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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28815	Polypharmakos kai chymistes, or, The English unparalell'd physitian and chyrurgian shewing the true vse of all manner of plants and minerals in which is explained the whole art and secresy of physick and chyrurgery ... / by D. Border ...	Border, D. (Daniel)	1651 (1651)	Wing B3751; ESTC R4185	78,680	164

made more easie but also she shall bring forth her child without pain Take of the great Treacle one sccuple which is the weight of twenty four barley corns the powder of Liquorice and the powder of Sinamon of either three grains of good white wine one ounce and a half mixed altogether and make thereof a drink and let it be given to the woman with child in such manner as is before sayed CHAP. CLXXV An excellent Drink to purge Melancholly and choller to cleanse the bloud and to comfort the heart TAke of Salsaparilla four ounces of Sena munda four ounces of China roots two ounces of Rubarb thrée drams of Epithamum half an ounce of Polipodium roots three ounces of Madder roots one handfull of red-Dock roots the pith taken out and sliced one handfull of swéet Fennell-roots and Annis-séeds of each half an ounce of Sinamon Mace and Nutmegs of each thrée drams of Scabius and Egrimony of each one handfull Then take your Salsaparilla China Rubarb Polipodium and Madder and scrape and slice them and beat them into grosse powder and powder the Fennell and Annis-séeds Nutmegs Mace and Sinamon And put the Epithamum Dock-roots Sena Egrimony and Scabions whole into a bag of course Boulter or Loomwork incompassing the powder in the hearbs in putting them into the bay And put the bag into an empty barrel and after put six gallons of Beer to it but let n●t the barrell be full lest it work over and stop it close and after it hath stood seven dayes drink thereof every morning a wine pint and the like quantity about four of the clock in the afternoon But put the bag first empty into the empty barrell and after put in the ingredients thereto CHAP. CLXXVI Doctor Deodats Scurbubical Drinke TAke Cardus Benedictus Roman-wormwood Brooklime Scurvey-grass Water-cresses Water Trefoil of each one handful of Doder Cetrach Scolopendria Burrage Bugalos Sorrel Spéedwel of each one handful of Elicompain roots one ounce to these hearbs clean picked and washed put thrée ounces of Reasons of the sun stoned fiftéen slices of Lemons and as many of Drenges Boil all these in as much white-wine as will well boil the hearbs and let it boil till it comes to a pint and a half A Scurbutical Sirrup to take with the former Drinke TAake juice of Scurvey grass Watercresses and Brooklime of each six ounces of the juice of Dranges and Lemons of each foure ounces First clarifie the juices then put to it a pound and thrée quarters of Suger let it boil to a sirrup then take two spoonfuls of it in foure spoonfuls of the Drinke at the houres of six in the morning and four in the afternoon CHAP. CLXXVII A Diet-Drinke for any disease that is curable prescribed by three Dutch Doctors TAke of Hermodacti●is two ounces of Salsaperilla four ounces of Séene Alexandr. four ounces of Saxafras wood two ounces of Liquorice one ounce of Annis-séeds one ounce of long Pepper half an ounce of the leaves of Scabius one handful of Egrimony half a handfull of Water-cresses and Brook-lime of each one great handfull of Sea Scurvey-grasse two great handfuls of good Nutmegs one ounce let all the woods be slit and cut small and the hearbs shred and put into a bag and hang it in a barrell with six gallons of new ale and let it stand and settle eight days then drink continually of it and no other drink while it lasteth and eat bakers bread with Cor●ander-séeds and keep a good diet use this six weeks CHAP. CLXXVIII A Purging Ale TAke of the juyce of Scurvey-grasse four pound of Water-cresses two pound of Brooklime one pound of Water mints half a pound of the hearb of dry Wormwood four handfulls of the roots of Madder four ounces the roots of Muncks Rubarb three ounces Roots of Horse-radish one ounce and a half the roots of Saxafras one ounce of Sena four ounces Juniper-berries half an ounce of Anni-séeds Earni-seeds and Ginger of each six drams Another To a pint of the whay of Goats-milk put of Sena half an ounce of Ginger clean scraped and thin sliced of Anni-séeds and sweet Fennel-seeds well dusted and lightly bruised of each the weight of four pence let them stand so an hour or an hour and a half on warm embers in infusing the next morning to a draught