there gaue an assiege and tooke it without any remission or ransoming and made slaues of all those that were left aliue and it remained vtterly destroyed but not without great mortalitie of our Christian Souldiers and beside those that were killed there was a great number wounded the which were brought into the Gallies and carryed to the I le of Sicilia in a certaine Cittie called Trapano the which say they was builded by a great Idolater called Tarpos and there in the Hospitall those wounded persons were left with certaine Chyrurgions that were vnder my Iurisdiction and with certaine medicines of my inuention and so in short time the most part were helpt and then the Army returned vnto Naples againe and refreshed them with new men and victuall And then on the 15. of Iune we set vp sayle and sayled and when we were in the midst of the Goulfe betweene Naples and Palermo there hapned a great misfortune the which was thus In the Galley of Signor Giordano Captaine generall of the Galleys of the Duke of Florence it hapned that he being at the table with diuers Captaines and Gentlemen and as they were at dinner a certaine Captaine being grieued with another multiplyed words and took a loafe of bread and threw it at his face without any reuerence or respect of the said Generall signor Giordano That being done the said Generall arose front the Table and tooke him by the bosome and gaue him 5. stoâ—ades in the breast the which pierced into the body that he fell downe for dead that being done the said Generall repented himselfe of his rashnes and presently sent for me being in the Gally of Don Gracia to come and dresse him which the Generall requested me to do with all diligence and when I came the poore Captaine lay as though he had bene dying neuerthelesse I dressed him with great diligence and the medicines which I vsed were these First I put into the wounds of our Quintessence vpon the wounds I dressed it with our Balme artificiall and gaue him a vomit the which caused him to cast great quantitie of blood and then euery morning I gaue him halfe an ounce of our Aqua Balsami and thus within two dayes after we arriued at Palermo the Captaine was perfect whole to the great maruell of a number After that we departed from Palermo and went to the Cittie of Trapano where the rest of the Galleyes were and there continued 4. dayes and thou on Saint Iohns euen we went to an Iland called Fanignana and there kept the feast of Saint Iohn and then we departed with all the Army and went on the side of Africa and on Saint Peters day we landed in the Gardens of that Cittie and there began to offer battle and there remaining about 24. or 25. dayed the Army began to be infected with a certaine kind of flux whereof a great number dyed euery day My Generall seeing that called me and asked if it were possible to finde some remedie for that flux vnto the which I answered willingly and said I would deuise by the help of God some remedie because it was my dutie as well as for the health of the Souldiers of the Emperour the which thing I did in short time through the whole Camp as I will write hereafter in the next Chapter The cure of the flux wherewith I helpt the Armie of the Emperour in Africa BEing as I haue said afore in the Campe where they were meruailously tormented with a flux and many dyed thereof and could find no helpe although they had medicines Than I which had the experience in hand began to laugh to my selfe and the remedy wherewith I helpt them all was this First I caused them to eate well and then in the morning I gaue them a vomit and then euery day after they had eaten I caused them to go into the water of the Sea and there to remaine 4. or 5. houres and so doing within 4. or 5. dayes they were helpt for I sweare as I am Knight that if I had not bin the whole Army had dyed of that fluxe for of 14. or 15. thousand that were there there was not left 2. thousand but they were infected with that fluxe or distemperance of the Liuer caused of superfluous heat the which heate distempereth the stomacke causeth that continuall flux ye shall vnderstand that our vomit doth euacuate the stomacke of the putrified humor and the salt water cooleth the heat and restraineth the flux so that by that meanes they were helpt A goodly remedy found out by me for wounds in the head VVOunds in the head were very perrillous in that place so that if a 100. were hurt in the head it was not possible to recouer x. and that came through two things the which were much contrary in that Region for the day was so hot that it burned all things and the night to the contrary so extreame cold that it was intollerable and not to be credited and so by this distemperance when Craneum was vncouered that the ayre might touch it presently they dyed without any helpe then I séeing that began to consider of the matter desiring to find some meanes to help them and so studying it came in my memory that the ayre was cause of their death as it was in truth Than presently I commanded all those Chyrurgions that were vnder my Iurisdiction that they should not meddle with any wound in the head without my presence the which thing was done and as many as were wounded the first thing that I did in stéed