for_o it_o be_v hot_a and_o thin_a but_o repercussive_n cold_a and_o gross_a galen_n lib._n 10._o compos_fw-la med._n loc_fw-la cap._n 25._o lib._n 1._o sympos_fw-la c._n 16._o lib._n 5._o simplic_n and_o every_o hot_a medicament_n draw_v every_o cold_a one_o repel_v that_o which_o be_v hot_a in_o the_o second_o degree_n do_v apparent_o draw_v that_o which_o be_v hot_a in_o the_o three_o partly_o draw_v and_o partly_o dispose_v and_o it_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d now_o there_o be_v four_o different_a kind_n of_o attract_v medicament_n quadruplicia_fw-la atrahentia_fw-la quadruplicia_fw-la some_o draw_v by_o a_o elementary_a quality_n which_o be_v hot_a in_o the_o second_o degree_n other_o by_o accident_n as_o in_o putrefaction_n and_o of_o this_o sort_n leaven_n have_v the_o strong_a attractive_a quality_n other_o by_o a_o certain_a similitude_n as_o poison_n attract_v poison_n other_o by_o a_o occult_a property_n as_o dittany_n attract_v and_o extract_v prick_n and_o 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call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v contrary_a to_o this_o which_o attenuate_v gross_a and_o compact_a humour_n and_o various_o dissolve_v they_o it_o be_v of_o a_o very_a subtle_a substance_n whether_o cold_a as_o vinegar_n or_o hot_a as_o aqua_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la otherwise_o call_v aqua_fw-la vini_fw-la and_o by_o many_o alchemist_n a_o elixir_n or_o quintessence_n that_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v a_o pore-opening_a medicament_n which_o deliver_v the_o passage_n from_o viscid_n and_o clammy_a humour_n &_o its_o faculty_n be_v various_a according_a to_o the_o various_a manner_n of_o the_o humour_n cause_v obstruction_n for_o that_o obstruction_n which_o proceed_v from_o a_o glewish_a juice_n must_v be_v dissolve_v by_o a_o attenuate_a and_o cut_v ecphracticke_a that_o obstruction_n which_o be_v hard_o withal_o must_v be_v resolve_v by_o a_o mollify_a quality_n that_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v mollify_a which_o mollify_v 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call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o incarnative_a which_o be_v effectual_a in_o regenerate_v flesh_n and_o it_o be_v dry_a in_o the_o first_o degree_n and_o cleanse_v moderate_o and_o without_o pain_n cap._n 15._o lib._n 5._o simple_a &_o 3_o method_n that_o medicament_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o glutinatory_n which_o conjoin_v and_o agglutinate_v part_n disjoin_v that_o they_o may_v return_v to_o their_o natural_a unity_n when_o it_o be_v apply_v to_o bloody_a wound_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o some_o symphyticum_n &_o aggregativum_n that_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v effectual_a in_o solidate_v break_a bone_n and_o in_o conjoin_v flesh-pore_n that_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o synuloticum_n which_o make_v a_o scar_n in_o the_o ulcer_n which_o it_o do_v by_o its_o most_o efficacious_a siccity_n and_o astriction_n for_o this_o be_v dry_a in_o the_o three_o degree_n 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the_o long_a experience_n and_o use_v of_o learned_a man_n
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woman_n of_o nemaxium_n who_o daily_o take_v half_a a_o dram_n of_o the_o same_o a_o certain_a maid_n of_o crete_n do_v kill_v several_a with_o her_o look_n and_o bring_v boy_n into_o a_o consumption_n what_o need_v of_o more_o they_o that_o be_v accustom_v to_o poison_n be_v free_a from_o the_o mischief_n of_o they_o poison_n be_v draw_v either_o from_o plant_n proceed_v whence_o poison_n proceed_v animal_n or_o mineral_n from_o plant_n as_o from_o all_o kind_n of_o poppy_n from_o henbane_n and_o mandrake_n who_o quality_n though_o they_o be_v poisonous_a yet_o often_o time_n effectual_a for_o cure_v many_o disease_n and_o those_o very_a thing_n which_o sometime_o be_v present_a poison_n both_o to_o man_n and_o beast_n yet_o be_v right_o handle_v prepare_v and_o apply_v they_o be_v a_o secure_a help_n the_o herb_n wolf_n bane_n be_v poison_n mecamental_a poison_n sometime_o be_v mecamental_a yet_o it_o be_v add_v to_o ophthalmick_a medicament_n and_o hemlock_n though_o poisonous_a 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in_o time_n yet_o his_o flesh_n be_v both_o pleasant_a and_o wholesome_a nutriment_n
