and well made cleane then take sixe Calues féete or an olde Cocke and thrée quartes of Claret Wine and a pinte of Water and let them boyle so long togeather vntill you may sée the sodliquor clammishe betwéen your fingers then take it from the Fier and strayne it through a strayner and so let it stande till it be colde that the filth maye discende to the bottom and when you will finnishe your Ielly take the beste of the saide liquor and put into an other Pot with the proportion of Spices and boyle them togeather by the space of halfe an houre and in the mean time make cleane your Turnesole and duste it well then take a Ladle full of the said liquor and put your Turnesole in it and when it is a little well soked then wring out so oft as it shall be néedfull vntill your Ielly be faire coloured Then take the whites of eight Egges and beate them together a good while and skimme of the froth and a litle before you shall thinke it time to drawe your Iellye put the sayde whites into the Iellye with thrée spoonefulles of Vineger and foorthwith drawe your Iellye through a wollen bag and put in a branche of rosemary in the end of it and so dish it How to dresse Orrenges TAKE Oringes and shaue them with a Knife and quarter them like an Apple and take out all the meate out of them and laye them in Water and shifte them twice a daye then when you thinke they be inough take them out then set on faire Water on the fire then put your Oringes in and parboyle them then take them out and set their mouthes downewardes in a Flasket that the Water maye runne out then set on faire water ouer the fier to parboyle them againe and if they be not well parboyled boyle them againe till you may pinche them through then take them out and put them in a faire cloth and lay them in a Flasket that it may drain out of them then take a gallon of running Water and put them into it at euery foure Orenges you must put in a pound of Sugar when you haue doone so set it on the fire but before you set it on the fier take an Egge and breake it take out the white of it and lay it in water take your hand and beat it in y t water then set it on the fier and let it burn cleare vnder it and looke that no smoak arise and when it dooth séethe skimme of the top of it very cleane then take it off the fier and with a strainer straine it into another pot then put in your Oringes then make the fier good and temperate so that it séethe not too fast then you must take a spoone and skimme of the some so that you touche not the Oringes and as the sirrop dooth séethe so with a spoone turne them and alwaies laye the sirrop vpon the Oringes when they haue sod half an howre take them out and let your sirrop séethe a good space then take some of the sirrop and coole it and if you sée it any thing stiffe then put the oringes into it againe To preserue Damsons TAke a glasse that hath a wide mouth and strewe some Sugar in the bottome then laye a rowe of Damsons and a rowe of Sugar thus doo till your glasse be almoste full then put to it Rosewater and a fewe Cloues and a little Sinamonne then stoppe your glasse with paste then haue a pot with hot water readye on the fire and put some haye in the bottome of the Potte for sauing the Glasse from breaking and let not your pot boyle too fast then take vp the Glasse and licke whether your Suger be consumed and in the meane space make ready your Sirrup then when it is colde put in your Damsons The Sirrup must be made of suger and Wine Rosewater and whole Sinamon or half faire water prouided that the glasse muste boyle till the Suger be consumed To make drye Peares TAke faire water and Rosewater according to the quantitie of your peares then take Honye as much as you thinke good and put in your Peares then let them séethe very softlye that they breake not then take them out and put them in a Collander and let them drain then when you drawe your bread put them into the Ouen in some earthen panne and if they be not drye at the first put them in againe vntil they be dry then barrel them For the shaking of the hand WAshe your handes in the Water that is in a Lauor and put therein some Sage let your handes drye of them selues without wiping To stay the bloody Flixe TAKE and cut out a péece of a péece of Béefe of a newe killed Oxe