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A28994	Medicinal experiments, or, A collection of choice and safe remedies for the most part simple and easily prepared, useful in families, and very serviceable to country people / by R. Boyle ; to which is annexed a catalogue of his theological and philosophical books and tracts.	Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691.	1693 (1693)	Wing B3990; ESTC R10015	64,874	347

or twice a day IX To appease the heat of Feavers by an External Remedy APply to the Soles of the Feet a mixture or thin Cataplasm made of the Leaves of Tobacco fit to be cut to fill a Pipe with beaten up with as much of the Freshest Currans you can get as will bring the Tobacco to the Consistence of a Poultis X. The Medicine that is in such Request in Italy against the Worms in Children INfuse one Dram of clean Quicksilver all Night in about two Ounces of the Water of Goats Rue distill'd the common way in a cold Still And afterwards strain and filter it to sever it from all Dregs that may happen in the making it This quantity is given for one Dose DECAD X. I. A Choice Medicine for a Whitloe TAke Shell Snails and beat the pulpy part of them very well with a convenient quantity of fine chopt Parsly which is to be applied warm to the affected part and shifted two or three times a day II. A Simple but Vseful Lime-Water good for the Kings Evil and divers other Cases TAke half a Pound of good Quick-Lime and put it into one Gallon of Spring-Water and infuse it for Twenty four Hours then decant the Liquor and let the Patient Drink a good Draught of it two or three times a day or he may use it for his ordinary Drink this Infusion may be coloured with Saffron or Red Sanders and if need be to make it stronger add more Lime and warm the Water and keep it well stopt III. An Excellent Medicine for a fresh Strain TAke four Ounces of Bean Flower two Ounces of Wine Vinegar of these make a Cataplasm to be applied a little warm to the part affected but if this should prove something too sharp as in some Cases it may then take two Drams of Litharg and boil it a little in the Vinegar before you put it to the Bean-Flower IV. For the Pyles TAke Balsam of Sulphur made with Oil of Turpentine Ointment of Tobacco equal Parts Incorporate them well and Anoint the grieved place therewith V. For a Burn. MIngle Lime Water with Linseed Oyl by beating them together with a Spoon and with a Feather dress the Burn several times a day VI. For a fresh Strain BOil Bran in Wine Vinegar to the consistency of a Poultis apply it warm and renew the Poultis once in twelve hours for two or three times VII An experienced Medicine for the Cholick TAke good Nitre one Ounce and rub it well in a clean Mortar of Glass or Stone then grind with it half a Scruple or more of fine Saffron and of this mixture give about half a Dram for a Dose in three or four Ounces of Cold Spring Water VIII To make an Issue raw that begins to heal up TAke of Lapis Infernalis one Ounce of Crown Soap an Ounce and half Chalk finely pouder'd six Drams mix them all together carefully and keep them close stopt except when you mean to use them IX For a Sore Throat MAke a Plaister of Paracelsus three or four Fingers broad and length enough to reach almost from one Ear to the other and apply it to the part affected so that it may touch the Throat as much as may be X. For heat about the Orifice of the Stomach MAke a Syrup with the Juice of House Leek and Sugar and give about one Spoonful of it from time to time A Stomachical Tincture TAke Agrimony two Drams small Centory Tops one Dram Coriander Seeds bruised one Scruple Sassafras Shavings and Bark one Dram Gentian Root half a Dram Zedoary Root ten Grains pour upon these three quarters of a Pint of boiling Spring Water cover it and let it steep twelve hours then Strain it and put it in a Bottle then drop a drop of Oil of Cinnamon upon a lump of Sugar and put it into the Liquor The Dose is three Spoonfuls twice a day an hour or two before Meals THE END A CATALOGUE OF THE Philosophical Books and Tracts Written by the Honourable ROBERT BOYLE Esq Together with the ORDER or TIME Wherein each of them hath been Publish'd respectively To which is added A CATALOGUE Of the THEOLOGICAL BOOKS Written by the same Author LONDON Printed for Sam. Smith at the Sign of the Prince's Arms in St. Paul's Church-yard 1693. Advertisements of the Publisher I. Many Ingenious Persons especially Strangers having pressingly endeavour'd to procure a Catalogue of the Honourable Mr. Boyle's Writings and the Author himself being not at leisure to draw one up 't was thought it might be some Satisfaction to those Inquirers if I publish'd the following List as it was drawn out for his own use of the Philosophical Transactions as well as the Printed Volumes by an Ingenious French Physician studious of the Authors Writings some of which he Translated and Printed in his own Language II. The Letter L affixt in the Margin denotes the Book related to to have been Translated and Publish'd in the Latin Tongue also Several of the rest having likewise been Translated into Latin but not yet Published III. Those that have an