Retort The .xx. Chapter LEt a Retort be made of such a fashion as the letter A. demonstrateth of good Earth that is of broken Tyles péeces of looking Glasses and other Glasses whyte and cleare of Potters clay the sylings of yron diligently powdred wrought togither B. must be thrust wythin C. which hath an edge or border D. the Pype sharpened at the ende made of earth or of copper to th ende that it may be thrust into anye maner of Glasse vyoll or long necked Glasse with a narrowe mouth For to dystill the water of Sinamon a man must prepare such an Instrument First set readie a Treuet on which bestowe a vessell of Iron sufficient hollow filled with fine Sande or sifted Ashes or hauing nothing in it that requyreth then a greater fire and to be bored full of small holes into which set a Cucurbite of Glasse well luted you maye include the whole with a bande of an yron plate c. A figure very rare of the Alchymistes borrowed out of an auncient booke of Alchymie in wrytten hande The .xxi. Chapter In this little Furnace hauing to the right hande thrée flames ought to be filled with fine Sande and sifted and that the fire kyndled and flaming to haue thrée Candles the second Furnace whych is in the myddes of the two ought also to haue Sande and a fire temperate of two Candles as doth the flame demonstrate in the dâ—â—re of the Furnace In the thirde Furnace to the left hande is a Balneum Mariae and the fire or flame of one Candell These Fuâ—naces ought on such wyse to be disposed and set in order that they stande nigh one the other whereby a verye small space may appeare betwéene Furnace and Furnace as the figure aboue playner sheweth to the eye For the same vse haue the Alchymistes deuysed these Instruments following A. the Cucurbite whiche conâ—ayneth the substance with his headde B. the heade whose Nose retcheth wythin the necke C. Into the glasse C. doth the secrete spirite of the QuintesseÌ„ce passe Into the receyuing vessell D. doth the simple wyne or Flewme of the Quintessence fall The maner and Instrumentes of Dystilling by Discention The .xxij. Chapter THe manner of Dystilling by Discention is wrought in a Bozia or Cucurbite turned vpside downe which is conioined to the Furnace with the best lute that is of that part which the body of the Bozia thickest fenced toucheth to the furnace after the well drying closing thus of the Glasseâ—Body to the Furnace that no matter fall through the Coales then are to be layde vpon all about and on such wyse kindled that the fire be very gentle For a small fire sufficeth in this work at the first but when it toucheth and is come to the Bozia let the fire be after increased by little and little Before the Dystillation it behooueth to thrust couch strongly togither the matter wythin the Bozia or to drye throughly the same or with the whyte of an Egge or by long running to staye the matter in the Bozia turned vpside downe to the ende that it shedde not forth During the tyme of the Dystillation the matter cleaueth to the necke of the Bozia c. Thys maner of Dystilling is so much the more perfite and excellent bycause the matter séemeth to be sublymed often and many tymes as nygh a thousand thousande tymes wrought and dryuen vp and downe a hygh and belowe during the time of the Dystillation yet maye it not cause that such an agitacion and moouing to render and yéelde a perfite Sublimation of the Quintessence of the matter that is to saye the Elementarie conuerted into the name Elementall and of a corruptible matter rendred an incorruptible After this maner of Dystilling by Discention may a man attayne Oyles out of Woods and halfe Mynerals If so be the mouth of the Bozia strong luted be close stopped with a Plate of yron tynned and stricken full of small holes That you may the readyer conceyue the manner and Instruments of this Dystillation beholde the Figure here before descrybed borowed out of the woorke intituled Pyrotechnia That singular man Rogerius â–ª hath set forth a lyke maner of Dystilling on this wyse Let a Bottell of Earth well glased wythin be filled vp to the mouth with Flowers or Herbes hauing in the bottome a reasonable small hole and the mouth of it diligently stopped to be sette into the mouth of a larger vessell lyke glased standing vnder which done to close and stoppe with diligence the bottome of the Bottell wythin the mouth of the other vessell with good Lute or morter of Potters earth and to burie both the Pottes wholy wythin the Earth leauing these so couered for a yeare The yeare being ended to drawe them forth of the Earth and in the nether vessell shall be founde a verye cleare Oyle which is dystilled by vertue of the heate and fumes of the Earth The forme of a Furnace for Balneo Mariae very rare and highly commended The .xxiij. Chapter BEholde here a manner or fashion of Balneo Mariae verye excellent of which the vessell large and greate is of tynne much like to a bygge Vrinall Bodye in lengthe of thrée spannes or thrée great féete long verye bygge below and narrower extending vpwarde the bottome or bellye of the same standing wette well twoo long feete wythin the boyling water and the part aboue retching quyte without the Balneo in heigth of a long foote through a round hole cut out in the myddes of the couer of the Kettell or Panne being the Balneo On thys great vessell is a Lymbeck of Tynne set stedily and fast couered and compassed of another vessell like of Tynne farre larger after the forme of a Bucket that receyueth the colde water which is caused to runne by the Pype or Cocke of Copper out of the vpper vessell somwhat long situated and standing in the highest part of the Columne and the same for cooling continually the Tinne Lymbeck standing in the middes to the ende that the vapours which are ascended maye thicken much better and be sooner conuerted into water so that thys causeth that the Artificers may receyue the more yéelde of water and where the same colde water contayned in the Vessell or Bucket that compasseth the Lymbecke maye be hote wythin short tyme by the heate of the Lymbecke thys in lyke maner by a Pype out of which the water â—â—â—meth may incontinent be let forth in the nether part through a Cocke turned and the Bucket agayne filled with other colde water drawen out of the vessell on hygh But to th ende a man may not haue so great a labor and payne to emptie so often the hote water and to poure in of colde he maye dispose the same on such wyse that from the vessell whych is standing at the toppe of the Columne he may continually drawe out so often of the colde water into the Vessell which compasseth the Lymbecke as he letteth forth of
prepare orderlye Another strong water take of strong water of common salt and a lyttle of Salt Ammoniacum these dystill togyther or if the strong water shall be distylled before and the others after distylled with it this then is named the regall water or water of a kyng which seperateth Golde But the common Aqua fortis or strong water doth only seperate Syluer so that it doth both leaue the Gold and maketh it apparaunt A causticke water in the Fistula without payne â—nd auayleth also against kernelles swellinges and knobbes yea it taketh awaye all maner of excessiue or superfluous increasing of the fleshe in mans bodie without payne The making of which is on this wyse take of the best oyle of Tyle stands of chosen Masticke of gumme Arabicke and of Turpentyne of eache thrée ounces such as are to be beaten beate dilygentlye the whole then myxe togyther which distyll by a Lymbecke this after myxe and incorporate with halfe a pound of the ashes of the trée Cerrus which distyl agayne by a Lymbecke and that distylled or come forth kéepe in a Glasse well stopped A marueylous water in the Fistula with which golden letters may be written in yron take a Rammes horne cleane rasped and cleansed without which cutte into small or fyne pieces puttyng it after into a Lymbecked of glasse to be subtylly distylled this water then come forth worketh so on hote yron that it gyldeth it and marueylously auayleth in Fistulaeâ— This Bertapalia A water corroding and eating away in the stéede of a cauterice in so much that it eateth into yron take of â—alt water two ounces of Romaine Vitryoll one pounde of Vermylion or * of the redde sanguinarie stone fowre ounces grynde each a part which after the myxing togyther dystyll by a Lymbecke the water kéepe in a Glasse this Bertapalia A ruptory which serueth to part and cutte away any swellyng or mattery impostume without yron take of Romaine Vitryoll rubysâ—ed or made redde sixe ounces or Salt and nyter of each two ounces of gaules of salt AmmoniacuÌ„ of ech eyght ounces of Vitryol not rubifyed two ounces all these after the powthering and distylled in a Lymbecke keep warely in a glasse The vse of this lycour is that if an Olyue twygge or other piece of wood edged lyke to a knyfe be dypped and well wette in this water that the same cutteth awaye the swelling and wartes maye in lyke maner bée taken away with it This borrowed out of Fumanellus A water agaynst long continuing vlcers yea howe peryllous or wycked so euer they bée and the Fistula a medycine learned of a certayne religious person of which in another place we haue mencioned taught to mée many yeares agoe and by sundry practises tryed the same that it cleanseth all rottennesse and bringeth to healing yea and healeth them in a short tyme which is prepared and made after this maner take of Chalcitis or of the Romain Vitryoll one pounde of Salt nyter so much of water so much as shal suffice these boyle togither with a lyttle of quicksiluer Take of this water cleared two pyntes of quicksiluer one pounde the whole myxed together distyll in a Lymbecke and the distyllacion ended breake then the Glasse body and the substaunce within it which he as Feces or grounâ—e grinde fynely on a marble stone which distyll togyther agayne with the abouesayd water thrée or fowre tymes ouer For the vlcers being olde doth the powder remayning heale by applying vpon them withall