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the Bowels , as alfo Ulcers of the Lungs, Guts, 
Reins, Bladder, and Womb. Dofe 2 or 3 Spoon- 
fuls Morning and Night, in a Glafs of Red Styp- 
tick Wine. 
LI V. i he Liquid Juice of ’Damask and Musk 
Rpfes. It has in a great meafure the Virtues of the 
iuv/, helides which, it purges and cleanfes the Body 
of cholerick and fiegrhatick Humors * eafes pains 
arifing from heat, aflwages Inhumations, and 
cauies Reft and Sleep. It alfo*gives eafe in the 
(click, by purging off thofe acrimonious and fharp 
Humors which cuufe it. 
LY . The Life nee of Damask and Musk Rofes. 
It has all the Virtues of the Liquid Juice , Works 
lately and eafily, and may be given Morning and 
Night, from 2 Spoonfuls to 4, in a Glafs of warm 
White Port Wine, or in Poffet Drink, or Water- 
Gruel, or Mutton Broth. 
LY I. The Decottion of Red Rofes in Wine. It is 
very good again!! the Head-ach, and pains in the 
I yes, Ears, Throat and Gums; as alfo the Intefii- 
tuim Tpttitm , and Womb, being Injefled into 
them : and the other parts bathed therewith. Taken 
inwardly , it is faid to give eafe in themoft excru- 
ciating Pains of the Colick. In this laft Cafe, 
I am of Opinion the Infufion would be better 
to be made in Anifeed Water than in Wine. 
LY II. The Infufion of Damask or Musk Rofes in 
Wine. It purges and cleanfes the Bowels, and 
whole Body, from Choler, Flegm, andV'ifcous, 
Tarturous and Slimy Humors, and therefore is 
profitable again!! the Griping of the Guts, Colick, 
or dry Beliy-ach, Stone, Gout, and other like Di- 
feafes, proceeding from thofe Humors. 
LV III. The Decottion of the Heps. It may be made 
in White Port Wine , or in Water , or in an equal 
mixture of thofe two. It is of good ufe again!! 
Spitting or Vomiting of Blood, Pilling Blood, or the 
Bloody Flux, and all other Fluxes of the Bowels. 
LIX. The fimple Syrup of Red Rofes. It is 
nude altogether as L you make Syrup of Clovegilli- 
fiowers , in a boiling Balneo. Alfo if you pleafe , in 
feed of Water , yommay ufe a firong Styptic k fort 
of Red Wine, as Alicant , Barcelona , or Bar abar 
Wine , Ific. It ftops all manner of Fluxes of Blood 
by Mouth, Urinary parts, Womb, and Fundament $ 
ftops Fluxes of the Bowels, a Gonorrhoea in Men j 
and the Whites in Women, is good again!! naufe- 
oufnefs and Vomiting , and profitable again!! 
Coughs, Colds, and Catarrhs. Dofe a quarter of a 
Pint at a time, more or lefs, 2, 3, or 4 times a day. 
LX. The Syrup of dryed Red Rofes. Take 
Spring Water 4 Pints , let it boil , and then inf ufe in 
jt. t Jome at a time , of dryed Red Rofes 8 Ounces : 
the next day prefs them out -, and with 2 Pounds of 
Sugar , make a Syrup by boiling according to Art. 
It comforts and ftrengthens the Heart and Spirits, 
binds, ftops‘ Fluxes , ftops Vomiting, and has all 
the V irtues Of the former made of thefrefh gather- 
ed Rofes. * 
LXI. Syrupus e fucco Rofarum Damafenarum , 
Syrup of the Juice of Damask Rofes. It is pre- 
pared without Maceration , only with the Juice of 
Damask , or Musk Rofes preffed out and. Clarifi- 
ed , with an equal proportion of Sugar. It purges 
Choler, Flegm, and watery Humors, which it does 
without any Violence, cools, and alfo ftrengthens 
the Bowels. It is a folutive Syrup , familiar, fate, and 
gentle, good again!! the Cholick or dry Belly-ach, be- 
ing given from 1 Ounce to 2, 3, or 4 Ounces at a time, 
in Clarified Whey, or fome other proper Vehicle. 
