Medici'na PraCtica, O B, C O N T A I NI xN G The way of Curing the ni4>re Eminent and Uf^jal bifrafcs happening to HUMANE BODIES. As all Sorts of Aches and Pains, Apopkxks. Agues, Bleedings. Flfixes^ Gripngs^ Wwd. ShortTjefs oj Breath, M^fcarriage, Want of Appetite. Vfe of Ur;2hs Icjl CoilJck, or Belly- Ach. Hyflerick, Colicks. Apofiems. ThrnfKs, ^ninfies, Deafnejs, Huboes. Cachexia, Dijcafes of the Breaji. Stone in the Reins. Stone in the Bladder* VV hereunto is annexed. I. The preparation of the Frx^cipiohcm of 2. The Key of Htlmont and Lullj, Paracelpts. 3. The Opening of Sot and Luna By WILLIAM SALMON, Profciibr of Phyfick. The Firit BOOK, LONDON, Printed by fK Bonny, for T. Ho^knis in George- l^jrd in Lomhard-Jfreet^ and /. Harris at the Harro7i^ in the Pcuhrey, 1 692. The P R E F A C E. Mdgiftri, ^fineDoftrina, DoAores: He [fared not the ignorance^ or ill Lives of the Clergy, for which caufe with- cut doukit was, that hwas foilltreatedly-them.md corn- flamed, that not a Man in England, hefidei Grofthcad,tf»i two or three more of hjs Acquaintance^ that underfieod the Hebrew f?r Greek Tongues. iS, For the reafon therefore of his Learning it was, that he iwof Accufed ^f Witchcrafc, and upon Malicious Pretences they took from htm his Books and Writings, lovg before Tope Nicholas ca^ him wto Fnfon ,• for which cauje he complaL e^r^? P^;,^ Clement IV. his Friend, faying. The Priefts andFryars have kept meftarving in clofe Prifon/nor would they fuffer any one to comeat Eie. Andfonje k^ mrantfeUows, that would have heen accounted Learned Men Tvhen they could not under ft and his Books, condemned them Js ^ooks of the Black Axt: 17. Leland/^/>^, He wrote many Books, but that it ^as as eafie to gather the fcattered Leaves of the Sybils, as to Colled but the Titles of them: For which, aid hi &r^f "^';;'^y f '^?'-^'^ ''^^P^P^' ^ndfome other tterelies as they called ihem, he wrs >^c«//W(?/ Witchcraft mdhy the atd?oj>emcho\z,f.i^d, and kept cloje Prifoner Z f'frJ ''"'^^'f^Mon/omefay.he died for Grief, or with ns hardUfage, which was m the n^th. Tear If his Jge, in the 18. George Ripley v>as » Cannon of Bridlington, and hur,fi,a ,nthe rear of Our Lord 1 470. and about th Zh Z '{id^'^rf^ ^^^;^omth : much about v>hich ti^Z ravelled mto Italy, and mmy other Foreign Camtrus and note A» MeduUa Alchymi* j and (em it as a Vrelcntt ;ngland, and wrote Jeveral other Books ^ as i. fo Epiftle to ungE^WIV. 2. His Twelve Gates. ,. 1 Bre- laryofAlchymie.or Recapitulation, mth\evialoL ^'^gim* jet eome to our bands. jcwraiotber 19. fA The PREFACE.. \ ^ 19. He was an Excellent Man^ profoundly learned in the 'Art of Alchy mie, and an ahfolute Mafier (without doubt) of the Secret ; and it was the Opinion of a Learned Man in this Study, that his Writincr^s are for thefulmfs of them^ t$ he pre- fered before any others that he had e'ver read or feen : 1 lear- ned CI^J^ ^0 the Philofophers Magnet from one 5 the fVlagical Chalybs from another; Dianas Doyqs from a third h the Philofophers Air, or Chamelion from ano- ther J the Preparation of their Menftruum from ano- ther ; and the number of Eagles in another : But for the true Matter, figns of the true Mr<7«j7, and the Operati-I on, I know nonQ (faith he) like Ripley, though Flammel be Eminent, He Dyed Anno Dom. 1490. 10, TVe come now to the matter of the Book : /is to the firfl Book^ we lay it is a Pra^ical Difccurfe upon fome frinci- fal Difeafes^ deduced from the Fountain of Experience it [elf: Tvberein we have delivered a new Hypcthejis^ concerning the Generation of Sand, Gravel and Stones m Humane Bcdies^ and now brought to light purely by Reafon^ and Mechanical Operations : The thing as tt is noval^ it i s rational , and with- out doubt is pojfible to be improved to many lingular advanta^ ges, if a Prudent Man has it under his confideration. 21. The Works of Hermes oj/^ Tranflated with what care and circumfpeBion we cculd : The Firfi Book was in the Latin Copy divided only into Seven Chapters • we for more ccnveni- ent reading have divided it into Thirteen^ to 7vhich^ as a Fonr- tetntb, we added the Smaragdine Table. The Latin ii^as harbwrom and WKouth^ fcarcely intelligible, and done out of ther Languages, v^hen Learnmg was at its lojveftebb ; fo that it mij eafily he believed^ a free, natural, and true Verfioii^ would have bee7% diffcult to be 7r,ade by the hefl of Scholars, Qte in who had been unacquainted jifith Chyn-iicaX L,drning. 22, As it was one of the fir (I of 'Writings^ and wr, the firfl of times, foits Method feems to be rude^ the Language^ cbfcure^ and the CortneSlion .of the Difcourfe not nacural h whej ther it was d'^fi^^ned^ in refpscl to the fnhjcB matter ? or wa^ ^.j Acciden-* The PREFACE. iccidental^ as being written in the Infancy of the fVorJd^ ht'^ 'ore the knowledge of Logical method and reajcntng w^as m^ ented^ I (h^ill lea've to ethers todetermwe- 2 5. This 1 am confident of^ it contains the fuhfiance of the 'hilofophick Learning^ the' root of the matter^, the true. rocejs of the great Elixir, hut clouded -Ti^ith I£.vv^mix\csl )ifcourfeSj ; yet not [0 ahfolutely oh j cured ^ hut that in fome laces he feems to unvail the truth ^ arid expofe the Secret ; of ley who jeriotffly Contemplate the i2th and \ -^th Chafters^ 'HI eafly ferceizfe. I have heard ffveraJ Greats and Learned im [ay, that they recei-ved a greater light into the Phildfo- liick Workj from thefe Difccurfes of Hermes {tho' feem- gly rude and un'pcljhed) than from all the Writings in the. 'Iridj how fpecicufiy foever they were compofed, 24. For this reajcn fake^ we ejjayed to write a Comme7'it wn his fir jl Book, or, explicate the meaning of the Andent iermes 5 i. From the y^nalogy of Principles, 2. From the itural reaftn of things, 5. ^rom manifold Experiments, From the Uni'verfal Ccnfent, and Sentiments of the Phi-"! {bphQTS heing compared : So that ore cannot [ay ^ the Com^' €?}t is fo much ours^ as that we have deduced it hy a Ratio- il Argumentation cut of the many^ and Voluminom writings the Ancients J and others ^ the moft Learned tn this Science* 2y Id.t.rmmed atfirfi an Fzplicatvn of the fecond Bwk Hermes ; hut the work fwellmg fo hig^ my daily hupnefs my Vrcfeflon^ and other manrfold Avocations . have di^yerted ^i" indention : If what I have done :» the firfi be acceptable ■d approved^ I flja II be contented, and itwillincourage meto Cecond EJJay of this kind. Hovjever thts focond Book^ as it (horter , jo it is plainer^ and tn many places^ may be its oyfn mment. In ^hap. 18. Sed. i^. he Jpeaks plainly. Now low (Jays he) that it is our VV ater which extr;id:s th@ dden Tindure ; behold rhe Example and underfland if you have once brought the Body into Afhes, you ve Operated rightly. In the Water and the Afhes is the ^th of the My fiery, B 26. The k The PREFACE. 2^. The Book ofYiaWdyfeems t9 heofgre^t Anti(![uityj and has many Excellent things in order to this great JVork^ yet needs, an Explanation^ and unlocking^ Tvhicb I bad attempted^ hut meeting with a Kejyi^which was a Writing found in a Coffin^ '^ upon the Brefi of a Religious Mau ) which feemed to fit th^ ^e Wards of this J^ock, {as being a Frocefs derived from thefami Qp Frinciples) I Jefified from my own thoughts^ and have given % you that infiead of them, : / 27, As to Geber, I am not ignorant, that it was fomi\ l Tears (ince fuhlijljed in Englifli h another hand^ who has wflj p.] 'ways anfwered my Intention^ neither as to the 7ran[lation^ »jhed for which reafon^ I rather chofe to cowmen place him^ than deliver him in his 6%'n order. t^, Agai The PREFACE. ^'^ 29. Again in the Preface ofhtt Sum of?tfftBio%hefajf^ '''" \.nd what we have diminilhed in other Books, ^phave • •! ifficiently made up in this Book, and fupplyedl^c de- y jfts of them very briefly ; and what we ahfgonded in ' ^^ ne part, we have made up in another in this our Vo- •"'• ame, that the compleatment may be apparent to the i'-' Vile \ fo that it aff ear seven from this^ that he -wrote nothing ^ the matter in any continued order. And in the fame place ^ e affirms. That he who in himfelf knows not Natural '^'^ •rinciples, is very remote from our Art, becaufe he has '"^ iota true root whereon to found his intention : And /'f, herefore, (^ fay she) labour ftudioufly in our Volumes^ ^'^ nd ponder them often in your mind. " ^^ 30. And in the la(i Chapter of his Sum of VerfeElion, he •^^'' 'AS thefe words. But that the Malicious may not Calum- •^•^ liate us, we declare. That we have not treated of this '^ i)ur Science with a continued Series of Difcourfe; but ■ '^ ^ave difperfed it^ divers Chapters ; and this was done, , jccauie if we had wrote it in a continued Series of Dif- ^^■' :ourle, the Evil Man, as well as the Good, would have ■"inworthily ufurped it ; therefore we have concealed it '•! n Ibme places, and fpsak it more openly in others, not ^''' inder an «/£»/>w^, but in plain Language. Let not ^'«^ -herefore the Induftrious Artilt defpair, for if he leeks '% t, he may find the fame, but he who follows Books on- ^"' y, will very flowly attain the knowledge of this'moft ^0 Excellent Art. ^^ 31. In his Invention of Ferity^ Par. 5. cap. 13. he fay f^ :!5-< Wonder not that we have difperled the fpecial things k pertinent to this Operation in divers Volumes, feeing f^" we endeavour to hide our Art from Evil Men : And in ^•' Par. 4. CsL^. 21, be farther fays ^ Confiderately ruminate upon what we have taught in our S^ra of Perfe6lion, for 'our purpoie was not in one only Volume to demonllrate all things, but that Book fhould declare Book, and ex- pound the fii.me- B 2- A^tfv IK The PREFACE. 52. NoTP to manife{l^ that he tnated not ofthijfgs in a d't- reB order ^ /e^Chap. 12. of the Irfvention of Verfettion, lub C2l\cq, -where he has thefe Words ^ Our Stone is no other than a Fruitful Spirit^ and Living Water,, which we; have named the Dry Water : Here he defifts^ and gives over the Difcourfes and leaves it interrupted till he comes to the fir 1^ Chapter of the Third Part of the St4m ofPerfeclian^ where '\ be goes oh and continues the Difcourfe in theje words, W"e now fignifie to you, that the Natural Principles in the- Work of Nature, are a Fruitful Spirit, arid Living Wa- ter, which we have aHo named die Dry Water ; andfo continues the Difcourfe of it : Thefe two Places ^ or Difcourfes^ we have joyned^ or conneBed together in this our Tranjlation^ Lib.2. Cap. 57. Se£l. 18. that you may fee the full of what be. intends concerning it. i;;. In his Sum of Perfeclicny Llb.2. Cap. 8. towards the^ end of the Chaper^ he [peaks of the Separation of an Earthy Stih fiance from its comp'ormd', which in the root of Nature is united to a Metal^ which is dens either by Elev Jticn^ or La- \ i 't^dtion : The wayof dnngit. he hr,:> not^ taught inthe placed- ted : But in a great many Chapters difiant tn the fecond Part ofthefaid(econdBookofthe Sum ofPcrJeBion^ of the Pre- paration of Venus^ he orderly goes on and Explicates the Me- thod^ faying^ The way of the Preparation of Fenm is ma- nifold J one is by Elevation^ another is without Elevati- on; tire way by Elevation is. that Ti^nia be taken (with which Fen/fs welL-^gf'ees) and that it be ingenioufly uni- ted therewith. Thefe places in our Tranjlatton, Lib. 2 . Cap. 45". Seft. ii, 12^ ^h ^ ^4' 2^^ ^^'^^ laid together and united. 54. Thefe are a tajle of the many /cores if not hundreds of flac&s^ which in Gebar himflf are dtfig^ttdly interrupted ; by Tuhich means the My f cry is hid^ and the Method of operating^ and under fcanding of ths Secret^ fo objcured^ that without a great deal of Study, fcarch}ng^ comparing of places^ and lay" ing the ending and beginnings of things together^ it would be almofi i\ The P R E F A C E.. jimofi impoffihle to apprehend 'mhat he intends ; for this rea^ m It ?i '•>y tJ?at VJC ivent on^ not in an orderly and fuccin^. ranjlanov^ ir^ft rather ccmpendioujly to comr^on place him ; y which r.eans^ you, hatve all things relating to one fuhje^ r matter laid together^ and hroiight under one and the fame ead^ -which in -the Authcr himfel^ arp j>c_ffihly difperfed afun^- er into more than ten, fifteen^ or tv^enty places of this Book, .. Tbsfe things being fat d^ ive ha've only to inform you mcerning this work^ that thts our compoftion^ ts really GQbQT imfelf^ ivithoMt any aJdttion Tvhatfoeuer. Here is every fin- le and individual procefs contained in t/oe whole hook ; nor ny thing diminiflied which concerned the knowledge and pra-^ i.e of the Art 5 hut that we have ( for brevity fake ) left me things out, ^tis true i as all hu Prefaces^ and prefatory Jifcourfes^ contentions and difputes about the reality of thit \rt J tautologies and often repetitions of things (which was ^cfjjary in his interrupted method) which to have incerted^ ■! they would have been of no ufe or profit, fo they would need' fly have [welled this work to an unreafonabLi bulk^ where- 1 It would have been not only more chargable to the huyer^ hut wre unpleafant and tedious to the Reader, 36, In Gebsr alfo there were many cuts or figures of Furna- r, wbieh were holy o^nitted and left out in the afore menti- ed Engl/fh Tranflation ; thefe to our work we have added ^ trloufly cut in Copper ; with quotations upon each figure or irnace^ [Ijev^ing to what Place ^ Book^ Chapter^ and Section ^ey belo?tg, 37. Fhmmel 7i^e have alfo now tranfiated, and claufei to Chapters and SeBions, to which we have added his fum- ary of Phdrfophy, which was never prented With him be- re in any Language : Ja hu ivork we have alfo added his ^ieroglyphicks n.atly cut in Copper^ with quotations alfo upx^n ch Hierogljphick^ ^Hwwg to what Book, Chapter^ and Sc- ion they have a reference^ or belong. 58. Artefius (whom we have named Longsvus^) we al- ilaufed or compofed into Chapters and Seclions^ which it was The P R E F ACE. never divided into before in any Language ; and becaufe th^\ Author is a Rarity to he met with ^ we have withal added thm Latin Verfion for the fakes offuch ingeniom Ferfons -who are ctf rious in things of thU nature : Ne^t to Hermes^ he is the\ moft celebrated or famed Author^ of whom^ and which work^^ we have many things to fay^ hut that we are prevented by tht\ Epifile of the mofi excellent John Pontanus, prefixed before] the Book, and to which we refer you. 3;. "the firfi book of Roger Bachon, called Radial Mandij v^e had in manufcript out of the Library of a learn A rnan^ and our particular friend^ a DoBer of Vhypck, wh$ /et a great value upon it^ and not undefervedly^ his Speculum Alchymia^ is a travfiation out of that Cofy m the TheatrunJ Chymicum, vol, 2. page 409. a difcourje fcarcely inferior ii any thing extant^ and of great ejlimation among the Lear\ cd, 40. Riply we have puhlijhed from a Manufcript^ n from the printed Ccpy, yet v e carefully compared it witi that which was printed, and fupplyed it out of that mi feme thing which the written one wanted \ as on the contrary our written Copy had feme things in it^ which the printed oaj had not, as in particular, the firfi Chapter y which is a Vn\ face to the Arch-bijh-fp 0/ York ; fo that by the help of bed i together we have publifjed one co-fTipleat, 41. And to this 7Vork we aljo added the lafi Chapter, via Chap. 75. Ub. 5. which is an ExtraB o/Ripleys Vhilofcphici^ Jxicws in the Theatrum Chymicum, Vol. 2. page ii^i In our 7i>ritten Copy, ( which without dt uht was Ancient \ there were feveral Annotations in the Margent, referring tofe veral parts of th^work^ {the Additions of an unknown An, thtr) Theft y becaufe they jeemed to he excellent, and very per tinent to the Explication of our Author, we have injerted i\ [|^ the body of the Work^ in the very place where they are to h ready puting them into SeBions^ and num bring them wit\ the reft 5 but to dfiinguijl) them from the Authors own work we have caufed thm to be printed in a differing Char^Bcif The PREFACE. 2i;;>, V» the Italick, and tvtry where included them between '^ two Crochets, 42. Pf^e have wrote an Afftndix to our firfi hock (f VraBi- d Fhypck^ containing a Jhort f radical method for the Curecf U Difeafes ; it u hut a fmall thing, not ahove fix or [even leets of Paper, and only defignd as an ahfiraB to helf th& dtmory ; thk we had fuhlijhed now in this vjork^ had it not veiled fo big; hut ftnce the magnitude of this has "prevented \ we intend, for the henefit it may he to the fuhlick^ and the nkes offuch as defire it^ to fuhltfi it alone by it felf^ with all be fpeed that may be, 45. Thefe Things being [aid, l^all now give the Reader an ii iccount ( fince fever al have de fixed it of me) of my Books ; ^hat are already publijloed, and what are now in hand in tht ^refs, to be made fublick as foon as may be, Jhofe already 'ubltfhed are the following Ten : 44. I. Synopfis Medicinac, the ficond Edition, with a ^Komfleat Anatomy in Odavo. 2. Pharmacopaeia LoncU- 'lenliSj or the new London Difpenfatory, fourth Edition, largt Octavo. 5. DoronMedicum,cr a Supplement to that my Dif- ^penlatopy, large Oftavo. 4. Poiygraphice^ or the Art f Drawing, Engraving, Etching, Liwning,Vamting JVaJli- ng^ Varnipiing, ?erfurrang, 8cc. Ftfth Edition^ Urge Odavo. 5. Syil-emaMedicinaie, Or aCompIeat SyilcmofFhyfck^ according to feveralViypoihQikSj large Odavo. 6. Parate- remata, OrfckH Thyfical snd Chyrurgical Obferv^tions, con- staining above 700 Cures of fever al Difeafes performed hy the Author himfelf, large Oftavo. 7. Phylaxa Medicins, aCa- hinet of choice Medicines , fo mary as are enough to ^bfclve the whole fraB ice of Vhyfick in Two Varts :The firfi is already Prin- ted ' the other u in hand with^ and will joon be piibli[hed, 8. Horas Mathematics, the Soul ^/ Aftrology, containing that Art in all its Parts, large Odavo. 9. Jatrica^ feu Praxis Me- dendij ccntaining my Pra^ice, with fever al Ifundred of Ob- fervations at large, in Quarto. 10 Medicina Prafticaj This frefent Pra^icafPhyfick^ t9 Vphich is added a Tcanfiatlon of the Alchy- The PREFACE. 'Jlchywical Warh of Hermes, Kalkl, Geber, Artefius^ Fla-I \a niel^ Bachon^;?^ Ripley, in large Oftavo. I I 4f . Jhfe norp in Handy and to be fMiJhedwith vphatfpeedl t fnayhe, an the following fonr. ii. Seplafium, the Englifh Thyfitian, or Drugifts Shop opened^ contain ng the Na^es^ Natures^ Kinds^ Qudities^ Gromhy Virtues^ ^^fi^> and Goodnefs (whether Adedicinal or Mechanical) of aH fort/ of Drugs fold in the Drug ft i Shops ; together with the ma^\ hng^ frefaratkn^^ tiirifuationsy Fropertiesy and 'vaH'jtfi t7/ii ^/Common-Salt, .bait Peter, Poc- Allies, Soap. Gun- Powder^ and GhU : a Lahiromwork^, and the fir fi of;hi4 kind extant in the World, OAavc. 1 1 . Phi rm acopzeia B iteana^ Tranfa^ed into Engl;flj^ with a la^ge commem up- on eviry Medicine^ fliewing the judgments and Opinions of aU the mofi 'Learned Men^ pp n e^ch p^rticula^r Medicament'^, in Oftavo. i:^. Officina Chymica, The Chymkal Shop ^ or Apothecaries Hdly fjewmg the Compoficnn \ Preparation;' Virtue! 3 Ufe, Vo'es^ and Dargers cf ^li the things contained k therein J Great Wjrk, and ccmpreh.nlwg the who'e ^rt rfChymfty^ 04 it ts new VraBifed, m Oclavo. 14. Botonoiogia/ or a cimpleat E?fglijh Herbal in 111. Bwks 5 contaimng> I. Evghflj Herbs and Vlants, II. Ertglijh Trees ■ ard -Shrubs, IIL £xoticks^ or Oit LanMjh Drurj^ fo many as We life in Ph)fi:L. The whole complesited with a Th h- 'and Curious Cuts, beirig the Icons or Figures of each Plant, Together with J i. Ike various names in An:b ck, Greek, Zarin_, and EngW^n. 2. The Defer ipticn. ;. 7 he Kinds cr Species. ^. The Differences, 5. 7he T!a:es of Growth. 6. Ihz Time of Flouring and Seeding. 7. Th Qualities. 8, The Specijkat on, ^. The Prepararions, Galen'ck and Chy^ niick. ) o. The Virtues andvarious Wc'y> rf Ufittg^ in Polio. 46. Of the fe Four Lfi Bocks ^ the Seplaiiuni will be fnh'r lick^ :H two Qr three Months after the publication of this Fra^ veal Ph)fi:k. The Pharmacopaeia Biteana, is nearly k^lf Trijsted ^l^ca'y. The Officlnia Chymica ^ is alfo tn a good fm \y.rrdnefs. And the Botonology or Hahalis hafnlng with all )i % e 1 DC JT IV E, 17 ri V^ jL-i ^ th^ fofflhU VilUgfJtce and Care that may he. Jhe Cuts a^t ie greatefi fart af them done, hurt heingall prforwcd hut by Hand J it mak^s it jo much the longer And more ttdious. 47. In the mean time 1 cannot hut comflain of an ahufe put on mehy c»^ John Hell ier vpho pretends toFuhhJh ^nd 'Sell ^\y Family Pills, under my Name ^Kffigiesy And Skal^in mcfi aces of this Kingdom^ without my Fri-viledge. Order ^ Al- wance, or Confent^to my. great Prejudice and Damage. For is Reafon, I ha'ue made it my Eujinefs in party to make me Impro'uements and Alterations of the Medicine^ for the •Jvantage thereof of which VxolW^T nor any Man dfe knoivs \y thing, mither as to the Names ^ Numbers cr Natures^ nor 3 the Preparation^ Tarts-^ or proportion of any thing contained ^erein. 48 And hy Reafon ofthts Alteration ^ they neither Vomit^ mr ake Sick, or (jrieve the Bowels in the leaH ; hut work more mhly^ and pleafantly thcin formerly, and without any the leaft^ mger, hein^ fitted againfi the mofi Stubborn and ReheUicus ijeafes, which fcarcely any other R emedy can cure or help. So 'at I modefily affirm, that one Box ofthcfe Pills^ th^fs impro^ ed and Advanced in Virtue and Goodnefs, are 7i^orth Five 'oxes, (for all that LknowTen) of thofe which HoHier or ny elje Make and Sell without my Ordtr or Ad-z'ice . And •om henceforth, they art only to he had ihm rightly Prepared Y my own Hand^ at my Houfe in London^ or where elfe I 'all appoint. 49. The World is alfo defired to take Notice^ that the Ad- ertifement iphich HoUier or fme of his Accomplices ^ have tit at the end of one of my late VuhJijhed Book:, entitled. SeleO: hyfical and Chyrurgical Obiervations •, Printed for Tho las PaiTenger on London-Bridge (while I was ahfent in he Weft-lndie^J ^ /? ^^/e unworthy^ and Malicious Lib el y "^efignedly dofie to wrong me'^ for that I left large quantities ^ all forjs of my Medicines behind me with my Wtfe^ to he 'old in my abfeiice : nor did I ever give HoUier leave^^ Order ^ Divisions to do thifame^ much lejs to Fublijh that Malici- 0145 The P R E F A C E. tus Advertifement, ^hieh now being returned to England,! J ammceflitated in my own Defence^ hereto fgr.'tfie and declare to the whole IVorld. 50. Laftly, As to the Great and Fhilofophick Work, it is p$y Opinion and Belief, that there isfuch a thing in Nature %\ 1 know the Matt ep of FaB to he true^ tho the way and man- ner of doing it is as yet hid from me: Ihave heenEyewitnefs effo much, as is ahle to convince any Man endued with JR^-j tional Faculties ; that there is a toffihility of the Tranfmutati- en of Myalls ; yet for all thefe things will not adzfife anf Man Ignorant of the Tower of Nature ^ and the way of her Operation, to attempt the work ; le/i: erring in the Foundation^ he jhould fuffer lofs, and hlame me> ' Without doubt it is tht\ Gift of God, and he that attains it, muB patiently ii^ait thi moving of the Waters \ when the defimated Angels moves the} waters of the Tool, then is the time toimnnrgethc Leprot4s\ Metal^ and free it from all impurities, I Blew- Ball hy the Ditchfde near Holborn- Bridge , London, i O.Nov. 1601. W.SALMOm [ THE! , FIRST BOOK. Of FraBkal Thyfick '.—,,_„ ._, — ' THE -ONTENTS O F T H E Page CHAP. I. Of Aches of all forts. J Clwp* 2. Of the Apo. plcxy ° Chap. 3 Of Agues 8 Chap. 4. Of Bleeding 14 Chap. $. Of Fluxes, Gripmgs , Wind ^ ^ ^J Chap. ^. Of Shortnefs of Breath Chap: \l Chap. 12 lick Chap. 13 Chap Chap lOI lie 7. OfDifeaftsof theBrc 26 ChaD. 8. Of Abortion or Mifcar- Chap! 9- Of want of Appetite 3^ Cha?. 10. OfthcLofsandUfcof Limbs ^, ,. I ^^ Chau II. Of the Qohck, or Bcilysch 4® Page Of aQ H)ftcrick Cho- $7 Of an Apodeme Of the Thrufli Of a Quiofey ciiap. 16. Of Dcafnefs Chap. 17. Of Buboes Chap. 18. Of the Cachexia Chap. 19. Of the Scone in the Reins "8 Chap. 20. Of the Stsoe m the Bladder 1^3 Chap. 21. Frrfc/>io/ww, The Uai- verfai Medicine of Paracelfut The Key of Helmant and L«//> 17$ The opcmDgof5a/and Lm^ The The C O N T E N T S- The Contents of the Second BOO Kj or^ Claris Alchyntic^. L The Golden wor\ of -i^- Page CHap. f. The Preface, Expli- cating in pare, the er'tma Materia T79 Chap. ^. The firft EspofitioH of tlie Matter r84 Chap. 3. The Names and firft Operation Explicated 190 Chap.' 4. A Continuarion of tnc Explication of die firft Opera* tion 1^5 Chap. 5 . A Dialogue between Hermes and his Son ipp Chap, 6. The feveral Operations by, »nd VarioHS Mattet^s of which the Stone is Compo- ic^ 206 C^rap. 7. The Operations of Na- ture in the Ajua. Phitojophkay as inaSeed 213 Hermes Trifinegiftus. >' ^ Page'. Chap. Si The Philofophick Rid- dle laid down after a new Man- Chap. 9. The laft Aa, or Conclu.l fion of the Theory of the Phi- lofophers Tin dure . 227 Cliap. 10 The Pradical part offi the Philofophick Work ' 2^% Chap. II, The Pradical part far- ther Explicated 240 Chap. 12. The Praxis ExempUfi^ ed from the Nature of Leve^ and Fafte 241 Chap. I g. The Narwre of the Fer->i ment fjrther Explicated 2 $2 Chap. 14. The Smaragdine Table |i? of ffermes 25 8 Th«? Second Book of Hermes Trifmeg/JlufJl Chap.h 5 *The Entrance into the Work, beginning with Argent Vive - iSB Chap. 1 5. The Nature of the Medicine, and Government of the Metals 270 Chap. 17. The Difference of the Ferments and Quality of the Spirit 271 Chip. 18, Of Argent Vive, Tin. aure, Order of the Operation, and of the Fire 273 Chap. 19, That rhe l)eginmng of : this Work is in the'Blacknefs and Darknefs ; and of the Con- joyning the Body witn the Soul 2',6 Chat>. 20. The Order of thePra- dical part of the Operation 278 Chap. 21. The remaininging O- . ■fjerations, and Conclufion of this Work 28 1 ir. The The CONTENTS. The Alchymick Secrets oiKalidPerficus. .' rage ip. 22. Of the Difficulties cf his Art 284 ip. 23. Of the four Principal Operations, Solution, Congela- ;ion, Alhification, and Rubiii- pacion 288 ■ip. 24. Of the Lat rcr two Ope- ations, lizj. Albificatioa and iubificatir n 291 iip. 25. Ofthe Nature of things ippertaining to this Work of Jecodion, and its, Effefts 299 ip. 26. Of SubtilizationjSolu- ion, Coagulation, and Corn- mi xion 29$ ip. 27. Of Fixation ofthe Spi- it, Dfcodioa, Trituration, and A^afliiiig 2^7 ip. 28. Ofthe Fire fit for this Work 299 p. 29. Of the Separation of he Elements 300 Past Chap. ^o. Of the Commixion of the Elements which were 5e» parated 202 Chap. 91. Of the Solution of ch^ Stone compounded, and Coa- gulation of the 5cone Diffolvcd 904 Chap. 32. That Our 5'tonc is buc One, and ofthe Nature thereof 905 Chap. 33. How to make the Stone both Whire and Red 307 Cliap. 54. Kalii's Secret of Se- crets, or Stone of the Philofo- phers Explicated 5510 Chap. 35. A farther Explication of this Matter. 315 Chap. 3d The Key which opens the Myftery of i his Grand £/ixir To make Amum Potabile 333 IH. The Summ of Ceher Arabs. ip. 57. An Introdudion into he whole Work 335 ap. 98. Of the Alchymy of Sulphur 340 3 p. 3 9* Of the Alchymy pi irfenkk. 349 ap. 40. Of the Alchymy of he Marchafite 345 ap. 41. Of the Alchymy of" yfagnefta^ lutin^ and other Mi- lerals 3^9 I p. 42. Of the Alchymy of yaturn ' 352 Chap. 43. Jupiter Chap. 44, Mars Cha>:». 45. Venu€ Chap. 46. Luna Chap. 47. Sol Chap. 4S. Mercury Of the Alchymy of 3 59 Of the Alchymy of 365 Of the Alchymy of Of the Alchymy of Of the Alchymy of 391 Of the Alchmy of Xlie The CONTENTS. The Second Book of Geber Arahs^ \ Page Chap. 49. The Introduftion to this Second Book. 41^ Chap. 50. Of Sublimation, Vef- fels, Fornares 41$ Chap. ^i. Of Defcention, and Purifying by Paftils 424 Chap. 52. OfDiftilIation,Caufcs, Kinds, and Fornaces 426 Chap. 5g. Of Calcination of Bo- dies and Spirits, Caufcs, Me* thods 430 Chap. 54. Of Solution, and its Caufes «. 4;5 Chap. ^$. OfCoagulationand its Caufes 440 Chap. yd. Of Fixation and its Caufes 442 t-hap. 57. Of Ccration and its Caufes 4^5 Chap. 58. That our Medicine is two fold, one for the White and one for the Red .• yet that we have one only Medicine for both 44^ Chap. 59. Of the Medicine, Tini dure, EHxir or Stone of the Philofophers in General 445 Chap. 60, Of the three Orders 0; the Medicine , ^^^\L Chap. 6\, HowIngrelTionispro cured 4 $8 Chap. 62, Of the C'merimm 4^0 Chap. 55. Of Cementation and its Caufes 4^3 Chap. 54. OftheExamenbylg nition 4^< Chap. 5$. TheExamcnby fufioj « or Melting 4^ % Chap. 66. The Examen by th ^^ Vapors of Acute things 4<5 ^. Chap. 67. The Examen by tl: jj^ Extindion of Bodies Red He Chap. <5S. A Recapitulation the wheleArc 47* The Contents of the Third BOOK. J. T^he Secret Boo\ o/'Artefius Longaevuci (J Flap: I. The Preface w the i» Reader 435 Chap. 2. The Epiflle of Johannes Fontann: ohht Secret Fire 457 neral Water 447jJi Chap, f^ . Of other Operations o| ifi our Secret Mineral Water, anij fft its Tindure 45* ^] Chap. :? Of the Compofirion of ^ Chap. 6, Of what fubftance Mq ^^ tals are to Confift, in order td this Work 45^ Chap. 7. OfthcWdndcrfulthingJ done by our Water, in altering our Anrimonial Vinegar, or the Secret V/ater 444 6hap. 4. Of the Operations of eur Aatitnoniil Vinegar, or Mi- ind chaogmg Bodies 45? ip. 8. Of the Affinity of oar Vater, and other wonderful :hings done by it 4^ f ip. 9. Of Subfimation j or the cparatingof the Pure froai the ■mpure, by the Warcr 4^7 ip. 10 Of the Separation of 'he Pure pans from the Impure 472 iip, II. Of the Soul which is !:xtrafted by our Water, and bade to Afcend 475 iip. 12. OfDigeftion> andhow iic Spirt is made thereby 480 p. 15. Ofthc beginning of rhe IVork, and a Summary of what s to be done ' 484 "'I p. 14. Of the Eafinefs and ^ ;implicit\ of this Work, and of 'j )ur Philofophick Fire 489 4; ip. I $. Of the three kinds of ires of the Philofophers in par- The eO'NTENTS Page 01 ncular • ^^2 Chap. \6. Of the Colors of our Philofophick Tinfture or Stoiic Chap. 17. Of the Perfeft Bodies, their Putrefaaion, Corruption, Digeftionand Jindure 498 Chap. 18. 0( the Multiplication of the Philofophick Tinfture 504 Chap. 19. Of Sublimation in par- ticular, and Separation of the Pure from the Impure $08 Chap. 20. Of Digcfl/on: Sublima- tion and Separation of the Bo- dies, for the perfeftion of the Work 512 Chap. 21. Of the Secret Operati- on of the Water and Spirit on the Body 515 Chap. Z2. Of the Signs of the end of the Work, and the perfed-ion thereof yig IL The Hieroglyphicks of FlammeL p. 2g. The beginning of F/4;w- lels Book, which is the pe- orawon of the whole 521 p. 1 4. The Explication of the licroglyphick Figures ; and of he Book of Abraham the Jew $22 p. 25. Of his Pilgrimage into pnin^ and meeting w/th a Jew- ^r|Ti ?Tit{i, who in part inter- reted the faid Book 527 iJ p. 25. Of the Pro;e Mr. Leewenhoeck Alfo Microfcopes of the faid MarfliallV ©e- figningj ajingular Invention for the advaw tage (T^ Light, the liJ^ of which were neven yet done before. Alfo Speftacles for 4II Ages. Criftal Prifins, Speaking Trumpets i and dh other forts of Optick Glaffes ( for brevity fake ) not here named. »»»> ia t,i » i n <)< Errata fie Corrigenda, ")Age<5r. b.Iine 19. for Founds, read Ounces, pag. ! 6 5. bj. 23. r. /^ecezi^r h^lf full of Water, :g. 191,^.1 16. (fjfflranie, r. ftrong. :g. 19 1, b. I. 31. tor mrd, r. Work,^ ijig. 201. a J. 22. T./houldnot hi. ;g. 209. b. 1. 4. for na/y, r. only, -: . [g. 236. a. I. 6. for fire, Fi/orre. g. 25?. b. 1. 23 ioT removed, r. renewed. g. 267. b. 1. I. 15. for Coler^x. Color, Colors. %. i^^.h.l.^UT.HAsrcury. g.-27 5.b.L 6. T. Matters. g. 3[6. b. I. 9. r. impalpable. g. 3 ! 6. b. 1. 3 g. r. fl'^cw/r in rffpe^ of the. 3 42. a. 1- 8. r. r^^^y ^„i jyfars, by reafon of the Oleagmty of Sd^ phur, which js mo(i eafiLy burnt. * / ^ **^ ;g. 352.1. 4. r. CHAP. XLII. g. 39^b. J. I?, r. InimkaL i' ^ ^: K ^1* c'^' '3-*:;>f ^•''^C'^^^P. 47- Se^. II. 12. <9rf^oi7^ g- ^91'^* ^'^- T.pu.jfied. J • *- •g. 527. b. I 7. r. equally. g- 5^ 3- a 1. 13. for which, r i^'zVi. i. 629. b. I. 2:>. for Dofcouyfe, r. Dif-courfe, What ^therlmeral Errata you f.all fi.d,pray be pUafkdt, Corr^S . alio witb ymr Fen. S A L M O N 'S The Firft BOOK. G H A P. L Of A e HE S- of aU fern. f. For art Achy proceeding of Cold in any part of the Body. rAke Oyl Olives , Venice Turpen- tine , ana two Ounces; Oyl of mber four Ounces , Vola- c Salt of Amber fix 'rachms; melt^ and mix lem together for a Balfim, id anoint the place well «re with , Morning and v^ening ; for eight or ten lysj more or lefij as occa- )n requires, ^dm^n. II. For an Ach in the Joints^ Take Palm Oyl, Turpen- tine ana one Ounce; Oyl. of Wormwood, three Oiin- cesj Volatile Salt Armonieak two Ounces, melt, mix, and make a Balfam ; It is excel- lent, being anoitated with all. Salmon^ III. For Aches in the lower parts of the Body, TafcePalmOyl^ Turpen> B tine. SALMON'S •tine,Oyl of Amber, and An- nifeeds, of each one Ounce, mx, melt, and make a Ballam* Salmon. IV, For an Ach in the Bones. ti^e, anM two Gftnces; Oyl 6f Amber and*^^ Juniper Ber- ries , of each two Ounces and two Drachms i Cam- phier two Ounces; meh, ilifx , and make a Balfam. Salmon. V. An afproved Sear cloth for all Aches* Take Burgundy Pitch , ope pound ; Oyl Olive, fix Ounces ; Wax, four Ounces ; white Frankincenfe , two Ounces, powdered; melt them in a Pipkin, ftirring all well together , and Boil to a Confiftency ; then pour out all into a Bafon, or Pan of Water 5 then anoint your Hands with Butter, and make the Plafter , into Rolls. VL An Excellent Ointment for the fame. Take the Gall of an Ox. White-wine Vinegar, Palm Oyl, Aqua Vita!, of each ? Lib, like quantity ; boyl thei gently on a Fire, keeping:, fcum'd, till it grow clammj and with this bathe well th part, by rubbing it in , bel fore a Fire, with a warrl Sfaad^orxring andEvenin^ I jjill jaylng a linnen Clot upon it. yil. for Ach in the Bones and the Gout. Take of the beft Aqu.' Vitas , and Oyl of Amber of each a like quantity, mij them well together, and a iioint the part well with ; warm Hand before the Fire" and bind on it a Linner Cloth, Morning and Eve ning. VIII. For the Joynt Ach^ am the Gouty moH Excellent^ Take the Juice of Sage Aqua Vitae, the Oyl of Bays Vinegar , Mufiard , and an Oxes Gall , of each like quantity, put them all together in a large Ox Blad der ; Tye it fail , and chaf it up and down with you Hand, during one hour ancf half, then keep it for you Ule, and anoint the griev'( par Chap. L piattitaip&pccfc >art Morning and Evening. ';X. A Tmefs againfi all Aches in the Back , Hips , Sides, Knees J or anjf part of the Body. Take firft PH. Mifabile ^ne ScruplCj to Pui^e now md then^ and take them in Syrup of Roles; after Purg- iig, procure Sweat thus. Take Guaiacum , one Ounce and a half, the Root of Enulacampane , one Ounce; boy I them in a Pot- tle of fmall Ale, till half be confumed , then drink thereof a quart in a Hot- jhoufe, and Sweat often; l^hen in the Houfe, bathe all the Body with this O- leaginous Ballame. , Take Oyl of Amber, Oyl of Turpentine, of Foxes, of Excefter, and of Chamo- mil, of each a like quantity, and mix it well with fome Brandy. And if (the Pains and Aches , fall out to be moft painful in the Night (as ma- ny times they do.) Then at Night let him take this Potion, 5yrup of Poppy, three Drachms; Syrup of Betony,one drachm and a half ; Waters of Bug- lo6 and Sage , of each an Ounce, mix them well to- gether. X. This Cured a M^n per- fe^lfy when he was Lame over all his Body, Take the Gall of an Hei- fer, for a Man ; and the Gall of a 5teer , for a Woman ; Brandy, of each a like quan- tity ; then bath it well upon the Wrift, a litde before the Fitcometh, and-let it lie till the Fit be gone. XT. Aches from a hot Caufei Take Spring Water, two quarts ; Sal Armoniack, Ni- tre, of each four Ounces j mix , diffolve , and keep it for Ule : Batho the part with it; then anoint with Oyl of Poppy Seed. Salmon. Xlh Another for the fame* Take Camphire , two Ounces; Spirit of Wine, a pint ; mix , and diffolve , there with ; bathe the parts Afflided. Salmon. XIII. Another for the fame. There is nothing better in the World, than to bathe B 2 the SALMON'S the place afflided, two or three times a day} which our Gutta Vita , mentioned in one Thaljxa^ lib. i . cbaf, 9. feH. I. Salrnqn. XIV. ForanAch in the Shoul- Take Bole Armoniack^ Chalk , anil one Ounce J Spanilli Oyl , one Ounce ; Vinegar fix Drachms ; Camphir, half an Ounce or better?; Saffron, 2 Drachms : Mix, and apply it hot with Tow twice a day. Salmon, XV. An Ach from a Vehe- ment hot Caufe. . Take Ck)mfry Roots frefli gathered , beat them , till they are loft, or a perfed Cataplafm ; then fprcad up- on Leather, and lapply it ; Tis an excellent thing. Salmon^ XVI. Another againft Aches. Take Balfam of Amben and anoint with it twice a ay. How this Balfam is de , fee in our Thylaxa 5 lib, 2. now in the Prefi. XVII. Another for the fame. Take Oylof Earch-worms lib. L one Ounce; Oyl of Am- ber^ one Ounce » mix them. If this increafes the Pain, it proceeds from an hot Caufe 5 Anoint then with this Rc» ceipt, Unguentum T&fulneimf^ tufo Onnces ; Oyl •f Totfhs , fix Ounces ; in which Jiffohe Camfhire two Ounces^ mx them for an Ointment, Salmon^] XVIII. For an Ach by 4 Fall, There is nothing better then that you anoint the place hurt with Balfam de Chili twice a day , rubbing it well inland keeping warm, for that helps to difipate the Congregation of Humours, Salmon. ** >i( XIK. For an Old Ack I have Icarcely found ?