to do one jot of this I know not And so play the Colledg here for the Alchymists have a better way by far to draw them the truth is I am in a manner tied to their method here from which I may not step aside if my Country kindly accept this which is the beginning of my labors I may happily put forth something else for the Ingenious to whet their wits upon Only here I quote the Oyls in the Colledg order and then quote the vertue of the chiefst of them that so the Reader may know by a penny how a shilling is coyned The Colledg In the same manner are prepared Oyls of Hysop Marjoram Mints garden water Cresses Origanum Peny-royal Rosemary Rue Savin Sage Savory Time c. the Flowers of Chamomel Lavender c. Culpeper A. I shall instance here only Oyl of Lavender commonly called Oyl of Spike which helps the running of the reins they being 〈◊〉 with it it expels worms two drops of it being taken in Wine the region of the back being anointed with it it helps the Palsey For all the rest see the vertues of the Herbs themselves After the same manner are made Oyl of dryed Barks The Colledg Of Orrenges Citrons Lemmons But it is better prepared of the Barks being green and full of Juyce seperated from the internal white part bruised and with a sufficient quantity of Simple distilled water so will the Oyl be drawn easter and in greater plenty and no less fitting for the Physitians use Oyl or fat of Roses commonly called Spirit of Roses The Colledg Take as many fresh Damask Roses as you will infuse them twenty four hours in a sufficient quantity of warm water after you have pressed them out repeat the infusion certain times till the Liquor be strong enough which distill in an Allembick with his refrigeratory or a Copper with his worm seperate the Spirit from the water and keep the water for another infusion So may you draw Spirit from Damask Roses pickled in Salt as also Spirit of red Roses Culpeper A. 'T is a good perfume OYL of SEEDS Oyl of Dill. Seeds The Colledg Take of Dill seeds bruised two pound spring Water twenty pound steep them twenty 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 then 〈◊〉 them in a Copper Stil or an Allembick with his 〈◊〉 seperate the Oyl from the Water with a 〈◊〉 and keep the water for a new distillation So also is prepared Oyl of the seeds of Annis Laraway Cummin Carrots Fennel Parsly Saxifrage c. Culpeper A. Oyl of Annls seeds although it be often given and happily with good success in vertigoes or dissiness in the head yet its chief operation is upon the breast and lungues it helps narrowness of the breast rawness and wind in the stomach all infirmities there coming of cold and wind strengthens the nerves six drops is enough at a time taken in broath or any other convenient liquor 〈◊〉 As Annis seeds are apropriated to the breast so are Fennel seeds to the head the Oyl of which clenseth the brain of cold infirmities 〈◊〉 iudisposition of the body numbness want of motion also it helps the stomach and expels wind A. Cummin seeds the Oyl of them is a great expeller of wind nothing better it also wonderfully caseth pains of the spleen pains in the reins and bladder stopping of urine especially if it come of wind and is a present remedy for the chollick for the way of taking of them see Annis seeds The Colledg So also are made Oyl of Spices as of Cinnamon Cloves Mace Nutmegs Pepper c. Culpeper A. One or two drops of Oyl of Cinnamon is 〈◊〉 to take at a time and is exceeding good for such as are in consumptions See Cinnamon among the Simples A. Oyl of Maco is excellent good for Rhewms in the head and Oyl of Pepper for the Chollick The Colledg Also Oyls of Aromatical woods as of Sassafras and Rhodium c. OYL of BERRIES Oyl of Juniper Berries The Colledg Take of fresh Juniper berries fifty pound bruise them and part them in a wooden Vessel with twenty four pound of spring water sharp leaven one pound keep them in a Cellar three months the vessel being close stopped then distill them in an Allembick with a sufficient quantity of Simple water after the Oyl is separated keep the water for a new distillation After the same manner is made Oyl of Bay berries Ivy berries c. Or you may draw Oyl from the aforenamed berries bruised and steeped twenty four hours in warm water adding six pound of water or if the berries be very dry ten pound of water to each pound of berries and stilling them as before Culpeper A. Oyl of Juniper berries prevails wonderfully in pains of the yard and