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For attending when the Transmission was brought in by the Judge below 0. 5.

For Compounding for the process 5.

For Drawing a Libel of Appeal 16. 8 For Ingrossing the same and Stamps 7. 8 For the Advocates fee signing the Libel 2. 2.

For Attending on him 6. 8 For Returning the sd. Inhibition and Monition at the Counsel Chamber when a Proctor appear'd for the Appellator and gave in a Libel 13. 4 For A Copy of sd. Libel for Advise Proctor and Stamps 7. 8 Fee when Issue was Joined 6. 8 For Attending when the Cause was a.s.signed for Sentence on the first a.s.signation 6. 8 For Coach hire 3.

_24 March [1743]._

For Attending at the Counsel Chambers when the Cause was a.s.sign'd for Sentence at the next Court 13. 4 For Coach hire 3.

For drawing a Breif for Councell 4.13. 4 For Drawing and making an Index and Abstract of the Process and Copy 1. 6. 8 For Copys of the Opinions given by the Counsell for their Use 13. 4

_10 May._

For Attending at the Councell Chamber when the Judges a.s.sign'd the Cause to be heard the next Court 13. 4 For Coach hire 3.

_17._

For the same to the next Court 13. 4 For Coach hire 3.

_2 June._

For Attending at the Councell Chamber when the Cause was a.s.signed to be heard when their Lords.h.i.+ps should Appoint 13. 4 For Coach hire 3.

_20th Octr._

For Attending at the Councell Chamber when their Lords.h.i.+ps a.s.sign'd the Cause to be heard the 27 instant. 13. 4 For Coach hire 3.

For two Copys of the Brief for Councell and One for my Self 5. 5.

For Dr. Pauls fee to Attend the Lords of the Councell etc. 10.10.

For Diverse Attendance on him 13. 4 The like for Dr. Andrews fee 10.10.

For Divers Attendance on him 13. 4

_27th Octr._

For Attending at the Councell Chamber when the Cause was heard and their Lords.h.i.+ps p.r.o.nounced Agst. the Appeal and Condemned my Clients in 10 Costs According to Stile 1. 6. 8 For Coach hire 3.

Paid the said Costs 10.10.

Paid the Reg'rs Bill 2. 1.{5} For several Extrajudicial Attendance in the whole Cause 1. 6. 8 For Clark and Officers 10.

For Letters and Sportalage[4] 7. 6 --------- 74. 9. 3

[Footnote 4: More properly, sportulage; meaning, apparently, a small customary present or fee to a judge, Lat. _sportula_.]

Everard Sayer, 10th Feb'ry 1743[5]

Rece'd then the Contents EVERARD SAYER

Vera Copia per

[Footnote 5: _I.e._, 1744, N.S.]

LONDON Jan'y 31st 1746/7. I hereby do Certifie that the above is a true Copy.

ZACH. BOURRYAU.

_158. John Tweedy's Bill for Medicines. November 8, 1743._[1]

[Footnote 1: So the doc.u.ment is endorsed. Ma.s.sachusetts Historical Society. The list may be taken as showing a typical outfit of medical and surgical supplies for a privateer. The symbols used in the ma.n.u.script for pounds, ounces, and pints are here replaced in print by the usual abbreviations, lbs., oz., pts.]

NEWPORT, Novr. 8th, 1743.

Capt. John Freebody and Capt. Ben Norton in Co., Drs.

To Sundrys for the Privateer Sloop _Revenge_, Capt. James Allen Com'r, Nicholas Holmes Chirurgeon, Viz.

