Terpentine the blacke Cerote of Gualtifredo di medi our Cerote Magistrale with Precipitate are able to helps be they neuer so euill The order to be vsed in curing Impostumes of diuers sortes There be many sundry kinds of Impostumes that commeth to mans body that are caused of diners sundry accidents and therefore must be cured by â—ivers orders and with sundrie medicines according to his kinde because some Impostume is caused of a confusion or bruse of flesh some are certeine griefes that Nature would discharge her selfe of and so sendeth forth that matter some are caused of cold other of melancholike humours and other are caused of corruption of the Poxe and these are the kindes of Impostumes that commonly come and hereafter I will shew the order to cure them one after another And first of those that are caused of a confusion because it is brused flesh for every contusion must be putrified and brought to matter therefore make a Maturatiue and bring it to suppuration and when you know there is matter presently launce them and dresse them with this medicine as well within as without the which without any other helpe will heale any great contusion But you must make the Vnguent fresh every day and with newe egges ye shall mixe the yolke of an Egge with our Magno licore and therewith dresss them And as for these Impostumes that come bâ—y indisposition of nature are certaine Sâ—oryne a word so called in Italian by the which nature would preuaile it were necessarie to let those haue their cures according to nature vntill they breake of themselves and when they are broken dresse them within with this Vnguent Rec. Dyle of Roses ounc 6. Litarge of gold in fine pouder ounc 2. Storax liquida ounc 1. Lerpentine ounc 2. yellow Waxe ounc 3. mixe them and boyle them on the fire vntill it be blacke and if it be too hard put thereto more oyle of Roses and make it in forme of an vnguent and there with dresse those kindes of Impostumes and lay thereon the Cerote Diapalma and therewith will be wrought miracles Also for these Impostumes caused of colde ye shall vse hot medicines and atractine the Cerote of Oxicrocij is excellent in those kinde of Impostumes our Balme artificiall or the water and such like things as are temperate by nature But those Impostumes that haue their originall of the French poxe we euill and maling because their cause is maling and will and therefore their cure is with great purging and to let the Impostume ripe of himselfe and when ye launceit dresse it within with our Vnguento magno mixed thus Rec. vnguento magno nunc 2 magno licore oune 1. precipitate ounc sem mixe them well together and therewith dresse the Impostume the which will heale quickly and well and lay thereon our Cerote Magistrale with this charge that in all the cutes aforesaid ye purge the body well so that the humours tunne not cuts the place offended and use defensives according to the kinds of Impostume as oyle of Frankensance of Terpentine of War of Henny Aqua vitae all these are excellent de-ensiues by themselues annoynting them round about the Impostume The order to cure all manner of Pistolaes FIstolaes as I haue said before are of diuers kinds and caused of diuers accidents and so likewise they haue néed of diuers medicines and first I will write of those fistolaes that come of wounds euill healed and that haue made a callow in that order that nature cannot cicatrise and so remaine fistolated and the cure of these kinde of fistolaes is to put therein a Rupture that doth cut and mortifie the callow and causeth it to fall away and then with incarnating medicines incarnate them and cicatrise them and this is the true cure of these fistolaes But those kind of fistolaes that nature causeth to ease her selfe of some accident commonly dos come in the lower partes about the fundament and they be very perillous and not to be healed as they before were But they must be with purging the body stomacke and head the which is to be done thus First purge them x. or xy dayes with our Magistrall Sirope then giue them our Aromatico and drinke thereon a little white wine then purge the head with a perfume of Mirra and Cinaber after these things be done ye shall rectifie the Lyuer with some decoction fit for that purpose as of Lignum sanctum or Salsa perillia or such like that worke effect for this medicine doth also helpe Fistola lacrimosa that commonly come about the eyes or eares There be other Fistolaes in forme of a sore which must be helpt with purging and lay upon the sore our Cerote magistrale with Precipitate and annoint it with Magno licore for with this Cerote onely may all fistolated sores be healed for it doth mundifie and afterwards cicatrise it there be also diuers such like matters that are cured easily if ye apply thereunto those medicines that are appropriate To helpe all manner of Scabbes THe kindes of scabbes be many and caused of diuers causes and their cures are also diuers wayes Those that are caused of replection of the body and of grose blood the which is caused by eating aboundance of such meates as are of great nourishment the which if thou wilt cure them it were necessarie to purge them with our Siruppe Solutiuo x. or xy dayes then giue him or her one dram of our Aromatico in the morning fasting and drinke thereon a cup of swéete wine then let him sweat thrée or foure times and after minoint him withour Vnguento magno two or thrée times and it will heale him of those kind of scabbes Now to cure that kinde of scabbe that is red and small and causeth great itching you shall make a decoction of hearbes that coole the Lyuer and purifie the blood as Borage Buglosse Endiue Mayden-haire Linerwort Harts-tongue Agrimony Citrach Succory and such like