Chap. 6o/ linglijh Herbs. 
firmly with Cork and Pitch , Bo fin cr melted 1 1 ax, 
that no Air may penetrate it. Set theVeffel fo ft opt, 
in a Cellar for 6, 8, id or 1 2 Weeks : fo will the blow- 
ers when open have a kind of Acid and Wine like 
Smell, which A a fign of their Fermentation, 'lake 
of thefe Fielded Flowers 6 or 7 Founds, put them 
into a Gla/s Cucurbit, and in Balneo Diflil to drynrfs. 
Take the Faces out of the Cucurbit , and put in again 
6 or 7 Founds more of the /aid Flowers, and the 
jirft Dili died Water, and diflil in a Sand heat , 
icith a gentle Fire , till the humidity Is almoft all 
come over. Then put in new Flowers, pouring upon 
them the left Diflilled Water, and diflill again as 
aforejaid, repeating this Work fo long as you have 
any Flowers. T bis done , to make a Kell ideation. 
I Tut a fmall part of the former Water into a Bolt- 
Head, and in Balneo, with a gentle Fire, draw off 
about a twelfth part, which keep by it felf : put in 
more of the former Water, and do again as we 
have juft: new dire fled-, reap eating the fame Work, 
till all the jirft Diflilled Water is r edified. Put all 
thefe twelfth parts together, which keep inaGlafs 
Bottle with a Gla/s Stopple. All the remaining 
Waters put alfo together, and continue R> edifications 
at feveral Repetitions , til! you have all that is Spi- 
rituous : the Spirituous Liquor keep in the Bottle 
with the Gla/s Stopple : redify a new in an evapora- 
ting Bath, in a Bolt Head having a long Neck, per- 
fectly luted -, /o will you have an JEtherial lnflama- 
ble Spirit, louden withVolatil Salt, which is Spiritus 
Rofarum, or. Spirit of Rofes. The remains of this 
laft Redification, put to the former remaining Wa- 
ters after Redification : fo will you have an Excel- 
lent R.o/e Water , much better than any you can 
draw by any ordinary means, which keep in Gla/s 
Bottles cloje flopt. If you keep thefe Bottles in a 
Celler a while , new Oil will afeend by degrees to the 
top of the Water, and fwim above it in little flakes 
almoft like Snow, which you may Jeparate according 
to Art : This is Adeps Rofarum , Fat of Rofes. 
Now if you defire the Oil or Fat, rather than the 
Spirit , you willfooncr have your defire by re-diftil- 
ling feveral times the aforefatd Rofe Water upon new 
Rofes-, for frefh and new Rofes yield more Oil or 
Fat by far, than thofe which are Tickled or Fermen- 
ted. Or thus, Take Damask or Musk Rofes not 
exungulatcd 3 o Founds beat all in a Stone Mor- 
tar , and put them into a large Earthen Jar, fo as 
that a quarter part of it may remain empty : ajfufe 
thereon Juice of Damask or Musk Rofes a Gallon, 
mixed with a Pint and half of Ale left, with a 
wooden Spatula -, flir all well together, and flop all 
up clofe with Cork and Wax , digeft in warm Horfe 
Dung, or a Sand heat for four or five Days, till the 
Smell becomes Vinous, then diflil in Balneo Vaporis, 
( the Joints being Jirft well luted.) Be cautious of the 
heat , that it may be gentle, that only the Spirituous 
parts may afeend. Continue the Diftillation till near- 
ly 5 Pounds and a half of Spirit is drawn off : then 
takeoff the Receiver, and r edify the Spirit in a 
Glafs Matron with a long Neck, on is diretfed 
towards the end of the former Operation or Trocefs. 
This Spirit is very odoriferous and grateful to the 
Smell, inffamable in. its Subftance, and of very 
Volatile parts , for which reafon it is to be put 
up into Glafs Bottles with Glals Stopples, that it 
may be kept clofe. It feems to be only an Oil 
raifed up, and rarified or dilated with its Effential 
Salt , and therefore the whole Rofe without Ex- 
ungulating is taken, as containing more Oily Parts, 
and the Yeft in the laft Procels is added to halten 
the Fermentation. This Spirit is one of the great- 
elf Cordials in Nature, it fortifies the Stomach and 
other Vifcera, chears the Heart, revives the Spirits 
Natural, Vital, and Animal, and lengthens 
Nature to a Miracle. It is^ good agair.lt Meian- 
cholly, Grief’ Palpitation of the Heart, Fainting, 
and Swooning Firs : it comforts the Head, Brain, 
Nerves, ana Womb, and is an Excellent thing 
againft Convulfions, Palfies, Leth3rg ; es, and other- 
cold Diltempers of the Brain and Nerves. Dole 
from 30 to 60 Drops or , more, in a Glafs of 
Damask Rofe Water fweetned with Syrup of Citron 
Feels-, or in a Glals of Choice Canary. Befides 
all this , it is a molt admirable Perfume. It is a 
true Specifick, to exhilerute the Mind, quicken 
the Senfes, and corroborate all the Faculties. 
