good to take euery morning before meat a lozenge of triasandaly and to drinke after it endiue water .iii ounces Regiment for heate in the liuer The pacient must abstayne froÌ„ flesh salt fish strong wine garlike onyons mustarde and such other hote meates It is good to vse broth of pease and veriuce lettuce popie spinage and borage and sometyme a litle vinegre yf he be not greued in the stomacke This regimente is good also in tyme of pestilence and of to great heate A Iulep for the heate of the liuer TAke halfe a .li. of rosewater one quarter of water of endiue and v. ounces of sugre make a iulep of which ye shal drynke fasting a good draught And yf ye wyl nedes drynke for thyrst betwene meales let it be myngled wyth .ii. partes of water of the well And yf ye wyll haue it more colynge adde vnto it two ounces of vinegre or the iuce of a pomegranade Yf the lyuer be colde for the phlegmatike matter that is in it the person hath his water white out of colour the face pale and his mouth watry litle bloode and feleth heuynesse about hys lyuer ¶ Remedye He oughte to drynke in the mornynge earlye .iii. or .iiii. times a sirupe called oximell diureticum wyth the decoccioÌ„ of smalache and perselye or with waters of smalache and fenell and after he must take to purg the fleume a medicine made as foloweth Take syxe drammes of diafinicon if the persoÌ„ be stroÌ„g or halfe an ounce if he be weake and distemper it in .iiii. ounces of the decoccion of the rootes of smalache percely fenell drinke it luke warme v. or .vi. houres afore meate In steade of the sayde medicine one maye gyue .ii. drammes of agaryke in trosciskes wyth water of smalache or els good fenel An other medicine laxatiue Take halfe an ounce of diacarthami or halfe an ouÌ„ce of diaprunis laxatiue or asmuche of electuarium dulce with thre ouÌ„ces of percely water smallach ysope or fenell take it fyue houres afore meate Regiment The pacient must drinke good wyne and vse ginger cinamome graynes of paradyse anyse and fenelle and hote herbes in pottage as sage ysope time maiorym and auoide all rawe frutes and also rawe herbes Moreouer it is verye good to make a playster of smallache wormewoode spikenarde in pouder with oile of dil myngle it and laye it vpon the lyuer Agaynst stoppyng of the lyuer called oppilacion OPpilation or stopping commeth sometyme in the holownesse of the lyuer and it is knoweÌ„ by coÌ„passion and payne of the stomake and is healed by medicines laxatiue as it is declared before And sometyme the oppilacion is in the veines of the holowe parte of the lyuer and is perceiued theÌ„ by y e griefe which the pacient feleth in his backe and in his reines And it is healed by thynges that opeÌ„ as by sirupes of the three rootes sirupes of bisantius syrupes of maydenheere and by drynking y e decoction of raysins fenel percely smallache cicory or waters stilled of thesame herbes Also rootes of alisaunder is good for the same c. Sometimes the said oppilacion commeth of grosse bloude earthy and melancholike whiche the members send vnto the liuer and beecause that suche engendred bloud can haue no issue nor hath any way to departe to any other meÌ„bers therfore be y e veines of the liuer stopped vp by the grossenes of the saide bloude And it is knowen by the water y t is very hie coloured cleare ¶ Remedie Geue the pacieÌ„t medicines that perce subtile as is wine of pomegranatâ—s syrupe of endiue wyth the decoctioÌ„ of cicers TheÌ„ let him bloud on the liuer veine and eueri morning eat a lozenge of triasandaly Sometime y e said oppilacion coÌ„meth of aboundauÌ„ce of some humoure viscouse cold and flegmatike stoppyng the veines of the liuer and theÌ„ y e vrine is as clere as clere water Remedy The pacient must drynke euery mornyng the sirupe of oximel squilityke with half a draught or more of the decoctyon of rootes of smallache fenel percely Sometimes vnto women coÌ„meth oppilacions of y e lyuer by reteynyng of their puâ—gacioÌ„s Wherfore it is good to let them bloud on the veine called sapheâ— whiche is aboue on the hyer syde of the â—steppe And let them take after the chaunge of the â—one seuen or eight morninges any pâ—ate called Trifera magna eueri tyme an ounce And after drynke thre ouÌ„ces of waters of mugwort hysope and fenell or the decoction of these â—erbes or elles the rootes aperityue which be smallache percely fenel alisaunder and asperage boyled in water wyth the thirde parte of odoryferous whyte wyne ¶ Medicines for the lyuer that may be easely had at al times Take a good handeful of liuerworte that groweth vpon the stones and an other of fumetorye wyth as muche of hartestonge and seeth them in whaye clarefyed and drinke them euery daye twyse The liuer of an hare dried and made in pouder is good for all diseases of y e liuer as affirmeth Auicenne and other of the Arabians Also for heate in the liuer seeth barberies in whey and drinke them ¶ The .vij chapter againste the dyseases of the gall THe gal is placed in the holownesse of the lyuer to receyue the superfluitye of cholere and to sende it to the bowels to be auoided with the grosser excrementes to thintente to clense the bloud of the saide cholere To the which there commeth oftentymes oppilacions in the parties about by the liuer or beneth in it selfe next the bowels causyng great paine by reason whereof the cholere turneth agayn vnto the lyuer and there is meÌ„gled with y e bloud and spred abrod into all the veines of the body and bredeth a dysease named iaundis ictericia in latin wherof be thre kyndes â–ª y t is to saye yelowe iaundis that procedeth of cholere called citrine or yelow grene iauÌ„dis which procedeth of grene cholere and blacke iaundis that proceth of blacke choler whiche is called melancholy and commonly commeth of the oppilacion of the splene Remedye for iaundis Yf the iaundis happen in an ague before the seuenth daye the pacient is in great daunger of his lyfe as Hipocrates sayth But yf it appeare in the sixth daye being a day iudicial or cretike of the ague or after it is a verye good sygne And then ye must succoure nature in refreshyng and digesting the choler with sirupe of violettes geuen in the morning wyth water of morel or syrupe of endiue with water of cicorye After this purge the cholere as is sayd in remedies of the liuer And thaÌ„ geue him a lozenge of triasaÌ„dali with reubarbe euerye morning two houres before meat and drinke a litle waters of endiue and cicorye afore the sayde lozenge Moreuer it is good to bathe the liuer as it is saide afore and washe the pacientes eyes with vinegre and womans mylke drinke a ptisane made of barly liquirice prunes and y e rootes of
