of the body unswept and reason will tell you that if three or four ounces of it wiâ—â— cure such a distemper of Melancholy as you read before that there can but few distempers come amiss but what it doth good for and them I shall name at the latter end and you know it is but two shillings the ounce and that serveth ten or twelve times taking and hinders no business and reason will also tell you that if it will carry off such tough sharp mixed humours it must needs take away the Scurvey out of the body both Root Branch and the Dropsie and all other distempers that joyneth with it and reason may tell you also that if it draweth away all this vicious matter out of the Veins and Arteries that it must needs free the Liver and Spleen of all obstructions and so by that means helpeth the Fits of the Mother and Spleen and all other distempers which are caused by that obstruction and you may understand that by the drawing away this vicious matter out of the Veins and Arteries it must needs cleanse the whole mass of blood to the purpose and by that means help the Gonorrhea running of the Reins and wasting weakeness in the Back Kidneys and dryeth up all Venereal distempers and restoreth to strength it doth so much cleanse the blood of all melancholy that in young people it changes the colour of the black and swarthy skin it is good for them that are well to take it Spring and Fall to preserve health for it will not suffer any foul and novsom humours to breed in the body It is good for nurses which give suck for it will cleanse her Blood and causes good and wholsome Milk for the Milk is bred of her Blood and sometimes her Blood being hot and foul causeth the child to be sickly and cannot go to stool but seldom this being taken a little now and then as aforesaid will keep her Milk in good order and the Childs body also and in regard it doth draw away all rough slimy humours out of the Veines and Arteries reason will tell you that it is such humours which breedeth the Stone Sand and Gravel in the Kidneys Reins and Bladder and therefore by taking away those humours must needs prevent the breeding of the Stone and also the Sand and Gravil It will not help the Consumption nor no sort of Feaver nor the Jaundice nor the Gripes nor looseness but for any other distemper there is hardly any but it doth good for it A Man or a Woman may easie to work may take of it once a day as much as a small Nut in the morning before you go forth about your business and it will give you two or three stools in the afternoon and if you take the same quantity going to bed it will do the like in the morning and for Children give them a little bit according to their age and strength and dissolve it in any liquid thing the Child will take it in it hath a pleasant taste and you may eat it as you eat bread or roll it in little balls or dissolve it in any thing any way so it goeth into the body it will do its work you cannot err in giving it to Children for it is as safe as a bit of bread I sell it for two shillings the ounce and one ounce will serve ten or twelve times taking for a Man or Woman and for a Child or young People it will serve many times This my Cordial Pill and my Balsom of Balsoms lasteth good forty years And note that violent purges cannot carry off such sharp and mixed humors because they go speedily through the body and leave the distemper behind and make the body weak to little purpose Now this my Cordial Pill is always gently drawing it away night and day and weakens not the body nor hinders labour I have another sort of Balsom which is taken inward only for ulcerated Gonorrhea it giveth ease for that and for Ulcers in the Bladder and Kidneys and presently taketh away the sharpness of Urine and helps difficulty in making water It doth cause a fresh lively colour in the Face and cheareth the Spirits exceedingly it must be taken as much as a small Nut every morning fasting I sell it for Five shillings the Ounce and that will serve ten or twelve times taking I make a Water that infallibly cureth the Sciatica pain in the Hip if the Bone be not out the price is five shillings the two quarts and most commonly that quantity doth the work I have a Powder that doth often break the Stone in the Bladder and bringeth it away in Sand and Gravil the price is half a Crown the Ounce a Man or a Woman may take as much as will lie upon a shilling in a draught or White-Wine every morning and evening and for Children as much as will lie on a two pence a groat six pence you cannot err in giving it it is so safe This thing though small in quantity yet it doth good according as it is here set down as I have found by mine own Experience It giveth present ease and comfort to a disquiet mind and wandering dispairing thoughts which is as bad a Distemper as any is It strengtheneth