Forasmuch as I have hitherto taught the preparation of some notably efficacious Medicines by the help of Niter, and yet have not in the mean while made any mention of the Sicknesses familiar to the Feminine Sex. I judged it wholly necessary to help this weak and infirm Sex (which is appointed for the propagation of mankind) with some singular Medicament: For (besides those Diseases whereto the Women are subject as well as the Male Sex) they are yet afflicted with many Sicknesses that do arise out of the Matrix, wherewith all as well Maids as married Women, and these last also are troubled not onely before Child-bearing, but afterwards, viz. when the Matrix is not well purged after Child-birth, and so begets various Sicknesses, Pains, Winds, Inflammations, Suffocations, the ascending of evil Vapours unto the Heart, or else by obstruction of the Menstrues, do cause a swelling Belly, Weakness, Debilitation of the Strength, a straightning of the Heart and Brain, most vehement Griefs, and lastly Death it self: Or else the Matrix may be moved out of its place, in Child-birth, its Bonds broken, and the Matrix it self so much repleated and debilitated with overmuch moisture, that it has not so much power as to be put and retained firm in its due place, but some are constrained to leave it hanging out, to their great detriment, and are extreamly tormented with this so great a detriment, the Matrix presently slips down out of the Body by either vehemently walking, or any other violent motions, and are necessitated always to carry about them a pessary framed to the intent of keeping the said Matrix up in their bodies, and that to their exceeding great trouble. Now then for the meeting with, and resisting these aforenamed and other such like discommodites, but especially such as are overwhelmed (as it were) with them, I will set down the way and manner of so doing. As concerning the Matrix and its Diseases which do arise after Childbirth, if so be that the Matrix be not rightly cleansed, even the Women themselves know their own Remedies, and do for that reason plant those Herbs that are usefull thereunto in their own Gardens, or gather them in a fit season and so keep them by them, till they have need to use them in expelling the remains and trash left after Childbirth: Such as these are Pulegium, or Penny-royal, Mother-wort, Mug-wort, Savin, and the like Herbs, which have a powerfull expulsive virtue, and there are waters too in the Apothecaries Shops distilled to this intent, concerning which it is needless to write any more in this place: Thus much onely we would advise, that such Herbs and Species as are used for such effects, are to be rendred first more subtile by separating the pure from the impure, that they may afterwards operate more speedily and better. The which thing may be most commodiously done on such wise and manner as I have taught and prescribed in the first Part of this Spagyrical Pharmacopœa concerning the Essences of Herbs. But the obstructions of the Matrix, and stoppage of the Menstrues are not so easily unlocked by bare Medicaments thus barely taken in, for they penetrate not so far with their Vertues, but rather, as experience teacheth, is effected by such Medicaments as are applied beneath, and that more easily, and which we have already mentioned in the Second Part of the Furnaces in the Ch of Spirit of Urine, where I have manifested a peculiar instrument by which such necessary Medicaments may be intromitted into the Matrix. I have therewithall hitherto performed many happy Cures. Bur forasmuch as I have since that time found out a far fitter instrument for such diseases, I will clearly describe it for the sake, comfort, and help, of such Women as are obedient to their Husbands, and chastly observe the bands of Wedlock, viz. both how to prepare and how to apply the same. You are to get an Instrument made of good Silver (not of Copper) its figure to be round, and like a small Cane, and shut in the fore part, and to be a little longer than a man’s finger, and about that bigness; You are likewise to get another a little smaller so as to go into the other, which other or bigger one must have three little edges on its inside all the length of it, thereby to keep the smaller instrument about the back of a knifes breadth from each side of the bigger one, that so it may not touch it. In the hinder part let be a Cover made which may shut the Instrument tight when the Medicine is put in, lest the spiritual vertue of the same fly back out of the body, and so order it that it may perform its operation on the Matrix through the Instrument, which is to be perforated (towards the top) with holes. To the hinder part of this Instrument let a Thread be tied whereby it may be plucked out when its operation is over: Therefore like as the disease is, so shall a suitable Medicament (and what is made exceeding Spiritual) be applied: On this wise let a small piece of fine Sponge be embibed therewithall, and let the inner small Pipe be filled therewith, and be so put