A09461:82
A salve for a sick man. or, A treatiseA salve for a sicke man. or, A treatise
A salve for a sick man. or, A treatise containing the nature, differences, and kinds of death as also the right manner of dying well. And it may serve for spiritual instruction to 1. Mariners when they go to sea. 2. Soldiers when they go to battle. 3. Women when they travel of child.A salve for a sicke man. or, A treatise containing the nature, differences, and kindes of death as also the right manner of dying well. And it may serue for spirituall instruction to 1. Mariners when they goe to sea. 2. Souldiers when they goe to battell. 3. Women when they trauell of child.
London: printed by John Legat, 1611London: printed by Iohn Legat, 1611
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
but by that time the impostume will be so much increased by the gathering together of the humours, that it can neither be dissolved nor ripened: and by this means the sick party wanting help in time, shall die either by inflammation, or by the consumption of the lungs. Again,1 when a man is sick of the Squinancy, or of the fever called Synaichus, the moon then being in malignant aspects with any of the infortunate planets (as Astrologers use to speak) if letting of blood be deferred till the moon be freed from the foresaid aspects, the party dies ⟨p. 131⟩in the mean season. Therefore they are far wide that minister purgations and let blood no otherwise then they are counselled by the constitution of the stars, whereas it is a far better course to consider the matter of the disease, with the disposition & ripening of it; as also the courses and symptoms and crisis thereof. This being so, there is good cause that sick men should as well be careful to make choice of meet Physicians to whom they might commend the care of their health, as they are careful to make choice of Lawyers for their worldly suites, and Divines for cases of conscience.
but by that time the impostume wil be so much encreased by the gathering togither of the humors, that it can neither be dissolued nor ripened: and by this meanes the sicke partie wanting helpe in time, shall die either by inflammation, or by the consumption of the lungs. Againe,1 when a man is sicke of the Squinancie, or of the feauer called Synaichus, the moone then being in malignant aspects with any of the infortunate planets (as Astrologers vse to speake) if letting of blood be deferred till the moone be freed from the foresaid aspects, the partie dies ⟨p. 131⟩in the meane season. Therefore they are farre wide that minister purgations and let blood no otherwise then they are counselled by the constitution of the starres, whereas it is a farre better course to consider the matter of the disease, with the disposition & ripening of it; as also the courses and simptomes and crisis thereof. This beeing so, there is good cause that sicke men should as well be carefull to make choise of meete Phisitians to whom they might commend the care of their health, as they are carefull to make choise of Lawyers for their worldly suites, and Diuines for cases of conscience.