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in fresh clarified juice, and proceed as be- 

 fore, repeat this so often till all the coral 

 be dissolved ; lastly, to one pound of this 

 juice add a pound and a half of sugar, and 

 boil it to a Syrup genlly. 



Syrupus e Coralliis composites, 

 Or Syrup of Coral compound. 



College.] Take of red Coral six ounces, 

 in very fine powder, and levigated upon 

 a marble, add of clarified juice of Lemons, 

 the flegm being drawn off in a bath, sixteen 

 ounces, clarified juice of Barberries, eight 

 ounces, sharp white Wine Vinegar, and juice 

 of Wood-sorrel, of each six ounces, mix them 

 together, and put them in a glass stopped 

 with cork and bladder, shaking it every 

 day till it have digested eight days in a 

 bath, or horse dung, then filter it, of which 

 take a pound and a half, juice of Quinces 

 half a pound, sugar of Roses twelve ounces, 

 make them into a Syrup in a bath, adding 

 Syrup of Clove-gillitiowers sixteen ounces, 

 keep it for use, omitting the half dram of 

 Ambergris, and four grains of Musk 

 till the physician command it. 



Culpeper] Syrup of Coral both simple 

 and compound, restore such as are in con- 

 sumptions, are of a gallant cooling nature, 

 especially the last, and very cordial, good 

 for hectic fevers, it stops fluxes, the run- 

 ning of the reins, and the Fluor Albus, helps 

 such as spit blood, and such as have the 

 falling-sickness, it stays the menses. Half 

 a spoonful in the morning is enough. 

 Syrupus Cydoniorum. 

 Or Syrup of Quinces. 



College.'] Take of the Juice of Quinces 

 clarified six pounds, boil it over a gentle fire 

 till half of it be consumed, scumming it, 

 adding red Wine three pounds, white sugar 

 four pounds, boil it into a Syrup, to be per- 

 fumed with a dram and a half of Cinnamon, 

 Cloves and G'nger, of each two scruples. 



Culpeper.] It strengthens the heart and 

 stomach, stays looseness and vomiting, 

 relieves languishing nature : for looseness, 



take a spoonful of it before meat, for 

 vomiting after meat, for both, as also for 

 the rest, in the morning. 



Syrupus de Erysimo. 

 Or Syrup of Hedge-mustard. 



College.'] Take of Hedge-mustard, fresh, 

 six handfuls, the roots of Elecampane, 

 Colt's-foot, Liquorice, of each two ounces, 

 Borrage, Succory, Maiden-hair, of each a 

 handful and a half, the cordial flowers, 

 Rosemary and Bettony, of each half a hand- 

 ful, Annis seeds half an ounce, Raisins of 

 the sun stoned, two ounces, let all of them, 

 being prepared according to art, be boiled 

 in a sufficient quantity of Barley Water 

 and Hydromel, with six ounces of juice of 

 Hedge-mustard to two pounds and a half, 

 the which, with three pounds of sugar, boil 

 it into a Syrup according to art. 



Culpeper] It was invented against 

 cold afflictions of the breast and lungs, as 

 asthmas, hoarseness, &c. You may take 

 it either with a Liquorice stick, or which is 

 better, mix an ounce of it with three or 

 four ounces of Pectoral Decoction, and 

 drink it off warm in the morning. 



Syrupus de Fttmaria. 

 Or Syrup of Fumitory. 



College.'] Take of Endive, common 

 Wormwood, Hops, Dodder, Hart's-tonguc, 

 of each a handful, Epithimum an ounce 

 and a half, boil them in four pounds o f 

 water till half be consumed, strain it, and 

 add the juice of Fumitory a pound and a 

 half, of Borrage and Bugloss, of each half 

 a pound, white sugar four pounds, make 

 them into a Syrup according to art. 



Culpeper] The receipt is a pretty con- 

 cocter of melancholy, and therefore a 

 rational help for diseases arising thence, 

 both internal and external, it helps diseases 

 of the skin, as Leprosies, Cancers, Warts, 

 Corns, Itch, Tetters, Ringworms, Scabs, &c. 

 and it is the better to be liked, because of 

 its gentleness. It helps surfeits exceedingly, 

 cleanses, cools, and strengthens the live:, 



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