\ny thing more effedual, than, firft^ well to anoint>for three i or four daies, with Balfamt de Chili ; and then afterwards to apply Balfamum Amicum plaifter-wife, for a month together. See them in my fhylaxa, Salmon^ XX. Anothorfor this furfofe. Make a Plaifter of Taca- mahaca, and apply it. Sal-' won, XXL Aihe> Chap. I. %^l. Aehei from vehement hot Caufes, Take Oyle of the Yelks of Sggs one Ounce, diffolve in t Gamphire two Ounces; md mix all with Oyl of Earth Worms one Ounce; md anoint with it, Salmon, SXII. ToheaUnd ^rengthm W€ak Limbs of Children^ Mind thofe which cannot fi and nor go, Mofi wonderful and excellent to cure the Rickets. Take juices of Sage, fweet Marjoram^ Roferaary, Time^ Chamomile Hyfop, Fever- ■^w. Lavender, Balm, Mint, Wormwood, Rue, Winter- kvory, and Bays, of each Three Ounces ; put it in a iouble Glais, the which ftop ivell, and pafte it all over ivith Dough, and let it in an Oven with Houlhold-Bread ; and when it is drawn, break 9fF all the Pafte, and if the uice be thick jbreak the Glafs, md put it into a GallyrPot ; md when you ufe it, take :he quantity of Two Spoon- •iilk of it, and put to' it as nuch of the Marrow of an 3x Leg, melt them together, tir them well, and add to it a little Brandy ; and Morn- ng and Evening anoint well before a Fire the Child's Arms, Sides, Thighs, Leggs, Knees,' Feet and Joynts, ba- thing it well in,with a warm Hand. Then give it fome Syrnp of Rheubarb ( to open the Obftrudions of the Liver) and mingle it with Two Ounces of Mint- water, mix it well, and give it the Child fafting. This will mightily ftrengthen the Limbs, and make the Child to ftand and go. Proi;at. XXin. For all Aches or Fains in the Nervom Tarts ^ art-' fing from a Cold Caufe^ Contupons^ &C There is nothing can take away the Preheminence from Balfam de Chili ( which may always be had at the Author's Houfe, at the Blew Balcony^ by the Ditch-Jide^ near Hoi- bourn'Eridgej London* ) be- caufe of its amicable and pe- culiar Faculty in ftrength- ning the Nerves, and diffol ving or diffipating any inhe- rent Matter. I could give you (I believe) an Hundred Hiftories, of Cures of this kind, performed by this Me dicin^^ SALMON'S Lib. I dicinclhave cured with it an Ach in the Hip^or the Sciatica. Anoint with it twice a day^at leaft, vizu Morning and Evening, and apply feint dipt in it, over the part in th? mean feafon. Salmon. C H A P. I I- Of tht Apoplexy. L T^AkeofthebeftAqife- JL vitXj well rectified from Phlegm, one Pint ; Oyl of Vitriol one Spoonful^ mix them , and let him drink thereof one Spoonful fir ft in the Morning, and another laft at Night. Then let him Sweat in a Stove, twice a Week, and every time thereafter, bathe him with Balfam JeCbili.This is Excellent* JL for the yoint-ach^ and Numhnefs after arv Afo- flexy. Take Six Spoonfuls of Dragon- water, diffolve in ic one drachm of Mithridate ; drink the fame draught Three Mornings together falling, and fweat Two Hours after ir; This Cures. I III. ForanAfofkxy^ orotkr like Fits. Take a large quantity of Earth-worms, gathered in, the Mornings in May (when, they Generate : ) put them into a Pail of Water for twen- ty four Hours, that they may perfedly cleanfe themfelves : This done, take them out, and dry them carefully upon a Marble Tile, before a clear Fire : being thoroughly dryed, keep them in a dry place for ufe. Wlien you have Occafion to ufe them, beat them into Powder, in a large Brafi or Iron Mortar; and of this Powder, take Spoonful at a time^ Morn ing and Evening, in a Gla of Wine, four days before, and four days after, the Full, and Change of the Moon ; it hap. n. will perfectly Cure ftely cured one of an Apo exy therewith ; and I low feveral others^ cured •me Years fince. Salmon, h An Errbine againfi an Afofkxy^ in the Fit, I can propofe no better lan that of Deckers^ which tceeds all others ; and it is lus made. Take Turhitb iimralj one Ounce ; fowder ■ Liquorice , three ounces ^ lowers of Rofemary, fine ounce id a half^ mix into a mofifub- le Fowder. Of this Powder bu may bloMi up^ from fix ) ten or twelve grains at a me, vi^, from three to ^"vq r fix, up each Noftril : It rings out of the Fit; and fed in the Intervals prevents I have proved it in two r three feveral Perfbns.Dec)^ (aith, multumque fituita ifcida educit • cum juccejfu ^afcrihitur hie Puhis in Afo- \xiay Eplepjta Letbargo^ Ca tifque affetHhi'fs foforofus om- ihtts, nee non quibufdam ca- itis affeBibus recentihm^ (^ iveteratjs vertigine, gravedi &c. Exec. med. pag. 20. Salmon I •/ Strong "Pttrging in an Afopkxy, Authors commend purge- ing, but it muft be with very ftrong Medicines ; as Troches Alhandal^ Scammeny with Cafior^ or Pil. Cochie, one ounce, as RondeUtiw pre- fcribes : But in my Opinion, nothing is better than my P;7. Mirahiles, taken from a fcruple, to half a drachm. See it in my Thilaxa Med. Lib. 2. Now in the Prefs. If Purgatives do nothing, the Patient commonly dies. Salmon^ VI. to he Strong Emeticks gii/en, Celfm faith. Many things ougbty or may well he done in a dangerous Cafe^ which other- wife [hould be omitted. There- fore, it is Lawful to give An- timoniates in a large dofe ; as Aqua BenediBa, Vinum Anti- moniale^ Infufion of Rtgulus^ Sal Emeticum Mynpchti, and fueh like: which evacuate great quantities of Phlegm, and other Humours, not on- ly from the Stomach and I Bowels, but even from the J Brain it (elf. S0lmon. B4 VII. S A L M O N »S VII. Alterative Remedies for the fame* Nothing is hottQT than our Towers of Rofemary^ Amber ^ and Sftr. Lib. I AntlaFihmaticus given as direded in our Fhy laxa, Salmon 1 CHAP. III. 1 Of AG V E S. ^ I. A rare Secret to Cure all Agues Tvbatfve'ver, TAke Venice Turpentine half aii ounce 5 incor- porate it with as much Cam- phire and Maftick beaten in- to fine Powder^ as will make it into a Plaifter ; then take of it^ and fpread it on a piece of Sheeps Leather.cut round, and lay it on the Stomach and Navel pretty warm^ a day before the Fit cometh, Proht. II. Againfi an Ague. Take Poflet-drink, a pint and half, put into it nine heads of Carduus, boy lit 'till half be wafted; to every quarter of a Pint, put in a quarter of a Spoonful of grofs Pepper, ftir it well, and take half a Pint an Hour before | the Fit Cometh; and be fure p to Sweat him in his Bed up- on the taking of it. IIL A Plaifter againfi an Ague. Take a piece of Leather pricked full of Holes, fpread it over with Venice-Turpent. and on that fpread all over Rue and Frankincenfe> bea- ten into Powder, of each a like quantity, then bind it to theWrift a little before the Fit Cometh, and let it lie 'till the Fit begone. IV. Againfi a Tertian Ague^,] Take ( at the coming oft the cold Fit) half a Pint of 1 ex- laap. III. fpreffed Juic« of Ger- ^er ; for Germander is 'led by Phyficians , the ©urge of a Fever. or Fountain Water^ ana^ oae Pint ; leeth them together with a Pound of Sugar. Vi Againft all burning and ftfiilential Fevers. Take of the Herb Fluellin t finally and infufe it t wen- four Hours inWhiteWine^ en Diftil it, and drink of is Diftillaiion, with three^ ur, five, or fix Drops of Oy 1 Vitriol in every Draught, hen Thirfty. This hath red Old and Young that ok it. An Excellent Procefs to Cure all Quotidian ^ Ter- tiane^ Pefiilential and Burn- ing Fevers and Agues, Take Aloes three drachms, lyrth one drachm. Saffron alf a drachm. Sugar three rachms 5 beat them well to- other, then infufe them in pint of White-Wine over ight, and give it two feve- il Mornings, half a pint at time to purge with. And for ordinary Drink, hen thirfty, ufe this. Take ^hite-Wine-Vinegar, half a ntj Rofe-water^ Conduit VII. Sleef to procure^ in an Ague. If he wane Sleep, Take Syrup of white Poppy, one ounce ; diftilled Water of Lettice ; Sal Prunella 1 5-. grains: mix them, and take it at Night, for Sleep cools the Body, and prevent mo- tion, and Motion is one of the principal Caules of heat. VIII. An Ague, with a fire Mouth to HeaL If the Mouth be fore, take a handful of red Sage grofly cut, one handful: oi French Barley beatenjRoach Allom, ana one ounce: Boyl all thefe together in a pint and a half of Spring-water, then dulci- ^Q it before it be cold with Honey, and therewith wafti the Afouthj and gargle the Throat. IX. Againft a nevj Ague* Take one drachm of pui« Tobacco in th^ Leaf, infufe it all Night in half a pint of White- Wine^ then llrain it, and lO SALMON'S a«d drink it, fafting two Hours after it This will purge Phlegm and Choler throughly* .m Lib. im Take Water diftilledfrom Wall-nuts, a Week or two before Mid-Summer, and give of that Water one ounce and a half at a time, an Hour before the Fit. It Cures. XL An ExcelUnt JuUf in all Fevers. Take Poppy-water, four ounces of Prune-water, Juice of Oranges, Syrup of Gil- ly-flowers two ounces^ a few drops of Spirit of Vitriol ; mix them, and let the Pati- ent drink two or threelpoon- fiils at a tiiiie often. XII. A Sfecifick againFi all manner of Agues, Take Quin-quina^ or Je- iuits Bark, two Drachms; fceac it into Powder, juft a- bout the time of ufing it ; In- fufe it in a good Draught of Claret^ or other Generous Wine, for the fpace of two Hours; then give the Patient both Liquor iind Powder at once, as they lye in Bee Some advife to give it as th Fit is coming, others, as th Fit is going off; fthe latte way is beft, if the Sick " very weak. Salmon^ XIII. Another Rimeiyfor ti fame* If you give my Cath cum ArgentetiTn to forty ,fift fixty, or one hundred Dro according as the Patient i in Age and Strength, as 1 havedireded in my Vhylaxi Medicina^Lib. I. Caf. 5. anc continue it for five or M times taking, it will go neai! to Cure any Ague whatfoj ever; more efpecially, if af ter luch univerfal Purging you give either my Guttd Vita^ or my Volatile Lauda-i num, in fuch due Dole as in my ^id Phylaxa is prefcribed. about three Hours before the coming of the Fit, fo ai the Sick may be in a good Sweat, about the coming the cold Fit ; by this me ufed fivQ or fix times the gue goes off, and comes n more. I fcarcc ever fail ol Curing an Ague by this me* thod. Salmon. '' XIVJ ap. in. practical Pftrficfe. II W, -Agues Cured hy another Me4tcine. [ have Cured hundreds of ues exadly by the former thod, exce|||C only that ead of the Catharticum ynteum.l have ufed either Tabula Emetica, or Vo- ing Lozenges J Or my um Emetkum\ and Ibme- ;es feme other proper E- ticks and Catharticks al* bately : But before either in-quina ^ or Ofiates be |en, if you would do like Arciftj you ought to pre- le Univerlal Cleanfers. Imon, f. A violent burning Fea- ver^ with Vomiting and 'Bloody Flux. Where tlfc Difeafe has pn long, the Patient lifted, and brought as it ire to Death's door, there nothing in the World bct- than our Tuhis Antiftbri- 'is^ mentioned in Ph/iaxa idic. Lib. i.Caf./^^, You ,iy give it to half a drachm a drachm, in any conve- ;nt Vehiclev an Hour and If before the coming of ;Fit. Salmon, XVI. Agues (chiefly Quartans^ Cured by the following Ar- canum. Rolfinc. Lib. f. Se(5t. 6. Cap- 12. Take Leaf-golda drachm, digolve It in A^ua Regis ^ Glafiof Antimony a drachm, diffolve it in At^ua Fortis^ Quick-filver fix Drachm«t diffolve it in A(^a Fcriuz mix thefe Solutions together, and Diftil them by an A- lembick, cohobating twelve times ; at laft to the Powder left in the bottom put Spirit of Wine, which abftrad from it fix times; then Cal- cine it upon a Tile, or in a Hafcican Crucible, in a Cir- culary Fire; fo have you one of the bed Remedies for an Ague, chiefly a Quar- tane, yet commonly known. Take of this Powder fix Grains, Scammony twelve Grains, mix for a Dofe, give it in the Morning the day before the Fit, or in the Morning the fame day, if the Fit falls towards Night. Salmon, XVII. Riverius his Agikv- Frighter, Take Flowers of AntimO' ny, ji S A L M ny, thrice fublimed with Sal Armoniack, and Dulci- fied ; Perlucid Hyacinth, Glafs of Antimony, ana half an Oance : Aqua Fortis^ (made of Nitre and Alum) 4 Dunces; Praecipitate the iaid Antimony »in the faid Water : Again, Take Quick- fdver^ revived from Cinabar fi3f Ounces; Aqua Fortis, /madeof Nitre^ Alum^ and Vitriolfj q. s. in which dif- folve and praecipitate the Mercury: Take alio fine Leaf-Gold one Ounce^ dif- folve it in Aqua Regia. All thefe three Menttruums^ with their Praecipitates^ put into a well Luted Retort^ and with a gradual Fire di- ftil to drynefs^ which re- peat by Cohobation twelve times; then wafli the Pow- der five times with fome Cordial Water, and dry it; put to it of the beft Spirit of Wine a Quart^ and diftil it from it, in a well Luted Glafs Retort, Cohobating fix times; and the remaining Powder put into a (Irong Crucible, well Luted^which place in a Girculary Fire for three Hours ; remove it from the Fire, and bein^ ON*S Lilmjf: cold, burn off the beft Sp]loJfaI) of Wine from it. Dof Gr. fix. ad twenty, Scammony from twelve to twenty five, the day fore the Fill or the fai morning, if the Fit falls wards night. Salmon, XVIII. -4 mofi excellent Mi cine againft aU forts of k ing Feavers. There i$ nothing better the World, that I know c| than my Febrifuge^ me: oned in my Vbylaxa^ Lib A now in the Trefs, You m take about twenty Gra: to thirty, or thirty Grains, in a Glals of Water, fweetned with gar, or in Wine well fwi ned, jaft at the coming ji the Heat, and you may gr another Dole about an H after; and if the Heat vehement, you may give third Dofe in like manndi 'twill take off the Feaver s it were by Inchantmei This Courfe being taken fi twoi three, or four retuni of the Fit, 'twill at lengtajj, certainly vanilli% If the Kr ver be Continent^ you ou CO. give it every Day 4 or^, ap. Ill; ?, fes a Day, as before di- ^' ted, 'till the Ffeaver is ^^ oily taken off: 'Tisone '^ :he beft of Antifehriticks, ^). »eak experimentally from '^ erylyBclieve)aThoufand "'^ )ofs; thegreateft of all ich, was made upon my n Pcrfon in the Wefi-In- s^ when it was fuppofed re was fcarcely an Hour wixt me and Death. Sal the Morning Fafting, in a fimple Extra^ of Aloes. S^/- L Agttes^ chiefly Quartans, HTtd by our Aurum Vitae m uaibartick , in Phylaxa, fa Jb. I. Chap. 41. Sed. i. rho' I did -always know ^ Medicine to be a very ^ ^d Antifehritkk^ yet my •^' ; Experience thcreof/ince % Writing of that Book,has 'I ch more confirmed me ^« 'the ufc of it; I have ^^ red many Quartans with i^' )f long continuance^when ^ I hopes of Cure were al- er ft paft, by a declivity in- ^^ other more dangerous n eafes. Dofe is from two 'lins to twelve, accordmg 'f\ge and Strength : Let '' :e given in a felus over !;ht, and a Purge the next mon, XX. Another Remedy againfi allfms offiubborn Agues^ '■ Take of our Royal Pow- der (m Phylaxa^ Ltb. 1. Caf. 4^ SeB, 1. > from nfteeii Grains^ to thirty or thirty ftve^ and mix it with the Pap of an i^pple, or a Itevy'd Prune, or with a little Con- ferve of Rofes, or a little Syrup; and fo let the Sick take it carly^ the Day before die Fit, or the (ame Morn- ing, if theFit comes towards Night, Drinking warm Pof- let Drink, or Brodi, liberal- ly after it ; it is a good things and fcarely ever fails. Sal- mon, XXI. ^ lediQus Quartan and Tertian. I have oftentimes Cured Tedious Quartans and Ter- tians, by giving half a Pint of the Crude Juice of Ca- momll, an Hour before the coming of the Fit, and re- ^ peating the fame Dofe for y ; or it may be given in I four or five Fits. Salm in a orning Fafting, anddofo ree feveral Mornings to- Hftfcer, Salmon. • AgainB jpitting of Blood. Take Maftick and Oli- num, in Powder, two ^ ruples of eachj Conierve red Roles 2 Ounces,Dia- )rdium half an Ounce, J Jutas Vit^ three Drachmsj mix them together, and make an Ele as much as a Nutmeg at a time. Salmon. V. A good Remedy againB Bleeding at Nofd I commend this Powder 01 Heurnius, Take Seeds of white Henbane, white Pop- py, and one Ounce; Blood- ftone, red Corral, ana two Ounces,Gamphire two Scru- ples, Terra Lemnia two Scruples; mix them. Dofg^ half a Drachm, or two Scru- ples Morning and Evening, with Conierve of red Rofe* If Opium in fine Powder, feight Grains^ were ^adddj 'twould be {6 much the bet- ten Salmon, VI. Another againfi Bleeding of a Wound, If a Fu(s-Ball, tough and foft, be cut into flices, and fqueezed hard in a Prels, thofe pieces applyed are fuf- ficently able to ftop any Bleeding, efpecialiy if any Stegnotick Powder be ftrew- ed on. So alfo the Fungus growipg oil a Birch Tree, the ,^ S ALM ON 'S fhe Powder of Agarick fac- ing firft ftrewed on the place. Salmon, VIL Another for the fame. The Powdern of Mans Blood is almoft an Infallible Remedy, ftrewed upon the place ; or if it be in the Noftrils^ blow it up with a Quill/ of put up in a Nafale^ the Mouth being held full of cold Water. Salmon. Ym.A mofi effeSiual Remedy. I commend as one of the greateft Secrets our Acjua Regulata; ( lee it Phylaxa Med. Lib. I. Cap^ i. SeB. i,) being applyed by walhing the Part, and then laying linncn Cloths often doubled over -the place; it clofes up the extremities of the Vef- lels, and 'powerfully flops the Bleeding. Salmon, IX. Where the Bleeding ts ex- tream and dangerous. Diffolve Salt of Vitriol in fair Water, and wafh the place with it, then apply Cloths doubled wet in the Solutions or this Powder. Tah fine Bok^ Sanguis Dra- (onff, fowder ofQaHs^ Salt of Li! Vitriol^ ana, mai^ each inkt Poitfder^ and mix them, % mon. A itlii, 311 X, Another thing for the purpofe. I have often ftopt BI<^ ing in moft parts of the j| dy, by the ufe and applici tion of Aqua Styptica, cfg cially in Wounds made b^ J^; ' Gut ; 'tis not ^o ufeful ill Hemorrhage at the Nol but 'twill do the Feat, if w Impetuous. Salmon: 1 XL Another for thefame7\ ,7*1 A Tent made of the prd \m. Fungus ( at Sed. 6. aforegijj iras ing) and put up the Noftri to the place that Bleeds, wii (6 admirably flop the Bleei! ing, that it will ieem as I it was done by Witch-eraf or Inchantment. Salmon, -i M XII. A Remedy from Colcoth4\ The lUuftrious Trince l Orange was re-called from Fatal Bleeding only by tb ufe of Colcothar^ or bun Vitriol. He every Day blc a vail quantity of Blood ti a Wound which he had rtj ceivcd in his Jugular Vein and it could be llopt by n Gthd I hap. IV P22ttical mp^t L her R'emedy but by a ent wrapt up in a jDi- .ftive, and 'good ftor^ of e Powder of Cokothar^ hich was tbruft into the 'cund. By this very means cured a Youth that had a eat Wound and Bleeding I the Calf of his Leg : and ^opt the'Sll'Cding in ano- er, which had a Bleeding his Arm. SalmcTf, IIL A Remsdy made oj Alum, After cutting off of Limbs rellm made little Tents of Sum, and thruit them as as he could up into the riiice of the Veffels, efpe- lily the greater ; and ia illied tlie Bulinefi with i2 application of many knla and ^lUngent Po\v» rs- And the Bleeding of V'ein in the Arm^ which iuldrby no means be ftopt^ did it only by applying' V . Gdlens T&pkk ,again(t Bhidifi'T'. Ts^Ki^ Aloes^Frankinceole, ,^es Wooll_, ana^ all very ely povvdred, which mix , !he white of an Egg, j Crocus Mortis, red C with which fill the Woutic.\, and then bin^ it up, 'Salmcrl XV. 'Bkeding'fioft hy Sprit o, Vitriok In Scorbutick Bleeding^ Spirit of Vitriol mixt with any convenient acfueousVehi^ cle, is of admirable ul^. ft has alfo fceen found excel- lent to flop a Hemorrhage in Hyfterick Perfcns, anj fuch as have been troubled. with Quartans and Dropfies; and this it does by c< ting a Blood too Flai attenuating k thick. Salmon, ?ropl # id. i ;ula- and when ^oa XVL Bleeding ^at Nofe fiof hy touching- I. have oftentimes ftopt a Bleeding at the Nofe by preffing outwardly.upon the Jugular Garotide Artery- and this has done when m .• ny other Remedies ha\ failed XVII Salmon, A Medicine , Shefs BloOiL Take Shee OS Blood (0 iSlood is as good, but.M' Blood much better^ i nd powdred an Ouii..: :i8 S A L M O thar, of each half a Drachni; mix them. It is a Medicine that exceeds all Credit ; ap- ply it, or ftrcw it upon Wounds. If Powder of a dryed Toad, 2 Drachms,be added, 'tis much better. Sal- mon. N ' S Lib.| XVIII. Toj^op Bleeding cau^ by Leeches, Take a Bean, flit it two, take away the SI and lay it on a place wh< a Leech hath drawn, tl Bleedeth too much, Oi not be eafily flopt, and i will ftop the Bleeding. r^ ^ CHAP. V. FtnxeSy Gripings^ Wind. I. AgainB Wind and Grlfings in the Belly: TAke of , the Roots of Kneeholm , Elecam- pane, Annileeds and Fennel- feeds»half an Ounce of each; make them all into Powder, and mix them well together, iwith half an Ounce ot Sugar, and vAq every Morning of it as much as will lye on a Shilling, in Wine or PolTet- Diink, ■31. Againfi the Grifing in the Guts. Take Salt of Wormwood lialf a Drachm, Androma- chus Treacle 2 Drachms, Volatile Laudanum 2 Grai? make it into a Bolus, be taken firft in «he \'I( ing, or rather lail at Ni| Salmon, ^ III. A vehement Diarrha^ Flux fiopt, :^^ i^i^•fr/«sv faith, A R^k and Cholertck Plan iVas ta\ m the mtdH of Summer a Cbokrick Diarrhea, violenr, 'with extream Thii I (faith he) fre\crtbLd him. Prunellae tn his or dinar y dy as ^IJo m Jukfs jf Lettlce^^ ViirJLm WatiVj^ to te fj tl -ap.' 13. hap. V. piactKalpDpficfe brice a day^ and he recovered 24 Hours, Almoft ia miration of this^ I prefcrl- \td, Sal .FrunelU half a Drachm at a time^ four imes a day in Spring-water^^ veil flveetned with double efined Sugar^ to one that 3l& a Vomiting, and v^he- iient Flux; and although le Flux had. continued 14 jays^ and the Patient had bmetimes twenty or thirty tools a day^ yet in the firll lay (24 Hours ) the Flux vas ftopt, and after the le- :Qnd Dofc the Vomiting i ind in about four Days time he Patient was well^ his vVeaknefs only excepted. nlmon. 19 Glafs of Wine^ or Burnt Brandy ; and it will do the Cure in four or five Days. ;:>;ie how ic is made in my Phjlaxa Medic'tn^e. Lib. r*-' Sect. I. Salmon, I W . Another 'Bxmedy for a Flux, Take Madera, or Sherry- jvine^ half a Pint^ Sal Vm- jelU 'half a Drachm ; mix^ jiffolve^ and give it three or bur times a Day. This /^ill do^ though in a vehe- ment burning Feavef. Sal- mon^ V, A flux -ivith Poarp rnatUr. Take forty or fifty Drops Df our Spiritus An&djnus^tyvo :>! riiree times a day in a VI. A 'vehement Flux^ with Vomiting* If theStomach be fo weak, {hat things cannot be eafily adminiftrcd by the Mouth, then you nigil ufe Clyfters. Take Poflet-drink^ or Mut- ton Broth^ or Pecodion of Sage a Pintj Spirit ot Wine four Ounces^ Spiritus Ano" dynns two or three Drachms, or half an Ounce; mix, and let it be exhibited once, twice^ or thrice a day, as need requires. Salmon, VII. Another for the fame. ' Take Canary four Oun-^, ces ; of our Gutte Vtta^ four* ty, fifty, or fixcy Drops, as ' the 5ick is in Age and Strength ; mix, and give ic every Night going to Bed. And if the Fkix be vehe- ment, give alio this Clyfter, Take Decodion of Rofe- mary or Sage, a Pint, com- mon Spirit of Wine, four five, or fix Ounces : mix C z them ^hem, and exhibit it warm. Salmon* yill. Fluxes Cured mth our Volatile Laudanum,, in our Phylaxa Medicinx/Lib. i. Cap. jo.Sed:. t. Take our Volatik Lauda- Tium every Might going to iBed, b^inning firlt with a Grain or two^ and fb in-* creafmg the Dofe gradually to five, fix, feven or eight Grains, and in a fev/ Days it will do the Cure: After three or four times taking of thisMedicine/twill be good Jto Purge with our Family Pills (fiich as you Iiavefrom me, not thole of HoUkrs making, for they are. not made as I make them, nor does he know how to pre- 3)are the Aloes, and fome other particulars of them, as they ought to be prepared J I adviie to Purge, not firfl- (becaule of vveaknefs) but ;after four or five Dofes of the Laudanum^ becaiife by that means the Sick will ga- ther Ibme Strength to en dure the Purging withal ; and this Purging is neccilary to cany oS' the offending Matter: And then you arc S A'L M O N 'S Lib. I. to proceed in the ufe or the Landanmn to a Care, which will (acceed to your good liking. Salmon. IX. Fluxes Cured vJith Vola- tile Laudanum. • Take Decodioti of Rue, Rofemary, or Sage^ ten Ounces; common S it of i Wine four or' five C inces; i our Volatile Laudanum ! tea or twelve Grains : Dif- ; (blve the Laudanum in the i Spirit, and mix it with the ( Deco^iion, and exhibit it warm once a day Clyltcr- \ wife ; it will cure in about ; three or four days. Salmon, i X. Grifmg of the Guts ^ and • -vehement Flux, Take Rhubarb, thin fii- ced two Ounces, •Annifeeds ; bruifed one Ounce and halt. Gentian, Cinnamon^V /7»^ half an Ounce, commoa Spirit of Wine a Quart: mix : and m^ke a Tincture. Dcfe ' from five Spoonfijis to cigiii, ; twice or thrice a Day: '1 is i a Medicine without an c- ; q'ual, and the bell thing in i rhe World for Gripings in i Nurfes, Infants and little Children^ to whom ycu mult I ■ {•'■ XL A*}k4-/'^t Ker^edj agatnft m^ ' Fluxes, Take Catechu, which is choice in fine Powder, three or four Citnces, common Spirit of *V/Ino a Quart ; white Sugar Candy in fine Pov/der three Ounces; mix them ; pat not in the Sugar- Candy^- 'till the Catechu and Spirit has been ten D8ys in Digefiion; then mix and diifolve* Dofe from half a Sponi full to two or three^ Morning and Night. Sal- mon. XII. Fluxes not to h ficpt rafhl}. '' Celfm faith. To he Lcofefor a Da) is good for Ones Healthy or for more^ fo there he no Fea- 'ver^ arid it jlcp 'within [even Vays^ for the Body is Vurged^ and what "would bane done hurt is hencncislly Difchnrced \ hut continuance u dango'cu:^ forfcmetimes it caufes a gri- ping and Feaziijr^ and confumes the Strength, If therefore the Strength be not too much weakned, in order to iiop- Iping of a FluXj you ou^ht ufii: to *?irii-go with our Fa- mily Piiia ( fjch as come from my ov/n Handj not thofe which iMlier fells)and then to take my Gutta Vit^^ Sfirittts AnodynuSy or Vclatih Laudanum^ ( fuch as come from my Hand) and after eight or ten Bofes, to Purge again with the Family Pills: But if the Strength of the Sick be too much weakned, 5?ou muft not Purge firft^buc as we direded at Se^. 8. a- foregoing. Salmon, XIII. Stuhhom Fluxes. Take Angelm Mineralis^ Grains ten or twelve. Pulp of an Apple rofted^ as much as a Nutmeg; mix and give it at Night going to Bed^ for eight or jj|n Nights; af- ter Purge with an Infufioni j of Rheubarh. See the y^«- j ' geltts in my Vhylaxa^ Lib. i^' ' Cap. 42. ISed. 1. Jt takes a-' way all thole Impurities (oc Precipitates tiiem ) which often Creates ilubborn Flu?: esi SalmcK, XIV. . An L. ^':'^:at^ fUx^ -0 £nyeserate . pianrh^- or .tlux,-" in a &Oibut!c*v al SALMON'S Lib. I I Habits ought not to be ftopt with AftringentSj nor is it calily Cured ^with Anrfcor- , huticks. Salt of Vitriol is a good thing, for it makes re- vulfion,, and evacuates up- wards. You may gfve it from one Drachm^, to half an Ounce^ in Poffet-Drink, in the Morning •Failing. TinBure of Antimony given to fixty> eighty^ or one hun- dred DropSj, in Claret-\vine is good. So alfo our T/«^«r^ Mart is well prepared, which is preferred before all otheri. Salmon* XV. Several ether approved Remedies againft- Fluxes, Powder of unripe Mul- ' berries is an approved thing, and gratifies tlte Stomach. Powder of Maftick taken in Con(erve of Roles, or juice of Qi}inces, is an excellent thing. Water thickned wkh Powder of Acorns^ by Boy 1- ing, has Cured an Invete- rate Flux, univer falls pre- mifed. Qiiiddony of Sloes^ ripe or unripe, is an ap- proved Remedy. Riverim commends Juices of fpotted Arfmart and Houlleek, ana, ' niixt and boyled away to a third part, as a thing that never fails, though the Flux be never ib Inveterate; Bees- wax given in fubftanc^s good, but its Oyl, in a pro- per Vehicle, of admtrahle ufe: Or this; Take Wax^ hojl it in a Lixfvium of Salt of Tartar, then take it out, melt it, and mix it "with Chymtcal Oyl of Nutmegs, Dole twen- ty Grains to half a Drachm, every ^ Night, Tindure of' Oak-bark is a prevalent thing; fo alfo Tindures of BalautHns,and Pomegranate Peels. Our Pulvis Bezoarti- cf^s has cured leveral, who have been given over by many Phyiicians, which \t did by abforbing the Acid and Virulent Hujmour. Nor is our Tulvis Amifcbriticm , any mean Remedy. Salm9n, XVI. To Cure an extraordi- nary Flux of the Blood, Take Maflick in Powder one drachm, 2 hard Yolks of Eggs, temper them with good Rofe-Vinegar : Or Juice of Quinces, and give it to the Patient to cat lirft ifi the Morning. By this Medicine alone, a Man was Cured of this Diitemper, who .bap. V. ^laan'callp&pficft. fhaHI/ho had daily 70. Stools a ^' .y, when all other means .lied. 1^; tVII. Ag0iinfi Gripings and Wind m the Guts, Take Oyl of Anifeed.half . d. achm ; mixit with White >ugar, and in a Cup of Wine; Irink it falting it doth the ►Voik. *5 XVIII. A CljBer againfB Tains, and Grtpings m the, Bowels^ Dyjenterta. Take Cows Milk^ one Pint; common Spirt of Winc^ four ounces ; Gum-^ Tragacanth, one drachm ; the Yolks of three Eggs ; Oyl of Rolesj two Ounces ; make it Blood wa^m^ to the diffolving of the Gum, and fb put it up. Salmcno CHAP. VL Shortnefs ef Breath. I. Againfi (h&rtnefs of Breath. ' I ' Ake of Saffron in Pow * '■' der one Scruple, of Musk in Powder one Grain^ give them in Wine; after take SfintHS Antiaftbmeticus in W^ine. II. Forthefsme, Take Juniper Berries two Ounces, boyl them well in two Quarts of Water^ and drink of the DecoAion firli and laft^ and at other times. This helps all Difeafes of the Cheft, ^ will make you breath freely. Salmon. m. Agamjt jlwrtnefs of Breathy •with a Ccu^h. Take the Roots of Vale- rian and boyl them with liquorice^ Raifins ftoned^, and Annifeeds^ and drink of the Decoction often ; this is fingular good againft the faid Difeafes y for it openeth the Paflages, and caufeth the Phlegm to be Ipit out eafily, c 4 iv; S A L M O N ^ S Lib. I IV. Shortnefs of Breath. Phyricians commonly lay^ "luc the iliongeft Purges are moft proper in this Di- ibalCj if the Matter be high- 'v peccant and' inveterate : :rHim adviles even to Purge ■ ■nxh Coloquintida: Some de- iie Aganck^ tho' a Pleg- /lagoge^ becaule of its '''eaknefs; Elater'mm is a ^ood Purge^ not onlyi'n a Dropjey^ but alfo in an Afthma and Orthopnaa^ for that they "are cauied by groft Matter; it may be given of it felf Qn proper Vehicle) to 'Hve_, V r fix Grains ; in Compofi- tion you may 'give it thus. \ Take ScHmmony tzn Grains^ ' Gamhogi^c five Grains_j Ela- ierium half a Grain ; all be- '•% in fine -Powder^ mix ism for a Poie> iftheSiCk i ftrong* Galen alfo ap- . ot the mod: violent . ;,.. Take Mufiard-Jecd ''-•■e OufiQe^ common Salt half -> Ounce y Elatcrlum ffteen . YiHn^i ; grind them together ^ id 77! die Troches. . (^ Gcilen ''•:. eight iVcches ; io that Troche you will have i'rimsoiElater^- ;c..i may give ic in Powder, with a liitle Ho ney, or the Pap of an Ap'h But that the Cure m? iafe, Emollients Clyit^ may be given afore-haifl, and half a Pint of Aqua M iz after. Thefe Purges m be givet^ every fourth or fi Day. Salmon, V. Shortnefs of Breath cm by Vomiting, Experience ihevi^Sj Tli when a great quantity impa<5i:ed Matter lies in t Lappets of the Lungs, eif ciaily if there bea'Sickne at Stomach alfo;, that then fay^ Vomits are of. gre ufe, and ibmstimes the P roxyim is t^k :k, Frankincenfe, Oliba. ply this. JcJze Olibanum in m, of each an Ounce^ Su- '' ich^ Balauirians in Pow- r, ana two Drachms,Gal« num tv/o Ounces, Pine )fm. Venice Turpentine, 3u^h CO mak^aCerecloth, lich apply to her Belly, d continue the ufe of it I the feventh Month^ or eac XL An EmfTafter for the jame furfofe. Take Blood- ftone in fine •wder half an Ounce, Ma iiii I Powder two Ounces ^t he Whites of five Eggs'^ fiir them toge- ther over the Fire^ . alwaj^ keeping fiirring that they may not run to a Lump* adding alfo a little Turpentine^ that they may not fiick too WHchp. Lay it upon Tow, and ap- ply it to the Navel as hot as . -' SALMON'S it can be endured^^wice a dsy^ Morning and Eve- ningj for diree or four days ; in the mean Seafoft alfo let her wear an Eagle-ftone^ or a Stone ^ound in the He.irt or Wonib of a Hind^ under her Arm-pits.* Lib. XI. A Cataplefm ^ comfort the Womb. Take Crumbs of Houf- hold Breid two Pound, Ca- momil Flowers a handfuii; Mjiftick^ Olibanumj of each half an Ounce in Powder • Nutmegs, Cloves in Pow- der of each an Ounce^Rofe- Vinegar two Ounces^ Tent or Malmfey-wine a fuffici- cnt quantity : Boyl all over a gentle Fire, to the con-* fiftence of a Pultice ; put it into a Bag or folded Cloth, and apply it hot' to ,the bot- tom of the Eelly. XIL A Cataflafin to frevenl Abortion, Take of our Balfamum Ami^um two Ounces^ of our New London Treacle t\ XIII. Vrevention of J}.: ^tl A Woman who had m carried four or^ve tim and difpaired ofHer ^ a Hve Child^I Cured ; following Remedy. Rheubarb four Ounce- Hi it thin 5 j^.nnileeds, Cai ways bruifed, of each Drachms; out all into large thin R||, with a flo in it, and fo tie it up, /'/■ii ^ut in a Gallon of Ale in Sione or Glals Bottle: afi it has flood three o days, drink of it: This f drank of all the time of h going with Child^ and i vt^ent her whole lim chcarfully and well : i hi prefcribed the fame to ral other Women wi: fame Succefs. Scd77tcr,. Xiy. Ai, Ohftrvation wo 7}Qtmz Confider ^.whether thij be a real Mifcar:iage or "VIZ,, whether die F^ttts] adually exClud^d^ or Ql fears of it ;• If it be adl; one Ounce ; mix them_,ard . done^you niufr abdain with Powder of Rue make! Aftringents, aiid thing:; p *t"of a coniiRency; apply i| \ venting Aljouion, and d warm to tiie Belly. Salmojif \ uie Forcers, Loofoerr^. ^ T ^hap. VIIL :l3rcers, left an3^ of the jflleinbranes, or after-Birth^ any part of k^ or other Ltid and putrid Matter ould be left behind, by hieh the Woman would rtainly Perilli. But if the bild be not Dead, nor ex- ;lled, but only a Danger, id the f(srus retreats, then >u ought to ufe reftingents, d things above direded, at Abortion may be pre- nted, and the Child pre- Tenth part: Cinnamon-'Lfater ftiould remain, and a conti- nual Flux of Blood for iome Months Ihould accompany it, the moft Excellent S;/-?///*^ has reftored the Tick by three ounces of the following De- co(5tion,tak6n twice or thrice a day. Take Bifiort-root^ three Ounces^ Marjoram^ Tennyroyal^ ana, a handful^ Water ^ White-'iviney of each afufficknt quantity : Strain^ and Sweet' ten with Syrup of Mugwort a Ted» Salmon* V, A Medicine after Mifcar- riage. If part of the After-birth a Twentieth fart. By Virtue of this, a piece of the Af- ter-birth^ as big as ones Fift; was voided, and the Flux ot Blood flopped and cured. o5 « CHAP- IX. Want of Appetite. id' IF want of Appetite pro- ceeds from a cold lufe, or cold Flegm affli- ng the Ventricle or Sto- ichj \wiil be neceffary to re a proper Vomit, and in fuch things as may heat d corroborate it. 11. A Vomit evacuating Jgm,and cold and watery I Humours. Take our Vulvts Argenteum I ©.grains, mix it with the Pulp of a rofted Apple, and give it in the Morning falling ; drinking warm Broth or Poffet-drink after it. The third day re- peat the lameDofe. IIL Then to warm, com- fort^ and reftore the Sto- D machj f^^ S A L M ms'S.h. Take our TtnBura Stomacbica , from half a Spoonful to a Spoonful in a tlraught of Ale or Wine, Morning, Noon^ andNight, a quarter of an Hour or more before eating ; it does Wondersj and reftores the Appetite^ tho loft for many Months : I have proved it many Hundreds of times for thefe Twenty five or Twen- ty fix Years together. SaU ?non. IV.Salt Meats are alfo good, becaufethey iritateand pro- voke the languid Faculties of the Stomach; Salts alio have an inciding and attenuating Virtue: and next to thele fuch things as have a volatile heat and iharpne6/as Af«- Hard feed ^ Onions^ Garlicky Leeks, Shellots, &c V. When Flegm difaffeas the Ventricle, that is, tough, thick, andvifcous, whereby the Appetite feems to be al- inoft deftroyed, it will be iieceflary that you ule Me dicines of another Nature, 'uizj. fuch as are acid, fliarp, and cutting, for that thefe things not only feparate the offending Matter hom the Tunicles of the Stomach ; ON'S Lib. but alfo prevent Putrefadioi and the Generation of tl: like for the future. VI. For this purpofe S^/> of Vitriol is moft commende by fome, and 'tis doubde a good Medicine, but ougi to be cautioufly ufed to di Bodies, left it induces a Co fiimption. VlL But in fuller and mc fter Bodies it is not only lal but very profitable , mo| I elpecially^ if the Anorexi or want of Appetite, pr ceedsfrom Choler, Yelld or Green, abounding in tl Stomach. VIILIn this cafe I commei my Spiritm Afcriens , ai SjrufusDiafdfhuHis (lee th^ in my Phylaxa Med. Lih. Cap 14. SecL i. and Lib, Caf, 56. SeB. I, given t firft to ;o. 40. 5" Co or ( or more Drops in a Glaft Ale; the other in all ti drink the Sick drinks, to Spoonful, more or leis,. they can Affed it, and take it aftidiouily for t< Fifteen, or Tweny, day si gether : they are Medecij that feldom fail of th effeds, and are beyond 1 , Commendation, Sah IX a3:hap.ix. IX. lalwavsadjuft the Me [licaments for care accor- ing to the Caufo: where (here is an exceeding Cold- tiels of the Stomach, my YinBura jihftntbij is beyond fiompare, ib alio Elixir fro- \mtati6 fm Acido : To thefe IhingSj add our Aqua Bezo- i U irUca^andTi?jcIura CoraUcrum ilyli ^ompofita^ given in Wine. ^ mi I X. If the want of Appetite [m ? reftored by taking Acids^ e^ p i: is a Sign that the Acid Hu- >fel| lour in the Stomach is Lan- ^ini luid, debileand weak ; but ' not.or ir rather is hurt by mini i It is a fign that it is too f, ; Lampantand VigoroQs,and eetli ij^srefore Alcah'es as TmSure ,LiJ -Tartar^ Volatile Sal Armo- 1 i;i ^ack, or our Spirit, Anti- iven \thmaticHs ought to be given , or nd other like Volatile Salts : Glal ^'z/)ar Mineral in our 'byrm, all Yatilis is of good ufe in lis, ( |iis cafe, ^almen, kf) XL The lofs of Appetite, am hich arifes from decay of for irength, or old Age, is dayi Idom or never cured,unlefs ' proceed from a Cold •ule, in which cafe r^/^/7^ 1 ^Ip'^^rs^rndSftritHouslihings SJ e proper, but things that 1 y toomuchmuftbecauti- PiatfiCaHP&pOcfc oft oufly given: The Stomach may be Anointed with Oyl of Mace: or you may ufe this: TakeBaW^m of Am- ber one Ounce : common Oyl, 1 dram: mix them. ^ XII. If there be neither Sicknefs, nor weaknefi, nor old Age prefent, and yet the Perfon complains that he never comes to his Food with a 5tomach3 ^^ eats with an Appetite ; the only way to reftore fuch an one, is to let him faft till he is a hungry, for long want of Vidualsand emptinels infuch always breeds an Appetite. XIII. In Women,elpecially luch as have Groft Bodies^ want of Appetite is cured f if not with Child) by pro- per Emeticks and Cathar- ticks. For the firft of thefe I commend ouv Cartharticum Argenteum^ given to a dram, in a Glafs of Ale : For the lat- ter, cither our Family Pills, or our Family Powder, both of which may be taken 2, or 5, or 4 times, with due intervals. Salmon. XIV\ If it happens in a Wo- man with Child, all or molt of the Preceeding Courfes ' \ muft be avoided, and other D 3 Gour- 1^6 S A L M Conrfes taken. The juices of Ganges and Lemo^/ts with U'hite Sugar may be daily taken for Ibme time : ib alio Canary made acid with juice of Limons: and if heat alfo abounds ; a Deco^iion of Taraerinds fweetned^ alone^ Ox- mixt : k Syrup or Infufion of Rheubarb^ is of good ufe. XV, Want of Appetite in ConfiimptivePeopleisofdan- ^ gerous Confequence : Ibme commend as the beft thing Elixir Trofrietatis given in wine : it may be good for a little Sealon, but long itmuft not be taken^ left it alio in- duce the Confumption. The fceft thing which I have found by my large experi- ence is Our TtnBwa Stoma- chics given to afpoonfulj 2. or 3. times a day in a large draught of new Milk : And altho the ingredients thereof heat Violently, yet by reafon they are of thinSubftance O N *S Lib. I and parts, their heat is quick ly difcufled, and fo do nc harm. Salmon. X Vl.If Sicknefs at Stomach and want of Appetite pro ceed from worms (as fome times it does ) Our TinBuVi Ahfmthij ^ or Infufion o Worm-wood, in Rhenill Wine, or Canary, is good Salmon. XVII. Gahns Antidotus The fpfmia^ for want of Affe tite. Take Smallage-feed xij. drams ; Myrrh, Anni feed. Opium, ana vj. drams White-Pepper, v. drams Parfly-feed, Long-pepper 5'picknard, CafiTia-Lignea ana iv. drams ; Caftor, 5aj fron , Flowers of Junta Odor at m^ ^?;^ iij. drams ; Ci namon, ij. drams; Honey pound : make dn Eleduarj dofe the quantity of a Ha zle-Nur, at Bed- time, in^i little Drink. CHAl ; Chap. Xi Pjacticaip&pficfe. 