Oyle of Roses mixt of the fire and this is their incarnatiue A rare secreate the which this author did sende vnto a very friende of his being in the warres in Africa the which helpeth all woundes either by cut thrust galling with arrowes or hargabush shotte or otherwise THe first thing that ye shall doe is to wash the wounde very cleane with vryne and than dry it very well then put there-in our Quintaessence of wine and presently ioyne the partes close together and stitch or sowe them well but in any wise sowe nothing but the skinne for other-wise it woulde cause great paine then put thereon fiue or sixe droppes of our Balsamo and vppon the wounde laye a cloth weate in our Magno licore as hotte as he may suffer it and this do the first day then the next day folow this order first put thereon our Quintaessence a little Balsamo and then our Magno licore very hot neuer chaunge this medicine vntill he be whole Of those vnguents that Cicatrize wounds THe vnguents that cicatrize wounds after they are incarnated be of dyuers kindes although they work one effect in cicatrizing or causing a skine The digestion that is written off before being applyed vppon a wounde incarnated it doth cicatrize it with spéede the like doth Diachilon vnguentum de tutia The Cerote called Gratia dei although these be sundrie compositions one differing from another yet in effect they serue all to this cicatrization as ye may see by experience this they doe bicause they be temperate and of good qualities and so they helpe nature to work more quielitier and they are called helpers of nature But these kinde of vnguents that worke by them-selues as Vnguento Apostolorum the Causticke Aegypâ—â—atum the rottery such like vnguents as worke with violence and suppresse nature and do that which nature cannot doe by it selfe without helpe but all those vnguentes that are not violent neither in heate or colde are apt to cicatrize woundes and all sores that are mundified and incarnated A remedie to helpe a wounde with great speede of our inuention WOundes of diuers and sundry forts are very perillous of life but to helpe them quickly bicause the patient may take no harme ye shall vse this secret wash the wound with our water of balme and cleanse it well and lay theron clothes wet in Oyle of Frankencense made by distillation and therwith thou shalt heale any great wounde in short time as I haue proued diuers and sundry times in sundry causes An excellent secreate to heale woundes of Gunne shotte or Arrowes without any daunger IF thou wilt helpe the aforesaide wounds it were necessarye first to ioyne the partes close too and wash it with our Aqua celestis and laye thereon our Oleum balsami there-with thou shalt saue the liues of many wounded persons A discourse vppon olde woundes that are not yet healed and their souereigne remedie WHen that woundes are euel healed and that they impostumate and that the arme or legge or other partes where they were wounded is indurated and full of paine thou shalt vse this secrete of our inuention neuer knowen before of olde nor newe writers for it is of greate vertue and many times proued first yée shall wash the wounde well and make it cleane rounde about then wash the wounde with our Quintaessence and make it to fume bicause our Quintaessence doth open the powers and asuttiliateth the matter and causeth the humour to come forth that being done annoynt it al ouer w e our Magno licore thus doing before thrée dayes ende he shal féele great ease and in short time it shall bée helpt bicause this medecine taketh awaye the hardenesse and healeth the wounde and comforteth the place offended To dissolue a broose in short time when it is new done THese are called contusions vnto the which nature sendeth quickly great quantitie of humiditie and in that place it causeth Impostumation But if our Chyrurgians would be dilygent and quicke all contusions might be helpt with great ease in short time and therefore if thou wilt worke miracles in that cure vse this our meanes and it will tourne to thy great honour and the remedy is this Rec. Lyquid Vernish pound .3 Yeolow waxe ounce 4. Common ashes ounce .6 Aqua vitae rectified pouÌ„d 2. Put al the afore-sayd matters in a Retort of glasse and distill it with a gentle fire vntill al the substance be come foorth the which will be Oyle and water the which ye shall seperate and kéepe them and when occasion serueth annoynt the broose there-with and laye ther-on a cloth wet in the same for this is a miraculus medicine experimented proued by reason for an experiment without reason is as a man without clothes and therefore if thou wilt know great rare secrets neuer written before looke in my Spechio del scientia vniuersalli and in my Thesoro del vita humana and there-in thou shalt finde straunge things proued by reason and experience the which bookes God willyng I meane to set foorth in the Englsh tongue to the profite of my Countrey To helpe a wound quickly that is in perill of any accident WOundes in some parts of the body are very daungerous of lyfe and specially where sinewes bée cut or pearced or veynes or muscles hurte or bones broke and by an infinit of other particulars which being open or euil healed the patient may be in daunger of lyfe bicause the winde entereth in and they cause paintes and inflamation and therefore to auoyde all these afore-sayd matters so that the wound shall haue no detriment vse this remedie First ioyne the parts close together and put ther-in our Quintaessence and lay there-on a cloth wet in our Balme and binde it falt that the ayre get not in for it is very hurtfull ye shall vnderstand that these are two of the excellentest medicines that maye be found bicause our Quintaessence doth assuttiliate the bloud and taketh it foorth and taketh away the paine the Balme doth warme and comfort the place offended and will not suffer any matter to runne ther-vnto by any meanes for this is most true as I haue proued diuers sundry times and alwayes haue had good successe To stop the flux of blood in woundes with great speed VVHen there is any great flux of bloud in wounds by reason of some â—â—eyne that is rut and that the Chyrurgians would shop it it were necessary to stitch it well but not as the common Chyrurgians do with wide stitches but stich it very close and hard and put ther-in our Quintaessence and vpon the wound strew the bloud of a man dryed in powder and laye vppon the bloud a cloth wet in our Balme artificiaill verye warme and vppon that binde the wounde with ligaments very straight and euerye daye twice wash it with our Quintaessence and round about annoynt it with our Balme and also cast ther-on our secret powder for
