An alphabetical book of physicall secrets for all those diseases that are most predominant and dangerous (curable by art) in the body of man. Collected for the benefit, most especially of house-holders in the country, who are either farre remote, or else not able to entertaine a learned physician: as likewise for the help of such ladies and gentlewomen, who of charity labour to doe good. Whereunto is annexed a small treatise of the judgement of vrines. By Owen Wood.

The sick-mans rare jewel wherein is discovered a speedy way how every man may recover lost health, and prolong life, how he may know what disease he hath, and how he himself may apply proper remedies to every disease, with the description, definition, signs and syptoms [sic] of those diseases. (Viz.) The scurvy, leues venerea, gonorrhea, dropsies, catarrhs, chollick, gouts, madness, frensies of all sorts, fever, jaundise, consumptions, ptisick, swoundings, histerick passions, pleurisies, cachexia's, worms, vapours, hypochondriack melancholly, stone, strangury, with the whole troop of diseases most afflicting the bodies of men, women and children; with a supply of suitable medicines; ... a piece profitable for every person and family, and all that travel by sea or land. By B.A.

A. B.

[18], 112, 97-218, [4] p.With a final errata leaf.Reproduction of the original in the Royal College ...

The poore mans ieuuel, that is to say, A treatise of the pestilence unto the which is annexed a declaration of the vertues of the hearbs Carduus Benedictus, and angelica, which are very medicinabl[e], both against the plague, and also against many other diseases / gathered out of the bookes of diuers learned physitians.

Brasbridge, Thomas, fl. 1590.

January 1578

[64] p.Dedication signed: T.B.Signatures: A-D⁸.Title within ornamental border.Reproduction of origin...

Rare physick for the chvrch sick of an ague prescribing excellent and most accurate physick to be given to the church which has been sicke a long time : with the names of every particular disease and the manner how she contracted them and by what meanes as also prescripts to remedy the same : humbly commended to the Parliament, those admirable physicians of the church and state.

Taylor, John, 1580-1653.

January 1642

[7] p.Thomason Catalogue dates this Jan. 31, 1643.Attributed to John Taylor. cf. BM.Reproduction of ...

Natura exenterata: or Nature unbowelled by the most exquisite anatomizers of her. Wherein are contained, her choicest secrets digested into receipts, fitted for the cure of all sorts of infirmities, whether internal or external, acute or chronical, that are incident to the body of man. / Collected and preserved by several persons of quality and great experience in the art of medicine, whose names are prefixed to the book. Containing in the whole, one thousand seven hundred and twenty. Very necessary for such as regard their owne health, or that of their friends. VVhereunto are annexed, many rare, hitherto un-imparted inventions, for gentlemen, ladies and others, in the recreations of their different imployments. With an exact alphabetical table referring to the several diseases, and their proper cures.

Philiatros.

January 1655

[8], 256, 267-298, 295-369 [i.e. 469], [33] p. : port. (metal cut)Preface to the reader signed: Phil...

A catalogue of medicines for several diseases, communicated for the good of the nation, to prevent people from hazarding their lives, and throwing away their money on those many ignorant pretenders to physic, by a very famous doctor and physician, who by his long study and constant practice, ...

1 sheet ([2] p.).Title from first lines of text.Item at reel position E8:2[212] imperfect: slightly ...

Queen Elizabeths closset of physical secrets, with certain approved medicines taken out of a manuscript found at the dessolution of one of our English abbies and supplied with the child-bearers cabinet, and preservative against the plague and small pox. Collected by the elaborate paines of four famons [sic] physitians, and presented to Queen Elizabeths own hands.

A. M.

January 1656

[8], 71, [7], 66 [i.e. 146], [14] p.Page 146 misnumbered 66."To the reader" signed A. M."A treatise ...

