An hospitall for the diseased wherein are to bee founde moste excellent and approued medicines, as well emplasters of speciall vertue, as also notable potions or drinkes, and other comfortable receptes, bothe for the restitution and the preseruation of bodily healthe : very necessary for this tyme of common plague and immortalitie, and for other tymes when occasion shall require : with a newe addition / gathered by T.C.

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An hospitall for the diseased wherein are to bee founde moste excellent and approued medicines, as well emplasters of speciall vertue, as also notable potions or drinkes, and other comfortable receptes, bothe for the restitution and the preseruation of bodily healthe : very necessary for this tyme of common plague and immortalitie, and for other tymes when occasion shall require : with a newe addition / gathered by T.C.
Author
T. C., fl. 1579.
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Imprinted at London :: For Edward White, at the little northdore of Paules Churche, at the signe of the gun, and are there to bee solde,
1579.
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Subject terms
Materia medica -- Early works to 1800.
Plague -- Treatment.
Medicine -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions -- Early works to 1800.
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"An hospitall for the diseased wherein are to bee founde moste excellent and approued medicines, as well emplasters of speciall vertue, as also notable potions or drinkes, and other comfortable receptes, bothe for the restitution and the preseruation of bodily healthe : very necessary for this tyme of common plague and immortalitie, and for other tymes when occasion shall require : with a newe addition / gathered by T.C." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A17489.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 10, 2024.

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A medicine for the goute.

TAke foure handefulles of Wlworte, and one hande∣full of Horehounde, and raie them in a Morter, and put their iuice to one pince of Swines greace, and boyle them on the fire, the space of halfe anhower, then strayne it fayre, for it is good for all colde gowtes in the armes,

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legges or féete, and for all gréefes in the bones, that com∣meth of colde.

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