about the Brisket eate it raw and this helpeth it To restore the blood againe TAke halfe a pinte of Muskadell and a peniwoorth of sallet Oyle and put them together and drinke it in the morninge and walke an houre after For running of the Raines TAke pellitorye of the wall a good handfull wilde Time and Parslie boyle them in a quart of strong Ale vntil it come to a pinte and drinke therof morning and euening nine or ten dayes halfe a pinte at a time and warme it For the Ague TAKE a handfull of Smalledge and a handfull of baye Salte and a handfull of white Frankensence and sixe Plantaine leaues beate all these finely in a Morter then deuide them into foure partes and lay two parts to your brests and the other two partes to the bought of your armes An howre before your fit come you must haue a pinte of Ale sodde to the halfe and when it riseth skimme it then put in a white breade crust and let it séethe with the Ale and when your Ague beginneth to come drink it and eate the crust of bread A drinke for the ague TAKE Baye leaues and Sage leaues and séethe them in white Wine after straine the wine from the leaues then take baye-berries bruse them somewhat grocelye and put them in the Wine and a little before your fit commeth drink it A medicine for the Woormes in a childes belly or any other TAKE a pound of May Butter and clarifie it in the Sunne then take two poundes of Woormwood stamped and then waigh it after it be stamped the Woormewood must be gathered gréene then mingle them togeather with your hands after they be put togeather and set them in the Sunne nine dayes in a potte or Glasse and let it boyle an howre and a half then strain it so put it vp in a Gally pot or in a dubble glasse and alwaies at the full of the moone annoint the belly of the partye against the fire at no time els and the medicine made in Maye A medicine for to get the Beetelwigges out of a mans eare TAke Hearbgrace stampe it and straine it with Aqua Composita and put the iuice into the eare that is pained
after lye downe on that side and binde a cloth fast about the head and it will come out For a Legge that is swolne with a fall TAke Hemlockes and heate them hotte betweene Tyles and laye them to it and it will aswage the paine For a wenne when it beginneth TAke an old ladle and hold it against the fire vntill it dooth frye and annoynt the Wenne with that that fryeth out of the Ladle thrée or foure times in a daye and it will help it For the Collicke TAke a quarte of white Wine and make a Posset then take the Posset drink and put therein a handfull of Mother of Tyme and a handfull of yung Parslye and séeth it in the Posset drinke and take halfe a penywoorth of long Peper and put in the posset and giue it to the patient to drink For the canker in the mouth or throte or to wash your teeth that be hollow and stinketh TAke a quantitye of Red Sage and xij croppes of Rosemarye and Honysuccles and wilde Daysies and Sinckfoyle boyle them all in a pinte of faire water till it be sodden the halfe pinte and then take a little Roch Allome and burne it to powder and then take halfe a spoonefull of Honey then put them into a faire cloth and straine it and when it is colde put it into little glasses For the Gowt TAke Camomill Balme Hollyhockes Lettice Mallowes Grounsell Chickwéede of eache a handfull boyle them in faire Water till it be tender then take a quantitye of great Otemeale and beate it small then put it into those Hearbes that you haue boyled with two spoonefulles of Capons greace and then boyle them all together vntill it be so thicke as it maye be spread vpon a Cloth and as you séethe it stirre it that it burne not too then beeing sodde spreade it on a cloth that it maye be layed to the gréeued place as hotte as may be and it shall helpe in twice dressing IF you haue any payne in the soale of your foote take halfe a dossen of the leaues of ground Iuye and pricke them and wrappe them to the soale of your foote and so continue vntill you finde ease To preserue Quinces FIrst pare your Quinces and core them then take to euery pounde of Quinces a pinte of Rose water and a pounde of Suger then take the Rose water and Sugar boyle them togeather with some of the cores of the Quinces then clarifie the Liquor with the whites of Egges and set