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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59195	Nine books of physick and chirurgery written by that great and learned physitian, Dr Sennertus. The first five being his Institutions of the whole body of physick: the other four of fevers and agues: with their differences, signs, and cures.	Sennert, Daniel, 1572-1637.	1658 (1658)	Wing S2537; Wing S2538; ESTC R221010	477,810	625

commonly when the vessell is open and the fire also but t is more convenient least the strength of the medicines should vanish in boyling to make a decoction in a Biploma as they call it or a double vessell the vessell being shut or if a decoction be made the fire being open t is convenient to set on it a close Alembick or if it hath a beake o● snout to fit it with a receiver to take the liquor and to mixe it with the strained decoction The Liquor in which the things are boyled ought to be such as may performe the intentions of the Physiti●● Liquor for the De coction as water of the Fountaine distilled water Barly-water Chaly-beate Water Whey water mixt with Honey called Hydromell sometimes Wine is taken seldome strong Beere is used sometimes some Vineger is put in that the viscid and tough humours may more powerfully be cut thereby and the medicine may penetrate the more sometimes Roots alone before the decoction is made are brayed in Vineger Distilled waters also are often used for decoctions with no great profit but with great charge unlesse the decoction be made in a close vessell since so long boyling takes away all their strength The quantity of the Liquor ought to be such as may satisfie for the decoction The quantity of Liquor and ought to cover the medicines three or foure fingers breadth which for the most part is left to the discretion of the Apothecarie But if the proportion be appointed by the Physitian the Liquor is for the most part foure-fold six-fold eight-fold in proportion to the medicines according as the Herbs are dry or full of juice thick or thin and may imbibe more or lesse of the Liquor and they ought to seeth a little or long Sometimes before boyling the medicines are somewhat cut or bruised and sometimes they stand a while after decoction before they are strained But they are boyled to the consumption of halfe or of a third part or of a fourth part only of Liquor or till but a third part remaines according as the medicines and the scope of the Physitian requires for those whose vertue easily vanish and are in a thin and seperable substance are to be boyled the lesse time but those whose substances are thicker the strength cannot be drawn forth without longer boyling the decoction is strained with or without squeazing according as there is need of the thinner parts only or thicker and such as lye deeper A decoction is prepared either for one dose or more for one three four or five ounces may suffice if for more the decoction should be made that the remainder may be a Pint or a Pint and an half and afterwards of things making it pleasant for one Dose an Ounce or an Ounce and an half may be added yet more than a Pint or a Pint and an half of a decoction at one time is seldom made except the decoction of Guiacum and such like since that if more should be prepared it would easily be spoiled before it would be taken by the sick Unto three four or five ounces of the decoction strained are added of Sugar which often is ●used or Honey six drachms or an ounce or of some convenient Syrup in every dose an ounce or an ounce and halfe Sometimes the juices that are most convenient of Herbs or Fruits and often other Liquors as Aqua vitae Spirit of Vitrioyle Copper Salt-peter some drops thereof are added and indeed only one of these is added sometimes to an Apozeme but of lenitives more as more Syrups or juices Syrups or of juice and Sugar when juices are adminiistred for the most part Sugar or Syrup is mixed with them and sometimes pleasant things that they may be the better mingled a gentle ebullition is appointed at a weak fire if it be convenient the white of an egg may be added that the Sugar and Honey and decoction also may be clarifyed or if that clarification doth not suffice the decoction is to be put into the Balneum Mariae till the thick dregs settle in the bottome and they by setling in the bottome and powring off of the cleare Liquor are seperated and that is to be repeated sometimes if it be needfull sometimes the decoction is to be made pleasant either for the acquiring of a good taste or smell or some other vertue namely the Aromaticks a little before the end of boyling being reduced into into powder or Aromatick species fitted for the disease halfe a drachm or a drachm thereof in each pint is to be hung in a thin skin or bladder in the decoction and are often pressed out or else a little after the decoction is removed from the fire the decoction being as yet hot they may be cut or bruised more grossely and so injected and after they have stood together some time in a vessell well covered it is strained againe Muske also and Amber-greaze if it be convenient may be also given to the dose of a graine of each or a drachm or two of Cinamon water may be added If Wine or Vinegar be necessary t is more convenient to add them after the boyling or a little before they have done boyling They are given for the most part in the Morning The time of giving or Evening or two or three hours before dinner or supper the stomach being empty and the decoction being first warmed three foure or five ounces thereof is given at a time and that is often performed two three foute or five dayes following and either once only or twice a day if the decoction are prepared for many doses they are to be kept in cold places under ground for they will scarce continue above a weeke although it be in the Winter but in the Spring and Summer for the most part they are renewed every way Hereunto belong restorative Broathes as they call them Restorative broaths which are made of Hens or Capons to which Veale or Goates flesh may be added and there are of three sorts the first they call a compleat Jus Consum matum or a perfect bro●th because 't is most absolute and fittest to nourish it is prepared as ordinary broathes are only that they boyle longer and indeed so long untill the sixth eighth or sometimes the tenth part only remaines Gelatina the second is called Gelatina which is made if these meates are boyled in a double vessell without powring off the water and the juice is pressed out from thence from which after it is cooled the fat swimming on the top is to be scummed off Contusum the third is called Contusum which is prepared when the meates first sodden or rosted afterwards are beaten in a morter so long untill they may melt when broath is put to them and afterwards are strained Purging Decoctions PUrging decoctions differ not from other decoctions The manner of prepuring purging of decoctions unlesse in respect of materialls namely that

