330 THE COMPLETE HERBAL 



Castorium, of each a dram with their treble jRhapontic, Stoechas, Horehound, Macedo- 

 weight in clarified Honey, make it into an j nian Parsley seed, Calaminth, Cypress, 

 electuary. ! Turpentine, the roots of Cinqu^foyl and 



Electuarium de Ovo. \ Ginger, of each six drams, Poley Mountain, 



Or electuary of Eggs. jChamepitis, Celtic Spikenard, Amomus, 



College.'] Take a Hen's Egg new laid, \ Styrax Calamitis, the roots of Meum, the 

 and the white being taken out by a small j tops of Germander, the roots of Rhapontic 

 hole, fill up the void place with Saffron, I Earth of Lemnos, Indian Leaf, Chalcitis 

 leaving the yolk in, then the hole being* burnt, or instead thereof Roman Vitriol 

 stopped, roast it in ashes till the shell begin j burnt, Gentian roots, Gum Arabic, the juice 

 to look black, take diligent heed the Saffron J of Hypositis, Carpobalsamum or Nutmegs, 

 burn not, for then is the whole medicine j or Cubebs, the seeds of Annis, Cardamoms, 

 spoiled, then the matter being taken out j Fennel, Hartwort, Acacia, or instead there- 

 dry, if -so that it may be beaten into powder of the juice of Sloes made thick, the seeds 

 and add to it as much powder of white | of Treacle Mustard, and Ammi, the tops of 

 Mustard seed as it weighs. Then take the | St. John's Wort, Sagapen, of each four 

 roots of white Dittany and Tormentil, of: drams, Castorium, the roots of long Birth- 

 each two drams, Myrrh, Hart's-horn, Peta- \ wort, Bitumen, Judaicum, Carrot seed, 

 sitis roots, of each one dram, the roots of j Opopanax, Centaury the less, Galbanum, of 

 Angelica and Burnet, Juniper Berries, ! each two drams, Canary Wine enough to 

 Zedoary, Camphire of each half an ounce, i dissolve what is to be dissolved, Honey the 



mix them all together in a mortar, then add 

 Venice Treacle the weigh of them all, stir 

 them about with a pestle three hours 



treble weight of the dry species, make them 

 into an Electuary according to art. 



CulpeperJ\ It resists poison, and the 



together, putting in so much Syrup of | bitings of venomous beasts, inveterate head- 

 Lemons, as is enough to make it into an j aches, vertigo, deafness, the falling-sickness, 

 electuary according to art. \ astonishment, apoplexies, dulness of sight, 



Cttlpeper.'] A dram of it given at a time, | want of voice, asthmaes, old and new 



is as great a help in a pestilential fever as a i coughs, such as spit or vomit blood, such as 



man shall usually read of in a Galenist. j can hardly spit or breathe, coldness of the 



It provokes sweat, and then you shall be; stomach, wind, the cholic, and illiac passion, 



taught how to use yourself. If years do j the yellow jaundice, hardness of the spleen, 



not permit, give not so much. } stone in the reins and bladder, difficulty of 



Theriaca Andromachi. \ urine, ulcers in the bladder, fevers, dropsies, 



Or Venice Treacle. \ leprosies, it provokes the menses, brings 



College.'] Take of Troches of Squilsi forth birth and after-birth, helps pains in 

 forty-eight drams, Troches of Vipers, long j the joints, it helps not only the body, but 

 Pepper, Opium of'Thebes, Magma, Hedycroi ! also the mind, as vain fears, melancholy, 

 dried, of each twenty-four drams, redj&c. and is a good remedy in pestilential 

 Roses exungulated, Orris, Illirick, juice of j fevers. You may take half a dram and go 

 Liquorice, the seeds of sweet Navew, about your business, and it will do you 



Scordium, Opobalsamum, Cinnamon, 

 Agerick, of each twelve drams, Myrrh, 

 Costus, or Zedoary, Saffron, Cassia Lignea, j 



good if you have occasion to go in ill airs, 

 or in pestilent times, if you shall sweat under 

 it, as you/ best way is, if your body be not 



Indian Spikenard, Schenanth, Pepper white j in health, then take one dram, or between 

 and black, Olibanum, Dittany of Crete, * one and two, or less than one. according as 



