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Vinegar half a pound, added at the end of 
the decoction, it being gently boiled, and the 
scum taken away, add Ginger two ounces, 
_ white Pepper ten drams and two scruples, 
_ bruise them grossly, and boil it again to the 
_ thickness of Honey. 
Diacydonium compound, Magisterial. 
College.| Take of white Sugar six 
pounds, Spring Water four pounds, clarify 
them well with the white of an egg, scum- 
ming them, then take of ripe Quinces 
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cleansed from the rind and seeds, and cut in 
four quarters, eight pounds, boil them in 
the foregoing Syrup till they be tender, 
"then strain the Syrup through a linen cloth, 
| vocata Anglice, Boulter; boil them again to 
a jelly, adding four ounces of white wine 
Vinegar towards the end; remove it from 
the fire, and whilst it is warm put in these 
| following species in powder, Ginger an 
| ounce, white Pepper, Cinnamon, Nutmegs, 
| of each two drams, keep it for use. 
 Culpeper.| The virtues of all these three 
| are, they comfort the stomach, help diges- 
tion, stays vomiting, belchings, &c. stop 
fluxes and the menses. They are all harm- 
less, you may take the quantity of a nut- 
meg of them at a time, before meat to help 
digestion and fluxes, after meat to stay 
_ Vomiting, in the morning for the rest. 
Confectio de Hyacintho. 
College.| Take of Jacinth, red Coral, 
Bole-amoniac, Earth of Lemnos, of each 
half an ounce, the berries of Chermes, the 
Roots of Tormentil and Dittany, the seeds 
of Citrons, Sorrel, and Purslain, Saffron, 
Myrrh, red Roses exungulated, all the sorts 
of Sanders, bone of a Stag’s heart, Hart’s- 
_ horn, Ivory prepared, of each four scruples, 
Samphire, Emerald, Topaz, Pearls, raw 
Silk, leaves of Gold and Silver, of each two 
- Seruples, Camphire, Musk, Ambergris, of 
_ ach five grains, with Syrup of Lemons 
_Culpeper.] It is a 
Make it into a confection pomctg ose 
lences, it mightily strengthens and cherishes 
the heart. Never above half a dram is given 
at a time, very seldom so much. 
Antidotum Hemagogum. 
College.] Take of Lupines husked two 
drams, black Pepper five scruples and six 
grains, Liquorice four scruples, long Birth- 
wort, Mugwort, Cassia Lignea, Macedonian 
Parsley seed, Pellitory of Spain, Rue seed, 
Spikenard, Myrrh, Pennyroyal, of each two 
scruples and fourteen grains, the seeds of 
Smallage, Savin, of each two scruples and 
thirteen grains, Centaury the greater, Cre- 
tish Carrots, Nigella, Caraway, Annis, 
Cloves, Alum, of each two scruples, Bay 
leaves one scruple, one half scruple, and 
three grains, Schenanth one scruple and 
thirteen grains, Asarabacca, Calamus Aro- 
maticus, Amomum, Centaury the less, the 
seed of Orrach, Peony, Fennel, of each one 
scruple and six grains, wood of Aloes, a 
scruple and fourteen grains, Cypress, 
Elecampane, Ginger, Cappar roots, Cum- 
min, Orobus, of each one scruple, all of 
them being beaten into very fine powder, 
let them be made into an electuary accord- 
ing to art, with four times their weight in 
sugar, let it stand one month before you 
use it. 
Culpeper.| It provokes the menses, 
brings away both birth and after-birth, the 
dead child, purges such as are not suffi- 
ciently purged after travail, it provokes 
urine, breaks the stone in the bladder, helps _ 
the stranguary, disury, iskury &c. helps in- 
digestion, the cholic, opens any stoppings — 
in the body, it heats the stomach, purges the 
liver and spleen, consumes wind, stays — 
vomiting, but let it not be taken by preg- : 
nant women, nor such people as have the _ 
hemorrhoids. The dose is from one dram 
to two drams. 
Diasatyrion. 
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