Praxis Catholica; or the countryman's universal remedy. Wherein is plainly and briefly laid down the nature, matter, manner, place and cure of most diseases, incident to the body of man ... / Written by Robert Couch, sometimes practitioner in physick and chyrurgery, at Boston in New-England. Now published with divers useful additions (for publick benefit) by Chr. Pack.

  • Couch, Robert.
Date:
1680
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Credit: Praxis Catholica; or the countryman's universal remedy. Wherein is plainly and briefly laid down the nature, matter, manner, place and cure of most diseases, incident to the body of man ... / Written by Robert Couch, sometimes practitioner in physick and chyrurgery, at Boston in New-England. Now published with divers useful additions (for publick benefit) by Chr. Pack. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ 140 ] reafon from experience to believe, there: is not another {uch Medicine found for itt), in.any place that ever I wasin: this is aj. Difeafe that old age is liable unto; andl), for old perfons that have had it long, ‘tiss}.,, folly for, them to think to receive a per—j, fect Cure from it, or from any thing elfe,,) >, but I know. not any thing will eafe thenmi, ,, more than this. f There is another Difeafe that followss: ;: old age, which I fhall likewife hint at,,}: and fo end, wz. Stranguria: or, the Strangury. d He Strangury is from the defect andi} weaknefs of nature in the fecond Di-4+! geftion. ‘ Cea s, Let him forbear all fharp meats andi drinks, and obferve the fame courfe I haveel directed for the Stone, in which he willl find great comfort. Forr}o”’