within him wold fayne be rid therof by perbreakinge or that his stomak did wamble let him take grene Oken leafe in hys mouth and chawe it If ye can haue no grene leafe then take a drye or seer oken leafe and laye it in water and then put it into thy mouth Do this twise thryse or foure times and it shall drawe much slyme and fylth And if he hath any matter within him then doth he cast it out by perbreakinge Or els take a litle springinge water and vinegre of lyke quantitie and drinke thereof as muche as an egge conteyneth If a man had gotten vnlustynesse that he had no appetite to meat and waxeth heuy faynt nether can tell wherby it commeth nor yet hath great heat then is nothing better for him then that he take thre hennes egges in the morning and let them be thorow warmed After y t let him breake them vp and take away the whyte therof and suppe out the yolkes and drinke therevpon a good draughte of wyne and faste thereon vntill the eueninge walke somtyme y t consumeth the euill humors whych cause vnlustinesse But if he had gotten this vnlustinesse after meate then let him eate no more after that vntill the euen and then lette him eate a thynne pappe of oetmeel made wyth wine and let him drincke litle for that is good And when he will go to bed then let hys fete be rubbed wyth vinegre wherein is sodden Wormwod thys wil happely cast him in a sweate that were very good If the vnlustinesse commeth by aduersitye and heuinesse then is he holye dismade and heauy and all what he doth that greueth him Thesame muste be cured of thys wyse Lette him resorte oft wher myrth is vsed and eate meates good of digestion and in all hys meates lette a litle saffron be put for that comforteth the harte but it causeth vnluste in the stomacke therefore oughte but a litle be put therein yet causeth it good blood and reioyceth the harte He that hath an vnmeasurable lust to meate or drinke the same hath also somtyme vnmeasurable sieges for the meat goeth oft from him not well digested seynge the stomake nedeth not ouermuch meate to digest well that it leaue not at the last euil humors Thesame ought to drink good read wyne and eat meates that do not ouerchafe the stomake They that haue many cold humors in their stomake let the same eat fasting rawe onyons wyth salte and course breade Garlike doth also coÌ„sume superfluous humors in the stomacke and helpeth it to digeste wherefore it is good for labourers that drinke much water and eate colde meates it driueth awaye also the dropsey But if the stomack had ouermuch slymy humors in it then oughte it he losed wyth Dâ—acartami or pilles of iera picra But if it hath ouermuch heat then purge it wyth Electuarium de sucro rosarum in the morninge wyth a peasebreth And after two or thre houres geue him yet peasebroth that is not salted nor sauoured and let him walke and not lye doune if he haue so muche strength Ye maye also eate grene ginger agaynst a slymy stomake the same warmeth it and maketh digestion Or els make a potage of yong Nettels thesame warmeth the stomake and consumeth euill humors in it and causeth good digestion Grene Calmus doth lykewise eaten in the morning and euening and purgeth the stomack But if it is in winter then eate in the morning and eueninge Anis sede vpon breade dipped in wyne thesame clenseth the stomak from slyme and maketh good digestion S. Ihons beries called in Latine Berberis slake thyrste specially that commeth of Colera or the gal and stoppe the flixe and make appetite to eate and drinke they be good for the quauering harte refrayne vomitinge and are good eaten agaynst blusters or reed pustuls agaynst the pestilence speciallye when they are rype stamped and strayned through a cloth and sodden to the thycknesse of a pappe kepe this through the whole yeare and take therof a Walnut shell full at ones ¶ When a man can not sweat or els sweateth ouermuche howe that maye be caused or refrayned SOme men sweat muche and when they sweat not then are they euill disposed and fynde none other grefe nor disease anoynge theÌ„ This sweate must be wythstande or els maketh it the membres feable and dryeth hym wythoute his knowledge He that doth so sweat be sure that it is a token that he is full of euill humors wherwyth he is chafed and warmed that he must nedes sweate Thesame ought to be cured of thys wyse he must be purged after that ye perceyue hys complexion and when he is in purgynge make hym a bath to drawe furth suche humors of thâ—s wyse Take a pounde of Gentiane rootes slyce them