the veynes And nature hathe ordeyned them to be harder for a iust cause For as long as the lyfe of man endureth the arteries moue coÌ„tinually And vnder the sayd paÌ„nicle thre lytle skynnes grow within and ende wythout which nature hath ordeyned to receaue that that commeth out of the herte In the lift veÌ„tricle there ben fouÌ„de ii holes Of whiche one is the mouth wherout procedeth the greate arterie of whych al the arteries of mans body haue theyr generation Moreouer vpon the same mouth thre pannicles are situated whych begynne wythin and ende without that they may answere be bowed back to that blode and spirite that coÌ„meth from the hert whyche blode forthwyth is diuided of nature through out al the substauÌ„ce of the hert in moderate quaÌ„titie and the rest of the blode is sent to the nouryshment of the herte and it is thynned in the substaunce of the hert and in the middle pytte it is digested and purifyed and whan it is purifyed it is sent to the lyfte ventricle where of the blode there is a spirite engendred more pure and subtile than any bodie made of the foure elementes And there is another hole whyche is the mouthe of an ample veyne goyng to the longes And thorowe the holownes of it the ayre is sent from the longes to the herte In whych seconde hole there bene only two pannicles procedynge wythout and endyng wythin whyche God hath profitably ordeyned to conduicte ayre to the herte In the lyfte veÌ„tricle there is fouÌ„de an arterie hauynge onlye one tunicle named arteria venalis Arteria venalis whyche conueyeth subtile bloude procedynge froÌ„ the herte to the longes by whose substaunce it is dispersed it is the nouryshmeÌ„t of the longes And the hert hath two litle particles additamentes or pieces lyke smal eares which susteyn it One is in the ryght syde thother in the lyfte ¶ Of the longes THe longes is a membre of rare and thynne substaunce Longes spongious and is tyed wyth a PaÌ„nicle called mediastyne whych couereth the harte that the bones of the brest touch it not And there is a cane or pype ouer the longes called Trachea arteria wherof we haue spoken before The profytte of the cane is to drawe colde ayre whyche ayre compasseth aboute mannes bodye vntyll it come to the herte to teÌ„pre hys great heate And by the same Cane the superfluities of the herte may passe out Wherfore the coldnes of the ayre that compasseth aboute mannes bodye is of greate vtilitie For it tempreth the herte wythout whych the vital spirites shuld be choked Therfore nature hath produced inspiration and respiration that the herte myght be duely blowed vpoÌ„ and that the ayre might be puryfyed by the longes before it come to the herte ¶ Diaphragma or the midriffe DIaphragma or the mydryffe is one of the membres that bene conteyned in the coÌ„cauite of the brest Midriffe whose begynnynge procedethe from the ouer part of the brest and in descendyng it stretcheth it selfe large and longe tyl it come to the .xii. spondyle of the backe And it is a grosse Pannycle and musculous in the neyther part and seperateth the spiritual membres froÌ„ the membres nutrityue and it hath allyaunce wyth the brayne by the meanes of the synnowes whyche procede from the same Nature hathe ordeyned the midriffe that by hys continuall mouynge it myght blowe vpon coole the hart as the belowes of a smyth wheÌ„ they bene opened they receyue ayre wheÌ„ they ben closed they dryue the wynde to the fyer And for two raysons solution of continuite can not be restored in it The fyrste is bycause of hys continuall mouynge The seconde is bycause it is full of sinnowes and is subtile THe Pannicle called mediastyne is in substaunce lyke the mydriffe Mediastine diuidynge the breste after hys lengthe therfore it passeth thorow the middest of the loÌ„ges And it is tyed wyth the spondiles of the backe and susteyneth the longes Thys diuision was made thorowe the myddest that the hurte of one part shulde not be communicated al aboute ¶ Of Pleura PLeura is a thynne Pannicle Pleura sensible whyche couerethe the ribbes In whyche often times there is engeÌ„dred an aposteme called a Pleuresie ¶ The anatomie of the bellye and hys partes Chap. x. VEnter or the belie is communely takeÌ„ in two sortes The bellie firste for the stomacke the throte gulle secondelye for the region coÌ„teynyng the nutritiue membres And we must knowe that the conteynyng partes ben Myrach and Siphac as perteyninge to the fore parte as perteyning to the hyndre parte they ben the bones of the fyue spondiles the skynne and the lacertous fleshe Mirach is compouned of foure thinges of skynne of fatte Mirach of a fleshy Pannicle and of muscles growynge out of the herte Siphac is a simple Pannicle very harde coÌ„pouned of synowes Siphac fylmes or as it were small heares and ligamentes ioyned wyth a Pannicle Therfore there is a great difference betwene Mirach and Siphac For Mirach hath many partes that maye be seperated and so hathe not Siphac Membres contâ—yned The membres that bene called coÌ„teined arne .vii. the zirbus the guttes the stomake the liuer the mylte the MeseÌ„terium the reynes Of the blader and of the figure of the matryce we wyl speake herafter in the anatomie of the hanches ¶ The stomake Stomake THe stomake is a membre compouned of thre sinnowye tunicles hauynge many fylmes or as it were small threedes or heares accordyng to his length and bredth And it procedeth from the ouer parte of the midriffe hauynge the figure of a rounde gourde The necke is longe in the ouer parte leanynge to the lifte syde and the botome of it is conteyned wyth a gutte called Duodenum Yea and the botome of the stomake is the begynnynge of the guttes It is tyed behynde to the spondyles of the backe wyth stronge sinnowye ligamentes whyche extende them selues accordynge as the stomake requireth And the stomake was princypally ordeyned for the fyrst digestion And there bene in it foure natural vertues that is to saye Attractyue whan there is appetyte of meate digestyue retentyue and expulsyue Of whyche vtilites it shulde be longe to entreate nowe ¶ Of the liuer Liuer The lyuer is sette in the ryght side Vnder the ouer rybbes towarde the hynder parte And it is a fleshy membre of thynne substaunce hauing the semblance of congeled bloude And it is hollowe in the inwarde parte towarde the stomake and bounchye wythout after the figure of the mone whan she is more than halfe ful The concauite is toward the stomake and the bounching towarde the midriffe And out of the hollownesse Porta there groweth as it were a cane or pype called porta And it is a greate veyne made of spermatique or seede mattier Out of whych after Rasis there growe .vii. veynes of them infinite as the rootes of a
in the hynder They that are in the hynder parte ben more daungerous then the other for many causes namely bycause of the multitude of greate veynes and arteries that passe by the lengthe of the backe and also for the multitude of the synnowes whyche descende from the nuke and moreouer bycause of the lygamentes whych haue coniunction wyth the harte and bycause also that the pannicle called Mediastinum and the mydryffe ben nyghe to that parte Sometyme a wounde in the sayde parte thoughe it be not penetraunte or persynge is deadlye But it is not mortall or deadlye in the former parte yf it perse not wythin the breste The sygnes of the penetration or persynge of suche a wounde wythout the hurte of the inner membres bene these Ayer cōmeth out of the wounde the patiente hathe greate payne to breathe and felethe griefe in the sore place wyth ponderositie or heuynes chyefelye aboute the small rybbes You maye moreouer knowe whether the wounde persethe by the applycation of coton well toosed vpon the orifyce of the wounde and by the holdynge of a lytle candell burnynge nyghe to the wounde for the flame thereof shal be moued and lykewyse the coton yf the patiente holde hys breathe stoppynge hys mouthe and nostrelles The sygnes also by whyche you shal knowe whether the harte be hurte ben these there issueth oute of the wounde blacke bloode the extreme partes bene colde and death foloweth incontinently after For Auicēne sayth that the harte can not endure solution of continuitie without the approchynge of death Sygnes of the woūdyng of lunges The sygnes that chaunce when the lunges bene hurte are these effusion of bloode full of fome continuall coughe dyfficultie of breathynge and payne of the rybbes Midriffe The sygnes that declare the midryffe to be hurte Mediastinū or the pannicle called Mediastinum bene these dyfficultie to fetche breathe continuall coughynge sharpe pryckynges in the sore place heuynes of the sayd place and perturbation of reason whych can be restored by no medicine and moreouer the patiente fyndethe hym selfe worse and worse euerye daye and wyth fieuers Also you maye knowe the putrefaction of the bloode in the inner parte Sygnes of putrifyed bloode by the stynckynge of the patientes breathe by the continual inquietnesse of the patient and by the increasynge of the fieuer and other euyll accidentes afore rehersed Galene sayeth yf bloode be shedde in to the belly besyde nature it commeth necessarely to putrefaction When it is putrefyed it is wonte to engendre greate paynes fieuers and heuynes of the place wherfore we affyrme that the sayd accidentes chaunce accordynge to the quantitie of rotten bloode in the inner parte Nowe that we haue knowlege of woundes percynge and of the hurte of the inner membres it remayneth that we come to the curation of the same whether they bene persynge or not But before we speake of the curation we wyll declare the dyscorde that is betwene the doctours of thys tyme concernynge the same There ben many that commaunde to shutte incontinently the penetraunt wounde and to procede wyth desiccatiue thynges aswell wythin as wyth out to cause incarnation sayenge that yf the sayd wounde be not shutte the ayer wol entre in vnto the harte more ouer that the vitall spirites woll issue out by the wounde whyche thynge myghte hurte the patient Agayne