A choice manuall, or, Rare and select secrets in physick and chyrurgery: collected, and practised by the Right Honourable, the Countesse of Kent, late deceased. Whereto are added several experiments of the virtues of Gascon pouder, and lapis contra yarvam, by a professor of physick. As also most exquisite waies of preserving, conserving, candying &c.

  • Kent, Elizabeth Grey, Countess of, 1581-1651
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1663
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Choice manuall
Rare and select secrets in physick and chyrurgery.
Choice manual, or, Rare secrets in physick.
Rare secrets in physick.

Publication/Creation

London : printed, by Gartrude Dawson, and are to be sold by Margaret Shears at the sign of the Blew Bible in Bedford Street in Coven Garden, 1663.

Physical description

18 unnumbered pages, 190 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 191-233 pages, 7 unnumbered pages; 20 unnumbered pages, 140 pages : portraits

Edition

The fourteen edition.

Notes

"The epistle to the reader" is signed: W.J.
"A true gentlewomans delight" has separate dated title page and pagination; register is continuous.
Running title to first part reads: A choice manual, or, Rare secrets in physick.
Includes indexes.
Text is continuous despite pagination.
Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

References note

Wing (2nd ed.) K314.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1952:1) s1999 miun s

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