The sixth book of Practical physick Of occult or hidden diseases; in nine parts Part I. Of diseases from occult qualities in general. Part. II. Of occult, malignant, and venemous diseases arising from the internal fault of the humors. Part III. Of occult diseases from water, air, and infections, and of infectious diseases. Part IV. Of the venereal pox. Part V. Of outward poysons in general Part VI. Of poysons from minerals and metals. Part. VII. Of poysons from plants. Part VIII. Of poysons that come from living creatures. Part IX. Of diseases by witchcraft, incantation, and charmes. By Daniel Sennertus, N Culpeper, and Abdiah Cole, Doctors of Physick
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The sixth book of Practical physick Of occult or hidden diseases; in nine parts Part I. Of diseases from occult qualities in general. Part. II. Of occult, malignant, and venemous diseases arising from the internal fault of the humors. Part III. Of occult diseases from water, air, and infections, and of infectious diseases. Part IV. Of the venereal pox. Part V. Of outward poysons in general Part VI. Of poysons from minerals and metals. Part. VII. Of poysons from plants. Part VIII. Of poysons that come from living creatures. Part IX. Of diseases by witchcraft, incantation, and charmes. By Daniel Sennertus, N Culpeper, and Abdiah Cole, Doctors of Physick
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Sennert, Daniel, 1572-1637.
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London :: printed by Peter Cole, printer and bookseller, at the sign of the Printing-press in Cornhill, near the Royal Exchange,
1662.
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Medicine -- Early works to 1800.
Witchcraft -- England -- Early works to 1800.
Medicine, Popular -- England -- Early works to 1800.
Poisonous snakes -- Early works to 1800.
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"The sixth book of Practical physick Of occult or hidden diseases; in nine parts Part I. Of diseases from occult qualities in general. Part. II. Of occult, malignant, and venemous diseases arising from the internal fault of the humors. Part III. Of occult diseases from water, air, and infections, and of infectious diseases. Part IV. Of the venereal pox. Part V. Of outward poysons in general Part VI. Of poysons from minerals and metals. Part. VII. Of poysons from plants. Part VIII. Of poysons that come from living creatures. Part IX. Of diseases by witchcraft, incantation, and charmes. By Daniel Sennertus, N Culpeper, and Abdiah Cole, Doctors of Physick." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A59200.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 14, 2025.
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Chap. 5. Of Preservation from Poyson.
THey that will be preserved from poyson, let them keep close to Cardans Rules.* 1.1
The safest way is to use Antidotes, as Mithri∣dates did Mithridate, so that he could not be poy∣soned. There are divers Antidotes internal and external. Albertus Magnus speaks of the ex∣ternal, as the Diamond, Topas, Smaragd worn constantly upon the bare skin, no poyson can hurt that man.* 1.2 Some precious stones keep men from infectious air. These are worn for Amulets: and if poyson be near, they sweat.
Treacle and Mithridate are the best inward, and Galen saith that none can be poysoned that take as much as a Bean every day of Treacle and bids them use it in time of health. And experi∣ence shews that you may safely give preservatives against poyson to sound bodies, and by them they get an incredible propriety to resist poyson
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Some of these Antidotes are without any ex∣cess of quality, as Bezoar stone, sealed Earth, Bole, Harts-••orn, Smaragds, and the like. These are given safely to all bodies. Mithridate and Trea∣cle, though they be less hot, by reason of the fer∣mentation, yet take heed that by the too much use, you do hurt thereby.