Thesaurus remediorum a treasury of choice medicines internall and externall, exactly composed according to art, peculiarly and properly fitted and appointed against the infirmities of the principall parts of mans body ... / by Julius Degravere ; whereunto is added diagnostic signs to know the temperament and constitution of each body ...

The Vertues, right Vse, and Due Quantities of each Medicine particularly and distinctly Declared.

For the Head;

THe Capitall Pills purge and cleanse the Brain from all superfluous Humours, that stupifie and dull the Ratio∣nall Faculty, or obstruct and hinder the right Operation of the Sensitive: they quicken the Memory, open the Ventricles of the brain, and free the Nerves from obstructions; conducing much to the cure of all infirmities seated in the Head and Nerves; as Convulsions, Falling-sicknesse, Apoplexy, Palsies, Vertigoes, Rhumes, Head-ach, dull sight or hearing: by taking

away the Antecedent Cause that generates and produceth them.

Take them 3 or 4 dayes with intermission of a day or two, observing the directions for purging, in the 16, 17, 18 pages.

The full Dose is 5 Pills: for 14 years old 3 pills: for seven years, 2 pills.

The Epileptic Powder, is a specific Remedy against Convulsi∣ons, and Convulsive motions in Children. In the fit, observe by laying your hand, if there be a rising or working at the childes stomack, then put a Feather annointed with Oyle of sweet Olmonds into the throat, and cause the Childe to vo∣mit up that suffocating flegme and crude matter that oppres∣seth; afterwards give a Dose of this Powder: but if there be no heaving at the stomack; apply a blistering plaster between the shoulders, and give the powder: you will see a good effect.

The Dose for 7 years old is one paper: for 3 years half a paper: for a year old, ten grains: for half a year, 6 grains, to be given in small Cinnamon water or Sack, if the Childe be two years old; if under, in black Ch••rry water or Pae••ny.

For prevention, give it 2 or 3 mornings together, at the first quarter of the Moon, and Full.

The Cephalic Electuary is a peculiar Medicine composed a∣gainst infirmities of the Head; it Roborates the Braine and Nerves exceedingly, Concocts and Exsiccates abounding moisture, that produceth d••fluxions of Rheum's, Scrophu∣lous tumours and swellings of the Uvula, or Almonds of the Ears, confirms and restores the memory, acuates and sharpens the sight and hearing, very proper and ben••ficiall for all per∣sons that are Epileptic, Cataleptic, Apoplectic, Paralytic, sub∣ject to Convulsions, trembling of the Nerves, that hath a weak brain and infirm head.

Take the quantity of a Nutmeg or more, fasting, upon a Knifes point, or in Rosemary posset which is better.

You may eat an hour after, and follow your businesse.

The Catarrh Pills, stops thin Rhumes that distill from the Head into the Breast, procures quiet sleep, incrassates the the Rhume, and prevents coughing in the night; being in∣tended onely for such as are molested with coughing in the night, but in the day use Pectoral Medicines hereafter menti∣oned, for the Lungs.

Take them when you first lye down in bed two or three nights together, or every other night: they purge not.

The full Dose is two pills, no more: for ten years old, one pill.

The Epileptic Amulet, is a good preservative against the Fall∣ing sicknesse, Apoplexy, convlsions, Catalepsy, fits of the Mo∣ther, Incubus, or Night Mare, and Vertigoes. Whose virtuall scent comforts the brain, dissipates and expells all Noxious Vapours and Fumes that arise up to the head and afflict the braine and Nerves with those Symptomes, prevents, retards, or abates them in their return.

To be worn about the neck constantly next to the skin, by all persons so diseased, young and old.

The Fuming Powder, is very proper and fit for all those that have a cold, moist, or weake brain, it exsiccates and dryes up Rhumes, and all superfluous moisture, that causeth Distillati∣ons upon the Lungs, sore eyes, tooth-ach and such like, and also strengthens the head and Nerves much.

Use it morning and night, thus: strew a little upon hot Coals in a Chaffing-dish, and hold your head clothes, or cap over the swoake, so put them on warm.

For the Eyes.

THe Opthalmick Water, is excellent for sore Eyes, it re∣straines a Flux of Humours that resorts thither, cooles any inflamation there, mitigates any sharp Humour that cau∣seth

itching, heat, or readness, clears the sight and stren∣thens it.

