The whole aphorismes of great Hippocrates, prince of physicians translated into English for the benefit of such as are ignorant of the Greek & Latine tongs ; vvhereunto is annexed a short discourse of the nature & substance of the eye, with many excellent & approued remedies for the cure of most the diseases thereof ; with an exact table shewing the substance of every aphorism.

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The whole aphorismes of great Hippocrates, prince of physicians translated into English for the benefit of such as are ignorant of the Greek & Latine tongs ; vvhereunto is annexed a short discourse of the nature & substance of the eye, with many excellent & approued remedies for the cure of most the diseases thereof ; with an exact table shewing the substance of every aphorism.
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Hippocrates.
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At London,: Printed by H. L. for Richard Redmer and are to bee solde at the great West-doore of Pauls, at the signe of the Star,
1610.
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Medicine -- Early works to 1800.
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"The whole aphorismes of great Hippocrates, prince of physicians translated into English for the benefit of such as are ignorant of the Greek & Latine tongs ; vvhereunto is annexed a short discourse of the nature & substance of the eye, with many excellent & approued remedies for the cure of most the diseases thereof ; with an exact table shewing the substance of every aphorism." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A03400.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 24, 2025.

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Hot water yeeldeth vn∣to vs a great token of secu∣rity, and safety in that vlcer and sore in which it causeth ripe and wel digested mat∣ter: it softneth and molli∣fieth the skinne, it maketh it thinne, it dooth appease paine, it mitigateth and as∣swageth colde shakings, convulsions, & the cramps (named Tetani) it dissol∣ueth heauinesse and paine of the head, it profiteth broken bones very much, especially if they bee bare without flesh; and princi∣pally

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in the head: also it profiteth those things which are mortified & ex∣ulcerated through colde. Lastly, it is profitable to ea∣ting vlcers in the sūdamēt, priuie members, wombe, bladder: to all those, hot water is a friend and com∣forter, but cold water is an enemie and a destroyer.

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