which the virtue of the whole Composition must be attributed) of white
Hellebor Roots, and Oyl of Turpentine, whereto some add Salt of
Tartar, which will puzzle the most knowing Naturalist to declare why
these should be thus jumbled together; unless to obscure the Opium.
'Tis indeed a very cunning Composition, for by giving rest and ease it
may easily decoy people into the use of them, though by long taking of
them, diseases become far more uncurable then they are in their own
Nature.

A third Universal Medicine was Hughes's Powder, sold by him at 10 s.
the Grain, and 3 l. 10 s. the Dose, made doubtless of Gold and
Quicksilver. The tast and weight of it manifestly discover the former
to be an ingredient into it, and the effect, viz. Salivation proves
the latter to be part of the compound. Besides I have made of these
two dissolved, and digested in their peculiar Menstruums, in no long
space of time, a Medicine that had the same effect with his, and in
the same Dose, and having a View of his Cabinet left after his Death,
containing a large quantity of the said Powder (being all he left
behind him) there was found crude Gold, and Quicksilver in the same
Cabinet. Now these three Notorious Universal Medicines were put to
sale by most ignorant persons. Add hereunto the forementioned Mr.
De-laun's Pill, whereof I shall say nothing, being mentioned under the
Name of the Pilule ex duobus, in the London Dispensitory, though some
make them of the Extract of Coloquintida. The last of any Fame with
us, were Dr. Goddard's Drops, a good Medicine, but not so universal,
and superlative as he would have made the World believe, and was
nothing else but what some Physicians many years since enjoyed. I well
remember that in the late troubles, a Person then in great Authority,
having cryed up this above all the Medicines in the World, a round
wager was offered, that the Doctor should not distinguish his own from
two others that should be brought him, both which were but Spirit of
Harts-horn. But the wager would not be accepted of. Furthermore, that
this Medicine of his was Spirit of Harts-horn, some relations plainly
argue; One whereof was the following.

A certain person in Norfolk having sent for as much as came to a 11 l.
and dying upon the 2d. dose of it, and by accident most part of the
remainder being spilt; there comes in a friend to the House, of some
skill, who supposing it to be Spirit of Harts-horn, told the Widow he
would ende