Use it thus: Dip a fine cloth or feather in the water; and wash your eyes night and morning in bed.

In the interim refuse no good means to take away the Ante∣cedent cause, as blood-letting and purging, where it is re∣quisite.

For the Heart.

THe Bezoardic Antidote, is a most Soveraigne Cordiall against the Plague; it powerfully expells poysons, re∣moves oppressions at the heart, and any surfeit or overcharging of the stomack, drives out all Putrid matter and Malignity, whether received by infectious and unwholsome Ayres, or otherwise generated in the body: very effectuall in the small Pox, Mesels, spotted Feaver to bring forth their Malig∣nity to the skin, and to prevent returning inwards; of excel∣lent use in all suddain sicknesses in young or old, to d••fend the heart and vitals, untill the distemper manifest it self.

Take it on a knifes point, or in posset-drink, or any Cordial water, and sweat as oft as occasion requires.

The full Dose is the third part of the Medicine: for 14 years a fourth part; for 7 years old, a Dram; for 4 years half a dram, for 2 years 20 grains. This great Composition is made as followeth,

Antidotus Bezoard.

Rec. Rad. Contrayer, untias tres.

• Scorzoner. gentian.
• Angel. histort.
• Petasit. Torment.
• Pimpinel. imperator.
• Dictam. alb. Zedoar.
• Vincetox. ana Uncias duas.

• Troch. de Viper. Unciam unam semis.
• C. Cer. philosoph. praep.
• Terrae Lem. boliarmen.
• ana unciam unam.
• Fol. Scordii galeg.
• Card. bened.
• ...〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••cifae
• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Cret: ana drachmas sex.
• Baccar. Junip. lauri,
• Cherm. sem. Citri.
• Acetos, thlaspios napi
• Oeymi poenioe.
• gran•• parad. ana semuncium.
• Flor. Calend. Tunicae.
• Croci macis
• Caryophill. lign.
• Aloes. resinost.
• Myrrhae Castor.
• alexiter. Vegiteb.
• nostr. ossis de Cord.
• Cerui ana drachmus tre••.
• Lap. Bezoard. oricut.
• & occident. Margaritar.
• praep. Alexipharmac.
• Mineral. nostr. Cap••ur.
• Elixir. Bezoard nostr. opii.
• Praep. ana drachmus du••r▪

Syr. Cimon. q. s.

P. Elictuar ū. S. artem.

The Cardiall Tincture, is excellent for fainting fits, it chears the heart, restores the Vitall Spirits, and quickens decayed nature in feeble and weak persons,; comforts and warmes a cold stomack, helps digestion, expells winde, and melancho∣ly vapours that affl••ct the heart; very good in Palpitations of the heart, or oppression at stomack through Crudities and Indigestion.

To be taken at any time night or day, when any the aforesaid distempers require it.

The full Dose is a spoonfull and half: for 14 years one spoonfull: for 7 years old, half a spoonfull, and so proportion∣ably to younger.

For the Lungs.

THe Pectorall Electuary stayes defluxions of sharp rheumes that fall upon the Lungs, mittigates their acidity and saltness which endangers Corosion, easeth your Cough, stren∣thens and defends the Lungs, prevents a Consumption, and is singular for these purposes worth your knowledge, and use.

To be taken at any time, the quantity of a Nutmeg or more, when your Cough requires it, but chiefly at night and morn∣ing in bed.

The Asthmatic Pills, is a great preservative to weake and de∣cayed Lungs, opens Obructions and stoppings in the Breast, helps difficulty of breathing, old Coughs and shortnesse of breath, concocts tough Flegme and brings it up easily, or pre∣pares it to be purged downwards.

Take them in the morning fasting, and at 4 of clock af∣ternoon; 2 or 3 pills at a time; they purge not.

These Pills are very beneficial for cold, moist, and flegma∣tick constitutions; but if you have a Hectic Feaver, or have a dry Cough, or it proceeds from a sharp, hot, and thin rhume;

then this medicine is not so proper as the foregoing, and this that follows.

