A. 7. If they can make a shift to make it which is a task almost if not altogether as hard as to piss down Pauls how or which way the vertues of it wil countervail the one half of the charge and cost to leave the pains and trouble out 〈◊〉 Dr. Ignoramus followed Matthias and never considered he lived in a different Climate Spiritus Castorii Page 32. in the Latin Book Or Spirit of Castorium The Colledg Take of fresh Castorium four ounces Lavender flower an ounce the tops of Sage and Rosemary of each half an ounce Cinnamon six drams Mace Cloves of each two drachms Spirit of Wine rectified six pound digest them in a Phial filled only to the third part close stopped with cork and bladder in warm ashes for two daies then distilled in Balneo Mariae and the distilled water kept close stopped Culpeper A. By reason of its heat it is no waies fit to be taken alone but mixed with other convenient medicines apropriated to the diseases you would give it for It resists poyson and helps such as are bitten by venemous beasts it causeth speedy deliver y to women in travail and casteth out the after birth it helps the fits of the mother Lethargies and Convulsions being mixed with white Wine and dropped into the ears it helps deafness if stopping be the cause of it the dose to be given inwardly is between one drachm and half a drachm according to the age and strength of the patient Aqua Petasitidis composita Page 32. in Latin Book Or Compound water of 〈◊〉 Burrs The Colledg Take of the fresh roots of Butter Burr bruised one pound and an half the roots of Angelica and Master-wort of each half a pound steep them in ten pints of strong Ale then distil them till the change of the tast gives testimony that the strength is drawn out Culpeper A. This water is very effectual being mixed with other convenient cordials for such as have pestilential feavers also a spoonful taken in the morning may prove a good preservative in pestilential times it helps the fits of the mother and such as are short winded and being taken inwardly dries up the moisture of such sores as are hard to be cured Aqua Raphani Composita Page 33. in the Latin B. Compound water of Rhadishes The Colledg Take of the leaves of hoth sorts of Scurvy-grass of each six pound having bruised them press the 〈◊〉 out of them with which mix of the Juyce of Brooklime and Water-cesses of each one pound and an half of the best white wine eight pound twelve whole Lemmons pills and all fresh 〈◊〉 roots four pound the roots of wild Raddishes two pound Capt. winters Cinnamon half a pound Nutmegs four ounces steep them altogether and then distil them Culpeper A. In their former Dispensatory when they had that Ingenuity left to confess where they had their medicines I gave them a modest term and said they borrowed them from such or such an Author but now all ingenuity hath left them and nothing but Self remains in them and they abscond their Authors I know not what to say unless I should say they stole them whether this be their own or not I know not 't is something like them a churlish medicine to a churlish Colledg I fancy it not and so I leave it I suppose they intended it for purgation of women in childbed and 't is as fit for it as a Sow is for a Saddle Aqua Peoniae Composita Page 33. in the Latin B. Or Compound water of Peony The Colledg Take of the flowers of Lillies of the vally one pound infuse them in four gallons of Spanish Wine so long til the following flowers may be had fresh Take of the fore named flowers half a pound Peony flowers four ounces steep them together fourteen daies then distil them in Balneo Mariae til they be dry in the distilled liquor infuse again male Peony roots gathered in due time two ounces and an half white Dittany long Birthwort of each half an ounce the leaves of Misleto of the Oak and Rue of each two handfuls Peony seeds husked ten drachms Rue seeds three drachms and an half Castorium two scruples Cubebs Mace of each two drachms 〈◊〉 an ounce and an half Squils prepared three drachms Rosemary flowers six pugils Arabian 〈◊〉 Lavender of each four pugils the flowers of Betony Clove-gilli-flowers and Cowslips of each eight pugils then adding four pound of the Juyce of black cherries Distil it in a glass stil til it be dry Culpeper A. It seems the Colledg was shrewdly put to it to alter the name of this Receipt from Langius his Antepileptical water to Compound water of Peony a new trick to cheat the world and they have also altered some few things not worth the noting A. If the Authority of Erastus or daily experience wil serve the turn then was this Receipt chiefly compiled against the Convulsion fits but the derivation of the word notes it to be prevalent against the falling sickness also for 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in Greek signifies Falling sickness and indeed Erastus and experience pleads for this also It is true the Composition of Erastus differs from this and so doth another recited by Johannes Langius but it seems our Physitians for some reasons best known to themselves esteemed this the best at this time for their minds are mutable A. Well then having now learned the vertues of the Water a word or two of the Use will not be amiss Erastus was of opinion that both these diseases were caused by the Moon and so am I of that opinion also for I know some at this time that are constantly troubled with the falling sickness only at the new and full Moons I could give reasons for this judgment of Erastus but I am unwill ing to be tedious Then saith he if the disease come daily let a spoonful to it be taken morning and evening if weakly then let it be taken only at the new and ful Moon and at her quartiles to the Sun if it begin to wear away then only twice a month viz. at the new and full Moon wil suffice It profits also in time of the fit by rubbing their temples nostrils and jaws with it Aqua Bezoartica 34. in the Latin Book Or Bezoar Water The Colledg Take of the leaves of Sullendine roots and al three handfuls and an half Rue two handfuls Scordium four handfuls Dittany of creet Carduus of each one handful and an half Zedoary and Angellica roots of each three drachms Citrons and Lemmon pills of each six drachms Clove-gilliflowers one ounce and an half red Roses Centaury the less of each two drachms Cinnamon Cloves of each three drachms Venis Treacle three ounces Mithridate one ounce and an half Camphire two scruples Troches of vipers two ounces Mace two drachms wood of Aloes half an ounce yellow Sanders one drachm and an half Cardus seeds one ounce Citron seeds six drachms let
those whose bodies are subject to scabs and Itch. If you please you may take two ounces by it self every morning Syrupus de Glycyrrhiza Pag. 56. In the L. Book O R Syrup of Liquoris The Colledg Take of green Liquoris scraped and bruised two ounces white Maidenhair an ounce dryed Hysop half an ounce steep these in four pound of hot water after 24. hours boyl it till half be consumed strain it and clarifie it and with Honey Peuids and Sugar of each eight ounces make it into a syrup adding before it be perfectly boyled red Rose-water six ounces Culpeper A. It clenseth the breast and lungues and helps continual Coughs and Pleuresies You may take it with a Liquoris stick or ad an ounce of it or more to the pectoral Decoction Syrupus Granatorum cum Aceto vulgo Oxysaccharum simplex Page 57. in the Latin Book O R Syrup of Pomegranates with Vineger The Colledg Take of white Sugar a pound and an half Juyce of Pomegranates eight ounces white Wine Vineger four ounces boyl it gently into a Syrup Culpeper A. Look the Vertue of Pomegranates amongst the Simples Syrupus de Hyssopo Page 57. in the Latin Book O R Syrup of Hysop The Colledg Take eight pound of spring Water half an ounce of Barley boyl it about half an hour then ad the Roots of smallage Parsly Fennel Liquoris of each ten drams Jujubes Sebestens of each fifteen Raisons of the sun stoned an ounce and an half Figs Dates of each ten the seeds of Mallows and Quinces Gum Tragacanth tyed up in a rag of each three drachms Hysop meanly dried ten drachms Maiden-hair six drachms boyl them together yet so that the Roots may precead the Fruits the Fruits the Seeds and the Seeds the Herbs about a quarter of an hour at last five pounds of Water being consumed boyl the other three being first strained and clarified into a syrup with two pound and an half of Sugar Culpeper A. You may thank Mesue for it not the Colledg A. It mightily strengthens the breast and lungs causeth long wind cleer voice is a good remedy against coughs Use it like the syrup of Liquoris Syrupus Ivae arthriticae sive Chamaepityos Pag. 57. O R Syrup of Chamepitys The Colledg Take of Chamepitys two handfuls Sage Rosemary Poley mountain Origanum Calaminth wild mints Peniroyal Hysop Time Rue Garden and wild Betony Mother of Time of each a handful the roots of Acorus Birthwort long and round Briony Dittany Gentian Hogs Fennel Valerian of each half an ounce the roots of smallage sparagus Fennel Parsly Bruscus of each an ounce Pellitory of Spain an ounce and an half stoechas the seeds of Annis Ammi Carraway Fennel Lovage Hartwort of each three drachms Raisons of the sun two ounces boyl them in ten pound of water to four to which ad Honey and Sugar of each two pound make it into a syrup to be persumed with sugar Nutmegs and Cubebs of each three drachms Culpeper A. I bid them mend this for shame last time and the truth is so they have before it was a Hodg-podg that could not be made and now 't is a Hodg-podg only not worth the making Syrupus Jujubinus Page 58. in the Latin Book O R Syrup of Jujubes The Colledg Take of Jujubes Violets five drachms Maiden-hair Liquoris French Barley of each an ounce the seeds of Mallows five drachms the seeds of white Poppies Melones Lettice seed of Quinces and Gum Tragacanth tyed up in a rag of each three drachms boyl them in six pound of rain or spring water till half be consumed strain it and with two pound of sugar make it into a syrup Culpeper A. Those that adore the Colledg as so many little God-a-mighties let them ask them what part of the Violets must be put in for they must operate as neer to their meanings as the men of Benjamin could throw a stone and not miss others that do not may be pleased to make use of the Flowers A. It is a fine cooling syrup very available in Coughs Hoarsness and Pleuresies Ulcers of the Lungues and Bladder as also in all inflamations whatsoever You may take a spoonful of it once in three or four hours or if you please take it with a Liquoris stick Syrupus de Meconio sive Diacodium Page 58. Syrup of Meconium or Diacodium The Colledg Take of white Poppy heads with their seeds gathered a little after the flowers are fallen off and kept three daies eight ounces black Poppy heads so ordered six ounces rain Water eight pound steep them twenty four hours then boyl and press them gently boyl it to three pounds and with twenty four ounces of sugar boyl it into a syrup according to art Syrupus de Meconio Compositus Page 59. in L. Book Syrup of Meconium Compound The Colledg Take of white and black Poppy heads with their seeds fifty drachms maindenhair fifteen drachms Jujubes thirty the seeds of Lettice fourty drachms of Mallows and Quinces tied up in a rag a drachm and an half Liquoris five drachms Water eight pound boyl it according to art strain it and to three pound of Decoction ad sugar and penids of each a pound make it into a syrup Culpeper A. Meconium The blush of which this Receipt carries in its frontispiece is nothing else but the juyce of English Poppies boyled till it be thick As I am of opinion that Opium is nothing else but the juyce of Poppies growing in hotter Countries and therefore in all reason is colder in quality and therefore I speak purely of Meconium and Opium not of these syrups though they be no edg-tools yet 't is ill jesting with them A. All these former syrups of Poppies provoke sleep but in that I desire they may be used with a great deal of caution and wariness such as these are are not fit to be given in the beginning of Feavers nor to such whose bodies are costive ever remember my former Motto Fools are not fit to make Physitians Yet to such as are troubled with hot sharp Rhewms you may safely give them and note this the last which is borrowed from Mesue is apropriated to the Lungues whose own words translation excepted of it are these It prevails against dry Coughs Phtisicks hot and sharp gnawing Rhewms and provokes sleep It is an usual fashion for Nurses when they have heat their milk by exercise or strong liquor no marvel then if their children be froward then run for syrup of Poppies to make their young ones sleep I would fain have that fashion left therefore I forbear the dose let Nurses keep their own bodies 〈◊〉 and their children will sleep well enough never fear Syrupus 〈◊〉 Page 59. in the Latin Book Or Syrup of Bawm The Colledg Take of the Bark of Bugloss Roots an ounce the 〈◊〉 of white Dittany sinksoyl scorzonera of each half an ounce the Leaves of Bawm scabious Devils-bit the 〈◊〉 of both sorts of Bugloss and Rosemary of
Wine Vineger of each two pound boyl them in an earthen vessel taking the scum off with a wooden Scummer till it be come to the consistence of a Syrup Culpeper A. Your best way is to boyl the Water and Honey first into a Syrup and ad the Vineger afterwards and then boyl it again into a Syrup Observe that the later it be before you ad the Vineger to any Syrup the sowrer will it be so may you please your self and not offend the Colledg for they give you latitude enough A. It cuts flegm and it is a good preparative against a vomit Oxymel Compound Page 73. in the L. Book The Colledg Take of the Bark of the Root of Fennel Smallage Parsly Bruscus Sparagus of each two ounces the Seeds of Fennel Smallage Parsly Annis of each one ounce steep them all the Roots being first clensed and the Seeds bruised in six pound of cleer water and a pound and an half of wine Vineger the next day boyl it to the consumption of the third part boyl the rest being strained with three pound of Honey into a liquid Syrup according to art Culpeper A. First having bruised the Roots and Seeds boyl them in the water till half be consumed then strain it and ad the Honey and when it is almost boyled enough add the Vineger and with all my heart I will put it to Dr. Reason to judg which is the best way of making of it the Colledges or mine Oxymel Helleboratum Page 74. in the Latin Book Or Oximel Helleborated The Colledg Take of Rue Time Dittany of Creet Hysop Penyroyal Horebound Cardus the Roots of Celtick Spicknard without Leaves the inner bark of Elders of each a handful mountain Calaminth two pugils the Seeds of Annis Fennel Bazil Romane Nettles Dill of each two drachms the Roots of Angelica Marsh-Mallows Aron Squils prepared Birthwort long round and climing Turbith English Orris Costus Polypodium Lemmon Pills of each an ounce the strings of black Hellobore Spurge Agrick added at the end of the Decoction of each two drams the bark of white Hellebor half an ounce let al of them being dried bruised be digested in a Glass or glazed vessel close stopped in the heat of the Sun or of a Furnace Posca made of equal parts of Water and Vineger eight pound Sapa two ounces three daies being expired boyl it a little more than half away strain it pressing it gently and ad to the liquor a pound and an half of Honey-Roses wherein two ounces of Citron Pills have been infused boyl it to the thickness of Honey and perfume it with Cloves Saffron Ginger Galanga Mace of each a drachm Culpeper A. It is such a mess of altogether that a man scarce knows what to do with it here are many Simples very Cordial many provoke the terms some purge gently some violently and some cause vomiting being all put together I verily think the labor and cost if put in an equal ballance would outweigh the benefit but the Apothecaries must make it the Colledg commands it Oxymel Julianizans Page 75. in Lat. Book The Colledg Take of the bark of Caper Roots the Roots of Orris Fennel Parsly Bruscus Cichory Sparagus Cyperus of each half an ounce the Leaves of Harts-tongue Schaenanth Tamaris of each half a handful sweet Fennel Seed half an ounce infuse them in three pound of Posca which is somthing sowr afterwards boyl it till half be consumed strain it and with Honey and Sugar clarified of each half a pound boyl it to the thickness of Honey Culpeper A. This Medicine is very opening very good against Hypocondriack Melancholly and as fit a Medicine as can be for that disease in children called the Rickets Children are as humorsom as men and they are humorsom enough Experience the best of all Doctors teacheth some love sweet things let them take Syrup of Harts-tongue others cannot abide sweet things to their natures this Syrup suits being taken in the same manner The Colledg Oximel of Squils simple is made of three pound of clarified Honey Vineger of Squils two pound boyl them according to art Culpeper A. They say they borrowed this Receipt of Nicholaus but of what Nicholaus I know not the self same Receipt is word for word in Mesue whose commendations of it is this It cuts and divides humors that are tough and viscus and therefore helps the stomach and bowels afflicted by such humors and helps sour belchings If you take but a spoonful in the morning an able body will think it enough A. View the Vineger of Squils and then your reason will tell you this is as wholsom and somwhat more toothsom Oxymel Scilliticum Compositum Page 75. in L. Book Or Oximel of Squils Compound The Colledg Take of Origanum dried Hysop Time Lovage Cardamoms the less Stoechas of each five drachms boyl them in three pound of Water to one strain it and with two pound of Honey Honey of Raisons half a pound Juyce of Briony five ounces Vineger of Squils a pound and an half boyl it and scum it according to art Culpeper A. Mesue saith this is good against the Falling-sickness Megrim Head-ach Vertigo or swimming in the head and if these be occasioned by the stomach as many times they are it helps the Lungues obstructed by humor and is good for women not well clensed after labor it opens the passage of the womb 'T is too churlish a purge for a Country man to meddle with If the ignorant will be medling they will meet with their matches and say I told them so A. Such Syrups as are in their rejected Dispensatory and left out in this for they love to reject the best and chuse the worst as though they were born for nothing else but to do mischief are these that follow Culpeper A. REader before we begin I thought good to advertise thee of these few things which indeed I had inserted at the beginning of the Syrups had I not forgotten it A. 1. A Syrup is a Medicine of a liquid body compounded of Decoction Infusion or Juyce with Sugar or Honey and brought by the heat of the fire into the thickness of Honey A. 2. Because all Honey is not of a thickness understand new Honey which of all other is thinnest A. 3. The Reason why Decoctions Infusions and Juyces are thus used is because thereby 1. They will keep the longer 2. They will tast the better A. 4. In boyling Syrups have a great care of their just consistance for if you boyl them too much they will candy if too little they will sour A. 5. All Simple Syrups have the vertues of the Simples they are made of and are far more convenient for weak people and queazy stomachs Syrup of Purslain Mesue The Colledg TAke of the seeds of Purslain grosly bruised half a pound of the Juyce of Endive boyled and clarified two pound Sugar two pound Vineger nine ounces infuse the seeds in the juyce of Endive twenty four
hours afterwards boyl it half away with a gentle fire then strain it and boyl it with the Sugar to the consistence of a Syrup adding the Vineger towards the latter end of the Decoction Culpeper A. It is a pretty cooling Syrup fit for any hot diseases incident to the stomach reins bladder matrix or liver it thickens flegm cools the blood and provokes sleep You may take an ounce of it at a time when you have occasion Compound Syrup of Coltsfoot Renodaeus The Colledg Take six handfuls of green Coltsfoot two handfuls of Maiden-hair one handful of Hysop and two ounces of Liquoris boyl them in four pints either of rain or spring water till the fourth part be consumed then strain it and clarifie it to which ad three pound of white Sugar boyl it to the perfect consistence of a Syrup Culpeper A. The Composition is apropriated to the Lungues and therefore helps the infirmities weaknesses or failings thereof as want of voice difficulty of breathing coughs hoarsness cathars c. The way of taking it is with a Liquoris stick or if you please you may ad an ounce of it to the pectoral Decoction before mentioned Syrup of Poppies the lesser Composition The Colledg Take the heads of white Poppies and black when both of them are green of each six ounces the seeds of Lettice the Flowers of Violets of each one ounce boyl them in eight pints of Water till the vertue is out of the heads then strain them and with four pound of Sugar boyl the Liquor to a syrup Syrup of Poppies the greater Composition Mesue The Colledg Take of the heads of both white and black Poppies seeds and all of each fifty drachms Maiden-hair fifteen drachms Liquoris five drachms Jujubes thirty by number Lettice seeds fourty drams of the seeds of Mallows and Quinces tied up in a thin linnen cloath of each one drachm and an half boyl these in eight pints of water till five pints be consumed when you have strained out the three pints remaining ad to them Penides and white Sugar of each a pound boyl them into a Syrup according to art Culpeper A. All these former Syrups of Poppies provoke sleep but in that I desire they may be used with a great deal of Caution and wariness such as these are are not fit to be given in the beginnings of Feavers nor to such whole bodies are coslive ever remember my former Motto Fools are not fit to make Physitians Yet to such as are troubled with hot sharp Rhewms you may safely give them and note this the last which is borrowed from Mesue is apropriated to the Lungues whose own words translation excepted of it are these It prevails against dry Coughs Phtisicks hot and sharp gnawing Rhewms and provokes sleep It is an usual fashion for Nurses when thcy have heat their Milk by exercise or strong liquor no marvel then if their children be froward then run for Syrup of Poppies to make their yong ones sleep I would fain have that fashion left therefore I forbear the dose let Nurses keep their own bodies temperate and their children will sleep well enough never scar. Syrup of Eupatorium or Maudlin Mesue The Colledg Take of the Roots of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and Succory os each two 〈◊〉 Liquoris 〈◊〉 Dodder 〈◊〉 Roses os each six drachms Maiden-hair 〈◊〉 or instead thereof the Roots of 〈◊〉 Mariae 〈◊〉 or 〈◊〉 thereof the Roots of Avens the flowers or roots of Bugloss Annis seeds sweet 〈◊〉 seeds Ageratum or Maudlin of each five drachms 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of each three drachms Spicknard Indian Leaf or instead of it put Roman Spike of each two drachms boyl them in eight pints of water till the third part be consumed then strain the Decoction and with four pound of Sugar clarified juyce of Smallage and Endive of 〈◊〉 half a pound boyl it into a Syrup Culpeper A. 'T is a strange clause and the stranger because it comes from a Colledg of Physitians that they should set Bedeguar or instead thereof Carduus Mariae It is well known that the Bedeguar used here with us or rather that which the Physitians of our times use for Bedeguar is a thing that grows upon wild Roses but the Bedeguar of the Arabians was Carduus Mariae and they knew well enough Mesue whose Receipt this was was an Arabian truly this is just as if they should say they would have ten shillings for a visit or instead of that an angel there being in deed and in truth as much difference between Bedeguar and Carduus Mariae as between eightpence and two groats A. It amends infirmities of the Liver coming of cold opens obstructions helps the Dropsie and evil state of the body it extenuates gross humors strengthens the Liver provokes urine and is a present succour for Hypocondriack Melancholly You may take an ounce at a time in the morning it opens but purgeth not Honey of Emblicks Augustanus The Colledg Take fifty Emblick Myrobalans bruise them and boyl them in three pints of water till two be consumed strain it and with the like weight of Honey boyl it into a Syrup Culpeper A. It is a fine gentle purger both of flegm and Melancholly it strengthens the brain and nerves and sences both internal and external helps tremblings of the heart staies vomiting provokes appetite You may take a spoonful at a time ROB OR SAPA AND JUYCES Culpeper A. ROB is somthing an uncouth word and happily formidable to the ignorant Country-man in these thieving times and therefore in the first place I will explain the word A. 1. Rob or Sapa is the Juyces of a Fruit made thick by the heat either of the Sun or the Fire that it is capable of being kept safe from putrifaction A. 2. It s use was first invented for Diseases in the mouth however or for whatsoever it is used now it matters not A. 3. It is usually made in respect of body somthing thicker than new Honey A. 4. It may be kept about a year little more or less Rob sive Sapa simplex Page 76. in the L. Book Or Simple Rob or Sapa The Colledg Take of Wine newly pressed from white and ripe Grapes boyl it over a gentle fire to the thickness of Honey Culpeper A. When ever you reade the word Rob or Sapa throughout the Dispensatory simply quoted in any medicine without any relation of what it should be made this is that you ought to use Rob de Berberis Page 76. in the Latin Book Or Reb of Barberries The Colledg Take of the Juyce of Barberries strained as much as you will boyl it by it self or else by adding half a pound of Sugar to each pound of Juyce to the thickness of Honey Culpeper A. It quencheth thirst closeth the mouth of the stomach thereby staying vomiting and belching it strengthens stomachs weakened by heat and procures appetite Of any of these Robs you may take a little on the point of a knife
