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or the Poyfon of other venomous Creatures; it is 
alfo effectual againft Vegetable Poyfons, asalfo the 
malignity of the Plagne, or Peftilenceit felt, and 
the infection of other Peliilential or Contagious Dif- 
eafes, as Purples, Mealies, Small Pox, Spotted Fe- 
ver, and Calenture; againft all thefe Difeafes it is 
admirable , lor it both preferves Horn the infeftion, 
and perfectly cures fuch as are infected ; Dole two 
ot three Spoonfuls every Morning falling in a Glafs 
of Generous Wine, and as much at Night going to 
Bed, by way of prevention ; buy for Cure, it ought 
to be given in Angelica Water, in the fumy, or lar- 
ger Dofe, according to the Age and Condition of the 
Patient, and to be repeated as often as the exigency 
or vehemency of the Difeafe requires. This Juice 
given alfo in a Morning falling, kills Worms in 
Children, or Elder People, and cures the Falling- 
Sicknefs if given before ir grows too old and ftrong 
upon the Patient: when it is given in the Plague, 
(S’c. BitingsofMad Dogs, Vipers, (ffc. the Patients 
ought to be in their Naked Bed, and made to Sweat 
thereupon for two or three Hours or more together. 
XII. The Effence. it has all the Virtues of the 
Liquid Juice, ’but acts more f'peedily and powerful- 
ly, it expels the Poyfon and Malignity by Perora- 
tion, and lo defends the Heart and Vital Powers; 
it is an extraordinary thing to cleanfe, dry, and heal 
green Wounds, as a'lfo old and running Ulcers, pu- 
trid Sores, and virulent Fiftula’s, deftroying the ma- 
lignity, hindring their eating and fpreading, and de- 
tending the Principal Parts and Vital Powers from 
danger; iris a lingular good Cordial, fuppreffes 
Vapors, refills Melancholy, is good againft Trem- 
blings and Convulfions , prevails againft Swooning 
b its, revives the Spirits, and cheats the Heart, pre- 
facing it from Palpitations, and other illnefTes which 
opprels it, Dofe one or two Spoonfuls in a Glafs of 
Canary, or other fit Vehicle. 
XIII. The lnfufion or DccoSion in Wine or Water. 
Either of them may be given in all the Cafes in which 
the Juice or Effence are given in, but as they are 
much weaker in their Effects, fo they mull be given 
in much greater Dofe, as from a Quarter of a Pint 
to Half a Pint, and alfo to be oftener repeated, as the 
neceffity may require. 
XIV. The Electuary. Take Tender of Goats-Ruc 
four Ounces, Z chary in Voider , Contra-yerva,Vir- 
mitt Snake-root , all in fine Voider , of each one Ounce , 
'Saffron, Cochenele, of each two Drams, Rob of Goats- 
Ruc twenty Ounces , mix and make an ElcSuary. It 
is good againft all forts of Poyfons, both Vegetable 
and Animal, as alfo againft the Plague, and all other 
ini'eftious Difeafes, and has indeed all the Virtues 
of the Liquid Effence and Juice ; Dofe from one 
Dram to two Drams, in any proper Vehicle. 
XV. The Cataplafm. It is made of the bruifed 
Herb, fryed or made hot with Vinegar, and then 
brought to a confidence with Mithridate and Pouder 
of Bay Berries, adding alfo a little Aloes in fine 
Ponder ; applied to the Region of the Heart, it is 
good againlt the infe&ion of the Plague, and other 
malign Difeafes ; applied to the Navel, and over 
the whole Abdomen, it eafes the Cholick, and. is 
very effectual to kill Worms in Children ; applied 
ro, and bound pretty hard upon the Pulfes ot the 
Wrills, it is good againft remitting Fevers, and cures 
Agues of all forts, hindring their return; applied to 
putrid and malign Ulcers, it cleanfes them, deltroys 
the malignity, Hops the fiux of Humors, dries them, 
and in a very great meafure induces their healing ; 
applied to Gangreens it ltops their proceeding. 
