It cleanses old sores eats down proud esh it dries and is astringent the part affected â—ing washed with it Note When it is used to Ulcers in the throat it â—ust be mixed with water and the Patient must â—resently after gargle his mouth and throat with â—me cooling gargarism this water cures Chancres â— admiration Compound Spirit and Water of Angelica in atin Spiritus Aqua angelicae magis Comosita Take of the Roots of Angelica of the Leaves Carduus Benedictus each six ounces of Balm â—d Sage each four ounces of the Seeds of Angeâ—a six ounces of sweet fennel seeds nine ounces the dryed herbs and seeds grosâ—y poudred add of the species called Aromatick Rosat and sweet Diamosch each an ounce and one half infuse them two days in sixteen quarts of Spanish Wine and then distill them with a gentle fire add to every pint two ounces of Sugar dissolved in Rose-water the first three pints are called Spirits the rest is the Compound water Virtues It is Cordial and Alexipharmick and good in the Plague it provokes sweat and is good in malignant diseases Dose One ounce or two ounces may be taken at a time Note Once for all that Compound waters arâ— generally taken mixed with simple waters and Syrups proper for the disease Bezoartick water in Latin aqua Bezoartica Take of the leaves of Celendine the greater with the Roots three handfuls of Rue one handful of Scordium two handfuls of Dittany of Creeâ— and of Carduus benedictus each one handful and an half of the Roots of Zedoary and Angelica each three drams of the outward peel of Citroâ— and Lemon each five drams of July Flowers onâ— ounce and an half of Red Roses and of the flowers of the lesser Centaury each two drams câ— those things that are to be cut and infuse them threâ— days in Spirit of Wine and Malago Sack each threâ— pints and an half of vinegar of july flowers and thâ— juice of Lemons each one pint distil them in a bath iâ— a glass vessâ—l to the distilled liquor add cinamon thre drams cloves two drams and an half mithridate aâ— ounce and an half venice treacle three ounces camphor two scruples troches of vipers half an ounce mao two drams wood of aloes one dram yellow Sandeâ— one dram and an half of the seeds of carduus benedictus one ounce of the seeds of citron three drams infnse them two days and distil them with a gentle fire twice or thrice and draw half Virtues This water isused to the same purposes as the former but is undoubtedly more effectual it also clears the heart and is good in melancholly Dose An ounce of it may be taken at a time Compound Briony water in Latin aqua Brioniae Composita Take of the juice of the râ—ot of Briony two quarts of the leaves of Rue and Mugwort each two pound of Savin three handfuls of Fever-few catmint and penny Royal each two handfuls of Garden Basil and dittany of Creet each an handful and an half of the yellow peel of fresh Oranges four ounces of Myrth two ounces of Castor an ounce good Canary six quarts digest them four days and then distil them in hot water when you have drawn off half strain what remains and evaporate it to the consistence of an extract Virtues It is frequently used for mother fits and diseases of the womb the extract is much better than the water and Doctor Gideon Harvey 's Tincture of the Ingredients is much more powerful then either it is made in the following manner Take of dryed Briony roots beaten to a gross powder two ounces of the leaves of Rue and dryed Mugwort each half a pound of Savin dryed three quarters of an handful of fâ—verfew catmint and penny royal dryed each half an â—andful of the fresh yellow peeâ— of an orange of myrrh each half an ounce of Castor two drams of the â—est Nants brandy one quart put thâ—m into a glass and let them infuse six days in warm ashes then strain â—he liquor off and keep it in a glass bottle well stopped Dose An ounce or two of the water may be taken at a time the extract is best taken in Pills or made up in a Bolus with some proper conserve that will make it more palatable ten grains of the extract may be taken at a time a quarter of a spoonfâ—l of the tincture may be taken morning and evening in Penny royal water sweetned with Sugar when it is used for womens obstructions bleeding and purging must go before The Heavenly water in Latin aqua Caelestis Take of the best Cinnamon one ounce of Gingeâ— half an ounce of all the Sanders each six drams of Cloves Galingal and Nutmegs each three drams and an half of Mace and Cubebs one Dram of both the Cardamoms each three drams Zedoary half an ounce of the Seeds of Pepperwort three drams of anise sweet fennel and wild Carrot and of garden Basil each one dram and an half of the roots of Angelica Avens Liquorice lesser Valerian sweet smelling Flag of the leaves of Claâ—y Thyme Calamint Penny royal Mint wild Thyme Marjoram each two drams of the flowers of red Roses Sage Rosmary Betony Stechas Bugloss and Borrage each one dram and an half of Citron peel three drams beat those things that are to be beaten and infuse them fifteen days in six quarts of Spirit of Wine in a glass well stopt theâ— distill them in hot water then to the distilled wateâ— add of the species Diambra Aromatick Rosat sweet Diamosch Diamargarit frigid Diarrhodon aâ— batis of the Electuary of Gems each three dramâ— of yellow Sanders bruised two drams of Moscâ— and Ambergrease tyed up in a fine rag eacâ— one scruple of the clear julep of Roses one pint shake them well together that the julep may be well mixed with the water then put them up into a vessel close stopped with wax and parchment untill the water be clear Virtues It is a good water for the head and Stomach Dose Half an ounce may be taken at a time Cinnamon water in Latin aqua Cinnamomi Take of Cinnamon bruised two ounces of rectified Spirit of wine a quart infuse them four days in a large vessel stopped with a cork and bladder shake it twice or thrice a day and dissolve a part half a pound of sugar candy in a quart of Rose water mingle both the liquors and put to them half a scruple of Ambergrease and four grains of Musk. Virtues It is an excellent Sâ—omach water it is â—cordial and is very proper to stop Vomiting and is good for the Colick Gripes and Loosness Dose A spoonful of it may be taken at a time Cinnamon water hordeated in Latin aqua Cinnamomi hordeata Take of pure barly water eight pints of the best Cinnamon twelve ounces infuse and distil them in hot water Virtues This water is used for the same intentions with the former and is more proper than that when the patient is weak or an
infant or hath a fever Dose Three or four ounces of it may be taken at a time Epidemick water in Latin aqua Epidemica Take of the Roots of Angelica Masterwort Butterbur Peony each a pound and an half athamantick spignel scorzonera each four ounces of Virginian Snakeweed two ounces of the leaves of Rue Rosmary Balme Carduus benedictus Scordium Marygolds with the flowers Dragons Goats Rue Mint each four handfuls pour upon all duly prepared four gallons of fountain water and two gallons of brandy and after having infused them three days in a gentle heat distill off four gallons wherein hang half an ounce of Saffron tyed up in a rag to each pint of this water add an ounce and an half of white Sugar and strain it Virtues This is peculiarly good for the Plague and other malignant distempers Dose One ounce Gentian water in Latin aqua Gentianae Composita Take of the roots of Gentian sliced a pound and an half of the leaves and flowers of the lesser Centaury four ounces infuse them in six quarts of good white wine for eight days and then distill them in hot water Virtues This is a good stomach water and purifies the Blood it is proper in the dropsie and the jaundice and other diseases which proceed from an ill habit of body Dose Two spoonfuls of it may be taken at a time Aqua lactis alexiteria Take of the leaves of Meadow sweet Carduus Benedictus Goats Rue each six handfuls of Mint and common Wormwood each five handfuls of Rue three handfuls Angelica two handfuls bruise them and add three gallons of new milk and distill them in a cold still Virtues This water is commonly used as a simple water for the making of Cordials and Juleps it is a gentle Alexipharmick and may be conveniently used with other proper things to expell malignity and to prevent infection Dose Four or five ounces may be used of it a time Aqua Mirabilis Take of Cloves Galingal Cubebs Mace Cardamoms Nutmegs Ginger each one dram of the juice of Celendine half a pint Spirit of wine one pint white wine three pints infuse them twenty four hours and draw off a quart Virtues It 's excellent for the Stomach and expels Wind but the Apothecaries use it more for entertainment of their friends then for the sick therefore they ought to be careful not to take too great a dose of it Peony water in Latin Aqua Paeoniae Composita Take of the fresh flowers of Lilly of the Vallies one pound infuse them in four gallons of Spanish wine take of Lime Howâ—â—â— half a pound Peony flowers four ounces infuse them two days and then distill them in hot water until the ingredients are dry in the distilled liquor infuse two ounces and an half of male Peony root gathered in due Season of white Dittany root and of the root of longbirthwort each half an ounce of the Misteto of the Oak of Rue each two handfuls of Castor two scruples of Cubebs and Mace each two drams of Cinamon an ounce and an half Squills prepared three drams of the flowers of Rosemary six pugils of Arabian Stechas of Lavender flowers each four pugils of the flowers of Bettony July flowers and Couslips each eight pugils then adding two quarts of the juice of â—back Cherries distil all in a glass vessel as above Virtues This is a head water and is used for aâ— the diseases of it as Apoplexies Lethargies Head-aches Giddiness and the like it is also good for conâ—ulsions and the palsy Dose An ounce of it may be taken at a time Queen of Hungarys water in Latin aqua Reginae Hungariae Fill a Glass or Earthen Cucurbit half full of Rosmary flowers gathered when they are at best pour upon them a sufficient quantity of Spirit of wine so infuse them set the Cucurbit in a bath and joyning its head and Receiver lute close the junctures and give it a digesting fire for three days after which unlute them and pour into the Cucurbit that which may have been distilled refit your Limbeck and increase the Fire so as to make the liquor distil drop by drop when you have drawn about two thirds of it put out the fire and unlute them and put the water so distilled into a viol well stopped Virtues It is good in â—â—aâ—â—â—e Lethargie Apoplexy and for Hâ—â—â—â—â—ick diseases it is likewise used outwards for burns tumors cold pains contusions palsie and in all other cases wherein it is requisite to revive the Spirits Ladies use to mix half an ounce of it with six ounces of Lilly water or bean-flower-water and wash their faces with it Dose A dram or two drams may be taken of it in some convenient liquor Horse Radish water In Latin Aqua Raphani Composita Take of the leaves of both the Scurvy-grasses gathered in the Spring and cleansed each six pound bruise them and press out the juice whereunto add of the juice of Watercresses and Brook lime each a pint and an half of white wine four quarts welve Lemons sliced of fresh Briony roots four â—ound of Horse Radish roots two pound of Wakobin root half an ounce of Winteran Baâ—k and â—utmegs each four ounces infuse them three days nd then distill them in hot water Vertues This water is proper for the Scurvy and force Vrine Dose Two ounces of it may be taken at a time Saxony water in Latin aqua Saxoniae Cordialis Take of the juice of Borrage Bugloss Bistort â—aulm Tormentile Scordium Vervain sharp pointd Dock Sorrel Goats Rue Chervil the greater â—d lesser Blew-bottle Roses Marygolds Lemons â—itrons each six ounces Burnet Cinquefoyl each â—ree onnces white wine vinegar a pint of the seeds â— Purslain of the flowersof water Lilly each two â—nces of the flowers of Borrage Bugloss Violets â—d July-flowers each one ounce of the species of â—e three Sanders six drams infuse them all rightly â—epared three days then distill them in glass vesâ—s in hot water add to the distilled liquor three â—ams of Pearls finely powdered mix them well â—d keep them for use Virtues This is a good coolng water fit to be used Feavers Dose You may take two or three ounces at a â—e Scordium water in Latin aqua Scordii Composita Take of the clarified juice of Gâ—ats Rue Sorrel ordium and Citron each a pint of London Treaâ— two ounces infuse them three days and distil them in a glass Limbeck in hot water Virtues This is chiefly designed to expel Malignity and may be well mixed upon such occasions with the Bezoartick water or Epidemick water or thâ— like Dose Is two ounces Snail water in Latin aqua Limacum Magistralis Take of the juice of Ground-ivy Colts-foot Scabious and Spotted Lungwort each a pint and aâ— half of the juice of Plantain Purslain Capadocian oak Speedwell each a pint of fresh hogs blooâ— and of white wine each two quarts of Garden Snails cut two pints of roots of Liquorice poudered two ounces of the roots of Elecampane haâ—
