The _Essex_ Gentlewoman of whome I spake before, could neuer take any comfortable sustenance, but she was sure to haue a fit of the mother. The reason of this may be the same which we haue alleaged of sweet vapours. The errours about euacuation are also an externall cause of diseases, and doe breed an internall cause afterwardes. [Sidenote: _Altomarus._] [Sidenote: _Hollerius cap. 59. Rond. c. 69._] As in this disease the want of due and monethly euacuation, or the want of the benefit of marriage in such as haue beene accustomed or are apt thereunto, breeds a congestiõ of humors about that part, which increasing or corrupting in the place, causeth this disease. And therefore we do obserue that maidens and widowes are most subiect thereunto. Motion and rest being well ordered do preserue health, but being disordered do breed diseases, especially to much rest and slothfulnesse is a meanes of this griefe, by ingendering crudities and obstructions in womens bodies, by dulling the spirits and cooling naturall heate, &c. So likewise sleepe and watching, the one by benumming, the other by dissipation of the spirits and natural heate, may occasion this griefe. [Sidenote: _Hinc Cicero Tusculanarum 3. perturbationes animi, morbos appellat._] Lastly the perturbations of the minde are oftentimes to blame both for this and many other diseases. For seeing we are not maisters of our owne affections, wee are like battered Citties without walles, or shippes tossed in the Sea, exposed to all maner of assaults and daungers, euen to the ouerthrow of our owne bodies. We haue infinite examples among our [51]Historiographers, and [52]Phisitions of such as haue dyed vpon ioy, griefe, loue, feare, shame, and such like perturbations of the mind: and of others that vpon the same causes haue fallen into grieuous diseases: as [53]women deliuered of their children before their time, vpon feare, anger, griefe, &c. others taken with the [54]Falling sickenesse, [55]Apoplexies, [56]Madnesse, [57]Swounding, [58]Palsies, and diuerse such like infirmities vpon the like causes. [51] _Plinium. valer. max. Volateranum. Pontanum. Landum, Gellium, Krantzium._ [52] **_Cornex lib. 1 consultat. med. cap. 3._ _Gal. 2. Sympt. causis cap. 5. de præcognit. ca. 6 Beniuenius._ [53] _Gal. in 5. Aphorism. 45. Amatus lusit. Cent. 3._ [54] _Gal. loc. affec. 5. de Grammatico Ioh. Montanus cõsilio. 50 Matheus de grad. de proprio filio. cap. de Epilepsia._ _Amatus lusit. cent. 2. cap. 90._ [55] _Procopius de bello Gothorum lib. 1. Amatus lusit. cent. 3._ [56] _Christoph. 'a Vega. li. 4. ca. 14 Corn. Celsus._ [57] _Gal. loco cita._ [58] _Aretæus lib. 5. cap. 7._