Melancholye whych humours are called y e sonnes of the Elementes because they be complexioned lyke the four elementes For lyke as the ayre is hote and moyste so is the bloud hote and moyst And as fyer is hote and dry so is choler hote drye And as water is colde and moist so is phlegme colde and moiste And as the yearth is colde and dry so melaÌ„choly is colde and dry Whereby it apereth that there be nyne complexions Whereof .iiii be symple y t is to wete hote colde moyst and dry and .iiii. coÌ„plexions compounde that is hote and moyst which is the complexion of the ayre and of blood Hote dry whiche is the complexion of the fyre and of cholere Colde and moist which is the coÌ„plexcion of the water of phlegme and colde and dry that is the complexion of earth and of melancholie The nynth complexion is temperate neyther to hote nor to colde nor to moyst nor to drye whych yet is a thing very seldome sene amonge men After the phisicions the sayde foure humours gouerne rule euery one in his place and enduce meÌ„ to be of the complexions folowyng ¶ The complexion of the phlegmatyke Phlegme enclyneth a man to be well fourmed a sleper dul of vnderstandyng full of spattle full of coloure ¶ The coÌ„plexcions of the sanguyne Blood causeth one to be full of fleshe liberall amyable curtyse merye inuentyue bolde lecherous of red coloure ¶ The coÌ„plexcions of the cholerike Cholere causeth a maÌ„ to be hastye enuyous couetous subtyle cruell a watcher prodigall leane and of yelowe coloure ¶ The complexions of the melancholyke Melancholy maketh one Solytarye Soft spirited Fearfull Heauye Curyous Enuious Couetous Blacke of coloure ¶ These be the foure humours wherof the bodyes are compounded euery one of them hath a special dominioÌ„ in respect of al the other according to the age that is to say from a mannes natiuitie til he come to .xxv. yeres the bloud hath most power and from that time to the yeare of his age .xxxv. raygneth the Choler for then commethe heate into the vaynes and the choler begynneth to aryse and be strong Then coÌ„meth myddle age and bryngeth forthe melancholye an humoure colde and dry and hath his endurauÌ„ce tyl fyfty yeres or ther about at which tyme all the humours of the body begynne to diminyshe and the naturall heate by lytle and lytle dothe abate And theÌ„ succedeth olde age vnto deth in the which age phlegme hath y e priÌ„cipal power and dominion Wherfore it shalbe necessarye for al that be of y e age to coÌ„fort their bodyes with some natural heate and meates of good noryshyng as yolkes of egges potched good and yonge fleshe wheate bread good wyne and all suche thynges as engendre good bloud and spirites whereof we entende by the sufferaunce of God to declare more aboundauntly hereafter ¶ Here followeth the descripcion of inwarde and outwarde diseases wyth the moste holsome and expert remedies for the cure therof appropriat to euery membre thoroughout the body The fyrste chapter of the sickenesse and remedyes of the heed HEad ache chaunceth often times of diuers and sondry causes as of bloud cholere fleâ—â—e or melancholy or of ventositye and sometimes of heat of the sunne or of to great cold of y e aire Ye maye knowe heade ache when it commeth of bloude for in the face and eyes there appeareth a darke redenes prickyng and heauines with heat Remedye Ye must let hym bloude on the head veine on that side that the peine is on then laye vpon the place oyle of roses vineger and rose water or a bag with roses sprinkeled with rose water And here is to be noted as wel iÌ„ this cause as all other that yf his belly be harde and bounde fyrst ye must geue him an easye glister or elles halfe an ounce of Cassia newly drawen out of the cane or some other easye laxatyue to prouoke the duety of the womb els al applicacions of medicines wyll bee nothyng worth at all One maie know heade ache that procedeth of cholere when in the face ther is a clere rednes enclining somewhat towarde yelowe holownesse of y e iyes the mouth drye and hote And sometymes bytternesse small reste greate heate with sharpe paine chiefâ—y on the ryght syde of the head ¶ Remedye Ye muste geue hym morne and euen to drinke sirupe of violettes or pomegranades with a meane draught of endiue water in a glasse or of comin water sodden and cooled agayne And in stead of these sirupes ye maye drynke water of endiue succorye purcelane nenuphar myngled together or one of them by them self two or .iii. daies at euenyng and morning Then geue a draÌ„me of pillule sine quibus at night to bedwarde or about midnight the day folowing kepe you iÌ„ your chaÌ„ber In stede of those pilles it is good euery morniÌ„g to take an houre afore suÌ„ne a medicine to drynke y t shall be made of halfe an ounce of Succo rosarum mixt with two ounces of water of endiue In steade of the saied succo rosarum ye may take halfe an ounce of diaprunis laxatiue ye