The pearle of practise, or Practisers pearle, for phisicke and chirurgerie. Found out by I. H. (a spagericke or distiller) amongst the learned obseruations and prooued practises of many expert men in both faculties. Since his death it is garnished and brought into some methode by a welwiller of his.

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The pearle of practise, or Practisers pearle, for phisicke and chirurgerie. Found out by I. H. (a spagericke or distiller) amongst the learned obseruations and prooued practises of many expert men in both faculties. Since his death it is garnished and brought into some methode by a welwiller of his.
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Hester, John, d. 1593.
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At London :: Printed by Richard Field, dwelling in the Black-friers,
1594.
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Medicine -- Early works to 1800.
Medicine -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions -- Early works to 1800.
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"The pearle of practise, or Practisers pearle, for phisicke and chirurgerie. Found out by I. H. (a spagericke or distiller) amongst the learned obseruations and prooued practises of many expert men in both faculties. Since his death it is garnished and brought into some methode by a welwiller of his." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A03123.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 18, 2024.

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The second course, to cure the descension: that commeth from the head to the stomacke.

VSe these fiue things if you will cure this disease: first our Electuario Angelica, 2 Quintaessence solutiue, 3 our pillulae pro descenso, 4 Vnguents for the stomacke and head, 5 our Quintaessence vegetable. The electuarie clenseth the head and stomacke, the Quintaessence solutiue euacuateth the body, the pilles take away the cause of the descension: the vnguents drie, and the vegetable Quintaessence preser∣ueth

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the body from all ill and noisome infirmities. The Ele∣ctuarie must be taken first in the morning: of the Quinta∣essence solutiue, you must take a spoonfull, in the morning, in a little broth and suger keeping a reasonable good diet: and do this foure or six dayes. Then take the pilles in the eue∣ning, and in the meane time, annoint the head and sto∣macke, with Oleum cerae, and drinke euery morning, a little of our Quintaessence, which if you do vse continually (by the blessing of God vpon it) there is no doubt, but the bo∣dy shall be free from many troublesome maladies.

There was a certaine woman, of the age of 58. yeares, who being greatly troubled, with a Catarrhe: was cured by the vse of our Aqua preseruans, morning and euening, and by annointing the stomacke with balsamo.

One that was affected with a Catarrhe, and a stitch in the side, was thus cured. He tooke our Aromatico twise. Then he tooke euery morning a spoonfull of our Quintaessence solutiue, with the broth of a capon for seuen or eight dayes together: and euery night when he went to bed, he annoin∣ted his stomacke, with oleum incompostibile, and thereby was soone after cured.

A woman that had great payne in her head and stomack, and had her menstrues stopped; with losse of her appetite, was thus helped.

First she tooke two doses of our Pillulae Angelica, that done she tooke euery morning, a spoonfull of Quintaes∣sentia solurtuo, with broth and suger, for fiue or sixe mor∣nings together. After that, she tooke euery morning, one spoonfull of our Aqua preseruans: whereupon in short time after she was cured.

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