Infection the Causes and Prognosticks being already declared NOw shall it be directed by what meanes every man ought to preserue himselfe from this infection And according to the spéech of David saying that a man ought Diverteâ—e a malo ad bonum to turne from evill and doe good And most humbly Peecata sui confiteri to confesse his sinnes for in the time of Pestilence Penitency and Confession are to be preferred before all other Medicaments and withall to change the place for a more ayre But if it cannot be done conveniently in as much as possible may be let all causes of corruption be euitated and avoyded and consequently Venerie Also the Wind procéeding from the Meridian or South poynt is contagious and infectiue naturally Therefore in the time of the Pestilence the Windowes on the same side the house ought to be shut vntill one of the clock in the afternoone and let the Windowes bée open towards the North-part For the same cause let there bée no evill sents or smels as from Stables stréets and fields where dead carkasses corrupted and putrified may annoy you and chiefly putrified Waters as from sinckes and houses of Office for Paracelsus saith Omne putrifactum mere est venenum And most commonly we find they dye in greatest number where the ayre is corrupted with those annoyances For Sicut per odorem aromaticam cor spus recreantur ita ex nocivo fetore debilitantur Therefore the house is to be kept that no infectiue ayre enter therein especially that which is humide and moist which naturally causeth putrifaction in the house or places where one sléepeth For prevention thereof the same house or places ought to be ayred with fires of Wood yéelding cleare flame and withall to fumigate the roomes with these Hearbs and séeds subscribed Bayberries Iâ—niper Vbery Organy Wormewood Isope Rue Mug wort and of Lignum Alâ—es let these fumes be inspired and taken at the mouth and Nosthrils so that it may penetrate into the inferior and inward parts Let alll Superfluity and overmuch repletions be refrained for Avicen in 4 Canonis saith Illi qui repletionem semper curant pâ—riodum finem vitae suae abreviam Likewise the common Bath is to be avoyded for Modicum fermentum totam massam corrumpiâ— Finally communities and concourses of people are also to be left off as much as possible may be least the breath of the infected be receiued But in case they cannot be shunned let these Remedies bée vsed which hereafter follow The first Preservative VVHen one ariseth in the Morning by and by let him eate a little Rue washt in cleane water and sprinkled with Salt with one or two Walnuts well clensed If that can not be had let him eate some Bread or a toast intinâ—ted with Vineger especially in a Turbid or cloudy day Also in the time of Pestilence it is better to stay within doores then to goe abroad into any Towne or City and let the house especially in the Summer be sprinkled with Vineger Roses and Vine leaues also it shall be good oftentimes in the day to wash the hands with water and Vineger and afterward to clense the face and to smâ—ll vnto the hands washed as aforesaid It shall be also a wholesome course as well in Summer as Winter to smell vnto sowre things And for those that are visitors of the sicke to take a spunge or piece of bread stéeped in Vineger and to hold to the Nose or Mouth for all Acetosus and sower things doe so close the powers and passages of the humors that no venomous ayre can enter therein as by experience I haue often found Also if you take Rue Wormewood Sage Marigolde of each thrée handfuls infuse them wholly in a gallon of Ale newly â—â—â—â—ed vp and paste it close that no ayre breath out and after that is â—â—â—â—ed for 12 houres take sixe or seaven spoonefuls thereof mixed with the best Venice Trâ—â—â—e in quantity of a Beane and moderately walke thereon and doe thus euery Morning before you goe â—oorth of your house as long as the Sicknesse continueth and renew your Drinke as occasion requireth to prevent the impression of the contagions ayre Another Preservative TAke Aloes cleane washed in Rose-water halfe an ounce of good Myrrhe of Saffron of each two drains of Bole-Armoniack prepared one scruple of Séed-pearle one scruple of the syrrup of Lemons as much as will make it in forme of paste made in Pills and take thereof euery Morning the weight of a groat fasting and within one houre after to take a little thin Broth Ale berry or white Wine and fast thereon thrée houres after and then to vse your accustomed dyet Another BVt if the body be very costive and distempered therewith thâ—n may yée vse these Pils in quantity as aforesaid Euery morning for foure of five dayes together if néed require and prepared as thus Take of Rheubarbe Myrrhe of each one dram Aloes two drams Zeadorie roote Saffron of each one scruple syrrup of Roses solutive as much as will suffice to make it in forme of Pills and to take them in manner as afore directed Another Preservative TAke of Methridate conserve of Roses of each halfe all ounce Bole Armoniack prepared two drams mixe them together and take thereof as much as a Nut at once and fast thereon two or thrée houres after Or else you may take of Treacle of Andromachus and of Methridate of eyther two drams of conserue of Roses thrée drams Bole Armoniack prepared two scruples of the séeds or rootes of Angelica two scruples of the séeds of Citrons halfe a dram of the sirrupe of Lemons halfe an ounce mixe all together and take thereof the quantity of a Hassell nut in the morning or at any time of the day else if you goe into any throng of people and fast a while after it There are also many other preservatiues more costly yet far more powerfull in their effects which may be had at the hands of the Chymists as Potus Pestilentialis Paracelsus whereof one dram being taken in the morning fasting and to sweat thereon is a preservatiue for the Pestilence for sixe dayes The second preseruatiue is Sulphur sublimed with Myrrhe and Aloes halfe a dram with Sugar thereof being taken in the morning preserueth a man all that day from all Astrall impression The third preservatiue is Zenechthon Paracelsi which being hanged about the necke hindereth the attractiue power of the Microcosmus or little World which is Man The fourth against the intuition or venomous aspects of women and men as aforesaid Is Chelidonia gathered in the full of the Moone and carried about one The fift for them which are visitors of the sicke let them hold in their mouth Frankensence and withall let the infected at the same instant hold also in their mouth of the rootes of Imperitoria The sixt is the essence of Harts and Sâ—orkes blood The seaventh which is most potent and powerfull is Alexipharmacum
of the same then take the Hearbes finely beaten and mingle with them and the juyce a quantity of English Honey and vnwrought Waxe so boyle them together till it be all of one colour then take them from the fire and let them stand a while then put it into a Bason of faire water and so worke it out into rowles and lay it on Plaisters once or twice a day Another for the same approved TAke the Hearb Salendine and House looke of each equall quantity then bruise them in a Morter and take the myre of them and put it into the wound and annoynt the same therewith that done fill the wound with part of the bruised hearbs and so bind it vp and in short time it will heale the sore as by proofe hath beene seene A Plaister for the Stiche ANnoynt your side with the oyle of Mellilote then make a Plaister for the same Mellilote vpon a piece of Leather and change it but one a wéeke A Playster for the Phâ—rifie STampe well in a Morter foure ounces of the rootes of wild Mallowes well sodden put to it an ounce of Butter and an ounce and a halfe of Honey of Pigeons dung two drains mingle all together and â—â—nt right hot vpon the paiâ—e and soone after the corruption will breake A Plaister for the Collicke and Stone TAKe Peritory Camomill ground I vie leaves Cummin stampe them and boyle them in white Wine and make a Plaister thereof and put it about the Reines 〈◊〉 hot as may be suffered and see that it lye close round about behind and before A Plaister for the Head-ache and for hot Agues TAke red Mintes Leavened Bread of Wheate and white Vineger Make thereof a Plaister and say it to your Forehead for it helpeth â—iâ—eases in the Head and also hot Agues A hot drawing Plaister called Flowis TAke Rozen Perosine of each halfe a pound white Waxe foure ounces Frankensence foure ounces Masticke one ounce Déere suet foure ounces Turpentine foure ounces Camphere two drams white Wine a Pottle and so make a Plaister A Plaister called the vertue of our Lord. TAke oyle Olive one pound white Waxe two drams Galbum Ermony Opponacke two ounces Litarge halfe a pound Almons one dram Verdigreace one ounce Aristoligam Longuam one dram Myrrhe Masticke of each one ounce Lorell bayes two Drams Increse white one Dram Make the Plaister in this manner take and temper the Galbum Opponacke Ermony in good Vineger two dayes naturall and the other things to bée provided each by himselfe then take the Waxe and melt it with Oyle in a Kettle and the Gummes dissolved in Vineger in another vessell vpon the fire till the Vineger be sodden away then straine it vpon the said Oyle as strongly as you can stirre it well and then put in the Verdigreace the Astrologium and the other Gummes that were not put in before then it is made It healeth all wounds new or old and it doth heale more then all other Plaisters or Oyntments A Plaister for a sore Brest that must bee broken TAke one handfull of Groundsill a pinte of swéete Milke and a handfull of Oatemeale and séethe them together Make a Plaister thereof and lay it to it as hot as the Patient may suffer it and at every Dressing put too more Milke this vse no longer then it breakes A Plaister to heale it TAke one pound of Bores-greace and thrée Garlicke heads stampe them in a Morter till they be fine and put bath into a boxe and put thereto Beane flower to the quantity of two Egges bray them together and lay them to the Brest To make a Seare-cloath TAke Rozen and Perosine of each foure ounces Waxe two ounces Ollibanon two ounces Masticke halfe an ounce Turpentine two ounces and so make your Plaister OF MEDICINES and Remedies PART XI Here followeth divers Medicines and Remedies for to heale all Diseases curable by the grace of God as also the nature and property of certaine Hearbes and Plants belonging thereunto And first a most excellent Remedy to helpe the Fluxe of the Body with a certaine discourse thereon THE Fluxe of the Body is caused of superfluous heate conceived in the Stomacke the which maketh a continuall solution inwardly as yée may sée by experience of those that are troubled therewith for so long as the cause is not taken away all their meat doth runne into the matter the which if it be so that is true which I do say that the fluxes are a distemperance of the body caused of hot and corrupt humours in the stomacke and therefore if thou wilt cure it it were necessary to extinguish the heate and so take away the corruption the which thou shalt doe with the rednesse of Marte Mylletare written in this Booke following for that is the most soveraigne remedy that can bée found But first yée shall take twelve graines of our Petra Philosophalla with halfe an ounce Mel Rosatum and then take foure mornings together one scruple of the rednesse of Marte with halfe an ounce of Sugar Rosate and therewith thou shalt worke miracles For Perbreaking and for Fluxe SEeth Roses in Vineger or Tamarindes or Gaules and while it is hot wet therein Wooll and lay it on the stomacke for Vomit and on the Navill for Fluxe and on the Reines for appetite Aleanet is to sooder Wounds Aspaltum is Tarre of Indie it hath vertue to draw and sooder for if the powder thereof be strowed on a dry Wound it will soone close it though it be both broad and déepe Oates hath vertue to abate swelling and to make things soft Asarum maketh women to haue their tearmes openeth the Veynes of the Vrine and maketh a man well to pisse Asarum with Honey sleyeth Wormes dissolveth Winds and warmeth the stomacke clenseth the Liver and Veynes of the Guts and reynes of the Mother it putteth away Fever quotidian and helpeth the stinking of venomous Wormes Bolle if it be good is as it were white redded Ballestianes is the flowâ— of the Powgraner and Psidia is the rinde and it hath vertue to restraine as Bolle hath Brancha Urona hath vertue to make soft or to rypen Empostumes Bistorta or Tormentill hath vertue to straine together comfort and confound Bedellion hath vertue to constraine together it helpeth the Empostume both within and without it breaketh the stone and beateth the Cough Cadamen is the rootes of Parcely that hath vertue to dissolve to consume and to draw Camfere ought to bée kept in Marble Alablaster Lyntséed or Anyséed it is good for the Gomora and to abate a mans courage Coloquintida hath vertue to purge Flegme and Melancholy and for the Tooth-ache séethe it in Vineger Cassia fistula a Gargarisme made thereof and of the Iuyce of Morell dissolveth the Empostume in the Wezend and also for swelling in the Chéekes Ceruse is good to engender good flesh and to fret away evill flesh Capers is good to deâ—te cold Humours in the mouth and stomacke Concube and Quibebes
