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The rfjiiid fiveat is prepared by putting a gallon of good 

 fpirits of wine, and half a gallon of good white wine, into 

 a ftrong bottle, and adding half a pound of faffron, four 

 ounces of cinnamon, two ounces of fait of tartar, and one 

 ounce of opium, cut into fmall pieces. Stop the bottle 

 clofe, and fet it near the fire for eigiit days, fliaking it three 

 or four times a day ; then filter the contents through a fil- 

 tering paper. The dofe is from thirty to fixty drops, in a 

 glafs of good white wine. 



The pajle for the piles and fiftulas is prepared by pounding 

 feparately a pound of elecampane root, three pounds of 

 fennel-feeds, and one pound of black pepper, and fifting the 

 powders through a fine fieve ; then melt two pounds of 

 honey, and two pounds of powder fugar, over a gentle fire, 

 fcumming them, till they become bright as amber : when 

 they are cool, mix and knead your powder into them in the 

 form of a foft pafte. This pafte is faid to be a fpecific re- 

 medy for the filtula, piles, &c. The dofe is the quantity 

 of a nutmeg, morning, night, and noon, drinking after it a 

 glafs of water, or white wine. 



The drnpfy purging pnivder, as made by Mr. Ward, was 

 formed by powdering feparately jalap, cream of tartar, and 

 Florentine iris, of each four ounces, and mixing them well; 

 as prepared by M. D'Ollerman for Mr. Ward, it confifts 

 of a pound of jalap in powder, a pound of cream of tartar, 

 and an ounce of bole armoniac, in fine powder, mixed well 

 together. The dofe is from thirty to forty grains, in broth, 

 or warm water, to be repeated two or three days fucceffively, 

 and longer, at proper intervals, if neceffary. 



The cferice for the head-ache was formed by Mr. Ward 

 of four ounces of fpirits of wine, two ounces of camphor, 

 and two ounces of volatile fpirit of camphor, well mixed, 

 and applied with the hand. M. D'Ollerman prepared it 

 for Mr. Ward, by putting two pounds of true French fpirit 

 of wine into a large ftrong bottle, and adding two ounces 

 of roch alum in fine powder, four ounces of camphor cut 

 fmall, lialf an ounce of L-ffence of lemon, and four ounces of 

 the ftrongeft volatile fpirit of fal ammoniac. Stop the 

 bottle clofe, and fhake it three or four times a day for five 

 or fix days. The method of applying it is, to rub a little 

 of it gently upon the palm of the hand, and then holding it 

 to the part alfefted till it is dry. If the pain is not re- 

 lieved, it (hould be repeated two or three times. 



For fome remarks on Mr. Ward's pill and drop, by Mr. 

 Glutton, fee True and candid Relation of their good and 

 bad Eifefts, and Med. Ell". Edinb. abr. vol. ii. p. 434. 470, 

 &c. and Ed. Med. EIT. and Obf. vol. vi. p. 423. 



Ward, in Geography, a townlhip of Maffachufetts, con- 

 taining 540 inhabitants ; 6 miles S. of Worceller. 



Ward, a river of Denmark, in North Jutland, which 

 runs into the North fca, i j miles N.N.W. of Ripen. 



Ward Laiu, a mountain of Scotland, in the county of 

 Ayr ; 16 miles E. of Ayr. 



Wahd';' Creek, a river of Virginia, which runs into 

 James river, N. lat. 37° 10'. W. long. 77° 11'. — Alfo, a 

 river of Maryland, which runs into the Chefapeak, N. lat. 

 38° ft'. W. long. 76° 52'. 



WARD A EccLEsiAKUM denotes the guardianfhip of 

 churches ; which is in the king during vacancies by rcafon 

 of the refjalia, or temporalities. See Vacation. 



WARDAGE, Wakdagium, is fometimcs ufed, in our 

 ancient law-writers, in the fame fenfe with wardpenny. 

