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Disce mori : Learne to die : A religious discourse, mouing euery Christian man to enter into a serious remembrance of his ende. Wherin also is contained the meane and manner of disposing himselfe to God, before, and at the time of his departure. In the whole, somewhat happily may be obserued, necessary to be thought vpon while we are aliue, and when we are dying, to aduise our selues and others.
Sutton, Christopher, 1565?-1629.
Date
1604
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The sicke vvomans private looking-glasse : wherein methodically are handled all uterine affects, or diseases arising from the wombe; enabling women to informe the physician about the cause of their griefe / By Iohn Sadler, Doctor in Physicke at Norwich.
Sadler, John, approximately 1615-1664.
Date
1636
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Woe to drunkards : a sermon / by Samuel Ward.
Ward, Samuel, 1577-1640.
Date
1622
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The florists vade-mecum : Being a choice compendium of whatever worthy notice hath been extant for the propagation, raising, planting, encreasing and preserving the rarest flowers and plants that our climate and skill (in mixing, making and meliorating apted soils to each species,) will perswade to live with us. With several new experiments for raising new varieties, and for their most advantagious management. In a more particular method than ever yet publish'd: together with the gardiners almanck, remembring and directing him what to do, each month throughout the year, in both orchard and flower-garden. / By Samuel Gilbert, Phileremus.
Gilbert, Samuel, -1692?
Date
1682
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[A rich storehouse or treasurie for the diseased] : [Wherein are many approued medicines for diuers and sundry diseases, which haue beene long hidden, and not come to light before this time. First set forth for the benefit and comfort of the poorer sort of people, that are not of abilitie to goe to the physicions.] / [By G.W.].
A. T., practitioner in physicke.
Date
[1630]
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Christs voice to London : And The great day of Gods wrath. : Being the substance of II. sermons preached (in the city) in the time of the sad visitation. Together with the necessity of watching and praying. With a small treatise of death. / By William Dyer.
Dyer, William, -1696.
Date
1666
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The family-dictionary; or, Houshold companion : wherein are alphabetically laid down exact rules and choice physical receipts for the preservation of health, prevention of sickness, and curing the several diseases, distempers, and grievances, incident to men, women, and children. Also, directions for making oils, ointments, salves, cordial-waters, powders, pills, bolus's, lozenges, chymical preparations, physical-wines, ales, and other liquors, &c. and descriptions of the virtues of herbs, fruits, flowers, seeds, roots, barks, minerals, and parts of living creatures, used in medicinal potions, &c. Likewise, directions for cookery, in dressing flesh, fish, fowl, seasoning, garnishing, sauces, and serving-up in the best and most acceptable manner. The whole art of pastry, conserving, preserving, candying, confectioning, &c. Also, the way of making all sorts of perfumes, beautifying-waters, pomatums, washes, sweet-balls, sweet-bags, and essences: taking spots and stains out of garments, linen, &c. and preserving them from moths, &c. Washing point, sarsnets, and restoring faded linen; and scowering, or brightning tarnished gold, or silver lace, plate, &c. Together, vvith the art of making all sorts of English vvines, as currants, cherries, gooseberries, and cyder, mead, metheglin, &c. And the art of fining, and recovering foul and faded wines. The mystery of pickling, and keeping all sorts of pickles throughout the year. To which is added, as an appendix, the explanation of physical terms, bills of fare in all seasons of the year. With the art of carving. And many other useful matters. / By J.H.
Salmon, William, 1644-1713.
Date
[between 1600 and 1699?]
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The lawes of drinking.
Multibibus, Blasius.
Date
[between 1600 and 1699?]
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Catastrophe magnatum: or, The fall of monarchie : A caveat to magistrates, deduced from the eclipse of the sunne, March 29. 1652. With a probable conjecture of the determination of the effects. / By Nich: Culpeper Gent. stud. in astrol. and phys.
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654.
Date
1652
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A meditation of mans mortalitie : Containing an exposition of the ninetieth psalme. / By that Reuerend and religious seruant of God Mr William Bradshavv, sometime fellow of Sidney Colledge in Cambidge. Published since his decease by Thomas Gataker B. of D. and Pastor of Rotherhith.
Bradshaw, William, 1571-1618.
Date
1621
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