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dispatch_v according_a to_o his_o praemonition_n the_o man_n notwithstanding_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o poison_n be_v preserve_v safe_a &_o sound_a by_o this_o alexipharmaticall_a medicine_n of_o zopyrus_n matthiolus_n in_o his_o praeface_n upon_o the_o six_o book_n of_o dioscorides_n entreat_v of_o antidote_n and_o preseruative_n from_o poison_n say_v that_o at_o length_n after_o long_a study_n and_o travail_n he_o have_v find_v out_o a_o antidote_n who_o virtue_n be_v wonderful_a and_o worthy_a admiration_n and_o it_o be_v a_o certain_a quintessence_n extract_v from_o many_o simple_n which_o he_o set_v down_o in_o the_o same_o place_n he_o say_v it_o be_v of_o such_o force_n and_o efficacy_n that_o the_o quantity_n of_o four_o dam_n be_v take_v either_o by_o itself_o or_o with_o the_o like_a quantity_n of_o some_o sweet-senting_a wine_n or_o else_o with_o some_o distil_a water_n which_o have_v some_o natural_a property_n to_o strengthen_v the_o hart_n if_o that_o any_o person_n 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