woundes and that do morning and euening euery day without opening of the wound and in that time the wound wil remayne wel and the-veynes wil be in a manner healed so that they will not bléede giuing you charge that the wounded man-kéepe no dyet bicause the vertue being weake â—elaueth the veynes and that causeth the fluxe of bloud An other remedie to stay the slux of blood in a wounde WHen there is a great slux of blood in a wounde the perfectest remedie is to stitch it verye close then take mans bloud being dryed and made in powder and cast it vpon the wounde and binde it somewhat straight and so let it remaine .24 houres when ye vnbinde it take héede that ye remoue nothing and cast on more dryed bloud vppon the wound annoint it rounde about with our Oleum Philosophorum de Terpentina Caera and binde it vp againe other 24. houres then binde it gently and annoynt the wound with Oyle of Frankensence so in shorte time it will be whole giuing thée great charge that ye putte in no tent or such lyke and then thou shalt sée miracles Of our Cerote magno that helpeth against all sorts of sores and woundes THis Cerote is of great vertue and healeth all maÌ„ner of sores and wounds if it be spred on a cloth and layd there-on and the order to make it is thus Rec. Galbanum â„¥ .1 Ammoniacum â„¥ .2 Oppoponax â„¥ .2 Aristolochia longa â„¥ .1 New wax â„¥ 18. Fiue Mirrha Olibanum Verdigrese ana â„¥ .1 Bedellin â„¥ .2 Gum of the Prâ—inâ— trée â„¥ â— Lapichemarites â„¥ .2 Terpentine Frankencense of each â„¥ 4. Oyle of wax â„¥ 3. Beath all those that are to be beaten and searce them finely and kéepe euery one by him-selfe then dissolue the gummes in distilled Vineger according to Arte and then vaper away the Vineger againe strayne the gummes through a cloth then take the wax with as much swéet oyle and melt them on the fire when they are melt put there-vnto ounce .2 of Litarge of gold finely searced and stirre them continually vntill it be boyled the which ye shall know by this token Put a feather there-in if it be boyled inough it wil burne straight wayes or els let it boyle vntill it burn it then take it from the fire and let it coole a lyttle than put in the gunns stir them wel together set it on the fire again it wil rise with a great noyse therfore let it boyle vntil it do fal down againe that take it from the fire put there-vnto all the afore-said powders and stir it vntill it be colde and there-with thou shalt worke meruaylous cures if it be made wel according to Art Of our magistral Vnguent that helpeth diuers sortes of sores THis Vnguent is appropriate for manye kinde of sores bicause it comfortech the sore taketh awaye the payne and draweth the matter from the lower parts or bottome of that sore The which matter is cause of the payne it kéepeth it also from accidents giuing you charge that it be made artificially for other-wise it will not bée of so much vertue and this is the Vnguent Rec. Litarge of golde ounce .4 Oyle of Roses pound 2. Boyle them in a Copper pan so long as if ye put a feather there-in it will burne it then it is sodde then put there-to of newe Waxe ounc 6. Storax liquida ounce 2. common bunny ounce 3. then let it boyle a while vntil they be wel incorporated theÌ„ take it from the fire put ther-to Olibanum Mirra Mercury Precipitate Oyle of Waxe Oyle of Terpentine Oyle of Frankensence ana ounce 2. mixe them wel till they be incorporated then put therto pure rectified Aqua vitae ounces 4. and mixe them well and then it is ended this is of my inuention where-with I haue done very straunge cures To make Oyle of Frankensence TAke a retort of glasse wel luted and fill it halfe full of Frankensence for euery pounde of Frankensence put there-vnto ounces 3. of common Ashes finely serced then distill it in sande and the first that commeth forth will be water the which wil be cleare then increase the fire and there will come foorth an Oyle of the coulour of a Rubye the which kéepe close in a glasse the first water is of merueilous vertue in diuers operations but one myraculous experiment I will not leaue to write off bicause it is a thing verye necessary is this For those that haue chilblanes or kibes or chophes in the handes or féete that commeth through colde ye shall first perfume the parts that are sore ouer the fume of hot water so that they may sweate then drie them and wash them with the aforesaide water and put on a paire of gloues and in short time they shall be whole it helpeth also the white scall and scabbes and such like thinges The Oyle serueth in many operations and specially in all colde diseases if they be inwardly giue thereof euerye morning one scruple to drinke and if they be outward annoynt Also it helpeth all manner of wounds be they neuer so great If ye annoynt them therwith and kéepe them close from the ayre And in any wise vse no tenting to kéepe them open but wette a cloth therein and lay it theron and in short space they will be healed also it dissolueth a broose in short space if ye annoynt it often therwith this oyle serueth also for painters to make vernish Of Oyle of Waxe and his effect THis Oyle of Waxe is merueilous excellent for so much as it serueth for the most part against all diseases which Oyle Raymond Lulli doth approue to be a more heauenly and deuine medecine then humaine and is most rare for woundes but it is not good for commoÌ„ Chirurgions bicause it helpeth a great wounde in x. or xij dayes at the most but as for small wounds it healeth them in 3. or 4. dayes annoynting onely the wounde therewith and lay there on clothes wette in the same Also this oyle worketh myracles against diuers diseases inwardly if ye giue theroff one drame with white wine as for those whose heaire heard do fal away it is a rare thing and of great profite and the order to make it is thus Rec. A retort of glasse well luted and put therein what quantitie of Waxe you will so that it bee not halfe full and for euery pounde of Waxe put thervnto 4. ounces of the powder of bricks then set it in a forneyes and giue it gentle fire vntill all the substance be come forth the which oyle will be congealed hard the which is his perfection for if you will distill it so many times that it congeale no more it will be too hot sharpe and not to be vsed within the body in any wise but the first distillation you may vse safely inwardlye and make Vncions for any kinde of disease where néede
