it of and you shall see that this plaister shal haue drawen to it self all the blood and all the rednesse that was in your eyes and so you shall be quite of it To take awaie the yellow Iaundise from the face of euery man to whome it is happened be reason of the gall runne and shedde about the body TAke a greate white Onyon and make a hole wher he buddeth out casting awaie the greene of it and putte into this hole as muche good triakle as the quantite of a chestnutte but lette this triakle bee incorporated with halfe an vnce of saffron beaten and let him rost by little and little nighe vnto the fire for feare that he burne not or rost to muche or els take some filth of the ashes And whan he is rosted inough laie him in a white linen clothe and wringe him hard that the iuice maie come out And let the pacient drinke of the same iuice in the morning fasting three daies togither and the Iaundise will go awaie Also for the like effect Giue him to drinke a dramme and a half of Scolo pendria in english hartes tong well made in pouder with white wine luke warme euery morning fasting the space of twenty daies togither and all the yellownes and palenesse will goe awaie The like effect worketh Lapatium acatum sodden with his rote And likewise the wine wherin valerian hath ben sodden beyng dronken in the morning fasting healeth the splene and the liuar whiche many timeâ— are the cause that maketh the gall to renne and spread abrode as we haue afore said To make come out of the eares any thing that iâ— by chaunce fallen into them or hath purposely bone put in TAke the herbe Marmorella and stampe it and put of the iuice into the eares of the pacient for it hath the vertue and streÌ„gth to drawe out any thing that is in them For the tooth ache TAke the little graines or seedes that come of the herbe or shrubbe called in latin Fusaria or Euonimos or Anonymos some there be that saie it is the tree called Anagyris whiche is an herbe or shrubbe very pleasant to see to and hath a faire yellow floure but a very horrible and stinking sauour looke Dioscorides in his third booke the. 142. chapiter Take of the seedes hereof if you can get them if not take some of the roote and make of it a pouder This done take a little drie or greene organie and boile al this in stroÌ„g vinaigre vnto the third part of it Then washe your mouth with this vinaigre as hote as you may endure it and incoÌ„tinent you shalbe healed Also for the same greefe take Cloues honny rosat aqua vite asmuch of the one as of the other then put it al togither into a little pot and take of the saide composition in your mouth on the side where the tooth greeueth you and hold it so a certaine space of time and the paine will cease To make an a king tooth to fall out of him self without any instrumentes or yron tooles TAke wheate floure and mixe it with the milke of the herbe called in latine Herbalactaria in french Tintimaâ—llâ— or herbe a laite in English Spurge that hath milke in it in greeke Tithymalos whiche is an herbe well inough knowen and thereof make as it were a past or dowe with the whiche you shal fill the hole of the tooth and leaue it in it a certain time and the tooth will fall out of it self Also if you wash your mouth euery moneth ons with wine wher in the roote of the saide herbe hath bene sodden you shall neuer haue paine in your teeth Also the decoction or pouder of the floures of a Pomegranate tree beyng put in your mouth and betwene your gommes fasteneth the teeth An electuarie for the head which conserueth the memorie cleereth the sight and conforteth the stomack TAke the floures of Buglosse of Borage of Rosemarie of eche of them a pound take also fenell seede annise seede the seede of sea fenell and Siler of the hils of eche of them sixe vnces with an vnce of fine cinamome Beate stampe al that ought to be beaten and stamped and sift al those thinges that must be sifted This done mingle them togither make thereof an electuarie of the whiche you shall take in the morning the bignesse of a chestnutte and you shall see a meruelous operation for this is come from a great personage Against the pildnesse or baldnesse of the head and to lette that the heares either of the head or berd shall not fall of TAke the rotes of bramble or blackbery bush called in latin Rubus or Sentis of the kinde that beareth floures at the first the rootes of nettles Then take pigeoÌ„s dung and burne it into very ashes haue also some ashes of Vines with the whiche you shall boile the saide rootes and make therof some lie and washe your hedde with it and also your berd and the heares wil not fall of Also for the same effect take honny fenigreeke and the eyes clipt or shoren of from a bramble or blackberie bushe asmuche of the one as of the other and incorporate them well togither and distille them in a lembick kepe the water of theÌ„ and if you will distill a fewe broome floures withal it will make you aberne heares weate and moiste your head and berde the daie time in the sunne at night when you go to bedde and the heares will not fall awaie Also for the like matter distill in a lembick the herbe called in latin Sisymbrium aquaticum in english water cresses And of the water that you gette of it you shall make yet another distillatioÌ„ with agrimonie Capillus veneris rosemary sage and cloues of eche a handfull and let the distillation be made in Balneo mariae and in oftentimes washing your self with suche water your heare shall fal no more away as many men haue proued and tried An ointment to cure the skurfe TAke good old lard at your discretion and enterlard it rouÌ„d about with rosemary like a pece of rost meate let there be a good quaÌ„tite of rosemary then putte it to rost on the fire turning it faire softly This done you shall take and saue the grease that droppeth froÌ„ it in a driping pan cast it hote as it is into a dishe full of cold water in washing it very well and whan you haue well washed it putte it into another cleane dishe and so shall you the grease thus taken vp faire and neate Hauinge thus done waie the grease and if there be a pound of it you shal put to it two vnces of fine sugar well beaten vpon that asmuche verdegrise puluerised as the quantite of a hasell nutte and foure demeâ—s of quick siluer with asmuche soote of an ouen of the hardest â–ª as the quaÌ„tite of a hasell nutte but let it be well puluerised made in pouder This
bicause that the ointment doth â—ipe the roote and whan the head is all bare without heare and made cleane feare not for all the heare wil â—ome againe fairer than euer they were and he shall be cured and sound This hath bene oftentimes proued and hath wrought well almost in all menne for you must know that there are foure kindes of skurfes the one is more grosse and fleshy than the other and therfore marueile not if you finde so many diuers receiptes for there be many menne that heale the skurfe whiche know it not but if it be the skurfe looke vpon his naile if there be a blacke circle about the white at the roote of the naile and the greater the circle is the worse kinde of skurfe it is and therefore you shall vse the remedies aforesaid and lette him not eate any hogges fleshe nor eigre or sharpe thinges and with the helpe of God he shalbe healed Take also a great lisard or two and drowne theim in comon oile and than seeth them vntill they coÌ„sume and with this oile anoint his head oftentimes and the heare will come so faste and suche great quantite that he shall not tell what to do with theim There is also another remedy for to heale the simple skurfe Take of the grease of a male hogge as muche as you will and some stronge vinaigre for a third part and half an vnce of salt beaten and stampt and boile it with a small fire vntill all the vinaigre be consumed then take it from the fire and put into it all these pouders folowing verdegris alome of the rocke burned of eche of them two drammes brimstone and suet of eche one a dramme and pigeons dong and let al be well incorporated togither and anoint his head with it ones a daie and washe it twise or thrise a weeke and boile in the lie the roote of Lapathum or Rumex in english Sorrell and straine it and then washe him with it and whan it is drie again anoint him a fresh Of the foure kindes of skurfe the firste is called Porrigâ— farinosa flowery or white skurfe the other Furfurea or Furfurosa bicause it hath the colour of bran and skales like vnto bran the third Viscosa claÌ„my or cleauing like bird lime and the fourth Lupinosa bicause it is like the graine called lupinâ—s And in the forme and matter the one is drie the other moist the one vlcerous the other without vlcers here of it followeth that the one is more sharpe and smarting than the other for the causes of the skurfe are grosse humors corrupt clammy whiche somtime is brought with vs euen from our mothers wombe some by euill gouerning of our selues in our life the moist skurfe is with brode sores the drie w t crustes An excellent and a tried water for the skabbe TAke a violl full of wel water or Rose water or els of other sweete water as though you wold make it for some noble man put into it an vnce and a half of siluer sublimed that is beateÌ„ very smal half an vnce of salt This done sette it before the fire vpon a tile to the intent that the violl take no hurt in boiling and let it boile vntill all the length of the necke of the viol be decreased Then take it of whan it is cold put into it the whites of three newe laide egges well beaten that they haue no more viscosite