many ben of a contrary opinion and commaunde to kepe the wounde open And yf the wounde be not large they saye it must be enlarged that the blood maye issue out affyrmynge that yf the bloode whyche is in the inner parte yssue not out by the orifyce of the woūd it maye engendre many euyll accidentes and corrupte the inner membres Wherfore to auoyde suche accidentes they commaunde to kepe the wounde open Vigo hys iugement In my iudgement they whyche cōmaūde to kepe the woūde open maynteyne a surer opinion then the other for many reasons Fyrste bycause of the commune bruyte For yf the patient shulde dye the people wolde say that the retaynynge of bloode caused hys deathe whyche is true Lykewyse bycause the bloode beynge retayned causeth some fistula and other accidētes whych brynge the patient to death To come to the curation we saye that the curation of a wounde penitraunt is accomplyshed by foure intentions The cure The fyrst is ordinaunce of diete The seconde euacuation of matter antecedent The thyrde purgation of the blood whych is entred in to the inner parte The fourth mundifycation of quytture cause by the sayde bloode and after mundification incarnation of the place Touchynge the fyrste and the seconde intention ye shall procede as it is declared in the former chapitres excepte that yf the patiēt be very weake and hath euel accidentes as soūdyng in such case you may gyue hym wyne and other thynges that comforte nature Furthermore bycause that difficultie of breathynge happeneth to the patiente ye shall gyue hym meates sodden with rootes of perseley and fenell And for the comfortation of hys harte and stomake ye maye mengle wyth the meates of the patient a lytle cinnamome and saffran Item it is very profytable to vse often at the begynnynge A decoction that helpeth breathynge thys decoction whyche helpeth respiration or breathynge and kepeth of catarrhous matter whyche happeneth in the sore places ℞ of cleane barley m̄ i. of the rootes of langdebeefe ℥ ij of cleane liquerice somewhat stamped ʒ x. of the commune seedes ℥ i. of iuiubes and rasines ana ʒ x. of penidies ℥ ij ss of suggre cādy of syrupe de duabus radicibus ʒ x. of fyne suggre ℥ iij. Let them boyle altogether wyth suffycient rayne water vntyll the barley breake thē strayne them Let the patiēt vse here of as we haue sayd for it is merueylous good Prouided alwayes that the patiente haue conuenient digestiues and purgations accordynge to the qualitie of the humour as is afore declared Item seuen or eyght dayes after the woūde besyde the meates declared ye may gyue the patient fleshe and wyne of good odour mengled wyth sodden water of the decoctiō of cinnamome and coriandre Yf the patient haue a fieuer he must eate the fleshe of chyckens and hennes kyddes flesh and veale boyled wyth perseley and altered wyth the foresayde thynges Lykewyse you shall procede when you wyll purge the quytture of the inner parte Also you maye gyue the patient potage made of the brothe of the foresayd fleshe with perseley buglosse borage laictuce and beetes It is good for the wounde for the breath and for the taste and engendreth good bloode When you wyll mundifye the wounde and drye vp the quytture thē the sayde fleshe is better rosted thē boyled Also byrdes that lyue in woodes and meddowes maye well be suffered but not waterfoule Item there bene some whyche commende that the patient vse stiptike meates but not at the begynnynge but when the bloode and quytture are purged For yf you gyue them at
fallynge sycknesse c. The Apothecaries are wonte to shewe a whytyshe roote called of them Meon or men for that that Vigon calleth pauce Pecten Pecten is vsed of Vigon for the bone ouer the priuie membres Pectorall Pectorall Pertaynyng to the brest Pericranium Bycause that Vigon speaketh obscurelye aboute the Anatomie of the heade we thought good here to adde somewhat The skynne that lyeth vnder the fyrste skynne of the heade and compasseth aboute the sculle is called pericranium For peri in greke sygnifyeth aboute cranion a scull There ben thre seames or cōmyssures in the heade Wherof two ben ouerthwart of whych one is in the foreparte of the heade called Stephanea or coronalis the other is in the hynder parte of the heade and is called lambdoides bycause it is lyke thys lettre Λ called lambda in greke The thyrde is stretched frō the myddel of the hynder vnto the myddell of the former and is called in greke Obeliaea in latyne sagittallis The fygure of these seames representeth thys letter Η. The bones whyche ben sette at the eares on both sydes bene called Petrosa in Greke lithoeide bycause they bene lyke stoones About the temples there are two seames called in greke lepidoeides that is lyke scales Whan the brayne pan is remoued there appere two rymes or thynne skynnes called in greke meninges The more outwarde of these two is grosser defendeth the brayn that it be not hurte agaynst the sculle it is called dura mater This rime is bored thorough aboute the bones called in greke Ethmoeide for that that they ben perced lyke a strayner or syffe and spongreide bycause they ben ful of bones lyke a sponge Vigo calleth them Basilaria The inner ryme ioyned euen vnto the brayne is thynner and weaker than the other and it is lyke the skynne wherwith a chylde is wrapped in the moothers woumbe and therefore the grecians calle it Choroeide In latine it is called tenuis membrana and pia mater The brayne it selfe is deuided into .ii. partes the former and the hynder The former is greater softer than the hinder and is deuided of dura mater The hinder brayne lyeth to the other and therfore the egiptians call it Paregcephalida the latynes bycause it is lesse than the other haue named it cerebellum The two ventricles of the former brayne labour out and finishe the animalle spirite and sende it in to the hindre brain to cause remembrance Wherfore it was nede full that a passage shulde be from thē vnto the hynder brayne some cal this passage the common sense some the third ventricle There leneth one this passage of the brayne a lytle particle or piece after the manner of a vaulte bounchy without and hollowe with in that there may be free space to motion and mouynge The bodye or substance that adioyneth to this passage where the sayde passage hath his begynnyng is called conarion in greke bycause it resembleth a pyne apple named conos There lye aboute in the sydes of the sayde myddle passage rounde bodies or substaunces called in greke Gloutia bycause they bene lyke the buttockes of a man some lyken them to the stones But ther lieth ouer the passage of the brayne a particle which obteyneth a circumscription lyke vnto a woorme engendred in wood And therfore the Anatomistes calle that bodye or substance that couereth the hole passage Excrescentiam vermicularem that is the worme out growyng There procede oute of the myddle ventricle or chamber two as it were condute pypes deriuyng superfluyties vnto the roofe of the mouth and cummyng to an hole called infundibulum that is a tunnelle bycause it is large aboue strayt beneth There ben seuen payre of synnowes whiche growe from the brayne The fyrste .ii. pertayne to the eyes and gyue them facultie of seyng these are holowe and softer than other synnowes and they ioyne them selues togyther agayne before they enter into the eyes they are deuyded representynge this greke letter Υ. The other payres are declared in Vigo Finally rhete mirabile or the merueylouse nette is made of these arteries which come into the head wheras they passyng ouer the scul meete at the fundation of the brayne For there nature hathe prepared for this nette as it were a chambre beyng enuyroned with the hard ryme dura mater Into whiche place not a lytle portion cōmeth of the arteries called carotides or head arteries whiche arteries afterwarde ben dyuided in to a plētuous generation and so by those goyng as it were lattese wyse a form of a nette is fasshoned Nowe that we haue spoken suffycyently of the anatomie of the heed we wyll also speake somewhat of the other principall membres and fyrste of the herte The herte The hert on both sydes aboute the fundament of it hath as it were eares The ryght eare with a notable braunche is ioyned vnto the hollowe veyne and vnto the ryght vētricle of the herte The left eare is ioyned to the mouth of the veynie arterie called ve nosa arteria and to the left ventricle of the hert For the hert hath two ventricles or chābres aryght and a lefte chambre and they bene deuyded and parted atweine through which pertition there ben holes by which blood is conueyed into the left ventricle In eche of the ventricles there are two vessels For a noble veyne entreth into the ryght ventricle which bringeth blood from the lyuer and distributeth it to all the veynes within without the hert And there cōmeth out of the same ventricle an arterious veyne which caryeth blood to the longes It is called arteriosa vena bycause that in respect of his vse it is a veine but in respecte of his two tunicles or skynnes it is an arterie A veynye arterie is planted in the left ventricle which bryngeth ayre from the lōges to the herte And it is called venosa arteria bycause that yf ye regard his vse it is an arterie but yf ye regarde his tunicle or skynne which is syngle and one onely it is a veyne The greatest arterie of all called aorta the heed spryng of all other issueth out of this ventricle whereof one parte goeth to the canell bone and the other is wrythed to the backe bone The liuer The liuer for the most parte is deuyded into fyue lappes called lobi Howebeit in some it hath but two in some foure in some none but is al togyther round From the hollow parte of the greater lappe a lytle pype deriueth cholere to a bladder called cistis cholidochos whiche hangeth by the sayde lappes From the bunchie part of the liuer there issueth the greatest veyne of all the body and it is called the hollowe veyne The stomake The inner skynne of the stomak being thynne hath streygth filmes the outwarde whiche is grosser hathe ouerthwart filmes Fyrst than the stomake draweth meate stretchyng out the streyght fylmes Secondlye it retayneth and embraceth the meate be-being drawē in with the ouertwhart fylmes And it
