then put to it foure penniworth of Treacle and a quarter of a pinte of the best Angelica water Take every Morning and Evening halfe a spoonfull at a time for a preservative against infection and if you be infected take two spoonfulls and sweat thereupon A pretious Water for the Stone 52 In May take the hearbe called Ramsins and distill it put unto your Water the same proportion of white Wine and distill them againe together A Water to make the Face and Hands white 53 R. The leaves of Nettles dry them and make thereof Powder and put that Powder in Water and boile it and therewith wash your Face and Hands gather your Nettles in May before the Sun riseth and you may keep them all the yeare A Water for Pimples and heate in the Face 54 R. A spoonfull of burnt Allome put it into a Sawcerfull of white wine Vinegar and stir it well together and at Night when you goe to bed dip a Cloth into it and wet the Sore places A Water to make the Stone slip and to provoke Vrine 55 R. Halfe a pinte of white Wine and boile it and in the boiling put in half an ounce of castle Soape sliced thin when it is dissolved drinke thereof blood-warme For a Pearle or Web or Blood-shotten Eye 56 R. Of Maidenhaire and ground Ivy m. i. Archangel flowers pu i. wash them cleane and swing them dry then stamp them and straine them with a little good Ale and with a feather drop a drop or two into the sore Eye thrice in a day if the Eye be much Blood-shotten take more of the Ivy. A Water for an olde Sore 57 R. Flint stones nu iii. vel iiii burne them to Lime and slake them in Running water then take Allome and doe the like therewith boile them two houres then put thereto Bolearmenick greene Coperas Camphire ana q. s boile them all one houre after they are dissolved and then straine it and put it up To make Aqua coelestis the Celestiall Water 58 Aqua coelestis is of two kindes if you mingle with it as much of the Water called Mother of Balme and distill it againe you have the Treasure of all Medicines First of the Vertues of these two Waters the first Water is of such Vertue that if you put it into a fresh Wound it healeth it in foure and twenty houres so it be not Mortall and it healeth maligne Vlcers Cankers Noli me tangere and olde Wounds within the space of fifteene dayes if you wash it with the said Water every third day and if you put a drop of it upon a Carbuncle it mortifieth the malignity thereof shortly also if you put of the same Water into the Eye that hath lost his sight if not utterly it shall be recovered within eight daies at the uttermost and if a Man drink a drop of it with a little good Wine it breaketh the Stone in the space of two houres in the Reines or Bladder it mollifieth hardened Sinewes if you wash them therewith This Water must be used from November to April and but halfe a spoonfull at once once a weeke It is thus made First you must have a vessell of Glasse a Cubite high or thereabouts and fill it with Aqua vitae made of good Wine and see that it be well luted and then cover it in Horse dung or Doves dung so that it be not too moist nor too hot lest the Glasse breake leave the neck of the Glasse without in the aire this will boile mightily and so let it stand thirty daies then draw out the Glasse and put these things following into the Water and stop the mouth close and so leave it eight daies lastly put the Glasse in Balneo Mariae with Sand setting on a head with a receiver well luted and make a slow fire and gather the first Water whiles it seemeth to drop downe cleare but when it turneth red then change the receiver for this is the second Water which you shall keep in a Glassewell stopped The Spices to be put in are these good Cinamon Cloves Ginger Galingale Nutmegs Zedoary long Pepper and round rootes of Citron Spikenard Lignum Aloes Cubebs Cardamomum Calamus Aromaticus Germander S. Iohns wort Maces white Frankincense round Turmentill Hermodactills the pithe of white Wallwort Iuniper Laurell berries the seed of Mugwort Smalllage Fennell Anise flowers of Basile Rosemary Sage leaves Margerome Mints Penniroyall Sticados flowers of Elder red Roses and white Rue Scabious Lunary Centaury the lesser Egrimony Fumitary Pimpernell Dandelion Eufrage Maidenhaire Endive seeds of Sorrell yellow Sanders Aloes Epatich ana â„¥ ii Ambrosine fine Rubarb ana â„¥ ii dry Figs Raisons Dates without stones sweete Almonds Pine kernels ana â„¥ i. Aqua vitae made with good Wine to the quantity of them all and foure times as much Sugar as they be all of white Honey lib. ii then put to the underwritten Rootes of Gentian flowers of Rosemary Nigella that growes in the Corne Bryony roote of the hearbe called Panis Porcinus Hogs bread seed of Wormwood anaÊ’ ss before you distill the Water you must quench in it a hot plate of Gold oftentimes and put to it Orientall pearles which must lye covered with Water else they lose their colour and so distill it Cataplasmes or Poultisses CHAP. XXXVII An excellent Cataplasme for any Swelling Apostume rankling Wound or broken Bone R. Of new Milke one pinte seethe in it untill it be thicke the crums of fine white bread then take it from the fire and put into it the white of an Egge and one spoonfull of Sallet Oyle first well beaten together and stir it well and lay it to the place as hot as can be suffered it will serve twice A Poultis for a sore Breast 2 R. Of Neats foot Oyle pi i. of Marigold leaves m. i. make it thicke with wheaten Bread and put into it a little Saffron and boile it to a Poultis A Poultis for a sore Throate 3 R. A Swallowes nest and boile it in Water to a Poultis and binde it to the Neck and Throate as hot as you can A Poultis for any Swelling that comes of a hot cause 4 R. A Lapfull of wilde Mallowes boile them in running Water untill they be tender then swing them in a Cloth and chop them small then take a penniworth of sweete Butter and the crums of Manchet and put the Mallowes and all into a quart of Milke and boile it untill it be thicke and lay it to the griefe as hot as can be suffâ—red A Poultis to be applyed to the bottome of the Belly to breake Winde and move Vrine 5 R. Figs and the herbe Grownsell ana m. i. boile them in running Water to a Poultis Another for the same 6 R. The dung of a Ston'd horse boiled in white Wine to a Poultis and applyed to the bottome of the Belly Another 7 R. Hemlock boile it in a sufficient quantity of fresh Butter and lay it to
iiii Mastick â„¥ ss Harts suet â„¥ iiii Camphite Ê’ ii melt those that are to be melted and pound those that are to be pounded and searce them finely then boile them altogether over the fire and strain them into a pottle of white Wine then let it coole and when it is no more then blood warme put to of Turpentine â„¥ iii. ever stirring it untill it be cold then worke it well in the hands and make it up in rolls It is good for old Wounds cleansing them and engendring good Flesh and wasting evill Flesh it is good for all manner of Impostumes in the head or in the body and for strained Sinewes and it draweth out any Thorne or broken Bone and it healeth all manner of Botches it is good for a Canker or Noli me tangere it is good for Seareclothes for the Gout Sciatica and other Aches and for pestilent Botches Of Oyles CHAP. XXXIII To make Oyle of Roses 1 R. Buds of red Roses fresh gathered the prickles taken away and the buds bruised juice of Roses ana lib. i. macerate them in five pound of Oyle Omphacine which is without Salt in a vessell of glasse close shut then set them the space of sixe or eight daies in the Sun after boile them three houres in a double vessell and straine them and cast away the Roses and put in new doe so twice or thrice lastly being fairely strained set it in the Sunne and boile it in a double vessell untill the juices be consumed if you want Oleum Omphacinum you may wash Oyle Olive in the juice of sowre Grapes This Oyle is cooling and doth strengthen thicken and stay Fluxes and helpe the gnawing paine of the Guts being given in a Clister Oyle of Violets 2 It is made by putting in fresh purple Violets into a vessell of glasse and Oyle Omphacine or Oyle of Almonds and to be sunned ten or twelve daies changing the Violets every third day lastly put in dry Violets it hath the same Vertue as hath Oyle of Roses Oyle of Mints 3 R. The leaves of sowne Mints bruise them and with the juice macerate them in Oyle Omphacine and change and boile it as you doe Oyle of Roses It corroborateth and strengthens the stomack if it be therewith anointed and furthereth concoction Oyle of Wormwood 4. R. The tops and leaves of Wormwood bruise them and macerate them in Oyle Omphacine as you do make Oyle of Roses it is a furtherer of concoction procurer of appetite and kills the Wormes Oyle of Lillies 5 R. Of Mastick Calamus Aromaticus Costus Oyle of Pellitary Carpobalsame ana â„¥ i. Cloves and Cinamon ana â„¥ ss Saffron Ê’ iii. bruise them all and steepe them in water xxiiii houres then boile them a little and taken from the fire poure in of sweete Oyle lib. ii leaves of Lillies â„¥ viii set them forty dayes in the Sun and then straine it Oyle of sweet Almonds 6 R. Sweet Almonds and blanch them and bruise them then poure upon them a little Rose water then put them in a vessell that they may be kept warme as it were in hot water lastly put them in a little bagge and presse them in a presse untill you have the Oyle It doth mitigate paine comfort the exasperated parts especially the Lungs and Kidnies it mollifieth dry and hard matter and is very fit for those that have the Hectick feaver Oyle of bitter Almonds 7 R. Bitter Almonds dry and purge them and bruise and calefie them in hot boiling water and pressed as the former This Oyle doth mightily attenuate and divide doth dissipate Winde cures the Noise in the Eares and opens the obstructions of the Liver and other Intrailes and mollifieth hardnesse of Sinewes Oyle of Wormes 8 R. Of Wormes of the earth washed and prepared lib. ss white Wine â„¥ ii sweet Oyle lib. ii boile them to the consumption of the Wine and the wasting of the Wormes then straine the Oyle and reserve it for your use It mollifies asswages Paine and is good for Bruises and paine in the Ioynts Oyle of Rue 9 R. Of leaves of Rue the juice of Rue ana lib. ss macerate them three daies in lib. iii. of sweet Oyle boile them in a double vessell untill the juice be consumed then straining the Rue change it three times or foure then presse out the Oyle It is hot and attenuateth grosse Humours dissipates Winde being administred as a Clister alone it availeth against the Crampe Palsey and coldnesse of the Wombe and Bladder Oyle of Baye 10 R. The ripe berries of Laurell bruised and boiled a good space in Water and then straine it and when it is cooled gather the Salt that swimmeth above the decoction which is the Oyle and is good to extenuate califie dissipate Winde in the stomack the Collick and dissolveth cold diseases of the Head Intrailes Wombe Kidneies and Ioynts Oyle of Scorpions 11 R. The roote of round Aristolochia Gentian Galingale barke and roote of Capers ana â„¥ i. bruise them all and macerate them in lib. i. ss of Oyle of bitter Almonds and sunne them twenty dayes then boile them in a double vessell with a gentle fire lastly put in xv Scorpions and sunne them againe thirty daies then straine the Oyle and keepe it as an excellent Oyle to extenuate forcibly and being anointed upon the loines doth unlodge the Stone in the Kidneies Oyle of Turpentine 12 R. Of the best Turpentine lib. iiii put it in a large glasse Cucurbite and set it in Sand and distill it by art first you shall have a thin Oyle come out with the Water the second Oyle will be of a golden colour the last will be yellow and thick keepe every one by its selfe but the last is the best and is good against all cold Diseases especially of the Ioynts Oyle of Mastick 13 R. Oyle of Roses â„¥ xii odoriferous Wine â„¥ iiii of the best Mastick â„¥ iii. boile them according to art in a double Vessell to the consumption of the Wine This Oyle strengthens the Braine Nerves Ioynts Ventricle and Liver mollifies Tumors and asswages pain Oyle of Tilestones 14 Breake an old red Tilestone in pretty small pieces burne them in the fire untill they be red hot then extinguish them in cleare old Oyle and let them lie in it untill they be full of Oyle then take them out and beat them into fine power and put it into a Cucurbite of glasse and lute the joynts well together and put under coales and draw your Oyle according to art It is good against all cold diseases for it is hot and penetrative easeth the Epilepsie Vertigo Palsie Crampe and paine in the back and all cold affects of the Ioynts and Nerves Oyle of the Yolkes of Egges 15 R. Of new laid Egges one hundred boile them untill they be hard and take out the yolkes and cut them in pieces and put them in a frying pan untill they turne reddish and yeeld a fatty moisture then take them and put them hot into
therewith it helps them presently it expelleth the Wind in the Guts and stayeth the running of the Reines it is good against the Water betweene the Skin and the Flesh it killeth Worms and helpeth all sick Members pain in the Hips Gout and Cholick and Chops in the Hands or Feet Oyle of Rue 54 Being drunke with VVine availeth much against Poisons being taken twice or thrice in three daies it helpeth all diseases of the Eyes from what cause soever they proceed if the apple be not perished if you anoint the Eye twice a day therwith it restores Members nummed with the Palsey if they be anointed therewith Oyle of Aniseeds 55 Being drunke with Wine in a morning fasting causeth a sweet Breath it is good against Winde in the Guts and Stomack and causeth the Pain to cease if you drinke three or foure drops and anoint the Stomack therewith it purgeth Phlegme upwards it inciteth to Venery and driveth forth Poison by sweat it is most excellent for shortnesse of Breath and comforteth the Lungs and breaketh the Stone in the Reins and Bladder Oyle of Fennell seed 56 It is most excellent for the Eyes to drink thereof once a day and to put a drop in the Eye morning and evening it helpeth the Dropsie and yellow Iaundise in hot diseases administer it with cold Waters and in cold diseases with Wine This Oyle breaketh the Stone in the Reines and provoketh Vrine and Moneths and breaketh winde being taken in Manus Christi Oyle of Parceley seed 57 Opens the obstructions of the Liver and Kidnies and provoketh the Moneths if it be drunke with convenient Medicines it causeth good digestion and comforts the Stomack and expells the Gravell and Stone and is good against all Poisons Blastings and Windinesse Oyle of Radish seed is made by expression 58 R. The seed of Radish and stamp it small and to every pound of seed put two ounces of good Wine then stamp it againe untill it be mixed and put it into a Copper or Iron vessell and set it over the fire continually stirring it untill it be scalding hot then put it into a Canvasse bagge and presse it forth and separate the Oyle from the Water This Oyle causeth good Digestion and provoketh Vrine breaketh Winde in the Stomack and also the Stone in the Bladder it expelleth Oyle of Mustardseed 59 Is made by expression as aforesaid It provoketh the Termes if you anoint the Reines and without the Matrice and also drinke it it dissolveth the paines in the Side and of the Mother and expelleth Gravell and Stone Oyle of Colewortseeds 60 Is made as aforesaid It is good against Wormes and all Inflammations in the Body and preserveth Armour from rusting Oyle of Linseed or Flaxe seed 61 Is made as before It is good in a Pluresie and dissolveth it if you give foure ounces thereof to drinke it is used for Painting and to make Vernish Oyle of Mans-skull 62 You shall buy this Oyle of the Chymists it is good against the Falling sicknesse giving three graines at a time thereof to drinke Oyle of Saturne and Iupiter that is of Lead and Tin 63 It is the most excellent of all Oyles to heale Wounds so as no bones be broken or cut Oyle of Mercury or Quicksilver 64 Is marveilous good in