as small as grotes putte them into a litle bagge put thereto two vnces of salt and eyght quartes of water and let the Gentian be well sodden and if thou nedest more water take more of the fyrste water In thys bathe let him bath sixe houres in the morning fresh and fasting or according as he can suffre it And if he would gladly eate or drinke let him boldely eat a suppe and drinke ones to make hym stronge When he hath now bathed ynough then let him lye doune to bedde and rest or slepe well and if a sweate came vpon him withoute procuringe that were very good for hym and that he might euen so rest or slepe a litle Then let hym eate that wherto his minde standeth best whether it be Chekens or Pollets sodden or rosted Ryss potage and other good potages He must be sober in eatinge and drinkinge lest he take a surffet and the stomake be stopped whereof is caused a lothsomnesse to hys meat and consequently the yalow iayndes or other disease for the whiche he nedeth not to bath any more ¶ Of sweatynge ONe maner of sweate is naturall the other vnnaturall The naturall sweat commeth by it self so that a man sweateth ouer all his bodye and se that his nethermost partes are warme and that his sweat is warm and that man waxeth not faynte of it ye he resteth better after it and is lyghter than before This is a token that that man hath many humors with in hym and that hys nature is so stronge that it can expell and dryue oute thesame humors and therfore is sweatinge for suche one They are also naturall sweates when a man goeth in hote houses that are not ouer whore and that man doth than beginne to sweate or els when one batheth in waters that are not ouer hote and that he beginneth then to sweate aboute the head and eyen Thys ought not to be refrayned for it is wholsome Or els is it a naturall sweate when a man laboureth measurably and is not so sore chafed therewyth All these are good and holsome for they driue awaye from man the superfluous humors The vnnaturall or
vpon hys back and loynes as warme as he can suffre it Take Fenel and Smalage alyke muche chapped small and beaten in a morter take of eche as much as mans heade and put therto Dyll sede oyle of Mastix Befe suet of eche two vnces and an halfe put these into a panne and whan it waxeth hote then cast the herbes in also frye them well together and laye it betwene two fyne clothes and laye it about hys loynes as warme as he can suffre it and wheÌ„ it is colde warme it agayne in the panne and laye it vp agayne Let him do thys thre dayes and it shall auoyde wythout any harme or payne and doth sone helpe If thys disease ouertaketh yong folke that be betwene twenty and fyfty yeares they may well be holpen They must be let blood before all medicines But if thys diseas taketh aged folke that be aboue thre score yeares thesame can scarsely be holpen or not their vrine is somtyme yalow dimme coloured and when it hath stande a whyle then hath it a cloude as it were a cobbe weble or whyte cloude thesame are pale vnder their syghte and leane ¶ A true medicine for payne in the loynes caused of colde TAke a quarte of floures of Camomille seeth them in halfe wyne halfe water and poure out the licour or water and braye y e floures in a morter tyll they be all to brused Then put them again into the water and seth them tyll the water be clene sodden away After that put them into a clene linnen cloth a quarter of an elle longe and halfe a quarter of an elle broad and laye it as warme vpon the pacientes loynes as he can suffre it And when the loynes be well chafed therewyth then take it awaye and drye them wyth a cloth and anoynt them wyth thys oyntment Take a quarter of an vnce of Oleum benedictum oyle of Camomill oyle of Spicanardi of eche a quarter of an vnce oyle of Baye halfe an vnce Dialthea Aqua vite of eche a quarter of an vnce Put all these into a vessell and set it by the fyre that it waxe warme then anoynte the loynes therewith after that lay the floures thereon warme as before when they be warmed agayne in the forsayd wyne and water Do thys in the morning and eueninge But if a woman were payned in hyr loynes of a cold when she is with chylde it were good she were gyrded in hyr flankes that the vapor did not stryke vp into her to the harte and let her then sit vpon the pott wherin the bath is that the vapour maye sticke vp into her backe as whote as she can suffre it and let her set hyr fete in the tobbe wher in the same water is and so couer her selfe wyth a mantel or longe goune