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. XXIV. Of TROCHES and TABLETS.

I. * Bolus Alexiteria, seu Car∣diaca, A Cordial Bole, or Troches resisting Poyson.

Bate.] ℞ ANgelica, Baum, Scordium, Bur∣net, Scabious, A. M. ij. Dra∣gons, M. j. Flowers of Mari∣golds, Clove-gillyflowers, A. M. iij. Wood of Aloes ℥ss. Berries of Kermes ℥jss. Cochinele ʒij. White-wine lbij. vel q. s. di∣gest warm for 24 hours; then express out, and with fine Bole in fine Pouder ℥viij. make a kind of Pulp, or Pudding like substance, which dry in the Sun. This work repeat five times with the said Infusion, and at last form them into Troches S. A. Dose ℈j. ad ʒj. in Malign Diseases.

Salmon.] § 1. I should ra∣ther chuse to make it with the Juices of the eight first Ingredients than with their Infusion in White-wine; for thereby the Medicine would be both stronger and bet∣ter.

§ 2. It may be given Morn∣ing and Evening as a preven∣tive against the Infection of the Plague, or the Contagion of other Malign Diseases; but curatively, when the Sick is in Bed, and well covered down in order to Sweating, drinking after it a small draught of some proper Su∣dorifick Antidote, &c.

II. * Tabulae Absinthiacae, Ta∣blets of Wormwood.

Bate.] ℞ Treble refined Sugar lbj. Wormwood-water q. s. boyl them S. A. dropping in Chymical Oil of Wormwood gut. 60. and then pour it forth upon a Marble Plate or Tile. They are Stomatick, Hepa∣tick, Splenetick, &c.

Salmon.] § 1. They strength∣en a weak Stomach almost to a Miracle, warm and com∣fort it, cause Appetite and a good Digestion, and corro∣borate all the other Viscera.

§ 2. You may eat them as Sweet-meats, or hold them in your Mouth till they melt down; but I should rather chuse to dissolve ʒij. iij. or iv. in a Glass of Ale or Wine, and so take them in a Morn∣ing fasting, or as need re∣quires,

III. * Tabulae Amygdaloides, Tablets of the Almond∣like parts of Benjamin.

Bate.] ℞ The white parts of the best Benjamin ℥j. Flow∣ers of Sulphur ℥ij. Root of Flo∣rentine Orrice ℥jss. Sanguis Draconis ʒj. white Sugar ℥xij. Mucilage of Gum Tragacanth, extracted in Rose-water, q. s. mix and make Tablets or Tro∣ches, S. A. They are very powerful against the Asthma, Cough, Phthisick. &c.

Salmon.] § 1. Dose ad ʒj. You may beat them into Pouder, and mix the same with any proper Syrup or Pectoral Water, and so take it Morning and Night, or in case of a Cough, as often as the Cough afflicts.

§ 2. They heal inward Ulcers of the Bowels, stop Fluxes of the Belly, and dry up Catarrhs.

IV. * Tabulae de Angelica, Ta∣blets of Angelica.

Bate.] ℞ Fresh Angelica-Roots, boyl'd to a softness, and passed thro a Sieve ℥jss. treble refined Sugar ℥xij. Mucilage of Gum Tragacanth, q. s. mix and make pure white Tablets. They are Bezoardick, Car∣diack, Traumatick, Emmena∣gogick, &c.

Salmon.] § 1. They are good against the Contagion of Infectious Times, and may be taken Morning, Noon, and Night, by way of preven∣tion.

§ 2. Dose ℥j. ad ℥ij. and indeed they may be taken rather as a Sweet-meat, than as a Medicine.

V. * Tabulae Antimoniales, An∣timonial Tablets.

Bate.] ℞ Ceruse of An∣timony (made from the Regu∣lus) ℥vj. treble refined Sugar ℥xij. with Mucilage of Gum Tragacanth, make small Ta∣blets weighing each a Scruple, S. A. The Vertues are the same with the Electuarium Album.