humour_n tardius_fw-la purgatur_fw-la varye_v the_o quantity_n of_o the_o medicament_n for_o a_o viscid_n gross_a frigid_a melanchollicke_n pituitous_a and_o tenacious_o adhere_v humour_n will_v hardly_o be_v deduce_v but_o require_v a_o more_o valid_a and_o potent_a catharticke_a for_o its_o exclusion_n a_o thin_a calid_a and_o choleric_a humour_n will_v sometime_o be_v eject_v by_o spontaneous_a vomit_n very_o easy_o by_o a_o purgative_a medicament_n furthermore_o the_o state_n of_o the_o heaven_n the_o nature_n of_o the_o region_n and_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o season_n of_o the_o year_n require_v a_o different_a quantity_n of_o medicament_n for_o see_v the_o belly_n be_v obdurate_a in_o a_o cold_a season_n aphor._n 5._o lib._n 3_o and_o a_o rigid_a winter_n coartacte_v and_o condense_n the_o body_n especial_o in_o the_o frigid_a region_n or_o climate_n the_o humour_n then_o tenacious_o adhere_v be_v not_o propel_v save_o either_o by_o a_o strong_a medicament_n once_o or_o a_o 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incultivate_v place_n especial_o in_o bank_n not_o far_o distant_a from_o the_o sea_n whence_o botanic_n call_v it_o marine_a nightshade_n shopman_n solatrum_fw-la the_o three_o sort_n be_v the_o furious_a and_o lethal_a nightshade_n which_o some_o call_v thryoron_n other_o perisson_n it_o bear_v leaf_n like_o rocket_n but_o great_a accede_v near_o they_o of_o bearesfoot_n its_o cawl_n be_v many_o tall_a and_o specious_a its_o flower_n blackish_a whereunto_o racemous_a black_a round_a fruit_n pregnant_a with_o ten_o or_o twelve_o stone_n succeed_v it_o be_v think_v to_o be_v the_o same_o that_o many_o call_v daryon_n or_o dorcynion_n some_o think_v there_o be_v no_o difference_n betwixt_o nightshade_n that_o be_v only_o somniferous_a and_o that_o that_o be_v lethal_a but_o perite_fw-la herbalist_n find_v much_o of_o discrimination_n the_o four_o sort_n be_v arboreous_a and_o ligneous_a call_v by_o some_o dulcamare_n which_o vine-like_a climb_v up_o shrub_n and_o hedge_n with_o leaf_n and_o surcle_n like_o smilax_n but_o hard_a and_o black_a with_o purpureous_a violaceous_a and_o invert_v flower_n out_o of_o who_o middle_a a_o luteous_a tuft_n emerge_n to_o which_o small_a succulent_n and_o venenate_n berry_n succeed_v another_o plant_n which_o some_o call_v wa_z lupina_fw-la other_o aconitum_n pardalianche_n and_o other_o the_o herb_n paris_n which_z gesnerus_fw-la call_v monococcorn_v and_o pena_n stink_v nightshade_n be_v by_o the_o common_a suffrage_n of_o many_o writer_n just_o refer_v to_o the_o number_n of_o nightshade_n none_o whereof_o be_v at_o any_o time_n use_v by_o medick_n save_o the_o garden_n nightshade_n and_o that_o but_o seldom_o for_o that_o be_v a_o ill_a medicine_n which_o threaten_v more_o of_o danger_n then_o cure_v there_o be_v yet_o another_o plant_n which_o by_o its_o effigy_n and_o virtue_n challenge_v affinity_n with_o the_o nightshade_n some_o call_v it_o stramonium_n or_o better_a strychmonium_n some_o lycopersium_n other_o metel_v and_o other_o hyoscyamus_n peruvianus_n and_o baryococcalon_n whereof_o there_o be_v two_o sort_n the_o one_o great_a which_o in_o procerity_n exceed_v a_o man_n height_n the_o other_o lesser_a which_o be_v bicubitall_a both_o of_o they_o alike_o in_o effigy_n both_o bear_v great_a white_a flower_n like_o smilax_n crass_a spinous_a and_o echinated_a apple_n the_o lesser_a bear_v rotund_v once_o the_o great_a acuminate_v who_o leaf_n and_o all_o other_o part_n be_v great_a than_o the_o other_o there_o be_v yet_o another_o plant_n which_o have_v cognation_n with_o the_o nightshade_n which_o some_o call_v pomiferous_a nightshade_n pomiferum_fw-la pomiferum_fw-la some_o lycopersicum_fw-la for_o it_o bear_v apple_n of_o a_o aureous_a croceous_a colour_n which_o herbalist_n call_v the_o wonderful_a and_o the_o golden_a apple_n some_o will_v reduce_v pliny_n ammonum_n to_o nightshade_n but_o the_o disparity_n of_o their_o effigy_n and_o nature_n evidence_n the_o contrary_a chap._n iii_o of_o alkekengi_n or_o winter-cherrye_n the_o second_o sort_n of_o nightshade_n be_v dioscorides_n his_o halicacabus_n which_o apothecaryes_n follow_v the_o mauritanian_a word_n call_v alkekangi_n whereof_o we_o treat_v distinct_o vesicarium_fw-la solanum_fw-la vesicarium_fw-la because_o of_o its_o excellent_a use_n it_o be_v from_o the_o figure_n of_o its_o grain_n which_o invest_v in_o a_o certain_a membraneous_a involucre_fw-la resemble_v a_o bladder_n call_v the_o vesicary_n nightshade_n it_o grow_v and_o fruticate_v plenteous_o in_o squalid_a place_n as_o among_o vine_n emit_v cubitall_a slender_a round_o subrubrous_a and_o geniculated_a caulicle_n its_o leaf_n be_v like_o nightshade_n but_o something_o great_a its_o flower_n be_v somewhat_o white_a to_o which_o husk_n like_o bladder_n succeed_v which_o at_o first_o be_v green_a afterward_o phaeniceous_a in_o who_o continent_n round_a grain_n of_o the_o magnitude_n effigy_n and_o colour_n of_o cherry_n be_v include_v which_o grain_n be_v carnous_a and_o turgid_a with_o plain_a round_o and_o whitish_a seed_n these_o fruit_n be_v well_o know_v to_o very_a boy_n who_o call_v they_o winter-cherrye_n who_o eat_v frequent_o vires_fw-la vires_fw-la and_o innoxious_o a_o great_a quantity_n thereof_o they_o wonderful_o conduce_v to_o the_o motion_n and_o protrusion_n of_o urine_n and_o sand_n out_o