and powder it and rub your Teeth therewith To hinder the Hair from falling Take Parcely Seed and make it into an impalpable Powder and Powder the Head therewith three Nights every other Night once a Year only and there will never fall one Hair To make the Hair Grow Take the tops of Hemp when it begins to appear above Ground steep it twenty four hours in Water wherewith you shall well moisten the Teeth of the Comb you make use of only every encrease of the Moon it is certain this Makes the Hair grow much To Colour the Hair Take Oyl of Tartar warm as much as you think fit anoint a Sponge or a Comb therewith and comb the Head in the Sun having first washed your Head do thus thrice a day and in seven daies at farthest they will become black and if you would have them odoriferous anoint them with Oyl of Benjoin A Water to Colour the Hair black Dissolve an ounce of fine Silver in thin Plates in two ounces of Aqua Fortis in a Matras with a gentle Fire the Silver being dissolved add half a pint of Rose water and make them boil a quarter of an hour then add the Juyce of two Citrons then boil them again another quarter of an hour and when you use it take a spoonful of this Water which you shall keep in a Bottle and add four spoonfuls of Rose-water and as much of Juyce of Citrons warm them and wash the Head or Beard therewith taking care that you touch not the Skin but take a little Stick and tye a Linnen Cloth to its end and therewith touch the Hair of the Head or Beard and let it dry A Past for the Hands Take a pound of blanch'd Almonds and an ounce of yellow Sanders sers'd two ounces of Calamus sers'd an ounce of Orris two Glasses full of Rose-water a Rennet Apple cut in little pieces the Crumbs of a white penny Loaf well dryed and sers'd make a Paste of all with two ounces of Gum Draganth dissolved in Rose-water for your Hands or Face Another Past for the Hands Take Apples and pare them and beat them in a Marble Mortar slicing them first moisten them with Rose-water and White-wine put White-bread Crumbs and Almonds well moistned blanch'd and bray'd with Wine then add a little white Soap and keep it for your use Otherwise Take two pounds of sweet Almonds blanch and beat them in a Marble Mortar infuse them in two quarts of Goats or Cows Milk for two or three hours strain and press them in a course Linnen-Cloth put this strained Liquour in a Basin over a Charchoal Fire adding thereto the Crumbs of a two penny white Loaf with about two drams of Borax and as much burnt roch Allum and towards the end an ounce of Sperma Coeti you must stir it constantly that it stick not to the bottom of the Basin the sign that 't is enough is that it will not fall from the Spatula in taking it out to boil it to purpose it will take five or six hours at least this Past is most excellent To make the Hair grow quickly Take the Juyce of Nettles that grow in the Sun rising wherein moisten the Teeth of your Comb every Morning and comb the Hairs upward and they will grow quickly Probatum To make one have a good Voyce Take a dram of Elder Flowers powdred and put into White-Wine fasting in a Morning Wonderful Secrets which must be collected and compounded according to the Influences of the Stars to cure the Infirmities hereafter specified in a short time CHAP. IV. The seven Planets that cause Diseases SAturn reigning causes cold Diseases as the Gout in the Feet Leprosy Palsy Quartan Agues Dropsies Catarrhs Coughs c. Jupiter causes Cramps Numness Inflammations of the Liver Head aches pain in the Shoulders windiness in the Body Sanguine Fevers and all Diseases caused of Putrefaction the Apoplexy Cardiac Passions Squinsies c. Mar causes acute Fevers and tertian Agues continual and intermittent Fevers Apostemes Erysipelas Carbuncles Fistulas bloody Fluxes and such like hot and dry Diseases