haue theÌ„ washed then let him dyppe the fete in colde water and lay him doune to rest and not slepe by day time but beware for heate and wyne Howbeit if he will drincke wyne let it be soure and wel mixt let him also drinke water sodden wyth barlye thesame doth coole him let him take otherwhyles sugar candy into his mouth to slake the thyrst or els agayne coÌ„fect of cheries or prunes But he must beware of salt meates and flesh without it were of chycken or els let him eat soure vnrype grapes or els the iuyce of them or sorel Let him vse a litle vinegre in his meat but no spice nor ought y t chafeth take hede he be lose in y e bellye If nede constrayne the take Venice sope or alume make pilles of it vse it for a suppository But if ye haue y e rootes of betes strake theÌ„ a litle w t salte put them vp into the fundament or els seth hony till it be black in an eartheÌ„ vâ—ssel put a litle salt thereto make pilles of it and vse them likewise If ye haue not hony take the iolke of an egge as muche salt seth thesame together and make pillets thereof the bignesse of a haselnut or filberte and put that into the bodye thesame retayneth the sege If it is a man let him beware of women for they are hurtfull for him also of mostarde garleke onyons lekes and suche lyke If the headake coÌ„meth of superfluity of blood then make him thus to bleth at the nose without smarte Take sedes of red nettels and braye them to pouder in a morter blow a littel of the same pouder into his nose with a quill But if ye can not get sedes of nettels put a hole of the herbe called Millesoyl or Yarbe into the nose and rubbe y e nose outwardly softly and then shal it bleth But if it be in winter and canst get nether Chyrurgeon to let blood nor nettels nor nettels sede nor yet no millefoyle and wouldest gladly drawe the blood from the head then take two sack bandes and binde or tye them first about the legges aboue the knye let it so abyde the space of halfe a Pater noster then lose it agayne and tye it agayne Do this the space of a quarter of an houre than tye his armes aboue the elbowe lykewyse thus shalt thou drawe al the blood from y e head But ye must handle thys thing warelye leste ye let the mâ—nbre to longe to be tyed whereby the membre might be asconnyed or choked But if the heade burne to sore take the iuyce of Porceleyne and strake the head and tempels therewyth or where the most heate is If the heade doth ake so sore by reason of a morre or runninge that he can not snoffe hys nose than were it good to vse confectes made of the apothecaries called Nasalia and put them thereinto or els Margerim wrethen together and put into the nose for the same draweth out all euell humors If ye can not haue the same nother theÌ„ take a grene rote of betes as longe as a finger and a halfe sharped a litle and brused put thesame into the nose and let it abide the space of a quarter of an hour thesame draweth out also all euell humors But if ye can not haue thesame nother than take the sede of Cokle that is founde in the corne beate it to pouder put the same into the noyse that draweth sore Or els take a pot and put rapes into it and seth them than holde thy nose ouer it that the vapor or hote breth ascende so into thy head that thou do euen sweat with it Or take water cresses dryed not in the sunne but in the ayer braye the same to pouder in a morter or within your handes syft it through a lynnen cloth Howbeit if it would be to long to drye it in the ayer then drye it in an ouen when the bread is drawen or els in a stoue or hote house But if one hath payne in the head of Melancoly his disease is come by colde and of drye complexion Dicte thesame and gyue him to eat meates y t are hote and moyst to chafe hys nature and moyst hys body If he haue no sieges then geue him the fourth part of an vnce or iij. drames of Diacartha mi before daye breake and let him walke vp and doune vntill he get a siege But when the siege is done then gyue hym some thynge to comfort him or that may restore hys strength as suppinge or broth of chekins or younge beafe and mixe somtime a litle beaten saffron in hys meate After that may ye geue him a fewe pigges fete for the same make hys veynes tender and moyst geue him somtyme in the morning or daye tyme milke to drincke y t is sodden with egges that strengtheneth hym and geueth nature force Also oughte he to bath somtime a litle in a bath made with Fenel or Heysede gathered vpon a heye loft otes straw but ye may not bath to long nor to hote If in bathing the sweat will not in short space issue theÌ„ go out for theÌ„ is not the bath good for thy kepe thy selfe warm after it lest thou do take colde vpon it beware of all meates that may coole dry the as mustard garleke onyons lekes also of harde or olde chese Martinmasse beafe Haringe read haringe Lynge and suche lyke But if the headake commeth of flegma namely of cold and superfluous moysture then is it necessary to purge the heade wyth pilles Cochie and pilles De iera Beware of suche thinges as coole and bringe corrupte moisture as fruyte water fleshe fresh chese new bread and all that is of euel digestion His temples ought to be anoynted wyth oyl of Camomille But if thou hast not oyle of Camomill then take two egges shelles full of floures of Camomil greue or seere and seth them in wine and water together and when it is sodden to the halfe then strayne it through a cloth and put therto butter so much as a gouse egge and then boyle the water and wyne awaye Bath his fete also in a depe tob euen vntill the knees that the hote breth maye thorou warme his body he may sweat Into this water put two handfulles of floures of Camomille and a handful of heysede well sodden If he do sweat well laye hym to slepe couer him warme if he coulde sweat in the bed that should do hym good then gyue hym a litle grene ginger and a litle coriander stiped a night longe in vinegre and dryed agayne thesame doth chafe his head and stomack and consumeth the euel humors that rise out of the stomack into the head and trouble the braynes that same doth it swage Geue him also in the morninge fastinge if he can bear it and let him fast two houres there vpon Take thre
lyuer shoulde sende to the vrines is mixte wyth cold water by reason of the indigestion and so is parted through out al the membres and therof swelleth man and getteth the dropsey Otherwyse commeth thys disease of the Splene that it can not digest the substaunce whyche the Lyuer hath ministred and sent to hym and that is Colera nigra thesame bloode dothe mixe it selfe farther into the other membres and thereof swelleth a man Somtyme is it occasyoned of the Kydneys or that a man bledth to muche at the nose or somtyme that a man is to muche bounde in hys bellye and can haue no sieges Somtyme of superfluous bloode whyche lyeth hardened and vndigested in the lyuer thesame doth mixe it selfe into all the membres and causeth them to swell He that is diseased in the Lyuer helpe hym of thys wyse Let hym beware of all meates chafynge or whote of complexion for chafynge meates to scaulde the lyuer and bringe it oute of hys complexion Wherefore it is requisyte to set the Lyuer agayne into hys former digestiue power wyth medicines competente to it that is that she be purged of Colera Blood and black Colera It is reason and requisyte in all diseases to mollifye the disease wyth thys syrop or confection before a purgation be ministred to hym Take the rootes of Fenel Percelye of eche a handfull the herbe and rootes of Walworte and Valeriane of eche an vnce the sedes of Fenel and Anis of eche halfe an vnce water two or thre quartes Bruse the rootes and let them all stande stypinge a nyghte and geue the pacient to drincke there of in the mornynge and euenynge at euerye tyme thre vnces mixte wyth water of the floures of Eldren or Boure tre and after that purge hym wyth Dia prunis laxatiuo an vnce at ones and that shoulde be ministred to hym after hys fyrste slepe and he maye slepe safely there vpon Item to purge one easely wythout daunger that hath a hoate disease in a chafed Lyuer of a whote ague or other disease geue hym in the mornynge halfe an vnce of Electuarium de succo rosarum thre quarters of an vnce Cassie fistule extracte water of Endiue the water of Colander or Maydens heyre of eche an vnce and an halfe mixe them together and geue hym it in the mornynge but he maye not slepe there vpon Geue hym for a confortatiue Diarrhodon abbatis Walwort dronken refrayneth the waterish moysture in the bellye Nothynge is better in the worlde for the Dropsye then to drincke the iuyce of Blewlillies rootes an vnce or an halfe wyth two vnces of whay or els the roote sodden wyth wyne and droncke in the euenynge and mornynge thesame enlargeth the brest and taketh awaye fetching of the breth wyth payne wherwyth they that haue the dropsy are payned ¶ Of the yalow iaundis ICtericia is the yalow Iaundis and alteracion of y e naturall color of the skinne into a yalow colour Thesame commeth somtyme from the Lyuer somtyme from the Galle somtyme from the Splene The iaundis commynge from the Lyuer is caused two wayes ether by mistemperatnesse of heate or by stoppynge in the lyuer The iaundis caused by mistemperaunce of heate is of two sortes somtyme wyth apostemacion somtyme wythoute apostemacion But if the iaundis commeth by a waysting wyth apostemacion then are the signes in a man strengthynge trembling and a payne in the ryghte syde a consumpcion of the whole bodye and minishynge of the strengthe and the digestion the water is as reade as bloode The iaundis wythoute apostemacion hath no consumpcion streyngthynge nor tremblynge and they haue also the commune token of yalownesse in theyr eyes the face yalowe pale or grene the water reade and bloodye Fyrste ought medicine to be geuen for the apostemacion if the iaundis is wyth an apostemacion that it be fyrste taken awaye after that shal be taken awaye the waystinge comming by the heate ¶ A true medicine for the Iaundis TAke a handfull of Cherye leaues seeth them in a pinte of milcke that it boyle well strayne it and drincke a good draught thereof to beddewarde and in the mornynge fastynge and the iaundis shall auoyde from you by siege Or els drinke in the morninge and euenyng thys folowyng Take the wood of Berberis pyll the vpper shell wyth the leaues from it and take the seconde shell that is yelowe putte thereof as muche as a walnut in a cloth and seth it wyth a pinte of water that it be well boyled and let it coole and then drinke it This hath ben experimented put thereof also in thy drinke ¶ Agaynste the desperate iaundis TAke two handfull of the roote of blewe Lilies cutte them small and seeth them in thre quartes of water foure houres longe and when he will go to bed wett a fyne shete therein that it be well wett folde it together and wynde it all ouer and ouer the pacientes body euen the head also when he goeth to bed If he sweate then draweth the iaundis into the shete and waxeth yalowe Hym that the yalow iaundis taketh is wel perceyued by hys eyes handes soles of the fete and the yalow colour of the whole body ¶ Agaynst the iaundis that is rooted TAke Celidony both the herbe and roote chappe it smal and when ye haue a pottel thereof seeth it in water and let it be well couered that no vapor maye go oute and make therewyth a sweatynge bath and if ye sweate well the iaundis shall auoyde by it ¶ Another true and hurtlesse science for the iaundis TAke the sede of Ancolie or Accolie beaten to pouder a quarter of an vnce put thereto beaten saffron a peny weyght and an vnce of vinegre and two vnces of water of Celidony steare them well together thesame shoulde be dronken fastynge or to bedwarde and drinke not after it The same driueth out the iaundis by the vrine harmelesse In the mornynge draughte putte suger that maketh it good It maye also be mixte wyth as muche Southisteen water as maye be droncke at ones or take the floure of Cichore and rootes and seth them in half wyne halfe water and drinke therof fastynge and at euen ¶ Yet another medicine for the iaundis that is rooted or els hath infect the eyes and skinne TAke the herbe of holes burne it to ashes and of them make a lye and wash thy therewyth wet also a cloth therein and winde it warme about thy heade to bedwarde do this eight dayes continually and the iaundis shal be drawen into the cloth through the heade ¶ Another true medicine for the iaundis BEat the carnels of Peaches small put vinegre thereto so muche that it waxe a thynne broth drinke that what tyme ye will specially fasting or to bedwarde but ye maye not drinke after it that breaketh the iaundis lykewyse do the carnels of wild Almondes If one had the iaundis and were so bounde in hys belly that he coulde haue
through the ordure passeth goeth out howe to set it in agayne VVhen the last or nethermost gut through the whyche the ordure voydeth from man goeth out of the bodye also whyche commeth of a siege and if that doth happeÌ„ oft it must be forsene or els doth it bringe to a man greate inconuenience Helpe hym of thys wise Take the herbe called in Latin Ononis or Resta bonis both herbe rote chappe it small seth it well in water tyll it waxe soft put it into a litle bag sitte vpon it whyle it is warme do thys thre tymes in the daye and when it waxeth colde warme it agayne in the former water of thys wyse remayneth it soft and thynne Or els bake him a litle cake wyth thys forsayd herbe or wyth hys read floure lyke to a pease floure or if ye will geue hym the same wyth a slyce of breade and thys hath ben experimented and founde true Thys must be vsed eyght dayes longe But if ye can not haue thys herbe take twelue hand ful of meel or pouder of Oken barkes put theÌ„ into a bagge seth them as before and sit theron and it goeth in agayne ¶ An other true and proued science when the basse or last gut issueth or is swollen TAke wormes chap them small and braye them well and put so muche oyle of roses thereto that it become as a thick broth stere it well strake it vpon a linnen cloth the thycknesse of a finger let the cloth be softe and a hande broade Laye thys vpon the sycke place as warme as the paciente can suffre it and when it is colde then laye strayght waye another thereon thesame helpeth well and continentlye It is good also to wette a softe cloth in milke and laye it vpon the sycke place where the gut is gone oute and when thesame is colde take it awaye and laye another warme in the steade of it If the place is swollen or waxed hard the gut shall returne into the bodye by litle and litle wythout anye harme Yet is it better to seth Malowes in goates mylke tyll they be weake and laye them warm vpon it thesame mollifye it wythoute anye hurte that the gutte entreth agayne easelye â–ª Towe dypped in the iuyce of Sloes is very good for hym whose basse gut is issued for layd vpon it driueth it in agayne wythout any hurt Or els take the pouder of burnt egges shales warm and strow it vpon it and lay a warme cloth vpon it and that helpeth ¶ When a man hath to manye sieges howe that maye be letted SIeges that are ouermuch are diuerse The one is that the stomak doth digest the meat and drinke of a man the better because he hath a faut in the power retentiue An other is by reason of superfluous moysture in y e stomake or guttes or els the power retentiue hath force in the stomack so in the guttes by reason of fylthy moysture that is hote and prickinge If the disease is in the power retentiue which shoulde retayn the meat in the stomake then must it be consydered what moysture or humors be gathered in y e stomake whence they come If the disease cometh of euil complexion then must the pacient be demanded whether he feleth any heate in hys stomack whether he hath great thyrst whether he haue a bulkinge or breakinge of winde for thereby maye it well be gessed whether the siege be of ouermuch heat or not If he haue no thyrste and eateth well but digesteth slenderly then is his siege caused of cold and therfore doth the stomak digest euill He that will staye that siege assuredlye must eat and drinke litle and vse two or thre dayes nomore but one kinde of meate and be still by that shall the stomacke be satled and also the fundamente and also the running staunched wythout hurte or daunger These meates do bind a man in his belly hard egges and Payst made wyth egges baken in the herth rosted Peeres bakeÌ„ meates Rice made wyth almoÌ„de milke potages of barly Barly water Beanes Peeres dried in an ouen Amilum Medlers Suger of roses Or els take the stones or carnels in the grapes beate them well put them in a cloth laye them in reyne water or springinge water a daye and a nyghte then strayne the water well out and drinke a good draught therof fasting in the morning and at euen to bedwarde thesame stoppeth the hote fluxe verye well Or els eate Sloes that stoppeth sieges whether they be of heate or colde Or els eate Moulberies dryed thesame stoppe sieges Lykewyse also do Bremble beries not fully rype and dryed and eaten stoppe all maner of sieges caused of greate heat ¶ A playster for sieges TAke a quarte of Akornes dryed and made to pouder mixte wyth the whyte of an egge and vinegre in maner of a playster vpon a cloth and layed about the loynes But it were better to lace y e playster vpon the belly vnder the nauel and so about y e body as warm as he can suffre it and when it is drye then refreshe it agayn wyth y e whyte of an egge and vinegre as is sayd before and pouder it fyne agayne Thys maye be done thre tymes ¶ A good science for the bloudye flixe and other sieges or flixes of what cause soeuer they be and it stoppeth veryâ— well TAke a Turtel put it in a potte and couer it set it in an ouen tyll it be burnt all to pouder and if any man hath a flixe let hym take an egge warme it well by the fyre open it and put awaye the whyte then take of the pouder as muche as a chest nutte mixe it wyth the yolke and eat it fastynge do thys thre mornynges and it shal be staunched and it is speciallye good for all maner of bloudy flixes Or els seth the Turtel wyth water salt her not to sore but let her be well sodden wyth a broth and geue it the pacient and it stoppeth him Disenteria is a bloody flixe coÌ„minge somtime from the guttes somtime from the liuer somtime from the stomacke If it is from the â—iuer then hath he payne in hys right syde then can he scarsely be holpen But if it is from the stomake then hath he payne in the holowe of the harte that is deadly for the small guttes are nearehande rased and gnawen through But if he hath payn beneth the nauel then commeth it from the great guttes and he maye be yet well holpen Ye must also marke that the bloudye flixe must not be staunched so sodenly till y e euill matter is voyded y e guttes be clensed After that helpe him thus Geue him whay of Goates milke and barly water of eche lyke much put a litle hony in the barly water and seth theÌ„ together and skomme them After that put the whey thereto and stere them together and then take it from the fyre and geue the pacient alway
