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Hygiasticon: or, The right course of preserving life and health unto extream old age : together with soundnesse and integritie of the senses, judgement, and memorie. Written in Latine by Leonard Lessius, and now done into English.
Lessius, Leonardus, 1554-1623Date: 1636
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Hygiasticon: or, The right course of preserving life and health unto extream old age : together with soundnesse and integritie of the senses, judgement, and memorie. Written in Latine by Leonard Lessius, and now done into English.
Lessius, Leonardus, 1554-1623Date: 1634
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Thys is the myrour or glasse of helth : necessary [and] nedefull for euery person to loke in. that wyll kepe theyr body from the sekenes of the pestylence? And it sheweth howe ye planettes reygne in euery houre of the day and the nyght with the natures and exposycyons of the .xii. sygnes, deuyded by the .xii. monthes of the yere. And sheweth the remedyes, for many dyuers infyrmytes and dyseases that hurteth the body of man.
Moulton, ThomasDate: [1541?]]
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The castell of health, corrected, and in some places augmented by the first author thereof, Sir Thomas Elyot Knight.
Elyot, Thomas, Sir, 1490?-1546Date: [1595]
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In this tretyse that is cleped Gouernayle of helthe : what is to be sayd wyth crystis helpe of some thynges that longen to bodily helthe.
Date: [1490?]
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The defence of age, and recouery of youth / translated by the famous Clarke & ryght experte medycines, Arnolde de noua Villa ; very profytable for all men to knowe.
Arnaldus, de Villanova, -1311Date: [1550?]
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The method and means of enjoying health, vigour, and long life : Adapting peculiar courses, for different constitutions; ages; abilities; valetudinary states; individual proprieties; habituated customs, and passions of mind. Suting preservatives, and correctives; to every person, for attainment thereof. By Everard Maynwaringe, Dr in Physick.
Maynwaringe, Everard, 1628-1699?Date: MDCLXXXIII. [1683]
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The method and means of enjoying health, vigour, and long life : adapting peculiar courses for different constitutions, ages, abilities, valetudinary states, individual proprieties, habituated customs, and passions of mind : suting preservatives and correctives to every person for attainment thereof / by Everard Maynwaringe, M.D.
Maynwaringe, Everard, 1628-1699?Date: 1683
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The way to save wealth : shewing how a man may live plentifully for two-pence a day. Likewise how to make a hundred noble dishes of meat, without either flesh, fish, or fowl. To make bread of roots, herbs, and leafs of trees. To brew good cheap liquor, without malt or hops. To make shoes last long. To make coals last long. To save soap in washing. To save cloth in cutting out a shirt. To make coffee of horse-beans To feed cattel well, without hay, grass, or corn. To save candles. To know any one's mind by signs; if there be twenty in company, they cannot apprehend it. To order bees aright. To settle your estate with Christian prudence. To know Scripture-weights and measures. Of dreams. To cure wounds by sympathy. The way to live long. To make spring-potage. To cure all sorts of cattle for 12 d. charge. To improve land, order and cure all deseases in singing birds. To kill vermin. To brew pale ales. To make wines, and all sorts of liquor, and an easy way to fine, and order them. With divers other curious matter.
Tryon, Thomas, 1634-1703Date: [1695?]
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The castel of helth gathered and made by Syr Thomas Elyot knyghte, out of the chiefe authors of physyke, wherby euery manne may knowe the state of his owne body, the preseruatio[n] of helthe, and how to instructe welle his physytion in syckenes that he be not deceyued.
Elyot, Thomas, Sir, 1490?-1546Date: 1534 [i.e. Anno. M.D.XXXIX [1539]]
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The gouernment of health: a treatise written by William Bullein, for the especiall good and healthfull preseruation of mans bodie from all noysome diseases, proceeding by the excesse of euill diet, and other infirmities of nature: full of excellent medicines, and wise counsels, for conseruation of health, in men, women, and children. Both pleasant and profitable to the industrious reader.
Bullein, William, -1576Date: 1595
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Health. An essay on its nature, value, uncertainty, preservation and best improvement. By B. Grosvenor, D.D.
Grosvenor, B. (Benjamin), 1676-1758.Date: MDCCLXI. [1761]
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This is the myrour or glasse of helth : necessary and nedefull for euery person to loke in, that wyll kepe theyr body from the syckenes of the pestylence: and it sheweth howe the planettes raygne, in euery houre of the daye and the nyght: with the natures and exposicions of the .xii. sygnes, deuided by the .xii. monthes of the yere. And sheweth the remedyes for manye diuers infyrmytes and diseases, that hurteth the body of man.