the water This Fumanellus â–ª Another water taking away and healing Fistulaes knobbes or kâ—ottes Take of the oyle of Tyle stones fyue pyntes of vnquenched Lyme â—ew made thrée ounces of pure Arsenicke two ounces of Euphorbium one ounce all these distyll in a Lymbecke according to arte This Fumaâ—ellus Another mightyer water inputting away Fistulaes knobbes and wartes Take of the oyle of Tyle stones halfe a pynt of vnslaked Lyme fowre ounces of pure Ammoniacum so much of Euphorbium halfe an ounce all these myxed with the oyle distyll after arte in a Lymbecke and the distylled lycour â–ª kéepe to your vse This Fumanellus An Oyle for the cleansing of the Morphew take of whyte Tartare and of Salt nyter of eache a lyke these grynde finely on a smothe stone after make a hole in the myddle of the powder in which laye a burning coale and the oyle which runneth from the stone dilygently kéepe with the same annoynt the Morphew places and they shall speedily be cleansed and healed A strong water take of OrpymeÌ„te of Floris aeris of ech two ounces of Romaine vitryoll one pound and a halfe of Salt nyter two poundes of Alome thrée poundes all these dyligently brought to powder distyll according to art A strong water maruaylous in the curing of an old Fistula and that déepe entered within the bone borrowed out of a most auncient wrytten booke Take of Salt Ammoniaci of vitrioll of the redde and cytrine Orpymente of gréene copperase of each two drams eyther more or lesse according to the discrecion of the workeman all these brought to powder distyll in a glasse bodye well luted making a gentle fyre at the fyrst and increasing it so long vntyll the glasse body become redde that distylled keepe in a glasse closse stopped in that otherwyse it would breath out and consume away This water is of such a force and vertue that it pearceth the bones and for that cause one small droppe let fall in the hollow of the Fistula doth forthwith canterizate the same euen lyke to fyre After let the burning be taken or gotten away with the whyte of an egge or freshe butter and a warie application then vsed for the increasing of fleshe Another strong water take of Salt peter and of the Romaine Vitryoll of eache two poundes of Alome calcyned halfe a pound all these brought to powder distyll in a Cucurbite but I rather thinke a Retorte the better This water whytneth the téeth that be blacke if so be you applye a droppe of it on the téeth with a Goose feather and washe them after with spring or Conduite water A kynde of strong water auayling against wormes wartes and knobbes or lytle swellinges take of Salt Ammoniacum of Romayne vitryoll and of each two ounces of Sugar Alome and of vnslaked Lyme of eache halfe an ounce all these dilygentlye myxed distyll after arte Another water maruaylous in the Fistulaes and in the dyssoluing of pearles and the Gold in leaues Take of Salt Ammoniacum halfe a pounde of Salt niter three ounces of Tartare two ounces of coÌ„mon salt halfe an ounce all these finely brought to powder and distylled by a Lymbecke keepe in a glasse close stopped A water which dyeth or coloureth Horses Dogges cloathes and Feathers of a greene colour take of Salt nyter one pound and of Smerilij halfe a pounde these fynelie brought to powder distyll by a Lymbecke the water kéepe in a glasse closse stopped For the taking away of a Canker a secrete of Master Frances
After you haue performed all these and powring the Vitrioll into a Ballance consider and know iustly the waight For if it be syxe poundes which is the half of the same â–ª that you first began to seeth yet remayning then haue you well handled and rightly done all things that ought to be performed Of the making â–ª and forme of the Furnace The xxxiij Chapter FIrst an apt Furnace must be framed and made of Tyles layde flatte for howe thicker the walles be made so much the stronger is the fyre caused within the heate longer kept The walles also of this Furnace ought to stand fowre square of a like thicknesse rounde about and the hollow spâ—ce within must be of two spanne lengthes lacking the thirde part of a spanne which done it must then be builte vp within and in the toppe after this maner that the fyrst and lowest parte or hollownesse be builte halfe a foote hygh wyth stronge yron barres thycke layde whych the wayght of the burning coales can not bende The seconde space or hollownesse made aboue the yron grate for a resting ought to be two foote hygh and through the foresyde a square hole artly made iuste by the grate to put the coales in with a lyttle shouell After by the myddle space regardyng the Furnace in the selfe same myddle let a fowre square yron barre be layde ouerthwarte in bygnesse or thycknesse of a thombe which may well beare the Retorte layde vpon Then on the lefte syde of the Furnace must a hole be lefte open through which the necke of the Retorte may be drawen The distillation of the Vitrioll The .xxxiiij. Chapter AFter you haue thus built prepared the Furnace choose then a bigge Retort that apt to the purpose being of the Venice glasse made if it be possible to be gotten which diligently strongly lute about into the same poure al the Vitrioll as by example the sixe poundes afore prepared and calcyned yet that a fourth parte of theÌ„ Retort remayne emptie whereby the spirites may the easyer ascende from the Vitrioll after vpon the yron barre layde ouerthwarte Lute spredde and a sharde of a potte or tyle layde iuste vpon the myddle of the barre beyng lyke luted on which set the Retorte thus fastned that the belly of it may bée placed iuste lying in the myddle of the Furnace And let the beake or necke of the Retorte retche wythout and stoupe downe warde and the hoole also through which the necke passeth diligently stoppe with Lute After take fyue Tyles with which make a â—yuer on the Furnace that the Retort may so lye hyd vnder that couer This couer then spredde ouer with lute euerye where sauing fowre holes lefte open and that in eache corner one for the fume or smoke to passe beyng so large that a thombe maye well passe in and out in eache hole After make fowre couers sufficient broade for the holes of stronge Lute wyth which stoppe or couer the holes as néede requireth These beyng done thrust the mouth within the necke of a great receauer set vnder beyng lyke of Venice glasse which howe greater the same shal be so much the fréelyer it will receaue the spyrites entred but if the receauer bée small then is it daungerous least the plentie of spyrites stretched abroade maye breake the glasse Also powre into the receauer of very cléere water sixtéene ounces in that the water soone receiueth the spirites vnto it and prohibiteth or defendeth that the receauer be not broken and let these bee diligently luted togither in the ioynt taking carefull héede besydes that nothing fall after into the receauer seeing the oyle staineth it into a red colour When you haue performed all these let the lute dry for a night and if any chops or cliftes do appéere let those be pargeted ouer with lute the same morning after make a gentle fyre in the beginning of pure great coales setting opeÌ„ one of the holes aboue by which the fume may passe and let the fire within a whiles be increased by litle and litle vnto euening at which time the second hole must be opened And marke then diligently whether any spirites appéere which yssew forth of the Retort after the forme of a white smoke breathed into the receiuer In the night folowing be marueilous carefull that the fire slacke or abate not but rather sharper yet but a litle more increased so that the fire after increased kéepe in that force in the nexte daye open the thyrde hole increasing still the fyre vntill the necke of the Retort glowe like a burning coale in the seconde nyght following increase the fyre and after mydde nyght open the fourth hoole when the fyre shall be growen and come vnto the greatest heate you shall then see the spyrites yssew forthe euen lyke to cloudes heaped togither which when they be at the poynt to ceasse open all the passages and ventes of the Furnace and without ceasing powre in coales with a small shouell vntill the receauer also appeare glowing hote in the meane time and presently be very carefull that no cold nor moyst matter fall by negligence or by hap on the receiuer These beâ—â—de â— ought to be wrought in a close rome where neyther weâ—te nor winde may enter And the fire must so long be maintained â—â—tyll no spirites at all be left in the Vitrioll which by â—ight may easily be discerned when no more spyrites yssew forthe let the fire die and goe out by it selfe and suffer the whole worke to rest and coole for a whole night and a daye After draw away the receyuer with the whole lycour in it and set asyde close stopped vntill you â—â—all seperate the oyle from the water beholde then the Retort broken and sée whether the deade heade be blacke for this is a note of the worke performed A seperation of the water infused The xxxv Chapter FOr as much as in the receyuer is water conteyned togyther with the oyle of Vitryoll the same must be seperated that the lycour of the Vitrioll may be set vp and reserued pure And this is seperated by distillation in Balneo Mariae or in fine syfted Ashes but saffer is the doing in Balneo Mariae For which cause powre all the lycour which is in the receauer into a Cucurbite of Venice glasse setting on the head made of the like glasse which diligently lute in the ioynt round about After make a soft fyre by litle and litle vnder Balneo and suffer the water to yssew vntil the eyghtéen ounces be come forth that you powred in If so be the Vitrioll shal not be well calcyned then a more quantitie of water wil yssew For which cause sée that these eightéen ounces be large or downe wayght when you haue done this suffer the Balneâ—Ì„ to coole and the water distilled forth thrâ—w away but that which in Balneo shalt remaine in the bottome of the Cucurbite is the pure oyle of Vitrioll yet hath it
