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.

Lazare Rivière

Date:: 1655

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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$The Vertuesy Ufe^ and ^variety of Operations of the True and ^hylojophlcall A U R U M P O T A B I L E^ Attained hy the Studies of Doctor \ Freeman, <rw£i‘Dr* Cujpepcr, and left ivithhUlVtddotv, and admimftred hy a ^yyfitian in her Tipufe neer London, on the ^afi fide of Spit- ‘‘ tk’fieldf, next door to the red Lyom The Vertuej are as follow. * IT Cures all Agues, whether Quotidian, Tertian, or Quartan: as alfo it cured divers people of that moft horrid putrid Fcaver, which fo violently Icizcd on mens Bodies ( both bcibre and after‘Michiie/w^t/i65?.) to the great admiration of many, and when the parties Diicaied have ben both fcncelefs and fpeechlefsjfor that neither chac,nor any ocher Medicine or T^anac^a, though never fo gentle, could fafely be adminiftred into the Body, it hath beyond all hopes, by external application on the Womack revived them. It cures the Gout of all forts pertcftly being adminiftredasthe Phyfitian fltal advife. itcaufeth Women fub;eft to Abortion, or Milcairiage, togoetheir time: and yet being given when the time comes it caufeth a fpeedy and eafie delivery. It is an infallible cure for the French Pox and doth it with fuch cale, fpced, and Secretnefs, that none of the netreft relation lhal take notice thereof. It cures the Green-ficknefs and all forts of Jaundice, It provokes the Terras. It is good for Aches and all afflictions coming of cold. It helps the Rickets. But to what purpofe do I nominate dilcafes in particular, wherticisanuniverfall S.emedy for all difeafes being adminiftred as the Phy fi cian ftial advife ? For its chief a ira is exhila¬ rating the vital fpirits and heart. It both binds and ftops Fluxes, yet Purges j it both Vomits, and ftays Vomiting j it caufes Sweat, yet cures preternatural Sweatings, and performs all its opera¬ tions as Nature it fclf would,, have it, bccauie it only fortifies her in her Centre. To conclude, It is an Uhiverfal Fortification for all Complexions and ages, againft all forts and degrees of Peftilential and epneagious InfeCfion, both prevenemg before their poirelTion, and cxcir*»^ pacing of them after it. REader, *By reafon of the in the printing of thk^oo^in Latin, there are two wordf mif-tranjlated : And hy reafon ofthefoulnefi of the ^nglijh Copy, there are fome other mif$ takgs inprinting. AU which are thm to be amended. Py^ge 24. line 4O. for violent fpringing read violent Convulfion fpringing for £phor. readEfae p. fi. /. 39/ffjf^tor.do p-^i>l.7‘for procede r. preceed 14 r.four ounces p. 39/cr purer, impure p. 14* /. 28. for neverthelefs get r. neverthelefs the Lungs get p. 160 /. i z for can endure r. cannot endure /. 13 for fees more r. feels more p. 1^7 /. 33 /or blood r. blood-letting p. 184 1. 40/or Acorns r. Alkcrmes /. 45 Acorns r. Alkenrcs p. 256 /. 47 for Gloves r. Cloves p. 2591. \6 /or primary, r. external p. 290 /. 34 /or be thirft r. be no thirft p. 329 7/or can pafs r.cannot pafs /. 10/or Winer. Wind p. 332/. 4/or Turnep Water r. Orange-flower Water p. 341 1.44 for after dinner-r. before dinner p. 3671. 9 for fcattering r. fcalding p. 373 /. 40 for bred r cured p 378 /. 17 for warm r. worn p. 386 /. 51 for fpring Water four ounces r. fpring Water four pound p. 4^^ 3 /<>’' Turnep Water r. Orange-flower Water p. 43 2 1. 29 for fuppreflion r. fuppuration p 499-1- for decrcafe r. encreafe p. 501 /. 11 for contained r. continued p. 5421.%2 and 3 3 thefe words [the Moon] at the end of the 5 3 line 3 mufl be taken from t^t liney and read at the end of the $2 line p. 567 for grcatr.grate p. 580/. 42/or but r. both p. 590/• 40/or be r. being p. 612 1.10 for puortfied r. putrefied 18 for in r. no p. 612 l.it /or terror r. Feaver for whereas r.whenas p.6141 15 j^rUrine r.chings p. 630L 50/or Italyr. India p.633/. ii /or care r.cure andforc\sver.coxt taidl. 46, for repelling no r no repelling and 1.57. for after aforefaidr aforefaid after p.^191.1^. for Hair r. Heart$