Introitus apertus ad artem distillationis, or, The whole art of distillation practically stated, and adorned with all the new modes of working now in use in which is contained, the way of making spirits, aquavitæ, artificial brandy, and their application to simple and complex waters in the exact pondus of the greater and lesser composition, as also many curious and profitable truths for the exalting of liquors, being the epitomy and marrow of the whole art, supplying all that is omitted in the London distiller, French and baker &c., experience being the true polisher hereof : to which is added, the true and genuin way of preparing powers by three noble menstruums, sc. a purifiedisal armoniak, the volatile salt of tartar, and Sal Panaristos, through which they are exiles to an higher degree of perfection than any hitherto extant, together with their virtues and dose : illustrated with copper sculptures / by W. Y-worth ...

Potestates Emundantes, or our General Cleansing Powers.

Take of Venice-Turpentine four pound, Tar∣tarizated Spirit of Wine the like quantity, and put them into a large Retort, distil, and there will ascend a Spirit and fragrant Oyl, as we have shown in making the Essential Oyl of Turpentine in our Chymicus Rationalis; the Oyl must be made Aireal by Rectifying several times from Bay-salt, as is also there shown; the Spirit you must pour on Fran∣kincense, and Mastick of each two ounces, Aloes∣hepatic, Date-stones, Laudanum, Castor, the Roots of Bettony, and Elecampane of each one ounce and an half, Cardamums, Cloves, Nutmegs, Ginger,

Galingal, Cubebs, Calamus Aromaticus, Lignum Aloes, Yellow-Saunders, Zedoary, Pepper, Spick∣nard, Lawrel-berries, Smallage-seeds, Mug-wort∣seeds, Sweet-fennel-seeds, Ani-seed, Sorrel-seeds, of each two ounces and an half, the Flowers of Brasil, red and white Roses of each three ounces, Germander, Tormentil, Juniper-berries, Agrimo∣ny, Centory, Fumitory, Pimpernel, Dandelion, Eye-bright, Feverfew of each two ounces, Rhu∣barb three ounces, dryed Figs, Raisons, Sweet Al∣monds of each four ounces, Virgins Hony six pound, Mevis Sugar ten pound; to these add of our Fermentative Salt three ounces, and being close lu∣ted digest in the heat of Horse-dung twenty daies in the Vessel described fig. 4. Then take out, and clapping on an head with its Receiver lute all fast and distil in B. 'till all is over that will ascend, which first will come in a white Spirit, secondly more deep, and thirdly a yellowish-red with some float∣ing Oyl, which fragrant Spirit and Oyl preserve and unite with the aforesaid Etherial Oyl of Tur∣pentine; Observe you may remove your Vessel out of the B. into a Sand or Reverberatory Furnace, and by degrees of fire force over all that will come, which will be a stinking Flegm with some fetid Oyl, the which may be rectifyed from Spirit of Salt, as we have taught in our Chymicus Rationalis, and so it will become fragrant and fit to be united with the Medicine; then take of Musk, and Amber∣greece three ounces, Safron four ounces, Camphire three ounces, and Cohobate in B. two or three times till united, and lastly force all over till dry in the Bottom; the subtil Spirit carefully preserve,

out of the faeces that remains in the bottom, you must extract the Tincture with highly Rectified Spirit of Cinamon, as long as it tinges the Spirit, all which said Tinctures put together and Filtre; and putting it in Baln. adapt a Receiver, lute close and call off two thirds, the which may be put away for other uses; then evaporate the Flegm unto the consistence of an Extract, the which add to your Medicine, and digest with three ounces of fine Sugar till united, and if any thing precipitate, decant the clear, the which carefully pre••er•••• for use.

VIRTUES.

These Powers are a noble Medicine, carrying a su∣periority of Virtue with them, answering all that is at∣tributed to the Powers of Turpentine, the Stone powers, and others; but if you esteem of Cantharides, Hog-lice, and dryed Toads distiled by violence of Fire, and then re∣ctified and united, you may take them for me, and I'le administer these, altho we confess that if these were dissol∣ved by the volatile and genuine Spirit of Tartar, or having respect to Glauber in his prescription for the Stone, which is prepared by his wonderful Sal Mirabilis, much might be expected therefrom; for we know that a Toad, altho so great a poyson, may by these be so pre∣pared, as to deserve the name of an Arcanum in the Plague, far above any hitherto known in the World; but this being treated of in its proper place, shall be omitted here, and so proceed to speak on of the excellent virtue of these Powers, which indeed are profitable in many Diseases, especially in the Strangury, or difficulty of making Water, Stone, Gravel, Sand, or Sline, and

such offensive things which obstruct the a Ʋrinary passage; they open Obstructions and highly provoke Ʋrine, being very profitable in all kind of Fluxes, excellent in Fevers, Agues, Jaundice, Scurvey, Leprosy, and all foulness and corruption of Blood; externally used, they cure new and green Wounds, tho in the Nerves, Old Aches, Ʋlcers, tho never so rebellious; they are excellent for Noli-me∣tangere's, and Plague-soars, Impostumes and Fistula's, they case the Gout, and are helpful in Rheumatisms, Palsy, and weakness of Members; they are good in the Hemmorrhoids or Piles, and many other Diseases, for they will perform all that can be expected of a Medicine short of succedanous ones.

Their Way of being Taken.

You may take from fifteen to twenty drops, mornings only i•• a glass of Rhenish-wine sweetned with the Syrrup of Marsh-mallows, but strong Constitutions may take thirty or forty: For external uses, where any grief is, you must bath the part till relief is found; for Sore-eyes, or those that have a Pearl, you must drop in a drop once in two days; but for Wounds and Ʋlcers you must dip a pledge therein and apply it with some proper Plaister:

The Price is 2 s 6 d an Ounce.