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 ...

LXXVI. Mercurius Praecipi∣tatus griseus; Grey Preci∣pitate.

Bate.] ℞ Turpethum Mi∣nerale, wash it in Rose-water, and dry it, then imbibe it in rectified S. V. and add Cam∣phir dissolved in a like quanti∣ty of the said rectified S. V. from whence with a gentle fire abstract the Spirit S. A. Dose à gr. iij. ad viij. &c. It purges downwards, or by Stool.

Salmon.] § 1. That is, to ℥i. of Turbeth Minerale wash∣ed

in Rose-water, ••ried and imbibed with rectified S. V. you must add Camphir ℥j. dissolved in a sufficient quan∣tity of rectified S. V. and then with a very gentle Fire abstract the Spirit. See the Officina Chymica.

§ 2. It has all the vertues of Turbeth Mineral, but works chiefly downwards, for which reason it makes not the Patient so sick, nor so much out of order, and there∣fore may be given in the lar∣ger d••s••, as à gr. iv. ad x. according to Age and Strength.

§ 3. It cures the French Pox, and all the Symptoms attending it, as virulent Go∣norrhoea's, Gleets, Gums, Tophs, Nodes; and particu∣larly it is a Specifick against Nocturnal Pains, being given in a little Mithridate, or Con∣serve of Roses, at night going to bed, and sleeping upon it, repeating the dose for two or three nights together, and then ceasing two or three nights, or purging with some gentle Cathartick, to carry off the Recrements of the matter, and prevent Saliva∣tion, after which it is to be taken in like manner for two or three nights more, and the same method to be continued till about 10 or 12 doses are taken.

§ 4. It is an excellent thing also against the Scurvy, Dropsy, Gout, Jaundice, Scabs, Itch, Lep••osy, Tetters, Ring-worms, Feavers, and all Di∣seases whatsoever, proceeding from corruption and putrefa∣ction of the Humors, but it must be used with the Cau∣tion aforementioned, to avoid Salivation: In Agues give it six hours before the coming of the Fit.