colours as you wil. Another waye TAke vnsleckt lyme and put a litle water vpon it and let it stand a night and afterward straine the clearest thorow a linnen cloth and for euery pinte of water put in halfe an vnce of scraped Brasyl Let it seeth vnto the halfe and put to it halfe an vnce of Alome set it vpon wodde and let it heate but not seeth Whan you wil haue that you wil die readie prepared in such sort as here foloweth Take lees of redde wine and put it in a bagge â–ª that al the wine dreane out and the lees waxe drie Make thereof balles as bigge as a hennes egge drying them in the Sunne and burnyng them after into ashes and of this ashes make a strong Lye and make it verye whote and than weate in it the thing that you will dye drying it afterwarde and than dye it with the foresayde colour To dye redde TAKE for euerye pounde of clothe a quarterne of Alome and seeth it and put the clothe in it two houres long Than â–ª take the roset of Brasyl with gomme Arabicke and let them seeth a quarter of an houre Than straine it and put into it your threede clothe or any thing that you wyl To make fayre roset TAke a pottle of water an vnce of brasil seeth them vnto the halfe than take them from the fier and put as muche graine to them as you shall thynke good and halfe a quarter of gomme Yf you wyl haue but a sleyght redde powre it into another pot or put to it a quarterne of Alome in pouder and let it so stand a nyghte To dye wodde bones and horne into greene TAke two partes of Spanishe greene a thyrde part of salt Armoniacke bray them well together and put them in Uinaigre And put into it the thinge that you will die coueryng it wel and so let it stande vntil it be greene inoughe But before you die anye thing you must lay it halfe a day in Alome water and than drie it well againe Another greene PUt your horne or wodde or that you wil die in a vernished pot and put to it strong Uinaigre mingling with if some Uerdegrease that is very thicke and not cleare Couer it wel and set it seuen dayes together in a dunghill and if than it bee not greene inough let it stande there longer A man maye do the like with Spanishe greene or Uerdet To die horne bone and wodde into redde TAke quicke lyme and cast some raine water vpon it and let so stande a night the nexte morning straine the clearest thorowe a lynnen clothe putting to it for euerye pot of water halfe an vnce of the scrapinges of Brasil and â—â—â— them seeth wel in it but yet they muste bee boyled in Alome firste as before is sayde To die yellowe TAke the barke of an apple tree not the outwarde harde and roughe barke but the inwarde but it in small loppins and powre some water vpon them and than put in your wodde bone or horne to it with Alome And let it seeth wel together To dye blacke TAke Galles broken or brused in peeces and seeth them in stronge Uinaigre and put your wodde bone or horne in it And let all seeth well together Take them than out and put them in whytes of Egges puttinge to it the iuyce of walnuttes and let them seeth well together To make horne soâ—e TAke mannes pysse that hath vene kept stopt a moneth together put into it a pounde of vnsleckt lyme and halfe so muche of ashes of burned wyne Lees foure vnces of Tartre and as muche salt Mingle al wel together and let it seeth wel and than straine it twise or thrise thorowe a clothe This done keepe the sayde Lie well couered And when you will soften any borne let it lye eyghte dayes in it and the horne will be soft that you may cut it and dresse it after what sort you wyll Or elles make a Lie of the ashes of the heades and stalkes of Poppye and in the same Lie seeth your hornes and other thynges To mollifye or soften horne so that you shall imprynte or make any fygures in it TAKE a pounde of the ashes wherewith Glasses be made a pounde of quicke Lyme and a pot of water let them seeth so longe vntyll the two thyrde partes be consumed Than put a feather into it and plucke it out agayne and pille it betwene your fingers for if the feather do pille it is a signe that it is sodden inough But if it pille not let it seeth moore and whan it is sodden inough let it clarifie and powre it out Take than the fylinges of horne laye them therein two dayes together Than annoynt your hands with oyle and worke the horne well betwene your handes as it were dowe or paste and than presse him into what forme or fashion you wyll Another waye TAke the iuyce of whyte Marrubium and of Alexanders and of Milfoyle the iuyce of Radishe rootes the iuyce of Celandine and stronge Uinaigre Mire all together and put your horne into it well couered seuen dayes together in a donghyll And than knede it and worke it as you did before To cast hornes in a molde lyke leade TAke ashes of wyne lees burned and vnsleckt lyme and make thereof a stronge Lye and put into it the fylinges or scrapings of horne and let them seeth wel together and they will be as it were pappe and put into it suche colour as you will haue it of and than cast it into what moulde you will To make cleare stones of Amber SEeth Turpentine in a panne leaded with a lytle CottoÌ„ stirring it vntil it be as thick as paste than powre it into what you wil and set it in the Sunne eyght dayes and it will be cleare and harde inough You may make of this litle balles haâ—â—es for knyues and many other thynges Another TAke the yelkes of sixtene egges and beate them wel with a spone than take two vnces of gomme Axabicke an vnce of the gomme of Cherry trees make those gommes into pouder and mixe them with the yelkes of the egges let the gommes wel melt and powre them into a pot wel leaded This done set them sire dayes in the Sunne and they wil become harde and shyne lyke glasse and whan you rubbe them they will take vp a strawe vnto them as other Amber stones doe To polishe and to a glosse or lustre vnto precious stones TAke pouder of Antimonium and disparse it abrode vpon a table of lead that is very euen and smothe Polishe vpon this table your stone and it shall keepe and maintaine him in his lustre and glosse To make a stone that shall gyue gyue fyer and burne of it selfe yf you weate it with your fynger TAke the Lode stone that hath vertue to drawe yron to him on the one syde and to put it away on the other syde Put it in a pot leaded and put to it foure
