aiifing from rh^'ir putrefaf^ion ; to the great oppofition of which in* 
ceocions he attributes the great difficulty commonly met with in en- 
deavouring to remove ibis Difiemper. 
The Droffte he makes univerfal extending to all ages and Sexes, 
though women are more liable to it chan men, and are moft common- 
ly expofed to it either when they are barren, or when age hath ren-* 
dred them uncapable of Child-bearing. The true Symptomes of ic 
are difficulty of breathing, lictle Unne and much tbirft, the con- 
fumption of the other parts like wife in proportion to the cncreafe of 
the Hjdropical conftantly happens. 7 he general caufe he fuppofes 
thtrpeakfsefs of hlond ^ which not being able toaffimilate the 
ff^jfi^y lets its fall into the pendulous parrs of the Body, tillatlaft 
it enters the Abdomen, where while the quantity of itis fmall,^4f#rrf 
forms little bladders to contain it, till at hi\ exceeding all meafure, 
it knows no bounds bit thofe of the TerltoK^Hin, Th e caufes which 
weaken the bloud he takes to be the excefs of yenefeElioK , of 
of any other Evacuation, any long diftf mper , or a conftanc 
abufe of fpirituous drinks. His indications are to evacuate the water, 
and to ftrcngthen the bloud, for both which he gives particular di^ 
re6lions,and among his remedies thefe two efpecially he commends, 
viz, Elatermm^ Crocus fnetallorum. 
jDiCcourfing of the hidden conveyances nature carries of thefe wa" 
ters by, he infers the great ufc of Anatomy in Fhyfrk^ as being that, 
without which it is impoffibe to form clear Ideals either of the na- 
ture or caufes of the difeafes ; And does not in the leafl doubt the 
fuccefs of his method , unlefs the vlfcera by long lying in the waters 
are corrupted. He does not much commend the ParaifKtefis or the 
^CHfmUtiray they being as likely to caufe a <7w;grfw as BHIiers 
themfelve?, by the way betakes notice of the burning with Moxa^ 
which he will not allow to have a 5pffi/?c/^ quality in its flame, any 
morqthan another'a^^ual 6re, and although vVe ovye this Medicine 
to the hdianSj yet it was not unknown loiht Antlents^ for Hifjom 
fMrwdircfts cauterifing with raw Flax in the very cafe of the ^^'^f^. 
OXFORD, 
Printedby LEONAK^D LI C H F I E L D. Printet 
to the Univ^rfity, and are to be fold by Mofes pit zt tY^^ 
jingdy and ^chard Chifwel at the ^fe and Crovm 
in %x,?auls Church-yard^ Herix l{ogers at the Sign 
of the Bible in Weftminfter Hall^and Sam.Smith 
at the Princes- Arms in St. Pauls 
Church-yard^ 1685. 
