A Hermeticall banquet, drest by a spagiricall cook for the better preservation of the microcosme.

THE SECOND COURSE CEPHALICALL.

HEre Dogmaticall Discipline bids me be more Compendious, and collect my Method unto Heads.

But we are Travellers, and must not be limitted: We are now landed on the Coast of the Cephalick Peninsula, a place whose Fame elevates it above all other parts of the World; and where both Tongue and Eyes of all Men sleep in Admiration. Here that great Monarck of the Microcosme hath his residence, Who is an Emperiall King, and full of Divinity: his Head being alwayes Crown'd, as a Type of his absolute and peace∣able reign even to the Worlds end.

That his more Celestiall Thoughts may not be interrupted with State Affairs he hath re∣signed

the government of his Microcosme, (which he hath divided into three Monar∣chies) unto three of his ablest Subjects, Spi∣ritus Vitalis, Spiritus Animalis, and Spiritus Naturalis. To Spiritus Animalis, he hath given the Cephalick Peninsula, placing him neer unto himself, as his Wisest Counseller: for which consideration he hath made him likewise 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Lord Secretary.

To Spiritus Vitalis, and Spiritus Natura∣lis, he hath resigned the Government of Terra firma: an equall Division being made, the one taking the Cardiacall, the other the Hepati∣call Parts.

Spiritus Vitalis likewise being his Lord Treasurer; and Spiritus Naturalis Lord of the Cinque-Ports.

Other Information of this King (the Soul) I dare not enter into.

De sacris in praesentia mysteriis non est lo∣quendum.

Yet I will shew you a reflection of his great∣ness in the glass of his Nobility and Court, which I will here Carve into Descriptions which may serve you as Picktooth's and Ta∣ble Talk, untill our Cook shall stop our Mouths with the second Course.

Know then that this King is retir'd into the Cephalick Peninsula, where his Highness is

lodg'd in an Emperiall Palace, whose Fa∣bricks are all of pure Ivory.

There the Architect, Emblematically expres∣sing Perfection (and that the Microcosme might not want his Epitomy) hath united all in a Sphaericall Figure.

The walls of his Court are invironed with a pleasant Forrest: the naturall plantation of whose Trees make so intricate a Laborinth, that tis a delightfull pastime for the Ladies of Honor, every morning for exercise, to lose themselves an hour or two in the Crispie twirles of those Aromatick Thickets. There likewise they sport themselves with young Harts, which they find often so intangled, that unable to resist, they rely on the mercy of those weak Females, suffering themselves to be fool'd withall, untill pitty shall send them Li∣berty. Sometimes more aged Harts (whose Actaeon plumes calculate their Nativity) are secretly insnar'd, and lock'd so fast, that their relief is desperate, insomuch that they lie and pine away in the Iealousie of their own weak∣ness.

The Ladies of this Court are so particu∣larly delighted with the pleasant chase of the Hare, that Day and Night the poor Creatures take little rest; hourly new engines being in∣vented to intangle them. So that every day

there falls more than all the court Dogs can eat and scape choaking.

As you approach this Regall Palace, your Heart is Planet-stroke by two Celestial lights fixt in the Frontispiece: Whose Magick Fires captivate the souls of yong Courtiers, making their Noble servitude seem an Imperiall li∣berty.

Those are the Lights which lead Men in∣to Fools Paradise, where they study Idolatry in a Looking-glass. If you can pass the In∣fluence of those Stars; you may enter the Great Gate (the Mouth) which at a word speaking is opened.

This is strongly fortifyed with Ivory Per∣cullises set in Mosaick. Here you are present∣ly incountred by that wanton Portress Lin∣gua, who cannot speak to a man without wagging of her Tail, she recommends you to her Lady and Mistris Eloquentia, who with sweet complements, and Court Ceremonies, invites you presently to a view of this Imperi∣all Palace: and so shews you first the out-Chambers of the five Lady Sences: then leads you up to the Lodgings of the Princes Phan∣tasia, which is the prime side of the Court for good fellowship.

There you shall find this Princess, with the nine Virgin Muses dancing a Phantasti∣call

Brando to the melody of the Lady Mu∣sica.

Here she shews you the Chambers of all the seven liberall Sciences, whom Phantasia hath honor'd with severall Offices. Geometria is her Carver, Arithmetica keeps her Ac∣counts. Rhetorica is Mistris of the Ceremonies. Grammatica governes the Pages. Astrolo∣gia serves in place of a Ieaster, and tells For∣tunes to provoke mirth. Musica, all the World knows her Charge. Poeta is her Mi∣nion, to whom she resignes the whole govern∣ment of her Family. She makes Hay whilst the Sun shines; and prefers all her poor kind∣red to severall Places in the Court.

Ovid she makes Major-domo. Homer because a merry Greek Master of the Wine-Cellars. Aretine (for his skill in Postures) growing old, is made Pander. Shack-spear, Butler. Ben Iohnson, Clark of the Kitchin, Fenner his Turn-spit, And Taylor his Scul∣lion.

All these have their chamber-doors pester'd with sharking Players, Fidlers, Ballad-singers, and such like hangers on.

Next, she carryes you to the middle Lodg∣••ngs, where the Viceroy of the Cephalick Pe∣••insula is Lodged, next dore unto the Great King Animus.

This Viceroy atten••s wholly unto his King and Master: putting over all Publique affairs into the hands of the Lord Intellectus, his Fa∣vorite, who governes all.

Yet Spiritus Animalis, having found him often corrupted by inferiour Members, dares not trust him too far, but for the better securi∣ty of the Peninsula, he hath Five fair Ladyes, as secret spyes to inform him dayly how every part is govern'd.

