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Hippoph. 'f^l^*^^ ^'^^^ f^y y°^ f^ <* Convullion ^ How do yon 

 \/S care that? 

 Bij)poferm. A Cramp and Convn'fon is one and the fame Mala- 

 dy, which is a violent contradting or drawing together of Si^ 

 news and P^ems-^ ^ndA^nfcles^ as well through the whole body^ 

 as in any one member of the lame •, yet doth it not always ap- 

 prehend or iieze the whole body^ but takes one member or o- 

 ther, as rometim.es it layeth hold upon the Eye^ fbmetimes up- 

 on the Tw^///, thej.tiv/, LipSyLe^Sy&c. which albeit it Com- 

 eth by feveral means, yet principally it comes either through 

 cold in the body, or elie for want of bloody or laflly by over- 

 much /?«'-^^^>(f. The ligns to know this difeafe are molt ealle y 

 for ihat^Hcrfe that is therewith troubled, will have that mem- 

 ber (for the time the fit is upon it j fo ftifFthat a man with 

 the utmoft of his ftrength is not able to ftir the fame, by rea- 

 fon that the Stnews and M.'ifdeswiW be fo much contradedas 

 not poffibly to bring the limb to its prifbine flate, but only 

 by rubbing and chafing the limb or member with warm cloaths j 

 and after the fit is over, it were very requifite to fweat him in 

 the Stable in his cloaths, for two or three hours together ^ 

 and if the malady be in the lower parts, as in the Le^^s^ then Convuifi- 

 Jet the member which is taken be wifped up with thumb bands ^°' 

 of Hay made wet firfl, and after when the member is thus wif- 

 ped, to call thereon cold water, and after this his fweating, 

 let his whole W;/ (but efpecially the member taken) be anoin- 

 ted vvith the ointment of ^copum before mentioned in the fe- 

 Qcnd Book Chap 14. SeH:. i. yi. and to give him fome of it in- 

 wardly with fweet Sack, or Mufcadine .• and thus have I reco- 

 vered fundry /-/orfes perplexed with this difeafe, giving him 

 two or three drinks after of Dtapente^ and then to keep him. 

 warm, and to continue him for foine time with fweet maihes, 

 or white v/ater •, but when you come to give him cold water 

 again, let it be with exercife and airings after Sun riling, and 

 before Sun fet, the Sun fliining, and when there is no wind, 

 1 or other cold nipping weather. But if you have not of this 

 Acofum in a readinefs, then apply this hatlj or Ointment to the 

 grieved piaer-or member y viz.. Take 



