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
conuenyent to the pacient and laye him down and sweat vpon the same yf the venim hath not vtterly ouercome the hearte he shal vndoubtedly recouer It hath bene lately proued that after drinkynge of the same medicine whan y e pacient made his water in an vrinal the glasse hath bruste in pieces by reason of the venime that it purged out ¶ This is the makyng of the sayde electuarye Take cinamome electe one ounce terra sigillata .vi. draÌ„mes fine mirrhe iii. draÌ„mes vnicornes horne .i draÌ„me the sede and rinde of citron rootes of diptany burnet turmentille zedoary redde corall ana drammes .ii. yelowe saunders .iiii. scrupules red saunders ii scruples white ben and red floures of marigoldes ana one dramme iuerye raced scabiouse beronici tunici sede of basile y e bone of a stagges heart saffron ana .ii. scruples make a fyne pouder and adde vnto it of bole armoniake preparate two ounces white suger thre pounde and with a sirupe of acetositate citri make a goodlye electuary and kepe it in a glasse If the pestilence commeth with great excesse of heat drinke it vpon rosewater and vineger but yf ye fele it colde take it in a draught of wyne and couer ye with clothes so that ye may sweate as longe as is possible for wythoute dout it is a presente remedye as I my selfe haue oftentimes proued ¶ An other deuine medicine in a liquide fourme TAke rue wormewood bawme the herbe of ech a like porcion of celidony both herbe rote asmuche as al the other so that ye haue of them iiiâ— a good bigge handful wash the rote of celidony very clene purely in wine or in fayre clere water than put them all into a new pot of earth neled within and poure vpon the herbes halfe a pounde of the moste strongest vineger ye can gettte couer them iust and lute the mouth of the potte with luto sapiencie which is made of wheate floure and y e white of an egge that no breath maye issue and seeth it eyghte or .ix. houres with a softe fyer than lette it â—ole by litle and litle and after straine the herbe and sette the licoure in the sonne to rectifye ¶ Whan a person is infected with the pestilence First as I sayde afore lette hym bleede in a due vayne than geue hym a sponefull of this lycoure with as muche as a nutte of triacle yf so be ye haue any luke warme by and by let a cruste of breade all hote be dipped in vineger and holden to his mouth that he may the better broke the medicine And yf he chaunce to vomite incontinente washe his mouth with wine and cause hym to receiue againe an other sponful and so if nede be .v. or .vi. times til ye se that he reteine it which is a very good signe yf he so doe After this set hym in a warme bed couered that he may sweate out y e resydue of the venime and by the grace of God he shall escape the daunger This is a medicine of infinite vertue But if the pacient haue a greate heate geue hym no triacle or els very litle ¶ The .iiii. chapter of the cure of pestilence by lettyng of bloud ventoses and purgacions ALthough phlebotomy or lettyng of bloud be one of the chief thinges that are requyred to the cure of the pestilence yet for lacke of vnderstandyng and letting bloud otherwyse than behoueth manye one is cast awaye and therefore euerye good barboure ought for to take heed y t he hurt not them whiche come vnto hym for helpe for that were a greatte shame whiche he shal neuer do yf he ponder wel y e thinges y t shal be said herafter ¶ Thys is a general rule IN the time of pestilence whaÌ„ a body is infect ye maye not haue respecte either to y e signe y e daye or y e houre but whether the mone be there or not or what aspectes so euer be in y e planettes lette him blede forth with in the name of God Younge men and sanguine and they that haue aboundaunce of â—â—eâ— and of blood mingled with other â—ors ought to blede somwhat more in quaÌ„titie but alwayes kepe a moderacion that ye take not out to greâ—â— quaÌ„titye at once It is better to let hym blood twyse leauynge the wonde of the fyrst stroke open and annoynt it with a litle oile and after foure or fiue houres let him blede in the same wound agayne but wythout strykyng yf it be possible But alwayes gyue an eye to the strength of the paciente that it be not enfebled and agayne beware that ye haue taken awaye the rankest and the stroÌ„gest venime wherin yf ye be doutful take the counsaile of some good expert phisicion Also ye must note that ye may not let blood to any children within the age of .xiiii. yere nor to olde men aboue fyftye yere olde nor to women great with childe specially nere vnto theyr tyme nor when theyr due purgacions is vpon theÌ„ nor to theÌ„ that are newly brought to bed or