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I bad found the Inconvenien- 
ces that proceed from Eva- 
cuations , and well weighing 
the Matter , I fuppos'd. that 
Jefuit’ s-Powdcr would be the 
tnojl certain Cure. And, 
indeed, I can truly affirm 
notwithstanding the Preju- 
dice of the Common-Peo 
pie, and of fome few of the 
Learned, that Ijnevcr found 
any Injuty by the ufe of it, 
nor can imagine any ; only 
they that have uled it a 
long time, are feiz’d tome- 
times with a Scorbutick 
Rheumatifm, but this hap- 
pens rarely ; and when it 
does, ’tis eafily cured by 
the following Medicines : 
Take of Conferve of freffi 
Garden-Scurvy -grafs two 
Ounces, of Wood-Sorrel 
one Ounce, of the Com- 
pound-water ofWake-Ro- 
bin fix Drams ; with a dif- 
fident quantity of Syrup of 
Oranges, make an Electua- 
ry : Take two Drams of it 
three times a Day, for the 
fpace of a Month ; drink- 
ing upon it fix Spoonfuls 
of the following Water : 
Take of Garden-Scurvy- 
grafs eight Handfuls ; pf 
Water-crefle$, Brook-lime, 
Sage and Mint; each four 
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Handfuls; the Bark of fix 
Oranges, of JBruifed Nut- 
meg halfan Ounce ; infufe 
them in fix Quarts of BrunJ- , 
iv/c^-Mum,ddtiithem;in a 
common Still, and drawoff 
three Quarts ofWater.Be- 
ing called to a Patient that j 
has a Quartan- Ague, (up- 
pofe, tor Inftance, on a 
Monday ; and if the Fit be 
to come that Day, I tell 
then nothing ; only, to en- . 
courage the Patient, I tell , 
him he will have no’ more 
Fits than that. To which 
End, I give the Bark in the 
following manner, on TueJ- 
day and PVedticfday : Take' 
of jefuit’s-powffer one 
Ounce, make an Elecffuary. | 
• with a fufficent quantify of 
Syrup of July-ffowers, or 
of dried Rofes, to be di- 
vided imp twelve Parts ; 
, whereof, let him take one 
every fourth Hour, begin- ! 
ning prefently after the Fit 
is off', drinking upon it a 
Draught of any Wine. But 
if the Patient can take Pills 
beft, Take qf the JefuffV 
powder on? Ounce, yyith a 
fufficient quantity ofSyrup 
pf July-fjowcrs^niake Pills 
of a moderate bignefs ; 
whereof, let him take fi^ 
every 
