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VERITY HERETOFORE P VBLISHED CONCERNING A MEDICINE CALLED Avrvm PoTABitEj that is , the pure fub- ftanceofGold, prepared, and made Potable and Medicinable without corrofiues,

helpefuliy giuen for rhe health of Man in moftDtfeafes, but efpecially auailc- able for the ftrenghning and comforting of the Heart - ' and vital! Spirits the

performers of health:

AS AN VN1VERSALL

medicine.

Together with the plaine, dtid true

Reafons, manifold and irrefragable Teftimonies of fail, confirmingthe Vniueifalitie thereof. Andlaluy, the manner and order of adminitl ration orvfe of this Medicine in fun- drie Infirmities.

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Francis An th on i e of London, Do&or in Phyficke.

London

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the preface to

the indifferent

and Iudicious Reader.

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A-B- C-darie and ffomicaU Rayler. If therefore my malicio • Kershaw heretofore f educed you intofimfter conflruCHcns of thisffaufi, it was not your fault Jut their poftingmaBce, an. titivating and fore flailing that better and true Information , which this Apelogie freely now cfferetb, andearnefilyin* treat eth to befi accepted. Many good men ham wftly com - plumed agamfl the Paflyuelltng hbertie of traducing flan- derers. If a fuff dent conclufionfsouldrefi therein, yea] era moouing Inducement : then you with me muff needs con - fefr> that no vert fie fhall haue his due regard , no man of wbatfoeuer defer t} /hall befecure of his good name. My ccKt tentment and fat is fatiion preferuatiue : my fbield and de¬ fence againfl the tainted darts of fuch aduerfaries, JhaU bee fecuritie aguinftfoule challenge , hnpcffibihtie of attaint, the warrant of truth : whic h in her naked fimphtitic fall main - tame me, in thevprightnefe of a good conference againfl all their Attempts, and by Gods grace, power fully deliver me. Vn- toyou therefore ( indifferent and fincere Readers) / confer crate the protection both of this Treatife, and of the CWedi- cmeitfelfe therein handled . B ecaufe, as no man is created

cinitie and neighbourhood be‘tmxtaSnten)fo this being ml tenally alflndc ofvmverfall CMeditine : it oueht not to be rejtrainedfromthepubhke teder of profit toaHtnen.Socrates being demanded what Counlriman be was , anfwered, not only an Athenian but a Cofmopohtane , a Ctuizenof that gro# Commonwealth, the* hole world. Soouehteuery wd P hyfimnm thepabUe profeffionofhisfaculile, not to Lie T talent in ihefojlc of one Countrey, but toremenber.that the verjChar aider of his calling doth challenge thefrmts of

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dome. Let it not therefore feeme fir a*ge vntoyou, ( worthy Traders) that without exception cfCountrej or nation, I doe indefinitely appeal*. vnto all, and in fitch generality configne thefe fruitions, which longfiudyfabor & chargeable experi¬ ence haste confirmed vnto me, in my profefflonand Prattife of Phyficke. AriftfaithmoraHy{but thefentece is diuittc) Bonfi quo comunius;eo melius.7^ more como a good thing is, the better it is. Of which followeihone reafen tfthis my pre¬ fer aft: Omne Donu quo melius^o comunicabilius. The better any gift is , the more cbmunicable alfo ought it t o be. And as it isfo in nature it felffo ought it to be in the difpe- f at ion of the po fie four. Idonot herein fo prop ofe, and mag • nifie mine own endeuours, & the perfection of this Medicine by mjfelfemade, with afolitarie conceit, and ambitious pre- in dice, as though no perfcn elfe where were fei^ed of the like (and peraduenture in a higher degree of exaltation) but ac¬ knowledging Gods blejfingsandgiftsyo myfelfeamongfi ma¬ ny others, I may not hide my talent in the earthy %Mt k.efisk the prefent vfes hereof in mofi vrgent caufes of health ,do alfo wifh the prouok[ng,and virtuous emulation in others, to incite their indufiries in the fearch and labour of excellent neceffity for a common good. Alfo t hat fo gener alia Medicine may as

generally be knowne to be had, to the intent tobevfed mall

places. The opinion of euery excellent, both ancient, and mo- derne Phj fit tons, concerning the virtue, power, ejficacijand vfe of Potable gold, is conueftedin their owne writings : who do hold fir me, that no P hy fit ion c an wellfaue the performing honour of his profeffion, without Potable gold, howfoemr o~ therw-fe he befurmjhed with her ball Medicines. In which kwd alfo 3 god hath ftored fo many particular adiuments , for the relief e of mans miferable maladies , that none ought to moleB the indagation of their virtues, the preparation of their parts3and admimflration of their Remedies. Which as

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IgUily and happily vfe in fit time and place, fo Talfecm- mend the like vfe$o others, eteen with this Potable Gold , as U conmonlyvfidinfmdry other Pefycbrejtick&or Panchre . fiicke Medieines ' 5 accordingtoeuery prefent requisition of weapons andcirwmfiancesfiythe adtiice of any rattonallaU experienced Phyfition. With which profejfion 1 offer and < fabmit the refpeU andacceptance of my Iweentions^lc-* fsringyoH all,with like regard and faiiour, to res \

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Bout hue yeares paft I pub- lifted a ftort difctfurfe for the A flertion of C hymicall Phy- fick,and of true Potable gold, containing thefe heades or Chapters, i. Whether gold maybe fo diflolued, that it become truly potable.2 .T hat

i^Ii theprerc^gati'1®"’ concerning me Phyficall vfe of . i- -ne . Of what manner is the Art,andmyfte-

£o St gold, and <Mffl i. jp. Slfd&k the name of « Genejo.rinneriffl

Medicine: and of the manifold vfe, andefficacieot mine owne Potable gold. r„„r.lr naked

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therefore as Amply and plainly in words and ftyle let forth, thoughit really iatisfied both here and in for- raine parts many learned men , Iudiciall louers of truth, yet it wanted not the common Jot of all ver- tues,to findemaleuolent eyes and detrading encom- berers;fuch as may feeme either with blindezeale,or ignorantopinionofomnifcience , ratherto repineat a fee loft, then dehre the true knowledge of that, which they neuer intending to labour for, yet ambiti- oufly defire an imputation of criticall knowledge therein.The fand of this defcent waschiefely , if not only in London. The I flue, none haue greater caufe tomourne for, then the Prints for want of vt te- rance, or rather they which bare the charge of prin¬ ting : for vnto Iudiciall Readers , thofe labours of theirs, though they were tedious and naufeous, yet fome recreation followed in laughing at fo much ob- ftetrication of fuchmountainesin the parturition of fuch ridiculous mice. I hope none will exped a cry- quit anfwer ofme to their moft povverfull arguments, being, in the moft modeft terme, a fhamble of impo- tent and effrenat fcolding : but rather truthand mat- teragainft falftiood & words, leauing their tongs and goofe-quils, to theiudgement and cenfure of their owne reformed and better aduifed hearts : of which my charitie perfwades me not wholly to defpaire : knowing fome learned gentlemen of the fame com¬ pany , not the fame minde , ready to blnfli at fuch a publication , which all the learned men of Chriften- dom do laugh: And who can fancy fuch barking Rhe- toricke , wherein not only good words^are made the meafuresofmadnes, but precious houres areconfu- med in frothy rablings? Ifthey be ftill of the fame fpi- rits, Iwifh them thereof full contentment therein:

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And that therefore they would in fome hollow crag¬ gy place ftretch outtheir own ftraines,that looo.ex- change of interefl might bountifally returne them their deliehtfull termes and Syllogifmesin this their new Barbara. But this my Apologie (hall with much tranquillity,! hope, anfwer them, defend mine owne reputation and integritie, vindicate this verity que- ftioned: giuceftimation to potable gold, and make the vfe thereofmore common. According to which intentions 1 haue diuided thisTreatifein three parts. Inthe firft (hallbeprouedand maintained that which in my fir ft printed bookewas deliuered concerning gold, that it may be made potable and medicinable, and beefteemed lor a kinde of generallMedicine, or neere thereto. I n the fecond I will fatiffie andfuihc -

ently prooue by irrefragable teftimomes, and exam-

nles, that this my M edicine fo much canuafed , both

thetrue effeds, mentioned to be incident vnto pota¬ ble gold. In the third part I wiU (hew and teach the way how to vfe this M edicine in eueiy particular dif-

cafe That all pacified and indifferent perfons,fauo- rers of truth, and embracers of Godsbleffmgs, am eniov the fruition thereof. Some circumftancesaUo - 1 haue hereunto annexed, fuch as are pertinent o us

OUIt‘is Twntrouerfed queftion: Whether there bee or may bee made a generallor vniuerfall Medicine, good lor all Difeafes. Many hold the negatiue. If they fpeake precifely ofall Difeafes without di in ond fay as they doe , andconfent. For there be ma, nyfatall, mortall and Incurable Di ea which all confultation and counfell of Phylicke « bootklfe. TWbk thatrny aflofon

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Medicine be rightly vnderflood, I defire my mea¬ ning to bee truly and diftindly taken. For I know that fome difeafes be natiue and hereditarie: fcrne caufed by fome outward and fuperuenient chance or

accident :fome proceeding of fimplediftemper:fome

of humors ioyned therewith, Thofe which are natiue and hereditarie, are generally thought, and for the moil part be all incurable, though they may in fome kinde receiue allegation and eafe: And fome of them alfo in the title of thofo which happen by ftperueni- ent accident : As luxations, lamenelfe, Impotencies, want or foperfluitieof fome ioynt , blindnefifejdeafe- nelfe , Ambiguirieof fexe, &c. And tbefefo farre as they be rellaurable and capable of Cure , arechiefely vnderthat part of this facultie which is called Sur. gerie,and requireth the hand, though not alwaies and in all cafes, But thofe Infirmities and Difeafes of the Other kinde, proceedingof inward caufes within the body , fuch as , for the moil part, be all Maladies whereupon all Rationall Phy (itions are exerciled , if by adminiflration of one Medicine they all(I meane, folong.as they are accounted curable by Rationall Phyfmons)may beeafed, mitigated and perhaps per- fed:ly cured,lurely fuch Medicine,ought and maybe accounted refpediuely a generall Medicine. For as that Fhyfition is to be accounted perfe&,and a gene¬ ral! Mailer of his Art which knoweth according to his title , facultie and profeflion3how to cure all dif cafes, thoughhe leaue and giue ouerfome asincura-

^ot • vvant of meanes and skill in all cafes of poffibditi^but through ineptitude and indifpoCition

ir i/' bcin!> vncapable of redintegration ; So

alio that fhall be accounted a Medicine vniuerlall, Which cureth nioft and the greatdl difeafes, though

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not all : not through defedt of efficacie in the Me. dicineitfelfe , butrcfpediuely for the inhabilitie of

^ThisaJo maybeproued byreafon deriued [r0™ Theh'rft rea. thofe Medicines of Kationall Phyfitians, which for fon themultiplicideof their operatiue extent to many intentions, and curing of many difeafes, are called Polychrefra,thatis,of many vfes. For if there be a- mong them fuch as be helpful not to one only Angu¬ lar affection, but to many different difeafes: .why is i it not like wife confequent and reafonable,that by Help of Art, aMedicine may bemade much more com- prehenfiue of efficacie vpon difeafes l And as it may bee made to exceede in one degree, fo in* ■ 3 -4-

loo.and from Polychrefton,of many vfes,be Catho_

iicon, vniuerfall, of all vfes. Thereafoms aUo^eto

rCa[f obieftion be made, that fuch Polychreft is arti¬ ficially made by compofition of many things, wher- in are diuerfitie of natures. And this ™uefa^r0"® onely, which implieth an impoffibilitie of different and contrary operatiue faculties : to this I anfwcrc, that Polychrells are made out of Simples without commixtion: AsfromRheubarbe, Vineger, Lead,

Niter, Vitriall, Opium, Camphire, and many other, w&6>«« doeboth loofeand and cools tome bane other contra^ aooeare in their operations , and are tettihed by Writers Thefe things being thus m impure mix¬ tures and vnperfedl bodies, what doubt can there be

madeofthehighprerogatiueand fupreme excellen-

“ JSm, Jkh all the lf ™«d a«d apvtegf antiauitv and the continued denuation from th-ncc vntothis day haue acknowledged and magmfiedfot

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the chiefe,ifnot only Treafurie, and rich Cabinetof vniuerfalitie and Panchrefticke Medicine: In which all the dowers of all other Medicines,whatloeuerare written and experimentally found, be united and na¬ turally inclofed.

1 Secondly, whereas the originall of mofl difeafes Thefcconi fpringeth from that, which the Phyfitions call /»- temptna, that is, a diftemperature, being especially in the firft qualities, hot, cold, moil! or drie j there is no reafon to the contrary, but that one Medicine, being without excelle or defed, in equall harmonie of all qualities mol! temperate, and alfo powerfullinope- ' ration,may bee fufficientforthecolledion, qualify¬ ing, and rectifying of all and euery fuch dillemper. Sucha like body is gold : which not with Handing it be compounded ofthe foure Elements, yet is this in prerogatiue aboue all other naturall bodies, en¬ dowed with an exaCt temperament and cqualitie of the compounding Elements, and Elementall qualities. Euery one to the other three , and all foure to and among themfelues by exadfc naturall cqualitie and perfect mixture, are fo compounded to the perfection of this body , that it conflantly perlifteth in the fire without diminution. From this proportional! mixture of Elements rciulteth a temperament of fupreme mediocritie : whereupon that our learned and famous countryman Roeer Ba¬ con, calleth Gold the means between; the foure firfi qualities. Seeing therefore by Gods gift in theerea- tion it confifteth of fo true an adequation and iubtile temperament , this mu ft needs appeare and fiiew it felfe operatiuely in confequent effects vp- onthofe nrft qualities, and bepowerfull againftall diltemperatures,whetherhot or cold , moy 11 or dry, or any their combinations : Firft allaying and bri¬ dling

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dling any excefle therein, andfoby degrees and luc- ceffion ouercomroing the whole difeord , and redo- ring mediocritie of temperament betweene all. So that the generall Axiome or Rule of great Htffo- crates is here magnified : That Difeafes are cured by Medicines contrarie to themfelues. For the mcanc betwixt tw o extremes is no le fie contrarie to both and either of them, then one extreme to an o- ther .* and more powerfullin reduidionjby how much it is more habituall and fixed in the vnfpotted me¬ diocritie and equalitie. Let this be vnderdood of gold dillolued andmade potable, otherwise it is not operatiuc vpon thofe didempered qualities in one kinde or other

The third Reafon concerneth the temper or the ^

bodie to bee cured. Death ( faith Galen) doth al- The third waies follow the vnmeafurable or exceffiue didem- reafon. peratures of the Heart. So likewife doe Difeafes.

For all parts of the bodie languifh with the Heart.

Let vs therefore confider a little the Emperie of the Heart in mans bodie, how by his owne heate and vitall fpirit , it raigneth ouer , and in all parts of the bodie. Let vs alfo take into confideration the didemperature of other parts making impref- fionvpon the Heart, and fo are caufes of languifh- ment and death. Which beeing on either fide certaine, then it mud alfo bee true, that if golae adminidred doe redore integritie of temperament to the Heart, the other parts and members or the bodie (hall alfo receiue comfort, drength, redauration, and finally life to the whole bo¬ die. VVhercfore the fird office of euerie good

Phyfition is, to haue fpeciall regarde, to mam- J A 4 tame

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taine and vphold the fpirituall fundions of his difea- fed patient,which all haue their originall from the heart. For if hefufier them to quaile, and ouer much to bee deieded , all Cordialls will then come vn- feafonably, That admonition isiuft and neceirarie Firfl flrengthen and comfort the Heart , then apply for the Difeafe , ifneede be : for oft times , the Heart being well corroborated , the Difeafe imminent vanifheth. But fome will aske , how gold, fohard, folideand Compad,and therefore indigeflable by any ftrength ofmans flomacke,can pafle from thence to the heart, and flrengthen, comfort, redifie and reftoreit* coiv confidering thatthefe and fuch like faculties come to it by the plentie of pure, cleere, and fubtillipiritsof the blood, which cannot be made of any thing not digefled both in the Stomack and Lyuer, and there¬ fore not ofgold. I n anfwer whereof I fay, that long and daily obferuation hath confirmed, that many things naturally arc effeded by the hidden andlpe- cificall properties of fome things, whereof no vnder- ftandingofman cangiue a certaine and vndilputa- blemanifeftcaufe or reafon. We fee theaffinitie of natures betweene Iron and the Lode-ftone , and the pointing of this to the North Pole. Of which kinde there be infinite exemplarieinflances. Neither doe the moft learned Phyfitions and befl Philofophers fo wellagreevpon thereafons of thofe Purging Medi¬ cines which they call Elediue, as appropriate Ipeci- ally to one humounand diuers others to fome Ipeci- all part of the bodie, yea and to fome fpeciall difeales: but that a great part of them doe flie to thefe hidden and Ipecificall properties , fome in the lame , fome in other termes. In which ranke if weemarfliall gold, what Lieuetenant will chide ? He certainly mu fl be

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fome oueroeehing man > that will queftion thefe no¬ ble vertues of gold , that hath read fo many notable and famous Authors for that affirmatiue aifertion, part whereof I haue cited in my other booke, being but one Rank of a whole Arrnie. Here I w ill only trouble the Reader with a few lines out of that fa¬ mous Phyfition and excellent Philofopher Arnald. Gold alter eth the euiU condition of mans body , clenfethand renew ah it. The vertue of many things may come neere the particulars of the operation hereof but no one performed all. 'But potable gold alone u it which worketh thefe mira¬ culous effe£ls:this is not fubiett to corrupt ionfut is agreeable to the Complexion and temperament of man. It doth neither he ate, nor coole , mrmoyften,nor dry : but is temperate in all temperature y andexceedethall things in durability : It hel - peth a cold ft omacke , and giueth courage to Cowards and fearefull hearts : It helpeth the pa f ions of the Heart : It is goodagainft c Melancholy : It comfort eth naturall heate and temper eth the fame , neither may any thing be compared to it orfupply the (lead thereof. The vertue thereof is mamfeft in t he fub fiance of it. It clenfeth and clarifteth by reafon of the naturall heate it hath.It giueth high andfupreame tempera¬ ment abouc all other things, by reafon of the great tempera¬ ment of it felfe: andbeemgit [elf c mo ft durable, itcaufeth continuance and durability, accordingto naturall pojfbility in other things, andpreferueth mans body. And becaufe it is like to the Complexion ofmensbodie , therefore if it be pre¬ pared as it ought, it will ioyne and incorporate thereunto. But

all t he fecret is in the preparation of it, which the wife Thi- lofophers haue concealed. It confrmeth and keepeth found the fub fiance of the Heart , and preferueth it^and clarifteth

the fubftance of the ft>irits,andfendeth good bloodto the skin,

and with a light and eafie abfterfton preferueth beauty asm

youth. T hus he writeth; as alfb in other places of this J B Author

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Author you may reade many admirable effeds and vertues of gold both folideandpotable. How gold is fo powerfull a Cordiall and fo general! a Medicine, is held a very difficult queftion to findethe caufeand reafon thereof. Let euery mans opinion bee free to himfelfe. 1 willwithoutpreiudiceto any other briefe- lyfhew you my opinion. 1 take it for granted that gold of all mixed bodies is mod equall and tempe¬ rate in the Elements and elementall qualities, fo that moy (lure with heat as agent, drinelfe with coldnes as patient and fubied to adion,are infeparably with na¬ tural! concordance perfedly ioyned. Wherefore gold isreipediuely a body not only incorruptible in wa¬ ter, fire, ayre, and earth , and as it were an earthly i- mageofeternitie, but alfomofl conuenient, agree¬ able, and as it were allied to and with the heart of man, which of his hot moyfture doth workethevi- tall fpirits,and maintaine the arteriall beatings ofthe pulfe in all parts ofthe bodie. And this tempera¬ ment of gold mud bee confider ed two waies. Firft (as Scholerscall it) Arithmetically; hence commeth the equalitie and equabilitie of qualities elementarie in the compad and folide body thereof, not refolucd into the permanent forme of potable liquor. In this confideration it were very hard for learned Phyfiti- ons that build fo much vponand prelfe authorise, to deny that gold hath and adiuely doth (hew many great effediue vertues, feeing the Catalogue isfo great of many notable and famous Phyfitions which extoll the effeds thereof, and at this day doe vfe itfo muchjas of gold quenched in wine, boyled in broth, giueninlimellor foyle in Conferuesand Eleduaries* The hope and end thereof in all their intentions, is to Corroborate and comfort the heart. And this vu, u.n\ * tempera-

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temperature in and of gold is habituate and coelfen- tiali with the whole fubllance, matter and forme , in all the Elements both a diue and paffiue. And be- caufe not the materiall but the formal E (fence is mod operatiue and profelfor of the noble Elements , fire andayre, from whence refulteth in an indiifoluble bond, heate and moy (lure fo friendly agreeable to mans nature. Therefore gold in his naturall coagula¬ tion and foliditie, cannot fo fully according to the inward power of his natuEall emcacie and vertue, fljew and performe the effedls thereof as being refol- ued5 opened, and made potable , that the Elements and elemental! qualities may more freely both works and be wrought vpon, and be brought fromtheir po¬ tentiality to adiuitie in application to thebody of man. For then the agent and formall vertuesjfireand ay re be predominant in their exaltation. Whofepro- perrie, being communicated 6c applied to 6c with the Spirits of our body, is to reffcfh, comfort 6c (Irengthen the heart: renew, reftore, and increafe the (pirits, by that wonder&ll facultie , and neere equalitie as it were brotherhood which it hath to them. And this in the fecond confideration of the temperament of GoldGeometricallin that different refpetf , asthe other is called Arithmetical!. In which that propor¬ tionate qualitie friendly and concordant to the heart and temperament of man, and) that complexio- ned moy (l heate or hot moy (lure, is preualent or predominant. And one chiefe reafon why Arrtali before cited and very many others of vnrepreoue- able authorise, doe fo much commend, and with a re¬ fer ued fecrecie admire the excellent dowers jot gold, is,that being made potable, it reftorcth , augmenteth and preferueththat our hamidum radicals ,^xxdcaltdum

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irnoittm , Naturall heate and moy (lure, (vndcrftand them complexionednot diftindl) and fo with refpe- diuepbffibilitiejprolongethlifej and keepeth backe old age, I meane thefenfe of the defers and infirmi¬ ties thereof.