of Wormwood make it into a Mass. Culpeper A. It amends the evil state of a womans body strengthens conception and takes away what hinders it it gently purgeth choller and flegm and leaves a binding strengthening quality behind it Take them as Imperial Pills Pilulae ex Tribus Pag. 127. in the Latin Book Or Pills of three things The Colledg Take of Mastich two ounces Aloes four ounces Agrick Hiera Simple of each an ounce and an half Rhubarb two ounces Cinnamon two drachms wth Syrup of Succory make it into a Mass according to art Culpeper A. They gently purge choller and help diseases thence arising as itch Scabs wheals c. They strengthen the stomach and Liver and open obstructions as also help the yellow Jaundice You may take a scruple or half a drachm at night going to bed according as your body is in strength neither need you fear next day to go about your business Pilulae Turpeti Aureae Page 127. in the Latin Book The Colledg Take of Turbith two ounces Aloes an ounce and an half Citron Myrobalans ten drams Red Roses Mastich of each six drachms Saffron three drachms Beat them all into pouder and with Syrup of Wormwood bring them into a Mass. Culpeper A. They purge choller and flegm and that with as much gentleness as can be desired also they strengthen the stomach and liver and help digestion Take a setuple or half a drachm according as your body and the season of the yeer is at night you may follow your business next day Laudanum Page 127. in the Latin Book The Colledg Take of Thebane Opium extracted in Spirit of Wine one ounce Saffron alike extracted a drachm and an 〈◊〉 Castorium one drachm Let them be taken in tincture of half an ounce of Species Diambrae newly made in Spirit of Wine add to them Amber greese Musk of each six grains Oyl of Nutmegs ten drops Evaporate the moisture away in a bath and leave the Mass. Culpeper A. It was invented and a gallant invention it is to mitigate violent pains stop the sumes that trouble the brain in feavers but beware of Opiates in the beginning of Feavers to provoke sleep take not above two grains of it at a time going to bed if that provoke not sleep the next night you may make bold with three Have a care how you be too busie with such medicines lest you make a man sleep till dooms-day Nepenthes Opiatum Page 128. in the Latin Book The Colledg Take of Tincture of Opium made first with distilled Vineger then with Spirit of Wine Saffron extracted in spirit of Wine of each an ounce Salt of Pearl and Corral of each half an ounce Tincture of Spec. Diambrae seven drachms Amber greese one drachm 〈◊〉 them into the form of Pills by the gentle heat of a bath Culpeper A. The Operation is like the former only 't is dearer and not a whit better This is for the Gentry that must pay dear for a thing else 't is not good The PILLS left out by the Colledg in their New piece of Wit are these Pilulae Assaireth Avicenna The Colledg Take of Species Hiera Picra Galeni an ounce Mastich Citron Myrobalans of each half an ounce Aloes two ounces the Syrup of Stoechas as much as is sufficient Make of them a Mass according to art Culpeper A. It purgeth choller and 〈◊〉 and strengtheneth the whol body exceedingly being very precious for such whose bodies are weakened by surfers or ill diet to take half a drachm or a scruple at night going to bed Tills of Bdellium Mesue The Colledg Take of Bdellium ten drachms Myrobalans Bellericks Emblicks and Blacks of each five 〈◊〉 flakes of Iron Leek seéds of each three drachms Choncula Veneris burnt Corral burnt Amber of each a drachm and an half 〈◊〉 half an ounce Dissolve the Bdellium in juyce of Leeks and with so much Syrup of juyce of Leeks as is sufficient make it into a Mass according to art Culpeper A. Both this and the former are seldom used and therefore are hardly to be had Those that please may easily make the former this is more tedious but the Printer will have it put in to stop the mouth of Momus Pills of Rhubarb Mesue The Colledg Take of choyce Rhubarb three 〈◊〉 Citron Myrobalans Trochisci Diarhodon of each three drachms and an half Juyce of Liquoris and Juyce of Wormwood Mastich of each one drachm the seeds of Smallage and Fennel of 〈◊〉 half a dram Species Hiera Picra Simp. Galeni 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 with juyce of Fennel not clarified and Honey so much as is sufficient make it into a Mass. Culpeper A. It purgeth choller opens obstructions of the Liver helps the yellow jaundice and dropsies in the beginning strengtheneth the stomach and lungues Take them as Pilulae Imperiales They are never the worse because the Colledg left them out Pilulae Arabica Nicholaus The Colledg Take of the best Aloes four ounces Briony Roots Myrobalans Citrons Chebs Indian Bellerick and Emblick Mastich Diagrydium Asarabacca Roses of each an ounce Castorium three drachms Saffron one dram with Syrup of Worm-wood make it into a Mass according to art Culpeper A. It helps such women as are not sufficiently purged in their labor helps to bring away what a careless Midwife hath left behind purgeth the head helps head-ach megrim vertigo and purgeth the stomach of vicious humors besides Authors say it preserves the sight and hearing and preserves the mind in vigor and causeth joyfulness driving away melancholly 't is like it may but have a care you take not too much of it a scruple is enough to take at a time or half a drachm if the body be strong take it in the morning about four of the clock and if you can sleep an hour or two after keep your self warm by the fire and order your self as after other purges I pray be not too busie with it and say I warned you of it Pilulae Arthriticae Nicholaus The Colledg Take of Hermodactils Turbith Agrick of each half an ounce Cassia Lignea Indian Spicknard Cloves Xylobalsamum or wood of Aloes Carpobalsamum or Cubebs Mace Galanga Ginger Mastich Assafoetida the seeds of Annis Fennel Saxifrage Sparagus Bruscus Roses Gromwel Sal. gem of each two drachms Scammony one ounce of the best Aloes the weight of them all Juyce of Chamepitys made thick with Sugar so much as is sufficient or Syrup of the Juyce of the same so much as is sufficient to make it into a Mass. Culpeper A. As I remember the Author appoints but a drachm of Scammony which is but the eighth part of an ounce and then will the Receipt be pretty moderate whereas now it is too too violent I know well enough it is the opinion of Doctors that Aloes retards the violent working of Scammony I could never find it and I am the worst in the world to pin my faith upon another mans sleeve and I would as willingly trust my
with this but yet be not too busie with it for I tell you plainly 't is not very safe Unguentum de Alabastro Page 160 in the Latin B. Or Oyntment of Alabaster The Colledg Take of of the juyce of Chamomel four ounces the juyce of red Roses Marshmallow roots of each two ounces the juyce of Rue and Bettony of each an ounce and an half Oyl of Roses Omphacine a pound and an half Alabaster in very fine pouder three ounces mix them and let them alone till the next day then boyl it till the juyce be consumed then with six ounces of white Wax make it into an Oyntment according to art Culpeper A. I never knew it made neither know I what to make of it t is amongst Victorius his Empericks to be found and a hundred to one but he saith 't is good for something but I know not for what There he quotes abundance of Receipts and it seems this is one I have about a hundred of them but this is none of them Unguentum Amarum Page 160 in the Latin Book Or a bitter Oyntment The Colledg Take of Oyl of Rue Savin Mints Wormwood bitter Almonds of each one ounce and an half juyce of Peach flowers and leaves and Wormwood of each half an ounce pouder of Rue Mints Centaury the less Gentian Tormentil of each one drachm the seeds of Coleworts the pulp of Colocynthis of each two drachms Aloes Hepatick three drams meal of 〈◊〉 half an ounce Mirrh washed in grass Water a drachm and an half Bulls gall an ounce and an half with a sufficient quantity of juyce of Lemmons and an ounce and an half of Wax make it into an Oyntment according to art Culpeper A. Do but so much as compare the simples of this Oyntment with my rules at the beginning of the Oyls and you sh all see pretty sport to laugh at the Simples making as great a discord as a Second and a Seventh in Musick which can hardly be reduced to harmony but agrees like a harp and a harrow Unguentum Apostolorum Page 161. in the Latin B. Or Oyntment of the Apostles The Colledg Take of Turpentine yellow Wax Rosin Amoniacum of each fourteen drachms long Birthwort roots Olibanum Bdellium of each six drachms Mirrh Galbanum of each half an ounce Opopanax Vert-de-greese of each two drachms Litharge nine drachms Oyl two pound Vineger enough to dissolve the gums make it into an Oyntment according to art Culpeper A. It consumes corrupt and dead flesh and makes flesh soft which is hard it clonseth wounds Ulcers and Fistulaes and restores flesh where it is wanting A. Here is our Colledges Religion ad unguem King James is their god Harts-ease their Trinity their Divinity and holiness in a couple of Plaisters these twelve ingredients are their Apostles their Colledge in Amen Corner where they all sing Allelujah Anglice Woodsorrel together Unless their hand of Christ which is made of Rosewater and Sugar help them I know not what will become of them they have no other remedy to fly too but their Plaister called the grace of god to see if that will help at a dead lift Unguentum Aregon Page 161. in the Latin Book The Colledg Take of Rosemary Marjoram mother of Time Rue the roots of Aron and wild Cucumers of each four onnces and an half the leaves of Bay sage Savin Briony roots of each three ounces 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of each nine ounces the leaves of wild Cucumers Nep of each half a pound let all of them being gathered in May clensed and bruised be steeped seven daies in six pound of Sallet Oyl and a pound of Spirit of Wine boyl them gently till the Spirit be consumed then strain the Oyl in which melt Wax sixteen ounces Bears grease Oyl of Bayes of each three ounces Moschaleum half an ounce Peter-Oyl an ounce Butter four ounces stir them and put in these following things in pouder Mastich Olibanum of each seven drachms Pellitory of Spain Euphorbium Ginger Pepper of each an ounce make them into an Oyntment according to art Culpeper A. It mightily digesteth and maketh thin and 〈◊〉 not without some purging quality and is very comodious against cold afflictions of the body but especially of the sinnews convulsions falling sickness pains of the joynts and great guts I cannot much commend it unless I should commend it for its length and tediousness Unguentum de Artanita Page 162. in Lat. Book Or Oyntment of Sow-bread The Colledg Take of the Juyce of Sowbread or for want of it a strong decoction of the roots three pound juyce of wild Cücumers Heifers Butter of each a pound Oyl of Orris two pound Pulp of Coloquintida four ounces Polypodium six ounces Euphorbium half an ounce the things to be bruised being bruised let them be steeped in a glazed vessel close shut eight daies afterwards boyled in a double vessel till the Juyce be almost consumed then press it out and dissolve in the Liquor yellow Wax five ounces whilst it is warm mix with it Sagapen dissolved in Vineger Bulls gall boyled in a bath to the thickness of Honey of each an ounce then put in these things following in Pouder Scammony Turbith Coloquintida berries or leaves of Mezereon Aloes of each seven drachms Sal. Gem. half an ounce Euphorbium long Pepper Mirrh Ginger Chamomel flowers of each three drachms make them into an oyntment according to art Culpeper A. The stomach being anointed with it it purgeth by vomit the Belly anoynted with it it purgeth by stool the truth is it is a desperate kind of purge yet I hold it as fitting as can be to anoint the bellies of such as have dropsies because I conceive it especially purgeth water and the water in dropsies lie neer the skin They have altered it a little and to as little purpose I fancy not such violent Remedies sometimes they kill and sometimes they cure Unguentum Catapsoras Page 162. in the Latin Book The Colledg Take of Ceruss washed in Purslain water then in Vinegar wherein wild Rhadish Roots have been steeped and pressed out Lapis Calaminaris Chalcitis of each six drachms burnt Lead Goats blood of each half an ounce Quick-silver sublimated an ounce the juyce of Housleek Nightshade Plantane of each two ounces Hogs grease clensed three pound Oyl of Violets Poppies Mandrakes of each an ounce first let the Sublimate and Exungia then the Oyls Juyces and Pouders be mixed and so made into an Oyntment according to art Culpeper A. The Title shews it to be invented against scabs and itch But I delight not in such kind of Medicines they are Collegiates that appoint them and may do what they list nemine contradicence Unguentum Citrinum Page 163. in the Lat. Book Or A Citron Oyntment The Colledg Take of Borax an ounce Camphire a drachm white Corral half an ounce Allum Plume an ounce Umbilicus Marinus Tragacanth white Starch of each three drachms Cristal Dentalis Eutalis Olibanum Niter white Marble of
Ounces make a Pound THe most usual Measures amongst us quoth the Colledg are these A Spoon which in Syrups holds half an ounce in distilled Waters three drachms A Taster which holds an ounce and an half A Congie which in their former Dispensatory held nine pound now holds but eight pound viz. just a Gallon To miss but one Pint in a Gallon is nothing with a Colledg of Physitians such Physitians as our times afford The reason I suppose is Because most Nations differ in the quantity of their Measures and they quoted their Congius from one Nation before and from another now for indeed their Dispensatory is borrowed a great part of it from Arabia part from Greece some from France some from Spain and some from Italy and now they vapor with it Oh brave should a man that borrowed his Cloathes from so many Broakers in Long-lane be proud of them Besides these they have gotten another antick way of MENSURATION which they have not set down here viz. By Handfuls and Pugils An Handful is as much as you can gripe in one Hand and a Pugil as much as you can take up with your Thumb and two Fingers and how much that is who can tell Intruth this way of Mensuration is as certain as the Weather-cock and as various as mens Fingers are in length and the things taken up in driness or form for an Handsul of green Herbs will not be half an Handsul or not above when they are dry and your mother-wit will teach you that you may take up more Hay in this manner than Bran and more Bran than Sand. And thus much for their Weights and also for their Measures both rediculous and contradictive Weights and Measures in the Old Dispensatory TWenty Grains do make a Scruple Three Scruples make a drachm commonly called a dram Right Drachms make an Ounce Twelve Ounces make a Pound As for the Colledges Measures I know not well what English Names to give them 〈◊〉 holds in Syrups half an Ounce in distilled Waters three Drachms 〈◊〉 holds an ounce and an half Hemina which also they call Cotyla contains nine Ounces Libra holds twelve Ounces A Sextary contains eighteen Ounces A Congie six Sextaties These Measures amongst the Romans contained not just the same quantities for their Cyathus contained an ounce and an half a drachm and a scruple Their Sextary contained but fourteen ounces three 〈◊〉 and half a quarter and among the Gracians not so much It is called a 〈◊〉 because it is the sixt part of a Congie Neither did the Roman Hemina contain altogether seven ounces and an half Their Libra I suppose to be that which Galen calls 〈◊〉 viz. A Vessel to measure with it was made of cleer Horn and by certain lines drawn round it like rings was divided into twelve equal parts each part containing an ounce DIRECTIONS ALthough I did what I could throughout the whol Book to express my self in such a language as might be understood by all and therefore avoided terms of Art as much as might be it being the task of the Colledg to write only to the Learned and the Nurslings of Apollo but of my Self to do my Country good which is the Center all my Lines tend to and I destre should terminate in Yet 1. Some words must of necessity fall in which need explanation 2. It would be very tedious at the end of every Receipt to repeat over and over again the way of administration of the Receipt or ordering your Bodies after it or to instruct you in the mixture of Medicines and indeed would do nothing else but stuff the Book full of 〈◊〉 To answer to both these is my task at this time To the first The words which need explaining such as are obvious to my Eye are these that follow 1. To distil in Balneo Mariae is the usual way of distilling in Water It is no more than to 〈◊〉 your Glass-Body which holds the matter to be distilled in a convenient vessel of Water when the Water is cold for fear of breaking put a wisp of Straw or the like under it to keep it from the bottom then make the Water boyl that so the Spirit may be distilled forth take not the Glass out till the Water be cold again for fear of breaking It is impossible for a man to learn how to do it unless he saw it done 2. Manica Hippocrates Hippocrates his Sleeve is a piece of woolen cloath new and white sewed together in form of a Sugar-loaf It s use is to strain any Syrup or Decoction through by powring it into it and suffering it to run through without pressing or crushing it 3. Calcination is a burning of a thing in a Crucible or other such convenient vessel that will endure the fire A Crucible is such a thing as your Gold-smiths melt Silver in and your Founders their Mettals you may place it in the midst of the fire with coals above below and on every side of it 4. Filtration is straining of a liquid body through a brown 〈◊〉 Make up the Paper in form of a Funnel the which having placed in a Funnel and placed the Funnel and the Paper in it in an empty Glass powr in the Liquor you would filter and let it run through at its leisure 5. Coagulation is curdling or hardning It is used in Physick for reducing a liquid body to hardness by the heat of the fire 6. Whereas you find Vital Natural and Animal Spirits often mentioned in the Vertues of Receipts I shall explain what they be and what their 〈◊〉 is in the Body of Man The actions or operations of the Animal Vertues are 1. Sensitive 2. Motive The Sensitive is 1. External 2. Internal The External Sences are 1. Seeing 2. Hearing 3. Tasting 4. Smelling 5. Feeling The Internal Sences are 1. Imagination to apprehend a thing 2. Judgment to Judg of it 3. Memory to remember it The seat of all these is in the Brain The Vital Spirits proceedeth from the Heart and causeth in Man Mirth Joy Hope Trust Humanity Mildness Courage c. and their opposites Viz. Sadness Fear Care Sorrow Despair Envy Hatred Stubbornness Revenge c. by heat Natural or not Natural The Natural Spirit nourisheth the Body 〈◊〉 as the Vital quickens it and the Animal gives it Sence and Motion Its office is to alter or 〈◊〉 Food into Chyle Chyle into Blood Blood into Flesh to Form Engender Nourish and Increase the Body 7. Infusion is to steep a gross body into one 〈◊〉 Liquid 8. Decoction is the Liquor in which any thing is boyled As for the manner of 〈◊〉 or ordering the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 any sweating or purging Medicines or Pills or the like the Table at the latter end of the Vertues of the Medicines will direct you to what Pages you may find them in look but the word Rules there As also in the next Page The different forms of making up Medicines 〈◊〉 〈…〉 People that so Medicines might be
people just as a Cat serves a Mouse first play with them and then eat them up A. It mightily cools the blood and therefore profitable in Feavers and al diseases proceeding of heat of blood it provokes sleep You may take half an ounce at a time or two drachms if the party be weak Aqua Theriacalis Page 36. in the Latin Book Or Treatle Water The Colledg Take of the Juyce of green Walnuts 〈◊〉 pound the juyce of 〈◊〉 three pound juyce of Carduus Marigolds and Bawm of each two pound 〈◊〉 Petasitis roots one pound and an half the roots of 〈◊〉 one pound Angellica and Master-wort of each half a pound the leaves of Scordium four 〈◊〉 old venis 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of each eight ounces Canary Wine twelve pound Vineger six pound juyce of Lemons two pound digest them two daies either in horse-dung or in a bath the vessel being close shut then distil them in Sand in the distillation you may make a theriacal extraction Culpeper A. This water is exceeding good in 〈◊〉 Feavers especially pestilential it expelleth venemous humors by sweat it strengtheneth the heart and vitals it is an admirable counterpoyson special good for such as have the Plague or are poysoned or bitten by venemous beasts and expelleth virulent humors from such as have the French Pocks If you desire to know more vertues of it see the vertues of Venis Treacle The dose is from a spoonful to an ounce Aqua Brioniae Composita Page 37. in the Lat. Book Or Briony water Compound The Colledg Take of the juyce of Briony roots four pound the leaves of Rue and Mugwort af each two pound dried Savin three handfuls Feather-few Nep Peny-royal of each two handfuls Bazil Dittany of 〈◊〉 of each one handful and an half 〈◊〉 pills four ounces Mirrh two ounces Castorium one ounce 〈◊〉 Wine twelve pounds digest them four daies in a convenient vessel then stil them in Balneo Mariae about the middle of the distillation strain it out and make an Hysterical extraction of the residue Culpeper A. A spoonful of it taken easeth the 〈◊〉 of the mother in women that have them it potently expels the after-birth and clears the body of what a mid-wife by heedlesness or accident hath left behind it clenseth the womb exceedingly and for that I fancy it much take not above a taster full at a time and that in the morning fasting for it is of a purging quality and let women with child forbear it This was called Aqua Histerica in their former Edition let any body unless it be an Ass be judge if the Colledges intentions in changing the names only of their medicines the Ingredients being all the very 〈◊〉 If I could not have found out this I had certainly been as great a fool as themselves Aqua 〈◊〉 Page 37. in the Latin Book Or Imperial Water The Colledg Take of dried Citron and 〈◊〉 pills Nutmegs Cloves 〈◊〉 of each two ounces the roots of Cyperus Orris Florentine Calamus Aromaticus of each one ounce Zedoary Galanga Ginger of each half an ounce the tops of Lavender and Rosemary of each two handfuls the leaves of Bay Marjoram Bawm 〈◊〉 Sage Time of each one handful the flowers of white and Damask Rose fresh of each half a handful Rose water four pound white Wine eight pound let al of them being bruised and insused twenty four hours then distil them according to art Culpeper A. You must distil it in a Bath and not in sand It seems the Colledg were but mean practioners in Alchymy but in this and many other Receipts trusted to that monster called Tradition therefore take this for a general Aphorism All gross bodies stilled in sand will stink egregiously This so gravelled the Colledg that in their new Dispensatory they quite lest out the manner of distillation A. It comforts and strengtheneth the heart a gainst Faintings and Swoonings and it is held to be a preservative against Consumptions and Apoplexies You may take half a spoonful at a time Aqua Mirabilis Page 38. in Lat. Book The Colledg Take of Cloves Galanga Cubebs Mace Cardamoms Nutmegs Ginger of each one drachm 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 half a pound Spirit of wine one pound white wine three pound infuse them twenty four hours and draw off two pound with an Alembick Culpeper A The Simples also of this regard the stomach and therefore the water heats cold stomachs besides Authors say it preserveth from Apoplexies and restoreth speech lost Aqua 〈◊〉 Page 38. in Lat. Book The Colledg Take of Scordium Scabious Cardus 〈◊〉 of each two handfuls Citron and Orrenge Pills of each two ounces the seeds of Citrons Cardus Hartwort Treacle Mustard of each one ounce the flowers of Marigolds and Rosemary of each one handful cut them and bruise them grosly then insuse them in four pound of white Wine and two pound of Cardus Water in a glass stopped close and set in the 〈◊〉 or bath for a fortnight often shaking it then still it in Balneo Mariae Let the two first pounds be kept by themselves for use and the remainder of the distillation by it self Lastly mix an ounce of Julep of Alexandria and a spoonful of Cinnamon water with each pound Culpeper A. Aqua 〈◊〉 signifies a Water for Treacle so then if you put Diascordium to it it is a water for Diascordium well then we will take it for a general water for all Physick Aqua Caponis Page 38. in Lat. Book Or Capon Water The Colledg Take a Capon the guts being pulled out cut in pieces the fat being taken away boyled in a sufficient quantity of spring water in a close vessel take of this broath three pound Borrage and Violet Water of each a pound and an half white Wine one pound red Rose Leaves two drachms and an half the flowers of Borrage Violets and Bugloss of each one drachm pieces of bread hot out of the Oven half a pound Cinnamon bruised half an ounce still it in a glass still according to art Culpeper A. Divers Physitians have written several Receipts of this water as Gesner Andr. è Lacuna Med. Florent and Coloniens But the truth is this Receipt although our Physitians conceal it was borrowed from the Augustan Physitians and only because they thought as I suppose a Capon must not be eaten without bread they added the bread to it the rest is verbatim from the Augustan Physitians A. The Simples are most of them apropriated to the heart and in truth the the composition greatly nourishes and strengtheneth such as are in consumptions and restoreth strength lost either by feavers or other sickness It is a Soveraign remedy for Hectick feavers and Marasmos which is nothing else but a consumption coming from them let such as are subject to these diseases hold it for a Jewel Aqua Limacum 〈◊〉 P. 39. Or Water of Snails The Colledg Take of the Juyce of Ground-Ivy Coltsfoot Scabious Lungwort of each one pound and an half the Juyce of