The sixth book of Practical physick Of occult or hidden diseases; in nine parts Part I. Of diseases from occult qualities in general. Part. II. Of occult, malignant, and venemous diseases arising from the internal fault of the humors. Part III. Of occult diseases from water, air, and infections, and of infectious diseases. Part IV. Of the venereal pox. Part V. Of outward poysons in general Part VI. Of poysons from minerals and metals. Part. VII. Of poysons from plants. Part VIII. Of poysons that come from living creatures. Part IX. Of diseases by witchcraft, incantation, and charmes. By Daniel Sennertus, N Culpeper, and Abdiah Cole, Doctors of Physick

Sennert, Daniel, 1572-1637.
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654.
Cole, Abdiah, ca. 1610-ca. 1670.

January 1662

[14], 108 p.With an initial section of advertisements, and a table of contents.The author's names ar...

Good tydings to the sick and lame: or, The sick-man's library. Teaching both high and low, rich and poor, next under God, how to prescribe to, or procure ease for the pained, strength for the weak, health for the sick, and cure for sores. Being a true and candid relation of the vertue and uses of four excellent medicines, viz. Arcanum vegetabilium, Pilulæ vegetantes, Balsamum vitæ, Unguentum refrigerans, whereunto is added, a few of the many testimonies and cures performed by the same ... published for the good of all who labour under pain and misery. / By Rich. Fletcher Nath. Merry Professors of chymical pysick in London.

Fletcher, R. (Richard), fl. 1676-1677.
Merry, Nathaniel.

January 1674

16 p.Authors' names in brackets in t.p.Reproduction of original in: British Library

Secrets disclosed of consumptions shewing [h]ow to distinguish between scurvy and venereal disease : also, how to prevent and cure the fistula by chymical drops without cutting, also piles, hæmorrhoids, and other diseases / by John Archer.

Archer, John, fl. 1660-1684.

January 1684

[4], 70, [2] p.Imperfect: Title page torn.Reproduction of original in the British Library

Parliament physick for a sin-sick nation. Or, An ordinance of Parliament explained, and applyed to these diseased times.: Containing a catholicall medicine for all natures and nations, but especially, a generall receipt for all the sickly people in our English-hospitall, and Welch-spittle, compounded after the art of the apothecary, and according to Parliament prescription, as hereafter followeth. Wherein thou mayst see as in an urinal-glasse, the dangerous state of thy English mother, and the genius of the reforming physitians, in seeking her speedy cure, and lasting happinesse, unto all succeeding ages. / By Philo-Parl. Imprimatur, Ja: Cranford.

Joceline, Nathaniel.
England and Wales. Parliament.

[16], 122, [2] p. : ill. (woodcut)Dedication to Lady Dudley signed: Nathaniell Ioceline."An ordinanc...

An ease for a diseased man Published for the instruction of those which are visited with sicknesse of body; especially those which being infected with the contagious pestilence are debarred from the publike ministery of the word, and the comfortable societie of their brethren. by M.M.

M. M., fl. 1625.

January 1625

[2], 14 p.Bookseller is Iohn Wright, Senior.--STC.Reproduction of original in the British Library

Enchiridion medicum:: an enchiridion of the art of physick. Methodically prescribing remedies in such an order, that it may be accounted to the sick-man a sanctuary, and to the studious a library: containing a salubrious remedy for every malady incident to the body of man. Very necessary to be known and understood of all that desire their own health. / Written in Latine, by our learned country-man John Sadler Dr. in Physick: translated, revised, corrected and augmented by R.T.

Sadler, John, 1615-1674.
Turner, Robert, fl. 1654-1665.

January 1657

[16], 208 p.Dedication signed: Robert Turner.Annotation on Thomason copy: "May 21".Reproduction of t...

The art of preserving and restoring health explaining the nature and causes of the distempers that afflict mankind : also shewing that every man is, or may be his own best physician : to which is added a treatise of the most simple and effectual remedies for the diseases of men and women / written in French by M. Flamand ; and faithfully translated into English.

Flamant, M., fl. 1692-1699.

