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the Virtues. 
XII. The Juice or Effence. They Warm, heat and 
comfort the Stomach, helping all cold Difeafes 
thereof, as alfo of the Head, Lungs, Liver, Spleen, 
and Belly : they aregood againft all cold Difeafes of 
the Head, Brain, Nerves and Womb, as Vertigo, Dull- 
nefs, Drowfinefs, Lethargy, Carus, Stupidnefs of the 
Senles, lofs or hurt of the Memory, Dumb Palfie, or 
lofsof Speech, Falling-ficknefs, Palfie of the Head 
and extream parts, Convolfions, coidnefs andweak- 
nefs of the Womb, Whites, and other Diflempers 
of thofe Parts. Dofe one Spoonful more or lefs, 
Morning and Night in a Glafs of Wine. 
XIII. The Decoftion or Infufton. Thefe have the 
Virtues of the former if made in Milk, Whey, or 
Wine, but nothing near fo powerful, and therefore 
may be taken in four, five, or fix times the quantity. 
They are comfortable to the Stomach in all cold 
griefs thereof, quicken the Senfes, and are good 
againft Loathing and Vomiting, Coughs, Colds, 
Wheezing, fhortnefs of Breath, Afthma, and ex- 
pel Wind out of the Stomach and Bowels, Hypo- 
chondriack Melancholy, and eafe paffions of the 
Spleen. They are good for fuch as are Liver grown, 
and open the obftrutlions there of by warming its 
coidnefs, extenuating the groffnefs of Humors 
afHidfing it, and withal ftrengthening it: They ate 
Laid alfo to cure the Yellow Jaundice. 
XIV. The Ponder of the Leaves and flowers. 
It has all the Virtues of the Juice, Eflence, De- 
cdh.n and Irfufion , but exerts not its Power or 
Erfetfs fo foon as they do. It may be given to a 
Dram every Morning Falling, and laft at Night 
going to Bed, either mixed with a little Honey, or 
forne proper Syrup, as Syrup of Citron Peels , or in 
a Glafs of Wine, or fome other proper Vehicle. 
XV. The Confcrve of the flowers. It is an ex- 
cellent Cephalick , and Stomatick , and has all the 
Virtues of the Ponder , and may be given to i or 3 
Drams, Morning and Evening, Drinking after it, 
a Glals of Generous White Port, or Lisbon Wine, 
or Canary. 
XVI. The Infolatei Oil of the Leaves and 
Flowers. It may be made the common way by In- 
flation or Dccoffion: but Parkinfon teacheth us to 
make it after this manner. Take what quantity you 
will of the Flowers, and put them into 'a flrong 
G/a/s, which flop cloje , and digefl in hot Horfe 
Th ing for 14 Days ; which then being taken forthof 
the Dung and urjiopped , tye a fine Linnen Cloth 
over the Mouth of the Glafs , and turn the faid 
Mouth into the Mouth of another flrong Glafs , 
which being fet in the Sun , an Oil mill diflil down 
into the lower Glafs , which is to be kept and pre- 
ferved as a precious thing for many Lfes both in- 
ward and outward. It is good for the cure of all 
the Difeafes before fpoken of, and may be giveq 
from 8 to 1 6 Drops fitft dropt into Sugar, and then 
nuxt with a Glals of choice Wine, or any other 
fit Vth ae, and fo to he taken Morning and Even- 
ing. it has been found by expetience to clear a 
dim Sight, to cure the Palfie and Lethargy, and to 
take away Spots, Marks, and Scars of theSkin. 
XVII. The Smoak or Fume. The dryed Leaves 
(bred fmall, and taken in a Pipe, like as Tobacco is 
taken, is profitable for fuch as are troubled with 
Catarrhs, or Diftillations of Rheum, or Vehement 
Coughs, Althma’s, Confumptions , Lac. for it 
warms and comforts the parts, dryes up the thin 
Rheum, which caufes thofe Difeafes, and helps to 
reltore the weakned and decayed parrs. 
