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THE COMPLETE HERBAL 
of Citrons, and Agnus Castus, the berries 
of Kermes, the seeds of Ash-tree, Sorrel, 
wild Parsnips, Navew, Nigella, Peony the 
male, Bazil, Hedge Mustard, (Irio) Treacle 
Mustard, Fennel, Bishop’s-weed, of each 
two drams, the berries of Bay, Juniper, 
and Ivy, Sarsaparilla, (or for want of it the 
double weight of Cubebs,) Cubebs, of each 
one dram and an half, the leaves of Scor- 
dium, Germander, Chamepitys, Centaury 
the less, Stoechas, Celtic Spikenard, Cala- 
-minth, Rue, Mints, Betony, Vervain, 
Scabious, Carduus Benedictus, Bawm, of 
each one dram and an half, Dittany of 
Crete three drams, Marjoram, St. John’s 
Wort, Schenanth, Horehound, Goats Rue, 
‘Savin, Burnet, of each two drams, Figs, 
Walnuts, Fistic-nuts, of each three ounces, 
Emblicks, Myrobalans half an ounce, the 
flowers of Violets, Borrage, Bugloss, Roses, 
Lavender, Sage, Rosemary, of each four 
scruples, Saffron three drams, Cassia Lig- 
nea, ten drams, Cloves, Nutmegs, Mace, of 
each two drams and an half, black Pepper, 
long Pepper, all the three sorts of Sanders, 
‘wood of Aloes, of each one dram and an 
half, Hart’s-horn half an ounce, Unicorn’s- 
horn, or in its stead, Bezoar stone, one 
dram, bone in a Stag’s heart, Ivory, Stag’s 
pizzle, Castoreum, of each four scruples, 
‘Earth of Lemnos three drams, Opium one 
dram and an half, Orient Pearls, Emeralds, 
Jacinth, red Coral, of each one dram and an 
half, Camphire two drams, Gum Arabic, 
Mastich, Frankincense, Styrax, Turpen- 
_ tine, Sagapenum, Opopanax, Laserpitium, 
‘or Myrrh, of each two drams and an half, 
Musk, Ambergris, of each one dram, oil of 
_Vitriol ‘half an ounce, species cordiales 
_ temperate, Diamargariton, Diamoscu, Di- 
- ambra, Electuarij de Gemmis, Troches of 
Camphire, of Squills, of each two drams 
and an half, Troches of Vipers two ounces, 
e juice of Sorrel, Sow Thistles, Scordium, 
a resale Bawm, of each | 
drams, of the | inwardly. — 
best Treacle and Mithridate, of each six 
ounces, old Wine three pounds, of the best 
Sugar, or choice Honey eight pounds six 
ounces. These being all chosen and pre- 
pared with diligence and art, let them be 
made into an electuary just as Treacle or 
Mithridate is. 
Culpeper.] The title shews you the scope 
of the author in compiling it, I believe it is 
excellent for those uses. The dose of this 
is from a scruple to four scruples, or a dram 
and an half: It provokes sweating abun- 
dantly, and in this or any other sweating 
medicine, order your body thus: Take it in 
bed, and cover yourself warm, in your 
sweating, drink posset-drink as hot as you 
ean, if it be for a fever, boil Sorrel and red 
Sage in posset-drink, sweat an hour or two 
if your strength will bear it, then the cham- 
ber being kept very warm, shift yourself 
all but your head, about which (your cap 
which you sweat in being kept on) wrap a 
hot napkin, which will be a means to repel 
the vapours back. This I hold the best: 
method for sweating in fevers and pesti- 
lences, in which this electuary is very good.. 
I am very loth to leave out this medicine, 
which if it were stretched out, and cut in. 
thongs, would reach round the world. 
Requies. Nicholaus. 
College.| Take of red Rose leaves, the 
whites’ being cut off, blue Violets, of each 
three drams, Opium of Thebes,. dissolved 
in Wine, the seeds of white Henbane, Pop- 
pies white and black, the roots of Man- 
drakes, the seeds of Endive, Purslain, gar- 
den Lettuce, Psyllium, Spodium, Gum 
Tragacanth, of each two scruples and five 
grains, Nutmegs, Cinnamon, Ginger, of 
each a dram and an half, Sanders, yellow, 
white, and red, of each a dram and an half, 
Sugar three times their weight, dissolved 
in Rosewater: mix them together, and eke 
of them an electuary according to art. | 
co. ecg err onl eaten 