and it is done To gylte yron YOu must boyle your yron in Uinaigre Salte and Uitriol and if the yron be great annoynt the yron aboute with it being whote vntil it make it ryse than laye on your grynded golde as before To take of the golde from syluer that iâ— gylte so that the syluer shall remayne whole and sounde PUt about your gilded siluer some Brimstone than take natural Mercury in a Goldsmithes meltynge pot or other vessell according as it oughte to bee and heate it and put your gylt siluer into it the Mercury wil drawe the ground vnto him than rubbe your siluer with a brushe ouer the Mercurye wherein the golde is than heate your siluer and boyle it again in the water of Tartre and it wyll be cleane Whan you wyl take your Golde out of the Mercury put it in a lytle bagge of leather bindyng it and stopping it aboue as men do Mercury without ouer a basyn and that whiche remaineth in the leather put it agayne in a meltynge pot vppon the fyer and let the Mercurye vanishe in a vapour and goe awaye in the smoke Than take that whiche remaineth and powre it in a meltyng pot and you shall fynde your golde To seperate Syluer from Copper be it money or otherwyse TAke halfe an vnce of Uerdet or Spanishe greene an vnce of whyte Uitrioll as muche of Brimstone half an vnce of Alome seeth al these things with a glasse full or as muche as you will of stronge Uinaigre and put your siluer into it Your siluer wyl remaine whole in the glasse wherein you sodde it and the Copper consumeth in the moyst humour A pouder whyche beynge layed vpon anye thynge syluered wyll take of the syluer from it TAKE a pounde of â—yne lees a pounde of Arsnicke â–ª a pounde of common Salte a pounde of quycke Lyme â—ire these together with the yelke â–ª of Egges and put them in a pot whiche you shall set in a Forney se to sublyme and whan it shall smoke some what yellowe it is inough To conuert and tourne copper into brasse TAKE Copper what quantitie you wyll and the thyrde parte as muche of Lapis calaminaris made in pouder and put them together in a meltyng pot let them melt together the space of an houre vpon the fyer and then powre them out To melte all metall perfytly WHEN the metall is molten you shal put the fourth parte of auxungia vitri besyde it and it wyll melte perfitly For to geue a coloure of Golde vppon Copper TAKE halfe an vnee of Copper a Dragme of Tutia alexandrina two partes of Dates two partes of Figges Grapes of a wylde Uine blacke of the bygnesse â–ª of three Hasell Nuttes Muske the bygnesse of a Hasell Nut. Stampe all the sayde thynges together and make it lyke Paste and beate your Copper verye thinne and than cut it in peeces Thys done make one rowe of the sayde mixion and a lytle Tutia vppon it and than youre Copper vppon that than some of the sayde mixtion than agayne of Tutia and than of Copper alwayes bedde vpon bedde Thys done lute or claye vp the Croset or meltynge pot that they are in and set it on the fyer lettynge all the sayde thynges melte and than powre them oute and it wyll be lyke Golde Some take also Tartre Beane flower Tutia as muche of the one as of the other steepe them well in Uinaigre and than drie them and lay them bed vpon bed for euery vnce of copper an vnce of the sayde pouder and it wil take colour as is afore sayde To make Verdet or Spanishe greene TAke Brasse or fyled Copper sprinckle it with old pisse and salt Armoniack laye the Copper vpon a bourde in the Sunne and whan it is drie sprynkle it againe vntill it waxe greene Thus is Uerdet made Take Copper beaten lyke a plate make it cleane and braye some atramentum vpon a stone wyth pysse and annoynt the copper plate on euery side and let it drie in the Sunne than put it in a pot leaded and set it on the coales and let it heate the space of two houres and sometyme open the pot aboue and whan you see blacke smoke come out of it take the pot from the fier and let it coole and open the pot for to take out the copper plate rubbing it into pouder betwene your handes and that whiche will not yet tourne to pouder doe it againe in all thinges as you did before vntil it maye be made into pouder than washe it with whote water or pysse in a basyn and let it stand styll for the copper wil go to the bottome and the atramentuÌ„ wyll swimme aboue than powre it oute and drye the copper in the Sunne This done take of the sayde pouder a pounde of Tartre calcined two vnces beate them together with childes pisse and let them drye Than put them in your pot and burne them as before with a greate fier vntill you see a greene smoke come out of it and than let it coole againe open your pot and you shal fynde it faire and greene To make a whyte colour of leade TAke leade as much as you wyll scrape it cleane on both sydes and cut it into plates thre fynger brode and a handfull longe or more making a hole at the ende of eche of them hang them on a corde and take a paile of oke or a pot of thre handfulls long that hath a cleane couer Than hange your plates of lead round about the pot within side powre into it two pots of good Uinaigre and a hande ful of salte stirring them together vpoÌ„the fyer vntil they be ready to seeth than couer the pot well that nothing breath oute and set it in a warme place leauinge it there x. dayes together than open it and take out the plates of lead and you shal finde at eche syde of the plates a whyte colour of a finger thicke take it of with a knife and put it in a cleane glasse This done hang your plates of leade againe in the pot as before couerynge them well as is saide and settinge it in a warme place and at the. x. daye take of the whyte colour with a knife as before and hang them againe in the pot vntill you haue gotten whyte colour inough Than braye all well together in a morter putting to it a litle water the space of halfe an houre vntill it be thick like gruell Than put the sayde pouder in a pot or twaine and set it in the Sunne and let it drie and harden and than shall you haue your whyte colour of lead But you muste note that you muste alwayes hang the plates of lead in the pot again at euery time as long as they wil continue and if the Uinaigre diminishe you muste renewe it agayne To make Lutum sapientiae LVtum sapientiae is a morter or clay for to lute or plaister the Limbecks or pots that are set on the fier because