the body in health With the water of Pympernell it clenseth the blood â—heaâ—eth the heart and mayntayneth naturall heate With the deâ—oâ—tion of Buglosse or the water of the same Mastick helpeth the gâ—â—â—iâ—â—sse of the head With the water of Sage it auayleth against the crampe With the waters of Maioram and Basill â—â— auayleth against the trembling of the heart With the waters of Fennell and Wythie of the mountayne it helpeâ—h the weakenesse of 〈◊〉 With the water of the flower De luce it is good against the rewâ—â—â— of the â—eaâ— With the water or the 〈◊〉 of â—oâ—es it â—â—yeth the bleeding of the Nose With the water of Mayden hayre it helpeth the â—ough With the water of the Cytrone it procureth an â—â—petyte â–ª With the water of Byttonie it healeth all the belâ—hingâ— and paynes of the stomacke that if the payne shall be of a hote cause then shall the oyle be ryghtly gyuen with Rosewater and Diorâ—hodon Abba â–ª This borrowed out of the Italian secreteâ— of Ty. Rusâ—ellus An oyle of vitryoll learned of that singular Georgius Haymberserus take of common vitryoll so much as you wyll out of which distyll a water by a Lymbecke as you know after take the Feces or earth of the vitryoll out of the glasse calcyne the same so much as is possible then powre the water which you distylled from it before vpon the earth of the vitryoll calcyned which after set into a drye wine Seller and you shall attayne the true oyle of vitryoll But the earth of the vitriol calcined ought a fore to be wel brought to powder the water then powred vpon it With this oyle and vermylon make as you knowe vnto the coniealing of Mercurie This first borrowed out of an olde Alchymy booke written Another maner that you may make the oyle of vitryoll take of Romayne vitryoll finely brought to powder twentye poundes which dissolue by lytle and litle on coales in a pot or panne not glased and after the vitryoll shall be molten suffer it after so long to boyle vntyll it be well dryed Which done let it be diligently brought to powder and powred into an other vessel not glased but well and close couered that no fylth nor dust fall into it After this a cleare and vehement fyre of coales made aboue beneath it that the vitryoll may become so redde as Vermylon of this vitryoll brought and made so redde take twelue poundes which powre into a Retorte verye well luted with his Receauer lyke luted in the ioynt and the fyrst day begynne with a soft fyre but the seconde daye with a stronger fyre of coales onely and the thyrde day with a most strong fyre made of wood shall you distyl the oyle of vitryol It is here to be noted that you must powre in a lytle Aqua vitae into the Receauer that the spyrites of the vitryoll may be retayned in it And after the distyllacion ended the same ought to be euaporated forth the Receauer being set on coales for on such wyse is the styncking vapour eleuated and when no more vapour shall appeare or greeuously stincketh then shall the oyle be left and remayne pure The propertyes of this oyle be in a maner innumerable With the water of Tamaricis it auayleth against the passions of the Splene With the water of Radishe or powder of the Tables of marble stone it auayleth against the stâ—ne and all passions of the kydneys the stopping of them With the waters of the Marygold and Veruayne it auayleth agaynst the pestilence With the waters of Sage and Buglosse against the byt of Serpents With Aqua vitae it is a singular remedy for the superfluous course of womens termes In the same maner giuen it cureth the Tertian Ague With the waters of cinquefoyle Horehound it helpeth the Quartayne With the Ferne water giuen it kylleth the wormes within the body With good Malmesie or with Pympernell water vnto the quantity of eyght droppes druncke with a fasting stomacke doth cheare the heart mundiâ—yeth the blood represseth the Lepry and both preserueth increaseth natural heate Taken with Fumyterre water and the water of MirobalanoruÌ„ Citrinorum cureth the Leprie With the Maioram water doth ease the headach and kylleth the Lyce of the head With the waters of Buglosse and Baulme it taketh away the payne of the head the mygrime gyddinesse and dymnesse of sight Taken after a purgation with the water of the whyte Lyllyes â–ª purgeth the Letharge or sléeping downryght With the water of Rue it lyke cureth the Letharge With the water of Fennell or smallache or Acorus it helpeth memory and profiteth vnto the dyminishing or losse of vnderstanding With the water of Lettyce or the whyte Poppie it prouoketh sleepe With the water of Borrage or Buglosse it profiteth the Melancholicke persons With the water of Nenuphar or the water Lyllies with the water of the Myrtylles delyuereth frenfynesse a hote impostume and profiteth in the pellycle of the brayne With Aqua vitae after a purgation taketh away the Apoplexie With the water of Pyonie delyuereth the falling sicknesse With the water of wylde myntes it preuayleth against the palsie With Sage water helpeth the crampe With the waters of Basil and Maioram deliuereth the trembling of the hart With the water of Trifoyle taketh away the payne of the body With Fennell water and water of the wythie of the mountayne taketh away all maner of weaknesse of syght With the water of Sigillum salomonis it auayleth against defenesse and rynging of the eares With the water of Ireos helpeth the rewme of the head With the water of the Acorne cuppes and cuppes of the Roses it stayeth the bléeding of the Nose With the water of Sage Hysope auayleth against the Palsie With the waters of Maiden heyre and Hysop it helpeth the cough With the water of Playntayne preuayleth agaynst the plewresie and such which spytte blood speedily helpeth With the waters of Doder and Mayden heyre auayleth against the plewresie With the water of Roses or wyne of Pomegranates auayleth against sounding With the water of the rinds of the Cytrone recouereth the weaknesse of appetyte With mynt water auayleth against the weaknesse and coldnesse of stomacke With the water of Myrtylles quallyfieth agaynst the payne of a hote stomacke With the water of Purcelane auayleth and extynguisheth thyrst With the water of Byttonie taketh awaye belching and payne of the stomacke and if the payne be of a hote cause it ought then to be gyuen with Rosewater or with the powder of Diarrhodon abbatis With the water of Quinces it delâ—uereth vomyting and if the same be with blood let it then be giuen with Plantaine water or with the water of sâ—epperds purse and powder of Diarrhodon abbatis And if it be of a vayne broken in the breast then applye with the Lyme of Egge shelles and be shall be whole in giuing it euery day fasting for one whole moneth With the water of Penny royall
abyde a part at the bottome of the Lymbecke Howe often the vertues of certaine substantiall partes are lost or chaunged in the Distillations and why that Distillation came but of later tyme into vse this borowed of the learned Ioannes Langius The seconde Chapter NO Person néedeth to doubt that all Bodies which growe and take increasement in the earth are compounded of diuers and in a maner infinite small parts which the Gréekes properly name Atomes of the Elements and that in those rest differing and contrarie vertues neuerthelesse vnder one maner of forme of all the Bodies compounded as the lyke appeareth and is confirmed in that roote of Rubarbe so much regarded and estéemed in all places which doth both loose the Bellie and bynde the same yet this deliuereth and openeth the obstructions and stoppinges of the Liuer The same also is knowne to be in the iuice of Roses which purgeth the bellye of Choler where contrarywise the distilled water and the drye powder of the leaues doe bynde and harden the Belly the lyke to this is found in the bitternesse of the nayles or white endes of the leaues which boyled and applyed vp in Glyster forme after the mynde of the learned Mathiolus doth mightily stay the fluxe of the Belly and by giuing it to drinke this healeth the perillous vlcers of the Lunges The yelowe séedes within the Rose and the heares hanging to them boyled in Wyne and drunke doth staye as he affirmeth the styllings downe to the Gummes and marueylously helpeth the running of the Whites in women He also reporteth that the whole heads of the Rose sodden in Wyne and drunke helpeth the fluxe of the Bellie and stayeth the spitting or casting vp of bloude the séedes within the peares of the Rose are knowen of experience to be astringent for which cause the yelowe and all the whole Peares sodden in wyne doth greatly profite the fluxe of the Bellie and such abundance of the Whytes in women yea marueylously stayeth the tedious Gonorrhea these hitherto Mathiolus And is it not euidentlye séene and knowne that the outwarde part of the Nettle procureth ytching and burning in that part of the bodie as the same toucheth where contrarywise the iuice drawen out of the inner substance applyed on the arteries of the armes doth refresh and coole the burning of the Feuer or feuerous burning of the heart Besides dryed and brought into powder and giuen to a maryed man to eate causeth him after to loue dearely his wyfe and children and the same vsed fortifieth the veneriall acte and purgeth the Matrix in women by the dayly eating in meate yea wasshyng the Bodie with the decoction of it mitigateth all paynes caused of colde and healeth scabbes And doe we not daylye vnderstande sée that out of one â—â—per Myne of the veyne vnder the grounde purchased there 〈◊〉 â—olten and separated in the Furnace diuers kyndes of Mettals that is of Leade of Siluer Copper Golde of which always the greater part is conuerted into Fumes When therefore after in the Distillation the grosser and excrementuous partes abyde in the bottome of the Lymbecke then doe the Aereall vanysh into spirits and the moysture thickened through the cooling of the couer or heade of the Lymbecke fall from the Gutter of the heade and runne downe drop by droppe into a Receyuer standing vnder It is not to be marueyled at if