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The cure of the plague by an antidote called aurum vitæ : Being well approved to be an easie safe, and perfect cure thereof; as also of contagious agues, or feavers beginning either hot or cold. The description, order and use whereof, together with the said antidote, and are to be sold at the shop of Nicholas Bourne, stationer, at the south entrance of the royal exchange. Invented and produced by John Woodall, master in surgery. Published by authority.
Woodall, John, 1556?-1643Date: 1640
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Whereas at the late rising of the first session of our Parliament, wee did prorogue the same vntill the seuenth day of February next.
England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I)Date: Anno Dom. 1604
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A brief treatise of the nature, causes, signes, preservation from, and cure of the pestilence / collected by W. Kemp.
Kemp, W. (William)Date: 1665
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Here begynneth a litil boke the whiche traytied and reherced many gode thinges necessaries for the ifirmite [and] graete sekeness called pestilence : the whiche often times enfecteth vs made by the most expert Doctour in phisike Bisshop of Arusiens in the realme of Denemark [et]c.
Date: [1520?]
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The regiment of life. Whereunto is added a treatise of the pestilence, with the book of chyldren. Newly corrected and enlarged by Thomas Phayre.
Goeurot, JeanDate: [1578]
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Van Helmont's works : containing his most excellent philosophy, physick, chirurgery, anatomy : wherein the philosophy of the schools is examined, their errors refuted, and the whole body of physick reformed and rectified : being a new rise and progresse of philosophy and medicine, for the cure of diseases, and lengthening of life / made English by J.C.
Helmont, Jean Baptiste van, 1577-1644Date: 1664
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A defensatiue against the plague : contayning two partes or treatises: the first, shewing the meanes how to preserue vs from the dangerous contagion thereof: the second, how to cure those that are infected therewith. Whereunto is annexed a short treatise of the small poxe: shewing how to gouerne and helpe those that are infected therewith. Published for the loue and benefit of his countrie by Simon Kellwaye Gentleman.
Kellwaye, SimonDate: 1593
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A Briefe treatise of the plague : vvherein is shewed, the [brace] naturall cause of the plague, preseruations from the infection, way to cure the infected.
Date: 1603
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Advice for the poor by vvay of cure and caution.
Cock, ThomasDate: 1665
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A treatise of the plague : contayning the causes, signes, symptomes, prognosticks, and cure thereof : together with sundry other remarkable passages (for the prevention of, and preservation from the pestilence) never yet published by anie man / collected out of the workes of the no lesse learned than experimented and renowned chirurgian Ambrose Parey.
Paré, Ambroise, 1510?-1590Date: 1630
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Sanitatis semita. Authore Ioanne Makluireo, M.D. Cum tractatu de febre pestilente præfixo.
Makluire, JohnDate: 1630
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A perfume against the noysome pestilence : prescribed by Moses vnto Aaron. Num. 16. 46. Written by Roger Fenton, preacher of Grayes Inne.
Fenton, Roger, 1565-1616Date: 1603
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Lettre sur les expériences des frictions glaciales pour la guérison de la peste : et eutres maladies putrides / par M. D. Samoïlowitz.
Samoĭlovich, Danilo, 1742-1805.Date: MDCCLXXI [1781]
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Tratado de peste, donde se contienen las causas, preseruacion, y cura; con algunas questiones curiosas al proposito. ... / Por el Doctor Iuan Ximenez Sauariego, protomedico de las galeras de España, y medico de camara de su Excelencia.
Jiménez Savariego, Juan, 1568-Date: Año 1602
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An excellent and best approoued treatise of the plague : Containing, the nature, signes, and accidents of the same. With the certaine and absolute cure of the feuers, botches, and carbuncles, that raigne in these times; and aboue all things, most singular experiments in the same: gathered by the obseruations of diuers worthy travilers, and selected out of the best learned physitions in this age. Likewise is taught, the true and perfect cure of the plague, with secret and vnknowne preseruatiues against all infection; and how so withstand the most dangerous accidents, which may happen this fearefull contagious time. Generall rules of life to be obserued by all men this plague time. Directions for the commons, country-men and strangers that be necessitated to come into the city.
Thayre, ThomasDate: 1625
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An inquiry concerning the cause of the pestilence : and the diseases in fleets and armies. In three parts. With an appendix. Containing some facts taken from history, the works of physicians, &c. relating to the subject.
Bruce, Alexander, M.D.Date: MDCCLIX [1759]
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A voice to the city, or, A loud cry from heaven to London : setting before her her sins, her sicknesse, her remedies.
Date: printed in the year MDCLXV. [1665]
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The countrie ague. Or, London her vvelcome home to her retired children : Together, with a true relation of the warlike funerall of Captaine Richard Robyns, one of the twentie captaines of the trayned bands of the citie of London, which was performed the 24. day of September last, 1625. in armes, in the time of this visitation which the rumour in the countrey went currant, that London had not people enough left aliue to bury her dead. By Henry Petovve, Marshall of the Artillerie Garden, London.
Petowe, HenryDate: 1626 [i.e. 1625]
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Salomons pest-house, or tovvre-royall : Nevvly re-edified and prepared to preserue Londoners with their families, and others, from the doubted deluge of the plague. Item, a laudable exercise for those that are departed, or shall depart out of the city into the country, to spend their time till they returne. A handfull of holy meditations vsefull and requisite for Gods people ... By the reuerend, learned, and godly diuine I.D. preacher of Gods word. Whereunto is added Mr Hollands admonition, and Mr Phaers prescription for bodily physicke. Also, London looke-backe: a description or representation of the great and memorable mortality an. 1625. in heroicke matchlesse lines, by A.H. of Tr. Colledge in Cambridge.
I. D., preacher of Gods wordDate: 1630
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A treatise of the plague : containing the nature, signes, and accidents of the same, with the certaine and absolute cure of the feuers, botches and carbuncles that raigne in these times: and aboue all things most singular experiments and preseruatiues in the same, gathered by the obseruation of diuers worthy trauailers, and selected out of the writing of the best learned phisitians in this age. By Thomas Lodge, Doctor in Phisicke.
Lodge, Thomas, 1558?-1625Date: 1603
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Martini Lange ... Rudimenta doctrinae de peste.
Lange, Martin, 1753-1792.Date: 1784
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A treatise of the pestilence : vvherein is shewed all the causes thereof, with most assured preseruatiues against all infection: and lastly is taught the true and perfect cure of the pestilence, by most excellent and approued medicines. Composed by Thomas Thayre chirurgian, for the benefite of his countrie, but chiefly for the honorable city of London.
Thayre, ThomasDate: 1603
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Avaritia coram tribunali: or, the miser arraign'd at the bar of scripture and reason : for his sinful neglect of charity, in this present lamentable and dreadful visitation of the plague. By a gentleman that loves men more than money.
Gentleman that loves men more than money.Date: 1666
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A treatise of the plague : contayning the causes, signes, symptomes, prognosticks, and cure thereof. Together with sundry other remarkable passages (for the prevention of, and preservation from the pestilence) never yet published by anie man. Collected out of the workes of the no lesse learned than experimented and renowned chirurgian Ambrose Parey.
Date: 1630
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The cure of the plague by an antidote called aurum vitæ : Being well approved to be an easie safe, and perfect cure thereof; as also of contagious agues, or feavers begining either hot or cold. The description, order, and use whereof, together with the said antidote, are to be sold at the shop of Nicholas Bourne, stationer, at the South Entrance of the Royal Exchange. Invented and produced by John Woodall, master in surgery. Published by authority.
Woodall, John, 1556?-1643Date: 1640