Purstain Plantane Ambrosia Pauls Betony of each a pound Hogs blood white Wine of each four pound Garden Snails two pound dried Tobacco Leaves eight pouder of Liquor is two ounces of Alicampane half an ounce of Orris an ounce Cotton seeds an ounce and 〈◊〉 half the greater cold seeds Annis seeds of each six drachms Saffron one drachm the flowers of red Roses six pugils of Violets and Borrage of each four 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 them three daies warm and then distill them in a glass still in sand Culpeper It purgeth the lungues of flegm and helps consumptions there If you should happen to live where no beetter nor readier Medicine can be gotten you may use this Aqua Scordii Composita Page 29. in the L. Book Or Compound Water of Scordium The Colledg Take of the Juyce of Goats-rue Sorrel Scordium Citrons of each one pound London Treacle half a pound steep it three daies and distill it in sand Culpeper A. A tasterful taken in the morning preserves from ill airs Aqua Mariae Page 39. in the Latin Book The Colledg Take of Sugar candy a pound Canary Wine six ounces Rose water sour ounces boylit well into a Syrup and ad to it Imperial Water two pound Ambergreese Musk of each eighteen grains Saffron fitfeen grains yellow Sanders infused in Imperial water two drachms make ae cleer water of it Culpeper A. The difference between this and their former Aqua Mariae is this Here they appoint Imperial Water and before Aqua 〈◊〉 which they very subtilly have left out here any tooth good Barber so we may hold up our honor and gains Both Receipts are very costly as far beyond the reach of a poor mans purse as of his brains Aqua Papaveris Composita Page 39. in L. Book Or Poppy Water Compound The Colledg Take of red Poppies four pound sprinkle them with white Wine two pound then distill them in a common still let the distilled Water be powred upon fresh flowers and repeated three times to which distilled water ad two Nutmegs sliced red Poppy flowers a pugil Sugar two ounces set it in the Sun to give it a pleasing sharpness if the sharpness be more than you would have it put some of the same water to it which was not set in the Sun and then it will be a pretty water good for nothing Aqua Juglandium Composita Page 40. in L. Book Or Walnut Water Compound The Colledg Take of green Walnuts a pound and an half Rhadish roots one pound green Asarabacea six ounces Rhadish seeds four ounces let all of them being bruised be steeped in three pound of white Wine for three daies then distilled in a leaden still till they be dry And when you have done so I pray ask the Colledg what it is good for in truth I know not Some Waters kind country men the Colledg have plaid the men and left out in their new Dispensatory which were in their old one and they are these Mathiolus his Bezoar Water The Colledg Take of Mathiolus his great Antielote Syrup of Citron Pills of each one pound spirit of Wine distilled five times over five pound put all these in a glass that is much to big to hold them stop it close that the spirit fly not out then shake it together that the Electuary may be well mingled with the Spirit so let it stand a month shaking it together twice a week for the Electuary will settle to the bottom The month being ended powr off the cleer water into another glass to be kept for your use stopping it very close with wax and Parchment else the strength will easily fly away in vapors Culpeper A. Mathiolus is very large in commendation of this Water for quoth he four drachms that is half an ounce of this water being taken either by it self or in the like quantity of good Wine or any other Cordial Water so absolutely and speedily cureth the bitings of any venemous beasts whatsoever that although the danger of death be such that the patient have lost his speech sight and almost all the rest of his sences yet will he be rouzed up like a man out of his sleep to the wonderful admiration of the beholders which he saith he hath proved a thousand times It draws away poyson from the heart and cures such as have drunk poyson it casts poyson out of the stomach by vomit and helps such as have the pestilence A. For my own particular part thus much I can testifie by experience in the commendations of it I have known it given in acute in peracute feavers with gallant success and also in Consumptions yea in Hecticks and in Galens supposed incurabe Marasmos neither hath it missed the desired effects and therefore out of question it strengtheneth the heart exceedingly and the spirit vital It helps in the falling-sickness apoplexies and convulsion A. And then your own genius will tell you this is fittest for cold complexions cold diseases and such diseases as the heart is most afflicted in It is too hot to be taken alone and half a drachm is the most may be taken at a time Cinnamon Water The Colledg Take of bruised Cinnamon a pound and an half Spanish Wine twelve pints Infuse the Cinnamon in the Wine twenty four hours then distil them in an 〈◊〉 draw out three pints of strong Waters and small as much as you think sufficient sweeten it with Sugar sufficiently and so keep it for your use Culpeper A. The vertues are the same that Cinnamon it self hath to which I refer you Mathiolus his Cinnamon Water The Colledg Take of bruised Cinnamon a pound put it into a glass still powring upon it four pints of Rose water a pint and an half of Spanish wine stop the still body close and place it in a warm bath twenty four hours then put on the still-head lute it well and distill it according to art Culpeper A. Mathiolus appoints Wine of Creet four pints and that is all the alteration A. The Authors own Judgment is That it strengthens the brain heart liver stomach lungues spleen and nerves quickens the sight resisteth poyson helpeth bitings by venemous beasts causeth a sweet breath bringeth down the terms in women and hath vertue attenuating opening digesting and strengthening A. The truth is I beleeve it prevails in cold diseases being orderly regulated in quantity according to the nature of the disease the age and strength of the patient and the season of the year have a care of taking too much of it in feavers Cinnamon Water made by Infusion The Colledg Take of Cinnamon bruised four ounces Spirit of Wine two pints infuse them together four daies in a large glass close stopped with Cork and a Bladder shaking the Glass twice a day Dissolve half a pound of white Sugar Candy in a quart of Rose water then mix both these liquors together then put into them four grains of Musk and half a scruple of Ambergreese tied up in a linnen
51. In the L. Book O R Syrup of Mugwort The Colledg Take of Mugwort two handfuls Penyroyal Calaminth Origanum Bawm Arsmart Dictani of Creet Savin Marsoram Germander St. Johns Wort 〈◊〉 Featherfew with the Flowers Centaury the less Rue Bettony Bugloss of each a handful the Roots of Fennel Smallage Parsly Sparagus Bruscus Saxifrage Alicampane Cyperus Maddir Orris Peony of each an ounce Juniper Berries the seeds of Lovage Parsly Smallage Annis Nigella Carpobalsamum or Cubebs Costus Cassia Lignea Cardamoms Calamus Aromaticus the Roots of Asarabacca Pellitory of Spain Valerian of each half an ounce being clensed cut and bruised let them be infused twenty four hours in fourteen pound of cleer water and boyled till half be consumed being taken off from the fire and rubbed between your hands whilst it is warm strain it and with Honey and Sugar of each two pound sharp Vineger four ounces boyl it to a Syrup and perfume it with Cinnamon and Spiknard of each three drams Culpeper A. It helps the passion of the matrix and retains it in its place it dissolves the coldness wind and pains thereof it strengthens the nerves opens the pores corrects the blood it corrects and provokes the terms in women You may take a handful of it at a time Syrupus de Betonica Compositus Pag. 52. In L. Book O R Syrup of Betony Compound The Colledg Take of Betony three handfuls Marsoram a handful and an half Time red Roses of each a handful Violets Stoechas Sage of each half a handful the seeds of Fennel Annis and Ammi of each half an ouce the roots of Peony Polypodium and Fennel of each five drachms boyl them in six pound of river water to three pound strain it and ad juyce of Betony two pound Sugar three pound and an half make it into a Syrup Culpeper A. It helps diseases coming of cold both in the head and stomach as also such as come of wind vertigoes madness it concocts melancholly it provokes the terms in women and so doth the Simple Syrup more than the Compound The Composition was framed by the Augustan Physitians Certainly our Physitians have but shallow brains that they are fain to trot as far as Ausberg in Germany to steal Receipts Syrupus Byzantinus Simple Page 53. In the Latin Book The Colledg Take of the Juyce of the Leaves of Endive and Smallage of each two pound of Hops and Bugless of each one pound boyl them together and scum them and to the clarified Liquor ad four pound of white Sugar to as much of the Juyces and with a gentle fire boyl it to a Syrup Syrupus Byzantinus Compound Page 53. In the Latin Book The Colledg Take of the Juyces so ordered as in the former four pound in which boylred Roses two ounces Liquoris half an ounce the seeds of Annis Fennel and Smallage of each three drachms Spicknard two drams strain it and to the three pound remaining ad two pound of Vineger four pound of Sugar make it into a Syrup according to art Culpeper A. They both of them viz. both Simple and Compound opens stoppings of the stomach liver and spleen help the Rickets in children cuts and brings away tough flegm and helps the yellow Jaundice Mesue saith the Compound Syrup is of more effect than the Simple for the same uses You may take them with a Liquoris stick or take a spoonful in the morning fasting Syrupus Botryos Page 53. In the Latin Book O R Syrup of Oak of Jerusalem The Colledg Take of Oak of Jerusalem Hedg-mustard Nettles of each two handfuls Coltsfoot an handful and an half boyl them in a sufficient quantity of cleer Water till half be consumed to two pound of the Decoction ad two pound of the Juyce of Turneps baked in an Oven in a close pot and with three pound of white Sugar boyl it into a Syrup Culpeper This Syrup was composed against Coughs shortness of breath and other the like infirmities of the breast proceeding of cold for which if you can get it you may take it with a Liquoris stick Syrupus Capillorum Veneris Pag. 53. In L. Book O R Syrup of Maidenhair The Colledg Take of Liquoris two ounces Maidenhair five ounces steep them a natural day in four pound of warm water then after a gentle boyling and strong straining with a pound and an half of fine Sugar make it into a Syrup Culpeper A. It opens stoppings of the stomach strengthens the Lungues and helps the infirmities of them This may be taken also either with a Liquoris stick or mixed with the pectoral Decoction like Syrup of Coltsfoot Syrupus Cardiacus vel Julepum Cardiacum Pag. 53. O R A Cordial Syrup The Colledg Take of Rhenish Wine two pound Rose water two ounces and an half Cloves two seruples Cinnamon half a drachm Ginger two scruples Sugar three ounces and an half boyl it to the consistence of a Julep adding Amber-greese three grains Musk one grain Culpeper A. He that hath read thus far in this Book and doth not know he must first boyl the Simples in the Wine and then strain them out before he puts in the Sugar is a man that in my opinion hath not 〈◊〉 enongh to be taught to make up a Medicine and the Colledg in their new Master-piece hath left it out A. If you would have this Julip keep long you may put in more Sugar and yet if close stopped it will not easily corrupt because 't is made up only of Wine indeed the wisest way is to order the quantity of sugar according to the pallat of him that takes it A. It restoreth such as are in Consumptions comforts the heart cherisheth the drooping spirits and is of an opening quality thereby carrying away those vapors which might otherwise anoy the brain and heart You may take an ounce at a time or two if you please Syrupus infusionis Floram Caryophillorum Pag. 54. O R Syrup of Clove-gilliflowers The Colledg Take a pound of Clove-gilliflowers the whites being cut off infuse them a whol night in two pound of Water then with four pound of sugar melted in it make it into a Syrup without boyling Culpeper A. In their former they added three pound of Water if you would infuse them you must do it at several times A. The syrup is a fine temperate syrup it strengthens the heart liver and stomach it refresheth the vital spirits and is a good cordial in feavers and usually mixed with other Cordials you can hardly err in taking it it is so harmless a syrup Syrupus de Cinnamomo Pag. 54. In the L. Book O R Syrup of Cinnamon The Colledg Take of Cinnamon grosly bruised four ounces steep it in white Wine and small Cinnamon water of each half a pound three daies in a glass by a gentle heat strain it and with a pound and an half of Sugar boyl it gently to a syrup Culpeper A. This comes something neerer the Augustan Dispensatory than their
former did it is not altogether the same for then people would have said they did nothing whereas now 't is apparent they did something though to little purpose It refresheth the vital spirits exceedingly and cheereth both heart and stomach languishing through cold it helps digestion exceedingly and strengthens the whol body You may take a spoonful at a time in a Cordial The Colledg Thus also you may conveniently prepare syrups but only with white Wine of Annis seeds sweet Fennel seeds Cloves Nutmegs Ginger c. Syrupus Acetositatis Citriorum Pag. 54. In L. Book O R Syrup of Juyce of Citrons The Colledg Take of the Juyce of Citrons strained without expression and clensed a pound sugar two pound make it into a syrup like syrup of Clove-gilliflowers Culpeper A. It prevails against all diseases proceeding from Choller or heat of blood feavers both pestilential and not pestilential it resisteth poyson cools the blood quencheth thirst cureth the Vertigo or dissiness in the head The Colledg After the same manner is made syrup of Grapes Orrenges Barberries Cherries Quinces Lemmons Woodsorrel Mulberries Sorrel English Currence and other sour Juyces Culpeper A. If you look the Simples you may see the vertues of them they all cool and comfort the heart and strengthen the stomach syrup of Quinces staies vomiting so doth also syrup of Grapes Syrupus Corticum Citriorum Pag. 54. In the L. Book O R Syrup of Citron Pills The Colledg Take of flesh yellow Citron Pills five ounces the Berries of Chermes or the Juyce of them brought over to us two drachms spring water four pound steep them all night boyl them till half be consumed taking off the scum strain it and with two pound and an half of sugar boyl it into a syrup let half of it be without Musk but perfume the other half with three grains of Musk tyed up in a rag Culpeper A. It strengthens the stomach resists poyson strengthens the heart and resists the passions thereof palpitation faintings swoonings it strongthens the vital spirits restores such as are in Consumptions and Hectick Feavers and strengthens nature much You may take a spoonful at a time Syrupus è Coralliis Simplex Pag. 55. In the L. Book O R Syrup of Corral Simple The Colledg Take of red Corral in very fine pouder four ounces dissolve it in clarified Juyce of Barberries in the boat of a bath a pound in a glass well stopped with wax and Cork a digestion being made three or four daies pour off what is dissolved put in fresh clarified Juyce and proceed as before repeat this so osten till all the Corral be dissolved lastly to one pound of this Juyce ad a pound and an half of sugar and boyl it to a syrup gently Syrupus è Coralliis Compositus Pag. 55. In L. Book O R Syrup of Corral Compound The Colledg Take of red Corral six ounces in very fine pouder and levigated upon a marble ad of clarified juyce of Lemmons the flegm being drawn off in a bath sixteen ounces clarified 〈◊〉 of Barberries eight ounces Sharp wine Vinegar and juyce of Wood-sorrel of each six ounces mix them together and put them in a glass stopped with Cork and Bladder shaking it every day till it have digested eight daies in a bath or horsdung then filter it of which take a pound and an half juyce of Quinces half a pound Sugar of Roses twelve ounces make them into a syrup in a bath adding syrup of Clove-gilliflowers sixteen ounces keep it for use omitting the half drachm of Ambergrees and four grains of Musk till the Physitian command it Culpeper A. Syrup of Corral both Simple and Compound restore such as are in Consumptions are of a gallant cooling nature especially the last and very Cordial special good for Hectick feavers it stops fluxes the running of the reins and the whites in women helps such as spit blood and such as have the Falling-sickness it staies the terms in women And indeed it had need be good for somthing for it is exceeding costly Half a spoonful in a morning is enough for the body and it may be too much for the purse Syrupus Cydoniorum Pag. 56. In the L. Book O R Syrup of Quinces The Colledg Take of the Juyce of Quinces clarified six pound boyl it over a gentle fire till half of it be consumed scumming it adding red Wine three pound white sugar four pound boyl it into a syrup to be perfumed with a drachm and an balf of Cinnamon Cloves and Ginger of each two scruples Culpeper A. It strengthens the heart and stomach staies loosness and vomiting releeves languishing nature for loosness take a spoonful of it before meat for vomiting after meat for both as also for the rest in the morning Syrupus de Erysimo Pag. 56. In the L. Book O R Syrup of Hedg-mustard The Colledg Take of Hedgmustard fresh six handfuls the Roots of Alicampane Coltsfoot Liquoris of each two ounces Borrage succory Maiden-hair of each a handful and an half the Cordial Flowers Rosemary and Betony of each half a handful Annis seeds half an ounce Raisons of the Sun stoned two ounces let all of them being prepared according to art be boyled in a sufficient quantity of barley Water and Hydromel with six ounces of juyce of Hedgmustvrd to two pound and an half the which with three pound of sugar boyl into a Syrup according to art Culpeper A. It was invented against cold afflictions of the breast and Lungues as Astmaes hoarceness c. you may take it either with a Liquoris stick or which is better mix an ounce of it with three or four ounces of pectoral decoction and drink it off warm in the morning Syrupus de Fumaria Pag. 56. In the L. Book O R Syrup of Fumitory The Colledg Take of Endive common Wormwood Hops Dodder Hartstongue of each a handful Epithimum an ounce and an half boyl them in four pound of Water till half be consumed strain it and ad the juyce of Fumitory a pound and an half of Borrage and Bugloss of each half a pound white Sugar four pound make them into a Syrup according to art Culpeper A. The Receipt is a pretty concocter of melancholly and therefore a rational help for diseases arising thence both internal and external It helps diseases of the skin as Leprosies Cancers Warts Corns Itch Tetters Ringworms Scabs c. and it is the better to be liked because of its gentleness For in my experience I could never find a violent Medicine do good but ever harm in a Melancholly disease It also strengthens the stomach and liver opens obstructions and is a soveraign remedy for Hypocondriack Melancholly You may ad an ounce of this to the decoction of Epithimum before mentioned and order your body as you were taught there It helps surfets exceedingly clenseth cooleth and strengtheneth the liver and causeth it to make good blood and good blood cannot make bad flesh I commend this Receipt to
shall find this one Receipt worth the price of the whol Book Syrupus de Stoechade Page 65. in the Latin Book Or Syrup of Stoechas The Colledg Take of Stoechas flowers four ounces Rosemary flowers half an ounce Time Calaminth Origanum of each an ounce and an half Sage Betony of each half an ounce the seeds of Rue Pcony and Fennel of each three drachms spring water ten pound boyl it till half be consumed and with Honey and sugar of each two pound boyl it into a syrup which perfume with Cinnamon Ginger and Calamus Aromaticus of each two drachms tyed up in a rag Syrupus de Symphyto Page 65. in the Latin Book Or Syrup of Comfry The Colledg Take of the Roots and Tops of Comfry the greater and lesser of each three handfuls red Roses Betony Plantane Burnet Knot-grass scabious Coltsfoot of each two handfuls press the Juyce out of them all being green and bruised boyl it scum it and strain it ad its weight of sugar to it that it may be made into a syrup according to art Culpeper A. The syrup is excellent for all inward wounds and bruises excoriations vomitings spittings or pissings of blood it unites broken bones helps ruptures and stops the terms in women you cannot er in taking of it Syrupus Violarum Page 65. in the Latin Book Or Syrup of Violets The Colledg Take of Violet Flowers fresh and picked a pound cleer water made boyling hot two pound shut them up close together in a new glazed pot a whol day then press them hard out and in two pound of the Liquor dissolve four pound and three ounces of white Sugar take away the scum and so make it into a syrup without boyling Syrup of the Juyce of Violets is made with its double waight of Sugar like the former Culpeper A. This latter syrup is far more chargable than the former and in all reason is better although I never knew it used they both of them cool and moisten and that very gently they correct the sharpness of choller and give ease in hot vices of the breast they quench thirst in acute feavers and resist the heat of the disease they comfort hot stomachs exceedingly cool the liver and heart and resist putrifaction pestilence and poyson It is so harmless a syrup you shall hurt your purse by it sooner than your body The Colledg Julep of Violets is made of the water of Violet flowers and sugar like Julep of Roses Culpeper A. It is cooling and pleasant for the Gentry when they are hot with walking for few of them much trouble their study PURGING SYRUPS Syrupus de Cicborio cum Rhabarbaro Page 67. Or Syrup of Succory with Rhubarb The Colledg TAke of whol Barley the Roots of Smallage Fennel and Sparagus of each two ounces Succory Dandelyon Endive smooth Sowthistles of each two handfuls Lettice Liverwort Fumitory tops of Hops of each one handful Maiden-hair white and black Cetrach Liquoris Winter Cherries Dodder of each six drachms to boyl these take sixteen pound of spring water strain the liquor and boyl in it six pound of white Sugar adding towards the end six ounces of Rhubarb six drachms of Spicknard bound up in a thin and slack rag the which crush often in boyling and so make it into a syrup according to art Culpeper A. This Receipt without a name was borrowed from Nicholaus Florentinus the difference is only in the quantity of the Rhubarb and Spike besides the order inverted whose own aprobation of it runs in these terms A. It clenseth the body of venemous humors as Boyls Carbuncles and the like it prevails against pestilential Feavers it strengthens the heart and nutritive vertue purgeth by stool and urine it makes a man have a good stomach to his meat and provokes sleep A. But by my Authors leave I never accounted purges to be proper Physick in Pestilential Feavers this I beleeve the syrup clenseth the liver well and is exceeding good for such as are troubled with Hypocondriack Melancholly The strong may take two ounces at a time the weak one or you may mix an ounce of it with the Decoction of Senna Syrupus de Epithymo Page 67. in the Latin Book Or Syrup of Epithimum The Colledg Take of Epithimum twenty drams Mirobalans Citron and Indian of each fifteen drams Emblicks Bellericks Polypodium Liquoris Agrick Time Calaminth Bugloss Stoechas of each six drams Dodder Fumitory of each ten drachms red Roses Annis seeds and sweet Fennel seeds of each two drachms and an half sweet Prunes ten Raisons of the sun stoned four ounces Tamarinds two ounces and an half after twenty four hours infusion in ten pints of spring water boyl it away to six then take it from the fire and strain it and with five pound of fine Sugar boyl it into a syrup according to art Culpeper A. It is best to put in the Dodder Stoechas and Agrick towards the latter end of the Decoction A. This Receipt was Mesue's only instead of five pound of Sugar Mesue appoints four pound of Sugar and two pound of Sapa the making of which shall be shewed in its proper place and truly in my opinion the Receipts of Mesue are generally the best in all the Dispensatory because the Simples are so pertinent to the purpose intended they are not made up of a mess of Hodgpodg as many others are but to the purpose A. It purgeth Melancholly and other humors it strengtheneth the stomach and Liver clenseth the body of addust choller and addust blood as also of salt humors and helps diseases proceeding from these as scabs itch tetters ringworms leprosie c. and the truth is I like it the better for its gentleness for I never fancied violent Medicines in Melancholly diseases A mean man may take two ounces at a time or ad one ounce to the Decoction of Epithimum Syrupus è Floribus Persicorum Page 68. in L. Book Or Syrup of Peach-flowers The Colledg Take of fresh Peach-flowers a pound steep them a whol day in three pound of warm water then boyl it a little and strain it out repeat this infusion five times in the same 〈◊〉 in three pound of which dissolve two pound and an half of Sugar and boyl it into a syrup Culpeper A. It is a gentle Purger of choller and may be given even in feavers to draw away the sharp chollerick humors according to the opinion of Andernacus whose Receipt all things considered differs little from this Syrupus de Pomis Purgans Page 68. in the L. Book Or Syrup of Apples purging The Colledg Take of the Juyce of sweet smelling Apples two pound the juyce of Borrage and Bugloss of each one pound and an half Senna two ounces Annis seeds half an ounce Saffron one drachm let the 〈◊〉 be sleeped in the Juyce's twenty four hours and after a walm or two strain it and with two pound of white sugar boyl it to a syrup according to art the Saffron
