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  • America, and the effectiveness of Dr. Bohun's "physicke" drew the praise of the colonists.

    Medicine in Virginia, 1607-1699 Thomas Proctor Hughes

  • If you be desirous of your Sons health, it consisteth not either in Physicion or physicke, but in the mercy of your faire

    The Decameron 2004

  • Belyke the draughte, yf tempered with som more gentler physicke, may yeat serve to grant long youthe to our soverign Ladie, to the lasting checke of Spayne.

    The Life of the World to Come Baker, Kage 2004

  • In which heavy and irksome perturbations, I see not any meanes of remedy, but onely one, being a kinde of physicke

    The Decameron 2004

  • Wherfore I am in som dowte whether to physicke him with bleeding or no, lest that he be weake and dye therby, or that the poysone that is in him should fowllly contaminate vsall.

    The Life of the World to Come Baker, Kage 2004

  • Now albeit he found her plyant enough, to gaine physicke for her owne griefe, as soone as his; yet the meanes and manner were (as yet) quite out of all apprehension.

    The Decameron 2004

  • Ierusalem, yea, and was prouiding a nauie for the same purpose, whenas in the very midst of this his heroicall action and enterprise, he was surprised with death: for falling into a sudden disease, he could not be cured by any kinde of physicke.

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

  • And whereas Robert Iacob doctor of physicke is a man very deare vuto vs, whom, the last yere we sent vnto your excellency, we desire that he may haue that fauor and estimation with you, which good, princes thinke a most honest and vertuous man woorthy of: for had we not caried great respect to our mutual friendship, and indeuour to gratifie your Maiestie, we should in no case haue parted with him.

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

  • Canturburie; William Holme, a greie frier (and a good physician for curing diseases of the bodie, whatsoeuer his physicke was for the soule) he liued vntill Henrie the fift his daies, and deceassed about the fourth yeare of his reigne; Nicholas Baiard, a blacke frier, a doctor of diuinitie professed at Oxenford; Thomas Rudburne, archdeacon of

    Chronicles (3 of 6): Historie of England (1 of 9) Henrie IV Raphael Holinshed

  • This kind, generous doctor left a considerable estate, in spite of the many "debts for physicke," including that of "Mr. Roger Williams which was freely given."

    The Women Who Came in the Mayflower Annie Russell Marble

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