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A11334 Opiologia: or, A treatise concerning the nature, properties, true preparation and safe vse and administration of opium For the comfort and ease of all such persons as are inwardly afflicted with any extreame griefe, or languishing paine, especially such as depriue the body of all naturall rest, and can be cured by no other meanes or medicine whatsoeuer. Dedicated to the illustrious, high and mighty lords, the estates generall of the vnited prouinces in the Netherlands. By Angelus Sala Vincentinus Venitus. And done into English, and something inlarged by Tho. Bretnor. M. M. Sala, Angelus, 1576-1637.; Bretnor, Thomas, fl. 1607-1618, tr., ed. 1618 (1618) STC 21594; ESTC S101645 41,817 118

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ingenerall_n become_v not_o only_o more_o able_a body_v and_o strong_a thereby_o but_o also_o more_o apt_a and_o able_a to_o eat_v and_o digest_v diverse_a thing_n which_o the_o tender_a and_o nice_a christian_n can_v iudure_v and_o that_o the_o truth_n be_v so_o let_v we_o but_o consider_v a_o little_a the_o difference_n of_o natural_a toughness_n and_o strength_n between_o a_o christian_a paysant_n or_o carle_n here_o among_o we_o and_o a_o gentleman_n or_o citizen_n do_v not_o we_o see_v i_o pray_v you_o that_o the_o paysant_n can_v more_o easy_o endure_v a_o purgation_n make_v of_o white_a hellebore_n tithymall_n euphorbium_n or_o colocynthis_fw-la which_o be_v account_v violent_a and_o venomous_a medicine_n than_o these_o tender_a spark_n aforesaid_a can_v brook_v rheubarbe_n mechoacan_n sena_n aloe_n or_o the_o damask_n rise_v but_o why_o the_o turk_n devour_v opium_n on_o this_o fashion_n ought_v rather_o to_o be_v impute_v unto_o a_o ordinary_a custom_n and_o common_a usage_n 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