or clammynesse in them and put also into it the iuice of foure Limons and of two soure Orenges let al be well incorporated togither in the said violl and sturre it well whan you haue thus done leaue it in the sunne two or three daies it will be made And in this maner is the said water made thus men vse it At night whan you go to bedde washe your selfe onely about the iontes with a sponge weate in the saide water and then wryng pressed harde washe your selfe â—ligthly ouer with the said sponge This said water wilbe as white as milke and odoriferous and where as you washe your selfe with it there it will make the skinne white do thus euery second night and where there is any skurfe or crust weate it with this water rosid about not touchyng the crust for that would greeue you You maie make another water simpler without daÌ„ger Take a glasse or violl as before and fill it with water put into it two vnces of rocke alome half an vnce of siluer sublimed and asmuch salte and all beyng beaten into pouder very small boile it as the other before was vntill it be decreased beneth the necke of the viol then straine it handsomely and occupie it as before the other was for by this meanes the skabbes will come out at the iointes and will incontinent drie vp leauing your fleshe and skin nete and faire as it hath ben oftentimes proued A remedie for any burning or skalding either by fire or by hote water or any other casuall chauÌ„ce what so euer it be TAke vnsleckt lime asmuch as you will slecke it in comon oile and take it out as drie as you can possible and incorporate it with oile of Roses and it will be as it were an ointment wherwith you shall anoint the place that is burned or skalded and it wil shortly ease the paine and greefe and heale within sixe or eight daies not leauing any marke or skarre vpon the skin Also for the same effect Take an vnce of litarge of gold and seeth it in white wine and a little Vinaigre than take it of and make thereof a very fine pouder Take also an vnce of butter and asmuche oile of Roses and washe it foure or fiue times in freshe water than take halfe an vnce of Blanc rasill burned and the yelke of a new laid Egge and a little fine sugar and incorporate all togither with a little Rose water and spread this ointment vpon a linen cloth and it will profite you very muche Another for the same Take some strong white Vinaigre and the white of a newe laide egge with the iuice of the rine or bark of an eldern tree and mingle al togither and wâ—â—e some peces of linen cloth in it and laie them vpon the burned place one after another and you shall be hole and whan you will heale vp the wound take a little of the second rine or barke of an eldern tree and get out the iuice of it and a little pouder of â—â—ankensens a little oile of roses and a little newe waxe and make therof as it were an ointment and spreade it vpon the peeces of linen cloth and laie them vpon the burned place and you shal see that thei wil consolidate and heale vp in short time For to make afterwarde an ointment to the intent that the consolidation and closing vp maie be faire take tenne vnces of oile of Roses two vnces of newe Waxe and set them on a slowe
ended incorporate all togither â—it will be a very good ointment wherwith you shall anoint the firste morning the head of the pacient and leaue it so anointed vntill the nexte morning thâ—n wash his hedde with lie that is not to strong but somwhat temperate then anoint it againe let iâ— alone so vntill the third morning do thus nine morninges in washing and anointing it and it will be as neete as a perle Also bitter almondes blanched and staÌ„ped and laid as it were a plaister vpon the head of the patient it will easely heale the scurfe changyng and renewyng the plaister certaine daies To kill lise and nittes in the head TAke the pouder or scraping of Hadâ—â—s horne and make the pacient to drinke of it and there will no lise nor nittes breede in his head but â—â— you 〈◊〉 the saide pouder vpon his head all the lise and nittes will die For one that can take nothing at the mouth or els to make him goe to the stoole and to sweate well FIrst the pacient must be well rubbed with hote linen clothes from the head to the foote and must be very warme kept in his bedde theÌ„ giue him this ointment following Take asmuche pepper as will lie vpon a grote and put it into halfe a glasse full of vinaigre and oile asmuche of the one as of the other and let it be very warme and anoint all his body ouer with it let him be well couerid in his bedde and than shall he sweate and go well to the stoole To heale those that haue the disease of the Splene TAke Lignum aloe and make therof a pouder and put it in some maner of brothe or wine asmuch as wil lie vpon a grote and lette him take of it three morninges togither Also the seede of an Ashe tree doth the like and the roote of Palma christi if it be eaten nine morninges fasting For the paine of the side or colike BOile a haÌ„dfull of Rosemary with water wherwith you shall temper the wine of the pacient and let him drinke none other water Also for the like Take a dogge and keepe him xv daies in a chambre and giue him onely lambes or motton bones to gnawe then take of his excremendes and drie it in the sunne and make therof a pouder and giue the patient to drinke of it euery morning halfe an vnce in white wine hote and doyng this three morninges he shall be deliuerid of the paine as it hath bene oftentimes tried Also for the like effect take the dung of a blacke asse as hote as you maie finde it whan it commeth from him and seeth it in white wine that is not sweete wringing well the dunge into the wine Of this make warme glisters for the pacient for it is the best and the aptest remedy that can be found for such a disease as many notable menne worthy of credite haue affirmed Likewise for the same disease it shall profite muche if he eate euery daie or foure times in the weeke foure peche kernels eche daie Thus doing he shall neuer feele paine of the colike This secrete was had first of a Iewe. There is yet another remedy easier then al the rest and that is you must take foure Garlike heades and boile them in a little pot with a pint of good white wine and lette it seeth well Then take a glasse full of this wine asmuche as you maie endure to drinke and so goe to bedde couering your selfe well and you shall feele incontinent great ease If you take also an vnce of the rote of Imperatoria made in pouder with white wine hote fasting the paine will incontinent go awaie For him that can not pisse TAke the stones and kernels of Peches and meddlers asmuche of the one as of the other and make them into pouder very fine and sift it in a sarce this done take fine Sugar the weight of all this and mengle all togither and the pacient drinke of it in good white Wine and incontinent he shall make water For one that is broke by reason of any trauaile either riding poste or by any other accident or chaunce TAke salt Armoniak and Rosen of eche of them two vnces and stiepe it in Vinaigre the space of xxiiij houres and dissolue it by the fire so that it burne not Then mixe with it halfe an vnce of pouder of Cipres and halfe an vnce of Gall and make thereof as it were a Ciraene True it is that these gommes ought not to be thorowly molten And if it be in winter so that the Ciraene be to hard put into it a droppe of mastic and then spreede it abrode vpon the rupture or the place a broke and chaunge it ones in foure daies and you shall see a meruelous operation To take away the paine and to heale the Goate TAke a little whelp of a brake that hath a while begon to see and the fattest that you can finde and skalde him like a Pigge and take out the guttes and garbage at one of his sides This done take Nettles stamped with two vnces of Brimstone foure yelkes of egges four vnces of turpentine and incorporate all togither and put it into the whelpes belly sowyng vp surely the hole for feare lest the composition should runne out then rost him with a temperate fire and receiue the grease that coÌ„meth of him and anoint the place of the Goute with it for it will bring great ease and cease all maner of conuulsions of the sinewes or muskles and paine of crampe that maie be felt in a manne with this remedie many haue not onely eased the paine of the Gout but haue also healed it put it cleane awaie Also for the like effect Take a newe pot and fill it half full with oile the other half with good white wine put some Nettles into it the which you shall seeth and laie them as hote vpon the place as the pacient can endure in twise or thrise vsing this the goute shalbe cleane driueÌ„ away Against the hote Goute FOr asmuche as there is two maner of goutes the one hote and the other cold you shal make this medicine following for the cold one take the iuice of great reisins sugar rosat of eche of theÌ„ an vnce with sugar made with Buglose fiue vnces of Diapruni solutiâ—i an vnce of Reubarbari electi and mingle al these thinges togither with a Iulep of Violettes make therof a composition of the whiche you shall take halfe an vnce euery morning an houre before daie and in short space you shalbe healed A meruelous and very good water for diuers infirmities and diseases TAke an vnce of Frankensens of the male kinde called in latin Olibanum asmuch of Sarcocolla sixe vnces of Aloe epaticum good and cleere hoÌ„ny the iuice of Plantain white Rosen of eche of these three vnces stampe them al wel togither mingle them This don put them into a great vessel of