37 CHAR X. Lofs of the Z)fe of Limbs^ I. TN many people here in A England there is a lofi ^^ of the uie of their Limbs^ l^ the moil part caufed by taking great Colds; and (bmecimes it is the effecb of ^'1 :he Palfie: the like may hap- ^^* pen in the IVefi Indies-', but Ai^hough In thofe hot Covin- ries it is poflible to proceed Torn fiich a Caufe, yet it is )ftner, and more generally Mmown to proeeed from the ^1^ 3elly-Ach^ and that kind P|)f Belly- Ach, whick pro- ceed from drynefi and Co- tiveneJs of Body. II. If it proceeds from tak- ng of Cold, though Sudori- icks are commonly ufed 'et they ought rather to be [fed after a Legitimate pur- ;ing and clenfing the Body: 3t the Sick lirit take our- ^ilul^ Aitrables from a Scru- ■Hi'le to a dram. And repeat le lame for 2. or three mes with due Intervalls be- lyeen each Purging, as of 'ifi ;p?a two or three days or more^ as they are in Age and ftrength. III. After fiifficient purging and cleanfing the Body, lee the Patient Iweat well with new London-treacle^ for g. or 4. times or oftner as you lee occafion ; and be very cautious that the Sick takes no Cold again : and in the time of fweating. Frictions ought to be ufed to the help- leis Limbjwith courfeCloths: that as by thQ Diapborefi ^ the nervoas juice becomes depu- rated and clean ; fo alio by the rubbing the natural Spirits may be called back again. iV. After Sweating the weak Limbs are to be bathed ahernatim with Vow^ ers of Amber and Vowcrs of Juniper^ and in ftrong ro- buft Bodies^ and where tha Skin is very thick, with Oyl of Amber pure and fimple^, for Ibme few dai§s 5 and D 2 thea af ii X- ivi v^ IN 5 then afterwards with Towers ef Amber ^ &c. V. If ir be caufcd from a Palfie; there ought to be feme gentle Purging^ but w':ih liich things as more particularly carry off the cold, glutinous, and claniy Humour, which has de- volved upon the Nerves ; among which our V'lnum Catharticum is none of the meaneft : if it be a ftrong Man, and in the flower of his years.you may^with cau- tion , give the former TiluU Mirahiles ; if he complains of a fulneft and heavinefs in his Stomach, give him One Two, or Three Dofes of our Impetm Minerals, and you ill all find a v/onder fiicceed. VI. But during all this^you muft fweat oftentimes^ and powerfully by giving our Vinum Catharticum inwardly^ and provoking the Sweat with Spirit of Wine^ m Hart- wans Chair^ if you have iuch a one J tifing Fridions withal, as before dire6led. VII. Outwardly let J the paralytlck Limbs be well a- nointed. Morning and E vening, Vv^ith this following Oyntmenr^ 7aks Cbjmical Oyl of Rofewary and Anni- feeds^ of each an %unce : Fo- k'tile Sal Armoniac in fine «^^, tojvderhalf an ounce ; ~ Valm | Lj Ojl half a 'pound ; mix them I ' for ufe : Rub it yvell in be- | fore a good Fire. Vlll.In wardly ^let the Sick t.ike every morning this : T'ake our new London Trea- cle^ Volatile Sal Armoniaek^ ana Fi'ue grains ; mix it with , fulf of Figgs^ and give it : an hour after the taking of i it give this : Take our Sfi- ritus Cofmetivus half an cunce^ Vowers of Rofemary half a drachm , Sf'tritus Antiafimati-^ i ^j; c^j Twenty Drops mix^ and give it in a Glafs of Sack, or Ale ; and give the fame at Night^continuing thiscotirfe for a month together. IX, But when it proceeds from the dry Belly Ach_, as for the moft part it does in the Wefi-Indies^ this follow- ing method is neceffary to be purfued : Firli:^ Give the followingClyfter_,i?.Chicken Broth a pint. Honey or Salt, half an ounce ; TmBura Au- rea One Ounce_, (or inftead thereof, boil two ounces of the Pulp of the bitter Gourd in the Broth) then exhibit the Ihap. X. IPiacticaipDpCcfe; le clear Liquor warm^ if it )mes away without any ap- rent eft'edj repeat it a- in* , „ X. Then purge with our ^plula MirahiUs^ two^ three^ j>ur, or fix times, as need liquires, with intervals be - ? jvcen each Purge ; but for ^/^* Dor People, who cannot ^;^'y 3 to the charge of thele '^'^ ills, or if they be not to be '^^'^ adj ufe this; Take a large ^8™ entity of Teach Leaves T mfedj'viz,. about fQurtyh and- ils^ Pulp of the hitter Gourd fx ounces • boil all in a gal- it of Water to two Quarts^ rain andfweeten with Sugar nd Honey : Dofe from half pint to a pint, according 3 Age and Strength : This ui^e, at due intervals , is 3 be repeated three, four, ive, or fix times, as you lee leed. \i ^9 bathed with Towers of Amber Morning and Evening; or with Oyl of Turpentine two ounces^ mixed with Hogs-lard, Eight Ounces, XII. Laftly, In the lofi of the ufe of Limbs, proceed- ing from what caufe foever, this followiflg Drink muft be conftantly uled and no o- ther, without which a per- fect: Cure cannot be ex- pec5ted : Take Juniper Berries well hruifedy Seeds and all Four Ounces ; Fountain Water a Gallon ; boil all to Three Quarts or Fi^e Tints : firain out the clear ^ and put to it of Sfirit of Wine Four Ounces ; fweeten with White Sugar ^ and drink it as your ordi- nary Drink. This Dyet will feldom or never fail the defired end, which is to reftorc the Sick to the per- fed ufe of their Limbs, and without which it can fcarce- XL This done the Bowels, nd all the pained Parts and ly be done. Salmon. ff^iamed Limbs, are to be I CHAR 40 SALMON'S Lit CHAP. XL Of the Cholic\ or Belly-ack I npO Cure the Belly-ach * ma Child.T^kQ the beffi Brandy a Qiiart, Qdna mon, Cortex Winteranus^ ana half an Ounce^ Anni- fecds an Ounce and half, Rhsubarb very thin fliced^ or grofly bruifed, two Oun- ces; miXj, and in a gentle heat of a Bath make a Tin- <5lure. Dofe from two Spoon- falls to eight,, alone by it lelt^ or fweetned with Su- gar ; but to Children give it fweetned with Sugar^ and mixed with a little Ale : It is a thing not to be con- temned^ and which I have proved alnioft a thoufand times. Salmon. II. IP^here a continuhtg and long lafti?jg Belly-ach^ has been with a "vehement Flux^ I have Cured it by the following Diet Drink. Take iU^ong Ale a Gallon^ choice Bran- dy a Pinc^ llheu^^-b thin diced four Ounces, Ann feeds bruifed lOuice: T them up in a IoqIc thin Ra| with a Stone in it^ and pi thedi into the Ale and Brar dy, and let the Sick cor cinually drink of it: I ha« ufed it in feveral Cures -«| PatientSj and never foundl fail. Salmon. III, For the Choltck^ M comf anted with a Quart a%\V Ague, Take Butter of An timony redified from Regi lus oi Mars^ 'ciil it is cloa; You may give of this fi'or two drops to five, in ouljoi AcHit Bczoartka. Salmon. J. IV. For a Toclzj Cholick^ c the Belly -ach in Focky Hahi of Body. This is diiiicuk t be remedied^ and man;ltt times not without mud trouble^ and i'ometimes dar., ger to the Sick ; this follow ii)g is of wonderful ufe. TaA Crua iiap. XL p?actica^ Pfipficfe. Citde Antimony^ Sal Armo- "twk, df each as mvch as you f ife ; reduce thm into an I palpable Towder , ;hen fu-^ \me ; fo will you havered divers : Take ofthefe Flowifs >. ilj.adv']. Of white Free- itate well edulcorated d Gr. Al|| ad S. Mix thewj and with IJam de Peru, a fufficient inK Entity, make a Ma[s for one 'fe of ?ills, 'Tis a wonder Medicine^ and not e- ia|ugh to be praifed : But if Patient be Young or eak, you muft proportion ly leffen the Dole. You ly give it in the Morning Itingj and let the Sick be- i, lire of takicg Cold. Sal- i\ h V. TheCholick, with az>e Civ ^>ient Catarrh and Couzh. iiere the Griping of the incfwels is with Coftiveneis Body^ which is for the )ft part accompanied with Mfcreat Cough and Catarrh, Hi i:re is no better Remedy cj'ii i^n Earth than our Spiri I Anticolicus j of which Ilia I- Sick may take half a >j(!iDonful every Morning a 41 vehement^ in all the Drink diey take. Salmen. ^' I. The Cholick^ with a vi- olent Flux of the Belly dovw- wards, and a vehement Ca- tarrh upwards, I have Seve- ral times ften tliis preter- natural Flux^ though it be not common: Once I re- member I had a Patient af* Aided therewith,, and in a mofl: deplorable Condition: I Cured him by giving a Spoonful J or Spoonful and half of my TinBura ad Ca- tarrhos, Morning and Eve- ning in a Glafs of Ale^ and in a Weeks time he was perfedly well. See it in my Thylaxa Med. Lib. 2. Cap. 9. Sed. I. Salmon. yiL One Purge faith, RoL fincius^ gi-ven with Judg^ ment in the Cholick does thai; alone, which ten Clyfters will fear cely reach^ ejpecially /k the Cholick pain from Oh- firuBion of the Excrements a- hove the value* It was ob- ferved when a Patient had thirty Clyfters given him without any benetit^ chat a- \ Evening^ in a Glafs of Inother Phylician gave him or Wine 5 and if it be an Ounce andhalf of Man na 42 S A L M na, with two Ounces of Oyl of fweet Almonds^ in fat Chicken Broth^ and eaied the Patient of his pain. We in the Wefi-India^s in this cafe^ where the Conftipa- tion is greats give a Ihong Decodion of the bitter Gourdj or bitter Squafli made in Water, which ef- fectually does the Cure iat once, if given in the begin- ning of the Difeafe: Pulp of Colocynthis here will do the lame. In the Wefi-Indta'^ ( where Peach-Trees are plentiful) the Difeafe is Cu- red by taking three or four times Syrup of Peaches ; or by taking a very ftrong De- coction made of the bruifed Leaves of the Peach-Tree. Salmon, V II I. Sometimes v.' hen Clj- flers are given jhey come not a- way^ hut almofi ju^ocate, by jealbn of their alcenfion be ing ftopt by much Wind; in this cafe if one, two, or more Cly Iters do not come away, you muft either put up a very fharp Supofitory,or recall them with a (mall Clyfter made of a Itrong I ON'S Uhl Tindure or Dccodion 1« Pulp ofCoHoquintUa. I( (i IX. where the Cholick p fipeds -from a kind of Gk Vhlegm^ weak Clyfters m not be given, made of O « Btera, and the like ; the! chough in a gentle Choli( may do ibme good, yet on a violent one, can do r thing, rather mifchief this cafe nothing left than Itrong Clytter made w our TtnBma Aurea (fee P laxa^ Lib- 2. Cap. 5.) vfi do any good. After tt Clyfter has been taken, ^\ is come away, let the I tient be three or four tin Purged with our YiluU rahtles ( fee Thylaxay \AHW Cap. S9') and he will be™ perfectly Cured, that Difeafe vi^ill no more r from that numerick Caii; Salmon. Ml X. In a vehement Chol\ with ObftrucHon of the Cour\ I gave the following thirl I. I Purged the Sick :vith my Pilulae Mirab| thrice. 2. I gave the folk ing Powder. Take Lii ] and Galls of Eeles.dry thini 10, XL Practical pfipficfe* 4? iiiakethem into Powder, (a Clyfter ; it gives eafe al- >1 from one Drachm to moll: in an Inftant, and ^ti white Wine. Salmon. A Venereal Cholkh :r5 z is no better Medicine Earth, then to give e- day for a Week toge- [ if it has been of long uance ) our Vinum leanum^2i Sack Glaft full me, three or four times . The way of making in Thylaxa Med. Lib. i. 47. Seel. 1 5*. It is much fid all the the Spicy and iiacick Things in the Salmon, ie' xei L A Clyfter againfi the k. Take Decodion iniper Berries a Pint, jus Aureus one Ounce, Benediifla four Oun- \)y\ of Olive two Oun- j; dimix them ; this works fmall time; but which nirable, even before it ^ClJs the pain ceafes, Sal- I ^iclj \^..Another Clyjlerfor the )^|ifj I Take Decoction of iJgjo |5, made in Mutton- ji.gj ii a Pint, Vinum Eme- m an brings away the morbifick Caule or Matter after a wonderful manner. Salmon, XIV. Rondeletiuf faith that Caftoreum and Eufhorhium are of good iile, if the pain be conftant and ftir not from its place; yea, he e- ftimates them not only as a prefent, but as the ultimate Remedy : If you take ftx^ eighty or ten Grains of Ca- ftor in Wine, and drink a little after it, it will quickly Cure: And five or fix Gr. of En^horbium may be In- fufed^ and taken ( the clear Infafion'i in the fame quan-- tity and manner. XV. If the fain he tn the upper fart of the Belly ^ above the Navel ^ Clyfters leldom do any good; for they ne- ver reach the Morbifick or offending Matter Ibmetimes, even cafes, when the pain is very violent, and the Humours crude, Clyfters may be gi- - 'Jr m thele ,(lr]' ven, but they ought to be iifive Ounces^ mix for imade of firong Attradlives, fuch but all in vain ; nor could the Opiates do any good^ for that they conftipated the Bowels much more_, which were before collive^ and fo rendered the Difeale, to all appearance^ uncarable^ fo void of true Medical Senfe pr Knowledge^ v.-ere thofe Men of great names^ which had been before concerned with her : In ihort^ they 44 S A L M fuch as the afore-mention- ed. XVI. 7b^ Cljfier has done much good. Take fat Broth a Pint ; Aloes diffolved two Drachms^, Turpentine one Ounce and a half^ or two Ounces: Truly it is a Me- dicament not to be defpifed^ I remember once above (all the reft of the times I uled it) I recovered a young La- dy even from the Jaws of Death with it : The Sick had been three daies and three Nights tortured with inceilant Pain : Clyfters of nioft kinds had been given by an Apothecary, by the Prefcript of a Phyfitian: moreover, there had been given previous to thole, Aromacick Bolus s,bicter De- codions^ and laftly Opiates, accordij I done, when I came thi I viewed my Patient, appearance of Life coul difcerned, fo that I had fmall encouragement to however, being entr^ by her grieved Parent was perfwadcd y ever their iatisfadion. The pothecary was fent and gave me an accoui all that was done ; I d not forbear blaming Phyfitians, for ading prepoiterouQy, againlt rules of Art, as to pref^ Opiates in a Cholick, a lirong conlHpation o( Bowels : The Apothej could no waies take parr, but was of my nion. But the bufinefs now, what was mod i be done ; nothing couk given by the Mouth,/ her Teeth feemed to ^ ;hp. X. Practical p&pficfe. ien:t( entc L immediately bethougfit le former Cly ftcr, which prefently given, and in an hour came away^ many hardned Excj e- its^ after which^ theSiclr difcerned to breath : I J jgf^d the fame Clyfter to accop idminidred again, and !the Region of the Ah- en, to be bathed very I with ToTifrs of Amber ^ a Flannel moiftned 1 the fame, to be laid over the afflicted Parts. ; Clyfter ftayed Two urs with the Sick, and n came away with more dned Excrements; after ich (he opened her Eyes, '. ieemed to move her ; and in about fix hours efpeak. The fir ft Clyfter » given about Ten in the irning, the fecond before ven : About Eight at ht I prefcribed this, le Mutton Broth three quar- ofapnty Aqua BemdiBor e Ounces^ Venice Turpen- tivo Ounces^ Oylone Ounce^ c and make a Clyfter, She ifefled fhe had great Eafe ore this was exhibited ; after ftie had received 5 laft, flie confefs'd flie 4f was in perfed Eafe ; it came away from her, in about an hour and quarters time : After which, I firft gently purged her with a Dofe of my Family Fills ; then with two Dofes of my Pilula Mi- rahiles Cbut withal giving her refpite to recover Strength) after which flie conftantiy took my Spiritus Anticelicus^ in all her Drink, and be- came perfectly well. Sal- mon. XViL A Cholick proceeding from Gravel, ohftruked in the Reins ^ It was plainly per- ceived to be an Obftrudion of the Reins, becaule the " Sick could not make Water. I prefcribed the laft of the aforc-going Clyfters, which was repeated three times, once every day; and the Patient, by this means alone, was perfedly cured: And this might poffibly be per- formed by the Balfamick and Dturetick Particles of the Turpentine, being received into the Lacteal Veins, whereby it was niixed with the Ladeal Juice, and fo entred into the mafs of Bloodj and was circulated v/ith S AL M with It ; whereby, altering itsCrafis, it opened the Ob- ftruaions of the Paflages, and fo provoked Urine; for alwaies after the Clyfters, the Sick made a very large quantity of Urine. This thing I have many times experienced. Sd- mon. XVIIIJw/^we Tatients the hefi Clyflers do little good-^ and by I know not what hidden caufe, the Pain, in a day or two, or three, returns again, as bad as ever, or worfe : thefe, by the fol- \owing fuffofitories^ have not only found prefent Eafe,but the Cure has fucceeded, as if it had been done by In chantment. Take Honey One Ounce^ boiled to a thicknejs^ that it may he Tvrought with ones Finger \ then add in Powder Sal Gem two Scruples^ Troches Alhaudd half an Ounce, and with difiiUed Oyl ef IVax^ ten drops, make and form a Suppofitcrj, which let be put up in the Paroxyfm. XIX. mether the Cholick comes from Choler or Vitreous Flegm, Jljarp and emollmt Cly- fiers, are of excellent Ufe : And fometimes Clyfters made fc O N'S til only of Oyl, oi of Oyl tl parts_, Turpentine one | have faved the Life ol Patient: For fince the C lick is cauled by the Co being obll:ru(5led by pie of Matters above. Wine the middle_, and a g quantity of hardned Exc ments below^ whereby L Wind can neither get I; nor down^ or get out: llL neceffary firft of all^to 0]| the lower Paflages^ and help the drynels of Bowels^ which may be d( by Lenitive and EmoH Clyflers ; and if the ma( be tough and vifcous fliarp,incidingand attrad ones^ fuch as we have fore delcribed, which in be lb long continued, all the hardned Exc ments are taken away : ^ mud Oyl be omitted, I caufe it mollifies and loot much more than any queous Body, and lea the Bowels in a bet temper. Salmon. XX. Fienus ad'vifes to r, Narcoticks or Opiates with ? gers. And this may be go where the ConlHpation not Great 5 for by this me^ :ip.xi. practical piipGcft h fick has prefent eafe; h tough ficgm or matter is ■jrwards carried oiF^ and vvind defcending into the ^on, is difcuffed. In this take this ; Take Extratl n:fim Aloes one Scruple^Scam- ' ty in fine Powder eight ,|P 'ins ^ of our Volatile Lauda- s 9 i 'ivith Aloes ^ five or fix 47 oh:: itns : Mix and make a e ^ to he given at night. inon. KF. Bartholinusy^^r^/^tf^ *^^ ^ers of T^obacco-Smoak are |, llent, and a prefent helf ^^' sre is a Pipe made on pur ^^ 3 for this life ; but the ^""^ Dak may be blown up the i"r^ 3^ by a common Tobac pipCj which for the moft ' '^'^ t eifedually brings away A hardeft Excrements^ dlf- fes Wind^ and even clean ^y • i:he Inteftines of cold glaf 'A iHilegm ^ XII.^« Ele^uary to purge i h in a ChoUck : Take of pulp of Raifins of the , of each half an Ounce; ;/ni |mmony in fine Powder »'i:i 'Ivc Grains^ Bezoar mi- ibe il a Scruple: Mix them paa one Dole. Salmon. 2 Hxs XXIII. If the Excrements be very muchhardened^Cly- ftcrs of pure Oil ought firft to be given ; thenfiich as are more ftiarp: For the Oil firft diffolving the Excre- ments , they are the more eafily brought away by a Iharp.Clyfter , (uch as this : Take Broth^ Oil Olive ^ of each feven Ounces ; Elixir profneta- tis fine Acido one Ounce and half I mix tliem. 'Tis a thing beyond Commendation, S feafonably ufed. XXIV. If the ChoUck proceeds of hiUious humours pvherehy the- Confiipation of the Bowels is vehement ; one of the heft of fimple things^ is Syrup of Peach-blofliras three Oun- ces given at a time: Or this^ take Extratl of fine Aloes ^ Calomelanos in fine Towder, ana one Scruple, Scammony {even Grains > mix and make Pills for one Dole ; it lel- dom fails. Or^ Take pulp of Raifins half an Omce^ Calome- lanos a quarter of an Ounce j mixfcraDofe: After which, drink an Infufion of Sena, and Rheubarb, Iweetned with Manna and Syrup of Rofes^ SALMON'S Oil Rofes. After the Purge has done working, give eight or ten Ounces of Oil of fwcet Almonds ; and let the fick repofe hirnfell^ Salmon. XXV. 'SLondeletius tells us he has cured feveral with a Clylter made of Decodion ofHedge-tnuftardj efpecial- ly being made with Wine : You may Iweeten it with Honey. XXVI. Hercules Saxonia laithjl mufiingenuoujly confefs^ Iha've cured Jeveralm tne day 'With this Medicine', Take Diaphoenicon half anOunce. Species Hiera three Drams ; mix for a Bolus. XXVllJnfowe cafes ^efpeci- ally where Convulfions attend a Cholick^ it is good to make Revulfions by vomit; Some prefcribe a Vomit by Leaves of Afarahacca , and it is a good one: But there is no better Emetick for this pur- pofe, than our Vulvts Eme- ticusfix our Cartharticum Ar- genteum, iThe tirft may be given from three Grains to lix or eight in Broth or Pof- fet drink ; the fecond to a Dram, or a Dram and hlf, in like manner: Theyire eafie and fafe. Salmon. XXVIII InfomeConfiitUfnis troubled with a Cholick, ipii and ftrong Liquors are trj pernicious ^ and always g le- rate the matter caufing t jie pains: In thofe cafes dni. ing of Water is the onlje- medy> and Fountain-wter in which Sal Prunella ' a Scruple to half a Pint) iijjif. (blved^ and well 1 wee led with Sugar ; and this ai ways certain in a bioui CholiGk,efpec!ally ifaccnn panied with a Feav^; ir which cafes, as^alfo in ailn flamation c>f the Golon^M Rem'^dy never fails. X aIX. This is alfo to he 7ki 'That where there is occajit ;j ufing mj uolatileLaudan.Qtu Vita J new London Treael o: any other of that kind^ ha they ought to be ufed viili there is yet flrength : Lri they be ufed when the 'or ces are wafted, and thtfici conlumed, or near dcth they will not only do art but alfo ha ften the Pat'-tit deaths taking away Lifeiini t hap. XL Practical p&plicfe. 'f:l:nfe together: Nor ought '^ ley to be given by any ''^iieans, if the Pulfes be low, nguid^ and weak : Yet if ley be at all ufed , they aght to be applied cxternal- /or only ufed in a Clyfter, I a proper Vehicle ; and the Softer being given^ the Tick ) lie on the pained fide. iin-w, '^\ YX^Mey an alfo moft ef '^^"^^Bual^ if taken after Umver- '^^t/j, as proper and fitEme- ^^^^'cks.or Catharticks.orboth^ ^,^"ich as we have before de- ^^^^:ribed: And without thefe javiti reparatives, they ought not ) in ai tdecd to be taken. Sdmotiu 49 given again, from fiii or feven Ounces to a Pound. When the Excrements are brought away, purge with this: Take Sena an Ounce^ Anifeeds bruijed a Dram and half ^ Salt of Tartar one Dram, Juice of Liquorice half a Dram^ Sfring-wattr a Tint ; make an Infujton over a gentk heat for twehe or ficteen hours ^ and (train it out for four Dofes. This will effeftually cleanfe the Bowels, and take away all the Excrements, or re- maining morbifick matter; Or inftead thereof, you may ufe our Tin^ura Aurea^ from half an Ounce, to a whole XXXI. Authors faypyfters mid fir fi he given y as of Oils 'A^lone-i from fix Ounces to a [J wcj/k ound^ "which thefick is to keep , ^ ,,^ , ._ _. „ ^ >MU night. If evacuation oi\ he violent^ thrrt is a neceffity ;rrf«l«j,xcrements follow not that, of halving receurfe to Ofiates : You may give them from z Ounce whole Salmon, at a time, till the Caufe is removed. XXXllShculdthe Difeafeyet and the Cholick faint return kind, len exhibit five Ounces of lUix Manna,di{rolv'd in Broth, ig[h: F romatiz'd with Cinnamon lenthe r other Spices; for that by dt^s loftnels, moiftnefi, and til delibtiky of parts, loolens and ^Iv dolKsnetrates, and by foftnin^ dliPatilKpels the Excrements. If ^'ay li|«s does not, Oil may be to 4 or 6 grains of our Vo- latile Laudanum^y after which give this : Take of our Spirit us Cofmeticus a ffoonfuly orffoon- ful and half choice Canary fix fpoonfuls to eight ; mix them, to be given immediately after; and the whole Region E. of so SALMON'S Lill ^he Abdomen is to be bathed tsvith our Spritus Anodtnm : And thele things are fo much the better, if the Conftitu- tionbehet: But if cold, the morbiiick matter is made thicker^ and the Difeafe be- comes yet more ftubborn. XXXIILj^/j£W th Bowels or their Tunicles are thus affliBed 'ivith a grofs^ tough ^ and cold matter .. heating things ought to heufed^ ji/hethcr they be Ca- t bar tick , or Alterative only. In this cafe you may purge with this : Take of our Tintlu ^ ra Aureafrom half an Ounce to an ounce powers of Anni feeds half an ounce ; mix them with a Glais of White-wine or Ale 5 for a Dole. An Al- terative E^e»c^ of Garlick is an admirable thing ; for it exceedingly l:eats & warms, difcufles Wind profoundly, and withal prevents the breeding and increase of the cold flegmatick Humor. ^y.^\Yn[omaketheV.«Qn- tiaAlliij or Effence of Garlicky cffo great ufe m this c^/e.Take a large quantity of Garlick, beat it well in a Marble Mortar^ and reduce it to an impalpable Pap as much as ^ you can ; put it into a log. neck'd Matrafi , or la;e Bok-head ; which feal tp hermetically, or othervfe well clofeit •, fet it to dijift in Horfe-dung, or a Ss^- heat of equal ftrength df forty days: Then open ic Veflel, take out the mattr; which will moft of it bee- duced into a flimy Liqu:; ftrain out the thinner jit bypreffing: Digeftagaiiin a little Sand- heat, or rater in B. M. that there may li a refidence of the grofir parts; The thinner fepaite by inclination , which ];r-. fe6lly purifie by addinito, every quart of the Liqo from half an Ounce t whole Ounce of its own xt^ Salt; or for want of the iaie as much Salt of Tartar ; i gefl: again for forty d- then feparate the pure fi u the impure , and keep he Effence for ufe in a Ca6 dole ftopt : It will keoa long time, and be as it vire incorruptible: Dole fmi half a Ipoonful to on or two fpoonfuls,or more, 'he Effences of Plants msdestf- ter this manner, will be tranfparent, cither of an p- lid ;:hap.XL \ lid green.or of a red Orien^ j ;.l Granatc.according to the '. Jiality and quantity of Salt, ;;;ilphur, and Mercury, pre- ^j^Dminating in each Plant. ^^"iXXV. To make theEffon- T| tia Apii/r EJJerjce of Stnal- r- Ian, which is a fpecifick in ^^^Take a great quantity of '^'? ullage when in Flower, ^^*it it well as aforefaid ; di- Practical P9!?ficft. ,. in a long-neck'd Ma- "n(s for forty days clofe ,'|l?fpt,in a Sand-heat; ftrain ^'f^. the thin by preffing: '" %eft again in a'very gentle ^^^V-heat, or B. M. to ■^owni ke a farther feparation : ^^■J' ]>arate the thinner by in ■ ''ation; which perfectly ,-ifie by adding to each ?'i: of Liquor from two ^/%chms to half an Ounce '^\its own fixt Salt; or for \v^%ofit, as much Salt of « i^i^Jltar ; digeft again for for- W^*^!days then feparate the to°^jly dear, and keep it 0^p ftopt for ufe. Dofe ts mi a fpoonful to two or -, ^^^.refpoonfuls, or more, in ,::cUB(lalsofWine. This is a Medicament ttotenough to be valued, Salmon, XXXVlThefe Effences thus drawn from the whole Plant, or its farts, are. fun fed and exalted until they arrn^e to the nature of their firft Beings which will eminently pol- fes all the central Virtues of their mixt ; for here Arc and Nature, in this Prepa- ration, have preferved* all the leminal Powers with whichit was endowed; and thefe Effences contain in themfehes all the efficacy and Virtues of the Plants of which they are made. The addition of the Salt of the Plant, not only adds to its virtue^but it alio caulesto fe- parate all the heterogeneous and flimy matter which did hinder the exaltation and perfedion of the Medicine, and brings it to the higheft clarity and purity imagi- nable. If three or four Oun- ces of white Sugar be added to every Pint of the ElTence, it will not only help to its confervation , but alio be more pleafant to the Pati- ent: And withal, if you put a little^ Spirit of Wine , or E 2 inlcead 52 S A L M inftead of the Sugar, five or fix Ounces of our Syrupus Volatilis^ the Preparation will not be the worfe for it. Note aifo, thefe Effences may be given in Wine^Water^Broth, or Decodion^as the fick beft iikes. They reftore decayed ilrength, and bring Nature Jback again into its old path, for the health and preferva- tion of the Body. Salmon, XXXVII. The Ejfenct of T each-leaves. Take Peach-Leaves (long before the Fruit is ripe^ fo many as by fuppofition you may, have fix Quarts of juice from; beat them well as be- fore ; digeft all according to the former method for forty days: Strain out and digeft again, fcparate the thinner part, and with itsown5alt, or Salt of Tartar, in the for- mer proportion ; by dige- ftion purifie and perted: the Effence by another forty days fpace of ti?ne. Laftly , adding three or four Ounces of white Sugar to every Pint or Quart, keep it cloie ft opt for ule.Dofe from twolpoon- Hils, to four, fix, or eight, according to age & ftrcngth; ON'S Lib. It purges well, and cans off' the morbifick caufe t^\fatick Potefiates are fo admi- I'j^ji^/p in the f recited cafe^ and ';!^,j^fffwerfully rejtfi the Caufe ; |;"(.(5t it is my Opinion, That 't "f^Dthing exceeds my Spiritus '^^^fjiticolifus ^ being proficable i^J' all the intentions of the J^^jjure; for that it not only 'Jj^)rren again. I could produce .- ,i./cral Hiftories of this Cure, ■;^rformed by this Medica- ^^l^^nt aloxie. rii> Some J after all other "%media have faikd ^ h(fve ' ■ 5^; been cured hy a DecoBion of Guaiacum^andits Bark, And feveral Hiftories of Cures performed by it are extant ; but the moft eminent is that of a Bath-keeper of Vienna, after he had been tortured wich a moft vehement Cho- lick for nine months , and ufed a great number of things to no purpole , his Difeafe ftill increafed upon him J and by drinking of Spaw-vi^aters^ was ftill oxaf- perated. He was married to a young Wife, and fhe was alio affiided with tl^ fame Difeafe, and dead of it : He feared the lame fate, and began to be convulled in his whole Body ; lb that his Phyficians began to fear^ that the Difeafe was ct would be tranflated to th^ Genus nervoftim^ or nervous Stock, and fo caule a Pailie. Having ftopt his Convulfionj by other Medicines, he gave him Guaiacum Ifine^ accor- ding to the Advice of -^w;^- tus L^fitanus^ Cent. cur, 52. to caule him to fweat, which he did for five days , and was perfedly cured : Germ. Eph. An. 3. p. 487. This Cholick thePbyfician judg'd E:5 £rob r4 S A L M arofefrom phlegmatick Hu- mours J the Seminaries of "Wind, which being diffol- ved by that diaphoretick Wine, were fpent by Sweat . Some Laxatives were alio given between whiles. XLII.7» aChoUck proceeding from a hot caufe , hot things ^ whet her for inward or outward ufe, njiifi he avoided^ lefi an Inflammation h caufe d'Xn this cafe purging Waters, clari- fied Whey with Sena, and Syrup of Violets.drank plen- til ally, are giv^n with good fuccefs: and outwardly to the Bowels, fVillis adviles to Fomentations of a Solution cf Nitre, or Sal-Armoniack, as in pains of the Gout ; and fomctimes, as SeftaUus re ports, of fimplecold Water. XLIIL If theCholickbe caufed by hard Excrements, bind ring the paiTage of the reft of them, and of Wind, Emollients niuft firft be u- Icd, and afterwards fharp tilings to irritate the faculty . Sennertus. XLlV.l had a Patient that for Four Months had bsen O N ' s Lib. : troubled with an almoft 1- vincible Colick; at lenji he defired my help; I oi^ gave him my Sprit us Ar - colicus^ two Drachms at a time^ in a Glafs of Wi: j, ! and made him fweat upi | it; and by the ufingof-| bont two or three Oun'S thereof^ he was Cured. XLV. A Man,about fi:y Years of Age, mightily cci" plained to me of a grind ? pain in his Groin^ wh., always feized him juft it Night, and this had oi-m tinued with him fbr'thiei or four Months; the O ftitution of the Bowels In this v^hile being as it fhod i be, for, he was neit!:ri Coftive nor Loofe; frr whence I conceived it be rather a Flatulency rhe Mulcles of the Ahdon^, ihan in the Colen^ and f(it proved; for I caufed hn Morning, Noon, and Ni^ ti to bathe the Part afflidd with Towers of Amber ; id rhis alone in about a We« dme (without taking .-y ching inwardly) cured hi* XLVI. Ihavefeveral tii^s cud kap. XL -K P?^*^CaI PljpCcfe. '*^ kred an Inveterate Colick, ^^ fith lofs of the ufe of Limbs, '^V giving Jurfethum Mine- ^''Hle, ib as to raife a Flux, ^\!ihich has fometimes laftcd ^'^venty Days, or more; for H\( this means the peccant ?°'i[atter lodged^ and as it ^yj^cre, rooted in the Ner- '^'^ous SyfteWy which could r)t be removed by other '-^fi]ledicines, is taken away: l}'ctbr the Mercurial Particles, ;ni«^/ difRifing themfelves every *Hay, diffolve, divide and i'^ldffipate the morbifick Mat- ^icir, into almoft infenfible )" t^all Particles, and at length e&thoUy expell them. And dijis 1 experienced in a mi- : ![i|rable Lame Patient,whom ndCured by this means,even '^hilc this prefent Book was ] Wricing.- ;,;; LXVI. I am of opinion, rd |ac Catharticks, mixt with i^j [Opiates, are of good ufe: I \l.ve ufed this following, ;ith a wonderful fucceft: ;,.■, '^ifo ExtraEt of fine Aloes ^ ^^^^ctraH ofColocjntkis, of each ;„g yehe Grains ; Lmdanujn lifflatile Nofimm, fi^e or fix Vains: mix them fer a Dofe, • is true, the Purge works notprefently, byreafonthe Opiate is mixt wich it, and therefore I give it over Night, but it commonly works by the next day- noon : yet this is very ob- fervable, That the Patient does not feel himfclt as if he had taken a Purge, but lies very quietly and pleafantly all Night, the Phyfick not difturbing him, griping him, nor making him Tick ; and when it does work, it is with a great deal of pleafantnefs, without any pain at all 5 and by this filent way ( as it were ) of carrying off the Humour, the Taroxyfm is many times prefently at an end. XLVn. If the Pain, as I {aid before , be not in the Bo welsjbut in the Mufcles of the Ahdomen f from what caufe foever, it does not fo much matter) it is fome- times cured by a Vejicatory applied upon the part, or a little below the Navel ; and this is often done with very- great fuccefs: But you mult by no means lay it upon the Navel ; left Convulfions or Swooning follow, by reafoa E 4 of 56 »ALM of the commerce of the um- bilical Veffelsand the Heart. For a man certainly dies, if the Skin be fiea'd off the Navel^ though 'tis poflible lie might live, if he was fiea'd in any place befides ; which is a note, worthy obferving. XLVni. Authors fay^That Mercury 'WsLtev , inwardly taken ^ radically cures the Cholick: I have not had the experience of it_, but this I know; That being my felf feized with a vehement Cholick, I drank about a quarter of a Pint of Wine, digefted a Month upon my Hercules y and it cured me momentarily, or upon the Ipot: And fome years fmce rhat time, I have feveral times been troubled with that Difeafe , and in like manner applying my felf to that fame Remedy, I have always found the fame fac- ceis, to my very great fatis- fadioiat iHit the Philofophi- cal Reafon of this thing, is not very eafie to be pene- rrated into. ON'S . Lib.! 'XXlX»Alexander BenediB • commends this: Take ZvT^j fwo Ounces ; dtjfolve it in fufficient quantify sf Wat^ With 'which mix as much O and exhibit it by Clyfter^ of due heatn This, they ia wonderfully draws out ti thick Matter, and dry cor pad Excrements. It m.- be a good thing tor all that, know , but I have had v experience of it. This probable. That if it pr* , ceeds from a hot Diflemp ; of the Ftfcera^ or hte^im^i this Medicine may do gooc \ but if from a Cold, it mi be infallibly naught. I L. Speedwell^ is con mended by Crato^ as a Sp cifick in the Cholick. i. I drinking the Decodic i thereof made with Win with half a Drachm Myrrhe. 2. By exhibitin Clyfter-wife, a Decodic thereof in Chicken-brot He alfb fays. That wh( n© other Remedies wou doj he cut Root oi Mafit wort J put it into a Glafs ' Wine, and gave it to drir every Day before Suppe, which m^de the pain ce ' t !Psr«ca!P8?fick, y? e:< f li. This following Cly- r 4'v has cured manyo- Take Mdmjey, or Muskadtl^^ cr for c.?[fl(f»f 'of them Malag^j ^r Ca- fj r^iry /x 0//»^eJ ; Oyl efNuts V ij^ir 0«»^*j; fc72;ers cf Junl- ratK", tf»^ of ^^» ^Z ^^<^^^ '^rw I LIII.This follo\ying roix- \i{;^4nce md a half; mx, and ture being firfl: given in a Inwardly, Lll. A Cholick proceed- iag purely from taking Cold I cured, by anointing the whole Region of the Ahdo- with Balfam of Amber, men. \ ^ihiP it hot. \[Q^)\x may give by the Mouth iif^w TMura Anticolica fiom j^IM an Ounce to one Ounce it pjii Wine : Or this Powder : [^i^a^^kc Powder of the Tefticks a;x a Hcrfe^ cr of Cafioreum 32oA^ ^^^^^ » Annil^eds in j. ^wder one Scruple : mix^ and \ye It in Wine or Broth : Or, i.lf a Dram of the Powder ^^'theSpunge which grows , 5^>on the wild Bryar. proper Vehicle , by the Mouth, Secondly, well ba- thed three, four, or five times upon the whole Regi- on of the Ahdomen, Thirdly^ Given €lyfter-wife in a lit- tle Broth, I have often- times found to cure the Cholick miraculoufly. Take Towers of Caraways J cf Limonsy of Nutmegs^ of Cloves^ ' of F/r- tueSy of each a like quantity^ mix them ; to he ufed after the manner aforefaid. Salmon, CHAP. XII. Of an Hyfteric\ Cholich^ .^•«)TN defcribing this Di- Ik'M. feafe, and prefcribing Gkl'; method of Precepts for iod^t|e Cure thereof, I cannot rj?5>llow any Author, nor have iincj.^)met with any thing yet t! extant, which has yet given me any fatisfadion : The florid Difcourfes of fome upon this Subjed, ieem to me rather an excurfive found of Words and Noife, than any r8 S A LM O N^S any thing of fubftantial Realbns ; and truly in Ibme Ibrt^ are rather Deviations from the Truth, than either liluftrations of the nature of the Di(eafe, or found Do- cuments in order to its cure. 11. The very name of the Diftemper imports the Na- ture and Quality thereof- it being a Pain excited from a diftemper or difturbance of the Womb^or fome parts adjacent to it ; in all my Obfervations of Difeafes of that part, there has feem'd fomething to indicate acon- fent of the Nerves of the Mefentery^ if not fome Di- feafe adually refiding there- in \ and that v/hich induces me fo much the more to this Opinion, is a vehement Cholick excited f as 'tis thought) from that which is vulgarly called a diftemper of the Womb. IIIButiflllioulddefcend to the exad difcuffion of Hyfterick Difeafes, I am apt to think that in many of thole cafes, where the Womb is fo much blamed^ It is not concerned at all^ but is rather from Convulfio;^ or diftemper of the Mefe?'. ry; for that I have knon ieveral Men (though nots) commonly as among V\i- men, becaufe not fo fubjf^ to luch PaffionsJ in an ( tream manner afflicSted w i luch as are commonly ;. counted Hyfterick Fits. IV.If a Cholick be excitl in Perfons not fubje6t to H- fterick Fits (and f^ch \; /hall call them, as oft as \; have occafion to make i; of their name, becaule f the vulgar acceptation ) t cannot be an Hyfteri: Cholick , but that of t fimple kind, of wiiich \: have largely treated in t3 , former Chapter, and ther fore iliall fay nothing here V. But if in Perfons ft- jed to Hyfterick Diftei* pers, upon the exciting f the Hyfterick Fit, a Ct- lick be induced, this is th which we intend here, ail whofe Symptoms, Caiilj Prognofticks, and Indies- ons of Cure, we deUgn i this Chapter. ^Ciap.XIL Practical mm^^ »9 ^ I VI. It is eafily known by ht[5 difference afore-menti- hnoBied from an ordinary I Vdiolick^ yet there is a far- |%pr caufe^ than what fimp- UQljcaufes Hyfterick Fits, 'uiz, e^lliarp, phlegmatick, or nlyc^immy Matter, lodged in itue nervous foldings of the i'efentery and Bowels: more exdcjer, the Sick for the moft toIj|.rt complains of a vehe- cli iient pain at Stomach, for hrime-time before hand , a^ith a weight and heavi- aiile)|:ls; and many tim^s there 4 Coftivenels of Body (•ceding It; and if the tient 1% plethoriqlc, oif fuii Blood, there is lometimes bleeding at Nole ; or in :avy, melancholly, and jtabpleafant Bodies, a Flux of re Hemorrhoids* if theie onsit'ccede not, the Patient Dilfcmplains of Vertigo, or a -m in the Head, a dull lin or heavinels in one of iC fides, either right or re, i ift, and a dimnefs of Sight, Caj i'ith an unwillingnefs to ftir, ^hd move up and down, to add, for the moft lu't, a ladnefs and deje- j ednefi of Mind.and fome- nes Fooliilinels. Jl'hich VILThc Nature of this! )i- ftemper is fuch,that it mak es the Bowels fore, and all tl^ie Region of the Abdomen is as if it were beaten with Stic ks; and if it continues long, fo that the Sick cannot get I le- medy, it fo enervates the whole Body, that it not oa- ly takes away the Strength in general, but in many (as in a certain Gentlewor nan, not long fincemy Patient J it takes away the ufe oif the Limbs alfo; in feme the Arms, in fome the Lcjgs, in others the Arm and Leg on one fide, and in otherfome all th$ Limbs together; fo that the Patieats are made wholly incapable of helping themfelves. Now this diP ference proceeds from the ftrength of the Difeafe, and the matter caufing it, and the Plicatures, or Ramifica- tions of Nerves, hurt by the lame* and in fome PerfonSp the extremity of the Caufe is fo vehement,that it cades foolifhnefs and al'ienation of Mind, with a llrong Me- lancholly.