The marrow of physicke, or, A learned discourse of the severall parts of mans body being a medicamentary, teaching the manner and way of making and compounding all such oyles, unguents ... &c. as shall be usefull and necessary in any private house ... : and also an addition of divers experimented medicines which may serve against any disease that shall happen to the body : together with some rare receipts for beauties ... / collected and experimented by the industry of T.B.

An excellent way to wash Aloes.

15 R. Of the best Aloes ℥ ii. put thereto a quarter of a pinte of the Iuice of damaske Roses, and as much of the Sirrup of Violets, two spoonefulls of Vinegar; then set it in a warme Oven after the bread is drawne, and let it so remaine untill it be dissolved; then straine it hard through a faire Cloth, and set it on faire Em∣bers untill it be thicke like a Conserve, stirring it divers times; then R. Nutmegs, Cinamon, Ginger, Cloves, Mace, Agaricke, Cubebs, ana one Duccate weight, and as much Rubarbe: bruise all these as you would for Ipocras, and lay them in three quarters of a pinte of very

good Muskadine three daies; then straine it, and after beate the Spices as small as you can, and grinde them with the said Wine againe; then straine it, and wring it out as hard as you can; then put your Wine to your Conserved Aloes, and let it stand so long on warm Em∣bers, till it have drunke up all the Wine, and is turned to a Conserve againe, stirring it divers times; then put it in a close Pot, and keepe it for an excellent purging Pill, to be taken once a weeke, the quantity of a Beane made in Pills, one houre before supper, it doth cure the Headache, comforteth the Stomack, and hath many good and approved operations.