Thesaurus & armamentarium medico-chymicum, or, A treasury of physick with the most secret way of preparing remedies against all diseases : obtained by labour, confirmed by practice, and published out of good will to mankind : being a work of great use for the publick / written originally in Latine by ... Hadrianus à Mynsicht ...; and faithfully rendred into English by John Partridge ...

Confectio Magnanimitatis, or a Magnanimous Electuary.

Take Essence of Satyrion two ounces, recent Indian Nuts, Pine-nuts cleansed, of each an ounce and a half; green Pistick-nuts, kernels of Hazel-nuts, sweet Almonds, each an ounce; white Pepper, Calamus aromaticus, white Ginger, the lesser Galangal, Cardamoms, of each half an ounce; Venetian Borax, our Aurum Potabile, of each three drams; seeds of Rocket, Ashen-keys and Net∣tles, of each two drams; Magistery of Oriental Pearls and red Coral, Salt of Sparrows, of each four scruples; Boletus cervinus, of Bulls and Harts pizles, the stones of a Badger dryed, the flesh of Sea-Skinks, of each a dram and a half; the best Musk, Ambergriese, Oyl of Mace, of each two scruples; Oyl of Nutmegs, Cinamon and Cloves, of each a scruple. Mix them, and with Syrup of the Roots of preserved Satyrion make an Electua∣ry according to Art.

Virtue, Use, and Dose. It is a great Secret in com∣forting the Venereal parts, and is given to those who

are debilitated there; for it gives help wonderfully to old people, and to those who are cold by Nature. It potently restores Virility lost, and stirs up Venery in those who have forgot it. It causeth erection of the Genital parts, though cold and utterly decayed. It increaseth and correcteth the Seed in both Sexes. The dose is from a dram to two or three, at bed-time in Sack or Muskadine; or it is given in time of ne∣cessity to the quantity of a Nutmeg, drinking after it a draught of good old odoriferous Wine. But if the impotency were from birth, it cannot be cured, be∣cause the defects of Nature are hard to be restored.