running of the reins the falling sickness it is a mighty preservative against the pestilence and all evil airs it purgeth the reins provokes urine breaks the stone helps the dropsie the quantity to be taken at a time in any convenient liquor is three or four drops outwardly by unction it helps the gout two or three drops dropped upon the navil helps the Chollick A. Oyl of Bay berries helps the Chollick and Illiack passion A. Oyl of Ivy berries helps cold 〈◊〉 of the joynts the 〈◊〉 one and provokes the terms 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Use them as Juniper Oyl Oyl of Turpentine The Colledg Take of Venis Turpentine as 〈◊〉 as you will put it into an Allembick with four times its waight in common Water still it with a convenient fire and draw off a white thin Oyl like water the Colophonia will remain in the bottom of the vessel this Oyl 〈◊〉 be drawn into a bath 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from burning in a 〈◊〉 still Culpeper A. It is wonderful good in cold afflictions of the nerves and all diseases coming of cold and wind it corrects the cold afflictions of the lungues as Asthmaes difficulty of breathing c. A drachm being taken in the morning outwardly it adorns the body takes away the prints of scabs and the small pocks chops in the skin and breasts of women and deafness being dropped into the 〈◊〉 Oyl of 〈◊〉 The Colledg Take of Mirth bruised 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of each six pound dissolve them in sixty pound of spring water and still them in a Copper still 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 bick Culpeper It keeps wounds and all things else 〈◊〉 Fioravantus from 〈◊〉 it 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and youthful quickly cures wounds and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 dropped into the ears Oyl of Guajacum The Colledg Take of 〈◊〉 in gross pouder as much as you will put it in a retort and still it in Sand the Oyl that cames first out because 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and sweeter keep it by its self which by 〈◊〉 with much water will yet be sweeter The same things are to be observed in the distillation of Box and Oak and other solid woods as also Oyl of Tartar with its 〈◊〉 Spirit which 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 be distilled out of Christal of Tartar in the same 〈◊〉 Oyl of Wax The
51. In the L. Book O R Syrup of Mugwort The Colledg Take of Mugwort two handfuls Penyroyal Calaminth Origanum Bawm Arsmart Dictani of Creet Savin Marsoram Germander St. Johns Wort 〈◊〉 Featherfew with the Flowers Centaury the less Rue Bettony Bugloss of each a handful the Roots of Fennel Smallage Parsly Sparagus Bruscus Saxifrage Alicampane Cyperus Maddir Orris Peony of each an ounce Juniper Berries the seeds of Lovage Parsly Smallage Annis Nigella Carpobalsamum or Cubebs Costus Cassia Lignea Cardamoms Calamus Aromaticus the Roots of Asarabacca Pellitory of Spain Valerian of each half an ounce being clensed cut and bruised let them be infused twenty four hours in fourteen pound of cleer water and boyled till half be consumed being taken off from the fire and rubbed between your hands whilst it is warm strain it and with Honey and Sugar of each two pound sharp Vineger four ounces boyl it to a Syrup and perfume it with Cinnamon and Spiknard of each three drams Culpeper A. It helps the passion of the matrix and retains it in its place it dissolves the coldness wind and pains thereof it strengthens the nerves opens the pores corrects the blood it corrects and provokes the terms in women You may take a handful of it at a time Syrupus de Betonica Compositus Pag. 52. In L. Book O R Syrup of Betony Compound The Colledg Take of Betony three handfuls Marsoram a handful and an half Time red Roses of each a handful Violets Stoechas Sage of each half a handful the seeds of Fennel Annis and Ammi of each half an ouce the roots of Peony Polypodium and Fennel of each five drachms boyl them in six pound of river water to three pound strain it and ad juyce of Betony two pound Sugar three pound and an half make it into a Syrup Culpeper A. It helps diseases coming of cold both in the head and stomach as also such as come of wind vertigoes madness it concocts melancholly it provokes the terms in women and so doth the Simple Syrup more than the Compound The Composition was framed by the Augustan Physitians Certainly our Physitians have but