If it be obiecfed that this exa&tcmperatureand e- quality of mixture in gold being fuppofed, it cannot a&iuely operate cr worke any thing in mans bodie, becaufe,as euery adion commeth from or by meanes of fome predominant qualitie, fo equalitie without difparagement keepes all in an vndefeazeable bond ofanirrefoluble compound. Ianfwer thus. In cafes where the intemperature or diftemperof thedifeafe (or the degree thereof in fome cafes) is not yet kriowne, the do&rine pofitiue and counfell of Phy fi- tionsis,tovfe and adminifter temperate Medicines, which (hall not be offenfiue manireflly to any quali- tie , but indifferent and allowable to all. If this be done with good aduife and reafbn : in fuch like cafe, it muft needs be far more confonant toreafon, and be- hoouefullto thepatient,to giuefuch a Medicine as is not only temperate by qualification , but fo preroga- tiuely excellent therein , that it cannot lofe that tem¬ perature and theconfequent efficacic thereof, by the force of any thing confonant or dilfonant. Which is farre otherwife in all vegetables reputed equall in temperament, becaufethey are apt in fome cafes to caufe dangerous diflemperature in mans body* Ex¬ amples are plentiful!. But for indance take Manna it ielfe reputed a very temperate laxatiue, yet very eafi- ly it felre turning into a hot Cholerick humour , and cncrcafing the fame^nd the diftemperatures and dif cafes consequent thereupon according to the difpo- fitioa and inclination of the body receiuing it. Of

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which there is no fearein the vie of gold? fortherea- fons aforefaid. Thereforewhether theTenure be :

That Contraries be cured by Contraries, hauingre- fped to the difeafe and the caufe thereof, the qualitie of the M edicine is remedy :Or that like are conferued by their like, with regard to the ftrength of the pati¬ ent and comfort of the heart , according to the do- drineof Hippocrates : Gold(ashath beeneprooued) muft needs be in both intentions the fittett and molt conuenient Medicine and remedy for difeafes of what temper or diftemper foeuer,bemg aduuedlygi- uen: fpecially being Philofophically opened, refol-

UCTh« them may bee a generall or vniuerfall Me- ^4^ dicineis alfo prooued , ty consideration taken from reafon the nature of the perfon difeafed , with reference to the difeafe. For if the difeafe be ftrong, like a heauie burden preffing the patient , and the po°repatient weake not able to beare out the Critical day of happy iudgement ofilfue of the maladie ; I askc in this cafe wbat ought to be done. Certainly, rather enable the body to the end of the Combate, by comforting and ft rengthning the heart, then vainlyattempt to re- mooue the log, andfuffer him to finke vnder the bur- den For, not the Medicine, but nature alone is the true phyfition, curing all infirmities, iflhebe notop- preired, or that Ihe be fo releeued, that ftrength in her be maintained. Itisnotvnlike bycomparifon vnto the charge of fumpter Mules or Pack-horfes, which oft times vfe to bee fed trauefting that they may en- dureto carry their burdens to thelnne, not difchar- gedvntimely of their packes. Andbythismeanes they neede not be vnloaden at euery bay te } but pro- uendred vnder their leads for the quicker difpatch

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So no difeafe is cured, the ftrength not maintained: but contrarily by perfed Methode the ftrength and power of the body is by degrees to bee reftored and comforted, that the difeafe may be both refolued, and life maintained. To this purpole did Armldm write in thefe words.7&£ only intention of ancient Phyfi* tions was, to give 'vigor and jirenoth vnto nature: Who being flrengthned , perfcrmetb whaifoeuer vs expedient. And by this meanet they never did overthrow any man . Therefore never c safe to works with Cordialisin admimft ration ofPhy- ficke . T his is the counfeli of Arnald.

Moreouer,many difeafes proceed from obftrudi- onsof fome vifcous , llymie and mucilaginous mat- ter, notfeparated inthevelfels of concodion, by their imbecillity,either naturall,or accidentali.Ther- fore, if this obfrruent matter befubtiliated, the ob- ftrudion fhall thereby be taken away, Sc confequent- ly both the difeafe and acciden ts of the difeafe cured. Of fuch kinds ofObflrudionsjbefides other difeafcs, many kinds of fevers doe arife, burning, rotten, he- dick, peftilent, 6cc. Alfb many and dangerous iick- neiles both hot and cold. Again!! which though M e- dicinemadeof vegetables doe of ten very muchpre- uaile:yet becaufe for the mod part they be too weak,

a.nc!icaucno^^c and lading imprcllion : or contra- riwifeworkefo violently , and leldome without fome ofren ce, icarce euer with fuch temper, gentlenes and fincerity as is requifite. Therefore that Medicine which being mod temperate and equally graduated Clemen tall harmonie of mans body, ought lu ltly to be preferred both before them and allcfthat kind.Forfuch onecannot by his coldnede offend the complexioned parts,nor by his heate the hot : but by gening and fo promotiueiy taking away the ObflruJ ctioa, be equally 6c certainlyprofitable to all. Galen

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teacheth that the caufeis to betake away, by finding out,and applying the true contrary of euery alterable nature. Astocureany difeafe coming of anddepen- ding on Obflru&ionjis the diifoluing of matter ob- Aruent,& opening the Obfiru&ion.T his counfell we ought to follow in al fuch cafes, in openingthat which is forcibly (hut. And then gentle and quiet reftitution commethof temperament to all diflempered parts.

For, whether theexceife were in heate orcold,thefpi- rits which were Ihut vp in prifon , now fet at liberty* are refrefhed , recouer their former vigor , and health to the whole body. If the blood (faith Hippocrxtf) be flopped in his courfe, and the fpiric with it, it caufeth chylneire,numne(Ie, giddines, lofleOr hinderance of fpeach,heauines & paine of the head &convulfions, after which follo w many kinds of the falling ficknes which beaccounted cold difeafes. In briefest is mod euident,that only Obftrudionsbethe caufeofmany and fund rydifeafes, not only different, butdire<5tly contrary each to other.TherfoFe as one caufe brought them in,fo may one M edicine expell them.

But paufe a while. It may be demanded how hu- Obiedion. mors fo exorbitat & abounding as they do in the bo¬ dies of many men, flhal be emptied from thence by the force of any medicine, whole faculty is not to expel of purge by the common pallage , and whofe intent is to be only ftrengthning and comforting the heart,

Towhichl anfwer: 1c is truc,thatinmany difea- Solution, fes the abundance ©f humors are fuch caufes , that except they be purged away in due and conuenient time and order,it is fcarfe poffible to hope for a found recouerie : in which cafe if fome gentle Purgation* together with the adminiftration of this vniuerfall Medicinebevfed, both the ftrength fhall be better mamtainedjfoonerrecouered, and the difeafeouer-

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come. Yet though no purgation be giuen, but onely this vniuerfall Medicine at times adminiftred, fuchis the vertue thereof, that N ature it felfe being ftrength- ned andcomfortedabouethe malice of the offending humors and the difeafe , will expel! the burden of thofehumors by themoftconuenient palfages which that cafe may require; whether it be by fiege , vomit, vrine,fweate,or other exitures. For the Phyfition at¬ tending, is not dire&er and Mailer, but mini lief andferuant in fit adminidrationvnto nature : which being comforted and ftrengthned,willhelpe her felfe beyond all hope and conceit of man , as hath bin of¬ ten found to the admiration ol the greateft Do¬ lors which hitherto haue written , and happeneth daily in our owne experience. In all difeafes the Phy- fitions part is, to promote the indeauour of nature to expel the offending humors by thofe pa(Tages,which herfelfelhewethanddire<5leth 5 with difcretion be- tweenecriticall and ly mptomaticall euacuations,and of theconueniencieof a few circumftances follow¬ ing the particularities of the difeafe : Of this I could eai'ily and plentifully bring many irrefragable and demonftratiuereafons: but they may partly beevn- derftood by that which is already faid, and partly are written by diuers others graueand learned Authors. Therfore I wilfoliow breuitie,& only fet down a few lines out of that profound and lingular Philofopher Raymund Lully : whoin the 3 2. Chapter of the Theo- rie of his T e (lament writeth thu s.Blejf ?d be our glorious And omnipotent Cjod who hath given mantyjde knowledge and vnderfianding to ioyne and integrate the confufed parti > cularitie of all Medicines with oner call vniuerfahtte , by which all things be and continue rectified, X here fore Sonne 1 warns thee , if then defir cjl to be a. perfect Phjfittonf ft not

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yhyTratiifc on the particularities of Medicine, ortheparti^ cular intentions cfPhyficke, becaufe they be c on f fifed, and at this day not found, nor perfeth, For nature cannot endure them, by reafon oft heir too much confufion , but is befl plea- fed or fat is fed with and in one only (Jfyledicme. 'Becaufe there is but one Medicine truly curing all Infirmities, and comforting the (firituall vertues and powers of life, &c. And a litttleafter in the fame. He that knowetb how to re¬ duce ntoft particularities or vertues ( for the intention of Curing difeafes ) vnto one vmuerfahtie ( of fubiett ) (hall bee the mofl excellent amongfl Phyfitms. In particular ^Medicines vertues bee confufed : but in an vniuerfall, they bee really visited , and alhue , as the whole courfe of nature Jheweth , And this is Medicinay UPledicimrum , fuperlatiuely by excellencie and pre- rogatiue the Adedicine of Adedicine s • And hee that hath fitch a Medicine , hath a prstious gift of God . Jpor it is an incomparable treafure . Thus far Raymundt who though he there fpeake of that great and high Philorophicallfecret , yet he plainly witnelleth that there is in nature a yniuerfall Medicine • which whe¬ ther it be made ofgold,or gold made of it , It matte¬ red not much, for either way it fufficiently proueth, the excellent properties of gold mod agreeable to mans nature; which hauing thus farre prooued,I will here end this firfl part of this Treat ife.

Hauing thus? vnto moderate and well tempered Judgements (for my intent and purpofe in this trea- tife)prooued, that there hath bin, and therefore may be a Panchrefticall Medicine , for which very many learned are either fearchers themfelues^or witneifes of other mens happines in attaining the fame: yet be¬ caufe the peruicacie of fome is fuch, thatagainLt: ex¬ periment and fenfe it felfe, they will (peraduenture

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con fciou fly) pretend the Impoffibilitie & maintaine the negatiue:& feme againe, though yeelding a pofli- bilitie & maintaining the affirmatiue,wil fight in the fhadowofone in fiance: contending, that thogh they granted it may be 5 yet this fubied of mine* this my potable gold hath not either the true* or neere pre¬ paration of that fo renowned and famoufly mentio¬ ned Medicine, po werfull and auaileable in all difeafes that may happen to men : I will appliemy felfe to their fatisfo&ion. My anfwer fhall be breeie , and of two forts. Firft by Reafon: fecondly, by manifeft and cleere demonftration of effects , or manifold experi¬ ments and witnelfes beyond exception : which be the maine pillcrs & onely necelfary fubftru&ions of all knowledg in matter controucrtibleamongft men.

Concerning the proofes of reafon, I haue fufH- ciently fatisfied that point in my other booke in the fourth, fift, and fixt chapters. Yet further I pray confiderhere with me, that there bee many pathes leading to the fame Towne, and many waies to one and the fame end. Some in their endeauours and purfuite for the attaining of a vniuerfall Medicine labour in Minerals andthofe Mettals which refpe- diuely bee called , and are vnperfed 2 Some in Salts :fome in vegetables/ome in the Animall kinde: euery one dittyingthe found of the bellanfwerable to bis owne tune. Let each of them therefore fol¬ low the I ifue of his owne labors. I force notagainft them. But freely profelfe that in the perfwafionof thole reafon s which haue lead mee, I relolutely let downe my red for this fcrutinie in naturall gold, and therein haue employed my Indu flry : with what fucceile andhappie llfue, I appeale to the mod cer- taine, true and vncontiollableludge andDodlreife,

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which is experience. The centonary Fropperies of Alphabetaries,of Aurum non Aurum } (hall nothing ap- bate the vindi&ing of this conftant truth , that by my preparation? Aurum non Aurum, gold hath beene fo altered in and from the compa&ureand foliditie ofhis primitiue body 5 and in that refped it may bee called? and truly is? non Aurum , not gold, but deltroy- ed, concerning the groflfe body, and altered into aiiib- tile, penetrant and volatile nature, and fo exalted into the full adiuitie of amoft precious Medicine, with all the powerfull explications of healthfull and helpfull my (leries which nature hath fealed in that body? and left to the induftrious labour of man to vn- fold. For gold is the Embleme of a magnificent and moft princely Pallace? drawing the beholders of his naturalllufter, tofearch what excellent I ewels bee contained within that outward wall off© rich promi- fes. Which though they be many and admirable, yet few attaine to the fruition thereof, becaufe by externc apparences? they aymeat the latent and hidden ver- tues : neither doe they know the right key to vnlock thatrich Cabinet. And although I cannot fufficiently declare, nor prize, all the faculties (which berefpe- fliuelyinnumerable)of thisbountifull treafury:yet I may and doe confidently acknowledge and profefle, that 1 haue found in vfe & pra&ife very many ofgreat worth 5 which as inthcmfelues,for the vfe of men they be ofgreat worth, and eftimation, fo for them, man is reciprocally bound both to ackwowledg& thank¬ fully embrace, as Gods large bleffing 3 who com man- deth vs to knock at thefe gates of Nature, that they may be opened vnto vs, that fo we may finde and en¬ joy the treafures locked therein. Whatman amongit thoufand hath found out and perfected the like

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magifteriallfecret? Who is he among many, that hath not tyredhis teeth inthehard fheli,neuerinabled by cracking it, to come to the fweet Jcerneli, in which dwelleththis meliite and gentle liquor of gold ? But i will leaue this digreffion, and returneta the inten¬ ded end.

i.Keafon. Thereis no queflion but that a Medicine made of naturall gold,di(folued without things corrofiue,and brought into a fubftancein forme like hony, and Me- dicinable,potable>atfd dilperfeableinto any liquor, is both excellent, andiuftly to be reputed potable gold. But this Medicineofmine,madeandconfiSlingin it felfeofgoldjis fuch (as I haue before prooued and (hall further hereafterproue) therefore it is, and ought to be acknowledged for true potable gold. The pro¬ position needeth none other proofe, then theconfent of all famous writers of and vpon potable gold: The A lfumption, whereupon the Inference and Conclu- Bon dependeth, is prooued in my firft published booke, as alfo out of manifeft demon (Ira ti on, not pri- . u ate, to my felfe,but publike in the fight of many, not onely once done, but fundry timesiterated : in which proceedings, thedemonhratiue tokens mentioned in Art, are apparent : the Inflrumentall water which was in the forme of common water before it was put vpon the gold, in few daies becommeth tin ded, with a deepe and ruddy colour, alfo when the Inflrumen¬ tall water fo tinded, Shall be diflilled away, the foluti- onof gold remaineth in forme ofhony as by Philoso¬ phers is Specified. In the whole magillerie, Art or pro- celfe I haue not kept any thing fecret, fauing the 1 n- flrumentall water as Raymmd teilifieth. But Some will Say,Ifthis be that true Potablegold, why do you make it common to others? Good Sirs,forfooth I an- • • fwer

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fwer, becaufe it isfuch, therefore I makcit commony- concerningthe vfe : Which being profitable toall, challenged the right andlaw ofnature and charitie, to be communicated to al.But that other great fecret, of the Philofopher, not communicable to others* is

onely proht^bieto toe nutnor iiiuiiv. • # .\T,

let not this be thelefte precious initfelfe,becau(em- numerable men receiue health and comfortthereby ? The funnegiueth vifiblelight to the whole world. Is it therefore an inferiour P lanet vnto Mercmy ythic

feldomeappeares in the fight 6f men? . ^

Aaaine: That Medicine which really performed* the true and proper vnqueftioned effete tMe, being eflentially made of thefaid fubiea,ought and ncedesmu ft be accounted true potablegold.But

thisMedickeof mine, hath proceed thenotebki cffeds.only proper to potable gold. Thcrfore it muft • needesbethe fame. An affirmatiue argument from theeffed to thecaufe is good and ftrong; as likewife from thecaufe to the effed. In the holy Scriptures, a Prophet fell be fudged great, by bis great^kes. As aL, 7:7?/.,, and the Apoftles raifed thedead

ourSauiourGhriftdid.(lt being proper only tothe

power of God) whofe dodrine they as forerunners; thefe;as focceeders preached , in one verity, and the femediuine gift. The Analogic and proportronalL dedudion of Inference, is alrketroetn Arts and&a- ences, andinallworkes both of Nature and Art, whether lingular or conioyned.So our Potable gold,

brought from the potentialitie of injures lock , vnto

the adiuitie, which artificial!: opening excited and. manifefteth, is knowrie by hi|OWne proper a»d-i^! parable efficacies and effeds , largely affirmed mmy ; otherbooke. The Aftumption of this Argument,.

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drawing theConclu fiion, I will further heereafter* by examples confirme.

^Rcafon. The third R eafon may be taken from the extraor¬

dinary and wonderfull manner of working in thena- tureandrefolution of gold, whereby it is brought from fixation, to volatility, andfo made potable. Therefore I fay thus* Whofbeuer can fo dilfolue the body ofgold, that it fhallnot by any Art be reduced againeinto fixed folide gold , but fo perfift j doubtles hath made potable gold, medicinable and profitable for the health of man. But by Gods bleffings in my endeauours,I haue often times done this, and Mean doe it : therefore doubtldfe I haue often times made, and MI can makepotablegold, medicinable and pro¬ fitable for mans health. The dependence and con¬ nexion of this propofition ftandeth in this : That goldinhisprimitiue, natural!, hard* compact body, cannot communicate his internal! vertues in mans body 5 and therefore is not medicinable. For then the formalitie ofgold is not loofened from the bridle, or freed from the bodily prifon, and bonds of coagulati¬ on 5 andtherefore notealily worke vpon the fubied whereunto it is applied. But contrariwife, being vlti- matly and irreducibly folute.it is then apt for adion. So that if the fubftance of gold be exalted in his exu¬ berate colour, it is a true token that it is made fubtile, attenuate,andtherefore Medicinable; and that the aery and fiery parts, or Ekmentalitie thereof, are pre¬ dominant ouer the earthy and watery. And in this manner preferuing the naturall vnitie of the whole compound , doe draw them (not altering the com- pofition, but fubtiliating the fub fiance) in the exalted fymbolifme ofthefame Elements. The A flu motion hath the fame proofe and confirmation which the

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other before .-that is, my very often and almofl dai¬ ly experience, whereof, if need be I, can produce ma¬ ny eye-witneiles of eminent rancke, and amongft them fome learned Phyfitions,againft whom no one dare mutter an exception; But as Auiceu in his bookc de Animky maketh three kinds of proofe. i. Sofhifti, call. i. Logical!, and 3. Scn[Mc by fight -of which it is tobevnderftood, that by Sophifticall there hemea- neth not falfe or counterfeit cauillings. But leaumg that apart, I will content my felfe with the other twaine. The Logicallpart of which we faauehitherto difcourfed by infe« rence of rcafon: And now, will we proceeede to the third, being of fenfible and eye-witnelledeX' perirnents.

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the Wonderfoll virtues of this my Pota¬ ble gold in fbc'Ctiri»g of Difeafes are fully /hewed, jjerhibued and avouched , by oculare and fenfiblc tcftimonies, tree from all future challenge and quellion.

A PROTESTATION OF THE Author ? to the writers of thefe Epi- ftles or Letters following.

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_0ld Protefling hereby , that I entertaine not the leaft thought of wronging any of you-, butbeeing compulfarily enforced to the neeeffarie defence ot my Integritieand goodname, intentiouflyfcandali- fed in the oppugning of this Medicine, which is the fubieft of this Difcourfe. Jpray you all wjllingly to confent to this auert ment ofyour owne cpnffiences, and teftifying both the Innpefsneie pf nice , and vfe- fullneceffity ofa Medicine prooued by your felues in fo many cafes of dangers, left and forfaken after all other knowne Remedies rankly attempted t and oroano ftically reputed delperate, Which your coa- fents I doubt not lb all record an honorable memo- rie’of you, in the maintenance of fo neceffiarie, and healingtruth.I lhall neper faffi? by any my liabilities, to be ready in any kinde of fcruiccs of good offices to¬ wards you.

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Irft) I gaue one ounce waight thereof to ayong man naturally ftrong,but then farre /pent witha malignantfeuer, being feh-isincla- fa, with Idlenelleof hi> Braine. After taking thereof he dept, and in his lleepe, auoided through his mouthy mure long and round wormes, liuing and quicke. So was he quit and free both from the feuer, congelation, and diftemper of the Braine. Notwithftanding many Remedies had beene before prooued vponhim,and he hadlyen in this cafe foure weekes extremely ficke, in great dan- gerof death.

