alteration_n by_o a_o due_a preparation_n for_o those_o aliment_n which_o we_o daily_o assume_v unto_o our_o body_n if_o they_o want_v their_o acquire_v preparation_n as_o roast_v boil_a or_o the_o like_a be_v rather_o fit_a for_o beast_n than_o man_n because_o it_o be_v natural_a and_o therefore_o belong_v to_o cattle_n to_o feed_v upon_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o hay_n pulse_n etc._n etc._n only_o prepare_v by_o the_o work_n of_o nature_n as_o also_o the_o sea_n afford_v necessary_a food_n agreeable_a to_o nature_n both_o for_o great_a and_o small_a fish_n but_o the_o earth_n unwilling_a to_o afford_v such_o a_o benefit_n of_o herself_o do_v render_v up_o her_o fruit_n somewhat_o incongruous_a to_o humane_a nature_n without_o a_o preparation_n and_o will_v not_o afford_v either_o nutriment_n nor_o aliment_n to_o man_n without_o the_o long_a expectation_n and_o indefatigable_a labour_n of_o the_o husbandman_n who_o after_o much_o pain_n rend_v up_o the_o bowel_n thereof_o 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question_n to_o be_v make_v of_o compound_a medicine_n because_o they_o can_v be_v such_o till_o they_o be_v first_o conoit_v and_o fit_v by_o art_n and_o due_a preparation_n now_o among_o simples_n 7._o lib._n 3._o cap._n 7._o that_o which_o we_o call_v catharticke_n be_v most_o averse_a from_o and_o inagreeable_a to_o our_o nature_n therefore_o according_a to_o actuarius_n it_o be_v ordain_v by_o nature_n to_o overcome_v and_o not_o to_o be_v overpower_v hence_o it_o be_v that_o every_o purge_a medicine_n have_v something_o offensive_a and_o ungrateful_a to_o the_o stomach_n by_o consequence_n therefore_o it_o need_v preparation_n and_o correction_n before_o it_o be_v exhibit_v that_o its_o noxious_a quality_n may_v be_v remove_v and_o its_o virtue_n more_o approximate_v to_o the_o nature_n of_o our_o constitution_n and_o that_o its_o operation_n may_v be_v better_a and_o less_o trouble_v some_o to_o the_o patient_n for_o nothing_o be_v produce_v out_o of_o the_o womb_n of_o nature_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v dish_v up_o to_o man_n without_o such_o preparation_n as_o it_o require_v medicament_n be_v prepare_v prepare_v the_o reason_n why_o medicine_n be_v to_o be_v prepare_v that_o they_o may_v be_v more_o commodious_a for_o use_v and_o composition_n for_o thereby_o they_o become_v either_o more_o acceptable_a more_o valid_a more_o wholesome_a or_o more_o miscible_a according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o silvius_n it_o be_v our_o custom_n to_o use_v root_n and_o herb_n wash_v and_o boil_a and_o not_o raw_a as_o also_o powder_n infusion_n juice_n distillation_n liquor_n decoction_n of_o certain_a vegetable_n and_o other_o material_n and_o not_o integrall_a plant_n for_o by_o this_o either_o we_o take_v away_o some_o noxious_a quality_n or_o other_o from_o the_o medicine_n as_o when_o viper_n be_v make_v medicinal_a we_o use_v first_o well_o to_o smite_v and_o bombast_n they_o with_o rod_n and_o then_o cut_v off_o their_o head_n and_o tail_n and_o thereby_o they_o become_v less_o venomous_a or_o else_o by_o it_o we_o detect_v the_o desirable_a faculty_n as_o goat_n blood_n be_v more_o efficacious_a in_o diminish_v the_o stone_n if_o the_o goat_n be_v feed_v with_o saxifrage_n and_o grumwell_n or_o else_o by_o it_o we_o acquire_v a_o new_a faculty_n as_o when_o we_o nourish_v a_o female_a creature_n a_o she_o goat_n or_o ass_n with_o scammony_n milkweed_n or_o other_o purge_a herb_n that_o its_o milkinesse_n may_v attain_v a_o purgative_a faculty_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o difference_n of_o preparation_n preparation_n of_o medicament_n in_o general_n be_v make_v three_o manner_n of_o way_n generales_fw-la praeparationes_fw-la tantum_fw-la tres_fw-la generales_fw-la either_o by_o addition_n detraction_n or_o immutation_n by_o addition_n and_o so_o agarick_n be_v prepare_v by_o add_v ginger_n and_o wine_n coriander-seed_n with_o vinegar_n viper_n flesh_n with_o bread_n and_o dill_n by_o detraction_n cantharides_n be_v prepare_v their_o foot_n and_o wing_n cut_v off_o barley_n by_o take_v away_o its_o dross_n and_o chaff_n almond_n by_o be_v blanch_v root_n by_o wash_v cleanse_a and_o cut_v off_o the_o fibre_n their_o pith_n and_o woody_a substance_n take_v out_o by_o immutation_n when_o the_o medicament_n itself_o be_v so_o prepare_v by_o a_o certain_a artificial_a knowledge_n and_o art_n that_o its_o noxious_a faculty_n be_v either_o remove_v or_o correct_v and_o the_o substance_n thereby_o make_v better_a to_o use_v alone_o or_o compound_v with_o other_o but_o this_o artificial_a preparation_n require_v two_o other_o manner_n of_o way_n either_o the_o adjection_n of_o those_o thing_n that_o profit_n or_o the_o detraction_n of_o those_o thing_n that_o hurt_n so_o castor_n and_o saffron_n be_v add_v to_o opium_n that_o its_o malign_a power_n may_v be_v amend_v so_o lapis_n lazuli_n be_v appoint_v to_o be_v burn_v before_o it_o be_v put_v into_o confectio_fw-la alkermes_n or_o kermeticall_a confection_n that_o its_o purge_a faculty_n may_v be_v take_v away_o old_a mesue_n deliver_v four_o other_o particular_a mode_n of_o preparation_n mes_fw-fr quatuor_fw-la praeparationes_fw-la secundum_fw-la mes_fw-fr coction_n lotion_n infusion_n and_o grind_v to_o which_o our_o late_a physician_n have_v ad_v many_o more_o as_o lotion_n purgation_n infusion_n humectation_n maceration_n dissolution_n clarification_n emollition_n colation_n extraction_n solution_n digestion_n fermentation_n tundation_n pulverization_n frixion_n assation_n liquation_n putrefaction_n insolation_n extinction_n refrigeration_n despumation_n exsiccasion_n induration_n distillation_n digestion_n mixtion_n scapulation_n extraction_n conservation_n duration_n but_o in_o general_a humectation_n maceration_n dissolution_n emollition_n and_o what_o ever_o be_v humify_v or_o mollify_v with_o water_n or_o moisture_n be_v contain_v under_o infusion_n pulverization_n and_o scrape_v and_o whatsoever_o be_v make_v smooth_a with_o scrape_v rub_v etc._n etc._n be_v comprehend_v under_o tundation_n calefaction_n ustion_n frixion_n and_o what_o other_o be_v prepare_v with_o fire_n and_o heat_n be_v comprehend_v under_o coction_n and_o thus_o the_o infinite_a manner_n of_o prepare_v may_v be_v reduce_v to_o some_o few_o general_a head_n these_o subsequent_a mode_n and_o preparation_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n frequent_v with_o chemist_n calcination_n digestion_n fermentation_n distillation_n circulation_n sublimation_n fixation_n to_o distillation_n pertain_v exhalation_n exaltation_n circulation_n cohobation_n rectification_n they_o call_v a_o double_a distillation_n a_o cohobation_n when_o the_o distil_a liquor_n be_v pour_v upon_o the_o same_o ingredient_n and_o distil_v over_o again_o but_o to_o omit_v these_o chemical_a term_n of_o preparation_n which_o be_v better_a to_o know_v than_o make_v experience_n of_o we_o will_v prosecute_v more_o particular_o the_o accustom_a preparation_n of_o medicine_n the_o wholesome_a remedy_n of_o physician_n prescript_n that_o we_o may_v secure_o and_o without_o danger_n make_v use_n of_o to_o the_o depel_v of_o our_o distemper_n and_o the_o safeguarde_fw-fr of_o our_o family_n which_o be_v such_o as_o
cyperus_n pag._n 297_o cypress_n nut_n pag._n 389_o paracelsus_n his_o opinion_n of_o they_o ibid._n d._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 79_o damask_n powder_n various_a description_n thereof_o pag._n 122_o 213_o damasen_n pag._n 377_o dandilyon_n pag._n 243_o darius_n his_o esteem_n of_o medicine_n pag._n 2_o date_n which_o be_v the_o best_a pag._n 382_o how_o long_o they_o be_v to_o be_v macerate_v pag._n 59_o decoction_n that_o be_v to_o be_v drink_v be_v not_o to_o be_v ungrateful_a pag._n 161_o their_o frequent_a use_n ibid._n what_o water_n be_v require_v to_o a_o decoction_n pag._n 162_o what_o decoction_n be_v most_o usual_a pag._n 161_o a_o pectoral_a decoction_n pag._n 163_o common_a decoction_n for_o glister_v pag._n 183_o a_o common_a medicinal_a decoction_n pag._n 162_o defrutum_fw-la what_o it_o be_v how_o make_v pag._n 104_o every_o degree_n have_v three_o part_n pag._n 153_o when_o that_o in_o the_o four_o degree_n may_v be_v take_v in_o such_o a_o quantity_n as_o it_o may_v only_o calefie_v in_o the_o three_o pag._n 152_o denarius_fw-la pag._n 104_o dental_n whence_o they_o have_v their_o name_n pag._n 460_o dentifrice_n their_o various_a form_n pag._n 211_o distillation_n what_o it_o be_v pag._n 88_o why_o so_o call_v pag._n 89_o the_o variety_n thereof_o pag._n 90_o sometime_o make_v without_o heat_n pag._n 91_o some_o require_v a_o retort_n pag._n 92_o distillation_n by_o descent_n pag._n 90_o in_o dung_n pag._n 91_o distillation_n of_o oil_n by_o descent_n ibid._n by_o transudation_n ibid._n by_o inclination_n pag._n 92_o by_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n pag._n 91_o how_o distil_a water_n be_v to_o be_v insolate_v pag._n 90_o a_o distil_a restorative_n pag._n 168_o devil_n how_o they_o come_v to_o be_v invocate_v by_o man_n pag._n 21_o devil_n milk_n pag._n 261_o how_o to_o prepare_v it_o pag._n 562_o diabalzemer_n pag._n 564_o diacalaminthe_n pag._n 607_o diacalcitheos_n pag._n 722_o diacartbamum_fw-la pag._n 571_o diacassia_n pag._n 554_o diacatholicon_fw-la simplex_fw-la pag._n 555_o diacatholicon_fw-la comp_n pag._n 556_o diacatholicon_n for_o glister_v pag._n 557_o diacatholic_n fern_n ibid._n diacinamonum_n pag._n 606_o diacodium_fw-la pag._n 503_o its_o virtue_n ibid._n diachrydium_fw-la pag._n 265_o diaireos_n pag._n 512_o dialoe_n galeni_fw-la pag._n 567_o diamarg_n frig_n pag._n 599_o diambra_n pag._n 601_o diamoschum_fw-la ibid._n dianisi_fw-la pag._n 605_o diapasm_n what_o it_o be_v pag._n 201_o diapenideon_n with_o species_n pag._n 513_o diaphaenicum_fw-la pag._n 555_o diaphoretick_n pag._n 29_o diapneticon_fw-la ibid._n diaprunum_n simp_n pag._n 557_o comp._n pag._n 558_o diarrhodon_n abbatis_fw-la pag._n 603_o diasatyrion_n pag._n 618_o diastomona_n pag._n 611_o diasulphur_n pag._n 405_o diaturbith_n pag._n 560_o diatraganth_n frig_n pag._n 613_o diatrionsantalon_n pag._n 602_o didachos_n pag._n 534_o digestion_n pag._n 59_o 92_o dionysia_n pag._n 420_o diphryges_n pag._n 434_o dissolution_n pag._n 73_o it_o be_v manifold_a use_n ibid._n it_o can_v be_v make_v but_o in_o a_o humour_n pag._n 74_o dittany_n pag._n 319_o dodder_n how_o it_o differ_v from_o epithimus_fw-la pag._n 237_o dog_n stone_n pag._n 306_o dog_n dung_n pag._n 454_o doronicum_n pag._n 330_o do_v what_o it_o be_v pag._n 163_o the_o do_v of_o alterative_n pag._n 141_o of_o roborative_n pag._n 143_o of_o purgative_n ibid._n the_o do_v of_o medicine_n be_v to_o be_v change_v according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o climate_n pag._n 165_o the_o do_v of_o such_o as_o be_v hot_a in_o the_o four_o degree_n pag._n 153_o draghen_n pag._n 344_o sea-dragon_n be_v both_o aliment_n and_o poison_n pag._n 26_o dragon_n blood_n pag._n 398_o dragma_fw-la pag._n 134_o dropax_n what_o it_o be_v pag._n 203_o its_o difference_n ibid._n for_o what_o it_o be_v convenient_a ibid._n its_o effect_n ibid._n dropax_n the_o great_a ibid._n drunkenness_n how_o to_o care_v it_o pag._n 17_o ducks-grease_n pag._n 464_o duration_n pag._n 75_o dwarf-elder_n pag._n 261_o e._n earth_n their_o variety_n pag._n 396_o chian_a pag._n 397_o lemnian_a pag._n 397_o samian_n pag._n 397_o ebulus_n pag._n 261_o eccoproticon_fw-la pag._n 28_o ecclegm_n their_o use_n pag._n 109_o a_o ecclegm_n to_o cut_v phlegm_n pag._n 165_o to_o stay_v a_o catarrh_n ibid._n a_o ecclegm_n good_a for_o fluxion_n and_o other_o vice_n of_o the_o lung_n pag._n 165_o ecclegm_n of_o cassia_n pag._n 110_o ecclegm_n for_o glister_v ibid._n eccleg_n de_fw-fr caulibus_fw-la or_o lohoc_n of_o colwort_n pag._n 550_o eccleg_n de_fw-fr pineis_fw-la or_o lohoc_n of_o pine-kernel_n pag._n 552_o eccleg_n de_fw-fr pulmone_fw-la vulpis_fw-la or_o lohoc_n of_o fox_n lung_n pag._n 550_o eccleg_n de_fw-fr scillitibus_fw-la or_o lohoc_n of_o squill_n pag._n 549_o ecphracticon_fw-la pag._n 20_o eduction_n of_o oil_n by_o descent_n pag._n 91_o variety_n of_o effect_n in_o the_o same_o plant_n pag._n 17_o egrimony_n pag._n 356_o elaterium_fw-la what_o it_o be_v pag._n 390_o its_o virtue_n ibid._n how_o prepare_v pag._n 78_o elder_n pag._n 261_o elatine_n pag._n 319_o electrum_n pag._n 406_o elelore_n pag._n 265_o elecampane_n its_o description_n and_o virtue_n pag._n 297_o how_o to_o candy_n their_o root_n pag._n 548_o election_n of_o medicament_n how_o make_v pag._n 32_o from_o the_o first_o and_o second_o quality_n pag._n 33_o 34_o how_o many_o way_n make_v pag._n 35_o what_o election_n may_v be_v make_v from_o the_o place_n of_o growth_n pag._n 43_o what_o from_o the_o faculty_n pag._n 45_o liquid_a electuary_n how_o make_v pag._n 110_o dry_a one_o how_o make_v pag._n 111_o their_o preparation_n ibid._n what_o proportion_n of_o sugar_n and_o honey_n must_v