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Observations on the abuse of medicine

Withers, Thomas

1775

Includes a chapter on bloodletting.

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Title: The medicin, a tale for the ladies

Author: Harrison, William

Attribution: ap. Tatler, 2, vol.1, p.9

Date(s): 1709 (published)

Manuscript: Lt 61

Contents: Humorous tale of marital strife between a scolding wife and her

husband, in which the former is tricked by supposed medicine

into realising that her silence will make her husband loving

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An essay on the medicinal nature of hemlock

Störck, Anton Freiherr von (1731-1803)

1762

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Medicinal recipes of John Hanson

1670

Small notebook containing a number of recipes for many complaints Cover inscribed that John Hanson's book was bought at York, 23 July 1670 for 6d.

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A medicine for the times. Or, An antidote against faction

Jordan, Thomas (1612?-1685?)

1641. [i.e. 1642]

T.J. = Thomas Jordan. A political satire. Imprint year given according to Lady Day dating. Signatures: A⁴. In this edition line 15 of title ends "ovall-pate," (i.e., with a comma following "...

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A book of culinary and medicinal recipes in various hands
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A book of culinary and medicinal recipes in various hands

17--

Original pagination to the end of the text only; pp.81-2 missing and a hiatus in the text. Thumb index, ff.1-5, extended from front fly-leaf; ff.54 to end, blank. Dated 1769 on f.35r. Signatures: 'Mar...

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