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A01943	The composition or making of the moste excellent and pretious oil called oleum magistrale First published by the commaundement of the King of Spain, vvith the maner hovv to apply it particulerly. The which oyl cureth these diseases folowi[n]g ... Also the third book of Galen of curing of pricks and wounds of sinowes. A method for curing of vvounds in the ioynts, and the maner how to place them. Abreef gathering togither of certain errours which the common chirurgians dayly vse ... Faithfully gathered and translated into English by George Baker chirurgian. 1574.	Baker, George, 1540-1600.; Galen. De compositione medicamentorum secundum locos.	1574 (1574)	STC 1209; ESTC S100526	50,504	142

disclose it and make it common although she dressed patients in her husbands absence and also whilest he was prisoner At his last imprisonment he féeling him self not like to liue because of his disease and cōsidering that he should leue his wife and Children but in a wofull state discouered this secret vnto her and did leaue it vnto her for a pretious treasure and there withall gaue her a great charge that she should not disclose it to any man what soeuer shuld be offred vnto her for it But as in the end all things come to light she for to get her owne lyuing and her poor Childrens began to entermedle for to cure secretly with the said Oyl and solde it vnto them whiche stood in néed of it saying that it was of the same Oyl that her husband had made Not wtstanding the people perceiued that it lasted very long that it could not be chosen but that she must haue the receit offred vnto her for the composition therof fiue hundred duckets but she answered that she had it not and said if she had it she would rather dye then declare it For the cause of the which sharp answere she was expresly inhibited from curing with the said Oil neither to sel it for any maner price By the which menes what with the councell of her freends and necessitie constrayning her she offred to declare the the secret in consideration that she might haue the thousād Duckets but in th' end she was constrained to take fiue hundred Duckes wherunto the King graunted in the presence of certain Phisitions and Chirurgians which were appointed vnto whome she declared the secret and shewed by experience the composition and the manner how to make it And they to prooue whether it were the same or no applyed it to many diseased persons and it was found of the same vertue and effect of that that her husbād had made And then was named by the Phisitions and Chirurgians the Oyl Magistrale estéeming it to be the best and moste pretious among all others So that when they had iustly approoued that it was the very same secret that her husband left vnto her they deliuered vnto her the fiue hundred Duckets whiche the King promised vnto her Then by the commandement of the King the Phisitions and Chirurgians of the Town had the perfit knoweledge of it in such sort that at this present day almoste all the whole Realme of Spain vseth none other medicines what maner of hurt or wound so euer it bee whiche is a moste excellent and approoued Mitigatiue or appeaser of pain and is a very good secret necessary tobe knowen in a common welth And as for my parte I would it were aswell knowen and experimented in this Realme as it is there Therfore for the good wil and affection the whiche I bere towardes my countrey to the which I am bound to serue to the vttermoste of my power I thought good to write this secret and to bring it to light although I knowe that there be some which wil not be wel pleased heerwith and paraduenture wil demaund of me the experience of it for the whiche I doo not force séeing that I haue the trueth on my side and that it is not vnknowen to a great number which haue traueled in the Realme of Spain the notable and singuler vertues of this Oyle the which they doo dayly sel to all other Nations and I my self hauing séene the notable vertues therof approoued vpon diuers of our owne nation at the hands bothe of Merchants and Marryners which brought the said Oyle from thence And now chauncing with the Copy of the making of the said Oyle and béeing so wel assured that it is the right and perfet order and for the which I wil answere I thought it my dutie to disclose such a noble secret for the profit of so many as I knowe shall receiue ayd therby rather then to please some perticuler persons The composition of the Oyle called Oleum Magistrale inuented by one named Aparice FIrst you shall take a quarte of the best and oldest white wine that