^ VlII Th^ ^o SAL M ON*S L.I VIII.ThenereCauleappea- * red to belodg'd in th^Mufcles of the Bowels and MefenUry^ where fharp Salt^ joind with aia acid Phlegm jbeingdiffol- v<;dj and put into a fermen- tation upon the hyfitrkk Pa- ro:ufm^ caufes this vehement pa in : For by realbn of the Ccjlifion of the neurotick Spiirits juftling one another in tl^eir paffages,' and the a- qid Sals pricking the moft ieofible Fibres of the Nerves with their vitriolick Parti- cles, caufing a vehement an- guifh; and the diftentioii of the Nerves and mufculous Paffages, where the laid a- cid Juices are lodged, this al- moit invincible Cholick is excited, which, Troteus-WkQ^ is fo various in its appearan- ces, that we cannot here in few words defcribe it. IX.The remote caufe is to be known ifrom the confide- ration of the fix Non natu- rals, and other Accidents of Nature intervening , the which we fliall here pafs o- ver, and leave to the more | €xquifite Confidsrarion of philofophick Minds. X. As to the Prog 5 flicks, this we have to y^ That if the Difeafe hastjn of long continuance, aninj ancient People, it will bof difficult cure ; the older id the longer the Difeafe as been, fo much the mre difficult. If the Limbs h ^c loft their ufe, 'tis very '^ dom that the Sick recov , , If a Palfie be induced^ ,e Sick is incurable; fo if ^y contFadion of the Ner^s, withlo^of the ufe of ay Limb : The fame alfo if le Patient is become fooli.j or there be a very great al- nation of Mijid, more efj- cially if it be not recent, I : of long continu ance. Bu f there be no lofs of the i; of Limbs, or it only reiuis by long intervals; if it ; recent, & the Patient your, ftrong, vigorous, and livel ; Ifthcycancat freely, ail flecp well , there is all t: polfible figns of recover; and fo much the better at. ealler if in a Woman n: with Child, or in a Boc not fcorbutick. IX. Tl Iia p. XII. Practical pjpficfe LJ! IXI. The Indicatlones Cw l^tiva are thefe: Obfiru- Jlkons muft be opened, hy- ^Jjiick Vapours or Fumes , ituft be quieted, the acid jJfSlts and Juices muft be al- f od and Humours,and the f^ioly habit of the body. mil ;ni |SVL But more effedually Jianfwer both the firft In- mporition is moft excel- >Mt: Take Venice or Strashurgh ^t^^^^pentine two Ounces , Angelis f.^^neralis^ Bezoartkum Mine- , j^tj, am enough to make the ^yrLjentine uf into fills : Dole 'jf^ Dram, or a Dram and ;iiif; andinfome cafes two J jj^tjams. It is a moft efFedu- ujiiMedicament for the Pur- !i,)'resintendedj and not e- 1 ;.gh to he valued ; and (much the more efpecial- ) if it be given in a Icor- ) ick habit of Body^ and A ere the Sick has loit the 1 of their Limbs. :VILThe fourth Indicati- ) is to evacuate the mor- .) ck Gaule^ or peccant Hu- ^ 'Ur, which you may moft npleatly accompliih with 'r2^;Pilula Mirahiles, for they ''^ytven from one Scruple to j'Jl^f a Dram j wonderfully ;.' jkry off the offending mat- P&pfiCfet ^3 ter_, and draw it away even from the moft remote parts of the Body : Or in- ftead of them, you may ul« my Family Tills (thofe which are made according to my laft defignation, by which they are much improved in their Virtues and Goodnefs^ which can be only had of me, and fiich as have them from my hand, not from Hollier^ or his Accomplices, for that he knows neither the Names, Number^ or Na- • ture^ Preparation , or Pro- portion, of any thing con- tained in them, as they are now prepared by me: So that I modeftly affirm, one Box of this Preparation is really worth three Boxes, for all that I know ten, 01 any of thofe made and Ibid without my order or con- fent.; Thefe Family-Pills may be given , three, four^ five, or i\yi in number^accor- ding to Age and Strength. If the Patient cannot taks Pills, they may purge with Vinum Catharticum^ ffee it in my Thylaxa Medic, Lib. 2, , cap; 44. j one of the moft ex- I cellent things in the World, i VIII. The *4 S AL M / XVIIL The fifth and kft Indication is Vital ^ or to ftrengthen and reftore the hurt and weakned parts, which is done both by Inter- nals and Externals : For In- ternals I propofe chiefly our TwBure ofKermes^ to be ex- hibited in a Glafs of Wine, or other convenient Vehi- cle half a fpoonful at a time morning and night. To this purpofe ferves our TinBura AntifttonupnBura Corallorum^ ("which are no mean things J given in the fame manner j O N'S Lill. as alfo our Totefiates Vrr*. tum^ given to twenty , or d' ty, or forty drops in />, Outwardly you may bae che Stomacbj Abdomen^ J Back, with the fame; ;d now and then to comf t the Bowels, give this G'- ^QViTahe VeniceTurfentintM Ounce ^ Telk of one Egg ; grl them well together in a Mom till they are well mixfy t add to them Chtcktn'Br^ choice Canary y of each hah Vinty (four A^ua Bezoar-^ an Ounce ; mix , and exhib warm, Salmon. CHAR XIII. OfanAFOSTEME. I. 4 N Abfcefs or Apo- jCjl fteme, is an Aggre- gation of Matter in a muf culous or flefliy part, with an intention to break out ; the Precurfor of which , is always Pain and inflamation; And it is for the moft part known by tumour or fwel- ling of the part, with great heat and continual pain. IL If therefore painC« any part of the Body , A there be a fufpicion tit Matter is gathered there if the Sick Iweats, or there lO a natural Diaphorefs^ efpii* ally about the Face, and ic pain yet continue, you n) certainly concludc,that ^^ ter is gathered togetheiii the part, though the ColJ! thereof be not changed ; i< J hap. xm. !!"'tferefore in its dm feafon it y^Mi be opened, that the ^^ "'.cjngregated Matter may be ^'^^i iIII. I remember once I '^f?"|Jis fent for to a little Boy, out ten years of Age^ who play had hurt his Leg: fijpie Child Complained ve- s ^^^mently^and almoitalway J'^'ittedoutj yet no great ap- ^•"•^rance of an Apofteme: ^' ^^lere was no outward dif- ^^^^oringjor inflammation, or '* "lircely any appearance of pTumor ; but at length a fall geiieral fwelling over p whole Leg^ and the ve- dnient pricking pain was ly in one particular part jreof: I applied Matuj^a- es or Ripeners ^ , which idc the general Tumor aini i>re apparent; but the pain ly, Lially continued J and the on blour of die Skin was the licfi ne as formerly^ or as that tfeo ithe other Leg , without wy protuberance, or place lotjinting out, where it ought onrfbe open'd. When I thought iJti^A'as time to open it, 1 did iti^/vkh an Incifion-knife^up- (;t the very place of the pain, which was about three Inches, or more, below th^ Knee, on the outfide of the Leg ; after opening of it^ the Child had immediately eafe ; and I took out of the Jpofieme^ of welj-digefted Matter, about three q'.'arter^ of a Pint, at leverai times : And then I cured it after the general method of healing Apoltemes. Salmon. IV. 'Tis true, Guido ad- vifes to tarry till Naturd caufesan Apodeme to breaks becaufe he thinks that which is made by Nature, is' better than that which is done B}'' Art: But by Experience I know otherwils^ and, with A'vicenna^ am fully of Opi- nion ^ That an Apofteme which is broaght to ripened, ought immediately to be opened, for that many evils flow from Matter kept toa long in the Abfcels , and fometimes uivert or (eize upon more noble Parts, in- fedingthe Nerves and Muf» cles, and ib me times corru.'^ pting the Bone, to the very great> if not irreparaDiedaa- ger of the Sick. a SALMON'S Lib./ V. And for this Reafon it is , That Buh^i ( in the Plague^or^ Pefiilential Fever) when they appear^ weha- ften their ripening with fo much vehemency,and fome- times are forced to open them before they are per- fedly ripe, left the poifo- nous Matter fliould revert inwardly , and its malign Fumes, ftrike to the Hearty and fmice the vital Spirits. VI. But again on the con- trary, too much hafte ought not to be made to open an Apofteme , before it be throughly ripe, (except in malign Dileafes, as aforefaid, and where the hazard of Life, for that Caufe is very great, or a Mortification is beginning^) left a mortifica- tion of the part (from the Crudity of the Humour, not yet turn'd into Tus) lliould enfue , or a violent Fever, wich fometimes Convulfions ; tor that fuch an untimely Operation. does indeed much more excite the pain than the Tumor it felf, and caules a new conflux of Humors, VII. But befide thcf- mer Reafbns,fora haftyo ning of the Ablcefs, the following alfb conclude I* Where the heat of part is languid or weak, i i the Sick wants fleep. Where it is evident, thcris is a very great plenty of N t- ter, which Nature caqiB difpofe of' 3. Whenil Matter is feated deep, th-?, and wide at bottom. 4.Wi n it is adjacent to a princil I Member, which may h n danger of being hurt or a> ded by the malign Fui a thereof, y. If it be on)r near the Joints, left the c" roding Humor , thus de; , Incd., fliould feize uponjfj eat the Ligaments. 6. 1'^' be in a glandulous part, caufe they are more fub to putrefaction, and the u ting of them hurts but lie 7Laftly, If it be upon Bo ;s, Nerves, or Tendons, ajin Wbitloes and Fellons, wl:h happen to the Nails and ]> gers ends, where for war oi leafbnable opening, the Ei If the malady he deep. It is to he confdered whether ' that place be nervot^s. or no;. . ¥ t ^ If ^3 S A L M O N'S If it he iv'ithoHt Nerves, tht JBual Cautery , as a red-hot Iron is to be chofe?t ; (becaufe it ftrcngthens the parts it touches; ) hut if Nerves he near^ the ABual Cautery^ or Fire, ik not proper ^ for that it is certainly ('according to Hippoa-ates) an Enemy to the Ivierves : In this cafe , you ought to ufe the Incifion-knife ^ cr Lane J, XI L It remains then to be determined }h other cafes^ whether the potential Caute- ry, or the Knife is beft ; or if each at fome times are beft, which that beft is. We will connder, from Barbet , the Conveniencies and Incon- venience of each : Firft^ As to the potential Cautery^ it has thcfe Conveniencies in it : r. That it does not af- fright a faint-hearted Pati- enr. 2. Nor does it caufe very much pain, efpecially if you ufe the famed Caute- ry ol" thefe timcSj viz,. Dutch Sccip mixed 7pith Quick- lime, which cats deep enough to the I'lcili^ and much more gentle than the Hololerick Cautery of Tardus : \et^ thck 'Inconveqicuces arcj Lit). ', apt to attend it: i.It corrocs fometimes much deeper a! farther about than isneedi by reafon of its jfpreadir notwithftanding the def< iative. 2. It is Ibmc hon, before it perfedly does ta operation; which^iftheF. [; mor be maligant, will rt permit of it. 3. The Efd : does not prefently fall off,)i that if you would have ti Matter brought forth pijj fently, you muft ule the J- cifion-knife or Lancet, Ir all that ; nor is it polfible \ avoid thefe Inconveniencii t rnci t tie: XIIL Secondly^ As to t Knife, it has thefe ineo- veniencies; i. That Patients are afraid of 2. That it is fuppofed caule much pain; but t fear is prevented by n; fpeaking of it; and the pa: is of no great moment, b ing more in name^ than 1 power: yet it has the; Conveniences witl^al. i . }| the Knife, or Lancet, y/i,j may make the Apertion long, and as deep, as y<. pleaie, or the Apoften: requires. 2. You ver}' quic ly conje at the Matte, whei- :hap: xin. ^hereby it is id the Patient eafed. 3. The imaining Matter, not yet ■ igefted, will be more eafi- ' maturated J by external pplicationSj aflifted with '^ fnternals. 4. There will not j' |e a long continued gleet- Shg (which often attends |rumours^ or Apollems up- ' In the Glandules ) being fpened with Cathereticks. I'pr Apoftems behind the j^arSj in the Neck, Arm- ^^y.^xtSj and Groins^ arife from Bfbrdned Glandules, fiU'd "^^^With preter-natural Hn- inpurs : Thefe Glands are ^fo Covered with a proper Coat, '•^^ vhich being hurt, a gleeting icceflarily follows; for the funicles being broken or opened, the Glandule can leither prelervc it fclf, nor )ts Humour, but a gleeting '■ viU continue fo long, 'till he hole in the Tunicle is ;ured, or the whole Kernel s yanilhed and confumed. ':'^ XIV. The Apoftemebe- ng opened, you mud not • let all the Matter (if it be iiuch) out at once ; for :hcrc would be a too greac rpcnding of the Spirits ac Poetical pijpficft. ^9 evacuated, one time : But for theaffwa- ging of the pain, you muli: let out only Ibme part of it ; and afterwards make the evacuation by degrees; bi- caufe that the remaining concooied Vus helps to ri- pen that which is yet unripe^ if any be ; as alfo to keep the natural heat of the parr, to cut, deterge, Mztn, and diffolve all the Reliques of the Apoiicme, beyond the power of any Topick Medi- cinG whatfoever. Xy. When all the Mat- ter is evacuated at once, it often caufes a fainting or fwooning, from the excee- ding great lols of Spirits ; the remaining undigelied Mat- ter oftentimes grows fo hard and fcirrhous , that the Af- fed becomes incurable, to which Refolvents or Emol- lients are applied in vain ; the fii'Il confuming vyhq,t is thin, leaving the remainder hard like a Stone : chelatter, wanting ft rength and an at- tenuating force , to divide the Matter into its liiialle.i^t Particles: Nor can this bs done by any thing but the ?m it felf, which is bath con- F J tiguoiii SALMON'S Lib.. ^**guous and continuous^ with the remaining undigefted Humor^ being the neareft efficient ^ and of the fame Species, and therefore only and alone able to cut, atte- nuate, and prepare the re- maining Matter.- XVL Therefore, asfbon as the Skin grows fofc with the Matter in it , the Apo- fieme is to he opened, and, if the Patient be not fearful, with the Lancet or Knife, that fiich other proper Re- medy as Nature requires rnay be applied, left the pu- rulent Matter ihould corrupt other parts or Veflels with- in ; and the Incifion or A- pertive ©ught to be fo large, as the nature of the part, and magnitude of the Apofteme require; Which if it be skil- fully done^ afflids both lefs and a Ihorter time than a Cautery ; and immediately alfo brings the defired help, without any prejudice to ei- ther fide, the Skin being on- ly cut in a right line ; v/here- as aCaailick will (Tpight of ail prevention) extend it felf both lengthways Sc breadth- V;'ays; whence many times '(ly arifes cruel pains, and grc; inflammation, both in t> parts immediate, and fhdilj/": adjacent to the Cauftick,at* J? lb leave a large Efcharii r- which is not only long ^^^ falling off, but the part I3 barOj is flowly and with d ficulty reftored; XVIL Moreover,Tum€ which keep the native G lour of the Flefh and Ski and but flowly maturate, fi dom grow copped or ri much ; (as in our Examp" of ail Apofreme in the Le; at SeB: 7, aforegoing ; j ar therefore you muft not wa ^J* for a head before you ope ^^^' It. S af'i XVlILIf you open an Ei^' pofieme near fome intern 1 Cavity^ as the Breaft^ ( Abdomen, you muft who ly rejed Injedions mac with a Syringe, left fori part of it fhould enter int the Cavity, where it migl not only caufo grievoi Symptoms, but alfo pro\ the death of the Sick. XIX. Apoftemsinthel 1 mundoiies. Throat, an j bshin 1 thind the Ears^ ought to t opened rather too foon^ t in to flay for a full ma- t ation; not only becaufe i Symptoms many times Ixeed^ but Life it felf is l"}: Of which Fabricim i'ldanus gives you fome ex- iiplesj which are worth Dting. XX. A certain Woman in is City had an Apofteme a her left fide, near the ; eins of her Back, lb that hen ripe, it covered partly e Side, partly the Back, id partly the Hip, being i large as an ordinary Four- ^nny-loaf This had been velve or fourteen Weeks a athering; leveral Phyfici- nsand Chyrurgions were ricertained.and many things /ere done without any refit to the Patient; nor ideed could they all tell ^'hat the Difeale was. At 3ngth the Apofreme ap- >arendy manifefted it felf; hey were then confulted :bout opening of it>but none )f them was willing to do it, heyallfearing her immediate leath. At length I was feat Practical pijpGclt. 7' for,to view it; it was a great and wonderful Tumor, and not without apparent ha- zard and danger; yet it was my Opinion it fhould be opened, (for as the Proverb is. While there is Ltfe^ there may he hof"'^ the Patient confented to it, and I did 'v: There was near two Quarts of digefted Matter gathered together; (for the timeroufnels of the Phyfi- cians and Chyrurgions had kept it too long from being opened) this Matter I eva- cuated by degrees; I took out almoft a Pint at the firft, ( giving the Sick immedi- ately a Dram, or tv/o, oi my Afi^ BeZjOartica y to fupport her Spirits,) and in about five or fix Days time, the whole fubfiance of the Pus was evacuated. And finding that it had made no inroads into the cavity of the Abdomen^ I foon clean- fed the Ulcer, and in lefs than fix Weeks time left the Patient perfedly well XXI. Hence it is to be obferved. That though an Apofleme may Ibmetimes F 4 happen 7^ S A L M O N?S alfo averrs happen to be in a dangerous plade, and withal> through either the negled, tinieroaf- nefi, or unskilfclnefs of the Artift, the Apertion has been too long deferr'd^ whereby apparent danger is ihiminent; yet the learn- ed Phyfician iliould pru- dendy put on fo much Courage^as to leave nodiing iinatrempted towards the iiving of the Sick^ fo long as there is Life, and the cafe 6nly doubtful; H la; lii;' XXII. Some Authors fay. That" AbiceifGS \, or Apo- Itemes may be difculfed af- ter they are fuppuraced; two Exniaples of which Ri-veri- Trs brings, Obfirvat. 47 5, & 474, Where one Vomeret cured a f r^purated Apo- jferne in his Daughter^ a- bcu: Qv^'i years of Age. The Apoftcme was ("faith lie) on die out-fide of her nether Jaw _, on the light- fide of her Face ^ and fap •pu rated. He ^ (from die Aurb.ority of Gmdo ^ who laith. That (Lippuratcd Apo- it ernes are lb me times cured by diicudion^ and from the ;.xpcrimeiU of Parjeffs^yvho Lib. that he had a red a fuppurated Apoftemt with crude Mercury, mix,, with Diapalma Emplaftct \A/hich difculfed the ftme It he, I fay J in imitadon (| liot' them, mixed a Dram of AM jniii curyj with an OuncG of Dit falma-, and applied it to th faid fiippurated Tumon ai^ within four days he affirnj it was perfedly difculfec i He alio faith, that he di Mf the fame thing again on th fame Daughter, who havin an O edematous or Flegmatit Tumor fuffurahd upon th Region of her Loins , big as the palm of one B Hand, it was difcuft withi a few days by the lame Plai (fk: fier. But in order to thl performance of this, it is re : quired, i. That the fuppi: • rated Matter be Imall i ' quandty. 2. That it b thin 2nd ferous. '5. TnaBlN it be iiear the Sidn, anci nc in any deep parc,4.That it b in a Ibtt-Ueihed, Itrong anr youthful Body. 5'. That i alio be in the Summ.er fe^ Ion of the year. XXTIT. Thefe ane gre^ Authorities^ andfo mucl^i ■ . • ' the Cip. xiii. P?atfical mmK n :ly may do upon their own done ^ for the Tumors not ce, may torce a kind of bsing opened, their jjudg- -A ef : But a Mind exercifed * ' ' V'h Reafon, and defirous )iL ruth, can hardly enter- al them, befides the hazard u [ danger that may follow il;r fuch an Operation; for jvere think you muil that or.^fs of Putrefadion go, if e difcuftJ The whole ftance of it cannot pafi h the pores of the wit if any thing, only the and watery part can :^ The thick putrified tter, if it dilTolves, muft rert either into the Blood d I folid Subftance of the 111, or both ; which can- : but corrupt the Body, d fill it full of ill Humors 'inging from {uch a cor- lop Jpt Seed of Diiealesjwhence Jttars, Ringworms , Mor- ew^5cruf, Leprofie, King's il, Scurvy, Pains, Aches, |.menefs, even an Army of tendent Difeafes will pof- ly fucceed. So that if the JiiPng may be pollible , I rce think it prudent to rempt fuch a Work. Nor >es h yet appear by all at thele Men have faid. at any luch thing has been J ceived by ments might deceive them ; and they may take that for granted) which never was: A very admirable Example of this kind I could inftance, of a pretty large Apoftemc Cas it was thought) by feve- ral Phyficians and Chyrur- gions, my felf being pre-fent there alfo: The Man had been in much pain, but now was pretty eafie ; The Chy- rurgeons^ were for opening of it, as judging it to be iiip- purated; but: the Patient's being eafie would not per- mit it; he only kept it cove- red with a Diapalma Plafier^ and in a Months time, the Tumor was dilcuft, and the Sick well. Now 1 am of Opinion, that here was no fuppurated Apofteme. How- ever, from the aforefaid Ob- lervations of thole learned Men, tbis may be noted: I. That a Mercurial Em° plafler applied to feveral j forts of Tumors, may be ex- I ceeding ufeful, more efpe- i c^ally it they be not fuppu- I rated. 2. That it is poffiblq the wifeif Artilt may be de- appearanccs m Difeafes ■I 74 SALMON'S Difeajfes of this kind, where the infides of Things are not feen into, though many times they may judge right. Salmon. 5CXIV, Moreover, The declenfion of the fihns are heedfully to be obferved in opening an Apoftemc, that you may not cut crofs them : For^ as Rolfincim obferved^ an ignorant Barber opening an Apolleme on the fore- head, did it crofs- ways : 'Tis true^ the Ulcer was cured ; but the Patient v/as ever af- ter deprived of the benefit of his EyeSj except when he pafted Qp his Eyebrows with PUaers. XXV. If pain feiza any part of the Body^ and you fear that Matter is gathered there ; if the Sick fweats,and the pain continue^ 'tis po- fitively to be concluded; and jhbugh the colour of the part be not changed^ yet it muft be opened to let out the Matter ; which if it be but litde y it may well e- hough , and without any prejudice,run all out at once. and preffii out preffing; indeed is to be avoidi,s Cbecaufe it many times d( hurt,) unlefs the Psps Matter be lodg'd inforae mote place from the Orifi m XXVI. In opening of j Apofteme upon the B tocks, you muft be care not to cut the great Nei which lies under , or laj bare, left it be hurt by co for thereby it will leave Thigh for ever after i numbed. which Is re*dy to run with- 1 efpecially Bcx,oi^ XX VII.5>/x;i^ f^ith.that mong all things which mc y or promote the excretion if Matter, antimonial Me cines are raoft to be co rnended : For ffaith he^ ^f have often obferved, i they have a Virtue to ,c red all Evils brought on^ Body by Matter , and hinder the produdioh new : Becaufe Antimony not lejfs ferviceable to purification of Man's VtoQ than it is to that of Gc , if it be rightfully prq* red and adminlftred, /| timonium Diapboretkum^mil (kH Ms 5K if. IP li :| xin. ^wrticaipspficfe. [lothe continual generati- 31 of Matter from corrupt .5]od; and any other alte- ■2ve Medicine made of \ imony , efpecially the B.fam, made according to \ : our of its Flowers. Bal- ■ u^f hurts Anlfatum^ is good for the fame. a urn yXVIII. And to this pur- ^5 I commend my Ange- ■ iMimraliSy or my VthliZ '3' iylica ; if given according -jj he Directions in my Vhy- ! Medicine ^ Lib. I. Cap. 6c f ;, For they not only W p the Flux of Matter to '•'.^ :he part, hinder the ge- ^^" ration of new, but alfo ^ Ipofe the whole habit of ^'' Body, and all Humors '*reot to a healing tem- toi KXIX. If there beanin- 2" Ird Apofteme , Natare ctw 'nmonly breaks it; yet ii^3 bgs proper for the fame t^ ^ht to be given; for sj 'lich Jpurpofe ibme cora- dH md Anifated BalfamofSul- 'fr: When it is broken and i :ome an Ulcer ,it is clear- «i and fully cured by taking W fqme time orcontinu- 7$ ance Antmonlum Diafhore- ticum^ or JBezoar Mmerale^ or fome other moreeiFedual refined Medicine made of Antimony , whofe Elixir j Magiftery,Eflence,or Pow- ers, will perform things won- derful, although they fee%n incredible to moft, not on- ly in curing this Difeafe^ which is dangerous and hard to be cured, but alfo other like Diftempers which may at any time feize the Fi- fcera. XXX. Some Men com- mend tke Juice of Water- Creffes, as alio the Juice of Garden Crefles , drained ^ and drank> for the fpeedy breaking of inward Apo- ftemes in the Body. This is good: Take Muftard- feed, grind it well with Wa- ter ; then with a liifficienc quantity of Water, wafli out the Virtue from it , which Water fweeten with Ho- ney, and drink it, XXXI. To ripen alfo an external Tumor, you may apply a Cataplafm made of Water- creffe^ and Garden- creffes beaten up with Hogs Lard ; TiZ S A L M Lard: A Cataplalm al(o of Goofe-dung freth and hot, of Pidgeons or Hens or dung will do the lame. Or this : Takt CreJJescut andhrui-l fed welly Goofe-dung ^ H^ns O N ' S lil| dung^ Pidgeons dnng , 'ij one handful'^ Goofe-greafe t. it Ounces 5 ivtth Fouder of Aw Roots y make a Cataplafm, i| my Sjnopfis Medic. Lib. cap. z\,fecl. 50^ Jin Mil i^l CHAP. XIV- Of the rUKVSK r- I. • ' I ^ Is certain, That every ^ "^ Thrujh has its rife from a morhifick Acid j and that is the true Reafon they are fo frequent in Children ; And in Children ^ rather than in thole of riper Age ; and this is tirll caufed either from ill Milk in the Nurfe^, fpolling the Stopiach of the Child , or from^ a natural Weaknefs of the part^ and fharpnels of Humors there ; which curdling the Milk, breeds or encreafes the acid Humor fomuch/till it comes to that acidity , as to cor- rode the Skin ; fo that the Mouth and parts adjacent, {ecm as if it was a part fcal- ded^and in {bme^ as if it was {calded^ and the Skin rut off. Olil ti a II. Thefirfi thing then f to be confdered in the Curt to abforh the acid Humor ^ that with all the ffeed may he : F()r the fbrenel ® the Mouth ^ though it bad enough J yet is not which indicates the grea danger ; inafmuch as ej acid Humor may be carii dowq into the Bowels^ d do the fame thing there. :t leaft caule gripings, Ihp prickings of the Bowels, d (ometimes a vehement Fl:, if not a bloody Flux; whli does not always go alo;,i but are many times atti- 1(1 Cap. xivi Practical pDpficfc ^7 :dd with dire Symptoms, as 1 therewith muft be expelled ; ;Cnvulfions/Fevers,ai«idthe for otherwife it will lie both in the Bowels and VeffelSj and there corrupt or grow fowre again ; and indeed ic eafily reliinies its former ttate. li'. 11. It is alfo to he noted ^ Tit where thts acid Matter )r Spirit extravagantly fre- V is tn little ones^ by reafon of i foftnefs and duBilenefs of tfarts^ the Jaid acid fenetra- ';-, and through a thoufand Hcacies acfcending up to the tin, being volatilized by infant-heat and fubtilty V. The acid is correBedwiti Alcalies^ and fuch indeed arc heffj which may hefi.andwith moft eafe and the lea ft danger^ he gi'uen to Children: Such he Spirits^ it ftrikesupon I are impalpable Poudeis of Ventricles of the Brain^ 1 feizing as it were upon Subftance of the Brain^ itaminating all the ani- 1 Spirits with its acidity^ oi-thwith caufes an Epi- te: And this is the true ►iind ofthisDifeafe^which often and (b much af- fts Children J which might ily be prevented in the ,„ dnning^ were but care I iely taken to deprefs the J, and fweeten the juve- } Juices. pi rcn ]i |iV . The next thing is, to d the Excrements cr Mat- contaminated with the acid: mult not only correct abforb the acid Humor^ the Mat.^r affected Crahs Eyes , Pearls^ Corral^ Salt of Tartar^ Lapis Hama- titis y Antimonium Diapho- reticum^Bez^ar Minerale, Cin- nabar of Antimony J which laft being levigated into (ub- til Powder^ is a moft abfo- lute thing. Oujt of thefe things you may make the following Prefcriptions^ or the like. VI.- lake impalpable Pcti* der of Crabs Eyes ^ from cne Scruple to half an Ounce; Sy rup of Poppies i7i^o Drams ^ mix for a Dofe. Or this : Jake Bezoarticym Minerak cne Scruple) Syrup (f Toppies cr of Plant am ^ enough to ma- lax it for cne Dcfe. Or this : Take Aniimmum Diaphore- licitrig 7S SALMON'S ticum ten Grains ^ Cinnabar of Antimony one Scruple : All he" ing in fine Vender , let them be given in a little Milk. Or this : Jake Bezoar Mine- rale, Cinnahar of Antimony in hnfalfahle foucter^ .^ana fifteen Grains ; mix for a Dofe, And, fome of thefe things are to be taken Morning and Night for four or five days. Thefe Dofes are for elder Perfons; but if for ChiK dren^ you muft diminilli the Dofe accordingly, Ex. Gr. Take Bszoar Minerale four Grains^ Cinnahar of jdntimonj eight Grains ; mix for a Dofe, Or this ; Take Salt of Tartar eight Grains^ Cinnahar of An- timony fix Grains 5 mix them. VIL To carry off the morhi- fick Matter^ the vulgar Phyfi- €ians commonly furge Chil^ promote the healing. XIX, This is alfo chferr tk Refe- water and Sugar : 'vahle^ That of in the curings hat it draws to it the aeiai of other Ulcers^ Driers areufedi \tour that hurts the Sto-\fo on the contrary much fpitting i^y a»;d fo by degrees! « good hen, as if the Patienc [irs the parts afte($ted;| was in a Flux ; for then it is Q cured 82 tnircd with the more ipeed and eafe. In other Ulcers^ things that temper ihe ncV Acrimony^and then dry a e X:fcd: In this, you nvu ^^- u-c Inch i:l-^n.;s u nuy tem^^r t^e (aid AddJ^ but withal SALMON'^ Lit; this: TAeHmen o^Rofe/h^ an 0:m7e, 0/t \d in JVa'er ^ Ttht 'haif(d Dec t!?on r^ a de in- to (t thick Sp-u^ wiih Honey \ bvringruhhct' u'^ on the place, it is ^ooci. Others commend n D* coiticn of Cinoisfe' oil Roots : mi:c^ and v^ajlj ihe tneutbtf mthit.^xv: River i.^fs fakh^t the heft and only Remet "if ou may aSo^ it you pjeafe^ is, Sprit of Vitriol or Sulfb uic .'he I eaves too. A Be- coBion (f S-ivcry in Wine, is feiu to do it in two or three davs. If it be niahgnantj ItJcr cults Saxoniaj ufed Lixi- 'Viptm cf Tartar y or Vitriol- Water , by which he con- quered them.y^e/firft waflies th;i part well^ then lays on (if there be no Inflamm; on,) which in thofe that \ grown, may be ufed alof Dip a little Cotton , boij to the end of a flick, in and give the Sore a Ijl touch; forfoafimple thi is cured in a moment. GHA M M ■i H lapjXV. J^^aiticaipiji'acfe* 85 CHAP. XV. Of a QVINSEr, A ^^u'tnfey is an Tnflam £\ matien of the Mulcles the yaws and Throat , ich hetng [welled^ do fiop I contraB the ftajjages of 'athtng and Su/ailo'win^ : is Inriimniation polfelTcs h Tharjnx and Larynx: e Fharynx or Fatues^ is hinder and lower part ^he Mouth, which can- be feen^unlefs the Mouth opened wide^ and the |r»gue held down, being beginning of the Mouth |:he Gullet, (and by ibme that Reafon is called the 'oat;) Its iiibftance is iiy^ performing its at- tive motion by jtrait J and its expulfive by I as are Orbicular ^ it con- s two Bones, the Os Hy- and the Lambdoides: las alfo four Cartilages '^ fomewKat great, long, round, in the Belly of ps Hyoides^ and two lef- adjacenc to the Hprm thereof; as alfo, four pair if Mufcks. The Larynx is che head, or upper pa,ic of che Wind- pipe, fuuatq in the Neck, and that in the middle thereof, being, but one in Number^ that there might be but one Voice, of a roundifh Figure, that it might be hollow for the Voices lake, which is ftrait in Youth, whereby the Voice is ftirill, but largec in elder Perfons, whereby the Voice is bigger, and more grols, and contain;? feven pair of Mufcles^ five Grtjles : Feins from the la-^ ternal Jugular; Arteries from the larger branch of the C5:sof the fanguinous Hu- pir appendent thereto, probably take away the linent danger and peril of ij which in this Difeafe is lufual By this means bvulfion being made, the bx of Humours to the affeded , is in fome .fure ftopt. becaule , VII. But if the Tumor h not 'very great y or while tht Sick can yet indifferently fivaU lo-iify it is good to make other Evacuations *y and the Sick may now the better bear them, becaufe the great danger in this Difeafe pro- ceeds not lb much from the weaknefs of the Body^ ai the opprefSon and hurt of a fingular part. Now the Queftion is, Whether vhis Evacuation ought to be by Vomit, or by Stod^ or by both. 1. For M in other Inflam- [ ^,ons^ Blood %s let^ not in f'' B of that Matter Tvbich ^^jlready caufed an Apfieme 'e farty hut for frefervati- fake ^ in reJpeB to the ter yet flowing^ and in- hg the Inflammation : 16 here they prefcribe hotomy in the beginning, the Inflammation, con- lilly increafaig (before Remedies could be :)nably applied) by the inual afflux of Humors^ efent Suffocation fhould ft u VIII. Somi are for Vomi^ ting ^ others are agalnfi it^ for that^ as they faj^ it draws the Humours fiill upwards to the Throas, To which we Anfwer^ That a Vomit on- ly draws the Humors into the Stomach , And does no- thing more than expel them by the Throat : Antl if the Humours from moft of the adjacent parts congregate in the Stomach, /*tisno mat- ter whether they be at- traded or lentj 'tis pofSble the Fauces^ and parts adja- cent to them, may ia fome maxxncr be emptied by this G I kind S6 SALMOISTS kind of revulHon or deriva- tion, (du'e 30a whether;} But this is CO ije c hfidercd that this kind of opera nor ought to he only in luch as eafiiy Vomit, and arj noc naturally averle to it, and while yet the Pal ages are l(^ wide^ as indifferently to Lc the Matter pais through. }l otherwife, you will caule a SulioCr tion inltead ofanE- vacuation^ and kill the Pa tient inilead of Curing. IX. A'^'Cng many otheys^ I 're?9femher two J^tcial Examples cf Cures of a Quinfeji-^ 'whub I did by Vomaing. In the fir ft . it fo efedually evacuated the Matter, that the Inflam- mation abated in miediarelv, and the lumoi dilappcared and wholly went away without any orher operator.^ or intension otCu^e . In tht €ther ^ by reafon ot thi. jfl.aiivng of the parts^ ano violence of Vomiting^ th . Tumor ( being come ic ripencfs) b oke in the vei\ a<^ of Vonidng, and the Pat'ent had an immediate relief; the remaining pan of the Cure being done af- ter the manner of a common Ulcer. Lilll But E/uactitions j may much better Ji X, Stocl. fafcr be performed'^ and thot h nany times Pu-ghig dis lot vvhollv do the Cure, it it for the mofl part ev^s the Peril, which is the pr -ipal marter in tliis Cu, ror that Nature it ielf wol erform the work alonq HitFocadon did not previ it. XI. In this cafe it ma dtmanded^ that if Vurgm n^c jjary^ What kmris of I o-es thole ^re v^jich ouo-lt tk ujed in this caje : 1 o wh'b I Anfwer; Such as -s '>rong ar.d violent^ th. i iufficRn. derivation ma nia. e downwaids: Fo you Purge J and it be) weaklv as not to deiive viaucr, you do nothi \ Oil are to remember ' le danger ot Lite is i (tut, SLwd therefore tha! is neceliary , by violci and foice to draw back le peccant Matifeir XII. In order to this.k ExtraB (?/Colocynthis {nM With Water by long biyhimi\[ W (lip. XV. J of moft note : You may l f/eit from five Grains to ^^^elve or fifteen, in ftrong Indies: It Purges admi- M^i and carries off the ^iiiorbifick Caufe to a won- '4.i\ Or this: Take of the ^^\j;d ExtraB eight Grains^ Ex- ^2^ ^f Aloef ( made with 4aterJ or.e Scrufle 'y mix for ^Dcfe Ir diverts excellent- , and derives the Blood- the lower parts. Or this; )ih of the ExtraB cf Aloes wijl'e Scruple^ of Colo cy nth is f^ii *rht Grains^ of Turtfethum f iinerale four Grains'^ mix ii\ r a Dofe. This ought to )i i given only to firong Bo- i) ies, but where it may be til iiven, or does prevail^ ic m oes wonders- F(^ k : XIII. Ifany^ouUOhjeSi, !'.'{ hat by reafon cf the Turbith i \4ineral y the Humors iVGuld t\ ow to the Throat the more, is \)here they already are too tl mchj and fo augment theDH ■mafe; we anfvv^er. No. The . ' risknefs of the Catharticks -ould make its whole Ef- ids downwardSjWhile that, , y its melting Property, it ■ iiffolves the near or con- , oin*d Caufe of the Difeafe^ p?actfcaipepCcfe sy and fo carry all off by ftobl 5 But fuppofe ic fhould be othervi^ile, it would yet put the Sick out of peril ; for if its effeds were upwards, fo as to caufe a Flux , it muft needs open the mouths of the falivatick VelTcls, and fo take away the Diieafe that way, whicli is as ratio*, ,nal as can be propofed. XIV. I care not greatly if I relatt a Hijiory cf this ktnd^ done by a Mountebank in thii City I A young Man having an exquifiteQiiin(ey,fent for- this Man ; who coming to view him, and looking up^ on his Throat , and not knowing or apprehending what his Difeafe was ; but miftaking in hisjudgmentj and thinking it to be thtfox, gave him a lufty Dofe of Turbith Mineral ^in a Dram of Mithridate : This (the Hu- mours being beforehand in Flux,and filling thofe parts)iii fifteen or fixteen hours rime, put him into a fevere Flux^ and in lefs than twenty four hours, put him out of the peril of Death ; for he {pit out the Caufe of the Difeafe, and fluxing twenty two or - G 4 tw^ty '88 SALMON'S Lib: twenty three days_, was per- fedly cured without any more to do. Had he truly known the Difeafe, it n?-uft have been accounted a very bold and rafli attempt, and not, with lafety,, to be ad- ventured ; but as as it fell out, it proved very fortu- nate and fuccesful ; for though the Sick had a great deal of trouble and pain,yet lie did very well at laft. You Icnow whit the Proverb is, l^ere is no Carmn will kill a XV* Seeing t her ef ore ^t hat a ^infey is a moft acute Difeafe^ ^thatfometimes it takesawaja manin one day ^the great remedies are to be ufed with mighty care ^md diligence. River ius advifes immediately to ietBloud^and that to twenty, twenty four, ©r thirty Ounces , hue by degrees, on that fide moft iaf5i<^ed : Saxonia and Rol- pmm advifes , to have it don& under the congue.Zr^/- 'limm in a defparate Quin- iie opens the Ji^ular Veins. In thefe things , you muft exercife your Realon. Some are for bleeding in the Leg ev lower parts', others for] the Arm, becaufe they 1^ it makes better Revulfu and caufes left weaknels. XV J. In giving inii^ard ly medies^you ought to let therm in the form of a Totion^not ti Pill or Bolus ^ becaule of t: difficulty of fwallowir< and if the Sick fhould be _ voked to vomiting, by vi fbn of the force, the ft raj ^ed Paffage, and folid m| ter of the Medicine ^ might hazard ftrangling. XVII. If y OH bleed the tient^ ycu may purge him day following^ (mt_ waiii for the Cotton of Hut becarife the Difeafe admits\ no Truce'y) yea, if it be v( violent, you ought to pur even the fame day. Syi ham faith with gentk dicines^ (but it is like a gr^ many more of i hat Gem man's Miftakes ; ) I lay, muft be with Ihong, ail^ fuch as may divert powcj fully downwards; (for til Experience has taught x\\ and I have laved many Li\i : by it ; whereas had 1 irifif wii'h gentle Things, my fij Patients had been infallil lofj Cap. XV. Id:.) To thefe Things you nfy add emollient and ca- -tlrtickClyfters^ which ve- ?3much derive and pro- •r te the Cure. «| ^VIII. When the Afofteme f'g()me to rifenefs^ it 'would be "^'^'l.that Nature would break mlone 5 if not, to fave Life^ "^tiugbt to be cfened. Bar bet !;:i6s us of aQuinfey which he %ed by opening the Apo- ie,li.Tie: It was a Woman; ^- Tonfils were fo fweliedj jl t flie could not iwallow iMiW, but threw whatever flijj took out at her Noftrils : i;!i let her Bloody ufed Ca- i/fdafms and Gargarifms ; nm the fourth day as he was ;fehing the part with a r:^)be, law that the Abfcefs Us ripe: herefolved to treat .