as they bene diuided from the brayn by by they ioyne them selues lyke a crosse of two one only concauite or holownes is made And deê‘tyng froÌ„ the sculle they seperate them selues from it ben wrapped in two paÌ„nicles and are called Nerui optici And these sayde sinnowes be ioyned together the one thyng shulde not seme two as MoÌ„dine sayth And eche of these sinnowes whan it goeth out of the sculle endeth at his proper eye And there is a paÌ„nicle compouned in the eye called sclirosis Sclirosis ThaÌ„ foloweth another paÌ„nicle called secuÌ„dine SecuÌ„dine or second And about that is the humour called Vitreus so named bycause it is cleare as glasse After thys foloweth the thyrd tunicle or thynne skinne called Rhetine Rhetine hauyng the facion of a nette And of that nette coÌ„sequently is engendred a tunicle called Tela aranea Tela aranea bicause it hath the semblaunce of a cobwebbe and it comprehendeth the humour Cristalline and accoÌ„plisheth the roundnes of the eye After the tunicle there is another called tunica vuea Tuneca vuea in the middeste where of there is a concauite or holownesse out of which the apple of the eye procedeth and openeth it selfe at pleasure In the sayd concauite is the humour Cristalline appreheÌ„ding visible thinges The same tunicle coÌ„prehendetth in it selfe the humour Albugineus or the white of the eye which defendeth the humoure Cristalline After thys there is another tunicle called cornea which couereth the sayd humour Cornea kepethe it that it go not out And it is called Cornea bycause it shyneth like an horne And thys pannicle is harde and ioyneth wyth the laste pannicle called coniunctina and these tye and embrace the eye comeÌ„ly beside the apple of the eye And the pannicle called coniunctina hathe hys generation of the pannicle that couerethe the sculle And hereof appeareth the helpe that commeth of cutting the veyne which is ouer the eye whan humours descende from the brayne And moreouer through the hole of the skulle procede the synnowes which gyue felynge mouynge to perceyue what thyng hurteth ¶ The Anatomie of the brest called Thorax Cap. ix The brest AFter that we haue spoken of the Anatomie of the face of the eyes of the necke of the spondiles of the synnowes and of the nuke we wyll speake of the anatomie of the breste The sayde breste is a station or standyng place of the spiritual membres In whyche there bene some partes that conteine and some that bene coÌ„teyned The partes that coÌ„teyne ben foure skinne musculous flesh the dugges and the bones The partes that bene coÌ„teyned are .ix. namely the hert the longes the paÌ„nicles the ligameÌ„tes the sinnowes the veynes the arteries Mery or the throte gulle and Trachea arteria or the wesaunde we woll begynne at the bones The breste is coÌ„plete wyth .vii. bones and in the ende of them there is a gristle Pixis And in the ouer parte there is a lytle thinge lyke a lytle boxe called Pixis in whyche the forke of the gull is fixed And in the nether parte of the same there is a softe gristle And therfore it lieth vpoÌ„ the stomake for the said bones are gathered together meete one wyth another And to the sayd seuen bones Ribbes seuen ribbes ben vnited or ioyned too of bothe sydes are knytte together wyth spondiles whiche ribbes bene croked and the fore terminatioÌ„ of them is called the brest And on the parte of the spoÌ„dyles it is called the syde of the complete ribbes And after these seueÌ„ ribbes ther ben fyue on eche syde which bene called the false ribbes And they arne ioyned together in the hyndre parte wyth fyue spondyles on eche syde and in the fore parte they bene ioyned with the lacertes of the bellie And they arne called false ribbes bycause they be not matched wyth other bones in the fore parte bicause they bene pliable and giue and bende them selues as the bellye wyll ¶ Of the muscles of the brest THe muscles of the brest after Auicenna bene .xviii. Muscles of the brest And of them some haue participacion with the necke some with the midriffe some with the ribbes some with the back some wyth the shulders some bene called properly the muscles of the brest and haue coniunction wyth the membres aforesayd ¶ Of the maÌ„milles or dugges THe dugges bene membres compounde of flesh thynne MaÌ„mille kernellye whyte and spongious to the whyche manye synnowes come from the brayne and manye veynes from the liuer and arteries from the herte And therfore they haue greate allyaunce wyth those membres ¶ Of the partes of the brest that conteyne ABoue al thing ye must take hede that ye cut the sayd bones of the brest wyth a sharpe instrument warely so that ye cut not the pannicle called mediastine and so to come to the hert with diligentie At whych we wyl begynne as at the principal The herte hathe a semblaunce of a Pineapple The herte and the flesh therof is very harde and full of lacertes cheifely in the roote His roote and fundation hath many lacertes and harde ligamentes and sinnowes compassynge him about Of whych the hert is not touched sauynge in the nether parte And therfore after some mens iugement it is after the nature of a gristel The fleshe of the herte is harde that it myghte the better resiste noysome thynges If the flesh had bene thinne softe man shulde haue ben of shorter lyfe And therfore Auicenna sayth that the herte can not suffre solution of continuite wythout death It was sette in the middest of the bodye that it shulde be as a kynge in the middest of a realme And Galene sayeth that it is ryght in the middest of the brest but Rasis sayth that it declineth somwhat to the lyft syde And therfore in the lifte syde greater pulses of the arteries bene felt than in the ryght And after the sentence of the sayde Rasis there ben two veÌ„tricles about the herte one in the ryghte syde another in the lyft Capsula cordis In the middest wherof ther is a thinne skinne called Capsula cordis compassed wyth lytle sinnowie pannicles And it is called of the sayde Rasis the thyrde ventricle And in the ryght ventricle there bene two holes of whyche nature hath ordeined one that the veynes proceding out of the liuer shulde conueye bloode to the said veÌ„tricle Vpon which hole also there ben thre pannicles whiche begynne wythout and ende wythin that that thynge which entreth may be returned And there is another hoole of the veyne whyche is a mouth exteÌ„dyng fro the same veÌ„tricle vnto the longes which mouth though it be of a veyne and not of an arterie yet the tunicles there of are grosse and thycke therfore it is called an arteriall veyne And the tunicles or rymes of the arteries ben of harder substaunce than the tunicles proceding froÌ„
copyously at the begynnynge accordynge to the age and strength of the patient The profyte of flebotomy there comme thereby two great profytes to nature The fyrste is that the corrupted bloode is drawē from a principal membre to the emūctories which thynge nature enforced hyr selfe to doe The seconde is that nature hathe discharged hyr selfe of thys venimous mattyer so that afterwarde suche corruption canne not extende it selfe vpon the membre wherefore ye ought to be ware that ye lette bloode none otherwyse than we haue sayde For yf the Carbuncle be founde in the emunctories of the brayne as in the ryght syde yf nowe ye open the veyne cardiake or basilike in the lyfte syde ye shal drawe the infected bloode to the harte or lyuer And yf the Carbuncle be vndre the ryght arme hole and ye open the lyfte Cardiake or lyfte Basilyke ye shall drawe the venimous mattyere to the pryncypall membres If the Aposteme be in the flankes and ye open the veyne called Basylyke it draweth the mattyer to the lyuer Therefore whan the Aposteme is in the Flankes it is better to open the veyne Sciatyke or Saphena For in drawynge the sayde bloude ye shall ayde nature greatlye Wherefore it appeareth that in thys case to committe any error is the cause of deathe Furthere it is to be noted that yf ye canne not lette bloode thorough the weakenes of the patient or for some other cause Than in the steede of Flebotomye it is good to boxe or cuppe the place wyth depe scarificatyon Boxinge or applicatiō of Ventoses as for the emunctoryes of the heade ye muste boxe and make scarificatyon vpon the necke For the emunctoryes of the harte ye muste laye the same ventoses vpon the shulders For the emunctoryes of the Lyuer boxe the buttockes or the thyghes Thus we conclude that we muste euer lette bloode in the sore place for the alleged causes After lettynge of bloode dygeste the mattyer after thys sorte Digestyue yf the disease gyue leysure to take a medicine ℞ of Syrupe of vinaigre of the iuyce of endiuie and of Syrupe of vinaygre called Acetosus symplex or fumiterre Ana ℥ ss of the waters of Endiuie buglosse and hoppes Ana ℥ j. Purgation mengle them After that the patient hath vsed thys Syrupe foure or fyue dayes lette hym take thys potyon yerlye in the mornynge ℞ of Cassia of diacatholicon Ana ʒ v. of electuarye of Roses after Mesue ʒ ij and. ss wyth the decoctyon of cordiall stoures and frutes addynge of Syrupe of Violettes ℥ j. and. ss The nexte daye after the takynge of thys medicine it is verye good to take a clyster Lenityue Whan the mattyer is malygne and furious so that it is not a Carbuncle but Anthrax the mattyer muste be purged wythout digestion bycause Anthrax gyueth no leysure to the patient to digeste the mattyer Wherefore Hypocrates sayde wel that we shuld purge thynges digested and not moue rawe thynges excepte it were verye expedyent Ye shall note that there ben foure cases Howe a purgatyon maye be geuē without a digestiue in whyche ye maye gyue a purgatyon wythout digestyon goynge before The fyrst is whan the mattyer is in great quantyte The seconde whan the mattyere is furyous The thyrde whan the mattyer is venimous as in Anthrax other diseases procedynge