I. Of the Scurvy.

The Eminently Afflicting Distemper of this Land radically con­sidered, the Learned acquiesce herein, that it is an ill habit of the body, or a disproportion of Humours, commonly called the Scarvy, [Page]whose hostile quality assaults nothing less than the purest part of the blood, whence a putrefaction thereof ensues, and consequently an Abridgement of Life, even in Infancy, if a timely Remedy be not found. Wherefore in any Sex or Age or at any season of the Year, in England, Holland, or America, let our Anti-scorbutick Medicins be known, and esteemed as true Specificks, which with much ease pre­serve from, and Cure the Scurvy.

II. Diseases of the Head.

The Head is a noble yet tender part of the Body, and is often weakned by Distempers incident thereunto, which are sufficiently known to the Patient, by the pain and stupidity they expose him to, and to us by Symptoms, Names or Terms appropriate, as Im­postumes, [Page 7]Convulsions, Apoplexies, Vertigo, Megrim, Lethargy, Falling Sick­ness, Palsy, &c. In order to the Curing whereof we have successfully used and do recommend

III. Diseases afflicting the Neck and Throat.

Some are afflicted with Inflammations, whence arise Cancers and Ʋlcers, others have hard tumors and swellings, called Scrophulae, or the Kings-Evil, which fix themselves there as much as in any part of the Body, and as much as most Enemies to Health.

For the Cure of which we recommend such Medicinal Preparati­ons as the nature of the grief requires wholly to extinguish both the Diseases and its Symptoms, as are

IV. For the Stomach.

A weak or foul Stomach if the humors annoying it be not eva­cuated or corrected, it not only is disabled to convert food into good nourishment, but on the contrary corrupts what should nourish, and turns it into an unprofitable mass, whereby the Body suffers, and many distempers follow, which may be prevented or remedied by the Use of such Medicines as are particularly adapted to remove the evil, and settle or establish the good order thereof, viz.

V. For the Breast and Lungs.

The distempers and afflictions of which are inveterate Coughs, Catarrhs, Astmahs, Consumptions, caused by a flux of Humors or rheumatick distillations on the Lungs; attended with shortness of breath, want of appetite, and many other infirmities, which so im­paireth the Body, that no part thereof enjoyeth the function, nature hath ordained it for: to cure which we commend such Medicines as are truly renovating and effectually restoring the Patients with ease, viz.

VI. For the Heart.

The profoundest Students in Nature, and Spagyrical Science in all Ages, esteem'd it their duty to regard the Heart as the seat of Life, nor would I appear to have any other than a venerable esteem of this Aphorism, and to tender both the Fabrick and Life of Man, as the workmanship and delight of the great Creator. In order whereunto as it hath pleased him to place me, where I might be serviceable to them, so have I made it my study to be faithful herein, and by the same hand have been conveyed unto me such select cordial Medicines, as are necessary to fortifie the Heart, and to withstand or overcome the afflicting pains of it; such as are

VII. Obstructions of the Liver and weakness of the Spleen.

The Liver being the fountain or spring of the little Rivers or Veins of the Microcosme, if this be obstructed or hindred in its office, the other parts of the body languish and complain thereof, whence dangerous diseases are threatned. The Spleen also when it is beset and overcharged with ill juyces commonly called humors, it is afflicted and stirs up the passion thereof, afflicts the vitals, oppresseth the Spirits, and fiills the Body with vapors and melancholy fits, and annoys the head with dizziness and other afflictions, which are so many, that for brevity sake we omit them: however we have Medi­cines if not Arcanums, that powerfully tend to reconcile the discord in Nature, which ariseth on that account, viz.

VIII. For the Bowels and Belly.

These parts of the Body are also often afflicted, as with Gripings, Excoriations, Bloody-flux, Colick, Iliack-passion, and other violent paint, for which there are special Remedies found to restore them (with Gods Blessing) to their natural and ordained ease, viz.

