awaie of it selfe A medicine for the blacke Iaunders TAke Wheaten strawe and laie it abroade vppon a faire Flower in a close house and putte in Geese and watche when they doung and take it vppe hole and with a knife scrape of the white that is aboute the doung till you haue a quantitie thereof then drie it in an Ouen and make powder therof and drinke it morning and euening in Ale warmed and that will cure bothe the blacke and yellowe Iaunders An other medicine for the blacke Iaunders TAke the hearbe Ambros Betâ—nie Mugwort of each of them a handefull of Senturie halfe a handefull and three or foure Docke rootes cleane washed and scraped and stampe all these together in a morter till they be indifferent small beaten then take Spicknell turmeracke and Galigarie of eache of them like quantitie and stampe them likewise in a morter then putte the herbes in a cleane linnen cloath by them selues and the Spyces by them selues and tye them faste with stringes and hange them in a gallon or twoo of Ale when it is newe and redie to bee tunned after three or foure daies drinke euery morning nexte your harte a good draught thereof and drinke or eate nothing two or three houres after and doe so likewise when you goe to bedde and no doubtâ— by Gods grace it will helpe you For the blacke Iaunders M. Anthony Cox prisoner TAke the gall of a Rauen and drie it and grate into powder take a quantitâ—e in a spoone and temper the same with Beare or Ale together and drinke it fasting in the morning A medicine for the yellowe Iaunders TAke a handefull of redde Nettle croppes and seethe them in a pinte of Ale and drinke the same beyng strainâ—d three or foure daies together Another for the same TAke harde spanish Sope a little stale Ale in a cuppe and rubbe the Sope against the cuppe bottome till the Ale be white and shaue in Iuerie and let the patient drinke thereof first and last till he be hole For the same TAke Salendiâ—e leaues and putte them in your hosen next your feete A remedie for the yellowe Iaunders TAke a bigge Apple and cut the toppe so as it maie couer the Apple againe and take out the core and putte into it some sweete Butter and a good deale of Turmeracke and a pretie quantitie of Englishe Saffron and rost it very tender and let the sicke persone eate of it three or foure morninges together or more if neede be For the same TAke a quarte of white Wine a greate handefull of Salendine leaues and boyle them to a pinte but in Winter take â—he rootes and drinke thereof euening and morning warme For the Yella TAke Base salt Otes and Cummin and drie all these and make two bagges thereof and as hotte as maie bee suffered laie the one after an other to the plowe or crowne of the heade and so vse it a good while For the same TAke sharpe Leuen and baie Salte vpon it colde and put it to the yuella and it will helpe A very good medicine for an itche TAke Docke rootes and beate them and bruse them and frie them witâ— freshe Butter and annoynt the patient with the salue and in fiue or sixe times drinking it will helpe you To make one seeme young long to purge the winde and cleare the sight MAke powder of Fenell Annisse and Elicompane and temper them with Aqua vite and drie them againe and eate a quantitie therof euening and morning To make a whey laxatiue TAke a pinte and a halfe of clarified Wheye halfe an vnce of Seeueâ—e a grote worth of Anniseedes halfe a handefull of Hoppes Burrage Buglas of eache halfe a handfull and a little Fumetorie and seeth all these in clarified Wheie vntill it bee halfe consumed and drinke it two morninges A good playster for festred legges that haue beene long sore TAke March and wilde Taâ—sie Plantine and the great Mâ—rrell Honie and the white of an Egge and milke of a Cowe that is of one colour and Barly flower and thicke all these togeather and braie the hearbes in a morter and after that mingle the rest with the hearbes For the stopping in the liuer TAke the broth of a Chickin of Mercurie and Succorie halfe a handefull and a fewe great Reasons and picke out the stones and let all these boyle together thentake a fewe bitter Almondes and blaunche them and beate them and with the same licoure make Almonde milke and so vse to drinke it euery mornyng first Another for the same TAke Madder rootes boyle them in half a pint of Ale and let it seeth to a draught and sette â—im drinke it in the morning fasting twice in a weeke For the same TAke Turpentine of Venice to the quantitie of a Beane and put it into a spoone and holde it ouer the fire till it doe melte then putte thereto a little white Sugar and let hym eate it euery daie fastyng For the same TAke a great greene Capers and laie them in Vargis fiue or sixe daies and then wring them out of the Vargis and put a pretie quantitie therof in a sawcer and put vnto them Strope of Vineger and eate them an houre before dinner and an houre before supper For heate in the Liuer or drynesse in the handes TAke a quantitie of Strawburie water stilled seethe therein a quantitie of Liuerworte and drinke it with as muche Sirope of Mints For the heate of the Liuer TAke Saunders and good strong vineger and heate them hotte then take Scarlet in graine and dippe it in the same and so laie it to the spoone of the breast on the right side For the Plurasie TAke Brookelime Sheepes sewet and a little fayre water and frie them together in a friyng panne and make thereof a playster and laie to the patients side and it will drawe out the corruption For the plurasie or stich TAke Aqua vite and Capons greace boyle them together and dippe therein blacke Wooll and laie it hotte to the stomacke and that will ease the stitch For the Lunges TAke the Lunges of a Foxe and drie it to powder and put a quarter of a sponefull into a little Almon milke or broath and eate it and it is very good to preserue the lunges For the pricking of a thorne or needle in a ioynt and the hole be stopped againe TAke fine boulted flowre of Wheate and temper it with white Wine and boyle it together vntill it bee thicke and laiâ— it on the sore as hotte as he maie suffer it and that shall open the hole and drawe out the venome or filâ—h and ease the aching and heale and close it vp againe and for lacke of white Wine ye maie take Ale or Beare and this medicine is good to heale a Byle Whitlo or Uncome An easie purgation TAke a pinte of white Wine and one vnce of Seene and a good handfull of the Reasons of the Sunne the stones being taken oute and halfe a spoonefull of