an ounce of Florentine orris one ounce of Coton seedâ— an ounce and an half of the greater cold seeds and of anise-seeds each six drams of Saffron one dram of the flowers of Red Roses six pugils of Violets andoâ— Borrage flowers each four pugils infuse them warm three days and then distil them in a glass Limbecâ— in hot water Virtues It is used for Consumptions and othe diseases of the Lungs and to help Expectoration Dose Two ounces may be taken at a time Doctor Stephan's water in Latin aquâ— Doctoris Stephani Take of Cinnamon Ginger Galingal Cloveâ— Nutmegs Grain of Paradice seeds of Anise Fennel Caraways each three drams leaves of Thyme and wild Thyme Mint Sage Pennyroyal Pellitory Rosmary flowers of red Roses Camomil wil Marjoram Lavender each one handful steep theâ— in six quarts of Gascoign wine for the space of a day then distill them in hot water Virtues It is very good for the Stomach and expels wind Dose An ounce or two may be taken at a time Treacle water in Latin aqua Theriacalis Take of the juice of the green shells of walnuts two quarts juice of Rue three pints of Carduus Benedictus Marygolds and Baulm each two pints of the fresh roots of Butterbur a pound and an half of Burdok one pound of Angelica and Masterwort each half a pound of the leaves of Scordium four handfuls of old Venice Treacle and Mithridate each eight ounces of good Canary Wine six quarts of the sharpest vinegar six pints of the clarified juice of Lemons a quart digest them two days in warm water the vessel being well stopt then distill it of what remains may be prepared the extract of Treacle Virtues This water is much used to provoke sweat and to expel malignity Dose An ounce or two ounces may be taken at a time Compound water of walnuts in Latin aqua Juglandium Composita Take of the green shells of Walnuts one pound and an half of the roots of garden Radishes one pound of the green leaves of Asarabacca six ounces of the seeds of Radishes four ounces bruise them and pour upon them three pints of White-wine Vinegar digest them three days and distill them in glass vessels in hot water Virtues Two spoonfuls of this water will vomit Water of worms in Latin Aqua Spiritus Lumbricorum Magistralis Take of worms well cleansed three pints of Snails with the shells well cleansed two gallons bruise them in a Morter and put them into a convenient vessel and add to them of the leaves of stinking nettles with the roots six handfuls of wild Angelica four handfuls of Bears breech seven handfuls of Agrimony and Betony three handfuls of Rue one handful of common Wormwood two handfuls of the flowers of Rosmary six ounces of the roots of sharp pointed Dock ten ounces of wood-sorrel five ounces of Turmerick and the inward bark of the Barberry Tree each four ounces of the seeds of Fenugreek two ounces of cloves poudered three ounces of Harts-horn and Ivory each four ounces of saffron three drams of small Spirit of Wine four gallons and an half infuse them twenty four hours and distil them in glass vessels in hot water the first four pints are called Spirit the rest Magisterial water of Worms Virtues It is good for Consumptions good for the Jaundice and Scurvy Dose Half an ounce of the Spirit may be taken at a time or one ounce of the water Spirit and water of Wormwood Compound in Latin Spiritus Aqua absynthii Composita Take of the leaves of dry Wormwood two pound of Anise-seeds half a pound infuse them in six gallons of small spirit of wine twenty four hours then distill them in hot water and draw four gallons add to each pint of the liquor distilled two ounces of fine Sugar the first quart is Spirits the rest compound water of Wormwood by the same way without Anise-seeds may be drawn the Spirit and water of Angelica Baulm Mint Sage of the flowers of Rosemary July-flowers of the seed of Carraways of Juniper-berries of the barks of Oranges Citrons and Lemons Virtues This is a good Stomach water expels wind and helps concoction and is good in the dropsie Dose A spoonful of the Spirit may be taken at a time and two spoonfuls of the water Tinctures Tincture of Ambar Reduce into animpalpable powder five or six ounces of yellow Ambar put it into a bolt head pour upon it Spirit of wine the height of four fingers stop this bolt head with another to make a double vessel and having exactly luted the junctures with a wet bladder place it in digestion in hot sand and leave it there five or six days or until the Spirit of wine is sufficiently tinged with the Ambar colour decant this Tincture and put more spirit of wine to the matter you must digest it as before then having separated the impregnation mix it with the other filtrate them and distil from them in an alembick with a very little fire about half the Spirit of wine which may serve you as before keep the Tincture that you will find at the bottom of the alembick in a viol well stopt Virtues It is good for the Apoplexy Palsy Epilepsy and for Histerical women Dose You may take from ten drops to a dram in some proper liquor Tincture of Antimony in Latin Tincture Antimonii Take of the best antimony of salt of Tartar each what quantity you please melt them in a Crucible red hot for the space of half an hour then the matter being taken out and freed from its feces whilst it is hot reduce it into a powder whereupon pour the best Spirit of wine so much as may cover it the breadth of three or four fingers digest them together some time till the Tincture is extracted then evapourate the superfluous part of the Spirit of wine Virtue It opens obstructions of the liver and spleen it forces the courses cures the green sickness the jaundice and dropsy Dose Eight or ten drops of it may be taken at a time in Sack Tincture of Castor in Latin Tinctura Castorei Take of Castor powdered half an ounce of spirit of Castor half a pint digest them together in the cold for ten days strain it and keep it for use Virtues It is good for mother fits and diseases of the head and nerves it provokes the courses and is good for deafness Dose Ten drops of it may be taken inwardly at a time in some proper liquor Tincture of Roses in Latin Tinctura Rosarum Take of red roses dryed one ounce of warm water three pints of spirit of Sulphur or Vitriol one dram and an half infuse them six hours to the strained liquor add half a pound of white sugar Virtues It is good for a Rheumatism and the like Dose A draught of it may be taken twice or thrice a day Tinctura Sacra Take of the species of hiera picra one ounce of Canary Sack one pint infuse them in the cold for the
Cinnamon Cloves bone 〈◊〉 a Stags Heart of the roots of Angelica Avens â—ormentile each a dram and an half of prepared earl six drams of raw silk tosted of both the â—orals each two drams of Hyacinths Emeraulds â—d Saphyrs each half a dram of Saffron one scruâ—e of the leaves of Gold and Silver each ten 〈◊〉 Ambargâ—ease and Musk each half a dram â—ake a powder according to art Virtues It is reckoned good for melancholy and â—revives the Spirits Dose A scruple or half a dram may be taken a time Species of Calaminth in Latin diacalaminthes Simplex Take of Mountain Calaminth Pennyroyal wilâ— Marjorâ—m the seeds of Stone Parsly English and Macedonian of sesely each two drams of the seedâ— of Smalage and of the tops of Thyme each haâ— an ounce of the seeds of Lovage and of whiâ— Pepper each one ounce make a powder according to art Vertues It expels wind forces urine and tâ— courses and strengthens the stomach Dose Half a dram of it may be taken at a timâ— Compound powder of Wake-Robin roots â— Latin Pulvis Radicum Ari Compositâ— Take of the powder of the roots of Wake-Robâ— two ounces of common water flag and of Burnâ— Saxifrage each one ounce Crabs eyes half an ouncâ— of Cinnamon three drams of Salt of Wormwooâ— and Juniper each one dram mingle them anâ— make a powder Virtues It is reckoned an excellent powder for tâ— Scurvy it is said to be good to provoke the courses aâ— to expel Malignity Dose Half a dram of it may be taken at a timâ— Species of Urris roots simple in Latin Speciâ—diaireos Simplex Take of orris roots half an ounce Sugar Candy anâ— the species Diatragacanth frigid each two draâ— make a powder Virtues It is good for â—oughs and colds hâ—aâ—ness and shortness of breath Dâ—se A dram of it may be taken at a time Species of Gum Lac in Latin species dialaccae Take of Gum Lac prepared of the roots of â—haponticum each three drams Schenanth of Spike â—ndian and Nard and of Mastich of the juice â—f wormwood and Agrimony thickned of the â—eeds of Smalage Bishops-weed Fennel Anise â—avin bitter Almonds cleansed Myrrh Zedoary â—he roots of Madder Asarabacca Birth-wort round â—nd long Gentian Saffron Cinnamon dâ—yed Hysâ—op woody Cassia Bdellium each a dram and an â—alf Black Pepper and Ginger each one dram â—ake a powder according to art Virtues It purifies the blood it opens obstructiâ—n of the Liver Spleen and Gall Bladder it is good â—or the Dropsy and Jaundice and expels wind Dose Half a dram of it may be taken at a time The Cordial Magisterial Powder in Latin Pulvis Cardiacus Magistralis Take of Orientale Bezoar stone of the Bone of â— Stags Heart each a dram and an half of white â—nd red Coral prepared of white Ambar of prâ—â—ared Pearls of Hartshorn prepared of Raâ—ped â—vory of oriental Bole of German Samos and Lemnian Earths of Elks hoof Rasped and of the â—oots of Tormentile each one dram of the wood of Aloes and the bark of Citron of the roots of Angelica and Zedoary each two scruples twenâ—y leaves of Gold a scruple of Ambergrease Six grains of Musk mix them and make a powder Virtues It is good for Malignant and Pestilential diseases it stops fluxes is cordial cures melancholly and revives the spirits Dose Half a dram of it may be taken at a time The species Diamargarit frigid in Latin Species Diamargariton frigidae Take of the four greater cold seeds cleansed â— the seeds of Purslain White Poppy Endive Woodâ— Sorrel Citrons of the three Sanders wood of Aloâ— Ginger the Flowers of red Roses the whites being câ— off water Lilly Bugloss Violets Myrtle-berries of the bone of a Stags Heart Ivory the roots o Contrayerva Cinnamon each one dram of both the Corals each half a dram of clear Pearles threâ— drams of Ambergrease and Camphor each siâ— grains of Musk two grains make a powder Note The greater cold seeds and the poppy seedâ— are to be added when this species is to be used and theâ— you are to add a scruple of the seeds to every dram 〈◊〉 the species the like is to be observed in the rest of the species whereof these seeds are ingredients Virtues It is good in Fevers for Coughs and for Pains of the Stomach Dose A scruple or half a dram of it may be takeâ— at a time Species Diambrae Take of Cinnamon roots of Angelica Cloves Mace Nutmegs Indian leaf Galingal of each three drams of Indian Spick the greater and lesser Cardamoms each one dram of Ginger one dram and an half of the wood of Aloes yellow Sanders and long Pepper each two drams of Ambergrease one dram and an half Musk half a dram make a powder Virtues It expels wind strengthens the Stomach and the spirits Dose Half a dram of it may be taken at a time Species Diamoschu dulcis Take of Saffron Galingal Zedoary wood of Aâ—es Mace each two drams of white Pearls of â—w silk dryed and powdered of white Ambar nd red Coral prepared Gallia Moschata of the â—eds of Basil each two drams and an half of Giner Cubebs and long Pepper each one dram and n half of Nutmeg Indian leaf or Cinnamon nd of Cloves each one dram of Musk two scrules make a powder Virtues It strengthens the stomach it is good â—r diseases of the head and revives the spirits Dose A scruple or half a dram of it may be aken at a time Species of Rosmary flowers called species dianthos Take of Rosmary flowers one ounce of red Râ—â—s Violets and Liquorice each fix drams of Cloves ndian Spike Nutmeg Galingal Cinamon Ginger â—edoary Mace wood of Aloes the lesser Cardaâ—oms the seeds of Dill and Anise each four scrules make a Powder Virtues This is good for diseases of the head exels wind and strengthens the stomach Dose A scruple or half a dram may be taken t a time Diarrhodon abbatis Take of White and red Sanders each two drams nd an half of Gum Tragacanth Arabick Ivory each wo scruples of the roots of Asarabacca Mastich Inian Spike Cardamoms juice of Liquorice Saffron â—ood of Aloes Cloves Gallia Moschata the â—eds of Anise Fennel Cinnamon Rhaponticum of the seeds of Basil Barberries Succory Purslaâ—â— of the four greater cold seeds cleansed of whrâ— Poppy each one scruple of Pearls and of the boâ— of a Stags heart each half a scruple of 〈◊〉 Roses the white cut off an ounce and three draâ— of Camphor seven grains of Musk four grains make a powder Virtues It is cooling and good for Coughs aâ— helps expectoration Dose Half a dram of it may be taken at a tiâ— Species Diatragacanthi frigidi Take of Gum Tragacanth two ounces Gum Arabick one ounce and two drams of white Starâ— half an ounce of Liquorice of the seeds of Mâ—lons white Poppies each three drams of Citruâ— Cucumbers Gourds each two drams penidiat Sâ—gar three ounces of flowers of water Lilly oâ— scruple make a powder Virtues It is used in Coughs
