A popular English dispensatory, which ran to twelve editions by 1749, containing a complete account of the materia medica and therapeutics.

Quincy (d.1722) was awarded a medical degree by the University of Edinburgh for his Medicina statica Britannica published in 1712, but his main skill was an apothecary. The present work is divided into four parts, containing a description of the chemical pharmaceutical process, the preparation of medical cures from vegetable, animal and mineral sources, and sections on 'Officinal Compositions' and 'Extemporaneous Compositions'

New treatments include 'Vinum Viperinum', a wine made of 'dried Vipers cut into pieces... This was not in any Dispensatory of the College before the last, but added to the former by Shipton in his Appendix; but there it is directed with live Vipers, and the Quantity of Wine triple to what it is here. It is much controverted whether is the better way, to make it with live or dried Vipers, tho'' most are for the former' (pp415-416). Outdated treatments include 'Goats Blood... [which is] not at all known in common Prescription; and is deservedly almost forgot' (p.107).

With an interesting index of diseases to the rear, including 'Anthony's Fire', 'Manical Affections', and 'Swimming in the Head', as well as 'Baldness'.

Eleventh edition, enlarged and corrected; 8vo (20 x 13 cm); ad. to front (adhered at gutter margin to front free endpaper), woodcut head and tail-pieces, ownership book label to font pastedown, later endpapers; contemporary calf, rebacked, corners repaired, red morocco lettering-piece to spine, extremities slightly rubbed, text block slightly browned with occasional spotting and the odd minor stain; xvi, 780, lxpp.