I will not contrarie you My chief desire is to helpe you without the respecte of money or golde or other of youre commoditée Crispine sette the boxes in the window and you Surgean prepare your lace staffe and launce with your vnce vesselles that I maie consider his blood in order and due quantitée for hether vnto he is but in the augmentyng of his feuer Further he had no fitte this ten houres let him bloode by little and little and although he doe fall into Lipothimion it is no matter let hym blood vntill it partly doe chaunge into a good colour Oh Lorde how might you liue if this bloode should haue remained any longer did you euer see the like what a good hart he hath the worst is past this would haue been a greate sore or apoâ—â—umacion stop vp the vein a Gods name Crispine I did neuer see the like but ones where as your Maistership did a greate cure vppon a noble man Medicus Oh are you aduised of that Crispine he is a good friende of myne I haue twentie pounde yerelie of him He sente me a fatte Bucke vpon Mondaie laste and gaue me my Mule also with a Ueluet foote clothe Crispine Sir wheÌ„ you seÌ„t me home I left your mule standing at the doore but as I returned I met a lackei clothed in Orenge taunie and white with a paire of bare taÌ„ned legges a blewe night cap with a plume of fethers riding on him as fast as he might gallop Medicus Oh the passion of Christ my mule is stolen I will hence I had rather lose xx.li I will tarie no leÌ„ger my Mule I will teche him to ride on my Mule I warrante him Crispine Sir he nedeth no teachyng he can ride well I warrant you I heard him saie to a yong manne with a long cloke lined with yellowe that his maister sent him to carie a letter to a marchaunt venterer that was crossailed into Terra Florida Medicus Geue me my goune fare ye well Maister Antonius as euill lucke as euer I had in all my life Antonius I had thought the losse of your friende and of your Mule had not been both a like to you What for .xx. pound I will paie it double the knaue shall not escape Crispine hath taken good markes vpon him I will sende to euery Warde blinde lane Innes Woodes and fieldes after the villaine I will take the matter on me because you come to me so gently quiete your self sitte doune again in the chaire I were caste awaie if you wer gone good maister doctor Medicus I care not so moche for the mule but that my lorde will take moche vnkindnes and think I should set light by his gift and the Ruffians will laugh me to skorne when thei knowe how I am haÌ„dled of the knaue boie Well I am coÌ„tented with your offer I praie you beware you slepe not you shal suppe the thinne broth of a chicken by and by made with the .iiij. greate colde seedes and cordiall Herbes Crispine I praie you make the broth in some stone or siluer vessell Copper or Brasse is not good for Maister Antonius soche vessels are Leprous Antonius If you will haue it made of gold you shal Medicus We shall make shifte with other thinges gold shal serue to deaurat or gilde your losinges electuaries manus christi withal Antonius Contented so that it maketh on my side whatsoeuer it bee But me thinke I feele slepe approching what shall I doe Medicus Drawe the Curtaines open the lukette of the Windowe set Sallowes about the bedde besprinkled with vineger and rose water Take of that hotte mantell let his hedde and shoulders be bolstred vp lye not on your backe leane towardes this side let vs talke together like friendes why are you so heauie and yearthlike Antonius I must nedes I was made of yearth but where is the yearth placed of which I was made and of what fassion is it althoughe I walke vpon thesame yet doe I stande in doubt of the matter Medicus The yearth is moste heauie and can bée in no place but in the middest of heauen not moueable but round hangeth continually aboute the whiche are the landes and couÌ„tries of the world fixed which Aristotle doeth call Medium terrae medium mundi Antonius Ar ther not bodies which ar called simple Medicus Yes forsoth those are the iiij the fire hot and drie the aire hote and moiste the water colde and moiste the yearth colde and drie and these are called the Elementes Antonius Are there not bodies called mixed what are thei Medicus Animalia as man beast fishe foule and Wormes Vegetabilia as Herbe Grasse and Trees and mineralia thinges vnder the yearth as metalles Antonius Lorde how is this worlde staied Medicus The twoo Pooles Articus and Artartiâ—â—â— South and North are the extreme limites aboute whom the whole frame of heauen is wrapped and is called Axie coeliâ— Antonius Men saieth that certaine starres doe gouerne the thinges beneth here in yearth Medicus Thei doe so in déede as it is well proued when as the Sunne and Moone doe enter into any of their circles in those great bodies then our little bodies in yearth dooe feele the goodnes or