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A40834 Famous and effectual medicine to cure the plague 1670 (1670) Wing F356; ESTC R40576 1,536 1 View Text
A10603 Lord haue mercy vpon vs A speciall remedy for the plague. 1636 (1636) STC 20875; ESTC S105188 3,203 1 View Text
A77458 A Brief relation of the plague at Naples, in the year M.DC.LVI. Where died 10, some days 15, and one day 20000 at least, (some say 25000) and the next day but 500. : With observations, preservatives, and cures. / Translated out of Italian into English. 1665 (1665) Wing B4629aA; ESTC R173280 3,947 7 View Text
A35936 A precious treasury of twenty rare secrets most necessary, pleasant, and profitable for all sorts of people / published by Signier Francisco Dickinson ... Dickinson, Francisco. 1649 (1649) Wing D1387; ESTC R15168 4,091 9 View Text
B02492 His Excellencies order, to the severall colonels of the army, concerning provision of quarter, diet, physick and attendance for the sick souldiers of their severall regiments. Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658. 1650 (1650) Wing C7123; ESTC R219322 4,172 8 View Text
A55351 The queens cabinet newly opened and the art of physick discovered; wherein you shall finde diverse rare receipts; both of physick and of chyrurgery: very profitable for all sorts of men, women, and children. Together with severall medicines, for to prevent, and for to cure the most pestilent diseases that raineth in any cattel, and that with small cost and charge. By Mr. John Ponteus. Ponteus, John. 1662 (1662) Wing P2804D; ESTC R220471 6,880 26 View Text
A14593 A Briefe treatise of the plague vvherein is shewed, the [brace] naturall cause of the plague, preseruations from the infection, way to cure the infected. I. W. 1603 (1603) STC 24905.7; ESTC S123186 7,218 13 View Text
A52897 A new book of knowledge treating of things, whereof some are profitable, some precious, and some pleasant and delightful. I. How to write secretly. II. To write your name on a knife. III. To make bone or wood red for ever. IV. To make ink. V. To catch fowls. VI. To keep cloaths from moths. VII. To make the Q. of Hungary's water. VIII. To fatten fowl. IX. To make cock-ale. 10. To make lucatellus balsam. XI. To cure corns. XII. To pickle french beans, &c. XIII. To take fish. XIV. To take moles. XV. To take spots out of linnen, XVI. To make the balsam sold by mountebanks. XVII. To make pouder-ink in an instant. XVIII. To make pomatum and wash-balls. XIX. To make aqua mirabilis. XX. To make Dr. Stephen's water. With divers other notable things. 1697 (1697) Wing N585; ESTC R217444 7,252 13 View Text
A54963 The plagues approved physitian Shewing the naturall causes of the infection of the ayre, and of the plague. With divers observations to bee used, preserving from the plague, and signes to know the infected therewith. Also many true and approved medicines for the perfect cure thereof. Chiefely, a godly and penitent prayer unto almighty God, for our preservation, and deliverance therefrom. 1665 (1665) Wing P2337; ESTC R220438 7,678 21 View Text
B03572 The gentlewomans cabinet unlocked wherein is contained many excellent receipts for neat dressing of divers sorts of meats, both flesh and fish, with their proper sauces. Also directions for the best way of making pancakes, fritters, tansies, puddings, custards, cheesecakes ; and such like fine knacks, and other delicate dishes, which are most frequently used in gentlemens houses. 1675 (1675) Wing G523CA; ESTC R177375 8,823 27 View Text
A42624 The gentlewoman's delight in cookery containing the newest art of dressing all sorts of flesh, fowl, or fish, either roasted, boiled, baked, stewed, fryed, broyled, hasht or frigaced. Together with the true way of raising paste, and making pyes, pasties, tarts, cakes, custards, &c. Also how to make all sorts of broths, caudles, syrups, jellies; and the exact way of making divers sorts of pickles, &c. Likewise directions for garnishing, serving up, and setting out a table; ... To which is added, the art of preserving, conserving, and candying all sorts of fruits, flowers, buds, roots, herbs, &c. With a most excellent receipt for making beautifying water to clear the face, neck, hands, & whiten the skin. Very beneficial for all young gentlewomen and servant-maids. Licensed according to order. 1690 (1690) Wing G523EA; ESTC R217416 8,826 24 View Text
B23094 Melancholys bane: or, Choice, pleasant, and profitable recreations Gathered out of many most famous and industrious searchers of art and natures secrets. By Edward Fountaine, an expert artist, living upon London-bridge, next door to the Angel. Fountaine, Edward. 1654 (1654) Wing F1648C 8,970 19 View Text
A62551 Rare and excellent receipts Experienc'd, and taught by Mrs. Mary Tillinghast. And now printed for the use of her scholars only. Tillinghast, Mary. 1690 (1690) Wing T1183; ESTC R221736 8,979 33 View Text
A42110 New experiments, and useful observations concerning sea-water made fresh according to the patentees invention: in a discourse humbly dedicated to His Majesty, the King of Great-Britain, &c. By a fellow of the Colledge of Physicians, and of the Royal-Society. Grew, Nehemiah, 1641-1712. 1683 (1683) Wing G1956; ESTC R215167 9,260 46 View Text
B06294 A discourse of waters. Shewing the particular natures, various uses, and wonderful operations both in food and physick, the all-wise creator hath endued this cleansing element with. I. Of rain-water. II. River or running-water. III. Spring or fountain-water. IV. Well or pump water. V. Pond or standing-water, with something concerning purging-waters. Published for the benefit of mankind. / By Thomas Tryon. Author of the Good house wife made a doctor, Country-mans companion, Monthly observations for health, &c. Tryon, Thomas, 1634-1703. 1696 (1696) Wing T3177; ESTC R185763 9,793 31 View Text
