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dious in the beginning and encrease of a 
disease, for then influxions most prevail. 
But seeing that in the cure of tumours 
there are two scopes. 1. That that which 
flows to it may be repelled. 2. That that 
which is already in it may be discussed; 
repulsives are most commodiously used in 
the beginning, discussives in the latter end. 
In the middle you may mix them, with 
this proviso, that repulsives exceed in the 
beginning, discussives in the latter end. 
Caution 1. If the matter offending be of 
a venomous quality, either abstain from re- 
pulsives altogether, or use purging first, lest 
the matter fly to the bowels and prove dan- 
gerous, especially if the bowels be weak. 
2. Also forbear repulsives, if the pain be 
great. 
3. Lastly, Have a care lest by repulsives 
you contract the pores so much, that the 
matter cannot be removed by discussives. 
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CHAPTER VII. 
Of cleansing Medicines. 
Cleansing medicines can neither be de- 
fined by heat, nor coldness, because some of 
both sorts cleanse. 
A cleansing medicine, then, is of a ter- 
rene quality, which takes away the filth 
with it, and carries it out. 
Definition.] Here, to avoid confusion, a 
difference must be made between washing 
and cleansing. 
A thing which washeth, carries away by 
fluxion, as a man washeth the dirt off from 
a thing. 
A cleansing medicine by a certain rough- 
ness or nitrous quality, carries away the 
compacted filth with it. 
This also is the difference between cleans- 
ing and discussing medicines, the one makes 
thick humours thin, and so scatters them, 
but a cleansing medicine takes the most 
tenacious humour along with it, ene © 
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Besides, of cleansing medicines, some are 
of a gentler nature, some are more vehement, 
There are not known one and the same 
way; for some are sweet, some salt, and 
some bitter. 
The use of cleansing is external, as the 
use of purges are internal. 
They are used to cleanse the sanies and 
other filth of ulcers, yea, and to consume 
and eat away the flesh itself, as burnt Alum, 
precipitate, &c, 
When these must be used, not only the 
effects of the ulcers, but also the tempera- 
ture of the body will tell you. 
For if you see either a disease of fulness, 
which our physicians call [Plethora] or cor- 
rupted humours which they call [Cacochy- 
ma] you must empty the body of these, viz 
fulness by bleeding, and corrupt humours, 
or evil state of the body, by purging before 
you use cleansing medicines to the ulcer, 
else your cure will never proceed prosper- 
ously. 
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CHAPTER VIII. 
Of Emplasters. 
By Emplasters, here, I do mean things 
glutinative, and they are quite contrary to 
| things cleansing. 
They are of a far more glutinous and 
tenacious substance. 
They differ from things stopping because 
they do not stop the pores so much, as stick 
to them like Birdlime. 
They have a certain glutinous heat, tem-_ 
pered both with coldness and moisture. 
From these plasters take their names. 
Their taste is either none at all, or not 
discernable whether hot or cold, but fat, — 
insipid, or without petty or sweet, and soil ; 
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