distilled waters doe not yéelde their proper sauour taste and all other vertues or but little that they ought of those matters out of which they are distilled For which cause the learned Phisition Mesue reporteth that the water drawne by distillation out of Roses doth greatly comfort and strengthen yet doth the same nor lyke loose and purge the bodie as the iuice gotten out of the freshe Roses or the infusion of them done after Arte by reason that their subtill heate vanisheth with the fire To these adde that the hydde or secrete propertie which procéedeth of the forme that the Phisitions terme particular as in the Lode stone Colocynthis Scamonie and others lyke equally shedde throughout the whole substaunce of his subiect insomuch that when the forces and vertues be lost of the other partes of the subiect it cannot then retayne his proper strength but that hys action and working perysheth as by a lyke the water distilled by a Lymbeck of the Colocynthis or Rubarbe cannot then loose or purge the Belly where the lycour at all times or either of them infused for certayne houres and ministred will easily perfourme the lyke working By the same maner all herbes of a hote and drie qualitie doe yéelde or giue forth in their Distillation the best waters of propertie kéeping neuerthelesse their naturall heate and drynesse but the herbes colde and moyste doe not reteyne so well their coldenesse and moysture by reason they attayne or purchase a certayne straunge heate of the fire of the Lymbecke which abateth and taketh awaye from the waters their proper nature and vertue so that the same water which is distilled doth not any thing reteyne or but little of the nature and vertue of that simple out of which it is distilled Whereof it commeth to passe that although the waters of Endyue Lettuce or Nightshade are accustomed or woont to coole yet doe these alwayes performe the same but a little where otherwyse if these kept the proper qualities of the Herbes from which they are distilled woulde then greatly coole to the ende that the Herbes the same which are of temperature 〈◊〉 maye kéepe their proper qualities they ought rather to be â—â—yled with a soft fire and their decoctions ministred when â—â—ede requyreth If at anye time the distilled waters are more agréeable and pleasanter in taste than the decoctions of the Herbes it behooueth to vnderstande that these loose lesser of their moysture and coldnesse in that they néede but a temperate fire if they be distilled in the Furnace named MARI BALNEVM Balneum Mariae whose forme is here described to the eye that commonly is made long whereby the same may contayne many vessels and hath sundrie doores that the water may heate togither alyke buylt also of small heygth to the ende the water may be made hote with a smal fire than if they were distilled in a driâ— Furnace as in Sande or Ashes of which hereafter shall further be vttered whereas we mynde to intreate of the correction of Herbes By the same discourse eche man may easily conceiue and iudge that all formes cannot wholy resist and doe their workings a long tyme in mixt bodies if the qualities abyde not perfite and hole For which cause it is no marueyle if the waters of Plants and Iuices especiallye those which are distilled by a drie heate of fire doe disagrée and seuer from the vertues of their Simples which for troth more troubled and mooued rather the skilfull to be abashed than the ignoraunt Phisitions and caused that a long tyme after it was or they anye thing to purpose
in euery scabbe or in all manner of scabbes The water of Dooues dung stéeped for a night before in wine dystilled and druncke helpeth the stone this Theophrastus The water of a Capon dystilled which a Germaine woman vsed in the traueyle of chylde and in birth of the chylde Take a Capon of twelue yeares of age this strangled pulled and orderly dressed boyle then in a sufficient quantitie of the best Malmesie Rosewater and Borage in a possenet or rather new earthen pot glased vnto a tendernesse of the fleshe after stampe diligently the fleshe with the bones and intrayles which put into a Cucurbite and luted dystill according to Arte in Balneo Mariae adde in the dystilling both Muske and Amber gréece but another willeth of Diambra and of Diamoschus which I rather allowe of the powder of precious stones of Diarrhodon abbatis of Diamargariton calidum Aromaticum Rosatum of eche of these Cordiall powders gotten from the Apothecarie fower scruples of Coriander prepared halfe an ounce adding herevnto besides of the oyle of Cynamone fower graines weyght of the oyle of Cloues sixe graines these diligently mixe togither The description of the water of a Capon out of the dispensatorie of the Colonians The Lxxxiiij Chapter The dystillation of a Capon Maystriall of D. Peter Vnormatiensis he first boyled the Capon in water vnto a sufficiencie on such wyse that twoo pyntes remayned of the broth after he powred the broth and fleshe into a glasse bodie close-luted which he dystilled after Arte in ashes and hauing distilled about a pinte or a pinte and a half ceased of without adding to this water eyther spices â–ª eyther herbes or rootes which water he often ministred and vsed to weake bodies in Agues and was delectable without abhorrement to the pacients Another let a good Capon be boyled in pure water with the leaues of Borage and Buglosse of eche one handfull of the conserue of Violets Roses Borage and Buglosse of eche twoo ounces of the Cordiall powlders a like quantitie added let all these be dystilled in Balneo Mariae the lycour dystilled aromatizate with the powder of the thrée Saunders and let this be druncke or ministred often to weak bodies this borowed out of And â–ª a Lacuria in the ende of his booke of the pestilence The dystillation of a Capon borowed of a certaine doctour Take an auncient Capon of sixe seuen or eyght yeares of age the same drie pull and bare which after the drawing stéepe or soke in pure water for a night the whole put after into a newe earthen pot glased which containeth fower measures of water this in the séething skym diligently and the fatnesse take carefully of remembring alwayes to fill vp the pot boyling After the fleshe tâ—â—derly sodden and fallen from the bones take or pare of both the fatte and thinne skynnes which so ordered shredde the fleshe very small putting it with the boyled water into fower glasse bodies Artely luted vnder which maintaine fire vntill the whole worke be ended which dystilled on this wyse stoppe close vnto your vse for this mightily recouereth those which be decayed of strength and that haue no appetite or will to meate Another water of a Capon vnto the restoring of decayed strength out of a written booke of a certaine Phisition the tender fleshe and pulpe of one Capon the skynnes and fatte drawne of and pulled away shredde finely and washe diligently with Buglosse water after this adde to the conserue of Violets Borage and Buglosse of eche an ounce and a halfe of the conserue of Roses one ounce of lease golde vj. in number all these arteficially mixt togither and put after in a double vessell dystill according to Arte let a spoonefull alone of this licour be often ministred or with comfortable brothes mixed Another water of a Capon out of the same author recouering bodies lowe brought by the ague Take the pulpe or tender flesh of the Capon being chased and coursed vp and downe and to and fro before the strangling from which drawe or plucke both the fatte and skinnes then washe both in the waters of the water Lillie named of the Latines Nenuphar and the Lettuce adding thereto the conserue of Violets new made and the flowers of the Nenuphar of eche one ounce of the conserues of Borage and Buglosse of eche one ounce and a halfe of the whyte Poppie and Lettuce séedes of eche one ounce of the powder of the colde Diamargariton one dramme and a halfe of the iuice of pleasant Apples twoo ounces all these diligently mixte togither and put in a double vessell dystill according to Arte which dystilled lycour vse after the maner aboue taught Another water of a Capon of the same authors for the recouering strength in a colde sickenesse Take the pulpe of the Capon throughly wearied and after washed diligently in whyte wine or else in Malmesie if so be the sickenesse shall be colder adding therevnto of the conserue of Sage flowers one ounce of the conserue of Staechas Anthos and Acorus of eche halfe an ounce of the ryndes of the Cytrons prepared with sugar and finely shred sixe drammes of the inner part of the Cinamone and of Nutmegs of eche one dramme let all these be put in Balneo Mariae and dystilled according to Arte let certaine spoonefulles of thys lycour be ministred for a certaine time to the weake and féeble bodies There be some Authors which in certaine sickenesses especially of the heade and in colde diseases with the weakenesse and decayed strength that highly commende the waters of Capons dystilled on such wyse yea the Author hath experienced to haue auayled somtimes in the Collick passions especially those which were wyndie of bodie for the distilled water giuen to such much perplexed with wynde of the bodie it spéedily ceaseth and stayeth the winde from any more molesting if so be the water shall rightly be prepared Thus diuers and sundrie medicines may skilfully be deuised by a learned Phisition in the varietie of sickenesses For what cause the brothes of Capons and other fattes seeing they be fluxible and of an ayreall substance are so slowly eleuated The Lxxxv. Chapter THe reason of this is in that the fatnesse floting or swimming aboue doth of the same procure and drawe ouer a thyn skin which so kéepeth the moysture resting vnder that the humor can hardly euoporate through and euen the like doth the oyle poured into a vessell with eyther wine or pleasant waters by the floting aboue suffer not any of them to breath through and the Radish roote also eaten with oyle causeth then not the lyke belchings or reastinges of the stomacke to insew as did otherwise without the oyle and euen the like of iuices may be learned which when any woulde haue kept for a time they doe couer it with oyle that neyther the spirites through the same keeping in the iuice doe breath forth nor maye be drawne awaye of the outwarde ayer this written of Langius in his Epistles A