The Lady Visus hath her commission to have an Eye on both sides, and to look to eve∣ry part, specially the more Noble, and to ob∣serve their Humor and Disposition towards Intellectus, and whether they render freely their Tribute.

The Lady Auditus is commanded to lend an Ear to Chamber Discourses of those Court Gossips, Lingua, Rhetorica, &c. Who make every Festivall Day, a Day of Parliament.

Lady Tactus is bid now and then to han∣dle them somwhat ruffly: So to try who is most touchy, and if in their choler they be subject to Rebellion, and disobedient to the Laws published by Intellectus.

Lady Gustus is injoyned to be alwayes at his Table as Tastress; to prevent the Malice of some treacherous Humor, which by casting some Soporiferous mixture into his Dish, he

might be deposed by an Apoplexy.

Lady Olfactus she smells to every ones chollar: and like an Ape suffers nothing to pass the Court Gate, but she must have a Nose in it.

Here you shall see that Fountain Somnus (the true Helicon) where Orpheus sits and playes sweet Requiems to the Nine Lady Muses, Memoria, and the five Sensuall La∣dyes, who refresh their defatigated Limms with the hypnoticall dew of this Anodynous Bath: And whilst they rest, the Princess Phan∣tasia, who never enters that Fountain, she sports her self with the Jugling tricks of that Arti∣fex simulator que figurae, Morpheus, his Pho∣betur and Phantasus.

Here if Eloquentia forget not her self, she will shew you Memoria, and her Lodg∣ing.

But now I remember my self, I have heard our Cook and his Hatch twice at knocks, because none will ease him of his second Course.

And I fear some of my more serious Guest could do the like with me, who perchance ex∣pected grave Apothegmes, and sententious Aphorismes for their Table Talk.

No, you both abuse your expectations, and break the Rules of Physick, if you gape for

Sentences here. Ever whilst you live be merry at meat. Tis to excite your Mirth that I play the Fool: Laetitia Coelum vos creavit sua; Lae∣titia Coelum vos servabit vestra. Why then be merry! and with Democritus Jeere Me∣lancholy out of his Humor, nam fata sinunt dum securi vivitis.

And believe me, Mirth is the main Spring of your Lives Horologe: tis that maintains the Clapper your Tongue in motion.

'Tis Healths chief Panacaea, and absque hac una tanquam medicinarum omnium vita medicinae omnes ad vitam producendam adhi∣bitae moriuntur.

Laugh and be fat therefore: and let Doctor Merryman alwayes make up your Mess.

But soft! here comes the Second Course! Gentlemen pray have a Care you commit no Capitall Crime in your Table Talk. For whosoever makes Gravity his Salt, and Con∣templation his Sawce, gives so great an Affront to Intellectus, the Favorite, that he may chance hang his Head for it. For thus you corrupt the Embassadours and Agents which Spiritus Naturalis imployes in the Stomaticall Terri∣tories, by diverting them from their Functi∣on, whereby their charge is rawly executed. Next, you give a false Alarme throughout the whole Microcosme, making Spiritus Anima∣lis

retire his Forces to the Cephalick Peninsu∣••a, when there is more necessity of their succour ••n terra firma. Lastly, you rob the Treasury, ••rawing from the Exchequer of the Heart ••ood Angel-Gold, pure vitall Spirits, and ••nd back false, indigested Metall, all Mercu∣••iall, falsifyed by a weak externall Tincture ••nly: but brought to Natures test alla Copella, ••nd after dissolved in her rectified Spirits▪ you ••hall scarce draw from a Pound, one scruple ••f perfect Aurum potabile.

Thus likewise you cause fearfull Inundati∣••ns in this Peninsula, making his Fluxes and ••efluxes so Violent, that they drown the very ••arrow and Heart of the Soil, bringing with ••a Marine Saltness, whose Corrosive heat con∣••••mes the true Balsamicall moisture, leaving ••••ose Parts where it runs so impregnable that ••••thing prospers there but Tussilago.

Nor is this all the Danger! for by eating ••••icks in the Neck-land, it threatneth the ••••ole Continent.

Here in the Chamber of Memoria, I found Book in Manuscript, full of Politicall Max∣••es and Matchavilian Principles, for the bet∣〈…〉〈…〉 Government of the Sephalick State. The ••••••ef whereof were these,

••. How ever the World go,* 1.1 be not too Vi∣••••••ant in your Affairs: le••t by over greediness

of Gain you lose your Interest in the Pub∣lique Treasury, and at last abandoned by In∣tellectus, you grow out of Memory amongst your Friends, and so pass for a Man of small Judgement.

* 1.22. Be carefull that the Inland Inhabi∣tants suffer not their Culinary Excrements to lye putrifying in their Channells▪ but dayly to evacuate them by the Port Esculine.

For believe me, the Contagious exhalati∣ons which ascend from those faetid•• neglects will quickly breed the Sickness in the Cepha∣lick Land.

* 1.33. This Peninsula being barren, and re∣ceiving all his Provisions from the Continent 'tis necessary that you keep an Eye open upon the Stomaticall Magazin, and see that Memory forget not her self to charge all the Lady Sen∣ces to be vigilant in this action, and not so much as to Dream of any other negotiation untill they have seen a full and perfect distri∣bution. For if you let those Ministers sleep you may be supplied with a corrupt Munition sufficient to morbifie all your Inhabitants.

4. Here Intellectus must answer the advi•••• of his Physitian Sensus Communis,* 1.4 with obe••dience, and moderate his hours of Recreat••••on in the Helicon; lest he grow dull wit•• those stupid Vapours▪ and so unapt to nego••ciate,

be at last put out of his Office by the Princess Phantasia.

