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London chemist: prescription-Books
Date: 1845-1888Reference: MSS.3975-3993- Books
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Preservatives against the plague, or, Directions & advertisements for this time of pestilential contagion : with certain instructions for the poorer sort of people when they shall be visited and also a caveat to those that were about their necks impoisoned amulets as a preservative against that sickness : published in the behoofe of the city of London, now visited, and all other parts of the land that may or shall hereafter be visited / by Francis Herring.
Herring, Francis, -1628Date: 1665- Books
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The compleat herbal of physical plants : containing all such English and foreign herbs, shrubs and trees as are used in physick and surgery ... : the doses or quantities of such as are prescribed by the London-physicians and others are proportioned : also directions for making compound-waters, syrups simple and compound, electuaries ... : moreover the gums, balsams, oyls, juices, and the like, which are sold by apothecaries and druggists are added to this herbal, and their irtues and uses are fully described / by John Pechey.
Pechey, John, 1655-1716Date: 1694- Books
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Preservatives against the plague, or directions and advertisements for this time of pestilentiall contagion : VVith certaine instructions for the poorer sort of people when they shall bee visited: and also a caveat to those that weare about their necks impoisoned amulets as a preservative against that sicknesse. First publisheed for the behoofe of the city of London, in the two visitations 1603. and 1625. and reprinted for the benefit of the said citie, now visited, and all other parts of the land, that may or shall hereafter be. By Francis Herring Dr. in physick, deceased.
Herring, Francis, -1628Date: 1641- Books
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Speculum perspicuum Uranicum, or, An almanack for the year of Christ, 1684 : being the third after the bissextile or leap-year and from description of the year and of the several parts thereof : with a just account of such eclipses as will happen this year as also the place of the sun and moon with their rising and setting and the moon's southing, with brief predictions of the present transactions of the world and observations on the weather in every month : with several necessary tables and observations of worth for all sorts of persons : with a compendious chronology in every month of all such memorable actions as hath passed of late times to this present year, 1684 : for the meridian of ... London ... / collected and published by Lancelot Coelson.
Coelson, Lancelot, 1627-approximately 1687Date: [1684]- Books
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A rich cabinet with variety of inventions, unlock'd and open'd for the recreation of ingenious spirits at their vacant hours : being receits and conceits of severall natures, and fit for those who are lovers of naturall and artificiall conclusions : as also variety of recreative fire-works both for land, air, and water, and fire-works of service, for sea and shore : whereunto is added divers experiments in drawing, painting, arithmetick, geometry, astronomy, and other parts of the mathematicks / collected by J.W. a lover of artificial conclusions.
White, John, -1671Date: 1668- Books
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Certaine rules, directions, or advertisements for this time of pestilentiall contagion : With a caveat to those that weare about their neckes impoisoned amulets as a preservative from the plague. First published for the behoofe of the citie of London, in the two visitations, 1603 & 1625. And reprinted for the benefit of the said citie now visited, and all other parts of the land that may or shall hereafter be: by Francis Herring ... Whereunto is added certaine directions, for the poorer sort of people when they shall be visited.
Herring, Francis, -1628Date: 1636- Books
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Culpeper's school of physick, or, The experimental practice of the whole art : wherein are contained all inward diseases from the head to the foot, with their proper and effectuall cures, such diet set down as ought to be observed in sickness or in health : with other safe wayes for preserving of life ... / by Nich. Culpeper ... ; the narrative of the authors life is prefixed, with his nativity calculated, together with the testimony of his late wife, Mrs Alice Culpeper, and others.
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654Date: 1659- Books
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Perkins : a new almanack for the year of our Lord God, 1694, being the second after bissextile, or leap-year, and from the worlds creation according to sacred writ, 5643 years : composed, and chiefly referred to the famous city of London, but (without sensible error) may serve for any other place in Great Britain : adorned with a compendious chronology of things worth remembrance, since the creation to this present year : as also, the weather, the sun & moon rising & setting, with the high-wayes, &c. and many other useful things, proper for such a work : the like not extant by any other, being of general use for all men / made and set forth by F. Perkins.
Perkins, F. (Francis)Date: 1694- Books
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1683, Apollo Anglicanus : The English Apollo, assisting all persons in the right understanding of this years revolution, as also of things past, present, and to come : with necessary tables plain and useful, a twofold kalendar ... being the third after bissextile or leap-year : to which is added short notes upon every day throughout the year, shewing (in a general way) good and bad days therein, also a modest vindication of the art of astrology ... / Richard Saunders.
Saunders, Richard, 1613-1675Date: 1683- Books
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The doctrine of acids in the cure of diseases farther asserted : being an answer to some objections raised against it by Dr. F. Tuthill ... : in which are contained some things relating to the history of blood : as also an attempt to prove what life / by John Colbatch.
Colbatch, John, Sir, 1670-1729Date: 1689 [i.e. 1698]- Books
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Angelus Britannicus : an ephemeris for the year of our redemption 1684, being the bissextile or leap-year, and from the creation of the world, as some suppose, 5633, and from the burning of London 18 : amplified with astrological observations from the sun's ingress into Aries, and the other cardinal points : with an account of the eclipses, conjunctions of the superiors, of the late comets ... calculated for the meridian ... of London ... but may indifferently serve for England, Scotland and Ireland / by John Tanner.
Tanner, John, approximately 1636-1715Date: 1684- Books
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Culpeper's school of physick, or, The experimental practice of the whole art : wherein are contained all inward diseases from the head to the foot, with their proper and effectual cures, such diet set down as ought to be observed in sickness or in health : with other safe waies for preserving of life ... / by Nich. Culpeper ... ; the narrative of the authors life is prefixed, with his nativity calculated, together with the testimony of his late wife, Mrs. Alice Culpeper, and others.
