IN this Booke are contained many excellent and precious Antimoniall Medcines both Physicall and Chyrurgicall: Some of them, even a meane Capacity may attaine unto, other∣some are more mysterious; and therefore tis very probable that the selfe-conceited man (who sticks not to vilifie any thing that sur∣mounts his reach) will call them Figments, hopeing by his malitious subtilty to shun that deserved Re∣proach which his proud insulting Demeanour exposeth him unto: Wee have in these dayes many pretenders to great Mysteries, but by their Fruits you may know them; were there but any sparke of modesty left in the hearts of such Impudent Ig∣norant Page  [unnumbered] persons, they would not thus blemish so noble a Science, which forsooth they would be accompted Masters of: For if it be an unseemly thing for the authorized Traditiona∣lists to pretend a Mastership in this Faculty which concernes the Life of man, (and God knowes how much tis hazarded by the Wilfulnesse and Rawnesse of many of them;) how much more blame-worthy are those Phantasticall hare-brain'd Ʋpstarts, that (without either the feare of God, or any Respect to the good of their distressed Neighbour) Attempt, by the subtilest wayes they can Ima∣gine, to beguile the Ʋnwary, and to abuse the necessities of their afflicted Patients, and yet highly pretend to I know not what sublime Knowledge: I am perswaded that such as these have much injured many well dispo∣sed, tender-Ingenuities, and have retarded the Endeavours of such as pitty the deplorable Estate of Man∣kind: This peice therefore may serve Page  [unnumbered] to quicken the Slow, and to settle the Wavering Mind. The Object of it is Antimony, Tis easie to be had at a mean price, the Medcines thence educeable are of great value; but yet such of them as are so, have a suita∣ble covering, the which remove by thy diligence and twill recompence thy paines. Labour therefore, and humbly implore the Searcher of all hearts to vouchsafe a Blessing upon thy handy worke; and whatsoever thou receivest through his mercy, be carefull to improve it to his Glory and thy Neighbours Comfort. For, Blessed are the mercifull for they shall obtain mercy: Farewell,