of cutting or lancing or discouering according to the common order I ioyned the parts and sowed them close and dressed them vpon the wound with our Quintessence and with Balsamo and Magno licore and so in short time the most part were helpt and there dyed none so desperate as they did afore and therefore to my Iudgement this was a good inuention and neuer vsed of any afore and this order of curing is very naturall for Nature doth shewe it in hearbes plants and stones how that they cannot stand dis-vnited then much more out flesh cannot stand dis-vnited without great torment of the Patient for vntill it be ioyned together againe it is vnpossible to be helpt then séeing that is true it is most naturall for the wound to be ioyned together and to vse those medicines that where they be applyed will not suffer the humour to come thereunto nor putrifie the place that is hurt and séeing it is so as by experience is séene we must beléeue this to be a naturall and most wholesome remedie so that I affirme that the ioyning of the parts of the wound in the head and other parts of the body is most soueraigne and of great satisfaction to the 〈◊〉 for they neuer féele paine nor haue no feuer nor other sort of accident for of those I haue cured a great number with good successe The cure of one that had his nose
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
that is as soon as it ioyneth to the stomack it draweth to it all the euill humours of the body and imbraceth them and caryeth them forth of the body both by vomit and sege and so leaueth nature vnburdened the which may preuaile to his pleasure because it hath no impediment and by this reason I approue that our Aromatico helpeth against all diseases as is said afore and the order to make it is thus Rec. Fine white Sugar 4. ounc pure Pearles Muske Safrane Lignum aloes Cinamon ana one scruppell Petra Philosophale 4. drames mixe them together and make thereof Losanges with Rose-water according to Art the which ye shall keepe in a boxe of wood close shut and the order to vse it is thus that when the Phisitian doth goe to visite any sicke person and that hee will prepare him some medicine to take inward the best most perfectest medicine that he can ordeine is our Aromatico because it euacuateth the stomack by vomit and the body downeward and his operation is such that it doth in maner helpe any crud sort of infirmitie and the quantitie is from one drame to two drames and may be taken in broth in wine in water or mixe it with any Pils or potion giuing you charge that when ye put it in any potion that ye leaue none in the bottome of the cup where ye drinke it out because the Petra Philosophale is heauie and will remaine in the bottome for if that remaine it will not worke at all giuing you also charge that the said day that ye giue this medicine that ye let the Patient drinke as much crude water as he will and giue them little meate to eate that day and this is the order to vse this medicine To make our Electuario Angelico and the order to vse it and in what diseases ELectuario Angelico Romano is so called because it was compounded of me in the Cittie of Rome in the time of Pope Paulo quarto and because this composition worketh sodainely I called it Angelico and is most excellent against many diseases it is good against all sortes of feauers giuing it Peâ—ninoratiuo and for the stitch in the side it is most rare because it taketh away the viscocitie in the stomacke and openeth the pores and is good against the Goute for if they take it euery third day once in ten dayes they shall be helpt it is also good against the cough Cattar and for the Mitt and for those that haue the Poâ—e or the running Gout and such like influences and the order to make it is thus Rec. Safran Lignum alocs Sinamon red Corall ana 3. drames Eleborus higer without preparation 2. ounc Electuario de succo rosarum Mesue that is not too much boyled 6. ounc Sugar rosat 8. ounc Muske of Leuant 1. dram Petra Philosophale 3. ounc our Quintessence of wine 2. ounc purified honey as much as will suffise to make it in forme of a Lectuary mixe them on a small fire in an â—arthen pan and when it is made kéepe it in a vessell of glasse for any other vessell will not be good This Electuary ye may mixe with any sollible medicine but ye must take it fasting the quantity is from 2. drams to 4. drams Ye shall vnderstand that this in a maner reuiueth the dead by his great vertue as hath but séene many thousand times in Venice and in Rome most worthy of memory and therefore if any Phisitian desire to get same in the world let him vse our Electuario Angelica the which worketh miracles on the earth Of the vigitable stone of our inuention to transinute a body of one complexion into another and to make him sound for euer THe way to make the vigitable stone is rare and his vertues are infinite and without comparison and the cures that are done therewith are so miraculous that the world will not beléeue them although it be the méere truth and the order to make it is thus Rec. Tartar of white Wine that is thicke and shining Turpentine that is cleare and pure the hearbe called Aloes that hath leaues as long as an arme and dented on both sides and some