it ouer the fire againe and when it séetheth put in the Quinces and cast in a sticke or two of Sinamon and if they cast not colour quicklye couer them and let it séethe vntill you maye put a rushe through them then let it stande vntill it be colde and so set it vp Marmalade of Quinces TAKE your Quinces and coare them and pare them then put to them so much Water as shall suffice to boyle them so tender that they may be strayned when they be sodden put out as muche of the Liquor as you leaue when that you haue sufficient to straine it and let it stande vntill the next daye morning then measure with a pounde dishe how many poundes of substaunce you haue then take to euery eight pounde of Quinces sixe pounde of Sugar then put it to the Liquor that you kept before that your Quinces were first sodden in and then set it on the fire and let it séethe a while and clarifie it with white of Eggs then strayne the sayde liquor and put it to the substaunce of the Quinces aforesayde and so set it on the fire and let it boyle vntil it haue a faire colour that it maye cut at the sides of a dish then put it into boxes If you will put in any Muske take Rose water in a Saucer and put in your Musk and when you haue taken your Marmelade from the fier immediatlye put in the same Rosewater and Muske and stirre it togeather and boxe it A Borage Tart or Spinage PArboyle your Spinage then stampe it and straine it with halfe a dossen yolkes of Egges season it as your Cream Tart. A medicine for the Plague VVHen you suspecte your selfe to be infected goe to bed and cause a pinte of Malmesie to be put in a Potte and halfe a Penywoorthe of Graines beaten small to put in the same Potte boyle them together and drinke therof as hotte as you can and sweat A Whaye for Itche or breaking out CLarifie Whaye with the Leaues of Succorye Endiue Borage of eache an ounce of Fumitorye flowres of Hoppes an ounce one Fennell and Succorye Roote brused of great Raisons an ounce let these be clarified with a quantitye of Whaye drinke thereof euerye Morning a draught Warme fiue or sixe Morninges then take a handefull of Sene sodden in a Pot closelye stopped from a Pinte to a quarter of a Pinte with a few Anniseedes brused then straine it and drincke it in the morning fasting and by and by a little Aleburye and some thinne broth Against the fellon and Vncomes TAKE an ounce of Sage of Rewe the waighte of the Sage in Senegreene washe these together and shake out the water drye them cleane with a cloth and chop them very small then take sower Leauen the bignesse of a Tennis ball blacke Sope a spoonefull two spoonefulles of Tarre stampe it in a woodden dishe with a pestell of Wood laye the same morning and Euening vnto it an inche thicke SIrrope of Fumitorye openeth and taketh awaye all obstructions of the Lyuer and stomacke and fortifieth all the members it cureth all the sores about the in warde partes which come of Salte and burnte water as Scabbes Leper and French paxe Sirrop of Rosa solis good for sowning or any other diseases in the stomack TAke a quarte of the best Aqua Composita Aqua vitae a quarte a quantitye of the Roses of Solis cleane picked and some what dryed in the Sunne put all these in a glasse set it in the Sun foure or fiue dayes then take di ʒ of case Ginger di ʒ of Nutmegges di ʒ of Cloues white Pepper of Graines Anniséedes Colianderséede Ana a quarter of an ounce of Sene a Sticke of Licorice foure cornes of longe Pepper di ʒ of Sinamonne then put all these Spices beeing well chosen finely fried somewhat brused into the pot then take a quarter of a pounde of Redde Currans di a quarter of a pounde of dates a quarter of a pounde of Raisons at the Sunne eighte Figges of Algarye viii graines of Muske as muche of Ambergrice white and redde Corrall Ana. of Pearles ʒ all these infused togeather in the saide Liquor and set in the Sunne forty dayes and closely couered that no ayre may come vnto it Aqua Rosa Solis TAKE a pinte of Aqua vitae a Gallon of the flowres of Rosa Solis well picked a péece of Angell Golde of Rosemary flowers or the hearbe it selfe and a quantitye of fine Suger styll them in a