must take hede in gyuyng suche purgacions that the pacient be stroÌ„g for if he be weake ye may gyue hym but the halfe of y e sayd pylles or of the other laxatyues And yf in diminishyng the quantitie of the sayde medicines it worketh not with the pacient as it shuld it is conuenieÌ„t to gyue hym a common glister ¶ An other remedy for the same peyne Ye must laye theron a lynnen clothe moysted in rose water plantayne water morel water and vinegre or elles take the iuyce of lettuce and roses a litle vineger and warme it together and dippe therin a linnen clothe and laye it to the payne An other Ye must take the whytes of .ii. egges wyth rose water and beate it well togyther and wyth towe or flaxe lay it to y e greued place Also ye must shaue his heed and mylke thereon womans mylke that nourysheth a wenche or wasshe hys heed wyth warme water wherein haue bene sodde vine leaues sage floures of water lilies roses Also it is necessary to wash his feete legges wyth the sayde water so that the pacient haue no reume for if there be reumatike matters ye oughte nether to shaue his heed wash his legges nor to lay any colde thing or moist to his heed Ye maye knowe that fleume is cause of the peine in the heed when ye fele coldnesse with great heuinesse speciallye in the hyndre parte when one spytteth often and hath his face lyke sunne brent ¶ Remedye Ye must drynke .iii. or .iiii. morninges sirupe of sticados with water of fenel or sirupe of wormewood with a decoction of sauge and maiorym Then ye must pourge the heade from the sayde fleume wyth pillule cochie and wyth pilles of agarici or pillule auree made with one of the sayde sirupes fyue in a dramme and
effecte in them accordyng to hys giftes and as for my laboure I doe nothyng desire but the loue and fauoure of the gentle readers whome I praye God continuallye to encrease in all goodnesse A treatise of the pestilence What is ment or signified by this worde pestilence PEstilence is none other thing but a venemous infeccioÌ„ of the ayre enemye to the vital spirites by a certayne malicyouse and euyll property and not of any quality elemental that is within it self For euen as pure triacle is a coumforter of life not because of heat cold moistnes or drynes but forasmuch as out of al his coÌ„posicion there redoundeth a certayne fourme agreing to the forme of the vital spyrites of our body so is the foresaid vapour enemy to our natures not for any quality as is saide before but for that y t his proporcion is direct eueÌ„ contrary to our vital spirites coÌ„sisting in y e heart which vital spirites if by y e wil of god ordinary diet be stronger in the pacieÌ„t thaÌ„ y e foresaid vapour is thei driue it from the bodye wil not bee infected And if it happen that the foresaid spirites bee weaker then the venim or the body ful of humors apte to putrefaccion then it dothe incontynent assaut the liuelye membres except remedy bring the body quickly to destruccion But when we do saye the vapoure to bee venemouse we meane not that it is a poysoÌ„ of it self in dede for then shoulde euery creature be indifferently infected and none shoulde escape that draweth it in breath but I cal it venemouse for that it is of suche a naughty qualitye y t it may be lightlye conuerted into venime that is to say apt to burnyng and corosion as do mercury sublimed quicke lime or ratten bane and other such like kindes of venims Thus ye maye perceiue that all the greate daunger that is in thys disease commeth of the noughtines of humors which are made apt to receiue the said vapours not by violence of y e infected aire only ¶ Of the .iiii. rotes or causes princypal of the saide disease whereof it doth arise and grow why it raygneth in one time more then in another THe fyrst roote superior cause of the pestilence is the wil of god ryghtfullye punyshynge wycked menne of whiche roote the holye scripture treateth in manye places as in Deu. the xxviii chapter If thou wylt here the voice of thy Lord God and worke and fulfil al his coÌ„maundementes y t which I commaund to the this daye thy god shall make the more excellent then al the people that be vpon the earth c And in diuerse other places he geueth manye blessynges to them that kepe his lawes And lykewyse to the people rebellinge and breaking his commaundementes he threateneth many curses as where he sayeth If thou wylte not here the voyce of thy lorde God to kepe and woorke all his commaundementes whiche I coÌ„maund the this daye â–ª there shall come vpon the these curses and catche the. Thou shalt be cursed in the citye and in the fyelde thy barne shal be cursed thy liuing shalbee cursed the fruite of thy wombe shalbe cursed the fruite of thy grounde shalbe cursed the heardes of thy shepe and cattell shal be cursed thou shalt be cursed at thy commyngâ— in and cursed at thy goinge out Also a litle after he saith The lord shal ioinâ— to thee