¶ The seconde part of the Secretes of Master Alexis of Piemont by hym collected out of diuers excellent aucthours and newely translated out of Frenche into Englishe with a generall Table of all the matters conteined in the saied Boke By Willyam Ward ¶ Imprinted at London by Ihon Kyngston for Nicholas Englande Anno domini M.D.lx. The translatour to the Readers IN the edicioÌ„ of the first parte of the worthie secretes of the reuerend Senior Alexis of Piemont it was promised you gentill readers euen of hym self in his Epistle that he would labour in the colleccioÌ„ of others tried and experimented for the vtilitie profite and pleasure of all soche as either delited in theim or would by theim be eased of soche infirmities as thei might casually haue been greeued withall You heard also the cause why he would communicate those secretes with the worlde whiche vndoubtedly sprong of a godlie zeale towarde the common cace of all menne I therefore bicause he hath kept touche performing his promes in collectyng a seconde part could no lesse dooe herein then I did in the firste parte that is to saie no more to spare my labour in translatyng it into our natiue toungue nor hide the commoditie of so excellente thinges from those that haue not the vnderstandyng of the Frenche tongue then I did before And bicause you should not haue onely the hed without the taile that is the biginnyng without the ende you shall haue here no lesse good and profitable matters althoughe not so many then was presented you in the other as by your iudgement in readyng you shall easely perceiue THE Second parte of the Secretes of Master Alexis of Piemont by him collected out of diuers and excellent Authors To make whey as clere as well water TAke wheie and heate it on the fier but lette it not boile then sprinkle it with a Sponge weate in strong vinaigre or vergeous or els the iuice or licour of Orenges and so strain it in a piece of clothe made like a little bagge doeyng so diuers times vntill it be clere But note that the bagge must not be made cleaue at euery time but you must powre it alwaies vpon the skomme of it and it will become as clere as Amber To make very good Aqua vite TAke Wine that is not to olde that is to safe of a yeare or somwhat more or lesse and let it be very good hauing a good odour and distille it in a vessel of glasse hauing a long necke about sixe foote long with a very small and slowe fier and take it vp togither whiles it commeth furth fast that is to saye whan one droppe tarrieth not for another and it shalbe very good and pleasant for there shalbe nothing els but onely the parte of the Wine very subtile and fine true it is that it shal not be very hote nor burne so muche as other Aqua vites doe To make Armes or tables of Pictures alwaies bright shining TAke verie stronge Vinaiger and Alome and beate the Alome into pouder and mingle it with the Vinaigre and than rubbe therwith the armes or tables and they will be alwaies bright or els anoint theÌ„ with the marow of a Deere To make blacke Ynk very good TAke a pound and a halfe of raine water with three vnces of the waighttest Galles you can finde bruse them into small peeces and poore them into the said water and let it stande two daies in the sunne Then put to it two vnces of Romaine vitriolle wel colored and beateÌ„ small and mixe all well togither with a sticke of a Figge tree leaue it againe two daies more in the Sunne Finally put to it an vnce of Gomme Arabicke that is eleere and bright and beaten into pouder and an vnce of the pill of Pomegranades and than boile it a little with a slowe fier that doen straine it and kepe it in a vessell of Leade or Glasse and it will be very blacke and perfite good To make Greene Ynke TAke Verdegris elect fayer and make it into past with a little strong Vinagre and distilled water of Grene galle and let it drie and whan you will write with it teÌ„per it with the same water of greene gall putting to it a little gomme Arabike For Oxen that pisse Bloode TAke three vnces of Phasioli that be redde and sixe drammes of Pepper the seede of brome and make thereof â— poulder and giue him drinke of it euery daie with white wine vntill he be hole putting three vnces of the said poulder to two quarteâ— of the said wine and giue it him euerie daie three times To make Oile of Vitriol TAke the Vitriol and make it into Lime than put into Aqua vite and let the water couer it than distille it first with a very small fier augmenting it by little and little vntil al become out Then take out the Aqua vite by Balneum mariae with the water that is skant warme This doen distil againe the Oile and if at the beginning there come any water put the said Oile into some vessell and set it in the Sunne but it were muche better to set two vessels well closed togither one vpon another and the water beyng in the Sunne will come and cleaue vnto the vessell that is vppermost and therfore you shall take awaie the said vessell and set to another and by this meane you shall purge awaie all the said water and the Oile shall remaine not onely pure nete but also more delicat than the comon Oile of Vitriol To make white Teeth TAke Limons and make distilled water of theÌ„ and washe your Teeth with it for it is a soueraine thing or if you will not make the water take the licour of them which is also good for the same purpose but the water is moche better bicause it is finer so that in distilling it lose not his force For the same TAke lees of wine called Tarâ—arum and put it in a vessell of Marble and stop it surely then burie it in the ground and let it remaine there vntill it become water and then take it out and rubbe your teeth with it and thei will waxe very faire Take also the water that falleth at the beginning of the distillacion of salte Peter and Alome and rubbe your teethe therwith If you take also the roote of Mallowes and rub your teeth with it euery daie thei will be bright white and faire without hurting the gommes Or if you take a cruste of wheaten bread and burne it euen to coales and then hauing made it to pouder skower your teeth withall and washe them afterwarde with cleane and faire water either of the Welle or of the Conduite thei will bee white for it is a thing experimented To take awaie spottes from the face TAke twoo vnces of the licour of Limons and twoo vnces of Rose water twoo drammes of siluer sublimed and as moche of Ceruse put al togither and make it like an
also the Figges Snailes and the egges and mingle all these waters togither and put a parte half of the same water and kepe the other halfe and put it into a vessell of glasse and mingle into it all the other thinges and let them bee firste made into pouder and put to also the waxe then set it in the sunne and leaue it there vntill all become like vnto waxe then take it out with a white linen clothe and take fiftene Egges and stille theim in the same water and powre all this coÌ„posicion into the saied water distilled with a pound of rawe Honie and set it again in the Sunne and let it remaine there vntill the water bee dried vp and it will bee parfite good And afterward when you will occupie it take asmoche of it as a Wheate corne and anointe your face with the water that you did sette aparte that is to saie that of the flowers and it will proue a merueilous thing To take out the wrinkles of the face TAke a little of the wood of a white Vine or els a little of Brionie and stampe it with a drie Fig that is faâ—te that is to saie pastie and anointe your face with it and then go walke till you sweate for if you should not sweate the Vine would take of the skin and the Brionie make you blacke To make beare slacke in comming forthe or growing in yong men as well on their beard as in other partes TAke a rasour that is made of copper mixt with Auripigmentum otherwise called Arsnic or Orpine in the melting of it so that it bee incorporated togither and shaue the bearde or heare withall and it shall neuer growe again or if you heate the said rasour of copper in the fire and quenche it in the blod of a Salamander or els in the milke of Sowthistles If also you rubbe the place where you will not that heare shall growe with the bloode of a fishe called a Tony it will done the like Also if you take Beanes and seeth theim in water and washe the place euery daie with that water the heare will not growe or at the least long or thei came forthe To make heare growe in euery place of the body where you will TAke greate greene Lisardes or sea Frogges and cutte of their heddes and their tailes and drie the reste in an Ouen and make pouder of it Then take the yelke of an Egge and make Oile thereof and mengle all togither diligently that is to saie the pouder and the oile and anoint the place with it where you will heare shall growe and thei will come for the shortly To make heares blacke TAke a Combe of Leade and kembe your hedde with it alwaies and the heares will be blacke Take also Crowes egges and make oile of theÌ„ and laie a combe of horne in it and let it remain there till it hath dronke vp all the oile then take it out and kembe your hedde with it and by continuall vsing of it your heare will be blacke To make a water that will make the face redde and glisteryng TAke a pound of Aqua vite of three seethinges an vnce of Brasill that is good ten Cloues orientall and ten graines of Nasturtium otherwise called Cardaâ—â— in English Cresses or toune Kerse and fiue graines of Cubiâ—es and stampe all togither verie small then put it into a vessell of glasse