fresh Wounds and to be used outwardly for the Poxe anointing the Sores therewith Oyle of Hempseed 65 If any one drinke one ounce of this Oyle at a time it maketh him pleasant and merry it is profitable for Women it maketh them merry and comely to see to and maketh Souldiers couragious it is made as the Oile of Linseed Emplaisters CHAP. XXXIV Emplastrum de Ianna R. The Iuice of Smalladge Plantaine and Betony ana lib. i. Waxe Pitch Rosin Turpentine ana lib. ss let three of the Simples be concocted in the Iuices stirring them easily till the Iuices be consumed then take it from the fire and put in the Turpentine It is marveilous effectuall in Wounds and greene Vlcers it pacifieth Inflammation Detergeth Agglutinateth Incarnateth and also Cicatrizeth Emplastrum Divinum 2 R. Of Galbanum Myrrhe ana â„¥ i. Ê’ ii Ammoniacum â„¥ iii. Ê’ iii. Oppoponax Mastick long Aristolochia Verdigrease ana â„¥ i. Litharge common Oyle ana lib. ss new Waxe â„¥ viii Frankinsence â„¥ i. Ê’ i. Bdellium â„¥ ii Loadstone â„¥ iii. the Litharge by stirring is mingled with the Oyle after it is boiled untill it become thicke then adde the Waxe in small pieces and as soon as it is melted take it off the fire and put in the Galbanum Oppoponax Ammoniacum and Bdellium dissolved in Vinegar and Wine boiled and strained after adde the powdered Myrrhe Mastick Incense and Aristolochia and Loadstone next strew in the Verdigrease lest that if it should be boiled any long space the Emplaister become red This Emplaister is marvellous good against maligne Vlcers for it detergeth and consumeth Quitture and corruption and ingendreth new Flesh and bringeth them to a Scar. The black Emplaister 3 R. Of red Lead lib. i. of white Lead lib. ss Oyle Olive lib. ii ss boile them together untill it looke black then take it off the fire and make it up in rowles It is a very good Salve for all manner of Sores or Aches To make an attractive Plaister for the Gout 4 R. Of Waxe lib. ss â„¥ iiii Rosin lib. ss Colophony lib. ss â„¥ iiii Bolearme â„¥ iiii Benjamin â„¥ ii Storax liquid â„¥ ss Storax calamite â„¥ ii Mastick â„¥ i. Olibanum â„¥ i. Myrrhe â„¥ i. Assafaetida â„¥ ii Galbanum â„¥ ss Saffron â„¥ ss Oyle of Roses â„¥ i. Cloves â„¥ i. Deeres suet lib. ss melt your Waxe and Deere suet upon a soft fire then put it to the Rosin Colophony and Bolearmenick and then put in halfe the rest of the Parcels reserving the Oyle of Roses Benjamin and Galbanum they must be last stir it continually upon the fire put it into a Canvasse bagge and strain it with a rowling pin then boile a good quantity of Plantaine in vi Gallons of Water two houres then straine it and when it is cold straine your Plaister into it and make it up in rowles An excellent Emplaister to heale any Wound or Ache. 5 R. Valerian Woodbine Isope Devils bit Adders tongue Hounds tongue Capons Feather S. Iohns wort Houseleeke Red Sage Brier leaves Diasie leaves Tutsane leaves Cumfrey Selfeheale anam i. House-snailes one Pint chop them and the Hearbes and boyle them according to Art in a double Vessell in a sufficient quantitie of May Butter and straine it adde of Frankincense â„¥ ii Myrrhe and Sacrocole ana â„¥ i. Alome Honey Waxe Rosin Turpentine ana â„¥ vi boyle it according to Art and reserve it for your use Sir Philip Parys his Emplaister 6 R. Of Oyle Olive lib. ii red Lead lib. i. white Lead lib. i. beat and searse them Spanish Soape â„¥ xii Incorporate these well together in an earthen Pot well glazed before you put them to boyle then put them upon a gentle
beare them up then turne them and cast on the rest of your Sugar but you must not let them seethe when you doe turne them because then they will breake on both sides but let them lie in hot Sirrup a while then turne the broken sides downewards againe and let them seethe softly a little while then may you turne them as often as you please and let them seeth reasonable fast till you think they be enough if you let them seethe long they will lose their colour and will be tough you must skinne them very cleane and when they be cold put them up in Glasses and put in foure or five Cloves and as many little slices of Cinamon of about an inch long thus you may preserve any Plummes but you must put neither Cloves nor Cinamon to your white Plummes To make Marmalade of Quinces 4 First take twelve quarts of fine running Water and put to it sixteene pound of Quinces well pared and coared and quartered into foure parts and put to them eight pound of Sugar and let all this seethe softly till it be more than halfe sodden away let them be close covered or else they will not be red when you see them of a good colour breake them with a spoone and boile them till they come to Marmalade You may dissolve a little Muske or a little Ambergreece in some Rose-water and put into it after the boiling to give it both a fine taste and smell when it begins to cleave to the spoone then take it from the fire and fill your Boxes and with a feather strike it over with Rosewater To preserve Grapes Barberies or Gooseberries 5 Take as much Sugar as they doe weigh and somewhat more and beate it very fine then take your preserving Pan or Skillet and lay a bed of Sugar and a bed of Fruit till you have laid all then take five or six spoonfulls of faire water as much as will wet the bottome of the Pan and boile them as fast as you can untill they be cleare then boile the Sirrup untill it will button upon the side of a dish and it is enough then put them up in pots To keep Quinces rawe all the yeare 6 Take some of the worst Quinces and cut them into small pieces and boile them in water untill it bee strong of the Quince put in the boiling to every Gallon two spoonfulls of Salt as much English Honey halfe a pinte of white Wine Vinegar then straine it and when it is cold put it into a woodden vessel and take as many of your best Quinces as will goe into that Liquor then stop them very close that no aire get into them and they will keep all the yeare To make Paste of Oranges and Lemons 7 Take your Oranges well coloured boile them tender in water shifting them sixe or seaven times in the boiling put into the first water a handfull of Salt then beate them in a wooden Bowle with a wooden Pestle straine them through a piece of Cushion Canvasse take the weight of them in Sugar and somewhat more then boile it and dry it and fashion it as you please and dry it in a warme Oven upon a Plate all night on the morrow turne it To make Paste of Genua the true way 8 Take Quinces and boile them in their skins then scrape all the pulpe from the coare straine it through a piece of Cushion Canvasse then take as much Sugar as the pulpe doth weigh put to it twice so much water as will melt it that is halfe a pinte to every pound of Sugar boile it to a candy height dry the pulpe upon a Chafingdish and Coales then put the Sugar and the pulpe hot together boile it with stirring untill it will lie upon a Plate even as you lay it and run no broader then fashion it some like leaves and some like letters so set your Plate in a warme Stove or Oven set it upon two billets of Wood up from the hearth of the Oven all one night in the morning turne it and so set it in the like heate againe and so every day turne untill it bee dry To make Paste of any tender Plummes 9 Take any tender Plummes and put them in an earthen Pot and put your Pot into a Pot of seething water and when they are dissolved straine all the thin water from them through a faire Cloth and set the Liquor by to make Quiddnie of then straine the pulpe through a piece of Canvasse then take as much Sugar as the pulpe doth weigh put to it as much water as will melt it and boile it to a Candy height Then boile the pulp of the Plummes very well upon the Coales and put it and the Sugar hot together so boile them with stirring then lay them upon a Pie plate and fashion it and dry it as before put some pulpe of Apples amongst the the pulpe of Plummes else it will be tough To make Marmalade of some of these Plummes 10 There is no more difference but in boiling it higher than your Paste till it come cleane from the bottome of the Skillet then boxe it To make conserve of any of these Fruits 11 When you have boiled your Paste beforesaid ready to fashion upon the Plate put it up in gally Pots and never dry it and that is all the difference betweene Conserve and Paste and so you may make Conserve of any Fruits this is for all hard bodyed Fruits as Quinces Pippins Oranges and Lemons To make Conserve of tender Fruits or Berries 12 First dissolve your Plummes as you did to make your Paste straine through the Liquor Pulpe and all and to every pinte of that take three quarters of a pound of Sugar and so boile it untill it be somewhat thicke that when you lay some of it upon a cold dish it will run no broader then put it up To Preserve Fruits greene 13 Take Pippins Apricockes Peareplummes or Peaches while they are green scald them in hot water and pill them the Peaches and Apricockes scrape the Furre off them then boile them very tender then take as much Sugar as they doe weigh and as much water as will make a Sirrup to cover them in then boile them something leisurely and take them up and boile the Sirrup untill it be something thick that it will button upon a dish side and when they are cold put them up together To Preserve these Plummes when they are ripe 14 Take as much Sugar as they weigh and put not so much water to them as you did to the greene for they will yeeld Liquor of themselves boile them not altogether so leasurely as you did the other if you doe the Sirrup will turne red and so when you have boiled them take them up and pot them as aforesaid To dry Pippins as cleare as Amber 15 Take yellow Pippins pare them and cut them in the middest and cut out the Core then put them into a Bason of Water then take
Cheese grate it and with Honey make an Oyntment and anoint the place till it bee whole For to stay the humour that flowes to the Teeth and Eyes through the Temples 26 R. Of Masticke and Frankincense powdered ana make a Plaister with sufficient white Wine and the white of an Egge and lay it to the Temples To give present ease to the goute 27 R. Milke and boile it and with Vinegar make a Posset and binde the Curde hot to the part For the Palsey 28 R. A new Earthen pot and fill it full of Camomill and stop it well and set it in another pot under ground for forty dayes then take it up and you shall finde Oyle there in and anoint the place with that Oyle if it be in thy Head anoint thy Forehead if the Hands anoint thy Wrists To stop a Laske 29 R. Wheaten Meale and with the juice of Yarrow make little Cakes and bake them and eate them Another 30 R. Rubarbe â„¥ i. grate it and mingle it with as much Conserve of Roses as will make it up hereof R. every morning Ê’ ss and presently after it drinke a good draught of warme Milk well boiled and fast two houres after it doe thus for three daies then R. every night before you goe to bed halfe a dram of Diascordium For one that is blasted 31 R. A Hens Egge and roast it hard and put the white only into a brasse Mortar and put to it of Copperas Ê’ ii and grinde them well together to an Ointment and anoint the Face and it will coole it and allay the swelling and when it is almost whole anoint it with Oyntment of Popular buds described before To stop womens immoderate Fluxe 33 R. A Hares foote and burne it to Powder and drinke it first and last in stale Ale till you be whole To provoke the monthly Visits 33 R. A piece of fresh Beefe boile it in faire Water and skumme it cleane when it is enough take it up and boile in the Broth these hearbes following being shred small untill they be soft Hartstongue Maidenhaire Borage red Mints Languebeufe Alisander and Water cresses ana eate these hearbes next your heart in a morning for nine daies and lie not long in bed For them that cannot hold their Water 34 R. The Pissle of a red Deare that is fallen from him as it doth every yeare dry the same in an Oven after the Bread is drawne then beate it to powder and give the Patient a little thereof in a draught of drinke blood-warme last at night and first in the morning and fast for three houres after it To stay a Laske 35 R. A Nutmeg made in Powder mixe it with a Yolke of an Egge in the shell the White done away then heate a Stone hot and drop a little hereof upon the Stone like little Cakes and let it bake and eate of them morning and evening the quantity of one Egge and a Nutmeg at a time For a Cough or Cold. 36 R. Aniseeds â„¥ i. Licoras â„¥ ss of the best dry Figs nu x. Raisons of the Sun nu xx bruise them small and boile them in a quart of running Water till halfe be consumed and give it the sicke to drinke warme morning and evening and fast two houres after and it will remove the Cold from the Stomack For the running of the Reines 37 R. Parsnips sliced thinne and boiled in red Cowes Milke till they be all Pap taken cold morning and evening if you adde in the boiling the water of Oaken buds it will be much better For any Carbuncle Plague Sore Botch Boile or Imposthume 38 R. Bay Salt well beaten to powder sifted and incorporated well with the yolke of an Egge and applyed and it will draw to it selfe all the Venome of the Sore and breake any Boile and heale it A singular Medicine for Bone ache in what place soever 39 R. Of Aquavitae and Oyle of Bay ana mixe them well together and warme it in a Saucer and anoint the grieved place from the fire and keepe it warme For all old Aches and Paines in the Ioynts 40 R. The whole Horne that a Bucke casts off the later the better cast away the Scalpe and take nothing but the Horne then cut it in pieces and boile it in a Gallon of faire water untill it come to a pinte or something more then straine it and let it stand untill it bee cold when you use it warme some of it in a Saucer and anoint the grieved place by the fire and it will cure in nine or ten dressings To cause one to voide Winde 41 R. The cleare Iuice of red Fennell and make Posset Ale therewith and drink it A good Purge 42 R. Of Sene â„¥ i. Coriander seed â„¥ ss Cinamon Licoras Aniseeds Ginger anaÊ’ ii Sugar â„¥ ii beate them into powder and steepe them in a quart of Ale the space of foure and twenty houres then straine it and drinke the one halfe at a time if you will you may take the other halfe the next day To stay bleeding at the Nose 43 R. A linnen Cloth and wet it in cold water and wrap it about the Patients Cods and it will stay For the bloody Fluxe 44 R. As much linnen Cloth as will make a Suppositary make it up into the forme of a Suppositary and soake it well in Aqua composita and put it up into the Fundament To stay womens immoderate Fluxe 45 R. A pinte of Milke hot from the Cow put in as much Rennet as will serve to turne it to Cheese and immediatly drinke it up doe thus for three mornings if need be and it will stay For too much Vomiting 46 R. Of Speare Mint water â„¥ iiii put thereto of the Sirrup of Quinces â„¥ ss and Ê’ ii of Cinamon Water and take two or three spoonfulls at a time For Freckles in the Face 48 R. The blood of a Hare warme from the body and anoint the Face therewith and it will doe them away For an old Ioint sicknesse 49 R. Ants with their Egges stampe them and boile them in faire Water and bathe the member therein For a Botch Boile or Fellon 50 R. The curde of a Posset and lay to it to gather the corruption together remove it not in twelve houres and if once laying will not serve then doe so three or foure times then take quicke Lime and quench it with faire Spring water and mixe with it as much blacke Sope and lay a little thereof to the Sore when it is broken wash it with white Wine a little warmed and then heale it with Butter and powder of Sugar mixed together To make a Iuice of Licoras to stay the Cough comming of Rheume to be made in the beginning of May. 51 R. Of Licoras â„¥ iiii beate it small and searce it then R. of Hyssop m. v. or vi of Foales foote m. iiii Rosemary flowers m. i. stampe all these together in a Stone Mortar and straine them into a faire Bason
