The practise of chymicall, and hermeticall physicke, for the preseruation of health. Written in Latin by Iosephus Quersitanus, Doctor of Phisicke. And translated into English, by Thomas Timme, minister

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Title: The practise of chymicall, and hermeticall physicke, for the preseruation of health. Written in Latin by Iosephus Quersitanus, Doctor of Phisicke. And translated into English, by Thomas Timme, minister
Author: Du Chesne, Joseph, ca. 1544-1609.
Publication: London :: Printed by Thomas Creede,; 1605.
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Subject terms: Alchemy -- Early works to 1800.; Medicine -- Early works to 1800.; Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric -- Early works to 1800.
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A water against Poysons, and against all pestilentiall effects.

TAke of the Rootes of Angelica, of the Carline-thistle, of Set-foyle, & of the Barke of the Olibian Trée, of each two ounces, of Cardus Benedictus, of Méede-woort, called Goates beard, of all the Sanders, of each halfe an ounce: the Treacles of Mythridate, and the confection of Hiacinth, of each 2, ounces: the speces of Diamarg. Frigid, Camphor, of each 2. Drachmes. Let these be grossely beaten or brused, & put into a glasse Allembic, powring thereon 3. pound of rectified Aqua vitae. Then let them be digested in a vessel wel closed, & so distilled by ashes, or a vaporous Baln. This water is wonderfull effectuall against poysonful and pestilential effects. The quantitie which must be giuen, is halfe a spoonfull.