Tartar by a Limbecke whereof you shall make a most excellent and wholesome oyle Vinegar being distilled by a Limbecke the pheces remaine in the bottome of the vessell which first dried afterward with a violent fire if they be driuen out by a Retort there come foorth a very red and sharpe oile Then if you dooe againe dissolue the dead head or Pheces in warme water filter and coagulate it the salt of Vinegar will rest in the bottome the which is verie profitable for all eating vlcers Soote brought into fine pouder dissolue it in distilled Vinegar in Balneo and separating all the mensture that which remaineth in the bottome dissolue and coagulate againe so long till it come to white salt which in a moyst place wil dissolue into oyle verie apt to cure the Gangraenam and all maligne vlcers Bole Armonack made into fine pouder dissolue it in the sower fleame of Alum then separate the fleame by Balneum and poure on other Doe this three times and then the Bole will be turned into a very fat oyle which with a verie soft fire is dryed and brought into pouder most apt to staunch bloud wheresoeuer it breake out Take of Cloues beaten in pouder one pound simple water or Aqua Vitae which is better vi pounde infuse them to digest in Balneo or dung foure dayes then put them in Limbecke with his refrigatorie distill it according to arte and seperate the oyle from the water by a funnel and keepe it for your vse After the same manner shall you draw the oyles of Sage Iuniper Amber Turpentine Mirre Frankinsens Sarcocolla Masticke and Euphorbium We haue written another better way to draw oyles out of the foresaide things in the Spagericke preparation of medicines Wheate being put into a retort with the spirit of wine digest it viii daies then distill it with a violent fire that which is distilled powre againe vpon the dead head digest it againe and distill it againe if you reiterate this iii. times there will come forth a most excellent oyle of the Gangraena and Carcinomatâ— Take of the flowers of Hipericon small â—utij pounde oyle of Turpentine i. pound yolkes of egges 20. Aqua Vitae halfe a pound mingle them all together and let it putrifie in hot dung one whole moneth then wring it out and set it in the sunne two moneths After the same maner is the Balme of Visci pomorum made or with oile Oliue first purified in Balneo Take of the flowres of Hipericon i. pound of the Muslage of the roote of the great Conferie iiii ounces floures of Camomil Verbascum ana pug ii oile of egges and turpentine ana half a pound Aqua Vitae one pound Mirre Frankensence Mastick Muâ—iae ana ii ounces red sugar vi ounces putrifâ—e all in dung one moneth in a vessel diligently stopped then wring it out and circulate it in Balneo three dayes afterward with a soft fire boyle it to the substance of a Balme Take of the leaues of the Mysselto of the Apple tree cut smal ii pound put them into a vessel of glaâ—le putting thereto buds of the Popler tree halfe a pound oyle of the grease of a Badger and of Butter ana iiii ounces turpentine vi ounces oyle of wormes ii pound and a halfe good white wine ii pound digest all well stopped in verie hot dung ii moneths then presse it and circulate it and with a soft fire boile it vntil the liquors be consumed there can not be found a more excellent medicine to asswage acheâ— and paines The iuice of the leaues and rootes of hearbes you shall purifie vntill it bee cleare powring to it so much Aqua Vitae and digest it in Balneo in a glasse xv daies then separate that water by distillation and there remaineth in the bottome the slyme or muslage of the hearbes Steepe the leaues and rootes of hearbes in common water filtred or that which is better in white wine eight daies then let them boyle iii. daies with a soft fire vnder them Then wâ—ing them out and purifie it then boyle them with a softfire vntill they come to the thicknes of honie which we cal the slime of muslage By this rule you shal draw out of both Comferies Cynoglosso Centaurie Vinca peiuinca Aristolochie the roote of henbane the middle barke of Tillia their muslage verie profitable for the foresaid medicines Out of the flowres of red Poppie or their iuice you shal draw a water by a Limbeck very profitable to coole The salt of mans vrine hath an excellent qualitie to clense It is made thus First the vrine is to be filtred then coagulated after with distilled vinegar dissolued againe coagulated these must be reiterated 3. or 4. times Melt waxe at the fire and boyle it with wine till it bee consumed doe it so long vntill it cracke no more Take i. pound of wax thus prepared Alum calcined half a pound Sage leaues M. i. put al into a Limbeck with his receauer and distill it with a meane fire First there will come forth a grose oyle thick hard white which must be distilled againe as afore and iii. times reiterated and so you shall make an excellent oyle of waxe for all griefes of the synowes In like maner is the oyle of Rosen and pitch made Out of honie you shall first drawe an excellent water by Balneum afterward you shall put vnto the dead head or pheces that are left sand or flint stones calcined that the matter boyle not vp which you shall driue out by a 〈◊〉 of glasse giuing fire by degrees and so you shal distil a yellowish cleare oile togither with a grosse impure oyle Let all digest againe 4. or 5. dayes after distill it againe by a Limbecke in sande and there will come out a pure red oyle swimming vpon the water This water is sower almost like vinegar distilled and is very good against the Gangrena but the oyle which burneth like Aqua Vitae hath maruaiâ—ous qualities specially if it be circulated certaine daies with the spirit of wine for the spirit being after separated there remaineth a sweete oyle of pleasant sauour good for wounds by gunshot and eating vlcers Out of the pheces which remaines is drawen a salt first being calcined with a fire of reuerberation dissoluing it with his proper menstrua or common water distilled filtering and coagulating it three times It is good for al rotten vlcers This salt you shal mingle with his proper burning oyle according to arte and you shall reape greater commoditie thereof then is lawfull to be spoken Take of honie not separated from his waxe ii pounde Tartar made into pouder i pound let them putrifie together in dung xv dayes and distill it by a retort and there will first come a cleare water then a yellowish Put these againe vpon the dead head and putrifie it againe other xv dayes