vnces of the sayde water three vnces of Mercury the fourth part of quicke Brimstone put them all together to dissolue in a glasse And whan they be dissolued let the smoke come out and you shal fynde the Mercury fixed verye redde And so maye you fixe all the Spiritus Yf you wyll make this water all together stronge adde to the seuen partes of all these thinges aforesaid Uitrioll and Saltpeter a pounde of eche and distill them puttinge the water into a glasse againe and it will be so stronge that it wyll breake bothe yron and thinges made with forge To prepare common salte TAke whyte Salte and powre vppon it some stale Pysse wherein hathe bene a whole daye steeped some quicke Lyme mixe them well together sixe tymes a daye and let it repose the nighte straine the pisse thorowe a felte and put all that is within into a panne leaded within mingling it well together vntil it become water Than seeth it vpon coales vntill it be harde and make it into a pouder and put it in a Oxe bladder bynding it well aboue and than hang it in a caudron ful of whote water leauing it there vntil the salt be tourned into water Do this ten times and at laste tyme lot it burne so that it be a fyer and redde than let it coole and thus is common salt prepared To prepare salte Armoniacke ▪ TAke ten pounde of prepared salt and powre vpon it some warme pisse of a man that is in health and hath not dronke but wyne and let the salte dissolue in the saide pisse and go to the bottome than strain it thorowe a felte into a caudron put to it some soute of a Bakers ouen boyling it together Whan this salte is drie powre vpon it some mans pisse do this so longe vntill the ten pots of vrine be consumed in the ten pounde of salte You muste take heede that the Caudron runne not ouer whan the Uryne boyleth Yf peraduenture it ryse so that there is greate daunger of rynnyngs ouer You shall powre some cleare water vppon it and mixe all together vntyll all tourne into water let it stande and caste the cleare oute and seeth it so longe vntill it be drye the whiche beyng drye you shall take and put in a newe dyshe and drye it in the Sunne And than sublyme it in this wyse Take the sayde two pounde and two pounde of fyled yron and myngle them well together and putte them into a vessell that is called rotunda lutynge it well with lutum sapientiae Than set it vppon a Tryue◠in a Forneyse of sublimation makynge a good fyer vnder it one daye durynge vntyll the vessel be thorow redde whote vnderneth Then let it coole againe in the nighte vntill the morning and then open it and you shall finde vpō the vessell white salte the which you shal take awaye and putting to it asmuch common salt prepared you shall bray them both well together the space of half a longe somer day making a small and flowe fier vnder it let it coole againe and bray it againe and sublime as before This do you thre times and then keepe it for it is good To make sal alkali TAke the ashes of leese of wine burned quick lime of eche equall quantitie and put them into three stillitorie glasses one ouer another to the intent that that which falleth frō the one may distill into the other then power the water of the lower most into the vppermost hauing a pot leaded vnderneth Put often tymes the same lye thorowe it vntyll the ashes be no more bitter Let the same lye stande a night and seeth it in the morning in a pot leaded vntill the water consume awaye and become harde Then let it coole you shall finde a stone in it called Alkali the which you shall beate in pouder and fyll a newe pot with it half full and couer it not put it in a forneise of calcination makinge at the firste a little fier vntill it seeth then a great fier vntill it begyn to melt like lead then power it quickly into another pot and let it coole and it will be sal Alkali which you must kepe in a glasse To make sal boras TAke tarter calcined in such sort as we wil declare afterwarde the same beinge made in pouder put some hote water vpon it vntill it dissolue styryng it well with a sticke then straine it thorowe a lynen cloth do as before so long vntill the water be thicke and troubled then straine it thorowe a bagge vntill it ware cleere and hath taken the bytternes oute of the leese or tartre which thinge you shall know when the leese pricketh no more vpon your tonge Then take sal commune praeparatum putting to it water of tartre power them togyther into a pan of yron or frying panne seething them vntill they be thick and then put them in a newe pot vntill they be harde You shall turne often times the pot when the saide pot woulde cleaue or burne to let it coole and open it you shall haue sal boras philosophorum as good as the true boras Water of Mercurye TAke a quartren of sublimed and fixed mercurie and asmuch of the stone galitsenstein bray them togither vpō a marble stone then hauīg put them in a linē bagge make a hole in an horse donghill put them in a glasse into the same hole not touching the sides of the hole in any wise to thintent it fyle or soyle not make two founells and hang the bagge with mercurie and galitsenstein ouer the glasse couerynge it with a good stronge linen cloth that nothinge fal into it then laye donge ynough vpō it and leaue it so a fortnight togyther vntill the mercury be stilled as water oute of the bagge If the water be not whyte ynough braye it againe with the galitsenstein and doe as before continuing it vntill the water be good ad lunam faciendam Water of salt armoniack TAke salt armoniack asmuch as you will asmuche of the yelkes of egges mixe them well togyther putting to them a lytle vynegre that it may drop or ronne the better Then hange it ouer a glasse in a dongehill as before is sayde of the water of mercurye or ells set it vpon an euen stone smooth slypperye in a moyst cellar layenge the stone a litle at one side and settynge a glasse vnderneth with a founell and morter at one side of the stone that it maye not ronne but into the fonnell Then passe it thorow a feit and kepe it well For it will serue your turne very aptly A vvater called aqua lactis virginis TAke Litarge made in pouder and put it in a pan with good Uinaigre seeth it with a litle fier and passe it thorowe a whyte felt vntill it waxe cleare and whyle it distilleth put it euer in againe vntil it be cleare and whyte Than take axungia vitri made in pouder and sifte it and do