the Memory exceedingly and sometimes recovereth the Senses lost It drieth up all manner of Rheume which distilleth down from the Head which doth many times breed Ulcers in the Mouth in the Lungs and Cancers in the Throat and also a Consumption and Cough It taketh away this Rheume though never so sharp it abateth it within an hours time it strengthens the Stomach purgeth Wind downwards Twenty four hours every time you take it That is if 〈…〉 to the Head which make some Women by Fits as if they had lost part of their Senses It doth help Swimming in the Head and Swouning fits It helpeth the Dropsie and Scurvy When these two Humours are mixed together and hard to be parted It doth help sower Belches and causeth a good Appetite the obstruction of the Liver and Spleen Agues and Feavers of all sorts It presently helpeth Vomiting and giveth present ease for the Griping pains of the Guts and in a few times taking it maketh a Cure as it may be witnessed by Mr. Ward of Biâ—hop's-head Court in Grayes-Inn-Lane and Mr. Michill of Angel-alley in the same Lane for himself and daughter with Thousands more which are bound to bless God for the speedy Comfort they have found by this thing the Wind-Collick and Strangury and pains in the Bladder It doth presently help bleeding by Urine or Stool the Jaundies yellow and black the Mother and Spleen Running pains in the Joints It doth preserve Women from miscarrying what I say of it is of a real truth and it is as safe to take as a bit of Bread and doth not Purge nor Vomit nor distemper the Body any manner of way but giveth ease in most Distempers in about an hours time
cost a Crown or an Angel the cure and sometimes lose the use of a member or a joint after you have endured so much pain and misery This my Balsome taketh away the pain of a Burn or Scald so soon as laid to the part grieved and cureth without Scar they which know the goodness of it keep it in the house by them reason may tell you that if it were not so good as I say it would not be for me to stand by it and vindicate the truth of it which I shall do whilst I have breath I helpt the wife of Mr. Olive at the sign of the Cock going into the Market place in Newgate Market of the Stone and Gravil when she was very bad indeed The Cheats and their relations will say he is a Mountibank why will you go to him But I say if I am a Mountibank where is my Stage why do they belie me You may have more good of me for a Crown or an Angel than you can have at any other place for forty shillings I cured the wife of Mr. Isaiah Palmer the next door to the sign of the Old Shears in Great Wood-street of a cancered Wen on her hand which was breeding about twelve years The Daughter of Mr. Miâ—aâ—ith at the sign of the Five Bells in Greyâ—â—-Inn-lane of the Feaver with gripes of the Guts The Daughter of Mr. Bignall at the sign of the White-horse neâ—r York-house in the Strand of the Evil in her Neck Mr. Seal at the Soap-box in Holborn of the Feaver and gripes of the Guts Mr. John Hayes's son of Crown-Court in Baldwins-Gardens of a lame Arm who had no use of it and I made him as well as ever he was in his life I cured the Child of Mr. John Sarrit living at the upper end of Sea-alley in Kings-street in Westminster being pined away with a Confumption to skin and bones being above two years of age and could not bear any strength to stand and people thought it was unpossible for that Child to be recovered however with Gods blessing he is grown as brave a lively Boy as any about London I helpt the Child of Mr. John Scott of Rose-alley in Golden-lane of the Convulsions and the Evil in his eyes the daughter of Mr. Standbridge in Catherine-wheele-yard over against the Sheep Pens in Smithfield of the Feaver with Gripes in the Guts Mrs. Margaret Guiny of Church-yard-Alley in Chick-lane of great pain â—â—â—her stomach and back and Vomiting Mr. Barnes of Hornsie four miles from London of the Ague the son of Mr. Keytte of Catherine-wheele-yard in Smithfield of the Consuming feaver which is the worst of Consumptions Mrs. Mary Rogers of Harp-ally in Smithfield of the Feaver and Gripes of the Guts when she lay so weak that none thought she would have lived I cured her at the Golden-Cock in Shooe-lane where I cured Mary Cox also of the same Distemper the Chid of Theophilus Farmer of Harts-born-lane near the Sign of the Plow in the Strand near Northamberland-house of the Rickets who was two years old and a half and could not bear any strength to stand and pined away to skin and bones and I made him able with God's help to goe about the house by holâ—â—◠〈…〉 I would advise all those that have unfortunately taken Mercury and that it hath not all workt it self out of the Body which you may know by little pricking Pains in the Head and Nose and other parts of the Body with great