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cut in bits, and put it in a glass vessel, the; Squills prepared, Birthwort, long, round, 

 mouth close stopped, and covered with a j and climbing, Turbith, English Orris, Costus, 

 skin, set in the sun forty days, to wit, twenty j Polypodium, Lemon pills, of each an 

 before and after the rising of the dog star, j ounce, the strings of black Hellebore, 

 then open the vessel, and take the juice Spurge, Agerick, added at the end of the 

 which lies at the bottom, and preserve it j Decoction, of each two drams, the bark of 

 with the best Honey. j white Hellebore half an ounce, let all of 



College] Honey of Violets is prepared them being dried and bruised, be digested 

 like as Honey of Roses. in a glass, or glazed vessel close stopped, 



Ozymel, simple. 5 in the heat of the sun, or of a furnace, 



College] Take of the best Honey four ! Posca, made of equal parts of Water and 

 pounds, clear Water and white Wine Vine- j Vinegar, eight pounds, Sapa two ounces, 

 gar, of each two pounds, boil them in an I three days being expired, boil it little more 

 earthen vessel, taking the scum off with j than half away, strain it, pressing it gently, 

 a wooden scummer, till it be come to the land add to the liquor a pound and a half 



! of Honey Roses, wherein two ounces of 

 Citron pills have been infused, boil it to 

 the thickness of Honey, and perfume it 

 with Cloves, Saffron, Ginger, Galanga, 

 Mace, of each a dram. 



Oaymel Julianizans. 



Asparagus, of each two ounces-, the seeds of. College] Take of the Bark of Caper 

 Fennel, Smallage, Parsley, Annis, of each; roots, the roots of Orris, Fennel, Parsley, 

 one ounce, steep them all (the roots being; Bruscus, Chicory, Sparagus, Cypress, of 

 first cleansed and the seeds bruised) in six ; each half an ounce, the leaves of Harts- 

 pounds of clear Water and a pound and a| tongue, Schaenanth, Tamarisk, of each half 

 half of Wine Vinegar, the next day boil it: a handful, sweet Fennel seed half an ounce, 

 to the consumption of the third part, boil: infuse them in three pounds of Posca, which 

 the rest being strained, with three pounds: is something sour, afterwards boil it till half 

 of Honey into a liquid Syrup according to j be consumed, strain it, and with Honey and 

 art. | sugar clarified, of each half a pound, boil it 



Culpeper] First having bruised the roots ! to the thickness of Honey, 

 and seeds, boil th in the water till half} Culpeper] This medicine is very open- 

 be consumed, then strain it and add the j ing, very good against Hypocondriac melan- 

 Honey, and when it is almost boiled enough, choly, and as fit a medicine as can be for 

 *AA tV,r. \7\nawr that disease in children called the Rickets. 



College] Oxymel of Squills simple, is 

 made of three pounds of clarified Honey ; 



consistence of a Syrup. 



Culpcpcr] It cuts flegm, and it is a good 

 preparative against a vomit. 



Oxymel compound. 



College.] Take of the Bark of the Root 

 of Fennel, Smallage, Parsley, Bruscus, 



add the Vinear. 



Oxymel Helleboratum. 

 Or Oxymel Helleborated. 



College] Take of Rue, Thyme, Dittany j Vinegar of Squills two pounds, boil them 

 of Crete, Hyssop, Pennyroyal, Horehound, according to art. 



Carduus, the roots of Celtick, Spikenard j Culpeper] It cuts and divides humours 

 without leaves, the inner bark of Elders, of j that are tough and viscous, and therefore 

 each a handful, Mountain Calaminth two j helps the stomach and bowels afflicted by 

 pugils, the seeds of Annis, Fennel, Baziljsuch humours, and sour belchings. If you 

 Roman Nettles, Dill, of each two drams, \ take but a spoonful in the morning, an able 

 the roots of Angelica, Marsh-mallows, Aron, 'body will think enough. 



