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 ...

LX. Flores Bismuthi, Flow∣ers of Bismuth, Marcasite, or Tin-Glass

Bate.] ℞ Marcasite cal∣cin'd, Sal-Armoniack. Ana; mix and sublime S. A. It is 〈◊〉〈◊〉 celebrated Cosmetick to whiten the Skin, being mix∣ed with a double quantity of Pomatum: it is good a∣gainst Cutaneous defections, as Tettars, Ring-worms, Pu∣stules, &c.

Salmon.] § 1. In a word (says Le Mort) the Flowers of Bismuth, Znick, &c. are made exactly in the same manner as Flowers of Antimo∣ny; but you have another way of preparing the Flow∣ers in our London Dispensa∣tory, Lib. 3. Cap. 10. Sect. 11. according to Schroder's Me∣thod.

§ 2. Bismuth is a sulphu∣rous Marcasite found in the Tin Mines, being nothing but the Excrement of a Metal Or an Earth impregnated with Metalick parts, Or an imperfect Tin, mixt with a good quantity of Arsenick: There are several kinds of it, but the principal one Bis∣muth and Zinck, of each of which, like preparations are made.

§ 3. Lemery makes them thus. Calcine Bismuth as you do Lead, then mixing it with equal parts of Sal-Armoniack proceed to its Sublimation, as you do in that of Tin following: So will you have Flowers which you may dissolve in Water, and precipitate with Spirit of Sal-Armoniack, or Oil of Tartar per deliquium.

§ 4. Le Febure makes them after this manner. ℞ Bis∣muth (as it comes from the Mine, and before it has ever felt the fire) in fine Pouder lb.j. New White-wine lb.ij. mix and digest in a double Vessel the space of three days: after which, decant the Wine and affuse lbij. more in the place: and this Work repeat the third and fourth time: The fourth part of the Wine digested af∣fuse on the Marcasite in a Cu∣curbit, which place in Sand, and cover it with an Alem∣bick, draw off the Menstruum with a moderate heat to dry∣ness: cohabate it with another fourth part, and distil off to dryness; and so proceed with the third fourth part, and the last fourth part; distilling to dryness. When all the Moi∣sture is come over, increase the fire, and there will su∣blime into the head silvered Flowers, which you may keep without any farther preparati∣on

in a Glass close stopt; or be∣ing put into a Cellar upon a Glass Plate, they will dissolve into an Oily Liquor.

§ 5. The distilled Liquor being put into a large Cucur∣bit you may draw off the S. V. from it, to be used in other universal Operations: The remaining part put into a stone kind of Earthen Pan, and evaporate in Sand, till it comes to a Pint: after which set it to Crystallize for three days: if it Crystallizes not, evaporate it again, till it will; then cast in some little Straws or Sticks, and in a cold place the Crystals will shoot and stick to them, which are the Salt of the Marcasite: these Crystals dry slowly, and keep in a Glass also, close stopt for use.

§ 6. The Flowers are pre∣fertable to the Magistery for outward uses on the Face and Skin: the Liquor made per deliquium, takes away all Spots and Freckles from it, whether used alone, or mixt in a Pomatum. And the Li∣quor and Salt are an admira∣ble Remedy against Fistu∣la's old running Sores, and all kinds of Cancerous and malignant Ulcers.

§ 7. The Artist who shall be so prudent as to apply them to their proper uses, shall find them to be such ex∣ternal Remedies, as are not inferior to any other Topical Medicament whatsoever.

§ 8. You may mix them with Injections or Vulnerary waters, with which you may inject, wash, and foment Ul∣cers, especially such as parti∣cipate of a Cancerous and Corroding Nature; for this Mineral being endowed with a Volatile Sulphur, and a Balsamick Salt cannot be sufficiently valued for soft∣ning Tumors, and allaying Pains, and mortifying the Malignity, and mundifying and bringing to a perfect Cure the most desperate, ear∣ing and malign Ulcers.

§ 9. Charras makes the Flowers exactly after the same manner as Le Febure, save, that he prescribes, but the weight of the Bismuth in Wine, to be affused thereon each time; but then he ad∣vises the Repetition of the digestion five or six times one after another: these Flowers (says he) are very proper to take away ble∣mishes (Defedations I suppose he means) out of the Face and Skin, and to cure Fistu∣la's, and malign and Can∣cerous Ulcers.