The Hectic Confection, i•• very well approved for Consumption coughs, and those that have a hot and dry constitution, or a Hectic Feaver; it cooles, moist••ns, and restores the Radicall moisture very much: easeth the breast that's pained with coug∣ing, and loosens the flegme: it helps a dry Cough and pro∣cures exp••ctoration; is very restorative for consumptive and leane persons.

Take the qu••ntity of a Nutmeg or Chestnut as oft as you ••lease, and occasion r••quires, but not soon after meat.

For the Stomack.

THe Digestive Electuary, helps Concoction, and closeth the mouth of the stomack; repr••ss••th Fumes and Vapours that rise up to the head after meat; sh••rp••ns the Appetite, and is very pleasant and gratefull to the stomack.

Take the quantity of a Nutmeg half an hour after Dinner and Supper.

The Stomack Pills ••ffectually cl••nseth the first Region of the body; carries away all vitious Humors and indigested matter, that clogs the stomack, hinders digestion, dulls the Appetite, and which corrup••s good Nutriment received: prevents and cures Fluxes, Gripings and paines ih the Stomack and Bowels, from sharp biting Choler, or flatulent Crudity: Attracts and draws away all viscous, slime, and gross flegme, that generates obstructions from whence many Diseases arise.

Take them three or four times, Spring and Autume, or at other temperate seasons, if occasion require, observing the di∣rections and cautions for purging in the 16, 17, 18 pages.

The full dose is six pills; for 14. years, 4 pills, for ten years old, 3 pills.

The Great Elixir, strengthens a weak stomack very much, procures good digestion and appetite; takes away crudities, nauseousness and sowre belchings from off a raw stomack, and fortifies it exceedingly, but if the stomack be very foule, stuf∣fed and clogged with gross flegmatic humors, or hot Choleric humors fluctuating and broiling upon the stomack; then first clense downward with the stomack pills; or upwards by vomit with the Emetic Tinctur••: afterwards strengthen with this Elix∣it, and you will finde a great alteretion both for Appetite and Concoction.

To be taken in a little Sack, or other Wine most agreeable to your stomack (but not alone) in the morning, fasting an hour after; and at 4 of clock afternoon.

The full Dose is 30 drops: but for young people and chil∣dren so many drops as they are years old.

Shake the Bottle when you use it.

The Emetic Tincture dichargeth the Stomack by Vomit, of all Superfluous, Crude and Noxious Humours that flu∣ctuate upon the Stomack, or lodge in the parts adjacent; it takes away bitter and Acid Eructations and Belchings, Vel∣lications and Gripes in the Stomack from Bilious Humors, very proper and succesfull in the cure of Agnes Obstructions of the Liver and Gall, which causeth the Yellow Jaundice: takes away immoderate thirst and heat of the Stomack, by Evacuating Choller and Humours dust: Cleanseth from all impurities, and makes the Stomack fitt for Reception of wholesome Food••; make it a little Warme and take it according to the Directions for Vomiting, set down in the 18, 19. pages.

The full Dose is the whole Medicine, for Men and Women of strength: but for tender bodies, and for the age 15, take but three parts of it.

Liver and Spleen.

THe Hydropic Powder, is a peculiar Medicine that attracts all serous and watry humors from any par•• of the body and evacuates them; opens obstructions of the Liver and Mesa∣raick veines, and is the most effectual purge for Dropsies that I know.

Take it in a little Posset drink or white Wine warmed fast∣ing, 2 or 3 mornings in a week and keep house, eat not untill noon; observe the directions for purging in the 16, 17, 18 pages.

The full Dose is one paper; for the age 14. three parts of a p••per, or but half if a weak or tender person; and so proporti∣onably to younger.

The dayes you purge not, drink a good draught of Worm∣wood wine, and eat some white Bisket every morning, and at 4 of clock afternoon.

The Splenetic Pills, opens obstructions of the Liver and Spleen, easeth their pains, and carries away the obstructing humours, abates their tumors, and distention of the Hypo∣chonders and softens them: Very usefull and proper in the cure of the Jaundice both Black and Yellow, Hypochondriac Melancholy, the Scurvy and such like seated in those parts, by purging away the feculent matter that subside and obstruct the vessels.

Take them twice or thrice, observing the directions for purging in the 16, 17. 18 pages of this Book.

The full dose is six pills; for 14 years, 4 pills: for ten years old, 3 pills.

