Most excellent and approved medicines & remedies for most diseases and maladies incident to man's body, lately compiled and extracted out of the originals of the most famous and best experienced physicians both in England and other countries, by A. R. Doctor in Physick decesased. And since revised by an able practitioner in the same science, and now published for the universall good and benefi [sic] of this Common-wealth.:

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Title: Most excellent and approved medicines & remedies for most diseases and maladies incident to man's body, lately compiled and extracted out of the originals of the most famous and best experienced physicians both in England and other countries, by A. R. Doctor in Physick decesased. And since revised by an able practitioner in the same science, and now published for the universall good and benefi [sic] of this Common-wealth.:
Author: Read, Alexander, 1586?-1641.
Publication: London :: Printed by J.C. for George Latham Junior, and are to be sold at the signe of the Bishops head in St. Pauls Church-yeard,; 1652 [i.e. 1651]
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For a Pain in the Side.

TAke one Pint of the Carminative Decocti∣on, of Diacatholicon half an ounce, of Kitchin Sugar 3. ounces, of Oyl of Camomile 2. oun. of Salt a small handfull: wherewith make a Glister; at night, take half an ounce of London-Treakle, dissolve it in a draught of Camomile or Carduus-Posset, so drink it bed∣ward, and sweat after it: In your sweating now and then drink a little Mace-Ale; also anoint the pained side with oyl of Dill hot, or make a quilt of Camomile or Mellilot-flowers, also the herb of Camomile and Pellitory of the wall, of each 3▪ good handfuls, of Dill-seed 4. ounces, of the seeds of Anise, Fennel, Comin, of each 2. ounces: make a quilt about the bignesse of two Trenchers square. Then boyl this quilt in milk for half an hour; after presse it very well between two Trenchers; so apply it as hot as may be endured to the pained side all night.