and seeth theim together till a pint of the ale be consumed and so drinke in first and last For the Collicke and Stone TAke a handfull of Auens a handefull of Pellitorie of the wall and as muche Camomell as will lye in the palme of your hand and a spoonfull of Parsely seâ—de brused a little make a posset of Renishwine take of the curd and boile all these together in the drinke till the substance bee boiled out then vse it mornyng and euenyng For a paine in the side that commeth of winde TAke a handfull of Cummenseede an other of Annisseede and twoo of Rewe seeth all these together in runnyng water from a pottle to a quarte put to it halfe a pinte of white Uineger before it bee colde dip a spunge in it and wryng out the licour some what and laye it to the pacientes side as hotte as he can suffer it and when it beginneth to waxe colde take a newe To remoue a disease from the stomacke DRinke a quantitie of Dragon water or water Imperiall mingled with Triacle or Methredatum For them that doe caste vp their meate by reason of weakenesse of the stomake TAke the nether crust of broune bread drie it well and leisurely at the fire then steepe it directly in stronge vineger a little while take it out and spreade vppon tâ—e powder of Cloues warme it againe and tie it aboute the mouth of the stomacke and the vomite will sease A drinke for clensing the stomacke to be taken luke warme in the morning TAke Isop Rosemarie and Time of each two crops and put them in a pinte of Ale with a prâ—tic quantitie of Suger and lette them boyle till the strengâ—he is in thâ—â— then drinke thereof two houres before meate A drinke to auoyde the fleame out of the stomacke â—o make it easier to come vp you maie take of it a spoonefull or two continuâ—ally when you neede TAke eight spoonefulles of Rosewater foure spoonefulles of Conduit water and twoo spoonefulles of white Uineger halfe a quarterue of white Suger boyle all these in a poringer vpon a chafingdishe of Coles and skumme it cleane and then drinke it luke warme A remedie against the Plague was sent to the Lord Mayre of London from King Henrie the eyght TAke a handeful of Sage a handfull of hearbe Grace a handefull of Elder leaues a handfull of red Bramble leaues stampe them all and straine them through a fine cloath with a quarte of white Wine and then take a quantitie of Ginger and mingle them togeather and so take a spoonefull of the same and you shall be safe for four and twentie daies and so being nine times taken shall be sufficient for al the whole yeare by the grace of god And if it be so that the partie be striken with the plague before he hath dronke of this medicine then take the water of Scabious a spoonefull and water of Beatonie a spoonefull and a quantitie of fine Treacle and putte them altogether and cause him to drinke it and it shall put oute all the venome If it fortune the botch to appeare then take the leaues of Brambles Elder leaues Musterde seede and stampe them altogether and make a playster therof and laie it to the sore and it shall drawe out the venome and the partie shall be hole by the grace of God. Another for the same TAke a handefull of Sorrell a handefull of Burnet a handfull of Sage a quantitie of Dragons as much of the croppes as of the rootes then washe them aâ—â— well and putte them in a pottle of running water and â—eethe them to a quarte then sette them by the fire and straine them through a linnen cloath and putte in some Suger Candie to delaie the bitternesse of the hearbes and giue the patiente to drinke nine spoonefulles at one tyme beâ—ore the purples doe appeare and if the botche doe arise and breake he shall liue proued To cause one to sleepe TAke a spoonefull of pure Rose water as much of vineger two spoonefulles of the oyle of Roses halfe a handefull of Rose leaues made in powder minge them altogether and take cromnies of leuened breade made of Wheate and make a playster thereof and laie it ouer the foreheade and temples For a sore throte â—Ake Columbines and Sinckefoyle and stame them bothe togeather and straine them with milke and â—â—inke it very warme For the hickop Aâ—â— oyle of Lillic 〈◊〉 annoynt the sickmans bodie sundrie â—ymes For a Canker in the mouth TAke a slower deluse roote washe it and slice it and a fewe leaues of Pennie royall laie them in steepe in Conduit water and so wash your mouth with the water For a laste TAke an Egge and Aqua composita and boyle it vith the Egge till it bee drie then take Sinnamum Suger and eate with the Egge ¶ A medicine very precious called Flos vnguentorum go 〈◊〉 all maner of maladies that is to â—â—tte againsâ— all sores and woundes against all manner â—mpostumes in the heade or bodie against headache singing in the braine or boyling in the harte shrinking of Synewes it draweth out any thorne or broken bone and all manner of ache out of the Liuer Spline or Lungs it helpeth the Hemerodes and is very good to make a seare cloth for all goutes aches and pestilent botches and therefore this trett is worthely called Flos vnguentorum TAke Rosine and Perre of eche halfe a pounde of virgine Waxe and Frankensence of eche a quarter of a pounde of Masticke an vnce of Hartes sewet a quarter of a pounde a quarter of a pound of Camfer and twoo dragmes melte that is to bee melted and pare that is to bee pared and searce it botle theim ouer the fire and straine them through a clothe into a pottle of white Wine then boile the Wine with all the other medicines together then let it coole till it be no hotter thâ— bloud warme then put thereunto a quantitie of Turpeâ—tine euer stirâ—yng it vntill it bee colde but euer beware that your stuffe bee no hotter 〈◊〉 bloud warme when you putte to your Turpentine â—r els it marreth all your sâ—â—ife and make it vp in roules and keepe it to your vse and when you will occupie it plaister wise to your greef To make the blacke salue that cureth all olde sores and vlcers bee theâ— neuer so greate foule and stincking TAke a gallon of stale Ale beyng very strong two handfulles of Woodbine leaues halfe a hand of redde seeded Nettles as muche Colewortes with the ragged leaues halfe a pounde of redde Onions halfe a pounde of Garlike pilled a pounde of vnseâ— Leekes a little â—ishefull or handefull of the pouder of a rotten poste of an Oke is beste let these bee stamped small in a morter seuerally by them selues put them into the Ale with halfe a pounde of roche Alome then set them ouer a softe fire let them boile till the one parte or more be boiled awaie then let theim stande three or fower daies but first strain them through a cleane clothe into a cleane vessell then putte to theim halfe a pounde of Waxe halfe a pounde of Rosine halfe a pounde of the Naruell that is greene a quantitie of stone Honie then set it ouer a softe fire againe and let theim boile till the one halfe bee consumed then put it into a cleane yearthen potte and stoppe it very close and vse thereof when you haue occasion FINIS