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AN other alfo recouered by this potable gold; Who beeing polTeired or a Quartane reuer, (which tooke him in the Autumne or fall of theleafe,and held him all winter)and was thereby fo weakened, that his ftrength feemed vtterly decayed, and ready to fall into a Dropfie. This man after ma¬ ny Purgations, tooke of me an ounce ofthis P otable gold, in the di (tilled water of Cardtim BenediBus: whereby hee fell intofo Grange and vnaccuftomed fweat,as I cannot remeher euer to haue read, or heard of the like. For befide that it was natural!, with out o- ther impulfion,and fo abundant that two perfons had their hands full in drying him, yet it fo continued 3. daies and 3 .nights. But the molt wonderfull thing or all was, that in this extraordinary fwcat, and abiti- nencefrom meate the time of three dales and nights, he wasfo farre from fainting, for fo much as any per- fon could obferue,that with this naturall and fponta- neall euacuation , he did euery houre waxe ftronger, luftier, and more cheerefull .• And at the endof thefe daies, he was throughly recouered and in periect health.

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Auingread your true AflertioU of "Tj that high M edicine the Aurum po - 15) tab tie, and heard relation made of |($5 the ftrange and wonderful! effe&s

of the fame, by my Lord poffehis Maie 'flies Ambalfadour , Sir N.

— : — — J Drury. and Mr. Stafford, with diuers Others noble and gentlemen of England that were at this Election & Goronation in Fravkffnh, I could & would not omit to vifit you with thefe'few lines,hum- ly intreating you, that for my pay, I might be partaker of this fo great a gifrofGod. And hatting vnderftood by the letters of Sir Henery Cary, that 4. ounces ofthis high medicine are fould for twenty (hillings, I haue j intreated this gentleman to lay out foure pounds flerling, that I might haue 16. ounces of it. The which , if I may attaine at your bands, as alfo the dofe, the rhanner aud time of exhibiting it (for vnwilling would I erre contrary to your experience)! (hall euer hold my felfe bound and behoulding vnto you. Thus humbly befeeching you that for common ftu- dies fake, you would not let me fade of my Intreatie,

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13 Icht Worftiipful Sir,I thank you molthigbly for fv your Aurum Pet Me which you fent me: which indeede I doneuervfe, butinneceffitie,whenothcr Medicines willhew no help at al.I hauetnedthever- tue thereof in extreame vomitings : In the palhon ot thehart; In malicious and contagious Dyfenteriesor bloody fluxes : In therifing orfuffbcattonof the mo¬ ther, and the falling ficknelle by reafonthereof : In the Colike. I n id! which difeafes after all other helps inward and outward hauefailed,onedofe ofthis Me¬ dicine dideffe<ftfomuch,thatallthefe patients after they hadtaken it,asitwere in/ewfconittrecov^ their health. I haue alfotnedit,inthat diferfewfa is called (JVTelancholia hjpoametrMca (m Imghfolome call it the Meiancholie of the gutts)'buthaaenot found that effedt as ra the former. \ et it bath com¬ forted the party tnaruelloufly.

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\ 7T TOrfhipfulI Dr, Anthony ^yoM may thinke V V me either forgetful! , or vnthankfoll for

T your manifold curtefies towards me. But

the truth is, I canfinde no conuenient meanes as I would, how to (hew- my thankfulneilejand therefore contained to die your debter*

Your AftmmPotabileis an admirable Medicinein moft Dffeafes. I haue giuen it in the beginning of a Podagricall fit .* Whereupon the patient fell into a fweat, and therewithal! his paine ceafed,and the pati¬ ent walked againe in fhort fpace. Alfo in the bloody flux Ihaue vied it, In the falling ficknetfe ; In thefu- perfluous Menfiruall flux of women: In the wormes ofyongchildren* In the Meafelsandfmall Poeks:Al- molt xn aU the Difeafesof the Matrice,it is a moft ex- cellent Remedie.Let all them that haue written a- gainftit,talkeidely dcnothingto the purpofe.This grant them, that they haue read much , and write karncdly , but nothing to diiprooue your Medicine: That little experience that I haue made of it, and o- mershaue found , is fufficient to (hew their vanitie. ^0 1 qeliret© be commended toyou, See.

From CaflcII this itf.ofAugufi.

Tour moft toning friend

lames Mofanus.

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ft that I may the better ad* uertife, declare and fatufie this relation by letters fent vnto me from this faid wor¬ thy) truly learned^ andvtr - tfsoujly adorned gentleman lames Mofan DoElor of 'phyfcke , andprimatePhy- Jition in ordinary to the Landfgratie of He jf. I thinke it not amiffe here to infert that whic h c amc from an Engltfb gentleman named Alexander Oldfield , then beeing in Germany ^who in the ye are 1613. the 2 2. of July , incertaine letters fent to Sir Richard Norton Knight, andby him Jbewedvnto me, amongft other matters writ eth thus.

One thing I had almod forgotten, which I intreate vourWorfhip to certifie tomy Lord', the Lord Bi- fiiip of Winchefler^that beingat HalltheiS. ofMay, I met with the Landfgraue of HeflenhisDoflor of Phyficke>which fpeakes Englifli very well (for he pro¬ ceeded his degreesin Oxford.) And talking with him about Phyficke, hee asked whether I knew£><?tf<?r Anthony. I told him that I had heard of him. He told me, that his Aurum Potabilc was excellent Phyficke : and the firft experience that he had made ofit,was on amaide of 2 1. yeares of age, which was fore troubled v^ith the falling ficknelLe, and fince that time (he was

neuer troubled with it, beingno w aboueay eare pa(L

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Hegaue her one ounce therof at a tune, and that felfe famedayfhe fell into the pa (lions of that Difeafe ele¬ ven times, & (as I faid before)(he neuer fel fincc into them. Hee gaue it alfo to a childe notabouefoure monetbesold, which was grieuoufly troubled with that difeafe, and it helpt the childe prefently.

Alfohe gaue it to one that was troubled with the bloudy flux, and was brought fo low with it, that no man thought he could hauerecouered he gaue him one ounce at a time, and that but once only , and in- ftantly he recouerd,and is very well.

Hegaue it alfo to a woman which was in ehilde- bed,and was exceeding weake with the fcouring, and nothing could flay it but that For

as foone a6 fliee tooke that, (bee recouered. This himfellereporteth, and wiftieththathe dwelt neere vnto £>. Anthony, thiit heinight haue Inough there¬ of as neede required.

Alex. Oldfieid,

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Sir. I am perfwaded that you admire my long lilence, which proceedes from no other then fundrie great buhneilesj&c.I had occafion to re- commendfome of your Aurum Potabile which 1 had for my proper vfe, to a principal! gentleman here in the Emperours Court. By whofemeanes I bauebin oflate muchfent vnto by fundrie principall perfons, fomedangeroully lick, to impart it vnto them^name- ly the Baron of Crelly, who had two fonnes hcke o*. the fmall Poxe : the Hldeft of about 1 9-and the other of 1 7. veares of age. The Hldeft died without taking any of the Aurum Potabile y becaufe they about him thought it was in vaine , and that they were both too farrelpent. The other, beeingasdangeroudy licke, tooke it, and is thereupon recouered.The father him- felfe not being well, hathlikewifevfedit, and doth finde himfelfe much comforted,and wel againe by it. Many more in like manner . I haue beene fo liberall ofc my ftore5thatit is almoftfpent. Many doe with I had fuch quantitie by me that they might haue a good part of it for their money. Wherefore fend me I pray Vou a good quantitie of the three forthwith the price

Piherot Send it either by feme of our Marchants that are to come to this next Mart at Frankfarth,or elfeby fome frind oftruftin the company of the C omt Pala¬ tine, or the Lady Eli&abethy &c.

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Feb. 161 2. Stile Brit.

Tour very ajfured and louingfriend I Sr. Steph . Lefeiur ICmght, Bm*

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‘ Qrtby and learned friend? I write to you later then 1 intended ? becaufe 1 thought it not fit to deliuer my opinion before manifold experience made? in a matter of fueh worth and confequenc Q.Experime»tufallaxy as our great ma¬ iler Hippocrates teicheth.Butnow I will breefely (hew you the vertue and excellency of your medicine.The firfl triall that I made of it? was on mine owne daugh¬ ter about itf.yeeres old; which for two continual! dayes? was much troubled with vomitings? keeping nothing that (he eat or dranke. Alfo by reafon of in- toilerable inward torments fhe could notfleepe one winke for the fpaee of two daies and nights.In which her extremities?hauing vfed all other conuenient and commendedmedicinesto no purpofe?but altogether without any eafe or mitigation of her paines? I be- tookemyfclfe laftly to your medicine? as to a ho¬ ly Anchor? and laft hope. She tooke the fame and kept it? and then Heptalitle. But after 2.houresfhe call againe in great abundance? and fince (he hath continued perfe&ly well.

The iecond triall I made thereof, was vpon a very worfhipfull gentleman?^ William Samuell Knight.He had a burning feauer? with great violence ofcontinu- allheat?fo that he vtterly loft all fleepe;he had withall a weakenefte in his kidneis? andcould not make wa¬ ter. Sundry gliders were adminiftred vntohim? Pur¬ gations? vomits? and he was alfb let blood: All which ('in my obferuation)were fo far from giuing him any e*fe,that the difeafedid ftill grow ftronger?and all the

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(ymptomesor accidents euerydayworfe and worfe, and more grieuous. I perfwaded the giuingofyour medicine. But at the firfi: I could not obtaine,that he fhould take a new and vnknowne thing. Atlaftby the Importunitie of his friends, and the neceiiityoi his difeafe ftil increaling.he yeelded & tooke it. In an inflant aimoft, he felt a gentle remiffion of his heat, & a milde cooling ; his fpirits comfortedjhis kidneis ftrengthned, fo that he made water in a reafonable pood quantity. Since which time, he neuer ceafed to extoll this Medicine, though in troth, bauing beene long affiidled with a mod violent difeafe, he hath

not as yet fully recouered his flrength.

The third triall I made, was vpon a maid of noble familie, which being taken with dreadfall convulii- ons, afterfome glitters taken, had alio this medicine,

and was thereby perfectly cured. -

I afl!y,l was defired to fend all the (lore I had or this” medicine, to a graue Matrone, a gentlewoman al¬ ready fpent with oldage, and much licknefle, being thenleft to Gods mercy as at her laft gafpe. She pre-

fently after the taking of this medicine, found much

eafe andcomfortabje flrength in her fpirits, though i thinke there benopoflible recouenng her, lolpent as is aforefaid .‘farewell. &c.

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M A tier Do dor Anthony , though I haue no ac¬ quaintance with you at all, yet being an eye witnelfe of yourgenerall charity extended to the whole world, in bringing to the vie of men the mod excellent quintelfence ror the rectifying of na^ ture, that the world (as I thinke) yet euer had, I am thereby imboldned to prefume of your fauour for fomefewgrainesofthe fame, which(fcrthe feuerall operations that I haueieene thereof in two fpeciall friends of mine, both at the point of death) {hall in my edeeme for euer be held in mod precious ac- compt.Fer you fhal vnderdand that about atwelue- moneth dnce, I came to a brother in law es houfe of mineione<SV William Samuell knight, of V'pton in Nor¬ thampton- (hire, whom I found in great extremitieof fickne(Te,and thereby fb weakned with the continuall torment he was in, that all which were about him fea¬ red him greatly.-hehad three Dodors of Phifjcke,yet could none of them minider any thing to him to glue him any eaie of his torments, but rather tormented him more,vntill at lad,himielfe remem bred that one Mr.Markes had commended this memorable medi-* cine of yours. Which being brought , hee tooke,and< it wrought fo miraculous an effed within the com* paifeof two houres, as neither he nor 1 eueriaw be¬ fore. For it indantly deliuered him ofhis paine, which feemed before intollerable: I tgaue him red,whichfor many dates and nights befote he had bin barred of s it drew on an appetite by little and littlc,all meat be¬ fore being. loathfbme vnto him : Andf which is mod marue]lous)whereasformerJy , by his medicines ex¬ coriating thole patfages , heieemed toenduregreat torture vpon euery prouocation to the doole : he had now in the day and night fine dooles, and euery pro-

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uocationwas now as delightfull vnto him, sstheo. ther were tormenting. Then did one of bis Phy to¬ ons aduife, that now he (hornd take fome Cordial!, to affi ft the faculties of nature being very weake But when this was propounded vnto my brother by his wife, he vtter'y refufed it. Neuerthelel fe>ir was fo htrre forth vrged , asthat hetookeit , the Phyht.on bea¬ ring hitl in hand, that it was nothing elfe but Vni- cornes home, Bezoar ftone and fuch like. But after takingthereof, my brother fell agame into his for- mert ortures,and more vehement then before. Wher- bv he was enforced the felfe fame mghtto fend again . vnto CMr. CMarkes ; who releeued him as tormerly he had done: lince which time (by Gods bleffing) he

hath continued well. After this manner an obftmaed

bodv was cured .It hath wrought a great effed m Sir l2 JtJwt Knight, of Leicefter- Shire, who lately was very lowbrought with a fluxe , together with a Bur- ningfeuer: and being neere vnto death, and voy deo 11 helpe, he was releeued by the felfe fame M e-

didne only, and perfeftly reflated. Mr. V&*rAjb- tmh who partly had feene , and partly heard thefe miraculous effetfs of this your Medicine,ly ing dan-

eerou fly fick at Oxford this laft Sommer/ent h,s Son

m vervsreat haft to Mafier Mark's for fome portion

rvff hi slour M edicine.-his faid fonne feared th at at his ' fmme, he (hould not finde him lining Butthankcs

hr mGod,he liueth,and is well : which is to be attri-

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he will not acknowledge the fame,&c.

Knighthor.p in Leicester.

Shire, Ianuary to. i6iz.

ronr Ready and aftred friend, Henry

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M A C T E VIR P R O B 1 T A T E,

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\ wifcs brother Mr. Henry Skipwiih, lately told

me how friendly mention of me you made to

. 3 might very well haue reciprocated,

andiakfhow ort mention he hath heard me make of

^ mud euer acknowledgemy felfe obliged to you in double bands. For in mylail grieuous and long languishing ficknefie , when my then Pli^fition Dr.C. daggered in his Judgement of myDifeafe , and in the hope of my recouery hefee- med to quaile : yea when my felfe,and all my behol¬ ders did defpaireofmy life-then by Gods prouidence, a friend (telling the rare vertues of your Aurum Pota- - bUc) caufed two graines of the fame, to be diifolued in rnieipoonfuls of diftilled Endiue Water, and fo to be min iitred vnto me. After receiuing thereof, within one houres Jpace,it is incredible to be ipoken, what alleuiation 1 found of my Ianguifhings,and what cor¬ roboration of all my vital! parts. In the morning I tooke it, and vntill night I felt a mod happy operati- onthereof. It procured ftooles all that day*, foplea- fingly as my fouie could defire: vntil fuch time as that my Phyfition (after he had taken his ieaue of me for that night, I that I had now compofed my felf to red) came againe vnto me, hauing vpon thepointofa knife fomewhat which heedid put intomy mouth, i j^S^nalmoil aileepe. But about midnight when 1 did awake , I found my felfe relap&tf as before. Then , vtterly defpmring of my life , I called (as I

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thought my laft call) vnto my wife, intreating her to fend againe to my forefaid friend, to intreatehim to con fider, whether in his I udgement two graines were not too fmal a proportion to ouercome the maligni- tieoffodangerousaDifeafe. He therefore gaue me this fecond time three graines, which fpeedily as be¬ fore, and wonderfully did refrefh my fpirits, and ther- by my bodie was very foluble for thefpace of 7. daies after. And notwithftanding fundry euacuations eue- ry day, my ftrength daily increafed. Xnen was that f)r exceedingly angry that I did entertaine his coun- fclinolonger : fmce which time he hath wrote an Englifh booke, vncharitably defaming me,and cauil- Xins again ft that famous Medicine, which by the prouidence of God reftored vnto me both life and health.Now concerning the chiefe intention of thefe my letters, I pray you fend me 1 z. graines ofyour po¬ table gold in luch forme as my brother MK Henry Sktpwitk lately receiued from you. lhis bearer my friend {hall giue y ou fat isfaftion for the fame, &c. The Author of health is God , who perpetually preferue you, vnto whome he hath vouchlafed fuch fauour as toattaine vnto fo great a reftorer of health , and pro- longer of life, as this Aurum Fotabile appearethto be.

Farewell. Keu.Dr,

Vpton, IS* Feb.

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your wofl louing friend William SamuelL

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WOrthy Sir. I am aduifed by that Reue- rendDodor, Mailer Dodor Hunton,m thefe parts highly accounted, to require in behaife of our worthy friend, a knight, your helpe andaduice, in a deplored eftate, wherein hee now ftandeth. W e defire alio fome quantity of your An - mm Fotabtle, with dircdionfor the due adminiftrati- on thereof This gentleman difeafed is neere 80 yeares of age, of Cholericke conftitution. The firft original! of his Infirmitie (as we coniedure) was by company of his wife being yong. Not long after in a Iourney which he tooke, when he was yet fcarfe fixe myles from his houie , he was conllrained oft times for to alight from his horfe.Then did he make water, and in his water either blood, or fome fubfiance like vnto blood, peraduenturefpermaticall, which hath continued now many daies. Alfo euen to this time he is vnableto retaine his vrine, by the Imbecillitie of his bladder as wee fuppofe. A Gonorrhe likewifehe was fubied vnto. He is not as yet free from any of v thefe Infirmities. We expedfome helpefromyou For your charges and counfell, this gentleman will giue you full content. My felfe alfo will be with you this next Terme,and will not be vnthankfull.

Trent the 1 1 . of Sept. 1 Ci i.

Tour mofl lou in<^ fr i end^

N.fV.phyfition.

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yf A fter Do&or Anthony you may call to minde? This letter i\/l if vou pleafe, that about September laft pad, came from iy -lyou wrote certaine letters vnto me. At which '^rnght drr,e I alfo receiued from you fiue ounces of your An- rum Potabile , to thepraifeof God; your commenda¬ tion; and my great good. My Difeafes were mentio¬ ned in the former letters. Betides which 1 had alfo a great fwelling from my hucchlebone vnto the loles ofmyfeete. But it is without paine: peraduenture it came of cold, or withlying long time vpon my right tide. I vnderftand by Mailer DpUw Hunton, that be- fides this Aurum ‘Totabde which you fent me, you liaue alfo the fubftance of gold in forme like hony , I oray you fend me thereof, and the manner howto vfe the fame. I doe feele (I praife God) a mitigation of all my paines and Infirmities throughout all my bo¬ dy : the fwelling which I mentioned doth daily de- creafe.- My vrine alfo I am able to retaifle.Th.s booke ofvours Mafter Doctor Bunion requeftedof me. bend me an other I pray you, your rtudies and endeauours God alwaies bletfe : farewell.

Blybb-ovvgh Oflob. 10. i6u.

7 ‘oar friend, H. A*

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THis gentleman 9 of whom I /hall now next write y and whofe letters fent vntome are extant , being Secretarieto the right ho- nornble the Earle of Southampton , in his owns words had beenelong fake of a fe/uartane feue r : for Cure where of he entertained a mzfi learned Phyfition, who minify ed vnto him a longtime fetch Medicines as we are appropriate : Neither yet had he ouermaflered the fetter ; norreficred any (Irengthvnto the patient Then did this Phy~ fition per] wade this gentleman his patient to vfe my Aurum Potabile , which hedid,and,and with good fences fee. Whereupon, he wrote afterwards, vnto me for more t hereof^ as follow et h .

Sir I h aue found fo much good vfe ofyonr Aurum potabile , as makes me defire more* For I mutt truely fay3I haue gotten much ttrength firice I tooke it, and rccouered my ipirits exceedingly decaied by extremt- tie of ficknette : my ft ore is. not fo fpeniy but that I' hauefome left in the Country, but my flay hath bin longer here then I expededjand therfore may beiup- plied from you with more eafe’t'Ken from thence. Which I defire may be fent by this bearer of the heft: So (hall I reft.

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Tour very boning friend, Thomas K is ley.

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Thefemd Part. 43

M After D otter Anthony 3 1 pray you make mefo much beholding vnto you as to beftowme this twentie (hillings in that foueraigne quin- tefifence which I had of you at my being with you. For (as I told y ou)I was to haue but one ofthofe glaf fes my felfe: which 3 one of my efpeciall friends hath had of me 5 fo that now 3 1 hauefcarcely one graine left. Sir Brian Cane Knight, was taken with a violent burning feuer: but after taking of this Medicine; he had only one fit, and then was perfedly well recoue- red. Alfo a feruant of mine t had in like manner fo dangerous a Feuer 3 that at my comming home I found him at point of death.The onely taking of this Medicine hath fb purged him by an extraordinary Sweat, (that thankes be to God) he is at this time in alorney abroad with me 3 and finds hisbodie in fa good temper asit was not of aTwelue moneth be¬ fore; &c.

Your ajfured friend to vfc

Henry Skipwith.

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44 Thefecond P art.

SIr.Some few houres after your departure, Mafler Do ft. Lewknar came hitherto myLordBifhopof Winchefter. Andatfupper, after my Lord had rriadefome relation of the proceedings and benefits he found ofyour Aurnm Potabile^ Debtor Lewkrnrxz- plied in the comendation therof, faying-, That on Sa¬ turday laft part* he being at Cowdry, came to a gen¬ tlewoman who was dead to the world, being both ipeechlelfe and knowing no body* he gaue her one Ipoonfull of your Annan Potabile> in that cafe as fhee then was. And at the fir ft taking thereof, fhe fell into ftrangeconvulfions , wherein fhe continued two houres: and after he gaue her as much more, and then fhe fell into a great fweat: and z houres after, he gaue her a fpoonfullmore,& Hie fell into a fine fieepe, and waking fhe faid, Giue me more of that.* which was done$ and (he tooke good reft after. And the next day, he went to fee how (he did, and found her eating of a Chicken. This he told before my Lord Bifl?op0 his bro¬ ther, ‘Dollar Steward of the Arches, Sir Thomas Btlfon my L ords fonne,and my felfe.

