Zoologia: or, The history of animals as they are useful in physick and chirurgery.: Divided into four parts; the [brace] first treateth of the more perfect terrestrial creatures. Second third fourth of birds. fishes. insects. / By John Schroder, Dr. of physick.

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Zoologia: or, The history of animals as they are useful in physick and chirurgery.: Divided into four parts; the [brace] first treateth of the more perfect terrestrial creatures. Second third fourth of birds. fishes. insects. / By John Schroder, Dr. of physick.
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Schröder, Johann, 1600-1664.
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London :: Printed by E. Coates, for R. Royston at the Angel in Ivie-lane, and Rob. Clavel, at the Stags-head near St. Gregories in St. Pauls-church-yard,
1659.
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Animals
Vivisection
Surgery, Experimental
Zoology
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"Zoologia: or, The history of animals as they are useful in physick and chirurgery.: Divided into four parts; the [brace] first treateth of the more perfect terrestrial creatures. Second third fourth of birds. fishes. insects. / By John Schroder, Dr. of physick." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A94253.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 26, 2024.

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The vertues.

It cleansth the bloud excellently, and is of great vertue in the French disease.

The Dose from 6 grains to 14.

Another Tincture.

Take Pearls half ounce, Spirit of Salt a sufficient quantity, dissolve them according to Art, decant, ab∣stract that it may become like pap, which wash off by a distilled water, circulate with Spirit of Wine 6 weeks, then abstract the Spirit of Wine, with a gen∣tle heat of B. M.

5. The flowers of Pearls.

Pearls are dissolved with distilled Vinegar, the dis∣solution is digested for a moneth, then the Vinegar is abstracted, and at length the flowers are elevated with a stronger fire.

6. The Spirit of Pearls, or the pearled Spirit of the earth.

Take of the Salt or Magistery of Pearls 6 ounces,

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terra sigillat. one pound, mingle and imbibe with a sufficient quantity of Oyl of Pearls, and make Balls, which being dryed by a Retort, as the Spirit of Salt is distilled, rectifie it, and keep it for use.

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