with halfe a pinte of faire running Water or Hyssope water put in your Powder of Licoras and boile it and stirre it untill it be as thicke as good Creame then straine it through a fine Strainer and set it againe on the fire and let it seethe a good space after ever stirring it untill it be very thicke then put in of red Sugar Candy â„¥ iii. or iiii and boile them untill they puffe up from the bottome of the Bason For a Fellon 52 R. Raggewort Rue Hyssop ana pu i. one clove of Garlicke a little pieces of sowre Leaven a spoonfull of Bay salt and a piece of rusty Bacon beate all these together and lay it to very thicke for foure and twenty houres space For those that are troubled with Rheume distilling downe their Throate in the night 53 Of Cumminseeds â„¥ ii bruised Nutmegs sliced nu ii Cloves bruised the same quantity the yolkes of two Egges or two Egges hard roasted mingle these together and quilt them in a linnen bagge and sprinkle the said bagge with very good Aquavitae and lay the said bagge every night to the nape of your Necke For a Bruise 54 R. Of the blood of a Pigge â„¥ iiii of Vinegar â„¥ ii a few crummes of browne Bread boile all these together untill they be something thicke and so warme lay it to the place for the space of foure and twenty houres doe thus twice or thrice if need be To take away the Morphew and other filth from the Face and Hands and to make a new skin 55 R. Of white Mercury sublimated Ê’ i. Camphire Ê’ ii Lemons nu ii white Sugar â„¥ i. faire water one pinte and a halfe put all these into a Glasse and so let it stand eight or ten daies and then straine it and keepe it in a cleane Violl and when you will use it wet a cleane linnen Cloth therein and then put it softly upon the Face or Hands where the Morphew or Filth is and will take it off in short time To make the Skin soft and white after the said Medicine 56 R. A black Sheepes head or two and cut off the Hornes and Skin and throw them away with the Brain and eyes then seeth the Heads in faire water and skum off the Oyle very cleane put to this Oyle a little Rose-water and anoint the Face therewith and it will make a smooth Skin soft white and faire To breed Blood and bring a good fresh Colour in the Face 57 R. A new Pipkin with a Cover that will hold a pinte fill it with good olde Muscadine and halfe a pound of great blew Currans and the weight of a Shilling of the best Rubarbe cut in slices and three slices of Ginger let these stand all night upon the hot Embers and eate every morning a spoonefull or two of the Currans and Sirrup For the Spleene 58 R. Ashen keyes and the Greenewood burne them make Lye of the Ashes after it hath stood three dayes cleare it then take Barrowes grease and wash it in white Wine and dry it and beate it with a rowling pin and when it is well beaten put it into the Lye and seethe the Lye and it to an Oyle then put into it a spoonefull of Doctor Stephens water and and as much Rose-water beate it well together and so put it up to anoint the Side downewards if you use to drinke Bedward Posset drinke wherein the greene barke of Ashe is boiled it will much profit it is also good to use Oyle of Tamariske and Oyle of Capers to anoint the Side with it An approved laxative Whey for the Spleene 59 R. Of the inner barke of the Ashe tree Maidenhaire Hartstongue Licoras Aniseeds Parceley rootes Sene leaves and coddes ana m. i. boile them in a pottle of cleane Whey untill almost the halfe be consumed then straine it and use it first and last every day untill you finde health forbearing to eate or drinke the space of two or three houres after all the while you doe this you shall anoint your Side with the aforesaid Ointment To stanch Blood in Veine or Artery 60 R. Olibanum â„¥ ii Aloes Hepaticke â„¥ i. haires of a Hare a little cut whites of Egges as much as will serve to incorporate them make a Stuphe of Flax and dip it in the Medicine and apply it cold let it lye three or foure dayes then if it sticke fast apply the white of an Egge and Oyle of Roses untill the next day To provoke Vomit and to purge the Belly 61 R. The rinde of the roote of Elder tree chopped in small pieces steepe it in Wine the space of a night and drinke the Wine in the morning For the Dropsie 62 R. Raisons of the Sun stoned lib. i. put them into a pinte of good white Wine and so let them stand covered nine or ten dayes then eate thereof three or foure times a day eight or nine at a time For the Ptisicke 63 R. The tender crops of Mallows boile them and butter them as a Sallet with Butter and Vinegar and eate them with your meate For women with Childe that are subject to Miscarrying 64 R. The whites of two Egges beate them well with cleane Water and sup them up when you feele any fright or sudden alteration For the Cholicke 65 R. Of the Oyle of sweete Almonds drawne without fire â„¥ iii. mixe it with a little white Wine and Pellitary water and drinke it then swallow a Leaden Bullet besmeated with Quicksilver and the Bullet comming presently forth at his Fundament will cure him For the Sciatica 66 First raise a Blister and let out the Water in it then R. ground Ivy and stampe it and apply it to the Blister with a cloth sufficiently doubled then R. a Cat and flea it and put into the Belly the garbage being taken out twenty Snailes shels and all and so roast it and to the dripping put of Oyle of Spike one penny-worth halfe an Oxe gall Neats-foote Oyle two spoonefulls Badgers grease one spoonefull Oyle of Turpentine two penniworth A quavitae one penniworth mixe them and therewith anoint the griefe and keepe it warme FINIS A Table of the principall matters contained in this booke A TO make Aegyptiacum part 2. page 8. For an Ache part ibidem page 10. num 9. page 11. num 10 page 12 num 15 page 13. num 18. page 17. num 16. page 49. num 6. page 51. num 10. page ibi num 11. page 52. num 13. page 55. num 19. page 48. num 8. page 45. num 5. page 167. num 41. page 84. num 49. Actions what they are part 1. page 52. Ages part 1. page 9. Agues cured part 2. page 63. num 7. page 104. num 2. page 110. num 2. Aloes Rosatum made part 2. page 133. num 9. Aloes washed part ibidem page 135. num 15. Apoplexie cured part 2. page 36. num 33. Apostemes cured part ibidem page 49. num 6. in the head page 158. num 9.
Oyle ana â„¥ iii. new Waxe â„¥ i. Quicksilver extinct Turpentine washed ana â„¥ ii common Salt beaten â„¥ ss Melt the grease and waxe in the Oyle then adde the Enula campana Quicksilver and Salt lastly the Turpentine kill the Quicksilver with a little Grease and Turpentine This ointment is marvellous effectuall against the Itch or Scabs either dry or moist Vnguentum Populeon 3 R. Of the buds of Popular fresh gathered lib. i. macerate them in lib. iii. of fresh swines greace prepared for the space of two months then R. of the leaves of red Poppy leaves of Mandrake leaves of Henbane tender crops of Brambles Nightshade Lettuce Houseleeke Stone crop great Burres Penny grasse ana â„¥ iii. good Wine lib. i. bruise them mixe them with the buds of Popular then set them in a warme place for eight daies then adde one pinte of strong Vinegar and boile them till it be consumed which may be perceived by casting a little thereof into the fire then straine it forth and put it up This Vnguent asswageth Phlegmons burning of Agues heat of the Head and Kidnies and anointed upon the Temples procureth sleepe Vnguentum Aegyptiacum 4 R. Verdigreace â„¥ v. good Honey Ê’ xiiii strong Vinegar Ê’ vii all these being boiled together untill it be thick and of a purple colour this doth forcibly cleanse ulcers inveterate and fistulous and doth consume proud spongious and dead flesh Vnguentum Apostolorum 5 R. Turpentine white Waxe Rosine anaÊ’ xvi Opponaxe Verdigreace anaÊ’ ii Ammoniacum Ê’ xvi long Aristolochia great Incense anaÊ’ vi Myrrhe and Galbanum anaÊ’ iii. Bdellium Ê’ vi Litharge Ê’ ix Oyle lib. ii make an ointment mingle the Litharge with two ounces of Oyle and let them stand five houres then boile it gently untill it be thick as Honey alwaies stirring it then take it from the fire and put to the Waxe and Rosin being dissolved with the rest of the Oyle then whiles it is cooling put to the rest of the Gummes dissolved in Vinegar boiled and incorporated with the Turpentine then the Aristolochia Myrrhe and Frankincense are to be mingled and lastly the Verdigrease finely powdered and sprinkled in This Vnguent doth by detersion purge Wounds and rebellious Vlcers and Fistulaes wasteth dead Flesh and encreaseth new Vnguentum Album 6 R. Cerus â„¥ iiii Litharge â„¥ ss lay them a good space in Rosewater then put them into a Mortar and by little and little poure in so much Rose oyle as they can drinke up continually stirring and tempering them untill they come to the forme of an Vnguent then adde thereto a little white Vinegar and of Camphire Ê’ i. ss It is cooling asswageth Paine and Inflammation and is good for Scabs Itch and Excoriation Vnguentum Vulpinum or Ointment of a Foxe 7 Take a Foxe and draw out the Entrailes then take Sage Rosemary Iuniper leaves and berries Dill wilde Marjoram of the Garden Lavender Camomile of each halfe a pound stampe these herbes in a Mortar of stone very finely then cut the Foxe in pieces and put him with the herbes into a vessell of eight gallons and put to foure pintes of Oyle Olive Oyle of Neats feete one pound Calves suet Deere suet Goose grease Brockes grease of each one pound and a halfe of sea-Sea-water three quarts and as much of good Malmesey set all together on the fire and boile it till the Wine and Water bee consumed and that the flesh and bones bee separated asunder then take it from the fire and straine it and presse it through a strong Canvasse cloth and so reserve it to your use as a most precious oyntment against all Aches and to restore Limms and Ioynts lamed through paine of the Gout Vnguent of Saint Cosme and Damian 8 R. Pimpernell Vervine Betony ana m. i. stampe them and put to them of white Wine lib. ii ss boile them together in a tinned vessell to the wasting of three parts then straine them and set the decoction over the fire againe in a glased vessell then R. Turpentine washed â„¥ vi Rosin washed lib. i. new white Waxe â„¥ iiii when they are melted altogether in the same glased pot add to them Mastick powdered â„¥ i. of the Milke of a woman giving suck to a Male and a Female Childe ana â„¥ ii boil them to a perfect body it availeth for all Wounds and namely of the Sinewes also for Cankers Fistulaes and S. Anthonies fire A very good ointment for any Ach or Bruise for any Noise in the head or to draw out a Thorne 9 R. Rosin and a little red Deeres suet and a little Camphire and a little white Wine let them boile a walme or two after all the Suet is melted then straine it into white Wine and beate it untill it come to an ointment then put it up in pots and when you use it you shall chafe the Part before the fire very well and then anoint it An Ointment of the Wormes of the earth good to strengthen the Back to coole it and take away the Ache. 10 R. A great platterfull of long Wormes of the earth lay them upon Fennell or such like to scoure the space of foure and twenty houres then chop them small and put to them a quart of Neats-foot Oyle then take a platterfull of field Daisies chopped very small all save the rootes let them be a platterfull when they are chopped and put them to the Oyle and Wormes then boile them together upon a soft fire for two houres then strain it and keepe it for your use it is to be made either in April or about Michaelmas An Ointment for a Bruise and Swelling also for the Piles 11 R. Of red Sage â„¥ vii of Rue â„¥ iii. of Camomill Bayes Wormewood ana â„¥ iiii of Mutton suet lib. i. bruise all these well together in a Morter then set them in an earthen Pot nine daies well and close stopped in the earth then boile them in a quart of Oyle and strain it forth and keep it for your use An Ointment which I used with good successe to a woman who had a paine in her Hip without any tumour proceeding from the retention of her monthly Visits 12 R. Camomill Rosemary ana m. i. twinings of Vines m. ss Plantaine p. stamp them together and put them into a jarre Glasse and put on it a quart of good Oyle Olive and let it stand a day or two in the Sunne then set a skillet of water on the fire and when it is scalding hot stop the jarre Glasse close and put it into the water and keepe the water ever scalding hot but when it hath been in almost an houre then let it boile a little and then take it out and straine it and annoint the place every night and after bathing the manner of the Bath I shall speake of hereafter An ointment for the face after the Foxe are dryed to cause them to fall off without leaving any Markes 13 R. Of Oyle of bitter Almonds â„¥ ii
put thereto of Parmacetae â„¥ ss and anoint the face with a feather Another for the same and which mightily cleares the skin 14 R. Of fat Bacon lib. i. cut it in thin slices and hang it in a string before the fire that it may melt and let it drop into a quarter of a pinte of Plantaine water and when it is all melted let it coole and then beate it out of the water with a cleane spatula and wash it in three or foure severall waters more of Plantaine then put to it a peny weight of Parmacetae and a penniworth of white Rose water and beate them well together and annoint the face with a feather An ointment for Aches and Bruises Stitches Goute and Lamenesse 15 R. Sage Rue ana lib. i. crops of Wormwood Bayleaves Rosemary ana m. i. Sheeps suet cleane picked from the skin lib. ss Oyle Olive a pottle shred the hearbes and suet small and then stamp and work them together very small then put in the Oyle and temper them well and let them stand close stopped the space of seaven daies then set it to the fire and as it melteth stir it till the hearbes are parched then take it off and straine it and with this anoint the place An ointment for a burne or scald 16 R. Incontinently the white of an Egge beaten with Oyle of Roses Omphacine and a little juice of Plantaine Night-shade and Houseleeke and with a feather anoint the place Vnguentum de Calcantho good for old Vlcers Mundifieth evill flesh and Incarnateth 17 R. Of Swines grease Calves and Cowes suet ana lib. ss Celidony Alleluia Plantaine Woodbine Houndstongue ana m. i. Lime thrice quenched with water lib. ss Calcantum Pulverizatum â„¥ i. Verdigrease Ê’ x. stamp them and leave them together seaven daies then put thereto water of Plantaine Wine of Pomegranates â„¥ iiii then seethe them with a soft fire till the Water and Wine be consumed and so straine them with a thick cloth then put to it Litharge Auri Argenti â„¥ iiii Bolearm Terr sigillat Minii ana â„¥ i. cleere terebent â„¥ iii. let them seethe againe and make a blacke ointment with sufficient white Waxe An ointment for an Ache. 18 R. Two or three nests of quick Swallows tendrings of Straw-berries Rue Lavender-cotton Bay-leaves Wormwood Horehound Rednettle crops ana m. i. the gall of an Oxe black Snailes n. 6. Oyle Olive halfe a pinte then stamp the Swallows whole feathers and guts with all the aforesaid things very small then you shall melt a quantity of May-butter in a frying pan and then put in all the other things and fry them well together alwaies stirring it that it may not burne Lastly straine it through a linnen Bagge and you have the ointment A precious Oyntment against all Pains and Griefes 19 R. Rosemary leaves Sage Time Polimountaine Hyssope Marigolds Rue Wormewood Marjoram Valerian Mouseare Harts-tongue Bloodwort Merch Seagreene gather these Hearbes with the Flowers and Blowings of each m. iij. seeth them in iij quarts of Water untill the Water be consumed to a quart then put to them a pound and a halfe of Barrowes grease Deeres Suet lib. i. Dogges fat lib. ss Cats fat lib. ss Rosewater pint i. Aquae composita â„¥ vi seeth these a good while stirring them well then strain them through a rough cloth and take off the scumme with a Feather and let it stand till the morrow then seeth it once againe and straine it and keepe