with your hande féele for soft places which beeing founde slit it a long and binde it vp againe with soote and Garlicke mingled togeather and it helpeth presentlye BVT the most perfecteste medicine that maye be giuen is to haue this speciall care that they want no water An excellent drenche for cattell to be giuen them either at the spring time or fall of the Leafe TAKE hard soote that commonlye is vpon the post of a house or roofe where the smoake hath his issue which being beaten into powder with Baye salte séeth the same in running water and giue it them to drinke Rancke Iuie with the soote and salt and when the iuie is softe wringe out the iuice and strain it through a Strayner and let your Cattell drinke thereof blood warme Often prooued IF they be hidebounde take the leaues of Flowredeluce straine them and let them drink the iuice therof It is approued IF they be swolne of the Taint giue them to drinke presently mans Vrine mingled with Salte and Treacle Approued IF your Cattell viz. Horses Milchekine or Oxen happen to be brused or wounded by any misfortune presently giue them to drinke the iuice of Sanicle and also applye the hearbe to the outwarde parte where the gréefe maye happen Comphrye is of the same vertue especially for a fall squat or bruse SNailes stamped with sowre Leauen and Comphrye and applied to any part of the Beaste that is pricked with thorne it will draw it foorth soone For Cattes that are sick or hurt THe blood of a Graye mixed with Salte and instilled into the hornes of Beastes is approued for to preserue them from the Murren IF you suspect them to be infected applye to their nostrelles the hearbe Peniroyall somewhat brused OR cut the beaste in some parte and put into the wound powder of black Helebor whiche is of this singuler vertue to drawe vnto it any poysoned humour and it yeeldeth present remedy A souerain drink for all maner of Cattell that you suspect to be Lung sicke TAKE me the Hearbe that is called Cowslippe or Lungwoort it groweth vnder euery hedge and stamp it and put therto Fenegréeke and madder with good Ale and with a Horne or prittye Tunnell drenche either your horsse Oxe Cowe or Swine and it shall yeelde present remedye if there be any disease in the Lunges DVarfe Gentian of some called Mock Gillofer small chopte and giuen to Swine and all other Cattell it preserueth them wonderfully from the Murren and all such contagious diseases as happen to Cattell in corrupt times THE bitter Vetche is moste profitable to be giuen to oxen or other Kine that you are desirous to haue soone fatted THe water whiche standeth in the hollowes of Béeches dooth perfectly cure the naughty scurfe and wilde Tetters or scabbes of men horses Kine and shéepe if they be washed therewithall THE leaues of blacke Elder are very good Fodder and féeding for Kine and causeth them to yéeld store of Milke PRicktimber or Spindletrée is hurtfull for all Cattell especiallye Gotes for it killeth them if they purge not presentlye vpwardes and downwards HOgges and Swine are verye quicke of hearing and are giuen muche to sléepe and will eate their owne Pigges and féede vpon vile Carrion which causeth them many diseases as Botche Bile and sore throate But the best remedye that I know is to let them blood vnder the tunge and giue them Madder with Pances called hearbe Trinitie sod in Whaye and it shall heale them presently Most precious and approued drinches for all cattell but specially Kine and Oxen. TAKE two handfulles of Lungewoorte of bothe kindes of Rewe of the inner rinde of Elder these being small chopte let it be put in a gallon of good Ale which béeing set ouer the Fier in a Skillet let it séeth till a quarte be consumed then stirring it put thereto of long pepper of graines of Licorice of Anisséedes of Cominséedes of turmericke of eache an vnce of Madder a quarter of a pounde and while these séeth take me a greate Boule dishe and put therein a handfull of Baye Salte halfe a handful of Garlicke thrée or foure newe laied Egges shelles al two balles of Orlament grind all these things with a Pestel in the boule then take the liquor aforesayde from the fier till it be halfe colde and put the warme liquor into the boule with the garlick salt Egges and Orlament brewe them together well and let beastes drink of this blood warme OFten times by many occasions Oxen will pisse blood which maye be holpen thus Take two ounces of Broomeseeds two