A22687 Orders, thought meete by Her Maiestie, and her Priuie Counsell to be executed throughout the counties of this realme, in such townes, villages, and other places, as are, or may be hereafter infected with the plague, for the stay of further increase of the same : also, an aduise set dovvne vpon Her Maiesties expresse commaundement, by the best learned in physicke within this realme, containing sundry good rules and easie medicines, without charge to the meaner sort of people, aswell for the preseruation of her good subiects from the plague before infection, as for the curing and ordering of them after they shall be infected. England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I); Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603.; England and Wales. Privy Council. 1593 (1593) STC 9200.3; ESTC S811 9,923 12 View Text
A69358 Orders, thought meete by her Maiestie, and her priuie Councell, to be executed throughout the counties of this realme, in such townes, villages, and other places, as are, or may be hereafter infected with the plague, for the stay of further increase of the same Also, an aduise set downe vpon her Maiesties expresse commaundement, by the best learned in physicke within this realme, contayning sundry good rules and easie medicines, without charge to the meaner sort of people, aswell for the preseruation of her good subiects from the plague before infection, as for the curing and ordering of them after they shalbe infected. England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I); Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603.; England and Wales. Privy Council. 1578 (1578) STC 9187.9; ESTC S115132 11,035 28 View Text
A22700 Orders, thought meete by his Maiestie, and his Priuie Counsell, to be executed throughout the counties of this realme, in such townes, villages, and other places, as are, or may be hereafter infected with the plague, for the stay of further increase of the same Also, an aduise set downe by the best learned in physicke within this realme, containing sundry good rules and easie medicines, without charge to the meaner sort of people, aswel for the preseruation of his good subiects from the plague before infection, as for the curing and ordering of them after they shalbe infected. England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I); James I, King of England, 1566-1625.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I).; England and Wales. Privy Council. 1603 (1603) STC 9209; ESTC S100731 11,439 25 View Text
A63808 A pocket-companion, containing things necessary to be known by all that values their health and happiness being a plain way of nature's own prescribing, to cure most diseases in men, women and children, by kitchen-physick only : to which is added, an account how a man may live well and plentifully for two-pence a day / collected from The good housewife made a doctor, by Tho. Tryon.; Good house-wife made a doctor. Selections Tryon, Thomas, 1634-1703. 1694 (1694) Wing T3193; ESTC R38375 11,872 24 View Text
A78575 A diamond or rich jewel, presented to the Common-wealth of England, for inriching of the nation; being necessary for the use of all marchants and tradesmen, and advantagious to the poor: wherein is declared a way, 1 How all forraign moneys may pass in England, and gain the merchants 10 percent. and to put off our English coyn into other countries. To settle a banke in London for furnishing all trades with money, and to quit the nation of beggars... 8. To settle an insurance office cheap, and not to pay above five in the hundred for insurance from pirats in all parts of Europe and America. / By Capt. Samuel Chappel. Licensed, and entred according to order. Chappel, Samuel. 1651 (1651) Wing C1955; Thomason E621_6; ESTC R206409 11,873 33 View Text
A40044 A brief collection of many rare secrets many of which are approved and physical and the rest most pleasant and recreative : very necessary for all sorts of people / newly set forth and published by La Fountain, an expert operator. La Fountaine.; Fountaine, Edward. 1650 (1650) Wing F1648; ESTC R29853 13,919 13 View Text
A03731 The good hous-wiues treasurie Beeing a verye necessarie booke instructing to the dressing of meates. Hereunto is also annexed sundrie holsome medicines for diuers diseases. 1588 (1588) STC 13854; ESTC S108615 14,105 40 View Text
A46659 A collection of seven and fifty approved receipts good against the plague Taken out of the five books of that renowned Dr. Don Alexes secrets, for the benefit of the poorer sort of people of these nations. By W. J. gent. W. J.; Alessio, Piemontese, b. ca. 1471. aut 1665 (1665) Wing J47; ESTC R218505 15,111 26 View Text
A40002 Englands happiness increased, or, A sure and easie remedy against all succeeding dear years by a plantation of the roots called potatoes, whereof (with the addition of wheat flower) excellent, good and wholesome bread may be made every year, eight or nine months together, for half the charge as formerly : also by the planting of these roots ten thousand men in England and Wales, who know not how to live or what to do to get a maintenance for their families, may of one acre of ground make thirty pounds per annum / invented and published for the good of the poorer sort, by John Forster ... Forster, John. 1664 (1664) Wing F1601; ESTC R40960 16,456 38 View Text
A42041 Agape, or, The feast of love a sermon at the Oxford-shire feast, kept on Thursday Nov. 25, 1675 at Drapers-Hall in London : preached at St. Michael's Church in Cornhill / by Francis Gregory ... Gregory, Francis, 1625?-1707. 1675 (1675) Wing G1886; ESTC R7516 16,597 34 View Text
A24038 An Abstract of the unnatural rebellion and barbarous massacre of the Protestants in the kingdom of Ireland in the year 1641 collected from the most authentick copies. 1689 (1689) Wing A146; ESTC R5978 17,369 32 View Text