Vineger fastneth the Gummes comforteth rootes of the Téeth and maketh a swéet breath To take away the stinking of the mouth YEe must wash your mouth with Water and Vineger and chew Masticke a good while and then wash thy mouth with the decoction of Annis-séeds Mints and Cloues sodden in Wine If the stincking of thy mouth commeth of a rotten tooth the best is 〈◊〉 haue it drawne out A Remedy for sore Eyes TAke the Iuyce of Fennell and drop thereof into the Eyes Evening and Morning and it shall heale the griefe and paine A proved Medicine for the bleeding at the Nose called the Ladie Maries Medicine TAke the shell of an Egge the meate being very cleane out and put it into the fire till it be burnt very blacke and ready to breake then take it out and make thereof fine Powder whereof yée shall blow through a Quill part thereof into the Nose that bléedeth and it shall stanch Against a stinking Breath MElt Hony Salt and Rye flower well together and therewith rubbe the Gummes twice or thrice then wash it with faire water and it will helpe thée Eor an evill breath SEeth two ounces of Commin in fine Powder in a pottle of white Wine vnto a quart Then kéepe it vsing to drinke a little thereof warme at Night the space of fiftéene dayes and it will helpe For the Head-ache and clensing of the same CHew Pellitory of Spaine in thy mouth it will cleanse the Head and also take away the Ache or paine To heale a swolne Face that is hurt or marred by reason of some strange Scorching which onely chanceth when the Sublime is not good TAke the Iuyce of Barba Iovis in English Singréene and rub your face with it twice or thrice a day You may doe the like with the Iuyce of Pursâ—ains but if your Face were too much marred or hurt take forty or fifty yolkes of Egges and put them in a frying Pan vpon a great fire and get sâ—â—e Oyle out of them wherewith you shall annoynt your Face To make an aking Tooth fall out of himselfe without any Instrument or Iron Tooles TAke wheate flower and mixe it with the milke of the hearb called in Latine Herba Lactaria in French Tintemaille or Herbe Alerte in English Spurge that hath milke in it in Gréeke Tithimales which is an Hearbe well enough knowne and thereof make as it were a paste or dow with the which you shall fill the hole of the Tooth and leaue it in a certaine time and the tooth will fall out of it selfe Also if you wash your mouth every moneth once with Wine wherein the roote oâ— the said hearbe hath béene sodden you shall never haue paine in your Téeth Also the decoction or powder of the flowers of a Pomegranate Trée being put in your mouth and betwéene your Gums fasteneth Téeth To kill Lice and Nits in the Head TAke the powder or scraping of Harts horne and make the Patient to drinke it and there will not Lice nor Nits bréed in his head but if you will straw the said power vpon his head all the Lice and Nits will dye To remedy or to helpe Blood-shotten eyes comming by any Rheume Fluxion or such other like cause TAke the tops or ends of Wormewood which is an heaâ—â— well enough knowne and stampe it mixing it with the white of an Egge and Rose water and make thereof as it were a Plaister and syred it vpon a linnen cloth which you may lay vpon the eye where the blood is or else vpon both and doe this at night when you goe to bed and the next morning take it off and you shall sée that this Plaister shall haue drawne to it selfe all the bloud and all the redâ—â—sse that was in your Eyes and so you shall be quit of it For the Tooth-ache TAke the Rootes and Leaues of Chickwéede and boyle them in water with the which you shall wash your mouth well and hold it in your mouth a certaine space and it will take away your paine To fasten the Gummes and loose Teeth TAke a little Myrthe and temper it with Wine and Oyle and wash your mouth withall and you shall see a wonderfull experience The Myrthe also killeth the wormes in mans body and being chewed in the mouth maketh a swéete breath To take away the Tooth-ache TAke Hysope and make thereof a decoction with Vineger and it being hot wash your mouth withall and the paine of the Téeth shall goe away The Hysope also being stampt and incorporated with Honey and a little Niâ—â—ina killeth the Wormes in a mane body Against the Crampe TAke and beat Brimstone and Vervine together and so binde it to your Arme or other place grieved and it shall kill it for having the paine againe A Remedy for the Collicke TAke Siuet and rubbe your Navill therewith and champe Rosemary in your mouth and it easeth the Collicke straight way A Powder for the Collicke and Stone TAke Parcely-séed Saxifrage Alisander Coryander the Kernels of Cherry-stones Smalledge séedes Lovage the rootes of Phillipendula of each a dram Bay-berries Iuy-berries of each a dram put to all these as much Ginger as they all weigh and adde thereto halfe an ounce of Commin this Powder is to be taken in Ale halfe a dram of once thrice a day A Remedy for the Collicke TAke a quantity of Brâ—me-séed Grouncell-séde Parcely-séed Alisander séed Asâ—en-keyâ—séed Lepthorne séed or Berries Phillipendula dryed Saxifrage dryed Mouscare dryed Growobicke dried mixe them together in drinke and drinke it Morning and Evening fasting A Medicine for the Collicke TAke Pimpernell Musterd Croweâ—oote Gaurâ—opâ—re Masticke and bruise them together well and mingle them together with the blood of a Goate and put thereto good Alligre a little and let them stand certaine dayes after your discretion and put them under a stiâ—latory and distill a water thereof this water is good for the Stone whether that it be red or white plaine or sharpe or if it bée hardened If the Patient doe drinke thereof every day fasting the stone shall breake and goe out like sand Also if scald Heads be washed therewith it will heale them and there shall grow new haireâ— and if the scabbes â—e washt therewith of what manner soâ—â—er it 〈◊〉 he shall be whole within thrâ—â— dayes or nine at the furthest Also 〈◊〉 water drunke fasting makes a man to haue a good colour and good blood aboue all other Medicines Also this water drunke with Caâ—forieâ— twice in one day destroyeth all Palsies which is not dead in the sinewes and members for it comforteth sinewes principally For the Collicke and Stone TAke halfe a pinte of white Wine and a good quantity of white Sope scrape it and put it into the white Wine and make it luke warme and drinke it once twice or thrice as the Patient néeds prooved A Powder for the Stone TAke the Séede of Gromell Broome Saxifrage Alisander Parceley and Fennell of all these séedes like quantity beate
let the Patient drinke it blood warme in the morning and evening without taking of other drinke the space of two houres either before or after A speciall Remedy for the Stone TAke a quantity of Anniséedes Lycorice Fennell rootes and Parsley rootes Reysons and Currants and let all these be boyled in Whay from a pottle to a quart For the sweating Sicknesse YEe must take a good spoonefull of Treacle thrée spoonefuls of Vineger fiue spoonefuls of water and two spoonefuls of the Iuyce of sinckfoyle swing them all together and drinke them luke warme For him that pisseth Blood TAke a good quantity of Rew otherwise called hearbe Grace and dry it so that you may beate it to powder and then take the powder and drinke it with Ale and it will change the rine For the Canker in the Mouth TAke white Wine and a penny-worth of Ginger in powder and let them séeth a walme together and wash the 〈◊〉 place with a feather and drinke not in one houre after and yée shall haue ease in seven dayes on warrantise A powder for the same TAke Sage Pimpernell of each a like quantity and halfe so much Parcely as of them both shred them and stampe them small and put thereto a little burnt Allome and then take it vp and drie it and beate it to powder and kéepe it for it never failed To know the Fester and Canker HEere you may learne whereof and of what manner the Fester commeth and also the Canker it commeth of a sore that was ill healed and breaketh out againe and if it bée in the flesh there doth come out water if it be in the â—inews there commeth out browne lie and if it be in the bone there commeth out as it were thicke blood A Fester hath a narrow hole without and within and a Fester is seldome séene but it hath more holes then one and the Canker hath alwayes but one hole For a Canker in the body TAke the rootes at Dragons and cut them in small pieces and lay them to dry and make powder thereof and take a penny weight of that powder and put it in water all Night and on the morrow powre out that water and put thereto white-wine and then séeth it well and let the Patient drinke thereof warme and in thrée dayes he shall be whole For a Canker in a womans Pappes TAke thâ— Dung of a white Goose and the juyce of Salendine and bâ—ay them together and lay them to the sore and it will kill the Canker and heale the Pappe A good powder for the Canker TAke Copperas and Roch Saunders and Verdigreace and Salarmoniac and beate them to powder in a brasen Morter of each a like quantity by weight and put the powder in a vessell and séethe it on a charcole fire till it glowe and then take it downe and let it coole and after make powder thereof and that powder shall destroy the Canker on warrantise A good feate for the Canker Fester Botches and Sores old and new TAke Virgins waxe Barrowes greace molten ana one pound Peroâ—ien demi ounce and of Masticke and Ollibanon ana one ounce of Veride demi ounce Pitch demi pound beate all these and put them in a Panne and melt them and when it is molten looke that the Veride be ready beaten and put it in and stirre it fast for cleaving to the bottome of the vessell and then take it downe and set it coole and so yee may straine it and wet the panne that it shall be strained into for cleaving thereto and with a feather put away the corruption and take héed to a sore that is ill healed and that the place breaketh not out againe for being fiue wéeks old and more it is both perilous and doubtfull of a Canker To slea the Canker or Marmoale TAke a pecke of the Ashes made of Ashen-wood and ashes of Oate straw and put hot water on them and make a gallon of Lie and put thereto two handfuls of Barkedust and let it stand a day and a night and then clense it thorow a canvasse and then take the same dust and put it in againe and put thereto as much Allome and halfe as much of Madder crops and put them in a pot and let them boyle almost to halfe and ever stirre it that it grow not to the bottome nor ruâ—â—e over and after clense it through a cloath and let it coole and when it is cold take a quantity thereof and wet a linnen cloath therein and lay it to the sore For the Canker in the mouth TAke seven spoonefuls of Honey and clarifie it in a pewter Dish and then put it demi pinte of white Vineger and roch Allome the quantity of a Hasell nut and a spoonefull of Bay-salt and let all these boyle together a quarter of an houre and then take of dryes Rose leaues and Sage ana a handfull let them séeth together the space of a quarter of an houre and let the Patient wash his mouth therewith and lay the â—â—â—ues to the sore and if the liquour bée too thicke to wash your mouth with then take running Water and white Vineger and a spoonefull of Honey and boyle them well as before To make a red Water to slea the Canker TAke thrée handfuls of Rew bray it in a Morter and put thereto a quart of Vineger and Madder one ounce and take halfe a penny worth of Allome and beate it to powder and put thereto and let it so rest nine dayes or more and then take them out and then straine them through a cloth into a cleane glasse and stop the vessell close and keepe it To take away the Canker TAke Martlemasse Bâ—â—fe that hangeth in the Roofe and burne it to powder and put the powder into the Sore and it will slea the Canker For the Canker in the mouth TAke Hearbe Gâ—ace Lavender Cotton Sage Honysuckle leauâ—â— Rosemary and ana wash them and stampe them with a little roch Allome and a little English Honey and put them into a faire Dish and when yée dresse a sore mouth therewith take as much as yée thinke will serue and take a few Sage leaues and wash thy mouth and lay it to thy Gummes and iâ— yée put thereto a little Pepper and Bay salt it will be the better A powder for the Canker TAke one quarter of a pound of Roch Allome and burne it in an earthen vessell that there come no ashes thereto then take Argo one halfe ounce and one quarter of an ounce of Bole-armoniacke and make all these in fine powder alone and then mixe them altogether and put them into a Bladder and kéepe it close and when yée will minister it wash well the sore with the water and then lay on the Powder and so dresse it once in the day and it shall helpe him For Canker Fistula Warts or Wounds new or old TAke a gallon and a halfe of running Water and a pecke of Ashen-ashes and séeth them and make
