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eafes Pains in any part proceeding from a cold 
Caufe, by applying it to the Place: And fnuftup 
the Noftrils as an Errhine, it purges the Head and 
Brain of cold pituitous Humors which caule Apo- 
plexies, Lethargies, Vertigo’s, Palfies, dullnefs of 
Sight, weaknefs of the Memory, Head-achs, Me- 
grim, 0V. 
XV. The EJfence. Given from one Spoonful to 
two Spoonfuls or more, in the Diftil/cd Water , or 
other proper Vehicle, itcaufes an expectoration of 
Flegm (fo alfo if it is taken with Honey, Salt and 
Vinegar:) It is good for the Spleen, (horrnefs of 
Breath, and difficulty of breathings kills Worms 
in the Belly, provokes Urine and the Terms, faci- 
litates both Birth and After-birth, expells the dead 
Child s Snd being bathed upon recent Tumors, it 
difculfes them. 
XVI. The Decottion in Water or Wine , or in a 
mixture of both. It has the Virtues of the EJfence 
aforegoing, but as it has not the fame ftrengch, fo 
it ought to be given in a much larger quantity, as 
to half a Pint at a time, more or lefs * it helps 
fuch as are dull Sighted, have a bad Memory, and 
an ill Digeftion, becaufe it warms, comforts, and 
ltrengthens the Tone thereof. 
XVII. The Decoded Oil . It is Anodyne, eafes 
all Aches and Pains in any part, as alfo painful 
Tumors, Gout, &c. arifing from cold and moift 
Caufes, being bathed Morning and Night upon the 
parts affefted before the Fire : It eafes Griping 
pains iu the Belly, pains of the Spleen, and is very 
effectual in curing the Cramp. 
XVIII. The Pouder of the Leaves and Heads. 
llfed as an Errhine, it cleanfes the Head and Brain 
of cold and moift Recrements, which are the caufes 
of many Difeafes. It is of good ufe in Meats and 
Broths, to warm and comfort a cold and moift Sto- 
mach, to help Digeftion, and expel Wind. If gi- 
ven to three Drams ( I (hould think two Drams to 
be enough) in Oxymel fading, it is laid to purge 
Choler and other (harp Humors, and help fuch as 
have the Gout, and is profitable for fuch as have 
an Apoplexy, Falling-Sicknefs or Lethargy. Gi- 
ven to a Dram, or Dram and half every Morning 
fading in Mead, or Oxymel, it brings down a great 
Belly, and takes away the hardnefs thereof. It is 
good againft the fwelling and pain of the Spleen, 
pains in the Reins and Hips eafes pains in the 
Eyes, and helps fuch as are Blear-Ey’d. Given to 
two Drams in White Port or Lisbon Wine, it pro- 
vokes Urine, gives eafe in the Strangury, and ex- 
pels Sand, Gravel, and Tartarous Slime in the 
Reins and Bladder : Mixt with a double or treble 
quantity of Honey, and given in Anifeed-Wine , it 
is comfortable to the Head and Stomach, expells 
Wind, eafes the Strangury, and helps a dry Cough. 
XIX. The Cataplafm. The Leaves beaten into 
a pulp in a Stone or Brafs Mortar, adding a fuffi- 
cient quantity of the Liquid Juice , and brought to 
a Coniiftency with Bean or Wheat - Flower, or 
white Bread, eafes the pain, and difeuftes che Tumor 
in the Cods which are much tumified or fwoln : So 
alfo applyed to the Forehead and Temples, it eafes 
the Megrim, Headach, and helps other Difeafes of 
thofe parts. 
