The universall medicine: or the virtues of my magneticall or antimoniall cup / [John Evans].

  • John Evans
Date:
1642
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Credit: The universall medicine: or the virtues of my magneticall or antimoniall cup / [John Evans]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    kinde of Phy fick ; Ic expels all noyfome and fuperabounding hu- mors, it ftrengthneth Nature , and whether it workor work not, icnever hurts (whichis contrary to all other Phyfick ) for if that other material! fubftanciall feculent Phyfick remain andlye within the body it willindanger it. Itis the moft Pretious thing that any man can have, whether hebe rich or poore, for by ic a man fhall Preférve health, Procure health, and Prevent ficknes both to him- felfe and family , both old and young, and coft him but alicele, che fourtieth part of a Doors fee,the value of 6¢.and if there were no other Virtues in itchan hathbeen {poken, this were fufficient to commend it: The Cures that I havedone wich it,are truly more than Tcan recall to memory, for I have not refuted any (of, what- foever difeafe he or they were troubled or infe&ted with ) ex- cept Ulcers and running foares which require alfo the Chyrurge- ons helpe afwell asthe Phyfitian, and oftentimes both are necefla- ry tomakea perfe Cure. Someof thofe foares have pafied my hands,not many:I have Cured all manner Headaches, F renfies and Madnes, the Peftilenciall and the Spotted feaver , the Quotidian Tertian, and Intermittent Agues, the Falling fickneffe,the foul (or French difeafe ) the Gonvulfions which were thought to be wit- cheries, the Mother, the yellow and the black Jaundice, the Con- - fumption that isnot toofarre gone, giveneafe and prevented the Stone, giveneafe and prevented the Gout: Ihave Cured diverfe of Impoftumes, I bleffe God for his Goodnefle and great mercy vouchiafed come, [have givenit to more than.athoufand ( fince [began co pra&ice withit ) andInever heard of any that mifcar- ried, nor.of tenne inal! that number that I failedto cure, I have given it tomen and women of fourfcore years old, to fucking children, to women with childe and never any mifcarried, but all] have received benefit by it, bleffed:be God that gives fnch varieties of virtues to fo flendera means ; I amverily perfwadedthatchere 5s no difeate that this will notcure, being rightly prepared, given and followed, 1 muft confeffe I cannot fafficiently praife it,nor give icany fit value or eftimable rare, it exceeding the Gold of Ophire a¢ much as health doth fickneffe, wich chis f will conclude it purgeth and purifieth the body from all fuperfluous and precernaturall Blood, Phlegme, Choler and Melancholy, and maketh the body vigorous, firong andlufty ; What Thave writen isnot by amen rom ea Sk MeO ek v~uF¥ , Shae ict Aan eto edte Ree ORES