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A57004 A medicinal dispensatory, containing the whole body of physick discovering the natures, properties, and vertues of vegetables, minerals, & animals, the manner of compounding medicaments, and the way to administer them : methodically digested in five books of philosophical and pharmaceutical institutions, three books of physical materials galenical and chymical : together with a most perfect and absolute pharmacopoea or apothecaries shop : accommodated with three useful tables / composed by the illustrious Renodæus ... ; and now Englished and revised, by Richard Tomlinson of London, apothecary.; Dispensatorium medicum. English Renou, Jean de.; Tomlinson, Richard, Apothecary. 1657 (1657) Wing R1037; ESTC R9609 705,547 914

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grow_v near_o other_o or_o no_o or_o what_o good_a or_o malignant_a star_n respect_v every_o one_o we_o must_v credit_v those_o that_o effode_v the_o root_n and_o gather_v the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o plant_n and_o as_o the_o number_n in_o some_o do_v change_n intend_v or_o remit_v their_o virtue_n and_o quality_n as_o one_o only_a apple_n of_o colocynthis_fw-la manifest_v so_o also_o do_v magnitude_n or_o parvity_n for_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o plant_n be_v diffuse_v and_o in_o many_o be_v more_o remiss_a but_o co-act_a into_o one_o plant_n or_o one_o fruit_n more_o valid_a yet_o many_o fruit_n be_v commend_v for_o their_o parvitude_n as_o caper_n and_o many_o seed_n for_o their_o magnitude_n as_o garthamus_n chap._n xxii_o of_o the_o choice_n of_o purge_v medicament_n take_v from_o their_o faculty_n we_o have_v brief_o but_o clear_o show_v how_o purge_v medicament_n ought_v to_o be_v select_v by_o a_o judgement_n take_v from_o their_o substance_n proper_a temperament_n second_o quality_n proceed_v from_o their_o temperament_n from_o their_o disposition_n extrinsecal_o acquire_v from_o the_o circumstance_n of_o place_n time_n number_n magnitude_n and_o parvity_n it_o rest_v that_o we_o dispatch_v brief_o what_o may_v be_v speak_v as_o to_o that_o choice_n which_o be_v take_v from_o their_o purge_a faculty_n which_o though_o it_o be_v help_v by_o the_o first_o and_o second_o quality_n yet_o say_v mesue_n its_o original_n be_v celestial_a and_o it_o have_v that_o specifical_a property_n whereby_o the_o medicament_n receive_v into_o the_o ventricle_n and_o solicit_v by_o our_o heat_n attract_v to_o itself_o the_o humour_n familiar_a to_o its_o nature_n as_o we_o have_v note_v elsewhere_o from_o the_o vein_n and_o passage_n of_o our_o body_n not_o perceive_v by_o the_o sense_n into_o the_o belly_n and_o then_o nature_n lade_v with_o the_o burden_n of_o the_o medicament_n and_o the_o humour_n attract_v prepare_v a_o way_n to_o excretion_n either_o by_o vomit_n at_o the_o mouth_n or_o by_o dejection_n at_o the_o inferior_a part_n whence_o there_o be_v two_o kind_n of_o purge_v medicament_n the_o one_o a_o vomit_v or_o ejective_a medicament_n the_o other_o dejective_n which_o distinction_n be_v take_v from_o the_o manner_n of_o excretion_n or_o vacuation_n now_o the_o dejective_n be_v more_o desirable_a than_o the_o ejective_n because_o nature_n have_v allot_v the_o inferior_a course_n to_o expel_v excrement_n the_o superior_a to_o receive_v aliment_n whence_o it_o frequent_o happen_v that_o nature_n act_v spontaneous_o and_o provoke_v by_o no_o morbifical_a cause_n do_v abundant_o carry_v and_o deject_v excrementious_a humour_n at_o the_o inferior_a part_n and_o sometime_o irritate_v by_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o medicament_n of_o itself_o ejective_n and_o by_o the_o force_n of_o the_o swell_a humour_n purg●ndi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quomodo_fw-la purg●ndi_fw-la it_o eject_v both_o medicament_n and_o humour_n by_o the_o mouth_n whence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o ejective_n be_v sometime_o better_o than_o dejective_a medicament_n especial_o to_o those_o who_o first_o region_n of_o the_o body_n or_o upper_a ventricle_n