and oyle of Violettes of like quantitie and rub the soles of his fete therewyth He must be purged also w t such medecines as purge flegma for if the paciēt is diseased by the flegma then is the disease more durable He that hath the dayly feuor or ague nother can be quit of it thesame is a token that he hath corrupte bloude in his backe To ease thesame were it good to set horseleches to his backe his legges armes neare to his hādes ¶ A good drinke for the dayly feuer TAke the barkes of Miscelden growyng vpon okes half a quarter of an vnce geue him y t beaten to pouder to drinke w t a quarter of an vnce of Aqua vite while the shaking is vpon him thesame driueth away y e iaundis frō him also the whirling in the head Wherfore saith Hipocrates he y t maketh Misceldē to pouder taketh it w t Aqua vite thesame driueth awaye y e dayly feuer or els y e iaundis y e whirling in y e heade the feuer Hectica that is asatled feuer or ague wherewith men do whyrle and be dismade The Tertiane or third dayes feuer commeth of the heat of the liuer the Quartane or fourth dayes feuer cōmeth of Melancoly y e colour of his vrine is like water and clere But the colour of the Quotidiane or daylye feuer is most parte reed and clere The colour of the Tertiane vrine is reed thyck These vrines haue most part a litle some in the circle lyke Percely But the some of the Tertiane y t cōmeth of y e liuer is somthing yalowe because it commeth of the heat of the gall His mouth is bitter and his face reed colored his vrine is thinne Anoynte his heade wyth oyle of Roses and vinegre mixte together This folowyng is also very good agaynst y e dayly feuer Take Euphorbium made to pouder the sixtenth part of an vnce tempered with an egges shell full of Aqua vite geue the pacient this thre dayes together to drinke in the morning fasting thesame purgeth the slyme wherby the ague hath hys nourture This slyme may be voyded of this wyse also Take the rote of an Elder tre wash it well clene then pare the vpper shell softly from it after y e shaue of y t other shell vntil y e wood or hardnes a quarter of an vnce bray y t small beat it w t an egges shell full of Aqua vite geue it y e paciēt Or els seth of the inner shell or barcke of Elder tre a hand full in a quarte of ale or bier till the halfe be sodden awaye and drinke that this is experimented He that hangeth the roote of Valeriane grene at his necke if she waxe sere then goeth the ague from him He that feareth he shall get the ague let him swalowe in thre cornes of Coriander fastinge and it shall go awaye and let this be done before the ague fall vpon him If he shall haue colde wyth it then is it good also to take thre rootes of Veruayne and thre leaues of it sodden in wine and dronke before the cold do ouertake him and he shal be quit of it He whose feuer cōmeth of Melācoly his vrine is first whyt afterward black when nature beginneth to digest He y t hath this disease let him eate freshe meates and purge him selfe twyse euery weke wyth leaues of Sena tre made to pouder and taken in the morninge and eueninge at eche tyme a quarter of an vnce wyth a peasebroth Geue him also to drinke of thys syroppe folowynge as ofte he will Take a handfull of Cicory rootes and a hande full of Cicorye floures and two leaues of Hartes tounge seth them w t a quarte of water tyll the third part be sodden away thē streyne it through a cloth into a pot and put an vnce of suger thereto Thys syrop is very good in sommer for it clenseth the bloude and slaketh thyrste and cooleth wel it mollifieth also the harde matter that is gathered about the hart of congeled bloud wherof do somtyme grow apostemes or consuming coughes it driueth awaye iaundis also and mollifyeth sieges that a man maye the easyer haue thē But if hys heade woulde ake then geue him pilles that purge the heade as pillule de iera picra or pillule Cochie ¶ An approued science for the ague it riddeth a man oft in thre dayes TAke the rotes of Celendine chappe them small and braye them whyle they be grene Take as muche thereof as a walnut steare them wyth a dishe full of warme mylke or wyne or wyth a dishe full of warme pease broth thys oughte to be done in the morninge fastinge and refrayne from eatynge and drinkinge foure houres after and if he can go let hym walke vpon it The nexte daye geue hym Diacartami halfe an vnce or more but if he hath greate heate then geue hym Diaprunis laxatiui halfe an vnce or more and if hys strength can beare it geue hym halfe an vnce Electuarij de succo rosarum If the feuer is come of Flegma and the pacient is aged and the season drye or yet colde and moyst and hys pulse in hys arme beateth slackly and hys vrine is muche and whyte he also is greately thyrstye these are signes of the ague that commeth of Flegma Geue to that pacient the iuyce of Clarye the iuyce of Smalache the iuyce of Fenell made lyke an Electuary Let not the paciente eate nor drincke whyle he hath colde or heate After that geue hym a litle meat that warmeth measurably the nexte daye geue hym som meat good of digestion as small byrdes and suche lyke lette hys drinke be clene wyne Or els geue hym Diacartami halfe an vnce or thre quarters Item suppinges of Amilum made with cow milke a litle saffron comforte nature geue a good coloure and strengthen the pacient Likewyse maye ye make him Rice potage If he is sore cooled and febled thē seth him a dish full of Cumin wyth a yolke of an egge thesame maye he drinke colde or warme that strengtheneth hym very well ¶ For the Iaundis HE that hath the iaundis muste beware of all meates or drinckes that coole him for they hurte him But if the iaundis doth greue him then make hym thys drinke Take a peny weight of beaten Saffron and a penny weight of Ancolye beaten also put them into a porenger or wyth vinegre and steare them wel together put also a litle wine and water to them that it maye be thynne inough then let it be dronke fasting and it breaketh the iaundis withoute hurte But if the disease woulde differre and the iaundis woulde not voyde wherby the paciēt could haue no stomake if he be stronge inough geue him Rebarbara made to pouder temper it with a fresh Peasebroth and let him drinke it agaynst the daye breake If he hath strength then let him walke after it and holde a tosted pece
quarters of an vnce of aqua vite a peny weyght of beaten saffron and a peny weyghte of beaten Cinamon half an vnce of Buglossen or Oxetunge water mixe these together let them stand a day and night then shall it be tempered the one with the other Thys doth warme hys stomack riseth into hys head dryeth hys moyst braynes wherof his disease commeth in the heade Let him eat meates of good digestion and not to muche at ones for so longe the stomack is colde and moyst can it not digest wel and if he eate much therof waxeth it full of slyme and filth and many diseases growe of it as payne in the head greuous couginges agues gripinges in the belly wormes payne in y e mother or matrice and many other and if the payne lieth in the heade then let him be bathed specially wyth these herbes Take of Valeriane and Fenell of eche a hand full Ootes straw two handfull a peck of Ootes but if thou hast no Ootes take the straw only Heysede of euerye one iij. handfull put thesame into a litle sack and seth it in a kettel wyth water bath therwith and when he is thorow warm and sweateth then rensch hym wyth louke or bloode warm water and cast a cloth or twayne ouer hym for coolinge laye hym doune couer hys body and head warme that he may also sweate in the bed afterwarde take some of the coueringe awaye let him slepe a litle in the bedde and after that geue him a good broth of a pollet or chycken or els a supping of yong beafe or veele that is not ouerfat or els the broth of graye peasen with beaten saffron the bignes of a pease but he maye nether eat nor drink to much then rest a litle If he can let him sweat a litle after it be alway still both in the bath and also bed as he is in the heat or sweating lest he become to fel. The head washen wyth lye wherin are sodden y e floures of Camomil taketh away the euill humors of the head and braines y t are gathered ther in with cold thesame doth also the water where in floures of Camomil are soddē put vpon the head But if y e head did thus ake by reason of a constipacion or stopping so y t ye could not wel take breth thē bye halfe an vnce of Cinomon vnbeaten and eate oft a litle thereof or els take a pece of bread stipe it in wine and strowe Cinamon beaten vpon it eate the same that taketh awaye the stoppinge minisheth the slyme of the whych the stoppinge is engendred This medicin doth also minish greatly and taketh awaye the payne in the head Take a pint of wine warme thesame then take four yolkes of egges beate thesame in the wine and moysten hys head well therewith thesame draweth out the heat and alayeth the payne But if the head ake were come of cold ayer or windes thē wash y e head with water wherin are sodden y e floures herle of Camomil after y t strake y e forhead tēples stomak wyth y e foresayd oyle or butter or els stipe soft clothes therin lay thē into the neck the same draweth out the euil moystnes cold warmeth y e head Water distilled of Betony a cloth dipped there in pressed wel out agayne and then wrapped or tyed hard about y e head restoreth the head that was distempered wyth cold moysture euen y t some fall into frensy ryght well to his former estate But if thou canst not get the water but canst haue the herbe then seth the same in wyne mixt wyth the third deal water and vse the same in stede of the distilled water A wounderfull experience for the headacke SEt a dish or platter of tynne vpon the bare head filled with water putte an vnce and an halfe or two vnces of molten leade therein whyle he hath it vpon the head Or els make a garlande of Veruayne and wear it daye and night that helpeth wounderfully Lykewyse mayest thou take two hand full of Veruayn thesame mayst thou chappe small seth them in a quart of wine put thē into a littel sack laye them hote vpon the heade twise or iij. tymes that healeth well A slouggish or slepery disease THys disease commeth gladly and lightely of colde much moystnesse specially to a good folke because their naturall heate is gone This disease is thus knowen they haue alway great heat whereof the cause is an impostumacion y t lieth in the head behinde and his vrine is pale and thick By reason of y t disease y e trublinge of his head braynes he lieth or sitteth makinge semblance as though he dyd slepe and yet doth not he wendeth waltereth happely his head fete do mete together thesame must be healed of thys wise Bye a litle nysing pouder or els take the sede of y e Nigella that is founde in the corne feldes beate and vse them in stede of the nysinge pouder or els vse the floures of mustarde sede or take beaten Mergerun gentle put any of these into hys noyse oft tymes and cause him oft to nyse Rubbe also the soles of his fete oft wyth warme water vinegre salt with a wollen cloth the palme of his handes also and kepe his belly louse wyth suppositories of alum or other as I haue taught before and let him be layd in a place where much light is let also much communication be had wyth hym to hinder him of his slepe and kepe him from slepinge But if he hath great heate then maye he be bathed in a bath that the vncleane heat and moystnesse maye auoyde from him and anoynte hys heade wyth water wherein are sodden Camomille Anis and Wormwood Roses drye or grene were good also of eche a few that the water be not to stronge for the washynge and bathynge doth muche good to the heade by reason it doth comfort the same To the patient may be gyuen Diapenidion Diagalanga or Pliris cum musco made in the Apothecarye But if the vrine is rede and the pulse beateth sore then commeth the disease by heate let him then vse colde medicines as confect of roses or violettes Also were it good ofte to burne the heyre of a man before hys nose and he so to receyue the sent thereof Galen sayth He that hath payne in the hindermost part of his head the same must be let bloode vnder the chynne speciallye on the ryght syde A medecin awaking a man sore and withstandeth slepe greatly SEth or boyle Rew or Herbe grace and vinegre of lyke quantite in a couered vessel and when it is sodden put a litle more vinegre to it and put y e Rew into a litle cloth put it then agayn into the vessel wher y e vinegre is when thou wilt awake hym then take the cloth holde it to his nose and browes to
it is in winter then kepe him warme in a close chamber both night daye But if it is in summer then laye him in a chamber that is somwhat high and make him a fyre of Iuniper wood wherâ—on the berries are for y t is very good for him It were good also to put saffron into his drincke and meates his best meates were old hennes or cockes well sodden for they do both warme and comforte him And if he hath greate heate in his head then make him thys collyrium Take Housleke and leaues of Roses of like quantitie well beaten and mixt wyth womens milke strake the same aboute his temples thesame couleth the blood and alayeth the raginge let him beware of stronge drinkes If a man is madde and it is not knowen wherof it commeth take the lounge or lightes of a Goate buck and binde the same warme aboute hys heade thesame alayeth the rage Or els take a blacke henne and open her quicke vpon the backe and laye the same so warme to the head But if it is a woman or mayden then take the lounge or lightes of a Goate If a man becommeth madde of colde then were it good furth wyth to take a black henne quicke and rippe thesame vp vpon the backe and laye her wyth blood and all vpon the head for the same doth warme his heade and braynes very well ¶ A good drinke for one that rageth and specially if it is come of colde TAke a quarter of an vnce of beaten saffron half an vnce of Cinamon half an vnce of aqua vite and put this into a pint of wyne The speces ought to be knitt in a linnen cloth And let him drinke a good draught therof in the morning and eueninge It is good also if he vse speces in his drinke prepared of thys wyse Take a quarter of an vnce of Saffron Cynamon a quarter of an vnce Clowes a quarter of an vnce Sugar an vnce make thereof a confection thesame doth comforte the head and braynes very well Or els geue hym the sedes of Peony beaten small temper the same wyth wine and geue it hym to drinke that getteth hym hys wittes It is good also to take the harte and liuer of a fyshe called a Pyck and put thesame into a pott wyth glowyng hote cooles and holde the same to the patient so that the smoke maye entre into hym If he is possessed he can not abyde that smoke but rageth and is angry It is good also to make a fyre in hys chamber of Iuniper wood that is grene and caste into the fyre Franckincense and S. Ihons grasse or S. Ihons worte for the euill spretes can not abyde thys sent waxe angrye wherby may be perceiued whether a maÌ„ be possessed of an euel spret or not The cure of all these euils is without God will punishe them of a seuerall wyse They shall take and vse two egges shels ful of Aqua vite thre tymes as muche of other wine mixte among it a quarter of an vnce of pouder of Sene thesame let hym vse thre morninge fastinge Or els let hym vse Aqua vite where in is styped fumitory or the mary of Walwurt or thâ— stone Lazulus or Garmander or Brake of the wall whyche all do purge black colera or Melancoly For wyth purginge black colera is the splene clensed and there wyth auoyd the straunge thoughtes and imaginacions the pensiffenesse and melancoly is dryuen out and the braynes get agayne theyr force or strength and are encreased Wherfore if this be done then is the euell sprete or will dryuen out and all wycked thoughtes are forgetten If man be thus tended than commeth he agayne to hys ryght naturall vnderstandinge Neuerthelesse the forsayde medecins must be ministred to hym ether whan soeuer the panges come vpon hym or whan he semeth to be fre of them that they maye minishe by processe of tyme or els hinder so muche the lesse If any chylde weare Peony sede about hys body no euell sprete can hinder him Item x. or xij sedes of Peony beaten wyth wyne then dronke auoyde the disease called Incubus that is the Mare whych is a sycknesse or fantasye oppressinge a man in his slepe that him semeth a great weyght lye vpon his body wherfore he groneth and sigheth but can not speake If a man were desperate or frantike by fantesyes and hys wittes were spred abrode if thou wilt gather agayn y e scattered wittes theÌ„ take a greate basin set it sedelings to a wall so that it do leane holy vpon the wall then take a lauer wyth a cock full of water set that hygh vpon a coupborde or other thyng open y e cock a litle so y t the water drop by litle and litle vpon y e basin and make a ringinge and runne out of the basin agayn Into this chamber or place lay the patient so that he can not se this nor let not much be spoken to him then doth he muse and fantasye so much vpon y t dropping ringing what it maye be willing gladly know what it is y t at the last he fasteneth his wittes gathered them agayne If the water fayle theÌ„ fill y e lauer agayne Also may be geuen to him the souerayne water of Buglosse ¶ Of disease in the eyen IF one haue disease in y e eyen the same coÌ„meth of y e foure coÌ„plexioÌ„s as namely if they be moyst y t coÌ„meth of y e blood thesame his eyeÌ„ ar heuy the filthinesse y t cometh out of theÌ„ is very vnclene y e veynes of y e teÌ„ples greue him If it be of read colera then do his eyes smart him so sore as though one dyd pricke hym into thesame wyth nedles they are very rede and hote Fyrst loke the patient haue good sieges and let him beware of thinges that are hote and be quiet Purge him his head with pilles de hiera picra the first night let him take v. pilles the second night vij y e thyrd night ix thesame do purge his head Pilles cochie do lykewyse but of them must he take nomore saue iij. at ones Lette him eschue fleshe but eate fishes without skales Thys collyrium folowynge is a medicine for the eyen Take the whyte of egges and beat them so long tyll they waxe so thyck that if ye put a litle strawe there in it standeth vpryght than holde the dishe wherein thou doest beat it vpon the one syde and lett the thynne runne out into some other vessell to the same put as muche woman milke that sucketh a boye and as muche water of roses beate all these together and wet a fyne linnen cloth therein presse it oute a litle and laye it vpon the eyes â— til it waxeth drye the same slaketh the euell heate and draweth it oute and alayeth strayghtwaye the payne and smarte of the eyen Do this euerye houre ones and
