Seä. 3. Of Syrup, Honeys, and Juices.

imbibes fo much of the Juices, that

it requires a ftrong Expreffion to Syr. Fl. Perficorum,

get out the quantity required with

but very little boiling.

Syrupus Myrtinus, Syrup of Myr.ties.' Take of Myrtle Berries % iifs.c of the white and red Sanders, of

* Sumach, of Balauftines, Barber-' ries, and red Rofes, ana 3 ifs. of' Medlers fliced it i. bruife as re-' quired, and boil in It viii. of Wa-

* ter to ft iv. and to that when' ¿trained add of the acid Juice of' Quinces, and Pomegranates, ana' 1 vi. then add ft iv. of Sugar, boil

* into a Syrup, adding the Juice to-' wards the latter end.'

This is originally afcribed to Nico-laus, and hath been continued bythe College without Alterations, ex-cepting in the Addition of ft i. ofSuçar in the laft.

Syrupus de Papavere Errático, Syrupof Wild Poppies.' Take of the frefh Flowers of' Wild Poppies it ii. and pour upon' them It iv. of hot Spring-Water.' The next day prefs it out, and' repeat the Infufion with 'frefh

* Flowers, and then make it into a' Syrup in a Bath-Heat, with as

* much Sugar as there is of the' ftrained Liquor.'

This remains in the New Difpen-fatory exactly as in the foregoing ;tho the common Pra&jce of theShops have been accuftomed to makeone Infufion only with iuft enoughWater to cover and fcald the Flow-ers : and it is poffible to give it fomuch from the Flowers, as will turnthe Syrup ropy and full of Clods ;continuing them long in Infufionwill alfo fubjeft it to the fame In-conveniences.

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»Peaches.Take Flowers of Peaches it i.' and pour upon them It iii. of' boiling Water : after 24 hours' fteeping, prefs out the Liquor,' and repeat the Infufion with a' frefh quantity of Flowers fivec times ; then in the laft ftrainino r' diflblve ft iifs. of Sugar, and boilc it up to a due Confidence.'

This is generally made by one In»fufion, pouring on only fo much aswill fcald the Flowers. It is a pret-ty Puke for Children, and opens alittle downwards, for which pur-pofe it is much in ufe. Dofe from3 ii. to 1 i.

Syrupus de Paeonia Compofitus,Compound Syrup of Pionies.

' Take of frefh Piony Roots,' both the kinds, cut into flices,' and infufed a whole Day ia' White-Wine, ana 5 ifs. ofCon-' trayerva Root ; fs. of Mountain' Ofier {Baßard Lavage") 3 vi. of' Rofemary with its Flowers m. i.' of Betony, Hyffop, Origany,« Ground-Pine, and Rue, ana 3 iii.< of Aloes Wood, Cloves, and the• leflfer Cardamoms, ana g ii. of' Ginger and Spikenard, ana | i.' of Stoechas and Nutmegs, ana« 3 iifs. After one Day's Infufionc in ft vi. of warm Spring Water,« boil in a Bath-Heat to the Con-c fumption of a third Part ; and to' theLiquorafterwards ftrained thro*' a Flannel Bag, put ft iv Cs. of the' fineft Sugar, and boil up into a' Syrup with a moderate Heat.'

This was ordered in the formerDifpenfatory of the College, withthe diftilled Water of Piony Roots ;but as no fuch thing is now made,common Spring Water is fubftitu-ted, as the other was a needlefsTrouble,