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℞ WInter's Cinamon ℥ xij. Jamaica Pimento ℥ viij. Rosemary-leaves ℥ vj. Snakeroot, Angelica-root, a. ℥ iv. Grains of Paradise, English Saffron, a. ℥ ij. Seeds of Anise, Carawaies, Fennel, Coriander, Pepper long and white, a. ℥ j. Spring-water lbxxiv. recti••ed Spirit of Wine lbxx. the ingredients being grossly cut and
bruised, mix, and infuse them in the Liquor for four days; then distill all in an Alembick with its Worm, drawing off sixteen quarts; to which add of the purest white Sugar-candy in fine pouder lbiij. dissolve, strain, and keep it for use.
It wonderfully comforts the Brain, Stomach, and Heart, and all their functions: stops Ca∣tarrhs, and preserves from the Apoplexy, Epilepsy, and Lethar∣gy; it is of great use in all cold Distempers of the Head, both in∣wardly and outwardly used; it is singular good against the Vertigo, Palsy, Convulsions, and Trem∣blings; and I commend it in these cases, as a most admirable Medicine: it is good against Swooning and Fainting, Palpita∣tion of the Heart, Pain at Sto∣mach, and Sickness thereof: it prevails against Phlegm in the Ventricle and Bowels; and is of great force in all great Diseases proceeding from Cold: it re∣stores lost Strength, and com∣forts the Principal Members. Dose, à ʒ ij. ad ℥ j.
℞ Spirit of Wine lbviij. Saf∣fron, Cochinele, a. ʒ iv. mix, and make a Tincture, in which dis∣solve Camphir ℥ xvj. and keep it for use.
It is Diaphoretick and Ano∣dyn, and is used in many Diseases both hot and cold: outwardly, it is of very great use in the Gout,
and all cold Diseases of the Joints; it gives ease, and cures the pains of the Teeth and Ears; and is good against the Vertigo, Palsy, Trembling, and other Dis∣cases of like kind, which it cures to a Miracle. Inwardly, it it given against the Colick, à ʒ ij. ad vj. in some proper Vehicle, which it quickly and wonderfully cures.
℞ Spirit of Wine rectified lbviij. Oil of Sulphur or Vitriol ℥ xvj. mix, and digest; then distil by Retort in Sand, and keep the Spirit for use.
It is indeed a powerful and pleasant Remedy against fainting of the Heart, and weakness of the Stomach, and prevails against Poison, being taken in Wine: it also strengthens the Heart, and comforts the Stomach: it loosens the too strict jointing of the Blood, by virtue of its Spirit and dissolved Salt; which dissolves all coagulated substances: for which reason it is a most excellent thing against the Stone and Gra∣vel, being given in Hydropiper-Water: it is also a singular, and most excellent Medicine for sim∣ple Wounds, and such as are poi∣soned; as also in all sorts of Ulcers. It prevails against the Plague, and Pestilential, as also Malign Fevers: it quenches Thirst, and provokes Urine. Dose, à ʒ ss ad ʒ j. in Wine or Broth.
℞ Rectified Spirit of Wine, of the best Oil of Salt, ana; mix them by shaking the Vessel well. By this Spirit, a Tincture may be drawn out of Gold.
It is one of the chiefest Se∣crets against Poison, and the true and only Bezoartick Remedy against the Infection of a Pestife∣rous Air, for which purpose, no∣thing is more efficacious; and it is also the chief, both Presérva∣tive and Curative, of the very Plague it self: it presently and powerfully cures simple Wounds, of what kind soever; becoming as it were a stupendious Miracle of Nature, because of its mighty Balsamick power, contained in its Oil, Sale, and Spirit. Dose, à gut. xij, ad xxiv. or to an agreeable and pleasant acidity.
℞ What quantity you please of Nitre, dissolve it in common Wa∣ter, so much as to make it a very strong Brine or Pickle: take of this Pickle lbiv. Oil of Vitriol lbj. put them into a Cucurbit, and distil in Sand; so will you have first a Phlegm, then an acid Spirit of Nitre, which gather by it self: distil to driness, the Nitre remain∣ing in the bottom. Or thus, ℞ Nitre lbij. Oil of Vitriol recti∣fied lbj. mix them: put them in∣to a Retort, and with a gradual increase of the Pire, distil to dri∣ness; so you will have a very strong Spirit of Nitre, and in the bottom you will have a Nitre Vitriolate, which Kreuchner calls its Es∣sential Principle.