of_o the_o reins_n and_o bladder_n chap._n four_o of_o henbane_n henbane_n be_v by_o some_o call_v herbasuilla_n because_o swine_n eat_v thereof_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n convel_v other_o call_v it_o altercum_n and_o apollo_n his_o herb_n because_o such_o as_o be_v mad_v with_o henbane_n torment_v themselves_o with_o brawl_v and_o altercation_n as_o if_o they_o be_v excite_v by_o phoebus_n his_o fury_n matthiolus_n see_v some_o boy_n who_o by_o eat_v henbane_n seed_n be_v so_o desipient_fw-la that_o many_o think_v they_o be_v delude_v by_o the_o devil_n there_o be_v three_o sort_n of_o henbane_n the_o black_a the_o white_a and_o the_o luteous_a the_o black_a have_v long_a hirsute_n and_o broad_a leaf_n like_o longwort_n laciniated_a like_o bearesfoot_n cubitall_n crass_a brachiate_v and_o ramous_a cawl_n out_o of_o who_o middle_a pallescent_n flower_n do_v erupt_a to_o which_o certain_a ventricose_v long_o round_o and_o supernal_o aculeat_v cup_n do_v succeed_v like_o small_a box_n or_o scale_n dissept_v with_o little_a fence_n wherein_o small_a dusky_a and_o obscure_a seed_n be_v contain_v its_o root_n be_v white_a crass_a easy_o eradicable_a vivacious_a for_o a_o year_n space_n very_o useful_a and_o anodynous_a not_o so_o foetid_v as_o its_o leaf_n the_o two_o other_o sort_n of_o henbane_n be_v rare_a no_o where_o to_o be_v find_v save_o in_o garden_n which_o be_v also_o as_o rare_o use_v in_o medicine_n whereas_o the_o usurpation_n of_o the_o black_a be_v quotidian_a all_o of_o they_o refrigerate_v in_o the_o three_o degree_n and_o all_o of_o they_o be_v narcoticall_a but_o the_o white_a neither_o refrigerate_v nor_o stupefy_v so_o much_o as_o the_o other_o chap._n v._o of_o poppy_n there_o be_v two_o general_a kind_n of_o poppy_n the_o one_o hortensian_n the_o other_o sylvestrian_a there_o be_v many_o variety_n of_o
all_o bitumen_n be_v not_o solid_a and_o hard_a but_o some_o there_o be_v perpetual_o liquid_a and_o fluid_a call_v naphta_n which_o be_v the_o colature_n of_o babylonian_a bitumen_n white_a of_o colour_n and_o most_o capacious_a of_o fire_n for_o there_o be_v so_o much_o cognation_n betwixt_o this_o and_o fire_n that_o it_o will_v present_o leap_v into_o it_o when_o near_o it_o there_o be_v also_o black_a bitumen_n as_o the_o true_a and_o native_a bitumen_n of_o judaea_n and_o sodom_n come_v not_o to_o we_o in_o who_o stead_n we_o use_v pissaphaltus_n or_o factitious_a bitumen_n make_v of_o petreol_n pitch_n and_o other_o thing_n so_o neither_o the_o true_a naphta_n in_o who_o stead_n we_o assume_v a_o certain_a liquor_n that_o fall_v from_o the_o field_n near_o modena_n which_o they_o call_v petreol_n as_o if_o it_o be_v oil_n educe_v out_o of_o a_o rock_n for_o both_o have_v the_o same_o cansistency_n colour_n and_o virtue_n but_o pissaphaltus_n be_v the_o commixion_n of_o pitch_n and_o bitumen_n as_o its_o name_n design_n which_o some_o use_n for_o mumy_a of_o which_o hereafter_o all_o bitumen_n discuss_n mollify_v glutinate_v defend_v from_o inflammation_n by_o obfaction_n suffumigation_n or_o imposition_n emend_v the_o proptosis_n and_o strangulation_n of_o the_o uterus_fw-la but_o our_o bitumen_n be_v seldom_o right_a naphta_n extenuate_v incides_fw-la digest_v penetrate_v absume_v frigid_a and_o crass_a humour_n in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o body_n and_o cure_v the_o resolution_n of_o the_o nerve_n palsy_n and_o disease_n in_o the_o artery_n from_o a_o cold_a cause_n some_o yet_o recenseate_a more_o bituman_n as_o that_o furfurous_a pinguetude_n which_o some_o call_v whales-sperm_n quid_fw-la sperma_fw-la caeti_fw-la quid_fw-la other_o white-amber_n and_o many_o the_o flower_n of_o the_o sea_n for_o it_o be_v collect_v on_o the_o sea_n who_o fat_a spume_n or_o innatant_fw-la flower_n it_o be_v many_o think_v it_o be_v dioscorides_n his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chap._n 9_o of_o sulphur_n sulphur_n be_v either_o native_a and_o fossil_a call_v brimstone_n and_o quick-sulphur_n or_o factitious_a the_o native_a be_v natural_o generate_v of_o a_o certain_a fat_a portion_n of_o earth_n much_o whereof_o be_v in_o lipara_n melos_n and_o such_o place_n where_o the_o factitious_a be_v make_v the_o splendent_a pellucid_a and_o not_o saxous_a be_v best_a who_o colour_n without_o be_v subcincritious_a within_o subluteous_a many_o mountain_n be_v very_o sulphureous_a as_o aetna_n which_o eructate_v perpetual_a flame_n the_o factitious_a be_v make_v of_o some_o fat_a glebe_n which_o be_v effode_v out_o of_o sulphureous_a mine_n the_o manner_n of_o its_o confection_n i_o leave_v to_o such_o rustic_n as_o be_v exercise_v therein_o the_o green_a and_o fat_a be_v best_a sulphur_n have_v much_o cognation_n with_o fire_n for_o if_o it_o be_v cast_v upon_o coal_n it_o will_v burn_v and_o not_o be_v extinguish_v till_o all_o its_o oleous_a and_o fat_a substance_n be_v absume_v