be_v stuff_v with_o much_o choler_n which_o by_o reason_n of_o its_o levity_n and_o the_o facility_n of_o the_o traction_n may_v more_o easy_o and_o soon_o be_v extrude_v by_o vomit_n hypocrates_n also_o commend_v vomit_n to_o they_o that_o be_v slender_a especial_o in_o summer_n because_o for_o the_o most_o part_n they_o be_v choleric_a slender_a folk_n say_v he_o aphor._n 6._o lib._n 4._o be_v prone_a to_o vomit_v and_o be_v to_o be_v purge_v upward_o but_o take_v heed_n in_o winter_n and_o aphor._n 40._o lib._n 4_o in_o summer_n it_o be_v better_a to_o purge_v upward_o in_o winter_n downward_o for_o the_o gross_a and_o cold_a humour_n collect_v in_o winter_n be_v more_o easy_o educe_v by_o the_o inferior_a part_n and_o therefore_o the_o skilful_a physician_n use_v sometime_o ejective_a and_o sometime_o dejective_a medicament_n as_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o swell_a humour_n require_v or_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o disease_a will_v bear_v for_o galen_n say_v lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr loc_fw-fr affect_v that_o no_o man_n shall_v be_v compel_v to_o vomit_v unless_o he_o be_v prone_a to_o vomit_v and_o that_o consume_a man_n be_v never_o to_o be_v purge_v by_o vomit_n nor_o they_o who_o have_v a_o strait_a thorax_n or_o narrow_a passage_n but_o if_o a_o vomit_n be_v prescribe_v to_o who_o it_o be_v convenient_a seligenda_fw-la quae_fw-la vomitoria_fw-la seligenda_fw-la then_o let_v it_o be_v provoke_v by_o those_o medicament_n which_o subvert_v the_o ventricle_n without_o great_a molestation_n and_o not_o with_o white_a hellebor_n according_a to_o galens_n advice_n lib._n quos_fw-la quando_fw-la &_o quibus_fw-la medicam_fw-la lest_o any_o vessel_n of_o the_o breast_n shall_v break_v and_o much_o less_o by_o antimony_n whereby_o crafty_a beguiler_n kill_v many_o and_o sometime_o themselves_o as_o it_o be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o that_o admirable_a history_n in_o cornelius_n gemma_fw-la c._n 4._o lib._n 2._o pag._n 239._o linea_fw-la 14._o the_o same_o choice_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o other_o purge_v that_o we_o use_v the_o more_o benign_a analogical_a to_o the_o morbifical_a humour_n for_o we_o ought_v to_o give_v a_o choler_n purge_v medicament_n to_o the_o choleric_a say_v galen_n a_o phlegm_n purge_v medicament_n to_o the_o phlegmatic_a and_o a_o melancholy_a purge_a medicament_n to_o the_o melancholic_a otherwise_o we_o offend_v nature_n now_o there_o be_v no_o blood_n purge_v medicament_n prescribe_v either_o to_o purge_v blood_n by_o the_o mouth_n or_o fundament_n because_o as_o galen_n say_v cap._n 6._o lib._n de_fw-fr purge_v medicam_fw-la facult_a that_o be_v to_o jugulate_v not_o to_o purge_v man_n notanda_fw-la historia_fw-la notanda_fw-la which_o the_o history_n of_o one_o thracius_n a_o bithynian_a rustic_a who_o find_v a_o herb_n which_o if_o any_o one_o assume_v he_o shall_v first_o lose_v his_o blood_n than_o his_o life_n now_o many_o die_a by_o this_o mean_n the_o magistrate_n judge_v the_o offence_n worthy_a diligent_a inquisition_n apprehend_v the_o malefactor_n who_o be_v demand_v of_o who_o he_o have_v learn_v this_o deletory_a poison_n answer_v that_o he_o learn_v it_o of_o none_o but_o as_o he_o once_o carry_v a_o hog_n liver_n to_o a_o neighbour_a place_n his_o belly_n compel_v he_o he_o lay_v the_o herb_n down_o in_o a_o place_n where_o a_o certain_a herb_n grow_v while_o he_o have_v ease_v himself_o note_n note_n which_o after_o some_o respite_n and_o interval_n he_o take_v up_o again_o and_o find_v that_o all_o the_o blood_n draw_v towards_o the_o herb_n whence_o he_o conjecture_v that_o the_o herb_n will_v attract_v blood_n from_o the_o body_n and_o find_v it_o true_a by_o experience_n make_v upon_o one_o he_o meet_v as_o he_o have_v before_o imagine_v he_o afterward_o transfer_v the_o herb_n to_o evil_a use_n yet_o he_o profess_v he_o never_o do_v show_v that_o herb_n to_o any_o of_o which_o there_o be_v much_o in_o that_o country_n now_o the_o malefactor_n among_o other_o his_o torment_n that_o he_o be_v to_o endure_v