XVIII. The Tindure of the Leaves and flowers. 
It has all the Virtues of the Effence and Infufion , 
and may be given in a Glafs of Wine, or other fit 
Vehicle , from half a Spoonful ro a "Spoonful 
Morning, Noon an i Night. It is alfo an excellent 
thing to bath withall, any pained, weak, cold, be- 
numed, trembling, or Paralytick Member; and is 
profitable againft a cold Gout, being appiyed to tltc 
part, and in anefpecial manner to betaken inward- 
ly, if it be found to have feiz’d the Stomach, add 
to make approaches thereto. 
XIX. The Dfldled Water. It is good againit 
ficknefs and pain at Stomach, and clears the Eye 
Sight, the Eyes being oftentimes in the Day time 
walked therewith. You may therewith make an 
excellent Eye Water , after this manner. Take 
Water difli/led from Rofmary Leaves and f lowers a 
Sfltart ; Common Spirit of I Tine a Pint and half- 
Clarified Hony 4 Ounces ; Madder Roots 6 Ounces 
very well brufied ; Alum half an Ounce ; mix and in- 
jtfe in a cold Digefl ion clofe flopt fora Month , flak- 
ing the Glafs every Day ; then being perfehly Jett led 
and fine , Decant the dear Water , and keep it for L 'jo. 
XX. Aqua Hungarian , The Hungarian Water. 
Take Rofntary flowers gathered a little after the rfin" 
pf the Sun a Pound-, put them into a double Veffel and 
affuje on them a Pint and half of Alcoohss'd or 
Tartariz'd Spirit of Wine, lute exactly the Joints 
digefl in a gentle heat for 3 Days, then diflil with a 
Copper Vefica or AlembickTiri d within, in Balnco to 
drinefs-, fo have you in the Receiver a fubjii Liquor 
which is, the gjteen of Hungaries Water. It' pre- 
vails againft all cold and moil! Dileaies of the 
Head, Brain, Nerves, Stomach, Heart, Lungs. 
Spleen, Womb, and other Vilcera-, as Apoplexies’ 
Epilepfies, Convullions, Cramps, Numbneis, Pal- 
fies. Tremblings, weakness of the Nerves and 
Joints, Head-ach, Megrim' Vertigo, Carus, Le- 
thargy, Sleepinefs, anddimnelsot Sight. It com- 
forts the Head and Brain, refiefhes the Senfes 
cheats the Heart, refifts Poifon, and revives all the 
Spirits Natural, Vital, and Animal. It is good a- 
gainft Palpitation, Fainting. and Swooning Fits 
Sicknefs at Heart and Stomach, ftinking Breath,’ 
Indigeftion, want of Appetite, and other defe£fs of 
thofe parts. It opens obftruff ions of Liver, Spleen 
and Womb, and is an excellent thing againit the 
Jaundice. It is good againft the molt vehement 
Catarrhs, cold Rheums, windy Gouts, Rheuma- 
tifms, old Aches and Pains in any part of the 
Body, efpecially thofe of the Back and Loins, ft 
is famous againit Griping of the Guts, the Colick, 
Wind and lharp or acrimonious Humors in the 
Stomach and Bowels. It provokes Urine and the 
Terms, and facilitates both Birth and After-hirth. 
It warms, comforts, and ftrengthens all parts 
weakned by cold and moilture, hard Labor, or over- 
ftraining, or that have been hurt by any Fall, Bruife 
or Wound. It caufes Watchlulnels , and takes 
away Drowfinefs, ftrengthens the Nerves power- 
fully; and is faid to he a Specifick in After-Pains 
the Palfie, Cramp, and other like Infirmities. It 
preferves Health, and keeps back Old Age, makitg 
thofe who take it, to look always young. It is 
good againft the bitings of Mad-Dogs, Serpents 
or Vipers, or other lienomous Crearures, and is an 
abfolute Antidote againit the Malignity of the 
Plague, or any Malign and Peftilenrial Fever, being 
an excellent prefervative in all Infectious Times 
and Places. It is prevalent againft the Pleurifv 
for it attenuates thick Humors, digelts Crudities’ 
opens ObftruUions , diffolves Congelations, and 
provokes Sweating. And being given in a large 
Dofe about 2 Hours before the coming of the Fit 
of an- Ague, it has been often found to Cure it. It 
takes 