all_o sulphur_n be_v not_o alike_o in_o colour_n for_o some_o be_v green_a some_o more_o luteous_a some_o cineritious_a and_o some_o pallid_a or_o lucid_a whence_o we_o may_v gather_v that_o it_o be_v of_o more_o sort_n than_o two_o pliny_n also_o enumerate_v four_o some_z whereof_z be_v hard_o other_o fat_a and_o other_o more_o inflammal_a that_o sulphur_n whereof_o alchemist_n tell_v many_o vain_a and_o ridiculous_a story_n be_v not_o common_a sulphur_n yet_o it_o be_v mix_v though_o they_o assert_v that_o it_o be_v a_o principle_n of_o mixture_n but_o no_o more_o of_o that_o in_o this_o place_n there_o be_v a_o certain_a fat_a liquor_n very_o efficacious_a sulphuris_fw-la oleum_fw-la sulphuris_fw-la educe_v out_o of_o sulphur_n yet_o such_o as_o may_v not_o be_v use_v imperite_o lest_o it_o do_v more_o harm_n then_o good_a there_o be_v a_o powder_n also_o make_v of_o sulphur_n against_o the_o vice_n of_o the_o lung_n who_o event_n demonstrate_v its_o excellency_n that_o medicament_n which_o mesue_n call_v diasulphur_n be_v hence_o denominate_v sulphur_n calify_v coct_n resolve_n cure_n cough_n vires_fw-la vires_fw-la and_o difficulty_n of_o breathe_v take_v in_o a_o egg_n or_o burn_v and_o its_o smoke_n catch_v move_v spittle_n mix_v with_o butter_n or_o swines-grease_n it_o mitigate_v and_o kill_v the_o itch_n erupt_a on_o the_o whole_a body_n and_o mix_v with_o turpentine_n it_o cure_v tetter_n rough_a nail_n and_o scab_n chap._n 10._o of_o ambergris_n ambergris_n which_o be_v unknown_a to_o the_o ancient_n be_v neither_o the_o seed_n of_o balena_fw-la nor_o excrement_n of_o any_o other_o whale_n nor_o yet_o the_o dung_n of_o any_o bird_n educate_v in_o the_o isle_n maldina_n with_o odoriferous_a herb_n which_o dung_n be_v by_o the_o sea_n wash_v of_o those_o rock_n as_o some_o somniate_v nor_o yet_o any_o kind_n of_o maritimous_a mushroom_n eradicate_v by_o the_o sea_n as_o many_o have_v assert_v nor_o yet_o any_o thing_n make_v of_o laudanum_n aloe_n wood_n storax_n and_o civer_n as_o fuschius_n credit_v but_o a_o certain_a kind_n of_o bitumen_n by_o storm_n drive_v from_o the_o fountain_n and_o channel_n of_o the_o sea_n to_o the_o shore_n where_o expose_v to_o the_o air_n it_o speedy_o condense_n as_o many_o thing_n do_v which_o while_o they_o be_v in_o the_o water_n be_v soft_a and_o tender_a but_o eruct_v become_v dry_a and_o hard_a as_o amber_n perhaps_o as_o it_o be_v story_v a_o great_a quantity_n of_o ambergris_n have_v be_v find_v in_o a_o whale_n belly_n but_o while_o she_o be_v alive_a she_o have_v get_v it_o and_o inge_v it_o in_o the_o sea_n for_o it_o be_v absurd_a to_o think_v that_o amber_n shall_v be_v the_o whale_n excrement_n when_o the_o best_a amber_n devour_v by_o a_o whale_n lose_v its_o bonity_n and_o suavity_n which_o simeon_n sethi_n smell_v well_o enough_o who_o assert_v that_o amber_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o bitumen_n flow_v out_o of_o some_o fountain_n say_v that_o that_o which_o be_v devour_v by_o fish_n be_v the_o worst_a that_o can_v be_v garcias_n ab_fw-la horto_fw-la seem_v to_o assert_v that_o it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o odorate_a earth_n see_v there_o be_v not_o only_o a_o fragment_n of_o three_o thousand_o pound_n weight_n of_o amber_n find_v in_o the_o earth_n but_o whole_a island_n of_o pure_a amber_n and_o he_o prove_v the_o probability_n hereof_o from_o the_o infinite_a variety_n of_o earth_n in_o colour_n and_o quality_n and_o see_v in_o this_o general_a acception_n bitumen_n may_v be_v call_v a_o kind_n of_o earth_n i_o do_v nor_o impugn_v the_o verisimilitude_n of_o his_o assertion_n especial_o find_v it_o call_v precious_a earth_n thus_o have_v i_o brief_o relate_v the_o whole_a history_n of_o amber_n for_o i_o will_v neither_o undertake_v neither_o will_v my_o short_a annotation_n bear_v the_o discussion_n of_o such_o opinion_n as_o have_v be_v publish_v about_o amber_n that_o amber_n which_o be_v most_o odorate_a devoid_a of_o filth_n perforate_v with_o a_o needle_n emit_v much_o fat_a succe_fw-la that_o which_o be_v cineritious_a and_o not_o black_a be_v good_a that_o which_o be_v black_a or_o very_o candid_a be_v not_o good_a it_o calefy_v vires_fw-la vires_fw-la resolve_n recreate_v the_o heart_n brain_n and_o principal_a part_n refresh_v the_o spirit_n cure_v swound_n erect_v the_o strength_n exhilarate_v the_o mind_n and_o cure_v palpitation_n chap._n 11._o of_o yellow_a amber_n or_o electrum_n orange-coloured_n amber_n be_v various_o denominate_v the_o greek_n call_v it_o electrum_n the_o persian_n and_o mauritanian_n charabe_n that_o be_v catch-straw_n the_o german_n glesum_fw-la that_o be_v glass_n because_o it_o be_v splendent_a the_o roman_n succinum_fw-la because_o it_o be_v the_o product_n of_o succe_fw-la or_o sea-bitumen_n concrete_v but_o not_o the_o succe_fw-la of_o pine_n or_o black_a poplar_n as_o many_o have_v assert_v for_o it_o