with the Aqua vite and stoppe it sure and boile it a little and then distill it in Balneo Marie or with a verie small fire and it shall be in his perfection To die or colour heere TAke half an vnce of Aqua fortis sixe penie weight of good â—â—luâ—r and sixe vnces of Rose water and washe your hedde with it Take also Litarge and of the ashes of Nettles and mingle them togither and rubbe your heere with it To take awaie the euill sauour of the breath TAke Cheruile Mirre and Cyperus called of the Apoticaries IuÌ„â—us odoratus as moche of one as of the other and make theim into pouder then take Rosen and of all this pilles and drinke theim in your wine To get awaie the heares from the iye browes TAke the galle of a he Gote or of a she Gote but the he Gote is better and dooeth it soner and rub your iye browes and the heare will 〈◊〉 ly fall awaie To die or to colour all kinde of metall or stone into the colour of golde without golde TAke salte Armoniac white Vitrioll stone salt and Verdegris and make all into a verie fine pouder and â—aâ—e of this pouder vpon the metal or stone that you die or colour vntill it hee couered ouer with it then put your stone or metall into the fire and leaue it there a good hoâ—â—â— then take it out and quenche it in vrine or pisse newly made For to make Iron or Steele softe YE shal take the iuyce of Hemlocke and put the yroÌ„ or steele beynge redde hoate into it three or foure tymes and let it remayne in it vntyll it be thorowe colde Take also oile and put into it seuen times some molten Leade and then quenche the yron in it at the ende of foure or fiue times To harden Yron or Steele TAKE the iuice of MelanthiuÌ„ otherwise called Nigella romana or the herbe called Mouse eare and quench your Iron hote therin three or foure times To make Figges ripe quickly LET the Fygges come to theyr parfyte greatnes than pryke theym with a pinne and rubbe thyem wyth a lytle Oyle oliue then bynde theym about wyth Greene Olyue leaues so that they maye be couered round about with them and so let them ripe in what place you will To make Hennes laie Egges all the winter TAKE the toppes of Netles when they beginne to haue seede and drye theym and gyue the Hennes a litle of it with Bren and Hempe seede and they shal laie euery day an Egge To make a Glue or paste that holdeth as fast as a naile TAKE Pixe Greca and Rosen the pouder of burned Brycke whyche is called Ceruse and mengle al togither and heate it when you wil occupie it and whan it is cold it will hold as fast as a naile To take avvaye all maner of spottes TAKe a Tenche and seeth him muche vntill he be dissolued into water almost and wash the spotted clothe therewyth oftentymes Than take Bren and boile it likewise in the same water wash the cloth againe therwith To cause that a womans Brestes waxe not great of swellinge TAKE a Fishe that is called Squatina in Englishe a Soale and cleaue hym in the myddle and laye hym vppon the womans Breastes and they shall not encrease bygger And yf they be greate and bygge they shall aswage and waxe lesse To purge Honnie with out fier TAKE the rawe Honie and put in a veessel of stone well leaded wythin and large and couer it well with a Paper and let it so stande and euery thirde or fourth daye
very thinne and of thre partes fill two with oile oliue very good and cleane fill the rest with Roses or the herbe wherwith you will make the oile Than sette the violl or glasse in the sunne and couer it well first and let it so rest three or foure daies than take it out of the sunne and take out al the roses and al the oile and wring them well that all the oile maie come out of them then cast them awaie and put the oile againe into the violl and fill it a newe with freshe roses and set it in the sunne other foure daies Than take them awaie and wring out the oile and put in other freshe roses doyng thus foure or fiue times you shall haue an oile as odoriferous as the roses them selues To make that the Mothes and Vermine shall not eate nor destroie clothes and apparell TAke Wormwoode or Southernwoode the leaues of a Cedar tree and valerian and laie them in your coffers or presses where your clothes be or in the pleytes of your garmentes and you shall see that they will not hurt them bicause these leaues and herbes are bitter of taste and the sauour or smell is very strong whiche the vermine do abhorre and can not abide For to make that wilde beastes shall not hurt you FOr to be assured and safe from wilde Beastes as Wolues Beares and such other like take the grease of a Lion and annointe your selfe therwith ouer and ouer and go hardely wher you will and no beast shall hurte you but as sone as they smell the sauour of the grease they will runne awaie And if by chaunce you meete with a wolfe or other wilde beast ronne not awaie but with a good corage go euen to him that he may smel the grese that you are anointed with all and he will flie For to be assured and safe from Serpentes TAke the suck or iuice of a radish roote and anoint your handes with it then take the Serpentes in your handes and they will not bite nor sting you bicause of the subtilite and finesse of this iuice but will die almost in smelling onely the sauour To take awaie the paine and greefe of the Goute TAke a greate foule called a Vultour in latine Vultur and take the skinne of her righte beele and laie vpon the right foote of the patiēt then take the skinne of the lefte heele and laie it vpon his lefte foote and incontinent you shall see that in halfe an houre the paine will goe awaie Whiche is a meruelous thing For to see wilde Beastes in a Dreame TAke the hart of an Ape and laie it vnder your heade whā you go to bed so that it touche your head and you shall see meruelous thinges and all kindes of beastes as Liōs Beares Wolfes Apes Tigres and other suche like For to make Silke white TAke Brimstone and burne it holde the Silke ouer the smoke of it it will incontinent waxe white Also if you wil haue a Rose of diuers colours holde him ouer the smoke of Brimstone burning and it will be red white and Cremsine and wil be faire but it shall lose his sweete sauour To make an herbe growe that shal haue many and diuers odours and sauours TAke one graine of lettise seede one of succorie one of alexanders one of basille one of a leeke and another of persely and plant them all togither in one hole so that one touche not another and you must plante them in horse donge or Oxe donge or of any other beaste so that there be no earth at all there will growe an herbe that shall haue the smell of Lettuse Alexāders of Succorie of Basil of leekes and of Perslie and this is a thing proued To make an Apple or ball that prouoketh sleepe TAke wild Poppy the iuice of Mandragora and leese of wine asmuch of the one as of the other and a little ciuet and of all this make a rounde ball and hold it in your hande and smell to it and it will make you sleepe wonderfully To make a barraine woman beare children TAke of these little seafishes with many feete called in Latine Polipi or Polypodes and roste them vpon the embers without oile and let the woman eate of them and it shall profite and helpe her very muche hauing in the meane time the company of a man To make heares growe vpon a bald hed TAke oile of Tartre and warme it and rubbe your hed with it or other places wher you will heare shall growe and within viij or ten daies the heares wil come furth as thicke as before and not onely make those heares to grow which be fallen but also maketh other to encrease more then there was afore and whiche is more if you rubbe the paulme of your hande with it heares will growe there as well as in any other place To make a water that dieth or coloreth copper into the colour of Golde TAke the gall of a male gote and another of a female gote and a little Arsenick asmuch vntill you se there is inough and distille al togither and wete and temper your copper in this water but let the copper be first well skoored and incontinent it will turne into the colour of Gold To make oile of Brimstone TAke ten egges and seeth them till they be hard then take of the shels and caste the white and them awaie so that there remaine nothing but the yelke whiche you shall stampe and take asmuche brimstone by weight and make thereof pouder and mengle all well togither and so distill it with a slowe fire and it wil be very good For to make salt Armoniac TAke a pounde of mans bloode and two pounde of the bloode of an Oxe or other beaste and sixe pound of well water and mingle all togither than streine it with a linen cloth very harde straigte and set it on the fire where you shall leaue it vntill the water be consumed and that which shall remaine wil be good salt Armoniac For to make Borase TAke two vnces of Alome and temper it with two vnces of salt Alcall whiche menne vse to make glasse withall then put it into some vessel of tinne and seeth it with a sougth fire the space of halfe an houre and than take out the water and take two vnces of salt Gemma beaten in pouder and asmuche of salt Alcall and two pound of virgin Honny and a pound of Cowe milke amd mingle all togither with water and set it three daies in the sunne and it will be made For to make Corall TAke the Hornes of a white male Goate and make thē very cleane then take a good sharpe knife and skrape them finely that the skrapinges maie be like pouder then take pieces of Ashe and burne them and of there ashes you shall make lie which you shal straine three times in a linen clothe and put the skrapinges of the horne into it and mixe it well togither and let it
