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A right profitable booke for all diseases : called, The pathway to health. Wherein are to be founde most excellent & approued medicines of great vertue: as also notable potions and drinks, and for the distilling of diuers precious waters, and making of oyles, and other comfortable receits for the health of the body, neuer before imprinted. First gathered by Peter Leuens, master of art of Oxford, and student in phisicke and surgery: and now newly corrected and augmented.

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Main Author:	Levens, Peter, fl. 1587
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	At London : printed by I. Roberts for Edward VVhite, and are to be solde at the little North doore of Paules Church, at the signe of the Gun, 1596.
Series:	Early English books online.
Subjects:	Diseases > Early works to 1800. Medicine, Popular > Early works to 1800.
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