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 ...

XXII. * Spiritus Nitri dulcis, Dulcified Spirit of Nitre.

Bate.] ℞ Spirit of Nitre, p. j. Alcohole of Spirit of Wine, p. ij. Digest till they are joyn∣ed, and distil in Sand, coho∣bating twice, S. A. Dose ad ʒj. in any convenient Liquor; it moves sweat, takes away Obstructions of the Colick, Reins, Breast, &c.

Salmon.] § 1. This propor∣tion of 1 to 2. is that which is observed by Le Mort, Maets and Marg-grave; but Rolfin∣cius, Charras, and Lemery, make the mixture in equal parts of each. § 2. In the mixing them you must be very cautious, and do it leisure∣ly and by degrees: you must not put the Spirit of Wine to the Spirit of Nitre, for then you will set it all in a flame; but you must put in the Spirit of Nitre Gradatim into the Spirit of Wine, so will you prevent the flaming, but the mixture will grow so hot, that you will scarcely be able to hold your hand on the outside the Vessel. § 3. Being mixed together, digest for seven days, then put the mixture into a Glass Retort, and di∣stil in Sand, first with a gen∣tle heat, and afterwards with a stronger, to driness: the Receiver let be very large, and the neck of the Retort fit for it, and so enter a good way in, and the Juncture to be well luted, for otherwise you will lose much of your Spirit. § 4. It is necessary that the Spirit should be coho∣bated twice at least, some Authors advise thrice; for the oftner it is cohobated, the sweeter it is. Le Mort also says, that the distillation may be performed upon the spot of the commixtion; and that if the digestion exceeds se∣ven days before the distilla∣tion, the Union will be so firm that there will be no need of a distillation. § 5. The two Spirits mix and u∣nite with an inseparable U∣nion, sweet, or at least not of so great an acritude as be∣fore, and of a very grateful odour. § 6. It ought to be an open Vessel that the mix∣ture is made in, for should it be in a Glass Bottle, and stopt before the ebulition be over, it would hazard the breaking of the same. § 7. Lemery

advises to make the mixture in a Bolt-head set in straw in the Chimny, without heat, letting it be open till the Ebu∣lition is over, taking heed al∣so to avoid the fumes, and then to put it into a Glass, and keep it without distilla∣tion for use. § 8. This O∣peration differs not much from that of mixing Oyl of Turpentine, and Oyl of Vi∣triol together: for these Li∣quors also heat and boyl to∣gether much alike. § 9. In this mixture the Spirit of Ni∣tre joyns itself to the Sulphur of the Wine, and both being admirably volatile, they strive to mount upwards, whereby the mixture is put into that mighty motion and efferve∣scency; and from whence re∣sults a complicate Spirit, be∣ing most fragrant, and ha∣ving the greatest volatility. § 10. Charras advises it to be distilled in a Sand heat in a Glass Cucurbit, covered with its head carefully luted, and to be repeated three times; from whence, says he, arises a composed Spirit, more a∣greeable in smell, more grate∣ful to the taste, more gentle in all in operations, more fit for our bodies, and more ad∣mirably diaphoretick than the simple Spirit of Nitre can possibly be. § 11. Rolfincius in Chimia, Lib. 3. Sect. 1. Art. 4. Cap. 11. advises after four days digestion to distil it in an Alembick; so, says he, will the Spirits in this Ope∣ration be united, and con∣tract a Violet kind of odour, or smell, and a subdulce and grateful taste. § 12. It is a most admirable Diuretick and Diaphoretick, quenches thirsts, resists putrefaction of the blood and humours, and and powerfully attenuates and incides: It is a singular Febrifuge, cures all malign Feavers, even the Small-pox, and Plague itself. It abates Inflamations, even of the Lungs, and penetrates the whole Body, for it is indeed the highest volatile acid that is yet known in Rerum Natu∣ra. It is a most signal Anti∣colick, curing the Disease a∣bove all other Medicines, and many times when all other Remedies fail. It is a Speci∣fick against the Pleurisie, in which Disease Rolfincius gives it with Syrup of Corn Pop∣pies in a proper Volatile. It takes away all preternatural heat in any part of the Body to a Miracle: It is good a∣gainst the Stone, Gravel, and all Obstructions of Urine whatsoever, and indeed has not only all the Virtues of simple Spirit of Nitre, at Sect.

20. § 10. aforegoing, but al∣so much exceeds that in eve∣ry respect. § 13. It is a cir∣culated Menstruum, and by some is taken for the Circula∣tum majus Paracelsi; by it the Vertues of many things are momentarily to be ex∣tracted, much better than by several others, and some Chy∣mists use it in the preparati∣on of Tincture of Coral. Dose is from gut. 10. ad 40. plus∣minus, in any proper Vehi∣cle. Infinite Diseases almost, saith Marggrave, are cured by this Medicine.