Three exact pieces of Leonard Phioravant Knight, and Doctor in Physick, viz. his Rationall secrets, and Chirurgery, reviewed and revived. Together with a book of excellent Experiments and secrets, collected out of the practises of severall expert men in both faculties.: Whereunto is annexed Paracelsus his One hundred and fourteen experiments : with certain excellent works of B.G. à Portu Aquitano. Also Isaac Hollandus his Secrets concerning his vegetall and animall work. With Quercetanus his Spagyrick antidotary for gun-shot.

CHAP. XVI. Oleum Philosophorum de Terementina & Cera.

THis Oyle of Turpentine and Waxe, is a most precious Balm, and his vertues are infinite, because it is made of

simples in manner uncorruptible, and is most miraculous for those that are corrupted, or strucken with the Pestilence, be∣cause it is most penetrative, and of nature drying, and com∣forteth all weak parts in mans bodie, of what infirmitie so ever they be, and the order to make it is thus.

Take new yellow waxe, ℥. xii. clear Turpentine, ℥. xviii. Ben∣jamine, ℥. ii. Fine rectified Aqua vitae, ℥. xxx. common ashes, ℥. vi. mixe them, and put them into a Retort of glasse well lu∣ted, and then distill it in a winde Furnace, untill the sustance be come forth, and in the Receiver thou shalt find three things: The first is Water, the second Oil, the third flegm, the which thou shalt separate one from another, and keep them close stopt in a glasse, the which is most excellent in time of the Pestilence, as well for unction, as for to help the sores, for if you put it into a sore or botch that is broke, presently it ta∣keth away the pain, and being mixed with other of our Medicines, as I have shewed in my Regiment of the Pesti∣lence, it helpeth them with great speed. If any annoint all his bodie with this Oyle twise a moneth, it will preserve him youthfull, and in health a long time, it preserveth also dead flesh or fish, that is put therein from corruption. Also if any be wounded in any part of the bodie, let him annoint it with this Oyle four or five times, and it shall be whole: Also if any cannot make water, give unto him ʒ. ii. of this oyle to drinke, and presently he shall make water. It is also good a∣gainst the Stitch in the side and Plurisie, and Worms, and the Cough and Catarre, and against the Pestilent Fever, and such like indispositions, if ye drinke a little thereof; it hath a number of other vertues, the which I will leave unto the Experimentors.