Paracelsus, his Archidoxis comprised in ten books : disclosing the genuine way of making quintessences, arcanums, magisteries, elixirs, &c : together with his books of renovation & restauration, of the tincture of the philsophers, of the manual of the philosophical medicinal stone, of the virtues of the members, of the three principles, and finally his seven books of the degrees and compositions, of receipts and natural things / faithfully and plainly Englished, and published by J.H., Oxon.

CHAP. VI.

IN Incarnatives both Experience and Rules are to be observed on this manner: Diligently and exactly inquire whatsoever is of the Planers, and withall in what degree it accords with the Incarnatives; then the or∣der of making the Composition, as the following Re∣ceit in the Fractures of Bones doth demonstrate.

Take of Comfry, Aristolochia-Rotunda, Serpentina: of each one pound. Moreover, although besides this, there are infinite ways mentioned for the healing the fractures of the Bones, yet notwithstanding, whatsoever is here adhibited, besides what hath been said, doth hinder and impead the present order of Healing: Nor do I judge it sit silently to pass over in this place, the various and many kinds of Consolidaes, as also the known things of the Serpentina's, and those that are unknown; & there∣fore they shall not be rchearsed by me, because they do

nothing at all impead the Weight, but are referred unto the same, according to the prescription and Rule, with∣out respect of either Heat or Cold, which do corrupt and mar the description of the Receipt: But in Wounds observe the following way of composition. First of all, Collect into one whatever are of the Planets and Wounds, each according to Experience, thus: Whatsoever is of a Crude Balsom, bring to an Oile by extraction, and that too, in an equal Weight, without any addition, ei∣ther of Heat or Cold, so that thou maist abide, or de∣pend on Specificks alone: thus Gums must be dealt with∣all in Emplasters, or Apostolick Vnguents, and let them be, (alias, unless as far forth as they be) a sixth part with reference to the other species, and the rest, five parts be of species, & the body of these things hath four weights: But as to a Vulnerary drink, 'tis referred unto Weights, according to Experience, and that too, more intensly, or more remisly, on this wise: Take of Pyrola two handfuls, Pervinca Diapensia ana. one handful; Agri∣monia, one handful and a half: Now if any thing shall be more excellent, forsake others, and cleave to them. Lastly, although there are many things which are desi∣red in this place concerning the Receits for Wounds, yet without Experience, which is the Mother of Receipts, they cannot be comprehended in a Rule.