hotte and there with warme your Ale and then drinke thereof To prouoke Vrine and against the Stone TAke three quartes of Ale warme it well lette it bee scummed thrise then put to it a handfull of Tyme a handfull of Rosemarie and handfull of Peneriall and lette them seeth together till one quarte bee coâ—sumed or more straine the hearbes from the Ale and drinke a draught of the Ale first and laste warnie To make one pisse TAke a quarter of handfull of Parselie as muche redde Fenell washe and shrede theim small and put them in a cuppe of stale Ale and make a posset therewith and drinke the Ale and it helpeth For a man that pisseth bloud TAke Ambros a handfull Bursa Pastoris a handfull Parselie seede a handfull stampe theim all together and giue the sicke to drinke in Goates milke To prouoke Vrine TAke a handfull of redde Nettle rootes and seeth theÌ„ in a quarte of good Ale till it bee consumed to a pint and putte thereto halfe a dishe of Butter and lette it bee cleane scummed before the Butter bee put in and seeth in it Allisander seedes Parselie seedes Gromell â—eedes beyng beaten into fine pouder and straine them through a fine clothe as muche of the one as of the other drinke thereof first and laste For the same TAke a quantitie of blacke Sope and Englishe Saffrom and temper theim together colde and laye it colde vpon your Nauell beeyng spread vpon a broad paper or redde Leather and then laye vpon it linnen clothe of tenne or twelue foldes hotte and roule you with a towell and so lye doune vpon your bedde warme and it wil make you pisse within an hower A drinke for the windie Collike TAke a quart of Malmesey and twoo spoonefulles of the pithe of Parsely rootes and a handfull of Uiolet leaues and fiue Baie leaues seeth all these together vntil a pinte and drinke it Mornyng and Euenyng warme To take awaie Cornes TAke Marigold stamped and laie vpon the sore Euening and mornyng and it profiteth Or els pare your corne and laye to Turpentine and red Waxe boiled together and make a plaister thereof and it helpeth To doe awaiâ— a Corne. TAke and cutte awaie the Corne and droppe into it a droppe or twoo of a blacke Snaile and putte thereto the pouder of Sandefer and it will doe it awaie For the samâ— PAre awaie your Corne as nere as you can putte into the hole vnsleckt Lime as muche as a Fatche and couer it with a plaister of Waxe and Rosen and lette it lye fower and twentie howers To make a water against a consumption TAke a quarte of Rose water as muche of womans Milke Milke of Goates of Mares or of Cowe Milke put vnto them thirtie yolkes of Egges well mingled together and thereof still a water whereof giue the paciente to drinke warme firste and laste with a cake of Manus Christi made with golde and Perles For a consuption in the raines TAke Clarie leaues and pricke theim and frie theim with twoo or three yolkes of Egges and put therevnto Saffron dried vpon a stone and grinde it small and put altogether and frie them in freaâ—he Butter and eate it warme nexte your harte To wake Ielly for one that is in a consumption TAke a legge of Ueale and cut awaie the fatte and a Capon or cocke newe killed and skalde hym and washe hym cleane and let the Capon and the Ueale lye in water the space of three howres and seeth theim on the fire with twoo pottles of faire water scum it cleane and as the fat riseth take it of and so let it seeth till halfe the brothe bee consumed then put in a pottle of rackte Renishe Wine if you haue it or els a pottle of white Wine and lette it seeth altogether vntill it consume to a quarte and clarifie it with three or fower whites of Egges and let it runne through a Ielly vagge and then sette it on the fire againe and put in one pound of Sugar and one vnce of Sinamum grose beateÌ„ and then let it run through a Ielly bagge three or fower tymes and after let the paciente drinke thereof warme An excellent medicine against the extreme cough Take Fenell rootes cleane washed Anniseedes and a little Liquoras and seeth them altogether in white wine and take the white wine drinke a good draughte thereof when you goe to bed and the next morning take a Figge and a Date and rost them and eate them somewhat hote and neyther eate nor drinke in two or three houres after and in two or three times drinking it shall helpe you A powder for the Cough Take eyght penniwaight of fine Ginger and sixteene peniwaight of powder of Elicompane rootes and one ounce of the powder of Liquoras and to ounces of the powder of Anniseedes and three ounces of sugar Candy mingle all those together and vse to eate it wheÌ„ you will at all times in the day and you shall finde case therein for this medicine is well prouâ—d Another for the cough and to drye vp the rume and fleame Take a handfull of Sage a handful of Baysalt dried at the fyre a handfull of Commin a peniworth of Cloues and an other of Maces and beate all these and mingle them together and put them into a linnen bage the length and breadth of a mans hand and guilt it and vse it hote vppon the mold of the head till you â—e eased warmed morning and euening and lay it to your molde againe For the cough of the lunges TAke a pattle of running watter twentye Figges a quarterne of the best Sugar a good quantitie of Licoras and Aniseedes a peniworth of Maydenheare a handfull of great raysons the stones picked out boyle them vnto a quart and so warme a little in a stone cruse and drinke thereof For the cough TAke I sop Horehound sugar and water boyle them altogether till it come to a thinne syrop and so vse to eate it euening and morning and all other times when you thinke good A syrop for a cough Take a pynt of I sop water and halfe a pynt of Rose water and a good quantitye of Licoras brused a great spoonefull of Anniseedes halfe a pounde of white sugar Candy let all these boyle together till it come to a cleare syrop then put it in a fayre glasse strained and take this syrop at all times in the day or night when you list For the cough Take a toste of breade and make it hote and put on sweete Sallet oyle on both sides of it and eate it euery morning and it will helpe you A remedye for the same Take Barrowes or Bores greace three or foure cloues of Garlike and stampe them together and warme and annoynt thy feete therewith at thy going to bed and so keepe them hote with a tosted trencher and warme clothes and you shall recouer A medicine for the chinecough for children Take Bores greace and warme the soales of theyr feete