January 1697

[18], 110, [7] p.Includes index.Reproduction of original in the Huntington Library

The true every man & woman their own doctor: or, a salve for every sore: Being a book full of rare receipts for the most dangerous distempers incident to the bodies of men, women and children; and is very fit to be in all families against any time of sickness, gathered out of the library of that famous traveller Dr. Ponteus and now publish'd for the good and benefit of the kingdom; and being nothing but what is experienced by many thousands of people in city and country, doing good to many. Don't read only but practice also, then speak as you find; and give God the praise in all things. With six most excellent receipts for all sorts of cattle whatsoever. Licensed according to order.

Ponteus, John.

January 1676

8 p.Copy filmed at UMI microfilm Early English Books 1641-1700 reel tightly bound with pages mutilat...

The skilful physician containing directions for the preservation of a healthful condition, and approved remedies for all diseases and infirmities (outward or inward) incident to the body of man ... whereunto is added experimented instructions for the compounding of perfumes, also for the chusing and ordering of all kinds of wines, both in preserving the sound, and rectifying those that are prick'd : never before imparted to publick view.

Bahia (Brazil : State). Secretaria das Minas e Energia. Diretoria de Distribuição.

January 1656

[46], 410 p."To the reader" signed: D.D.Imperfect: pages stained, with print show-through and loss o...

The sick-mans rare jewel wherein is discovered a speedy way how every man may recover lost health, and prolong life, how he may know what disease he hath, and how he himself may apply proper remedies to every disease, with the description, definition, signs and syptoms [sic] of those diseases. (Viz.) The scurvy, leues venerea, gonorrhea, dropsies, catarrhs, chollick, gouts, madness, frensies of all sorts, fever, jaundise, consumptions, ptisick, swoundings, histerick passions, pleurisies, cachexia's, worms, vapours, hypochondriack melancholly, stone, strangury, with the whole troop of diseases most afflicting the bodies of men, women and children; with a supply of suitable medicines; ... a piece profitable for every person and family, and all that travel by sea or land. By B.A.

A. B.

[18], 112, 97-218, [4] p.With a final errata leaf.Reproduction of the original in the Royal College ...

The poore mans ieuuel, that is to say, A treatise of the pestilence unto the which is annexed a declaration of the vertues of the hearbs Carduus Benedictus, and angelica, which are very medicinabl[e], both against the plague, and also against many other diseases / gathered out of the bookes of diuers learned physitians.

Brasbridge, Thomas, fl. 1590.

January 1578

[64] p.Dedication signed: T.B.Signatures: A-D⁸.Title within ornamental border.Reproduction of origin...

Rare physick for the chvrch sick of an ague prescribing excellent and most accurate physick to be given to the church which has been sicke a long time : with the names of every particular disease and the manner how she contracted them and by what meanes as also prescripts to remedy the same : humbly commended to the Parliament, those admirable physicians of the church and state.

Taylor, John, 1580-1653.

January 1642

[7] p.Thomason Catalogue dates this Jan. 31, 1643.Attributed to John Taylor. cf. BM.Reproduction of ...

Natura exenterata: or Nature unbowelled by the most exquisite anatomizers of her. Wherein are contained, her choicest secrets digested into receipts, fitted for the cure of all sorts of infirmities, whether internal or external, acute or chronical, that are incident to the body of man. / Collected and preserved by several persons of quality and great experience in the art of medicine, whose names are prefixed to the book. Containing in the whole, one thousand seven hundred and twenty. Very necessary for such as regard their owne health, or that of their friends. VVhereunto are annexed, many rare, hitherto un-imparted inventions, for gentlemen, ladies and others, in the recreations of their different imployments. With an exact alphabetical table referring to the several diseases, and their proper cures.

Philiatros.

January 1655

[8], 256, 267-298, 295-369 [i.e. 469], [33] p. : port. (metal cut)Preface to the reader signed: Phil...