ounces of Pepper thrée vnces of redde Phasioli made all in powder and mingle it with a pottle of white wine and when you giue it them stirre it well together and drenche them twice or thrice a day An other excellent drench TAke Baye beries a handfull of Cominséedes two ounces a handfull of Madder a boule of Orlamente of Fenegréeke Turmericke and Triacle of each an vnce of Anniséedes and Graines of eache two vnces these béeing well pouned put them into a gallon of good Ale and set them ouer the fier till they be blood warme and suffer not your beastes to drinke till noone in the Sommer and in the Winter not till night The vertue of Angelica or Healeall IF any person be sodenlye infected with y e Pestilence feuer or immoderat sweat let him take this Roote in powder the waighte of a groat and put there a dram of Treacle and then compound them with four spoonefulles of the water of the sayde Roote and then after he hath drunke let him lye and sweate fasting for the space of foure howres It is approued THE Rootte stéeped in Vineger and smelt vnto and the same Vineger sometimes drunke fasting is an excellente preseruatiue THE Roote and water thereof is excellent againste all inwarde diseases it scoureth the gatheringes of a Plurisie when it beginneth it helpeth corrupted Lunges good againste the Collicke Strangurie and prouoketh tearmes menstruall in women helpeth inflamations and swellinges The iuice of the Roote asswageth the paine of the téeth béeing put into it and woorketh excellentlye against the paine in the eyes the iuice of the Roote dropped into the eye quickneth the sight and purgeth it from all filth and the water or pouder of leafe or roote hath an excellent vertue or healing of rotten Vlcers and Cankrous Sores for it cleanseth them and couereth the bone with good fleshe THE Hearbe Carduus Benedictus or blessed Thistell is moste excellente againste the headache béeing eaten or drunk it is good againste the giddines of the head and comforteth the memory and restoreth hearing the leafe iuice seede and water healeth all kinde of poysons for the water hath healed a woman whose breaste was eaten with a Canker in the very ribbes BAlme sodden in white wine and drunk◠thrée or fower morninges togeather purgeth the breaste healpes the short winded comforteth the hart driueth awaye dumpishe heauinesse helpeth the falling sickenesse and all other diseases If you wil distill Balme chop the hearbe small and stéepe it in white Wine a night it is of soueraine vertue for it deliuereth Women from their panges and gréefe of the Mother also it cureth the paines of the harte it restoreth the memorye and causeth swéet and pleasant sléepe BEtonye hath the like vertues it is of Soueraine vertue to breake winde and comforteth a weake Stomacke either the hearbe or Flowre boyled or the water distilled the drye hearb in powder woorketh all the effectes and then alone or with Hony women that are troubled with the Mother let them vse it to be short the leafe flowre or roote of Betonye sodden or drinke in Conserue Electuarye Sirrop potion or powder is singuler for all diseases of the Stomacke Liuer Splene Kidneyes and Bladder It fretteth the Matrix from obstruction and draweth from thence all hurtfull moystures for consumption of the Lunges Coughes Dropstes continuall Feauers comming from the stomack boile the leaues and flowers of Betony in Homed water and you shal haue presēt remedy To drye and heale vp all sores TAke of common Sallet Oyle a pounde of Ceruce 4. ounces of Litarge thrée ounces Mirrhe halfe an ounce make these like a Sere cloth which is made of Waxe Approued against the Plague TAke Aqua vitae thrée ounces Rosewater an ounce and a halfe wherin laye in stéepe thrée dragmes of Sinamon yellowe Saunders one dragme straine it through a hearen strainer and swéeten it with conserue of Roses then take an ounce thereof euery morning either in a spoone or vpon a Toste of bread FINIS
