Some said 't was a concoction of the humours,
Which with the blood too readily will claim kin:
Others again were ready to maintain,
"'T was only the fatigue of last campaign."
XLI.
But here is one prescription out of many:
"Sodae sulphat. ʒvj. ʒfs. Mannae optim.
Aq. fervent. f. ℥ ifs. ʒij. tinct. Sennae
Haustus" (And here the surgeon came and cupped him)
"℞ Pulv. Com. gr. iij. Ipecacuanhæ"