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A88597 Clavis medicinæ: or, The practice of physick reformed wherein is described the nature and cause of most diseases and the select way of cure for the same. A method contrary to all authors in being. By Jeremiah Love, doctor of pysick [sic]. Love, Jeremiah. 1674 (1674) Wing L3187A; ESTC R230714 23,779 80

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man_n fall_v sick_a even_o unto_o death_n and_o it_o he_o escape_v he_o remain_v weak_a and_o sickly_a during_o his_o life_n now_o my_o friend_n nature_n mislike_v nothing_o more_o than_o a_o sudden_a change_n from_o one_o contrary_a to_o another_o to_o wit_n from_o heat_n to_o cold_a wherefore_o i_o conclude_v by_o reason_n and_o experience_n that_o the_o best_a way_n to_o cure_v a_o man_n in_o this_o extremity_n be_v to_o bring_v his_o body_n orderly_o again_o to_o the_o same_o heat_n wherein_o it_o be_v when_o he_o take_v cold_a which_o thou_o shall_v do_v after_o this_o manner_n take_v half_o a_o pint_n of_o the_o aforenamed_a pectoral_a drink_n and_o dissolve_v in_o it_o two_o dram_n of_o venice-treacle_n let_v the_o patient_n drink_v half_a of_o it_o hot_a fast_n and_o sweat_v four_o or_o