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a small lump, which was about the bigness of a Pigeons Egg. I took it for a Rupture, ordered her to lye with her Heels and lower parts high, to endeavour by an Anodyne Carminative and Discutient Fomentation to put up the Gut, and gave her an easie Opiat in the Evening. This did well, and she was better, but still had Pain. I desir'd her to take great care to be quiet, and to repeat these Medicines as she found occasion, upon which the Pain went away, and she was better.

One came to me complaining he was troubled very much with Itch about the Os Pubis, which proceeded from Lice or Ascarides. I advised him to rub and wash all the part over with Sope and Water, but that did not kill them. I then ordered him to beat some of the Seeds of Staphisacre, and strew it on the part, which kill'd them all in a very short time. It is an almost certain Remedy for any Vermin of this kind.

One of about Fifty five years of Age, given to good Fellowship and Drinking of Drams, had been very ill of the Belly-ach, several times, on which he had lost the use of his Limbs. He had not long before I saw him been taken with a very severe Fit, and was recovered out of it by the help of Ginger in Cyder and Wine mixt, and heated with Sugar. After the violence of the Fit was over, because he was very weak, he had suckt two Negro Womens Milk, by which he was perfectly recovered. He seem'd to be very Hypochondriac, was Melancholly, and look'd Yellow in the Skin and Eyes. Being consulted for his Health I advis'd him, because he had no Stomach nor Appetite to Victuals, to take an infusion of Gentian Roots, Centaury Tops, &c. in Madera Wine, and a Diet-Drink of Sarsa, China, &c. mix'd with an equal quantity of Cow's Milk every Morning. Now and then as his Belly was bound up, I order'd him a Pill of ''Extract. Rud.'' whereby he was kept Soluble. By these Medicines his Health was preserved without any great Sickness, but coming on Board in order to a Voyage for England, and drinking Punch more than ordinarily, he first fell into an unusual Weakness of his Hands, and afterwards into Pains all over his Body. I would have remedied these Symptoms by Bleeding and Purging, but that his Weakness put a stop to any such Courses. He grew worse, having had no Stool for some Days (for he had, besides his Colick, a Rupture) and complained very much of Pains every where, especially in his Belly. I gave him ''Extract. Rud. gr.'' 15. which did not work, wherefore in some hours more I gave him thirty Grains of ''Pil. Ruffi for his Jaundice and bound Belly, which with Sena'' boil'd in Chicken-Broath, or great Quantites of thin Water