The workes of that famous chirurgion Ambrose Parey ... / Translated out of Latine and compared with the French by Tho. Johnson [and in part by G. Baker] Whereunto are added three tractates out of Adrianus Spigelius of the veines, arteries, and nerves. With large figures. ; Also a table of the bookes and chapters.

  • Ambroise Paré
Date:
1649
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Credit: The workes of that famous chirurgion Ambrose Parey ... / Translated out of Latine and compared with the French by Tho. Johnson [and in part by G. Baker] Whereunto are added three tractates out of Adrianus Spigelius of the veines, arteries, and nerves. With large figures. ; Also a table of the bookes and chapters. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the fame purpofe.] Here you mud alfo note that there bee fom oils that fwim upon the top the water j as oil of anifecds ; otherfom on the contrarie, which fall to the bottom j as oil of Cinnamom, Mace, and Cloves. Moreover you mufl: note, that the watrifhmoifture, or water that is diftilled with oil of Anifeed and Cinnamom, is whitilh, and in fuccefs of time, will in fom fmall proportion turn into oil. Alfo thele waters mud bee kept lèverai,for they are far more excellent then thole that aredidilled by Bd/wewwMori-e, cfpecially^thofe that fird com forth together with the oil. Oils are of the lame faculties with the bodies from whence they are extrafted, but much more effe- ftual i, for the force which formerly was diffufed in manie pounds of this, or that medicine,is after didillation contraided into a few drams. For example, the facultie that was difperfed over i. pound of Cloves \ will bee contrafted into two ounces of oil at the mod ; and that which was in a pound of Cinnamom will bee drawn into ^ijS. or 5ii. at the mod of oil. But to draw the greater quantitie with the lefler charge, and without fear of breaking the vefTels, whereto glafles are fubjeft, I like that you didil them in copper-veflels, for you need not fear that the oil which is didilled by them will contraft an ill qualitie from the copper, for the wa- trilh moidure that flows forth together therewith will hinder it, efpecially if the copper fliall bee tinned or filvered over. I have thought good to describe and let before your eyes, the whole manner of this operation. AFornacexohb^c\T)e\feU to esitTAB the Chymkal oils, or [firits of age, Rofemarie, Tyme, Lavander, Anifeeds, Fennel-feeds, Cloves, Nutmegs, Cinnamomi?ef^er. Ginger,and the like j as alfo to diBil the ffirit of Wine, ofVineger and Aqua vitae. In ftead of the barrel and worm, y ou may ufe a head with a buc^t or rowler about it. ' A. Skew’s the bottom, which ought to bee of Coffer and tinned , on the in-ft de. ^ B. îbe head. C. the Barrel filled with cold water to refrigerate and condenfate the water and oil that run through the fife or worm that is fut through it, D. A fife of brafs or lattin,or rather a worm of fin running through the Barrel. E. fhe Alembick fit the fornace with the fire under it. Now bccâüfwce have made mention of Cinnamom, Pepper, and other fpices which grew not here with us, I have thought good to deferibe thefe out of fhevet’s Cofinographie, hee ha- ving feen them growing.Pcpper grow’s upon fhrubs in India, thefe fhrubs fend forth little bran- of ches whereon hang cluders of berries,like to Ivie-berries, or bunches of fmall 'black grapeSjOp Currans the leavs are like thofe of the Citron-tree, but fharpifh and pricking. The Indian's gather thofe berries with great diligence, and flow them up in large cellars, as foon as they comto perfeft maturitie. Wherefore it oft-times happen’s, that there are more then 200. fhips upon the coafl of the lefler lava an Ifland of that couritrie, to carrie thence Pep¬ per and other fpiccs. Pepper is ufed in Antidotes againdpoifons, it provoke’s urine, diged’s, The ufe$ attraft s, refolv s, and cure’s the bites of Serpents. It is properly applied and taken inwardly againd a cold ftomach jdn fauces it help’s concoâ;ion and procure’s appetite ; you mud make choir of fuch as is black, heavie, aud not flaccid. The trees which bear» white, and thofe that bear black pepper, are fb like each other, that the natives themfelvs know not wliich is which, unlefs when they have their fruit hanging upon them , as the like happen’s upon our Vines which bear white and black grapes. , The tree that yeeld’s Cinnamom grow’s in the mountain’s of India,3ind hath leavs verie like The cinn»3 to baie-leavs j branches and (hoots at certain times of the year are cut from this tree, by the aj^ «ora tree,., pointment of the King of that Province, the bark of which is that wee term Cinnamom.This is fold to no dranger unlefs at the King’s pleafure and hee^tcing the price thereof} it is uot lawfiil for others to cut thereof. Galen