altogether and so the Patient shall remaine perfect whole There is also a great secret in the tooth of a Horse-fish if it be worne on a mans finger to take away the Hemerhodes the which tooth I haue known proued at the least .7 or .8 times for I haue a ring made theroff and haue vsed it A great secret to helpe those that are burst or haue the Rupture THis is rare secret neuer knowen afore of anye man and in specially for those that haue not béene burst long time that the Rupture hath not yet made a callow and the order to cure it is thus First ye shall giue them our Aromatico euery ten dayes once and euery morning fasting giue them one ounce of fine Tartar beaten in powder with water or wine to drinke and lyke-wise in the euening two houres afore supper giue him as much and his bread shall be Bisket made of Rye also he must weare a trusse made fit for that purpose and vse this remedie Rec. Rectified Aqua vitae with-out fleame ounce xij Rosen of the Pine trée that is drye Ohbanum Masticke Sarcocolla ana ounc semis Mixe them altogether and with this water wash the Rupture euery day twice and then cast there-on presently the powder of a hearbe called Bislingua and Balsamina ana and than wet a cloth in the sayde water and laye it there-on and binde the trusse very hard and kéepe thy house with as much ease as thou mayst and strayne not thy selfe in any wise and thus with-in .100 dayes thou shalt help any great Rupture kéeping the aforesayd order A rare secrete and deuine to helpe those that are troubled with the spleene THe Mylte is alterated commeth harde by reason of a superfluous humidity the which it receiueth by the euill disposition of the lyuer and longes and therefore if thou wilt helpe it it were necessary to vse medicines abstersiue and drying to giue them our Aromatico once and then to vse this electuarye the which is of meruailous vertue in that operation Rec. Squamma ferri one ounce Scolopendria one ounce Spignarde Lapis Lasuly ana two scruples Sinamon ounce halfe beate them fine and make thereoff an electuary with purified hunny according to art ther-off take euery morning a spoonefull as much at nyght two houres before supper annoynt the place where the Mylte lyeth with our Balsamo artificiato so by the grace of God and meanes of these medicines thou shalt be holpen quickely A nother great secreat to helpe the spleene with great speede THe Mylt as is a foresaide is grieued thorowe aboundaunce of humiditie he which it receiueth and therefore thou must onely séeke to drye that humiditie and for that purpose I will shewe thée 2. great secreates where-with thou shalt worke myracles and are of great reason and experience The one is to bée let bloude vnder the tongue in one of these 2. veynes that is on that side where the Mylte lyeth that béeing done ye shall take Mustarde myxe it with the vrine of a boye and laye it betwéene two cloathes and lay it on the sore place one nyght and than if it bée not well vse it still vntil it be holpen for this I haue proued an infinite of times The cure of a certeine Spanyard called Carabasall di Cordonet the which was troubled with the Pockes THis souldiour being of the age ot two and thirtie yeares was myghtely troubled with the Pockes with extréeme paines and sores among the which he had all his thigh so eaten away as though he had béene gnawen with dogges with most extréeme payne and the way that I cured him was thus I gaue him 12. graynes of our Petra Philosophalle with Sugar Rosate the which caused him to vomyte and to euacuate downe-warde of the which he found great ease that being done I prepared him our decoction of Lignum sanctum solutiue the which is written off hereafter with a certeine drinke made with wine and Lignum vitae and this he vsed fiue and twentie dayes and then I annoynted him with our vnguento Magno and in the space of fortie dayes he was perfectly holpen to the sight of all men The cure of the stytch in the side with retention of vryne THere was a certaine gentleman called Marco di Chiuffune of the age of sixe and thirtie yeares the which was troubled with a terrible stytch in the side and had proued many medicines none did him pleasure the which after I toke him in hande I gaue him our Aromatico and after that the paine slacked than I caused him to annoynt all those partes with the Oyle of Nutmegs and the Oyle of Egges mixte together and so he remayned quite whole for in this order I haue cured an infinite of persones to my greate honour A cure of a certaine Spanyard wounded in the heade in Naples THere was a certeine Spanyard called Zamora of the age of foure and thirtie yeares of complexion cholorike and sanguine the which was wounded in the left side of the heade with inscicion of the bone also ye shall vnderstande that in Naples the ayre is most euill for woundes in the heade by reason that it is so subtile and for that cuase the doctours did feare the cure neuerthelesse I dressed him with out Magno licore and Balsamo artificiato kéeping the wounde as close as was possible annoynting it onely vppon the wounde and so in fourtéene dayes he was perfectlye whole to the great wonder of a number of Chirurgions of that cytie The cure of a certeine gentleman that had Mal di formica THere was a certeine Gentleman Neapolitan the which was called Ill signior Giouan Francisco Gaetauo of the age of 38. yeares the which was meruailously tormented with a sore arme and a sore legge called Mall di formica and he was of complexion cholerike and melancholyke and these sores went créeping vppon the flesh healing in one place and breking in another and in his arme hée had nyne sores and in the legge fouretéene and this Gentleman had sought helpe the space of 2. yeares could finde none and had twise taken the dyet and yet coulde finde no helpe the which Gentle-man I tooke in hande and the first thing that I gaue him was this one ounce of Gerapigra Galenie with twentie graines of our Petra Philosophalle the which prouoked both vomitte and sege dyuers times that being done I gaue him our Siropo Solutiuo xij morninges together that being done I gaue him a medicine with our Petra Philosophalle and Eleborus niger the which caused him also to vomite and purge downe-wardes that being done I caused him to make a sirope of Lignum sanctum and the barke Iua Artetica and Cardus benedictus in the which I put seuen pounde of wine and one of Sugar and then I caused him to make a drinke with water wine and hunny to drinke continuallye and that I caused him to vse fiue and twentie dayes