A39240 Approved medicines of little cost, to preserve health and also to cure those that are sick provided for the souldiers knap-sack and the country mans closet / written by Richard Elkes, Gent. ... Elkes, Richard. 1651 (1651) Wing E536; ESTC R20307 17,617 49 View Text
A16436 A booke of secrets shewing diuers waies to make and prepare all sorts of inke, and colours: as blacke, white, blew, greene, red, yellow, and other colours. Also to write with gold and siluer, or any kind of mettall out of the pen: with many other profitable secrets, as to colour quils and parchment of any colour: and to graue with strong water in steele and iron. ... Translated out of Dutch into English, by W.P. Hereunto is annexed a little treatise, intituled, instructions for ordering of wines: shewing how to make wine, that it may continue good and faint not ... Written first in Italian, and now newly translated into English, by W.P.; Ettliche Künste, auff mancherley Weisz Dinten und allerhand Farben zu bereyten. English. Phillip, William, attributed name.; W. P., fl. 1618. 1596 (1596) STC 3355; ESTC S103623 18,499 42 View Text
A28996 Medicinal experiments, or, A collection of choice and safe remedies, for the most part simple and easily prepared very useful in families and fitted for the service of country people : the third and last volume, published from the author's original manuscripts : whereunto is added several other useful notes explicatory of the same / by ... R. Boyle ... Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691. 1694 (1694) Wing B3992; ESTC R1739 19,675 120 View Text
A09201 A merry discourse of Meum, and Tuum, or, Mine and Thine tvvo crosse brothers, that make strife and debate wheresoever they come; vvith their descent, parentage, and late progresse in divers parts of England. By H.P. Peacham, Henry, 1576?-1643? 1639 (1639) STC 19510; ESTC S114329 20,111 44 View Text
A48581 The country-man's treasure shewing the nature, cause, and cure of all diseases incident to cattel : with proper means to prevent their common diseases and distempers : being very useful receipts as they have been practiced by the long experience of five and thirty years, and all approved of : fitted for the use of all farmers and others that deal in cattel / by James Lambert ; with a table of the several diseases therein contained. Lambert, James. 1676 (1676) Wing L231; ESTC R41333 20,191 67 View Text
A16642 The poore mans ieuuel, that is to say, A treatise of the pestilence unto the which is annexed a declaration of the vertues of the hearbs Carduus Benedictus, and angelica, which are very medicinabl[e], both against the plague, and also against many other diseases / gathered out of the bookes of diuers learned physitians. Brasbridge, Thomas, fl. 1590. 1578 (1578) STC 3549; ESTC S229 22,042 66 View Text
A20865 A new counsell against the pestilence declaring what kinde of disease it is, of what cause it procedeth, the signes and tokens thereof: with the order of curing the same.; Consilium novum de pestilentia. English Drouet, Pierre, fl. 1578.; Twyne, Thomas, 1543-1613. 1578 (1578) STC 7241; ESTC S108183 25,412 76 View Text
A07931 A daily exercise for ladies and gentlewomen Whereby they may learne and practice the whole art of making pastes, preserues, marmalades, conserues, tartstuffes, gellies, breads, sucket candies, cordiall vvaters, conceits in sugar-vvorkes of seuerall kindes. As also to dry lemonds, orenges, or other fruits. Newly set forth, according to the now approued receipts, vsed both by honourable and vvorshipfull personages. By Iohn Murrell, professour thereof. Murrell, John, 17th cent. 1617 (1617) STC 18301; ESTC S101449 26,053 168 View Text
A63801 Monthly observations for the preserving of health with a long and comfortable life, in this our pilgrimage on earth; but more particularly for the spring and summer seasons. By Phylotheus Phystologus. With allowance. Tryon, Thomas, 1634-1703. 1688 (1688) Wing T3186A; ESTC R219418 27,306 103 View Text
A68556 The treasurie of commodious conceits, & hidden secrets and may be called, the huswiues closet, of healthfull prouision. Mete and necessarie for the profitable vse of all estates both men and women: and also pleasaunt for recreation, with a necessary table of all things herein contayned. Gathered out of sundrye experiments lately practised by men of great knowledge. By I. Par. Partridge, John, fl. 1566-1573. 1573 (1573) STC 19425.5; ESTC S110299 27,425 98 View Text
A17157 A comfortable regiment, and a very wholsome order against the moste perilous pleurisi whereof many doe daily die within this citee of London, and other places: and what the cause is of the same, doen by William Bulleyn, December. 8. Anno salutis 1562. Bullein, William, d. 1576. 1562 (1562) STC 4035; ESTC S118844 27,662 76 View Text
A00291 The English farrier, or, Countrey-mans treasure Shewing approved remedies to cure all diseases, hurts, maimes, maladies, and griefes in horses: and how to know the severall diseases that breed in them; with a description of every veine; how, and when to let them blood, according to the nature of their diseases. With directions to know the severall ages of them. Faithfully set forth according to art and approved experiment, for the benefit of gentlemen, farmers, inholders, husbandmen, and generall for all.; Verie perfect discourse, and order how to know the age of a horse, and the diseases that breede in him, with the remedies to cure the same L. W. C. 1639 (1639) STC 10410; ESTC S109988 27,722 64 View Text
A34751 The Country-mans physician where is shew'd by a most plain and easie manner, how those that live for from cities, or market towns, and cannot have the advice of physicians, may be able of themselves, by the help of this book, to cure most diseases happening to the body of man : a work very useful and necessary for all that understand not the learned languages. 1680 (1680) Wing C6558; ESTC R37667 28,012 110 View Text