seth that in water wythout salte and put a litle oyle of nuttes thereto and geue hym it wyth some course meate and let him eate well that the stomake maye be full After y t geue him of the foresayde broth warme a good draught after that let him laboure a litle or els walke vntil he be chafed and then shall he perbreake and cast oute whatsoeur euill corrupcion he hath in hys stomacke ¶ For the cough MAnye wayes getteth a man the cough somtyme of the brestes mistemperinge somtyme of a matter that is inward or outwarde of the body If it be wythin as it happeneth oft that an humor falleth oute of the head into the brest thesame is the worst to be healed If the cough commeth of heat then is the brine rede and this throte is drye and rough To suche one ought be geuen barly potage wyth butter to be eaten and Ptisana or Barly water to be droncken wherâ—in Lycoris is sodden Geue him also to eat potage made wyth Lettis chapped and sodden in water and after that well fryed in butter thys taketh awaye he cough wythout payne The cough that is engendred by colde is knowen by the whytenesse of the brine He that hath a feruent cough let him take Neppe that cattes delite in so much as a Walnut let him cut it smal and stampe it and maâ—e a taunsey thereof wyth two egges beaten therein let him eat this and it shall make him whole Thys taunsey maye he eate when he will and is specially good for hym that hath a cough caused of colde Or els vse thys medicine take wyne and oyle of oliue in like quantitye put thesame into a cruyse and seth it a litle stere it together and geue hym that to drinke when he will go to bed and in the morninge so warm as he can suffer it do thys two dayes one after another and thys breaketh the running or morres and softeneth the cough wythout hurte It is also good for horsenesse caused of colde The cough doth also ouertake a man by reason of an euell humor engendred in the liuer or the lightes and so do fall into the brest the same must be holpen of this wyse as shall folowe Somtyme is the cough caused by foren or outwarde occassions as are smoke euill vapors stinking ayres dust colde drinkes or of drinkinge cold when a man is chafed or els when he drincketh it falleth into the wronge throte The drye cough commeth somtyme that y e patient hath an vnclene pulmen or lightes throte of fylthy matter y t is assembled about y e pulmon the gristels of y e pulmon in the cheste is waxeÌ„ tough wherby it coÌ„meth y t a man can not cast it out getteth somtime a deadly aposteme When it is now groweÌ„ to an aposteme then helpe him with syropes as I shall teache you here after to mollifye it Take also diligent hede whence the apostemacion commeth y t therafter ye maye know how to cure him and let this folowyng be the general cure Take a whit cloth wet y e same in cold water strayn it wel out again thaÌ„ winde it wel about y t patieÌ„tes throte After y t take another warm cloth wind also threfold about y e throte thys do in y e morning middaye at night geue him thys syrop Take a dishfull of brayded or beateÌ„ barlye foure vnces of resâ—nes xij figges wel washeÌ„ in warm water put theÌ„ into a new pot take iiij quartes of water let theÌ„ seth halfe an hour TheÌ„ strayn this put the drinke agayn into the pot cast into it sixe vnces of suger lette it boyle ones then take it of and stande to coole Drinke of this when ye wil specially in y e morning euen to bedward Thys moll fieth very wel causeth to cast out maketh large about the brest also doth it heal y e sorenesse roughnesse of the throte If it waxeth thicke then put more water to it ¶ A drinke for the cough for thyrste and roughnesse of the throte TAke a quarte of water put an vnce of suger therein and seth the thirde part of it awaye strayne it through cloth and let it coole and drinke of it so muche thou listest It is good also to washe thy mouth in the morninge and at none wyth warme water and to rubbe thy teth also to wash the forhead and temples wyth warme water this clenseth and maketh the head lighte ¶ An other syrop for the cough and apostemacion in the breste and harte whiche weakeneth and causeth to caste oute TAke Violettes a handfull sixe leaues of Hartes tounge put them in a clene cloth and in a pot to thys putte a quarte and an halfe of water seth it vntill the thyrde parte be sodden awaye then presse it through a cloth into a clene pot put thereto foure vnces and an halfe of suger steare it well vntiâ—l the finger is all molten Of thys mayest thou drinke when thou wilt If the cough commeth of heat then is the throte sore and very dry and the patient is very costyf The cold ayer doth hym good when he goeth in it for he thynketh that his harte is refreshed and quickened Thissame ought to be let blood in the Epatica or liuer vayne But if it is not conueniente to let the same bloode then marke whether hys cough be caused by a hote humor and to what parte it floweth and on that parte shall ye set boxes for that is good ¶ For the hote cough GEue him to drinke syrope of Violettes to bedwarde at nighte in the morning and els when ye will wyth a litle blood warme water Thesame cooleth mollisieth and causeth to cast out it slaketh thyâ—st breaketh apostemacion minisheth the cough and comforteth the drye and hote harte ¶ But when a man dyd cough and were strayght aboute the brest and harte and had heate therewyth so that it were taken for an apostemacion TAkeÌ„ a dishe full of Hempe sede put thereto a litle warm water braye it well and strayne it wyth warme water so that it become as a thyn parage After that when it is colde geue the patient therof to drinke so muche as he listeth wythout hurte the same doth mollifye coole very well slaketh thyrste and maketh large aboute the harte And it is hood to seth that hempsede milke wyth butter suppe there of wyth a spoune as hote as ye can suffre it and in thre dayes ye shal be whole without hurte or payne It is good also for stich about the hart But he that hath a consuming cough and were greatly trauayled therwyth let hym eate at ones halfe a vnce of suger Benedicti Then let hym take thre hoopes of a vessell the one alwaye greater then the other hang ouer them a couerled or tent cloth tied to the roofe or plancher in the forme
once vntyll he haue recouered strength If he be a man he must beware of women for that shulde hurte hym Yf y e feblenesse is come of heate or of vapor helpe thesame of thys wyse Kepe him from anger or whote meates and from wyne wythout it be very well alayed and geue hym thys folowyng Take the karnels of the Pomgranate and as muche Barley meel mixe thesame together and make a potage thereof lett hym eate that Thys cooleth the harte and conforteth it it is also good for the stomake that is ouerchafed But yf ye can not haue Pomegranates than take in steade thereof Berberis If the faynenesse commeth by trouble and colde theÌ„ geue him such thinges as warme him and bath him in warme water to warme him naturally and let him drinke good wyne Take also Saffron Cinamon Clowes of eche a quarter of an vnce Suger two vnces Aqua vite half an vnce water of Buglosse an vnce whyte wyne a quarter of an vnce put these together in a glasse and let them stand a day and a nighte After that drinke thre morninges therof fastinge that chafeth and warmeth the stomake and comforteth the patient And in hys meat ought he to put of the forsayd spices and kepe him selfe warme and beware of such thinges as coole ¶ Of all accidentes and diseases of the stomake and howe it maye be healed VVhan the stomake is full and can not digest it is to be marcked whether the matter indigested commeth of superfluous eatinge and drinkinge for that weakeneth the stomake and hys naturall operacion And these are the tokens whereby it is knowen whether the disease commeth therof the vapors come out of the stomake clim vp into the head or els is hys mouth bitter and he is thyrsty hath greate payn in hys eyen Somtyme commeth the disease by vnmeasurable and inordinate eatinge of colde meetes and thereby is the naturall operation of the stomake altered and weakened and in the bottom of the stomacke engendre euill humores causinge that man can not digest And these are y e signes whereby this is knowen the vrine is whyte thick and pale aboue in the midde is it clere and in the bottom is it whyte as whey of milcke synckinge and cleninge to the bottom as it were corrupt matter The patiente hath greate payne in the kidneys and backbone toward the lefte syde He hath also great colde in hys braynes whych commeth thereby that the stomak and braynes be farre asunder and the vapors drawe vp out of the stomake into the heade and thereby is the colde of the braynes augmented If the stomake were full of euell humors that are hote and were engedred of such hote meates as are Garleke Ouyons Mustard Pepper and suche lyke then are these the tokens of it The paciente hath greate payne in the heade he hath greate heate in the leuer whyche is by reason of the hote meates that he hath eaten for they inflamme the leuer and consume hyr moysture And if the paciente is of Sanguine or read Colera complexion and eate suche hote meates then getteth he feruente heate and burneth lyke fyre he consumeth his naturall heate and getteth an vnnaturall heate in al his body and at the last getteth he a feruente ague called stinkinge febres by reason the naturall heate and the natural moystnes which manteyn the body are consumed If the patiente is sycke of the heate then muste he beware of all maner of hote meates and that he eate not muche at ones nor surfet Hypocrates sayeth Lyke to lyke mistempereth the bodye and therefore oughte colde meates be geuen hym that is hote and contrarywyse hoate meates to hym that is colde to sette the bodye agayne in a frame Therefore also is it conueniente to geue the patient lyghte meates of digestion and colde to restrayne the heate of the bloode and the read Colera And if the disease were of flegma or black colera or els of surffeting theÌ„ must he be holpen of thys wyse He ought not to eate nor drinke muche but hys meates ought to be suche as warme comforte the stomak He oughte also to eat coÌ„fectes of quinches made with quinches suger or cheries or w t suger appels thesame augment and restore agayn naturall moysture Item when a man hath hys stomake full of superfluous hote moysture of saâ—guin or reade Colera complexion then must the euill humors be digested and prepared wyth anye of these drinckes whyche ye can best gett Take Barlye halfe a pounde thre quartes of water and seth them to the fourth parte then strayne it and put therein the rootes of Succorye two vnces Fenel rootes an vnce Mayden heyre Endyue of eche an vnce the herbe Buglosse the herbe Borage of eche half an vnce poure ouer thys the foresayde Barly water and seth the fourth parte awaye and then strayne it agayne put an vnce or an vnce and an halfe of suger to it and geue the patient to drinke of it in the mornyng and euenynge And when the matter beginneth to be ready then purge the stomake of thys wyse Take electuarium de succo Rosarum thre quarters of an vnce a quarter of an vnce Diaprunis laxatiui Cassie fistule extracte halfe an vnce Hony of roses half an vnce water of Buglosse Borage and Endiue of eche thre quarters of an vnce Mixe all this together and geue y e patient the one half at euening and the other in the morning in the dawning let him walk vpon this and not lye doune agayne vntill nyne or ten of the clocke for assone as the hote moysture is prepared and digested then is she easy to be caste oute and wyded And if the patient sweat muche then is it to be marked that the bodye is full of superfluous humours and wyth digestyng of the humours according to mans complexion is he cured and made whole and this aforemencioned drinke and purgacion is the digestion and auoydinge of suche fylth After that ought some conserues and Electuaries be ministred to him The stomake doth somtyme waÌ„bel is quasy by reason of a heate that is engendred by vndigested meates or vnwholsom meates and the vapor thereof beateth vp into the head Thesame disease happeneth somtyme of rawe humors in the stomake and if ye take the patient by the body then is it outwardly weake and yet feble Geue to thesame in the morninge halfe an vnce of Diacarthami or els geue him halfe an vnce of Electuarij de succo rosarum thesame clenseth the rough moysture out of the stomak But if the stomak doth wamble of Melancoly then is hys bodye hard and drye when a man grypeth thereon He that hath that disease ought to anoynt the body w t oyle of oliue wherin are sodden Fenkel sede or Kumin If a man had some euell matter vpon the mouth of the stomak whiche he wolde gladly vomite out or els dyd perceyue he had muche slymy fylth
euell sweate is it that commeth towarde the euenynge and is colde and waltereth only about the harte Thesame though it be not good yet is it not so greately to be wythstande But when a man hath a greate disease or feblenesse and a colde sweate breaketh oute onely aboute the nose that is a very deadlye signe specially when the nosethrilles open and close fearcely and the nose waxeth sharpe But when he sweateth onely aboute the harte that is somtyme a token that a man is verye contrarye to hys nature and that the heate is inwarde in hys bodye and nature oute of frame and the pories whyche are the issues of the sweate stopped whereby nature is not stronge inough to dryue oute the sweate through the skynne Besyde thys are those naturall sweates when men sweate muche euerye daye and that cometh thereby that men haue ouermuche moystnesse or humors wythin theÌ„ and that must be abated then and letted These thynges cause to sweate wythoute daunger The floures and herbe of Camomille or els Malowes putte them into a close tobbe and make a bath so that the vapor maye stryke vp into the. And suche a bath is good for them that will not gladlye wet theyr fete Lyke vertue also hath Fenell Penyreal the floures of Hoppes Branck vrsyne the toppets of the floure Saluye or Sage wyth the floure Smalage and wild Clarye called otherwyse Oculus Christi ¶ A good bathe for them that haue taken colde Of thys wyse oughte they be bathed drye whyche haue taken colde before they do bath in water Take Mugworte Sauge Fenel Penyreal of eche a hand full chappe them small and put them into two bagges seth them well also make a sweating therewyth wâ—en ye will bath And when ye will bath then wet a long cloth in colde lye wringe it well oute and tye it about thy head Then put the water that the herbes haue ben sodden in into a toâ— and set thy fete therein as hote as ye can suffre it and lay one of the bagges vnder you and sitte thereon and laye the other vpon youre stomacke retchynge doune tyll youre priuye membres but looke ye bathe not to hote These floures cause sweatinge also The floures of Almondes Cheris Violets Langedbeiff Whyte poppy Whyte lyllyes Benes Cocles great Malowes or Holy hockes Filbertes Blewlyllyes or Appels Of these floures maye ye seth some in water to make a sweatinge bath or els seth them in a bagge and presse it well oute and laye it as hote vpon your body as ye can suffre it and tye an other bagge aboute thy fete for that shall cause you to sweate so muche the soner and wythoute hurte These herbes folowynge are of warme complexion and cause him that is colde of complexion to sweate lightely Take Penyreal Lauender floures Mustarde floures Cousloppes Sauge Mugwort the floures of Elecampane the leaues of Lorel or Baye Selandine or the floures of it and Fitches all these or part of them may ye seth in half water halfe wyne and mayest prouoke sweat therewyth as is sayde These herbes cause to sweate lyghtely Malowes Holyhockes Brankvrsine Houndes tonge the rotes of whyte lillies Longeworte growynge by Okentrees Louage Pelitory of the wall Millefoyle the herbe of Violettes Lettis and the floures of Hathorne Thys folowyng causeth to sweat easely nother nedeth a man to be couered therefore the more Take the leaues and floures of Elder tre the leaues of Lilies of eche two handful put the same vnder the patientes shites and let hym lye vpon hys back vpon the herbes if he fall a slepe there on he shall sweate Thys folowyng causeth to sweate also Seth Nettels in oyle of nuttes anoynt hym well therewyth at night that it maye strike in through y e skin and after hys slepe toward the morning shal he fal in a sweate Also if a maÌ„ taketh Rue or herbe grace Salt and vinegre and rub the patients hands inwardly and the soles of his fete whan he will go to bed in the morninge after his slepe shall he fall to sweatinge Thys also causeth to sweate Take a white and harde dogges dounge braye and syft thesame through a cloth of that take as muche as a Filberts shell can conteyne putte to thesame as muche Oetmeel as two egges can holde and a dish full of Vinegre and foure tymes as much water make of thys a thynne broth and geue it the patient to suppe to bedwarde and he shall sweat continently and that sweating is souerayne good for them that haue feruent heate as in a pestilence or feruent ague If ye will make a good naturall bath that chafeth and warmeth well and warmeth also baren women that they become fruytefull Take thre quartes of the rootes of Sloes or sixe good handfulles cut them smal and seth them vntill the water waxeth reade put thereto a pounde of Alume and halfe a pounde of Brimstone beaten to pouder but lette these be put or tyed in a cloth Ye must knowe also that if a woman were sore colde then take twyse as manye rootes nether must anye other water be putte thereto then the same that is sodden wyth the thre forsayde thynges It is good also to put thre hande full of salte into the kettel where they are boyled And she muste beware of takinge colde and vse meates that warme If the man be colde of complexion then muste he bath therein also for the woman becommeth so muche the more fruytefull for when a man batheth wyth a baren woman they waxe so muche the more abler and she the more fruytefull It were good to take the foresayde rootes of Sloâ—s as muche grene flaxe wyth the rootes chapped small and bounde together in a bagge and than laye that bagge behynde vpon the womannis backe as warme as she can suffre it and whan the bagge waxeth colde to warme it agayne in the forsayde water and laye it agayne to hyr bodye in the bath Thys muste be done ofte for there wyth is hyr matrice or mother chafed and made apte to conceyue and be fruytefull ¶ Howe a man maye be restored agayne that hath lost hys strength by sycknesse IF a man were become verye weake and feable by reason of a longe sycknesse euen that he semeth to be consumed nether can recouer then take twentye olde cockes dresse and dighte them as though they shoulde be eaten seth them in the thyrde parte of a tonne of water stampe them in a morter so that the bones be al to brused and make a bath therewyth and let hym bathe therein When he hath bathed inough laye him to bed and reste Or els bath hym in Ferne or brake for that restoreth y e senowes to their former strength and comforteth the patient The Ferne ought to be chapped small and put into a bagge and to a meane basket ful must ye take the thyrde parte of a tonne of water Thys bath folowynge is
