An exact collection of the choicest and more rare experiments and secrets in physick and chyrurgery (both cymick and Galenick) viz. of Leonard Phioravant, Knight and doctour in physick and chyrurgery, his Rational secrets and chyrurgery &c. : whereunto is annexed Paracelsus's One hundred and fourteen experiments : with certain excellent works of G.B. áa ortu Aquitano ; also Isaac Holandus, his secrets concerning his vegetal and animal work : with Quercetanus his Spagyrick antidotary for gun-shot : also certain collections out of some manuscripts of Dr. Edwards and other physitians of note ...

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An exact collection of the choicest and more rare experiments and secrets in physick and chyrurgery (both cymick and Galenick) viz. of Leonard Phioravant, Knight and doctour in physick and chyrurgery, his Rational secrets and chyrurgery &c. : whereunto is annexed Paracelsus's One hundred and fourteen experiments : with certain excellent works of G.B. áa ortu Aquitano ; also Isaac Holandus, his secrets concerning his vegetal and animal work : with Quercetanus his Spagyrick antidotary for gun-shot : also certain collections out of some manuscripts of Dr. Edwards and other physitians of note ...
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Fioravanti, Leonardo, 1518-1588.
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London :: Printed for William Shears,
1659.
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Medicine -- 15th-18th centuries.
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"An exact collection of the choicest and more rare experiments and secrets in physick and chyrurgery (both cymick and Galenick) viz. of Leonard Phioravant, Knight and doctour in physick and chyrurgery, his Rational secrets and chyrurgery &c. : whereunto is annexed Paracelsus's One hundred and fourteen experiments : with certain excellent works of G.B. áa ortu Aquitano ; also Isaac Holandus, his secrets concerning his vegetal and animal work : with Quercetanus his Spagyrick antidotary for gun-shot : also certain collections out of some manuscripts of Dr. Edwards and other physitians of note ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A41325.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 3, 2024.

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The Table of the third Book.
  • TO make our Petra Philosophale 88
  • To make our Balm 90
  • To make our Aromatico 92
  • To make our Electuario Angelica 93
  • Our Sirrupo Solutivo 94
  • Our Sirrup Magistrall 95
  • Our Sirrup against the Melancholie hu∣mour 96
  • Our Potion of Lignum Sanctum ibid
  • To make the water of Lignum Sanctum 98
  • An Electuary against the Cough 100
  • Our Magistral Electuary of Sulphur ibid
  • Our Electuarie of Consolida majore 101
  • ...Unguentum magnum 102
  • Oyle of Hypericon 103
  • Our Oleum Philosophorum of Tur∣pentine and Wax 104
  • Our Magno Liquore 105
  • ...Pillole Aquilone 106
  • Our Quinta essentia solutiva ibid
  • ...Pillole Magistrale 108
  • Aqua reale that maketh the teeth white 109
  • ...

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  • Of the secrets of Frankincense ibid
  • To make oyle of Honie 110
  • Our great Cerot 111
  • A Magistrall Ʋnguent that helpeth in manner all sores 112
  • A Magistrall Cerot against the white Scall ibid
  • A divine Cerot against divers infirmi∣ties 113
  • A miraculous plaister for Flegmon or Erisipella 114
  • A resolutive plaister of great vertue 115
  • A maturative plaister of great vertue ibid
  • A composition against Ulcers and sores 116
  • A strange composition of great vertue ibid
  • An Unguent of great vertue against Ul∣cers ibid
  • A Discourse upon sundry sorts of Ʋn∣guents 117
  • Medicines appropriate against all poisons 119
  • A water that preserveth the face and teeth faire 120
  • To take away spots out of the face 121
  • To cause hair to grow ibid
  • To make our Sirrup of Bayes 122
  • To make a Sirrup of Cinnamon and Gin∣ger 123
  • Our Sirrup of a Capon 124
  • A magistrall Sirrup of Quinces, the which is restorative 125
  • A Magistrall Sirrup of Lignum San∣ctum 126
  • A Sirrup of Juniper berries 127
  • A Sirrup of the Bran of wheat ibid
  • A Sirrup of Salsa Perlia 128
  • To make a potion of China 129
  • A potion of Alchachengie 130
  • A pectorall Potion of our invention ib.
  • To make a Potion of Camedrios and Iva Artetica, which dissolveth all Fe∣vers that come of cold 131
  • A potion that helpeth against all infir∣mities 132
  • An Infusion of Wine that is good against the Gout 133
  • Another artificiall wine against the stitch in the side and gravell 134
  • To make a Quintessence of great vertue 135
  • To make Diatartaro the which is solu∣ble 136
  • A composition of great value to comfort the stomack 137
  • A stomachall plaister to cause digestion ibid.
  • A rare secret for the eyes 138
  • A liquor that comforteth the smelling, and preserveth the head ibid
  • A decoction of the Vine 139
  • A composition of Mercurie the Hearb 140
  • A Medicine of Lapaciole minore, against the Catarre 141
  • Of Pollipodie and his vertues 142
  • Of the Olive, and his vertues 143
  • Of Ciperus and his vertues ibid
  • Of Rue or Hearb-grace, and his vertues 144
  • Of Wormwood, and his vertues 145
  • Of Gratia Dei, and his vertues ibid
  • Of Wallwort, and his vertues 146
  • Of Millefollie or Yarrow and his ver∣tues 147
  • Of Gentian and his vertues 148
  • Of Imperatoria, and his vertues 149
  • Of Carduus sanctus, and his vertues ibid.
  • Of sweet Majoram, and his vertues 150
  • Of the hearb Lutiola, and his vertues 151
  • Of Hypericon, and his vertues ibid
  • Of Nettles, and his vertues 152
  • Of Hysop of the Mountain ibid
  • A great secret of a kind of Betonie 153
  • Of the Effects of Wine, and what com∣eth thereof 154
  • Of Vinegar, and his qualities 156
  • Of the Faeces of wine, and his secrets 157
  • Of Verjuyce made of Grapes ibid
  • ...

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  • Certain secrets of Animals, and first of the Oxe ibid
  • Of the Goat, and his vertues 158
  • Of the Horse, and his vertues 159
  • Of the Dog, and his secrets 160
  • Of the Cat, and his secrets ibid
  • Of the Hare, and his secrets ibid
  • Of the Frog, and his secrets 161
  • A discourse upon certain stones, and their qualities, both in Physick and Chirur∣gery, and first of the marble ibid
  • Of the stone Lapis Ematites 162
  • Of the Stone of Iron called Loppa 163
  • Of Lapis Judaicus ibid
  • Of Lapis Lazuli 164
  • Of the Flintstone 165
  • Of Alumen scaleola or Gesso ibid
  • Of Lapis Amiantis 166
  • Of the Saphire 167
  • Of Red Corall ibid
  • Of the stone Salt 168
  • The vriues of certain Minerals and mean Minerals, and first of Vitriol 169
  • Strange secrets of Roch Allum 170
  • Of Orpiment and his nature ibid
  • Of Cinaber Minerall 171
  • Of the secrets of Salt, and his vertue ibid
  • Of common Salt, and his vertues 172
  • Certain secrets of Salt peter ibid
  • Certain secrets of Allum du Fesse 173
  • Of Gold ibid
  • Of Silver 174
  • Of Lead ibid
  • Of the secrets of Copper 175
  • Of Tin 176
  • Of Iron ibid
  • Of the secrets of Mercurie 177
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