The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton V.2
THE ANATOMY OF MELANCHOLY
BY
ROBERT BURTON
THE SECOND PARTITION
THE CURE OF MELANCHOLY
THE SYNOPSIS OF THE SECOND PARTITION.
Cure of melancholy is either
* Sect 1. General to all, which contains
* Unlawful means forbidden,
* Memb. 1. From the devil, magicians, witches, &c., by
charms, spells, incantations, &c.
* Quest. 1. Whether they can cure this, or other such
like diseases?
* Quest. 2. Whether, if they can so cure, it be lawful
to seek to them for help?
* or Lawful means, which are
* Memb. 2. Immediately from God, a Jove principium by
prayer &c.
* Memb. 3. Quest. 1. Whether saints and their relics can
help this infirmity?
Quest. 2. Whether it be lawful to sue to them
for aid.
* or Memb. 4. Mediately by Nature which concerns and
works by
* Subsect. 1. Physician, in whom is required science,
confidence, honesty, &c.
* Subsect. 2. Patient, in whom is required obedience,
constancy, willingness, patience, confidence,
bounty, &c., not to practise on himself.
* Subsect. 3. Physic, which consists of
* Dietetical A
* Pharmaceutical B
* Chirurgical C
* or Particular to the three distinct species, D, E, F
A Sect. 2. Dietetical, which consists in reforming those six
non-natural things, as in
* Diet rectified 1. Memb.
* Matter and quality 1 Subs.
* Such meats as are easy of digestion, well-dressed,
hot, sod, &c., young, moist, of good nourishment,
&c.
* Bread of pure wheat, well-baked.
* Water clear from the fountain.
* Wine and drink not too strong, &c.
* Flesh
* Mountain birds, partridge, pheasant, quails,
&c. Hen, capon, mutton, veal, kid, rabbit, &c.
* Fish
* That live in gravelly waters, as pike, perch,
trout, sea-fish, solid, white, &c.
* Herbs
* Borage, bugloss, balm, succory, endive, violets,
in broth, not raw, &c.
* Fruits and roots.
* Raisins of the sun, apples corrected for wind,
oranges, &c., parsnips, potatoes, &c.
* or Subs. 2. Quantity.
* At seasonable and unusual times of repast, in good
order, not before the first be concocted, sparing,
not overmuch of one dish.
* Memb. 2. Rectification of retention and evacuation, as
costiveness, venery, bleeding at nose, months stopped,
baths, &c.
* Memb. 3. Air rectified, with a digression of the air
* Naturally in the choice and site of our country,
dwelling-place, to be hot and moist, light, wholesome,
pleasant &c.
* Artificially, by often change of air, avoiding winds,
fogs, tempests, opening windows, perfumes, &c.
* Memb. 4. Exercise
* Of body and mind, but moderate, as hawking, hunting,
riding, shooting, bowling, fishing, fowling, walking in
fair fields, galleries, tennis, bar.
* Of mind, as chess, cards, tables &c., to see plays,
masks, &c., serious studies, business, all honest
recreations.
* Memb. 5. Rectification of waking and terrible dreams, &c.
* Memb. 6. Rectification of passions and perturbations of
the mind.
* From himself
* Subsect. 1. By using all good means of help,
confessing to a friend, &c.
* Avoiding all occasions of his infirmity.
* Not giving way to passions, but resisting to his
utmost.
* or from his friends.
* Subsect. 2. By fair and foul means, counsel,
comfort, good persuasion, witty devices, fictions,
and, if it be possible, to satisfy his mind.
* Subsect. 3. Music of all sorts aptly applied.
* Subsect. 4. Mirth and merry company.
* Sect. 3. A consolatory digression, containing
remedies to all discontents and passions of the
mind.
* Memb. 1. General discontents and grievances
satisfied.
* Memb. 2. Particular discontents, as deformity of
body, sickness, baseness of birth, &c.
BY
ROBERT BURTON
THE SECOND PARTITION
THE CURE OF MELANCHOLY
THE SYNOPSIS OF THE SECOND PARTITION.
Cure of melancholy is either
* Sect 1. General to all, which contains
* Unlawful means forbidden,
* Memb. 1. From the devil, magicians, witches, &c., by
charms, spells, incantations, &c.
* Quest. 1. Whether they can cure this, or other such
like diseases?
* Quest. 2. Whether, if they can so cure, it be lawful
to seek to them for help?
* or Lawful means, which are
* Memb. 2. Immediately from God, a Jove principium by
prayer &c.
* Memb. 3. Quest. 1. Whether saints and their relics can
help this infirmity?
Quest. 2. Whether it be lawful to sue to them
for aid.
* or Memb. 4. Mediately by Nature which concerns and
works by
* Subsect. 1. Physician, in whom is required science,
confidence, honesty, &c.
* Subsect. 2. Patient, in whom is required obedience,
constancy, willingness, patience, confidence,
bounty, &c., not to practise on himself.
* Subsect. 3. Physic, which consists of
* Dietetical A
* Pharmaceutical B
* Chirurgical C
* or Particular to the three distinct species, D, E, F
A Sect. 2. Dietetical, which consists in reforming those six
non-natural things, as in
* Diet rectified 1. Memb.
* Matter and quality 1 Subs.
* Such meats as are easy of digestion, well-dressed,
hot, sod, &c., young, moist, of good nourishment,
&c.
* Bread of pure wheat, well-baked.
* Water clear from the fountain.
* Wine and drink not too strong, &c.
* Flesh
* Mountain birds, partridge, pheasant, quails,
&c. Hen, capon, mutton, veal, kid, rabbit, &c.
* Fish
* That live in gravelly waters, as pike, perch,
trout, sea-fish, solid, white, &c.
* Herbs
* Borage, bugloss, balm, succory, endive, violets,
in broth, not raw, &c.
* Fruits and roots.
* Raisins of the sun, apples corrected for wind,
oranges, &c., parsnips, potatoes, &c.
* or Subs. 2. Quantity.
* At seasonable and unusual times of repast, in good
order, not before the first be concocted, sparing,
not overmuch of one dish.
* Memb. 2. Rectification of retention and evacuation, as
costiveness, venery, bleeding at nose, months stopped,
baths, &c.
* Memb. 3. Air rectified, with a digression of the air
* Naturally in the choice and site of our country,
dwelling-place, to be hot and moist, light, wholesome,
pleasant &c.
* Artificially, by often change of air, avoiding winds,
fogs, tempests, opening windows, perfumes, &c.
* Memb. 4. Exercise
* Of body and mind, but moderate, as hawking, hunting,
riding, shooting, bowling, fishing, fowling, walking in
fair fields, galleries, tennis, bar.
* Of mind, as chess, cards, tables &c., to see plays,
masks, &c., serious studies, business, all honest
recreations.
* Memb. 5. Rectification of waking and terrible dreams, &c.
* Memb. 6. Rectification of passions and perturbations of
the mind.
* From himself
* Subsect. 1. By using all good means of help,
confessing to a friend, &c.
* Avoiding all occasions of his infirmity.
* Not giving way to passions, but resisting to his
utmost.
* or from his friends.
* Subsect. 2. By fair and foul means, counsel,
comfort, good persuasion, witty devices, fictions,
and, if it be possible, to satisfy his mind.
* Subsect. 3. Music of all sorts aptly applied.
* Subsect. 4. Mirth and merry company.
* Sect. 3. A consolatory digression, containing
remedies to all discontents and passions of the
mind.
* Memb. 1. General discontents and grievances
satisfied.
* Memb. 2. Particular discontents, as deformity of
body, sickness, baseness of birth, &c.
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