it for thy use A good Oyntment to cleanse a Sore both old or new 20 R. Turpentine â„¥ ii washed well in Barly water lib. ss put to it Yolkes of new laid Egges nu vi Hony of Roses or common Honey â„¥ iiii mingle them and make the Tents or Pledgets therewith An Oyntment for Scabbes Ring-wormes or any other breaking out 21 R. Oyle of Roses â„¥ iiii Waxe iiii d. weight melt them together then take Litharge of Gold Ceruse ana â„¥ ss Powder them and mingle them with the Oyle and Waxe in a Morter then put thereto the white of a new laid Egge and halfe an ounce of Quicksilver mortified and use it every Morning and Evening To mortifie the Quicksilver you shall put it into a Violl with fasting Spittle and worke it up and downe untill it become like ashes then put it to your stuffe A good Oyntment for the Spleene 22 R. Bryony rootes the pith taken out Marsh Mallow rootes or red Holly-hocke rootes the pith taken out ana lib. i. seeth them in Water untill the Rootes be soft stampe them in a Morter and straine them through a Strainer till the thicknesse be come through then take of sower leavened Bread â„¥ iiii Bores grease li. ss mingle them altogether well in the Morter with white Wine Vinegar iiii spoonefuls First in the morning rub your Spleene with a course warme Cloth untill the skin wax red then lay upon it a peece of blue wollen cloth wet in the Water of a man childe as hot as may be suffered and when the Cloth waxeth cold take it away and dry the Skin with a warme cloth and annoint the place with some of the ointment aforesaid warmed in a Sawcer and rub it well in then lay upon it a Quilt of blacke wooll and doe thus every morning till it be well An Ointment for burning or scalding 23 R. Sweet Creame q. i. Ferne rootes m. i. washed and cut in small peeces boyle them in the Creame in an earthen Pot untill they jelly when you will use it chafe a little in your hand with a Spatula and apply it to the Sore untill it be whole Vnguentum Aleblastrum 24 R. Crops of the red Bryer stamped small m. vi adde thereto of white Wine one pottle of Rue m. i. of the flowers or leaves of Camomile â„¥ i. powder of Aleblaster â„¥ ii Fennell seed â„¥ i. Oyle of Roses lib. ss Wax Ê’ ss put all together except the Camomill and the Waxe then put them on the fire to infuse and when it seethes put in the Waxe and Camomill and boile it well untill the Wine be consumed and when it is cold take the whites of five Egges and mingle them with all the aforesaid things and then straine it through a faire linnen cloth and put it into a cleane vessell It is good for webbs in the Eyes Megrim and Headache if a woman have paine in her Matrice let her take thereof as an Electuary and it will help her also for those that are diseased in the Stomack let them anoint the Stomack Hands Feet and Reines therewith anoint the Temples for the Megrim it is also good for the Gout An Ointment to asswage paine and coole 25 R. Of white Cerate â„¥ iiii Oyle of Roses â„¥ x. red and white Sanders red Roses Myrrhe Olibanum Mastick anaÊ’ ii Camphire Ê’ ss Turpentine â„¥ ii ss make an Vnguent in a leaden Mortar To make Flos Vnguentorum 16 R. Rosin Perosin ana lib. ss Virgins waxe Frankinsence ana â„¥
the Wound 4 He must endure the Oyle as hot as can be possibly for it is the stronger in his operation if it be applyed scalding hot also he must abstaine from women both in the time of his cure and for twenty dayes after if the wound be great To prepare the Wound you shall take good white Wine and boile in it one handfull of Incense which is only to comfort it and herewith wash the Wound within and without as hot as the Patient can suffer it then wipe it very dry before you apply the Oyle If the Wound come by biting or contusion he shall be dressed twice a day in Winter at 8. in the morning and 3. in the afternoone in summer at 9. in the morning and 4. in the afternoone but if they be green Wounds then change not the plaister after the first dressing untill the next day If the wound be in the head you shall shave away the haire 2. or 3. fingers broad round about the wound and then stay the blood with Lint or Towe dipt in the said Oyle with which you shall fill the wound then lay on a cloth 2. or 3. doubles dipt in the prepared Wine and rung hard out so broad as you have cut away the haire then rowle it up Note that at the first dressing the Wine ought not to be used lest a fluxe of blood follow if the wound be large dresse it but once a day for feare of bleeding for 2. or 3. dressings afterward you may wash the wound with the Wine as aforesaid then fill the wound with Oyle and cover it with Lint steeped in the same and upon that a compresse of Linnen 3. double round about dipt in the Oyle and upon that a compresse dipt in the said Wine as aforesaid when you perceive the wound neare Cicatrizing use only this unguent following R. Of the aforesaid Oyle Venice Turpentine new Waxe ana Set it on a fire in a pan and alwaies stir it for a quarter of an houre then let it coole and when it is cold put it up for your use And when you use it let it serve both for the Vnguent and Emplaister the Vnguent you must apply with Lint and upon it a little dry Lint and upon that an Emplaister of the aforesaid Vnguent When a wound is made in the Head by contusion and healed up so that there is ingendred an Impostume or other accident which may be an offence to the braine then you shall shave it wash it and wipe it as before then anoint it with the said Oyle round about and lay upon it compresses wet in the said Oyle and Wine as before doe this for the space of v. or vi dayes If the wound be in the Legs or any sinewy and musculous Part overthwart it must be stitched or if there be any dislocation it must be placed in due order and then wash the wound as before and if you feare any Symptomes then wash also the whole Member afterwards anoint the whole member with the said Oyle and lay round about it a linen cloth steeped therein and upon that a double cloth steeped in the said Wine and then roll it gently doe the rest as in wounds of the Head if there be loose bones or any thing against nature in the wound then put in a Tent to keepe it open untill such time as you have taken them forth If the wound be made by Gun-shot Sword or Pike then first stay the blood and wash and wipe the wound as before and if the member be pierced through then Tent it on both sides according to the depth thereof that the bruised blood may evacuate and so dresse it twice aday both sides alike both washing and wiping and anointing if the wound pierce into the body then tie the Tent with a thred lest it slip into the body and day by day you shall shorten the Tent as occasion shall serve If any part where there chanceth any Apostumation or swelling whether it will maturate or resolve thou shalt bathe the place with the said Wine warme and lay thereon linen clothes steeped in the said Wine and wrung out a good breadth round about the place and if it resolve then apply the said Wine and Oyle untill it be whole but if it come to suppuration then use it as other wounds For the Haemorroids First wash them with the Wine and lay on linen clothes wet with Oyle and upon them other clothes wet with Oyle and upon them other clothes wet in Wine as before For the Gouts First anoint all the grieved place with the Oyle then apply linen clothes upon it steeped in scalding Water and wrung out hard this done three or foure times will ease the paine For Cankers If the Canker be not opened the washing with the said Wine and the pledgets steeped in the Oyle and applied will open it then performe the rest of the Cure as aforesaid For paine in the Reines You shall anoint the Reines very well with the said Oyle from the ridge of the backe to the belly then lay on a linnen cloth steeped in seething Water and wrung out hard and upon it a great Pledget of Towe and wrap his Legs very warme with cloathes and let him lye downe on his Bed and warme covered let him sweat For old Vlcers First cut the Lip thereof with a sharpe Razor then wash it and anoint it as aforesaid To make Oyle of Snailes 22 R. A quart of garden-Snailes in the shels wash them cleane and breake the slimie skinne at the mouth of the shell then put them in a cloth with a handfull of Bay Salt and hang them up with a dish underneath to receive the Oyle which drops from them This Oyle being anointed upon the hollow of the necke and so downe the backe bone and from the throat downe to the end of the breast bone cureth a consumption if taken in time To make Oyle of a Dogge for the Gowt 23 R. A fat Dogge and kill him and take out his Guts and Bowels and Gall but keepe in the Heart and Lungs and Liver then fill the body full of Frogges and blacke Snailes and sowe him up strongly and rost him on a Spit as long as he will drop one drop then put the Liquor in a cleare Vessell and put thereto a pint of Oyle of Bay and blacke Soape â„¥ i. and temper them together and anoint the grieved Part therewith An Oyle for the Palsie 24 R. A new earthen pot and fill it full of Camomil and stop it well and set it in another Pot under ground for x l. dayes then take it up and you shall finde Oyle therein and anoint the place therwith if it be thy head anoint thy forehead if thy hands anoint thy Wrists To make Oyle of Swallowes 25 R. Ten Swallowes beat them quicke in a Morter with Spike Lavender Cotten Knot-grasse Ribwort Balme Valerian Rosemary tops Woodbine tops strings of Vines French Mallows tops of Alehooe
fire of Coales for one houre and a halfe ever stirring it then encrease the fire untill the red turne to gray and so continue the stirring untill the matter become of the colour of Oyle and somewhat darke dry it on a Trencher if it cleave not thereto it is enough dip your linen Clothes therin smoothe them with a Sleek-stone it wll last thirty yeeres This Plaister laid upon the Stomacke provoketh Appetite and taketh away any Griefe from the same laid to the belly it easeth the Cholicke speedily laide to the Reines it stoppeth the Bloody Fluxe the running of the Reines the heat in the Kidneyes and weaknesse of the Backe It healeth Swellings Bruises Aches It breaketh Swellings Bruises Apostemes and healeth them It draweth out Humours without breaking the Skinne It healeth the Diseases of the Fundament laid upon the Head it healeth the Headach Vvula and Eyes laid to the Belly it bringeth Womens monthly Visits and maketh the Matrice apt for Conception A most approved Plaister for a Rupture 7 R. Of Aloes Citrine â„¥ i. Dragons blood â„¥ i. Myrrhe â„¥ i. Masticke Bole Armenicke Gumme Dragant ana â„¥ iii. powder them all very finely and make an Emplaister with the Slime of Red Housesnailes A Plaister very excellent for the Sciatica 8 R. Yellow VVaxe Rosin Rosin of the Pine ana lib. i. Colophony lib. ss Masticke Frankincense ana â„¥ ii Myrrhe â„¥ i. Sheepes Suet lib. ss Cloves Mace ana â„¥ i. Saffron â„¥ ss Galbanum Oppoponax Bdellium ana â„¥ i. Red VVine lib. ii running VVater lib. i. Camphire Ê’ iii. make an Emplaister A Plaister to heale Cicatrize and asswage paine 9 R. Oyle of Roses lib. i. Cerus red Lead ana â„¥ ii Litharge of Gold and Silver Dragons blood Lapis Calaminaris Bolearmenicke ana â„¥ ss Camphire â„¥ iii. powder them that are to be powdered and make a Plaister with white Waxe To make Oxycrotium good for old Bruises and Ache in the Limmes and to dissolve hard Impostumes also for broken Bones and Wounds that have beene healed faire without but rankle within 10 R. Of good Waxe â„¥ iiii as much Colophonie as much blacke Pitch purified Saffron â„¥ i. ss powdered Masticke Frankincense ana â„¥ ii Myrrhe â„¥ iiii Gumme Ammoniac Galbanum ana â„¥ ii steeped all night in Vinegar and strained and boyled againe untill two parts of the Vinegar be wasted then take the Pitch melted and put to the Gummes and Vinegar then melt the Waxe and put thereto and then the Colophony in Powder next the Masticke and lastly the Frankincense Myrrhe powdered stirring all together very fast then adde of Turpentine â„¥ ii but let the Plaister be no more then warme and stirre it continually untill all be very well mingled but before you put in your Turpentine you must put in your Saffron mingled with the Yolke of three or foure Egges then straine it into warme water and anoint your hands with Oyle of Bay and make it up and strike it on Cloth or Leather Another Oxycrotium for any other Ache in the Body or paine in the Breast or for the Sciatica 11 R. Of the finest Olibanum searced lib. i. of Rosin beaten and searced lib. i. of Ship Pitch strained lib. i. Sheepes Tallow lib. ss tried Colophony â„¥ iiii Comin â„¥ iiii Ladanum â„¥ ii Cloves Mace ana â„¥ i. Saffron â„¥ ss powder all the Spices then take a cleane Panne and melt the Rosin on a soft fire and let it not seeth then put in the Olibanum by degrees untill it be all molten then put in the Tallow scraped small and then the Ladanum when all is melted and brayed in a hot Morter with a hot Pestle take your Cloves Mace Saffron and Comin all in fine Powder and mingle them well together and take your Panne off the fire and put in the Spices stirring it well and looking that it seeth not over then strike your * Sheepes Skinnes finely tawed Skinnes whiles it is hot and the rest make up in Rolls anointing your hands with Oyle when it beginneth to be hard This is the best Plaister for Gouts and Aches especially if they come of cold Rhumaticke matter or the like cause that is to be had removing it after the paine as the paine removeth Doctor Morsus Plaister called Oxecrotium 12 R. Ship Pitch Saffron Colophony Bee Waxe an â„¥ iiii Turpentine Galbanum Ammoniacum Myrrhe sine Frankincense Masticke ana â„¥ i. Ê’ iii. lay your Galbanum in Vinegar all night and theâ— boyle it and straine it and melt all your Gummes and mingle them by stirring them and put in your Turpentine last continually stirring it and after make it up in Rolls An Emplaister for an Ache. 13 R. Euforbium mingle it with twelve times so much of the best Oyle Olive and a little Waxe and make an Emplaister It is good against all Paines and Aches in the Ioints sudden takings Lamenesse Palsies Crampes and shrinking of Sinewes and is exceeding good for benummed and dead Limbes or Members having the Hearb Agnus Castus or Tutsane infused in the Oyle before A Salve to Draw and Heale 14 R. Of Turpentine one peniworth Virgins Wax as much as a Walnut fresh Butter as much Honey one spoonfull melt all these together in a Panne then strain it into faire Water and keepe it for your use A good Emplaister for old Sores or new 15 R. Of Rosin â„¥ iiii melt it in a Panne then take of Waxe â„¥ ii Turpentine a little and a quantity of Sheepes Suet chopped small and a spoonefull of Oyle Olive and boyle them all together then straine it into Water and make it up if there be any Core in the Sore that may hinder the healing take a little Mercury and put it into two spoonefuls of Water and when it is melted and congealed together take a Feather and drop in two or three drops and so lay on the Plaister An Emplaister called Gratia Dei. 16 R. Of Rosin lib. ss boyle it and scumme it clean then take of unwrought Waxe â„¥ iiii and put it to the Rosin and boyle them together then take of Turpentine Sheepes Suet ana â„¥ i. Oyle Olive a spoonefull put them all together to the Rosin and Wax and boyle them till the Scum be gone and it waxeth black then take it off the Fire and cleanse it through a faire linen cloth into Water then worke it in your hands and pull it out as you doe Birdlime a quarter of an houre and make it up in Rolls This Salve is good for any old Sores or for fresh Wounds An Emplaister for a Bruise in the Leg or Arme or elsewhere 17 R. Water Cresses and wash them cleane and seeth them soft and beat them small in a Morter then put them in a Panne and put thereto Sheepes Suet or Deeres Suet and Wine Lees as much as shall suffice and Wheat Branne and fry all together and make a Plaister and lay it warme to the Sore and so use it often as need shall require To make a
