f 5 02 3 J 
l^e he noteth for an herbe hardly growing there 5 7^(?y?- 
Mary^ Lavender^ Southern- woody not at all j Blood-wort and f 
^fje,but fbrrily i M^^^^/^wjrb^tter than in old England, &c* 
III. ARationalwayofprBparmgATSllMALS^ VEGETABLES 
and MWERALS for a Vhyficai ufe y by Edw. Bolneft Med^ 
Keg. Ori. London, iG'jt. init^. 
His Author 5 having fome years fince inhis Midicina 
^ Inftaurata given a brief accompt of the Excelleiicy of 
welt prepared Cbymical Medicines, with the reafons why thej 
were and ought to be efteemed fuch 5 did then promifethis 
Piece, wherein he undertikes to teach the Manner of their 
Preparation, by which he cftecms they arc made moft effica- 
cious,{afe and pleafant Medicines for the prelervation and re* 
ftaurationof the Life of man. In the doing of whichV he gi- 
vQihboth general inftruaions,^ particular Examples in each 
kind, and of each Kingdome, as they fpeak; which though 
not many, yet are by him conceived as fufficient guides to a 
larger progrefs^ ^ . , . . 
He begins with the general way of preparmg Ammds inm 
a true medicine ; and then dcfcending to the preparation of a 
particular Animal^ he would have Students of Chymiftry cons 
fider, what vertues Phylitians have adfcribed to it, togethei: 
with its dofe according to occafion, and the ftrength, age, 
and conftitution of the Patient, and a fit vehicle. It were to 
be wiihed, that fince this Author often (peaketh of thei^^^ 
Salt drawn from Animals, he had obliged the curious Reader 
with fpecifying, what quantity of fuch Salt he had by his own 
Operations obtained from Animals. 
He proceeds next to the manner of preparing KegetaMes^^} 
fgrving, that in them lies hid a very fubtil and pure asihereaf^ 
and afixedfubftance, the cheriflber and fuppof ter of life , the 
food and nourishment of natural heat, the root and foundatk 
on of all its faculties : which fubftamces whilft they are ab^oun^ 
ding, trees flourifli and bring forth fruit i but oncede^aymg^ 
they grow UQfruittul, wither and dya _^ 