dystilled water restoring weake bodies and most profitable in consumptions out of the secrete conclusions of Fierauantus Let a good yong henne be gotten that neuer layde egge this pull alyue whereby hir bloude may so be stirred vp and spersed thorowout all the bodie thus being plucked bare and deade drawe forth the bowels only beating after both the fleshe and bones togither in a morter adding so much of the crummes of whyte breade as the weyght of the fleshe and bones beaten beate these well togither putting therevnto also one handfull of the gréene or drie Scabious and so many leaues of golde as wey a French or Englishe crowne to these after adde so much of the water of the garden Nightshade or petie Morell as is the weyght of the whole substance which after let so stande togither for a whole night putting it then into a glasse bodie with a heade diligentlye luted and thrée pyntes of the best and mightiest wyne also added before the dystilling which after the fastening of the receyuer to the heade dystill in Balneo Mariae vnto the fecies remayne thorowe drie and then haue you the water Nowe to euery pynte of this water adde one ounce of our water of the honye of which shall after be taught in the proper place of this booke which let be kept in a glasse close stopped that the ayre breath not forth The vse of it serueth to be druncke both in the meales and betwéene meales which helpeth the drye cough of the persons diseased and sicke of the Ague and women traueyling in childebed and many other like matters doth this dystillation worke greatly to be woondered at The Alchymistes instruct and teach a waye of the drawing of waters out of the whytes yâ—lkes of egges by burying the substance before for fiue days in horse dung and adding also a quantitie of Salt in the dystilling The lyke doe they describe of the fattes and rosinie substances â–ª and many descriptions of the like waters may be vnderstanded and read in many practises of Diodorus Euclayon alreadie published by the Author The water of Swallowes helping the falling sickenesse borowed out of the methode of Rondelleâ—ius â–ª Take of swallowes vnto the quantitie of vj. ounces â–ª of Gastoreâ—m one ounce these mixe and infuse in wyne for a night and put after into a glasse bodie dystill after Arte â–ª let the pacient vse and take of this water vnto the quantitie of twoo spoonefulles once a moneth in the morning fasting A playster marueylously helping the scrofuls and Fistula c. It hath bene experienced that cutting of the heades and tayles of the snakes and clensing forth the bowels and after dystilling them according to Arte This water applyed on scrofulles and the Fistula doth spéedily helpe them this Fumanellus writeth A remedie against the Leprie prepared and made of frogges This one singular remedie and medicine I will not hyde from the worlde sayth Fumanellus nor lightly ouerpasse the confection of frogs which ought before to be fleaed and the bowels drawne forth then put into a Copper vessell tynned within and hauing sundrie small holes in the bottome lyke to the forme of a watering pot vnder which must another pot be set in such sort that the vpper standing within the mouth of the nether pot and diligently luted rounde about that no ayre at all breath forth these so ordred set into the earth vnto the mouth of the nether pot and couering the earth close and harde make a fire of coles rounde about the vpper pot the mouth of it like close luted which so long continue with fire vntill the whole substance and moysture of the frogs shall be dystilled The licour may be ministred or druncke euery morning fasting for a certaine tyme vnto the quantitie of the thirde part of an ounce And if oppurtunitie and iust occasion shall so mooue me I intende to make an attempt of the dystilling also of Snakes in lyke order as aboue taught of the frogges Nowe the forme of the vessels which Nicholaus Florenti teacheth to be made in his large commentarie in fermo 7. fift treatise and xxxix Chapter is on this wyse He first writeth the vessel or potte in which the frogges prepared be to be filled vnto the mouth with them and the mouth all ouer filled and couered with butter with this dystilled lycour being a noble medicine he instrudeth to annoynt the Canker that healeth it in short time The water of the honie combe procureth heare to growe and helpeth the harde fetching and drawing of breath or such short wynded through the straytenesse of the breast if thys bée often druncke it helpeth a mans beard to growe the more being sundrie times annoynted or wette therewith but farre better and sooner doth the oyle and honie performe the same whiche hath a moste great force in the lyke The dystilled honie annoynted on a bald pluee causeth the heare to growe and come very soone againe after the shedding of heare this Theophrastus Ioannes Montanus writeth that of hony may a strong water be made and that in the thirde dystillation of it to become a poysonable lycour â—â—t of Mercurie which is resolued by the strong water is to be brought intâ— a water the which will make a helthfull lycour and strengthening The water of honie to make the face whyte and fayre take of reddishe honie twoo poundes of gumme Arabecke twoo ounces these twoo myxe togither and dystill by a Lymbecke with a soft fire â–ª The first 〈◊〉 thaâ— coâ—meth serueth vnto the clensing of the face and vnto the cléering and whytening of it the seconde with the thirde lycour doth cause the heares to grow and become whytishe or flaxen of colour Gesnerus distilled a water out of hony whose first water sauoured somewhat of waxe where besides it was sufficient delectable and cleare and whytish which perhaps may séeme auayleable in the Cholicke passions The seconde water which dystilled forth had a certaine sowrenesse The thirde water which came forth tasted as it were vinegar The fourth water which came forth tasted in a maner as sowre as vinegar he began dystillation in the morning at the seauenth houre and out of halfe a measure of honie he purchased two small vials full in a daye in the euening he began to dystill and continued vnto noone in a maner he also prepared and made his fire to last vnto the ninth houre of the night and from that houre he renued the fire vnto the sixt houre of the next morrowe and following the fire from the sixt houre of the morning vnto twoo in the after noone then began a great fume or smoke to arise and yssue forth into the receyuet and that somewhat stincking and a substance also to ascende as when nothing remayned of the watrie substaunce then did the honie ascende then drewe I forth the Cucurbite sayth the author which I shoulde not haue done but rather haue set or lyfted him hygher in the ashes and then came
Cynamon shall be stieped in good whyte wyne A water distylled in a Cucurbite is gathered whyte in the receauer I doe take sayth the Aucthour ◠〈◊〉 quantity of Cynamon euen so much as I thinck good and put the same into a Cucurbite or glasse body not luted togyther with water to stiepe for certayne dayes after I distyll the substaunce by the vapour of boyling water in such sort that the Cucurbite in which the Cynamon is contayned doth not touch the water as the lyke Manardus teacheth and on such wyse I distylled and gathered a cleare water not troubled nor the spirites also of the Cynamon heated to much Sometymes when I would haue the water myghtyer I then adde to it a lytle of Gynger And in this maner a certaine Poticarie with the Aucthour distylleth the water of Cynamon Certayne others there be which follow vse this maner take of water sixteene partes of Cynamon one parte which grosely was powdred togyther the same after put into a Cucurbite to stiepe close stopped for a certayne tyme as eyther fowre or fiue dayes after this set on the head close to the body and distyll the substaunce with a most temperate heate in Balneo Mariae which excéedeth not the heate of mans vryne in the fyrst coÌ„ming forth for so may a most pleasaunt water be drawne and purchased In the tyme of this boyling may hote water be powred in that a lyke quantity continew styll for doubte of wasting awaye and you shall gather into a Receauer the distinct waters as the fyrst a mightie water the second of lesser strength and the thyrd feble And in the lyke maner may all other spyces be ordered and dystilled and many distyllers there be which purchase by the same doing an oyle and water Another maner brieflie in purchasing the water of Cynamon take of chosen Cynamon two ounces of water a fowrth part of a measure of wyne so much these after the myxing distyll as afore taught A certayne woman well practised and skylfull in distyllation prepared and drewe Cynamon water on this wyse but it lyttle dyffereth from the wayes afore vttered take of the best Cynamon fynelye brought to powder in a morter but not searsed halfe a pounde this so charilye powre into the distyllatorye bodie that none cleaue on the sydes falling in on which powre one measure and a halfe of cleare Cunduiâ—te water then set the headde close to the bodye after distyll in the begynning with a verye softe fyre and increase the fyre by lyttle and lyttle as you see the droppes come eyther quicke or slowly to the Nose of the Lymbecke or headde let a Pype bee fastened as afore taught and demonstrated passing or retching through colde water at the ende of which a Receauer fastened When the water thus commeth you shall néede thrée persons to stand by the one and first to consider tende the head and pype that he or shee alwayes cooleth them with lynnen cloathes wette in colde water applied after discretion on the head and pype the other standing by the Receauer let him obserue and marke