of venimous mattier The fourthe is whan the disease is caused of mattyer deryued of a pryncypall membre hurtynge the same As it chaunseth in the pestilence whan a noble membre is touched of infectyon it sendethe the same infectyon to the emunctoryes and ingendreth in them a Carbuncle or Aposteme by the waye of mutation or chaungynge Whan the mattyer is minished ye maye comme to the dygestion of euyll humours and afterwarde to purgatyon Here foloweth a purgatyon verye good for hym that hath Anthrax ℞ of Cassie of diaprunis non solutiui Purgatyon of Diacatholicon Ana ℥ ss of the confectyon of hamech of electuarye de Psillio Ana ʒ j. and. ss wyth a decoctyon of cordyal floures and frutes wherin hathe been sodden of Terebentyne and dittanye Ana ʒ j. of scabiouse of sorell and of the iuyce of Pomegranades make a smalle potion addynge of Syrupe of Vyolettes ℥ j. and. ss The thyrde intentyon whyche is to take awaye the mattyer conioynte is accomplysshed through applicatyon of conuenyent thynges aswell in the hole partes as in the sore And whan the Chyrurgyen hathe perceaued the Carbuncle or Anthrax by euydent sygnes Cornelius Celsus sayethe that there is no greater remedye nor surer waye than incontinentlye to burne the Carbuncle wyth an hote Yron comprehendynge the corrupted parte Cauterie vnto the hole or els to vse a potentyall cauterie so that ye maye see a cyrcle rounde aboute the Carbuncle For a cyrcle aboute the Carbuncle is a sygne of the termynatyon of the venimnes after the opinion of Arzi But we ought euer to be ware that the nygh and sanguine partes be not touched of thys cauterye For it wolde grieue the place wythout profytte and as Galene sayeth that shall not helpe that hathe hurte in it selfe Payne The greate payne caused by aygre medicines vpon the hole place is an euydent cause of drawynge mattyere to the sayde hole parte wythout anye succoure yea it is a cause that malignyte is ioyned to malygnyte For payne is as a cuppynge glasse drawyng humours to the paynfull place And to comme to practyce it is conuenyente to ordeyne the maners and formes whyche be requyred in the curatyon of a Carbuncle or Anthrax Fyrste laye vpon the hole parte thys defensyue Defensyue ℞ of Oyle of Roses of Oyle Mirtine Ana ℥ ij of the iuyce of plantayne and nyghschade of whyte vynegre Ana ℥ j. and. ss lette them boyle all together vnto the consumptyon of the iuyce than putte to of whyte waxe ℥ j. of all the faunders Ana ℥ j. of bole Armenye of terra Sigillata Ana ℥ ss of whyte Coralle and redde Ana ʒ j. mengle them Whan ye haue layed thys defensyue vpon the hole parte laye vpon the sore parte a playstere of floures wyth sodden wyne and a lytle lye whyche is described in the Chapitre of the cure of Cancrena and Ascachilos Also vse the corrosyue medicynes whyche shal be rehersed in thys Chapytre vntyll ye perceaue that the venimnesse of the Carbuncle is mortifyed We haue foūd thyes corrosyue medicines to be of gret vtilitie Corrosyue medicines Whan the bodye is stronge ye maye vse an actuall cauterye so that the Carbuncle be not in a Synnowie place Ye maye also vse a potentyall cauterye begynnynge at the easyest as is Vnguentum Egyptiacum of our descriptyon wryten in the Chapytre of the cure of Formica Corrosyua or with Vnguentum Egyptiacum whyche hathe in it the vertue of Arsenyke and is declared in the same Chapytre or wyth Trocisques of Minium descrybed in oure antidotarye in the Chapytre of corrosyue medicines or wyth a ruptorie of
therfore of the Anatomistes they are called amigdales that is to saye almādes And oftentymes they receyue apostemation by reason of the catarrhous mattyer that descendethe from the brayne For the curation whereof after conuenient purgation of the mattyer antecedēt aswell by laxatiue medicynes as by flebotomie and application of ventoses vpon the shulders wyth scarification and after ordinaunce of diete as is declared in the former chapitres it shal be ryght expedient to vse some of thyes remedyes vndre wrytten Gargarisme Fyrst at the begynnyng ye shal vse thynges of familiare repercussion as is a gargarisme compounde of one parte of water of roses and two partes of wyne of Pomegranades and an halfe parte of vinegre of roses To thys intention a decoction of barley in whyche a lytle of sumach hath been boyled auaileth much if ye adde there vnto a lytle of Diamoron Thys decoction dryueth backe the mattier merueylously and conforteth the place is good in the begynnyng augmentation state and declination A gargarisme resolutiue Whan the Aposteme is in the way of resolution This gargarisme folowynge helpethe greatlye resolution cheifely in the state ℞ of cleane barley of raisines of dates Ana. M. j. let them boyle all together wyth suffycient quantitie of water vnto the consumption of half than strayne them and adde to the straynyng of honye of roses ℥ ij of syrupe de duabus radicibus ℥ ij lette them seeth agayne one boylynge Item the thynges vndre wrytten ben verye good to turne asyde the mattier namelye byndynge of the extreme partes wasshyng and rubbyng Item to retayne the reume of the heade the application of towe somewhat burnt and suffumigated wyth the smoke of encense is verye expedient It is good in this case to plucke the heare of the patientes heade vpwarde vehemently after the doctryne of Mesue Whan the Apostemation canne not be resolued by the foresayde way yf it growe to maturation Maturatiue ye maye cōueniently applie wythin and without the remedies folowynge for the full rypyng of it Fyrste ye muste applie thys remedye wythout ℞ of rosted apples ℥ viij of buttyre ℥ ij of hennes grese ℥ j. and. ss of womans mylke ℥ iij. of the floure of barley well boulted ℥ j. lette them boyle at the fyer tyll they be thycke addynge in the ende of the decoction the yolkes of two Egges Thys playster applyed to the throte rypeth the almandes easely and swageth the payne Thys decoction folowynge we haue often proued and it is to be ministred wythin the mouthe ℞ of drye fygges of dates of eche in nombre .xij. of raysines ℥ j. of the rootes of holyhock ℥ iij. of cleane barley of branne Ana. M. j. of the sede of quynce ʒ ij of iuiubes in nombre xx Seethe them all wyth suffycient quantytie of the broth of an henne not salted vnto the consumptiō of two partes of the thre than presse them strongly and strayne them and adde to the straynynge of suggre ℥ ij of honye of Roses ℥ j. and. ss and lette them seethe agayne one boylynge The patient shall gargaryse often thys decoction whyche muste be hote whan he vsethe it It is maturatyue and swagethe payne Whan the Aposteme is rype you must open it wyth a lancette mundifye the vlcere wyth the water of a decoction of barley mengled with honye of roses in gargarysyng the same Thus we ende this cha for which the name of God be praysed ¶ The .xvij. Chapi of an Aposteme of the throte called Squinantia or the quynce and of the cure thereof Squinantia IN the throte there is oftē engendred an Aposteme of a catarrhous mattier cōmunely called of the doctours squinantia Cornelius celsus calleth it Angina and it is a dangerous disease causyng the patient sometyme to dye by suffocatyon or chokyng in the space of .xij. houres and sometyme of syx or foure or two Wherefore Hypocrates sayethe that yf the quynce turne to the pype of the lunges the patient shall dye wythin seuen dayes or shal spette out rotten and corrupte geare Squynantia is an Aposteme in the throte whych kepeth the ayer from entrynge in to the pype of the lunges and suffereth not the meate to passe to the stomake whiche thynges ben necessarelye requisyte in mans lyfe And after Galenes opinyon there are foure kyndes of Squinantia Foure kindes of squinātia The fyrst is with great payne and there appeareth no swellynge nether wythin nor wythout And it is betwene the lacertes of the throte Ye shal know it by the difficultie of breathynge and swallowynge of meate and for the most parte it chokethe the patient in the space of foure dayes Whan a man is vexed with thys kynde of squinantia he puttethe hys tonge out of hys mouthe and holdeth hys mouthe open drawynge breathe by courses lyke a weryed dogge thoroughe the heate of the sonne Thys kynde for the moste part is conteyned in the inner parte of the Epiglotte Squinantia Canina and Auicenne callethe it squinantia canina that is dogges quynce The seconde kynde is conteyned betwene the lacertes and appeareth towarde the spondiles so that whā the tonge is pressed downe with some instrument it may be seen betwixte the almandes swollen and redde though no swellynge appeare outwardlye Thys kynde is not so dangerous as the other The thyrde kynde is that that is manifested by swellynge inwardly and outwardly is longer than the other that is to saye it choketh not so sone as the other The fourth is that that shewethe hys generation in the outwarde part onely and it is of surer curation than the other Squinātia is ended by one of thies three meanes folowyng Fyrste by insensyble resolution For seing that the mattyer is lytle and subtyle cheifely an vniuersal or particular flebotomie had and some conuenient gargarisme exhibyted the patient is sone healed For after that the mattier is purged the rest which is subtyle and of small quantytie is resolued insensibly or without feelynge Secondely it is ended by the waye of suppuration and so this Aposteme cāne neuer be turned to any quytture nor ended in foure dayes cheifely whā the mattier is grosse Thyrdely it is ended by permutatyon or chaungynge to some other parte of the bodye And sometymes it is ended in the breste sometymes in the heade but for the moste parte in the stomake Whā it endeth in the brest and that the mattyer commethe towarde the harte tremblynge of the harte and a greate cough ensueth If the mattyer turne to the lunges it causeth diffycultie of breathynge If to the heade it induceth perturbatyon of the vse of reason If to the stomake it causethe vomyte and perbreakynge For euerye permutatyon of a chokyng Aposteme is euyll as Auycenne wytnesseth Signe of permutation A sygne of permutatyon or chaungyng is whan the tokens of an Aposteme appeare and incontinently after departe some pryncipall parte beyng hurted Daungerous sygnes Daungerous sygnes in squinantia ben
