And first of the Sol triumphans, or Ho­rizontall Gold.

This transcendent and admirable medicine (wherewith) Paracelsus and Van-Helmont, whose fame for the many wonder­full cures they wrought hereby, hath made them immortall:) hath so many eximious virtues as are too tedious to expresse; as for the Gout, it is a certain and sure reme­dy, so that all those that languish thereby, may by the use hereof have present ease and perfect cure.

It takes away all accidents which re­mains in the bodies of those that have ta­ken any Mercury or Mercuriall medicine, which casts so many into Consumptions by the Mercury remaining in their bodies.

It will stop any Flux caused by the ta­king of Mercury, be it never so high: and cure the Patient, as I have often experien­ced, it is of singular efficacy in the Drop­sie, [Page 13]Jaundies, Epilepsie, and all Cronick distempers, as appears by Van-Helmont, who says he never found it to fail him in any case whatsoever, mightily commend­ing it in Feavers, and almost every disease else, as you may read at large in his book lately translated: to which for further satisfaction I refer the Reader.

II.

The second medicine before mentioned is a pill for the diseases venerial; be it of what nature soever; this pill will ef­fect the cure without any other medicine or dyet drink.

It will take away all pains or aches of the bones; Nodes, Swellings, and all sores in any part, or Ʋlcers onely taking this pill: and washing the sores or Ʋlcers with Allum-water or any such ordinary thing, as a little Plantain-water with Allum in it, or the [...]ike.

But if there be a Gonorrhea, with the disease, this pill takes off the malignity [Page 14]of the distemper: but such other appli­cations must be administred for the cure, as to the stopping of the Running of the Reines is propper. This pill far exceeds Hughs his powder, which is sold at three pound ten shillings a dose, and this you may have for five shillings a pill which is a Dose of greater value then his.

III.

The third medicine in order, is the purg­ing Powder, or the general purge, which neatly purgeth all humours, and is of ex­cellent use in the beginning of Feavers, and in all other cases where purging is requi­site.

The Dose is the quantity, sealed up in one of the papers, exposed publikely to sale for a reasonable ordinary body: to weak people give two thirds of this Dose; and to children one third part of this Dose; it is or excellent use for children, to kill the Worms; it may be taken in the pap of an apple, or in a little Sirrup in a spoon, or [Page 15]in any Conserve, with a little honey, or in a spoonful or two of Wine, taking after it either broth or posset-drink, as in the ta­king of other Physick; It is grateful to the taste, excellently taking away, and carry­ing off peccant humours, exceeding all o­ther purges whatsoever. If you vomit, put a pretty quantity of Salt into a dish of Broth and drink it, and it works onely downward.

IV.

In the fourth place, according to the method before laid down, follows to be described a medicine (nulli se­cunda) which is to be taken in the form of a pill for the benefit of all such as labour under, or are afflicted with that sad di­stemper called Convulsion fits, or the fits of the Mother; and all Vapors, Winds, and Griefs thence arising, or proceeding there­from; It would take up a whole volumn to set forth at large what I could by ex­perience say of this distemper; and make [Page 16]large Legend to insert therein the number of those who had the happiness to meet with a Restorer of their health; and con­stitution by the use of this Medicine by my Administration; but briefly let me tell you, all such as labour and languish under this bad and grievous affliction.

Let them take of these Pils one at a time, at any time when you find your selves be­ginning to be grieved with this infirmity; before the strength of the fit seizes upon you; for which purpose it is always good to have a quantity about you that are subject to this grief, that you may take one at any time when you find your selfe op­pressed, and by a little continuance of ta­king it you will find a certain cure; never returning again, unless by some extraor­dinary accident, fright, or grief, it happen to return, and then it may be soon discus­sed. And some I have cured many years ago by this very medicine which have ne­ver been troubled with it more; and some by the first taking hereof have been cured, and had but one fit in a quarter of a year after, though before have been constantly [Page 17]afflicted with violent fits, once, if not twice every day.

