<e tlent certainly dies. Nay, I quedian whether the 
bed Cordial Remedies can put the lead Stop to 
“ the Efficacy of its Venom, or retard Death, and 
u put it off, longer than the Intention of the 
tc cunning Poifoncr had fixed it, in proportioning 
“ the Dofe. 
<£ I know that the Spaniards have Knowledge of 
%c this very Poifon, and am fatisfied, that I have feen 
“ feveral Bocaneers die of it, given them by Spanifb 
“ Women. I am a!fo Derfuaded, that it is the fame 
u Poifon ufed in Spain and Italy. 
iC This Poifon hath but one fpecific Antidote 
“ yet known 5 the Knowledge of which cod me very 
“ dear : And it was with much Difficulty I could 
41 perfuade a famous Negro Poifoner to part with 
41 his Secret. 
“ The Antidote is, the Root of the Senjible Weed, 
4t as it is commonly called, or Herba Senfitiva. It 
lc grows like a Shrub, has no Prickles, blofibms 
“ yellow, and bears little Cods, full of fmall black 
44 pretty Seeds, of which the Women make Neck' 
u laces and Bracelets. Take none of the Root but 
<c what is in the Ground ; waffi it well, and fplit it 
c< in two. Take a good Handful of thefe Roots 
u fo fplit, and fteep them in three Quarts of good 
u clear Water in an earthen glazed Pot, having a 
0 Cover. Ufe but a moderate Fire, that it may boil 
but very gently. The Deco&ion has no ill Tafte, 
“ and you may either give it fo, or add Sugar, as 
“ you ffiall think bed. Give to the Patient a good 
“ Glafs of this Deco&ion, as warm as he can drink 
“ it 5 an Hour after give another, and fo for fome 
time, as you ffiall think it neceffiary to make a 
perfeft 
