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 ...

XVII. Serum Aluminatum. Whey made with Alum, or Alumed Whey.

Bate.] Alum ʒiij. Milk lbiv. boil a little that a Whey may be made; add Sugar ℥iv. clarifie with the Whites of Eggs, S. A. If you would have it emetick, boil the ʒiij. of Alum in ℥viij. of Milk, making the Serum as before. It is to be exhibited before the Febrile Paroxism.

Salmon.] § 1. The Alum ought to be Roch-Alum: the Milk new made, and which has not stood long, if hot from the Cow so much the better: The Whey ought to be clarified before the go∣ing in of the Sugar, if you use trebble refined Loaf Su∣gar; but if a coarser sort of Sugar, then after.

§ 2. If made with the greater quantity of Milk it vomits not, for it is all to be taken at times, but before the coming of the Fit, and its effects are much like that of the Cortex, being very styptick.

§ 3. But in my Opinion, the lesser quantity ought to be given twice or thrice, some hours before as many Fits of the Ague, because it powerfully provokes Vo∣miting, and admirably car∣ries off the offending Mat∣ter; after which you may with more safety and cer∣tainty give the Medicine in the larger Dose, and with as good Effects as you can desire.