go_v to_o a_o electuary_n ibid._n electuarium_fw-la de_fw-la citro_n soluti_fw-la or_o the_o solutive_a electuary_n of_o citron_n pag._n 573_o el._n diacartham_n or_o the_o electuary_n of_o bastard_n saffron_n pag._n 571_o el._n de_fw-fr gemmis_fw-la or_o the_o electuary_n of_o gem_n pag._n 600_o el._n justinum_n pag._n 143_o 144_o el._n de_fw-fr ovo_fw-la or_o the_o electuary_n of_o a_o eg._n pag._n 622_o el._n de_fw-fr speciei_fw-la diapenid_fw-la pag._n 613_o el._n lenitivum_n or_o the_o lenitive_a electuary_n pag._n 555_o el._n de_fw-fr psillio_n or_o the_o electuary_n of_o fleabane_n pag._n 560_o el._n regium_n or_o the_o princely_a electuary_n pag._n 170_o el._n esucco_fw-it rosarium_fw-la or_o the_o electuary_n of_o the_o juice_n of_o rose_n pag._n 571_o el._n senatum_fw-la or_o the_o compound_n electuary_n of_o senna_n pag._n 564_o el._n triasantal_a or_o the_o electuary_n of_o three_o saunders_n pag._n 602_o elephant_n have_v speak_v pag._n 455_o their_o ingeny_n to_o be_v admire_v ibid._n elixation_n what_o it_o be_v pag._n 64_o it_o be_v manifold_a preparation_n pag._n 65_o the_o order_n thereof_o to_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o prepare_n of_o medicament_n ibid._n emerald_n pag._n 412_o emetic_n pag._n 28_o embroch_o for_o a_o lethargy_n pag._n 192_o emollitives_n what_o they_o be_v pag._n 229_o empassives_n what_o pag._n 204_o emphracticon_fw-la pag._n 30_o emplasticon_fw-la pag._n 28_o emplastrum_fw-la eccatharticon_fw-la pag._n 125_o emp._n de_fw-fr baccis_fw-la lauri_n or_o the_o plaster_n of_o bay-berry_n pag._n 72_o emp._n de_fw-fr betonica_n or_o the_o plaster_n of_o betony_n pag._n 719_o emp._n the_o catagmaticon_n or_o the_o plaster_n for_o fracture_v bone_n pag._n 728_o emp._n de_fw-fr cerussa_fw-la or_o the_o plaster_n of_o ceruse_n pag._n 724_o emp._n diachylon_n make_fw-mi pag._n 716_o cum_fw-la gummis_fw-la ibid._n diachylon_n comp_n pag._n 717_o emp._n diacalcitheos_n pag._n 722_o emp._n divinum_fw-la or_o the_o divine_a plaster_n pag._n 723_o emp._n gratia_fw-la dei_fw-la pag._n 722_o emp._n contra_fw-la herniam_fw-la or_o a_o plaster_n for_o a_o rapture_n pag._n 726_o emp._n homo_fw-la dictum_fw-la pag._n 723_o emp._n de_fw-fr janua_n pag._n 719_o emp._n the_o mastic_n or_o plaster_n of_o mastic_n pag._n 725_o emp._n pro_fw-la matrice_n or_o plaster_n for_o the_o mother_n pag._n 726_o emp._n meliloti_fw-la or_o the_o plaster_n of_o melilot_n pag._n 717_o emp._n mucaginibus_fw-la or_o the_o plaster_n of_o musiledge_n ibid._n emp._n oxicroceum_fw-la or_o a_o compound_n plaster_n of_o saffron_n pag._n 718_o emp._n palmeum_fw-la pag._n 722_o emp._n de_fw-fr ranis_fw-la or_o the_o plaster_n of_o frog_n pag._n 730_o emp._n pro_fw-la stomacho_fw-la or_o a_o plaster_n for_o the_o stomach_n pag._n 725_o emp._n tonsoris_fw-la or_o the_o barber_n plaster_n pag._n 724_o emp._n triapharmacum_fw-la pag._n 718_o emp._n vigonium_n or_o vigo_n plaster_n pag._n 730_o emulsion_n their_o various_a use_n pag._n 161_o 162_o a_o emulsion_n for_o the_o vice_n of_o the_o lung_n pag._n 162_o for_o the_o inflammation_n of_o the_o reins_o ibid._n for_o a_o virulent_a gonorrhaea_n ibid._n epitheme_n how_o they_o differ_v from_o foment_n pag._n 190_o their_o matter_n ibid._n a_o epitheme_n to_o cool_v the_o liver_n and_o comfort_v the_o heart_n ibid._n epithimus_fw-la how_o it_o differ_v from_o dodder_n pag._n 237_o epispastics_n pag._n 29_o eringium_n pag._n 303_o errhine_n their_o matter_n
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such_o affection_n as_o proceed_v from_o these_o humour_n but_o it_o must_v not_o be_v rash_o exhibit_v but_o as_o it_o be_v due_o prepare_v and_o prescribe_v by_o a_o perite_fw-la physician_n for_o it_o have_v a_o efferous_a quality_n whereby_o it_o offend_v the_o bowel_n and_o entrails_n chap._n xxi_o of_o ricinus_n or_o palma_n christi_fw-la ricinus_n be_v so_o call_v christi_fw-la palma_n christi_fw-la from_o the_o similitude_n of_o its_o seed_n to_o a_o little_a filthy_a animal_n most_o offensive_a to_o cattle_n it_o be_v also_o call_v cici_n croton_n lupa_n myrasola_n kerva_n palma_n christi_fw-la and_o in_o arabic_a albemesuch_n this_o herb_n in_o form_n and_o figure_n represent_v a_o tree_n for_o its_o leaf_n emulate_v fig_n leaf_n its_o cawl_n and_o bough_n be_v concave_a like_o reed_n its_o flower_n mossy_a and_o pallid_a its_o fruit_n be_v triangular_a coherent_a in_o cluster_n and_o maculous_a who_o exterior_a core_n be_v sharp_a and_o spinous_a but_o within_o they_o be_v full_a of_o a_o candid_a fat_a pith_n or_o sap_n out_o of_o which_o the_o torcular_a will_v express_v oil_n not_o only_o for_o lucerns_z but_o other_o use_n for_o dioscorides_n assert_n that_o it_o will_v purge_v the_o belly_n and_o kill_v worm_n it_o be_v also_o good_a to_o cure_v the_o scab_n ulcer_n in_o the_o head_n and_o suffocation_n in_o the_o uterus_fw-la it_o be_v certain_a that_o ricinus_n be_v calefactive_a and_o siccative_a in_o the_o second_o degree_n and_o that_o it_o will_v purge_v the_o belly_n twenty_o grain_n hereof_o or_o a_o little_a more_o or_o less_o according_a to_o the_o strength_n and_o age_n of_o the_o assumer_n cleanse_v bray_v and_o drink_v will_v deject_v boil_n and_o water_n by_o stool_n chap._n xxii_o of_o sea-colewort_n or_o soldanella_n soldanella_n comprehend_v two_o different_a plant_n under_o it_o weed_n sea_n bound_v weed_n the_o one_o be_v very_o like_o the_o vulgar_a in_o form_n but_o its_o leaf_n be_v perdifolious_a it_o germinate_v every_o year_n and_o produce_v new_a leaf_n it_o be_v call_v brassica_n multiflora_fw-la &_o monospermos_n the_o other_o be_v very_o dissimilar_v and_o think_v to_o
a_o very_a small_a tongue_n four_o short_a and_o crass_a tooth_n on_o each_o jaw_n wherewith_o he_o break_v and_o mollify_v his_o aliment_n and_o two_o very_o long_o and_o very_o crass_a one_o which_o be_v like_a horn_n these_o fall_n out_o at_o set_a time_n and_o grow_v again_o and_o the_o matter_n of_o these_o be_v ivory_n which_o be_v accommodate_v to_o infinite_a use_n especial_o medicinal_a and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o many_o apothecary_n burn_v and_o erroneous_o conceit_n to_o be_v the_o arabian_a factitious_a spodium_n and_o yet_o it_o can_v be_v right_o substitute_v for_o spodium_n neither_o when_o burn_v nor_o crude_a for_o by_o ustion_n its_o virtue_n perish_v and_o when_o it_o be_v crude_a it_o be_v no_o way_n analogal_a to_o spodium_n for_o in_o proper_a locution_n there_o be_v only_o one_o kind_n of_o spodium_n viz._n the_o grecian_a spodium_n which_o they_o call_v pompholix_a but_o the_o arabian's_n false_o suppose_v spodium_n be_v tabaxir_n which_o agree_v as_o 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steep_v in_o the_o decoction_n of_o the_o
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consistency_n to_o wit_n a_o mean_a betwixt_o a_o unguent_n and_o a_o salve_n and_o as_o it_o be_v the_o result_n of_o both_o their_o material_n compound_v together_o both_o have_v the_o same_o method_n in_o confecture_n and_o in_o use_n fernelius_n think_v that_o the_o ancient_n use_v cataplasma_n and_o malagm_n for_o the_o same_o thing_n but_o galen_n initio_fw-la lib._n 7._o the_o comp_n med_a gen_fw-la according_a to_o the_o meaning_n and_o opinion_n of_o the_o ancient_n name_n those_o medicament_n alone_a malagm_n which_o mollify_v part_n preternatural_o obdurate_v so_o that_o a_o malactical_a and_o mollitive_a medicament_n and_o a_o malagm_n do_v not_o at_o all_o differ_v nor_o constitute_v distinct_a species_n as_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a poultice_n than_o be_v constitute_v of_o root_n leave_n stalk_v coct_v to_o a_o putrilency_n meal_n fat_a and_o oil._n if_o dry_a plant_n be_v require_v they_o must_v be_v pulverate_v if_o green_a coct_v till_o they_o liquefy_v then_o stamp_v in_o a_o mortar_n traject_v through_o a_o scarce_o and_o mucaginous_a fat_a or_o oleaginous_a matter_n add_v to_o the_o pulped_a matter_n and_o sometime_o meal_n and_o then_o must_v they_o be_v again_o coct_v till_o they_o acquire_v the_o crassitude_n of_o a_o pultis_fw-la this_o cataplasm_n will_v assuage_v dolour_n and_o mollify_v obdurateness_n ℞_o malacticum_fw-la anodynum_n &_o malacticum_fw-la the_o root_n of_o lilly_n and_o marsh-mallow_n ana_n ℥_o ij_o mallow_n pelitory_n violet_n ana_fw-la m._n ij_o boil_v they_o till_o they_o become_v soft_a beat_v they_o small_a and_o pulp_v they_o through_o a_o sieve_n to_o which_o add_v linseed_n ℥_o ij_o oil_n of_o lilly_n ℥_o iij._n one_o make_v of_o the_o powder_n of_o linseed_n coct_v in_o hydreol_n to_o a_o just_a consistency_n will_n exceed_o mollify_v and_o mitigate_v any_o dolour_n this_o cataplasm_n will_v educe_v viscid_a humour_n open_v the_o pore_n and_o dissipate_v flatuosity_n ℞_o briony_n root_n lb._n i_o showbread_n root_n ℥_o iij._n mercury_n m._n ij_o dissipant_fw-la flatus_fw-la dissipant_fw-la boil_v they_o till_o
convince_v that_o splenium_fw-la common_o call_v ceterach_n be_v the_o true_a scolopendrium_n its_o leaf_n be_v small_a divide_v like_o polypody_n yellowish_a rough_a narrow_a and_o corrugate_v underneath_o adhere_v to_o a_o blackish_a pedicle_n scarce_o a_o palm_n length_n dispose_v in_o a_o adverse_a order_n yet_o not_o so_o that_o they_o be_v direct_o opposite_a one_o against_o another_o like_o the_o leaf_n of_o the_o polytriche_fw-it but_o that_o they_o oppose_v each_o other_o interstice_n as_o of_o some_o polypody_n it_o be_v find_v in_o rock_n opake_v wall_n and_o such_o stony_a and_o shady_a place_n insist_v upon_o no_o stalk_n save_v a_o small_a pedicle_n crown_v with_o no_o flower_n and_o gravidate_v with_o no_o seed_n it_o be_v faculty_n be_v to_o minuate_v the_o spleen_n to_o break_v and_o expel_v the_o stone_n vires_fw-la vires_fw-la to_o move_v urine_n to_o abate_v singulture_n and_o cure_v the_o jaundice_n chap._n xx._n de_fw-fr salvia_n vita_fw-la or_o rue-maidenhair_a this_o plant_n be_v next_o in_o affinity_n to_o a_o capillary_n vita_fw-la salvia_n vita_fw-la which_o from_o the_o sunilitude_n of_o the_o leaf_n and_o the_o congruity_n of_o place_n wherein_o rue_n and_o it_o grow_v be_v call_v mural_a rue_n and_o by_o the_o shopman_n salvia_n vita_fw-la it_o thrive_v best_a in_o opake_v rock_n wet_a stone_n old_a edifice_n and_o cave_n which_o as_o it_o be_v divide_v the_o rock_n proceed_v out_o of_o their_o incisure_n with_o thin_a short_a and_o slender_a stalk_n whereon_o little_a but_o crass_a leaf_n adhere_v divide_v and_o of_o a_o white_o green_a colour_n very_o like_a to_o rue_v the_o whole_a plant_n be_v scarce_o as_o long_o as_o a_o man_n palm_n devoid_a of_o seed_n and_o slower_n always_o green_a and_o therefore_o it_o be_v often_o use_v in_o winter_n when_o other_o plant_n be_v either_o wither_v or_o cradicate_v it_o reserate_v the_o excrementitious_a passage_n vires_fw-la vires_fw-la take_v away_o obstruction_n move_v excrement_n exsiccate_v watery_a humour_n and_o thence_o conduce_v to_o the_o stop_n of_o the_o spleen_n and_o mesentery_n it_o move_v flower_n and_o urine_n expel_v the_o stone_n cure_v the_o dropsy_n and_o help_v disease_n within_o the_o breast_n they_o be_v mistake_v that_o think_v this_o be_v fellon-grass_n chap._n xxi_o of_o some_o other_o plant_n that_o be_v of_o the_o second_o sort_n of_o capillary_n and_o first_o of_o moon-fern_n this_o herb_n be_v from_o the_o efficacy_n of_o its_o faculty_n hemionitis_n hemionitis_n wherewith_o it_o respect_v the_o spleen_n call_v by_o pharmacopolist_n sometime_o asplenium_fw-la sometime_o scolopendrium_n as_o also_o ceterach_n because_o in_o cure_v the_o affection_n of_o the_o spleen_n it_o have_v the_o precellency_n yet_o it_o be_v neither_o scolopendrium_n asplenium_fw-la nor_o common_a ceterach_n but_o a_o distinct_a plant_n destitute_a of_o stalk_n seed_n and_o flower_n only_o a_o company_n of_o leaf_n issue_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n whence_o it_o be_v often_o call_v phyllitis_n that_o be_v a_o folious_a herb_n for_o its_o root_n emit_v many_o fibrous_a and_o blockish_a leaf_n upon_o as_o many_o filament_n which_o leaf_n be_v crass_a rigid_a long_o like_o heart_n tongue_n as_o it_o be_v sometime_o denominate_v smooth_a on_o the_o upper_a side_n rough_a on_o the_o low_a with_o transverse_a ferrugineous_a line_n gaza_n call_v it_o mula_n it_o be_v of_o great_a use_n to_o the_o spleen_n vires_fw-la vires_fw-la who_o obstruction_n it_o do_v not_o only_o remove_v but_o abate_v its_o durity_n and_o obtumescence_n and_o successful_o help_v the_o affection_n of_o the_o liver_n chap._n xxii_o of_o dodder_n and_o epithymum_n dodder_n grow_v upon_o fruitful_a herb_n like_o epithyme_n epithymus_fw-la dodder_n epithymus_fw-la destitute_a of_o a_o root_n but_o as_o matthiolus_n faith_n issue_v out_o of_o the_o stalk_n of_o a_o plant_n like_o a_o wing_n or_o long_a capillament_n it_o grow_v most_o abundant_o about_o line_n whence_o the_o shopman_n call_v it_o line_n podagry_n fuchsius_n not_o without_o reason_n believe_v that_o dodder_n at_o first_o proceed_v from_o some_o