Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	castle_n	great_a	town_n	4,680	4	6.5133	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50694	The accomplisht physician, the honest apothecary, and the skilful chyrurgeon detecting their necessary connexion and dependence on each other : withall a discovery of the frauds of the quacking empirick, the praescribing surgeon, and the practicing apothecary	Merret, Christopher, 1614-1695.; Harvey, Gideon, 1640?-1700?	1670 (1670)	Wing M1835; ESTC R26201	45,733	105

this Age perform the most difficult Operations of Chyrurgery as Trypaning Amputating Cuting of the Stone Tapping of the Belly and Breast with the greatest dexterity imaginable Here he may also observe Wounds and Ulcers cured by vertue of those famed Waters viz. The White water and the Yellow water the former being Aqua calcis the latter the same with an addition of Sublimate § The Art of praeparing Medicines Chymically having merited a great esteem for its stupendious and admirable effects in the most despair'd Diseases shews a necessity of being instructed in it and therefore a Student may for the price of three Pistols purchase a most exact Skil in it of one Mounsieur Barlet if surviving § Having attain'd his Scope in this place his curiosity ought to direct him to Monpelier where he will meet with a concourse of the greatests Proficients in Physick of Europe converse with the Professors and Physicians of the place and out of 'em all extract choice Observations Secrets and most subtil Opinions upon several Diseases which design can scarce be compassed in less than another year Now we must suppose our Student to merit the title of an able experienced Physician and raised far above those vulgar ones that never felt the cold beyond the Chimneys of their homes He is now render'd capable of understanding the greatest mysteries and most acute opinions in Physick which he is chiefly to expect from those reputed Professors of the Albó at Padua where he is likewise to continue his diligence in visiting the famed Hospital of San Lorenzo and observe the Italian method of curing Diseases by alterative Broaths without Purging or Bleeding that Climat seldom suffering Plethories in those dry Bodies he cannot but be wonderfully pleased with the variety and excellent order of the plants of their Physick-garden by them called Horto di Semplici Neither will he receive less satisfaction from the curious and most dexterous dissections performed by the artificial hand of the Anatomy Professor Having made his abode here six months may justly aspire to a degree of Doctor in Physick which the fame of the place should perswade him to take here being the Imperial University for Physick of all others in the world and where Physicians do pass a very exact Scrutiny and severe Test. Hence may Transport himself to Bolongne and in three months time add to his improvements what is possible by the advantage of the Hospital and the Professors Last of all in imitation of the diligent Bee sucking Honey out of all sweet Flowers our Doctor must not neglect to extract something that his knowledge did not partake of before out of the Eminentest Practitioners at Rome examine the chief Apothecaries Files and still frequent those three renown'd Hospitals of San Spirito in the Vatican San Giovanni Laterano on the Mount Celio and that of San Giacomo di Augusta in the Valley Martia besides many others as that of San Tomaso San Ludovico Santa Maria della Consolatione Sant ' Antonio Sant ' Andrea c. § As a Picture is raised to the highest point of admiration by the variety of excellent colours so the Intellectuals of a Physician are incomparably adorned with the addition of those various accomplishments his Travails through several Countreys afford Wherefore ought not to content himself with the sole improvement of his profession for so vast an expense trouble and passing through so many dangers but like an expert Chymist draw essences of all discourses the ingenuity of those Travailers from other parts of the world do offer There should not a particular thing of note in any City escape his view especially at Rome where six months is too small a space to examine all those Holy Relicts and antiquities though employed to a full advantage without losing a day The same movement should also incite him to visit the renown'd City of Naples and take a Survey of the antiquities and wonders of Nature about Puzzuolo Having thus in all particulars satisfied his curiosity may consult about the most advantageous way homewards which is to Embark in a Felouck to Legorn to observe the excellent contrivance of this so famed Sea port not omitting to admire enough that incomparable piece of Art of the four Slaves in Brass that are placed at the Fountain near the inner mole Hence may pass to Pisa to behold the Pendent Steeple and thence to Lucca where he cannot but estrange how so small a Common-wealth doth secure it self from the violation of so powerful Neighbours Being return'd the same way to Legorn takes the opportunity of a Felouk to Genoa thence by Land to Milan where he must not forget to see the finest Hospital of the Universe and the invincible Citadel which the world hath so much discours'd of Hence passes the Alps and that stupendious Mount St. Godart to Altorf and Lucern both Popish Cantons and thence to Bazil the chief of the Protestant Cantons resolving not to leave this City without admiring the great Masterpiece of Holbeens Dance of the Dead Here he is to purchase a Boat for two Crowns to carry him down the River Rhine to Strasburg where being arrived gives the Boat to him that guided it thither for his pains besides the handsomness of this old City that inimitable piece of Clock-work in the great Church and the height and artifice of the Steeple there is little else worth your note except a Monastery where you may taste Wine of a hundred and fourscore and another sort of two hundred years old contained in Hogsheads that for the truth of the business have the Magistrates Seal upon them Hence by Boat or Coach passes to Heydelberg the chief Residence of the Prince Elector Palatin for his great wisdom prudence and conduct the most admired by the whole Empire neither is it without reason that so many are by their curiosity conducted hither to observe the splendor government and wonderful order of this Court and to please themselves with the sight of his Highnesses Guards of Cavalry who have the repute for the best managers of Horses and the best Disciplin'd in their Arms beyond any in France And his Guards of Blew Coats far to out-do the Low-Countrey Souldiers in their Exercises The English Gentlemen ow the greatest honour to this Prince for that honourable and particular reception they have in his Court The Castle for its scituation and Structure merits your view whence you are not like to return without having tasted of the Liquor that 's drawn out of the great Tun of Heydelberg Hence by Boat descends the Necker to Manheim a very compleat little Town and thence down the Rhine to Worms the ancientest City of the Empire and so to Mentz the Staple for all Rhenish Wines where the Inhabitants will tell you of a Perpetuum Mobile a Clock that went exact for seven years together without being wound or drawn up which by the Death of the Inventor is left unrepair'd Thence to Bachrach a Garrison Town