up to the Matrix. If the Menstrues be obstructed, then the most approved remedy is the concentrated Spirit of Urine, which by its subtile, penetrating, warming, mollifying, and opening vertue opens the little Veins of the Matrix, and gives an Exit to the obstructed Menstrue. But if the Matrix labour not with this disease, but is onely besieged as it were with cold and tenacious humours, then the hot and penetrating Oil of Tiles or Wax, rectified most subtilly, is to be applied, which being smeared on some Sponge, is to be conveyed in by the Instrument into the cold and watry Matrix, the which will thereby be warmed, dried, and freed from the greatness of its moisture. But if so be the Matrix shall be moved out of its place, or its cords broken, or too much relaxed, or any other way affected, and so not be capable of retaining the Matrix, and keeping it from sliding forth out of the body; Then must astringent things be used, which may constringe the too much loosened bands, and may heal and tie the Matrix again in its due place, and strengthen it. Such as these are the distilled Oils out of mens hair, out of the Wool of Sheep, and such-like Animals, out of the Horns of Goats, Claws of wild Beasts, and Feathers of wild and ravenous Birds, and such-like things, which being laid upon the Coals, do draw themselves up together, and do by that contraction shew to us as it were their use. But the manner of distilling and rectifying these Oils we have already taught in the Second Part of our Furnaces, so that it is plainly needless to repeat the same in this place. I say, and that truely, that if so be that these three kinds of Medicaments be rightly applied in those three affects of the Matrix, that they will perform things even wonderfull, and many pious Mothers might be preserved sound, a longer time amongst their poor Children, were they but help’d by such remedies. For it cannot be that much help should be brought to the sick and hurt Matrix by the Potions that are drunk of, or the hysterical watry Medicines that are injected by a Syringe. For such Medicaments as are taken in at the mouth cannot penetrate with their Vertues home to the Matrix, so as to help it, to open, to purge, and to heal it, or to heal the dissolved and relaxed bands. And as for Waters and Decoctions that are applied beneath, and there injected, they presently slide out again, and do help the Matrix but little, or nothing at all. But now these Oils of mine and Spirits are commodiously applied by means of the Instrument, and discharge their office most efficaciously. But there is yet one thing necessary here to advise you of, viz. that such as desire to use the Spirit of Urine, Oil of Tiles, or Wax, or Oils out of Horns, Hairs, or Feathers, for curing of the said defects of the Matrix, do prepare them themselves, or commit them to such to prepare them, as are skilled in the Art of distillation, and versed in rectifying such Spirits and Oils, thereby exalting them to the highest subtilty. For if so be that any would buy in some Apothecaries shop, those things that he knows not how they are prepared, and haply such as are corrupted already, and not fit for use, will be grosly mistaken. For it is not sufficient (if a thing is to be made use of) that it hath a bare name onely, and be destitute of the Vertues themselves, and which are no ways effectual) for the said Sicknesses of the Matrix are here taught to be cured not with corporeal, but with spiritual and efficacious Medicaments. It is therefore necessarily requisite, that the Medicines we have spoken of, viz. those Oils and Spirits, be excellently well prepared, and so as to exercise their Vertues by emitting or ejecting their invisible odour and vigour onely. The Spirit of Urine is to be so volatile and very subtile, as that it will vanish away out of an opened glass, and therefore there needs a greater diligence in preserving and keeping it; It is to be well preserved in glasses close stopt, for if the Spirit vanisheth away, there remains onely an unprofitable Water void of all kind of Vertues. I have therefore taught the making of peculiar Glasses, which will not let go the Spirits, the shape of them are described in the Second Part of my Chymical Furnaces, in that place where I treat of the Spirit of Urine. In like manner the said Oils are to be well rectified, and to be made exceedingly volatile, so that being exposed some few hours to the warm Air, they will vanish away; which if they will not doe, neither will they effect ought. I must needs confess that all the time in which I have lived, I never found a good Spirit of Urine, nor well rectified Oil of Wax or Tiles. I will say nothing of the Spirits of Hairs, Horns, Feathers or Quills (for there’s no use of them.) I have indeed found amongst many, a bare worthless, saltish Phlegm, but the very true Spirit of Urine it self I have not met withall. The Oils of Tiles and Wax are indeed found in all Apothecaries shops, but are for the most part corrupted by their long lying, and are