the pestilence tyl he hath consumed the out of y e earth to the whicâ— thou shalte goe to take possession Thâ— lord shall strike the with pouertye feuers and colde burnyng and heat anâ— with a corrupte ayre c Also in an other place The Lord shall strike thee wyth the pestilence oâ— Egypte and the parte of thy bodye bâ— the whiche thou auoydeste thy donge with a scabbe and itche and shalte not be able to be cured thereof and let the heauen that is ouer thee be as hard as brasse by cruell constellacions and the earth on whiche thou doest treade bee like yron that euer wasteth and waxeth worse and worse There be many other malediccions which our lord hath threatened the reâ—ellious people wythall expressed in many places of holy scriptur but these may be sufficient as touching our entente to shewe that many tymes the cause of this disease is the vengeaunce of almightye god rightfully punishinge men for their offences ¶ The seconde roote of the pestilence which doth depende of the heauenly constellacions NOow that we haue spokeÌ„ of the first rote superiour of the whiche this disease procedeth it is also coÌ„uenieÌ„t that we declare somwhat of the seconde roote or cause superior that is to wete of natural influences of the bodyes aboue And ye shall vnderstande that accordyng to the saying of Marsilius Ficinus a man of excellent knowlage and no lesse learnyng in his boke De triplici vita in an other which he wryteth also of the pestilence that among al other heauenly dodyes ther be two bodyes called euil and malicious that is Saturne and Mars whiche oftentimes by theyr vnholsome influences are cause of manyfolde infyrmityes speciallye of the pestilence Saturnâ— through colde and Mars by excesse oâ— heate Saturne throughe colde is thâ— cause of reumes of the leprye called elephancia and al dyseases commynâ— of colde matter Mars by reason of his heate bryngeth foorth feuers pestileÌ„cial spitting of bloud water vnder the mydrife and the pleuresye the whyche is a dysease engendred lyke an apostome of choleryke matter in a thicke panicle or fâ—me vnderneth the ribbes A prouident phisicion among many other thynges ought to consider the entring of the suÌ„ne into Aries by true equacion of the houses and planetes for that influeÌ„ce hath more dominacion theÌ„ haue all the other influences of the hole yere beside excepte the superiour coniuncions of the planetes or els some greate eclyps And this entryng of the sunne into Aries passeth al the entringes of the sunne into any other signe Therefore you muste consyder how the lorde of the .vi. house in the figure is disposed for he is lorde of sickenes that is to say you must consider whether he be impedite or no and yf he bee impedite there shal be many sickenesses accordynge to his nature and hys house that is the .vi. house as by example thus Be in case that Saturne is the lord of the .vi. house and some earthy signe is in thesame house then most coÌ„monly the sickenes of that yere shalbe of like nature that is colde and drye And ouer this thou muste consyder whether that the lord of the .vi. house hath any aspecte with the lorde of the house of death or the lord of the house of death to him then moste commonly the ende of those sickenesses that are colde and drye shalbe death And likewise as it is declared of the entring of the sunne into Aries so it must be saide of the coniunccions of y e sunne and moone through al the yere marking euer
scruple of gynger halfe an ounce of suger a lytle whyte wyne mixt all together and drynke it in the mornyng twyse a weeke warme and renewe it euery thre wekes ¶ For an vlcered face through wormes Ye must fyrste mundifie the deade fleshe wyth Vnguentum egyptiacum or the pouder called precipitatus and for the perfecte curacion ye muste dry it well wherfore it is good to wasshe the place often wyth alume water put therin lynte and yf there be great moistnes at the time of desiccation ye must dippe the same lynte in vnguentum apostoloruÌ„ or ceraseos with a litle of the oyntmeÌ„t y t foloweth which ye maye safely applie from the beginning to the ende of y e cure for it hath vertue to clense and incarnate with a gentle mundificacion and dryeng ¶ A singuler oyntment for wormes that matter Take oyle of lyllyes oile of linseed ana ounces .iii. oyle of roses oile of myrtylles ana ounces .ii. litarge of golde and syluer and redde lead ana i. ounce diaquilon white with gummes iiii ounces goates tallowe hogges grece of eche two ouÌ„ces a halfe blacke pytche and colophonye of eche ii ounces of the iuce of houÌ„destonge â–ª iiii ounces Seeth al togyther til they be blacke and the iuyce be cleane consumed then streyne it thorow a thycke canuaâ—e and after seeth it againe til it be exceding blacke in colour and then adde to it cleare turpeÌ„tine .iii. ounces guÌ„me oppoponax .ii. ouÌ„ces an halfe white waxe as much as shal suffice