so remaine in infusion fiuetene daies Then take some Vermillion made in pouder and a little water and mengle it togither with the said pouder then you shall make the Corall with your handes or as you will and let it drie then pollish it with the wheele or turne and it will be like naturall Corall To die Yron in the colour of Gold TAke Alome of Melancie and beate it into pouder then take a little sea water and mingle it togither then heate your yron hote and steepe it in the same water and set it a daie in the sunne and it will haue the colour of Gold For to make Yron strong and faire as siluer TAke salt armoniac and make it into pouder and mingle it with vnsleckt lime than put it in colde water and mixe all well togither this don heate your yron redhote and deepe it in the said water and it wil become as white as Siluer For to make a water that will take out incontinent letters from the Paper TAke a pound of blewe vitrioll three pound of salt peter and foure vnces of vermillion fiue pound of Alome and stampe them all togither and make thereof a poudre and stille it in some vessell of glasse with a small fire and there will come out two maner of waters the firste white and the second greene If you take a little of the firste and laie it vpon the lefe of Paper writen rubbing it with a greene clothe some what course or roughe it will take awaie the letters from the paper and leaue it as white as if there had neuer ben incke vpon it Also if you take of the said water and heate it and holde a sheete of paper writen ouer the smoke of it it wil become incontinent like as it had ben writen ten yeare before To take a spotte of Oile out of Clothe TAke oile of Tartre and laie it vpon the spot and take it of by and by againe then washe it well with luke warme water and three or four times with colde water and the cloth will be as nete and as cleane as whan it was newe and before the oile fell vpon it To stanche the Bleeding at the nose TAke great Ciche peason and laie them vpon a Tile in the fire vntill they be drie and then make pouder of thē very fine and put of it in his nose and the bleeding will cease To breake botches impostumes cartarres or sores comming in the throte TAke the drie dong of an Asse and of swallowes and make therof pouder and put of it in water or in wine hote and gargel or wash your throte oftentimes with it and you shal be deliuered To take an Yron or arrowe hed out of a wounde TAke the leaues of Palma Christi and stampe thē and at night laie of the iuice or sucke of it vpon the wounde and in the morning you shall finde the wounde so wide and large and the yron or arrow hed so discouered that you maie take it out with your fingers To make that yong Children shall haue no paine or greefe in their teeth TAke an olde Cocke and cut of his combe and take of the blood that commeth of it and rubbe their gommes with it they shall neuer feele paine For to make a cleere voice TAke the floures of an Elder tree and drie them in the sunne but take heede they take no moisture or wette then make pouder of theim and drinke of it with white wine euery morning fasting For to fasten lose teeth TAke Frankensens Mastick and the pilles of Pomegranates asmuch of one as of the other and make thereof a pouder and whan you goe to bed washe your teeth with a little good wine then take of the saide pouder and laie it vpon your Teeth and they will waxe fast and sure in short space For the Emorawdes TAke a Tortese and put him in a pot well stopt vpon the fire and let him alone vntill he be all burnt then take the pot from the fire and take out the Tortese and make him into pouder then first washe the Emorawdes with white wine very hote then laie vpon them some of the saide pouder and in two or three times he shalbe healed For one that hath his Sight troubled TAke the lunges or lightes of a Barrow hogge with all the appurtenances and seeth it in water and whan it is soden let him holde his eies ouer the smoke of it and in three or foure times doyng he shal be cured of that trouble For one that is abroke or brusten TAke of the roote of Symphiton petreon in English Bugle or Camfrey and put of it into the bread that he eateth euery daie and let him eate euery day of the said roote either rawe or roste and it shal be a very healthfull thing for his disease For one that hath his Coddes swollen TAke Rue and stampe it and laie it vpon his Coddes and immediatly thei will aswage their swelling whiche thing is sufficiently proued To make a woman that is wont to haue daughters to beare Sonnes also KNow you that it is a hadde thing for a barraine woman to beare Children and a greate gifte and grace of God to obtaine it bicause the causes of sterilite and barainesse be diuers and without nomber but to make a woman that beareth alwaies Doughters to beare also Sonnes it is a thing very easy and hath good succes and hath ben diuers times proued Wherefore if you will that your wise shall haue male children eate an herbe called in English Mercurie in Italie Mercorella in French Mercuriale or Ferolle whiche hath onely two seedes like vnto the genitories of a manne and make her also eate of it before you company with her and eate both of you the right stones of some beastes and of the skraping of an Elephantes toth To make that the handes shall not chinke nor cleaue TAke a Radishe roote make him hollow within vnto the bottom then take thre vnces of oile of Roses and an vnce of Turpentine or more according to the greatnesse of the Radishe and then couer the said radishe and leaue it in the hote ashes or embers vntill it be halfe consumed than take it out and anoint your handes with it For to make a mans Berde blacke TAke Aqua fortis and a peny weight of fine Siluer and melte it in the saide water by the fire and whā you wil occupie of it anoint the beard at the rootes of the heare with oile of Roses and with a spong wete your beard so that you touche not the fleshe and lette it drie than washe it with lie wherein there hath be mirabolans and Pommegranades sodden To make a woman beare Childrē although it be not alwaies assured yet it is the best remedy that can be founde FIrste cause the woman to be purged well and giue her some water of the baines of Aquario or other mine of Brimstone then lette her eate of the fleshe of
it and they will be white and will also fasten and confirme the Gommes To take awaie the paine of the eyes TAke the Langes or Lightes of a â—idde hote as they be taken out of his belly and laie them vpon the eies of the paâ—ient and it shall take his paine frâ—â— him For him that is stong with a Salamander TAke Rosen prepared and compounde with Honie in maner of an electuarie and let him drink it with the decoction of Nettle leaues But he that by fortune hath eaten of a Salamander must vomite in giuing him drinke diuers times oile and making him sharpe glisteres for to drawe the venim out and to comfort his harte after in giuinge him good triacle and mithridate and that his meate be fat fleshe of yong beastes For one that hath dronke Leches or bloodsuckers GIue him drinke of some brine and the iuice of Beetes with Vinaigre and you shall kill the beast that hurteth so that it choketh the pacient sticking fast at the mouth of his stomacke For one that is stonge with the beast called in latine Psalanx which is a kinde of Lisard called Stellio YOu muste singe and plaie vpon diuers instrumentes and make the pacient to daunce continually vntill he be healed For one that is bitten with a madde Dogge YOu muste vse all diligence to get immediatly the Liuar of the same madde dogge and let the pacient eate it hote rosted and aboue all thinges you must enlarge the wounde with a rasour and cut away al the torne and perished flesh and cause the blood to issue out abondantly because it bringeth the venime with it And to drawe out blood also with little cuppes wel flamed called Cucurbitulae to giue him garlike onyons and other like thinges to eate and to drinke Milke and good sweete wine A remedy for him that is stonge with some Venimous Beast TO get the Venim out of the fleshe the blood of him that is stong venemously in any maner of sorte the beste and the chiefest remedy that can be founde is to sucke out the Venim with a maÌ„s mouth but you must note that he that shall sucke it out maie not be fasting but must haue eaten some thing specially fatte and greasie thinges his belly full Then hauing washed his mouth with good wine let him take into his mouth some oile oliue and let him beginne to suck Then to enlarge the place that was stong with a rasour that the venim may come the better out and set these cuppes called Cucurbitulae vnder with muche stame for to drawe it out This done make him a plaister vpon it with Garlike and Onyons stampt small and washe the place with hote vinaigre The diet of the pacieÌ„t must be the blades or leaues of leekes garlike and Onions with Pepper and salte inough and muche bread good wine with organy and the seedes of Nettles Baie berries and Genuper berries the fleshe of Hedge hogges of the lande and citrous with their seede To preserue a man from Poison TAke drie Figges and eate them with Walnuttes or rawe CitroÌ„s the seedes of nauewes which is a kinde of rape drunke with wine or els the leaues of Calamint and Terra sigillata and ruddle or red chalke in taking of al these thinges a dramme at a time and like wise the leaues of Rue eaten with a walnut two drie figges and a corne of salte vsing daily these