This Spirit, tho' it may be su∣spected to be adulterated with the Oil of Vitriol, yet it is suffi∣ciently grateful, and of good use in Physick; it is most subtil and penetrating, of all the acid Mineral Spirits; and therefore
powerfully attenuates, resolves, and opens; it causes Sweat and Urine, and breaks the Stone. It preserves from Putrifaction; for which reason, it is of frequent use in the Plague, Malign-fevers, and Small-pox. Dose, à ℈ ss. ad ℈ j. in some appropriate Liquor.
℞ Rectified Spirit of Nitre ℥ vj. rectified Spirit of Wine ℥ xviij. digest them together for three days; then distil in a glass Retort in Sand, repeating the Distillation three times; and then keep it for use.
There is nothing more power∣ful in the World against the Co∣lick, because this Disease often∣times arises from Flegm, or gluti∣nous and flatulent Humours: and this Arcanum, by even Bathing with it, discusses and disperses all kinds of cold, glutinous, and flatulent Matter. It is a kind of temperate Menstruum, and of good use for extracting the Tin∣ctures of several kinds of Ve∣getables. It quiets the Fer∣mentation of the Blood, and allays the rage of its Sulphu∣reous and volatil Saline parts: it powerfully cuts tough Phlegm, and therefore is profitable in opening Obstructions: it dis∣solves Gravelly Matter, breaks the Stone, and expells it; and as it is one of the highest or greatest volatil Acids, so it is powerfully attenuating and di∣uretick; a great Antifebritick, Antipleuritick, and Anticolick. It is good against the Plague, resists Putrifaction, quenches Thirst, and prevails against the violent Fermentation of the
Humors, burning and malign Fe∣vers; by reason of its penetra∣tion thro' the whole Body: for which cause sake, it is said to be profitable against many Dis∣eases. It may be sweetned with Sugar, and made like a Syrup, and so given about half a spoonful at a time. Otherwise, the Dose is, à gut. 10, ad 60. in Beer, Ale, or Wine, or some other appropriate Liquor. This Preparation may be of use as a Menstruum in prepa∣ring Tincture of Coral: and there∣with may be made also Aurum Potabile, Elixir Proprietatis, Tin∣cture of Opium, or our Guttae Vitae, and a Cathartick Potion.
℞ Salt ℥ xvj. rectified Oil of Vitriol ℥ viij. Water a suffi∣cient quantity to dissolve the Salt; put them into the S••i••latory and distill: in the first place the Phlegm comes forth, after that the Acid Spirit, which keep by its self; put them into a glass Retort, and distil in Sand to driness: this Acid Spirit is very penetra∣ting, and the true Spirit of the Salt. The Oil of Vitriol will be coagulated in the Retort, with the Alcali of the common Salt. Take of this acid Spirit ℥ iv. new Salt ℥ij. which dissolve in a sufficient quantity of Water; mix them, and distil in Sand, as before; so will you have six ounces of Spirit; and this you may repeat infinitely, producing the Spirit with all imaginable ease, and without any charge. In the bottom, a co∣agulated Salt will remain, of which is made Sal Mirabile, as shall afterwards be declared.
In Chymistry, and the extra∣ction
of Tinctures, it is of much use; it precipitates all Solutions in Aqua fortis or Spirit of Nitre, Vinegar, &c. which Precipitates it makes very fine and white. It very much corrects all foetid Oils, and takes away their stink∣ing. It opens and cools, and is a mighty thing against the Plague. It quenches Thirst, pre∣vails against Fevers, and quiets the violent ardors of the Blood. It is more grateful in taste, and less violent than the Spirit of Salt distilled after the vulgar manner. It provokes Urine, breaks the Stone, moves Sweat, and preserves from Putrifaction; for which reason it is good against malign and contagious Fevers, being first sweetned with Sugar. It dissolves Gold, as its proper Menstruum. Dose, à ℈ ss.ad j. or to a pleasant acidity, in a glass of Wine, or of some other liquor.