hearbes then purge with Aloes the tuyce of Elder rootes Iera pigra solutina and such like as doth coole the Liuer ond blood and then annoynt them with Vnguento di Litargitio and therewith you shall helpe all those kinde of scabbes There be also certaine great scabe ouer all the body the which are very thicke and these are a kinds of Poxe the which may be helpt with giuing them our Pillole contra il mal Francese the quantitie is according to the discretion of the Phisition and these Pilles ye shall take thrée times euery third day and unnoynt them with our Vnguento magno and he shall be helpt There is another kinde of scabbe that geath creeping with a dry crust like unto potigine and those are the meere Poxe inueterated and the order to cure them is thus giue them our Sirop against the melancholike humour because it purgeth the blood and cooleth the Liuer and dissolueth that viscous humour that ingendreth that crust that being done giue them our
stitch it very close then take mans blood being dryed and made in pouder and cast it vpon the wound and bind it somewhat straight and so let it remains 24. houres and when ye vnbinde it take heed that ye remoue nothing and cast on more dryes blood vpon the wound annoint it round about with our Oleum Philosophorum de Terpentina Caera and binde it vp againe other 24 houres and then bind it gently and annoint the wound with oyle of Frankensence and so in short time it will be whole giuing thée great charge that ye put in no tent or such like and then thou shalt see miracles Of our Cerote magno that helpeth against all sortes of sores and wounds THis Cerote is of great vertue and healeth all manner of fores and wounds if it be spred on a cloath and laid thereon and the order to make it is thus Rec. Galbanum ounc 1. Ammoniacum ounc 2. Oppoponax ounc 2 Aristolochia long a ounc 1. new Wax ounc 18. fine Mirrha Olibanum Verdigrese ana ounc 1. Bedellium ounc 2. Gum of Proine trâ—â— ounc 2. Lapis hematites ounc 2. Terpentine Frankensence of each ounc 4. oyle of Waxe ounc 3. beat all those that are to be beaten and searce them finely and kéepe euery one by himselfe then dissolue the gummes in distilled Vineger according to Arte then vaper away the Vineger againe and straine the gummes through a cloath then take the Waxe with as much swéet oyle and melt them on the fire and when they are melt put thereunto ounc 2. of Litarge of gold finely scarced and stirre them continually vntill it be boyled which you shall know by this token put a feather therin if it be boyled enough if will burne straight wayes or else let it boyle vntill it burne it then take it from the fire let it coole a little then put gums and stirre them well together and set it on the fire againe and it will rise with a great noyse and therfore let it boyle vntill it fall downe againe then take it from the fire and put thereunto all the aforesaid pouders and stirre it vntill it be cold and therewith thou shalt worke maruellous cures if it be made well according to Art Of our Magistral Vnguent that helpeth diuers sorts of sores THis Vnguent is appropriate for many kind of sores because it comforteth the sore and taketh away the paine and draweth the matter from the lower parts or bottome of the sore The which matter is cause of the paine it kéepeth it also from accidents giuing you charge that it be made artifitially for otherwise it will not be of so much vertue and this is the Vnguent Rec. Litarge of gold ounc 4. oyle of Roses pounds 2. boyle them in a copper pan so long as if ye put a feather therein it will burne it then it is sodde then put thereto of new Waxe ounces 6. Storax liquida ounc 2. common honny ounce 3. then let it boyle a while vntill they be well incorporated then take it from the fire and put therein Olibanum Mirrha Mercury Precipitate Oyle of Waxe oyle of Turpentine oyle of Frankensence 2. ounces ana mixe them well till they be incorporated then put thereto pure rectified Aqua vitae 4 ounces and mixe them well and then it is ended and this is of my inuention wherewith I haue done very strange cures To make Oyle of Frankensence TAke a retort of glasse well luted and fill it halfe full of Frankensence and for euery pound of Frankensence put thereunto 3. ounces of common Ashes finely serced then distill it in sand and the first that commeth forth wil be water which will be leere then increase the fire and there will come forth an Oyle of the coulour of a Rubie the which kéep close in a glasse the first water is of meruailous vertue in diuers operations but one miraculous experiment I will not leaue to write of because it is a thing very necessary and is this For such as haue chilblanes or kybes or chophes in the hands or féet that commeth through colde ye shall first perfume the parts that are sore ouer the fume of hot water so that they may sweat then dry them and wash them with the aforesaid water and put on a paire of gloues in short time they will be whole it helpeth also the white scall and scabs and such like things The Oyle serueth in many operations and especially in all colde diseaâ—es if they be inwardly giue therof euery morning one scruple to drink and if they be outward annoynt Also it helpeth all maner of wounds be they neuer so great If you annoynt them therewith and kéep them close from the Ayre but in any wise vse no tenting to keep them open but wet a cloth therein and lay it theron and in short space they will be healed Also it dissolueth a bruise in short space if you annoynt it often therewith This Oyle serueth also for Painters to make varnish Of Oyle of Waxe and his effects THis Oyle of Waxe is most excellent for so much as it serueth for the most part against all diseases which Oyle Raymond Lulli