taken away Juiubes Sebesten or Mixa of echetenne the roote of Emâ—la campana purified or made clean balfe an vnce the roote of Foole foote or Horse hoofe called of the Apoticaries Vngula caballina two Dragmes let al seeth in a sufficient quantitie of water vntil the halfe be consumed than straine it and dissolue with that which is strayned three vnces of the best Manna or elles an vnce and a half of the flowers of Acesis and geue it to the Pacieâ—â— at the fyrst tyme when the pain taketh him it is a thing tryed so singuler that it wyll heale the sicke man so that the Phisition shall bee no more troubled with him A drynke for the same disease to be taken euerye daye thryse SEeth wel and longe two vnces of the Juyce of Emula campana with as much of the Juyce of Isope and a pounde of the water of Foole foote or Horse hoofe and make thereof a syrope with as muche Sugre as shal be necessarye of the which the Pacient shal take in the morning two vnces without water and as muche as at noone and whan he entreth into his bedde and as longe as the paroâ—isme and fitte of his payne it is good to put amonge it foure droppes of gomme Armeniack with tâ—â— vnces of Oximel simple and giue the Pacient drynke of it Another tryed secret good for poore folke MIxe a pounde of wylde Mallowe or marche Mallowe rootes dried in the shadowe with foure pounde of sodden honnye well scommed sturre it vpon the fyre vntill it be lyke an Electuarye whereof let the Pacient take often tymes and he shal fynd himselfe eased For the same and good also for the poore sorte TAke of cleare condite water two pounde of Leeks chopped very smal thre vnces of freshe butter two vnces of the best Sugre an vnce and a halfe and the yelke of an Egge All this being very well beaten and styrred by the fyre shal be geuen to the Pacient at dinner and supper A remedy agaynst the pluresye IT is a thing wel tried that at the first assault or comming of the payne of the syde it is verye good to be let bloode in the vayne called Basilica of the opposite arme but if the blood be let out at the fourth accesse or comming or soone after the Pluresie wyll by and by voyde away not withstanding you muste neuer let the Pacient blood but his bellye must fyrste be purged and losed either with taking some cassa at the mouth or els with some soft glister A decoction for the stomacke verye good agaynst the Pluresye BEing let blood as it appertayneth take the sucke or iuyce of Isope capilorum Veneris Figges Dates Sebesten dried Reasynges mundified Barley Licorous made cleane-of eche half a handful seeth all in water as much as may suffice put for to dissolue in it thre vnces of grained Manna But if the Pacient be a poore man take an vnce and a half of Pulpa cassiae whiche is the inner part of it called also Medulla in stede of Manna and giue this drinke xxiiii houres after hys letting bloode and very earlye in the mornyng it is a thing certaine that in prouing this the Pacient shal be healed although he were not let blood but a litle before the fourth accesse because the matters and substaunce that nourished the disease in the larger condites are purged awaye Another remedye moste certayne agaynst all Pluresyes as proued as diuine for to preserue a man that he dye not of it MAke an oyntment of two vnces of Dialthâ—a mirte with half an vnce of swete Almond eoyle wherwith being hote annoynt the sore syde castynge vpon it the pouder of halfe an vnce of Commin stamped very small and boulted That doen heate a Cabbedge leafe vpon the hote coales and spreade with old Butter but not salt laying it hote vpon the griefe the payne will cease merueylouslye and will resolue into matter of an impostume so that at the laste you shal haue the honour of it and the Pacient health â–ª Yet you must note that this remedie must not be vsed but at the fourth accesse or els after This remedy may also serue in euery great griefe disparsed thorowe oute al the bodye beneth the head An oyntment to rotte or rype the pluresye TAke two vnces of Mucilage or Mucago of the sede of Cabedge with as muche Mucago of the sede of Marche Mallowes Mucago of Figges an vnce of Cowe milke thre vnces of freshe Butter two vnces oyle of sweete Almondes two vnces and a halfe mire al this together sturryng it alwayes vpon a smal fyre and make thereof a soft oyntment with as much waxe as shal neede This doen spreade it vpon newe shorne and vnwashed Wulle and laye it vpon the griefe renewyng it in foure and twentie houres three or foure tymes A playster for the same STampe well in a morter foure vnces of the rootes of wylde Mallowes well sodden putte to it an vnce of Butter an vnce and a halfe of honny of Pigeons dunge two Dragmes Mingle all together and laye it hote right vpon the payne and soone after the corruption wil breake For the same IT is a remedy well proued although it be not much vsed to geue y e pacient in xxiiii houres foure tymes foure vnces of the water Tartarum terrestre hoate For in so doyng the cure shal be so fayre that you shall see the impostume broken and purged from all corrupte and rotten bloode And more ouer he shall be preserued from spitting bloode and from the consumption of the Lunges Agaynst the hote cogh that is to say when the pacient is so vexed with it that he can not well slepe TAke a dragme of the Pilles of cynoglossa in English houndes tongue with syrope of Roses and make thereof fyue Pylles whereof the Pacient shall take one euery daye at the entryng into his bedde Agaynst the same if his voyce be hoarse with it TAke Diacodion and of the pouder of Tragacante cold Penides of eche ii dragmes Bole armenick a Dragme Make all this into a very fyne pouder and with the syrop of Myrtle make Pilles lyke Peason of the which whan the Pacient goeth to his bedde he shall holde one vpon his tongue and he shal be wel A tryed electuary for the same TAke Diapenidion without species Loch sani experti of eche an vnce of Penides ii vnces w e as much syrop of Isope as shall suffice for to incorporate all make thereof an Electurye whereof the sicke man shall holde some in hys mouth lickynge it Agayne for the cogh TAke a pounde of freshe butter without salte thre yelkes of newe layed Egges two vnces of the â—â—owre of Amylum and an vnce of Sugre melted in the water of Uiolets Mingled all together and styrre it alwayes vntil it be well seasoned and of a good tast It is a good remedy whiche maye serue you as well in steade of meate as of