THE Widowes treasure plentifully furnished with sundry precious and approoued secretes in Phisicke and Chirurgery for the health and pleasure of mankinde ⸪ Hereunto are à dioyned sundry pretie practises and conclusions of Cookerie with many profitable and holesome medicines for sundrie diseases in Cattell At London Printed by Edward Alde for Edward White 1588. ⧠To the Curteous Reader THis Pamphlet beeing written not manye yeeres past as it should seeme at the earneste requeste and suite of a Gentle woman in the Cuntrye for her priuate vse which by these singuler practises hath obtained suche fame that her name shalbe remembred for euer to the posteritie The originall Copie by great chaunce was lent me by an especiall freende of mine in the perusing whereof I founde it so furnished with such rare experiments and pritie conceites as tâ—e like are not to my knowledge extant in the Englishe tung I thought it my duty for the health and pleasure of many my freendes to set them forth to the veiwe of the world to be practised especially of those that take delight in such matter or hath any occasion through their defectes to vse them for their healthes sake This I dare presume to reporte of the woorke that there are heerein included very manye secrets that I knowe by the Widowes owne practise to be most singuler and approued and though perhapes they are not orderly set downe as manye of better skill might haue doone I desire you to consider that this was of the collectione of suche a one as neuer once thoughte to haue made theÌ„ common but onely to his good freend M R. This caueat shee also giueth by the waye to reade them aduisedly and practise with discretion and as you finde commende and so wiâ—h all humilitie concluding I dedicate vnto you this her Treasure and cheefe Iewell desiring you to be a defence aswell for her as for mee from all suche as shall in your hearing scorne her or mee for disclosinge such profitable experimentes ⸪ Fareyou well FINIS ¶ The Widowes Treasure To make Sirrop of Roses or Violettes TAKE of Violettes or Roses a pounde stéep them in thrée pints of warm water put it in an earthen pot with a narow mouth the space of vig. houres or more after strain it and warm the water againe put in it a gaine so many Roses or Violets likewise let them lye in stéepe eighte houres thus doo at the least fiue times the oftner the better in especiall the roses and after take to euery pinte halfe a pounde of Suger and stéepe them together til the Suger be molten then séethe them togeather with a softe swéete fier to the heith of a Sirrup If you haue more Roses or Violettes or Fewer let so muche be the proportion of the water according to the proportion before To make Diatreon Piperion the best TAKE white Pepper blacke Pepper and long Pepper of eache sixe dragmes and eightéene graines Time Ginger Anneséedes of eache a dragme beate the longe Pepper Anneséedes Ginger and Time into fine powder bruse the other two Peppers as groce as maye be then take Suger clarified with Hissop water eightéene Ê’ séethe the Suger and take so muche of the water aboue saide as will couer it To knowe when it is enough drop a drop on a saucer and if it will come from the saucer without cleauing it is enough Then after cooling put in your pouder and stirre them altogether and after put all into a Pot. c. Virtutes huius confectionis sequuntur THis decoction is good to eate alwaies before and after meate For it will make digestion good and turne your meate to puer blood Besides all this it dooth excell all windines to expell And all groce humors cold and rawe that are in belly stomack or mawe It will dissolue without paine and keep ill vapors from the braine Besides all this it will restore your memory though lost before Vse it therfore when you please fortherin resteth mighty ease To make Rosa solis TAKE first a quarte of the beste Aqua vitae that you can gette and put it into a Glasse or Pot of earth then put into it fiue handfulles of Rosa Solis cleane picked and the Rootes and dead leaues cleane clipped off a quarterne of Suger beaten to powder nine Dates opened and the white skin within pilled or pluckt off then shred the Dates in small péeces and one Ê’ Ginger di.