A breefe aunswere of Iosephus Quercetanus Armeniacus, Doctor of Phisick, to the exposition of Iacobus Aubertus Vindonis, concerning the original, and causes of mettalles Set foorth against chimists. Another exquisite and plaine treatise of the same Iosephus, concerning the spagericall preparations, and vse of minerall, animall, and vegitable medicines. Whereunto is added diuers rare secretes, not heeretofore knowne of many. By Iohn Hester, practicioner in the spagericall arte.

Oile of Roses.

* 1.1 TAke oleum omphacinum, and wash it with common water distilled diuers times, then purify it in Balneo, vntill it leaue no more feces, then take lb. j. of this oile so prepared, of red roses the whites being cutte off and brused in a stone morter lb. j. ss. put them into a glasse, and set it to putrify in warme dung twelue daies being close luted, thē presse forth the oile, and put in fresh leaues, as afore is said, and putrify it againe: and this ye shall doe three or foure times, and so shall ye haue a perfect good oile: in like sort shall you make all other cooling oiles for topicall medecines very well. So is oile of Quinces, and myrtilles made, which refrige∣rat and astringe, and are applied to the stomacke, liuer, braine and weake bowelles, and also to the fundement. In like manner are oiles made of Camomill and Lilies which doth strengthen the sinewes, moderat, resolue, and swage aches: but these are made with ripe sweet oile prepared as afore.

Of mintes, wormewood, lentiscus, and others after the

same order, are oiles made with oleum omphacinum, which be∣ing annointed doth moderatly warme the stomacke, and strengthen the other partes, and helpe concoction, but first they are prepared with their proper water, and astringent wine, and must be clensed from all feces in Balneo certaine daies as is afore said: But if any man will warme, attenuat, and digest the more strongly by these oiles, let him take like portions of oile purifyed in Balneo and the spirit of wine.

Out of baies and such like beries ye may make oile, if ye digest them the space of a moneth in warme dung, and then presse them forth & serua. They are good for all colde greefes of the braine or sinewes, and disperse winde: But all these oiles of hot quallities will be much better if they be drawne onely with the spirit of wine in Balneo, without any addition of other oile, as Galen 1. simp. cap. 15. Although it doth easilie inflame, yet it doth not so quickly heate vs: for through his grose and slimie substance sticking fast to that it first toucheth, and therfore indureth long vpon all things wherewith it is annointed: neither is it extenuated or dige∣sted of the aire about it, or easily made to passe into the bodie.

Notes

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  Oleum ro∣s••rum.