Choice and rare experiments in physick and chirurgery, or, A discovery of most approved medicines for the curing of most diseases incident to the body of men, women, and of children together with an antidotary of experiments never before published / found out by the studie and experience of Thomas Collins, student in physick neer the city of Gloucester.

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Title: Choice and rare experiments in physick and chirurgery, or, A discovery of most approved medicines for the curing of most diseases incident to the body of men, women, and of children together with an antidotary of experiments never before published / found out by the studie and experience of Thomas Collins, student in physick neer the city of Gloucester.
Author: Collins, Thomas, Student in physick.
Publication: London :: Printed by J.T. for Francis Eglesfield ...,; 1658.
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Remedy.

It is good to anoint the grief, with oil of Dill or oil of Camo••il and lilies, and to lay upon the head hot clouts dipped in the wa∣ters of rosemary, Lavender, and Savory, the chiefest remedy commended of Authors in this ••utragious sickn••ss, is the powder of a swallow brent with feathers and all, and mixt with hony, wh••reof the patient might swallow down a little and the rest anointed upon the pain.

I••em, another experiment for the quinsie, and swelling under the ears. Take the Mushrom that groweth upon an Elder Tree, called in English Jews ears, heat it against the ••fire and put it hot in any drink, the same drink ••s good and wholsom for the Quinsie. Some hold opinion that who so useth to drink with it shall never be troubled with this disease, and therefore carry it about with them in journies.