sayd fluxe ther be egre matter and the strength of the pacieÌ„t any thyng constaunt ye maye minister the â—aâ—atorie that hereafter ensueth Take redde roses barly plantayne of euery one a handful seth them and in the streynyng adde .ii. ounces of oyle of roses one ounce of honey of roses and the yolke of an egge and giue it in the maner of a glister Sometyme it is expedient to take a medicine by the mouth and it is made as thus A medicine for the fluxe Take the ryndes of myrabolane citrine bakeÌ„ one dramme reubarbe a litle dryed vpon a tile halfe a dramme syrupe of quinces one ounce water of plantaine .iii. ounces myngle al togyther and lette the pacient drynke theÌ„ foure houres before meate thaÌ„ giue him a glister retentiue made as thus A glyster for the fluxe Take oyle of roses of quinces of mastike of euerye one thre ounces boâ—e armoniak in pouder .ii. draÌ„mes meddle al togither giue it as a glyster Another Take the iuce of plantayne of popye of bursa pastoris and oyle of quinces of euery one .iii. ounces myngle them togyther and giue it for a glister And if the bowels be excoriat ye shal giue thys peculiar remedy Take halfe one pounde of mylke the water wherein gaddes of steale hath ben quenched y e iuce of plantaine and oile of quinces of euery one .ii. ounces bole armenye one draÌ„me goates tallowe one ouÌ„ce and make them in a glister but without vpon the stomake ye muste laye thys oyntmente that here foloweth An oyntment for the fluxe Take oyles of roses quinces mirtilles of eche an ounce oyle of mastik halfe an ounce pouder of coral nuttes of cipresse of euery one a dramme myngle all wyth waxe and make an oyntmeÌ„t Here is to be noted that the glisters that are gyuen for to stoppe a fluxe must be very litle in quantitie Ye maye heale the fluxe of disâ—enteria wyth gyuyng thynges before declared for the fluxe humorall and take afore your repast .ii. drammes of coÌ„serue of quinces or of marmelade of quinces And he ought to drinke water wherin hath bene quenched gaddes of stele ye must auoyde diuersitie of meates and geue your selfe to ease and to quiet and sleape a greate while And it is good to vse grewel clene barlye almon mylke with a litle amidum â–ª and set ventoses vpon the bellye withoute cutting whiche thynge is also good in al fluxes of the body If the saide fluxe humorall procedeth of fleume it shall appeare of the excrementes y t are watry and flegmatike and than ye ought to geue .iii. or .iiii. morninges sirupe of wormewood or of mint after purgacion as is here folowyng A purgacion for the fluxe humoral Take .ii. draÌ„mes of mirabolanes dried on a tile halfe a scrupule of agarike in trociske halfe an ounce of sirupe of mynt or .ii. ouÌ„ces of water of bawme and make a pocion that shal be receyued .iii. or foure dayes afore meate If ye wyll make a iulep take water of mynte and of bawme of euery one halfe a pounde suger a quarterne and make a iulep of the whiche one maye drynke euenynge and mornynge after meat euerye tyme a draughte Euerye mornyng it is good to take a lozenge of the electuary that foloweth ¶ A noble electuary for the fluxe Take pouder of diagalanga a dramme and a halfe of redde coral and mastik of euery one a scruple trociskes of terra sigiliata halfe a dramme the barkes of citrons comfit and quinces of euery one thre drammes suger dissolued in water of mintes .iiii. ounces make an electuarye Oyles of wormewood minte and of narde and mastike are verye holsome to annoynt withal the bellye and the stomake for the saide fluxe And the thynges declared of the flux lienteria be very good in this case tâ—king euer after meat a morsel of marmalade Redde wyne is verye good in this fluxe to drinke at meate with the water of a smyth and likewyse aâ— spyces are good for thesame purpose ¶ Medicines to restraine the fluxe of whatsoeuer cause it be TAke the peysil of an harte and drie it into pouder drinke it The water of oken buddes or the verye acornes dried and made in pouder and dronken in redde wine is very good Item the mawe of a yonge leuerette with the iuyce of plantaine is excedinge profytable ¶ The tenth chapter of diseases of the matrice FYrst againste superfluous flux of y e mother in the which ye must consyder whether it do come of to greate quantitye of bloud and then it is good for to open the veine saphena abstaine from al thinges that multiplye the bloude as egges wine and fleshe Or whether it commeth of cholere then ye muste receiue a litle sirupe of roses pomegranates or ribes with water of plantain Than purge y e choler y t geueth such sharpnes to y e bloud by .x. drammes of trifera sarracenica wyth two ounces of plantayn water or the medicine of reubarbe wrytten in the treatise of the fluxe humorall After purgacion ye maye geue euery morning a lozenge of triasandaly or a dramme of trosciskes of roses in pouder after drinke twoo ounces of plantayne water And yf suche fluxe of the matrice happen of the watrinesse of bloude geue her to drinke foure or .v. morninges hony of roses with a litle water of wormwod afterward purge her with a dramme and a half of agarike in trosciskes and halfe an ounce of trifera sarasenica myxte with water of minte and of wormewood Ye may know the causes of the sayd fluxe by annointing a threde or cloute in the saide bloud for if it hath the coloure of vermilon it sygnifyeth that the flux commeth of to much bloud If it appere a litle yelowe it sygnyfyeth that the disease commeth of y e subtilytye and sharpenes of the bloude ouercome with choler And if it hath a coloure like the water in whiche newe flesshe is wasshed it betokeneth the bloude is much watrye And after ye haue purged the principal cause of the dysease youre seconde intencion shalbe by and by to staunche the saide issue Wherin also one thyng is to be noted y t yf nature be accustomed to auoid any superfluites by continual course of the saide flux it would perchauÌ„ce be inconuenient for to stop it wherefore yf ye see no ieopardye ye maye restrayne the said flux this wise ¶ Remedy for to stoppe the sayde flux Take trociskes of white amber and make them in pouder geue a draÌ„me euery morning and anon after drinke an ounce or .ii. of water of plantayne In stedde of these trociskes ye maye make a pouder of sanguis draconis bole armeni white amber and red corall drinkynge one dramme thereof with plantaine water as is aforesaid ¶ An other medicine to staunche the sayde fluxe Take two ounces of olde conserue of roses of the seede of plantaine twoo drammes saÌ„guinis draconis bole armeny of euerye one a dramme and