Salmon.] § 1. They are good to purifie and cleanse the Blood, and sweeten all the Juices of the Body by ab∣sorbing their Acidities; and therefore are good against the Cachexia, Dropsie, Jaun∣dice, Scurvy, and such Dis∣eases which proceed from a discrasie of the Blood, &c.

§ 2. You may take them Morning and Night à ʒss. ad ʒj. eating them either alone, or reducing them into Pou∣der, by mixing them with some proper Syrup, or other Vehicle.

VI. * Tabulae Antisynanchicae, Tablets against the Quin∣sey.

Bate.] ℞ Flowers of Sul∣phur ℥j. Goose-dung in fine Pouder ℥iij. Sanguis Draconis ʒij. Oil of Aniseeds gut. vj. treble refined Sugar ℥viij. with Mucilage of Gum Tragacanth q s. mix and make Tablets. They are good against the Ulcers of the Mouth, Thrushes, &c.

Salmon.] § 1. Dissolve and mix them with a little Ho∣ney, and apply the Mixture to the part affected; inward∣ly, by smearing it upon the place, and outwardly, in a Quinsey, by applying it in manner of a Cataplasm.

§ 2. Or you may dissolve, and mix with some proper Water, and often to Gargle with in a Quinsey, or other Tumors, Swellings, Ulcers, and Sores of the Throat and Tonsils.

VII. * Tabulae de Aurantiis, Orange Tablets.

Bate.] ℞ The yellow of Orange, Limon, and Citron-peels candied, A. ℥j. Confects of Aniseeds and Ginger, A. ʒiij. Galingal ℈ss. Cloves N^o. xij. preserved Nutmegs N^o. ij. Aro∣maticum Rosatum ℈iv. sweet

Almonds blanched, Eringo-wood candied, A. ℥j. Pine-nuts, Pistaches, A. N^o. x. Musk, Civet, Ana. gr. iv. Amber∣grise ℈j. treble refined Sugar lbjss. Mucilage of Gum Tra∣gacanth made in Rose-water, q. s. mix and make a Paste, which form into Tablet S. A. They are Antiscorbutick, Car∣diack, Carminative, &c.

Salmon.] § 1. What the Aromaticum Rosatum is, see in our Pharm. Lond. Lib. 4. Cap. 21. Sect. 2. the rest of the things almost, are Sweet-meats.

§ 2. You may take it as often in a day as you please to gratifie your Palate and Stomach: It chears the Spi∣rits, and makes a Sweet Breath.

VIII. * Tabulae Burgesianae, Burgess his Tablets.

Bate.] ℞ Green Liquo∣rice lbj. Decoction of Raisins, Scabious, and Violets, lbvj. In∣fuse for three days, and boyl to the half: press out, and eva∣porate to the thickness of Ho∣ney; to which add white Su∣gar candy in Pouder ℥xij. Gum Tragacanth in Pouder ℥ij. Oil of Aniseeds gut. xx. Amber∣grise gr. iij. beat them well together, and make a Mass, of which form Tablets or Rouls, S. A. They are Bechicik, Cardiack, &c.

Salmon.] § 1. They are Pectoral and Opening, good against Obstructions of the Lungs, Coughs, Asthma's, Wind, Gripings of the Bowels, Cholick, &c.

§ 2. They may be held in the Mouth, and suffered to dissolve at leisure; but being often or long used, will of fend the Stomach.

IX. * Tabulae Cardialgicae, Tablets against Pain of the Stomach.

Bate.] ℞ White Chalk ℥ij. Crabs-Eyes ℥j. Nutmegs ʒj. white Sugar ℥xij. Mucilage of Quince-seeds q. s. mix and make Tablets. The Title shews their Vertues.

Salmon.] § 1. You may eat ℥j. or ij. or more at a time, as you eat Sugar-plumbs, and they will (by reason they are made of a fixt Alcali) absorb the Acid Humor which is the cause of those intolera∣ble gnawing Pains at Sto∣mach.

§ 2. This is made for such as cannot take the Medicine without Sugar; but to speak Truth, the Alcalies alone are much more effectual.