to the fyre and chafe them with the foresayde Bores greace and let them goe to bed and keepe them warme and lay clothes to their feete A medicine for the cough and the whesing Take a pound of suger Candy somewhat finely beaten halfe a pound of Licoras searced and halfe a pound of Anniseedes seared and an ounce of the powder of Ginger an ounce of Elicompane rootes made into powder and mingle these together and take of the same powder halâ—e a spoonefull at a time when you goe to bed and when you rise in the morning For a cough Take Isop Licoras Horehounde a little of the roote of Elicompane greate reasonâ— Figges cutte in small peeces and Anniseedes boyle all those in water then strayne out the water and drinke it in the morning fasting For the cough and for stopping at the brest and to open thepypes and to auoyde much corruption Take the roote of Elicomepane and roote of Radish and shred them thinne and Peare Wardens twise so much as of both the others then put altogether into a newe earthen potte then put thereunto clarified honye till it ouerflowe the sayde ingredience then couer the pot and paste it that no breath come out and sett it into an ouen and let it bake with a batch of breade giue the sicke thereof a spoonefull at morning and an other at night A soueraigne medicine for the cough of the lunges Maister Bakers medicine Take three pyntes of running water halfe a pound of Portingale Sugar with vyne Figges and halfe a spoonefull of Anniseedes brused a handfull of Raysons of the Sunne cleane washed hauing the stones picked out a penniworth of Maydenheare let all these boyle together vntil the one halfe and more be boyled away and then straine the same through a fine cloth and euery morning drinke too sponefulls of it luke warme you shall find present remedye For the Crampe Take Holy oke oyle of Violets of Swines greace of each like much and make an oyntment and annoynt the place An excellent salue for a cutte Take two handfulles of Bugle which groweth moste commonly in woods and as much Ualerian bruse them very smal then take a quantitye of Deeres sewet halfe so much vnwroughte waxe so much of these two as the herbes may be boyled therein then sette it on the fyre and when it is halfe boyled put in a quantitye of the best Turpintine that ye can get then set it boyle till it be ynough and all the white stirre it well when it is boyled ynough straine it through a cloth into a vessell and so keepe it A salue for a newe cutte that will not leaue bleeding Take the blades of vnset leekes and stampe them and put thereunto honey and Wheate flower and styrre them well together vntill they bee thicke let it come neere no fyre but all cold lay it to the wounde and it will stanche the bleeding and draw out the brused bloud and make it cleane A medicine for deafenes in a mans head TAke a quarte of Malmesey a peniworth of Commin and viii Betanie leaues that groweth on the lande then boyle all these together till the one halfe of the Malmesey bee consumed then take the potte that you boyle your medicine in as soone as the hearbes be boyled and couer it with a tonell and bynde it close aboute the verge that the heate come not out then put a quill in the other ende of the tonell then put the patientes eare thereunto so that the heate maye goe close into the head tyrst the one and then the other and whiles the â—eate is driuing in the one eare you must stoppe the ther with blacke wooll and you must haue hote clothes to keepe in the heate on the other side of the heade whyle that your medicine worketh then serue the other care likewise You muste vse it three times in the day that is to say in the morning at noone and at night and so you must continue the space of three dayes and three nightes See that the patient come not in any open ayre the space aforesayde and you muste put to your Malmesey a quarter of a pynt of cleere running water A good medicine for deafnesse vsed by Thomas Steeuens of Bushton Take Bay berries Bay leaues Betany and Sticardes of each of them one handfull seethe them in white wine to the halfe and for an old man in Malmeseye then put it in a vessell that hath a narrowe mouth and hold your eare ouer it being vnstopped so that you may suffer it being not too hote nor too colde then take oyle of bytter Almondes and lette droppe thereof two or three droppes into your eare and alwayes haue a locke of fine blacke woll that groweth betweene the sheepes legges to stoppe close youre eare therewith wherein if you put a little mus-ke it will be the better A soueraigne medicine for the payne and bushing in the head which bindereth the hearing very much Take one cloue of Garlike pill it and picke three or foure holes in the middes and dip it in fine English honey and put it into your eare and put a little blacke woll after and lye vpon your other side eache night and so let it continue in your eare for the space of vii or eight dayes and it will expulse the humors at your nose expell the payne and restore the hearing For the payne in the eare Take two handfulls of Sage one handfull of Isop halfe a handfull of Rosemarye put these in a little pillowe boyled in Rose vineger Aqua vitae and Rose water and laye this to thine eare as hote as thou can suffer it An oyntment for a swelling Take good quantitye of Smallage and Mallowes and put thereto two pounde of Bores greace one pounde of butter and oyle of Netes feete a quantity and stampe them wel altogether then frye them and straine them into an earthen vessell To make a drinke for an extreame beate or drought Take a pottle of fayre water a handfull of Succorie a handfull of Endife a handfull of Violet leaues a handfull of Burrage halfe a handfull of Letice two Fenell rootes two Parsely rootes put them all in your pottle of water and let them seeth from a pottle to a quarte then take it off any put a litle Sugar to it and let it haue two wallops more then drinke of it as you list To make a dyet drinke FIrst buy a dyet pot and fill hym full of Conduit water lacking a quarte then put to the water a quart of white Wine and set him ouer a softe fyre of coales then put thereunto a pound of Liquor as scraped and cutte in small peeces halfe a pounde of Anniseedes brused halfe a pound of Ling. vite bought at the turners an ounce of the barke of the same which you may haue at the Poticaryes then let all these boyle together an houre and a halfe so that one part of the licoure be boyled away then