A38578 Anabaptism considered Wherein the chief objections of that sect against infant-baptism, and the manner of baptizing by aspersion, or sprinkling, are fairly stated and answered; and reasons given why dipping is not to be taken as the essential or necessary mode of administration. In a familiar letter of advice to a parishioner inclining that way. By William Eratt, M.A. and minister of Hatfield near Doncaster. Eratt, William, 1655 or 6-1702. 1700 (1700) Wing E3220; ESTC R200374 28,824 40 View Text
A77078 A Book of fruits & flovvers. Shewing the nature and use of them, either for meat or medicine. As also: to preserve, conserve, candy, and in wedges, or dry them. To make powders, civet bagges, all sort of sugar-works, turn'd works in sugar, hollow or frutages; and to pickell them. And for meat. To make pyes, biscat, maid dishes, marchpanes, leeches, and snow, craknels, caudels, cakes, broths, fritter-stuffe, puddings, tarts, syrupes, and sallets. For medicines. To make all sorts of poultisses, and serecloaths for any member swell'd or inflamed, ointments, waters for all wounds, and cancers, salves for aches, to take the ague out of any place burning or scalding; for the stopping of suddain bleeding, curing the piles, ulcers, ruptures, coughs, consumptions, and killing of warts, to dissolve the stone, killing the ring-worme, emroids, and dropsie, paine in the ears and teeth, deafnesse. 1653 (1653) Wing B3708; Thomason E690_13; ESTC R206996 29,551 51 View Text
A14584 A book of cookrye Very necessary for all such as delight therin. Gathered by A.W. A. W. 1591 (1591) STC 24897; ESTC S103616 29,830 82 View Text
A41260 The whole art of drawing, painting, limning, and etching collected out of the choicest Italian and German authors : to which is added exact rules of proportion for drawing the heads of men, women and children , of what bigness soever / originally invented and written by the famous Italian painter Odoardo Fialetti, painter of Boloign ; published for the benefit of all ingenuous gentlemen and artists by Alexander Brown ... Fialetti, Odoardo, 1573-1638.; Browne, Alexander, fl. 1660-1677. 1660 (1660) Wing F844; ESTC R6823 31,304 61 View Text
A18089 A briefe treatise published by Walter Cary 1587, and now the fift time 1609. newly imprinted ; wherein are to be found diuers good and speciall helpes for many diseases ; and for any thing herein mentioned, as heretofore I referred the patientes to M. Gray, so now (he being dead) I referre them to M. Clapham ... Cary, Walter. 1609 (1609) STC 4731.7; ESTC S1221 32,591 94 View Text
A33534 Kitchin-physick, or, Advice to the poor by way of dialogue betwixt Philanthropos, physician, Eugenius, apthecary [sic], Lazarus, patient. With rules and directions, how to prevent sickness, and cure diseases by diet ... Cock, Thomas. 1676 (1676) Wing C4793_PARTIAL; Wing C792; ESTC R12679 32,867 159 View Text
A43811 Natvrall and artificiall conclvsions. Compiled first in Latine, by the worthiest and best authors, both of the famous University of Padua in Italy, and divers other places. Englished since, and set forth by Thomas Hill, Londoner, whose own experiments in this kinde, were held most excellent. And now againe published, with a new addition of rarities, for the practise of sundry artificers; as also to recreate wits withall at vacant times. Hill, Thomas, b. ca. 1528. 1649 (1649) Wing H2018; ESTC R209384 33,564 110 View Text
A10819 The compleat cannoniere: or, The gunners guide Wherein are set forth exactly the chiefe grounds and principals of the whole art, in a very briefe and compendious forme, never by any set forth in the like nature before. With divers excellent conclusions, both arithmeticall and geometricall belonging thereunto: as also sundry serviceable fireworkes, both for sea and land service. A study delightfull and very usefull for men of the best quality, and imbrac'd by the greatest princes. Written by Iohn Roberts of Weston neere Bathe, Gentleman, practitioner and professor in the arte thereof. Roberts, John, of Weston. 1639 (1639) STC 21092; ESTC S115980 33,830 71 View Text
A16627 Helps for suddain accidents endangering life By which those that liue farre from physitions or chirurgions may happily preserue the life of a poore friend or neighbour, till such a man may be had to perfect the cure. Collected out of the best authours for the generall good, by Stephen Bradvvell. physition. Bradwell, Stephen. 1633 (1633) STC 3535; ESTC S104676 34,535 144 View Text
A14053 A new boke of the natures and properties of all wines that are commonly vsed here in England with a confutation of an errour of some men, that holde, that Rhennish and other small white wines ought not to be drunken of them that either haue, or are in daunger of the stone, the revine, and diuers other diseases, made by William Turner, doctor of Phisicke. Whereunto is annexed the booke of the natures and vertues of triacles, newly corrected and set foorth againe by the sayde William Turner. Turner, William, d. 1568. 1568 (1568) STC 24360; ESTC S103034 34,724 96 View Text
A64795 The experienc'd angler, or, Angling improv'd being a general discourse of angling, imparting many of the aptest wayes and choicest experiments for the taking of most sorts of fish in pond or river. Venables, Robert, 1612?-1687. 1662 (1662) Wing V183; ESTC R16184 35,054 125 View Text
A09123 The widowes treasure plentifully furnished with sundry precious and approoued secretes in phisicke and chirurgery for the health and pleasure of mankinde : hereunto are adioyned, sundry pretie practises and conclusions of cookerie : with many profitable and holesome medicines for sundrie diseases in cattell. Partridge, John, fl. 1566-1573. 1588 (1588) STC 19433.7; ESTC S3385 35,594 114 View Text
