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 ...

XXXI. Bezoarticum Lunare' The Lunar Bezoar, or Sil∣ver Bezoartick.

Bate.] It is made of Luna dissolved in Spirit of Nitre and Butter of Antimony proceeding as above with the Jovial Be∣zoar. It is a Specifick in the Epilepsie, Convulsions, Me∣grim, Apoplexia, &c. it is anodyn and sudorifick, and prevails admirably in the cure of an Erysipelas. Dose à gr. vj. ad xij.

Salmon.] § 1. Zwelfer, Mantis. Spagyr. par. 1. cap. 2. makes it thus. ℞ Fine Sil∣ver, or in Leaves, ℥j. Spirit of Nitre q. s. mix and dissolve. Again, ℞ Butter of Antimo∣ny rectified from its Cinnaber, ℥ij. or iij. Spirit of Nitre q. s. mix and dissolve, putting on the Sp. Nitri on the Butter gutatim, so long till all the

effervescence and noise ceases, which is the sign of a perfect dissolution; these two solutions joyn together, and abstract by distilling in a Glass Cucurbit, in a sand-heat, to a dryness, so will you have a greenish white mass: To this Residence put again fresh Spirit of Nitre, and abstract, repeating this three or four times, at the last time augment the fire to the highest degree, that all the corrosive Spirits may be forced away, then beating the mass into a subtile pouder, wash and edulcorate with fair warm Water, till it is perfectly freed from the Acri∣mony of the Spirits of Nitre, after which put it into a Cru∣cible in a naked fire, calcine it for two hours, and keep it for use. Where note, that every time after the abstraction of the Sp. Nitri, you are to grind it on a Porphyry, before the affusion of new or fresh Spi∣rit.

§ 2. This (says he) prevails against all Lunar Diseases, viz. Diseases of the Head and Brain, and the Epilepsie, Apo∣plexy, Palsie, Melancholy and Madness: It is also a most powerful Alexipharmick, or Resister of Poyson. Dose ℈j ad ʒss.

§ 3. In our Pharm. Lond. lib. 3. cap. 7. sect. 18. we have given you several other ways of making this Lunar Bezoartick, which are taken from Schroder, and therefore shall not be here again repeated. But here is to be noted, that in the third of those ways, Hofman, in∣stead of that Sky-colour'd Tincture there mentioned, takes the Magistery of Silver, which with the Butter of An∣timony he dissolves apart, not in AF. as Schroder prescribes, but in Spirit of Nitre, then joyns the solutions, and perfects the Medicine according to the Prescript. Now here is to be noted, that this Magistery may be made from the Tin∣ctura Lunae, by the affusion of Oleum Tartari per deliquium, &c.

§ 4. Grulingius Florileg. par. 8. cap. 3. makes it thus. ℞ Luna, dissolve it in Spirit of Nitre, so as the weight there∣of may be well augmented, and reduce it by digestion into a viscid Water, to one part of which put ten parts of the Gummy Liquor (i. e. Butter of Antimony) well rectified and liquified, and upon this mixture the Spirit of Nitre; which ab∣stract from it two or three times, giving towards the end agreat fire; after which cal∣cine it in a Crucible for an hour and a half, then pouder it finely, and burn from it S.V.

§ 5. Rolfincius, Art. Chym lib. 5. sect. 6. cap. 8. prepares it as Zwelfer aforesaid, in all respects, excepting the triple affusion and abstraction of the Sp. Nitri, but after all, dislikes it; first, because of the ingrateful Vitriolick taste, from which it cannot be freed, causing nauseating and vomiting: Secondly, because of its colour, appearing black∣ish in superficie, (though in∣wardly in it self white) which is not to be mended. Therefore he prefers it to be made of the Magistery of Luna (of which opinion Hofman is, as aforementioned) perfectly freed from its corrosive Salts.

§ 6. This Magistery he thus makes: ℞ Leaf-silver ℥j. AF. ℥iij. mix and dissolve, precipitate with Oleum Tar∣tari per deliquium, affused gutatim, in a large quantity, that all the corrosive Salts may be absorbed and the Water may come forth sweet; the pouder edulcorate with many affusions and lotions of warm Water.

§ 7. Tilingius. Prod. Chym. Class. 3. Tit. 2. has it word for word from Zwelfer, but without so much as naming his Author. From all these Descriptions the proportions of the Ingredients, and the method of preparing it, is manifest; but that without doubt is best, which makes the Dissolution the most per∣fect, and frees the Bezoartick the most absolutely from the Salts

§ 8. As to its Vertues, Zwelfer has been large and plain, and 'tis doubtless a fa∣mous Cephalick. I cured a Gentlewoman of a vehement Headach with it, after a vast number of Medicines had been before tryed in vain and when the hope of Life was past. And another I cured of an Epilepsie with it, by taking about sixty Doses thereof, in a continued course.