The Sun causes Rheum in the Eyes coldness in the Stomach and Liver Swoonings Choler Catarrhs Pustules in the Matrix and the like in the lower Parts Venus causes Scabs the Venereal Disease Lientery Suffocations of the Womb Sickness in the Stomach from cold and moist Causes Infirmities of the Liver and the Lights Mercury causes hoarsness Distempers in the Senses impediments in the Speech and its Passions Falling-sickness Coughs Jaundies Vomiting Catarrhs and all Melancholy Diseases The Moon causes the Palsy Cholick the Whites Dropsie Phlegmatick Apostemes Lienteries and all Infirmities that come from the Obstruction of the Veins He that would Cure any Infirmity infallibly and not as some Physicians proceed it is necessary to make use of Astrology and the Aspects of the Stars and their Influences and this is intended in jure regulari non coacto wherefore in such case as Hippocrates tells us â—… 1. Aph. 4. Medicari in acutis morbis eadem die si materia turgeat tardari enim his malum est Monardus in his Epistles says in such a case potius lotium inspiciendum quam astra and this is intended to be Bleeding and Purging but in regard to other local Remedies it is necessary to observe the Plenetary hours and for that end you must be advised by what Planet the Infirmity is caus'd yet you may gather the Herb or Flower Seed Root or such like in what hour the Planet hath Dominion that is an Enemy to that Planet that causes the Disease For contraria contrarus curantur and to know the hour of the Planet you must see what hour the Sun rises At whatever hour the Sun rises in any Planet all the days in every Month are under the same Dominion Friendly PLANETS Sol is a Friend to Jupiter and Venus Luna is a Friend to Jupiter Venus and Saturn Mars is a Friend to Venus Mercury is a Friend to Jupiter Venus and Saturn Jupiter is a Friend to Sol Luna Mercury Venus and Saturn Venus is a Friend to Sol Luna Mars Mercury Jupiter Saturn is a Friend to Jupiter Sol and Luna Planets that are Enemies Sol is an Enemy to Mars Mercury and Luna Luna is an Enemy to Mars and Mercury Mars is an Enemy to Mercury Luna Saturn Sol Jupiter Mercury is an Enemy to Sol Luna and Mars Jupiter is an Enemy to Mars Venus is an Enemy to Saturn Saturn is an Enemy to Mars more than to Venus Planetary Friendly hours of the Night and Day Calculated exactly to the Ephemerides Sunday 1 Sol 2 Venus 3 Mercury 4 Luna 5 Saturn 6 Jupiter 7 Mars 8 Sol 9 Venus 10 Mercury 11 Luna 12 Saturn Munday 1 Luna 2 Saturn 3 Jupiter 4 Mars 5 Sol 6 Venus 7 Mercury 8 Luna 9 Saturn 10 Jupiter 11 Mars 12 Sol. Tuesday 1 Mars 2 Sol 3 Venus 4 Mercury 5 Luna 6 Saturn 7 Jupiter 8 Mars 9 Sol 10
Venus 11 Mercury 12 Luna Wednesday 1 Mars 2 Luna 3 Saturn 4 Jupiter 5 Mars 6 Sol 7 Venus 8 Mercury 9 Luna 10 Saturn 11 Jupiter 12 Mars Thursday 1 Jupiter 2 Mars 3 Sol 4 Venus 5 Mercury 6 Luna 7 Saturn 8 Jupiter 9 Mars 10 Sol 11 Venus 12 Mercury Friday 1 Venus 2 Mercury 3 Luna 4 Saturn 5 Jupiter 6 Mars 7 Sol 8 Venus 9 Mercury 10 Luna 11 Saturn 12 Jupiter Saturday 1 Saturn 2 Jupiter 3 Mars 4 Sol 5 Venus 6 Mercury 7 Luna 8 Jupiter 9 Mars 10 Sol 11 Venus 12 Saturn Hours of the Night Sunday 1 Jupiter 2 Mars 3 Sol 4 Venus 5 Mercury 6 Luna 7 Saturn 8 Jupiter 9 Mars 10 Sol 11 Venus 12 Mercury Munday 1 Venus 2 Mercury 3 Luna 4 Saturn 5 Jupiter 6 Mars 7 Sol 8 Venus 9 Mercury 10 Luna 11 Saturn 12 Jupiter Tuesday 1 Saturn 2 Jupiter 3 Mars 4 Sol 5 Venus 6 Mercury 7 Luna 8 Saturn 9 Jupiter 10 Mars 11 Sol 12 Venus Wednesday 1 Sol 2 Venus 3 Mercury 4 Luna 5 Saturn 6 Jupiter 7 Mars 8 Sol 9 Venus 10 Mercury 11 Luna 12 Saturn Thursd 1 Luna 2 Saturn 3 Jupiter 4 Mars 5 Sol 6 Venus 7 Mercury 8 Luna 9 Saturn 10 Jupiter 11 Mars 12 Sol. Frid. 1 Mars 2 Sol 3 Venus 4 Mercury 5 Luna 6 Saturn 7 Jupiter 8 Mars 9 Sol 10 Venus 11 Mercury 12 Luna Saturd 1 Merc. 2 Lun 3 Saturn 