5. As far as Possibility permits, this Pe∣ninsula must be defended from those injurious Sea Winds, especially from that Pincerna pluviae the South, whose humid Gusts, suppor∣ted on the wings of noysome Foggs, lend a new body to the investing Aer; increasing the Violence of his Fluxes, and sending a Reple∣tion even into the Cranyes of that Earth.

6. Here is allowed, to Intellectus, his par∣ticular Recreations, for the preservation of his Vigour and Health: and those he shall bor∣row from the Lady Sences.

For sometime Visus shall divert his too se∣rious and retir'd meditations, with the revi∣ving Aspect of some actuating Beauty: whose presence will give such a charge to his defati∣gated Spirits, that in a Point of Time, by the strong refraction of those Rayes, all his forces shall be inflamed with a renovating Fire.

Tactus, yet more audacious, shall bring him on to touch this Beauty▪ making him im∣brace Corporality, to adde a greater feeling to his Delights. And there the Intellect might die in E••••tasy, did not Auditus presently by some Syrene voice or Orphean Instrument re∣lieve his melting Soul from the Abyss of Ple∣sure.

And lastly Gustus shall salute him with her Arms full of restoring Dishes, making the Lady Lingua invite him to a Sack Posset, as the most proper N••penthes for his Lassitude, and of all approved for an Authentick settle-brain.

In this my Cephalicall M••pp, you may discover the Head to be the most noble part of the Microcosme! the little Worlds Brita∣nia! Wisdoms Cabinet! The Muses Parnas∣sus! Apollo's Oracle! Minerva's Temple! and which crowns all▪ the Souls Imperiall terrestiall Tribunall whose Foundation is the Body: which if once impaired his fair build∣ings fall▪ and kiss their Mother Earth for a se∣cond admission into her Bowels.

Who then so desperate of sence▪ as to neg∣lect the preservation of so Principal a Part? Believe me 'twere Madness in the abstract: and such might well pass for Hair-brain'd hu∣morists.

This my second Course therefore shall con∣sist wholly of Cephalicall Preservatives. Look from one end of my Table to the other and you shall not see either gross, flatulent, un∣ctuous, vaporous nauseous, or crude and indi∣gestible meats, such as are, Old Beefe Milk, Fat Broths, strong Wines, Butter, Black Olives, Nuts, Onions, Cabbage, raw Sallads, Beans,

Pease, Rochet, or any such Cephalick E∣nemy.

No! I sent my Spenditore to Galens Mar∣ket, where he bought me these Ingredients.

• ...Betonica
• ...Majoran.
• ...Salvia
• ...Hyssopus
• ...Melissa
• ...Rosmarin.
• ...Fol. laur.
• ...Satureia
• ...Ruta.
• ...Ocymum.
• ...Cal. arom.
• ...Melilotus
• ...Paeonia
• ...Sem. Faenic.
• ...Coriandri
• ...Anisi
• ...Rad freos
• ...Caryophyllata.
• ...Visc. Querc.
• ...Flor. Tiliae.
• ...Bac. Iunip.
• ...Acorus.
• ...Pulegium.
• ...Nepita.
• ...Euphrasia
• ...Calaminta
• ...Serpillum
• ...Spica
• ...Lavendul.
• ...Origanum.
• ...Horb. paraly.
• ...Lil. conval.
• ...Galangae
• ...Staech. Arab.
• ...Chamomilla
• ...Anacard.
• ...Nuc. Mosch.
• ...Succinum
• ...Moschus
• ...Ambra. griz.
• ...Lig. Aloes
• ...Caryophyll.
• ...Cubebae.
• ...Cardamomi
• ...Macis, &c.

And these by an Essentiall Fire we have brought into Quintessences, Elixars, Extracts Tinctures, Balsoms, Magistralls, Spirits, Ar∣cani, and the like: all which you shall find far more toothsome, & Specificall to Cephali∣call Distempers than any of these following Methodicall Dishes,

• ...Diambra
• ...Diamosc. amar.
• ...Diacastor.
• ...Diapaeonias.
• ...Theria••. d••••tes.
• ...Pleres archont.
• ...Op••yra
• ...Conf. Anacard.
• ...Hygija Graec.
• ...Diaolibar.
• ...Aurea Alex.
• ...Mithridat.
• ...Dianthos
• ...Theriaca, &c.

No, I presume all sorts of delicate and nice tempers will rather honour our Hermeticall Feast: especially those curious Females whose very Stomacks are Complementall, in so much that they will not take a grain of Phy∣sick, under a Pound of Ceremonies. Nor can I blame them! For whose Disease hath once invited them to Galens Table, they shall find that the Nauseous variety of Syrups, Potions, Boles Pills▪ Apozemes, Emulsions, Powders, Electuaries, Lozenges, Eclygmes, with a world of such like Kitchin-stuff, shall give his Sto∣mack so compleat a Surfit, that at a second in∣vitation, they will rather (dispensing with good manners) appeal thrice to the Judgment of the Nose, before they will once ask the O∣pinion of the Palate.

This if any man deny, I refer him to the infallible experience of his next Malady; o•• to the Volums of Hippoc. Galen, Avi••en▪ Rhasis, Aretaeus, Aetius, &c. Whose pra∣ctise

our Methodists now wholly imitate. Read those, and you shall find most bitter Ex∣amples of all that I have mentioned. And whose belief in this point, cannot be overcome but by Instances▪ let them tast a little of this so much admired Antipilepticall Antidote of Aetius,

• ℞. Castorei. Helleb. nig. Scāmon. an ʒij.
• ...Opopanac. Cumini Thebaic.
• ...Centaurii, Nitri, Sulphuris vivi,
• ...Abrotani, Ammoniaci, Thymiamatis
• Sem. Rutae Sylvest. Absynt. an. ʒj.

