Callirhoe; commonly called the Well of Spa, or the Nymph of Aberdene. ... What diseases may be cured by drinking of the Well of Spa at Aberdene, and wht is the true use thereof. As it was printed by Andro Hart, Anno Dom. 1615. And now reprinted at Aberdene by John Forbes Younger ... MDCLXX / Resuscitat by William Barclay.

  • Younger John Forbes.
Date:
1799
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Credit: Callirhoe; commonly called the Well of Spa, or the Nymph of Aberdene. ... What diseases may be cured by drinking of the Well of Spa at Aberdene, and wht is the true use thereof. As it was printed by Andro Hart, Anno Dom. 1615. And now reprinted at Aberdene by John Forbes Younger ... MDCLXX / Resuscitat by William Barclay. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    I [ 23 ] and he by drinking liberallie of this water, was not only cal- ed of his paine, but in few houres perfedlly cured. This .Gentle-man being fubjeft to relaps into his difeafe, finds fudden relief by the ufe of this water: Andfonie others who are of chiefeft note in the place alfo, who are fubjeft to the like Colick. • % Charks Rohertfon, late Baillie in Aherdene, being often fubjeel to the paine of the gravel, was not long fince fore ^fflidfed, and had his urine ftoped altogether for four or five dayes : being advifed to drink of our IVell of Spa waters by -a perfon that had found the vertue of them, did drink a large 'draught or two thereof, and verie quicklie got free paflage and eafe of all his paine. And upon afTault from this difeafe, upon his addrefs to this remedie through Gods blefling finds ideliverance. Mr. lames Kennedy Yowngtv Sheriff Clark was exceeding- lie tormented with a defperate Colick, which was of that fort, they call Iliaca Pq/Jio, after the ufe of feveral remedies -prefcrived by the Phyfician, and no eafe attained : all his re- lations coming to fee him die : himfelf did call earneftly for the water of our Well of Spa, and drank a good quantitie thereof, and Ihortly thereafter, through the favour of God, it wrought fo well, that in fliort fpace he got feven ftools and was perfently cured. Margaret Moir, relief of Pn/nV/f Gellie, merchandin Aher- Pene, having falne into a deadly Hydropfie, and having ufed feveral remedies oy her Phyficians advife, at laft the Dodfor having feen but a little before this book written by Dr. .Barclay (which till then was quite buried,) advyfed her to drink of the Well of Spa, for quenching her violent drowth, ;and provocking evacuations, it was fo blelTed of God for her good, that in few dayes (he was perfedfly cured. Let thefe few inftances fuffice for information of experi- ences from Perfons fo well knowen in Aherdene. Whofoever would drink this water for curing difeafes or preferving health, needs no other diredfions, then what the judicious Authour hath fet down, towards the laft part of this book. And it is hoped that who ufes it accordingly, fhal find caufe to bleffe God for his goodneffe in blelhng Aherdene, with fuch a fpring of waters, and all tliofe that will make ufe of it aright. /