doth aproue to be a more heauenly and diuine medicine then humane It is most rare for wounds but it is not good for common Chyrurgians because it helpeth a great wound in x. or xij daies at the most but as for small wounds it healeth them in 3. or 4. dayes anoynting onely the wound therewith laying on clothes wet in the same Also this Oyle worketh miracles against diuers diseases inwardly if you giue thereof one dram with white wine and as for those whose haire and beard doe fall away it is a rare thing and of great profite The order to make it is thus Rec. A retort of glasse well luted and put therin what quantity of Waxe you will so that it be not halfe full and for euery pound of Waxe put thereunto 4. ounces of the powder of brickes then set it in a fornace and giue it a gentle fire vntill all the substance be come forth which Oyle will be congealed hard the which is his perfection for if you will distill it so many times that it congeale no more it will be too hot and sharp not to be vsed within the body in any wise but the first distillation you may vse safely inwardly and make vnctions for any kinde of disease where néed shall require and alwayes it will be good doe no hurt in any wise or in any disease and therfore this oyle ought to be had in great regard of all men To help the Tooth-ache that is caused of rotten Teeth or that commeth of a dissention of the head THe Téeth being rotten or corrupted alwaies causeth great paine and many times it commeth of a dissention from the head and such like humours as Cattars Erisipella but let it come of what cause it will I will shew
a remedy of great importance and it is very short ye shall take our Aqua realle and holde it in your mouth a good while and then spit it out againe and this ye shall doe for thrée dayes together euery day once then afterward it were necessary to wash your mouth in like maner with our Aqua Balsami for the space of a month and so the tooth-ache shall be taken away with ease for this is our secret and may be vsed in all times of the year Against a stinking breath THe breath may stinke through many causes as by vlcers in the mouth or corrupt and rotten téeth sometime it commeth of the stomacke and that is ill to be helpt and therefore if thou wilt help these thou must vse diuers remedies and first to help those that haue their mouthes vlcerated you shall giue them a quantity of our Pillole aquilone and then let them wash their mouthes with our Aqua realle and so the vlcers shall be helpt and the mouth shall not stinke but when the stench commeth of rotten téeth vse the aforesaid remedie or medicine that is written for the tooth-ache the which will make the téeth as white as snowe and will ake no more but when the stinke commeth from the stomacke it were necessary to purge the body with our sirop Solutiuo sixe or seuen dayes and then to take our Aromatico that being done take rectified Aqua vitae and the water of honey and oyle of Turpentine of each alike mixe them well together and euery morning drinks thereof halfe an ounce fasting for the space of a month or there abouts To help those that haue a great cough in the stomacke THe Cough doth come of diuers and sundry causes but let it come of what cause iâ— will it alwayes offendeth the stomacke and the head for euer when the stomacke is offended of neceâ—â—iâ—iâ— the head is offended because it hath communication with the stomacke so that the stomacke is cause of the paynes in the head and therefore it is necessary to help the stomacke first unto that thou shalt doe with our Pillole aquilone the which is written in this booke folowing and if so be you cannot take Pilles take our Aromatico this being done if there be no feuer giue him euery morning 1. ounce of our electuary Magistrale per la tosse and euery night anoynt his stomacke with Magno licore and also his head nosthrils but if is happen that the aforesaid thinges help it not then take blood of the Liuer vaine and purge the body with our Sirop against the melancholike humor and so by Gods grace they shall remaine healed To help such as cannot holde their water THis procéedeth of two causes principally the first is of superfluous heat of the body through the which heat nature doth assuttiliate too much that humid part and continually doth send it downe into the bladder the second cause is that the pores are too much relaxed or opened by the which operation the vrine doth passe without retention and these are the two causes why the vrin cannot stay and this commeth commonly to yong children because they are very hotte of complexion and the order to help them is this Giue them our Pillole Aquilone thrée times the quantitie is from one dram to one and a halfe that being done ye shall make them a decoction of Hisop of the mountaine and put therin sugar and this they shall vse x. or xij dayes at the least for this mundifieth the place offended and disposeth it to solution Then after this is done ye shall giue him for x. dayes together halfe a dram of Masticke with a little Plantine water for this is hot and restringeth the pores and ingrosseth the vrine and so the Patient shall remaine whole of that infirmity by the vertue of the aforesaid thrée medicines and it is a very easie cure and soueraigne for that purpose But sometime there happeneth a flux of vrine somewhat like this and it is not of the aforesaid causes but of causes much different from them for this is in men and women of age and this I finde to be caused of the Poxe that causeth the flux and they void certaine threds which some call Gonorea and the remedie thereof is onely with great purging and sweating and then to annoint them fiue or six nights with our Vnguento magno and kéepe them warme in