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for_o chi_fw-mi urgerie_n viz._n for_o emplastrum_fw-la apostolicum_fw-la nicolai_n alexandrim_n and_o viride_fw-la aeris_fw-la emplastrum_fw-la divinum_fw-la nicolai_n praepositi_fw-la unguenium_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la auicenae_n and_o egyptiacum_n mesue_n all_o which_o do_v cleanse_v vehement_o but_o not_o without_o some_o bite_n for_o they_o be_v sharp_a out_o of_o the_o which_o notwithstanding_o by_o often_o washinge_n before_o they_o be_v mingle_v the_o sharpness_n be_v take_v away_o and_o they_o be_v make_v in_o manner_n of_o epulotica_fw-la medicine_n most_o apt_a to_o cleanse_v roâ—ten_v and_o hollow_a ulcer_n the_o châ—micall_a physician_n prepare_v out_o of_o the_o say_v cope_a other_o medicine_n against_o the_o same_o disease_n and_o to_o cure_v all_o eat_v hollow_a and_o rot_a ulcer_n much_o more_o excellent_a which_o will_v work_v without_o any_o bite_a or_o pain_n calcine_v therefore_o your_o copper_n after_o the_o common_a manerthen_n out_o of_o
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mingle_v with_o other_o spice_n to_o those_o that_o have_v have_v the_o chollike_n and_o pain_n in_o the_o bowel_n latter_a physician_n do_v use_v crude_a mercury_n to_o kill_v the_o worm_n in_o child_n as_o mathiolus_n report_v in_o the_o 5._o of_o his_o commentary_n upon_o diosâ—crides_n out_o of_o brassavola_o many_o use_v crude_a mercury_n to_o cure_v the_o pox_n and_o make_v thereof_o pill_n which_o they_o call_v de_fw-fr barberossa_fw-mi the_o description_n whereof_o rondelecius_fw-la a_o learned_a man_n my_o master_n have_v show_v in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr morbo_fw-la gallico_n in_o outward_a disease_n many_o do_v only_o use_v precipitate_v prepare_v with_o aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la which_o be_v good_a to_o heal_v all_o malign_a ulcer_n especial_o of_o the_o pox_n and_o that_o without_o pain_n if_o it_o be_v well_o prepare_v with_o this_o remedy_n my_o father_n a_o man_n of_o godly_a memory_n and_o one_o that_o deserve_v well_o of_o all_o man_n for_o his_o physic_n do_v use_v 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day_n he_o be_v full_o cure_v thus_o much_o by_o the_o way_n of_o digression_n but_o to_o return_v to_o mercury_n these_o before_o name_v be_v almost_o all_o the_o remedy_n which_o be_v make_v thereof_o save_v that_o it_o be_v also_o put_v in_o ointment_n and_o many_o disease_n otherwise_o uncurable_a have_v enforce_v physician_n even_o without_o the_o counsel_n of_o galen_n to_o search_v out_o these_o property_n whereof_o at_o the_o length_n experience_n the_o mistress_n of_o all_o thing_n have_v make_v they_o certain_a for_o the_o truth_n which_o consist_v in_o reason_n ought_v to_o be_v manifest_v unto_o the_o sense_n and_o experience_n be_v not_o perceave_v but_o by_o the_o sense_n as_o galen_n testify_v in_o his_o 6._o book_n de_fw-fr sanitate_fw-la tuenda_fw-la it_o be_v necessary_a say_v he_o that_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v to_o be_v think_v upon_o be_v consider_v by_o reason_n and_o afterward_o certify_v by_o experience_n to_o the_o intent_n that_o reason_n by_o 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many_o other_o throughout_o