simples you shall be preserued from poison As concerninge compoundes the principall of all Antidotes or conterpoisons is mithridate and triacle for in taking euery daie the quantite of a Hasill nut of Triacle there shall neuer Poison hurte you To driue awaie all venimous beastes from your house TAke Iuniper the seede of Agnus castus the shelles of riuer creuices Hartes horne the grease or suet of a Bucke Kerse or toune Cresses Organy and Dittany and make of all these droges a dowe or past and whan you will vse it occupie it burne it for where as the smoke thereof goeth the beastes will voide awaie Against all poison eaten or drunke HAuing knowledge that any man is poisoned the chiefe remedie is to make him vomite the poison in giuing him oile oliue luke warme to drinke alone or mixte with water if you haue no Oile giue him Butter with hote water or with the decoction of line seede or the seede of nettles or of Scinigrecum and all these thinges purge the venim as well dounewarde as vpward after hauinge made him vomite diuers times you muste purge him with sharpe glisters douneward then giue him water mixte with Honie and also olde Wine ynough to drinke But if you can get good Triacle or Mitridate they are the principall against poysons with Terra sigillata Acorne shels and giue him of it in good wine Let his meate be the fatte fleshe of olde beastes and fatte brothes specially of Hennes and fatte fishe and lette him not sleepe in continuyng this meanes he shall be deliuerid by the helpe of God Against all Venim or Poison TAke a quantite of Flies and drie theim and make pouder of them and giue it him that is poisoned to drinke in wine and immediatly he shalbe cured A remedy whiche king Nicomedes vsed that no poison should hurt him TAke Iuniper Berries Terra sigillata or ruddle of eche of them two drammes and make it in to pouder very small the whiche you shall mixe with hony or oile oliue and so kepe it And whan you will occupie it take the biggenesse of a hasell nut of it at a time with water mixt with hony and you shalbe assured not to bee poisoned for in eatinge poisoned meate after it as sone as it is in your stomacke there will come vpon you a vomiting so that you shalbe constrained to cast vp the meate and the poison togither but if there be none in your meate the said preparatiue will not hurt you at all A secret or remedy not to be stonge of Scorpions CArry about you of the roote of Polimonia or Polimonium and you shall neuer be stong of Scorpions and if you be stong with them they shall do you no hurt A remedy not to be stong of wespes or Bees TAke Mallowes stampe them with oile oliue and where as you anointe your selfe with the vnction neuer flies Wespes nor Bees will tutche you To make what quantite of strong Vinaigre you will TAke Squilla which is a kinde of an Onyon and take the leaues of from it tie it vpon a threde and leaue it fiue or sixe daies in the aier Thaâ— plonge it into the vessell of wine that you will make Vinaigre of and there muste be so muche voide space in the vessell that the Squilla maie not tutche the wine beyng tied by the bong and let it hange so fiue or sixe daies and the Wine wil become stronge and sharpe and will turne into good Vinaigre For one that hath eaten venemous musheroms or Tadstooles THe cheefest
obscure marke with in and glistering without so that it shall seeme a naturall colour of a Perle And whan you shall compare him with a naturall Perle this shal appeare alwaies fairer to the eye bicause it hath more glosse and lustre and shalbe rouÌ„der And for to make these your Perles to be more esteemed keepe them in little boxes and shewe but a fewe of them at ones and if you will win muche you must make many of them To imprent medalles in bost with Dragagant TAke sixe vnces of Dragagant and stiepe if in strong Vinaigre the space of three daies Then stampe or beate it well and ingrosse it into a bodie or substance with plaâ—ter ground very smal and if you will make them of other colours put into it what pouder you will be it white or OrpimeÌ„t so that the past maie be somewhat harde and all well incorporated togither Then take your hollow formes or mouldes and annoint them a little and fil them with the saide paste and presse it well doune and let it drie in the sunne you shall haue the printe of your molde neete and fine And of this past you maie make also other workes as you will as bedes stones or other To make a past meete and good to make all maner of medalles or pictures in moulde TAke the bones of the legges of all sorte of beastes and put them in a pot after they be broken and couer them well and seâ— them in a bricke makers fournese And whan they be cold again stampe them and braie them very small This done take the floure or offall of yron that is beaten from it whan it is hote and washe it well cleane and whan it is drie againe stampe it and braie it very small vpon a marble stone and weate it much with strong vinaigre vntill it bee like as it were an ointment then put it in a pot well couered and set it in the said fournaise and whan it is cold braie it againe vpoÌ„ the marble arrowsing watring it with a little Aqua vite and let it drie and it is made This don you shal take a dishe full of the said floure or offall of yron and two dishes full of the first pouder and incorporate theÌ„ well togither and when you wil make the past for to make your medalles in the moulde weate the saide pouder with salt water Vinaigre Pisse or Lie and mingle and incorporate wel all togither and then frame your medalles in the moulde and let them drie This done cast in your mettall or what you will make and your medalles shalbe very faire and nete To make medalles and figures chaced and imbossed with Fishe glue TAke a slise of fishe glue or more or lesse beate it well with a hammer vpon a flint stone than washe it well in freshe water and finally with luke warme water and than put it in a newe pot and put some cleere water vpoÌ„ it and let it stiepe a night then put a little fire or embers in a chafing dishe and boile all in this little pot faire and softly the space of an houre and more vntill you maie perceiue that it is incorporated or els proue it otherwise in puttinge a droppe vpoÌ„ your naile if it bide firme fast cleane take it from the fire and caste it vpon your medalles that you haue made ready and let them be in this maner following Take your chaced and imbossed medalles and laie rounde about theim a little waxe candell to the intent that the glue fall not by and anoint it with hony and laie on the glue so thicke that all the imbossing maie be couered than set it in the sunne and let it be equall and so let it drie and whan it is dried inough it wil lense it self from the medalle and will be as thinne and as fine as paper and all the liniamentes very well seene and perceaued be thei neuer so subtile and small and will haue a good glosse or lustre and folde them bowe them which waie you will and they wil not breake and if you will alter the colour of them colour the water with Saffran or verdegrise so that it be skant colored and vse this water to seeth the glue in so that it be not to thicke for than your worke would be to grosse and not faire to looke to and you maie also giue it a colour within side or paynt it without and it wilbe a very faire thing To make a Greene Yellow Redde and Blewe colour without thicknesse for to write with vpon Paper TAke Verdegrise grosly beaten and put it in a violl with Vinaigre very strong and put to it also a little Gomme arabike and a little iuice of Rue the violl beinge so full stoppe it set it in the sunne the space of xv or xx daies or els boile it vpon the fire and than straine it and let the verdegrise be well molten this done put it into the violle againe and keepe it well from dust and whan you will occupie any of it sturre it wel togither that it maie be thicke and troubled and write or paint with it and it will be a faire greene For to make the redde take hedde lie and put into it some verzine cut in smal pieces and let it steepe therin a night then put to it a little alome and boile it vntill it decrease of the thirde parte then straine it and keepe it against you will occupie it And whan you will put it in effecte take asmuche as shall serue you and boile it againe and put to it some Gomme Arabick and the more you put in the redder and cleerer it wil be but let it be hote and if you will haue it cleere pot into it a little Alome beaten but very little at ones you shal make what colour you will redde darke or bright For to make the yellowe take little apples of Spinceruin not fully ripe and stampe theim grossely in a morter then stiepe them in hed lie and seeth them vntill they decrease and diminishe of the third part and straine them finely and then set again on the said broth and put into it a little Alom beaten and whaÌ„ you see it begin to boile take it from the fire for els it would all go out and straine it ones againe and so keepe it against ye haue neede of it and whan you will occupie it sturre it and trouble it and laie it on any thing you will very thinne and you shal make a faire yellow whiche shall continew a long time and if you adde to it a little Saffran it will be liuelier and brighter For to make the Blewe take Palma Christi that commeth out of Germanie whiche is like the flower of woad and stiepe it a nighte in pisse and in the morning braie it vpon a marble stone and put amonge it a little vnsicked lime asmuche as you shall thinke good according
