1612 J. Cotta 8 Oft times men.., casting their eyes vpon some attempts of these barbarous medicine-mongers..desirously oft times entertaine the messengers and ministers of vnrecoverable miserie.
1795 (new ed.) 33 Uncounted are the candidates for fame, who humbly crouched to this mock medicine-monger.
1875 R. Browning vi. 172 Here's the sick man's first honorarium for—Posting his medicine-monger at the Club!
1893 14 Oct. 127/1 Certain remedies of medieval medicine-mongers savoring of the witches' broth in Macbeth.