Two books of physick : viz. I. Medicaments for the poor; or, physick for the common people. (The chief things treated on in this book; you may read in the two leaves of contents, before the epistle to the reader.) First written in Latin by that famous and learned doctor, John Prevotius, phylosopher, and publick professor of physick in Padua. Translated into English, and somthing added, by Nich. Culpeper, student in physick and astrology. II. Health for the rich and poor, by diet without physick. By Nich. Culpeper, student in physick and astrology. Also Culpepers Ghost, is hereunto added; being a book of truth, wit, and mirth.
- Prevost, Jean, 1585-1631
- Date:
- 1656
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About this work
Also known as
Medicina pauperum. English
Physick for the common people.
Ghost.
Publication/Creation
London : printed by Peter Cole, in Leaden-Hall, and are to be sold at his shop, at the sign of the Printing-Press in Cornhil, neer the Royal Exchange, 1656.
Physical description
24 unnumbered pages, 127, 228-388 pages, 6 unnumbered pages, 40+, 8 unnumbered pages, 14+ pages : portrait
References note
Wing (2nd ed.) P3328.
Notes
With advertisement on p. [4] (A2v).
Includes reissues of "Medicaments for the poor; or, Physick for the common people", "Health for the rich and poor, by dyet, without physick" and "Mr Culpeper's Ghost"; each have separate dated title pages, paginations and registers.
Signatures: [A]⁴ B D-2A ² A⁴ ² D-E ² F⁴ ³A⁴ ³B [-² A4, ³B8].
Copy appears to lack all after p. 40 (² F4v; "Health for the rich and poor") and all after p. 14 (³B7v; "Mr Culpeper's Ghost").
Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library.
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2075:13) s1999 miun s