V.

5. In the next place, I present to your view a Soveraign Medicine called a Balsan­nike-Pill, being the essential virtue of vege­tables truely corrected and rightly pre­pared by me after long study and great pains and diligence, which hath these approved effects following, far exceeding any thing of this nature hitherto published, as have certa [...]nly experienced.

Whereas many die for want of a certain help which God hath provided for them, by violent Coughs which destroy the body,

This Pill alone being taken as here is prescribed in all Coughs, be they of what nature soever, it is a perfect and speedy Re­medy.

The like effects it hath upon those who are troubled with shortness or difficulty of breathing, and all Asthmatical and Ptisi­call humours.

It is a great preserver of nature, so that [Page 18]in Consumptions, whereof so many lan­guish & perish and fill the Church-yards, may by the timely use here of be restored, and healthfully preserved in their places and callings.

All pains, aches, stitches, and windes, a­rising from the Hypochondriacks, or the like, it eases and takes away.

It hath a singular operation in all ob­struction of the Liver, Spleen, Myseraicks and treters; aswell as in stoppings and ob­structions of the Lungs, it opens, re­moves, and clenses.

For children labouring with or inclined to the Rickets it is a perfect Cure.

It prevents the stone both in the Kid­neies and Bladder, and gives ease in the violent paines of the same,

It very much abates r [...]ging pains of the Gout; they who frequently use it, will find a certain benefit by it.

In Epilepsies and Convulsion fits it hath rare effects.

This soveraign balsamick Pill is con­stantly prepared by me Roger Dixon, and to be had alwayes at my house in water-Lane, and at Mr. Turners in Christopher-Alley in St. Martins-le-grand, who makes the Dentifrices for the teeth; the price is three Pills a Shilling, a Medicine cheap and good. The dose is one Pill at a time, to ordinary bodies; to very strong bodies two pills, or one and a half, to weak chil­dren half a pill: those that cannot swallow a pill, may dissolve it in a spoonful or two of wine, or a little Mace-Ale, but it hath no evil taste, therefore no curious pallat may fear the taking of it.

But particularly those that are troubled with the Cough or any of the distempers before mentioned, let them take one of these pils at night going to bed, for a man or woman of any reasonable strength, either swallow it or dissolve it, and take it as be­fore is directed, and after the same man­ner, [Page 20]let persons weaker or stronger take the dose before prescribed accordingly.

For the Rickets, dissolve one of these pills in a quarter of a pinte of wine, and give a childe half a spoonful at a time four times a day.

The operation of this Balsamick pill is specifical, not making the body sick, nor troubling the stomack, but carries away the peccant humors by gentle breathing, sweates and urine.

VI.

The next Medicine which here we do intend to treat of, in order to the method before promised in this our intended pub­lication, is,

A specifical powder prepared effectual to take away, and remedy that so Epidemi­cal and languishing, lingring distemper called the Ague, which hath various kinds and operations, especially the Quartane; [Page 21] Ague; which hath so long raigned under the Title of Medicorum Scandalae, this powder infallibly cures.

The direction how to use this powder for the Ague is as followes viz.

For men or women troubled with Agues, take half one of these papers of powder and put it into half a paint of Sack, and take hereof two spoonfuls in the morning, and four at night, and the same dose the next day, on the two intermitting dayes, if it be in a Quartane Ague; and on the day the fit comes, take the rest of the paper of powder an houre before the coming of the fit; and after it, drink a good draught of posset drink, wherein a handful of green Lavender, and as much Cinquefoile have been boyled; and then let the Patient cover himself to sweat; and about half an hour after let him drink another draught of the same posset drink, and so continue him till the could fit is over: Then if he comes to have any hot burning fit afterwards and be very thirsty, give him a draught of fair water wherein you have first boyled a crust [Page 22]of bread, and a few raisins of the sun stoned, adding to it so much of our Sal mundi here prescribed, as will give it a plea­sant sharp taste; which will to admiration quench his thirst, and abate the great de­sire to drink, and prevent those evil accidents which usually attend all Quar­tane Agues viz. Jaundies and Scurvy, the like medicine being no where else to be found.