hereof put a spoonfull of sirrup of Roses and as this agreeth with you take it two or three days together or every other day CHAP. CLXXIX An excellent Diet-drink TAke the roots of Monks Rubarb and red Madder of each half a pound Sena four ounces Anni-seed and Liquorice of each two ounces Scabius and Egrimony of each one handfull slice the roots of the Rubarb bruise the Anni-séed and Liquorice break the herbs with your hand and put them into a stone pot called a stean with four gallons of strong ale to stéep or infuse the space of three days and then drink this liquor as your ordinary drink for three weeks together at the least though the longer you take it the better providing in a readinesse another stean so prepared that you may have one under another being always carefull to keep a good diet It cureth the dropsie the yellow Jaundies all manner of itches scabs or breakings out of whole bodies it purifieth the bloud from all corruption prevaileth against the green sicknesse very greatly and all obstructions or stopping it makes young maids to look fresh and fair helpeth the stoppage of their monethly sicknesse CHAP. CLXXX The making of a very precious water TAke a gallon of good gascoin wine the roots of Galingal Nutmegs Grains Cloves Anni-séeds Fennell-seeds Caraway-seeds of each a dram then take Sage Mint red-Roses garden Time Pellicory Rosemary Wild-time Camomil Penny-royal Margerome then beat the spices small and beat the hearbs and put all into the Wine and let it stand for twelve hours stirring it divers times thē distil it in a limbeck and keep the first water by it self for it is the best then keep the second water for it is very good but not so good as the first The virtues of this Water It comforteth the spirits or vitall parts it healeth any inward disease that cometh of cold it is good against the shaking Palsie and cureth the contraction of sinews and helpeth the conception of women that be barren it killeth worms in children or elder persons it helpeth the cold gout it cureth the cold Dropsie it helpeth the stone in the bladder and in the reins of the back and whosoever useth this water now and then and not too often it preserveth him in good liking and shall make him look exceeding young and youthfull CHAP. CLXXXI A most excellent water for the Stomack and for a Surfe● TAke of the best purest Aqua-vitae you can get and put thereto thrée dozen of Reasons of the sun stoned thrée Figs sliced two Dates quartered and the white taken out a quarter of an ounce of Cloves a quarter of an

let it stand six days stir it twice every day so done put them into a still with two ounces of the best Mitridate half an ounce of Cinamon half an ounce of Cloves both bruised paste your Still close and so let it work with a soft fire and not open it till you find it all spent and when you spend it put into every pint four ounces of white sugar Candy and keep the first stilling longest because it will be stronger then the latter CHAP. CXCII A Water to cure the Tooth ach TAke of Claret-Wine one pint Cloves one spoonfull of Rosemary Bittony and Bramble-leaves of each half a handfull boil all these over a soft fire untill half be consumed Then reserve it for your use in pots close covered CHAP. CXCIII To make a Water cordially good against any infectious disc●se as the small Pox Measels or Pestilent burning Fevers and to divert any offensive or venemous matter from the stomack or to be used after a surfeit or in passions of the Mother or for children in Fits of Convulsions and is generally good to comfort and strengthen nature in all cold diseases TAke of Sage Celendine Rosemary Rue Rosa solas Wormwood Mugwort Pimpernill Dragons Scabius Egrimony Balm Bittony-flowers and leaves Centary-tops and flowers Marigolds tops and leaves of each of these a good handfull then take your roots of Tormentil Angelica Elecampane Pioney Liquorice all clean scraped of each of these half an ounce let all the hearbs be washed and taken in a linnen cloath untill they be well dried then shred all together and let your roots be sliced thin and mixed with the hearbs then put them all into a gallant pot of white-Wine and let them all stéep together in a large gally pot or earthen pot that is well leaded and so let them remain close covered two dayes and two nights stirring them once in a day then distill all together in an ordinary Rose-Still and not in a limbeck with a soft fire receiving a pot or a pint of the first water by it self for your strongest also a quart of the second running water by it self and