The London dispensatory, reduced to the practice of the London physicians wherein are contain'd the medicines, both Galenical and chymical, that are now in use ... / by John Pechey ...

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The London dispensatory, reduced to the practice of the London physicians wherein are contain'd the medicines, both Galenical and chymical, that are now in use ... / by John Pechey ...
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Pechey, John, 1655-1716.
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London :: Printed by F. Collins for J. Lawrence ...,
1694.
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Glass of Antimony, in Latin, Vitum An∣timonii.

Calcine in a small fire a pound of Antimony in owder, in an earthen pot unglazed, stir the mat∣•••• continually with an Iron Spatula, until vapours ise no longer; but if notwithstanding your stir∣••••g, the powder should chance to run to lumps, as often happens to do; put it into a Mortar and owder it, then calcine it again▪ and when it will ••••e no more, and is of a grey colour, put it into good Crucible covered with a tyle, and set it in wind furnace, wherein you must make a very vi∣ent coal fire round about the Crucible, to the d the matter may melt, about an hour afterwards cover the Crucible, and put in the end of an I∣n rod into it, see whether the matter that sticks to is become Diaphanous; if it be, pour it upon a arble well warmed, it will congeal, and you'll ve the glass of Antimony which you must let cool, d so keep it for use.

Virtues. It is of it self the most violent Vomit that made of Antimony.

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Dose. It is given in substance from two grain to six.

The following Vomitive Pill was frequently used wit exellent success, by a famous Mountebank in Eng∣land.

Take of Glass of Antimony powdred, and Crea of Tartar, each one ounce, with a sufficient quan∣tity of common Treacle, make Pills of the bigne of a large pease; sprinkle them with fine wheate Flower; one is a Dose.

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