An Account of Three Books^ 
the Royal Pharmacopsea , Galeno-Cbymical , according 
to the fraffife of the mojl eminent a^d learned Phyfitians 
of France , ar/d pMiJbed with their feveral afprobatiom. 
£7 MofesCharras, the Kings chief Operator in hi^lP<oyd 
Garden of plants. teEnglift. 
THe diligent and Ingenious Anthor having Pome years 
fioce received Order and Direftions from Monfieur 
'J.nthony £ Aquine ^ primary Phyfician to the irm^ King, 
for coiupofing a Galeno-Chymicd Fharmacop£ai his Indu- 
ftrious purfuanceof the fame from year to year, hath at 
length produced this Work. The greater part of the 
Contents whereof, although well known to moft learned 
Phyficians ; yet becaufe there are alfo amongft them many 
uncommon Experiments , and all made with great accu« 
ratenefs , and delivered with equal perfpicuity : it doth 
therefore very well deferye the following account. 
Ic is divided into Four Parts, The firft is of Pharmacy 
in general. As of the Names and Principles of Chymical 
Pharmacy. The choice and preparation of Medicines 5 as 
Lotion, Purgation, Trituration, Cribration, Infufion, Hu- 
meflationand Immerfion, Nutrition, Diffoludon, Fermenta- 
tion, Digeftion, Circulation, Cohobation, and the reft. To- 
gether with the feveral degrees of Fire, and kinds of Fur- 
naces, Lute?, VeflTeis.&c. 
The Second Part treateth of Galenical Preparations and 
Compofitions, in two Books. In the firft, of Internals , as 
Juices, Infufionsand Decofiions, Julaps, Apozemes, Emul- 
fions. Potions, Gargarifms, and the reft. In the fecond Book, 
of Externals, as Oils by Expreffion , Infufion and Deco- 
aion, Balfams, Embalming of dead Bodies,&c. 
The Third Part treateth of Chymical Preparations, in 
three Books. In the firft, of Vegetals* And firft of De- 
ftillation, as of Roots, of moift and cold Herbs, of bitter 
6 L 2 Herbs, 