Contusa & cribrata, excipe aqua & effor∣ma pillulas fabae Aegyptiae magnitudine, & unam quotidie praebe, cum Aceti mulsi Cya∣this quatuor.

Oh sweet Antidote! me thinks I see the Disease flying from it in the very preparation. Gentlemen, one such a Dish as this might make you all leave my Table, and run to the Cooks Shops.

Here therefore you shall see the difference between a good Cook and a bad.

For my part, had I Appetitus Caninus, or that ravening 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, I should not move a Tooth at such Ogliopodridoes.

I remember, about my second Clymacterical yeer I had a Quartan Fever▪ and requiring as∣sistance

of a good Old and reverend Dogma∣tist! for my Cure, he prescrib'd me a Water to drink; the which hath put me into an 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 ever since.

Take heed Sirs, how you mix such Waters with your Wine: for I can assure you, you may grow mad upon it.

From Galens Cephalicall Sallads, I have made many Dishes, which I desire no man to commend untill he have tasted.

Pray therefore fall to this Dish of Ex∣tracts.

A Cephalicall Extract.

• ℞. Nuc. Mosch.
• ...Caryophyl.
• ...Cinamom.
• ...Cardamom.
• ...Calam. arom.
• ...Succini
• Maceris an. ℥ss.
• ...Sem. Anisi
• ...Sem. Faenicul.
• ...Sem. Coriand. praep.
• ...Sem. Sileris mont.
• Sem. Paeoniae an. ℥j.
• ...

• ... Flor. Betonicae
• ... Flor. Salviae
• ... Flor. Rosmar.
• ... Flor. Herb. paral.
• ... Flor. Euphrag.
• ... Flor. Lil. conoal.
• ... Flor. Paeoniae
• ... Flor. Tilia arboris
• ... Flor. Lavend.
• Flor. Staech. Arab. an. P.j.
• ... Folior. Majoranae
• ... Folior. Melissae
• ... Folior. Lauri
• ... Folior. Nepitae
• ... Folior. Calamint.
• ... Folior. Serpilli
• Folior. Ocimi, an. M. j.
• ... Rad. Paeoniae
• ... Rad. Acori
• ... Rad. Galangae
• ... Rad. Caryophyllatae,
• Rad. Ireos ana. ℥ij.
• ... Bac. Iunip.
• Bac. Lauri an. ℥ij.ss.
• ...

• ...Lig. Aloes
• ...Lig. Sassafras
• ...Lig. Guaiacini
• ...Lig. Visc. querc.
• ...Lig. Coryli
• Buxi an. ℥j.ss.

Let the Herbs be brused, the Woods rasp'd the Seeds, Aromaticks, roots and ber∣ries grosly beaten. Put all into a large Ma∣tracio of Glass, and cover them 4. or 5. fing∣ers deep with Spir. of Wine animated with the Spirits of Sage and Juniper Berries. Set them in Balneo to Ferment six or 8. Dayes. Then separate the Tincture from the Faeces per inclinationem. To the remaining Faeces powre half as much as aforesaid of the S. of W. ani∣mated with the S of Annise, and Cinamon. Set them again in Digestion other six Dayes; which finish'd, and your Matracium cold, se∣parate the Tincture from the Faeces. Adjoyn these Tinctures, and by a gentle heat in Balneo vaporoso first separate the Spirits, then put your Alembick in Balneo bulliente and distill the Phlegma until your Tincture coagulat into an Extract. To every ℥ij. of which Ex∣tract adde,

• ...Magister. perlar.
• Magist. Coral. an. ʒj.
• ...

• Tinct. Confect. Alcher. ʒij.
• Essentiae ☽. gut. xx.
• ...Magister. Cran. hum.
• Salis cran. hum. an. ʒj.
• ...Essent. nuc. mosch.
• Essent. Cinam. an. g. x.
• Spir. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. gut. vj.

Mix all according to art in the consistence of an Extract. Dosis. ℈ss. vel ℈.j.

The Spirits of this Extract. have cochl. ss. vel cochl. j. to their Dose.

This Extract doth miraculously corrobo∣rate the Brain, and both Preserves and Cures you of all Cepbalicall diseases, as Apoplexies, Epilepsies, Palsyes, Vertigines, Hemicranies, Sopors, Torpors, Lethargyes, &c. It fortifyeth the Memory, acuates the sight, extenuates and dissipates cold, gross, viscous & Tartareous humors of the Brain, which cause noise and pain in the Ears, Deafnes and the like.

For a Preservative against all cold distem∣pers of the Head, the first Extract without the mixture of those, other Essences may excuse such as are not in our Spagiricall Cooks Books.

Those which will not feed on that Dish, let them satisfie Nature with this Elixir: though somewhat inferiour to the first Extract which is 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.

Elixir Cephalic.

• ℞. Nuc. Mosch. ℥j.ss.
• ...Maceris
• ...Caryophyll.
• Cinamom. an. ℥ss.
• ...Galano.
• Calam. arom. an. ℥j.
• ...Euphrasiae.
• ...Flor. Lavend.
• ...Rosmarin.
• Herb. paral. an. Mj.
• ...Melissae
• ...Ment. Rom.
• Card. Ben. an. Mj.ss.

By the example of the former you shall ex∣tract the Tincture with Spir. of Wine or ordi∣nary Cinamon water. Then separate the E∣lixir from his Tincture, and proceed as before. The Coagulated Extract having ℈.j. to his Dose. The Elixir half a whole Sponfull in the morning: the which resists all cold and moist distempers of the Brain: saves a bad Memory the expence of Table-books: and in one half year (if generally used) it would make our Glasses Cheap by runing the Trade of Spe∣ctacles.

