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in_o many_o other_o be_v inferior_a to_o mithridatium_n for_o a_o man_n may_v gather_v the_o virtue_n of_o these_o two_o medicine_n at_o large_a display_v in_o galens_n work_v into_o three_o order_n first_o that_o they_o be_v good_a against_o the_o bite_a and_o sting_v of_o venomous_a beast_n be_v they_o serpent_n scorpion_n mad_a dog_n or_o other_o second_o they_o serve_v to_o cure_v all_o kind_n of_o poison_n take_v into_o the_o body_n three_o to_o remedy_v other_o inward_a disease_n now_o it_o be_v certain_a and_o long_a experience_n have_v confirm_v that_o both_o these_o medicine_n have_v strong_a and_o mighty_a virtue_n to_o remedy_v all_o three_o kind_n of_o effect_n yet_o no_o doubt_n one_o of_o they_o be_v in_o some_o effect_n of_o more_o power_n than_o the_o other_o as_o galen_n write_v that_o theriacle_n for_o y_z e_z bite_v of_o viper_n be_v strong_a than_o mithridatium_n in_o other_o it_o do_v exceed_v theriacle_n so_o we_o may_v just_o conclude_v with_o galen_n that_o against_o the_o bite_a &_o sting_v of_o beast_n theriacle_n have_v more_o force_n but_o for_o inward_a poison_n &_o inward_a disease_n true_o mithridatium_n be_v of_o more_o might_n wherefore_o albeit_o both_o medicine_n be_v noble_a &_o great_o to_o be_v desire_v yet_o mithridatium_n be_v to_o be_v account_v of_o great_a price_n as_o have_v more_o general_o strong_a virtue_n and_o serve_v to_o more_o purpose_n and_o it_o may_v be_v object_v that_o in_o theriacle_n compile_v by_o andromachus_n be_v many_o simples_n add_v which_o have_v great_a virtue_n against_o diverse_a kind_n of_o poison_n and_o happy_o be_v therein_o of_o more_o efficacy_n than_o those_o in_o mithridatium_n leave_v out_o by_o andromachus_n in_o his_o theriacle_n whereby_o it_o may_v be_v conjecture_v that_o andromachus_n make_v choice_n of_o the_o simples_n select_v such_o as_o be_v of_o great_a force_n to_o remedy_n poison_n &_o omit_v the_o weak_a add_v in_o their_o place_n some_o other_o of_o more_o strength_n so_o it_o be_v probable_a y_z t_z theriacle_n so_o compile_v be_v of_o great_a may_v in_o all_o kind_n of_o poison_n but_o galen_n in_o his_o work_n declare_v that_o experience_n in_o his_o time_n do_v show_v the_o contrary_a and_o reason_n confirm_v the_o same_o for_o let_v the_o simples_n in_o theriacle_n be_v in_o number_n more_o and_o in_o quality_n of_o great_a efficacy_n yet_o it_o must_v be_v remember_v that_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o when_o in_o composition_n some_o one_o simple_a be_v set_v as_o the_o base_a and_o ground_n of_o that_o medicine_n that_o that_o simple_a do_v draw_v the_o force_n and_o strength_n of_o all_o y_z e_z rest_n to_o his_o property_n and_o action_n and_o so_o every_o such_o compound_n be_v special_o good_a in_o that_o one_o thing_n for_o which_o it_o be_v devise_v now_o when_o andromachus_n do_v make_v the_o flesh_n of_o viper_n as_o the_o base_a and_o ground_n of_o his_o theriacle_n it_o follow_v that_o the_o same_o do_v draw_v to_o it_o the_o quality_n and_o virtue_n of_o all_o the_o simples_n in_o theriacle_n so_o it_o do_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o theriacle_n be_v far_o better_o they_o mithridatium_n against_o the_o bite_n of_o viper_n and_o such_o venomous_a beast_n and_o for_o that_o all_o other_o simples_n in_o it_o be_v carry_v by_o the_o flesh_n of_o the_o viper_n to_o exercise_v their_o force_n strong_o therein_o they_o have_v the_o less_o power_n to_o remedy_v other_o poison_n when_o no_o such_o thing_n be_v intend_v in_o the_o composition_n of_o mithridatium_n it_o be_v agreeable_a to_o reason_n that_o the_o simples_n in_o it_o every_o one_o retain_v his_o own_o power_n and_o property_n and_o so_o one_o such_o quality_n or_o form_n do_v resulte_v by_o the_o mixture_n of_o great_a strength_n against_o all_o poison_n moreover_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o in_o the_o composition_n of_o mithridatium_n be_v few_o simples_n in_o number_n then_o be_v
