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appropriated to, and you cannot but know 
both what Vinegar to use, and to what place 
to apply it. 
Acetum Scilliticum. 
Or Vinegar of Squills. 
College.] Take of that part of the Squill 
which is between the outward bark and the 
bottom, cut in thin slices, and placed thirty 
or forty days in the sun or some remiss 
heat, then a pound of them (being cut small 
with a knife made of ivory or some white 
wood) being put in a vessel, and six pounds 
of Vinegar put to them; set the vessel, be- 
ing close stopped, in the sun thirty or forty 
days, afterwards strain it, and keep it for 
use. 
Culpeper.| A little of this medicine being 
taken in the morning fasting, and walking 
half an hour after, preserves the body in 
health, to extreme old age, (as Sanius tried, 
who using no other medicine but this, lived 
in perfect health till one hundred and seven- 
teen years of age) it makes the digestion 
good, a long wind, a clear voice, an acute 
sight, a good colour, it suffers no offensive 
thing to remain in the body, neither wind, 
flegm, choler, melancholy, dung, nor urine, 
but brings them forth; it brings forth filth 
though it lie in the bones, it takes away salt 
and sour belchings, though a man be never 
So licentious in diet, he shall feel no harm: 
It hath cured such as have the phthisic, 
that have been given over by all Physicians: 
It cures such as have the falling sickness, 
gouts, and diseases and swellings of the 
Joints: It takes away the hardness of the 
liver and spleen. We should never have 
done if we should reckon up the particular 
benefits of this medicine: Therefore we 
commend it as a wholesome medicine for 
Soundness of body, preservation of health, 
and vigour of mind. Thus Galen. 
Acetum Theriacale, Norimberg. 
Or Treacle Vinegar. — 
- College.] Take of the roots of Celandine 
the greater, one ounce and a half: the roots | 
of Angelica, Masterwort, Gentian, Bistort, 
Valerian, Burnet, white Dittany, Elecam- 
pane, Zedoary, of each one dram, of Plan- 
tain the greater one dram and a half, the 
leaves of Mousear, Sage, Scabious, Scor- 
dium, Dittany of Crete, Carduus, of each 
half an handful, barks and seeds of Citrons, 
of each half a dram, Bole Amoniac one 
dram, Saffron three drams, of these let the 
Saffron, Hart’s-horn, Dittany, and Bole, 
be tied up in a rag, and steeped with the 
things before mentioned, in five pints of 
Vinegar, for certain days by a temperate 
heat in a glass well stopped, strain it, and 
add six drams of the best Treacle to it, 
shake it together, and keep it for your use. 
Acetum Theriacale. 
Or Treacle Vinegar. 
College.| Add to the description of 
Treacle water, Clove-gilliflowers two 
ounces, Lavender flowers an ounce and a 
half, Rose, and Elder flower Vinegar, of 
each four pounds, digest it without boiling, 
three days, then strain it through Hippo- 
crates’ sleeve. 
Culpeper.] See Treacle Water for the 
virtues, only this is more cool, a little more 
fantastical. 
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DECOCTIONS. 
Decoctum commune pro clystere. 
Or a common Decoction for a Clyster. 
College.]| Take of Mallows, Violets, 
Pellitory, Beets, and Mercury, Chamomel 
flowers, of each one handful, sweet Fennel 
seeds half an ounce, Linseeds two drams, 
boil them in a sufficient quantity of com- 
mon water to a pound. 
Culpeper.] This is the common decoc-— 
tion for all clysters, according to the qua- 
lity of the humour abounding, so you may 
add what Simples, or Syrups, or Electu- _ 
aries you please; only half a score Lin- 
seeds, and a handful of Chamomel ete 