conuenyent to the pacient and laye him down and sweat vpon the same yf the venim hath not vtterly ouercome the hearte he shal vndoubtedly recouer It hath bene lately proued that after drinkynge of the same medicine whan y e pacient made his water in an vrinal the glasse hath bruste in pieces by reason of the venime that it purged out ¶ This is the makyng of the sayde electuarye Take cinamome electe one ounce terra sigillata .vi. draÌ„mes fine mirrhe iii. draÌ„mes vnicornes horne .i draÌ„me the sede and rinde of citron rootes of diptany burnet turmentille zedoary redde corall ana drammes .ii. yelowe saunders .iiii. scrupules red saunders ii scruples white ben and red floures of marigoldes ana one dramme iuerye raced scabiouse beronici tunici sede of basile y e bone of a stagges heart saffron ana .ii. scruples make a fyne pouder and adde vnto it of bole armoniake preparate two ounces white suger thre pounde and with a sirupe of acetositate citri make a goodlye electuary and kepe it in a glasse If the pestilence commeth with great excesse of heat drinke it vpon rose-rosewater and vineger but yf ye fele it colde take it in a draught of wyne and couer ye with clothes so that ye may sweate as longe as is possible for wythoute dout it is a presente remedye as I my selfe haue oftentimes proued ¶ An other deuine medicine in a liquide fourme TAke rue wormewood bawme the herbe of ech a like porcion of celidony both herbe rote asmuche as al the other so that ye haue of them iiiâ— a good bigge handful wash the rote of celidony very clene purely in wine or in fayre clere water than put them all into a new pot of earth neled within and poure vpon the herbes halfe a pounde of the moste strongest vineger ye can gettte couer them iust and lute the mouth of the potte with luto sapiencie which is made of wheate floure and y e white of an egge that no breath maye issue and seeth it eyghte or .ix. houres with a softe fyer than lette it â—ole by litle and litle and after straine the herbe and sette the licoure in the sonne to rectifye ¶ Whan a person is infected with the pestilence First as I sayde afore lette hym bleede in a due vayne than geue hym a sponefull of this lycoure with as muche as a nutte of triacle yf so be ye haue any luke warme by and by let a cruste of breade all hote be dipped in vineger and holden to his mouth that he may the better broke the medicine And yf he chaunce to vomite incontinente washe his mouth with wine and cause hym to receiue againe an other sponful and so if nede be .v. or .vi. times til ye se that he reteine it which is a very good signe yf he so doe After this set hym in a warme bed couered that he may sweate out y e resydue of the venime and by the grace of God he shall escape the daunger This is a medicine of infinite vertue But if the pacient haue a greate heate geue hym no triacle or els very litle ¶ The .iiii. chapter of the cure of pestilence by lettyng of bloud ventoses and purgacions ALthough phlebotomy or lettyng of bloud be one of the chief thinges that are requyred to the cure of the pestilence yet for lacke of vnderstandyng and letting bloud otherwyse than behoueth manye one is cast awaye and therefore euerye good barboure ought for to take heed y t he hurt not them whiche come vnto hym for helpe for that were a greatte shame whiche he shal neuer do yf he ponder wel y e thinges y t shal be said herafter ¶ Thys is a general rule IN the time of pestilence whaÌ„ a body is infect ye maye not haue respecte either to y e signe y e daye or y e houre but whether the mone be there or not or what aspectes so euer be in y e planettes lette him blede forth with in the name of God Younge men and sanguine and they that haue aboundaunce of â—â—eâ— and of blood mingled with other â—ors ought to blede somwhat more in quaÌ„titie but alwayes kepe a moderacion that ye take not out to greâ—â— quaÌ„titye at once It is better to let hym blood twyse leauynge the wonde of the fyrst stroke open and annoynt it with a litle oile and after foure or fiue houres let him blede in the same wound agayne but wythout strykyng yf it be possible But alwayes gyue an eye to the strength of the paciente that it be not enfebled and agayne beware that ye haue taken awaye the rankest and the stroÌ„gest venime wherin yf ye be doutful take the counsaile of some good expert phisicion Also ye must note that ye may not let blood to any children within the age of .xiiii. yere nor to olde men aboue fyftye yere olde nor to women great with childe specially nere vnto theyr tyme nor when theyr due purgacions is vpon theÌ„ nor to theÌ„ that are newly brought to bed or within a wekeor ii after she is purified generally to none whiche is weake feble in hys body Ye shal also note that there are some olde menne of better strength complexion than many yong are of agayne dyuers young children often or twelue yeres olde are of higher corage and of as good strengthe as they that are many yeres elder In suche cases a litle euentacioÌ„ of the enfected blood may be y e sauing of theyr liues so that all thinges be done with good discretion It is wisdome also to let them blood liyng vpoÌ„ theyr backes whoÌ„ ye thinke would fainte in staÌ„ding or in syttyng And yf the case do requyre the letting of blood and the paciente be not able to beare it for any of the causes afore rehersed it is good to apply ventoses in maner and fourme as I shall declare hereafter And here we shulde saye somwhat of the greate errour that many do commyt in taking one veyne for an other for by such errours is the venym drawen many tymes vnto the herte and so procureth deathe vnto the pacient Wherefore that ye may not be disâ—eyued euer in the pestilence lette him blood on that syde that the sore is on and not on the contrarye syde in anye wyse for that shulde drawe the venim ouerthwarte the membres spirytuall and so destroye the man But or euer ye lette him blood it is good to gyue some good and holsome medicine agaynst the venyme such as is declared in the chapters herbefore If the botche appeare vnderneth the eares let him blood in the hed veyne of y e same arme or els in the braunche of the same veyne which is vpon the hand betwene the myddle fynger and the nexte that is adioynynge If it appeare vnder the throte take the same veyne and within a whyle after it is good to open the .ii. veynes vnderneth the tongue If the sore be sette within the arme-holes take the veyne
