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The Flowers of Red Roses, Jacinth, Sapphire, Emerald, Sardyne, Garnet, Sanders White and Red and Yellow.


 
Species Cordiales Temperate.

Take of wood of Aloes and Spodium, of each one drachm; Cinnamon, Cloves, Bone of Stag’s Heart, Angelica roots, both sorts of Bean - or in their stead, the roots of Avens and Tormentil - of each a drachm and a half; Pearls prepared, six drachms; Raw Silk torrefied, both sorts of Coral, of each two drachms; Jacinth, Emerald, Sapphire, of each half a dram; Saffron, a scruple; Ambergris, Musk, of each half a drachm; leaves of Gold and Silver, of each ten*.

* But how big must they be?

Make a powder of these according to art.

This receipt is borrowed from Alex. Bened., only the name is absconded and some of the quantities - not inconsiderable - are changed.

The receipt is questionless a great cordial, a great strengthener both of the heart and brain.



Diacalaminthes Simplex - Galen.

Take of Calaminth of the mountains, Pennyroyal, Origanum, the seeds of Macedonian Parsley, Common Parsley, Seseli, of each two drachms; the seeds of Smallage, the tops of Thyme, of each half an ounce; the seeds of Lovage, Black Pepper, of each an ounce.

Beat them into powder according to art. Also, you may make it into an electuary with two pound and a half of white sugar dissolved in Rose or Violet Water.

It heats and comforts cold bodies, cuts thick and gross phlegm, provokes urine and the terms in women. I confess this differs something from Galen, but it is better at leastwise for our bodies, in my opinion, than his. It expels wind exceedingly; you may take half a drachm of the powder or a dram of the electuary at a time.

There is nothing surer than that all their powders will keep better in electuaries than they will in powders, and most part of them were quoted electuaries by the authors whence they had them.


Species Electuarii Diaclaminthes Compositi - Fernel.

Take of powder of the electuary called Diacalaminthes simplex, half an ounce; the leaves of Horehound, Bawm, Marjoram, Mugwort, Savin dried, of each one drachm; Cyperus roots, the roots of Madder and Rue, Mace and Cinnamon, of each two scruples.

All these, being finely beaten and mixed together, may be made into an electuary with twelve times their weight in sugar, dissolved in distilled Water of Featherfew.

This seems to be more appropriated to the feminine gender than the former, viz. to bring down the terms in women, to bring away the birth and afterbirth to purge them after labour; yet is it dangerous for women with child.


Dianisum - Mesue.

Take of Annis seeds two ounces and a half; Liquoris, Mastic, of each one ounce; the seeds of Caraway and Fennel, Galanga, Mace, Ginger, Cinnamon, of each five drachms; of the three sorts of Pepper*, Cassia Lignea, Calaminth, Pellitory of Spain, of each two drachms; Cardomoms, Cloves, Cubebs, Indian Spikenard, Saffron, of each a dram and a half; white sugar, five ounces.

* Viz. Black, Long and White.

And with clarified honey, you may make it into an electuary.

This electuary is chiefly appropriated to the stomach, and helps the cold infirmities thereof, raw phlegm, wind, continual coughs, and other such diseases coming of cold. You may safely take a drachm of the electuary at a time.


Species Electuarii Diacymini - Nicholaus.

Take of Cumin seeds infused a natural day in vinegar, one ounce and one scruple; Cinnamon, Cloves, of each two drachms and a half; Galanga, Savory, Calaminth, of each one dram and two scruples; Ginger, Black Pepper, of each two drachms and five grains; the seeds of Lovage and Ammi*, of each one drachm and eighteen grains; Long Pepper, one drachm; Spikenard, Nutmegs, Cardomoms, of each two scruples and a half.

* Bishop’s Weed.

Beat them, and keep them diligently in powder for your use.

It heats the stomach and bowels, expels wind exceedingly, helps the wind colic, helps digestion hindered by cold or wind, is an admirable remedy for wind in the guts, and helps quartan agues. The powder is very hot; half a drachm is enough to take at one time, and too much if the patient be feaverish. You may take it in White Wine.

It is, in my opinion, a fine composed powder.


Species Electuarii Diagalanæ - Mesue.

Take of Galanga, wood of Aloes, of each six drachms; Cloves, Mace, seeds of Lovage, of each two drams; Ginger, Long and White Pepper, Cinnamon, Calamus, Aromaticus, of each a drachm and a half; Calaminth and Mint dried, Cardomoms the Greater, Indian Spikenard, the seeds of Smallage, Annis, Fennel, Caraway, of each one drachm.

Beat them into powder according to art. Also, it may be made into an electuary with white sugar dissolved in Malaga Wine, or twelve times the weight of it in clarified honey.

I am afraid twelve times the weight of the weight of the Simples is too much by half, if not by three parts. Honest Mesue appoints only a sufficient quantity, and quotes it only as an electuary, which he says prevails against wind, sour belchings and indigestion, gross humours and cold afflictions of the stomach and liver.

You may take half a dram before meat. It helps digestion exceedingly, expels wind, and heats a cold stomach.



Species Electuarii de Gemmis Frigidi.

Take of Pearls prepared, three drachms; Spodium, Ivory, both sorts of Coral, of each two drachms; the flowers of Red Roses, a drachm and a half; Jacinth, Sapphire, Emerald, Sardyne, Garnet, Sanders White and Red and Yellow, the flowers of Borage and Bugloss, the seeds of Sorrel and Basil, both sorts of Bean - for want of them, the roots of Avens and Tormentil - of each one dram; Bone of a Stag’s Heart, half a dram; leaves of Gold and Silver, of each fifteen.

Make them all a powder according to art, and let it be diligently kept.

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