4 Jupiter 5 Mars 6 Sol 7 Venus 8 Merc. 9 Luna 10 Saturn 11 Jup. 12 Mars For Pains in the Head This Pain is caused by Jupiter Take the little Vervain in the hour of Mars his Enemy bruise it and mingle it with Vinegar and apply it to the Fore-head For Frenzies with sharp Fevers This Infirmity is caus'd by Mars Take milk from the Dugs of any Animal whatever except that of a Goat in the Hour of Luna Mercury Saturn Sol or Jupiter his Enemies boil it and with the Scum that rises upon the milk bath all the Head being first shav'd For the Falling Sickness This is caused by Mercury Take a Wolf in the Hour of Sol Luna or Mars his Enemies kill it and take the Lights and boil them in red Wine and Spices and give them the Patients to eat and they shall be perfectly cured For Weakness and Dimness of Sight This Disease comes from Sol. Take Eye-bright in the Hour of Mars Mercury or Luna his Enemies powder it and mingle it with the Yolk of an Egg and Wine and apply it For Tears and Rheum i' th' Eyes Sol causes this Disease Take the slimy Substance of Snails in the hour of Mars Mercury or Luna his Enemies and mingle therewith Myrrh Aloes and Mastich and apply it to the Temples Take also Sowbread and Rosemary beat them and press out the Juyce adding the Juyce of Ivy in the same Hour applied to the Eyes works wonderful effects For Warts in the Nostrils This Disease comes from Saturn Take Dragon-wort in the Hour of Mars or Venus his Enemies bruise it and press out the Juyce and mingle it with the milky Juyce of wild Fennel and the Gall of any Animal whatever powder Nettle Seeds and Southernwood Hellebore and Cypress put them often up the Nostrils and it will cure them infallibly For Bleeding at the Nose This comes from Saturn Take Pomegranate-flowers in the hour of Mars and Venus his Enemies beat them and powder them and mingle the Powder with a sufficient quantity of the White of an Egg to the fashion of a solid Unguent and apply it to the Nostrils For Pains and Prickings in the Nostrils These are caus'd by Mercury Take Ivy-flowers what quantity you please in the Hour of Sol Luna or Mars his Enemies boyl them in Oyl then put it into the ear and 't will presently cure them or pour in three drops of the Juyce of Ground-Ivy hot For Deafness and Dizziness of the Ears This is caused of Mercury Get an Hare and kill it in the Hour of Sol Luna or Mars his Enemies take out the Gall and mingle therewith black Hellebore powdred and put it into the Ear and it will certainly cure you For Pustules in the Mouth and Chaps in the Lips These come from Mercury You must make this following Remedy in the Hour of Sol Luna or Mars his Enemies Take Lytharge of Silver Myrrh Ginger of each equal parts powder them very fine and with Virgins Wax Honey and common Oyl make an Unguent and with a little piece of fine Linnen apply it to the Cleffs For the Tooth-Ach This is caused by Mercury Take two grains of the seed of Smallage in the Hour of Sol Luna or Mars his Enemies Opium Henbane of each four grains mingle them with Wine to the form of Pills and apply them to the Tooth To make a Tooth fall without touching it This comes from Mercury Take wild Olive Boughs in the Hour of Sol Luna or Mars his enemies boil them in Verjuice till it come to the likeness of Honey and apply it to the Tooth and it will make it fall of it self To fasten the Teeth To cure the looseness of the Tooth which is caused of Mercury make this Composition in the Hour of the Sun Moon or Mars his Enemies Take Pomegranate rind Orris burnt Salt of each a like quantity Galls two parts Myrrh one part boil them all in a sufficient quantity of Wine and wash the Mouth therewith To make the Teeth fall out of the Mouth without Danger This Malady is caus'd by Mercury Procure an Hare in the Hour of Sol Luna or Mars his Enemies and kill