few special parts thereof, which hee hath tried and
found to bee weakest and least able to resist; so
sicknesse doth make her particular assault, vpon such
part or parts of our bodie, as are weakest and easiest
to be ouercome by that sort of disease, which then
doth assaile vs, although all the rest of the body
by Sympathie feele it selfe, to be as it were belaied,
and besieged by the affliction of that speciall part,
the griefe and smart thereof being by the sense of
feeling dispersed through all the rest of our members.
And therefore the skilfull Physician presses by such
cures, to purge and strengthen that part which is
afflicted, as are only fit for that sort of disease,
and doe best agree with the nature of that infirme
part; which being abused to a disease of another nature,
would prooue as hurtfull for the one, as helpfull
for the other. Yea, not only will a skilfull
and warie Physician bee carefull to vse no cure but
that which is fit for that sort of disease, but he
wil also consider all other circumstances, and make
the remedies suitable thereunto; as the temperature
of the clime where the Patient is, the constitution
of the Planets,[G] the time of the Moone, the season
of the yere, the age and complexion of the Patient,
and the present state of his body, in strength or
weaknesse. For one cure must not euer be vsed
for the self-same disease, but according to the varying
of any of the foresaid circumstances, that sort of
remedie must be vsed which is fittest for the same.
Whear by the contrarie in this case, such is the miraculous
omnipotencie of our strong tasted Tobacco, as
it cures all sorts of diseases (which neuer any drugge
could do before) in all persons, and at all times.
It cures all maner of distellations, either in the
head or stomacke (if you beleeue their Axiomes) although
in very deede it doe both corrupt the braine, and
by causing ouer quicke disgestion, fill the stomacke
full of crudities. It cures the Gowt in the feet,
and (which is miraculous) in that very instant when
the smoke thereof, as light, flies vp into the head,
the vertue thereof, as heauie, runs downe to the little
toe. It helpes all sorts of Agues. It makes
a man sober that was drunke. It refreshes a weary
man, and yet makes a man hungry. Being taken
when they goe to bed, it makes one sleepe soundly,
and yet being taken when a man is sleepie and drowsie,
it will, as they say, awake his braine, and quicken
his vnderstanding. As for curing of the Pockes,
it serues for that vse but among the pockie Indian
slaues. Here in England it is refined,
and will not deigne to cure heere any other then cleanly
and gentlemanly diseases. Omnipotent power of
Tobacco! And if it could by the smoke
thereof chace our deuils, as the smoke of Tobias
fish did (which I am sure could smel no stronglier)
it would serue for a precious Relicke, both for the
superstitious Priests, and the insolent Puritanes,
to cast out deuils withall. Admitting then, and


