'J Receipt to cure Mad DogSy or Men or '&^2AshittenhyMai 
Dogs: Communicated, to the Royal Society, hy i'r.Rob. 
bourdon. By His MJJESTIES Command. 
^ A Grimony Roots, Primrofe Roots, Dragon Roots, 
XJL Single Peony Roots, the Leaves of Box^ of each 
a Handful ; the Starr of the Earth two Handfuls ; the 
black of Crahs Claws prepared, Venice Treacle, of each 
one Ounce ; all thefe are to be beaten and bruifed toge- 
ther, and boy led in about a Gallon of MHk^ till the half 
be boyled away ; then put it into a Bottle, unftrained, 
and give of it, about? or 4 Spoon-fuls at a time, to the 
Dog or Beajl-j three Mornings together before new and full 
Moon, 
Obferve, that it will be neceflary the day before you ad- 
minifter the Medicine, to take away a little Blood. 
Some of thefe Roots and Herbs, being difficult -to be 
gotten in the Winter, they may be gathered in their Sea- 
ion, and being dryed, and well powdered, may be given 
mixt with the Crah Claws, and Fenice Treacle, with 
Sa/iet Oyl or Butter, and it will do as well. 
If it be for Men or Women that are bitten with Mad 
Dogs *, take the fame Ingredients in the fame Quantities, 
and the Roots and Herbs being bruifed altogether, with 
the Crabs Claws and Fenice Treacle ; let them be infufed 
warm in two Quarts of flrong Wine, for at leaft 
1 2 Hours. This being flrained, the Party bitten is to 
take about a quarter of a Pint Evening and Morning, three 
Days before the new and full Moon ; it may be fweetned, 
either with Sugar or fbme Cordial Syrup. 
N B. The Plant in this Receipt csL]kd,S:arr of the Earthy 
and which is the chief Ingredient, is known among theBo- 
tanifts, by the Name of Sefamoides Salammtica^ Parkinfo- 
ni, iivt Lychnis vijcof a flore mtifcofo^ Cafp.Bmhini. Anglice, 
SfrnifljCatch-flie, It grows plentifully about Thetford, and 
about the Mills n^ar NervMarket, Vide Raii Catalogum 
Plant ^rim Anglid^ & Hijtor. Plant- Torn. II. inter Lycknides . 