medicine Pylles for the cogh TAke two Dragmes of Agaricke prepared mixe it with a Dragme and a halfe of Frankenscence made into pouder and with the iuyce of Isope so make thereof ten Pilles of the which the Pacient shal take one euery night whan he goeth to bedde It is a remedye verye good as well for yonge-children as for olde folke An oyntment for the same TAke olde Butter that is not Salte the Oyle of swete Almondes and of whyte Lyllies of eche an vnce halfe an vnce of Mucelago of the seede of wylde Mallowes with as muche of Mucilago of the seede of Mallowes and half a scruple of Saffron mixe all together and make thereof an oyntment with a litle Ware wherewith beinge hote you shall annoynt your breaste Agaynst the tremblyng and payntyng of the hearte This is verye good but especiallye for women which are much subiect therevnto TAke the Pilles of dryed Cytrons Zedoariae Doronici calami aromatici of eche a Dragme of Grami Paradisi halfe a Dragme of the rootes of Buglosse dryed two Dragmes of fyne Muske halfe a Scruple Epithimi halfe a Dragme Let al be made into pouder as wel as is possible and the pouder after sifted whereof beynge mingled with the water of Turmentill the Pacient shall take a Dragme and a halfe at the breake of the daye and in the euenynge whan he wyll slepe a Dragme And he shall see him selfe ryd and quit of his pain within seuen dayes A remedye agaynst the same and verye good to restore the strength beynge weakened with to great heate of agues TAke two Dragmes of the best Synamom halfe a Dragme of Mace of Hyacinthes Smaragds of Rubies of eche halfe a Dragme of perced or vnperced pearles of eche a Scruple of Golde and Siluer beaten into pouder of eche a Dragme Let al together be made into a verye fyne pouder whereof styring it with Sugre dissolued in Rose water you shal make litle Balles of two Dragmes a peece I haue seene my selfe that many haue been with this confection preserued from the plague in a very daungerous tyme. Another remedie wherewith I haue alwayes founde my selfe verye well MAke a drynke with two vnces of the sucke of Buglosse purged on the fyre and two Dragmes of very whyte sugre mixte together and drynke it luke warme euerye nyght whan you go to bedde and before ten dayes be past you shal be cured An Epitheme agaynst the same payne TAKE Rose water Borage water the water of Melissophylum in Englyshe Baulme Sorrel water of eche sixe vnces of Sandall whyte and rede and of the sede of redde Roses of eche a Dragme and a half Lignum aloes of the fleshe of the hart of a Bucke and of Hartes horne burned of eche a Dragme of red Corall of Ben whyte and redde of eche halfe a Dragme of the flowres of Buglosse and of Borage of eche a handefull Let that be made into pouder that can be and let all seeth together vntill the thyrde parte of the water be consumed Than put to it three vnces of the best Malmesey and two vnces of the best whyte Uineigre with a scruple of Saffron mingle al this together and laye it whote vpon the sicke mans hearte with a linnen clothe cleane dyed in grayne early in the mornyng and at nyght before supper For admit that than he feele his griefe or not yet neuerthelesse this is a thing experimented and very good An oyntment very good for poore folke that are not able to bye thefore sayde medicine or nourishment TAke three vnces of yellowe Nenuphar two Dragmes of the pouder of the same flowres of Nenuphar of redde Sandall of redde Coral and of Sorrel seede of eche a scruple of Perles of Lignum aloes of the fleshe of the hart of a Bucke of eche halfe a scruple thre graines of Camphyre of whyte waxe washed in the water of Nenuphar Cytryn or yellowe as much as shall nede That which must be made in pouder being so made make thereof a softe oyntment wherewith you shall annoynt the pacient mornyng and euenyng aboute the heart before his meales and he shall be well Another composition very good in the tyme of a plague as well to preserue as to heale TAke an vnce of the best Triacle halfe vnce of the iuyce of Lemons a scruple of Saffron of the two sortes of Pearles of redde Corall and of Sorrell seede of eche halfe a Dragme two Graynes of Camphyre mingle all together very wel with two or three droppes of odoriferous whyte wyne and make thereof an oyntment a certayne quantitie whereof you shal sprede vpon a crymson silke cloth laying it hote vpon the Pacientes hearte renewynge it mornynge and euenynge Another oyntment verye good and principally for chyldren that are troubled with wormes TAke halfe an vnce of aloes epaâ—icum a scruple of Saffron two Dragmes of the iuyce of Cytrons a Dragme of pleasaunt whyte wyne mixe all well together and spreade it vpon some linnen clothe and lay it vpon his heart A remedye agaynst the wormes in yonge children TAke y e flowre of bitter Lupines aloes epaticuÌ„ of eche thre Dragmes of the iuyce of worme wodde two Dragmes all wel mixed together let it be spredde vpon some cloth or cloute and laye it vpon the chyldes Nauell A remedy agaynste the payne of the stomacke TAke two vnces of the cromme of the bread of Bran sprinkle it with the wyne of Pomegranettes betwene swete and sowre and plaintaine water of eche foure vnces presse that harde and giue the wine tempered with the sayde water vnto the Pacient If the paine come of the continuall and great burnyng of an ague take this drinke an houre before it comme and you shal finde it of a merueylous vertue But if y â— pain be excedinge it shal be good to geue vnto the Pacient this 〈…〉 folowing at what houre so euer it be that the payne taketh him Take thre Dragmes of the Electuarie of Succo rosarum two scruples of Philonium romanum Mire them and make thereof a Bolus whiche shal greatly profite him Another remedye for the same whan all other wyll not profyte hym TAke syrop of Roses syrop of Wormewod of eche an vnce and a halfe a grayne of Opium seeth them slightlye one wawme and stirrynge it together with thre vnces of the broth of a Henne you shall giue the Pacient drinke A â—omentation or nouryshment verye syngular for the same TAke redde Roses the flowres of Camomille of Wormewod of Mynte of eche a handefull heate the sayde herbes vpon whote burning tyles sprinkled with whyte wyne and laye them often tymes vpon his stomacke Another IT is a thing tryed agaynst the payne of the stomacke so that it come not of colde and also to bée preserued from the same to take daye by daye before meales two scruples of Pilles of washed Aloes Another agaynst the same TAke halfe an vnce of washed Aloes and three vnces of honnye
