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 ...

XIV. * Oleum Saponis, Oyl of Soap.

Bate.] It is made of Veneti∣an Soap thin sliced or scraped, and Spirit of Wine, of each a like quantity, being distilled by a Retort, first with a gentle fire, then increasing it grada∣tim. Let the Oyl swimming upon the Green Water be sepa∣rated. It is good against Con∣vulsions and Pains of the Head, being anointed upon the Temples, Nape of the Neck and Nostrils. It helps also against the Gout, Con∣tusions, and Worms, being

anointed upon the place affe∣cted, and then a Colwort-leaf applied over them.

Salmon.] § 1. Rolfincius, Art. Chimiae, lib. 3. sect. 2. art. 1. cap. 15. makes it af∣ter this manner: ℞ Venice Soap thin sliced or rasped lbj. Calx Vive finely pulverized lbij. mix them well, then sprin∣kle them with White-wine: put all into a strong glass Re∣tort: begin the distillation with a very gentle fire, increasing it to the third degree, so will you have Flegm and a rubicund Oyl, which keep in a Glass close stopt for use. § 2. It resolves and dissipates cold Tumors; helps the Spleen and Vapors, being anointed upon the Re∣gion of the Spleen; and a∣nointed upon the Joynts it eases the Gout, and dissolves the Tartarous Nodes thence arising. § 3. It stinks much, and therefore it is necessary that it should be once or twice rectified from Colcothar, or Bone-ashes, for by that means it will be finer and subtiller, and lose much of its Empyreu∣ma. § 4. A warming and strengthning Emplaster, and good against Fits of the Mo∣ther, you may make after this manner: ℞ Galbanum, Am∣moniacum, A. ℥ij. Wax, Oyl of Soap, A. ℥j. mix and make an Emplaster.