The works of Francis Bacon, lord chancellor of England.

470 MEDICAL REMAINS.
a very gentle fire, and stirred with a stick ofj uniper The third receipt. S manus Christifor the stomach.
till they are melted. Add of root of flower-de- Take of the best pearls very finely pulverized,
luce powdered, damask roses powdered, together, one dram; of sal nitre one scruple; of tartar two
one dram; of myrrh dissolved in rose-water half a scruples; of ginger and galingal together, one
dram; of cloves half a scruple; of civet four ounce and a half; of calamus, root of enula camgrains; of musk six grains; of oil of mace pana, nutmeg, together, one scruple and a half;
expressed one drop; as much of rosewater as suf- of amber sixteen grains; of the best musk ten
ficeth to keep the unguent from being too thick. grains; with rosewater and the finest sugar, let
Let all these be put together in a glass, and set there be made a manus Christi.
upon the embers for the space of an hour, and
stirred with a stick of juniper. The fourth receipt. secret for the stomach.
Note, that in the confection of this ointment, Take lignum aloes in gross shavings, steep
there was not used above a quarter of a pound, them in sack, or alicant, changed twice, half an
and a tenth part of a quarter of deer's suet: and hour at a time, till the bitterness be drawn forth.
that all the ingredients, except the oil of almonds, Then take the shavings forth, and dry them in the
were doubled when the ointment was half made, shade, and beat them to an excellent powder. Of
because the fat things seemed to be too predo- that powder, with the syrup of citrons, make a
minant. small pill, to be taken before supper.