A33302 A description of the seaventeen provinces commonly called the Low-Countries (the present stage of action) as also of the rivers, cities, commodities, strong towns, forts, and other things remarkable therein. Clarke, Samuel, 1599-1682. 1672 (1672) Wing C4507; ESTC R26605 35,794 144 View Text
A20450 A boke named Tectonicon briefely shewynge the exacte measurynge, and speady reckenynge all maner lande, squared tymber, stone, steaples, pyllers, globes. [et]c. Further, declaringe the perfecte makinge and large vse of the carpenters ruler, conteyninge a quadrant geometricall: comprehendinge also the rare vse of the squire. And in thende a lyttle treatise adioyned, openinge the composicion and appliancie of an instrument called the profitable staffe. With other thinges pleasaunt and necessary, most conducible for surueyers, landemeaters, ioyners, carpenters, and masons. Published by Leonarde Digges gentleman, in the yere of our Lorde. 1556.; Tectonicon Digges, Leonard, d. 1571? 1562 (1562) STC 6850; ESTC S116098 36,034 67 View Text
A14063 A hundreth good pointes of husbandry lately maried vnto a hundreth good poynts of huswifery: newly corrected and amplified with dyuers proper lessons for housholders, as by the table at the latter ende, more plainly may appeare: set foorth by Thomas Tusser Gentle man, seruant to the right honorable Lorde Paget of Beudefert. Tusser, Thomas, 1524?-1580. 1570 (1570) STC 24373; ESTC S111444 36,086 88 View Text
A02045 The castel of memorie wherein is conteyned the restoring, augmenting, and conseruing of the memorye and remembraunce, with the safest remedies, and best preceptes therevnto in any wise apperteyning: made by Gulielmus Gratarolus Bergomatis Doctor of Artes and Phisike. Englished by Willyam Fulvvod. The contentes whereof appeare in the page next folovvynge.; De memoria reparanda. English Gratarolo, Guglielmo, 1516?-1568?; Fulwood, William. 1562 (1562) STC 12191; ESTC S117976 36,540 132 View Text
A09192 The art of dravving vvith the pen, and limming in water colours more exactlie then heretofore taught and enlarged with the true manner of painting vpon glasse, the order of making your furnace, annealing, &c. Published, for the behoofe of all young gentlemen, or any els that are desirous for to become practicioners in this excellent, and most ingenious art, by H. Pecham., gent. Peacham, Henry, 1576?-1643? 1606 (1606) STC 19500; ESTC S106084 36,660 77 View Text
A62402 The true art of angling, or, The best and speediest way of taking all sorts of fresh-water fish with the worm, fly paste, and other baits, in their proper seasons how to know the haunts of fish, and angle for them in all waters and weathers, at the top, middle, and bottom, baiting of the ground, and night baits, oyls, and oyntments, baits natural and atificial : the several ways of angling, to make oyl of asper, and many rare secrets never before made publick, containing the whole body of angling, and mystery of a compleat angler / by J.S., gent., an brother of the angle. J. S. (John Smith) 1696 (1696) Wing S96; ESTC R32405 37,331 170 View Text
A59606 Poikilophronesis, or, The different humours of men Shaw, Samuel, 1635-1696. 1692 (1692) Wing S3042; ESTC R10737 37,365 109 View Text
A44521 The first fruits of reason, or, A discourse shewing the necessity of applying our selves betimes to the serious practice of religion by Anthony Horneck ... Horneck, Anthony, 1641-1697. 1686 (1686) Wing H2830; ESTC R4566 37,544 144 View Text
A17489 An hospitall for the diseased wherein are to bee founde moste excellent and approued medicines, as well emplasters of speciall vertue, as also notable potions or drinkes, and other comfortable receptes, bothe for the restitution and the preseruation of bodily healthe : very necessary for this tyme of common plague and immortalitie, and for other tymes when occasion shall require : with a newe addition / gathered by T.C. T. C., fl. 1579.; Cartwright, T. 1579 (1579) STC 4304; ESTC S4169 37,724 94 View Text
A47168 Art's master-piece, or, A companion for the ingenious of either sex ... by C.K. C. K. 1697 (1697) Wing K2; ESTC R20096 38,268 173 View Text
A36763 The manner of making of coffee, tea, and chocolate as it is used in most parts of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, with their vertues / newly done out of French and Spanish.; De l'usage du caphé, du thé, et du chocolate. English Dufour, Philippe Sylvestre, 1622-1687.; Colmenero de Ledesma, Antonio. Curioso tratado de la naturaleza y calidad del chocolate. English.; Chamberlayne, John, 1666-1723. 1685 (1685) Wing D2455; ESTC R4072 38,381 122 View Text
A66843 The cook's guide: or, Rare receipts for cookery Published and set forth particularly for ladies and gentlwomen; being very beneficial for all those that desire the true way of dressing of all sorts of flesh, fowles, and fish; the best directions for all manner of kickshaws, and the most ho-good sawces: whereby noble persons and others in their hospitalities may be gratified in their gusto's. Never before printed. By Hannah Wolley. Woolley, Hannah, fl. 1670. 1664 (1664) Wing W3276; ESTC R221168 38,430 129 View Text
A21159 The excellent comedie of two the moste faithfullest freendes, Damon and Pithias Newly imprinted, as the same was shewed before the Queenes Maiestie, by the Children of her Graces Chappell, except the prologue that is somewhat altered for the proper vse of them that hereafter shall haue occasion to plaie it, either in priuate, or open audience. Made by Maister Edvvards, then beynge Maister of the Children. 1571. Edwards, Richard, 1523?-1566. 1571 (1571) STC 7514; ESTC S105458 39,245 60 View Text