to make a plaister not ouer hard put the turpeÌ„tine oppoponax in when ye take it froÌ„ y e fyre This is an excelleÌ„t plaister also both for wouÌ„des vlcers For the same It is very good to lay vpon them the herbe called houndstong staÌ„ped with a litle hony ¶ Regyment or diete for the same sicknes ¶ The pacient in al diseases of y e face must endure huÌ„ger as much as is possible and eate not much at ones Also he muste holde his head vpryghte and slepe not on his knees nor elbowes nor wyth hys face bowed downe Also he must forbeare much laughynge speakynge and great anger ¶ For the eyes Hereafter foloweth diuers medicines for the eyes whyche are the windowes of the mynde for both ioy and anger and the moost of our affectioÌ„s are seene knowen openlie throughe them and they are ordeined and made to lyghten al the body wher vnto nature hath geuen browes and eye lyddes to defend them and kepe them in safetye and the better to resist thiÌ„ges contrarye and hurtfull vnto them Yet notwythstandyng besyde many other chauÌ„ces there happeneth soÌ„tymes a debilitye in the syght which must be holpen as herafter foloweth Take fenell verueyne celydone rue eyebryght and roses of euery one of them a lyke muche and distylle them as ye wold distille rosewater and vse a litle therof in your eyes both in the mornynge when ye go to bedde ¶ A water proued to clarifye the dymnes of the syght ¶ Take the iuyce of fenell of celydonye rue and eyebryght of eche .ii. ouÌ„ces hony an ounce and a halfe aloes tutye and sarcocolle of eche halfe an ounce the galle of a capon cheken or cocke two drammes nutmygges cloues and safron of eche a dramme suger candy .vi. drammes put al in a leÌ„bike of glasse distille it And of this water put in your eies ones iÌ„ the day And if ye could gette the liuer of a he goate and mixt wyth the said thinges in the distyllacion the water wil be of muche greater vertue and all moste wyth out comparison For the same Ye must vse euery daye to eate nutmygges and to take ones in a weke a mirabolane condyte For the same Take a pie and burne her and beat her to pouder and mingle it with fenel water and put it in your eies Also water of younge pyes stilled is verye good Lykewise water of rotten apples put .ii. or .iii. droppes in y e eies helpeth very muche A singuler water for diseases in the eyes and to clarifye the syght Take the grene walnuttes huskes and al from the tre with a feawe walnut leaues and distylle therof a water to droppe within your eyes Pylles good for the syght The pylles sine quibus assagareth with trosciskes of agaryk and pillule lucis are excellente good to purge the brayne and comfort the syght For payne of the eyes Somtymes payne of the eyes commeth of bloud and then the vaines of the eyes are redde and swollen wherfore it is conuenient to be let bloud of the heade veine on the syde where the payne is For bloodeshoten eyes The bloode of a stockedoue or in lacke of it an other doue or pigeon dropped a litle in the eie and a wete cloute thereof layde vpon the same healeth bloodshoteÌ„ eies whether it be of stroke or any other cause Sometime the said peyne commeth of cholere then the pacieÌ„t feleth great heate sharpe prycking much peine commonly ther appeareth no gumme in the eyes and yf it do it is yelowe Therfore ye ought to giue him a purgacion purgyng cholere as hath bene sayde in the remedye of the head procedyng of the cause of cholere ¶ For swellynge of the eyes Take a quynce and seeth it in water tyl it be softe then pare it and bruse it myxe it wythe the yolke of an egge and the cromes of wheaten or white bread steped in the said water and put therto a litle womans milke and two peny weyght of safron braye them all togyther and lay it ouer the forehead and the eies Sometimes such paines chaunce because of fleume and theÌ„ the pacyente feleth greate heuynes in hys eyes wyth abundaunce of gummye matter or water descendyng into the eyes And in thys case ye must purge the fleume as it hathe bene said in the remedye of the heade greued by the excesse of fleume ¶ To resolue the gumme ye shall vse to washe your eyes often tymes wyth the iuyce of housleke otherwyse called senegrene And some tymes the same peyne coÌ„meth because of ventositye or winde and then the pacient feleth suche peynes as if one beat on his eare with an hammer for whych it is good to make a decoccioÌ„ of camomille floures mellilote fenell seed in water whyte wyne therein wette a foure double lineÌ„ cloth the licour wel pressed out laye it often vpon the eye Otherwhyles there chauÌ„ceth peine of the eyes because of exterior thiÌ„ges as of wynd duste or heate of the suÌ„ne and then it is mete to lay therto womannes mylke wel beaten with the whyte of an egge And sometyme the saide peyne coÌ„meth by percussion or strykynge and then ye muste droppe into the eie of y e bloud of a pigeons winge or of a partryche whyche bloud hath like vertue to take awaye spottes markes and rednes of the eyes For very great payne of the eyes Take an ounce and
