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and go about your business, and it will do 
you good if you have occasion to go in ill 
airs, or in pestilent times, if you shall sweat 
under it, as your best way is, if your body 
be not in health, then take one dram, or 
between one and two, or less than one, ac- 
cording as age and strength is, if you cannot 
take this or any other sweating medicine by 
itself, mix it with a little Carduus or Drag- 
on’s water, or Angelica water, which in my 
opinion is the best of the three. 
Theriacca Londinensis. 
Or London Treacle. 
College.]| Take of. Hart’s-horn two 
ounces, the seeds of Citrons, Sorrel, Peony, 
Bazil, of each one ounce, Scordium, Coral- 
liana, of each six drams, the roots of Angel- 
ica, Tormentil, Peony, the leaves of Dit- 
tany, Bay-berries, Juniper-berries, of each 
half an ounce, the flowers of Rosemary, 
Marigolds, Clove Gilliflowers, the tops of 
Saint John’s Wort, Nutmegs, Saffron, of 
each three drams, the Roots of Gentian, 
Zedoary, Ginger, Mace, Myrrh, the leaves 
of Scabious, Devil’s-bit, Carduus, of each 
two'drams, Cloves, Opium, of each a dram, 
Malaga Wine as much as is sufficient, with 
their treble weight in Honey, mix them ac- 
cording to art. 
Culpeper.] The receipt is a pretty cor- 
dial, resists the pestilence, and is a good 
antidote in pestilential times, it resists poi- 
son, strengthens cold stomachs, helps diges-, 
tion, crudities of the stomach. A man may 
safely take two drams of it in a morning, 
and let him fear no harm. 
Diacrocuma. 
College.] Take of Saffron, Asarabacca 
roots, the seeds of Parsley, Carrots, Annis, 
Smallage, of each half an ounce, Rhubarb, 
the roots of Meum, Indian Spikenard, of 
each six drams, Cassia Lignea, Costus, 
Myrrh, Schenanth, Cubebs, Madder roots, 
the juices of Mandlin, and Wormwood 
made thick, Opobalsamum, or oil of Nut- 
 Secahs of each two drams, ( Cinnamon, Cal- | t 
amus Aromaticus, of each a dram and an 
half, Scordium, Cetrach, juice of Liquor- 
ice, of each two drams and an half, Traga- 
canth a dram, with eight times their weight 
in white sugar, dissolved in Endive water, 
and clarified, make it into an electuar ac- 
cording to art. 
Culpeper.] It is exceeding good against 
cold diseases of the stomach, liver, or 
spleen, corruption of humours and putre- 
faction of meat in the stomach, ill favoured 
colour of the body, dropsies, cold faults in 
the reins and bladder, provokes urine. Take 
a dram in the morning. 
pra rn ens 
PURGING ELECTUARIES. 
Benedicta Lazativa. 
College.] Take of choice Turbith ten 
drams, Diacridium, bark of Spurge Roots 
prepared, Hermodactils, Red Roses, of 
each five drams, Cloves, Spikenard, Ginger, 
Saffron, long Pepper, Amomus, or for want 
of it Calamus Aromaticus, Cardamoms the 
less, the seeds of Smallage, Parsley, Fennel, 
Asparagus, Bruscus, Saxifrage, Gromwell, 
Caraway, sal. gem. Galanga, Mace, of each 
a dram, with their treble weight of clarified 
Honey: make them into an electuary ac- 
cording to art. Also you may keep the 
species itself in your shops. 
Culpeper.] It purges flegm, chiefly from 
the joints, also it purges the reins and 
bladder. 
Caryocostinum. 
College.| Take of Cloves, Costus, or — 
Zedoary, Ginger, Cummin, of each two 
drams, Hermodactils, Diacridium, of each 
half an ounce: with their double weight of _ 
Honey clarified in white wine, make them — 
into an electuary according to art., ss oa 
Culpeper.| Authors say it purges hot — 
rheums, and takes away inflammations in 
wounds, I assure you the electuary works 
violently, and may safely be given ix 
fusing and so you may give two 