The Spleen Plaster, is excellent for Paines and tumors of the Liver and Spleen, to disperse the Winde, and dissipate colle∣cted humors, and to soft••n any scirrhus hardnesse in those parts.

Apply it to the pained place, the hollous fide inward, to∣wards the belly, and let it stick on a fortnight or three weeks. But with all remember the foregoing Pills, to Evacuate and empty the vessels distended and obstructed with winde and hu∣mors, and to cleere the passages and Ductures, as the Plaster removes, agitates and drives back the offending cause.

The Scorbute Tincture, is a specific and most certain Remedy against the Scurvy, sufficiently experimented and approved.

To be taken (most exactly and properly) in Rhenish Wine and the juce of Orange, every morning, fasting, Spring and Fall, for two or three weeks; also at other time•• of the year if oc∣casion require.

The full Dose is half a spoonfull: for fourteen years a third part.

If the body be soul forget not to purge.

For the Guts.

THe Discussive powder, pen••trates, opens, discusseth and expels winde and all flatulent Vapours that distend and puffe up the Belly and Hypochonder••; helps the Cholick, and iliac passion, and all distempers, pains, and gripes, from winde or cold In the Guts and Stomack.

Take it in warm Posset drink, at any time when occasion re∣quires: If you boile a little Liquorice in the Posset drink, you add to the goodness of the Medicine,

The full Dose is one Paper: for 14 years old, halfe a Pap••r.

Also that a more free passage and vent for the winde may be given, take the following Clyster, if your body be costive, or the occasion urgent and extreame.

The Retentive Electuary, stop•• all Fuxes of the belly, by at∣tracting and collecting the peccant humor onely, that stimulates

to expulsion, and by and Evacuates and sends it forth, whe∣ther it be sharp, bilious, or acide serous humours; a saline ir∣ritating flegme, a stinking corrupt Colliquation, or Acride and Adust Melancholly; having also an astringent Vertue to binde afterwards, and to roborate the Retentive faculty, the offending cause being removed; this is the onely way to expell the cause, stop the Flux, and prevent danger that may ensue.

To be taken on a knifes point fasting three or four mornings together, more or less as the greatness of the occasion requires, untill the Cause be Eradicated, the Flux stayed, and all Symp∣tomes allayed: Women with childe may safely take it, or any person whatsoever.

The full Dose is half the Medicine: for 14 years, a third part: for 7 years old a fourth part.

Keep house, for colde provokes the Flux; neither eat or drink of two hours after the Medicine, and then Almond Milk or Wh••y is the best you can take; which you may drink freely night or day, if you be griped in the belly.

The Tincture for Wormes, is ex••ellent for young Children that cannot take the following Pills, having the same effects, save onely it purgeth not: therefore give it in a little Syrupe of Rubarb, or Roses, if that cannot be had, 2 or 3 mornings new Moon and full.

The Dose is 12 drops for six years old; 8 drops to 4 years; 4 drops to 2 years old.

The Pills for Wormes, both kills, and prevents their breeding, by carrying away the putrid matter whereof they are generated, clensing the stomack and bowels from filthy corrupt humors; restores the stomack and complexion thereby decayed, amends the ill savour of the breath; and corrects many other Symp∣tomes which wormes produce.

Take them two mornings together, new Moon and full; ob∣serving the general directions for purging in the 16, 17, 18, pa∣ges of this book.

The Clyster Electuary, is very usefull and of speedy help, in all pains and gripings of the Belly, Cholic, Stone, Spleen, Costive∣ness, Feave••s, pains in the head and upper parts, by drawing the off••nding Cause downwards and evacuating it: very fit for those that can take no puring Physick but this way: it attracts Choler, Flegme and Melancholy. Use it thus.

Take a pint and half of Ale poss••t, half a handfull of Fen∣nell s••eds bruised grosly, or Annise, boyle these to a plat, strain it: in this liquor then dissolve the Electuary, put it in your Clyster bag fitted, and give it warm, then lye upon your back and retain it half an hour or 3 quarters if you can: you may repeat it if occasion r••quire: you will find great ease, and sud∣dain he••p.

For children give but half, or a third part, more or less ac∣cording to their age.

