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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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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Collins, Thomas, Student in physick.
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London :: Printed by J.T. for Francis Eglesfield ...,
1658.
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Medicine -- Early works to 1800.
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To make a drink for all manner of Fevers and Im∣postumes and for sickness in mans body.

Take Hyssop, Rosemary, Violet Leaves, Ver∣vine, Herb Iohn, Mouseare Plantain, Avence Sage and fetherfew of each an handful and wash them clean and put them into a Mortar and bruise them a little and put them into an earthen pot that was never occupied. And put therein a gallon of good white wine and so let it stand all night covered and in the morning boil it till it come to a pottle, and let it run through a hair sieve, & put it into a clean vessel covered, and let the sick use these first and last nine dayes at evening warm, and at morning cold, every day and night half a pint, and he shall be whole by the grace o God.

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