be_v first_o to_o have_v his_o eye_n put_v out_o that_o when_o he_o be_v lead_v along_o to_o the_o place_n of_o execution_n he_o shall_v not_o show_v the_o herb_n to_o any_o medicament_n therefore_o that_o draw_v blood_n be_v omit_v as_o poisonous_a other_o not_o analogical_a to_o other_o part_n be_v to_o be_v select_v but_o such_o as_o respect_v certain_a part_n by_o affinity_n so_o physician_n prudent_o prescribe_v agarick_n staechados_n betony_n to_o many_o distemper_n of_o the_o head_n manna_n cassia_n to_o distemper_n of_o the_o stomach_n and_o reins_o aloe_n myrobolane_n and_o wormwood_n to_o purge_v and_o corroborate_v the_o ventricle_n senna_n cetrarch_n to_o the_o spleen_n hermodactyl_n and_o ground_n pine_v to_o the_o artery_n sage_n and_o rosemary_n to_o the_o nerve_n yet_o these_o simple_a medicament_n be_v not_o so_o much_o astringe_v to_o those_o part_n but_o they_o may_v be_v apply_v convenient_o to_o other_o and_o as_o many_o medicament_n as_o well_o simple_a as_o compound_v do_v peculiar_o corroborate_v some_o certain_a part_n by_o some_o familiarity_n and_o so_o some_o on_o the_o contrary_n do_v manifest_o destroy_v and_o hurt_v some_o part_n of_o the_o body_n as_o the_o sea_n hare_n the_o lung_n cantharides_n the_o liver_n hemlock_n the_o brain_n as_o it_o be_v well_o observe_v by_o galen_n cap._n 1._o lib._n 1._o compos_fw-la medic_fw-la per_fw-la genera_fw-la the_o end_n of_o the_o first_o book_n of_o medicinal_a institution_n the_o second_o book_n in_o which_o we_o shall_v treat_v of_o the_o preparation_n of_o medicament_n chap._n i._n where_o we_o shall_v demonstrate_v whether_o some_o preparation_n be_v not_o require_v to_o all_o medicine_n that_o tend_v to_o aliment_n a_o compound_v medicament_n that_o be_v unite_v and_o make_v up_o of_o many_o
burn_a tartar_n be_v frequent_a at_o paris_n and_o very_o expetible_a to_o dealbate_v sail_n which_o the_o vulgar_a call_n gravellata_n it_o be_v celebrate_v for_o many_o other_o use_n vires_fw-la vires_fw-la for_o tartar_n according_a to_o cardanus_n have_v no_o equal_a in_o detersion_n which_o purge_v sordid_a and_o hard_a lump_n and_o excrescency_n of_o flesh_n and_o show_v the_o sound_n and_o live_a flesh_n chap._n 6._o of_o liquorice_n juice_n the_o succe_fw-la of_o liquorice_n be_v expetible_a for_o many_o use_n for_o it_o be_v eximious_o bechical_a be_v successful_o assume_v solarly_a for_o the_o affection_n of_o the_o lung_n and_o breast_n and_o frequent_o with_o no_o less_o benefit_n mix_v with_o other_o medicament_n galen_n extol_v that_o which_o come_v from_o crete_n the_o greek_n call_v it_o glycyrrhiza_n the_o shop-man_n liquorice_n celsus_n sweet-root_n the_o batavian_o sweet-wood_n for_o its_o succe_fw-la exhibit_v a_o sweet_a and_o grateful_a sapour_fw-la which_o be_v thus_o educe_v the_o root_n of_o liquorice_n collect_v in_o july_n while_o new_a and_o humid_a be_v purge_v and_o bray_v then_o coct_v in_o water_n percolate_v and_o express_v the_o succe_fw-la express_v be_v siccate_v by_o evaporation_n by_o the_o fire_n liquorice_n the_o way_n to_o juice_n of_o liquorice_n or_o sun_n and_o keep_v that_o be_v best_a which_o be_v sweet_a soft_a new_a pure_a tenacious_a black_a and_o which_o be_v total_o liquescible_a upon_o the_o tongue_n that_o which_o come_v from_o spain_n be_v much_o commend_v where_o it_o be_v make_v both_o copious_o and_o well_o liquorice_n be_v without_o of_o the_o colour_n of_o box_n within_o croceous_a its_o wood_n be_v viscid_a and_o not_o easy_o frangible_a its_o sapour_fw-la sweet_a quench_v thirst_n whence_o it_o be_v call_v adipsas_fw-la that_o which_o be_v white_a or_o black_a within_o exucce_fw-fr old_a fragile_a and_o which_o make_v dust_n by_o its_o fracture_n be_v not_o good_a we_o have_v speak_v hereof_o in_o the_o four_o section_n of_o our_o first_o book_n chap._n 7._o of_o wax_n bees_n be_v wonderful_a sagacious_a industrious_a and_o sedulous_a in_o collect_v and_o confect_v wax_n which_o without_o their_o help_n no_o part_n of_o the_o world_n can_v perform_v for_o these_o little_a animal_n can_v sole_o act_v that_o which_o man_n can_v these_o infect_v sole_o