X. * Tabulae Carminativae, Tablets breaking Wind.

Bate.] ℞ Pouder of com∣mon Daucus-seeds ℥j. treble re∣fined Sugar (dissolved in De∣coction of common Daucus seeds) ℥xij. boyl, and pour forth, S. A. Otherwise thus: ℞ Carda∣moms grosly poudred ℥j. yellow of Orange-peels cut small ℥ijss. treble refined Sugar ℥xvj, (dis∣solved in Rose-water two parts, Time-water one part) boyl, and pour four, S. A. It is a most Excellent Remedy against Wind.

Salmon.] § 1. They Re∣medy the Cholick, expel Wind, and are good against stoppage of Urine, and the Stone.

§ 2. You may hold them in your Mouth till dissolved, or otherwise eat them like Sweet-meats.

XI. Tabulae Catharticae, Pur∣ging Tablets.

Bate.] ℞ Diagrydium ʒjss. Cream of Tartar ʒvj. Oil of Cloves gut. vj. treble refined Sugar ℥iv. Mucilage of Gum Tragacanth made with Rose-water q. s. make Tablets, S. A.

Salmon.] § 1. You may give from ʒv. ad ʒx. accord∣ing to Age and Strength, a∣gainst the Scurvy, Dropsie, Jaundice, Gout, Rheumatism, and other-like stubborn and inveterate Diseases.

§ 2. Let it be given in the Morning fasting, with Ob∣servations as in other Purges. It works safely, gently, and without griping.

XII. * Tabulae Dialthaeae, Ta∣blets of Marsh-mallows.

Bate.] ℞ Pouder of the Roots of Marsh-mallows ℥ij. Liquorice ℥j. Flowers of Sul∣phur ʒvj. Gum Tragacanth ʒij. treble refined Sugar ℥xij. A∣qua Pectoralis q. s. mix and make Tablets S. A.

Salmon.] § 1. What the Aqua Pectoralis is, you may see Chap. 1. Sect. 45. afore∣going of this Book.

§ 2. It is intended to open Obstructions of the Lungs, and the Passages of the Urine. It is good against Coughs, Colds, Catarrhs, Wheesing, Hoarseness, and other Di∣stempers of the Brest and Lungs.

§ 3. Dissolved in Parsley or Onion-water, or Water of the biting Arsmart, and drunk, it helps against the Stone, Sand, Gravel, or any stop∣page of the Urine, and eases the pains of making Water. Dose ℥j. pro vice.

XIII. * Tabulae Diambrae, Ta∣blets of Ambergrise.

Bate.] ℞ Species Diam∣brae ℥ss. treble refined Sugar ℥viij. Cinnamon-water q. s. boyl them according to Art. They are Cardiack, Cepha∣lick, Stomatick, &c.

Salmon.] § 1. What the Spe∣cies Diambrae are, see Pharm. Lond. Lib. 4. Cap. 21. Sect. 14. with their Vertues and Uses.

§ 2. The intention of this Prescript of our Author is to comfort and strengthen the Head, Brain, Nerves, Heart, Stomach, and all the Princi∣pal Bowels.

§ 3. They are good against Megrims, Head-ach, Verti∣goes, Lethargies, Apoplexies, Convulsions, Palsies, Sickness at Heart, Fainting, and Swooning Fits. Dose ℥j. Morning and Evening, or at any time of Fainting.

XIV. * Tabulae Diatragacan∣thi, Tablets of Gum Tra∣gacanth.

Bate.] ℞ Species Dia∣tragacanthi frigidi (newly made) ℥ss. Musk, Ambergrise, A. gr. j. Civet gr. ij. treble refined Sugar ℥xij. Damask-Ros-water q. s. beat them to∣gether into a Mass, and make pure white Tablets.

Salmon.] § 1. What the Species Diatragacanthi are, see out Pharm. Lond. Lib. 4. Cap. 21. Sect. 21. with their Vertues and Uses.

§ 2. These Tablets are much more pleasant than the Species, and therefore fitter for the more delicate Sto∣macks.

§ 3. They are Pectoral, and good against Coughs, Colds, Asthmas, Consump∣tions, Catarrhs, Preternatu∣ral Heats, and Ulcers of the Lungs. They cause a clear Voice, and a sweet Breath. Let them be held in the Mouth, and suffered to di∣still down at leisure.