be_v find_v in_o the_o deep_n and_o upon_o seashore_n concrete_v of_o the_o fat_a juice_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o earth_n this_o matter_n while_o lend_v viscid_a and_o fat_a before_o it_o be_v obdurate_v and_o dry_v catch_n and_o detain_v many_o fly_n gnat_n aunt_n and_o such_o like_a infect_v which_o dye_n dry_a and_o odorate_v together_o with_o the_o amber_n this_o amber_n be_v either_o white_a or_o flave_n the_o white_a which_o be_v more_o odorate_a and_o light_a be_v good_a so_o also_o be_v the_o flave_n if_o pellucid_n and_o such_o as_o may_v be_v make_v by_o attrition_n to_o smell_v like_o rosemary_n and_o attract_v chaff_n or_o straw_n it_o be_v powder_n give_v in_o convenient_a liquor_n cohibit_v the_o flux_n of_o blood_n roborate_v the_o bowel_n and_o be_v good_a against_o the_o white_a fluor_fw-la of_o the_o womb_n one_o dragm_n thereof_o take_v in_o a_o soft_a egg_n will_v stay_v the_o flux_n of_o sperm_n and_o will_v help_v such_o as_o be_v tabid_v infest_a with_o hardness_n of_o intestine_n difficulty_n of_o breathe_v and_o long_a cough_n
poison_n very_o efficacious_a to_o excite_v lust_n in_o man_n for_o it_o cause_v stiffness_n of_o the_o yard_n whence_o it_o just_o ingrede_n the_o confection_n of_o diasatyrium_fw-la it_o be_v a_o small_a fourfooted_a animal_n tect_v with_o small_a frequent_a and_o subluteous_a scale_n with_o a_o long_a head_n little_o thick_a than_o its_o neck_n a_o high_a belly_n a_o round_a tail_n like_o a_o lizard_n but_o short_a and_o crooked_a towards_o the_o end_n with_o a_o grey_a line_n from_o its_o head_n to_o the_o end_n of_o its_o tail_n dioscorides_n say_v it_o be_v the_o product_n either_o of_o egypt_n or_o india_n or_o of_o the_o red-sea_n though_o it_o be_v see_v in_o lydia_n of_o mauritania_n some_o do_v erroneous_o take_v it_o for_o the_o salamander_n pliny_n call_v it_o the_o land-crocodile_n for_o it_o very_o much_o resemble_v the_o crocodile_n of_o nilus_n but_o there_o be_v no_o proportion_n in_o their_o dimension_n for_o this_o be_v always_o small_a scarce_o exceed_v a_o cubit_n in_o length_n whereas_o the_o crocodile_n of_o nilus_n attain_v two_o and_o twenty_o cubit_n and_o yet_o no_o term_n of_o his_o concretion_n though_o his_o original_n be_v from_o a_o egg_n no_o big_a than_o a_o goose_n egg_n he_o live_v both_o upon_o the_o land_n and_o water_n his_o eye_n be_v like_o swine_n eye_n his_o sight_n in_o the_o water_n be_v dull_a but_o out_o very_o quick_a this_o animal_n alone_o except_o the_o par_a move_v his_o upper_a jaw_n he_o have_v a_o small_a rongue_n adhere_v to_o his_o under-jaw_n his_o leg_n come_v out_o of_o his_o side_n his_o foot_n be_v small_a in_o reference_n to_o his_o body_n his_o claw_n strong_a his_o skin_n squamous_a crustaceous_a and_o impenetrable_a save_v under_o his_o belly_n which_o be_v soft_a this_o animal_n live_v sixty_o year_n lay_v sixty_o egg_n in_o sixty_o day_n sit_v upon_o its_o egg_n sixty_o day_n before_o young_a one_o be_v exclude_v it_o have_v sixty_o joint_n in_o its_o backbone_n and_o as_o many_o tooth_n in_o its_o head_n as_o it_o will_v lie_v day_n in_o winter_n in_o some_o cavern_n without_o meat_n the_o more_o curious_a scrutator_n may_v have_v a_o full_a description_n of_o the_o crocodile_n in_o aristotle_n pliny_n and_o late_a writer_n who_o have_v lustrate_v egypt_n and_o the_o oriental_a coast_n chap._n 32._o of_o scorpion_n they_o make_v a_o oil_n of_o dead_a scorpion_n infuse_v in_o oil_n which_o they_o cognominate_v from_o the_o same_o for_o many_o use_n in_o medicine_n for_o by_o way_n of_o lineament_n it_o break_v and_o expel_v the_o stone_n in_o the_o reins_o and_o bladder_n and_o move_v urine_n it_o cure_v the_o bite_n of_o viper_n serpent_n and_o other_o venenate_n beast_n if_o it_o be_v adhibit_v to_o the_o armhole_n and_o groin_n in_o time_n of_o pestilence_n it_o will_v either_o preserve_v the_o user_n from_o it_o or_o cure_v he_o of_o it_o it_o will_v also_o cure_v a_o wound_n inflict_v by_o a_o scorpion_n and_o so_o will_v its_o own_o body_n bruise_v and_o apply_v a_o scorpion_n be_v a_o terrestrial_a animal_n with_o a_o long_a and_o nodous_a tail_n who_o end_n be_v arm_v with_o a_o long_a and_o oblique_a sting_n perviate_v with_o a_o small_a hole_n through_o which_o it_o effund_v its_o poison_n into_o the_o part_n prick_v it_o have_v arm_n and_o fore-cleyes_a bisulcate_v its_o tail_n be_v always_o ready_a for_o a_o stroke_n it_o never_o let_v we_o slip_v a_o opportunity_n it_o strike_v oblique_o the_o masculine_a scorpion_n be_v maculate_v on_o the_o belly_n and_o forecley_n and_o its_o poison_n be_v more_o pernicious_a the_o female_n more_o mild_a though_o some_o write_v contrary_a there_o be_v eight_o kind_n of_o scorpion_n the_o first_o be_v white_a which_o they_o say_v be_v not_o lethiferous_a the_o second_o yellowish_a who_o stroke_n be_v second_v with_o vehement_a ardour_n and_o a_o inextinguishable_a