it and take the Brain and boil it and rub the Teeth therewith this will work a wonderful effect Item the Tooth taken out of the Mouth of the same Hare and ty'd about Childrens Necks will fasten them Against spitting of Blood This Infirmity is caused by Saturn Take in the Hour of Mars or Venus his Enemies Pomegranate Flowers Hypocystis and Mullen beat them and press out the Juice and give a spoonful thereof to drink with a little Sugar For the Weakness of the Stomach This Infirmity is caused by Sol. Take the Herb Balm in the Hour of Mars Mercury or of one of his Enemies and let the Patient eat what quantity thereof he pleaseth fasting For Pain in the Stomach This comes from Sol. Take a Pullet in the Hour of Mars or Mercury or one of his Enemies kill it and take out the Bones then take the Skin that is found in its Stomach and dissolve it give it to drink and it will work admirable Effects For the Inflammation of the Liver This Disease is caused by Jupiter Take Carduus in the Hour of Mars his Enemy press out the Juice and give half a Glass full thereof to drink with Sugar for some daies together and it will work Wonders For the Dropsie This Disease is caused by Saturn Take then a Quail in the Hour of Mars or Venus his
Enemies kill it and give the quantity of two Glasses full of its Blood and it will infallibly cure The same doth the Juice of Ivy mingled with Honey and the weight of two drams drank thereof For the Yellow Jaundise This is caused by Mercury Take the Flowers or Seed of Rosemary in the Hour of Sol Luna or Mars his Enemies powder them and mix therewith the Juice of Cinquefoil what quantity you please For Obstruction of the Spleen This Disease is caused of Luna Take Gum Ammoniacum in the Hour of Mars or Mercury her Enemies dissolve it in Vinegar and give thereof the weight of two drams to Persons of riper years to drink it works admirable effects For the Stone in the Reins This Infirmity is caused by Saturn Take Pellitory of the Wall in the Hour of Mars or Venus his Enemies press out the Juice and give what quantity thereof you please to drink in White-wine it purges the Reins and infallibly breaks the Stone For difficulty of Vrine This Disease comes from Luna then take in the hours of Mars or Mercury her enemies the Leaf and Seed of Trefoil and Southernwood-seed boil them in Water to which Decoction add a Spanish Fly powdred without its Head Wings or Feet and give a spoonfull to drink and it will quickly cause one to void Urine For the Stone in the Bladder This comes from Luna Take what quantity of Snakes you please in the hour of Mars or Mercury her enemies and put them into a new earthen Pot with a narrow Neck put it into an Oven that is not too hot and there let it remain for six hours space then take it out and powder them finely and give a dram thereof For the Cholick This Disease comes from Luna Take Powder of Bay-berries and give two drams thereof to drink in Aromatick Wine For the Flux and bloody Flux These are caused by the Moon Take Pomegranate Flowers and Hypocistis in the hour of Mars or Mercury her enemies powder them and give two drams thereof to drink in red Wine or Cistern Water For difficulty in Child-birth This is caused by Venus Take then in the hour of Saturn her enemy Basil and powder it and give it to drink in good Wine and she will suddenly be deliver'd To provoke the monthly Courses and the Secondine This Disease is caused by Luna Take Fupaterium in the hour of Mars or Mercury her enemies powder it finely and likewise the Seed of Mountain Smallage and give two drams to drink in the Water of Maiden-hair and it will quickly work the effect For the immoderate flux of the Courses unto the Mouth of the Womb. This Infirmity comes from Venus Take the Root of Hysop in the hour of Saturn her enemy with the middle rinds of