beate iâ— finely and wash it with faire distilled water vntill it haue lost his sharpenesse and that thou shalt do diuers times till it be well purged then drie it and put it into a glasse and put thereunto the spirite of wine that it may be couered three fingers hie and set it on fire and thus thou shalt do three times and th 〈…〉 〈…〉 t thou without any doubt a greater secret to heale his proper disease so that within six daâ—es he shall be quite whole The dose is about fiue graines in conserue of roses drunke with wine or Saccâ—ro Rosâ—to as well in the morning as at night when hee goeth to bed and let the patient sweate thereon two houres at each time It is a most soueraigne medicine against all contractions and you vse it as afore according to the nature of the disease But the patient must vse it six daies If there appeare any pustules ye shal cure them by touching them with oyle of Sulphure Moreouer those that haue the dropsie or such like moist diseases in the body are cured by giuing them six graines in water of Cardus Benedictus letting them sweate thereon as is aforesaid and keeping the order afore set downe Against the Pluâ—isie yee shall giue foure graines in the said water And against the plague in rose vinegar Against the falling sicknes with water of blacke cheâ—ies or Pionie Furthermore if anie haue had the same disease by nature yee shall giue them euerie day a little pill in Aqua Pionia putting theron six droppes of the spirit of Vitrioll If I would shew or expresse all the vertues I should write a booke there of but that which remaineth I will shewe more at large in my booke called Portus Gâ—sconicus with the order to draw the spirit of wine The third particular called Laudanum Anodinum the which is most excellent of all other secrets in as 〈…〉 ging griefes and paines in diuerse diseaseâ— TAke Liquor is aquae inexpertâ— inspissati â„¥ ij put therto the spirit of wine and set it in Balneo to digest vntil it haue drawen awaie the Tincture then powre it forth into a cleaâ—e vessell and put on more and so set it to digest againe so long as it will giue any Tincture or colour Then take the gumme of Henbane dried in the â—unnâ— â„¥ j. and draw away his Tincture with the spirit of wine as thou didst out of the liquor aforesaide then take Diâ—mber â„¥ ij and likewise draw away his Tincture with the spirit of wine and keepe it verie close vntill such time as I shall shew thee then take momia â„¥ ss and drawe away his Tincture with the spirit of wine and when thou hast done mixe it with the other then take Crocus OrientalisÊ’ iij. and drawe foorth his tincture and mixe it with the rest and euerie day stiâ—re it and keepe it in a warme place close stopped fifteene daies that being done distil it in Balneo and there will remaine a little matter in the bottome then put thereto a little of the Tincture of Diâ—mbrae the which ye reserued afore and so let it stand in digestion vntill it be thicke stirring it 3. or 4. times a day vntill the smell of the licour be in a manner consumed the which will be in sixe weekes Then take these that follow the licour of Currall cleare Ambre oâ— Succinum of each Ê’j Unicornes horne 6. graines Magisterium Perlarum one scrâ—ple Ossis de Corde Câ—rui halfe a scrupple Aurum Potabile or his Tincture Ê’ ss All these being finely beaten and mixed in a stone or glasse morter with the spirit of Diamber put in with the residue being thicke and so stirring it sundrie dayes afterward distill al the spirit of wine away then put thereon the residue of the spirit of Diambrae and when it is almost dry put therto Olei succini olei masi Cinamoni of each about one scruple Then take one part and reserue it for women without muske for it hurteth them But to the other parte for men put in halfe a scruple of the extraction of muske made with the spirit of wine and set it in a warme place that it may drie and so keepe it to thy vse Ye may giue it in forme of pilles or dissolue it in some conuenient licour inconuenient Dose as iij. graines or fixe graines for those that are of strong nature It comforteth much against the chollicke the frensie hote Feuers Arthritide Pâ—dagra the weakenesse of the stomacke the yex and comforteth against vomiting prouoketh sleepe Against the falling ficknes yee shall giue iij. graines with the spirit of Vitrioll and Essentia Camphora that is drawen with oyle of sweete Almondes the which is made in this order The order to draw the Essence of Campher Take Campher 〈◊〉 oyle of sweete Almondes â„¥ ss macerate them in the sunne or in Balneo or in a drie warme furnace foure and twentie houres then draw foorth his Tincture or essence with the spirit of wine and put thereto Ê’ j of Laudanum and Ê’ ii of the spirit of vitrioll and â„¥ sixe of the water of pionie floures and stirre them together and giue therof one spoonful at the time of the fit It is a most excellent remedie against all vncurable diseases The fourth specificum called Panchimagogon the which doth purge in small dose all noisome spirits that are mingled with the humours Take Specierum Diâ—rhodon abbatis â„¥ ii and drawe forth the tincture with the spirit of wine and keep it by it selfe Afterward take the Pulpe of ColocinthidesÊ’ vii TurbitÊ’ v. Agariei â„¥ i ss HeleborinigriÊ’ vii DyagrediÊ’ vi Foliorum sene â„¥ iiii Rhabarbari â„¥ ii Elâ—teri â„¥ ss