Take diayris symple eat a lozeng of thesame at morne and also at night An other remedye for horcenesse of a long continuaunce Take raysons fygges suger cinamome and cloues of euery one a litle Seeth them in good wine of the which ye shal geue to drinke morning and eueninge .ii. ounces at a tyme except he hath a feuer For the same It is good to take morning and euenyng a sponeful of the syrupe of iuâ—bes myxte with a roote of liquirice in maner of aloc If with the sayd horcenes there descend aboundauÌ„ce of water to y e mouth it is good to make an electuarye of halfe diayris and halfe diadragantum and to vse it firste and last after perfumyng wyth stoupes of flaxe fumed with frankinseÌ„ce mastike sandrake and storax calamite laide vpon the head warme Remedye for the cough Take ysope great raysins and fygges of eche a litle handefull licorice one ounce boyle them in water til the thyrd part be wasted then geue it him for to drinke twyse a day in the morning two houres before meate and at nyghte one houre beefore supper and immediatlye after it is good to eate a lozenge of diayris or diapenidion If ye wil haue it stronger put to them in the decoction a lytle coole woortes anyse and fenell with the sedes of nettelles of eche two drammes An other remedie Take sugercandy white pilles dyayris diadragagant of euerye one .i. ounce licorice .ii. draÌ„mes make a pouâ—er and let hym eate therof a sponful mornyng and euening and drinke after it three ounces of water of Isope or of scabious with suger or without suger In stede of those waters ye may take the broth of redde colewoortes wythout salte An other remedye Take sirupe of liquirice and of ysope and drinke it euen and morne wyth a ptisane or one of y e same sirupes with a sponefull of ptisane is good An other Take pouder of diayris simple and liquirice of eche a dramme weighte with foure ounces of suger make an electuarye to be eaten fyrste and laste and after meate An other It is good to take loc sanum with a stycke of liquirice at the coughynge and after meate And there is an other loc called loc de pino as good at all times as y e other is And it is good to annoynt the breast mornyng and euenynge wyth oyle of lylyes swete almons and maye butter without salt Here is to be noted that commonly y e coughe procedeth of colde humours that greueth the longes and for that cause all thynges the whiche be hote swete and do poruoke spittel are very good and holsome for thesame as bee the thynges afore rehearsed And sometyme it procedeth of heat theÌ„ it is knoweÌ„ by the great alteration or feuer then ye must forbyd the pacient drinkyng of all wines and to vse the thinges y t hereafter foloweth Remedy against the coughe comming of a hote cause Take syrupe of violettes and of iuiubes and drynke thereof morninge eueninge with a litle ptisane sodden For thesame It is good to take fyrste and laste a lozenge of diadragagant afterward to drynke a draught of good ptisane A good receite agaynst the coughe Take the rote of Enula campana horehounde holihock of eche a lyke moch seeth them altogyther in white wyne wyth a dosen of fatte fygges a litle liquirice drinke of it a draught euerye daye twyse ¶ Regiment or dyet for them that haue the cough Ye must abstaine froÌ„ vinegre veriuce all salte meates frutes and rawe herbes fyshe lymons grosse meates and to muche repletion Also ye maye drinke no wyne betwene meales and beware of daye slepe and specially after meate The wynde the colde and much talkynge are verye vnnaturall for y e coughe and so is all laboure aswell of the bodye as of the mynde and some tyme it is good to holde your wyndeâ— lytle and let it go agayne ¶ Remedyes agaynste shortnes of the wynde SHortnes of the winde procedeth often tymes of fleume that is coughe and claÌ„mishe hangyng vpon y e longes or stopping the condites of y e same being in the holowenes of the breste or of catarrous humours y t droppeth downe into the longes and therby coÌ„meth straitnesse in drawing of the breth which is called of phisicions dispnoca or asthma when y e pacient can not bend his necke down for drede of suffocacioÌ„ it is called orthopnoca For euery one of these diseases ther be very holsome medicines declared here afore ¶ The receyte for Asthma Take an ounce of great raisins picked froÌ„ the kernelles two figges the meat of a date dry isope maydenhere licorice and the longes of a foxe wasshed in wyne water of scabiouse of euery one a dramme penidies .ii. ouÌ„ces with sirup of licorice let al be iÌ„ corporated make a loc to eat a good while after meate wyth a sticke of lycorice ¶ An other receyte Take horehounde maydenhere and ysope of euery one a haÌ„dful liquirice dates fygges seed of smalache and of fenel of euery one half an