do_v suppeditate_fw-la both_o aliment_n and_o medicament_n to_o man_n by_o their_o own_o opifice_fw-la and_o yet_o the_o commodity_n of_o wax_n be_v so_o many_o and_o so_o great_a that_o they_o can_v be_v easy_o recenseated_a the_o flave_n odorate_v moderate_o fat_a pure_a co-act_a wax_n which_o be_v void_a of_o all_o alien_n matter_n eadnearest_o represent_v honey_n be_v best_a in_o the_o second_o place_n we_o take_v that_o which_o be_v candid_a whether_o it_o be_v so_o natural_o as_o the_o pontian_n wax_n or_o artificial_o by_o lotion_n as_o the_o tyrrhenian_a other_o colour_n be_v acquisititious_a as_o green_a by_o verdegrease_n red_a by_o vermilion_n black_a by_o ink_n or_o burn_v paper_n from_o which_o mixture_n it_o change_v its_o quality_n new_a subflave_n virgin-wax_n be_v best_a it_o be_v in_o a_o mean_a betwixt_o heat_n and_o cold_a humidity_n and_o siccity_n yet_o it_o be_v somewhat_o crass_a and_o emplastical_a wherefore_o it_o be_v the_o matter_n both_o of_o calefactive_a and_o refrigerative_a medicament_n all_o wax_n mollify_v calify_v according_a to_o dioscorides_n dealbatio_fw-la cerae_fw-la lotio_fw-la &_o dealbatio_fw-la and_o moderate_o explete_v the_o body_n it_o be_v good_a in_o broth_n for_o such_o as_o have_v the_o bloody_a flux_n that_o it_o may_v be_v dealbate_v it_o must_v be_v melt_v at_o the_o fire_n then_o demerge_v in_o pure_a fountain-water_n where_o it_o must_v be_v stir_v and_o expurged_a dioscorides_n describe_v another_o way_n to_o make_v it_o most_o candid_a which_o see_v in_o his_o second_o book_n chap._n 105._o chap._n 8._o of_o certain_a other_o success_n more_o apt_o describe_v in_o another_o place_n success_n be_v keep_v either_o in_o a_o liquid_a consistency_n as_o vinegar_n wine_n and_o omphacium_fw-la or_o in_o a_o solid_a one_o as_o aloe_n and_o scammony_n or_o else_o in_o a_o middle_a consistency_n as_o rob_v and_o sapa_fw-la of_o each_o whereof_o we_o have_v treat_v in_o order_n partly_o in_o our_o shop_n partly_o in_o our_o first_o book_n of_o medicinal_a matter_n and_o since_o i_o be_o so_o far_o from_o approve_v of_o thing_n ten_o time_n repeat_v that_o the_o second_o time_n offend_v i_o i_o will_v not_o now_o return_v to_o the_o examination_n of_o what_o i_o have_v before_o deliver_v for_o i_o can_v willing_o wish_v this_o short_a work_n have_v be_v contract_v into_o a_o lesser_a bulk_n as_o for_o aloe_n and_o scammony_n they_o be_v purgative_n we_o have_v treat_v sufficient_o of_o they_o in_o the_o second_o section_n of_o this_o book_n wherein_o we_o have_v accurate_o describe_v the_o nature_n and_o faculty_n of_o all_o purgative_a simple_n as_o for_o the_o success_n of_o fruit_n inspissated_a to_o the_o consistency_n of_o rob_n and_o honey_n we_o have_v handle_v they_o in_o the_o five_o section_n and_o the_o first_o section_n of_o the_o first_o book_n speak_v copious_o of_o liquid_a success_n opopanax_n have_v its_o name_n from_o panax_fw-la who_o succe_fw-la or_o rather_o gummeous_a liquor_n it_o be_v which_o when_o concrete_a and_o dry_a be_v subflave_n without_o candid_a within_o graveolent_a smooth_a fat_a fryable_a and_o easy_o liquescible_a in_o water_n galen_n make_v mention_n of_o other_o success_n as_o glacium_n and_o licium_fw-la but_o because_o they_o grow_v obsolete_a they_o be_v seldom_o or_o never_o keep_v in_o pharmacopoly_n finis_fw-la libri_fw-la primi_fw-la the_o second_o book_n of_o medicinal_a matter_n sect_n i._o of_o mineral_n the_o preface_n the_o matter_n of_o medicament_n be_v multifarious_a not_o only_o because_o it_o arise_v from_o plant_n mineral_n and_o animal_n of_o which_o we_o have_v treat_v before_o but_o also_o desume_v from_o the_o universal_a tribe_n of_o plant_n it_o remain_v now_o that_o we_o treat_v of_o mineral_n which_o indeed_o do_v daily_o supply_v we_o with_o plentiful_a matter_n for_o medicine_n and_o that_o sometime_o melioris_fw-la defectu_fw-la of_o eximious_a quality_n whereby_o we_o oppugn_v and_o resist_v contumacious_a disease_n of_o their_o malignity_n but_o especial_o i_o say_v for_o outward_a use_n nothing_o more_o excellent_a and_o very_o conducible_a to_o the_o health_n and_o