beate them and mixe them together and put thereon Sinamon water the which is made in this order The Sinamond â—i and stamp it grosly then infuse it in white wine foure and twentie houres close stopped then distil it with a gentle fire being close luted for with this sinamond water or spirit of wine thou maist drawe foorth the tincture of all the aforesaide drugges Alwayes prouided that ye keepe them a month in a warme place to macerate stirring them three or foure times in a day and at the end of the moneth powre foorth the licour and put the pheses into a Retort and distill foorth the oile and water the oile ye shal rectifie and reserue The pheses that remaine ye shall calcine and make thereof a salt the which ye shall put to the oile that ye rectified Then take that licour which ye reserued first and distill it in Balneo and in the bottome there will remaine a matter thicke like honie Then take the tincture of Diâ—trodiou Abbatis and powre it vppon that thicke matter and stop well thy glasse and set it in a warme place eight days stirring it euery day That being done draw it away the spirit in Balneâ— vntil it remaine thicke like honie vnto the which ye shal put his oile that ye
much vinegar or aqua vitae and distil it and againe powre on fresh vineger or aqua vitae draw it away againe vntiâ—l the Quintaessence doth ascend in a red golden colour as we haue shewed in many places how to distil those matters that are fixed by vineger or aqua vitâ— for when it is distilled by the Limbecke his vertues are angmented a thousand times wil work strange cures keep this as a secret for it is a gret mystery in nature Here beginneth a manuel or handy worke how the Quintaessence may be drawen out of honie NOw wil I open vnto you a great secret in the vegetall worke of honie to wit a maruellous nature for it is drawen out of the most noble pure part of the floures The nature of Bees is such that they draw out the best of euery thing as in the Animall worke is more at large described wherein there is taught how to extract the nature of al beasts and specially in the 84. Chapter Wherefore my sonne know this that al that God hath created good in the vpper part of the world are perfect and vncorruptible as the heauen but whatsoeuer in these lower partes whether it be in beasts fishes and all manner of sensible creatures hearbs or plants it is indued with a double nature that is to say perfect and vnperfect the perfect nature is called the Quintaessence the vnperfect the Pheces or dregges or the vene 〈…〉 ous or combustible oile Therefore you shall seperate the dregges and combustible oyle and then that which remaineth is perfect and is called the Quintaessence which will endure continually euen as the heauen neyther can it bee dissolued with fire or anie other thing For when God had created all things and looked vpon them they were all perfect good there was nothing lacking to any and therefore for loues sake I say vnto thee that God hath put a secret nature or influence in euery creature and that to euery nature of one sort or kind he hath giuen one common influence and to euery one of seuerall kindes their seuerall influence and vertue whether it be on Physicke or other secret workes which partly are found out by natural work manship And yet more things are vnknowen then are apparant to our senses what doe you not thinke that an herb that is appointed for one disease which it will cure doth not containe in it many more vertues then are knowen vnto vs Yes truely many more This also Iadde that if the pheces and combustible oile be taken away from this thing or herb which in all things is the poyson that should be taken away that brings death vnto vs and the elements should be purified and so burned together by Art that they shall passe together by a Limbecke and be ioyned together as it were coupled in marriage that it may roote out al manner of disease from euery thing be it herb or liuing thing or be drawen from his venome as in the 14. chapter of the Prologue of this book is declared and also in the Prologue of the Animall work whereas the manner of drawing the Quintaessence out of all venemous beasts birds wormes and flies is plainely declared that it may help all the griefes of man but that specially is drawen out of the blood of man and there is likewise declared that there is no neede of things without man or beast to help such as are infected For euerie creature containes in himselfe the remedy of his disease which remedy may be drawne without the hurt of man or beast that the disease may bee miraculously cured as is there most excellently taught in the theâ—ricke and in the practise Therefore I would write this that thou soone mightest vnderstand what maruellous force is in honie which is taken out of all floures and gathered into one masse which truely is indued with sundry vertues For if GOD hath giuen vnto other things the gift of healing what then is there not in honnie which is gathered out of so many floures and euery herb indued with his owne proper vertue Truely if it be brought to his height and excellencie it will worke maruellously Now consider what lieth hidden in this Quintaessence and esteeme it not lightly but keepe it secret as the most excellent thing of al the animal worke the which being obtained you shall neede no other medicines to put away al the accidents of the bodie The second Chapter NOw I will set in hand with the practise Take twelue quartes of the best virgin Hony and put it in a great earthen vessell with a Limbecke well luted and set it in Ealneo lute a recipient to the necke of it and distil that which will distil of it in your Balneo boyling My sonne knowe this that there is no common water in honie but onely Philosophicall and Elementall for the Element of aire doth first passe with the Element of fire in the which the aire is contained and the aire when it riseth resembleth the sauour