old, thickish, red, tenacious, and deprived of their due odour, are stinking, and spoiled of all their vertues. For ’tis very rare that such Oils are rectified, but are sold, such as they be, when they come first out of the Retort, with a saltish kind of Acrimony adjoined unto them, which in the rectification abides in the bottom, and is at last separated from the Oil. Such Oils are of no value, and appertain not to this curing, for they will do just nothing; and thus much I could not omit advising you of. For haply when some sick person or other readeth here in this my book, that such Oils do most highly conduce to expell the said defaults of the Matrix, and yet perceive no comfort or help by the use of them, without doubt the fault will be laid on me, as that I had written a lie, and not upon the ill prepared Oils. This therefore do I affirm, that except your Oils be good, you will never have from them the hoped for event. And how (indeed) shall the sick man know if the Oils be good or not. The Merchant or Seller of them won’t confess them to be old, ill prepared, and deprived of their odour. So oft times the fault is laid upon the Authour, and he’s condemned for writing unprofitable things, and which are not agreeable to the truth. But the fault verily can light on none save upon the Magistrates, who (by winking at such things) do permit it. And when any one goes to be furnished with these things which are requisite, in some Apothecaries shop, and the Apothecary haply sells but few Wares, and all the rest wax old as they lie, and are corrupted; and if haply sometimes one or two such and such Simples or Medicaments be sought for but once or twice, it may be, in a whole year, he delivers the things he has by him, which if helpless as to the sick buyer, yet are helpfull to the Apothecaries purse. But yet this is an unjust thing, and a thing contrary to the love that is due unto our Neighbour, and what will burthen the Conscience. The sick man thirsting for help, puts the hope of his help and comfort in the Medicine exhibited him, which if not good the disease prevailing, the sick man dyes, but had good and profitable Medicaments been used, instead of the unprofitable and evil ones, he might have recovered. He therefore that is guilty of such evils, let him look to it, what account he will at last give unto God for his transgression; That which I have aforesaid, doe I again repeat, and do yet firmly alledge, that the beforementioned Spirit of Urine, as likewise the Oils of Tiles and Wax, and these other Oils of Horns, Hairs, and Feathers, and their most efficacious Spirits may be made use of in the expulsion of the affects of the Matrix of what kind soever, both in the younger Maids or Women, and in those that are of riper years, and that with most high admiration. It is therefore a just and right thing that they should be found in all the Apothecaries shops, and that they should all of them be prepared after a due manner. For they are not onely good in those diseases that afflict the Womb, but do likewise operate miraculously and doe things incredible in many other diseases and affects of the Body if well and rightly prepared and duely administred inwardly and outwardly; Concerning which we have written more at large in the Second Part of the Furnaces, viz. how they are to be prepared and made use of. Any one that is endued with understanding will perceive easily that a living Spirit is far more efficacious than a dead Body and exanimated Carkass. Forasmuch therefore as you have here heard that such grievous and incurable (so accounted at least by almost all Men) diseases of the Matrix, by which so many Women are swept away without any help, are to be cured by the alone application of subtile Spirits, and so few know the preparation of them, I will teach for the sake of that weaker Sex a better and more effectual Medicine, and withall will prove it by an example, that all subtile Spagyrical Spirits may be concentrated and augmented in their Vertues by the help of Art, and that one Spirit hath the power of concentrating another. And because this Treatise, and all the Medicaments therein proposed, aim onely at this end, to shew the wonderfull Vertues of Niter; And it hath been besides shown, how all the said Medicaments ought, by the help thereof, to be prepared; the same shall likewise be done in the demonstration of this Medicine.
I taught in the Second Part of my Furnaces to prepare a Spirit of Urine and Sal Armoniack by the addition of Calcined Tartar; But yet the already concentrated Urine or Sal Armoniack may be mixed with double the quantity as its own weight is, of fixed Niter, and so be distilled, for so those Spirits will be more strong and more efficacious than if Tartar were added unto them. And if the Oil of Tiles or of Wax, which is made by the addition of Earth, so heated as to imbibe the Oil or Wax, be yet once more distilled by the concentrated Spirit of Niter, it will be brought to the highest subtilty, and ’tis to be done after this following manner.
