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ADVERTISEMENT.
AS there is hardly any thing of this World more deservingly welcome to Mankinde, than Health and Long-Life; so wha••ever contributes most thereunto, ought to have a fair reception and high value in the thoughts of all men: Yet from those in health I do not ex∣pect any great care for, o•• admiration of any thing, that may restore the diseased, since themselves are well, and see not any Malady approaching.
Though if even these laid in (whilst it were to be had) a REMEDY for prevention of Diseases, and to be ready against the day of Sickness, it were no imprudence, especially when the Medicine pro∣posed for these purposes, has the vogue and allow∣ance of a Nation, for the most excellent was ever published.
But my intent herein is, chiefly to speak to those are Indisposed, Ill, or Sick; to these it is I offer that mo•••• Sovereign Medicine, called PILULAE IN OMNES MORBOS; or, Pills against all Diseases: which all unbyassed per∣sons (who have knowledge of them, and do heart∣ly desire the good of their diseased Neighbours) do in all parts cry up, as the most excellent Medicine was ever in like manner publickly disposed of.
I shall not here need to rack, nor, will I in the least strain my invention for high commendations of my Pill, nor ever shall: which, were I inclined to, yet have I no need to use such unworthy ways, since the worth and virtues of my Medicine are al∣ready very well known to a great part of the peo∣ple in the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
Therefore my designe hereby is only in plain words, suited to the meanest capacity, to reminde the people of my Pills, which have been amongst them now about Six years, and I hope I may bold-say, with such admirable success, that but few or none who have taken them (according to the Di∣rections in my Book, always given with them) have found them less effectual in answering their expectations, than in reason they could desire.
And indeed, as to their Innocency, Safety, and Health-procuring Qualities, I do appeal to the greater part of the people of the Kingdom, who, I am fully perswaded, are able to give some consi∣derable account of BROMFIELD's PILLS, either from their own experience in taking them, or by relation of their worth from others, who have made trial of them: Therefore I request all per∣sons, not satisfied of them by their own know∣ledge, or relation of their worth and virtues from Acquaintants, that they would before they meddle with them, g••ve themselves full satisfaction by en∣quiry, (as indeed is mightily requisite in a matter of such high concern as is Health, nay, perhaps Life it self) thereby ••o streng••hen their good liking and opinion of the ••••dicine; which may signifie full as much towards Cur•• of the Distemper, as the Pati∣ent's good opinion of his Physician, which all grant to be necessary.
And now to satisfie those who may be curious to know why I have not herein given an account of the Names and Places of Dwelling of such as have been cured by my Pills; I answer, Because I intend such brevity, that what I print may appear to the Reader, at first sight, not likely to spend very much of his time to peruse: for I have often made it my observation, that what of this kind seems tedious, not one of twenty cares to read through; and thence the thing becomes lost to the Author, and of little or no use to him that receives it.
Yet I must confess, that in my Quarto Book, al∣ways given with each-Box of Pills when sold, are printed very many considerable and wonderful Cures performed by my Pills, upon persons of very good Reputation and Quality, with plain directi∣ons to their several places of Dwelling; whereby any one may satisfie himself, as to the worth of them, and whether they have really wrought such admirable Cures or no. In the said Book are also printed the abstracts of several Letters from per∣sons of worth, written to acquaint me with the wonderful effects of my Pills, and what strange and unexpected Cures they had wrought upon them∣selves and Friends.
But these are standing Cures, and such as I have a considerable time printed, and as the people are throughly satisfied are truth; and were it not for these very reasons, all those Cures, with the Names and Dwelling-places of the persons on whom they were wrought, might be left out of my Book, and the people be refered only to their own Expe∣rience, or report of Acquaintants, for their satis∣faction of the worth and virtues of my Pills.
I have a few words more in reference to the Book above-mentioned, on purpose to acquaint you, that in it are plainly laid down the chief Causes, Signs, and Effects of that most reigning Disease, the SCURVY; the Causes, Signs, and (sometimes killing) Effects of the Virgin or Maiden Disease, called the White Fever, or GREEN SICKNESS;