bed vntill ye haue ended to annoint him and then goe to the stowe and hée shall be helpt of that infirmitie To helpe those that cannot make water THe vrine is stayed through diuers and sundry causes and the principall are thrée of the which one is the stone that ingendreth in the bladder for alwayes it hangeth downe in the necke of the bladder stoppeth the Meati or pores that the vrine cannot passe the which grieueth the patient meruaileufly The other is caused of grauell or grose and viscous humours that cannot passe the pores and so cause that retention of vrine with great paine The third is caused of an obstruction or restriction of the pores or conduites where the vrine doth passe so kéep the vrine within with great paine so that these be the three chiefest causes of the retention of vrine The cure of the first cause which is the stone is to purge them well and then to vse our most souerain remedie that is written in this booke following the which is of great vertue to breake the stone as I haue proued many times but when this medicine is not able to break it then it is necessary to cut it forth and this is all concerning the first cause To helpe the second cause it were necessary to vse purgations that purge the reines well and then to giue them our Aromatico and then to annoint the reines six dayes euery day once with Vnguento magno and with this medicine thou shalt helpe him perfectly To cure the third cause it were necessary to purge with aperatius things and then to annoint his reines and vnder the members and belly with our Balme artificiall and giue him to drinke the pouder of Hogge-lice or Centum pedes that are found vnder stones and by the grace of God-he shall be perfectly whole To helpe those that haue great burning of their vrine THe burning of the vrine may come of diuers and sundry causes but I finde foure principall of which one is the stone in the bladder being great or small The second cause is a certaine heate the which corrupteth the place where it passeth and carrieth forth as it were certaine long thrids the which causeth that burning The third cause is a certaine viscousnesse the which holdeth to the bottome of the Vrinall and it will not well breake and this is called Gonorea The fourth cause is certaine fluxes of vrine caused of some kinde of the Poxe as ye may see by those that vse company with euill women and take harme for presently this
disease being so odious is a corrupt humeur the which is not onely in the head as many doe thinke but it dependeth of the inwards parts and hath communication with the head and this humour is like the Fume for continually it vaporeth vp and when it can assend no more because it is hindered in the skinne then it settleth and ingrosseth and causeth the head to breake forth in that grieuous order as is séene But I will shew a secret to helpe it so that it shall neuer come againe and the order is thus You shall giue them our Siropo solutiuo 8. or 10. dayes together that being done giue them our Pillole Aquilone thrée times the which pilles must be taken euery thrée dayes once that being done take Sinaber finely beaten 2. ounc Olibanum Mirrha ana 1. dram mixe them together and deuide if in 5. parts and make thereof fiue perfumes in fiue mornings and couer their heads with a cloath so that it touch not the head then let the pouder be cast on by little and little vntill it be spent vpon a chasing dish of coales and so let them stand couered one houre without mouing this doe euery one of the times that being done annoint the head for the space of a month with oyle of Waxe and Terpentine and they shall be helpt for this is a remedy that cannot faile for I haue proued it an infinite of times in Palermo in Mesina in Naples in Rome and in Venice and alwayes I haue had good successe to my great credit and profit of the diseased person To helpe those Caruolli that come vpon the yarde and their causes THose Caruolli that come vpon the yeard are of diuers kinds as by reason and experience thou maist sée but the most part are taken by vsing the company of leind and corrupt women infected with the Poxe and those are the worse kind for they are the first originall of the Poxe and of those Caruolli come Pannochie or hotches and certaine great scabbes Dellaria aches and tumors and an infinite of other euill effects and these are the first kind There are another kind the which commonly come of their owne accord by reason of heat and those are easie to be helpt and are not perillous or painefull There is another kinde the which is as though it were scorched or burnt the which commeth through debilitie of the yard and hauing company with women and these are also of small importance The first kind are certaine Vlcers that come vpon the end and some vpon the proper substance of the yard and some vpon the skinne and the order to cure them is thus Yee shall mortifie them within and without with our Causticke and when they are mortified ye shall dresse them with our Magno licore and they shall be whole quickly But ye shall well note that many times after they are healed afore xv dayes doe passe there will come a certaine alteration in the threate so that they can scarce swallow their meat and this alteration many times endureth viâ—j or x. dayes and then it resolueth by it selfe and that is a certaine signe of Pellaria And therefore if thou wilt anoyd that inconuenience that the haire fall not of assoâ—ne as ye féele any of the aforesaid griefes their presently take a quantitie of our Electuario Angelica and then take our Siropo magistrale 4. or 5. dayes and annoint thy head x. or xij dayes with our Magno licore and so by these meanes thy haire shall not fall Because our Electuario Angelica