old body, but for a young one 5, 6. grains or more or less according to the condition of the person, and ℥ ss. or ʒ vj. of pure tartar, and together with ℥ iiij. or ℥ v. of water put it in a little pipkin, and boyl it a quarter of an hour, then pour the solution only into a cup, and disolve a little sugar in it, whereby the acidity of the Tartar will somewhat qualified. The _decoctum_ drink warm, and keep your self as it is fit, and it will work much better, than it if had been steeped over night in wine, which not every one can abide to take fasting; but this _decoctum_, because it tasteth like warm and sweet wine, is much pleasanter to take. N. B. It is to be admired, that well prepared Antimony is never taken in vain: for although it be given in a very small quantity, so that it cannot cause either stools or vomits, yet it worketh insensibly, _viz._ it cleanseth the blood, and expelleth malignities by sweat, so that mighty diseases may be rooted out thereby without any great sensible operation. Which many times hapned unto me, and gave me occasion to think further of it; and therefore I sought how to prepare Antimony so, that it might be used daily without causing of vomits or stools, which I put in execution accordingly, and found it good, as afterward shall follow. Of the solution above described, _viz._ of the flores of Antimony with tartar make a good quantity, and after the evaporation of the water distill a spirit of it, and there will also come over a black oyl, which must be separated from the spirit, and rectified _per se_; and externally applyed it will not only do the same wonderful operations, which above have been ascribed to the simple oyl of tartar, but it goeth also far beyond it, for the best essence of Antimony hath joyned it self thereunto, in the distilling and so doubled the vertue of the oyl of Tartar; and this oyl may with credit be used not only for all podagrical tumors to allay them very readily, but also by reason of its dryness it doth consume all other tumors in the whole body, whether they be caused by wind or water: for the volatile salt by reason of its subtlety, conveyeth the vertue of Antimony into the innermost parts of the body in a marvellous and incredible way, whereby much good can be performed in Chyrurgery.