XV. * Tabulae Divinae, Ta∣blets of a most Excellent Vertue.

Bate.] ℞ Lac or Milk of Sulphur vive ℥ij. white Sugar ℥vj. Mucilage of Quince-seeds q. s. mix and make Tablets each containing a Dram. They are an Arcanum in the Cure of the Haemorrhoides; and prevail against Scabs, Asth∣mas, &c. Dose N^o. iij. or iv. twice or thrice a day.

Salmon.] § 1. They are a Specific against Coughs, Ca∣tarrhs, Colds, Hoarseness, Wheesings, shortness of Breath, difficulty of Breathing, and

other Distempers of the Brest and Lungs.

§ 2. They heal also Ulcers of the Mouth and Throat, and dry up salt sharp Hu∣mours, in what part of the Body soever.

XVI. * Tabulae Embryonum, Tablets to strengthen the Foetus in the Womb.

Bate.] ℞ Pouders of Bi∣stort-Roots, Ivory, Red Coral, Coriander-seed prepared, A. ℥ss. white Amber, Crystal, Berries of Kermes, A. &ij. white Su∣gar ℥xvj. Quince-water, q. s. boyl them S. A. adding Oil of Cinnamon gut. vj. then pour it forth. They are of great Vertue in preventing A∣bortion, and strengthning the Child in the womb, &c.

Salmon.] § 1. You may give of them à ℥iij. ad ʒvj. twice a day, viz. Morning and Night, for eight or ten days together: they strengthen the Womb, and corroborate the Foetus contained.

§ 2. If the Woman has often miscarried, and is apt to fall into that Weakness upon small occasions, you will do well to add to the Com∣position, Catechu ʒvj. white Henbane-seeds ʒij. and then the Medicament will be with∣out comparison.

XVII. Tabulae Emeticae, Vo∣miting Tablets.

Bate.] ℞ Stibium, or Glass of Antimony in subtil Pouder ℥ss. treble refined Sugar ℥iv. Oil of Aniseeds gut. 5. Mu∣cilage of Gum Tragacanth q. s. mix and make Tablets. Dose gr. 16. ad 40.

Salmon.] § 1. I like not this Medicine, nor may it be safely given to weak Consti∣tutions: to very robust Bo∣dies you may venture to give it à gr. 15. ad 30. but you had best to be sure of their Strength before-hand.

§ 2. But to make a Me∣dicine of the same Vertue and Operation, and to work with a great deal more safety, you may do thus. ℞ Tartar Emetick of Mynsicht ℥ss. treble refined Sugar ℥iv. Rose-water q. s. boyl to a consistency, ad∣ding Oil of Cloves gut. vj. then pour them forth.

§ 3. Of these you may give from gr. 16. ad 40. or 48. in strong Constitutions, which will give 3, 4, 6, or 8 Vo∣mits, and sometimes more, but with safety enough, if the Sick be perswaded to drink largely of Broth or Posset-drink.

§ 4. When you would have it give over working, give

Broth well seasoned with Salt, or mixt with a little Cremor Tartari, and as hot as 'tis possible to be got down the Throat, and the Vomiting will immediately cease, and take its course downwards.

XVIII. Tabulae Farfareae, Tablets of Coltsfoot.

Bate.] ℞ Leaves of Colts∣foot gathered in a serene Air (cleansed from their Mucosity with a moist Cloath, and sprink∣led with Spanish Wine, and dryed) in fine Pouder ℥ss. Pou∣der of Liquorice ℥ss. white Su∣gar-candy in fine Pouder ℥xij. Gum Tragacanth (dissolved in Pectoral Decoction) q. s. mix and make Tablets or Treches, S. A. They are an Efficaci∣ous Pectoral Medicament, prevalent against the Cough, &c.

Salmon.] § 1. What the Decoctum Pectorale is, see in our Pharmacopoeia Londinensis, Lib. 4. Cap. 14. Sect. 4. which is the thing intended here un∣der that Name.

