AN Infant of a yeere and halfe old, daughter vn∣to* 1.1 Sir Edward Barret knight, was long grieued with some inward torments and gripings in her belly. The Lady Paget, Baronesse, her grandmo∣ther, gaue her of my Potable Gold, with which she presently cast vp some rawe fleagmaticke matter or humor, and was well for the space of 2. houres: after which time she complained as before, and peraduen∣ture worse. The Lady her grandmother gaue her an other spoonfull, after which she cast againe much viscous matter diuersly coloured, and then slept a whole houre. But waking sodenly, she seemed as one ready to diepresently, hauing many dangerous signes as sowundings, and falling of her iawes &c. So that
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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- 1616.
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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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the good Lady, holding this Infant all that while in her lap, was faine forcibly to open her mouth, and poured in an other spoonfull mixed with beere or ale. After which she cast againe a blackish and ill sauoured slimy thicke stuffe. Then she was well and recouered.
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Inward tor∣ments and gripings of an infant.