This likewise is a Capitall enemy to Tale-carryers:

for it makes the Sence of hearing so exquisite, that their Imployment would be∣come unnecessary.

Here Variety calls you to another Dish.

• ℞. Zinzib.
• ...Santal. rub.
• Caryoph. an. ℥ss.
• Cinamom. ℥ij.
• ...Nuc. Mosch.
• ...Maceris
• ...Piperis.
• ...Galangae
• ...Cubebae
• ...Cardamomi
• ...Anisi
• ...Sem. Faenic.
• Coriand. praep. an. ℥ss.
• ...Aromat. rosat.
• ...Spec. Diambrae
• Dianthos an. ʒij.
• ...Majoran.
• ...Flor. Ocini
• Lavend. an. P.j.
• Ros. rub. M.j.

With lb ij. of the best Sack, and lb.ss. of the S. of W. with ℥viij. of Rose-water animated with the Essence of Musk proceed

as in the other Elixir. The vertues are the same with the former, but somwhat more ef∣ficacious.

He that thinks these Elixars and Extracts will be too hot for him, let him play the good Fellow and fall to our Cock-broth which here waits for the Innovation of his Spoon.

℞. An old fat Cock or Capon, being exenterated, cut him in pieces, and then put him into a large Glass Phia∣lum adding,

• ...Santal. Citrin.
• ...Lig. Aloes
• ...Caryophyl.
• ...Nuc. Moschat.
• ...Cinamon.
• Maceris an. ℥j.
• ...Galangae
• ...Cort. Citri.
• ...Zedoariae
• Croci orient. an. ℥ss.
• ...Flor. Rosmarin.
• ...Flor. Salviae
• ...Flor. Betonic.
• ...Flor. Lavend.
• ...Flor. Borag.
• ...Flor. Bugloss
• Flor. Ros. rub. an. P.j.
• ...

• Sal. corallor. ℥j.
• Granor. Kerm. ʒiij.
• Vini Canarien. lb iij.
• Sacchar. albis. lb.ss.

Set all well stoped, 8. or ten Dayes in Bal∣neo fervido. Then bring your Cock to the Press and there execute him: which done di∣still all in Alembico vitreo: Dosis j. 2. or iij. sponfulls.

This Restorative I recommend to Students, whose Cephalick Treasure is exhausted, by their Prodigall exercise of the Brain, as most Specificall.

I have taken notice of some here who are so bad sighted that they cannot find the nar∣row passage of their Mouths. Others again be∣fore they can draw their Eyes out of their Pockets, lose many a choise bit which they ga∣ped for. These things must be better look'd into: otherwise we shall make but a blind rec∣koning of it. That I may not be troubled with blind Guest therefore, I will bring you to to your Diet, and prescrib you this Opthalmick water: and this is for such as prefer their ease, before their Eyes: who rather than suffer a lit∣tle smart, will sooner be at the charge of some well Tutor'd Mungrell, to follow his Dogged Humor.

• ℞. Euphrag.
• Chelidon. an. M.ij.
• ...Card. Ben.
• Betonec. an. M.j.
• Rutae P.j.
• ...Salviae
• Fenic. an. M.j.
• ...Enul. camp.
• Rad. Valerian. an. ℥j.
• ...Faenic.
• ...Sem. Anisi
• ...Coriand. praep.
• Siler. mont. an. ℥ss.
• Bac. Iunip. ℥j.
• ...Ros. alb.
• ...Flor. Rosmarin.
• ...Calondul.
• ...Lavend.
• Staeched. an. P.j.
• ...Nuc. Mosch.
• ...Zinzib.
• ...Cardamom.
• ...Macropip.
• ...Calam. arom.
• Cinamum. an. ʒj.

Infuse all in lb. iiij. of the Spir. of Wine animated with the Spirits of Sage, for the space of four Days in Balneo: from whence accord∣••ng

to art, you shall extract the Spirits and Tincture from the Faeces, by Calcination So∣lution, Filtration, and coagulation; you shall resuscitate the Soul of those Vegetables, with which you are to Animate the Spirits, and Phlegma. Which Phlegma dissolving therein 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 li, with a little crocus metallorum, makes an excellent externall Opthalmick wa∣ter. The Spirits are to be inhibited the quan∣tity of a Spoonfull, or but half. The coagu∣lated Tincture ℈ss. vel ℈j.ss.

Who will prie far into other mens matters, though he smart for it, let him use this Exter∣nall Opthalmicall Water.

• ℞. Suc. Chelidon.
• Euphrag. an. lb.ss.
• Lact. Caprin. lb. j.
• ...Zinzib.
• Maceris an. ℥j.
• Aloes ℥ss.
• Vitriol. alb. ℥iij.

Give all four Dayes Infusion and then distill them in Balneo. To this distilled water, take little peeces of Tutia, heat them red hot in a new Iron spoon, and ex∣tinguish them in this water, with nine Repetitions, leaving your Tutia at the last

extinction in the water, and so reserve it for your use.

A blind man may see the Vertues of this wa∣ter, a drop thereof being often put into his Eys. It cures all Opthalmies, Gumms, salt Tears, Pearles, &c.

In your first Stomaticall Course, I told you of a new Hermeticall method in curing Di∣seases (which I have often practiz'd on Infants and extream feeble Patients) only by externall remedies, without any Internall praesidio: Whereby I will undertake, and maintain, that any Disease, either Acute▪ Chronical, or A∣stralis, (where no Malignity praedominates) may be perfectly, and with far less expence to Nature eradicated. And that all exteriour af∣fects, as Ulcers, Wounds, &c. may be brought to an exact sanation without any locall appli∣cation, but meerly by a Magneticall Sympa∣thy.