that were good for her Take Garleke Coriander of eche two vnces seth them wyth a quarte of wyne tyll the thyrde parte be sodden in drincke that in the morning and euenynge If a man hath payne in his loynes of heate then seth Fenel râ—oâ—eâ— with water and drinke that in the morninge and eueninge Or els take Cheruel chapped small as muche as a gouse egge seth that in a pounde of clarifyed wyne Drinke that to bedwarde and eate the herbe also fastinge ¶ Agaynste payne in the loynes TAke Veruayne Sauie Lauender Wild minte of eche two handfull seth them well in a great pot with thre quartes of whyte wine wel couered and stopped put that into a tob and sit vpon it let the vapor go vp into thy back vntill ye be well warmed Then cause the sweate be wyped from your back till ye be drye After that a ioynt your back with Befe suet molten when ye will go to bed do thys thre nightes together This taketh awaye payne in the loynes and specially caused of colde Or els take honye and milke of lyke quantitie put thesame into a newe pot set it by the fyre vpon a treuet seth it well and laye it as warme vpon thy loynes as ye can suffre it thesame draweth out the payne And when it waxeth colde then warme it agayne ¶ Another science for payne in the loynes that helpeth verye well without harme TAke Mullen called Tapsus barbatus distilled strake thesame well in to his loynes by a fyre in the morninge at none and to bedwarde and do that nyne dayes continuallye Somtyme growe apostemes in y e loynes of humors that are waltering and strayeng in the body wherwyth doth come somtime a sore ague the pacient hath hys membres so heuy that he thinketh they do hange and the apostem in the loynes doth lightely become soft and so ripe that iâ— runneth If the aposteme is in the right syde then let the pacient lye vpon y e lefte syde But if it is in the left syde then let him lye vpon the ryght syde After that marke whether it be of a hote humor for then hath the pacient greate thyrste hys vrine is reed and happely a great moysture wythall But if it is of a colde humor then is the ague easyer and hys vrine coloured lyke water If it is of a hote humor then is hys vrine reed and he hath a duselynge Geue him this medicine Take the iuyce of Nightshade or Morel the iuyce of Fenel seth and strayne them and put vnder them Cassia fistula and oyle of Almondes and geue him this But if he hath a restraynt that he can haue no sieges then make him a clister and thereto take oyle of Violettes Barly Malowes oyle of Roses of eche like quaÌ„titie geue him meates y t be moyst good of digestion cooling He must beware of all meates y t warm of women be very stil and quiet withoute mouinge Take also Coleworts and Fenigreke of eche like much make theÌ„ to smal pouder mixe them together laye it vpon his loynes where the payne is But if y e aposteme doth breake then bid him drinke of an Asse Take also Barlye meel thre vnces Figges two vnces sixe vnces of Malowes mixe them well together and wett a sponge therein and binde it vpon the aposteme and make hym this clister Take halfe a pound of Kowe milke foure vnces oyle of Roses beat them well together and set him a clister wyth it The seconde daye after make him a bath wherein are sodden a pecke of barly brayed thre bushels of the leaues of Malowes let thesame be well sodden and bath therein that mollifieth the aposteme wel that it maye breake oute and runne But if the aposteme or matter were to thycke that it coulde not well runne out than take y e iuyce of Fenel Smalage and Wormwood of eche lyke muche these oughte to be sodden strayned and geue hym halfe an vnce of them wyth an vnce of mylke of Asses beate them well together and let hym drinke it fastinge thesame mollifyeth the aposteme that it maye runne
quarters of an vnce of aqua vite a peny weyght of beaten saffron and a peny weyghte of beaten Cinamon half an vnce of Buglossen or Oxetunge water mixe these together let them stand a day and night then shall it be tempered the one with the other Thys doth warme hys stomack riseth into hys head dryeth hys moyst braynes wherof his disease commeth in the heade Let him eat meates of good digestion and not to muche at ones for so longe the stomack is colde and moyst can it not digest wel and if he eate much therof waxeth it full of slyme and filth and many diseases growe of it as payne in the head greuous couginges agues gripinges in the belly wormes payne in y e mother or matrice and many other and if the payne lieth in the heade then