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 ...

CHAP. XII. Of WINES.

I. Succi Scorbutici, Wine of the Antiscorbutick Juices.

Bate.] ℞ OF the Juices of both sorts of Scurvy-grass, Brook-lime, Wa∣ter-cresses, A. ℥xvj. Juice of Oranges ℥xx. white Sugar ℥xij. mix them, and pass them of∣ten through Hippocrates his Sleeve, till the whole becomes of a Rubicund clearness, like to Red or Claret-wine. It may be kept long, if reposed in Glass Bottles, and will be of a very grateful Taste. Dose, a Spoonful at a time in e∣very draught of Ale: or ℥iv. of it at a time, twice a day.

Salmon.] § 1. It will not become clear and rubicund till it has past a Fermentati∣on, and then it needs only to settle, and to be drawn off the Feces into Bottles, and it will be a kind of Wine of the Juices of those Plants.

§ 2. It is possible it might ferment without the Sugar, but the Fermentation will be better and sooner absol∣ved, if the Sugar be put in∣to the Juices at first: after fermentation, upon the bot∣tling of the Wine, you ought to put a small Knives point full of double refined Sugar, and a Clove slit in twon, into each Bottle.

§ 3. It is prevalent not only against the Scurvy, but all such as are a-kin to it, which proceed from an acid, viscous and tartarous Matter, obstructing the Bowels, or any of their Passages, as Ca∣tarrhs, Rheumatisms, Gouts, Scorbutic Cholicks, &c.

II. Vinum Arthriticum, A Wine against the Gout.

Bate.] ℞ Sarsaparilla, Gua∣jacum, A. ℥j. Viscus Querci∣nus ʒvj. dryed Leaves of Ger∣mander, Ground-Pine, Sage, A. ℥iij. Cowslip-flowers, Flow∣ers of Rosemary, of Lilly con∣vally, A. ℥ss. Hypericon ʒvj. White-wine lbx. infuse all three days, then strain out. Dose, ℥ij. twice a day for thirty or forty days together, after the use of the Wine in the next Section.

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Salmon.] § 1. If you add to the Composition Burdock-roots bruised ℥ij. Goutwort, Roots of Master-wort bruised, A. ℥j. Herb frankincense ℥ss. it will certainly be so much the better.

§ 2. If to the White-wine lbx. you add Spirit of Wine lbj. the Menstruum will not only be the more able to draw forth the Vertue of the Ingredients; but the Wine it self will afterwards keep longer and better.

§ 3. It prevails not only against the Gout, but also a∣gainst Rheumatisms, and o∣ther Pains and Weaknesses of the Limbs and Joints: It is also good against Catarrhs, and all cold and moist Di∣seases of the Head, Brain, and Nerves, Universals be∣ing premised for some time, or the use of the following Wine.

III. Vinum Arthriticum pur∣gans, A Purging Gout-wine.

Bate.] ℞ China, Sarsa∣parilla. A. ℥ij. Polypody ℥iij. Rhubarb, Sena, A. ℥j. Hog∣lice ʒvj. Cloves ʒj. White-wine lbvj. Infuse S. A. and strain. Dose, ℥iv. daily for eight days, Spring and Fall.

Salmon] § 1. This is a good thing as it is, but to make it more effectual to all intententions you ought to add these following things: Jalap, Turbeth, Hermodacts, Scammony, A. ʒvj. all being in gross Pouder.

§ 2. You ought also to augment the quantity of the Menstruum, thus: White-wine lbjx. Spirit of Wine lbj. for by the addition of the Spirit, the Menstruum will be both acuated the better to extract the Vertues of the Ingredients; and when made, it will keep the longer.

§ 3. Thus prepared it will be a specifick Cathartick a∣gainst the Gout, and Rheu∣matism or Running-Gout; and withal, it will purge all Humors from all parts of the Body, and prevail against most Chronick diseases, as the Green-sickness in Vir∣gins, universal Obstructions Dropsies, Jaundice, French-Pox, &c.

§ 4. You may if you please give it thus. ℞ Of th•••• Wine ℥iij. or ℥iiiss. Syrup 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Roses purging ℥j. mix for Dose, to be given in the Morning fasting, for several days together.