red Roses ana â„¥ ss Lavender Origanum Nigella anaÊ’ ii Orange or Lemon Peeles Ê’ ii Clove dust â„¥ ii make all in fine Powder and mingle them To make Damaske Powder 14 R. Of Orris lib. i. red Rose leaves dryed â„¥ iiii Cloves Ê’ vi Saunders Citrine sweet Marjoram â„¥ ss Calamus Aromaticus Ciprus Rootes Coriander ana Ê’ iiii Powder them and adde of Storax Calamint Ê’ vi and Muske Ê’ i. or of Muske Cod Ê’ iiii beaten into small pieces A Powder for the Falling sicknesse 15 R. A Mans Skull that hath been dead but one yeare bury it in the Ashes behinde the fire and let it burne untill it be very white and easie to be broken with your finger then take off all the uppermost part of the Head to the top of the Crowne and beat it as small as is possible then grate a Nutmeg and put to it and the blood of a Dog dryed and powdered mingle them all together and give the sick to drinke first and last both when he is sick and also when he is well the quantity of halfe a Dram at a time in white Wine A Powder for the Gout 16 R. Of fine Ginger the weight of two Groates Elecampane Rootes dryed twice as much Licoras the weight of eight Groates Sugar candy â„¥ iii. beat all into fine Powder searce them and mingle them and drink thereof all times of the day A Powder to rub the Teeth and keep them white 17 R. White Bread Corrall Harts horne ana â„¥ ss Allome Ê’ i. Sage and Roses ana m. i. Oyster shels and Egge shels ana m. ii make them into fine Powder and rub the Teeth also pieces of Cheiney dishes powdered is excellent to rub the Teeth A Powder to stanch bleeding at the Nose 18 R. Truboll Ê’ iii. Dragons blood Frankinsence Alloes Mastick anaÊ’ i. haires of the belly of an olde Hare small cut Ê’ ss make them in Powder and blow them into the Nose and make a Tent of Cotton to hold it in A Powder for the Greene sicknesse 19 R. Steele Powder â„¥ i. Nutmegs nu i. Licoras Ê’ ii powder them and take as much Sugar as the quantity of the Powder and mingle them then take thereof as much as will lie on a shilling every Morning fasting and an houre and a halfe after take some water Gruell or other thin Broth using some exercise presently after doe the like at Night an houre before you goe to bed and use some exercise untill you goe to bed you must forbeare Milke and Fruits and Meates made of Milke A Powder for the Stone 20 R. Of Hollands Powder Ê’ i. a little long Pepper and the Seeds or Kernells that be in Ashe keyes powder them and put them into white Wine or stale Ale and drinke it first and last blood-warme A Powder for the Falling sicknesse 21 R. The Skull of a man that hath been dead but one yeare and bury it in the Ashes behinde the fire and let it burne untill it be marvellous white and so well burned that you may breake it with your finger then take off all the uppermost part of the Head to the top of the Crown and beat it as small as is possible then grate a Nutmeg and put to it then take Dogs blood and dry it and make Powder thereof and mingle as much with the other Powder as the Powder weighes and give it the sick to drinke both when he is well and when he is sicke first and last and it will help him by Gods grace A Powder for the black Iaundies 22 R. A platterfull of great Earth-wormes and wash them very clean then sprinkle them with Salt to scoure themselves to death then wash them very cleane againe and lay them one by one in a Platter then set them in an Oven after the bread is drawne and there let them stand untill they be so dry that they may be powdered then powder them very fine and put the Powder in a Bladder which you may keepe a whole yeare when you would use it take a spoonfull thereof and put it into a good draught of Beere or Ale then put in a little Powder of English Saffron and a little Iett powdered and as much Treacle as an Hasell Nut and a rase of Turmerick grated then warme it Blood-warme and give it the Patient to drinke and let him fast iii. houres after A Powder for a Stitch. 23 R. For a Man the Leaves of shee Holly for a woman of Hee Holly dry them and powder them and put thereof into your drinke or broth Waters CHAP. XXXVI A good Water for Heates and Inflammations of the Eyes 1 R. Of Aloes Epatick purest Sugar Turty stone powdered ana â„¥ i. red Rosewater white Wine ana lib. ii in a double Glasse set them in Balneo Maria five or sixe dayes often shaking it about A Water to cleanse a filthy cankerous Vlcer 2 R. Plantaine water red Rose water ana lib. i. Iuice of Night shade Houseleeke and Plantaine ana â„¥ iiii red Roses m. ss Myrtles Cypresse Nuts ana â„¥ ss of the rinde of the Pomegranate Ê’ iii. flowers of S. Iohns wort p. ii flowers of Molleyn p. i. Mastick Myrrhe Frankincense anaÊ’ i. Honey of Roses lib. i. â„¥ iiii powder that which is to be powdered and distill them all together R. of this distilled Water lib. i. therein dissolve conserve of Roses â„¥ vi and Sirrup of dry Roses â„¥ i. with Oyle of Brimstone xii drops and use it An excellent Water for the Vlceration of the Yard 3 R. Water wherein Iron hath been often quenched lib. ii red Roses â„¥ iiii Pomegranate Pills and Flowers anaÊ’ ii Plantaine Houseleeke ana â„¥ iii. ss Honey of Roses Turpentine ana lib. ss Allome â„¥ vi white Coperas Ê’ iii. boile them in a cleane vessell untill halfe bee wasted then straine it and adde Verdigrease â„¥ iii. boile them againe or if you will Filter it A Water for a Fistula 4 R. White Wine one pinte Iuice of Sage â„¥ i. Borace in Powder 3. d. weight Camphire powdered the weight of a Groate boile all together a pretty while on a gentle fire and with this Water wash the Fistula A Water for the Toothache 5 R. Red Rose leaves m. ss Pomegranate flowers m. ss Galls sliced thin n. ii boile them all in three quarters of a pinte of red Wine and halfe a pinte of faire Water untill the third part be wasted then straine it and hold a little thereof in your mouth a good while then spit out and take more also if your Cheeke swell apply the strainings betweene two Clothes as hot as may be suffered A Water for the Sight 6 R. Smallage Fennell Rue Egrimony Daffadill Pimpernell and Sage ana distill them with breast Milke and a little Frankincense and drop of it into your Eyes each night A precious Water for Sore Eyes and to restore the Sight 7 R. Smallage Rue Fennell Verveine Egrimony Scabious Avens Houndstongue Eufrace Pimpernell Sage ana
Distill all these together with a little Vrine of a Man childe and a little Frankincense and drop it into the Eyes at Night A Water for a Sore Mouth 8 R. Red Fennell red Sage Daisie rootes Woodbine leaves ana m. i. Roche Allome Ê’ i. English Honey one spoonfull boile them together in a pinte of Water and wash the mouth therewith A precious Water for Sore Legs and for the Canker in the Mouth or any other place 9 R. Of Woodbine leaves Ribwort Plantaine Abinte ana m. i. English Honey purified three spoonfulls Roche Allome a quantity put all these into a quantity of running Water and let it seethe to a Pottle or lesse then keepe the Water in a pure Earthen vessell well glased and wash the Sore therewith twice a day A Water for a Canker 10 R. The Barke of an Elder tree Sorrell Sage ana beate them and straine them and temper the Iuice with White Wine and wash the Sore therewith A Water to take away Pimples or Heate in the Face 11 R. A spoonfull of burnt Allome and put it into a sawcerfull of good white Wine Vinegar and stir it well together and when you goe to bed dip a linnen Cloth in the Vinegar and wet your Face therewith and it will dry up the Wheales and take away Rednesse A Water for to cleare the Face 12 R. Limons n. ii slice them and steepe them in a pinte of Conduite water let them infuse foure or five daies close covered then straine them and dissolve in the Water the quantity of a Hasell Nut of Sublimate some hold a Dram a good proportion finely powdered let the Patient wet a Cloth therein and rub her face every Morning and Evening untill the hewe doe please her you may make the same stronger or weaker as you please A Water for the Morphewe 13 R. White Wine Vinegar q. i. Distill it to a pint then put therein Egges with the shels n. ii râ—d Docke rootes scraped and sliced n. ii three spoonfulls of the flower of Brimstone so let it stand three dayes before you use it you must tye a little Wheat Bran in a Cloth and wash therewith Night and Morning nine daies together Another Water for the same 14 First to bring the Morphewe out R. every Morning fasting the quantity of a Nut of Treacle either in Strawberry or Fumetary water for nine or ten Mornings together Then R. Sulphur vivum â„¥ ss and as much Camphire finely beaten and searced infuse both in a pinte of the strongest white Wine Vinegar shake it twice or thrice for one day then use it to rub the place tainted A Water for heate in the Face and to cleare the Skin 15 R. The Iuice of Limons and therein dissolve common Salt and with a Cloth wet your Face when you goe to bed A Water to preserve the Face young a great while 16 R. Of Sulphur vivum â„¥ i. white Olibanum â„¥ ii Myrrhe â„¥ ii Ambre Ê’ vi make them all into fine powder and put them into one pound of Rosewater and distill them in Balneo Mariae and keepe the Water in a close vessell when you would use it wet a linnen Cloth therein and wash the Face before you goe to bed and in the Morning wash it with Barley water or Spring water The Water of Beane flowers Lillie flowers Water Lillies distilled Milke distilled Water of young Whelpes are good to wash the face and procure it lovely A Water to make the face Smooth and Lovely 17 R. Of Cowes Milk lib. ii Oranges and Limons ana n. iiii of the whitest and purest Sugar and Roche Allome ana â„¥ i. distill them together let the Limons and Oranges be cut into slices and infused in the Milke adding the Sugar and Allome then distill them all in Balneo Mariae and you shall have an excellent Water to wash the Face and about bed time you shall cover your face with clothes dipped therein Another for the same 18 R. Snails gathered in a Vineyard Iuice of Limons the flowers of white Mullaine mixed together in equall proportion with a like quantity of the Liquor contained in the Bladders of Elme leaves distilled all together is very good for the same purpose Also this 19 R. The crummes of white Bread lib. iiii Beane flowers white Roses flowers of water Lillies and Flower de luce ana lib. ii Cowes Milke lib. vi Egges nu viii of the purest Vinegar lib. i. distill them all in an Alimbeck of Glasse and you shall have a most excellent Water to wash your Hands and Face Another 20 R. A live Capon and the Cheese newly made of Goates Milke and Limons n. iiii Egges n. vi Cerus washed in Rose water â„¥ ii Boras â„¥ i. ss Camphire Ê’ ii Water of Beane flowers lib. iiii infuse them all for the space of foure and twenty houres and then distill them in a Limbeck of Glasse Also take Mutton bones severed from the flesh by boiling beate them and boile them in Water and when they are well boiled take them from the fire and when the Water is cold gather the fat that swims upon it and therewith anoint your Face when you goe to bed and wash it in the Morning with the formerly prescribed Water A Water for Rednesse and Pimples in the Face which for the Milky whitenesse is called Virgins Milk 21 R. Litharge of Gold â„¥ ii Cerus and common Salt ana â„¥ ss Vinegar and Plantaine water ana â„¥ ii Camphire Ê’ ss steepe the Litharge and Cerus severally in Vinegar for three houres and the Salt and Camphire in what Water you please and like best for your purpose then Filter them both severally and mixe them so Filtered when as you would use them To make a pretious Water 22 R. Cloves Cinamon ana â„¥ i. Mastick Mace Camphire ana â„¥ ii beate all these to fine Powder and let them stand in sixe spoonfull of good white Wine Vinegar the space of foure and twenty houres then put it into a Pottle of good Rose water and so let it stand two dayes in some warme place then put thereto three quarters of a pound of good hard Sugar and distill it with a gentle fire This Water is pleasant and good for the mouth it preserveth the Gums and scoureth the Pallate and keepeth white the Teeth and free from all corruption it maketh sweet the breath being gargarized in the Mouth wash the Face and Hands therewith and it will cleare the skin and adde much beauty to them and if you sprinkle a toste of wheaten Bread with three or foure drops of this Water and eate it a few Nights together last to bedward it will make the breath very sweet To make Aqua mirabilis 23 R. Galingale Cloves Quibibes Ginger Mellilot Cardemony Maces Nutmegs anaÊ’ i. of the Iuice of Celandine â„¥ viii powder the Spices and mingle them with the Iuice and adde thereto Aqua vitae one pinte and white Wine three pintes then put them all in a Stillatory
of Glasse and let them infuse all Night and in the Morning distill it with an easie fire This Water helpeth much the Lungs and healeth them if they be much wounded or perished it suffereth not the Blood to putrifie so that there shall be no need of Phlebotomy it is good against Phlegme and Melancholy and expelleth Rheume mightily and purgeth the Stomack it comforteth youth in his owne estate and gendreth a good colour and conserveth their Visage and Memory it destroyeth the Palsey of the Liver and Tongue and if the said Water be given to a man or woman labouring towards death one spoonfull relieveth of all Waters artificiall this is counted the best and in the Summer use once a weeke fasting the quantity of a spoonfull and in Winter as much more A Water for a Canker in the Mouth 24 R. The inner barke of an Elder tree and boile it with white wine Vinegar then straine it and put into it a good quantity of Honey and a race of Ginger grated boile them together a pretty while then take a Cloth and wash the Mouth therewith and it will heale the Canker A Water for sore Eyes 25 R. A good handfull of yong red Fennel as much Eyebright Sugar candy the quantity of a Walnut as much white Coperas as a Beane boile all these in a pint of running Water till halfe be consumed in a well leaded Earthen Vessell then straine it and let it settle then put the clearest into a Glasse and drop it into your Eyes as you have need For sore Eyes 26 R. An Egge and roste it hard then cleave it and take out the Yolke and fill the hole with white Coperas and presse it hard in a cleane Cloth and wash your Eyes with the Water A Water for a Webb or Pearle in the Eye 27 R. Strong Eysell or Vinegar and put it in a vessell of Brasse with black Sloes of the hedge Lead and Wormwood and let them stand well covered nine or ten daies then draine out the Water and keep it to your use and when you have occasion put a drop into the corner of the Eye To make Eysell 28 R. A quantity of Beane flower and knead it with Vinegar and bake it then take it out of the Oven and wash it all over with Vinegar and bake it againe doe thus twice or thrice and when it is well soked with Vinegar put it into Wine and it will turne it into Eysell A precious Water for dimnesse of Sight 29 R. Roche Allome and powder it small and put it into a quantity of faire running Water and let it stand an houre to dissolve then put a little Brasse pot into the Earth to the brim and cover it with a cleane linnen Cloth and let the Water with Allome run through the Cloth into the pot and then put to it a little quantity of Quicksilver to a pinte of Water halfe an ounce and alwaies keepe it covered then put another little vessell on the top of the Cloth and make in it a little easie fire with Coales for an houre then put this Water in a Glasse and put away the Quicksilver and with this Water anoint the Eyes A Water for the Humour which falls into the Eyes 30 R. Of red Rose water â„¥ vi white Wine â„¥ vi Eye-bright water â„¥ vi Lapis TutiaeÊ’ iii. Aloes Epaticke Ê’ iii. fine white Sugar powdered Ê’ iiii put all these in a Glass with a narrow mouth and Sun them for one Moneth and shake them once or twice a day make it in the hottest time of the yeare A Drinke to purge away Gravell breeding in the Kidnies 31 R. Greene Parseley white Saxifrage Pairestone