Medicines are ●ut into little woodden Caskes when the Must is some●hat abated and the Wine cleansed and made clear it should ●●e drawn out into another Vessel and kept for your use In the same manner Physical drink may be prepared Ph●sica●l ●●●nkes of Wormwood Harts tongue Bittony Sage Rosemary and other herbs and also of purging things but for the most part the herbs are first bruised in the drink after t is brewed being as yet warm and afterwards in due season things to make it work being put in they are suffered to cool Of Wines so cleansed Medicinal Wines are prepared Dry medicines are cleansed cut and broken and are put into a glasse or earthen Vessel sometimes into a Nodule or little Bagge of fine linnen or thin linnen sewed up a sufficient quantity of good white Wine is powred in so they stand in infusion in a Vessel that is shut afterwards strained unlesse they are inclosed in a little Bagge But this proportion for the most part is observed that to a pound of medicines there is taken of Must or Wine eight Pints twelve nay to twenty five nay thirty or thirty six so that an ounce may answer to the proportion of two or three Pints Medicinall Wines also that alter are prepared if distilled Oyles are added to them being first mixt with Sugar or Spirits or tinctures spirit of Wine drawne out of simple medicines or moist extracts Sometimes medicinall Wines are sweetned with Sugar or Honey Claretum and are called Clare●s and Hippocratick Wine they are profitable in cold durable diseases they a●e made in this manner Aromatick things or roots also and seeds gratefull to the smell and taste principally are grosely beaten or cut and such as have great efficacy are infused in sweet Wine so they are to stand sometime in the Infusion in a warme place for some hours or let them simper in Balmum Mariae for halfe an houre especially if you may accelerate the worke or to prepare Wine mingled with Honey afterwards there is added a sufficient quantity of Sugar to make it pleasant to the taste so that to two three or soure parts of Wine one part of Sugar may be taken and oftentimes Wine is drained through Hippocrates sleeve that it may become cleare some of the distilled waters that are convenient may be mixt with the Wine Some infuse the Aromaticks in spirit of wine about eight or ten parts whereof is used to one part of the Aromaticks and when the spirit of wine hath drawne out the tincture they seperate it by declination and straining or filtring and keepe it for their use but when t is convenient to make Hippocraticall wine they power some drachms and withal● an ounce or two ounces to one measure of Wine a sufficient quantity of Sugar to sweeten it But such Wines and Clarets may be prepared not only to alter but also to purge with the same dose for the more choice sort of persons namely with purgers principally the Leaves of Sena Mecoacam Agrick Turbith with their 〈◊〉 recters are put into a sufficient quantity of Rhenish Wine and being heated in water luke-warme in a glasse afterwards must stand in a warme place six hours in Infusion afterwards add of Julep of Violets or Roses halse an ounce or let them be sweetned with halfe an ounce of white Sugar and be strained and filtred through a browne paper let three ounces of that which is strained be perfumed with two drops of Oyle of Cinamon Manna also may be taken instead of Sugar If the Wine be sweerned with Honey instead of Sugar Wine mingled with Honey t is called Oinomell Mulsum or wine mingled with Honey is prepared of one part of Honey and two or three parts of Wine mixt and boyled together and Aromaticks of every sort may be added and it may be prepared at the time of gathering of Grapes namely if one part of Honey be taken and two of Must of water if it be convenient three parts or five parts in quantity and let them heate together Hydromell and Mulsum and Melicratum Hydromell Mulsum Melieratum are names of medicinall Potions of the same nature namely made of water and Honey and sometimes of other things boyled therewith or if there be any difference amongst those 't is only in comelinesse for Melicratum is made suddenly for present use of a mixture of Honey and water but Hydromell is prepared to keep longer and is neater made of Mulsum some is more cleanseing others purer so that there is a severall proportion of Honey to the water according to the various scope of the Physitian and temperature of him that takes it To prepare it eight ten or twelve times the quantity of Fountaine water is to be taken but this is made of one part of Honey and five or six of water boyled till the fourth or fifth part be consumed Amongst the kindes of Mulsum which can keepe Meade the most noted at this day is that drinke which is called Meade and the best indeed is prepared in Li●uania But Hydromell is prepared not only of water and Honey but also of severall Aromaticks Herbs and Rootes as Clary Hysop Bettony and others both kindes are made that which is for present use and that which is more durable and will keepe longer it is prepared for present use if in a pint of the water of Plates a drachm or at most two drachms are boyled the 10th or 12th part of the best ●●ney be added to every pint of the decoction Hydromell is made after the usuall manner But sometimes Hydromell is compounded when the simple Hydromell is sented with these only although no other thing be boyled in it Besides the compound Hydromell which doth alter a purging Hydromell is also prepared which is nothing else but a purging decoction made with simple Hydromell The next to Mulsum Oxymell is Oxymell which differs from it only by the mixture of Vinegar a drinke very usuall amongst the Ancients but the old Physitians did not make Oxymell alike but severally and added Vinegar according to the nature of a disease and of the diseased and other circumstances and they gave it not only mingled with other medicines but alone to quench thirst and other purposes to drinke but that which is most cleansing and may also be used in feavers was made of twelve parts of water two of Honey and one of Vinegar they were gently boyled and scummed and the fire not being fierce and by the addition of the white of an egg were clarified and afterwards strained through a woollen cloath till it become cleare and pure There are prepared by the Physitians other kindes of Oxymells compounded of more medicines such is the Oxymell Helleborated of Gesner or rather of Iulian. To this head we referr the water Barly water or decoction of Barly which is made of whole Barley boyled in the water till it comes to a Ptisan and some