root_n which_o wither_v and_o perish_v when_o its_o capillament_n do_v involve_v a_o plant_n from_o which_o it_o may_v suck_v nutriment_n and_o thence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o temperament_n and_o quality_n of_o the_o dodder_n change_v according_a to_o the_o variety_n and_o nature_n of_o the_o plant_n which_o it_o involve_v and_o many_o think_v that_o dodder_n and_o epithyme_n differ_v not_o save_v that_o the_o one_o grow_v on_o line_n the_o other_o on_o thyme_n yet_o matthiolus_n will_v not_o suffrage_n herewith_o but_o contend_v and_o that_o by_o testimony_n from_o galen_n that_o both_o the_o form_n and_o quality_n be_v in_o they_o different_a for_o epithyme_n calefy_v in_o the_o three_o degree_n and_o cuscuta_n only_o in_o the_o second_o but_o here_o it_o only_o follow_v that_o epithyme_n borrow_v its_o calefactive_a quality_n from_o thyme_n cuscuta_n from_o line_n they_o do_v very_o dangerous_o mistake_v who_o take_v the_o podagry_n of_o other_o plant_n for_o true_a cuscuta_fw-mi and_o epithyme_n neither_o of_o they_o have_v any_o leaf_n they_o be_v only_o hairy_a put_v forth_o slender_a capillament_n like_o cittern_n string_n out_o of_o which_o issue_v forth_o small_a flower_n like_o glister_a star_n gravidate_v with_o small_a seed_n which_o ingrede_v the_o composition_n of_o the_o laxative_a syrup_n of_o succory_n and_o rhabarb_n it_o be_v abstersive_a and_o roborative_n it_o cure_v the_o obstruction_n of_o the_o liver_n and_o spleen_n move_v urine_n help_v the_o jaundice_n and_o be_v good_a for_o all_o affection_n proceed_v from_o choleric_a and_o melancholic_a humour_n chap._n xxiii_o of_o the_o five_o apertive_a root_n and_o first_o of_o smallage-root_n there_o be_v many_o apertive_a root_n five_o whereof_o precell_v the_o other_o in_o dignity_n three_o whereof_o grow_v in_o garden_n to_o wit_n petroseline_n sperage_n and_o fennel_n two_o in_o place_n uncultivated_a smallage_n and_o butchers-broom_n smallage_n butchers-broom_n smallage_n apium_n in_o latin_a and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o greek_a differ_v much_o as_o also_o parsly_n and_o petroseline_n for_o apio_n according_a to_o dioscorides_n cap._n 177._o lib._n 4._o have_v leaf_n like_o rue_n short_a and_o grow_v on_o three_o or_o four_o stalk_n lie_v along_o on_o the_o ground_n and_o on_o a_o root_n that_o be_v extrinsecal_o black_a intrinsical_o white_a form_v like_o a_o pear_n which_o will_v move_v the_o body_n both_o by_o vomit_n and_o stool_n though_o not_o vehement_o yea_o apios_n be_v sometime_o take_v for_o a_o root_n like_o a_o pear_n in_o form_n and_o sometime_o for_o some_o juice_n that_o be_v insipid_a or_o at_o least_o of_o a_o imperceptible_a sapour_fw-la whereas_o apium_n proper_o so_o call_v which_o dioscorides_n name_v seline_v or_o cleofeline_v be_v very_o like_a parsley_n but_o great_a and_o effect_n the_o same_o with_o parsley_n but_o because_o of_o its_o ungrateful_a odour_n and_o sapour_fw-la be_v exclude_v the_o lociety_n of_o potherb_n it_o grow_v most_o common_o in_o uncultivated_a and_o moist_a place_n whence_o it_o be_v proper_o call_v paludapium_fw-la or_o rustic_a smallage_n it_o be_v hot_a in_o the_o second_o virtue_n its_o virtue_n and_o dry_a in_o the_o three_o degree_n gal._n l._n 8._o simp_n it_o move_v flower_n and_o urine_n discuss_n flatuosity_n and_o its_o seed_n be_v more_o efficacious_a than_o the_o herb_n itself_o pliny_n say_v it_o cure_v spider_n poison_n it_o be_v root_n be_v frequent_o usurp_v to_o deduce_v the_o passage_n to_o remove_v obstruction_n and_o it_o be_v think_v that_o its_o leaf_n eat_v conduce_v much_o to_o the_o lung_n chap._n xxiv_o of_o petroseline_n that_o which_o the_o ancient_n call_v garden-apium_a petroseline_n petroseline_n and_o parsley_n we_o call_v petroseline_n it_o be_v most_o common_a in_o garden_n and_o most_o frequent_o use_v in_o make_v broth_n and_o dress_v meat_n it_o grow_v no_o where_n save_v in_o garden_n and_o there_o most_o redundant_o whether_o they_o be_v hot_a or_o cold_a it_o refuse_v no_o soil_n if_o it_o be_v cultivate_v and_o fat_a and_o suppeditate_fw-la humour_n whereon_o it_o may_v live_v its_o seed_n germinate_v the_o late_a of_o all_o to_o wit_n about_o forty_o or_o fifty_o day_n after_o its_o sature_n it_o bear_v leaf_n like_o coriander_n crisp_a root_n it_o have_v long_o and_o capillate_v which_o be_v pleasant_a for_o aliment_n and_o useful_a for_o medicament_n it_o be_v give_v to_o such_o as_o be_v trouble_v with_o the_o stone_n vires_fw-la vires_fw-la jaundice_n and_o difficulty_n in_o urete_v and_o to_o such_o woman_n as_o have_v not_o their_o flower_n proceed_v in_o due_a time_n chap._n xxv_o of_o sperage_n the_o name_n asparagus_n be_v give_v to_o this_o herb_n asparagus_n asparagus_n either_o because_o it_o grow_v upon_o a_o rough_a sharp_a shrub_n or_o its_o stalk_n be_v full_a of_o prick_n or_o else_o because_o it_o grow_v spontaneous_o without_o sature_n for_o many_o grave_a writer_n have_v
lachrimous_o whence_o it_o be_v often_o call_v tear_n liquor_n liquor_n if_o this_o liquor_n be_v oleaginous_a and_o liquid_a we_o call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o rosine_n if_o more_o terrene_a aqueous_a and_o concrete_a in_o the_o trunk_n of_o tree_n gummi_fw-la resina_fw-la gummi_fw-la we_o call_v it_o gum_n if_o it_o be_v partly_o terrene_a and_o aqueous_a partly_o oleaginous_a and_o fat_a participate_v both_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o gum_n and_o rosine_n than_o we_o call_v it_o gummy_a rosine_n now_o gum_n that_o i_o may_v use_v the_o exotic_a idiom_n commi_n quid_fw-la gummi_fw-la quid_fw-la be_v a_o coagulate_v lachryma_fw-la or_o tear_v concrete_v in_o the_o trunk_n of_o those_o tree_n that_o produce_v it_o gal._n c._n 40._o l._n the_o simp_n who_o substance_n be_v more_o aqueous_a as_o that_o of_o rosine_n be_v more_o oleaginous_a gum_n therefore_o shall_v be_v admix_v most_o to_o aqueous_a seldom_o to_o oleaginous_a medicament_n rosine_n in_o the_o contrary_a easy_o take_v flame_n but_o gum_n crack_v in_o the_o fire_n for_o though_o it_o come_v hot_a from_o stillation_n yet_o be_v it_o present_o coagulate_v in_o the_o air_n and_o become_v aqueous_a and_o hence_o arostotle_n make_v it_o to_o crack_v upon_o burn_a coal_n but_o since_o it_o be_v of_o many_o kind_n according_a to_o the_o different_a nature_n of_o the_o tree_n that_o produce_v it_o for_o some_o gum_n be_v coagulate_v hard_o like_o a_o stone_n other_o soft_a some_o more_o pellucid_a or_o flave_n other_o more_o obscure_a or_o pallid_a some_o flow_v from_o peregrine_fw-la other_o from_o indigenous_a tree_n i_o shall_v first_o treat_v of_o that_o which_o come_v out_o of_o the_o spin_v acacia_n and_o be_v nominate_v gum_n simple_o chap._n iii_o of_o gum-arabic_n gumme_n be_v a_o arabic_a word_n and_o when_o it_o be_v put_v absolute_o it_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o gum-arabic_n which_o galen_n call_v theban_a some_o babylonian_a and_o other_o acanthine_n gum_n flua_fw-la nomina_fw-la acacia_fw-la gummi_fw-la flua_fw-la it_o flow_v from_o a_o certain_a arbuscle_n which_o dioscorides_n call_v acacia_n whereof_o he_o constitute_v two_o sort_n the_o first_o assurge_n with_o a_o direct_a and_o lignous_a caule_v arm_v on_o every_o side_n with_o hard_a spines_n vest_v with_o long_a leaf_n which_o look_v as_o if_o they_o be_v constitute_v of_o many_o small_a leaf_n cohaere_v together_o white_a flower_n short_a cod_n species_n species_n like_o lupin_n a_o glabre_n and_o splendent_a seed_n which_o matthiolus_n depinge_v ill_a the_o other_o acacia_n grow_v in_o cappadocia_n and_o pontus_n which_o be_v lesser_a slendere_a and_o low_a than_o the_o other_o who_o leaf_n be_v like_o rue_n and_o virgult_n aculeat_v out_o of_o which_o a_o succe_fw-la be_v educe_v which_o retain_v the_o name_n of_o its_o arbuscle_n acacia_n because_o of_o who_o rarity_n we_o substitute_v the_o succe_fw-la of_o the_o wild_a plum-tree_n out_o of_o which_o laudable_a gum_n flow_v forth_o at_o first_o pellucid_n as_o glass_n sincere_a and_o contract_v into_o the_o species_n of_o a_o vermicle_n afterward_o white_a sordid_a resinous_a and_o useless_a it_o be_v efficacious_a in_o spissate_v and_o refrigerate_v vires_fw-la vires_fw-la it_o be_v commodious_o mix_v with_o ocular_a and_o arterial_a medicament_n it_o obstruct_v the_o pore_n of_o the_o skin_n be_v repress_n prociduous_a eye_n that_o it_o may_v be_v more_o easy_o pulverate_v it_o must_v be_v verberate_v in_o a_o hot_a mortar_n with_o a_o hot_a pestle_n chap._n four_o of_o gum_n tragacanth_n gum-tragacanth_a be_v pellucid_a white_a sweet_a light_a and_o sincere_a which_o flow_v from_o the_o vulnerate_v root_n of_o a_o certain_a plant_n of_o the_o same_o name_n this_o root_n adhaeres_fw-la to_o the_o surface_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o emitt_v low_a and_o rigid_a surcle_n whereon_o be_v many_o and_o slender_a leaf_n which_o cover_v white_a straight_o and_o firm_a spines_n this_o arbuscle_n which_o the_o greek_n call_v tragacantha_n and_o the_o latin_n spina_n herci_fw-la grow_v in_o crete_n and_o many_o place_n in_o asia_n which_o emitt_v its_o succe_fw-la spontaneous_o and_o without_o incisure_fw-la as_o theophrastus_n assert_n contrary_a to_o dioscorides_n who_o say_v that_o this_o plant_n have_v no_o need_n of_o vulneration_n which_o though_o it_o be_v exotic_a and_o seldom_o see_v by_o our_o herbalist_n yet_o i_o see_v it_o cicurate_v and_o florid_n in_o the_o garden_n of_o jo._n gonnerius_n that_o perite_fw-la physician_n yet_o it_o be_v coagulate_v succe_fw-la which_o the_o gentile_n call_v tragacanthum_n and_o the_o apothecaryes_n dragaganthum_n be_v sufficient_o know_v to_o all_o it_o can_v be_v easy_o laevigate_v unless_o the_o mortar_n and_o pestle_n be_v hot_a it_o be_v use_n be_v commend_v to_o ocular_a medicament_n in_o a_o lineament_n with_o honey_n or_o sugar_n vires_fw-la vires_fw-la it_o emend_v the_o roughness_n of_o the_o artery_n cough_n retusenesse_n of_o voice_n and_o other_o defluxion_n chap._n v._o of_o gum_n ammoniacum_n this_o gum_n be_v call_v ammoniack_a because_o it_o distil_v upon_o the_o sand_n near_o jupiter_n ammon_n oracle_n but_o from_o what_o plant_n be_v uncertain_a pliny_n say_v it_o flow_v from_o a_o tree_n they_o call_v metopion_n dioscorides_n say_v it_o emanate_n both_o from_o a_o shrub_n they_o call_v agasyllis_n and_o from_o a_o ferulaceous_a plant_n but_o the_o ferulaceous_a plant_n can_v scarce_o be_v call_v fruticall_a galen_n assert_n that_o it_o be_v the_o tear_n of_o ferula_fw-la from_o which_o be_v collect_v both_o a_o sincere_a dense_a gum_n conspurcate_v with_o no_o sordidity_n and_o co-act_a into_o small_a glebe_n as_o also_o a_o impure_a and_o inquinate_v one_o which_o dioscorides_n call_v phyrama_n who_o call_v the_o other_o thrausma_n that_o be_v good_a which_o be_v inquinate_v with_o no_o sandy_a terrene_a nor_o extraneous_a matter_n effigiate_v like_o masculine_a frankincense_n graveolent_a and_o amare_fw-la the_o apothecaryes_n call_v it_o corrupt_o gum_n ammoniac_a it_o may_v be_v dissolve_v in_o water_n vinegar_n or_o white-wine_n it_o be_v so_o efficacious_a a_o mollitive_a that_o it_o dissolve_v the_o stoney_n disease_n of_o the_o juncture_n and_o discuss_n other_o tubercle_n it_o cure_v indurate_v milt_n vires_fw-la vires_fw-la and_o in_o drink_n liberate_v from_o obstruction_n it_o move_v urine_n and_o flower_n and_o extrude_v stone_n chap._n vi_o of_o lacca_n and_o cancamum_fw-la what_o lacca_n and_o what_o cancamum_fw-la be_v whether_o they_o be_v both_o one_o or_o distinct_a and_o what_o each_o of_o they_o be_v do_v not_o appear_v by_o the_o writing_n of_o author_n serapio_n paulus_n and_o matthiolus_n believe_v that_o lacca_n be_v that_o which_o dioscorides_n call_v cancamum_fw-la brasavolus_fw-la garcias_n ab_fw-la horto_fw-la and_o clusius_n think_v it_o be_v a_o distinct_a thing_n who_o be_v desirous_a to_o find_v out_o the_o truth_n have_v lustrate_v various_a tract_n of_o the_o world_n and_o think_v that_o lacca_n be_v not_o only_o distinct_a from_o cancamum_fw-la but_o also_o unknown_a for_o see_v it_o be_v only_o use_v for_o perfume_n and_o we_o have_v many_o more_o fragrant_a and_o suaveolent_a thymiamata_fw-la it_o have_v not_o be_v so_o diligent_o seek_v after_o moreover_o be_v exotic_a the_o tree_n from_o which_o it_o delabes_fw-la grow_v as_o it_o be_v think_v in_o arabia_n our_o merchant_n have_v not_o deign_v it_o worth_a the_o search_n and_o portage_n however_o it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o gum_n of_o a_o virous_a sapour_fw-la sweet_a odour_n and_o rare_a use_n now_o lacca_n be_v destitute_a of_o both_o these_o quality_n frequent_o invent_v neither_o the_o arabian_a cherme_n nor_o the_o succe_fw-la of_o sorbe-tree_n nor_o medlar-tree_n nor_o yet_o like_o myrrh_n as_o avicenna_n write_v who_o it_o may_v be_v know_v it_o not_o but_o if_o garcias_n de_fw-fr horto_fw-la may_v be_v credit_v it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o favago_n and_o concrete_v liquor_n on_o the_o bough_n of_o a_o vast_a tree_n co-act_a by_o the_o suck_a and_o help_n of_o wing_a ants._n and_o this_o tree_n grow_v not_o in_o arabia_n but_o in_o india_n especial_o in_o the_o province_n of_o pegu_n where_o lacca_n be_v call_v trec_n as_o also_o in_o bengala_n and_o malavar_n where_o it_o be_v call_v loc_n and_o lac._n garcias_n endeavour_v to_o establish_v and_o confirm_v this_o opinion_n by_o reason_n and_o much_o history_n strive_v also_o to_o prove_v out_o of_o amatus_fw-la lusitanus_n that_o cancamum_fw-la be_v a_o aroma_n otherwise_o call_v anyme_n whereof_o he_o constitute_v two_o variety_n the_o one_o white_a which_o also_o according_a to_o brissotus_n a_o physician_n of_o paris_n be_v dioscorides_n his_o cancamum_fw-la and_o the_o other_o somewhat_o black_a which_o myrrh_n or_o rather_o mynea_n or_o amynea_n thus_o the_o obscurity_n of_o the_o thing_n vires_fw-la vires_fw-la drive_v we_o to_o the_o affinity_n of_o name_n there_o to_o investigate_v the_o truth_n but_o if_o i_o may_v speak_v free_o i_o think_v that_o anyme_n or_o amynea_n as_o some_o will_v have_v it_o