thirst_n the_o three_o be_v blackish_a who_o stroke_n deprave_v the_o member_n of_o motion_n and_o make_v man_n mad_a cause_v foolish_a laughter_n the_o four_o be_v somewhat_o green_a it_o have_v seven_o knot_n in_o his_o tail_n perpetual_a and_o great_a cold_a though_o in_o the_o heat_n of_o summer_n follow_v upon_o its_o stroke_n the_o five_o be_v pale_a and_o livid_n and_o infect_v the_o percussed_a with_o tumor_n in_o his_o groin_n the_o six_o be_v like_o a_o little_a sea_n crabfish_n the_o seven_o have_v great_a cley_n and_o be_v very_a like_o the_o crab_n we_o call_v pagurus_n the_o eight_o be_v of_o a_o honey-colour_n it_o have_v wing_n like_o a_o locust_n and_o the_o last_o knot_n of_o its_o tail_n be_v black_a winge_a scorpion_n be_v very_o rare_a with_o we_o but_o frequent_a and_o great_a in_o india_n and_o aphrica_fw-la with_o seven_o knot_n in_o their_o tail_n if_o we_o reckon_v the_o variety_n of_o scorpion_n by_o the_o variety_n of_o their_o colour_n some_o be_v call_v flave_n scorpion_n some_o yellow_a some_o cineritious_a some_o green_a some_o ferrugineous_a some_o vinous_a some_o white_a and_o other_o fuliginous_a the_o smiting_n of_o scorpion_n be_v far_o more_o perilous_a to_o woman_n than_o man_n and_o especial_o to_o virgin_n for_o they_o be_v always_o lethal_a to_o such_o unless_o they_o be_v present_o help_v and_o such_o scorpion_n as_o have_v seven_o knot_n in_o their_o tail_n be_v judge_v most_o cruel_a they_o procreate_v and_o sit_v upon_o vernicle_n like_o egg_n vires_fw-la vires_fw-la and_o they_o produce_v a_o progeny_n which_o come_v to_o perfection_n drive_v they_o away_o and_o thus_o scorpion_n be_v say_v to_o be_v kill_v by_o their_o young_a one_o but_o these_o thing_n respect_v not_o pharmacy_n and_o therefore_o not_o for_o my_o purpose_n chap._n 33._o of_o worm_n many_o small_a animal_n be_v generate_v of_o worm_n and_o worm_n of_o many_o great_a animal_n yea_o this_o progeny_n spring_v from_o all_o alter_a and_o putrid_a matter_n stone_n bone_n wood_n fruit_n cheese_n flesh_n and_o all_o thing_n seem_v at_o first_o to_o turn_v into_o worm_n for_o man_n own_o flesh_n be_v absume_v by_o worm_n and_o his_o clothes_n by_o moth_n and_o though_o cold_a thing_n much_o resist_v putretude_n yet_o worm_n be_v generate_v in_o the_o cold_a snow_n and_o some_o be_v procreate_v of_o salt_n they_o be_v also_o generate_v in_o animal_n daily_o their_o body_n abound_v with_o putrid_a humour_n for_o there_o worm_n be_v generate_v where_o putretude_n reside_v for_o corruption_n be_v their_o mother_n i_o see_v a_o worm_n of_o a_o palm_n length_n come_v out_o with_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o vein_n of_o one_o arm_n open_v they_o be_v still_o generate_v in_o the_o intestine_n and_o other_o part_n of_o man_n body_n and_o also_o in_o heart_n head_n every_o insect_n generate_v a_o worm_n except_o the_o butterfly_n which_o be_v procreate_v of_o another_o dissimilar_v insect_n as_o the_o poet_n et_fw-la fio_fw-la volucris_fw-la qui_fw-la modo_fw-la vermis_fw-la eram_fw-la the_o family_n of_o worm_n be_v thus_o ample_a i_o shall_v only_o speak_v of_o earthworm_n which_o be_v use_v in_o medicine_n for_o these_o wash_v in_o white-wine_n prepare_v macerate_v in_o oil_n and_o due_o elixate_v in_o a_o double_a vessel_n afford_v we_o a_o oil_n very_o conducible_a in_o nervous_a affection_n they_o be_v also_o assume_v at_o the_o mouth_n after_o due_a preparation_n to_o wit_n when_o they_o be_v wash_v dry_a levigate_v and_o mix_v with_o other_o powder_n to_o cure_v virgin_n pale_a colour_n many_o call_v they_o the_o earth_n intestine_n other_o earthworm_n other_o earth-lumbricks_a they_o have_v a_o long_a round_a body_n with_o neither_o bone_n eye_n nor_o ear_n they_o go_v so_o that_o the_o precedent_a part_n draw_v the_o consequent_a in_o their_o locomotion_n they_o be_v procreate_v of_o the_o mud_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o animate_v by_o the_o same_o cause_n that_o other_o infect_v be_v they_o be_v destitute_a of_o eye_n ear_n foot_n member_n and_o be_v like_o oblong_a fibre_n who_o part_n be_v not_o discriminate_v save_v by_o some_o knot_n and_o denervation_n a_o little_a beyond_o their_o middle_n spring_n or_o winter-shower_n if_o not_o glacial_a elicit_v they_o they_o be_v neither_o liberal_o nor_o copious_o generate_v in_o the_o earth_n much_o tread_v upon_o but_o frequent_o in_o fat_a and_o waste_v ground_n vires_fw-la vires_fw-la these_o bruise_a and_o apply_v conglutinate_v prescinded_a nerve_n and_o fresh_a wound_n chap._n 34._o of_o spanish-flies_a or_o beetle_n these_o fly_n have_v only_o a_o nominal_a affinity_n with_o beetle_n for_o they_o be_v often_o use_v in_o medicine_n beetle_n never_o galen_n have_v experience_v they_o good_a against_o scab_n and_o leprosy_n and_o physician_n find_v they_o to_o provoke_v urine_n aristotle_n call_v they_o putrid_a animal_n because_o they_o be_v produce_v of_o putrid_a matter_n they_o be_v procreate_v nourish_v and_o find_v in_o many_o shrub_n as_o the_o bramble_n and_o in_o many_o tall_a tree_n as_o the_o
