Natura exenterata: or Nature unbowelled by the most exquisite anatomizers of her. Wherein are contained, her choicest secrets digested into receipts, fitted for the cure of all sorts of infirmities, whether internal or external, acute or chronical, that are incident to the body of man. / Collected and preserved by several persons of quality and great experience in the art of medicine, whose names are prefixed to the book. Containing in the whole, one thousand seven hundred and twenty. Very necessary for such as regard their owne health, or that of their friends. VVhereunto are annexed, many rare, hitherto un-imparted inventions, for gentlemen, ladies and others, in the recreations of their different imployments. With an exact alphabetical table referring to the several diseases, and their proper cures.

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Title: Natura exenterata: or Nature unbowelled by the most exquisite anatomizers of her. Wherein are contained, her choicest secrets digested into receipts, fitted for the cure of all sorts of infirmities, whether internal or external, acute or chronical, that are incident to the body of man. / Collected and preserved by several persons of quality and great experience in the art of medicine, whose names are prefixed to the book. Containing in the whole, one thousand seven hundred and twenty. Very necessary for such as regard their owne health, or that of their friends. VVhereunto are annexed, many rare, hitherto un-imparted inventions, for gentlemen, ladies and others, in the recreations of their different imployments. With an exact alphabetical table referring to the several diseases, and their proper cures.
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To draw Chymicall Oyles by the Lymbeck.

ALL vegetables which are Aromatick in scent, and hot in Tast, yield Chymicall Oiles, and no other, whether they be leaves, flowers, fruits, hearbs, bark, seeds, rinds, or roots.

Seeds, flowers, and leaves, need no bruising.

Barks, fruits, and roots must be grosse bruised, not fine least they sticke to the bottom, and burn in the Stil.

To every pound weight of any vegetable put foure pound of com∣mon water, the heavier the water the better.

Let the water, and the vegetable be distilled assoon as you can with∣out macetation.

Let your fire be as great as may be so it run not over, nor come out whole.

The quantity that your Stil contains is four pound of any spice, seed, &c. and of hearbs, as many as it will hold.

When a a third part of the water is distilled, the most part of the Oile is come, then take off that Receiver, and put into the body of the Still as much water as you drew out, and distill it into another Re∣ceiver:

Every thing must be distilled untill the water that cometh forth have no sent, nor tast of the said vegetable.

Seperate all Oiles that swim, presently assoon as you take the recei∣ver away, but let those that sink stand in some cool place two or three daies as Cynamon, Mace, Cloves, Sassafras.

The water which is the vehiculum of the Oile yeildeth not forth his Oile, till it be exuberate with Oyle, therefore keep every water by it selfe to serve the next time for then it will yeild a greater quantity of Oile.