§ 2. They are good against most Diseases of the Brest and Lungs, chiefly Coughs, Wheesings, Hoarseness, dif∣ficulty of Breathing, shortness of Breath, and Obstructions in those parts, &c.

XIX. * Tabulae Foeniculinae, Tablets of Oil of Fennel-seed.

Bate.] ℞ Treble refined Sugar lbj. Fennel-water q. s. boil, S. A. dropping in Chy∣mical Oil of Fennel-seeds gut. 50. S. A. They are preva∣lent against the Cholick, Wind, &c.

Salmon.] § 1. It is a plea∣sant sort of Medicine for such as can away with the taste of the Fennel-seeds, which in some sort strengthens the Stomach, as well as discusses Wind; it is good for Chil∣dren, and to ease them of the Gripes that are new∣born, to which some Chil∣dren are very obnoxious.

§ 2. Elder People may also take them with singular Ad∣vantage against the Cholick, Pain and Sickness at Stomach, from ʒvj. ad ℥jss. at time of the Fit; otherwise by way of prevention, only Morn∣ing and Night.

XX. * Tabulae Griseae, Ta∣blets of Ambergrise.

Bate.] ℞ Ambergrise ʒi. Musk gr. vj. Alom gr. ij. white Sugar-candy in Pouder ℥xij. Mucilage of Gum Tragacanth (extracted in Mint-water) q. s.

mix and make Tablets. They comfort the Brain and Heart, and wonderfully revive the Spirits, Natural, Vital, and Animal. Dose ʒj. or ij. three or four times a day.

Salmon.] § 1. Being held often in the Mouth, and suf∣fered to distil down at lei∣sure, they cause a sweet Breath, and chear the Heart.

§ 2. They are also preva∣lent against Palpitation of the Heart, Sickness at Sto∣mach and Fainting or Swoon∣ing Fits.

XXI. * Tabulae Haemoptoicae, Tablets against spitting Blood.

Bate.] ℞ Terra Lemnia ʒiij. fine Bole ʒij. Lapis Hae matitis, Magistery of Ivory, A. ℈iv. Bistort-Roots, Henbane-seeds, fresh Limon-peel cut very small, A. ʒj. white Poppy-seeds ℥ss. Sugar of Roses ℥viij. Mucilage of Gum Tragacanth q. s. mix and make Tablets. The Title shews their Ver∣tues: Let them be taken often in a day.

Salmon.] § 1. You must take white Henbane-seeds, and if you increase them to ʒij. it will be so much the better.

§ 2. To make it more ef∣fectual, you ought to add Catechu ʒiij. increasing in proportion the quantity of the Sugar of Roses, which ought also to be of Red Roses.

§ 3. They may be taken often in the day-time; but it will be necessary at Night going to Bed to take gr. ij. or iij. plus minus, of our Vo∣latile Laudanum.

XXII. * Tabulae Helenii, Ta∣blets of Elecampane.

Bate.] ℞ Pulp of fresh-gathered Elecampane-Roots, made by boyling, ℥jss. treble refined Sugar lbj. Mucilage of Gum Tragacanth, extracted in Hyssop-water, q. s. mix and make Tablets. They are ve∣ry profitable against Coughs, Asthma's, &c.

Salmon.] § 1. You may take them often in the Day or Night, more especially when a Fit of Coughing is present; they give ease upon the Spot, and in short time Cure.

§ 2. But that their Effects might be more certain, it is my Opinion, that these Ta∣blets should be taken in the day-time, and gr. ij. iij. or iv. of my Volatile Laudanum at Night going to bed, drinking after them a Draught of Milk-water.

XXIII. * Tabulae Infantum, Tablets for Infants or Children.

Bate.] ℞ Resin of Jallap ʒj. Mercurius dulcis in fine Pouder ʒvj. trebble refined Su∣gar ℥iij. mucilage of Gum Tragacanth, q. s. mix and make Tablets, each weighing half a Dram. They are com∣mended for killing Worms, two, three or four of them being taken in a Morning.

Salmon.] § 1. If the Child be very young you ought not to give above one or two of them at a time; two containing of the Rosin of Jallap, gr. ij. and of the Mercurius dulcis, gr. xij. which is a Dose large enough for any Child of 3, 4, 5, or 6, Years old.