name_n and_o composition_n conduce_v to_o imbecility_n wrought_v by_o a_o hot_a cause_n for_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o superfluous_a to_o retain_v the_o ancient_a description_n of_o diamoschum_fw-la when_o diambra_n and_o the_o electuary_n of_o gem_n pollicitate_a the_o same_o effect_n therefore_o i_o have_v exhibit_v another_o most_o fragrant_a diamoschum_fw-la very_o efficacious_a in_o cure_v hot_a distemper_n and_o easy_o preparable_a sweet_a diamoschum_fw-la vires_fw-la vires_fw-la consist_v of_o many_o cordial_n exhilarate_v the_o noble_a part_n especial_o the_o heart_n and_o vital_a faculty_n make_v languid_a or_o imbecile_v from_o any_o but_o main_o a_o hot_a cause_n it_o conduce_v also_o to_o many_o affection_n of_o the_o uterus_fw-la chap._n 5._o pulvis_fw-la electuarii_n triasantali_fw-la or_o the_o species_n for_o the_o electuary_n of_o the_o three_o sander_n ℞_o of_o the_o three_o sander_n rose-leaf_n fleabit-seed_n of_o eachʒ_n ij_o rhabarb_n shave_n of_o ivory_n juice_n of_o liquorice_n purslain-seed_n of_o eachʒ_n i_o ss_z starch_n gum_n thraganth_n arabic_a the_o four_o great_a cool_a seed_n endive_n seed_n of_o eachʒ_n i_o camphyr_n ℈_o ss_z make_v of_o these_o according_a to_o art_n a_o powder_n the_o commentary_n among_o twenty_o description_n of_o this_o composition_n i_o have_v not_o find_v two_o alike_o for_o some_o in_o stead_n of_o zuccaria_n put_v hemlock-seed_n as_o joubertus_n other_o the_o seed_n of_o psyllium_n as_o foefius_n other_o omit_v both_o as_o cordus_n other_o will_v have_v sugar-candy_n and_o other_o violet_n as_o euchsius_fw-la there_o be_v the_o same_o diffidence_n about_o rhabarb_n amylum_fw-la and_o camphyr_n which_o some_o reject_v other_o add_v i_o have_v with_o the_o consent_n also_o of_o learned_a author_n describe_v this_o form_n and_o add_v psyllium_n as_o very_o convenient_a but_o i_o have_v expunge_v amylum_fw-la as_o unapt_a for_o its_o viscidity_n obstruct_v camphyr_n i_o admit_v that_o by_o its_o tenuity_n it_o may_v introduce_v the_o crasser_n medicament_n but_o i_o have_v detract_v from_o its_o quantity_n lest_o by_o its_o graveolence_n it_o shall_v obtund_v or_o deleate_a the_o suavity_n of_o the_o aromata_n which_o be_v but_o few_o i_o also_o allow_v of_o tragacanthum_n and_o arabic_a which_o shall_v be_v alittle_o assated_a before_o commixtion_n that_o they_o may_v depose_v their_o viscidity_n and_o become_v more_o convenient_a for_o the_o author_n intention_n who_o whatever_o he_o be_v aim_v this_o medicament_n partly_o to_o roborate_v and_o partly_o to_o resolve_v obstruction_n it_o be_v preparation_n be_v like_o the_o former_n depend_v on_o due_a triture_n it_o mirificous_o conduce_v to_o the_o free_v the_o liver_n from_o obstruction_n vires_fw-la vires_fw-la it_o help_v such_o as_o have_v the_o jaundice_n or_o be_v tabid_v or_o trouble_v with_o immoderate_a heat_n in_o their_o bowel_n it_o allay_v 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 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 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 excite_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 pulvis_fw-la laetificans_fw-la 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 commentary_n there_o be_v two_o description_n of_o this_o name_n one_o give_v by_o rhasis_n which_o be_v seldom_o make_v the_o other_o by_o a_o uncertain_a author_n which_o we_o have_v transcribe_v out_o of_o praepositus_fw-la as_o better_a they_o err_v that_o attribute_v this_o confection_n to_o galen_n for_o it_o be_v not_o contain_v in_o his_o work_n neither_o do_v he_o know_v many_o of_o its_o ingredient_n as_o musk_n camphyr_n amber_n and_o pearl_n it_o be_v all_v the_o laetificant_a or_o powder_n of_o gladness_n from_o its_o effect_n for_o it_o laetificate_v the_o heart_n and_o spirit_n we_o have_v expunge_v balm-wood_n out_o of_o its_o confection_n be_v very_o precious_a and_o rare_a and_o in_o its_o stead_n substitute_v citrian_n santal_n lentisk_n and_o aloes-wood_n be_v also_o good_a substitute_n for_o balm-wood_n as_o also_o for_o the_o hat_n heart-bone_n its_o horn_n the_o rest_n be_v always_o in_o readiness_n need_v no_o substitute_n the_o preparation_n be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o precedent_n the_o laetificant_a electuary_n denote_v its_o eximious_a faculty_n by_o its_o name_n it_o laetificate_v the_o heart_n and_o all_o the_o vital_a part_n and_o faculty_n vires_fw-la vires_fw-la recreate_v the_o bowel_n absume_v excrementitious_a humour_n dissipate_v flatulency_n