Chestnuts and the rinds of Pomegranates powder them very fine and give often a dram thereof to drink For Ruptures These are caused by Sol. Take Cypress Nuts in the hour of Mars Saturn or Luna powder them and mingle them with the juyce of their lops when they are green apply them in the form of an Emplaister but you must first put up the Gut that is fallen For the Hemorrhoids This Disease is caus'd by Luna Take the Juyce of Sow-bread in the hour of Mars or Mercury her Enemies apply it to the Fundament after what manner you will and it will perfectly cure the Malady For the Pain of the Gout This Infirmity comes from Saturn Take a Hen of four years old in the hour of Mars or Venus his Enemies kill her and fill her with Vervain and Worm-wood in six quarts of Water and let it boil till it be wasted to the half and with the Liquour that remains bath the grieved parts For a Tertian Ague This Fever is caused by Mars Take Centaury in the hour of Luna Mercury Saturn Sol or Jupiter his enemies powder it and give two drams in Wine fasting For the Quartan Fever This Fever is caused by Saturn Take Myrrh and Castor in the hours of Mars or Venus his enemies of each one dram powder them and give it to drink in Wine fasting 't will work Wonders To take away the Spots of the small Pox Meazles and Purple-fever This is caused by Mars Take in the hour of Luna or Mercury Saturn or Jupiter his enemies the Roots of Beans dryed Flower of Chick-Pease Rice Meal and Garlick powder them all very fine and mingle them with Oyl of sweet Almonds and Mutton fat melted and anoint the Face therewith and let it remain on all Night and in the Morning wash it with warm Water For the King 's Evil. This Infirmity is caused by Luna Take the Boughs and Roots of Castors in the hour of Mars or Mercury beat them and apply them in form of an Emplaster Maiden-hair doth the same For Wounds in any part of the Body These are caused by Mars Take Savine in the hour of the Moon or Mercury Saturn or Jupiter his enemies and powder it and mix it with Honey and apply it to the Wounds and it will cure them For Scabs and Leprosie These Maladies are caused by Saturn Take Ivy in the hour of Mars or Venus his enemies what quantity you will and boil it in Water and bath the Body therein hot 't is the last Remedy for this Disease For Corns or Agnails These come from Saturn Take the Bark of Willow and mingle its Powder with strong Vinegar and in form of an Emplaster apply it to the Corns and it will work great effects For Cancers This Disease is caused by Mars Take the Boughs of white Galingale the Root of Dragon-wort in the hour of Luna Mercury or Saturn his Enemies press out the Juice and mix it with Honey and apply it to the Disease For Fistula's These are caused by Mars Take Orris-root in the hour as abovesaid powder it and mingle it with the powder of burnt Oisters and apply them to the Fistulas To preserve one from the Gout in the Feet This Disease is caused by Luna Take Iva Arthritica in the hour of Mars or Venus beat it and mingle it with the Yolk of an Egg dress'd after the manner of a Pancake and eaten fasting will certainly preserve one from the Gout in the Feet To know if one sick shall live or dye Diverse are the Judgments which pass upon a sick Person whether he will live or die but I shall publish this present infallible sign which any one may make use of and make certain Judgment thereof Take a Nettle and put it into the Urine of the sick Person presently after he hath voided his Urine and that it be not corrupted and leave the Nettle in the said Urine the space of twenty four hours then if the Nettle be found dry 't is a sign of Death but if it be found green 't is a sign of Life An admirable Secret to keep one alwayes in Health which Charles the Fifth made use of Take in the hour of Sol as the