fume thereof It never failed To stop white Menstruum and red TAke the Iuyce of Planten and of Bursa Pastoris and â—wâ— whites of Egges well beaten among the Iuyce and put thereto Bolearmoniac one ounce and of Terra sigillata demi ounce and a portion of Beane flower and make it thicke vpon the fire and draw thereof a Plaister vpon thin cloth and lay it to her Backe and Navill Another for the whiâ—e TAke the inner rinde of the Sloâ—trée Sumatch Balestianes the rinde of the Pomegranate Planten Knot-grasse the inner rinde of the red Bryer and a little French-Bolearmoniac and boyle all these in red Wine till halfe be consumed and let her drinke it fasting Et restringer fluxum Menstruum Another for the same TAke the foote and Legge of Hare and bake it to powder haire and all and drinke it and it restraineth the same Of Fearne THe roote is good to be drunke and laid too Plaister-wise for Wounds that are made with Réedes and in like manner the roote of the Réede drunke and laid Plaister-wise to the â—â—re where Fearne sticketh the powder is good to be strowed vpon moyst 〈◊〉 which are harâ— to be covered with â—â—in and ill to be healed the juyce pressed out of the Fearne roote laid too with Rose-water or other cold water is good for all manner of burning or scalding perfectly and sure To take away heate and inflamation of a Member TAke the waters of Planten and Purslaine of each two ounces and the water of a little hearbe called Vernsenlarie two ounces Liturge and â—eruts in fine powder of â—uch foure drams Camphere thrée 〈…〉 all 〈…〉 A Locion for inflamation of Balam THe waters of Planten and Roses of each two ounces Tuthers prepriat a dram Verdigreace sixe drams Allome halfe a dram Camphere two drams Honey of Roses two ounces burnt Lead sixe drams weight and it is done A Locion for a sore Mouth TAke running water a pinte Vineger halfe a pinte Honey foure ounces Bay leanes one ounce Galingale one dram Let all these be decocted to the forme of a Syrope A preparative TAke Syrope of Violets Endiffe and of Femitory of each two ounces and of common Decoction foure ounces To make Vergent milke TAke Litarge of Leade one pound with Vineger a pinte 〈◊〉 in Fuse thrée dayes and then drawne with woollen shreds and so kéepe it in a Viall by it selfe close then take foure ounces of Conduit-water and one ounce of Allome and one dram of Camphere and melt all over the fire and kéepe the water by it selfe in another Viall and when you will vse it put both these waters together of each like quantity and it will be like milke Another of M. Doctor â—axleys TAke Litarge of Silver halfe a pound with Vineger a quart Boyle these together till halfe be wasted and then draw the Liquor from the Litarge with woollen â—hreds and so kéepe it to your vse in a Viall close take also of Camphere thrée drams Muske foure graines against all these things put one ounce and a halfe of Oyle of Tartary and put all in a pinte of Rose-water and boyle it till the third part be consumed and then draw the rest with woollen â—hreddes and kéepe it to your vse in a Viall close and when you will vse it take a very little bottle-Glasse and fill it halfe full of the first Water and fill it vp with the second Water and it will coagulate together straight wayes marvellously as white as Milke and also it taketh away the spottes and Feeckles in the Face if it be often applyed thereto A Plaister for the Collicke and Stone TAke Peritory Camomill ground Iuy-leaues Cummin stampe them and boyle them in white Wine and make a Plaister thereof and put it about the Reines as hot as may be suffered and sée that it lye close round about behind and before A Plaister for the Headache and for hot Agues TAke red Myntes Leavened Bread of Wheate and white Vineger Make thereof a Plaister and lay it to your Forehead for it helpeth diseases in the Head and also foâ— hot Agues A comfortable Powder for the Heart TAke Synamon Ginger of each thrée ounces graines of Paradice long Pepper of each two drams Saffron one dram Suger foure ounces and so make your Powder Another Remedy that breaketh the stone which being used a certaine time will cause the stone broken never after to harden in the bladder TAke a pound of Gromwell a pound of Saxefrage séede and a pound of Coliander with a quarter of a pound of Soras white and red and grinde all these in a Morter very small and so kéep it vsing to eate thereof in your Pottage every day a spoonefull Another proved Medicine for the Stone TAke Time Damâ—ons Beane Cods Pellitory of the wall Saxefrage like quantities and stéepe them one night in white Wine then distill them and vse to drinke thereof Another remedy for the Stone and to cause the voydance of Urine TAke Pellitorie of the Wall Sothernwood and séeth them in Water or white Wine with a quantity of Shéepes Suet till it be tender then put the hearbes and fallow in a linnen bag and lay it warme to the bottome of the belly vsing this you shall finde remedy A proved Medicine to avoid the Urine that hath beene long stopped also for the Stone TAke Radish rootes one if it be of bignesse and strong is sufficient and scrape it very cleane and lay it in white Wine a night in stéepe then straine the Wine and giue the Patient to drinke and he shall voyd water A very good water for the stone proved THe water of Strawberries with the leaues distilled and so vsed by draughts as other drinke To breake the Stone DRye the stones of a Cock a yeare old and beate them into fine powder and giue the diseased thereof to drinke in white Wine but if he haue the Charward then giue it to drink with good water The Lady Gath her Medicine against the Plague TAke Abaunce Turmintell Sage Spermint and Violet leaues of each one handfull and stampe them in a Morter very small when you haue so done straine them through a strainer with red wine claret or white whether you can most easily get and luke warme giue of this water to the diseased to drink Against the new Ague by D. Langdon TAke Sortell Sowthistill Endiue Dandelion Succorâ—e croppes of Fennell with Mallowes with Violet leaues of each one handfull and séeth them all in a gallon of stale Ale to a pottle with skimming that done straine out the liquor and make thereof an Ale posset and let the Patient drinke thereof as oft as he is a thirst putting into every draught as much Treacle as the bignesse of a Beane and yée shall be healed To kill the Paulsie DRinke the roote of Valerian in powder and it will destroy the Palsey so that ye eate no Hogge flesh A remedy for the Dropsie SCrape an Elder roote very cleane and breake
thinne Cuppe vpon it and lay it vnto the Collicke and it will immediately take away the griefe For Sore Eyes TAke Fennell rootes white Daisie rootes and leaues and lay it in white Wine and wash your Eyes with it To stoppe a great Laske TAke a pottle of faire water and put therein a Cony fleade well washed and quartered let it be well skimmed when it doth séeth then take a good handfull of Almonds vnblanched and the stones of great Raisins and beat them in a Morter with some of the broth in the Pot and vnstrained put them in then take halfe an ounce of whole Cinamon a handfull of Blackberry leaues a handfull of Planten with the rootes thereof the Pot being cleane skimmed put the aforesaid gredience therein and let the Patient drinke thereof Morning and Evening or at other convenient times in the day Analliter if the aforesaid Broth be warmed with a god of Stéele when it is cold it is so much the better To cause one to make Water TAke Parceley and séethe it in white Wine and drinks it Morning and Evening For the Wind Collicke TAke Commin-séede or fine Cod séede and beat them to Powder and put it into Ale Béere or white Wine and drinke it and it will make one Luskatiue For to make Water for the same TAke Broomeséed and beate it to Powder and drinke it with Muskadine â—any other Wine For to bind one from the Laske TAke a penny-worth of Roch Allome and séeth it in a pinte of white Wine and drinke it To kill the Tooth-ache or a Ring-worme or a Tetter TAke Oyle of Broome and annoynt the Gums at the roote of the Tooth where the paine is It must bée vsed after this manner Take a piece of olâ— Broomesticke the older the better and light it and hold it downeward and it will drop that which is yellow and annoynt your Gummes with it or put it in the hollow Tooth For a broken Head TAke vnwrought Waxe and a little Sugar and running Wawater and boyle it in a Sawcer and make a Plaister and be whole For Chilblaines in the Feet or Hands TAke Shéepes Suet and vnwrought Waxe and Rozen and boyle it in a Sawcer and make a Salâ—â— and it will heale them For a Stitch. TAke Ground sill and dry it and put swéet Butter into it and put it where the paine is as hot as may be suffered Or take Oates the blackest that you can get and fry them with red Vineger and lay it as hot as may be suffered where the pain is For an Ache or a Bruise TAke oyle of Péeter it must be vsed after this manner Take a stoole and when that you are Rising or going to Bed sit with your Backe towards the fire you must haue a great fire and where the paine is you must rub it with some of the Oyle all downewards and they that doe dresse you must dry their hands well against the fire and chafe it For to skin a sore Finger or broken Skinne TAke Neruall Oyle or Rose Oyle or Camomill Oyle or Pompilion and annoynt your Finger or shinne with it and it will be whole For a cold Ague TAke a spoonefull of Vineger a spoonefull of Aqua-Vitae and a little Treacle with long Pepper and warme this blood-warme and so let the sicke person drinke it when the cold commeth and let him walke if he be able if not laid downe and made to sweate For a vehement Cough in young Children TAke the Iuyce of Parcely powder of Cummin Womens milke and mixe them together then giue the Child to drinke thereof and afterward make this Oyntment following Take the séed of Heâ—pe or Flaxe and Vennycritâ—e and séethe them in common water then presse out with your hands the substance of the Hearbs which you shall mingle with Butter and so annoynt the Childes brest with it as hot as may be A singular Oyntment which healeth all Burning with Fire not leaving Circratis or Scarre where it hath beene TAke the white of two Egges two ounces of Lucia Alexandrina two ounces of Quicke Lime washed in nine waters one ounce of new Waxe with as much oyle Roset as shall suffice and make-thereof an Oyntment A perfect Remedy against the Collicke and to make a man pisse that hath beene three or foure dayes without making water and that in the space of halfe an houre and it will breake the Stone within tenne or twelve dayes TAke fine powder of Virgo Aurea and put a spoonefull of it in a new laâ—e Egge soft roasted and giue the Patient to drinke thereof in the Morning at his Breakefast and let him not eate at the least in foure houres after and then shall he make water in halfe an houre If he use this continually the space of tenne or twelue dayes as is aforesaid he shall pisse out the Stone without paine or griefe To make white Teeth TAke Lemmons and make stild water of them and wash your Téeth with it for it is a soveraigne thing Or if you will not make the water take the Liquor of them which is also good for the same purpose but the water is better because it is finer so that in the Stilling it lose not his force To make a cleere voyce TAke Elder berries and dry them in the Sunne but take héed they take no moysture then make powder of them and drinke it every Morning Fasting with white Wine To make a Perfume suddenly in a Chamber where a sicke man lyeth TAke a little Earthen Pot and put into it a Nutmeg two scruples of the sticke of Cloues and two of the sticke of Cinamon and foure of storax Calamity Rose-water or water of Spike or some other swéet water and séethe it then put it into a pot-sharâ— with a few hot Ashes and coales vnder it and set it in the Chamber and the smoake thereof shall giue a swéet amiable and hearty savour A very soveraigne Salve for old Sores TAke Waxe foure pound May butter one pound Pitch one pound Rozen a pound Snailes in the shell a quart Pimpernell Chickwéede Smalledge Ragworth Alehouthe Marigolds Red crosse Campians Valerian Tutson Selfe-heale red Archangell Sage and Planten of each of all these two handfuls this Salue is to be made in May when these hearbs are best to be gotten First stampe the Hearbs and the Snailes in a stone Morter then set them ouer the fire and séethe them with the Butter then straine them through a cloth and set it on the fire againe and put in the Râ—zin the Pitch and the Waxe and boyle them and then put it into an Earthen pan and when it is cold take the crust that standeth vpon it and put it vp and vse it when there is néed and the thinnest water beneath you may cast away A Medicine for a swelling in the Cheeke TAke a handfull of wilde Mallowes and séeth them in running water till they be very tender then take it out of the water and swing it in
â—idnies and as soone as one of the Bals is vote with doing of them take the other and is vse it an hourâ— euery morning A Medicine for one that bloodeth often MAke a 〈◊〉 and take off the Curâ— and take Liâ—eâ—-wort and beats it and put the juyce thereof into the possetâ—â—take and drinke it morning and euening warme Another to staunch bleeding at the Nose TAke â—â—learmoâ—laâ— and the white of an Egge and Vineger and beate them together and make Plaisters thereof and lay them to your Temples Another to staunch the bleeding of a Cut or Wound TAke Hogs-dung â—â—te from the Hog mingle it with Sugâ—r and lay it to the wound For to kill Wormes in the belly TAke Mares-milke and white it as â—â—te us you can have it from the Mare in the morning fasting For one that is bruised with a Fall TAke Stone-pitch and beats it and drinke it with white Wine Sacke or Mâ—lmesey and if you haue none then take some other liâ—our then melt Parmâ—â—itâ—â— and annoint the place where the Bruise is To make a Poultis for swelling TAke the crum of white Manchet and séethe it in milke till it be thicke then put in a piece of new Butter about the quantity of a walnut or somewhat more A Medicine for one that is broken TAke a quantity a Comfrey a quantity of Knéehome a quantity of Knotted grasse a quantity of Ribervorum and a quantity of Polipody stampe them all together and straine them in Ale and then giue the patient the same to drinks cold and trusse him vp with some boâ—ster and let his dyet be but competent eschewing all slippery meats as Butter and such like provided alwaies that the patient kéepe his bed sixe or seuen dayes lying vpon his Backe and sometimes hold his belly with his hand For the shrinking of the Sinewes TAke the marrowe of a Horse bone and the crops of Elders as much of Sage and chop them together and boyle them in the Marrow and then straine out the Hearbes and put to the liquor one spoonefull of Honey two spoonefuls of Aqua-Compositâ— and a quantity of Pepper and boyle it againe and kéepe it for your vse A Salve to take dead flesh out of a Sore TAke a spoonefull of Vineger and a spoonefull of Honey and a quantity of Verdigreace and as much Allome and boyle all these together and kéepe it for your vse For the staying of the