G U ( i 7 j ) G U 
Receiver, begin the Deftil- 
lation with a very little 
Fire, to warm gently the 
Retort, and drive off, 
Drop by Drop, a little Fleg- 
matick Water ; when the 
Vapours begin to appear, 
throw out that which is in 
the Receiver j and refit- 
ting it, and luting clofethe 
Joints, increafe the Fire by 
degrees, and continue it 
until all is come forth 5 
then let the Veffels cool, 
and unlute them ; pour out 
that which is in the Re- 
ceiver, into a Tunnel lined 
with Brown Paper; the 
Spirit wili pafs through, 
and leave the thick, black 
Oyl in the Filter: Keep it 
in a Viol. ’Tis good for 
the Palfie, and Hyfterical 
Difeafes ; the difeas’d Parts 
are rub’d with it : And it is 
given Women to fmell to. 
Put the Spirit into a Glafs- 
Limbeck, and redtifie it by 
-deftilling it in Sand : Tis a 
good Remedy againft the 
Plague, and all forts of 
Malignant Difeafes. ’Tis 
ufed in the Scurvy, and all 
manner of Obftru&ions. 
The Dofe is, from eight to 
fifteen Drops. The Spirit 
of all other Gum? may be 
drawn after the fame man - 
ner The Plaifter of Am” 
moniaeum of the London - 
Difpenfatory is made in the 
following manner: Tak® 
of Ammoniacum, of Bran 
well fifted,each one Ounce 5 
Ointment of Marlh-mal- 
1 6 ws. Compound Melilot- 
Piaifter, Roots of Briony 
and Orris powder’d, of? 
each halfan Ounce ; Geefe, 
Ducks and Hens Fat, of 
each three Drams ; ofBdel- 
iium, and Galbanum, each 
one Dram and an half ; 
Reiin of the Pine, and yel- 
low Wax, of each five 
Ounces j Oyl of Orris and 
Turpentine, of each an 
O u n ce and an h al f ; boy 1 : 
the Fats and Oyl, with 
Mucilage ofLirjfeed and 
Fenugreek, each threeOun- 
ces, to the Confumption of 
the Mucilage ; ftrain it, and 
add the Wax, ' Refin and 
Turpentine, the Ointment 
ofMarfti-mallows with the 
Plaifter of Melilot ; when 
it begins to be cold, put in- 
the Ammoniacum diffolv’dv 
in Vinegar, then the Bdek 
I'iutn powder’d, wirhr the* 
reft of the Powders, and Id ' 
make a Plaifter 'accotdiiigj 
to Aw. It affwagaaand* 
T z mollifies 