This Opinion I know will be better than a Gig to our modern Methodists to provoke Laughter: But let them beware, in their Laughter they revive not the Example of Z••uxis that famous Painter, who imitating the Deformity of an Old Tripefac'd Beldam, whose arch'd Chin supported the fall of her Nose, and the want of teeth gave her Tongue Liberty to drown her mumping Elo∣quence

with dribling Oratory; every Eye like∣wise being so retir'd, that their Gravity eclyp∣sed all suspect of Lightness. When he had finish'd this Master-peece, and wrought it so neer to the Life, that Art had almost lost her Interest in it; he was so overcome with the extravagancy of his Pensills perfection, that bursting into a violent Laughter, he let out his soul to animate his Pourtraict.

Thus perchance the Extravagancy of our Art mixt with perfection, may draw some of them to a Violent Laughter: But I fear twill be Sardinian.

Faith if they laugh! I must do as Fools do, and laugh for Company: Yet with a more hearty laughter, as was of that of Chrysippus, when he saw an Ass forsake sweet Grass and fall to Thistles. Apply who will.

Here (Purpose bringing me upon it) to make this new Art more Speculative, and my Opinion more apparent, I will give you an Ocular Instance.

In all Opthalmies where a Plethora doth indicate evacuation, we have an Hermeticall Opthalmick water whereof three drops put into the Eye hath these three Properties.

First per 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 it causeth a Universall Revulsion of the humor peccant, which flows to the part affected. Secondly by a repulsion

it resists the flux of humors. Lastly, per 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 it makes an insensible discussion of those humors already compacted and coagu∣lated in the Eye.

Now they will not only laugh, but con∣clude I am Mad; to say that the dropping water in the Eyes can purge per 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.

If this seeme so strange to them, per∣chance I may shortly present them with a Monster (yet no 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉) whose smell only shall excite Intestin••ll evacuations.

To shew that I am not in choller, there∣fore, with Methodicall Obstinacy, which Jeeres at Truth, to blinde their Ignorance; •• will drink to them in a Cup of our Hermeti∣call Claret.

• ℞. Caryoph.
• ...Nuc. Mosch.
• M••ceris an. ℥j.ss.
• ...Zinzib.
• Cardamom. an. ℥ss.
• ...Coriand. praep.
• ...Anisi
• Faenicul. an. ʒiij.
• ...Diptamni
• ...Zedoariae
• rad Angel. an. ʒij.
• ...Flor. Rosmarin.
• Bugloss. an. P.ij.
• ...

• Tabel. arom. ros. ℥j.
• Sacchar. alb. lb. j.

All grosly beaten, put them into a glass vessell with lbiiij. or five of the best Wine of Candia, or good Canary; set them the space of two or three dayes in Balneo tepido. Then pass it two or three times through a Hippocras Bag. Which done, mix therewith of the Spi∣rits of Roses essentiated with Musk and Am∣ber; then put it up into Vessells for your use. One or two spoonfulls taken of this in a morning, corroborates all the Animall, Vitall, and Naturall Faculties.

Hence it conduceth to all Cephalicall af∣fects: as also to all Cardialgiae, Lipothimiae, Sincopi, &c. 'Tis excellent in all weakness Crudityes, and ventosities of the Stomack. It corroborates the Liver and Spleen and cures all Cachexies, Hypochondriacall Melanchol∣lies, and Hystericall Passions. It preserves from the Pestilence, Worms, and all sorts of putrifactions.

I must not here omit the recreating of your Sences by some externall perfumes: accept therefore of these Pomanders.

• ℞. Styrac. calam.
• Landan. an. ʒj.ss.
• ...

• Benzoes ʒj.
• ...Garyoph.
• ...Macis
• ...Lig. Aloes
• Flor. Lavend. an. ℈.ss.
• ...Moschi
• Ambrae an. g. iiij.
• ...Gum. Tragac. in aq. Ros.
• ...dissolut. q.s.
• ...Terebint. parum.

In a hot Mortar make them up into a Po∣mander, according to art.

If that please not, make use of this

• ℞. Ladani ʒij.
• Styrac. cal. ʒj.ss.
• ...Benzoes
• ...Thuris
• ...Succin. alb.
• ...Lig. Aloes
• ...Ros. rub.
• ...Lig. Cypres.
• ...Cinamom.
• Garyophil. an. ℈.ij.
• ...Ambrae
• ...Moschi an. g.v.

With Gum Tragacanth dissolved in Spir. of Roses, q.s. make them up into small Tro∣chisks;

one of which cast upon the Coals fills your Chamber with a gratefull Odour.

Or this,

• ℞. Thuris
• ...Lig. Aloes
• Styr. Cal. an. ℥ss.
• Styr. liq. ʒvj.
• Laudan. ℥j.ss.
• ...Ambrae
• Moschi an. g. vij.
• ...Carbonum Tiliae,
• vel Salicis ℥j.
• Tragacant. ℥ss.

Your Gum dissolved in Spirit of Roses with a little S. of W. make them up into little Roles like small Candles.

Or use this Water.

• ℞. Aq. Rosar. lb iij.
• Vin. malvat. lb.ss.
• ...Flor. Lavend.
• Spicae an. ℥ij.
• Cort. Citri ℥ss.
• Rad. Ireos ʒij.
• ...Cinamom
• ...Nuc. Mosch.
• Styr. calam. an. ʒss.

After ten Dayes infusion, distill them, putting in the Nose of your Alembick, Musk and Amber an. ℈j. This water you may mix with common Water for your Hands or face; Or put some of it in a perfuming pot, the Va∣pour whereof will recreate your Sences with a delightfull Aer.

If none of those perfumes please you, I must call for my Hermeticall Cabinet, where I think to finde a Balsam shall please you all in despite of your Noses.