doth euacuate the stomacke and cleanseth the head and dryeth vp the matter the which is already altered by that disease Also our Siropo Magistrale doth euacuate the body and purifie the blood and staketh the fury of the disease Our Magno licore preserueth the haire from drying fallâ—â—g There commeth many times after these Caruolli are healed certaine Impostuâ—es in the â—â—oynâ— of the which we will speake of in another booke particularly The other kinde of Caruolli that come vpon the yard are helpt onely by washing them with some bath that is restrictiue and comfortatiue The other kinds which is like scorching or burning are helpt by kéeping them cleane and annointing them with a Liniment of Tutia camphorata And thus I make an end giuing to vnderstand to those that practise how that they may auoyde that disease called Pellaria or falling of the haire or beard for this is one of my secrets whereof I meane to write a great number if God permit A discourse of those sores that come of the Poxe and how to helpe them quickly THe Poxe as I haue written of diuers times being a putrified and corrupt disease the sores comming thereof of force must be of his nature that is corrupt and stinking therefore if thou wilt helpe them and take away their paine quickly thou shalt vse thrée operations the first is to giue them our Pillole Aquilone and then to wash the sore with oyle of Sulphur and then lay thereon our Ceroâ—e magistrale with Precipitate and annoint it with Magno licore and therewith thou shalt help them quickly because those Pilles are appropriate for that disease and the oyle of Sulphur draweth forth the filth from the center and the Precipitate draweth forth the grosse matter so that of force it must heale The cure of one that had the Poxe in his head BEing in Naples among all other that I cured there came vnto a me Spaniard called Il signor Diego di Menas a man of the age of 36. yeares of complection cholaricke aduste the which had the Poxe and in his forehead he had a certaine tumour the which had perished a great part of the scull and was open and he had beene taken in hand of diuers men and none could doe him good I séeeing that booke him in hand and gaue him our Siropo solutiuo 8. or 9. dayes together afterward I gaue him our Aromatico and then I gaue him the rootes of Ciâ—a in derection and then perfumed him with Olibanum Masticke Mirtha and Sinaber so by these meanes he was helpt of that infirmitie but the bone remaines bare and I laid thereon our Cerote magistrale and so in short time the bone did separate of his owne accord and one day I tooke it of altogether and was so great that it couered the fourth part of the head than presently this signor Diego went abroad shewing what was taken from his head as diuers can testifie The Cure of a wound in the head in the hand THere was a certaine Gentleman called Gionan Iacopo Veneciane which had a great wound on the head and in one of his hands which being taken in hand by diuers Chirurgians was brought to a very ill case by reason of great alteration in the wounds the Phisitian that had him in hand was one called Realdo polumbo cremense who dressed his head with Wine and Oyle and the hand with Turpentine and Oyle of Roses
Aromatico and annoint them with our Magno licore and he shall be perfectly helpt in short space There are other kinds of scabbes that come through great cold and those are healed onely with annointing them with oyle of Frankensence three or foure times To helpe the Mal di formica THose be certeine vlcers which goe creeping in the vpper part of the fiesh and haue many orifices or mouths and these are caused of the Poxe being inueterated the which are cured in that order that the Poxe is and that is thus First purge the body with our Electuario Angelica the which purgeth away grose and maligne humours and euacuateth the stomacke of cholar and fleagme this being done cause the patient to sweat for that will asubtiliate the humors and cause them to come forth that being done take our Cerote magistrale and strew thereon Precipitate and then annoint it with our Magno licore and lay it vpon the sere and there let it lye 24. hours before ye change it then make it cleane and lay it on againe for that Plaster may serue foure dayes making it cleane euery 24. houres and when the Plaster will draw no more matter you shall vse our Voguento magno the which will helpe it in short time But if it doe happen that this order doe not curs them then it would be necessary for them to be annointed with the vnction for the Poxe and to annoint them so long till the mouth be sore and when that signe doth appeare annoint them no more for he will spit or vaper at the mouth for twelue or fifteene dayes and as soone as he vapoureth make a Bath and wash him welt and wash the mouth with wine an without all doubt it shal helpe him Goe willing now hereafter I will write of certeine things which are vsed of common Chyrurgians with a briefe discourse vpon them Of the Towe which is laid vpon wounds by common Chyrurgions THe pledgits of Towe which is laid vpon wounds when they are first stitches is made in this order Rec. The white of an Egge Salt and Rose-water and beate them together and when the wound is stitched then lay it thereon because the blood should stint and the wound remains shut so that it may be helpt with more ease Now touching this I will show the reason why they vse it in their first cure ye shall vnder stand that euery like desireth his like to succour him or keepe company with him and therefore the Antient our Antient professors of Arte willed the white of an Egge to be occupied in wounds because it is a substance of flesh like unto the other flesh and to declare the truth I will