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 fourth Treatise of Oyles. (Book 4)

CHAP. I. To make Oyle of Roses three wayes.

THE first way is, take a pound of red Rose buds, beate them in a Marble morter with a woodden pestle, then put them into an carthen pot, and poure upon them foure pound of oyle of Olives, letting them infuse the space of a moneth in the Sunne of in the chimney corner stir∣ring of them sometimes, then heate it, and presse it, and straine it, and put it into the same pot or other vessell to keepe.

The second is, take halfe a pound of red Roses, and halfe a pound of Damaske, beate them together in a marble morter, and put them into a pot, and poure upon them foure pound of oyle, and let them infuse the space of twelve houres, then poure them all into

a pan and boyle them two or three boylings, and straine them, and presse them in a strong to well in the presse, and in the meane time put in the pot as many more Roses and poure the oyle upon them, and so heate them and presse them, and put Roses to the oyle three times, and then boyle it untill all the hu∣midity bee consumed which is shewed in the thirty two and thirty three Chapters of the first Treatise.

The third is, to take all Damaske Roses and no red, and make three infusions as before.

CHAP. II. To make Oyle of Violets.

THe said oyle of Violets is made but with one infusion, as the first oyle of Roses, putting to a pound of the flowers, and that part that encloseth them, foure pound of oyle of Olives.

CHAP. III. To make Oyle of water Lillies.

TAke a pound of water Lillie flowers, and make two infusions in foure pound of oyle as is shewed before.

CHAP. IIII. To make Oyle of Cammomill.

MAke two infusions of a pound of Cammomill beaten in the morter, in foure pound of oyle as before.

CHAP. V. Oyle of Lillies.

TAke onely the white of the Lillies, taking away the yellow, and make two infusions as before.

CHAP. VI. To make oyle of Dill, Rue, and Marjoram, and Wormewood.

THe said Oyles are made with two infusions as the former: many chooseth the lesser leaves of Worm∣wood, because they are most astringent.

CHAP. VII. To make Oyle of Masticke.

TAke three ounces of Mastick, breake it in the mor∣ter, and put it into the pan, with twelve ounces of Oyle and foure ounces of red Wine, boyle it untill

all the wine bee almost consumed, then straine and presse it, and cover it close in a pot.

CHAP. VIII. To make Oyle of Capers.

TAke the Cortex of Caper roots, an ounce Cor∣tex or Barbe of Tamarix seeds of Agnus Castus and Ceterach of each two drammes, leaves of Rue a dramme, good Wine and Vineger of each two oun∣ces; oyle of Olives twelve ounces; make the oyle: first beate your barkes well in the morter, then the Ceterach and the Ruc, then stirre them with the oyle, wine, and vineger, and let them infuse fifteene dayes in the Sunne, then boyle them untill the Wine and Vineger be almost consumed as is shewed in the thir∣ty two Chapter of the first Treatise, and straine it and put it in a pot.

CHAP. IX. To make Oyle of Castor.

TAke dry Castor grossely powdered an ounce, Wine or Aqua vitae two ounces, twelve ounces of oyle, boyle them untill halfe the Wine or water be consumed, for the Castor will not endure long cocti∣on, then straine it and keep it among the rest.

CHAP. X. To make Oyle of Wormes.

TAke halfe a pound of earth wormes, wash them very well; first with faire water, then with white wine, then put them to infuse into a pot, covering them with wine the space of twelve houres, then throw away that wine, and put the wormes to infuse in the Sunne or in the chimney corner in a pound of oyle and three ounces of Claret the space of eight dayes, then boyle them untill the wine bee almost consumed and straine them.

CHAP. XI. To draw Oyle of sweet and bitter Almonds.

TAke a quantity of Almonds, beate them very well in a Marble morter with a woodden pestle with∣out peeling of them, untill they be all beaten into a paste; then presse them softly by little and little in the presse, in a cleane strong linnen cloth, or in a cloth of haire.

