oil of violets, sweet almonds, &c. For without question, a
clyster opportunely used, cannot choose in this, as most other maladies,
but to do very much good; _Clysteres nutriunt_, sometimes clysters nourish,
as they may be prepared, as I was informed not long since by a learned
lecture of our natural philosophy [4278]reader, which he handled by way of
discourse, out of some other noted physicians. Such things as provoke urine
most commend, but not sweat. Trincavelius _consil. 16. cap. 1._ in
head-melancholy forbids it. P. Byarus and others approve frictions of the
outward parts, and to bathe them with warm water. Instead of ordinary
frictions, Cardan prescribes rubbing with nettles till they blister the
skin, which likewise [4279]Basardus Visontinus so much magnifies.

Sneezing, masticatories, and nasals are generally received. Montaltus _c.
34._ Hildesheim _spicel. 3. fol. 136 and 238._ give several receipts of all
three. Hercules de Saxonia relates of an empiric in Venice [4280]"that had
a strong water to purge by the mouth and nostrils, which he still used in
head-melancholy, and would sell for no gold."

To open months and haemorrhoids is very good physic, [4281]"If they have
been formerly stopped." Faventinus would have them opened with
horseleeches, so would Hercul. de Sax. Julius Alexandrinus _consil. 185.
Scoltzii_ thinks aloes fitter: [4282]most approve horseleeches in this
case, to be applied to the forehead, [4283]nostrils, and other places.

Montaltus _cap. 29._ out of Alexander and others, prescribes [4284]
"cupping-glasses, and issues in the left thigh." Aretus _lib. 7. cap. 5._
[4285]Paulus Regolinus, Sylvius will have them without scarification,
"applied to the shoulders and back, thighs and feet:" [4286]Montaltus _cap.
34._ "bids open an issue in the arm, or hinder part of the head."
[4287]Piso enjoins ligatures, frictions, suppositories, and
cupping-glasses, still without scarification, and the rest.

Cauteries and hot irons are to be used [4288]"in the suture of the crown,
and the seared or ulcerated place suffered to run a good while. 'Tis not
amiss to bore the skull with an instrument, to let out the fuliginous
vapours." Sallus. Salvianus _de re medic. lib. 2. cap. 1._ [4289]"because
this humour hardly yields to other physic, would have the leg cauterised,
or the left leg, below the knee, [4290]and the head bored in two or three
places," for that it much avails to the exhalation of the vapours; [42