For Tertian and Quotidian Agues, take the same quantity night and morning in wine as before; and before the coming of the fit, drink the posset drink before with­out any powder, using the same salt and Julip to abate & take away the Feaver and the drought occasioned thereby, as in the Quartane.

This medicene being thus observed, and made use of, and continued a little time, pecially in the Quartane Ague, which otherwise will be subject to return again; people may be free from those long conti­nuing masters the Agues, which some [Page 23]have called evil Spirits: And because we have here necessarily spoke of some use of our Sal Mundi: the description of that followes in the seventh place, together with its various uses, and further superex­cellent virtues.

VII.

Sal Mundi; by this and many more Titles it may well be called: whosoever makes experience of it, will soon confess, it being a superexcellent Medicine, tran­scending all those things hitherto publish­ed, or known to the world, never before found, neither is there any thing of so pure a nature to be had in any Doctors library, study, or Apothecaries Shop, or Chymists Laboratory.

It hath these following; and many more infallible effects, and singular virtues.

As first in all manner of Feavers, a dose taken in any convenient Liquor, abates their heat and Malignancy and is a great [Page 24]Resister of putrifaction. The poor who have not the benefit of Apothecaries Iu­leps, may make themselves a pleasant and profitable one for Feavers and great droughts, by takeing fait water and boyl therein a crust of bread, and a few Raisins, stoned and in a draught thereof take a dose of this Salt.

It mightily quenches thirst, and abates the drought of the throat, being taken in fair water, wherein a Crust of bread and a few raisins have been boyled, as is said before; it takes away the heat of the Stomack and and that more dangerous then is imagined distemper called heart-burning.

The Plenrisy it perfectly cures, and the Countrymans harvest Surfeit, whereby many strong men are suddenly snatcht a­way in the flower of their dayes. It is good to dissolve the stone in the bladder, the use of it being continued a little time.

For the Scurvie theri is nothing more [Page 25]excellent, and to preserve or purifie the drink or water at Sea which Seamen drink; by the use of this they will be preserved from those diseases they are by long voy­ages and bad drink subjected unto, which would soon be verified by practice if Chi­rurgions knew it well, but none of them ever yet knew of it; but now I advise both them and all persons else that go to Sea never to be unprovided of it; for a better yet they never carried with them, and this will not decay, but may be kept a long time, for its use and vertue never fails.

If any Physitian will try or tast it, if reason will convince him, he will soon con­clude that this is not published only for the help of the ignorant, but will deserve the practice of the most learned.

The Dose is half the quantity contained in one of the papers exposed to publick sale, which may be taken at any time in any convenient Liquor once or twice a day; but in the Pleurisy and Feavers, take the same quantity in the Julip of fair water [Page 26]above mentioned, or in other proper and convenient Julips or Sirrups as often as is required. They are sold at twelve shillings a paper.

VIII.

The next to be spoken of in order to our first prescription, is a powder for the cure of that faint and feeble distemper in young Maids called the Green sickness; which is an evil Malady, if not timely prevented. This medicine is a certain and effectual cure; The way to take it is thus, viz.

Take as much of this Powder as will lie on a groat or sixpence every morning in a spoonful of Wormwood wine, or Wormwood beer, drinking a small draught of the same drink after it, and walk after it an hour; and then take some Water-grewell made strong with Penny-royall boiled in it for the patients breakfast: use this a few days together, and if one pa­per of this powder effect not the cure, be sure continue taking of it, and another pa­per [Page 27]will do it, for it is never known to fail; it hath also a grateful scent and taste.

Those that love not Wormwood drink, may take it in a glasse of Sack or Rhenish wine; whosoever uses it, after three or four days taking hereof, will walk with pleasure; it will soon bring them to a good colour and a good stomack.