Ê’. Nutmegges Ê’i Anniseedes Ê’iiii Liquorice beating all these last rehearsed into fine powder Then put them altogeather in the sayde glasse or pot letting them stand very close stopped the space of thrée or fower dayes then take them al straine the foresaide thinges into some cleane vessell as hard as you maye so that you maye haue asmuche of the strengthe as is possible to haue of it then take and put the liquor into the glasse or vessell that you mean to preserue it in and stop it very close that no strength passe out of it in any maner Doctor Hatchers powder against the Stone TAKE the Rootes of Ireos Liquorice calamus aromaticus the haire of the Harts skinne burnt of eche Ê’ s the Rootes of Enula campana Fillependula Ginger longe Pepper Anniséedes Fenell seede Saxifrage séede Ana. Ê’ii Sinamon Maces Ciperus Spicknarde Saffron Betonye AnaÊ’i Suger Ê’ s sene of Alexandria Ê’iii Rhabarke Ê’i Of all these premises make a powder fine and small and take thereof the weight of viii d. in the morning fasting with white Wine twice or thrice a wéeke leuke warme It clenseth the Bladder Backe Reines and Kidneies from the Stone it remedieth belly ache and prouoketh a laxe Maister Stranges plaister against the stone TAKE Plantaine Featherfewe Garden Tansie and Houflike of eache alike quantitye and stampe all these togeather and straine them then take the iuice and put to it Beane flower as muche as shall make it thicke and then take thrée or foure spoonefulles of Honye and clarifie them in the fire which doone put the iuice and the flowre into the Honye and boyle them on the fire togeather vntill they be stiffe like a plaister When you will vse this medicine you muste take a double cloath that shall be a quarter of a yarde broade and as long as will goe rounde about you and as hot as you can sow it round about you and this must you weare two daies and a night or els two nightes and a daye before you take it off To prouoke sleepe TAke a spoonefull of Womans milke a spoonefull of Rosewater and a Spoonefull of the iuice of Lettice boyle them in a dishe then take some fine Flaxe and make your plaister as broade as you will haue it lye on your forehead and then moyste it with the same Liquor ad grate a little Nutmegge to strawe ouer it and lay it to your temples and it will prouoke sléepe A soueraigne medicine for the Collicke MAKE a toste of Housholde breade of cleane Wheate and
Stillatorye and kéepe the Water close and occupye it by a spoonefull at once To make fine Cakes TAke a quantitye of fine wheate flower and put it in an Earthen Pot stoppe it close and set it in an Ouen and bake it as longe as you woulde a Pastye of Venison and when it is baked it will be ful of clods then serce your flower through a fine Serser then take Clouted Creame or swéete Butter but Creame is best then take Suger Cloues Mace Saffron and yolkes of Egges so muche as will seeme to season your Flower then put these thinges into the Creame temper all together then put thereto your flower so make your Cakes the paste will be very short therfore make them very little lay paper vnder them To make an excellent Pomander TAke of Storax Calamitaʒ ss of Beniemin two ounces of Labdanum ʒ ss of Cloues white Saunders of eache thrée dragmes Margerum two dragmes mingle with these powders Musk and Ambergrice of eache a scruple make your ball with the infusion of Rosewater and Ciuet in a morter somwhat warme A precious oyntment for all manner of Aches TAke a pound waight of Sage as muche of Rew halfe a pound of Woormewood and as muche of Croppes of Bayes and beate them verry small in a Morter then take two pound and a halfe of shéepes Tallow and temper it with the Hearbes that be beaten and beate them againe together newe and then put them in a panne and set them vpon hotte Embers and put therto a pottle of Oyle of Olife and let it stand vpon the hot Embers two howres and a halfe at the least then straine it through a course cloth and put it in an earthen Pot and so occupye it This would be made in May or in Iune For the canker in the mouth TAke white Vineger a quantitye with as much Honye and then set them on the fire to boyle with a little Allom and washe your mouth therwith as oft as shall neede TAke the iuice of Plantaine and Vineger and Water of Roses and washe your mouth TAke the iuice of Woodbin and the iuice of Solseque that is Marigoldes and Hony and powder of Canell and pouder of Copporis and the powder of wilde Sage burnt and medled all togeather and laye it theron where the Canker is and it shall dry it But to slay the Canker take a Red Onyon and lay it theron CArduus eaten or drunke in powder prouoketh sweate A Mouce rosted and giuen