And he shal be wel eased A playster for the same TAke Plantain seede Sorrel seede Purcelin seede of eche two dragmes gomme Arabicke Dragacante of eche a dragme and a halfe Hypocistidos acacia bole Armenicke sylke burned of eche a dragme Terra sigillata Hares heare burned of ech a dragme make al together in a fine smal pouder and make thereof a plaister with oyle rosat greene or rawe waxe pitche as muche as shall suffice the whiche you shal lay vpon the raynes of the Pacient It is proued and tryed to be verye good Remedyes agaynst the grauell IT is a thyng certaine that if the Pacient swallowe downe thre dragmes of newe Cassa euery day before dynner he shal neuer haue the grauell Another TAke the stone that is found in the heads of Crabs half an vnce burne it and make it in pouder very fyne mixing the pouder with the water of Saxifrage and so geue it to the Pacient Another remedy wel tryed whereby I haue often tymes founde my selfe eased TAke oyle of Scorpions made of oyle of bitter Almondes Turpentine freshe Butter of eche half a pounde of Saffron a Scruple beate all this in some vessell on the fyre and with a linnen cloth bathe and washe often tymes a daye from the heighte of the haunches vnto the roote or beginninge of the priuie members Agaynst the same DIssolue thre dragmes of he Goates bloode prepared in sufficient quantitie of Brooâ—e flowers water distilled and geue it to the Pacient Another verye good MIre an vnce of the iuyce of grene Lemmons with three vnces of Malmesey and gene it the Pacient to drynke all at one tyme when he â—eeleth hys griefe Receiptes to hasten the chylde byrth and to mitigate the payne of the trauayle and labour TAke Genyper berries and bay Berries of eche seuen great Synamome halfe a dragme whole Synamom a dragme Put al together in a turtle Doues belly that is fat and â—â—eshye and put her on a Spyt and roste her and baste her with Hennes grease the which you shal geue to the woman euerye daye for her supper It is a thing as notable as any other can be Yet in the meane tyme you must note that none of these receipts muste be geuen to a woman great wyth childe vnlesse she haue passed the moone of the nynth moneth that she was with chylde Another TAke freshe Butter washed in Uiolet water three vnces mucilago of Cabbage two vnces mucilago of wylde or marche Mallowes mucilago of Figges of eche halte an vnce and mixe it together And if the woman be nigh her tyme let her put euerye daye into the entry of her Matrice a cloute wete and dipt in this lycour and she shall bryng forth her childe without great trauaile and difficultie Another TAke syxe pounde of good whyte wyne Calamint Sage Rosemary of ech half a haÌ„dful seeth al together vntill the fourth part of the wyne be consumed with the which the woman drawing nigh to her tyme shall washe her legges once a daye eyther morninge or euenynge Another TAke an vnce of the pilling of Radishe rootes with as muche Mercurie thre graynes of Saffron a dragme of grosse Synamome wel beaten into pouder two dragmes of the iuyce of Sauyne Mingle and stampe wel altogether byndyng it in some fyne lynen cloth vpon the necke of the Matrice If the woman labour in great daunger she shall sodeynly be delyuered Another remedye verye good but yet such one that may not be geuen but in great necessitie or when the childe is dead within her bellye MIxe together two vnces of the iuyce of Sauyne a dragme of Boras mynerall well made in pouder and an vnce of odoriferous whyte wyne and geue it the woman to drinke and the effect wyl soone folowe Remedyes when a man pysseth agaynst hys wyll IT is a thynge verye good and tryed to geue euerye mornynge to the Patient a Cytryn myrabâ—lan well conserued Another for the same Take Plantaine water â—â—â—â— water â–ª Sorrell water nyght shade water of â—â—â—â— halfe a 〈…〉 wodde water foure vnces kyndes oâ— Ceroâ—â—â—ia sandalia an vnce Spondij two dragmes â–ª red Coral red Rose seedes Plantain seedes of eche two dragmes of Spike tenne graines of very good Uinaigre thre vnces mire altogether and with a whyte linnen cloth dipped therein and well cleansed washe and bathe the Lyuer with it and the raines of the backe That done take oyle Roset oyle of Myrtel oyle of Quinces of eche an vnce Make into pouder that may be made and make thereof an oyntment very softe with a lytle waxe annoyntynge incontinent the Pacients raynes of the backe and hys bellye Remedies agaynst the stone in the bladder TAke Liton tripon thre dragmes ten bitter Almondes w t asmuch of y â— kernells of Peches braye all thys well together and make thereof litle balles wyth Sugre the which you shal geue to the Pacient euerye moneth ten dayes together at the breake of the daye â—lepyâ—ge a lytle vpon it and you shall see a good ende and issue of it A remedy and preseruatiue agaynst the same TAke foure vnces of Turpentine and burne it vpon some plate of Iron red whote vntil it maye be made into pouder of the whiche pouder take two dragmes water of Saâ—ifrage foure vnces mingling al together make thereof a drinke which you shall geue the Pacient twise a weke at the breake of the day continuyng so two monethes together If he haue not yet the stone he shall without doubt be preserued from it but if he haue it he shal also be healed of it Another for the same TAke siâ—re Dragmes of Turpentine ten tymes washed in water and make thereof lytle balles called Bolâ— with the iuyce of Saxifrage and a lytle Sugre and geue it to the Pacient as is aforesayde Remedyes for to heale the Emerhodes or Pyles A very excellent oyntment THe body beyng purged take oyle Uiolet washed in water of Uioletts and freshe butter washed of eche an vnce make there of a softe oyntment with the yelke of an Egge half an vnce of oyle of Lineseede and asmuch waxe as shal suffice annoint the Emorrhodes or Pyles with it twise or thryse a day There is no such remedy as this is when women lye in childe bed because of the retention of their flowers thei are often tymes yea almoste dayly molested wyth these Emorrhodes or Pyles very soore A playster agaynst the same TAke of the cromme of bran bread a pound of ewes mylke or cowe milke or elles goates milke two pounde Seeth all together vntil two or three partes be consumed than put to it two vnces of the grease taken of the chyne of a goate and an vnce of the pouder of grounde wormes mingling al together and so lay it whote vpon his foundement An exceâ—lent and very good hote bath or baine for the same YOu shal take the leaues of Mallowes rootes and al the rootes of wilde or marshe Mallowes of holyâ— Hocke Uiolets
