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Milleto of the Oak, each 
three Drams ; beat them, 
and infufe them twenty 
our Hours and then boy 1 
hem a little in good W nite- 
wine t Give lour Ounces 
of this Deco&ion at a time 
This is much commended 
by Quercetan , lor a Sup- 
pression of the Courles. 
a>?agon*fikWOo6,in La- 
tin Sanguis Draconis. ’Ti s 
a Gum, orRofin, of a deep 
red Colour. Being held to 
the Fire, it foon melts : 
And if itbecaft upon the 
Fire, it flames. If it be 
rub’d upon any thing, it 
makes it red ; but it mixes 
difficultly with Oyl, and 
Water. 'Tis of an aftr in- 
gent Virtue, and is fre- 
quently ufed in the Bloody 
Flux, and for other Fluxes . 
for Spitting of Blood, and 
to fettle the Teeth when 
they arc loofe. Gold-fmiths 
- and Jewellers make ule of 
it for Foils for their Pre- 
cious Stones and Jewels : 
and Glailers paint Glafs 
red with it, Take of the 
Water of Orange-flowers 
of Plantain, and of Roles 
each one Ounce ; of Sy- 
rup of Coral, or, for want 
of it, of dried Rofes, one 
Ounce ; of Sal Prunella one 
Dram, of Dragons-blood 
haifa Scruple; make a Po- 
tion. This is ufed for an im- 
moderate FiuxoftheChild- 
bed Purgations. Take of 
Amber and Maftich, two 
Drams ;of Dragon’s-blood, 
Lapis Hcmatitis, and Red 
Coral, each one Dram ; 
of Balauftians, and the 
Seeds of Plaintan, of Cro- 
cus Martis Aftringcnt one 
Ounce ; powder them all, 
and with a fufficient quan- 
tity of Peruvian Balfam, 
and Syrup of Quinces, 
make a Mafs for Pills. 
The Dole is half a Dram, 
or a Dram, Morning and 
livening. Thefe Pills are 
ufed for the Virulent Run- 
ning of the Reins : But 
they muff be given only at 
the Declination of it, when 
there only appears a little, 
thin , waterifh Humour, 
which glues the Entrance 
of the Vrethra ; for, if you 
give them fooner, you may 
ftifle the Matter, and fo 
caufe an Hernia Humoral is l 
if, after the Gonorrhea be 
cured , you fufpedt you 
have not enough fecur d the 
Patient from theMalignity, 
you 
