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them. Let such as are subject to these dis- 
eases, hold it for a jewel. 
Aqua Limacum Magistr. 
Or Water of Snails. 
College.| Take of the juice of Ground 
Ivy, Colt’s-foot, Scabious, Lungwort, of 
each one pound and a half, the juice of 
Purslain, Plantain, Ambrosia, Paul’s Bet- 
tony, of each a pound, Hog’s blood, white 
Wine, of each four pounds, Garden Snails, 
two pound, dried Tobacco leaves eight, 
powder of Liquorice two ounces, of Ele- 
campane half an ounce, of Orris an ounce, 
Cotton seeds an ounce and a half, the 
greater cold seeds, Annis seeds of each six 
drams, Saffron one dram, the flowers of 
red Roses, six pugils, of Violets and Bor- 
rage, of each four pugils, steep them three 
days warm, and then distil them in a glass 
still, in sand. 
Culpeper.| It purges the lungs of flegm 
and helps the consumptions there. If you 
should happen to live where no better nor 
readier medicine can be gotten, you may 
use this. 
Aqua Scordii composita. 
Or Compound Water of Scordium. 
College.| Take of the juice of Goat’s 
Rue, Sorrel, Scordium, Citrons, of each one 
pound, London Treacle, half a pound, steep 
it three days, and distil it in sand. 
Culpeper.] A tasterful taken in the 
morning, preserves from ill airs. ~ 
Aqua Marie. 
College.| Take of Sugar Candy a pound, 
Canary Wine six ounces, Rose Water four 
ounces; boil it well into a Syrup, and add 
to it Imperial water two pounds, Amber- 
greese, Musk, of each eighteen grains, 
‘Saffron fifteen grains, yellow Sanders in- 
_ fused in Imperial water, two drams; make 
SI a clear water of it. 
Aqua Papaveries composita. 
Or Poppy Water compound. | 
ollege.] Take of red Poppies four 
pounds, then distil them in a common still, 
let the distilled water be poured upon fresh 
flowers and repeated three times; to which 
distilled water add two Nutmegs sliced, red 
Poppy flowers a pugil, Sugar two ounces, 
set it in the sun to give it a pleasing sharp- 
ness; 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. 
Aqua Juglandium composita. 
Or Walnut Water compound. 
College.| Take of green Walnuts a 
pound and an half, Radish roots one pound, 
green Asarabacca six ounces, Radish seeds, 
six ounces. Let all of them, being bruised, 
be steeped in three pounds of white Wine 
for three days, then distilled in a leaden 
still till they be dry. 
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TINCTURES. 
Tinctura Croci. 
Or Tincture of Saffron. 
College.]| Take two drams of Saffron, 
eight ounces of Treacle water, digest them 
‘| six days, then strain it. 
Culpeper.] See the virtues of Treacle 
water, and then know that this strengthens 
the heart something more, and keeps 
melancholy vapours thence by drinking a 
spoonful of it every morning. 
Tinctura Castorii. 
Or Tincture of Castoreum. 
College.| Take of Castoreum in powder 
half an ounce, spirit of Castoreum half a 
pound, digest them ten days cold, strain it, 
and keep the Liquor for Tincture. 
Culpeper.] A learned invention! ’Tis 
something more prevalent than the spirit. 
Tinctura Fragroram. 
Or Tincture of Strawberries. 
College.] Take of ripe Wood-straw- 
berries two pounds, put them in a phial, 
and put so much small spirits of Wine to 
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