IV. Vinum Chalybeatum, Steel∣ed Wine.

Bate.] ℞ Crude Mars ℥viij. Roots of Eryngo, Elecampane, A. ℥jss. yellow Sanders ℥j. ras∣pings of Ivory, red Coral in Pouder, A. ʒvj. Cloves, Mace, Cinnamon, Ginger, A. ʒiij. Ceterach or Spleenwort, Flow∣ers of Rosemary, of Broom Epithymum, A. pug. ij. White-wine lbvj. digest all in B. M. for eight days, often shaking it: being settled, filter and keep it for use. Dose, three Spoonfuls to six, &c. every Morning for twenty, thirty, &c. days, against the Green-sickness, Droposie, Jaundice, Ob••tructions of the Terms, Quartan Agues, &c.

Salmon.] § 1. That is, take Horse Shooe-nails, Hob-nails, or the like old Iron; but you need not be confined to the quantity, for you may put in a Pound or two, or more of them as you please your self.

§ 2. I disapprove of the Ivory and red Coral; for being fixt Al••••lies they will destroy the Acid of the Wine which is the principal Instru∣ment for drawing forth the internal Property of the Mars; do but once destroy that, and the Medicament will not be a quarter so good.

§ 3. It is better to be made cold than in any digestion; for a hot digestion will turn the Wine wholly into Vine∣gar, and as it is without be∣ing made Vinegar, it has A∣cid enough to do the work withal: if you do it in a cold digestion, it ought to stand eight Weeks at least; and if eight Months it will be so much the more effectual shaking the Bottle once a day: after the first Month add to the Composition Spirit of Wine lbj. by which after the Body of the Mars has been opened by the former digestion, it will be now acuated more powerfully to extract the Tincture.

V. Vinum E••phracticum, A Wine opening Obstructi∣ons.

Bate.] ℞ Live Earth∣worms, having a red Circle on their Necks, N^o 24. bruise them in a Marble Mortar with Currants cleansed ℥iv. adding Rhenish-wine lbiij Cry∣stal Minerall (dissolved in the Wine) ℥ss. strain, and make it very limpid and pure, by often passing it through Hip∣pocrates his Sleeve. Dose ℥iij. thrice a day, with Aqua Cin∣namomi

hordeata ℥j. It is a noble Diuretick.

Salmon.] § 1. It is a nasty unpleasing Medicine, and doubtful whether it has the Vertues ascribed to it, far∣ther than what is given to it by the Wine and Crystal Mineral.

§ 2. In my Opinion, it is better to make the Wine ex∣actly without the Worms, adding to it Horse-raddish∣root scraped or bruised ℥jss. and then drying the Worms gently. to reduce them into pouder, of which ʒj. may be taken at a time in the Morning fasting, drinking two or three Ounces, or more of the Wine either alone, or mixt with a Glass of Ale.

§ 3. Made after this Me∣thod, it is really deobstru∣ctive, and purges by Urine very well, prevailing against Stone, Gravel, and other tartarous Matters obstruct∣ing the Passages of the U∣rine, as also against Stop∣pages of the Stomach, Li∣ver, Spleen, Womb, &c.

VI. Vinum Hippocraticum; Artificial Wine, or Hippo∣cras.

Bate.] ℞ Cloves, Ginger, A. ℥j. Cinnamon, Nutmegs, A. ℥ij. bruise them, and add Spanish Wine or Canary lbxij. white Sugar lbiijss. mix with new Milk lbijss. let them stand twenty four hours, then strain: to which add one Limon thin sliced, and two tender sprigs of Rosemary; often passing it thro' Hippocrates his Sleeve, till it becomes clear. Dose, ℥iij. vel iv. in Languors or Faintings.

Salmon.] § 1. You may see several other Prescripts of Hippocras in our Doron Medi∣cum, Lib. 1. Cap. 24. Sect. 40. and 41. and Lib. 2. Cap. 15. Sect. 4. and 5. which you may at your own leisure view, and compare with this.

§ 2. If you add white Pepper ʒss. it will make the Composition more grateful to the Stomach. And for such as love Perfumes, you may add also Musk-seed ℥ss. which digest with the other things.

§ 3. It is a singular Cor∣dial, good against fainting and swooning Fits, and for such as have a cold and weak Stomach, or are trou∣bled with Belchings, Gripings, Wind, and the like.