sanity_n of_o inward_a part_n for_o there_o be_v certain_a mineral_n which_o by_o a_o roborative_n faculty_n do_v recreate_v the_o spirit_n as_o the_o lemnian_a earth_n oriental_n bole_n and_o precious_a stone_n of_o all_o which_o we_o intend_v brief_o but_o clear_o to_o treat_v in_o this_o our_o second_o book_n and_o although_o they_o be_v call_v mineral_n or_o fossiles_n which_o be_v dig_v out_o of_o the_o bowel_n and_o hide_a cavern_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o all_o kind_n and_o sort_n of_o earth_n stone_n and_o metal_n yet_o they_o carry_v a_o more_o ample_a signification_n and_o do_v comprehend_v under_o they_o all_o that_o be_v find_v in_o the_o bosom_n and_o belly_n of_o the_o sea_n in_o gulf_n and_o on_o the_o seashore_n as_o all_o sort_n of_o salt_n and_o bitumen_n therefore_o all_o mineral_n be_v not_o only_o of_o the_o earth_n as_o aristotle_n have_v deliver_v but_o some_o of_o the_o sea_n as_o salt_n bitumen_n and_o several_a kind_n of_o stone_n of_o which_o we_o intend_v distinct_o to_o treat_v but_o the_o method_n of_o our_o institution_n do_v require_v we_o that_o we_o handle_v they_o brief_o therefore_o we_o shall_v hasten_v to_o the_o examination_n of_o they_o and_o rank_n they_o into_o a_o treble_a file_n by_o divide_v this_o our_o book_n into_o three_o section_n in_o the_o first_o we_o shall_v dispute_v the_o nature_n and_o quality_n of_o earth_n in_o the_o second_o of_o stone_n and_o in_o the_o three_o of_o metal_n chap._n 1._o of_o terra-lemnia_n the_o best_a of_o medicinal_a earth_n be_v that_o which_o come_v from_o the_o isle_n lemnos_n the_o shop-man_n call_v lemnian_a earth_n and_o sometime_o sigillate_v earth_n from_o that_o seal_n that_o be_v impress_v upon_o it_o there_o be_v many_o variety_n hereof_o the_o best_a of_o which_o use_v to_o be_v form_v into_o cake_n and_o sign_v by_o diana_n priest_n with_o her_o sigil_n which_o represent_v a_o she-goat_n but_o the_o true_a sigillate_v earth_n according_a to_o dioscorides_n and_o galen_n be_v flave_n or_o yellow_a as_o the_o hill_n be_v whence_o it_o be_v dig_v on_o which_o hill_n neither_o tree_n nor_o herb_n nor_o plant_n fruticate_v nor_o a_o stone_n to_o be_v see_v only_o this_o kind_n of_o earth_n in_o abundance_n yet_o such_o cake_n be_v bring_v to_o constantinople_n of_o a_o cineritious_a colour_n note_v with_o the_o sigil_n of_o the_o turkish_a emperor_n which_o be_v effigiate_v with_o no_o animal_n only_o some_o various_a character_n and_o these_o be_v buy_v and_o keep_v for_o
they_o be_v bring_v from_o media_n other_o be_v small_a with_o crisp_a feather_n which_o fall_v off_o more_o thence_o once_o in_o a_o year_n so_o that_o they_o be_v sometime_o implumeous_a in_o winter_n other_o be_v the_o vulgar_a which_o be_v continual_o vest_v with_o feather_n some_o whereof_z be_v black_a which_o be_v think_v the_o best_a other_o white_n the_o worst_a and_o other_o variegated_a which_o be_v think_v to_o be_v in_o a_o mean_v some_o prescribe_v the_o interior_a tunicle_n of_o a_o hen_n second_o ventricle_n to_o such_o as_o have_v weak_a stomach_n to_o help_v the_o coctive_a faculty_n but_o without_o answerable_a success_n for_o its_o temper_n be_v vitiate_a by_o the_o hen_n death_n and_o desiccation_n and_o its_o coctive_a quality_n perish_v for_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o there_o be_v many_o thing_n in_o a_o animal_n when_o live_v that_o perish_v by_o death_n beside_o there_o be_v many_o more_o country_n hen_n as_o the_o water-hen_n and_o the_o mountain-hen_n call_v modcock_n or_o woodcock_n there_o be_v also_o peregrine-hen_n as_o turkey-hen_n and_o phasian_o and_o meleagrian_n or_o african-hen_n who_o variegated_a colour_n give_v a_o name_n to_o a_o certain_a herb_n bear_v a_o various_o maculate_v flower_n and_o as_o the_o colour_n of_o many_o bird_n be_v various_a so_o of_o their_o egg_n also_o as_o the_o egg_n of_o partridge_n pey-hen_n turkey-hen_n but_o we_o be_v always_o white_a as_o also_o the_o egg_n of_o our_o goose_n duck_n and_o stock-dove_n we_o often_o use_v egg_n in_o medicine_n for_o we_o solve_v yolk_n in_o glister_v and_o we_o can_v