℞ Raspings of Harts-horn lbj. Amber, white Tartar a. lbss. put them into an earthen or glass Re∣tort; distil, and with a naked Eire, or in Sand; first, in a gentle heat, then augmenting it to the fourth degree; so will you have first the Phlegm, then the Oil, and lastly the volatil Salt: continue the distillation five or six hours, 'till no more will come forth; in the Receiver you will have a mass, consisting of Phlegm, Oil, and vola∣til Salt, looking almost like Snow, and adhering to the sides of the Receiver; which ought to be very large, and exactly fitted to the neck of the Retort: separate the Oil from the Spirit and Salt.
This Spirit is a most excellent Sudorifick, for which cause it is of use in malign and contagious Fevers, and in the Plague; in Diseases of the Womb, Obstru∣ctions of the Bowels, and Dis∣eases proceeding from Melan∣choly. 'Tis a famous Medicine, chiefly in all Diseases curable by Sweating. It is given against Obstruction of the Terms, and other Affects of the Womb; a∣gainst the Falling-sickness, Apo∣plexy, Palsy, Lethargy, and other Obstructions of the Nerves, as also in malign Diseases. It is a powersul Antidote against the Bitings of Venemous Creatures. It breaks and dissolves the Coa∣gulation of the Blood; and is given à gut. 10, ad 40. and more, in some convenient Vehicle.
℞ Sal Armoniack lbj. Sal Alcali, or of Pot-ashes lbij. mix them well together by beating them in a Mor∣tar, put them into a Cucurbit, and affuse thereon fair Water lbiij. distil with a gentle Fire, into a very large Receiver, which may fit very well to the neck of the Stillatory: distil till about ℥xij. or more may be come forth, then give over. If in the place of the Pot-ashes, you use Quick∣lime, you will have a Spirit much more subtil and volatil. Let them be distilled by a Retort in Sand, with a very gentle Fire. So will you have, first, a volatil Salt in a dry form, then a liquid Spirit mixed with the Phlegm, in which some volatil Salt is dissolved: the di∣stilled Spirit keep in a Glass close stopped.
It quickens all the Senses, by increasing and comforting the Animal Spirits. It is good in all the Dissaffections of the Brain, Heart, Stomach, Liver, Spleen, Womb, and Nerves. All Diseases of the Womb it safely removes, and is good against Barrenness: it facilitates the Circulation of the Blood, opens Obstructions, and cures Quotidian, Tertian, and Quartan Agues. It is preva∣lent against the Plague, Palsey, Apoplexy, Falling-sickness, and Passions of the Womb; it pro∣vokes Sweat, Urine, and the Courses: it is indeed a power∣ful Medicine, and like a Panacaeae or All-heal, serving for all kinds of Diseases. Dose, à gut. x, ad xl.
℞ Simple or common Aqua∣fortis, or Spirit of Nitre not recti∣fied, Spirit of Vitriol, a. lbss. mix them well together, by shaking the Vessel.
It is a great Secret in curing the Colick, Quotidian, Tertian, and Quartan Fevers, the Gout, Sciatica, Contractions of the Si∣news and Muscles, and the Palsy, not only of any particular mem∣ber, but of the whole Body, being outwardly applied, & in∣wardly taken according to Art. There is nothing more powerful to ease all sorts of sharp and vehement Pains, whether hot or cold, which for their vehemency cause the Sick to faint, or die away; chiefly such as arise from the Colick, Stone, Pleurisie, and Gout; for that it qualifies and alleviates the intemperature of all the Parts, and abates the acrimony and pungency of the
Humors. It discusses all cold and scirrhous Tumors, and softens them, by outwardly bathing therewith; by virtue of its thin aetherial Spirit which it con∣tains, and by which it penetrates those cold and tartarous Humors, and dissolves them. It is taken to the quantity of ʒ ss. more or less, in Broth, Waters, or some convenient and proper Spirit.
℞ Juice of Apples lbx. The∣bean Opium lbj. mix, and dis∣solve; then add Sugar lbij ss. Cloves, English Saffron, a. ℥ iv. Snake-root, Winter's Cinamon, a. ℥ iij. Nutmegs, Ginger, a. ℥ ij. Ale-yest lbss. being grossly bruised, let them be mixt together and fer∣mented, by digesting them three or four days: after which add Spirit of Wine lbxij. and distil in an Alembick, either with a naked Fire, or in B.M. the distilled Spirit dulcifie with treble-refined Sugar.
