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bruise them grossly, and boil it again to the Antidotum Hawagogum. 



hickness of Honey. College.'] Take of Lupines husked two 



Diacydonium compound, Magisterial. \ drains, black Pepper five scruples and six 



College^] Take of white Sugar six pounds, i grains, Liquorice tour scruples, long Birth- 

 Spring Water four pounds, clarify them j wort, Mugwort, Cassia Lignea, Macedonian 

 well with the white of an egg, scumming; Parsley seed, Pellitory of Spain, Rue seed, 

 them, then take of ripe Quinces cleansed ; Spikenard, Myrrh, Pennyroyal, of each two 

 from the rind and seeds, and cut in four ; scruples and fourteen grains, the seeds of 

 quarters, eight pounds, boil them in the; Smallage, Savin, of each two scruples and 

 foregoing Syrup till they be tender, then: thirteen grains, Centaury the greater, Cre- 

 strain the Syrup through a linen cloth, ; tish Carrots, Nigella, Caraway, Annis, 

 vocata Anglice, Boulter; boil them again to t Cloves, Alum, of each two scruples, Bay 

 a jelly, adding four ounces of white wine: leaves one scruple, one half scruple, and 

 Vinegar towards the end ; remove it from! three grains, Schasnanth one scruple and 

 the fire, and whilst it is warm put in these! thirteen grains, Asarabacca, Calamus Aroma- 

 following species in powder, Ginger an j ticus, A momum, Centaury the less, the seed 

 ounce, white Pepper, Cinnamon, Nutmegs, j of Orrach, Peony, Fennel, of each one 

 of each two drams, keep it for use. i scruple and six grains, wood of Aloes, a 



Cnlpeper.~\ The virtues of all these three : scruple and fourteen grains, Cypress, 

 are, they comfort the stomach, help diges- j Elecampane, Ginger, Cappar roots, Cummin, 

 tion, stays vomiting, belchings, c. stop0robus, of each one scruple, all of them 

 fluxes and the menses. They are all harm- j being beaten into very fine powder, let 

 less, you may take the quantity of a nut- ; them be made into an electuary according 

 meg of them at a time, before meat to help \ to art, with four times their weight in sugar, 

 digestion and fluxes, after meat to stay \ let it stand one month before you use it 

 vomiting, in the morning for the rest. Culpeper.'] It provokes the menses, brings 



Confectio de Hyacintho. \ away both birth and after-birth, the dead 



College^] Take of Jacinth, red Coral, j child, purges such as are not sufficiently 

 Bole-anioniac, Earth of Lemnos, of each \ purged after travail, it provokes urine, 

 half an ounce, the berries of Cherrnes, the! breaks the stone in the bladder, helps the 

 Roots of Tormentil and Dittany, the seeds I stranguary, disury, iskury, &c. helps in- 

 of Citrons, Sorrel, and Purslain, Saffron, j digestion, the cholic, opens any stoppings in 

 Myrrh, red Roses exungulated, all the sorts \ the body, it heats the stomach, purges the 

 ftf Sanders, bone of a Stag's heart, Hart's- liver and spleen, consumes wind, stays 

 horn, Ivory prepared, of each four scruples, \ vomiting 1 , but let it not be taken by preg- 

 Samphire, Emerald, Topaz, Pearls, raw j nant women, nor such people as have the 

 Silk, leaves of Gold and Silver, of each two \ hemorrhoids. The dose is from one dram 

 scruples, Camphire, Musk, Ambergris, of i to two drams, 

 each five grains, with Syrup of Lemons j Diasatyrion. 



make it into a confection according to art. j College.'] Take of Satyrion roots three 



Culpeper'] It is a great cordial and jounces, Dates, bitter Almonds, Indian 

 ;xx)l, exceeding good in acute fevers and! Nuts, Pine nuts, Festick nuts, green Ginger, 

 pestilences, it mightily strengthens and : Eringo roots preset ved, of each one ounce, 

 cherishes the heart. Never above half a j Ginger, Cloves, Galanga, Pepper long and 

 dram is given at a time, very seldom so j black, of each three drams, Ambergris 



(one scruple. Musk two scruples, Penins 

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