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654Date: 1678- Books
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The practice of physick : wherein is plainly set forth, the nature, cause, differences, and several sorts of signs: together with the cure of all diseases in the body of man. With many additions in several places never printed before. In twenty and four books. Viz. 1. Of the diseases of the head. ... 14. Of the diseases of the reins, &c. 15. Of womens diseases. ... 24. A physical dictionary. Written in Latin, and in English. By Lazarus Riverius, counsellor and physitian to the King, &c. Nicholas Culpeper, physitian and astrologer. Abdiah Cole, doctor of physick. And W.R. ... For such as desire it, there is now added an alphabetical table of diseases. Also the idea of practical physick in twelve books. And four other books; 1. Of natural phylosophy. 2. Of chyrurgery in six parts. 3. Of the whores pox. 4. Of the gout. All in two volumes. By Daniel Sennertus, John Johnston, and Abdiah Cole. Doctors of Physick.
Rivière, Lazare, 1589-1655Date: 1661- Books
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A daily office for the sick : compil'd out of the Holy Scripture and the liturgy of our church : with occasional prayers, meditations, and directions.
Isham, JohnDate: 1694- Books
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The husbandman, farmer and grasier's compleat instructor : Containing choice and approved rules, and directions for breeding, feeding, chusing, buying, selling, well ordering and fatning bulls, cows, calves, rams, ews, lambs, swine, goats, asses, mules, &c. : How to know the several diseases incident to them, by their signs and symptoms, with proper remedies to cure them; : as likewise all griefs, and sorrances what-ever. : Also, a treatise of dogs, and conies, in their breeding, ordering, and curing the distempers they are subject to. : To which is added, The experienced vermine-killer, in particular directions, for taking and destroying all sorts of vermine in houses, out-houses, fields, garden, graneries, and other places. / By A.S. Gent.
A. S., GentDate: 1697- Books
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The ladies cabinet enlarged and opened : containing many rare secrets, and rich ornaments of several kindes, and different uses : comprized under three general heads, viz. of 1. preserving, conserving, candying, &c., 2. physick and chirurgery, 3. cookery and houswifery : whereunto is added sundry experiments and choice extractions of waters, oyls, &c. / collected and practised, by the late Right Honorable and learned chymist, the Lord Ruthuen ; with a particular table to each part.
Forth and Brentford, Patrick Ruthven, Earl of, 1573?-1651Date: 1654- Books
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Galens art of physick : wherein is laid down, 1. A description of bodies, healthful, unhealthful, and neutral. 2. Signs of good and bad constitutions. 3. Signs of the brain, heart, liver, testicles: temperature, lungues, stomach, &c. being too hot, cold, dry, moist, hot and dry, hot and moist, cold and dry, cold and moist. 4. Signs and causes of sickness. With many other excellent things, the particulars of which the table of chapters will specifie. Translated into English, and largely commented on; together with convenient medicines for all particular distempers of the parts, a description of the complexions, their conditions, and what diet and exercise is fittest for them. By Nich. Culpeper, gent. student in physick and astrologie.
GalenDate: 1652 [i.e. 1653]- Books
The history of learning, or, An abstract of several books lately published, as well abroad, as at home / by one of the two authors of the Universal and historical bibliotheque.
Lacroze, Jean Cornand de, -approximately 1705.Date: 1691- Books
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The physitian's library : containing all the works of the most famous physitians following, viz. Dan. Sennertus. Laz. Riverius. Fel. Platerus. Tho. Bartholinus. Joh. Riolanus. Joh. Veslingus. Joh. Johnston. Nich. Culpeper. Mart. Ruland. Zacut. Lusitanus. Wil. Rnd. Joh. Fernelius & Abdiah Cole. All which are of excellent use for rational persons; especially for all chyrurgeons at sea in his Most Royal Majesties ships; and all others that are on trading voyages, for the advancement of the wealth and honor of his kingdoms.
Date: 1663- Books
The present state of the United Provinces of the Low-Countries : as to the government, laws, forces, riches, manners, customes, revenue, and territory, of the Dutch. In three books / Collected by W.A., Fellow of the Royal society.
Aglionby, William, -1705.Date: 1671- Books
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Phthisiologia: or, a treatise of consumptions. Wherein the difference, nature, causes, signs, and cure of all sorts of consumptions are explained. Containing three books, I. Of original consumptions from the whole habit of the body. II. Of an original consumption of the lungs. III. Of symptomatical consumptions, or such as are the effects of some other distempers ... / By Richard Morton ... ; Translated from the original.
Morton, Richard, 1637-1698.Date: 1720- Books
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The tablet, or picture of real life : justly representing, as in a looking-glass, the virtues and vices, fopperies and fooleries, masks and mummeries of the age. With the true characters of the wise and good. In a select set of essays, serious and jocose, upon the most interesting subjects. Address'd to those who dare to think for themselves, and attempt, in earnest, to improve mankind / [Peter Shaw].
Shaw, Peter, 1694-1763.Date: 1762- Books
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Medical instructions towards the prevention and cure of chronic diseases peculiar to women: for the use of those affected by such diseases, as well as the medical reader : to which are added, prescriptions, or efficacious forms of medicine in English, adapted to each disease / by John Leake.
Leake, John, 1729-1792Date: 1787- Books
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Advertisement. The book of directions for the taking those most famous medicines intituled Pulvis Benedictus, &c. is now printed, with an historical account of worms : collected from the best authors, as well ancient as modern, and experiments proved by that admirable invention of the microscope.
R. CDate: [1661?]