Aelianus Montaltus in his exquisite work de morb. capitis, cap. 31. de mel. sets a special receipt of his own, which, in his practice [4265]"he fortunately used; because it is but short I will set it down.”

       “[Symbol:  Rx].  Syrupe de pomis [Symbol:  Ounce]ij, aquae borag.
        [Symbol:  Ounce]iiij.  Ellebori nigri per noctem infusi in ligatura 6
        vel 8 gr. mane facta collatura exhibe.”

Other receipts of the same to this purpose you shall find in him.  Valescus admires pulvis Hali, and Jason Pratensis after him:  the confection of which our new London Pharmacopoeia hath lately revived. [4266]"Put case” (saith he) “all other medicines fail, by the help of God this alone shall do it, and ’tis a crowned medicine which must be kept in secret.”

“[Symbol:  Rx].  Epithymi semunc. lapidis lazuli, agarici ana [Symbol:  Ounce]ij.  Scammnonii. [Symbol:  Dram]j, Chariophillorum numero, 20 pulverisentur Omnia, et ipsius pulveris scrup. 4. singulis septimanis assumat.”

To these I may add Arnoldi vinum Buglossalum, or borage wine before mentioned, which [4267]Mizaldus calls vinum mirabile, a wonderful wine, and Stockerus vouchsafes to repeat verbatim amongst other receipts.  Rubeus his [4268]compound water out of Savanarola; Pinetus his balm; Cardan’s Pulvis Hyacinthi, with which, in his book de curis admirandis, he boasts that he had cured many melancholy persons in eight days, which [4269]Sckenkius puts amongst his observable medicines; Altomarus his syrup, with which [4270]he calls God so solemnly to witness, he hath in his kind done many excellent cures, and which Sckenkius cent. 7. observ. 80. mentioneth, Daniel Sennertus lib. 1. part. 2. cap. 12. so much commends; Rulandus’ admirable water for melancholy, which cent. 2. cap. 96. he names Spiritum vitae aureum, Panaceam, what not, and his absolute medicine of 50 eggs, curat.  Empir. cent. 1. cur. 5. to be taken three in a morning, with a powder of his. [4271]Faventinus prac.  Emper. doubles this number of eggs, and will have 101 to be taken by three and three in like sort, which Sallust Salvian approves de red. med. lib. 2. c. 1. with some of the same powder, till all be spent, a most excellent remedy for all melancholy and mad men.

       “[Symbol:  Rx].  Epithymi, thymi, ana drachmas duas, sacchari albi
        unciam unam, croci grana tria, Cinamomi drachmam unam; misce, fiat
        pulvis.”

All these yet are nothing to those [4272]chemical preparatives of Aqua Chalidonia, quintessence of hellebore, salts, extracts, distillations, oils, Aurum potabile, &c.  Dr. Anthony in his book de auro potab. edit. 1600. is all in all for it. [4273]"And though all the schools of Galenists, with a wicked and unthankful pride and scorn, detest it in their practice, yet in more grievous diseases,