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Liquor. ’Tis an Ingredi- 
ent in the Elixir profrieta- 
tis , which is made in the 
following manner : Take 
of Myrrh, Aloes and Saf- 
fron, each half an Ounce ; 
of Spirit of Wine reAified 
ten Ounces, of Spirit of 
Sulphur by the Bell half 
an Opnce ; firft draw a 
TinAure from the Saffron, 
in the Spirit of Wine, by 
digefting of it fix or eight 
Daysj then add the Myrrh 
and Aloes grofly beaten, 
and the Spirit of Sulphur ; 
digeft them in a long Viol, 
well ftop’d, for the fpace 
of a Month ; flop the Viol 
clofe, and {hake it often ; 
pour off the black TinAure 
from the Faeces, let it ftand 
quiet a Night, then pour 
it out, and decant it fo of- 
ten as you find any Faeces 
at the bottom. ’Tis hot 
and dry, Stomachick and 
Anodine, Uterine and Ale- 
xipharmick. Two Drams 
of it will purge. It cures 
Tertian Agues, and is an* 
Univerfal Medicine, fit for 
all Ages, for Men, Women 
and Children. It alters, 
evacuates, andftrengthens, 
when you do not defign 
Purging. TheDofeis, fix 
or twelve Drops, in Wine 
or Beer. TinAure of 
Myrrh is made in the fol- 
lowing manner : Put what J 
quantity youpleafe of good 
Myrrh powder’d into a 
Bolt-head, and pour upon 
it Spirit of Wine, four Fin- 
gers high ; ftir the Matter, 
and fet it in Digeftion in 
warm Sand two or three 
Days, ot until the Spirit of 
Wine is loaded with the 
TinAure of Myrrh ; then 
feparate the Liquor by In- j 
clination, and keep it in a j 
Viol well ftop’d. It may j 
be ufedto haften Delivery, j 
and to bring down the I 
Courfes, alio for a Palfie, j 
Apoplexy, Lethargy, and 
for all Difeafes that pro- 
ceed from Corruption of 
Rumours. ’Tis Sudorifick, 
and Aperitive. The Dofe 
is, from fix Drops to fif- 
teen, in fome proper Li- 1 
quor. ’Tis commonly ufed j 
in outward Applications, or 
mix’d with TinAure of A- 
loes, to diffolve cold Tu- 
mors, forlnjeAior.s, and a 
Gangrene. Tho’TinAures 
of Myrrh are daily drawn 
in Wine, yet the belt that 
can be prepar’d is with Spi- 
rit of Wine, becaufe this 
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