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Booke (A.) of excellent medicines taken out of the best written bookes. The medicines begin proued for the most parte as also other admirable thinges belonging to Phisicke taken out of the French... Whereunto are annexed certaine copies for the making of some hott waters and precious oyles, with the excellent virtues of sage and of the oake. As also how to administer purgations, vomitts, and the preparations pertaining to it before hand....

MS.142

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