ounce boile them in a pinte of water and an halfe tyl the thyrde parte be consumed After gyue hym the sayde decoccion to drinke a good draught euery morning two houres afore meat And before it or incoÌ„tinently after it it is good to take asmoche as a chesnut of conserue of colewortes or a lozeng of diaysopi or diairis SalomoÌ„is Also loc de pulmone vulpis is excedynge good for the sayde disease ¶ An ointmeÌ„t for shortnes of breath Take .ii. ounces of oile of swete almoÌ„des one of maye butter vnsalted a lytle saffron and of newe waxe make an oyntment wherewyth ye shall annoynte the brest morne and euen ¶ Regiment Considering y e sayde disease commeth of to greate aboundaunce of fleume in the loÌ„ges it is good to obserue the thinges that are shewed in y e remedyes of the cough And to dwell in a dry place farre from water pooles or marishes and to slepe in a moyste chaÌ„bre in the whyche ye muste haue a fyre of wood without smoke The bread must be light and pleasaunt for sour bread browne bread and crustes are to be auoided Also ye may eate no pease benes nuttes chestnuttes nor any thing that stoppeth or engendreth wynde Fysshe rosted vpon the grydyron may well be suffred for they be not so euil Hulled barly ryse broth of colewoortes and broth of an old cocke with Isope saffron are speciall good meate for the longes and so are fatte figges raysins of alican dates graynes of y e pyne pignolate and swete almondes Greate mouinges and chafynges and sodaine laboure is verye euyl yet moderat exercise afore meate is good and profytable Rennynge anger and such other passions that enflame y e hert are in thys case vtterly to be auoyded ¶ Remedyes for the pthisycke PThisis is an vlceration of the longes by the which al the body falleth into consuÌ„ption in suche wyse that it wasteth al saue
folowyng ¶ Remedye for all paynes of the stomake TAke camomil melilote wormwoode mallowes with theyr rootes leaues of bayes parietary and peyryalle of eche a handful lineseed a pounde fenugreke halfe a pound anees and fenel seed of eche halfe an ounce The sayde thynges brused and well sodden in water wet therin ▪ sponges and the licour wel pressed out and applied vnto y e stomake one after an other and warmyng them againe whē they begynne to cole swage all maner paynes of y e stomacke And afterward ye must annoīt the stomake with oyle of dylle and camomylle ¶ An other remedye Take an hogges bladder and fyl it of the sayde decoction and lappe it in a linnen cloth and lay it to the stomake and warme it agayne when it is cold But after ye haue made dyuerse suche applicacions Ye muste annoynte the stomake wyth the oyle aforesayde Yf the payne be remouing from place to place it signifieth it commeth of ventositi Therfore lay vnto it a bagfull of meale salte and commin dried togyther ¶ An other remedye Take a sponeful of hote asshes dewe them wyth good wyne and couer thē wyth a linnen cloth that it goe round aboute the spoone and laye it to the stomake ¶ An other remedye Take a sheue of breed metely thycke toste it and wete it in hote oyle of camomyl as hote as it commeth from y e ouen or in oyle of spyke and wrappe it in a linnen and lay it vpon y e paine ¶ An other remedye Put a great boxyng glasse vpon the nauyll and let it be there .i. houre ¶ An other remedye for payne of the stomake Take two drammes of diaciminon of dianisi of diagalanga drynke it with a litle good wyne an houre or .ii before meat To drinke two oūces of maluesye with a litle of one of y e sayd electuaries is very good for such paines as procede of coldnesse or vētosite ¶ An other remedye Take a drāme of galingale in pouder and giue it to drinke with a litle hote wyne and aboue al thynges for paine of ventositie a singuler remedye is to drinke a litle Castor with good wine ¶ An other Lykewise to drynke two houres before meate thre or foure ounces of the decoction of mītes anneis seedes comyne and fyne frankensence Also it is good to drynke an electuarye called aromaticum whereof ye maye receiue one lozenge euery mornyng fastyng ¶ An other speciall medicyne Take halfe an ounce of iuce of mintes two drāmes of y e iuice of wormwoode lignum aloes and cloues and xilo balsamum of eche in poudre half a scruple all myxt togyther dronke warme .ii. or thre houres before meat are excedyng profytable ¶ The syxt Chapter of remedyes for diseases of the liuer THe liuer is one of y e principall mēbres chefe instrumente of generacion of blood of other mēbres it lyeth on the ryght syde vnder the short rybbes y e whyche is ordeined to digest the meate the secōd tyme and thereof to make humours that nourysheth al y e membres of mānes body by his natural heat cōforted by heat of the hert But somtymes it is greued by blood in to much aboundaūce or by cholerik humours which cause to greate heate or els by fleume that doth diminysh the same ▪ A remedie for an hote lyuer