within a wekeor ii after she is purified generally to none whiche is weake feble in hys body Ye shal also note that there are some olde menne of better strength complexion than many yong are of agayne dyuers young children often or twelue yeres olde are of higher corage and of as good strengthe as they that are many yeres elder In suche cases a litle euentacioÌ„ of the enfected blood may be y e sauing of theyr liues so that all thinges be done with good discretion It is wisdome also to let them blood liyng vpoÌ„ theyr backes whoÌ„ ye thinke would fainte in staÌ„ding or in syttyng And yf the case do requyre the letting of blood and the paciente be not able to beare it for any of the causes afore rehersed it is good to apply ventoses in maner and fourme as I shall declare hereafter And here we shulde saye somwhat of the greate errour that many do commyt in taking one veyne for an other for by such errours is the venym drawen many tymes vnto the herte and so procureth deathe vnto the pacient Wherefore that ye may not be disâ—eyued euer in the pestilence lette him blood on that syde that the sore is on and not on the contrarye syde in anye wyse for that shulde drawe the venim ouerthwarte the membres spirytuall and so destroye the man But or euer ye lette him blood it is good to gyue some good and holsome medicine agaynst the venyme such as is declared in the chapters herbefore If the botche appeare vnderneth the eares let him blood in the hed veyne of y e same arme or els in the braunche of the same veyne which is vpon the hand betwene the myddle fynger and the nexte that is adioynynge If it appeare vnder the throte take the same veyne and within a whyle after it is good to open the .ii. veynes vnderneth the tongue If the sore be sette within the arme-holes take the veyne
dipped in sodden wine or good maluesye withoute drinking of thesame wine except it be a verye lytle after meate An other Take mastike and lapdanum of euerye one an ounce mintes and wormewood poudred of eche a dramme turbentine as muche as shall nede to encorporate them together make a plaister and spred it vpon lether and laye it to the stomake In stede of the sayde plaister it is good to annointe the stomake with oile of spikenard and mastike or to laye on it hoote breade steped in good wyne on the which bread strowe pouder of cloues nutmigges Sometimes suche debilitye of stomake cōmeth of hote causes thē it is knowen by the litle appetite to meat and great thyrst and heade ache before meate and after it commeth stinkyng belchyng whereof sometime foloweth vomiting and is holpen on this wise Remedye In suche debilitye if ther be great quantitie of spittle and muche desyre to vomite it is good to take .x. drammes of hiera picra with the decoction of cicers or with two or thre oūces of water of wormewood and after your meat vse coriander seed prepared and beware ye drinke not thereafter nor slepe in the day time To thesame Mirabolanes condite are very good for the same purpose to be geuen once in the weke at four of the clocke ī the morning half an ounce or a hole oūce euerye tyme and take awaye the stone that is within If in the saide debilitie of stomake of hote cause there be not aboundaunce of spittle but drinesse of mouth with thrist and vomiting stinking fumishe it is good to take euery mornyng syrupe of sorell syrupe of roses or sirupe of quinces with endiue and succorrye water or water sodden and cooled again and then drinke hiera picra as afore is said or take a purgacion as is declared in the payne of the head comming of cholere It is to be noted that for such debilitie of the stomake ye maie not weare any cerote plaister nor bagge wherin is hote medicines lest ye should augmēte y e cause ▪ but it is conueniente to annoynte the stomake with colde oyles as be oyles of roses and quinces and yf ye wyll haue a plaister make it of redde roses and saunders For abhorryng of meate SOmetime there chaunceth in the stomake a dysease called fastidium or abhorrynge of meate wherby the persone agaynst his wyl taketh in hate and abhominacion all maner of meates that is offered vnto him likewise as a hole man taketh pleasure and delite in hys meat The cause of this disease is repleciō of cholericke humors or phlegmatike grosse and viscouse whiche are in the stomake the paciēt hath great thriste a drye tonge the mouth bitter sometime doth vomit yelow cholere Remedye Ye muste purge the cholere as hath bene saide afore and yf the veines bee great and ful of bloud ye ought to let him bloud on the right arme on that veine which appeareth moste and to quicken the appetite it is good to geue him to eate or drinke such as the pacient demaūdeth