good for them that haue ben longe sycke or whose mary in the bones is corrupt or els their bloode in the veynes is corrupt and become noughte by reason of colde for it is a stronge bath and is the bath of Maister William of Vallis Take Sauge Rue Wormwoode Betonye Reed mynte the rootes of Nettels Wylde Mergerum Mugworte the herbe of Strawberryes the sede of Nettels Louage Iuniper whereon are manye berryes or cornes of eche a hande full Chappe all these small and put them in two bagges put to them halfe a pound of Bayeberyes and a pounde of beaten Brimstone parte them I saye into two bagges and seth them well in water as muche as is conuenient and bath thre dayes therein nether putte anye more water thereto and bath in the morninge fastynge so longe as ye can endure it After that seeth the other bagge also and do as before thesame strengtheth the lymmes and geueth them force ¶ A good drinke that strengtheth the hart and all the membres if a man drinke halfe an egges shale full in the morninge and eueninge wyth as muche good wyne TAke the beste Aqua vite that ye can gette take also a pece of fyne golde make it gloynge whote ix tymes and quenche it agayne the more ye quenche it the stronger waxeth the water and better put into thesame Aqua vite half a quarter of an vnce of saffrō and a quarter of an vnce of Cinamon both beaten let them stand four dayes well stopped and steare it euery daye ones but when thou wilt take it then let it stande still vnstered that it maye be clere Thys water warmeth the colde stomacke geueth strength to all the membres speciallye to aged folke that haue ben ouerlonge sycke whose strength is consumed for it cōforteth and strengtheth the hart out of measur ¶ Another drinke comfortinge the body and purginge TAke two vnces of Aqua vite nisynge pouder a quarter of an vnce let them stande fourten dayes After that presse it out through a fylte and take therof euermore fastinge a quarter of an vnce wyth an vnce of wine But if ye will refreshe the body then take a quarter of an vnce of iera picra and laye it in Aqua vite as before and drinke thereof fasting thre droppes and take a litle in your hande and put and rubbe it into your nose and drawe the sent ther of vp into your heade The water of Buglosse dronken is good for them that be sycke at the harte or els the water stilled wyth an olde henne thesame geue him to drinke that hath lyen long sycke and is feble for it geueth hym good strength and it must be taken in the mornynge and eueninge These meates strengthen well the forsayde diseased namely Hartes fete Does fete Bulles fete or any ruder beastes fete The elder these beastes be the more do they strengthen and they must be sodden so long till the bones fall from the fleshe and strowe beaten Saffron vpon them ¶ Item a good bath and naturall for it draweth furth euil heat and strengtheneth well TAke Heeth or Lynge Penyreal Wormwood Sauge Fenel of eche a handfull put it into a bagge and laye it into a kettel that it maye be thorow hote And whan ye bathe than sit vpon the bagge howbeit ye nede not to put it agayne into the kettel for the water should waxe to stronge ¶ A verye holsome confection to strengthen a diseased of the foresayd sycknesse TAke the best Grapes that ye can get putte them into a kettel stampe them and make wyne of them seth that well aboute an houre steare it and strayne it through a copper strayner after that strayne it through a fyner strayner and seth it agayne that it waxe as thycke as a thyck pappe and steare it tyll it be colde cutte it than to small peces and putte it into a pot that is glased and then is it made redy The staler it is the better is it and maye be eaten what tyme a man will Kowe mylcke and Rice sodden together strengtheneth verye well or els a thycke potage made of grene Persely and fleshe or els wyth Perselye and a good Hennes broth thesame strengthen very well Lykewyse doth the mary of Hertes Roes or rudder beastes drawen out of the bones sodden and eaten If a man were wholy febled and abated and coulde take no maner of sustenaunce it were good for hym to drinke warme woman milke or els to sucke a woman speciallye in the morninge thesame doth strengthen and comforte the harte very sore and all the membres and causeth good blood But if he could eate fleshe dighted wyth the floures of Borage that were a souerayne thynge Or els take an olde Henne let her be dressed as is conuenient putte her into a pottel pot of tynne well closed or stopped put a goblet of wyne thereto and halfe a quarter of an vnce of beaten Saffron well beaten and steared wyth the wyne sette the pottel pot in a kettel wyth water and laye a stone or some weyghte vpon the pottel pottes lydde and let it seth two houres continuallye Then looke whether the henne be fallen a sunder for then is it inough if not lette it seth better Thys sauoureth very wel and geueth great strength If the henne be litle putte so muche the lesse wyne and Saffron to it If anye man hath lyen long sycke whereby he is waxen colde let hym take a hande full of Buglosse and seth it well in a quarte of wyne strayne that iuyce through a cloth and drinke thereof in the mornynge and euenynge thesame geueth naturall warmth and comforteth the harte verye well He that hath hys legges colde by reason of longe sycknesse or age lette hym take halffe a bushel of Ootes and seeth that well wyth two quartes of water and one quarte of wyne tyll it be halffe consumed and waxe browne in the kettel steare it well leste it burne Putte thys into a softe sack or pilow bier halfe an elle longe and broade and wrappe hys legges and fete therein as warme as he can suffre it do thys in the morninge and eueninge and none of thys wyse maye he be chafed agayne in thre dayes and wythout daunger ¶ Of all accidentes of the Lyuer MAny diseases come from the Lyuer as Stopping Rottinge Inflammation the Yalow iaundis the Dropsy commeth also there by that the Lyuer can not digest and that bloode that she should sende into the membres is turned to water the membres are out of theyr frame and haue no due operacion by reason of the Lyuers disease that is that the veynes comminge from the lyuer to the stomacke do geue euell heate Thesame heate dryeth or seereth the stomake so that he getteth luste to drinke colde water and that causeth the stomake to digest euill and causeth dropsey For the lust of colde water weakeneth the digestion wholye and the bloode that the
thre vnces Terpentine two vnces Anise two vnces Cumine thre vnces Hony foure vnces all these seth in whyte wyne let them seth vntill the wyne is neare hand sodden awaye make a playster hereof and laye it vpon his poulmon as warme as he can suffre it and the payne shal be swaged Thesame playster is good also layde vpon other grefes and it is good also for the breth If the disease of the lyghtes were come vpon one of a stinkinge or venemous ayer then must ye geue him within thre dayes a purgation namelye thre morninges the one after the other a penyweyght of fyne Tyriakle in a draught of warme wyne After y t anoynte him wyth thys salue Take Terpentine Aqua vite of ech an vnce Dialthea thre quarters of an vnce mixe these together and strake it vpon his brest He that hath this disease it is necessary that he be continently holpen for he might lightely dye of the infection Thys drinke folowyng is a speciall medicine for hym euery morninge and euenynge taken two vnces Take Licoris an vnce and an halfe Brake of the wall an vnce the middest pyll or shell of Ground pyne called in Latine Chamepitis thre quarters of an vnce Figges Raysins sede of Malowes of eche thre quarters of an vnce Mayden heyre Isope of eche a handful Barly an vnce water a pottel Braye them that are to be brayed seth them with the water that the water be sodden awaye two finger bredth then let it stand so al night and in the morninge strayne it and then drinke therof as is sayde before Item they y t consume sore whose eyes waxe depe in their heades they cough much and haue payne in the left syde and about the brest them may ye helpe of this wyse Geue them Diapenidion or Diagragantum make them thys drinke Take thre vnces of Licorise Anis sede and Isope of eche a handfull seth these all in a quarte of water strayne it through a cloth and put thereto at the lest halfe an vnce or thre quarters of an vnce of Suger Marke also whether they haue any heate for then geue them mylk to drinke Make them also suppositories of honye and salte If they cough theyr blood be euill then let them bloode vpon the hande or in the arme Theyr meates maye be hogges fete chykins motton newe baken breade and stale drinkes Item when a man can not well drawe hys breth then help him of this wyse Take Syropum de Sticados foure vnces Syropum de Calamenta and Syropum de Hyssopo of eche two vnces mixe them together and vse it ¶ A good barlye water for all diseases of the Poulmon or Lyghtes TAke halfe a pounde of fayre Barly a galon of water halfe an vnce of Licorise Fenel sede Violettes Persely sede of eche a quarter of an vnce Read roses a quarter of an vnce drye Isop and Sauge of eche a penyweyghte syxe leaues of Hartes tounge a quarter of an vnce of Figges or Raysins seeth all these in a newe potte that the water be sodden awaye two finger bredth and sette the potte in colde water and then strayne the clere from it and drincke it Thesame cooleth the lyuer and all the membres driueth awaye all euill heate slaketh thyrste causeth to caste out muche purgeth the lightes the spleine and the kidneys the bladder and causeth to make well water is specially good for all agues that come of heate ¶ Howe to helpe a man that hath a disease or a stiche in hys syde or an euell splene or an aposteme wyth in vpon hys rybbes PAyne in the syde commeth of euill stinkinge moystnesse whych causeth an imposteme in the left syde vpon the ribbes If the aposteme commeth vpon the ribbes then dyeth a man lyghtely wythin thre dayes of the stenche of the aposteme strikinge to the harte wythout a spedy remedy be sought Fyrst ought he to be well letten blood in the Median in the right arme and if the aposteme is in the ryght syde thē ought he to be letten bloode in the left arme And before all is it to be knowen sayeth Galen whereby the aposteme is occasioned afore ye ministre ought to hym and also in whych syde the disease is If it is in the ryght syde then commeth it of the lyuer If it is in the left syde then cometh it of the splene and therfore haue Hipocrates and Auicenna sayd that he that hath this disease shoulde be letten blood in great quantitye after that hys strength is If the disease is in the left syde than doth hys harte shake and beat and hath great payne in hys left syde handes and fete are colde payne in the reynes strong and feruent agues and great stichynge when the ague commeth vpon hym the disease is come of Flegma and black Colera But if the disease is in the right syde then commeth it of the lyuer and of superfluous bloode and therefore is it requisite to minishe a greate deale of the patientes blood at the begynnynge after that he hath strength And he that hath thys disease the same hath febres acutas and great payne in the forheade and all his membres do ake He hath also in hys slepe many imaginacions and dreames and thyrsteth all swete meates are contrarye to hym and listeth after soure meates and eger he hath also great heate in the lyuer His face and eyes also are reade hys nose continuallye sharpe and seere or drye the second daye after that the disease leaueth hym than chaungeth hys face and the nayles of hys fingers become whyte These foresayde tokens are not good for they signifye the death of the patiente wythin thre dayes If the patient in the beginning of thys disease doth list to drinke wine then ought the Physicion to beware how to counsel hym When a man hath a stich in hys syde then geue hym to drynke water of Morsus diaboli that is an herbe whose roote is as it were bitten of ether distilled or sodden Lykewise also doth Saffron dronke Or els take hony milke of a Cowe of eche halfe a pinte let thē be wel warmed together wet a linnen cloth of halfe an elle longe and broade therein and laye it so warm therevpon and the stiche will strayght waye be alayed Howbeit I haue alwaye put thereto wheaten meel thre quarters of an vnce and two penny weyght of beaten saffron straked vpon the cloth and layd warme vpon it lyke a playster But in sommer did I laye the leaues of whyte Horehunde chapped small and put in a bagge sodden in milke pressed out and layed warme vpon the syde thesame swaged it I haue somtyme also vsed it seere Or els take a fyne lynnen cloth and folde it so that it be a spanne long wet it in the pacients vrine whyle she is yet warme presse it oute a litle for droppinge and laye it where the stiche is And when it is drye then wett
therof to drinke bloud warme with milke both in y e morning none and eueninge ▪ thys healeth the guttes inwardly Lykewise also doth water of Waybrede dronke in the morning at none and eueninge Agaynst the bloody flixe take a quarter of an vnce of Sanguis draconis made to pouder drinke it in a potage or broth or els eate in a weake or soft egge thesame is experimented that it stoppeth or els geue hym Knotgrasse to eat vpon a soppe or in some potage or els howsoeuer he can eat it or els in an egge as is sayde before and that stoppeth the blood both aboue and beneth ¶ A true medicine for the bloody flixe TAke the tappettes or slouringe of Walnuttes and Filberts when they florishe new gathered after that they be fallen from y e trees and put them into a basin and drye them in the Sonne or in an ouen that they rot not beat them to pouder and he that hath the bloudy flixe geue hym a quarter of an vnce thereof in an egge rosted wyth oyle tyll it be harde and eate thre morninges so muche thereof at euery tyme and fastinge And if it will not be staunched then geue hym half an vnce of thys pouder in an egge Yet another for the bloudye flixe whyche comforteth the stomacke and seasoneth the mouth if it is vnseasoned for surely it cooleth hym and slaketh thyrste and dryueth awaye the heate of the lyuer Take suger of Roses as muche as a chest nut and a quarter of an vnce of Sanguis draconis made to pouder and geue hym a good draught of reyne water to drynke vpon it or els conduyte water or yet barly water And if ye can haue nether of these then seth well crosted broune breade in water the courser the bread is y e better is it Let the water be a good pint and the crostes as much as a fist and let hym eate thereof oft in the daye and speciallye to bedwarde at nyght and in the morninge It were good also that he had somtyme pylled Almondes that haue lyen longe in colde water or els to geue hym a slyce of bread styped in colde water thesame cooleth and stopped very well Or els take two flynt stones and a pece of stile and make them glowynge whote and laye them than in milke of a Cowe and thereof drinke fastinge a good draught bloud warme Do thys thre morninges and it shall auoyde Ye maye also heate flyntstones and stile and laye them in milke drinke therof in the morninge and at eueninge Or els take the rotes of Burres as muche as a penye loaffe chappe them small and seth them in a newe pot wyth good wyne let the paciente sit ouer them that the vapor maye go vp into hym do that oft and the flixe shall staunche whereof soeuer it be It stoppeth also the floures of women whē they haue thē to sore Also take Peers dryed and seth them in water and drinke thereof and it shal staunche and after a laxatiue doth it stoppe the sieges continently These meates oughte they to eate that haue sieges roosted Pygeons and all meates that drye as are Lentilles Rice Amilum pared or shauen Herteshorne or els Beenes sodden wyth vinegre vntill they pearche and geue hym these to eate thre dayes continuallye nether geue him anye other meate ¶ How the flixes maye be knowen VVhen the bloudy flixe commeth from the vppormost bowels thē issueth from man pure bloud with digestion of the fylth of mans body and thereof getteth a man greate payne in the vpperpart of his body or nauel Him may ye helpe of this wise Take Hēpsede braye or beate thesame well put a litle water vpon it strayne it through a cloth Then seth two egges y t they remayne very softe put of the Hēpsede milke therto as much as al the egges be beat thē wel together take y e fasting thesame stoppeth the flixe auoydeth the payn Or els seth y e rootes of Burres or the sede in water or them both and drinke it fasting but it were very good to seth the sede in reyne water If it commeth of the middelmost bowels or guttes than is the siege or flixe colored black wyth bloud or els grene wyth thesame To cure thesame is make a vaporaciō beneth w t Rāmes greace or fat waxe pitche Cumin ech of lyke quantitie put thē in a new pot couer it close set it vpon a fire tyll it waxe thorow hote and do smoke sore than set it vnder a stole wyth a hole and set the pacient thereon as hote as he can suffre it But if the bloud commeth of the nethermost bowels then is the siege y t issueth therewyth yalow black pale or els of a grene deadly coloure The same may be holpen of this wise Geue him rosted Rāmes flesh to eat olde hennes sodden and specially the fete and barly water to drinke Item Almonde milke wyth water thesame comforteth the harte But if the siege be by reason a man hath eaten ought that is vnholsom then ought he not be staunched so sone There is also a flixe called the whyte siege in Latin Lienteria thesame is when the meate is voyded vndigested Thesame siege commeth somtyme of slymy matter lyenge in the stomake and that is knowen by the heuinesse of the stomake ¶ Of payne in the Loynes THesame commeth somtyme of heate somtyme of colde Whē it cōmeth of heate then vanisheth all te pacientes moisture his vrine becōmeth reed or els yalow as an Orenge appel He y t hath that disease geue him the milke of a Soo w t Dragagātum and Malowes make a potage therwith and he must beware of all suche thynges as chafe or warme hym of salte meates and geue hym all coolinge meates or els geue hym potages made of barly and Spinage that cooleth well or els geue hym a Barly potage wyth butter for that cooleth mollifieth hym well If he hath the power and is able geue him Triasandali Payne in the loynes and back commeth somtyme by ouermuch companyenge wyth women Thesame helpe of thys wyse Let him beware of women and if he hath heate or thyrste then geue hym suger Candye and lette him beware of all hote thinges But if he hath no heate then geue him such thinges as do warme him moderatly and let hym go to some bath and eat meates of good digestion Item if he haue any faulte in hys liuer let him take hede thereto for thē must he not bathe before his heate of the Liuer be swaged But if the payne in the loynes commeth of cold then hath the paciente no lust vpon womē and hys back doth ake very sore and also hys thyghes hys vrine is whytysh as water Let him beware of oyle or any fat meates whether it be fleshe or fishe and of all suche thinges as coole the stomake Make also thys playster and laye it
