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Author: Foreest, Pieter van, 1522-1597.
Title: The arraignment of vrines vvherein are set downe the manifold errors and abuses of ignorant vrine-mongring empirickes, cozening quacksaluers, women-physitians, and the like stuffe ... Collected and gathered as well out of the most ancient, as the moderne and late physitians of our time: and written first in the Latine tongue, and diuided into three bookes by Peter Forrest D. in Physicke ... And for the benefit of our British nations newly epitomized, and translated into our English tongue by Iames Hart Dr. of the foresaid faculty, and residing in the towne of Northampton.
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Print source: The arraignment of vrines vvherein are set downe the manifold errors and abuses of ignorant vrine-mongring empirickes, cozening quacksaluers, women-physitians, and the like stuffe ... Collected and gathered as well out of the most ancient, as the moderne and late physitians of our time: and written first in the Latine tongue, and diuided into three bookes by Peter Forrest D. in Physicke ... And for the benefit of our British nations newly epitomized, and translated into our English tongue by Iames Hart Dr. of the foresaid faculty, and residing in the towne of Northampton.
Foreest, Pieter van, 1522-1597., Hart, James, of Northampton.
London: Printed by G. Eld for Robert Mylbourne, and are to be sold at his shop at the great south doore of Pauls, 1623.
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TO THE HIGH AND MIGHTY PRINCE CHARLES PRINCE OF WALES.
To the courteous READER,
THE CONTENTS.
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THE FIRST BOOKE.
THE ARGVMENT.
THE ARRAIGNMENT of VRINES. CHAP. I. What Vrine is.
CHAP. II. Of the engendring of Vrine, as also of the preparing of the blood, and the residue of the humours.
CHAP. III. Of the superfluities sequestred and set apart in each concoction: as also of that Ʋrine, which is in euery respect of a meane temperature, and therefore the best: and of the cause of the same.
CHAP. IIII. That the iudgement of Diseases had by the sole inspection of the Vrine, is vncertaine, yea oftentimes dangerous, and that wee ought not to repose any trust in the same.
CHAP. V. That the vrine and the iudgement of diseases by the same, is not in it selfe sufficient to giue vs full notice, and satisfaction of the whole estate and nature of diseases.
ThE SECOND BOOKE.
THE ARGVMENT.
THE ARRAIGNMENT of VRINES. CHAP. I. Of the diuers and sundry causes which doe hinder the iudge∣ment by Ʋrine.
CHAP. II. After what manner it commeth to passe that sometimes famous Physitians, not a little skilled in their profession, may in the iudgement of vrines be deceiued.
CHAP. III. That Empiricke-Vrine-mongers, Mountebankes, Quackesal∣uers, Women-Physitians, and rest of that rabble, by their inspections of Ʋrines, doe rather tell lies then truth, the which notwithstanding they perswade the too-too credulous, and simple, vnlearned and ignorant people, to bee as true as sacred Oracles.
CHAP. IIII. Of the imposture, fraud, deceit, and cunning trickes which wandring water-mongers, roguing Empirickes, and such like cogging cozeners doe vse in deliuering their opinions concerning vrines.
CHAP. V. Of the peruerse, preposterous, and too-too credulous simplicity of Countrey people, ignorant idiots, and diuers others of that stampe, together with their too great trust and foolish confi∣dence which they repose in this diuining and coniecturing by Ʋrines.
THE THIRD BOOKE.
THE ARGVMENT.
THE ARRAIGNMENT of VRINES. CHAP. I. How, and by what meanes this error of inspection of vrines in the Physitians house hath had the first beginning, being notwithstanding nothing else but an vncertaine coniecture, and by the which doth redound more damage and danger then profit to the Patient, and hath made this so noble an Art, base and contemptible in the eyes of most men.
CHAP. II. How necessary and needfull a thing it were, that the Ʋrines of such as be sicke, be no more carried to the Physitians house, but that rather they are to view them, and giue out their iudgement vpon them in the Patients owne house, and that onely.