putrefaction to an aposteme called Estiomenos Lykewyse we haue sene some by the helpe of chirurgyens to obteyne perfyte curation after that they had caryed the stone a greate whyle The fourth intention which cōcerneth the curatiō of accidētes is accōplisshed after the doctrine written in the cha of the cure of woūdes caused by brusing And ye shal note touchīg the pronostication that ye must iuge of health or death accordynge to the hurt place Also yf the wounde be very strayte ye shall open it with a sharpe instrument that the superfluities of the sayde wounde maye more easely issue out And so the wounde shall be the soner healed Thus we ende c. ¶ The .iiii. chaptre of woūdes made by the bytynge of foure foted beastes as dogges cattes horses and other lyke beastes THe cure of woundes The cure made by the bytynge of beastes shall be accomplysshed by thre intentions The fyrst consysteth in the ordinaunce of diete the seconde in purgation the thyrde in the admynystration of locall medicynes The first is accōplyshed after the doctrine declared in the cha of the cure of a carbūcle this woūde is of the nature of venim for the teeth clawes of cattes dogges haue euer som venenositie in thē As touching purgatiō ye shal procede as in the cha afore rehersed is shewed sauing ye shal note this one thinge that if the woūd hapned by a mad beast cutting of a veyne is not cōueniēt as Auicen saith in the ca. of the bytīg of a mad dog Cutting of a veine sayth he in this case draweth blood frō al partes of the bodye to the middes of the same therfore flebotomie might draw venim to the harte Moreouer the nature of all venemes is fyrst to assaute the hert as the kyng of the other membres As touchyng the thirde intention we say that in the biting of beastes ther is no better remedy thā at the begynnyng to cauterise the place with oyle of elders burnyng hote the sayd cauterisation may be vsed to the .iii. day And afterward ye must put into the woūde this vnction folowing ℞ an egge an vnction bete it with oyle of violets with butter and with a lytle saffrā This vnction apeaseth grefe causeth the daūgerous fume of the woūd to breth out kepeth the mouth of the same open To the same intentiō this plaistre folowing is also profitable ℞ of the leues of malowes vio an̄ m̄ ii of wormwod m̄ i. of roses of the leues of holihock an̄ ʒ i. ss of bran wel groūd m̄ iii. seeth thē all togyther with sufficient water and thā stāpe thē in the decoc with beneflour barliflour make a stif plaistre adding of oyle mirtine of camomyl roses an̄ ℥ iii. the yolkes of .iii egges of saffrā ʒ i. of cūmī ʒ i. ss this plaistre is cōueniēt vnto the .vii. day after the .vii. day ye shall apply thys oyntment folowyng ℞ of the rotes of holyhocke li. ss of scabiouse m̄ ss of diptanie ʒ ii See the these thynges in water vntyl they be perfectly soddē thā stāpe thē strayne them and afterwarde take as moche waxe as shall suffyce and of oyle of roses and mastike an̄ ℥ iii. and set al on the fyre agayne addyng of clere terebentine ℥ iii. of gootes suete ʒ ss of saffran ʒ ii For mūdification ye shall put into the wounde a mundificatyue of sarcocol after this sorte ℞ of clere terebentine ℥ iii. of honye of roses ℥ i. ss of the iuce of smalage ʒ vi lette them seeth a lytle and put to of barlyflour wel sifted ℥ ss of sarcocol ʒ i. and. ss of saffrā ʒ ss This oyntment is mūdificatiue and incarnatiue and of good operation in this case After mundification ye must apply vnguentū de minio written in the cha of a broken scul Itē ye shal note that at the begynnynge some defensyue must be layed about the wound to auoyd deriuatiō of humours scarificaton And if ye perceyue that the sayd bytyng groweth to cancrenositie ye muste scarifye the place rounde about and after scarification ye shall procede The cure of the bytinge of a madde dogge after the doctryne wrttē in the cha of a cācrena Lykewyse yf it be the bytynge of a mad dog ye must procede accordyng to that we haue written in this present cha Howbeit ye shall note thys one thyng namely that incontinētly after the bytīg of a mad dog ye must scarifye the place and applye vētoses and afterwarde cauterise the byting with an actuall cauterye and bynde the place about straytely vntyl the cauterization be ended And whan it is ended ye shal remoue the said bynding ¶ The .v. Chapter Of the styngynge of Aspis and other serpentes and of the cure of the same Of the styngynge of aspes GOd our glorious Lorde which created mā to hys owne semblaunce hathe gyuen vnto the same dominion vpon all other creatures Howebeit there are some which naturally desyre to hurt hym as serpentes and euyll spyrites Notwythstandyng he hath receyued wysdome to kepe hym selfe from them and sondrye remedyes to the ease of theyr malycyous crueltie wherein hys deuyne power is declared and therfore man ought to haue recourse vnto hym in all thynges as to his defender and protectour The cure Now to our purpose The cure of a serpentes styngynge is accomplysshed by one onely intention that is to saye by admynistryng thynges vniuersall and perticuler as soone as it is possible And fyrste the chirurgien must incontinently gyue the patient a medicine that resisteth venim and it is preseruatiue as the triacle of Galene or the triacle of the description of Haliabas in the quantitie of ℥ ss with wyne of good odour Likewyse ye must immediatly scarify the place with a depe scarification and afterwarde applye ventoses to drawe out the venemous bloude Item it is right expediēt to vse an actuall cauterie or in the stede therof to vse hote oile of elders And after the cauterisatiō ye must lay vpō the place Playstre a plaistre of rosted onyons with a lytle triacle and buttur a lytle scabious diptanie and gentian stamped togyther with a lytle terebētine for this plaistre hath vertue to mortify venym is retractiue with some digestion of the escared place aswel by an actual cauterie as by oyle Howbeit some later doctours saye that it is not good to apply triacle in the outward partes bycause it dryueth backe venim neuertheles it is not to be discōmēded as Hugo senensis witnesseth saying that gret triacle applyed vpō the hart and vpon a byting is good for .ii. causes The fyrst is bycause it kylleth venim the second is bycause the vertu of the triacle is drawen in by the veynes and arteries insēsibly toward the hart And he sayth moreouer that the accidētes proceding of the stingynge of aspis and other serpētes ben more horyble than any other diseases which thing
agues by the waye of crysis and somtime they appere in women after theyr delyueraunce of chyldren The sygnes are manifest in syght and in touchynge for some tyme they are harde and stretched oute chefelye when they be full of bloode and the coloure of them is blackyshe and sometyme they come to vlceracyon cause greate payne and are harde to be cured and there ensueth often a fluxe of bloode which is also of harde curacyon and though it be cured it commeth agayne with more malignitie so that when we wolde cure the sayde vlceration we haue ben constrayned to purge the matter by the places that lye aboute namelye by an issue Lykewyse besyde the saide vlceration the veines so swel are fylled sodēly with grosse melancholicke and burned blood that the sayde bloode congeleth together and commeth by lytle and lytle to putrifaction and so there ascend vp euell vapoures and fumes to the brayne cause euell accydentes in the brayne and in the harte whereby the pacyent often tymes dyeth Wherfore the cure of these veines wyth vlceration or wythoute vlceration chefely yf they be confermed cānot be accomplysshed wythoute euydent daunger of the paciente I speake of vlcered veynes because the matter whyche was wounte to dyscende to vyle places and there to be purged throughe the curation of the varyces is retayned and cōueyed to the nobler members as the harte the stomacke and the brayne and so the dysposition thereof shulde be the worse wherfore Hipocrates saith that yf ye heale emoroides leuynge notone open daunger of the dropsye tysyke and frenesy shall ensue Wherefore in such dyspositions that is to say in emoroydes and swollen veynes it is better to leue them open then to cure them For they that be cured dye quyckelye but they that be not cured but palliated lyue a long season For Arnoldus de villa noua sayeth when there is an vnnatural issue in a mās body by the which some mater is wonte to be purged it cannot be stopped wythoute greater incommodyties excepte the matter be purged by a place nye to the sayde issue And therefore wise chirurgiens in thys case make an issue wyth an actuall cauterye or potencyall foure fyngers vnder the knee that the mater be purged by the same by whych meane we haue healed manye The cure of swolne veynes not vlcered by insicion is very daungerous for great fluxe of bloode foloweth the sayde incision whiche is harde to be retayned and sometyme when nature cannot deryue the bloode and matter to the wounded place the same blood beinge kepte in growethe to cankerdnes Wherefore I was wonte in the cure of swollen veynes fylled wyth melancholyke bloode a conuenyente purgacion of the bodye wyth the applyinge of leches vpon the emoroydall veines presupposed to euapoure oute the bloode wyth thys decoction folowynge ℞ of the rootes of holyehocke lj ss of hoorehounde of cammomylle of mellylote of dylle ana m̄ j. of branne of cleane berlye ana m̄ ii of honye lj i. ss seethe al these thynges at the fyre and make a bathe thereof where wyth ye shall washe the whole legge and make euaporation wyth sponges dypped therein Also we were wonte to make a cerote of the decoction of holyhocke and wyth the thynges vnderwrytten and wythe these two thynges for the most parte we euapoured oute the bloode and resolued it perfytly ℞ of holihok soden cutte and