in the following manner : 
Take three Ounces of Ben- 
jamin, and half an Ounce 
of Storax ; powder them 
grofly, and put them into 
a Pottle-Matral's, half em- 
pty j pour upon them a 
Pint of Spirit of Wine ; 
ftop your Veflel clofe, and 
fet it in warm Horfe-dung , 
leave it in Digeftion for a 
Fortnight; after which, fil- 
trate the Liquor,..and keep 
it in a Veflel well ftop’d. 
Some do add to it five or 
fix Drops of Balfam of Pe- 
ru, to give it a better Smell. 
Tis good to take away 
Spots in the Face. A Dram 
of it is put into four Oun- 
ces of Water, and it whi- 
tens like Milk : This Wa- 
ter ferves for a Wafh, and 
is called Virgin’s Milk. 
Take of Fat Ammoniacum, 
diflolv’d in Vinegar of 
Squills, one Ounce ; of Ex- 
tradf of Aloes half an 
Ounce, of Cryftal of Tar- 
tar one Dram, of Myrrh, 
and Saffron, each half a 
Dram $ of Maftich, Benja- 
min, and Salt of Alh-tree 
and Wormwood, each one 
Scruple ; with Oxymel of 
Squills mak a Mafs for 
Pills. The Dofeis, half a 
Dram, twice in a Week J 
Purging being ufed betwixt 
whiles. Theie Pills are 
good for a Scirrhus of the 
Spleen. 
in a tin, 
Balanus MjrepJica. Difco- 
rides, and others of the An- 
cients, attribute many Vir- 
tues to it. It purges up- 
ward and downward, and 
evacuates Choler and 
FlegmJ It has an Acrid 
Moifture, whereby it lub- 
verts the Stomach, occa- 
fions Naufeoufnefs , and 
moves the Belly. It purges 
grofs and clammy Flegjm 
by Vomit and Stool ; 
wherefore it is good for a 
Flegmatick Cholick. Mix- 
ed with Hony, it refolves 
hard ( Swellings, and the 
King’s-Evii. Madeup in- 
to a Pultis with Barly- 
Meal and Hony, it doth 
good in cold Difeafes of the 
Nerves. Mix’d with Meal 
of Lupines, it takes offOb- 
ftru&ions and Hardnefs of 
the Liver and Spleen. The 
Oyl drop'd into the Ear, 
cures Deafnefs, and the 
Noifes of it. It cleanfes 
the Skin from Spots. That 
which is old is better for 
inward 