Perches Troutes such like fishes breding in running waters Let him also eschue all water foles both wilde and tame Let him eate the flesh of kiddes potage of great Peasen the rootes of Persely Fenel the herbe or sede of Smalage beaten barly He must also not eat his fill and beware of fruytes He maye also make a bath of the floures of Camomille Water cresses Malowes Betony Cinckfoly of ech a handfull seth these well close bath therin vntill aboue the nauel If ye wil make it yet better theÌ„ put therto the herb of marrish Malow or Holyhoke Cinckfoly Ferne seth of eche a handful and boyle it w t y e firste bath This bath is very good for the StraÌ„guria causeth to pisse well Let him beware of ouermuch heat let him drinke good whyte wine sodden swete wine to bedward in the morning an houre before breakfast temper it a litle with water wherin is sodden a quarter of an vnce of Lettuse sede beaten Licoris halfe an vnce a handful of y e leaues of Hertes tounge seth these in thre pintes of water vntill the thirde part be sodden awaye ¶ Of the stone howe he that hath it maye be healed wyth conuenient medicines SOmtime doth the stone engendre in the bladder somtime in the loynes Somtime doth it engendre of vnclene slymy matter that is gathered in the stomake and is congeled together with an vnclene slymy heate and so waxeth a stone or grauel which causeth great payne and grefe Whan the stone groweth in the loynes then aketh his back and loynes and be somtymes as dead But if the stone is engendred in the bladder theÌ„ hath he payn in y e forpart of hys body he can not wel make hys water Somtyme commeth the stone of heat then is his vrine reade in the bottome of the chambre pott or vrinal lyeth much grauel or sande if it stand an houre still and that grauel or sand is read and hard when it is touched Suche a pacient must beware of all hote medicines But if the stone is engendred of colde then doth the paciente perbreake oft and the sande synkinge in the bottom is whyte His vrine is somtyme clere and somwhat yelowe as the whey of chese and to suche one are hote medicines good This disease is cured somtime by cuttinge Chirurgeons experte in that thinge But that the grauel or sandy stone maye be voyded froÌ„ a man that he maye be ridde of the payne or smarte or yet the perbreakinge ye muste first se that the pacient be purged of the vnclene slymy fylth and y t he haue good sieges geue him this syrop to drinke Take the rootes of Smalage Fenel Persely of ech foure in nombre of their sedes an vnce Grummel two vnces smal Trifle an vnce a quarter y t sedes of Chiches PoÌ„pones of eche an vnce an vnce of y e sede of y e sharp Burres or Clotes the herbe of Pinke nedle or Cranes bill Colonder or Maydens heyre of ech a handfull sixe vnces of y e rotes of Brak of y t wal or Polipody chap al y e rotes herbes smal seth theÌ„ in a quart of wine a quart of water to the halfe after that streyne it through a cloth and deale it in two partes to the one part put a pounde of hony and seth it alwaye to the halfe and to the other parte put a pounde of suger a quarter and a halfe of an vnce of Cantarides withoute heades and winges made to pouder and seth thys the thyrde part awaye Of this geue to the pacient at euery fourth day an vnce and an halfe with thre vnces of water wherein are sodden y e rootes of Smalage Persely of the fyrst syrop made wyth hony geue him euery morning an vnce and an halfe mixt with foure vnces of water made of the rotes afore specified and of the other syrop at euery fourth daye an vnce and an halfe mixt with iiij vnces of the foresayd water then recouereth he And if he can not be healed there with and that the stone were great and hard then were nothing better then to cut it if weakenesse dyd not hinder it He that hath had payne of the stone a gret season or els an vnclene bladder wherof he hath had a payne or shuting in his coddes or els hath a swellinge aboue his preuye membres if ye will helpe thesame then bath him as hote as they be costumed to be bathed which are greued of the stone After that take milke and seeth thesame with egges and drinke thesame bloude warme in the morning and euening ye shall perceyue very vnclene fylth to auoyde from you both in the sieges and vrine Do this a fourten night and it shall auoyde If ye will breake spedelye the stone that he do bruse take the Goates bloude put it into a glasse and set it in the sonne to drye after that braye it small to pouder Take euerye eueninge to beddeward of the same pouder a quarter of an vnce with wine and of this shall the stone be brused that it maye auoyde without hurt And whan it auoydeth now from him then let him eate both in the morning and euening vpon a slyce of bread the sede of Persely and Grummel or Graye mill made to fyne pouder but the breade must be dipped or wet before in wine Herewyth is the stone hindered to growe any more for it driueth it out and bruseth it Lyke operation hath also the bloude of an Hare and specially when he is drouned in vinegre ¶ A confection for the Stone TAke the pouder of an Hare burnt in a pott with skinne and heere so y t nothing be taken from it of this pouder take an vnce and an halâ—e and vi vnces of hony of this make a confection Hereof take euery morning euening as much as a chest nut and ye shall finde y t the stone shall breake auoyde froÌ„ you But if the rubbel or shardes of the stone do put the to payn then vse that bath wherof I haue spoken before Take the rotes of Persely and herbe the herbe of Fenel with the rotes Dyll with the rootes Smalage with the rootes of ech a handfull and of eche sede a handfull chap the rotes and herbes small and put them alltogether into a small fyne linneÌ„ bagge seth theÌ„ well in water y t space of an hour make a bath therof bath therein Then lay the bagge a whyle vpon the backe as warme as ye can suffre it after that vpon the belly likewyse after that sit vpon the bagge also as warme as ye can suffre it And of thys wyse bath in the morning thre houres at after none two houres and at night to bedward Do this thre dayes and vse to eate the rotes of Persely and the sede of Smalage and the sede of Persely of eche an vnce
make pouder of thē put thereto two vnces of suger when thou wilt depart frō the table then dippe a slice of bread in wine strowe as much of this pouder theron as a chest nutte Eat this also in the morning fasting to bedward thus shall the stone auoyde frō thy without any smart or payne ye shall make water easely But beware of all thinges that engendre the stone ¶ A good commune bath for the stone TAke a bushel of Walwurt chapped small put it into a bagge and seth it in water bath in the same water nyne dayes and the stone shal sone breake But if the stone is in the bladder then let him laye the bagge before him vnder his nauel if it is in y e loynes then laye the bagge behind at his backe or els where the stone greueth him this doth ease without hurte ¶ A bath to breake the stone TAke sixe buckettes of water put thereto two pounde of Wild or Horse radish rotes sliced small beaten put thē into a bagge seth thē wel in water in a kettel or pot then put altogether to the other water but ye may not bath to hote nother let the water passe your hart or els should ye waxe faynte It were good also he dyd drinke water of Horse radice when he bateth and also before and after the bath for that also driueth out the stone ¶ Thys folowyng is also good for the stone Take a kidney of an Hare burne it to pouder braye it small and drinke therof in the morninge and euening at eche tyme half a quarter of an vnce with Persely water or els water of Horse radice rote Or els take the rotes of Horse radice cut checkerwyse like to dice the weight of foure vnces poure ouer them a good quarte of the best wine y t ye can get and let it stande a daye and a night after that drinke thereof in the morning and eueninge at eche tyme foure vnces Thesame driueth out the stone in the bladder raynes preserueth a man from payne of the bladder and raynes withstandeth perbreaking Some do digge a pott in the grounde with the Horse radice roote the depth of a kne Or els take commun radice rotes let them stande in the earth but pare of the vttermost croune next to the herbe and make it holowe then laye the croune agayne vpon the roote If a water be gathered therein take and vse thesame for it is very good for the Stranguria for them that do make their water wyth difficultye and droppinge but specially for the stone in the bladder ¶ A good true medecine for the stone whiche is good and approued for commune people TAke the berries of Iuy beate them to pouder and drinke therof in the morninge and eueninge at eche tyme a quarter of an vnce with an vnce and an halfe of wine This hath driuen from women stones as bigge some as a dowes egge some as Walnuttes some as chastnuttes some as fylberts or smaler and that with payn and trauayl ¶ Another true science for the grauel when one drinketh therof in the morninge and euenynge at eche time an vnce or an vnce and an halfe TAke the huskes wherein Beanes haue growen and burne them to asshes of thesame ashes make a lie and drinke it as is sayd before Planteyne sodden in wine and dronke draweth out the stone and auoydeth the disease of pissinge called Dysuria beyng soddē in a litle bagge and layd warme vpon the belly ¶ Of Agues and fyrst howe he maye be cured that is ouertaken wyth Ephemera Ephemera is a feuer so called because it is apte to be cured in one daye but if it is not regarded turneth to sundery kindes of agues or feuers This disease happeneth somtyme of the Sonne heate whereby the head waxeth hoter then anye other membres Somtime commeth it of excesse of colde and then becommeth a man redish vnder hys eyen his body waxeth cold outwardly the head heuy Somtime commeth it with surfettinge wyth meates or drinkes that be hote or colde and thereof waxeth hys vrine reed Somtime happeneth it of anger then waxeth his face reed and his eyen drawe forwarde and turne very swyftlye in his heade Also doth it happen by heauinesse and greate perplexitye and aduersitye and then do his eyen syncke in his head and loketh grimly and hys body waxeth feble and hys pulse beateth fayntly When the ague commeth by the Sonne heate then set the pacient a litle in a bloud warme bath the second or at the last the thyrd daye that he do sweat therein After that set him in a coole place and there strowe leaues braunches of Wylowes and stype Myrte beries in oyle of Violettes and strake thesame oyle into hys nose thrilles and take oyle of Roses and vinegre of lyke quantitie beate them well together anoynte his temples for head therwith the wrestes of his handes fete Geue him to drinke milk of Poppy sede made of this wise Put water to y e sede then beat it mixe it with water y t it become like an almond milke strayn it through a cloth into a glasse geue him it to drinke when he wil go to bed in the morning in the day tyme a good draught Ye must also coole him first and whē he is otherwhyles thyrsty geue him bread stiped in colde water to eat and he must beware of all such thinges as maye chafe him if he drinketh wine let him alaye it well or let it be soure If the ague commeth or is caused by colde that the pacient beginneth to consume then set him aboue a tobbe with hote water wherin are soddē Camomille floures Dyll Basil put also of that water into a pot let the pacient receiue the vapour of it into his body beneth at the mouth Or els set him in a tobbe with the forsayd herbes that were better for him Or els make him a bath with the forsaid herbes and let him warme himselfe wel after that anoint him well with oyle of Dyll for thesame is good and conuenient for him If the ague commeth by heuynesse or mourninge or a drye occasiō then set his fete in warme water vntill his knees wherein is sodden Camomill and Dyll of eche two handfull and couer the tobbe well that the vapoure maye stryke well into his body as is sayde before and through the mouth Let his legges also be rubbed dounwarde for that doth him much good after that let him walke or vse some other conuenient exercise he must also beware for taking cold eat meates y t warme him moderatly be good of digestion he must also beware of eating and drinking vnmeasurably If the ague is caused of hote meates or drinkes then geue hym Oxizacra with milke of Poppysede or Sorell When the ague beginneth to fayle then geue him the seconde or thyrde daye to drinke
water distilled out of y e rootes of broade Planteyn thre morninges one after another at eche tyme an vnce and an halfe or two vnces and make him an Epithema that is a medicine vpon the liuer of thys wise take two vnces of Endiue water an vnce of water Cicory and halfe an vnce of water of Roses mixe these together and dippe towe of Hempe therin and laye it vpon the liuer Let him also eate meates of good digestiō as are yonge Mottons Lambes Chyckens Hogges fete and such like Let him eschue salt meates and be sobre in eating and drinking and after meate let him vse moderate walkinge or stearing where good ayer is and so shall he recouer easely and well If the ague is caused of heauinesse or greate aduersitye or distresse then must the grefe be taken awaye with frendlinesse good conuersacion with mirth and such pastimes and recreations as maye reioyce him and not longe remayne in one place but let him abyde wher good ayer is vse to bath somtyme After y t he hath rested will cloth him then anointe him with oyle of Roses or oyle of Violettes Let him washe somtime in warme water when he wil cloth him then anoynt him as before Let him also be chast his meates drinkes of good digestion that do also mollify coole him He maye not vse stronge drinkes but Barly water to bedward thesame mollifieth and cooleth him hote meates do hurte him ¶ Of the hote and feruent ague called Causon FEbris caustica is when the Colera perisheth in the veines that are neare the harte and them that are aboue in the stomake liuer and lightes or poulmon It is caused of a feruent heate and the pacient hath exceding heate and thyrste This disease is of two sortes y e one is of a single Colera the other ouertaketh moste chefelye ionge folke when their body is drye When their vrine is scommy then be sure that they are costiffe and bounde about the hart and get a great disease and payne in the head The vrine of them both is reed and they waxe feble Ye muste purge and clense them with pilles or laxatine but they must be mollified before w t syropes of Violettes or syropus acetosus and with Electuariū de succo Rosarum or Diaprunis laxatinus so y t they be strong inough or y t y e age do not hinder thē if he hath much vnclene matter in him If he be greatly thyrsty thē geue him otherwhyles Pōgranates or sorel to suck to bedward geue him to drinke syropes of Violettes or Roses with as much cold water like wise do at none in y e morning he must beware of such thinges as chafe him he must also be let bloud in y e liuer veyne Let him drinke wine alaye it well wyth water His meate muste be meates of good digestion and cooling nother eate more then nede requireth If his belly is bounde then lose it with Cassia fistula syropes of Violettes Endiue water make him a clister with y e iuice of Branke vrsine Trifle herbe of Violettes Malowes without the age the time the strength or the region or countrey do hinder the. If he hath payn in y e head thē make him this sointment anoint his tēples forhead therewith take oyle of roses the iuice of Porcelain vinegre of eche an vnce beat thē well together when ye will vse it beat it agayn and make him a plaister therof vpon the forhead and temples Take read Saunders Roses Barly meel of lyke quantitie put thereto as much Rose water that ye may mixe the other thinges therwith make a past thereof put the iuyce of Gourd therto if ye can get it This alayeth the payne sone and well Or els take Poppye sede and beate it verye well temper it wyth water and geue hym alwaye a litle thereof to drinke and specially in the night and wett a linnen cloth therin and binde it vpon hys forheade But if he can not slepe thē take Lettice sede beatē Almondes beaten y e iuice of Lettice of ech an vnce water of Roses oyle of Roses of eche halfe an vnce mixe these very well together like a playster binde it aboute hys head and when it is drye then wett it agayne and he shall fal to slepe And if the payne go away then geue him to eat Gourdes Porceleyne when he will go to bed then let him washe his fete in warme water and rub hys legges well beneth dounwarde and afterward renche them in cold water After that let him lye doune and leaue his fete vncouered and so draweth the heat out dounwarde Let him do to his handes lykewise If he waxeth faynt in the night for heat then take water of Roses and halfe so much vinegre in thesame wet two clothes eche so muche as a fyst and geue him thē in his hande tyll they waxe hote thesame draweth out al the heate Rub the soles of his fete therwith also his wrestes for it geueth him good strength Geue him confecte of suger in his mouth or els confecte of Cheris or of soure Plummes thesame slake his thyrst If a woman were diseased hereof were bigge wyth chyld the forsaid medecine might be geuen her wel inough without danger But if one were thus diseased and a yexing toke him or a goute and it lasted foure twenty houres or more that is a sure token of death ¶ Of chylderen diseases MOrbilli and Variole is a disease that noyeth childrē greatly called Pockes and Masers They that haue the Pockes if ye geue them water wherein Rew or Herbe grace is sodden with Fumitorye to drinke it doth helpe them without dout Great inconuenience get chyldren with these diseases and specially the Pockes for they straye ouer all the bodye and the eyes also and when theyr eyen do itche they waxe lightely blind therof If ye will saue them that they ware not blinde hange the rootes of Rew and Scabiose at their necke and they shal be safe ¶ Of the dayly ague or feuer quotidiant THe ague or feuer that taketh a man euerye daye is caused of Flegma when it falleth into the bloud and veines thē doth the ague shake one and the colde is great But when it is without the veines then hath the pacient colde euery day and the shakinge nor frost is not so great This ague haue most communly aged folke and such as are colde or moyst of complexion It taketh them also chefely that are ydle and vse excesse and specially them that eat or drinke out of season wherewyth engendre wythin them many colde humors When the pacient is very thyrsty and his body is drye then is his ague caused of salt flegma wherfore geue him such thinges as drawe out moystnes and set his fete in warme water wherein are sodden Dill and Camomille and when hys fete are dried agayn by themselues then take salt
