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  Whereas the professor hereof, Iacobus Maximinus, borne in Italy, and lately come out of Germanie, hath attained vnto the demonstration of the making of foure most strange and rare artificiall stones, and a sweete ball, and the true vertues thereof: and the names and colours of euery stone The first, is the moraccolocius stone is white: the famous amethist is the redde stone: the famous safaris is the purple stone: the safonya, which is the straw coloured stone, &c.
  Date of publication:
  1622
  

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  Maximinus, Iacobus.
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  Imprint from STC. A quack medical handbill--STC. Dated and signed at foot: 1622. October the 24. Your louing friend, Iacobus Maximinus. Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library. Iacobus Maximinus is a pseudonym.
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  The pisse-prophet, or, Certaine pisse-pot lectures Wherein are newly discovered the old fallacies, deceit, and jugling of the pisse-pot science, used by all those (whether quacks and empiricks, or other methodicall physicians) who pretend knowledge of diseases, by the urine, in giving judgement of the same. By Tho. Brian, M.P. lately in the citie of London, and now in Colchester in Essex. Never heretofore published by any man in the English tongue.
  Date of publication:
  1637
  

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  Brian, Thomas, 17th cent.
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  Printer's name from STC. Reproduction of the original in Emmanuel College (University of Cambridge). Library.
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  A short discouerie of the vnobserued dangers of seuerall sorts of ignorant and vnconsiderate practisers of physicke in England profitable not onely for the deceiued multitude, and easie for their meane capacities, but raising reformed and more aduised thoughts in the best vnderstandings: with direction for the safest election of a physition in necessitie: by Iohn Cotta of Northampton Doctor in Physicke.
  Date of publication:
  1612
  

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  Cotta, John, 1575?-1650?
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  Printer's name from STC. Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
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  The copy of a letter written by E.D. Doctour of Physicke to a gentleman, by whom it was published The former part conteineth rules for the preseruation of health, and preuenting of all diseases vntill extreme olde age. Herein is inserted the authours opinion of tabacco. The latter is a discourse of emperiks or vnlearned physitians, wherein is plainly prooued that the practise of all those which haue not beene brought vp in the grammar and vniuersity, is alwayes confused, commonly dangerous, and often deadly.
  Date of publication:
  1606
  

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  Duncon, Eleazar, 1597 or 8-1660.
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  E.D. = Eleazar Duncon. Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
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  Mrs. Sarah Bradmores prophecy of the wonders that will happen, anno Dom. 1687 Also what will be the effects of the whales comeing up the river of Thames, and continued the 4th. and 5th. of August, anno Dom. 1686.
  Date of publication:
  1686
  

  Author(s):

  Bradmore, Sarah.
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  A satire on astrologers and quacks. Partly in verse. Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
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  The Character of a quack doctor, or, The Abusive practices of impudent illiterate pretenders to physick exposed
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  1676
  

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  Unknown author
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  Reproduction of original in the Harvard University Library.
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  A character of a true physician, or, A true chymist compared with a goose-quill pedant with a short view of the frauds and abuses in physick, committed by the confederate prescribing doctoral methodists, with their combinators the apothecaries ... : being a vindication of such physicians as follow not their method but make and administer their own medicines, being the honestest, safest, cheapest, and speediest way of practice, both for physician and patient / by R. Fletcher ...
  Date of publication:
  1676
  

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  Fletcher, R. (Richard), fl. 1676-1677.
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  Advertisement: p. [1] at end. Reproduction of original in British Library.
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  The late censors deservedly censured; and their spurious litter of libels against Dr. Greenfield, and others, justly expos'd to contempt by the following answer to all, but especially the last, intituled, A reply to the reasons against the censors of the College of Physicians, &c. Humbly offer'd to the perusal of Dr. Thomas Burwell, Richard Torles, William Daws, Thomas Gill, the late censors. By Lysiponius Celer M.D.L.
  Date of publication:
  1698
  

  Author(s):

  Groeneveldt, Jan, 1647?-1710?.
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  "Dr. Greenfield" and Lysiponius Celer M.D.L. = Jan Groeneveldt. The words "Thomas .. Gill" are bracketed together on title page. His defense against members of the College of Physicians, many of whose members regarded him ...
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  Wonders no miracles, or, Mr. Valentine Greatrates gift of healing examined upon occasion of a sad effect of his stroaking, March the 7, 1665, at one Mr. Cressets house in Charter-house-yard : in a letter to a reverend divine, living near that place.
  Date of publication:
  1666
  

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  Lloyd, David, 1635-1692.
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  Attributed to D. Lloyd. Cf. Wing. Reproduction of original in British Library.
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  The anatomyes of the true physition, and counterfeit mounte-banke wherein both of them, are graphically described, and set out in their right, and orient colours. Published in Latin by Iohn Oberndorff, a learned German: and translated into English by F.H. fellow of the Coll. of Physitions in London. Hereunto is annexed: A short discourse, or, Discouery of certaine stratagems, whereby our London-empericks, haue bene obserued strongly to oppugne, and oft times to expugne their poore patients purses.
  Date of publication:
  1602
  

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  Oberndorf, Johann. and Herring, Francis, d. 1628.
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  F.H. = Francis Herring. A translation of: De veri et falsi medici cognitione. "A discouery of certaine strategems, whereby our English emperickes haue bene obserued strongly to oppugne, and oft times to expugne their poore ...
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