germany_n and_o italy_n do_v use_v the_o spirit_n and_o oil_n of_o vitriol_n for_o the_o cure_n of_o the_o fall_a sickness_n the_o stone_n and_o asthma_n with_o great_a ease_n and_o marvellous_a profit_n 5._o and_o dioscorides_n speak_v of_o vitriol_n say_v thus_o it_o kill_v the_o broad_a worm_n in_o the_o belly_n ʒ_n i._o of_o it_o be_v take_v inward_a be_v drink_v with_o water_n it_o help_v against_o the_o poison_n of_o toadstoole_n and_o dissolve_v in_o water_n drop_v into_o the_o nose_n purge_v the_o head_n by_o this_o it_o do_v sufficient_o appear_v that_o so_o great_a a_o venomous_a quality_n be_v not_o in_o mercury_n sublimat_n by_o mean_n of_o vitriol_n much_o less_o it_o be_v to_o be_v think_v of_o common_a salt_n final_o if_o so_o great_a malignity_n be_v in_o it_o by_o mean_n of_o the_o salt_n or_o vitriol_n because_o it_o carry_v up_o the_o spirit_n with_o he_o this_o malignity_n also_o will_v be_v in_o mercury_n precipitate_fw-la for_o the_o 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get_v any_o common_a or_o never_o so_o slight_a a_o thing_n out_o of_o the_o nest_n of_o cadmi_fw-la fillius_fw-la they_o contemn_v thing_n unknown_a and_o be_v not_o afraid_a to_o rail_v at_o that_o art_n and_o unwiselye_o to_o taunt_v with_o all_o kind_n of_o bitter_a word_n at_o that_o which_o they_o never_o so_o much_o once_o do_v see_v finis_fw-la the_o virtue_n of_o aqua_n balsamie_n it_o preserve_v all_o thing_n from_o putrefaction_n that_o be_v put_v therein_o or_o anoint_v therewith_o as_o the_o natural_a balm_n do_v in_o all_o respect_n if_o any_o be_v touch_v with_o the_o pestilence_n so_o that_o the_o hart_n or_o brain_n be_v not_o infect_v geve_v they_o Ê’_n 2._o thereof_o to_o drink_v and_o anoint_v his_o stomach_n with_o the_o same_o &_o lay_v he_o down_o to_o sweat_v and_o in_o once_o or_o twice_o use_v it_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n they_o shall_v be_v help_v for_o
mirabolanes_n 60_o mali_n mortui_fw-la r_o 32_o 57_o manna_n 53_o mechoicam_fw-la ibid._n melancholia_fw-la r_o 22_o 23_o 27_o 32_o 56_o menses_fw-la moventes_fw-la 36_o menstrum_fw-la quid_fw-la 55_o melancholy_a purge_v fol_z 27_o 57_o mynt_v his_o oil_n 41._o mirrhae_fw-la his_o oil_n 46_o mastike_a idem_fw-la mace_n his_o oil_n 44_o n_n napellus_n 26_o nutmeg_n their_o oil_n fol_z 44_o o_o obstruction_n take_v away_o 31_o 37_o 38_o opium_n not_o correct_v be_v perilous_a how_o it_o shall_v be_v amend_v fol_z 36_o oil_n of_o sulphur_n his_o sublimation_n and_o balsamum_n 30_o 31_o oil_n of_o silver_n 23._o oil_n that_o assuage_v pain_n fol_z 37_o oleum_fw-la inceratium_fw-la 30_o oleum_fw-la macrobi_fw-la 49_o sal_fw-la evisdem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la oil_n of_o sweet_a smell_a thing_n 43_o oil_n of_o seed_n their_o preparation_n 42_o oleum_fw-la salis_fw-la nitri_fw-la 52_o oleum_fw-la salis_fw-la 51_o p_o panaricio_n r_n 37_o ptisick_n r_n 34_o pillule_n de_fw-mi barberossa_fw-mi fol_z 26_o pissa_n spaltus_fw-la 34_o plate_n of_o lead_n their_o essence_n the_o oil_n his_o sugar_n or_o salt_n 25_o preparation_n of_o stone_n and_o gem_n 32_o precious_a stone_n as_o they_o be_v common_o use_v do_v profit_n little_a 32_o the_o preparation_n of_o gum_n and_o rosen_n 45_o pearl_n their_o essence_n 33_o puncture_n