the colour of the water distylling into the receauer the thyrde that he marke and tende the glasse in such maner as when neede shall be to retche or put vnder speedily another Receauer to take the other againe stop dilygently The water distilling hath fowre differences for which cause it shal neede fowre sundry receiuers The first water that coÌ„meth is somewhat fattie and strong and of this is the best and as this proceedeth in distylling a mylkie colour beginneth to come then gather the second water which in his fortitude lacketh of the first or is of a weaker vertue when this colour is vanished that the water comming forth as a water distylled out of other matters remember consider the thirde water which must lyke be gathered a part or seuerall by it selfe When this water shal be turned into a yellowe colour or chaunged yellowishe gather then the fowrth water which distylleth or commeth forth in a small quantity and the worke is at an ende when certayne droppes begynne to appeare of a redde colour at which sight ceasse for the rest behynd is of no force nor serueth to any vse or purpose Besides take héede least through the force of the fyre your substance ouer high boyleth vp through the same may the distyllacion procéede amysse in daunger of losing the whole stuffe Of which to be out of doubt you shall auoyde end that care by good gouernment in the space of one howre Thrée droppes of this water myxed to other waters of lyke propertie aunswering doe helpe the falling sicknesse If with this the veynes vnder the tongue be aptlie rubbed doth helpe the palsie persons in a short tyme. Out of the Cynamon may by distyllacion but a lyttle oyle be gotten for which cause in the steede of it we may often vse the water of Cynamon especially the same which is first gathered for this hath singular properties contayned in it An oyle of Cynamon is prepared gotten on this wyse borrowed out of a certaine written coppie of an vnknowne Aucthor take of the best Malmesie thrée measures and the same distylled twyse ouer After let it be a thyrd tyme that one measure onelye resteth in the Cucurbite Let it be distylled once agayne that a lesser quantity may remaine in the Cucurbite Then let it be yet once agayne distylled that one measure onely remayneth by so often repiticion shal you haue the wyne very wel rectifyed which kéepe to your vse The same done take of Cynamon what quantity you thinke necessary the same breake smally after powre the Cynamon with the rectifyed wyne into a Cucurbite that it may be two fingers aboue the Cinamon Let the Cucurbite then be dilygently closed with a blynd Lymbecke and setting it into Balneo Mariae make a soft fyre vnder for thrée dayes Which time ended powre that wyne warely forth in regarding that none of the Feces or grosser substaunce be powred forth withall the wyne kéepe a part Then powre other rectifyed wyne vpon and worke as you did with the other before These done mixe eyther Aqua vitae or both togyther in a Cucurbite which dilygently couer with a head and begyn to distyll with a very soft fyre and so slow that nynes stroks or knockes with the finger may be made betwéene drop and drop falling and on this wyse you shall continew vnto the tyme that all the wyne be ascended for in the bottome then of the glasse you shall haue an oyle which dilygently kéepe The maner of preparing and drawing a water of Cynamon and an oyle of the same which a most singular Phisition named Maister Iohn Crato a Krafftheim gently opened and taught to the Aucthour The xjx Chapter TAke of the best and finest Cynamon which beate very small after the tying vp in a fine lynnen cloath and this lytle bagge hanged within the
sodden out of which let an oyle be drawen after this maner let them be put into a frying panne on the fyre which stur to fro with a spone diligently and let the same so long frye vntyll it be well molten the whole after put into lynnen bagges wette before in water which wring harde out in a presse and an oyle will distyll forth With this oyle myxe of Pelytorie of Castorie of Masâ—icke and of Ladanum of eache one ounce all these togyther put into a glasse Limbecke distill after the accustomed manner with a soft fyre the ioyntes of the heade and receauer before close luted that no ayre breath forth and the same which shall come of this distillation repeate vpon the Feces thrise ouer and with this oyle annoynt the grieued place and it shall speedily cure it for this is a most excellent oyle prooued A Iuyce or lycour pressed out of the hard yolkes of Egges sodden and instilled or dropped into the eares doth much helpe the ringing and sounding of the Eares The oyle of the yolkes of egges druncke before meate putteth away drunckennesse howe mightily any drincketh If paine vexeth a person by the cutting of any member if is cured by the oyle of the yolkes of egges and Goose grease incorporated togyther vnto the forme of an oyntment and of it applyed vpon which doth marueylously asswage the paine and causeth sléepe This also mytigateth the payne of the priuie member annoynted with it The vse of it also serueth in Alchymical works in that the same fixeth certaine medicines The shelles of egges clensed or pylled from the inner skynne out of which Chickins haue lately bene hatched beate to fyne pouder of this a dram waight druncke wiâ—h Saxifrage water doth prouoke vrine speedily this borrowed out of Leonellus Out of the hony is a Quintisence drawen by Art of distillatioÌ„ which yeeldeth marueylous and wonderfull effectes prepared drawen on this wyse Take of honie two poundes that is very cléere of a good sauour gathered of Bées in a good region or couÌ„trey which put into a large glasse body that remayneth fowre or fyue parts emptie this body lute about very well setting a head close vpon with the Receauer luted to the Nose after make a fire which mayntayne greater greater vntyll certayne whytâ— fumes or vapors come or appeare which after be conuerted into water by applying linnen cloathes wet in cold water those layd on the head of the glasse the lyke on the necke of the receauer The water distilling wyll then come redde as blood which at the ende of the distyllacion powre into a glasse dilygently stopping it letting it there stand vntyl the water come most cleare be of a Rubine colour The same then distyl agayne by Balneo Mariae aboue sixe or seuen tymes thorow which it loseth the redde colour receyueth a golden colour and it then obtayneth a most sweete fragrant sauour This quyntisence doth dyssolue gold and maketh it potable or to be drunck the lyke it dyssolueth all precious stones infused or put in it For this is a blessed water which giuen to the quantity of two or thre drams vnto a person lying at the poynt of death maketh him speedily recouer come to him selfe againe If with it wounds or other fores be washed or applyed wet vpon are spéedily cured This the lyke healeth the cough the rewme sicknesses of the splene If it shal be tweÌ„tie tymes distylled ouer it woulde render or restore sight to the blynd I have sayth the Aucthour giuen it to a person of the palsie xlvi dayes through which he was thorowly cured This besides healeth the falling sicknesse preserueth the body from putrifying To whome I gaue this by the mouth I ministred it so closelie in that I would not be sene of any standing about thorow my which doing and the successe that followed they supposed me to vse some maner of incantacions This borrowed out of the gréeke Leonarde Fiorauant An oyle of Hony seruing vnto the colouring of the heyres of the head yellow take of Hony one pound to which adde one handful of wheaten meale these after the myxing distyl according to art and drawe the oyle from the water after myxe the oyle and water togyther in a glasse with which kembe the heyres The distylling of two waters of which the one serueth to the clearing bewtifying of the face and the other to the colouring dying of the heyres of the head yellow Take of the best Hony one pounde this put into a great Retort set into sande on a Furnace vnder which make a soft fyre vntyll a whyte water be dystylled come and when a yellow begynneth to distyll draw away the Receauer setting vnder another and increase the fyre by lytle and lytle vntyll certayne whyte fumes yâ—â—ew forth and so long mayntayne your fyre vntyll no more lycour wyll distyll forth And this last distyllacion wyll be of a Rubyne colour with which if you wet the heyres it dyeth them of the colour of golde and maketh the heyres grow very fayre and long But washing the face with the fyrst water maketh it comely and fayre and preserueth the skynne a long tyme from appearing olde These two haue many noble women vsed and founde great vtility by them as well for the face as colouring the heyre to their great admiration as wryteth the Aucthour Leonarde Fiorauant A water or lycour prohybiting or letting the ingendring of the stone Take of new Hony two poundes of Venice Turpentyne one pound these after the myxing togyther distyll with a soft fyre let the pacient take ounces but I rather iudge two drams to be taken in the morning fasting A lycour or water out of Hony drawne by distyllacion which serueth vnto the making of the heyre yellowe cytrine and golden Take of Salt peter and Hony of eache a lyke quantity these after the myxing distyll in a tynne Lymbecke with this water kembe the heyres of the head But after the wâ—tting of the heyre beware that it toucheth not the skynne or fleshe An Oyle out of fat waxe drawne by Chymicke or Chymisticke arte most excellent vnto the softning of hard swellings in that it mightily pierceth softneth dyssolueth this is no common medycine in brynging wounds to fayre scarres so that within a few dayes after the closing of the wound you vse to apply of it least a newe inflamation be caused The oyle is on this wyse prepared take new waxe Gesnerus iudgeth virgin waxe to be takeÌ„ the same especially fat which you shall leasurely melt in some vessel â–ª with a soft fyre the same you shall often washe and thryst hard togyther in wine which you shal melt agayne and into the same molten shall you put many small pieces broken of Tyles made glowing hote which may so drinck vp much of the waxe and this doe a second and thyrd tyme if néede shall requyre vntyll all the waxe