XVI. The Diftilled Water. It has the Virtues of 
the Juice and Effence, but in a much lower degree, 
and therefore mutt be given in a much larger Dofe; 
however it is ufcd as a Vehiculum to convey the for- 
mer Preparation in, where the Phvfician (hall judge 
Wine to be too hot ; to nice and delicate Palates the 
Diftilled Water is oftner given than cither Juice or 
Effence. 
XVII. The Acid TinSttre. It has all the Virtues 
of the Juice and Effence, whether inwardly taken, or 
outwardly applied ; it is a- Specifick againft the 
Plague, as alfo againft all other Malign and Peltilen- 
tial Dileafes, and cures the mod violent burning Fe- 
vers in a very fhort time, taking away the violence 
of their burning heat in the fpace of an Hour, Dole 
fo many drops as to make the Vehicle pleafantly 
fhaip , and to be given in all that the Patient 
drinks. 
XVIII. The Oily Tintfure. It is good againft tile 
Bitings of Venomous Creatures , being taken from 
ten to twenty drops in any proper Vehicle ; it is al- 
fq good againft Convulfions, Palfies, Lamenefs, 
Numbednefs, Tremblings, weaknefs of the extream 
parts, Gripings of the Bowels, Wind, Stone, Gra- 
vel , Sand , and Tartatous Matter obftrufling the 
Urinary parts,, as alfo againft the Colick, Gout in 
Hands, Arms, Hips, Knees, or Feet, being inward- 
ly taken, and outwardly applied to the parts affeCt- 
ed, as the Skilful Phyfician iliall direct ; in the Pal- 
fie, befides giving it inwardly, and applying it to 
the afflicted parts, it ought alfo to he anointed upon 
the Back Bone every Morning and Evening. 
XIX. The Spirituous TinSttre. It has all the 
Virtues of the Juice, Effence, and Electuary, and 
as it is finer and more Spirituous, fo it is more fub- 
til and penetrating, and when dulcified with double 
refined Sugar, more pleafant to be taken, and a more 
delicate Cordial , and therefore more fit to be given 
to the more curious and nice Palates ; it may be ta- 
ken a Spoonful or more at a time, (as you may fee 
convenient) either alone by it felf, or mixt with 
fome other Vehicle, as Canary , White Lisbon, or 
other like Generous Wines ; it is indeed an excellent 
thing againft Sicknefs at Heart, as alfo againft Faint- 
ing and Swooning Fits ; it is indeed good againft 
all cold and moift Difeafes of the Head, Brain, 
Nerves, Joints, Bowels, Reins, and Womb; it re- 
ctifies and enlivens the depauperated Juices, revives 
the Spirits, tho’ never 1b much oppreft, and gives 
relief in the molt profound Melancholy ; it is good 
againft a Vertigo , and Megrim , and is excellent a- 
gainlt a Coma, Cams, and Lethargy, or where the 
Patient is inclined to Sleepinefs and Drowfinefs-, and 
if it is given with a few drops of the Add Tincture, 
ir repreffes Vapors, and effectually cures Fits of the 
Mother. 
CHAP. CCCXXI. 
Of GOATS - STONES, 
o R, 
HARES-STONES. 
I. / “jp H E Names. This. Plant is called in Greek, 
Na....-.' _ .... , 
: in Latin, 'Tragorchis , 'I'efticulus 
Min inas, Scincophora, and Orchis fauroA.cs : in Eng- 
lijh, Goats-ftones, and Hares ft ones. 
" II. The 'Kinds. There are two principal kinds 
hereof, viz. r . Tragorchis max, Tejiieu/us Hi rein us 
max, Scincophora max. The Male Goats-ftones. 2 . 
Tragorchis feemina , Scincophora feemina, The Female 
Goats-ftones. Thefe Orchides are thus named, not 
only 