Dissolve in one pound of the Spirit of Niter, four ounces of Lapis Calaminaris: Put the Solution in a Glass-Viol upon a vaporous or dry B, that the Phlegm may evaporate by little and little (for the Lapis Calaminaris holds all the Spirits, and permits the Phlegm to go off) and the Spirit of Niter will remain behind in the Viol like Oil. Take one part of this concentrated Spirit of Niter, and half a part of Oil of Tiles or Wax, put them both in a glass Retort well luted, and force them out (by a distillation in Sand) from the concentrated Spirit into a great Receiver; and by this operation it will be far more penetrative than it was before. For the Spirit of Niter being by concentration by the Calaminaris freed from all its Phlegm, and seeing it is thereby become the more attractive, and can find nothing else that it might attract, it associates to its self all the humidity that lies hidden in the Oil, and which could not be separated by the former distillation, and hereby brings to pass that the Oil doth necessarily become more subtile and efficacious, yea so penetrative, as that it performeth wonderfull things, especially in the effects of the Matrix, the which nought but very subtile Spirits can heal, and which those concentrated Spirits are wont to do far more certainly and securely than all the other Medicaments in the whole world: After the same manner is the concentration and purification of the other Oils to be performed. And now that none might scruple as to Waters being mixed with the said Oil or Wax, which have no affinity with Water, the separation of which from the Oils, I have here taught; I would have such an one to know, that much fatness, as the expressed Oils of Vegetables are never without an aqueous moisture, though it be invisible, and cannot be perceived, for the fire can make it manifest by distillation: As for instance; There’s Oil olive, one pound of which is wont to yield six or seven Lots of Acid Water by distillation; and thus do all Oils, Wax, Turpentine, Rosin, Gums, Pitch, Amber, and all combustible fatnesses. Yea even the very burning Spirit of Wine it self, and such others as are prepared of Vegetables, can never be thoroughly rid of their Phlegm, unless they be poured on some Calcined Salt, and so rectified, they leave their humidity therein, and become more subtile. But this is to be noted, that by how much the drier and more attractive that Salt shall be, so much the readier will it attract the moisture out of the winy Spirit and hold it. Therefore the Salts of Vegetables, Calcined Tartar, and principally fixed Niter, serve for such a rectification. The other Corrosive Salts, as fixt Sal Armoniack, Calcined Vitriol, and such like, do rather love to hold and retain the Phlegm of their own peculiar Volatile Spirit than of the Spirit of Wine. And thus much let suffice as to making subtile Oils more subtile, that they may perform wonderfull things in Medicine. And now having described in this my Second Part of the Spagyrical Pharmacopœa, some of the most necessary Medicaments, that are preparable by Niter, and have shewed the way of using them, and which may safely be given in chief diseases as well for preservation as cure: I could to these add many more, and so encrease the number of them. But because there are not a few of such good kind of Medicaments in the writing I have hitherto published, viz. in the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth Part of the Furnaces, in the Miraculum Mundi, and in the Mineral-Book, and there shall yet follow more in the following third Part in this Pharmacopœa Spagyrica, in the Vegetable work, as also in the second, third, and fourth Parts of the Prosperity of my Country, I judged it needless any longer to dwell on these here, but will onely by way of conclusion, and for (as it were) ornaments sake, yet add one onely Medicament of Niter, which will be none of the meanest. But forasmuch as this is not a common preparation, but comprehends in it great Mysteries, it seems not good unto me to set down its preparation before the eyes of the perverse world. Let it therefore suffice to give onely some hint, that the Common Niter, which to our Eyes appears most white, doth contain in it a Soul of a deep red Colour, which by the benefit of the Vulcanick Art may be thence educed. For when Vulcan hath reduced that old Dragon, bound in Chains, unto a most high streight by his Iron and fiery Mallet, and yet cannot plainly kill him; Neptune coming in to help, meets the Basilisk with a clear Looking-glass, and turns on him his own peculiar poison, and so slays him. As soon as he begins to die, and ceaseth to vomit forth fire, Neptune laying aside all fear, approacheth boldly near him, and puts a Sheeps-skin over his Jaws, and receives his Bloud and Soul, and precipitates it into the Salt-sea, wherein being drowned and choaked, he lays off all his venome and all his filth, and is converted into a most fair and most red Medicine. One onely drop of this Soul of Niter can tinge an ordinary glass full of Common water with a golden Colour. But he that can turn this Bloud of the Dragon by the help of fire into a fire-resisting Salamander, he may deservedly be compared with the happy Jason, and obtain most great Honours, Treasures, and Riches. From all these things may a studious Artist easily see what Mysteries lie hid in Niter. The things which I have hitherto