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.

ELECTUARIES left out in their new Master-piece which is famous for its baseness.

Athanasia Mithridatis. Galen.

Colledg. TAke of Cinnamon, Cassia, Schoenanth, of each an ounce & an half; Saffron, Mirrh, of each one ounce; Costus,o 1.1 Spignel,p 1.2 Acorus, A∣grick, Scordium, Carrots, Parsly, of each half an ounce, white Pepper, eleven grains; Honey, so much as is sufficient to make it into an Electuary according to art.

Culpeper] A. It prevails against poyson and the bitings of venemous beasts, and helps such whose meat putrifies in their stomach, staies vomiting of blood, helps old coughs, and cold diseases in the li∣ver spleen, bladder, and matrix. The Colledg hath made some petty alterations in the quantities of the Simples, but not worth the speaking of. The dose is half a drachm.

Electuarium èb 1.3 scoria ferri. Rhasis.

The Colledg.] Take of the flakes if Iron infused in Viniger seven daies and dried, three drams, Indi∣an Spicknard, Schoenanth, Cyperus, Ginger Pepper Bishops Weed, Frankinsence, of each half an ounce, Myrocalans, Indian, Bellericks, and Emblicks, Ho∣ney boyled with the decoction of Emblicks sixteen ounces: mix them together and make of them an E∣lectuary.

Culpeper] A. I wonder how the quantities of the Myrobalans escaped the great care, labor, pains, and the industry of the honorable Society the Authors of that Book, or the vigilancy of the vaporing Printer. Rhasis an Arabian Physitian, the Author of the Re∣ceipt appoints a drachm of each: the medicine heats the spleen gently, purgeth melancholly, easeth pains in the stomach and spleen, and stre ngthens digesti∣on. People that are strong may take half an ounce in the morning fasting, and weak people three drams. It is a good remedy for pains and hardness of the spleen.

Cónfectio Humain. Mesue.

The Colledg.] Take of Eyebright two ounces, Fennel seeds five drachms, Cloves, Cinnamon Cubebs, long Pepper, Mace, of each one drachm: beat them all into pouder, and with clarified Honey one pound, in which boyl juyce of Fennel one ounce, juyce of Ce∣londine and Rue, of each half an ounce, and with the pouders make it up into an Electuary.

Culpeper.] A. It is chiefly apropriated to the brain and heart, quickens the sences, especially the sight, and resisteth the pestilence. You may take half a drachm if your body be hot, a drachm if cold, in the morning fasting.

Diaireos Salominis. Nich.

The Colledg] Take of Orris roots one ounce; Pe∣nyroyal, Hysop, Liquoris, of each six drams; Tra∣ganth, white Starch, bitter Almonds, Pine Nuts, Cinnamon, Ginger, Pepper, of each three drachms; fat Figs, the pulp of Raisons of the Sun, and Dates of each three drachms and an half; Styrax Calamitis two drachms and an half; Sugar dissolved in Hysop water, and clarified Honey, of each twice the weight of all the rest: make them into an Electuary accor∣ding to art.

Culpeper] A. The Electuary is chiefly apropria∣ted to the lungues, and helps cold infirmities of them, as asthmaes, coughs, difficulty of breathing &c. You may take it with a 〈◊〉〈◊〉 stick, or on

point of a Knife, a little of it at a time, and of∣ten.

Diasatryon. Nich.

The Colledg] Take of the roots ofa 1.4 Satyrion fresh and sound, Garden Parsnips, Eringo, Pine Nuts, In∣dian Nuts, or if Indian Nuts be wanting, take the double quantity of Pine Nuts, Fistich Nuts, of each oneb 1.5 ounce and an half; Cloves, Ginger, the seeds of Annis, Rockit,c 1.6 Ash Keys, of each five drachms; Cinnamon, the tayls and loins of Scincus, the seeds ofd 1.7 Bulbus, Nettles, of each two drachms and an half; Musk seven grains; of the best Sugar dissolved in 〈◊〉〈◊〉, three pounds: make it into an Electu∣ary according to art.

