Blagraves astrological practice of physick discovering the true way to cure all kinds of diseases ... being performed by such herbs and plants which grow within our own nation, directing the way to distil and extract their vertues and making up of medicines. Also a discovery of some notable phylosophical secrets ... relating to a discovery of all kinds of evils, whether natural, or such which come from sorcery or witchcraft ... directing how to cast forth the said evil spirit out of any one which is possessed with sundry examples thereof / [Joseph Blagrave].
- Joseph Blagrave
- Date:
- 1671
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Blagraves astrological practice of physick discovering the true way to cure all kinds of diseases ... being performed by such herbs and plants which grow within our own nation, directing the way to distil and extract their vertues and making up of medicines. Also a discovery of some notable phylosophical secrets ... relating to a discovery of all kinds of evils, whether natural, or such which come from sorcery or witchcraft ... directing how to cast forth the said evil spirit out of any one which is possessed with sundry examples thereof / [Joseph Blagrave]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![,114 Blag RAvE’s Afirological j . / .... ,f f . ft » • V- | T ' ^ . i Here follomtb fome examples of fuch griefs and infir* i mities which were by the Hides aforefaid both Aftrolo-I gically Difcovcred and Cured. i ■ 1 I /hall relate only two Cures done at Oxon : I could have inferted many more done within that City during the time of my abode there, but I am unwilling over-much to enlarge ray Book, or trouble the Reader therewith* thefe two being enough for fatisfaftion. I' . 'urvi3^H cured the Daughter of Mr. Brown living in High-ftreet]n Oxon, Anno 1658. This was the firfl cure I did within that City: This Maid having been about Twelve moneths under the Cure offeveral Dolors, and her Father finding that her grief rather increafedthan diminifhed, and hearing by fome what great Cures I had done in other places, came unto me and after fome communication I erefted a Figure, by which’ according unto the rules of Ajirology I quickly found what was the Diftemper, and the caufe thereof j which lam confident no Drug-Doffor could do by the llrine : her grief proceeding from an extraordinary diftemper of the heart and brain, and ' not without fome rifing in the throat by Fiegm, and ill Matter j fetled between Throat and Stomack; her condition for the time being, was as followeth ; She had near a dozen fits a day, which took her fomewhat like the falling-ficknefs, but mixt with Convulfion, for during the time of her fir, fhefeem- , ed fencelefs with fome fmall ftriving, and fo revived again, v but not without fome fighing and fadnefs: She was affiifted : under the Sun and Mircury, the one having predominancy over the heart, the other the brain, and fo by confequence the Nerves and Arteries opprefted; the one caufing deadnefs,the other fenceleftnes for the time being of her fit: I judged it to be one kind of Evil, which would without queftion (if not cured) have turned unto that which is ufually called,the Kings- Evili for in length of time, when the Nerves are opprefted, it many times caufeth white kernels, fwellings fometimes in \ the Throat, and at other times in the Eyes, and indeed in any part of the body, more efpecially in that part fignified by the Sign wherein the principle fignificator of the fick is afflided, and then, but not bcfofe it's ufually called the Kings, Evil:The way of cure,was as followeth in the firft place I gave lie? three folary herbs to wear about her,hiving a \ ertue a^ree* ing with the uature of Gold, and ferveth inftead of Gold,for ' j , ' as i](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30330610_0117.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