LXII. Syr up its Rofarum Odor at us. Sweet or per- 
fumed Syrup ot Roles. It is made of the Diflilled 
Water of Red Rofe Leaves one part , with treb- 
ble refined Sugar 2 parts -, melting them into a 
Syrup in B. M. to which is added fome few Grain * 
°J prepared Musk and Ambergrife. It is refrigera- 
ting, cordial and ftiengrhening, and ufed as a Ve- 
hicle to convey other Medicines in. Dropt into 
the Eyes 4 or 5 times a day, i.t clears the Sight 
and takes off Clouds, Mills, Blood-fhor, Ufe. It 
is many times ufed with Gargarifms, Wafhcs, and 
Jnjecnons, inllead of Hon of Rofes , to palliate 
cleanfe, and heal old Sores, running Ulcers, Filfu- 
Ia s, Cfc. The beft way to perfume it, will be 
by adding to every Pint of the Syrup , $o Drops 
more or lefs of the Tintture of the Perfumes '. ; and 
not the Perfumes in Subftance. It will be beft to 
be given without being Perfumed, efpecially if 
N they be apt to have Vapors, Hyfterick Fits, Wc. 
LX III. Syrup of Damask and Alusk Rof es. It is 
made of the Leaves of Damask and Musk Rofes in 
equal quantities, exattly, as you make the Syrup of 
Rofes folutive fimple in the next Sett ion. It pur- 
ges admirably well, and yet with genrlenefsor eafi- 
nefs, and is peculiar again!! the Colick or dry Belly 
ach, and the vehe'mency of the cholerick Fermen- 
tations. Dofe from 1 Ounce to 3 , in any proper 
Vehicle. 
LX IV. Syrupus Rofaceus folutivus fimple x. 
Syrup of Rofes folutive fimple. Take Spring 
Water boiling hot a Quarts -, Damask Rofe Leaves 
f refit, as many as the Water will contain, digefi in 
a Veffel clofe ft opt 1 2 Hours : then prefs them out, 
and put in f refit Rofe Leaves as many at before, 
the Water being warmed anew : repeat this again 
? or 4 times, cncreafing the quantity of the R.-fcs, as 
the Liquor enerpafes, which will be by aim of a third 
P ar L every time. Take of this Liquor three parts : 
double refined Sugar two parts : mix and make a 
Syrup in Balneo. It purges Choler, Flegrn and 
watery Humors, gently and eafily, cools and foftens 
the Belly, expels Flegm out of the Stomach, and 
has all the Virtues of the Syrupus c fucco at Sett. 
60. aforegoing, you may give from 1 to 4 Ounces 
of it at a time, according to age and ftrength, in 
Clarified Whey, Sack Whey, Poffet Drink, Mut- 
ton Broth, Cfc. 
L XV. Syrupus Rofaceus folutivus cum Agarico , 
Syrup of Rofes folutive with Agarick. Take A- 
garick very thin fliccd 2 Ounces -, Ginger very thin 
file ed half an Ounce', Sal Gem 2 Drams-, Polypody 
grofiy bruifed 4 Ounces -, Jprinkle them with White 
Wine : Digefi litem 2 days over warm Afites, or 
Su/id heat , in an Infufion of Damask Rofes 3 
Pounds : exprefs out the Liquor, and with white 
Sugar 1 Pound , boil into a Syrup according to Art. 
It is ftronger and more effeffual in Working than 
the Simple Syrup -, lor one Ounce thereof by it felf, 
will open the Body more than 2 Ounces of the 
other, and Works as much on Flegm and Water, 
as on Choler. It cleanfes rhe Stomach and Liver 
of Choler, provokes llrine, ftrengthens the Stomcah, 
and ftops Y r omiting. Dole from an Ounce to 3 
Ounces. If you would have the Syrup more 
effectual, it will be beft to take Agaric k 2 Ounces, 
and to make into a Syrup with Sugar fir ft, Icaft you 
loofe the force of the Agarick by boiling. 
LX VI. Syrupus Rofaceus folutivus cum Hdleboro, 
Syrup of Rofes folurive with Hellebor. Take the 
Rinds of all the Myrobalans, of each 4 Ounces-, 
Epithymum , Polypody , of each 6 Ounces : Liquorice 
4 Ounces : Seeds of Citrdris 2 Ounces •, Cloves 1 
Ounce, cut and grof sly bruife them-, put them into 
a Glafs Cucurbit , upon which a ff ufe of the afore > 
mentioned Infufion of Damask 'Rofes 6 Quarts 
digefi 24 Hours , and then Diftill off till about 3 
Pints remain. The remainder with the Ingredients 
exprefs firongly, and cLwfic it with whites of Eggs. 
Afterwards take Sena l Ounces Roots of black 
Hellebor 