Yf the lyuer be to hote bycause of to moch blood the person hath red vrine hasty pulse his veines great ful and he feleth his spattle mouth and tonge sweter then it was wont to be wherfore it is good to be let blood of the liuer veine on the right arme and to vse letuse sorelle purcelane hoppes in pottage and sometymes to drynke of y e waters of the said herbes fasting or els endiue water to refreshe y e liuer Regiment for disease of the liuer comming of blood YE muste abstaine frō drinkyng wine and eatynge of flesh and yf at meat or drīk ye muste otherwyse y e wine ought to be watred and the fleshe boiled with lettuse and sorel It is better to drinke ptysan or stale cydre eate brothe of peason almon mylke hulled barlye or rosted apples and damaske prunes whiles y e heat be diminysshed And ye ought euery daye to prouoke the duty of y e womb either by meanes of suppositorie or els other wyse Yf the liuer be ouer hote by cholere the pacient hath hys vryne cleare and yelowe wythout measure great thirst wythout appetyte feleth great burnyng in hys bodye and cōmonly hath his bellye bounde and hath the face yelowe This disease of the liuer chaunceth mooste in somer for it ye muste take twyse a daie an ounce of syrupe of endiue or violettes with a good draught of ptisane drynke it two or thre houres before meate and also at nyght to bedwarde and so continue thre or foure dayes In stede of the sayd syrupes ye may take thre oūces of ptisane or thre oūces of water of endiue cicorye and sorell meddled togyther for eche tyme. Then the fyfth daye in the morninge early it is good to drynke a purgaciō that pourgeth cholere whiche shal be made as foloweth An excellente purgacion for to auoyde cholere and may be gyuen to men of al ages TAke half an oūce of cassia newly drawen a drāme of good rubarbe infused a night in water of endiue wyth a lytle spikenard and an ounce of syrupe of violettes mixe all the sayd thynges with thre ounces of ptisane or whaye and drynke it warme as afore is said in the other Boles for the same In stede of the said medicine which is to costlye for poore folkes ye maye make boles of halfe an ounce of cassia and thre drammes of electuarium de succo rosarum and eate them thre houres after mydnyght and slepe after it but al the day ye must kepe y e chāber yf ye had rather drynke it thā eate it mixt the said boles with whay or endiue water drīke it at v. of the clock in y e mornyng but sleape not after it Other medicines laxatyue Take halfe an ounce of diaprunis laxatyue mixt with .iii. ounces of decocciō of french prunes water of succorie and drinke it warme at fiue of y e clocke in the mornyng or els sixe houres afore meate In steade of the sayde diaprunis ye maye take halfe an oūce of electuarium de succo rosarum and make a laxe as afore is sayde And it is to be noted yf the pacyente be very weake or easye to worke vpō ye maye take away a drāme both of y e diaprunis also of succo rosarū After the sayd purgaciō it is good to refresh the liuer with laying to without on the right side vnder the nether ribbes a playster of cerotum scandalinū spred vpon a linnen clothe of the bygnesse of .iiii. fyngers or bath the sayde place with a lynnen cloth wet ī water of endyue plantayne and roses warmed togyther Moreouer it is
the nature of the planet beyng in the .vi. house yf ther be any and the aspectes to those twoo houses aforesayde c. Also he must consider whether this entryng of the sunne into Aries or anye of the coniuncions of the luminaries bee in the eighte house or no for then it should be much worse And note that if the eclipse of the sunne or mone be in any of the angles of the natiuity of any person or in any of the angles of the reuolucion of hys natiuitye then he shal suffer sickenesse accordynge to the nature of the same angles And if the saide eclypse bee in the myddeste of heauen he shall suffer hurte in his honoure and fame and yf it be in the ascendente he shalbe grieued in his body and so foorth of other houses but it shalbe the worser in case the eclipse be in the ascendent specially if it be the eclipse of the sunne for y t is the more daungerous of the two for asmuch as the effect of y e eclipses of y e mone is alwayes finished in the space of one yere at the moste sometyme in lesse and for the moste parte in three monethes But y e effect of the eclipses of the sunne is very long or it come to passe somtime .12 yeres as witnesseth Ptolome in his centiloquio The Astrologians take the iudgement of the yere by the entryng of the sunne into Aries in the firste minute and if it then happen that al the yl planetes be in the eyght house whiche is the house of death they saye that yere shall ryse a pestilence and diuers other sickenesses accordinge to y e nature and condicion of those planetes And yf the moone in the same entryng be nere vnto the coniunction of y e sōne as