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The family-physician, and the house-apothecary. Containing I. Medicines against all such diseases people usually advise with apothecaries to be cured of. II. Instructions, whereby to prepare at your own houses all kinds of necessary medicines that are prepared by apothecaries, or prescribed by physicians. III. The exact prices of all drugs, herbs, seeds, simple and compound medicines, as they are sold at the druggists, or may be sold by the apothecaries. IV. That it's plainly made to appear, that in preparing medicines thus at your own houses, that it's no onely a far safer way, but you shall also save nineteen shillings in twenty, comparing it with the extravagant rates of many apothecaries. By Gideon Harvey, M.D. Physician in Ordinary to his Majesty.

General note: Leaf G4 and quire H in two settings: A) last line of G4r begins "pound" and signature 'H' of H2 is under the 'n' of "an"; B) last line of G4r begins "Sarcocolla," and signature 'H' of H2 is under the 'O' of "Ounce". Setting mixed: last line of G4r begins "pound", signature 'H' of H2 is under the 'O' of "Ounce"; signatures: A-H12 UK-SuSCL Cited in: Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), H1065 Format of surrogate: Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. University Microfilms, 1977. 1 microfilm reel. 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700; 714:18). Ownership and custodial history: In ink on t.p. someone has worked out the (then) age of the book: (in column) "1826 1678 [line] 148"; MS. ink notes by Beisly on front flyleaf; From the library of Revd. Sidney Beisly (d. 1876) ; Beisly bequest, 1896 UK-SuSCL