let him be bathed specially wyth these herbes Take of Valeriane and Fenell of eche a hand full Ootes straw two handfull a peck of Ootes but if thou hast no Ootes take the straw only Heysede of euerye one iij. handfull put thesame into a litle sack and seth it in a kettel wyth water bath therwith and when he is thorow warm and sweateth then rensch hym wyth louke or bloode warm water and cast a cloth or twayne ouer hym for coolinge laye hym doune couer hys body and head warme that he may also sweate in the bed afterwarde take some of the coueringe awaye let him slepe a litle in the bedde and after that geue him a good broth of a pollet or chycken or els a supping of yong beafe or veele that is not ouerfat or els the broth of graye peasen with beaten saffron the bignes of a pease but he maye nether eat nor drink to much then rest a litle If he can let him sweat a litle after it be alway still both in the bath and also bed as he is in the heat or sweating lest he become to fel. The head washen wyth lye wherin are sodden y e floures of Camomil taketh away the euill humors of the head and braines y t are gathered ther in with cold thesame doth also the water where in floures of Camomil are soddē put vpon the head But if y e head did thus ake by reason of a constipacion or stopping so y t ye could not wel take breth thē bye halfe an vnce of Cinomon vnbeaten and eate oft a litle thereof or els take a pece of bread stipe it in wine and strowe Cinamon beaten vpon it eate the same that taketh awaye the stoppinge minisheth the slyme of the whych the stoppinge is engendred This medicin doth also minish greatly and taketh awaye the payne in the head Take a pint of wine warme thesame then take four yolkes of egges beate thesame in the wine and moysten hys head well therewith thesame draweth out the heat and alayeth the payne But if the head ake were come of cold ayer or windes thē wash y e head with water wherin are sodden y e floures herle of Camomil after y t strake y e forhead tēples stomak wyth y e foresayd oyle or butter or els stipe soft clothes therin lay thē into the neck the same draweth out the euil moystnes cold warmeth y e head Water distilled of Betony a cloth dipped there in pressed wel out agayne and then wrapped or tyed hard about y e head restoreth the head that was distempered wyth cold moysture euen y t some fall into frensy ryght well to his former estate But if thou canst not get the water but canst haue the herbe then seth the same in wyne mixt wyth the third deal water and vse the same in stede of the distilled water A wounderfull experience for the headacke SEt a dish or platter of tynne vpon the bare head filled with water putte an vnce and an halfe or two vnces of molten leade therein whyle he hath it vpon the head Or els make a garlande of Veruayne and wear it daye and night that helpeth wounderfully Lykewyse mayest thou take two hand full of Veruayn thesame mayst thou chappe small seth them in a quart of wine put thē into a littel sack laye them hote vpon the heade twise or iij. tymes that healeth well A slouggish or slepery disease THys disease commeth gladly and lightely of colde much moystnesse specially to a good folke because their naturall heate is gone This disease is thus knowen they haue alway great heat whereof the cause is an impostumacion y t lieth in the head behinde and his vrine is pale and thick By reason of y t disease y e trublinge of his head braynes he lieth or sitteth makinge semblance as though he dyd slepe and yet doth not he wendeth waltereth happely his head fete do mete together thesame must be healed of thys wise Bye a litle nysing pouder or els take the sede of y e Nigella that is founde in the corne feldes beate and vse them in stede of the nysinge pouder or els vse the floures of mustarde sede or take beaten Mergerun gentle put any of these into hys noyse oft tymes and cause him oft to nyse Rubbe also the soles of his fete oft wyth warme water vinegre salt with a wollen cloth the palme of his handes also and kepe his belly louse wyth suppositories of alum or other as I haue taught before and let him be layd in a place where much light is let also much communication be had wyth hym to hinder him of his slepe and kepe him from slepinge But if he hath great heate then maye he be bathed in a bath that the vncleane heat and moystnesse maye auoyde from him and anoynte hys heade wyth water wherein are sodden Camomille Anis and Wormwood Roses drye or grene were good also of eche a few