hearbe Ashen leaves ana m. i. Eringoe Rootes m. ii sliced and pound beate all together in a Mortar and boile them with sixe Gallons of Ale or Beere wort as Beere and Ale is boiled then worke it as Beere and tunne it up in a vessell to draw out and after it hath stood three or foure dayes drinke a pinte every Morning only if it be too sharpe sweeten it with Sugar A Water to be used in extremity of the Stone when it stoppeth the Water 32 R. The small River fish called a Gudgin wash them cleane and boile them in Water with Parseley Harts tongue browne Fennell and Way-broad leaves till they be all to pieces then straine it upon a Table Napkin held between two men rubbing it up and down upon it till the Iuice be fully out set the Liquor on the fire and put therein a pennyworth of round Pepper two pennyworth of Sugar and a little sweet Butter boile it againe very well and give the Patient to drinke in extremity or take a little thereof Mornings and Evenings if the body be subject to Gravell A Water to destroy any Pearle or Webb or any Blood shotten in the Eyes 33 R. Of Maidenhaire Ground Ivy ana m. i. Archangell flowers a quarter of a handfull wash them and swing them cleane from the water and stampe them small and straine them with a little strong Ale and with a feather drop three or foure drops into the Eye three times a day at Morning Evening and Night A Water for the Stone 34 R. Halfe a Gallon of Milke from the Cow then take Saxifrage Parseley Pellitary of the Wall Mothertime greene Sage Radish rootes ana m. i. steepe them over Night and distill them in the Morning and take hereof vi spoonefulls as much white Wine and the third part of a Nutmeg rosted and drinke it in the Morning fasting Doctor Stevens his Aqua composita 35 R. A Gallon of Gascoigne wine Ginger Galingale Nutmegs Cinamon Cloves Mace and Graines Aniseeds Fennell seeds and Carraway seeds anaÊ’ i. Sage red Mints red Rose leaves Time Pellitary of Spaine Rosemary wilde Time Camomill Lavender ana m. i. beate the Spices small bruise the hearbes letting them stand in the Wine twelve houres then distill them in a Limbeck and keepe the first Water by it self which will be about a pint then take the second Water which is good but not so good as the first This Water comforteth the Vitall spirits and cureth inward diseases engendred of cold and helpeth the Palsey the Contraction of Sinewes it maketh women apt for Conception and killeth Wormes in the body sendeth forth the Stone in the Bladder cureth the cold Cough and Toothache and calefieth a cold Stomack it is good against the Dropsie Stone in the Kidnies stinking Breath and preserveth youth and good colour very long if it be not used too often To procure Beauty and cleanse the Face or Hands 36 R. An olde Capon pluck him and take out his Garbage and make him very cleane within with a dry Cloth but wash him not then fill the body full of the Iuice and Meate of Limons then R. of Fennell m. i. Cloves nu xii bruised Camphire â„¥ i. lay your Camphire in water till it be dissolved then put one spoonfull of Water with all
the rest into the Capon then distil it in an Earthen distillatory and you shall have a precious Water A red Water to cure Vlcers 37 R. Of the Ashes of Ashe wood one Peck a Gallon and a halfe of water make thereof a Gallon of Lie put to it one Gallon of Tanowse not used with any Leather one pound of Madder crumbled smal into the Tanowse and roche Allome lib. ss boile these to the halfe upon a soft fire then let it run through a Canvasse bag and after you have washed the Sore therewith wet a Cloth therein and lay it upon the Sore it both cleanseth and healeth A Water to coole the Liver 38 R. Savory Endive Borage Sorrell ana m. i. Leekes Violet leaves Buglos Liverwort ana m. ss boile all these in running Water to the consumption of halfe then scum it and straine it then set it upon the fire againe and boile it gently and put thereto of Vinegar â„¥ ii as much Sugar as will make it pleasant to drink and keep it in a Violl for your use For sore Eyes 39 R. Of Lapis Calaminaris the quantity of a Walnut put it in the fire until it be red hot then quench it in a little white or Rhenish Wine and so doe for seven times then put it into a Marble morter and beate it exceeding small then put the same into sixe or eight spoonfulls of red Rose water in a small Glasse and take a little piece of a Spunge tyed to a thred and hang it in the Water and when you would use it shake it that the thicknesse in the bottome of the Glasse may run unto the Spunge then opening the Eye drop therein a drop or two out of the Spunge doe this two or three times a day and it will ease the Sorenesse and cure the Blood-shot A Water for a Sore Mouth to be made in May for all the yeare 40 R. Vnsett Hyssope Plantaine Violet leaves Cullumbine leaves Strawberry leaves Cinkefoile leaves Woodbine leaves red Rose leaves dryed ana m. i. a good piece of roche Allome burnt three spoonfulls of Hony a pottle of running Water bruise all the hearbes and put them into the Water and boile them in a Pipkin from a Pottle to a Quart then take blew Figs sliced in the middle nu ii put them into the Pipkin and cover it with a Paper and set it in the Sun foure or five daies or more and then straine it and put it into a Glasse A Water for a bruised Eye 41 R. The Iuice of Daisie rootes being cleane washed and dryed the Iuice of Fennell the white of an Egge well beaten ana Rose water a little temper all these together then take a little Pledget of Flaxe wet therein and lay on the Eye but first drop a drop or two of the Water into the Eye Another for dim Eyes 42 R. Ground Ivy Celandine Daisies ana Stampe them and straine them and put thereto a little Rose water and drop a little into the Eyes with a Feather It cureth Inflammations Spots Webs Itch Smarting or any other griefe in the Eyes To make Hydromell or Honied Water 43 R. Of Fountaine water lib. xv fine Honey lib. i. mixe all in one pot adding a little Fennell and a handfull of Eyebright tie all together with a thred and put it into the pot and let it seeth untill the third part of the Water be consumed and in the seething scumme it cleane To make a good Ptisan 44 R. A pot of Brasse or Earth and put therein a Gallon of faire water and one handfull of Hyssop and two spoonfulls of Honey then take Licoras â„¥ ss and beate it well and put it into the pot and boile them all together a quarter of an houre then straine it and let it stand untill it be cold and drinke thereof last when thou goest to bed and it will Coole and Moisten and drive the Phlegme from thy Stomack and profit thee very much A Water to heale any Sore Leg. 45 R. Running water one quart Allome roche as much as an Egge bay Salt a spoonfull or somewhat more if it be full of dead flesh Wheate flowre to the quantity of an Egge beate the white of an Egge the Flowre and bay Salt together and put it into the Water as it boileth with a branch of Rosemary stirring it continually In using this Water doe thus three times in the day wet Clothes and lay on the Wound in the Morning wet them with the Water to loosen them from the Sore and then dresse them and so againe at Noone and Night Water of Coperas 46 R. Coperas grinde it all to Powder then put a little Water to it and so let it stand a Day and a Night then straine it through a Cloth this Water is good for sore Eyes Canker in the Mouth and Noli me tangere For the Spots of the Morphew a Water 47 R. Foure Egges roste them hard and put them all broken into a pinte pot to a pinte of Vinegar and let it stand so three Dayes and three Nights well stopped and then cleanse it through a linnen Cloth and wash the Spots therewith till they be away To take away the roote of the Morphew 48 R. Of Fumetary m. viii Borage Scabious ana m. iiii bray them together in a Mortar and put thereto a Pottle of cleane Whey then straine them and set them on the fire till the scum rise then take it off and straine it and then set them over the fire againe and put thereto a good quantity of clarified Honey and boile them well together as long as any scumme will rise take hereof a good draught in a Morning An excellent Water to help Pimples in the Face and it is good for sore Eyes and Pearles in the Eyes or any Ache in the Head Shoulders or Knees 49 R. A pinte of white Wine white Coperas Ê’ ii Allome â„¥ ss Camphire and Brimstone anaÊ’ ii beate all these very small in a Mortar and then put it into the Wine and shake it all together halfe an houre and let it stand two dayes before you use it you may keepe it a whole yeare When you Bathe any Ache with it heat a little thereof in a Sawcer and with a Cloth bathe the Member at the fire A Drinke against the small Poxe or any Feaver 50 R. Of the herbe Scabious m. ss Figs dry nu vi Licoras â„¥ ss slice them and boile them in a pinte of Springwater to the consumption of halfe then adde a penniworth of Saffron hereof take three spoonfulls in the Morning warme A Drinke against the Plague Poxe Measells and other infectious Diseases 51 R. Three pintes of Malmesey and boile therein of Sage and Rue ana m. i. till one pinte be wasted then straine it and set it on the fire againe and put thereto one penniworth of long Pepper halfe an ounce of Ginger a quarter of an ounce of Nutmegs all beaten together let it boile a little and
resolution of his powers comming out of the Bathe he must be taken up in a cleane warme Sheet and so laid in a warme bed and cloathes enough upon him to make him sweat easily after hee hath sweat so long as he can well endure take the Sheet from him and dry him well with warme Napkins chiefly his Head under his Armes Breast and Root of his Thighes then let him rest in his Bed an houre or two and when he is well refreshed give him a cleane Shirt that is dry and warme and let him rise and walke but let the Chamber be kept very warme then let him feed upon meates of good juyce and digestion after Bathe use not Venery for Bathing use such Hearbs as are most convenient for the Disease the Patient is affected with the Ordinary sort of Hearbes which are used in the Spring are these Mallowes Marshmallowes Violets Pellitory of the Wall Fumetary Angelica Roses Betony Fennell Barefoote Dragon Plantaine Buglosse Agrimony Harts-tongue which are sodden in Water and made into a Bathe after the Bathe dry well the Head and eate not of two houres after CHAP. XL. Of Stoves and Hot-houses SToves are either dry or moist dry by making a fire underneath or moist by causing a moist Vapour or heate from some decoction of Leaves Hearbes Flowers or Seedes in Water or Wine or both together the dry Stoves are used in many places in London by making a cleare fire underneath that presently heates all the roome by reason of a vaulted Furnace wherein the fire playes of this kinde every one may make himselfe one as he shall judge best and fittest the most necessary for private uses I shall delineate to you in this Figure following The Figure of a Stove to sweat in with a hole to put out the Head and a drawing Boxe underneath to put in Coales or a hot Wedge of iron it must have a seat within for the Patient to sit on so high that his feet touch not below for feare of burning A shewes the hole in the top B the dore to shut in the Drawer with Coales and C shewes the little doore whereat to give the Patient warme Clothes to dry off the Sweat The moist Stoves are made in an ordinary Bathing Tub by putting the decoction into a Pot and setting it over the fire well luted with a Pipe that shall come into the Bathing-tub standing neere thereto which Tub must have a double bottome the uppermost being full of holes whereupon the Patient sitting may receive the Sudorificke Vapour now that the heat may be mitigated when it is too hot you must have a hole in the top of your Pipe to be stopped opened at your pleasure Let the Tub be covered all but the Patients Head Electuaries CHAP. XLI To make an Electuary of the Iuyce of Roses 1 R. Of the Iuyce of fresh dry Roses white Suger ana lib. i. ss boyle them into a solid Electuary with an easie fire and in the end sprinkle powdered Sanders Masticke Cinamon all finely powdered ana ʒ ii Diacridium ℥ i. ss Camphire ℈ ss make Tablets in weight ʒ iii. ss the Dose is one Tablet the whole composition is ℥ xxii the Doses be about 70. It doth draw Choler very strongly and also thinne and watrish humours very good for those that have the Gout if they have not a vehement Ague withall To make Diaphaenicon 2 R. Of the Pulpe of Dates cleansed boyled in Hydromell and fined in a Sive fresh Penids ana lib. ss blancht Almonds ℥ iii. ss when they be bruised and mingled all together put into them clarified Hony lib. ii boyle them a little and then sprinkle Ginger Pepper Mace Cinamon Leaves of dry Rue Fennell seed and seed of wilde Carrets ana ʒ ii Turbith finely beat ℥ iiii Diacridium ℥ iiii ss the Dose is from ʒ iii. to ℥ ss the whole composition is about lib. iiii the Doses about 130. This Electuary doth mildly purge Choler Crude and slimie Flegme agreeable and convenient in continuall Agues and Diseases arising of Crudity and also for the Cholicke To make the Electuary called Benedicta 3 R. Of Turbith ʒ x. Diacridium Hermodactills red Roses anaʒ v. Cloves Ginger Saxifrage Parseley seed Salt Gemme Galingall Mace Carrawayes Fennell-seed Sparagus seed and Seed of Kneeholme or wilde Myrrhe Millet the four great cold seeds Licoras ana ʒ i. of the best clarified Honey lib. i. make it up according to Art the Dose is from ʒ iii. to ℥ ss the whole composition is almost lib. ii the Doses be about 50. It draweth forth Phlegmaticke Humours it purgeth the Rheines and expelleth the Stone and Gravell To make the Electuary called Confectio Hamech 4 R. The Barke of yellow Mirabolanes ℥ ii little Onions black Violets Coloquintida Polipody of the Oake ana ℥ i. ss Woormewood Thyme ana ℥ ss Aniseed Fennell seed red Roses anaʒ iii. bruise them all and soake them in Whey lib. ii then boyle them to a pound rub them in your hand and wring them to the strained decoction adde the juyce of Fumetary the Pulpe of Pruines and Raisins ana lib. ss white Sugar clarified Honey ana lib. i. boyle them to the thicknesse of Honey sprinkling in the end Agaricke and Sene beaten fine ana ℥ ii Rubarb beaten ℥ i. ss Dodder that groweth upon Thyme ℥ i. Diacridium ʒ vi Cinamon ℥ ss Ginger ʒ ii Seed of Fumetary and Anise Spikenard ana ʒ i. the Dose is from ʒ iii. to halfe an ounce the whole composition is lib. iii. and ℥ viii the Doses be about 80. This Electuary purgeth Melancholy and other humours adust and is good against Madnesse Melancholy Giddinesse Forgetfulnesse and all faults of the Skinne as Scabbes Morphew Canker Tetter and Elephantiasis To make an Electuary called Hiera Simplex 5 R. Cinamon Mace A sarabacca Spikenard Saffron Masticke ana ʒ vi Aloes unwashed ʒ 100 or lib. i. ss the best clarified Honey lib. iiii the Powder alone is ministred from ʒ ii to ʒ iii. but being taken in Honey from ℥ i. to ℥ i. ss It is more comfortable then purging it purgeth Choler and Phlegme from the stomacke and Intrailes it doth mildely helpe all Diseases proceeding of Crudity and also the Palenesse of the Face An Electuary for a Cough or Cold. 6 R. Of Germander Hyssop Horehound Maidenhaire Agrimony Betony Liverwort and Harts-tongue ana m. i. boyle them in nine pints of water to the consumption of sixe then let it coole and straine it to this decoction put of clarified Honey lib. ss fine Powder of Licoras ℥ v. Enulacampana roote powdered ℥ iii. boyle them to the thicknesse of an Electuary take of this at any time but especially in the morning fasting and at night when you goe to bed or two houres after Supper the quantity of a Nutmeg The Electuary of an Egge commonly called Electuarium de ovo against the Plague 7 R. A new laid Hennes Egge make a little hole in the least end of it no