water doth consume in sething then poure more water in to it so that there remayne about two quartes and an halfe of water After that streyne the water through a cloth and kepe it Of that water must the pacient drinke both daye and night when he is thyrstye saue onely whaÌ„ he looketh for the shakinge for then muste he nether eate nor drinke withoute great necessitie constrayne him And when the water is fayled then make more ¶ Howe a man shall behaue himselfe that is thus diseased OF thys wyse must he guide himselfe that is diseased of thys sycknesse he must beware of chese milke porke and freshe befe of all fruyt new or olde Let him eat potages made wyth Bethes Spinage Oetmeel Barly and alwaye put a fewe Almondes beaten thereto on flesh dayes a quarter of an Henne or Chikens sodden in water with Percely and foure leaues of Lettis He must beware also for moyst meates and surffettinge On fishe dayes let him eate Crabbes or Perches somtime an egge potched in water Let him drinke no wine without it be at meale tymes and that soberly and mixte with y e aforesayd Barly water or clene water if the made water were agaynst his stomake but out of meal tyme let him drinke none other water nor wine then the aforesayd When a man knoweth that he shall haue the ague if it is at after none then maye he eate somwhat in the morninge about sixe of the clocke and tary so tyll the heat hath forsaken him If it shall come before breakfast then let him not eat tyll the heat be past Some agues there be in the which it were good to let bloude after the third daye accordinge to the pacientes strength and the season This is now spokeÌ„ of the commune agues and of the Tertiane or third dayes feuer though there be many kindes of it If a man hath vsed suche water as is spoken of before then let him beware of excesse of meate and take fastinge the herbe or the herbe made to pouder called Centaurea in English Centory the bignesse of a walnutt or chest nut tempered wyth wine and he maye drinke a litle wyne vpon it to tempere hys mouth of the bitternesse And thus maye he remayne that day In the morninge and the two dayes folowyng let him take thereof in the morning the bicknesse of halfe a Walnutt wyth thre leaues of Rue or herbe grace and as much Triacle as a pease and muste drinke vpon it water of Celendine mixte with the water of whyte thystle called in Latin Carduus Marie or els water of Celendine alone two vnces After the thyrd daye let him take of the foresayd pouder agayne whether he be amended or not and vse it foure dayes continuallye and behaue him selfe in dietinge as is sayd before and it is to be hoped that he shall recouer or els shall the agus turne to another kinde of feuer ¶ Of the Quartane that is fourth dayes Feuer which can scarsely be healed THe dietinge and ordering in eating and drinkinge specified before must be consydered and then marke what tyme the colde shall come for the Quartane commeth not equaly and vexeth a man somtyme more somtyme lesse and then doth it rest two dayes When ye knowe the houre of the assaultinge then take of thys drinke folowynge Take Fenel a handfull thre or foure leaues of Wormwod seth these in half a pint of wyne vpon a soft fyre tyll the thyrd part be sodden awaye Then take it from the fyre but let it remayne warme And when a man perceyueth the assaultinge of the ague then let him not reste but ether walke or cause him be led wyth the armes In the forsayd wyne ought to be put half an vnce of hony of Roses and then drinke a litle glasse full thereof walke and steare him selfe without ceasynge so long he can ye if nede is wyth the staye of other so long tyll the colde minisheth Then let him lye doune and be well warme couered that he do euen sweat and slepe if he can whiche he might happely do with werrinesse and faintnesse When y e heate is gone then let him rise and take meate if he listeth if not and that he thyrsteth let him drinke of the forsayd water in the morning and he shall amende get a stomake Communely when men haue dronke the foresaid drinke then haue they the ague more feruently then before but let no man be afrayed therfore nor desist before he hath taken it fyue tymes For he falleth to an amendement and lightening saue the first daye withoute he do misguide himselfe as is sayd before ¶ A drinke for the Quartane Take clensed Barly halfe a pounde reed Chick peasen half an vnce the herbe of Fenel and Mayden heyre of eche a dram y e leaues of Hertes tounge Rue and Wormwood of eche a dram Licoris a quarter of an vnce or a drame seth all these in a pottel of water so longe tyll a pint is soddeÌ„ awaye Then strayne that water through a cloth and kepe it Secondely put thre pintes of water to the forsayde thinges and seth them tyll the Barlye waxe grosse and then streyne it agayne Thyrdly take agayne thre pintes of water and seth it agayne tyll the barly do burste strayne it agayne as before then putte all the waters together and geue the paciente thereof to drinke when or howe muche he will Item thre dayes oughte he to drinke euerye morninge a litle glasse full of the forsayd water and a litle Triakle ether with or without the water as he can besâ—â—ake it If that will not helpe the pacient then take thys folowynge and make him a drinke of it Take the herbe of Fenel halfe a handfull wormwod half so muche seth them in stronge whyte wine tyll the wyne be halfe sodden awaye Then streyne it through a cloth and put it into thesame so much honye of Roses as ye will Of this wyne ought the pacient drinke a litle glasse full before the ague commeth vpon him and walke vpon it as long he can After that let him lye doune and couer him warme that he maye sweate But he muste beware that he eate not foure or fyue houres before the sicknesse do ouertake hym Auicenna in the fourth boke de cura Fabrium sayeth generallye that him that hath the ague comming of the gall maye be ministred cold water for it doth helpe to digest an consume the gall But suche water ought to be ministred in due season when he is in good temper that is nether to hote nor to colde Galen sayth that a dramme of Centory made to pouder and taken with whyte wine thre morninges fasting causeth good digestion It is good also for costyffnesse and olde cougâ—es as sayth Platearius The ende of the Homish Apotekary or Homely Physick Fallynge of heyre Drye skaldes Scelfferinge of the head Vncurable sores For lyse and nittes Life of priuye meÌ„bres Of payn in the heade
slepe by reason of the heat of y e braynes mouing somtyme by reason of the read colera whiche is hote and drye somtyme by reason of the black colera which is colde drye when melancoly is risen into the head somtime commeth it by reason of exceding heate that is risen into the head of swete moystinesse If the waking come of melancolia or sorowfulnesse then becommeth a man strayght about the cheste or stomake his heat is dry y e colour also of his skin is altered But if y e waking come of y e rede colera then waxeth hys skin rede colored also then gyue him barly water to drinke But if the waking come of the black colera then becommeth the skin of the patient pale and he hath muche carefulnesse anguish and pensisnesse But if it commeth of phlegma then becommeth the patient heuy and slouggish It is to be considered that if a man watche much it maketh him heauy of courage and that commeth by reason hys membres drye wherein lieth the power of the bodye and it hindreth also the digestion of the stomacke whereof are engendred euill moystures in the bodye If the weaking is caused by colera then washe hys head wyth water wherein are sodden leaues of violettes or els Lettis or the sede of it strake the heade wyth women milcke Alume the bignes of a great bean kept in the mouth draweth the moistnesse out of the heade after that washe the mouth with water and beware of all thynges that are hote of complexion If the waking be caused by reason of heate take whyte or black poppy sede braye thesame in a morter poure water therin and make a milke of it which geue him to drinke Or els seth the toppes of black poppye in milke and let him drinke it Take a dish of black poppy sede beate it well temper it wyth water blood warme that it waxe as a thick milke moysten therein a fyne linnen cloth a hand broade and as longe that it maye go aboute hys heade thesame doeth coole hys heade and if he awake aboute mydnighte do it agayne Howbeit ye must take hede that if he haue no sieges then geue hym to bedwarde halfe an vnce of syrope of Violettes wyth an vnce of warme water mixte together but let it be colde when ye wyll ministre hym thesame geue hym also to drinke creame or potage of peasen sodden wythout anye salte or fatnesse onlye peasen and let hym drincke thesame blood warme in the mornynge lett hym after thys lye hygh wyth the head well couered and let him fast herevpon sixe houres Neuerthelesse if he waxe faynte and hath had a siege then maye he eate and drinke a litle but beware of excesse The crounes vpon the poppy heades sodden in milke make of the same a pappe and thereof at night the same maye be geuen a yonge childe and it causeth to slepe fast and restlye Or els take Betony and laye it vpon hys heade If one slepeth vnrestly let him eat lettice but is it a chylde let the Lettice be well sodden in water and geue him the same to drinke Of one that hath the palsye THe palsey taketh men sundery wyse for somtime commeth the disease by anger somtyme by colde somtyme by superfluous eatinge and drinkinge whereof is engendred in man ouermuche slyme whereby the veynes are stopped or els that the blood encreaseth excessiuely and ouercommeth the harte or els strayth in the membres of the which is caused the palseye It taketh men also that be lecherous whose mary in the bones waysteth cooleth so that vnwares all his sorce fayleth and he finally doth dye Somtyme doth it take anye of the membres that haue ben maymed and not well healed whereof they waxe somtyme sere and can not suffre the heate of the harte whiche is cause of theyr death and destruction and the membre becommeth lame and wrye This disease taketh somtyme the one membre as hand or fote somtyme the halfe body or the tonge so that a man can not speake somtyme coÌ„meth it of ouermuche ioye heuinesse meate or drincke ouermuche laboure reste slouthfulnesse feare swounynge hartequake and of supersâ—uitye of bloode flegma colera or melancoly Somtyme is the cause that the two strynges comminge doune from the brayne through the backbone into the fete through the one goeth the naturall heate and through the other the colde that the same stringes I saye are stopped ether the one or both Wherfore in whatsoeuer membre is stopped thys stringe that the naturall spirit can not come into the same it waxeth lame Let euery Physicion or Chirurgeon therfore rule him after this and well and exactly knowe and serche the cause of the disease that he may the more certaynly knowe how to heale the patient If moysture is cause of the disease then muste the same be minished by suche thynges as consume it warme and comforte the bodye of thys wyse Take Lauender Sage Cousloppe called herba Paraliâ—is Ren Iuniper berryes of eche a handfull a pint of Aqua vite a quarte of stronge whyte wine putt all these into a greate potte and set it into a kettel wyth water and let it seth well Wyth thys wyne streke the lymmes greued twyse in the daye and let them drye agayne by them selues and drinke twyse in the day of this wyne at euery tyme so much as an egges shell conteyneth But if the disease is comme by reason of supersluitye of blood then must he be letten bloode incontinentlye And if the disease is in the righte syde then let him bloode in the lefte syde If it is in the lefte syde then lette him bloode in the ryght syde in the arme and geue hym halfe a dragme or triakle in a bath wyth warme wyne wherein Castoreum hath ben sodden But if thou haste not Castoreum then take Lauender or Sage water drinke that the same helpeth But if thou haste not the water also seeth the herbe ether of them in good wyne and drincke it Or els take fyne Sage Lauender of eche thre handfull let them stepe in thre pintes of wyne xiiij dayes after that styll and drinke it If ye can not stylle it then seth the wine wyth the herbes and geue hym to drinke of it If the palsey hath taken a man and his membres were so holyâ— taken that he doth not feale when he is touched vpon the same then let him be bathed drye of this wise COuer a bathynge vessell well and close laye brickestones in the fyre that they waxe glowynge hote Take also Iuniper berries Mullen called Tapsus barbatus and reade Organ of eche foure hand full seth the same well in a kettel well couered or els in a pot and putte sixe quartes of good wyne thereto put hote water in the bathynge vessell that it be well warmed And before thou entrest into the vessel take two tyles that be hoted put them
whan he will go to bed then laye them cloth vpon hys eyen and strake of thys confection wyth a fedder into hys eyen thesame taketh awaye the smarte also But it were verye good to laye firste the whyte of an egge and rose water to his nape of the necke Also if the head and eyes do ake then make a foote bath and lette hym sitte there in vntill aboue the calfe of the legge couer hym well that the vapor maye stryke vp to hys body and chafe him also rubbe him his legges whyle he sitteth in the bath After that take the whyte of egges water of Roses and vinegre of eche a lyke and beat them together then take a fyne linnen cloth a span long and a hand brode dippe the same into it and laye that vpon his necke when the same waxeth drye then lette him washe his fete in cold water so that they be wet no farther then the ankles then lette him drawe them out agayne strayght waye and let him lye doune vpon a bedde and let the fete be vncouered and then lay the collyrium vpon y e eye and this must he do in the morning at none and at euen thesame draweth out the euill heate and alayeth te payne and is oft tymes proued The rote of Pilletory taken in the mouth in the morninge and at euen knawed but not eaten and then the mouth washed wyth halfe vinegre halfe water thesame draweth doune the heate through the mouth and minisheth the heat in the head and eyes But if the eyes remayne read then take of that water that standeth in the leaues of wilde Tasill and put that into the eyes or els the water that droppeth out of the veynes in marche when they be most communlye cutte and bound vp put thereto the thyrde parte as muche whyte of an egge beaten Also if a read spott or a bloody marke dyd remayne in the eyes thē take the whyte bladder hauing at the yolke of an egge called the chycken put that in the eye in the morning and euen If a pore body hath weake eyen or sight wilt thou kepe them that they waxe no worse take the tounge of a foxe hange the same about his neck and so longe it hangeth there shall not the sight waxe feable nor weake as sayth Pliny Lykewyse doth it also to him that eateth or knaweth euerye morninge fastinge fyue or sixe sedes of Iuniper and holdeth the nethermost lippe aboue the vpper and holdinge his hande before his mouth bloweth and receyueth the breth into his eyen For spottes in the eyen take the herbe Veruayne wyth his rote hole the substance tye the same about thy throte and weare it vntill the spottes perishe and fayde the herbe maye be sowed with a linnen cloth aboute the necke If one were spurre blinde which also is caused by superfluous humiditye of the head when the veynes of the syght are stopped wyth payne yet are the eyes fayre and clere so that a mā can not perceyue he is spurr blind wythout one do take good hede At the last getteth he many syckely weke veynes or spottes about the forhead The appel or ball of the eye of some men doth breake so that the innermost of them doth rotte and the sighte of the eye perisheth the same also haue oft payne in the heade But this disease do lightely gret women whose floures fayle before it be tyme and specially women that haue colde heades If thys were loked to otherwhyles a man might well be holpen wyth geuing a quarter of an vnce of Iera pirra that he were purged he muste beware also of thynges that cause euell humores and of inordinate meatinge or drinkinge If a mans eyen do runne of superfluous humiditye then laye Walnut leaues in colde water and to bedwarde shake the leaues that the water auoyde from the leaues and laye one of them vpon the one eye and when it waxeth drye laye an other vpon it the same draweth the euill moysture and heate out of it and clenseth the eyen He that hath a dymme syght let hym take the water of Dandelion or of Cicory and put thesame into his eyen and they shall waxe clere He that hath read or running eyen let him take the water that stādeth in the wilde Tasill leaues or els water of the vynestock the weyght of half an vnce the weight of ten cornes or greynes of whyte Amber put y e same into a glasse and let it stande viij dayes before ye occupy it shake or stere it euery daye thre or foure tymes in the daye the elder it is the better is it The rote of Veruin or cut Malow called in Latin Alcea hāged about the neck driueth awaye spottes and blemishes of the eyen whether it be in a man or horse as I Ierome of Brunsweig autor of this treatise haue sen my selfe I haue also myself done it to a blind horse y t was first bought for x. crounes was sold agayn for xl crounes the which was hanged the roote about the neck gaue him the herbe chapped wyth his meat or prouander He that hath gotten dust or such other thynge into hys eyen let him lye vpon his back let him put into his eyē iij. or iiij sedes of Clary let him clese his eyen than do they rolle about into the eyen and drawe y e dust with them This is proued by the wild clary called communly Oculus Christies sede that it doth so The stones also founde in the mawe of swalowes and specially yonge ones do lykewyse ¶ To heale all maner disease of the eares SOmtyme is the hearing lost clene so that a man heareth nothinge at al or a litle He that is so diseased must be layd in the sunne in summer and loke into hys eares whether ought be fallen into them or els whether an apostemacion or bluster or any other thinge be in it whereby his hearinge might fayle But if nothing is found nor sene in therein then is it sure y t the grefe commeth from within y e head of some vapor y t is gathered ther wher by the hearing is stopped or els of some apostemacion in y e head wher y e organes of hearing are And he y t is so diseased speaketh so softly y t he can scarsely be vnderstand is troubled with slepe To thesame ought be geuen iij. pilles de iera picra Galeni the same draw the humors from y e eares head cause him to nyse After y t set boxes vpon the one eare to draw the fylt out of y e head But if a man is lettē blood in the head out of scason thesame hurteth him sore and causeth hym to become deafe If a man haue a sounding or piping in his eares the same cometh somtyme of a hote slymy fylthynesse or of a hote slymy moystnesse He that is so diseased ought to take pilles