may be gotten Oil Olif of the oldest iij. pound then put therto these floures herbs folowing to wit The floures and leaues of Hipericon half a l. Cardus benedictus a quarter of a l. Valerian a quarter of a l. of the least Sage a quarter of a l. of euery one of these you shall take the leaues flowers if it be possible Then let all these stéep xxiiij houres in the aforesaid wine and Oile the next day boile them in a nealed pot or in a copper vessel vpon a soft fire vntil such time as the wine be al consumed alwaies stirring it with a Spattle After you haue thus doon take it from the fire and strain it and to the strayning put a l. and a half of good Venice Turpentine then boile it again vpon a soft fire the space of a quarter of an houre then ad therto Olibanum v. vnces Mirrah iij. vnces Sanguis draconis one vnce and so let it boil til the Incēce and the Mirrah be dissolued then take it of and let it stand til it be colde then put it into a glasse Bottle and set it viij or x. dayes in the Sun and keep it to your vse The maner to apply the saide Oyl according to the qualities of the vvounds or diseases dooth consist in these vi thingꝭ folowing ¶ To the patient to the preparatife to the wound or disease to the plaister and to the diseased parte FIrst the hurted and afflicted partie must vse this Regiment folowing that is to say to kéep no straight diet neither in eating nor drinking for fear of weakning the body and hindring of his helth So that he may eat and drink as he was accustomed to doo before he was hurt As for example he may eat to his dinner new laid Eggꝭ Mutton wilde foule of the woods principally when they haue bled and likewise at night ye may roste any of these and if he were accustomed to eat grose meatꝭ in his helth as Porke Onions Garlick and such like he néed not to forbere them but to vse them according as his apetite wil serue him and also to drinck wines if he haue vsed them before he was hurt Yet neuertheles if he be a body filled with humours and giuen to a Feuer or any other inconuenience he must vse his meats and drincks with discretion and if he drinck any wine it must be delayed with water Notwithstanding Aparice did neuer forbid any kindes of meats to his patients which they were accustomed to vse in their helth Secondly if the wound be great the patient ought to kéep his bed if he cannot kéep his bed yet at the least he must kéep his Chamber without taking any ayre which might anoy him Thirdly hee must kéep an order in his lying that is to say he may not alwaies lye on one side but oftē turn from one

inflamation it must be liquified with Oile of Roses and if there be none it may be liquified with olde Oil Recinum chamamelium and others which are for soft and tender bodyes and for the strong and boisterous you shall vse strong Oile as Oleum radicis ●icus Aggrestis Brioniae Asari Dracunculi Aristolochiae and Panacis but the Aristolochia and Panacis ar more strong then the others Another composed by Claudius Philoxenus Chirurgion for the foresaid greefs Rec. Argenti spumae Cerae ana drach 160. Ammoniaci drach 80. Propoleos drach 40. Alius 18. Terebenthine Resine Siccae Thuris Squame aeris ana drach 16. Lanae succide ▪ cōbustae Squamae Stomomatis ana drach 8. Oppoponacis dra 4. Olei ricini hemi 3. A reddish medicine of Halieus Rec. Argenti spumae Cerae ana drach 100 Alius 100 Terebenthinae Mannae Thuris Galbani Minii Cinoptici ana drach 8 Olei sexta 1. This implaister The vtillitie of this Emplaister is good in gréene wounds and for wounds of the Nerues and for Vlcers of the eyes whiche bee hard to cicatrice And to resolue all hardnes and principally of the Dugs It is likewise good for biting of mad Dogs and for the stinging of Dragons and the venimouse fish called in Greek Trigon Thalassia and in Latin Pastinaca Marina Asclepiades dooth write that it is onely for wounds maketh no mention for punctures of Nerues although it wil serue in bothe Another catagmatique medicin composed by Moschion Rec. Argenti spumae minam 1. which is 160. drach Picis aride drach 160 Seue vitulinae dra 160. Resine Terebenthine drach 80. Manne thuris drach 80. Cerae drach 40. Eruginis oppoponacis Galbani ana drach 8. Olei ricini hemi 1. Aceti hemi 1. Licorice cicamini hemi 1. Picis liquid ciath 3. The manner to boil this Vnguent is thus First you shall boile the Litarge and the Oile togither then ad to the Calues greace and after that the Manna and the Thuris let them be stirred continually til they be incorporated thē you shall put to it the Pich the wax and the Turpentine and consequently the others which must be boyled in fourme