The whole works ... / [Thomas Sydenham] ; translated from the original Latin, by John Pechey.
- Thomas Sydenham
- Date:
- 1696
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The whole works ... / [Thomas Sydenham] ; translated from the original Latin, by John Pechey. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![ul affitted’ I muft thankfully acknowledge, by Mr. Fohn a4) Drake Bachellour of Phyfitk in Chrift College in Cam- is) bridge, who by reafon of his good Nature, and Integrity, ow) is an excellent Friend, and his natural and acquired En- »§ dowments, will render him very ferviceable to the Pub- A lick, when he pleafes to practife that Art he fo well un- »§ derftands. To conclude, worthy Sir, I muft beg your wf pardon, if in performing my Duty, I have been any way ni) troublefome to you, for I only defign'd to teftifie my Wall Refpects. Your Humble Servant; Tho. Sydenham: ] Of the GOUT. W Ithour doubt Men will fuppofe, that either the Na- ture of the Difeafe Inow treat of is ina Manner »| incomprehenfible, or that I who have been troubi’d with y\| it thirty four Years am a very dull Fellow, feeing my jn) Obfervations about it, and the Cure of it little anfwer i their Expectations. But however it is, I will faithfully ‘ved fet down thofe things 1 have hitherto found, the Difh- je] culties and the Intricacy either refpecting the Hiftory of | the Difeafe, or the Method of Cure, leaving them to be | made clear and plain by time the Guide of ‘Truth. | The Gout moft commonly feizes fuch Old men, as have lived the beft part of their Lives tenderly and deli- cately, allowing themfelves freely Banquets, Wine and other fpiricuous Liquors, and at length by reafon of the Sloth that always attends Old-age, have quite omitted of fuch Exercifes as young Men are wont to ule. More- 1.4 over they who are fubject to this Difeafe have large _A Skulls, and moft commonly are of a grofs Habix of Bo- | | ay, mot and lax, and of a ftrong and Juity Conftiru- A ‘| tion; the beft and richeft Foundation for Life. - : a ee Bl But](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30333477_0411.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