de iera picra then put oyle of Hempsede warme into his eares mixt w t a litle vinegre after y t let him leape vpon hys one legge vpon that syde where the disease is than let hym bowe doune y e eare of that syde if happely any moysture or fylth would issue out This disease commeth somtyme of the Summer heate he that is diseased therof hath great heat in hys heade Put woman milke and Hemsede oyle mixte together into his eare on that syde where he is diseased that alayeth the heat Let him that is deafe take a handful of Rue or Herbe grace chappe or cut the same small and put it into a new pot wyth a pounde of good vinegre couer it close and put it to the fyre and let it seth that it runne ouer Then let him go into the hote house and when he doth sweat well take a thonnel wyth a longe pype y t he maye couer the pot holy therewyth make hote the pot and let the vapor go thorow the thonnel into the eare If it be in winter and canst haue no Rue then seth beanes of one yeare in water and do lykewyse If ye haue no beanes nother than take Heysede vpon a heyelift sotten in water and vse thesame as is sayd of the Rue so hote as ye can suffer it Agaynst the soundynge and whysperinge in the head put warme water into a lauer and let it droppe softely vpon the hindermost of the patientes heade by thys droppinge is the soundynge and noyse in the head taken awaye And when the lauer is emptye then fyll it agayne vntill the payne is awaye He that heareth euell let him seth Iuniper berryes and Sauin of lyke quantitie in good wyne put into a new pot well dressed and stopped then let him bore a hole thorough the lidde of it and laye his eares vpō the hole to receyue thesame vapor ¶ Agaynst soundyng and ringinge in the eares IN Maye bore a hole in an Ashe tre about the middes put a rede or suche lyke thinge into the same hole and set a vessel or pot by the tre vnder the rede let it so stande fyue or sixe dayes then shall runne clere water oute of the tre This water put into some vessell and make it warme holde the ear ouer the vapor of it and make as it were a tente of a sponge wett thesame in the water and clense the eare therewyth in the morninge and euen and the soundinge or whyspering in the eare shall go awaye ¶ Of blethynge at the nose and staunchynge of the same BLething at the nose is somtime good somtyme euill He that hath a Catharre that is a rewme or stillinge doune of humores in the head or an apostemacion blethinge at the nose is good for him It is also a good token if the blood waxeth to hote in the bodye and runneth vp into the head and fylleth the veynes so sore that they do breste If the blood then come furth at the ryght nose trill thē let him blood at the Cephalica vpon the same syde vpon the hande by the thombe But if the blood commeth furth at the left nosetrill then tye his legge aboue y t kne wyth a strong list or swadeling band then remayneth the blood in y t legge after that beat egges shales to pouder and syft then through a linnen cloth and blewe them into his nose if the shales were of egges whereout yonge chickens are hatched it were so much the better Or els take the dounge of an asse mixe the same wyth vinegre and holde the same at his nose Lykewyse doth the dounge of a Sowe or Swyne that hath eaten grasse He that bletheth so sore that nothynge can staunche hym it is good to tye his fourth finger or finger nexte the litle finger of the same syde so fast do he do so euen swell for that stauncheth the bloode and speciallye on the left hande It is good also to tye y e herbe called Shepherdes burse about his neck or els geue it hym to holde in his hande vntill it waxeth warme and dight it in hys meate Or els take a soft linnen cloth the length bredth about of half a yarde wett the same in cold water but if ye haue vinegre take of lyke quantitie and tye it about hys preuy membre If it is a woman then let her holde it to her priuities And if ye haue no vinegre then binde hym the cloth about hys necke dipped in water only and when it waxeth warme than wett it agayne It is to be consydered that thou do lose hys gyrdel set him vpryght lest he do hange forward It is to be noted that blethyng is caused somtime in y t time of a disease or in the amendinge this last is good wherfore it oughte not to be staunched without he dyd bleth to sore wherof the patient might be the more feble and therfore ought he to be holpen lest he waxe to weake If the blood come out from the head so that a man hath gotten a risinge of the blood into the head that shalt thou know thereby he hath payne in the forhead the same must be letten blood in the Cephalica that is y e vrine of the head But if the superfluity of blood or blething cōmeth of y e liuer then hath he payn in y e right syde wyth a stiche thesame ought to be lettē blood on the right hād by y e litle finger in y e veine of y e liuer But if the blood cōmeth of y e splene thā hath he payne in y e left syde wyth a stich thesame ought to be lettē blood on the left hand by the litle finger in y e veyne of the splene the same also oughte not be gyrded nor yet weare any weyght about hys body nether deck him warme he must beware also of all that might warme him and be quiet It is to be marked that when he that hath the pestilence bledeth and can not be staunched nor cease it is an euident and sure token of death ¶ Of spottes and blemishes of the face IF a man hath spottes or blemishes in the face or vnder the eyes or wher they be take the rote of Couckoupintel or Wake robin stampe thesame and strake the iuyce there of in the morninge and euening vpon them and they go awaye Or els take the stone growynge of wyne life beat the same very smal hang it wyth a cloth in a moyst sellar set somthing vnder it for out of it shall drop water wyth the same anoynt the spottes vnder the eyes oft tymes but beware it come not into the eyes Or els anoynt thy selfes w t the water y t standeth in the wild Tasill leaues or els with the water y t droppeth out of the Vine when he is cutte and bounde vp in Marche thesame do oft Or els anoynt the spottes oft wyth the iuyce
of a bell dounwarde and aboue narrowe reachinge wythin a foote to the grounde Vnder thesame set a stoole wyth a hole but sitting vpon thesame he maye not reache wyth hys head to the chayne or festeninge Then take Malowes Oerstrawe of eche a great handfull and as much of herbe Valeriane seth thesame in a kettel well couered After that put them into two robbes and put the one vnder the stoole wyth a hole into the other set thy fete as hote as thou canst suffer it and let the vapor strike vp into the and vpon the naked body vntill thou be fallen into a sweat If the tobbe vnder the stole doth cast no more vapor then laye a hote flintstone therein so ofte tyll thou be fallen in a sweat and thys ought to be done in a warme chamber or hote house Ye must not trauayl your self to muche lest ye waxe to feble and also if ye be fat like ye haue a siege before ye attempt thys dry bath When ye now do sweate well then laye you doun vpon a bedde in y e chamber or hote house and if ye haue yet strength to sweate more do so for it is very good for it weakeneth the harde matter and maketh easye to be caste out whereof the cough is engendred After the bath must ye not go in the wynde and remayne that nyght in the hote house or some close chamber and shoulde eat som thinge that geueth strength and drinke good drinkes the meat must be suche as nourisheth well as are Oetmel gruel Persely roâ—es and suche lyke This shall ye do thre dayes one after another y e cough shal be mollifyed without grefe and if he had a running in his head wherby the congeled matter might be hindered to lose and breake thys shal breake it and voyde it Take also oft in thy mouth the roote of the herbe called Pelitory of Spayne or Mustarde sede chawe them but swalowe theÌ„ not that draweth much corruption doune If the patient is stronge of complexion than put a litle Nisinge pouder into his nose to drawe doune the euill humors and beware of colde He ought also holde hys mouth oft ouer a pott wherein are sodden Rapes or Nauets that the hote breth or vapor maye go into his mouth vntill hys face waxe reed and he do sweate and let him kepe himselfe warm thervpon Thus may he do lykewyse ouer a pott wherin Appels or Peares are sodden wyth wyne Ale or Bire Item if ye will be ridde of the running take ix matches made of brimstone put them into a pot stopped close saue a litle hole make theÌ„ to burne hang a clock or some thing vpon thy head open thy mouth wyde open ouer the pott and receyue that breth or vapor into it thys do in the morning and euening and the running shall breake or fayde ¶ Thys folowynge is very good for the cough commynge from the lightes Eate a potage made of wheate water and butter or els take a dishefull of pure and clene wheate seth thesame in two quartes of watâ—r vntill the thyrd parte be sodden in Thesame broth is good dronken for the cough for it clenseth the pulme or lightes and the pypes of thesame whereof the cough commeth He y t hath the greping in his body with the cough or els shoulde get an apostemacion with the cough let him take iiij vnces of a black shepes wol put y e same as warme vpoÌ„ his body as he caÌ„ suffer it iiâ— tymes in y t day in y e morning at none to bedward That mollifieth y t matter wherof y e cough is engendred so y t he may voyd it taketh away the grypinge and cough But if y e cough did come of humors desceÌ„ding froÌ„ the head or other meÌ„bres into y e brest or stomake theÌ„ geue him this drink Take hony the quantitie of an egge beate thesame with warme water drinke it as warme as y u canst in the morning and at euen that alayeth the humours Ye must beware ye haue good sieges lest ye get a greping therby ¶ Another drinke for the cough that cooleth and mollifieth very well and speciallye apostemes TAke Hempsede well beaten mixte wyth water and strayned through a cloth so that it waxe euen as milk drinke therof in the nyght and toward night when ye are thyrstye Or els take Rapes or Nauettes as much as a fyst roste the same wel in ashes y t they become as weke as a pere y e reader they be y e better are they it greueth not though they be burnt somwhat Thesame shall ye eate when ye go to bedde as warm as ye can suffer it and lykewyse in the morninge This is good also for horsenesse The rote of Iris or blewe floure delyce sodden in wyne dronke in the morning at night taketh awaye the costifnesse maketh large in y e brest He y t cougheth ought oft kepe his breth in so long as he can if y t do not help him then let him dayly blow y e fyre w t his mouth he waxeth whole if y t do not helpe also then let him eat rosted figges wheron is strowed y e pouder of Nep or Catmint called in Latin CalamentuÌ„ But some vse nomore saue foure or fyue Pepper cornes and chawe them that taketh awaye the cough ¶ Of disease of the harte CArdiaca is a disease of trembling of the harte when it trembleth leapeth and beateth by reason of the humors that are gathered within the celles or felles that enuiron the harte and this ouertaketh the patiente sodenlye when the humors fall to neare the harte If the humors are mixte with blood or colera that causeth ouer greate heat then trembleth the harte and the patient waxeth feble and thyrsteth very sore and draweth hys breth heauely If the humor be mixt with melancolike blood then trembleth the hart and the patient is werry thyrsteth not and is faynt wherfore ought y e hart be holpen furthwith seynge it is the most noblest parte of man If the hartes disease commeth of colerik blood which is hote and drye then must he be let blood in the leuer or els without the season do hinder it geue him a drincke made of Cassia fistula tempered wyth Borage water Buglosse water and Medewort water called in Latin Melissa But if the disease come of Melancolick blood make him a siege w t Diacartami thre quarters of an vnce in the morning let him walke wel vpon it The third day geue him pilles de iera picra seuen in nombre to bedward thesame clense the hart from fylth and noiaunce It were good also to bath and sweate yet not to whote lest he waxe to feble Somtyme commeth it of euill heat and moysture and corrupt blood then doth he sweate sore The same shall be let blood vpon the left hand in y e veyne of the lightes and anoynte hym wyth Paulinum and oyle
of Violettes and geue hym suger of Roses light meates Or els take a good tatt hen y t hath ben killed ij dayes before y t she be tender of thesame seth a quarter very well w t water in a pot wel closed and stopped y t no breth can come out of it Then take it out hold the quarter before the patientes mouth nose the sauour therof shal comforte and strengthen him very wel lette him drinke a litle of the broth But if the patient hath taken cold then put a litle Cinamon in y e water to seth wyth y e henne for y t geueth good warmth Thys pot oft tyme ought to be putt in a stillitory called Balneum Marie mixt wyth ashes and wel closed and ought to seth thre houres or more vntill euery water be consumed and marke well whan it is inough If a man hath a stiche about the hart if it cometh of blood or a hote humor or a fall or brusing than geue him to drinke Endiue water Pimpenell water Moulbery water or els Borage water If ye haue not the waters then seth y e herbes with water drink it Or els take Borage y e herbe chap it smal dight it lyke a thycke potage put butter therin eate y t in the morning y t is very good Bugiosse is yet a more souerayne herbe to comfort the harte dighted of this forsayd wyse but y e Borage potage is good for y e stiche about the hart specially if one maketh a potage therof with the herb of Dasye y e helpeth wel if a man were fallē or wounded for it driueth awaye the euell blood y t it auoyd from him wyth a siege Also if a man haue any grefe or heuines about the hert thē let him vse y e herbe floures or root of Borage or els the water distilled therof or sodden for it comforteth the harte verye well and maketh a man mery ¶ Of hartes feblenesse or fayntnesse THat commeth thereby whan the fylth is so encreased aboute it that it can not expell and cast it from it Thys fylth is engendred by great surfeting and excesse speciallye in such as surfet labour not wherby their stomak waxeth so full y t it can not digest it Or els if a man had eatē meat euel to digest wherby the body is fylled wyth ouermuch wind the hart febeled whereof man getteth manye diseases and inconueniences as are scabbes yushes or wheales mattering sores karnels and the canker But if thys filling or repletion is in the stomak y t marke therby he belketh or breketh much wind vpward or perbreaketh hath payn in y e head Helpe thesame of this wyse Purge hym wyth a drinke of pouder of Sene geue him in the eueninge a quarter of an vnce of pouder of Sene and in the morninge as much wyth a pease broth blood warme and that shal cause him to haue a siege The nexte day after cause him to sweat in a bath if hys strength can suffer it w t these herbes Take Valerian Popular Heysede and Ootestraw of eche a lyke and geue him to eate broth and potages wyth a litle saffron that comforteth the harte If ye haue no saffron then take pouder of Buglosse or els geue hym potage thereof to eate or cause him to perbreake and tye hys legges wyth litle cordes thrust a squill dipped in oyle into hys throte to cause him perbreake Or els cause hym to perbreake w t Oken leaues as I haue taught you before Or els geue hym ten pennye weight of whyt nising pouder if he can suffer it Howbeit I wold not gladly cōsel it therfore beware alway of nising pouder if y u canst forbeare it It is to be noted marked knowē y e great voyding emptening of the body is by sieges by perbreaking blething at the nose sweat floures of womē rūning sores by letting of blood which is an abundant emptyninge and weakeneth the body chaungyng a man his color quenchyng his naturall heate wherof then must the harte nedes waxe faynte as well as of excesse of fyllinge or surffetty A rash or soudayne alteration from heate into colde stoppeth y e sweate and encloseth the fylth wythin the body whereby a man waxeth faynt and feble It fortuneth also y t a mās harte waxeth faynt of soudayn ioye y t happeneth most to aged folke whose nature cōsumeth The harte also shrink together by reason of excessiue feare heuinesse mischange or els by astōnishment For great ioy doth the harte so open it selfe that the natural heat faydeth euen awaye then waxeth it cold and feble that men do somtime dye for ouermuch ioye and gladnesse Somtyme waxeth the harte faint by reason of the payne that other membres haue for the payne striketh to y e harte and troubleth the naturall course the body and entrayles If nowe y e harte is faint by reason of great emptinesse then let his face be cooled w t water pul him by the nose scratch him about y e holow or pit of y e stomak But if the emptinesse be in the vpper membres then binde the nethermost membres It is to be noted y t nothing is better for faintnesse of harte thē y t a mā put hole saffrō in his drinke put alway a litle in his broth or potage y t comforteth the harte very well warmeth a man lykewyse also doth Aqua vite wherin is put hole saffrō then dronke Or els take euery day about one or two of y e clock at after none an egge rost it y t the whyte ther of waxe a litle hard then take the yolke out of it put it into a dishe alone and poure a good ladel full of fleshe broth and put beaten saffron therein as muche as though thou woldest salt an egge put thereto also a litle salte and drinke it then oute that same is a greate comfortinge of the harte and not only the harte but also the whole body But if the voydnesse or emptinesse is in the nethermost membres then tye hys vpper membres And if his head do ake so sore therof that he thinketh to be raging therby then helpe him of thys wyse Bath him softelye and he shall lyghtely sweate And yf he hath heate in the heade then make hym thys Take an vnce of oyle of Roses vineagre halfe an vnce beate thē well together strake thys oft about hys heade thys alayeth the heate and ragynge of y e heade Geue hym pilles de iera picra and set hys fote oft in warm water and rubbe them dounward And when he taketh them out then let hym rynsch them in colde water and laye hym doune and rest but let hym haue the soles of hys fete vncouerd that the euel humors and heate may drawe dounwarde towarde the fete Geue hym to eate meates confortatiue howbeit not to muche at
