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.

I Doubt not (my good Cosen) but you much desire to heare what effects your Aurū Potabile hath per∣formed in these parts. A certaine neere neighbour of mine, the wife of Ro. Downing, lay euen at point of death, after a long languishing sicknesse (for shee was prayed for in the Church.) Whereupon, my Sonne Barners & I, went in the after noone to see her. Short∣ly after our comming, she tooke a potion of a Physiti∣on there present, which sodainly she cast vp: at which I mused. Then did her husband affirme, that for the space of a moneth before, she had not taken downe a spoonfull of any thing, but she did likewise cast it vp. My Son did thē importune me, to giue her a spoonful of your Aurum potabile; which I was very loath to doe, seeing she seemed but a dead woman: and, it might be some discredit to the medicine, & to me. Yet at the last I did yeeld, she being desirous thereof: I gaue her ther∣fore a spoonfull, which staied with her contrary to all our expectations. And within a short time, whereas before she was so cold, that they were forced to lay more cloathes on her, she came to a kind naturall heat. Thē we gaue her some mace-ale with Aurum potabile, which she digested, and afterwards mace-ale alone, which also staied with her. The 3. day after, we sent to visit her, who sent vs word that the same day she had eatē the best part of a Chickē, & did hope to come to vs shortly, &c. You shall also know that Mr. Boswell a Minister & Preacher of Saffron Walden, did greatly im∣portune me for one ounce of Aurum potabile for his wife, being accounted past Cure in a languishing dis∣ease. And she by that onely ounce receiued so much comfort, that he sent vp to Lond. to you for more, &c

COVVLING, 21. die Maij. 1611

Your assured louing Cosen Tho. Wolridge, Iustice of peace in Essex.