Aq. Menth. Fort. 3-1/2 pts. 1. 8. 0 Cinnamoni 1-1/2 pts. 0. 9. 0 Foenicl. d. 1 Bott. 0. 4. 6 Theriacal 1 Do. 0. 9. 0 Vitae 1 Do. 1.16. 0 Sp. Sal. Volat. oleos. 6 oz. 0.15. 0 Armoniac 8 oz. 0.16. 0 Nitri dulc. 4 oz. 0.10. 0 Salis dulc. 4 oz. 0.12. 0 Vin. Rectif. 3-1/2 pts.[2] 1. 8. 0 Elixr. Proprietatis, 20 oz. 3. 0. 0 Vitriol 3 oz. 0. 9. 0 Essent. Stomatical 34 oz. 5. 4. 0 Tinct. Castor. 3-1/2 oz. 0. 8. 3 Bezoartic 1 pt. 2. 8. 0 Euphorbii 4 oz.[3] 1.12. 0 Bals. Copivi 6 oz. 0.12. 0 Peru. 2 oz. 2. 8. 0 Sulph. Tereb. 1-1/4 oz. 0. 5. 0 Syr. Papaver Diacodii 4 pts. 5 oz. 2.11. 9 Croci 2 pts. 5-1/2 oz. 2. 7. 0 Limonum 2 pts. 1 oz.[4] 1. 4. 0 Oleum Hyperic. 3-3/4 oz. 0. 6. 0 Lini 3 pts. 0.13. 6 Succini 2 oz. 0. 8. 0 Juniper. 2 oz. 0.12. 0 Terebinth 3-3/4 pts. 0.15. 0 Olivarum 3-3/4 pts. 1. 2. 6 Anis. 2 oz. 0.12. 0 Amygd. dulc. 4 oz. 0.12. 0 Mel Rosarum 1-3/4 Pts. 1. 1. 0 Commun. 4 pts. 0.16. 0 Tamarindae 4.[5] 0.16. 0 Theriac. Andromach, 2 pts.[6] 2. 8. 9 Cons. Rosar. rubr. 1-3/4 pts. 1. 1. 0 Linimt. Arni. 1 pt. 0.16. 0 Ungt. Dialth. 1 pt. 0. 8. 0 Populion, 1 pt. 0.12. 0 Basilicon 1 pt. 1.12. 0 Alb. Camphor. 1 pt. 0. 8. 0 Sal Absinth. 2 oz. 0. 6. 0 Card. Benedict. 1 oz. 0. 8. 0 Prunel. 8 oz.[7] 0. 8. 0 Sp. Vitriol 5 oz. 0.10. 0 Elixr. Vitae 6-1/4 oz. 2.10. 0 Philon. Roman. 6 oz. 0. 9. 0 Diascordium 1 pt. 0.16. 0 Pulv. Ling. Dracon. 1 oz. 0. 5. 0 Gum Tragacanth 2 oz. 0. 4. 0 Bez. Miner 1-1/2 oz.[8] 0.16. 0 Emplast. Diachylon c' G. 1 lb. 0.16. 0 Oxycroceum 1-1/2 lbs. 0. 8. 0 Defensiv. 2 lbs. 1.12. 0 Paracels. 1 lb. 0.16. 0 Epispastic 1 lb. 1. 4. 0 Diapalm. 1 lb. 0. 6. 0 Stomach. Mag. 2 lbs. 2. 8. 0 Melilot. 1 lb.[9] 0. 6. 0 Verjus 6 pts. [?] 0. 4. 6 Flor. Chamomel 3/4 lb. 0.16. 6 Absinth. 1 pt. 0. 5. 0 Rad. Gentian. 1 lb. 0. 8. 0 Liquorit. 2 lbs. 1. 0. 0 Bardan. 4 oz. 0. 6. 0 Rhei Pulv. 6 oz. 11. 5. 0 Lign. Guejac. 1 lb.[10] 0. 1. 6 Ocul. cancr. praept. 6 oz. 0.15. 0 Coral. rubr. praept. 