for Catarrhs and Pleurisy Dose A dram of it may be taken at a time Species of the three Sanders in Latin Spâ—cus diatrion Santalon Take of all the Sanders sprinkled in beating with few drops of rose water of red Roses each three dramâ— of Rhaponticum Ivory juice of Liquorice seeds â— Purslain each two drams and fifteen grains of Gum â—rabick Tragacanth the seeds of Mellons Cucumbeâ— Citruls Gourds Succory each one dram and an haâ— of Camphor one scruple make a powder Virtues It is good for ulcers in the Lungs running the Reins and for heat of urine Dose A dram of it may be taken at a time Pulvis Haly. Take of the seeds of white Poppy ten drams of â—hite Starch of Gum Arabick and Tragacanth ach three drams of the seeds of Purslain Marshâ—allows Mallows each five drams of Cucumbers Mellons Gourds Citruls and Quinces cleansed each seven drams of Ivory and Liquorice each three â—rams of white Ambar two drams Penidiat Sugar the weight of all make a powder Virtues It is good for heat of Vrine a Pleurisy Vlcers of the Lungs and is excellent for Coughs and Catarrhs Dose A dram of it may be taken at a time Species Lâ—etificans Take of the flowers or seeds of sweet Basil of Saffron Zedoary yellow Sanders Cloves barks of Citron Galingal Mace Nutmegs Storax Calamit each two drams and an half of Ivory Rasped of the seeds of Anise Thyme Dodder of Thyme each one dram of the bone of a Stags heart of Pearls Camphor Ambergrease and Musk each half a dram of the leaves of Gold and Silver each half a Scruple make a powder Virtue It is counted good for Melancholy Dose Half a dram of it may be taken at a time Species Confectionis Liberantis Take of the roots of Tormentil of the seeds of Sorrel Endive Coriander and Citron each one dram and an half of all the Sanders of the roots of white Dittany each one dram of Bole armoniack and Lemnian Earth each three drams of Pearls of both the Corals of white Ambar of Ivory and of the bone of a Stags Heart of the roots of Virginnian Snake-weed of Avens Angelica Cardamoms Cinnamon of each a dram of Mace wood of Aloes wood of Cassia Saffron Zedoary each half a dram of Penidiat Sugar Fragments oâ— Emeraulds Jacynth's Granats flowers of water Lillys Bugloss red Roses each a scruple Camphoâ— seven grains Musk Ambergrease each three grains make a powder Virtues It is counted good against malignant diseases and to prevent infection Dose A scruple or half a dram of it may be taken at a time Powder called Thuraloes Take of Franckincense one dram of Aloes half a dram make a powder when you use it mix it with the white of an egg and bring it to the consistence of Honey mixing with it Hares down Virtues It is good to be used in wounds to stop blood it must be applied over all the wound and bound well on Compound powder of Senna in Latin Pulvis Sennae Compositus Major Take of the seeds of Anise Carraways Fennel Cumin Spicknard Cinnamon Galingal each half an ounce Liquorice Gromwel each an ounce of Senna the weight of all make a powder Virtues It is a gentle purge and expels wind Dose Two or three drams of it may be taken at a time The Earl of Warwick's Powder in Latin pulvis Comitis Warvicencis Take of Scamony Sulphurated two ounces of Diaphoretick Antimony one ounce of Crystals of Tartar half an ounce mingle them and make a powder Virtues It purges watry humors and is good for Rhumatisms Dropsies and Pox. Dose A scruple or half a dram of it may be taken at a time Electuaries Confection of Alkermes in Latin Confectio Alkermes Take of the juice of fragrant Apples of Rose-water each a pint and an half Syrup of the grains of Kermes a quart of Sugar a pound boil them to the consistence of Honey take it from the fire and while it is hot add two drams of Ambergrease dissolved in a few drops of oyl of Cinnamon having well mixed them add the following powders of choice Cinnamon of the best wood of Aloes each six drams of clear Pearls prepared two drams of â—eaf-gold one dram of the best Musk half a scruple mingle them Virtues It is reckoned Cordial and good in Peâ—tilential Feavers Dose A dram of it may be taken at a time Electuary of Sassafras in Latin Electuarium e Sassafras Take of the fragrant wood of Sassafras two ounces of common water three pints boil it to the consumption of a third part adding towards the â—nd half an ounce of Cinnamon bruised strain â—he liquor and with two pound of white Sugar â—oil it to a thick syrup adding to it two drams of Cinnamon powdered of Nutmegs powdred half a â—cruple of Ambergrease xxxij gr Musk gr iij. of the leaves of Gold number ten of spirit of Vitriol four drops make an Electuary Virtues It is a good drying Medicine and is proper for tickling Coughs and Consumptions Dose A dram of it may be taken at a time Electuary of Lawrel berries in Latin Electuarium e Baccis Lauri Take of the leaves of Rue dried ten drams of the seeds of Bishop-weed Cumin Lovage wild Marram Nigella Carraways wild Carrots Parsly Bitteâ— Almonds black and long Pepper Horse-mint sweet smelling Flag Lawrel berries Castor each two drams Sagapenum half an ounce Opoponax three drams clarified Honey a pound and an half the things to be beaten being beaten towards the end add the Gums dissolved in White-wine and make an Electuary Virtues It is good for the Cholick strengthen the stomach and expels wind Dose A dram of it may be taken at a time half an ounce of it is commonly given in Glisterâ— for the same purposes Confectio De Hyacintho Take of the fragments of Jacynth of red Coral of Bole Armonick of sealed earth each haâ— an ounce of the grains of Kermes of the rootsâ— Tormentile and Dittany of the seeds of Citro cleansed of Sorrel of Puâ—slain of Saffron â— Myrrh of red Roses the whites cut off of all th Sanders of the bone of a Stag's heart of Hartâ— horn of the Raspings of Ivory each four scruplâ— of Saphyrs Emeraulds Topaz Pearls Leaves â— Gold and Silver each two scruples of Campho Musk and Ambargrease each five grains with Syrup of Lemons make a Confection Virtues It 's Cordial and good in the Plague it revives the Spirits and is good in Hectick Fevers Dose A seruple or half a dram may be taken at a time Diatsayrion Take of the roots of fresh Satyrion three ounces of the Pulp of Dates sweet Almonds of Pine Apples Pistaches and of Ginger Candied and of Eringo roots Candied each one ounce of Cloves Galingal long and black Pepper each three drams of Ambargrease one scruple of Musk two scruples of penides four ounces of Cinnamon and Saffron each half an ounce of Malago Sack three ounces of Nutmegs Mace and Grains of Paradise each two drams of the seeds of
Aloes one ounce of Honeâ— of Roses aâ—ufficient quantity make a Mass Virtues It is much of the same nature with Hâ—era Picra Dose Two scruples or a dram of it may be taâ—en at a time Imperial Pills in Latin pilulae Imperiâ—les Take of Aloes two ounces of Rhubarb one ouncâ— â—nd an half of Agarick of the leaves of Senna â—eansed each an ounce of Cinnamon three drams â—f Ginger two drams of Nutmegs and Cloves â—f Spicknard and Mastich each one dram mix â—em with Syrup of Violets and work them to a Mass with the hands besmeared with oyl Virtues They purge gently and bind after they â—urge and cleanse the Stomach and stop Vomiting Dose A dram or a dram and an half may be â—aken at a time Pilulae de Lapide Lazuli Take of the Azure stone powdered and often â—ashed five drams of Dodder of Thyme Polypoâ—y Agarick each one ounce of Scammony and the â—oots of black Hellebore of Sal Gemma each two â—rams and an half of Cloves and the seeds of Aâ—ise each half an ounce of Hiera picra fifteen â—rams with syrup of the juice of Fumitory make mass Virtues They are peculiarly proper for mad and â—elancholy people and are good for diseases of the â—kin as Itch Leprosie and the like Dose Half a dram a dram or a dram and an â—alf may be taken at a time Pilulae Macri. Take of the best Aloes two ounces of Mastich â—alf an ounce of the leaves of Marjoram dryed â—wo drams of Salt of Wormwood one dram â—owder them all together and with the juice of Colworts and Sugar make a mass Virtues They are good for the stomach and head Dose Half a dram or a dram may be taken at a time Pills of Mastich in Latin Pilulae Mastichinae Take of Mastich two ounces of Aloes four ounces of Agarick trochiscated and of species Hiâ—ra Picra each one ounce and an half make a mass with syrup of Wormwood Virtues They strengthen the head and strengthen and cleanse the stomach Dose Two scruples or a dram of them may be taken at a time Pilulae Rudii Take of Coloquintida six drams of Agarick Scammony the roots of black Hellebore and Turbith each half an ounce of Succotrine Aloes one ounce of Cinnamon Mace and Cloves each two scruples the Coloquintida must be cleared from the seeds and cut small the Agarick rasped the Hellebore Turbith and spices powdred grosâ—y then pour on so much spirit of Wine as will rise six fingers breadth above the matter infuse them four days in a gentle heat then strain it hard and dissolve in it the Scammony and Aloes well cleansed then put the liquor into a glass alembick and distil it till what remains becomes of the consistence of honey of which make a mass Virtues It is an excellent general purging Pill Dose A scruple or two scruples may be taken at a time Pilulae Ruffi Take of fine Aloes two ounces of choice â—yrrh one ounce of Saffron half an ounce with e Syrup of Wormwood make a mass Virtues They help digestion are good in surfeits engthen the head cleanse the breast and strengen and cleanse the stomach and force the courses Dose Half a dram or a dram of them may be â—en at a time The stomach Pill with Gums in Latin Pilulae stomachicae cum gummi Take of fine Aloes one ounce of the leaves of nna five drams of Gum Ammoniack dissolved in â—er Vinegar half an ounce of Mastich and â—yrrh each one dram and an half of Saffron and â—t of Wormwood each half a dram with Syp of Buckthorn make a mass Virtues They open obstructions strengthen the â—d cleanse the lungs cleanse and strengthen the stoâ—ch and are good in surfeits Dose A dram of them may be taken at a time Pills of Storax in Latin Pilulae e Styrace Take of storax Calamit of Olibanum Myrrh d the juice of Liquorish thickned and of Opium â—h half an ounce of Saffron one dram with up of white Poppies make a mass Virtues These Pills are used for Coughâ— and â—arrhs Dose Ten or sixteen grains may be taken at time Pills of Amber in Latin Pilulae de Succino Take of white Amber and Mastich each tw drams of the best Aloes five drams of Agariâ— trochiscated one dram and an half of long birâ— wort