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. VII. Our Sirrup against the melancholy humour, and specially where there is ventositie in the Stomack.

IT were necessary for those that will make this Sirrup, to be expert in the Art, for it would be made with great di∣ligence, and the order to make is thus:

Take water of Fumitorie, of Hops, of Wormwood, of Mai∣den-hair, of each five pound. Then with this water thou shalt make a decoction with these things that follow.

Take Pollipodium of the Oak, one pound, Sine leaves, Epi∣timum, ana ℥. iiii. Cordiall flowers two handfulls, Maiden-hair one handfull, Liquorice, Raisons, Cinnamon, of each ℥. ii. The four Cold seeds, ℥. ii. Make thereof a decoction according to Art, and strein it, then take four pound of that Decoction, and put thereto the juyce of Bourage, of Buglosse, of Hops, of each ℥. ii. common Honey, ℥. vi. then with white Sugar make a Sirrup in good form, and aromatise it with Musk and Amber, putting thereto i. ℥. of Plyris with out Musk, and then it is made. The dose is from ℥, iii. to ℥. iiii. in the morning warm, and fast thereon at least three or four hours, for this purgeth marvellously the melancholie humours, and all other grosse humours, and dissolveth winde, and comforteth the heart, &c.