being tyed up in a rag and often crushed in the boyling Culpeper A. Mesue appoints Senna Cods and so do the Augustan Physitians viz. the husk that holds the seeds and the Colledg altered that and added the Annis seeds I suppose to correct the Senna and in so doing they did well A. The syrup is a pretty cooling purge and tends to rectifie the distempers of the blood it purgeth choller and melancholly and therefore must needs be effectual both in yellow and black Jaundice madness scurf Leprosie and scabs It is very gentle and for that I commend both the Receipt and Mesue the Author of it The dose is from one ounce to three according as the body is in age and strength An ounce of it in the morning is excellent for such children as break out in scabs Syrupus de Pomis Magistralis Page 68. in L. Book Or Syrup of Apples Magisterial The Colledg Take of the Juyce and Water of Apples of each a pound and an 〈◊〉 the Juyce and Water of Borrage and Bugloss of each nine ounces Senna half a pound Annis seeds and sweet Fennel seeds of each three 〈◊〉 Epithimum of Creet two ounces Agrick Rhubarb of each half an ounce Ginger Mace of each four scruples Cinnamon two scruples Saffron half a drachm Infuse the Rhubaib and Cinnamon apart by it self in white Wine and Juyce of Apples of each two ounces let all the rest the Saffron excepted be sleeped in the Waters above mentioned and the next day put in the Juyces which being boyled 〈◊〉 and strained then with four ounces of white Sugar boyl it into a syrup crushing the Saffron in it being tyed up in a linnen rag the infusion of the Rhubarb being added at the latter end Culpeper A. Out of doubt this is a gallant syrup to purge addust Choller and Melancholly and to resist madness I know no better purge for such as are almost or altogether distracted by Melancholly than one ounce of this mixed with four ounces of the Decoction of Epithimum ordering their bodies as they were taught Syrupus de Rhabarbaro Page 69. in the Lat. Book Or Syrup of Rhubarb The Colledg Take of the best Rhubarb and Senna of each two ounces and an half Violet Flowers a handful Cinnamon one drachm and an half Ginger half a drachm Betony Succory and Bugloss Water of each one pound and an half let them be mixed together warm all night and in the morning strained and boyled into a syrup with two pound of white sugar adding towards the end four ounces of syrup of Roses Culpeper A. It clenseth choller and melancholly very gently and therefore is fit for children old people and weak bodies You may ad an ounce of it to the 〈◊〉 of Epithimum or to the Decoction of Senna It is a very pretty Receipt made by the Augustan Physitians Syrupus Rosaccus Solutivus Page 69. in L. Book Or Syrup of Roses Sclutive The Colledg Take of spring water boyling hot four pound Damask Rose leaves fresh as many as the Water will contain let them remain twelve hours in insusion close stopped then press them out and put in 〈◊〉 Rose leaves do so nine times in the same liquor encreasing the quantity of the Roses as the Liquor encreaseth which will be almost by the third part every time Take six parts of this Liquor and with four parts of white Sugar boyl it to a syrup according to art Culpeper A. It loosneth the belly and gently bringeth out choller and flegm but leaves a binding quality behind it Syrupus e Succo Rosarum Page 70. in the Lat. Book Or Syrup of the Juyce of Roses The Colledg It is prepared without steeping only with the Juyce of Damask Roses pressed out and clarified and an equal proportion of Sugar added to it Culpeper A. This is like the other Syrupus Rosaccus Solutivus cum Agarico Page 70. Or Syrup of Roses Solutive with Agrick The Colledg Take of Agrick cut thin an ounce Ginger two drachms Sal-Gem one drachm Polypodium bruised two ounces sprinkle them with white wine and steep them two dates over warm oshes in a pound and an half of the infusion of Damask Roses prescribed before and with one pound of sugar boyl it into a syrup according to Art Culpeper A. You had better ad twice so much sugar as is of the infusion for fear the strength of the Agrick be lost in the boyling A. It purgeth flegm from the head relieves the sences oppressed by it it provokes the terms in women it purgeth the stomach and Liver and provoketh urin Some hold it an universal purge for all parts of the body a weak body may take an ounce at a time and a strong two ounces guiding himself as he was taught in Decection of Epithimum Syrupus Rosaccus Solutivus cum Helleboro Page 70. Or Syrup of Roses Solutive with Hellebore The Colledg Take of the bark of all the Myrobalans of each four ounces bruise them grosly and steep them twenty four hours in twelve pound of the infusion of Roses before spoken Senna Epithimum Polypodium of the Oak of each four ounces Cloves an ounce Citron seeds Liquoris of each four ounces the bark of black Hellebore roots six drachms let the fourth part of the Liquor gently exhale strain it and with five pound of Sugar and sixteen drachms of Rhubarb tyed up in a 〈◊〉 rag make it into a syrup according to Art Culpeper A. You must not boyl the black Hellebore at all or but very little if you do you had as good put none in me thinks the Colledg should have had either more wit or honesty than to have left Receipts so woodenly penned to posterity or it may be they wrote as they say only to the Learned or in plain English for their own ends or to satisfie their covetousness that a man must needs run to them every time his finger akes A. The syrup rightly used purgeth melancholly resisleth madness I wish the ignorant to let it alone for fear it be too hard for them and use them as coursly as the Colledg hath done Syrupus Rosaccus Solutivus cum Sena Page 70. Or Syrup of Roses Solutive with Senna The Colledg Take of Senna six ounces Caraway and sweet Fennel seeds of each three drachms sprinkle them with white Wine and infuse them two daies in three pound of the infusion of Roses aforesaid then strain it and with two pound of Sugar boyl it into a Syrup Culpeper A. It purgeth the body of choller and melancholly and expels the relicts a disease hath left behind it the dose is from one ounce to two you may take it in a Decoction of Senna it leaves a binding quality behind it Surupus de Spina Cervina Page 71. Or Syrup of Purging Thorn The Colledg Take of the Berries of Purging Thorn gathered in September as many as you will bruise them in a stone Mortar and press out the 〈◊〉 let the fourth part
when you need Rob de Cerasis Page 76. in the Latin Book Or Rob of Cherries The Colledg Take of the juyce of red Cherries somwhat sourish as much as you will and with half their weight in sugar boyl them like the former Culpeper A. See the vertues of Cherries and there have you a neat trick to keep them all the year Rob de Cornis Page 76. in the latin Book Or Rob of Cornels The Colledg Take of the juyce os Cornels two pound sugar a pound and an half boyl it according to art Culpeper A. Of these Cornel trees are two sorts male and foemale the fruit of the male Cornel or Cornelian Cherry is here to be used for the foemale is that which is called Dogberry in the North Country they call it Gatter-wood and we in Sussex Dog-wood I suppose because the Berries will make Dogs mad as some hold also it is very unwholsom wood specially for such as have been bitten by mad Dogs A. The fruit of male Cornel binds exceedingly and therefore good in fluxes bloody fluxes and the immoderate flowing of the terms in women Rob Cydoniorum Page 76. in the Latin Book Or Rob of Quinces The Colledg Take of the clarified juyce of Quinces boyl it till two parts be consumed and with its equal waight in Sugar boyl it into a Rob. Miva vel Gelatina Eorundem Page 76. in L. Book Or 〈◊〉 of Quinces The Colledg Take of the juyce of Quinces clarified twelve pound boyl it half away and ad to the remainder old white wine five pound consume the third part over a gentle fire taking away the scum as you ought let the rest settle and strain it and with three pound of sugar boyl it according to art Culpeper A. Both are good for weak and indisposed stomachs The Colledg Rob of sowr Plums is made as Rob of Quinces the use of sugar is indifferent in them both Rob of English Currence is made in the same manner let the juyce he clarified Culpeper A. The vertues are the same with Rob of Barberries Rob Baccarum Sambuci Page 77. in L. Book Or Rob of Elder Berries The Colledg Take of the Juyce of Elder Berries and make it thick with the help of a gentle fire either by its self or a quarter of its waight in sugar being added Culpeper Both Rob of Elder Berries and Dwarf-Elder are excellent for such whose bodies are inclining to Dropsies neither let them neglect nor despise it if they do 't is not my fault They may take the quantity of a Nutmeg each morning 't will gently purge the watry humor The Colledg In the same manner is made Rob of Dwars Elder Junipers and Pauls Betony only in the last the Sugar and Juyce must be equal in waight Succus Glycyrrhizae simplex Page 77. in Lat. Book Or Juyce of Liquoris simple The Colledg Infuse Liquoris Roots clensed and gently bruised three daies in spring water so much that it may oretop the Roots the breadth of three fingers then boyl it a little and press it hard out and boyl the Liquor with a gentle fire to its due thickness Culpeper A. It is vulgarly known to be good against coughs cold c. and a strengthener of the Lungues Succus Glycyrrhizae Compositus P. 77. in L. Book Or Juyce of Liquoris Compound The Colledg Take of the water of tender Oak leaves of Scabious of each four pounds English Liquoris scraped and bruised two pound boyl them by degrees till they be soft then press out the Liquor strongly in a press to which ad three pound of Juyce of Hysop and dry it away in the Sun in a broad Earthen vessel Culpeper A. The vertues are the same with the former but that the Colledg loves to be troublesom Succus Pronorum sylvestrum Page 78. in Lat. Book Or Juyce of Sloes called Acacia The Colledg Take of Sloes hardly ripe press out the Juyce and make it thick in a bath Culpeper A. It stops Fluxes and procures appetite The Colledg So are the juyces of Wormwood Maudlin and Fumitory made thick to wit the Herbs bruised while they be tender and the juyce pressed out and after it is clarified boyled over the fire to its just thickness LOHOCH OR ECLEGMATA Culpeper A. BEcause this word also is understood but by few we will first explain what it is A. 1. The word Lohoch is an Arabick word called in Greek 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in Latin Linctus and signifies a thing to be lick'd up A. 2. It is in respect of Body somthing thicker than a Syrup and not so thick as an Electuary A. 3. It s use it was invented for was against the roughness of the windpipe diseases and inflamations of the Lungues difficulty of breathing Colds Coughs c. A. 4. It s manner of reception is with a Liquoris stick bruised at end to take up some and retain it in the mouth till it melt of its own accord Lohoch de Farfara Page 79. in the Latin Book Or Lohoch of Coltsfoot The Colledg Take of Coltsfoot roots clensed eight ounces Marsh-mallow roots four ounces clensed boyl them in a sufficient quantity of water and press the pulp out through a sive dissolve this again in the Decoction and let it boyl once or twice then take it from the fire and ad two pound of white sugar Honey of Raisons sourteen ounces juyce of Liquoris two drachms and an half stir them stoutly with a wooden pestel mean season sprinkle in saffron and Cloves of each a scruple cinnamon and Mace of each two scruples make them into a Lohoch according to art Culpeper A. It was invented by an uncertain or an unrevealed Author for the Cough and they that cannot get a better nor a cheaper may freely use this for the Colledg gives them leave if they appoint it not else those that have read the Augustan Physitians may reade a cheaper there and those that have not nor cannot may know if they please how they are led by the noses by a company of Colledg gulls Lohoch de Papavere Page 79. in the Latin Book Or Lohoch of Poppies The Colledg Take white Poppy seeds twenty four drachms sweet Almonds blanched in Rose water Pinenuts clensed Gum Arabick and Tragacanth of each ten drachms juyce of Liquoris an ounce starch three drachms the seeds of Lettice Purslain Quinces of each half an ounce Saffron a drachm Penids four ounces Syrup of Meconium three pound make it into a Lohoch according to art Culpeper A. The right Worshipful the Colledg of Physitians having found a Medicine called by this name in the Augustane Dispensatory did as well as they could to alter it a little that so they might make fools beleev it was their own It helps salt sharp and thin distillations upon the Lungues it allaies the fury of such sharp humors which occasion both roughness of the throat want of sleep and feavers It is excellent for such as are troubled with
each ten drachms Opopanax Sagapen Parsly seeds round Birthwort roots white 〈◊〉 of each five drachms Spicknard Cinnamon Mirrh Indian leaf or Mace Saffron of each four drachms bruise the Gums in a mortar sist the rest and with three pound of clarified Honey three onnces and five drachms make it an Electuary according to art Culpeper A. It helps the falling sickness madness and the pain in the head called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 pains in the breast and stomach whether they come by sickness or bruises pains in the loins or backbone hardness of womens breasts putrifactions of meat in the stomach and sour belchings It is but used seldom 〈◊〉 therefore hard to be gotten Triphera the greater Page 110. in the Latin Book The Colledg Take of Myrobalans Chebs Bellericks Inds and Emblicks Nutmegs of each five drachms Watercress seeds Asarabacca roots Persian Origanum or else Dittany of Creet black Pepper Olibanum Ammi Ginger Tamaris Indian Nard Squinanth Cyperus roots of each half an ounce filings of Steel prepared with Viniger twenty drams let the Myrobalans be rosted a little with fresh butter let the rest being poudered be sprinkled with Oyl of sweet Almonds then add Musk one drachm and with their trebble waight in Honey make it into an Electuary according to art C. A. It helps the immoderat flowing of the terms in women and the Hemorrhoids in men it helps weakness of the stomach and restores colour lost It frees the body from crude humors and strengthens the bladder helps melancholly and rectifies the distempors of the spleen You may take a drachm in the morning or two if your body be any thing strong and by that you have read this you cannot chuse but see a reason why they set a binding Electuary amongst the Purges as also why the name is changed from Triphera the less to Triphera the greater viz. Because a great piece of ignorance to set it here they are like to give Medicines to good purpose when they know the operations no better Triphera Solutive Page 119. in the Latin Book The Colledg Take of Diacrydium ten drachms Turbith an ounce and an half Cardamoms the less Cloves Cinnamon Honey of each three drachms yellow Sanders Liquoris sweet Fennel seeds of each half an ounce Acorus Schenanth of each a dram Red-Roses Citron pills preserved of each three drachms Violets two drachms Penids four ounces white Sugar half a pound Honey clarified in juyce of Apples one pound make an Electuary according to art Culpeper A. The Diacrydium and 〈◊〉 ate a couple of untoward purges the rest are all Cordials but what to make of them all together I know not and as little reason do I know why they should put Honey in twice unless they mistook honey for Mace they have a blessed turn in this world 't is lawful for them to mistake but for no body else ELECTUARIES left out in their new Master-piece which is famous for its baseness Athanasia Mithridatis Galen Colledg TAke of Cinnamon Cassia Schoenanth of each an ounce an half Saffron Mirrh of each one ounce Costus Spignel Acorus Agrick Scordium Carrots Parsly of each half an ounce white Pepper eleven grains Honey so much as is sufficient to make it into an Electuary according to art Culpeper A. It prevails against poyson and the bitings of venemous beasts and helps such whose meat putrifies in their stomach staies vomiting of blood helps old coughs and cold diseases in the liver spleen bladder and matrix The Colledg hath made some petty alterations in the quantities of the Simples but not worth the speaking of The dose is half a drachm Electuarium è scoria ferri Rhasis The Colledg Take of the flakes if Iron infused in Viniger seven daies and dried three drams Indian Spicknard Schoenanth Cyperus Ginger Pepper Bishops Weed Frankinsence of each half an ounce Myrocalans Indian Bellericks and Emblicks Honey boyled with the decoction of Emblicks sixteen ounces mix them together and make of them an Electuary Culpeper A. I wonder how the quantities of the Myrobalans escaped the great care labor pains and the industry of the honorable Society the Authors of that Book or the vigilancy of the vaporing Printer Rhasis an Arabian Physitian the Author of the Receipt appoints a drachm of each the medicine heats the spleen gently purgeth melancholly easeth pains in the stomach and spleen and stre ngthens digestion People that are strong may take half an ounce in the morning fasting and weak people three drams It is a good remedy for pains and hardness of the spleen Cónfectio Humain Mesue The Colledg Take of Eyebright two ounces Fennel seeds five drachms Cloves Cinnamon Cubebs long Pepper Mace of each one drachm beat them all into pouder and with clarified Honey one pound in which boyl juyce of Fennel one ounce juyce of Celondine and Rue of each half an ounce and with the pouders make it up into an Electuary Culpeper A. It is chiefly apropriated to the brain and heart quickens the sences especially the sight and resisteth the pestilence You may take half a drachm if your body be hot a drachm if cold in the morning fasting Diaireos Salominis Nich. The Colledg Take of Orris roots one ounce Penyroyal Hysop Liquoris of each six drams Traganth white Starch bitter Almonds Pine Nuts Cinnamon Ginger Pepper of each three drachms fat Figs the pulp of Raisons of the Sun and Dates of each three drachms and an half Styrax Calamitis two drachms and an half Sugar dissolved in Hysop water and clarified Honey of each twice the weight of all the rest make them into an Electuary according to art Culpeper A. The Electuary is chiefly apropriated to the lungues and helps cold infirmities of them as asthmaes coughs difficulty of breathing c. You may take it with a 〈◊〉 stick or on point of a Knife a little of it at a time and often Diasatryon Nich. The Colledg Take of the roots of Satyrion fresh and sound Garden Parsnips Eringo Pine Nuts Indian Nuts or if Indian Nuts be wanting take the double quantity of Pine Nuts Fistich Nuts of each one ounce and an half Cloves Ginger the seeds of Annis Rockit Ash Keys of each five drachms Cinnamon the tayls and loins of Scincus the seeds of Bulbus Nettles of each two drachms and an half Musk seven grains of the best Sugar dissolved in 〈◊〉 three pounds make it into an Electuary according to art Culpeper A. Either the Colledg or the Printer left out Cicer roots seven drachms which I think are proper to the Receipt they also added the loins of Scincus and the Nettle seeds and in so doing they did well A. It helps weakness of the reins and bladder and such as make water with difficulty it provokes lust exceedingly and speedily helps such as are impotent in the acts of Venus You may take two drachms or more at a time Mathiolus his great Antidote against Poysou
Chollick The Table of diseases will direct you I love to have 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Negligent people make wooden Physitians The Colledg Common Oyl of Olives is pressed out of ripe Olives not out of the stones Oyl of Olives Omphacine is pressed out of unripe Olives Oyl of Yolks of Eggs. The Colledg Boyl the Yolks till they be hard and bruise them with your hands or with a Pestle and Mortar heat them in an Earthen vessel glazed until they begin to sroath stirring them dilligently that they burn not being hot put them in a linnen bag and sprinkle them with Aromatick Wine and press out the Oyl according to art Culpeper A. It is profitable in 〈◊〉 and malignant ulcers it causeth the hair to grow it cleers the skin and takes away deformities thereof viz. Tetters Ringworms Morphew Scabs I suppose none is so sinple to take it inwardly to cleer their skin nor to anoint their feet to take away the deformity of their face SIMPLE OYLS BY INFUSION AND DECOCTION Oyl of Roses Omphacine The Colledg Take of red Roses before they be ripe bruised in a stone Mortar four ounces Oyl Omphacine one pound set them in a hot Sun in a glass close stopped a whol week shaking them every day then boyl them gently in a bath press them out and put in others use them in like manner do so the third time then keep the Oyl upon a pound of juyce of Roses Oyl of Roses Compleat Is made in the same manner with sweet and ripe Oyl often washed and red Roses fully open bruised set in the sun and boyled gently in a double vessel only let the third infusion stand in the sun fourly daies then keep the Roses and Oyl together In the same manner is made Oyl of Wormwood of the tops of common Wormwood thrice repeated four ounces and three pound of ripe Oyl only the last time put in four ounces of the juyce of Wormwood which evaporate away by gentle boyling Oyl of Dill of the flowers and leaves of Dill four ounces compleat Oyl one pound thrice repeated Oyl of Castoreum of one ounce of Castoreum Oyl one pound Wine four ounces which must be consumed with the heat of a bath Oyl of Chamomel which more than one call Holy of compleat Oyl and fresh Chamomel flowers the little white leaves taken away cut bruised and the vessel covered with a thin linnen Cloth set in the Sun pressed out and three times repeated Oyl of Wall flowers as Oyl of Dill. Oyl of Quinces of six parts of Oyl omphacine the meat and juyce of Quinces one part set them in the Sun fifteen daies in a glass and afterwards boyl them four hours in a double vessel press them out and renew them three times Oyl of Alicampane of ripe Oyl and the roots of Alicampane bruised and their juyce of each one part and of generose Wine half a part which is to be evaporated away Oyl of Euphorbium of six drachms of Euphorbium Oyl of Walflowers and sweet Wine of each five ounces boyling it in a double vessel till the Wine be consumed Oyl of Ants of winged Ants infused in four times their weight of sweet Oyl set in the sun in a glass fourty daies and then strained out Oyl or Balsom of St. Johns wort simple is made of the Oyl of the seeds beaten and pressed and the flowers being added and rightly set in the sun Oyl of Jesmine is made of the flowers of Jesmine put in cleer Oyl and set in the sun and afterward pressed out Oyl of of Orris made of the roats of Orris Florentine one pound purple Orris flowers half a pound boyl them in a double vessel in a sufficient quantity of Decoction of Orris Florentine and six pound of sweet oyl putting fresh roots and flowers again and again the former being cast away as in oyl of Roses Oyl of Earthworms is made of half a pound of Earthworms washed in white Wine ripe oyl two pound boyled in a double vessel with eight ounces of good white Wine till the wine be consumed Oyl of Marjoram is made with four ounces of the Herb a little bruised white Wine six ounces ripe oyl one pound mixed together let them be set in the sun repeated three times at last boyled to the consumption of the Wine Oyl of Mastich is made of oyl of Roses omphacine one pound Mastich three ounces Wine four ounces boyl them in a double vessel to the consumption of the Wine Oyl of Melilot is made with the tops of the Herb like oyl of Chamomel Oyl of Mints is made of the Herb and oyl omphacine 〈◊〉 oyl of Roses Oyl of Mirtles is made of Mirtle berries bruised aud sprinkled with austere wine one part oyl omphacine three parts set in the Sun twenty four daies and in the intrim thrice renewed boyled and the berries pressed out Oyl of Daffadils is made as oyl of Roses Nard oyl is made of three ounces of Spicknard sweet oyl one pound and an half sweet white wine and cleer water of each two ounces and an half boyled to the consumption of the moisture Oyl of water Lillies is made of fresh white water lilly flowers one part oyl omphacine three parts repeating the flowers as in oyl of Roses Oyl of Tobacco is made of the juyce of Tobacco and common oyl of each equal parts boyled in a bath Oyl of Poppies is made of the flowers heads and leaves of Garden Poppies and oyl amphacine as oyl of Dill. Oyl of Poplars is made of the buds of Poplar tree three parts rich white wine four parts sweet oyl seven parts first let the buds be bruised then infused in the Wine and Oyl seven daies then boyled then pressed out Oyl of Rue is made of the herbs bruised and ripe Oyl like Oyl of Roses Oyl of Savin is made in the same manner So also is Oyl of Elder flowers made Oyl of Scorpions is made of thirty live Scorpions caught when the Sun is in the Lyon Oyl of bitter Almonds two pound let them be set in the Sun and after fourty daies strained Oleum Cicyonium is made of wild Cucumer roots and their 〈◊〉 of each equall parts with twice as much ripe Oyl boyl it to the consumption of the juyce Oyl of Nightshade is made of the berries of Nightshade ripe and one part boyled in ripe Oyl or Oyl of Roses three parts Oyl of Styrax is made of Styrax and sweet white Wine of each one part Ripe Oyl four parts gently boyled till the Wine be consumed Oyl of Violets is made of Oyl Omphacine and Violet flowers as Oyl of Roses Oyl of Vervain is made of the herb and Oyl as Oyl of Mints Culpeper A. That most of these Oyls if not all of them are used only externally is certain and as certain that they retain the vertues of the Simples whereof they are made therefore the ingenious might help themselves But because we live in a frigid age I shall vouchsafe to quote the Vertues of