\)[- fomewhat roughly; with- ^[i)i: giving her an}/ warning, ,::3t brake it with the ianie ,\f\)hQ y upon which^ when , J: was cured^ ilie laugh'd, o4i\ commended his Indu- ;[i -XIX. If the Af oft €7716 he in irf\bopes offudden breaking, to ]vl ^'e Life, ofening the Ibrcat |i|y be attmjted '^ w\iiQ\i is called Larjngotomy : It is fel- dom put in pra Aifc for fear of Dilgrace_, if the Patient iliould die loon after th^ Operation is ended. For if in a dangerous Quinfey where the Lungs are ob- fl:ru(5ted with Humors, or the Fleura is afRided^ or thofe Parts be any way in- flamed» in thefe cafes_, it is for the moft part done in vain, and only gives occail- on of Reproacli. XX. The Operation is thus performed: Put the Patient into a Cbair with his head leaning back^ as much as he well can; let a Servant,ftand- ing behind him^ take up the Skin on each fide of the forepart of the Neck ; then let the Artift cut the Skin length way s^ with the Muf- cles under it^ juft againll the A^pira Arteria, not far from the pit of the Throaty and with a broad Lancet let him make a Sedionj in the mid- dle Ipace^ between the third and fourth Cartilaginoua Ring, taking diligent care that the Cartilages them?- felves be not hurt : And ha- vio^made ajiole^ he mull put 90 S A L M O put in a Silver Pipe^ not over long, nor to touch the back part of the Wind-Pipe, for then it u^ould caufe con- tinual coughing. By this way the Breath goes and comes to the Lungs, 'till the Inflammation is either dif- perfedj or comes to Suppu- ration, and a paflage for breathing by the mouth be reftored^which ufually comes to pafs in three or four days. Then the Pipemay be taken away, and the Wound cured after the ordinary way, which will quickly be hea- kd. N'S XXI. When the Apofteme comes to Suppurationj, that it either breaks of its own accord, or is opened by In- ftrumcnt, you m.ufi: take care that the Corruption fall not upon the Lung*^ , nor into theStomacb/or fearof fome other Difeale ; but it mult carefully be caft up at the mouth ; and then a Garga- rifin of Hydromel, or Wine and Honey of Rofes, muil be ufed to cleanfe the parts. XXIL Galen, and his Se- Ufitors^ uje cold and afiringevt Lit Gargarifms y in all fcm Quififeys^ contrary to the \ cffts of Hippocrates, : frefcrihes Gargarifms aB hot : The former caufes < tain and fpeedy (uffocat if the congregated Maji be from Phlv'gm Vv^hich; fufes Repercu (lives : / Humours extravalated, {ms king in the Fkfh , wl thick cannot flow ; tl fore they are to be Fluxile with hot Remeti If one taken witha Q^iin do fiaich WalUm) in beginning of the Difel gargle with Spirit of 'A all Inflammations will ofi in about three hours tin I XXIII. There has bet i\ great noife made in the /f'ij about the life of a Sivallhi Nefiy hut the Virtue trul^ in the Dung ivhich jsfcum theNefi', And becauii^ Dung is full of nitrous .^ rj 'tis poffible It may hav fpecilick Virtue againfl Difeafe; and though i iliarp, yet it is v/ithal cutient, and therefore r be proper where tlie Dif ariles from thick Phlen. The Tindure of it raape Dip.XV. p?acticaip!)pficfe^ 9X Jake 0^ our Antidote one Ounce^ Hens Dung, Turpentine, Saf- fron _, ana one Dram * mix rhem, and apjrJy it hot. Or this : Take a ruafted or haked 7 time f I fit in halves ; moijfen It well with Bal am of Am- ber^ and apt) them on hotb /ides the jaws warm. But che old Remedy ^you know, is Album Gracum, dried, pou- deied, 2ind, mixed with Ho- ney ; to be applied as a Ca- tiplafni outwardly J anc^ to beimear the parts withal in- waidiy. XXVII. Some affirm, that the Ajhes of an Owl^ burnt in an earthen Pot^ ) kemg blown into the Throat , are a Jfeafick again ft a Qu'.nfie, fofrning it to admiration, and breaking of iJid ofthe Hazle, orofthe it> Others commend, as a rberry wood, is excellent : ; great Secret^ this: Jake Ni- nrde with Wine, or Spirit otWine and Water , and s iargarifm made thereof ©De ufed tour, five, or lix Ires a day liot. \ KXlV.Scultetus commends ib. highly in the beginning of It Quinfey whatfcever ; Take %ntan!i iVater three Ounces ; \p Wine Vinegar one Ounce 5 ar two Drams 5 Saffron in \Ucr hair a Dram ; mix make pften ufed a Gargarijm to jKXV. Platerus commends Juice of Jree Ivy, fwal 'ed jlowly from three Drams, 'Mfalf an Ounce ; for tliat it tth digelis and repels. \mertus iaith , that the J^codion of the mner alio a Decodion of Al- ' flowers and Leaves.with Ivs-Ears, fweetned with t)ney ot Rofesfor a Gar- |*ilm : An Infufion of Mu: Ird-feed in Wine, is alfo 2 approved thing. XXVI. Outwardly Things ought to be applied to in- the ocily thif and truly the beft of Rerr dies^ iSj to take about ounce of our Sfiritm Cofn tlcus , in a Glafi of Sac, this given two or thi times, is indeed an adq rable Remedy ; for it only difcuffes or diffipa the Tumor , but it brir on a moft neceffary D phorefis, by which not or the afflux of new Matter prevented , but the Difej and aU its Relicks perfed ca(t off l,t CH A =iijp.xvi. Fiartfcal pi)i?fic!t> 53 CHAP. XVL OfD ^7"Ou ought toconfider 1 whether there be a ^ deafnels^ or a diffi- jr of hearing only : If eafnefs be perfed , fo the Patient can hear no- g^ no not the very beat- fDrums^ nor the noife uns^or Cannon^the Tym- m, or Drum of the Ear^ be fuppofed to be bro- '; and therefore the Di- J to be incurable : In I I cafe you ought to at- pt nothing ; for you reap nothing but Dif- e: But if with much ga- I;, hollowing, or making jife^ the Patient can hear , there is hopes, and you ' hopefully make a * [. If Deafnefs is either t nded ^ or begun , with *c ij it is either through a kiP Vapour, or Matter, Inding the Part: In this ji., according' to the Rule cafnefs. of Hippocrates, Se6t. 4. Aph. \f ^S.you ought to evacuate hj 'vomit •• I^onr Difeafes ( as he faith in another place) are to he d't[charged hy the fart next to them 5 and to he drawn out hy that fart that has a paf- fagi nearefi to them. In Li- hro de Jff'eBihm, he advifes^, That if fain arifes in the Ears, to wajh in much hot water, and apply a fomentation to the Ears^ that the Phlegm may he attenuated^ and the fain eafed^ but if it ceale not yet^ an emetick Potion i> then beft to be uled. III. There are many kinds of Vomits prelcribed by PhyficianSj as the Vinuni Benediclum, Vinum Antimo- niak^Jqua Benedi^aRulandi^ and a great many more of that kind, which, without doubt , may be profitably given: But there is no Vo- mit, which I ever met with- al, has out-done^ nay^fcarce- 94 S A L M ly equalled my Cathartkum Argtnteum , vvh'cb may be given from two Scruples to a Dram, in a little Poiiet- drink^or Ale ; cm* in pi ice' thereof, you may give from ! Vfour to fix Grains, of our Im f,etm MweraliSy in a liti.e Conferve or Syrup, takin'g; a large quantity of warm Broth after it. | IV. Now this is to be un- ' dcrftood when the feat of the Phlegm , and caule of the Pain is above ; but if it lies lower, or ^ omit tngdozs no good J cooling things maft be dropt in, and that adually cold, as Juke of Tlantane^ Fumitcry^ and the like ; and a Potion or Pills muft be given that purge downwards; Our Vintim ' Cathartkum is here of excel- lent ufe, if you give a Poti- on ; but if the Sick loaths a Potion, and you dellre to lile Pills^ our Vilulx Mtrahtles^ are admirable, given f om twenty Grains to half a Dram : If any thing can be ' laid to exceed them, it is the Vilula Lunans^ given to fix Grains; which I have ieveral times given with ON'S U fuccefi, even in this c See th:i(c M-d^c n^s rj Tj-flaxO' Med, L^b.^, C.^j) 6\ ^ 61, V. You ought alfo roc| fidcr, whet^vU' the P.^'.n Deafnefi piocecds f on hot or cold caufs, tho'! what proceeds only fr thofe fimple Intenipe uu feldom la'h Ion?,; yet ought to have iome re(| to them , b::c.mie hot dicines in a hot Tem| ment influence the Bod; cold Medicines in a c; Temperament chill it, ^4 fomake the Difeafe w< VI. Though Opiates accounted ill in a Ueafn yet if the Pain attendii very acute or lliarp, tl will be a neceffity to penfe with the III , for Good that may enliie this is an Obiervation \aH thy of remarking , ,T| though Opiates are (if nor to caufe deafnefi,; to confirm or continue!! thole ill efieds feldom much longer than the i-: king of the Medicine l] have known Ibme Pati^«| who being a little P5 omine^ df afore- hand, upon libe- ■^V taking of Opiates^ have . their deafnefi feemingly ^y much augmented, yet i:>n the giving over the if of the iame^ have had hir Hearing return agaii; D latisf i(^ion , and that 1 the advantage of grea- ■ acutenefs ; whereby it ears that Op/ates do no |ntial injury to the Or- is of Hearing. ril. If any Matter runs |n the Ear^ looking like Matter of an Ulcer, you be cautious how you jRepellers, le(t the Mat- i ftrikes inward ^ or be [en to the Brain; (there- pndangering an Apople- |or part of the Matter ried and hardened in the tyofthe Ear, whereby only greater Dangers , enfue, but at leaft the |.rd of an incurable Deaf And the fame ching is underftood in a critical '^nation, or where the ' ^er is thick and tough, .here be an Apofteme VIII. If the Pain and Deafnefs proceeds fi'om a cold Caufe, you may inje(5b Juice of Onions into the Ear, or Goats or Sheeps Urine. Or this; Take Juice of Onions three Onnces^ Sprit: of Wine o?2e Ounce '^ mix them^^ and drop k inro the Ear, or injcd it with a Syringe. Or chis: lake Boys Urine new- made two Ounces.^ Sprit of Wine on: Ounce , in which (tx Grains ofCamfhire is dijfol- 'vcd; mix ^ and injed it* Thefe are excellent Medi- cines in a cold Caufe, and feldom fail, at lead of giving eafe. IX. But if a hot Caufe be prefent, though things abfblutely cold may bo given, yet hot things mull pofitively be forborn ; and ' things of an equal tempera- ture are to be adminiflred^ fuch as thefe following : Take choice Canary four Ounces j Sfirit of Wine one Ounce ^ Nitre in Touder two Drams; mix, and drop it into the Ear. Or this : Take Juice of Plant ane two Ounces \Juice. ofVurflant one Qunc^ ; Juice 3f ^^ SALMON'S of Lett 1 fee half an Ounce ; Spi- rit ofWme an Ounce and half \ fnlx them. Or this: lake Juice of Cucumbers two Oun- ces ; Sprit of Wine one Ounce \ mix them^ to bc dropt into the Ear. Libl X. If with the Deafnefs and Pain, there leems to be an ^'^o^txwzXAQn^Fa'ventinm his Cataplafm of roajled or baked Onions^ are ufual to be apph'ed. Or you may ap- ply this : Take Fulp ofreafed Onions ^ Mithridate ^ ana an Ounce 5 Saffron in Powder one Scruple y Spirit of Wine Gut. Thirty 5 mix^ and apply it hot to the Ear. If it proceeds from a cold caufe ^ it will warm and comfort the part, and haften the Maturation of the Apoileme^ if any be: If it proceeds from a hot Caufe, it will open the pores of the parts adjacent, and caufe a difcuffion of the Pain, and thin Matter offending. Or you may apply this: Talk Pulp of roafied or baked Onions two Ounces • our An- tidote half An Ounce ; Fowers of Amber ftrtj drops j mix^ suj^ apply it; XI. In a Deafnefs, accc h panied with vehement V\ lb as the Patient can t e no reft, it is good to c:y off the Matter with prc;r Medicines. I com mo y give in this cafe fbme D.^sj of my Family-Tills : Bu; the Pain be extream indi then two or three Dole my FtluliS Mirabiles^ an cording as occafion requj repeat the Dole h\Q o\ times , for they infe melt and diffolve the \\ Iter caufing the Pain, J make it fluid and movall and then carry it oi ftool : But withal Tof ought to be applied ij meanleafon^ todifpol^ Matter in Ibme meafui a Cure; fuch as this: Mithridate^ or our Anti\ one Ounce ; Balfam of phur half a Dram ; mix^ apply it. XII. Ifthe Ear once you muft promote the nifig of it, which ma;| done with Externals, this manner: Take Antidote one Ounce ; Bi de Qkili tw9 Drams \ c ap. X vr, practical Pfipficft. 91 B '{amum Arthrmcum one ^ came to feven Grains : This ^ brought upon the Patient a it. \ Lim ; mtx, and afpljf ^ u may alfo injed this in- t, which very much pro- tes the Hearing: Take Turpentine I ^If ■tee Afi fnce'yXelk of one Egg:, grind w together in a Brajs Mor- i ^ery well ; then add new m^ ^7 ^'g^^ C)//;^cf; ; 5f/>/V of ^p n two Ounces'^ mix for an \^ 'Bion. In the mean fea- 'll . let the Tick be well pur- (• I with our Vinum Cathar- • r m, at leaft five or fix . fes ; I have found it to be p. pecifick in thiscafe^ and ^'^ js that which an hundred . ping greater Medicmes 11 I not touch or come m ^'^^ IlIIL I remember I had ^' 36 a Patient, who had a ' kfiiels, accompanied with ' Vehement Pain, that or- "" ^ ary Remedies, whether ' """ >ards, or Topicks would no good ; and all Eva tions by internal meansj ^!!5I^^^ augmented the Pain 5 vas at length forced to sa Dole of my Volatile idanum ; the %k began ;h three Grates, and in- afedj it gradually 'till it Slij letlii large Diafhcrefis, upon which they had ibme eafe in a day or two's timCj and in five or Cw days perfed eaie ; but the Deafnefs feemed to be greater : The Ear was wa- lked with Spirit of Wine twice a day ; and in about a Weeks time after the gi- ving over the Opiate, the Hearing perfectly returned, which had been in a man- ner loft for feven or eight Months before. After all, I purged the Patient with two or three Dofes of Fa- mil) 'Tills, XlVi I had a Patient , a Woman about fifty years of Age, who had been very deaf for above a year, and at times very much afflided with Pains in her Ears : I cured her in about i\x Weeks time,by continually droping into her Ears, four or hv^ times a day,our Gutta Vita i and Ibmetimes like wife gi- ving her about fifty or fixty drops of it inwardly, in a GlafsofWine, at night go- ing to bed* H ^s S A L M O N'S XV. If an Inflammation be prefent, it may be aba- ted by putting into the Ear Vinegar , mixt or ground with Oil: And though VI- re^ar alone would put the *Part ( efpecially nervous Parts) to pain, by its Acri- mony ;, yet iDixt or ground with Oil 3 and in a fmall quantity, it becomes harm- lefs, and eafes the Pain, al- laying the heat and fierce- nefs of the bilious Mumor. XVI. An ancient Gende- woman, having a noiieand ringing in her Ears, and fometimes a little pain, was cured by dropping into them once or twice a day, our Ac^ua Bez/fartica ^ and flopping them with Cot- ton dipt in the fame ; it dif- fipated the flatulent Mat- ter offending, and comfor- ted the weakned Nerves, XVII. Where Deafnefs is joined with vehement pain, and no Internals nor Topicks have yet been able to do good, there is a necef- fity to apply Vificatories ; fot by this means a great Lib.[, quantity of the acid Hum '^ caufing the Pain , and c i- gulating the approxime Juices, inducing the D« nefs, will be taken in a gr! Mieafureaway; and tha' done many times with ci Blifter, which forty Pur| and Vomits would not well acco'.ii^;iil}i; the S cefs of which, Chavlng oi tried this means,) I not but commend to Confideration of Artifts. W 'h XVIII. Whatever M( cines you put into the 1 be fure they be warm, ( left fome great occafion quire the contrary J but very hot ; becaufe the tural temperature of the is cold and dry : And be; you put no new Medi in, 'till they are cleat from the filth of theforn The Sick ought to lie on contrary fide ; and the dicament put in, ought to exceed tour or five d at a time. The lels'unu ous the Medicament h i much the better; for wsn it is go^n into the L, rinth ot tfee Ear, it ccj not eafily out again: Th' ' r»rq iq Ciap. XVII. Piacticai pf)pficfe. ■ n)re fubtil and fpirituous , a! much to be preferred in tU cafe, becaufa they do rlir Work, and then go a- . wy in Vapor. XIX.Dropping in Things 10 the Ears may do , but jinging is much better, ) )vided it be done with a ilnftrument , and a skil- 1 Hand : You ought not I fyringe violendy, but lei- lely ; left by fuch a vio (,ce, the Tympanum fnould i broke , which would : ife an incurable Deaf- iS. Moreover, you ought (be Very careful how you i)ly Topicks, *till Univer- ■]i are premifed , though 1 ; afiiux of the evil Humors : lirli abated. XX. The paffage of the ir being very fenfible, you ^^^lift be careful that you i^^'^J not fharp Things; yet M illaus boldly attempted ■^^f 5 ufe of Unguent tim e^- Isfi' kiaeum'^ and he faith,that leot brcwith he cured a fore 'M\ rthat ran with purulent the I fatter for the fpace of ifS,ht years. And ?etrm hanms Fakrid^ith^ That 99 ISIitre diJlohed in Jlrong Vins^ gar^ and often dropped into the Ears, quickly cures any ringing or noiie in them. XXI. Galen ^idYiihs Opium dilTolved to be put into the Ear ; and Paulm diffolves it in Milk for that purpofe: But thcfc may be dangerous.^ I? an Opiate be required, there is nothing better of that kind, than our Guttle Vita J or Spirit m Amdjrms^ for by rcafon of 'the heat of the Spirit, and other Things joined with the Opium^ the Opiatt can do no hurt ; whereas othcrwife it might ftupifie, and much encreafe the Deafnefs, and may de- iiroy the Indruments of Hearing. However, Opiates of any kind muil be given, if the Sick be in danger of death by the Pain ; becaufe the faving of the Life of a Patient , is much greater than the Hurt,i]iould it be a total and perpetual Deaf-/ neG. XXII. If'tis certain there is an Apoiteme,iiu£hors lay. You may ulejuice of Crow- foot, 'tis much commended ; H z bu^ loo S A L M but 'tis Icarcely lafe^ becaule Ws very hot snd corrofive. If the Bone that is covered wjth the thin Membrane^ be comes carious after fuch Si:ppuration^ you muft often drop into the Ear Sfim of, Wine mixt with Honey of Rofes, Marcellm faith^That Co'ws Milk two Ounces mixt with Honey one Ounce^ being dropt into the Ear^ and the Ear ftopt prefently with Wool or Cotton^ will won- derfully heal the Ulcer, yea^ though it were cance- rous. XXIII. Crate's Medicine for a Noife and Tingling of the Ears: Take bitter Al- wonds blanched an Ounce ; White Hellebore y Caftorcun?^ ana two Drams j Cofius one Dram and half \ 'Rue two Scrufles ^ Euphorbium half a Dramh boil all in afufficient quantity of Water for an hour^ ouer a gentle Fire \ then firain^ and drof of it warm into the Ear three or four times a daji "KXW.Sennertus advifes to this: Take Ox-Gall ^ Goats ON'S LiUjt Gall J yuice of Onions ^xti* four Ounces ; Vinegar 7m^ ir. Ounces \ mix ^ and fut j^ over a Chafing-dijli ofg$oa Coals y and let the botling I be taken up the Ear^ thr a Funnel, XXV. ADeafnefswJi had been of many years i tinuance^ I cured witH Powers of Annifeedss dij ping them into the Eari ll piirg'd the Patient four ti| with my Filula Mirab and drew fe'ueral Bli/i both behind the Ears, on other Places adja U thereto. lot XXVI. A poor Man iofij lofl his Hearing , fas 1 li thought by the Pox J fa h\ into an Empericks hand ikl cured him by fluxing fc with the following M Ui cine; Take Turbith Mif jj^a eight Grains 'f Mithridati bee Dram i mix for a Dofe* ; raifed an effedual F which continued twetjf four Days ? after which n« ; Patient heard as well as (er i he did in all his life. S(ie may wonder at the Suctji becaufe that feme H eii'^ :ip. xviL ig)?actteai i^ljpficfe. lOl ^hlly loft their Hea- r.j or had it mightily de- fied by this kind of Ope- ,t )n. But this is not to be c dred at^ fincc that in .i,s Bodies fuch Sulphurs ilmd, as are not only able xthe Mercury^ but alfo ondenfe or coagulate it, l:h mixt with the Hu- mors fas it will be J if much of it be ufed J coagulates or thickens all the morbifick Matter contained in the part, whereby the Organs or Paflages are more firmly obftrudred than before, and a perpetual Deafnefi (iic- ceeds. C H A R XVIL Of BVBOES. 5 4 \ ^^^^ IS a Swelling lJl of the Glandules, therin the Throat, A.rm- ■M or Groin; and they ^ fas ^eed errher ( r. ) fimply •oxjtt ^ the afflux of Humours jjliam ed by Cold, or fome o- ijxing 'Matter; (z,) Or are ^ \ iplicate with Poy fon and ■^l il lom, as in the Plague or ^ifSfcnce , and French Di- iD ' U J t I If it be a/wp/e Bnho ^^^ i indeed let it arife from ^fy [lit Gaufe foever, whether \''Miew Bttho riles, either in •:^'jiaii fame, or fome other riCsttf t, ;0«|i^I. In a Venereal Buho^ 'J of i ere there is no danger of iii2 wh,yoa ought to obferve res motions ; for if (he ufts forth the Buho power- you ought to promote Suppuration ; but if it es forth weakly, or looks : as if it would break, 'tis Iible it may be carried fvdflif another way, more ad- ■mt itageous to the Patient. ippliei^II. Moreover, in the ,eiyel fgue it felt, where Ibme- Paacti'cal P&^ficfe* 103 Tumors, for that Nature in Ibme ■ ngth of time can beft digeft tixcm, whereas on the contrary, the hazard of an \ Incurable Ulcer may be run by unlealbnable and violent opening of it; but thefe things ought to be confidered with greatjudgment andPru- dence, as the nature of the thing requires j for 'tis the poor Patient that muft pay for all, who, if the Phyfici- an miftakes,pays no lels than his Life. VIIL I cannot but con- fefs my diflent from the Learned Syhim is k Boe , where he (aith. That Pelti- lential Buhees fhould, if pof fible, be difcuifed, other wife be brought to Ripening and Suppuration: We fay, on the contrary, that if poffible they ought to be maturated or broken, and only left to Nature, or be difcuffed , les Buboes will yield to no ' when there is not Matter al Ri limedies, they muft at laft | enough to promote the Sup- :^leftto Nature, elpecially I puration. Maturation is ithey create the Patient i le or no trouble in walk- i J, nor much pain, nor en- c nger Life. In this cafe it is r t neceffary to open thofe much more fafe in a Pefti- ience than difcuffion, and indeed in all other caies, it is much better; however. Violence is not to be done, againit 104 ^galnft the general tenden- cy of the morbifick Matter. SALMON'S Lib. or Incifion- knife, is to IX. The Cure (faith he} is to be performed by the fame Medicines, wherewith the Swellings of the Con- globated Glandules are ufu- ally cured^ and always with refpec^ to the Peftilential Poifon, for which caufe fake treacle^ Mithridate^ and fuch like^ which are good for It, ought ever to be ad- ded to other things ; To this purpofe Diftilled Oil of Harts-horn, Ox-horns , Rams- horns, and Goats-horns^ and other things which have a Volatile Oily Salt, may be raixt with common Medi- cines. It is obfervedj That ZJnguentum Martiatum, mlxt -with Venice Treacle^ is ex- cellent to difcufsor dilperfe, but that Diachylum cum Gum- mi , promotes Suppuration. And unlets the violence of the pain be urgent ^ you ought not to promote Sca- rification of the Bubo, As foon as the Bubo is Suppu- rated, the opening muft be haftened, either with a Pen- knife^ or ibme breaking Me- dicine; but the Pen-knife, preferred^ X. After the Buho is I iine( pened, ^PP^Y ^^Ifamam Si r to phur^ Terehinthin,« appear to any one that I'moF; : ufe it. ilfta [ fers nothing in the number of Ingredients from that of Angelus Salas^ fave only he I adds to the Compofition^ waflied Earth of Vitriol one ilyouIII. The making of the i Ounce: That of Hofma-t's ^k ^ical Magnet we have | is thus made. Take Am- jtolij ht in our Fharmacop^ia ^ moniacum^ Galbamtm ^ Saga- iinenf Lik 4. Cap. 11. penum^Sina, three Ounces^ Wdx^ Turpentine , ana two Ounces and a half^ Arfenical Magnet one Ounce and a half^ Roots of Aron half an Ounce ; dif~ fol've in difi died Vinegar^ heyl^ and make an Emplafter, This latter may be ufed to Ru- fticks and ftrong People ^ but for the more delicate and tender ^ the former is the better. ^4. to which 1 ftall i\\lfk you. But the Magnet riiig.[ ^&r of Hartman , which mi I that which Barhet ufedj mwl this following: Take ne^el^ Serapinum ^ Galhanum^ lod (§fnoniacum^ ana three Oun- diffolnje in Vinegar of iUs q', /. exprefs through a nn Cloth ^ and hy hoy ling ^ ' m them : Then take Wax^ Turpentine, zngt four Oun- fonder of the Arfenical ?t three Ounces^ Oyl of XIII. Barhet r^kh. That he has experienced thefe er two Ounces-^ mix the) good Qualities in the faid m and Turpentine with a Vh heat ^ remove it from \Fire^ and fiir it weU^ to fg ii tj the confifiency of an magnetick Emphder , that if it be applied to a hard Skin, it produces not the leaft Efchar^ and in the mean time Io6 S A L M O N'S um time draws out the malig- nant Humours, fo egregi- ouflyj that a Buho^ as big as a large Wallnut/ is fome- times taken away in four or five Days times: But be- caule this does not always fucceed fo quickly, a Vefi- catory is firlt to he appiiedj that the Humors may the Icioner be evacuated; and becaufe that in robuit Bo- dies it will produce no Ef- char, a Blifter ought there to be ufed, that not only the Cuticula J but lb me part of the Skin alfo may be corro- ded firll. But in Children, Ladies J and thin Skinn'd People, it will make an Ef- char, or raife a Scab of it felfj without any Bliftering afore-hand; This Scab is the true Seat of the Extra- ded Poyfon^ wherefore it is found pretty thick^ and the . Skin only Superficially corroded ; Which is a thing worthy to be confidered, and may poflibly be the reafon why it is Iboner fepa- rated than any ocher Scabs railed by Art ; for in thirty^ or thirty fix Hours it has fallen off by the help only of a Spatula J without any precedent Scarification*^ may be ufed without or with but a very litde \\ if to the Anti-peftilei Flatter you add a little 'Ml\^ licon^ or Treackt \ \ ^f i w XIV. This Ointment m lowing excellently prom W the falling off of the E£i ifl), Take Honey ^ Goofe-gn tte Turpentine, Gum Elemi, ti ont Ounce; Soot fix Dn sta Tolks of t7vo Eggs, Mithri ii four Dr ami ^ Ojl of Scor^ itt enough to make an Ointik i)il^ If when the Scab is f^ i \\ the Tumor fee not eno abated^ you may raile 2 Gond_, yea, a third with W laid Magnetical Arlen tt Ernplaiter', and then p ceed as before. LaftlyJ - up the Ulcer with Emfk h\ de miniopv Ibme other h U ing and drying Plafter ; ^i make not too much haft< Sjici heal it, left the poiforff Humor, not yet wholb:- vacuated,fhould caufe eittr a new Difeafe, or Death XV. Buboes arifing fm a Venereal Caufe, have e Pocky virulency affe(5tg the Spermatick Velle, whet'f ihb/xviL p?artical PopficR* 107 its green Colour^ or Bhck- nefsj or Infl3mmatton_, iiich as come from aduft Blood turn'd black, or Mekncho- ty:» joyned with malignan- cy and putrefaction^ or vi- rulent Choler, there will be danger oF a Gangrene and Mortification : la this cafe you muil: defend the places round about with Re- percuifives and Repellers^ but not the Bubo it felf. XVIII. In a Buho, whe- ther from T I ague or P<>;c, be- ware of Bleeding, it is one of the moft pernicious things can be done, for it hinders the rifing of the Tu- mor, and in the Tlague ha- llens Death •, in the Pox, it dilTeminates the Malignity and Poyfbn through the ihftanding all that' Barhet j whole Mafs of Blood and lalter s^againil it^ but if there | Humours with a Vengeance. Irher the Frap'arantia, or >e/entia, through which le malignity rifes, and in- lutes it felf partly through le whole Mafs of Blood, K partly into the parts ad- 'ving, and (b into the lindules themfelves infe- •t ng them. If the Bubo 5 ery, and like an Eryfipn- i-m there is a ^Choierick ^ :fe s if like an Oedema i Tumor, it is con joyned Phlegms if from ^'5fA Acrimony /rom Blood, Oi« ilood mixt with Phlegm, M\ tied with a malign Spi 10: ea :aii; wJCVI. If there be no hopes ^At bringing the Tumor to tlicn 'puratinn, after due Pur ilv, gy you may apply Emfl ifiii ^anis €um Mcr curio ^ not- M j^\ii ^opes of Maturation, it poij jl be then Imprudence, ^\^ I -that it will caufe the Ye- ^ul'jj in to revert inwards, to DelJ: great danger of the Pa- nt, as both Reafon and ^jjglperience teach. I XVII. If the Bubo be ^, fxedtobeMalignantjfrom Eftfhan* Ferdinandiis , Hift. 17. faith , That he knew feme who jnft upon the ap- pearing of the Bubo, by let- ting of Blood and* Purging, have fallen into a ftubborn Pox, if not incurable. XIX. If they are caufed from thick, tough, and cold io8 Humours, they are ripened with a great deal of difficul- ty, and require a long time of Cure, for Nature not be- ing ftrong enough to drive theMatter quickly outwards, it lies between the Teritona- ttm and the Mufcles, whence it perpetually fends Vapours to the Liver, and fometimes cauies large Sinm\ and ma- ny other Symptoms, where- by the Mais of Blood is nii- ferably Infeded^and fo fends its Polutions to the outward parts of the Flelli and Skin. i* SALMON'S Li Buho did fcarcely ap outwardly, the Groin ( was hard , with very 1 paini for the violence the pain in the Hip hac it were, drowned it.* Imoi length the B;/^^ was brol hdHi by help of a Cauftick, of which , in fix or fe Isfl days time, there ran ah .fci ten pounds weight of \ ter, after which, with gftj0 difficulty, he was cured, XX. kildant^. Cent- ^. Oh[, 6)-, gives a ftrange re- lation of- a Buho, A cer- tain Perfbn ( faith he ) had a Buho in his right Groin, who deferred opening of it, 'till the malignant Matter fell upon the fourth and biggeit Nerve of all that moves the Hip \ upon which there was violent and con- ftant pain in the Hip, at- tended with Convulfions, a continuad Feaver, &c, after which followed a Pining, Leannefs, and great Weak- neis. Many things, both inward and outward, were tryedj but in vainj for the XXT. This following been applied with SuoBdkI to draw out the Poif iM Take Diachylon Comfoft iifel one Ounce and a half^ Mi date-^ roajied Garlicky ro, Onions^ ana two Ounces^ three Ounces^ Galbanum Ammoniacum firained ^ 'ven^ Mufiard-feed^ of an Ounccy Falm Oil, Oi Amber 3 ana half an O mix, and make a Cata^ In a cold Bubo for Sup- ration this: Take LinJ^l- meal two Poundy old Ci[t one found, Jelly of Hogs In q. s. mix^ boil them toget ^ and make a Flafier, XII :bp. xvn. --19?acticaipi)i?ficfe* 109 Scabs,, Serpigines^ Herpes , XIL If there be any Cancerous Ulcers, affedion 01 of Suppuration ^ 'tis j of the Perioftion , rotten- jninly belt to induce it nefs of the Bones^ and an i 1 all means that may be, hundred other affrightful fnore grievous Symptoms I Symptoms. V Difeafes fpring up i *tis >rively againft the Prin-. XXIIL Guilielmm Fahri- pjsof Art to diffolve itj ! am. Cent. 6. Ohf. 68. faith, tNature has diipofed the | That he had often found ijter from the Blood and j the benefit of a Veficatory '^J^fi! ir, and whole Body^ to | of Cantharides/ in a Pefti- ^Qirei e parts to be caft forth, I lential Buh^ for it draws all, n Te the malignity and vi )wii]int Matter runs out, k ch otherwife being de- 12 Pd bd within by difcuffion, Cmj iepellers, the Matter re- 'Jis to the more noble s, infeds again the mil,} )le Mais of Blood and nours; ('fo that the lat- nd of this Man, is much fethan his beginning ; ) tnce comes falling off of lair,Nodes,Tophs,Gums, ainal Pains, Leprofies, les^ fore Head, putrid the Poifon to the out-parts : T2LkQfo7i^er Lev en one Ounce, Cantharides finely foudred twenty^ Mithridate trvo Scru- pies I mix and make a Ca- taflafm'^ to be applied four Inches round the Tumor. Alio, in a maUgnant Buho^ you may apply Diachylon cum Gummi J mixt with black Soap, whereby moft ftub- born Buhoes are Suppurated ; and if Hens Dung be added, it will be fo much the bet- ter. CHAR no SALMON'S Li W CHAP. XVIII. Of the Cachexia I. rH E Cachexia is the very iame DiS^aie which Phyfidans ca»l a Leu- cofhlegmatiaj and is the fore- runner^ or rache: the begin- ning of a Dropjiey and called by lome a whin Drofftei It is a Lazy Dilpofition and Habit of Body, with Purfi- nefi, uneafinefi of motion^ and fometimes fliortnefs of Breath, with difficulty of Breathing, coldnefs, foft- nels, and frnoothnefs of the Skin, with other concurrent Symptomes arifing from Obftrudions of the Liver, or Spleen, with the Mefera- icks and other Vifcera* IT. It can never be faid to be incurable , becaufe it is properly but the beginning of another Difeafe , and leerns to be only a cold wa- tery Juice, Jhed abroad un- der the whole Skin and lub- ttaqce of theFiefti, arifiag in part from Obftrua ^ cis 3iy ^faid, in part fr< DHcr^i2^ or weaknefso kibitance of the Blooc declining in its Strengtl not to have ability to < its Scrum along with the Emulgent Arterie be evacuated in its ordi courfe by Urine. III. It is caufed eithi too frequent and long g of Hydragogues , whic vehement drawing aw, the watry Humour mightily weaken the iiance of the Blood, tl is left fo thick, and its mous parts fo con>pa congelated, that the fol| ing generated Serum cai eafilymix with it, to it of one Subftance or fiftency, whereby in its lage through the Veins Arteries, lying in a icps' ftate from the other pai Uii lain m\ C as it ^ la. XVIII. 5 ilood, it foaks ■^r) through the Veffels, d iiakes the habit of the d cold and watry: Or_, .r ObftruBionSy as afore- \ whereby the Blood be- T5 not only vitiated, but Dhas time to let its fe Imparts pafs through the r i and Plicatares of the i Is, to the Flelh and ex- eBio i habit of the Body. i[ify.Q . That there is no P/e- r ^fi] in a. Cachexia is certain > \rter aothing is more certain i-jof, that there is a Cacochy- j^ wad therefore care muft ken not only to open ideitl fpi'^^^^t Obftrudions J [JQji« alfo to depurate the ^^ 4 J and alter the habit ;jj.j, > Subftance: If it pro ^p,. i from taking too great ,"^'j|!j lantity of Hydragogues^ good uie : Take of cur An- tidote^ Bezoar Miner ale ^ ana fifteen Grains ; mix and fnakz a Bolus, to be given at Niglit going to Bed , and let the Sick fweat gently upon it. This ought to be given every day, or every other day, for four or five times, in which ipace I have never known it fail to cure. 3V1I1 tnuft give Strengthners, h are partly Sudorifick^ as well as to make the d ftronger, they may iPen the Pores of the 1^, as to caufe a trans - of the fiiperflnous nidities which infeft the \ and Skin through aa«c',/^^ ^^^^^ purpofe j^ . pllowing mixture is of lood and iceo S- V. In the other cafe, the chief bufineis is to open the appendent OhfiruBtons, and remove the Dtfcrafie of the Blood. Many prelcribe Blood-letting in this, but in my Opinion, that muft be very pernicious, becaufe it ftill diminiilies the Strength of the Sick, which is alrea- dy too much weakned, and exhaufts the Spirits now wafted and flagging. In this cafe bitter Herbs by many are prefcribed, and the hit- ter DecGclion has been found ot good ufe. Half a Pint of the Juice of Centory given Morning and Evening for a Week together, has cured to a wonder, Vr.But becaufe the fquea- mifli Stomachs of feveral^ can^ Il2 SAL cannot be prevailed with to take liich bitter and naufe ous Dofes ; and becaufe in others the Obftrudions are ib obdurate, that none of thofe ordinary Remedies, nor yet any thing prepared from Vegetables will do any good, we muft have re- courfe to Things that are more powerful, and of ano- ther Nature ^ which iliall have power to pierce to the mod inward receffesof Na- ture. Of this kind are mi- neral Waters; butfuchefpe- cially as proceed from an Iron Mine, of which the Sick ought to drink liberal- ly, and tor fome Weeks, be- caufe thofe Waters being repleat with zferrom Vitriol ^ both powerfully open, and alfo fweeten, which is one of the chief Intentions of Cure. VII. Now becaufe many can neither fpare time to go to the Wells, or by living remote, cannot well com pals to get thither, we fhall here prelcribe other Remedies, which no Place can fail ot affording: Take Filings of Jron^ white Tartar in Touder ana ; make them into a JA4^ illi: dure of it with White-V t (o by digefting the W iff Wine upon it for five Weeks. And althoughWwn fibly a Tindure m2p;,ci made in much leflTer yet the longer the Mi Wine ftands upon the ter, (were it a year, or ni the better it is : Take Rufi afore faid^ eight (7/B,ij White-Wine tvjo Quarts ; five or ftK Weeks ^ as afm then decant the Tm^ure, upon the Faeces fut mon, repeating this Work fo till no moreTin^urevnll Dofe from a fpoonfu three or four. This dure you may if you Aji^j, boil into a Syrup witlB gar; VIII. If you be ir ^^ Country where Tarttti Ij] |»n, Cap.XVlir. p^atffcal IpJ&fficfe. II r k' nt be gotten \ it may do^ Uyou only take Scales of [in from the Smith's An- ,' ., and put into Whire- ^"^ ne : The Wine alone V 1 in time,, being in a warm li^Rion, extrad a moft t'-iirablc Tindure for the u po(c aforeiaid ; and tru peither in appearance nor 6ts v/ill it be much infe- to the former: Tah es of Iron four Found 'y irk \UWine A Gallon ^^ mix^ Ithouj y? warm, for two or three lire m fths, or more, fi^^tn^ the 1 lefer i once a day ; and keef it the 1 4fe upon the f^ces : Dofe on the none fpoonful to three ^,ori bur, in the Morning fa- ; Ik I Now here is to be cd, that the Sick ought ie in their warm Bed, ; uitffj or three hours after ta- Uhi ; of it ; or if up, to walk {Ktww nd down, or u(e fbme (furi ji ingExercife^ for two or ^^^m e hours following. fpooni I Tli 'f . If the Cachexy bc at- ^ifyoii .ed with vehement pAin^ •nipwipy particular Part or jb, bleeding wich Lee ] is of admirable ufe: I ^]^\ ember (once more efpe- T2rs ot' other Parti cleared the paifages , snd prepared the Blood and Hu I mori 114 SAL MO mors : For Nature difchar- ges not the Blood by the Veins of the Womb , 'till the Crudities be in a great meafcre confumed, and the Blood has recovered its in- ward Heat, Lifej and Vi- gor: And Crudities being concoded, and the Oeco- nomy of the Body reftoredj what natural Evacuations werefuppreiTed^ will return of their own accord. XI. I once had a cache- ^ical Patient, who former- ly had the Pox.but had been well of that Difeafe fome years ; but fearing there dhould be yet fome Relicks of it, defired Ijliould pro- ceed in the Cure^ as if it had been the Pox ; nor could I prevail with the Man to ad- initofany other Cure: At length I fumed him with the following Troches: Ish artificial Cinnabar fix Draws'^ Mjrrh^ Awher^ Maftick^ Oli hanum , Clo*vzs y Nutmegs ^ ana half an Ounce ^Mercurim Dulcis two Drains^ 'with Sprit of Wine ; make thirty two Troches^ for eight Fumi- gations, I fumed him three or four times ^ and took a- N*^ Li. I, way all his fwelling, witlm: any fenfible fluxing ; an he became perfectly well. Jut one thing which was itv remarkable in this Cirjj was. That an old Pai"* the Spleen, which heaii been troubled withal fori twenty two or twenty feci years, was totally and 3r- fedly removed, and ri of the Difeale went afi by Urine. XIL Aconfirm'd Ca^u is without danger, and be cured in ftiort timbr Sudorificks only ; the Cil principally proceeding oni a Debility of the Bloociiiilj noble Parts, charged e hat with too great Aciditie d an aqueous Matter, wic^j is fent into the Habit Body : For this purj Tind:ure of the opd Crocus