A55577 A new digester or engine for softning bones containing the description of its make and use in these particulars : viz. cookery, voyages at sea, confectionary, making of drinks, chymistry, and dying : with an account of the price a good big engine will cost, and of the profit it will afford / by Denys Papin ... Papin, Denis, 1647-1714. 1681 (1681) Wing P309; ESTC R17820 39,592 64 View Text
A50701 A short view of the fravds, and abvses committed by apothecaries, as well in relation to patients, as physicians, and of the only remedy thereof by physicians making their own medicines by Christopher Merret ... Merret, Christopher, 1614-1695. 1670 (1670) Wing M1844; ESTC R650 40,249 81 View Text
A30597 The straights voyage, or, St. Davids poem being a description of the most remarkable passages that happened in her first expedition against the Turkes of Argeir, Sir John Harman, commander, Rere-Admiral of His Majesty's fleet, beginning May 1669, ending April 1671 / by John Baltharpe, belonging to the foresaid ship. Baltharpe, John. 1671 (1671) Wing B610; ESTC R16913 40,335 108 View Text
A92272 Proverbs English, French, Dutch, Italian, and Spanish. All Englished and alphabetically digested. By N.R. Gent. N. R. 1659 (1659) Wing R56; Thomason E1935_1; ESTC R203333 40,542 170 View Text
A63802 A new art of brewing beer, ale, and other sorts of liquors so as to render them more healthfull to the body and agreeable to nature, and to keep them longer from souring, with less trouble and charge then generally practised, which will be a means to prevent those torturing distempers of the stone, gravel, gout, and dropsie : together with easie experiments for making excellent drinks with apples, currans, goodberries, cherries, herbs, seeds, and hay &c., and the way to preserve eggs five or six months from being musty or rotten : wih an appendix how to make fruit trees constantly fruitful : also a way how every one may purge themselves with common salad herbs and roots, and a method how to prevent constiveness in the body / by the author of The way to long life, health, and happiness &c. Tryon, Thomas, 1634-1703. 1690 (1690) Wing T3187; ESTC R26334 40,831 148 View Text
A93639 Adam out of Eden or, an abstract of divers excellent experiments touching the advancement of husbandry. Shewing, among very many other things, an aprovement of ground by rabbiss [sic],from 200 l. annual rent, to 2000 l. yearly profit, all charges deducted. / By Ad. Speed. Gent. Speed, Adolphus, fl. 1652-1659. 1658 (1658) Wing S4877; Thomason E2135_1; ESTC R203589 41,178 190 View Text
A49322 Dr. Lowers, and several other eminent physicians, receipts containing the best and safest method for curing most diseases in humane bodies : very useful for all sorts of people, especially those who live remore [sic] from physicians. Lower, Richard, 1631-1691. 1700 (1700) Wing L3309; ESTC R30508 41,273 122 View Text
A64799 The art of pruning fruit-trees with an explanation of some words which gardiners make use of in speaking of trees, and a tract, Of the use of the fruits of trees for preserving us in health or for curing us when we are sick / translated from the French original set forth the last year by a physician of Rochelle.; Art de tailler les arbres fruitiers. English Venette, Nicolas, 1633-1698. 1685 (1685) Wing V187; ESTC R12617 41,602 122 View Text
A09117 The treasurie of commodious conceits, and hidden secretes Commonlie called The good huswiues closet of prouision, for the health of her houshold. Meete and necessarie for the profitable vse of all estates. Gathered out of sundry experiments, lately practised by men of great knowledge: and now newly corrected, and inlarged, with diuers necessary phisicke helpes, not impertinent to euery good huswife to vse in her house amongst her own famelie. Partridge, John, fl. 1566-1573. 1591 (1591) STC 19429; ESTC S100351 42,215 97 View Text
A30869 The French perfumer teaching the several ways of extracting the odours of drugs and flowers and making all the compositions of perfumes for powder, wash-balls, essences, oyls, wax, pomatum, paste, Queen of Hungary's Rosa Solis, and other sweet waters ... : also how to colour and scent gloves and fans, together with the secret of cleansing tobacco and perfuming it for all sorts of snuff, Spanish, Roman, &c. / done into English from the original printed at Paris.; Parfumeur françois qui enseigne toutes les manieres de tirer les odeures des flours. English Barbe, Simon. 1696 (1696) Wing B689A; Wing F2192_CANCELLED; ESTC R20672 43,178 142 View Text
A43017 The family-physician, and the house-apothecary containing I. Medicines against all such diseases people usually advise with apothecaries to be cured of, II. Instructions, whereby to prepare at your own houses all kinds of necessary medicines that are prepared by apothecaries, or prescribed by physicians, III. The exact prices of all drugs, herbs, seeds, simple and compound medicines, as they are sold at the druggists, or may be sold by the apothecaries, IV. That it's plainly made to appear, that in preparing medicines thus at your own houses, that it's not onely a far safer way, but you shall also save nineteen shillings in twenty, comparing it with the extravagant rates of many apothecaries / by Gideon Harvey ... Harvey, Gideon, 1640?-1700? 1678 (1678) Wing H1065; ESTC R13943 43,731 199 View Text
A03089 An excellent treatise teaching howe to cure the French-pockes with all other diseases arising and growing thereof, and in a manner all other sicknesses. Dravvne out of the bookes of that learned doctor and prince of phisitians, Theophrastus Paracelsus. Compiled by the learned Phillippus Hermanus, phisition and chirurgion. And now put into English by Iohn Hester in the spagiricall arte, practitioner. Paracelsus, 1493-1541.; Hermanni, Philippus.; Hester, John, d. 1593. 1590 (1590) STC 13215; ESTC S108576 44,196 74 View Text
