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Alcoholism - Early works to 1800
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The glasse of mans folly : and meanes to amendment, for the health and wealth of soule and body. This glasse of mans folly, is that we may know, the cause of the cruelty, which dayly doth flow.
B. H., active 1595Date: 1615- Books
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A Friendly admonition to the drinkers of gin, brandy, and other distilled spirituous liquors. With an Humble Representation of the Necessity of restraining a Vice so destructive of the Industry, Morals, Health, and Lives of the People. To which are Added, In an Appendix, Directions by a very Eminent Physician, to such as may be desirous to break off that odious and fatal Habit of drinking Drams. By Stephen Hales, D. D. Clerk of the Closet to Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales.
Hales, Stephen, 1677-1761.Date: [1754]- Books
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A strange and true relation of one Mr. John Leech : who lived in Huntington-Shire, at a place called Ravely, not farre distant froom Huntington Town, who was (about ten dayes agoe) carried twelve miles in the ayre, by two finnes, and also of his sad and lamentable death. attested by persons of unquestionable credit, who have hereunto set their hands. John Webber Jeffery Hobkins Robert Shipton Gent. Frances Hall James Smith Thomas Cracroft Yeo.
Date: 1662- Books
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Foure treatises : tending to disswade all Christians from foure no lesse hainous then common sinnes; namely, the abuses of swearing, drunkennesse, whoredome, and briberie. Wherein the greatnes and odiousnesse of these vices is discouered; and the meanes and remedies, which may either preserue, or weane men from them, are propounded. Whereunto is annexed a treatise of anger. By Iohn Dovvname Batcheler in Diuinitie, and preacher of Gods word.
Downame, John, -1652Date: 1609- Books
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Hippesly's drunken man[.]
Hippisley, John, -1748.Date: [1800?]