The Surgeons Mate; or, Military & Domestique Surgery
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John Woodall
London: Printed by Rob. Young, for Nicholas Bourne
1639
English
History of Medicine Library
John Woodall’s handbook for ship’s surgeons includes glossaries of symbols used in medicinal recipes and a visual guide to surgical instruments. This medicinal recipe claims to prevent the plague, as well as assisting in the cure if one has already contracted it.