shallow brains that they are fain to trot as far as Ausberg in Germany to steal Receipts Syrupus Byzantinus Simple Page 53. In the Latin Book The Colledg Take of the Juyce of the Leaves of Endive and Smallage of each two pound of Hops and Bugless of each one pound boyl them together and scum them and to the clarified Liquor ad four pound of white Sugar to as much of the Juyces and with a gentle fire boyl it to a Syrup Syrupus Byzantinus Compound Page 53. In the Latin Book The Colledg Take of the Juyces so ordered as in the former four pound in which boylred Roses two ounces Liquoris half an ounce the seeds of Annis Fennel and Smallage of each three drachms Spicknard two drams strain it and to the three pound remaining ad two pound of Vineger four pound of Sugar make it into a Syrup according to art Culpeper A. They both of them viz. both Simple and Compound opens stoppings of the stomach liver and spleen help the Rickets in children cuts and brings away tough flegm and helps the yellow Jaundice Mesue saith the Compound Syrup is of more effect than the Simple for the same uses You may take them with a Liquoris stick or take a spoonful in the morning fasting Syrupus Botryos Page 53. In the Latin Book O R Syrup of Oak of Jerusalem The Colledg Take of Oak of Jerusalem Hedg-mustard Nettles of each two handfuls Coltsfoot an handful and an half boyl them in a sufficient quantity of cleer Water till half be consumed to two pound of the Decoction ad two pound of the Juyce of Turneps baked in an Oven in a close pot and with three pound of white Sugar boyl it into a Syrup Culpeper This Syrup was composed against Coughs shortness of breath and other the like infirmities of the breast proceeding of cold for which if you can get it you may take it with a Liquoris stick Syrupus Capillorum Veneris Pag. 53. In L. Book O R Syrup of Maidenhair The Colledg Take of Liquoris two ounces Maidenhair five ounces steep them a natural day in four pound of warm water then after a gentle boyling and strong straining with a pound and an half of fine Sugar make it into a Syrup Culpeper A. It opens stoppings of the stomach strengthens the Lungues and helps the infirmities of them This may be taken also either with a Liquoris stick or mixed with the pectoral Decoction like Syrup of Coltsfoot Syrupus Cardiacus vel Julepum Cardiacum Pag. 53. O R A Cordial Syrup The Colledg Take of Rhenish Wine two pound Rose water two ounces and an half Cloves two seruples Cinnamon half a drachm Ginger two scruples Sugar three ounces and an half boyl it to the consistence of a Julep adding Amber-greese three grains Musk one grain Culpeper A. He that hath read thus far in this Book and doth not know he must first boyl the Simples in the Wine and then strain them out before he puts in the Sugar is a man that in my opinion hath not 〈◊〉 enongh to be taught to make up a Medicine and the Colledg in their new Master-piece hath left it out A. If you would have this Julip keep long you may put in more Sugar and yet if close stopped it will not easily corrupt because 't is made up only of Wine indeed the wisest way is to order the quantity of sugar according to the pallat of him that takes it A. It restoreth such as are in Consumptions comforts the heart cherisheth the drooping spirits and is of an opening quality thereby carrying away those vapors which might otherwise anoy the brain and heart You may take an ounce at a time or two if you please Syrupus infusionis Floram Caryophillorum Pag. 54. O R Syrup of Clove-gilliflowers The Colledg Take a pound of Clove-gilliflowers the whites being cut off infuse them a whol night in two pound of Water then with four pound of sugar melted in it make it into a Syrup without boyling Culpeper A. In their former they added three pound of Water if you would infuse them you must do it at several times A. The syrup is a fine temperate syrup it strengthens the heart liver and stomach it refresheth the vital spirits and is a good cordial in feavers and usually mixed with other Cordials you can hardly err in taking it it is so harmless a syrup Syrupus de Cinnamomo Pag. 54. In the L. Book O R Syrup of Cinnamon The Colledg Take of Cinnamon grosly bruised four ounces steep it in white Wine and small Cinnamon water of each half a pound three daies in a glass by a gentle heat strain it and with a pound and an half of Sugar boyl it gently to a syrup Culpeper A. This comes something neerer the Augustan Dispensatory than their