sometime happeneth within .ii. or thre or four degrees that yere shalbe a death and pestilence vniuersal and that shortely after that coniunccicion speciallye at the comminge of the mone and the euyl planetes to infortunes as y e infortunes be y t effectes shall so appeare be they more or lesse Furthermore ye muste consider the great coniuncciō of y e .ii. hier planetes as was the coniunccion of Saturne and Iupiter the yere of our lorde M. ccccc.xxv in the last daye of Auguste y e .xiii. degre of Scorpio whiche coniunccion chaunged from an ayrye triplicitie to a watry it was in a watry signe whereof there chaunced verye moche raine therupon folowed the excessiue humectacion or moystyng of mannes body which by and by turned to putrefaction and therupon ensued peryllous corrupt feuers pestilences and agues speciallye because in the coniuncciō Saturne was exalted in the north aboue Iupiter whiche Saturne is of yl influence ¶ Of the thyrde roote or cause of thys outragious sicknes THe third rote or cause being inferiour is the stynch and filthy sauours that corrupte that ayre whiche we lyue in for we can not liue wythout drawynge of the breath and we haue none other breth but of the ayre rounde aboute vs which yf it be stinking venymous corrupt and we by necessitie drawe the same vnto vs immediatly corrupteth and enfecteth the hart and the liuely spirites of the same and after y t inuadeth al the other membres of the bodye to enfect them in likewise by reason whereof is engendred a corrupt venymous feuer of pestilence very contagious to all y t are about thē for the venymous ayre it selfe is not halfe so vehement to enfect as is the conuersacion or breathe of them that are enfected already and that by reason of the agreyng of the natures which is the very cause why our bodies be infected by contagyon of men more then any other beastes Of the fourth roote or cause of the sayd disease THe fourth rote is the abuse of thinges not natural that is to wete of meate and drynke of slepe and watching of laboure and ease of fulnesse and emptynesse of the passions of the minde of the immoderate vse of lechery for the excesse of al these thinges be almost the chefe occasion of all such diseases as raigne among vs now a dayes For all that of our meate and drinke is not digested turneth anon to putrefaction and to euyll qualities And to muche slepe replenisheth the body with to great aboundance of humours but ouer muche watching doth drye vp the natural humidities And as watching doth so doth immoderate labour and as slepe doth so doeth rest and ease out of measure put the body in greate distemper and maketh it apte vnto thys siknes as is dayly sene And whoso wyl be ruled as becometh him in thys case shal neuer be lightly infected if chaūce he be he shal easelye with a lytle helpe ye somtyme by verye nature onlye saue him selfe and ouercome the sicknes Nowe seyng that the causes of thys sayd disease be so great as is afore rehersed it is not to be wōdered though the thinge it selfe be verye huge and daungerous and of harde curacion ▪ wherfore sayeth Auisen in his first of methaphisikes althoughe he were no christian we must with good and vertuouse lyuing mitigate the wrathe of god and by continuall prayers kepe our selues styll in the state of grace Therfore wold I counsel euery christen mā that is in dout of this disease to cure first the feuer pestilentiall of his soule calling for y e holsome water y e wel of life wherof it is written Omnes sitientes venite ad aquas c. Whiche waters he onlye giueth that said to his disciples Qui biberit ex aqua quam ego dabo illi erunt in ventre eius aque viue salientes in vitam eternam And this done vndoubtedly the syckenesse of the bodye shal be the easyer to be cured And for because the other soueraine remedy preseruatiue is to flie the corrupt ayre accordyng to the prouerbe Longe cito tarde Flye be tymes flye farre and come slowelye agayne ¶ Yet for so muche as euery man can not nor is of abilitye so for to do it is good for them to loke vpon this litle regiment wherin with the ayde of almyghtye god the hye Phisicion yf the venyme be not to outragyouse he shal fynde howe to preserue him selfe well ynough from it And for the better knowlege and vnderstandynge of thys treatyse ye shall knowe y t it is deuided into .ii. partes ¶ The first is of y e maner of preserue a manne from the pestilence only by dyete in suche thynges wythout the whyche one can not be longe alyue in healthe ¶ The seconde treateth of the cure of the sayd disease by the way of holsom medycine ¶ The first part is distribute into .vii lytle chapters ¶ The fyrste chapter treateth of the election of the ayre ¶ The .ii. of meates and drinkes ¶ The .iii. treateth of sleaping and of wakynge ¶ The fourth treateth of excercyse ¶ The fifth of emptynes and fulnes ¶ The syxt speketh of the accidentes of the mynde