A thousand notable things, on various subjects. Disclosed from the secrets of nature and art; practicable, profitable, and of great advantage; set down from long and curious study and experience, for the greater part; and the rest taken from the most judicious and celebrated authors of the ancients and moderns. Being a rich cabinet of selct curiosities and rarities, in one volume, digested into fourteen books, for the general use and good of mankind; with strict amendments, and large additions, to what formerly has been published in this kind; exceeding any other for the multitude of pleasing variety herein to be found / [Anon].

  • Lupton, Thomas
Date:
1793
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Credit: A thousand notable things, on various subjects. Disclosed from the secrets of nature and art; practicable, profitable, and of great advantage; set down from long and curious study and experience, for the greater part; and the rest taken from the most judicious and celebrated authors of the ancients and moderns. Being a rich cabinet of selct curiosities and rarities, in one volume, digested into fourteen books, for the general use and good of mankind; with strict amendments, and large additions, to what formerly has been published in this kind; exceeding any other for the multitude of pleasing variety herein to be found / [Anon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    buck, killed as before told in his dream.—A marvel- lous mattery if it were true. 26. If Shell Snails be roafted, and dried at the fire, or in an oven, and made into powder, and a fpoonful thereof drank in Ale at one time, and fo taken nine or ten days together, it doth perfe&ly help and cure the Black Jaundice. Proved. 27. If you ftamp Earth Worms, and then ftrain them through a cloth, then put to the fame as much of the Oil of Raddifh Roots, and between the beat- ting or farming of fwords, or knives, or daggers, when they be hot, you do quench them twice or thrice therein, the fame (hall cut iron after, as though it were lead. 2&. Stinking and corrupt Wine will be marvel- loufly mended, if according to the bignefs of the veffel, a fufficient quantity of clean Wheat, in a bag, be hanged in the veffel, and after be taken out of the fame. For whatfoever be unclean or naught, the Wine will be made pure and clear. P if o r i us. 29. If you bore holes in Bay Berries, and put into ©very hole the feeds of Artichokes, and wrap, them with Dung, and fo put them into the Earth, thou ihalt .have fo fweet and pleafant fmeliing Artichokes, that nothing can be of more and fweet pleafant fmell.— Varro. The fame will happen if you do deep Seeds three days in fweet fmeilmg water. Mizaldus. 3Q. Butter, Aqua Vita?y and Bealls Gall, of each a like quantity, mixed together, and an Ache or Sticht anointed therewith, fomething hot, every morning and evening, for {‘even or eight days, doth perfedlly help the fame. -— Proved. 31. Galen faith, that he knew certain men in his time, that gave the powder of Men’s Bones burned* to them that had the Fa ling Sicknefs; they not knowing of it, left their minds lhould ftand againft the medicine; and many were cured with the fame.— Gefnerus hath proved it with the JkulL 32. If