and when it is well boiled straine it through a faire clothe into a glasse and keepe it and when you will occupie it and make a plaster thereof vppon a Linnen clothe and laye it colde to the greefe To stanche bleedyng of the piles DRinke the iuice of Millefoile for that is proued also doe therevnto the pouder of burnte Garlicke and the piles shall dye To destroye the piles TAke Oile of Roses and Frankensence and House and make an ointment of them and put it in with the finger into the fundamente and put there vnto Myrrhe and often annointe the fundamente therewith and let the breathe thereof goe vp into the fundament A true medicine for the piles TAke blacke Woolle and blacke Sope and binde it thereto ¶ To make a Salue to bryng woundes that rancle and ake into their owne kinde and seace the burnyng and achyng TAke the iuice of Smallage and of Plantaine like muche take Honie and the white of an Egge like muche and put to theÌ„ bulted flower of Wheate and stirre theim well together vntill thei bee thicke and let it come neere no fire but all colde and rawe laye it to the sore and it shall clense the wounde and cease the achyng and bryng it to his kinde and heale the wounde faire for this is a principall salue For a wounde that is ouer healed and sore vnderneath TAke Barley meale the white of an Egge and Honie and meddle theim together and make a plaister therewith and applie it to the sore and it helpeth A plaster for a greene wounde TAke Flower and Milke and seeth them together till it bee thicke then take the white of an Egge and beate theim together and laye it to the wounde and it will keepe it from rancklyng ¶ To make Milonitret to cure any greene wounde or vncome or others what soeuer thei bee FIrste take twoo pounde of Rosâ—me halfe a pounde of Waxe halfe a pounde of Frankensence a quarterne of a pounde of Sheepes sewet clarified putte theim in a faire Panne then take a pottle of the iuice of Millonet boile these aforesated stuffe with a softe fire till thei bee molten and stirre theim a pretie while then put thereunto the iuice of your Millonet and stirre them till thei bee colde and lette theim stande a daie or twoo then melte it again with a soft fire and when it is molten put therevnto a pinte of redde Wine and stirre it till it bee colde that you maie woorke it with your hand and make it vp in roules ¶ A water to cure all maner woundes and sores bee thei neuer so sore and slinking and all maner of Cankers in the nose mouthe throte or whersoeuer TAke a handfull of red Sage a handfull of Sallendine and as muche Woodbine flowers with the leaues take a gallon of runnyng water and putte the hearbes in it and let theÌ„ boile to a pottle then straine theÌ„ through a strainer and take the licour and set it ouer the fire againe then put therevnto a pint of English Honie a good handfull of roche Alome finely beaten a peniworthe of Graines grosly brused and let theim boile altogether thre or fower walmes and then let the scomme bee taken of with a feather and when it is colde put it in a yearthen pot or bottle so as it maie bee kept close and for a greene wounde take of the thinnest of the same water and for an olde sore of the thickest the water beeyng firste well shaken together and after that you haue clensed the old sore with white Wine take a quantitie of fine Linte and the same beyng well wette in the saied water doe you there with often tymes bathe your wounde and with the saied Linte in the ende couer the wounde and if there bee any holes in the saied wounde fill theim with Linte made tente wise and so after couer the wâ—â—le wounde with a peece of a bladder the more better to â—â—â—tinue your Lint in moisture dresse your wounde twise a daie in the mornyng and in the euenyng and it helpeth A medicine or drinke for hym that is burste in the beally or coddes TAke a knucke of the Ueale a pottle of white Wine half an vnce of Mace half so many Dates half a pounde of reasons of the Sunne a handfull of Cumfrey a handfull Polipodium alias Fearne of an Oke a handfull of Sparokyng alias Knotworth take all these and put them in an yerthen pot and set on a Kettle of water of fiue gallons and set the yearthen pot in the water stop it with paist very close and let the Kettle be kept seething fiue or sixe howers with the yearthen pot therein and keepe the Kettle still full with other seethyng water then take all these and beate them in a morter and straine it and giue the pacient of the licour thereof bothe firste and laste For the toothe ache TAke a pinte of white Wine halfe a handfull of Lauender Cotten and seeth them together till the wine bee halfe spente then put into it half a spoonefull of Baie Salte then lette it seeth a little then take a spoonefull of that licour and put it in that side that the paine is in and keepe it in thy mouthe and then put an other spoonefull so one after an other and it will helpe thee A good drinke to put out the small Poxe or pimples MAke a possette of Ale with Milke and the curde beyng taken of take redde Fenell the quantitie of a spoonefull and the same beeyng sodde together with the Ale straine it and put thereto the quantitiâ— of a Nutmegge of fine Triacle a quantitie of Setwall a quantitie of English Saffron beyng well mingled together and giue it the pacient to drinke warme A present remedie for an Ague TAke twoo vnces of Baie Salt twoo vnces of white Frankensence and a handfull of Smallage beaten altogether and laye it to the wrestes of your handes and to the boughtes of your armes twoo howers before the sitte doe come proued For the same TAke twoo or three cloues of Garlick and bruse them and a peniworthe of Aqua vitae halfe a pinte of Ale and seeth theim together and drinke it a little before the course or sitte come as hotte as you maie For the Collicke TAke Gromell seede Parsely seede and Annisseedes of eche twoo spoonefulles greene Fenell one handefull one Parsely roote one Radishe roote of eche as loÌ„g as a finger vnsette Tyme one handefull one handfull of Philipendula and a handefull of Cheristones washe all these and bruse theim and stampe theim very small boile all these in twoo quartes of white Wine in an yearthen pot close till a pinte be consumed then let it run through a Linnen clothe of it self without strainyng and drinke it Mornyng and Euenyng For the windie Collicke TAke a quarte of Ale clarified twoo spoonefulles of the flower of Liquoras one spoonfull of the flower of Annisseedes half a spoonfull of brused Fenell seedes a little Tyme