 Sometimes it alfo feems to denote a being free from ward- 

 (hip. 



WARD AN, or Ras IVardan, in Gcograbhy, a cape on 

 the codlt of Arabia, in the Red fea ; j miles S. of Maf- 

 tura. 



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Wardak. See Vaudek. 



WARDE, or Varde, a town of Denmark, in North 

 Jutland, on the river Ward. It was formerly a confider- 

 able city ; but as the depth of its river, which abounds in 

 fifh, particularly falmon, is fo much decreafed, as to be no 

 longer navigable for fhips of burthen, it is fallen into decay. 

 It has two churches; 18 miles N. of Ripen. N. lat. 55" 

 35'. E. long. 8° 28'. 



Warde Mauger, La, a town of France, hi the depart- 

 ment of the Somme ; 4 miles W.N.W. of Montdidier. 



WARDECORNE, among our Ancient Writers, a duty 

 incumbent on the tenants, to guard the caftle, by founding 

 a horn upon the approach of an enemy ; called al'o 

 cornage. 



WARDEIN, in Geography. See Peter Wardeis. 

 Wardein, Gros, a town of Hungary, on the river 

 Koros, furrounded by good fortifications ; the fee of a 

 bifliop. The town itfelf is not large, but has three fuburbs 

 of very confiderable extent. The adjoining fortrefs is a re- 

 gular pentagon, well fortified, befides a deep and broad 

 moat. Near the city is an excellent cold-bath ; 66 miles 

 N. of Temefvar. N. lat. 46 53'. E. long. 21^ 32'. 



WARDEN, Guardian, one who has the charge or 

 keeping of any perfon, or thing, by office. See Guardian. 



Such is the warden of the Fleet, who is the keeper of 

 the Fleet prifon, and has the charge of the prifoners there ; 

 efpecially fuch as are committed from the court of chancery 

 for contempt. 



Such alfo are the warden of the fellowlhips, warden of 

 the marlhes, wardens of peace, warden of the weft marlhea, 

 warden of the foreft, warden of the alnage, warden of the 

 king's wardrobe, &c. 



Warden, in an univerfity, is the head of a college; 

 anfwering to what in other colleges we call the majler 

 thereof. 



Warden, or Lord IVarden of the Cinque Ports, is the 

 governor of thofe noted havens ; who has the authority of 

 an admiral, and fends out writs in his own name. See 

 CiaQVK-Ports, and Guardian. 



Warden of the Mint, is an officer, whofe bufincfs is to 

 receive the gold and filver bullion brought in by the mer- 

 chants ; to pay them for it, and overfee the other officers. 

 He is alfo called keeper of the Exchange, and Mint. 



Wardens, Church. See Church. 



Warden, Renter. See Renter. 



Warden Ledge, in Geography, a rocky fhoal on the weft 

 coaft of the Ifle of Wight. N. lat. 50° 41'. W. long. 

 1° 23'. 



WARDENBURG, a town of Germany, in the county 

 of Oldenburg ; 6 miles N. of Oldenburg. 



WARDER, Yeomen Warders of the Toiuer, are officers, 

 forty in number, who are accounted the king's domcftic 

 fervants, and are fworn by the lord chamberlain : their 

 duty is, to attend the prifoners of ft ate, and to wait at 

 the gates. 



Ten of them are ufually upon the day's wait, to take an 

 account of all perfons who come into the Tower ; to 

 enter their names, and the names of the perfons they 

 go to, in a book, tc be perufed by the conllable or 

 lieutenant. 



WARDFEOH, or Wardfegii, tlie value of a ward, 

 or heir under age ; or the money paid to the lord of the 

 fee for his redemption. 



WARD-HOOK, in Gunnery, the fame with wad-hook, 

 or worm. 



WARDHUS, or Wakdiiuys, or Fardhuys, in Geogra- 

 phy, a town of Norwcgi.in Lapland, and chief place of a 



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