of aqua vitae distilled and at the first can not be knowen from aqua vitae neither by sight neither sauour distill it vntill there wil no more arise Then leaue the vessell in Balneo fiue daies with a Limbecke and receiuer let it boyle night and day that the matter may be dried then let it coole and take it out and take away the receiuer and Limbecke and that which is in the receiuer powre into the vessell againe vpon the dâ—ie matter and set it in Balneo and couer the mouth of the vessel with a cleane dish well luted and let your Balneum be only luke warme My sonne vnderstand that it may thus bee done for it is good that the fire be drawen with his proper aire so as a maÌ„ would stay so long for it wold be of the greater force The auntient Philosophers wrought in this sort but the daunger is when the vessels shall bee opened lest the water flie away for it is as suâ—till as wine For euerie time the aire is to be drawn away and againe to be powred on making putrifaction in a warme Balneo but first it must be wel luted and a Limbecke being set on with a receiuer you must reiterate the worke vntill the fire rise like vnto red bloud There is another methode or rule of working found out in these our daies which is in this sort The third Chapter THey are thus drawne out and the matter dried as is aforesaide then take common water twise distilled in Balneo and powre on as much as is sufficient and set it in Balneo couer the mouth of the vessel but let not the Balneâ—â— boile and so let it stand three daies and three nights moouing it day and night with a spattle of wood let it coole be poured out and strained Then take a cleane vessell and poure out that which is cleere and powre vpon the pheces fresh distilled water as you did before set the vessell
in Balneo and doe as you did before let it bee cleared and put aside with the first water and put on again fresh water distilled and set it in Balneo as aforesaid and do this so often vntill the water be no more colored for then haue you the fire seperated from the earth but reserue the earth or Pheces vntill I tell you further what you shall do with it for there is yet a combustible oyle in it The fourth Chapter TAke the vessel wherin is the colored water and set it in Balneo with a Limbecke and receiuer well luted and distill al the water with a boyling Balneo let the matter be well dried and coole then take away the Alimbicke let the vessell remaine in Balneo and powre on the water againe vpon the matter and make a fire and set a dish vpon the mouth of the vessell and let it stande so in Balneo three daies euery day moouing it with a spattell of wood 3. or 4. times then let it coole and be taken out and strained Then take a cleane vessell and softly powre out that which is cleere into it and vpon the pheces straightwaies poure on fresh distilled water stirring it about with a woden ladle and let it stand to cleere one day the Pheces which remaine put vnto the first Pheces Then take a vessell and set it in a boyling Balneo vntil it be drie and reiterate this worke vntill there remaine no Pheces in the bottome of the vessell so shall you haue the pure Element of fire and the Element of the aire also must bee so often distilled vntill there remaine nothing in the bottome and in this sort you shall haue the pure Element Seperate then the water from the fire and let it drie so shall you haue a cleere shining matter like to Camphere keepe the fire well in a glasse and the aire with the water in another glassâ— well closed vntill you haue your earth prepared The fift Chapter TAke all the earth with the Pheces and drawe out the combustible oile by a discensorie that is with two vessels ioyned and luted together vntill the combustible oile do passe which is profitable for all colde diseases and other passions which were too long to rehearse if you desire not the combustible oile suffer it to flie away Then takâ— your earth and calcine it in a furnace of reuerberation gently vntill it be al white as snow then take a great earthen or stone vessel and put your white calcined earth into it and powre out a good quantitie of common water distilled and stirre it with a woodden ladle and set it three dayes in a boyling bath and couer it with a dish and stirre it euerie day ten or twelue times Let it coole and the vessel take out and let it cleere one whole day then take an other cleane vessel and softly poure out that which is cleer and vpon the pheces powre againe fresh distilled water and set it in Balâ—â—â— and doe as you did before Take it out againe and let it cleere one day and night and that which is vppermost cleere powre out to the first water Then put to fresh distilled water the third time vnto the pheces and set it in Balneo and doe as you did before and powre out the cleere the third time vnto the first water then cast away the pheces of the third water for they are of no valew Then take the vessell into which the water was put set it in Balneo with a lembecke and a receiuer and with a boyling Balneo drawe out the water vntill the matter bee made drie Let it coole take away the Limbecke and poure in the water againe vpon the earth or salt and set it one day in boyling Balneo Let it dissolue and cleere and take out that which is cleere And put in a little distilled water vpon the pheces and let it stand two or three houres in a warme bath take it out let it cleere by the space of one houre or two and powre out the vpper part to the first water and cast away the Pheces for there is nothing in them Let the vessel be set again in Balneo with the earth or salt and distill away the water vntill all be drie and do as afore reiterating the worke vntill that no pheces remaine in the bottome then draine away the water from the earth and you shal find a faire earthlike Cristall and so you shall haue pure elements The sixth Chapter TAke a great glasse that will beare the fire and