Species Diatragacanthi srigidi. Page 94. in the Latin Book.
The Colledg] Take of Gum Tragacanth two ounces, Gum Arabick an ounce and two drachms, white starch half an ounce, Liquoris, the seeds of Me∣lones and white Poppies, of each three drachms, the seeds of Citruls, Cucumers and Guords of each two drachms, Penids three ounces, Camphire half a scruple, make of them a Pouder according to art.
Also you may make an Electuary of them with a sus∣ficient quantity of Syrup of Violets; but have a care of what was told you before, Of the seeds. (quoth the Colledg, Before, when all honesty was not fled from them to Heaven.)
A. If you please to put in the cold seeds (which the Reverend Colledg appoints to be left out, till the Pouder come to be used, and then 'tis impossible to put them in, as I shewed before, page 122.) and so make it up into an Electuary; then I can tell you what the vertues are: It helps the faults of the breast and Lungs coming of heat and driness, it helps Con∣sumptions, Leanness, Inflamations of the sides, Pleu∣resies &c. hot and dry Coughs, roughness of the Tongue and Jaws: but how to make ought of the Receipt as the Colledg have ordered it, belongs to a∣nother Oepidibus and not to me. It is your best way to make the Electuary very moist, and take now and then a little of it with a Liquoris stick.