fluxe TAke a new layd Egge and take off a little of the top of it and powre out a little of the white and fill vp the Egge with Aqua-composita and stirre it together and râ—st it and sup up the Egge in the morning fasting till you be well vse this For the Piles TAke Marilâ—masse béefe and dry it and beate it to powder and then put it into a chafing-dish of coales and set it in a chaire and sit ouer it For the falling of the Evalow or other paine in the Throat TAke a handfull of red Sage a spoonfull of Dill-séed apiece of leaven boyle these in a little new milke till it be thicke then lay it on foure fine clothes and lay one cloth to the nape of the Necke and another to the throats and to each temple one and bind the clothes and doe this as often as néed shall require for it hath bin proued A Medicine for a sore Throat TAke a pinte of Milke halfe a handfull of Collumbine leaues halfe a handfull of Gasell a dozen leaues of Sinkefoyle and two Iewes eares and boyle them and so the partie must vse it euening and morning and gargale it in his throate For weakenesse in the Backe TAke Clary and Dates and the pith of an Oxe and put them together and then put to them Creame and Egges and grated bread and fry them together and strew Sugâ—r on it and eate it in the Morning fasting and you must put some white Sanders in it also when you temper it together For all manner of euill in the Head TAke Rew and stampe it with strong Ayâ—ill mingle it and wash thy head therewith For the Carbunckle or Impostume in the Head TAke Wormewood Origanum Mayron by euen portions and séeth them in swéet Wine and after that wring out the juâ—â—e and lay it to the Eares of the sicke with two spunges as hot as â—e may suffer it vse this two or thrée times and he shall be whole To take away Pock-holes or any spot in the face TAke white Rose water and wet a fine cloth etherein and set it all night to fréeze and then lay it vpon your face till it be dry also take thrée Puppies the reddest you can get and quarter them taking out the Garbage then distill them in a quart of new milke of a red Cow and with the water thereof wash your face For the Sciatica TAke the gall of a Bull a quart of Woort boyle it to a pint then put in a pinte of Vineger Franâ—insence one ounce in powder of Hony halfe a pound of Commine halfe a pound in powder boyle it thicke spread it on leather lay it too very hot two or thrée dayes and lay a linnen cloth betwéen the skinne and the plaister this plaister will serue many times proued To restore a man to Nature that is in a Consumption TAke the eldest Cocke you can get sâ—ald him draw him and cut him all in pieces and put it in a glasse pot stop him as fast as you can and put among these pieces Cloâ—es Mace small Raisons and Salt then put this Glasse into a great pot and let all these séethe together till they be a gelly then straine it into a cleane vessell and giue it to the Sicke first and last bloud-warme To restore the Braine TAke powder of Bittonie and vse it in your Pottage it will restore the braine and destroy the stone Another for the same TAke an Egge and roast him hard péele him and cleaâ—e him in two and as hot as you are able to suffer it to lay it to your Temples A good medicine to clarifie the Head and purge the evill Humors cleane away TAke vnset Hysop vnset Time and pound them and wring them into your drinke and drinke thereof every day Probatum est For a Fellon TAke Hearbgrace rusty Bacon sowrs leauen and Snaâ—les with shels on their backes taking them out of their shells and beats all these together and lay it to the griefe A Medicine to stop the Fluxe TAke halfe a pound of Almonds and blanch them and stampe them in a Morter small and then take twelue yolkes of new layd Egges rosted hard and put them in a morter and bray all together and then take a pinte of strong red Vineger for it is best and put it into the same and mingle them well together and then put all into a faire pot of Earth and stampâ— it well and take thereof fiue or sixe spoonefulâ— at once warmed in a pewter dish and drinke it thrée or foure times
a day if it be néedfull A Medicine for an Impostume in the Body TAke Centorie Rosemary Worme-wood and Horehound and make them in a syrrup with white Wine and let the sicke drinke thereof and it shall cause the Impostume to goe downe and when it is broken let him drinke of the said syrrup warme A Medicine for the yellow Jaundies TAke white Spanish Sope and a little stale Ale in a Cup and rub the Sope against the cups bottome till the Ale be white then shane in a halfe penny weight of Ivorie and let the sicke drinke it at Morning and last at Euening till they be whole A Medicine for all manner of Aches TAke Sage Row Wormwood Sorell leaues Horehound red Nettles stampe them all together and mingle them with May-butter and let it stand so ten dayes oft fry them straine them cleane and then melt therewith Incense and this serueth for all manner of Aches A Medicine for the Wind collicke TAke halfe a spoonefull of dry Orengâ— Pilles beaten to powder and halfe a spoonefull of Anniséeds beaten to powder and put them into Ale or Béere and drinke it when the pain doth take you walke vpon it and by Gods helpe it will driue it away For faintnesse in the Stomacke or the Morphew TAke a quantity of Ambâ—â— beaten to powder and a quantitie of English Saffron in powder likewise and put it into white Wine and drinke it seuen or eight times A Medicine for the Collicke and Stone TAke of â—ovage Smalledge Pellitorie Feâ—itâ—rie and Stone-woort or Sone crop of each of all these one handfull and two groats-worth of Stone-powder or of the Oxe-gall boyle all these with a pottle of white Wine and make thrée bagges and put these Hearbes in the bagges and lay them as â—ote as may be from the Huckle-bone forwards and so apply them hote still with the broth of the Wine and then you must drinke Possets of white Wine abundantly made with Parceley rootes and Mother of Time Another Medicine for the same TAke a black Flint stone and let it be red hot and let it breake and put it into a pinte of white Wine and then there will be on the top white foame so let it stand for halfe an houre and then drinke it and it will by Gods grace helpe you For the paine at the Stomacke TAke a peny-pot of Malmesey and a little Butter and heate it annoynt your stomacke with it then take a Rose cake and dip it in the Malmesey with the Butter and lay it where the paine is For to stay one from Vomitting TAke a quarter of a pinte of Rose-water and thrée spoonefuls of white Wine and put them both into a Posnet with a few sops of white bread a piece of Suger and a piece of Butter and eate thereof first and last A Medicine for one that is in a Consumption or for any disease at the Heart or any part of the Body TAke a quart of Sacke and put into it a Nutmeg a Race of white Ginger a few Graines and halfe a graine of Long Pepper and beate them all to powder thrée Bittony leaues thrée tops of Rosemary and a few Cloues bruised Set all these to the fire with a Date finely cut into it and so burne it and in the meane time get a new layd Egge and beate it fine with thrée spoonfuls of Rose water and when that the Wine is well burnt then brew them together out of one Pot into another with a little Sallet oyle and a good péece of Suger A Medicine for the Stone and Strangulion TAke a quart of Milke and a handfull 〈◊〉 Bay leaues another of Time another of red Sage another of Parcely and a quart of Malmâ—â—y and a little Rosemary and boyle them all together from a quart to a pinte But yet let the Milke and the Hearbes be boyled all whole together from a quart to a pinte before the Malmesey come in For the Stomacke that is bound TAke Sage Neppe vnset-Time Violet leaues Isoâ— of each one handfull and three pintes of Ale and séethe the Hearbe and the Ale together and skim it cleane till it come to quart then take it off the fire and straine it together through a faire Linnen cloth then take a pinte of Malmesey and séeth that that was strained and the Wine together a little and put therto a quarterne of Suger thrée penny-worth of Cloues and Mace and then drinke it Another for the same TAke of Harts-tongue of Liuer-wort of Penny-ryall of toppes of young Rosemary and of Charnell of these one handfull halfe an ounce of Graines two peny-worth of Mace and a Nutmeg For the Wind-Collicke TAke two new layd Egges beate the white and the yolk together with a quantity of Pepper bruised and lay it vpon a piece of Flâ—â—e both at your backe as also at your belly where the paine is and this is apresent remedy An excellent Medicine for the Wind-collicke TAke a quart of white Wine two ounces of Parcely sóede Time Phillippendulo Charnell Saxifrage of each two handfuls and boyle all these together from a quart to a pinte and then drinke thereof morning noone and euening An inward Medicine for the paine in the bottome of the belly TAke Scuruy-grasse and Scabby-arse wash them and picke them very cleane and stampe them and drinke it luke-warms with white Wine or any other drinke that you like best at morning and euening first and last also you must annoynt your body with Oyle of Masticke An outward Medicine for the same being taken both together TAke Gardus Benedictus called the Blessed Thistle two handfuls cleane picked shred and washt and halfe a pound of vnwashen Butter and vnâ—alted as if commeth out of the Chearne a quantity of French Mallowes shred two penny-worth of Rose water and boyle all these together in a new Earthen pot and let it be close stopt and then put it in a cleane linnen cloth and lay it where your paine is and let it be the thicker spread where the paine is most then take a red cloth and put it thereto aloft of all as hote as euer you can suffer it this must be taken at seuen eight or nine of the clock going to bed and let it tarry on till the same time that you goe to bed againe then lay more of the same Good-man Murfords Medicine for the paine in the stomacke concerning lacking of winde Davis TAke the Light the Liuer the Heart the Kidnies or the Milt of a Foxe wash them with water and then lay them in a quantity of Rose water the space of halfe a day or thereabouts and turne them vp and downe and day the water out of them with a linnen cloth then put them in an Earthen panne and put some white Sugar-Candie Aâ—â—yséeds and gréene Lice-rice being beaten and so strained vpon it and so let it be put into an Ouen and dryed then beate it to powder and mingle all these aforesaid things with it
as proved by the Philosophers for it is one of the nine Waters The second Water is called Poetalis aqua Dulcedimus Occulorum and it is made in this manner as hereafter followeth TAke Egrimony Saturion Celendine and the stone called Lapis Calumniaris and beate it all to powder and Tutty and then put them vnder the Cap of the Stillatorie and distill thereof water by an eaâ—â—e fire and this water hath many vertues in it for be the Eyes never so sore they shall be cured and healed with this water Item this water drunke with a fasting stomacke destroyeth all manner of Venome or poyson eateâ— and drunke and causeth it to be cast out of the mouth Item this water quencheth the holly fire so that there be linnen cloathes wet therein and layd on the sore but you must also note that this water in fire is of blacke disposition To make Aqua Vitae TAke Isope Rosemary Violet Verven Bitony Hearbe-Iohn Mouseare Planten Avence Sage and Fetherfoy of each a handfull and wash them and put them in a Gallon of white Wine and so let it stand all night cleane covered and then on the morrow distill it and kéepe the water well This water is good for the Megrim in the Head and for the Impostume in the head and for the Dropsie in the Head and for the Fever in the head and for all manner of Aches and sicknesse in the Head To make Aqua Magistralis TAke the rootes Pyonie the rootes of Turpentine the crops of Fennell of Egrimonie Honysuccle Celondine Rewe Chickwéed Pimpernell Phillippendula the tender leaues of the Vine Eufrase Sowthistle Redroses Strawbery leaues and Verven of each alike quantity and bray them in a Morter and put therein good white Wine 9. dayes and then put thereto a pinte of womans milke that doth nurse a Man-child and as much Vrine of a manchild of a yeare old and as much pured Honey and put them all together and let them stand thrée dayes so and then distill as ye will in a Stillatorie and kéepe well this water in a Glasse vessell that no Ayre come thereto and if you will occupie this water wash thine eyes therewith and vse it and if euer man be holpen of the disease of Eyes this will helpe him in short time A precious Water for Eyes that seeme faire and yet be blind TAke Smalledge red Fennell Rew Verven Byttony Egrimony Sinckfoile Eufrase Sage Pimpernell and Selondine of each a quarterne and wash them cleane and stampe them small and put them in a brasse Pan and powder of Tuttie of Pepper of Ceruse and a pinte of white wine and put it to the Hearbs and two or thrée spoonefuls of Hony and seuen spoonefuls of the Man-child and temper them together and boyle them ouer the fire a little and straine it thorow a cloth and put it into a Glasse and stop it well till you will occupy it and when you will vse it put it into thine eyes with a Feather and if it waxe thicke temper it with white wine and then vse it often A Water that will make one to see that did never see TAke Rosemary Smalledge Rewe Verven Mather Eufrase Endiue Houseléeke Fulwort red Fennell Selantine of each a like halfe quarterne and wash them cleane and lay them in white Wine a day and a Night and then distill them in a Stillatorie the first water will be like Gold the second like Siluer and the third will be like Balme and that is good for all sores of the eyes To make another Aqua Vitae TAke Nutmegs