Chap. 6qj 'Englijh ‘Herbs. 
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cakes away by long ufing ir, all manner of Pimples, ; of wonderful Virtues, nor do I know how to praife 
hcurf, Morphew Snnhurmngs, or any other dif- it enough, my perpetual uft thereof; has given me 
color", gs of the Skin, as alio Scurvy Spots Herpes, large fadsfaflion, as to its Excellency, which is in- 
and other breakings out. bv bathmp the Sk n rhw. a~a ,i : . . 
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and other breakings our, by bathing the Skin there 
with. It is not harmful as other Wafhesare, which 
are made of Mercury, but it makes the Skin fo 
« incomparably pure and dear, and fo frees it from 
all its Deformities andDefeds, that it is notmuch 
inferor to any other CoJmUck whatfoever. Dofe is 
lrom 50 to 80 drops, more or lefs, 2 or 3 times 
a Day or oftener, in a Glafs of Generous Wine, 
Sack Whey, Poller Drink, Me, Beer, or other Li- 
quors which the Sick drinks, continuing its ufe for 
Lome Weeks, or Months, as you lee occafion. 
Outwardly bath the parts pained or hurt , therewith 
twice a Day, Morning and Evening, and continue it 
for 10, 1 7, or 20 Days or more, if need requires. 
XXI. The Chymical Oil. It is drawn from the 
Leaves and Flowers, as you draw tile Chymical Oil 
of Lavender , Sage, Savin, Sic. thus, Take of 
dryei Rofmary Leaves, Flowers and Tops 2 Pounds -, 
Spring Water 15 Quarts-, digejl them 24 Hours, 
and diflill in a great Alemhick with its Refrigerato- 
ry-, or a Copper one with its Worm running through 
cold Water ; fo have you 1 Cater and Oil, which you 
may part by the help of aFunnel,or feparatingG/afs ; 
the feparated Water may feme for a New Dijlilla- 
tion, which then will yield the more Oil-, you may 
take lor a of the firfl Pints of Water, to keep for 
Rofmary Water. The Oil may be drawn out of the 
Rofmary frejh gathered. It ftrengthens the Brain 
and Memory, fortifies the Heart, refills Poifon, 
and cures all forts of Agues. It is abiolutely the 
greateft flrengthener of the Sight, and reftorer of 
it alfo, if loft, of any tiling in the World, it makes 
the Heart merry, and takes away all foolilh Fan- 
tjfms from the Brain. It eafes the Tooth-ach, and 
all pains from a cold Ctufe , and removes the 
caufes hindring Conception, and has indeed not only 
all the Virtues of the Hungarian Water beforego- 
ing, hut alio of tile Potejiates or Powers following. 
Dofe d gut. 4 ad 10 dropt into Sugar, and to be 
taken in any proper Vehicle, as you take other 
Otis. 
XX 11 . Spirit tts Rofmarini, Spirit of Rofmary. It 
is good again!! all cold Difeafes of the Head, 
Brain, Nerves, Joints, Stomach and Womb, pre- 
vails againft Rheumatifms, cold Gouts, and pains 
of the flead arifing from Flegm, or any cold Caufe. 
It is good againft the Vertigo, and Lethargy, 
ftrengthens the Memory and Eye Sight, helps Deaf- 
nels, and Hides Nodes in the Ears. It opens ob 
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need above the Force or any ordinary Remedy. 
It prevails againft all cold and moil! Difeafes of 
the Head, Brain, Nerves, Stomach, Heart, Womb, 
and other ri/ce»vt, as Apoplexies, Epilepfies, Con- 
vulfions. Cramps, Paifies, Tremblings, Numbnefs, 
and other Difeafes of thofe parts : and indeed it 
has all tile Virtues of the Spirit, Oil , and Hungarian 
It ater , but in a ten times more exalted Degree. 
Dofe from 30 to bo Drops, Morning and Night in 
Wine, or fomc Cordial Water. 
