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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    it cecdina=tnnenaieeiem oe ais : IST np 8 | [55] | 4 “he in his Goodnefs (hall afford us Lifes ¥ for, though without the knowledge, .and .* ne | help of good Medicines, we may long fo | liriger, and lie under Difeafes, and by the by. | help of them, being well known, andas | well prepared, quickly expel, and ‘quit | :| our felves of them; yet ought we not to [| dote upon, or put greater confidence in te | their Virtue, (though of greateft excel- , | lency, and perfection ) than with, and in | «, | theufeof them, to crave his blefing, and 1 i | forthe effe@s, wholly to rely andcaft our { it | felves into the Arms of his Mercy, Who, ie | if hecalls;.we fhould as willingly refolve Hes to be. diffolved, and return untohim; if 9% of | not, we cannot but in reafon (and with 1 | his blefing) expe@, and affuredly Cin O 5 o , “+ | time) find the defired effect, ( v1. ) the ye. | TetUrNy and reftauration of our Health, j 0. | from the due ufe of pure, powerful, and 9) p ie | fafely efficacious. Medicines, of which ft m{ | number thefe are none of the meaneft, bue 9 f | truly noble Remedies, and mott fafe, plea- 1 | ».| fant, and friendly afliftants unto human jj iy | Nature » and therefore I thall give a brief | Account of the Virtues of the other five § in order. i — vo. E 4 rt Se Ns eee aig _f <j - eS Ca ~ =n