to Children to eate remedieth pissing a bed A precious drinke for the Pestilence approued TAKE Fetherfew Matfelon Mogwort Solsequi Scabions and Mallowes washe them and stampe them and temper them with Ale and giue the sicke to drinke sixe spoonefulles at once if he haue it betimes it wil destroy the corruption and saue the sicke patient A singuler medicine to resiste the pestilence TAke pouder of Saffron tenne graines Wallnutes twentye graines Figges ʒ ij and sixe Sage Leaues stamped togeather with ʒ i. of Pimpernell water and iij. Graines of Mithridatum kéepe this in a close Glasse and eate thereof in the Morning twelue Graines and this will defend the receiuer from the Pestilence THe greate Garden Docke druncke in Wine purgeth Flegme Cholour and water downwardes The vertue of Motherwoorte IT groweth by the high wayes and Stony Walles bushing with many stalkes leaued like a Nettle but more ragged and towards the bottome like Crow foote It is of wonderfull force against any sickenes of the hart whereof the chéefe name is deriued it helpeth Crampes and Palsies it killeth Woormes in the body it clenseth the breste from Flegme it dooth open colde obstructions it prouoketh Vrine Moueth Womens flowres the iuice drunke or the hearbe in decoction and a spoonefull of the powder of this hearbe giuen in Wine helpeth the hard labours of Women An excellent medicine againste Impostumes Plurifie Coughes and all diseases in the Brest TAKE a handfull of Scabions the herb◠dryed of Liquorice cut small an ounce twelue Figges Fenell séede an ounce Anniséede as muche Erius halfe an ounce lay these in water or white Wine a night the next daye boyle them til it be consumed to y t third part then swéeten it with suger A medicine for the Collick TAKE Otes and bren them in a pan as yée doo parched Peason and as hot as yée may suffer it lay them to the Nauel in a Linnen cloth For the same TAke a faire flatte stone and make it red in the fire and then take it out and let it coole till the rednesse be passed and then take a halfpeniwoorth of Saffron and lay it vpon the stone and turne it thither and hether vntill it be turned almoste to powder and take a spoonefull of Malmesie and put the Saffron there vnto and so drinke it wil soone passe away A present remedy against the plague TAke a great redde Onyon and make a hole in the middest and put a spoonful of Triacle roste him in the fire take a spoonefull of Vineger a spoonefull of Aqua composita bruse them all togeather strayne them through a cloth and giue it to drinke For the cough TAke thrée Figges and roste them and put them in a Cup of Béere and a little Liquorice and Anniséedes beaten then let it stande by the fire till it be warme then take out the Figges and eate them then drinke vp the drinke and goe to bed warme and in iiij nightes it breaketh the Cough To delay heate TAke of Vineger one parte fine Suger two partes running water foure parts boyle them all togeather to the one halfe or more and when you shall occupie it take a spoonfull and a halfe of the said sirrop and eight or nine sponefulles of Barlye water drinke it To breake Flegme TAke a quarte of Muskadel a pint of Hisoppe water thrée good Rases of cased Ginger and as muche of Liquorice cleane pared then take two peniwoorth of Suger candie brused put all these in a glasse shake them together couer your glasse foure and twentye howres drinke thereof Morning and Euening A preparatiue before you purge the Stomacke TAKE Sene three ounces of Polipodye thrée ounces of Anniséedes thrée ounces séethe all these in a quart of water to a pinte and strain them through a faire cloth put in Suger to make them plesant To purge the stomacke TAke a handfull of Mercurye as muche of yong Mallowes an ounce of Sene thrée spoonfulles of Anniséedes put them in a pinte of white Wine and as much Ale all night the next daye séeth them together till halfe be consumed then drincke a good draughte thereof in the Morning sléepe vpon it An excellent purger from all partes of the body TAKE an ounce or two of perfecte Turpentine of the chéefest bruse it and disolue it in a Morter with a Pestell with halfe the yolke of an Egge put thereto thrée ounces of smalledge water beat them together till it be like milke and sup it vp but firste wash your