the same a plaister and saie it to the sore chaungyng it at euery foure and twentie houres A good medicine against the plauge approued AMongst other excellence and approued medicines for the Pestilence there is none more worthie and auailable when the sore dothe apperre then to take a Cocke Pullet or Chicken and let the feathers of the tayle of highest parte be plucked of till the rumpe bee bare then holde the saied bare of the pullet to the sore and the pullet will gaâ—e and laboure for life and in the ende will die then haue an other pullet and doe the like to the patiente and if that die yet still applie the patient with Pullets so long as any doe die for when the Poyson by the saied Chickens is drawen foorth the saied Chickens that bee offered therevnto will liue theu the sore presently will swage and the partie forthwith recouereth this medicine is necessarie to driue the venome from the hearte A soueraigne drinke against the Pestilence TAke one vnce of Sorrell water and as muche Dragon water adragme of Treacle and putte thereto a â—ragine and a halfe of pouder imperiall and geue it to the patient with Ale within foure and twentie houres after he is infected and he shall with Goddes grace escape and doe well A playster to drawe a hed to the sore of the plague and to breake it TAke two Lyllie rootes one handfull of sower dowe two handfulls of Mallowes one handfull of linseede stampe al these together small and boyle it in a quarte of the lees of wine till it be thicke then laie it an inch thicke vpon leather broder then the sore and let the borders of the leather bee plastered with waxe to make it cleaue it shal bring out the botch in xii houres and breake it shortly A medicine that was taught King Henrie the seuenth by his Physition against the pestilence TAke halfe a handefull of Rewe likewise of Mandragories Fetherfewe Sorrell Burnet and a quantitie of the croppes and rootes of Dragones washe theim cleane and seeth them with a softe fire in runnyng water from a pottle to a quarte and then straine them togeather through a cleane cloath and if it be bitter putte thereto a quantitie of Sugar Candie or of other Sugar and if this medicine bee vsed before the purples doe arise ye shall be hole by Gods grace A medicine to be drâ—nke suspectyng any to haue the Plague TAke a greate Onion and the core being taken out fill the same full of good Treacle of Gene and wrappe the same in a Paper and roste it till it bee softe then strayne the same with a little Wine Vineger and beyng tempered with a quantitie of Sugar giue the patiente to drinke twoo spoonefulles fastyng and if the patiente bee infected with the Plague you shall perceiue the appearance thereof within sire houres after the receipt of the same drinke Also for the vsuall drinke of euery patient beyng so infected TAke of Rosemarie the quantitie of eight on nine croppes then take of Marigoldes beyng browne within of Burnet and of Burrage euery one a handefull thereof let them bee sodde in a quarte of stale Ale clarified then putte into it a cruste of breade a little whole Mace and a quantitie of Sugar and lette hym drinke the same at all times during his sicknesse and put Pympernell in his broath Also an other drinke to be taken euery mornyng for a preseruatiue against the Plague and for the auoidyng of infection TAke Sauery the quantitie of a handfull and boyle the same in a quarte of good Wine vineger with a spoonefull of Graines beyng beaten and put into the same then drinke the same with a quantitie of Sugar euery morning fastyng A good medicine against the Plague TAke of Betonie water the quantitie of three sponefulles of good Wine Vineger the quantitie of three spoonefulles and the quantitie of a Nutmegge of good Treacle of Gene or els the quantitie of a Hasell Nutte of Metridatum beyng all mixed together take it in the beginnyng of your sicknesse For the Plague TAke in the morning fastyng one drie Figge one Walnut and foure or fiue leaues of Rewe chopped altogeather and eate them and afterwardes drinke a cuppe of Wine if it be a Woman with childe leaue out the Rewe For the Plague TAke an vnce of the leaues of Rewe halfe an vnce of good Figges an vnce of Ieneper berries twoo vnces of Walnuttes picked foure ounces of Vineger and a good quantitie of Saffron Stampe all the foresaied thinges togeather and reserue them in an earthen potte or a glasse fast stopped that no aire issue out whereof if ye receiue in the mornyng vppon a kniues poynte the quantitie of a Beane or more ye shall bee sure by the grace of God not to be infected within foure and twentie houres after A medicine for the Plague or Leprosie TAke hearbe Grace Southernwoode Mugwort Wormewood of eache a handefull three or foure handefulles of Ieneper berries these whiche bee blacke cut and shreade the hearbes small and put them in a flaunders pipkine and power there to foure quartes of good white Wine vineger and let them soke a seuen nightes if the hearbes be drie if they be greene let them soke not aboue forteene houres then putte a handefull or two of those hearbes which bée in the pipkine into the still and then take oute a quarte of the same Uineger and powre it into the still vpon the hearbes and distill it with apretie soft fire for to greate a fire will waste it a waie and so still it untill you haue stilled all from the pipkine into the stillatrie and after this powre it into the Pipkine againe and putte as manie newe and freshe hearbes with so manie berries as you had before into the pipkine againe and so lette them soke one other seuen night and then still them againe as you did before and so the thirde tyme to bee vsed with newe hearbes c. in the same maner as before and at the last tyme putte foure vnces of Metredatum into the pipkine amongst the hearbes or els fiâ—e of sixe vnces of Treacle in place of the Metredaâ—um for wante thereof and then beyng stilled as before putte the same into a double glasse and stoppe it with a peeces of leather bounde aboute it and if the partie be infected lette hym take thereof foure vnces at one tyme and if neede bee you maie giue hym so muche for two or three daies as you see cause and to a Woman but twoo vnces and to children according to their age and as they be able to beare it and so sweate twoo or three houres or longer if the partie maie indure and let one stande by alwaies to wipe their face lest by putting out their handes they take colde c. when all this is three tymes stilled it will not amounte to aboue three or foure quartes An oyle for all maner of aches bruses and strainynges of the Synewes TAke a
