Old Bailey Proceedings:
Old Bailey Proceedings: Accounts of Criminal Trials

12th September 1750

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*** Sir John Colebatch's most excellent volatile anti-apoplectic Elixir, so much fam'd for certainly curing convulsive Fits, and all nervous Disorders, and Complaints in Men Women and Childrens, Being the genuine Receipt of that late eminent Physician, who found it by long and skilful Experience, to be the only sure Specific for the Apoplexy, Epilepsy, Lethargy, Hysteric, and all other Disorders, seizing the Head, and Nerves; such as Swimmings in the Head, violent Head-Achs, Sleepiness, Faintings, Falling-Sickness, Lowness, and Sinking of the Spirits, Palpitation and Trembling of the Heart, Weakness of the Nerves, Hysteric Fits, Hysteric Cholics, Convulsions in the Bowels, &c. we so daily hear of Persons being suddenly seiz'd with, and expire for want of a true Specific, to give a due Circulation to the Blood and nervous Fluid.

This excellent Specific Elixir, not only cures the aforesaid Disorders, but by being taken in Time, keeps them from coming, prevents Returns, and has cured many, that have tried all other Things, and the Advice of most eminent Physicians without Success.

To be had of the Proprietor Marshall Sheepey, Bookseller, under the South-West-Piazza of the Royal Exchange, Cornhill, (by whom good Allowance is given in the Country to sell again, or carry abroad) and (by his Permission) sold at Mrs. Lagrange's Medicinal Warehouse, at the Acorn in New-street, Covent Garden, and no where else in London; in the Country by the following persons; Mes. Stabler and Barslow, at York; Mr. Henry Martin, in Radcliff-street, Bristel; Mr. Woolley at Northampton ; Mr. Robert Black < no role > , at Gainsborough, Lincolnshire ; Mr. James Wilkinson < no role > , on the Point, Portsmouth; and by Mr. John Exshaw < no role > , Bookseller, on Corkhill, Dublin. Price 4 s. the large, and 2 s. the smaller Bottle, with Directions.

N. B. At all the above Places, many likewise be had, the celebrated Dr. Radcliffe's Lozenges for the Piles, Price 1 s. the Dose, three or four of which, at most, perfect a Cure; and at any Time as a Purge prove a gentle, opening and cooling Medicine, for which they are excellent, and proper for all Families and Persons going abroad to keep by them. Good Allowance to those that take a Quantity. No Letters answer'd unless Post paid.




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