A brief discovery of the chief causes, signs, and effects, of that most reigning disease, the scurvy together with the causes, symptoms, & effects, of several other dangerous diseases most usually afflicting mankind. Whereunto is added, a short account of that imcomparable, and most highly approved medicine called Bromfield's pill. Being the only remedy this age hath produced against the scurvy, and most other curable distempers. Formerly prepared and set forth for the publick benefit, by M. Bromfield; and now wholly assigned by him to Mr. Joseph Stent.

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A brief discovery of the chief causes, signs, and effects, of that most reigning disease, the scurvy together with the causes, symptoms, & effects, of several other dangerous diseases most usually afflicting mankind. Whereunto is added, a short account of that imcomparable, and most highly approved medicine called Bromfield's pill. Being the only remedy this age hath produced against the scurvy, and most other curable distempers. Formerly prepared and set forth for the publick benefit, by M. Bromfield; and now wholly assigned by him to Mr. Joseph Stent.
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Bromfield, M.
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London :: [s.n.],
printed in the year, 169[4?]
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"A brief discovery of the chief causes, signs, and effects, of that most reigning disease, the scurvy together with the causes, symptoms, & effects, of several other dangerous diseases most usually afflicting mankind. Whereunto is added, a short account of that imcomparable, and most highly approved medicine called Bromfield's pill. Being the only remedy this age hath produced against the scurvy, and most other curable distempers. Formerly prepared and set forth for the publick benefit, by M. Bromfield; and now wholly assigned by him to Mr. Joseph Stent." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A29646.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 2, 2024.

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My PILLS are disposed of in Tin-boxes sealed up with my Seal at Arms, being a Lion passant Guardant, the larger Box containing about Forty Pills (or within one or two more or less) is Three shillings; and the lesser Box of Nineteen or Twenty Pills is Eighteen pence.

But because of Dangers, and extraordinary charge of Fraight by Sea, and great cost of Returns from many parts out of England: the larger Box of Pills in Scotland and Ireland is sold for three shillings six Pence; and the lesser Box for one shilling nine Pence, and not under: And are to be sold by

  • Mr. Brabazon Aylener, Bookseller at the Three sidgeons against the Royal Ex∣change in Cornhil, and at the Royal cof∣fee-House in Exchange Alley.
  • Mr. Charles Brome, Bookseller at the Gun near the west end of St. Pauls Church.
  • Mr. Martin, at the Coffee-house in king∣street near Guildhall.
  • Mr. John Rowse, Trunk-maker in Ratcliff Highway at the end of Old Gravel-lane.
  • Mr. Burgess, Cheesmonger at the George at Shadwell Dock.
  • Mr. Jeffery Woolston, at the Holly-Bush at Queen-Hithe.
  • Mr. Horrod, Cheesmonger within Smith∣field Barrs.
  • Mr. John Weld, Bookseller at the sign of the Crown betwixt the Temple Gates, in Fleetstreet.
  • Mrs. Stanly, Semstress at her Shop without Moorgate.
  • Mr. Avertey, at the Cake shop without Aldersgate.
  • Mr. Francis Rakestraw, Tallow-chandler near the Gate in Tuttle street Westminster.
  • Mr. Robert Collet, Tallow-chandler at the end of Newport-street, near Leicester fields
  • Mr. Natha. Chandler, Cheesmonger against Drury-Lane end in St Giles's.
  • Mr. Thomas Ʋmfrevile, Tin man against Cree-Church in Leadenhall Street.
  • Mr. Butcher, Distiller at the Plow and Still against the George-Inn in Southwark.
  • Mr. John Seckle, Tinman, at the Bird-Cage at Cock-Lane end against the Conduit on Snow hill.
  • Mr. Bentley, Bookseller at the Post-house in Russel-street, Covent-Garden.
  • Mr. Paget, Cheesmonger in S. James's Market.
  • Mr. Lloyd's Coffee-House against the Star-Inn in the Strand near Charing Cross.
  • Mr. Joseph Adams, Cheesmonger at the Fry∣ing-pan over against the Market-house in Clare Market.
  • Mr. John Rogers, Haberdasher of Hats, at the Hat and Harrow against the Bull-Inn within Bishopsgate.
  • Mr. Thomas Stent, Cheesmonger without the Barrs against Hoglane in Bishopsgate-street.
  • Mr. King, Razor-maker at the Flying∣horse against St. Clements Church in the Strand.
  • Mr. Israel Harrisen, Stationer under Lincolns∣Inn-Gate in Chancery-lane.
  • Mr. Thomas Ingleton, Hosier over against Cripplegate-Church,
  • Mr. Francis Parr, Oil man in middle-Row in Holborn.
  • Mrs. Green, Semstress near Fauntain Stairs on Redrif Wall.
  • Mr. Chapman, Bookseller at the Angel in the Pall Mall.
  • Mr. John Taylor, at the Ship in St. Paul's Church-Yard.
  • Mrs. Mary Tonson, Stationer at Gray's-Inngate next Gray's Inn Lane.
  • Mr. Robert Diment, at his Shop at Billingsgate, and at his Shop upon St. Mary∣hill.
  • Mr. John Wilson, Sail-maker upon CopesKey at the Hermitage-Stairs.
  • Mr. Robert Fage, Grocer at the Golden SugarLoaf in Piccadilly over against BurlingtonHouse.
  • Mr. William Willis, Stationer at the Bible in Kings-street, Westminster.
  • Mrs. Banbury, at her Shop in WestminsterHall, near the Common-Pleas.
  • ...

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  • Mr. Thomas Barras, Pastry-Cook next the Bull near the Barrs in White-Chappel.
  • Mr. Samuel Bampton, Cheesemonger in Hun∣gerford-Market.
  • Mr. Marshal, Bookseller at the Sign of the Bible in Newgate-street.
  • Mr. Leicester, Tallow-chandler in Edmonton.
  • Mr. Crosdeal, Chandler near Battle-Bridg in Tooly-street.
  • Mr. Adam Levingston, Fruiterer at the South Entrance of the Royal Exchange.
  • Mr. John Own, Cheesmonger at the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Head in Drury-lane against the Play-〈◊〉〈◊〉 william Vine, at his House over against the Rope-Yard in Woolwich.
  • Mr. Robert Todd, Salesman at the Star in chiswell-street.
  • Mr. Edmund Collet, at the Angel and three Crowns, a Cake Shop in Smook-Alley near Spittle-Fields.
  • Mrs. Harding, Chandler over-against the Mount in White-Chappel.

And are also to be sold (as heretofore) at my former Dwelling at the Blue Balls in Plow-yard in Fetter-lane, London, by Mr. Joseph Stent.

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