A thousand notable things, on various subjects. Disclosed from the secrets of nature and art; practicable, profitable, and of great advantage; set down from long and curious study and experience, for the greater part; and the rest taken from the most judicious and celebrated authors of the ancients and moderns. Being a rich cabinet of selct curiosities and rarities, in one volume, digested into fourteen books, for the general use and good of mankind; with strict amendments, and large additions, to what formerly has been published in this kind; exceeding any other for the multitude of pleasing variety herein to be found / [Anon].

  • Lupton, Thomas
Date:
1793
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Credit: A thousand notable things, on various subjects. Disclosed from the secrets of nature and art; practicable, profitable, and of great advantage; set down from long and curious study and experience, for the greater part; and the rest taken from the most judicious and celebrated authors of the ancients and moderns. Being a rich cabinet of selct curiosities and rarities, in one volume, digested into fourteen books, for the general use and good of mankind; with strict amendments, and large additions, to what formerly has been published in this kind; exceeding any other for the multitude of pleasing variety herein to be found / [Anon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    43. You lhall Hay the bleeding of the Nofe,-if you write with the fame blood in the forehead of the party that bleeds, thefe words following, Confumma- turn eft* 44. The Powder of the Tooth of a Boar, mixed with the Oil of Linfeed, doth prefently cure the Squinancy, (which is a pain or fwelling in the throat) if the grieved places be touched with the end of a feather or pen, fmeared with the fame mixture.-— Myscaldits* 45. The outward part of the Nettle doth ding, prickle, or burn ; but the inward part (being the juice) anointed on the arteries, doth mitigate and amend the feverly heat of »the Heart. —Avicena et Arnold de Villa nova* 46. A medicine made of a little Honey, and of a Coal made of a Vine which never bare Grapes, if the Teeth be often rubbed therewith, doth fo cleanfe them, and make them fo white, that they will be judged to be Ivory. ; , 47. The blood of a White Hen, fmeared on a freckled or fpotted Face, and thereon fuffered to dry, and afterwards wiped away, clearly takes away all Spots from the fame.—Mizaldus had this of a cer- tain Italian. 48. The Deco&ion of Holliock, with Honey and Buttter being drank, doth maryelloufly eafe the pain of the Cholic, and of the Back.---/ have proved this to be very excellent and true. 49. A plaiiler made of the Powder of burned Swallows, and of their Ned, doth help eite&ually the fwelling of the Throat, or Squinancy. 50. You fhall know good and pure Azure, from fophifticate and naughty Azure, if feme of it be laid upon a hot burning iron, and if then it will not be ♦burned, neither any little Hone is found therein, then it is pure and perfe&i 5 J. The. White of an Egg well and long beaten,