scarce_o wash_v turpentine_n with_o their_o adjument_n we_o extract_v oil_n out_o of_o they_o when_o harden_v and_o we_o have_v a_o eximsous_a electuary_n denominate_v from_o egg_n which_o be_v much_o commend_v against_o the_o plague_n but_o we_o use_v they_o most_o in_o cibary_n for_o hypocrates_n say_v they_o have_v something_o of_o strength_n in_o they_o because_o they_o be_v the_o matter_n of_o animal_n they_o nourish_v because_o they_o be_v the_o milk_n of_o chicken_n and_o they_o increase_v because_o they_o diffuse_v themselves_o much_o soft_a egg_n be_v most_o nutritive_a hard_a and_o fry_v egg_n bad_a hen_n phasian_o and_o partridge_n egg_n the_o best_a of_o the_o kind_n galen_n say_v a_o egg_n admit_v only_o of_o one_o pravity_n and_o that_o come_v by_o age_n which_o you_o may_v eschew_v if_o you_o take_v they_o while_n new_a chap._n 12._o of_o butter_n out_o of_o the_o more_o terrene_a part_n of_o the_o milk_n we_o have_v cheese_n and_o out_o of_o the_o fat_a which_o we_o call_v cream_n by_o much_o agitation_n in_o a_o churn_n come_v butter_n which_o be_v have_v in_o delight_n by_o many_o nation_n because_o it_o affect_v the_o palate_n with_o its_o suavity_n as_o normanish_a butter_n which_o the_o incolist_n condite_fw-la with_o salt_n in_o earthen_a pot_n and_o send_v into_o all_o part_n of_o france_n where_o it_o supply_v the_o place_n of_o oil_n for_o it_o emend_v the_o sapour_fw-la of_o many_o dish_n and_o make_v they_o more_o expetible_a it_o be_v useful_o mix_v to_o the_o eclegm_n de_fw-fr pineis_fw-la and_o many_o extrinsical_a medicament_n institute_v to_o lenisie_n humectate_v mollify_v and_o allay_v dolour_n for_o be_v hot_a and_o oleous_a it_o help_v the_o disease_n in_o the_o groyn_v and_o impostnume_v in_o the_o head_n it_o coct_v humour_n lodging_n in_o the_o breast_n by_o way_n of_o lineament_n and_o solve_v the_o ventricle_n but_o especial_o the_o butter_n of_o cow_n milk_n which_o be_v more_o copious_a better_a sweet_a and_o wholesome_o for_o some_o make_v butter_n of_o sheep_n and_o goats-milk_n but_o that_o we_o do_v not_o approve_v of_o now_o this_o vaccineous_a kind_n be_v distinguish_v by_o four_o degree_n in_o age_n the_o first_o be_v of_o calf_n the_o second_o of_o heiser_n the_o three_o of_o young_a kine_n and_o the_o four_o of_o old_a one_o the_o herdsman_n call_v a_o barren_a cow_n taura_n and_o a_o pregnant_a one_o horda_fw-mi or_o forda_n cattle_n change_v the_o habit_n of_o their_o body_n colour_n of_o their_o hair_n and_o nature_n according_a to_o the_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o soil_n and_o heaven_n in_o several_a region_n hence_o asiatical_a cattle_n have_v one_o form_n epyrean_n another_o and_z french_z another_z cattle_n whether_o male_a or_o female_a be_v cornigerous_a yet_o in_o mysia_n and_o about_o maeotis_n they_o have_v no_o horn_n and_o in_o india_n they_o have_v sometime_o but_o one_o horn_n apiece_o and_o other_o three_o horn_n the_o aonian_a cow_n have_v but_o one_o horn_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o its_o forehead_n unicornlike_a there_o be_v more_o variety_n of_o ox_n and_o kine_n which_o to_o discuss_v exact_o appertain_v not_o to_o we_o for_o it_o be_v enough_o if_o we_o say_v that_o milk_n and_o butter_n whereof_o we_o have_v some_o use_n in_o pharmacy_n come_v of_o kine_n for_o milk_n do_v not_o only_o nourish_v as_o it_o be_v white_a blood_n but_o cure_v many_o affection_n of_o the_o dysentery_n consumption_n and_o vice_n of_o the_o lung_n for_o which_o ass_n milk_n be_v best_a next_o to_o woman_n cattle_n suppeditate_fw-la so_o many_o and_o so_o great_a commodity_n to_o man_n that_o they_o can_v scarce_o be_v enumerate_v for_o the_o ox_n be_v not_o only_o his_o companion_n in_o his_o labour_n and_o agriculture_n while_o he_o live_v but_o when_o kill_v his_o table_n ornament_n and_o his_o own_o firm_a and_o laudable_a aliment_n to_o this_o family_n we_o may_v refer_v buff_n bugle_n wild_a ox_n and_o aethiopian_a bull_n the_o description_n of_o who_o nature_n i_o leave_v to_o they_o that_o write_v the_o perfect_a history_n of_o animal_n chap._n 13._o of_o fox_n lung_n