whereof you shall take but a pinte and put into it half an vnce of alumen fecis and let it stand a litle whyle and than strayne it This done take a dragme of Alome half a dragme of Spanishe Sope and half a dragme of soft Sope a quarter of a bragme of common salt and a quarter of salt Armoniacke halfe a quarter of the iuyce of Celandine a quarter of the galle of a Ealfe Put al together and straine it thorow a linnen clothe And whan you wil occupy of the sayd water take flocks â–ª or shearings of Scarlate and a litle Brasyl smal seeth all that a litle in the saide water and than strained â— thorow a linen cloth â–ª and you shal haue a faiâ—â— water â–ª which wyll take the spottes out of anye lyke crymsen colour And what colour soeuer your clothe be that hath the spots the same colour flockes or shearinges muste you take Not withstanding if it be not red you muste leaue out your Brasyll A water to take al spots out of cloth of gold and veluet TAke rawe redde Arsnicke martem crudum as muche of the one as of the other and whan they bee well brayed â–ª powre some faire water vpon them and putting the herbe Cinkfoyle to it seeth it vnto halfe and than let it coole and set it in the Sâ—â—â—e two houres than washe your clothe in it and let it drye in the Sune To make a sope that taketh out all spottes TAke a pound of roche Alome beate it into pouder the rootes of Iris of Florence made in pouder halfe a pound of new layed egges two pound and a halfe of Spanishe Sope bray the sayd pouders with the Egges and Sope and make thereof round bals If one Egge be not inough take as many as you shal thinke good And whan you wil take oute any spot of grease washe the place of the spot on both sydes of the cloth with fayre water than rubbe it with the sayde balles and cloth vpon cloth This done washe out the odure with cleane water and wring the cloth to make the grease or filth come out the better Than washe it still with cleane water and it wil be cleane To take spottes of blacke yncke or other thynges oute of wollen or lynnen cloth TAKE greene Lemons or greene Orenges with their pilles the which the Italians cal pomid adam or which of the two you will take but the liquide moysture which you shal take out by pressing it wherwith you shal rubbe well the spots and than let them drie This done â–ª take luke warme water and washe the saide spots and let them drie againe And if you see that at the first tyme the spots be not well inough taken out do it once againe and the cloth wil returne to his colour againe To take spots out of Scarlate or Veluet of colours wythout hurtyng any thyng at all the colour TAke the iuyce of Saponaria called of the Apoticaries condi si or â—auaria â–ª the which you shal lay vpon y â— spot leauing it so an houre longe if it be in Sommer and foure houres if it be in 〈…〉 ter Than take luke warme water and washe the spot with it if it scoure not cleane put more iuyce vpon it or elles of the said moisture of the orenges or Lemons but if it be Scarlate not died in graine laye vpon halfe Sope and halfe iuyce and than washe it with whote water and the spot wil go out To take spots of oyle of from parchement or whyte paper TAke sheepes bones and burne them and make them into pouder and rubbe the spot on both sydes with the same pouder and laye it so betwene two bourdes in a presse the space of a nyghte and the spot shall awaye THE thyrde Booke for to dye threede yarne or linnen clothe teaching howe to make the dying colours and also to dye bones and hornes and to make them softe vnto what forme and fashion a man wyll To dye threede yarne or lynnen cloth into a sad browne TAKE a pounde of bastarde Saffron the which you shal put into a litle bagge and hang it in riuer water a daye and a night Than washe it so muche that it geue no more yellow colour this done make a rancke of Saffron in a pot not to thicke than a rewe of Saffron and a rewe of ashes and couer it well and let it stande seuen or eyght houres than take eyght pottes of water foure pottes of Uinaigre and putting the Saffron with the ashes in a long bagge and sharpe pointed at the ende strayne xv or xvi tymes the sayde water and Uinaigre thorowe it whote And this is the last dying or colour Than take againe as much water and Uinaigre and straine it thorowe and this shal be the seconde dying Do the lyke y e thyrd tyme it shal be the thyrd dying This colour you shall heate and laye your threede or linnen clothe in it the space of a nyghte than bang it vp without wringing or rubbing it Do in like maner with the seconde colour and with the thyrde but let it lye in it that seuen houres long To dye threde or linnen clothe blewe TAke the berries of Ebulus very rype and well dried in the Sunne laye them in Uinaigre xii houres than rubbe them with your hande and strayne them thorowe a linnen clothe putting to them some Uerdet brused Alome alone Yf the blewe ve to cleare put more Uerdet to it and laye your threede or linnen clothe in it A blewe colour to dye all thynges TAke an vnce of the beating of copper a dragme of salt three spones full of Uinaigre Put all together in a laddel of copper or some other stronge vessell of copper and whan you wyl dye put the saide matter into the whote decoction of Brasyll and die with it what you will Another waye to dye blewe TAke thre partes of ashes of lees burned one parte of vnsleket syine and make therof lye let it clarifie and than strayne it thorowe a course linnen cloth take 〈◊〉 pots of the same water powre it vpoÌ„ a pound of Flaunders blew such as is taken of the diers â—awdrons mingle them wel together with a stick Than set it on the fyer vntill you can skante endure your hande in it But before you dye anye thing you must haue your linnen cloth boyled in Alome and dried agayne and plunged afterwarde in the whote Lye twyse or thryse according as you wyll haue the colour darke or cleare The substaunce must be whote before you occupye it To dye redde TAke half an vnce of Brasyll scraped halfe an vnce of Uermillion wel brayed Boyle them together in raine water and put into it the bignesse of a nut of Alome Seeth all vnto the halfe and dye with it You maye seeth also the Brasylle twyse or thrise putting to it at eche time a lytle Uermillion Also you may make of it as many dyings