transparent or to be seene through euen as a precious stone or glasse It is sufficiently burned or calcyned by twyse doing ouer and at the thyrd tyme molten and powred forth Another preparatioÌ„ of Antimonie not much dyffering from the same which Matthiolus in his second edicioÌ„ of Dioscorides discribeth sauing that he addeth also certaine other things where here nothing at al is mixed Take of crude Antimonie the same grind very fine on a stone which put into a small Crucible not glased setting it vnto a soft fyre that the same may putrify be clensed and stur it continually with an Iron spattle vntill the substance begin to gather vp rounde which then remoue or take away and grind the like on a stone as afore put into the Crucible setting the same to the fire againe let this so often times be done vntil the pouder be chaunged come vnto an Ashie white color this will be about the x. or twelf or more times After let this be put into a like Crucible that the goldsmythes commonly vse the same Artly couered set into coales that they may lie burning thrée fingers aboue the Crucible for on such wise shal the substaÌ„ce melt be decocted sufficieÌ„tly within the space of half an howre the same after take forth powre into thin plates in a latton basen cooled keepe diligently in a dry bore For you shal haue that you desire A certaine preparation of Antimonie which many hyde for a most great secret this discription did a notable Phisition send vnto Gesnerus who was a singuler frend of Gesnerus After that the StibiuÌ„ is calcyned it must so ofteÌ„ be powred forth as the same may be molten in a Crucible And the same ought so often be molten as any impure matter remaineth in it for that cause the spume alwayes gathered away And at the last melting but litle of the spume must be taken away the same part to which the spume cleaueth as a cloude must be throwen away The same is rightly prepared that is cleare and to be seen through in a maner without any spot after the forme of a Iacint which neerer draweth or approcheth to a yelow theÌ„ vnto a red blackish colour And the same the paler it appeereth so much the better it is so that it be pure without any cloude or blacke spotte An Antimonie like to glasse that may be séen through draweth to a rednesse coÌ„municated to Gesnerus as a secret by a singuler Phisition First take of Antimonie finely brought to pouder on a stone or Marble so much as you thinke néedeful the same put into a new earthen pot not glased which set on a meane fire in such order that it may seeme to leane on the one side as the pots that burne the leade to stur after the substance about with a spatle But when the matter beginneth first to fume of the fume shal you beware as you wold of poison if you be wise which after powre on a Marble grind about vntill the same be cold This theÌ„ put againe into the pot sturring the same as aboue taught when it beginneth to fume powre it forth grind the same as afore rehersed This so ofteÌ„ repeate vntill it approcheth to a browne colour or otherwise is as black as glasse which is performed in a maner by the tenth time repeated TheÌ„ take of crude Antimonie half an ounce which melt at a strong fire and of the browne Antimonie burnt brought to pouder as aboue vttered fowre ounces these by litle litle put into a Crucible vnto the time the halfe ounce of of the Antimonie molteÌ„ the whole be powred in which so melt togither when it shal be a whiles thus molteÌ„ powre the substaÌ„ce on a smooth cold stone The same cooled melt againe repeate the like vntil it sheweth as glasse of a firie colour or like to a Rubine That if you shal diligently marke follow this order you can not erre beleeue me sayth the Authour Of the Antimonie thus prepared they mixe a few graines either fiue or sixe with one scruple of the iuyce of blacke Ellebere artificially drawen or more they forme pilles of the same which they name the pilles of life that do marueilous matters as they report And that the reader should not be frustrate of any matter nor of the preparatioÌ„ of this iuyce for the cause I wil not here discame to write the same that al meÌ„ may conceiue that there consisteth nothing in me worthy memory that I refrain to vtter make knoweÌ„ to the world so wel of mine owne practises as those learned and purchased of the singuler Gesnerus to the benefite of all young students fauourers of good knowledge Therfore vnderstand that the iuyce of the Ellebore is thus draweÌ„ let one pound of the blacke Ellebore be stieped in hot water for certain howres the same theÌ„ shifted forth powre vpon other freshe water the same repeate iiâ— or v. times in the end that water which is no more bitter boile vnto a thicknesse of honie About the middle of this boiling adde of the iuyce of Alkakengi or winter cherries purified two ounces a half but about the ende of Annise seedes of CinamoÌ„ of each one ounce of fennel seedes half an ounce of the flowres of Nymphaee or the water lillie two ounces where must be considered whether these ought not to enter in the substaunce but rather to be put in the last infusion of the Ellebore and to be strayned togyther that the water alone maye after bée boyled vnto a consumption in the ende must a little Masticke be added or at least in the forming of the Pylles This procureth thrée or foure stooles wythout griefe causeth the belly to remaine sufficient solluble many dayes after A certaine person requyred a great value to be giuen him for a dose of these Another maner of preparing the Antimonie that a certayne practisioner which prepared the same for his Ladie had learned this by happe he left briefly noted in wryting he bought sayth the Aucthour of Stimmeos fowre ounces and a halfe that is one quarter of a pounde better of our wayght the same brought to powder searsed he melted â—n a whyte earthen pot the mouth of it couered with a great burning coale so layd vpon that the same could not fall of vpon the coales into the fyre and when this was through cold he dilygently coÌ„sidered whether any other myxture of matter consisted in it that approached to Tynne or rather somwhat like Tinne being altogither of the same kind which many tymes the lyke hapneth in the Antimonie seperated and is easily discerned knowne which vnlesse the same be remooued cleared away it permysteth not the Antimonie or rather so hyndereth when the same is molten that it can not be transparent or seene cleare through but we fouÌ„d no such
from the other in such maner that no watery humour be â—eft 〈…〉 in the oyle For that 〈◊〉 water left if any such be corrupteth the 〈◊〉 And the oyle is woont mâ—st commonly to 〈…〉 the â—aâ—er especiaâ—â—y if the 〈◊〉 wyne be powred â—â—â—ord and shall be drawne altogyther â—y Balneo Mariae but you may by and 〈◊〉 after 〈◊〉 in the â—â—â—ling â–ª the oyle from the water In that the oyle is fattie but the water very lytle at all The oyle thus seperated dilygently kéepe stopped to your vse The fygure of the Cucurbite with the Limbecke or head annexed which head must be framed and made of Venice glasse broken molten and wrought into the fourme here vnder demonstrated The .xl. Chapter THe vertues of it which is seperated be altogyther the same which of the Brimstone but it perfâ—â—rmeth all them effectuousser in that through the lyquidnesse this doth easâ—er penetrate vnto the properactious which the Brymstone cannot doe for that it is otherwyse hyndered through his solydnesse and thycknesse And the same more may this oyle than the brimstone that it auayleth besydes vnto all putryfactions of the body and especially vnto the plague or Pestilence vnto the clensing of the Lungs in the plureâ—ie and apostume in the Lungs named Peripuenmonia and harde or paynfull cough matter in the body and both grosse and clammy humours For it may safely and without perryll be taken within the body This suffereth not the stone to ingender neyther in the kydneys nor in the bladder and this healeth the vlcered bladder The dose or quantity of it at a tyme is one droppe or two or thrée and tempered in a lytle wyne It may alâ—o be prepared and myxed in round and â—â—uare tables made of Sugar And â—â—usâ— dilygently be reserued for out of one pound 〈…〉 litle of the eager 〈◊〉 drawn and it 〈◊〉 vaâ—isheth away through the 〈…〉 Thâ—â—â—â—ytherto â–ª or the most of them â–ª borâ—â—wed out of the 〈◊〉 of Valeâ—â—â—â—â—ordâ—â— â–ª of the artificiall 〈…〉 An oyle of Vitryoll â–ª prepared after this maner according to the learned Fâ—llopio in his Italia â—ooke of the â—ecrete remedies Take of Romayne vitryoll in that the Germayne is not to be vsed nor â—ood â–ª for this contayneth copper in it and the Romayne hath yron this is the cause why the one is good and the other euyll so that when any wyl mynister of the oyle to the sick regard must he had seeing the copper is an enemye to the stomacke the yron a friend and much healthfull Of this Romayne vitryoll take a quantity which put or set in a Furnace of reuerbaration letting it there so long remaine vntil it be calcined vnto a rednesse or become râ—ddâ— â–ª After it shall thus â—e â—aloyned to a rednesse or be redde put the whole into a body of Venice glasse strongly fensed with the lute of wysedome and the glasse body ought to be made after the forme of a lute with a part of the belly â—laâ— and set into a Furnace of reuerberation after such maner that a part of the necke hangeth without the Furnace and tendeth downward somewhat to which annexe the Receauer dilygently stopped or closed in the ioynt with lute then contynew a fyre for fowre whole dayes and so many nyghtes vntyl all the substaâ—â—ce be yssewed forth or that no more remayneth which may be distylled by force of the fyre Which ended the oyle wyll appeare very blacke in a