ɐn ɛɡzˈæmpəl ɹˈɛsᵻpˌiː fɔːɹ kˈæθəlˌɪkən dˌuːplɪkˈɑːɾəm fˈɑːloʊz:ðə dˈʌbəl kˈæθəlˌɪkən ʌv nˈɪkəlˌaɪ, ɔːɹ kˈɑːmpaʊnd ᵻlˈɛktjuːˌɛɹi ʌv ɹˈuːbɑːɹb, pɹɪpˈɛɹd baɪ sˈɪmɚɹɪŋ ˌoʊvɚɹ ɐ slˈoʊ fˈaɪɚ hˈæf ɐ pˈaʊnd ʌv pˌɑːlɪpədi ɹˈuːt; tˈuː ˈaʊnsᵻz ʌv sˈʌkɚɹi ɹˈuːt; wˈʌn ˈaʊns ʌv lˈɪkɚɹɪs ɹˈuːt; θɹˈiː ˈaʊnsᵻz ʌvðə lˈiːvz ʌv ˈæɡɹɪməni ænd splˈiːn wˈoːɹt; sˈɪks pˈaʊndz ʌv wˈɔːɾɚ tˈɪl ɹᵻdˈuːst tˈuːθˈɜːdz; ðˈɛn ˈæd sˈɪks dɹˈætʃəmz θɹˈiː slˈæʃ fˈoːɹ ˈaʊns ʌv fˈɛnəlsˈiːdz, stɹˈeɪn ænd ˈæd fˈoːɹ pˈaʊndz ʌv ʃˈʊɡɚ, bˈɔɪl tə ðə kənsˈɪstəns ʌv sˈɪɹʌp, ænd ˈæd fˈoːɹ ˈaʊnsᵻz ˈiːtʃ əv ˈɛkstɹækt ʌv kˈæʃə ænd pˈʌlp ʌv tˈæmɚɹˌɪndz.
An example recipe for catholicon duplicatum follows:The Double Catholicon of Nicolai, or Compound Electuary of Rhubarb, prepared by simmering over a slow fire half a pound of polypody root; 2 ounces of succory root; 1 ounce of liquorice root; 3 ounces of the leaves of agrimony and spleen wort; 6 pounds of water till reduced two-thirds; then add 6 drachms [3/4 ounce] of fennel-seeds, strain and add 4 pounds of sugar, boil to the consistence of syrup, and add 4 ounces each of extract of cassia and pulp of tamarinds.