bigger then need shall require to get out the White from the Yolke which doe as cleane as cleane as may be and if the Yolke come out put it in againe then with a little sticke of wood ram the Egge as full of the best English Saffron as may be then cover the hole with the top of another Egge-shell and a litle white of an Egge so as nothing may breathe forth lay the Egge in an Oven when the Bread is newly drawne lay it upon a Potsheard or such like to keepe the shell from burning stop the oven close and let it lie untill the shell be browne and that the Saffron and Yolke be so well dryed as you may beat it to fine Powder first pill off the shell and cut the substance into two parts long wayes and if any part within it be not well dried you may dry it on a Chafingdish coals in a pewter dish untill it be well Then beat the said substance to fine Powder weight it and put therto as much white Mustard seed finely beaten as the Egge doth weigh Then take the roots of white Ditanie and Turmentill Ê’ ii the Powder of Myrrhe Harts-horne Nux vomica ana Ê’ i. the Powder of the rootes of Angelica wilde Burnet Iuniper berries Setwall and Camphire ana â„¥ ss mixe these all together being finely beaten weigh them all together and put them in a good large Iron or Stone Morter with as much of the purest and best Triacle Andromecha as all the said things doe weigh then worke and bray them together a good while then put into your Mortar to all the said things of the best and purest Honey clarified that you can get in this proportion if your Egge weighed an Ounce then one pound of Honey at the least more or lesse according to the proportion of your Egge or you may put as much Honey as all the said things doe weigh and bray and stirre all those things together for three houres at the least by a good Houreglasse Your Electuary being thus made put it into a Glasse or Gally pot close stopped set it not where heat or Sunne commeth to it and it will last thirty yeeres Give it to the Patient infected the quantity of a reasonable Walnut at the most and to a childe lesse as you shall thinke meet give it luke warme in Dragon or Cardus water distilled for want of these in white Wine If the infected brooke it not thus then in Sacke if he cast it give it him again in Sack and if he brook it not then the third time if then he cast it then God have mercy upon him few scape unlesse they brooke it and presently breake out in Sores and if he brooke it give him no more that night but the next day if need require give him halfe the said quantity as if the Sore be comming and doth not readily come forth let not the sicke drinke for two houres after let those that goe to the infected take as much as a little Hasell Nut and let him if he can drinke once in a weeke a good quantity of white Wine and Sallet Oyle aire Houses and Cloathes with Frankincense This is also good for such as are taken with some sudden fit being taken as last before An Electuary to purge Melancholy 8 R. Of Rubarbe Ê’ ii Agaricke Ê’ iii. Caraway seedes and Coriander prepared â„¥ ii Cummin prepared â„¥ i. Aniseedes â„¥ i. London Treacle â„¥ i. Sene â„¥ i. Muske gr ss Ambergreese gr i. Cinamon Ê’ ii Mirabolans Cebuli Mirabolans Embici ana â„¥ i. Ginger â„¥ i. Nutmegs â„¥ ii Mace â„¥ ii Diacridium â„¥ ii Powder Sugar and Rosewater as much as will serve to make a Sirrup to compound these Powders into the forme of an Electuary An Electuary for the Ptisicke 9 R. The roote of Enula Campana in May drie it and beat it small and put it in Vinegar untill it be soft then dry it againe and when it is dry boyle it to an Electuary with pure Honey and keepe it in a boxe to eate now and then the quantity of a Hasell Nut. Sirrups CHAP. XLII To make a most excellent Sirrup of Damaske Roses made by that worthy and famous Doctor Andreas de Languina a Spaniard and commonly used by the Princes of Spaine Germany Italy and France and by the best learned men in those Countries R. Of Damaske Roses gathered in the dew if it be possible lib. vi cut away all the white in the bottome then boyle of faire Spring water in a well glased pot with a narrow mouth lib. xviii and being sodden a little put in your Roses and stop them close the space of sixe houres then with your hands being cleane wring the Water from the Roses and then seeth the same water againe and put in as many fresh Roses as you did before and thus doe nine times till the Water be of the colour of the Roses and the very taste and savour of them then take of that Decoction lib. vi thus prepared and to it put of the finest Sugar lib. iiii and make thereof a Sirrup according to Art of which Sirrup you may give to a strong nature the quantity of â„¥ v. mixed with the Broth of a Henne sodden without Salt or else with Buglos Water this Sirrup purgeth without offending of the Stomacke with great gentlenesse better then either Rubarbe or Manna it will give twelve or fourteene stooles at a time of a very filthy humour whereby it eases all the heavie paines and loathsomnesse of the joynts and of the head and of the whole body and is the most pretious and wholesomest purge of all for it comforteth the stomacke refresheth the Liver and Heart and taketh away from them their superfluous humours When you have done as aforesaid you must clarifie it with the white of an Egge in this order let it boyle softly on the fire and then beat the whites of two or three Egges till they foame and put into the pot a spoonefull and as the skumme doth rise skumme it off a good pace till you have used all your Egges and no more skumme will rise when you have done all to the putting in of your Sugar you must see that your Panne or Pot be very cleane and let it seeth then put in your Egges as before and let it seeth untill it be thicke To make Sirrup of Vinegar simple 2 R. Of pure Spring water lib. iiii of white Sugar lib. v. boyle them untill they cast up a foame and halfe the Water be consumed then put to it of white Wine Vinegar lib. iii. and boyle them againe untill they come to a Sirrup This Sirrup is common to all humours and doth prepare them it digesteth Choler Phlegme and Melancholy and doth attenuate grosse humours by reason of the Vinegar it mitigateth the heate of Choler and asswageth the burning of Agues and Thirst and scoureth the passages of the Body that are stopped it provokes Vrine is an enemy to corruption
and penetrates into all the parts of the Body and also after a Purgation it provoketh sweat and corrects the malice of all humours To make Sirrup of Vinegar compound 3 The Sirrup of Vinegar compound is made by boyling Hearbes Rootes or Seedes in Water and of the Decoction to make a Sirrup with Vinegar and Sugar the Hearbes or Seedes ought to be such as are fittest to prepare the humour you intend to purge To make Catholicum simplex 4 R. Of the rootes of Enula Campana Buglosse Cichorie or wilde Endive Marshmallowes Polipodie of the Oake seed of Bastard Saffron all beaten ana â„¥ ii Hyssop Staechados Bawme Agrimony Mugwort Betony Scolopendria or Stoneferne ana m. ii Raisins stoned â„¥ iii. of the foure great cold Seedes Aniseedes Licoras ana Ê’ iii. boyle all these according to Art in lib. x. of Hydromell which is xv lib. of water boyled with lib. i. of Honey skummed cleane as it boyles till three pounds be consumed then straine the Decoction and macerate therein the space of xii houres the cleansed leaves of Sene beaten â„¥ iiii the Sirrup of the infusion of pale Roses lib. i. of the best clarified Honey lib. ii boile them with an easie fire unto the thicknesse of Honey putting into it last of all of the best Rubarbe and purest Cinamon ana â„¥ i. yellow Sanders â„¥ i. Nutmegs Ê’ ii the Dose is â„¥ i. the whole composition is lib. iiii the Doses be about 50. This doth purge all humours gently from all parts of the Body and may be given to women with childe old folke or children either with an Ague or without To make Catholicum Majus 4 R. Of the foure great cold Seedes cleansed of white Poppy seed ana Ê’ i. Gumme Dragant Ê’ iii. red Roses Yellow Sanders Cinamon ana Ê’ ii Ginger Ê’ i. of the best and choisest Rubarbe Diacridium ana â„¥ ss Agaricke Turbith ana Ê’ ii white Sugar dissolved in Rose water in the which â„¥ ii of the leaves of Sene have beene incocted lib. i. let Tables be compounded of weight Ê’ iii. the Dose is one Table the whole composition is lib. i. ss the Doses be about 50. It gathereth humours from all places of the Body more forcibly without disturbance of the body or strength To make a Sirrup of white Roses by infusion 6 R. Of the Water of infusion of white Roses lib. v. clarified Sugar lib. iiii boyle them with a lent fire to the thicknesse of a Sirrup soake lib. ii of Fresh white Roses in lib. vi of warme water twelve houres covered instead of these put in other fresh Roses then wring those out and put in other fresh Roses nine or tenne times untill the water have the strength of the Roses in which the Sugar must be dissolved This Sirrup draweth from the Entrailes thinne Choler and waterish humors to be given to children and old folkes and those that are sicke Sirrup of the Iuice of Lemmons 7 The Sirrup of the juyce of Lemmons of Citrons of Oranges of unripe Grapes of Pomegranates of Sorrell of Ribes or red Gooseberries the order of making them is all alike for the juyce of every one of them must be purged by running through a Woollen Strainer freely without compulsion and to every vii lib. of Iuyce adde of good white Sugar lib. 5. and boile them in a Tinne Vessell on a soft fire to a Sirrup The Sirrup of the Iuyce of Lemmons doth asswage heate and thirst and restraineth corruption in Feavers it defendeth the Stomacke Heart and Noble parts it purgeth the Kidneyes and provoketh Vrine Sirrup of Citrons doth the like the Sirrup of Pomegranates corroborates the Stomacke the Spleene Liver and Lungs and restraineth vomiting Sirrup of Oranges is more pleasant Sirrup of unripe Grapes doth more quench thirst Sirrup of the Iuyce of Sorrell doth allay Choler and open obstructions the Sirrup of red Gooseberries is more sweet in taste and more astringent Oxymel simple 8 R. Of the clearest Water and of the best Honey ana lib. iiii boyle them untill halfe the Water be consumed then poure in of very sharpe Vinegar lib. ii and let them be boyled againe to a Sirrup it doth extenuate grosse humours and scoure slimy matter and open old obstructions and Asthma that is obstructions of the Lungs with Flegme whereof ariseth shortnesse of Wind. Sirrup of Endive 9 R. Of fresh Endive Lettice Agrimony Garden Succory Liverwort Sowthistle Hawkeweed ana m. i. ss of the foure great cold Seedes ana â„¥ i. red and white Sanders red Roses bruised ana Ê’ ii boyle them in lib. viii of Water to the halfe then straine it and to the decoction put of white Sugar lib. iiii seeth them all together againe and scumme and fine them as they boyle then adde of the Iuyce of Endive purged by setling lib. i. afterwards of the pure Iuyce of Pomegranates without dregs â„¥ iiii boyle them all to a Sirrup It cooles purges and corroborates the Liver and is good after Purgations Sirrup of Harts-tongue 10 R. Of Oake Ferne Rootes of both kindes of Buglosse the barke of the root of the Caper bush Barks of Tamariske ana â„¥ ii Harts-tongue m. iii. Maydenhaire Balmemint Hoppes Dodder ana m. ii boyle them in lib. ix of Water untill there remaine v. straine it and put to the decoction of white Sugar lib. iiii boyle them and fine them to a Sirrup It is good against Melancholly and abateth the Swelling of the Spleene Sirrup of dry Roses 11 R. Of Water lib. iiii make it warme and infuse in it for the space of xx iiii houres red Roses dried lib. i. straine it and dissolve therein white Sugar lib. ii then boyle them to a Sirrup It doth mitigate the hot Diseases of the Braine asswages thirst strengthens the Stomacke causeth Sleepe and stayeth Fluxes of the Belly agglutinates and mundifies Vlcers Sirrup of Poppy 12 R. the Heads of white Poppie not throughly riped and new â„¥ viii the Heads of blacke Poppy fresh gathered â„¥ vi Aqua Coelestis lib. iiii boyle them to the consumption of halfe and put thereinto Sugar and Penids ana â„¥ viii boyle them to a Sirrup It is good against Catarrhes and Coughes mitigateth the heate of the forehead helpeth Frenzies and Watchings and so procureth Sleepe To make Diacodion 13 R. The heads of white Poppy neither the greatest nor ripest nu xii Aqua Coelestis lib. ii boyle them to the thid part and when it is strained put thereto of the best Sapa that is new Wine boyled to the third part â„¥ iiii of the purest Honey â„¥ ii boyle all these together and in the end of the Decoction put red Roses Flowers of Pomegranates Acatia Sumach ana Ê’ ii Seed of Purselaine white and red Corrall ana Ê’ i. This Sirrup procureth Sleepe and helpeth the Catarrhes and stayeth all Fluxes of the Belly Sirrup of Violets compound 14 R. The fresh gathered Flowers of Violets â„¥ ii Seed of Quinces and Mallowes ana â„¥ i. Iujubes Sebestens
ana nu xx Gourds boyled or their Seed lib. v. boyle them to them to the halfe and with lib. ii of Sugar make a Sirrup It mitigates the Catarrhe and hoarsenesse helpes the Cough and easeth the Plurisie and quencheth thirst Sirrup of Violets simple 15 The Sirrup of Violets simple is made by infusing the Flowers in water once or twice or thrice as you did in making Sirrup of Roses and with the Decoction make a Sirrup with Sugar It asswageth sharp humours and Plurisie good for Head-ach Watching and dreaming and against the heavinesse of the Heart also it is good to temper other Medicines Sirrup of Hyssop 16 R. Of dryed Hyssop â„¥ i. ss rootes of Oake Ferne of Fennell Licoras Seed of Bastard Saffron ana â„¥ i. clensed Barley white Venus haire ana â„¥ ss cleansed Raisins â„¥ i. ss dryed Figges fat Dates ana nu x. boyle them in sixe pound of Water to the consumption of halfe then straine it and adde to the Decoction of pure Honey lib. i. ss and Sugar as much and make a Sirrup It purgeth the Lungs gently and doth digest Phlegme by â—nuating it and is good against the Plurisie Sirrup of Horehound 17 R. Of white fresh Horehound â„¥ ii Licoras Polipody of the Oake Roote of Smallage and Fennell ana â„¥ ss white Venus Haire Hyssop Origan Garden Savorie Calamint Coltfoot ana Ê’ vi Seed of Anise and Cotton ana â„¥ iii. Raisins of the Sunne stoned â„¥ ii fat Figges dry nu x. boyle them in viii lib. of Hydromel delayed till the halfe be consumed then straine it and boyle the Iuyce into a Sirrup with Honey lib. ii and white Sugar lib. ii season it with â„¥ i. of the Powder of the Roote of the Florentine Flower-de-luce This Sirrup avayleth much in Ptisickes Coughes and all Diseases of the Breast and Liver for it cutteth attenuateth and purgeth all grosse and slimy Flegme and because it is composed of such a confused mixture of lenitive and cutting simples therefore in old inveterate Coughes and Ptisicks I usually prescribe with good successe a composition of this Sirrup with others more moderate as thus R. of Sirrup of Horehound Maiden-haire Coltsfoot Hyssop Violets ana â„¥ i. mingle them and take every morning and evening halfe a spoonefull and as much when you feele the Cough approach or the Flegme to rise Sirrup of the Iuyce of Buglosse 18 R. Of the Iuyce of Buglosse clarified lib. iii. white Sugar lib. ii boyle them to a Sirrup Thus you shall make the Sirrup of the Iuyce of Violets or Peaches which are all Cordiall Sirrup of Buglosse is not onely good to cheare the Heart and drive away swouning out also for Melancholy and Mad people Sirrup of Mint 19 R. The Iuice of sweet Quinces the Iuyce of Tarty sweet Quinces the Iuyce of sweet Pomegranates the Iuyce of Tarty sweet Pomegranates ana lib. i. ss mixe these together and infuse in them for the space of xxiiii houres lib. i. ss of dry Mint and of red Roses â„¥ ii boyle them untill halfe be consumed and then straine it and adde thereto of white Sugar lib. iiii and to sweeten the Sirrup boyle therein Ê’ iii. of Gallia Muscata bound in a cloth This Sirrup heates the stomacke moderately and corroborates it and helpeth concoction abateth Loathsomenesse Vomiting Chincough and Lientery Sirrup of Coltsfoot 20 R. Of Coltsfoot fresh gathered m. vi Maidenhaire m. ii Hyssop m. i. Licoras â„¥ ii