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 18, 2024.

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A Dyet Drink against the Kings Evill, or for any other that will take Physick, if a child have any bunches or Kirnels about them.

TAke plaister of Froggs without quicksilver and Paracelsus, of each an equall quantity, spread it upon Lynnen Cloath, prick it full of holes, and change it but once a fort∣night, and take the Dyet drink according to directions.

Take a quarter of a pound of Guyacum, two ounces of Sarsa∣pirilla, set it on the fire with a gallon and a pint of Spring wa∣ter, let it simper on a soft fire twelve houres, then put into it an ounce of Harmonaick, as much Annyseed, as much of Li∣coras fliced, let it infuse till it comes to a pottle or a little more, then put an ounce and halse of Sena in it, and let it boyle once through, take it from the fire presently, put into it halfe an

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ounce of Rubarb sliced, Cowslip flowers, Bettony flowers, Rose∣mary flowers of all one handfull, a quarter of an ounce of Cy∣namon bruised, then take it from the fire and cover it close twelve houres, then straine it with a course Cloath betwixt two and put it into bottles, put the ingredients into the pot againe, and put a pottle of smale Beer into it, and cover it, let it stand til the first be drunk up.

You must drink a good draught in the morning an houre after take some Broth: if you can take it in the after noone. Let the child eat Naples Bis∣ket.

You must not send this Bill to the Apothe∣caries but only a Note with the Names of the things.

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