of an Emplaister after that you shall ad to the Galbanum Eruge and Oppoponax dissolued in Vinagre then ye shall take the licour of Cicamini and the liquid Pich and boil them in another vessel and when they bee melted togither and somwhat thick you shall mingle them with the others and set them on the fire again til they come to a perfit consistance Then you shall let it stepe in white Wine the space of iij. dayes after you may strike it vpon a linnen cloth to vse as an Emplaister This Emplaister The vertues of this Emplaister is very good in gréen wounds and for cutting and contusion of Nerues for a Fracture with a wound and with cōuenient ligature dooth cause calles to ingender in bones it is likewise good in the beginning of an Hidropsye for contufion of the Testicles for Rhagadies for Tumours of the Throte called of the greeks Bronchocilas to be bréef this is a right excellent medicine FINIS ¶ The curation of wounds of Nerues Tendons ioints THe cause of solution of continuitie the whole and sound partes in Nerueus places may chaunce diuers waies that is to say by contusions as blowes with Stones Staues Hammers Clubs Hargubush Crossebowes bitings and such other like Likewise it may come by sharp and pricking Instruments As a Bodkin Speare Dart Thorne or venimouse Beast or such like Also by cutting with a swoord or Knife Of the which wounds some be made acording to the length of the Tendone Nerue or Sinew Membrane or Caule and others according to the bredth with great incision and some meane or lesser of the which hurts these accidentꝭ may folow As pain vehement fluxion inflamation Feuer losse of reason Sinope Apostume Gangrena and mortification of the whole parte and oftē times death by reason of the communication and consent that they haue with the Brain and other noble partes Moreouer it is to bee vnderstanded that when the Nerues or Tendones bee but half or little cut the wound is more daungerous then if they were cut quite a sunder That which couereth the Scul And so is it with the Periosten pericranium and membranes or because that the portion or parte that is cut doth drawe him self to his beginning which causeth conuultions and Cramps but when they be wholly cut there foloweth no accidents Insomuch that they haue no contrarietie when they retire the which is manifestly seen in the woundꝭ of the head for where the Pericranium is but half cut the accidents are more vehement then when it is wholly cut as we may dayly sée by example when we make incision to apply the Traepan And amongst all the hurtes of the Nerues the prickings bringeth moste pernicious and terrible accidents by reson that the orifice is so small that the humour cannot issue out but remaineth within and there gathereth a sharpnes whiche drincketh into the Nerues and Tendons and dooth cause them to swel and by the swelling they are shortned wherof commeth suche pain that it causeth most painful cramps and such other like accidents as before hath béen said The cure of punctures of the Nerues FOr the curation there are two things to be considered that is to say to appease the pain and to defend the parte afflicted from fluxions and Apostumation for the accomplishing of the whiche you shall applye vpon the wound at the beginning a dessiccatiue medicine of a thin and suttle substance to the end it may penetrate more easy the botom of the prick and consume the moisture therin which other wise wold cause an egre sharpnesse as afore said which sharpnes would bring great pain and accidents Wherfore you shall apply Oil of Turpentine with a little Aquauitae wel rectified or Euphorbium and Sulpher poudred and incorporated togither and applyed very warme or els Oile of Vitroel and Aqua vite and round about the place this Cataplasma folowing Rec. Farine hord orrob ana vnces 2. Sirup acetosi vnces 3. Flor. Camomil two handfuls Lixiuii qui sufficien fiat Cataplasma If by this order the paine dooth not ceasse and that there be any contraction of Nerue you shall apply speedily hot seething Oil with lint beeing dipt in it as well at the botome as the edges of the wound which must be doon two or thrée times at one dressing for by this kinde of Cauterization you shall ceasse the pain by reason of the burning of the Oile the Nerues or Tendons dooth loose their sensible feeling Of the wounds of the ioints THe wounds of the ioynts are for the moste parte mortall by reason of their deneruations or Tendones and membranes with the which is mingled Nerues for the which cause they haue greater feeling for the Nerues beeing mingled with them causeth more pain which pain bringeth this