For the Reines and Bladder:

THe Nephritic Pills, clenseth the Reins and Bladder of sand and gravel that generates the stone, opens the Urinary pas∣sages and frees them from slimy, or any gross matter that ob∣structs the Uriters, they provoke Urine, cool the Reins, pre∣vents the stone, helps the Strangury and suppression of Urine.

Take them 2 or 3 mornings in a week fasting, (at any time of the year, when occasion requires) an hour after drink a good draught of White Wine and Ale, then follow your business; they purge not by stool, but by Urine onely.

The Dose is 5 pills: for 14 years 3 pills.

The Roborating Pills, are very good to strengthen a weak back in man or woman, to stay the whites, helps the reten∣tive facultie of the Bowels and naturall parts, strengthens the Old age and weak persons.

Take them two or three mornings in a week, in bed early, sleep after them, when you rise drink a glass of Mulkadine, and follow your business.

The Dose is 5 pills: for 14 years, 3 pills.

The Strengthning Plaster is of excellent use in all strains and weakness of the back, removes paine and Aches there, gives strength to the Spine bone, and knits a loose back; it likewise helps all tumors, pain, and stiffnesse in any part, by falls, blows, hard labour or colde; it helps all Weaknesse, Spraines, and Wrenches of any joynt, strengthens the Ligaments, comforts the Sinews, and draws out superfluous moisture that relaxeth any part, or causeth paine, and defends it from a flux of humors.

Apply it to the grieved part, and let it stick on three or four weeks, it will restore and help you of your infirmity.

For the Genitall Parts.

THe Restringent Powder, staies a Gonorrhaea or runnig of the Reines, so called; mitigates and asswageth paine that pro∣ceeds from any sharp or hot humor in the Privities of man or woman; heales any Exulceration there, takes away any itch∣ing or troublesome heat, cooles much, and restraines effectually the debility and weakness of the spermatick vessels.

Use it thus: take a pint of Plantane water, half a pint of White wine, one paper of this powder, mix them well, by sha∣king it together in a bottle; then with a Syringe inject it into the privy part morning and night, you will finde great help and ease.

But if the Gonorrhaea be virulent, and proceed from the Pox; then it is requisite also that you take the following Pills to purge and clense your body from that Malignity and virulency wherewith the humors are tainted and vitiated. For if you stop the Gonorrhaea and do not also take away the impurity of the Disease, you retain it in the body to your prejudice.

The Antivenereall Pills, are a specific Remedy against the French Pox to clense and purifie the body from any infection and pu∣trid matter arising from thence; they purge downward, all foulness of the body, and by a peculiar propriety attract the venome of that Disease.

The full Dose is 4 pills: for tender and weak persons 3 pills is sufficient.

Take them 5 or six times every third or fourth day, accord∣ing as you finde the ability of your body, and the operation, observing the directions for purging in the 16, 17, 18, pages of this Book.

After the first Dose of Pills, if you be young and sanguine, or of a hot constitution, or so acquired by this Disease, then let a a Veine be opened in the arme, and take blood at the discretion of your Chirurgeon.

After purging you may sweat 3 or 4 times with the Sudorfiic Pills to purifie the blood, see page 43.

The Expulsive powder, is an approved help for the safe delivery of Women in labour when all other meanes have failed, gi∣ving strength both to the Woman and Childe, and speedily procureth the birth by Gods help.

Give it in a spoonfull of Cinamon water, at the due time for delivery, and no time else.

The Dose is one paper.

The Hysterical Powder, is a specific remedy against fits of the Mother, very soon abates their violence, disperseth the Va∣pours, shortens the fitt, and reduceth the Patient to her sense and reason.

Give it once or twice that day you have them, in half a pint of Spring water colde.

For prevention take it once in a fortnight or 3 weeks, in the morning fasting.

The Dose is one paper.

The Femenine Pills, clenseth and opens all obstructions of the Matrix, cures the green Sickness, effectually, and restores the complexion, prevents fits of the Mother, in those that are sub∣ject to it, and disperseth the vapours; brings the termes into

their right order according to the course of Nature, and pur∣geth women excellently.

Take them 3 or 4 times observing directions for purging in the 16 17, 18 p••ges of this book

The full Dose is 6 pills: for 15 years: 5 pills, or but 4, if she be a tender body and easy to operate.

