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.

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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.
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Royal College of Physicians of London.
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London :: Printed for Peter Cole ...,
1653.
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Pharmacopoeias -- England.
Dispensatories -- England.
Medicine -- Early works to 1800.
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Unguentum Apostolorum. Page 161. in the Latin B. Or, Oyntment of the Apostles.

The Colledg] Take of Turpentine, yellow Wax, Rosin, Amoniacum, of each fourteen drachms, long Birthwort roots, Olibanum, Bdellium, of each six drachms, Mirrh Galbanum, of each half an ounce, Opopanax, Vert-de-greese of each two drachms, Li∣tharge nine drachms, Oyl two pound, Vineger enough to dissolve the gums, make it into an Oyntment ac∣cording to art.

Culpeper] A. It consumes corrupt and dead flesh, and makes flesh soft which is hard, it clonseth wounds, Ulcers, and Fistulaes, and restores flesh where it is wanting.

A. Here is our Colledges Religion, ad unguem. King James is their god, Harts-ease their Trinity, their Divinity and holiness in a couple of Plaisters, these twelve ingredients are their Apostles, their Colledge in Amen Corner, where they all sing Al∣lelujah, Anglice Woodsorrel together. Unless their hand of Christ, which is made of Rosewater and Su∣gar help them, I know not what will become of them, they have no other remedy to fly too but their Plaister called the grace of god, to see if that will help at a dead lift.

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