By George Jones of Hatton-Garden Holborn, A corner-house, three doors from the Sign of the New Hole in the Wall over against Baldwins-Gardens, near the George; (Student in the Art of Physick and chirurgery for the space of about thirty years) his book of Mighty cures; cures of all sorts, the peoples names, men, women, and children, of all ages, the places where they live: the like not known to be done in this age.

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By George Jones of Hatton-Garden Holborn, A corner-house, three doors from the Sign of the New Hole in the Wall over against Baldwins-Gardens, near the George; (Student in the Art of Physick and chirurgery for the space of about thirty years) his book of Mighty cures; cures of all sorts, the peoples names, men, women, and children, of all ages, the places where they live: the like not known to be done in this age.
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Jones, George, of Hatton Garden.
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[London? :: s.n.,
1675]
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Healing -- England -- Early works to 1800.
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"By George Jones of Hatton-Garden Holborn, A corner-house, three doors from the Sign of the New Hole in the Wall over against Baldwins-Gardens, near the George; (Student in the Art of Physick and chirurgery for the space of about thirty years) his book of Mighty cures; cures of all sorts, the peoples names, men, women, and children, of all ages, the places where they live: the like not known to be done in this age." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A47037.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 20, 2024.

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How Men may preserve Health.

ANd first of Tobacco, it is hot and dry, and therefore it may be good for gross Phlegmatick Bodies, which are cold and moist, so they take it moderatly.

But for a thin Cholerick Man which is by nature hot and dry, Tobacco is the Plague of the whole Body, and the best fruit it bringeth forth is a kind of mad∣ness.

Also keep good hours going to bed; forbear hard drinking, which kills as sure as a Gun, though not so quick: and when you are at Dinner or Supper rather rise with an appetite than loathing of Meat: Walk moderately and what-ever you do vex not your mind with care and troubles of the World, for it will breed many Diseases, and eat out the Body like a Canker-Worm: And knowing, that though we are alive and well to day, we may be dead to morrow; therefore I think he doth well that considers his latter end.

The true Receit (as it was given to me) of the Everlasting Cordial Drink, Wa∣ter, or Spirits, which the Cheats have cryed up to cure all Diseases:

Take Spirit of Wine one Gallon, Senna two pound, bruise it a little, and put it into the Spirit of Wine for the space of forty eight hours; then strain out the Sen∣na, 〈1 page missing〉〈1 page missing〉

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