Asterisk prefix'd to them came forth without the Authors Name tho' 't is not doubted but they are His. IV. Such as have this Mark ☞ prefix'd to them are Sold by Samuel Smith at the Prince's Arms in St. Paul's Church-yard V. Divers of those mentioned as drawn out of the Transactions did probably come abroad in Latin some of the Transactions themselves having been published in that Language A Catalogue of the Philosophical Books and Tracts NEW Experiments Physico Mechanical touching the Spring and Weight of the Air and its Effects made for the most part in a new Pneumatical Engine written by way of Letter to the Right Honourable Charles Lord Viscount of Dungarvan Eldest Son to the Earl of Cork by the Honourable Robert Boyle Esq A Defence of the Doctrine touching the Spring and Weight of the Air propos'd by the Author in his New Physico-Mechantoal Experiments against the Objections of Franciscus Linus wherewith the Objectors Funicular Hypothesis is also examin'd An Examen of Mr. Tho. Hobbes's Dialogus Physicus de Naturâ Aeris as far as it concerns the Authors Book of New Experiments touching the Spring of the Air with an Appendix touching Mr. Hobbes's Doctrine of Fluidity and Firmness These three together in a Volume in 4 to being a Second Edition The First at Oxford 1662 had been publish'd Anno 1660. The two others at London 1662 had been publish'd Anno 1661. The Sceptical Chymist c. 1661. Physiological Essays or Tentamina Written and Collected upon divers Times and Occasions with an History of Fluidity and Firmness in 4 to 1662. An Experimental History of Colours begun 8vo 1663. Some Considerations touching the Usefulness of Experimental Natural Phylosophy propos'd in a Familiar Discourse to a Friend by way of Invitation to the Study of it A

a Discovery of the perviousness of Glass to ponderable parts of Flame Octavo London 1673. A Letter of September the 13th 1673. concerning Ambergreece and its being a Vegetable Production mentioned in the Philosophical Transactions of October the 8th 1673. Tracts Observations about the Saltness of the Sea An Account of the Statical Hyroscope and its Uses together with an Appendix about the force of the Air 's Moisture and a Fragment about the Natural and Preternatural state of Bodies To all which is premised a Sceptical Dialogue about the positive or privative Nature of Cold Octavo London 1674 1691. A Discourse about the Excellency and Grounds of the Mechanical Hypothesis occasionally proposed to a Friend annexed to another Entituled The Excellency of Theology compared with Natural Philosophy Octavo London 1674. An Account of the two sorts of Helmontian Laudanum together with the way of the Noble Baron F. M. Van Helmont Son to the famous John Baptista of preparing his Laudanum communicated in the Philosophical Transactions of October the 26th 1674. Tracts Containing 1. Suspicions about some hidden Qualities of the Air with an Appendix touching Coelestial Magnets and some other particulars 2. Animadversions upon Mr. Hobbes's Problemata de Vacuo 3. A Discourse of the Cause of Attraction by Suction Octavo London 1674 1691. Some Physico-Theological Considerations about the possibility of the Resurrection annexed to a Discourse Entituled The Reconciliableness of Reason and Religion Octavo London 1674 5. A Conjecture concerning the Bladders of Air that are found in Fishes communicated by A. J. and illustrated by an Experiment suggested by the Author in the Philosophical Transactions of April the 26th 1675. A new Essay Instrument invented and described by the Author together with the Uses thereof in 3 Parts The first shews the Occasion of making it and the Hydrostatical Principles 't is founded on The second describes the Construction of the Instrument The third represents the Uses which as relating to Metals are 1. To discover whether a proposed Guinea be true or Counterfeit 2. To examine divers other Gold Coins and particularly half Guinea's 3. To examine the new English Crown pieces of Silver 4. To estimate the Goodness of Tin and Pewter 5. To estimate Alloys of Gold and Silver and some other Metalline Mixtures All this maketh up the Philosophical Transactions of June 21. 1675. Ten new Experiments about the weaken'd Spring and some unobserved Effects of the Air where occur not only several Trials to discover whether the Spring of the Air as it may divers ways be increased so may not by other ways than Cold or Dilation be weakened but also some odd Experiments to shew the Change of Colours producible in some Solutions and Precipitations by the Operation of the Air communicated in the Philosophical Transactions of December 27th 1675. An Experimental Discourse of Quicksilver growing hot with Gold English and Latin communicated in the Philosophical Transactions of February 21. 