• ℞. Butyr. Gelsom. ℥ss.
• ...Essent. flor. Citri.
• ...Essent. Cort. Citri.
• ...Ess. Cinamom.
• ...Ol. Nuc. Mosch.
• Essent. Rosar. an. ℈.ss.
• Flor. Benzoin. ℈.j.
• ...Essent. Moschi
• ...Essent. Ambrae
• Essent. Zibettae an. ℈.ss.

These in some small mortar, sine calore you shall mix well together: and then reserve it in some silver box to your use.

With this you may rub your Gloves, Hand∣kerchief, or any thing else about you. When the Barber elevates your Mustachoes, this wil••

be of singular use, making your Whiskers stand up most sweetly. In time of Pestilence it will be very serviceable, and where it layes hold it will a long time stick to your Coat.

Here since I have taken you by the Nose, I must hold you a little longer: for I have a Se∣cret to reveal to you, but it will trouble your Brains, and therefore I doubt you will take it in snuff. Yet as it concerns the Health both of your Soul and Body, I am bound in consci∣ence to reveal it: make good use of it there∣fore for my sake, and ile promise you every one shall pray for you.

Pulvis sternutatorius.

• ℞. Sem. nigel.
• Helleb. alb. an. ℈.j.
• ...Majoranae.
• ...Rosmarin.
• Salviae an. ʒss.
• Moschi g. iij.
• Fiat pulvis. s.a.

These and such like neesing powders are never to be used but fasting: for you know, fasting and praying go always together.

This following is safer and better: but you will be the less praid for,

• ℞. Pyrethri ℈.ss.
• Helleb. nig. ʒj.
• ...

• Nasturt. ʒss.
• ...Fiat pulvis.

Tye it in a peece of fine Cloath, and steep it in Rose water, and by smelling to it, it gently provokes sternutation.

Here I have another Dish for some body which perchance little dreams of it,

• ℞. Quatuor sem. frig. maj. an. ℥ij.
• Sem. Papav. alb. lb.ss.
• Lactucae ℥iiij.
• Hyoschyam. ℥ij.
• ...Flor. Nymph.
• ...Violarum.
• ...Rosar. rub.
• Papav. rhead. an. p.iiij.
• ...Flor. Sambuci.
• Sūmitat. Rutae an. P.ij.
• ...Macis
• ...Nuc. Moschat.
• Benzoini an. ʒvj.

All grosly beaten infuse them four dayes in

• ...Aqua rosar.
• ...Lactucae
• ...Nenupharis
• Papav. rheadis an. lb. ij.

Then strein it with a strong expression, to which you shall adde

• Requies Nich. ℥ss.
• ...Croci orient.
• Mumiae an. ʒiij.
• ...Camphorae
• Castorei. an. ʒj.

Being well mixt, distill them according to Art. The Dose is ℥ij. at your wonted hour of rest. This spoils all your Watches: Silen∣ceth your Clocks, and makes you lose more time then you think of: The best property it hath, is, it makes a man forget all wrongs.

All that is bad in it is this, that who ever takes of it he will be no more good for any thing a long time after.

This is far safer and of better effect than any of the Vulgar Narcoticks, and it emu∣lates our Hermeticall Laudanum, mitigating all Internal dolours, Inflammations, Inquietu∣di••i, &c.

Gentlemen, I did let your Noses go a little too soon: here is a bloudy Action put in against them, which may cost some of you your Lives. I should be very sorry to see any of my Guest throw away themselves by their own weak∣ness. Believe me tis to be pittyed, and I

would spend part of my best Bloud to save them.

Whensoever therefore Prodigious drops of Bloud shall fall from the upper Region of the Microcosme, knock at our Hermeticall Ca∣binets Door: for there you shall finde a Sym∣paticall Powder, which increaseth both in Quantity and Quality every time you make use of it: One Dragm of which is sufficient for an Army. 'Tis to be preserv'd in some lit∣tle box in your Pocket, and when your Nose bleeds let but a drop or two fall on this Pow∣der: then put up the Box presently from the Aer, and you shall find your Bloud stop mira∣culously. And thus it Cures all Fluxes of Bloud either of Man or Woman without any other helps. And this I have here Inserted, to adde a Nerve to the Truth of our former Opi∣nion.

Here when I call to minde the Malice of Ignorance, I could play the Montinbanco and draw Teeth. But from whom? not from my Guess! but from the Jawes of those 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 whose Canine and rabid Envy like that of Timonus the Athenian Man-hater (quod nihil ingratius animo concipiat quam erga Homines benevolum ac beneficum Deum se habere, eos∣que prosperè ac feliciter prospiciat degere) runs snarling and biting at every Man. Nay Na∣ture

her self cannot pass them! But because she is 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, and favours Man with the use of her Secrets, they hourly labour to discredit her, and ruin her Reputation with their Malignant Calumnies. But she is so well armed with her Panacaeae, and Truths Arcani, that in vain with Aesops Dog they do but bark at the Moon.

While I was Student in Padoua, upon ma∣ny particular occasions, I have often tasted of that bitter Galenicall Envy against Hermeti∣call discipline. Amongst which this was one.

Walking one day in the Garden of Sim∣ples, with one of the Professours of that A∣cademy in Physick: (and none of the Sim∣plest neither) we gathered our Discourse out of our Mothers Aperne: where I by chance taking up the Herb Heliotropium (whose name discovers his Solar Sympathy) it gave me occasion to sublimate the Terrestriety of our Discourse into Celestiall Influences, where rising from the bare and Elementary Vertues of Herbs an other Vegetables▪ we flew up at last unto their Occult Qualities: where I made sure account to have adorn'd the naked Wings of my Quaesiti, with the choisest Fea∣thers of this Old Asclepians Answers.

