Popular errours, Or the errours of the people in physick, first written in Latine by the learned physitian James Primrose Doctor in Physick. Divided into foure bookes. viz. 1. The first treating concerning physicians. 2. The second of the errours about some diseases, and the knowledge of them. 3. The third of the errours about the diet; as well of the sound as of the sick. 4. The fourth of the errours of the people about the use of remedies. Profitable and necessary to be read of all. To which is added by the same authour his verdict concerning the antimoniall cuppe. Translated into English by Robert Wittie Doctor in Physick.
- Primerose, James, approximately 1598-1659
- Date:
- 1651
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About this work
Also known as
De vulgi in medicinâ erroribus. English
Errours of the people in physick.
Publication/Creation
London : Printed by W. Wilson for Nicholas Bourne, at the south-entrance of the Royall Exchange, 1651.
Physical description
24 unnumbered pages, 461 pages, 15 unnumbered pages
References note
Wing (2nd ed.) P3476.
Thomason E.1227[1].
Notes
A translation of "De vulgi in medicinâ erroribus" and "De calice ex antimonio sive stibio".
The words "1. The first treating .. remedies." are bracketed together on title page.
With an additional title page, engraved, signed: T. Cross sculpsit.
The first leaf bears "The explication of the frontispiece" in verse.
With a final errata leaf, four final contents leaves, and two final advertisement leaves.
Annotation on Thomason copy: "may 3".
Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Thomason Tracts ; 169:E1227[1]) s1999 miun s