very_o hard_a only_a tin_n be_v a_o little_a more_o sonore_fw-la and_o hard_a then_o lead_v tin_n be_v either_o simple_a pure_a and_o defaecate_v or_o impure_a and_o compound_v of_o other_o metal_n so_o make_v either_o by_o nature_n or_o art_n whereof_o there_o be_v many_o difference_n according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o ingredient_n and_o proportion_n of_o the_o same_o who_o faculty_n respond_v to_o the_o mixion_n of_o those_o thing_n whereof_o it_o consist_v tin_n be_v of_o much_o use_n to_o man_n usus_fw-la usus_fw-la which_o though_o it_o be_v seldom_o use_v in_o medicine_n yet_o it_o afford_v vessel_n for_o their_o repose_n and_o preservation_n the_o alchemist_n make_v a_o oil_n out_o of_o tin_n for_o the_o cure_n of_o wound_n and_o ulcer_n but_o i_o think_v such_o medicament_n as_o be_v easy_o make_v cheap_a and_o more_o efficacious_a be_v better_o chap._n 4._o of_o lead_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o lead_v be_v according_a to_o alchemist_n both_o dedicate_v to_o saturn_n and_o call_v saturn_n and_o in_o their_o opinion_n it_o be_v generate_v of_o impure_a and_o crass_a quicksilver_n and_o a_o little_a impure_a sulphur_n and_o it_o be_v think_v that_o not_o only_o under_o the_o earth_n but_o in_o the_o open_a air_n also_o it_o augment_v and_o therefore_o cardanus_n think_v it_o labefactate_v house_n by_o its_o weight_n who_o make_v four_o difference_n thereof_o the_o vulgar_a white_a which_o many_o call_v tin_n bisemutum_fw-la yet_o unknown_a and_o that_o which_o be_v make_v of_o stibium_fw-la pliny_n acknowledge_v only_o two_o sort_n the_o vulgar_a or_o black_a and_o the_o white_a who_o give_v a_o twofold_a original_n to_o the_o black_a for_o say_v he_o it_o be_v either_o generate_v in_o its_o own_o vein_n which_o produce_v nought_o else_o or_o it_o be_v conflate_v in_o many_o vein_n mix_v with_o silver_n the_o first_o liquor_n which_o flow_v in_o furnace_n be_v call_v white-lead_a or_o tin_n the_o second_o silver_n and_o that_o which_o remain_v the_o latin_n call_v plumbago_n out_o of_o which_o lead_n be_v elicit_v it_o be_v extract_v also_o out_o of_o a_o certain_a plumbary_n effode_v out_o of_o mine_n which_o stone_n they_o call_v molybdoide_n and_o the_o lead_v thus_o secern_v and_o melt_v be_v pour_v into_o water_n while_o hot_a till_o it_o leave_v its_o dross_n mortar_n and_o pestle_n for_o medicinal_a use_n be_v make_v of_o lead_n as_o also_o round_a pipe_n or_o cane_n for_o deep_a and_o internal_a ulcer_n which_o be_v as_o good_a as_o golden_a pipe_n there_o be_v also_o a_o powder_n make_v of_o lead_n for_o the_o exsiccation_n of_o ulcer_n whereof_o we_o have_v elsewhere_o make_v mention_n galen_n say_v vires_fw-la vires_fw-la that_o lead_n be_v refrigerative_a and_o be_v either_o solarly_a or_o mix_v with_o other_o medicament_n conducible_a to_o malignant_a cankerous_a and_o putrid_a ulcer_n but_o its_o faculty_n be_v better_v by_o lotion_n or_o ustion_n dioscorides_n teach_v the_o manner_n quality_n and_o effect_n of_o its_o ablution_n and_o ustion_n ceruse_n be_v make_v of_o plate_n of_o lead_n of_o which_o hereafter_o chap._n 5._o of_o brass_n brass_n be_v dedicate_v to_o venus_n from_o her_o island_n cyprus_n where_o it_o be_v copious_o effode_v and_o it_o be_v either_o of_o a_o golden_a colour_n and_o thence_o call_v aurichalcum_fw-la or_o red_a and_o then_o it_o be_v call_v brass_n absolute_o this_o be_v of_o more_o use_n among_o the_o ancient_n than_o either_o gold_n silver_n or_o iron_n for_o the_o first_o money_n be_v of_o brass_n and_o hence_o we_o have_v these_o occurrent_n aerarium_fw-la publicum_fw-la aes_fw-la alienum_fw-la &_o questor_fw-la erarius_fw-la their_o bellatory_n arm_n also_o be_v not_o of_o steel_n but_o brass_n as_o also_o their_o statue_n and_o temple-door_n in_o pharmacopoly_n we_o often_o meet_v with_o these_o term_n ae_z ustum_fw-la fles_fw-la aeris_fw-la squama_fw-la aeris_fw-la &_o aerugo_v but_o what_o every_o of_o these_o denote_v all_o our_o pharmaceutical_a lection_n will_v scarce_o teach_v we_o ae_z ustum_fw-la or_o burn_v brass_n say_v dioscorides_n be_v make_v of_o the_o nail_n of_o break_a ship_n impose_v upon_o a_o crude_a earthen_a vessel_n a_o little_a sulphur_n and_o as_o much_o salt_n strew_v under_o they_o all_o of_o they_o be_v besprinkle_v herewith_o and_o the_o vessel_n spirament_fw-mi daub_v with_o a_o singular_a cement_n it_o be_v set_v on_o a_o furnace_n till_o they_o be_v coct_v this_o aes_fw-la ustum_fw-la astringes_fw-la exsiccate_n repress_n extenuate_v attract_v purge_v ulcer_n and_o bring_v they_o to_o a_o scar_n and_o emend_v the_o vice_n of_o the_o eye_n flos_fw-la aeris_fw-la or_o the_o flower_n of_o brass_n be_v make_v when_o the_o brass_n melt_v in_o the_o furnace_n delabes_fw-la into_o certain_a receptacle_n through_o the_o neck_n of_o such_o fistul_n as_o appertain_v thereunto_o and_o when_o cold_a water_n be_v infund_v upon_o the_o burn_a brass_n before_o it_o concrete_a into_o a_o hard_a mass_n for_o then_o this_o flos_fw-la aeris_fw-la in_o this_o sudden_a concretion_n and_o densation_n will_v erupt_v in_o a_o vapour_n which_o concrete_v also_o will_v fall_v down_o in_o small_a red_a grain_n like_o millet_n which_o we_o take_v for_o flos_fw-la aeris_fw-la squama_fw-la aeris_fw-la or_o the_o scale_n of_o brass_n be_v make_v when_o brass_n be_v smite_v with_o hammer_n and_o those_o be_v the_o best_a which_o be_v excuss_v out_o of_o the_o same_o brass_n that_o nail_n be_v make_v of_o those_o the_o worst_a which_o be_v make_v of_o vile_a and_o promiscuous_a or_o white_a brass_n this_o squama_fw-la eris_fw-la astringes_fw-la extenuate_v repress_n erode_n stay_v arrel_n and_o bring_v ulcer_n to_o scar_n chap._n 6._o of_o verdegrease_n verdegrease_n be_v not_o only_o of_o use_n to_o painter_n but_o to_o physician_n also_o who_o mix_v it_o with_o many_o medicament_n for_o the_o cure_n of_o ulcer_n as_o that_o medicament_n which_o galen_n call_v light_a and_o more_o he_o describe_v this_o verdegrease_n be_v not_o the_o flower_n of_o brass_n as_o some_o think_v but_o a_o certain_a green_a rasure_n which_o exude_v out_o of_o its_o plate_n wet_a with_o vinegar_n dioscorides_n make_v two_o sort_n hereof_o one_o the_o vulgar_a or_o simple_a verdegrease_n the_o other_o worm-rust_n and_o that_o twofold_a the_o one_o fossil_n and_o the_o other_o factitious_a both_o whereof_o be_v rare_a for_o the_o one_o be_v either_o not_o seek_v or_o not_o find_v and_o the_o other_o not_o now_o make_v but_o the_o vulgar_a be_v copious_a and_o everywhere_o venale_n which_o may_v be_v make_v many_o way_n but_o most_o usual_o thus_o some_o sharp_a vinegar_n must_v be_v infuse_v into_o a_o hogshead_n or_o other_o ample_a vessel_n whereon_o a_o brazen_a vessel_n must_v be_v invers_o superimpose_v if_o it_o may_v be_v a_o concamerated_a one_o or_o if_o it_o be_v plain_a it_o must_v be_v so_o obstruct_v that_o there_o may_v not_o be_v any_o spiracle_n leave_v after_o ten_o day_n let_v the_o cover_v be_v remove_v and_o the_o verdegrease_n thereon_o erade_v this_o way_n be_v also_o most_o usual_a one_o or_o more_o plate_n of_o brass_n be_v so_o suspend_v in_o a_o hoshead_n contain_v vinegar_n that_o they_o may_v not_o touch_v the_o vinegar_n and_o the_o due_a day_n be_v expire_v the_o verdegrease_n be_v derade_v moreover_o the_o same_o plate_n macerate_v in_o vinegar_n will_v afford_v verdegrease_n it_o be_v sharp_a vires_fw-la vires_fw-la digestive_a and_o attractive_a it_o discuss_n not_o only_o tender_a but_o hard_a flesh_n and_o it_o be_v not_o only_o mordacious_a to_o the_o gust_n but_o to_o the_o very_a ulcer_n if_o you_o add_v a_o little_a of_o it_o to_o a_o large_a cerecloth_n the_o mixture_n will_v exterge_n without_o mordacity_n many_o err_v in_o ascribe_v a_o sarcotical_a or_o epulotical_a faculty_n to_o many_o medicament_n when_o they_o of_o themselves_o be_v not_o but_o become_v such_o by_o composition_n galen_n chap._n 7._o of_o iron_n nothing_o be_v more_o common_a nothing_o more_o useful_a and_o nothing_o more_o nocent_a than_o iron_n for_o neither_o house_n stable_n nor_o ship_n nor_o yet_o such_o thing_n as_o respect_v man_n vesture_n and_o aliment_n can_v be_v have_v or_o make_v without_o iron_n see_v no_o labour_n be_v suscept_v no_o work_n absolve_v without_o the_o adjument_n hereof_o for_o all_o artificer_n need_v some_o iron_n instrument_n to_o their_o work_n all_o which_o i_o will_v not_o in_o special_a prosecute_v see_v it_o be_v notorious_a to_o every_o rustic_a for_o not_o only_o ploughshare_n saw_n hatch_n sickle_n tongue_n and_o needle_n but_o also_o sword_n spear_n dart_n arrow_n and_o canon-bullet_n which_o beat_v down_o whole_a city_n and_o fortress_n kill_v man_n and_o perpetrate_v a_o thousand_o slaughter_n be_v make_v of_o iron_n which_o pliny_n not_o endure_v cry_v out_o we_o do_v not_o only_o use_v iron_n at_o hand_n but_o send_v it_o to_o do_v our_o mischief_n at_o distance_n one_o while_o eject_v it_o
by_o the_o mauritanian_n tuthia_n whereof_o there_o be_v two_o variety_n one_o fat_a which_o be_v of_o a_o brazen_a colour_n the_o other_o very_o white_a and_o light_n which_o be_v less_o laudable_a for_o dioscorides_n say_v that_o the_o cyprian_a be_v best_a which_o dip_v in_o vinegar_n smell_v like_o brass_n of_o the_o colour_n of_o pitch_n and_o taste_v as_o dung_n but_o before_o it_o be_v use_v it_o must_v be_v wash_v thus_o the_o pompholix_a must_v be_v bind_v in_o a_o pretty_a thin_a linen-cloth_n and_o move_v up_o and_o down_o in_o a_o vessel_n full_a of_o limpid_a pluvial_a or_o fountain-water_n that_o its_o more_o useful_a and_o tenuious_a part_n may_v flow_v into_o the_o water_n and_o the_o impure_a and_o excrementitious_a remain_n in_o the_o cloth_n than_o it_o must_v settle_v and_o the_o water_n be_v effund_v and_o clean_a water_n affund_v and_o the_o cloth_n again_o agitate_a till_o nothing_o that_o be_v useful_a be_v leave_v therein_o there_o be_v more_o way_n of_o its_o ablution_n describe_v by_o dioscorides_n pompholix_a be_v almost_o the_o best_a of_o all_o those_o medicament_n which_o desiccate_a without_o mordacity_n vires_fw-la vires_fw-la and_o therefore_o very_o efficacious_a in_o cankerous_a and_o other_o malignant_a ulcer_n and_o for_o the_o run_n of_o the_o eye_n galen_n 9_o simpl._n chap._n 13._o of_o litharge_n litharge_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o spume_n of_o metal_n purge_v by_o fire_n or_o the_o tenuious_a recrement_n of_o silver_n purge_v from_o its_o ceruse_n excuss_v and_o expel_v by_o the_o help_n of_o bellows_o and_o though_o its_o matter_n be_v multifarious_a which_o some_o make_v lead_n other_o silver_n other_o gold_n and_o other_o ceruse_n yet_o it_o draw_v its_o origine_fw-la chief_o from_o lead_n which_o mix_v with_o the_o recrement_n of_o silver_n and_o melt_v and_o coct_v in_o the_o fire_n be_v afterward_o separate_v for_o all_o the_o recrement_n of_o silver_n be_v easy_o separate_v by_o fire_n which_o if_o they_o be_v plumbeous_a or_o aereous_a as_o they_o be_v ordinary_o they_o may_v by_o coction_n be_v turn_v into_o litharge_n which_o when_o cold_a be_v sometime_o aureous_a sometime_o argenteous_a according_a to_o the_o brevity_n or_o diuturnity_n of_o its_o coction_n that_o which_o in_o colour_n resemble_v gold_n be_v sometime_o call_v chrysitis_fw-la sometime_o celauritis_n that_o which_o represent_v silver_n argyritis_n not_o because_o this_o contain_v silver_n in_o it_o or_o the_o other_o gold_n but_o because_o they_o have_v be_v each_o more_o or_o less_o coct_v than_o other_o or_o have_v receive_v more_o or_o less_o of_o the_o aereous_a or_o argenteous_a vapour_n for_o litharge_n be_v mostwhat_a make_v in_o those_o furnace_n wherein_o silver_n be_v purge_v from_o lead_n mix_v with_o its_o recrement_n whence_o it_o have_v its_o name_n rather_o from_o silver_n than_o any_o other_o metal_n for_o litharge_n portend_v as_o much_o as_o silver-stone_n all_o litharge_v then_o