1676. Experiments Notes c. about the Mechanical Origin or Production of divers particular Qualities amongst which is inserted a Discourse of the Imperfections of the Chymists Doctrine of Qualities together with some Reflections upon the Hypothesis of Alcali and Acidum Octavo London 1676 1690. This Discourse comprehends Notes c. about the Mechanical Origine and Production of Cold. Of Heat Of Tasts Of Odours Of Volatility Of Fixtness Of Corrosiveness Of Corrosibility Of Chymical Precipitation Of Magnetical Qualities Of Electricity New Experiments about the superficial Figures of Fluids especially of Liquors contiguous to other Liquors likely to conduct much to the Physical Theory of the grand System of the World communicated in the Philosophical Transactions of January the 29th 167 6 7 A continuation of the same Experiments in the Philosophical Transactions in February the 167 6 7. The Sceptical Chymist or Chymico-Physical Paradoxes touching the Experiments whereby Vulgar Spagyrists are wont to endeavour to evince their Salt Sulphur and Mercury to be the true Principles of Things to which in this second Edition are subjoyned divers Experiments and Notes about the Producibleness of Chymical Principles Octavo Oxford 1680 1690. A second Continuation of new Experiment Physico-Mechanical in which various Experiments touching the Spring of the Air either compressed or artificial are contain'd with a Description of new Engines to persorm them 1680. The Aerial Noctiluca or some new Phoenomena and a Process of factitious Self-shining Substance Octavo London The Glaical or Icy Noctiluca with a Chymical Paradox founded on new Experiments whence it may be made probable that Chymical Principles may be converted one into another Octavo London 1680. Memorials for the Natural History of Human Blood especially the Spirit of that Liquor London 1684 Experiments and Considerations about the Porosity of Bodies in Two Essays The former of the Porousness of Animal Bodies The other of the Porousness of solid Bodies Octavo London 1684. Short Memoirs for the Natural Experimental History of Mineral Waters Octavo 1685. An Historical Account of a strangely Self-moving Liquor communicated in the Philosophical Transactions of November the 26th 1685. Of the Reconcileablness of Specifick Medicines to the Corpuscular Philosophy to which is annexed a Discourse about the Advantages of the use of simple Medicines propos'd by way of Invitation to it Octavo London 1685. An Essay of the great Effects of Languid and unheeded Motion To which is annex'd an Experimental Discourse of some unheeded Causes of the Salubrity and Insalubrity of the Air and its Effect Octavo London 1685 1690. A free Inquiry into the vulgarly receiv'd Notion of Nature in an Essay address'd to a Friend Octavo London 168 5 6. A Disquisition about the Final Causes of Natural Things With an Appendix of some Uncommon Observations about vitiated Sight Octavo London 1688. Medicina Hydrostatica Or Hydrostaticks applied to the Materia Medica shewing How by the Weight that divers Bodies us'd in Physick have in Water one may discover whether they be Genuine or Adulterate To which is subjoin'd a previous Hydrostatical way of estimating Ores Octavo London 1690. Experimenta Observationεs Physicae wherein are briefly treated of several Subjects relating to Natural Philosophy in an Experimental way to which is added a small Collection of strange Reports in two Parts Octavo London 1691. Medicinal Experiments Or a Collection of Choice Remedies for the most part simple and easily prepared Twelves London 1692. Price 1 s. Advertisements Because among those that willingly read the Author's Writings there are some that relish those most as most suitable to their Genius addicted to Religious Studies that Treat of Matters relating to Divinity The Publisher thinks fit to gratifie them with a Catalogue of those Theological Books that pass for Mr. Boyle's because they were ascribed to him and never positively disown'd by him tho' such of them as are mark'd with an Asterisk come

Age and the first part of our own but by very late Times and in a Neighbouring Nation whose Customs we are wont sufficiently to esteem and imitate we may be furnish'd with Examples to our present purpose For the French King himself who has rais'd the Majesty of a Crown'd Head so high did not think it beneath the Grandeur of so great a Monarch to Order the Publication of the English Remedy as the French called the Peruvian Bark which at a great Rate he Purchased from Talbor an English Emperick Famous for his many and speedy Cures of Quartans and other Agues By the Authority of the same Prince who has been a great Encourager of divers parts of Learning there has been some Years since setled at Paris a Society or Assembly of Physicians Chirurgeons and others whose main Business is to keep Correspondency in several Parts and receive Informations of the Novelties that occur about Diseases and impart to the Publick such as they shall think worthy and seasonable which Communications consist not only of new Discoveries odd Cases Speculations and Observations but of Receipts and Processes of Remedies Printed for the most part in French the common Language of the People Divers of which Remedies have upon Tryal been found useful as well in England as in France There has been also lately in that Kingdom a Book Printed more than once that makes yet more for my purpose For there has been publish'd in the French Tongue a large Collection of Receipts for almost all Diseases plac'd in