Hermetical physick: or, The right way to preserve, and to restore health. By that famous and faithfull chymist, Henry Nollius. Englished by Henry Uaughan, Gent.

VI.

Use Antidotes frequently, to preserve thee from poysons, and private or accidental mischiefes.

LEst thou perish by venemous meats or drinks, or by the aire thou livest in, which may be poy∣soned as well as thy food. Mithri∣dates by the frequent use of an An∣tidote, which from him is still called Mithridate, did so strengthen na∣ture, that no poyson could hurt him: And when he tooke a vene∣mous, deadly confection of purpose to kill himselfe, it could not so much as make him sick: So that being o∣verthrown in battel by his Enemies, and not being able to poyson him∣selfe, he was forced to command his Armour-bearer to thrust him through, and so dyed. There be di∣vers

kinds of Antidotes. I shall one∣ly mention the most effectuall. The first is Quercetanus, his confection of Juniper and Vipers, described by him in his private dispensatory, page 349. The second is his blessed Theriac: the third, his celestiall Theriac, called so by way of Emi∣nency, and described both in the same Book. The fourth is (rollius his Theriac of Mummie, with another very soveraigne, one described by him in his Bafilica Chymica. Use these Antidotes according to the Philosophers prescriptions, and (God assisting) no poyson shall be able to hurt thee.