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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For the Consumption.

Take a handful of Rosemary tops, a handful of red Sage, a handful of Horehound, a hand∣ful of Plantaine leaves, a handful of Hyssope, a handful of winter Savory, a pint of English hony, a pint of runing water, half a pound of blew Figs, half a pound of Raisins of the Sun, a stick of Liquerice, boil all these in a new pipkin, with a cover to it, cut them small, and put them into the pipkin, and let it boil softly un••il it be half consumed, then take and strain it through a cloth very well, then give the party four spoonfuls morning and evening.