Gallingale Spikenard of Spaine of each two penny-worth and of Cloues Graines Ginger of each one penny worth two penny worth of Annys take and bray them all in a brasse Morter and then take a handfull of wild Sage and of the other Sage Rosemary Isope Sauery puliall royall puliall of the Mountaine Sothernwood Horehound Wormewood Egrimony Bettony Iuy leaues of each a like handfull and two penny worth of Quibebes and bruse all these in a Morter and then take thrée Gallons of good red Wine and put it into a brazen pot and then put the Spices and Hearbes therein and set the Stillatory aboue and close it well and take faire Paste and put it about the brinkes hard with thy hand and make it cleane well and sadly thereto and when it doth begin to waxe hot put cold water aboue in the Stillatorie and when it doth waxe bâ—te let the water runne out at the Conduite and put in new cold water and so doe as oft as yée shall thinke good but looke that the fire be not too great for if it be then will the water come vp and if there come vp smoake of the Stillatorie with the Water then is the fire too much and if it be not then it is well tempered The vertue of the third Water TAke Mustard séed Pimpernell Crowâ—oof and the clote of Masticke and all these well bruised and medled together with the blood of a Goate and put thereto good Alleger a little and so let them stand thrée dayes and then put them vnder the cap of a Stillatorie and still it and this water will helpe a man of the Stone if he drinke thereof and if he drinke thereof euery day fasting the stone shall voyd from him as it were sand Item this water drunke fasting maketh good blood good colour both in man and woman Item this Water drunke with Castorie destroyeth all manner of palsie if it be not dead in the Sinewes or members Item it will heale ascald head and make the haire to grow if it be washt therewith Item if a man be scalded wash him with this water and in 9. dayes he shall be whole and of all other Medicines it comforteth best the Sinewes for the Palsie The vertue of the fourth Water TAke young Pigeons and make them in powder and meddle them well with Castorie in powder and a little Aysell and lay it vnder the Cap of the Stillatorie and distill water thereof this water drunke with a fasting stomack helpeth the Frensie and the Tysicke within 9. dayes it will make them whole Item this water drunke fasting is a good true medicine against the falling Euill if the Sicke haue had it but few yeares it shall helpe in on warrantise giue it him to drinke thrée dayes in the morning fasting as is aforesaid and he shall be whole by Gods grace of what manner of kinde soever it come Item this water drunke fasting maketh good colour in the face of man or woman and it cleanseth the wombe the stomacke and the breast of all euils that is congealed within them and comforteth all the veynes and draweth the roote of the palsie out of the sinewes and out of the joynts and nourisheth nature in him Item if a man or woman before called in a sinew or joynt it healeth them againâ— Item this water being drunke fasting healeth any man or woman of the continuall Fever
yolkes of Egges two ounces white Salt finely ground one ounce Hens dung that is liquid and red like Honey one ounce Mixe all these well together without fire and when you will bring an Impostume to superation and breake it lay on this Plaister Morning and Evening little and in short time it will draw foorth the Impostume and breake it and heale it without any other helpe Kéepe this as a secret A Plaister Bessilicon TAke white Waxe Rozen Pine Cowes suet Stone pitch Turpentine Olibany of each these one ounce and of Oyle as much will serve the turne Another Plaister TAke Balme Bittony Pimperuell of each of them a handfull lay them in a Fuse in a pottle of white Vineger two dayes then let them be boyled strongly till the third part be consumed put thereto Rozen one pound white Waxe foure ounces Masticke one ounce Turpetine demi pound and so make your Plaister The Mellilote Plaister TAke Mellilote tenne handfuls let it be small stamped and laid in Fuse foure dayes in a pottle of white Wine and then boyle it strongly till the third part bée consumed then let it coole and put thereto Rozen two pound Perosine one pound demi Waxe one pound Déere suet demi pound Masticke one ounce Frankensence foure ounces and is make your Plaister according to Art The Musiledge Plaister TAke March Mallowes rootes Fenekrike and Lipséed of each one pound lay them in fuse in thrée quarts of water thrée dayes then boyle it over the fire a little and so straine it to a Musilage and take thereofore pound demi and of Lytarge of Lead foure pound of good Ole sixe pound put all over the fire in a great vessell and so let it boyle with a soft fire ever stirring it till it come to the forme of a Plaister according Another Plaister TAke the the Iuyce of Bittany Planten and Smalledge of each Demi pound Waxe Rozen and Turpentine of each demi pound Pitch foure ounces and so make your worke A plaister of Camphere TAke common Oyle demi pound Waxe foure ounces Seruse one ounce Camphers demi ounce and so make your worke A Spiced Plaister TAke white Waxe one pound demi Perosine one pound Colophony foure ounces Rozen demi pound Déere suet demi pound Cloves and Mace foure ounces Saffron demi ounce red Wine and water of each a quart boyle these together till they come to a Plaister A Plaister called Apostolicum TAke white Lead and red of each one pound Oyle foure pound stirre them altogether and boyle them with a soft fire to the forme of a Plaister according to Art A Drying Plaister TAke Oyle of Roses Déeres suet of each one pound Terra Sigillar Lapis Caluminaris Seruse of each one pound Sanguis Draconis thrée ounces and Incense of each one ounce Turpentine foure ounces Camphere halfe an ounce and so make a Plaister A Plaister for the Gowt Arteticke TAke Oxium Saffron of each one dram in fine powder tempered in the yolkes of thrée Egges hard boyled and oyle of Violets or Roses Plaister-wise applyed to the painfull place and it easeth A Plaister to slake paine TAke crummes of white Bread foure ounces temper them with swéet Milke and the yolkes of foure Egges hard boyled and take of oyle of Roses thrée drams and in the making put thereto a little Turpentine and Saffron two drams in fine powder A Plaister against the coldnesse of the Nerves TAke Waxe two ounces Euforbium Castoris of each halfe an ounce Shéepes suet and Pitch of each one ounce Turpentine ◠dram and so make your worke according to Art A good cold drying Plaister TAke Oyle one pound Waxe ten ounces Seruse and Lytarge of Gold of each foure ounces boyled with a soft fire in Furnace wise A red Plaister TAke Waxe Déeres suet of each one ounce Lapis Calaminaris Bolearmony of each one dram Turpentine one ounce Camphere a dramme put altogether and so make a Plaister A blacke Plaister TAke Waxe and Oyle of each a pound Ceruse and Litarge of each five ounces Terra Sigillata one ounce boyle all together till it be blacke and like a Plaister A blacke Plaister for old Sores TAke Litarge of Gold and Ceruse of each one ounce the Cinders of Iron Quilled story fererie sixe drams Oyle of Roses foure ounces new Waxe one ounce strong Vineger two draws and so make it according to Art A Plaister to dissolve hard things TAke Gum Armoniac Serapine Boelium Oppopenacie of each one ounce oyle of Spike five drams Turpentine two drams the mell of Fennikrike and Linséed of each one ounce the mell of Lupianes as much as néeds and so make your Plaister Another blacke Plaister TAke Oyle one pound Waxe and Ceruse of each halfe a pound and so make a Plaister according to Art A Plaister against old Sores TAke Oyle twelve ounces Litarge of Gold halfe a pound Vineger sixe ounces Ceruse Colophonie Perosine Pitch Goates Suet of each two ounces Dragons bloud Terra sigillata of each one ounce Waxe two ounces and a halfe and so make a Plaister A cold Plaister TAke Litarge of Lead one pound Oyle foure pound Vineger two pound boyle them to a Plaister A Plaister to draw an Apostume TAke Galbanum and Gum Armoniac of each one pound dissolved in foure pound of Suger for foure dayes together and then boyled till the Vineger bée consumed with a soft fire according to Art A Plaister for the Lords marke de Wiser TAke Virgin Waxe two pound Perosine two pound Galbanum and gum Armoniac of each halfe a pound Pitch foure ounces Déeres Suet Ceruse of each halfe a pound Clovas and Mace foure ounces Saffron to the weight of twelve pence red Wine and water of each two pintes Boyle these things till the Licour bée wasted away and so make a Plaister thereof according to Art The white Musilage Plaister TAke pure good Oyle eight pound Litarge of Lead side pound and a halfe Mussilage of March mallow Rootes and of Fennekrike and Linséed two pound Boyle all together to the forme of a Plaister with a soft fire ever stirring it then take and wash it in thrée or foure waters and it will bée very white A Spiced Plaister TAke Waxe and Perosine of each one pound Crossine halfe a pound Colophony two Ounces Frankensence and Goates Suet of each foure ounces Cloves and Mace Oyle of Turpentine and Oyle of Spike of each one ounce Saffron halfe an ounce red Wine two pound and so make pour Plaister according to Art A Plaister for old Sores TAke Litarge of Gold one pound oyle of Roses two pound white Wine a pinte Vrine a pinte Vineger halfe a pinte Waxe Frankensence and Myrrhe of each two drams and so make your Plaister according A Sparadrope TAke Oyle a pound white Waxe thrée ounces Ceruse tenne ounces Litarge of Gold foure ounces boyle all these in forme of a Plaister A drying Plaister TAke Iacobs Plaister halfe a pound Unguentum Lapis Caluminaris one pound and so make a
thereof a gallon of Lye and put thereto a gallon of Tanners wooâ—e and powder of Roch Allome and Madder a pound and séeth all these and let your panne be so great that it be little more then halfe full and when it riseth in the séething stirre it downe with a ladle that it runne not over and let it stand thrée or foure houres till it bée cléere and all that is cléere straine it thorow a good thick Canvas and then wet therein a ragged cloath and long lint and lay it on the sore and this is good for all the diseases aforesaid A good Medicine for the Canker and Sores TAke a pottle of cleane running water or white wine Sage Rosemary and Sink foyle of each a handfull Allome one ounce boyle all together till halfe a quarter be consumed and for the Canker put in a little white Coperas and Camphere For the Canker in the mouth TAke Plantine Bittony Egrimony Violets and Wood-bind and boyle them in Wine or Water with Isope Pyony Pimpernell and gréene Walnuts and therewith wash foure times in a day and hold it in your mouth hot and therewith wash For Canker old or new or Marmole TAke Smalledge Wormewood-gréene Walnuts Lillies Broome Crappes white Hazell red Nettle Sage Selfe-â—eale Pimpernell the roote of Floure-deluce Planten ground Ivie Wallwoort Mouse-eare Celondine Mintes Bittony Egrimony Violets Charvell Colwortes Avence stampe all these and rot them and fry them in Barrowes grease Shéepes tallow and Honey and make thereof an oyntment with Turpentine Waxe Rozen Pitch Gum Frankensence burnt Allome and powder of Tanners barke For the Canker TAke the powder of Saden Hony and creame and white wine and mixe them altogether and melt them over the fire and when it is hot with a linnen cloath wash therewith thy mouth and when the Sore is well washed put thereof into the griefe with Lint as hot as may bée suffered two times a day and bée whole For a Canker in a mans body and save the man TAke the rootes of Dragons and cut them and dry them in gobbets and make powder of them and take a 9. d. weight of that powder and séeth it in white Wine and let the sicke drink thereof warme fasting and in thrée dayes he shall be whole For the Head-ache TAke Hemlockes and séeth them till they be as thicke as Pappe and lay them where the paine is Let them lye all Night and on the morrow lay another of the same heat and doe so thrée or foure times and it is done Another for the same ALso take and make Lye of Veruen or Bytton or Worme-wood and therewith wash thy Head thrice a wéeke and it shall doe thée much good and take away the Ache. Another for the same TAke the Hearbe called Bursa Pactoris and bruise it and lay it to the hart of thy Foote and it helpeth both the Head-ache and the Toothache Another for the same TAke Bitton Veruen Selâ—ndine Waphroade Rewe Wall-woort and Sage and a quantity of Pepper and Hony and séeth them all together in water and straine it through a cloath and drinke it Fasting Another for the same STampe Bittony and lay it on thy Head vnder the Cappe or bind it to thy head Another for the same TAke Sage Bittony and Rewe with Wormewood ana séeth these in faire water and then put out the same water into a vessell and then grind the same Hearbs in a Morter small aâ—â— then take of them and of the liquor and â—eâ—per them with Wheate Branne and with the rest of the liquor wâ—sh thy head and then lay a Plaister thereof vpon the Mould and let it lye there a day and a night and do so thrée or foure times Item yée may take rootes and leaues of Primroses fresh Butter and Tarre boyled together Another for the ssame TAke Avence Pigeons dung and Wheate flower ana one ounce and temper them with the white of an Egge and bind to thy griefe Another for the same TAke Bittonic and Camomill ana a handfull and séeth it in a pottle of Wine to a quart and wash thy head with the liquor and if it be the Megrim it shall helpe thée Another for the same TAke Frankensence Doues dung and flower of Wheate ana one ounce and temper them together with the white of an Egge and lay a Plaister thereof where the griefe is