and of Hartshorn burnt each half a draâ— of Nutmegs half a scruple with syrup of Woâ— wood make a mass Virtues They purge the head and womb Dose A dram or a dram and an half may â— taken at a time Pills of Tartar in Latin Pilulae Tartariae Take of Chrystals of Tartar three ounces Polypody of the Oak two ounces of Corinthiâ— Currants an ounce and an half of the flowers Bugloss Borrage water Lillies each one pugâ— boyl them in a sufficient quantity of Fumitory aâ— Harts tongue water till half is consumed Take of this Decoction clarified two pints the juice of fragrant Apples one pint add to the three ounces of Senna cleansed of Turbith the roots of true black Hellebore each an ouâ— and an half of choice Myrrh an ounce of Maâ— Cloves Cinnamon and dodder of Thyme eâ— half an ounce infuse them in a glass stopt fâ— days then press them out and dissolve in the â— quor four ounces of prepared Aloes and set it ver a gentle fire and reduce it to a due consistenâ— when it is almost cold add of the species Laetifins and Dialacca each a dram of salt of Wormâ—od and of the Ash each two drams of the â—ence of Saffron two scruples of Oyl of Anise few drops make a mass for Pills Virtues They are good in melancholy and for â—eases of the skin Dose Half a dram may be taken at a time Laudanum Take of Thebaick Opium extracted in spirit of â—ine one ounce of Saffron extracted the same ay a dram and an half Castor one dram ake them up with a Tincture made of half an â—nce of the fresh species of Diambra in spirit of â—ine then add presently of Ambergrease and Musk ch six grains oyl of Nutmegs ten drops evapote it in a bath to a due consistence Virtues It is used to ease pain in general and to â—p fluxes and is much better then Liquid Laudanum â— all Tinctures loose of their virtue by standing and they cannot be so easily dosed Dose One two or three grains may be taken â— a time Troches in Latin Trochisci Troches of Agarick in Latin Agaricus Trochiscatus Take of white and light Agarick rasped small and â—ted three ounces infuse it in a sufficient quantity â— white Wine wherein two drams of Ginger ath been infused make Troches Virtues They are good for an ill habit of body and the jaundice provoke urine and the courses they purge gently Dose A dram or a dram and an half may be taken at a time Trochisci albi Rhasis Take of Ceruss washed in Rose water ten drams of Sarcocol three drams of white Starch two drams of Gum Arabick and Tragacanth each
juâ—ctures increase the â—â—re by little and little till yoâ— make the Retort red hot continue it so three 〈◊〉 four hours then let the Retort cool and break 〈◊〉 you 'll find a Cinnabar Sublimed and adhering 〈◊〉 the neck separate it and keep it Virtues It is a good Remedy for the Pox and fâ—ling sickness it forces sweat Dose It may be given from six to fifteen graiâ— Note The Butter of Antimony distilled in tâ— first part of this Operation is Caustick like the â—thâ— before described Mercury Câ—rrâ—sive in Latin Mercurius sublimatus Corrosivus Put a pound of Mercury revived from Cinnabar 〈◊〉 a Matrass pour upon it eighteen ounces of â—e spirit of Nitre â—et your Matrass in sand a litâ—e warm and leave it there till it be all dissolved â—our your dissolution which will be clear as water 〈◊〉 a glass or â—arthen pan and evaporate the liâ—or gently in sand until there remains a white â—lass which you must powder in a glass Mortar â—â—d mix with a pound of Vitriol calcined white and â— much salt decrepitated put this mixture into a â—atrass two thirds whereof must at least remain â—pty Place your Matrass in sand and begin with â—vâ—ng a small fire which you must continue so for â—ree hours then increase it with Coals to a pretty â—od strength there will rise a sublimat to the top â— the Matrass the operation must be ended in six â— seven hours let the Matrass cool then break it â—oiding a kind of light powder that flies in the air â—â—en the matter is stirred you 'll have a pound of â—ry good sublimat keep it for use the red Scoâ—â— that are found at the bottom must be flung aâ—y as useless Virtues This sublimat is a powerful Escharotick â—eats proud flesh and cleanses old ulcers very well half a dram of it be dissolved in a pint of Lime â—er it turns yellow and makes that which is called 〈◊〉 Phagedenick water which is used for she same purâ—â—s but is more gentle Mercury Water Take of the roots of white Lillies two dramâ— boil them in a sufficient quantity of Fountain wateâ— to a pint strain it and add to it two drams of biâ—ter Almonds blanched dissolve in it in a glass Moâ—tar two drams of Mercury sublimat make a whiâ— water Virtues This is good to take off spots or pimplâ— from the face and to beautisie it Sweet Sublimat in Latin Mercurius ducis Powder sixteen ounces of Sublimat Corrosive 〈◊〉 a Marble or glass Mortar mix with it by little anâ— little twelve ounces of Mercury revived from Ciâ—nabar stir this mixture with a wooden pestle uâ—til all the quicksilver becomes imperceptible theâ— put this gray powder into several Viols or into Matrass two thirds whereof remain empty plaâ— your vessel in sand and give a little fire at firsâ— then augment to the third degree continue it 〈◊〉 this condition until your Sublimat is made whiâ— usually happens in four or five hours break your vâ—ols and fling away a little light earth that is fouâ— at bottom separate also that which sticks to tâ— neck of the Viols or Matrass and keep it for Oynâ— ments against the itch but gather up carefully aâ— that is in the middle which is very white and haâ—ing powdred it resublime it in Viols or a Matraâ— as before separate once more the matter that is 〈◊〉 the middle and resublime it in other viols as beforâ— Lastly separate the earthy matter at the bottoâ— â—nd the fuliginous that lies in the neck of the Viols â—nd keep the sublimat that is in the middle for it 〈◊〉 sufficiently dulcified Virtues It is used for all sorts of venerial diseasâ—s it opens obstructions and kills worms it purges â—ently by stool Dose It may be given from six to thirty grains â—in Pills or the like White precipitat in Latin Mercurius praecipitatus albus Dissolve in a glass Cucurbit sixteen ounces of Mercury revived from Cinnabar with eighteen or twenty ounces of Spirit of Nitre when the dissolution is made pour upon it salt water filtrated made of ten ounces of Sea salt in two quarts of water add to this about half an ounce of the volatile Spirit of Sal Armoniack there will precipitate 〈◊〉 very white powder that you must leave for a sufficient time to settle then having poured off the water by inclination wash iâ— several times with Fountain water and dry it in the shade 〈◊〉 It is used to raise a flux with and to â—ure tettars and the itch Dose It may be given inwardly from four to fifteen grains in Pills when it is used outwardly a dram or two drms of it may be mixed with an ounce of Pomatum Red Precipitat in Latin Mercurius praecipitatus Ruber Take eight ounces of Mercury revived from Cinnabar dissolve it in eight or nine ounces of Spirit of Nitre pour the dissolution into a Viol oâ— Matrass with a short neck set it in sand and evaporate all the moisture with a gentle heat until there remains a white Mass then quicken the fire by little and little to the third degree and keep it in this condition till all your matter is turned red theâ— take it off the fire let the Viol cool and break it to obtain your Precipitat which weighs nine ounces Virtues It is a good Escharotick it eats proud fiesh and is used for laying open of Chancres mixed with burnt Alum Aegyptiacum and the common Suppuratives some give four grains of â—it inwardly to raise a flux but unless rectified spirit of wine be burnt upon it two or three times it is dangerous to be given inwardly Turbith Mineral in Latin Turpethum Minerale Put four ounces of quicksilver revived from Cinnaâ—ar into a glass Retorâ— and pour upon it sixteen ounces of oyl of Vitriol set your Retort in sand and when the Mercury is dissolve◠〈◊〉 fire â—nderneath it and distil the humidity make the fire strong enough towards the end to drive out some of the last Spirit of all afterwards break the Retort and powder in a glass Mortar a white Mass you 'll find within it which weighs five ounces and an half pour warm water upon it and the matter will presently change into a yellow powder which you must dulcifie by a great many repeated lotions then dry it in the shade You 'll have three ounces and two drams of it Virtues It purges strongly both by vomit and stools it is given in Venerial diseases Dose Six or nine grains of it may be given at a time in Pills Aethiops Mineralis Take of the flowers of Sulphur two parts of crude Mercury one part mingle them well together in a glass Mortar then fire it and so make a black Powder Virtues It is used in the French Pox for a dropsy and for old sores Dose Half a dram of it may be taken night â—nd morning mixed with a little syrup of Gillyâ—owers or made into a Bolus with Conserve of Roâ—s for the space of three weeks or a
Lapis Medicamentosus Powder and mix together Colcothar or red Vitriol that remains in the Retort after the Spirit is drawn out or for want of it Vitriol calcined to a redness two ounces of Litharge Alom and Bole Armonick each four ounces puâ— this mixture into a glazed pot and pour upon it good Vinegar enough to cover the matter two fingers high cover the pot and leave it two days in digestion then add to it eight ounces of Nitre two ounces of Sal Armonick set the pot over the fire and evaporate all the moisture Calcine the Mass that remains about half an hour in a strong fire and keep it for use Virtues It is a good remedy to stop the running of the reins a dram of it being dissolved in eight ounces of Plantain water or Smiths water to make an injection into the yard It is also good to cleanse the â—yes in the small Pox seven or eight grains of it must be dissolved in four ounces of Plantain water or Eye-bright water it 's also good to stop blood being outwardly applied to wounds Styptic water in Latin Aqua Styptica Take Colcothar or red Vitriol that remains in the Retort after the Spirit is drawn out burnt Alum and Sugar Candy each half a dram the urine of some young person and rose water each half an ounce Plantain water two ounces stir them altogether a good while in a Mortar then pour the mixture into a viol and when you use it separate it by inclination Virtues If you apply a bolster dipt in this water to an opened artery and hold your hand a while upon it it stops the blood In like manner you may wet a pledget in it and thrust it into the nose when an hemorrhage continues too long taken inwardly it cures spitting of blood the bloody flux and the immoderate flux of the Hemorrhoids and Courses Dose When 't is taken inwardly half a dram or a dram may be given at a time in Knotgrass water Spirit of Vitriol in Latin Spiritus Vitrioli Fill two thirds of a large earthen Retort or glass one luted with Vitriol calcined to whiteness place it in a close reverberatory Furnace and fitting to it a great Receiver give a very small fire to warm the Retort to make the water come forâ— that may still remain in the Vitriol and when there will distil no more pour the water out of the Receiver into a bottle this is called Flegm of Vitriol it 's used in inflamations of the eyes to wash them with Refit the Receiver to the neck of the Retort and luting the Junctures exactly increase the fire by degrees and when you perceive clouds to come forth into the Receiver continue it in the same condition till the Receiver grows cold then strengthen the fire with wood to an extream violence until the flame rises through the tunnel of the reverberatory as big as ones arm the Receiver will fill again with white clouds continue the fire after this manner three days and so many nights then put it out unlute the Junctures when the vessels are cold and pour the Spirit into a glass body set it in sand and fit to it quickly a head with its Receiver lute the junctures close with a wet bladder and distil with a very gentle fire about four ounces of it this is the Sulphureous Spirit of Vitriol keep it in a viol well stopt Virtues It s good for an Asthma Palsy and diseases of the lungs Dâ—se Six or ten drops of it may be taken at a time in some convenient liquor