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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"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 17, 2024.

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To cure a Vain broken in the stomach and breast.

TAke wild Angellica, Egremony, Sanicle, Cinqfoil, Strawbury leaves, Rib-wort, VVoodbine leaves, Dasie roots, and leaves—Dandelion, white Comfry, Scabious, Sowthernwood, white bottles, Spermint, Oake-buds, Bramble-buds, Plan∣tane—Take so much of all these as will make six hand∣fuls (taking an equall portion of each) and steep them in a gallon of fair water for two hours, then set them on the fire, and let them be boyled untill half be consumed, then put to it a quart of VVhite-wine, and let it boyl a walm or two, then take it off, then strain it, then set it on again, and put to it a pint of pure Virgin English Honey, then let it boyle to Clarify the Honey, then take it off the fire, and when it is cold, put it up in a Glass, let the Patient take four or five spoonfuls luke-warm, two hours or at least one hour before Dinner, and Supper, and

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at going to bed, I verily beleive that the continuance of this will cure him, let him in the morning ear before it a good mouth∣full of the Conserve of Comfry roots, if his stomach agree with such things. This from Sir Kenelme Digby.

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