degen 
and at the fame time to Purge with Jalap feveral times. “To hinder Neel 
the Defluxion of Humours into the parc, I advifed keeping of it Leaves. 
up, for which purpofe lying in Hfamaca is very effectual, He was 
cured. 
A Gentleman, aged about Forty years, had been very much given 
to Venery and Drinking. His Face was yellowifh, his Belly very 
much {weli’d, he could not fleep nor make water, had no Stomach, 
and complain’d of great uneafinels, efpecially in his Back. ! purgd 
him with Jalap, which was too weak, | therefore gave him lome Of a 
Diagridium about Iwo Scruples, which wrought very plenufully, bur Droplic. 
did no good, his Belly continuing as much {well'd asever. He took 
all manner of Clyfters and Diuretics, but without any fuccefs, I was 
for perfifting in purging Medicines, and after the watery humours 
had been voided, [ had refolved to have given him Steel Medicines, 
not forgetting bitter Stomachics and Exercile. He was perluaded 
out of this method to take Steel, and fome Alterative 4rcana’s, which 
ftopt up his Belly, fo that in a great many days he had not been at 
Stool norilept. 1 gave him in thele Circumftances a Dole of Jalap 
and Diagridium mixt, which wrought very well, and at night a very 
eafie Opiat, with which he flept very well. He was periuaded to 
alter my Medicines, and cook a ftrong Opiat, as I believe, tor he 
came to Town dos’d, had flept all the way, and could fcarce be 
C1l) awak’d 
