WHich are euery way answerable vnto the ancient Bathes of the Graecians , and Romans for the diuers vses , though no way comparable to them for the excessiue charges ▪ ●●d vaine ostentation thereof ; because those were built like Princes Pallaces , hauing distinct parts or offices , but these take vp no more roome then is necessary , which is not aboue sixe yardes in compasse , for the outward forme , like the body of a small Coach , either round or square couered all ouer with leather , veluet , or other stuffe , partly to keepe out the better cold ayre , and partly to keep in the hot vapours , and partly to adorne it ; being framed with no great cost , and may daily be vsed vpon halfe an houers warning without any tedious combersomnes vnto the party bathing , or trouble to the seruants neare attending : which being placed in any chamber for the purpose close by the bed side yeeld forthwith at pleasure , foure kinds of seuerall heats , either altogether well mixed , or some of them apart more , or lesse , of the one , or of the other , whereby to augment , diminish , or correct any one of the first qualities , either actiue or passiue , and so consequently any one of the second , as occasion shall require by the counsell of the present Phisition .

1 First , a drie ayrie heate warming the cold moist ayre , and preparing the body for sweate by a cleane fire in one side .

2 Secondly , a moyst vaporous heate , by a sweet boyling perfume .

3 Thirdly , a drye vaporous heate , by a sweet burning perfume .

4 Fourthly and lastly , but cheifely a moyst heate by water , milke , oyle , or any other liquor simple or compound , which commeth at pleasure from all parts powering downewards , flying vp wards , sprinkling round about with many trickling streames like strong showres of raine by a continuall circular motion , and therefore penetrating and working more powerfully vpon all parts of the body , except the head ; which is onely free for the benefit of fresh ayre , so couertly , that neither the party bathed , nor the attendants in the chamber can either see , heare , or well perceiue , how , from whence , or by what direct meanes the warme water , or liquor commeth , and goeth with such a manifold distribution , and speedy conueyance :

Besides fiue gallons of any deere liquor will bathe any man this way , as well as sixescore gallons otherwise , if not far better , and shall worke far sooner the intended effects , by reason that the water thus mouing without any labour or paines to the party bathed , actuateth more speedily , then when it standeth dull and vnmooued about the body .

Againe , all these rayning showres , by the turning of a key , may bee contracted into one maine currant ; either directed vpon any part of the body within the balniatory , or vpon the head without , if bucketing be needfull , or otherwise diuerted from all parts for the benefit of the hot vapours onely .

Againe , so great a streame ( which is most profitable , and may be accounted a fift distinct heate ) doth continually arise by this swift motion , that one gallon of the water , or more , in one houre , or lesse will euaporate vpon the body within insensibly .

All this while nature imbracing with delight these soft and pleasant imbracements , the party bathing , if he be weake by sicknes , may most easily without losse of strength , yeeld to and from the fire , or strong streames any part most affected turning himselfe by a smale inclination , or rather be turned by the circular motion of the turning stoole , on which with a Corke cushion , a large spunge , or a linnen bran-bag fastned , hee sitteth easily : if he be stronge , he may stand vpright with more pleasure and turne himselfe with more ease .

And if towards the end a short sprinkling of water somewhat cold , or luke warme be needfull , as for some respects it is much auailably , it may be done this way in a moment all ouer the body without feare of catching cold .

And lastly , the water ceasing his course , and at pleasure suddainly , as it were van●●ising by the touch of a small string , as before it came by the like touch , he may soone , safely , and easily be rubd , and made dry with warme clothes put in vnto him , and vpon him , and so st●ep into the warme bed adioyning .

Such as neuer were hitherto inuented , or put in practize by any Phisition or other whatsoeuer , if we consider all things which so plentiously euery way concurre to the making vp of these bathes , that for diuers peculiar respects they may seeme to deserue diuers peculiar names .

1 As first , from the circular motion of the bathing liquor , they may be called , Balnea Circularia , circular bathes .

2 Secondly , from the manifold streames , and trickling shoures , Balnea Plv●●alia , rayning bathes .

3 Thirdly , from the contraction of all the little streames into one currant Balnea Embrocati●a , embrocatiue , or spout-bathes .

4 Fourthly , from the triplicity of the praedominant steames , and hot vapours Balnea Vaporosa , vaporous bathes .

5 Fiftly , from the multiplicitie of heats , and variety of matter , Balnea Diacatholica , diacatholike bathes .

6 Sixtly , from the diuers faculties , and contrary effects Balnea Catholica , catholike or vniuersall bathes .