although it bee not alwayes of the beste And also it is good to geue him y e iuce of pomegranades ¶ For belchyng Belchyng is a vētositye instatiue expulsed oute of the stomake to the mouth and commeth by feblenes and litle heat of the stomake which engendreth winde wherefore it signifieth a colde complexion whiche is cause of suche ventositie after meate And for this disease ye shall do as foloweth ¶ Remedy for windinesse of the stomake Abstaine from al fruites and rawe herbes pease beanes garlike onions leekes chesnuttes course meates great repaste and slepe on the daye Ye ought to take fastinge comfites made of aneys fenel cummine and carreway seedes or els pouder of the sayde thynges myxte wyth suger Also it is good to take in a morning two houres before meat a lozenge of aromaticum rosatum if ye haue an aking stomak and cold it is good to take euery morning a lozenge of dianisi or diaciminū or some other cōfortable lozenge to drinke after it a sponful of good wine ¶ Another remedy Ye maye take a litle galingale with a litle wine or pouder of cumine with some good wyne ¶ Another remedye Drinke euery morning fastyng two oūces of wine wherin hath bene sodden baye beries anyse carraway sedes of eche a litle And if ye put to it a litle pure frankensence it would be y e better And withoute it is good to laye a bagge full of camomyl floures rue wormewood and maiorim made in pouder or for to annoynte the stomake with oyle of wormewoode rue spikenard or bayes Sometimes suche belching and vētositie cōmeth before meate and it is caused of fleume viscouse or watrish that is in the stomake Remedye Ye must purge the fleume with pillule cochie or electuariū of diacartamy as hath bene said in the remedy of peine of the heed caused of fleume And ere ye geue the purgacion ye ought .iii or .iiii. morninges two houres afore meate to take two litle sponefulles of sirupe of wormewood or of mintes After the which purgacion it is good to annointe the stomake with oyle of mastike nardine wormewod or lilies for to weare vpon the stomake a cerote beyng made lyke a plaster which ye may bye at the Apotecaris called cerotum Galeni or a bagge made of maiorim and camomil floures take euery mornyng a lozenge of the electuary aboue named or of diagalanga Item ye shal note that yf the persō can not take a purgaciō to auoyd sufficiently the fulnes of the stomake which hyndreth the digestion of meat he muste take a glister and afterwarde pilles of elephangine or of hiera simplicis before diner or supper Moreouer yf before dynner ye fele an heuines in the stomake ye oughte to take one of the sayde pilles halfe an houre before meate For the hicket Hicket or yeaskyng is an euill mouing of the vertue expulsiue of the stomake prouoked by the vertue sēsible to expulse that that dothe anoye The said hicket doth sometimes happen by reason of emtines by debilitie of the stomake after lōg sickenes or by fluxe of blud or laxe or by some other strāge euacuacion which is very perillous oftentymes mortall Therefore it is good to geue restoratiues to the pacient and to geue hym soft egges almō mylke hulled barlye culleyes of capons or other thinges of good norishmente and of easye digestion Also ye ought to stoppe the laxe to make the pacient to slepe long and annointe the stomake with oyle of swete almons Sometimes hicket procedeth of repletiō of matter humorous or of drinke and meat which engēder grosse ventositie not very easy to consume Yf y e stomak be ouercharged with meates kepe a lōg abstinēce til digestiō be done or els vomit and annoint thi stomake with oile of dil mastike wormwood castor If humors conteined in y e stomak be cause of y e
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
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
fenel And yf when the feuer is paste the iaundis tarieth styll the paciente must drynke water of fenel and morelle with the syrupe of occisaccarum compost and it is good to laye a quicke tenche vpon the liuer Iaundis sometime commeth without feuer and maye bee healed by the thinges that I declared here beefore or thus ¶ An other Remedie for the Iaundis Take foure ounces of radisshe and geue it the sicke to drynke fyue morninges .iii. houres afore meat In stede wherof it is good to drinke eueri mornyng foure ounces of the decoction of horehounde made in white wine or as muche of the decoction of celidonie and barberies with a litle honye and saffron An other remedy Take wormes of the earth called angle twitches and washe them in white wine then drye them and drinke them a sponful at a time with white wine An other Ye maye let hym drynke .vii. or viii dayes together in the mornynges a