IX. For the Stone, Gravel of the Kidneys and Stoppage of Ʋrine, also weakness of the Back.

The Stone and Gravel by their extremity of pain, have exposed many Patients to great Travail and Expence to seek a Remedy, and when they fall into the hand of such as attempt the Cure by way of [Page 10]cutting, it often misseth its desired end, to the Patients grief, and sadning of their Friends. But the Medicines we give are not only safe, but effectual in dissolving or wasting gradually the hardned mat­ter, to the Comfort of the Patient, as may be experienced in the following Medicines.

X. For the Gout and Sciatica.

The Gout is attended with pains so violent, that those that feel them think it impossible to express the sense thereof, to speak nothing of the long continuance of the same with some, which at last ushers them to the Shades, yet for this rooted greif is also a Balm afforded, viz.

XI. Surfeits.

Surfeits either of heat or cold, eating or drinking any thing noxious to the Stomach, are incident to most Complexions and Ages, which often bring the strongest to that weakness, which terminates in the Grave. In this cause, without any offence to any, we are furnished with such Remedies as do recover with pleasure and ease. viz.

XII. Impostumes and Pleurisies.

Impostumes proceed from an indisposition of the blood, and thereby become Chronical, or from accident and then they are acute, as in the Pleuresie, which often assaults the Life with such violence, as [Page 11]puts the Patient in danger of a speedy death, to prevent which we recommend

XIII. Feavers and Small Pox.

Feavers are no less than a passion of the blood, which hath often boldly challenged the Physitian, by afflicting his Patient, to allay the fury and rage thereof. In this case we advise the region of the Sto­mach to be anointed with our Diaphoretick Balsom, then take

XIV. Small-Pox.

When the Small Pox are attended with a kind of Malignant Fea­ver, be the Patient young or old use the Diaphoretick Balsom to the Stomack, as also to the Reins of the Back, and the side too, in case there be any pain there, which will soon procure ease and bring out the Small Pox, which being out, and any one of the following Me­dicines being administred, the Sick will find the benefit, and the Ob­server satisfied.

XV. Tertian or quartan Agues.

The Cause of Agues is in Man, it being a Creation of his own, a Chaos, made up of passion and fear, by which a matter is contracted, into which a particular spirit enters, of a violent nature, by the con­tinuance of which other diseases are contracted according to the habit of the body, which daily grows weaker, because of the continual assaults of Life, which at last unwillingly yields to leave its habita­tion: [Page 12]to prevent which the vital spirit is to be assisted, and the acci­dents removed by such experienced Medicins, to a perfection of the Cure, which hath been often performed in old and young, both Summer and Winter: such are

XVI. Weakness of the Back.

By reason of relaxation or fluxes, and other griefs, is the back often weakned, and weakness in that part of the Body is an inlet to many distempers, to prevent and restore which, we direct Medicines proper and effectual for the curing thereof, provided the Patient take first for three or four days after another of Antiscorbutick Pills, and then

XVII. For the Dropsie.

The Dropsie is a Distemper known to reduce the esteemed and worthy Structure of Human Nature into an unprofitable Mass, favou­ring neither the corpulent nor the slender. But our design here be­ing chiefly to give a Catalogue of Medicines prepared, and not so much a Treatise of the Cause of Diseases, our omission thereof will be excusable. Yet this we say, whilst the Liver is obstructed, the Reins defective, the Kidneys wasting, and weakness predominant, the event inevitably follows. But the means ordained for the Cure being carefully prepared, hath not returned without the desired Success, being in time carefully administred, such Medicaments are

XVIII. For the Palsie.

The Palsie afflicts not only the Head, but taketh also possession of other parts, to the debilitating and making useless, part of, if not the whole Body, if seasonable administrations of restorative, vivifying and strengthening Medicines be not procured, for the preventing and speedy Cure of which, we recommend these following Medicines, by which many with the blessing of God have been restored to the acti­vity and use of their Limbs.

