icines made for particular persons, may last Weeks, Months, nay
Years, whereas the Apothecaries Drinks, especially in the Summer time,
must be renewed once, or twice every day, to the excessive charge of
the Patient.

That his Medicines may be fewer, is evident in Physicians that
practise in the Country, who ride far to Patients, and carry in their
Mans Cloak-bag, Medicines enough, not only for the person he is sent
to, but also for most other persons, and Cases he meets with in his
Travels, and therefore his Closet needs contain but few, yet noble and
generous Medicines, and such as may serve him upon all occasions,
supplying what's defective from the Fields or Gardens. He may avoid
all pompous, useless, chargable Medicines of the Shops, and substitute
in their place, cheaper, and more conducible to health; He may very
well lay aside the precious Stones, Saphir, Emerals, &c. the high
priced Magistrals of Coral, and Pearl, made worse by their
preparations, or rather destroyed thereby in their Virtue, as also
Unicorns Horn; and Bezoar, all which are now rarely used alone, but in
the received Compositions; He may also spare the charges of leaf-gold,
for guilding Pots, Glasses, Pills, Electuaries, Boles, &c. which
serves only to raise the Bill.

He may teach the Patients facile and easie Remedies, as to make a
Clyster, apply Blisters, or Medicines to the feet, where they are
needful, &c. and in many Cases may cure by well ordering his Patient
only, without any Remedies at all, or but very few; being free to act
for the Patients Health, without the grumbling of the Apothecary; and
many other ways he may daily meet with, very advantageous to the
Patient.

He will have little use of Conserves, Syrups, Lohocks, &c. a greater
part whereof Sugar makes up, which doth more hurt to most persons,
then the other ingredients do good.

As for Infusions and Decoctions, he will find by experiment, how much
liquor, or Menstruum will suffice to extract the full vertue of the
ingredients, and what are helps, or hinderances thereunto, and thereby
neither suffer loss in the quantity, or quality of them.

He will discover the inefficacy of many of the Syrups and other
Medicines in the Shops, made of such ingredients, the qualities
whereof, what with boiling, what with the great quantity of Sugar
necessary to keep them, are either made useless or opposite to the
ends they are proposed for. Especially in such Plants, Seeds, and
Flowers, w