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Of a Specifickal Diaphoretick.

NOW we come to speak of a Specifical Diaphoretick, whereby every such disease is cured, that can or ought (because of its Nature & Propertie) to be healed by sweat; such a disease is to be driven out with this Medicament beyond all other Medicines. For by a Di∣aphoretick, a Cold Disease becomes Hot, and is by that Heat took away; for it hath often befallen us, that the Cassatum (or the dead Blood in the Veines obstructing the mo∣tion of the good) of twenty years standing, hath been healed by a Diaphoretick, and very many other Diseases which they call Intercutaneous, or between the Skin, and also such as stick in the Marrows, in which Diseas∣es a Quintessence effects nothing, much lesse a Comforta∣tive Arcanum; the cause is chiefly this, viz. there is

not so powerful a Vigour in the heart, as to drive out the Cassatum, except it be done by a Diaphoretick alone; for even as the O doth heat the Frozen Stone, & melts the hard l••e, even so doth a Diaphoretick display its Vir∣tues upon a Disease, which cannot be cured with any other Virtues how noble and good soever. And although Flammula or Crowfoot be a most hot Hearb, yet never∣theless the heat thereof is not at all comparable to the smalest point of the Nature of the Sun; Even so ex∣ceeding much is the difference betwixt each hot things and Diaphotericks themselves. Therefore we set down in this place a Specifical Diaphoretick, which compre∣hends Diaphoretical Virtues.

Take of Ginger, one pound; Long-Pepper and Biack, of each, half an ounce; Cardamomes, three drams; Granes of Paradise, one ounce; beat them into Powder and put them in a Glass with one ounce and half of the best Camphire, ground or beaten and with two ounces of Aqua Solvens or the dissolving Water, Seal up the Glass, and let i•• remain in Sand the time of finishing its Digestion. Then Separate from them the dissolving Water, and let it putrefie for a moneth, and be circu∣lated one week. Afterwards presse it out and keep it; this is the best and most potent Diaphoretick, acting more vehemently then is credible, as well in the Cas∣satum, as in other most grevious Diseases; of which enough.