A choice manuall of rare and select secrets in physick and chyrurgery. Collected and practised by the Right Honourable, the Countess of Kent, late deceased / Whereto are added several experiments of the virtues of Gascon pouder and Lapis contra Yarvam, by a professor of physick. As also most exquisite wayes of preserving, conserving, candying, &c.

  • Elizabeth Grey
Date:
1659
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A choice manuall of rare and select secrets in physick and chyrurgery. Collected and practised by the Right Honourable, the Countess of Kent, late deceased / Whereto are added several experiments of the virtues of Gascon pouder and Lapis contra Yarvam, by a professor of physick. As also most exquisite wayes of preserving, conserving, candying, &c. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    84/472 (page 54)
    et A Choice Manual , Or, namon, Nutmegs, Grains, Cloves,|} jy Annife-feeds,, Fennel-feeds , Carra-| |p way-feeds, of each of them three}} drachms; thentake Sage, Mints, red fo} Rofe-leaves, Thyme, Pellitory,! Pio Rofemary, wild Thyme,wild Majo- ‘ ld ram, Organy,Penni- mountain, Pen=| J ji} niroyal, Cammomil, Lavendar, A+ it vens,of each ofthem a handful, then) § fy, eat the Spices {mal,and the Hearbs,} § jy and putallinto the Wine, and letit} § ftand forthe {pace of twelve hours,| ftirring it divers times: -then ftillity] ina Limbeck , and keepthe firft wa-|/ ter by itfelf, for icisbeft ; then- will] there come afecond water, which is}: sood, butnotfo -good as the firfts) the Virtues of this Water be thefe.|) ‘Itcomforteth the Spirit vital, and|f preferveth orcatly the Spirit vital,} and-pseferveththe youth of man,and} helpetivall inward Difeafes coming|§, of cold , and againft.fhaking of thelg Palfic, it cureththe contract of f-1f | News, |i giles. Re ike Rie ep Rae Serena A 4 | ~ Se | as ; =F = = as — 7 za “D> (=o > = = ap —- = =——- Ss : os ——— . AER EMER EE UALR TEL —— nie ee