put into it your earth and your fire and powre your aire vppon it and set it to distill in a furnace in potte or with sande or ashes with a Limbecke well luted hauing a hole in the vppermost knottie parte that a funnell may bee put in when there shall bee neede of infusion when as the humiditie that it hath receiued be halfe consumed then fortifie your fire by little and little increasing it vntil you see the water boyle and keepe the fire in that state still vntil it be consumed euen to a pinte Take away the fire let it coole take away your receauer and open the hole of the Limbeck and put in your glasse funnell and poure in all the distilled water in the recipient vppon the earth and stoppe the hole of the Limbeck and set the receauer vnto the necke thereof well luted and distill againe obserue the maner aforesaid of drawing and making infusion and doe thus tenne times The tenth distillation finished let all passe together for then the earth is made flying So the aire the water the fire and the earth will ascend together by the Limbeck and be brought into one substance which were in foure One together in nature and now simple as the incorruptible heauen yet are they not fixed but notwithstanding they are so coupled together betweene themselues that by no meanes they can bee seperated but will continue one simple bodie for euer euen as the christalline and vncorruptible heauen which notwithstanding is compounded of the foure elements What thinke you of this my sonne Can not this quintaessence helpe euerie disease that doth infect man through his most excellent temperature whether it be in heate cold moyst or drie for all are in it that he may distribute vnto euerie one that which is necessarie euen as the heauen when neede requireth giueth vnto the earth all things as coldnesse heate or moysture And yet is neither hote colde moist nor drie but of one simple essence and that indued with such a nature that is giueth vnto euerie thing that which is necessarie In like manner doth this quintaessence Therefore my sonne reioyce and giue the almightie God thankes which hath opened these things vnto the Philosophers The vii Chapter NOw my sonne if thou wilt bring this quintaessence yet to a greater perfection Take a great circulatory or Pellican that is a glasse that hath a great head like to
them groselie and put them in a glasse vessell powring thereto of white wine i. measure and a half macerate them in a soft heate ii daies The dose is one spoonefull in the morning and as much at night The force of this potion is so great that it cannot be sufficiently commended Take of the flowres of Uinca Peruinca Lilium Coâ—â—alium ana p. i. Galanga Zedoariae ana ii dams Mumia and Bole Armenia ana i. dram Sperma Ceâ—â— halfe a dram white wine i. measures digest and circulate them in Balneo 4. daies the dose is one spoonefull morning and euening A potion vulnerary where the bone is broken with gunshot Take of Aristolochi Sowbread Adders grasse both conferies Geranii ana M. i Sauin M. ss maces Zedoariae the eyes of Crabbes ana halfe a ounce Mumia Galingale the lesse ana i. dram and a halfe being cut smal and brused and the other things brought into a grose pouder boyle all in a double vessell foure houres with one measure of wine vse it morning and euening This medicine is much better then so manie splents wherewith many are tormented R. of flowres of Lilium Conualium Betonie ana p. i. Galingale Macis ana iii. drams Persicaâ—ia Selandine Vinca Peruinca Veronica Centauri ana M. â—s macerate themas before and referue them to your vse A potion for wounds of the breast Take of the 〈…〉 ice of Veruen Betonie Veronica ana ii ounces cinamon water i. pound macerate them Take of Bole armeniae half an ounce of both the Comferies ana M. i. Galingale ii drams temper them with wine as aforesaid reserue them to vse Diuers discriptions of â—otions may be made of the foresaid simples which I haue to the iudgement of the expert phisition notwithstaÌ„ding this one thing I wil adde that the vse of them hath many oportunities to cure wounds by gunshot as also the Canker and al maligne desperate and eating vlcers of al which the Phisition shal take very great profit if he prepare the potions with the essence of the vulnerarie simples spagetically extract as wee haue taught in another A briefe declaration of Spagericall medicines FOr as much as nowe remaineth to declare the Spagerick preparation of those simples which pertaine to the cure of wounds by gunne shot wee will vse the same method we haue before vsed whereby this our treatise may be the plainer Superantia sunt igitur Anodyna Oleum ouorum Oleum butyri Oleum refinae Ol. visci pomorum compos Oleum hyperisi simpl Olea omnium axung Detergentia Oleum myrrhae Oleum mastiches Oleum terebinthinae Oleum mellis Viscus centaurij Viscus vincoe petuincoe Viscus aristolochioe Sal foecum aceti Balsamus martis Crocus veneris Mercur. praecipitat vulgaris Mercur praecipit dulcific Oleum guaiaci Balsamus veneris Balsamus Saturni Balsamus tartari Sarcotica Balsamus hyperici Oleum thuris Oleum sarcocollae Ol mannae Viscus consolidae vtriusque Viscus cynoglossi Epulâ—tica Calx testarum ouorum Calx testarum limacum Bolus armena praeparata AlumeÌ„ adustum praepar Crocus Martis Creta vitrioli flaua Ol. salis tartari Ol. talci quae etiaÌ„ cicatrices decorant Repellentia sangui 〈…〉 cohibentia Ol. visci pomorum simplex Oleum Martis Crocus Veneris Colcothar simplex Colcothar dulcisicarum Bolus armena praeparata Calx testarum ouorum Calx testarum limacum Ad venena Butyrum arsenici fixum Praecipitatus dulcificatus Balsamus tartari Ol. Mercur. corporale Oleum antimonij Oleum sulphuris vitriolatuÌ„ Ad ambusta Oleum ouorum Oleum lardi Oleum butyri Aqua gammarorum Aqua spermatis ranarum Aqua florum papauer rubri Viscus rad hyoscyami Oleum Saturni eiusque Sal. Oleum Lithargyri Attrahentia Viscus aristolochiae Viscus corticis