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A briefe and short discourse of the vertue and operation of balsame with an instruction for those that haue their health to preserue the same. VVhereunto is added Doctor Bullins diet for health.
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Bullein, William, d. 1576.
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A briefe and short discourse of the Vertue and Operation of Balsame With an instruction for those that haue their health to preserue the same VVhereunto is added Doctor Bullins Diet for Health Imprinted at London for Iohn Perin dwelling in Paules Church-yard Anno Domini 1585. The vertue and operation of this Balsame HOWE this Balsame may be vsed to y e health and profit of the byers it must be alwaies kept close and the vessell wherein it is must be very wel stopt for els it will consume and wast awaie ANy person which hath his sight beginning to fayle him let him continually smell vnto this Balsame and they shal be holpen and their sight shall be preserued Make this Balsam warme and rubbe therewith the Nose within and without of all those which haue a moiste and colde braine so shall they be preserued in greate health thereby And whosoeuer hath a coldrume discending from the braine let them vse to rubbe their Nosethrils with thys Balsame three times a daie morning noone and night and it helpeth them SUch as are heauie hedded dull witted forgetfull let al those vse to anoint the hinder parte of their head with the Balsome and it comforteth the wit and refresheth a man exceeding well GIue one drop of this Balsame in a sponeful of wine Beere or Ale fasting to all those which hath no apetite and it helpeth them Also all they which vse to drinck of it are long preserued in good liking And causeth a mans heare to keep his colour and not to waxe white IF any person haue a slimie stomacke let them vse euery morning fasting to take one drop of this balsam in wine beere or ale and it expulseth the fleame and comforteth y e stomacke Also whosoeuer hath abundauÌ„ce of coruptioÌ„ in their stomacke which is cause of greate feeblenes let them vse as it aforesayd euerie xii or xiiii daie to purge himsefe so may one shortly be holpen whiche myght their life time liue and suffer great paynes Being taken euery morning one drop in a sponefull of wine beere or ale It preserueth one from poysoning the whole daie after Also it preserueth a man from corupte or poysned ayre and is especiall good to bee vsed in the time of Pestilence SUch as are poysoned let them incontinent take one droppe of this Balsame in a sponefull of water so continue in taking of this Balsam xii howers after that is euerie houre a drop so shall they be holpen ANy persoÌ„ which by chauÌ„ce falleth and is brused on any part of the bodie let them straight waye annoynt the same place therewith and it aswageth the swelling putteth awaie the blacknesse of the sore also wheÌ„ a man hath a stitch in the side annoint it therwith and it helpeth NEither any olde or yong folke which haue a stinckking breath so that the stench come out of the stomacke but it helpeth if it be receiued euerie morning fasting one drop with a sponefull of wine the space of xiiii daies and fast ii houres after thei haue taken it ONe drop of this Balsame put into a Fistel euery day the space of xx dayes healeth and stoppeth the fistell also it healeth all wouÌ„ds old new laide into them twise a daie according to the quantitie of the wound FOure drops of this balsam put vppon a broad Pustel which commeth of colde and grosse humours in the space of xii daies it will bee made whole MAny which are sick by occasion of cold and dry humours which causeth consumption may drinke euerie morning euening one drop of this Balsame with wine and they shall recouer their health again ANy body which hath a postimation which commeth of wind and moysture which would settle it selfe in anie place of the bodie anoint the said place with this Balsam three times a daie and in the space of eight dayes it will be healed REadely doth this Balsam helpe al sores which chauÌ„ceth in y e hands legs armes or any part of the body if thei bee annoynted with it three times a day PEaceably and verie quickly this Balsam swageth al swellings which is not of the dropsy if the swelling be annointed three times a daie with it and Linnin clothes laid vpon them wet with the said Balsam EUery person that is taken with the Palsey let them morning and euening drinck a drop of this Balsame in a sponefull of wine and also anoynt the part which is takeÌ„ with the said Palsey ii times a daie and theyshall bee healed and it comforteth y t parts maruelously THis Balsame healeth all paynes in y t ioynts so that ye wash the ioints therwith and also plaister y e said ioints with a linnen cloth wet it in the sayd Balsame this must be done twise a day HE or thei which haue their sinowes drawen together let them wash theÌ„ with this Balsame and they shal be restored w t their former health and strength Also it helpeth the Emroides when they are