culi regimen, or in either of the thighs. Ligatures, Frictions, and Cupping-glasses above or about the belly, without scarification, which Felix Platerus so much approves, may be used as before. SUBSEC. 2. Correctors to expell winde. Against costiveness, &c. N this kind of melancholy one of the most offensive symptoms is winde, which, as in the other species, so in this, hath great need to be corrected and expelled. The medicines to expell it are either inwardly taken, or outwardly. Inwardly to expell winde, are simples or compounds: Simples are herbs, roots, &c. as Galanga, Gentian, Angelica, Enula, Calamus Aromaticus, Valerean, Zeodoti, Iris, condite Ginger, Aristolochy, Cicliminus, China, Dittander, Pennyroyall, Rue, Calamint, Bay-berries, and Bay-leaves, Betany, Rosemary, Hysope, Sabine, Centaury, Mint, Camomile, Stæchas, Agnus Castus, Broom-flowres, Origan, Orange pills, &c. Spices, as Saffron, Cinamome, Bezoar stone, Myrrhe, Mace, Nutmegs, Pepper, Cloves, Ginger, seeds of Annis, Fennell, Amni, Cary, Nettle, Rue, &c. Juniper berries, grana Paradisi: Compounds, Dianisum, Diagalanga, Diaciminum, Diacalaminth, Electuarium de baccis lauri, Benedicta laxativa, Pulvis ad status. Antid. Florent. pulvis Carminativus, Aromaticum Rosatum, Treacle, Mithridate, &c. This one caution of Gualter Bruell is to be observed in the administring of these hot medicines and dry," that whilst they covet to expell winde, they do not inflame the blood, and increase the disease; sometimes (as he saith) medicines must more decline to heat, sometimes more to cold, as the circumstances require, and as the parties are inclined to heat or cold. Outwardly taken to expell winds, are oils, as of Cainomile, Rue, Baies, &c. fomentations of the Hypocondries, with the decoctions of Dill, Pennyroyai, Rue, Bay-leaves, Cuminin, &c. bags of camomile flowres, Aniseed, Cummin, *De mentis alienat. c. 3. flatus egregie discutiunt materiamq; evocant. Gavendum hic diligenter à multum caletacientibus, atq; exsiccantibus, sive alimenta fuerint hæc, sive medicamenta: nonnulli cnim ut ventositates et rugitus compescant, hujusmodi utentes medicamentis, plurimum peccant, morbum sit augentes: debent enim medicamenta declinare ad calidum vel frigidum secundum exigentiam circumstantiarii, vel ut patiens inclinat ad cal. et frigid. Bayes, Bayes, Rue, Wormwood, ointments of the oil of Spikenard, Wormwood, Rue, &c. d Areteus prescribes Cataplasıns, of Camomile-flowres, Fennell, Aniseeds, Cummin, Rosemary,. Wormwood-leaves, &c. : Cupping-glasses applied to the Hypocondries, without scarification, do wonderfully resolve winde. Fernelius consil. 43. much approves of them at the lower end of the belly ; * Lod. Mercatus calls them a powerfull remedy, and testifies moreover out of his own knowledge, how many he hath seen suddenly eased by them, Julius Cæsar Claudinus respons. med. resp. 33. admires these Cupping-glasses, which he calls out of Galen, “f a kinde of enchantment, they cause such present help. Empyricks have a myriade of medicines, as to swallow a bullet of lead, &c. which I voluntarily omit. Amatus Lusitanus cent. 4. curat. 54. for an Hypocondriacall person, that was extreamly tormented with winde, prescribes a strange remedy. Put a pair of bellows end into a Clyster pipe, and applying it into the fundament, open the bowels, so draw forth the winde, Natura non admittit vacuum. He vants he was the first invented this remedy, and by means of it, speedily eased a melancholy man. Of the cure of this flatuous melancholy, read more in Fienus de flatibus cap. 26. & passim alias Against Head-ach, Vertigo, vapours which ascend forth of the stomack to molest the head, read Hercules de Saxonia, and others. If Costiveness offend in this, or any other of the three species, it is to be corrected with suppositories, clysters or lenitives, powder of Sene, condite Prunes, &c. "R. Elect. lenit. è succo rosar. ana 3j. misce." Take as much as a nutmeg at a time, half an hour before dinner or supper, or pil. mastichin. 3 j. in six pills, a pill or two at a time. See more in Montan. consil. 229. Hildesheim spicel. 