An exact collection of the choicest and more rare experiments and secrets in physick and chyrurgery (both cymick and Galenick) viz. of Leonard Phioravant, Knight and doctour in physick and chyrurgery, his Rational secrets and chyrurgery &c. : whereunto is annexed Paracelsus's One hundred and fourteen experiments : with certain excellent works of G.B. áa ortu Aquitano ; also Isaac Holandus, his secrets concerning his vegetal and animal work : with Quercetanus his Spagyrick antidotary for gun-shot : also certain collections out of some manuscripts of Dr. Edwards and other physitians of note ...

Our Potion of Lignum Sanctum, which is miraculous to dissolve crude, and maligne humours, with the order to use it in the French Pox, and such like diseases.

BEcause the Pox is a disease contagious, putrefied, and cor∣rupt, and worketh many evill effects, as I have written in my Caprici medicinale; therefore it were necessary to prepare most excellent and rare Remedies to dissolve the same, which Medicines are infinite.

But in this Chapter I will write one, that purgeth the crude and viscous humours downwards, and doth assubtiliate the grosse humours, and dryeth all sorts of subtill humours that offend Nature, and sendeth them forth by sweat, it dryeth the melancholly humour, and dissolveth choller, and is most wholesom for those that are troubled with that disease, because it dryeth much and dissolveth the disease, with many other good effects, as by experience thou mayest see, and the order to make it is thus.

℞. The barke of Lignum sanctum grosly beaten lb. 1. and lay it to steep in lb. xiiii. of faire water 24. hours, then boyle it untill foure pounds be consumed, then put thereto Pollipodie of the Oak, two ounces, Cicory one handfull, Aloe Epatike ʒ. iiii. and let them boyle for an houre: Then put thereunto the leaves of Syve, Epitemum, ana, ℥. j. Colo∣quintida, ʒ. vj. Sugar, seven ounces, then let it boyle till halfe be boyled away; and that there remaine lb. vii. then straine it, and put it in a Glasse with 12. graines of Muske; and keep it very close stopt; and this is the Sirrup which yee shall take twise a day, that is morning and evening; then make this drinke following, which shall be the common drink at all times to your meat.

℞. One pound of Lignum sanctum, Raspead, and steep it in ten pounds of white Wine that is ripe; and let it boyle an houre, then put thereto lb. xv. of faire water, and let it boyle a little more; and then straine it, and keep it in a glasse bottle, for this is to be used all the day time; and the order

to use these is thus. First, when any feeleth himselfe grieved with the Pox or any such like disease, he must keep his bed at the least twenty dayes, and use to take of the first Sirrup or Potion every morning a good draught, being as warme as hee may suffer it, then cover him well with clothes that he may sweat as much as he can; then take off the clothes by little and little, and dry him with warm clothes, and so let him repose for two hours, and then let him eat, and his meat must be dry, as Bisket, rost-meat, Raysins of the Sun, Almonds, and some∣time a raw egge, and his drink at meals, and all the day be∣side shal be the last made with Wine and Water, then at night give him of the first Sirrup as yee did in the morning, and cause him to sweat; and then dry him; and this order thou shalt use twenty dayes together not comming forth of thy Chamber, and by the grace of God thou shalt be helped of any such grievous infirmity; as I have seen the experience thereof an infinite of times, to my great honour; for it may be occupied in all complexions with safety, as by the ingredi∣ents thou maist see.