Alphabetical Order and thô these Receipts are Circumstantially delivered in the Mother-Tongue of the People yet they came not forth without the License or Authority of the Faculty of Physick and were at least the first Tome so well receiv'd and approv'd that in divers places the respective Bishops authorized them by their Publick Approbation and recommended them upon the Account receiv'd or the good Effects they had produc'd both to the other Charitable Persons and to the Curates or Parish Priests in their Diocesses In complying with the desires of many and with the Dictates of Philanthropy I hope I may procure my Medicinal Receipts and Processes the more favourable Reception if I shew that I might justly have a peculiar and personal Repugnancy to this Work For many may think it strange as I my self have been prone to do that I should presume to recommend Medicines to others who for divers Years have been so infirm and sickly my self And some 't is like will upbraid me with Medicoe Curateipsum But on this occasion I may represent that being the thirteenth or fourteenth Child of a Mother that was not above 42 or 43 Years old when she dyed of a Consumption 't is no wonder I have not inherited a robust or healthy Constitution Many also have said in my Excuse as they think that I brought my self to so much sickliness by over-much Study But I must add that thô both the sorementioned Causes concur'd yet I impute my infirm Condition more to a third than to both together For the grand Original of the Mischiefs that have for many Years afflicted me was a fall from an unruly Horse into a deep place by which I was so bruised that I feel the bad Effects of it to this day For this Mischance happening in Ireland and I being forc'd to take a long Journey before I was well recovered the bad Weather I met with and the as bad Accommodation in Irish Inns and the mistake of an unskilful or drunken Guide who made me wander almost all Night upon some Wild Mountains put me into a Fever and a Dropsie viz. an Anasarca For a compleat Cure of which I past into England and came to London but in so unlucky a time that an ill-condition'd Fever rag'd there and seiz'd on me among many others and thô through God's goodness I at length recovered yet left me exceeding weak for a great while after and then for a farewel it cast me into a violent Quotidian or double Tertian Ague with a sense of decay in my Eyes which during my long Sickness I had exercis'd too much upon Critical Books stuft with Hebrew and other Eastern Characters I will not urge that divers have wondred that a Person in such bad Circumstances has by the help of Care and Medicines for they forget what ought to be ascrib'd to God should be able to hold out so long against them But this after the foregoing Relation may well be said that it need be no great wonder if after such a train of Mischiefs which was succeeded by a Scorbutick Cholick that struck into my Limbs and deprived me of the use of my Hands and Feet for many Months I have not enjoy'd much Health notwithstanding my being acquainted with several Choice Medicines especially since divers of these I dare not use because by long sitting when I had the Palsie I got the Stone voiding some large ones as well as making bloody Water and by that Disease so great a tenderness in my Kidneys that I can bear no Diureticks thô of the milder sort and that I am forc'd to forbear several Remedies for my other Distempers that I know to be good ones and among them divers that by God's Blessing I have successfully try'd on others This short Narrative may I hope suffice to shew that my Personal Maladies and Sickliness cannot rightly infer the inefficacy of the Medicines I impart or recommend and if it shew That it will do all that was aim'd at by this Representation If some Receipts or Processes for I hope they will not be many should happen to be met with in the following Collection that may be also found either in some Printed Book or other 't is hop'd an indulgent Reader will either excuse or pardon that Venial fault especially if we consider First That neither Physick nor Chymistry being my Profession I did not think my self oblig'd to peruse any store of Medicinal Books and therefore may well be suppos'd to be unacquainted with a great many of them much more with many of their Receipts and Processes And indeed I find by some of the later Printed Catalogues of Books written about the Physicians Art that there is a multitude of them which when I wrote I had never seen or perhaps so much as heard of Secondly That 't is so usual for Authors especially that Write either Systems or Collections to set down store of Prescriptions dictated by their Conjectures not their Tryals and yet without giving a distinct Character of almost any of them in particular That if I had met there with some of the same that I am speaking of I should not have selected them from a great number of other undistinguish'd ones and 't is easie to observe that there is a great deal of difference betwixt being told by an Author that many things and among the rest but not before them this or that Drug Receipt is good for such a Disease and