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T) oiior Lewknaryef whom mention it made in thefe former letters , did after - — wards write vnto me, de firing to haue mere of my Potable gold. For tbit learntdGe ntleman, hadbeforefomdandfeene the effects thereof in the Cure of his daughter in law by marriage with his Sormejbeing firongly taken with the falling ficknefie. The cafe whereof fet downe in afart of his letter to me, which I hatte Jhewed in the end of myfirfl books . fVherettpon theaduerfaries both to my ft If e andthe truth, hatte greatly accufedfilwat

about to fay flandered him)as may appeare by an other letter of his fent vnto me beginning thus.

Good V oiior Anthony , 1 haue bcenc bitterly taxed,, for giuine teftimony ofthe goodfuccelle ofyour Au- rumpotaftle swhich doth nothing at aU daunt me. For I allure mv felfe, that Aurttm potabde being rightly made( which few haue attained vnto j is a Angular medicine howfoeuer, IthinkeyoursfasI faaueexpe- riencedlto be good. And therefore I pray you fend rr^two ounces by this my kinfinan, and write vnto me ..what effeft it worketh in womens monethly coutfes fic. And after it folowetb. , - < ..

I doealfuredly promifeyou,thatas I (hall find the effedt thereof good, all the Societie ofthe Colledge (hallnot auert me.Solikewife,lhall not any pnuate re¬ gard offfiendlbip, flattery or gaine, induce me at any Time, to giue approbation to any dangerous or vneer- taine medicine>&c.

Tmr lotting friendqeorge Lewh&tr. ^ ^

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4 6 The fecond 'Tart*

IDdubtnot(my good Cofen)but you much defire to heare what effeCls your Auru Potabile hath per¬ formed in thefe parts. A certaine neere neighbour of mine, the wife of Ro. T) owning, lay euen at point of death? after along languishing (icknelfe (for (hee was prayed fcrin the Church.) Whereupon ? my Sonne Earners & I?wentintheafternoonetofeeher.Short- ly after our comming, (he tooke a potion of a Phyfiti- on thereprefent?whichfodainly (lie call vpp.-at which I muled. Then did her husband affirme? that for the fpace ofamoneth before? (he had not taken downe a fpoonfullof any thing, but (he didlikewife call it vp. My Son did the importune me, to giue her alpoonful of your Anrtimpotaiile^hkhl was very loath to doe? feeing fhe feemed but a dead woman ; and?it might be fome diferedit to the medicine?& to me. Y etat the lad I did y eeld? (lie being defirous thereof-I gaue her ther- fore afpoonfull?which daied with her contrary to all our expectations. And within a (hort time, whereas before fhe was fo cold? that they were forced to lay more cloathes on her?(he came to a kind naturallheat. The we gaue her fome mac e-ale mthAnrunpotabtle, which fhe digeded, and afterwards mace- ale alone? which alfo daied with her. The 3 . day afrer?wefent to vifit her?who fent vs word that the fame day (lie had eate the bed part of a Chicke,& did hope to come to vs (hortly? &c. Y ou (hall alfo know that Mr. Bofweil a Minider & Preacher of Saffron greatly im-

portunemefor one ounce of Aurnm potabile for his wife? being accounted pad Cure in a languishing dif- eafe.Andfhe by that only ounce receiued fo much comfort?that he fent vp to Lond.toyou for more?&c

Cowling? 21.dieMaij.1611

Tourffured louing Cofen Tho.PPolridgeJuflice of peace in Ejjex.

A letter

The fecund Part. 47

A Letter fentto Mafter Edward Smith of the Temple , Counf tllor at the common lattes from Mafier George TVetherj, Se¬ cretary to the right honourable the Lord Shef¬ field, Lord P reft dent of his <JMaiefttes Councell eftabUJhedfor the North farts.

Good Mafler Smith, my Lord would haue youfend prefentlyto DoEler Anthony, and delire him to fend his I ordlhip(withaU poffiblefpeed)thelike quantity of his Annum Potabile , as hefentthe lad time, for that my Lord hath made many trials of it ; and will report much good thereof; which will turne greatly to Ma¬ iler Dolors aduantage , and the credit Oi hts Mcdi- eine.

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Vorke this 3 o . of Septemb, 1613.

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Alwaies yours Cjeorge Wethery.

ATrut Relation made by me Elm Holmes , of the manifold vertues of (JPhafler T>o- ttor Anthonies Aurum Potabile, tryed by the command of the right honourable, Edmund Lord ShiffieldjLord Prejident of Torke.

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'T'Hc wife of hhnGoulfbrough feruant to my Lord, lay very fickefundry daies before my Lord had knowledge thereof. T hen was I Lent vnto her, whom I foundlanguifhing and in great extremitie.Shee was greatly fweld in her;bodie, and hadalfoa loofe- neile, lo that it part from her almoft vnknowing to her. And further (he was greatly diftempered in heat She had taken no manner fu(lenancePfor 4. or 5. daies before, whereby (hee was grownefoweake, that Ihee could not mooue her body but as ihe was helpt by others. Alfo her eyes were greatly fwelled : her Ipeech could not be heard thelength ofthe bed- (hee defired nothing but drinke, taking no reft , neither

night nor day,

fi/ft ipoonfull that I gaue her, did (hew fmall ettea whult 1 was with her, which was feme houre : but they which attended her,faid, that Lome two houres after, it made her rift , and to voide a little wa- terofher Stomacke. At euening I gaue her oneo- ther fpoonfull, and before I could feale vp the glade die was in a little Humber, but it continued not Iona NeuerthelefIe,Hiee feltfb much eafe at herStomaek that lliefaid, What is this that my good Lord hath

fentme : forlgiueGodthankeslfeelemucheafeto-

wards that I did: with that fljeprayed hartilyformy Lord And both herfpeech arid countenancefeemed better then before: Then about one of the clock at midnyght , (befell a(leepe,and Hepttwo houres. The next morning , I gaue her the third (poonfulh and af- tcr thatihecaftaiittle.aud in her caffing die tookc cold, which caufed her to cough, and made herfoill and weake5that I thought my laboure was all loft. Herloofeiles alfo held her dill. But it pleafed God to giuefucha hleflingviitothisMedicine^that afterthe

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taking of 4. or 5. {poonfoll fflore5 her flux was llaide* her ftrength alio recouered in filch fortj that Hie was able to (it vpright in her bed ? and to reeeiue fufle- nance.Alfo>after three fpoonful more^fhee could en¬ dure to haue her clothes put on , and with a little helpe? to walke vp and downe the Chamber. Shee tooke in all 1 3 . fpoonfuls.Then did (lie acknowledge that fliee was perfectly well ? giuing God thankes therefore; And to me fheefaid) No w AfafterHoh&es I pray youfp are your further labour* &c.

T Hamas Taylor, one of my Lords houfhoid fer- uantsj about the fame timein the former yeere had an extraordinary Maligne feuer & of long a quotidian continuance. He was a very able and iltrong maligne feuer. man .* N euertheletfe,it had fo weakned aim? that he was fcantly able to goe vpright : He could endure to take nofuftenaoce for a long time. Oxten times alfo asamadman, he wouldarife out of his bed in the nioht feafon, and lye downe ontne floore, and there lietvntillfome body came by chance to helpe him.

This vearehe likewifefell into the fame Innrmity bv all fignes and tokens . His fir it fit continued fixe houres, with fuch violent pai ne at his heart, that he was enforced to cry out. My Lord wasmot wi hng v

that I fhould giue him any thing this firft fit. next day after, when the former paffions began to af fault him, my Lord fent mevnto him , and d g< him one fpoonful! of this Medicine. After which, he did fundry times call vp by vomit, a^ety fikhy am euill&bftance. When he bad donecamng, g-y him another fpoonful!, and fo he relied Suie9 ? ‘ ' uing an eafie fit whichcontirmed the fpaee ofohree

A continuall

maligne

feuer.

jo The fee on d Part,

houres. His third fit came alfo vnto him, then I gaue him one other fpoonfull, and within a quarter of an houre, he had a vomit. I gaue him one other fpoon¬ full, and he had one other vomit. I gaue him then an other, that is, three times one after an other,and three times he vomited : and then he was prouoked to the ftoole.Whildhe was there,hehad againeavery great vomit, being of diuers colors , and a mucilage or fly- miefubftance. After this vomit,I gauehim one other fpoonfull, and then he flept quietly, and had no more fits afterward.

HEnry Kickjnfon one of my Lords feruants , it pleafed God to vifite with an extraordinary Quotidian feu er, hauing a fen lible paine in his bones, which made him fo fore that he could not abide one to touch him : and with the extremitis thereof, became euen madandfenfeleife, not know¬ ing any man, Alfofo weake , that euery one of his friends exp eded death. He continued in this extrea* mitie a fortnight, before I was fent to him ; In which time, he had taken little fudenanee. His body alfo was extreamely hot, and he tookeno red.

After the fird fpoonfull that I gaue him, within halfe an houre he fell afleepe , and dept the fpaee of one houre , and when he awoke did cad a little. At night I gauehim one other fpoonfull after which he flept two houres , and then fpake thefe words. Will not M after Holmes come againevntome ? and other fuch like fpeaches manifeftly approouing that he had found comfort by that which 1 had giuen him. Then did he giue thankes vnto God. All that I gaue him was elcuen (poonfuls. So by little and little he amen- ded,and became perfe&ly recouered.

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Any others I could herefet dome, which.

MtlZ^edZ theft parts prefent re- Itefebt this Medicine. Amongtherejf , mi Lords Children bcthfonnes and ytofimdrj Uj

^ J / , heretofore he

fS,Z'0^iyrrtMi

thereby, So likemfe doth my Lady.

T Affly for my fe]^head!asPhyfitions call it,

I treame mignm m my ^ any times in

1— 'butmydifeafeis in i ^ *j ^11 haue my theyeare,beingin per f0n,ail I continue halte

fight fodenly ta^.a^ 5 moft violent aking in an houre : then (hall I h . kind 0f ftopor firft

mj-head^fo afleepmeire; tbenaK^ dQ^totny

in my lips and tongue, an f ntothe Palfey, and AdeadPdfey

hands; I 0 retch *em j^hernt willgodowne thus it holds mea g°o fliallhauc a great defire

into my legs. Alltnis w heeneinthis fitfome

to call, but cannot, v n i adoe p (hall call, and af-

6.houres:and then with hauefonae better eafe.

ter once or twice caging ™ (hallfom-

As long as I am m that form - neither to

time farcely be able t0 ^ J ^hatis fpoken. But

fPeake,norvnderftand,norhearewn r at

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at the laft I fall afleepe,& then I begin to b 2 wel, Sc yet not very wel, nor in perfect good health for thefpace of one whole weeke after. Now it pleafed God, that being at Lond.in Decem.Iart,i 6 13. being in prefence of my Lord, fuddenly I felt that my figbtfaiied me, n\V head aked, and that my fit approached neere Whereupon I craued pardon of my Lord, being not able to goe forward with his bufinefife that I had then in hand. My Lord therefore commanded mee pre- fently to take fome A nr urn Potabilefov it was then in my cuflodie. But 1 made the mixture fomewhat more effectual! of the gold, then I was accu homed to doe at other times* And within one quarter of an houre after taking thereof, my fpirits and fenfes were comforted: the cold, which at the fMpotfetfed me, ecame temperate. Alfo I brake winde both vpward and downward. Likewifel had a defire to vomit, and an indinationto fleepe: But my Lord would not permit me, caufing me to bee kept walking vp and downe. Whereby after thefpace of one houre 1 felt my felfe very well: only my head did ake a little. But (praifed be God)I did not fall into my vfuall ^.Fur¬ thermore, by taking that durum Potabile, I became ioole bodied, whereas vfually I am accu domed to be bound. All thefethmgs (if neede require) I will bee ready vpon mine oath to auouch. Thus I doe end,

Eve’r SINCE I TOOKE THIS Medicine I haue continued in good health, praifed be God. Feb. 4. 1 61 4.

T°ur louingfriend Lhos Holme s^att en¬ ding myforefaid Lord whit Chamber.

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I May not forget here to remember the right Reuer end father in God , whofe learning, pietie andvertue befnffciently knomeyhe Lord Bt- flop cftVmcheftcr, my Honourable good Patron: amnfl whofe teftimonie there can beno excepti¬ on His Lordfiip is a mofr autentickf witnefje of this my Potable gold, and tefhfieth the vermes thereof to all perfons: and can ( ifneede require) mmntame the fame to thegreatefl perfons of this Realme : hotv not one ly himfelfe tnthe recouerte and maintenance of his owne bodily health, much wakened with continuall ftndtes , and the late treat paines in conference of many copies, for the fytte tranflation of the holy Scriptures out oj He¬ brew into Engltjh : but alfo very many others, re- ceiuino Aurum Potabile from bis pious chantie,

haue beenefrommany anddiuers difeafesrecoue-

red, aud reftored to their former health by vfe thereof. Eul becaufe the vocall and buely am - ffation of his Lordfiip , can more fatisfie any that require fafisjaBion, then any dehuery by his let¬ ters fent me, I will be fraringin that point: ana troubletbe Reader onelywith a few ofmany.fiew- ino how, and to whome , his Lordfiip m greatefr tiecefflties, and dangerous difiafes, did liberally bellow this Potable gold, and commanded the q- fe Bs thereof to be brief ely fit downe,asfollmeth.

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Sir, being appointed by my Lord & Mr. to confer with diuers of this coutry, whohaue bin cured cf fundry difeafes with Aurttm p stabile, giuen vnto them by his Lordfhip.-I haue accordingly take the report of thole few that wereneere thisplace, and with whom I might conueniently fpeake. Many more there are, that receiued good by it, which dwell remote from this place, with whom I fhall fpeake as occafion Ihall be offered, and leifurepermit to do it.So hoping to be betterfurnilhed with thefe things againftyour com- ming intoHamplhire, which is fhortly expefted, 1 take Jeaue, reding,

Yourajfur td friend to my fower,Antho. Langford S ecretary to my Lord Bifbof ofmmbefter.

Bishops Watham the la ft of Nou ember, 1 612.

GOod Sir,aIthoughit be vnufuall with me to of- rer exchange ol words to flrangers, yet fince the heauenly prouidence hath defigned a part or noble skill, wherein I vnderftand you are iin- gular, tobe Lome meanes of healthful! vfe vnto me, I fliould hold it a lull forfeit of my recouered eftate,if I lhould niece any thuig that appertaineth to the effe- ctingit . I therefore cannot choofe but tell you how

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much I am bound to my Honourable good Lord of Winchefter, who firft of his good fauour vouchfkfed _ Aurum votabile > (b well agreeing with my

Tear ajf wed friend Lucy lemce3mfevnto Sir The, lemice knight.

yWasfickeof an ague fomefeuenmght or fherea ^ ^

1 bouts, & the 1 had two fuch fits, asl &allthatdid ■A fee me, thought I could not liaue efcaped death.

Then I dranke a fpoonfull of Aurum peubile in the middle of mine extreame burning, and within a quar¬ ter ofonehoure after, the extreame paine in my »o- macke ceafed ,and 1 felt my felte very welLOnly the heat remained with me about one houre, which paine of the ftomacke was wont to hold me 3 . or 4. houres in the former fits.The next cay that my Ague Ihoufd

come, it came notall the day, vntillfupper time. And

fitting at fupper, it came very terribly vpon me, io that 1 was driuen to go to bed. I was extremely fick.

Then 1 called for a fpoonfull of AHrumpotebUe* and it wrought with me as it did before. I did alfo fweat feme three houres, and fo 1 thanke God,he tooke his

fareWeU‘ Ahx.Cldfit'd. ■

Sir

A long con¬ tinuing quo¬ tidian with a vomiting.

SIr,the Difeafe of my Sonne was in this manner? Ittooke him once in 24. houres, with acolde Ihiuerk'rg in the likeneile of an Ague. Which coldehelde him but a fhort time. Afterwardyhefcll into an extreame heate, with a vomiting which con¬ tinued about 3. or 4. houres. In this manner he was daily perplexed the fpace of a Moneth or hue weekes, before hetooke the Aumm Patdile. Which at the hrh taking, being at the beginning ofhis cold, flay¬ ed his vomiting, and his fit was not fo extreme asic had beene before. And in this manner he tookeit 3 .or 4-fits immediately one after another, aboutthe quantitie of a fpoonful orfomewhat leffeand hill his hts did leiTon and decay, and Ja% left him altoge¬ ther.

Durlay Ianuary 10. 1612.

Francis Fortefcnc,

Thefeconi 'Prtrt.

Sf

ABRIEFEGOL'

lection and

%EL ATI 0 OF

THOSE FEW AMONGST MANY,

THAT HATE TAKEN

' pot'abile.inthiscovnty ofSovTHAMPTO n, truly related

concerning the effeft thereof, de mere .

from their o^ne month's y nto me J Anthony tangford.

Homos wheeler of Waltham hus¬ bandman ,aged 67.)' cares , con¬ tinued ficke the fpace of one moneth of a new difeafe very common at that time, whereof many died. This man likewife was in fo great perill of death An aged man

ww thatthcbelltolled for him, and,“P“nt 0

he was prayed for in the Church. In this his ® cafe, a fpoonfull of AurumToubtle wasgmen vnto him, by which he felt fome prefent releefe, to a gentle Sweat for anhoureor twa.ne : Th -

kins one other fpoonfull , he llept Q Y f 1

ofanhoure: A fter that a third fpoonful),by which he

had a vomit of a great quantity of

And by fenfible degrees be recovered health,pr-sied

be God, and is yet ly uing being of great y ear

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4

A continucill burning feuer

EDmund Laurence of Bifhops Waltham gcntle- man,aged 3 C. ye ares, was perplexed with a bur¬ ning feuer continuing two daies , and two nights without intermiffion 5 he onely tooke one fpoonful or rather lefle in quantity of the Anrum Po- tabiley and by degrees hefoone returned into his for mer temper and health againe.

A concinuall and (harp bur¬ ning feuer.

GIlesKtherickeYeomanof the fameplace, 40. yeares of age, had a continuall and fharpe bur¬ ning feuer eight daies and nights. In all which time he could take no reft.-he tooketwo Ipoonf'uls of Aurumpotabile , and dept quietly the fpace. of two houres the fame night. The next day towards euening, taking the like quantitie, he dept the whole night quietly , and recouered perfed heath.;

A quotidian. T 7T TllliamHillesof Waltham aforefaid,Yeo- \/ \/ man, aged 55- yeares, hauing had hue fits * * of a quotidian , and beeing entred into

the fixt,he tooke afpoonfall of Aurum Potabile, which put him out of his colde fit, and made him fweat jand then taki ng as much more, it gaue him 3 good vomit and z. or 3 . ftooles : and thereupon fhortly after hee Ilept quietly and recoueredhis flomacke, which both had failed him theformer 5. daies, and l ince he hath beeneweJL

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I Ohn Walter of the fame? 4o.yeare$ of agc>hamng ^ had 4, fits of a T ertian, and the fift fit being vpon uer. him^he tooke a good fpoonfull of Aurmn PotabUe . Whereupon within one houre after? his fit left him?

and neuer troubled him fince. .

The faid [ohn Wi/r^.hauingi.fpoonfuls or Attrttm PoiabiU left, after he himfelfe was cured , he gaue the lame vnto a maide in H ambleton of 14- yeares, who had languifhed of atertianfeueraquarterot ayeare before, and thereby was cured and had no more tits.

1 u

T T Enry Hindleof Waltham, 47. yf f aged,for Acontinuall

1 1 fpace of fiue daies continually had a teuer feuer with, VQ"

X X without intermiffion. He could not retaine miting. any thing in all that time , that he did pitlwr cateor drinke. After the fift day , he tooke a fpoonfull of the Anrum Potabiic, which he did not call vp as his other nutriments.- but digeftedit, and it puth.mmtoa fweat that continued about 4. houres . Thenagai he tooke as much more, and did fweat ^.houres

more : Afterthat he arofe,and being vp, he did vomit a pintof thicke vifeous flegme. Then after the fpace oftwo houres, he did eate ofa peece of veale, which

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A Paffion of the heart.

IOhnGoleof Waltham Mercer 43. yeares aged, was grieued with an extreame paine at his heart,fo that for tfaefpace of three daies he could neither takefoode nor reft, and was grown e fo weake, that e- ueiy man doubted his life. Afpoonfellof Atman Po¬ table was giuen him by thofe about him, heenot knowing what they gaue him. And after one houre, an other fpoonfull 5 and a while after the third fpoon- full. By this meane$,hecont inued long in a fweat, and within t wo daies after was reftored to health.

THefe alfo whofe names are vnder written3haue all in their extremitie of fickneife , receiued Aurum Potable, from my Lord Bifhop, and are well recouered : Buthetherto Ihauehad. no conference with them. Howbeit it is moil cer* taine,thatby meanes thereof, they were recouered fromiundry dangerouslnfirmities.

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Robert Moore Mafier of Arts ,of this new fetter, Reuben Hamruegent. the like.

The wife of Mr. Armwood in the fore ft ,of the like *. The wife of Mr. Cottonvf Roche Court.

The wife of John Hawkof worth, cured of a ftrange difeafe , whereof fiee had long before languijhed* Richard Peckham.

