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Pender, Eales, fl. 1702 Prescribed remedy for an ailment

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00691 Author/Creator: Pender, Eales, fl. 1702 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document Date: 1702 Pagination: 1 p. + docket 16.4 x 21.1 cm Order a Copy

Dr. Pender's cure consists of "anniseeds, sweel fennel seeds, dill seed. . . root of white saxifrage," along with "crabs Eyes, the seeds of wild briar hens & jaw bone of a pike." This mixture is to be ingested the day before and after the new and full moons.

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