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reckon'd amongft the Comportions..And as the Rationale of this Procefs,or Manner of Preparation, has al-ready been given, Tart I. Sectioni j. and many neceflàry Remem-brances dropt concerning it, inmany of the foregoing Pages; it willbe needlefs to fay any more by wayof Preface to this Section, than thatfor the Reafons before given, therecan be expected no Medicines underit, but for the Intentions eitheraíCordials, Diuretics, or Diaphore-tics : for, to fhorten the Contro-verfy, if a Salfamic, Cathartic, orOpiate, could be rais'd by Vapour ;yet the very Contenders for thatOpinion allow, that thofe Proper-ties are much more convenientlydrawn out by other Prtíceflcs : andtherefore it may be concluded, thatno wife Perfon will expect in a di-- itill'd Water any thing elle thaniuch fubtile and light Parts of a me-dicinal Simple, as can fall in withthe foremention'd Intentions ; andindeed for this Reafon very little un-der this Divifion comes over weigh-ty enough to affect even the urina-ry Secretions : and therefore allwhich require groflêr and -more ef-ficacious Inflruments, are excludedfrom hence; as all that is to bedone by the minutelt Agents, andimmediately concerns the nervousSyftem, and its proper Moiftures,commonly call'd the Animal Spi-rits, is moil naturally comprehend-ed herein.

A Simple-Water is intended todraw out the Virtues of any Herb,Seed, Flosoer, Root, ¿fc. which maybe more conveniently given in thatForm than in any other; but be-caufe the Phlegm or watry Partsof any medicinal Simple, is no bet-ter than common Water undirtill'd ;therefore all thofe Ingredients whichin Dilatation raile nothing but a

Phlegm, as may be difcover'd bythe Scent and Talle of what comesover, are not fit for the Still. Forwhich reafon the College have nowrejected all they judged ufelefs fortheir Purpoiès, and have retainedonly the following.

From the Leaves and Buds ofBoth the Wormwoods, Angelica,Carduus B. Succory, the greaterCelandine, Eyebright, Fennel, Fu-mitory, HylTop, Marjoram, Baum,Mint, Parfley, Plantain, Penny-Royal, Oak, Rue, Saxifrage, andMeadow Sweet.

irom the Flowers ofOranges, Camomile, Beans, Lilliesof the Valley, Red Poppies.Cowflips,Piony, Rolèmary, White, Red andDamask Roles, Elder, and Limes.

From the Fruits ofCitrons the Peel, Rafp-berries,Green Walnuts, and Black Cherries;from ft xii. of the latter of which,bruiiéd with the Stones, draw oneGallon.

From an Anima.!,Frogs-Spawn.

Herein is made a very great Re-duction of the Simple Waters, andcertainly with good reafon, becaufethere were not only many beforeorder'd oí no Efficacy, but like-wife they were fo numerous, thata great deal of needlefs trouble andexpence were employ'd to keepthem all in readinefs. It may pof-fibly be difputed, whether all thefenow retained are of Importanceor Efficacy enough to deferve it jbut it is to be remember'd, thatvery little dépendance is had uponany Simple Water, they being fel-dom us'd but as Vehicles to thingsof gteater Virtue : and in manyCircum-