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Four great liars, striving who shall win the silver whetstone Also, a resolution to…Foure great lyers, striuing who shall win the siluer whetstone Also, a resolution to…
Four great liars, striving who shall win the silver whetstone Also, a resolution to the country-man, proving is utterly unlawful to buy or use our yearly prognostications. Written by W.P.Foure great lyers, striuing who shall win the siluer whetstone Also, a resolution to the countri-man, prouing is vtterly vnlawfull to buye or vse our yeerly prognostications. Written by W.P.
London: printed by Robert Walde-grave, 1585London: printed by Robert Walde-graue, 1585
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For many learned Physicians, & expert Chirurgeons have by infinite examples found, that if a man be let blood in the sign, or launched, or boxed, or seared, no harm ensueth, nay they have given testimony that the patients have found even then great comfort. Wherefore let not these things ⟨image 33⟩trouble thy mind any more, but let them be numbered even amongest vain and unprofitable fables.
For many learned Phisitians, & expert Chirurgians haue by infinite exāples found, that if a man be let bloud in the signe, or lanched, or boxed, or seared, no harme ensueth, nay they haue giuen testimony that the patients haue found euen then great comfort. Wherefore let not these thynges ⟨image 33⟩trouble thy mynde any more, but let them be nombred euen amongest vaine and vnprofitable fables.
2. Next after followeth Elections of days and hours, necessary for all matters as followeth.
2. Next after followeth Elections of dayes and houres, necessary for all matters as followeth.
Special days to Prepare humours. Let blood. Purge with Vomit. Electuaries. Potions. Pills. Cut hair. Comfort the virtue Bathe. Attractive. Digestive. Retentive. Expulsive. Put children to school Travel. Marry. Hunt, Hawk, Fish. Plant. Geld Cattle. Lay foundations.
Speciall dayes to Prepare humors. Let bloud. Purge with Vomite. Electuaries. Potions. Pilles. Cut hayre. Comforte the vertue Bathe. Attractiue. Digestiue. Retentiue. Expulsiue. Put children to schoole Trauell. Marrye. Hunte, Hauke, Fishe. Plante. Geld Cattell. Laye foundations.