The Sclopotarie of Iosephus Quercetanus, phisition. Or His booke containing the cure of wounds receiued by shot of gunne or such like engines of warre. Whereunto is added his spagericke antidotary of medicines against the aforesayd woundes. Published into English by Iohn Hester, practitioner in the said spagiricall arte

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Title: The Sclopotarie of Iosephus Quercetanus, phisition. Or His booke containing the cure of wounds receiued by shot of gunne or such like engines of warre. Whereunto is added his spagericke antidotary of medicines against the aforesayd woundes. Published into English by Iohn Hester, practitioner in the said spagiricall arte
Author: Du Chesne, Joseph, ca. 1544-1609.
Publication: London :: Printed by Roger Ward, for Iohn Sheldrake,; 1590.
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Subject terms: Medicine -- Early works to 1800.
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Take of the iuice of Centuarie & Selandine, ana, iiii. ounces, of hony iii. ounces, of flowers of Virbascum p. ii. of Frankensence, Myrrhe and Masticke, ana ℥ ss. oile of Turpentine vi. ounces, good white wine i. pound, putrifie them all in warme dongue, and boile them as before with a fire of ashes, vntil the wine and iuices be cō∣sumed, and it be brought to the forme of an ointment, then put to one ounce of this ointment ʒ i. of mercurie precipitat dulcified. If there be neede of greater clensing.

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