pottle of Neà tes fecte oyle and a quarte of an Oxe gall a pinte of Aqua vite a pinte of Rose water Baie leaues Rosemarie stripped from the stalkes Strawbury leaues rootes and stringes Lauender Cotten of euery of these a handfull beate them small and putte them into the foresaied stuffe and seeth it ouer a fire of Coales in a panne of twoo gallons and at your owne perill let not the flame touche the stuffe let it seeth very well and then take it of and let it stande vntill it bee almost could then straine it through a course linnen cloth but not the bottome of the saied licoure then putte it in a glasse and so keepe it and when you are pained annoint your greese withall Far an ache TAke Aqua composita and the oyle of Neates â—eete luke warms and annoynte the patiente vppon the place of the greefe laiyng warme cloathes thereon A medicine for an ache or shrinking of Synewes TAke the tenderynges of Rosemarie and Marshe Mallowes by as euen porciones as you can gesse gather your hearbes when they bee drie from raine and dewe pounde them in a Morter very small then take Maie butter well clarifâ—ed and put it to the hearbes and mingle it in a vessell and lette it stande foure daies then set it ouer the fire and lette it seeth till the strength of the hearbes be gone then take a little of it in a spoone and lette it dropppe vpon thy nayle and if it be greene as the Emeraulde it is perfect and then putte it in an earthen potte and when you will occupie it you must warme it A medicine for an ache TAke Parsely and Wormewood of eache a handfull and seeth them in a quarte of Ale with a quantitie of sweete Butter and washe well the place therewith that aches and also binde the hearbes to the place as hotte as you maie suffer it A proued oyntment for aches STampe Smallage and putte to it Aqua vite and straine it then put thereto Bores grease and stirre them well togeather and annoynte the pacient before the fire there with euenyng and mornyng A medicine for an ache in any place TAke Sowthistle Thickweede Elder leaues Grounsell and Cleauers of eache a handfull drie all these together betweene twoo Tiles and then laye these hearbes to the place where the greef is lette the hearbes bee washed before thei bee dried A medicine for achyng sores TAke Iuice of Smallage of Morrell of Waibred of eache of them like muche take Honie and the white of an Egge of ether like muche and mingle theim together till it thicke lette it come neere no fire but all rawe and colde laye it to the sore For aches and swellynges in the knees TAke a quarte of Malmesey and a handefull of Tyme boyle them together and when it is halfe boyled putte in a good peece of sweete Butter and lette theim boyle together from a quarte to a pinte when you goe to bedde bathe your kness well therewith and weate a clothe three of fower tymes double therein and laye it to youre knees as hotte as you can suffer all night and vse this sixe or seuen tymes and it will doubtlesse helpe you For a Sciatica or ache TAke oile of Neates feete and Aqua composita and annointe thesame place where the paine is then take Woolle newlie plucked from the Sheepes backe and laye thereon and wrappe it well with warme clothes A plaister for an ache TAke as much stone Pitche to the vallew of a Tennis baule and a Spoonefull of Tarre and a penieworthe of Triacle and Rosen to the valew of a Tennis baule and a spoonefull of Honie boile it ouer the fire in a little Rettle and stirre it all together till it bee well melted then take a newe Sheepes skinne and make holes in with it a Botkinne and spreade the medicine on the fleshie side of the Skinne and laye it to the ache as hotte as you maie For an Ague TAke Burre rootes and redde Nettle croppes and seeth theim in stale Ale and clarifie it and giue the sicke thereof to drinke about suche tyme as the colde beginneth to come and after the heate bee paste when you see that he beginneth to sweate giue him to drinke posset Ale made with Marigolde and Fenell and see the posset Ale be well clarified Vse this medicine for it will take awaie the Ague within thre or foure fits at the vttermost A medicine against the hote Feuer TAke a handfull of Baie leaues a handfull and more of redd Sage and seeth the same in a pottle of stale Ale to a quarte and thesame beyng strained let the paciente beyng in bed drinke thereof a good draught beyng warmed with a litle Suger an howre before his fit do come A good medicine for an Ague bee it quotidian or quarten TAke of Smallage and of Fetherfewe of ether of theÌ„ the quantitie of a handfull stampe theim and straiue theim and then take halfe so muche as the iuice of the same is of small ale and beyng mixed together drinke it warme a little before the tyme that the fitte shall come that is to saie when you perceiue any grudgyng This must bee dronke three seuerall tymes the pacient goyng to bedde and clothes enough laied vpon hym A medicine for an Ague TAke Nettelles and Cobwebbes and Salte and beate them in a Woodden dishe and laie it to the left arme of the sicke and it will take awaie the heate of the Ague For the Ague TAke Soote and yolkes of Egges and Baie Salte and Pepper and mingle theim together and laye it to bothe the wrestes and it will take a waie the Ague For your drinke in an Ague FOR your drinke take Ale and not strong and vse it luke warme Drinke and potage in an Ague MAke your Potage and Posset ale and Almond milke with these hearbes followyng that is to saie Sinkefoile Succorie Buglosse Endiue Burrage Sorrell Lettice and Fenell rootes and Parsely rootes greate Reasons and Prunes A medicine for the drought in an Ague TAke a quantitie of Burrage a quantitie of Sorrell a certaine Violet leaues a certaine Straburie leaues seeth theim in a pottle of faire runnyng water to a quarte then straine the hearbes then take Almondes and blanche them beate them and straine them with the said water and put Suger therein and drinke it warme A medicine for a quarter Ague and for the drought TAke a pottle of good redde wine and a pottle of new Milke of a Cowe of one coloure take twoo or three good handfulles of Mouse eare cleane picked and washed steepe it into the Milke and wine and temper them together and let them stand so one night and put them in a faire still and still them with a soft fire and take the water and put it in a faire glasse and sette in the Sunne fower or fiue daies and lette the sicke when he drieth in his ague drinke thereof three or fower tymes and he shal be rid of his
