The skilful physician containing directions for the preservation of a healthful condition, and approved remedies for all diseases and infirmities (outward or inward) incident to the body of man ... whereunto is added experimented instructions for the compounding of perfumes, also for the chusing and ordering of all kinds of wines, both in preserving the sound, and rectifying those that are prick'd : never before imparted to publick view.

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The skilful physician containing directions for the preservation of a healthful condition, and approved remedies for all diseases and infirmities (outward or inward) incident to the body of man ... whereunto is added experimented instructions for the compounding of perfumes, also for the chusing and ordering of all kinds of wines, both in preserving the sound, and rectifying those that are prick'd : never before imparted to publick view.
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Bahia (Brazil : State). Secretaria das Minas e Energia. Diretoria de Distribuição.
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London :: Printed by Tho. Maxey for Nath. Ekins ...,
1656.
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Medicine -- Early works to 1800.
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"The skilful physician containing directions for the preservation of a healthful condition, and approved remedies for all diseases and infirmities (outward or inward) incident to the body of man ... whereunto is added experimented instructions for the compounding of perfumes, also for the chusing and ordering of all kinds of wines, both in preserving the sound, and rectifying those that are prick'd : never before imparted to publick view." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A35865.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 17, 2024.

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An approved Medicine to cure Children that are weak limbed, and cannot go. By Dr. Deodate.

Take Sage, Sweet Marjerom and Dane wort of equal quantity, beat them a long time together, and strain the juice out of them, which juice put into a double Vial glass, so that the glasse be full of it; then stop it with paste very close and cover it with thick paste all over, then set it in an Oven, and there let it stand so long as a great loaf requires time to be throughly baked, then take it out and let it be cooled, then break the paste round about it, and if the juice be grown thick, break the glass and take it out in another dish, and keep it in a gally pot, and when you will use it, take of it the quantity of two spoonfuls at a time and as much marrow of an Ox leg. m••••t it together and mingle it well, and morn∣ing and evening annoint, (as warm as can be suffered) the hinder parts of the Childs thighes and legges, and also his knees, chafing it well with your wrme. hands; and in a short

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time his limbs shall be exceedingly strengthned, and be enabled (by Gods blessing) to go and walk.

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