Change the receiver and augmenting the fire distil about half the liquor that remains in the body this is called the acid spirit of Vitriol Virtues It 's mixed with juleps to give an agreeable acidity That which remains in the body is the most acid part of the Vitriol and is improperly called oyl Virtues It may be used like the acid Spirit for continual Fevers and other difeases that are accompanied with violent heat Salt of Vitriol in Latin Sal Vitrioli Take two or three pounds of Colcothar that remains in the Retort after distillation of the Vitriol â—et it infuse in eight or ten pints of warm water â—or ten or twelve hours boil it a little while and â—hen let it settle separate the water by inclination â—nd pour new water upon the matter proceed as â—efore and mixing your impregnations evaporate â—ll the moisture in a sand heat in a glass or earthen â—essel there will remain a Salt at bottom Virtues It 's used to vomit it works gently safâ—y and quickly Dose Half a dram or a dram of it may be â—iven at a time dissolved in Posset drink Spirit of Nitre dulcified in Latin Spiritus Nitri dulcis Put into a large bolt head eight ounces of good Spiâ—it of Nitre and so much Spirit of Wine well deâ—egmated set you bolt head in the Chimney upon â— round of Straw the liquor will grow hot withâ—ut coming near the fire and half an hour afterwards or an hour it will boil very much have a â—are of the red vapours that come out a pace at â—he neck of the bolt head and when the ebulition s over you 'll find your liquor clear at the bottom 〈◊〉 to have lost half what it was put it into a glass Retort and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—â—â—eiver distil it off till it is dry Cohobat it twice put it into a viol and keep it for use Virtues It is good to expel wind for the Cholick and Nephritick pains Hysterick diseases and all â—structions and being added to cordials it gives â—em a fragrant smell and revives the Spirits Dose Eight or ten drops of it may be taken at a â—e in some proper liquor Spirit of Wine rectified in Latin Spirituâ— Vini rectificatus Take four Gallons of Brandy put it into aâ— Alembick with half a peck of ordinary Salt or bay Salt well dryed lute on the head and make a gentle fire draw off as long as you find it will burn all away which you may know by trying a little now and then in a spoon if it be good Brandy half of it will burn away this is rectified Spirit of Wine that which distills after and will not burn all away must be kept for other uses Virtues It is used in Chymistry to draw Tinctures and the like outwardly applied it discusses tumors and cures burns if it be presently used Cream of Tartar in Latin Cremor Tartari Boil in a great deal of water what quantity of white Tartar you please until it be all dissolved pass the liquor hot through Hippocrates's sleeve into an earthen vesâ—â—â— and evaporate about half of it set the vessel in a cool 〈…〉 three days and you 'll 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—riâ—tals on the sides which you are to separate evaporate again half the liquor that remains and remit the vessel to the Cellar as before there will shoot out new Cristals continue doing thus till you have gotten all your Tartar Virtues Crystal
and decant it so often as you find any feces at the bottom Virtues It is alexipharmick stomachick anodyn and uterine it cures Tertian Agues and is an universal Medicine fit for all ages for Men Women and Children it alters evacuates and strengthens Dose Two drams will purge when you do not design purging fifteen or twenty drops may be taken in a morning in a glass of Wine or a small draught of Beer Elixir Salutis Take of the leaves of Senna four ounces of Gujacum and of the roots of Elecampane dryed of the seeds of Anise Carraways and Coriander and of Liquorice each two ounces of Raiâ—ins of the Sun stoned half a pound steep them in the cold in three quarts of Aqua Vitae for the space of four days strain it Virtues It is excellent for the Cholick and Gravel Dose Two three or four sponfuls more or less according to the Age and Strength of the Patient It may be taken in a morning Liquid Landanum Take of Spanish Wine one pint of Opium two ounces of Saffron one ounce of Cinnamon and Cloves powdred each one dram infuse them together in a Bath for two or three days till the Liquor has a deep Tincture strain it and keep it for use Virtues It is good in general to ease pain and to stop fluxes Dose Twelve or sixteen drops of it may be taken at a time Matthew's Pill Take of Salt of Tartar prepared with Niâ—â—e four ounces of oyl of Turpentine eight ounces mix them and let them stand in a moist and cold place eight nine or ten months or more till the Salt has taken thrice its weight of oyl and is become one thick Mass like Soap in the mean time you must stir it often and add the oyl as it incorporates Take of this Soap six ounces of the best Opium two ounces of black and white Helâ—bore powdred and of Liquorice each two ounces mix them exactly adding as much oyl of Turpentine as is sufficient to make a Mass for Pills which must be kept moist with oyl of Turpentine Virtues This is in general proper to give ease and is proper for pains of the back for the stone and gravel and ulcers of the bladder Dose Ten grains of it may be taken at a time Compound Spirit of Lavender in Latin Spiritus Lavendulae Compositus Take of the flowers of Lavender one Gallon pour on them three Gallons of the best Brandy stop the vessel close let them infuse in the Sun for the space of six days then distil them in an Alembick Take of the flowers of Sage Rosmary Bettony each one handful of Borrage Bugloss Lilly of the Vallies and Cowslips each two handfuls infuse all these flowers gathered in season in a gallon of the best Brandy and mingle with it the Spirit of Lavender above-mentioned adding the leaves of Baulm Feverfew Oranges Flowers of Stechas of Oranges and Bay berries each one ounce after sufficient digestion distil them again and at length add of Orange and Citron Peel and the seeds of Peony each six drams Cinnamon Nutmâ—gs Mace Cardamoms Cubebs and yellow Sanders each half an ounce of the wood of Aloes one dram digest them twenty four hours strain them add of prepared Pearl two drams of Ambargrease Musk and Saffron each half a scruple of red Roses dryed and red Sanders each half an ounce of yellow Sanders and the bark of dryed Citrons each two drams hang the species in a rag in the Spirit above mentioned Virtues It is good for diseases of the head and nerves Dose Half a spoonful of it may be taken at a time FINIS Books Printed for and sold by John Lawrence at the Angel in the Poultrey over against the Compter GEâ—â—s Remaines being sundry Pious and learned Notes and Observations on the New Testament opening and explaining it wherein Jesus Christ as yesterday to day and the same for ever is illustrated by that learned and judicious man Dr. R. Gell late Rector of St. Mary Aldermary London Christian Religions Appeal from the groundless prejudice of the Sceptick to the Bar of Common Reason wherein is proved 1. That the Apostles did not delude the World 2. Nor were themselves deluded 3. Scripture matters of Faith have the best Evidence 4. The Divinity of Scripture is as demonstrable as the Being of a Deity By John Smith Rector of St. Maries in Colchester Quarto The Jesuits Catechism according to St. Ignatius Loyola wherein the Impiety of their Principles Perniciousness of their Doctrines and Iniquity of their Practises are declared The Reverend Mr. Samuel Slater's Sermon on the Thanksgiving Day October 27 th 1692. at Crosby Square His Sermon at the Funeral of Mr. John Reynolds Minister of the Gospel who dyed in London December the 25 th 1692. His Sermon Preached Feb. 19. 1692. upon the Funeral of that late excellent Servant of our Lord Jesus Mr. Richard Fincher who finished his Course Feb. 10 th 1692. An Apology for the Ministers who subscribed only unto the stating of the Truths and Errors in Mr. William's Book Shewing That the Gospel which they Preach is the old everlasting Gospel of Christ and vindicating them from the Câ—lumnies wherewith they especially the younger sort of them have been unjustly aspersed by a Letter from a Minister in the City to a Minister in the Country The Answer of Giles Firmin to the vain and unprofitable Question put to him and charged upon him by Mr. Grantham in his Book intiâ—uled The Infants Advocate viz. Whether the greatest part of dying Infants shall be damned Which Advocate while he shuts all Infants out of the visible Church and denies them Baptism opens Heaven to all dying Infants justifying those of his party who admit them all as he doth into Heaven without Regeneration The Preface may be very useful for the Children of Godly Parents Some Remarks upon the Anabaptist Answer Sold by John Harris to the Athenean Mercuries and some upon his Answer who stiles himself Philalethes Pasiphelus By Giles Firmin A brief Review of Mr. Daviâ—'s Vindication giving no satisfaction being for the greatest part of it no direct Answer to what is charged upon him but meer Evasions to deceive the Reader Things that â—end to practice are chiefly insisted upon other things but lightly touched to which is added Remarks upon some passages of Mr. Crisp in his Book intituled Christ alone exalted The Reason of the Authors ingaging in this Controversie is given in the Preface to the Reader by Giles Firmin one of the united Brethren A Proposal to Perform Musick in Perfect and Mathematical Proportions containing 1. The state of Musick in general 2. The Principles of present Practice according to which are 3. The Tables of Proportions Calculated for the Viol and capable of being Accommodated to all sorts of Musick By Thomas Salmon Rector of Mepsall in the County of Bedford Approved by both the Mathematick Professors of the University of Oxford with large Remarks upon this whole Treatise by the
câ—mâ— used for dressing of Bâ—â—sters Red Lead Plaster in Latin Emplasâ—â— de Minio Take of red Lead nine ounces of oyl of Roses a pint and an half oâ— white Wine Vin six ounces boil them to a Plaster it is also pâ— â—d without Vinegar As Take of red Lead onâ—â—und of oyl of Roses a pint and an half of Wax â—lf a pound make a Plaster the Wax also may â— left out Virtues It is a good cooling healing and drying â—â—ster Nerve Plaster in Latin Emplastrum Nervinum Take of oyl of Cammomile and Roses each â—o ounces of Mastich Turpentine and Flax â—ch an ounce and an half of clear Turpentine â—ur ounces of the Suet of a gelded Calf and of hee Goat each two ounces and an half of the â—rbs Rosmary Bettony Horstail and the lesser â—entaury each one handful of Earthworms washâ— and purged in Wine three ounces of the tops of 〈◊〉 John's-wort one handful of Mastich powdred â—um Elemi and the roots of Madder each ten â—ams Ship Pitch and Rosin each an ounce and â— half of Litharge of Gold and Silver each two â—nces and an half of red Lead two ounces of â—albanum Sagapenum and Ammoniacum each â—ree drams boil the roots herbs and worms in pint and an half of Wine till half is consumed â—en press it out and boil the liquor again with the â—yl Suet Litharge and red Lead till the Wine â— consumed then add the Gums dissolved in fraâ—ant Wine then the Turpentine and lastly the Roâ—n Pitch and Mastich powdred and make a Plaâ—er Virtues It is good for weakness of the nerves and â—ints Oxycroceum Take of Saffron two ounces and an half Ship Pitch Colophony yellow Wax each sâ— ounces of Turpentine Galbanum Ammoniacâ— Myrrh Olibanum Mastich each one ounce â— three drams to the Wax melted add the Pâ— cleansed from its filth and strained then the Colopny to these melted and taken from the fire a little cooled add the Galbanum and Ammoâ—cum dissolved a part in Vinegar and strained a boiled to the consumption of the Vinegar and miâ— with the Turpentine then sprinkle in the Franckcense Mastich and Myrrh powdred finely apart lâ—ly the Saffron finely powdred mix them well a make a Plaster Virtues It comforts the limbs is good for acâ— is emollient and discusses cold tumors Plaster of Frogs in Latin Emplastrum Ranis Take of live Frogs number six of Worms waed in Wine three ounces and an half of oyl of â—momel Dill Spike or of broad leaved Lavenâ— extracted by