Tho. Beale, about one hundred yeares of age, and recouered of this new ague , and is yet lining. Edward Seavle of Northampton gent . hauing longlanguijbed of this new ague.

Nicholas Trior,

Anthony Langford.

1 doubt

The fccond Path

I Doubt mt but that theft Tefiimoniesfi war- ranted, beingbataftwextmplarie woof es of •very many, will fat is fie any vnderftanding and honefl reader. I intend'not with a whole Calender or endleffe Catalogued with tedious reading of the Came thing often done, to weary the reader * Elfelcouldeafily Inhtrge this Route : It being certaine, that there is fcarce any one Shire or Lord/htp in England, from whence Ihaue nothin Cent vntofor my potable gold, with which. Noble¬ men, gentlemen, andperf on, of othtrranket have

bin diuerfiy cured and releeued, in their nccejfi- ties of their healths: Apparent it is, that it neuer hurt any, profited all, though allhaue not recoue- ' redjVe mu ft herein etter acknowledge the vnre- Healed ordinance of God1, not to bee controlled V by any Art or Indafirie of humane Remedies . I delire therefore the patient Mijferencie of all •Readers, toconfider and fauourab/y to, Interpret thefe my proceedings. For I acknowledge and con- felfe,thatin ordinary Cures perform/*, no Ratio- nail Phyfition ought to print the Calender of hu fuccefes, except in fomecure add peculiar cafe, Zhichfeldome happening, may be alight and In- QruBion to others( though many hauefoughtfame thereby )which wasfarrefrommy intent andpur- tofe.But the necejfitie of vindicating my Integn- tie, and the well knowne truth of the effetts of my potable gold, haue made that neceffartly volant a - rie,whtch before I neuer entertained *»?”“***

oonfultatm. For good wine needs no Bap*

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Signs . And thefe he the motives why / offer this fmallaffay ( I hope not wearifome to be re ad and obfemed) beeing a fhort mention of fome persons andT)ifeafes, which have received prefent helps by the vfe of this fo maligned Medicine: (my po¬ table gold )I fay, a fhort mention3not of alfnor the greater part, nor in any ne ere proportion ofnum - her to the totally For feme will not confent to bee ■named : andfomefpecialtiesmaynot be dim bed. ( \s4ndinfome rejpett / am not very forward of mine owne nature to enlarge the malice of my tra- ducers , by pub lining fome Cures which cannot pleafc them to heare of Thus far re forth concer¬ ning other mem t eft monies : I will proceedeto mine owne prath/e.

AS the brighter the Sunne is, the more apparent be the (hadowes caufed by folid & thicke duskifh bodies: fo,the more excellent & famous the glorie is, that is atchieued by things vvel & faithfully per¬ formed; the more it is fpurgald with the kicking heeles ofEnuie. As this is truein all adlions and commereements of this life, fo it hath notorioufly and lauiflilybin praftifed againft me in my proceedings. A c theveiyfirft, this corroding fpite, /paring no man, this malicious detradion, enemie oftruth,fetvp their whole reft infuchfafhi- on as they could, to demolilh my faire buil¬ ding. But truth, that precious daughter of time, hath now vndertaken the quarrell,

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The fecond Tart. 6 3

that will lay * nill they * fhee muft and will preuaile againft their furie, and maintaine her quiet nauigation* notwithflanding any guiles or (lormesjfrom their dryland water- lefle Clowdes. And to the intent that eue- ry vnpartiall * vnpreiudiced* and Intelli¬ gent reader* may the better vnderlland the caule of thefe Impreffions, and the Hate and hrft force of this controuerfie, which hath now enforced the publike atteftation of the vertues of this Medicine : I will as briefely and fparingly as may be, by one or two Inftances * declare the firfl originall caufe.

Sir Adolf e Cary a knight,nob!y defeended* being not well* fentforaPhyfition of great name and fame : who gaue him fiich Medicines as he thought fit* one being a Purgation, which did not onlyclenfethe firft veines, but wrought fomewhat forceably •Within fliort timeafter*thedileafe was difc couered to be the Ifnall Pocks. But by the vnfeafbna- blerevullion and indraught of thatfollrong Purga- tion(as I thinke) and peraduenture by fome other uegle&*naturefailedinthefufficient expulfjon of the puftules. Alfo thole exitures which appeared*(hortly after funke againe,or* as wecommonly lay, went in. Hereupon, the Patientfellintothatextremitie* that the eminent perill of his lifecould not be hid* lb that all they that were about him defpairedvtterly of his recouery. Wherefore they fent to his brother* to call haftily for the Dolors beft accquainted with the

H 4 Hate

, The fecoud Part.

ftate of his body, which were two: Who miffing them

both, neither knowing where to feeke either of them, and being veiy fenfible and heauy for his brothers deiperate cafe,by chance met with me in the way,in- treatsme toaccompany him to his brother, thenly- ingdangeroufly licke. Bat I hearing the names of thole Dolors, was vnwilling to goe, being loth to giue offence.- alfb that gentleman was at that time vt- terly vnknowne vnto me, whereby the rather I excu-

fed my felfe, He replied , that I was fufficiently Xnownetohimby?r-:~~J~cu‘“ T , , 1

and therefore inftac

necelFaryandiuftac _ i

confentedywent with him j and being then euening I vifited the ficke gentleman his brother, and found i him in a moll deplorable ftate, without fleepe or any other reft, raging and rauing.He tooke a fpoonlull of j my durumpotabtle, with which heprefently became | quiet, of a more cheerefull countenance, and fell into a gentle fteepe. After onehoure I gauehim an other I fpoonnili, after which hefpakeaduifedly, &faidhe

j mu5“ com^orted,& fo fleept again,& fweat natu- rally al his body ouer. And (which was the beft figne)

| the Pocks or Puftuls did againe come outplentifelly. j I attended him all that night, & at HtSc feafonable times gaue him my medicine , fometime pure of it jelfc/omctimes mixed with broth orother^couenient liquor. The next morningjone of his Hr ft Dotftors comming & finding me therewith his patient,tooke that for his occasion to raile on me in vnleeming termes.To whom it was anfwered, that I was vnwil* lingly and almoft compulfiuely brought thither, by the neereft of blood to the Tick gen tleman,& with no telle mtreaty then others. But thefe Phy fitians were

fo

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Ths fecond pArt. 6 5

fo far from conferring with me cocerningthe further health of this patient?whom they then found in very good ccfe?that they both ioyned? and would not bee quiet?before they had rid me thence? contrary to the willoftbepatient?and of thofe that werepreient. In what cafe and ftatel both found and left this gentle- man?you hauehard. After my departure? what coo¬ ling, or aftringent?or otherwise qualified Syrupes? or Electuaries? or other forme of medicine they gaue him all that day I knownot.ButthisI know?thatthe next night he relapfed into the fame cruell and delpe- rate accidents? in which I formerly had found him, and from which I had reftored him:peraduenture?he fell into this relaps for want of that my medicine? lo powrefullin drengthning the heart? and expelling poyfon from it* For doubtleffe? the exitures being Bopped, and the poyfon returning from the outward

parts of the body, whither nature had expelled it? to

the heart? the fame accidents mud needes returne. Such relapfes are moll: dangerous? becaule both the infection is ftronger,and the body weaker. And io it appearedin this noble gentlemanly this his vntime- ly death. Then did thefe Phyfitions vnder whole hands he died, bethinkethemfeluesof fomeftrata- geme, to avoid the imputation imminent. One of them therefore hattneth to the Court, where he pub- lilheth excufeol himfelfe,and accufation of me. A further caufeth me to bee cited to the Colledge of London Phyfitions, and with the eloquence of Ter- tullus very ftoutlyaccufet fa me, as culpable o f the : death of this gentleman. Where I acquired my felfe, and maintained my innoeency by foure ^wfhll witneires, feruants and attendants of their late MalLr th i ceafed knight ; Who with one confent and conteiu

C6 Thcfeceni Tart.

tion dilated : Thatl came to their faid Mailer lying inhislaftandextreame pangs, rauing after the exi- tures of thefmall pocks were ftriken in : That after I had with carefull and diligent attendance all that night adminiftred my potable Gold vnto him, as a- foreiaid, the extremities ofhis paftions,and grieuout nelle of accidents were much eafed and abated, he more quiet and in better lenfe, and that the Puftules ofhis difeafe did againe plentifully breake out , by which meanes he was refpediuely in good temper : And that the next day when the faid Phyfitions had excluded me,and giuen him their mixtures,all things turned to their old courfe, he to his former extremi- ties, and fo died.His Maieftie alfo had commanded 4, honourable perfons to be prefent at the Colledge in the hearing and debating of thefe adions now in queftion : that is,the right honourablethe Lord Kne* net, Sir Henry and Sir Philip Cary knights, brethren of Sir Adolph deceafed,andiS> William Cjo dolphin knightj who finding it fully proued,how I found him (in the agony of death)how I left him (in good temper)how the other Dodorsreceiued him(invery good cafe for that difeafe jhow they left him(dead,)truly reported the whole matter to the Kings M aiellie as indeede it was.What his Maieftiescenfurethen was herein, and on whom he would lay this imputation of his death, may eafily be coniedured out of the manifeftations of the caufe. Alfo thole two worthy brethren, meere Grangers to me at that time,liuing in honourable ac¬ count and placebo generoufiy and vertuoufiy, that none dare entertaine any finifter thought again ft their finceritie^nor opinion that they will for any re- iped whatfoeuer be induced to report any vntruth for me upr any other; are alwaics ready to giue for-

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ther fatisfa&ion, if any as yet be not fuffkiently per- fwaded of thele proceedings. Reafonitfelfe, in one matne ground of Phy ficall indications doth teach vs, that, d invar, tibns et mcentibus, from fuch things as helpe,and fuch things as hurt3amoft inuincible argu¬ ment is drawne, and concluded. Is it not a generall rule with all Phyfitions, to continue the vfe of thofe

fly and forbearethc vfe ofthofe which haue hurt? or doneno good r Nature teacheth brute beads, tofeeke (hadowed and cooleplaces,in the heat of fommer,be- caufe their fenfe Andes eafe and refrelhing by the

ihaddow,and hurt and annoyance by the parching funne. Apparant it is, that my Potable gold did euen miraculoufly refrefh, helpe, profite and comfort t is difeafed gentleman, ofwhom this queftion firft grew. For his vnderftanding was thereby recovered: quiet- nelfcrcft, and fleepe procured: natural! and health- full fweating caufed ; and the poyfon of his difeafe

driuen from the center and heart, whereby the pu-

flules and exitures did againe appeare and come forth. All arguments and fignes of good eltate and temper in that difeafe did appeare as portending a perfea recouerie. On the other fide, whatfoeuer the Medicines adminiflred by thdetwo other Doftors

were, before or after my comming,! know not. cut,

mod certaine it is, that whatfoeuer they gaue, or

howfoeuer they handled the matter , much hurt fuc-

ceeded , euen the greatefl: mifchiefe that may hap- pen to a languifhing patient For all the concour fe cf his former grieuous, direfull, and mortall fympto- maticall accidents returnes with doubk ftreng i, when his heart and vital fpirits were not ableto rdith

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The firiking in againe of the exiturcs, rauing, wreG- ling,and (which only remained to conclude the tra- gedie) Death it felfe , thelafl of all lines that man can draw : and a true line to draw and direct vnderGan- ding men to the true caufe of his death. Thefe cir- cum dances compulfarily wrung from me, befuffici- ent for the euidence of this verity to all men, that will notmalicioufly fpurne againG apparant truth. But my traducers doe Gill ipiderlike fucke poylon in flead ofhony, and force themfelues to an vnnaturall vomit of thefe humors again d this medicine, truly of gold, and truly potable. In which bitterneife if they did not Gill peril G, againG their owne fcience , con- fcience, regard of vertue and veritie , wounding ma¬ ny honeG hearts, withfalfefuggeGions againG my good name, and the innocuous worthinelleof this Medicine, and defrauding many poore languilhing foules of the vfe and benefite thereof , I would , and furely gladly would , for their fakes , haue forborne the narration and report of this true Gorie : Which J am by them compelled to publilh for my Apo- logie. .

MI Gres Cicely BoulGred , a worthie gentlewo¬ man, and virgine, attending in neereleruice our gracious Queene, in good fauour and ac¬ count, fell licke , and had greiuous patfions. Vnto whomediuersofthe moll famous Phyfitions of the Colledge were called. Who with great care, and their vtmoG skill, IparingnocoG (aswas fitting in luch a place) adminidred all kinds ofconducing Medicines, both Cordials , and other refpe<Giuely tothe caufeof her difeafe, and paffions: bothfuch as be ready in the. ... fliops

Thefecond Part. ■ 6 9

fhoppes, as other shy fome fingularitieof Art prepa¬ red Her paffions (fill continued, if not encreafed. Continual vomiting, and reieftion of whatfoeuer

fhetooke,meate, drink, medicines: with fwoundings,

torture, torments of euery part of her body. A roiie- rable and pitifollfpedacle , much lamented of many very honourable perfons. Shee could not refiner fleepe night nor day. So that finking voder the bur-

den ofthis afflidion, with the violence and continu¬ ance thereof, her firength vtterly failed. Shee could

not retaine Co much as one drop of any broth or o- ther nourilhment. Her Stomacke by comeftwc : of all Phvfitions , was drawen together and (hut p, without any power orfaculty to performe the offices of nature. In this miferable efiate, this diftrelfed gentlewoman languithed two whole monthes, with- & tonveafe or releefe by thevfe of any the Medi- dnes giuen her by theaduife of the faid Phvfitions.- all thmgs tending to a more defperate and Imme¬ dicable eftate. Whereupon the mother of this gen- dewoman demandedofthefefaid Doftors, whether they had any hope to giue helpe, or at lead wife cafe to her daughter felfe (lie faid (he would fend tot T>o- a!r Anthony. Thofe Doftors hereupon limited them- felues to a certaine time, which they fpent m their v t- termoft habiUtics to perform, to the intet 1 fliold not be called. To which purpofe they commanded an A- nothecary to attend in the Chamber of the patient all the next day and night, and euery thirdhouretogiue her a Cordiall.Then voluntarily they faid to the mo¬ ther, Send for Deft. Anthony ii you will, and God fend him good fuccefle with your daughter. Then w a., I. fentfor, and finding this gentlewoman m fudefpe- rateacafe, left andgiuen ouer by allthe Dodorsof

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auuuwui uiocoix^nere nad beenepublike confuta¬ tions m the Coliedge,as is reqaidte in fuch like cafes which fildome come in vfe)I deOred God to bletle my endeauours,and fo continue his bleffings in the admimftrationofthismy happy medicine? After a imall time,vpon due and mature confideration of all things,! gaue her at the firft^not a whole ipoonfull of m y Anrumpotabtle, as in other cafes, butmuchleffe, fcarcc a quarter fo much; which (he cart vp again e with a vehement force andtorture of her body. A lit- tie while after I gaue her as much more, which (he calt vp in thefame manner as (hedid the fir ft. Againe I gaue it the third time, fome part of which (hee alfo cad vp,but keptfome,with akind offtrife orconfM betweene the medicine and the maladie.Then I ad. uiled,that (he (hould not further be troubled for a fea- fon , but to try if (hee could now take a little reft or lleepe.- So (he dilpofed her felfe thereunto , and flepc foundly a whole houre ; which diuers of great ac¬ count then prefentcanwitnefte. For (he fibred that we all heard .- Which feemed Grange to all : confide-

wf Z 01l8 f,Imlbe/0re ftee b?>d taken no reft When foe waked , (he faid that (he found her felfe

fomewhat betterat eafe.Then(which was the fntZh time) I gaue her halfe afpoonful, which (he kept with¬ out any contending or trouble to her body. This gaue me, and many worthy gentlewomen there ore

benDrIrred1h°Pe0t aS0?d recouerie- Wherein (God be praifed)we were not decerned. For in all rheother

adminiftrmgot this Medicine, orderly, as (lie was a-

Sedea(he ft"? ”Sthe ^anntitie>^rfpir,ts were releeued, (he daily recouered ftrength,all thenafo-

ons,fymptomes and accidents of her difeafes ceafed,

' her

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her flckneffe fully left her , and (he recbuered perfect health. Thus with the vfe of this happy Medicine* this gentlewoman was recouered* and cured of that dangerous difeafe, wherein thofe other Dodlorshad wearied themfelues * andforfakenher5 at which her friends woridred*minereioyced* and other malicious

aduerfariesfrettediforwhichGodbcpraifed. Ifthey

will call thefe the effedb of Iugling, andofacorro- fiue Medicine, they willhardly finde any Cordiall a- mongft all their Difpenfatories and Magiflrall pre- fcriptions. Thecaufe and effed are Effentiall Rela*

tiues.

THe Lady and wife of Sir Francis Leake Knight* oontinualI being now conceiued of her fir ft childe * was VOmiting and fallen into many infirmities. Shee had a con- defoliation of tinuall and abundant flux at her mouth>caufed Reume conti- by colie (ftion of phlegmaticke and pituitous hu-^S^ mors ; Alfo a continuall vomiting and catting* euer after any food taken.Her flux ceafed not neither day nor night. She was brought to that weaknes & lea.iv neffe in her body*that al her friends thought (he was in a confumption. During the time of this ficknes ('which was flue moneths)fhe vfed many medicines in hope of remedy* but found none. And therefore iuftly feared eythermifearying her trauell, or the Ioffe ofherownclife. Whereupon*by theperfwafion of fome friends , which knew right well the efficacie of my Potable goldpfhe tooke therof the third month before the time of her deliuery * and at feuerall times continued the vleofit. By which meanes, her vomi¬ ting^ flux of fpitting ceafed, ihe recouped ftrength

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and good habit : and all the reft of the time of her childe bearing , continued in very good health and difpofition. And in due time was deliuered of a fairs and ftrong Sonne? which is yet liuing.

T He Lady and wife of. S’ ir Edward Barret knight, and lifter to the forenamed Lady? being in tra- uell of child birth? in fuch hazard and extremi¬ ties of hard labour? that both her Midwiues &all other there prefen t defpaired both offafety and life of mother and child 5 by counfell of a great Ladie then in my chamber tooke ofmy Potable gold? and beyond the exoe (Station of them all? was prefently deliuered of a child in good liking But the after burden flayed? whichinthat weakenetfe made them feare the like danger. Therefore they gaueherthe

feme Medicineagaine?by which the after burden fob lowed?flierecouered?and did well.

THis Medicine hath likewife bin happy and fucceffall to very many others , Weomen in like cafes , euen after the childe hath beene dead in their bodies , and they gmenouer in their laft extremities. So that it is fcarfe pojfible tofnde any Medicine to match this in fuch cafes 3w hereof I mil fet dome a few examples .

THe wife of Iofeph Temh erton Haberdafb er of Ipb wichintbe Countie of vSuffolke, was deliuered by meanes of this Potable gold? being in great extre-

mitie and danger?by reafon of he? hard labour,

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The fee tna Part.

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T He wife of Maftct Oratio PalttaJino,v/&S recouered <2hildbirthJ by the fameMedicine, beeing in great danger v through hardlabour in childe-birth.

IN like manner was the wife of 7 homos Blackeborne childWttJjj Citizen of London, when (he had beene two dates in labour, fafely deliuered by this helpe.

THe wife of Nicholas Colman in Great Saint Bar- childbirth.

tholmewes, was euen at the point of Death, and vpon the taking of this Amum Potabile.vras presently deliuered, and her life preferued.

M After Foxttm in Red Crofle ftreete, had his wife in the like cafe, and in greater danger, by reafon of the childe in her body being dead.

Dead birth.

THe like Fcetus mrtrns , or dead birth, the wife of Dea(j birth, CMafler CaflU,oi Hatfield Peuerell in Eirex.had carried in her body three daies, neither could (he be deliuered by any feelpe , vntill (hee woke the Aurum

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The fecon^ part.

T He wife of Mafter Harde dwelling vpon Sam Peters Hill in London, was deliuered of a dead childe, yet neuerthelelTe fhe was Hill full of in- tollerable paines. Whereupon the wife of M. Titzgarret Efcjuire neere dwelling , gaue vnto her of my Aurum Potab/le9the next day after her deliuery of that childe, at 9. of the clocke in the morning. And the fame day at 2. of theclocke in theafternoone, fliee was deliuered of an other dead childe , and then, prefen tly recouered.

Peril! of THc w^e Mafi.Iohn Eingle ofthe Exchequer was Childbirth. * in her trauell in great peril of death, vnto whom a graue gentlewoman there prefent at her labour,gaue ofmy Aurum Totab'ile^ witn which helpe , both ihee and the childe were faued.

T He Lady and wife of Sir John Pretiman knight, m uuidbirth being in childe-bed, fell into a burning feuer : al-

fo fhe could take no reft nor llcepe: And other very violent paftions (lie endured. She was not willing to take any manner of Medicine. Only Aurum Pot a - bile Iheetooke , and was quickly reftored to health.

Burning feuer and bloody flux in Child¬ bed.

THe wife of c Jfytaft, Edmund Kwgftone&t Glocefter ftiire,being in childe-bed had a burning feuer, and with it a bloody flux. She was throughly cu¬ red by the fame meanes which th a Lady Pretiman vfed.

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AN other gentlewoman of the fame County Wand the wife of Chnftoobtr RlacM was by the

famemeanescureaofafeuer,withan exceffiue

fcouring, lying in childbed.