described are onely as it were small sparklings of those kinds of Mysteries that lie hidden in Niter. There shall be described in the fourth Part of the Prosperity of my Country, and in the following third Treatise of this Spagyrical Pharmacopœa more and eminenter Metallick Medicines, and which are preparable by Niter: and this is done to the intent, that every one may know, how wonderfull and excellent a subject Niter is, the which is notably hidden by the Antients, and never wont to be called by its true name, but by Enigmatical Riddles. From hence has sprung up even infinite names, as, a dry water, a water not wetting the hands, an Hermaphroditical Mercury, a Balneum Regium, the Soap of the Wise men, the flying Dragon, the Urine of Boys, a Dunghill, Azoth, the washer of Laton, a most sharp Vinegar, the Stygian-water, the Death of the Living, the Life of the Dead, the Purgatory of the imperfect Bodies, the Basilisk, the forked Serpent, the most great Venome, the Venome of Herbs, the Menstrue of Women, and such like infinite names, whereby they have wrapped over its true hidden name in Cimmerian darknesses, but is now by me revealed, and is set before the eyes of the whole world, and it shall farther be revealed and detected in the three remaining Treatises of the Prosperity of Germany, which shall very shortly follow, and so its wonderfull power and most efficacious vertues, which it performeth in the bettering of Metals, and in preparing Metalline Medicaments may be manifested and laid open before the whole world. I will not onely declare this in writing, but also will (God permitting) very shortly shew, even manually and in very deed in a convenient Laboratory, the making and use of all my Furnaces, hitherto published in my writings, and the preparation of many excellent Medicines, as also the truth of the metalick Transmutation. Nor will I do thus to the end that I may advance my own profit, but will rather do it for this intent, viz. that the health and safety of many thousands may be provided for that are afflicted with various sicknesses, and that the whole World may see, believe and confess, that the Transmutation of Metals by the abject Niter may be effected. But because in such a like demonstration, if the Laboratory be frequented but for one years space onely, and daily laboured in, and the confecting of so many Medicaments be shown, such a great quantity of various Medicaments as I shall have by me, cannot be all used by my self, nor can they be of any use if laid up, and therefore they shall be sold to any one for a small and vile price, that so they may each that needs them use them in their necessity. It is not Covetousness that driveth us thus to doe, thinking thereby to get great riches, but onely to get just as much as may serve to pay for all the necessary matters, as Coals, Glasses, and other things. So then by this so good and laudable a work, there will not onely be laid open to the whole world, the occult Mysteries of Nature, to the honour of God: But withall, the most miserable poor Sick will easily obtain good Medicaments, and recover their former health. Nay farther, not a few of such as have been in want will be able by the most profitable use of Niter in transmuting the inferiour Metals into better, be able to sustain themselves better and more quietly. But that the whole world may see and consider that my own peculiar profit and gain is not sought, but that my Neighbours profit is out of a Christian affection onely aimed at, there shall be adjoined at the end of the following third Part, the price of every Medicament; from whence every one may easily conjecture, that there is not expected any gain or large profit, but onely the recovering of my disbursements; seeing no one is to be found who, bestowing great costs in teaching others, would willingly lose both his Expences and Labour too. I will with a willing mind reach others, but I will not lay out my Money and run the hazard. The World is wise enough, and great is the number of those sick people that need help: And therefore this publick Laboratory will (by God’s help) be able to bring abundance of profit to all mankind; In this Laboratory there shall be all the Furnaces and all the Instruments whereof I have made mention in the Writings by me published, but the resemblances of them not pictured, because there’s no occasion for that to be added; And withall, those Furnaces, Presses, and Instruments which we have mentioned or shall mention in the first, second, third, and fourth Part of the Prosperity of my Country, and in the Vegetable work, and my other Writings shall be there to be seen, the which certainly will be exceedingly helpfull to most men that abhor not to labour, to procure them food and sustenance in their necessity.
Furthermore, forasmuch as all my Writings hitherto published, are very negligently and faultily printed here and there by other men, against my knowledge. I will again send them forth corrected, amended, adorned, and encreased with the figures hitherto omitted. And this I was unwilling to conceal from the Lovers and Students of Arts. Herewithall will I conclude this Second Part of my Spagyrical Dispensatory, and shortly add the Third Part, onely wishing that this Work of mine may serve for the comfort and assistance of very many sick persons. Amen.
The End of the Second Part.
THE
THIRD PART
OF THE
Spagyrical Pharmacopœa.
