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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Subject terms: Medicine -- Early works to 1800.
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A good Syrup for an old Cough, and it mundi∣••eth the breast and the Lungs and for pain under ••he side coming of cold.

••ake Liquerice scraped and bruised two ••ce••, Maiden hair one ounce, of Hysop dried 〈◊〉〈◊〉 an ounce, put all this into four pint•• of ••••ing water, and let them stand in that wa∣•••••• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 one day and one night, and then seethe 〈◊〉〈◊〉 till half the Liquor be consumed, then 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the Liquor from the herbs, and put in-〈◊〉〈◊〉 Liquor pure English honey, white 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and Penidies each of these eight ounces water five drams, boil all this with an easie 〈◊〉〈◊〉 till it come to the thickness of a Syrup 〈◊〉〈◊〉 alwayes as the scum ariseth gather it off, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 keep it to your use.