full of matter and paynefull the beste shal be to annoint the sore place with the brayne of an hare capons grece equally myxt togither and after that ye haue vsed thys ones or twise annoynte the gummes and apostemacions with honye Thyrdlye yf this helpe not take turpentyne myxte with a litle hony in equal porcion And make a bath for the head of the chylde in this fourme Take the floures of camomylle and dyl of eche an handful seeth them in a quarte of pure rennyng water vntil they be tender and wasshe the head afore any meate euerye mornyng for se pourgeth the superfluytye of the braynes through the seames of the skull and wythdraweth humours from the sore place fynally coÌ„forteth y e braine and al the vertues animal of the child To cause an easie breedyng of teethe many thiÌ„ges are rehersed of auctours besydes the premisses as the fyrst cast tooth of a colte set in syluer borne or redde coralle in lyke maner hanged about the necke wher vpon the chylde shuld oftentimes labour his gummes and many other lyke whyche I leaue out at this time to auoide tediousnes onely content to declare this of coral that by consent of al authours it resisteth the force of lyghtenyng helpeth the chyldren of the fallynge euyll and is verye good to be made in pouder dronken agaynst al maner of bleeding of the nose or fundament ¶ Of a canker in the mouthe MAny tymes by reason of corrupcion of the milke venimous vapoures arising from the stomake of many other infortunes there chaunceth to brede a caÌ„ker in y e mouthes of childreÌ„ whose signes are manifest ynough y t is to saye by stinking of the mouthe peyne in the place contynual rennyng of spittle swellynge of the cheke and when the mouth is opened against the sonne ye maye se clereye where the canker lieth It is so named of the latter sort of phisicions by reason of crepynge and eatynge forwarde and backewarde and spreadethe it selfe abrode lyke the feete of a creues called in latine cancer notwithstanding I knowe that the Greekes and auncient latynes gyue other names vnto thys dysease as in callynge it an vlcer other whyles â—the neme carcinomata and 〈…〉 al in englyshe knowen by the 〈◊〉 of canker in the mouthe and although there be many kindes according to the matter wherof they be engendred therfore require a diuersitie of curing yet for the moste parte whan they be in childerne the cure of them al differeth very litle or nothing for y e chiefe entent shal be to remoue the malignitye of the sore and to drye vp the noisome matter and humours thaÌ„ to mundify and heale as in other kindes of vicers sores and woundes ¶ Remedies for the canker in the mouth of children TAke drye redde roses violettes of eche a lyke quantity make them in pouder and myxt them with a lytle honye thys medicine is verye good in a tender suckynge childe and many times healeth alone without any other thing at al. But yf ye se there be great heat burning in the sore with exceding paine ye shal make a iuice of purcelane lettuse nightshade wash the sore wyth a fyne pyece of sylke or driue it in with a spoute called of the surgions a sprynge This by the grace of God shall abate the brennyng aswage the peyne and kyl the venime of the vlcer But yf ye see the canker yet encrease with great corrupcioÌ„ matter ye shal make an oyntmente after this maner Take mirre galles wherewith they make ynke or in defaute of them oken apples dryed frankinsence of eche a lyke much of the blacke buries growynge on the bramble taken from the bushe while they be grene the .iii. part of al the rest make them al in pouder and mixt them with asmuch hony and saffron as is sufficient and vse it ¶ A stronger medicine for the canker in the mouth of children Take the roote of celidonye dryed the rinde of a pomegranate redde corall in pouder the pouder of a hartes horne of eche a lyke roche alume a litle Fyrste washe the place wyth wyne or warme water and hony and afterwarde putte on the foresayd pouder very fyne and subtyle An other singuler medicine for the canker in the mouth of al ages â„ž ysope sage rue of eche one good handeful seeth them in wyne and water to the thirde part then straine theÌ„ out and putte in it a litle white coperose accordyng to necessitye that is to saye whan the sore is great put in the more whan it is small ye maye take y e lesse than adde to it a quantitie of hony claryfied and a sponeful or twoo of good aqua vite washe the place wyth it for it is a singuler remedye to remoue y e malice in a short while which done ye shal make a water incarnatiue and healyng thus â„ž rybwoort betonye and daysies of eche a handefull seeth them in wyne and water and washe hys mouth two or thre times a day with the same iuce Moreouer some write y t christal made in fyne pouder hath a singuler vertue to destroie the canker and in lyke maner the pouder of an hartes horne breÌ„t with asmuche of the rinde of a pomegranade and the iuyce of nyghtshade is very good and holsome Of quinsye and swellyng of the throte THe quinsy is a dauÌ„gerous sicknes both in young olde called in latin angina it is an inflammacion of the necke with swellyng and greate peyne sometyme it lyeth in the verye throte vpon the wesaunt pype and than it is exceding perillous for it stoppeth the breath stranguleth the paciente anone Other whyles it breaketh oute like a bonche on the one syde of the necke and than also with verye great dyffycultye of breathynge but it choketh not so sone as the fyrst doeth and it is more obediente to receiue curacion The signes are apparaunt to syghte besides that the chylde can not crye neyther swallow downe his meat and drynke without payne ¶ Remedye It is good to annoynt the griefe with oyle of dyll or oyle of camomyll and lylies and to laye vpon the head hote cloutes dipte in the waters of rosemary lauender and sauery The chiefest remedy commended of authours in this outragious sickenes is the pouder of a swallow brent wyth fethers and all and myxte with hony whereof the paciente muste swallowe downe a litle and the reste annoynted vpon the payne They prayse also the pouder of the chyldes dunge to the chyld and of a man to a man brente in a pot and annointed with a litle hony Some make a compouned oyntmente of both the receite is thus â„ž of the swallow brent one porcion of the second pouder another make it iÌ„ a thicke fourme with hony and it wyll endure longe for the same entent Item an other experiment for the quinsy and swellynge vnder the eares Take the musherun that groweth vpon an elder tree called in englysh Iewes
