Natura exenterata: or Nature unbowelled by the most exquisite anatomizers of her. Wherein are contained, her choicest secrets digested into receipts, fitted for the cure of all sorts of infirmities, whether internal or external, acute or chronical, that are incident to the body of man. / Collected and preserved by several persons of quality and great experience in the art of medicine, whose names are prefixed to the book. Containing in the whole, one thousand seven hundred and twenty. Very necessary for such as regard their owne health, or that of their friends. VVhereunto are annexed, many rare, hitherto un-imparted inventions, for gentlemen, ladies and others, in the recreations of their different imployments. With an exact alphabetical table referring to the several diseases, and their proper cures.

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Natura exenterata: or Nature unbowelled by the most exquisite anatomizers of her. Wherein are contained, her choicest secrets digested into receipts, fitted for the cure of all sorts of infirmities, whether internal or external, acute or chronical, that are incident to the body of man. / Collected and preserved by several persons of quality and great experience in the art of medicine, whose names are prefixed to the book. Containing in the whole, one thousand seven hundred and twenty. Very necessary for such as regard their owne health, or that of their friends. VVhereunto are annexed, many rare, hitherto un-imparted inventions, for gentlemen, ladies and others, in the recreations of their different imployments. With an exact alphabetical table referring to the several diseases, and their proper cures.
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London, :: Printed for, and are to be sold by H. Twiford at his shop in Vine Court Middle Temple, G. Bedell at the Middel Temple gate Fleetstreet, and N. Ekins at the Gun neer the west-end of S. Pauls Church,
1655.
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Recipes -- Early works to 1800.
Medicine -- 15th-18 centuries -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions -- Early works to 1800.
Medicine, Popular -- Early works to 1800.
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"Natura exenterata: or Nature unbowelled by the most exquisite anatomizers of her. Wherein are contained, her choicest secrets digested into receipts, fitted for the cure of all sorts of infirmities, whether internal or external, acute or chronical, that are incident to the body of man. / Collected and preserved by several persons of quality and great experience in the art of medicine, whose names are prefixed to the book. Containing in the whole, one thousand seven hundred and twenty. Very necessary for such as regard their owne health, or that of their friends. VVhereunto are annexed, many rare, hitherto un-imparted inventions, for gentlemen, ladies and others, in the recreations of their different imployments. With an exact alphabetical table referring to the several diseases, and their proper cures." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A89817.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 9, 2024.

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Lucatella his Balsom▪

TAke Venice Turpentine one pound, best Oyle Olive three pints, yellow wax eight ounces, of naturall Balsom one ounce, Oyle of St. Johns Wort, and red Sanders in Powder Ana one ounce, Sack six spoonfulls; first cut the Wax, and melt it on the fire, and then take it off, and put Turpentine to it, having first washed it in Damask Rose-water thrice, and having like∣wise mingled the Sack and Oyle together, put altogether again over the fire, alwayes stirring it till it begins to boyl, and have a speciall care that it boyleth not over the fire, then let it cool for a night, and a day, or more, untill the Wine and watry sub∣stance be all setled to the bottom, then make holes in the Cake, and let the water run all out at the holes, which being clean run foth, st it on the fire again, adding unto the Balsom, and St. Johns Wort, and when it is molten put to it the red San∣ders, and stir it well, that it may incorporate, and when it first begins to boyl, take it off the fire, and stir it along time till it be grown thick, and cold: It is good for inward and outward wounds, annointing the parts about the soar: It healeth burning and scalding, and it healeth Fistulas and Ulcers being applyed warm with Lint.

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