A catalogue of medicines for several diseases, communicated for the good of the nation, to prevent people from hazarding their lives, and throwing away their money on those many ignorant pretenders to physic, by a very famous doctor and physician, who by his long study and constant practice, ...

1 sheet ([2] p.).Title from first lines of text.Item at reel position E8:2[212] imperfect: slightly ...

Queen Elizabeths closset of physical secrets, with certain approved medicines taken out of a manuscript found at the dessolution of one of our English abbies and supplied with the child-bearers cabinet, and preservative against the plague and small pox. Collected by the elaborate paines of four famons [sic] physitians, and presented to Queen Elizabeths own hands.

A. M.

January 1656

[8], 71, [7], 66 [i.e. 146], [14] p.Page 146 misnumbered 66."To the reader" signed A. M."A treatise ...

The sixth book of Practical physick Of occult or hidden diseases; in nine parts Part I. Of diseases from occult qualities in general. Part. II. Of occult, malignant, and venemous diseases arising from the internal fault of the humors. Part III. Of occult diseases from water, air, and infections, and of infectious diseases. Part IV. Of the venereal pox. Part V. Of outward poysons in general Part VI. Of poysons from minerals and metals. Part. VII. Of poysons from plants. Part VIII. Of poysons that come from living creatures. Part IX. Of diseases by witchcraft, incantation, and charmes. By Daniel Sennertus, N Culpeper, and Abdiah Cole, Doctors of Physick

Sennert, Daniel, 1572-1637.
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654.
Cole, Abdiah, ca. 1610-ca. 1670.

January 1662

[14], 108 p.With an initial section of advertisements, and a table of contents.The author's names ar...

Good tydings to the sick and lame: or, The sick-man's library. Teaching both high and low, rich and poor, next under God, how to prescribe to, or procure ease for the pained, strength for the weak, health for the sick, and cure for sores. Being a true and candid relation of the vertue and uses of four excellent medicines, viz. Arcanum vegetabilium, Pilulæ vegetantes, Balsamum vitæ, Unguentum refrigerans, whereunto is added, a few of the many testimonies and cures performed by the same ... published for the good of all who labour under pain and misery. / By Rich. Fletcher Nath. Merry Professors of chymical pysick in London.

Fletcher, R. (Richard), fl. 1676-1677.
Merry, Nathaniel.

January 1674

16 p.Authors' names in brackets in t.p.Reproduction of original in: British Library

Secrets disclosed of consumptions shewing [h]ow to distinguish between scurvy and venereal disease : also, how to prevent and cure the fistula by chymical drops without cutting, also piles, hæmorrhoids, and other diseases / by John Archer.

Archer, John, fl. 1660-1684.

January 1684

[4], 70, [2] p.Imperfect: Title page torn.Reproduction of original in the British Library

Parliament physick for a sin-sick nation. Or, An ordinance of Parliament explained, and applyed to these diseased times.: Containing a catholicall medicine for all natures and nations, but especially, a generall receipt for all the sickly people in our English-hospitall, and Welch-spittle, compounded after the art of the apothecary, and according to Parliament prescription, as hereafter followeth. Wherein thou mayst see as in an urinal-glasse, the dangerous state of thy English mother, and the genius of the reforming physitians, in seeking her speedy cure, and lasting happinesse, unto all succeeding ages. / By Philo-Parl. Imprimatur, Ja: Cranford.

Joceline, Nathaniel.
England and Wales. Parliament.

[16], 122, [2] p. : ill. (woodcut)Dedication to Lady Dudley signed: Nathaniell Ioceline."An ordinanc...

An ease for a diseased man Published for the instruction of those which are visited with sicknesse of body; especially those which being infected with the contagious pestilence are debarred from the publike ministery of the word, and the comfortable societie of their brethren. by M.M.