1 Marchant, being with childe, had mail} pain J- ons and euident caufes.to make her teare abor¬ tion or mifearrying. Beeing therefore aduifed hereunto!, Ihetookeof my Aurum Potabile, daily a

nnrtionable quantitie, and went out her full time)

•Sued Gods biffing in the fafe deliuery of afaire ;hilde. v . v

Whereby it appeared that this Medicine hath

diuers vertues and faculties -.As **£>£*» womote the birth where it is flayed, be the birth fahue er dead : as alfo to flay and preuent abortion of mifearrying, vnt o the fulltime andpertodeof the natural birth, which in the power of the Me¬ dicine is but one : That is, the onely comforting JrZhmno, and enabling of nature, to promote andperforme her owns afliorn, which way foeuer

other cafes before hath beene obferUed. And not

only profitable to each mother in all thofe former

JJesMmhe infant alfo, as Jball appeare by one Relation, which here followed. ^

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The fecond Part,

Perill in Childbirth.

The new borne Infant in-danger.

THe wife of Af after Richard Browne Efcjuire, dwelling in the Blacke fryers , was long in la¬ bour of childbirth , and in great danger , not- withflanding (he had two midvviues with her. A cer- taine gentlewoman and neighbour being then pre- fent? perfwaded to fend for fome of my Atsrum Pota - bile, and to giue it her. One Midwife faid, (he had bet¬ ter meanes to giue her. But when all meanes fkyied, andfmall hope oflife remained, then w 3i&ioc\y ydarum Potabileknt. for. And after it was twice adminiffred vntoher , Hie was fafe deliuered of a liuing and well liking childe, God be praifed. The next day follow¬ ing! the fame gentlewoman and neighbour came to vitite the mother and childe , finding the childe in the Mid wiues lap, not well , but languilhing and ill. The Midwife defired of this gentlewoman fome of the Awrum Potabile for to giue the childe. It was then asked, whether flie, who had denied it vntothe mo- thertheformer day, would nowgfue it vntofbyong an infant? The Midwifeanfwered,that hauing feene the admirable effe ft thereof the day before, (h e doub¬ ted not of fucceffe in the childe.She gaue it therefore vnto the childe, mixed with breaftmilke, and the childe prefently amended.

Jf therefore fuch yong inf ants, which skantly bane feene the light of the Sun, and haue brought from the mothers wombe then infirmities, and not taken them by mifdiet or mifordkr, doe fihde releefe by this (JAledicine ; as alfo women in their concep¬ tion, and in time of their deluierie , and afterwards lying w childbed, as is euidently fet downed

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The fecond Part. y?

particular it it : Even in this only cafe Jt merit eth that account , that no Lady or gentlewoman vfaecompt , Jhould at any time bee vnfurnijhed thereof for the benefit o) themfelues3and their in¬ fants jn cafe of necejft ie\ feeing that no Medicine is more powerful!, morefecurex more pleafingto take.

Sir Lewie Lewknar knight, in theyeareof our Lord

i <Si i,felldarigeroufly ficke with a cotinuall bur- The Plague nig feuer,& vehement psffions.He lent for two or Pcftd<:nce* famous Phyfitions of the Citie of London 5 which followed and plyed him fixe daies with al the condu . cible remedies they couM deuife, but without any {uccefie.Forthey neither eafcd his paflions, nor aba¬ ted the burning heate and furie of the feuer : So that the patiet euery day waxed worfe & worfe.-at the la(r3 an Apoflemeappearedinhis groyne, atrue token in fuch a difeafe,ofa pefiilent and contagious inleaion.- which at that time, though not fince,was very hot in London. Thereupon thefeDodors cxcufed thetn- felues , in that they were tied to the attendance ordi- iierfe noble perfons, whomthey were loth to infed.

And therefore, were compelled to bid him farewell.

And accordingly left this worthy gentleman, to wre- ftle with this difeafe,forthe cure of which they were

waged, and by confidence thereunto tyed; and bis trullin them was rep ofed. They hauing thus taken their leauesyl was fentfor3 not knowing tbediieaiC, which could not long hide it felfe, hauing fuch mani-* fefttokens.Yetl thought it3againfl both charityand honeftie3 now being with him? toforfakehirn. And

therefore refolued (by the grace of God) with fome

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fS ' Tloefecond Part.

powerful! and ftrong Antidote, to expell the povfon from his heartland afterwards toproceedefor his fur¬ ther recouery, as occafion ftould be miniftred. To which purpofe, I fort gauehim fixegraines of my Hf. fence of goldfmixed appropriatly. After which, in a fmall time, he began to fweate, which continuedall that night, and a great part of the next day. T he next night,andfo euery day for^jdaies more*I gone again e the fame M edicine, in the fame quantity,which caufed abundant fweating , whereby both the malignitie of tbefeuer and the vnnaturallheate was exceedingly a- batedithe Apofteme, which was rifen very great, did daily decreafe,and at laft quite vanifhed, only with a certaine ftidicke plafter outwardly applied.Thus he was cured of this mortall and contagious difeafe, be¬ fore it was knowne abroad of what he was ficke.* which I would not now hauepublifhed,but that the Knight himfelfe, hath not beene fparing amongtt his friends to report both what his fickneife was, and the flory of his Phyfitions andrecouery.

The Plague ©r Peftilence.

THeyeare before, I had likewife cured of the fame difeafe, with an Apofteme alfo appearing, the Lady and wife of the fame worthy knight.

Dropfie and THe Lziy Edmonds widdow, about the age of j 8. Iaundife in yeares,a Lady well knowne in Court : (fo likewife

extreame old are thplethat formerly are named)about three yeeres aSc- paft was fallen into a dropfie,with all the fymptomes

thereunto belonging. Her belly, face,, legs, bands,

greatly

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greatly fwelled.-blood waded andfpent: not free from the Iaun4ife,nor far from a Confumption. How dan¬ gerous her cafe wash's fufficiently knowne. She was perfedly reftored(praifed be God)in fliort time, no¬ thing being miniitred vnto her, but only the Abram potabih and Hlfence of Gold. This Lady,fpared not either for cod, or due obferuation topreferuclife and health, afterthat die had once found comfort there* by jfor during thefpaceof n.daies at the fir d, fliee tookeeuery morning 3.graines oftheEdence,diflol- uedin afpoonfull qR Atirumyotabile : and the like pro* portion was taken at night when Ihe went to red. Al- io before dinner and fupper, at each time one fpoon- full of the Aurumfotabile alone. After i2.daies were {pent, and that her domacke was amended, natu rail red returned, her drength increafed,the difeafe aba¬ ted, and allthe date of her body bettered, then the Lady tookeoftheE deuce but once a day. And fo by degrees all things in lelfer proportion. Needfull it was, that this Lady (hould take thefehelpes in greater proport ion, then vfuall, partly in regard of the Infir- mitie, being a capitall difeafe s partly alfo in regard ofc her yeeres,in which nature was notfopowerfullto 0- uercome the malady,as in youth.

Sir Thomas Parrey knight, Chancelorof theDu*

chy^ndofhisMaieftiespnuyCouncell, beingj™^

of the age of 77* yeares, this lad wintta1 wa*an(iWantof much deieifled in habilitie and ftrength of body eue-necPe.

rywaies.His appetite abated, hisfleepe diminilhed, tormented with an extreame cough day and night, not able in many weekestogether,to goe forth of his

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houfe for execution of his place. He had vfed good helpes of learned Phyfitions , from time to time all the winter long. In February laft I was brought vnto this honourable perfon 5 and finding that the bell Medicines ordinarily , in vfe had nothing auailed, I perfwaded him to take of my Aurum ?otabile3 where- unto he willingly condefcended. I gaue him thereof in the morning in bed falling , as alfo one hourc be¬ fore Dinner and Supper, at each time a fpoonfull Alfo whereas vfually his lleepe was but two houres euery night , which was after he was fir ft laid in bed , and then afterwards being once awaked,he flept no more all that night, but continually did lie coughing , vn- till he arofe in the morning: my counfell was, that af¬ ter his fir ft lleepe, his Honor fliould take two graines of the E (fence of golde,di(Iolued in one fpoonfull of the Anrum FotMe s which doing, he alwaies within halfe an houre, was at good and quiet reffhis Cough ceafed,andhe flept quietly vntill (ixeofthe clocke in the morning. This courfe it pleafed him to continue vntill the 12. of Aprill ,in which time he daily gathe¬ red ftrength and habilitie of body to vndergoe any feruiceof his Maieftie. Andthushecontinueth ftill to thepraife of God.

Dcbilitie of retention of fperme.

ACertaine yong gentleman, onely Sonne and heire vnto his Father being of great poftefl:- ons , complained vnto me that his fpermepaf fed from him vnienfibly both day and night, where¬ by his body was much enfeebled, his complexion a!- tered,andaConfumption imminent.A marriage was tendered vnto this yong gentleman , being an heire alfo. Conditions agreed vpon by Parents on both

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The fecond Pdrt. 8 1

fidesj both for Dowre and Ioynter.The father of this gentleman being in feare of his fonnes life, was loath to make any perfeft Contra ft, vntill he had found Remedie for his fonne. Hee vfed the beft helpe that the Country could afforde , wherein heliued. But finding none, he brought vp his fonne to Lon¬ don, vfed my counfell*, and with the helpe of Aurum potahile , the H (fence of Golde, and a Solution or Pearle which in fuch cafe I doe vfe,he hath recouered perfeft (late of body, is married, and hath I llue. This Gentleman about twelue Moneths fince being in London, cametoviiiteme, whomewhenl beheldl knew not vntillhe had manifefted himfelfe vntomej fo greatly was his body altered eaen into a full vigor and perfeft constitution.

'T'He wifeof Slhe Speech^

to Sir Hmy Montague Knight, Recorder ottfie f(P ce,oft in J- Citie of London, being dehuered in childbed, chlldbcd.

' waspoiTeffed with a molt violent burning te- uer. Shee had three Phyfitions of great woorth, who miniflredvnto her fuchhelpes,as Art could a - foard in that cafe. Not preuailing, they left her being fenleleire. Then did the Lady Tanfietd fend vnto me for fome of my Auru Potahile, which her Ladijb. cau- fed to be giuen vnto this gentlewoman. In Ihort time after (hee fell into a fweate, not long after (heeflept, and when lliee did awake, (hee had recouered botn f nee and fpeech , her burning feuerwas afiwaged, and in few dales after by lodgement ofal her friends Ihee feemed pad all perill and danger of life. Bt Ihortly after,rillng vp out of her bed, and fitting vp - uer long, Ihee tooke cold , fo that all the parts or e

§2 Thefeconl Part.

body became colde &were vtterlybenumraed , and without fenfe,her fpeech failed, & her ftrength & fpi- rits much abated.The former worthy Lady being in¬ formed therof,did fend againe of my Attrum Petabib vnto her, which in ftantly put her into a fweat, after (he was in bed, and by degrees reftored heF vnto per ted health. T he fame gentlewoman being lately deliue- red of two daughters, fell into the like padions both of heate andcolde, and in each of thefe extremities was releeued with theElfence of Gold, as formerly (he had beene,with A nr am Potabile*

Speech and TV Jf Afcr W/ta Rwdenth* Kings Maiefties fer- fence loft. uant and Marlhall of his Hall , 7 °* y cares of

A age, or thereabout, with a continuall Ardent feuer which held him long, he was at the lad brought to that debilitie and weakenelle , that he altogether kept his bed,tooke no reft day not night , but for the moft part lay fenfelefte , not knowing what was faid or done vnto him. In this extremitie Iwasbrought, anditpleafed God that by thefe former helpes , he was recouered,and remaineth (till in perfe (ft health.

Aquartanc A gue.

A ftcr William gore now Alderman 5c Sheriffe of the citie of London , thrccfcoreyeares of ■ —age or thereabout, dwelling in Sow lane, for efpaee of many Monetbs languished of a quar- ine feuer. In which time , by preferip t of' learned by fitions,he had taken fo many Medicines, that he

terly abhorred aUvfuall Phyficke.Wheu he wasin- J formed

The fecond Tart. 83

formed by fome of his well wilhing friends, that my Aurum Potabile,wti$ very Cordiall,effe<ftuallin opera¬ tion, and not loathfomeor vnpleafing to take, he was refolued to make vfe thereof, although he had refql- ued neuerto vfe any morePhyficke. But being dif- fwaded by fome of his Phy fitions , my profelfed ad- uerfaries, he refrained the (pace of fome weekes,vntill meere neceffitie (by reafon of his frill continuing quartane,and his flrength daily abating) enforced him to fend for me. I miniftredvntohimatreturne of his next fit, a fmall quantitie of my Aurum Potabile with i. graines of the fc’ilenceof golde 5 which gaue him fuch contentment during the time of his fit, that his feuer was much more tollerablethen formerly it had beene, and himfelfe in farre better vigor after his fit The did he much admire what reafon his Phy fiti¬ ons could alleadge, for the difabling of that Medi¬ cine. To conclude, in very few fittes , this M edicine cleared him of his feuer, it brought him to quiet reft, reflored him to appetite, and brought him to good habilitie and ftrength of body. And vntillthistime, it is and hath beene a continuall releete vnto him, whenfoeuer hee findeth himielfe inclining to any manner of debilitie or fickneile.

AS in this cafe , fo haue they dealt with di¬ ners of the Nobility of this land & honou¬ rable per/onages, who in extremity of their fickeneffe, hauin/prjl vfed (and that fruit lefly)

■ aBtbe courfe of Pbyficke which their Thyfitions in Art could aduife them ) hauedefiredthehelpe ojmy Aurum Potabile. But hmse beetle diuerted by malicious cauillations of thofe , who rather

L 1 defire

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The fecond Part.

deftre their owne lucre andgaine, then the life of their patients. Neuerthelejfe feme of the right Honourable, not beeing daunted by their terrify* tngs ( wore fit for children and babes , then for men and women of vnderjtanding) have made h appie vfe thereof both in Court and Citie 5 alh though for caufes conuenient,it is not publtkely di¬ vulged, andyet peraduenture not vttcrly filcnced . But time,m his due time , will bring the truth to light.

M After Mathew T>ale, Iuftice of Peace & Judge in Glide Hall? 76. yeares of age, hathfundry times beene troubled with an mfirmitic inci¬ dent to age : that is, want of R etention of his vrine. Whereby fometimesin the night feafon, he hath bin inforced more then twenty times to make water : whereby his naturall reft (which fhould haue fiiftai- ned nature) was taken from him ; and confequently his ftomackefailed, Sc his ftrength abated. Vpon the vfe of Aurum Pctabile, thefe extremities wereabated, and he continued vntill the end of his daies,in good; ftate of hody,anfwerable vnto his y eeres.

Confumpti- He wife of Mafler Mathew ‘Dale, 70. yearesof

on of the J age, hauing an infirmitieofthe Lungs, altoge-

Lungs. thervncurable, wasneuertheleftepreieruedingood

ftate of body, many yeares with helpeof this Aurum

T'otabile.

' Sir

, The femd Tart. **

IrmuMke Knight, had byte tady two^S lC * daughters, the one after the other. Each of them being 2 o. weekes of age, was taken with t p

leofie or falling ficknes,and died of that difeafe. After them, he had by hisfaid wife a third daughter 5 then didThey change their Nurfcfufpefting that fome do-

Child Ottn s S ^ J aduifed the Lady,that the like

nbef?Hhfdone at next fall oftheleafe.-Butthat being the childvpon the feaft day of Ali-Saints

negledted, theem*Q p fe ine

MlSIcuredthefecond time. Si„?e this time , being now fourey eeres pad, this child neuer had fit, praifed be God. _ _ _ /

— — - — - — - - — “ ~ ... c Falling fick-

IN like manner, and of the fame infirmitie, a Sonne nefle. oScemeWright Knight, beingayeareold was cured by me, and" many others, whereoffome (hall he mentioned inthistreatife hereafter. _ __

•it, M^**aagggitf

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7® A Tbefecmd Part,

andfenfe.The bell tolled forhim.T heferuant s ofthe

^ oufe bad taken their leaueof him: no hope of life remained. Being in this manner atpoint of death,

bTwhlhl TP^mS Putint0 Ws mouth:

^^inhisbookeof the QuinteirencewS manaer. «, mw Amiudmu^ut thf,

PhlitT7^ tk°fe °fwh™h opinion rf

lntl!7. h ‘i Tter dtf^>fo dattbej ire foLben by

ThJAjj ft- (faith h turned

thus dead men, M recotter life and health byaQumtef.

fence, then may they ittfl, tj be fold to be r turned fromdettth.

r!& *an?,erwas th5reanothcr> whofe name is Robert BroSottome, a Citizen, <So. yeares of a«r“ neighbour vnm e,v r~:. rJ, V.c .or.?8c’

.r l H l . cctc5 »eingiiKewne at deaths cloore the beUhaumg tolled for him the fpace oSS

Jw^Tbefiid Kn&jl^when he vndSbod th« it tolled for his neighbour whom he well loued fenr lm of my AurumfotabiUswiWxmg the wife of tir* Girl

tes mouth. Which being done, he fhortly after fell in *

dSSF ” bi‘ «s«5d. awaking,

-toss

lilg

The fccond Fart. 8?

ing then dangeroufly ficke of the fmall P ocks(where- of many worthy Knights^ LadicSjand gentlewomen haue mifearied of late) was prefently releeued by vfe of my Aaruwpotaht/e, and the final! P ocks expulfed plentifully.

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IN the finall Peeks allbjandlikewife in the meafels> diuers haue bcene recouered* whofe only names recorded none haue mifearied to my knowledge which in due time haue embracedthe benefite or this medicine. , f . . .

The Lady and wife ofSirRtchardOgleknight.

A gentlewoman belonging to the Lad) and wife of Sir Edward Barret knight*

Sir Henry Caries P age. -

Sir HenryCaries daughter ^fthetneafels.

The Some and hare of Sir Henry Cary, of t the

Am 'daughter of Sir Richard Horten knight ,

■ of the Meaidhvhtchwre fir, ken m and recoded by cold taking whereby t he chid was in great dan-

Kinfmmm of Miflris Browne «f Efex, md-

Servant of Maficr Marfh Efynrre, then

dwelling w Cobnan-ftreete.

A Matdferitant, belonging to Ro.^xon before

”j!lthJmaidfervant of Ma^etlohnMmk _Marehant, dwelling neere 'unto leaden halt. -

An Infant of Mr. Price theKingtfkrmnh

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The ficond Tart,

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J) Ady experiece alfo bath taught vs of late ,that very many both young and old haste mifcaried of the Small T ox , euen vnder the hands of the heft prathj edPhyfilions ^although the cure oft hem he accounted no difficult matter: vnto whom, if this approued Medicine Jo fecurefrom danger: (o powerful/ m corroborating the Heart , and ex*

peHingthevenemotis maligvitte of thatDifeafe,

: Jv> a had heene at hand, and had heene admimftredin due time and forme, no doubt hut ( the vertue ex - pulftue being fortified in the patient, and the ma¬ terial/ venenofitiefubtihated ) if not ad, jet feme of them, might by this only Medicine haue heene recouered, As the vfe hereof hath presented death in many ,fo hkewfe very many wanting the benefit thereof, in the flowre of their age penjhed- which haue vfed purgatiue Medicines , whofe pfopertie is to draw malignant humors from the ext email parts, vnto the centerofthe body, and to the very Heart it felfe . I leaue this matter to bee conftdered of, by thofe whom in like cafe it may concerne hereafter,

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THeHonorabk Lady and widdow Doretie Skpt, fometime the wife of Sir Thomas Skot K night, of feftenancc in the age of yeares, for the fpace of many daies a2c* couldretaine no manner offuftenance, but inftantly caft vp;jby vomit whatfbeuer (hee received. Neither Gould this be flayed by any Medicine miniftred

vnto

The {cewdPtrt. $9

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tation>bu£ cannot.

M^'rNV'rt^^'£S^Stiiha Vomiiing

k®3ss£

bed many dales, vnti y 8 , j began to be re-

Qrength againe. But w e for^er paffions. In

vfedforRemediejthecoun a ^ When all their

XrSSwhic bbytheW^GrfP^

in this cafe,to the great admiration of nun) . _

-He wife of AM* SS

i-l at the Law, r,tcrll'r - i/L ,vj(h an cxtra-

warpoireiredboth with a feuer,as aUb wit

* Efc Ague.

*

IJTei Ague.

9 6 . The'feconk Part,

ordinary and a dangerous flux, tam per Menftrua quam per/edes. Her fleepe alfo was thereby vtterly taken from her.By meanes whereof fhee was brought vnto great Imbecillitie and defpaire of life. In this dange¬ rous cafe , after the fruitleifehelpe of other Phyiitb onsflie was recouered and perfetfly reftored, with the Ejfenceofmy go Ide in few daies.

Sir Edward Barret Knight, hauing his abode fometime in Eifex neerevnto the Marifhcs fa Country much fubieft to Agues) was two feue- rall times poireifcd with that kinde of finer. And each time he was freed from that feuer, by the onely helps of my Aurum P otabile. Many alio of his fer* uants, more then ten at onefeuerall time, haue beene taken with that Country feuer. One efpecially a- tnongft thereft,a woman, hauing chief© gpuernment Ouerthe family, wasfo grieuoufly afflided there with, thather fenfes were taken from her , and other fuch like accidentsfo oppreifed her , that there remained fmallhope oflife. Yetitpleafed God, that both ihee and the reft, in ihort time were recouered (although the Agues of thole parts doe commonly continue long.*) as alio inonepart of Kent,where many haue hbene releeued by my Auram Potdiie^ftQT that all o- ther meanes haue failed.

M After cDottor S auage, DoUor of the Ciuill Law es3.