former did it is not altogether the same for then people would have said they did nothing whereas now 't is apparent they did something though to little purpose It refresheth the vital spirits exceedingly and cheereth both heart and stomach languishing through cold it helps digestion exceedingly and strengthens the whol body You may take a spoonful at a time in a Cordial The Colledg Thus also you may conveniently prepare syrups but only with white Wine of Annis seeds sweet Fennel seeds Cloves Nutmegs Ginger c. Syrupus Acetositatis Citriorum Pag. 54. In L. Book O R Syrup of Juyce of Citrons The Colledg Take of the Juyce of Citrons strained without expression and clensed a pound sugar two pound make it into a syrup like syrup of Clove-gilliflowers Culpeper A. It prevails against all diseases proceeding from Choller or heat of blood feavers both pestilential and not pestilential it resisteth poyson cools the blood quencheth thirst cureth the Vertigo or dissiness in the head The Colledg After the same manner is made syrup of Grapes Orrenges Barberries Cherries Quinces Lemmons Woodsorrel Mulberries Sorrel English Currence and other sour Juyces Culpeper A. If you look the Simples you may see the vertues of them they all cool and comfort the heart and strengthen the stomach syrup of Quinces staies vomiting so doth also syrup of Grapes Syrupus Corticum Citriorum Pag. 54. In the L. Book O R Syrup of Citron Pills The Colledg Take of flesh yellow Citron Pills five ounces the Berries of Chermes or the Juyce of them brought over to us two drachms spring water four pound steep them all night boyl them till half be consumed taking off the scum strain it and with two pound and an half of sugar boyl it into a syrup let half of it be without Musk but perfume the other half with three grains of Musk tyed up in a rag Culpeper A. It strengthens the stomach resists poyson strengthens the heart and resists the passions thereof palpitation faintings swoonings it strongthens the vital spirits restores such as are in Consumptions and Hectick Feavers and strengthens nature much You may take a spoonful at a time Syrupus è Coralliis Simplex Pag. 55. In the L. Book O R Syrup of Corral Simple The Colledg Take of red Corral in very fine pouder four ounces dissolve it in clarified Juyce of Barberries in the boat of a bath a pound in a glass well stopped with wax and Cork a digestion being made three or four daies pour off what is dissolved put in fresh clarified Juyce and proceed as before repeat this so osten till all the Corral be dissolved lastly to one pound of this Juyce ad a pound and an half of sugar and boyl it to a syrup gently Syrupus è Coralliis Compositus Pag. 55. In L. Book O R Syrup of Corral Compound The Colledg Take of red Corral six ounces in very fine pouder and levigated upon a marble ad of clarified juyce of Lemmons the flegm being drawn off in a bath sixteen ounces clarified 〈◊〉 of Barberries eight ounces Sharp wine Vinegar and juyce of Wood-sorrel of each six ounces mix them together and put them in a glass stopped with Cork and Bladder shaking it every day till it have digested eight daies in a bath or horsdung then filter it of which take a pound and an half juyce of Quinces half a pound Sugar of Roses twelve ounces make them into a syrup in a bath adding syrup of Clove-gilliflowers sixteen ounces keep it for use omitting the half drachm of Ambergrees and four grains of Musk till the Physitian command it Culpeper A. Syrup of Corral both Simple and Compound restore such as are in Consumptions are of a gallant cooling nature especially the last and very Cordial special good for Hectick feavers it stops fluxes the running of the reins and the whites in women helps such as spit blood and such as have the Falling-sickness it staies the terms in women And indeed it had need be good for somthing for it is exceeding costly Half a spoonful in a morning is enough for the body and it may be too much for the purse Syrupus Cydoniorum Pag. 56. In the L. Book O R Syrup of Quinces The Colledg Take of the Juyce of Quinces clarified six pound boyl it over a gentle fire till half of it be consumed scumming it adding red Wine three pound white sugar four pound boyl it into a syrup to be perfumed with a drachm and an balf of Cinnamon Cloves and Ginger of each two scruples Culpeper A. It strengthens the heart and stomach staies loosness and vomiting releeves languishing nature for loosness take