quantitie of Deare sewet or Sheepes sewet clarified and vnwrought Waxe Sallet oyle Turpentine and Rosen lette all them boyle vpon a chasingdishe of coales vntill they bee thicke then straine all the saied stuffe through a linnen cloath into the vessel that you will keepe your salue in and so let it stande vntill it bee colde then vse the same beyng spreade vppon a cloathe and you shall finde ease by Gods grace and helpe A playster for the gowt or ache in the ioyntes wherwith the Lorde Riche was cured when all Surgions thought him to be vncurable TAke halfe a pounde of vnwrought Waxe halfe a pounde of Rosen an ounce of Olibantun a quarter of a pounde of fine Litarge of Golde three quarters of a pounde of white leade all beaten to powder and searce it through a searcer and take a pinte of Oyle of Neates feete and let it on the fire in a small vessell with the Waxe and Rosen and when it is molten then put thereto the other powders and stirre it fast with a sticke and then putte a little of it vppon a pewter sawcer and if it bee harde beyng so tried on the pewter sawcer then take it from the fire and annoint a faire boarde with some of your oyle of Neates feete and as you maie handle it for heate woorke it as it were Curriers waxe and make it in greate roles and make playsters of it with a chasing dishe of coales and spreade it thinne vpon a linnen cloathe or leather and laie the playster waâ—me where the paine is and so renewe it mornyng and euenyng untill you be whole or till the ache be driuen to some other ioynt and then take the playster and laie where the ache is and beware of colde and hotte wines A medicine for the goute TAke foure handefulles of Wâ—lworte and one handefull of Horehounde and â—raie them in a Morter and put their iuice to one pince of Swines greace and boyle them on the fire the space of halfe anhower then strayne it fayre for it is good for all colde gowtes in the armes legges or féete and for all gréefes in the bones that commeth of colde A drinke for the gowt festered TAke a quantitie of Archangel Betonie Verueine of eache like much and boyle them in wine and let the sicke person drinke thereof first and last and it helpeth A playster for the same TAke a sawcer full of the iuice of Smallage an other of Wormwoode Honnie Salte and Vineger and meddle them well together and doe there to a quantitie or Rie flower sturre them fast together and boyle them and make a playster in a cloathe and laie to the sore vse the drinke aforesaied and the playster and it will helpe by Gods grace Good for the harte SAffrone Burrage Muske Cloues Galingall Nutmegges the red Rose Violets Sugar Maces best of all Ill for the harte BEanes Peace Leekes Garlike Onions Sadnesse Anger Dredde to muche trauell to drinke colde water after trauell and euill tidynges A medicine for the passion at the harte called termor cordes TAke the powder of Burrage flowre the powder of Nutmegges white Amber likewise in powder the bone in a Stagges harte the powder of Sinamum all these powders drinke luke warme with Beare Ale of Wine euening and morning and the partie greeued shall finde ease These thinges must bee proporcioned by good aduise A medicine for a continuall heade ache TAke Betanie water and take a cloth three or four double and but three singers broade weate it well in the Betanie water and laie it to youre foreheade colde Let the cloath beyng weate come rounde aboute the heade and tie it fast and in three or foure times thus doing it will helpe thee and when the cloth is dried weate it againe A medicine 〈◊〉 clensâ— or purge the heade TAke Pellitorie of Spaine and chewe the roote in youre mouthe three daies at times and it shall doe awaie the ache and fasten the teeth in the gummes A medicine for the payne in the heade TAke a Rose cake cut it in the length and breadthe of the foreheade then take Rose water and Vineger of like quantitie and as hotte as ye maie suffer it laie to the foreheade A medicine for winde in the heade TAke a handefull of flowres of Camemell and halfe a handefulle of powder of Commin and mingle them togeather and make two bagges of the breadthe of your eares and laie them thereunto For the headache TAke the iuice of Rewe and put it in the nosthrelles for it getteth out the fleame and clenseth the brayne the hearbe sodden in wine doth the same For the megrime or headache TAke foure of fiue Nutmegs and pare and slice them as you woulde pare and slyce Ginger thinne then make two little bagges of linnen clothe of the length of your finger and putte in the Nutmegges then take a quantitie of pure redde Rose water and laie your bagges in the same water in a dishe vpon a chafingdishe of coles and make them hot and laie them to the temples of your heade A medicine for the megrime truely proued TAke halfe an vnce of Pepper two Nutmegs half a quarter of an vnce of Graines one pinte of Vineger and a handefull of Rosemarie and boyle altogether betwixte twoo Platters vppon a chafingdishe of Coales and then take a clothe and putte it ouer your heade and holde your heade close ouer it till it be boyled well neare al awaie and by Gods grace it helpeth For the megrime TAke fiue leaued Grasse and Morrell that is called Sainct Marie hearbe euen porcions of chese two and Betonie as muche as of bothe the other and beate all these in a morter and take the iuice of them and putte to the same iuice as much Maie butter as the quantitie of the iuice and chere of make an oyntment and annoynt therewith the patients browes when hee goeth to bedde An other for the same TAke Bole Armoniacke Sanguis Dragonis and Terra sigillat of eache like quantitie and beate them in powder then to make a playster take Flaxe and laie it vpon a russet Paper as broade as you will haue your playster and take the cleare of an Egge and laie it vpon the Flaxe then take the foresaied powder and cast it on that side of the playster that shall lie nexe your heade and put one folde of russed paper or els of linnen betweene your heade and the medicine or els it will cleane very fore to the heare of your heade and this medicine is sure and well proued A good medicine for the megrime in the head TAke Leather vnallomed so broade as your foreheade and in length from temple to temple rase the same Leather but not through there vpon laie the Oyle of the white of an Egge then take of the Poticaries Sanguis Dragonis veate it into powder and scatter the same vppon the oyle thinly and this doen laie it vppon the foreheade not taking it awaie till it be â—eadie to tall