A Cordial against Melancholy vapors, &c.
TAke of Baum-water half a pound, of Bur∣rage, and Rose-water, of each 2 ounces;
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 17, 2024.
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make it a little tart with a few drops of the oyl of brimstone, in which infuse cold 1 scruple of Saffron for 4 houres: then put to it half an ounce of Burrage, and Buglosse; which let stand for 4 or 5 houres more: then let it run tho∣row an hipocras bag, whereunto put dulcified Magisterium of pearl 2 scruples, East-Indie-Be∣zer 6 ounces, as much Ʋnicorns horn, Syrop of Baum fresh made 1 ounce, Syrop of the rindes of cytrons, and good syrop of Gillyflowers, of each half an ounce, confection of Alkirmis 1 drachm Aqua caelestis one spoonful; so make it a Julip very cordial; whereof take a spoonfull now and then as occasion requireth. Dissolve in this Julip 1 ounce of Manus christi.