prone it by naturall reason for ye shall vnderstand that the white of the Egge is that part which ingendreth the flesh the skinne and the fathers of the Henne and the yolke ingendreth onely the guts and other entrailes of the animall then séeing the white is that which ingendreth the flesh onely it is like vnto flesh as it is said before then the salt is a materiall which preserueth all things from putrifaction as is séene by experience dayly and for that consideration it was put in this composition to preserue the flesh the Rose water by nature is cold and dry and by his coldenesss defendeth the inflamation and by his driness is repercussiue and mitigateth so that these are the reasons why the said Tow is laid vpon wounds but I would to God that such things were vsed as by their excellent operations would helpe and heale from the beginning to the latter ending and to leaue off such trifling orders Of the disgestiue with the which they dresse wounds after the aforesaid Tow. AFter that the Tow is taken away from the wound they dresse it with a composition called digestiue because it digesteth the wound although this medicine be some what scrupulsus and against science and the reason is this yee shall vnderstand that when a man is wounded the place before was sound and therefore being wounded our true dutie is to helpe the same wound and not to digest or rotte it as commonly all Chyrurgions doe for by rotting it in that order it is perillous and more dangerous to be cured as is daily séene by experience and this no man can deny But now I will follow our regiment in shewing what this digestiue is the which is made thus Rec. The youlke of two Egges Terpentine washed ounc 1. Oyle of Roses ounc sem mixe them in an Vnguent and this is the digestiue wherewith they dresse it vntill the sore haue made quitter or matter enough and then they vse to dresse it with medicines much differing from the same but I maruell much at the diuersitie of this matter that this digestiue being applyed to a putrified vlcer worketh diuers effects for it healeth it diuinely and moreouâ—â— ye shall vnderstand that if it be applyed vnto when they be incarnated it will cicatrise them maruailously for truely these are things worthis to be knowne and he that vnderstandeth the reason I accompt him wise for if this digestiue be laid on fresh wounds it putrifieth and rotteth them againe being laid on a filthie sore it doth mundifie and heale and then if it be applyed on a wound incarnated it scicatriseth it and healeth for this haue I done diuers and sundry times the which is to be wondred of Of the mundification vnguent wherewith they dresse the wounds after they are digested to mundifie them VVHen wounds are come to digestion and that they purge alwayes they change vnguents and they apply vnguents that haue vertue to mundifie the wound and make it cleans so that it may be the better incarnate and that vnguent is called properly a mundificatiue the which is made of Barly flower and hunny or hunny of Roses and oyle of Roses and this is the mundificatiue they vse 8. or 10. dayes together for if the wound were not well mundified it would neuer incarnate well so that this vnguent is most necessary in that operation in respect of the ingredience Of their incarnatiue where with they dresse the wound after it is mundified VVHen that the wound is mundified so that thereunto commeth small quantitie of matter than it is necessary to apply vnguents that incarnate so that they may scicatrize with more ease and this kinde of incarnatiue is in the most vse among the coÌ„mon Chyrurgions the which is made of Terpentine Waxe Frankenscence and a little oyle of Roses mixt on the fire and this is their incarnatiue A rare secret the which this Author did send vnto a very friend of his being in the warres in Africa the which helpeth all wounds either by cut thrust galling with arrowes or hargabush shotte or otherwise THe first thing that ye shall doe is to wash the wound very cleane with vrine than dry it very well then put therein our Quintessence of wine and presently ioyne the parts close together
burning commeth and therefore this showeth me plainely to be the Poxe that causeth that burning of vrine But if thou wilt help the afore said foure causes thou maist doe it with ease hauing the true Art of a good Phisition and the remedie of the first cause comming of the stone is to take it forth of the bladder The second cause is to be helpt with purging with our Siropo solutino and then after that to vse our oyle of Vitriole compound taking thereof euery morning 1. ounce and so they shall remaine helpt The third cause is helpt with taking euery day tenne dayes a quantie of our Aromatico and so with this onely they shall be helpt The fourth cause is helpt with medicines appropriate for the Poxe to annoint them with Vnguento magno To helpe those that haue great paine of the Goute THe Goute is a corrupt and maligne infirmitie and properly ingendreth of corruption as it is plainely seene in these that are troubled therewith and to prroue it to be true Nature doth shewe it well because you may see how great the alteration is of that accident and seing that humour is caused of a windiâ— humâ—uâ— and alteration of the blood as is séene by experience I beleeue the same disposition hath his originall and beginning of the stomacke for so much as all those that are troubled of that disease the first signe that appeareth vnto them is a great paine in the stomacke 3 or 4. dayes or more before the griefe commeth and then the paine increaseth exceedingly so that by the said signe I iudge this accident cannot proceede of other place then the stomacke and to affirme it better ye shall vnderstand that