pounde of Pitche and a pounde of Brimstone lute and claye wyl your pot and set it in a Forneyse geuing it a smal fier the space of a daye and a night augmenting the fier the seconde daye and the thyrde daye more vntil the stone be on fyer After you haue made this stone on fier and haue in this maner burned it as is before saide you shal let it coole againe and your stone is prepared and made to giue fier when you wil. To mollifie or soften chrystall and precious stones so that you maye cut them lyke cheese and that beyng put in a moulde they shal be harde agayne TAkâ— in Auguste the bloode of a Goose and the blood of a he Goate and let it drie vntil it be very harde And whan you mollifie and soften Christali or precious stones take of the sayde bloodes as much of the one as of the other and make it into pouder and than powre some Lie made with the ashes of burned Lies of Wyne and let them be intermingled together in a pot putting to them a dishe ful of strong Uynaigre And whan you wil soften your stone cast it in the same and heate it a lyttle and the stone will be soft so that you may cut and fashion of what sort you will caste him afterward in cold water and he wil be as harde with in an houre as euer he was And than geue him his glosse and lustre as before is sayde of the other To counterfeyâ—e perles which shal be very fayre â–ª and as they were naturall and â—rewe TAke in Sommer the shelles of whyte Muskles and scraye them cleane with a knyfe take lykewise one parte of Snayle shelles of the cleanest you can fynde and whan you haue washed them well stampe them together in a morter of stone as fyne as you can and washe them cleane in the Sunne vpon a linnen cloth and then put them into a newe cleane pot the whiche â—ot you shall lute and claye rounde aboute with â—utom sapientiae And beynge dryed in the Sunne put it into a Forneyse or Kille of Lyme and let it burne there as longe as men are wonte to let Lyme burne Than take it out and you shal fynde it tourned into pouder as whyte as Snowe This done take the yelkes of Egges made cleane and broken a sunder with a Spone Myngle the pouder with the yelke of the Egges in some cleane vessell Than washe youre handes cleane and fashion your Pearles of what bignesse you wyll persyng them with a Hogges brystell whyle they be whote This done set them in some cleane thynge in the Sunne and the whoter the better yet take heede there come no rayne to them and than polyshe them in redde Wyne and let them drye againe and you shall haue fayre Pearles THE fourth Booke â–ª teachynge diuers wayes of giltyng syluerynge and diynge Copper Iron and other Metalles Likewise to forme melt and to make certaine colours To prepare Mercury and so to harden it that you maye make it liquide and worke it THE Emperour Frederick made many Images of this substaunce folowynge which seemed to be of Siluer as at Uienna and Nieustadt in Austriche this inuention was founde oute by mayster William and maister Martyne his Alchemistes To do this you must melt Saturne that is to say lead powre it in a rounde meltyng pot while it is whote Presse into it litle rounde stones that you maye haueâ—lytle rounde holes in it vpoÌ„ the which holes you shall laye a lynnen clothe and powre some Mercury vpon it as muche as you wyll settynge it so in whote embers vntyll the Mercury be harde And whan it is harde inough breake it in litle peeces and caste them into stronge Uinaigre and seeth them in it a quarter of an houre Or els take the iuyce of the herbe called Longdebeffe with a litle Uinaigre and oyle and seeth in it some peeces of your Mercury broken as before and by this meanes it shal be mortified very wel otherwise it woulde reuiue againe This done take two vnces of salt Armoniack halfe a pot of Uinaigre and powre it with your Mercury sodden in a pot leaded and luting and stopping it verye wel let it stande viii or x. dayes for by this meanes the Uinaigre taketh away al the rednesse of the Mercury This done put your Mercury in a pot wel luted and set it in a Forneyse vntill it be wel burned augmenting by litle and litle the fier that it maye keepe the fier long in a like temperate heate vntil it make certaine choppes or cliftes and than it is a signe that is inough Than put the Mercury in a pot in the bottome whereof there muste be some Brimstone stoppe wel the pot and set it in whote embers or ashes or vpon a fier of coales that it maye heate by litle and litle and that the Mercury maye receiue the smoke of the Brimstone Do so once a day xxx dayes together and than take out the Mercury for it is harde inough to beate and caste Take of this Mercury fiue vnces and ten vnces of Uenus that is to saie Copper melte them together and it shal seeme at all trialles that it is trewe Siluer A substaunce made of paper or other thynges to expresse or set oute anye maner of fygure that you wyll vpon whyte yron c. LAye your paper or parchement ouerthwarte the white yron than weate it on the out side and let it drie againe than take it of and you shal see the print of it vpon the whyte yron To gylte vvell SEeth your Syluer in Tartre make it very cleane rubbing it with brushes and put it into the Tartre againe than take two partes one part of salte Armoniacke one part of Uerdet or Spanishe greene two partes of the beatyng of Copper stampe all this small and sifte it and put it into the Tartre with the Siluer it wyll get a redde colour vpon the which you shall gylte Howe to braye golde for to gylte wyth TAke a dragme of fyne golde beate it well and put to it two dragmes of Mercury mixt together than set a melting pot on the fyre and whan it is glowing whote put the golde with the siluer into it and whan the Mercury shal be in parte vanished awaye in vapour powre it into a dishe wherein there is a lytle water and washe it out it shal be ground braied To gylt Copper MAke a bottom or grounde of quicksiluer vpon the copper than geue it one gylde ouer w t ground or brayed golde than set it on the coales and whan it smoketh take it awaye and part or disparse it with the brushe of copper wyer and than set it agayne on the fier vntill it be liquide and softe or melte or drye and whan it hathe been so longe vpon the fier that it hath gotten a redde colour take it of and make it cleane with your brushe of copper wyer and than burnyshe it