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3. Such as violently thurst il out of If thou dost but observe the nature and 

 doors. | motion of the venom, that will be thy best 



Such as strengthen nature against poison, I instructor, 

 either do it to the body universally, or elsej In the stomach it requires vomiting, in 



the blood and spirits, sweating, if the body 

 be plethoric, bleeding, if full of evil humours, 

 purging. 



CHAPTER XIV. 



strengthen some particular part thereof. 



For many times one particular part of 

 the body is most afflicted by the poison,^ 



suppose the stomach, liver, brain, or any- Lastly, The cure being ended, strengthen 

 other part : such as cherish and strengthen j the parts afflicted, 

 those parts, being weakened, may be said to $ 

 resist poison. 



Such as strengthen the spirits, strengthen i 

 all the body. 



Sometimes poisons kill by their quality, j Qf Medicines 



and then are they to be corrected by their I , T , . . , . ? , 

 contraries C Jamn been amon S st P hv ' 



They which kill by cooling are to be| S1 n , s about purging medicines, namely, 

 remedied by heating, and the contrary ; H 01 ,^ *ey draw the humours to them by 

 they which kill by corroding, are to be!?. md f en ^ft whlch ln P la , m E "S hsh 1S > 

 cured by lenitives, such as temper their j* he J k " ow n ho , w; Or w f he her ^ Per- 

 acrimonv < m office by manifest quality, viz. 



'm i i i -ii j ; by heat, dryness, coldness, or 



Those which kill by induration, orcoa-i./. 



i- nt is not my present scope to 



gulation, require cutting medicines. 



Also because all poisons are in motion, 

 neither stay they in one till they have seized 



of a dispute about the business, neither 

 seem it such an hidden thing to me thut 

 every like should draw its like, only to 



and oppressed the fountain of life, therefore 5,^1 T - 



r- i. ? make the matter as plain as I can, I sub- 



they have invented another faculty to slay! . . 



r i i divide this chapter into these folio wine 



their motion, viz. terrene and emplastic. \ 



For they judge, if the poison light upon \ P' 

 these medicines, they embrace them round t i 

 with a viscous quality. 



Also they say the ways and passages are | 



1. Cautions concerning purging. 



2. Of the choice of purging medicines. 



3. Of the time of taking them. 



4. Of the correcting of them. 



5. Of the manner of' purging. 



stopped by such means, to hinder their pro- 

 ceeding ; take Terra Lemma for one. 



Truly if these reasons be good, which I ; 

 leave to future time to determine, it may be i 

 done for little cost. 



Some are of opinion that the safest way exceeding cautious in it too, what the matter 

 is to expel the poison out of the body, so j offending is, what part of the body is af- 

 soon as may be, and that is done by vomit, I tticted by it, and which is the best way to 



Cautions concerning purging. 

 In this, first consider diligently, and be 



or purge, or sweat. 



bring it out. 



You need not question the time, but do} Only here, by the way, first, have a care of 

 it as soon as may be ; for there is no parly- j giving vomits, for they usually work more 

 ing with poison. {violently, and afflict the body more than 



Let vomiting be the first, purging the next, j purges do, therefore are not fit for weak 

 nd sweating the last. This is general. But, ! bodies ; be sure the matter offending lie in 