be_v the_o product_n of_o silver_n and_o that_o which_o be_v flave_n like_o gold_n be_v not_o make_v of_o gold_n as_o some_o think_v though_o it_o be_v thence_o cognominate_v gold-litharge_a for_o degree_n and_o intention_n of_o heat_n do_v not_o only_o change_v the_o colour_n but_o intend_v or_o remit_v the_o heat_n and_o vary_v the_o name_n thus_o diphryges_n be_v name_v as_o though_o it_o be_v twice_o coct_v which_o be_v the_o sibsident_a dross_n of_o perfect_a brass_n cohere_v to_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o furnace_n like_o the_o ash_n of_o burn_a wood_n when_o the_o brass_n be_v take_v away_o after_o the_o the_o affusion_n of_o water_n and_o it_o be_v as_o sharp_a as_o burn_v brass_n siccate_v vehement_o cure_v rebellious_a ulcer_n and_o it_o may_v be_v make_v two_o other_o way_n according_a to_o dioscorides_n and_o pliny_n now_o beside_o these_o two_o sort_n of_o litharge_n vires_fw-la vires_fw-la which_o dioscorides_n make_v one_o he_o enumerate_v other_o two_o to_o wit_n molybditis_fw-la which_o be_v make_v of_o sand_n in_o furnace_n and_o another_o of_o leaden_a plate_n which_o be_v the_o most_o useful_a and_o frequent_a yet_o christis_fw-la be_v prefer_v before_o all_o which_o shall_v be_v purge_v from_o its_o lead_n and_o dross_n before_o it_o ingrede_v the_o composition_n of_o any_o medicament_n to_o which_o end_n dioscorides_n say_v it_o must_v be_v burn_v and_o wash_v like_o cadmia_n but_o now_o they_o only_o levigate_v it_o in_o a_o mortar_n put_v clear_a water_n upon_o it_o and_o agitate_v it_o than_o they_o cast_v it_o into_o another_o vessel_n and_o pour_v more_o water_n upon_o it_o agitate_v it_o again_o and_o when_o it_o be_v again_o trouble_v cast_v it_o into_o the_o precedent_a vessel_n and_o iterate_v its_o lotion_n till_o the_o lead_n and_o dross_n subside_o in_o the_o mortar_n and_o all_o its_o tenuion_n substance_n be_v educe_v which_o they_o make_v to_o acquiesce_v till_o all_o the_o sincere_a and_o pure_a litharge_n rest_n at_o the_o bottom_n which_o when_o the_o water_n be_v effund_v they_o collect_v and_o levigate_v upon_o a_o marble_n that_o the_o tongue_n may_v not_o perceive_v any_o asperity_n therein_o litharge_v refrigerates_n vires_fw-la vires_fw-la astringes_fw-la repress_n occlude_v explete_v cavity_n exterge_n draw_v to_o scar_n and_o cure_n galling_n by_o ride_v finis_fw-la libri_fw-la secundi_fw-la the_o three_o book_n of_o medicinal_a matter_n treat_v of_o medicament_n take_v from_o animal_n either_o whole_a or_o in_o part_n the_o preface_n our_o mother_n nature_n have_v produce_v nothing_o either_o imperfect_a or_o in_o vain_a but_o have_v bring_v forth_o variety_n of_o plant_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o animal_n and_o several_a species_n of_o animal_n for_o plant_n many_o of_o they_o be_v ordain_v for_o food_n and_o nutriment_n some_o for_o medicament_n and_o other_o for_o vesture_n one_o animal_n be_v a_o enemy_n to_o another_o but_o all_o be_v subservient_fw-fr to_o man_n for_o there_o be_v no_o insect_n how_o vile_a and_o base_a soever_o which_o do_v not_o afford_v some_o prosit_fw-la to_o man._n for_o the_o most_o imperfect_a creature_n usual_o afford_v the_o most_o perfect_a remedy_n as_o from_o claw_n horn_n excrement_n blood_n flesh_n marrow_n testicle_n and_o bone_n beside_o those_o very_a wound_n which_o be_v make_v by_o certain_a animal_n be_v cure_v by_o the_o application_n of_o same_o part_n of_o the_o same_o animal_n nay_o indeed_o the_o whole_a earth_n do_v abound_v with_o innumerable_a rendedy_n for_o the_o variety_n of_o malady_n what_o excellent_a virtue_n do_v those_o medicine_n afford_v which_o be_v derive_v from_o humane_a body_n of_o which_o first_o here_o we_o intend_v to_o speak_v viz._n of_o mumy_n and_o man_n blood_n who_o faculty_n to_o emblazon_v will_v require_v a_o large_a discourse_n than_o this_o our_o intended_a brevity_n will_v permit_v chap._n 1._o of_o man_n blood_n alchemist_n educe_v a_o certain_a oil_n and_o stillatitious_a water_n out_o of_o man_n blood_n the_o dogmatical_a only_a use_n it_o to_o burstness_n in_o who_o stead_n hog_n blood_n may_v right_o be_v substitute_v as_o galen_n advise_v who_o say_v lib._n 3._o de_fw-fr alin._n that_o swine_n blood_n do_v so_o near_o accede_v to_o man_n blood_n that_o he_o that_o find_v any_o thing_n in_o man_n blood_n useful_a for_o medicine_n shall_v find_v the_o same_o in_o swine_n blood_n blood_n be_v nature_n treasury_n generate_v by_o heat_n in_o the_o great_a vein_n of_o the_o liver_n which_o be_v the_o prime_a organ_n of_o sanguification_n from_o the_o pure_a portion_n of_o chyle_n through_o which_o vein_n it_o be_v carry_v as_o it_o be_v along_o tube_v to_o the_o several_a part_n of_o the_o body_n for_o their_o nutrition_n and_o as_o long_o as_o it_o be_v herein_o contain_v it_o be_v liquid_a and_o red_a but_o when_o effund_v it_o present_o concretes_n only_o the_o blood_n of_o heart_n and_o do_v want_v fibre_n concretes_n not_o but_o remain_v fluid_a like_o milk_n for_o hypocrates_n aver_v that_o blood_n concretes_n not_o when_o the_o fibre_n be_v take_v away_o now_o blood_n be_v the_o matter_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n according_a to_o the_o philosopher_n the_o blood_n of_o man_n who_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o other_o animal_n be_v fincere_a and_o thin_a hot_a and_o moist_a and_o the_o best_a of_o success_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o a_o simple_a humour_n but_o participate_v of_o phlegm_n and_o both_o the_o biles_n and_o therefore_o hypocrates_n say_v that_o the_o four_o humour_n be_v the_o matter_n of_o man_n generation_n as_o galen_n atte_v lib._n 2._o de_fw-fr temp._n blood_n then_o be_v a_o humour_n generate_v in_o the_o liver_n of_o a_o temperate_a part_n of_o chyle_n moderate_a in_o substance_n and_o quality_n in_o colour_n red_a in_o sapour_fw-la sweet_a and_o natural_o contain_v in_o vein_n and_o artery_n whereby_o it_o be_v direct_v to_o all_o part_n lib._n 3._o de_fw-fr part._n animal_n for_o as_o water_n be_v from_o one_o fountain_n and_o original_n deduce_v
and_o that_o they_o can_v both_o beget_v conceive_v and_o bear_v and_o the_o blood_n be_v not_o only_o so_o efficacious_a but_o the_o whole_a hare_n u_v in_o a_o earthen_a pot_n well_o cover_v and_o take_v with_o some_o white-wine_n water_n or_o fit_a decoction_n break_v and_o expel_v stone_n and_o therefore_o right_o accedes_fw-la to_o lithontripticon_n confection_n there_o be_v also_o the_o sea-hare_n so_o call_v because_o generate_v in_o the_o sea_n it_o resemble_v our_o land-hare_n which_o be_v very_o much_o a_o enemy_n to_o the_o lung_n and_o woman_n with_o child_n of_o which_o see_v rondeletius_n chap._n 5._o of_o fat_n be_v and_o first_o of_o heart_n marrow_n marrow_n be_v in_o every_o animal_n the_o aliment_n of_o its_o bone_n it_o calify_v allay_v dolour_n resolve_n mollify_v hard_a tumor_n in_o any_o part_n but_o especial_o heart_n marrow_n next_o to_o that_o be_v calf_n marrow_n the_o marrow_n of_o other_o animal_n be_v sharp_a and_o more_o intemperate_a a_o hart_n be_v a_o well-known_a animal_n which_o superate_v all_o other_o cornigerous_a beast_n both_o in_o pulchritude_n of_o form_n amplitude_n of_o horn_n and_o variety_n of_o branch_n but_o nature_n deny_v horn_n to_o deer_n and_o those_o that_o first_o erupt_v out_o of_o the_o male_a be_v erect_v without_o branch_n whence_o the_o buck_n be_v call_v subulones_n afterward_o their_o horn_n be_v bifidous_a afterward_o trifidous_a they_o be_v at_o first_o vest_v with_o a_o skin_n and_o soft_o down_o but_o after_o they_o be_v expofe_v a_o while_n to_o the_o sun_n they_o become_v rough_a hard_a and_o glabre_v all_o cornigerous_a animal_n except_o the_o hart_n bear_v hollow_a horn_n but_o his_o be_v all_o over_o solid_a which_o fall_v off_o yearly_a and_o then_o be_v disarm_v he_o hide_v himself_o daily_o till_o new_a one_o erupt_v and_o these_o cornicle_n be_v as_o roborative_n and_o as_o much_o resist_v venenate_n affection_n as_o monoceros_n his_o horn_n experience_n have_v also_o prove_v that_o a_o heart_n genitals_o be_v very_o efficacious_a in_o cure_v the_o pleurisy_n colic_n and_o dysentery_n there_o be_v a_o certain_a concrete_v liquor_n gumme-like_a which_o we_o call_v harts-tear_n in_o the_o great_a angle_n of_o a_o old_a heart_n eye_n which_o by_o a_o admirable_a propriety_n move_v sudour_n copious_o and_o oppugnes_fw-la the_o venenate_n quality_n of_o the_o pestilence_n and_o other_o malign_a affection_n eutyceros_n and_o platyceros_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o heart_n but_o i_o leave_v the_o nature_n of_o they_o to_o be_v describe_v by_o such_o as_o undertake_v the_o absolute_a history_n of_o animal_n chap._n 6._o of_o goat_n suet._n marrow_n suet_n fat_a and_o grease_n have_v much_o cognation_n each_o with_o other_o which_o be_v only_o find_v in_o animal_n endue_v with_o blood_n but_o not_o all_o in_o all_o for_o some_o be_v only_o proper_a to_o some_o beast_n as_o suet_n to_o cornigerous_a animal_n fat_a to_o some_o cloven-footed_a animal_n all_o bird_n and_o many_o fourfooted_a beast_n which_o be_v that_o same_o which_o the_o french_a when_o salt_v call_v vicil_n oing_v when_o fresh_a saing_n doulx_fw-fr now_o suet_n differ_v from_o fat_a or_o grease_n in_o that_o it_o be_v fragile_a and_o concretes_n by_o cold_a whereas_o grease_n be_v liquid_a and_o may_v not_o be_v harden_v they_o differ_v also_o in_o place_n for_o fat_a be_v find_v betwixt_o the_o skin_n and_o flesh_n suet_n always_o in_o the_o panicle_n about_o the_o reins_o and_o in_o the_o end_n be_v flesh_n those_o animal_n who_o blood_n be_v more_o corpulent_a have_v more_o of_o suet_n for_o suet_n according_a to_o the_o philosopher_n be_v terrene_a and_o hence_o it_o be_v coagulate_v like_o fibrous_a blood_n wherefore_o such_o cornigerous_a animal_n as_o be_v not_o tooth_v on_o both_o side_n be_v by_o nature_n dry_a and_o terrene_a be_v pregnant_a with_o suet_n but_o such_o as_o be_v not_o cornigerous_a and_o yet_o tooth_v on_o both_o side_n have_v fat_a in_o its_o stead_n which_o be_v not_o terrene_a be_v not_o coagulate_v therefore_o suet_n be_v make_v more_o terrene_a than_o fat_a be_v therefore_o take_v for_o the_o confection_n of_o unguenti_fw-la citrinum_fw-la if_o it_o be_v not_o the_o fat_a of_o a_o goat_n or_o a_o ram_n or_o a_o kid_n for_o those_o be_v proper_a concern_v which_o to_o speak_v more_o word_n be_v in_o vain_a chap._n 7._o of_o swine_n grease_n axungia_fw-la or_o grease_n be_v so_o denominate_v ab_fw-la axibus_fw-la unguendis_fw-la from_o grease_a axletree_n that_o the_o wheel_n may_v run_v more_o easy_o and_o smooth_o yet_o it_o be_v of_o much_o use_n in_o medicine_n especial_o swine_n grease_n to_o the_o confection_n of_o certain_a unguent_n and_o salve_n which_o be_v most_o liquid_a flow_v like_o oil_n yea_o it_o mollify_v concoct_n and_o resolve_v more_o than_o oil_n it_o be_v endue_v with_o a_o lenitive_a and_o anodynous_a quality_n and_o thence_o it_o may_v be_v useful_o adhibit_v to_o mitigate_v the_o acrimony_n of_o humour_n allay_v dolour_n temper_n inflammation_n and_o resolve_v humour_n or_o apt_o mix_v with_o cataplasm_n institute_v to_o the_o same_o effect_n the_o grease_n of_o hot_a animal_n as_o of_o lion_n be_v more_o efficacious_a in_o resolve_v for_o a_o swine_n be_v not_o intemperate_a in_o the_o first_o quality_n and_o therefore_o it_o wax_v so_o soon_o fat_a and_o be_v so_o multiparous_a be_v stimulate_v to_o venery_n and_o exercise_v congress_n before_o the_o year_n end_n it_o be_v snout_n be_v repand_v its_o neck_n short_a and_o craf_v hispid_a with_o rigid_a bristle_n the_o male_n resticle_n which_o be_v not_o long_o hang_v behind_o as_o in_o other_o fourfooted_a animal_n its_o tooth_n be_v long_a and_o bend_a but_o the_o female_a want_n such_o fang_n or_o at_o least_o they_o be_v not_o so_o perspicuous_a both_o of_o they_o have_v intorted_a tail_n as_o also_o a_o boar_n which_o be_v a_o wild_a swine_n chap._n 8._o of_o bear_n grease_n have_v grease_n be_v hot_a and_o dry_a than_o swine_n but_o cold_a and_o moist_a than_o lion_n grease_n it_o be_v not_o only_o commend_v sole_o to_o mould_v in_o the_o heel_n and_o fall_v of_o hair_n but_o mix_v with_o other_o resolvent_fw-la unguent_n to_o make_v they_o more_o efficacious_a a_o bear_n be_v a_o animal_n of_o a_o horrid_a aspect_n and_o vociferation_n for_o its_o voice_n be_v iracund_a minacious_a and_o full_a of_o terror_n its_o mouth_n be_v very_o patulous_a its_o tooth_n serrate_v its_o nostril_n wide_a its_o ear_n decurtate_v its_o whole_a body_n rough_a with_o prolix_a hair_n and_o its_o tail_n so_o short_a as_o it_o can_v scarce_o be_v perceive_v the_o she-bear_a be_v very_o venereous_a often_o sollicitate_v the_o male_a to_o congress_n lie_v on_o her_o back_n and_o amplect_v he_o her_o young_a be_v not_o without_o form_n till_o she_o lick_v they_o as_o it_o be_v common_o credit_v which_o error_n scaliger_n disprove_v exer._n 15._o contra_fw-la cardan_n chap._n 9_o of_o goose_n grease_n