distillation and of Lillies each tâ— ounces of oyl of Bay-berries one ounce and an half oyl of Saffron one ounce of the fats of a Hog anâ— Calf each one pound of a Viper two ounces and half of Euphorbium five drams of Franckinceâ—Ê’ x of the juice of the roots of Elecampane and groâ— Elder each two ounces of Scenanth Stechas a of Fever-few with the flowers each one handâ— of fragrant Wine two pints of Litharge of Gâ— one pound of clear Turpentine two ounces yellow Wax four ounces of Liquid Storax an ounce d an half of quicksilver four ounces boil the ogs the Worms and the Herbs with the juices d oyls of Cammomile Dill Lillies the grease d fat and with a pint and an half of the Wine the strained liquor add the Litharge the Wax â— small and the remaining half pint of the Wine â— them again till all the Wine is evaporated and â—il it does not stick to the fingers then add the l of Saffron Bay-berries of Spike and the fat the Viper afterwards the powder of Franckinnse and the Euphorbium lastly when it is alost cold the Quicksilver well mixed with the orax and Turpentine and stir them altogether at they may be well mixed and make a Plaer Virtues It is chiefly used to dissolve hard swelâ—gs Emplastrum de Sandice Take of the oyls of Calves orof Neats feet of Flax â—ch one pound of white Lead and red lead each â—ght ounces of Rosin and yellow Wax each four â—nces of Camphir half an ounce mingle them â—ke a Plaster Virtues It gives ease is drying and nd for inflamations Plaster of Soap in Latin Emplastrum e Sapone Take of common Oyl two pound red Lead one ound set them on the fire and stir them until they e mixed take it from the fire and mix with them half a pound of Venice Soap cut in small piâ—ces whilst it is yet hot Virtues It is proper for the Gout and pains the joints Emplastrum Sticticum Paracelsi Take of Oyl of Olives six ounces of yelloâ— Wax an ounce and an half of Litharge powdre four ounces and an half of Ammoniacum and B dellium each half an ounce of Galbanum Opâ—ponax Oyl of Bays Lapis Calaminaris of boâ— the Birthworts Myrrh and Franckincense eac two drams of pure Turpentine one ounce boil th Oyl and Litharge together keep them stirring an let them be well mixed when it will not stick t the fingers take it from the fire and melt the Wax then add the Turpentine mixed with the Gums afterwards add the Powders and when they are aâ— cold add the Franckincense then the oyl of Bays and make a Plaster Virtues It is commonly used for bruises and aches The Magisterial Stomach Plaster in Latin Emplastrum Stomachicum Magistralâ— Take of Mint Wormwood Stechas the leave of Bays each one dram Marjoram red Roses yellow Sanders each two drams sweet smelling Flag wood of Aloes flowers of Lavender Nutmegs Cubebs Galingal long Pepper Mace each one dram of Mastich three drams of Cloves two drams and an half of oyl of Mint an ounce and an half of Nard oyl one ounce oyl of Spike one dram Rosin Wax each four ounces Labdanum â—ee ounces Storax strained half an ounce make Plaster Virtues It comforts and strengthens the Stomach Chymical Medicines that are frequently used Bezoardicum Minerale Melt in hot ashes two ounces of the butter of atimony and pour it into a viol or bolt head drop â—o it good Spirit of Nitre until the matter is perctly dissolved commonly so much spirit of Nitre requisite as there is Butter of Antimony during the solution there will rise up vapours that you must ave a care of and therefore will do well to place e vessel in a Chimney pour your solution into glass Body or an earthen dish and evaporate it a gentle Sand-fire until it is dry there will reâ—ain a white Mass which you must let cool then our upon it two ounces of Spirit of Nitre set the essel again in the sand and evaporate the liquor s before once more pour two ounces of Spirit of Nitre unto the white Mass and having evaporated he humidity increase the fire a little and Calcine he matter for half an hours time then take it off he fire and you will have a white powder which ou must keep in a viol well stopt Virtues It is sudorifick and serves for the same ses as Diaphoretick Antimmy Dose Is from six to twenty grains in
month but â— will be convenient to purge once a week although â—here is no fear of its fluxing Arcanum Corallinum Put red Prâ—cipirat into an earthen pot and pour â—pon it Spirit of Wine well rectified then fire it â—â—d when the Spirit is consumed add more do so â—x times Virtues It purgâ—s and sometimes procures a voâ—it it opens obstructions and dissolvâ—s a Schirrouâ— â—nd cures the pox Dose Three or six grains may be given at a â—â—me Steel prepared in Latin Chalybs praeparatus Take of the filings of Steel separated from the filth by a Loadstone as much as you please moisten them twelve times with sharpe white Wine Vinegar and dry them in the sun or in a dry or warm air then grind them upon a Porphyry stone pouring upon them a little Cinnamon water and leâ— them be reduced to a very fine powder and kepâ— for use It may be also prepared by thrusting roleâ— of Brimstone upon red hot Steel for then it wilâ— melt by drops into a Bucket of water placed undeâ— it dry it and powder it and keep it for use Virtues It is good to open obstructions anâ— sweeten the blood and for Hysterick and Hypochondriack difeases Dose Eight or ten grains of it may be taken iâ— a morning mixed with Conserve of Roman Wormwood for the space of a month drinking upon iâ— a good draught of Wormwood Wine or Beer Opening Saffron of Mars in Latin Crocus Martis Aperitivus Wash well several Iron Plates and expose then to the dew for a good while they will rust and yoâ— must gather up this rust set the same Plates again tâ— receive the dew and gather the rust as before continue to do so till you have gotten enough thâ— rust is really better then all the preparations of Iron that is called Crocus Virtues It is excellent for obstructions of thâ— Liver Pancreas Spleen and Mesentery it is use very succesfully for the Green Sickness stopping 〈◊〉 the Courses Dropsies and other diseases that proceed from obstructions Dose The same with the former in Lozenges or Pills Astringent Saffron of Mars in Latin Crocus Martis Astringens Take equal quantities of filings of Steel and Sulphur powdred mix them together and make them â—nto a Paste with water put this past into an earthen â—pan and leave it a fermenting four or five hours â—fter which put the Pan over a good fire and stir â—he matter with an Iron Spatula it will flame and when the Sulphur is burnt it will appear black but â—ontinuing a good strong fire and stirring it about â—wo hours it will be of a very red colour then wash it five or six times in strong Vinegar leaving 〈◊〉 to steep an hour at a time then Calcine it in a â—ot or upon a tyle in a great fire five or six hours â—fter that let it cool and keep it for use Virtues It stops a loosness the immoderate fluxes 〈◊〉 the Hemorrhoids and Courses Dose A scruple or a dram may be tâ—ken a time 〈◊〉 Lozenges or Pills Salt or Vitriol of Mars in Latin Sal Martis Take a clean frying paâ— and pour into it an eâ—â—al weight of Spirit of Wine and oyl of Vitriol â—t it for some time in the Sun and then in the Shade â—ithout stirring it you will find all the liquor inâ—rporated with the Mars and turned into a Salt that you must dry and then separate from the pan keep it in a viol well stopt Virtues It is an admirable remedy for all diseases that proceed from Obstructions Dose Six or twelve grains may be taken at a time in broath or some proper liquor Note Syrup of Steel may be made presently of it in the following manner Take of salt of Mars two drams of compound Gentian water one ounce of altering syrup of Apples nine ounces mingle them Volatile Spirit of Sal Armoniac in Latin Spiritus Salis Armoniaci Take eight ounces of Sal Armoniack and twenty four ounces of Quicklime powder them apart and when you have mixed them in a Mortar pour on them four ounces of water and put it quickly into a Retort half whereof must remain empty set your Retort in a sand Furnace and fitting to it a great Receiver and luting the Junctures exactly begin the distillation without fire for a quarter of an hour afterwards increase it by little and little unto the second degree continue it till nothing more comes forth take off your Receiver and pour out the Spirit immediately into a Viol turning away your head as much as may be to avoid a very subtle vapour that continually riâ—es from it stop the bottle close with Wax to keep the Spirit in you will have of it five ounces and six drams Virtues It is an excellent remedy for all diseases that proceed from obstructions and corruption of humors as malignant Fevers the falling Sickness Palsy Plague and the like it drives by perspiration or by urine Dose It may be taken from six drops to twenty in a glass of Balm or Carduus water Spirit of Salt in Latin Spiritus Salis. Dry Salt over a little fire or else in the Sun then powder finely two pounds of it mix it well with six pounds of Potters earth powdred make up a hard past of this mixture with as much rain water as is necessary form it into little pellets of the bigness of a nut and set them in the Sun a good while a drying when they are perfectly dry put them into a large earthen pot or glass one luted whereof a third part must remain empty place this Retort in a reverberatory Furnace and fit to it a large capacious Receiver without luting the junctures give a very moderate heat a◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Retort and make an insipid water come forth drop by drop when you perceive some white clouds succeed these drops pour out that which is in the Receiver and having refitted it lute the junctures close increase the fire by degrees to the last degree of all and continue it in this condition twelve or fifteen hours all this while the Receiver will be hot and full of white clouds but when it grows cold and the clouds disappear the operation is at an end unlute the Junctures and you will find the Spirit of Salt in the Receiver pour it into an earthen of glass bottle and stop it well with Wax Virtues It is an aperitive and is used in juleps to an agreeable acidity for such as are subject to the gravel it is also used to cleanse the teeth being tempered with a little water and to consume the rottenness of the bones Sweet Spirit of Salt in Latin Spiritus Salis dulcis Mix equal parts of Spirit of Salt and Spirit of Wine set them in digestion two or three days in a double vessel in a gentle sand heat Virtues It 's esteemed better than the other to be taken inwardly because it 's less corrosive Dose It may be given from four to twelve drops in some proper liquor