The Womens Preservative; is an excellent Powder, very suc∣cesseful and of great use to prevent miscarrying in Women with chi••de: also very Cordiall and strengthning for weak women.

Take it once or twice in a week fasting, in a glass of Mu••ka∣dell; you may forbear taking the last moneth of your time.

The Dose is one pap••r.

Bu•• beware of Dancing, stretching, leaping, carrying of any weighty thing, riding, suddain motion, fear, or grief streight lacing, surfeiting and ill dyet which break out into Fluxes, and are very d••ngerous for woman in this condition.

For the Ioynts.

THe Arthritic P••lls are a peculiar approved Remedy for the Gout, in the Feet, Knees, Hip, or Hands; whether fixed in one joynt, or erratick from place to place: they Attract the Pec∣cant humor from the Joynts, and Evacuates it by seige; they also purge ou•• Phlegmatic, Serous, and Choleric humors, and clen••e the body well.

The Dose is 4 pills for man or woman: tender and weak bo∣dies may take 3: observe the generall directions for purging in the 16, 17 18 pages.

For prevention, take them 2 or 3 dayes in the middle of March, and at the beginning of September; if blood abounds open a vein to abate it: but if the pain hath seased you already, and that violently, open a vein to prevent a Feaver, to retract the current of humors, and to abate the fiercenesse of it: if pain be in the right Leg, open a vein in the right arm; if in the left Leg, open a vein in the left arm; if pain be in the right arm, open a vein in the left arm, and so the contrary: take blood accord∣ing to age, strengh, plenitude, & greatness of y^e cause, as the skil∣ful

Chirurgions sees fit: In the inte••im make use of the C••m∣phire powder to asswage pain, as it is directed in the 45 page. After bleeding, the day following take the pills, and the next night after.

Miscellaneous and General Medicines.

THe Catholick Pil's purge Choler, Flegme and Melancho∣ly from all parts of the body, car••i••s away all superflu∣ous and putrid humors that seetle or fix in any part to breed di∣seases: they prevent Feavers, Agues, Fluxes, breakings out up∣on the skin, Itch, Imp••st••umes; takes away all filthy matter that engender wormes, and keeps the body cl••an and pure.

Take them 2 or 3 dayes Spring and Autume, or at other tem∣perate seasons if occasion require; ob erving the dir••ctions for purging in the 16, 17, 18 pages of this book.

The full Dose is 4 pills: for 14 years old, or tender bodies 3 pills: for 7 years 1 pill.

The Aperitive Powder very effectually opens all obstructions of the Liver, Spleen, Guts, Panc••eas, Mesentery and Matr••x, and is very usefull and necess••ry in ••he cures of Hypo••hondriae Melancholy, Scurvy, Dropsies, Cholic, tumors or p••in••s in the Liver and Spleen, the Gr••en-sickness especially, and all Dis••ases arising from obstructions.

Take it fasting in Rhenish, wormwood, or plain White Wine, 2 or 3 mornings together, before purging; and also th•• inte••∣mitting dayes between purging, and stir about or use exercise after: it prepares and opens the body excellently, wh••reby your purging Physick will operate more effectually for your purpose and expedite your business.

The Dose is one paper: for 14 years 3 parts of a Paper.

The Sudorific Pills, procures sweat excellently and purifies the blood, dries up rhumes and watry humors abounding; diverts distillations from the Lungs and other parts; are a great pre∣servative against the running gout, or fixed; expels all putrid hu∣mors by transpiration; drives out all colds newly taken, or old; helps old aches; prevents & cures agues, feavers, smal pox, measels

and all Diseases generated of putrefaction, and is the most plea∣sant and easie Medicine you can desire for sweating.

You may take them two or three mornings fasting in bed covered warm; a quarter of an hour after, drink a good draught of Rosemary posset; or Lemmon posset if you be Feaverish, and sweat 2 hours; then take off clothes by degrees and cool care∣fully, and beware of cold afterwards, the Pores of the body being open.

The full Dose is 4 pills: for 14 year, 3 pills: for 9 years 2 pills.

The Haematic Powder, restraines immoderate flowing of the termes, and stayes all issues of blood, whether by Stool, Urine, Vomiting, or Spitting.