Weakness I have a Pill which will fetch it out though it hath lain never so long in the Body and not hinder any business I have proved it by hundreds within these two years and it never failed me I cured Mr. Fidiman at the sign of the White Lyon at the lower end of Hatton Garden in Holborn of the Cough about two years ago who hath not been troubled â—â—ce Mrs. Mialeton at the Golden Patton over against the Kings Beâ—ch in Southwark of a most violent Head-ach who could not get help by any other I shall here set down the Cure of one Mrs. Terry being desired so to doe both by her husband and her I if ☜ her Disease was a stoppage fallen into her Kidneys which caused an extraordinary racking and torturing Pâ—in in her Back also a great paine and weakness in her Hips an Limbs downwards this Distemper seased her immediately after my going into the Country whereupon she cousulted the best means she could for her Cure but found none to be effectual at my returne to London she sent her water to me by which and other circumstances I found her to be in a very desperate Condition and that in all likelihood she could not â—ive above a day or two whereupon I administred some thing to her and in once taking she found a great benefit by it which gave me Incouragement to proceed in the Cure which it pleased God in a very short time to make effectual and parfect she livâ—th at the bunch of Grapes near the Kings-bench in Southwark where both she and her family are able to attest the truth hereof The Cordial Pill being taken often when Woman is with Child prevents miscarying Since my going it to the Countrey the Cheats have been at work again saying they have a Cordial Water or Spirit to cure all Diseases and use all the chief words of my Book in their Papers for the selling of them word by word as it is set down of my Cordial Pill and by that means they have deceived many Therefore I desire you to beware of them for I have had great Complaints by many people how they have been Cheated of their money because they thought those Waters or Spiâ—its had been set forth by my Order they finding the same words of my Book in their Papers I desire you will but make farther enquiry of those who sell these Waters or Spirits and I suppose you will find them to be but young Beginners and know little or nothing in the Art of Physick and therefore you will be at a great loss if you let them try Practice on your Bodies for you may lay any thing that is Purging in steep all night in any strong-Strong-waters or Spirits and drink off the liquor and it will Purge more or less as you will But woe to them that drink it because these Waters or Spirits will be always sending the Physical part into the habit of the body so that at other times when you are not well and must be forced to take Physick take notice that whatsoever you take will work upon Nature more then upon the Distemper and the sign will be your flesh will fall away when you take any thing to Purge Any able Doctor will tell you that strong-Strong-waters or Spirits drank wherein Purging things have been infused cannot cure a distemper but will corrupt the whole mass of blood and shorten life though it may be pleasant in time of taking by such as love strong Liquors
himself not any manner of way for the space of three years and about two months being near fourscore years of age and I soon made him well with Gods help and he hath the use of his hands as well as any of his age Michael Smith near the sign of the Grisffen in Russel-street in Covent-Garden of great pains in his limbs and the Cramp Mr. Fawey at the Black-Raven in Long-Acre of the Sciatica in his Hip. Mr. Thomas Day of Old-street in Blue-anchor-alley of a Fistula Margaret Wheatley in Swan-alley in the Minories of the Tooth-ach and also of great pain in her Head and Ear. Mr. Bull near the sign of the George in Grove-street in Hackney of the third day Ague I will give you notice of one or two of these wicked fellows which do endeavour to cheat you I say to prevent your being poysoned for those which minister Physick without a â—â— if they Care one by chance they may kill above a hundred to every one for it is with them as the Band man hit the Hair it was twelve or thirteen years before I could bring to pass to minister things with safery to do good though I both studied and travelled hard and practised continually upon the worst of Distempers in all bodies which do make me admire the impudence of these wicked fellows who do not at all value the lives of people so they can but cheat them of their money As one Bullin whom I took in out of the Streets and relieved him a whole Winter otherwise he had starved As also one Perry a Pottet which I implayed to give out my Books and to make clean the Streets before my House till he bred such difference and