Culpeper] A. Either the Colledg or the Printer, left out Cicer roots seven drachms, which I think are proper to the Receipt; they also added the loins of Scincus and the Nettle seeds, and in so doing they did well.

A. It helps weakness of the reins and bladder, and such as make water with difficulty, it provokes lust exceedingly, and speedily helps such as are im∣potent in the acts of Venus. You may take two drachms or more at a time.

Mathiolus his great Antidote against Poysou and Pestilence.

The Colledg] Take of Rhubarb, Rhu-pontick, Va∣lerian Roots, the Roots of Acorus or Calamus Aroma∣ticus, Cyperus, Cinkfoyl, Tormentil, round Birthwort, male Peony, Alicampane, Costus, Illirick, Orris, white Chamelion, or Avens, of each three drachms, the roots of Galanga, Masterwort, white Dictamni, An∣gelica, Yarrow, Filipendula or Dropwort, Zedoary, Ginger, of each two drachms; Rosemary, Gentian, Devils-bit, of each two drachms and an half, the seeds of Citrons, and Agnus Castus, the berries of Kermes, the seeds of Ash-tree, Sorrel, wild Parsneps, Navew, Nigella, Peony the male, Bazil,a 1.8 Hedg Mu∣stard, Treacle Mustard, Fennel, Bishops-weed, of each two drachms; the berries of Bay, Juniper, and Ivy,b 1.9 Sarsaparilla (or for want of it the double weight of Cubebs) Cubebs, of each one drachm and an half; the leaves of Scordium, Germander, Chamepi∣tys, Centaury the less, Stoechas, Celtick Spicknard, Calaminth, Rue, Mints, Betony Vervain, Scabious, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Benedictus, Bawm, of each one drachm and an half, Dittany of Creet, three 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Mar∣joram, St. Johns wort, Schaenanth, Horchound, Goats Rue, Savin, Burnet, of each two drachms; Figs, Walnuts, Fistick nuts, of each three ounces; Emblick Myrobalans half an ounce, the flowers of Violets, Borrage, Bugloss, Roses, Lavender, Sage, Rosemary, of each four scruples, Saffron three drachms, Cas∣sia Lignea ten drachms, Cloves, Nutmegs, Mace, of each two drachms and an half, black Pepper, long Pepper, all the three sorts of Sanders, wood of Aloes, of each one drachm and an half, Harts-horn half an ounce, unicorns-horn, or in its stead, Bezoar Stone one drachm, Bone in a Stags heart, Ivory, Stags pizzle, Castorium, of each four scruples, Earth of Lemnos three drachms; Opium one drachm and an half, Orient Pearls, Emerald, Jacinth, red Corral, of each one dram and an half, Camphire two drams, Gum Arabick, Mastich, Frankinsence, Styrax, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Sagapenum, Opopanax, Laserpitium or Mirrh, of each two drachms and an half, Musk, Amber∣greese, of each one drachm, Oyl of Vitriol half 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ounce,a 1.10 Species cordiales temperatae, Diamargeri∣ton, Diamoscu, Diambra, Electuarii de Gemmis, Troches of Camphire, of Squils, of each two drams and an half, Troches of Vipers two ounces, the juyce of Sorrel, Sowthistles, Scordium,* 1.11 Vipers Bug∣loss, Borrage, Bawm, of each half a pound, Hypoci∣stis two drachms, of the best Treacle and Mithridate of each six ounces, Old Wine three pound, of the best Sugar or choyceb 1.12 Honey eight pound six ounces: These being all chosen and prepared with diligence and art, let them be made into an Electuary, just as Treacle or Methridate is.