XXIV. Elixir Rofmarini, Elixir of Rofmary. 
This has all the Virtues of the Potejiates, Spirit, 
O'l, and Hungary Water, Elixirated, or yet more 
Exalted, even to the highelt Sublimity ; and may 
be taken Morning and Night, or ofrner if need re- 
quires, from 20 to ;o Drops in Wine, or fome 
other proper Vehicle. 
CHAP. DCIV. 
Of R U E Garden and Wild. 
0 R, 
H E R B -- G R A C E. 
T H F, Names. It is called in Arabick', Sa- 
del : in Greek, n^m, Peganum, quia ca- 
liditate, femen genitale coagmentat .- in Latine 
Rut a: and in Englijh, Rue, mi Herb-Grace. ’ 
II. The Kinds. There ate many Plants called 
by the Name of Rue, with certain Epithites, which 
are not Rue, nor any of tile Kindred thereof. Thofe 
which we fhall take notice of in this Work, are 
only thefe following, vis. I. K uta Hortenfis Gar- 
den Rue. II. Rut a Sy/vejlris, Wild Rue, of both 
which we (hall treat in this Chapter. HI. Ruta 
Pratenfis, Meadow Rue, of which in Quip. do;. 
IV. RutaCapraria , Galega, Goats Rue, of which 
in Chap. 606 following. 
III. The Kinds of the Garden and Wild forts. 
Of the Garden Kinds there are three Species , viz 
r vumu uu- , 1 . Ruta Hortenfis major, Ruta Communis, Ruta Saliva 
ftruchons of the I- tfeera, revives and prefeves the Ruta Domejlica, Ruta Lai folia, vel major Our 
5 ?i le ° r i e;> r t l ( c Fun&ions of all the common Garden Rue. 2. R uta Deaurata , Gilded’ 
parts of the Body. Dofe from 1 to 2 Drams or 
more, Morning and Evening in any Cordial Water. 
XXlII. Potejiates Rofmarini, Powers of Rofma- 
ry. They are made in all refpetls of the Leaves 
Flowers and fops, as are the Powers of Lavender - 
uniting the perfeSly deflegmalcd Spirit of Rofmary 
with its Volatile Oil before Named, and Salt ; by 
Digejlion, Circulation , and a repeated Dijlil/ation. 
Where Note, The great ejl part of the Volatile Salt 
rifes, and mixes with the Spirit end Oil by D tjl illation- 
nor is there the tenth part of the Fixt Salt left in the 
Fares, which after Calcination may be drawn forth 
as you do Salt of Tartar. And that remaining part 
after putref allien of the Fares may , by many Coho- 
bations of the Spirit be wholly drawn forth, and 
made to afeend, without any Calcination at all. This 
is evident , for that after Incineration , they will 
yield no Fixt Salt of any Kind, without very much 
Labor ; and then it will be a quantity very inconfide- 
rable, not being the twenteith part of what might 
have otherwije been extraSed. ■ 
Rue. 3. Ruta Hortenfis minor Tragi-, RutaSativa 
minor, d Ruta Tenui folia Cordi ; Ruta grave 
Olens Dodonei, The lefler Garden Rue. Of the 
Wild Sort, there are alio thefe Kinds Nurft up iu 
our Gardens, viz. 4. Ruta Sy/vejlris major Mat- 
thioli , Lobelij , Lugduncnfs , aliorumque , The 
greater Wild Rue. ;. Ruta Sy/vejlris minor, Rutu/a 
Lobelij -, Peganum Sy/veftre ; Ruta Sy/vejlris Se- 
cunda Dodonai, The Imaller Wild Rue. 6. Har- 
mala, Bafafan , R/tta Sylvejlris Syriaca, Wild Af- 
fyrian Rue. 
The Defcriptio/ts. 
IV. The firfl, or Our Common Garden Rue. 
It has a Root which is white and woody , fpreading 
far about in the Ground, and abiding many Tears. 
. '■ v; .."O' " ? & rom U P ai,h h ‘ ri wooi y Stalks, Branching 
I his ts a Medicine [forth on all fides, and bearing thereon fever a! long 
Leaves, 