Another for the same TAke the white of an Egge and beate it well and take away the froth and put thereto Rose-water and the powder of Alablaster then take Flaxe and wet therein and lay it to the Temples and when it is dry wet it againe vse it thrée or foure times Another for the same TAke Verven Bittony Wormewood séeth them well and wash the Patients head and after that make a Plaister and lay on the over part of the Head on this manner take the same Hearbes bâ—foresaid when they are sodden and wring out the Iuyce 〈◊〉 them then take the Hearbes and stampe them in a Morter and temper them with the water they were sodden in and put thereto Wheate branne to cover the Iuyce of the hearbes that it goe not out then take a garland of Linnen cloth that will goe about thy head and bind the Plaisters in it as hot as the Patient may abide it and then put on a cappe over that Another for the same IF the paine come of hot humours take a quantity of House-léeke and distill it as much as you please and with the same water wash thy Temples and the Forehead and then dippe a linnen cloth therein and lay it on thy Forehead or thy temples Another for the same TAke Margerom and gréene Iuy leaues Bittony and Verven of every one two handfuls cut them small and beate them in a Morter and séeth it in two penny worth of fresh Butter and stirre it till it waxe very gréene and so let it stand nine dayes in an earthen pot then séeth it againe and stirre it well and straine it and kéepe it in a faire vessell and when you néed warme a little thereof in a Sawcer and annoynt your Temples therewith Another for the same TAke a quart of white Wine and Horehound two handfuls and Camomill one handfull and boyle them together and therewith wash thy Head then take Wheate bran and put to the hearbes and boyle it and make a Plaister and lay it to thy head Another for the same TAke the Iuyce of Salondine and good Vineger mingled and made hot and with a spunge or a linnen cloth lay it to thy forehead it quencheth great heate and purgeth it that it come no more Another for the same TAke the Iuyce of Pimpernell and put thereto May butter and frye them together with a soft fire and keepe it and therewith annoynt the Head and Temples To cleanse the Head TAke Alloes one ounce Myrrhe halfe an ounce Garlicke foure drams Saffron in powder halfe a penny worth and mingle them together in fine powder then take
and drinke it with white Wine or any other drinke luke-warme For the Coughâ— TAke Brimstone beaten in powder halfe an ounce and put it in a new layd Egge soft rested mingle it well together then put to it Bengawin the bignesse of a Pease lightly stamped and drinke it in the morning at your break-fast make as much againe at night when you goe to bed and you shall be whole at the second or third time if it hâ—â—e holden you long take it the oftner For the Coughâ— TAke two or thrée Garlicke heads well made cleane stampe them well then put to them Hogges sâ—â—t and stampe them well anew and at night when you goe to bed-wâ—â—me well the â—oales of your féet and annoynt them well with the sâ—id confeâ—tion and then warme them againe as hote as you may endure rubbing them well a pretty space and being a bed let your féet be bound with a waâ—â—e Linnen cloth and rubbe also the â—malâ— of your Legâ—es with the said Oyntment By this meanes you shall be healed in thrée Nights be it never so great An Oyntment for the Collicke and Stone IN May when Broome-flowers bee néere the shooting foorth then take halfe a pound of them and picke them cleane from the stalkes and beate them in a Morter very small and mingle them with May butter and so kéepe it close eight dayes in a Vessell and then sée â—he 〈◊〉 and straine it and annoynt the place gréeved where it is and so rest with thy Oyntment warmed Another for the same TAke two handfuls of Time and pownd it and straine it together with a pinte of Maâ—â—â—ey and a little of an Egge and a little new Butter two penyweight of English Saffron and let it be Milke warme and drinke the one halfe in the Morning and the other in the Euening and kéepe you warme A Medicine for the Stone and Strangulion TAke red Bramble berries before they be blacke and Iuice berries and Acornes and put them in a Pot and dry them vntill they be ready to be beaten to powder and take Câ—â—â—aâ—-â—erséed and Pâ—â—â—â—lyséed and â—roâ—â—eâ—séed and Corâ—â—nderséed Broomeseed and the séed of the Nut-trée and the inner pith of Ash-keyed and take of all these a like portion and beate them to powder and mingle them together with Liâ—our of double quâ—ntity and so vse to drinke it Euening and Morning sodden in Posset-Ale made with white Wine and put of the powder often in your Pottage when you eate them and so vse it continually till you finds ease Take not this water following till the Stone breake away by Shivers TAke Rosemary and wilde Time and séethe them with running water and Sugar from a quart to a pinte and so drink it till your water be cléere For the Stone TAke Saâ—â—frage and Rosemary of each a like quantity and séethe it in white Wine till all the hearbes bee throughly sodden then straine it and drinke it cold Euening and Morning Another for the same TAke â—â—oâ—â—ell Parcly red Nettle Violets and put them into a Morter and bray them and take the Kernels of Cherrystones and bray it by it selfe and séethe all together in white Wine and drinke it Morning and Euening A Salve for any Wound TAke Snailes with shels and sprinkle a little salt on them and let them soowre themselues in the salt all night and in the Morning beat them small to powder and a handfull of House-léeke and beate it by it selfe and put the Iuyce into the powder and then take a spoonfull of fine Hony and a little fresh Butter and boyle them moderately vpon the Iâ—â—bers and annâ—ynt with it and make a Plaister of it and if the flesh waxe proud you must wash it with a little white Wine or with Allome fresh Butter and Béere boyled together A Drinke for the Head which is out of course TAke a pottle of strong Ale â—éeth it and skimme it then put in Lauender Cotten Sothernwood Scuruigrasse Scabbiarse of each one handfull Boyle all these from a pottle to a quart and strain it put in two ounces of the sirrope of Roses and drinke euery morning a dozen spoonfuls and if you haue any Ache in your Necke take Oyle of Dyll oyle of Veruen and oyle of bitter Almonds of each one ounce and mingle them altogether and annoint your selfe euening and morning To stop a Laske or the Flixe TAke thrée or foure new layd Egges and roste them hard and take out the yolkes and lay them in a Dish and strew them ouer with beaten Cinamon as much as the partie can abide to eate and put thereto a little red Wine vineger and so let the Patient eate it If you cannot get red vineger take Claret To make Oyle of Elder flowers good for a fall or a Bruise TAke Sallet oyle and put therein a good sort of â—lder flowers and set them in the Sunne in the Summer time and so kéepe it To heale the Dimnesse of the Eyes TAke Rosewater and Sugar tempered with it and let it fall by drops into the Eyes and it will helpe the Dimnesse of them For a stroake in the Eye TAke the juyce of Smalledge and of Fennell and the white of an Egge and mingle them together and put them in the Eye For a Bruise TAke a handfull of Mallowes and séeth them in fresh Greâ—â—e and strains them and put thereto after they bée strained a quantity of Aqua-â—ite and annoynt the bruised place before the fire therewith For a â—ore Mouth Take a Cuttle-bone and Masticke and make powder thereof and put it in Vineger and white Wine and séethe it and wash thy mouth therewith For the watering of the Eyes and Darknesse thereof TAke May butter Honey by euen portions and séethe them together and after put in the white of an Egge and put it cold into the Eye For an olde Sore TAke white leauened Bread and Hearbe-grace and stampe them alone fine and then stampe them both together and so make a Plaister For a Fellon TAke Honey and the yolke of an Egge and Wheate flower and mixe all together and then stamp Rew and put the juyce thereto For an Itche Take Planten and Sorrell as much of the one as the other make Iuyce thereof and put thereto as much Vineger as the quantity of the said Iuyce and so annoynt the place Another for the same TAke Quick-siluer two peny-worth and kill it with fasting-spittle in a dish beating it well together and put thereto foure penny-worth of Oyle of Bayes and to annoynt the place this Receipt will also kill Lice in the Head or body A Medicine for a sore Leqqe TAke vnwrought Waxe and as much Shéepe â—allow and séethe them together with a little quantity of white Copperas and so make a plaister thereof Master Arthur Edwards Receipt for the precious Oyntment which came from Persia and Muscovia which is bood for all Aches INprimis Baâ—-leaues young â—â—ps Rosemary tops Spikene Knotgrasse Râ—bworth Planten young Elder tops
purge steame and to confort a cold stomacke and for rising and swelling at the heart and especially it is a helping and relieving against the Palsie if it be drunke ere yée wash and chafe the limmes therewith of him or her that is vexed with the Palsie and it will ease them For the Palsie TAke Rosemary Sage hearbe Magdalen of either of them a handfull of Camomill flowers thrée handfuls and make white Sallet oyle as yée make Oyle of Roses For the dry Coughe TAke Herselue and Comfrey and eate therof thrée dayes or foure with Hony A good Fumigation forth French Poxe confirmed TAke Synaper two ounces of Frankensence of Liquid Stâ—rax ana a dram and a halfe and mingle them the manner how to minister this suffumigation is this You must set your Patient naked vnder a straight Canopie and you must lay vpon the Coales the first part of your foresaid Receipt and the Patient must enforce himselfe to receiue the smoake kéeping the fire betwéene his Legges till be begin to sweate and so doing the space of foure dayes till his Téeth begin to ake Pilles against Morbo TAke of all the Mirabulines ana threée drams of Troskes of Colloquintida of Masticke of Digredium ana two drams of Nigula of Organy of Cummin ana two drams of blacke Elibore one dram of Spike of Euphorium of Harts-horne burnt of Sall-gemme ana halfe a dram of Mayden haire of the Coddes of Seney of Pollytricon of Galitricon of the flowers of Rosemary of Harts-horne of Epithiam ana one dram of Coryanders of Annâ—séed of Polipodium ana sixe drams of good Triacle sixe drams of Agaricke in Traskes and of washed Aloes ana tenne drams of the Spices of Hieta De octo Rubijs of the spices of Diarodam Albatis ana eight drams Make a pasâ—e of Pilles with the juyce of Femitory and honey of Roses one dram To make your Drinke TAke twenty ounces of Pockwood being turned of a Turner very small which put into an Earthen Pot of two Gallons and put thereto eight pound of Running water the best you can get and let it stand in soake foure and twenty houres the Pot being covered then take and stop the Pot with Paste so close that no ayre may goe out you must kéepe the strength in it and that is your chiefest helpe and with the point of your Knife make a hole in the Paste and therein put a peg of wood which is to giue it ayre at times in the boyling for breaking of the pot and thus lâ—t it boyle on a soft fire of Coales the space of sixe houres in which time it will be consumed to a pottle and that will serue you for your Drinke to take Morning and Evening for foure dayes against which time you must make more After the firâ—t séething séeth the same wood againe with the like quantity of water and time likewise and that is for your common Drinke to serue at all times till you make new To make your Bisket TAke foure and twenty pound of the purest Wheat-flower which you can get and put thereto one pound of fine Sugar and so make your Bisket which will serue for your turne all the time of your Dyet A Receipt and a Soveraigne Dyet for the French Poxe Proved FIrst prepare a Chamber which make so close that no ayre come into it and defend all ill savours out of it and therein to bée twelue dayes together before you doe begin your Dyet every day forbearing of eating and drinking Flesh and lese on the thirtéenth day you must begin your Dyet then to take a Purgation of Cassia Fisâ—ula or of Scamonia to make your Body empty kéeping your Bed sweating temperately without any provâ—king which sweating is your greatest remedy in the which your Sweate you shall drinke of your second drinke as often and as much as you lift and of your first drinke you must drinke every Morning at fiue a clocke and Evening at eight a clocke eight ounces at a gulpe warme saving on the dayes you take your Purgation On which dayes drinke all of your second Drinke desiring alwayes to be merry and light-harted in occuping to smell to dryed Orenges hot Bread Vineger of Roses Mustard and Apples and after this manner you must kéepe your Chamber thirty dayes together and never to take Ayre and at fiftéene dayes you must take another Purgation like to the first and that day to drinke all of your second Drinke and in like manner another Purgation the thirtieth day on which day you may take Broth of a Chicken or of Mutton and by little and little take the Ayre and drinke good drinke The order of your Fare EVery day take a quantity of a Chicken and séethe it in water and put thereto Borage leaues or Borage Flowers without other Spices or Salt or any other thing which Chicken eate to thy Dinner and every day eate thrée ounces of Bisket and no more that which you leaue of your Bisket eate at night with a few Raisins of the Sunne and your Dinner must bée at tenne a clocke before noone and your Supper at fiue a clocke at after noone and at your Dinner you may dippe your Bisket in your Broth if you will and so drinke your Drinke as aforesaid and this is your Fare and Dyet for the space of thirty dayes and no other A marvailous secret to preserve a man from the Plague and hath beene proved in England of all the physitians in that great and vehement Plague in the yeare 1348. which crept through all the VVorld and there was never any which used this secret but hee was preserved from the Plague TAke Aloe Epaticum or Sicotrine fine Sinamon and Myrrhe of each of them thrée Drams Cloues Mace Lignum Aloes Masticke Bole-armoniack of each of them halfe a dram let all these things be well stamped in a cleane Morter then mingle them together and after kéepe them in some close vessell and take of it every Morning two penny-weight in halfe a glasse of white Wine with a little water and drinke it in the Morning at the dawning of the day and so may you by the grace of God goe holdly into all infection of the ayre and Plague A soveraigne Drinke to preserve one against the Plague or Pestilence TAke the quantity of a Dram and an halfe of Powder Imperiall a dram of Triakle and of Dragon water and Sorrell water of each of them an ounce and drinke it with Ale in the Morning Fasting and if one haue taken the Infection within 24. houres before yet by Gods grace he shall escape it This hath béene truely proved in the last great Visitatiâ—n Another for the same TAke a dram of Methridatum and giue it the Patient with Dragon water white Wine or some other liquor to drinke when he supposeth himselfe infected first Another Preservative against the Plague TAke seven or eight leaues of Sorrell and wash them in faire Water and Vineger and stéepe them in