§ 2. You ought so often to repeat it till the Worms come away, or the Child grows well, which after 5, 6, or 7, Doses you will see.

XXIV. * Tabulae Lenthales.

Bate.] ℞ Green Liquorice ℥viij. Aniseeds ℥iv. Caraways ℥j. Waters of Coltsfoot, Hyssop, Horehound, A. lbj. infuse them in B. M. for three days, then express out strongly, and ex∣hale to the thickness of Honey; adding Cherry-tree Gum, Gum Arabick, A. ʒij. Gum Traga∣canth ℥ss. infused for two days in Damask Rose-water lbss. then add trebble refined Sugar lbij. Musk Ambergrise, A. gr. vj. Pouder of Liquo∣rice ℥ss. beat all well together into a Mass, of which form Tablets, or Rouls, S. A. They are a pleasant kind of Pecto∣ral.

Salmon.] § 1. Here is more cost than worship in this Medicine; but besides being Pectoral being often and long used, they cause a sweet Breath.

§ 2. If Choice Catechu in fine Pouder ℥ij. be added, the Medicine will be five times the better to all the Intenti∣ons it is proposed for.

XXV. * Tabulae de Pipere, Tablets of Pepper.

Bate.] ℞ Cinnamon ℥ss. Ginger ʒij. black Pepper ℈ij. Calamus Aromaticus, Mace, Nutmegs, A. ℈ij. gr. v. Cu∣bebs, lesser Cardamoms, A. gr. 15. Cloves, Galangal, yellow of Orange-peels new cut, A. ʒss. yellow of Citron-peels fresh cut ʒj. cut altogether grosly, and add blanthed sweet Al∣monds ℥v. Citron-peel candied ℥j. white Sugar (dissolved in

Mint-water) lbj. boil and pour forth, S. A. They are Ce∣phalick, Stomatick, Carmi∣native, &c.

Salmon.] § 1. These com∣fort a cold and moist Head, Brain and Stomach, strength∣en the Nerves, and are good against Vertigo's, Lethargies, Apoplexies, Palsies, Indige∣stion, and want of Appe∣tite.

§ 2. They expel Wind admirably, give ease in the Cholick, and comfort the Bowels after any violent Flux. You may give them from ℥ss. ad ℥j. at a time, especially at Night going to bed, or in the Morning fast∣ing.

XXVI. * Tabulae Prunellae, Tablets of Sal Prunellae.

Bate.] ℞ Sal Prunellae ℥ss. trebble refined Sugar ℥vj. mu∣cilage of Gum Tragacanth, q. s. mix and make Tablets. They are held often in the Mouth to quench Thirst in Fea∣vers.

Salmon.] § 1. Or you may give them at set times, as Morning and Evening; ʒiij. at a time, and if you please you may dissolve them in ℥iij. or iv. of black Cherry-water or Milk-water simple or alexiterick.

§ 2. They are good also against scalding of Urine, or heat and pain in making Water, they provoke Urine and remove the Stoppages of the Water: but in these cases, they ought to be given in Parsley, Hydropiper, or Oni∣on-water, &c.

XXVII. * Tabulae Rosaceae, Rose Tablets.

Bate.] ℞ Red Roses ex∣angulated ʒvj. Gum Arabick, Gum Tragacanth, A. ℥ss. trebble refined Sugar ℥xvj. Rose-water, q. s. mix and make a Paste, of which make Tablets, or Rouls, S. A. you may add thereto some few drops of Oil of Nutmegs. They are profitable against Ca∣tarrhs, inveterate Coughs, &c.

Salmon.] § 1. The Roses must be reduced to a fine Pouder; and the Gums dis∣solved in the Rose-water, and then the Paste made Secun∣dum Artem.

§ 2. If I was to use them my self, I would have Cate∣chu in fine Pouder ʒvj. added to the Composition; it much advances the worth of the Medicine, and makes it al∣most infallible.

§ 3. If the Catarrh be fierce and inveterate you must also add Flowers of Sul∣phur ʒiv. augmenting in proportion to these additions, the quantity of Sugar.

