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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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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Read, Alexander, 1586?-1641.
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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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"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.:." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A92202.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 16, 2024.

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An Excellent Syrrop for a weak Stomach.

TAke Cynamon grossely bruised, Sea-worm∣wood, of each a quarter of a pound, Red-Roses 1. ounce, the Juyce of Quinces, and Sherry Sack one pint and 3. quarters: put them into a stone-bottle close stopt, and set them to infuse in a pot of warm water four and twen∣ty hours: then take them out and give them one boyling or two: then strain them, & after boil the same into a Syrrop with a pound and a quarter of fine Sugar. Take hereof every morning two or three spoonfulls; so likewise in the Evening, either alone or in a little Mint-water. This Syrrop is very effectuall to strengthen a weak Stomach & Liver, to excite a dejected Appetite, to make the Bowels hardy and strong, and to take away their weak wearish tendernesse, and comfort their reten∣tive faculties.

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