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 ...

LV. Sal Antimonij, Zwelferi, Salt of Antimony from Zwelfer.

Salmon.] § 1. It is made of that Mass which remains in the Retort after the distilla∣tion of the Butter of Antimo∣ny, and that by help of Spirit of Vinegar, a little acuated with Spirit of Nitre; and this by so much the more easily and speedily, if the said Mass be made into fine Pouder, and first, twice or thrice calcin'd with Sulphur, after the man∣ner of the Calcination of Cha∣lybs with Sulphur for the Pre∣paration of its Vitriol, by mixing an Ounce and half of Sulphur at a time, with lbj. of the Antimonial Mass: Then extracting with Spirit of Vine∣gar. the Salt will be drawn forth, and by abstracting with the Spirit there from, the sa∣line Matter will remain at bottom of a yellowish Colour, which you are to dissolve a∣again in simple fair Water, filter, and evaporate to a Cu∣ticle, and lastly in a cool moist place set it to crystallize, which diligently gather, dry, and

keep in a Glass close stopt for use.

§ 2. They purge gently, and are given to Infants a∣gainst Worms, which they effectually kill and bring forth; they also prevail a∣gainst the Dropsie, continual, malign, and pestilential Fe∣vers; and are famous for purifying the whole Mass of Blood, restoring the Sick mi∣raculously to their pristine Health.

§ 3. Zwelfer (Mantiss. Spa∣gyr. Cap. 8. pag. 838.) has another Salt of Antimony purging, made from the Vi∣trum (after the Extraction of a purging Tincture from it) after this manner. The pur∣ging Tincture. ℞ Glass of Antimony (made without any addition) q. v. put it into a small Cucurbit, and affuse thereon so much dephlegmated Oil of Vitriol, as may overtop it about two Inches: digest in a gentle Ash-heat for some days, till the Oil is imbued of a black Colour, which gently separate and keep for use.

§ 4. This Tincture purges pleasantly being given à gut. v. ad x. it purifies the Blood, and brings forth superfluous and tartarous Humors, kills Worms, and conduces to the Cure of Gouts and Rheuma∣tisms.

§ 5. From the Glass re∣maining after the extraction of the aforesaid Tincture a Sal Antimonij is thus made. ℞ The said remaining Glass, and add to it a fourth part of Sulphur beaten small, and cal∣cine it with a gentle Fire in an Earthen Pan, continu∣ally stirring it with an Iron Spatula or Rod, till the Sul∣phur is wholly burnt up: beat the remaing Mass into pouder, and again with a fourth part of Sulphur calcine it as before, which Calcination three or four times repeat: then from this Glass thus calcin'd; with Spirit of Vinegar, q.s. and by many af∣fusions of fresh Spirit, extract the Salt: abstract the Spirit of Vinegar to dryness, and the Salt will remain at bottom, which dissolve in simple Wa∣ter, filter and crystallize as aforesaid.

§ 6. It has all the Vertues of the former Salt, purges gently, and may be given both to Infants, and Women with Child with all security imaginable. Dose, à gr. v. ad x. in any proper Ve∣hicle.

§ 7. Le Febure makes the Salt much after the same manner, Of the Glass after the Extraction of the Tin∣cture, but he mingles the Vi∣trum with its equal weight

of Sulphur in Pouder, and then calcines gently (as in calcining Antimony to make the Glass thereof) stirring well the Mat∣ters till all the Sulphur is con∣sumed: this fire he makes not too intense, lest the Matter should melt, and so return to Antimony again: thus once calcin'd, he grinds it on a Por∣phyry to an Alcohol, puts it into a Matrass, and affuses thereon Spirit of Vinegar so much as to overtop it four Inches, digests in Sand for eight days, decants the Men∣struum, and affuses new, this continuing till all the Salt is extracted, these Extractions he mixes, filters, and abstracts the Spirit to a Pellicle, and crystallizes as afore-directed, or otherwise evaporates to dry∣ness: afterwards dissolves the Salt in Flegm of Vinegar, fil∣ters, evaporates, and thus con∣tinues till it is pure and white; lastly digests it in Alcohol of S. V. for fifteen days, and ab∣stracting the Spirit, keeps the Salt in a Glass close stopt for use.

§ 8. The same Le Febure has another way of making this Salt, which is thus. ℞ The black Matter after extraction of the Tincture from the Vi∣trum afore-mentioned, dry it in an Earthen Dish, and with∣out any other previous Calcina∣tion put it into a Matrass, upon which affuse subtil Spirit of Vinegar; digest together for many days in a gentle heat, to make an Extraction of the Salt; filter, evaporate to dry∣ness, dissolve again and depu∣rate, as in the former Prepa∣ration; then digest with Al∣cohole of S. V. for fifteen days, after which abstract the Spirit to dryness, so have you a noble Salt, not much inferi∣or to Salt of Gold.

§ 9. The Vertues of both these Salts are one and the same, they purifie and cleanse the Blood, and purge the Body from all the Filth, Pu∣trefaction and superfluous Humors, cure the Leprosie and French-Pox, and after a wonderful manner make the Gout to vanish: they di∣gest and evacuate as it were insensibly, and cause inward Abscesses or Apostems, to break or discuss.

§ 10. They have all the Vertues mentioned at § 2. above, besides which, they are said to cure all inward and outward Ulcers, and to expel and drive away all sorts of Fevers and Agues, chiefly Quartans, and such as proceed from Malignity and Putrefaction. Dose, à gr. j. ad iv. in Canary, Malemsie, Mead or Metheglin, or other proper Liquor.