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. XLVII. To make a Potion of China as it ought to be.

THis China is a root like unto the root of Canna, the which is brought unto us out of India, from an Isle called China, from whence it took his name China, and there are of two sorts: the one is white and heavy, the other is great, and red, and light, and of this I have made no experience at all: But of the other I have had great experience, and by the help of God have resolved great and terrible diseases, and the order to condite them after our order is this.

Take ℥. vi. of China, and ℥. iii. of Lignum Aloes of the best that yee can finde, and ℥. iii. of Pollipodie, and ℥. i. of Coloquintida, beat all these grossely, and put them into a di∣stilling glasse, with twenty pound of good Wine, then give

it fire untill ye have received three pound of water, then let it cool, and strain it, then put therein the water that yee distil∣led first, and incorporate them well together, and of this give ℥. iiii. at a time warm, then cast away the ••esses, for they are unprofitable. But the Sirrup is of such vertue, that it resol∣veth tumours, sores, pains, and all other indispositions caused of the Pox. It serveth also for Doglie Artetich, for pains of the Gout, and for many other indispositions caused of cru∣ditie, and coldnesse of the humours, because it is of na∣ture hot and drying, and his vertues are to drie: I have seen of this Sirrup great experience in divers and sundry causes.