stamped lj ss of oyle of comomylle dylle ana ℥ .ij. of freshe butter and hennes grese ana ℥ i. ss of gose grese and duckes grese ana ℥ i.ss of calues talowe ℥ .iii. of the marye of of the legges of a calfe and of a cow ana ʒ.vi make a soft cerote of al with the foresaye straynynge and wyth suffyciente whyte waxe addynge of saffron ʒ.i Furthermore to open a veyne aboute the knee the member beynge fyrst bounde strayned that the congeled and corrupte bloode maye only yssue oute perchaunce it shall not be vnprofytable for by the euacuacyon of bloode sometyme the foresayde accidentes are remoued Afterwarde vpon the cutte place ye shall leye thynges that staunche bloode as the whyte of an egge beaten wyth pouder restryctiue The curation of the vlceres of swollē veynes dyffer not frome the curation of vlceres of the legges and of the thyghes declared in the former chapyter But for as muche as suche vlceres are ioyned wyth vehemente payne and malygnitie therefore for the remouyng of the same we wyl descrybe certayne peculyer remedyes and fyrst a fomentation to swage the payne A synguler fomentation ℞ of the leaues of malowes violettes of the leaues of plantain ana m̄ i. of clene barly m̄ ii of the seed of quinces somewhat brayed ℥ ss of scabyouse m̄ i. ss of butter lj ss let them be sodden altogether wyth suffycyente water tyll the thyrde parte be consumed and vse thys remedye after the maner of a fomentacyon After ye haue washed the place with a sponge ye shall take the yolcke of a newe layde egge and of butter ℥ .i ss whych ye shal laboure in a mortar of lead and applie them with cloutes And yf ye put to thys medecyne an ℥ of vnguentum populeon yt shal be verye good we haue some tyme remoued the payne and malignitie of the sayde vlceres by apliynge oure pouder of mercurye ones or twyse and afterwarde leying vppon the same thys sparadrappe folowyng and thyn plates of leade vsynge a conuenyente maner of byndynge from the insteppe to the knee and whan the place was paynefull we washed it wyth the water of plantayne and water of alume Lykewyse we founde that the iuce of plantayne and of houndestonge boyled wyth a lytle suger tyll halfe be consumed and applyed vpon the vlcered place is of good operacyon The leues also of the sayde herbes and the leues of woodbynd layed vppon the vlceres in steade of an oyntemente or sparadrappe bryngeth great ease to the pacyente The myxture of the sayde sparadrap is ℞ of the iuce of plantayne nyght shade ana ℥ .ii. of the iuce of knotgrasse houndestonge and wodbynde ana ℥ .i of oyle of rooses omphacyne of oyle of rooses complete of oyle myrtyne ana ℥ .ii. of calues talow ℥ .iiij. of swines grese of gootes talowe ana ℥ .ii. ss of cowes talowe ℥ .iii. of vnguentum populeon ℥ i.ss of lytarge of golde and siluer ana ʒ.i.ss of minium ʒ.x of bole armenye fynelye poudred of terra sigillata ana ℥ ss let the fattes the oyles and the iuces seeth together tyll the iuces be consumed then strayne them and adde the reste to the straynynge and lette them seethe at the fyre and styrre them aboute tyll they be blacke in coloure than make a sparadrap or a soft cerote wyth suffycyente whyte waxe addynge in the ende of the decoction of camphore brayed accordinge to arte ʒ.ii of tucia ʒ.x vse thys medecyne in all vlcers for it is of excellente operation Item vnguentum camphoratum some
and therfore it is chyefly vsed in the somer for the pestilence Sirupe of popye prouoketh slepe stoppeth reumatyke fluxes thyckyng the subtyle mater therof it is good for a drye cough chieflye in them that begynne to haue a pthisik Sirupe of the iuyce of sorell is good for a pestilētiall feuer it swageth heat and thyrst and preserueth humours from putrefaction it delaieth heate of cholere and mūdifyeth bloode cutteth grosse humours and comforteth the harte Sirupe of myrte byndeth myghtely and therfore it is good for the fluxe of the belye and of the floures and it stoppeth sharpe reumes Miua citoniorum or of quynces thorough hys stypticitie is very good for the fluxe of the belye Moreouer it styrreth vp appetyte and comforteth the stomacke and strengthneth the entrayles and causeth vomyte to cease Sirupe of myntes is of temperat heate and it comforteth natural heat and dygestion of the stomacke and repayreth the weakenes of the same Sirupe of wormewood cōforteth the stomacke and the lyuer restoreth apetite loste and easeth paynes of the stomacke of the lyuer c. Sirupe of fumiterrye dygesteth al grosse salt corrupte burnt humors and therfore it is good for scabbes tetters ryngwormes salte flemmes lepryes malmort cākers and the frēche pockes Sirupe of epithimum is good for the frenche pockes leprye cākers malmort salt flemme olde scabbes it healeth also pushes cōmyng of salt sharpe and burnt humours it prouoketh vryne and suppleth the bellye Sirupe de sticados is good for colde dyseases of the synowes for the palseye the crampe the epileptia it is good also for reumatyke olde men The comon decoction The comon decoction to coole is thus ordeyned ℞ of the .iiij. comon seedes of the .iij. lesse seedes of euery one a lytle of clene barlye of raysons an̄ ℥ i. of licoryce ℥ ss of annes ʒ ii of iuiubes of damaske prunes ana number ten of sebesten number .vi. seeth them all together wyth water of endyue buglosse and rayne water in equall portion tyll the thyrde parte be consumed it is vsed in medicines against sharpe and choleryke fieuers and it is good for the brest A peculier decoction for the breste and agaynste the coughe and shorte brethe R. of branne of scabiouse of maydenheere of ysope of horehound ana m̄ i. of floures of violettes of borage and buglosse ana m̄ ss of the rootes of langdebefe ℥ ii of damaske prunes of iuiubes ana ℥ i. ss of sebesten of barlye of dates of drye figges an̄ ℥ i. of licoryce ʒ x. of pennydies ℥ ii ss of fenell ʒ iiii of good honye .li. ss seethe them all with sufficient water tyll halfe be consumed than strayne the decoction and vse it for it is of merueylous operation A loche to ease the coughe and the streytnes of the breaste R. of sugger candye of a sirupe of vyolettes ʒ ten of penidies ℥ i. and. ss of syrupe of violettes ʒ ii of diadragantum ℥ iii. of iuyce of liquyryce ʒ vi of the comune seedes pycked of kernelles of Pynaple ana ℥ i. mengle them and make a loche wyth a lytle water of Scabious Diameron and Dianucum are good for the squynce from the begynnynge to the augmentation Item it remedyeth inwarde swellynges of the throte and losynge of the vuula and stoppeth catarres clensynge grosse fleume yf it be gargarised wyth water of pomegranades and water of plantayne ¶ Of electuaryes lenityue and solutyue FYrst diamāna purgeth-subtyle cholere soupieth the bellye healeth the diseases therof Diacatholicon purgeth indyfferentlye all humours and louseth wythout trouble and is pleasaunt in taste and it is gyuen to them that haue a sharpe feuer and to them whiche haue dyseases in the lyuer and in the mylte Diaprunis non solutinus louseth the bellye wythout violence it is of pleasaunt taste it swageth thyrst and quencheth the heat of feuers and therfore is conuenientlye vsed in hote and brennynge feuers Item it soupleth the guttes and comforteth them and yf ye put vnto it a lytle of diagridium it shal be very solutiue and shal purge all kyndes of cholere Diacassia is lenitiue and good agaynst coleryke sharpe burnyng feuers It mundifyeth bloode louseth the belly without violēce Some adde to thys cōfection ij ʒ of diagridiū and then it is of stronger solution Electuarium de psilio is of ryghte good operation for it helpeth coleryk feuers myghtely Item it remedyeth yelowe iaundes and stoppynges of the lyuer It cooleth brennynge heates is conueniently gyuen to them that haue malygne corrosyue virulēt vlceres Electuary of the iuyce of roses is solutiue purgeth al kyndes of cholere remedyeth al tercians paynes of ioyntes cōming of a hote cause it emptyeth all hote furious humours and therfore it is conuenientlye gyuen to them that haue a furiouse herisipelas carbuncle c. wyth diacatholicon to purge the residence of humours in thē that begynne to recouer of any syckenesse and is as the quyckenynge of other medicines Diafinicon is a medicine wythout daunger of easye solution purgeth grosse cholere and flemme and it is conueniently gyuen in the ende of coleryke feuers myngled wyth grosse flemme it easeth the paynes of the bellye and of the guttes caused of grosse flemme and therfore it is good for the colyke Electuarium indum is a great medicine to purge grosse and flegmatyke humours in the stomacke in the ioyntes And therfore it is gyuen to them that haue colde ioyntes Moreouer it taketh awaye all payne commynge of wyndy matter and therfore it is vsed in the frenche pockes Cōfectio hamech purgeth al choleryke salt and burnt humours therfore it is gyuen to them that haue virulent maligne vlceres by reason of the frenche pockes Item it is good for skabbes salt flēme the cāker leprye malmort tetters ryngwormes c. Benedicta receyued by the mouthe or mynistred in clysters is a good medicine agaynst all paynes of the ioyntes mynistred of colde matter and also against the dyseases of the reynes and of the blader cōmynge of lyke cause Item vsed in clysteres it easeth the paynes of the frenche pockes The confection of turbyth purgeth grosse flegmatyke humours therfore is good for scrophules wennes knobbes it is conueniently gyuē to olde men womē chyldren flegmatyk ydle delicate persones The ordynaunce of it is after thys sorte Confection of turbyth ℞ of turbyth preparate of agaryke in trociskes of blacke elebore an̄ ʒ i. ss of ginger polipody of myrte ana ʒ iij. of diagridium ʒ i. of cinamome of cloues of euery one ℈ ij of galangale longe peper of nutmygges maces quybebes ana ʒ ss of whyte suggre .li. ij of spyke ℈ i. myngle them make a styffe myxture wyth syrupe of roses The receyt of it is the quantitie of a chestnutte A solutiue of the dropsy whyche is good to purge the matter of the dysease called hernia aquosa ℞ of the iuyce of comferye ℥ i.