and an half or two ounces may be taken at a time Altering Syrups Syrup of Ammoniacum Take of Maudlin and Ceterach each four handfuls of common wormwood one ounce of the roots of Succory and Asparagus and of the bark of roots of Cappers each two ounces make an infusion of them for twenty four hours in three ounces of white wine and of simple Radish water and fumitory water each a quart boyl them to a pint and an half let the strained liquor stand until it clears dissolve a part in four ounces of the strained liquor warm two ounces of Gumm Ammoniacum dissolved first in the sharpest white wine vinegar boil the rest to a Syrup with a pound and an half of fine Sugar adding the dissolution of the Gumm towards the end Virtues This Syrup opens obstructions and is good for diseases of the Skin Dose An ounce of it or somewhat more may be taken at a time Balsamick Syrup in Latin syrupus Balsamicus Take of Balsam of Tolu two ounces Barly water a pint boil them over a gentle fire till the Barly water smells strong of the Balsam then add a pound of fine Sugar and make a Syrup Virtues This is good for Coughs hectick Feavers and Consumptions Dose A spoonful or two may be taken of it morning and evening Simple Byzantin Syrup in Latin Syrupus Byzantinus simplex Take of the juice of the leaves of Endive and Smallage each a quart of Hops and Bugloss each one pint let them boil together take off the froth and clarifie them with the white of an Egg add two pounds and an half of white Sugar to two quarts of the liquor make a Syrup by boiling iâ— gently Virtues It opens Obstructions and is good for the Dropsy and Green-sickness Dose An ounce or an ounce and an half may be taken at a time Syrup of the juice of Citrons in Latin Syrupus e succo Citri Take of the juice of Citrons strained and clarified by standing one pint white Sugar clarified and boiled to the consistence of Tablets two pound make a Syrup by boiling it up once or twice Thiâ— way are made other acid Syrups as of Oranges Barberies Quinces Lemons and Wood Sorreâ— Mulberries and the like Virtues It expels Malignity is good in Feaveâ—â— and strengthens the Stomach Dose An ounce of it may be taken at a time Syrup of Citron peel in Latin Syrupus Coâ—ticum Citriorum Take of yellow ripe and fresh Citron Peeâ— five ounces of Chermes berries or their juice brougt over to us two drams of fountain water thrâ— pints infuse them a night in a Bath strain them and with two pound and an half of white Sugaâ— boil them to a Syrup in a Bath keep the one half without Musk persume the other half with three grains of Musk tied up in a rag Virtues It resists poyson is cordial and good for the head and Stomach Dose One ounce or an ounce and an half may be taken at a time Simple Syrup of Coral in Latin Syrupus e Coraliis Simplex Take of the reddest Coral finely powdred four ounces dissolve it with the heat of a bath in a pint of the juice of Barberries clarified it must be put into a matrass well stopped and having digested it three or four days pour off that which is dissolved and pour on more juice as before and so proceed till all the Coral is dissolved add a pound and an half of Sugar to one pint of this juice and boil it gently to a Syrup Virtues It cools and refreshes the Spirits and is good in hectick Feavers and for all sorts of fluxes Dose Half an ounce of it may be taken at a time Syrup of Cup moss in Latin Syrupus Musci pyxidati Take of Cup moss one ounce boil it in a quart of Hysop water till half is consumed then strain it and make a Syrup with a pound of Sugar Candy Virtue This is reckoned a specifick for the hooping or chincough Dose A spoonful of it may be taken twice or thrice a day Diacâ—dium Take fourteen ounces of the heads of white poppeys well dryed inâ—uâ—e them twenty four hours iâ— eight pinâ—s of fountain water boil them well thâ—â— press them out and put a pound and an half of Sugar to the liquor then boil it to a Syâ—up Virtues This Syrup eases pain stops tickling coughâ— and is in general a good anodyn medicine and much iâ— use Dose Half an ounce an ounce and an ouncâ— and an half may be given at a time in some propeâ— liquor Note That such medicines as are of an opiat nature ought not to be given to such as are weak oâ— whose Lungs are much obstructed or at the beginninâ— of Feavers or Plurisies or the like they succeed besâ— when evacuation by vomiting or purging hath wenâ— before Women that are subject to vapours or meâ— that are hypcchondriack must be sure to lye long iâ— bed the next day after taking an opiat for otherwise their heads will be much disturbed when theâ— rise Compound syrup of Elder berries in Latin Syrupus Sambucinus Compositus Take of ripe Elder-berries freed from the stalkâ— two pound of Corinthian Currants cleansed and cuâ— one pound of the dryed flowers of Borrage Bugloss Violets and red Roses each half an ounce Red wine a quart bake them in an Oven and to the clear liquor strained add as much fine Sugar as will equal it in weight and boil it to a Syrup Virtues This Syrup is Alexipharmick and Sudorifick is good in Dropsies for the Scurvy and heat of Vrine Dose A spoonful of it may be taken in ale or beer â—r any other proper liquor every morning for the â—pace of one month Syrup of Groundpine in Latin Syrupus Chamaepityos Take of the Herbs Groundpine two handfuls Marjoram Sage Rosmary Poly-mountain wild Marjoram Calaminth Hors-mint Penny-royal Hysop Thym of garden and wild Rue of Betâ—ony wild Thym each one handful of the roots of â—weet smelling Flag Birthwort long and round Bryony white Dittany Gentian Hogs-fennel Vaâ—erian each half an ounce of Smallage Asparagus Fennel Parsly Butchers Broom each one ounce pellitory of Spain half an ounce of Steâ—has of the seeds of Anise Bishops weed Carrawaâ—s Fennel Lovage Sesely each three drams of Raisins of the Sun stoned two ounces after their â—eing digested twenty four hours in five quarts of â—ountain water warm distil off five pints then â—ressing out the feces hard let a sufficient quantity of the clear liquor be boiled with two pound of the best Honey and two pound of fine Sugar to the consistence of tablets then adding the distilled water make a Syrup in a Bath and arromatize it with half a scruple of Oyl of Cinnamon and of Nuâ—megs Virtues This Syrup is used for the Gout and disâ—ases of the Nerves Dose Half an ounce or an ounce of it may be taken in some proper liquor Syrup of white Horehound in Latin Syrupus de Prasio Take of the fresh leaves of white Horehound two
are soft then strain without pressing then heat it again a little and ash it with fresh Rose water and add to every â—und of the Oyntment twelve drops of Oyl of â—odium Virtues It is cooling and eases pain it takes off â— roughness of the skin and pimples and heals chaps the hands and lips and the like The red drying Oyntment in Latin Unguentum Rubrum desiccativum Take of Oyl of Roses Omphacin one pound â— white Wax five ounces melt them and sprinkle â—o them of Lemnian Earth Bole Armonick â— Lapis Calamminaris finely powdred each four â—nces of Litharge of Gold and Ceruss each ree ounces of Camphir one dram make an yntment Virtues It dries heals and skins sores and stops â—xes of humours Oyntments more Compound Alabastrin Oyntment in Latin Unguâ—â—tum de Alabastro Take of the juice of Cammomile four ounces red Roses and the roots of Marsh-mallows eaâ— two ounces of fresh Rue and Bettony each â— ounce and an half of Oyl of Roses Omphacâ— one pint and an half of pure Alabaster finely poâ—dred three ounces mingle them and let theâ— stand till the next day then boil them till the juicâ— are evaporated then with six ounces of white Wâ—â— make an Oyntment Virtues It is good for head-aches the foreâ—â—â—â— and temples being anointed with it The Apostles Oyntment in Latin Unguâ—â—tum Apostolorum Take of Turpentine Rosin yellow Wax Aâ—moniacum each fourteen drams of the roots â— long Birthwort Male Franckincense Bdellium eâ—â— six drams of Myrrh Galbanum each half â— ounce of Opoponax three drams of Verdegreâ—â— two drams of Litharge nine drams Oyl a quâ—â—â— of Vinegar a sufficient quantity to dissolve the Aâ—moniacum the Opoponax and Galbanum the Bdellium Galbanum Ammoniacum and Opopâ—nax must be infused twelve hours in Vinegar upâ— hot ashes then boil them and when they are melteâ— strain them and with a gentle heat reduce them â— the thickness of Honey put in the Turpentine whilâ— â—y are hot mix the Litharge finely powdered with â—rt of the Oyl over a gentle fire then add by â—grees the rest of the Oyl and then melt the Wax the same and the Rosin grosly powdred then ke it from the fire and mix first the Gums then e Birthwort Myrrh and lastly the Franckincense â—d Verdegrease powdered stir it well and make â— Oyntment Virtues It cleanses old and sinuous ulcers and eats â—n proud flesh Unguentum Aregon Take of the flowers and tops of Rosemary Marâ—am wild Thyme and Rue of the roots â— Wake-robin and wild Cucumber each â—r ounces and an half of the leaves of Bays â—ge Savin and of the roots of Briony each three â—nces of Flea bane Spurge Lawrel each nine â—nces the leaves of wild Cucumber and of Calaint each half a pound they must be all gathered â—sh in May cleansed and bruised and infused seâ—n whole days in five pints of the best Oyl and in â—e pint of Spirit of Wine boil them gently till e watry humor is evaporated strain out the Oyl â—d melt in it fifteen ounces of yellow Wax of â—ars Grease and Oyl of Bays each three ounces â— Moscheleum half an ounce of Petroleum one â—nce of Butter four ounces stir them and sprine in the following powders of Mastich and Oliâ—num each six drams of Pellitory of Spain Euâ—orbium Ginger and Pepper each one ounce â—ke an Oyntment Virtues It is good for all cold diseases for Palsies Convulsions Cramps Stifness of the joints it ' good for the Colick pains of the Back and Reins Oyntment of Sow-bread in Latin Unguentum de Arthanita Take of the juice of Sow-bread or for wantoâ— it a strong decoction of the roots three pints oâ— the juice of wild Cucumbers and Cows Buttâ—â— each one pound of Oyl of Orris a quart of thâ— pulp of Coloquintida four ounces of Poly podâ— six ounces of Euphorbium half an ounce powdeâ— finely the Poly pody and Euphorbium and cut smalâ— the Coloquinâ—ida infuse them in a glazed pot eighâ— days afterwards boil them in a double vessel tiâ—â— the juices are almost evaporated strain it and dissolve in the liquor five ounces of yellow Wax anâ— while it is yet hot mingle with it Sagapenum dissolved in Vinegar and Bulls Gall boiled to the consistence of Honey in a Bath each one ounce theâ— sprinkle in the following things powdred of Scâ—mony Turbith Coloquintida the berries or leaveâ— of Mezereon and of Aloes each seven drams â— Sal Gemma half an ounce of Euphorbium loâ— Pepper Myrrh Ginger and the flowers of Cammâ—mile each three drams make an Oyntment Virtues It purges the Belly being anointed wiâ—â— it below the Navel but anointed above the Navel â— the Stomach it occasions Vomiting The Countesses Oyntment in Latin Unguentum Comitissae Take of the middle bark of Acorns Chesnuts â—â—d of Oak of small black Beans Myrtle berries â—orse-tail of green Galls without holes of Grapeâ—nes and unripe Services dryed unripe Medlars â—e leaves of wild prunes the roots of Bistort and â—ormentile each an ounce and an half powder â— grosly and boil them in five quarts of Plantain â—ater till half is consumed then take of new yelâ—w Wax eight ounces and an half of simple Oyl of â—yrtles two pound and an half of the juice of â—ypocistis half an ounce melt all these and wash â—m nine times in the decoction above mentioned â—ided into so many parts when they are washand dissolved sprinkle into them the fine powders the middle barks of the Acorns Chesnuts and Oak of the Galls without holes of the ashes of the â—es of Ox legs of Myrtle berries of Grapeâ—es unripe of unripe Services dryed each half ounce of the Troches of Ambar two ounces â—gle them and with a sufficient quantity of â—l of Mastich unwashed make an Oyntâ—t Virtues It is very astringent and strengthengood for Luxations Ruptures and prevents the â—ng of the fundament and miscarriage the Belly Reins being anointed with it it also stops all â— of Fluxes Oyntment for the Piles in Latin Unguentum Hemorrhoiâ—â—le Take of the Mucilage of the seeds of Psyllium of the seeds of Quinces extracted in the water of Night-shade each half an ounce Oyl of Roses compleat one ounce the yolk of one Egg of Hens fat two drams let them be mixed together in a leaden Mortar with a leaden Pestle by adding a little yellow Wax make an Oyntment Virtues It is peculiarly proper for the Piles the fundament being anointed with it Unguentum Martiatum Take of fresh leaves of Bays three pounds oâ— Garden Rue two pounds and an half of Marjoraâ— two pound of Mint one pound of Sage Wormwood Costmary Garden Basil each half a pounâ— of Oyl of Olives ten quarts of yellow Wax foâ— pound Malago Wine a quart bruise them infuâ— them boil them and press them out and so maâ— an Oyntment Virtues It discusses cold swellings strengthâ—â— the nerves and joints and takes away aches and good for the head Oyntment of Mastich in Latin Ungueâ—tum Mastichinum Take of the Oyls of
