The apologie, or defence of a verity heretofore published concerning a medicine called aurum potabile that is, the pure substance of gold, prepared, and made potable and medicinable without corrosiues, helpfully giuen for the health of man in most diseases, but especially auaileable for the strenghning [sic] and comforting of the heart and vitall spirits the perfomers of health: as an vniversall medicine. Together with the plaine, and true reasons ... confirming the vniversalitie thereof. And lastly, the manner and order of administration or vse of this medicine in sundrie infirmities. By Francis Anthonie of London, doctor in physicke.

THis Doctor Lewknar, of whom mention is made in these former letters, did after∣wards write vnto me, desiring to haue more of my Potable gold. For this learned Gentleman, had before found and seene the effects thereof in the Cure of his daughter in law by marriage with his Sonne, being strongly taken with the falling sicknesse. The case whereof set downe in a part of his letter to me, which I haue shewed in the end of my first booke. Whereupon the aduersaries both to my selfe and the truth, haue greatly accused (I was about to say slandered him) as may appeare by an other letter of his sent vnto me beginning thus.

Good Doctor Anthony, I haue beene bitterly taxed, for giuing testimony of the good successe of your Au∣rum potabile: which doth nothing at all daunt me. For I assure my selfe, that Aurum potabile being rightly made (which few haue attained vnto) is a singular medicine howsoeuer, I thinke yours (as I haue expe∣rienced) to be good. And therefore I pray you send me two ounces by this my kinsman, and write vnto me, what effect it worketh in womens monethly courses, &. And after it foloweth.

I doe assuredly promise you, that as I shall find the effect thereof good, all the Societie of the Colledge shall not auert me. So likewise, shall not any priuate re∣gard of friendship, flattery or gaine, induce me at any time, to giue approbation to any dangerous or vncer∣taine medicine, &c.

Your louing friend George Lewknar.