Mart is , or the C' Martis it felf is profiUi] given; ^nd GruUngius for this purpofe it cxce other Remedies, becai^i (lengthens fo power] lly For internal Sudori:fe ('which may alio abfbr th Acid,) we commend ^^ iiiap. XVIII. ^ Practical J^fipacfe* '' hmerciU from fix to fixt sen \ through their C , ow Angel fis Miner aljs from (i to twelve Grains 'y Tilula ■^gelica from one to tivo ^u^Ui ; or. a Dece5lion of after the ufual atacum •^ynner, the Patient being 11 Stove or Bed. :»CIII. Barht feith^ \ watery Matter is ;: tiered in the Face that firft and lbs 5 and if the tumid ts ■ be preft with your gerj that they are not fb as in a true Dropfiej that the caufe of it is n the lymphatick Vef- \ being compreffed, bro- , orfome other way Bloi| ru but if pblegma- tick J the heat muft be raoft intenle, that the Hutiiors may be melted _, and the preternatural Gelly diffol- ved 5 without which, it can never pais away by fweat : And this is of ufe chiefly in, Virgins, where the Difeafe proceeds from Grief, drin- king cold Water, eating un- ripe Fruit, or other hetro- gene Things: But in hot Confti tut ions, and fuch as have been ufed to eat and drink hot Things, (whereby the Liver is made exceeding hot and dry, and much Choler abounds in the firlt and fecond Region, viz^, iix the Veins of the Liver^j- Spleen, and Mefentery,and in the greater Veins and Arteries,^ Baths are much more proper than Stoves^ aad fuch-like, beeaufe they; I i moifterij Mr> SALMON'S moiften j whereas a dry fweat irritates the Atribi- Hous Humor. XV. Being come out of the Bath^ you may anoint the Belly , Feet, Legs, and other fwoln Parts, with the following Unguent : Take tcfs of EUIer , Dwarf-EUer^ Do'ves-foot _, mushed Cranes- hill^ Muftard^ Rccket^ Camo- mile ana twe Ounces > Falm- O it one Vcund \ hoil well ^ fir ain out hj preffing n then add di- (i tiled Oils of Amher^ Anni- Jeeds^ and Juniftr^ ana three Drsms 5 mix them^ to anoint withal J and inwardly give a Dram or two, or more, of our Aqua Bez^oarticapr good Ctnamcn-Water. XV L Catharticks are ad- judged .by molt to be of evil confcquence, being gi- ven to cache ftick Perfons, be- caufe they hurt the Liver^ and weaken the Ferment oJ the Vifcera : This is true, \\ they be often or long given, as we noted at Seci,'^. above, for they deftroy the Pati- ent, the Vifc^a and weakned Parts being extreamly hui t, and more weakened therc- L..I by ; but Lenitives ma be given and repeated 'irii Strengthners between ; Jnd (bmetimes firongtr P^m provided there be p.ttj long intervals betweenanl many times Corrobojteii of the Bowels be giv^i k the interim, to fuppoiiaK refrore their tone. y XVI r. Quercetanus om m.ends this Pouder : ftfiii fne Filings of Iron one ^ Feculi Ari om Dram fence of CQral^ Pearl, Toi\ Amebrgrije y ^n^halfa Amher prepared , C;z| ^na, four Scruples 'y Sugif'Q(\ mix^ and make a Poudci, is a good Thing foj and depraved Coloui chexies in Men, Wmd and Maids, whether m or old, the Body beir!;pi pared and purged folbi time before hand. Sm commends his Chaly^i Salt for the lame prpc ScQ it in my Seplajiuni I X. Cap, i6,Sett, 13, fj & Ltb,2. Cap,i^. SiSl',^' XVIIL Or this: Filings of Iron J fprink mtb li'attrs of H^or'^^ i. ap.X\^ni. p^acticrt! PftpScft/ ^fi\^ or Scurvy-Grafs^ -where- ■' ^Aeir Saltf have been d^pl- ^'^i'^(, leave them fo long till ^^\iis cmverud to Ru^l or Cro- fh'y of which take fixOunces*y ^ Hnt Hartshorn prepared ^Ma- ^^leries of Coral and Vearl^ ^'%i one Dram and half\ Ci- ^ gi^»^». Crjjfals of Tartar, ana fiippoffDr^w; Su^ar a fttffiaent - \ntity; mix, and make a der: Dofe om Dram. CM i; iiidei: iV^Senmrtifs Qommt^ds M,i^, Wine : Take Ftlin^s of h^i; three Ounces and half; 'jrl^fn^ite ffim tv}o Quarts '^ in- iU\A them together in a Bolt- i, mi a Aionth in a warm ;;5i{«e; Jhiktng it three or four dmu a day : Dofe five or fix ir,^ foijaces at a tlme,in theXlor- CcWg taltiiig, and lying two £n,%hree hoiiri in Bed after "7 it; or other wife walking and (lirrlng two hours after it. As often as you pour out one Gk(s, you muft put in another, 'till half the R«/or CrocHs (eems fpeac ; then you are co ceafe, and put in no more. Oar TmHura ad Chlorofin is alfo of experien- ced \J(q, XX. If the Patient finds any pain in the Abdomen or Belly, you ought to brthe the Part with Fo'mers of Am- ber twice a day; Or with this: Take Falm-Oil four- Ounces ; OllofAnnifeedshalfan Ounce ^ mix^ and anoint with it. Or this: Take ? aim-Oil four Ounces ; Oil of fweet Fennel-- feed ^ of Oranges , ana two Drams ; mix ^ and anoint with, as before. kit. J I 3 CHAP. il8 S A L M ON'S Li I CHAP. XIX. Of the STQNE in the Reins, jj A S this is a Difeafe JTJu with which many are afiiidedj fo it is of as hard and difficult Cure^ for which variety of Medica- ments are inftitutedp The caufeof which is this: That thofe things which^do fome good,and cure them to boot_, yet do others no good at all _, and fome times make them worfe 5 for which Rea- fon fake^ we fliall make it it our Bufinefs here to exa- mine variety of Authors^ and hear what they all fay. II. It is a Difeafe like the Colick ; but it is diftingui- {hed from it^ becaule in the Stone J the pain continues ilill in one place ; and in the beginning the Urine is clear^ but afterwards of a troubled Subftance ^ bringing forth with it at length Gravel, Stoncs^andfuch-likej where- as in the Colick the Pal different , or in diffe PartSj afHic^ing for the rl part the Colon; anci the beginning the UriiH of a troubled Subftance>i ' terwards more clear. h\ IIL How Gravel (w is the Progenerator of Stone) is bred/Jthere isj rious Opinions: Spig^ by his Difcourle, feei believe it to be bred " Veins i for he faith, he has found the Bloc! the Veins full of fmall 'i vel s and if lb, it is nat for it to deicend with! Subftance of the Bloodj the emulgent Arteries, tii from thence with the Sunt to the Reins and lad- der. IV. But by what Ari^i Gravel is generated^ is iP,i k Gap. XIX. iir Queftion : i I care not ^"atly if I relate to you a i^ular Obfervation which Jiade whilft I was in the |:ft-J«&j. InthofeCoun- ^,5^ for clearing of Ground^ - People commonly lay I the Wood on heaps^ and n it : I did the like of od growing upon a very -1 vidy piece of Land _, the ij)ftance of the Earth (un- rrk^ I audf its upper Cruft) being a fiUiiiii'e white Sand. I had france,iy white and foft Afhes^ inferiour in fofcnefi to fineft Wheat-flour^ or ^l/iiite Starch J in which not ' leaft appearance of Gra- _ or Sand could be difcer- ^jj^^l by any means. Of 'fe Aflies I had occa- 1 to make a Lixi'vi- , Ibmetimes by infufion y^ fometimes for Expe- ion fake by boiling. The j^j5[^:w.«w being decanted, ,^^ijji:l the Aflies caft away, I ■'gl,Q(j^l the curiofity to view; 'terVi^ by an exad fcrutiny, 'i nd them to be nothing ' ', J g: pure white Sand, with- '" y- any of the fmall and <: particles of Afhcs.which ...pore the elixiviating of •i;ni, made them feel like purej fine, and fbft Wheat- flour. This I did, 'ris pol^ fible, an hundred times, and always produced the fame Sand : From whence 1 de- duced thefe things : i. That thofe Trees, (which in thole Countries are moftly of a mighty bignefs^ chiefly Pine, Oaks, Hickeries, and fuch- like> (Herbsj Plants, and the like,) growing upon liich fandy ground, have all their Nouriffiment and Subffance from that Sand , whether white, red, yellow, or of what Colour foever. 2. That by the plaft ick Virtue of the Plant, the Subftance of the faid Sand is diflfolved , and fitted for the Nouriftiment of the fame Plant. 2 . That the faid Sand is difTolved in- to a moiftHumor,and it may be refinous or glutinous, or aqueous , confonant to the Nature of the fame Vege- table \ the fame kind of Sand which produces an Oak^ makes alfo a Vine^ Hie- kery^ A^ ^ or other Plant, growing upon the fame: For if they were not gene- rated or produced of Sand, Cthe Earth being fcarcely any thing elfe, ten or twen- I 4 ty 126 S A L M ^y Foot deep, in thofe Pla- ces,) Of what other Matter can they he made ? 4. That an Analjfts being made by burning andelixiviation.the whoIeSabftance of the Plant ( in a manner^ refames its frima Materia.ov fir/t Matter' «ngain, converting its Body into Sand^ and not into any other Principle. to a pure wit: Sand, no ways unlike toi^c firft Subftance, or thai 01 which they were primiijv generated ; all which thig; might clearly be di(cer< in many of them, accord to the differing Degrees : Times of Rotting or Pi| fyi ng, as Nature had h feveral Years in perforn|| that Work and Operat'd Thofe which were prdw ced of white Sand, revewi' into white Sand again > t bfl of red Sand, into red S.id f k VI. Out of what has IJfi ii laid, it clearly appears, jUi n Things by refblution ill ?: rally return into the M.terj of which they were fir' r nerated-5 fo that acco: n.s, to the Food, and the Iiai or Matter that Foodvaij generated fiom, being daiiij refblved in Maus Bod\ i) the Production of Ji:es Humors, Blood, Flelli,inc!| other Subltancesofthe Imcj So true and faithful isthq Work of G O D in th V\ niverfe, that as He c?M 3i?.xix. practical Sljiiy HImfelf, fo neither ^^\ the Things He caufes P'^f^bQ produced, lofe their ^!^e«i: iJeas and Totetttialtties^ °^4iiughthey never fo often e priinili.nge their Forms and ^/>- ^hK:htlirtv»c and why Wtm Ihould breed or O N'S Lib have (uch plenty of lar^ is alio as clear from e Principle before-namedjit SeB. 6, deduced from two foregoing Obfervati at5e^.4,C^'5-forthatVi generally delight and gr in fandy Ground^ and uj the fandy fides of Hills^ i in many places upon n Rocks themfelves , out ; whole Ible Subftance, only the Body of the Wi| but alio its Leaves Fruitj are wholly made, ; d by the plaftick Virtue of le Plant formed s fo that lis no wonder, for a Liq)r formed^ut of the Subfta:e of a Rock, oroutofStcss and Gravely being refoM, to revert into its firft P> : ciples again, and wherki can refide, or dwell, have a home^ to breed Matter of wliich it is rated. And this your g Claret - Drinkers^ fufficiei afflidled with Gout^ or Sm, and Ibmetimes 7viti? I. can, by lad Experience, for that J^fJ, or Claret Jm abounds with Tartar , mi more than other Wi-ae d as the very VelTeis coij ning it fufficiently witnei ip.xix. practical P6?acfe. n ? Exhibition, remains to be enquired into. They are given in Liquids , or in a more folid Body : As alfo either by the Mouthy or by the Fundament, or by the Urinary paffage. [IL You ought to avoid uginginthe heightrofthe \ ^xyfm^ or till the pain is ^ ewhat aflWaged ; for 1 a ftrong Cathartick, ig given whilft the Pain olent, will many times r purge ar all; becaufe Parts only mindful of Pain, feel not the Ca- tick force at all s or at twife they fo contrad felves, as not any wife (tfSft the Medicine. rtue" ) 4at|HiI. In remedies for the we are to confider, hat Things give eafe relief in the Paroxyfm, hat Things open the ges, fo as to make way the Water. 3. What gs cleanfe the Parts of and Gravel. 4. What ngs naturally or by ac- nt dilTolve fandy and Concretions. 5'.What of Purges are moftne- y in this cafe. IViThefirftofthefeis Tjjr.ire by Opiates,and Things )f;r,'|*i to them > but their ter and Compofition, lywiif^ way and manner of XV.The Matter of which they are made, is Oftum^ or Things of like Nature with it, as Purflane^ Lettife^ Night- (hade , Stramonium^ &c As for Preparations made of Opium ^thQvc are fearcely any better than what we have invented •, fjch as are, i . Our Gutta Vtta^ which may be given from, twenty Drops to one hundred •, and in ex- tremity to two hundred, or a full fpoonful. 2 . Ou r S pi- nt m Anodynus in like Dofe and manner. 5. Our Anti- dot us from one Scruple to two Drams , or more. 4, Our Theriaca Londimnjtsfrom, half a Scruple to two Scni- plesi, and in extremity of Torture to one Dram. 5'. Our Volatile Laudanum from two Grains to fix or eightior to ten or twelve, or more,if gradually given, and in ex- j tremity. I remember once ' 124 S A L M I knew A Gentlewoman , which had Iain about twen- ty days in extrcam Torture, and continually crying out for Death y making in all chat time little or no Water : She fent for a Dram o'tCruds Ofiumj refolving upon a fa- \ tal eafe: She had it, and , took it unknown to any a- bout her; She fell into a ' Sleep for about twenty foar Hours, then waked in eafe, and freely and plentifully } made Water; nor was ihc ever after troubled with any more Varoxyfms. Though this fticceeded well , yet ' fuch bold attempts are not ' practicable; I here only re- 1 corded this matter of Fad, for the Gentlemen of our Art to contemplate the rea- ' fon of the thing, and to j confider how far a man may warrantably goe in extremity, or where the cafe feems defperate. XVL We have alfo other | preparations of Oj?i/<;?«, which ' we have found extraordina- ■ ry effiiling, as i. OarTltw- Bura OpH Sulpbiirata. 2. Oar : Elixir O fiat am. ;. And our Ld'idanHm Volatile oum Aloe. t$ ON'S Lill. The firft of thefe we ofth times give to thofe who ^ turally difafTed Oplum^ ; d all other kind of Opia » for by reafbn of die A' the Oflatlck is lb corred that it never difaffeds ^ Stomach , nor alters Tone, as the other prci rations of it do. The (;*t ated Elixir is a Stomat and of good ufe where miting is prefent: }\ where there is a confti on of the Bowels, my L*' danum Volatiky with AViS, is of fingular ufe ; and effects arc more than oi nary, for that the Ak though joyncd with the. atesy yet feem not to any part of their Cathar force, and in fome Cot.i- cutions the Medicine w ks more,than if the Aloes vrei given alone. XVII. ATindurednmi out of the Seeds of Str^'^\ nium^ or out of the LeCij carefully dried, gives e- fent eaie : So the infpilK juice of the Leaves, gi'M from ten Grains to n- Scruple, made up into h^ form of a Pill or Bds. Cap. XIX. ipjaftical Pfipficfe* Oto commends the Juice oPurflane.being infpiifated ai made into Pills, and l^^en to the quantity of a )cor:ffam, he fays it does won iiitfeaC(rs. Sjrup of the Juice of ii^-tkc is alfo of good ufe^ her jbiing given to three or four TfcSj^onfuls ; it may be thus ?:o,^|lj:de. Take Jnice of Let- i'/ajr|» two Toundj white Sugar ;-; ^much'y mix J hoy I, clarife^ conli^ make a Syrup • the Syrup ^'*jg made aitd cold ^ add ytto Spirit of Wine a Quart, [ is a thing not to be dc- lifed. XVlII. But if the Tor- t e be tolerable^ 'twill be rich better to give fuch c ngs as have an apperitive Vrtue and Power_, which ,,Jiy gently open or purge, « evacuate; becaule by jiptyingi the parts will be- ^^jj;^e more lax^ and lb ^f^,, (5 eafier (ubmit to the o- i^j^, Jnlng Medicirc: This I mmend as a thing fami- r for both Intentions.Take l^^tice cr Deception cf Spesd^ ' ; .53 r// eight Ounces, choice Man- ^> two Ounces^ mix f>T a ;B'/e. /; ope?is and purges gittt^ '^'% ^Jl'f^ ^^i^^ is likewiie I2J commended for People troubled with the Stone, for chat it exceeds all forts of Milk in ferofity and fubrilty : If the Sick be Cottive, lec it be fweetned with Manna, for Manna has a peculiar property, both of opening the Urinary Paflages, and giving eafe_, whereby the Matter offending is the more fit to be carried off. Au- thors have commended Ca- mels Milk^ and not witiiouc a /hew of lleafon, as being good agalnft the Dropfie, becaufe they Feed upon Spurge^ Widdow-waily Ra- nuncu/ffs^SLVid fuch like ftrong, fiery, and cathartick Herbs, whereby their Milk acquires a Purgative Faculty, and the 5er«»? becomes deter five. But Ibme Authors will have all Milk to breed the Stone, becaufe it is cafeous; but this is Error; For why fhould the foiid Subflance of Milk breed the Stone more than other fblid Sub- Ihnces r Except there be a real petriiadive propeity in it, which none ever j'ec , could prove ; And truly in ^ this I think GaJen was whol- ^ , ly in the wrong : I anV'. clcarlj^ ti6 S A L M clearly of the contrary O- pinion; for the curdy part of Milk is only Nutritive^and the greateft part of it dif- folves in the Stomach into a chylous Juice , C God Al- mighty Himfelf feeing it the beft and moft innocent Mouriihment^ even for In-x fan'cs as loon as they are Born ; And who dares to doubt His Wifdom? ) whilll the oily and ferous parts of it cool J moiften , open ^ cleanfe^ and make flippery the Paffages. XlX. Now things are faid to open^ rather in re- fped: to their emollient^ at- tenuatingy and Mfcuffive Qua- lities^ than to their Diuretick^ becaule there are many -things which powerfully o- pen ObftrudionSj that pro- voke not Urine at all; a- mongft which are moft hit- ter Herbs and Plants, which open by a Sfedfick Virtue ^ as Centory,Wormwood,Hops!, Gentian^ Carduus^ Camo- niil : and Carminatives ^^\\\q\\ do it by a difcujfive proper- ty^ fucb are Angelica, Sou- ''^thernwood , Parlly ^ Smal- lage^ Annifeed, Cuminfcedj ON'S U all the forts of Pepper ^ Cl.'gs^ Nutmegs y Fenneljeeds ^ Ca ways, Carotfeedsy &C. . Emollients which do it their foftning and (lifpery ; fuch are Oil O Mallows^ Marftimallo L^llies^ Spinage^ boiled >' nions^ Garlicky Leeks^ %^ But the true, great ^ id; chief of all Openers is and the aperitive Prej tions thereof, which do i in a Day, which noi the others will do Month ; for which purj I commend my Tinl Martisy as one of the i\ famous things in the W< to which may be ac TtnBura ad Chlorofin^ ai proved thing for opei the moft obdurate Obi clions. XX. The Matter prepared, the next thir 1$ to cleanfe the Veflels id Paffages of llime, filth, ut- ter, land, or gravel, wlch does, or may obftrud be Paffages of the Urine; ^ this isproperly done wit! reticks ; of which kim Medicaments Authors mirably abound; We Cap. XIX.. 'V-iJ: here tell you all that ■'Sii been faid upon that Sub- ^^el, but rather give you an ^ iiftrad of the choiceft and nft approved Experiments ,-' 4that kind. Take of our '^^^ifi^ura Stomachica two Dra. ^^fice of Garlick one Dram^ Uk^ff^ or Rbenijh-'wwe ^ Jix P^iktces'y mix for a Draught : neri iijiive often proved it with "v P:id fiiccefi : Or this. Take ".-liflce of Onions fwo Ounces^ t Doft« of Hydropiper half an i GO %ce J White or Rhenijh- ::;ipig eight Ounces; mix for a ly la iught, I gave this to one lithe extremity, a Woman, ihe'* t had not made ^Y^ter in be J It or nine Days, it made sfti^i make Water, and gave oroj tealeinlefithananhour. ate ()§!^6 Onions four Ounces ^ fe them^ Anni feeds ^ Card- 's^ ana fwo Dram^^ huifed. fe them all 'Night in White- lextti le; then fqueeze forth the ''6^ and let the Sick drink it is a fingular Experi- it. Vei ravel, Practical pljpficfe* ta? cum two Ounces^ Spring-water two Tound; ' infufe 'till the Water is hiewijh, for tmnty four^ or forty eight Hours ^ then decant for three Dofes. Or thus: Take Rajfingsof the Wood two Ounces, Spring- watery White-wine^ ana 07ie Pound; digefi for forty' eight Hours^ then decant or jfrain out the clear for ufe'^ for zhrCQ Dofes. dr^thus; Take Ratings of Lignum Nephriti- cum two Ounces y VVihter- Cherries hruifed me Ounce , White- "or ' Rhenip Tifine two Pound; mix ^.aigejr forty eight Hours^ and jfrain out for ufe, XXII. dr ^oamay draw forth the Tindur'e with our Spirit m Univerfalis^ after this manner;' Take R^Jplngsof Lignufh iNephriticum twoVun' ceSy Spirit us JJni'verJalis one Pound; digefi twenty four Hours y fo Ml a fuhfiantial Tincture be drawn; decant and fibre ; to thefiltred Liquor put Alchool of Spirit of Wine KXI Stnnertus commends mum Nephriticum , and \is Nephrtticus; and lb fs Experience too: Take ^ings of Lignum Nephriti- one Found; digefi twenty four Hours more^ Jo will the Sulphur of the Wood he drawn into the iVinCj which you may decant j^ leaving the Spiritus Qniver- falis at the hottom^with v^hich you 128 you may perform the like again. Dole one Dram to twOj in any convenient Ve- hicle, as Waters of Onions, Parfley , or Hydropiper, Mead, White- or Rhenifh- wine, or the like. The La- yis Nephriticus is Icldom given inwardly^ if you do it, give the levigated Pouder from one Scruple : to half a Dram, or two Scruples, in Syrup, or other fit Liquor. But the ufual way of ufing the Stone is to wear it as a Jewel, being tied to the Wrift or Arm, or hung a- bout the Neck or Hip. I once knew a Lady which experimented the truth of this 5 as long as the Stone was tied to the brawn of her Arm flie had eafe, and voided much Gravel con- tinually upon making Wa- ter ; but as foon as the Stone was removed, the Gravel Itopt, and the pains retur- ned ; and that flie might be fure this was the efted of the Stone, flie oftentimes laid it by for experiment fake, and the ftoppage and pains in fome few Hours would return upon the ta- king.it off j and again, upon SALMON'S L. I the putting it on, ftie wjjd have as fend ble eafe,andee- dom of paflage as befor XXIII. TralUanm, 3. Cap. 59. faith, Thelj Peony ( in Pouder) d, with honied Wine, is a cellent thing againft ob] dion of Urine, caufed Stone fo hard as not d broken: But the Tiii( drawn from the Herb, our Spirit us Univerfaluy bove direded , and ^ with Spirit of Wine^ I raj drunk with the laid hcie| Wine , is much more h dual : After the (amc ner ycu may make a. dure of Golden-Rod^ will be no left effedual that the Crude Herb been proved in this ca^ innumerable Perlbns, Carolffs Pifo faith) with] py liiccefs. XXIV. Zacutus Lujii Praxis Lib, 2. Ohferv faith, A Man fixty old of a cold Contritioi was cured of the Stor Purgations , made of, pentinc which he took c)^, ways, and a daily ufeft ^ tap-Xix. p?a(tical j^oBion of Lignum Nefhri-^ v<^; by which he voided e Gravely and a Stone^ r was well for two Years o^ther. His Difeafe af- , sivards coming upon him V&Oj Clyfters^ Ointments, iV'tficntations.Plafieri^hle- f|>my. Baths, were all ^^^ [ in vain, his Urine be- 1^/!! 'retained eighteen Days, u : ^an to be afflided with ^^ Falling-Sicknefs by Fits, '^'^'^ the Sick was given over 'J^^^ lefperate; at length he '?[' : Ojl of fweet Almonds^ ^^^^ \ drop of ISIatural Bal- "'°" : ( I fuppofe he means 'S fm of Peru\) it made ^' ^ypid a clammy Humor ^jJj>toolj and fmall Gravel t^" 'Jrifle; and continuing Hen afe ofthe faid Remedy, ^^l^ feded with Bl-ody U- *5 :,'a Stone of the o/gtiefs i)wi' iDadg-ftone, of a purple ir, long, round, rough, J very hard, and now ig Water ver.y freely^ ok a greater quantity I'e Oyl of fweet Almcnds ^ to three Ounces^ and the im to the (quantity of half tince, and in the fpace n days he voided /ixt> Stonej 1 aid^ and ot the bignefi and fhape of Vetches. And with this Remedy alone he was pre- ferved Yor the tuture; for he ufed every Morning ro take .half an Ounce of the Oyl, with iix drops of the faid Balfam, by which he voided gravelly Urine, and lived many Years : By this Balfam^ Avenzoar faith he cured a Scrivener^ who was at Death's door with the Stone: If you cannot get the true Baliam, Zacutus ad- vifesto ufe inflead thereof StaBe^ which is the precious droppings of Myrrh_, and comes out of the Eaf^-Indies, alfb from Pent; which, With he^ works rare effeds. la the fame Obfervation he faith J That he had many times driren out great Stones diat were firmly fixed in the cavities of the Kidnies^ by the IVater difttlUd out or* Green Tobacco^ which he gave the Patient to drink. XXV. Vl^terus^ m TJk 2,= of his Oh jcrv aliens , tells us^ He cured one of the Srons with this Julep : Take P^/- litory- water ine Ounce, FennA. ii^aHr^ Bean-fifwer-wtit^r ^ J-t^. S A L M O N ^S 130 lef of Rofes , ana half an Ounce '^ mix them ; giving the Patient to drink after a de- co(ftion of Peafe^ Bean-jhales, Varfly Roots ^ and Reftharrow- Roots. Another he cured by giving i. A Clyfier, 2. A Narcotick. 3. Vellitory and Turpentine-water^ ana half an Ounce^ by which the Stone got into the Bladder, and then into the Yard, and there ftopt; he fate in a Bath, and a litde after pif- fed it forth : And by the taking of this following Pou- der^twice a Week, a Spoon- ful at a time, a Patient of his voided many Stones,and the continued ufe of it pre- vented the pain. Take Li- quorice in Fouder half an Ounce , dried Teach-kernelj cne OuncCy Anife and Fennel- feeds^ ana. two Ounces ^Winter Cherries one Dram^ Gromwel- feeds half a Dram , Crabs- Eyes two Drams ^ Sugar-Can- dy one Ounce and a half^ make a fine Fcuderi He drank af- ter it a decoiftion of Peafe, Parfley, and Bean-fliales, with Butter, and a little Salt. And in Lib. 5. of hts faidy Ohferi/ations , he com- mends this: Take Turpen^^ tine two Ounces^ Hone Ounccy Tolk of one Egg y^ them in a Mortar togdt ^till they are white \ thvi White Wine , Tellitory-wl Bean'flower'7vater ^ 2m Ounce and a half^ Sp\ Limons^ or Juice of c| one Ounce \ mix them: one Ounce and a halfj Sick took alfb thefe Take Cyprus Turpentiml an Ounc9y Sugar- candA Drams* with Syrup of lA make Tills : Dofe one ]| at a time, drinking ai decO(5i:ion of red Peqfel while his pain was gre gave him an Opiate,] Ibmetimes a cleanfin; fter of J^ey, Yolks of Turpentine and Honey. term gave this to a Pj thrice, which had his ftopt: Take Turpentit Drams y Tolks of Eggs\ Honey one Ounce ^ Wir Ounces : By the ufe wl:| he avoided (0 many that he wrote to him, torn Shirt came out ofbis\ derz Thus was he cl and lived many Years found; and with the! kind of Potion he cujj Fremh Minifter,who vi Cip. XIX. -h Stone with Dfe. Piartfcal pi)?0cfe< the firft iPi ;XVI. I cured a Man fir he had been twelve jirs troubled with the t' le and Gravely with this i:ture: Take Venice cr .;isburgh Turpentine four Ihces'y 0)1 of fwett Almonds t}finccsy Honey two Drams ; and wix them v^ell toge- it opened the Paflkges, le him prefently pifs free^ and brought away a t quantity of Sand and 1 Stones: He- took it nlng and Evening, half uncCj or bette: at a ,, .1.., for three Months^ \ king after it Arfmart- P'a and was perfedly ^, fo that for many rs after he had not the J?J "Pain or Symptom. A- ler I cured with this: e Strasburgh Turpentine Ounces^ Tolks of four ".^ grind them together in crtar^ 'till they are v^hite ; t add 0)1 ofjweet Almonds J<. Ounces 'j and mix them ,Mt ^j'^nW/»^: Dole^ an 1^"^ j;ce Morning and Eve- '■^^, drinking a Glafs of d after. This he con- ten to a life nuDjf t'nued for eight or WeckSjit continuallybroughc away Sand and large Gravel, and he was perfedly cured. Salmon, XXVII. Barthotinm ttWs us^ That he found no eafe by any Diuretick, except Bean-rtiale-water , which brought away Gravel ; fo that^ laith he^ more may be attributed to it^ in bringing away the Stone ^ than to Millepedes : And^ faith he, Egg-ihells are given with fingular fucceft^ ( after the: Chickens are Hatched) ei- ther \o break, or expel t^i? Stone^ this Lithontriptkk be- ing reckoned among Secrecv of this kind, for this pur- pole Ltidovicffs Mercatrir commends the Flower and. Seed of Star-Thifilc , as a thing highly in r^queft^ for purgiifg and cleanfing the Reins and Bladder; daily experience f faith he J iVili confirming it; giving two Ounces of the diitiiled Wa ter in the Morning Fafiing ; but ^n EJfence cf the v^hoL- Plant (as we have tanghc h: Chap, y Seel. 35^ and ;7, a- foregoing) is much better. K 2 XKVliL I52 XXVIIJ. Jugenius^inhis Medicinal Epftles^ Lib. 12; Ep. T, and 2, laith^ He has cured near ^w hundred of the Stone by this following Syrup^ giving three Ounces at a time^ with fix Ounces of the decodion of Eringo^ for fifteen days together^ five hours before Dinner, Univerfals being premifed. Take Saxifrage^ Knee-hollj ^ Er'wgo^ Lavage^ Kefiharro'iP^ Anije^ Fennel^ i^^^fyy Grafs^ ana La If an Ounce, Hor/i- RaJiJJ} Roets two Ounces, Leaves of Betony^ Burner, Marfl}'Malkws^ Nettles^ Fen^ ny-rojal. Rocket^ Calamint^ Knot-grafs^ Pellitcry of the Wall ^ ana M, qu. Winter- Cherries fivmty, Seheftens fif- teen, Seeds of Bapl^ Burdock, Parfly^ Sefeli^ MiUet, ana three Ounces, Bark of the Bay 'Tree Rooty Liquerice, ana three Drams , Water five Quartt 5 hojl ^till three Quarts only remain 5 ftrain^ and with Honey two Vcundy Sugar four Pound ^ make a Syrupy and aromatize it with Cinnamon nne Ou7tce, Nutmegs half an Ounce. Pi'obably it may ^o goodj there is no Argu- SALMON'S L mem againft Experi^ yet it looks like a \: potch of all together. Crato, in Ci\ XXIX. faith. That he prefers . Roots candied, or ftedp White- wine > and Sj\ the Juicg ofSpeedwel I all ; though i^iaith he) not Ignorant that th of Brier and Refiharri much good when the is nianifeft. And f( pain in the Kidneys by the Stone^ there thing ('faith hej bett a Deco^ion of Speedul the Injpiffate Juice t But an Ejjence of thA crude, as we have di| in Chap. 5-. Se^^ \^ much tranfcends the XXX. Frefii Oyl of\ nuts by expreffion^ gif three Ounces at a time day, for Ibme time, i| mended as an ei thing; and a certain I cian attells. That l| daily ule thereof he' feveral Stones voided.] lame probably mk done with exprefed fv:eet Almonds^ as all -T p. XIX. p?actfeal Pfipficfe. 's^i xf Tiffed Oyl ofVVall-mts, K nore with ths expreffed . .)i^f Orange^ Limon^ or C/- n.Kernels, Outwardly al- > anoint with this fol- • ^g Oyl ^ it is of good Take Oyl of S corf ions }OHnces^ O/l of bitter Ai- rs one Ounce J Palm Oyl )rams, Oyl of Juniper- k[W l^alf ^n Ounce '^ mix yij" ^^^ anoint the region Loyns therewith, and Evening. ^^nCI. With this follow- y Lemedy I have done al- uj, Miracles in expelling ■^ *, Gravel and Stones, i,jjf both Reins and Blad- Jg'( I Take Baljamum Co- ,.j,; (or as we call \tCapi- ii f^rOmces.YdksofEggs ^Oyl of fweet Almonds^ \M^ ana three Ounces ^ Oyl all toggth ;,,. m*^ip€Tf berries one Dram : It i lira : er tn a ^^^- Mortar] 'till they are g l^/y w/a:^^, and keep the m ^^^^ «/^-E)ofe/roni fix ^^j IS to an Ounce, every ^iTl^ifter it ^/ir^^ Oimces of fence of Speedwell in a of Rhenilh'7i^me atid Sit- Sal/mn; XXXIT. Beverovicius de Calculoj Cap. 1 2. faith, Tiiat when the ways are loofiied (I fuppofe he means with Oily and Mucilaginous things,) nothing is more effedual to remove the Stone, than &ne Dram of Sal Prunella , to be given in Rhenifh-wine , warm, by which Medicine alone (faith he) I have often brought away the Stone of the Blad- der from Children. Cr.ti'/- Ej^i are of tenuious Parts and Diuretick; they break the Stone, and force it away by UrinCj efpecially the Liquor of them^ which prepared after this manner is befl: Take Crabs -Eyes finely pou- dred two Ounces^ Ace turn Te- rebinthinatum four Ounces ; fiopi and digefi for a Night in hot Ajloss ; the next Day decant what IS clear ^ and pour on as much more ^ repeating this work fo often 'till all the Pou* der is diffol'ved : Thefe Liquors filter ate , and evaporate to drynefsy and the Salt will re- main at bottom J which dijjolve in a Cellar into Licju:/r^ "pzv deliquium. Dole gut. ter^ or twelve, in Horfe RadiGi K 3 VImc S A L M O N*S J?4 Watcr^ or fbme fuch like. This Liquor is much more efficacious than the Crabs- Eyes in lubftance. XXXUI. Quercetan his Nephritick'Water is of great account ; and it is thus made; Take Juke of Horfe-Radifh, cf LimonSy ana cne Pcund ^nd a half Waters of Betony^ Saxifrage^ IVtld Tan fey ^ Ver- njaln^ ana cne Tound^ Hydro- m4^ Malwfey^ ana two Vound^ *jfuniur~herrks three Ounces ^ Seeds cf Millet, great Bur dock^ Nettles^ Omens ^ Anife^ Fenvel^ ana one Ounce and a half* of the four greater cold Seeds , Alarpi-mallows , ana £x Drams ^ burnt Egg-fklls^ Cinnarf?on, ana three Drams, fJez-'cs two Drams 'y digefi all jcur or f'vs days in a gentle Balnea *y then firain out^ and difttll in yjjljes. He fays this Water does wonders in the Stone^ and againfl fuppref- Tion of Urine : Dofe from two Drams to an Ounce. He adds p Dram of two ibrts of Lithontriptick Spe- cies to the Compofitionjbut ihe linaLieis of the propor- tion to she former ia-ge quantity^ fignifies bat liie , 1 am of Opinion the Jcti of Limons alone dcpurad, without that fpecious paration, or given in Mi( fey- wine, as Guarinonim\ vifes, may be as good ; found by experience Auaily to purge and ck| the Reins^ and to give to niany^ and that wit any harm to the Stotnj elpecially if fheathed Honey or Sugar. XXXIV. Brannm Calcnlo commends the lowing Syrup as an lent Remedy, leavii calculoLs Matter behi the Kidnies, if after! ging, two Spoonfuls p.] taken at a time in the ning Falling: Take of Speedwell one FoundA of Ground Ivy fix Ounl Turjlane three Ounees] and make a Syrup wit ney one Found and Both Helmont and Fahe\ mend the Liquor Birch-Tree , which Birch-wine ^ as a R( that does not only the Stone and Grav( *?: XIX. m^dm pi)Pficfe. •Ifcprevenfs the Bleeding lejof. i?^ XXV. Riverim faith, Jijhes of Egg'Jhells given i half a Dram to one .Ti in White-wine^ pow- "iewtty expels the Stone lod- andi in the palTages of the :o§iii {q: So alfo, the Salt of ^.at« \-CoJs and Stalks^ of eSto h half a Dram in atlid :c-wine operates after niderful manner: Alfo tr FitrpoUte given in the Dofe. Sfirit of Salt is [fwJprailedj fome drops of Dds ti tog taken in the Mor- as an Fafting in Broth, or leavi \ other Liquor, as Wine, fbel Dftion of Eringo, &c, ilk commends this Potion iniili a little: Take Straw- inrlif find Saxifrage-waters^ XXXVI. ^t'm, Sextus Vlatomctis^ and isuarinonius, do all of them commend a Hare baked in an Oven^ ^tillit is dry ^ then fondred:, (but Vctcrius iaith the Afhes of a Hare j given from o^ne to two Drams in Wine, is pro- iitable to expel the Stone^ fome fay to diffolve it; as alio to prevent its breeding for the future ; made into Pills with Turpentine^ it is indeed of good u(e. The Pouder of Dcers-blood given to one Dram, is commended to expel the Stone^ as Hofe* rus affirms. Motherwort ^ and the f^oQti of Vervain in Pou- der, or the Effence of thofe Plants prepared as we have taught in Chaf, 5". Se^. ; f , and ;7. and drank with lix Pwo Ounces^ White-winelWhhc-vAnQ^y or Meadj a ^0 ftwces^ Ojl of fweet Al- ' little warmed, are incredi- ^Oj \s two Ounces^ Spirit of Q^ffj ;»/ one Dram '^ mix for ^^, ^ \ Dofes^ to be given fix rs one after another. Sal PrunelU, Cryftals Pouder of Ivy- 'tar. ioiiof- fetiB''^ ^" Le^i/f J of Crejfes^ . J •i>artes eqaa^es^ with fome ^'M, ^^^P ^*^^^ Tills y of Giiit'' ^^^^ ^^^ ■Drawy every ^ing Fafting. hie Pveniedies in removing all things that hinder the paffage of the Urine , as Hofman and Marquardus lay. ^ XXXVII. For Medicines given Clyfter-wi(e, Font a- nus com mends the DecotHon of Millet^ given to half a Pint; but, without doubts l^ 4 it SALMON'S Lilij ^t mjy be much more cffe- ^{ld\ if half an Ounce of ^ur- Pntlm hz added to it^ being ^r(l ground with the Yolk of an Egg, to open its bo- dy. XXXVIII. Zecchiui \n\\\s Conitikations commends, yei, fays nothing is better to bring away the Stone in the Kidnies than warm Wa- ter, or Veal, or Mutton^ or Chicken-broth; hvQ or fix Ounces being drunk pretty warm Morning and Eve- ning before Eating. Ai^d the great heat of the Reins will hz taken away C which is the efficient caufe of the' pains of the Stone returning) if bo;vled Water, to the quantity of feven or eight Ounces, be drank before Meals twice a day, for no- thing renders the Kidnies fo trQQ from Recrements, and io temperate: and their fiery heat is at length extinguifhed with the warm Water, fo that they can never after breed the Stone : If to what cur Atithcr here fays ^ ycu add io each Draught half a Dram of Salt ofTiartarjjr fHre Nitre , ir vjilLin my Opinion ^ht much more ejfe^ual , hecaufi Salts do in Jome nteafurc d the Water to the parts afflil Ifalfo it he fweetned with ney^ the Medicament wi [till the hitter, for that it lefs dtfaffeB the Stom.uh^it in fome People it will he do, Salmon, IB^ XXXIX. Saxoniain (bribing fome familiar P) for fuch as are troubled the Stone, mightily difc mends the ufe o^CaJJia^ ' ther for Prevention or vulficn : Petrus Vigray^ 7. Cap, 4. fays, ThatC agrees very ill with that are troubled with Stone : Others fay that fia has increafed the Di{ and that the heat of t always followed the tz of it. Fahritius Hildanui us. That two Ounces ol fia being given one continual Fever , it rj fuch a Flux of Urine,| for three days togeth( made his Urine fo hot time, that he thought hot Wire had been d| through his Yard. Slip. XIX. practical p&?nc!t. 137 \ the Medicine^ and that had ':nii :L: To all this we an- wr, i: That very famous »l'ficians , no ways infe- i( to the former, have cftantly nkdCaJfla with e/ goodfuccefe: Platerus u^dy gave any thing in Stone without it_, and :n gave it mixt with nna: And the learned i:lia:|l€r/, in his Annotations imn Barhet , gave it to a ilyditjoffixty years of Age Cii{m, a good fuccefs: I have ion 01 tntimes given it both a- lipi ;, and mixt it with Tur- Ttiat tine^ with a fingular Ad- with cage, never with the ill i wii B^s above-named . a . If iythi enquire into the Nature [heDi le Medicine, we find it atofl ic cooling, and without i the t ! ftiarpnefs of Parts^ fo 0m clean never think that I'jnceii I Medicine can give that ri one ch its felf hasnot. 