Royal College of Physicians: A collection of medical receipts and prescriptions 17th century (MS502)

Lenative Curens Take curens - ℥iiij wash them well, then plunpe them in suchorie watter, and white wyne force out the pulpe through a fine sive, and ad, to itt sena pounded ℥ls rhubarbe ʒij Epithimum coriander seed, sweet fennell seeds each ʒi ' ' cinnamon and sanders each - ℈i white sugercandy ℥ss mix these well and boyle itt upe gentely into the consistance of an electuary: dose is the quantity of A large walenut att a tyme ----------------------------------------------------- Doctor Butlers Receipt to cure a dropsie, Take sarsaparilla cut and brusd ℥iij pelipodie of the oak brused, Sena brused a litle each ℥iij Rhubarbe thin: sliced ℥ils Anniseeds and caraway seeds each ℥ls liquorice scraped and sliced ℥i mixe all these together for A gross powder then take scurvie grass leaves pickt [lb]jss watercresse brooke lyme, agrimenie, each ℥iij beate altoget: her into a greene sauce then mix them wth the gross powder, put altogether into a boalter bag and tun them upe in two gallons and A half of new beare let them worke together for the space of one day: As it works sp squeeze the juice out of the bag into the drinke 3 or 4 tyms lettinge the bag hange in the drink continualy this benige done and the beare 4 days ould, drinke 3 quarters of A pinte 2 hours before diner and super, put in A leaden weight or stone to make the bagg sinke

Take the clarifyed juices of Endive, succory, Borrage Bugless, fumitory, Hops. Each ℥ iiij Damaske Roses one pint, Ad to the clarifyed juses, Alloes Cicko: trine in powder, A pownd, Take Rhubarbe, ℥1 Agarick Trochyth ℥ll cinamon ℥ij Lett those bee grosly Poudered and steeped in whitewyne ℥vi infuse itt ^ all night in A warme place, couer itt close, in the Morneinge, Lett itt be strongely straned or pressed, Lett the Juices and Alloes be boyled to the consistance of A Syrupe, then Ad to itt the strained Liquor of the Rhubarbe and Agricke, then boyle all ouer A gentl fyre continually stiringe itt about, to the consis= tance of an Extract to bee made into Pills Let it bee closely couerd in a gulipot and kept in A dry place/:| Pils Angelica ________________________________ An ordinary Purge good in Agues Take sena ℥j salt of tarter ℥ss spiritt of Salt 5. or. 6. drops, infuse ^them for A night in six ounces of springe watter, in the morneinge strain itt and drinke itt for A gentle potion, ad to the Infusion A few sweet fennell seed brused, and to the draught A Spoonefull of Syrupe of Roses/ ________________________ Losenges for stopinge in the brest Take the purest Alecampane sliced thin [lb]i infuse itt in a quart of watter till itt begins to boyle, then

poure that watter of: and ad to the roots two quarts more, boyle that till it bee consumed, then; ad whitevyne vinager A quart, and boyle, till it bee almost consumed, then take the best Liquorice scraped and made into fyne powder ℥iiij white sugar candie, [lb]ss, Browne ℥iii Sugar Pepermids ℥iii [Lohoch] [Sanum ℥ii] disolve the sugar candis in mint watter one halfe, and Rosewatter the other halfe, large mace in powder ℥i safron in powder A peniworth, beat these altogether in a morter, to A conserve, you may take of itt when you please but Especialy morneinge and night To make those into Lozenges take sugar and make itt into a past, wth gum dragon ℥i desolved in mint or rose watter, mixe them altogether, and make itt into Lozenges, Directions for sore Eys by Dr: fyfe: Item pill: cochar: mastick: Rady ana' ℥i resina' jalap,: ℈i cum oleo cariophill: Q:S: fiat maja': Pill: dose is ℥i or: 50 gr: Every third morneinge att ye first wakeinge observeinge the rules of purheinge Item sena cremor: tartat i Rubarbe salis absinth i: sem: fericul i dulcis ana' ℥i Rad Enula'-℈ij Troch: de Agarua: sem: Ruta' sem: annisee ana' ℥ss flor: Euphrasia Salvia Botonica ana-℈i macis cariophilor, ana'-℈i. [sf]: pulvis Dose is ℥i: or ℥ss in a litle cleare poset drinke Every morneinge fastinge, except those days you take the purges Item canthared: prep: ℥i eyphorb i: gr: iiij cum [terebinthri] Q:s: fiat Enplastru:/ After you have taken the pills twice and the powder as above, Aply the plaster

To the nape of the neck spread upon soft lether the blister beinge opened keep itt runinge soe longe as you can wth A greene colwort leafe Aplyed morneing and eveninge, Take Aqua Rosarum - ℥iiij Troch: A lbi Rhasis cum opio ʒiss lapis calammaris - ℥i camhor, gr iij. ff. collivium shake up this bothe 3 tymes a day and drop. 6 or 7 drops into the eye as often Aply a defensative or restricative linament to the fore head and temple on the side afected lett itt be made of bole ceruse alow & Troch of camphor wth a ten grains of camphor bringe these into a bodie wth whits of Eggs and juice of houseleeke, take notice that opening a vaine may be nessesarie fisrt purge with a dose of your pills as heretofore then sweat soundly the morneinge after wth Aurum vita Bezoardicum minerall or this diaphoreticke powder Take Pulvoris diaphor: Rhodocanacis-℈i or for want of ^this Take Antimony Diaphoretici vite paryti pulveris Ex chelis cancror ana'-℈ss Thoriaca' Andromachi: ℥i ff: mixture for a dose, Take itt about five in the morneinge and drinke stronge and hote posset drinke once, and againe, after itt to cause you to sweat more freely after a weeks omission you may repeat this purge and sweat if you soe occation whilst those are in practicinge purg this dyet drinke Take celindine Ground jure botonie & Rosemary each 2 handfull sarssaparila Sena & sweet fennell seeds each ℥ij

Pollipody & Elacampane Either ℥i-ss Jalape Mechoacan turbith & Gallengall Each ℥i Ginger - ℥ss mace ℥iij Cloves ℥i with 2 faire orenges prepare the pprescribed Ingredients as for A Dyet Drinke & soe turne them up in 6. Gallons of well boyld Beare. or. Ale. when itt begins to worke put in of the juice of watecreses & sage, Either A full halfe pinte Lett all worke together unto One refineinge and then Drinke therof Constantly fasteinge & betwixt meals to the quantity of A quart or 3 pints Every Day, Aply to your temples with bolust patches this Playster Take mastiches-℥i Enplaste: ad Herniam ℥ss Laudani opiati gr: ij in:acety solutij miste ss: Emplastrum, Besides these take Every morneinge about Eight A Clock A mess of Broth or warme Posset Ale into wch dropp 40 dropps of the Spiritt of Salt of Rhodocanaces his Propation,

Take Roots of Jveos-℥i-ss Rubarbe ℥vi Jalape ℥iij Jun barke of Elder ℥ij Mechoacan ℥i-ss tops of firr and Tamariske Either A handfull scurviegrass 2 handfull watter cresses. Agrimonie, Champitios, Each A handfull .. Sweet fennel seeds barke of capers. Tameriske & Elder flouers Each ℥ij winter barke, Lignum. Hephriticum Each ℥i-ss sarsaphras ℥ij-ss, Juniper beries ℥ss mace ℥ss Prepare these and Infuse them in A quart of whitewyne for A day & A night in: B: N: then distill alltogether in A Glass. still after the usuall maner, and soe reserve itt for use,