The family dictionary, or, Houshold [sic] companion wherein are alphabetically laid down exact rules and choice physical receipts for the preservation of health ... directions for making oils, ointments, salves, ... chymical preparations, physical-wines, ales and other liquors and descriptions of the virtues of herbs, fruits, flowers ... and parts of living creatures used in medicinal potions, ... likewise directions for cookery, ... also the way of making all sorts of perfumes ... together with the art of making all sorts of English wines, ... the mystery of pickling and keeping all sorts of pickles ... : to which is added as an appendix the explanation of physical terms, bills of fare ... : with the art of carving and many other useful matters / by J.H.

Vnguentum Apostolorum: Take Turpentine, white Wax, Bees-wax, and Rosin, of each sixteen scruples; Opopanax, and Verdigrease, of each two scruples; Amoniacum sixteen scruples, long Aristo∣lochia, and great Incense, of each six scruples; Myrrh, and Galbanum, of each three scruples; Bdellium six scru∣ples, Litharge nine scruples; Olive-oil two pound: mix the Litharge with two ounces of the Oil, and let them stand five Hours; then boil it gent∣ly till it be as thick as Honey, keeping it continually stirring, and take it from the Fire, putting in the Wax and Ro∣sin, being dissolved with the Oils: then whilst it is cool∣ing, put in the rest of the Gums dissolved in the Vine∣gar, boiled and incorporated with the Turpentine, then the Aristolochia, Myrrh, and a little Frankincense finely powdered, and sprinkled on the rest; then make the whole Composition into an Ointment, the Verdigrease being put in last.

This, by detersion, purgeth and cleanseth Wounds, and dangerous Ulcers, also Fistu∣la's, wasteth dead Flesh, and encreaseth the new.