Bengewine two vnces of Cloues a pounde and a half of cleane Egge shels eight graines of muske sixe scruples of CaÌ„fire and of al these drogges make pouder eche of them by it selfe and let the pouder of the Egge shelles be very fine than put the CaÌ„fire molten into the said pouder and the Muske braied small with a little fine Sugar and let all be wel incorporated togither in the morter and sifted small and so all made into fine pouder and keepe it in some vessell of glasse that it take no aier for it wold lose some of his odour You maie make also of it another sort no lesse good of another colour Take redde oxe dung in the moneth of Maie and drie it wel and make thereof very small pouder sifted and notâ— that of it selfe it will giue a very good sauour alone without any other thing with it for in that season of Maie all maner of flowres smell pleasantly And he that knews not what it were would iudge it to be a pouder made of a thousand herbes notwithstanding put into it some of the foresaid pouders suche as yoâ— shall thinke good and also put to it some Muske Ambergrise and Camfire after as you wil make it good To grinde Ambergrise for to put with other drogges to giue them a good odour and to make little markes and spottes vpon beades TAke asmuche Ambergrise as you will at the least a graine take a droppe of oile of sweete Almondes or of Gelsemines or of the or of the oile of Ben whiche the parfumers do comonly vse in all their parfumes and odours for of it selfe it hath no sauour at all but giueth an odour vnto all thinges where it coÌ„meth and neuer waxeth euill at any time and if peradueÌ„ture you had neither one nor the other take two Almondes and stampe them and take the iuyce of them and braie the Amber with it and if you will get out muche of it lette the said Amber stiope a night in the oile then braie it very small for the more you bray it the more it worketh his effect in mingling it with muske and other sweete drooges And if you will make sweete and odoriferous markes upon a paier of beades take fiue vnces of dragant and â—reye it in rose water the space of three daies with asmuche water as will be aboue it foure fingars then brâ—se it vpoÌ„ a morter and put to it two vnces of Ladanum two Nutmegges an vnce and a halfe of Storax solida and asmuche of fine Cinamome half an vnce of Spicknardâ— And let al these thinges be made in pouder very final and sifted thorowe a seeue or sarce and incorporated with the dragant And whan they be well incorporated you shal put to them some good muske of Leuant that is to say eight graines and sixe graines of Ambergrise three graines of Ciuet two scruples of CaÌ„fer braie al wel in the maner aforesaid with the said oile wel let it be incorporated with the said past or dowe And if it be not hard to your minde for to cast it into a facion and to make the whole in it let it remaine so a daie or two vntill you maie well handle it Than facion your beades for to make markes vpon them with it in making two little roses of siluer vpon the corners of the holes for so keepe them from the heate or sweating of the handes and so drie them in the shadowe and whan you hold the beades in your handes it will giue a meruelous odour and sweete smell and shalbe a pece of worke for Ladies gentill wemen and personages of greate estate for in keping them amoÌ„g their clothes they shall take the odour of it To make fine Muscardines white and Redde TAke what quantite you will of white Dragant and sliepe it in Rose water that it be well couered with it the space of two daies Then stampe it well in a morter and make it into a body or masse with flower of Amilum or barley that is fine and cleane and a little fine Sugar and as muche pouder of Mastick as will lie vpon a penny and a little Muske well broken a sonder and make hereof paste or dowe the whiche you shall remoue and stirre vp and doune betwixte your handes beyng faire and cleane vntill all be well incorporated togither And if you put to it a little Irios and white Sanders the white ones shall be the best if you put to it redde Sanders they wilbe redde or els some dragons blood This done cut them very small and drie them iâ— the shadow and make them so fine that they maie be like sande and than they shall be made so that you maie vse them as you will To make counterfete Camfire TAke foure vnces of white Vernishe two vnces of Mastick and asmuche of white Encens two dragmes of true Camfire and lette all be made into fine pouder then take the whites of foure egges and a little Aqua vite and so beate it well togither that it become in a fome then incorporate wel the said thinges togither facion your little balles or loues and sette them in the sunne during the signe of Leo the space of fiuetene or twentie daies as long as you shall thinke good and it will come into suche perfection as that whiche is conterfeted in Constantinoble To make the berde growe and to keepe that the heares fall not of TAke as many Bees as you shall thinke good whan menne do emptie the Hiues and burne them in a fire pan and make a very fine pouder of them and incorporate them togither TheÌ„ you shal make some oile of greene Lisardes that be drouned in comon oile colde and shall put it in a bottle of glasse before the fire and make it boile vntill the Lizardes brast than take it of and set it in the sunne the space of xv or xx daies and keepe it so with the beastes in it and it will be an oile as cleere as fine Gold and will keepe wel Incorporate the said pouder with this oile and anoint morning and euening the bare place wher you will that the beare shall not fall of and they will not fall awaie but growe aboundantly But first you must make some lie with the ashes of vines and boile in it these three herbes that is to saie Capillus veneris Agrimonie and Edera arborea of eche of them fiue handfuls and whan it is sodden straine it and keepe it from dust and washe your head with it twise of thrise a weke and whan it is drie anoint your self with this ointment by the meanes of this washing the heares will growe thicke and longe for it augmenteth the length of them and kepeth them from falling This hath bene experimented and proued of diuers menne that haue bene very pild and balde To get away the heare from what place you will TAke foure vnces of fresh quick lime an vnce of orpimeÌ„t in
pouder a pottle of strong lie put al this into a pot and put to it the saide pouders and boile it so long vnâ—ill it waxe thicke or els deepe a Duckes fether into it and if it pill or fall of than it is sodden and mixe it oftentimes and in seething it will waxe into a body or masse then keepe it in a potte leaded within and whan you will spreade it abrode handsomely and laie it with measure vpon the place wher you will the heare shall fall of But anoint firste the place with oile of sweete Almondes then laie vpon it the saide composition and you shal not feele the heate at all or els very little But if in cace you haâ—e a fine or tender skin that causeth you to feele the hâ—ate that you can not suffer it but if you can endure it it will the soner worke his effect Otherwise take two vnces of rose water an vnce of Plantaine water halfe an vnce of fine sugar and put them togither and weate your face with it and incontinent the heate wil cease And you maie make this medecine euery second daie vntill you haue your intent and purpose And if you feare to do that whiche hath bene experimented make these others that is to saie take salt Armoniack and the gall of a he Goate and braie them togither and anoint the place froÌ„ whence you will take the heares and thei will fall awaie You shall take also the iuice or sucke of the roote of Celidonia and a little orpiment the iuice of Iuie and Antes or Emettes egges with a little Vinaigre and incorporate all togither and anoint the place with it and tho heares will fal away if it greeue you weate it with the aforesaid water and you shal a laie the heate of it To make hore beares blacke TAke fiue flagons full of raine water and seeth it with strong Ashes put into it some Litarge of Gold the quantite of sixe vnces with a handfull of a blacke figge tree leaues and as much of sage and let it seeth vntil it be diminished of a quarter and than it is done and made washe your heade with this composition twise a weeke and whan your head is drie againe take the iuice of sage and put into it an vnce of tartre or leese of redde wine and half an vnce of the litarge of gold and haue ready a combe of leade whiche you shall anoint with the saide iuice and so kembe your head and your bearde well with it and they will become incontinent blacke vsing the saide combe with the said iuice and pouder whiche thinge hath ben proued For the like effect you shall take oile of tartre and heate it whan you haue washed your head and dried it againe you shall anoint your combe with the saide oile and so kembe your heade in the Sunne a good while or els anoint your selfe with a sponge for to make your heares black and do it twise or thrise a day in a weke you shall haue your heares as blacke as euer they were and the like maie you do to your beard and if you will haue it sauour swetely vse at the ende some oile of Bengewine for to anoint the coÌ„be withal for it helpeth likewise to the blacking of the heares and is of good sauour This is an excellent secret For the like also take white Hony and distill it in a Limbeck of glasse with a sharpe fire and keepe that licour that commeth of it and washe your head with it and what it