I entred him upon the Signatures of Vege∣tables and Mineralls, telling him how many

miraculous Cures I had seen from Sympatical Remedies, to the great Amazement of the Ignorant, and to the greater Elogie of Her∣metick, whose enucleating Curiosity had thus stole into Natures most secret Mysteries.

The good Man was so suddenly cholerick to hear me attribute any Truth or belief to Sympaticall Physick, that he had no leasure to answer me with Patience; but, calling me Paracelsian, he began very Galenically to rail in Method against our Hermetick Discipline: telling me that if I had ever read Galen or Hip∣pocrates, I should Impart little Honour to any of our Chymiatri, or Impyricall Charletaines, who contemning rationall Method, apply themselves wholly to Venimous Mineralls, Magick Spells, and Diabolicall Chara∣cters.

Our Art, in that University being prohibi∣ted! I durst not cure those broken Heads with our Balsamicall Reasons, which he so despe∣rately wounded with the blunt Beetle of Ig∣norance.

But letting him run on his Heat; his over angry Tongue had so bastonadoed his teeth, that at last they Silenc'd him with a vendica∣tive Dolor. Nature I think visiting his Igno∣rance on purpose to shew him the experience of her Sympaticall Secrets.

Here like the Samaritan I took out a little Violl from the Pharmacopaea of my Pocket, and profer'd to lend him ease. Imagine with what scorn he contemn'd my younger Pra∣ctise: but bidding me follow him to the Apo∣thecaries, I should see he was not destitute of Remedies far better than any of my Impyri∣call Fopperies. There he made a mixture of Theriaca with a grain or two of Opium, with which he fill'd the hollow Vault of his ruin'd Tooth. This by the narcoticall Sulphur of the Opium, stupefied the Nerve, and so for a while mock'd his martyr'd Sence with a seeming Ease: which brought him presently into the Vanity of his Secret Encomium, asking me how long I would undertake to dig before I found a Mineral so rarely qualify'd. I laughing ask'd how long it might be before he expected the return of his Currier: at which very In∣stant, his Opiate was now overcome; and his Dolour answer'd him in a Duplicate.

Once more I abused him with Curtesie, and desired him to make use of my Sympaticall Unguent: praying him but to draw bloud from his aking Tooth with his tooth-picker, and make a Resignation of the stick to me; I would return him an Acquittance of his Do∣lor, without any locall application.

My Oportunity at last won his Obedience:

and his Toothpick was no sooner buried in my Sympaticall Vnguent, but a sudden ease con∣tradicted his Expectation. Who, like a Cro∣codyle, when I had picked the dolor out of his Teeth, he was like to have swallowed me up with his malitious Oratory: telling me that this Cure was Diabolicall, answerable to our Hermetick Doctrine; and advised me not to make farther use of it, but to content my Pra∣ctise with rationall Galenicall Ingredients.

I must confess it angred me to hear a Phi∣losopher so lost in Obstinacy, who blushed not to repay the Vse of Natures Secrets, with In∣gratitude. His Ignorance gave my Teeth such an 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, that I could never since masticate a Galenicall Sallad.

Gentlemen, I hope you are more rationall, and better natured: and when a Tooth pains you, will rather make use of our Sympaticall Unguent, than draw it out.

In this my Cephalicall Course, twenty to one but some old Lady will be looking for a Dish to renovate Natures defac'd Master∣peece with some Artificiall Shadow: Or to illuminate her Microcosmical Map with the superficiall Beauty of our Hermeticall Tin∣ctures.

To say the Truth, I had prepared many Dishes for this effect: but my fear was lest

some of our younger Beauties (whose Perfe∣ction is so compleat that Nature her self hath many years since confessed she cannot adde unto it) would▪ for want of more substantiall Pastimes, fall a dappling with our Spagiricall Accidents: and like ambitious Painters, which never thinking their Retraits finished, with too much Curiosity spoil the whole Peece. In∣deed I should be heartily sorry to see a good Face marr'd for want of a Play-fellow.

To such pregmaticall Fansies therefore I will shortly (God willing) make a Present, wherein they shall finde such variety of in∣tertainment, that I doubt not but many a Fair Face will thank me for it.

In the mean Time I wish that their busie Heads may nor abuse the Innocencie of their Beauty, cheating themselves of Natures Trea∣sure under a Colour of fair dealing.

The desire therefore which I have to see such Beauties flourish in their Meridian, hath made me lose many a nights sleep in Contemplati∣on, before I could attain to their true externall Prophylactick. I sent the Embassadours of my Fansie through every part of the World for Vegetables, Mineralls, Semimineralls, Fukes, Belletti, Smegmatick Secrets, Vnctions, Poma∣does, Waters, any thing that had or might be practized in that nature.

Faith I found all to be but Curtains to a good Picture, which only kept the Dust from it, but Eclypsed the Glory of it.

Yet I could not rest thus satisfyed, but per∣swaded my self that Nature had given all things their Preservatives. In which contem∣plation I called to minde how that Celestiall Beauty, the Sun, used no other Art but fair Water, Morning and Evening washing his bright Rayes in that Fountain the Sea.

This then as Natures best Secret for main∣taining a lively, ruddy▪ cleer, and Snowy skin, I freely impart to all Faire Faces: wishing them to make some clear fountain their Pain∣ter, and to dabble there as long as they please: remembring that they make not that, their Glass of Philautia; and so Sacrifice their good Faces to Narcissus.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Vigil•••• ••vitand.
• * 1.2

  Alvi excre∣ment. Quotidie expurgan.
• * 1.3

  Somnum fuge Me∣ridianum.
• * 1.4

  Somnus sit moderatus.