Medulla medicinae universae: or, a new compendious dispensatory. Compiled at the command of His Royal Highness the Duke, for the use of the military hospital abroad, during the late war / By the King's physicians and surgeons, the surgeon-general, and apothecary-general, to the Army.

London : Printed, and sold by R. Griffiths ..., J. Swan ..., and by the editor ..., 1752.

12 unnumbered pages, 226 pages ; (12mo)

The fourth edition /

Head and tail-pieces, initial

Originally compiled by (Sir) John Pringle. Ed. by John Theobald, with English translation and commentary.

Copy 1 Note: 'Directions concerning bleeding' on p. [213]-216'. Catalogue of books printed for T. Astley (6 l.) at end. For evidence for Pringle's authorship and discussion of original MS. in Royal Archives, Windsor, see C. Gordon, Pharm. Historian, vol. xix, no. iv, p. 5-12, 1989. Theobald's version was first published in 1747. In this ed. his name appears in prelims. but not on t.p. Royal Society of Medicine has another issue of the same date with different typesetting of first four prelim. leaves: t.p. has 'By John Theobald, M.D.' and imprint 'Printed for the editor, and sold by R. Baldwin ... and R. Griffiths'.

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