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HE Nature, Places and Manner of its Growth, and what it is, I hall not init upon to acquaint you, as being too tedious, and for that it hath been already by everal et forth; but I have Obervcd, that in thoe Parts where they drink it at all times, as at Meals and otherwie, the Inhabitants are not ubject to the Stone, Scurvey, Gout, Dropie, nor many other Dieaes which are incident to us here; it being moderately warm, attenuating and dry, o that many crudities and crude Humors by the common ue of this Drink are very much Corrected. And I find by Experience, that it hath taken alo its good Effects in thee our parts and Climate; for it being drank at any time, dryeth up moit and waterih Humors, expelleth Wind, moderately binding and cleaning, it helpeth thoe that have the Dropie by its drying quality, and is mot excellent againt that common Ditemper: For by the contant drinking thereof it Cured a Learned Bihop of this Kingdom, who had been before left off as Incurable by ome of the mot ablet Phyicians of England, (by drinking thereof, as he was advied, with Sugar—candy;) it trengthneth much the Liver, helpeth the Jaundies, it's good againt the Corruption of the Blood, it refreheth the Heart and vitals, it helpeth Swooning, palpitation and weaknes of the Heart, and dizzines in the Head, it trengthneth the Stomach, helpeth the want of Appetite, Concoction, and pains in the Stomach; in the Brain it helpeth all cold, moit and drowie ditempers, as the Lethargy, Apoplexy, &c. the Steam is good for Rheums in the Eyes, and for pains and noie in the Ears, or dulnes of Hearing; it's good againt all moit Rheums, if the matter or Phlegm be thick, then weeten it with Sugar-candy; it's good againt Hypochondriack Winds, and the pains of the Spleen; it purgeth by Urine, (a good Drink for thoe that are troubled with the Stone in the Reins or the Bladder;) it's experimentally good to prevent Micarriage; it's good againt the Gout, Sciatica, and for all Rheums and rheumatick Pains in the whole Body. Are any Surfeited with Drunkennes or Gluttony? let this be their common Drink. Do any eat much Fruit? let them drink much of this; in the Spring time when Humors do increae make good ue of this: As to the time of drinking it, at any time of the Day, unles within two or three Hours before going to Bed, for it hinders Sleep, but its Operation will not lat above two or three Hours; you may not fear any hurt by the due and moderate Ue of it.

T'S a great Cordial both for Aged people, Middle-aged and Young; it nouriheth the Child in the Womb; it's a great Corroborator, and it doth not only warm and comfort the Coats of the Stomach, but it doth nourih and retore Nature where it is debilitated and depraved; it is Hot and Moit in the econd Degree, and by that Heat which is Moderate it doth in an Extraordinary manner help Digetion by its warm and trengthning Quality; if a Man or Woman hath eat a full Meal, and are out of order for want of Digetion, let them take a Cup or two of this, and it hall by that Digetive faculty which is inherent in it carry it off without any more trouble. It hath been by the ue of a Gentleman well experienced both in Phyick and Chirurgery mot admirable for inward Bruies, being given in place of Mummie, Sperma-ceti, Irih-Slate, &c. who was by the taking of it himelf imply, as uually prepared in ordinary Houes, Cured, when having two of his Ribs broken, being at the ame time above Fifty Years of age; and further he aith, that the Virtues of the ame Nut is a mot Sovereign Medicine or rather Diet for all kind of Weak and Decayed Bodies, of what Age or Sex oever; it hath many other Virtues which for brevities ake are omitted. For any man that doth Travel upon the Road, (as uch there are that cannot eat in the morning,) let them but drink a Dih or two of this, and they Travel by the trength of it many Miles. All whic things are ufficiently known, and can be proved by many who now live in the City of London, to their own Experience, for above thee Thirty Years.

T'S an Herb that groweth in China and Japonia, it is moderately Hot and binding; this wholome Herb preerveth in perfect Health till very Old age, it maketh the Body active and luty, it helpeth Headach and heavines thereof, Lippitude, Ditillatious, and difficulty of Breathing, weaknes of the Ventricle, pains of the Bowels, Laitude, it is alo good for the Stone, and for any harp Rheums whatoever.

The Reader may take notice, that there are many who pretend Skill, and do prepare both Coffee and Chocolette, but either for want of Judgement in compounding, buying of bad Commodities, or not being at the Charge for doing it well, do vend that which is fale made up, and o the Operation hath not its proper Effect, which brings it under a direputation. But if any man hath occaion for that which is good indeed, and really and truly prepared and compounded, let them repair to Samuel Price in Chrit-Church Hopital, near Newgate-treet, and they may be furnihed with that which is Pure, and fit for ue, of either Sort, upon his Word.

With Allowance.