5. We jfjt ibt to confider the Na- UriiK J of thofe Bodies on Dm CaJJIa had fo ill an ;ioli(Jr'<^ (as they fay; in the jjQUgli! le; and then probably jjjjD imay perceive that thole jjjj^ |x)fed Efiec^s , rather a- ; from the pre valency of morbifick Matter, than any other Medicament been given at that time, adapted to the Diftemper with the higheft fcrutiny^ and Inge- nuity of the moft learned in our Profeffion, 'tis poffible the lame EfTeds might have enfued; fo thaf in Prudence we ought to afcribe the afore-enumerated Diladvan- tages to the Habit of the Body, and prevalency of fome acid Humor aboun- ding at that time, rather than to the Caffia^ or the innocent ufe of any Medi- cine whatfoever. Salmon. XLI. Crato prefers the fimpie Deco6fion of Speedv^el -with Sugar , before all the more famous and great Me- dicines inwardly given for the Stone: The ufe (faith he) of a Clyfter made only of a Decodtion of Sfeedwel with Sugar, will do more good than aay Medicine taken by the mouth; you may put into the Decodion fome fat of a Loin of Mut- ton or Veal, of a Rabbet or Capon, that fo it may be more fmooth and flippery, or for want of thefe you may The Sick often find more relief in the Cholick or Stone^ fiom a fimple Cly- fler of Milk and Sugar, boi led either with Speedwel or Gammomil-flowers , that? from Clyfters more richly and largely compounded of hot Things, becaufe thev by difcuffing Pain, encreafc Wind, whereby the Pain is augmented, which is only to be appeafed with Ano- dincs. XLII. The DecoBion of Teafe maie v^ith Daucui Seed , Tarjley-Seid , or fweet Fennel Seed ^ is a Medicine not to be defpifed, and ma- ny, by taking it alone, have had a perfect Cure ; But as Diureticks in the Cure of this Diieafe are neceffary to get the Gravel and Stone out of the Reins; So for prevention ; and in time of Health, we. muft abftain from the too much ufe of them, left while they pro voke Urine, by a conltant ufe of them, they make o- pen the ways and paflages to the Kidneys, whereby all the. crude Humors, and Re- ijS SALMON'S libut may take feme fre(K Butter, ^crements of the Blood nr^ tend thither,and make \il:. ter to breed the Gravel ai- Stone: This is the fear (bme Artifts, though ca lefly enough where n^tl the Meat nor Drink re;V ^ iCjpiiij re s whence I conceive, the 1 1 none can conclude that 'arts! : coagulation of Stones 00 I t proceed from an acid, leBod ', on the contrary^ from laaer lething oppofite to it. yti & virtue of generating ^ctto fncs(Ciys he) lies in au- tinie re Things, upon which jn 8 i^ount they give Glutinofi- itcjand toughnefs to Fluids-, hich if (fixt) earthy and atile faline Parts be join- . fomeching not unlike the »nc f he fliould have faid by help of a petrifa(5bive Gafi or Spirit) is generated. Now this coagulated Au^ fterc, is infiinged by the iliarp Acid of the Sfirit of Nitre. And therefore when the Rudiments and begin- nings of a Scone are laying, we muft , befides volatile oily Salts, ufe Things that diUolve the Stone, amongft which,we defervedlyafc be the firft place to Spirit of Nitre , feeing in it Stcnes are lb eafily and fo mani- feftly diffolved > and it may be given in Beer, Ale, Wine- Broth, &c. to make them a little fharp , and fo to be uledfor Ibme confiderabb time. XLIV. To this o^Syl^ 'vias ^ the learned Decker i makes Ibmething of anlwen The Sfirit of Nitre (faith he) being put upon the Stone poudered, and fet upon a little Fire diflblves it : Firft it turns it into a tough, and then into a watery Matter 5 but the Mifchef is, the Con- fequence in outward and inward means is not the fame; or at leaft the Spirit of Nitre does not anfwei" Expectation. And JFr. Hof- man fays^ yoa fhould rather give Things which confift of an abfterfive Virtue^ from a volatile Alcalie and Acid^ that by their gentle fharp- nefs^ do incide and cleanfe the filth of the urinary Paf- lages, as alfo by their fweet fragrancy affeding of the Reins^ do hinder the f«cu- leney of the Ferment, and fo prevent all occafion of the Stone. XLV. Diureticks are of two kinds ; the one Aperi- tive^the other Incifive: Ape- ritive draw the Matter to the Kidnies ; and therefore if thele be affedled; are ve- ry liiipicious ^ becaule we draw the Matter to the part afFcded : Bat Inciiivei carry not the Matter to the Kid- nies^ but only by Inciding, Subtilize ; ^nd fo the Mat- ter being made fabtil , paffestpe Heins. Hence it is (and I ever ufe it with fijccefs) that if in the begin- ning I give Spirit of Vitriol to break the Stone, or cut the grofs Humor, I quickly lee a happy Iffue. And the Spirit of Vitriol, though it SALMON'S be Diuretick Lill yet It c.y incides; upon which Sui- lilation, while the Ma:rl pafles out,the Urineapp: more copious, and is tml Diuretick by accident ; that it carries ought to Reins, but becaufe the \ ter, when it has no hin>i ranee, finds an eafie paffi And that is attempted vain,after the third or foi day, which may be df the firfl:; without wh| '^^ the Pain is prolonged tt or four Days, to the g^ damage of the Patient ; then we muft ftay for \ jp. verfal Evacuation, whicl this cafe is not necelFary the beginning, but may ry well be done, when Pain is over. Panan Pent, Cap. ^;Obf^i. XLVr. River i-^s advi That in the ufe of M< cinesthat break and ex the Stone, they ought to be uled once or t\» anly , but oftner , 'till obftruc^ed PaiTages be op ed. And whild- they aregiv the Reins and Bladder oa be helped with Ba %t kl to Fomentat ions,U n vlions j| c4 XIX. practical Pfipccfe* 141 iit they may operate the a Bean^ and was reflored to b:ter. Liquors alfo that ; of thin Parts, fuch as ite and Rheniili-Wines ft be given now and u\ with internal Emol- its, and Laxatives, and ings flippery , to make r!% Paffages cafie and open, y^' i qualifie the Acrimony f? other Medicines. m , ^ LVII.T0 a nephritickPer- ^^] i vomiting Blood, M^^/»j ¥ rtt not prefcribe Things ' [t^s 5wce the Stone^left when itieatj I Veflels are unftopt, they uld open wider, and by avtoi 'Mil urn I >T iier vomiting of Blood, e ftiould be endangered : gave therefore caleined rtfhorn, for feveral days, refli Broth, and fomen- the Part with Camomil- i^ers, e^c. lb Bis vomiting i^^ifed, and the Stone fell loH khe Bladder, and after i^i 'k in the neck of his (i4 Men Then he gave his yyn-falt in Decodion Vlallows, fomented his 'ities with mucilaginous ngs, and anointed the ': with Oil of white '2-Tree ; widiin fix hours ;,iftS voided a Stone as big as perfed Health. XLVIIL Spirit ofTurpeff- tine is a good Thing againft the Stone; but before it be ufed, Lenitive Purgers fhould precede, at leaft, before it be continually and daily uled. It is a great Medi- cine , and has a diiperfing Power penetrating deep, purifying the Bowels, and healing them , diffolving coagulated or hardned Tar- tar, and expelling it by Urine:Yet in the ule of Tur- pentine it felf in fubftance, purging before-hand is not needful, becaufe it has in it felf a cathartick Virtue, efpecially if mixt with Rheubarb in Pouder , as Crato^ in Scholtz^im Confi 52. advifes. It helps by its temperate heat, whereby it befriends the Parts deftinU to Concodion ; for which Reafbnit is good for thofe that are troubled with the Stone. You may (ee in A- mat us Lufnanus^ Cent, i. Oif- fer. 63. the Hiftory of a MonkjWho every Morning, for feveral Months, f^raliow- ed a piece of Jurpmttne as big. 142 S AL M O N'S II big as a Nut , and lb was cured both of Stone and Gout, whm. all other Me- dicines would do no good^ XLIX; When the Stone is voided, though all danger is over, yet you ought for two or three days following toufe AbfterfivesandCleah- lers, and Healers^ that the Reins may be perfedly cleanled and healed; for which purpofe, nothing can be better than a Bolus of Turpentine, made after this manner : Take Turpentine one Dram and half^ Rheuharhy Nutmegs ^ Liquorice^ all in Poudery ana half a Dram ; mix and make a Bolus: After whiehj an Emulfion of fiveet Almonds in Barley-water or Broth, or Decodion of Peafe^ may be profitably drank. ^ L. How great a Medi- cine Turpentine is, is not eafie to be declared, it being a volatile Alcaly, mixt with a frnall quantity of a volatile Acid, but the Alcaly very much over-powering. It purifies and fweetens the whole mafs of Blood and Humors, after a moftvjjl^ derfuland admirable nj] ner, and after fuch a as 'tis poflible no other l| dicine (except of the F.n.. ly of Turpentine, as all a; tural Balfams are) uin Earth can do befides : H it momentarily enters toj the whofe Mafs of Bl(i[ purifies it, fweetens it, diifolves all its Coaguli entring into its Siibfti with its whole and ei Body; where, by its lutive Power , it does which neither Spirit Wine can do by its fubt nor Spirit of Nitre, Vit or Sulphur can do by \ Acidity, nor other vo Salts can do by their p ®^ trability; being indeed ^J intruth, one of the mof folute Antifsorhuticks^ phthijictih y Antifpaftnai Antiarthriticks, Antepilep and Antinefhriticks y ye this fday difcovered World. LI. So thatifaPhyf knows rightly how to pare and ufe that alone dicine, he knows a 1 which will do more tl Cap. xix. Piactical Plipficfe* wole Apothecary's ftiop biide it : It is a Medica- 1 jiitit which is a natural ^i:e of Chymiftry, be- \M only a dilTolution of as aid, rocks, or gravelly Bo \\k by the mighty Power he plaftick Spirit of the nt, (which deftroys the edent pctrifadive Spi- >fthe Matter of which was made, ^viz* Sand, vel. Stones, Rocks, ^c.) by a living Alembeck, ivit, the Body of the dob]' p, and all its Limbs, is fted,raifed, exalted,and lized,purified and made le ; and laftly, impre- ;cd with a mighty Spi- in dired anti|^thy and . . pfition, and vaftly fupe- (.j ftothepetrifadive Spi- '.^ as being not only able r^ o, but P.lfo undo that, ^jly :h the faid petrifadive ^V* [er can never do, or ac- ^f^ Iplifli again, overei|[i. Nature has done fo already, towards the '.6tion ojt this Medicine, ittle remains to be done krt ; yet ibmething it 0)i [olBOw or fo univerfal an ufe. U5 as it is defign'd for v and without which, it will not perfedly atifwer the defired End ; of which we may in Ibme other place difcourfe more at large: This we' could not (even for Piety fake) avoid the fpeaking of here, confidering that feme thoulands of times (in about twenty fix, or twenty feveti years Pradife) we have made ufe of it with admi* rablelucceis.- LIII. If in the Stone in the Reins, the Sick piffes much Blood, and often, the cafe is hazardous, becaufe two oppofitc IntenticMis oc- cur ; and it is a difficult thing to find a Remedy in Art, to perform oppofite Intentions or Operations, ^iz. to open and llop, diffolve and bind, break and coniolidate,at one and the (ame time : In tfils* cafe, you muft fet afide all other Remedies, and ha:ve recourfe to vitriolick Bath- waters, or Waters running, from Iron Mines, for that their Virtue is moft excel- lent, there being no fafer or better Remedy to be thought of; for fuch Waters ^_ expei 144 S A LM O N'S ^xpel violently and effica- cioufly , and are therefore Lithontriftick ; and yet C as being impregnated with Vitriol ) they eminently ftanch Bloodj ftrengthen all the Vifcera^ and cool the Li- ver, Spleen^ and Reins. LIV. But becaufe every one has not the liberty or conveniency ofgoingtothe Wells at tuf^ridgCy or other Springs coming off of Iron or vitriolick Mincs^ we fliall here fliewa Way of making thofe Waters artificially, to perform the fame Intention^ which is thus done : i. Take fair Sprin^'waUr fix jQuarfs^ Salty Vitriol^ or Cry- fiats of Mars one Dram ; mix^ diJJ'olve and filter through brov/n ' Paper ^ fo have you a Water in Virtue and EffeBs^ like that which runs off from the natu- ral Iron- Mines. 2, Or thus: Take Sfring-'w at era Gallon jSal Armoniack one Draw^Scales of Iron one Ounce ; mix^ and di- gefi for fame days in a gentle Sand-heat^ ^till the Water be- gins to colour ; then filter and keep it for ufe* 3. Or thus ; - Take Spring ovater a Gallon' \ Spirit of Wine four Ounces • Li! Spirit of Vitriol two Dram better'^ mix them for ufe. T artificial Waters may taken from a Pint to I Quarts, or more; bui| degrees^ and a little w' or made into Poffet-di ufing moderate exercife; farting , 'till the Watc out of the Body: purge by Urine clean! Jij Reins and Bladder ^ « Obftrudions of the U take away iharpnefsoj HumorSjCure inward ftrengthen the Stom Liver , Spleen , Mefei and Womb , are prev againft the Dropfie, Ci; '^^^ xy , G reen-ficknefs, and vy, and cure the pifSi Blood. LVi Experience has long time taught us , ftrong Diurcticks mul ufed with much cautioi that they many timej crcafe the Pain, fora ., Stone into narrow Paf ''^ excoriate the urinary fels, and many times piffing of Blood, v caufe often times Fain Swoonings, Convulfior *'^ pileplics^ and the like ^''« li lEi 4o k Cap. XlX. Practical Pfipficfc tli cafe Lenient, or EmoUi- 3; Clyfters are of lingular for by their difcuffive perty^ they melt or dif e the Humors, clear the lary Palfages, making r for Urine and Gravel. ertain Phyfician had ex- ence of this in his own Ibn^ who being in ex- tn Torment, had eafe ,J^ taking three Emollient p. Iters in one day , the I ^el being loolhed, and '"^'.^. I thick vifcous Matter '^?^^ ;cd with it,being brought ^^j f with the Urine for fe- ' ^^^ [ days together, that ^'f J ice-forth he never fell ?p li into any fuch pain. F. Emollient Clyfters be made of Mallows. ^a-Roots , Millet , and ike ; but Faenugreek- inferiour to none of If alfo with the Cly- iicaiiD r'^^pgfffi^g J^falf an Ounce, ^ ^l Ivnth the Yolk of an Egg^ pfe^, it will be fo much >revalent and cfficaci- Fontanus accounted the ^viinii xiQQdi given to one d,or lefsjis an excellent and kept it as a fe- Dolaus gives a Milk- encek ghius m un, ; mini! '4f Clyfter, or one of Milk and Turpentine, with the Yolk of an Eggi but he advifes againft Salt being put in, be- caufe it is apt to make them Hay long. LVIT. Doldetis (out of IVedelius) prelcribes this fol- lowing Opiate : Take Sper- ma Cceti^ Crabs Eyes, ana otic Dram, Cinnabar of Antimony one Scruple, Volatile Salt of Amber four Grains, Lauda- num Of latum half a Grain, (but I think one Grain^ or two, to be better ) Troches of Alka- kengi , with Opium half a Scruple ; mix , and make a Vouder for four t>ofes* In the Fit (faith he) when the pain is violent, an Emulfion, or fome Opiate will be good. LVIII. Out of the Fit C iaith the lame excellent Manj we muft endeavour to extirpate the Coagulator, and withal, we muft always have regard to the Stomach, therefore Stomatick Medi- cines will be good i lome fay there is nothing better, either for the cure or pre- vention of the Stone than this following Aminephri- L tick ; 1^6 S A L M O tick : Take Seeds of Anifejnr- fljy Dilk Lea'ves of Saxifrage^ ana half an Ounce^ Juice of a Tike , Crahs-Eyes , Seeds of HippSy or wild Briar^ ana one Ou7Jce \ mix ^ and make a Vender. Dole one Dram at a time. The following Pills are alfo of good ufe : Take Venice Turpentine dried a lit- tle at the Fire fii^o Drams^ Spanifi Juice of Liquorice-, Touder of the fame^ ana half a Dram* mix-, and make Tills as hig as Peafi^ which roul in Vender of Millepedes. Dofe one Dram and a h?lf at a time Morning and Eve- ning. LIX. Some Phyficians commend a Yomit^ for pre- vention to expel the tarta- roiis Matter before it be de- rived either to the Reins or J Bladder ; Ibme give it in the Fitj becaufe Nature feems to {hew the way by their reaching to Vomit. This I fonnd true by Experience, in a certain Lady^ a Patient of mine, who had lain Bed- rid fifteen or fixteen Weeks of this Difeafe,* and though many things were admini- Ilredj UQthing dW good 'till Ih N'^ Lifl I gave her a Vomit, whh was Salt of f^itriol one Dr^ i; which gave her fix Vom and this I repeated for I days together, it made great revulfion^ and hacF wonderful an effedj thanj' fourteen or twenty Ds (he was reftored to her j-[ fed Health; and thoi through the extremity! the pain fhe had Convuli Fits^ and many returns them in a day ; (fo that: was given over for dea< yet after the firlf Emei Doie thofe Fits ceafed, her Pains wonderfully di nillied; the force of the metick being over_, I tl adminifrred Antinephrit and Stcmaticks, fiich as ? ers of Juniper^ Salt of Am Ens Veneris , my Tind Stomachica, Syrup of mons_j with fome ot thingsof like nature. / withciit doubt Vomits C duce much to the Cure there ba a real Stone_, oi ther obflruding Matter, by {training much, it h the expuifion of the Sd or Gravely as Ibmetime does to the delivery Woniau in Travel^ by ^k I p.,XIX. i(-;nt commotion of the IHe Body^ and compref- j of the \4afcles of the Pl^itical IPfepfirtt. 147 nanth y Garlick ^ Cloves- t;i taken with fuccefi^ icifometimes I have ex- k-ed (efpecially if the was (Irongj Vinum Be- um, or my Cathani- Argenteum , with good (s; but I chofeto give icks to fuch as were d cafie to Vomit^ and itjhervvife. Salmon* ;^J t. BaYbet{^xKh he has jj,, ' I more by Alteratives^ 7! Narcotick Medicines^ ''^^f .by any others; Cly- ^\ ihe alio faith are very ''T ^r. And bccaufe in his " iJ! as given us an ample '^ ^"^ jogue of Antinefhritkh ^ '^^ *? not greatly if I trans- ^lem hither. Roots of harrow^ Eringo^ Grais^ rlcOj Orricej Parfly^ ijlage ^ ) Drop-wort ^ i-mallows, ( Onions , :kj Leeks.) Leaves of ♦ws, Maiden-hair,Ger- onie Vofflis (lieC: Sione, oi tk Flou^ers of Elder^ Hops. S^ Dill, Fennel, Juniper-berries. ) Nephritick AntidotQ of Quercetan, Mon- tag7janas Ele6luary. Jaw- bone of a Pike. Oyiier- Aells calcined. To which we add alfo^ our Gutta Vi- /^, TinBura Martps^ SpriUts Uni'verfalis^ Antifcerbuticz^ , AnticoUcm^ Anodpim^ Ape • riens ^ Cofmeticus , Voteftates *' Bdccarum Juniferi^ Car^i^ Cri?}um Uttmavorum^ Litbon- triptk^^ Tulegn^ Rofmarini ^ Succint , Terehhitbin^, Antfi Vtrtutum', Elixir de Sttlpbure^ Troprietatfs cum Acido^ Opi~ atum^ Ciroulatum minus. Sy- rupus CbalybeatHSj Diafulpbu- rus^ Ncpbriticus. Sal Mtra- hiky Vitriolatunm* Antidotm noflra , Ibertaca Londimvfis nofi. Laudanum Volatile no- ftrum, Pdnla Lunar es^ Mi- danum Volatile cum Manna^ Honey, Meac Metheglin^ RhenifK- All thcfe latter Compcj you may fee in our Vh\ Medisina^ Lib. i. and mon* LXI. In a hot (I and Conftitution ^ l\ gives this : Take Roots tbea one Ounce^ Liquorii Drams ^ Mallow Leavt ij. Melon- feeds bali Ounce ; boyl tbem in •water • in a Quart of f B® lature d/Jfol've Syrup Poppies two Ounces^ raw (I Eyes bruifed one Dram tbem : Dofe two Ounce or fonr times a Day Ol Take Rofe-water^ Stn and Turflane-watert Ounce , FropbylaBick-TX Cinnamon water ^ ana h\ Ounce ^ raw Crabs-Eyes one Scruple^ Laudanut turn two Grains^ Fell b^ Syrupus de Alth Ounce 5 mix tbem^ ancl be given by Spoonful] LXIL In a cold and Conftitution , I Roots of Refi-barrow,\ m 'Ahilis mfiraj^ephr'itk^, Lau J Saxijrage^ ana one Om] |p.xix. practical pijpQcft. i^ceihalf an Ounce, Goats mW fix Drams, Crahs-Eyes ,V.aH Nutmegs, Cinnamon, .4 lom Ounce, Saffron three {m^^^s. Cloves tvjo Drains, ml burgh Turpentine one ,^\d. Sprit of Mdmfey- t five Pound: the Ingredi- heing cut and hruifcd, dt mrteen days, then difiil M. Doje one Ouuce Fa- and twice or thrice a fides. Barbet alio faith _, Cochinele, .being taken :; mf ^^^^^^ '^ Rhem\li-'wine winlf^ Scruple, is a plealant (^j/lfiveet Medicine^ and of ^rr«fpfficacy "d^^j Ull, Deckers advifes ^.Q^^ oUowing Ponder: Take ^ ( itrdfeed, Tartar Vitrio- c^i ^na one Dram and a half^ i.^ijl l, of Broom, of Refi-har- J"^ \of Pidgecns bung, ana { r fram; mix, and make a '\m i'^'. Dofe from one Scru- Pi p half a Dram in Par- f\i, rater. TheTindureof jJephritick Stone is aU'o ^'■^ good, but it is no where [ibed ; but Moehius has •reparation-, Take P^« '■ i^^^ Ne^hritick Stone ^put ^''j^ verified Spirit of Salt^ i(*i 149 ejp , and there will he a green TinBure, Dofc from fix Drops to tweh^eor twen* ty_, in Wine or proper Wa* ter. Seeds of Violets are vc> ry convenient^ becaule they purge and expel the Stone^ efpecially if they be ufed in an Emulfion, and is called by Schroder the Nephrocafhar ■ tick Emulfion; it is much commended both by Crato and Hart m an ^ and is a good thing againd fuppreffion of Urine.- LXIV. Spiritus Acetodr Mineralis : Take Tartar Vi- triolate one Ounce, Julep of Rofes one Pound, Cinnamon- water four Ounces ; mix them. Dofe two Ounces \ ^tis an excellent thing: Or, Take Tartar Vitriolate one Ounce, Radijlj-watir one Pound, Juice of Limons two Ounces^ Syrup of Corn-Poppies andde Alt he a ^ ana one Ounce, Crahs-Eyes two Drams -i mix them, Dofe two Ounces. Alfo, Spirit of J uniper -berries , affufed upon Rob of Elder and Juniper^ and digeftedj becomes ofa plea- fant red Colour^a nd in Ta fte like Malmfey-vvine_, and is truly a Medicine of gre^c L 2 erii* a A 1. M U ISi S efficacy. tick Liquor made of Nitj^e and Sal Gem, calc'tnd and dif fohed "pQV deliquiunij is a Nephritick of fingular life. So alfo a Nephri- and a hdf^ Jcv^s-fionc 'prmtick-fione, ana cne . V ikes-Eyes 5 Millet-feeal two Scruples^ Crj/lals c\ tar half a Dram^Salt cf\ cne Scruple j mix^ andl a Tender. Doie, froif LXV. The Urinary Lau d^numof Michael: TsikcSpaA a. Dram to one Draij nijh Juke of Liquorice dfjcl- 1 any appropriate WattJ 'ved in Winter cherry Ji^at^r one Ounce and a half f^ am f hire one Vratn, S^ifhn 'our ScrufLes^ Winter- cherries half an Ounce ^ Gum Tragacanth , Mafitck^ ana one Dran'i and a half^ Laudanum Opiatum two Drarrs 5 mix them. It is much commended for a peculiar Qiiality of provoking U- rine^ opening Obftra^tions. and expelling the lame. Michael iiis Nephritick Li- tjuor: Take Lynx-fivne ^ Jews-fione, Nffhntick-flor.e ^ 6png€^ Crjftal ^ Crabs -Eyes ^ ana ^. i^, diffolve them in retlified Spirit of Salt^ fil- Ire the Solinions^ and dijlil to d/ynefs'y Jo have ycu at bottom a cf^aguUted JSefhritick Li- LX V I. JR { Ifincim h is Li- thontripdck Pouder: Take Crabs-Ey::s prepared *i Goats- ^tocd prepared^ ana one Dram LXVIL Forrefl^^ Decoction^ which ioi exceeds all other 1 Take Red Tares three Barley hull d twoVram of Marfrj Mallorfs^ M ana three Drams ; of t greater cold Seeds ^ Si Dram , fat Figgs nin he fens jeven^ Liquoric ped fix Drams ^ fair W* Found and a half ^ half be confumed^ thin for an ^fcz^e?^. The alft are elreemed. ? aider of Millepedes ^ Eyes , Jiws-frcne , z Dram^ Turpentine two \ f^ mix, and make Fills from half a Dram Dram every Mornii (}; ing. Deckers his A is yet better. Take water three Fcund^ red 1 huiPd Barley, ana two Liquorice bruifed^ J my tp. XIX. .; hrj}feJ^ ana 07ie Ounce, .Is cf Daticm y Violets^ te Fopfies, Nettles^ Aid- f , ana half an Ounce ^ fat r^s nine , Sehej^ens [even ; to a Quart ; ftrain^ and y^dve threin Syrups of Corn -';W>/j of the five opening tSy of Diac'^icUy ana G7;e . 'ce and a half^ Spirit of . , -f ^rm mlack one Dram j them, Dofs fix Oun- twice or thrice a Day, pping into it at taking^ 2 :hree Drops of the Juni- ated Ballam of Sulphur. piBcti'caip&pficL m m I The tmti -'pi XVIII. The Cjme Dis- commends this Mix- : Take Tarfly-water Onnces^ Fennel^ and Trea- vater^ ana one Ounce ^ it cf Vinegar half an 'j Crahs-Ejes one Dram^ of Juniper-berries fix Vj Spirit of Nitre one ' |p&. Laudanum Opiatum Grains^ Syrup of the fivs f (or rather Syrup of Poppies ^ ) one Ounce j them. If the fame be tj this Emulfion may given. Take HuWd ey ( boiPd 'till it cracks ) :, Tii ];^f, Ounces^ f-weet Almonds 'fif^ ' :ht^ Fiolet-fecds ana half an Ounce, white Tcpfy-feed^ one Ounce ^ with a fufijcienP qua7itity of Barley -water mak* ari Emulfion'^ to twenty four Ounces of which add Diaco- diufn^ Syrup of Corn Popples^ ana one Ounce ^ mix them. He alfo commends to all the Spirit- of Sal Armoniackf, given in Rljcnlfl-i-wine ^ or •! fome Diurctick Spirit or Wa- ter, as a Speciftck Medicine, not only ro prevent^ but to cure the Stone, ( if britdej or eafie to be broken ) Uni- verfals being given before- hand. LXIX. Junken^ Mcdicm Pars 2. Sed:. i* Cap. 18. prelcribes this : Take Straw- berries fiejh gathered a Gallon^ JVtnter-cherries half a Pouna^ Horfe-Radijh Roots fcraped two Pound, Daucus-feeds half a Pound, Juice of Birch^ or Birch-wine twenty four ?ound\ mix, and difttl in B, M, Dofe frome one Ounce to three, with Syrup de Althaea half an Ounce^ fweet Spirit of Nitre ten or twelve Drops. Or thus : Take ripe Straw- berries four Pound ^ (Winter- cherries tvw Pounds) Malaga- win^ twa Founds Juniper- L 4 nfsHl i52 S A L M O N' s Li ^ater. Water of Tarfly-roots^Uwo Drams, Extract of . ^nsi two Pound, Ground-I^y ^ quorice one Dram', Void Oi^hite Saxifrage-roots, ana Salt of Amber half a Dr it ^ax^ one Ounce s Feach-kanels two Ounces ,• dtgeft in a Vejjel clofe ftcft for a Month, then di- (til Dofe from a Spoonful to four in the Morning Fa- fting ; it is faid both to pre- ferve from, and cure the Stone. Again ; Take Crahs- "Eyes, Sferma Cceti. ana half a Scrufle ^ Volatile Salt of Amber fix Grai7}s '^ mix for a Dofe^ and to be often re- peated. Or thus : Take IVild - Bryar- Seeds half an Ounce y Crabs Eyes, fure Ni- tre, ana cne Ounce ; mtx them, Dofeone Dram. Or thus ; Take Crabs Eyes one Scruple, Volatile Salt of Amber fix Grains, Laudanum Ofiatum one Grainy or two ; jnix them for a Dofe. Again; Take Malaga-Wine one Quart. O- fium in pGuder, Salt of Tartar^ ana tjpo Ounces; mix, di- ge^ a Week, or longer, flttr^ and hep it for uje. Dofe one Spoontul. This has been 11 'ed with good fucccfs. '.Pake Cyprefc Turpentine one Ownce, Balfam of Peru one DraWj Fouder of Flurentine, mix, and make Tills. I from half a Dram to a S| pie, LXX. Syrup made Juice of Tellitory of the with Ho?iey, is a SpecificJj this Difeafe^ it opens all PaflageSj provokes Urj and that without any ftrj ing of tlie parts or pain^ expels Sand^ Gravely o ther Matter which obftr the PaiTages: Take of Syruf four fpoonfuls, IV or RheniJJj-wine, a quart a Tint ; mix for a Dofi,u ^^f given Morning and ning. ill' I LXXL Where the ^ feafe is extream^ and Sick has not made Wate: many days, this folio Liquor may be given. RhemJh~w\nQ, Malaga ana one Pound and a Omens and Garlick brn ana twenty, Horfe radiflj hrmfed fcur Ou?ices, Jun Or, h Orr ice- Root s^ Crabs Eyes, ana ( h ernes hrinfed two Om #4 J>p.XX. alofVotaflief half an Ounce ; 7 digeftfour or frue days, P decant the clear. Dofe P?acttcaiP8pncft. i^ three or four Spoonfuls {e- veral times a day. mi CHAP; XX. fid ^hk\ the STONE 5peciS I )j(es(j JEfore we comeabio- ;2ny| lutely to the mat- jrpjjn 1 hand^ ic is neceflary .^ygj , fcufs the Point, VVhe- j^g the Stone in the Blad- ■^j(j ji can be broken by Me- r,^,' jj teSj or not ? That it ] Jy, be broken many Phy- jj/^ IS do affirm^ and bring 2j^/ oof thereof their Ex- nces : The reafon they srfor itiSj ThatMedi may do it^ ading by t^uity, acidity, afpe- and their diuretick Or, that there is a tg Salt J as well as a fating One, which Vir- [ire not to be denied to [ij PlantSjMetals^ Stone5_, iHinerals. d^ti^s. Lib, ;lh ns how Philagrius the Stone intheBlad jii/vich Goats-blood and a in the BLADDER Hedge-Sparrowmixt together. Ijiur ember gius cured one of a great Stone by the ufe of Millepedes, A Jefuite at Rome cured a Printer's Son of the Stone with Millepedes rightly ^prepared. Tumanm in la^ tro. Lib. 4. Tag. 262 : faith^ He broke a Stone, which was defign'dro becut^ by giving a little Pouder of Cr;/?/W to drinkj orthedif- foluble fubfiance thereof^T/si Calcin'd in a Potter's For- nace at leaft nine timeSj and quenched in >iettle-water, to be reduced to a Calx.then put intc 4 Cellar to meltf^r deliquit'm. Rhajts , Lib. 9. laith^ He cured a Srone in the Blddder of long Handing with his Pills. Horatius An- genius, and his Father, with k3me others , cured ieveral with 154 5 A li ^A i^ r4 :> with the fame Medicine. Johannes Vre'uotius laith, the Stone in the Bladder is bro- ken by a Plader of white Onions boiled^ and applied to the bottom of the Belly. • Hippocrates^ Qakn^ A'vkmna^ Dtojcorides^ and others are of the lame Opinion. And the Author of this S^2l02li knew one who was appoin- ted to be cut of the Stone^ by taking Diuieticks^ was perfectly cured ;, of which ^Horfe Raildifl) was chiefs was perfectly cured h fo that for more than twenty five years fince, he has not been trou- bled with it. And it is pot fible that a thouftnd more i away^ or other like, might be cyl' fandy, gritty Concretl^, friable 5 and eafily brok ; whereas we fay 5 had ^ Stone been great, and hW^. like a Flint5the Event wc d not have iuceeedcd; ;. § can bring alfo theOpinio i{ Experience of many gj j^ Phyficians to the contr| Hartman is of Opinio; Stone in the Bladder, be confirmed, and alii|P ^^^ come to fome magniti S^}' is fcarcdy cured by anj fj" ther way than by cuci 4' Barhet felth a cnm\% ^^'"i Stone is leldom', a 1 ^^\ Stone can never be wa '^^^ cured by U '" of thefe Examples may be cincs. Guarinonim faith, \irged. II. To all thefe Things we anfwerj I . That all theie Examples, and thoufands more of the like, can be no Rule to conclude the thing h becaufe all the iame Things have been ufed with all care and circumfpedion to o- thers, where the (iiccels has not been anfwerable. 2. That it is probable that the Stones dijTolv'd by the afore- Ciid Medicainejtfs^ and liich fcarce ever any one faw f^ Stone broken by Medk ^ ^' I could name multitud^'"'^' ©thers of this Opinion 5 thefe may faffice. And daily Experience , tol Grief, and the wreti nels of miferable Pati are as demonflrable an refutable Arguments o; Impoffibility of Cun Medicines without cut Though JVincleras^ in euriof.An, y6>0kfir, ! 02. he broke the Stone ir Blate h Eap.xx. p?acticai :Bdderof ii Bo}^ 12 oldjand ught k away peace-meal this Medicine: Take fur= Viokt^Seed half an Ounce '•> ters of Straiijherriesy Rs[i- row J Winter-Cherries^ ana s, make an Emulfion ^ to ch add Goats Blood two d'^ Hog'Lice prepared one \ Species Ltthontripics a Dram h Spirit of Tvir- me one Scruple 5 ynix them : e two ipoonfulfs often H) which made it come ^y in pieces: Probably might be fiich a foft bling Stone as Barhet aks of. I have made trial ^, por three feveral times^, thc\Experiment fdccee^ I not ; poilibly the Stores J J rhc be of a flinty Sub^ ^,\^{j, [ice, and therefore the i,,j^^;^^ ^erimeut not to be defpi- The lair I tried it up= without iuccefs, was cue he Stone 5 which being farted 5 weighed three Dces, and lb me odd iinsj and was of a hard by cni' ■V b it marble4ike fu biiance. II. Moreover ^ when it ) be confidered, that the ance of Place is far, and ; ways by which the Me- diclnes pafs many : and that if :hey beftrong , they carry- large quantities of Matter from the whole Body to the Bladder_, and do more hurt by their acrimony and te- nuity _, in fcowring off the Lenter^ Mucus ^ or flimj Mat- ter^ which ufually flicks to the Stone_, and ierves it for a Bed > whereby the Stone |l is made fharper and harder_, and diereby raifes more in- l tenfe pains than befoi^e : Eu: if they he weak^ they lofe their Virtue before I they come at the urinary ' Paifages and Bladder , whereby they do little or no good at alL I fay, all thele things being ecu fide- red, they Itill contirm me in ray Opinion, That if a Stone be large, and of a flin- ty or Marble-like hardnefs^, or iubffance ,. there is no \ Cure for the Hime by Medicines, biit by the Hand only of the Operator. IV. Sometimes alfo we aredeceivedj^nd think there is a Stone, vl^hen indeed there is none ; as is recorded concerning a Noble- Man^ who after he had been tor^ mented i56 S A L M mented with pain and diffi- culty in making Water^ the Thyjtcians and Chyrurgions doubted whether there was a Stone^ or no ; having ufed Medicines to no purpofe^ he was cut for the Stone,, as is ufual^ and was eafed of his pain ; yet they found no Stone^ but a fungous Flefli in the neck of the Bladder^ w!iich by degrees was con- lumed by convenient Me- dicines. A like Example to thisj c?.n relate of a Patient of mine, 'viz,, Mr. S not long fincc one of the Shreijf's of the City of Lcndon ; who having JDeen for (bme Months troubled with Pain and Obftrudion of Urine^ with mod other fymptoms of the Stone, it was belie- ved not only by my felf, but by fome others^ to be the Stone', He alfo for a long timepiffed Blood, and made bloody UrinCj which fome- times I helpt him of, though it often returned again. He was a if rong , lufty ^ and well lookcl Man, and lorall that could be feen^ might have lived many years. Be- ing at his Councry-Houfe^ at T- ^ , he was afrefli taken O N ' S lir m ill, (ashimfelf, and well thought, with the Ston^) He immediately came he e for London J and lent tor e as foon as ever I came i a his Company J I law D( hj in his face ; he took mev' the hand, held me, enga dj my Company for that c or 'till night > and (as cnefenfible his End nearj told me^ he kne\i| had not long to be here, therefore pray'd me to with him as long as 1 ved : I could not deny Requeft of fo worthy good a Man ; however ter four or five hours il with him , he dilmifl: and prayed me 1 w( come to him the next ( and fir with him i whic did ^\'Q or fix hours pray'd me I would not 1( hinij for that it was the trouble he fhould put m^ yet being late, difmift again of his own accord gaging my Company ag Going to lee him the i day, he was inlenfible^ knew me not, lying, aj luppofed by his great § ning in dreadful pain, under the Agony of DeBlj^, \n Cap. XX. p?actfcal Pfipficfe. me to b the force of which Paro- X !rn, he furrendred his vi- [Breath. He was imme- jtely opened by An excellent Chy- ionof thisCity^ nothing found amifs in his whole iy, lave the Lungs on his fide grew to his Ribs; the Vifcera were found firm h nor was there StoTfe in either Reins or 'er: At 1 aft opening the ng as Itor , we found a Fungm )[ denj ^oljfus of Flefli^ growing worthy he bottom of the Bla^- owevei and hanging down to ; ho'jn -Neck J being as near as iiiiifi )uld guefs about fix In- le 1 « slong) and an Inch and ensxt ["Diameter^ which gave niwhi )tal fuppreffion of Urine hoiiij ime of Death: It was jUnot ^fojjfus or Fungus which :w]5tli i^and almoft continually IdpiitD! le him make bloody U- diH \ by which at length he rijccon ' Ibmething emaciated \ ymfi ! withal, it had begun, or :0 tiiv* ^ in part mortified^ where- {jnfe ,n Death enfued. I re- jyiiig^ this to ftie w how eafie it i-'gjfji w: the beft and wifeft ^ (for there was ieveral ml, learned, and worthy fons, in Confultation a- IJ7 bout this Gentleman,) to be deceived ; and how eafie it is for us(notwithftanding all our Knowledge, Skill, and Experience^ to err and be miftaken ; and when we think we do for the better, even then , to do for the worfe? Though I muft con- clude concerning this Per- fbn, That if we had truly known what his malady had been, it had been abfolute- ly impoflible for the moft skilful Artift, or wifeft Phy- fician, to have cured him j or faved his Life. V. Some are againft the ufing of Laps Sponp^ Lyn- cts , cakind Egg-^iells ^ and iiich-likejbecaule 'tis thought they may hurt the interme- diate Parts ; But this is not i<) ; for as Senmrtus urges, their Efficacy doesmuch de- pend upon their faline Spi- rits which get into the Stone, and diflblve it into Atoms, juft as Metals and Minerals are diflblved in j^qua-fortis \ and Coral, Pearl, and the like, in Vim- gar : For which Reafom the ule of fuch Medicines are not to be negle^^ed, 1^8 Vl.Univerfals having been premifed^ we muft come to the ufe of DiurctickSj what- Ibever fome Phyficians have iaid to the contrary; and fiich Things are to be ufcd which may be able to cleanfe and open the Reins, but to extend their force to the Bladder alfo; that fo (if the Stone is too big to be avoi- ded of its own accord the natural way) it may be di- reded to the neck of the Bladder, and fo be either for^d 0Dt> or taken out by the help of IniirumentSjand the Hand of a skilful Artifh 'Tis truej that Ibme Phyfi- ans ('as Aw^nna for one) forbid the ufe of Diureticks^ by reafon they take away the shnny Coat from off the Stone^ thereby caufing more vehement pain ; yet if we refped: the Cure, 'viz,, of expelling a Stone which is but finally (and pofTibly may come forth of its own ac- cord, by the help of Diu- reticks , through the na- tural paffage , ) Diure- ticks muft beufed^and thole which are of the ftrongeft kind alfo J not only to pre- S A L M O N'S Lib! vent its future growth, in order to the expellin^l it through the neck oF Bladder and Urethra. i h iing ii kii VII. HoTAtim Aiigt commends this^ asanexd lent thing for this purpcl even to break the StoiJ,. Take Millepdes frefare^Wr^^! ounce 5 common Spirit of P^- four Ounces ; Red C Tesfe-Broth five found ; .,] them for eight Dofes : O, two of which , as yoi need requires, may beta in a day. But the Potefi or Powers, made of thi as we have taught in the king the Cantharides (in I. Cap. 2^. SeB, i. of*'.^' Vhylaxa Medicin^e) wijl 'W( much more effe^lual tQ ""'k fame purpofe ; and mi] ^^}\] given from ten^ tot went thirty Drops, in a Glal Ale, Mead, or Wine, may alfo give the Fote(i LithoTJtriptic^^ in the p jflto; quoted for the fame inte on, and in the lame I and manner; they are a dicine not enough to bcjfnoft lued for this Difeafe thefe Powers being of t pricking, and volatile P ijapen Obftrudions, and e all tartarous Matter^ ^1 breeds the Stone and ^y but alfo diiTolves a and porus Stone if and then brings it a- fo mnch ahfut four ^^9 as may over-tcp it Ifjohis^ and this will extraB all the Tif^Bure of Bloody lea'ving the Spirit behind^ which may lervc a- gain for the like occafion. Or thus: Take reBiJied Spirit oflSlitre eight Omtces ; put it into a large ^ wfll-glazed Ear- then vejjel 3 or into a large Glafs Vefica ; put into it Gradatim, Goats Blood dried eightOunces't fo will it difolvCy digep: twenty four hours^ and yoH will have a glorious red Effence : Put to it twenty four Ounces of the hefi rcBified Spy^ rit of Wine, by degrees ' mix welly digefi a Week^ then filter, ^ and keep it for Ufe clofe ftcpt^ It is a volatile Acid^ joined with a volatile Alcalie^ and fuch are the Spirit of Wine, and Effencc of the Blood ; Dofe from ten^ to twenty, or thirty, or forty Dropjj in any convenient L'quor. It opens all man- ner of Obftrud:ions in any part of the Body, provokes Urine powerfully^ and is an admirable good thing againft the Difury and Ifchury^ viz,: where the Water comes Ical- jding, and by drops, or r9Bifi^4 Spirit ffffji^e, j whcr? ^ is totally fuppreft. 1X» [f. Goats Blood is faid Specifick againft the being taken in fub- f, dried, and inpouder, half a Dram to a Dram, in White or ifli-Wine , or in our Nephriticus, There Jthing more than or- in it, as to this m.at- fmg generated of a iken (romfiony^ rosky tins^ and Herbs proper \this Difeafe: Befid«s, :bs the acid Juice,and Iters the petrefa6tive in its Root ; But it I much more powerful I prepare It with our TJni'verfalis , which [eight or twelve hours Ijfolve it, and extrad ice; this you may half a Dram: But if moftheunpleafant- [ercof the Sick cannot \fifftife upon this Ejfence \ 160 SALMON'S IX. I have found much good in this following, for bringing away Sand^ Grawl^ ©r any mucous Matter ob- ftruding the Urine: Take Strasburg Turfentine two Oun- ces ; Oleum Petroleum one Ounce '^ Oleum Anifii^ Bacca- rum Juniperi ^ ana half an Ounce ; Millepedes prepared^ Earth-worms prepared, pure Salt of Tartar /volatile Sal-j^r ' moniack ana three Dramsymix them I Dole from fix Drops to twelve 5 or morei in a Glals of Ale^Wine^or Mead. Sometimes I prepared it thus: Take Strasburg Tur- pentine two Ounces^ Oleum Fetrclcum one Ounce 5 Oil of Limons^ Caraways ^ fweet Fen nel'feedy ana half an Ounce ; Crabs Ejes ^ Goats Blood pre- pared^volatile Sal-jirmoniack^ 'volatile Salt of jimher, ana three Drams ; ftrong TmElure of Thehian Opium ^ made with the befi rectified Spirit ofWme., an ounce and half '^ 7mx them ^ Dofe from ten Drops^ to twenty 3 thirty, or more, according tc age and ftrength in any proper Ve- hicle. X. This is a thing I often experienced with fuccefi : Take of our S^ Univerfalit two Found y fed Onions , eight Oi Par fey hruifed four Ot digeft twenty four hours ^ out hy prejfing ^ then p through a Filter ; Dofe m half a fpoonfulj toa fj ful^ or more^ in a Gla| Ale, Mead, Wine, 6r^ (ley, or Arfmart-wate thus : Take common S^ Wine a Quart ; hruifed' ons ^ Anifeeds , Varfii cit\a.Jix Ounces ; mix^ three days ; ftrain, filte^ keep it for Ufe : Dole th tour fpoonfuls in any fi_ hick. iiit! k. XI. Laurenhergius^B us , and others , mi, commend this, as a. almoft infallible: Tal Salt of Tartar 0: Parjley-water a Quart j d^JJolve, and filter it t three ti?nes through hro'ii ] T per^ that it may become ' then put into it the fre, ward Rind of Orange pe much as to colour it of a i colour^ (y'lz^about two Ot 41, It (4i !J.xx. practical WMtl. i6i '^\',h three days^ decant the ' rrand keep it for Ufe : The ,f is a fpoontull j or r, in half a Pint of sfe or Rhenilli-Wine^ or f^^K in which Muftard- c or Horie-Radifh-root i;cn infufcd. :^iDol :!, toa n [I. This is commended , ' tfne for to expel the ^.