good draught of the decoccion of politrichon or of maydenheare The decoction also of woodbynd or y e waâ—es of it distelled in a commune styll is a soueraine medicine for y e saide disease An other synguler remedye Take cowes milke and white wine of eche a pinte and distil them in a stil â–ª kepe that water a monethe and then geue it to the paciente three ounces in the morning two houres afore meate and lykewyse after supper â–ª when he goeth to bedde The eyght Chapter for diseases of the splene THe splene is a meÌ„berloÌ„gâ— soft and spongy being in the left side ioyned vnto the holownesse of the stomake and to the thycke endes of the ribbes to y e backe y e which is ordeined for to receiue the melancholy humours and to cleanse the bloud of thesame for by y e meane y e bloud remaneth pure nette Wherfore it is good nourishyng for al the membres and is y e cause that maketh a bodye merye but oftentymes there happeneth oppilacioÌ„ or debilitie wherof commeth the blacke iaundys And sometymes it is greater fuller or grosser then it ought to be by ouermuch melancholie that is not natural caused of the dregges of the bloud engendred in the liuer doth hindre generacion of good bloud wherthrough the members become drye for defaute of good nourishyng And therefore the pacient is called splenetike whiche ye maye knowe by that that after meate they haue payne in theyr left syde and are alwayes heauy and hath theyr faces somwhat enclining vnto blaknes ¶ Remedye In oppilacions and apostemes of the splene whether it be of hote humours or of colde he ought to be let bloud on y e splene veine called saluatella which is in thee left hande betwene the litle finger and the next fynger which they call medicus And ye muste drawe out but a litle bloude And if the pacient fele a burning on the left syde and hath a drye tonge without appetite it signifieth that suche disease of the splene is caused of an hote humoure Wherefore ye must geue the pacient four or .v. morninges fastinge syrupe of endiue water and hartestong then a purgacion made as foloweth thus ¶ A goodlye purgacion to auoyde melancholy Talke halfe an ounce of succorosaruÌ„ and thre ounces of the decoctioÌ„ of the rootes of capparus and hartestonge make a drinke the whiche ye may mynister in a good daye to take purgacyons syxe houres afore meate An other In stede of that drynke ye may temper halfe an ounce of cassia and three drammes of diaseny in thre ounces of whey or hartestong water and drynke it as is aforesaide After the sayd purgacion ye ought to annoynt the splene with oyle of violettes or oyle of lyneseed or to make a playster of the sâ—de oyle and lineseede and the rootes of capparis and laye vpon the splene Also after the saide purgacion it shall be good to laye vpon the splene nyghtshade purcelane seede and pouder of plantaine myxte with vineger lyke a plaister and if the pacient haue more appetite then he can digeste and that he haue belchinges of the stomak sometimes sowre in the mouth it signifieth y t the passion splenetike commeth by a colde humor melancholike ¶ Remedie Ye must drinke sirupe of sticados or hartestong or oximel diureticum with water of the decoction of hartestonge epithime smallache rootes percelye rotes tameriscus and mintes or els only with the decoction of hartestong and rootes of cappars And then after purge it froÌ„ suche melancholy humor with an ounce of diacatholicon two drammes of diaâ—ene dissolued in thre ounces of the sayd decoction or water of wormewood or hartestonge And after this ye must annoynte the syde of the splene with oyle of lilies oyle of dyll freshe butter marye of an oxe and hennes grece or of a dogge medled together or annoynt the sayde syde with dialthea And the pacieÌ„t ought to drinke whyte wine and the decoction of hartestong euening and morninge takynge twoo fygges with pouder of ysope peppeâ— or ginger but he may put no water in his wyne and oftentimes he must eaâ— capâ—ars with a litle oyle and vineger If for the oppilacions of the splene the pacieÌ„t hath a pale coloure or leady in the face and a whitenes of eies takyng awaye of appetite payne in the left syde with hardnesse and hathe his excrementes blacke it is a signe of the blacke iaundys An expert medicine for all diseases of the splene Take the leaues and coddes of â—enyâ— the barke of an ashe tre skraped cut maydenheere hartstong and liquirice seth them all in clere whaye and after they be strayned drynke of it twyse or thrise a daye tyl ye be amended ¶ Remedye for the blacke iaundis Ye must geue sirupes and purgacions as afore is sayd and to be let bloud of the veine saluatella and afterwarde dyuers tymes euening and mornyng to