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 ...

XI. Oleum Polypodii, Oyl of Polipody.

Bate.] It is made from the dryed Roots, distilled by a Re∣tort in Sand, S. A. It serves for catching of Fishes.

Salmon.] § 1. It is found on Beech and Hazel-Trees,

and stony Places, but that from the Oak is best. § 2. The Root in form of a Deco∣ction, purges Melancholy, and tough Flegm, and opens Ob∣structions of the Liver, Spleen, Womb, and Mesentery, but because it is but a slow Purge it is seldom given alone, but with other stronger Purges. § 3. Being distilled its Ca∣thartick Virtue is totally de∣stroyed; you having instead thereof a sharp, opening Spi∣rit, and a fetid Oyl: The Spirit is profitably given a∣gainst Venereal Defedations, and Dietetically; you may give it à ʒi. ad ʒij. or more in Drink, or Decoction of Guajacum. § 4. The Oyl is so fetid, that it is not possibly to be taken inwardly with∣out rectification, and then at best it is a loathsome Medi∣cine; which tho' it may be good against the Venereal Di∣stemper, Leprosie, and other Impurities of the Blood, is seldom or never taken; for that many other Medicines, a thousand times more grate∣ful, and possibly more effica∣cious, are ever ready at hand to be had: what its other Properties are, our Author has told you, which is the Catching of Fish, which it does by drawing them toge∣ther after it, by reason of its strong scent. § 5. As for the way and manner of making it, there is no difficulty in it; being cut into bits, you may fill an Earthen Retort full thereof, and having luted thereto a Re∣ceiver, you may perform the distillation in Sand, first with a gentle fire, then with a stron∣ger, augmenting it even to the last degree, in all respects as we have before taught you in the distillation of Guajacum.