VII. Vinum Hydropicum, A Wine against the Drop∣sie.

Bate.] ℞ Our blett Flow∣er-de-luce Roots ℥j. Elecam∣pane, Squills prepared, A. ℥ss. Horehound, M. j. Bark of the Roots of Elder and dwarf El∣der, A. ℥j. Sena ℥jss. Agrick ʒij. Ginger ʒj. White-wine lbiv. infuse all and strain ac∣cording to Art. Or thus. ℞ Ashes of Broom and Juni∣per, A. ℥j. Rhenish-wine lbiij. mix and make a Lixivium, to which add, of our blew Flower-de-luce Roots ℥jss. in∣ner Bark of the Roots of Elder and dwarf Elder, A. ℥j. Bark of Amaradulcis ℥ss. Rhubarb ʒij. Mechoacan ℥ss. Sena ℥j. Caraways-seeds ʒvj. Bark of Sassafras, and Winters Cin∣namon, A. ℈iv. infuse warm for a night, strain and add white Sugar ℥iv. Damask Rose-Leaves, M. ij. let them stand a little while, and strain a∣gain. Dose, ℥iij. &c. every Morning for some days.

Salmon.] § 1. I should like the Composition much bet∣ter thus. ℞ Blew Flower-de-luce Roots, Sena, A. ℥ij. in∣ner Bark of the Roots of El∣der and dwarf Elder A. ℥jss. Turbeth, Mechoacan, A. ℥j. Jallap ℥ss. Juniper-berries ℥iij. White or Rhenish Wine lbvij. Spirit of Wine lbiss. mix, digest four or five days, strain, and sweeten with Sy∣rup of Damask Roses lbj. mix well, and keep it for use.

§ 2. I add the Spirit of Wine in this Composition, that the Menstruum may have the greater power to draw forth the resinous parts of the Turbeth, Mechoacan and Jallap, which the simple Wine of it self would scarce∣ly be able to do.

§ 3. It is singular against the Dropsie, and all sorts of watery Humors wheresoever scattered through the whole Body, which it evacuates, very gently, and yet per∣forms its work almost to a Miracle: it is good also a∣gainst the Scurvy, King's-Evil, and other inveterate and rebellious Diseases.

VIII. Vinum Scelotyrbicum, Wine against the Scurvy.

Bate.] ℞ Sorrel, Brook∣lime, and Water-cresses, Gar∣den Scurvy-grass, A. M. iij. Roots of Elecampane, of our blew Flower-de-luce, Horse-Raddish, A. ℥iss. Seeds of Scurvy-grass ℥j. White-wine lbiv. digest all for two days, then strain out. The Title shews the Vertues.

Salmon.] § 1. You may add to the Recipe Garden Cresses, Rocket, A. M. j. Roots of Masterwort, Win∣ter Cinnamon, A. ʒiss. where∣by the Medicine will be made the more Stomatick.

§ 2. And to the Menstruum it will be necessary to add Spirit of Wine ℥vj. or ℥viij. to acuate it, and make it more powerful for Extracti∣on.

§ 3. It is singular good against the Scurvy, Dropsie, Jaundice, and Gout: it warms the Stomach, and alters a cold Habit of Body, destroy∣ing the Root of that Matter which breeds viscous and tarous Humors. It pro∣vokes Urine and the Terms, and expels Sand, Gravel, and Stones out of the Reins, Ureters, and Bladder. Dose, ℥iij. or iv. twice a day, either alone, or in a Glass of Ale.

IX. Vinum Viperinum, Vi∣per Wine.

Bate.] ℞ Live Female Vipers, gathered in the Spring time, N^o vj. best Spanish wine, or Canary lbvj. digest them (the Vessel being stopt) with∣out heat for six Months, then strain out for use. Some make it by digesting the Vi∣pers excoriated (and casting away the Bowels, Heads and Tails) in the Wine afore na∣mod for some days. It is a most celebrated thing against the Lepra Grecorum, or Le∣prosie, the Elephantiasus, Bar∣reness Plague &c. and prolongs Life. Dose, ℥iij. or ℥iv. twice a day for some considerable time.

Salmon.] § 1. The way of making it is explicated more at large in our Doron Medicum, Lib. 1. Cap. 24. Sect. 39. with its Vertues and Uses, to which you are refer∣red.

§ 2. In weak and con∣sumptive Habits of Body; you may exhibit it thus. ℞ Of this Wine ℥iiiss. Con∣fectio Alkermes ʒj. Tincture of Cinnamon ʒss. or in place thereof Oil of Cinnamon, gut. j. or ij. mix for a Dose, to

be given first in the Morn∣ing fasting, and last at Night going to bed.

§ 3. Or thus, in an ex∣tream Consumption, or an Impotency. ℞ Of this Wine ℥iij. Salt of Ox-flesh, gr. vj. Milk-water ℥iv. mix for a Dose, to be given Morning and Evening.