XXVIII. * Tabulae Saponaceae, Soapy Tablets.

Bate.] ℞ The best Venice Soap ℥jss. Liquorice ℥ij. Root of Florentine Orrice ʒvj. Flow∣ers of Sulphur ℥ss. Angelica-root ʒij. Oil of Aniseeds ℈ss. trebble refined Sugar ℥viij. mucilage of Gum Tragacanth made in Hyssop-water, q. s. mix and make Tablets or Troches, S. A. They are admirably prevalent against an Empyema, Phthisis, or Ulcer of the Lungs, &c. and most powerfully promote Expectoration.

Salmon.] § 1. This is no pleasant Medicine; your best way will be to dissolve them in some proper pectoral Li∣quor, as Hyssop or Mint-water, or Tent, Alicant, &c. and so drink the Solution.

§ 2. Dose, à ʒiij. ad ʒvj. to be given in the Morning fasting; also in the Fore∣noon; at four in the After∣noon; and at Bed-time.

XXIX. * Tabulae de Styrace, Tablets of Styrax.

Bate.] ℞ Styrax Calamita strained, Pulp of Raisons, A ℥j. Pouder of Liquorice ʒvj. Wood of Aloes, Cinnamon, A. ʒij. Nutmegs ʒij. ℈ij. fine Bole ʒx. Nutmegs preserved dry ℥jss. trebble refined Su∣gar ℥xx. mucilage of Gum Tragacanth, q. s. mix and make Tablets. They are Pectoral and Cordial, and wonderfully conduce to the Cure of Catarrhs, Consump∣tions, &c.

Salmon.] § 1. They are to be held in the Mouth till they dissolve, and suffered to distil down the Throat by degrees, and that all the day long as you see occasi∣on.

§ 2. If Catechu in fine Pouder ℥j. Flowers of Sulphur ℥ss. be added to the Com∣position, it will be much the better.

XXX, * Tabulae Tartareae, Tablets of Tartar.

Bate.] ℞ Crystals of Tar∣tar in fine Pouder ℥j. trebble refined Sugar ℥viij. mucilage of Gum Tragacanth, q. s. mix and make Tablets. They are to hold frequently in the

Mouth against Vehement Thirst.

Salmon.] § 1. They not only quench Thirst, but also cool the Heat of the Sto∣mach, strengthen it, and take away the Sickness there∣of.

§ 2. If Juice of Limons ℥ij. be added to the Mucilage, and so made up and dryed, it will advance to the Inten∣tion of the Medicine, and please the languishing Pa∣tient.

XXXI. * Tabulae Vermifugae, Tablets for killing Worms.

Bate.] ℞ Pouder of Crude Harts-horn, Ivory, A. ℥ jss. white Sugar ℥viij. Mucilage of Gum Tragacanth, q. s. mix and make Tablets each weigh∣ing ʒss. Dose, N^o iij. twice a day.

Salmon.] § 1. I am of O∣pinion, that if the Harts-horn and Ivory pass a Phi∣losophical Calcination, they will not only, more easily re∣duce to Pouder; but as their Bodies will be more open so they will better operate to the end desired.

§ 2. That if to the Com∣position, you add Pouder of Maw Worms ʒvj. it will be much more effectual to the Intention; augmenting also in proportion the Sugar, &c.

XXXII. * Trochisci Pecto∣rales. Pectoral Troches or Tablets.

Bate.] ℞ Extract of Li∣quorice ℥ss. white Starch ℥jss. Musk Civet. A. gr. iij. Oil of Aniseeds, gut. xij. trebble refined Sugar ℥xij. Mucilage of Gum Tragacanth. q. s. mix and make Troches. The Title shews the Vertues.

Salmon.] § 1. They take away the Asperity of the Trochea Arteria, give relief in vehement Coughs, open Obstructions of the Brest and Lungs, and prevail a∣gainst Hoarseness, Wheasings, Asthma's, &c.

§ 2. You may hold them all day long in the Mouth, and suffer them to distil down at leisures.

Explicit Liber PRIMUS.