It is a good thing in Diseases of the Brest, Coughs, Asthma's, Weakness of the Stomach, Co∣lick, Gripings of the Guts, &c. It is of an admirable operation for the cure of the Phthisick, and heals Ulcers of the Lungs, for which it is approved by ex∣perience. Besides, it is a singular help for such as are troubled with the Pleurisie, difficulty of Breathing, straitness of the Aspe∣ra Arteria, Empyema, or spit Pu∣rulent matter. It is a Medicament which induces Sleep, and gives ease in Pains; and being given mixt with other Medicines, it causes Sweat. It is of a Binding quality, for which reason it is profitable in a Flux or Loosness of
the Bowels, a Bloody-flux, and all other Fluxes of the Belly; as also all other overflowings of the Hu∣mors, and in easing of all pains, even the most acute, arising from what cause soever, giving rest and quietness; so that in a Phrensy, Madness, and continual Watchings, it is found to be a most transcendent Medicine. It has many and wonderful facul∣ties; for it revives the Spirits in Swooning-fits, and admirably restores. Dose, â ʒ ij, ad ℥ ss. more or less, in Wine, or some other proper Vehicle.
℞ A tubulated Retort, or one at least perforated, put into it by degrees, or spoonfuls, a pouder made of equal parts of Sulphur and Ni∣tre, which being inflamed, the Va∣pours will be driven with violence into a glass Receiver, which ought to be very large, containing some fair Water, and stopped in the jun∣cture to the neck of the Retort: one spoonful being consumed, another is to be put in, and this to be continued so long as you please. So have you (together with some Flowers) an acid penetrating Spi∣rit, not much unlike to that made per Campanam; but without doubt containing in its self somewhat of the acid of the Nitre, which the reddish Vapours demonstrate. If Sulphur only were used or put in, the Operation would not succeed so happily; because the Sulphur is not easily kindled, or made to flame; and therefore little or no acid Spi∣rit, but many Flowers will come forth: the juncture also is only gently to be stopt.
It powerfully provokes Sweat and the Terms, moves the Belly, and is a famous Nephritick; it is good in all Diseases of the Brest and Lungs, as the Cough and Phthisick, more especially if it be dulcified with Honey: it is profitable in Asthma's, Catarrhs, inveterate Obstructions, and other Diseases of the Bowels. It makes thin, cuts, opens, and drys, and is of good use in Diseases of the Womb, in Colicks, the Plague, as also in vehement burning and contagious Fevers. It quiets the effervescency of the Blood, resists Putrifaction, kills Worms, and has the same virtues with Oil of Sulphur. Dose, à ʒ j, ad ij. or to make the Vehicle have a pleasant acidity.
℞ Pot-ashes lbj. fair Wa∣ter lbvj. let them stand for an hour, often shaking the Glass, for the better dissolution of the Ashes: to this Solution put Sal Armoniack in pouder lbss. or a little more; shaking it also sometimes, for the better dissolving of the Salts in the Water; which let be in a Ves∣sel close stopt, that its volatil parts may not evaporate: after∣wards let it be filtred thro' brown Paper, and kept for use.
It opens Obstructions, and corrects and destroys every irre∣gular Acid in the Body, chears the Spirits thro' the universal Man, and promotes or facilitates the Circulation of the Blood, takes away a Cachexia in Women∣kind, provokes Sweat, resists Putrifaction, and cures Diseases of the Womb: it powerfully
cuts tough Phlegm, and for that cause provokes the Terms, eases the Head-ach, helps the palpita∣tion of the Heart, and is profita∣ble against the Pleurisy, and a suffocative Ferment of the Sto∣mach, Fumes, Vapours, &c. in all which cases it is wonderfully prevalent; and a kind of Pana∣caea, in almost all Diseases and Fevers, which are possible to be cured by Sweating. Dose, à ʒ j, ad ij. in some proper Water or Syrup. It is of singular use in Chymistry, in Extracting of Tin∣ctures, or the Soul, (which is the most subtil Essence) of Vegeta∣bles, Minerals, Metals, and Ani∣mals, chiefly the Essence of their Sulphurs, &c.