disquiet in my Family that I was fain to put him away there are many others that Counterfeit my things but I do not give you notice of it for fear of any hinderance they can do me for I bless God I have enough to maintain me and my Family but for fear they should poyson any of the people before they are found out for I have given you but a hint of the Cheats to what they are in number Now I will set down some of the Cures which I have done in the Country and first one great Cure with witnesses to it and here followeth a true Copy of the Certificate He cured me John Ashcot of Totness in Devon-shire of the Stone in the Bladder I 〈◊〉 about Thâ—â—escore years of age when he cured me I was so bad that I was not able to make one drop of water and my pain was so terrible that no tongue is able to express and he gave me a powder which in six hours time broke the Stone to pieces and brought it from me and from this time my pain left me and I could make water very well and was not troubled any more with the Stone or pain In witness whereunto we have put our hands John Astcot John Sampson Peter Brag Prolomcus Sampson John Sampson Zach. Punchad Anthony Langworth John Amat 1668. This is a true Copy of the Certificate and any that please may see the Certificate Richard Pope of Brickham two miles off Dartmouth of great pain in his stomach sides and back John Beard of Totness in Devonshire of lameness in all his Limbs and I soon made him lay by his Crutches John Day of Churiton-Bushel nine miles from Exeter of great pain in his head which black Catharacts breeding in his Eyes I helpt him of his pain of his head and also the black Catharacts which were breeding in his Eyes and made him see very well though he was almost blind and did it without putting him to any pain or putting any thing into his Eyes William Blackaller of Totness in Devonshire of the Apoplâ—xy and Palsie 〈…〉 and within a reasonable time with Gods help recovered him William Randal of Stook three mile-off Exeter of the Megrim with a Cough and great pain at his stomach and back Judeth Doabâ—â— living near the South gate in Exeter at Mr. William Butlers of the Evil and blindness William Fâ—iggy of Glaston four miles from Wells of great pain in his side being aged and could not get help by any other Mistress Susanna Butsoe of Otery five miles off Honington in Devonshire of the Convulsion Fits the Fit used to take her every day or every other day and hold her twelve hours every Fit and I took away her Fit in a quarter of an hour and could not hear that ever she was troubled any more therewith Robert Brownsy of Honington in Devonshire of the Cough with pain and weakness in all his Body and I made him able to go about his work in three or four dayes with Gods help Judeth Brownsie of the same Town of the Collick and Spleen Reâ—â—cca Phillips of the same Town of a sad pain in her Head and Breast she being near fourscore years of age and a very weak woman and had made trial of many and spent much money to no purpose and I gave her speedy Remedy with Gods help Mary Wilson of Backeril Parith two miles off Honington of looseness of her Teâ—th when they were ready to fall out of her head Susanna Woran of Stockland five miles off Honington of the Ague and Feaver William Cook of Newton Abbot of the Ague Mr. Wholly of Wells of Limeness who was not able to rise out of his bed William Grigg of Atherford six miles from Tauntoa in Devonshire of great pain and weakness which was caused of a great Surfeit and all that had him in hand had given him off for a dead mâ—n and I gave him present ease and cured him John Farâ—â—â— 's son of Kison a mile off Taunton of the gâ—â—â—ing pains in the Guts Walter Colies of Charlton Adom eight miles off Taunton of Deafness with noise and singing in his head who could nor get help in many years being of great age when he was cured And you shall hear of some of the great Câ—res I have done at Bristol I cured the wife of William Thomas in Cock-lane going out of Care-street to Nicholas-street in Bristol of a Cancer in her lett breast and side when they which had her in hand gave her off for a dead woman the Distemper being so bad with hardness of red yellow and black coulours which was very sad to behold and they every day put in a Tent between her Riâ—s quite into her body about the length and bigness of a mans singer so that I judge the end of the Tent must needs go within an inch of her heart she had also a continuâ—l Feaver attending oâ— her so that there could not any thing be expected but death I presently caused the Tent to be laid by and I never applied Tont nor Instrument but gave her present ease and cured her in about nine or ten weeks time with Gods help Benjamin Holut living in Swar-lane Court on the Key in Bristal of the Third-dayes Ague who could not