Choice and rare experiments in physick and chirurgery, or, A discovery of most approved medicines for the curing of most diseases incident to the body of men, women, and of children together with an antidotary of experiments never before published / found out by the studie and experience of Thomas Collins, student in physick neer the city of Gloucester.

A marvellous Ba'm made by art most laudable.

Take fine turpentine one pound, of oil of bay four ounces, o•• galbanum four ounces, of gu•••• arabick four ounces, of pure Frankincense, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Mi••rh, of gum Jvy and of Lignum aloes, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 each four ounces, of Gal••••gale, zedoary, o•• Ginge•• of the white Dittany of leaves of Conjoli•••• minor, of Nutmeggs, of Cinnamon of each on dram, of Musk and Ambergrease of each on•• dram▪ all these b••at together, pour upon 〈◊〉〈◊〉 pints of the best Aqua vitae distill it secundu•• ar••em.

The vertues are th••se, it breaketh and di••∣solve ••n the st••ne in the kidneys, causeth th•• patient to pisse, which otherwise is letted 〈◊〉〈◊〉 a piece of flesh, it helpeth consumption, sci••∣tica, or ach in the head, fowl scurse, wounds i•• the head, It helpeth the plurifie. Give on

dram with water at a time helpeth any swel∣••ng in any part of the body, the coldness in ••••e head, it helpeth hot sickness aswell as cold.

Take a Borrage more, and boil him in half pinte of wine▪ and half a pint of rosewater, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 drunk fasting in the morning. It com∣〈◊〉〈◊〉, the heart and brain, it healeth the ••emorie and wit, it purgeth the evil blood, ••••covereth Phrensiness.