£ I 
( 243 ) Cl 
as they were palling to 
Execution, by chance, a 
Perfon that had a Citron 
in his Hand, gave it them 
to eat, and Coon after they 
were flung to. the Serpents, 
and were much bit by 
them, but their Poyfon 
made no im predion upon 
them, and the Men elca- 
ped with their Lives. Up- 
on this, Enquiry was made 
what they had eat or 
drunk ? And a Citron be- 
ing the only thing that had 
been given them, ’twas or- 
der’d, one of them fhould 
ear a . Citron the next Day, 
and that then they fhould 
be expos’d again to the 
Serpents : He that had eat- 
en the Citron efcap’d, as 
before 5 the other foon pe- 
ri fil’d. And afterwards it 
was found by many Expe- 
riments, that Citron was 
good againft Poyfon. The 
So'utive Eledluary of Ci- 
tron, of the London- Di/pen- 
fatory , is made in the fol- 
lowing manner : Take of 
Citron-peel candied , el 
Conferve of the Flowers of 
Violets and Buglofs, of the 
Species of Diatragacanth 
frigid, andofDiagrydium, 
each half an Ounce j of 
Turbich five Drams, of 
Ginger half a Dram, ofthe 
Leaves of Sena fix Crams, 
of the Seeds of Sweet-Fen- 
nel one Dram, of White 
Sugar dilfolv’d in Rofe- 
water, and boyi’d up a c A 
cording to Arr, cen Oun- 
ces j beat in a Brals-Mor- 
tar the Turbith and Gin* 
gfcr, (being firft cut fmall) 
the Sena, Fennel, and the 
Diagry dium muft be poun- 
ded a part, and muft be 
mix’d with a little of the 
Powder of Diatragacanth 
made frefii ; the Bark of 
the Citron muft be pound* 
ed in a Marble-Morter ; 
then add the Confcrves, 
pulp’d through a fine Sieve, 
and boyi’d a little in the 
Sugar diffolv’d ■ take it off 
the Fire, and when it is juft 
warm put in the Powders,' 
add laft of all the Diagry- 
dium and the Diatraga- 
canth ; and of this Pafte 
make Tablets. Syrup of 
the Juice of Citrons, of the 
London- Difpenfatoryism.a.d-e 
in the following manner : 
i Take of the Juice of Ci- 
trons (train'd one Pint, let 
;it Hand till it is clear ; add 
to it of -White Sugar clari- 
fied, and boy I’d to the Con- 
R % fiftence 
