The common slender SPANIHSSPANISH- FLY. Cantharis vulgaris. It seems to border both upon the Capricorne and the Carabus.

Spanish-Flys, being taken in too great a dose, will exulcerate the Bladder. Some bold Whores take them to kill and bring away their Conception. Moufet (a) (a) Lib. de Insect. c. 19. speaks of a singular Remedy which he had, Contra Veneris Languorem. Which seems to be some Præparation of Spanish-Flys, by the Symptome which he saith did once follow the use of it, which was bloody Urine. Yet this hath sometimes happen'd, only ex effrænatâ Venere.

℞ Spanish-Flys ʒj, Rhenish-Wine, or rather Spirit of Wine ℥iiij. Digest them, without fire, for some days. Then filtre the Spirit through a brown Paper. To every spoonful of this, add seven of clean Wine or Ale. Of this mixture take the first day, one spoonful; the second, two; and so increasing every day. Against a Virrulent Gonorrhæa, a suppression of Urine, and the Stone, the happy success of this Tincture, saith Bartholine, (b) (b) Thom. Barthol. Hist. Cent. 5. hath been experienced by Dr. James-Francis Kotzbue. I mention it, for a safe way of using this Insect inwardly, if in any Case we may expect more from them, than other Medicines.