applie veÌ„toses vpon the splene with out scaryfyinge Afterwarde ye muste lay on it a lyst wette in good veniger and kepe it there so longe as the heate remaineth in the sayd liste and warme it thre or foure times Afterward annoynt the splene with dialthea so continue fower or fyue dayes and other foure or fyue dayes laye vpon it a playster made of twoo ounces of gumme armoniake dyssolued in veniger and spred vpon lether And yf by the foresayde thynges the paciente bee not eased the doctours of phisicke saye that he muste receiue the medicines agayne at the least once in euery moneth for half a yere togither ¶ Regiment for all oppilacions The pacient oughte to vse thynges of easye digestion and in smal quantyty and ought to absteine from breade to litle leuened cakes tartes pasties pies hogges fleshe beafe and poudred meates and fumishe Fishe limmons peason beanes milke chese ryse and firmentie all fryed meates drinke after supper wyne and apples whiche with al other lyke trouble the bodye Also ye must absteine from much mouyng or exercise by and by after meat It
sayd fluxe ther be egre matter and the strength of the pacieÌ„t any thyng constaunt ye maye minister the â—aâ—atorie that hereafter ensueth Take redde roses barly plantayne of euery one a handful seth them and in the streynyng adde .ii. ounces of oyle of roses one ounce of honey of roses and the yolke of an egge and giue it in the maner of a glister Sometyme it is expedient to take a medicine by the mouth and it is made as thus A medicine for the fluxe Take the ryndes of myrabolane citrine bakeÌ„ one dramme reubarbe a litle dryed vpon a tile halfe a dramme syrupe of quinces one ounce water of plantaine .iii. ounces myngle al togyther and lette the pacient drynke theÌ„ foure houres before meate thaÌ„ giue him a glister retentiue made as thus A glyster for the fluxe Take oyle of roses of quinces of mastike of euerye one thre ounces boâ—e armoniak in pouder .ii. draÌ„mes meddle al togither giue it as a glyster Another Take the iuce of plantayne of popye of bursa pastoris and oyle of quinces of euery one .iii. ounces myngle them togyther and giue it for a glister And if the bowels be excoriat ye shal giue thys peculiar remedy Take halfe one pounde of mylke the water wherein gaddes of steale hath ben quenched y e iuce of plantaine and oile of quinces of euery one .ii. ounces bole armenye one draÌ„me goates tallowe one ouÌ„ce and make them in a glister but without vpon the stomake ye muste laye thys oyntmente that here foloweth An oyntment for the fluxe Take oyles of roses quinces mirtilles of eche an ounce oyle of mastik halfe an ounce pouder of coral nuttes of cipresse of euery one a dramme myngle all wyth waxe and make an oyntmeÌ„t Here is to be noted that the glisters that are gyuen for to stoppe a fluxe must be very litle in quantitie Ye maye heale the fluxe of disâ—enteria wyth gyuyng thynges before declared for the fluxe humorall and take afore your repast .ii. drammes of coÌ„serue of quinces or of marmelade of quinces And he ought to drinke water wherin hath bene quenched gaddes of stele ye must auoyde diuersitie of meates and geue your selfe to ease and to quiet and sleape a greate while And it is good to vse grewel clene barlye almon mylke with a litle amidum â–ª and set ventoses vpon the bellye withoute cutting whiche thynge is also good in al fluxes of the body If the saide fluxe humorall procedeth of fleume it shall appeare of the excrementes y t are watry and flegmatike and than ye ought to geue .iii. or .iiii. morninges sirupe of wormewood or of mint after purgacion as is here folowyng A purgacion for the fluxe humoral Take .ii. draÌ„mes of mirabolanes dried on a tile halfe a scrupule of agarike in trociske halfe an ounce of sirupe of mynt or .ii. ouÌ„ces of water of bawme and make a pocion that shal be receyued .iii. or foure dayes afore meate If ye wyll make a iulep take water of mynte and of bawme of euery one halfe a pounde suger a quarterne and make a iulep of the whiche one maye drynke euenynge and mornynge after meat euerye tyme a draughte Euerye mornyng it is good to take a lozenge of the electuary that foloweth ¶ A noble electuary for the fluxe Take pouder of diagalanga a dramme and a halfe of redde coral and mastik of euery one a scruple trociskes of terra sigiliata halfe a dramme the barkes of citrons comfit and quinces of euery one thre drammes suger dissolued in water of mintes .iiii. ounces make an electuarye Oyles of wormewood minte and of narde and mastike are verye holsome to annoynt withal the bellye and the stomake for the saide fluxe And the thynges declared of the flux lienteria be very good in this