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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57004	A medicinal dispensatory, containing the whole body of physick discovering the natures, properties, and vertues of vegetables, minerals, & animals, the manner of compounding medicaments, and the way to administer them : methodically digested in five books of philosophical and pharmaceutical institutions, three books of physical materials galenical and chymical : together with a most perfect and absolute pharmacopoea or apothecaries shop : accommodated with three useful tables / composed by the illustrious Renodæus ... ; and now Englished and revised, by Richard Tomlinson of London, apothecary.; Dispensatorium medicum. English	Renou, Jean de.; Tomlinson, Richard, Apothecary.	1657 (1657)	Wing R1037; ESTC R9609	705,547	914

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what_o they_o be_v and_o what_o a_o medium_n between_o both_o page_n 5_o chap._n 4._o of_o the_o ancient_a use_n of_o simple_n and_o of_o their_o wonderful_a property_n page_n 6_o chap._n 5._o of_o the_o matter_n of_o medicament_n and_o whence_o it_o proceed_v page_n 8_o chap._n 6._o of_o the_o faculty_n of_o medicament_n and_o how_o many_o sort_n there_o be_v according_o page_n 9_o chap._n 7._o of_o the_o first_o and_o second_o faculty_n of_o medicament_n page_n 11_o chap._n 8._o of_o the_o three_o faculty_n common_o call_v the_o occult_a quality_n page_n 12_o chap._n 9_o of_o the_o faculty_n of_o purge_v medicament_n whence_o it_o proceed_v and_o how_o it_o operate_v page_n 14_o chap._n 10._o of_o such_o which_o beside_o the_o laxation_n of_o the_o belly_n perform_v the_o cure_n of_o divers_a disease_n by_o a_o occult_a quality_n page_n 16_o chap._n 11._o of_o simple_a medicament_n which_o by_o a_o specifical_a property_n have_v respect_n to_o certain_a peculiar_a part_n page_n 18_o chap._n 12._o of_o annulet_n operate_n by_o a_o occult_a virtue_n page_n 20_o chap._n 13._o of_o the_o operation_n of_o poison_n by_o the_o manifestation_n of_o their_o obscure_a quality_n page_n 24_o chap._n 14._o of_o the_o faculty_n of_o such_o as_o be_v comprehend_v under_o a_o general_a consideration_n be_v nominate_v from_o their_o effect_n page_n 28_o chap._n 15._o a_o general_a disquisition_n demonstrate_v how_o to_o elect_v cathartic_o page_n 32_o chap._n 16._o how_o or_o when_o this_o election_n may_v be_v take_v page_n 33_o chap._n 17._o how_o this_o election_n may_v be_v make_v from_o those_o thing_n that_o have_v be_v premise_v page_n 34_o chap._n 18._o a_o particular_a disquisition_n of_o taste_n page_n 36_o chap._n 19_o what_o manner_n of_o election_n may_v be_v make_v by_o taste_n page_n 39_o chap._n 20._o at_o what_o time_n medicament_n be_v to_o be_v gather_v how_o long_o their_o virtue_n last_v and_o when_o they_o have_v it_o most_o valid_a page_n 40_o chap._n 21._o how_o medicament_n may_v be_v elect_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o soil_n where_o they_o grow_v page_n 43_o chap._n 22._o what_o election_n may_v be_v make_v from_o their_o faculty_n page_n 45_o the_o second_o book_n in_o which_o be_v handle_v the_o preparation_n of_o medicament_n chap._n 1._o whether_o some_o preparation_n be_v not_o require_v to_o all_o medicament_n as_o well_o as_o aliment_n chap._n 2._o of_o the_o variety_n as_o to_o the_o genus_fw-la of_o difference_n of_o preparation_n page_n 50_o chap._n 3._o of_o the_o manner_n of_o wash_a medicament_n page_n 52_o chap._n 4._o of_o the_o purgation_n or_o cleanse_v of_o they_o page_n 55_o chap._n 5._o of_o infusion_n page_n 56_o chap._n 6._o of_o humectation_n with_o its_o difference_n page_n 57_o chap._n 7._o of_o nutrition_n page_n 58_o chap._n 8._o of_o maceration_n infection_n and_o digestion_n page_n 59_o chap._n 9_o of_o triture_n or_o pulveration_n page_n 60_o chap._n 10._o of_o the_o several_a kind_n of_o triture_n 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30._o of_o conditure_n saliture_fw-fr and_o farture_n page_n 87_o chap._n 31._o of_o distillation_n page_n 88_o chap._n 32._o of_o distillation_n by_o descent_n page_n 90_o the_o three_o book_n of_o the_o general_a composition_n of_o medicament_n sect_n 1._o of_o internal_a medicament_n chap._n 1._o why_o medicament_n be_v compound_v page_n 94_o chap._n 2._o of_o syrup_n in_o general_n page_n 97_o chap._n 3._o of_o propomates_n page_n 99_o chap._n 4._o of_o syrup_n mix_v with_o honey_n page_n 101_o chap._n 5._o of_o juice_n mix_v with_o honey_n page_n 102_o chap._n 6._o of_o sapes_n page_n 103_o chap._n 7._o of_o conserve_n page_n 104_o chap._n 8._o of_o condites_z in_o general_n page_n 106_o chap._n 9_o of_o powder_n page_n 107_o chap._n 10._o of_o eclegm_n in_o general_n page_n 108_o chap._n 11._o of_o electuary_n in_o general_n page_n 109_o chap._n 12._o of_o hiera_n page_n 111_o chap._n 13._o of_o opiate_n in_o general_n page_n 112_o chap._n 14._o of_o pill_n page_n 114_o chap._n 15._o of_o troche_n page_n 116_o sect_n 2._o of_o

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