take .iiii. or .v. at nyght to bedwardes or about midnight Or in stead of those pylles ye maye take a pocion in the morning .v houres afore meat made of half an ounce of diacartami dissolued i. ii or iii. ounces of betonye After that ye ought to comfort the head by wering of a coife made of double linnen cloth and sowed lyke a cotten quilt wherin ye must put floures of camomil maiorim cloues nutmygges maces graines of Paradyse and synamome in pouder for suche thinges digest y e fleume so that a purgacion be geuen of the sayde pilles or of pilles assagareth or pilles of hierapicra which are not so laxatyue as the other are After the saide purgacion ye muste put in the nose of the paciente pouder of pellitorye of Spayne or other to make hiÌ„ to nese Also it is good to gargarise his mouthe with water wherein sage hathe bene sodden and then to annoynte his head with oyle of lilies camomil or of rue Beside this it is good to geue the pacient euerye morning to drinke sage-wine with water to coÌ„sume y e fleume and to coumfort the braine and the synowes The sayd wine is thus made Put a litle bagge full of good sage brused in a quart of newe wyne let it stande so a nyght then wring it out and vse it Suche wyne of sage the inhabiters of Parise and Fraunce vse to drinke after harueste all the winter longe When peine of the head procedeth of melancholie the pacieÌ„t feleth heuines of y e heed and hath terrible dreames with great care thoughte or feare his peine is specially vpon y e left side ¶ Remedye Take sirupe of borage heartes touÌ„ge or fumytorye with water of buglosse and hartestonge or with the decoccioÌ„ of sage or time for by these sirupes ye shal digest and correct the said melancholyke humours and within a while the peyne wyll be released And yf it ceasse not for these medicines after ye haue vsed .ii. or .iii. dayes one of y e said sirupes or two or thre of theÌ„ togither take a dramme of pylles halfe auree halfe sine quibus or elles halfe of hiera halfe of pilles of fumytory or in stede of pylles ye may take in y e morning fyue houres afore meate .iii drammes and an half of diasene tempered in water of borage or hoppes or in the decoccion of sage licorice great reysins and cordiall floures frutes Heed ache coÌ„meth of winde or ventositie when the paciente thinketh that he heareth sound or noyse in his heed and the peyne is flytteryng from one place to an other wythout heuynesse or descendyng humoure ¶ Remedye Lay vnto his head hote lynnen clothes make a bagge of Gromel sedes bay salte dryed togyther in a panne so procede wyth stronger thynges yf nede require as is bagges made of maiorym rosemarye rue barberies iuniper beries laid to y e pained place or wyth the decoccion of the foresayd thinges make fomentacioÌ„ or embrocacion vpon his heed ¶ An other remedy Ye must take oile of Camomil oyle of Dyll or Lylies and annoynte the hed wyth one of theÌ„ or wyth .ii. or .iii. or all togyther Yf that helpe not take oile of Rue Spike and of Castor anoynt it therwyth and adde therto alytle Pepper and mustard seede yf ye would haue it sore chafed or hette Also it is good to drawe vp by the nose water of Hony the iuice of Maiorim and of Fenell aromatised wyth a Nutmygge and lignum aloes Rasis a great practicioner among phisicions saythe y t whosoeuer often tymes putteth into hys nose the iuice of maiorim shal neuer be diseased in y e head I thinke he meaneth of the great maiorim Yf peyne of the heade come of heat of the sunne ye must applie to the places diseased as it is saide in the remedyes of cholere But yf the saide paine procede of coldenesse of the ayre then vse as it is said afore in the remedies of fleume ¶ Here foloweth a regimente againste all dyseases of the head THe pacient that is diseased iÌ„ y e head whether it be of bloud or of cholere may not driÌ„ke wine nor eat much flesh whitmetes nor thinges that geue anye great nourishement But must bee contented to drinke pâ—isane barly water or iulep oâ— roses to eate rosted apples damaske prunes almon mylke hulled barely and pottage made with lettuse sorell purcelane in broth of peason or with a chicken or veale yf the paciente bee feble When payne procedeth of a colde humour the pacient ought to drynke no wyne in thre of the fyrst dayes but to drinke onelye peniale or suche smale drinke for although the wyne bee very comfortable as concerning natural heate yet it is contrarye and hurteful vnto the spirites animal of the brain and also of the sinnowes And the paciente ought what payne soeuer it be of the head to forbeare all vaporous meates as garlyke onions leekes pease beanes nuttes milke-meates spyces mustard greate colewortes salt meates and meates of yll dygestion Also he must abstayne from slepe of the daye and after supper by the space of two houres Trauayle of the minde is very coÌ„trary because of y e coÌ„mocion that happeneth vnto y e liuely spirites whiche are instrumeÌ„tes of vnderstaÌ„ding as AuiceÌ„ that noble phisicien sayth in the chapiter de soda temporali Nihil est adeo conuenieÌ„s sode temporali sicut tranquilitas et dimissio totius quod commouet sicut suÌ„t fortes cogitatioÌ„es c. Ther is nothyng that is so conuenieÌ„t for the meygrym as tranquillitie and rest let all thynges passe that moue the vertue animal as great musinges and all laboure of the spyrites And chefely one ought after dinner to kepe him from al thynges that trouble the memorie as studyinge readyng wrytyng and other lyke And for the better vnderstanding of the sicknesse chauncing in the heed ye shall knowe that sometyme it chaunceth because of other diseased meÌ„bres as of the stomacke or of the mother of the reines of the liuer or of the splene not of any cause in the heed it selfe Therefore ye ought to cure such sicknesse by helpyng of thesame meÌ„bres as it shall be shewed in the chapiters folowynge And ye maye knowe that the head ache coÌ„meth of diseases of y e stomake when the pacient hath greate paine at the stomake Of the mother when the woman feleth great payne in her belly Of the reynes wheÌ„ their is a great paine in the backe Of the splene wheÌ„ he feleth paine heuinesse therabout vnder the lyfte syde Of the liuer wheÌ„ the payne is in the ryght syde aboute the lyuer which is beneth the rybbes â–ª ¶ Remedies appropriate to the head of what cause soeuer the payne be TAke an handfull of Betony an handfull of Camomyle and a handful of veruayne leaues piked stampe them and seeth them in blacke worte or in ale for lacke of it and in the later ende of