XIX. Ruptures and Broken-Bellies.

This infirmity often happens to many, either by violent exercise, as hard riding, suddain lifting or overstreaching of the body, or from indispositions, as ventrosities and extream cold, when the body is reduced to impotency by continued and weakning afflictions. Those that are bowed down and labour under the deviding violenqu thereof, are most sensible of the misery they endure. Would to God they might be sensible of his Mercies herein, that puts me, as experienced in the effectual curing hereof, to publish the same for the content and satisfaction of many. And please to be informed, that to avoid pro­lixity, we delight not in the tedious commendations either of these or any other Medicinal Preparations: yet I doubt not that those who shall have occasion to use them, may find the benefit thereof, in a far higher degree of Service, than I commend them.

XX. Fistula's and stubborn Ʋlcers.

Fistula's when once setled have always been difficult to remove, the humors which cause it being so corroding and fretting, that it forceth a current where Nature never intended it, and that often near the Eye, a place for its tenderness very remarkable, as well as in other parts of the body, for which we are stored with excellent Balm and Specifick Remedies appropriated to the several members, wheresoever they happen to fix themselves, as

XXI. Leprosie and Tetters.

No doubt but those who are troubled with this Evil, would be glad to be clear of it, for nature allows as little of deformity as pain: neither can these diseases be said to be without pain, for they are numbred among the Enemies of Life. However effectual Remedies are here prescribed for the rooting of them out, as also for preserving the inward parts from being hurt thereby, and consequently from the danger that would ensue: for the Cure of these make use of

XXII. Sore Breasts and Cancers.

The Breasts and Paps are known to be very tender parts, and subject to many griefs, which some have found mortal, others given over as incurable, especially in Cancers. To be silent in what God hath discovered to us herein, were to obscure a Blessing many might desire, and in a modest sense have right to enjoy. Is there not a [Page 15]Balm ordained for the afflictions of any part of the Body? Except we prove ungrateful to God and unjust to our selves, we cannot plead ignorance, as to the order and manner to the aforesaid griefs, in any part of the Body, whilst they are yet growing, for several have found the certainty of it to their comfort and our Satisfaction, the Medi­cines are

XXIII. Barrenness.

Barrenness may not justly be attributed to Nature, for Nature was ordained to bear and bring forth, and therefore rarely nourisheth any thing that opposeth her course herein: nevertheless accidents often prevail against Nature, whence obstructions proceed, and unnatural consequences do follow. But having by Gods permission contem­plated the state of things that are, I took Liberty to write of this Subject, seeing that many in a married state, who might have ex­pected to bear Children, have proved Barren; and know this to be a certain Truth, that unnatural defects and obstructions may by a Divine Blessing on Physical Means be effectually removed, and Na­ture restored to enjoy its decreed and ultimate end or honour. Whence know that our consideration and studies herein for Medicines, have plentifully furnished us to the certain content and satisfaction of many. Which follow:

XXIV. Of Children and Rickets.

The Tenderness of the Antients towards Children in the time of breeding their Teeth, extended to careful search of such means as might contribute to their Ease and Relief in the Extremity and Violence thereof, the Knowledge of which we Promote and Esteem, having found profitable,

Besides the fore-recited Maladies, there is one more which those that are afflicted with, never desire to possess one year, much less to Entail it on their Posterity; the malignity whereof infects the Bones that flourish with Marrow, and the Breasts that flow with Milk, fills the Body with Wounds, unnatural Sores and Putrefactions, but before it arrive to such an exalted degree of danger, it is atten­ded with Syptoms of less Note, sufficiently known not to be repeated here.

The Cure whereof in that regular way as Nature requires, we most approve and esteem of, which is carefully practised by us, whereby to rectifie the great indisposition of the Body, and to recover the corrupted mass of the blood to health, in order to which make use of