those which are troubled therewith can finde no better remedie then to euacuate the stomacke from all corruption and therefore if thou wilt helpe them of that accident the first thing that ye shall doe is to giue them a quantitie of our Aromatico in the morning fasting and drinke thereon a little white wine that being done it would be necessarie to make a somentation with â—attles that be well boyled in water and then to annoint them with our Balsamo artificiato and so for that time the Gout will be gone and will remaine away for a long time But if God permit me life I will hereafter set forth the order to helpe the Gout that it shall neuer come againe with a certaine order to be observed in the same found out by this Authour and hath beene proued an infinite number oftimes in diuers places and on diuers Noblemen as ye may well vnderstand in his Thesoro della vita humana A remedie against the Pestilene which preserueth those that vse it THe Pestilence is a certaine corrupt humor which is cause of the euil disposition of the â—â—re that is corrupted and poysoneâ— and it is so contagious that in 36. houres it corrupteth the body and causeth them to dye and therefore if any will defend them from that infection they may doe it by the help of God and the Phisitian with these medicines the first thing is to confesse our selues vnto almighty God and to pray hartily vnto him and then as concerning Phisicall medicines thrée things are to be vsed which may saue the liues of many The first thing is to euacuate the stomack the second to sweat the third vnction And touching the first ye shall vse euery 3. dayes our Pillole aquilone for they euacuate the contagiousnes and will not let it corrupt the body the second ye shall cause them to sweat by artificial meanes for that euacuateth a certain matter very apt to corrupt The third is to annoynt all the body with our Balme artificiall for that preserueth the body and defendeth it from the contagiousnes so that by these thrée meanes men women may be preserued from that violent death To help Pellaria that is a disease which causeth the haire and Beard to fall off THe Pellaria is a certaine kind of fantasticall infirmitie which we by practise doe know the cause which is by vsing company of women corrupted with the pox and by the same practise we see that those whose haire doe fall away doe fall into great infirmities of the poxe although not all yet the most part and therefore if thou wilt help that accident it were necessary to purge them with our Siropo Solutiuo 8. or 10. dayes together that being done giue them our Aromatico and then annoint the place where the haire is fallen away euery euening with our Balme artificiall so that with the vse of these thrée medicines the patient shal remaine perfectly whole of that matter because he firope purgeth the whole body vniuersally and the Aromatico purgeth the stomacke and the head and the Balme comforteth and defendeth the place where the haire is falne so that it shall fall no more this I haue prouen an infinite number of times Ye shall vnderstand that there be 〈◊〉 other kinds of Pellaria the which will not be helpt in the aforesaid order for the one commeth of a great feare and the other commeth because they haue had Mal di massuca and their heads be corrupted by that meanes and for these two I know us remedie but to let nature haue his course To help a Carnosite in the yard THe Carnosite that coÌ„meth in the yerd hindreth the vrine that it cannot passe and growes in the mouth of the bladder and is a kind of matter ingendred in that place the which is much like vnto an Emtode that commeth in the necke of the intestine about the fundament and because it is a grosse and â—lcerated matter the vrin passeth with difficultie and great burning which is very painful vnto those that haue it but if thou wilt help that inconuenience if were necessary to purge the body well and to kéep a dyet and to drinke the decoction of Hipericon made with honey and vse to eat drie meats asmuch as is possible and then make certaine little Waxe Candles of Waxe and Frankensence and then make this vnguent Rec. Red Lead 1. ounce white honey 1. ounce butter 2. ounces white Wine as much as will suffice to incorporate them in a liquid forme on a soft fire then take ten quills that hath blood in them out of the wing of a yong Pigion that is fat therewith stirre the vnguent when it boyleth and when one quill is dryed take another and so change them vntill the Wine be consumed and then it is made and when thou wilt occupy it take one of the said Candles of Waxe and vpon the end put of this vnguent and put it into the yard vntill it touch the Carnosite and this thou shalt vse day by day vutill the Candle passe without any impediment and then the patient shall be helpt this is most true for 〈◊〉 haue proued it an infinite number of times to my great credit and content of the patient To helpe the white scall THis