mesue_n commend_v fox_n lung_n to_o the_o vice_n of_o the_o lung_n and_o from_o they_o denominate_v a_o certain_a eclegme_n which_o he_o say_v conduce_v to_o such_o as_o be_v in_o a_o consumption_n but_o that_o i_o may_v speak_v free_o their_o ingrateful_a sapour_fw-la and_o stink_a odour_n cause_n very_o learned_a man_n to_o judge_v they_o less_o efficacious_a than_o they_o be_v think_v a_o fox_n be_v a_o crafty_a animal_n with_o a_o bushy_a tail_n and_o a_o osseous_a genital_a apt_a to_o break_v and_o expel_v the_o stone_n he_o lay_v wait_v for_o hen_n and_o other_o young_a bird_n and_o hare_n also_o he_o make_v himself_o a_o deep_a cave_n with_o many_o turn_n and_o hole_n much_o distant_a from_o each_o other_o that_o he_o may_v better_o delude_v the_o hunter_n his_o flesh_n be_v dry_a and_o digestive_a the_o oil_n wherein_o he_o be_v elixate_v vires_fw-la vires_fw-la be_v call_v fox_n oil_n it_o evoke_v humour_n to_o the_o external_a superficies_n of_o the_o body_n and_o discuss_n they_o whence_o it_o be_v convenient_a to_o the_o gout_n his_o fat_a melt_v and_o pour_v into_o the_o ear_n disease_v allay_v its_o dolour_n chap._n 14._o of_o the_o beaver_n stone_n call_v castor-cuds_a castor_n castorium_n be_v apt_a and_o expetible_a for_o many_o medicinal_a use_n now_o a_o castor_n be_v a_o amphibious_a animal_n white_o cineritious_a and_o black_a on_o the_o back_n live_v partly_o on_o the_o water_n and_o partly_o on_o the_o earth_n suck_v meat_n from_o both_o place_n like_o a_o otter_n to_o which_o it_o be_v very_o like_a except_o in_o its_o tail_n which_o be_v glabre_n broad_a and_o squamous_a fishlike_a but_o the_o otter_n be_v long_o round_o hispid_a and_o yellow_a as_o its_o whole_a body_n be_v also_o there_o be_v many_o castor_n about_o the_o river_n in_o pontus_n and_o also_o in_o the_o since_o in_o spain_n but_o their_o stone_n have_v not_o the_o same_o faculty_n with_o they_o of_o galatia_n the_o castor_n will_v bite_v horrid_o for_o if_o it_o catch_v hold_v of_o a_o man_n it_o will_v not_o let_v the_o part_n go_v till_o it_o feel_v and_o hear_v the_o break_a bone_n crack_v and_o rub_v one_o against_o another_o its_o testicle_n be_v chief_o medicinal_a which_o it_o do_v not_o bite_v off_o with_o its_o own_o tooth_n when_o pursue_v by_o hunter_n as_o it_o be_v sabulous_o story_v of_o it_o the_o convex_a testicle_n must_v be_v choose_v for_o medicament_n which_o depend_v upon_o one_o string_n pregnant_a with_o a_o watery_a humour_n graveolent_a and_o bitter_a to_o the_o gust_n this_o medicament_n be_v both_o famous_a and_o useful_a according_a to_o galen_n insomuch_o as_o archigenes_n write_v a_o whole_a book_n of_o the_o use_n of_o beavers-stone_n they_o califie_v manifest_o vires_fw-la vires_fw-la cure_n serpent_n poison_n move_v fluor_n and_o delivery_n help_v lethargy_n and_o sluggishness_n and_o the_o affection_n of_o the_o nerve_n chap._n 15._o of_o animal_n excrement_n and_o first_o of_o musk._n some_o animal_n be_v hunt_v and_o take_v for_o meat_n as_o heart_n hare_n and_o boar_n other_o for_o medicine_n as_o viper_n other_o for_o pleasure_n and_o odorament_n as_o the_o musk_n and_o civet-cat_n
also_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o ventricle_n free_v the_o first_o region_n of_o the_o body_n from_o infarcture_n and_o vindicate_v the_o humour_n from_o putretude_n chap._n 6._o aromat_n rosatum_fw-la or_o a_o aromatical_a composition_n of_o rose_n d._n gabriel_n ℞_o of_o rose-leavesʒ_a xv_o liquoriceʒ_n seven_o choice_n cinamonʒ_n v._o aloes-wood_n citrini_fw-la aloes-wood_n aloes-wood_n aloes-wood_n machazari_n and_o citrini_fw-la yellow_a sanders_n of_o each_o ʒ_n iij._n gum_n arabic_a thraganth_n of_o eachʒ_n ij_o and_o ℈_o ij_o clove_n and_o mace_n of_o eachʒ_n ij_o ss_z spikenardʒ_n ij_o nutmeg_n cardamome_v the_o great_a galangal_n the_o lesser_a of_o eachʒ_n i_o amber_n ℈_o ij_o mosch_n ℈_o i_o make_v of_o these_o a_o powder_n the_o commentary_n mesue_n describe_v many_o cordial_a and_o suaveolent_a electuary_n but_o more_o especial_o six_o which_o he_o call_v aromatical_a out_o of_o which_o i_o have_v select_v this_o one_o and_o he_o that_o