that the water be not to stronge for the washynge and bathynge doth muche good to the heade by reason it doth comfort the same To the patient may be gyuen Diapenidion Diagalanga or Pliris cum musco made in the Apothecarye But if the vrine is rede and the pulse beateth sore then commeth the disease by heate let him then vse colde medicines as confect of roses or violettes Also were it good ofte to burne the heyre of a man before hys nose and he so to receyue the sent thereof Galen sayth He that hath payne in the hindermost part of his head the same must be let bloode vnder the chynne speciallye on the ryght syde A medecin awaking a man sore and withstandeth slepe greatly SEth or boyle Rew or Herbe grace and vinegre of lyke quantite in a couered vessel and when it is sodden put a litle more vinegre to it and put y e Rew into a litle cloth put it then agayn into the vessel wher y e vinegre is when thou wilt awake hym then take the cloth holde it to his nose and browes to
house and when thou hast half bathed drinke a good draught of warme water This is oft proued Garlâ—k sodden and eaten maketh a cleare voyce and driueth away horsenesse and the olde cough ¶ Of the yexe or yexinge THe yexe commeth somtyme by reason of the superfluous emptynesse of the body somtyme of superfluous fyll of the stomak If it commeth by reason of the emptinesse that signifyeth the sick or patient sufficiently whether he hath a long season not eaten or dronken or els whether he hath had outragious sieges Him shalt thou hâ—lpe of this wise Seth an old hen with a quarter of an vnce of Cinamome a quarter of an vnce of Mastix geue hym that broth to drinke and the hen to eat Geue him also Hogges fete and whyte wyne If he be not hote geue hym confect of Quinches but if he hath great heat then geue hym sukar of Roses But if it is of superfluous eatinge and drinkinge then make him to perbreake wyth Oken leaues or els as I shall teach you hereafter in the chapter of vomiting Or els take a cake of roses and Wormwod of lyke quantitie of eche a handfull and seth that in read wyne and laye it waâ—me vpon the stomack Or els let him saye ought wherewyth he may be sore astonied and he shal be ridde of the yexinge But if a man doth yexe sore in a sycknes it signifyeth most communely death ¶ Of suppuration or matteringe in the breste HE that hath a mattering in y e brest caused of cold ought to beware for colde and eschue the ayer let him lye hygh or sitt vpright let him not slepe much in his slepe ought he be waked otherwhiles y t he may himme Make hym a butter suppe of halfe water and halfe butter let that be well sodden and putte not muche breade therein and eate that broth as hote as he can Thesame broth let hym drinke to bedwarde that weakeneth the corrupcion very well and maketh it apt to be cast out Also ought litle meat be geuen hym at ones and lytle drinke for the corruption groweth y e more of muche eatinge and drinkingâ— Let him alwaye be hungery and thyrstye nether eat any fishes nor speces nether drinke any soure drinke A syrop of Violettes were good for him but if ye haue not that syrop thaÌ„ make a milk of Hempsede of water and hempsede or els in stede therof take creme and eat that thesame cooleth and softeneth the harte wythoute hurte or daunger After meate ought he to walke a litle hauinge alwaye a warme cloth before hys mouth that the ayer do not hurte him for of the walkinge doth the corruption louse Ye must also take diligent hede that he haue good sieges Also were it good he dyd sweate in the bedde if he be so stronge or els to cause him to sweat wyth a bath made in a kettel and so to lay him to bed to sweat This bath ought to be made wyth Valerian and Ootstrawe and couered wyth warme shetes for these thynges weaken the corruption Item rost onyons and eate them a litle butter therin were very good He that hath a drye cough and doth not caste out it is an euident tokeÌ„ that thesame hath an euell stomack that doth not well digest whereby are caused many greueous diseases But if he voideth spatle that is whyt mixt wyth bloode and that wyth payne thesame is a signe of a priuy digestion and of a disease of the pulino or lightes and that is deadly But if he casteth out afterward wythout smarte whyche neuerthelesse is a litle redish thesame is a signe of apparance of digestion and nature beginneth to clense and is perfecte He that hath a cough wyth payne in y e brest the same ought not to bath in water nother eate nuttes nor oyle of nuttes nor poppye