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 496 Coj^respondence.

hot Water, and give it the patient to drink before Breakefast, and he shall be healed.

For a Quartane Ague. Take Asrabacca one Dram, and give it the Patient one hour before the fit comes, in white wine, it Purges upwards and downwards.

Take a Flint stone, put it into the fire till its red hot, and there with warm your Ale, then drink it.

Elixir Vitae, or^ Elixir of Life.

Take of Rosemary, Lavender, Saffron, Castor, and of our Treacle, atm ^iv. Rectified Spirit of Wine Tartarised, iba'. digest all for three Months, Decant of the Tincture, to which add Clarified Honey, ^vi. the Essence of Bawm and Celandine, ana ^iii. Circulate all for a Month, and keep it for use.

The Virtues of this Elixir are great in Curing and Preventing the Vertigo, Falling Sickness, Apoplexy, Palsie, Madness, Melancholly,

Swounding, Asthma, and all Diseases of the Stomach Dose

3i. or 1,i. in a co?i've/iient Vehicle.

Gascoins Powder. Which Secret he sold to the Bishop of Worcester for 300/. I will give it freely. Take the Toes of Sea-crabs boyled, beat them to Powder, which must be done the and ]) being in Cancer ss ;. of this Powder take 3/. of the Magistery of Coral and Pearl ana '%ii. of the true Bezoar "hi. make Rolls with the Jelly of Vipers Skins, or if thou wilt of the Flesh of the whole Vipers, which is as good, and being dryed let them be made up again, and dryed with the same Jelly, the often you do it, the better ; the use of it is to beat it into Powder, and to give from 3/. to 3/V. almost in any Disease, repeating it often.

The Royal Styptick Water. Which stops Blood, also good for Watery eyes, Rheumatick Eyes, Inflammation of the Eyes, Pin or Web, and makes the Eye look Fair and Lovely. Take Colcothar, or Red Vitriol that remains in the Retort after the Spirit is drawn out ; Burnt Allum, Sugar Candy, ana t^ss. . . . Rose Water, ana ^ss. Plantaine