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What is a quacksalver?

What is a quacksalver? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (archaic) One falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, especially one who dispenses potions, ointments, etc., supposedly having curative powers; a quack. [from c. 1570]
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I have done ill to unbosom myself so far to this poisonous quacksalver.
Am I not yclept quacksalver by those that come not near me, and wizard by those I heal?

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