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Mallows, Cotton, Violets, Pine-nuts, fistic : towards the end, Cinnamon bruised half an 

 Nuts, sweet Almonds, pulp of Sebestens, of j ounce, strain it, and with two pounds ot 

 each two drams, Cloves, Spodium, Cinna-j white sugar, boil it to the thickness of a 

 mon, of each one dram, Saffron fire grains, j Syrup, putting in, m powder, Cinnamon, a 

 Penids half an ounce, being beaten, make ? dram, Nutmegs, half a scruple, Musk three 

 them all into a soft electuary with three ^grains, Ambergris, two and thirty grains, 

 times their weight in Syrup of Violets. jten leaves of Gold, Spirit of Vitriol four 



Culpeper.] It restores consumptions, and ; drops, and so make it into an electuary 

 hectic fevers, lost strength, it nourishes I according to art. 



much, and restores radical moisture, opens | Culpeper.] It opens obstruction of the 

 the pores, resists choler, takes away coughs, j liver and spleen, helps cold rheums or de- 

 quenches thirst, and resists fevers. You 1 fluxions from the head to the lungs, or 

 may take an ounce in a day, by a dram at j teeth, or eyes, it is excellent in coughs, and 

 a time, if you please. ; other cold afflictions of the lungs and 



Confectio Alkermes. j breast, it helps digestion, expels wind and 



College.] Take of the juice of Apples, j the gravel of the kidneys, it provokes the 

 Damask Rose-water, of each a pound and j menses, warms and dries up the moisture of 

 an half, in which infuse for twenty-four \ the womb, which is many times the cause 

 hours, raw Silk four ounces, strain it j of barrenness, and is generally a helper of 

 strongly, and add Syrup of the berries of (all diseases coming of cold, raw thin 

 Cherms brought over to us, two pounds, \ humours, you may take half a dram at a 

 Sugar one pound, boil it to the thickness of time in the morning. 



Honey ; then removing it from the fire 

 whilst it is warm, add Ambergris cut small, 

 half an ounce, which being well mingled, 

 put in these things following in powder, 



mnamon, 



Electuarium de Baccis Lauri. 

 Or Electuary of Bay-berries. 

 College.'] Takeoftheleavesofdried Rueten 

 drams, the seeds of Ammi, Cummin, Lovage, 



Wood of Aloes, of each six 1 Origanum, Nigella, Caraway, Carrots, 

 drams, Pearls prepared, two drams, Leaf- j Parsley, bitter Almonds, Pepper black and 

 Gold a dram, Musk a scruple, n.ake it up [ long, wild Mints, Calamus Aromaticus, 



according to art. 



Culpeper.'] Questionless this is a great 

 cordial, and a mighty strengthener of the 

 heart, and vital spirits, a restorer of such as 

 are in consumptions, a resister of pesti- 



Bay-berries, Castorium of each two drains, 

 Sagapenum half an ounce, Opopanax three 

 drams, clarified Honey a pound and an 

 half, the things to be beaten ; being beaten, 

 and the Gums dissolved in Wine, make Jt 

 into an electuary according to art. 



lences and poison, a relief to languishing 



nature, it is given with good success inj Culpeper.] It is exceeding good either in 

 fevers, but give not too much of it at a j the cholic, or Iliac passion, or any other 

 a time, lest it prove too hot for the body, j disease of the bowels coming of cold or 



^and too heavy for the purse. You may | wind, it generally eases pains in the bowels. 



"mix ten grains of it with other convenient You may give a dram in the morning fast- 

 men. 



to children, twenty or thirty to 

 Electuarium e Sassaphras. 



ing, or half an ounce in a clyster, according 



as the disease is. 



Diacapparit. 



College] Take of Sassafras two ounces,* College. Take of Capers r our ounces 

 common Water three pounds, boil it to the i; Agrimony Roots, Nigella seeds, Squils. 

 consumption of the third part, adding,! Asarabacca,Centaury, black Pepper, Small- 