and vpon the wound I dressed it with Magno licore and Balsamo and made a gentle legature with a piece of stike and sent him home to his lodging and wilâ— him to come againe the next day about the same houre and those that were about me fell a laughing at my wordes and said that he would dye of that wound because I let him goe forth in the ayre to which I answered that he might safely goe forth and so the next day he came againe and I took off the ligament but not the cloth and thereon I put of our Quintessence Balme and in thrée daies after I touched it not then I tooke off the ligament againe and dressed it vpon the cloth and let it remaine vntill the 8. day and then I opened it and tooke away the cloth and found the wound so healed that you could scarfe perceiue any scarre and many said it was vnpossible to be healed for it would come to impostumation neuertheles it remayned perfectly whole for 5. or 6. monthes that he remayned in the Citie in which time I cured a great number in the same order that were wounded in the head to the great wonder of those that dwelt in Naples for they count all wounds in the head to be mortall because the ayre is so pestilentiall for as soone as it toucheth the scull it corrupteth the wound But vsing our order thou maist safely help them so that the wound be not mortall for by kéeping it close shut it is preserued A very strange thing that hapned in the aforesaid yeare THere was a certaine yong Mariner of the age of 26. yeares the which was called Francisco di Giouanni Raguseo of the I le of Mezo the which being in fight fell downe and the other that fought with him cut him ouer the side and backe a handfull long in so much that a péece of the Milt was cut ouerth wart then he was carryed to a Chyrurgion and he stitched him vp then the next day I was called and there I found the wound not well stitched the which I ripped vp againe and found the belly full of blood and when I saw that I caused diuers to make water and therewith I washed him and with taking forth of the blood there came a péece of the Milts that was cut the which I washed and gaue it to a Mariner that stood by and the Patrone of the ship tooke it from him and carryed it away then I stitched him vp againe and left a little hole or orifice beneath where the matter might come forth and dressed him with our Quintessence with Balsamo and Magno licore and in the space of 22. dayes he was whole perfectly The cure of a Fistolae in the lower parts IN the yeare 1552. in the month of March I was brought vnto a man of the age of 40. yeares of complection cholericke and melancholicke the which had a Fistolae in the lower parts the which was of this nature that it had alterated the Coddes the member and all the parts there about with xj holes infistolated at the which xj he made water with great burning and intollerable paine and which are accidents of a feuer in manner continuall the which Patient had béene taken in hand of diuers and none could doe him pleasure Than the first thing that I did I gaue him our Aromatico that being done I gaue him xij dayes together our Quint essencia solutiuo that being â—one I gaue himâ—â— quantitie of our Electuario Angelica and then he vsed one of my secrets the which I will not write in this place that being done I caused him to spit with one of my confections written hereafter and so by these meanes he was perfectly whole Of many that I cured in Naples IN that time that I remained in the famous Cittie of Naples vntill the yeare 1555. in the month of Februarie and then I thought it good to goe to Rome whereat this time I cured a number of persons and haue helpt so many by the help of God the which if I should record them it would be sufficient to fill a great volume for there came such a number to my dore that the people wondred thereat and with 4. medicines compounded by me I helpt in manner all of euery disease and the medicines were these one Pill made with our Petra Philosophale Elebore negro Olio di sulpho Olio di melle mixed with marchpane and made in Pills The second remedie was soluble Pills made with Aloe hepatico Coloquintida Siena and oyle of Vitrioll made in paste with sugar and common honey The third remedie was an vnction made with Sage Rosemary Wormewood Rew Muit Nutmegs Cloues Ciuamon Masticke Frankeâ—â—â—nse Terpentine and Waxe with common oyle The 4. remedie was our Quintessence and these 4. remedius I gaue vnto those people to helpe their griefes and I wiâ—â—â— them that tooke these medicines to eate well and of good meates and so always they praises these medicines the which was not without great reason because the Pills â—â—râ—t euacuate the stomacke of all impediments and leaueth nature â—ased the second Pills euacuate the body of the corruption The Vnction comforteth the stomacke and helpeth digestion and mitigateth the paine The Quintessence comforteth the stomacke causeth good disgestion purifieth the blood and comforteth the head so that by these aforesaid reasons ye may vnderstand that these foure remedies may helpe against all indispositions inwardly and for cause of these remedies those people honour me like a Prophet and alwayes haue had me in great reuerence as long as I remained among them A Cure of Vlcera putrida which was in the Arme. IN the year aforesaid and in the month of August there came to my hand a Gentleman of the Embassadors of Portingall that was called Il Signor Iari being of the age of 32. yeares of complection melancholike who had a putrified vlcer about the left shoulder which he had caried above 3. years was as big as a haÌ„d and very déep which could not be healed of the common Chyrurgians nor yet be eased of his paine than I reasoning with this Gentleman tolde him that the cause of that sore was corrupt and putrified blood and by that meanes the Liuer receiued euill qualities and that if he would be helpt the cause must be remoued the which was hard to be done because the blood must be euacuated a little and then the stomacke must be euacuated of moist matter that offendeth it and hindereth digestion of the meate and will not suffer good blood to ingender then it will be also necessary to euacuate the body downewards that the corruption sendeth not vp his vapors to the vpper parts of the body and hinder the cure of the Vlcer all this being done it were necessarie to euacuate the humor betwéene the skinne and the flesh by sweat so that all the parts of the body may remaine purified and so by these meanes the Vlcer may easily mundifie