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 ...

Mercurius Vitae Corrected.

LET Mercurius vitae vitrified by the benefit of common Borax be finely powdered, pour upon it distilled Vinegar first strongly impregnated with Spirit of Salt of Nitre, and again well dryed in Sand, so shall you have (after due edulcoration) a Powder, which is safer to be taken, and whose desired opera∣tions are performed with less trouble, than by that of other preparations.

Virtue, Use, and Dose. It is good in Quartan and other intermitting Feavers, in most diseases of the Head; in the Plague, Dropsie, Leprosie, Pox, ma∣lignant Ulcers, and the like grievous affects, it works wonders. Dose in weak bodies from two grains to three, in strong bodies from four to five either by it self, or in Conserve of Roses or Violets, or so many grains may be infused in Wine or other convenient Liquor all night, in the morning let it be strained through a Cloth and drunk.