call it Semper viue take of each of these one pound and stamp them together and put them into an vrinall with a head and receiuer and distill them in a wind furnace vntill all the substance be come forth then take the fesses out of the glasse and grinde them with the said water then distill them as thou didst afore and alwayes at the last giue it a strong fire that the fesses may remains well burnt then take out the fesses againe and grind them with the water as thou didst first and distill it againe and this thou shalt doe 15. or 20. times vntill all that water be consumed and that the fesses remaine white like salt then lay them fesses on a smooth stone in a moist place and it will turne into water the which kéepe in a glasse close shut and that is the water of the vigitable stone the which water is of so much vertue that one scruple therof being put into 2. ounces of Iulepe of Violets and giuen to drink to any that is infirmed or euill complexionated in lesse then 24. dayes he shall be helpt of any grieuous disease and this must be taken in the morning fasting when the stomacke is emptie for then it worketh better his operation This is an excellent remedie against the wormes giuing it in the aforesaid manner it mundifieth the Liuer and dryeth the humiditie of the Milt it dissolueth the Cough and Cattarres it prouoketh vrine where it is let with diuers other vertues the which I will let passe vntill another time for if I should write them all they would not be credited and therefore wee Phisitions should not rest to practise in all things that séemeth to vs conuenient and I promise thée truely that he which shall occupie this thing shall work miracles on the earth and winne great faine and honour Ye shall vnderstand that this is the stone that the Philosophers haue long sought to fixe their medicine minerall so that making the proiection they ioyne the medicine with mettalling bodyes and not to goe away in fume because this stone resisteth all great â—iâ—es without consuming and fixeth Sulfure and Orpiment so that they shall abide the fire and maketh them white if ye make proiection therewith on Copper or on Lattine it will turne it into the whitenesse of pure siluer and that I haue séen with mine eyes so that ye may sée of what importaÌ„ce this vigitable stone is the which worketh such goodly transmutations as well in mettalling bodyes as in humane bodyes and therefore it is to be accounted of because it may saue the life of many that vse it in their medicines Our solible sirop with the order to vse it SOlyble siropes made in decoction are very wholsome and of great facultie and specially in the cruditie of
then I being in coÌ„pany tolde him that it were good to change those medicines because in wounds of the head those medicines were not conuenient for the Oyle being crud putrifieth and the Wine is repercussiue and will not suffer the putrifaction to come forth that the oyle ingendreth and for that reason the said medicine would not be vsed And for the medicine for his hand I say that the Turpentine is not conuenient for where there is offence of skin veynes sinewes and bones Turpentine is not good because it is hot and putrifactiue by meanes of the oyle and causeth inflamation and therfore is not to be vsed But if thou wilt help the head and hand both ye shall vse a kind of medicine that comforteth the place offended and that doth assâ—tâ—itiate the matter and incarnate to the which the said Realdo answered and said my reason was good if I could finde remedies that will doe that effect the which I sent for to my house and vsed them in this order First I put our Quintessence into his wound in the head being colde and then a litle of our Balsamo colde which séemed strange to Realdo and then I layd theron our Magno licore and vpon the cloth I layd a litle of our secret Powder and the like I did to the hand and so in 14. dayes the wounds were whole to the great meruaile of a mâ—â—ber A great secret particlar for the Flux dissenteria THe Fluxes of the body are no other but a distemperance of Nature and are of two kindes the one is caused of an euill qualitie and distemperance of the liuer and that is called Flusso epatico The other is caused of great heat feauer and distemperature of Nature and this is called Disenteria that is a distemperment of the gutts and both these sortes are hard to bee helpt of the aucient Doctors as it is well séene by experience of those that practise for they wil help them with repression and restrictnes but that is not the way if we shall belieue Galen who writeth Fluxus Fluxum curat which is most true for I haue cured a thousand of the Fluxe with giuing them our Aromatico and thrée or foure dosses of our Siropo Solutiuo therefore Galen saith true But the Dissenteria is cured with giuing them our Electuario Angelica and then euery day after dinner stand in a Bath of Sea-water colde two houres at the least and so in this order thou shalt help any crud kinde of Disenteria in short time and with great ease vse this as a meruailous secret The Cure of one that was poysned with Arsnick THere was a man poysned with Arsnick giuen him in a messe of Rice pottage in an euening at supper and as soone as it was in his