and infuse them in a gallon of Spring water 24 houres The first Boyling THen boyle the Sassafrase and Salsaperilla and Polipodum first alone an houre and a halfe in an Earthen Pipkin close covered The second Boyling THen put in the Hearbs and the Lycorice and the Hermodaâ—tile and boyle them with the Woods an houre The third Boyling THen restore the Water to her first quantity including in quantity a pint of white Wine or Muskadine if you will haue it purge more and so let it boyle an houre longer Then put in the Sena Sticados Epithinium Maydenhaiâ—s Ceterach and swéet Fennell Séeds and boyle them with all therein a quarter of an houre Then take it from the fire and let it settle thrée or foure houres Then strayne it out and put the Drinke into a Bottle or other close Vessell and drinke thereof halfe a pinte at a time in the Morning In the Summer time it will not kéepe good aboue 4. dayes and in the Winter not past sixe dayes Another excellent good Dyet Drinke TAke a pecke and halfe of Seascurbut grasse picke it and wash it and dry it well take also Scabias Bittany and water Crosses of each a good handfull stampe them and straine them and let the Iuyce thereof stand in a Glasse all Night then take two good handfuls of yellow Dock rootes two ounces of China rootes sliced one ounce and a halfe of swéet Fennell séeds bruised and a stickâ— of Lycorice sliced Put all these Ingredients in a Boulter Bag and bind a flint stone to the Bag to make it sincke Then take a Rundlet of sixe gallons and put the Bag into it then put the juyce of those Hearbs aforesaid into the Rundlet with sixe gallons of new Béere and let it worke and when it worketh ouer let that which is wrought ouer be put into the Vessell againe Another excellent Physicke Drinke TAke Cardus Benedictus Wormewood and Scabias of each foure handfuls Succory Scabias Marigold flowers and the leaues of Angelica tops and rootes Turmentile and Pimpernell of each thrée handfuls Sage 6. handfuls Iuniper berries bruised 8. ounces all these to be brued with 36. Gallons of Béere and when it is a wéeke old drinke a draught thereof in the Morning An excellent Medicine for the Iaundise TAke sixe Earth-wormes â—â—it them and scoure them from their filth and â—limy matter cut them in pieces or chop them make pottage of them with water and Datmeale eate the same for 12. dayes together and it will perfectly cure the Iaundize A rare Medicine for the sharpnesse of the Vrine TAke a quart of new Milke from the Cow and the whites of 18. Egges beaten very thinne mingle those Whites and the Milke together distill them with a â—oâ—t fire but let it not be too néerly stilled but that it may have a good deale of moysture in it when you haue done stilling it then put into it as much Sugar-Candy as you shall thinke good to swéten it and a sticke of Lycorice scraped and bruised then drinke thereof the quantity of a wine pinte in the Morning Fasting and if it be in the heate of Summer drinke as much also about foure of the Clocke in the Afternoone An excellent Fomentation for the Stone TAke a Platter full of Pigeons Dung of the newest you can get and a good handfull of Feather few bruised in your hands fry them together in a Frying Pan putting thereto a little Honey let that be last let it Fry a good while then put it in a Canvas bagge about halfe an Ell long and a handfull broad and lay it as hot as you can suffer if along your side from the Backe to the priuy parts and if it helpe not at the first take it againe and it shall by Gods grace make you well An excellent and approved Remedy for the Cough of the Lungs TAke two Gallons of faire running water to which quantity take two handfuls of cleane Barley well picked 24. Reâ—sons of the Sunne stoned and of Currans of each a quarter oâ— a pound Lycorish shred Ginger shred and Sugar-Candy of each two ounces Anniséeds Fennell-seeds Coriander-séeds and Cummin-séeds of all together a quarter of a pound beaten in a Morter Isope rootes Parcely rootes and red Fennell roots of each a handfull boyle all thâ—se together in the gallon of water abouesaid till halfe the water be wasted then straine it well and drinke thereof a good draught first and last An excellent and sure Remedy for a swelling or sore Throate NOte the place of the Trée or poast Hogs Trough or any thing where a Swine rubs it selfe rub your hand thereon and presently rub your throate with that hand twice or thrice or rub your hand vpon the bare ground and then presently rub your Throate with that hand doe it thrée times together and it will helpe you or if you can get a piece of that part of the Trée hogge Trough or stone where the Hog hath rubbed and rubbe your Throate with it An excellent Salve to cleanse and to heale Wounds TAke Smalledge Petty-morrell and Whay bread of the Iuyce of each of them a like quantity take also of life Honey and of the whites of Egges of each a like quantity of the Iuyce of the Hearbs then take fine Wheate flower and mingle them well till they be as thicke as Pappe these will swage the burning or ranckning of Sores or Wounds in any case But let not this Medicine or the Sore come neare the fire An excellent Remedy to stanch vomiting Incorporated TAke the Leaven of white past a good quantity of Speare Mints and the quantity of a Nutmegge of the Oyls of Mace beate them in a Morter and when you haue incorporated or made it into Passe spread it on a cloath and heat it hot at the fire and lay it to the mouth of the stomacke An excellent Remedy for the Head-ache or Megram TAke Frankensence put it in a Chafingdish with coales take also a handfull of fine Towe or Flaxe and tost it in the smoake of the Frankensence and as the smoake ceaseth put in more Frankensence and open the Towe in the Smoake till it be warme then lay the Towe to the Temples of the head and on the Browes bind a Kerchiefe over it and so goe to Bed vse this and it will helpe you Another for the Head-ache A Medicine worth Gold TAke the Iuyce of Ground Ivie and out of a spoone or sawcer snuffe it vp into your Nose with a Quill An excellent Medicine for the Spleene TAke Wormewood Mallowes Camomill and Melitots of each a handfull boyle them in faire water till halfe the Liquour be wasted then put thereto a good â—â—â—dfull of wheaten Braâ— and boyle it to the thicknesse of a Plaister quilt it on a linnen cloath and apply it to the side as hot as you can suffer it and removing it often An excellent helpe for sore Eyes TAke Ground Ivie otherwise called Alehoose Celadine and â—aisies of each a
like quantity stampt and strayned with a little Sugar Rose-wâ—ter put thereunto and dropped with a Feather into the Eyes taketh away all manner of Inflamations spots Webs Itchings smartings or any griefe whatsoever in the Eyes yea though the sight were well nigh gone An excellent Remedy for an old paine or griefe in the Head TAke Bay-salt and Cummin séeds of each a like quantity stampe them well severally by themselues and as much browne Fennellséeds as either of them stampe that with the rest altogether then with pure Vineger of Rose water mixe and stirre them altoghether in a dish over the Chasing-dish with hot Coales then lay some of the same hot vpon a linnen cloth and so apply to the hinder parts of the head at Night when you goe to bed bind it fast on that it fall not off vse this in the same manner 8. or 9. Nights together it will not onely helpe the same perhaps with 3. or 4. times so doing but also it will cleare the sight and draw the Humours cleanâ— away that runs out of the Head into the Eyes and try of the same this is a pretious Medicine An excellent Remedy for heat in the Backe TAke a good handfull of Henbane and so much Towe as will serue to wrap the Henbane in wâ—t the Towe in water and then wrap the Henbane in the Towe and rake it vp in Embers till it be well coasted then take it out and mingle it with a little Vineger of Roses and the white of an Egge mingle them all well together then spread it on a Cloath and lay it warme to your Backe An excellent Remedy for the swelling in the Stomacke TAke of Century and Wormewood of each a quarter of a handfull Sage and red Mints of each a great handfull Séeth them in Béerâ— from a Pottle to a quart drinke thereof Morning and Euening A Remedy for the Tooth-ache TAke Frankensence Onyon séeds and Henbane séeds burne them together in a Chaâ—â—ngdish with Coales let the sâ—â—ake thereof be conveyed through a Tunnell to the aking Tooth An excellent Purgation and very gentle TAke eight or ten Prunes halfe a sawcerfull of Reisons of the Sunne stoned the tops of Rosemary and Bay leaues of each a few a little Mace and thrée Crownes weight of Sena boyle all these in faire water with a good big Chicken vntill it be boyled enough then straine it and take a spoonefull of it and mingle it with an ounce and a halfe of Syrope of Roses Salutine and so drinke it blood-warme the Sena must not be put in till the rest be boyled enough and it may not boyle too much An excellent Remedy for the Lungs that are perished BOyle gréene Broome in Ale and when you meane to drink it put thereto the quantity of a Haste nutshell of Treacle a halfe pennyworth of long Pepper bruised and a spoonefull of Aqua Composita drinke thereof twelue dayes together first and last every Spring time Also Long-wort boyled in new Milke doth well An excellent Remedy to kill and heale a Cankar BOyle the leaues of wild Idle in Wine and lay it on the Cankar is a sure Bemedy An excellent Cure for the biting of a Mad Dogge TAke wild Sage Maifellon otherwise called Knot-â—rasse â—arrow otherwise called Mitteâ—olium night shade which hath the purple flowers and Lilly rootes of each of all these a handfull distill them in May and to euery fiue spoonefuls of water thereof put one spoonfull of Treacle and let the party bitten drinke thereof An excellent Medicine for an Ache or griefe in any Limbe TAke Raisins of the Sunne and the stones being taken out stampe the Raisins and apply them as a Plaister to the grieved parts and it will soone procure ease and if you vse it in the same manner fiue or sixe times it will throughly cure you of that Ache. A very good remedy for an Ache in the bones or any part of the body ANnoint the place with good Aqua Composita by the fire and let it drinke in doe it three or foure times together then at the last time while it is wet cast vpon the wet place the Powder of Olâ—â—anum then lay a linnen cloath vpon it and few it fast and â—o let it â—ye on three or foure dayes and in that time God willing it will be well An excellent cure for the Crampe MAke a King of an Oxes borne or of a Cowes or of a Sea horse tooth or of the pisâ—le of a Sea horse and weare it A Cure for a Scald Head TAke the leaues branches and buds of Brambles boyle them in faire Running water till the halfe be consumed then take it from the fire and wash the sore Head therewith Morning and Evening then dip the cloth in the water and lay to it vse this and in short space it shall heale it with Gods grace An absolute and approved Medicine to Cure the rednesse of the face BOyle the rootes of Lillies in faire water and therewith wash and rub the face Morning and Evening and it will helpe it An excellent Medicine for the Falling sicknesse TAke thrée Nayles made in the Vigill of St. John the Baptist commonly called Midsomer Eve driue them into the ground so déepe that they be not séene in the place where the sicke party fell naming the parties name while it is in doing it will driue away the disease which Misaldus credibly reported An Admirable remedy for benummed Limbes CAuse an Earthen pot of a Gallon to be made with foure Féete thrée ynches long which pot must be full of small holes both bottome and sides like a Garden watering Pot it must be so wide in the Mouth as you may easily put in your hand cause also another pot to be made into the which you may set the pot full of holes in this pot full of holes must be very well nealed and Leaded within for that no Liquor may soake into it then take Cick-wéede in June when she stalke waxeth hard take the leaues flowers and séeds thereof cut them small together so many as will fill the pot full of holes put them therein and in the middest of the Hearbs put three Oxegalls and into every Gall put thrée Cloues then put the same pot with the Hearbes into the other pot without holes and cover them both very close round about that no Ayre get into any of them then bury them in the ground for the space of forty dayes then take them out and you shall haue a perfect oyle distilled from the Hearbes which Oyle preserue to annoynt the benummed Lymbes with it and they shall with Gods helpe recover their former strength approved to be very true To stanch bleeding in any place STampe Primrose-leaues and apply it to the place that bléedeth and it will stanch the bléeding A Remedy for the Bloody Fluxe TAke the floxe that is shorne from Scarlet dry it and make it into Powder drinke halfe a spoonefull thereof in red Wine vse this fiue