XCIX. Oleum Rofarum Chymicum, Chymical 
Oil or Fat of Roles. The Noble Oil of Rofes is 
made according to the latter part of the firfl Trocefs 
in the former Section. It his all the Virtues of 
the Exalted Spirit with advantage; for that r. 
Drop of the Volatile Effential Oil or Fat, is equiva- 
lent, to 40 Drops of the molt Subtle and Sublime 
Spirit and therefore is never given hut from 1 to 
3, 4, or 6 Drops. It to be is Dropt firlt into White 
Sugar, with which it is to be welimixt; and then 
you may put that mixture, into a Glals of Gene- 
rous Wine, or any other proper Vehicle, as fome 
Spirituous Cordial Water , and lb let the Patient 
aakeonce, twice, or thrice a Day, as need may 
require. In th (c London DiJ pen fat ory , the College 
gives us this way of making this Oleum, feu 
Pmgucdo, vulgo Spiritus Rofarum , Oil, Fat, or 
Spirit of Roles. Take an many frefh Damask Rofes 
m you will, fleep them 24 Hours in a fufficient 
quantity of warm Water- Trefs them out -, and re- 
peat the Infufion certain times , till the Liquor is 
fujjiciently flrong, which diftill in an Alembick 
with its Refrigeratory, or a Copper wiilxits Worm: 
feparate the Spirits from the Water ■, and keep the 
Water for another Infufion. This Oil or Fat, is a 
great Cephalick, Neurotick, and Cordial, cfiears 
and recreates the Animal and Vital Spirits, quickens 
the Senfes, chears the Heart, exhilerares the Mind, 
expels Melancholy , is wonderful againlt all Faint- 
ing an'd Swooning Fits, and in a Word, performs 
whatever any Cordial can do. 
C. Toteftates Rofarum , Powers of Rofes.; Take 
of the former Oil or Fat of Rofes an Ounce-, Volatile 
Sal Armoniack , Sublimed or Raifed from frefh 
Damask Rofes , 4 Drams -, rectified Spirit of Wine 
drawn off alfo from frefh Damask Rofes, and coho- 
bated 3 times, a Quart -, mix them, and unite them 
in a cold Digeflion. It has all the Virtues of the 
Spirituous Water, Sublime Spirit , and Oil in Seif. 97, 
98, and 99. aforegoing, and may be given in any 
proper Vehicle from $c Drops ro 100. It isan ex- 
traordinary Neurotick, and a Secret againlt Con- 
vulfions, and Palfies, but a Medicament fit only for 
Kings and Princes, and other great Perfonages, by 
reafon of its great Price. 
Cl. Elixir Rofarum, Elixir of Roles. Take of 
the Powers of Damask Rofes a Quart -, Damask or 
Musk Rofes exungitlated . , and. carefully dryed, 3 
Ounces Ambergrife 10 Grains Musk 4 Grains 
mix, digeft cold, Jor a Month, fhaking of the Glafs 
'twice every Day, then decant off the clear Elixir, 
which keep in a Glafs with, a Glafs Stopple, for Vfe. 
This has all the Virtues of the Water , Spirit , Oil, 
and Powers Exalted-, and may be given from 2,0 to 
60 Drops or more in a Glafs of Generous Wine, 
or fome other Spirituous, Vehicle, 2 or 3 times a 
Day. It is an exalted Medicament, and beyond 
my Commendation. 
CII. Sal Rofarum Fixatum, The Fixed or Elemen- 
tary Salt of Roles. Take the Remains of all the 
Diflillations at Seft. 97 ,,or 98, aforegoing , which' 
put into a very large Crucible and in a Calcining 
Furnace reduce them to Afhes, adding in the time of 
i G Calcining 