euilnes of them as Aries Leo and Sagittarius are hote drie and bitter cholorike and are gouernyng hotte and drie thinges and this is called the firy triplicitee The second triplicitee is of aire hotte and moiste sanguine swete and doe gouerne Sanguine people And other tirplicitee is of water colde moiste flegmatike hauing the gouernment of cold rawe bodies The laste is the yearth the mother of all thinges cold and drie melancholie Antonius What doe the knowlege of these thynges profite to Phisicke I praie you tel me Medicus Moste chiefly for where as the Philosopher dooe leaue there the Phisicion dooe begin That is he must be first a good natural Philosophier he must haue y e knowlege oâ— times and seasons and be acquainted with complexioÌ„s of men obseruing the nature of thinges and the climates vnder heaueÌ„ with the course of the Sonne Moon and Starres Aire and diet c. Antonius I praie you is there a soule in manne Medicus Yes forsothe Antonius Why then there must nedes be a greater thing as the cause of euery liuing soule whiche I take to bee GOD whiche hath made all thinges and when you and I talked together you semed that NoÌ„ est deus Medicus I professed to followe Aristotle but my meaning was that I credite not the Bible matters I am no Diuine I finde no reasons there for my tourne thei are to harde thinges for me I commend them to Darbell and Duns c. Antonius Why doeth Aristotle shewe any better reasons then is in the Bible Then I pray you what is the power of the soule Medicus In the soule saieth Aristotle in his boke of Ethiques it hath .iij. sondrie powers The one is named vegitable in whiche
of eche .iij. vnces Séeth them in swete wine vntill thei waxe thicke and make plaister And to the places about the rootes of the carbuncle round about it this is good bothe to eradicate defend the same Seeth sower oringes in vineger or sorell and put a little bole armen to it dip a cloth or flaxe in it and applie it round about the sore many tymes renewe it in this cure read M. Thomas Gailes worthie booke And to take awaie the harde crust of the carbuncle doe thus Take ceruse dermilion sublimated of eche .iij. dragmes beaten finely in pouder and parte of this maie bée cast vpoÌ„ the same And to this maie folowe mallowes violets lettes of eche one hand full sodden in mutton broth the yolkes of thrée egges barlie meale oile of roses and freshe butter of eche thrée vnces this plaister applied on will take awaie the Pestilent crust Also the emplastrum of DiachiloÌ„ paruum twoo vnces with Amoniack and GalbanuÌ„ of eche one vnce made in a plaister applied to the place or a plaister of figges Doues doung and Uallerion rootes and the rootes of mallowes made and applied vpon the sore are verie good ripers and do moche preuail in this cure and further to bryng the cicatrice if neede require Take oile of Myrrhe of roses of violettes of eche twoo vnces shepes Tallowe three vnces gotes tallowe one vnce and a halfe iuice of Colewortes three vnces seeth theÌ„ together softlie vntill the iuice bee consumed then put thereunto halfe an vnce of Uermilion ceruse as moche and .ij. dragmes of letharge of gold and seeth theÌ„ vnto a blacknes stiere theim with a sticke then put to theim sixe vnces terpentine and as moche Waxe as shall suffice to make it in the forme of a cerot And this will make a strong cicatris and when the matter hath runne moche and is past venim then this is a pouder moste precious to caste in and drie it by little little Take Ashes of Dill of burnt leade of Terra lemnia of eche one dragme litharge of siluer floures of pomgarnates and galles without holes of ech ij dragmes Ceruse Creuishels Snailes hornes roche Alome burnt of eche ij scruples beaten in pouder this is the pouder and hereafter followeth a good ointmente to heale the sore Oile of Roses .ij. vnces Ceruse burnt leade Litharge of eche one a scruple red Roses .ij. scruples in pouder the rootes of the greace Comphori and the floures of Pomegranates bole Armen of eche one scruple the seede of Purslen twâ—â— graines white waxe asmoche as shall suffice and make this ointmente in a Leaden morter if it maie be EmoÌ„g al simples Simphatum called CoÌ„phori is greatly lauded for the healing or helpyng of the Carbuncle being grounde or beaten betwene .ij. stones and warm applied to the place So is the herbe called Scabios in the same maner so is the Lillie rootes rosted and brused and warme laied on Lette not the greate white onioÌ„ rosted and the pith in the middest being taken forthe stopped with good Triacle or Mythridatum warme and applied to the place be forgotten for some vse none other thynges for the Carbuncle to cure it Also consider this to kepe the bodie temperate in eatyng Beware of replecioÌ„ light Fishe with tarte sauces Limondes Sorell Oringes thinne wine with water but no Suger or swete thynges Forgette