r_n 37_o the_o preparation_n of_o oil_n out_o of_o wood_n folio_n 44_o the_o true_a preparation_n of_o oil_n which_o be_v common_o use_v in_o apothicaries_n shop_n to_o be_v apply_v outward_o 47_o puluis_fw-la conduceve_v opthalmia_fw-la 50_o pepper_n his_o oil_n 44_o percellie_n seed_n his_o oil_n 42_o peniryall_n 40_o the_o spagericall_a preparation_n of_o medicen_n take_v out_o of_o vegetables_n 38_o the_o preparation_n of_o spiritus_fw-la tartary_n 38_o the_o extraction_n of_o lyquor_n out_o of_o plant_n flower_n seed_n and_o root_n 39_o purge_v medicine_n of_o 3._o order_n 54._o &_o their_o preparation_n 55_o 60_o poison_a thing_n r._n 30_o 31_o 34_o 35_o 53._o q_o quicksilver_n never_o make_v trial_n of_o by_o galen_n 27_o r._n rebisola_n paracelfi_n 51_o reviue_v of_o the_o body_n 22_o 32_o 56_o read_v lead_v 28_o redness_n in_o the_o face_n 37_o rhabarb_n his_o extraction_n 60_o refresh_v the_o spirit_n r._n 43_o rosmary_a flower_n his_o oil_n 41_o s_n saffron_n his_o essence_n 43_o sinew_n r._n 36_o sagapenum_n his_o extract_n 60_o sarcocolla_n his_o extract_n ibidem_fw-la scamoniae_fw-la his_o extract_n 59_o silla_n his_o extract_n 58_o seoa_n his_o extract_n 60_o stop_v of_o flux_n 46_o such_o be_v to_o be_v put_v in_o purge_v medicyne_n which_o do_v either_o take_v away_o their_o venom_n or_o do_v very_o much_o weaken_v they_o 55_o sage_n his_o oil_n 40_o sweet_a margerum_n his_o oil_n ibidem_fw-la sal_fw-la tartary_n 39_o succiwm_fw-la or_o amber_n 45_o of_o salte_n purge_v by_o the_o cough_n 48_o salt_n of_o saint_n johns_n wort_n ibidem_fw-la sal_fw-la polipodi_fw-la ibidem_fw-la of_o salte_n purge_v by_o urine_n 49_o salt_n of_o wormwood_n 49_o salt_n of_o gentiane_n 49_o salt_n of_o gratiola_n 49_o salt_n of_o anonidis_n 49_o salt_n of_o radish_n 49_o salt_n of_o broom_n 46_o salt_n of_o beane_n stalk_v 49_o salt_n of_o juniper_n 49_o of_o salte_n purge_v by_o the_o womb_n 49_o salt_n of_o mugwort_n 49_o salt_n of_o balm_n ibidem_fw-la salt_n of_o celendine_n 49_o of_o salte_n purge_v by_o sweat_n ibidem_fw-la salt_n of_o lignum_fw-la vite_fw-la 49_o salt_n of_o scabiowe_n 49_o of_o salte_n swage_v pain_v ibidem_fw-la sal_fw-la macrobi_fw-la oleum_fw-la eiusdem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la sal_fw-la sanguinis_fw-la humani_fw-la 50_o sal_fw-la perigrinorum_fw-la 50_o a_o addition_n to_o the_o same_o salt_n to_o preserve_v health_n 50_o salgeme_n 51_o sal_fw-la nyter_n 52_o sal_fw-la petrae_fw-la fusibilis_fw-la 52_o stone_n in_o the_o gall_n of_o a_o bull._n 37_o stone_n in_o the_o maw_n of_o a_o ox_n ibidem_fw-la swage_a pain_n 34_o 36_o sharpness_n how_o it_o may_v be_v draw_v out_o of_o spirit_n 30_o shake_v 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other_o some_o for_o the_o purge_n of_o humour_n 53_o that_o the_o venom_n or_o malingnyte_n of_o medicyne_n be_v take_v away_o by_o their_o true_a perparation_n 56_o that_o all_o the_o mensture_n of_o the_o spagerickes_n be_v not_o hot_a 55._o and_o although_o they_o be_v hot_a yet_o they_o hurt_v no_o thing_n in_o their_o extraction_n 56_o turpentinehy_n oil_n 45_o time_n his_o oil_n 40_o five_o of_o wine_n 38_o vinum_fw-la alcalisatum_fw-la 38_o worm_n wood_n oil_n 41_o viscawe_n and_o thick_a humour_n expel_v 27_o vitriolum_fw-la colâ—othâ—r_fw-la 〈◊〉_d