Pharmacopœia Londinensis, or, The London dispensatory further adorned by the studies and collections of the Fellows, now living of the said colledg ... / by Nich. Culpeper, Gent.

Diaprunum Solutive. Page 114. in the Latin Book.

The Colledg] Take of Diaprunum Lenitive whilst it is warm, four pound; Scammony prepared two ounces and five drachms; mix them together and make them into an Electuary according to art.

Seeing the dose of Scammony is encreased according to the Author in this Medicine, you may use a less weight of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 if you please.

Culpeper] A. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 they left out now, and left their honesty withal. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 therein the Col∣ledg said true, for the Medicine according to this Receipt is too strong, violent, corroding, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, fretting, and yet this is that which is commonly cal∣led Duaprunes, which simple people take to give themselves a purge, being fitter to do them mischief (poor souls) than good, unless ordered with more discretion than they have; it may be they build up∣on the vulgar proverb, That no carrion will kill a Crow. Let me intreat them to have a greater care of themselves, and not meddle with such desperate Me∣dicines:

Let them not object to me they often have taken it and felt no harm; they are not capable of knowing what harm it may do them a long time af∣ter: let them remember the old proverb, The pit∣cher never goes so often to the well, but it comes broke home at last.