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.
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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 18, 2024.

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An approved Medicine for Convulsion fits.

TAke sweet Marjoram, Cpress wood, the root of Piony and Ireos, & finely powder them, and searce it altogether likewise of a mans Skull two ounces double prepared, of the best Syrrop of Roses, with Agarick, six ounces of oyle of Dill, and Orrac, of each two ounces, powder of Piony one ounce, powder of Messeltoe of the Oake one ounce, Spirit of Amber two ounces, black Cherry-water a pottle.

First, purge the stomack gently with three spoonfuls every morning, for a fortnight together with the Syrrop, after the two first daies take an hour before as much of the Cra▪ Human, as will lye on a Groat, mixt with three spoonfuls of black Cherry-water: The third day as much of the Messelto with the water, and so continue it, but first take a little Lambskin with the Furr, and cut a little peece of it, as much as will cover the head from the forehead to the Crown, and no further, then take of the oyle of Dill and Ireos, and mix in it the four first powders, and make the same pretty thick, then bath some part of it into the Lamb∣skin-furr, and bath the head well with the other part, from the forehead to the Crown, and then lay on the furr, but first warm the Oyles and Powders together in a Savvcer, bath the furr once a vveek, but the head once a day, and likevvise the pit of the Poll you must bath vvith the Spirit of Amber three drops at a time, keep your self laxative reasonable, and use no vvinndy mea, nor melancholick, but if it be possible those that feed on Hills, or Feilds, and Mutton and Lamb.

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