Blagrave's advertisement for his spirits of scurvey-grass. Blagrave, Charles. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B17893 of text R231376 in the English Short Title Catalog. Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 6KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 B17893 Wing B3109A Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.112.f.9[53] ESTC R231376 ocm99888639

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 eng Advertising -- Drugs -- Early works to 1800. Medicine -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions -- Early works to 1800. Scurvy -- England -- Early works to 1800. Broadsides -- England -- 17th century. eebo Blagrave's advertisement for his spirits of scurvey-grass. . Blagrave, Charles. 1680 2 887 4 0 0 0 0 0 45.1 D The rate of 45.1 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the D category of texts with between 35 and 100 defects per 10,000 words. 2014-02 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2014-08 Sampled and proofread 2014-08 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2015-03 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
Blagrave's Advertisement of his Spirits of Scurvey-grass .

THese Excellent Spirits of Scurvey-grass both plain and purging , have sufficiently commended themselves in their several Operations , by meeting with general acceptation from all sorts of persons , both for preventing and curing the Scurvey and several other Distempers : They are so safe Medicines , that they may be taken all the year without confinement to house or diet . A few drops of the Plain spirit is very beneficial , taken in E●●om , Tunbridge , Barnet , or Dulwich Waters ; for it not only takes off the crudities , but furthers them to perform their desired effects . Taking once or twice a week of my Golden spirit , carries off all crude phlegmatick humours , that may be caused by the Waters , and fortifies the Vitals and Stomach .

☞ Observe , Use these Spirits ( but not counterfeits ) according to my directions , before the Teeth and Gums be decayed ; you shall not be subject to rotten , yellow , stinking Teeth or Tooth-ach , putrified Gums , stinking Breath , or loose Teeth , but they preserve the Teeth white and sound , till old age decays the whole structure of the Body if loose fasten them . These Spirits being stopped close , are subject to no decay .

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THey are beneficial for all persons that travel by Sea or Land , both for preventing and curing the Scurvey , with its pains and spots ; and also all pains that are caused by great Colds , Surfets , Foulness of Blood . They cure all sorts of Itches , Scabs , or Breakings out . Will effectually cure the Dropsie , give speedy ease in the Wind Collick , and brings away the Gravel in the Kidneys . Open Obstructions , and cure the Green Sickness , with the pains in the Stomach , and cause a fresh ruddy Complection . Mightily cleanse the Stomach of Cold Phlegmatick Humors , thin Tough Phlegm , and give Breath to the greatest Stoppages ; help Digestion , and recovers a Lost Appetite : For an Unsavoury Breath they are the quickest and best Remedies in the World : They not only procure a Sweet Breath , but carry away all Fumes which cause an ungrateful scent . They help the Kings Evil and dispose Old Ulcers and Sores to a speedy Healing . Evacuate Cold Phlegmatick Humors both from Liver and Spleen , wasteing the Swellings and Hardness thereof . Cure violent Surfets , if timely taken : Kill Worms in young and old . You shall receive full Directions for each Spirit with the Bottles . Price 1 s . each Bottle .

The True Spirit of both sorts are onely sold by Mr. Billingsly at the Printing-Press in Corn-hill , near the Royal Exchange ; Mr. James at the Printing press in Mincing-lane , Mr. Blagrave at the Black Bear in Paul's Church-yard , Mr. Sherly under St. Dunstans Church in Fleet-street , Mr. Mildward at the Entrance of Westminster Hall , all being Booksellers : Mr. Prescott at the Golden Key , near the Market-place in Southwark ; Mr. Hughs a Perfumer in Shandois street near Covent Garden ; Mr. Harrison at Lincolns-Inn-Gate in Chancery-lane , Mrs. Floyd at Turn-stile in Holbourn , and at the Black Swan in Exeter-Change in the Strand , Mr. Paine a Sales-man in Ratcliffe High-way , over against Shadwell Church ; Mr. Wright a Milliner at the Corner of New-fish street-hill , Mr. Blagrave a Perfumer in the Savoy , Mr. Moore at the Maidenhead over against the Dial in Fleetstreet Bookseller , Mr. Halford at the end of the Paved Alley in the Pell-Mell Bookseller , Mr. Brandon a Cheesmonger at the Corner of Clare Market ; Mr. Fenton at the Cat and Fiddle in Duke-street by Lincolns-Inn-Fields , John Barnet Cheesmonger at the Golden Heart in Bishops-gate-street , near the Spittle ; Mr. Parrock Grocer at the Corner of Chancery-lane in Holbourn , Mr. Livengston Fruterer at the South Entrance of the Royal Exchange ; Mrs Yates Sempstriss next door to Goodmans g●●● in the Minories ; & at my House on Clerken-well-green , the 2d . House in New-Prison Walk .

AT these places may be had that excellent and well-known Spirit of Pepper , being approved by all that have made trial , to excel most Medicines in these following Diseases : For strengthening a weak Stomach after Vomitting , and helping Digestion ; Cures Griping of the Guts , if caused by Wind ; allayes the greatest Thirst in Feavors : Cures Violent Pains in the Stomach , and for a Windy Stomach no better Medicine . It causes the Wind to pass downwards . Excellent for Nurses that give suck , to take off the windiness of the Milk . It preserves people from Feavors and Surfeits . Very good against the Collick and Strangury . It helpeth almost any cold Diseases in the Nerves . A few Drops being taken , ●●●ediately causes Sweat . Price 1 s . a Bottle .

All my Spirits are sealed with my Coat of Arms , being Three Crossed swords 〈…〉 .