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purge, cleansing the bowels of choler and \ aforesaid pulp, the pulp of Cassia, an< 

 melancholy without any griping, very fit I Tamarinds, of each one ounce, then mi: 



and 

 mix 



for feverish bodies, and yet the former is ; with it these powders following : Sanders 

 gentler than this. They both cleanse and j white and red, Spodium, Rhubarb, of each 

 cool the reins ; a reasonable body may take j three drams, red Roses, Violets, the seeds 

 an ounce and an half of the former, and an ; of Purslain, Succory, Barberries, Gum 

 ounce of the latter in white Wine, if they : Tragacanth, Liquorice, Cinnamon, of each 

 keep the house, or their bodies be oppressed ; two drams, the four greater cold seeds, of 

 with melancholy, let them take half the j each one dram, make it into an electuary 

 quantity in four ounces of decoction of { according to art. 



Epithimum. Culpeper.'] It may safely, and is with 



Diacarthamum. I good success, given in acute, burning, and 



, College.'] Take of Diatragacanthum | all other fevers, for it cools much, and 



frigiduin, half an ounce, pulp of preserved loosens the body gently: it is good in agues, 



Quinces an ounce, the inside of the seeds of j hectic fevers, and Mirasmos. You mav 



Bastard Saffron half an ounce, Ginger two 5 take an ounce of it at a time, at night when 



drams, Diacrydium beaten by itself three \ you go to bed, three hours after a light 



drams, Turbith six drams, Manna two i supper, neither need you keep your cham- 



ounces, Honey of Roses solutive, Sugar ber next day, unless the weather be very 



Candy, of each an ounce, Hermodactils half | cold, or your body very tender. 



an ounce, Sugar ten ounces and an half, Diaprunum solutive. 



make of them a liquid electuary according College.] Take of Diaprunum Lenitive 



to art. whilst it is warm, four pounds, Scammony 



Diaphcenicon. : prepared two ounce and five drams, mix 



College.'] Take of the pulp of Dates | them into an electuary according to art. 

 boiled in Hydromel, Penids, of each half ; Seeing the dose of Scammony is increased 

 a pound, sweet Almonds blanched, three according to the author in this medicine, 

 ounces and an half, to all of them being : you may use a less weight of Scammony if 

 bruised and mixed, add clarified Honey ; you please, 

 two pounds, boil them a little, and then j Catholicon. 



strew in Ginger, long Pepper, Mace, Cin- \ College^] Take of the pulp of Cassia 

 namon, Rue leaves, the seeds of Fennel and | and Tamarinds, the leaves of Sena, of each 

 Carrots, of each two drams, Turbith four \ two ounces, Polypodium, Violets, Rhubarb, 

 ounces, Diacridium an ounce and an half, | of each one ounce, Annis seeds, Penids, 

 make of them an electuary according to 5 Sugar Candy, Liquorice, the seeds of 

 art. i Gourds, Citruls, Cucumbers, Melons, of 



Culpeper.] I cannot believe this is so \ each two drams, the things to be bruised 



profitable in fevers taken downwards as j being bruised, take of fresh Polypodium 



authors say, for it is a very violent purge. j three ounces, sweet Fennel seeds six drams, 



Diaprunum Lenitive. \ boil them in four pounds of water till the 



College.] Take one hundred Damask j third part be consumed, strain it, and with 

 Prunes, boil them in water tilt they be soft, $ two pounds of sugar, boil the decoction to 

 then pulp them, and in the liquor they were : the thickness of a Syrup ; then with the 

 boiled in, boil gently one of Violet flowers, I pulps and powder make it into an elec- 

 strain it, and with two pounds of sugar boil | tuary according to art. 

 it to a Syrup, then add half a pound of the J Culpeper.'] It is a fine cooling purge for 