the animalles I approue that the infirmitie is caused of the stomacke and this is the first reason The seconde is that all the medicines where in our Petra Philosophalle is put as soone as they are come into the stomacke it draweth vnto it all the euil humours of the stomacke and also of the whole bodie and mixeth with them and so Nature sendeth them foorth by vomit or by sege or both and so the stomack shall be euacuated of that matter and the body remain frée from al impediments of infirmities so that by this reason I affirme that our Petra Philosophalle maye helpe against all sorts of infirmities and to know the troth I haue proued it by experience in all manner of infirmities and alwayes haue founde it to doe much good vnto al men and hurt none vnto my knowledge and the order to make this Petra Philosophalle is thus Rec. Sal niter Rock allome Vitrioll Romayne of each two pound First dry the Vitrioll in a earthen panne and then beat it to powder and mixe it with the other matters and put there-vnto foure ounces of Sal gemme then put it in a goord with his head a receiuer well luted and distill it in a winde furnace so that ye maye make fire with woode and at the first make smal fire and so increase it according to Arte and alwayes lay wet clothes on the head and receiuer and that thou shalt doe bicause the spirites of the water shall not flye away Ye shall vnderstande that in the beginning of of your distillation the Receiuer will waxe red lyke bloud and then tourne white and at the laste when ye giue it strong fire it will tourne red againe and those are the pure spirites of the Aqua fortis and then at the ende the Receiuer will tourne white againe then it is ended then let it wax colde and then kéepe it in a Glasse close shutte to make our Petra Philosophalle Than take Mercury lib. 1. Quicke lyme ounces .6 Sope ounces .4 Common ashes ounces .3 Mixe them together in a morter of stone then put them into a Retort and distil it with a strong fire vntil all the Mercury be come foorth into the receiuer then take it foorth and kéepe it in a glasse to make thy composition the which is made thus Rec. The water that thou madest first and put it into a goord of glasse being well luted and then put in thy Mercury that thou diddest distill afore After that take Stéele in thinne plates ounce .1 Iron also in thin plates ounce .2 Fine Golde in leaues the waight of two French crownes and put them altogether in the glasse presently set on the heade for it will begin to boyle and cause red fumes lyke bloud the which thou shalt receiue in a receiuer and presently set thy glasse in the Furnace and giue it fire vntil all the water be come foorth with the fume Them let it coole and kéepe that water close in a glasse then breake the other glasse that stoode in the fire and in the bottome thou shalt finde our Petra Philosophalle the which thou shalt grinde finely and searce it in most fine powder and then washe it well with Vineger distilled and drye it againe and at the last wash it with Rose-water and drye it very well stirring it continually ouer the fire then kéepe it as a precious Iewell close in a Glasse For the order to vse it I wil write héere-after in sundrye places Ye shall vnderstande that the water the which ye distilled away from the stone will serue for the same purpose agayne But ye must take but halfe the quantitie of the afore-sayde matters and when yée haue distilled it agayne from the stone yée shall preserue it for an infinite number of purposes as I will shew thée héere-after To make our Balme artificiall with the order to vse it and wherefore it serueth THis Balsamum hath all the vertues of the natural Balme although not in qualytie yet in vertue and the order to make it is thus Rec. Venice Turpentine pound .1 Oyle of Bayes that is perfect with-out mixture ounces .4 Galbanū ounc 3. Gum Araby ounc 4. Olibanum Mirrha electe Gum hedera of each ounces .3 Lignum Aloes Galingal Cloues Consolida minore Cinamon Nutmegs Zedoaria Ginger Diptamnum album of each ounce 1. Muske of Leuant Ambergres of each one dram Beat all those afore-sayd things together put them into a Retort of glasse well luted and put there-to .6 pound of Rectified Aqua vitae with-out fleame and so let it stande viij dayes and then distil it by sande and there wil come foorth a white water mixed with oyle and so kéepe thy fire small vntill there come foorthe a blackish Oyle then chaunge thy receiuer and set therto an other and increase thy fire vntill all the spirites be come foorth than seperate the Oyle from the black water kéepe them by themselues the lyke shall ye do by the first water The first water that is white is called Aqua del Balsamo and the Oyle seperated from that is called Oleum del Balsamo The second water that is blacke is called Mater Balsami and the Oyle seperated from that water is called Balsamo artificiato the which would be kept as a precious Iewell The first water is most excellent to cléere and preserue the sight of the eyes also the face being washed ther-with it maketh it very faire preserueth it youthfully it kéepeth backe age it breaketh the grauell in the reynes and prouoketh vrine the which is stopped is our Aromatico bicause it euacuateth the stomacke by vomitte and the body downewarde and his operation is such that it doth in maner helpe any crude sort of infirmitie and the quantitie is from one drame to two drames and may be taken in broth in wine in water or mixe it with any pilles or pocion giuing you charge that when yée put it in any pocyon that ye leaue none in the bottome of the cup where yée drinke it out bicause the Petra Philosophalle is heauie and will remaine in the bottome for if that remaine it wil not worke at all giuing you also charge that the said day that yée giue this medicine that ye let the patient drink as much crude water as the will and giue them little meate to eate that day and this is the order to vse this medicine To make our Electuario Angelico and the order to vse it and in what diseases ELectuario Angelico romano is so called bicause it was compounded of me in the citie of Rome in the time of the Pope Paulo quarto and bicause this composition worketh sodeinelye I called it Angelico and is most excellent against many diseases it is good against all sortes of feuers giuing it Perminoratiuo and for the stitch in the side it is most rare bicause it taketh away the viscocitie in the stomacke and openeth the powers and is good against the
