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

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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# jpcm nC] ilk icnc To all my loving Countrey-men in general, but efpeeially to thofe of Reading, being the place of my Nativity. ^ f **>*/. the faying of our 'BleJfed Saviour That a Pro¬ phet could not be without honour fave in his own . . • -m « _. _ « > 4 • * « m I count myfelf no Frophet,yct by the Rules of Aftrology I have predated fitch things which ( to ourforrow) have come to pdfs as may appear in my Almanack for the year i6-6fand others formerly writ¬ ten: I prefume, I have both Friends, and Enemies a- mongf ytu > its mil known unto many, that I have done very great cures both in the form, and places adjacent ? although I have not mentioned their names in this Biol yeti find that many being-unfatisfied concerning the legality of my way of Cure, have refufed to come or fend unto me fr help to cure their infirmities: and many of thofe who did come, came for the moji part privately,fear¬ ing either tfs of reputation or reproaches from their Neighbours, and other unfatisfed peoples and alfofear¬ ing that what I did, was either Diabolical, or by unlaw• ful means. Iquefiionnot but when you have read over this Boop, although jome things may feem mijiicalat the firfl, efpeeially uiito fucb who never before read any hooks of this nature,yet by rftperufual and well heed¬ ing what / have written, I am confident it may, and will give fat is fall ion unto any of reafonahlc capacity: and for the benefit of thofe who defire Knowledge in the Aftrohgical and Chymical way of Pbyfickf which is the mofi

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