The charitable physitian with the Charitable apothecary. Written in French by Philbert Guibert Esquire, and physitian regent in Paris: and by him after many severall editions, reviewed, corrected, amended, and augmented. And now faithfully translated into English, for the benefit of this kingdome, by I. W.

THE CHARITABLE APOTHECARIE. The third Treatise of Ele〈…〉〈…〉 (Book 3)

CHAP. I. The manner to make Electuary 〈…〉〈…〉¦tive for the rich.

TAke Polypodic of the Oake brui∣sed three ounces, Fenill seeds halfe an ounce, Betonie, Agrimonie, Adianthos, Politric: Scolopen∣dry, of each two handfulls; leaves of Sene cleansed two ounces, An∣niseeds halfe an ounce; pulpe of Cassia, pulpe of Tamarinds, and of Prunes, of each sixe ounces; Sene in powder with Anniseeds foure ounces and a halfe, a pound of sugar, make it into an Electuary as followeth.

Boyle the said simples cleansed and washed in faire water; first, the Polypodie with the Fenill seeds the space of a quarter of an houre, then put in the Betony

and the Agrimony, and after that the Politric: Adi∣anthos and Scolopendry.

Take a pint of the said decoction strained, in the which infuse the space of twenty foure houres the said two ounces of Sene, with the Anniseeds, in the which time draw the pulps of Tamarinds and prunes, as is shewed in the twenty two Chapter of the first Treatise, a part.

* 1.1That after you have drawne your Cassia, those ex∣crements which cannot be pulped through the sieve, put in infusion with the Sene.

That done, make your infusion boyle a little, and then presse and straine it, and with the decoction or infusion boyle your Sugar to the height as is written in the seventeene Chapter of the first Treatise:

The Syrup being done, poure it into a vessell of brasse or pewter from the fire, and mixe with it the said pulpes of Tamarinds and prunes, mixing of them well together with the bistorties, and after that mixe with them the pulpe of Cassia; then stirre very well into it the Sene in powder as is shewed in the twen∣ty three Chapter of the said first Treatise, mixing all very well together; the which being all mixed and in∣corporated together the Electuary is done▪ if in the mixing of them the Syrup should grow cold you must warme it upon the furnace.

* 1.2That you must never mixe the pulps with the Sy∣rup boyling hot, for then it will burne, but when it is almost halfe cold.

I have written but onely one way to make the Sy∣rup, which is very good, and shall serve for these foure following.

CHAP. II. To make Electuar: Lenetive for the poore.

TAke a pint of the former decoction of the simples to infuse with the Sene and Anniseeds as afore∣said.

Sene cleansed two ounces, Anniseeds halfe an ounce; Pulpe of Prunes and Tamarinds of each nine ounces; Sene in powder with his Anniseeds foure ounces and a halfe; Sugar a pound: make it into an Electuary in the same manner as the former.

CHAP. III. To make Di••catholic••n.

TAke twenty ounces of the former decoction to infuse with the Sene and Anniseeds.

Sene cleansed two ounces, Fenill seeds halfe an ounce, pulpe of Cassia foure ounces, pulpes of Prunes and Tamarinds of each sixe ounces, Sene in powder with his Anniseeds two ounces and two drammes, Rubarbe in powder two ounces, sugar a pound and a halfe; make it into an Electuary as followeth.

First, put in infusion the Sene and the Anniseeds as before.

The Rubarbe must be put in powder as is showne in the twenty five Chapter of the first Treatise, ••nd is mixed with the powder of Sene and Anniseeds.

The pulpes of Cassia, Tamarinds, and Prunes, be∣ing

prepared are put asunder, and when the sugar is boyled with the infusion as is shewed before, then when it is halfe cold mixe the Pulpes in, and af∣ter that the powders as before, and so make it into an Electuary.

CHAP. IIII. To make Diaprunes simple and compounded.

TAke a pint of the said decoction strained of the said simples to infuse with the Sene and Anni∣seeds: Sene cleansed two ounces, Anniseeds halfe an ounce, pulpe of Prunes halfe a pound, pulpe of Ta∣marinds foure ounces, red Roses three drammes, Su∣gar a pound; make it into an Electuary: This Ele∣ctuary is made according to the former, and is called Diaprunes Simple.

Which if you will make compounded; while this said Electuary is hot, mixe very well with it nine drammes of good Scammonie put in powder as is shewed in the twenty sixe Chapter of the first Trea∣tise; and then it is Diaprunes compounded.

That I have not written heere the Catholicon for Clysters, because you may use for the same any of these former Electuaries which are farre better.

CHAP. V. To make Electuary of Dates or Diaphaenicon.

TAke sixe ounces of the pulpe of Dates, two oun∣ces of Turbith, a few sweet Almonds peeled, Ginger scraped with a knife, Mace, Fenill seeds of each two drammes, Scammonie fixe drammes, with tenne ounces of despumd Honey, as is written in the seventeene Chapter of the first Treatise; make an Ele∣ctuary.