med tiliae Succinum praeparatum Magnes praeparatus Sunt rursus illorum simplicium singula quae singulis partibus vulneratis conducunt vt Ossibus corruptis Oleum myrrhae Oleum caryophyllorum Oleum tartari foetens Oleum vitrioli Oleum sulphuris simplex Oleum sulph vitriolatum Oleum antimonij Sulphur rubjcuÌ„dum antim Oleum salis Oleum Mercur sublimati Neruis vulneratis Oleum cerae Oleum iuneperi Oleum euphorbij Oleum ouorum Oleum terebinthinae Oleum sulphuris terebinth Carni putridae ac corrupta Sal fuliginis Sal vrinae Sal tartari Sal mellis Oleum frumenti Oleum mellis Oleum sulph acidunt Phlegma vitrioli acidum Phlegma aluminis acidum Balsamus Martis Balsamus Veneris Balsamus Mercurij Balsamus tartari But because regarde is alwaies to be had of the noble part in whose action the life doth consist there bee certaine medicines which being giuen can defend them Roborant enim Câ—rebrum Oleum succini Oleum saluiae Oleum caryophyllorum Spiritus vitrioli Cor. Aurum vitae Tinctura auri Essentia margaritarum Hepar Tinctura Bals. natural Tinctura corallorum Oleum Martis The Spagericall preparation of medicines before rehearsed THe dregges of wine or crude Tartar brought into pouder put into a Retort of glasse or earth with his recipient make fire by degrees as is doone to the making of strong water there will rise great plentie of white spirits which wil turne into water and thicke stinking oile separate the oyle by a funnel and keepe it to your vse But the salt of Tartar you shall draw out of the Pheces which they call the dead head which are left in the Retort Those you shall dissolue in warme water and after filter that which is dissolued twise or thrise coagulate it at the fire by vaporing away the water and the salt wil remaine in the bottome of the vessell which if you againe dissolue and coagulate diuerse times you shall purge it cleare like Cristall This Cristaline salt if you put it into a glasse and set it in a wine seller or other moist place within few dayes it wil resolue into a cleare oyle verie excellent to clense the spots and vlcers of the face Take crude Tartar ii pounde salt Peter Salt of Soote of the Pheces of vineger ana iiii ounces Calcis Vâ—uae vi ounces all broken verie small put into a vessel not glased but wel stopped Calcine it xii houres dissolue that is calcined in warme water distil it by filter after coagulate it and clenâ—e it againe repeating three times your calcinations dissolutions and coagulations then put all into a Limbecke and put on distilled vinegar that it be â—â—uered iiii fingers Distil the vinegar in balneo M. and there wil come forth a sweete liquor then poure on the vinegar againe to distill this do so long vntil it be no more sweete but sower as when you poured it on first and so rise in the Limbecke Then distill all in a strong fire by a Retort and there will come forth a hot oyle the commodities whereof can scarcely be declared After the same maner if you will you may distil al the salt of
after distill it againe and this doe three times and you shall haue an excellent oyle of honie Take butter first molten in white wine and then distil it with a meane fire and there wil distil out a oyle greatly swaging paines and supplying So shall you make oyle of Larde and all greases Take 100 yolkes of egges first sodden hard put them into a Cucurbite and make fire by degrees first there wil come out a water after a yellowish oyle swimming vpon the water last a thicke oile The water is good for al spots in the face the oyle to appease all griefes and aches Boyle Câ—eueâ—es in water of Orphine in a double vessell wel stopped one whole day After distil it powring the water 3. times vpon the pheces then let it be kept it is veâ—ie good for inflamations burnings the Carcynomata The sperme of eede of frogges is gathered in the moneth of March and iâ— distilled by a glasse Limbecke and therof is drawen a water very commodious for inflamations and burnings Eggeshels or the shels of snailes are reuerberated in a sharpe fire three daies vntill they be brought into a veâ—ie white Calce But if they be sprinckled with vineger whilest they are calcined the Calce wil be the lighter and apter to worke his force Mercurie first washed and prepared according to Gebers prescription dissolue with the duble weight of common strong water then distill it 〈◊〉 times and poure it so often againe vpon the pheces and so it is brought into a verie red pouder cut of the which being â—eueâ—berate at the fire and drawne away the spirits of the strong water which otherwise woulde mooue geeat paine But it were better if it were washed with the sleame of Allum and vinegar distilled and the water of Egges for by that meane the sharpnesse is taken away But it is better to prepare Mercurie with often sublimations and to fixe it being quickened againe and purged from his filthy earth and superfluous humiditie with the water which wee haue described in the booke by me published of the Spâ—gerick preparation But if al men do not vnderstand that discâ—â—ption for the darke wordes of Art it shall not be incommodious to fixe the Mercurie with common strong water three times powred on and drawne away and to bring it into a red pouder and that with a sufficient violent fire that al the sharpnes and venome of the menstrew may be drawne away which shal much the better be done of this water following be min 〈…〉 led with it and by often distillation sepâ—â—ated Take of distilled vinegar 〈◊〉 pound a half the fleam 〈◊〉 Allum i. pound and a halfe calce of eggeshels vi oun 〈…〉 es distill al til it be drie Take of this water 〈◊〉 pound of Mercurie precipitate as â—fore i. pound mingle all wel according to art distil it by a Limbeck powring the water againe vnto the pâ—eces three times Last of al driue al out vntill it bee d 〈…〉 and there will remaine a pouder in the bottome which grinde vppon a marble and put it into a Limbeck pouring