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CHAP. III. 



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Concerning the various Methods of preparing 



Simples for frejent life. 



HERE is no Form of Medicines lent from 

 the Apothecary, which may not be prepared 

 from the Herbs of our own Growth, in the fame 

 Manner as from foreign Drugs. Eieftuaries may 

 be made with the Powders of thefe Barks, Roots, and 

 Seeds, with Conferves of Flowers, and of the Tops 

 offrefhHerbs: AndSyrups, made from their Juices 

 and Infufions-, the Manner of making which is 

 very fimple, and Ihall be fubjoined to this Chap- 

 ter, that all may be underftood before we enter 

 on the Book itfelf : And in the fame Manner their 

 Bolulles mx^ be made, which are only fome of 



thefe Powders mixed up with Syrup : And their 

 Draughts and Juleps, which are made from the 

 diftUIed Waters of thefe Herbs, with Spirit or 



without, thefe Syrups being added, and the Tine- . 

 tures of the Roots and Barks; the Method of 

 making which lliall be alfo annexed in a familiar 

 Manner. 



* But befide thefe feveral Forms of giving them, 

 there are others much more fimple, eafy, and 

 ready, and thefe are generally more efficacious. I 

 fjial! arrange thefe under three Kinds, Juices, In- 

 fufions, and Decoftions. Thefe are the Form.s of 

 giving ^e Medicines moil: frequently mentioned 

 in the Courfe of the Work, and there is lefs Trou- 

 ble in them, than in the others. They are not 

 indeed contrived for Shew, nor would they an- 

 fwer the Purpofe of the Apothecary, for I^s Pro- 

 fits would be fmali upon rhemj but when the De- 



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