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.

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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.
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Anthony, Francis, 1550-1623.
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London :: Printed by Iohn Legatt,
1616.
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Gold -- Therapeutic use -- Early works to 1800.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A20238.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 17, 2024.

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A PROTESTATION OF THE Author, to the writers of these Epi∣stles or Letters following.

HOnorable, Worshipfull and Worthy persons, I intreate your curtesies, and conside∣rate humanities, not to take in ill part or make sinister constructiō, that I haue with∣out your speciall allowances & warrants, published these your letters written vnto me, concerning the effects and successes in the administration of my Potable

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gold. Protesting hereby, that I entertaine not the least thought of wronging any of you; but beeing compulsarily enforced to the necessarie defence of my Integritie and good name, intentiously scandali∣sed in the oppugning of this Medicine, which is the subiect of this Discourse. I pray you all willingly to consent to this auerrment of your owne consciences, and testifying both the Innocencie of mee, and vse∣full necessity of a Medicine prooued by your selues in so many cases of dangers, left and forsaken after all other knowne Remedies rankly attempted: and prognostically reputed desperate. Which your con∣sents, I doubt not shall record an honorable memo∣rie of you, in the maintenance of so necessarie, and healing truth. I shall neuer faile by any my habilities, to be ready in any kinde of seruices of good offices to∣wards you.

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