The pulpe of Dates being prepared as is shewed in the twenty one Chapter of the first Treatise, and put by it selfe, you shall make the following pow∣der:

First put the Turbith and the Ginger in the mor∣ter with the Almonds too hinder their exhalation, and beate them together, and when they are halfe beaten, put in the Mace, Fenill and Anniseeds, beating them into powder, and searcing them in a coverd scarce as is written in the twenty three Chapter of the first Treatise, speaking of Sene; having drawne three ounces of powder, put it by it selfe in a paper; the Scammonie also must be put in powder as is written before.

Then take the pulpe of Dates, put it into a bason, and put some despumd honey to it stirring them well together, and then mixe the powders and the rest of the honey, and the last of all stirre in the Scammony, stirring them altogether very well and your Electuary is done.

CHAP. VI. To make Benedict: Laxative.

TAke Turbith, Hermodactills sliced of each sixe drammes, a few sweet Almonds peeled, red Ro∣ses three drammes, Ginger sliced, Mace of each a dramme; Anniseeds, Grummell seeds, Saxifrage, and Smallage feeds of each two drammes, Scammonie five drammes, despumd honey fifteene ounces, make it into an Electuary.

First, put in the morter the Turbith, Ginger, and Hermodacts, and the Almonds which being halfe powdred you shall put in the seeds, and at the last the red Roses and the Mace, beating them all to powder as before, and searcing them in the scarce, then put your powder in the bason being stirred about with some of the honey, then put in all the honey, and then put in the Scammony, stirring them all very well to∣gether and the Electuary is made.

CHAP. VII. To make Tablets or Lozinges of Mechoacan.

TAke Mechoacan, Hermodacts sliced, and Tur∣bith of each two drammes, red Roses a dramme, Ginger halfe a dramme, Scammonie two drammes with halfe a pound of Sugar dissolved and boyled in common water, make Tablets the weight of halfe an ounce each of them.

The Mechoacan bruised in the morter, put in the Turbith, Hermodacts, and red Roses, being all pow∣dred and scarced with two or three Almonds to hin∣der their exhalation, then powder the Scammonie and mixe the other powders with it.

Then boyle the Sugar as is shewed in the fifteene Chapter of the first Treatise, and when it is boyled take it from the fire, and let stand untill it be halfe cold stirring of it together, then mixe your powders into it, and forme Tablets as is shewed before.

CHAP. VIII. To make Trochisques of Agaricke.

RAspe two ounces of good white Agaricke or what quantity you please with the great Raspe of iron; put it into a morter of Marble and beate it very well, pouring by little and little some Aqua vitae upon it, and beate it into a paste, then forme Trochisques and dry them in the shade, and when they are dry beate them againe, powring more Aqua vitae upon them and dry them againe, and then beate them the third time doing as before and dry them and use them; you may also in the place of Aqua vitae take white wine, in which Ginger hath beene all night infused.

CHAP. IX. To make Trochisques of Athandal:

FIrst, put into infusion for the space of foure or five dayes three drames of gum: dragant. in Rose wa∣ter in a little pipkin well covered, in which time take Coloquintida purged from the seeds, the which cut into small pieces and put it into the morter having first anointed the bottome of the morter with a little oyle of Olives, which being well powdred, forme it into Trochisques with the gum: dragant: dissolved; then dry them, and powder them the second time, and make them into Trochisques with the said gum.

CHAP. X. To make Trochisques of Mirrhe:

TAke Cinnamon, seeds of Nigella, Aloes, Mirrhe, of each two drammes, with the juyce of Rue de∣spumd, make them into Trochisques.

The said medicaments being powdered, beginning with the Cinnamon as is shewed in the thirty Chap∣ter of the first Treatise; then the Nigella, and then the Mirrhe, and afterwards the Aloes, which being all well powdred and searced; then stirring them toge∣ther in the morter, powre upon them the juyce, bea∣ting and malaxing them well together, and forme them into Trochisques, the which dry in the shade and use them.

CHAP. XI. Of Pills. To make stomack Pills or ante Cibum.

TAke Aloes sixe drammes, Masticke and red Ro∣ses of each two drammes, with the Syrup of Da∣maske Roses, beate and malaxe them into a masse.

First, powder the Mastick, wetting the bottome of the morter wtih a little Rose water, then powder the Roses, and after that the Aloes; then mixe them together, and poure the Syrup upon them and make a masse, beating and malaxing them very well, then wrap it in a paper being anoynted with oyle and keep it in a Gally-pot.

CHAP. XII. To make Pills without the which, or sine quibus.

TAke Aloes halfe an ounce, Rubarbe, Trochisques of Agaricke, Sene in powder, of each a dramme and a halfe; Scammonie two drammes and a halfe, with Syrup of Damaske Roses; make them into pills: powder all the medicaments severally, then mixe them altogether and poure to them the Syrup, and beate and malaxe them into a masse and put them up as the former.

