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 ...

Magistery of the Bezoar-stone.

OF the Oriental Bezoar-stone there is also a most excellent and precious dry Magistery prepared, of a subtile and penetrating virtue, thus: Dissolve the Bezoar according to art in the Menstruum, whose preparation was mentioned before; when it is dis∣solved, filter it through a Paper, and have ready at hand either distilled Vinegar, or Juyce of Citrons clarified, pour this by drops upon the solution, yet pour it on quick, holding your hand a good distance above it, and presently soft and subtile particles will precipitate to the bottom, almost without any acri∣mony; then draw off the Menstruum, and edulco∣rate it with Cordial waters; which being done, dry

it, and keep for use, as the true and sincere Magistery of Bezoar.

Virtue, Use, and Dose. This noble Magistery thus prepared, is profitable in all malignant affects and Symptoms, and is given against all poisonous humors or vapors that infect the Heart, especially where the quality and putrefaction is judged to be hot; and therefore in all other cases where Bezoar is useful, it may be safely given, and in the first place to those who are of a tender Nature, and nauseate Physick; also to Women with Child and to Infants, because it hath almost neither smell nor taste. The Dose of it to Infants is from two or three grains to four; but to those of riper years, according as the age and ne∣cessity may require, from ten or twelve to fifteen grains, in distilled Waters, or other convenient Me∣dicine, according as the skilful Physician shall think most fit.