114rTo make the Electuary of Diacorus.

Take sweet Almonds halfe a pound blancht, calamus Aromaticus two Ounces

Ginger Fower Ounces blacle pepper halfe an Ounce, cinnamon Nuttmegs

of each three drachmus, cloues, cardamomes of each one drachme, of the

5best suger Fower pounds, red saunders in powder two ounces, lett all these

be cutt after a grosse manner and make them vp into an Electuary, according

to arte./.

An approved good water for Eyes./

Take the best Alloes, gumme Sarcocolla, of each of them one drachme camphire

10Saffron of oach halfe a drachme, and ad to these beinge fine beaten of

red rosewater and white wine, of each of them six ounces, thon boyle

them gently and straine thom, and keepe the water for your vse, to

bath, or wash your Eyes withall, which in a short time will perfecte

them./

15An Eye water./

Take white copperis six drachurs, Camphire Fifteene graines, sal

armoniack halfe an ounce, riner water three pound, mixe altogether

and Filtre them, and with a feather drop it into the Eye./.

Spirritt of Eyebright by Mindererus prescription

20to cleare the Eye sight./

Take spirritt of Blacke Cherries three Ounces, the swallow water one ounce

and a halfe Doromicum verum, cassia liguea, rootes of valerian, of celondine

of each halfe a drachm, the true marum, Rue leaues, of each one scruple

dryed Flowers of Eyebright halfe an Ounce, lett them stand two daies space

25in digestion, then diftill thom in Balneo mariæ./

Doctor Arnoldus his Electuary of Coltsfoote./

Take fresh Coltsfoote rootes two pounds, boyle them in Fountaine water

vntill they become softe, then beate them, and pulp them, and ad halfe a

pound of Iuinbes, sweet Alimond blancht pine Kernells, pistiacke nutts

30of each three Ounces, these beinge all well mixed, ad two pound and a halfe

of the best suger, boinge boyled to a sirrupe in the aforosaid decoction

then beate them all very well, and at last ad Cassia liguea in powder, halfe

an Ounce, Mace two drachms./

Doctor Bayrus his preseruative Electuarye./

35Take best Mothridate, Carduus Benidictus, scordium, of each halfe a pound

make vp a mixture with the extract of Iuniper./