The charitable physitian with the Charitable apothecary. Written in French by Philbert Guibert Esquire, and physitian regent in Paris: and by him after many severall editions, reviewed, corrected, amended, and augmented. And now faithfully translated into English, for the benefit of this kingdome, by I. W.

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The charitable physitian with the Charitable apothecary. Written in French by Philbert Guibert Esquire, and physitian regent in Paris: and by him after many severall editions, reviewed, corrected, amended, and augmented. And now faithfully translated into English, for the benefit of this kingdome, by I. W.
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Guybert, Philbert, d. 1633.
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London :: printed by Thomas Harper, and are to bee sold by Willliam Sheeres, at his shop in Coven Garden neere the New Exchange,
1639.
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Medicine -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions, -- Early works to 1800.
Recipes -- Early works to 1800.
Embalming -- Early works to 1800.
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"The charitable physitian with the Charitable apothecary. Written in French by Philbert Guibert Esquire, and physitian regent in Paris: and by him after many severall editions, reviewed, corrected, amended, and augmented. And now faithfully translated into English, for the benefit of this kingdome, by I. W." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A02327.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 24, 2024.

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CHAP. III. The manner to Clarifie Decoctions and Infu∣sions a part without Sugar.

THE decoctions and infusions ought not to bee strained boyling, but halfe cold before they bee passed through the strainer or blancket; as for exam∣ple, one putteth the white of an egge with the shell upon two pound of decoction or infusion, doing as followeth.

Take a white of an egge with the shell, and put it into the pan or bason, and beate it very well with the said whiske or little broome; then put to it halfe a pint of the said decoction or infusion, beating them very well together; then poure in by little and little the rest of the said infusion or decoction, then put it

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upon the furnace, and when it hath boyled a walme or two that you see the durty scum rise, then let it stand untill it be halfe cold, and then passe it thorow the strainer or blancket.

That infusions and decoctions are passed but one time through the blancket, for if they be passed any more, they loose a part of their vertue.

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