A13646 A treatise of the pestilence vvherein is shewed all the causes thereof, with most assured preseruatiues against all infection: and lastly is taught the true and perfect cure of the pestilence, by most excellent and approued medicines. Composed by Thomas Thayre chirurgian, for the benefite of his countrie, but chiefly for the honorable city of London. Thayre, Thomas. 1603 (1603) STC 23929; ESTC S101271 44,224 74 View Text
A69185 The second part of the good hus-wiues iewell Where is to be found most apt and readiest wayes to distill many wholsome and sweet waters. In which likewise is shewed the best maner in preseruing of diuers sorts of fruits, & making of sirrops. With diuers conceits in cookerie with the booke of caruing.; Good huswifes jewell. Part 2 Dawson, Thomas. 1597 (1597) STC 6395; ESTC S105210 44,704 120 View Text
A71265 The country-man's guide or plain directions for ordering. Curing. Breeding choice, use, and feeding. Of horses, cows, sheep, hoggs, &c. Adorn'd with sculptuers, shewing the proper places in the bodies of the said several beasts, where the said distempers do usually happen. Published for the publick good, by W.W. Winstanley, William, 1628?-1698. 1679 (1679) Wing W3057B; ESTC R222313 44,984 169 View Text
A96121 The way to save wealth shewing how a man may live plentifully for two-pence a day. Likewise how to make a hundred noble dishes of meat, without either flesh, fish, or fowl. To make bread of roots, herbs, and leafs of trees. To brew good cheap liquor, without malt or hops. To make shoes last long. To make coals last long. To save soap in washing. To save cloth in cutting out a shirt. To make coffee of horse-beans To feed cattel well, without hay, grass, or corn. To save candles. To know any one's mind by signs; if there be twenty in company, they cannot apprehend it. To order bees aright. To settle your estate with Christian prudence. To know Scripture-weights and measures. Of dreams. To cure wounds by sympathy. The way to live long. To make spring-potage. To cure all sorts of cattle for 12 d. charge. To improve land, order and cure all deseases in singing birds. To kill vermin. To brew pale ales. To make wines, and all sorts of liquor, and an easy way to fine, and order them. With divers other curious matter Tryon, Thomas, 1634-1703. 1695 (1695) Wing W1172; ESTC R204135 45,191 78 View Text
A19957 The good husvvifes ievvell VVherein is to be found most excellent and rare deuises for conceits in cookerie, found out by the practise of Thomas Dawson. Whereunto is adioyned sundry approued reseits for many soueraine oyles, and the way to distill many precious waters, with diuers approued medicines for many diseases. Also certaine approued points of husbandry, very necessarie for all husbandmen to know.; Good huswifes jewell. Part 1 Dawson, Thomas. 1587 (1587) STC 6391; ESTC S113079 45,591 114 View Text
A29000 New experiments, and observations, made upon the icy noctiluca imparted in a letter to a friend living in the country : to which is annexed A chymical paradox / by Robert Boyle. Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691. 1682 (1682) Wing B3995; ESTC R13447 46,156 165 View Text
A40373 A defence of the Scots settlement at Darien with an answer to the Spanish memorial against it, and arguments to prove that it is the interest of England to join with the Scots and protect it : to which is added a description of the countrey, and a particular account of the Scots colony. Philo-Caledon.; Ridpath, George, d. 1726.; Fletcher, Andrew, 1655-1716.; Foyer, Archibald. 1699 (1699) Wing F2047; ESTC R18505 46,261 66 View Text
A68246 His Maiesties gracious letter to the Earle of South-Hampton, treasurer, and to the Councell and Company of Virginia heere commanding the present setting vp of silke works, and planting of vines in Virginia. And the letter of the treasurer, Councell, and Company, to the gouernour and Councell of State there, for the strict execution of his Maiesties royall commands herein. Also a treatise of the art of making silke ... Together with instructions how to plant and dresse vines, and to make wine, and how to dry raisins, figs, and other fruits ... Set foorth for the benefit of the two renowned and most hopefull sisters, Virginia, and the Summer-Ilands. By Iohn Bonoeil Frenchman, seruant in these imployments to his most excellent Maiesty of Great Brittaine, France, Ireland, Virginia, and the Summer-Ilands. Published by authority. Bonoeil, John.; Southampton, Henry Wriothesley, Earl of, 1573-1624.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I).; Virginia Company of London.; Counseil for Virginia (England and Wales) 1622 (1622) STC 14378; ESTC S109109 46,285 96 View Text
A39637 The art of preserving and restoring health explaining the nature and causes of the distempers that afflict mankind : also shewing that every man is, or may be his own best physician : to which is added a treatise of the most simple and effectual remedies for the diseases of men and women / written in French by M. Flamand ; and faithfully translated into English. Flamant, M., fl. 1692-1699. 1697 (1697) Wing F1129; ESTC R24327 46,472 140 View Text
A00309 Epulario, or The Italian banquet wherein is shewed the maner how to dresse and prepare all kind of flesh, foules or fishes. As also how to make sauces, tartes, pies, &c. After the maner of all countries. With an addition of many other profitable and necessary things. Translated out of Italian into English.; Epulario. English Rosselli, Giovanne de. 1598 (1598) STC 10433; ESTC S105525 46,482 80 View Text
B03765 The young cooks monitor: or, Directions for cookery and distilling. Being a choice compendium of excellent receipts. Made publick for the use and benefit of my schollars. / By M.H. M. H. 1683 (1683) Wing H95; ESTC R177779 46,855 167 View Text