pestilence yf ye haue none other impedimēt to let you to receiue it ye may correct it accordyng to the nature of y e cause in suche wyse as may be cōfortable to the vital sprites of the harte Borage and buglosse are very good preseruatyues in this case and so is a lytle quantitie of saffron orenges lymons pomgranades citrons prunes of damaske other such in good conueniente quantitie addyng to them a lytle suger and cynamone for correccion A nutte is called the triacle of fishe shaled sugered with a lytle rose water and as sayth Isaac a nut a figge drye taken afore dynner preserueth a man from al maner of poisons The thyrde Chapter of slepynge and watchyng TO moche slepe engendreth many humoures in the body specially yf it be in the daye tyme it dulleth the memorye and maketh a man vnlusty and apte to receiue the pestilence Therefore ▪ created almighty god y e night wherin we shulde rest the daye for to kepe vs waking that we fal not into synne and slouth Surely to slepe on the day time is exceadyng hurtfull for when the sunne ryseth he openeth y e poores of the body and bryngeth the humors and spirites from within to the outwarde partyes whiche prouoketh a man to watching and excercyse or workes And contrary wise when the sunne goeth downe al thinges are closed coacted whiche naturally prouoketh a man to reste Moreouer the stomake by the vehemēt heat of the day is naturally dilated and spredde abrode so euer against ¶ The .v. Chapter of emptinesse and fulnes IT is holsome for you euery day once to procure the duety of the womb yf ye can not naturally yet at y e least waies seke some other meanes as by a glister or suppository for the long witholding of anye superfluities is in this tyme very daungerous and hurtfull And all the time the sayde disease endureth they that haue any fistules ought not to be cured And they that haue anye yssues by theyr hemoroides may not be restrained without the fluxe be sore excessiue they that had y e foresayd hemoroides and wer cured afore let them open thē agayne for feare of further daunger Also thei that are disposed to be scabbye hauyng great ytche and such dyseases of the skinne ought to bring the matter out by rubbyng and vehement clawing with their nales Excesse of women is exceadyng perillous but yf ye can not rule youre selfe take good hede ye do nothinge afore the firste digestion and tyl nature doeth prouoke you for euery such excesse weakeneth more y e body thē if ye should be let bloud .xl. times somuche as witnesseth Auicenna and is cause many times of pestilence of death ¶ The .vi. Chapter of accidentes of the minde YE must beware of a◠thinges that should make you to be pensife heauy thoughtful angry or melancholike for all suche thinges are inoughe to enfecte a manne alone Passe the time ioyfully ī good thinges honest and decent euery manne according to his owne heart and the estate that God hath called hym vnto ¶ The .vii. Chapter of medicines preseruatiues ALl they that are of good complexiō and of holesome dyete neede not to be purged For an hole bodye and voyde of all humours is not lyghtly taken of the pestilence as the other are But yf it be a bodye ful of humors or a greate eater without any exercise or trauayle suche ought to lette themselues be purged and thei that haue to much quantity of bloud or if y e bloude be anye thing corrupte they oughte to aske counsayle of some good experte phisicions and not to put theyr truste in any vayne bosters that detracte other which in al cases and at al times geue them mercury precipitant and other medicines corrosiue whiche for y e moste parte are venime of themselues and vnder coulor of an other medicine do disceyue the pacient a wōder to beholde how craftely they couer it some time in sirupe sometimes in suger otherwhiles in figges lozenges or raisins leste it should appeare as it is in dede that thei geue the pacientes very quickesiluer Some other affirme that the mercury is quenched or throughly mortified worketh none otherwyse but by secrete quality againste all dyseases in the bodie of manne for the excesse of elementes saye they is clerely corrected in precipitacion and adustiō of the fier How commeth it to passe if this be true that when a litle of it is set vpon a cole and a pece of fine gold adioyned to it we maie se plainely the verie quicksiluer cleuing to the golde and wil make it as brittle as if it had lien in verye raw mercurye Yea how chaunceth it that when it is mingled with hote creame it will bee crude agayne as it was afore And to saye the trueth the quicke siluer raw is better to be dronken then suche as is sublymed for y t hath bene permitted bothe of Dioscorides of diuers other But we neuer read of anye good phisicion y t euer gaue counsell to take the precipitate because of the copporose other venimous ingredience being with it And although that for the time peraduenture some escape fele not their effect in dede as mani other do that is to saye debility of the vertue radycall of the stomake other membres principal purging of the good humors and leauynge the euyll wythin the bodye wherof ensueth many times death yet they leaue a certaine euill qualitye or impression of the bodyes in al that do receiue them and so they make worke for good phisicions to the great hurte of them that haue beleued them Such galauntes should go proue their pouder made of quicksiluer amonge y e Turkes and Sarisins and not vpon theyr euen christen and theyr neyghbours But nowe to our entente The pylles called pylluse communes aboue other pylles preseruatiues are allowed to bee of hyest operacion by reason of a certayne propertye that they haue within them as Rufus the composer of them sayeth that he neuer sawe any manne that vsed them but he was preserued from the pestilence There goeth into their composicion ▪ myrre aloes whiche haue great vertue to kepe the bodye from putrefaction and are made thus Take of aloes epatik wel washed ▪ it drammes myrre washed and saffron of eche a dramme make them vp with white wine or the iuyce of lymons or of orenges and suger Some take them euery third day the weight of halfe a dramme in the mornyng .iii. pylles and euery daye one afore supper Let eueri mā do according to his nede and as his body is replete with humors but it is good to drinke after thē a good draught of wine tempered in a litle water of roses or of wormewoode and yf they be to hard let them be resolued in the sirupe of limons or a litle wine Some doctours ioyne vnto them other spyces after the complexion of y e person and the humour that they