a spoonful of it before meat for vomiting after meat for both as also for the rest in the morning Syrupus de Erysimo Pag. 56. In the L. Book O R Syrup of Hedg-mustard The Colledg Take of Hedgmustard fresh six handfuls the Roots of Alicampane Coltsfoot Liquoris of each two ounces Borrage succory Maiden-hair of each a handful and an half the Cordial Flowers Rosemary and Betony of each half a handful Annis seeds half an ounce Raisons of the Sun stoned two ounces let all of them being prepared according to art be boyled in a sufficient quantity of barley Water and Hydromel with six ounces of juyce of Hedgmustvrd to two pound and an half the which with three pound of sugar boyl into a Syrup according to art Culpeper A. It was invented against cold afflictions of the breast and Lungues as Astmaes hoarceness c. you may take it either with a Liquoris stick or which is better mix an ounce of it with three or four ounces of pectoral decoction and drink it off warm in the morning Syrupus de Fumaria Pag. 56. In the L. Book O R Syrup of Fumitory The Colledg Take of Endive common Wormwood Hops Dodder Hartstongue of each a handful Epithimum an ounce and an half boyl them in four pound of Water till half be consumed strain it and ad the juyce of Fumitory a pound and an half of Borrage and Bugloss of each half a pound white Sugar four pound make them into a Syrup according to art Culpeper A. The Receipt is a pretty concocter of melancholly and therefore a rational help for diseases arising thence both internal and external It helps diseases of the skin as Leprosies Cancers Warts Corns Itch Tetters Ringworms Scabs c. and it is the better to be liked because of its gentleness For in my experience I could never find a violent Medicine do good but ever harm in a Melancholly disease It also strengthens the stomach and liver opens obstructions and is a soveraign remedy for Hypocondriack Melancholly You may ad an ounce of this to the decoction of Epithimum before mentioned and order your body as you were taught there It helps surfets exceedingly clenseth cooleth and strengtheneth the liver and causeth it to make good blood and good blood cannot make bad flesh I commend this Receipt to
to the place bleeding Sief de Thure Page 137. in the Latin Book Or Sief of Frankinsence The Colledg Take of Frankinsence Lap. 〈◊〉 Pompholix of each ten drachms Ciruss fourty drachms Gum Arabick Opium of each six drachms with sair water make it into Balls dry them and keep them for use Culpeper A. Sief is a general term which the Arabians give to all medicines apropriated to the eyes of which this is one and a good one to dry up rewms there Trochisci è Violis Solutivi P. 137. in Lat. Book Or Troches of Violets Solutive The Colledg Take of Violet flowers meanly dry six drachms Turbith one ounce and an half juyce of Liquoris Scammony Manna of each two drachms with Syrup of Violets make it into Troches Culpeper A. They are not worth talking of much less worth cost the cost and labor of making Trochisci de Vipera ad Theriacam P. 137. in L. B. Or Troches of Vipers for Treacle The Colledg Take of the flesh of Vipers the skin entrals head sat and taill being taken away boyled in water with dill and a little Salt eight ounces white bread twice baked grated and sifted two ounces make it into Troches your hands being anoynted with Opobalsamum or Oyl of Nutmegs by expression dry them upon a sieve turned the bottom upwards in an open place often turning them till they are well dried then put them in glass or stone pot glazed stopped close they will keep a year yet is it far better to make Treacle not long after you have made them Culpeper A. They expel poyson and are excellent good by a certain Sympatheticall vertue for such as are bitten by an Adder Trochisci de Agno Casto Pag. 138. in Lat. Book Or Troches of Agnus Castus The Colledg Take of the seeds of Agnus Castus Lettice redRose flowers Balaustins of each a dram Ivory white Amber Bole Armenick washed in knot grass water two drams Plantane seeds four scruples Sassafras two scruples with Mussilage of quince seeds extracted in water of Water lilly flowers let them be made into Troches Culpeper A. Very pretty Troches and good for little These Troches they have left out and left to be spoyled in the Apothecaries Shops it is the wisest way to keep those poor you would make slaves of Trochisci Alexiterii Renodaeus Colledg TAke of the roots of Gentain Tormentil Orris Florentine Zedoary