The practice of physick
Subtitle: in two volums, very much enlarged : wherein is plainly set forth, the nature, cause, differences, and several sorts of signs, together with the cure of all diseases in the body of man in twenty and four books
By: written in Latin, and in English, by Lazarus Riverius, counsellor and physitian to the King, &c., ; Nicholas Culpeper, physitian and astrologer ; Abdiah Cole, doctor of physick, and W. R.
Contributors: Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654; Cole, Abdiah, approximately 1610-approximately 1670; Rowland, William; Cole, Peter, -1665, printer
Publisher: Printed by Peter Cole, printer and book-seller, and are to be sold at his shop, at the sign of the Printing-press in Cornhil, neer the Royal Exchange
Published: 1658
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Medicine; Early works to 1800; Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Other titles: Four books of that learned and renowned doctor, Lazarus Riverius, containing five hundred and thirteen observations or histories of famous and rare cures; N. Culpeper, physitian and astrologer, Abdiah Cole, doctor of physick, and William Rowland, physitian, their practice of physick; Culpepers large anatomy fitted for physick. Culpepers five hundred, eighty nine observations, or histories, of rare cures; Culpepers five hundred, eighty nine observations of rare cures
Notes: "Translation of the author's Praxis medica and Observations medicae & curationes insignes" -- NUC pre-1956 imprints.

Half-title: "N. Culpeper, physitian and astrologer, Abdiah Cole, Doctor of Physick, and William Rowland, physitian, their Practice of physick."

[Remainder of title page information]: " ... above seventeen thousand of the said books in Latin and English, have been sold in very few yeers, having been ten times printed, though seven of the former impressions wanted the nature, causes, signs, and differences of the diseases, and had only the medicines for the cure of them, as plainly appears by the authors epistle."

"Four books of that learned, and renowned doctor, Lazarus Riverius, containing five hundred and thirteen observations, or histories, of famous and rare cures ..." has separate dated title-page, register, and pagination; has separate vertical half-title reading "Culpepers Large anatomy fitted for physick. Culpepers Five hundred, eighty nine observations, or histories, of rare cures."

"A physical dictionary, expounding such works as ..." has separate pagination, register, and title-page dated 1655.

Caption title on C1r: "Of the French pox"; separate pagination and register.

Numerous errors in pagination; text continuous despite these errors.

Signatures: pi² A-C² D-2K⁴ 2Q-3Y⁴ 3Z²(-3Z2) 4B-4K² chi², ²A-C² D²(-D2), ³D-2L⁴ 2R-3A⁴ 3B² 3C²(-3C2), ⁴C-L⁴ M², 4L⁴ 4M-4N².

Title within double border.

Head- and tail-pieces; initials.

A reissue, with the addition of "Four books" and cancel title page, of the 1655 edition.

Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.), R1559A

English short title catalogue (ESTC), R218027

In English, translated from Latin, with Latin references.