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Advert for Antive nerial Elixir and medical books
An 18th century notice touts an elixir claimed to cure rheumatism and gout after Jamaica and England voyages, with contact at Mr. Johnson’s, plus a long list of medical and scholarly works for sale. It references publishers in Paternoster Row, the Strand, and St. Paul’s Churchyard, and mentions plays, theater collections, and anatomy texts by various authors availably advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamaica
England
C. Fol
Henry Ridbotreig
Rown
Dan, Brown
Kreter Exchange
Strand
Hea
Mortlock
the Phoenix
St. Paul’s Church Yard
W. Smith
Hugo Grotius
Iir
Richard Zouch
University of Oxford
Baker
Paternoster Row
Fust Publishe
Jobe Harris
F. R
Will, Wawneys Philomach
D. Brown
A. Bell
J. Darby
A. Betterworth
J. Pemberton
J. Hook
E. Corll
St. Dunian’s
FleetMreet
Mr. Prioris