The life and times of Dr John Dee

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    My fall uppon my right nuckul bone, hora 9 fere mane; wyth oyle of Hypericon in 24 howres eased above all hope: God be thanked for such his goodness of his creatures !

    Dee, John. The Private Diary of Dr. John Dee, and the Catalog of His Manuscripts, from the original manuscripts in the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford, and Trinity College Library, Cambridge. Edited by James Halliwell-Phillipps. London, The Camden Society, 1842, page 3.

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  • Oyle of Hypericon refers to a oil infusion of Hypericum, which is commonly known as St. John’s wort.

    Dee, John. Assorted works of John Dee, not otherwise collected.
    Written by Jordan Cole

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