- P. In the upper part of the furnace, when the brasse is melted.
- M. Of the thinne and volatile part of brasse.
- N. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. Pompholyx. spodium. bulla. nil. Nihili album: et spodiū grise••••.
TUttie. T. is the best of almost all, remedies that dry without bi∣ting, when washed. V. therefore it's good against cancrous ulcers, and others malignant, it's put into collyries against fluxions to the eyes, and against pushes and swellings. The greek spodium, or nil gryscum is of the same vertue: in stead of which sometimes cad∣mia is used. Renod. Horst. Pompholix is like volatile meale, and white, and so is elevated upwards; but that which falleth downwards is called spodium, and is more heavy: they are both made in the same furnace, and are so neere in nature; that the one may be a substi∣tute for the other▪ as for Tuttie, some is neerer the colour of brasse, and fattish; the other is more white and light, yet lesse usefull for the Cyprian, is counted best, which with vineger yeelds the fu••e of brasse, and is of a kind of pitch colour, but of the tast of mud. before it may be used, it must be prepared, that is washed, after this man∣ner: the pompholix is to be wrapped up in an indifferent fine white cloth, and bound up, and so moved about in a vessel full of cleane water, so that the more usefull and finer part may passe into the wa∣ter, and the excrementitious way be left behind, and the other may be left to residence. There are other waies of washing it; but this may suffice, and is like that in the London Dispensatory; in which also, their is an unguent hereof made.