sede oyle but lette hym drinke water sodden If hys cough commeth by colde then lette hym drinke good wyne A man that hath great disease in the brest and also in the heade if thou wilt helpe hym and purge the head and breste wounderfullye of all slymye fleumes and fylth without any cost Take two or thre rotes of Betâ— wash them clene and drye them well then braye them small strayne theÌ„ through a cloth and a very blewe iuyce shall come out of them vpon that shall ye se a whyte fome blowe the same awaye and take of that iuyce thre or foure droppes in a quill and drawe it into thy head through the noses or els fyll a fylberts shell full of it and draw it so in through the nose Then clise thyne eyen and nose wyth both thy handes and wythin a quarter of an houre issueth a great deale of slymye moystnesse oute of thy mouth whereof a man maye maruayle I haue ones sene sixe vnces runne out of a mans mouth at one tyme. And out of myne oune mouth is of this wyse four vnces run out where I thought I shoulde haue had none at all ¶ Of an imposteme in the breste The cause of an imposteme is of superfluous euill flegma in the head or stomake wherefore when the head and stomake are purged of the flegma then go the apostemes awaye also by themselues Let the patient eate litle or nothinge and that meates of good digestion Make him this drinke Take Mayden heyre called also ColaÌ„der whyt Endiue Scabiose Morsus diaboli y t is Deuels bit of ech a handfull Barly pilled or puched an egges shel ful waters so much as is coÌ„uenient or els ij quartes seth these ij fynger bredth awaye After that streyne theÌ„ through a cloth of y t make a heÌ„psede milke with a good porenger ful of washeÌ„ heÌ„psede of y e same geue him half a good cruys ful to drinke blood warme in the morning at night But if ye haue not y e herbes then make a heÌ„psede milke wyth barly only and drinke that half a cruys of goblet full After that make him this salue and anoynte him therewyth aboute the brest Take fresh butter or creme or els both in like quantitie seth therin leaues the sede of Malowes streyne it than through a cloth and anoint his brest therwith If ye put capons grece therto y t were very good After that were it good to make him a clister or a suppository as is perteyning hereto And this oughte euery Physicion know serche of what coÌ„plexion y e patieÌ„t is whence y e disease commeth what medicine is conuenient for it For if the Physicion doth it not and ministreth to him that whych is contrary to hys nature or complexion than doth he misorder the patieÌ„t is gilty of hys payne or happely death For this cause ought no Physicion to truste to hys scieÌ„ce nor wysdome only but aske enquire of y e patieÌ„t or other al circuÌ„stances to what fashion y e disease doth encline He ought
also to se vewe y e vrin fele y e pulse to behold the patientes phisiognomy Thē may the Physicion minister to y e patiēt so much y e more boldlier medicins according to y e sciēce to such a Physicion maye a man trust so much the better for he may be called a true Physicion For apostemes in y e brest are dangerous therfore is it true necessary to know by what complexion or tēperatur y e diseases are caused If y e disease cometh of read Colera or blood thē ought ye to minister y e patiēt al such thinges as I haue taught in y e precedēt chapter But if it is caused by flegma or cold then make him thys salue and anoynt hym about the brest Take an vnce of butter capon or hennes grece an vnce oile of Baye or sorel half an vnce and mixe them together anoynt him about the brest therwith and laye vnwashen wolle therevpon that is black But he must refrayne from salt meates and of all soure meates ¶ Agaynst breakinge vp and vomiting TAke a pece of bread stiped in salt and vinegre bruse it and make it lyke a thicke playster laye it vpon y e cheste or hartes holownesse wher the mouth of the stomake is And if ye strake it about y e patientes mouth y t comforteth him and geueth hym strength Item y e water wherein karnels of quinches haue lyen or stiped y e same refrayneth the breaking vp of the stomake for it comforteth y e stomak maketh good digestion But whē y e tyme of the quinches is then maye they be sodden alone without sucker hony in stede of confect for y e hart so vsed ¶ The ryght makinge of Ptisana that is Barly water Barly water communly called Ptisana is praysed and commended of all Physicions and is a souerayne medicine agaynst all colerik and subtile heate it openeth the oppilacion or stopping