4 oz. 0.12. 0 Croc. Orient. 1 oz. 1. 5. 0 Cinnab. Antimo. 1/2 oz. 0. 4. 0 Conch. praept. 1 lb. 2. 0. 0 Pulv. Jalap. 8 oz. 2. 0. 0 Ipecacuanh. 6 oz. 1.16. 0 Pil. Ruffi 3 oz. 1. 4. 0 Catholicon 1 oz.[11] 0. 8. 0 Tereb. Venet. 2-3/4 pts. 1. 7. 6 Argent. Viv. 8 oz. 1.10. 0 Antimo. Crud. 1/2 lb. 0. 2. 6 Succ. Glyzyrrhiz. 1 pt. 0.14. 0 Rad. Sarsaparil. 3 lbs. 1. 4. 0 Hyssop. 1/2 lb. 0. 2. 6 Centaur. Minor. 1/2 lb. 0.12. 0 Extract Ca.s.s. Fistul. 2-1/4 pts.[12] 1.16. 0 a Pewter Glyst. Syringe 5. 0. 0 Skines No. 4 1. 0. 0 Tartar. Vitriolat. 1 oz. 0. 4. 0 Sal Armo. 4 oz. 0. 6. 0 Flor. Rosar. Rubr. 1/2 pt. 2.17. 0 Crem. Tart. Part. Pulv. 1.10. 0 Resin. Jalap. 2 oz. 2. 8. 0 Dulc. Gutt. Gamb. 1 oz. 0. 5. 0 Sponge 2 oz. 0. 8. 0 Cantharides 1 oz. 1. 4. 0 Vitriol. Roman. 1 oz. 0. 1. 3 Flores Sulphur. 1/2 pt. 0. 3. 0 Alum. Crud. 1/2 lb.[13] 0. 1. 0 Bacc. Juniper. 2 pts. 0.10. 0 Resin Comun. 4 lbs. 0. 3. 0 Lap. Calamin. praept. 1 oz. 0. 1. 0 Sach. Saturn. 2 oz. 0. 8. 0 Cinnamom 6 oz. 1. 2. 6 Cubebs 1 lb. 1. 4. 0 Zinziber 1/2 lb. 0. 1. 0 Empl. de Ranis [c.u.m Mercurio] 1/2 lb. 0.12. 0 Rad. Serpent. Virg. 11 oz.[14] 0. 8. 3 Myrrh. Pulv. 1-1/4 oz. 0. 6. 3 Ol. Rorismarin. 1/2 oz. 0. 8. 0 Lavend. 3-3/4 oz. 2. 5. 6 Sem. Sinapios 2 lbs. 0.10. 0 Cinnabar fact.i.t. 1 oz. 0. 5. 0 Lith. Aur. praept. 1 lb. 0.12. 0 Acetum 3 pts. 0. 3. 0 Pulv. Scamo. 1 oz.[15] 0.10. 0 Lap. Tutiae praept. 2 oz. 0. 8. 0 Senna 1 oz. 0. 2. 6 Rad. Chinae 1/2 lb. 1. 0. 0 1 Sett Weights 0. 7. 0 Conf. Alkerm. 2 oz. 0.12. 0 Hyacinth. 2 oz. 1. 4. 0 Tinct. Myrrh. 9 oz. 1. 4. 0 Syr. Rhei 6 oz[16] 0.15. 0 6 Square Bottles 1. 1. 0 4 qt. Bott. 0. 5. 0 4 Blue and white pots 0.14. 0 Tow 1. 5. 0 Vials and pots, 1 Doz. 0. 8. 0 6 Doz. Corks large and small 0. 6. 6 Ras. Corn. Cerv. 6 oz.[17] 0. 6. 0 a Box 0. 8. 0 a Broken Red and Do. White Skin 0. 7. 0 a Mortar and Pestle 1.13. 0 an Iron Laddie 0. 7. 0 a Stone Coffee Pot 0.10. 0 --------- 130. 2. 9

