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 17, 2024.

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To make Mint water, by Mr. News.

TAke of the strongest and stalest Ale four Gallons, then take as many young Spear-mints, as will fill a great Flasket, pick them very small and clean, take also four ounces of Licoris be∣ing clean scraped, Annileeds as many, Coriander seeds, and Nutmegs of each two ounces, large Mace and Cynamon of each one ounce, Ginger clean scraped halfe an ounce, bruise all the spices together, and lay them in steep in the Ale with the Mints in a great earthen Pot, for the space of foure and twen∣ty houres close covered, then distill it in a Limbeck over a soft fire, distilling halfe the Receipt at one time, and the other halfe at another time, for the pot whereout you distill must be little more then halfe full at a time.

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