no sieges then make him thys solutorye Marke whether he haue a heate then geue hym to bedwarde halfe an vnce of Viol syrop wyth as muche colde water and geue hym in the mornynge halfe an vnce of Electuarium de succo rosarum tempered wyth a warme Hennes broth or a broth of Calues fleshe or els a broth of whyte Peasen and let him drinke a good draught after that But if the heate nor bitternesse wold go awaye then geue hym fasting a quarter of an vnce of Rebarbara wyth an vnce and an halfe of water of Moulberryes and the next daye let hym blood in the Lyuer veyne and let hym beware of all meates that warme Geue hym somtyme warme water into hys mouth to washe it there wyth and afterward cold water to rensche it do thys in the morninge and let hym wesh his handes lykewyse Or els let him drincke distilled water of Hertes tounge or the herbe sodden in water thesame is good dronken agaynst the iaundes for the heat of the lyuer Or els take the pouder of Ancolye sede and beaten saffron of eche a peny weight and halfe an egges shale full of wyne and as much water and as muche vinegre mixe these v. together and drinke that to bedward and in the morning fastinge thys helpeth very well and is experimented ¶ A good pouder for the iaundis TAke the skinne of a Hennes mawe washe it fayre wyth wyne drye it and make it to pouder And when thou wilt ryse from the borde or supper then suppe a pece of bread in wyne and put of that pouder theron and eate it to bedwarde and in the morninge fasting thys is a souerayne thing for the iaundis in the stomak Or els take earth wormes so much as halfe a walnutt cut them small and braye them wyth a litle wine or water so that ye may swalow it drinke the same fasting and hold a slyce of bread tosted with salt warme before thy mouth and drinke Endiue water therevpon mixe wine also and water of Endiue together and drinke that to bedward He that hath the iaundis vpon the tonge or that his toung were drye or hote let him take Psyllium that is to saye Fleewort as great as a Filbert let him put it in a fyne cloth and laye it in warme water thre houres long after that let him strake hys tounge therwyth otherwhyles thesame draweth out the euill heate cooleth the tounge and taketh awaye the bitternesse Lykewyse doth Sauge layde in colde water and layeth alwaye a freshe leafe thereof on it A Plantayne leafe layd in colde water and so laid wett vpon the tounge do lykewyse for it cooleth the mouth and taketh awaye the bitternesse But if it were winter and ye could not haue the herbes then take litle flynte stones laye them in water and do as is sayde before He that hath the iaundis so feruently and sore that he can nether tayste nor drinke wyne or good drinke let thesame drinke Barley water at all tymes for that alayeth the heate of the iaundis and gall and nourisheth wel And if he can eate no meate yet let him eate a pappe of Barly sodden wyth water and butter and let hym vse that vntill he can eate other meate and let hym drinke also water of Lillies or Isop or Buglosse There is an herbe called Herbe of iaundis it is so right grene as grasse and hath a longe stalke and longe leaues fashioned lyke Esula saue that it hath no milcke as Esula doth Of thys herbe take a hand full and a quart of water seth them well of thys water let the patient drink in the morning and eueninge and temper hys drinke therewyth thesame breaketh and driueth awaye the iaundis sore wythout grefe so that it is perceyued in the vrine Or els take the sede of Ancolye or Accolye the weight of twinty wheaten cornes mixt wyth two egges shalesfull wyne drinke thesame fastinge in the morninge and as muche to bedwarde thesame driueth the iaundis strayghtwaye from you in the vrine If the iaundis were rotted in a man and had therewyth heat thyrste a stiche then take his shyrte or smoke and wett it in his oune vrine or chamberlye wringe it well out put it on hym agayne laye him agayne to bedde and couer him warme then draweth the iaundis out into his shyrt or smoke and his skin and smoke shal be as yelowe as a quenche and this must he do thryse Thys maye be done also if the lyuer were inflamed It is good also for the iaundis to strake the weast of the handes verye well wyth warme wyne in the morning at none and eueninge for it draweth the iaundis from the stomake ¶ Of the diseases of the Lyuer ¶ Of inflamacion of the Liuer SOmtyme is the Lyuer diseased of hys oune faute or vice somtyme also by other membres When it is diseased of it selfe that is somtyme of heat or colde somtyme of superfluous moysture or els of dryenesse or droughte where of the lyuer and bladder get great hurte When it is so diseased then let the patiente at the lyuer veyne in the arme or els lette hym bloode in the small toe of the ryghte foote But if he hath eaten then lette hym blood by the litle finger vpon the hande and geue hym to drinke barley water Let hym eate no fleshe nor chafynge or inflamynge meate no salte meate none olde baken breade no egges nor none vndigestible meates ¶ A good pouder for the hote lyuer hote stomake and for the hote ague TAke fyue vnces of beaten or grounde barlye mixte wyth Endiue water put thereto an vnce and an halfe beaten Coriander stiped before in Vinegre and a quarter of an vnce of Anis sede beaten foure vnces of suger the same must be eaten wyth breade dipped in wyne in the morninge fastinge after meate and to bedwarde it causeth also an appetite Ye maye geue him also â—onfect of Cheries in the morninge and let him fast thereon sixe houres Geue him Sorel iuyce to drincke thesame cooleth and alayeth the heat of the lyuer and thyrste or els geue hym water distelled of Sorell thesame cooleth and alayeth the thyrste wythoute daunger ¶ When the Lyuer is inflamed VVhen the lyuer is inflammed take Oken leaues make thereof square pyllous as greate as a heade and laye one to the ryghte syde and when thesame waxeth hote take it awaye and laye an other that is freshe thereon Thys maye ye do day and nyght and that draweth the euell heate out cooleth the lyuer naturally Or els wett a cannefas in Endiue water wringe it out and laye it vpon the lyuer Eate also the Lyuerworte that groweth in moystye marishes or standinge waters and drincke of it Ye muste beware of anger and sorowe and when ye will eate or take of refection then rubbe youre tounge and tethe and after that washe them well wyth cold water In the mornynge none and euenynge set youre fete in warme water and
and voyde well after that heale hym wyth playsters and salues and clense hym well But if hys aposteme is come of colde then geue hym meate of good digestion and warme moderately bydde hym rest alwaye and kepe hym as is sayde before ¶ Howe a man shall be holpen that pisseth bloude SOmtyme doth passe a hote humor through the loynes and lyeth there so longe till it waxeth slimye and raseth or scrapeth them y t the vrine becommeth reade or bloudy When that happeneth thē laye thys bathynge sponge vpon the loynes Take oyle of nuttes and warme water lyke much of eche halfe a pounde beate them well together then wet the sponge well therein and laye it vpon the place wher the payne is After that make him a playster hereof vpon hys loynes that be halfe an elle longe and a quarter of an elle broad Take the leaues of Roses well brayed the meel of Lentils mixe them well together that it become like a playster laye that vpon hys loynes When it is drye then put more of the foresayde oyle thereto and moystē it inough therewyth and laye it vp agayne thesame taketh awaye y e payne well and geue hym thys drinke fastinge the weyght of a quarter of an vnce Take the sedes of a Gourde made to pouder Cumin beaten and the sedes of Malowes of eche lyke muche so that they be together a quarter of an vnce seth them in two vnces of milke of Asses in a newe pott If ye can haue no milke of Asses then take in stede thereof milke of a Kowe or Neet thesame is good also It is to be knowen that milke is holsome for all them that haue thys disease dronke in the morninge and eaten in the daye Geue hym also to eate suppes of Almonde and the yolkes of soft egges potched in hote water ¶ Whan a man pisseth bloude THesame commeth somtyme from the bladder somtyme of the lyuer or els of the veynes that are in the backe If it commeth of the bladder then stinketh the vrine and is troubled and the bloud is coloured lyke matter and a man hath payne aboute hys preuye membres But if it commeth from the lyuer then is the bloud very thynne he hath payne in his right syde But if it commeth frō his loynes or reynes then hath he payne in the back and reines And if it commeth of superfluous bloude then are hys eyen greate and then let him bloude in the liuer veyne in the righte arme But if it commeth from the loynes then let him bloude by the ankle aboue y e foote if it is a woman but if it is a man let him bloud vnder the foote Somtyme fortuneth it that the veynes that passe betwene the flankes bladder do breake or remoue out of their place so y t a man pisseth bloude therof thesame may ye helpe of this wise Ye must first let him bloud in the liuer veyne vpon y e right hand the pacient must beware of womē for it is not good might bringe him to farther inconuenience let him beware of all chafing meates but eat cooling meates that are good of digestion It happeneth somtyme also that a man pisseth bloude when he hath taken stronge medicines for the stone speciallye when he hath taken the wynges and head of Cantarides whiche are grene wormes sheninge with a glosse lyke golde and a scale lyke a bittel To thesame geue freshe Akornes made to pouder to drinke wyth wine ¶ When a man pisseth matter IF ye will knowe whether it be of the grauel or stone then gather a deal of the vrine in a vessel let it satle sixe houres After y t streyne it through a linnen cloth and that remayneth in the cloth take with thy finger and if ye find ether stone or grauel then is the matter also of the grauel or stone Suche a diseased must ye helpe of thys wyse Take y t lesse Shauing girss called also Cattes tayle and Earth yuy of eche two handfull and two vnces of Akornes beaten to pouder halfe an vnce of the huske whereby they hange at the tre and as much of egges shales burnt tyll they be whyle seth these with thre pintes of wine and a pint of water tyll the fourth parte is sodden away Drinke therof in the morninge after diner and at nighte at eche tyme two egges shales full and do it so longe tyll the paciēt be whole And if ye haue not inough then make more And if he hath ought or is diseased with the freting or briseling stone withall then geue him at euery tyme as much of Ciche peasebroth withall and let him drinke them together ¶ When a man can not pisse how the bladder ought be purged of her superfluous slimishnesse When a man is diseased in hys bladder then hath he these signes He thinketh he is satisfyed of meat or drinke nother hath lust to eate and the meate bullketh vp agayne somtime is he ouer hote somtime ouer colde nether hath any quiet slepe the vrine strayneth him in his belly is he also as though he were swollen Helpe thesame of this wise Take Fenel sede karnels of Persely Radice Louage the rootes of Cariottes seth them verye well in water strayne thē through a cloth then put whyt wyne therto seth thesame wyth pepper put thys to the fyrst broth and seth it agayn and put it into a pot and drinke thereof fastinge seuen morninges one after y e other and ye shal be whole without hurte ¶ Thys folowyng causeth to pisse easely TAke Horse radice as muche as two egges slice it small and seth it in a pint of water very well strayne it through a cloth into a pott and put as much hony therto as is the rote this may he drinke when he wil. Or els take Horse radice as much as two fystes slice it small stampe it put therto thre tymes as much course branne then put two quartes of water to it and seth it till the water be sodden in Then laye the pacient vpon this with his belly dounward as warme as he can suffre it then warme it agayn w t the water and of this shall he be caused lightely to make water If a childe had the grauel or stone might not therefore make his water then take a handfull of Akornes and braye them a litle seth them wyth a quarte of water tyll the thirde part be consumed then strayne it through a cloth and when that waxeth colde geue it the chylde to drinke as much it will and it shall helpe him This doth also make lightely pisse and easely Take the rotes of Persely the herbe of Dasye and seth them in water and geue him thereof to drinke in the mornynge and eueninge Or els put therto distilled water of Radice that maye he drinke when he will Or els geue him the eyes of Crabbes made to pouder to drinke with wine And if it is
of bread before his mouth and fast two houres vpon it Thys purgeth Colera an Flegma whereof come the ague and the iaundis or els wydeth it the stomake aboue whereby the stomake is clensed of slyme and the iaundis But if he could not do it or that it dyd yrke hym to take the Rebarbara then geue hym halfe an vnce of Diasene the one halfe at nighte the other halfe in the morninge and let thys be beateÌ„ wyth a Peasebroth or els swalowed in wyth a rosted apple or soure thynge thesame purgeth also But if hys head dyd ake of colde then anoynte hys heade forheade and tempels wyth oyle of Camomille and put into his nose oleum benedictum and a litle into hys eares also and make him a fote bath with floures of Camomille thesame chafeth the bloude and heade very well But if he hath a moyst heade then cause him to nise and let hym take the roote of Piretrum that is Walworte in hys mouth and chawe it the same draweth out the moystnesse out of the heade and geue hym CinamoÌ„ Coriander Zeduaria or Nutmegges to eate It is good also that he that hath a colde ague which hath lasted longe wherewith a man is greatly cooled that he I saye be well anoynted the back the loynes and the belly wyth oyle of Bayes and oyle of Iuniper of eche lyke muche agaynste a good fyre that it be well rubbed in Do this in the morninge and eueninge for it chafeth the veines and wythstandeth the ague ¶ Another true science agaynst the ague TAke the grene braunches of Elder and pill the vpper shell of and take the nexte grene shell braye it well put halfe so muche good vinegre thereto mixe that together then strayne it through a cloth and drinke halfe an egges shell full thereof fastinge thre mornings thesame dryueth awaye the ague wythout hurt ¶ An other proued science for the ague that hath lasted longe speciallye when a man hath gotten it of an euell stomake TAke also the braunches of Elder the former parte pyll the vppermost shell sofftely of after that shaue of the grene cut that small and braye it well in a morter put as muche vinegre thereto and braye it there with streyne it through a cloth in a glasse and geue a patient thereof thre morninges fastynge at euery tyme a spounful to drinke and let him faste sixe houres vpon it Thys voyded the stomacke well of the agues occasions He that hath the disease that commeth of hote bloude hys heade doth ake he is hote and heauye hys temples are swollen and hys eyen stande forwarde He is not thyrstye and in the night appeare before hys eyen read thynges hys pulse is swyft and in hys slepe do all his veynes beate sore He that is so diseased ought to be let bloud in the lyuer veyne in the arme and the next in the right hande vpon the thombe in the veyne of the head and the sixt daye betwene the litle finger on the right hande in the harte veyne and the nynth daye in both the fete without aboue the ankles nother must he let to muche bloud in any of the veynes But it must be consydered whether he hath strength inough whether the age is coÌ„uenient for it and whether the season doth agre to it If anye thynge shoulde hinder the letting of bloud then must his bloud be cooled wyth these thynges namely wyth water wherein is sodden Psylium that is Flewurt and wyth a litle milke of Poppy sede this oughte to be geuen him to drincke Geue him also a syrope of Violettes and water where in are sodden black Cheries But if his belly were to harde then ought it to be mollifyed herewyth Take Barly a good handfull brayed and seth it in a pint of water put ther to a litle butter and a litle salte and a litle Saunder mixte wyth a litle suger and geue him otherwhiles a slyce of bread that hath ben stiped in that water thesame mollifyeth his body and bloud nother oughte he to drincke any other wyne then that be sower and well mixte with barly water Lay otherwhyles vpon his nauel butter as bigge as a beane and laye a thinne dishe vpon thesame tyll the butter be saked in And if strength can beare it and that it doth not greue him then geue him a purgacion with a confecte de succo rosarum and geue him the night before syropes of Violettes that he maye be mollifyed before and he shall haue easy sieges But if he hath heade ake then anoynt his heade herewyth Take halfe an vnce of oyle of roses a quarter of an vnce of vinegre halfe a drame of Bolus armeny made to pouder mixe them well together and anoynt his forhead therewyth and his temples and throte Then take a dish full of colde water and put therein as muche vinegre and wette a cloth therein lyke a bande of thre fingers wringe it out and binde it about hys forhead temples And take two clothes eche as bigge as a fyt and wette them therein also and geue hym alwayes one in hys hande tyll it waxe drye Wette yet two clothes therein and binde them about his fete and wheÌ„ they are drye then wet them agayne This cooleth the bloud draweth out the euell heat whereof commeth the headake But if the headake will not go awaye nor aswage then marke by hys vrine and all hys beaucoure whereof it commeth him and vse theselfe toward hym as is taught seuerally before of the head ake It is to be noted that if the head ake commeth of the stomake then is he more disquiet after meate then before Him maye ye helpe of this wyse Purge hys stomacke wyth a laxatiue after y t muste he be measurable with eating and drinkinge accordinge to his complexion But if the headake be because the pacientes braynes are to moyst then is he more vnquiet fasting then after meat If the moystnesse of the braynes is of colde then geue him somthynge that warmeth the stomacke measurablye and the pacient must beware of all thinges that coole and must kepe hys head warme ¶ An experimented science for the feuer quotidiane or dayly feuer TAke the best Aqua vite that ye can get halfe a pounde put therein the whytest maâ—y of Walwurt that ye can get two vnces leste it stepe there in thre dayes and geue the paciente thereof to drinke But marke well if it woulde chafe hym to muche then temper him the drincke wyth a litle other wyne or drinke and geue hym somtime Manus Christi ¶ A medecine for many kindes of feuers or agues FIrste prepare suche a draught Take clensed and washen Barlye two vnces black Ciche peasen an vnce Licorice pared small an vnce grene or seer Fenell a handfull thre or foure leaues of Hertes tonge two or thre leaues of Wormwood two or thre rotes of Pimpernell let al this be sodden in thre quartes of water tyl the barly doth swell and if the