stonacke he began to grone and sweat and vomit in such order as it was strange to sée and it hapned that at the same time there was a learned man in the house who seeing this man in that case suspected him to be poysned and so sent for me and when I came the poore man was almost dead then presently I called the wife of the house and tolde her that her husband would dye and that she should haue the Lawe for poysning of him but if that she would tell him what poyson she had giuen him perhaps he might recouer him againe with many other wordes so to conclude she tolde me that she had giuen him two grains of Arsnick in Rice pottage then presently I called for a cup of Sacke and caused him to drinke and then he vomited and went to the stoole then I annoynted him with our Oyle of Hipericone and Scorpiones all the body ouer and still caused him to drinke that he might euacuate that poyson but all his mouth and throat remained swoln and he did spit in great aboundance and I caused him to vse that vnguent and euery morning gaue him Triacle with wine and euery three dayes I gaue him a quantitie of Pillule Aggregatiue and last of all I caused him to vse Aqua vitae compound and so in forty dayes he was perfectly whole and ridd of a terrible disease which he had vpon him before he was poysned The Cure of an Vlcerated Leg. THere was a man of the age of 36. yeares of complexion cholerike and sanguine who had his left Leg all vlcerated in such manner that the Phisitions and Chyrurgions of the Citie would haue cut it off but in no wise I would consent therunto but tooke it in hand and gaue first our Magistrall Sirop in the morning eight or nine daies together and in the meane time I washed the Leg in Wine wherein was boyled Mallowes Consolida majore Cardus benedictus Honey and then wet clothes therein and layd them on twice a day then I caused him to vse a decoction of Lignum vitae and the barke with Iua artetica Cardus benedictus Pollipodi Riponâ—ico Wine and Sugar and his common drinke was wine and water boyled on the Fesses of the same And this he vsed 24 dayes than I perfumd him with Cinaber thrée times and ere thrée months were past he was perfectly whole for his disease came of the poxe and those sores are commonly called Mal di formica The Cure of the Gout on a Gentleman IN the aforsaid yere in the month of August I was called to visit a noble Gentleman called Don Christofalo della roca a man of fiue and thirtie yeares of complexioÌ„ cholerick and sanguine who was sore troubled with the Gout and because it was in the beginning of August our auncient Doctors haue forbidden to take any soluble medicine in that time in respect of the Canicular daies Neuertheles I called Armellio Leonardo Testa two excellent Phisitions which gaue their counsell to take no medicine neuertheles I proued that the Gout was extreme hot and for that I ordayned a colde Sirope to mittigate the superfluous heat which was made of Lyuerwort Harts tongue Dates Raisins Figs Sugar and Succory water and Aromatised it with Muske and Rose water of the which he tooke euery day four ounces and for the alteration of the Gout I washed it thrée or foure times a day with our Aqua del Balsamo because it penetrateth and openeth the pores and assuttiliateth and dryeth the humor offensiue also I ordayned him bread of Barly because it cooleth the blood and is of good disgestion and caused him to refraine from all fatt brothes and his drink was temperate And to this one of the Doctors did agrée but the other would not neuertheles the Gentleman was content with my aduise then I began to giue him the aforesaid decoction with our soluble Quintessence and therwith he had euery day two or thrée stooles and I washed the Gout three or four times a day with our Aqua Balsami and the first day he began to feele ease and the second he felt more so that in seauen dayes all his payne was taken away then
bisket made of Rye also he must weare a trusse made fit for that purpose and vse this remedie Rec. Rectified Aqua vitae without flegme xâ— ounces Rosen of the Pine trée that is drye Olibanum Masticke Sarcocolla ana ounc sem Mixe them altogether and with this water wash the Rupture euery day twice and then cast thereon presently the pouder of a hearbe called Bislingua and Balsamina ana and then wet a cloath in the said water and lay it thereon and bind the trusse very hard and kéepe thy house with as much ease as thou maist and straine not thy selfe in any wise and thus within 100. dayes thou shalt helpe any great Rupture keeping the aforesaid order A rare secret and diuine to helpe those that are troubled with the spleene THe Mylte is altered and commeth hard by reason of a superfluous humidity the which it receiueth by the euill disposition of the Lyuer Lungs and therefore if thou wilt helpe it it were necessary to vse medicines abstersiue and drying and to giue them our Aromatico once and then to vse this electuary the which is of meruellous vertue in that operation Rec. Squamma ferri 1. ounc Scolopendria 1. ounce Spignarde Lapis lasuly ana 2. scruples Sinamon halfe an ounce beate them fine and make thereof an electuary with purified honey according to Act and thereof take euery morning a spoonefull and