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cut ; and when they be- 
gin to boyl, put in the 
cold Seeds , thi'uft them 
down into the Decocffion, 
and take the whole off the 
Fire, and ftrain' them a 
quarter of an Hour after- 
wards ; then clariiie the 
Liquor with the White of 
an Egg; add four Pounds 
of Sugar, and boyl it over 
a moderate Fire, to the 
Confiftence of a Syrup. 
Ointment of Marfh-mal- 
lows is made in the follow- 
ing manner: Take of the 
frefh Roots of Marih-mal- 
lows two Pounds, Flax and 
Fenugreek-feeds, of each 
one Pound ;-of Fountain- 
water eight Pints ; let 
them infufe three Days, 
then boyl them gently , 
and prefs out the Muci- 
lage ; whereof, take two 
Pounds, of Common Oyl 
four Pints ; let them boyl 
together till the watery 
Part of the Mucilage is 
evaporated ; then add one 
Pound of Yellow Wax, 
Rofin half a Pound, Tur- 
pentine two Ounces ; 
boyl them to the Confi- 
ftence of an Ointment. 
Vervain-Q&d\\$\iS, in La- j 
tin Alee a vulgaris. It has a 
woody, Perennial Root, : 
which fends forth many 
Stalks, three or four Foot ' 
high, or higher ; they arc \ 
round, fill’d with a fungous 
Pith, and hairy ; the Hairs | 
are few, and long ; they 
are cover’d with a Sky- 
colour’d Duff, which may 
be eafily wiped, off. The 
Leaves that come from the 
Root, and the lowermoft 
on the Stalks, are fomewhat 
round, and indented about 
the Edges, and are placed 
on long Foot-ltalks : Thofc 
that are on the Stalks are 
placed alternately ; the 
nearer they approach to 
the Top, fo much Ihorter 
are their Foot-ftalks ; and 
they arc cut in deeper. 
There arc moft commonly 
five large Jags, almoft like 
the Leaves of Monk’s- 
hood ; . they are of a dark- 
green Colour, and hairy, 
efpecially on the Under- 
fide. A Flower is placed 
in every Wing of the 
Leaves, and has an hairy, 
four-fquareFoot-ftalk; and 
there is great Abundance 
of them on the Stalks, and 
I upon 
