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Take of e syrrup of Clove Gilly flowers an
Ounce, of e syrrup of Mother wort; lat. syr:
Cardiacae half an ounce Confectio Alkermis
half a dramm, e Cordiall water; lat. aquae
Cardiacae; 1 ounce, Cinamon water ii ʒ drams
Red rose water ii ounces, mixe them; Dose is
a spoonfull every 2 or 3 houres if in great extremitie
otherwise a spoonfull twise a day as you see occasion
shake the glass when you give itt
A Medicine against
stinging of an Adder snake or
any other venemous beast e
Anoint
and if itt be a Christian Bodye that is stunge
take a chicken and cutt in sunder, lay itt to
the place Gutts and all and you shall find ease
probat Lady Capell
Another for the
same
R [take] Vervine boile it in Ale & Butter & bath
the place therewith, and apply the herbes
hott, & keep itt Close. Dr Harvye
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To discuss cold humours
that are stuffed in the head
and to strenghen e Braine
Take the powders of Dianthos, pleres, archontichon
Aromaticum of each ii dramms
the powder of sweet Diamoschum & Diambra of
each a dramm, the powders of Marjerome, Arabian
spike, Castoreum Leastoreum is Beaver stone, the
wood of Aloes, Lavender flower, wood Bettony &
Peony flowers of each a dramm, with syrrope of
Sticados as much as shall be sufficient make them
into an Electuary, Dose, e Quantity of a good Nuttmegg
fastinge
To expell
& preserve e heart e Pox
Take of
and Saffron in powder of each a Scruple confectio
Alkerme ℈ii, Citron seeds e root of Angelica both
beaten & powderd, and e powder of Carduus bene =
dictus of each half a dram mixe all these with
an ounce of Diascordium to a complete incor=
poration, The Dose is e Quantity of a hazell nut
If the p tie be cold of constitution, give it the oftner
but if hott lett him not above the abovesaid Quan
tity more then twice in four hours
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in line 30 of p. 233 the capital L could be serving as an opening bracket, i.e. [castoreum is beaver stone]
line 37: sweet diamoschum and diambra are two cordial powders, recipes for which are provided in the English transl. of Jean Renou, The Medicinal Dispensatory (1657), book III ('The Apothecary's Shop')
line 42: sticados described in 1708 Anglo-English dictionary as 'an herb of an opening sort'.