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THE COMPLETE HERBAL 
dram, Parsley of Macedonia, Fennel, Car- 
rots of Crete, of each two scruples and 
five grains, Saffron a scruple and an half, 
Indian Spikenard, Pellitory of Spain, Zed- 
oary fifteen grains, Cinnamon a dram and 
an half, Euphorbium prepared, Myrrh, 
| Castorium, of each a dram with their treble 
weight in clarified Honey, make it into an 
electuary. 
Electuarium de Ovo. 
Or electuary of Eggs. 
College.| Take a Hen’s Egg new laid, 
and the white being taken out by a small 
hole, fill up the void place with Saffron, 
leaving the yolk in, then the hole being 
stopped, roast it in ashes till the shell begin 
to look black, take diligent heed the Saffron 
burn not, for then is the whole medicine 
spoiled, then the matter being taken out 
dry, if so that it may be beaten into powder 
and add to it as much powder of white 
Mustard seed as it weighs. Then take the 
roots of white Dittany and Tormentil, of 
each two drams, Myrrh, Hart’s-horn, Peta- 
sitis roots, of each one dram, the roots of 
Angelica and Burnet, Juniper Berries, Zed- 
oary, Camphire of each half an ounce, mix 
them all together in a mortar, then add 
Venice Treacle the weigh of them all, stir 
them about with a pestle three hours to- 
gether, putting in so much Syrup of Lem- 
ons, as is enough to make it into an electuary 
according to art. 
Culpeper.| A dram of it given at a time, 
is as great a help in a pestilential fever as a 
man shall usually read of in a Galenist. 
It provokes sweat, and then you shall be 
_ taught how to use yourself. If years do 
_ not permit, give not so much. 
ces Theriaca Andromachi. 
é Or Venice Treacle. 
_ College.| Take of Troches of Squils 
_ forty-eight drams, Troches of Vipers, long 
Pepper, Opium of Thebes, Magma, Hedy- 
0 dried, of each neha acral drams, red 
Liquorice, the seeds of sweet Navew, Scor- 
dium, Opobalsamum, Cinnamon, Agerick, 
of each twelve drams, Myrrh, Costus, or 
Zedoary, Saffron, Cassia Lignea, Indian 
Spikenard, Schenanth, Pepper white and 
black, Olibanum, Dittany of Crete, Rha- 
pontic, Steechas, Horehound, Macedonian 
Parsley seed, Calaminth, Cypress, Turpen- 
tine, the roots of Cinquefoyl and Ginger, 
of each six drams, Poley Mountain, Cham- 
epitis, Celtic Spikenard, Amomus, Styrax 
Calamitis, the roots of Meum, the tops of 
Germander, the roots of Rhapontic Earth 
of Lemnos, Indian Leaf, Chalcitis burnt, 
or instead thereof Roman Vitriol burnt, 
Gentian roots, Gum Arabic, the juice of 
Hypositis, Carpobalsamum or Nutmegs, or 
Cubebs, the seeds of Annis, Cardamoms, 
Fennel, Hartwort, Acacia, or instead there- 
of the juice of Sloes made thick, the seeds 
of Treacle Mustard, and Ammi, the tops of 
St. John’s Wort, Sagapen, of each four 
drams, Castorium, the roots of long Birth- 
wort, Bitumen, Judaicum, Carrot seed, 
Opopanax, Centaury the less, Galbanum, of 
each two drams, Canary Wine enough to 
dissolve what is to be dissolved, Honey the 
treble weight of the dry species, make them 
into an Electuary according to art. 
Culpeper.| It resists poison, and the 
bitings of venomous beasts, inveterate head- 
aches, vertigo, deafness, the falling-sick- 
ness, astonishment, apoplexies, dulness of 
sight, want of voice, asthmaes, old and new 
coughs, such as spit or vomit blood, such as 
can hardly spit or breathe, coldness of the 
stomach, wind, the cholic, and illiac passion, 
the yellow jaundice, hardness of the spleen, 
stone in the reins and bladder, difficulty of 
urine, ulcers in the bladder, fevers, drop- 
sies, leprosies, ‘it provokes the menses, 
brings forth birth and after-birth, helps 
pains in the joints, it helps not only the 
body, but also the mind, as vain fears, mel- 
) ancholy, &. and is a good remedy in pesti- 
E Sacoeud I fevers. a oe et eee 