XX. The Dijiilled Water. It has the Virtues 
of Juice and Effence , but much weaker : Mixed 
with Vinegar of Rofes, and applyed as an Epithem 
to the Forehead and Temples, it is faid to eafe the 
raging pain of the Headach and Megrim •, help 
againft the Vertigo, and abate the raging in Fren- 
zies and Deliriums. Given inwardly to 4 or 6 
Ounces, with 40 or 60 Drops of Oleum Tartari 
per deliquium , it is faid to break the Stone in the 
Bladder ; at leaft it potently cleanfes the Urinary 
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parrs °f Sand, Gravel, and Tartarous Muciiar- 
°dg’d in thofe parrs. 
XXI. The Spirit. Given to a Spoonful or more 
at a time, eirher alone well dulcified with Su?ar* 
or Syrup of Cloyegilliflowers, or in u Glafs of gene- 
rous Canary, it very much comforts the Stomach 
warms and ltrengthens it, is good againft palpirari- 
dn of the Heart, Sicknefs at Heart, Fainting and 
Swooning Fits, and other illnefl’es of the middle 
Ventricie. 
XXII. n )e Dijiilled Oil. It is of excellent ufe 
tor all cold and moift Difeafes of the Head, Brain 
and Nerves; and therefore is a molt potent thing 
againlt Convulfions, Cramps, Apoplexies, Epilep 
hes, lertigos. Lethargies, Palfies and Agues. Dofe 
from 4 Drops to ro, according to Age and the ex- 
igency ol the Difeafe, being dropc into fine Sugar 
and then mixt with fome proper Vehicleto fwallow’ 
it down in. 
XXIII. The Poreftates or Powers. They have 
ail the Virtues of the EJfence, Oil and Spirit , 
are very lubtil, and pent trace more than either of 
rhem • (and in my Opinion) are better to be given 
m Vertigo’s Lethargies, Convulfions, Apoplexies, 
Fpuepfies, Palfies, Gout, (Jc. and much more ef- 
reciual than the EJfence or Spirit , and more iafe 
than the Oil for outward application. Dofe from 
3° to 60 Drops or more in Canary, or any other 
convenient Vehicle Morning and Night, to be ufed 
S'? i C ° ntim ‘ a ”d°, fo long as the neceflity of the 
Dileafe (hall require. 
XXIV. The spirituous TinSure. It is Cepha- 
* lc *> Neurotick, Stomatick and Hyfterick, good 
againft all the cold and moift affeflions of thofe 
parts; warming, comforting and ftrengthening 
them, and reftoring their Tone when profiigated 
or hurt. Dofe from 20 to 50 Drops in Wine, or 
fome other fitVehicle, which may beft agree with 
the Stomach of the Patient. 
XXV. The Acid TinSure. It is an Alexipha- 
racon, good againft the Plague or Peftilence, and 
all forts of Peltilenrial Difeafes, by defending rhe 
Hearr, and deftroying the very Eflence of the Ma- 
lignity : It is alfo good againft the bitings of Ser- 
pents or Mad Dogs, or any other Venomous Crea- 
ture, by deftroying the ferment of the Poifon, and 
fo putting a flop to its Carrere, that it may not 
infect the Blood, and contaminate the Vital and 
Animal Spirits. Dofe fo many Drops as to make 
the Vehicle, as Canary or other Wine, pleafantly 
(harp, and ro be repeated 3 or 4 times a day as 
necefiity may require. 
XXVI. The Oily TinSure. It is a Nephritick 
and powerfully opens all Obftruaions of the 
Reins, Uretersand Bladder, as alfo of the Womb: 
It gives eafe in the Strangury, provokes Urine 
and cleanfes the Urinary paffages of all forts of 
Hetrogene matters; and many times carries offby 
Urine, the Morbifick caufe of Palfies, Lethargies, 
Apoplexies, Epilepfies, Rheumacifms and Gouts • 
It opens ObftruUions of the Womb, provokes the 
Terms, facilitates the Birth, gives eafe in the Col- 
lick, and fupprefles Vapors, whether arifing from 
the Stomach, Spleen or Womb. Dofe from 6 
Drops to 10, 15, or 20, in any proper mix- 
ture, as the Age and Nature of the Difeafe may 
require. 
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