2. P. Cnemander, and Montanus commend Cyprian Turpentine, which they would have familiarly taken, to the quantity of a small nut, two or three hours before dinner and supper, twice or thrice a week if need be; * Lib. 1. c. 17. f Velut & Tere Cap. 5 lib. 7. • Piso Bruel. mire flatus resolvit. nonnullos prætensione ventris deploratos illico restitutos his videmus. incantamentum quoddam ex flatuoso spiritu, dolorem ortum levant. binthinam Cypriam habeant familiarem, ad quantitatem deglutiant nucis parvæ, tribus horis ante prandium vel cœnam, ter singulis septimanis prout expedire videbitur; nam præterquam quod alvum mollem efficit, obstructiones aperit, ventriculum purgat, urinam provocat hepar mundificat. VoL. II. L for for besides that it keeps the belly soluble, it clears the stomack, opens obstructions, cleanseth the liver, provokes urine." These in brief are the ordinary medicines which belong to the cure of melancholy, which if they be used aright, no doubt may do much good; Si non levando saltem leniendo valent, peculiaria benè selecta," saith Bessardus, a good choice of particular receipts, must needs ease, if not quite cure, not one but all or most, as occasion serves. "Et quæ non prosunt singula, multa juvant." ANA Love and love Melancholy, Memb. 1. Sect. 1. ANALYSIS OF THE THIRD PARTITION. Preface or Introduction. Subsect. 1. Love's definition, Pedegree, Object, Fair, Amiable, Gracious and pleasant, from which comes Beauty, Grace, with all desire and love, parts affected. Natural, in things without life, as love and hatred of elements; and with life, as vegetal, vine and elm, sympathy, antipathy Division &c. Sensible, as of Beasts, for pleasure, preservation of kind, mutual agreement, custome, bringing up together, &c. Profitable (Health, wealth, honour, we love our benefactors: nothing so amiable as profit, or that which hath a shew of commodity. or kinds or Subs. 2. (Simple which hath 3. objects as M. 1 Rational. Su. 1. Pleasant Subs. 2. Things without life, made by art, pictures, sports, games, sensible objects, as hauks, hounds, horses. Or emn themselves for similitude of manners, natural affection, as to friends, children, kinsmen, &c. for glory, such - as commend us. Of wo Before marriage, as Heroical, SB Mel. Sect. 2. vide Y men, as Or aver marriage, as Jealousie, Sect. 3. vide Ŏ Fucate in shew, by some error or hypocrisie; some seem and are not; or truly for vertue, honesty, good parts, learning, eloquence, &c. (Common good, our neighbour, country, friends, which is charity; the defect of which is cause of much discontent and Melancholy. or In excess, vide II to M. 3. God, Sect. 4. In defect, vide Do Memb. 1. His pedegree, power, extent to vegetals and sensible creatures, as well as men, to spirits, divels, &c. His name, definition, object, part affected, tyranny. Causes r Heroical or Love. Melancholy, in which consider, Symp tomes or signs Jealousie. Sect. 3. Stars, temperature, full dyet, place, country, clime, condition, idleness. S. 1. Natural allurements, and causes of love, as beauty, its praise, how it allureth. Comeliness, grace, resulting from the whole, or some parts, as face, eyes, hair, hands, &c. Subs. 2. Artificial allurements, and provocations of lust and love, gestures, apparel, dowry, mony, &c. Quest. Whether beauty owe more to Art or Nature? Subs. 3. Opportunity of time and place, conference, discourse, musick, singing, dancing, amorous tales, lascivious objects, familiarity, gifts, promises, &c. Subs. 4. Bawds and Philters. Subs. 5. Dryness, paleness, leanness, waking, sigh Of Bodying, &c. Quæst. An detur pulsus amatorius? or or Of mind Good, as Fear, sorrow, suspition, anxiety, &c. An hell, torment, fire, blindness, &c. Dotage, slavery, neglect of business. Spruceness, neatness, courage, aptness to learn musick, singing, dancing, poetry, &c. Prognosticks; Despair, Madness, Phrensie, Death, Memb. 4. Cures To withstand the beginnings, avoid occasions, fair and foul means, change of place, contrary passion, witty inventions, discommend the former, bring in another, Subs. 2. By good counsel, perswasion, from future miseries, inconveniences, &c. S. 3. By Philters, magical, and poetical cures, S. 4. to let them have their desire disputed pro and con. Impedements removed, reasons for it. Subs. 5. His name, definition, extent, power, tyranny, Memh. 1. Division, cations, Causes Symptomes, or Proper parties or From Prognosticks Cures Memb. 4. To Kings and Princes, of their subjects, successors. To friends, parents, tutors over their children, or otherwise. Before marriage, corrivals, &c. After, as in this place our present subject. They have been naught themselves. Hard usage, Outward inticements and provocations of others. Fear, sorrow, suspicion, anguish of mind, strange actions, gestures, looks, speeches, locking up, outrages, severe laws, prodigious tryals, &c. Despair, madness, to make away themselves, and others. By avoiding occasions, always busie, never to be idle. By good counsei, advice of friends, to contemn or dissemble it. By prevention before marriage. Plato's communion. To marry such as are equal in years, birth, fortunes, beauty, of like conditions, &c. Of a good family, good education. To use them well. |