case tâ—king euer after meat a morsel of marmalade Redde wyne is verye good in this fluxe to drinke at meate with the water of a smyth and likewyse aâ— spyces are good for thesame purpose ¶ Medicines to restraine the fluxe of whatsoeuer cause it be TAke the peysil of an harte and drie it into pouder drinke it The water of oken buddes or the verye acornes dried and made in pouder and dronken in redde wine is very good Item the mawe of a yonge leuerette with the iuyce of plantaine is excedinge profytable ¶ The tenth chapter of diseases of the matrice FYrst againste superfluous flux of y e mother in the which ye must consyder whether it do come of to greate quantitye of bloud and then it is good for to open the veine saphena abstaine from al thinges that multiplye the bloude as egges wine and fleshe Or whether it commeth of cholere then ye muste receiue a litle sirupe of roses pomegranates or ribes with water of plantain Than purge y e choler y t geueth such sharpnes to y e bloud by .x. drammes of trifera sarracenica wyth two ounces of plantayn water or the medicine of reubarbe wrytten in the treatise of the fluxe humorall After purgacion ye maye geue euery morning a lozenge of triasandaly or a dramme of trosciskes of roses in pouder after drinke twoo ounces of plantayne water And yf suche fluxe of the matrice happen of the watrinesse of bloude geue her to drinke foure or .v. morninges hony of roses with a litle water of wormwod afterward purge her with a dramme and a half of agarike in trosciskes and halfe an ounce of trifera sarasenica myxte with water of minte and of wormewood Ye may know the causes of the sayd fluxe by annointing a threde or cloute in the saide bloud for if it hath the coloure of vermilon it sygnifyeth that the flux commeth of to much bloud If it appere a litle yelowe it sygnyfyeth that the disease commeth of y e subtilytye and sharpenes of the bloude ouercome with choler And if it hath a coloure like the water in whiche newe flesshe is wasshed it betokeneth the bloude is much watrye And after ye haue purged the principal cause of the dysease youre seconde intencion shalbe by and by to staunche the saide issue Wherin also one thyng is to be noted y t yf nature be accustomed to auoid any superfluites by continual course of the saide flux it would perchauÌ„ce be inconuenient for to stop it wherefore yf ye see no ieopardye ye maye restrayne the said flux this wise ¶ Remedy for to stoppe the sayde flux Take trociskes of white amber and make them in pouder geue a draÌ„me euery morning and anon after drinke an ounce or .ii. of water of plantayne In stedde of these trociskes ye maye make a pouder of sanguis draconis bole armeni white amber and red corall drinkynge one dramme thereof with plantaine water as is aforesaid ¶ An other medicine to staunche the sayde fluxe Take two ounces of olde conserue of roses of the seede of plantaine twoo drammes saÌ„guinis draconis bole armeny of euerye one a dramme and
to the fyre in consuming Wherefore the remedies y t are good for burning are also very holesome here iÌ„ this case And fyrste the grene ointment of herbes described in y e chapter of itche is of good effect also in this cure more ouer y e medicines y t are here described Take at the pothecaries of vnguentuÌ„ Galeni an ounce and an halfe oyle of roses two ounces vnguenti populeon one ounce y e iuce of plantain nightshade one ounce or more the whites of iii. egges heat theÌ„ altogether ye shal haue a good ointmeÌ„t for the same purpose An other Take earthwormes and stampe them in vineger then annoint the grefe euery two houres Item y e donge of a swan or in lacke of it the donge of a gose stamped with the whyte and yolke of an egge is good Item doues donge stamped in salet oyle or other is a singuler remedy for the same purpose Of burnyng and scalding FOr burning and scalding whether it be with fier water oile leade pytch lime or any suche infortune Ye must beware ye set no repercussiue at y e fyrst that is to saye no medicine of extreme colde for that might chaunce to driue the ferueÌ„t heat into the sinowes and so stoppethe poores that it could not issue whereof should happen much inconuenience in a great burnyng but in smal it coulde not be so daungerous wherfore y e best is when ye see a member eyther brent or scalded as is sayde afore Take a good quantitie of brine which is made of water and salt not to excedyng eyger or stronge but of a meane sharpnes and with a clout or a sponge bathe the member in it colde or at the least bloud warm thre or foure houres together the longer the better For it shall asswage muche of the peine open the pores cause also the fyer to vapour and geue