5^.yearesofage, lying flekein Eifex of the like, feuer, fent for me to come downe vnto him. Beeing

now

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. i * an(i before I adminiftred any thing

allthe exterior parts of his body, with extremetor-

ttmm # i k \

twomoneths, was taken with a malignant re

*, Difeafe now comrnon in fun ry p *}?:£ SaSto curedthereot; only with the

like quantitie in the ^c^ourth fit^In which time reiterate euery fit vntdl th< afterwards he fell into he was free from his former Con-

the like feuer againe , as alio 0f Medicine

vulfions, which couldno 7 to fend vnto me,

beaffwaged,vntiUhew dehichbeing taken

vfere eye vvitneffes of the efteft thereof.

•a’cau- neffevpon andfoobft‘uaions-

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intoaconfumption. Being therewith almoft fpent, my Attrumpotdtle was prefent remedy to him,andhe liueth now in good health.

Weaknefle af- ^TT^Hc wife ofthefaid Tbom/ts Drywoodjay the fame ter childbirth. B medicine recouered from a great weaknelle “*• and decaied eftate, caufed by hard labour in childbirth, and ficknelfe afterwards.

A Daughter of theirs being about 4.yeeres old, hauingpined.and decaied long time of an vn- Obitmft, knowne difeafe,vpon the taking of my Pota¬

ble Gold, vomited vp a great quantity of vifcous tough matter, and then recouered prefently.

Obftrud. A Young daughter of /<?£# Citizen, dwel-

ytJk lingin Alderlgate ftreete, being fiueyeeres old, ^ ^by reafon of obftrudions in her liuer, iplene, and breft, which hadlong continued, and was thereby much hindred in her breathing, tooke one ounce only ofmypQtablegokhafter which (lie cad vpmuch /limy ftuffe,tough,like molten glaffe, that one could fcarcely cut with a knife, and prefently fee amended, and feortly after became perfedly well.

Falling fick- ft 7T After W/^w^w/Z^Fifemonger, dwelling in neffe. j,\/ 1 Thameftreete,had a young infant of ayeere

old, who was grieuoufly perplexed with the , falling ficknes. His fits were frequent and oft,

fome-

The feeortd Part* 93

fometimes *o.i» one d*£ So^ fo

great miferj- When ^ recouered by myE ^eDcf

SS S» ** Ttroubled any

betog more then 3 .y ceres paft. _

Am ,,M femant of theLady and wife of Sir Tbo- Cvuifionl;

Maidieroantw y ceres old, was af-

masSrmt 1 tf i0lent convullipns, and fits

^‘fthJ'fallina fickneffe incellantly day and bke vnto the taking not finding any cafe by ghf-

fmcejthreeyeeresbeingpalt.

\ „ c,, f-Jm’J grfWtkc' Shr’ was,° ?? jnst¥ing1^*>1

/Atovr ^ inward torments and gripmgs in infant.

u T' T kLady <pit,Baronetre, her grandtno- her belly. T he Lady * UeGoU>. with which lire

ther, gaue her of f > rawe fleagmaticke matter or

prefently caft vp fpaceof *• houres: after

humor, and ^ as before, and peraduen-

vvhichtimeflre co pl^^ randmothef gaueher an tore worfe.TheLa y g caft agame much

other fpoonff ^ej floured, and then fiept a

Vifcous matter diuerfly niefeemedasone

'“.K2S«-y'“rfc

Extreame bility .

A quartanc ague.

A quartanc ague.

EfTex ague.

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her Up, ®*SS”fb!j‘,o 'a

sisss^lsb^h^“i

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'"M • “lore then

»og tbSLlSifl'? ?''1" B'»<HI'eere,ha.

M;

^JawCan?^^Cnt^?llan^ Attourney at the

and hadalfotheiaundr ^ findfn^a^m,°netilSj

^r«S,SSSTfc»£“1?”"’ased "■

my potable gold. ed ofa quartanc ague.

take

The fecmd Part. 9$

take any medidnesJHe tooke my Effence of gold, with the mrum poubile at feuerall times , and was

thereby perfectly cured.

He daughter of Sir Anthony //knight , *• A Confump.

bout ,4. yeares old , after a long fickneffe ell tioI, into a Confumption,with extreme w^knelft.

HerfatherfentyntomeforfomeoWpot

T

gEagggj B|

FRtmcis lVomam of Darkinin the Countieof Sur 0p

rey, Yeoman, was taken with a dead Pafeyin a“ the body, parts of his body .To whom cA/fc Efquire of the feme T owne, gaueforne of n ay nSkgolde which heehad in ftore for his owne vf e, beeing oft times troubled with theStone ; which meanes the faid W^wrecouered, and had perfeilvfe both of legs and hands.

AYonegentlema Io. Stfidt>/ph,i7.ycaKSo\d;bc~ speech ioft, ine then with his mother(a widdow)dwelhng and vomiting, neere the forefaid Darkin , was taken witha pa] fey in his tongue-, his fpeech was taken from him, and whatfoeuer he did eithereate or drinke, he caftit vo.I was fentfcr,and ftaied there fome three dayes.

In which time, by intermilfiue /adminiftring of my

au, »dEir.««.ot g»u, hi. vcwkmg

was (laied.hi.iprech re“>5"fl’f '

?ed. But I heard afterwards by fomeoihis blends^

M 4 tnaE

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thatabouta yeare after he fell againeinto thefame Difeafe, and died thereof before he could conueni- cntlyiend for any helpe.

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Confinnpti. TV AAfier Cf?‘l c“'/e^ c*ttaine Coles, about onofthe J VI 44- yeares old, had long time beene troubled bangs. ' ; with a dangerous Difeafe of the Lungs,(hort-

nelle of breath, coughing,and with it, (pitting ofrot- tea matter , and feemed to bee in lull Conlumption

He wasperfe<% cured with thecontinued vfe ofmv Potable golde. 1

Palfey.

Quartane.

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Hague.

HBnry Smith feruant to Sir Edward Barret Knight , loft his fpeech by a PaJ/ey , andfo Sometime. Afterwards he perfectly recouered nisipeechagaine, by helpe of nay Aurnm Potabile.

ASeruant of Sir Thorny Smith Knight, haring beene long troubled with a quartane Ague, finding no helpe by other Medicines which

blegold16 8mCn Vnt° hl"m' WaS CUred with my Pota-

yV ^paughterof Fit ^garret Efquire, dwel-

ling vpon Saint Peters Hill , was infected with Sf“e Plague or Peftilence, and cured by the on¬ ly vfe of my Eftence of golde, diifolued in my sk Pot Me with Car duns Water.

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The fecond Part,

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Lizabeth Elward, being allied vnto Edward Rug - ham retainer to the Lord ICneuet, was likewife

' infeded with the Plague? and beeaufe the fame plaguC. Edward Rugham was continually attendant in White HaWyndertheLord Kneuet, the faid Lord therefore perfwaded him to vie my Aar urn Poiabile for his kinf- womanjbeingthen in Edward Rughams houfe j which hedid?and by it recouered his kinfwoman.

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luers other were alfo cured of the Plague J at the fame time .

Amaide feruant belonging to zJMafier Iohn Morris, march antidwelltng neere vnto Lea¬ den Hall,

A feruant of Sir Edward Conway Knight , JlLaft. Carre CounfeRor at the Law , dwelling in Cjreat Saint Bartholmewes ,

A man feruant and amaide feruant in the houfe of Miflris Randall widdow, dwelling on Saint Peters Hill.

Three feruant sin the houfe of Sir William He- ricke Knight,

Mafter Arthur Lufin , Citizen in Paternofier Row ,

T He wife of Mafter Sebright of London, Efquire, CoiOTlI(;ons being about do.yearesold,was often taken with wuh loiic of diners andfundrypaffi©ns,asConvulfions,and para- fenfe. lyticaU ftupefadions of herfenfe offeeling5Andhad

Thefeconei Fart,

becne fundry times releeued by my Potable gold. But to ouercome, & vtterly to fupprelfe the great aboun- dance of thofe humors or matter, which caufed thefe fits fo often to returne , without being perfe&ly cu¬ red,! aduifed her to take fometiraes of my H (fence of gold. Which when (bee had taken, (lieecaft vp a great quantitie of Melancholicke blacke ftuffe. Since which time, (lie hath neuer beene troubled with any ofthofepaffioris.

Obftru&ions in a childe.

M After John Shcrington of London, March ant, had a fonne about three y eares old^ong time deieded and weake, and had receiued many Medicines again!! the wormes and other caufes which were fufpefted, but to no purpofe(for he daily grew worfe and worie.) At laft therefore, hauing ta¬ ken my Potable golde a few daies , he caft vp a great quantity of tough, thicke,and vifcoushumors. Af¬ ter which (the matter of' Qhflro&io n s being taken a- way)he prciently recouered perfedl health.

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A new borne A Lfoayong daughter then borne to this Mafter Infant. being fixemoneths old, rell dange-

rou ily ficke,and with the fame Medicine was refto- red.

^Y^He wifeof Maft: Coles dwelling inCoImanftreete Plague. (after the death of herfaid husband, who died of

the Plague) fhee beeingthen with childe, was alia

' icfefted.

The / ecottd ^ art. 9 $

inftfted. And fearing ill that cafe allflrong Medi¬ cines , vfed only my Potable golde and the thence, with vfe whereof by Gods grace (he reeouered:& her childefaued, of which (hee was after fafely deliuered. The husband which tooke other Medicines , not this, died. The wife which refufed all other Medi¬ cines, and tooke only this, recovered , Notwithftan- dine theincreafe of danger by her childbearing. Let

Sue confiderationofthis one cafe, flop the

rnouth of maliceit fetfe, and infotme the toaoust® glorifie God , for his great and good gifts beftowed

vpon rften.

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, Dnrund mfnm dwelling neere Charing-Croire,

I fell into a dangerous lickneireandlongtiie jl~j continued therein. Inthishisdiftre le he lent for a learned Phyfition of London , wellknowne: who-vfed his belt skillandettdeauours , for recouery

of this patient. But failingin his expeftation, he tolde

2e oarients wife , that (lie muft (hortly be a widdow,

A worthy gentleman, their neighbour , pitying this caSnthis man to mein this (ickemans behalfe I r ,me and found the Apothecane at the patients dore, newly come from him , which faluted me with

thefe or the like words i You come tooo late, there is

SgSTote do™. To who™ I

though I could doe no good, yet I vvouid do iio hurt.

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that night* once in three houres. It pleafed God that hee recouered > to the great admiration of all men.

NOtlong after, the only forme of the aforefaid Apothecarie, (whofe name was Nathan Dar- bey) 17. yeares ofag£,was likewife taken with a violent burning feuer; He had the aduipe and coun- felfnot onelyof thefaid Phyfition before fpecified* but alfo of many other of the Colledge. But thepati- ent grew worfe and worfe, and at length became lpeechleire,and was as it were vpon the threfliold, to take death by the hand. The father then, thoughin defpaireofhisfonne, yethauing feene the former ef¬ fect, came haftily vntome,inthe Sermon time(being ^hen the Sabbath day) imploring my aide for his fonnesrecouerie, if yet it were podible. His com¬ plaints preuailed.I gauehisfonneof thefe materials* iterated by degrees as the cafe required. God bleiTed the meanes,and he recou,ered.„

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M After Wifi 1 am Parkftrton gentleman , like wife* dwelling neere vnto Charing-Crolfe,and fuf • ficiently well knowne, lay dangerously ficke, vfing theaduice and helpeof the faid before mention ncd Phyfition. He neglefted no meanes of ordinary courfeprefcribed by Phyficfce. Neuertheledethepa* tient found fmall releefe. For the Phyfition himfeifo accounted him a dead man. Soirkewifc did his wife, and other his friends, Jnthis forlorn© efiate,I wascal- fed vnto him.I only gaue him of the Elfence of gold*

and

Tie fecottd Tart* * 0 *

and the Aurum Tot Me » And that God? vvho doth

wound and heale: who bringethvs to thebnnkeof The araue,and raifeth vs vp againe.by this mcanes, as

his reuealedordinance^reflored him againc vnto per-

fe<5t health.

2"f jf)?/? three loft inflames, edl dwetlingneers .Ditto one place, andalmoQ at one time, one M~J q>hy futon being called vnro them all, and they aUforfaken by him, at deplored : yet nenerthe- lJe they all beeingrecoHered , by the onlyhelpe Ibis Aurttm Potabilerwemufl offeree achm- Idee the fame to bee an extraordinary bleffmg Cent from God, for relee ofthofe , whohateeen.

3 Jdthebenefltthereof. AndUtnmmdepme

this Medicine,! » that it is admmflredfo drnerf- h. It ought rat her to be had tn greater prtce.The neerer vnto (implicitie, the neererto vtrttte. Al¬ fa in Wine are many things preuaileth. At in all the courfe Le,fohk*fei»admmp,ngcfPhjficke^ ZeDamafcen faith: It were a Kicked fall to vs a, compound Medicine , where afmpleprofitetb.

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CONCLVSION OF

THE SECOND PART.

Y thefe euidences),and mam- foldexperience fincerely deli- uered, partly taken, and faith¬ fully tranflatedoutof Latine letters/entfrom feuerall parts beyond the Teas 5 partly in Englifh verbally fit downe, t as they came to me5 anyrea-

ionable man, not feduced by vaine oppofitions, nor willfully preiudicate, nor peruerfly malicious, may ea- fily iudge, that this medicine3my Potable gold, is the moll wholefome, fafe, & operatfue medicine, which at this day is fcnowne to be had in vfe ; both for the cure of delperate and hopelelfe ficknelTes, when all helpe ofman isaccounted vaine • Andforthewon- derfullreftoringofthe decaied ftrength, andlangui- Ihing powers of the body, with a fingular comforting ofthe heart: As alfo,for a Prophyla di eke, and prefer- uer of health. Which fo being, the greater is their linne, which contrary to Gods commandement, Chriftiancharitie, the loue of truth, their dutieto- wards their neighbour, and peraduenture their in- ward teftimony of their owne confcience, hauefo vi¬ rulently and defpite&lly inueighed agsiml the true and vncontroUgJbJe virtues and effeds thereof : And

in

The fecrnd Part. \ 103

in their waft papers ofimpreffion, haue attempted to fhew the power of malicious Rhetmcke, thereby to wronsthst^oodj which they thcmlelues cannotat- taine vnto. Whereby ,fo farre as their habilitieand cre- dibilitie could ftretch, they haue notoriouily injured) not me only, but all forts, "ranks, and degrees of peo¬ ple, lubiedl to the vnrdpe&iue tyranny of ficknelfe, which maketh no difference betweenethe Cottage and Pallace,the King and the Peafant.The wrongto me,is,that for my loue and truth, workesofeharme, good intentions towards all, and good debits of a* many as haue made) or hereafter (hall make vie or the fruites of thefe my labours : they haue rewarded me, with that which is vnder my backbiters tongues, rai¬ ling, for reuerence,reproch,for my good deeds, and Hander, for a recompencc. But the wrongdone too¬ thers, hathmany branches, and fearchethtothefeate

of greateft honour. For(though I dare not fay that it (hould haue beene otherwife, by the adminiffring hereofithelength and number of all daies being M Gods hand)yetto thew their warmecharrt ie again ft all things, notin their owne Apothekes, they would notfuffer our late yong Prince, worthy of immortal! memorie.to vfe this fo famoufly and aboue all except tions approued medicine;notwithftanding in the vfe of all other, they found not fo much as any hope. In a defperate cafe, and a prognofficated life, all rules both of learning and charitie allow, yea and require the at- tempt of any meanes5not noted ofillfofpiciomMucft more fo publikely and manifoldly teflified/or the ad- mirable good effefls which it had wrought in dmers perfons. But that R.ubrick<z{Proptcr£gmtate»i ferfim rAGiue ordinary medicines to great perfos,to pre- %ue the honour of the Phyfition, that he hath done

N 4 no

164 The ftcondTart*

no, hurt) fcilicet , though he did no good, is neither Prophyladicke nor T herapeuticke. We fay in Hng- lifti : Asgoodneuer a whit as neuer the better. And fuch is theirpious affedion towards all others whom it may concerned that whatfoeuer happen, none of them will make vfe of this my potable gold, (which though not properly, yet emphatically may be called adiuine Medicine ; and certainly with more merit, then their Cjratia Dei , Manus Cbrifiiy Benedtlla Medi • c ament ay JAminum Ai cdtc amentum) though it would iauea thoufandliues. Hfleemingf as it feemeth)that good which is fo done withoutthe Seplafia ft icke pre¬ parations, to be their dilhonor, and delinement. Let all beloberly vfed,but where greateft need is, the bed and mod powerfoll chofen. But the fearcher and iudgeof all hearts willrecompence according to me¬ rit, to them, as to enemies of truth. And to the fincere louers thereof, acknowledging Gods mercies ftiewed in theadminiftrationof his owne guifts, their guer¬ don, which is the teftimony of a good conference. If Welookc backe,vnto the adions of certaine Phyfiti- onsofold time euen before the age of Galetsy and the admirable medicines offome of them : weftiallfind not impertinent to ourpurpofe,thatof great Alexan¬ der King of Macedon. He(as Quintus Curtius in his third booke reporteth)in the extremitie of a mod dangerous and violent difea(e,defiring either prefent helpe or death, that he might hold his appointed day ofbattell with T>arius King of Perfia jfor that purpofe, confultedwithhisfriendsand counsellors, what re¬ medy might be found in this delperate cafe. The Kingdiftiked al ordinary medicines, as too weake for hispurpoie. The Phyfitions would allownonefuch as they called vnknowne.OnePhyfition among the

The (ectmd Part, I ©5

reft^nam sA Philip, being borne in the country Acar- naniaa part of Greece? offered Alexander to make him a medicine very fafe to be taken? which fhould fpeedi lyre (lore him to health?though the other Phy- fitions knew not what it wa s.Parmemo a great Coun- fellour andfauoriteof Alexanders , diffwaaed his King from this medicine? f for he wasvnwilling the King fhould recouer as thefequelllhewedjand laboured to perfwade him?that this PJWtythePhyfitienwas hired by Darias for i oco, talents to poyfon him. k et Alex - <jWcrtookethat Phyficke, and nndiiigthecffe&an- fwerableto his promife, after his health fofuddenly and beyond expectation recouercd,did afterwards a- mong other accufations,Iay this for one againit Par- menio, as not wifhing him well; which altogether

made vp that Iudgment which brought him to his

end. And very honorablie, both rewarded andre* garded Philip, to whom next vnder God, be attribu- ted and acknowledged the preferuation of his lire. The working ofthat medicine, in the fame place is defcribed,not vnliketo this of mine. In this manner,

Vtvero Medicamentum,&c. SofooneMthe Medicine dif- f a fed or (fired it felfe into t he veines , there mtght leifarelj , by little ad little recouer j and healthfalnejfe be percemed

in all thebody.Firfi the /pints and heart recovered their vi¬ gor, and after the body alfo , fooner then could be beleeued. for Alexander after he had beene in this cafe three dates /hewed hintfelfe to his Armie : which dtdnot more ardently or affeSUonatly fixe their eyes vpon Alexander , then vpon Philip who had fo vnexpefledlj rejlored him to them: Entry one lining who JhoM fi> fi gde him their right hand, em¬ brace andthanke him. T hu s much Cart nee.

Semblably it is fufficiently p: ooued and amoully manifeft,that very many great , Noble and Honou-

jotf Thefecond Tdrt,

rable perfonages;both men and women? ficke either as Alexander was ? or taken with other more dange¬ rous and violent difeafes ? foffaken by all other Fhy- iitions? as vncurable ? haue beene by thevfeof this M edicine, through Gods grace? in very fhort time re- couered,and reftoredto their perfed health. There¬ fore vnto you worthy and Honourable gentlemen? who as you are the Inheritors ofNobilitie/o are you of gentle and noble difpofitions : to you I fay?l turne myfelfe? reding alfored ? that you efteeme thefe ca¬ lumniating bablers? to haue faid nothingreall? mate, riall? and veritable againft me? howfoeuer they haue mooued their tongues and quills. They intend not in this cafe? your health? but my dammage.-and would rather you were offered a fiient facrifice in e- ternall fleepe? then ftrike one fade? or vnlace one bo- net blowen with the winde oftheir malicious breath, or leefe the price of a popular Recipe , for a Benedid Medicament, although it doe no good, (hall doeno harme? Propter honeftatem Aledici, that is?for the repu¬ tation oftheDodor : though euery day almoft doe giue miferable experience? that by want of doing good? the mifchiefe increafeth 5 and fo with the repu¬ tation ot the Dodor , the poore patient is lodged in his grauefend?which is harme enough, and the word of a maledid Medicine. Therefore as I defire ?. fo I iufHy hope? that you will difcerne betweene a blacke and a white: faldiood? and truthilight and darknelfe. That you will pat ronife? defend and keepe from op- preffion?bothme and the truth.lf there be any doubt concerning the auouchment of the cures and good effeds of this my potable gold, here fpokenof? you haue the reports jtheparticular names andplaces?and many of their owne hand writings I keepe ready at

all

The 'fee dud Tart* l07

all times , to be (hewed for your further content¬ ments. And I am verily perfwaded, that allhone^ perfons which haue beene rccouered from theirdii- eafes and infirmities by the good vfe of this my pota¬ ble gold, will be fothankfull to God for that benefit, as to acknowledge the meanes of f heir recoueryjan not imitate thofe fdent 9. Pharifes clenfed from their LeprofiebyourSauiour : which is little leffe (if not cquiualent) then againfl their owne knowledge and confidence to deny. Of them you may know and befatisfied, that it hath done good to all , hurt to

none: Thatitisafafe, powerfull and pleafing Medi¬ cine : euen a Prince amongft all j ana!oSl'(‘RS '^1- principalitie in this: That doing much good , yetot

more for their honed account , to recant in print. Thefe great cures performedjrealities, things o >

often times, in ^ndrie and diftantp aces, and|ndry

dnd diuers perfons, in fundry and different dileales, done and performed to the great good or many, applauded by common atteflation, m all Par theRealme, and many parts beyond the feas. Th f f.vSnnot be pocketted as not done , nor fo ea%

dance or fence there is none in his writings is meerc loth, and the deceitfull infideof a rotten fcgge, or

ter > **£

I o S The fecond Part.