CHAP. III. That vpon the sole inspection of the vrine, Remedies ought not to be prescribed to the sicke, except the Physitian being pre∣sent by them, doe first obserue all the rest of the signes, which doe in like manner belong to the perfect knowledge of the disease.
CHAP. IIII. That there is a certaine Method and order of signes and causes, as also of diseases, together with the accidents of the same: that there are also certaine scopes and ends from the which againe the indications of curing are deriued, by meanes whereof, and not of the bare inspection of the Vrine onely, the cure it selfe is performed: by all which as well the vtility as the necessity of the presence of the Physitian with his Pati∣ent is proued.
CHAP. V. That remedies ought to be sought from certaine scopes and indi∣cations, for the which cause such Physitians are to be bla∣med, who doe vnaduisedly vpon the sole sight of the vrine prescribe their remedies.
CHAP. VI. Against such as do prescribe and appoint remedies in their owne vulgar tongue, making the same common to euery one.
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TO THE HIGH AND MIGHTIE PRINCE, CHARLES PRINCE OF WALES.
To the kind and courteous Reader.
THE CONTENTS OF THE Chapters contained in this whole Tractate.
THE NAMES OF SVCH FAMOVS Physitians as are alledged in this present Tractate.
THE FIRST BOOKE OF THE ANATOMIE OF VRINES.
THE ARGVMENT.
CHAP. I. The introduction, where some thing concerning the antiquitie, excel∣lencie, and eminencie of physicke, and of the lawlesse intrusion of some ignorant persons vpon this profession, with the absurditie of the same.
CHAP. II. Of the vncertaine iudgement affoorded vs by Ʋrines in generall, to∣gether with their limitation to certaine diseases, and that out of many learned writers.
Concerning Physitians who by the inspection of the Ʋrine onely, do rashly and vnaduisedly pronounce their opinion concerning the nature and substance of any disease.
Of the differences of signes, by the which Physitians do discerne and know diseases, and do presage the future issue of the same.
Of the erronius and preposterous iudgement of diseases by vrine.
CHAP. III. That euen in diseases of the Liuer, and within the veines, the vrine doth often deceiue the most skilfull Physitian.
CHAP. IIII. That by the vrine onely, it cannot absolutely be told, whether a woman be with child or no, contrary to the vulgar opinion.
CHAP. V. That the sexe cannot be discerned by the Ʋrine.
THE SECOND BOOKE OF THE ANATOMIE OF VRINES.
THE ARGVMENT.
CHAP. I. That the regions of the vrine are not answerable to the regions of the body of man; as also concerning the substance of vrines, thicke and thinne, their manifold significations, and vncertaintie of iudgement by the same.
CHAP. II. Of the accidents of vrine, the quantitie, smell, &c. and that no certaine and assured truth can by them be presaged or knowne.
CAAP. III. Of the colours of Ʋrines, how deceitfull they proue, and first of the colour commonly called palew or light saffron.
CHAP. IIII. Of red vrines, and how easily one may thereby be deceiued, and of pissing bloud.
CHAP. V. Of blacke vrines, and that they are not alwayes so dangerous as they are deemed: as also of blew, ash-coloured, or leaden and greene coloured vrines, together with their seue∣rall significations and vncertainties.
CHAP. VI. The manifold significations of white vrines, as also the great vncertaintie of iudgement by the same.
CHAP. VII. Of the circle or garland, spume and froth, bubbles, smoke or vapor, and fat in the ouermost region of the vrine, and what cer∣taintie from thence can be collected.
CHAP. VIII. Of the cloud, swimme or sublimation, together with diuerse sorts of grounds or residences, and the vncertaintie of their significations.
CHAP. IX. Of the manner of pissing: the retention or stoppage of vrine, totall or in part, as also of inuoluntarie passing, both in sicknesse and in health.
CHAP. X. Of the fond and foolish opinion, concerning the distillation of Ʋrines: of the water of separation, together with the vncertaintie of iudgement by such meanes.
CHAP. XI. The Conclusion of this whole Discourse, where something concerning issue and euent, and casuall cures.
Faults escaped.