Acetum Scilliticum. Page 45. in the Latin Book. Or, Vineger of Squils.
The Colledg] Take of that part of the Squil which is between the outward bark and the bottom, cut in thin slices, and placed thirty or fourty daies in the Sun or some remiss heat, then a pound of them (being cut smal with a knife made of Ivory or some white wood) being put in a vessel, and six pound of Vineger put to them; set the vessel being close stopped in the Sun thirty or fourty daies, afterwards strain it, and keep it for use.
Culpeper] A. A little of this medicine being taken in the morning fasting, and walking half an hour af∣ter, preserves the body in health, to extream old age, (as Sanius tryed, who using no other medicine but this, lived in perfect health til an hundred and seven∣teen years of age) it maketh the digestion good, a long wind, a cleer voice, an acute sight, a good co∣lour, it suffers no offensiye thing to remain in the bo∣dy, neither wind, flegm, choller, melancholly, dung nor urine, but brings them forth, it brings forth filth though it lie in the bones, it takes away salt and sour belchings, though a man be never so d 1.1 licentious in diet, he shal feel no harm; It hath cured such as have the Phtisick, that have been given over by al Physiti∣ans: It cures such as have the Falling-sickness, gouts, and diseases and swellings of the Joynts; It takes a∣way the hardness of the liver and spleen. We should never have done if we should reckon up the particular benefits of this medicine; Therefore we commend it, as a wholsom medicine for soundness of body, preservation of health, and vigor of mind: thus 〈◊〉〈◊〉.