Sed. 3- Of Syrups. Honeys, and "Juices. 409

Miva, vel Gelatina eorundem, Gel-

ly of the fame.

' Take of the Juice of Quinces,

« clear from its Faeces, ft xii. eva-

' porate half by boiling, and to the

* remainder put ft v. of old White-« Wine, and again exhale to thec confumption of a third Part, at-« king off the Scum as it rifes. Let' the remainder fettle and beftrain-' ed, and with the addition of lb iii.' of Sugar, be boiled up to a due« Confluence, S. A.'

Rob Prunorum Acidorum, Rob of

Sloes.

' Is is to be made in the famec manner as the Rob of Quinces :« And in both, the Sugar is of no' great Confequence, but may be' proportion'd at pleafure.'

Rod de Ribes, Rob of Currants.

' This is to be made after the

* fame manner as the Rob tie Ber-

* beris, from the Juice well defe-' cated ; and therefore it ought to

* be fcummed over the Fire, before

* it is put to fettle.'

Rob Baccarum Sambuci, Rob of

Elder-Berries.

' Take of the Juice of Elder-' Berries any Quantity, and let it

' leifurely be ¡nfpiiTated over a gen-' tie Fire, 'either by itfelf, or in' conjunction with a fourth part of' Sugar.'

' After the fame manner is pre-» pared the Rob of Dwarf-Elder,

* of Juniper and Veronica ; unlefs« that ; n the latter, the Sugar and

* Juices are required of equal quan-' tities. After like manner others

* alfo may be prepared.'

Succus Glycyrrhiza: S : mplex, Sim-ple Juics of Liqitori fe.

' Take any Quantity of the beit

* Liquorife Root after it is cleant' ed, and a little bruifed, fteep it« for three days in as much Spring-■ Water as will cover it about three' Fingers breadth : Then give' them a boil together, and prefs' out the Liquor, which with a flow' Fire exhale to a due Confiftence,« S.A,'

Succus Prunorum Sylveftrium, aliasAcacia Germanica ; Juice of Sloes,or the German Acacia.

' Take of Sloes, yet hardly ripe,

* any Quantity ¡ prefs out their' Juice, and in a Bath Heat infpif-

* fate it, S.A.'

' After the fame manner are' to be made the inípíflated Juices' of Wormwood, Eupatorium, Fu-' mitory, cc. that is, by bruifing

* the Herbs while young, and ex-

* preffing their Juices, which are to' be boiled and exhaled to a due4 Continence.'

The old Difpenfatories, efpeciallythofe of the German Writers,aboundvery much with thofe Forms, as theyborrow'd them from the Arabians ;but they are greatly in difufe of late,infomuch that of what the Collegehave here thought fit to retain, ve-ry few are made by the Apothe-caries ; moft of the Materials be-ing managed by our ConfeHionersin a manner rather more elegant,and as well fuited to any MedicinalIntention, efpecially the Quinces,which was the Reafon they wereomitted in the former Editions ofthis Collection. The Juice of Li-quorife is indeed greatly in ufe, andas here directed, ought to be pre-pared for all extemporaneous Pre»fcriptions ;