PILL, in Pharmacy, a form of medicine resembling a little ball, to be swallowed whole; invented for such
not to take any thing prejudicial to England, not to reveal any of its secrets, nor to carry out with them any more gold or silver than what would be sufficient for their reasonable expences. In this year there went out thither from England, on the said pilgrimage, the following number of persons. From London 280, Bristol 200, Weymouth 122, Dartmouth 90, Yarmouth 60, Jersey 60, Plymouth 40, Exeter 30, Poole 24, Ipswich 20, in all 926 persons.
as cannot take bitter and ill-tasted medicinal draughts: as also to keep in readiness for occasional use without decaying. See MATERIA MEDICA Index.