The Colledg.] Take of dried Wormwood a pound, spring water twenty pound, steep them twenty four hours, and distill them in a great Alembick, with his refrigeratory, or a Copper one with a Worm, let the Oyl be separated from the Water with a Funnel, or sepera∣ting glass as they call it, and let the Water be kept for another distillation.
Let two or three of the first pounds of Water be kept for the Physitians use, both in this, and other Chymical Oyls drawn with Water.
Culpeper.] A. Your best way to learn to still Chymical Oyls, is to learn of an Alchymist: for I rest confident the greatest part of the Colledg had no more skill in Chymistry than I have in building hou∣ses, but having found out certain models in old ru∣sty Authors, tell people S O they must be done. I can teach a man S O, how to build a house: first he may lay the foundation, then rear up the sides, then joyn the rafters, then build the Chimneyes, tile the top, and plaister the walls; but how to do one jot of this I know not: And so play the Colledg here: for the Alchymists have a better way by far to draw them: the truth is, I am in a manner tied to their method here, from which I may not step aside; if my Coun∣try kindly accept this, (which is the beginning of my labors) I may happily put forth something else for the Ingenious to whet their wits upon; Only here I quote the Oyls in the Colledg order, and then quote the vertue of the chiefst of them, that so the Reader may know by a penny how a shilling is coy∣ned.
The Colledg] In the same manner are prepared Oyls of Hysop, Marjoram, Mints, garden water Cres∣ses, Origanum, Peny-royal, Rosemary, Rue, Savin, Sage, Savory, Time &c. the Flowers of Chamomel, Lavender &c.
Culpeper] A. I shall instance here only Oyl of Lavender, commonly called Oyl of Spike, which helps the running of the reins they being 〈◊〉〈◊〉 with it; it expels worms, two drops of it being ta∣ken in Wine, the region of the back being anointed with it, it helps the Palsey. For all the rest see the vertues of the Herbs themselves.