A52112 A late voyage to St. Kilda, the remotest of all the Hebrides, or the Western isles of Scotland with a history of the island, natural moral, and topographical : wherein is an account of their customes religion, fish, fowl, &c. : as also a relation of a late impostor there, pretended to be sent by St. John Baptist / by M. Martin, gent. Martin, Martin, d. 1719. 1698 (1698) Wing M847 47,099 181 View Text
A03040 A boke of the propreties of herbes called an herball wherunto is added the time [the] herbes, floures and sedes shold be gathered to be kept the whole yere, wyth the vertue of [the] herbes when they are stilled. Also a generall rule of all maner of herbes drawen out of an auncyent booke of phisyck by W.C.; Herbal. Copland, William, d. 1568 or 9. 1552 (1552) STC 13175.15; ESTC S112790 47,172 162 View Text
A61956 Mulierum amicus: or, The womans friend plainly discovering all those diseases that are incident to that sex only, and advising them to cure, either 1. By those receipts prescribed. Or, 2. By certain secret arcanums and specifical medicines. The author hereof living at the sign of the Golden Ball and Flower-Pot in Mark-Lane in Tower-street, and is lycensiate in physick, and student in chymistry; known commonly by the name of Nich. Sudell. Sudell, Nicholas. 1666 (1666) Wing S6143; ESTC R222116 48,072 115 View Text
A07166 A booke of fishing with hooke & line, and of all other instruments thereunto belonging. Another of sundrie engines and trappes to take polcats, buzards, rattes, mice and all other kindes of vermine & beasts whatsoeuer, most profitable for all warriners, and such as delight in this kinde of sport and pastime. Made by L.M. Mascall, Leonard, d. 1589.; Berners, Juliana, b. 1388? Boke of Saint Albans. 1590 (1590) STC 17572; ESTC S120078 48,617 97 View Text
A31042 A companion for midwives, child-bearing women, and nurses directing them how to perform their respective offices : together with an essay, endeavouring to shew the influence of moral abuses upon the health of children / by Robert Barret ... Barret, Robert, Brother of Surgeons Hall. 1699 (1699) Wing B913; ESTC R14416 49,115 144 View Text
A47270 A true gentlewomans delight Wherein is contained all manner of cookery: together with preserving, conserving, drying and candying. Very necessary for all ladies and gentlewomen. Published by W. I. gent. Kent, Elizabeth Grey, Countess of, 1581-1651.; W. J. 1653 (1653) Wing K317A; ESTC R220380 49,935 161 View Text
A06780 A treatise of artificial fire-vvorks both for vvarres and recreation with divers pleasant geometricall obseruations, fortifications, and arithmeticall examples. In fauour of mathematicall students. Newly written in French, and Englished by the authour Tho: [sic] Malthus.; Traité des feux artificiels pour la guerre, et pour la recreation. English Malthus, Francis.; Cecil, Thomas, fl. 1630, engraver. 1629 (1629) STC 17217; ESTC S109781 49,979 283 View Text
A39003 The Excellency of the pen and pencil exemplifying the uses of them in the most exquisite and mysterious arts of drawing, etching, engraving, limning, painting in oyl, washing of maps & pictures, also the way to cleanse any old painting, and preserve the colours : collected from the writings of the ablest masters both ancient and modern, as Albert Durer, P. Lomantius, and divers others ; furnished with divers cuts in copper, being copied from the best masters ... Dürer, Albrecht, 1471-1528. 1668 (1668) Wing E3779; ESTC R22483 50,246 138 View Text
B00420 A profitable booke declaring dyuers approoued remedies, to take out spottes and staines, in silkes, veluets, linnnen [sic] and woollen clothes. With diuers colours how to die velvets and silkes, linnen and woollen, fustian and threade. Also to dresse leather, and to colour felles. How to gylde, graue, sowder and vernishe. And to harden and make softe yron and steele. : Very necessarie to all men, speciallye for those which hath or shall haue any doinges therein: with a perfite table herevnto, to fynde all thinges readye, not the like reuealde in English heretofore. / Taken out of Dutche, and englished [sic] by L.M.. Mascall, Leonard, d. 1589. 1583 (1583) STC 17590; ESTC S126114 50,650 94 View Text
A05403 The ordering of bees: or, The true history of managing them from time to time, with their hony and waxe, shewing their nature and breed As also what trees, plants, and hearbs are good for them, and namely what are hurtfull: together with the extraordinary profit arising from them. Set forth in a dialogue, resolving all doubts whatsoever. By the late unparalell'd experience of Iohn Levett, Gent. Levett, John. 1634 (1634) STC 15555; ESTC S108514 50,655 92 View Text
A09713 Delightes for ladies to adorne their persons, tables, closets, and distillatories with beauties, banquets, perfumes and waters. Plat, Hugh, Sir, 1552-1611? 1602 (1602) STC 19978; ESTC S1267 50,686 193 View Text
A05277 A breefe discourse, concerning the force and effect of all manuall weapons of fire and the disability of the long bowe or archery, in respect of others of greater force now in vse. With sundrye probable reasons for the verrifying therof: the which I haue doone of dutye towards my soueraigne and country, and for the better satisfaction of all such as are doubtfull of the same. Written by Humfrey Barwick ... Barwick, Humfrey. 1592 (1592) STC 1542; ESTC S101056 50,878 86 View Text
A47169 The Kitchin-physician, or, A guide for good-housewives in maintaining their families in health wherein are described the natures, causes, and symptoms of all diseases, inward and outward, incident to the bodies of men, women, and children : prescribing natural, useful and proper published for the common good ... by T.K., Doctor in Physick. T. K., Doctor in physick. 1680 (1680) Wing K20; ESTC R18406 50,933 148 View Text