The practice of physick, in seventeen several books / ... by N. Culpeper, A. Cole and W. Rowland. Being chiefly a translation of the works of L. Riverius ... With these books is bound a physical dictionary explaining hard words.

  • Rivière, Lazare, 1589-1655
Date:
1655
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Credit: The practice of physick, in seventeen several books / ... by N. Culpeper, A. Cole and W. Rowland. Being chiefly a translation of the works of L. Riverius ... With these books is bound a physical dictionary explaining hard words. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    in the Country there is no learned Phyfician at hand; at Sea, in the States and Merchants Ship, where the Chyrurgion is compelled toadt both his own, and the Pbyfitians part; In Armies and Leguers, See, an ingenious and diligent Chyrurgion, Apothecary, or any other that hath rrom his youth been exercifed in thefe kind of ftudies, and conver- fant about the fick, may attain fueh a competent knowledg in the Cau- fes and Methodical Cure of Difeafes, as they may with honor to them- felves, and profit to the fick (by Gods Blefling ) fupply the place of a more learned Phyfitian. For the ufc of fuch perforts, thefe Books arc intended, and for diligent MidwiVes; and not that every Fool fhould turn Phyfitian, or that every Reader fhduld tamper with him or her fclf Alfb divers Honorable Ladies and GcntleWoriicn, that out of a truly Chriftian and Charitable Difpofition have not difdained, but counted it agreat Honor to be helpful to the poor in the time oftheir ficknefs, may by perufal of thefe Books, and the like, confirm and encrcafe their knowledg, and become honorable Inftruments in the Hand of God, ofmuch reliefand comfort to many poor diftrefled Creatures in their, relpcctivc Countries and places of Habitation. For the worthy fakes of which honorable Ladies and Gentlewomen in the firft and chiefeft place, and for the eafe of all others unacquainted with the Greek and Latin Tongues, and confequently unable to underftand divers terms of Art, and other words drawn frbm the laid Tongues ( which it was ncceffary to retain for brevity fake, and to avoid tedious Circumlocuti* ons) IhaveCaufeda'P/jjyJcJ Di^ionary to be added at the end of theft BookSj explaining all fuch terms of Art aforefaid, as are uftd therein. * ^ ‘ • 3 When the Reader meets in thefe Books, with the names of Siihplc or Compound Mcdicancrents, and defircs a more full knowledg of them^ let him have rccourfe to the London Dijpenfatory in Englifli, where he may be fadsfied; for it had been ariendlefi and vain Work, to repeat what hath there been faid. Iftherc Occur accidentally the name of any Diftafe which the Reader Would better underftand, let him look into the Tabic of the Contents of the Chapters of theft ftveritecii Books, and he fliall find the Chapter intituled from that Diftaft ^ in the beginning of which Chapter he Ihall find the faid Diftaft deferi- bed and explained. , Alio the Reader niay pleaft to take notice. That many hard phrafts in thefe Seventeen Books are explained in the Context, by more eafic words following, which fignifie the fame with the foregoing hard word. As for example, MASTICATORIES, Or Chc0in^ J^edicines^ giving the Reader to un^rftand, that Ai^iwtonwyi's'as muchas tofay,