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The York-shire spaw, or A treatise of four famous medicinal wells, : viz. the spaw, or vitrioline-well; the stinking, or sulphur-well; the dropping, or petrifying-well; and St. Mugnus-well, near Knares-borow in York-shire. Together with the causes, vertues, and use thereof. Composed by John French, Dr. of Physick

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1652.
Call number: 433059
Creator: French, John (1616-1657)(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: 8vo
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