for_o see_v all_o imbecility_n of_o stomach_n arise_v not_o from_o cold_a cause_n as_o subsersion_n which_o frequent_o happen_v without_o a_o cold_a distemper_n and_o proneness_n to_o vomit_v which_o follow_v upon_o any_o distemper_n without_o vicious_a humour_n it_o be_v not_o equal_a that_o its_o roborative_n medicament_n shall_v be_v always_o hot_a but_o reason_n command_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v vary_v and_o change_v according_a to_o the_o variety_n of_o the_o peccant_a cause_n for_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o find_v out_o a_o medicament_n that_o be_v best_a for_o all_o affection_n but_o it_o will_v more_o efficacious_o help_v one_o and_o another_o more_o imbecile_o and_o it_o often_o fall_v out_o that_o a_o hot_a emplaster_n may_v profit_v the_o stomach_n and_o offend_v the_o hot_a liver_n hence_o the_o proverb_n stomachicum_fw-la juvat_fw-la &_o occidit_fw-la hepaticum_fw-la this_o emplaster_n than_o may_v safe_o be_v adhibit_v to_o the_o hot_a imbecile_v ventricle_n for_o who_o preparation_n all_o must_v be_v pulverate_v and_o bray_v apart_o then_o the_o wax_n must_v be_v melt_v with_o the_o oil_n and_o the_o turpentine_n add_v when_o it_o be_v substract_v from_o the_o fire_n then_o must_v bole_n ivory_n rose_n and_o coral_n after_o just_a levigation_n be_v commix_v therewith_o then_o must_v all_o be_v accurate_o subact_v with_o the_o mastic_n into_o a_o just_a crassitude_n it_o roborate_v the_o whole_a ventricle_n contemperate_v its_o heat_n cohibit_v supinity_n and_o subversion_n stay_v vomit_v and_o remove_v imbecility_n chap._n 16._o emplastrum_fw-la pro_fw-la matrice_n or_o a_o plaster_n for_o the_o fit_v of_o the_o mother_n d._n praep._n ℞_o of_o bistort-root_n lb_v ss_z aloes-wood_n sweet-smelling_a sanders_n nutmeg_n berberry_n rose-seed_n of_o each_o ℥_o ss_z cinnamon_n clove_n squinant_n camomile-flower_n of_o eachʒ_n ij_o frankincense_n mastic_n aliptae_fw-la moschatae_fw-la galliae_fw-la moschatae_fw-la red_a storax_n of_o eachʒ_n ss_z 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topical_a medicament_n be_v this_o emplaster_n thence_o denominate_v for_o who_o confection_n you_o must_v take_v wax_n and_o laudanum_n cut_v into_o piece_n and_o melt_v and_o agitate_v they_o with_o oil_n when_o they_o be_v thus_o melt_v remove_v they_o from_o the_o fire_n and_o while_o they_o be_v hot_a put_v turpentine_n and_o storax_n to_o they_o when_o these_o be_v thus_o untie_v and_o refrigerated_a mix_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o powder_n with_o they_o always_o agitate_v and_o subact_v they_o till_o they_o acquire_v due_a spissitude_n praepositus_fw-la add_v neither_o fat_a nor_o oil_n but_o it_o can_v be_v well_o make_v without_o the_o one_o of_o these_o we_o have_v therefore_o adjoin_v moschatelline_a oil_n as_o most_o convenient_a for_o the_o scope_n and_o part_n we_o may_v hence_o gather_v how_o inept_v a_o writer_n praepositus_fw-la be_v who_o speak_v so_o barbarous_o and_o how_o imperite_fw-la a_o pharmacopoean_a who_o know_v not_o the_o legitimate_a composition_n nor_o the_o manner_n of_o due_a preparation_n nor_o the_o idoneous_a consistence_n of_o medicament_n i_o admire_v that_o this_o late_a age_n will_v tolerate_v the_o name_n of_o so_o foolish_a a_o author_n and_o precipitant_o evolve_v his_o leaf_n and_o not_o expunge_v each_o line_n for_o folly_n but_o this_o by_o the_o way_n i_o will_v not_o carp_v at_o the_o dead_a though_o such_o dead_a man_n bite_v those_o that_o receive_v their_o perilous_a medicament_n but_o to_o my_o purpose_n some_o think_v that_o the_o oil_n of_o jet_n or_o some_o such_o foetid_v stuff_n shall_v be_v adject_v hereto_o that_o it_o may_v better_o agree_v to_o the_o strangulation_n of_o the_o uterus_fw-la but_o such_o ratiocination_n smell_v of_o no_o skill_n for_o no_o imposition_n of_o foetid_v medicament_n to_o the_o region_n of_o the_o uterus_fw-la can_v hinder_v its_o suffocation_n but_o such_o must_v be_v adhibit_v to_o the_o nostril_n if_o they_o be_v take_v for_o benefit_n and_o though_o we_o shall_v grant_v that_o some_o graveolent_n may_v profit_v the_o uterus_fw-la yet_o they_o shall_v not_o sure_o be_v mix_v with_o musk_n citrian_a santal_n and_o such_o aromatical_a material_n here_o note_n that_o by_o antera_n we_o understand_v the_o inferior_a part_n of_o rose_n accompany_v with_o capillament_n and_o grain_n not_o anthera_n that_o be_v florid_n which_o be_v a_o ancient_a medicament_n describe_v for_o the_o vice_n of_o the_o mouth_n but_o now_o obsolete_a chap._n 17._o emplastrum_fw-la herniam_fw-la or_o a_o plaster_n against_o rupture_n d._n n._n praep._n ℞_o ship-pitch_n aloe_n of_o each_o ℥_o iij._n lithargie_n white_a wax_n clarify_v rosine_n galbanum_fw-la ammoniacum_n of_o each_o ℥_o ij_o missletoe_n of_o the_o oak_n ℥_o vj._n long_a and_o round_a birthwort_n talkum_n birthwort_n a_o species_n of_o talkum_n gypsum_fw-la of_o each_o ℥_o iiij_o myrrh_n frankincense_n of_o each_o ℥_o vj._n turpentine_n ℥_o ij_o ysculorum_fw-la ⸪_o ysculorum_fw-la earthworm_n gall_n the_o great_a 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