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Medical advertising was ubiquitous in early modern England; due to the ephemeral nature of many advertisements, probably only a tiny percentage is still extant today. Practitioners of all kinds advertised their services, both consultation and a wide range of prepared medicines. Many medical advertisements included information about health and disease.

Be it knowne vnto all men, that I Nicholas Bowden chirurgion, cutter of the stone…

Bowden, Nicholas
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The rare vertue of a most excellent pil, beeing an antidotum against the plague. Newly…

Saxo-Bosco, D. de
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Diacatholicon aureum: or a generall power of gold, purging all offensiue humours in mans bodie…

Russel, Thomas
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The trumpet of Apollo: sounding out the sweete blast of recouerie, in diuers dangerous and…

Clarke, John
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If there bee any man or woman that hath any mischaunce, that is cut, or…

Smit, Hans
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Alexicacus spirit of salt of the vvorld, which vulgarly prepar’d is call’d the spirit of…

Rhodokanakēs, Kōnstantinos
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By Salvator VVinter, an Italian of the city of Naples. Directions for the use of…

Winter, Salvator
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An advertisement concerning the most famous, safe, cathartique and diurectique pills being an incomparable medicine…

Sermon, William
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An advertisement, concerning those most excellent pills called pilulæ radiis solis extractæ. Being an universal…

Lockyer, Lionel
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That famous friendly pill of Dr. George Jones of Hatton-Garden is now sold by…

Russel, Eliz
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