each two drachms Gersa Serpeutaria an ounce Ceruss six ounces Hogs grease not salted a pound and an half Goats Suet prepared an ounce and an half Hens fat two ounces and an half Pouder the things as you ought to do both together and by themselves melt the fats being clensed in a stone vessel and steep in them two Citrons of a mean bigness cut in bits in a warm bath after a whol week strain it and put in the Pouders by degrees amongst which let the Camphire and Borax be the last stir them and bring them into the form of an Oyntment Culpeper A. It takes away Pimples redness 〈◊〉 and other deformities of the face Scabs in any part of the body it takes away the redness of the eyes and makes a rough skin smooth It is a terrible tedious piece of stuff such as they usually use to make men beleeve wonders only here they left out Gipsum because they could not tell what it was they should have asked their Brother Dr. P. S. the Receipt coming from Rome he could have told them when he was there to be confirmed in his Religion what the walls were plaistered with for Gypsum is the plaister of a wall Unguentum Comitissae Page 163. in the Latin Book The Colledg Take of the middbe Bark of Acorns Chestnuts Oaks Beans the berries of Mirtles Horstail Galls Grapes stones unripe Services and Medlars dried the leaves of Sloe-tree the Roots of Bistort and Tormentil of each an ounce and an half bruise them grosly and boyl them in ten pound of plantane water till half consumed then take new yellow wax eight ounces and an half Oyl of Myrtles simple two pound and an half melt them and wash them nine times in the aforesaid Decoction being washed and melted put in these following Pouders the middle bark of Acorns Chestnuts and Oak Galls Juyce of Hypocistis Ashes of the bone of an Ox Leg Mirtle berries unripe Grape stones unripe Services of each half an ounce Troches of Amber two ounces with oyl of Mastich so much as is sufficient make it into an Oyntment according to art Culpeper A. It seems in my eyes a gallant binding Oyntment composed neatly by a judicious brain The belly and reins being anointed with it it staies abortion or miscarriage in women though already begun it strengthens weak backs exceedingly and stops the immoderate flowing of the terms and hemorrhoids and falling out of the fundament and womb finally for every occasion that requires binding I would if I were Eloquent commend it in the superlative degree Unguentum Martiatum Page 164. in the Latin Book The Colledg Take of fresh Bay leaves three pound Garden Rue two pound and an half Marjoram two pound Mints a pound Sage Wormwood Costmary Bazil of each half a pound Sallet oyl twenty pound yellow wax four pound Malaga wine two pound of all of them being bruised boyled and pressed out as they ought make an Oyntment according to art Culpeper A. This is not the Oyntment they prescribed before under that name nor half so tedious therefore I like it better It is a great strengthener of the head it being anoynted with it as also of all the parts of the body especially the nerves muscles and arteries Unguentum Mastichinum Page 164. in Lat. Book Or An Oyntment of Mastich The Colledg Take of Oyl of Mastich Wormwood and Nard of each an ounce Mastich Mints red Roses red Corral Cloves Cinnamon Wood of Aloes Squinanth of each a drachm wax as much as is sufficient to make it into an Oyntment according to art Culpeper A. This is like the former and not a whit inferior to it it strengthens the stomach being anointed with it restores appetite and digestion Before it was called a Stomach Oyntment Unguentum Neapolitanum Page 165. in the Latin Book The Colledg Take of Hogs grease washed in juyce of Sage a pound Quick-silver strained through Lether killed with Spittle four ounces Oyl of Bays Chamomel and Earthworms of each two ounces Spirit of Wine an ounce yellow wax two ounces Turpentine washed in juyce of Elicampane three ounces Pouder of Chamepytis and Sage of each two drams make them into an Oyatment according to art Culpeper A. A Learned art to spoyl people hundreds are bound to curse such Oyntments and those that appoint them 't is not enough for a man to be plagued with the pocks but he must be worse plagued with preposterous Medicines Unguentum Nervinum Page 165. in the Latin Book The Colledg Take of Cowslips with the Flowers Sage Chamepytis Rosemary Lavender Bay with the Berries Chamomel Rue Smallage Melilot with the flowers wormwood of each a handful mints Betony Penyroyal Parsly Centaury the less St. Johns wort of each half a handful Oyl of Sheeps or Bullocks feet five pound Oyl of Spike half an ounce Sheeps or Bullocks suct or the Marrow of either two pound the Herbs being bruised and boyled with the Oyl and Suet make it into an Oyntment according to art Culpeper A. It is apropriated to the nerves and helps their infirmrties coming of cold which you may find often enough related I do not love alwaies to harp upon the same string as also old bruises make use of it in dead pal seys chilliness or coldness of particular members such as the Arteries perform not their office to as they ought for wind anoynt your belly with it for want of digestion your stomach for the Chollick your belly for what ever diseas in any part of the body comes of cold esteem of this as a Jewel and you shall give me thanks for declaring it after you have been thankful to God for raising me up to that end Unguentum Pectorale Page 165. in Lat. Book Or A Pectoral Oyntment The Colledg Take of fresh Butter washed in Violet water six ounces oyl of sweet Almonds four ounces oyl of Chamomel and Violets white wax of each three ounces Hens and Ducks grease of each two ounces orris roots two drachms Saffron half a drachm the two last being finely poudered the rest melted and often washed in Barly or Hysop water make an oyntment of them according to art Culpeper A. It strengthens the breast and stomach easeth the pains thereof helps pleuresies and consumptions of the lungues the breast being anointed with it Now they have mended their nonsensical boyling of the Butter Unguentum Populneum Page 166. in Lat. Book Or Oyntment of Poplar The Colledg Take of fresh black Poplar buds one pound and an half the flowers of Violets and Navil-wort of the wall of each three ounces fresh Hogs grease three pound all of them being beaten together in May let them stand a while add the tops of Rasberries the leaves of black Poppies Mandrake Henbane Nightshade Lettice Housleck great and smal Burs the greater of each three ounces beat them all together and all of them being mixed after ten daies with a pound of Rose water boyl it till all the super fluous humidity
called a Cerecloath The Colledg Take of white Wax four ounces Oyl of Roses Omphacine a pound melt it in a double vessel then powr it out into another by degrees putting in cold water and often 〈◊〉 it out of one vessel into another stirring it till it be white last of all wash it in Rose Water adding a little Rose Water and Rose Vineger Culpeper A. It is a fine cooling thing for what denomination to give it I scarce know and exceeding good yea super-excellent to cure inflamations in wounds or tumors Unguentum è 〈◊〉 Aperitivis primum 〈◊〉 The Colledg Take of the juyce of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mints Wormwood Common Parsly Valerian of each three ounces oyl of Wormwood and Mints of each half a pound yellow Wax three ounces mix them together over the fire and make of them an Oyntment Sometimes is added also the pouders of Calamus Aromaticus Spicknard of each one drachm a little oyl of Cappers Culpeper A. It opens stoppages of the stomach and spleen easeth the Rickets the breast and sides being anointed with it 〈◊〉 Martiatum Nich. The Colledg Take of the Leaves of Bay and Rosemary of each eight ounces Rue seven ounces Tamaris fix ounces the Leaves of Dwarf-Elder Marjoram Savin Costmary or else 〈◊〉 ater-mints Sage Bazil Polcy-mountain Calaminth Mugwort Elicampane Betony 〈◊〉 Ursine Goose grass or Cleavers Anemone or Wind-flower or for want of it Pellitory of the Wall Burnet Agrimony Wormwood Cowslips Garden Costus Elders Orphine the greater Housleek the greater and lesser Yarrow Germander Centaury the less Plantane Strawberries Tetrahit or for want of it Golden-rod Cynksoyl of each four ounces and an half the roots of Marsh-mallows the seeds of Cummin Mirrh of each three ounces Foenugreck an ounce and an half the seeds of the greater Nettles of Violets red or erratick Poppies commonly called Corn-roses Garden Mints Sorrel wild Mints Maindenhair Carduus Benedictus Woodbind or Honeysuckles Valerian the greater sweet Cranebil or Muschata Wood-sorrel Harts-tongue Ox-eye Southernwood Marrow of a Stag Styrax Calamitys of each half an ounce Butter ten drachms Bears and Hens grease Mastich Frankinsence of each one ounce Nard Oyl two ounces Wax two pound let the Herbs being green be cut and insused in eight pounds of Oyl with Wine for seven daies on the eighth day let them be boyled almost to the consumption of the Wine then being removed from the fire let it be strained and the Oyl put into the pan again to which being a little warmed ad the Butter Marrow Fat Nard Oyl and Wax then the Styrax dissolved in Wine and mixed with a little Turpentine but let the Mastich Mirrh and Frankinsence being heaten into pouder be put in last of all and when they 〈◊〉 all wil mixed together keep the Oyntment in a vessel Culpeper A. This long Receipt of Nich. Myrepsus is held to be profitable against cold afflictions of the brain nerves and joynts as shaking palsey dead palsey convulsions c. it helps numbness of the joynts the gout and hard tumors of the spleen An Oyntment for the Worms Foesius The Colledg Take of Oyl of Rue Savin Mints Wormwood and bitter Almonds of each an ounce and an half juyce of the flowers or leaves of Peaches and Wormwood of each half an ounce Pouder of Rue Mints Gentain Centaury the less Tormentill of each one drachm the seeds of Coleworts the Pulp of Colocynthis of each two drachms Aloes Hepatick three drachms the meal of Lupines half an ounce Mirrh washed in grass water a drachm and an half Bulls Gall an ounce and an half with juyce of Lemmons so much as is sufficient and an ounce and an half of Wax make it into an Oyntment according to art Culpeper A. The Belly being anointed with it kills the worms CERECLOATHS Ceratum de Galbano Page 169. in the Latin Book Or Cerecloath of Galbanum The Colledg TAke of Galbanum prepared an ounce and an half Assafaetid a half an ounce Bdellium a drachm Mirrh two drachms Wax two ounces 〈◊〉 seeds a scruple Featherfew Mugwort of each half a drachm dissolve the Gums in Vineger and make it a Cerecloath according to art Culpeper A. Being applied to the belly of a woman after labor it clenseth her of any 〈◊〉 accedentally left behind helps the fits of the mother and other accedents incident to women in that case Ceratum 〈◊〉 Page 169. in the Latin Book The Colledg Take of Oesypus ten ounces Oyl of Chamomel and Orris of each half a pound yellow Wax two pound Rozin a pound Mastich 〈◊〉 Turpentine of each an ounce Spicknard two drachms and an half Saffron a drachm and an half Styrax Calamitis half an ounce make them into a Cerecloath according to art Culpeper A. It mollifies and digests hard swellings of the liver spleen womb nerves joynts and other parts of the body and is a great easer of pain Ceratum Santalinum Page 169. in the Latin Book The Colledg Take of red Sanders ten drachms white and yellow Sanders of each six drachms red Roses twelve drachms Bole Armenick seven drams Spodium four drachms Camphire two drachms white Wax washed thirty drachms Oyl of Roses Omphacine six ounces make it into a Cerecloath according to art Culpeper A. It wonderfully helps hot infirmities of the stomach liver and other parts being but aplied to them PLAISTERS Culpeper A I Hope no body is so simple to eat Plaisters The general 〈◊〉 of application is to the grieved place You may melt them in any earthen dish and so spread them upon a cloath or white leather Emplastrum ex Ammoniaco Page 170. in the Lat. B. Or A Plaister of Ammoniacum The Colledg Take of Amoniacum Bran well sifted of each an ounce Oyntmen t of Marshmallows Mellilot Plaister compound roots of Briony and Orris in pouder of each half an ounce the fat of Ducks Geese and Hens of each three drachms Bdellium Galbanum of each one drachm and an half Perrozin Wax of each five ounces Oyl of Orris Turpentine of eaah half an ounce boyl the Fat 's and Oyl with Mussilage of Linseed and Foenugreek seed of each three ounces to the consumption of the Mussilage strain it and add the Wax Rozin and Turpentine the Oyntment of Marshmallows with the Plaister of Meliot when it begins to be cold put in the Amoniacum dissolved in Vineger then the Bdellium in pouder with the rest of the pouders and make it into a Plaister according to art Culpeper A. By Plaister alwaies understand not a Plaister spread upon a cloath but a roll made to spread such a one withal A. It softens and asswageth hard swellings and scatters the humors offending applied to the side it softens the hardness of the spleen asswageth pains thence arising Emplaistrum è Baccis Lauri Page 170. in Lat. B. Or a Plaister of Bay berries The Colledg Take of Bay berries husked Turpentine of each two ounces Frankinsence Mastich Mirrh of each an ounce Cyperus Costus of each
few it were easily answered They did it in Latin to animate people to bring up their children to learning which is a thing I wish from my heart were done what the Colledg doth I know not 2. Because they have here left out some Oyntments the use of which they would not have the Chyrurgians know the most part of which are no Scholars the more is the pity and that they know well enough it were a brave trick if they could catch old birds with chaff KIND READERS THE Right VVorshipful the Colledg of Physitians of London in their new Dispensatory give you free leave to distill these common VVaters that follow but they never intended you should know what they are good for SIMPLE DISTILLED WATERS Of Fresh Roots of BRiony Onions Alicampane Orris or Flower-de-luce Turneps Of Flowers and Buds of Southernwood both sorts of Wormwood Wood-sorrel Ladies-Mantle Marsh-mallows Angelica Pimpernel with purple flowers Smallage Columbines Sparagus Mousear Borrage Shepheards-purse Calaminth wood-bine or Honey-suckles Carduus Benedictus our Ladies thistles Knotgrass Succory Dragons Coltsfoot Fennel Goats-rue Grass Hysop Lettice Lovage Toadflax Hops 〈◊〉 Mallows Horehound Feathersew Bawm Mints Horsemints Water-cresses English Tobacco white Poppies Pellitory of the wall Parsly Plantane 〈◊〉 Self-heal Penyroyal Oak Leaves Sage Scabious Figwort or Throatwort Housleek or 〈◊〉 the greater and lesser Mother of Time Nightshade Tansie 〈◊〉 Valerian Of Flowers of Orrenges if you can get them Blew-bottle the greater Beans Water-lillies Lavender Nut-tree Cowslips Sloes Rosemary Roses white 〈◊〉 and red Satyrion Line-tree Clove-gilliflowers Violets Of Fruits of Orrenges black cherries 〈◊〉 Quinces Cucumers Strawberries Winter Cherries Lemmons Rasberries unripe Walnuts Apples Of parts of living creatures and their Excrements Lobsters 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Snails 〈◊〉 Bullocks dung made in May Swallows Earthworms Magpies spawm of Frogs SIMPLE WATERS DISTILLED being digested beforehand Of the fresh Roots of Nettles Of the Leaves of Agrimony Wild Tansie or Silverweed Mugwort Betony Marigolds Chamomel Chamepitis Sullondine Pilewort Scurvy grass Comfry the greater Dandelyon Ashtree leaves Eyebright Fumitory Alehoof or ground Ivy Horstail St. Johns wort Yarrow Moneywort Restharrow Solomons seal Ros solis Rue Savin Saxifrage Hartstongue Scordium Tamaris Mullin Vervain Pauls Betony Mead sweet Nettles Of the Flowers of Mayweed Broom Cowslips Butter-bur Peony Elder Of the Berries of Broom Elder Culpeper A. Then the Colledg gives you an Admonition concerning distilling these such a one as it is which being converted into your native language is as followeth We give you warning that these common waters be better prepared for time to come either in common stills putting gaod store of Ashes underneath the Roots and Herbs being dryer c. Or if they be full of Juyce by distilling the Juyce in aconvenient Bath that so burning may be avoided which hitherto hath seldom been But let the other Herbs Flowers or Roots be bruised and by adding Tartar common Salt or Leven be digested then putting spring water to them distill them in an Alembick with his refrigeratory or Worm till the change of the tast shew the vrtue to be drawn off then let the Oyl if any be be seperated from the Water according 〈◊〉 Into the number of these Waters may be ascribed The Teares of Vines The Liquor of the birch tree May dew Culpeper A. That my Country may receive the benefit of these Waters I shall first shew the Temperatures secondly the vertu es of the most usual most easie to come by If any should take exceptions that I mention not all for itis imposible to write to please every body I answer first I me ntion enough secondly Who ever makes this objection they shew extream ingratitude for had I mentioned but only one I had revealed more to them than ever the Colledg intended they should know or con me thanks for doing but the best is I respect their love and fear their hatred much at one The quallities and apropriation of the simple distilled Waters Simple distilled Waters either cool or heat Such as cool either cool the blood or Choller Waters cooling the blood Lettice Purslain Water-Lillies Violets Sorrel Endive Succory Fumitory Waters cooling and repressing chollerick humors or vapors in the head Nightshade Lettice Water-Lillies Plantane Poppies viz. The flowers both of white black and red Poppies black Cherries The breast and lungues Violets Poppies all three sorts Colts-foot In the heart Sorrel Quinces Water-Lillies Roses Violets green or unripe Walnuts In the stomach Quinces Roses Violets Nightshade Housleek or Sengreen Lettice Purslain In the River Endivc Succory Nightshade Purslain Water Lillies In the Reins and bladder Endive Succory winter Cherries Plantane Water-Lillies Strawberries Housleek or Sengreen black Cherriea In the Womb. Endive Succory Lettice Water-Lillies Purslain Roses Simple Waters which are hot concoct either flegm or Melancholly Waters concocting flegm in the Head are of Betony Sage Marjoram Chamomel Fennel Calaminth Rosemary flowers Primroses Eye-bright In the Breast and Lungues Maidenhair Betony Hysop Hore-hound Carduus Bnedictus Scabious Orris or Flower-de-luces Bawm Self-heal c. In the heart Bawm Rosemary In the stomach Wormwood Mints Fennel Chervil Time mother of Time Marigolds In the Liver Wormwood Centaury Origanum Marjoram Maudlin Costmary Agrimony Fennel In the Spleen Water-cresses Wormwood Calaminth In the reins and bladder Rocket Nettles 〈◊〉 Pellitory of the wall Alicampane Burnet In the Womb. Mugwort Calaminth Peny-royal Savin mother of Time Lovage Waters concocting Melancholly in the head are of Hops Fumitory The Breast Bawm Carduus Benedictus The Heart Borrage Bugloss Bawm Rosemary The Liver Endive Cichory Hops The Spleen Dodder Harts-tongue Tamaris Time Having thus ended the apropriation I shall speak breifly of the vertues of distilled Waters Lettice Wat er cools the blood when it is overheated for when it is not it needs no cooling it cools the head and Liver staies hot vapors ascending to the head and hi ndring sleep it quencheth immoderate thirst and breeds milk in nurses Distill it in May. Purslain Water cools the blood and Liver quencheth thirst helps such as spit blood have hot coughs or pestilences The distilled Water of water Lilly-Flowers cools the blood and the bowels and al internal parts of the body helps such as have the yellow Jaundice hot coughs or pleuresies the headach coming of heat feavers pestilential and not pestilential as also hectick feavers The Water of Violet flowers cools the blood the heart Liver and Lungnes overheated and quencheth an insatiable desire of drinking they are in their prime about the latter end of March or begining of April according as the year fals out The Water of Sorrel cools ths blood heart Liver and spleen if Venis Treacle be given with it it is profitable in pestilential feavers distil it in May. Endive and Succory Water are excellent against heat in the stomach If you take an ounce of either for their operation is the same morning and evening four daies one after another they cool the
