till it be [. . .] to sope or be of a [body] the thickness of grease or an electuarie. This is the true corrector of opium and all vegetive poysons and the greatest treasure in the world. Take of this corrector two pound, of opium one pound, of white hellebor in pouder one pound, English liquorish one pound. Lett all be sifficiently incorporated at severall times by a strong arm in an iron morter. Be sure the corrector have thorough ingres and have a care to chuse opium wrapped in the leaf, ells it may be sofisticated, and then you will lose your operation
47. For to make a man vomit presantly that is sick at His stomack Take white copperes ʒ i in powder in a litle beere or water and it will cause one to vomit presently. 48. For the Plurisie Take the leaves of wild mallows and boyl them in oyle and being taken out, bray them in a morter, and put them into a peece of lining cloth, and applie it to the grefe, and presantly it will cause the paine to cease. Don Alexis
Symbol | Name | TR (*) | ME (*) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
lb, li, libr. | libra, pound | apothecary's pound | 373.243 g | ||
ss | semis | half | half | ||
℥ | uncia, ounce, unce | apothecary's ounce | 31.103 g | ||
Q | quarta | quart | between 0.95 and 1.16 liters | ||
ʒ | dragma, dram | dram | 3.888 g | ||
G | grana, grain | grain | 0.065 g (65 mg) | ||
A | ana | of each one | of each one | ||
lb ss | libr. semi | half an apothecary's pound | 186.623 g | ||
℥ ss | semuncia | half an apothecary's ounce | 15.552 g |
Name = Name in Text
TR = Translation
ME = Modern Equivalent (approx.; in grams and liters)