

A KEY 



TO 



GALEN'S METHOD OF PHYSIC. 



The general use of physic. \ the whole ground and foundation of physic) 



I SHALL desire thee, whoever thou art, ! are totally led astray by Tradition. 



that intendest the noble (though too much j It is the manifest qualities of medicines 



abused) study of physic, to mind heedfully ] that here I am to speak to, and you may be 



these following rules ; which being well un- 1 pleased to behold it in this order. 



derstood, shew thee the Key of Galen and I 



Hippocrates their method of physic: he! 



that useth their method, and is not heedful 



of these rules, may soon cure one disease, 



and cause another more desperate. 



That thou mayest understand what I{ 



intend, it is to discover in a general way of 



the manifest virtues of medicines. 



SECTION. 1. Of the Temperature of 



Medicines. 

 SECTION. 2. Of the appropriation of 



Medicines. 



viz. 



I say of the manifest virtues, and qualities, j 

 iz. Such as are obvious to the senses,? 

 especially to the taste and smell: for it! 

 hath been the practice of most Physicians, 

 in these latter ages as well as ours, to say, 



{SECTION. 3. Of the Properties of Medicines 



SECTION I. 



when they cannol give, nor are minded to , Of the Temperature of Medicines. 



study a reason, why an herb, plant, &c. I Herbs, plants, and olher medicines mani- 

 hath such an operation, or produces such an festly operate, either by heat, coldness, dry- 

 effect in the body of man : It doth it by an j ness, or moisture, for the world being corn- 

 hidden quality, for they not minding the: posed of so many qualities, they and only 

 wholecreation,asoneunitedbody,notknow-Uhey can be found in the world, and the 

 ing what belongs to crstrer/w/fr/fTJce, not regard-j mixtures of them one with another, 

 ing that excellent harmony the only wise \ But that they may appear as clear as the 

 God hath made in a composition of con-: sun when he is upon the meridian, I shall 

 sraries (in the knowledge of which consists I treat of them severally, and in this order 



