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 12, 2025.
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The Signs and Symptoms.
A great cough, driness of tongue and jawes, great pain about the stomach, hickets, stretching of the Hypochondria, binding of the belly, dul∣ness and dotage, fainting, and they die choa∣ked.
Give warm Water with much Butter,* 1.1or Oyl of sweet Almonds, or Oyl of Lillies which will make them vomit it up. But because it sticks fast, give stronger Vomits, as Hellebore. If it be gotten to the guts, give emollient Clysters.* 1.2 Some give a dram of Scammony, with two drams of Fleabane in a Iulep. Then give Fats to make the passage slip∣pery; as the Decoction of Mallo••s, Althaea, Fae∣nugreek seed, fat Broaths, Goats milk, juyce of Mal∣lows, Decoction of Dates and Figs.
These are specifick, Organ given in Vinegar and honied Wine, Li••ivium of Vine ashes or Fig∣tree ashes, with sweet Wine and Treacle, or Mithri∣date, from half a dram, to two drams in Sa••k.