A Collection of Seven and Fifty approved Receipts Good against the Plague

A Collection of Seven and Fifty approved Receipts Good against the Plague - Taken out of the five books of that renowned Dr. Don Alexes secrets, for the benefit of the poorer sort of people of these nations.

I through Gods divine providence, have had at everal times, great occaion to make ue of Medicines for the health of my own body, as namely in the year 1642, for Cuts and Shots, where then I came acquainted, and into familiarity with Mater George Dunne Chyrurgion, Mater Leadbeater the Apothecary, Mater Guye, Mater Hicks, and Mater Nicholas Culpepper, by whoe familiarity I lot nothing, in the end of September 1663 our houe was viited with the Plague, one died before we knew what it was, the family was five in number, I lay in the ame bedding the deceaed dyed out of, he dyed full of the marks, I had a Boyle in my Groyne that never brake, but went away by purging and vomiting, my fellow had one that brake, yet none dyed but the firt, I helpt to Coffin about ix perons, in one family at that time, yet by Gods providence am yet alive, in the year 1649, I had a long icknes from Midomer till Chritmas, of that mierable dieae called the griping or plague of the Guts, which caued me to earch all publick means for cure, and having pent what means I had upon Doctors like the woman that had the bloudy Iue: And all gave me over for dead, I betook me to earch for directions in books, and after the reading of many providence guided me to light upon the mot excellent and approved Works of that famous Doctor named DON ALEXES, a man well killed in the Latine Greek, Hebrew Chaldes and Arabick tongues, and of divers other Nations and Countreys, he being naturally inclined and took a ingular pleaure in Phyloophy, and in the ecrets of nature, he travelled even and twenty years to gain knowledge, the five books were tranlated into Englih by Mater William Ward and Mater Richard Andrews and Dedicated unto the Right honourable Francis Lord Ruell Earl of Bedford, but let I hould make my Porch greater then my building, I do refer thoe that would be further atisfied, unto thoe five books aforeaid, where they hall finde every one inerted, I gathered them at firt for my own perticular private ue, but conidering the carcity of the books and altogether at an extraordinary dear rate, I have for the publick benefit of all men expoed them to the care of the Printer to erve for publick ue. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 61703
Author: Alessio, Piemontese
Release Date: Mar 30, 2020
Format: eBook
Language: English

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