maner as Incke this diligently keepe in a strong glasse close stopped that no ayre breath forth This maner of way is easie to be done and the best That synguler Fallopio applyed and vsed of it after this maner he fyrst tooke one pounde of the Inleppe of Violettes and one pounde of the finest Aqua vitae and three ounces of Rosewater in which eyght graynes of Muske dyssolued and one dramme of the saydâ— Oyle these myxed togyther formeth or maketh a diuyne composition in his working For by gyuing one sponefull of it to a pacient fytted with a sharpe and hote Ague is by by after refreshed and cooled â–ª And for the spytting of blood the fluxe of the body the breaking of veynes in the breast anâ— a Rewme this â—â—â—stred doth speedily helpe And of aâ— thâ—se the â—ucthor Fallopio hath seene â—â—eâ—tanâ—â—peâ—â—iâ—e â–ª experience in sundry â—aâ—es And â—yueth a most great commendation of it c. Another manner â–ª take of Vitryoll as much as you wyllâ—â— thyncke néedefull the same calcyne in a potte â–ª and calcyned bring to powder the powder their powre into a Retort â–ª powring vppon of the common Aqua tortis that it may deâ—nâ—ke in 〈…〉 place which let so stande for twentiâ— and â—â—wre â—owerâ— or longeâ— The same after set into a 〈…〉 it with lute and Tyles and that fowre 〈…〉 made at eache corner one These done distâ—ll fyrst with so â–ª sâ—fteâ—◠〈◊〉 â–ª that fowre â—nâ—sycaâ—â— strokes mâ—y be made â–ª betwéene droppe and droppe falling when no more water dystylleth then must the fyre be increased that the spâ—râ—teâ— may yssew forth which shall followe to be an Oyle After in Balneo Mariae seperate the water from the Oyle and keepe the same water vntyll you wyll drawe the Oyle agaynâ— â–ª Then shall you purge the Oyle by a Retorte in a Furnace in distyllâ—ng with a great fyre And you mâ—ye drawe and cause the Oyle to bee eyther whyte redde â–ª or yellowe â–ª and this â–ª according to the greatnesse and 〈◊〉 of the 〈◊〉 Thâ—â— borrowed out of the â—ynguler learned 〈…〉 Another maner taâ—â—â— quâ—â—titie of Aqua vitae the same powre into a Lymbecke of Glasse â—ell â—enâ—eâ— with lute and betweene the Cucurbyte and couâ—â— or â—yâ—de put fowre verye thyâ—nâ— â–ª Parâ—â—â—enteâ— â–ª and dystyll the Aqua vitae vnto the halfe parte 〈◊〉 lesser After take a quanâ—ytie of Vitryoll which brought to fyne powder powre into a Retorte dylygently luted and distyll the same after Arte the water which shal then be gathered poure agayne vpon the Feces to be druncke in and this doe for fowre â—ymes togyther vntyll no more moysture wyll or can distyll forth 〈…〉 the Feces agayne powring it into a lyke veâ—â—ell well luted with the Aqua vitae lyke prepared â–ª as aboue vttered in such maner that the Aqua vitae be well two fyngers breadth aboue in the foâ—esayâ—e vessell well closed and let it abyde on a soft fyre for syxe howers â–ª and this water keepe a part and powre agayne other Aqua vitae vpon for syxe howers as aboue vttered and the same ought to be done a thyâ—de tyme After take these three â—â—â—â—rall 〈◊〉 and distyll them in Balneo Mariae with the Vitryoll aboue sayde and the water which shall then be gathered 〈◊〉 â—way if you wyll and in the bottome shal you fynd the oyle resting If any shall take of this oyle vnto the quantity of seuen or eyght droppes with Maâ—â—esâ—e or whyte wyne or oyle of Roses or of Vioâ—ettes â–ª before dynner or meate preserueth
worketh a mighty matter vnto all paynes of the ioyntes experienced An Oyle of bones helping the falling sicknesse Take the hinder seaâ—â—e bones of dead men named Sutâ—â—â— labâ—orides â—â—ose put vnto calcyning vntyl they be glowing hote after let them be quenched in oyle Olyue and then brought to powder as afore taught of the other bones aboue â–ª and lyke vsed in the distyllacion this is a most singuler medicine and remedy by annoynting the apt place An Oyle of mens bones by discention that mightily auayleth against the gowte of experience An oyle drawne out of the excrements of chyldren that auayleth in the fowle matterie scabbes of the head distyll twyse ouer in a glasse Lymbecke the excremâ—â—â—â—s or orâ—urâ— of â—â—yldren and with the Oylâ— that you shall draw of the same apply hote on the grieued place or 〈…〉 parte but before you â—â—all â—â—â—ppe neeâ—â— away or shaue away the heyre aâ—â—â—hall washe the affected place with sharpe lye â–ª prepared and made after this maner take of the ashes made of the Oke branches a reasonable quantity on which powre a lyke quantitye aunswering of water this couer with a cloath close letting it so stande to infuse for a daye and a halfe into this water then put in one handfull of the whyte wheaâ—â— eares which done washe the affected parte once a daye with the sayde water or lye letting it drye in after annoynt the place as aboue taught An Oyle out of mannes ordure doth cure the Canker and mortifyeth the Fistula Of the properties of the water drawne out of mane ordure reade among the waters out of Beastes An Oyle or fatnesse gotten out of a fatte Goose auayleth against the colde ioynt ache gowte and I beléeue also sayth the Aucthor that this mightily helpeth the extenuation of members An old Goose stuffed or fylled with swynes blood shéepes sewet pytche larde or common fatte of the hogge of each two ounces of Frankensence three ounces a lytle waxe this Goose so ordred roste according to discretion vnder which set a panne glased to gather the fatnesse distilling the same dilygently kéepe and with it often annoynt the grieued place In the lyke maner they doe distyll a fatnesse out of a fatte whelpe stuffed with Iunyper berryes Beares grease c. An oyle or distylled licour gotten by discention out of the Badgare or Graye helping members shruncke through synewes shrunck borrowed out of a written booke in the Germaine toÌ„gue Take a Graye or Brocke whose skynne flaye of cutting of the head feete and throwing away the bowels this then so ordred put into a glased earthen potte ful of holes in the bottome which set into another wyder mouth potte glased within the same after bury in the earth when they be close luted in the seame or edge and the mouth of the vpper potte close stopped that no ayre out of eyther poste may passe Which done let a fyre of cleare coales be made round about the vpper potte that all the fatte by such a meanes way may from the vpper distyll through the holes into the neather potte and when all by coniecture shal be thought distylled and come then after with that fatnesse kept annoynt the shruncke members An oyle marueylous gotten out of the Beuer that helpeth any palsie extenuacion of partes take a Beuer the same let be put into the strongest Aqua vitae that it may putrifye which after distyll with a soft fyre with which let the partes be annoynted For the extenuation of a member resolued distyll the féete or fatnesse the Lyuer of a Calfe new kylled with fine handfulles of Sage one ounce of Pepper with this annoint the member A marueylous oyle distylled of Egges experienced on many matters the Aucthor not knowne take of the yolkes of Egges sodden harde fiftéene in number those breake betwéene the fingers with one dram of Pelytorie brought to powder these distyl togyther in a glasse but first begyn with a soft fyre after by lytle lytle increase the fyre so that in the ende let the fyre be strong vntyll all the lycour be drawnâ— and come Which done take of whyte Frankensence of Castorie and of Ladanum of each halfe a ounce althese brought to pouder mixt with the oyle new draweÌ„ and let these togither be distilled fowre times againe euer powring the oyle vpon the pouders The fire of the first and second distillation let it be but weake this oyle in the end kept stopped diligently in a glasse kéepe to your vse For this is a great secrete and a proued matter or practise vnto these which ensue First this healeth the defaults griefes of the eyes if a drop at a time shal be instylled into them This mortifyeth cureth by annoynting the Fistulaes It healeth the Canker vlcers hard to close and doth besides that which other remedies cannot ouercome It destroyeth and maistereth the griefe named the figge or sort lyke to a skabbe which groweth in the places of a mans body where heyre is â–ª It taketh away the prickings of any part of the body cureth theÌ„ It healeth the mattery skabbe on the head if the heyres afore be shauen away that the skinne be rubbed with a lynnen cloth wette in lye that dried in annoynt the places after wyth the oyle This also profiteth the Apoplexie especially the gowte if the places be annointed with it twise a day for fowre dayes togither This also speedily healeth the burning of fire by annoynting the places with it cureth the disease called the woulfe An oyle out of egges take sixe egges which boyle vnto a hardnesse after the shelles pylled of cut away the whites the yolkes after with your fingers breake into smal péeces those put into a frying panne which whilest they heate fry sturre to and fro by little little with a spone vntill they begin so to melt runne in the panne yet doth the substance remaine of a yelow colour wheÌ„ the whole shall be in this redinesse powre the substance into lynnen bagges which wring hard in a presse you shall possesse a lycour or yelow oyle with which annoynt the burnings Others after the yolkes be so heated molten in a pan vnto the time the substance run about the pan yet do they further heate as it were fry theÌ„ vntill they appeare dry and blacke in the pan which they assoone after as these shall thus be dried and become blacke do melt them againe by that meanes cause a plentifull moisture blacke to run forth yet ill sauoring TheÌ„ with a spone those which be in the frying pan they stur grossoly togither that the oyle all the humour fallen to the one side of the frying pan may like fall into the other side and be so gathered to vse A redde oyle out of the yolkes of egges that auayleth agaynst a colde gowte borrowed out of a written booke in the Italian tongue Take the hard yolkes of seuentie egges