very greuous Also it is good for the sicknes which chaunceth in the Arse Gutte which is named Tenasmos if a linnen cloth be wet with the sayd Balsame and put therein For those which haue their Health HE which hath his health and would so continue I wish him either to forbeare or little to vse those thinges which greatly digresse from that constitution or mediocritie in which man is created Our Phisitians do cal euerie thing hot or cold in the respect of y e nature of man For if it be somewhat hotter theÌ„ his nature theÌ„ it digresseth and they tearme it hot in the second degree and in like maner to the third and fourth which because it doeth so far exceede his constitution by daily proofe is founde to be vnto him flat poyson the like consideration on the contrarie side haue they of colde things wherby you may gather how like alwaies desireth like and abhoreth the contrary The thinges which are like and best agree with the nature of man are good holsome vsual meates drinks a dry fresh sweet ayre moderat sleepe and trauell or labor which although it were alotted vnto vs as punnishment by GOD. Yet mercifully withall he hath made it a meane to preserue our health the thinges which greatly disagree are wines spice salt meats and al very hot thinges which thou shalt know by tast for either they bite like Peper fret like salt or els shewe some great manifest heat in the mouth Also on the other side all rawe fruits and cold herbes with diuers things of like nature much vse of Sawses deuised by belly gods whom God hath punished as much by want of appetite hauing meate at wil as the poore by want of meat hauing good apetite to liue in a thicke foggy ayre to liue idlely and to exceede in eating drinking sleeping watching or venery I would not haue any man to thincke that I doe vtterly condeme al very hot and cold things but seing they are rather of the nature of medecine then nutriment I wish them to be verie discretly moderatly vsed for hot things are to be vsed when a mans bodie is very cold and cold thinges when his bodie is ouer hot but to vse either the bodie being not distempered is mere madnes Now further for asmuch as all men are subiect vnto death and our bodies as yelding therunto from time to time alwaies gather coruption to preserue our health as much as may be vntill wee haue run that race which God hath appointed I comende vnto you this receipt Take Borage and Parsley in like quaÌ„tity boyle them in Whey clarified kepe it in some earthen vessell vse of it warme in y e spring especialy euery morning fasting a good draught and in euery draught take so much of a polion as will geue thee two stooles a day more then ordinary some may vse it ten dayes together some fifteene or twenty as the body doeth require by this meanes thou maist preuent many disseases and kepe thy bodie in verie good state it maketh women apt to conceiue if during the taking thereof they liue chast and it hath many other special vertues which for breuities sake I will omit Their is yet one dissease wherewith our wantons here of England are much trobled for not resperting the force or helpe of nature if they feele neuer so small or light a griefe they must presently to Phisick vntill they haue so filled their Bodies with drinks that they are sicker of their Phisicke then of any dissease in this griefe a little more wit will bee a present help for so shall they haue he auier purses lighter hearts souÌ„der bodies Doctor Bullins Diet for Health BEware of coldnes both of the aire as misses wind thin clothing vncleane lodging with opeÌ„ windowes in y t chaÌ„ber or lying on thy back or nere the ground but vse sweet warme aire with a smale fire not neare at hand it wil help y e matter to ripe wheras coldnes will binde and driue back the matter and kill the pacient sodainly suppe cleane broth of chickins eate but little and oft couit to sleep in the might vi or vii howers for sleepe is a great friend to nature if sleepe come not in y t night then refuse not sleep in the day sitting in thy Chaire with thy head vpright after meate twoo houres walke not much vp doune for rest with warmnes is agreat nourisher of the humors specially bloud and choller be rather laxatiue on the day then the night Beware of carefulnes for wordly things Looke not into the glasse of desperation with Agony and heauines of mind Hope euer for the best for a good stomake driueth away many disseases but when the spirit is vexed who may abide it A mery heart is the life to the body but rancor consumeth the bones Heauines doth bring sicknes and they whiche haue heauy countenaunces with continuall agony are either to rich to poore too sicke too folish or to sore opressed Therefore coÌ„mend gladnes because a maÌ„ hath no better thing vnder the sunne then to eate and drink betime and to leasure and to be merie for that shall he haue for his labour all the dayes of his life which almightie God hath giuen him vnder the sunne for there is nothing better then gladnes honestâ— of life loue to eache oâ—â—er and doe as we would be done vnto Thus fare you well