or sixe times it will certainly and soone helpe you of the bloody Fluxe For paine or swelling in the Throat a very good remedy TAke Iewes-Eares that groweth vpon old Elder and is to be had at the Apothecaries let it lye in stéepe in Ale a whole night drinke thereof once or twice a day till you be amended An excellent Remedy for a Pin or Web in the Eye TAke two Egges rost them blew hard slit them in halfe long-wise take out the yolkes and put as much white Copperis as a hazell nut betwéene the halfes of the whites then close them together againe and lay them in the Embers till the Copperis â—e melted then take them out and wring them betwéene two trenchers let the water that commeth out drop vpon a cleane Whetstone and euer as it drops rub vpon the whetstone a race of Ginger kéepe that water in a Vyall glasse and lying vpon your backe drop some of it into the Eye with a feather this in twice doing will helpe it An excellent Dyet-drinke for the Dropsie TAke Scurbut grasse a pecke of Brooklime and water Cresses of each twelue handfuls Wormewood and horse Radish of each two handfuls Scabious and Hysop of each sixe handfuls Graines and Long Pepper of each an ounce and put them into a boulter bagge and put it into fiue Gallons of Eight shilling Béere and when it is Eight dayes old drinke thereof and of no other An excellent Remedy for a Loosnesse in the body TAke the Gelly of an Egge and mingle it with the water of red Oake buds and Sinamon bake it on a Tile stone and eate that Cake at any time of the day this will stay any loosenesse though it be bred to the bloody fluxe if the party bée so weake that he cannot eate the Cake then let him boyle the Oake buds water in Milke and ever as it riseth vp put in a spoonfull of the Oake buds water and let the party drinke of the same at any time of the day A Remedy for an Impostume TAke Barley dry Beanes and of Liquorice sliced of each a like quantity boyle them in faire water drink a good draught thereof with Sugar every Morning fasting and at night going to bed fiue or sixe dayes together or more It will draw out any Impostume and cause you to avoyd or cast out the same An excellent Cure and Remedy for a sore Breast BOyle two or 3 handfuls of Mallowes in water till they be tender then take them out of the water and put in a quart of thick Ale grounds and a pinte of white Wine let it so boyle a good while then thicken it with Crums of leavened wheaten bread and when it is almost ready put in of Mutton suet the quantity of a Hens Egge and so apply the same very warme to the Breast An excellent remedy for the Feaver or Ague especially in a body of a weake Constitution TAke a pinte of the best Muskadine make a tost of such bread as you doe most affect put your tost into the Muscadine and eate the tost then drinke a little of the Muscadine so as the tost and the Muscadine be eaten and drunke together and take a spoonfull of grosse Pepper take a little in a spoone to swallow downe with the Muscadine till you haue taken all the Pepper and so eate and drinke so long as your stomacke will well receiue it though it be with striving to drinke the whole pinte off this must be done about thrée houres before the fit do come and abstaine the next meale before the fit and after the taking of this Medicine goe to bed and sweat vpon it This may be giuen to any man or woman that hath the Ague yea though a woman with Child or that giues sucke Another for an Ague in one that hath a strong body TAke of the best Venice Treacle or pure Methridate the quantity of a Hazill Nut or for want thereof asmuch of London Treacle as a Wall nut take also 6 or 7 spoonfuls of the best Aqua-vite and according to the age and strength of the partie one spoonfull of grosse Pepper and as much of the powder of red Sage mixe all these together let the party eate this with a spoone by little and little an houre before the fiâ— and sweat vpon it by walking if he be able or else goe to bed and sweat there to dry vp the viseous or â—ymie humour which is the cause of the Diseases let the party abstaine the next meale before to starue the Disease Another for the Ague TAke the juyce of a rosted Orenge with a little burnt Sacke before the fit An excellent Remedy for the Stone in the Bladder to provoke Vrine from one that maketh water but by drops TAke life Hony and Renish wine of each a quart Saxifrage Philapendula and Pellitory of the wall of each a handfull still all these in Balma Maria with a very flow fire kéepe it in a cold place in Pâ—wâ—er or Earthen vessels and drinke thereof the quantity of halfe a pinte euery morning fasting and afterwards eate the quantity of a Walnut of life Hony and use to fast and walke an houre after it Another excellent Remedy for the Stone TAke a pinte of Milke and put into it a pinte of wilde Mallow leaues let them boyle together a quarter of an houre then make Posset-drinke of Ale or Béere take of the Curds and the Mallow leaues then set your Posset to boyle again and put into it a good stick of Liquorish well bruised one spoonfull of Anniféeds and halfe a spoonfull of Parcelyâ—éeds well bruised and so of Sugar Candy the quantity of small Wallnut boyle all these to the quantity of halfe a pinte or lesse then straine it and at your going to bed drinke it bloodwarme putting into it a quarter of a grated Nutmeg An Injection for the Stone TAke a quart of Barley-water and boyle therein a handfull of Mallow-leaues and as much of Violet leaues till halfe the water be consumed then put thereto 3. spoonfuls of Mel-rosarum let the party take it as an Injection with a Searinge An easie yet approved Medicine for the Stone TAke a pottle of Ale and a flint stone taken from the Chalke and beaten to powder and a peny-worth of Reddish rootes boyle all these together to a quart then strain it thrice and drink thereof evening and morning An excellent Remedy for the Cough of the Lungs for the Liver and for a Consumption TAke of Long wort 6 good handfuls with both your hands and of Liver wort 5 handfuls Mayden-haire a pound and a halfe beat theseâ— seuerally and take of each Iuyce a like quantity then mixe them together and then put thereto halfe a pound of white Sugar Candy finely beaten put thereto also a quarter of a pinte of the best Sallet oyle you can get then put all these into a glasse and shake it together every day for the space of a wéeke that it may
man infected hath alwaies a desire to sléepe because the venome internall doth perturbate and trouble the spirits vitall so that it alwaies tendeth to rest by these siâ—nes and all others before related a man may alwaies perceiue himselfe to be infected If he will not giue credit vnto it let him make tryall for halfe a dayes space and presently he shall féele the Apostume vnder his Armes or about the groine or else about the Eares Therefore the chiefest remedy is if a man perceiue all these tokens in the time of Pestilence that he shake off sléepe as I haue said before for as by the reasons before also alleadged it is manifest that in sleepe the Spirits vitall doth rest but the venome is scattered through the membrands from one place vnto another as I haue often observed This being truly marked when a man findeth himselfe infected as soone as possible may be let him let blood in as ample manner that he almost faint thereon for the taking of small quantity of blood stirreth vp the venomous quality more forcibly If a man will not cut many veines at once then hée shall suffer to goe over the same veine incided as before said euen vnto the retardation and staying of the Blood Also he that is let blood whether he be infected or not hée must also shunne sléepe the whole day even till midnight And alwaies in the same part of the body that the Apostume shall appeare shall be made the incision of a veyne As for Example If the Apostume shall appeare vnder the right Arme Phlebotomie shall be made in the middle part of the same Arme from the veyne Mediana but if vnder the left arme the Apostume sheweth it selfe then must you open the Mediana as aforesaid in the same Arme or the Hepatica that is to say in the veyne about the middle finger If the Impostume be about the Groyn let a veyne be opened in the Foot about the Hée le on the same side If the Apostume be in the Neck Phlebotomize the Cophalica about the Thumbe in the hand of the same side or the Mediana of the same Arme or in the hand on the same side about the lesser finger If it shall appeare about the the Eare incide the Cophalica on the same side or the veyne which is betwéene the fore-finger and the thumbe least many venomous vapours invade the braine Or the veyne which is about the lesser finger or about the Article which of Physitians is called Basilica If the tumour shall appeare about the shoulder blades heart and Throat Vse scarifications with applicaton of Venâ—osits And first let blood on the Median If the Apostume appeare on the backe open the veyne called Pedia Magna And all these may be let blood if a man haue not slept before the knowledge of the Apostumation But if he féele such Apostumations after sléeping then bléeding ought to be made on the contrary part as if the Apostume appeared in the right arme the Basilica or Liver veyne or Mediana in the left arme shall be opened And if the Apostume sheweth vnder the right arme let it be as it is spoken of the left arme and so of other places in which the Apostumation appeareth and whensoever blood-letting is to be vsed let it be alwaies done in opposite manner And if he that haue béene let blood be very weake then may he sléepe after the midst of the day and before the midst of the day hée ought to be in continuall motion either riding or moderately walking And if afterward the Botch increaseth feare not For it is a token that nature putteth out the venomous quality and restoreth a man to soundnesse then may you apply such remedies thereto as is aboue mentioned And if any there be that shall receiue benefit and recovery by these directions First let him thanke God that hath created Medicine of the Earth to heale his people and secondly pray for me a sinner the writer of this little Treatise for to that intent I tooke the paines A Medicine for the Plague or for sicknesse of the Soule TAke a quart of Repentance of Ninevie and put thereto both your handfuls of fervent Faith in Christs Blood with as much Hope and Charity of the purest you can get in Gods shop a little quantity of each and put it into the vessell of a cléere Conscience and let it boyle well in the fire of Loue so long till thou séest by the Eye of Faith the blacke foame of the loue of this World stinke in thy stomacke then skim it cleane with the spoone of faithfull Prayers that done put in the powder of Patience and take the Immaculate cloath of CHRISTS pure Innocencie and straine all together through it into Christs Cup then drinke it burning hote betimes next thy Heart this done rest from the beastly Conversation vsed in times past vpon the Bed of Christs pure Innocency and cover thée warme with as many clothes of Amendment of life as God shall strengthen thée to beare that thou mayst sweate out all the vile poyson of Covetousnesse Idolatry and the participation thereof with all kinde of Whoredome beggerly Pride Oppression Extortion Vsury Prodigality Swearing Lying and Slandering Envying Wrath Sedition Sects Theft Murther Drunkennesse Gluttony Sloth with such like sweat cleane out of thy Heart thy Head thy Bones and thy Body with all the other powers or parts of thée and ever wash thy Heart and Eyes with pure Humility mixed with the Feare of God and lay the swéet Camon-ill of good Conversation hard to thy Nose least then shouldst smell more then thine own And when thou féelest thy selfe altered from all those afore-named vices take the powder of Say well and lay it vpon the top of thy Tongue to savour thy mouth withall and the Eares of the hearer but drinke thrice as much Doe well daily And then take the Oyle of Good workes mixed with the same Mercy that God hath willed vs to vse and annoynt therewith thine Eyes thine Eares and thy Lips thine heart and thy Hands throughly that they may be light nimble quiâ—k and ready to minister vnto the poore and dispersed members of Iesus Christ ever as you are able and sée occasion but beware thou takest not Wind in the ministring therof least deadly dust of Vaine glory and Hypocrysie doe thée much harme and to kéepâ— a dyet for thy Heads sake vse the hot Broth of Holinesse and Righteousnesse continually and féed thy selfe well with the spoone of godly Meditations in Gods holy Word then annoynt thy selfe with the Oyle of Gods peace this done arise from Sinne willingly and take vp Christs Crosse boldly beare it thankfully and walke the course worthily and thou shalt liue everlastingly c. A Prayer O Eternall God and most sure comfort and consolation in all Afflictions which healest the sicke Soules oppressed with Sin which ministrest mercifull Medicines to the repentant Heart and doest refresh the sinfull sinners that thirst after