sirop the which worketh miracles in diuers infirmities for by his nature it purifieth the bloud mundifieth the lyuer comforteth the hart preserueth the stomack prouoketh urine dissolueth grauel in the raines it helpeth the cough helpeth disgestion quieteth al the humors in the sick person with diuers other vertues the which I wil leaue till another time This may be taken with broth with distilled waters or with any decoction or medicine fasting the quantitie is from one dram to two drams and happy shall they be the which shall vse it An Electuary that helpeth the cough with great speed and ease THe Cough is caused of a cattarus humor and coldnesse of the stomacke and therefore if ye wil helpe it it were necessary to haue a remedy that doth ripen the cattare and mollifie the stomacke and the order to make it is thus Rec. Enula campana ounc 4. Marsh mallowes xij ounces Quinces .xvi. ounces But if ye can-not get Quinces ye may take Marmilade ready made and boyle it in faire water with the saide rootes vntill they be drye then stampe them in a morter strayne them thorow a strayner then take for euery pounde of that matter .2 pound of white Honny and boile them together but boyle them not to much then take it from the fire and put there-vnto for euery pound of the aforesayd matter one scruple of Saffran and one dram of Cinamon and two ounces of sulphur and one scruple of Lycoris and then incorporate them well together and aromatise it with Muske and Rose water this ye shall vse morning and euening for this is of so great vertue that it is to be wondred at bicause the mallowes do moilifie the Enula campana doth warme and causeth disgestion comforteth the stomack the quinces are cordiall warme the sulphur is a great dryer the which destroyeth the euil humors of the body the saffran comforteth the heart the cinamon is stomacall the lycoris is mollificatiue disgesteth the matter so that of force this Electuary must help any kind of cough except it come of the pocks for then it wil doe smal pleasure as I haue proued Electuario benedicto Leonardi the which purgeth the body without any grief is miraculous in his operation THis Electuario benedicto is compound of our inuētion many yeares agoe is so called bicause of his meruailous operation the order to make it is thus Rec. Of a certeine kinde of frute called of some Spina merula of other Spini ceruino with his bery they make a kinde of sap gréene take of these berries when they be ripe and stampe them and take there-off the Iuice and straine it by a fylter and for euery pound of the afore sayde Iuice ye shall put therin these thinges Sinamond Safarne Cloues Nutmeges Ginger ana dram 1. Sena alloes ana dram .3 mixe thē well together and set it in the sunne till it be dryed like a paste and than make it liquid againe with these following Rec. Rose water our Quintaessence ana ounces 2. for a pound Muske 2. carretes for a pound Mirrha dramme .1 for a pounde Incorporate all the aforesayde thinges together and set it in the sunne vntill it be thorowe drye and may be made in powder of the which yée shall take what quantitie yée will and mixe it with as much honnie purified and that is our Electuario benedicto the which purgeth the body without paine and preserueth the stomacke purgeth the head and helpeth putrified feuers with diuers other things the which I will not write at this time Ye may kéepe this Mixture 6. monethes after it is mixt with honny the dose is from halfe an ounce to a whole ounce Yée may take them in Pilles in broth in a Lectuarie or in Wine or how yée will and alwayes they shall make his effect well An Electuarie against the euill disposition of the Liuer and Stomacke THe Liuer is troubled with diuers and sundry causes but for the moste parte it is of heate For the heate showeth some out-warde signe as is séene by experience for their Face and Nose are red they haue heate in their Legs chops in the palme of their hand and féete It ingendreth Fluxes in the body burning of Vrine running of the Raines and such like effects And the order to cure them is thus Rec. Citraca Scolopendria Epatica Eupatorio ana 3. ounces beate them in fine pouder Lignum aloes thrée drames Safrane 2. scrupules Cinamon two drames white crude hunny one pound and a halfe mixe them and incorporate them together without fire then take thereof morning and euening 1. ounce at a time but afore ye begin to take this electuary ye shall take a quantitie of our Electuario Angelica and then in short time they shall be holpe as thou maist well sée by the ingredience that goeth into this composition Our magistrall Electuary of Sulfure the which serueth against diuers sortes of infirmities AS the fire hath vertue to heate and drye materyall things so hath the Sulfure vertue to warme and to drye the humiditie and coldnesse of our bodyes for I haue occupied it diuers sundry times and all wayes haue séene diuers and sundry good effects but for the better commoditie and more ease to vse it I haue compounded this Electuary the whiche thou maist vse with ease and benifite vnto a number and the order to make it is thus Rec. Very fine Sulfure that is without earth and make it in fine powder one pound Cinamon halfe an ounce Safran one scruple Ginger 2. drames Muske dissolued in rose water .2 Carretts white hunny crude as much as will suffice to make it in a lectuary with out fire then kéepe it in a dry place and this ye shall vse in the morning fasting and his quantitie is from foure drames to seuen This dryeth vp scabbes proueth vryne breaketh the stone in the raynes it helpeth the cough dryeth vp the watering of the eyes causeth a good appetite with dyuers other thinges the which I will leaue to the experimentors Our Electuario of Consolida magore that serueth for many diseases inwardly THis Consolida magore is a herbe so called bicause of his effecte that it doth in healing of woundes and other places of the flesh separated for if ye eate thereof it will helpe the rupture and all sortes of woundes penetrating and vlcers of the longes it dryeth the milte and such like effectes but bicause thou maist vse it more commodious I haue compounded an Electuary the which is excellēt and rare and is made thus Rec. The roote of Consolida magore one pounde boyle it in water vntill it bee consumed then stampe them in a morter and passe them thorowe a strayner then put there-to as much white hunny as the matter wayeth and boyle them on a small fire vntill it bée come to the forme of a Lectuary and when it is boyled put thereto these thinges Rec. The shelles of Pomgarnades