Culpeper] A. The Title shews you the scope of the Author in compiling it, I beleeve it is excellent for those uses: I want time to examine what altera∣tions the Colledg hath made in it, or whether any or none; for particular 〈◊〉〈◊〉 (to avoid Tautolo∣gy) I refer you to his Bezoar Water. The dose of this is from a scruple to four scruples, or a dram and an half; It provokes sweating abundantly, and in this or any other sweating Medicine, order your body thus: Take it in bed, and cover your self warm, in your sweating, drink poslet drink as hot as you can; if it be for a feaver, boyl Sorrel and red Sage in the posset drink, sweat an our or two if your strength wil bear it, then the chamber being kept very warm, shift your self all but your head, about which (your cap which you sweat in being kept on) wrap a hot napkin, which will be a means to repel the vapors back. This I for present hold the best method for sweating in feavers and pestilences, in which this Electuary is ve∣ry good.

A. I am loth to leave out this Medicine, which if it were stretched out and cut in thongs would reach round the world.

Requies. Nicholaus.

The Colledg] Take of red Rose Leaves, the whites being cut off, blew Violets, of each three drachms: Opium of Thebes dissolved in Wine, the seeds of white Henbane, Poppies, white and black, the roots of Mandrakes, the seeds of Endive, Purslain, Garden Lettice,c 1.13 Psyllium, Spodium, Gum Traganth, of each two scruples, and five grains: 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Ginger, of each a drachm and an half: Sanders, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, white, and red, of each a drachm and an half: Sugar three times their weight dissolved in Rose wa∣ter: Mix them together, and make of them an Ele∣ctuary according to art.

Culpeper] A. Requies, the title of this Prescript, signifies Rest: but I would not advise you to take too much of it inwardly, for fear instead of Rest it brings you to Madness, or at best to Folly: outwardly I confess being applied to the temples, as also to the insides of the wrests, it may mitigate the heat in fea∣vers, and provoke the Rest; as also mitigate the vi∣olent heat and reging in Frenzies. I like not the Re∣ceipt taken inwardly.

Electuarium Reginae Coloniens.

The Colledg] Take of the seeds of Saxifrage and Gromwel, juyce of Liquoris, of each half an ounce: the seeds of Carraway, Annis, Smallage, Fennel, Par∣sly of Macedonia, Broom, Carrots, Bruscus, Sparagus, Lovage, Cummin, Juniper, Rue, Siler Mountain, the

seeds of Acorus, Penyroyal, Cinkfoyl, Bay-berries, of each two drachms: Indian Spicknard, Schaenanth, Amber, Valerian, Hogs Fennel, Lapis Lincis, of each a drachm and an half: Galanga, Ginger, Turbith, of each two drachms: Senna an ounce: Goats blood prepared, half an ounce: mix them together: first beat them into pouder, then make them into an Electu∣ary according to art, with three times their weight in Sugar dissolved in white Wine.

Culpeper] A. It is an excellent remedy for the stone and wind chollick, a drachm of it being taken every morning; I assure such as are troubled with such diseases, I commend it to them as a Jewel.

Notes

• o 1.1

  Meum.
• p 1.2

  Water∣flag per∣haps they mean. See the root in the Ca∣talogue of Simples.
• b 1.3

  Scoria ferri is properly those flaks that smiths beat off from Iron when it is 〈◊〉〈◊〉 hot.
• a 1.4

  Look the Roots in the Simples and there you shall find those directions you have need e∣nough of.
• b 1.5

  The Au∣thor ap∣points se∣ven drams.
• c 1.6

  viz. The seeds with∣in them.
• d 1.7

  I know not what English name to give it.
• a 1.8

  Irio.
• b 1.9

  I think they mean that by Smilex aspera.
• a 1.10

  See the way to make these in their proper places.
• * 1.11

  Ecchium
• b 1.12

  A wise man will take 〈◊〉〈◊〉
• c 1.13

  I take it to be Flea∣wort, not Fleabane; the seeds look just like fleas.