a great comfort to the weake member TheÌ„ annoint the place with one of these medicines Take oyle of roses one parte swete creme two partes hony halfe a parte make an oyntment and vse it Item all the medicines described in the last chapter are of greate effecte in this case likewyse the grene ointment made of water betonye Item a soueraine medicine for burnynge and scaldynge and all vnkynde heates is thus made Take a dosen or more of hard rosted egges and put the yolkes in a pot on the fyer by theÌ„ self without licour styrre them and braye them with a strong hand tyll there aryse as it wer a froth or spume of oyle to the mouth of the vessell then presse the yolkes and reserue the licour this is called oile of egges a very precious thyng in the foresayde cure Moreouer ther is an oyntment made of sheepes dounge fryed in oyle or in swines grece than putte to it a litle waxe and vse it Also take quicke lime and washe it in veriuce .ix. or .x. tymes than mingle it with oile kepe it for thesame entent Item the iuyce of the leaues of lylyes v. partes and vineger one parte hony a lytle maketh an excellent medicine not onely for this entent but for al other kynd of hâ— and runnyng vlcers Note that wâ—â—tsoeuer ye vse in thys case it must be laid vnto bloud warm Also for auoydyng of a scarre kepe the sore alwaye moyste with medicine ¶ Of kybes The kybes of y e heeles are called in latyne perniones they procede of cold are healed with these subscribed remedies A rape rote rosted wyth a litle fresh butter is good for the same gryefe Item a dosen figges sodden stamped with a lytle goosegrece is good Earth wormes sodden in oyle hath the same effecte Item the skinne of a mouse clapped aâ— hote vpon y e kibe with the heare outwarde and it shoulde not be remoued durynge â—ii dayes ¶ A playster for a kybed heele Take newe butter oyle of roses hennes grece of ech an ouÌ„ce put the butter and the grece in a bygge rape rote or in lacke of it in a greate apple or onion whan it is rosted softe braye it with the oyle laye it playsterwyse vpon the kybe ¶ An othâ— Take the 〈◊〉 of apples and rapes rosted on the coses of eche .iii. ounces freshe butter .ii. ounces duckes grese or swannes grece an ounce stamp theÌ„ all in a morter of leade yf it maye be had or els grynde them on a fayre marble and vse it ¶ Of consumpcion or leanesse WHan a child coÌ„sumeth or waxeth leane withoute anye cause apparaunt there is a bathe coÌ„mended of authours to wasshe y e childe many times is made thus Take the head and feete of a wether seeth theÌ„ til the bones fal a sunder vse to bath y e child in this licour and after annointe hym wyth thys ointmente folowing Take butter without salt oile of roses and of violettes of eche .i ounce the fat of rawe porke halfe an ounce waxe a quarteron of an ounce make an ointmeÌ„t wherwith the child must be rubbed euery daye twyse this with good fedinge shall encrease his strength by the grace of God ¶ Of gogle eyes THis impedimeÌ„t is neuer healed but in a very yong child euen at the beginning whervnto there is appointed no manner kind of medicine but only an order of kepyng that is to saye to laye the chylde so in his cradelle that he maye beholde directe agaynste the light not to turne his eies on either of bothe sydes If yet he beginne to gogle than set the cradell after suche a fourme that the light maye be on the contrary side that is on the same syde froÌ„ whence he turneth his eies so that for desyre of light he may dyrect them to the same part so by custome bring them to y e due fashion and in the night there ought to be a candel set in lykewyse to cause him to behold vpon it remoue his eies from y e euil custome Also grene clothes yelowe or purple are very good in this case to be set as is said afore Furthermore a coyfe or a biggeÌ„ stonding out besides his eies to constraine the sight to beholde directe forwarde Of lyce SOmtimes not only chyldreÌ„ but also other ages are annoyed with lyce they procede of a corrupt humour and are engendred within y e skynne crepiÌ„g out alyue thorough the poores which yf they beginne to swarme in exceding numbre that disease is called of the grekes Phthiryasys whereof Herode dyed as is writteÌ„ in the actes of apostles among the Romaines Scilla which was a great tyraunt and many other haue ben eaten of lice to deathe whiche thing whaÌ„ it happeneth of the plage of god it is past remedy but yf at procedeth of a natural cause ye may wel cure it by the meanes folowynge Fyrste let the paciente abstayne from al kynde of corrupt meates or y e brede fleume and among other â—ygges and dates must in this case be vtterly abhorred ThaÌ„ make a lauatory to wash and