so that euery one shal be satisfied Yée shal vnderstande that the first ingredience being the Sope is made with the Lye of Soda and Calkes the which thinges doe drye and mundifie al sorts of Vlcere Sordide and cooleth them Also there in is Oyle Olyfe the which is one of the most excellentest licours in the worlde for this of it selfe is able to cut that matter from the stomacke and to mundifie it than in this compounde there is Masticke the whiche is most excellent for the stomacke and draweth downe from the head than the lycoures and Sinamon are aparatiue comforteth the stomacke so that all these being mixed together of force it must helpe against these infirmities of the breast and the quantitie therof is from .2 drams to halfe ounce To make the Quintaessence of Hunny THis Quintaessence hath all the vertues of the Quintaessence of wine and is made in this order is rather to be counted a diuine remedy than humaine Rec. The purest Hunny that ye can gette the which is not mixt with any thing 2. pound and put it into a gowrd of glasse with his head and receuer close luted and giue it first a gentle fire vntill there appeare certeine white feumes in the heade the which will turne into a red water by laying of clothes wet in cold water vppon the head and receiuer than kéepe in thy fire according vnto art vntil al the substance be come forth the which thou shalt keepe in a glasse close shutte and in short time it wil turne into the cooler of a Rubyne than distill it vii times in Balneo marye and it will léese his red couler and be of a very plesant smell and remaine in the cooler of golde and this Quintaessence dissolueth golde maketh it potable and also all manner of Iewels that is put therein also if yée giue two or 3. drams to any that lye a dying presently it will recouer him againe as the Quintaessence of Wyne doth If yée wash any wound or sore therwith it will heale it quickly It is good against the cough cattar and paynes of the Mylt and many other sortes of diseases the which I wil not write at this time for few or none will beléeue his great aparation or vertue If ye distill it 20. times with fine Siluer it will restore the sight vnto those that are almost blinde Moreouer I haue giuen this 46. dayes vnto one that had the Palsie and he was holpe quickly It helpeth also the falling sicknesse and preserueth the body from putrifaction so that by these meanes we may sée that it is a celestial remedy giuen vnto vs by the almyghtie God and therefore I woulde wysh some vertuous men to take a little paynes in making of this precious liquore and they shall sée such wonders thereof that the worlde will meruaile there at as I haue proued many times to my great honour and profite of the pacient For many times I haue giuen it the sicke that no man dyd sée me and presently they thought I had wrought by inchantment by reason of his great vertue and therefore all men that professe Phisicke and Chirurgery ought to be prouided of this licour and such like for their commoditie and profite of the patient To make our Elixer vitae or Aqua Caelistis THis Elixer vitae is a medicine of such vertue and strength that it helpeth in manner against all diseases that commeth to mans body for those that are hot it coleth and those that are cold it warmeth and that it doth by his proper qualitie and vertue for this I haue proued a thousand times and haue vsed it against sundry diseases and alwayes haue had good successe and the order to make it is thus Rec. Ginger Zedoaria Gallingal Long Pepper round Pepper Iunipyr berries Citron péeles Orāge péeles Sage Basill Rose-mary Minte Margerome Bay berries Penyrial Gentian Callamint the flowers of Elders red Roses and white Spica nardi Cubebe Lignum aloes Cardamomū Cinamon Calamus aromaticus Germāder Sticados Camepitcos Meligette Mace Olibanum Aloes hepatica the séede of Mugwort of each two drams Figs Raysons Dates Almonds Graynes of the Pine of each .6 ounces Pure white Honny pound .1 Muske of Leuant one dram Fine sugar pound .4 Mixe them altogether and infuse them in fiue pound of pure Aqua vitae with-out fleame and so let it stand .8 dayes than distil it in Balneo Mariae vntil the fesses remaine dry then take that and sercolate it in a Pellicane in horse dounge .40 dayes thē take the glasse with the fesses and distill it in sande vntill all the substaunce become foorth the which will bée red lyke bloud and stinketh of the fire and is thicke the which must bée sercolated as the first and this is the firie part the which is of meruaylous vertue insomuch that it reuiueth those that are at the poynt of death therefore I will write of some of his vertues that which I haue proued The first water distilled by Balneo béeing taken euery third day one dram preserueth the body in prosperous state and defendeth from many sorts of diseases It helpeth all sorts of wounds if ye wash them therewith .3 or .4 times and is most excellent against all impediments in the eyes if ye put there-in one droppe and preserueth the sight a long time so that ye shal not néede to weare spectacles If a young woman doeth wash hir face there-with oftentimes it preserueth hir a long time in that state If ye vse to drinke this Elixer it prouoketh Venerous ades and disposeth women to be delyued with diuers other vertues that which I leaue to the experimenter The last water the which is red is excellent good against the paines of the mother if it be dronke It dissolueth also the Plurissie if ye giue ther-off two drams and annoynt the parts grieued there-with It helpeth the paynes of the Collyke and hardnesse of the Milte It is also good against paynes in the téethe and stinking breath and many such lyke things It helpeth all manner of Feuers and the reason is bicause it dryeth vp all the euil humours that offendeth Nature as well with-in as with-out so by this reason it is apt to helpe all sort of diseases If any were sicke could not speake let him take one dram of this with one dram of the first and presently he shall speake most miraculous to sée for this I haue proued a thousād times to my great honour and content of the Patient and therefore I would wish all those that professe Phisicke or Chyrurgery to be prepared of this liquor and such lyke for their owne profite and health of their neighbour To make Aqua Reale vel Imperiale the which maketh the teeth white presentlye incarnateth the goumbes and causeth a good breath THe téeth being blacke rustie and ful of filth and the goumes putrified or corrupte are the w 〈…〉 things that may be séene in man or woman