Take it in a draught of Veriuce posset cold, morning and evening, and if the party be young or Sanguine, take away a little blood at the Arme, by a discreet Chirurgion to divert the course; it is safe and proper.

The full Dose is one Paper: for 15 years old, 3 parts of it.

The Purgative Electuary is a generall purge that clean seth all parts, and takes away both Choler, Flegme, and Melancholy; very useful for those which cannot take Pills, or have a costive and dry body.

Take it in the morning early, on a knifes point; or mix it with posset drink and make a potion if you please; obser∣ving directions for purging in the 16, 17, 18, pages of this Book.

The full Dose is the whole Medicine: for 14 years old, 3 parts of it: for ten years, half: for 7 years a third part.

The Issue Plasters, attracts and draws superfluous and corrupt humors from all parts of the body to the place: causeth your issue to run, and brings away filthy matter, which produced and inclined you to many Diseases and distempers; they keep your issue cool and prevent inflamation: very commodious in Journeyes or Voyages, one of them will last a moneth in wear∣ing; wipe it and turn the otherside to the place every dressing, and lay a paper upon it.

The Febrifick Antidote, resist all Agues or intermitting Fea∣vers, changeth the constitution and distemper of the blood, checks the Fermentation and Ebullition of it, mitigates and abates the Rigor of the Fits, alters the course of the Disease, and by degrees quite eradicates it.

Mix it with a little juce of Lemmon in a spoon, and take it every fit day, 2 hours before the fit comes, and go to bed pre∣sently; lye to sweat, and sleep if it doth so dispose you: Lem∣mon posset, you may drink in your hot fit freely.

The full dose is a third part of the Medicine: for 14 years a fourth part: for 8 years old a dram.

Moreover, because these Fitts are accommanied with impurity and foulenesse of the Body, it is requisite there be some Evacuation made to cleanse the Stomack and parts adjacent; else from thence there will be a continuall supply of Crude and Corrupt Nutriment sent into the Veines, whereby the Masse of blood shall never be De∣purated, and so remaine under the same Distemper a long time, or Degenerate into some other as bad or worse, when these Fitts of Fe∣brific Fermentation cease: therefore if you have a fulnesse at the stomack, nauseating or inclination to Vomit in your fits, then for∣beare this Antidote once, and 2 houres before you expect the next Fitt, take the Emetic Infusion to vomit, observing the same Order as is directed in the 18, 19 pages of this book for Vomiting.

Those dayes you have no Fitt, to take a Clyster is very pro∣per and beneficall, to cleanse and carry away the Morbific Cause: the Clyster Electuary is for your purpose, see page 39.

If you refuse Clysters, take the Catholic Pil's, page 43.

The Camphire Powder, cures all Tettars, Ringwormes, Scabs, Itch, Frettings and Gallings of the Skinne, Choleric Pushes and Pimples in any part of the Body: it asswageth all Pains of the Gout in the Hands, Feet or Knees, is a good preservative to defend the Joynts from the Reception of any such Humor, by knitting, binding, and strenthening them: it Repells a Flux of Humours resorting to an infirme, depending or relax part: it cooles and abates all outward inflamations, repres∣seth

tumors and mitigates their pain; it hardens tender and sweating se••t and makes them bold upon the stones; kills chil-bla••es, and easeth pains of the feet mol••st••d with sharp pricking humors, is very good for old Ulcers and sores, by cooling, dry∣ing and healing.

To be used thus: Put the powder into a pint and half of Smiths water, and boyle it to a pint, and with this Liquor (milk warm) bath the places aff••cted twice a day, morning and ••ight

But if you intend it for Pimples in the face, then boyle it in White wine.

This Powder will be damp and moist sometimes, it is the nature of it, and not the worse.

The Cosmetick Water is of an abstersive faculty to clense, purifie, and thin the skin, in a short time it alters a dull muddy complexion and makes it bright and clear: it takes away Sun-burning, Morphew spots and Freckles, and puts a lively colour into the face, without any future prejudice to the skin, as Mer∣curian waters and such like are wont.

Use it thus; shake the Bottle well, then wet a fine cloth in it and wipe your face over (not your eyes) every morning: and at night when you go to bed, wipe your face with a cloth dipt in milk, thus doing, you shall have the desired effect.

FINIS.