on the water aforesaid which you shal three times distill from the pheces as afore Lastly the Mercurie precipitate must be circulated with a alcool of wine 24. houres Then distill away the spirit of wine that the matter may drie then poure on new againe and circulate it and distill as afore and that do 4. or 5. times and then you haue attained the perfect preparation of Mercurie whose qualities cannot be sufficiently commended in curing of sundrie diseases specially of the Pox whether it be takeÌ„ by mouth or applied to the place grieued Make Amalgama with iiii ounces of Mercurie câ—ude and i. ounce of the best tinne Spread this vpon a plate of Iron and set it in a moyst place and all will dissolue into oyle it is also made with Mercurie alone and a plate of Tynne Mercurie as the maner is three times sublimed with Salt of Vitrioll at the last is mingled with the like portion of salâ— Armoniack againe subblimed three or foure times al that subblimat is dissolued into oile out of which the spirit of the salt Armoniack is to be drawen away circulate all with the essence of wine and distil it so long vntil the oyle haue lost his heate and sharpnesse and the Armoniacke be separated It is also reduced by it selfe into an oyle with a very soft heate of an Athanor by long distance of time Sublime Mercurie so often with the simple Calce of egges well prepared vntill it be vtterly extinct To this mixture powre vinegar distilled alcoole sated that it may couer it 4 fingers distil the liquor from the pheces 4. or 5 times vntil the Mercurie be come into a very red pouder which you shall circulate with a alcoole of wine in a pellican 8. days separate the alcool by a limbeck there wil remaine in the bottome the most pretious sweet balme of Mercury It healeth al desperate vlcers also â—â—râ—uculaÌ„ iâ—â—â—sica greatly helpeth these wounds by gunshot Al other preparations of Mercurie and the maner of vsing it you shal gather out of the book which we lately set forth Vpon the filings of Iron often washed with salt water poure sharpe vinegar that it may couer it foure fingers set it vpon warme ashes 8. daies euerie day moouing the matter and separating the vinegar which wil be colored pouring on againe new and that so long till the vinegar be no more coloured which being vapoured away take the pouder that remaineth in the bottome and subblime it with like portion of Armoniacke the same sublimate you shall returne againe so often vppon his pheces and subblime again vntil there appeare the color of a Rubin then cast al into scalding water that the salt may dissolue them by by put to cold water the balme of Mars wil rest in the bottome like the calx of gold Poure away the water and put to fresh again that the balme may be made sweete Of this with the spirit a wine alcolizat by circulations you shall make a red oyle most excellent for all inwarde Hemerodes or issues of bloud and to strengthen the bowels if one drop be mixed with conserue of Roses or Conferie or giuen with wine The filings of Iron first well washed you shall calciâ—â— with the flowre of Sulphur or dissolue with strong water then poure on very sharpe vinegar and set it in a warme place certaine days then reuerberate it with an open fire as Arte commandeth one wholeâ— day gathering alwayes the flowres which remaine aboue vntill all be conuerted into a verâ—e red and light pouder After the same maner you shal make the balme oile Crocus of copper out of the which with the sowre flame of Vitrioll circulating all artificially you shall drawe a bleweshing Vitriol whose qualities we haue discribed in
another place Out of Saturne calcined is drawne a sweetish salt in balneo with distilled vinegar pouring it so often vpon the Pheces vntil it draw no more The menstrew euaporated the salt remaineth in the botome which by often dissolutions and coagulations is made Cristaline and afterward easily dissolued into oyle being set in a moist place But if you circulate this cristaline salt in a Pelicane with the alcool of wine 15. daies and after take away the menstrew by distillation put to new wine circulate it putting to a fit dose of cristaline salt of Tartar you shall make a Balme sweeter then sugar which will maruellously preuaile against all maligne vlcers and diseases of the eyes Decoct Antimonie made in pouder with a capital lie prepared of Tartar calcined and Sope ashes and quicke-lime the space of one houre then let it coole pouring vpoÌ„ it a litle Vinegar and there wil appeare a certaine rednes swimming vpon which you shal gather then againe let it boile for one houre or two againe let it coole and gather that which swimmeth vp Do this so often vntil there appeare no more rednes For it is the sulphure of antimonie which dried at a soft fire you shal keepe it to good vses Mingle Antimonie with Sugar and Alum and put all into a Retort of glasse make a soft fire for 4. or 5. houres afterward increase it and there will come out an oyle red like bloud It is also done with mercurie sublimate but great â—eede is to be taken lest any errour be committed in the degree of fire Boyle Sulphur prepared with oyle of Linseede with a verie soft fire and it will be like blood congealed Let the matter coole put it into a retort and giue it fire and there will distill out a verie red oyle of Sulphur It is also done if you mingle bran with your Sulphur and distill it Take of Sulphur Vinae P. i. with which mingle with a soft fire so much pure vâ—trioll molten that it may be one body Distill this by a discentorie and there will descend a red oyle into the receauer If i. pound of the flowre of sulphur be mixed with ii or iii. pound of oile of turpentine in a drie heate the flowres wil dissolue into a red oile Then the menstrew rightly artificially separate circulate the rubin of Sulphur with the Alcoll of wine eight dayes and you shal haue oyle of Sulphur that hath the qualities of the naturall