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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B00481	The true and perfect order to distill oyles out of al maner of spices seedes, rootes, and gummes with their perfect taste, smel, and sauour: where vnto is added some of their ver[t?]ues gathered out of sundry aucthors. As Gualterius, Rissius, Guinthery Andernaty, Phillipus, Hermanus, Leonardo, Phirauante, Phallopius, Cardanus..	Hester, John, d. 1593.; Guenther, Johann, von Andernach, 1505-1574.; Falloppio, Gabriele, 1523-1562.	1575 (1575)	STC 19181.3; ESTC S94591	12,885	34

THE TRVE AND perfect order to distill oyles out of al maner of spices seedes rootes and gummes with their perfect taste smel and sauour where vnto is added some of their vertues gathered out of sundry aucthors As Gualterius Riffius Guinthery Andernaty Phillipus Hermanus Leonardo Phirauante Phallopius Cardanus ¶ Here beginneth the true order to make oiles of all manner of spises Seades Rootes and Gumes with their vertues gathered out of diuers and sundry auth●rs To make oyle of scinamond TAke Scinamond as much as ye wil and stampe it grosely than put it into a glasse wyth pure Aquauite and so let it stand v. or vi dayes than distill it with a small fire and there wil come foorth both oyle water the which ye shall seperate one from another for the oyle wil sinke to the bottom some vse to distill it with wine and some with Rose water ye shall vnderstand that this oyle is of a marueilous nature for it perceth through fleshe and bones and is very hote and dry therfore it is good against all colde and moyst deseases and in specially for the harte and head in so much that if a man did lie specheles and could scant draw his wind it would presently recouer him againe so that hys time be not yet come most miracolous to sée and to be shorte this oyle is of such operation and vertue that if a man drinke neuer so little therof he shall fele the working therof in his fingers and tooes with great maruell and therefore to shut vp the some of his vertues it perceth thorow the whole body and helpeth al diseases that are come thorow colde and flegmatike matter this oyle is hot and sharpe it disgesteth and maketh thine and driueth down wemens terremes it helpeth wemen that haue great paine and smart in their trauell and bringing forth their frute if ye geue the pacient a little of this oyle with oyle of Myrre in wyne to drinke and anoynt the parts therwith the face and handes being anointed with this oyle it driueth away the messells and spotes it warmeth the breast helpeth the colde cough it consumeth all cold flixes that proceedeth from the braine and head the tempels and nostrelles anoynted therwith taketh away paines of the head and causeth quiet sléepe this oyle may be occupied in stead of the naturall balme for manie diseases ye shall note that this water is also good against the aforesaid diseases but yet nothing of such force and strength for one drop of oyle wil do more than vi spone fulles of the water Gaulterus riffius Philippus Hermanus To make oyle of Cloues THis oyle is made in the same order as ye did make the oyle of Scinamond and sinketh also to the bottome of the wytter the which ye shal seperate and keepe close and his vertues are these It strenghteneth the braine head and heart and reuiueth the spirites it serueth against all colde diseases it taketh away all euill fleames being outwardly aplyed it hath great vertue in healing and may be occupied in stead of naturall balme for woundes one or two dropes taken in the morning with wine helpeth a stinking breth this oyle maketh the harte merrie and clenseth the fylthines therof openeth the lyuer that is stopped being put into the eye it clereth the sight it comforteth a colde stomacke and causeth good disgestion it purgeth melancoly Riffius To make oyle of Nutmeges THis oyle is made in the same order as ye made the oyle of Scinamond but it will swime vpon the top of the water and is very cléere and pure and with very little heate or with the heate of the sunne it will flie away therefore keepe it close in a glase if ye will distill this oyle againe in baleno ye may keepe it an hundred yeeres in his perfect strength and vertue his vertues are these it driueth down wemens termes and also the quicke and the dead fruite and therefore women with childe shall not occupie this oyle vntill such time as they be in trauell with child and than it causeth thē to be faire deliuered without paine danger being dronke with wyne it taketh away all paines of the head cōming of colde it comforteth the maw and openeth the lyuer mylte and kydnes and such like it is excellent against beating of the harte and faintnesse and sounding being dronke and annoynted with this oyle vnder the lefte breast on the Region of the hart it maketh good blood and expelleth Flegmatike and melancolicke humors and maketh a man merrie being vsed at night it taketh away all fances and dreames if any had a woūd or had broken a rybbe within him with a fal let him drinke this oyle with any slight wounde drinke and it will helpe him althoughe he were almost dead it is good in all fylthie soores which be called vncurable it is also precious for all colde diseases of the ioyntes sinowes It maketh a swéete breath if the splene do swell ye shall anoint therewith the lefte side and it wyll ease it Philippus Hermanus To make oyle of Peper THis oyle is distilled in manner as is aforesaid and will swym vppon the water and is very clere and his vertues are these this oyle hath more vertue then the Peper had in percing and specially in the collike and other weake places fylled with Fleme if ye take thereof iii. or iiii dropes with one scruppell of the Iuyse of Quinces two houres afore the fyte after that the body is wel purged and let blood it stayeth also the shaking at the firste time or else at the second and taketh away the fyt ye shall vnderstand that this oyle is only the ayrye part seperated from the other elementes Euonimus To make oyle of Saffron THis oyle is distilled as the other are hath these vertues if it be dronke with wyne it maketh a man merry and to haue a fayre collour if ye anoynt the tempells of a man that is ouercome with drinke wyth this oyle it wil helpe him this being anointed on sante Antonis fire it quinceth it and preserueth the place this oyle mixed wyth womans milke it stoppeth the running of the eyes beyng anoynted on the harte it maketh it merie the head anoynted therewith it prouoketh sléepe by reason wherof the auncient Doctors of Phisicke heretofore dyd vse it to such as were mad anoynting their nostrels therewith it clenseth also olde sores c. Riffius To make oyle of Anysead THis oyle is made as is aforesayde and his vertues are these being drunke in the morning with a littell wyne it maketh a swéete breath if ye put a litle into the nostrels when ye go to bed and anoynte the temples therwith it taketh away al paines comming of colde and causeth the pacient to sléepe quietly It is good against wind in the gutes and stomacke causeth the paine to sease if ye drinke iii. or iiii dropes and anoynt the stomack therwith it wil breake