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damoms, and of Staechas, 
each five Drams ; boil 
them in three pints of Wa- 
ter, to one ; drain it, and 
mix with it two pounds of 
Hony, of Raifins half a 
pound , Juice of Briony 
five Ounces, Vinegar of 
Squills a pint and an half ; 
boil it according to Art, 
and take off the Scum. 
This and the Simple Oxy- 
mel are good for Obdru- 
dlions of the Lungs, and 
to cleaftfe the Stomach. 
Wine of Squills of the Lon 
don- Difpenfatory is made in 
the follwing manner : 
Take of the Roots of 
white Mountain-Squills , 
gather’d about the Riling 
of the Dog-Star; cut them 
into dices, and let them 
lie a drying a Month ; put 
a pound of them into a 
Glafs, and pour upon them 
four Quarts of Old French 
White-wine ; infufe them 
forty Days, and then take 
out the Squills. Take of 
Oxymel of Squills one 
Ounce and an half, of Vi 
negar of Squills two Oun- 
ces; mingle them : Make 
a Vomit. This is a gentle 
Votpit. Take of the Infu- 
fion of Crocus Met all or um 
fix Drams, of Wine of 
Squills one Ounce and an 
half, of fimple Syrup of 
Sorrel half an Ounce. 
This is a dronger Vo- 
mit. Oxymel of Squills, 
mix’d with pedtoral Sy- 
rups, is excellent to help 
Expedforation. 
It grows 
plentifully about Montpe- 
lier. It heals and dries, is 
Diuretick and Vulnerary. 
’Tis chiefly ufed for Ob- 
drucdions of the Urine, 
Liver, Spleen and Courfes. 
It refoives Coagulated 
Blood, it dries Catarrhs, 
and kills Worms being ta- 
ken in Wine. ’Tis alfo 
commended for drying up 
{harp Defluxions of the 
Lungs, ’Tis ufed outward- 
ly to mollify hard Swel- 
ings of the Womb, in Fo- 
mentations. It dries and 
difcuffes Defluxiorrs of the 
rlead , the Herb being 
3urnt and fmelt to- Mat- 
thiolus fays, that the whole 
rlerb cures all Difeafes of 
the Brain proceeding from 
a cold Gaufe ; namely , 
; Iegmatick Fluxions. Pains 
of the Head, the Failing- 
Sicknefs, the Palfie, and the 
* like. 