The Oyle of bitter Almonds is made after the same manner.

CHAP. XII. Of Vnguents: or Oyntments. To make unguent Basilicon.

TAke Navell or blacke Pitch, good Rossin, and yellow waxe, of each sixe ounces; good oyle of Olives a pound and a halfe, make thereof an oynt∣ment. Cut the waxe into small pieces, breake the Rossin and the Pitch into little bits, and melt them all together in the oyle, and when they are all melted, straine them through a strong linnen cloth, and put it into a pot or other vessell untill it be cold, then tye it up and set it away.

CHAP. XIII. To make unguent: Aureum.

TAke oyle of Olives thirty ounces, yellow Waxe sixe ounces, cleare I urpentine two ounces, Rossin and Colophonia of each an ounce and a halfe; Oli∣banum, Masticke, of each an ounce, Saffron a dram, make them into an oyntment.

First, put the Olibanum and the Mastick in pow∣der and scarce them.

* 1.1That you must put more of the Mastick and Oli∣banum to powder, because you shall find the quanti∣ty scarced, and the rest may be kept.

Then cut the waxe into small pieces, and also

breake the Rosin and Colophonia into small bits, then melt them them with the oyle, then mixe with them the Turpentine, and when it is halfe cold put in the powders of Olibanum and Masticke, stirring them well together with the Spatule, and after that the Saffron being dry and put in powder, for to co∣lour it the better, and the oyntment is made, the which put into a pot fitting.

CHAP. XIIII. To make unguent Aegyptiacum.

TAke common Honey seven ounces, strong Vine∣ger three ounces and a halfe, make an oyntment of them as followeth.

First, put into the morter to beate to powder some Verdegrece, in the beating thereof forget not to stop your nose, then scarce it, and take a quantity of it, and keepe the rest, and poure it into the Honey and Vine∣ger, and boyle them to an oyntment.

That when you have powdered the Verdegrece,* 1.2 you must wash the morter pestle and scarce with hot water.

CHAP. XV. To make mundificative of Smalladge.

THis oyntment is made at any time, putting into the juyce what the Physitian shall thinke fitting according to the nature and time of the diseased.

CHAP. XVI. To make unguent: Album or white oyntment.

TAke white Waxe three ounces, Ceruse washed sixe ounces, oyle of Roses twelve ounces, three whites of egges, Camphir a dram; make the oynt∣ment as followeth.

The Ceruse being washed and afterwards powde∣red and searced, then cut the waxe into small pieces, and melt it with the oyle, and when it is melted take it from the fire and stirre it well together with a Spa∣tule of wood untill it be halfe cold, then stirre in the Ceruse, and afterwards the whites of egges, and so make it into an oyntment.

CHAP. XVII. To make red Dissicative.

TAke oyle of Roses twelve ounces, white Waxe five ounces, Lap: Calaminaris, Bol: Armoniacke of each foure ounces, Litarge of gold prepared, and Ceruse of each three ounces, Camphir a dramme; make them into an oyntment. Cutting the Waxe in∣to small pieces and melting it with the oyle, and mix∣ing the other things being in powder as is written in the former Chapter.

CHAP. XVIII. To make unguent Pompholigos.

TAke oyle of Roses twenty ounces, juice of Night∣shade eight ounces, white Waxe five ounces, wa∣shed Ceruse foure ounces, burnt Lead as is shewed in the thirty eight and thirty nine Chapter of the first Treatise being in powder, Tuttie prepared of each two ounces, Frankincense an ounce; make the oynt∣ment according to Art as followeth.

The Lead and Tuttie being powdered with the Ce∣ruse and the other powders, then boyle the juyce of Nightshade with the oyle, untill the juyce bee almost consumed, then straine it through a strong linnen cloth, and mixe with it the powders upon the fire, stirring them well together, then take it from the fire and stirre it till it be cold.

CHAP. XIX. To make oyntment of Populeon or Pop∣lar buds.

