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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
Title: [unknown]
Author: Tipping, William ?
Date(s): 169- or 170- ?
Manuscript: Lt 50
Contents: On the efficacy of a unicorn's horn as medicinal antidote to poisons; preceded by woodcut
Title: A riddle
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 173- ?
Manuscript: Lt 13
Contents: A riddle on the drug or medicine Jesuits' bark (solution given), said to be
good for calming political passions
Title: To the heavenly physitian
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 169- ?
Manuscript: Lt 48
Contents: Religious poem in time of sickness, appealing to Christ as doctor to dispense
mercy or if need be a harsher medicine
Title: Coming from the sacrament of the lords supper
Author: Tipping, William ?
Date(s): 169- or 170- ?
Manuscript: Lt 50
Contents: Religious poem on the sacrament, imagining Christ's blood as a medicine to cure all kinds of sickness, physical and spiritual
Title: A dialogue between Skinner Spencer and Master Shadwell both before they went to the university at leaving the school
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 173- ?
Manuscript: Lt q 51
Contents: Dialogue between two young men on the merits of law, religion, medicine and the military as professions; presented at Tonbridge School
Title: An ode to health
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 174- or 175- ?
Manuscript: Lt 45
Contents: Praising health as necessary to and desired by all conditions of men, giving
thanks for his own recovery from illness with the help of medicine
Title: [unknown]
Author: Pulter, Lady Hester
Attribution: Hadassas
Date(s): 165- or 166- ?
Manuscript: Lt q 32
Contents: Religious poem comparing Christian faith to a reviving medicinal herb eaten by the hunted deer. One of a series of emblem poems, unillustrated.
Title: Excercise the best physick
Author: Dryden, John
Date(s): 17-- ?
Manuscript: Lt q 51
Contents: Arguing that health relies on an active life rather than on medicine and doctors; extract from Dryden's "Epistle to his honoured kinsman, John Driden".
Title: A coppy of verses [verso]
Author: Dryden, John
Date(s): 1700 (published)
Manuscript: Lt q 46
Contents: Arguing that health relies on an active life rather than on medicine and doctors; extract from Dryden's "Epistle to his honoured kinsman, John Driden".
Title: To a versifying apothecary at Bath
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 170- ?
Manuscript: Lt 52
Contents: Humorous criticism of a poetry-writing apothecary, claiming that he will put himself out of business, since anyone reading his verse will require no other purgative medicine