Mastich of Wormwoâ— and Nard each one ounce of Mastich Miâ— red Roses red Coral Cloves Cinnamon Woâ— of Aloes Scenanth each one dram of Wax a sufficient quantity make an Oyntment Virtues It strengthens the head and nerves and stomach and is astringent The Naples Oyntment in Latin Unguentum Neapolitanum Take of Hogs Lard washed in the juice of Sage one pound of quicksilver strained through â—eather four ounces of Oyl of Bays Camomel â—nd Worms each two ounces of Spike an ounce â—nd an half of Spirit of Wine one ounce of yelâ—ow Wax two ounces of Turpentine washed in â—he juice of Elecampane three ounces of the powâ—er of Ground Pine and Sage each two drams â—oil the Lard over a gentle fire with the juice of â—age till the juice is evaporated then mingle the â—yls of Camomel Wormes and of Spike and the â—ax stir them till the Wax is melted and well â—ixed then taking them from the fire add the â—e Oyl of Bays in the mean while let the Mercury â—e extinguished in a Mortar by rubbing it well â—ith part of the Lard and the Turpentine afterâ—ards mingle them all and stir them about then â—â—d the powders and spirit of Wine and stir them â—out again and so make an Oyntment Virtues It is used for raising of Fluxes Nerve Oyntment in Latin Unguentum Nervinum Take of the leaves of Cowslips with the flowâ—s of Sage Ground pine Rosmary Lavender â—ys with the berries Camomel Rue Smalage Melilot with the flowers and Wormwood each one handful of Mint Bettony Peny-royal Parsly of the lesser Centaury St. John's-wort each half an handful of the oyl of Sheeps feet or Bullocks feet five pints of Sheep or Beef Suet or the Marrow of either two pound of oyl of Spike half an ounce bruise and boil the herbs with the oyl and suet and so make an Oyntment Virtues It is good for the nerves and Palsies Convulsions Bruises and old Aches and for the Colick for the Palsy and the like the neck and back bone must be anointed with it The Pectoral Oyntment in Latin Unguentum pectorale Take of fresh Butter washed in Violet Water six ounces of the Oyls of sweet Almonds four ounces of Camomel and Violets each three ounces of Hens and Ducks grease each two ounces of the roots of Orris two drams of Saffron half a dram of white Wax three ounces the Orris and Saffron being finely powdred and the rest melted make an Oyntment Vertues It is chiefly used for Obstructions of the Breast for Plurisies and the like Oyntment of Poplar buds in Latin Unguentum Populneum Take of the fresh buds of black Poplar a pound and an half of the leaves of Violets Navelworâ— of the Wall each three ounces of fresh Hogs Lard unsalted and freed from the skins and washed two pound to all of them being bruised mixed and infused together all the Month of May add the tender tops of Brambles of the leaves of black Poppies of Mandrakes or of the berries and leaves of Mountain elder of Henbane Night-shade Lettice Houseek the lesser and the greater of the greater Burdock each three ounces bruise them again and having mixed them all and having poured upon them after ten days a pint of Rose water boil them over a gentle fire stirring them continually till all the superfluous moister is consumed strain them in a Press and make an Oyntment Virtues It is very cooling eases pain and is used in fevers to give rest the temples being anointed with it Unguentum Splanchnicum Take of the Oyls of Capers one ounce of white Lillies Camomile new made Butter the juice of Briony and Sow-bread each half an ounce boil them till the juices are consumed then add of Gum Ammoniacum dissolved in Vinegar two drams and an half of Hens-grease Oesypus the marrow of Calves Legs each half an ounce of the powders of the barks of Tamarisk of the roots of Capers of the roots of Fern and Ceterach each one dram of the seeds of Agnus Castus and Broom each one scruple of Wax a sufficient quantity make an Oynment Virtues It is good for Obst uctions and hardness of the Spleen and Liver and for hard Tumors and Rickets in Children the parts being anointed with it Oyntment of Sumach in Latin Unguentum Sumach Take of Sumach unripe Galls Myrtle berries Balaustins Pomgranat peels the bark of Acorns of Cypress nuts of True or German Acacia and of Mastich each ten drams of white Wax five ounces of oyl of Roses washed often in Alum water one pint and ten ounces powder all those things finely that are to be powdred and infuse them four whole days in the juice of Medlars and unripe Services then dry them by a gentle fire and with the Oyl and Wax boil it to an Oyntment Virtues It stops Fluxes hinders Miscarriage the Reins and Belly being anointed with it Cerecloths Cerecloth of Galbanum in Latin Ceratum de Galbano Take of Galbanum prepared an ounce and an half of Turpentine one ounce of Assa fetida half an ounce of Bdellium one dram of red Myrth two drams of Wax two ounces of the seeds of Daucus one scruple of the leaves of Fetherfew Mugwort each half a dram dissolve the Gums in Vinegar except the Assa fetida which is to be dissolved with the Turpentine and make a Cerecloth Virtues Being applied to the Belly it killâ— Worms expels Wind provokes the Courses and iâ— good for Mother-fits and cleanses the Womb after Labour Cerecloth of Sanders in Latin Ceratum Santalinum Take of red Sanders ten drams of white and yellow Sanders six drams of red Roses an ounce and an half of Bole Armonick seven drams of Spodium of Ivory half an ounce of Camphor two drams of yellow Wax one pound of oyl of Roses Omphacin six ounces powder all the Sanders together the Roses the Bole Ivory and Camphor apart then melt the Wax over a gentle fire and when they are a little cold mix the powders and last of all the Camphor dissolved in oyl mix them well together and make a Cerecloth Virtues It is good for inflamations of the Stomach Liver and other parts it is good for pains and weakness of the back and reins Plasters in Latin Emplastra Plaster of Ammoniacum in Latin Emplastrum de Ammoniaco Take of Ammoniacum of Wheaten Bran well sifted each an ounce of the Oyntment of Marsh-mallows of Compound Plaster of Melilot of the powders of the roots of Briony and Orris each half an ounce of the grease of Ducks Geese and Hens each three drams of Bdellium and Galbanum each one dram and an half of the Rosin of the Pine and yellow Wax each five ounces of oyl of Orris and Turpentine each an ounce and an half boil the grease and the oyls with the Muciâ— lage of Linseeds and Fenugreek seeds each threâ— ounces till the Mucilages are consumed strain it and add the Wax Rosin Turpentine Oyntmenâ— of Marsh-mallows with the Plaster of Meliloâ— and when it begins to
water and then form them into Balls The burning of Harts-born Ivory and other bones Take of Hartshorn Ivory or of any Bone whaâ— quantity you please burn them in a Crucible tilâ— they are quite white then powder or grind them very fine and make them into Troches with Rosâ— water The way of making Elaterium Take wild Cucumbers almost ripe cut then and press out the juice gently with your formof fingers strain it through a fine Sive into a clean glazed vessel and let it settle till it has put off its grosser parts pour off by inclination the thin juice that swims on theâ—rop what remains filter dry the sediment in the Sun and keep it for use The thinner part may be reserved if you please for making the Oyntment de Arthanita The preparation of the Bark of Spurge roots Infuse the Barks well cleansed for three days in sharp Vinegar then dry them and keep them for use The same way may be prepared the leaves of Spurge Lawrel Mezereon and the like The preparation of Euphorbium Put Euphorbium cleansed and powdred into a glass vessel and pour upon it so much juice of Lemons clarified as will rise four fingers above the matter then place them in a hot Bath till the Euphorbium is dissolved by the juices then strain it through a clean cloath and evaporate all the moisture of the juice in a Bath and keep the Euphorbium for use The preparation of the roots of black Hellebore Infuse the roots of black Helâ—ebore that we have three days in the juice of Quinces in a moderate heat then day them and keep them for use The preparation of Goaâ—â— Blood Put the blood of a middle aged Goat into an earthen pot and having covered it with a cloath expose it to the Sun that it may coagulate throw away the watry pâ—rt dry the thicker part powder it keep it in a glass for use The preparation of Lac. Take of Lac not cleansed broken a little not reduced to powder boil it in water that it may be cleansed from its impurities dry what is pure and keep it for use Preparation of Lapis Lazuls Grind the Sky coloured Stone wash it with water dry it and keep it for use The preparation of Litbarge Grind the Litharge to a fine powder pour on it clear water and stir it till its thick then pour it off into another vessel and put in fresh water stir it as before then pour off this water to the other continue to do so till the feces sink to the bottom of the Mortar and the thinner part is carried off witâ— the water let it stand without being moved that the pure Litharge may settle to the bottom then pour out the water and gather the Litharge and grinâ— it so 〈◊〉 upon a stone that no roughness of it may be perceived by the tongue Preparation of Earth-worms Slit the Worms in the middle and wash them clean in Wine then dry them and keep them for use The preparation of Millepedes Put Millepedes cleansed into a new earthen pot place them in a warm Oven after the bread is drawn that by the moderate heaâ— they may be dryed and reduced to powder The way of preparing Oesypus Take of wool uncleansed sheared from the neck huckle bone and shoulder pits of tired Sheep pour upon it hot water often and wash it well till all the fat swims upon the water afterwards press out the Wooll and the far and filthy water must be poured high from one vessâ—l to another tilâ— it becomes frothy then you must let it stand till the froth goes off then take off the fat that swims upon the water then pour the water from one vessel to another as before till it froth then take off the fat as before continue to do so till no more sâ—â— not froth appeaâ—s then wash all â—he fâ—ts with the froth in clean wâ—ter stiâ—ring iâ— about with your hand and change the water osten till the filâ—h is washed away and â—ill the 〈◊〉 does not â—ite the toâ—gue keep it in a clean thick earthen Vessel in a cold place Preparation of Opium Dissolve Opium in Spirit of Wine strain it and evaporate it to a due consistence The preparation of the Lungs of a Fox Wash the fresh Lungs of a Fox well in white Wine wherein Hyssop and Scabious have been first boiled but you must take out the wind pipe put them into an earthen pot and dry them in a gentle heat take care they are not burnt keep them in a glass stopt with Wax Preparation of Scammony Put the powder of Scammony into a Quince made hollow covered with past bake it in an Oven or rost â—it under the ashes take out the Scammony and keep it forâ—se This is called Diagrydium Another way of preparing Scammony with Sulphur Take of Scammony powdred as much as you please put it upon a paper hold the paper over live coals whereupon Brimstone is câ—st till the Scammony melts or grows white this is called Scammony Sulphurated but you must be sure to stiâ— it all the time it is over the fire Prâ—paration of Squills Take a large fresh Squill pull off the outward dry tunicks wrap it up in bread past and bake it in an Oven with bread till it is tender which you may know by thrusting a Bodkine into it then take it out of the Oven and pull off one by one the Coats casting away the middle which is hard run a thread through them and hang them in a dry place till they are dry but you must take caâ—e they do not touch one another whilst they are drying and in this business you must use a Woodden or Ivory knife for cutting or piercing them Boiled Turpentine Take of Venice Turpentine one pound pour upon it twelve quarts of water wherein boil it till it is so thick that it will break like Rosin or glass when it is cold Preparation of Tutty Tutty being prepared the same way as Lapis Calaminaris is tie it up in a clean rag which is to be stirred about in a vessel full of clean water that the fine and useful parts may come through into the water the gross and impure remaining in the rag then let it settle and pour off the water continue to do so till all that is good is washed out of the rag Sprinkle this powder with a litte rose water and make it into balls to be kept for use ADDENDA Elixir Propietatis Take of Myrrh Aloes and Saffron each half an ounce of Spirit of Wine rectified ten ounces of Spirit of Sulphur by the Bell half an ounce first draw a Tincture from the Saffron in the Spirit of Wine by digesting of it six or eight days then add the Myrrh and Aloes grosly beaten and the Spirit of Sulphur digest them in a long viol well stopt for the space of a Month shake it often pour off the black Tincture from the feces let it stand quiet a night then pour it out