TAke Poplar buds nine ounces, Hogs lard or Bar∣rowes grease eighteene ounces, good Vineger and good Rose water of each sixe ounces, leaves of Night∣shade and Lettice of each foure ounces, Houseleeke three ounces; make the oyntment as followeth.

In the moneth of March take the said Poplar buds and beate them very well in a Marble morter, then

put to them the Hogges grease beating of them very well together, and put them into an earthen pot and let them stand untill Iune, untill you can get the other hearbs, then when you have the other hearbs poure upon the grease and buds the vineger and Rose wa∣ter, and let them stand in the Sunne a day or two, then take the hearbs, picke them, and cut them very small and beate them in the morter and put them in∣to the pot with the grease and buds, and let them in∣fuse in the Sunne the space of eight dayes, stirring of them now and then with the Spatule, and then poure them all into a pan and boyle them untill the liquor be almost consumed, then straine and presse them through a strong cloath; and if it happen it be not thicke enough, boyle it a little upon the fire and make it thicker, and then let it stand untill it be cold, and and put it into a pot and cover it, and set it in a tem∣perate place.

CHAP. XX. To make oyntment of Roses.

TAke Hogges grease or Barrowes grease washed as is showne in the thirty five Chapter of the first Treatise eighteene ounces, as many red Roses new; beate the said Roses in a morter, and mixe with them the grease, and beate them well together, then put them into a pot and let them infuse in the Sunne the space of sixe dayes, or upon hot cinders three dayes, then boyle them a very little and presse them in the presse, and then beate as many more Roses with the

said grease, and let them infuse as before, then straine and presse them, and mixe with it sixe ounces of juyce of Roses, and foure ounces of oyle of sweet Almonds, and boyle them untill the juyce be almost consumed, then straine it and keepe it.

CHAP. XXI. To make Plaisters. To make white Diachilon.

TAke common Oyle thirty sixe ounces, Litarge of gold prepared eighteene ounces; roots of Marsh Mallowes cleansed, Linseeds of each a pound, seeds of Faenugreeke twelve ounces; make thereof a plai∣ster.

To make this plaister very white, choose a good faire aire and cleare; curiously washing and clean∣sing the Marsh Mallow roots, and taking away the skin that goeth round them, and the pith that is with∣in them, then put the Linseeds and Faenugreeke into the morter, and beate them very well with the roots, and put them into a pipkin covering them with wa∣ter and cover the pipkin, and let them infuse in the chimney corner twenty foure houres, then boyle them a little and straine them, that there may be two pound foure ounces of Mucilage, a part of which shall be boyled with the Oyle and Litarge prepared, as is showne in the thirty seven Chapter of the first Treatise, upon a midling fire, stirring them alwayes with a Spatule of wood, or else the Litarge being

heavie will burne to the bottome, and when that part of Mucilage is almost consumed, which you shall know when it maketh no more bubbles, then put in the rest, and boyle them into a plaister, as is shewed in the thirty foure Chapter of the first Treatise, then let it stand untill it be halfe cold, and then make Mag∣daleons wetting your hands with a little water.

CHAP. XXII. To make Diachalcyteos or Diapalma Plaister.

TAke Roman Vitriol foure ounces, Hogges grease a pound and a halfe, Litarge of gold prepared, old Oyle of each thirty sixe ounces, make them into a plaister.

The Litarge being prepared shall bee boyled with the Oyle and the grease, stirring them well together with a wooden Spatule, and when the plaister is boy∣led, mixe with it the Vitriol prepared, as is shewed in the forty one Chapter of the first Treatise, and make Magdaleons as before.

CHAP. XXIII. To make Emplastrum Divinum.

TAke Litarge and common Oyle of each eighteene ounces, yellow waxe eight ounces, loadstone foure ounces, Amoniacke three ounces and three dramms, Bdellium two ounces, Galbanum, Mirrhe of each

two ounces and two drammes, Frankincense an ounce and a dramme, Masticke, Oppoponax, long Aristolo∣chia root, Verdigreece of each an ounce, make of these medicaments an oyntment as followeth.