all_o grease_n be_v somewhat_o ingrateful_a subvert_v the_o ventricle_n except_o goose_n grease_n which_o participate_v of_o some_o suavity_n be_v more_o expetible_a in_o culinary_a matter_n and_o it_o be_v much_o celebrate_v in_o pharmacopoly_n also_o be_v adhibit_v alone_o to_o the_o ear_n against_o that_o noise_n that_o precede_v hardness_n of_o hear_v and_o be_v also_o mix_v with_o many_o other_o resolvent_fw-la medicament_n a_o goose_n be_v both_o carnivorous_a and_o frugivorous_a conversant_a both_o in_o watery_a and_o plain_a place_n both_o domestic_a and_o wild_a change_v its_o seat_n and_o sole_o at_o certain_a time_n they_o fly_v by_o company_n like_o crane_n some_o superstitious_o believe_v that_o goose_n be_v as_o good_a keeper_n as_o dog_n because_o one_o by_o chance_n save_v the_o capitol_n awake_v the_o soldier_n with_o its_o profound_a clamour_n who_o see_v a_o few_o frenchman_n ascend_v the_o wall_n with_o ladder_n fall_v upon_o they_o with_o violence_n and_o rout_v they_o for_o which_o benefit_n the_o roman_n hold_v goose_n sacred_a a_o long_a time_n but_o after_o a_o while_n depose_v this_o superstition_n they_o use_v goose_n in_o their_o banquet_n they_o yield_v very_o laudable_a alimony_n and_o odour_n when_o they_o be_v roast_v and_o grateful_a sapour_fw-la when_o eat_v some_o refer_v swan_n and_o the_o like_a to_o this_o kind_n but_o cook_n have_v more_o to_o do_v therewith_o then_o apothecary_n chap._n 10._o of_o duck_n grease_n duck_n grease_n be_v also_o of_o use_n in_o medicine_n which_o we_o adhibit_v by_o itself_o to_o the_o dolour_n of_o the_o joint_n and_o mix_v with_o other_o medicament_n and_o salve_n to_o the_o cold_a distemper_n of_o the_o nerve_n for_o it_o be_v mollitive_a calefactive_a resolvent_fw-la and_o anodynous_a a_o duck_n be_v of_o the_o kind_n of_o whole-footed_n bird_n which_o whether_o domestic_a or_o wild_a equal_o delight_n in_o dry_a and_o in_o moist_a place_n some_o of_o the_o domestic_a duck_n be_v all_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 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commonwealth_n abuse_v and_o if_o a_o speedy_a remedy_n be_v not_o take_v for_o these_o abominable_a practice_n what_o will_v follow_v be_v these_o man_n fit_a for_o the_o society_n of_o christian_n or_o be_v they_o to_o be_v allow_v to_o act_v in_o a_o business_n of_o such_o concernment_n where_o a_o man_n life_n run_v the_o hazard_n of_o ruin_n it_o be_v the_o shame_n of_o london_n that_o among_o so_o many_o learned_a and_o able_a artist_n those_o piperly-dizzard_n shall_v not_o be_v find_v out_o and_o detect_v but_o we_o shall_v detain_v the_o reader_n no_o long_o in_o the_o porch_n but_o open_a the_o shop-door_n for_o every_o one_o to_o enter_v in_o where_o knowledge_n shall_v be_v sell_v at_o a_o cheap_a rate_n only_o take_v notice_n that_o there_o be_v intend_v for_o the_o press_n a_o treatise_n discover_v the_o true_a and_o infallible_a mark_n of_o every_o medicine_n whereby_o it_o may_v be_v quick_o discern_v whether_o it_o be_v right_o compound_v or_o no_o together_o with_o the_o low_a price_n thereof_o with_o many_o other_o thing_n which_o god_n willing_a shall_v
consistence_n of_o a_o liquid_a syrup_n but_o the_o ancient_n have_v not_o definite_o describe_v the_o quantity_n of_o vinegar_n for_o see_v honey_n according_a to_o galen_n be_v hot_a and_o in_o hot_a nature_n turn_v soon_o into_o boil_n so_o much_o vinegar_n must_v be_v add_v by_o oribasius_n his_o advice_n as_o will_v correct_v that_o bilefy_a faculty_n and_o so_o it_o may_v be_v make_v into_o oxymel_n convenient_a and_o useful_a for_o all_o age_n and_o sex_n for_o it_o be_v as_o sweet_a as_o acid_a and_o as_o mean_v and_o shall_v be_v make_v various_o according_a to_o the_o gust_n of_o the_o assumer_n so_o that_o it_o may_v not_o hurt_v for_o thing_n very_o sharp_a abrade_v the_o intestine_n and_o hinder_v expectoration_n but_o that_o which_o be_v moderate_o acrimonious_a be_v very_o useful_a to_o the_o affection_n of_o the_o breast_n and_o lung_n for_o it_o educe_v spittle_n and_o facilitate_v spiration_n for_o it_o incides_fw-la and_o attenuate_v crass_a humour_n expurge_n the_o bowel_n without_o molestation_n and_o attenuate_v man_n meat_n it_o be_v preparation_n than_o be_v various_a and_o the_o proportion_n of_o honey_n to_o vinegar_n and_o of_o vinegar_n to_o water_n be_v various_a for_o though_o the_o a_o queous_a be_v better_o to_o most_o yet_o it_o agree_v not_o to_o all_o oribasius_n will_v have_v twice_o as_o much_o honey_n and_o four_o time_n as_o much_o water_n as_o vinegar_n and_o will_v have_v they_o all_o coct_v to_o the_o three_o which_o be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o that_o mesue_n give_v whereunto_o serapius_n assent_v though_o he_o elsewhere_o make_v they_o of_o equal_a part_n but_o that_o be_v too_o sour_a now_o the_o middle_n betwixt_o both_o may_v be_v of_o one_o part_n and_o a_o half_a of_o vinegar_n to_o two_o of_o the_o best_a honey_n which_o emit_v not_o much_o spume_n for_o all_o honey_n that_o emit_v more_o spume_n be_v not_o so_o good_a but_o must_v be_v coct_v and_o despume_v long_o and_o so_o its_o great_a part_n dissipate_v in_o coction_n for_o it_o must_v be_v coct_v till_o it_o effer_fw-la no_o more_o spume_n thus_o the_o quantity_n of_o the_o vinegar_n must_v be_v augment_v and_o diminish_v according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o the_o user_n to_o who_o it_o be_v more_o convenient_a as_o he_o more_o desire_n be_v and_o so_o it_o shall_v be_v make_v according_a to_o every_o disposition_n yet_o that_o which_o be_v keep_v in_o shop_n be_v usual_o prepare_v as_o mesue_n have_v describe_v and_o be_v make_v more_o sweet_a or_o more_o sour_a as_o the_o assumer_n desire_v it_o and_o the_o exigency_n call_v for_o it_o oxymel_fw-la incides_fw-la vires_fw-la vires_fw-la attenuate_v and_o prepare_v crass_a and_o viscid_a humour_n for_o expurgation_n conduce_v equal_o to_o hot_a and_o cold_a affection_n and_o effect_n what_o we_o have_v before_o mention_v chap._n 2._o oxymel_fw-la stilliticum_fw-la or_o oxymel_n of_o squill_n â„ž_o of_o honey_n despume_v lb_v iij._o vinegar_n of_o squill_n lb_n ij_o boil_v they_o in_o a_o earthen_a pipkin_n to_o the_o consistency_n of_o a_o liquid_a syrup_n the_o commentary_n the_o medick_n marcellus_n make_v it_o after_o another_o manner_n by_o superad_a water_n for_o he_o take_v of_o squils_n lb_n i_o fountain-water_n lb_v iiij_o loyl_v they_o to_o a_o pint_n and_o half_a and_o so_o let_v it_o stand_v a_o whole_a day_n close_o cover_v afterward_o press_v it_o out_o and_o to_o the_o expression_n add_v as_o much_o vinegar_n with_o lb_n iij._o of_o the_o best_a honey_n let_v it_o be_v again_o gentle_o boil_a to_o a_o fit_a consistency_n mervardus_n also_o and_o bern._n dissennius_n think_v it_o can_v be_v make_v without_o water_n to_o which_o opinion_n some_o assent_n who_o mix_v twice_o as_o much_o water_n with_o this_o as_o with_o the_o simple_a oxymel_n but_o silvius_n say_v this_o be_v needless_a see_v the_o honey_n be_v first_o coct_v and_o despume_v in_o water_n and_o the_o vinegar_n legitimate_o prepare_v with_o scylla_n and_o the_o acetum_fw-la be_v thus_o make_v one_o pound_n of_o the_o segment_n of_o scylla_n traject_v on_o a_o thread_n and_o dry_v in_o a_o shade_n be_v macerate_v in_o eight_o pound_n of_o white-wine_n the_o mixture_n be_v insolate_v in_o either_o a_o glass-vessel_n or_o a_o earthen_a one_o well_o glaze_v with_o a_o angust_n orifice_n by_o the_o space_n of_o forty_o day_n in_o the_o hot_a sun_n than_o it_o be_v strain_v and_o the_o segment_n be_v eject_v and_o the_o liquorice_n preserve_v which_o be_v of_o more_o use_n heretofore_o then_o now_o there_o be_v many_o and_o various_a way_n of_o make_v it_o but_o the_o description_n we_o have_v give_v be_v most_o usual_a and_o agree_v with_o that_o which_o paulus_n aegineta_n give_v of_o it_o there_o be_v also_o many_o way_n of_o make_v oxymel_fw-la scilliticum_fw-la but_o democrates_n julian_n and_o the_o rest_n make_v it_o more_o compound_v but_o these_o be_v neglect_v and_o no_o where_o make_v therefore_o omit_v by_o we_o it_o incides_fw-la crass_a humour_n vires_fw-la vires_fw-la take_v away_o obstruction_n cause_v by_o crass_a humour_n impact_v on_o the_o lung_n and_o cure_v the_o epilepsy_n vertigo_n cephalalgia_fw-la and_o hemitrania_n chap._n 3._o oxymel_fw-la compositum_fw-la or_o compound_v oxymel_n â„ž_o of_o the_o root_n of_o smallage_n fennel_n parsly_n butchers-broom_n asperagrass_n of_o each_o â„¥_o ij_o the_o seed_n of_o smallage_n and_o fennel_n of_o each_o â„¥_o i_o boil_v they_o all_o in_o lb_n xij_o of_o water_n in_o the_o clarify_a colature_n mix_v of_o the_o best_a honey_n lb_v iiij_o white-wine_n vinegar_n lb_n i_o coct_v it_o into_o a_o liquid_a syrup_n the_o commentary_n the_o compound_a oxymel_n be_v make_v like_o the_o simple_a oxymel_n stilliticum_n one_o simple_a and_o usual_a vinegar_n be_v here_o substitute_v in_o stead_n of_o the_o other_o praepositus_fw-la make_v a_o certain_a compound_a aromatical_a oxymel_n and_o another_o potent_o diuretical_a mix_v with_o the_o one_o many_o aromata_n with_o the_o other_o grass-orris_n and_o radish-root_n but_o these_o may_v be_v add_v when_o use_n call_v for_o it_o and_o no_o other_o composititious_a oxymel_n keep_v in_o shop_n the_o quantity_n of_o honey_n be_v not_o determine_v by_o author_n because_o it_o be_v sometime_o to_o be_v make_v more_o acrimonious_a at_o other_o time_n sweet_a but_o if_o we_o shall_v define_v the_o quantity_n we_o will_v make_v it_o in_o a_o mean_a betwixt_o acritude_n and_o sweetness_n it_o incides_fw-la vires_fw-la vires_fw-la attenuate_v and_o absterges_fw-la viscid_n and_o pituitous_a humour_n free_v the_o liver_n spleen_n and_o bowel_n from_o obstruction_n expel_v the_o sand_n of_o the_o reins_o and_o bladder_n and_o move_v urine_n chap._n 4._o hydromel_n vinosum_fw-la simplex_fw-la or_o simple_z vinous_a hydromel_n â„ž_o of_o the_o best_a honey_n lb_v x._o pluvial_a or_o fluvial_a water_n lb_v lx_o boil_v they_o together_o till_o a_o egg_n will_v swim_v at_o top_n then_o insolate_a it_o and_o preserve_v it_o the_o commentary_n if_o this_o receipt_n like_v not_o any_o one_o he_o may_v take_v water_n and_o coct_v it_o to_o the_o absumption_n of_o its_o three_o part_n accurate_o absterge_v and_o abject_v the_o spume_n for_o thus_o the_o more_o dissipable_a part_n of_o the_o water_n be_v vanish_v the_o remnant_n will_v have_v a_o consistence_n like_o a_o liquid_a syrup_n its_o sapour_fw-la will_v be_v sweet_a and_o the_o coction_n fit_a for_o conservation_n many_o medicament_n mutuate_v their_o basis_n and_o appellation_n from_o honey_n as_o mulsam_n or_o mede_n hydromel_n both_o aqueous_a and_o vinous_a oxymel_n and_o many_o other_o medicinal_a honey_n of_o the_o success_n of_o plant_n as_o rhodomel_n or_o honey_n of_o rose_n honey_n of_o violet_n mercury_n raisin_n rosemary_n and_o anacardium_fw-la mede_n consist_v only_o of_o water_n and_o honey_n mix_v in_o a_o different_a proportion_n and_o that_o be_v call_v dilute_a mede_n that_o admit_v but_o of_o little_a honey_n mede_n how_o to_o make_v mede_n and_o very_o much_o water_n for_o we_o make_v mede_n say_v oribasius_n when_o we_o mix_v much_o water_n with_o honey_n and_o coct_v they_o till_o they_o cease_v to_o emit_v spume_n for_o then_o the_o spume_n must_v be_v take_v off_o but_o the_o quantity_n of_o honey_n must_v be_v augment_v for_o pituious_a humour_n both_o to_o alter_v the_o peccant_a humour_n and_o to_o conciliate_v a_o more_o grateful_a gust_n oribasius_n be_v out_o when_o he_o think_v that_o mede_n shall_v be_v make_v of_o wine_n and_o honey_n and_o melicrass_n of_o honey_n and_o water_n for_o they_o be_v both_o one_o though_o mesue_n call_v melicrass_n oxymel_n and_o give_v two_o description_n thereof_o the_o one_o consist_v of_o wine_n and_o honey_n the_o other_o beside_o these_o two_o admit_v of_o many_o aromata_n as_o clove_n cinamome_n sweet-cane_n mace_n and_o the_o like_a which_o by_o some_o he_o assent_v thereto_o be_v call_v a_o condite_fw-la but_o this_o kind_n of_o potion_n which_o consist_v