[^ J in the Bladder ^'^>^ pedes frefared, Bedugar, ''^'^^^3enge of the Briar bufh. KfHI ffurple urfte Violets^ ana one ^''"j'J;' ^peeki Lithontriptic^e 1^^ yrams*j mix them, make ' "'^ 'Mr\ Dofetwo Drams, ^Y1 ri Ounces of a Diure- ^^^^ I)eco(5tion^ mixt with w^yiDrams of Spirit of Ju- \ It was given at five le Morning for fome ; and a little aftcr^ a quantity of reddilTi ic came away ^ with is like Scales of Fiflies,, ■^h was the Coat or Cruft («^lhed from a larger Stone \ ''^m by the continual ufe 'eof, the Sick was freed his Difeafe. ^Jljes mix 'with an equal quan' tity of Sugar: Dofe two Drams in any convenient Vehicle, as Spufrts Nefhriti- cits , mixt with a Glaft of White or Rhenifh-Wine : But Arnoldus de V'tlla nova took a Hare, andflCd the Belly "With the skin^ Saxafrage^ Mil- let ^ Lapfs Lyncis y Lap^ jTw- daic^y Lapis Spongia^ Cink- Take \foily and golden Rod^ and then ealein'd it\ of which he gaveafpoonfulin a Glafs of Wine every day •, it broke Cfays hej and forced away the Stone in the Reins and Bladder Is: 1\ rm MI. This has been ap- jved of: lake a Hare with \g^ calcine it to Jjhes^ thefe XIV. I have often given this following Medicine with incredible fiiccefs: Take Scrasbu*'g Turpentine two Oun- ces \ Hercules n&Jler half an O'/nce-i Bez,oar MineraU, Crahs EyeSy Millepedes prepared ^ ana q. f. mix J and make Tills : Dole two Drams twice a day^ drinking after it the following mixture : Take Rbeniflj-pfine eight Ounces ; Sjrupus Ncphriticm an Ounae; Foteflates Lithontriptica fifteen Drops , mix for a Draught, This 1 liave alfo proved with good Succeis : fake Balfam M ■ i^a S A L M ON ^S U ^Peru half a Dram] 0//j[ ipace h aI!owad to tab ofNardand Mafikh ^ afia! ten Drop ; Oil of Juniper fix Drops ; Lapis Judaicus prepa- red J Crabs Eyes fifteen Grains : mix^ and give it in Whitt or Hhemfii-Wine^ or a DecoBion of Millet. XV. If by thefo, or fome of the Medicines mentioned in th« former Chapter^ the Sick receives no benefit, you muft come to manual ope- ration ; how that is to be performed, whether by the AffarMm minor or major ^wc have taught in cur Synopfis M.eAicina y Lib, 3* Cap, 16. SeU, 7. c^ 8c to which we fiiall i-efer yoa. But there IS another way of taking out th^ Stone ^ which is thus: Ih Artifi puts bis Finger up tbt Anus, and mo'ves the Stone to the fore-fart of the Belly ^ and then by a hole cut in the Muf- cuius Rc€ the Cmfitfilfter through iea= t1)Cl*. If you cannoc get this Hungarian ^llXtt^i auixWritiet^take g)pam% which is the next beft , ^nd e. Tk- 'jdk i THat we have ^entg- , bcai f matically delivered by till * Deron Medicum^ Ub,i ttie i 17. coHcerning the uni- idijtlie I Medicine of F^r^r^Z/^i-, Jafon of its exceeding Inefstothc World J we In this place unfold ; ifl nivhat we before delive- )ytol in obfcure terms, we ^[tli« here explicate with all . j0 ^jcerity imaginable. ^r lo( i Take of ths bell X0 CfeRter, which iepa- ^^t fomits^Jineta: The 5 brought from f^m- 1^4 SAL M fpC€?e it through tt^tlftt /everal times : If you cannot get g)pan!aj Cluicfefliaer, tdke the piireft and belt you can get J whofe Goodnefs you may try, by evapora- ting a little oi it away in a filver-fpoonj if it fly s away _, leaving a yellow or white ^pOt at bottom, it will lerve ; but if it leaves a black or green ®pOt j it is naught for this Work. III. Take thisfiElmCfefll^^ SlCr? (which is for our pur- pofej lU^lI) it ten or twelve times with S)alt or CJltte- gar, and then tqiltm it as many times through JLt^= tl)tV, that it may be pure and clear^ and be freed from all mixture of foulneft: ThelpimptiaUand ©pa- nifl) SiUICfeflfteri are pure ofthemlelveSj and need not be waftied. IV. Firft you are to fe- paratG the ^CtCUrium CoagUlatlim 5 from the f^rrcurp (Biie, with- out any Corrofive; and that the faid fpCltUrp 2Il= ie iliallbe alliJeftilland as clear as a Qimitt lOOfe- inff'^lafg; which i^er- curp coasulate, p^racdfas O N 'S I. calls Tracifiolum ; and that it muft be lep^ dead from its own 9 ra^ and that the 9^ mU lliall be ftill i after that the Pra'cipk feparated from it ; a the Corpus 99 211131 is the P?eC 99inera; and tha EkBum Miner ale Imm is the ^eiturui3( nera^ V. Varacelfm faith] when the atgCUt lliall come to its loca nata^ that the 3tgCl QlDum fhall leave iti cipiolum behind it, in ofacaaBtilaten^ei and that the SCffCtlt' will go away alive^ a main a Mtrcurm Vivm loca defiinata ^ when Mercury Vivt fliall le; Semen ovTraclpolum is and @)il&er. ©OlDi beft placCj by realbn fixation and purity > after ^OlD, is ®ilWl %l this Vr^ecipdum lieth h the whole Art ot Cloy}} If a Chymifi knows nod to make or feparatj Vraciviolum from its C hi). XXI. practical p&pficfe. tt0 2311)111^5 he will f the whole Art. This Tracifiolum is the r whereof is made the Ifhers Mercury ; that is^ Ji it is reduced into its '^ ^\'^\Vlatter , which is into a ^'^^)^kar^yater^ tranfparent '^^ S tyftal ; it is then Hippe- hJ Pll nd will eat and drink ^'l th vn Blood ^ and multi- rwk r felf with kpr Infinitum, CUniilllthis Water will bring e Metals, as Gold and r^ into their firli: Mat- Being thus prepared ►fophically , ( without hing of a Corrofive ) es Hydro fern J Vodagram^ um Venereum^ and many Difeales. I. The Philo(bphers his StrgentaiSe their ; and the Vractftolum^ tar-y both make the fophers Spiritum Vim "hfhicum , which ?ara- calls now and then m Mercurii^ and Spiri- ' ^ercuriij his Sal Ar mo- rn^ his Sal Miner ale ^ his um Maria _, his Horje , his Fire J with an hun- other Names to de- the Vulgar. II. iToe froeefs. of the Pr^cipiolum : Take acgCUt 2Jli3E well purified ten partsi of our ©olU:, or out ©ilDei: one part, rnot the common ©OlO or %i{\)tt which the Vulgar uib , but ours, 'Viz,* ©ClU '-veil refined through antmtOnP^orS)!}. aer refined with lettD) made into fine £cat!CS; make an auialgama of both in a warm Glafs- Mor- tar, mixing them well; then put this amaiffaitH into a Retort _, (as hereafter lliall be direded,j and put it on an earthen Capel ^ or an earthen Pan , with one part clear Sand^ and as much fifted Afhes ; and co- ver it with another earthen Pan. land^DUL to it^a licde Reces^f^mWmng of > it; and then make a fire in your Furnace, and give in- different heat, diftilling the (^^erqirp from our ©Oltl or S)ilSCC with an equal, fire: Now and then take the Pan from it; and when you fee the peiTUtp is difiilled from the (SOltJ or ©lHjCr? cover it again^ and let the Fire go out : The next morning take the Re- urt and Receiver ^ and if any M 5 pare 166 SALMONS part hang in the neck of the Ketort (as fome willj you Ihall wipe it off with a Fea- ther, to the other ^Crciirp, which is in the Receiver, If you will^ you may now and then hold a glowing Cole to the neck of the Re- tort, that the ^CtCUtp may run to the other which is in the Retort, When you have feparated the S^etCUtp, then fcrape your ®tA^^ (which will lie at the bottom of the Retort) with a crooked Iron, and take it out^ and put it into a Glafi Mortar^ pouderit fmall, and mix or mingle it with, /. e. 3ttli!l- gamnte it with your 9^ti- Clirp againj by degrees, or by little and little; and put this amalffatHtl again into the Retort, lo fliall you find a poudcr, that will not go into the ^emirpj do not caft it away, but put it with the iSnialgiima into the r^- tort^ (or elie you will lofe your Vracipiolum^) and di- flil it again as before, now and then taking the Pan from itj to iee if the 9^Zt' CUrp be almoft all gone o^er; and if it be, let the fire go out^ and cover with the earthen Pan again, let it (land till the next orl ning, and then take he| Retort and Recipent agj from the Furnace, or oil the Sand , and and your^ltraip again a Feather out of the net! the Retort to the other! CUrp, which is in th( cifient, fcraping alio with your crooked 1] your i^OlD out of your] tort. This done^ IX. Put it again ii Glafs Mortar , ( whei ierve, you (hall diftilfoj the ^ercutp Ofte go from the iSolD, w| remains at the bottoi the Retort, and that! ^erCUrp may remain^ your laid ©0l5)) and;*j der again very fine, amalgamate again S^eitUrp with your (gj| and by little and little, before-mentioned, you find that the i^OlO S^etCUrp will not fo mix togetiier, as they at firft and iecond ti Then take it and piit^il gain into the Retort^ dij ling as afore (not c^ii any Pouder away^ wH bk xxT. Piacticm Pfipficfe. 1^7 Hinay think toh^ faces ^ way you muftcleanle or(e- rhen you will lofe your parate the Vrcecipolum from 'aifiolum: ) Take your the 0Ol5 and gj^etattp, ) 1^5 out of the Furnace^ or as follovveth. )f the faid Capell.fcr^pQ i XL- When you have the ^OlO with your croo- ilgn that your ^etCtltp will otfeiilron out of your /^e- hardly aUtalpniilte , or ieottgf 3"^ y^^ ^^^^ ^"^ ^^^^ \ ^^^ ^i^^ y^"^ ©0l5 5 or iiin tl ^^15 is much increa- \ that t1ie (Soltl will not en- l alfo if yo^ weigh it : The ! ter into the ^etCUtpUhen ooy in is^ the ©013 is the ! pour on it the faireft Water, ;of.,Q net which hath attra- 1 (diftilled Water is heft) three J .the Treeclfiolum ; or , j Fingers breadth above the Ij^j SOlB is the C^j^ where- iSbO!) or ILunaj and^fC- (wlie #f)ilorOpf}erS22{ine CUCP^ which waih together jjljjijj let fall its r«3r/-^r^ which j in the Mortar with a Pedel Qjjj^ ^tf/^ calls l^r^ipioltsm, j very well^ till the Water is . To (eparate the^Pr^- \ bhwifi) black 5 then it is a ^^.j W fi'om the i&ul!5+ 1 fign that the ©OlQ lets fall nd il^i^^ ^^^'^ which you . its Cttttat^ or Fracifwlum into the Water. Pour off this Water into a Glals; but be careful that not any of the ®erCUtl> goes off with it ; f for this ggemit}) will no more mix with common fair Water, than Oil and Water will mix.j Put more frelh Water upon your ©OlO and ggerCUrp, and wafh it again_, "'cill the Water is blew again ; pour it off as aforefaid: Thus continue waffling 'till your Water re- mains white : Put this laft Water to the other Waters M 4 ia ^^^^ : icraped out of the Ke- jj^ , and pouder it very \ 611 vol:! ifc: r,c:i I in your Glafi Mortar^ which mingle your Ctltp by degreesjor by and little, (yourj^^t- will hardly mix with ©OlQ; the reafon is, €>OlO is full of the Fr^- lum^ and then it is time arate the Fracipiolum hthe (Soil! and ^tP Pj which is a Womans ;k; when her Cloths are ,, Ihe waffles them from r foulnefs; The fame i68 SALMON'S im in the Glafi^ and cover the 1 with your ^CtCUtPj o| Glafs very clofe, that not I without great trouble_, any foulnefs may fall into the Glafs. XT I. The Fracipolum be- in^ thus wafhed away, the asercutj) win again mml mnmtt with the @OiO, as Oil will diilblve Wax. Take the auialpma, dry it up- on warm Allies very fofcly with a Sponge^ or on Pa- per, and by a little heat/ that the ahialgait^a may be drVj which put again in- to the Reton, and diftil it as aforefaid, f by Sed. 8. & 9. ) {o long 'fill the ©OlB will harxiiy amaisamatc with the ^eiTEItp; then feparate the Pr^wipiolum^ as aforefaidj ( by Sed. 10. & XIII. Now obferve, I gave you a charge^ that you ihould keep your Glafs clofe, wherein you pur your blew- ci\ V/ater, which will be clear, and a Ponder at bot- iit hi da' im leon; lb the fame Water which poured off from the P ftohtm upon your l^Ut Uia^ and wafli it again the Water is blewifh , forefaid , which pour and continue fb doing the Water is colourlels Sed.ii.) XIV, Then take til malgania again,and di and repeat the fame \ again (by Se^. 12.) 'till have the figns which ^ 8llLt again with the aforefaid ter, (by Se^. 15.) and will find that your Vra ohm will augment d; AjJoi This diftillation and u b i: ing vou ihall continue, \th the SgerCUr^ is freed ] kk the ^etcunum coag Wi^ ttUtr, or Tracipelum. I llf, XV. Obferve tha (oil the Water grows leis, ill add to it fas need requi 'M i frelh Water. Now the tndi which is fome of the when the 90CtCUrp has h all its Sferm, or its Ta ill or Ccavtilum^ or VracifK^i is. That that ^erCUtp Eternally auialffatt with the (Solo? fo that r will always mix well t t\ torn. Tracipiolum, The clear Wa- ter pour off ( Vvichout di- iturbing it; as foon as you can into another Glafs: Now when you fee that your ^tM will hardly mijC '!Btlie our lit, XXI p?acttcal p&pCcfe. 1^9 And if yon fhould a md times 9ttial0a- that (©015 and Sgcr- and as often diftil e from the other, yet iuftiiiattialpmate or mix. And if you poiid walli them a thou- ^0 doii jtimes with frelh Wa- oloorld ilie Water will be clear ^ tot hIewilJj. As Jong as Sah or TractftolHm is in i;JD(if39Ci:CUtp, yoa cannot Hame the' ^erCUrp from SoL but it will be dif- to amalgaitiate or iiithe one with the other s when you will have it lix^ you muft wafh it, then it will simalga Z well again. But when the Sah^ or Pra:cipiolu?n 11 tc^arated from the rcurp, it will amalga or illip after a thou- dift illations,, as afore - ; And if it be wafh'd a fand timeSj the Water always be clear. ►VI. To prepare the Pras- 3ium to a Medicitie^ Pour clear Waters from the der which lies at the bot- i in the Glals^ that no ter may be left on the "lliS, W wtiicli h& ')' oiir h mi id )ntin'. 5'" I :ve dri iir? ■i:> h Pouder ; put the Glafi on a little warm Allies, that the Pouder may dry, which will look blewifh Yellow: Put this Pouder into a little Cucurbit Glafs, or Bolt- head^ and ^diftil off from k the Water of Eggs^ five or fix timeSj or fo long 'till the Pouder becomes Red, and diftil off from it five or fix times Spirit of Wine^ fo is it fitted for Medicine. Doft two^or almoff three Grains. XVII. To make th Water of Eggs, Take a good quan- tity of Eggs^ boy 1 them very hard^ take the Whites and cut them very fmall_, and diftil them in an Alembick fer CtnereSj very foftly, 'till you have got all the Water from the Whites; then take the Egg-ihellSjCalcine them, put them into a Retort^ put upon them the former (that is their own) Water, and diftil pr Arenam^ with a ftrong Fire j put this Water upon Allies agairij and di- I ftll it again : Thus continue ' it five or fix times h fo the Water will be fitted tor the Vraciviohnt. ^ XVIII. The Philofophers Key, Key, which is tlie Sal ?r^ aphh, or S:>k of the S^Ct= £Urp £Oapilate> You may remember that I gave you Inftru^lion^ that you fnould pour off the clear Water irora the Tr^cif'wlum^ and you fliould make dry the Fr^cifiohtm, and bring it in- to a Medicinal red Vouder : 0\\, you jliould bring it in- to Its fir fi Matter^ which fliall bring all Mctrals^ principal- ly its own Body into its fir ft Matter^ which cannot be done without the Sal Vra- cipoli'-y which is hidden in the VVater you pour off from the Tr^apiolum. That fame VVater hltre through brown Paper^ and let the VVater to evaporate in a round Glafs, very fofdy in Allies. V V hen the V V ater is evaporated away, you will find at tiie bottom of the Gla(s a yellow whidlh Salt^ wliich is Sal Vr^clpoli^ and the Clavu Vhilojofho- r«;f?,wherewith they do Ult- lOCb the l0Cfe of the Tra- cipolum^ which brings the icime into its firfl: Matter. If you know not this Salt^ you know nothing of the 'true Cljpmiftr!?. This SAL MO N'S U @il}t does decreafe in- decreafe of the ^OOtt/' incieafe in t\)Z Ml < Grain will purge very la all Todagrd'sy Struma s^ 'j! rial and hjdroflcal Hum] with two Grains of d two Grains Vrcecipolum prepared XIX. To bring the Vl\ piolum mto its firfi Md or Jliffery Water: Takd the Salt p. I. of the P. cifiolum^ p. 2. being dl tirft dilTolve the Sali warm Water ^ and upon the Tracipiolum yll evaporate it away v gently in warmAfhes^wi very gende fire, then is Vr^cipolum with its Oj Sajt ^ put it into a little, tort, nip up the neck of Retort very clofe^ put it \i Balneum Vaprofum^ and itftandfi|:aEeefe0ind'^ fcion, or to putrifie, anc| will become a flimy V^a Take the Retort^ open neck, and lay the Retort a Sand-furnace^ and coV it with an earthen Pan, i ing to it a Receiver well ted ; give fir it a flow fil then a ihonger^ which co tinue till the Spirits be wJ refblved into water. Fir tl 50 out. hi XXI. ; firits will come forth yhite Clouds, or in idk; and at laft in red ids or fraoak : give fire iig till all the Spirits are over in a clear white 3r : and when you have D-? ' jisign^ take the Receiver ^"J^i thQ Retort:^ flopping [aid Receiver very well ^. j' i^ax y that no Spirits oftk |fiy away; then let the 'go out. ^|,^ „^ \, The Matter which "". ins -in the Retort take ^" ' and put it into a Bolt- '^''' I, and Hop it well, and ^^^^ in a warm place j then fie once the Spirits alirA ;h are in the Receiver, keep them carefully: 7 oblerve this , you re- iber , that when the P"^'= tCUri? hath loft its Pr^- 'f^.*^' lum y that the fame r\ mitp will be as bright ''''^iB ^^^ics Looking- glafs : '"^yle of this brigl:^ ^tX^ _ one part ; of the Spirit fefaid two parts; put in into a Bolt head^ flop ;ry clofe, and let it ftand little warmth^ and the ItClirp will mix with Spirit'-, then diilil all ugh a Retort in Sand. Piamcai Pfipucfc 171 Take again of the aforefaid C^erCUrp^ which is clear as a Venice Looking-Glafsj p. i. of the Spirit p. ij. put th^m into a Bolt-head, and fet it in a warm place^ and the Mercury will mix with the Spirit and diffolve S then diftil again in a Retort in Sandj (ut jupra) and it will come over in form of Water; this continue ih longj 'till all the one half part of the bjlgljt ^^K- tUrp is brought to a clear thin Water, which keep very clofe flopped with Wax. Take the Ponder wjiich I ordered to be kept in a Bok-headj and place ic very deep in a land Ca^d^ and give a (Irong Fire lor twenty four Hours; then let the Fire go out, and take the Bolt-head forth, and ftir the Pouder with a wooden Stick, and put it upo;i the half pare of the tlmiWtt^ curial CLpater, ciofnig the Glafs with Hermes Seal: iliake it, and let ic Hand in digeinon in a warm place for three or four days ; then pour oif this into another Glais, and pour upon the remainder of the Pouder the 172 SALMON'S Li the other half of the VVa-| into its fitfl Scatter., lif- ter, fealing the Glafs again. and letting it ftand ut fupra, for three or four days ; then put it to tl'ie former Wa- ter , and Seal up the Glafs Hrrmeticallj , letting it iland in Balmo Faporofo ti^ljt £)i1)>g(; after diftil it diroiigh a RetorP, and if any thing remain in the Retort (which will be very little)pour upon k the Spir'a again, and di- ftil it Viil all is come over. Now is the Salt with its own Spirit^ and brought into its ftrii: Matter, keep it well flopped. XXI. This is the Wa- ter which the Tb'dofofhers have ^ivea divers Names to, AS their Horfe-dung, Balneum Maria ^ and Calx ^^iva^ and in Sum this is the Vb'ilofo- pbers true Fire, without which no true work can be done in Chymiftr}^ XXH. The Phllofopher has brought forth this Sala- m,mder ^ which will never wait in the Fire^ the longer the fr-onger : This aiatCt will increafe and multiply per Infinitum ; that is to lay, if all the Sea were 90eiXU= rP) it would turn the fame you mufi: walli your 9Jljf; P M' nil •III carp with Salt and Vin divers times, and at with VFater^ to wafh a^ th^ Salt: Then mix 99ercurj| with cdx v iindCalcrndTartar^ zni Sea. 8. aforegoing; dill l^_ in a Retort in a fand 1 meet and fix to it a Ri "uer^ filfd alniofl: half ful Water, that the 9^tXt\ may fall into it and coa, late, which dry, and fque '^, eight or ten times throt Leather s fo will your $P J^ tWXV be well purged clcanfed from all its and uncleannefs. XXIII. Thisisthe^lJf at CP which you muft uf the multiplying your Spii or aftriim secrcuri Take of this ^tXiWt i. of the aftrum 5' m i4 Ctiriji p. ij. put th^m if a/ to a Bolt-head, itop it clol and let it ftand in a waJ^I pface one Night; fo will til 99erCtltp melt m the g^WtJd rit, or mnm 9^txmm^ and turn into Water -^ th(* di(iil it through a Retoi Thus may you do by r«] peating the ^ptllt wii mm hp. XXI. l^jnctical Pfipficfe. 1 7 ; ^erCUtp^ as long as ; to a Glafs , and pur more leaie XIV. This SHater^/// he Gold and Silver, and orts of Stones^ and hr'ing I over Tvlth it, through a ntr^ Ajtrt, Gold and Silver thus Dived, can never be fe- a \% ited one from another : roita ^ reafon is^ becaufe tf)CP illlialt 1 all other Mettah are of ;e |( (ame Nature, and have ;a!)(l( fnning from the fame M BtCti there is nothing nes i ^e World but has its be- lyour fling from it. pi^m KV. Medicina Univerfa- a]l ij the Univerfal Medicine • ke of your fin^ ©OlO in der , ( viz. the fame ich did remain when made the Tracifiolum) part -5 of your fillCfi IfiCt two parts in fine jfer ; put each by it felf p a Glafs •, pour upon the 9firum S]9ercu- fo much as may over- them a Fingers breadth j each Glafs very clofe^ let them f^and in a rm place for CIgljt 5cip05 d the ©OlC and SiliiCr ill be almoft all diiTolved omdXtX) pour off this 'ater, each by it felf in- 2Bater to the @Oltr and @f li)0r which yet remains ; let it ftand again ei'gfjt BapS in a warm place, and then pour off thefe ffJIatCtS to the former fiHatCrg; lb will the @Cl5 and ^mzt be diiTolved into Water , but there will remain fbmc Foeces. XXVI. Take of both thefe m^ttm a quarter party and put them together into a Bolt-head, fb as three quarters may be empty; feal it Hermetically, digefl it in an atfjattO? in a continu- al warm heat_, 'till it comes to a fixed tCU Stdtte or POUOer. Before it be- comes a ren POUaer, there will appear many Colours, as Black, then Green, then Tellow, lafHyEeC: When it is very EeU, and a Pou- der, take the Bolt head and bury it in a [and Capel very deep, and give Fire by de- grees, and at lail a very flrong Firc_. and it will melc like Wax : Yet it fland one whole Week ; (^but the lon- ger the better ; ) then take ii outj and let it cooU af- ter break up your Glafs^ and you J74 S A L M O N'S W you will find a Uft} ©tOttC or PDllBer, and ECU as Scarlet. XXVII. Now you may remember that I bid you keep three parts of your i^nia and felBer which were diflblved into CHa- ttt '-> put both thefe fFaters together into a Retort^ di- ftil them, and both the <©0Hl and ®!iaer will g0 over with the Ml^ttt through the Retort^ with which Water you fliall mul- tiply your Medicine. Now take of your Medicine p. 5. in fine Pouder, and put it into a little Boh bcad^ putting upon it, twice as much of your EKatEtg? as of ®0ia and ©Ilaer; Seal it again, and digeft it in an AtJjaner^ 'till it comes to a EetJ POtlBer j and then put it again into the Sand Capell^ for to give Fixation,, and that it may melt as Wax i (as at S^B. 26. ) thus may you multiply yoiir Me- dicine ad Infinitum'^ and the Pouder will diffolve in any Liquor. XXVIIL To make the A^rum Horizontaky or Au- mm Horizj077Pale , ^iz,. the Golden fix d Precipitate. the moll fine ©olti^tcj that which remains o\i the working of the Fr\ okm ^ dilTolve it in affrumsperairij.as as you will ? diilii it thr|^|| a Retort once or twice,«i(i your Gold will go ovl long with your V Vaterl will never be feparated| from another, for the] both of one nature. XXIX. Now tak< Vracifiolum which is dry, (not that which is already into a Medici put into a little Glafsj curbit_, and put upon if ®mtn affrum ^etii ril} and diltil from it or four times very flo^ but at laft very Itronl fb will y our ^r^cifiolm a tft! aitB nm ®ti (as iome call k,) or POU] XXX. The fame ma^ done with 9^tVCUX^ gcd, it will fix the fam< to a retr pouaet:. lame work may be' dl with ®UMt^ and your Pr^cipiolumi or ^UiCfefiiSe^onlycleanid, No man can find out alljit Secrets which are hid in li^ ::ip. XXT. oleftphick Mtnftrmm, the :> ALKAHEST of ^Immortal ParaCClfU0* •^KET of HEL- ipNT^WLULLY. iily*T^Ake Quiclfih'er pu- ^\jL rifisd fix Ounces, ] HGoId purified with An- '^Hmy one Ounce 5 make '■'^HAmalgama; then diftil ''^^^^Mercury from the Gold: ■^ i the fame Mercury again '^^\\ the Go/^5 and thus ■' '5 Ainue 'till your Gdd will vmore Amalgama with r Mercnry^ but continue .ate. XXII. Then take the , grind it^and put it in- clean Crucible, and ne it, 'till it be almoft lot, -and then quench it e beft rectified Sprit of jr s when it is extin- . decant the Spirit UJie Gold'j- make the j^dry, heat it again, and tguifh in the former ar^ which work repeat rfeven times. XXllI, Then dry your and Amalgama it a- with the former Mer- firfl: ; and this do fo long 'till the Gold will not Amal- gam a with the Mercury ; then calcine the Gold again, and extinguijh it in the former Sftrit of Vinegar , which work repeat as before, fix or feven times ^ and as your Sfirtt decays or waftes, add to it frejh Sprit of Vinegar. All thele Operations you muft fo long continue, 'til! all the Semtn, Salt^ or Mer- cury coagulate^ is extraded out of the Quickfdver, XXXIV. Take then /".//i Quickfiher^ and work in ail things as before, by Amalga- gamating ^ Difiillhg , Caici^ flings and Extingtnfljing m the faid Sfirit of Vwegar':> and- continuing llill with other frefi Quickfdver fo long, *till you think you have enough from the Gold. XXXV. Then take this Sfirit of Vinegar^ impregna- ted with the 71'hole Fj/ence of Gold^ evaporate it, or diftil it very fofdy off, fo will the Ejjmtia jdirri lye at the bottom like a yellow Salt, which diffoke in fair Rain-water dilliiled; iiltre and evaporate again foftly, *: and diftil again as at j then put it into a fmall Re- I?^ S A LM O N 'S L, I tort in a Sand-heat^ with an indifferent large Receiver *y give Fire by degrees, and it will come over in a -white Spirit like Smoak, and Red like Saffron: Being refblved into a red Liquor^ let the Fire go out, and keep the Effence for ule. It is one of the greateft Medicines under the Sun; three or four Drops of it are able to extinguim any Sicknefi cu- rable. T/;^ OPENING^/ SOL and LUNA. XXXVI. TpAkeoftheR^i X Lyon twelve parts, pulverize it well, and grind it with one part of the Calx o^ fine Gold or Stl- "ver: Put all into a fmall Bolt-head , fet it in Sand to the Neck, which Neck muft be very well Luted ; give the firll degree of Fire tor a Week ; the next Week the fecond degree; the third Week the third de- gree ; and the fourth Week the fourth and laft degree, to a hifling, lb that if a drop of Water fall upon the Sand it may hifi. XXXVII. Then le til Fire go out, and cuttl Glals with a Ring ; ik. the Cryftalline Matter.ik a Ring near the Nee c the Glafs, ^ pulverize m grind it with its weig: o( the Calx o^ fine Sol^ oiL«- na^ as aforefaid i pafth: afore-mentioned four grees in eight Hours, hifling; open the GU before, and take the J CrowHy which is the Gold or Silver. XXXVIII. Thslj Gold or Silver augmei digeftion, with a tv| part of fine Sol or Lun time, as often as you or till you have a fu quantity of the fame: of this Living Sol or fmall quantity, digeft Allies till it changes C VIZ.. towards Kei or Earth: Take then th or White Earthy Amalg it with Living Gold ver^ andC^/:x:; digeft^al in a Glafs HermiticalljS^^ led, till it comes to ^ipei fe6l Rednefs or Whitenif^\ TRIM$ LI1B%I FINIS Giavis Alchymia^: O R, iERMES TK IS MEG IS TVS, I KALID PEKSICVS, *'.«: AND ;| GEBER ARABS; Wll Tranflatcd out of the beft Latin Edi- **^^ tions into Efiglifh^ and Claufed, for : the fakes of the Lovers of Leax^ninp'. o To which h Added^ . Singular Comment upon the Firfl Book of ■ - HER ME 5, the moft Ancient of Philolophers. . iy WILLIAM SALMON, !jjjj ProfeiTor of Phyfick- "i ' A ^ The Second BOOK. 35t ^''» LONDON, Printed for J. Hants, znd T. How kins ^ 1692. 179 \lermem Trifmegijii Tra&atm Aureus. ^ he Golden Work of Hermes Trifmegijius^ Tranflated out of Hebrerv into Arabic\y (then into Gree\^ afterwards into Latin j and now done out oi Latin into Englijh^ Claufed, and largely Commented upon, 3y WILLIAM SALMON. C H A p. I. e Preface Explicating^ in part^ the Prima Materia. ITERMES: E-ve^ ilHermes himfelf [aitb ^ ve not in a very long Age^ id to try Exfcrtments^ nor f I [pared any Laheur of d: But I obtained the \vledge of this Art^ by the ftj ration of the Living God » , Ti/ho efleeming me his \t mnt worthy^ dtd reveal ^^opentheStcretjo me. Salmon. There are three things which are certainly moft neceflary to the at- tainment of this knowledge, 1. An Unwearied Study, 2. A Continued Experience, ^. And the Divine Blefling going along with ail. With- out theie^ it is not probable any Man caa attain th€ knowledge of this Secret. N z Iher i8o SALMON'S p> Lib. There mufl be a diligent Study^ and a ferioiis Medi- tation in the Soul^ concern- ing this thing : Then thcle things thus meditated on^ muft, by experience^ be brought to ocular demon- ftration > nor> if you mifs many times, muft you be weary with trying. Laflly, you mufl: all along attend tlie Blefling of God for his alfiftance : 'Tis that Eternal Spirit of God Vv^hich goes through, and pierces all things, which generates^and preferves that which is ge- nerated : His Spirit of heat decofts, and coagulates that which is thin, rarifies that which is too thick, warms the cold ; and railes up to life that which has been dead and buried II. Hermes. Whohasgi- 'uen to, or befiowed upon rati- onal Creatures^ the power and faculties of truly judgijtg and determining^ not forjaking any^ p as to give them an occafion to ceaje fc arching after the J'mb. ^imi^n. 'I'is true, that /Mm^h^^^oxQ the Fall wasj adorned with the fulnefs)! light and knowledge abre all other Creatures, {hin.g like Sol among the St^;; but after his Fall, that priie perfection was much eo fed, and he was drove ui of the Garden, intoa VU dernefs among the Bcis which perilK ; yet not wh out a promife of Redau on, and remiffion of Tranfgreffion, by one nal Sacrifice, through diffluence and power whofe Spirit, Man is pu to a poffibility of atta a meafure of the true W perfeft knowledge and iih derflanding even in tjis life. I III. Herrries. For my ^ I had ne'ver difcoveredfff thing of this matter^ nc--- sealed it to any one, hai the fear of the Judgmt Gody or the hazard Damnation cfmy Soulfo a Concealment fre-vailed me. It js a debt I am w to ^ay to the Jufi ; as tb ther of the Jufi has If hefiowid it upcrt me* m '(III I hap. I. HERMES. Salmon. That is, reveal- I. them fo as that the Sons might Art underftand xzm, not to the Profane . id Unworthy, and Scof- tai's: For the Oracle of m^uth himfelf has long fince b Blt{ld us. It is not fit to give 'Mt;Cbildrens Bread to Dogs* ldiai*3Ugh they may eat of the on ollunibs which fall from the on;[{[afters Table. Some Men ;:oj^li^: Scriptures of Truth have powstcmpared to Dogs, yea, ^nis^lreedy Dogs, Wolves, latiAxes, d^c. Thefecanne- e trair come to fit at the Ta- ^as a Tray tor to the Majefly of God^ norjhall thy Treafcn be f craven thee, IV. Hermes. Now un- derftandj O ye Children of Wifdom^ that the knowledge of the four Elements of the Ancient Thilefofhers^ -was not Corporally^ nor Imprudently fcughtinto: Which are through patience to be attained y accord- mg to their kind {jvkich through their own operation are hid».len or ohfcured. You can do no- thing^ except the matter be coT/ipounded^ becaufe it cannot be ferfeBedy unlefs firft the and feed of the Divine \ 'various Colours are throughly )aft ; 'Tis a Tranfgreffi c againft the Law ot Na- t e, which is the Law of C)d* which defer ves the accom ?flijhed. Salmon, Hermes now be- gins to give a defcription of [/ine Vengeance for a pa- j the Great Work, which he rhment: And fuch indeed calls the knowledge of the i: he revealiijg of forbidden | Elements, but not of thoie Elements which are fooliili- ly difcourfed of in the Schools lA ? ts to liich to whom iy do not belong. And :h Raimaftd Lully^ Thou h k refer ve and keep that Se- \ which is proper only to I to reveal^ and thou dojb fy conceal thofe things^ ofe rez^elation belongs to hi^ nour ; etherwife thoufialt ondmned in the Great day^ of the Teripateticks : They fpeak of an Element to be Corpus Simplex^ but our Hermes faith. They are not to be underlfood Corpora- liter, Ergo 'ffHvyLAitK^i i^ e Expcfcd to you that vJhich was hidden y and the -ii'ork is hpth with JQii and 'l'>r ycu- : that wh]ch is 7kithini is quickly taken outj Termanent or fixt ; ^ani may have it either in the.. or in the Sea, • ; Sa\ ).IL .and ;lmon. Thisfecret Work raends it felf to its Chil- 5 and the feries of the iration demonftrate^that Regenerating Spirit is '^«|iin the Matter J but ad- '■ stoit invifibly. InEle- rary and Grols Bodies^ not manifeft , except be reduced into their Effential Nature orBe- for fo this Spirit of eneration which is the I of the Promife, the len of thePhilofophers^ "4i]iining the Glory of the wliV is brought forth to v/ That which is Sown ^^)t quickned except it iy, it is Sown in Corrupt ' , it Rifes in Incorrupti- it is Sown in Di [honour, Raifed in Glory. The is the Ac^ua Phtlofophica. ch entring intp^ and ^ning thQTerraPhilofopbi Itings forth the Gold hear- '^i^eof^'the Philofophers Hermes. Kee'f there- f»lj I ycur Argent Vz'vey vphich epared in the inner rnifi her of the Eridegnomj which it IS Coagulated •» hat is the Argent Vtve it HERMES. i8) lelf, jvhich is fpoken of the remaining Earth, Salmon. Argent Vive is indeed the Frima Materia of the Philoibphick Work, but (fay the Philofophers) beware that you ule not the Vulgar Argent Vive ^ or Quick-Silver; for if you do, you will be deceived. Our Silver is not Vulgar^ for that is Dead^ and unlit for Our Work ; you niuit have thitt which is Living^ which is rightly Prepared by Art for-the pcrfeftion of Nature, Oyr Mercury is Philofo- phick^ Fiery, Vital, Run- ning, which may be mixed with all the other Metals^ and feparated again from them. It is prepared in ths innermoif Chamber^ there it is Coagulated : Now/whe»c; Metals grow , there they muft be found : If you- have found this Argent Vi- ve, therefidenceof thePiii- lofophick Earth, keep it fatc- ly, for it IS wordiy : If ycu have brought your ArgeV'C Vive to Aihes^ or Burrt it by the Power of the Fire, you ha^e an incomparable: Treafure , a thing much more i86 S A L M more Pretious than Gold. This is that which Gene- rarates the Stone,, and it is Born of it, it is the whole Secret, which Converts all the other Metarine Bodies into Sol and Luna^ making Hard Softi and the Soft Hard, putting Tincture and Fixity upon them. 111. Hermes. He there- fore that now hears my Words ^ ht him [ear ch into ^aTjd inquire j from them ; it is not for the jtffiificatton of the Work of any E-vil Doer , hut to gi'ue to every good Man a Reward^ that I have laid Open or Dif- covered all things which vnre hid, relating to this Science : and Difclojed and made Tlain and Of en to you the great eft cf Secrets, even the Intelleciual knowledo-, Salmon, The Philofb- phers ever Difcoiirle in Pa- i'ables and Figures h nor is it lit that all things fhould be Fcvealed to ev^ery Body ; the matter is to be enquired after, and diligently Searcht into; without Labour and Pains, nothing is to be ob- tained 5 but Wilclom enters t O N'S Li not in to profane Soul dwells in a Body liibje fin^ as the Wife Man afl. And altho' Hermes has ken in thisBook many tl concerning this moft r Arcanum^ and has over nothing , yet he has (poken lb plainly as every profane andun thy Perfon may u ftand it, but has left] Myftery to be unfold the Sons of Wildom, IV. Hermes. KnoTi^ fore ye Children of Wii and ye feekers after the ^le thereof^ that the Vulture ing upm the Alountain^l cut with a great Voice ing, 1 am the White o\ Blacky and the Telloiv White, and the Citrine Tellow, and behold Ifpe^ very Truth, Salmon, The Mountaii on which theVultureft^j^'^ is a fit VeiTel placed in a] Built Fornace, encomp»!t| widi a Wall bf Fire ; aHoi foot of which MountaHi}(y a watchful Dragon, wj full of Eyes, and can] before him and behind hxll. HER his Vigilant and Careful taping the Entrance or f^e into the Mountain, l:he unworthy lliould ( nd to the height their- vhere is hid the Secret : cf the Philofophers : unpoflible for any to . here, unlefs the Dra- rbe laid a Sleep; Hoc hie Labor ejt ^ to find : Pie means how this is 1; done, how this Beaft (be circumventedj that I uy obtain this fo defi- h:i ; Treafure is the Work ^^ b Philolopher. Three ''■rk ;s are commended for ik wrpole, firftGrudeAr- m%^ Vive made into Pills^ /itT Gilded with Gold. Se- ek |., a Sulphur of Alars 'iikti lAed with Sol. Third, :;;r5K iwater of the Phiiofo- U\\% IS; Thefe things being \y given, will ib lay a Sleep, that Night and ■ loiiKi I you may continually Jrd f Egrefs and Regreis. icediJ % once entred^ and Af jncM! .ed the Mountain^ the fire;i (re or Ctow will iKcw \^f^ the way where the Co- igoa,' appear, i. Black which jjjicj 2 beginning of the Art. ^^ Vhite which is the mid- M E S. 187 die. :;. Red which is the end of the whole Work. V. Hermes. New the chief fr'mcifle of Art is the Crow_, 7}jhich in the Blacknefs of the Nighty and Clearnefs of the Day ^ flys without lyings,- From the hitternefs exifiing tn the Throaty the Tinclure or Tmzinz matter is taken : But the Red gees fsrth ef its Body^ and a meer Water is taken from its hack parts. Salmon. The Vtdtwe and the Cro7u^ are both but one things but in differing States, it is the Vtdture while it is Aftive and devouring ; and the Crow when it lies in a more paffive Nature. The Vulture is the Mercury of the Philofophers prepared by help of Vulgar Argent Vi- ve: And the Cro-w is the Infancy of the Work, where- in the iaid Philofbphick Mercury is United with its Solar Ferment. The black- nefs of the Night is the Pu- trefaftion thereof, and the clearnefs of the Day, its Re- fur redion into a Stare of Purity. It flics ivitheut Wtf^gs^ being Born or carried by tho 188 S A L M O N'S the fixt Nature ; and the bit- temefs in the Throaty is the Death of- the firfl Life, whence is Educed the Soul^ which is the Red and' Liv- ing Tindure taken from the Body : And the Water is the Vifcous Humidity , made of the Philofophers Argent Vive^ which radically dif- Iqlves all Metals, and redu- ces them into their firft Ens or Water ; and alfo reduces common Quick-Silver into the lame^ by a Simple Im- bibitiottj for ever. VL Hermes. Under ft and and accept of this gift of God^ 'which is hidden from Ignorant and Foolifij Men, This hidden Secret ivhich is the Venerable Stom^ fpkniid in Color , a fub- lime Spirit^ an Of en '^ea^ is hidintheCavirns of the Metals: Behold I have expo fed it to you • and give thanks to the Almigh- ty Godj who teaches you this knowledge : If you be grateful^ he will return you the Tribute of your Lvve, Salmon, Fools^ and un- learned, are excluded from the knowledge of this My il'erv, v:- Such as are un- acquainted with the God; whichisamea! his Holy Spirit. He Jlsi a Stone^ yet fays ^ it is a\ for was it not a Spij could not Penetrate! Tinge other Bodies ablblute Unity an< jundion : Bodies an( ter cannot do this^ thj that they can do is touch one another h Superficies; for all is Deady and no Deac can penetrate iiito tW perty of another, bul ( at moft ) lie fide b| with it. And to the matter the more fl to your underftandii compares it to an opeit for that this Spirit Bodies ^ and is joyi them, even as Water ii ed to Water^ or as tl"| Body thereof is joync its Aqueous parts. It '. den in the Caverns ofti tals, that is^ if you fe| it in any ching that Metalline, you llaml| the Threlhold. VI I. Hermes. M put the matter into a and make it to Boil A Augments the Heat ofti ^. n. wi or Matter y nnd defiroys -ynefi of the incomhufli- Jphur J contifiue Boilwg j"'^'|»e Radix may appear ^^''xtra^ the Rednefs and ht farts, till ovly about I remains. ?non. There are faid to ee Species of Decodi- An external Fiery heat fidoj and is called Elix- 2. An external heati» hich is called Ajfation. internal natural heat imido , called by the ,s ^i'Tffeiv^ii^ i. e, M