Pharmacopœia Bateana, or, Bate's dispensatory translated from the second edition of the Latin copy, published by Mr. James Shipton : containing his choice and select recipe's, their names, compositions, preparations, vertues, uses, and doses, as they are applicable to the whole practice of physick and chyrurgery : the Arcana Goddardiana, and their recipe's intersperst in their proper places, which are almost all wanting in the Latin copy : compleated with above five hundred chymical processes, and their explications at large, various observations thereon, and a rationale upon each process : to which are added in this English edition, Goddard's drops, Russel's pouder [sic], and the Emplastrum febrifugum, those so much fam'd in the world : as also several other preparations from the Collectanea chymica, and other good authors / by William Salmon ...

XXIX. Bezoar Animale; Animal. Bezoar.

Bate.] ℞ Harts-horn cal∣••in'd to the highest whiteness, and pouder'd ℥iv. levigate it ••pon a Marble, till it becomes an impalpable pouder, affusing thereon Guttatim, Spirit of Vitriol q. s. or so much as will make it into a Paste, of which make little Balls, which let be forthwith dryed. It is an Ale∣xipharmick, Sudorifick, and Destroyer of Worms; stops the flux of the Whites, quen∣ches Thirst, &c. it is a Medi∣cine for Infants, Second to none.

Salmon.] § 1. It ought to be done with pure rectified Oyl of Vitriol, or rather Sul∣phur, and stirred with an Ivory Spatula, unless you mix them in a Glass Mortar with a Glass Pestel.

§ 2. The burning of Harts-horn is thus: ℞ The Caput Mortuum of the Horn, left after the distillation of the Spirit and Oyl, put it into an open Fire, and leave it there for one or two hours, or till it be∣comes most pure and white, which is the sign of its perfect calcination.

§ 3. This is the thing in∣tended by our Author, but Charras thinks when it is thus calcin'd, it has but all its chief and essential vertues, at least, its volatile Properties; yet in my opinion it has that left which answer the inten∣tion of the Medicine.

§ 4. Le Febure is also for the Philosophick Calcination,

because, says he, by the for∣mer way it is deprived of its Spirit and volatile Salt, whereas by this way its Ver∣tue is preserved; and it is thus done:

§ 5. ℞ Choice Harts-horn saw it in pieces of the length of a Pan about the ends, then put∣ting two sticks cross-ways, to∣wards the top of such a Glass Body as usually serves for distil∣lation of Spirits and Waters, there suspend with a Pack∣thread the cut pieces of the Horn aforementioned, when you are to distil any Cordial-waters, or rather Spirits, which send forth most penetrative and sub∣til Vapours; cover the Glass Body with an Alembick, and give the same degree of Fire, as for the distillation of Aqua Vitae, so shall these Vapours pe∣netrate into the very Center of the Harts-horn, and make it so brittle, as that it may be re∣duced into as fine a Pouder as if calcin'd with open fire.

§ 6. But this Work of Di∣stillation must be prosecuted 4 or 5 days without intermis∣sion or opening the Vessel, for which reason the Glass Vessel must have a hole to∣wards the upper part, placed side-wise, whereby to recruit it with warm Water, propor∣tionably as it diminishes by distillation.

§ 7. But in this Work you must take care that the Li∣quor touches not the suspen∣ded Horns, nor yet come near them by at least half a foot.

§ 8. If it be objected, that the Vapors may carry along with them the most subtile Spirits and volatile Salt, it is answered, That some part of the Spirits may possibly be lost, but the volatile Salt is held in too strong a Prison, to be with so easie a force and heat set at liberty, not be∣ing yet disunited with its oily and earthy Particles.

§ 9. And therefore if this Preparation be used to make this Animal Bezoar with, it will be yet more powerful to the Purposes intended, both to provoke Sweat, and to strengthen, as also to give to Children against the Worms, and hinder all those Corru∣ptions which breed for the most part in their tender Stomachs.

§ 10. It is good also against all manner of malign and pestilential Diseases, the Spot∣ted Fever, Calenture, yea, and the Plague it self; Dose à gr. iv. ad ℈j. in some pro∣per Vehicle, Conserve, Pre∣serve, Electuary, Bolus, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Cordial and Antipestilential Water.

§ 11. There is another Bezoarticum Animale, made of the Flesh of Serpents, or ra∣ther Vipers, the Preparation of which see in our Pharmac. Lond. lib. 2. cap. 5. sect. 23. § 6. which has all the Ver∣tues before mentioned, besides which, it is an Antidote against Poysonings of Mad Dogs, Serpents, or other ve∣nomous Beasts, French Pox, and Leprosie, and a Cure for Consumptions. Dose ad ʒj.