as much at night two houres before supper and annoint the place where the Mylte lyeth with our Balsamo artificiato and so by the grace of God and meanes of these medicines thou shalt be helpt quickly Another great secret to helpe the spleene with great speed THe Mylt as is a foresad is grieâ—ed through aboundance of humiditie the which it receiueth and therefore thou must onely séeke to drye that humiditie and for that purpose I will shew thee 2. great secrets wherewith thou shalt worke myracles and are of great reason and experience The one is to be let blood vnder the tongue in one of these 2. veines that is on that side where the Mylte lyeth that being done ye shall take Mustarde and mixe it with the vrine of a boye and lay it betweene two cloaths and lay it on the fore place one night and then if it be not well vse it still vntill it be helpt for this I haue proued an infinite of times The cure of a certaine Spaniard called Carabasall di Cordonet the which was troubled with the Poxe THis Souldier being of the age of two land thirtie yeares was mightily troubled with the Poxe with extreame paines and sores among the which he had alâ— his thigh so eaten away as though he had beene gnawne with dogges with most extreame paine and the way that I cured him was thus I gaue him 12. graines of our Petra Philosophale with sugar Rosat the which caused him to vomite and to euacuate downeward of the which he found great ease that being done I prepared him our decoâ—tion of Lignum sanctum solutiue the which is written of hereafter with a certaine drinke made with wine and Lignum vitae and this he vsed fiue and twentie dayes and then I annointed him with our Vnguento magno and in the space of fortie dayes he was perfectly helpt to the sight of all men The cure of the stitch in the side with retention of vrine THere was a certaine Gentleman called Marco di Chiuffune of the age of sixe and thirtie yeres the which was troubled with a terrible stitch in the side and had proued many medicines and none did him pleasure the which after I tooke him in hand I gaue him our Aromatico and after that the paine slacked then I caused him to annoint all those parts with the oyle of Nutmegs and the oyle of Egges mixt together and so he remained quite whole for in this order I haue cured an infinite of persons to my greate honour A cure of a certaine Spaniard wounded in the head in Naples THere was a certaine Spaniard called Zamora of the age of foure and thirtie yeares of complection cholerike and sanguine the which was wounded in the left side of the heade with inscision of the bone also ye shall vnderstand that in Naples the ayre is most euill for wounds in the head by reason that it is so subtile and for that cause the Doctours did feare the cure neuerthelesse I dressed him with our Magno licore and Balsamo artificiato keeping the wound as close as was possible annointing it onely vpon the wound and so in 14. dayes he was perfectly whole to the great wonder of a number of Chirurgions of that Cittie The cure of a certaine Gentleman that had Mal diformica THere was a certaine Gentleman Neapolitan the which was called Il signior Giouan Francisco Gaetauo of the age of 38. yeares the which was maruellously tormented with a fore arme and a fore legge called Mal di formica and heâ— was of complection cholerike and melancholike and these sores went creeping vpon the flesh healing in one place and breaking in another and in his arme he had nine sores and in the legge foureteene and this Gentleman had sought helpe the space of 2. yeares and could finde none and had twice taken the dyet and yet could finde no helpe the which Gentleman I tooke in hand and the first thing I gaue him was this 1. ounce of Gerapigra Ganenie with twenty graines of our Petra Philosophalle the which prouoked both vomit and sege diuers times that being done I gaue him our Siropo solutiuo xâ—â— mornings together that being done I gaue him a medicine with our Petra Philosophalle and Eleborus niger the which caused him also to vomit and purge downewards that being done I caused him to make a strope of Lignum sanctum and the harkâ— Iua Aretica and Cardus Benedictus in the which I put seauen pound of wine and one of sugar and then I caused him to make a drinke with water wine and honey to drinke continually and that I caused him to vse fiue and twenty dayes and then I â—nâ—inted him with our Vnguento magnu fiue times without fire the which vnguent caused him to spit aboundance of filthy matter and at the last it caused him to spit blood then I caused him to make a bath the which is written in our Regiment of the peâ—tilenâ—e called â—he ioyfull Iowell and I said on the sores our Cerote magistrale and thus within 38. dayes he was perfect whole Certaine cures that this Authour did when hee trauelled into Afryca IN the yeare 1550. he trauelled into Africa there was chosen by Il signior Don Pietro di Toledo vicere di Napoli to be Phisition vnto the Camp vnder Don Gracia his son and so in the yeare 1551. in the month of May he departed from Naples with all the Army of the Emperour Carolo quinto D. Austria and so hauing a prosperous wind arriued in Barbary by a certaine old Cittie called Monasterio and