White,in any tongue, Latine or Welch? howfbeuer verfified. Tbefe teftimoniesfor me(which will daily increafe)(hall 1 ye and remaine to all pofterities,as ho¬ nourable Trophies , fixed in the hearts of vn deman¬ ding and honeft men 5 whenthefe ftagiechartletsof theirs, (hall not be vouchfafed an honeft eye or eare : but cafl by for waft paper, to flop muftard pots, or o- ther bafeoffices. They are not able, to produce one Inftance,ofharmereceiuedby this Medicine. Wher- as contrary, thechiefeft, moftpolychrefticall , and greateft magnified compofidons (whereof (to fpeake truth) at this day the right Ingredients bee not knowne: andagainft which feme learned Do dlors haqe learnedly written)haue their Imputati6s,wher- inthecharge muftbee either vpon the Medicine it felfe,orvponthePhyfitions. Whofe errors, if them- felues will not mend, I will not excufe.If obieftion be made,that allhauenotrecouered, which haue taken this Medicineofmine,butfomehauedied;I confeiFe that is true. But what then? Old Age is irreuocable. Many difeafes alfo are either e {Feudally incurable, or preuent allpower of Medicines > either by the vehe- mencie or malignitie CWorbiacutiJfimi, or by the neg¬ ligence of timely helpe. Many alfo being eafiJy to be cured at the firft , are made de/p^rate and vncurable, by errors, either of Medicines dire&ly hurtfull, or at theleaftnot helpfull,to theintollerable weakning of the poore patient, and triumph of the difeafe. Alfo Hippocrates telleth vs, that all difeafes be not curable. For the fatal! and predeftinate houre is rneuitable. There refteth an vnknowne caufe , which is the vn- fearchable counfell of God, which wil not that all di£ eafes {hall be cured in al men.Thus much concerning the fecond part, we will now proceede to the third.

The

109

the third part

shewing the vse of this

POTABLE GOLD.

Hat which Philip of Macedon, father of Alexander the great laid of sold : That with it all Cities, Citadells, Cartels, Forts, For- trdles End Bulwarkes? howlofi* ucr bv nature? Art and munition

thoughtimpregnable? might be

- - atlaulted? laid open and conquer¬ ed : I may as truely>but to bettervfe? affirme o Au lmpotaiL,tUt is, of Gold made into medic, neand educed to theforme of a potable hquor,thaut (toth Ltlaile and oppugne all infirmities and inward difca- bo mansboPdySrrefpeaiuely curable, as aforefaid.)

?ha it alfodoth reftore,eftabIiih,andconfirme, tho

Sand ftrengtb of mans body, with the natural md vitall faculties thereof : I i it beduelyand confi-

Jeratelyadminiftred, with fuch care, caution and indsement as becommeth the digmtie of arationaii Phvfition For as the Captaine ot an Army, haumg any peculiar exploite in hand,negkaeth no meanes, either by Military Difcipline,or Engines-of ^"*5’ accompUfli his intended purpofe; fo is the Phyfition

1X0

The third Part.

iikewife bound to doe. And as the clandertine ene- my which liethin Ambufh, and appeareth not in light, is much more dangerous, then he that com- meth in open face5 fo Iikewife, many of ourinternall diiealesjwhole malignitie lurkes in the inward parts, are more difficultly cured, then thofe which manifeft the vttermofl of their malice. And as in this age, both Armour and other Artillery for the feruicetof warm, are rarre different from thole of former times, fo that it were ridiculous now, eitherin offenfiue warre or defenfiue, torelinquifbour Ordnance ofall iorts, be- caufe(m comparifonj they are but late inuentions, andtotrufl to the ancient military inftruments fer- uiceable among the Rom; ns in thofe daies : Euen fo, the capitalldifeafes of this age, being for the mod PSn ComPhcf> whereas ohm they were fimphees,

will hardly be extirpate, if we ouercurioully do perfift in theprejcript rules and method of antiquitie, and tye our felues only to their Medicines : feeing that daily expenence doth teach, vs, that they performe notthe effeds promifed, and therefore, areforthe mod part adminiflred fruitlefly.Seeing therefore the indeuours ofthis age(being inforced thereunto by defedofthofe medicines) haue Iikewife added vnto Art, and haue inriched the feme with other mate-

not formerly retained in common vie;or the fame, by more artificial1 preparation, haue

dh** ar'lh^r v,rtue : Were it not madnefle (the validme ofthefame being fufficiently experien-

S i? 'W 0f a hi§hef ami to vfe

triuiallandfruitleire medicines ? Let the Souldier make conuement vie of the Sword, Da<;oer, Helmet

ioSv P,-Mnd fuch,]:!c<for

long antiquity)but withal], let not Musket, Saker,

Mineon,

HI

The third Fdrt.

Mineon, Cannon, be negletfed.beeaufethey arenew inuentions, incomparifon of the other. Andlet vs likewife approue, and retainein vfe, Eledfuaries, Sy- rupsjPillsj Powders?and whatfoeuer elfe by long ap- probation is perrinent to theexpulfingofmalignant humors the caufes of maladi es:yet, let not the virtues acknowledged by all antiquity to be inlident in go,d, be lead regarded, which virtues do actually appeare in potable gold.Euery graduated Phyfition is tied by folemne oath, as alfo by integrity of confidence, not to neglea any thing, tending to the recouery of his patient • But to vfe all manner of etfeauall medi¬ cines either new or old, whether oftheirowneinuen-

tions or of other mens labours, being approued to be fecure and not naufeous: not reieding the fame vpon anv priuate confideration.either of preiudice or ma- lice.But leauingthis digreffion, totheintent that.e- uerv body whom it (liali concerne,may make the belt

vfe reape the full fruition of all benefits which they

can esped by this fo profitable and extraordinary gift of God, (although they cannot at all times haue . the affiftanceand directing aduice of a learned Pny h-

tion,toprefcribeand order the adminiflrauon .there¬ of which were to be wi(hed)l will here in this lalt part of this T reatife, endeuour to helpe that deled:

and teach themethod, manner, andrales,how,andm

what difeafes and palfions, it may moll profitably be adminiftred. Which though by many the letters lent

me, beforein this difcourfefetdowne ,as alfobythe

hiftories of many cures by my felfe and others there¬ with performed, it be realonable p.aine, yet I will

draw it intoa more dillind andorderly deliuery, ac¬ cording to the good will and meaning I haue : T sat by a cenerall helping medicine, a mod generall and

< 5 Q 4 vmuer-

fit The third Tart*

vniuerfall benefite may be reaped.

Therefore be it knowne,that the vie of this medi¬ cine is generally twofold , anfwerable to the two ge- nerall ends of Prafticke Phy ficke. One, to prelerue the prelent health. The other? to recouer it , beeing broken or loft : by curing the Difeafes , and rooting out thecaufes thereof

THE VS E OF POTABLE GOLD inpreferuationof health.

LL the Phyfiticns and learned men, both before in my firft prin¬ ted booke, and here in this ailed- ged, as alfoalmoft innumerable o- thers, whofe names I omit to auouch, for breuitie , agree in this.* That Aurum Potabile is the beft Medicine, and mo ft profitable Inftrument for the conferuation of health, mail kindeof complexiona- ble temperaments; That it partly fupprefteth and fufferethnotluxurioufly to bud, (hoot out,and bring their fruit vnto ripeneife, any feedes, or latent rootes of fickneftes, lurkfrig in mans body , whereunto any pronenefte or aptitude hereditarie, or otherwife acci- dcntall, make them obnoxious : That itreduceth to mediocritie, inordinate diftemperatures, either in ex- cetTeordefed:: That itrefrelheth , vigorateth, and ftrengthneth the heart; reftoreth, and increafeth the vitallfpirits: aduanceth the force and and generation

of

The third Part. li$

of good blood, multiplieth geniture feede,and habi- litie of prolification in both fees 5 banilhing fterility, preuenting abortions, and prouiding quicke,ealy,and fafe deliueries in childbed, lupprelleth the infirmities of age ; preferueth the vigor of youth. It were vnne- celfary to heape arguments in confirmation hereof, being in it felfe lo authentically warranted by famous authors, and manifeftly witnetfed by many experien¬ ces. Particularly, it is a preferuatiue again ft the Fal¬ ling ficknelTe„the Apoplexie,Leprofie,Plague,Drop- {y, Cancer, Gout, Stone, and all maimer offeuers in all ages and fees. And infome,it expelleth(or rather en- ableththebodyto expell) by conuenient and moft naturall pa (Pages, the antecedent matter or humors, from and by which any difeafes depending vpon fuch materiall caufes might Ipring , and fo by pre- uention, preferueth health.

Butit is to be knowne and obferued, that this Me- The fir dicine ofgold, though made.of one body , yet is refer- formc‘ tied and vfed in three formes and confiftencesjwhich not beingknowne, there may be much miftaking and errour in the vie and adminiftration thereof.

Fir ft , when the gold isditfblued in the proper menftruall or inftrumentall water, this water is diftib led away from the diffolued gold * vntill it be in the bottome in the forme or confidence of aliquid gum or hony , deepely coloured (as Rdymund Lully cals it)

& moft vnduous.To which, the fpirit of wine is then put, and by folution thereof, t in fted very redan d deepe coloured .That tingled fpirit of wine is gently decanted, orpowred off, and fo referued byitfelfein a glaffe. And is called the Fhy ficall Tin dure ofgold.

And may fo,in fmallroome, and with no burden bee caried whither any man pleafe. And this we call the

tkllforme. ' 0 r.te

T'S *- 7

The feeond forme.

The third forme.

I The third P art.

Take one ounce of this tincdedfpirit, mixe it with 1 6. ounces of generous wine (or if you pleafc,of any other liquor.) And this being fo mixed is called that Potable golde,of which fo often mention hath beene hitherto made. One, or two fpoonfals of this at one time, and fometimes a whole ounce , I accudome Co giue,in fuch cafes and Difeafes as aforefaid.

The third forme is this,and thus made. That tin- fled red fpirit of wine,in which the diffolued gold i$ taken vp from the white feces, or refidence, is put in - J

to a fit glade body with ahead. And with a gentle heateofa Balneum \ the fpirit is drawne off, vntillthe fubdance in the bottome of the glaife be dry. Then doe I put on frefh fpirit of wine/etting it in digedion certaine da^s.In which time it will call off an other refidence. This procelfe is reiterated, and at euery fuch folution and didillation, the feculent refidence muft befeparatedfrom the pure, vntill it leaueno re- fidence at all. Then is it called the Quintelfence or E (fence of God , which I doe vfe to adminidef in the quantity of 2. or 3. or more graines, and doe dilfolue it in fome appropriate liquor or other mix¬ ture conducent.

So that any, that is defiroustomakevfeofthis my Medicine, may haue either the Potable gold , or the Tindlure ofgold, or the E Bence of gold, or all* and apply them in all manner ofneedfull vfes,as occasion fhall require.

They therefore that fhali take it for preferuation, may vfe it in the fimpled & lead curious order Sc fa- fhion.T hat is, to take of the Auru Potabile one or two fpoonfuls, together failing, and in bed, if they may, elfe in the morning after they be vp 5 the oftner, the better. Vfe giue$indrudion,from that common In¬ dication diQtd&x&iAlmantibm et noccnubtu, F r om

_ things

fhs third 'Tart. ll$

fhin^S tliat helpe and hurt? euef^ !5 directed. Therefore whofoeuer after twice or thrice taking, hath found benefit thereby, he may proportion him- (elfe,in moderate increafing ordiminiihing the dots

orquantitie,accordingtO'hisownehabilityandcon-

ftitution.For,in increafing the quantitie of this, there is no danger, fo it be within any bounds of mediocre tie, not exorbitantly exuberate: which is farre other- wife in all or mod part of other fimples andcompOli- tions, whether meerely Medicaments, or Midica- mentall nutriments, as areOximel, Saffron, Metnri- date, Treacle, all Cordiales and Purges whatfoeu.er. - Alfb a conuenient time to take it (efpecially m thofc that haue weake ftomacks)will be one houre or two before dinner or fopper , or after fupper, atbed time (for it doth both helpe digcftion , and pro- cure fleepe) according as the circumftances fhall re-

qU In 'precaution of Lunarie Difeafes , -fitch as haue their exacerbations & fits according to the quarters, dJangiogs^Mof the Moone,as ms, inordinate Menjlruals andfuchlike : The rule i , for this laft,to take it neere the time of courfe : 1 n the others .4. or j.daies before the new and full Moone. If it be defired for the more particular appropna- r.i • onvnnrficularCauie, to take:

either by their owns knowledge, or the appointment of forne experienced Phyfition, mixe ic v%‘ “V fpecificall water, decoftion, extratfion, or other w* formed Medicine.according to the neceffit.e ofeuery particular caufe and occafion : Or with fome co _ pound water, approoued for that Difeafe , or P J qhreftall to thefame., and others, in neighbourhood

and links of caufes to it, ^ Tjie

1 2t

THE VSE OF Avrvm

POTABILE in svndry

INFIRMITIES.

He difeafed perlbn that Hialf vfe this Medicine, may take it in the fame proportio or dofe, as formerly is fet downe , or fomewhat greater or Idle, ac¬ cording to the condition of the partie,and date of his Di£ eafe. Commonly one fpoon-

The dofe.

full of the Amum Voubile is giuen at onetime ; or fixe or eight droppes of the T in dure of gold , mixed in fbme appropriate liquor: and of the E lienee of Gold, two or three graines. Where necelfitie fhall require) thefe dofes may be doubled;or more jasof the Aurum^ Fotabile , two or three fpoonfull vnto a full ounce : of the E lienee foure graines or fixe : Of the Tin dure in like refped. Alfo in fbme perfons greatly debilitated, and not able well to retaine, a fmall quantity is firft to be attempted , and then by degrees increased , as by former examples may plainly appeare. Alfo this Ef* fence of gold is very fitting andconuenient for very yong infants but newly borne, in any Difeafe what- foeuer, being ordered in thismaner. T ake onegraine ofthe Efifence, dilfolue it in one or two fpoonfull of brefimilke or in feme diftilled water as fhal be fitting:

giue

. p

asS'ESSK*.-*- «* p—

i flwrime euervfecond, third, or fourth houre , as ly.fomctim (ifnllrequire : vntill ofthe operation

oSTSinirngof ttaDifofi, andKcottot. of

ftrength. t t:mes,moft commonly in the When to

It may begmen at aUime^^^ f_ft giuen.

morning rurfet. For it helpeth digefti-

^nreuenteth ficknefles tollowing ucu ° ’ rl nmcnre lleepe it is giuen at bed-time;or if nc on!:T anv other houre of the night or day:

feSgeSually attue Anodine, ofcontemperation

Wil ^heE^atSSSSne t corroboration of Effefts. . T he^ duration ofthe vitall fpirits decaiedand

mitigation of

ons s fometime ““Xn ofmalignant vif-

f°ms humorl-Il’fo by plentiful euacation of vrine,as Thvmftraint thereof, where the retention is

alfo by _ riUam.vetfomtimesbyaloofe-

tss^sBSS»

i i 8 The third Park

vigorated, and enabled, by the virtue of this Med! cine.

Letthus muchfuffice, for the ample, or very fim- p j mixed vie of this Medicine. Bat although in this forme taken and vfed, it giueth great furtherance to¬ wards the curing of any malady, as by many particu¬ lar experiments hath beene related, in which lildome ^rne?,arlf a®diti°n of peculiar effed hath beene ad- miniftrediyet becaufe ofthe great varietie, difference and diuerlitie of difpofitions, natures, places, difeafes, times, and I countries 5 and becaufe prefeription ought

not topreiudicate the skill and iudgement of all men ;

Therefore to fupply thefe differences, I doe Ieaue free to the iudgement and diferetion of euery rationall experienced Phyfition, to adminifler this medicine, withany kind of Waters, Liquors, Syrups,Conferues,

_Eleduanes,or other medicines iimple or compound,

, as they (hall vpon good grounds and experience, know or mdge mod appropriate, fpecificalfconueni- ent,andagreemg to the prefentcircum fiances ofthe dueafe,nature,& quality ofthe patient, & neceflity of his f fate. We giue no prefeript of M ethod,or limitatid of proceedings vnto Phy fitions 5they being prefent,

know whatis needfull,wbatrequifite,iu order, time

and place: what in each reject is to be done, what to be left vndone. But wherea competent Phyfition is notathandasin Country villages, orfuchlike pla¬ ces, there feme admonition or direction is expedient It is well knowne among learned men, what effefl,' efhcacy, and force, is attributed to that Medicine which is called Vniuerfalfin that high degree where- of writers make mention, that it performed! great and admirable effefl, not only vpon mans body, bu t a a vpon ettals, asappeareth by thefe words of Raymond Lully. The gumeffmx of god, after difl.

• ' * ling

The third Part. 11 9

tins away of theinftrumentall water, Willremaine in thebottome of the glatfe, very pure, and feparated from all impurity, thicke in the confidence of hony, or of gumme.deepely coloured and very vnduous, RreatlySauaileable,both for Medicine of many body, , as alfo of Mettals.But this Medicine of ours, hath his preparation onely pertinent to the vfe ofaian.N euer- iheles feein s that, both that Medicine of RaymwdLul- A,and this of mine,haue all the virtue incident vnto them defined from gold, and from the forme there^ as from one fountaineand foundation 5 therefore it wiU not beimpertinent,to prefcnbe the fame vfe and manner of adminiftring of this medicine of mine, which Ritjmund doth vnto his. Forifthe agent caufe be one in them both , the manner of vfe mayatfobe thefame. He prefcribeth afpeciall vfe mthefe words. MisethisHifenceofgold in a quantity ofwhite wine, when you will giueit to a Phlegmaticke conftituti-

on.efpecially in the Winter feafon.lt toaCholericke,

cine it in faire water : to a Melancholike, in broth,

wherein mutton is decoded; If be,°J aSnanf'J'e ! complexion, in cleare white wine; A nd this fliall be a preuention againft infirmities, and the.r bodies fiia

be rectified againftthediftemperofthefeafon.Ifyou

giue this medicine to thofethat are f!6ke;let the mix¬ ture be more effeduall of the Medicine. Neither be thou greatly troubled(faith hejto know the perfect Hate of the difeafe.For nature ltfelfeis wife and pro¬ vident by her owne inftinft, and hath inuefted to

sbsssss

•«r*Li£

unto tending Raymund fetteth downe,which we out ©four experience haue found to be anfwerable to

MZO The third Tart*

our intent. NeuerthelelTe wee acknowledge * that fometimes extraordinary fymptomes doe occurre, which threaten prefent danger of death* it they bee not fpeedily preuented : As is* extreme heate,extre- mitie ofcold*great third, lacke of fleepe* inordinate fluxe$*and fuch like. All which by the good pleafure of God, are mitigated and alfwaged by this only Me- dicineofmine. And yet many things may be appro¬ priately added hereanto*& pertinctforthe expuliing of eueryDifeale.Therfore*ifthe patiet haue a repleate body* that neceffityrequirefome euacuation to bee made5 gentle*& not violet purges*fitting the humor offending, are to be adminidred.Sometime the body hath neede by vrine orfweat to be releeued .* which both * although this AxntmPotabtle doe in fort per- forme yet in fome cafes it is to be helped. Ifa fluxe be caufed in the nether ventricle* vnto which a Medicine receiued at the mouth cannot fpeedily penetrate, thenaclenfing, and adringent Glider will be expe¬ dient. If fleepe be wanting, that neceilarily mud be regarded. Andalthough this Medicine doth for the mod part by a fecretproprietietherin procure ileepe, yet if neede be*let other helps be adioyned. Blood letting inconuenient time mud not beneg- leded. Other things pertinent* I 0 . ■ referre to the difcretion of

them* whome it diall concerne.

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The

THE CONCLVSION

OF THIS TREATISE.

Auingthus, ingenuoufly, plain*

ly , and folly (as I hope) ficufied

all indifferent andvnpartiable

Readers, of the caufe ofthisdif-

courfe, concerning the genera l

and extraordinary effeds of this

Medicine: and of thethreekinds

. r vfe in adrainiftration thereof,

thereof -• of my vie in *u « . t

in all Difeafes, fexes , ages ann clfc““"a““,!e “

wa ,h«

;S.™“i»Sec"n*L“ ™to loch Read® ,«

whome l haue and euer fhall, denote , ‘donfecrate whome i naoc ®uu labours and induftrie,

and dedicate all my hudie^, . and

cellary cnaiiengeja . . neuer expugnable

Phrafa. W«one other cohWMfflt m thM

122. The Cone lufion

queftion, then the publike teftimony of aconftant truth.TruthvviIlfurelyliue3preuaiIe,flourifli.Itislike the gentle and fvveete Marierome, manifoldly excel¬ lent for many vertues. Which but rubbed in the hand? yeeldeth an excellent fent , comfortable to all fenfes. Of which hearb it is written , tfcatiffwinebe enforced, with full fent of open noftrels to take the focll, it is mortall to them , and caufeth them to die. Surely this isafecretin Nature, that a thing fo good initfelfe, and fo agreeably helpefull to goodmen3 fhould by the malice;or brutiftineflfeof a Swinifh na¬ ture be accounted poyfon. This is a trueEmbleme of my M edicine, which being helpfull to all, hurtfbll to none, yet there are found fuch,as profetfe hatred to