declare_v y_o t_o theriacle_n &_o mithridatium_n have_v their_o time_n of_o fermentation_n of_o their_o durance_n and_o that_o after_o a_o certain_a age_n they_o decline_v wax_v old_a &_o feeble_a we_o can_v know_v the_o time_n of_o that_o which_o be_v foreign_a make_v so_o we_o have_v uncertain_a medicine_n and_o shall_v be_v uncertain_a how_o long_o we_o may_v keep_v the_o same_o all_o which_o circumstance_n may_v be_v easy_o know_v in_o that_o which_o be_v make_v in_o england_n galen_n in_o his_o book_n do_v not_o allow_v of_o theriacle_n keep_v in_o tin_n vessel_n affirm_v that_o they_o be_v corrupt_v with_o lead_v the_o cerâ—se_n whereof_o do_v corrupt_a y_z e_o medicine_n what_o shall_v we_o then_o say_v to_o our_o merchant_n which_o do_v bring_v mithridatium_n &_o theriacle_n from_o other_o country_n in_o vessel_n of_o lead_v do_v not_o these_o medicine_n take_v of_o y_z e_z vessel_n great_a corruption_n and_o notwithstanding_o be_v sell_v to_o the_o great_a annoyance_n of_o the_o queen_n subject_n wherefore_o if_o we_o do_v true_o weigh_v in_o the_o balance_n of_o reason_n that_o which_o i_o have_v here_o write_v and_o yet_o much_o more_o may_v in_o this_o matter_n be_v say_v sure_o we_o shall_v not_o only_o confess_v that_o none_o of_o these_o medicine_n special_o mithridatium_n make_v in_o foreign_a place_n be_v or_o aught_o to_o be_v so_o great_o esteem_v as_o those_o which_o be_v make_v at_o home_n in_o england_n and_o we_o may_v true_o confess_v that_o we_o be_v lusty_o punish_v in_o expend_v our_o money_n upon_o foreign_a thing_n when_o we_o have_v &_o may_v have_v better_o at_o home_n and_o it_o be_v very_o lamentable_a to_o consider_v y_z t_z stranger_n do_v daily_o send_v into_o england_n a_o false_a &_o naughty_a kind_n of_o mithridatium_n &_o threacle_n in_o great_a barrel_n more_o than_o a_o thousand_o weight_n in_o a_o year_n and_o utter_v y_z e_o same_o at_o a_o low_a price_n for_o iij._n d._n or_o iiij_o d._n a_o pound_n to_o y_z e_z great_a hurt_n of_o her_o majesty_n subject_n and_o no_o small_a gain_n to_o stranger_n purse_n wherefore_o to_o conclude_v i_o do_v counsel_n all_o english_a man_n rather_o to_o buy_v mithridatium_n true_o make_v in_o england_n then_o that_o which_o be_v bring_v from_o other_o country_n and_o here_o it_o be_v to_o be_v wish_v that_o our_o most_o gracious_a sovereign_n thereof_o inform_v may_v by_o her_o magistrate_n do_v as_o in_o old_a time_n emperor_n of_o rome_n do_v that_o be_v by_o her_o edict_n take_v order_n that_o our_o apothecary_n may_v with_o care_n and_o diligence_n select_v the_o simples_n which_o do_v go_v to_o the_o make_n of_o this_o medicine_n that_o the_o true_a may_v be_v get_v in_o their_o best_a perfection_n and_o the_o same_o true_o choose_v may_v be_v right_o dispense_v and_o in_o all_o point_n according_a to_o art_n well_o order_v the_o time_n of_o fermentation_n due_o observe_v the_o manner_n of_o keep_v in_o good_a sort_n perform_v and_o so_o all_o thing_n right_o administer_v by_o her_o majesty_n careful_a ordinance_n i_o do_v not_o doubt_v but_o y_o it_o we_o shall_v in_o this_o our_o country_n have_v both_o mithridatium_n &_o theriacle_n in_o good_a perfection_n that_o we_o may_v find_v the_o great_a effect_n and_o noble_a virtue_n of_o both_o so_o large_o deliver_v by_o the_o ancient_a writer_n in_o their_o monument_n of_o the_o virtue_n and_o propertye_n of_o mithridatium_n galen_n in_o his_o book_n the_o antidote_n do_v not_o particular_o express_v the_o property_n of_o this_o medicine_n but_o general_o enunce_v that_o it_o do_v good_a against_o all_o poison_n and_o be_v strong_a to_o remedy_v many_o inward_a disease_n it_o do_v appear_v by_o sundry_a place_n in_o galen_n that_o mithridatium_n have_v all_o the_o virtue_n which_o theriacle_n have_v and_o be_v inferior_a to_o it_o only_o in_o the_o cure_n of_o the_o bite_a of_o viper_n and_o such_o other_o venomous_a beast_n in_o other_o thing_n it_o do_v excel_v theriacle_n then_o where_o galen_n at_o large_a display_v y_fw-mi e_z faculty_n &_o virtue_n of_o theriacle_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr theriaca_fw-la ad_fw-la pisonem_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la pamphilianun_n he_o need_v not_o particular_o to_o set_v down_o y_o e_o property_n of_o mithridatium_n for_o it_o do_v suffice_v for_o we_o to_o look_v into_o y_o e_o quality_n &_o power_n of_o theriacle_n to_o learn_v the_o faculty_n of_o mithridatium_n but_o y_o e_o latter_a writer_n in_o all_o their_o antidatories_n do_v express_v y_fw-fr e_o same_o at_o large_a in_o which_o book_n we_o do_v read_v thus_o mithridatium_n