them be cut and infused in Spirit of Wine and Malaga Wine of each three pound and an half Vineger of Clove-gilli-flowers juyce of Lemmons of each one pound and distilled in a glass stil in Balneo Mariae after it is half stilled off the residue may be strained through a linnen cloath and be reduced to the thickness of Honey and called the Bezoartick extract Culpeper A. Extracts have the same vertues with the waters they are made from only the different form is to please the quaint pallats of such whose fancy loaths any one particular form A. This Bezoar water strengtheneth the heart Arteries and spirit vital It provoketh sweat and is exceeding good in pestilential feavers in health it withstands melancholly and consumptions and makes a merry blith cheerful creature Of the extract you may take ten grains at a time or somewhat more if your body be not feaverish half a spoonful of water is sufficient at a time and that mixed with other cordials or medicines apropriated to the disease that troubles you which the Table at the latter end of the Book will direct you to And take this for a general rule when any thing is too hot to take it by it self resort to the Table of diseases which will amply furnish you with what to mix it and especially the cold waters the vertues of which you have amply in this third Edition This is Langius Receipt though the Colledg would have no body know it Aqua et Spiritus Lumbricorum Magistralis P. 34. L. B. Or Water and Spirit of Earth-worms The Colledg Take of Earth-worms wel clensed three pound Snails with shels on their backs clensed two Gallons beat them in a mortar and put them into a convenient vessel adding stinging Nettles roots and all six handfuls wild Angellica four handfuls Brank ursine seven handfuls Agrimony Betony of each three handfuls Rue one handful common Wormwood two handfuls Rosemary flowers six ounces Dock roots ten ounces the roots of Sorrel five ounces Turmerick the inner bark of Barberries of each four ounces Fenugreek seeds two ounces Cloves three ounces Harts-horn Ivory in gross pouder of each four ounces Saffron three drachms smal Spirit of Wine four gallons and an half after twenty four hours infusion distil them in an Alembick Let the four first pounds be reserved for Spirit the rest for water Culpeper A. 'T is a mess of Altogether it may be they intended it for an Universal medicine Aqua Gentianae composita Page 35. in the Latin B. Or Gentian Water Compound The Colledg Take of Gentian roots sliced one pound and an half the leaves and flowers of Centaâ—ry the less of each four ounces steep them eight daâ—â— in twelve pound of white Wine then distil them in an Alembick Culpeper A. It conduceth to preservation from ill air and pestilential feavers it opens obstructions of the Liver and helps such as they say are Liver grown it easeth pains in the stomach helps digestion and easeth such as have pains in their bones by ill lodging abroad in the cold it provokes appetite and is excellent good for the yellow jaundice as also for prickings or stitches in the sides it provokes the terms and expells both birth and after-birth it is naught for women with child If there be no feaver you may take a spoonful or taster full by it self if there be you may if you please mix it with some cooler medicine apropriated to the same use you would give it for Aqua Gilberti Page 35. in the Latin Book Or Gilberts Water The Colledg Take of Scabious Burnet Dragons Bawm Angellica Pimpernel with purple flowers Tormentil roots and all of each two handfuls let al of them being rightly gathered and prepared be steeped in four gallons of Canary Wine stil off three gallons in an Alembick to which ad three ounces of each of the cordial flowers Clove-gilli-flowers six ounces Saffron half an ounce Turmerick two ounces Galanga Bazil seeds of each one drachm Citron pills one ounce the seeds of Citrons and Cardus Cloves of each five drachms Harts-horn four ounces steep them twenty four hours and then distil them in Balneo Mariae to the stilled water add Pearls prepared an ounce and an half red Corral Crabs eyes white Amber of each two drachms Crabs claws six drams Bezoar Ambergreese of each two scruples steep them six weeks in the Sun in a vessel well stopped often shaking it then filter it you may keep the pâ—uders for Sp. cord temp by mixing twelve ounces of Sugar candy with six ounces of red Rose water and four ounces of Spirit of Cinnamon with it Culpeper A. I suppose this was invented for a cordial to strengthen the heart to releeve languishing nature it is exceeding dear I forbear the dose they that have money enough to make it themselves cannot want time to stady both the vertues and dose I would have Gentlemen men to be studious A. Only one thing I would demand of the Colledg that makes their brags so much of minding their Countryes good these same species which they appoint to be left after use in this medicine for Species Cordiales Temperatae Doth the vertue come out of them in this medicine or not if not why are they put in if yes then wil the Species cordiales Temperatae be like themselves viz. good for nothing but to deceive people Aqua Cordialis 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Page 36. in Lat. B. The Colledg Take of the Juyce of Borrage Bugloss Bawm Bistort Tormentil Scordium Vervain Sharp-pointed dock Sorrel Goats Rue 〈◊〉 blew Bottle great and smal Roses Marigolds Lemmons Citrons of each six ounces Bnrnet Sinksoyl of each three ounces white Wine Vineger one pound Purslain seeds two ounces Citron and Cardus seeds of each half an ounce Water Lilly flowers two ounces the flowers of Borrage Bugloss Violets 〈◊〉 of each one ounce Diatrion Santalon six 〈◊〉 let all of them being rightly prepared be infused three daies then distilled in a glass still to the distilled Liquor add earth of Lemnos Siletia aud Samos of each one ounce and an half Pearls prepared with the juyce Citrons three drachms mix them and keep them together Culpeper A. No sooner had I translated their old Dispensatory which should have been Authentick til dooms day in the afternoon had not I done it to work go they and make another such a one as 〈◊〉 and then the old one is thrown by like an old Almanack out of 〈◊〉 some final alterations they have made in some medicines of which this is one not worth speaking of yet wil they serve to vapor with look here quoth they here 's such a thing altered here is a grain and an half put in where there was but a grain before the other is dangerous and destructive to the Common-wealth and so care not a straw for defaming their predecessors nay some of their own handy works so they may but uphold their own interests and unconscionable domineering thus they serve the poor
each a handful the seeds of sorrel Citrons Fennel Cardus Bazil of each three drachms boyl them in four pound of water till half be consumed strain it and ad three pound of white sugar Juyce of Bawm and Rose Water of each half a pound boyl them to a syrup the which perfume with Cinnamon and yellow sanders of each half an ounce Culpeper A. The scorzonera Roots and Bugloss Roots are added and the Bettony Roots left out and Fernelius his name buried in oblivion that is all the Alteration If the name of the wicked shall rot 't is more likely to happen upon themselves than Fernelius A. Alwaies tie perfumes up in a rag and hang them into the syrup by a string when it boyls and hang them by a string in the veslel be it pot or glass that you may keep the syrup in being boyled A. It is an excellent Cordial and strengthens the heart breast and stomach it resisteth Melancholly revives the spirits is given with good success in Feavers it strengtheneth the memory and relievs langushing nature You may take a spoonful of it at a time Syrupus de Mentha Page 59. in the Latin Book Or Syrup of Mints The Colledg Take of the juyce of Quinces sweet and between sweet and sowr the juyce of Pomegranates sweet between sweet and sowr and sowr of each a pound and an half dryed mints half a pound red Roses two ounces let them lie in steep one day then boyl it half away and with four pound of sugar boyl it into a syrup according to art perfume it not unless the Physitian command Culpeper A. The syrup is in quality binding yet it comforts the stomach much helps digestion staies vomiting and is in my opinion as excellent a remedy against sowr or offensive belchings as any is in the Dispensatory Take a spoonful of it after meat Syrupus de Mucilaginibus Page 60. in the L. Book Or Syrup of Mussilages The Colledg Take of the seeds of Marsh-Mallows Mallows Quinces of each an ounce Gum Tragacanth three drachms let these infuse six hours in warm Decoction of Mallows white Poppy seeds and Winter-cherries then press out the Mussilage to an ounce and an half with which 〈◊〉 and three ounces of the aforesaid Decoction and two ounces of sugar make a syrup according to art Culpeper A. A spoonful taken by it self or in any convenient Liquor is excellent for any sharp corroding humors be they in what part of the body soever Phtisicks bloody Flux stone in the Reins or Bladder or Ulcers there it is excellent good for such as have taken Purges that are to strong for their bodies for by its slippery nature it helps corrosians and by its cooling helps inflamations Syrupus Myrtinus Page 60. in the Latin Book Or Syrup of Mirtles The Colledg Take of Mirtle berries two ounces and an half Sanders white and red sumach Balaustines Barberry stones red Roses of each an ounce and an half Medlars half a pound bruise them in eight pound of water to four strain it and ad juyce of Quinces and sour Pomegranates of each six ounces then with three pound of sugar boyl it into a Syrup Culpeper A. The syrup is of a very binding yet comforting nature it helps such as spit blood all fluxes of the belly or corrosions of the internal parts it strengthens the retentive faculty and stops immoderate flux of the terms in women A spoonful at a time is the dose Syrupus Florum Nymphaeae simplex Page 60. Or Syrup of Water-Lilly-flowers simple The Colledg Take of the whitest of white Water-lilly-flowers a pound steep them in three pound of warm Water six or seven hours let them boyl a little and strain them out put in the same waight of Flowers again the second and third time when you have strained it the last time ad its waight of sugar to it and boyl it to a syrup Syrupus Florum Nymphaeae compositus Page 60. Syrup of Water-lilly-Flowers compound The Colledg Take of white Water-lilly-Flowers half a pound Violets two ounces Lettice two handfuls the seeds of Lettice Purslain and Guords of each half an ounce boyl them in four pound of cleer water till one be consumed strain it and ad half a pound of red Rose water white sugar four pound boyl it into a syrup according to art Culpeper A. They both are fine cooling syrups they allay the heat of Choller and provoke fleep they cool the body both head heart liver reins and matrix and therefore are profitable for hot diseases in either you may take an ounce of it at a time when your stomach is empty Syrupus de Papavere Erratico sive Rhubro Page 61. Or Syrup of Eratick Poppies The Colledg Take of the fresh Flowers of red Poppies two pound steep them in four pound of warm spring Water the next day strain it and boyl it into a syrup with its equal waight in Sugar Culpeper A. I know no danger in this syrup so it be taken with moderation and bread immoderately taken hurts the syrup cools the blood helps surfets and may safely be given in Frenzies Feavers and hot Agues Syrupus de Pilosella Page 61. in the Latin Book Or Syrup of Mousear The Colledg Take of Mousear three handfuls the Roots of Ladies mantle an ounce and an half the Roots of comsry the greater Maddir white Dittany Tormentil Bistort of each an ounce the Leaves of Wintergreen Horstail Ground-Ivy Plantane Adders tongue Strawberries St. Johns Wort with the Flowers Golden rod Agrimony Bettony Burnet Avens Sinkfoyl the greater red Coleworts Balaustines red Roses of each a handful boyl them gently in six pound of of Plantane Water to three then strain it strongly and when it is setled ad Gum Tragacanth the seeds of Fleawort Marsh-mallows and Quinces made into a Mussilage by themselves in strawberry and Bettony Water of each three ounces white sugar two pound boyl it to the thickness of Honey Culpeper A. Certainly they intended an universal Medicine of this and may prove as good as Chrysippus his Coleworts It is profitable for wounded people to take for it is drying and healing and therefore good for Ruptures Syrupus insusionis Florum Paeoniae Page 62. Or Syrup of the infusion of Peony Flowers The Colledg It is prepared just for all the world like syrup of Clove-gilliflowers Culpeper A. See syrup of Meconium for the vertues Syrupus de Paeonia Compositus P. 62. in L. Book Or Syrup of Peony Compound The Colledg Take of the Roots of both sorts of Peony taken up at the full Moon cut in slices and steeped in white Wine a whol day of each an ounce and an half Contra yerva half an ounce Siler mountain six drachms Elks Claws an ounce Rosemary with the Flowers on one handful Bettony Hysop Origanum Chamepitys Rue of each three drachms Wood of Aloes Cloves Cardamoms the less of each two drachms Ginger Spicknard of each a drachm stoechas Nutmegs of each two drachms
and an half boyl them after one daies warm digestion in a sufficient quantity of distilled Water of Peony Roots to four pouud in which being strained through Hippocrates his sleeves put four pound and an half of white sugar and boyl it to a syrup Culpeper A. It is somewhat costly to buy and as troublesom to make a spoonful of it taken helps the Falling-sickness and Convulsions Syrupus de Pomis alterans Page 62. in the L. Book Or Syrup of Apples The Colledg Take four pound of the juyce of sweet scented Apples the juyce of Bugloss garden and wild of Violet Leaves Rose water of each a pound boyl them together and clarifie them and with six pound of pure sugar boyl it into a syrup according to Art Culpeper A. It is a fine cooling syrup for such whose hearts and stomachs are overpressed with heat and may safely be given in feavers for it rather loosens than binds it breeds good blood and is profitable in Hectick feavers and for such as are troubled with palpitation of the heart it quencheth thirst admirably in Feavers and staies Hiccoughs You may take an ounce of it at a time in the morning or when you need Syrupus de Prasio Page 62. In the Latin Book Or Syrup of Horehound The Colledg Take of white Horehound fresh two ounces Liquoris Polipodium of the Oak Fennel and smallage Roots of each half an ounce white Maiden-hair Origanum Hysop Calaminth Time savory scabious Coltsfoot of each six drachms the seeds of Annis and Cotton of each three drachms Raisons of the sun stoned two ounces fat Figs ten boyl them in eight pound of Hydromel till half be consumed boyl the Decoction into a syrup with honey and sugar of each two pound and perfume it with an ounce of the Roots of Orris Florentine Culpeper A. It is apropriated to the breast and lungues and is a fine clenser to purge them from thick and putrified flegm it helps Phtisicks and Coughs and diseases subject to old men and cold natures Take it with a Liquoris stick Both this Receipt and the former Fernelius was the Author of Syrupus de quinque Radicibus Page 63. In L Book Or Syrup of the sive opening Roots The Colledg Take of the Roots of smallage Fennel Parsly Bruscus Sparagus of each two ounces spring Water six pound boyl away the third part and make a syrup with the rest according to art with three pound of sugar adding eight ounces of white white Wine Vinegar towards the latter end Culpeper It clenseth and openeth very well is profitable against Obstructions provokes Urine clenseth the body of flegm and is safely and profitably given in the beginning of Feavers An ounce at a time upon an empty stomach is a good dose Syrupus Raphani Page 63. In the L. Book Or Syrup of Rhadishes The Colledg Take of Garden and wild Rhadish Roots of each an ounce the Roots of white Saxifrage Lovage Bruscus Eringo Restharrow Parsly Fennel of each half an ounce the Leaves of Bettony Burnet Penyroyal Nettles Watercresses Sampier Maidenhair of each a handful Winter Cherries Jujubes of each ten the seeds of Bazil Bur Parsly of Macedonia Hartwort Caraway Carrots Gromwel the Bark of the Root of Bay-tree of each two drachms Raisons of the sun stoned Liquoris of each six drachms boyl them in twelve pound of water to eight strain it and with four pound of Sugar and two pound of Honey make it into a syrup and perfume it with an ounce of Cinnamon and half an ounce of Nutmegs Culpeper A. A tedious long Medicine for the stone I wonder why the Colledg affect such LONG Receipts surely it will be LONG enough before they be wiser Syrupus Regius aliàs Julapium Alexandrinum P. 64 Or Julep of Alexandria The Colledg Boyl four pound of Rose water and one pound of white sugar into a Julep Julep of Roses is made with Damask Rose water in the very same manner Culpeper Two fine cooling drinks in the heat of summer for them that have nothing else to do with their money Syrupus de Rosis siccis Page 64. In the L. Book Or Syrup of dried Roses The Colledg Make four pound of spring Water hot in which infuse a pound of dried Roses by some at a time press them out and with two pound of sugar boyl it into a syrup according to art Culpeper A. If you boyl it it will lose both colour and vertue and then who but the Colledg would first cry out against such paltry stuff I am weary with nothing this in every Receipt therefore be pleased to accept of this one general Rule It is not best to boyl any syrups made of Infusions but by adding the double weight of Sugar viz. two pound of sugar to each pint of infusion melt it over a fire only A. Syrup of dried Roses strengthens the heart comforts the spirits bindeth the body helps fluxes and corrosions or gnawings of the guts it strengthens the stomach and staies vomiting You may take an ounce at a time before meat if for fluxes after meat if for vomiting Syrupus Scabiosae Page 64. In the L. Book Or Syrup of Scabious The Colledg Take of the Roots of Alicampane and Polypodium of the Oak of each two ounces Raisons of the the sun stoned an ounce sebestens twenty Coltsfoot Lungwort savory Calaminth of each a handsul and an half Liquoris Spanish Tobacco of each half an ounce the seeds of Nettles and Cotton of each three drachms boyl them all the Roots being infused in white Wine the day before in a sufficient quantity of Wine and Water to eight ounces strain it and adding four ounces of the Juyce of Scabious and ten ounces of sugar boyl it to a syrup adding to it twenty drops of oyl of Sulphur Culpeper A. It is a clensing syrup apropriated to the breast and lungues when you perceive them oppressed by flegm crudities or stoppings your remedy is to take now and then a spoonful of this syrup it is taken also with good success by such as are itchy or scabby Syrupus de Scolopendrio Page 64. in the L. Book Or Syrup of Hartstongue The Colledg Take of Hartstongue three handfuls Polypodium of the Oak the Roots of both sorts of Bugloss bark of the roots of Capars Tamaris of each two ounces Hops Doddar Maiden-hair Bawm of each two handfuls boyl them in nine pound of spring water to five and strain it and with four pound of white sugar make it into a syrup according to art Culpeper A. It helps the stoppings of Melancholly opens obstructions of the Liver and spleen and is profitable against splenetick evils and therefore is a choice remedy for the disease which the vulgar call the Rickets or Liver-grown A spoonful in a morning is a precious Remedy for children troubled with that disease Men that are troubled with the spleen which is known by pain and hardnes in their left side may take three or four spoonfuls they
declare their sin and hide it not but manifest to the world in the sight of the Sun that they are not a Colledg of Christians but of RANTERS by calling KING JAMES their GOD blush O Sun at such blasphemy It may be they left it out because King Charls is dead for worshiping old Jemmy for God 't is more than probable they worshiped his Son for Christ and their Tubelary gods being apud Inferos gives me some hopes they will follow them quickly and so all the Tyrants will go together A. It is naturally cooling apropriated to the heart it restores lost strength takes away burning feavers and false imaginations I mean that with Pearls for that without Pearls is rediculous it hath the same vertues Pearls have Saccharum Tabellatum Compositum Page 86. Or Lozenges of Sugar Compound The Colledg Take of choyce Rhubarb four scruples Agrick Trochiscated Corallina burnt Harts-horn Dittany of Creet Wormseed and Sorrel seed of each a scruple 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Saffron of each half a scruple white Sugar a pound dissolved in four ounces of warmwood water warmwood Wine an ounce Cinnamon water a spoonful with the forenamed poudersmake it into Lozenges according to art Culpeper A. The title shews you the vertues of it for my part I think in penning of it they made a long Harvest of a little Corn. Saccharum Penidium Page 86. in Latin Book Or Sugar Penids The Colledg Are prepared of Sugar dissolved in spring water by a gentle fire and the whites of Egs dilligently beaten and clarified once and again whilst it is boyling then slrain it and boyl it gently again till it rise up in great bubbles and being chewed it stick not to your teeth then powr it upon a Marble anointed with Oyl of Almonds let the bubbles first sink after it is removed from the fire bring back the outsides of it to the middle till it look like larch Rozin then your hands being rubbed with white starch you may draw it into threeds either short or long thick or thin and let it cool in what form you please Culpeper A. I remember Country people were wont to take them for coughs and they are sometimes used in other Compositions Confectio de Thure Page 87. in the Latin Book Or Confection of Frankinsence The Colledg Take Coriander seeds prepared half an ounce Nutmegs white Frankinsence of each three drachms Liquoris Mastich of each two drachms Cubebs Harts-horn prepared of each one drachm Conserves of red Roses an ounce white Sugar as much as is sufficient to make it into mean bits Culpeper A. I cannot boast much neither of the rariety nor vertues of this Receipt Saccharum Rosatum Page 87. in the Latin Book Or Sugar of Roses The Colledg Take of red Rose Leaves the whites being cut off and speedily dried in the Sun an ounce white Sugar a pound melt the Sugar in Rose water and juyce of Roses of each two ounces which being consumed by degrees put in the Rose Leaves in Pouder mix them put it upon a Marble and make it into Lozenges according to art Culpeper A. As for the vertues of this It strengthens weak stomachs weak hearts and weak brains restores such as are in consumptions restores lost strength staies fluxes easeth pains in the head ears and eyes helps spitting vomiting and pissing of blood it is a fine commodity for a man in a Consumption to carry about with him and eat now and then a bit This they mended as I bid them `t is a comfort they will do something as they are bid SPECIES OR POUDERS Aromaticum Caryophyllatum Page 88. in the Latin Book Colledg TAke of Cloves seven drachms Mace Zedoary Galanga the less yellow Sanders Troches Diarrhodon Cinnamon wood of Aloes Indian Spicknard long Pepper Cardamoms the less of each a drachm red Roses four drachms Gallia Moschata Liquoris of each two drachms Indian leaf Cubebs of each two scruples beat them all dilligently into pouder Culpeper A. This pouder strengthens the heart and stomach helps digestion expelleth wind staies vomiting and clenseth the stomach of putrified humors This they have mended also as I in my former Edition shewed them Aromaticum Rosatum Page 88. in the Latin Book The Colledg Take of red Roses exungulated fifteen drachms Liquoris seven drachms Wood of Aloes yellow Sanders of each three drachms Cinnamon five drachms Cloves Mace of each two drams and an half Gum-Arabick and Tragacanth of each eight scruples Nutmegs Cardamoms the less Galanga of each one drachm Indian Spicknard two scruples make it into pouder to be kept in a glass for use Culpeper They have here only left out the Musk and Ambergreece viz. Musk one scruple Ambergreece two scruples for fear the Receipt should be too good A. It strengthens the brain heart and stomach and all such internal Members as help towards concoction it helps digestion consumes the watry excrements of the bowels strengthens such as are pin'd away by reason of the violence of a disease and restores such as are in a consumption Pulvis ex Chelis Cancrorum Compositus Page 89. Or Pouder of Crabs Claws Compound The Colledg Take of Pearls prepared Crabs eyes red Corral white Amber Harts-horn Oriental Bezoar of each half an ounce Pouder of the black tops of Crabs Claws the waight of them all beat them into pouder which may be made into Balls with gelly and theskins which our vipers have cast off warily dried and kept for use Culpeper A. This is that pouder they ordinarily call Gnscoigns pouder there are diverse Receipts of it of which this is none of the worst thought the manner of making it up be antick and exceeding difficult if not impossible but that it may be had to do a man good when Adders skins cannot be gotten you may make it up with gelly of Harts-horn into which put a little Saffron four or five or six grains is excellent good in a feaver to be taken in any Cordial for it cheers the heart and vital spirits exceedingly and make them impregnable Species Cordiales Temperatae Page 89. in the Latin Book The Colledg Take of wood of Aloes Spodium of each a drachm Cinnamon Cloves bone of a Stags heart the Roots of Angelica Avens and Tormentil of eath a drachm and an half Pearls prepared six drachms raw silk tosted both sorts of Corral of each two drachms Jacinth Emerald Saphir of each half a drachm Saffron a scruple the leaves of Gold and Silver of each ten make them into pouder according to art Culpeper A. Musk and Ambergreece of each half a drachm is here left out it was not done for cheapness for it will still be dear enough but the world changeth so doth the Colledg the world grows worse and worse so do the Colledg A. It is a great Cordial a great strengthener both of the heart and brain Diacalaminthe Simple Page 89. in the Latin Book The Colled Take of mountain Calaminth Penyroyal Origanum the seeds of Macedonian