oleum_fw-la sal_fw-la spiriâ—â—s_fw-la 31_o viper_n prepare_v 35_o unicorn_n horn_n 36_o water_n of_o earth_n worm_n 37_o the_o wolf_n 30_o wound_n r_n 30_o 〈◊〉_d worm_n kill_v 27_o 36_o vein_n open_v 60_o corrode_v 58_o vomyte_v stay_v 46_o venamous_a medicyne_n r._n 53_o wild_a radysh_a 54_o finis_fw-la plin._n lib._n 20_o nat_n hist_o cap._n 18._o plin._n lib._n naâ—_n hist_o 6._o cap._n 71._o cap._n 11._o de_fw-fr simple_a med_a facult_a cap._n 30._o lib._n 7._o de_fw-fr simple_a med_a facul_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 17._o de_fw-fr simple_a med_a facul_fw-la cap._n 18._o simpl._n 11._o cap._n 51_o simpl._n 4._o cap._n 18._o lib._n de_fw-fr febribus_fw-la aphor._n 1_o agric._n lib._n 8._o de_fw-la natura_fw-la fossil_n 3._o meteor_n cap._n 6._o lib._n natu_fw-la hist_o 33._o cap._n 3._o lib_fw-la nat_n hist_o 33._o cap._n 6._o 3_o meet_v cap._n ultimo_fw-la lib_fw-la 5._o de_fw-la ortu_fw-la &_o causis_fw-la subâ—er_fw-la hist_o lib._n 33_o cap._n 4._o hist_o lib._n 33._o cap._n 6._o philosophici_fw-la lapidis_fw-la operationes_fw-la calcinatio_fw-la 1_o solutio_fw-la 2_o element_n separatio_fw-la 3_o coniunctio_fw-la 4_o putrefactio_fw-la 5_o coagulatio_fw-la 6_o cibatio_n 7_o sublimatio_fw-la 8_o formeutatio_fw-la 9_o exaltatio_fw-la 10_o augmentatio_fw-la 11_o proiectio_fw-la 12._o vide_fw-la plin_n lib._n natural_a histor_n 33._o cap._n 4._o qui_fw-la ex_fw-la auri_fw-la pigmento_fw-la aurum_fw-la perfectioni_fw-la factum_fw-la fuisse_fw-la scribit_fw-la de_fw-fr auâ—â—_n tinctura_fw-la auri_fw-la de_fw-fr argento_fw-la do_v ferro_fw-la aeginet_n lib._n 7._o act._n li._n 10._o cap._n 11._o &_o lib._n 14._o cap._n 24._o balsamum_n martis_fw-la de_fw-fr aere_fw-la de_fw-fr plumbo_fw-la gal._n 9_o simp_n balsamum_n saturni_fw-la lib._n 9_o simp_n cap._n 59_o simp_n ca._n 60._o lib._n 5._o â—urpeti_fw-la mineralis_fw-la descriptio_fw-la aqua_fw-la fixatoria_fw-la pro_fw-la â—urpeto_fw-la de_fw-fr arsenico_fw-la simple_a 5._o cap._n 71._o lib._n 9_o simp_n cap._n 53._o de_fw-fr sulphur_n galen_n 9_o siâ—pli_v cap._n 36._o aegin_v li._n 7._o de_fw-fr vitriolo_fw-la galen_n 9_o simpli_fw-la agineta_n 〈◊〉_d 7._o de_fw-fr antimonio_fw-la galen_n 9_o simp._n cap._n 26._o lib._n 5._o cap._n 107._o tinctura_fw-la corallorum_fw-la essentia_fw-la margaritarum_fw-la de_fw-fr triplicimumia_fw-la de_n his_o consul_n strab_n auicennam_n &_o serapio_fw-la cap._n 304._o praeparatio_fw-la mumiae_fw-la siccae_fw-la praep_v arati_fw-la mummiae_fw-la liquidae_fw-la praeparatio_fw-la â—nummie_n reoâ—ntis_fw-la tinctura_fw-la mummiae_fw-la de_fw-fr cranâ—â—_n humane_a essentiae_fw-la cranij_fw-la humani_fw-la galen_n lib._n de_fw-la theriaca_fw-la ad_fw-la pisonem_fw-la aegi._n li._n 7._o de_fw-fr cornibus_fw-la moscho_n zibetta_fw-it &_o castoreo_fw-la de_fw-fr pingusnum_fw-la &_o exungiarum_fw-la praeparattonibus_fw-la ac_fw-la oleis_fw-la de_fw-fr vina_fw-la vinum_fw-la alcalisatum_fw-la preparatio_fw-la tartari_fw-la sal_fw-la tartari_fw-la oleum_fw-la mellu_fw-la herbarum_fw-la esseutiae_fw-la olea_n floril_n oleum_fw-la thymi_fw-la ol._n maâ—oranae_n ole_n saluia_fw-la ole_n menthâ—_fw-mi ole_n hisopi_fw-la owl_n aâ—sinthi_fw-la ole_n anthos_fw-la owl_n seminum_fw-la oleum_fw-la anisi_fw-la owl_n feniculi_fw-la oleum_fw-la cimini_fw-la