Dr. Willis's practice of physick being the whole works of that renowned and famous physician wherein most of the diseases belonging to the body of man are treated of, with excellent methods and receipts for the cure of the same : fitted to the meanest capacity by an index for the explaining of all the hard and unusual words and terms of art derived from the Greek, Latine, or other languages for the benefit of the English reader : with forty copper plates.

4. Syrups.

For the same reason as Decoctions so also Syrups are but little used in the Scurvy, for as mu•…•…h as the virtue of the simples chiefly efficacious, evaporates in the boyling; yet because there is need sometimes for sweetning of appropriate Liquors with such a Medicine for some; we will propose here our preparation, the strength of the in∣gredients being preserved as much as may be.

Therefore take of the leaves of Garden Scurvygrass m vj, of the rinds of 4 Oran∣ges and two Limons cut very thin, of the stices of Horse-radish mss, of long pepper

powdered ℥iij, all being bruised together let the Juice be pressed forth, which being presently put into a close stopped Glass, place in a cold Cellar till it settles and grows clear, then the Liquor being clear pour it off foftly into another glass, and being fast shut let it be kept warm in Balneo Mariae: In the mean time for every ounce, take of Sugar ℥iss, and let all the quantity be dissolved in as much of the water of Earthworms, and boyled up to a thickness, to which let the aforesaid Liquor be poured by degrees, warm and stirred together with a Spatula: As soon as it is in∣corporated let it be taken from the fire, and being cold let it be put into a glass, and in this hang tyed up in a little Rag; of Cinnamon bruised ʒiss, of the seeds of wa∣ter Cresses, and of Rocket powdered and mingled together, of each ℥j.