Seä. 6.

Of Elettuaries, 8Cc.

' drained Liquor diflblve of frefh' Cailla Pulp i vi. of Syrup of Vio-

* lets | viii. of the Pulp of Tama-' rinds ï i. of white Sugar Candy' % ifs. of the bell Manna 5 ii.' and make into an Ele&uary,

* s. a:

This hath continued the fimethro* all the Emendations of theCollege, unlefs in the prefent O-miffion of the Sugar of Violets, nofuch thing being now made. ItsAuthor is by the Auguflan Difpenfa-tory acknowledged to be uncertain.Zwelfer, in his Animadverfions up-on it, cautions that it fhould bemade but in fmall Quantities at atime, as indeed all other Compo-rtions of like kind mould, left tlieygrow acid, and ferment by longkeeping. Fernelius alfo gives the likeAdmonition; but that may be prettyeafily prevented by flmmering themover a flow Heat, and ftirring all thewhile with a wooJen Spatula to pre-vent burning, till they are of a goodthick Confidence, as we (hall pre-fently ftiew under the Lenitive Elec-tuary. It is now wholly negle&edin common Prefcriptions.

Caflia Ettra&a cum FoliisSenae, Ex-trail ofCaffia with Sena Leaves.' Take of the Diacajfia with

* Manna ft ii. of Sena Leaves pow-' der'd ^ "• of Caraway Seeds | i.' of Syrup of Violets a fufficienc' quantity to mix them together' into an Electuary.'

Diaprunum Lenitivum, A LenitiveCombofit ion of Prunes.' Take of new and ripe Damaf-' cus Prunes one hundred ; boil'■them in a fufficient quantity ofc Water till they are foft ; then re-' move them from the Fire, and

* whea cold drive the Pulp thro'

* a Sieve, and fet by for ufe. In

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' the Liquor drained from the' Prunes before pulping boil t i. of

* Violet Flowers, and after ltrain-' ing again, diflblve in it It ii. of

* Sugar, and boil into a Svrup i to' which add of the foremention'^

* Pulp ft fs. of Caflia and Tama-« rinds 'diflblved in a little of thec fame Decoction, and pulped, ana« 5 i. Boil them again over a gen-« tie Heat, and frequently ftir the« Mixture ; after which lift in thec following Powders, of Coriander« Seed, Rhubarb, Liquorife, and« Marfhmallow Roots, ana a fuffi-' cient quantity to make into a ibft

* Eleituary.'

Diaprunum Solutivum, A SolutiveCompofition of Prunes.

' Take of the Lenitive Compo-' fítion of Prunes ft iv. of prepared

* Scammony § ii. 3 v. and mix them' together into an Elefhiary, S. A."

The two latter of thefe werePrefcriptions of Nicolaus, the firftof which was received into the CoUlege-Difpenfatory under the Title ofDiaprunum Simplex, retlius Leni-tivum ; but the latter Part of it ishere much abridg'd of many fuper-fluous Ingredients, as the Spodium,Barberries, and many other thingsof like nature : but neither of thefeare now hardly ever prefcrib'd oímade.

Catholicon, The Vniverfal Purge.' Take of the Pulps of Cafliac and Tamarinds, and of Sena« Leaves, ana % ii. of Polypody« Roor, of Violet Flowers, and of' Rhubarb, ana ï i. of Annifeeds,4 white Sugar, and Liquorife, ana« 5 ii. Powder thofe Ingredients' together that require it, and then' take of frefh Polypody Root' bruifedfiii. of fweet Fennel feedf f 4 ' S\%