Moulton, ThomasDate: [not after 1531]]
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This is the myrrour or glass of healthe : necessary and nedefull for euery person to loke in, that will kepe theyr bodye from the syckenesse of the pestylence, and it sheweth howe the planettes do reygne in euery houre of the day and night, with the natures and exposicions of the xii. sygnes, deuyded by the. xii. monethes of the yeare, and shewed the remedyes for dyuers iufyrmyties [sic] and diseases that hurtethe the bodye of man.
Moulton, ThomasDate: [1566]]
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This is the myrour or glasse of helthe : necessary and nedefull for euery person to loke in, that wyll kepe theyr body frome ye syckeuesse [sic] of the pestilence, and it showeth how the planetes do raygne in euery houre of the daye and nyght, with the natures and exposicio[n]s of the. xii. synes. deuyded by ye. xii. monthes of the yere, and sheweth the remedyes for many dyuers infirmytes and dyseases that hurteth the body of man.
Moulton, ThomasDate: [1548?]]
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This is the myrrour or glasse of helth : necessary [and] nedeful for euery person to loke in, that wyll kepe their body from the syckenesse of the pestilence, [and] it sheweth how the planettes do raygne euery houer of the daye and nyghte, with the natures and exposicio[n]s of the .xii. signes, deuided by the .xii. monethes of the yere, and shewed [sic] the remedies for manye dyuers infyrmyties and diseases that hurteth the body of manne.
Moulton, ThomasDate: [not after 1546]]
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This is the glasse of helth : a great treasure for poore men, necessary and nedeful for euery person to loke in, that wyll kepe theyr body from syckenesses and dysseases. And it sheweth how the planettes reygne euery houre of the daye and the nyghte, with the natures and exposicions of the .xii. sygnes, deuided by the .xii. monthes of the yeare. And after foloweth of all the euyll and daungerous dayes of the yere. And sheweth the remedyes for dyuers infyrmyties and diseases yt hurteth the body of man.
Moulton, ThomasDate: [1555?]]
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Vita sana & longa : the preservation of health and prolongation of life proposed and proved : in the due observance of remarkable præcautions, and daily practicable rules, relating to body and mind, compendiously abstracted from the institutions and law of nature / by E. Maynwaringe.
Maynwaringe, Everard, 1628-1699?Date: 1669
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This is the glasse of helth : a great treasure for pore men, necessary and nedefull for euery person to loke in, that wyll kepe theyr body from sycnesses [and] dysseases. And it sheweth howe the planettes reygne euery houre of the daye [and] the nyght, with the natures [and] exposycyons of ye .xii. sygnes, deuided by the .xii. monthes of the yeare. And after foloweth of all ye euyll [and] daungerous dayes of the yere. And sheweth the remedyes, for dyuers infyrmytyes and diseases, yt hurteth the body of man.
Moulton, ThomasDate: [1540?]]
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This is the glasse of helthe : a great treasure for pore men, necessary and nedefull for euery person to loke in, that wyll kepe theyr body fro[m] syckenesses [and] disseases, and it sheweth howe the planettes reygne euery houre of the daye [and] the nyght, with the natures [and] exposicyons of ye .xii. sygnes deuided by the .xii. monthes of the yere, and after foloweth of all the euyll and daungerous dayes of the yere. And sheweth the remedyes for dyuers infyrmytyes [and] diseases, yt hurteth the body of man.
Moulton, ThomasDate: [1545?]]
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Vita sana & longa : the preservation of health, and prolongation of life proposed and proved : in the due observance of remarkable præcautions and daily practicable rules, relating to body and mind, compendiously abstracted from the institutions and law of nature / by E. Maynwaringe.
Maynwaringe, Everard, 1628-1699?Date: 1670
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Rules for preserving health, particularly with regard to studious persons. In three treatises. Translated from the Spanish of the Rev. Father Feyjoo, Master General Of The Order Of ST. Benedict.
Feijoo, Benito Jerónimo, 1676-1764.Date: [1800?]
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A lecture on the preservation of health. By T. Garnett, M. D. Professor of Natural Philosophy and Chemistry in the Royal Institution of Great Britain &c.
Garnett, Thomas, 1766-1802.Date: [1800]
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The castel of helth corrected and in some places augmented, by the fyrste authour therof, syr Thomas Elyot knyght, the yere of oure lord 1541.
Elyot, Thomas, Sir, 1490?-1546Date: [1541]]
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Here begynneth a lytell treatyse called the gouernall of helthe with ye medecyne of ye stomacke.
Date: [1506?]