oleum_fw-la carui_fw-la oleum_fw-la aneti_fw-la oleum_fw-la peâ—roselini_n oleum_fw-la rutae_fw-la owl_n fructuum_fw-la &_o radicum_fw-la oleum_fw-la juniperi_fw-la oleum_fw-la è_fw-la baccis_fw-la lauri_fw-la oleum_fw-la è_fw-la baccis_fw-la hederae_fw-la owl_n aromatum_fw-la oleum_fw-la cinamomi_fw-la essentia_fw-la croci_fw-la oleum_fw-la macis_n oleum_fw-la cariophilorum_fw-la oleum_fw-la piperis_fw-la oleum_fw-la nucis_fw-la muschatae_fw-la oleum_fw-la guaic_n oleum_fw-la ex_fw-la lignis_fw-la iuniperis_fw-la oleum_fw-la e_fw-la lignis_fw-la fraxini_fw-la oleum_fw-la terebinthinae_fw-la oleum_fw-la resine_fw-la pine_n oleum_fw-la succini_fw-la oleum_fw-la â—â—sticis_fw-la oleum_fw-la ex_fw-la myrrha_n oleum_fw-la ex_fw-la galbano_n oleum_fw-la ovorum_fw-la oleorum_fw-la officinariorum_fw-la vera_fw-la prâ—parandi_fw-la methodus_fw-la pro_fw-la topicis_fw-la oleum_fw-la rosâ—rum_fw-la of_o artificial_a salte_n observation_n sal_fw-la hipericonis_fw-la shall_fw-mi polipodij_fw-la shall_fw-mi chamoâ—hillae_fw-la shall_fw-mi abâ—inihij_fw-la shall_fw-mi gentiane_n shall_fw-mi gratiolae_fw-la shall_fw-mi anonidiâ—_n shall_fw-mi raphani_fw-la shall_fw-mi geniste_n shall_fw-mi stipitum_fw-la fabarum_fw-la shall_fw-mi juniperi_fw-la shall_fw-mi arthemisiae_fw-la shall_fw-mi melissae_fw-la shall_fw-mi chelidoâ—iâ—_fw-la shall_fw-mi ligni_fw-la guaici_fw-la shall_fw-mi scabiosae_fw-la olei_fw-la macrobij_fw-la sal_fw-la eiusdem_fw-la shall_fw-mi sanguinu_fw-fr humane_a puluis_fw-la ex_fw-la sâ—libus_fw-la shall_fw-mi peregrinorum_fw-la additiâ—_n balsamum_n urinae_fw-la rebisola_n puluis_fw-la conducens_fw-la opthalmis_fw-la suffusionibus_fw-la alijsquâ—â—gritudinibus_fw-la oculoriâ—_n externis_fw-la aqua_fw-la ad_fw-la suffusionem_fw-la common_a sal_n sal_fw-la gemmae_fw-la oleum_fw-la salis_fw-la sal_fw-la nitri_fw-la oleum_fw-la saliâ—_n nitri_fw-la sal_fw-la petre_n fusibiliâ—_n colirium_fw-la contra_fw-la maculas_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d discutiens_fw-la lib_fw-la de_fw-la purgans_fw-la m_v facult_a lib_fw-la quos_fw-la purge_v conve_n quibus_fw-la &_o quo_fw-la nodos_fw-la libro_fw-la de_fw-la purge_v medicam_fw-la fac_fw-la chap._n 6._o lib._n 3._o capit_fw-la 5._o med_n facult_a chap._n 24._o lib_fw-la quos_fw-la purge_v conve_n &_o erâ—_n cap._n 6._o cap._n 11._o &_o lib_n â—_o simp_n lib_fw-la quos_fw-la purge_v dec_fw-la &_o caet_fw-la cap_n 8._o lib._n 7._o simp_n med_n 7._o simp._n 1._o caq._fw-la 12._o lib_fw-la quos_fw-la purge_v &_o caet_fw-la cap._n 8._o lib._n 7._o cap._n 4._o extractio_fw-la sine_fw-la essentia_fw-la eleborie_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 4._o aph._n 16._o lib_n 4._o lib._n 2._o cap._n 20_o extractum_fw-la turpeti_fw-la extractio_fw-la hermodactilorum_fw-la diosâ—or_n 45._o cap._n 79._o gal._n simp_n 6._o paul_n lib._n 7._o extractio_fw-la lactarioâ—un_fw-la extractum_fw-la rad_a cucu_fw-la agrestis_fw-la elaterium_fw-la extractum_fw-la squillae_fw-la extractum_fw-la scammoniae_fw-la lib_fw-la 1._o a_o limb_n lib._n 7._o simp_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 80._o extractum_fw-la euforbij_fw-la extractum_fw-la opoponax_fw-la sar_n sagap_n etc._n etc._n extractum_fw-la colocynthidis_fw-la exit_fw-la rabâ—_n â—actum_fw-la â—es_fw-la â—actum_fw-la â—rici_fw-la