Balme The sower oile of Sulphur is made by Sulphur by setting it on fire and hanging ouer it a bell or a large glasse head to 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 which 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 into that 〈…〉 Put Viâ—â—ioll beaâ—en into pouder into a Cucurbite giuing it a fire of the second degree and there wil issue a sower water which is called the â—leame of Vitrioll Take the Pheces which remaineth in the bottome of the vessell which is called Colcothar stampâ— that and if you mingle flyntes withall with a violent fire there will come out a red oyle It is also made with the simple Colcothar driuen out with a violent fire three daies space and there will come forth a verie hot oyle which is made sweete by circulation with spirit of wine Tartarizated But if the Colcothar bee dissolued in warme water and the rednesse in it separated and the water euaporated the Colcothar will remaine sweetish that which remaineth the rednesse being taken away is called Creta Uitrioli But if Vitrioll be drawne by the ninth a limbeck pouring on alwaies the liquor vpon the dead head and after circulating all by the space of eight dayes you shall haue the spirit of Vitrioll verie profitable for many things The â—leame of Allum is made like the fleame of Vitrioll But Allum is prepared if the â—leame be 5. times powred vpon the pheces out of which it was drawne and distilled last of all drie out all the fleame vntill it be drie Make brine of salt into which cast hot burning stones that they may be imbybed those stones so imbybed put into a retort giuing fire by degrees there wil come forth a very hot oyle of salt I said before that there was great force in Butyro Arseâ—ici fixo to cure al vâ—nâ—monâ— and maligne vlceâ—s it is made in this maner Mingle cristaline Arsenick first subblimed with onely colcothar which doth keepe backe his poyson with like waight of salt of Tartar and salt Peter put al into two glasses fixe it giuing fire the space of xxiiii hourâ—â— first very gentle then of the highest degree You shall finde the matter verie white fixed resembling the color of pearles which dissolue in war 〈…〉 water 〈…〉 may draw the A 〈…〉 ly from it And the pouder which â—emaineth imbybe with oile of Tartar or of Talcum which is better and drie it at the fire and do this thrise Againe dissolue the matter in warme water that you may take away his salt and there will remaine a very white pouder and fixed which will dissolue in a moyst place into a fat oyle which is 〈◊〉 like Butter Out of Talcum rightly and artificially calcined is drawne the spirit with distilled vinegar This is dissolued into a pretious oyle being set in a moist place Take of the iuice of Aristolochia Rotundae and Sauin ana iii. ounces Serpe 〈…〉 ii ounces spirit of 〈◊〉 i. pound circulate them first the space of xxiiii hou 〈…〉 then distil them of this water take i. pounde of elect Magnes made into pouder iiii ounces circulate them together distil away the water from the Phâ—ces 〈◊〉 this three times and by this meanes you shall obtaine the preparation of Mag 〈…〉 But because â—s wee haue saide the noblest 〈◊〉 are to be strengthened and the heart the principal â—â—gan of life must alwaie be defended these preparatio 〈…〉 following are to be vsed Take of Theâ—incae of Alex 〈…〉 〈◊〉 ounces and a halfe the best Mâ—rre i. ounce and a halfe Saffron ii drams the spirit of wine vi ounces mingle al these and in ashes with a very soft fire distill it circulate that which is distilled in Ba 〈…〉 o eight daies and then distill it againe The water hath a most excellent qualitie against the plague and all venemous things and doth maruellously strengthen the heart We haue she 〈…〉 ed the 〈…〉 〈…〉 ncture of gold Corals naturall Balme and the es 〈…〉 ence of Pâ—â—rle in the book which I wrote of preparation now resteth for 〈◊〉 to speake of the gold of life which 〈◊〉 â—hall knowe to be the most excellent and extreme 〈◊〉 in curing 〈…〉 do but consider 〈…〉 excellencie 〈…〉 Deuteron 22. 〈◊〉 Gal. simpl 10. cap. 18. 9 10 12 13. Act. Tetr 1. ser. 2. cap. 110. Aegin libr. 7. Dioscorid libr. 2. cap. 90. Marcel cap. 4. 26. Plin. libr. 28. 4. 15. Serap simpl 〈◊〉 453. 466. Another of 〈◊〉 discription Potions to be giuen other timer of the griefe A potion apt for poisoned wounds by Gunshot 〈◊〉 potion fâ—r the wounds of the heâ—d For wounds of the 〈…〉 macke Oleum Tartar◠〈◊〉 The Salto Tartar Oyle of Tartar The balme of Tartar Oyle of Vintgâ—â— Salt of Vinegar Salâ— and oyle of S 〈…〉 The preparation of Bâ—ls Arm 〈…〉 Oyles of spices 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 Oyle of wheatâ— The sâ—â—ple Balâ—e of Hipericon Bals 〈…〉 vised pomorum The compound bâ—lâ—e of hypâ—â—icon The 〈◊〉 balme of 〈◊〉 pomorum How the flime or â—uslege is drawen out of hearbs Another methode Salt of â—â—ine Oyle of Wax The water and oyle of honie The salt of hony Another oyle of hony more precious Oyle of butter 〈◊〉 larde â—yle of yâ—lks of Egges Water of 〈…〉 â—eses Water of the sperme of frogâ— â—alâ— of â—gsâ—elâ—â—nd sâ—â—iles The common Mercurie precipitate Mercurie precipiat fixi dâ—lciâ—ied most profitable for the â—â—re of 〈…〉 ds oile of Mercurie corpo 〈…〉 Oile of mercurie subblimed The balme of Mercurie 〈◊〉 martis Oyle of Mars â—roâ—us martiâ— The balme oile Crocus Viâ—rioâ—ium Venâ—â—is â—alt of saturn 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Balsamuâ— Saturni Sulphur of antimoni Oyle of antimonie oile of Sulphur oile of Sulph 〈…〉 vitriolate oile of Sulphur terebinthinaâ— Sowre oile of Sulphur The 〈◊〉 of V 〈…〉 ioll 〈◊〉 of Vitrioll Another 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 dulcifi 〈…〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 Spirit of Viâ—â—iâ—ll Tled 〈…〉 of al 〈…〉 and the preparation 〈◊〉 of salt 〈…〉 oile of 〈◊〉 The 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of Mag 〈…〉 Cordiall 〈…〉 The 〈◊〉 on of 〈◊〉 câ—ll 〈◊〉 〈◊〉