First, put in infusion the gummes, which are Amo∣niac, Bdellium, Galbanum, and Oppopanax, in suffici∣ent quantity of vineger, that the vineger may cover them the space of twenty foure houres, or untill the gummes bee dissolved, then straine them and boyle them upon a chaffing dish till their humidity be con∣sumed, or untill they come to the thicknesse of Ho∣ney: in the meane time weigh the Lytarge and put it in a paper, and then powder the rest and searce them severally; that is the Loadstone, Masticke, Frankin∣cense, Aristoloch: and Verdegrease, then boyle your Lytarge and Oyle with the Waxe cut in small pieces, stirring it together with a Spatule, and when it is boyled put in the gummes, and then the powders, and last of all the Verdegrease, stirring them toge∣ther, and when it is halfe cold, forme Magdaleons or Roules as before.

CHAP. XXIIII. To make Emplastrum de Ianua sive de Betonica.

TAke the juice of Betony, Plantain and Smalladge, of each twelve ounces, yellow waxe, black pitch, Rosin, and Turpentine, of each sixe ounces, make the plaster as followeth.

Put the juyces into the pan, with the waxe cut in

small pieces, and the Pitch and Rosin broken, and boyle them untill the juyces bee consumed, which you shall know by taking a little upon the end of the Spatule, and dropping it into the fire, and it will make no noyse, then put in the Turpentine, and make Mag∣daleon as before written.

CHAP. XXV. Of the distillation of waters.

FOr the distilling of simple waters, every one hath knowledge, as to put the hearbs being bruised or picked into a Still, and covering of it, keeping a mo∣derate fire; also for the stilling of flowers or hearbs in a Limbecke putter water unto them, and putting cold water in the top, and drawing away the first water which is the strength, and throwing away the rest, therefore we shall not need to write any more of this.

CHAP. XXVI. Of Treacle water.

IN the place of Treacle waters described by divers Authors and divers wayes.

It is better to take a quantity of Venice Treacle and dissolve it in wine if there be no Feaver, or in Sca∣bious or Carduus water; but if there be a Feaver, in Purslaine, water Lillie, or common water, with a lit∣tle juyce of Lymons.

CHAP. XXVII. To make Cinnamon waters.

TAke a pound of fine Cinnamon, beate it and put it to infuse the space of twenty foure houres in a glasse vessell, with foure pints of good Rose water, and halfe a pint of good white wine upon the hot cinders or in some hot place being well stopped, then still it in a Limbecke or Balneo Mariae, and keepe the water in a strong glasse well stopt.

CHAP. XXVIII. Another Cinnamon water.

IN a necessity for to make Cinnamon water, take halfe an ounce of Cinnamon and beate it in a mor∣ter, and boyle it in a pint of faire water untill halfe be consumed, then straine it and use it.

CHAP. XXIX To make excellent Hipocras.

TAke a pound of good Sugar, an ounce of fine Cinnamon, two drammes of Ginger, with three pints of good white wine or Claret; make the Hipo∣cras, cut the Sugar into small pieces, and beate the Cinnamon and Ginger in the morter, then put them together in a pipkin, and poure the wine upon them, and stirre them together with a spoone or spatule, and let them stand all night in the chimney corner, and in the morning passe them five or sixe times through the Hipocras bagge.

That if you will have it very cleare, poure into it a spoonefull of milke.

CHAP. XXX. Another manner to make Hipocras.

TAke a quart of good Wine, halfe a pound of good Sugar, and an ounce of Cinnamon beaten; infuse it all night covered in the chimney corner, and and the next morning passe it through the Hipocras bag five or sixe times.

CHAP. XXXI. To make Hipocras of water.

TAke halfe a pound of good Sugar, two drammes of good Cinnamon beaten, two quarts of water; infuse them all night as before, and in a morning straine them as before through the bag.

The end of the Charitable Apothecary.

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