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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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