Wherein is taught, how by Salt and Fire, the Vegetables, Animals and Minerals may by a Spagyrical way and method be Mundified, and how from them, Medicaments wonderfully penetrating and most speedily operating may be prepared.
As for the manner of reducing Vegetables, Animals, and Minerals, by Distillation into good and pure Medicaments, by the help of the Spirits of Salt, thus stands the case: The manner and way of distilling Vegetables, Animals, or Minerals per se, after the common manner or way into Oil, Spirit, and Volatile Salt either in a B. Sand, or naked Fire, which hath been long ago, and also is at this day in much use, I cannot in all respects commend, because that such Spirits, Oils, and Volatile Salts, (whether from Animals, or Vegetables) do all of them stink, and though they be often rectified, yet do they not totally lose that innate stink gotten in their Distillation, but do always retain a kind of an ungratefull Empireum, and are thereby loathsome to the Sick (and that not without cause too) whereas otherwise they have abundance of virtues; but being rectified with Spirit of Salt (as I have taught in the second Part of my Furnaces) they become pure, and losing their stinch are gratefull and acceptable, but not at all so without that rectification. Now all Men know, especially the Spagyrists, that the chief virtues of Vegetables and Animals are placed in their Oils and Volatile Salts, (for you must note that in Minerals the contrary is found, for their mercurial parts are most virtuous) but both Oil and Salt do in distilling by a Retort pass over adust or burnt, and therefore are not made use of, and (the more’s the pity) are serviceable to none. For all such as distill the Oils of Vegetables, by the apposition of common water, in Copper Stills, do know how very little a Portion is obtained by such a process, and that the greatest part of them (Oils) do abide in the Still, and are of no profit, because common water can’t be made hot enough, to drive out the fatness, but it gives onely some little portion, the residue is made thick and tenacious by the boiling, and remaineth in the Herbs: Hereupon some Men knowing this thing, do add to the Herbs common Salt, and Tartar of Wine, whereby the water being rendred one degree hotter, gives more Oil: This is a way that I do indeed approve of, but yet the one half part of the Oil will not ascend, and therefore distilled Oils are commonly very dear, especially if made out of dear things. Whereas if the Oils were distilled by this method of mine, they would have much more Oil, whereby the poor might also buy them. I will instance in one similitude whereby it shall appear, what great profit may be made by distilling of Oils according to my method, and what a vast difference there is betwixt my method here described, and the common usual way. Suppose therefore that I seek after an excellent Medicine for the Stone, and that I do certainly know that it lies in the Ash, (as I have clearly enough discovered in the first and second part of this Spagyrical Pharmacopœa, certainly knowing, that the Oil distilled out of its Seed doth (by manifold experience) far exceed all other Medicaments against the Stone.) This Ash indeed yields a prety quantity of Seed, but much of that Seed yields but very little Oil, because ’tis resinous, and doth not distill over with the water, and upon that account is prepared but by a few, and such poor Men as are sick, can’t partake of it because of its dearness, and this is much to be bewailed, that the Omnipotent God should set before our Eyes this Medicine in such plenty and yet no body enjoy it. Besides this is to be observed, that if some diligent Physician should distill such an Oil, and yet not know how to correct it according to my method, he may sometimes do more hurt than good, because that Oil brings over with it a certain volatile Salt, which (infects or works on) the Copper Vessel it is distilled in, and the Copper refrigeratory which it passeth through, and is usually thereby rendred yellowish, or green, and hath been by many discreet Men made use of without any regard thereunto, and (by reason of the Copper) hath put a nauseate and debility of Stomach upon the Sick, and hath been more hurtfull than beneficial. But now if they had rectified it with Spirit of Salt once, or at least well shook it in a Glass with the said Salt Spirit, that so the Copper might have been extracted by the Spirit of Salt, and so have administred it, they had done well, and would have gotten a most excellent Medicine, though I confess somewhat dear, (proceeding this way) because that a Sackfull of the Seed, and as much as a Porter can carry at once, will scarce give two ounces of Oil, and this is too dear for the Poor Man’s Purse.
For the sake therefore of all sick People as well Poor as Rich, I will discover my way that I use in getting the Oils, Spirits, and Volatile Salts out of all the Vegetables, and that in good quantity, and with very small Costs, that so all Men may partake of the gifts of God, and may all have occasion of giving thanks to the Creator of all good things.