Cambridgeshire doctors in the olden time, 1466-1827 / by W.M. Palmer.
- Palmer, W. M. (William Mortlock), 1866-
- Date:
- 1911
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Cambridgeshire doctors in the olden time, 1466-1827 / by W.M. Palmer. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![APPENDIX. Some materials had been collected concerning the numbers and dis- tribution of medical practitioners in the county at various periods, but they are too fragmentary to be worth tabulation. In 1847 there were more country doctors than there are at the present time, but the in- completeness of details at present to hand render further generalisations untrustworthy. I. HENRY HAYES WISBECH CHYRURGION, 9 Oct. 1702. INVENTORY OF HIS GOODS. His purse and apparel 2A Four ounces of Cardamom seed, 12° Coriander seed, 12% of Gum Elemi, 1!» of Lapis Hibernicus [sulphurous Irish slate; used for bruises], 12% of Lapis calaminaris, 1% of Camphor, 7° Cortex Winteri, 11% Aloes Succ’, 1!» 13° Aloes Barb’, 1!» 10% of Cerus’ [white lead] So 12% flo: sulphur, one pound more of flo’ sulphur, 1! 15° Boule Arm’ [Armenian Bole: a red earth, probably inert, but still in use], 9% of Senna, 1! of Manna, 8% of powder of liquorish, 8% of Jerion [?Geryon, quicksilver], 2!> of Frankinsence, 8% of Olibanum gum, gib 802 red lead, 10% comeing seed [cumin], 5% of Roman Viteral [sulphate of copper], 6° of White Viteral [sulphate of zinc], 5°% of Cantherides, 10% of Salt Peter, one ounce of Castor Anglie, 12% of Crud Antimony 108 33 Three ounces of Murr, 4% of Cubebs, 1!> 4% of gold Litharge {yellow oxide of lead], 8% of Cream of Taatar, 3! of Lignum vitae [guaiacum], 14% of Cortex Quassiae, 14» 15% of Hartshorne shave & one pound of harts- horne burnt [the substance which remains in the retort after the spirit has been distilled from harts- horn shavings] ' 5s gd Two ounces of Jollip, 8% of Collicinth, 8% of prepared steel [equal parts of fine steel filings and brown sugar candy rubbed to powder in a mortar, Hoc opus hic](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28986179_0078.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
