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At laſt, the Phyſicians, after a long and ſtormie voyage, ſee land; They haue ſo good ſignes of the concoction of the diſeaſe, as that they may ſafely proceed to purge.
1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis , “IX. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries., London: William Rawley; rinted by J H for William Lee, →OCLC:
There are also divers other great alterations of matter and bodies , besides those that tend to concoction and maturation