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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00756	A discourse vpon chyrurgery: written by that famous doctour and knight, Signior Leonardo Phiorauanti, Bolognese. VVith a declaration of many wonderfull matters necessary to be knowne; with most notable secret found out by the said authour. Translated out of Italian by Iohn Hester, and now newly published and augmented, for the benefite of this country: by Richard Booth, Gent; Cirugia. English	Fioravanti, Leonardo, 1518-1588.; Hester, John, d. 1593.	1626 (1626)	STC 10882; ESTC S114243	84,135	128

ingredience that goeth into this composition Our magistrall Electuary of Sulfure the which serueth against diuers sorts of infirmities AS the fire hath vertue to heate and drye materyall things so hath the Sulfure vertue to warme and to drye the humiditie and couldnesse of our bodyes for I haue occupied it diuers and sundry times and all wayes haue séene diuers and sundry good effects but for the better commoditie and more ease to vse it I haue compounded this Electuary the which thou maist vse with ease and benifite vnto a number and the order to make it is thus Rec. Very fine Sulfure that is without earth and make it in fine powder 1. pound Cinamon halfe an ounce Safran one scruple Ginger 2. drams Muske dissolued in rose water 2. Carrets white honey crude as much as will suffice to make it in a lectuary without fire then keepe it in a dry place and this ye shall vse in the morning sasting and his quantitie is from 4 drams to 7. this dryeth vp scabs prouoketh vrine breaketh the stone in the raynes it helpeth the cough dryeth vp the watering of the eyes causeth a good appetite with diuers other things the which I will leaue to the experimentors Our Electuario of Consolida magore that serueth for many diseases inwardly THis Consolida magore is a herbe so called because of his effect that it doth in healing of wounds and other places of the flesh separated for if ye eate thereof it will helpe the rupture and all sorts of wounds penetrating and vlcers of the longs it dryeth the milte and such like effects but because thou maist●●●● it more commodious I have compounded an Electuary the which is excellent and rare and is made thus Rec. The roote of Consolida magore 1. pound and boyle it in water vntill it be 〈…〉 thou stampe them in a morter and passe them through a straines then put thereto as much white Honey as the matter weigheth and boyle them on a small fire vntill it he come to the forme of a Lectuary and when it is boyled put therof ● these things Rec. The shelles of Pomgarnads in fine pouder 1. ounc Lignum aloes 6. drams Mirr●a Masticke Sarcocolla Sanguis dragonis in graine ana 2. drams Sinamon 1. dram Muske of Leuant dissolued in Rose-water 1. carret th●●● incorporate them well whiles it be warme Yee shall note that the body must be first well purged are ye take this Electuary and ye must also kéepe a dyet that the medicine may worke the better for this helpeth all the aforesaid diseases inwardly as is said afore ye may vse it implaist●r wife vpon wounds and broken bones and vse it inwardly and so the Patient shall remaine helpt With this I haue séene men of great age helpt that were burst 〈◊〉 and wounded from one part to the other and also broken bones and bruises the which if I should 〈◊〉 them it would not be credited Our impory all Electuary for the Mother THis 〈…〉 for the Mother is by Nature temparate hot and by his heate prouoketh Menstrua and comforteth the Matrixe and all other weake parts of what causes so euer it be and the order to make it is thu● Rec. Cinamon elect 1. ounce Nutmegs Ma●e● Cloues ginger ana 1. 〈◊〉 Cassie ligne vj. drams Mar●ilad● 〈…〉 Lignum al●●● 4. drams red Sand●●s 2. drams Aqua vitae well rectified 3. ounces fine Muske 2 Car●ets purified honey 2. pound then make thereof a Lectuary according to Art the which is most excellent against the indisposition of the mother But first ere ye begin to take this medicine it were necessary to take a quantitie of our Pillole Aquilone and then to take this Electuary in the morning fasting thereon 4. or 5. houres the quantitie is from halfe an ounce to an ounce also that time that ye eate this Electuary ye shall eate no euill meates as hogges flesh fryed meates or baked meates or such like as might hinder the operation of the Electuary This Electuary ye shall use at the least 40. dayes together and so thou shalt sée meruellous effects thereof as I haue done a thousand times in Cicilia in Naples and in Rome and also in Venice and alwayes it fell out in one order and yet the Regions are much different one from another and the inhabitants are contrary of complexion neuerthelesse this medicine wrought alwayes one effect in operation as well in one place as in another and therefore I approue it to be a most blessed medicine and of great experience Pilles against poyson the which are of meruellous vertues THese Pilles are of such experience against poyson as is not to be beléeued and the order to make them is thus Rec. Imperatrice Bistorta Tormentilla Valeriana Dittamo bianco Carlina Aristologia rotunda Genciana Agarico electo Salgem of each a like quantitie beate them in fine po●der then take the iuyce of Garlike and Oynions as much as will make it into a paste also put into the iuyce 1. drame of Saffrane then let the said past being mixt dry in the shadow and then beats it into pouder againe and mixe it with the aforesaid iuyce in good forme and kéepe it in a vessell of leade vntill thou hast néede and when thou wilt occupie it take thereof 4. drams and make thereof Pilles with Siropo Acetoso in good forme the which thou shalt giue vnto him that is poysoned and in short time tho● shalt sée miracles of that medicine for all the aforesaid simples in manner alone is sufficient to deliuer one that were poysoned but being mixed together it worketh greater effe●t Vnguento magno Leonardo THis Vnguento magno is so called by reason of his great vertue operation for it worketh so strange in some deseases that it in manner reuineth the Patient and the manner to make it is thus Rec. Ot●egra onin 6. ●unc Oximel squilliticum halfe an ounc mixe them together in an earthen dish vntill the Ot●egra ouiu ●wors● became like ashes then it is d●i●●trom then put thereon 2. ounces of Vinegar and wash it well vntill it remaine pure and cléere then take Olibanum halfe an ounc Cerusae 1. ounc beate them fine and mixe it in a stone morter with as much Magno lico●e as will serue to incorporate them well then put thereto the Omegra ou●u and mixe them very well together that being done put thereto Axungi● porcina 8. ounces and mixe them all together and then it is made the which kéepe in a vessell well g●ased for it is ill 〈◊〉 a long time without corruption and is apt to helpe those that are lame full of paines and sores and swellings paines of the eyes the stone in the reines and such like matters it helpeth all manner of French Poxe if ye annoint them therewith vntill their gumbes before and then leave But yee shall 〈◊〉 that the body must first be well purged afore ye annoint them This 〈…〉 all corostus bleers and helpeth