which_o can_v be_v of_o no_o remarkable_a potency_n we_o put_v a_o whole_a ounce_n in_o stead_n of_o three_o ounce_n and_o a_o half_a of_o scammony_n we_o only_o admit_v of_o three_o that_o each_o scruple_n thereof_o may_v respond_v to_o each_o ounce_n of_o the_o composition_n for_o we_o judge_v that_o its_o purgative_a faculty_n will_v thus_o be_v valid_a enough_o we_o do_v not_o institute_v coct_v diacridium_n to_o be_v recoct_v in_o a_o quince_n lest_o its_o virtue_n be_v obtund_v we_o have_v add_v conserve_v of_o violet_n that_o it_o may_v be_v more_o lenitive_a we_o admit_v of_o only_a half_a a_o ounce_n of_o asarabacca_n in_o stead_n of_o mesue_n four_o but_o it_o may_v be_v that_o weight_n be_v change_v by_o the_o printer_n mistake_v Ê’_n iiij_o for_o â„¥_o iiij_o polytrichum_fw-la may_v be_v substitute_v in_o defect_n of_o maidens-hair_n the_o manner_n of_o preparation_n be_v apparent_a enough_o in_o the_o description_n now_o if_o any_o admire_v why_o mesue_n design_v a_o venenate_n quality_n to_o fleawort_n shall_v put_v it_o in_o so_o great_a quantity_n in_o this_o medicament_n whereof_o it_o be_v the_o basis_n i_o answer_v that_o that_o may_v happen_v to_o he_o which_o many_o grave_a man_n have_v not_o avoid_v to_o wit_n to_o speak_v something_o precipitant_o which_o better_a thought_n and_o further_a knowledge_n may_v castigate_v and_o change_v but_o however_o he_o think_v fleawort_n be_v not_o deletery_n and_o therefore_o accedes_fw-la this_o electuary_n which_o be_v of_o much_o use_n this_o electuary_n do_v not_o only_a temper_n but_o purge_v choler_n vires_fw-la vires_fw-la help_v in_o acute_a fever_n and_o all_o hot_a and_o dangerous_a disease_n cure_v the_o vertigo_n and_o all_o such_o capital_a affection_n as_o proceed_v from_o the_o ascent_n or_o congestion_n of_o hot_a humour_n and_o help_v the_o hot_a or_o obstruct_a liver_n and_o other_o affection_n flow_v from_o that_o fountain_n chap._n 8._o benedicta_fw-la laxativa_fw-la or_o the_o bless_a laxative_a d.n._n salern_n â„ž_o of_o turbith_n radix_fw-la esulae_n prepare_v of_o eachÊ’_n x._o diagridium_n hermodactyl_n rose-leaf_n of_o eachÊ’_n v._o ginger_n galangal_n cloves_n cardamome_n amomus_fw-la or_o in_o its_o defect_n acorus_n long-pepper_n mace_n spikenard_n saffron_n the_o seed_n of_o smallage_n caraway_n fennel_n saxafrage_n gromwell_n asparagrass_n butchers-broom_n sal_fw-la gem_n of_o eachÊ’_n i_o of_o despumed_a honey_n lb_v i_o and_o â„¥_o viij_o ss_z to_o make_v it_o up_o into_o a_o electuary_n the_o commentary_n before_o the_o root_n of_o esula_n be_v bray_v and_o use_v as_o it_o shall_v it_o must_v be_v macerate_v four_o and_o twenty_o hour_n in_o vinegar_n then_o exsiccate_v and_o pulverate_v with_o turbith_n spikenard_n cut_v small_a ginger_n the_o lesser_a galangal_n and_o hermodactyle_n when_o these_o be_v half_o bray_v the_o aromata_n must_v be_v mix_v with_o they_o and_o all_o of_o they_o levigate_v together_o only_a salt_n saffron_n sugar_n and_o scammony_n must_v be_v prepare_v apart_o the_o weight_n of_o the_o powder_n without_o salt_n and_o sugar_n be_v Ê’_n lij_o and_o thrice_o as_o much_o despumed_a honey_n must_v be_v put_v thereto_o that_o the_o confection_n may_v be_v of_o a_o legitimate_a consistence_n which_o benign_o subduces_fw-la the_o belly_n their_o opinion_n must_v be_v reject_v who_o think_v that_o diagridium_n must_v either_o be_v lessen_v in_o quantity_n or_o quite_o substract_v lest_o the_o medicament_n become_v too_o cholagogous_a for_o there_o concur_v three_o phlegmagogous_a purgative_n this_o quantity_n be_v well_o define_v both_o to_o excite_v the_o slow_a faculty_n of_o turbith_n and_o to_o purge_v some_o choler_n with_o the_o phlegm_n it_o do_v not_o only_o draw_v these_o humour_n from_o the_o first_o region_n of_o the_o body_n vires_fw-la vires_fw-la but_o from_o the_o reins_o also_o and_o remote_a part_n it_o absolve_v obstruction_n expel_v all_o viscid_a humour_n and_o move_v phlegm_n from_o the_o article_n chap._n 9_o electuarium_fw-la seu_fw-la confectio_fw-la hamech_v des_fw-mi fernel_n â„ž_o of_o the_o bark_n of_o citrian_a myrobolan_n â„¥_o ij_o chebulans_n indian_a of_o each_o â„¥_o i_o ss_z of_o violet_n coloquintida_n polypody_n of_o each_o â„¥_o i_o ss_z of_o wormwood_n thyme_n of_o each_o â„¥_o ss_z of_o the_o seed_n of_o anise_v fennel_n rose-leaf_n of_o eachÊ’_n iij._n after_o they_o be_v well_o bruise_v let_v they_o be_v macerate_v a_o whole_a day_n in_o lb_n ij_o of_o whey_n afterward_o boil_a to_o lb_v i_o then_o make_v a_o strong_a expression_n and_o to_o the_o colature_n add_v of_o the_o juice_n of_o fumatory_n pulp_n of_o prune_n and_o raisin_n stone_v of_o each_o lb_n ss_z of_o white_a sugar_n and_o of_o honey_n despume_v of_o each_o lb_n i_o boil_v they_o to_o the_o consistency_n of_o honey_n then_o sprinkle_v in_o these_o powder_n of_o agarick_n and_o senny_n of_o each_o â„¥_o ij_o of_o rhabarb_n â„¥_o i_o ss_z epithimus_fw-la â„¥_o i_o diagridiumÊ’_n vj._n cinnamon_n â„¥_o ss_z gingerÊ’_n ij_o the_o seed_n of_o fumatory_n and_o anise_v spikenard_n of_o eachÊ’_n i_o make_v it_o into_o a_o electuary_n the_o commentary_n fernelius_n have_v well_o castigate_v and_o change_v this_o electuary_n preserve_v its_o virtue_n entire_a and_o reduce_v its_o description_n into_o a_o easy_a form_n for_o as_o plantius_n say_v myrobolamb_n twice_o decoct_v and_o then_o bray_v and_o impose_v be_v frustraneous_a rhabarb_n faculty_n perish_v by_o coction_n cassia_n manna_n and_o tamarind_v by_o coction_n corrupt_v diagridium_n also_o when_o coct_v be_v without_o virtue_n nor_o easy_o commiscible_a and_o yet_o by_o mesue_n ancient_a description_n these_o be_v all_o thus_o prepare_v and_o confuse_o mix_v without_o art_n or_o order_n wherefore_o we_o have_v extract_v this_o description_n from_o fernelius_n as_o be_v much_o better_a when_o make_v and_o much_o casy_a to_o make_v without_o which_o no_o pharmacopoly_n shall_v be_v once_o find_v and_o notwithstanding_o this_o same_o rhythmical_a admonition_n of_o a_o certain_a versificator_n non_fw-la eris_fw-la illusus_fw-la teneas_fw-la si_fw-la quod_fw-la tenet_fw-la usus_fw-la when_o the_o use_n be_v brave_a it_o must_v be_v change_v and_o that_o mutation_n be_v good_a which_o be_v from_o good_a to_o better_v mesue_n require_v to_o this_o confection_n the_o whey_n of_o goats-milk_n but_o define_v not_o how_o much_o yet_o we_o may_v assume_v the_o whey_n of_o ass_n milk_n in_o its_o stead_n and_o if_o that_o be_v want_v of_o cows-milk_n in_o two_o pound_n whereof_o the_o simple_n must_v be_v macerate_v and_o coct_v and_o they_o will_v depose_v their_o faculty_n therein_o the_o pulp_n of_o raisin_n and_o plum_n must_v be_v dissolve_v in_o the_o colature_n the_o honey_n sugar_n and_o succe_fw-la of_o fumatory_n must_v be_v all_o coct_v therein_o above_o the_o consistence_n of_o a_o syrup_n the_o rest_n must_v be_v add_v as_o the_o description_n show_v it_o be_v easy_a enough_o this_o confection_n purge_v both_o the_o biles_n and_o salt_n phlegm_n vires_fw-la vires_fw-la and_o thence_o conduce_v to_o the_o canker_n leprosy_n rave_v melancholy_a tetter_n itch_n scab_n and_o such_o cutaneous_a affection_n barber-chirurgeon_n use_v this_o to_o purge_v all_o such_o as_o be_v infect_v with_o the_o french_a disease_n as_o though_o all_o have_v one_o temper_n and_o but_o one_o humour_n peccant_a in_o all_o man_n but_o such_o of_o they_o as_o boast_v more_o glotious_o and_o be_v by_o conference_n with_o medic_n something_o more_o prudent_a acknowledge_v the_o matter_n peccant_a in_o this_o disease_n to_o be_v various_a according_a to_o the_o various_a nature_n of_o the_o disease_a chap._n 10._o tryphera_n solutiva_fw-la â„ž_o of_o diagridiumÊ’_n x._o of_o the_o best_a turbith_n â„¥_o i_o of_o the_o lesser_a cardamome_n clove_n cinnamon_n mace_n of_o cachÊ’_n iij._n yellow_a sander_n liquorice_n and_o sweet_a fennel-seed_n of_o each_o â„¥_o ss_z winterflag_n ss_z winterflag_n acorus_n squinant_n of_o each_o Ê’_n i_o the_o bark_n of_o citron_n condit_v rose-leaf_n of_o eachÊ’_n iij._n of_o violetsÊ’_n ij_o of_o penidees_n â„¥_o iiij_o loaf-sugar_n lb_fw-mi ss_z the_o white_a honey_n despume_v in_o the_o juice_n of_o apple_n lb_v i_o with_o which_o make_v it_o into_o a_o electuary_n the_o commentary_n the_o acception_n of_o the_o word_n tryphera_n seem_v to_o be_v contrary_o take_v by_o mesue_n who_o be_v trypherae_n as_o he_o describe_v they_o be_v not_o delicate_a as_o the_o word_n denote_v but_o grateful_a in_o colour_n and_o sapour_fw-la and_o incommendable_a in_o faculty_n i_o exhibit_v one_o endue_v with_o all_o these_o dowry_n for_o its_o sapour_fw-la be_v very_o grateful_a its_o colour_n pleasant_a and_o its_o faculty_n eximious_a and_o easy_o tolerable_a by_o such_o as_o need_v they_o we_o leave_v out_o ginger_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v add_v to_o turbith_n because_o we_o have_v accumulate_v many_o aromata_n to_o castigate_v its_o serity_n which_o be_v more_o sweet_a and_o cordial_a which_o also_o abate_v of_o the_o fury_n of_o diagridium_n especial_o rose_n
and_o repose_v the_o expression_n for_o use_v they_o sometime_o make_v the_o oil_n of_o myrtle_n only_o of_o the_o succe_fw-la of_o their_o leaf_n and_o oil_n with_o a_o little_a laudanum_n but_o the_o way_n we_o have_v describe_v be_v more_o usual_a and_o better_o born_a of_o they_o refrigerate_v vires_fw-la vires_fw-la condense_a astringe_n roborate_v the_o brain_n nerve_n and_o ventricle_n retain_v hair_n stay_v they_o from_o fall_v off_o cure_v the_o gum_n and_o teeth-ach_n confirm_v loose_a member_n and_o emend_v biles_fw-la or_o lump_n erump_v by_o way_n of_o lineament_n chap._n 15._o oleum_fw-la cydoniorum_fw-la or_o oil_n of_o quince_n d._n mes_fw-fr ℞_o of_o the_o medulla_n or_o flesh_n of_o quince_n and_o of_o the_o juice_n of_o the_o same_o of_o each_o lb_n ss_z oil_n of_o unripe_a olive_n lb_v i_o and_o ℥_o iij._n let_v they_o be_v insolate_v in_o a_o glass_n for_o fifteen_o day_n afterward_o boil_a to_o the_o consumption_n of_o the_o juice_n and_o after_o the_o oil_n be_v express_v add_v thereunto_o fresh_a quince_n and_o let_v this_o be_v repeat_v three_o or_o four_o time_n keep_v the_o last_o expression_n the_o commentary_n this_o oil_n which_o the_o greek_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v make_v in_o autumn_n when_o the_o quince_n have_v attain_v their_o perfect_a magnitude_n before_o maturity_n they_o must_v be_v pluck_v not_o depel_v purge_v from_o their_o down_n then_o rasp_v or_o derade_v with_o a_o instrument_n exasperate_v with_o some_o segment_n afterward_o a_o equal_a weight_n of_o their_o succe_fw-la and_o flesh_n not_o bray_v but_o derade_v and_o not_o express_v must_v be_v take_v confuse_o mix_v with_o the_o oil_n thrice_o insolate_v coct_v and_o express_v as_o in_o the_o prescript_n silvius_n say_v that_o the_o succe_fw-la of_o quince_n will_v so_o crack_v and_o move_v while_o it_o be_v coct_v in_o oil_n as_o that_o it_o will_v excuss_v all_o the_o oil_n out_o of_o the_o vessel_n therefore_o say_v he_o this_o oil_n shall_v be_v coct_v in_o a_o double_a vessel_n lest_o by_o this_o impression_n on_o the_o oil_n the_o quince_n faculty_n evade_v more_o imbecile_v it_o refrigerate_v vires_fw-la vires_fw-la astringes_fw-la roborate_v the_o retentive_a faculty_n of_o the_o ventricle_n and_o intestine_n help_v concoction_n stay_v vomit_v and_o thence_o conduce_v to_o the_o disease_n of_o choler_n lientery_n and_o dysentery_n confirm_v and_o roborate_n each_o loose_a and_o imbecile_v part_n chap._n 16._o myrelaeum_n seu_fw-la oleum_fw-la pigmentatum_fw-la or_o oil_n of_o the_o oak_n of_o jerusalem_n ℞_o the_o top_n of_o the_o oak_n of_o jerusalem_n or_o of_o the_o herb_n so_o call_v m._n iij._n the_o berry_n or_o seed_n of_o the_o same_o ℥_o viij_o white-wine_n lb_fw-mi ss_z good_a oil_n lb_n i_o ss_z mingle_v they_o and_o insolate_v they_o for_o seven_o day_n afterward_o put_v they_o in_o a_o bath_n till_o the_o wine_n be_v evaporate_v and_o the_o express_a oil_n keep_v the_o commentary_n this_o oil_n shall_v be_v make_v about_o the_o begin_n of_o autumn_n we_o call_v it_o myreol_n or_o unguent_n of_o pigment_n because_o both_o the_o plant_n whereof_o it_o consist_v be_v call_v by_o the_o french_a pigmentum_fw-la as_o if_o they_o shall_v say_v pigment_n and_o by_o some_o ambrosia_n for_o by_o the_o fragrance_n of_o its_o halite_n it_o exhilarate_v and_o by_o its_o aromatical_a lentour_n inviscate_v the_o finger_n of_o the_o contrectant_n when_o don_n claudius_n gonerius_n a_o man_n of_o much_o learning_n and_o integrity_n of_o who_o we_o have_v oft_o make_v mention_n in_o our_o book_n of_o medicinal_a matter_n have_v accurate_o seek_v into_o the_o nature_n of_o these_o plant_n who_o diligence_n in_o find_v the_o variety_n and_o faculty_n of_o simple_n have_v be_v very_o great_a he_o be_v move_v that_o medic_n shall_v not_o celebrate_v and_o usurp_v such_o eximious_a plant_n which_o nature_n itself_o have_v design_v excellent_a by_o their_o odour_n sapour_fw-la and_o pinguetude_n but_o it_o may_v be_v these_o plant_n be_v contemptible_a because_o of_o their_o frequency_n the_o herb_n indeed_o grow_v most_o common_o in_o cultivated_a garden_n but_o the_o shrub_n fruticate_v spontaneous_o in_o all_o place_n about_o paris_n much_o whereof_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o september_n be_v bring_v into_o the_o city_n and_o buy_v by_o woman_n to_o conciliate_v fragrance_n and_o suavity_n to_o their_o vestment_n when_o i_o have_v long_o explore_v their_o faculty_n and_o find_v they_o efficacious_a i_o make_v this_o oil_n of_o they_o which_z respondes_fw-la in_o faculty_n to_o many_o balsam_n for_o it_o conduce_v much_o to_o the_o palsy_n vires_fw-la vires_fw-la tremble_v and_o imbecility_n of_o the_o nerve_n it_o cure_v the_o cold_a dolour_n of_o the_o article_n digest_v watery_a humour_n take_v away_o dolour_n spring_v from_o phlegm_n coct_n and_o resolve_v crude_a tumor_n