330 THE COMPLETE HERBAL 







Castoriuni, of each a dram with their treble j Rhapontic, Stoechas, Horchound, Maeedo- 

 weighl in clarified Honey, make it into an j nian Parsley seed, Calaminth, Cypress, 

 electuary. [Turpentine, the roots of Cinqu^foyl and 



Electuarium de Ovo. \ Ginger, of each six drams, Poley Mountain, 



Or electuary of Eggs. jChamepitis, Celtic Spikenard, Amomus, 



College.'] Take a Hen's Egg new laid, j Styrax Calamitis, the roots of Meum, the 

 and the white being taken out by a small tops of Germander, the roots of Rhapontic 

 lole, fill up the void place with Saffron, J Earth of Lemnos, Indian Leaf, Chalcitis 

 eaying the yolk in, then the hole being j burnt, or instead thereof Roman Vitriol 

 stopped, roast it in ashes till the shell begin j burnt, Gentian roots, Gum Arabic, the juice 

 to look black, take diligent heed the Saffron of Hypositis, Carpobalsamum or Nutmegs, 

 burn not, for then is the whole medicine | or Cubebs, the seeds of Annis, Cardamoms, 

 spoiled, then the matter being taken out j Fennel, Hartwort, Acacia, or instead there- 

 dry, if so that it may be beaten into powder > of the juice of Sloes made thick, the seeds 

 and add to it as much powder of white | of Treacle Mustard, and Ammi, the tops of 

 Mustard seed as it weighs. Then take the j St. John's Wort, Sagapen, of each four 

 roots of white Dittany and Tormentil, of: drams, Castoriuni, the roots of long Birtl>- 

 each two drains, Myrrh, Hart's-horn, Peta- j wort, Bitumen, Judaicum, Carrot seed, 

 itis roots, of each one dram, the roots of j Opopanax, Centaury the less, Galbanum, of 

 Angelica and Burnet, Juniper Berries, \ each two drams, Canary Wine enough to 

 Zedoary, Camphire of each half an ounce, i dissolve what is to be dissolved, Honey the 

 mix them all together in a mortar, then add treble weight of the dry species, make them 



Venice Treacle the weigh of them all, stir 



into an Electuary according to art. 



them about with a pestle three hours CulpeperJ] It resists poison, and the 

 together, putting in so much Syrup of j bitings of venomous beasts, inveterate head- 

 Lemons, as is enough to make it into an | aches, vertigo, deafness, the falling-sickness, 

 electuary according to art. j astonishment, apoplexies, dulness of sight, 



Culpeper.~] A dram of it given at a time, | want of voice, asthmaes, old and new 



is as great a help in a pestilential fever as a ! coughs, such as spit or vomit blood, such as 



man shall usually read of in a Galenist. i can hardly spit or breathe, coldness of tlie 



It provokes sweat, and then you shall be j stomach, wind, the cholic, and illiac passion, 



taught how to use yourself. If years do j the yellow jaundice, hardness of the spleen, 



not permit, give not so much. i stone in the reins and bladder, difficulty of 



Theriaca Andromachi. j urine, ulcers in the bladder, fevers, dropsies, 



Or Venice Treacle. \ leprosies, it provokes the menses, brings 



College^] Take of Troches of Squilsj forth birth and after-birth, helps pains in 

 forty-eight drams, Troches of Vipers, long j the joints, it helps not only the body, but 

 Pepper, Opium ofThebes, Magma, Hcdycroi ! also the rnind, as vain fears, melancholy, 

 dried, of each twenty-four drains, redj&c. and is a good remedy in pestilential 

 Roses exungulated, Orris, lllirick, juice of j fevers. You may take half a dram and go 

 Liquorice, the seeds of sweet Navew, j about your business, and it will do you 

 Scordium, Opobalsamum, Cinnamon, 1 good if you have occasion to go in ill airs, 

 Agerick, of each twelve drams, Myrrh, j or in pestilent times, if you shall sweat under 

 Costus, or Zedoary, Saffron, Cassia Lignea, j it, as you,' best way is, if your body be not 

 Indian Spikenard, Schenanth, Pepper white! in health, then take one dram, or between 

 and black, Olibanum, Dittany of Crete, i one and two, or less than one, according 