of the iuyce of floure deluyce ʒ x. of the iuyce of radyshe ʒ vi of syrupe de quinque radicibus .li. i. sethe them together wyth sufficient quantitie of water of endiue and fenell and make a longe syrupe the receyt of it is from two ℥ to iij ℥ it bryngeth out the yelowe water and healeth the dropsy Tartare or wyne lyes wyth wasshed terebentyne loose the belly vehemently but it is corrected wyth honye of roses and a lytle mastyck the receyt of it is of tartare ʒ ij of rerebentyne ʒ vi Comon oyle dronkē wyth the iuyce of sothernwood of lymous kylleth the wormes and looseth the belly the receyt is of euery one ʒ ij Hierapicra Galeni is good for all dyseases of the heade caused of colde matter and a sponefull of it muste be taken two houres after supper yf it be vsed in clysters it is of lyke effecte Hiera constantini maketh for the same purpose is more pleasaunt in taste healeth the dymnesse of the sight Micleta is good agaynst all fluxes of the bellye and of the emorroydes It comforteth the stomacke and the vertue of dygestion and rectifyeth the euyll complexion of the lyuer Itē an electuary of myrte hath the sayd efficacities Sugger of roses comforteth the stomacke and entrayles It cooleth the bodye beynge receyued wyth water in the somer it is a good remedye to them that haue the ptisik and spete bloode Sugger of violettes represseth the heate of cholere and of feuers swageth thyrste suppleth the breste the bellye helpeth the coughe and is conueniently gyuen at the begynnynge to them that haue a pleuresye Suger of buglosse is good for the dyseases of the harte and of the lyuer and remedyeth swounynge and tremblynge of the harte and quencheth all straunge heate and is good for melancholyke persones suggre of borage hath lyke vertues A marmalade of quinces called diacitonium stoppeth fluxe of the bellye and vomytynge and strengtheneth weake membres and the vertue of dygestion For to stoppe the belly it is taken before and to stoppe vomytyng it is taken after meate The confection called manus christi is made after this sorte ℞ of whit sugger one pounde of rose water as muche as shall suffyce make a confection at the fyer in morselles But yf ye put thervnto of margarites ʒ ss it shal be very cordiall Diarodon abbatis comforteth the stomacke and restoreth appetite And therfore it is gyuen in the ende of sharp feuers wyth a lytle odoriferous wyne it restoreth them that be in consumption and healeth the yelowe iandes The confection of thre saunders is good for the diseases of the lyuer it cōforteth the stomacke styrreth apetyte and quencheth heate of feuers and remoueth oppilacions or stoppynges Aromaticum rosatum is a confection verye pleasaunt in taste and good for many passions of the bodye for it comforteth a weake stomacke lyuer restoreth loste appetite and helpeth digestion Moreouer it cōforteth all the naturall strengthes and clarifyeth the spirites and is conueniently gyuen to them that waxe hole of some dysease and vse often to swounde with a lytle odoriferous wyne Diaciminum heateth a colde stomacke and breaketh wynde helpeth dygestion remoueth a colde cough Dianthos or electuarye of the floures of rosemarye hathe vertue to comforte and is good in all passions of the harte Item taken wyth a lytle wyne it is good for them that bene pensyfe and melancholy and begynne to recouer of a dysease A confection against wormes ℞ of coralline of the seede of percelye of Macedonia or in steade therof of alisaunders of the seede of purselan of euerye one ʒ ij of the seede of lauender cotton ʒ ij ss of ditany of a hertes horne brente of euerye one ʒ i. of reubarbe ʒ iij. of cloues ʒ i. of saffran ℈ ss of sugger .li. i. make a confection wyth the wyne of pomegranades and gyue it in the quantitie of a chestnutte Here foloweth the ordynaunce of a confection of eufrage to sharpen the syghte and to clarifye the spirites ℞ of eufrage ℥ iij. of cynamome of cubebes of macys of longe peper of cloues of euerye one ʒ ss of fenell ʒ iij. of clarifyed honye .li. i. ss of the iuyce of fenell purifyed ℥ i. of the iuyce of rue of of the iuyce of veruene ana ʒ ij of the iuyce of salendyne ℥ ss seeth the iuyces wyth the honye tyll they bene consumed then strayne them and put the reste to the straynynge and make a confection The receyt of it is the quantitye of a chessenutte at nyghte when the pacient goeth to bedde The confection folowynge is of lyke effecte ℞ of fenell of siler montanum of euery one ʒ i. of euphrage of germander of the rootes of celedonye of smallage seede of euery one ʒ ss of the seede of dille of percelye of peny riall of Isope of the floures of borage of the graynes of iunipere of saxifrage of euerye one ʒ i. myngle them altogether wyth honye of roses The receyt is ʒ i. ss dyssolued wyth water of rue or of fenell Here foloweth an electuarye for them that sayle on the see whyche openeth oppilacions and remedyeth the yelowe iaūdies the swellyng and pallenes of the face longe feuers and the dropsye Rece of cloues of pepper of annys cumyn fenugreke cardomomum roses of the seede of mylons cucumers citrulles and gourdes of euerye one ʒ ij of cynamome of the seede of smallage of euerye one ʒ ss of the two saūders redde and yelowe of gynger of euery one ʒ i. of sene of epithimum of squinantū of galyngale of macys of euery one ℈ ij of spyke of saffran of euerye one ℈ i. make an electuary with honye of roses ¶ The .xviij. Chapter Of Opiate medicines OPiate medicines swage payn howbeit it is onely after the maner of palliation they must not be ministred but in great necessitie and wyth greate consyderation that is to saye a conuenient purgation premysed For theyr operation bryngeth the member to corruption destroyeth the naturall heate and felynge of the member and mortifyeth the vitall and animall spirites and thoughe the payne be appaysed for a season yet it wyl returne againe with great vehemencye Moreouer ye muste obserue that ye applye not medicines made wyth Opium nor any other of stronge repercussion when the pacient is weake for the nature and heate of a weake member is soone destroyed by Opiate and also repercussyue medicines As we sawe by the applicacion of bole armenie and vynegre vppon the knee of the Cardinall of saynte Sabyne whyche had ben dyseased a great whyle and thē had such chaūce that hys knee came to cancrenositie Wherfore the sayde medicines muste be corrected wyth saffran and castorium and other thynges before they be applyed that the malicious nature of opium maye be amended An opiate medicine to swage payne in the outwarde partes may be made after this sort Opiate medicine ℞ of the cromes of breade
Rooses is conuenient in thys case A suppositorie also wherin sall gemma entrethe prouoketh vryne ¶ A Chapter howe a man maye drawe out vryne wyth instrumentes AVicenne Rasis Cornelius Celsus teache that deteyned vryne maye be drawen out wyth instrumentes of brasse or syluer made holowe lyke pipes Howebeit the sayd instrumentes must be sondrye accordynge to the diuersitie of bodyes and ages Of those instrumentes whyche are conuenient for men the longeste muste be of xv ynches the meane of twelue ynches the leest of ix ynches For women the longest instrumente shal be of ix ynches and the leest of vj. And the instrumentes made for men muste be more croked than the other for women bycause the conduyte of women is shorter than in men Ye muste laye the patient vpon a bedde vp ryght and lette the ministre take in to hys ryght hande anoynted wyth oyle of rooses a croked syrynge made of Syluer and lette hym guyde it by the hole of the yarde tyll he towche the ende of the necke of the bladder and whan he is come to the sayde place lette hym cause the patient to bowe towarde hys knee and than lette hym thrust the syrynge into the concauitie of the bladder and thaÌ„ he shal se the vryne come rennyng out at the ende of the syrynge whyche done we were wont to wasshe the bladder and to clense it frome grosse humours by an other syrynge put into the ende of the sayde syryng with a decoction folowynge â„ž of cleane barley mÌ„ j. of reysons â„¥ j. of liquyrice of the seede of alcakengi of the comune seedes of the thre lesse seedes somewhat broken of euery one â„¥ iij. of fygges Ê’ xiiij of syrupe de duabus radicibus â„¥ iij. suger â„¥ j. ss let them seth all together wyth sufficient quaÌ„titie of rayne water tylle they ben brought to halfe a pounde thaÌ„ streyne them all and washe the bladder with the streynynge beynge warme and thus ye muste procede tylle the vryne come to hys naturall course by thys meane we healed two noble men Ancelyne and Moruell c. ¶ A chapter of brusynge of the nayles and to drawe out bloode vnder the sayde nayles SOmetymes thorough brusyng of the nayles there remaynethe some bloode vnder theÌ„ which causeth the said nailes to falle greatly payneth the patient chieflye whan the sayde bloode comethe to putrefaction The cure is that incontinentlye ye anoynt the place wyth oyle of roses and the iuyce of plantayne beaten wyth the whyte of an egge leyng it ouer all the hole fynger The next day yf the bloode vnder the nayle be of great quantitie that putrefaction is to be feared ye shall open the nayle wyth a rasor or bore it thorough wyth some coÌ„uenieÌ„t instrument so that ye touche not the quycke fleshe Afterwarde ye shall anoynt the place with oyle omphacyne hote laye thys medecyne thervpon â„ž of oyle of roses omphacyne of oyle myrtyne ana â„¥ j. of newe waxe Ê’ x. of odoriferous wyne â„¥ ij of cleare terebentyne Ê’ iij. of the leaues of wormewood brused â„¥ ss of cumyn brused Ê’ i. let them sethe besyde the waxe tyll the wyne be consumed than streyne them and putt to the straynyng the waxe let them seeth agayne and adde to it beane floure a lytle and make a playster Sometyme the pacient wyll not suffer the nayle to be opened therefore the matter cometh to putrefactioÌ„ then ye shall procede with thynges that maye cause the nayle to falle as are digestiues and mollificatyue playsters and after the