of each two drachms Cinnamon Cloves Mace of each half a dram Angelica roots three drachms Coriander seeds prepared Roses of each one drachm dried Citron pills two drachms beat them all into pouder and with juyce of Liquoris softened in Hippocras six ounces make them into a soft Past which you may from into either Troches or small rowls which you please Culpeper A. It preserves and strengthens the heart exceedingly helps fainting and failings of the vital spirits resists poyson and the pestilence and is an excellent medicine for such to carry about them whose occasions are to travail in pestilential places and corrupt air only taking a very small quantity now and then Troches of Annis seeds Mesue The Colledg Take of Annis seeds the juyce of Maudlin made thick of each two drachms the seeds of Dill Spicknard Mastich Indian leaf or Mace the leaves of Wormwood Asarabacca Smallage bitter Almonds of each half a drachm Aloes two dtams 〈◊〉 of Wormwood so much as is sufficient to make it into Trocbes according to art Culpeper A. They open obstructions of the liver and that very gently and therefore diseases coming thereof help quartan agues You can scarce do amiss in taking them if they please but your pallat Trochisci Diarhodon Mesue The Colledg Take of the flowers of red Roses six drachms Spicknard wood of Aloes of each two drachms Liquoris three drachms Spodium one drachm Saffron half a drachm Mastich two drachms make them up into Troches with white Wine according to art Culpepeper A. They wonderfully ease feavers coming of flegm as quotidian feavers agues Epialos c. pains in the belly Trochisci de Lacca Mesue The Colledg Take of Gum Lacca clensed the juyce of Liquoris 〈◊〉 Wormwod and Barberries all made thick Rhubarb long Birthwort Costus Asarabacca Bitter Almonds Maddir Annis Smalbage Schoenanth of each one drachm With the Decoction of Birth-wort or Schoenanth or the juyce of Maudlin or Wormwood make them into troaches according to art Culpeper A. It helps stoppings of the liver and spleen and feavers thence coming it expels wind purgeth by urine and resists dropsies The dose is between half a drachm and a drachm according to the age and strength of the patient Pastilli Adronis Galen The Colledg Take of Pomegranate flowers ten drachms Copper is twelve drachms 〈◊〉 Galls Birthwort Frankinsence of each an ounce Allum Mirrh of each half an ounce Misy two drachms With eighteen ounces of austere Wine make it into 〈◊〉 according to art Culpeper A. This also is apropriated to wounds ulcers and fistulaes it clears the ears and represseth all excressences of flesh clenseth the filth of the bones Trochisci Musae Galen The Colledg Take of Allum Aloes Copperis Mirrh of each six drachms Crocomagma Saffron of each three drachms Pomegranate flowers half an ounce Wine and Honey of each so much as is sufficient to make it up into troches according to art Culpeper A. Their use is the same with the former Crocomagma of Damocrates Galen The Colledg Take of Saffron a hundred drams red Roses Mirrh of each fifty drachms white Starch Gum of each thirty drachms Wine so much as is sufficient to make it into troches Culpeper A. It is very expulsive heats and strengthens the heart and stomach Trochisci Ramich Mesue The Colledg Take of the juyce of Sorrel 〈◊〉 ounces red Rose Leaves an ounce 〈◊〉 berries two ounces boyl them a little together and strain them ad to the decoction Galls well beaten three ounces boyl them again a little then put in these following things in fine pouder take of red Roses an ounce yellow Sanders ten drachms Gum Arabick an ounce and an half Sumach Spodium of each an ounce Mirtle berries four ounces wood of Aloes Cloves Mace Nutmegs of each half an ounce sour Grapes seven drachms mix them all together and let them dry upon a stone and grind them again into pouder and make them into smal troches with one drachm of Camphire and so much Rose water as is sufficient and perfume them with fifteen grains of Musk. Culpeper A. They strengthen the stomach heart and liver as also the bowels they help the chollick and fluxes of blood as also bleeding at the nose if you snuff but up the pouder of them disburden the body of salt fretting chollerick humors You may carry them about you and take them at your pleasure Troches of Roses Mesue The Colledg Take of red Roses half an ounce wood of Aloes two drachms Mastich a drachm and an half Roman Wormwood Cinnamon Indian Spicknard Cassia Lignea Schaenanth of