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the_o custom_n and_o manner_n of_o the_o
ancient_a and_o most_o famous_a physician_n to_o acquire_v by_o their_o proper_a labour_n and_o sedulous_a industry_n some_o great_a arcana_n secret_a and_o choice_n medicine_n of_o excel_a virtue_n which_o they_o esteem_v as_o a_o treasure_n and_o give_v they_o peculiar_a name_n to_o be_v distinguish_v and_o know_v by_o and_o that_o such_o medicine_n may_v be_v know_v to_o the_o world_n for_o the_o good_a and_o benefit_n of_o the_o disease_a they_o do_v publish_v their_o virtue_n as_o angelus_n sala_n in_o the_o preface_n to_o his_o precious_a antidote_n do_v apologise_v for_o himself_o in_o do_v the_o like_a etiam_fw-la magninominis_fw-la medicis_fw-la solenne_fw-fr olim_fw-la fuit_fw-la medicamenti_fw-la alicujus_fw-la particularis_fw-la virtutes_fw-la quas_fw-la cuique_fw-la accurata_fw-la observatione_fw-la annotaverat_fw-la peculiari_fw-la quodum_fw-la tractatu_fw-la literis_fw-la consignare_fw-la oper_n med_n chym._n pag._n 420._o say_v he_o it_o have_v be_v the_o ancient_a 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buzzard_n which_o i_o can_v name_v that_o have_v object_v this_o against_o i_o perhaps_o of_o our_o own_o faculty_n think_v this_o a_o empirical_a way_n but_o therein_o they_o discover_v their_o ignorance_n not_o know_v the_o ancient_a and_o most_o legitimate_a way_n of_o practice_n and_o what_o be_v the_o whole_a duty_n of_o a_o physician_n see_v what_o famous_a quercetan_a say_v upon_o the_o question_n a_o medicum_fw-la deceat_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quer_v rediviv_n pag._n 218._o whether_o a_o physician_n ought_v to_o make_v medicine_n he_o will_v tell_v you_o you_o be_v pseudomedicus_n a_o counterfeit_n physician_n if_o you_o do_v not_o make_v medicine_n pray_v look_v there_o and_o then_o you_o will_v say_v it_o be_v a_o shame_n for_o a_o physician_n not_o to_o be_v expert_a in_o make_v medicine_n as_o a_o duty_n and_o follow_v the_o example_n of_o the_o most_o eminent_a physician_n i_o have_v be_v and_o be_o a_o constant_a labourer_n in_o pharmacy_n thereby_o to_o 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