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together, let them be set in the sun repeated 

 three times ; at last boiled to the consump- 

 tion of the Wine. 



OU of Mastich, is made of oil of Roses 

 omphacineone pound, Mastich threeounces, 

 Wine four ounces : boil them in a double 

 vessel to the consumption of the Wine. 



Oil of Melilot is made with the tops of the 

 herb like oil of Chamomel. 



Oil of Mints is made of the herb and oil 

 omphacine, as oil of Roses. 



Oil of Mirtles, is made of Mirtle berries 

 bruised and sprinkled with sharp Wine one 

 part, oil omphacine three parts ; set it in the 

 sun twenty-four days, and in the interim 

 thrice renewed, boiled, and the berries 

 pressed out. 



Oil of Daffodils is made as oil of Roses. 



Nard Oil is made of three ounces of 

 Spikenard, sweet oil one pound and an 

 half, sweet white Wine and clear water, of 

 each two ounces and an half, boiled to the 

 consumption of the moisture. 



Oil of Water-lilies, is made of fresh white 

 Water-lily flowers, one part, oil omphacine 

 three parts, repeating the flowers as in oil 

 of Roses. 



Oil of Tobacco is made of the juice of 

 Tobacco, and common oil, of each equal 

 parts boiled in a bath. 



Oil of Poppies, is made of the flowers, 

 heads, and leaves of garden Poppies, and oil 

 omphacine, as oil of Dill. 



Oil of Poplars, is made of the buds of 

 the Poplar tree three parts, rich white Wine 

 four parts, sweet oil seven parts ; first let the 

 buds be bruised, then infused in the Wine 

 and oil seven days, then boiled, then pressed 

 out. 



Oil of Rue, is made of the herb bruised, 

 and ripe oil, like oil of Roses. 



Oil of Savin is made in the same manner. 



So also is Oil of Elder flowers made. 



Oil of Scorpions, is made of thirty live 

 Scorpions, caught when the sun is in the 

 lion ; oil of bitter Almonds two pounds, let 



them be set in the sun, and after forty days 

 strained. 



Oleum Cicj'onium, is made of wild 

 Cucumber roots, and their juice, of each 

 equal parts ; with twice as much ripe oil, 

 boil it to the consumption of the juice. 



Oil of Nightshade, is made of the berries 

 of Nightshade ripe, and one part boiled in 

 ripe oil, or oil of Roses three parls. 



Oil of Styrax, is made of Styrax and 

 sweet white Wine, of each one part, ripe 

 oil four parts gently boiled till the Wine be 

 consumed. 



Oil of Violets, is made of oil omphacine, 

 and Violet flowers, as oil of Roses. 



Oil of Vervain, is made of the herb and 

 oil, as oil of Mints 



Culpeper.'] That most of these Oils, if 

 not all of them, are used only externally, is 

 certain ; and as certain that they retain the 

 virtues of the simples whereof they are 

 made, therefore the ingenious might help 

 themselves. 



COMPOUND OILS BY INFUSION 

 AND DECOCTION. 



Oleum Benedictum. 

 Or Blessed Oil. 



College^] Take of the roots of Carduus 

 and Valerian, of each one ounce, the flowers 

 of St. John's Wort two ounces, Wheat one 

 ounce and an half, old Oil four ounces, 

 Cypress Turpentine eight ounces, Frankin- 

 cense in powder two ounces, infuse the roots 

 and flowers, being bruised, in so much white 

 Wine as is sufficient to cover them, after 

 two days' infusion put in the Oil with the 

 Wheat, bruised, boil them together till the 

 Wine be consumed ; then press it out, and 

 add the Frankincense and Turpentine, then 

 boil them a little, and keep it. 



Culpeper.'] It is appropriated to cleanse 

 and consolidate wounds, especially in the 

 head. 



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