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.

A Medicine diminishing all kinde of sickness if it be not unto death and prepareth the body for re∣covery of health.

Take of the best Triacle adding thereto a few drops of oleum Vitrioli and let it stand till thou use it, then any lying sick not unto death, give the weight of a French crown of the same Medicine and if he be not over weak give a little more; Let him drink it hot with wine in the morning fasting four hours before he eat, washing out of the cup also with wine, which being also taken and well covered in his bed and wrapped about his bead and all covered onely his mouth: there let him sweat four hours asmuch as its possible and not sleep in any wise these four hours, Then change the

sheetes and let them be very dry and warm, then let him lie and not sweat before he rise or eat the space of three hours, then let him eat some good thing, and drink good old wine after his meat. Then afterward the Physician may use either Medicine both purgative or corroborative as the necessity and occasion re∣quireth. This Medicine dim••nisheth the cause of all sickness and prepareth the body in the way of health speedily and never fails the Phy∣sitian. See that he sweat plentifully without sudden cold and use good diet afterward.