called meâ—â—ana whiche is betwene the foresayd heade veyne and the veyne commynge from the lyueâ— If the sore be sette within the stankes than ye muste open the veyne called saphena whiche is about the ancle of the fote on the inner side and yf ye can not fynde it there take the branch of it y t is betwene the greate too and the nexte vnto him but the lettyng of bloode in that vayne is forbiddeÌ„ vnto women when they be in healthe And yf there apere .ii. botches one on euery syde Manardus gyueth couÌ„cell to take the right side and not the left And in case there doth appere no signe of botche or swellyng than he biddeth you to open both the veines saphenas on the right side and the lefte Notwithstandynge Marsilius Ficinus is of a contrarye opinion and sayeth that it is best when there doth no sore appere to take the common veyne on the ryghte arme I thynke herein Manardus councel rather to be folowed But yf ye se the botche standyng outwarde more towarde the bounche thaÌ„ ye must open the veyne called sciatica whyche is aboute the ancle of the fote on the outsyde The whiche openynge of the veines muste be done as sone as is possible alwaye presupposed that he hath receiued one or other medicine agaynste the venym and that he sleape not in any wise as is afore meÌ„cioned And to them that can not lawfullye be letten blood ye must in all hast applye many ventoses with scarificatioÌ„ or withoute scarifienge as it semethe best to your discretioÌ„ so ye take a reasonable order thus If the soore be vnder the eares or about the throte lette youre ventoses be applyed behynd vpon the necke If the botch appeare vnder the armes set your ventoses behynde vpon the shulders If the sore be in the flanke or thyes lette your ventoses be sette vpon the buttockes And yf the pacient be replete wyth humours and stronge hauing no fluxe nor other impediment ye thynke he nedeth to be purged ye may gyue him in y e mornyng .i. ounce of cassia or of maÌ„na with a litle dy aprunis laxatiue more or lesse according to y e pacientes necessitie tempered with water of scabiouse sorell or endiue euer takynge hede that he do receiue some medicine against the venim during al the time of his disease ¶ The fifth Chapiter of applycation of outward medicines HEre is to be noted y t no maner plaister repercussiue mai be set vpoÌ„ any botch of pestileÌ„ce But assone as is possible after lettinge bloode it is good to take an onion to make an hole in the middest of it theÌ„ fil it ful of good triacle after that stoppe it and set it on the harth to roste as it were an apple And when it is rost so longe tylle it be tendre let it cole a litle and set it hote vpon the botche and when it hath bene there by the space of two houres take it of and laye an other on Or take a cocke and pull the fethers of about his foundamente put a litle salt in it and set his foundamente vpoÌ„ the saide botche keping him on a good whyle stoppyng many times his byll that his breth may be reteyned let hym blowe againe And yf y e cocke dye it shall be good to take another yonge cocke and splytte it quycke asounder and lay it on y e botch but ye muste coÌ„mauÌ„de them that take them of to cast theÌ„ in y e fyre and not to take the sauor wheÌ„ it is remoued for that is verye dauÌ„gerous Some there be y t lay aboute y e sore water leches called bloodsuckers and it is very good so they be well prepared clensed from corrupcioÌ„ Other apply ventoses with scarificatioÌ„ but they ought fyrst to be applied withouten any scarifying so they shal y e better drawe y e venym out Other lay therto a playster made of galbanuÌ„ diaquiloÌ„ armoniake incorporate togyther some other lay on it a plaister made of figges soure leueÌ„ reisins without kernels braied incorporate altogyther in oyle of camomylle There be also y t set vpon the botche an herbe called crowefoote which is very hote maketh a blister on y e skinne that same they breake and kepe the place open many dayes after And in that case yf the botch be in the verye arme holes it is beste to set y e sayd herbe a loft vpon the arme And some other breake the forsayde botche with a stronge ruptory hauing part of maturatioÌ„ as for exaÌ„ple thus Take sowre leuen foure ounces mustarde rue scabiouse wormewood of euery one an handfull white lilly rotes the thyrde parte of all grene copporose two drammes cantharides in numbre .x. galbani one ounce old nuttes and somwhat fusty or els newe yf ye can not get them in nuÌ„bre .iiii. oile of white lilles as moch as shal suffice seeth al the herbes and rootes in oile accordyng to arte with a double vessel that is to say the oyle being in one panne may seeth onely by the boiling of the water in an other greate panne and make a playster with the residue of the stuffe in a good fourme It hath a greate vertue to breake a pestilence sore without moch payne and afore ye lay it on wash the sore with a sponge dipped in the straynyng of the foresaid herbes and rotes Other take oyle olyue seth it with oken asshes addynge vnto it a litle of blacke sope quicke lyme and make a plaister of the same it is not to be vsed but in strong complexions And al the forsaid waies are to be coÌ„mended But after one hath vsed theÌ„ a whyle seyth they begynne to come to maturation let him take y e counsell of a lerned surgeon or any other of good experience and to set maturatiue emplaysters vnctions bathes accordyng as becommeth percing the aposteme in the softeste place afterwarde procede with mundificacioÌ„ and incarnacion euen as in other kindes o fappostemes wherein I humblye desyre them to haue some pytie of the poore that be diseased not to fauoure theÌ„ that haue ynough but rather take somoche of the ryche that they maye the better haue wherwith to helpe y e nedy And forbycause the sycke maye haue some comfort if in case they shuld be destitute of surgeons I will besydes the said medicines whiche they may confidentlye vse describe some maturatiue emplaysters that are experte and proued in this cure of pestilence ¶ A playster to rype a botche commynge of the pestilence TAke mallowes the rotes of holyhocke onions asmuche as shal suffice washe them and seeth them in water afterward bray theÌ„ in a morter with poudre of â—ineseed and of fenugreke and a good quantitie of swines grese freshe laying on the plaister euery day once ¶ An other for the same TAke white diptany an ounce an halfe the rote of walwort an ounce the rotes of cresses halfe
