Pharmacopoeia officinalis et extemporanea: or, a compleat English dispensatory. In two parts. Theoretic and practical. Part I in two books ... Part II in five books ... / by John Quincy.

  • John Quincy
Date:
1782
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Credit: Pharmacopoeia officinalis et extemporanea: or, a compleat English dispensatory. In two parts. Theoretic and practical. Part I in two books ... Part II in five books ... / by John Quincy. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    As it was proper to take all the prefcriptive part of the London and Edinburgh Difpenfatones into the book, it is thought expedient to add likewife the reft of their con- tents ; by thefe and the other additions, it has been en- deavoured to make the book comprehend every thing which can be required in an Englifh Difpenfatory; and to fuffice fully in the place of all others. Befides the other additions, here is fubjoined an Appen- dix, containing the feveral methods of preparation, and an inquiry into the nature and medicinal powers of fome fafhionable remedies lately received into life ; and care Fas been taken to give thefe articles a more particular confideration; as the importance of their pretenfions, and the great reputation they bear, efpecially the three princi- pal, Ear-Water, Mrs. Steven’s Medicine for the Stone, and that of Dr. Chittick’s, of courfe, render any information in regard to them, acceptable to many perfons. Thus, endeavours have been made to fupply the de- feats, amend the faults, and extend the defign of Quincy s book ; and thereby give it a juft claim to its title of A Complete Englifh Difpenfatory : and it is hoped that in all material points, fuccels hath followed ; though it is not pretended that the work is, in every refpedt, abfolutely perfect. Some lefl'er errors of method and difpofition, and many immaterial paffages, too clofely connedted in many places with what is more valuable, ft ill remain ; and bid defiance to correction, without the total demolition of the original fabric of the book. But thefe are imperfedtions, neverthelefs, which diminifh, in a very fmall degree, the value of the work; as in refpedt of the matter, the charge is redundance not deficiency; in regard to the method, the offence lies againft elegance, not utility: the inaccuracies of order in it may be eafily excufed, as they reach not con- fufion ; and the comprehenfivenefs of its ufeful matter may well atone for its containing fomewhat more than was neceflary : but this favour will appear more due, when it fliall be compared with the performances which have been offered as its competitors. CON-
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