Diacydonium Compound, Magisterial, Page 102. in the Latin Book.
The Colledg] Take of white Sugar six pound, spring water four pound, clarifie them well with the white of an Eg scumming them, then take of ripe Quinces clensed from the rind and seeds, and cut in four quarters eight pound, boyl them in the foregoing Syrup till they be tender, then strain the Syrup through a linnen cloath, vocata Anglice boulter, boyl them a∣gain to a Gelly, adding four ounces of white Wine Vi∣neger towards the end; remove it from the fire and whilst it is warm, put in these following Species in gross pouder, Ginger an ounce, white Pepper, Cin∣namon, Nutmegs of each two drachms; keep it in di∣verse bones.
Culpeper.] A. If a man void of partiality should compare this and the former Receipt together, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 would find but little difference between them: only a little Cinnamon and Nutmegs added.
A. The vertues of all these three are, They com∣fort the stomach, help digestion, stay vomiting, bel∣ching &c. stop fluxes and the terms in women. They are all harmless, you may take the quantity of a Nut∣meg of them at a time, before meat to help digestion and fluxes, after meat to stay vomiting, in the mor∣ning for the rest.