Medicina instaurata, or: a brief account of the true grounds and principles of the art of physick. With the insufficiency of the vulgar way of preparing medicines ... Whereto is added, a ... discourse as a light to the true preparation of animal and vegetable arcana's. Together with a discovery of the true subject of the philosophick mineral mercury, and that from the authorities of the most famous of philosophers. As also ... the preparation and use of ... mercury, in the dissolution of minerals and metals, for a physical use / ... Also an epistolary discourse upon the whole, by the author of Medela medicinae [i.e. Marchamont Nedham].

  • Bolnest, Edward
Date:
1665
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Credit: Medicina instaurata, or: a brief account of the true grounds and principles of the art of physick. With the insufficiency of the vulgar way of preparing medicines ... Whereto is added, a ... discourse as a light to the true preparation of animal and vegetable arcana's. Together with a discovery of the true subject of the philosophick mineral mercury, and that from the authorities of the most famous of philosophers. As also ... the preparation and use of ... mercury, in the dissolution of minerals and metals, for a physical use / ... Also an epistolary discourse upon the whole, by the author of Medela medicinae [i.e. Marchamont Nedham]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    L114] other, (they thought) in tefpe& off this, merived only the name of particular, which particular was; doubtlefs, that of Berard. Trevifan, already cited, Nulla aqua. Natu- being not, (as Tfaid )} the method by me driven at, though to the fame purpofe, |. (uiz,), the production of amoft excellent | Medicine, both for confervation, and re- with-hold the, defirous Reader from. what L intend, and) 1 hope. will be for, his,In- firuction, and; Advantage. Thave already declared, (my Thoughts) that the. common Mercury prepared, and afterwards..ditlolyed. into a clear,: mulkie, Cryftalline, and Silvery liquor, or water, | is the true Menftrual, or Metalline diffol- ving Mercury of Philofophers. 1 have alfo already, by fome eminent Authorities proved the fame, (v1z..)..Ex | mervcurio vulg. miris moat fit aqua CF o- leum, @c.. But if that, moft rational In- ftruétion be. invalid for the begetting a be- | lief of the Verity of it, ‘hear to fecond it, the moft profound R. Lully, Super omnes ? aquas |.