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cause_n	affection_n	young_a	zeal_n	13	3	7.8461	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19029	A right frutefull and approoued treatise, for the artificiall cure of that malady called in Latin Struma, and in English, the evill, cured by kinges and queenes of England Very necessary for all young practizers of chyrurgery. Written by William Clowes, one of her Maiesties chyrurgions, in the yeare of our Lord. 1602.	Clowes, William, ca. 1540-1604.	1602 (1602)	STC 5446; ESTC S105025	43,357	77

Goute in the feete but it must not be washed off in thrée dayes space Howbeit this is to be noted that the medicine must be renewed euery yéere for the same moulde will continue no longer in vertue then one yéere In some there be attributed vnto Béetles all those medicinall properties which I haue assigned vnto Crickets called Grillj Moreouer some there be who vse in maner and cases afore said the moulde which Antes doe cast vp Others for the Kinges Euill take vp as many Maddes or Earth-wormes in number as there be Wennes gathered and knotted together and binde the same fast vnto them letting them dry vpon the place and they are perswaded that the same Wennes will dry and consume away together with them There be againe who doe get a Viper about the rising of the Dog-starre cutting off the head and tayle as I said before of the Snakes and the middle part betweene they burne the Ashes that come thereof they giue afterwards to drinke for thrée wéekes together euery day as much as may be comprehended and taken vp at thrée fingers endes and thus they cure the Kings Euill Moreouer there bee some which hang a Viper by a Linnen thréed fast tyed somewhat vnder the head so long till shee be strangled and dead and with that thréed binde the Wennes or Kings Euill aforesaid promising vnto the Patient assured remedye thereby They vse also the Sowes called Multipedae incorporate the same with a fourth part 〈…〉 be of that opinion that this Oy 〈…〉 or 〈…〉 sufficient to cure an 〈…〉 whatsoeuer Aet●us also sayth if a man should ●●te a Viper it is a most notable thing whose authority others also ●●●● followed in administring vnto Strumous persons Trochiscos Viperinos or the Pilles of Vipers with good happy successe Also it was said it was the experience in times past of countrymen that if any had eaten a Snake hee should bee deliuered from Struma Thus much touching Pliny his manner and order which hee hath published for the Curing the Kings or Quéenes Euill The conclusion ANd thus friendly Reader it were a great argument of folly shameles impudency in me worthy to be laughed at once to think that I could héer any way instruct the learned Phisitiā or Chirurgian in the Cure of the Kinges or Quéenes Euill before named I am not so full of childish toyes but if I were I doe full well know they might by their prouident wisedomes and learning easily circumuent mee though I doe confesse I am not altogether insufficient to performe this enterprize I haue héere set downe and taken in hand The onely cause why I haue done it is as I haue before said for the benefit of all young Students of Chirurgery who haue a long time expected the comming foorth and the publishing of this Booke whose honest zeale and affection towards me hath induced mee the rather to set foorth the same But before I would attempt it without good aduise I did first intreate diuers Phisitians and Ch 〈…〉 a 〈…〉 uerance in perusing and examming the same of whom I haue had a fa●●urable acceptation And this I did of purpose ●●●● some might otherwise ●y ●umbling blocks in my way onely to ●mpeach these my painfull labors trauel● And so I do make a final end acknowledging as I did in the beginning That the gift of healing is the gift of God howbeit I doe not héere presume or once take vpon me to enter into the high cure of the said Euill vsually called Schrophula in such wise as God hath giuen diuine peculiar giftes vnto Princes but my full intent hath alwaies been onely to direct the true path-way of Artificial gifts with God of his great goodnes giueth to men of Arte knowledge skil in Phisick Chirurgery with is performed done by the applicatiō of interiall exteriall medicamentes appropriate approoued profitable therfore For it is a true saying God hath created medicines of the earth for the reliefe comfort of man and it is said He that is wise wil not refuse it And thus last of all I thought it not impertinent héer● to diuert digresse frō the matter wholy attribute all diuine honor reuerence for the great cure of the forenamed Euill by Gods gratious good gifts vnto our most prouidēt wise vertuous Princesse the Quéenes most Royall Maiesty For whom 〈…〉 s all pray that the Lord God Almighty eternal Sauiour wil send her Highnes stil long and long to raigne ouer vs to our great toy happines comfort so that she may liue long and many happy yéeres daies to hold vp the S●●pter of this Kingdome in Christ Iesus Amen The Lord of Hoastes preserue these coastes Our gratious Queene defend And graunt her peace may still increase Vntill this world shall end FINIS