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faetida_fw-la a_o four_o part_n honey_n so_o much_o as_o be_v sufficient_a commix_v they_o the_o dose_n be_v the_o quantity_n of_o a_o hasell_n nut_n in_o drink_n albucasis_n the_o brain_n of_o a_o hen_n drink_v with_o a_o little_a pepper_n out_o of_o sweet_a wine_n or_o vinegar_n and_o water_n mix_v together_o a_o notable_a treacle_n or_o antidote_n against_o the_o byting_n of_o phalangy_n or_o venomous_a spider_n take_v of_o tartarum_fw-la six_o dam_n of_o yellow_a sulphur_n eight_o dam_n rue-seede_n three_o dam_n castoreum_n and_o rocket-seede_n of_o either_o two_o dam_n with_o the_o blood_n of_o a_o sea-tortoyce_a make_v a_o opiate_n the_o dose_n be_v two_o dam_n to_o be_v take_v in_o wine_n another_o take_v of_o pellitory_n of_o spain_n and_o the_o root_n of_o the_o round_a aristolochie_n of_o each_o one_o part_n of_o white_a pepper_n half_a a_o part_n horehowd_v four_o part_n temper_v they_o up_o with_o honey_n the_o dose_n that_o
head_n apply_v do_v cure_v for_o where_o the_o wound_n the_o help_n be_v also_o make_v as_o in_o telephus_n sense_n harm_v by_o larissus_n spear_n by_o it_o be_v cure_v find_v and_o guil._n varignana_n say_v divide_v or_o cut_v a_o serpent_n and_o lay_v it_o upon_o the_o place_n and_o it_o will_v mitigate_v the_o anguish_n and_o pain_n the_o seed_n of_o thraspi_n and_o of_o tithimal_n which_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o spurge_n be_v great_o use_v for_o this_o aut_fw-la tithimallus_n atrox_n vulnus_fw-la quae_fw-la tuta_fw-la perungat_fw-la some_o serenus_n beside_o these_o do_v put_v the_o root_n of_o black_a hellebor_n into_o the_o wound_n because_o it_o draw_v out_o the_o poison_n as_o i_o by_o my_o own_o experience_n can_v testify_v say_v matthiolus_n there_o be_v also_o sundry_a antidote_n and_o preseruative_n which_o be_v take_v inward_o that_o be_v very_o effectual_a against_o the_o byting_n of_o serpent_n and_o venomous_a beast_n as_o namely_o that_o which_o be_v call_v theriaca_fw-la andromachi_n or_o mithridate_n &_o the_o like_a compositious_a galen_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr theriaca_fw-la ad_fw-la pisonem_fw-la prefer_v theriaca_n andromachi_n before_o all_o other_o medicine_n either_o simple_a or_o compound_n for_o virulent_a wound_n because_o it_o perform_v that_o effect_n for_o which_o it_o be_v minister_v for_o it_o be_v never_o as_o yet_o hear_v that_o ever_o any_o one_o perrish_v of_o any_o venomous_a hurt_n or_o bite_a who_o without_o any_o delay_n forthwith_a drink_v this_o medicine_n and_o if_o any_o man_n have_v take_v it_o before_o he_o receive_v any_o such_o dangerous_a hurt_n if_o he_o be_v set_v upon_o and_o assail_v by_o any_o poisonous_a creature_n it_o have_v not_o light_o be_v hear_v that_o he_o have_v die_v of_o the_o same_o there_o be_v many_o antidote_n describe_v by_o the_o ancient_n which_o they_o set_v down_o to_o be_v admirable_a for_o these_o passion_n as_o for_o example_n that_o which_o auicenna_n term_v theriaca_fw-la mirabilis_fw-la who_o composition_n be_v as_o follow_v take_v of_o opium_n and_o of_o myrrh_n of_o either_o of_o they_o a_o dram_n pepper_n one_o dram_n and_o a_o half_a the_o root_n of_o aristolechia_n long_fw-mi and_o rotunda_n of_o each_o of_o they_o three_o dam_n wine_n two_o dam_n make_v they_o up_o with_o honey_n &_o rocket_n water_n so_o much_o as_o be_v sufficient_a for_o a_o electuary_n the_o quantity_n to_o give_v be_v four_o scruple_n relent_v in_o some_o fit_a and_o convenient_a decoction_n king_n antiochus_n surname_v magnus_n have_v a_o kind_n of_o theriaoa_n which_o he_o use_v against_o all_o poison_n which_o be_v describe_v of_o pliny_n in_o his_o 20_o book_n and_o last_o chapter_n in_o this_o wise_a take_v of_o wild-time_n opopanax_n and_o the_o herb_n call_v gromell_n of_o each_o a_o like_a much_o two_o dam_n trifolie_o one_o dram_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o dill_n fennell_n smallage_n anise_v and_o ameos_n of_o every_o one_o alike_o six_o dam_n of_o the_o meal_n of_o orebus_n twelve_o dam_n all_o these_o be_v powned_z and_o fine_o searse_v must_v with_o wine_n a_o sufficient_a quantity_n be_v make_v into_o trochisce_n whereof_o every_o one_o must_v weigh_v one_o dram_n give_v thereof_o one_o dram_n at_o a_o time_n in_o a_o draught_n of_o wine_n there_o be_v another_o antidote_n and_o preservative_n against_o any_o poison_n describe_v by_o paulus_n aegineta_n much_o like_a unto_o this_o which_o be_v thus_o take_v of_o bryonie_n opopanax_n of_o the_o root_n of_o iris_n illirica_fw-la and_o of_o the_o root_n of_o rosemary_n and_o of_o ginger_n of_o each_o of_o these_o three_o dam_n of_o aristolochia_n five_o dam_n of_o the_o best_a turpentine_n of_o wild_a rue_n of_o each_o three_o dram_n of_o the_o meal_n of_o orobus_n two_o dam_n make_v they_o into_o torchisches_n with_o wine_n every_o one_o weigh_v one_o scruple_n and_o a_o half_a or_o two_o scruple_n to_o be_v give_v also_o in_o wine_n galen_n in_o his_o second_o book_n de_fw-fr antidotis_fw-la 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