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A34728 Praxis catholica, or, The countryman's universal remedy wherein is plainly and briefly laid down the nature, matter, manner, place and cure of most diseases, incident to the body of man, not hitherto discovered, whereby any one of an ordinary capacity may apprehend the true cause of his distempers, wherein his cure consists, and the means to effect it : together with rules how to order children in that most violent disease of vomiting and looseness, &c. : useful likewise for seamen and travellers : also an account of an imcomparable powder for wounds or hurts which cure any ordinary ones at once dressing / written by Robert Couch ... ; now published with divers useful additions (for publick benefit) by Chr. Pack ... Couch, Robert.; Packe, Christopher, fl. 1670-1711. 1680 (1680) Wing C6510; ESTC R9840 74,356 218

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believe_v there_o be_v not_o another_o such_o medicine_n find_v for_o it_o in_o any_o place_n that_o ever_o i_o be_v in_o this_o be_v a_o disease_n that_o old_a age_n be_v liable_a unto_o and_o for_o old_a person_n that_o have_v have_v it_o long_o it_o be_v folly_n for_o they_o to_o think_v to_o receive_v a_o perfect_a cure_n from_o it_o or_o from_o any_o thing_n else_o but_o i_o know_v not_o any_o thing_n will_v ease_v they_o more_o than_o this_o there_o be_v another_o disease_n that_o follow_v old_a age_n which_o i_o shall_v likewise_o hint_n at_o and_o so_o end_n viz._n stranguria_fw-la or_o the_o strangury_n the_o strangury_n be_v from_o the_o defect_n and_o weakness_n of_o nature_n in_o the_o second_o digestion_n cure_v let_v he_o forbear_v all_o sharp_a meat_n and_o drink_n and_o observe_v the_o same_o course_n i_o have_v direct_v for_o the_o stone_n in_o which_o he_o will_v find_v great_a comfort_n for_o any_o venereal_a distemper_n or_o french_a disease_n there_o be_v not_o a_o 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