roborate_v the_o brain_n and_o nerve_n and_o with_o a_o little_a turpentine_n draw_v dysepulotical_a ulcer_n to_o sanity_n sect_n ii_o of_o such_o oil_n as_o may_v be_v confect_v at_o any_o time_n in_o the_o former_a section_n of_o this_o book_n we_o have_v comprehend_v all_o oil_n more_o usual_a and_o necessary_a for_o pharmacopolist_n which_o shall_v be_v make_v in_o the_o spring_n summer_n or_o autumn_n by_o infusion_n those_o season_n suppeditate_v fresh_a and_o eximious_a medicament_n in_o great_a plenty_n now_o it_o rest_v that_o we_o describe_v such_o as_o art_n may_v elicit_v at_o any_o time_n chap._n 1._o oleum_fw-la mastichinum_fw-la or_o oil_n of_o mastic_n d._n mes_fw-fr ℞_o mastic_n ℥_o iij._n oil_n of_o rose_n ℥_o xij_o generous_a wine_n ℥_o iiij_o boil_v they_o till_o the_o consumption_n of_o the_o wine_n then_o strain_v it_o and_o let_v the_o oil_n be_v repose_v in_o a_o pot_n for_o use_v the_o commentary_n mesue_n give_v two_o description_n of_o the_o oil_n of_o mastic_n one_o consist_v of_o the_o oil_n of_o sesamum_fw-la and_o mastic_n the_o other_o of_o wine_n mastic_n and_o the_o oil_n of_o rose_n which_o be_v frequent_o use_v praepositus_fw-la propound_v a_o three_o which_o all_o reject_v myrepsus_n beside_o the_o former_a give_v two_o other_o scarce_o at_o all_o use_v this_o description_n then_o that_o we_o give_v out_o of_o avicenna_n and_o mesue_n be_v sole_o admit_v for_o who_o confection_n the_o mastic_n must_v be_v tund_v pretty_a crass_o then_o coct_v and_o agitate_a in_o a_o double_a vessel_n together_o with_o oil_n of_o rose_n and_o red_a wine_n till_o the_o wine_n be_v exhale_v it_o roborate_v the_o brain_n vires_fw-la vires_fw-la nerve_n ventricle_n liver_n and_o article_n it_o mollify_v hard_a tumor_n and_o alley_n dolour_n chap._n 2._o oleum_fw-la nardinum_fw-la simplex_fw-la or_o simple_a oil_n of_o spikenard_n d._n mes_fw-fr ℞_o spikenard_n ℥_o iij._n wine_n and_o water_n of_o each_o ℥_o ij_o ss_z oil_n of_o the_o pulse_n sesamum_fw-la lb_fw-la i_o ss_z boil_v they_o upon_o a_o gentle_a fire_n till_o the_o water_n be_v consume_v stir_v of_o they_o lest_o they_o burn_v the_o commentary_n mesue_n be_v too_o much_o occupy_v in_o vary_v the_o same_o oil_n for_o he_o give_v four_o sort_n of_o the_o oil_n of_o rose_n three_o of_o spikenard_n among_o which_o those_o only_a that_o be_v first_o describe_v be_v usurp_v the_o rest_n seldom_o or_o never_o as_o other_o two_o which_o myrepsus_n give_v so_o sumptuous_a that_o they_o rather_o seem_v balsam_n or_o unguent_n than_o oil_n for_o the_o confection_n of_o this_o simple_a oil_n of_o spikenard_n in_o defect_n of_o oil_n of_o sesamum_fw-la sweet_a oil_n may_v be_v substitute_v without_o much_o error_n for_o mesue_n sometime_o prescribe_v that_o of_o sesamum_fw-la or_o sweet_a oil_n at_o pleasure_n the_o spikenard_n must_v be_v minutely_o cut_v and_o macerate_v three_o or_o four_o hour_n in_o a_o glass_n or_o fictile_fw-la pot_n in_o wine_n water_n and_o oil_n then_o all_o coct_v till_o the_o water_n and_o wine_n be_v dissipate_v some_o macerate_v it_o only_o in_o water_n and_o wine_n for_o a_o whole_a day_n but_o so_o its_o faculty_n be_v worsted_n they_o have_v better_o infuse_v it_o for_o a_o short_a space_n in_o oil_n water_n and_o wine_n calefy_v a_o little_a upon_o the_o ash_n now_o half_a a_o pound_n of_o oil_n seem_v too_o little_a for_o three_o ounce_n of_o spikenard_n much_o whereof_o be_v very_a light_n the_o roman_a medic_n have_v add_v to_o it_o a_o pound_n more_o so_o that_o it_o be_v lb_v i_o ss_z this_o oil_n be_v call_v benedict_n for_o its_o eximious_a virtue_n it_o calefy_v vires_fw-la vires_fw-la attenuate_v digest_v and_o astringes_fw-la moderate_o and_o thence_o conduce_v much_o to_o all_o cold_a flatulent_a affection_n of_o the_o brain_n ventricle_n liver_n spleen_n and_o uterus_fw-la and_o emend_v the_o odour_n and_o colour_n of_o the_o body_n chap._n 3._o oleum_fw-la croci_fw-la or_o oil_n of_o saffron_n d._n mes_fw-fr ℞_o of_o saffron_n calamus_fw-la aromaticus_fw-la of_o each_o ℥_o i_o myrrh_n ℥_o
other_o for_o medicine_n for_o sheep_n nourish_v he_o the_o silk-f_o clothes_n he_o the_o horse_n work_v for_o he_o and_o worm_n cure_v he_o but_o more_o serve_v for_o man_n medicament_n than_o his_o aliment_n who_o medicinal_a faculty_n be_v diverse_o extract_v prepare_v and_o exhibit_v by_o perite_fw-la medic_n whereof_o they_o most_o frequent_o confect_v medicinal_a oil_n as_o chap._n 1._o oleum_fw-la lumbricorum_fw-la or_o oil_n of_o earthworm_n â„ž_o earthworm_n wash_v in_o white-wine_n of_o red-wine_n and_o generous_a wine_n of_o each_o lb_n ss_z clear_a and_o old_a oil_n lb_v ij_o boil_v they_o till_o the_o absumption_n of_o the_o wine_n let_v the_o percolated_a oil_n be_v keep_v for_o use_v the_o commentary_n those_o description_n which_o be_v found_v on_o the_o testimony_n of_o no_o famous_a man_n never_o pass_v through_o many_o hand_n without_o some_o maim_n see_v any_o may_v free_o change_v they_o without_o fear_n of_o rebuke_n yet_o this_o oil_n though_o of_o a_o uncertain_a author_n be_v alike_o describe_v of_o all_o wherein_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n but_o only_o in_o the_o dosis_n of_o wine_n and_o worm_n which_o be_v in_o some_o exemplar_n equal_a in_o other_o not_o some_o describe_v less_o wine_n than_o will_v suffice_v for_o the_o coction_n of_o the_o worm_n other_o so_o much_o as_o will_v require_v long_a coction_n we_o have_v give_v a_o a_o legitimate_a proportion_n of_o each_o to_o other_o for_o its_o preparation_n the_o earthworm_n must_v be_v often_o wash_v in_o change_n of_o water_n and_o then_o in_o white-wine_n where_o they_o may_v subside_o a_o hour_n the_o lotion_n be_v finish_v and_o the_o wine_n abject_a the_o worm_n must_v be_v put_v into_o a_o double_a vessel_n the_o oil_n with_o red_a or_o white_a wine_n affund_v and_o all_o coct_v till_o the_o wine_n be_v evaporate_v then_o may_v the_o oil_n traject_v through_o a_o canvas_n strainer_n be_v repose_v for_o use_v some_o bray_v the_o worm_n mix_v they_o with_o oil_n in_o form_n of_o a_o unguent_n but_o such_o be_v of_o rare_a use_n it_o allay_v the_o dolour_n of_o the_o article_n vires_fw-la vires_fw-la roborate_v the_o imbecility_n of_o the_o nerve_n from_o a_o cold_a cause_n and_o recreate_v all_o the_o nerve_n by_o way_n of_o lineament_n chap._n 2._o oleum_fw-la de_fw-la scorpionibus_fw-la simp_n or_o simple_a oil_n of_o scorpion_n d._n mes_fw-fr â„ž_o of_o scorpion_n nu_fw-la xx_o or_o more_o or_o less_o according_a to_o their_o magnitude_n oil_n of_o bitter_a almond_n lb_v ij_o macerate_v they_o in_o a_o glass_n with_o a_o narrow_a mouth_n well_o stop_v for_o thirty_o day_n in_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o then_o let_v the_o oil_n be_v strain_v and_o keep_v oleum_fw-la de_fw-la scorpionibus_fw-la comp_n or_o compound_v oil_n of_o scorpion_n d._n mes_fw-fr â„ž_o of_o the_o root_n of_o round_a birthwort_n gentian_n and_o cypress_n of_o the_o bark_n of_o the_o root_n of_o caper_n of_o each_o â„¥_o i_o oil_n of_o bitter_a almond_n lb_v i_o ss_z insolate_v they_o together_o in_o a_o vessel_n well_o cover_v for_o twenty_o day_n then_o add_v scorpion_n from_o ten_o to_o fifteen_o according_a to_o their_o bigness_n which_o insolate_a for_o a_o month_n afterward_o let_v it_o be_v strain_v and_o keep_v the_o commentary_n nature_n take_v man_n for_o her_o son_n who_o she_o nourish_v defend_v and_o liberate_v from_o disease_n which_o she_o abigate_v either_o by_o the_o opposition_n of_o contrary_n or_o by_o the_o similarity_n or_o dissimilarity_n of_o alexiterials_n thus_o the_o theriack_a which_o be_v in_o a_o mean_a betwixt_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n and_o of_o poison_n cure_v malign_v contagious_a and_o pestilent_a disease_n thus_o scorpion_n always_o to_o we_o offensive_a do_v not_o only_o cure_v the_o wound_n themselves_o inflict_v but_o also_o other_o venenate_n disease_n by_o evoke_v the_o malign_a quality_n out_o of_o which_o by_o infusion_n and_o expression_n mesue_n make_v a_o simple_a oil_n consist_v only_o of_o scorpion_n and_o bitter_a almond_n and_o another_o more_o composititious_a beside_o these_o admit_v of_o cypress_n aristolochy_n gentian_n and_o the_o bark_n of_o the_o root_n of_o caper_n if_o any_o one_o follow_v monardus_n his_o advice_n mix_v scorpion_n with_o more_o antidote_n it_o shall_v be_v work_n worth_a his_o labour_n for_o it_o be_v of_o eximious_a virtue_n against_o all_o poison_n and_o pestilence_n i_o have_v omit_v the_o description_n of_o such_o more_o composititious_a alexipharmacal_a oil_n because_o the_o frequent_a description_n of_o the_o same_o medicament_n will_v make_v a_o man_n nauseate_a it_o mesue_n take_v the_o compound_n oil_n we_o have_v transcribe_v from_o rhasis_n which_o shall_v rather_o be_v confect_v then_o the_o simple_a because_o more_o medicinal_a and_o efficacious_a for_o who_o confection_n the_o root_n of_o cypress_n as_o also_o aristolochy_n gentian_n and_o the_o root_n of_o caper_n must_v be_v minutely_o incide_v &_o contund_v then_o macerate_v in_o oil_n insolate_v and_o act_v as_o the_o prescript_n show_v silvius_n understand_v by_o one_o kiss_v of_o oil_n one_o sextary_a but_o we_o have_v put_v one_o pound_n and_o a_o half_a for_o a_o more_o certain_a dosis_n by_o way_n of_o lineament_n it_o help_v venenate_n disease_n vires_fw-la vires_fw-la break_v the_o stone_n of_o the_o reins_o and_o bladder_n diduces_fw-la the_o passage_n mitigate_v dolour_n and_o expel_v sand_n which_o it_o do_v more_o effectual_o if_o the_o affect_v be_v therewith_o anoint_v after_o he_o come_v out_o of_o a_o bath_n both_o of_o these_o oil_n have_v like_o faculty_n but_o the_o compound_n hot_a and_o better_a chap._n 3._o oleum_fw-la de_fw-la castorio_n or_o oil_n of_o beaver_n stone_n â„ž_o of_o beaver_n stone_n cleanse_v from_o their_o membrane_n â„¥_o i_o white-wine_n â„¥_o iij._n oil_n lb_n i_o let_v all_o be_v boil_a together_o to_o the_o exhalation_n of_o the_o wine_n afterward_o strain_v and_o keep_v the_o commentary_n praepositus_fw-la be_v not_o unjust_o accuse_v of_o latrociny_n for_o he_o steal_v the_o description_n of_o the_o ancient_n not_o detect_v their_o author_n that_o he_o may_v draw_v to_o himself_o their_o glory_n as_o it_o appear_v by_o that_o mole_n of_o medicament_n which_o he_o have_v transcribe_v among_o which_o if_o there_o be_v any_o of_o his_o own_o invention_n they_o be_v not_o like_o the_o genuine_a offspring_n of_o a_o perite_fw-la medick_n or_o dexterous_a apothecary_n which_o thing_n his_o description_n of_o the_o oil_n of_o beaver_n stone_n sufficient_o evince_n for_o who_o confection_n he_o prescribe_v â„¥_o i_o of_o beaver_n stone_n to_o be_v decoct_v in_o lb_n i_o of_o oil_n till_o the_o three_o be_v dissipate_v without_o the_o intervent_v of_o any_o wine_n water_n or_o fit_a decoction_n which_o the_o young_a apprentice_n will_v find_v to_o be_v imprudence_n for_o who_o know_v not_o that_o oil_n will_v endure_v a_o whole_a day_n coction_n without_o sensible_a jacture_n unless_o it_o burn_v such_o thing_n therefore_o as_o be_v coct_v in_o oil_n mollify_v not_o but_o become_v hard_o this_o oil_n may_v indeed_o be_v make_v without_o any_o liquor_n if_o it_o be_v only_o macerate_v insolate_v and_o leave_v for_o it_o be_v of_o old_a keep_v without_o percolation_n fernelius_n adject_n â„¥_o i_o of_o aquavitae_n but_o this_o so_o small_a a_o portion_n can_v long_o endure_v fire_n manlius_n give_v another_o more_o composititious_a description_n which_o be_v hard_a to_o make_v and_o more_o sumptuous_a be_v seldom_o use_v we_o shall_v therefore_o hold_v to_o praepositus_fw-la his_o description_n with_o some_o castigation_n which_o shall_v effect_v as_o much_o as_o that_o of_o manlius_n pollicitate_v for_o it_o conduce_v to_o tremble_a vires_fw-la vires_fw-la to_o the_o dolour_n of_o the_o nerve_n and_o article_n to_o convulsious_a fit_n and_o palsy_n mesue_n make_v a_o oil_n of_o whole_a black_a viper_n coct_v on_o a_o slow_a fire_n in_o a_o earthen_a vessel_n well_o lead_v with_o a_o narrow_a orifice_n till_o their_o flesh_n be_v dissolve_v for_o the_o itch_n tetter_n and_o other_o cutaneous_a vice_n fallopius_n assume_v two_o viper_n of_o any_o colour_n cut_v they_o in_o piece_n immerge_n they_o in_o oil_n expose_v they_o to_o the_o sun_n about_o the_o canicular_a day_n in_o a_o vessel_n with_o a_o strait_a orifice_n afterward_o express_v and_o keep_v they_o which_o expression_n he_o prescribe_v as_o most_o conducible_a in_o cure_v the_o ulcer_n of_o the_o french_a pox._n chap._n 4._o oleum_fw-la vulpinum_fw-la or_o oil_n of_o fox_n â„ž_o a_o fox_n at_o his_o full_a growth_n and_o fat_a his_o entrail_n take_v out_o and_o his_o skin_n pull_v off_o and_o cut_v into_o small_a piece_n of_o common_a salt_n â„¥_o iij._n top_n of_o dill_n thyme_n germander_n of_o each_o m._n i_o boil_v they_o together_o in_o a_o equal_a quantity_n of_o water_n and_o white-wine_n till_o the_o flesh_n be_v separate_v from_o the_o bone_n and_o to_o lb_v ij_o of_o the_o colature_n add_v