not swete perfumes of Rose water cloues Maces Uineger in a perfumyng pan and haue the stomacke annointed with oile of Maces and the complet ointment of roses of eche .ij. scruples and Gallae muschata x. graines and dippe in a lineÌ„ cloth in white waxe oile of Roses white and red Saunders and the pouder of orientall Pearles fine bole Armen and the swete woodde of Aloes with Rose water made warme in a little vessell vpoÌ„ charcole and be not without a good Pomeamber made of Storax Calamite three dragmes Laudani half an vnce flowers of water Lillies Uiolettes the woode of Aloes Spikenarde of eche a dragme and a halfe the thrée Saunders of eche halfe a dragme Sinamon twoo scruples Masticke .xx. graines white Poppie seede Campher of eche a scruple Amber and Muske of eche three graines with rose water in a warme Morter make Pomeamber make a hole in it and putte a silke lace through it and wear this against corrupted aire The bodie must haue benefite by purgacion with clister or suppositer or some pocion as the syrup of roses solutiue iij. vnces confeccion of Hamech v. Dragmes and water of Endiue .iiij. vnces mingled together and drinke at ones in the morning or Benedicta laxatiua with water of Buglosse Bee not without Manus Christi to eate ofteÌ„times and the conserue of Roses to eate before meate daiely Beware of moche â—lepe whiche wil make the heate double aboute and within the harte for sleepe draweth in heate and in tyme of wakyng it is spred abroade and the heate draweth to the extremes as handes hedde and feete Sir forget not this I praie you Antonius No maister Doctor I warraunt you I haue noted it well and though it help not me yet I trust it shall doe good to others when I am gone Medicus Now sir I wil take my leaue for a time my calling is soche that I must depart and diuers of my pacientes whiche diligently doe loke for me as the hirdes do for the day after a colde Winters night And as time and occasion shall serue I will retourne I haue hidden nothyng from you that maie be a meanes to your health for wheÌ„ life is gone farewell altogether wife children gold landes treasures and all the golden glory of this worlde frendes also Therfore seeyng life is the beste iewell whiche brings delites to the hart pleasures to the iye and eare swete sauours to sense of smelling and many hidden treasures knowelege to the vertue of vnderstanding what is he that would make soche an exchange if it were possible to the contrarie To forsake his goldeÌ„ be decked bedde with swete slepes to lie vtterly lost rotten forgotten and stincking in a filthie pit of darkenes inclosed and wrapped with Wormes As by example we maie see the multitude of graues in euery churche yarde and greate heapes of rotten bones whom wee knowe not of what degrée thei wer riche or poore in their liues Therefore sir to conclude plucke vp that weake hart reioyce â–ª be glad and cast awaie all care I warraunte you Antonius Gramercies master doctor I haue put you to pain with moche talke and questions I will kepe theim in memorie thei shall not be forgotten of my part EueÌ„ so forget not your promise in comming to me again my truste is in you wee shall make daylie exchauÌ„ge cunnyng for gold and loue for labor yours I am Haue take you that to bie you a newe Mule a foote clothe a goune Medicus What meane your maistership wel geue me your
euen so remember this worlde is the more slippry and the pleasures doe compasse all vnderstanding to Gods elected Because I will conclude the time draweth at hande of our deliueraunce caste your care onelie vppon God almightie looke not backe again beware of by pathes either vpon the right or lefte hande but treade in the true path or very waie of Iesus Christ himself I praie you let Ambrose Barnes rede the xj Chapiter of saincte Ihons Gospell and the firste Epistle to the Corinthians Chapiter .xv. If the time had not been somoche spent and the venime so daungerous and the parties so weake and feble I woulde haue caused you to haue been letten blood and geuen you pilles contra pestem with cordials accordingly by Gods grace if that would haue doen you any good but take this cordiall in good part Thus God giue you the croune of life whiche Iesus Christ without our deseruinges hath purchased for vs in his precious blood His name bee praised Amen Your W. B. Fare ye well We must folowe when it pleaseth God To his louyng frende and brother M. Willyam Conscience Minister W. B. sendeth Salutacion IF the almightie God do take care for the foules of the aire and flowers of the fielde and prouideth nourishement for them how moch more for his beloued men that do faithfully serue him in the holy ministerie of his worde and sacramentes visiting the sicke and buriyng the dedde The Capitaine that doeth but serue a mortal Prince how so euer he spedeth life or death behauing himself wisely and