Modern curiosities of art & nature extracted out of the cabinets of the most eminent personages of the French court : together with the choicest secrets in mechanicks, communicated by the most approved artists of France
Lémery, Nicolas, 1645-1715.
A Medicine that Purges gently.
Take an Handful of March Violets, and an Handful of the Herb Mercury, boil them Page 51in a little Earthen Pot, with Mutton or Veal Broth, then strain it, and take it at Pleasure: if you desire to add a few Mallows, and an Handful of Sorrel, 'twill not be amiss.