Newport June 14, 1744.

Recd. the full Contents per John Tweedy.

[Footnote 2: Spirits of mint, of cinnamon, of sweet fennel-seeds, of treacle, aqua vitae, spirits of ammoniacal volatile oil, of sal ammoniac, dulcified spirits of nitre and of sal ammoniac, rectified spirits of wine.]

[Footnote 3: Elixir of propriety, of vitriol, stomach essence, tincture of castor, bezoartic tincture, tincture of euphorbia. For the wonderful properties of the bezoar-stone (really a concretion found in the intestines of the wild goat, or, sometimes, a coprolite) and its derivatives, see Eggleston, _Transit of Civilization_, pp. 64-66, 90-91.]

[Footnote 4: Balsam of Copaiba, Peruvian balsam, terebinthated balsam of sulphur, syrup of poppy (= diacodium), syrup of saffron, lemon juice.]

[Footnote 5: Oil of St. John's wort, linseed oil, oil of amber, of juniper, of turpentine, olive oil, oil of anise, sweet almond oil, rose honey, ordinary honey, tamarinds.]

[Footnote 6: Theriaca Andromachi, Venice treacle, a remedy which had long been highly esteemed, and which comprised 61 ingredients, according to the _Pharmacopeia Collegii Regii Medicorum Londinensis_ (London, 1747), _s.v._ See also Eggleston, _Transit_, p. 63.]

[Footnote 7: Conserve of red roses, arnica liniment, ointment of marshmallow root, of poplar-buds, basilicon ointment, ointment of white camphor, salt of wormwood, salts of the blessed thistle, sal-prunella.]

[Footnote 8: Spirits of vitriol, elixir vitae, confection of opium, diascordium, powdered dragon's blood, gum tragacanth, the mineral bezoar.]

[Footnote 9: Plaster of diachylon and gum (c. G. = c.u.m gummi), of saffron and vinegar, defensive plaster, plaster of Paracelsus, blistering plaster, diapalma plaster, compound laudanum plaster, melilot plaster. The term "emplastrum Paracelsi", so the librarian of the Surgeon-General's Office informs me, is not given as such in the older medical dictionaries, and was probably not a current term; but in vol. II. of Robert James's _Dictionary of Medicine_ (London, 1745), extended reference is made to a plaster compounded of ammoniac, galbanum, opopanax, turpentine, litharge, and many other ingredients, described as "extolled to the skies by Paracelsus", and this may be the one which Tweedy here lists.]

[Footnote 10: Verjuice, chamomile flowers, wormwood, gentian root, liquorice root, burdock root, rhubarb root, lignum vitae.]

[Footnote 11: Prepared crabs'-eyes (= Gascoin's powder), prepared red coral, Oriental saffron, sulphide of antimony, prepared sh.e.l.ls, powdered jalap root, powdered ipecacuanha, pills of aloes and myrrh, catholicon (_i.e._, good for what ails you) pills.]

[Footnote 12: Venice turpentine, quicksilver, crude antimony, liquorice juice, sarsaparilla root, hyssop, lesser centaury, extract of ca.s.sia fistula.]

[Footnote 13: Vitriolated tartar, sal ammoniac, red rose petals, powdered cream of tartar, resin of jalap, dulcified gamboge-resin, sponge, cantharides, blue vitriol, flowers of sulphur, crude alum.]

[Footnote 14: Juniper-berries, common resin, calcined carbonate of zinc, sugar of lead (sugar of Saturn), cinnamon, cubebs, ginger, plaster of powdered frogs and mercury ("Emplastrum de Ranis c.u.m Mercurio", see Eggleston, _op. cit._, pp. 57, 58, 85), Virginian snakeroot.]

[Footnote 15: Powdered myrrh, oil of rosemary, oil of lavender, mustard-seed, sulphide of mercury, prepared goldstone (yellow topaz?), vinegar, powdered scammony.]

[Footnote 16: Tutty (zinc oxide), senna, china-root, confection of alkermes (see Eggleston, pp. 86-87), confection of hyacinth, tincture of myrrh, syrup of rhubarb.]

[Footnote 17: Filings of hartshorn.]