Three exact pieces of Leonard Phioravant Knight, and Doctor in Physick, viz. his Rationall secrets, and Chirurgery, reviewed and revived. Together with a book of excellent Experiments and secrets, collected out of the practises of severall expert men in both faculties.: Whereunto is annexed Paracelsus his One hundred and fourteen experiments : with certain excellent works of B.G. à Portu Aquitano. Also Isaac Hollandus his Secrets concerning his vegetall and animall work. With Quercetanus his Spagyrick antidotary for gun-shot.

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Three exact pieces of Leonard Phioravant Knight, and Doctor in Physick, viz. his Rationall secrets, and Chirurgery, reviewed and revived. Together with a book of excellent Experiments and secrets, collected out of the practises of severall expert men in both faculties.: Whereunto is annexed Paracelsus his One hundred and fourteen experiments : with certain excellent works of B.G. à Portu Aquitano. Also Isaac Hollandus his Secrets concerning his vegetall and animall work. With Quercetanus his Spagyrick antidotary for gun-shot.
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Fioravanti, Leonardo, 1518-1588.
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London :: Printed by G. Dawson, and are to be sold by William Nealand, at his shop at the sign of the Crown in Duck-lane,
1652. [i.e. 1651]
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"Three exact pieces of Leonard Phioravant Knight, and Doctor in Physick, viz. his Rationall secrets, and Chirurgery, reviewed and revived. Together with a book of excellent Experiments and secrets, collected out of the practises of severall expert men in both faculties.: Whereunto is annexed Paracelsus his One hundred and fourteen experiments : with certain excellent works of B.G. à Portu Aquitano. Also Isaac Hollandus his Secrets concerning his vegetall and animall work. With Quercetanus his Spagyrick antidotary for gun-shot." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A85306.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 15, 2024.

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CHAP. VI. Our Sirrupo magistrale Leonardo, the which serveth against an infinite number of Diseases.

THis Sirrup is solutive, and very pleasant to use, and can∣not hurt in any wise, the which is seldome seen in other Medicines, and the order to make it is thus.

Take the leaves of Sine, ℥. ii. Fumitorie, Maiden-hair, Harts∣tongue, Liverwort, Epitimum, Ellemo, Pollipedie of the Oak, the floures of Burrage, of Buglosse, Liquorice, of each ℥. iii. Co∣loquintida, Elleborus niger, Aloes Hepatica, Mirabolani Indi, ana ℥. i. Prunes xiiii. Sebestien xii. Tamarise ℥. i. Stamp them grossely, and infuse them in ten pound of Fumitorie water, then boil it untill the consumption of the third part, and then strain it, and in that which is streined put these things: Sir∣rup of Staecados one pound, Saffron ℈. i. Mel Rosarum, ℥. vi. rectified Aqua vitae, ℥. iiii. Musk ʒ. i. The Muslege of Marsh Mallows ℥. iiii. Benzoin, ℥. i. Rosewater, ℥. iii. and then it is made, the which ye shall keep in a glasse close stopt, and keep it in a temperate place, and this you must take warm; the quantitie is from ℥. ii. to ℥. iiii. and it is a most safe Medi∣cine to be used without keeping of any diet. It helpeth those

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much that have Pellaria, Scabs, Emeroids, and such like dis∣eases, and may be given unto a woman with child, without any danger, when shee shall have occasion to use any.

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