Almonds Mastich Mace of each one drachm juyce of Succory so much as is sufficient to make it into Troches according to art Culpeper A. Before they used the term Absinthium Ponticum which is a term they gave before both to Roman and common wormwood as I then told them in the Margin and they it seems either not knowing what Wormwood Mesue the Author of the Receipt intended or what pontick Wormwood which before they pratled of was now quite left out A. They strengthen the stomach exceedingly opens obstructions or stoppings of the belly or bowels strengthens digestion open the passages of the liver helps the yellow Jaundice and consumes watry superfluities of the body They are somewhat bitter and seldom taken alone if your pallat affect bitter things you may take a drachm of them in the morning They clense the body of choller but purge not or not to any purpose Agaricus Trochiscatus Page 129. in the Lat. Book Or Agrick Trochiscated The Colledg Take of Agrick sifted and poudered three ounces Steep it in a sufficient quantity of 〈◊〉 Wine in which two drachms of Ginger have been 〈◊〉 and make it into Troches Culpeper A. See Troches of Agrick This being indeed but the way to correct Agrick and make it 〈◊〉 fitter for use and to perform those vertues Agrick hath which you may find among the simples Trochisci Albi Rhasis Pag. 129 in the Latin Book Or White Troches The Colledg Take of Ceruss washed in rosewater ten drachms Sarcocol three drachms white Starch two drachms Gum Arabick and Tragacanth of each one drachm Camphire half a drachm either with Rosewater or womens milk make it into Troches according to art Culpeper A. They are cool without Opium but cooler with it as also very drying and are used in injections in ulcers in the yard and the running of the reins c. It seems now the Colledge is very unwilling that you should know that they use to contain half a drachm of Opium If there be an inflamation you may use them with Opium if not without and the manner of using them is this take a drachm of the Troches which having beaten into pouder mix with two ounces of plantane water and with a Syringe inject it into the yard Trochisci Alexit 〈◊〉 Page 129. in the Latin Book The Colledg Take of Zedoary roots pouder of Crabs claws of each one drachm and an half the outward Citron pills preserved and dryed Angelica seeds of each one drachm Bole Armenick half a drachm with their trebble weight in Sugar make them into pouder and with a sufficent quantity of Mussilage of Gum Tragacanth made in 〈◊〉 water distilled make it into past of which make 〈◊〉 Culpeper A. The Greeks call all medicines that expell poyson Alexiteria so then Trochisci Alexiterii are nothing else but troches to expel poyson this receipt is far different from what they prescribed before under that name It may be I shall find under another name before I have done with the troches they use to do such tricks sometimes 〈◊〉 I do not you shall have it at latter end mean season this preserves the body from ill airs and Epedemical diseases as the pestilence small pocks c. And strengthens the heart exceedingly eating now and then a little you may safely keep any troches in your pocket for the dryer you keep them the better they are 〈◊〉 Alhandal Page 130. in the Latin Book The Colledg Take of Coloquintida freed from the seeds and cut Small and rubbed with an ounce of 〈◊〉 of Roses then beaten into fine pouder ten ounces Gum Arabick Tragacanth Bdellium of each six drachms 〈◊〉 the Gums three or four daies in a sufficient quantity of Rosewater till they be melted then with the afore said pulp and part of the said Mussilage let them be dried in the shadow then beaten again and with the rest of the Mussilage make it up again dry them and keep them for use Culpeper A. They are too violent for a vulgar use Trochisci Aliptae Moschatae P. 130. in Lat. Book The Colledg Take of 〈◊〉 bruised three ounces Styrax Calamit is one ounce and an half Benjamin one ounce wood of Aloes two drachms Amber greese one drachm Camphire half a drachm Musk 〈◊〉 a scruple with a sufficient quantity of Rosewater make it into Troches according to art Culpeper A. It is singular good for such as are Asthmatick and can hardly fetch their breath as also for yong children whose throat is so narrow that they can hardly swallow down their milk A very little taken at a time is enough for a mans body and too much for a poor mans purse for young children give them four or five grains at a time in a little breast milk Trochisci Alk ckengi Page 130. in the Latin Book Or Troches of winter cherries The Colledg Take of winter cherries three drachms Gum Arabick Tragacanth Olibanum dragons blood Pine nuts bitter Almonds white Starch juyce of Liquoris Bole Armenick white Poppy seeds of each six drachms the seeds of Meloues Cucumers Citrulls Guords of each three drachms and an half the seeds of Smallage and white Henbane Amber earth of Lemnos Opium of each two drachms with juyce of fresh winter Cherries make them into Troches according to art Culpeper A. They 〈◊〉 provokes urine and break the stone Mix them with other medicines of that nature half a drachm at a time or a drachm if age permit Trochisci Bechici albi vel Rotulae Pectorales 130. Or Pectural 〈◊〉 The Colledg Take of white Sugar one pound white Sugar Candy Penids of each four ounces Orris Florentine one ounce Liquoris six drachms white Starch one ounce and an half with a sufficient quantity of Mussilage of Gum Tragacanth made in rose-Rose-water make them into small troches You may add four grains of Ambergreese and three grains of Musk to them if occasion serve Trochisci Bechici Nigri Pag. 131. in Lat. Book The Colledg Take of juyce of Liquoris white Sugar of each one drachm Gum Tragacanth sweet Almonds blanched of each six drachms with a sufficient quantity of Mussilage of Quinte seeds made with Rosewater make them into Troches according to art Culpeper A. Both this and the former will melt in ones mouth and in that manner to be used by such as are troubled with coughs cold hoarceness or want of voice the former is most in use but in my opinion the last is most effectual You may take them any time when the cough troubles you and this convenience you shall find in Troches more than in any other Physick you may carry them any whether in your pocket in a paper without spoyling though you travel as far as the East Indies Trochisci de Barberis Page 131. in the Latin Book Or Troches of Barberries The Colledg Take of juyce of Barberries and Liquoris made thick Spodium Purstain seeds of each three drachms Red-roses six drachms Indian Spicknard Saffron white Starch Gum Tragcanth of each
a drachm Citrull seeds elensed three drachms and an half Camphire half a drachm with Manna dissolved in juyce of Barberies make them into Troches according to art Culpeper A. They wonderfully cool the heat of the liver reins and bladder breast and stomach and stop loosness cools the heat in feavers They are very fit for bodies that are distempered with heat to carry about with them when they travail they may take them at any time I suppose their mothers wit will teach them that it is best to take them when the stomach is empty I cannot write every thing neither if I did should I please every body I had as leeve undertake with the Sicilian Phylosopher to teach an Ass to speak as to teach a Dunce physick Trochisci de Camphora Page 131. in the Lat. Book Or Troches of Camphire The Colledg Take of Camphire half a drachm Saffron two drachms white Starch three drachms red Roses Gum Arabick and Tragacanth Ivory of each half an ounce the seeds of Cucumers husked of Purslain Liquor is of each an ounce with Mussilage of the seeds of Fleawort drawn in Rose water make them into Troches Culpeper A. It is 〈◊〉 good in burning feavers heat of blood and choller together with hot distempers of the stomach and Liver and extream thirst coming thereby also it is good against the yellow Jaundice Phtisicks and Hectick feavers You may use these as the former They have much altered this for they must be doing though to little purpose Trochisci de Capparibus Pag. 132. in L. Book Or Troches of Cappers The Colledg Take of the Bark of Cappar roots the seeds of Agnus Castus of each six drachms Ammoniacum half an ounce the seeds of Water-cresses and Nigella the Leaves of Calaminth and Rue the roots of Acorus and long Birthwort the juyce of Maudlin made thick bitter Almonds of each two drachms Harts-tongue the roots of round Cyperus Maddir Gum Lac. of each one drachm Being bruised let them be made into Troches according to art with Ammoniacum dissolved in Vineger and boyled to the thickness of Honey Culpeper A. They open stoppings of the liver and spleen and help diseases thereof coming as Rickets Hypocondriack Melancholly c. Men may take a drachm children a scruple in the morning you need not ask how children should take it 't is well if you can get them to take it any how Trochisci de Carabe Page 132. in the Latin Book Or Troches of Amber The Colledg Take of Amber an ounce Harts-born burnt Gum Arabick burnt red Corral burnt Tragacanth Acacia Hypocistis Balaustines Mastich Gum Lacca washed black Poppy seeds rosted of each two drachms and two scruples Frankinsence Saffron Opium of each two drachms with a sufficient qantity of Mussilage of the seeds of Fleawort drawn in Plantane water make them into Troches according to art Culpeper A. They were invented to stop fluxes of blood in any part of the body the terms in women the Hemorrholds or piles they also help ulcers in the breast and lungues The dose is from ten grains to a scruple Trochisci Cypheos for Methridate Page 132. in the Latin Book The Colledg Take of Pulp of Raisons of the sun 〈◊〉 Turpentine of each three ounces Mirrh Squinanth of each an ounce and an half Cinnamon half an ounce Calamus Aromaticus nine drachms the roots of round Cyperus and Indian 〈◊〉 Cassia Lignea Juniper Berries 〈◊〉 Aspalathus or wood of Aloes two drachms and an half Saffron one drachm clarified Honey as much as is sufficient Canary Wine a little Let the 〈◊〉 and Bdellium be ground in a Mortar with the Wine to the thickness of liquid Honey then ad the 〈◊〉 then the pulp of Raisons then the Pouders at last with the Honey let them all be made into Troches Culpeper A. It is excellent good against inward ulcers in 〈◊〉 part of the body soever they be It is chiefly used 〈◊〉 Compositions as 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 Trochisci de Eupatorio Page 133. in the Lat. Book Or Troches of Maudlin The Colledg Take of the Juyce of Mandlin made thick Manna of each an ounce red Roses half an ounce Spodium three drachms and an 〈◊〉 Spicknard three drachms Rhubarb Asarabacca roots Annis seeds of each two drachms Let the Nard Annis seeds and Roses be beaten together the Spodium Asarabacca and Rbubarb by themselves then mix the Manna and Juyce of Maudlin in a Mortar add the pouders and with new juyce make it into Troches Culpeper A. Obstructions or stoppings and swelling above nature both of the liver and spleen 〈◊〉 cured by the inward taking of these Troches and diseases thereof coming as yellow and black jaundice the beginning of dropsies c. Take them as Troches of Wormwood Throches of Gallia Moschata Page 133. in the Latin Book The Colledg Take of Wood of Aloes five drams Ambergreece three drachms Musk one drachm with Muscilage of Gum Tragacanth made in Rose water make it into Troches according to art Culpeper A. They strengthen the brain and heart and by consequence both vital and animal spirit and cause a sweet breath They are of an extream price therefore I pass by the dose Trochisci Gordonli Page 133. in the Latin Book The Colledg Take of the four greater cold seeds busked the seeds of white Poppies Mallows Cotton Pierstain Quinces Mirtles Gum 〈◊〉 and Arabick Fistick Nuts Pine nuts Sugar-candy Penids Liquoris French 〈◊〉 arley 〈◊〉 of Fleawort seeds sweet Almonds blanched of 〈◊〉 two drachms Bole Armenick Dragons blood Spodium red Roses 〈◊〉 of each half an ounce with a sufficient quantity of Hydromel make it into Troches according to art Culpeper A. They are held to be very good in ulcers of the bladder and all other inward ulcers whatsoever and case feavers coming thereby being of a fine cooling slippery heating nature You may mix half a drachm of them with Syrup of Marsh-mallows or any other Syrup or Water apropriated to these uses they ease the pains of the stomach much They have left out the four lesser cold seeds of each two drachms and altered some of the quantities of the rest if you ask them a reason they can scarce give you a wise one Trochisci Hedychroi Galen for Treacle Page 134. in the Latin Book The Colledg Take of Aspalatbus or yellow Sanders the leaves of Mastich the roots of Asarabacca of each two drachms Rhupontick Castus Calamus Aromaticus Wood of Aloes Cinnamon Squinancth Opobalsamum or Oyl of Nutmegs by expression of each three drachms Cassia Lignea Indian Leaf or Mace Indian Spicknard Mirrh Saffron of each six drachms Amomus or Cardamoms the 〈◊〉 an ounce and an half Mastich a drachm Canary Wine as much as is sufficient Let the Mirrh be dissolved in the Wine then add the Mastich and Saffron well beaten then the Opobalsamum then the rest in pouder and with the Wine make them up into Troches and dry them gently Culpeper A. They are very seldom or never used but in other
to the place bleeding Sief de Thure Page 137. in the Latin Book Or Sief of Frankinsence The Colledg Take of Frankinsence Lap. 〈◊〉 Pompholix of each ten drachms Ciruss fourty drachms Gum Arabick Opium of each six drachms with sair water make it into Balls dry them and keep them for use Culpeper A. Sief is a general term which the Arabians give to all medicines apropriated to the eyes of which this is one and a good one to dry up rewms there Trochisci è Violis Solutivi P. 137. in Lat. Book Or Troches of Violets Solutive The Colledg Take of Violet flowers meanly dry six drachms Turbith one ounce and an half juyce of Liquoris Scammony Manna of each two drachms with Syrup of Violets make it into Troches Culpeper A. They are not worth talking of much less worth cost the cost and labor of making Trochisci de Vipera ad Theriacam P. 137. in L. B. Or Troches of Vipers for Treacle The Colledg Take of the flesh of Vipers the skin entrals head sat and taill being taken away boyled in water with dill and a little Salt eight ounces white bread twice baked grated and sifted two ounces make it into Troches your hands being anoynted with Opobalsamum or Oyl of Nutmegs by expression dry them upon a sieve turned the bottom upwards in an open place often turning them till they are well dried then put them in glass or stone pot glazed stopped close they will keep a year yet is it far better to make Treacle not long after you have made them Culpeper A. They expel poyson and are excellent good by a certain Sympatheticall vertue for such as are bitten by an Adder Trochisci de Agno Casto Pag. 138. in Lat. Book Or Troches of Agnus Castus The Colledg Take of the seeds of Agnus Castus Lettice redRose flowers Balaustins of each a dram Ivory white Amber Bole Armenick washed in knot grass water two drams Plantane seeds four scruples Sassafras two scruples with Mussilage of quince seeds extracted in water of Water lilly flowers let them be made into Troches Culpeper A. Very pretty Troches and good for little These Troches they have left out and left to be spoyled in the Apothecaries Shops it is the wisest way to keep those poor you would make slaves of Trochisci Alexiterii Renodaeus Colledg TAke of the roots of Gentain Tormentil Orris Florentine Zedoary of each two drachms Cinnamon Cloves Mace of each half a dram Angelica roots three drachms Coriander seeds prepared Roses of each one drachm dried Citron pills two drachms beat them all into pouder and with juyce of Liquoris softened in Hippocras six ounces make them into a soft Past which you may from into either Troches or small rowls which you please Culpeper A. It preserves and strengthens the heart exceedingly helps fainting and failings of the vital spirits resists poyson and the pestilence and is an excellent medicine for such to carry about them whose occasions are to travail in pestilential places and corrupt air only taking a very small quantity now and then Troches of Annis seeds Mesue The Colledg Take of Annis seeds the juyce of Maudlin made thick of each two drachms the seeds of Dill Spicknard Mastich Indian leaf or Mace the leaves of Wormwood Asarabacca Smallage bitter Almonds of each half a drachm Aloes two dtams 〈◊〉 of Wormwood so much as is sufficient to make it into Trocbes according to art Culpeper A. They open obstructions of the liver and that very gently and therefore diseases coming thereof help quartan agues You can scarce do amiss in taking them if they please but your pallat Trochisci Diarhodon Mesue The Colledg Take of the flowers of red Roses six drachms Spicknard wood of Aloes of each two drachms Liquoris three drachms Spodium one drachm Saffron half a drachm Mastich two drachms make them up into Troches with white Wine according to art Culpepeper A. They wonderfully ease feavers coming of flegm as quotidian feavers agues Epialos c. pains in the belly Trochisci de Lacca Mesue The Colledg Take of Gum Lacca clensed the juyce of Liquoris 〈◊〉 Wormwod and Barberries all made thick Rhubarb long Birthwort Costus Asarabacca Bitter Almonds Maddir Annis Smalbage Schoenanth of each one drachm With the Decoction of Birth-wort or Schoenanth or the juyce of Maudlin or Wormwood make them into troaches according to art Culpeper A. It helps stoppings of the liver and spleen and feavers thence coming it expels wind purgeth by urine and resists dropsies The dose is between half a drachm and a drachm according to the age and strength of the patient Pastilli Adronis Galen The Colledg Take of Pomegranate flowers ten drachms Copper is twelve drachms 〈◊〉 Galls Birthwort Frankinsence of each an ounce Allum Mirrh of each half an ounce Misy two drachms With eighteen ounces of austere Wine make it into 〈◊〉 according to art Culpeper A. This also is apropriated to wounds ulcers and fistulaes it clears the ears and represseth all excressences of flesh clenseth the filth of the bones Trochisci Musae Galen The Colledg Take of Allum Aloes Copperis Mirrh of each six drachms Crocomagma Saffron of each three drachms Pomegranate flowers half an ounce Wine and Honey of each so much as is sufficient to make it up into troches according to art Culpeper A. Their use is the same with the former Crocomagma of Damocrates Galen The Colledg Take of Saffron a hundred drams red Roses Mirrh of each fifty drachms white Starch Gum of each thirty drachms Wine so much as is sufficient to make it into troches Culpeper A. It is very expulsive heats and strengthens the heart and stomach Trochisci Ramich Mesue The Colledg Take of the juyce of Sorrel 〈◊〉 ounces red Rose Leaves an ounce 〈◊〉 berries two ounces boyl them a little together and strain them ad to the decoction Galls well beaten three ounces boyl them again a little then put in these following things in fine pouder take of red Roses an ounce yellow Sanders ten drachms Gum Arabick an ounce and an half Sumach Spodium of each an ounce Mirtle berries four ounces wood of Aloes Cloves Mace Nutmegs of each half an ounce sour Grapes seven drachms mix them all together and let them dry upon a stone and grind them again into pouder and make them into smal troches with one drachm of Camphire and so much Rose water as is sufficient and perfume them with fifteen grains of Musk. Culpeper A. They strengthen the stomach heart and liver as also the bowels they help the chollick and fluxes of blood as also bleeding at the nose if you snuff but up the pouder of them disburden the body of salt fretting chollerick humors You may carry them about you and take them at your pleasure Troches of Roses Mesue The Colledg Take of red Roses half an ounce wood of Aloes two drachms Mastich a drachm and an half Roman Wormwood Cinnamon Indian Spicknard Cassia Lignea Schaenanth of
each one drachm old Wine and decoction of the five opening Roots so much as is sufficient to make it into troches according to art Culpeper A. They help pains in the stomach and ill digestion the Illiack passion Hectick feavers and dropsies in the beginning and cause a good colour Use them like the former Trochisci Diacorrallion Galen The Colledg Take of Bole Armenick red Corral of each an ounce Balaustins terra Lemnia white Starch of each half an ounce Hypocystis the seeds of Henbane Opium of each two drachms juyce of Plantane so much as is sufficient to make them into troches according to art Culpeper A. These also stop blood help the bloody-flux stop the terms and are a great help to such whose stomachs loath their victuals I fancy them not Trochisci Diaspermaton Galeni The Colledg Take of the seeds of Small age and Bishops weed of each an ounce Annis and Fennel seeds of each half an ounce Opium Cassia Lignea of each two drachms with rain Water make it into troches according to art Culpeper A. These also bind case pain help the pleuresie 〈◊〉 Pastilli Galen The Colledg Take of white Starch Balaustins earth of Samos juyce of Hypocistis Gum Saffron Opium of each two drachms with juyce of Plantane make them into troches according to art Culpeper A. The Operation of this is like the former Troches of Agrick The Colledg Take of choice Agrick three ounces Sal. Gem. six drachms Ginger two drachms with Oxymel Simplex so much as is sufficient make it into Troches according to art Culpeper A. The vertues of both these are the same with Agrick only it may be more safely given this way than the other they clense the brain of flegm and the stomach of tough thick viscous humois The dose is one drachm at a time Of the Use of Oyls c. BEfore I begin with their Oyls Oyntments and Plaisters give me leave to swerve a little from the Colledges mode they swerve ten times more from the truth I would but give a few Rules for the Use of them and I had as good do it here as any where and to write but the truth many City Chyrurgians that I have talked with are scarce able to give reason for what they do 't is to be feared that those that live in the country far remote are far less able to do all these a curtesy do I candidly deliver these Rules and let me never be acconnted so basely bred as to forget those kind Ladies and Gentlewomen that for Gods sake help their poor wounded neighbors the great God reward them with a plentiful increase of estate in this world and eternal Beatitude in that to come The cheifest of all these Chyrurgicall Antidotaries I shall divide into these twelve Chapters which shall be treated of in this order Of Medicines Anodine 1 Repelling 2 Attracting 3 Resolving 4 Emollient 5 Suppuring 6 Clensing 7 Incarnative 8 Scarrifying 9 Glutinative 10 Cathereticks 11 Stanching blood 12 Chap. 1. Of ANODINES SUch Oyls Oyntments and Plaisters as ease pain are called by Physitians because you should not know what they mean Anodines All pain is caused by heat or driness or both for moisture seldom unless heat be joyned with it causeth pain Anodines also some divide into proper and improper improper Anodines if a man may call them Anodines they call Narcoticks for I assure you if crabbed words would cure 〈◊〉 our Physitians would come behind none in the world the truth is these words were borrowed from Galen and are Greek words and Galen writing in his mother tongue they were understood well enough there ours retain the same words only to blind peoples eyes that so they may not prie into the Mystery of their Monopoly for then all the fat were in the fire But to proceed Proper Anodines are either temperately hot or temperately cold Hot Anodines are Oyl of sweet Almonds Linseed Oyl Oyl of Eggs Oyl of Saint Johns-wort Hen-grease Ducks grease Goose grease Chamomel Melilot Fenugreek seeds Dill Bay leaves and berries Juniper berries Rosemary Oyles and Ointments made of them Oyle of Earth-worms Oyle of Elder Wax Turpentine Oyntment of Marshmallows Martiatum Arregon Resumptivum Oxycroceum If any external part of your body be pained these or any of these made into fomentations to both the part pained or into pultifses or Oyls or Oyntments by adding Hogs grease or Plaisters by adding Wax or Rozin or both to the Oyntment and applyiug it to the place ease pain But if together with the pain there be an inflamation then Anodines of a cooler nature are more convenient such be Oyl Omphacine viz. Oyl of Olives pressed from them before they be ripe Poppies Roses Violets Pellitory of the wall Fleawort these or any of these made into Pultisses Oyls Oyntments or Plaisters Oyntment of Roses Unguantnm Album Populeon Refrigerans Galeni c. Improper Anodines or Narcoticks which you please are Medicines of another nature and you may thank the Colledge of Physitians for training you up in such ignorance scarce fit for a vulgar use till they have learn'd more skill in Physick than yet they have yet be pleased to consider that in taking away pains three things are to be considered The cause the pain the part pained To these are medicines apropriated for some take away the cause but these belong not to my present scope others take away the pain and meddle not with the cause as those proper Anodines I mentioned before and some take away neither cause nor pain but only stupifie the sences that so it cannot be felt these are to be used with abundance of skill and discretion and never but in cases of necessity when the pain is so vehement that Nature is not able to bear it or a Feaver thereby threatned Of this Nature and for this use are Narcoticks Of these some are Simple As Mandrakes Henbane Poppies Opium Lettice Sengreen Nightshade Camphire Hemlock c. Compound are Oyls and Oyntments of these Philonium Persicum Philonium Romanum Pilulae è Cynoglosso or Pills of Houndstongue Pilulae è Styrace and most Opiates you meet withal in the Dispensatory Chap. 2. Of Repelling Medicines BY Repelling or Repulsive Medicines I mean either 1. Such as by a cold quality put back the humor Or 2. Such as by binding strengthen the part afflicted They are in quality 1. Hot and binding 2. Cold and binding They are devided into Simple and Compound Simple Repercussives which is another term they have are Mild binding Strong Hot and Mild Repulsives are Roses Endive Lettice Sorrel Navel-wort Purslain Violets Water-Lillies cold water Whey Coriander Cinkfoyl Trefoyl Pellitory of the Wall Apples Pears Whites of Eggs Horstail Woodbine Strong are Teazles Shepheards purse Plantane Nightshade Sengreen or Housleeks Melones Guords Citruls Duckmeat Fleawort Mirtles Quinces Pomegranat rinds and flowers Sanguis Draconis Poppy Opium Bole Armenick Ceruss Terra Sigillata Lead burnt and not burnt Cypress Nuts Hot and