have_v this_o may_v easy_o be_v without_o the_o rest_n it_o be_v call_v aromaticum_fw-la from_o the_o aromata_n whereof_o it_o consist_v and_o rosatum_fw-la from_o its_o rose_n which_o be_v therein_o prepollent_a both_o in_o quantity_n and_o quality_n it_o be_v cognominate_v from_o one_o gabriel_n it_o be_v probable_a its_o author_n or_o mesue_n friend_n but_o however_o the_o description_n be_v good_a and_o its_o use_n salutary_a it_o be_v keep_v in_o form_n of_o a_o powder_n which_o be_v easy_o make_v or_o of_o a_o soft_a electuary_n which_o be_v effect_v by_o admit_v it_o to_o a_o equal_a quantity_n of_o the_o syrup_n of_o rose_n and_o of_o orange-pill_n but_o it_o be_v most_o usual_o have_v in_o form_n of_o a_o tabellate_v electuary_n the_o powder_n be_v coct_v in_o sugar_n it_o roborate_v the_o brain_n heart_n ventricle_n and_o the_o inferior_a belly_n vires_fw-la vires_fw-la dissipate_v the_o excrementitious_a humidity_n of_o their_o part_n it_o correct_v all_o putretude_n excite_v appetite_n help_v coction_n abate_v loathsomeness_n and_o vomit_v and_o be_v very_o good_a for_o such_o as_o be_v weak_a and_o new_o recover_v from_o a_o disease_n chap._n 7._o diarrhodon_n abbatis_fw-la d._n n._n salern_n ℞_o of_o rose-leaf_n sugar-candy_n of_o eachʒ_n iij._n white_a and_o yellow_a sander_n of_o eachʒ_n ij_o ss_z gum_n thraganth_n arabic_a shave_n of_o ivory_n of_o each_o ℈_o ij_o mace_n lavender_n mastic_n cardamome_v saffron_n aloes-wood_n clove_n gallia_n moschata_n cinnamon_n there_o cinnamon_n cinnamon_n cinnamon_n i_o wonder_v what_o that_o do_v there_o rhabarb_n juice_n of_o liquorice_n the_o seed_n of_o anise_v fennel_n basil_n berberry_n endive_n purslain_a white_a poppy_n the_o great_a cool_a seed_n of_o each_o ℈_o i_o the_o bone_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o hart_n the_o best_a pearl_n of_o each_o ℈_o ss_z mosch_n gr_n iiij_o campyr_n gr_n ij_o make_v of_o these_o a_o powder_n the_o commentary_n this_o solemn_a composition_n have_v also_o undergo_v castigation_n for_o from_o its_o first_o description_n tradit_v nic._n myrepsus_n nic._n salernitanus_fw-la have_v detract_v coral_n lettuce_n and_o mandrake-seed_n nic._n praepositus_fw-la follow_v the_o castigation_n of_o salernitanus_fw-la neither_o mention_n the_o corrector_n nor_o the_o author_n nic._n myrepsus_n attribute_n the_o invention_n thereof_o to_o one_o abbas_n a_o precedent_n of_o a_o certain_a college_n and_o see_v no_o famous_a medicament_n go_v through_o many_o hand_n without_o mutation_n no_o wonder_n if_o abbas_n his_o diarrhodum_fw-la be_v not_o always_o describe_v alike_o in_o who_o composition_n silvius_n admit_v not_o of_o musk_n nor_o rondeletius_n of_o rhabarb_n nor_o i_o of_o asarum_fw-la because_o it_o be_v vomitory_n and_o a_o enemy_n to_o the_o stomach_n in_o who_o stead_n i_o have_v substitute_v mace_n some_o admit_v only_o the_o grain_n of_o berberries-seed_n other_o and_o better_o the_o whole_a seed_n the_o four_o frigid_a seed_n be_v easy_o corruptible_a shall_v not_o be_v commix_v till_o the_o time_n of_o use_n if_o it_o be_v require_v in_o form_n of_o a_o solid_a electuary_n the_o powder_n must_v be_v except_v in_o sugar_n of_o rose_n perfect_o coct_v diarrhodon_n roborate_v the_o ventricle_n and_o liver_n vires_fw-la vires_fw-la help_v coction_n ●●cites_v appetite_n discuss_n flatulency_n cohibit_v belch_a make_v the_o breath_n sweet_a allay_v the_o heat_n of_o the_o bowel_n and_o emend_v all_o vice_n in_o the_o body_n arise_v from_o heat_n chap._n 8._o pulvi●_n latifican_n or_o a_o laetificant_a powder_n of_o a_o uncertain_a author_n ℞_o of_o basil-seed_n saffron_n setwel_n yellow_a sanders_n clove_n citron-pill_n galangal_n mace_n nutmeg_n storax_n of_o eachʒ_n ij_o ss_z shave_n of_o ivory_n anise-seed_n dodder_n of_o thyme_n thyme_n of_o eachʒ_n i_o amber_n mosch_n pearl_n the_o bone_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o hart_n of_o eachʒ_n ss_z leaf_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n of_o each_o ℈_o ss_z make_v of_o they_o all_o a_o powder_n according_a to_o art_n the_o 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