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bruise them grossly, and boil it again to the > Antidotum Htemagogum. 



thickness of Honey. College.'] Take of Lupines husked two 



Diacydonium compound, Magisterial. \ drains, black Pepper five scruples and six 



College.] Take of white Sugar six pounds, i grains, Liquorice tour scruples, long Birth- 

 Spring Water four pounds, clarify them j wort, Mugwort, Cassia Lignea, Macedonian 

 well with the white of an egg, scumming i Parsley seed, Pellitory of Spain, Rue seed, 

 them, then take of ripe Quinces cleansed ; Spikenard, Myrrh, Pennyroyal, of each two 

 from the rind and seeds, and cut in four \ scruples and fourteen grains, the seeds of 

 quarters, eight pounds, boil them in the j Smallage, Savin, of each two scruples and 

 foregoing Syrup till they be tender, then: thirteen grains, Centaury the greater, Cre- 

 strain the Syrup through a linen cloth, ; tish Carrots, Nigella, Caraway, Annis, 

 vocata Anglice, Boulter ; boil them again to * Cloves, Alum, of each two scruples, Bay 

 a jelly, adding four ounces of white wine ; leaves one scruple, one half scruple, and 

 Vinegar towards the end ; remove it from; three grains, Schaenanth one scruple and 

 the fire, and whilst it is warm put in these {thirteen grains, Asarabacca, Calamus Arouia- 

 following species in powder, Ginger an 5 ticus, Amomum, Centaury the less, the seed 

 ounce, white Pepper, Cinnamon, Nutmegs, j of Orrach, Peony, Fennel, of each one 

 of each two drams, keep it for use. i scruple and six grains, wood of Aloes, a 



Culpeper.~] The virtues of all these three ! scruple and fourteen grains, Cypress, 

 are, they comfort the stomach, help diges- j Elecampane, Ginger, Cappar roots,Cummin, 

 tion, stays vomiting, belchings, &c. stop>0robus, of each one scruple, all of them 

 fluxes and the menses. They are all harm- j being beaten into very fine powder, let 

 less, you may take the quantity of a nut-; them be made into an electuary according 

 meg of then) at a time, before meat to help, to art, with four times their weight in sugar, 

 digestion and fluxes, after meat to stay I let it stand one month before you use it 

 vomiting, in the morning for the rest. Culpeper.] It provokes the menses, brings 



Confectio de Hyadntho. \ away both birth and after-birth, the dead 



College^ Take of Jacinth, red Coral, j child, purges such as are not sufficiently 

 Bole-amoniac, Earth of Lemnos, of each! purged after travail, it provokes urine, 

 half an ounce, the berries of Cherrnes, the I breaks the stone in the bladder, helps the 

 Roots of Tormentil and Dittany, the seeds j stranguary, disury, iskury, &c. helps in- 

 of Citrons, Sorrel, and Purslain, Saffron, j digestion, the cholic, opens any stoppings in 

 Myrrh, red Roses exungulated, all the sorts j the body, it heats the stomach, purges the 

 of Sanders, bone of a Stag's heart, Hart's- piver and spleen, consumes wind, stays 

 horn, Ivory prepared, of each four scruples, i vomiting-, but let it not be taken by preg- 

 Samphire, Emerald, Topaz, Pearls, raw j nant women, nor such people as have the 

 Silk, leaves of Gold and Silver, of each two | hemorrhoids. The dose is from one drain 

 scruples, Carnphire, Musk, Ambergris, of > to two drains, 

 each five grains, with Syrup of Lemons j Diasatyrion. 



make it into a confection according to art. j College.'} Take of Satyrion roots three 



Culpeper~] It is a great cordial and I ounces, Dates, bitter Almonds, Indian 

 cool, exceeding good in acute fevers and Nuts, Pine nuts, Festick nuts, green Ginger, 

 pestilences, it mightily strengthens and jEringo roots preset ved, of each one ounce, 

 cherishes the heart. Never above half a i Ginger, Cloves, Galanga, Pepper long and 

 dram is given at a time, very seldom so] black, of each three drams, Ambergris 

 rauc l, tone scruple. Musk two scruples, Penins 