remotion of the nayle ye shall seale vp the place wyth vnguentuÌ„ de Minio washyng it with wyne sodden wyth rooses myrtilles and a lytle alume ¶ A chapter of the swellynge of the necke and of the throte called Bocium BOcium is a gret swellynge in the throte The cure of a wâ—nne or in the necke caused of humours and turned to harde matter vnfyt to be resolued wherof there ben two kyndes namelye naturall and accidentall The naturall receaueth not curation in aged bodyes by locall medicynes but the accidentall maye be cured vnto xxiiij yere by purgyng the matter clysterynge and resolutyue medicynes Arnold sayth that thys passion is hereditarye and regional for in some regious it chauÌ„ceth more than in other and he saythe that thys passion procedeth of the nature of the ayre or euyll qualitie of the water And he sheweth moreouer that there is a contree called garfignana wherin lyghtlye all men and women haue this disease And therefore he councelethe to chaunge the ayre the water and the regyon at the begynnynge before it be increased Towchynge the cure of thys disease whan it is olde and knytte to the veynes and Arteries ye shall not remoue it by handy operation nor by cautery for great and daungerous accidentes myght ensue but ye shall rather forsake the cure The cure of that that may be healed hathe thre intentions diete purgatioÌ„ of the matter antecedent remotion of the matter conioynt As towchynge the fyrst intention the paciente muste absteyne frome all meates that engender grosse troublous and wyndy bloode as beefe porke hartes fleshe leuerettes kiddes and byrdes of ryuers c. Also he must auoyde al kyndes of pulses as beanes peason c. and fyshe except soules gurnardes perches c. Item he must absteyne from all baken meates and oynyons leekes garlyke turnepes rapes c. And aboue all thynge lette hym absteyne frome the companye of women and let hym eate meates that ingender good bloode as capoÌ„s veale and rear egges with percelye nept cinamome a lytle sugger These herbes are conuenient to be sodden in the brothe of good fleshe borage lettuse parcelie whyte beetes nept myntes langdebeef c. Hys wyne must be claret of good odour delaied with swete water For the seconde intentioÌ„ let the pacient vse thys syrupe folowynge the space of seuen dayes â„ž of syrupe de duabus radicibus wyth vynegre of oximell symplex ana Ê’.iij of syrupe of Epithimum Ê’ vi of water of fenell buglos and scabious ana â„¥ .i. myngle them After thys syrupe let the pacieÌ„t be purged as foloweth â„ž of diacatholicon â„¥ ss diafinicon Ê’ iij. electuarij indi Ê’.ij make a small potion wyth the comune decoction In thys disease ye muste vse sondrye purgations and therefore the confection of turbyth is verye conuenient whyche we haue described in oure Antidotarye in the chapters of electuaries and confections It is good sometymes to take fastynge two sponefulles of honye of rooses aromatized wyth a lytle nutmygges cloues and Cinamome and aqua vite and it muste be vsed vpon that daye that the patient taketh not a laxatiue medicyne twyse or thryse a weeke Arnolde prayseth thys pouder folowyng â„ž of a sponge of the see of palea marina of the bone of the fishe called Sepie or a cuttle bone of long and blacke peper of gynger cynamome salgemine Piretrum galles of the pryckes of rooses ana
cutte of incontinentlye after incision ye shall cauteryse the place wyth comune oyle wherin earth wormes haue ben sodē wyth a lytle terebentyne and afterwarde ye shall dygeste the place with thys oyle myngled wyth the yolkes of egges and terebentyne And ye shall anoynt the partes adioynynge wyth oyle magistral and bynde vpon it the sparadrap wrytten in the chapter of hurted synowes After the remotiō of the escare and whē good quytture is engendred let the place be mundifyed wyth thys mundifycatiue ℞ of clere terebentyne ℥ vi of the iuyce of plantayne ℥ ij of water of barly one cyath of syrupe of roses ℥ i. ss seeth them al together tyll the water and the iuyce be consumed then streyne them and put to the streynynge of barlye floure ℥ ij ss the yolke of an egge of sarcocolle ʒ ij For the other intencions ye shal procede as is aforesayd As touching dyet and preseruatiues we haue sufficientlye spoken in our former boke ¶ A chapter of the cure of woundes caused by arowes dartes c. WHen a man is wounded wyth an arowe or darte or lyke thynge ye shal enlarge the place with sharp yron as sone as may be except ther be daunger of cuttynge synowes veines and arteries and then ye shall drawe out the darte or arowe wyth tenacles or some other conuenient instrument Howbeit some commaunde to mollifye the place wyth dygestiues whych thynge is very daungerous Yf the arrowe be not venemose it shal suffice to cauterise the place with hote oyle of elders afterward ye shal procede with remedyes ordeyned in the former boke in the chap. of a fleshye woūde Yf the arowe or dart be enuenimed whych is knowen by swellyng blackenes of the place than ye shall burne awaye the venemouse flesshe wyth an hote Yron and scarifie the place about and lay on bloodsuckers and vpon the wounde ye shall applye the playster of meales wrytten in the chapter of cancrena If the arowe be barbed it is better to cause it passe thorough thā to drawe it backe It chaūceth sometymes that the arowe heade remayneth in the bellye longe tyme and afterward is sent of nature to the flankes and likewyse sometymes the pellettes of hagbuttes remayne fyue or syxe dayes in some member and comme oute in the ende of the membre The remedies conuenient to drawe out yrō thorne or other lyke are these The iuyce of the rootes of a cane or reede incorporated wyth newe leauē terebentyne armonyake the heades of lysardes cutte brent and stamped and made after the maner of a playster Item thys playster folowyng is good for the same purpose ℞ of great diaquilon of oure description ℥ iij. of armonyake serapyne Bdellium galbane ana ʒ vi of the iuyce of the rotes of a cane or reede ʒ x. of terebentyne shyppe pitche oyle of lynseed ana ʒ j. melte them all at the fyer and adde of wheate floure ʒ v. of newe leauen ʒ x. of oyle of elders ʒ vij myngle them and vse them after the maner of a cerote Thus endeth the first booke of woundes and begynneth the seconde booke of Apostemes ✚ The seconde booke of Apostemes ¶ The fyrst Chapter of the cure of hote and colde Apostemes THe remedies whiche are conueniēt in the begynnyng of apostemes vnto augmentatiō must be repercussiue whan they come to augmentacion ye muste procede wyth the remedies gyuen in theyr proper Chapter After maturation incision and digestiō ye shal applie this incarnatiue ℞ of cleare terebentyne ℥ iij. syrupe of rooses honye of rooses ana ʒ vj. of the iuyce of plantayne ℥ ss seth thē all together a lytle and whan ye take them from the fyer adde therunto of frankensence myrre sarcocolle aloes ana ʒ ss of the floure of barley lentilles and beanes ana ʒ iij. vse thys incarnatiue in a sanguine and flegmatyke aposteme In choleryke Apostemes ye muste not applye incarnatiue medecynes but rather suche as maye alter the Coleryke matter for whych purpose ye shall vse vnguentum de Minio wyth the iuyce of plantayne and nyghtshade or vnguentum de tucia of oure description For cicatrisation ye shal vse vnguentum Basilicū the greater and the lesse a lotion of water of alume and our pouder cicatrisatyue ¶ A Chapter of malygne pustules as Carbuncles ignis persicus and Froncles IN venemouse pustules it is necessary at the begynnyng to mortifie their venemousnes with an hote Yron or some other caustyke medicyne and ye must cut a veyne of the same syde to drawe euyll bloode towarde the Carbuncle that it be not deriued to the principall membres Afterward as Antonius Gaynerius saythe ye must gyue the pacient some purgation that hath vertue to resyste venyme as we haue declared in the chapter of the pestilence and of a carbuncle Item for the comfortation of the harte ye shall vse cordyall Epithimies and ye shall maynteyne the strength of the paciente wyth good meates and ye shall not laye vpon the place thynges repercussyue nor to much attractiue as some do that applye serapyne and galbanum c. After cauterisation to cause the escare to falle ye shall administre thynges mollificatiue and maturatiue as are butter swynes grese and a digestiue of terebentyne Whan the escare is remoued for mundification ye shal procede as it is sayde in the former booke The comune remedies conuenient in thys case are these that folowe Vnguentum Egyptiacum of our description wyth arsenyke water of arsenyke and sublymate to mortifie the Carbuncle whyche is wrytten in our additions a trocysque of Minium ruptorie of capitelle cauterisation wyth hote Yron all these mortifie the carbuncle After mortification ye shal applye the yolke of an egge beaten with salt and scabiouse a mundificatiue of smallage incarnatiue of sarcocolle terebentyne honye of rooses iuyce of herbes ordeyned in the additions vnguentū de Minio water of alume pouder cicatrisatiue blacke colewortes stamped wyth salt Thys playster folowyng is a synguler remedye agaynste ignem persicum ℞ of roses weybred mallowes lentilles clene barley ana m̄ ij of the cromes of broune breade .li. ss of the floures of pomegranates myrtilles ana m̄ ss sethe them al together with sufficient water tylle the beanes and barley be sodden than stampe them and streyne them and sethe the straynynge ageyne a lytle whyche done adde therunto of oyle of rooses and myrte ana ℥ ij of whyte waxe ℥ j. ss myngle them The plaister of two pomegranades and the liniment made in a morter of leade described in the Chapter of ignis Persicus in oure former booke are conuenient in thys case ¶ A Chapter of the cure of Froncles FOr the cure of Froncles ye shall sethe whete in water wyth the rotes of whyte lillies malowe leaues and stamped with swynes grese for it hathe greate strengthe to rype For the same intention ye may vse the playster folowynge ℞ of the rootes of Holyhocke and lillies ana ℥ iij. of wheate m̄ j. of