[ [Latin] Vinum Antinomiale/Tinc. Martis ] William Paine
Date: 1768-1822 | 1782/01/01 to 1782/12/31
Source:
William Paine Papers
Institution: University Of New Brunswick
| Source Origin: Loyalist Collection
| Reference: MIC-Loyalist FC LFR.P3W5P3
These recipes are on page 25 in what is catalogued as a medical tract, a pharmacopoeia in Latin, dated 1782. Reel 1. Image courtesy of the American Antiquarian Society.
Vinum Antimoniale—
Rx Tart. Emet. Gr. XL. Aq: Puri Lini: ℥ij:
Detineatur supra linem in vase vitreo donec
Tartarum fit solutum. Dum adde Vin: Alb: ℥vi: M[isce] et xxxxxxxxxx
Tinct Martis—
Rx Limatur Ferri ℥iii—Sp Salis: q[uantum] s[ufficit] ad solvend: metallum. digere leni calore et soluto penitus ferro, adde Sp’ Vin:
rectificat q[uantum] s[ufficit] ut fiat lotius liquoris mensura libræ duæ ------ 1Two or three words are totally excised and unreadable.
Translation
Antimony Wine
Recipe: 40 grains of tartar emetic, 2 ounces of water, and clean linen. Let it be held over the linen in a glass vase until the tartar is dissolved. Then add 6 ounces of white wine. Mix and xxxxxxxxxx
Tincture of Mars
Recipe: 3 ounces of iron shavings, as much Spirit of Salt 2Hydrochloric acid as needed to dissolve the metal. Cook with a gentle heat and after the iron is entirely dissolved add as much rectified spirit of wine as needed so that two pounds’ measure of the [??] liquor is made.
Translation and transcription by Winston BlackDownload: Transcription | Images