M. M., fl. 1625.

January 1625

[2], 14 p.Bookseller is Iohn Wright, Senior.--STC.Reproduction of original in the British Library

Enchiridion medicum:: an enchiridion of the art of physick. Methodically prescribing remedies in such an order, that it may be accounted to the sick-man a sanctuary, and to the studious a library: containing a salubrious remedy for every malady incident to the body of man. Very necessary to be known and understood of all that desire their own health. / Written in Latine, by our learned country-man John Sadler Dr. in Physick: translated, revised, corrected and augmented by R.T.

Sadler, John, 1615-1674.
Turner, Robert, fl. 1654-1665.

January 1657

[16], 208 p.Dedication signed: Robert Turner.Annotation on Thomason copy: "May 21".Reproduction of t...

The art of preserving and restoring health explaining the nature and causes of the distempers that afflict mankind : also shewing that every man is, or may be his own best physician : to which is added a treatise of the most simple and effectual remedies for the diseases of men and women / written in French by M. Flamand ; and faithfully translated into English.

Flamant, M., fl. 1692-1699.

January 1697

[18], 110, [7] p.Includes index.Reproduction of original in the Huntington Library

The true every man & woman their own doctor: or, a salve for every sore: Being a book full of rare receipts for the most dangerous distempers incident to the bodies of men, women and children; and is very fit to be in all families against any time of sickness, gathered out of the library of that famous traveller Dr. Ponteus and now publish'd for the good and benefit of the kingdom; and being nothing but what is experienced by many thousands of people in city and country, doing good to many. Don't read only but practice also, then speak as you find; and give God the praise in all things. With six most excellent receipts for all sorts of cattle whatsoever. Licensed according to order.

Ponteus, John.

January 1676

8 p.Copy filmed at UMI microfilm Early English Books 1641-1700 reel tightly bound with pages mutilat...

The skilful physician containing directions for the preservation of a healthful condition, and approved remedies for all diseases and infirmities (outward or inward) incident to the body of man ... whereunto is added experimented instructions for the compounding of perfumes, also for the chusing and ordering of all kinds of wines, both in preserving the sound, and rectifying those that are prick'd : never before imparted to publick view.

Bahia (Brazil : State). Secretaria das Minas e Energia. Diretoria de Distribuição.

January 1656

[46], 410 p."To the reader" signed: D.D.Imperfect: pages stained, with print show-through and loss o...

The sick-mans rare jewel wherein is discovered a speedy way how every man may recover lost health, and prolong life, how he may know what disease he hath, and how he himself may apply proper remedies to every disease, with the description, definition, signs and syptoms [sic] of those diseases. (Viz.) The scurvy, leues venerea, gonorrhea, dropsies, catarrhs, chollick, gouts, madness, frensies of all sorts, fever, jaundise, consumptions, ptisick, swoundings, histerick passions, pleurisies, cachexia's, worms, vapours, hypochondriack melancholly, stone, strangury, with the whole troop of diseases most afflicting the bodies of men, women and children; with a supply of suitable medicines; ... a piece profitable for every person and family, and all that travel by sea or land. By B.A.

A. B.

[18], 112, 97-218, [4] p.With a final errata leaf.Reproduction of the original in the Royal College ...

The poore mans ieuuel, that is to say, A treatise of the pestilence unto the which is annexed a declaration of the vertues of the hearbs Carduus Benedictus, and angelica, which are very medicinabl[e], both against the plague, and also against many other diseases / gathered out of the bookes of diuers learned physitians.

Brasbridge, Thomas, fl. 1590.

January 1578

[64] p.Dedication signed: T.B.Signatures: A-D⁸.Title within ornamental border.Reproduction of origin...

Rare physick for the chvrch sick of an ague prescribing excellent and most accurate physick to be given to the church which has been sicke a long time : with the names of every particular disease and the manner how she contracted them and by what meanes as also prescripts to remedy the same : humbly commended to the Parliament, those admirable physicians of the church and state.

Taylor, John, 1580-1653.

January 1642

[7] p.Thomason Catalogue dates this Jan. 31, 1643.Attributed to John Taylor. cf. BM.Reproduction of ...

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