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verthelefs goes on till death, notwithftanding the giving the Cortex. 
ot any other Remedies. This | have feen happenin many, in fevera] 
parts of the World, 
Mr. Nich. Philpot, aged about Forty five years, living at Rio d’ 
Oro above Sixteen Mile- Walk towards the North fide, in the time 
of Rainsinthe North parts, and a North Wind withal, was taken 
very ill of agreat Afthma. He could not fleep lying, but ina Chair 
fitting ftraight up, and even very little this way, having a very 
Of an great wheeling and tickling Cough. Confidering it threatned his 
Afthma. Fe every minute, he was brought to Town, and committed to my 
care. Lorder'd him immediately to be bled to Ten Ounces, and 
a bliftering Plaifter to be putto his Neck. { gave hima Bolus where- 
in there was a {mall Dole of Laud.Lond. By the help of this he flepc in 
a more declining Pofture, and eafier than before, 1 gave him in the 
morning fome Balf. Sulph, and fome Sp. C.C. Ol. Tereb. or Opobalf. 
changing chefe Medicines now and then one for anotier, He fell 
ill again, I repeated whatI had done, and after the violence of the 
Difeafe was oyer, I gave him a Decoétum ex lignis, by which he was 
cured, 
Of the ~ Mrs. Thoroughgood was taken ill after the fame manner of this 
fame, Orthopnea. bled her, and gave her Diet-Drink, and fhe was well. 
One Barret, of about Twenty years of age, thin, and of a 
fwarthy Complexion, complain’d to me of fainting Fits, and a great 
Of Hypo- many indifpofitions afflicted him. I took them all to be Fy pochon- 
Sen driacal, and order’d him a Steel Courfe for them, which fo {oon as 
choly, it took place entirely cured him. It is not very ordinary (though it 
fometimes happens) to,find labouring Men troubled with this Di- 
ftemper as this. Patient was, who. was. very diligent, and wrought 
hard about a Pen of Cattle; and {mall Plantation he had fome few 
- Miles out of Town. He had taken feveral Medicines and Courfes 
before, amongft the reft Steel, which not being given as ic ought to 
be, had no ways reliev'd him. I fuppofe it had been given with 
Purgers, 
Mr. Molines, aged about Twenty fix years, of a Sanguine Com- 
plexion, and Plethoric Body, fent for me on March 18. 1688. He 
we was on board a Ship bound for England, and could {carce {peak 
or breath, he had been fick for two days, complaining extreamly of 
Of aPleu-4 great pain in his Shoulder, or rather infide of the Picura an{wering 
rifie. that part, which increas’d on breathing high, fighing or coughing. 
He had likewife a fhore Cough. It was taken by all tor Sea-ficknets, 
but 