boyle them in lib. iiii of Rain Water or Spring Water untill the fourth part be consumed then straine it and clarifie it and with lib. iii. of white Sugar make a Sirrup Sirrup of Maidenhaire 21 R. Of Licoras â„¥ ii Maidenhaire â„¥ v. infuse it in lib. iiii of Spring Water then boyle it and straine it and with lib. i. ss of pure Sugar boyle it up to a Sirrup Sirrup of Wormewood 22 R. Roman Wormewood lib. ss red Roses â„¥ ii Spikenard Ê’ iii. bruise them and infuse them xxiiii houres in old and well smelling white Wine and the Iuyce of Quince peares lib. ii ss boyle them with a gentle fire to the consumption of halfe then boyle them againe with lib. ii of white Sugar to the thickenesse of a Sirrup It purgeth and consumeth Choler out of the stomacke it recovereth a good and pleasant colour and helpeth the Iaundies Sirrup of Radish 23 R. Of the Rootes of Garden and wilde Raddish ana â„¥ rootes of Saxifrage Kneeholme or Butchers Broome Lovage Sea-Holly Pety Whin O Cammocke or Ground-Furze Parseley Fennell ana â„¥ ss Leaves of Betony Pimpernell Wilde Time tender Crops of Nettles Cresses Samphire Venus Haire ana m. i. the fruite of sleepy Nightshade and Iujubes ana nu xx the Seed of Basill Burre Parseley of Macedonia Carawayes Seseli Yellow Carrots Grommell Barkes of Baytree root ana Ê’ ii Raisins stoned Licoras ana Ê’ vi boyl them in lib. x. of Water till foure pound be consumed then straine it and with lib. ii of purified Honey and white Sugar lib. iiii make a cleare Sirrup season it with Cinamon â„¥ i. and Nutmegs â„¥ ss This Sirrup expelleth Gravell and Stone and scoureth the Kidneis and Bladder if it be mixed with other Lenitive and scowring things also it provoketh Vrine Sirrup of Mugwort 24 R. Of Mugwort m. ii Rootes of Flowerdeluce Elecampane Madder Piony Lovage Fennell ana â„¥ ss Wilde Time Origanum Calamint Nep Balmemint Savine sweet Marjoram Hyssop Horehound Germander Groundpine S. Iohns Wort Featherfew Betony ana m. i. Seed of Anis Parsley Fennell Basill Yellow Carrets Rue Nigella ana â„¥ iii. bruise them and infuse them xxiiii houres in lib. viii of Hydromel till three pound be consumed then boyle it with lib. v. of Sugar unto a Sirrup season it with Cinamon â„¥ i. and Spike Ê’ iii. This Sirrup of Mugwort doth provoke mightily the suppressed monthly Visits of Women which may be done by Sirrup of Maidenhaire or Hyssop but more mildely it also avayleth against the strangling of the Wombe Sirrup of Alchachenge or Morrell of the Hill 25 R. Of Alchachenge â„¥ i. ss Raisins Kernels of Pine Apples cleansed ana Ê’ vi of the three lesse Seeds ana Ê’ iii. rootes of Parseley Fennell Asperage Bruschus and Smallage ana m. ss Licoras Ê’ x. Damaske Pruines Sebestens Iujubes ana nu xii Flowers of Violets Heliotropion or milium solis and of Girus solis ana m. i. Saxifrage m. ss beate them and boyle them a little with Water of Endive Buglosse Fennell and a little Wine of Pomegranates till the third part be consumed then straine them and make a Sirrup with sufficient white Waxe and Ê’ i. ss of fine Rubarbe This Sirrup mundifieth and cleanseth the Reines from the Stone Haires or Branne comforteth the stomacke and breaketh wind An excellent Sirrup to preserve the Lunges and for Astma 26 R. Of Nettle-water and Colts-foot water ana pinte i. Aniseed and Licoras powdered ana ii spoonefuls Raisons of Sun m. i. Figs sliced nu iiii boile them untill
will scarce appeare at all also if you take a little in a Spoone and let it fall if it make a thread it is enough else not when it is almost cold put it in a Pot and cover it with a Paper perforated with a Needle and when it is quite cold cover it with a leather and keepe it in a temperate place To make pulp of Dates 1 R. Of Dates lib. i. part them in two and pill off the white on the inside and the skinne all over put away the stones and cut the Dates into small pieces and put them into a Skillet and powre on them of cleere Water lib. ss let them infuse in some warme place the space of three daies then take them up and beate them into a paste in a Marble Mortar and pulp it through a pulping sieve This Pulp is used in Electuaries To prepare and correct Sene. 2 R. Of the best Sene lib. i. cleanse it from the stalkes and naughty leaves and to every ounce of Sene adde of fennell seed or Aniseed Ê’ i. and powder them first your seeds and when they are well beaten then adde your Sene and beat them all well together and searse them in a covered searce that which will not passe beat againe and searse it till all be finely searsed this is used in Pilles Electuaries Powders c. and is never used otherwise then with his Correctives When you powder Myrrhe or Saffron they must be done by themselves by dropping a drop or two of Oyle Olive into the bottome of the Mortar that it may not sticke the same way you shall powder Rubarb Aloes or Assa foetida and also Scamonie but Mastich must be powdered by dropping a little Rosewater into your Mortar Before you beat Camphire you must grinde ii or iii. sweet Almonds in your Mortar the like in beating Cinamon Oyles are boiled enough when if you throw a drop in the fire it burneth cleare and without cracking Plaisters are boiled enough when if you put a drop into faire water it runneth not abroad but riseth whole to the top of the Vessell those Plaisters that have Oile in them when you make them up wet your hands in faire water or white wine those that have none wet your hands in Oyle To wash and prepare Fat 's 3 R. The cakes of Fat and picke out the skin and bloudie Veines and wash it in severall waters untill the water runne from it cleere and neither fatty nor bloudie then cut it in pieces and melt it in a panne with a little water then straine it strongly through a linnen cloth and put it in a good great pot and when it is cold cover it with warme water and beate it together against the sides of the pot well then powre away that water and adde more thus doe nine times untill it hath lost the smell of Grease then wash it in Rose water and put it up To prepare Marrowes you must take them out of the bones in the beginning of Autumne and wash them and melt them and then use them as you did the Fat 's To make Hony of Raisons 4 R. Raisons of the Sunne stoned lib. ii infuse them xxiiii houres in in lib. vi of warme water then boile them to the consumption of halfe and straine it and presse it throughly and boile the decoction to the thicknesse of Honey or else to lib. iii. of the decoction adde two pound of dispumed Honey mingle it and boile it to the thicknesse of Honey Honey of Violets and Roses is thus made R. of red Rose buds lib. ii of the best and purest Honey lib. vi boile them as before To make dispumed Honey 5 You shall boile Honey that hath beene clarified with the white of an Egge untill it come to the thicknesse of Honey againe then take it from the fire and when it is coole put it up Rose Vineger 6 R. Red Rose buds almost blowne the whites and stalkes cut away gathered drie and dried in the Sunne three or foure dayes lib. i. Vineger * See this word in the Table of weights and measures Sextaries viii let them soake xl daies then straine it and adde other Roses doe thus until the savour and taste please you To make the decoction of flowers and fruits much used in purgations 7 R. Drie Figs nu v. Damaske pruines nu xv Iujubes Sebesten ana nu xx Tamarindes â„¥ i. Flowers of Roses Violets Borage and Buglosse ana Ê’ i. Venus haire Hops Endive ana m. ss Licoras Ê’ ii cut them and beat them all together and boile them in lib. iii. of Fountaine water to the consumption of the third part To make Iuice of Licoras 8 R. The Roots of Licoras full of Iuice and well cleansed and a little bruised what quantity you please macerate them three daies in Spring water in a Vessell wherein the water may stand three or foure fingers above the Licoras after this heate them at the fire and strain them then take the decoction and boile it gently untill it come to the just consistence then make it up into what fashion you will To make Aloes Rosatum 9 R. Of the best Aloes cicatrine and cleere powdered â„¥ iiii Iuice of Damaske Roses clarified lib. i. mingle them and put them in the Sunne or in a Balneo untill all the moisture be exhaled doe this foure times make it up in a masse and when you have occasion make small pilles thereof To make May Butter 10 R. Fresh Butter made in May and without salt put it in a broad earthen Vessell glased and set it in the Sunne to melt that which melts whilest the Sunne is hottest let runne through a thicke Cloth without pressing then put it againe to the Sunne doe thus untill it be white then put it up in pots To make Salt of Cerusse described in my receits for Beauties 11 R. A quantity of Cerusse grinde it into very fine Powder and infuse lib. i. in a pottle of distilled Vinegar for foure or five daies then Filter it then set that you have Filtred in a glased Earthen vessell over a gentle fire untill it concrete unto Salt The manner to prepare Goats blood wonderfull efficacious in Medicines for the Stone 12 R. A young Male Kid of a reasonable age not too young breed him up in the house with Pimpernell Smallage Parseley Fennell Bayes Ivy Lovage and all manner of hearbes that will breake the Stone and let him eate nothing else kill him in the moneth of August when the Sun is going into the signe Cancer cut his throate and receive the blood that comes out of the Arteries which you may know by the thicknesse let it congeale and throw away the water that swims on the top the rest of the blood put into an Oven when the bread is newly drawne and let it dry and then powder it To make Metheglin 13 Gather these hearbes following in the middest of Iuly and lay them to dry in the Winde
drop from it as fine as the haire of your head To boile Sugar to a Candy height 37 Boile Sugar untill it will draw like a thred betweene your Finger and your Thumbe Preserve all your white Fruits in a Copper preserving Pan tinned within for any Mettall else will change the colour of your Fruits To make Marmalade of Oranges or Lemmons 38 Take faire Oranges or Lemmons cut them take out the meate and boile them tender in faire water shifting the water seven or eight times to take away the bitternesse then take them up and wring all the water from them and beate them in a stone Mortar with the pulpe of three or foure yellow Pippins then straine it and boile it with stirring untill it become thick then take it from the fire and lay it upon white Paper and take as much refined Sugar as that pulpe doth weigh and put it into a Pan with as much Rosewater as will melt it boile it to a Candy height and then put in your pulpe into the Sugar and boile it untill it rise from the bottome of the Pan ever stirring it then boxe it and put it into a Stove uncovered and when it is dryed cover it Miscellanea CHAP. XLVII To make Ielly of Flesh 1 TAke a red Cocke and a knuckle of Mutton or the sinewes and knuckle of Veale and a little Mutton Raisons of the Sun stoned boile all these to pieces then take it from the fire and stampe the meate and all together in a Mortar and let it run through a woollen strainer and when it hath stood all night skumme off the top and season the rest with Sugar and a little Nutmeg sliced and a sticke of Cinamon and a blade of Mace boile it up and straine it through a Ielly bagge To make Harts-horne Ielly 2 Put to foure ounces of Harts-horne a quarte or three pintes of Water and infuse it twelve houres in a Pipkin very close and when it is almost enough put to it a few Cowslip flowers Borage and Violet flowers and a blade of Mace then let it run through the strainer and season it with Sugar put to it the Iuice of a Lemmon and a little Nutmeg sliced and boile it untill it will Ielly in a spoone then put a sprig of Rosemary a little while into it and so run it through your Ielly bag To make the Court Ielly 3 Take three Calves feete water them all one night then scald them as you would doe a Pig and slit them and take out the long bones then take a young Cockerell and dresse him and after he hath layen one night in water boile him and the feete together in foure pintes of white Wine and as much faire Water untill it be enough then let it run through a faire strainer into a Bason letting it stand untill it be through cold and then take a Knife or a Spoone and cut or skumme off the purest from the drosse in the bottome and put the same into a cleare Pot with three quarters of a pound of Sugar two ounces of Cinamon scrapt and a little bruised one ounce of Ginger pared and sliced two Nutmegs sliced and ten Cloves cut all these being put together set them on the fire and boile them untill it be almost enough then take the whites of sixe Egges and beate them well together and put them into your Ielly on the fire stirring them altogether letting them boile a good walme and so take it off the fire letting it stand untill the heate be well off it and then take off the uppermost cleane and let the rest run through a Ielly bag with a branch of Rosemary twice or thrice untill it be very cleare A remedy for the Fluxe 4 R. The inward Rinde of an Oake sapling boile it in the milke of a red Cow herewith make Rice pottage and season it with Cinamon and some Sugar and use to eate of it For an old Cough or Ptisicke 5 R. Auripigmentum made into fine Powder Ê’ i. mixe it with Wort or the Yolke of an Egge to the thicknesse of a Plaister and spread it upon Coltsfoote leaves or new Canvasse cut into small pieces and burne them one after another upon a Chafingdish and Coals and receive the fume into your mouth with a Funnell For a Consumption 6 Boile in running Water a legge of Veale or Beefe or a Capon cut in small pieces skumme away the fat and froth as fast as it riseth boile it the space of an houre then R. Parseley rootes Fennell rootes Tamarisse rootes Rosemary brances Hartstongue leaves ana nu v. Borage m. ii Spearemints Sowthistle Sorrell Dandelion Violet leaves Hyssop ana m. i. cut the rootes and stuffe your Capon with the hearbes the residue of you hearbes binde in a bundle and boile with your rootes in the same Earthen vessell adde thereto a few crusts of Manchet Raisons of the Sun lib. ss Currans â„¥ iii. whole Mace Ê’ i. bound in a Cloth Dates quartered nu viii boile all these together with the flesh untill the Broth be thick and clammy adde more Water in the boiling that the flesh boile not drie then run it through a Ielly bag after that put it on the fire againe to clarifie hereof let the Patient take foure or five spoonfulls at a time To make a good Searecloth to skin and heale 7 R. Of Deare suet and May butter ana lib. ss Waxe â„¥ iii. when these are molten put to them of Lapis Calaminaris beaten and searsed when it hath boiled a little while take it off the fire and let it run through a thinne Cloth then dip your Clothes into it and stroake them smooth when they be cold sleeke them A Medicine for the Spleene 8 R. White Wine Vinegar and the Gall of an Oxe ana mingle them together and set them on the Embers all night to infuse on the morrow take a blew Cloth well woaded and wet it in the Liquor and apply it reasonable warme to the Spleene and in few daies you shall have helpe For an Apostume in the Head 9 R. Barley flower and Cummin seeds beaten ana make thereof a Cake with a little Water and bake it then whiles it is hot make a hole in the top and fill it with Treakle and hold it to your eare that the breath may goe into your head For a weake Backe 10 R. The pith of an Oxe back â„¥ iii. Dates sliced â„¥ ii boile these in a pinte of Muscadine and eate thereof in a morning For the small Poxe 11 When you perceive the Poxe comming out either on the Patients Breast or Face make this Posset R. Of Ale or Beere which the Patient likes best make a Posset with new Milke and take off the Curde and boile in the drinke one spoonfull of raspt Harts horne and as many Marigold flowers sixe or eight leaves of Sorrell a little Licoras sliced and scraped a few Figs cut in pieces take this blood-warme and drinke no other drinke for two