valiauntly againste the enemie is worthy of worldly fame and honor moche more the Lordes armoured knight beyng his Aungel and mouth betwene him and his people that stande in daunger is worthie in Christe to bee noumbred crouned and placed emong his Aungelles immortall by this I knowe that you are no hireling but vnder Christe the true Shepeherde in that that you flie not from youre folde when that Wolfe Sathan with his companion Death dooe woorke their violence against the flesh soule In this case remember these wordes Nolite eos timere qui occidunt corpus c. Feare not theÌ„ whiche doe kill the bodie thei can not kill the soule In this we dooe sée what the power of death is not onely to kille in vs the fower Elementes whereof the bodie is framed by sworde fire water sicknes c. But the soule is not made of any of theim but the Creatour of al thing hath made it moste pure of nothing vpon whiche soule death hath no power because it is of nature immortall But so long as bodie and soule are together not deuided that is called manne And whatsoeuer thinges ar seen with bodily iyen are ordeined for the same bodie and the bodie for the soule and the soule for God The life of the bodie is the soule and the life of the soule is God so for synne the bodie is ruinated and shalbe in dust vntill the resurrection But in the fal or death of the bodie the soule dieth not but is deliuered wheÌ„ the snare of this flesh is broked The fleshe with the sences are dedde but Anima cum ratione sua doe stil liue therefore I trust and knowe that you doe consider wisely thre thinges The first is the world with the wretchednesse therin worthy to bee despised The second our owne knowledge of our selues our synne our sicknesse and whereof wee are made euen of repugnaunte éelementes Thirdly is to laie hande of eternall blessednesse remeÌ„bring the mercifull promises of God As come to me all you that are heauie ladeÌ„ either with affliction of minde pouertie in Christ sicknesse or death and I shall refreshe you This is the verie Phisicion of the soule euen Christe and the perfit quietnesse of conscience God hath geuen you a talent full godlie you doe lucrifie thesame and hide it not Therfore it shalbee saied moste ioyfully it is well dooen good seruaunt and faithfull thou haste been faithfull in little I wyll make thee ruler ouer moche enter into thy maisters ioie And againe he whiche doth continue to thende shall haue the croune of life Bee paciente my brother Conscience and settle youre harte for the commyng of the Lorde draweth nere and blessed are the dedde which dye in the Lorde for thei shall reigne with Christe in glory his name be euer praised and his will be fulfilled Amen Be of good comforte and caste awaye feare be merie let not the Pestilent corses nor the noyse of belles terrifie you Inter mortales te non mihi charior vllus Te plus quam verum diligo amoque fratreÌ„ Finis COLENDISSIMO FRATRI â–ª SVO IN CHRISTO MAGâ—STRO Richardo Turnero Theologo Guilhelmus Bullenus S. P. D. REuerendissime obseruandis sime frater puto te literas meas recepisse in quibus tibi scribebam regimen contra pesteeÌ„ ac idcirco modo non ero prolixioriâ— febre pestilenti NaÌ„ omnis febris quam pestilentem vocamus prouenit e putredine quae fit ab excessum humidi Hac vero vt inquit Galenus febreÌ„ ex plurima humiditate putrefacta prouenire prutrefacta sine dubio potius quam a calore aucto fatenduÌ„ est humiditas Ideo materia est putrescens in venis vnde calor naturalis valde afficitur vno die omnes virtutes decidunt vrinae sunt foetentes c. Galenus Auic Rafis Trallianus c. affirmant in febre pestilenti est multitudo obstructionum praecipuè vbi materia vrgit ad cutim caput Multitudo materiae cruditatum in causa est Cura est prohibere putredineÌ„ Obstructiones igitur sunt aperiendae cum humoruÌ„ euacatione Sed si natura mouit tunc nihil mouendum est Hoc est autem remedium vt inquit Iohannes Baptist. Monta. Vironensis â„ž Syrup de Cichorio cuÌ„ Rhabarbaro â„¥ 1. ss aqâ—a Boraginis acetosae â„¥ 3. in quibus citrum sit impositum decoctum deinde vnguentum pectorale contra pesteÌ„ â„ž vnguenti Rosacei confortatiui mesues â„¥ j. specierumcordialium â„¥ j. Sandalorum alborum ℈ j. Rosarum siccaruÌ„ â„¥ ss misce simul artificiose fiat linimentuÌ„ pro corde pro toto regione ventris Mirum est hoc remedinÌ„ coÌ„tra venenum pestis Quod ad rationem victus attinet vbi est maxima putredo vt iÌ„quit Hyppo 17. Aphoris vbi coruptihumores putridi nihil perniciofius quam instituere tenuem victuÌ„ quia inter exhibeas ius pulli ponas semper in tuo cibo praeter acetosam succuÌ„ citri De reliquo velim tibi persuadeas quemadmoduÌ„ legisti iÌ„ Galeno c. Vale vale iterum eruditis vir sisque bono animo Nunc literas coÌ„cludo Nam plura non opus habeo scribere ne tuis optimis occupationibus in vi nea domini importune nunc obstrepere vi dear Martij