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heat, then a pound of them (being cut 

 small with a knife made of ivory or some 

 white wood) being put in a vessel, and six 

 pounds of Vinegar put to them ; set the ves- 

 sel, being close stopped, in the sun thirty or 

 forty days, afterwards strain it, and keep it 

 for use. 



CulpeperJ] A little of this medicine 

 being taken in the morning fasting, and 

 walking half an hour after, preserves the 

 body in health, to extreme old age, (as 

 Sanius tried, who using no other medicine 

 but this, lived in perfect health till one 

 hundred and seventeen years of age) it 

 makes the digestion good, a long wind, 

 a clear voice, an acute sight, a good colour, 

 it suffers no offensive thing to remain in the 

 body, neither wind, iiegm, choler, melan- 

 choly, dung, nor urine, but brings them 

 forth ; it brings forth filth though it lie in 

 the bones, it takes away salt and sour 

 belchings, though a man be never so licen- 

 tious in diet, he shall feel no harm: It hath 

 cured such as have the phthisic, that have 

 been given over by all Physicians : It cures 

 such as have the falling sickness, gouts, and 

 diseases and swellings of the joints: It takes 

 away the hardness of the liver and spleen. 

 We should never have done if we should 

 reckon up the particular benefits of this 

 medicine : Therefore we commend it as a 

 wholesome medicine for soundness of 

 body, preservation of health, and vigour of 

 mind. Thus Galen. 



Acetum Theriacale, Norimberg. 

 Or Treacle Vinegar. 



College.'] Take of the roots of Celandine 

 the greater, one ounce and a half: the roots 

 of Angelica, Masterwort, Gentian, Bistort, 

 Valerian, Burnet, white Dittany, Elecam- 

 pane, Zedoary, of each one dram, of Plan- 

 tain the greater one dram and a half, the 

 leaves of Mousear, Sage, Scabious, Scor- 

 dium, Dittany of Crete, Carduus, of each 

 half an handful, barks and seeds of Citrons, 

 of each half a dram, Bole Amoniac one 



dram, Saffron three drams, of these let the 

 Saffron, Hart's-horn, Dittany, and Bole, 

 be tied up in a rag, and steeped with the 

 things before mentioned, in five pints of 

 Vinegar, for certain days by a temperate 

 heat in a glass well stopped, strain it, and 

 add six drams of the best Treacle to it, 

 shake it together, and keep it for your use. 



Acetum Theriacale. 

 Or Treacle Vinegar. 



College.'] Add to the description of 

 Treacle water, Clove-gilliflowers two ounces, 

 Lavender flowers an ounce and a half, 

 Rose, and Elder flower Vinegar, of each 

 four pounds, digest it without boiling, three 

 clays, then strain it through Hippocrates' 

 sleeve. 



Culpeper.~] See Treacle Water for the 

 virtues, only this is more cool, a little more 

 fantastical. 



DECOCTIONS. 



Decoctum commune pro clystere. 

 Or a common Decoction for a Clyster. 

 College] Take of Mallows, Violets, 

 Pellitory, Beets, and Mercury, Chamomel 

 flowers, of each one handful, sweet Fennel 

 seeds half an ounce, Linseeds two drams, 

 boil them in a sufficient quantity of com- 

 mon water to a pound. 



Culpeper.~] This is the common decoc- 

 tion for all clysters, according to the qua- 

 lity of the humour abounding, so you may 

 add what Simples, or Syrups, or Electuaries 

 you please; only half a score Linseeds, 

 | and a handful of Chamomel flowers are 

 added. 



Decoctum Epythimi. 

 Or a Decoction of Epithimum. 

 College.'] Take of Myrobalans, Chebs, 

 and Inds, of each half an ounce, Stoechas, 

 Raisins of the sun stoned, Epithimum, 

 ^ Senna, of each one ounce, Fumitory half 

 Jan ounce, Maudlin five drams, Polipodium 



