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  • As for Calandrino, he liked his dyet drinke excellently well, quaffing a large Glassefull off three mornings together: afterward Master Doctor and the rest came to see him, and having felt his pulse, the Phisition said.

    The Decameron 2004

  • Honest neighbour Calandrino, answered the Phisition, I would not have you to torment your selfe, in such an impatient and tempestuous manner, because I perceive the time so to hasten on, as we shall soone perceive (and that within very few dayes space) your health well restored, and without the sense of much paine; but indeed it wil cost expences.

    The Decameron 2004

  • The Echim Bassi, Phisition to his person, one hundred and twentie aspers, two hundred, three score and two pounds, sixteene shillings.

    The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

  • The wise Phisition, seing that his aduise came to passe as he thought before, and that Seleucus was so instant vpon him for the health of his sonne: the better to proue his minde and his intention, spake vnto him in this wise.

    The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter

  • With whom there was nourished and brought vppe, many other children of his age: amonges whom one of the doughters of the said Phisition, named

    The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter

  • The Phisition by the cordials hee will geue his patient, shall be able not onely to restore the decayed spirites of man and render him health, but also to prolong the terme of his life many yeares ouer and aboue the stint of his first and naturall constitution.

    The Arte of English Poesie George Puttenham

  • Afterwards Androdus caried the Lion abrode the citie in a litle corde, and had muche money giuen him: and the Lion was decked and beautified with flowers, and euery man that met them, did vse to say: -- “This is the Lion the frend of this man, and this is the man, the Phisition of the Lion.”

    The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter

  • Not manye yeares paste there was at Bologna a notable Phisition, renowmed throughe out the whole worlde, called Maister Alberto, whoe beinge old, almost LX. yeares of age, had such an excellent wit, that although naturall heate was expired in his bodie, yet hee disdayned not to conceiue some amorous flames of loue.

    The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter

  • Wherefore the Phisition thought it not good any longer to keepe secrete the cause, but toke the king aside, and said vnto him in this wyse.

    The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter

  • Phisition, I knowe not whether the same did the yong man any pleasure, or whether it did him hurt or good.

    The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter

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