Cambridgeshire doctors in the olden time, 1466-1827 / by W.M. Palmer.
- Palmer, W. M. (William Mortlock), 1866-
- Date:
- 1911
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Cambridgeshire doctors in the olden time, 1466-1827 / by W.M. Palmer. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![labor est /], 1° Murcuriusdulcis [calomel], 1°* Murcurius sublimatus, 1% of Scaimony, 2° Spermaceti, 1° Res Jollip, 2% Precip: Rub, 2% of Crabbs eyes [a stony concretion in the crab’s head. Accounted absorbent and discussive and good against the stone], 1% of Crosmettil [crocus of antimony], 4% of Opium, 1!» Fenninet seed [?Fenugrec], 2° of Elixir expro- prietatis, 1% of Quicksilver Two ounces of the seed of Hartshorne*, one ounce of natural balsam [? Balm of Gilead], 1°% of Spermaceti almond [a mixture of almond oil and spermaceti, used for anointing the pustules of small pox], a dram of oyle of Cynimon, 1 of (? Mirf) hg*, 3! of Oxycroceum [an expensive plaster, because of the large quantity of saffron used ; and so frequently adulterated], 6!» of parisub, [or parisul. Is this emplastrum diasul- phuris?], 2!> of Mellilot (Plaster), 6! of Diacodium simplex, 24! of Diacodium nigrum, 1!> of Stomach plaister [made of aromatics], 1!> 14% of Oyle of Turp:, fower ounces of Oyle of Carui, 14!” of Oyle of Roses, Twelve ounces of Oyle (szc), One ounce of Oyle of Spike, 2! of Ung: populium, 33! of Unguentum Album Camphoratum, 1!» of Ung: Dialthee [marsh mallow ointment], 4!» Ung: Egiptiacum [made of verdigris, honey and vinegar], 10% of Lin: Arce [the liniment of Arcaeus, called after the inventor, was made of gum elemi, turpentine, mutton suet and hogs’ lard. It was used instead of Basilicon in wounds of the head], 3! 6% of Venice Turp:, 4% Len: Elect:, 1» 10% of Syr: of Cloves, 1!» of Syr: of Marsh Mallows and 1!> 6% of Syr: violat ‘ 8% of Hunny of Roses, 14! of Syrup Buckthorne, 1!” of Treakel water, an old case of Lancets, a little Hanger, half a dram of Musk, a scrap of Civett Little brass morter, twenty eight pound and a half of lead, seaven pound of iron Debts good and bad Little set of Drawers, some old boxes and boards Lumber and things unseen and forgotten sum total [No household furniture is given] ii 58 178 108 98 98 £7 9 * I cannot explain these. 271 7d 64 64](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28986179_0079.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