and ar 〈…〉 very vnwholesome and the remedie to make the téeth white and to helpe the goumes is thus Make this water and vse it in the order as I will shew thée Rec. Sal gemma Roch allom Brumstone of each .2 pound Borax ounces 10. Pearle beat fine Corall ana ounces 2. Pure dististilled Vineger ounces 4. Put al the afore-sayd matters in a goord with his head and receiuer and giue it fire according to Art and at the last there will come foorth a white water lyke Milke the which after it hath stoode a while wil waxe cléere Ye shal vnderstād that this water is aboue al other waters in the world to helpe vlcers in the mouth to incarnate the goumes to make the téeth white causeth a good breath in those which are troubled with the afore-said matters For of this water I haue made great quantitie hath ben caryed into Spayne into Almany into Poland into Constantinople in diuers other countryes as though it had bene a diuine thing and not materiall For truely his experience doth cause the worlde to wonder at it the vse héere-off I haue written in this booke and héere-after I will write it agayne in some of my-bookes wher occasiō shall serue to vse it in cures A kinde of Pille most conuenient for the eyes and comforteth the stomacke THose Pilles which comfort the stomacke by force must helpe the sight for when the stomacke is filled with maligne humours it distempereth those partes that are about it and the fumes that ascende vp to the head moysteneth Nerui optici of the eyes and by this cause the eyes are offended therefore it were necessary for those Pilles that helpe the eyes also to comfort the stomack the which must be done by euacuating the matter hanging by vomit and the order to make these Pilles is thus Rec. Marchpane made with sugar almonds dram .1 Petra Philosophalle grain 10. Elleborus niger grain 6. Diagridij .3 graynes Mixe them well in a morter in forme of a paste and make there-off .5 Pilles and those thou shalt take in the morning fasting for they are of so much force and strength that they helpe not onely the eyes and stomacke but in manner all diseases bicause they cleanse the stomacke and euacuate the bodye the which two things are most necessary in all diseases A discourse vpon a composition that preserueth a man or woman in health a long time IF thou wilt make a passe that shall haue vertue to preserue whole bodyes and to helpe the sicke it were necessary to looke out simples that haue vertue to doe it and when thou hast found out those drugs that haue vertue to preseue thou maist put thy trust in them the which I discoursing by the way of reason and conferring it by experience haue found out a nūber of drugs that are friends vnto our nature and preserueth it of the which I will shew thée some that are of great importaunce the which may be approued of reson and experience and are these Rec. Aloes hepatica Olibanum Mirrha ana ounc 2. Beat them in fine powder and make them into a paste lyke a salue with rectified Aqua vitae then drye it in the Sunne then beat it into powder agayne and make it into a past with our Oleo del balsamo than thou shalt haue a past of most meruaylous vertue for if ye take ther-off euery morning one dram it wil preserue him long in health it is most excellent for those that be wounded or haue any sore vppon them bicause it kéepeth the sore from putrifaction as by the ingredience thou maist perceiue A meruailous Water to be vsed of all Chirurgians in cureing of their pacientes IT is necessary for the Chirurgion in the cure of woundes and sores to helpe the body aswell inwardly as outwardly to take away the euill quallities and corruption of the humours and to preserue it from putrifaction and then the sore will heale with little helpe and in short time and that thou maist do with this Water the which is vncorriptible and of great experience and the order to make it is thus Rec. Of that Aqua vitae where-of we make our Quintaessence pound x. and put there-in these things following Sinamond Lignum alloes red Sanders Cardus benedictus ana 3. ounces Cloues long Pepper Callomus aromaticus Saffrane ana 2. ounces Almondes Graines of the Pine Dates ana 4. ounces Melegette ounce 1. fine Sugar pound 4. Muske 4. carrets let all these stand in a long necked glasse close stopped 8. or 9. dayes and then distill it in Balneo vntill ye haue receiued 5. poundes the which keepe close stopped in a glasse as a precious Iewell than distill the rest in sand vntill the fesses be drye and that will be a red Water and will stinke some-what of the fire or smoke the which also kéepe in a glasse for in time it will léese his stinking smell and be most precious The first Water is of such vertue that it helpeth al putrified vlcers if yóe dresse them therwith The second is also perfect that if any man drinke euery morning 2. drames it will so preserue him that it were vnpossible he should haue any infirmitie For of this Water I haue made great experience in many kinde of diseases and specially in the plurifie and petechie c. To make our Causticke ALthough I haue written this Causticke in my Regimēt of the pestilēce called now in english A Ioyful Iewell Imprinted by William Wright dwelling vnder saint Mildredes Church Neuerthelesse I thought good to write it in this place bicause euerye one hath not both these bookes and the order to make it is thus Rec. Arsnike cristalline Sal armoniack Sublimate ana boile them being finely ground in as much strong vinegar as the matter wayeth vntill two thirde partes be consumed and that there remayne a thirde then kéepe it in a glasse close shut vnto thy vse As I will showe thée in diuers places when occasion shal serue To make oyle of Antimony Rec. Antimoni and calcine it vntill it will smoke no more and that it be of a grayish colour and alwayes as it cluttereth stampe it agayne then take as much common asshes as the Antimoni finely searced and put them in-to a Retorte well luted and giue it fire according vnto arte till all the fumes or spirites be come forth giuing you charge that your Receiuer be very great least all breake This Oyle is of merueilous vertue against Vlcers if yée giue ther-of 4. graynes with any sirop it helpeth the feuer presently It helpeth Phistolowes and to be short it is moste wholsome in diuers thinges But it were necessarie for the Chirurgion to be expert in the vse thereof and to mixe it according to his work And therfore he that cannot vse it wel it were better to let it alone bicause it is a perilous thing vnto the vnskilfull and precious vnto those that knowe how