of it in a childe are many for it may come of very lyghte occasions as of greate cryeng stopping the breathe byndyng to strayghte or by a fal or of to greate rockyng and such lyke may cause the filme that spreadeth ouer the bally to breake or to slacke and so the guttes fall downe into the cod which yf it be not vtterly vncurable may be healed after thys sorte Fyrste laye the paciente so vpon his backe that hys heade maye be lower than his heales than take and reduce the bowels with youre hande into the due place afterwarde ye shall make a playster to be layde vpon the coddes and bounde with a lace round aboute the backe after this fourme Take rosin frankynsence mastyke comyne lyneseed anyse seed of euery one a lyke pouder of osmonde rootes that is to saye of the brode ferne y e .iiii. parte of al make a plaister with sufficient oyle olyue and fresshe swynes grece and sprede it on a lether and let it coÌ„tinue except a great necessity two or thre wekes after that applye an other lyke tyll ye see amendment In thys case it is verye good to make a poudre of the heares of an hare to temper it with sugre or conserua roses and giue it to the child twies euery daye If it be aboue the age of .vii. yere ye may make a singuler receyte in drinke to be taken euerye daye twyse thus ¶ A drynke for one that is brosten Take matfelon daysies comfery and osmundes of euerye one a lyke seet them in the water of a smythes forge to the third part in a vessel couered oâ— a softe fyer than strayne it and giue to drynke of it a good draughte at ones mornyng and euenynge addyng euermore in his meates and drinkes the pouder of the heare of an hare beynge dryed ¶ Of fallyng of the fundament MAny times it happeneth that the gut called of the latiÌ„es rectum intestinuÌ„ falleth out at the fuÌ„dament can not be gotten in againe wythoute peyne and labour whiche disease is a common thynge in children comming oftentimes of a sodayne cold or a long laxe and maye well be cured by these subscribed medicines If the gutte hath ben longe out and be so swollen that it caÌ„not be reposed or by coldnes of the ayre be congeled the best counsell is to let the child sit on a hote bathe made of the decoccion of mallowes holihocke lineseed and the rootes of lyllyes wherin ye shall bathe the fundamente wyth a softe cloute or a sponge and whan the place is suppled thruste it in agayne whiche done than make a pouder thus ¶ A pouder for fallyng of the foundament Take the poudre of an hartes horne brent the cuppes of acornes dried rose leaues dryed goates clawes brent the rinde of a pomegranate and of galles of euerye one a portion Make them in pouder and strowe it on the fundament It shal be the better yf ye put a lytle on the gutt afore it be reposed in y e place after it be setled to put more of it vpon the fuÌ„dament than binde it in with hote lynnen clothes and gyue the childe quynces or a rosted warden to eate with cinamome and suger ¶ An other good pouder for the same Take galles myrre frankensence mastike and aloes of euery one a litle make them in a pouder and strowe it on the place A lytle tarre with gosegrese is also very good in this case ¶ An other good remedye Take the wolle from betwenethe legges or of y e necke of a shepe which is full of sweate and fattie than make a iuce of vnsette leekes and dippe the wolle in it and laye it to the place as whotte as may be suffered and whan it waxeth cold remoue it and apply an other hote this is a very good remedy for fallynge of the fundament If the chylde prouoke many tymes to seege and can expell nothynge that dysease is called of the Grekes tenesmos for the whiche it shall be verye good to apply a playster made of gardeine cressis a comine in lyke quaÌ„titye frye them in butter and laye it on the bellye as hote as he maye suffer It is also commended to fume the nether partes with turpentine and pitch and to sit longe vpon a bourd of ceder or iuniper as maye be possible ¶ Chafyng of the skynne IN the flankes armeholes vnder the eares it chaunceth often times that the skynne fretteth ether by the childes own vryne or for the defaute of washyng or els by wrappyng and kepyng to hote Therefore in the begynnyng ye shall annoint the places with freshe capons grece then yf it wyll not heale make an oyntment and laye it on the place ¶ An oyntment for chafyng and gallyng Take the roote of the floure deluyce dryed of redde roses dryed galingale and mastike of eche a lyke quantytye beate them into moste subtyle pouder than with oyle of roses or of lineseede make a soft oyntment Item the longes of a wether dryed and made in very fyne pouder healeth al chafynges of the skinne and in lyke maner the fragmentes of shomakers lether brent and cast vpon the place in as fine pouder as is possible hath the same effecte whiche thing is also good for the galling or chafing of the fete of whatsoeuer cause it commeth Item beane floure barly floure and the floure of fitches tempered with a lytle oyle of roses maketh a soueraine ointment for the same entent If the chafinges be great it is good to make a bath of holihocke dyll violets and lineseede with a litle branne than to washe thesame places oftentymes and lay vpon the sore some of thesame thinges The decoction of plantaine bursa pastoris horsetaile and knot-grasse is exceadynge good to heale all chafynges of the skynne ¶ Of smal pockes and measilles THis disease is common familâ—er called of y e grekes by the general name of exanthemata and of Pâ—â—nie papule et pituite erupciones notwithstanding y e coÌ„sent of writers hath obteined a distinctioÌ„ of it in .ii. kindes that is to saye varioli the measils and morbilli called of vs the smal pockes They bee bothe of one nature and procede of one cause sauinge that the measils are engendred of the inflaÌ„macion of bloude and the small pockes of the inflammacion of bloude myngled with cholere The sygnes of them bothe are so manyfeste to syghte that they nede no farther declaracyon for at the fyrste some haue an ytche and a freting of the skynne as yf it hadde bene rubbed wyth nettles payne in the heade and in the backe the face redde in coloure and flecked feare in the sleepe greate thyrst rednesse of the eyes beatynge in the temples shotynge and pryckyng thorough all the bodye then anone after when they breake out they bee sene of dyuers fashions and fourmes sometimes as it were a drye scabbe or a lepry spredyng ouer all the members other whiles iÌ„ pushes pimples and