it moueth sweat vrine it mollifyeth y e belly boūd with hard fylth it causeth slepe alayeth thyrst it doth also partly norish it is conuenient for al partes of the breste the poulmon Ptisana is taken somtyme warme to cause sweat somtime cold to alay thyrst somtyme w t suker somtyme without suker somtyme much somtime litle The ministratiō therof at one time is is a cruys full that is iiij vnces howbeit it must be ministred to an emptye stomake or at the lest not ouercharged It is somtyme taken by daye of the thirsty diseased and is conuenient in feruent agues and many other diseases Take fulgrowen barly that is heuy not wythered take also clere running water y t hath his course toward the East whose grounde is stony or sandy Of this water take x. partes of the barly one parte put them together into a clene pot make a slowe fyre vnder it of wood twelf houres long tyll the water is colored of the barly yalow rede like to bier after that take it of and let it coole and vse it ¶ Howe he maye be holpen that speweth blood HEmoptoica is a disease whē a man speweth blood at y e mouth wherof the cause is superfluity of blood thys shall be knowē of this wise he is full of body redish his veynes are great Somtyme commeth it out of the stomake then hath the patient payne in y e brest before But if it commeth of the leuer then hath he payne in the ryght side And if it commeth of the lunges or lightes then hath he payne in the left syde cougheth muche Somtyme doth it also come of falling or ryottinge and thē must he be holpen of thys sorte He must beware of anger of long fasting of sour or bitter meates and drinkes and of surfetting He ought to be let blood on the same hande where the disease is If it is of the leuer then must he be let blood in the right hand but if it is of the lunges then ought he to be let blood on the left hande and geue hym thys medicine Take Plantayn wild Tasil wyth y e water y t stādeth in the Tasil put thereto reyne water streyne it through a cloth of this geue the patient to drinke in the morning fasting and to bedward But if the wild Tasil haue no iuyce then seth it in reyne water bray it strayn it through a cloth cast the herbe away then take the broth put suker therto geue it the patiēt to drinke Geue him also in the morning and euening to drinke goates milke or pouder made of moulberries or els geue him to drinke reyn water wherin are sodden shepeherdes purse knotgrasse and waybred braye them whē they are sodden streyne them through a cloth geue him to drinke thereof thre tymes in the daye euery tyme a good draught Geue him also thre dayes one after the other to eate wheat wyth water and butter ¶ If one speweth oute mater Thesame may he holpē of this wise Geue him Diapenidion or diagagātū Ye must marke also that if ye laye the matter or corruptiō that he voydeth vpon hote coles and it stynketh then signifyeth it the rotting of the poulme or lightes whych is very euill and deadly to such one ought no man to minister medicine for he is to sore sycke But if he haue great heat in hys sycknesse then saye al Physicions that nothynge is better then to geue him to drinke barly water Thys heate is knowen by the vrine whether it be great or not by the chaunce of the vrin and the thycke of it synketh to the bottom But if the disease will last longe then geue the pacient what he lysteth and if he waxeth a litle stronger ther of then geue hym more if not geue hym no more Ye must marke also that if he be sycke of an ague or lyke disease then lette hym be geuen what he listeth whyle the disease lasteth ¶ When one woulde gladly perbreake and can not do it THe perbreakinge happeneth manye wayes somtyme by the disease of the stomake as namely when the stomake casteth from the bottom y t meate and can not kepe it whyche happeneth that the nethermoste part of the stomake is stronger then the vppermost The cause of thys must be consydered by thesame that is wyded Somtyme commeth it by the grefe of the stone or els the corruption then will growe to matter that ther of he doth perbreake Thissame is wel perceyued by the vrine and also whether he hath payne in the loynes bladder or back If the perbreaking commeth of cold moistnesse or humors then is it yelowe It is to be knowen that ye ought not to staunche that perbreakinge vntill the stomack be clensed of the euill humors after that oughte it to be prouided If the perbreakinge be sounde and harde that the patient can haue no sieges then geue him Cassia fistula and clense him