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 ...

LIV. † Spiritus Lavendulae florum, Spirit of Lavender-flowers.

Salmon.] § 1. You may make this Spirit two ways: 1. By Fermentation: ℞ Green Lavender-flowers, q. s. bruise them, add to them to every lbof the Flowerslbiij. of warm Water; and to every lbiij. of Water, a pound of Sugar, or Melussos, cause them to fer∣ment in awooden Vessel, till it has a kind of Win••-like scent; then distil, and draw off a third part for Spirit of La∣vender: and a second third part for Lavender-flower Wa∣ter, which keep for use. § 2. Without Fermentation it is made thus: ℞ Lavender-flowers lbvj. Spirit of Wine lbxviij. mix and digest twen∣ty four hours, then distil in a Glass Body in B. M. drawing off the Spirit to driness: So will you have a subtil Spirit endowed with all Properties of the Lavender-flowers. § 3. The Spirit and the Water have one and the same Vir∣tue, but differ onely in strength, the Spirit having thrice the efficacy of the Wa∣ter; and therefore may be gi∣ven in treble Dose. § 4. This Spirits is hot and dry, Cepha∣lick, Neucrotick, and of thin parts: good against Diseases of the Head and Nerves, and is used chiefly in Epilepsies, Apoplexies, Palsies, Cramps, Catarrhs, Megrims, Vertigo's, Lethargies, and Trembling. It provokes Urine and the Terms, expels both Birth and After-birth, eases the Wind; and outwardly applied takes away Pains in the Head, Joynts, and Nerves proceed∣ing from a cold cause. § 5. Dose of the Spirit ʒij. of the Water ʒvj. in any fit Liquor. ℞ Of this Spirit ℥ij. Spirit of

Saffron ʒj. Poppy and Ange∣lica-water A. ℥ij. White Su∣gar-candy ʒiij. mix and dis∣solve for a Dose against Faint∣ing and Swooning. §6. You may make this Spirit also af∣ter this manner: ℞ Laven∣der-flowers lbvj. Manna, Sugar, or Honey lbj. White-wine, in which a little Leven is dissol∣ved, enough to make them in∣to a soft mass (the Manna and Flowers being first beaten toge∣ther well in a Mortar) put all into an earthen Pitcher or Jarr, filling it well, and pres∣sing it down; carefully stop the mouth with Cork and a little Wax melted, then set it by to ferment, till it has got∣ten a Wine-like scent, or is become somewhat sour; then take all out, and put it into a Glass Cucurbit with its Head and Receiver; and distil in B. M. so you will have an Ardent Spirit, repleat with the Odour of the Flowers, this, if you so please, you may cohobate upon fresh Flowers, by which means it will become stronger and more efficacious. § 7. Now because Flowers are very apt to a dissipation of their parts, by reason of the tenuity of their substance, Authors strive to recompence this by the ad∣dition of some other parts of the Plant, adding, for Ex∣ample-sake, to Roses their Hip: To Orange, Lemon, and Ci∣tron-flowers, the Fruit well stampt: To Flowers of Sage, Rosemary, Marjoram, Mint, Bawm, Lavender, Thyme, Stechas, Jesamine, &c. their Seeds, well bruised: To the Flowers of Lilly, Flower-de-luces, Peony, Angelica, &c. their Roots and Seeds bruised: To Flowers of Petty Mu∣get, Elder, Dwarf-Elder, &c. their Berries, §8. Others moisten the Flowers with All-Flower-water, and then distil in B.M. (after a pre∣vious Fermentation) coho∣bating upon fresh Flowers as often as they please. Some use Spirit of May-dew, inso∣lating first, then distilling and cohobating upon fresh Flowers; affirming, That Spirit of May-dew, and Cows∣dung, are very necessary in the first distillation of Flow∣ers, but not in the latter di∣stillations, by which means you will have Water perfect∣ly odoriferous, of which one Ounce will be more fragrant than ten Ounces distilled the ordinary way.