CHAP. XIII. To make Pills of Agaricke.

TAke Aloes and Trochisques of Agaricke of each three drammes, Sene in powder two drammes, Marmalade a dramme, Scammonie two drammes and a halfe, with Syrup of Damaske Roses, make them in∣to a masse.

The powders being all powdered and mixed toge∣ther, put the Marmalade into a porringer and poure a little Syrup upon it and dissolve it, and poure it up∣on the powders, and with as much Syrup as shall be fitting, forme them into a masse keeping it as the for∣mer.

CHAP. XIIII. To make Pills of Rubarbe.

TAke Rubarbe an ounce, Cinnamon and Licorish in powder of each halfe a dramme; with Syrup make them into a masse. The Rubarbe being in pow∣der is mixed with the other powders, and with Sy∣rup of Damaske Roses made into a masse as the o∣thers.

CHAP. XV. To make Somniferous Pills.

TAke Myrrhe three drams, Olibanum two drams and a halfe, Henbane seeds and Opium of each two drammes, Saffron and Castor of each halfe a dramme, and eighteene graines with Syrup of dryed Roses, make them into a masse. The powders being powdered put the Opium in the morter, and poure a little Syrup into it, beating them together, then mixe in the powders as before.

CHAP. XVI. Of Powders. Powder of three Saunders, the which one may use in the place of Diarrhodon: abbatis Dia∣margarit: frigid: and de Triasuntali.

TAke white, red, and yellow Saunders, wood of Aloes of each two drammes, seeds of Succory, Endive, Purslaine, and C••rduus; sealed earth of each a dram; of these medicaments make a powder as fol∣loweth.

Cut all the Saunders in small bits or pieces and beate them in the morter with halfe the seeds and the wood of Aloes, and when they are well beaten put in the other halfe of the seeds and powder them very

well, and scarce them through the scarce, and that which cannot passe, beate it againe in the morter, and scarce it untill you have scarced all as is shewed be∣fore; then powder the seald earth by itselfe, and mixe them all together and keepe them in a glasse.

CHAP. XVII. To make the powder called Diambra, the which you may use in the place of Diambra Are∣maticum Rosatum, and the Trochis∣ques of Gallia Moschata.

TAke good Cinnamon, Mace, red, white, and yel∣low Saunders; wood of Aloes, red Roses of each a dramme, Ambergreece and Muske of each twelve graines, make them into a powder.

First, put in the morter the Saunders and the wood of Aloes, with the Cinnamon and Mace to hinder their exhalation, or if you please you may sprinkle upon them a little Rose water being all well powde∣red and searced as before; put the Muske and Am∣bergreece into the morter, and with a little of the powder, powder it, and mixe the rest of the pow∣der.

CHAP. XVIII. To make the powder Diatragagant.

TAke gum: dragant: and gum: Arabicke of each three drammes, roots of Iris, of Florence Licco∣rish,

seeds of white Poppie, Purslaine, and Endive, of each two drammes, of these medicaments make the powder.

When you have pickt the white and the best of the gum: Arabicke, and gum: dragant: you must make a cleare fire in the bottome of the morter, and make the morter so hot that you can scarce touch it with your hand, then heat the bottom of the pestle almost red hot, then wipe it with a cleane cloth, and put in your gummes and cover it with a cleane cloth with a hole in the midst to put in the pestle, and so beat them to powder, and if the morter coole before you have powdered and scarced your gummes, warme and heate it againe in the same manner as you did before; then when your gummes are powdered and scarced, beate the Iris roots and the seeds, mixing them all to∣gether and cover them close as before.

CHAP. XIX. The manner to make powder of Licorish.

BEcause the Physitians often appoint the powder of Licorish to be used, I have heere set downe the manner of making it. Take two ounces or what quantity of Licorish you please; being dry, scrape it and make it very cleane, then cut it into very small pieces, and beate it in the morter, and searce it into fine powder, and keepe it in a glasse as you doe the other powders.

CHAP. XX. The manner to make Tablets or Lo∣zinges with the aforesaid Cordiall powders.

FOr an example, take two drammes of the said powders, and mixe it with foure ounces of Sugar boyled, as is shewed in the sixteene Chapter of the first Treatise.

Your Sugar being boyled, take it from the fire, and let it stand till it be halfe cold, and then mixe in your powder and forme Lozinges as is shewed in the seventh Chapter of this same Treatise, speaking of the Tablets of Mechoacan; your Sugar being dissolved first in Rose water or Cordiall water and boyled to the height.

CHAP. XXI. Of Confection Alkermes and Hyacinth: with Venice Treacle.

YOu may find of these Confections at a reasonable rate at the Druguists, and Venice Treacle at the Apothecaries, which is made and shewed to the prin∣cipallest Physicians of the City.

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