and then I annoynted him with our Vnguento Magno fiue times without fire the which vnguent caused him to spitte a boundance of filthy matter and at the last it caused him to spitte bloud then I caused him to make a bathe the which is written in our Regiment of the pestilence called the ioyful Iewell I laid on the sores our Cerote Magistralle and thus with in 38. dayes hée was perfecte whole Certeine cures that this authour did when he trauailed into Afryca IN the yeare 1550. hée trauailed into Africa and there he was chosen by Il. S. Don Pietro di Toledo vicere di Napoli to be Phisition vnto the campe vnder Don Gracia his sonne and so in the yeare .1551 in the moneth of May he departed from Naples with all the army of the Emperour Carolo quinto D. Austria so hauing a prosperous wind ariued in Barbary by a certeine olde citie called Monasterio and ther gaue an assiege tooke it with-out any remissiō or rāsoming made slaues of all those that were lefte alyue and it remained vtterlye destroyed but not with-out greate mortalytie of our Christian souldiers and beside those that were killed there was a great number wounded the which were brought into the Gallyes and caryed to the I le of Sicilia in a certeine citie called Trapano the which say they was buylded by a great Idolater called Tarpos and there in the hospital those wounded persons were lefte with certeine Chyrurgians that were vnder my iurisdiction with certeine medicines of my inuention and so in shorte time the most parte were holpe and then the army retourned vnto Naples againe and refreshed them with new men and victual And then on the .15 of Iune we set vp sayle and sayled and when we were in the midst of the goulfe betwéene Naples Palermo there happened a great misfortune the which was thus In the Galley of Signor Giordano Captaine generall of the Galleyes of the Duke of Florence it happened that he being at the table with diuers captaines gentlemen as they were at dinner a certeine Captaine being grieued with an other multiplyed words and tooke a loafe of bread threw it at his face without any reuerence or respect of the sayde Generall S. Giordano That being done the sayde Generall ryse from the table tooke him by the bosome gaue him 5. stocados in the breast the which pearced within the body and there he fell for dead that being done the sayd Generall repented him-selfe of his rashnesse and presently sent for me being in the Gally of Don Gracia to come and dresse him and so my Generall caused me to doe with all dilygence and when I came this poore Captaine laye as though he had bene dying neuerthelesse I dressed him with great dilygence and the medicines which I vsed were these First I put in to the wounds of our Quintaessence and vppon the wound I dressed it with ur Balme artificiall and gaue him a vomite the which caused him to cast great quantitie of bloud and then euerye morning I gaue him halfe an ounce of our Aqua Balsami thus within two dayes after we ariued at Palermo the Capitaine was perfecte whole to the great meruayle of a number After that we departed from Palermo and went to the citie of Trapano wher the rest of the galleyes were and there continued .4 dayes and then on Saint Iohns euen we went to an Iland called Fanignana and there kéept the feast of Saint Iohn and then we departed with all the army and went on the side of Africa and on Saint Peters day we landed in the Gardeins of that citie and there began to offer battayle and there remayning about .24 or .25 dayes the army beganne to be infected with a certeine kinde of fluxe where-off a great number dyed euerye daye My Generalll séeing that called me and asked if it were possible to finde some remedie for that fluxe vnto the which I aunswered willyngly and sayde I would deuise by the help of God some remedie bicause it was my duetie aswell as for th health of the souldiors of the Emperour the which thing I did in short time thorow the whole campe as I wil write héereafter in the next chapter The cure of the flux where-with I holpe the Armie of the Emperour in Africa BEing as I haue sayd afore in the campe wher they were meruaylously tormented with a flux many dyed there-off and could finde no helpe although they had medicines Than I which had the experience in hand began to laugh to my selfe the remedy wherwith I holpe them all was this First I caused them to eate wel thā on the morning I gaue them a vomit and then euery day after they had eaten I caused thē to goe into the water of the Sea and there to remaine 4. or .5 houres and so doing with-in .4 or .5 dayes they were holpe for I sweare as I am a Knight that if I had not bene there the whole army had dyed of that fluxe for of .14 or .15 thousande that were there there was not left 2. thousand but they were infected with tha flux or distemperaunce of the lyuer caused of superfluous heate the which heate distempereth the stomacke causeth the continuall flux ye shall vnderstand that our vomit doth euacuate the stomacke of the putrified humor the salt water cooleth the heat restraineth the flux so that by these meanes they were holpe A goodly remedy found out by me for woundes in the head WOundes in the head were very perillous in that place so that if a .100 wer hurt in the head it was not possible to recouer .x. and that came thorowe two things the which were much contrary in that region for the day was so hot that it burned all things and the night to the contrary so extreame colde that it was intollerable not to be credited so by this distēperance whē Craneum was vncouered that the aire might touch it presently they dyed without any helpe than I séeing that beganne to consider of the matter desiring to finde some meane to helpe them so studying it came in my memory that the aire was cause of their death as it was in troth Than presently I commaunded all those Chyrurgians that wer vnder my iurisdiction that they shold not meddle with any wound in the head without my presence the which thing was done as many as were wounded the first thing that I did in stéede of cutting or launcing or discouering according to the cōmon order I ioyned the parts sowed them close dressed them vpon the wound with our Quintaessence with Balsamo and Magno licore and so in short time the most part were holpe and there dyed none so desperate as they did afore and therefore to my Iudgement this was a good inuention and neuer vsed of any afore and this order of curing is very naturall for Nature doth shew