be_v next_o in_o quality_n and_o virtue_n to_o theriacle_n and_o do_v little_o differ_v from_o it_o save_o that_o theriacle_n be_v in_o temperament_n hot_a and_o strong_a against_o y_fw-mi e_z bite_v of_o serpent_n concern_v other_o property_n of_o mithridatium_n confues_o number_v in_o these_o book_n it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o reduce_v they_o to_o a_o method_n and_o order_n so_o we_o may_v affirm_v that_o the_o effect_n and_o virtue_n of_o mithridatium_n do_v consist_v in_o two_o special_a point_n first_o to_o preserve_v from_o infirmity_n then_o to_o cure_v disease_n for_o as_o galen_n write_v this_o medicine_n do_v not_o only_a cure_n affect_v which_o be_v engender_v and_o help_v to_o remedy_n poison_v take_v but_o use_v before_o do_v so_o defend_v y_z t_z poison_v gieven_v after_o shall_v do_v no_o harm_n as_o happen_v to_o king_n mithridates_n when_o he_o will_v have_v poison_v himself_o who_o so_o use_v mithridatium_n in_o health_n shall_v in_o such_o sort_n make_v his_o body_n strong_a y_z t_z neither_o poison_n nor_o other_o disease_n shall_v easy_o harm_v he_o and_o as_o man_n consist_v of_o body_n and_o soul_n so_o mithridatium_n do_v in_o both_o exercise_n his_o virtue_n his_o property_n be_v such_o that_o it_o quicken_v the_o sense_n clear_v the_o mind_n and_o sharpen_v the_o wit_n which_o actiones_fw-la it_o perform_v by_o cleanse_v the_o instrument_n which_o do_v serve_v to_o these_o function_n from_o gross_a and_o thick_a vapour_n and_o where_o oftentimes_o many_o fume_n do_v ascend_v by_o the_o which_o the_o animal_n spirit_n be_v obscure_v the_o use_n of_o mithridatium_n do_v dissipate_v extenuate_v &_o consume_v the_o same_o whereby_o these_o animal_n faculty_n &_o power_n be_v clear_v and_o so_o a_o perfect_a mind_n be_v preserve_v in_o a_o whole_a body_n for_o mithridatium_n make_v strong_a all_o part_n which_o do_v serve_v for_o nutrition_n increase_v natural_a heat_n open_v obstruction_n expel_v superfluity_n whereby_o the_o natural_a faculty_n of_o the_o body_n do_v perfect_o perform_v their_o function_n the_o stomach_n in_o good_a order_n desire_v and_o dige_v aliment_n the_o liver_n make_v good_a and_o perfect_a blood_n and_o each_o part_n put_v from_o he_o his_o excrement_n in_o convenient_a order_n and_o time_n so_o the_o hart_n receive_v pure_a blood_n make_v good_a spirit_n fit_a for_o his_o action_n which_o he_o orderly_o send_v to_o the_o animal_n part_n &_o to_o other_o member_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o body_n whereby_o all_o the_o principal_a part_n be_v in_o their_o perfection_n do_v every_o way_n well_o dispense_v through_o the_o body_n that_o it_o remain_v in_o good_a order_n to_o perform_v all_o action_n and_o whereas_o man_n be_v subject_a to_o many_o casualty_n mithridatium_n use_v as_o be_v say_v so_o defend_v the_o body_n that_o no_o poison_n shall_v easy_o harm_v it_o whereof_o mithridates_n give_v proof_n wâ—â—_n by_o long_a use_n of_o this_o medicine_n so_o alter_v the_o constitution_n of_o his_o body_n that_o no_o poison_n can_v annoy_v it_o in_o pestilential_a season_n it_o preserve_v such_o as_o do_v use_v it_o where_o of_o we_o have_v example_n not_o only_o in_o ancient_a writer_n but_o also_o in_o our_o daily_a experience_n now_o concern_v y_o e_o part_n curative_a though_o the_o same_o may_v be_v gather_v by_o that_o which_o be_v already_o write_v in_o preservation_n yet_o it_o be_v better_a for_o order_n sake_n to_o repeat_v one_o thing_n often_o then_o to_o be_v think_v insufficient_a by_o omit_v any_o thing_n wherefore_o we_o may_v say_v with_o the_o old_a author_n which_o proof_n also_o confirm_v that_o mithridatium_n remedy_v disease_n of_o the_o mind_n take_v away_o strange_a imagination_n help_v melancholy_a fantasy_n &_o passion_n which_o draw_v man_n often_o to_o desperation_n this_o it_o perform_v by_o alter_v the_o blood_n open_v the_o spleen_n by_o change_v and_o dissipate_v the_o vapores_fw-la arise_v of_o the_o melancholy_a humour_n and_o yield_v to_o the_o animal_n spirit_n pure_a and_o good_a exhalation_n and_o by_o comfort_v the_o hart_n and_o where_o oftentimes_o cold_a and_o gross_a fume_n do_v ascend_v so_o plentiful_o that_o the_o wit_n be_v dull_v the_o sense_n and_o discourse_n of_o reason_n either_o great_o impair_v or_o clean_o take_v