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. LXVIII. Of Gratia Dei, and his vertues and operation in divers infir∣mities.

THis Gratia Dei is an hearb well known unto most men, and is like unto Germander, and bitter in taste, and it ought to be gathered in July and August, and must be dried in the shadow, hanging so that it may touch nothing, and

then ℈i. of this powder will provoke vomit, and ease Na∣ture. It helpeth also putrified Ulcers, if ye make a decoction thereof with Lye, and then wet clothes therein, and lay them upon the sore; for as it causeth to vomit and evacuateth the stomack, so neither more nor lesse it causeth the Ulcer to vo∣mit, or purge, and healeth it with great speed: It helpeth much those that are Phrenzie, by reason that it mundifieth the sto∣mack and bodie from such putrifaction.

A most excellent composition of this Hearb. Take thereof in fine powder, ℥.i. Cinnamon, ʒ.i. Cloves, ℈. i. Wheat flower one pound, Zucche compost condit. ℥. iii. Oranges condited, one ounce, beat them altogether, and make thereof a past with Honey, and form it like a loaf, and set it in an Oven to bake, but take heed it doe not burn, and when thou wilt use it, give thereof one ounce, and it will purge gallantly, and is very delectable to be eaten. This Purgation is divine in many in∣firmities, but above all other against Scrophule, the white Scall, and Scabs, because it evacuateth onely the superfluous humi∣ditie, and drieth, and is appropriate for these infirmities: For ye shall note, that all Soluble Medicines doe not serve in one infirmitie, because one is. Cholerick, the other Sanguine, one Flegmatick, and the other Melancholie, and for that cause it is necessary to find the proper Medicine for the infirmitie. The Rhabarb purgeth Choller: The Eleborus Melancholie; the Ebulus or Wallwort Flegm, and the Gratia dei the blood, so that every one hath his propertie.