of your last a weaker fort by it self in several glasses close stopped with corks fast tied with leather The strongest water when one is infected is to be taken by a spoonfull at a time every morning fasting if they cast it up they must take it again CHAP. CXCIIII An excellent water for any Sore either old or new TAke a quart of pure running water a pint of white wine thrée or four spoonfuls of Lavender séeds two spoonfuls of live honey a little péece of of Roch Allom boil them together till the one half be consumed then wash the sore therewith CHAP. CXCV. A pretious water against the Plague Pestillence and Poison TAke the distilled water of Diptanum Pimpernel Tormentil and Scabius of each a like quantity and mix them together and drink thereof Philosophers doe report that it were impossible for any man to dye of poison or pestillence if he use often to drink these waters next his heart It is called water Imperial and all great States among the Sarasins use to drink thereof CHAP. CXCVI. A precious Water TAke Galingal Cloves Quibes Ginger Mellilot Cardemons Mace Nutmegs of each an ounce and mingle all the foresaid with the same juyce and a pint of Aqua vitae and three pints of white-Wine put all these together into a Stillatory of glasse and let it stand so all night and on the morrow distill it this water is of secret nature and helpeth the lungs without any grievance and mightily healeth and comforteth thē if wounded and perished it suffereth not the bloud to putrifie but multiplieth it in great quantity yea he that useth it shall not often need to be let bloud it is good against heart-burning and resisteth Melancholy and Flegm to puffe up or have domination above nature it expelleth Rheum mightily and profiteth the stomack marvellously it conserveth youth in the fresh estate and maketh a good colour it keeps and preserves the Orphage and memory and destroys the palsie of the lims and of the tongue and kéeps one from palsies further if a spoonfull of this water be given to man or woman labouring towards death it wil releeve them Finally of all Artificial Waters there is none better In Summer once a week use the quantity of a spoonfull fasting and in winter the quantity of two spoonfuls CHAP. CXCVII A Water to drink with Wine to cool choller TAke Burrage-roots and Succory-roots two of each sort wash them and scrape them clean and take out the pith then take a fair earthen pot of two gallons and distil it with fair Spring-water and set it on a fire with Charcoal and put the roots thereto and eight pennyworth of Cinamon and when it beginneth to seeth put in four ounces of Sugar and let it seeth half an hour and so take it off and let it cool and afterwards drink it with wine or without at your pleasure CHAP. CXCVIII. An excellent Water for the weaknesse of the back and pricking of the Urine TAke a pottle of Mulmsey a handfull of Bettony five Parsley-roots five Fennell-roots clean scraped and the pith taken out a nutmeg minced seeth all these together unto a quart and clarifie it and put thereto an ounce of white Sugar Candy drink this water evening and morning as hot as you can suffer it CHAP. CXCIX The making of the Fistula water TAke Bolearmonack four ounces Camphire one ounce white Coporas four ounces boil your Coporas and Camphire in a little black earthen pot untill they become thin stirring them together untill they become hard in seething then beat them in a stone Morter to powder and beat your Belearmonack by it self to to powder and then mingle them together and kéep your powder in a bladder till you need to use them then take a pottle of running water and set it on the fire till it begin to seeth then take it off from the fire and put in three good spoonfulls of the powder into the sodden water whilest it is hot and after put therewith the powder into a glasse stirring the water twice a day for a fortnight which will make the water stronger but before you use it let it be well setled and apply it as hot as the party can well indure it and lay a clean linnen cloath four double to the sore wet in the same water and bind it fast with a rowler to kéep it warm do this moring and evening till it be whole this water must be put in an Oyster-shell and not in a sawcer when you dresse the sore otherways the sawcer will soak it up remember to take three great spoonfuls when you put them in the water take heed you let none drink this water put it not into any vessell you use after if you please to make the water stronger take an ounce of Allome well beaten to powder and mingle it