is drie againe anoint your self with it the heare will be blacke Take also good Saffran incorporate it well with yolkes of Egges â—osted and a little Honny and you shall make of it as it were a maner of ointment with the which you shal anoint your head or berd morning and euening and continuyng so a moneth at the least in washing your selfe often the heares will â—â— of the colour of Gold but first anoint the koÌ„be with oile of bitter Almondes and do that while ye are in the sunne and the heares will be bright and faire as Gold Take also the roote of succorie and seeth it with lie and in continuyng of it it will make your heares white and drie your selfe in the Sunne and washe your selfe twise a weeke and boile also in the lie some commune lickerous and whan your heare is drie againe parfume theim with quicke brimstone and they will become of the colour of Gold To make also hore heares blacke take black Sope and quicke lime and some litarge of Golde and make thereof as it were an ointment and rubbe your heares with it and continue so a while according as you shall see neede and whan they be become blacke leaue theim so and if they returne to be white againe doe as before Also for to make them Redde beyng hore and white take three handfuls of Walnutte leaues and a handfull of the pilles of Pomegranades and distill them in a limbeck of glasse then washe onely your white heares and not your face for you should than make it blacke and doyng thus the space of fiuetene daies it will continue a moneth and you shall haue your heare Redde Take also grounde wormes burned and make thereof pouder also the leaues of a blacke Figge tree and make thereof a fine pouder and temper it with oile of almondes and they will be Blacke Now to make them growe a pase and quickly take a certaine quaÌ„tite of Hennes egges and seeth them whole in water than take out the yelkes and frie theÌ„ in a friyng pan without any other thing vntill there come furthe of theim some humidite and moisture then take them of and putte them in a little bagge and presse them in a presse and get out all the substance that maye come out of them then burne an oxe horne and make thereof pouder and incorporate it with the said licour and put to it also goates turdes â—urned and so anoint the â—are place with the saide coÌ„position diuers times and the heares will growe incontinent after To make white heare in the shadowe without the sunne and shall become white and shining like siluer TAke of the roote of the greater centory three vnces with two vnces of gomme Arabick and asmuche of Dragant and Alome a pound of Venitien Sope a pound of Alumen fecis albae and haue ready first xxv pounde of riuer water and put into it of this roote of Centorie cut with a fewe of his leaues whiche you shall boile vntill the water diminishe of the thirde parte then lette it stand in the sunne the space of fiuetene daies and boile in it all the saide thinges and than it is called of the Frenche menne and Italians Blonde a la venitiane And in the morning whan you please wash your heare wel with it and wrappe or binde theim vp in a Naptkin or kerchief and whan nighte cometh you shall washe theim
Sandrac as you shall that it is sodden This don pluck backe the pot by and by from the fire and let it stande where any flaÌ„be is bicause it draweth vnto it self the heate so the fire wold burne it all theÌ„ empty it out haÌ„dsomely before it be cold into a coople of little bagges pointed at the ende one within another like Ipocras bagges And the mater that is not molten will remaine in the bagges whiche wil be more then the halfe and that will no more bee any thing worth for that purpose and by this meanes you shall haue made your vernishe for to gilte with all whiche will keepe very well and long and the older it is the better operation it hath keepe it therefore well from all maner of duste and lette it not droppe or runne out And note that the Aloe is it that giueth the yellow colour to it and maketh it looke like Gold and the other thinges make it thicke And if you will make it exceding firme and fast whan the oile is soddeÌ„ beyng put in by measure you shall take out of it as much as you thinke good then go foreward in your worke and whan it is sodden there will not be of it aboue three or foure pound and that is the leste you can make at a time and yet neuertheles those that medle with the making of it make xl or lx pound at a time and kepe it for their necessitie And if you wil laie it vpon glasse or tinne either the matter must be hote or els the glas or tinne and it muste be laide abrode vpon it with a pensill and so shal you haue a faire pece of worke An experimented oile against poison TAke three pound of old oile oliue and deuide it into three sondry vessels and to one pound put three handfulles of Hypericon in englishe saint Iohns wort and leaue it in the sunne eight daies theÌ„ boile it in Balneo mariae the space of twelue houres which is made as we wil shewe you afterward This don you shall straine it hard in pouring vpon it some good wine as Maluoisie and after that put also to it three handfuls of the saide herbe and a pound of the said oile and so set it viij daies in the sunne as before in boiling it afterward twelue houres in Balnea mariae and wring and straine it harde again as before wherunto you shal put three handfuls of the seed of the said herbe and a pound of the saide oile This done do as before with straining it in the sunne and in Balneo mariae you shal also after this put into it these drogges following as gentian Crocodilium an herbe after Pliny like the thistle called Camaelion niger Ruellius supposeth it to be that whiche is called comonly Carlina or Cardina Zeduaria Aristolochiarotunda TormeÌ„till white Dittany Sandall of all sortes boile Armenik prepared of eche of them two vnces and putte all the saide thinges in a great glasse the space of ten daies in the sunne Hauing thus done you shal seeth theÌ„ thirtene houres in Balneo mariae straine them afterward very hard then shall you adde to it saffran Aloe Spicinardi Reubarbari electi of eche of them sixe drammes and set them in the sunne again the space of sixe daies boile them a new in Balneo mariae foure twenty houres make the same expression straining that you did before whereunto you shall put an vnce a half of good Mitridatum than it is made and beyng thus made kepe it for your necessite neede for it is a very soueraine thing against poison taken at the mouth hath a secret property against the plage for wormes Mâ—n vse it also in anointing al the poulses the hart that is to saie the left side then couer all his body and lette him alone with the hote linen clothes vntil he fal into a greate sweate And this hath bene proued diuers times Now Balneum mariae is thus made you must set a caudron full of water on the fire in the same water a great glasse suche as men still with all wherin to you must put all your thinges to boile And make your caudron of water so boile that the thinges in the glasse maie also boile and bicause that water in the caudron coÌ„sumeth you must fill it vp again alwaies and lo heere is Balneum mariae For the heate or burning of the vrine TAke the seede of purselane of wilde succory and garden succory of eche of them two drammes the floures of Nenuphar and of Violettes of eche of theim a dramme an vnce of the seede of white Pâ—rpadol two vnces of the seede of Sebestâ—â— half a dramme of Iusquiama alba a dramme of saffran fiue drammes of Lignum dulce ten draÌ„mes of the berrie of a pine apple tree and boile all this in sixe pound of water vntill it be decreased of the third part then straine it and take sixe vnces of this straining with an vnce of Iulep of violettes and drinke it luke warme euery morning at the breake of the daie and you shall see a meruelous effect within foure daies A water of a maruelous and excellent vertue to bring againe the sighte of the eies to him that hath lost it or is diminished by sickenes or any other accident or chaunce TAke three drammes Tutia made in pouder very smal and asmuche Aloe Epaticum in pouder two draÌ„mes of fine sugar sixe vnces of rose water sixe vnces of good white wine rather sweete than other wine but true it is y â— to swete is not coÌ„mendable Mixe al this togither put it in some cleane vessel of glasse beyng wel closed and stopt set it in the sunne a moneth togither continually mixyng stirring togither all the saide thinges at the leste ones a daie to the intent they maie incorporate well togither This don take of the same water put certaine droppes of it vpon your eies morning and euening in continuyng so a certaine space it will cause the sight to come again as clere and as pure as it was before And this was made and ordained by a consultation and counsell assembled of the wisest best phisitions of all Italie to bring the Emperour of Constantinoples sight again the yeare 1438. whan he was at the sinode and concile of Ferrare with pope Eugene the fourth and his sight came againe vnto him as faire as euer it was by the meane of this water To remedy or help bloodshotten eyes comming by any Reume fluxion or suche other like cause TAke the toppes or endes of Wormewood whiche is an herbe well inough knowen and stampe it mixyng it with the white of an egge and rose water make thereof as it were a plaister and spreading it vpon a linen cloth whiche you shall laie vpon the eye where the blood is or els vpon bothe And doe this at night whan you go to bedde and the nexte morning take