be consumed then strain it and press it out that it may be an oyntment according to art Culpeper A. It is exceeding good in burnings scaldings and inflamations it asswageth the heat of the head and Kidneys the temples being anointed with it it provokes sleep They have in their last something altered this but to little purpose or none at all they must do something as the woman said when she sh in the house and made it clean again Unguentum Resumptivum Page 166. in Lat. Book The Colledg Take of Hogs grease three ounces the grease of Hens Geese and Ducks of each two ounces Oesipus half an ounce oyl of Violets Chamomel and Dill of each two ounces fresh Butter a pound white wax six ounces Mussilage of Gum 〈◊〉 Arabick Quince seeds Linseeds Marsh Mallow roots of each half an ounce let the Mussilages be made in Rose water and adding the rest make it into an oyntment according to art Culpeper A. It mightily mollifies without any manifest heat and is therefore a fit oyntment for such as have Agues Asthmaes hectich Feavers or Consumptions It is a gallant oyntment to ease pains coming by inflamations of wounds or Aposthumes especially such as driness accompanies an infirmity wounded people are many times troubled with In inward Aposthems as pleuresies is one of them to anoint the external region of the part is very beneficial Unguentum Splanchnieum Page 166. in the Latin Book The Colledg Take of oyl of Cappers an ounce oyl of white Lillies Chamomel fresh Butter juyce of Briony and Sow-bread of each half an ounce bayl it to the consumption of the juyce ad Ammoniacum dissolved in Vinegar two drachms and an half Hens grease Oesypus Marrow of a Calfs leg of each half an ounce Pouder of the Bark of the roots of Tamaris and Cappers Fearn roots Cetrach of each a drachm the seeds of Agnus Castus and Broom of each a scruple with a sufficient quantity of wax make it into an oyntment according to art Unguentum Splanchnicum Magistrale Page 167. in the Latin Book The Colledg Take of the Bark of Capper roots six drachms Briony roots orris Florentine pouder of sweet Fennel seed Ammoniacum dissolved in Vineger of each half an ounce tops of wormwood Chamomel flowers of each a drachm oyntment of the juyce and flowers of orrenges of each six drachms oyl of orris and Cappers of each an ounce and an half the things which ought being poudered and sifted the rest dilligently mixed in a hot mortar make it into an Oyntment according to art Culpeper A. Before they called these Unguentum Splenicum which because every one that understood any Latin might understand they invented a hideous name Unguentum Splanchnicum A. There are some that cannot abide Oyntments yet can easily bear Plaisters therefore when occasion is given you may make up the Oyntment in form of a Plaister by adding a little Wax Ship Pitch Cyperus Turpentine A. Both these Oyntments are apropriated to the spleen and ease the pains thereof the sides being anointed with them I fancy not the former Unguentum è Succis Page 167. in the Latin Book Or Oyntment of Juyces The Colledg Take of Juyce of dwarf Elder eight ounces of Small age and Parsly of each four ounces Wormwood and Orris of each five ounces Common Oyl half a pound Oyl of white Lillies ten ounces of wormwood and Chamomel of each six ounces the fat of Ducks and Hens of each two ounces boyl them together with a gentle fire till the Juyces be consumed then strain it and with seven ounces of white wax and a little white wine Vineger make it into an Oyntment according to art See Unguentum ex 〈◊〉 Aperitivis Unguentum Samach Page 168. in the Latin Book The Colledg Take of Sumach unripe 〈◊〉 mirtle Berries 〈◊〉 Pomegranate Pills 〈◊〉 Cups Cypress Nuts Acacia 〈◊〉 of each ten drachms white Wax five ounces Oyl of Roses often washed in Allum water a pound and ten ounces make a fine pouder of the things you can and 〈◊〉 them four whol daies in juyce of 〈◊〉 and unripe Services of each a sufficient quantity then dry them by a gentle fire and with the Oyl and wax boyl it into an Oyntment Culpeper A. It is a gallant drying and binding Oyntment my former Rules will shew you what it 's good for be studious be studious besides the stomach anoynted with it staies vomiting and the belly anoynted with it staies loosness if the Eundament fall out when you have put it up again anoynt it with this Oyntment and it will fall out no more do the like by the womb if that fall out They had the honesty before to call it a binding Oyntment now it hath another name and its place is changed give God the glory that he hath left a way to do you good in spite of their subtilty and I shall do the like that he hath made me an Instrument to do it Oyntments left out in this Dispensatory Oyntments of Marsh-Mallows Compound Nich. The Colledg Take of Marsh-Mallow Roots two 〈◊〉 the seeds of Flax and Foenugreek of each one pound Pulp of Squils half a pound Oyl four pound Wax one pound Turpentine Gum of Ivy Galbanum of each two ounces Colophonia Rozin of each half a pound let the Roots be well washed and bruised as also the Linseed Foenugreek seed and Squills then steep them three daies in eight pints of Water the fourth day boyl them a little upon the fire and draw out the Mussilage of which take two pound and boyl it with the Oyl to the consumption of the juyce afterwards add the Wax Rozin and Colophonia when they are melted add the Turpentine afterwards the Galbanum and Gum of Ivie dissolved in Vineger boyl them a little and having removed them from the fire stin them till they are cold that so they may be well incorporated Culpeper A. They both viz. this and the former heat and moisten the latter helps pains of the breast coming of cold and pleuresies old aches and stitches and softens hard swellings Unguentum Diapompholigos nih ili Nicholaus The Colledg Take of Oyl of Roses sixteen ounces Juyce of Nightshade six ounces let them boyl to the consumption of the juyce then add white Wax five ounces Ceruss washed two ounces Lead burnt and washed Pompholix prepared pure Frankinsence of each an ounce let them be brought into the form of an Oyntment according to art Culpeper A. It cools an binds dries and staies fluxes either of blood or humors in wounds and fills 〈◊〉 ulcers with flesh this is much like 〈◊〉 Oyntment of Nightshade in their last Edition and of the same operation and the very same receipt they last time called Guilielmus Placentinus Simple Liniament Good Lord what shifts are they put too to cheat this 〈◊〉 well though I cannot rout the Colledge yet know all men by this Oyntment I have put them to their shifts Unguentum Refrigerans Galenus It is also
half an ounce Honey warmed and not scummed four ounces make it into a Plaister according to art Culpeper A. It is an excellent Plaister to ease any pains coming of cold or wind in any part of the body whether stomach liver belly reins or bladder It is an excellent remedy for the Collick and wind in the bowels Emplastrum Barbarum Magnum P. 171. in Lat. B. The Colledg Take of dry Pitch eight pound yellow Wax six pound and eight ounces Perrosin five pound and four ounces Bitumen Judaicum or Mummy four pound Oyl one pound and an half Vert-de-grease Litharge Ceruss of each three ounces 〈◊〉 half a pound Roch Alum not burnt an ounce and an half Burnt four ounces Opopanax Scales of Brass Gal banum of each twelve drachms Aloes Opium Mirrh of each half an ounce Turpentine two pound Juyce of Mandrakes or else dried Bark of the root six drachms Vineger five pound let the Licharge Ceruss and Oyl boyl to the thickness of Honey then incorporate with them the pitch being melted with Bitumen in pouder then add the rest and boyl them according to art till the Viniger be consumed and it stick not to your hands Culpeper A. It helps the bitings of men and beasts easeth the inflamations of wounds and helps infirmities of the joynts and gouts in the beginning Emplastrum de Betonica Page 171. in the Lat. Book Or A Plaister of Betony The Colledg Take of Betony Burnet Agrimony Sage Penyroyal Yarrow comfry the greater Clary of each six ounces Frankinsence Mastich of each three drachms Orris round-Birthwort of each six drachms white Wax Turpentine of each eight ounces Per-rosin six ounces Gum 〈◊〉 Oyl of fir of each two ounces white Wine three pound bruise the hearbs boyl them in the Wine then strain them and add the rest and make them into a Plaister according to art Culpeper A. It is a gallant Plaister to unite the skul when it is cracked to draw out pieces of broken bones and cover the bones with flesh It draws filth from the bottom of deep ulcers rest ores flesh lost clenseth digesteth and drieth Emplastrum Coesaris Page 171. in the Latin Book The Colledg Take of red Roses one ounce and an half Bistort roots Cipress Nuts all the Sanders Mints Coriander seeds of each three drachms Mastich half an ounce Hypocistis Acacia Dragons blood Earth of Lemnos Bole-Armenick red Corral of each two drachms Turpentine washed in Plantane water four ounces Oyl of Roses three ounces white Wax twelve ounces Perrosin ten ounces Pitch six ounces the juyce of Plantane 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 of each an ounce the Wax Rosin and pitch being melted together add the Turpentine and Oyl then the Hypocistis and Acacia dissolved in the Juyces at last the Pouders and make it into a Plaister according to art Culpeper A. It is of a fine cool binding strengthening nature excellent good to repel 〈◊〉 or vapours that ascend up to the head the hair being shaved off and it applied to the crown Emplastrum Catagmaticum the first P. 172. in Lat. B. The Colledg Take of juyce of Marshmallow roots six ounces Bark of Ash treeroots and their leaves the roots of Comsry the greater and smaller with their leaves of each two ounces Mirtle berries an ounce and an half the leaves of Willow the tops of St. Johns wart of each an handful and an half having bruised them boyl them together in red Wine and Smiths water of 〈◊〉 two pound till half be consumed strain it and ad Oyl of Mirtles and Roses Omphacine of each one pound and an half Goats 〈◊〉 eight ounces boyl it again to the consumption of the decoction strain it again and add Litharge of Gold and Silver red Lead of each four ounces yellow Wax one pound Colophonia half a pound boyl it to the consistance of a Plaister then add Turpentine two ounces Mirrh Frankinsence Mastich of each half an ounce Bole Armenick Earth of Lemnos of each an ounce stir them about well till they be boyled and made into an Emplaister according to art Catagmaticum the second Page 173. in the Lat. B. The Colledg Take of the roots of Comfry the greater Marshmallows Missleto of the Oak of each two ounces Plantane Chamepitys St. Johns-wort of each a handful boyl them 〈◊〉 parts of black Wine and Smiths water till half be consumed strain it and add Mussilage of Quince seeds made in tripe water Oyl of Mastich and Roses of each four ounces boyl it to the consumption of the Humidity and having strained it ad Litharge of Gold four ounces boyl it to the consistance of an Emplaister then ad yellow Wax four ounces Turpentine three ounces Colophonia six drachms Ship-pitch ten ounces pouders of Balaustines Roses Mirtle Acacia of each half an ounce Mummy Androsamum Mastich Amber of each six drachms Bole Armenick fine flower Frankinsence of each twelve drachms Dragons blood two ounces make it into a Plaister according to art Culpeper A. Both this and the former are binding and drying the former rules will instruct you in the use Emplastrum Cephalicum Page 173. in the Lat B. Or A Cephalick Plaister The Colledg Take of Rosin two ounces black Pitch one ounce Labdanum Turpentine flower of Beans and Orobus Doves dung of each half an ounce Mirrh Mastich of each one drachm and an half Gum of Juniper Nutmegs of each two drams dissolve the Mirrh and Labdanum in a bot mortar and adding the rest make it into a Plaister according to art If you will have it stronger ad the pouders Euphorbium Pellitory of Spain and black Pepper of each two scruples Culpeper A. It is proper to strengthen the brain and repel such vapours as anoy it and those pouders being added it dries up the superfluous moisture thereof and easeth the eyes of hot scalding vapors that anoy them Emplastrum de Cerussa Page 174. in the Latin Book Or A Plaister of Ceruss The Colledg Take of Ceruss in fine pouder white Wax Sallet Oyl of each three ounces ad the Oyl by 〈◊〉 to the Ceruss and holy it by continuall stirring over a gentle fire till it begin to swell then ad the Wax cut small by degrees and boyl it to 〈◊〉 just consistance Culpeper A. It helps burns dry scabs and hot ulcers and in general what ever sores abound with moisture Emplaistrum ex Cicuta 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 P. 174. L. 〈◊〉 Or A Plaister of Hemlock with Amoniacum The Colledg Take of the juyce of Hemlock four ounces Vineger of Squills and Ammoniacum of each eight ounces dissolve the Gum in the juyce and Vineger after a due infusion then strain it into its just consistance according to art Culpeper A. I suppose it was invented to mitigate the extream pains and alay the inflamations of wounds for which it is very good Let it not be applied to any principal part Emplastrum è Cinnabari Page 174. in the Latin B. The Colledg Take of Cinnabaris an ounce and an half
pains in the head and to recruit an 〈◊〉 brain helps green wounds 〈◊〉 inflamations strengthens the liver Emplastrum Isis Epigoni 〈◊〉 The Colledg Take of 〈◊〉 wax an hundred drachms Turpentine two hundred drachms scales of Copper 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of each eight drachms 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of each 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 half 〈◊〉 Oyl 〈◊〉 pound sharp Vineger 〈◊〉 much 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 let the mettals 〈◊〉 dissolved in the Sun 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 put in those 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 last of all the 〈◊〉 and make them all 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Culpeper A. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ulcers 〈◊〉 I know no 〈◊〉 but why it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 well serve for other parts of the body A 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 Nich. 〈◊〉 The Colledg Take of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of each six 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of each three 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Styrax Calamitis Allum Rondeletius appoints and we for him Bitumen Foenugreek of each two drams the feeces of Liquid Styrax Bdellium Litharge of each half a drachm Let the Litharge being beaten into Pouder be boyled in a sufficient quantity of Water then add the Pitch which being 〈◊〉 ad the Wax and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and feeces being mixed with the Turpentine last of all the Colophonia Mastich Frankinsence Bdellium Allum Mirrh and Foenugreck in Pouder let them be made into a Plaister Culpeper A. It strengthens the stomach and helps digestion Emplastrum nigrum August Called in High Dutch Stichpflaster The Colledg Take of Colophonia Rozin Ship-Pitch white Wax Roman Vitriol Ceruss Olibanum Mirrh of each eight ounces Oyl of Roses seven 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mummy of each two ounces Earth of Lemnos Mastich Dragons blood of each one ounce the fat of an Heron one ounce the fat of Timullus three ounces Loadstone prepared two ounces Earth-worms prepared Campbire of each one ounce make them into a Plaister according to art Culpeper A. It is very good say they in green wounds and pricks Emplastrum Sanctum Andr. è Cruce A. A holy Plaister composed by Andrew of the Gollows The Colledg Take of Per-rozin twelve ounces Oyl of Bays Turpentine of each two ounces Gum 〈◊〉 four ounces Let the Rozin and Gum be melted over the fire in a brass pan stirring it with a brass instrument then ad Oyl of Bays and Turpentine boyl it a little then put it in a linnen bag and that which drops through keep in a glazed pot for your use Culpeper A. The vertues are the same with Arceus his Liniment Emplastrum sine Pari. The Colledg Take of Frankinsence Bellium Styrax of each three drachms Ammoniacum Galbanum of each one drachm and an half Ship pitch six drachms the Marrow of a Stag sat of Hens and Geese of each two drachms Sulphur 〈◊〉 washed in Milk Hermodactils in pouder of each a drachm and an half Let the Gums be dissolved in white Wine not in Vineger because that is inimical to the nerves and with two parts of Oyl of Roses compleat and one part of Oyl of Eggs and a little Oyl of Turpentine make it into a Plaister according to art A Plaister for the Stomach Mesue The Colledg Take of wood of Aloes Wormwood Gum Arabick Mastick Cyperus Costus Ginger of each half an ounce Calamus Aromaticus Olibanum Aloes of each three drachms Cloves Mace Cinnamon Spicknard Nutmegs Gallia Moschata Schananthus of each one drachm and an half with Rob of Quinces make it into an Emplaster And when you have spread it upon a Cloath perfume it with wood of Aloes and apply it to your stomach A Cerecloath of Ammoniacum The Colledg Take of Ammoniacum dissolved in Vineger an ounce Unguentum de Althaeae Melilot Plaister of each half an ounce Bran an ounce pouder of the Roots of Briony and Orris of each half an ounce the Grease of Ducks Geese and Hens of each three drachms Oyl of Orris one ounce and an half Let them boyl gently in the Mussilages of Lin and Foenugrelk seeds so much as is sufficient by adding Wax four ounces make it into a Cerecloath according to art Culpeper A. It asswageth swellings or ripens und breaks them and easeth pains thereby coming Ceratum Stomachium Galen The Colledg Take of red Roses Mastich of each twenty drachms dried wormwood fifteen drachms Spicknard ten drachms Wax four ounces Rose Water so much as is sufficien Oyl of Roses a pound and an half Let it boyl so till it be like an Oyntment Then ad Oyl of Roses eight ounces Wax fourteen ounces the Pouders afore mentioned excepting the Mastich which must be melted in the Oyl of Roses of all of them used in this manner make a Cerecloath according to art Culpeper A. It strengthens the stomach and liver easeth their pains provokes appetite to ones meat and helps digestion A. And thus you see I have left out Vigo his nonsence or his most excellent Plaister of Vineger and Saffron in which is no Saffron there being other things in the book rediculous enough if you are disposed to laugh CHYMICAL OYLS AND OTHER CHYMICAL LIQUORS OYL of HERBS and FLOWERS Culpeper A. I Desire you to take notice before I begin that Chymical Oyls generally are not to be taken alone by themselves by reason of their vehement heat and burning but mixed with other convenient medicines A. 2. They carry the very same vertues the Simples do but are far more prevalent as having far more spirit in them and far less earthly dross A. 3. The generall way of taking them is to drop two or three drops of them in any convenient liquor or other medicine which the last Table will fit you with and so take it for some of them are so hot as Oyl of Cinnamon that two or three drops will make a dish of pottage so hot of the Simple that you can hardly eat them Oyl of Wormwood The Colledg Take of dried Wormwood a pound spring water twenty pound steep them twenty four hours and distill them in a great Alembick with his refrigeratory or a Copper one with a Worm let the Oyl be separated from the Water with a Funnel or seperating glass as they call it and let the Water be kept for another distillation Let two or three of the first pounds of Water be kept for the Physitians use both in this and other Chymical Oyls drawn with Water Culpeper A. Your best way to learn to still Chymical Oyls is to learn of an Alchymist for I rest confident the greatest part of the Colledg had no more skill in Chymistry than I have in building houses but having found out certain models in old rusty Authors tell people S O they must be done I can teach a man S O how to build a house first he may lay the foundation then rear up the sides then joyn the rafters then build the Chimneyes tile the top and plaister the walls but how
according to art Turpethum Minerale Page 200. in the Latin Book Take of crude Mercury Oyl of Vitriol seperated from all the flegm of each equal parts still them in 〈◊〉 encreasing the fire by degrees till all the 〈◊〉 be flown up in the air a white Mass remaining in the bottom which being separated from the crude Mercury wash in spring water and forth with it wil 〈◊〉 yellow wash it in warm water from all its 〈◊〉 dry it and keep it for use Tartarum Vitriolatum Page 200. in the Latin B. Take of liquor of Tartar four ounces into which drop by drops two ounces of Oyl of Vitriol wel rectified so wil a white pouder fall to the bottom which dry and keep for use Vitriolum album depuratum Page 200. in the Lat. B. Or White Vitriol clensed Dissolve white Vitriol in cleer water filter it and coagulate it Vitrum Antimonii Page 200. in the Latin Book Take of good Antimony in fine pouder and put it 〈◊〉 a large stone vessel put fire under til it grow into clots beat it and do so again and again alwaies stirring it til it resemble white ashes smoke not at al then take of this half a pound Corax half an ounce put them in a crucible the which cover with a Tile set it in a strong fire till there flow a matter like water then put it into a brass or copper vessel and keep the glass for use THE GENERAL WAY OF MAKING EXTRACTS EXTRACTS may be made almost of every Medicine whether Simple as Herbs Flowers Seeds or Compound as Species or Pills Therefore take of any Medicine cut or bruised or prepared as the infusion requires and powr to it Spirit of Wine or distilled water as the Pbysition commands let it stand in infusion in the heat of a bath two daies more or less according as the thickness or thinness of the 〈◊〉 requires untill the tincture be sufficient then separate the liquor and put in more as before do so till the Medicine afford no more tincture put all these Liquors together and filter them and exhate the humidity to the heat of a bath till the matter be left at the bottom of the thickness of Honey to which if the Physitian prescribe you may add two scruples or half a dram of its own proper or other convenient 〈◊〉 to every ounce of Extract that so it may keep the longer THE WAY OF MAKING SALTS Salt Volatle or Essential is thus made TAke of any Plant when it is fresh and full of Juyce a sufficient quantity bruise it in a wooden Mortar and a great deal of cleer water being added boyl it till half be consumed strain 〈◊〉 decoction press it strongly and boyl it to the thickness of Honey set it in a glass or glazed vessel in a cold place eight daies at least and a Cristal Salt will arise like Sal. Gem. which gather and wash with its proper water and dry for your use Thus is Salt made of wormwood Cardus Mugwort and other bitter Herbs but of other Herbs with much difficnlty Salt fixed or Elementary is thus made It consists in four things Calcination Solution Filtration Coagulation Burn the matter you would make salt of into white ashes and berein sometimes you must have a care 〈◊〉 by too hasty burning they run to glass then with 〈◊〉 water make the ashes into ly to draw out the Salt filter the Ly and boyl it in an 〈◊〉 vessel by a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that the water may be exhaled and the Salt left which Solution Filtration and Coagulation being repeated certain times it will be free from all impurity and be very white Thus is prepared Salt of Plants and parts of living Creatures amongst which these excel Salt of wormwood Time Rosemary Centaury the less 〈◊〉 Cardus Masterwort Parsly Rest-harrow Ash Dwarf Elder Box 〈◊〉 St. Johns wort Cichory Sullendine Scurvy-grass Betony Maudlin Bawm Cetrach c. PREPARATIONS OF CERTAIN SIMPLE MEDICINES The way of Preparing Fat 's TAke of fresh fat the veins strings and skins being taken away wash them so often in fair water till they be no longer bloody then beat them well and melt them in a double vessel strain them and powr off the water keep it in a glass in a cold place it will endure a yeer So is also prepared Marrow taken out of fresh bones especially in Autumn The burning of Brass Lay flakes of Brass in an earthen vessel interposing Salt or Brimstone between each of them so lay flake upon flake burn them sufficiently and wash the Ashes with warm water till they be sweet The washing of Aloes Put as much Aloes in pouder in a glass as you will putting a sufficient quantity of warm water to it that it may overtop it two or three fingers thickness stirring it about with a Spatule that the purer part of the Aloes may be mixed with the water that being poured off put in fresh warm water and stir it in like manner that the dross may be separated gather those waters together evaporate the Humidity nad keep the Mass. The preparation of Bole Armenick Grind it smal and dissolve it so often in Rose water till the dross and Sand be taken away dry it in the Sun and keep it being dryed Foecula Brioniae Take of Bryony roots scraped bruised and the juyce pressed out which being let it stand still a while in a vessel a white pouder like Starch will fall from the bottom from which pour the water and let it dry for use So is Gersa Serpentaria prepared of Aron roots and Foecula of the roots of Radishes and Orris May Butter About the latter end of May take fresh Butter without Salt and in a glazed earthen vessel set it in the Sun that it may be all melted strain it through a rag without pressing set it in the Sun again strain it again and keep it a year The preparations of Lapis Calaminaris Heat it red hot three times in the fire and quench it as often in Plantane and Rose water at 〈◊〉 levigate it upon a Marble and with the same waters make it into Balls The washing of Lime Bruise quicklime put it in a pan and mix it with sweet water and when it is settled to the bottom change the water and mix it again do so seven or eight times filtring it every time at last do it with Rose water and dry the Lime The preparation of Corral Pearls Crabs Eyes and other precious Stones Beat them in a steel mortar and levigate them on a Marble putting a little Rose water to them till they are in very fine pouder then make them into Balls The preparation of Coriander seed Steep them twenty four hours in sharp Vineger then dry them So may you prepare 〈◊〉 seed The burning of Harts horn Ivory and other bones Burn them in a crucible till they e white then beat them into pouder and wash them with Rose water at last levigate them on a Marble and