sirop the which worketh miracles in diuers infirmities for by his nature it purifieth the bloud mundifieth the lyuer comforteth the hart preserueth the stomack prouoketh urine dissolueth grauel in the raines it helpeth the cough helpeth disgestion quieteth al the humors in the sick person with diuers other vertues the which I wil leaue till another time This may be taken with broth with distilled waters or with any decoction or medicine fasting the quantitie is from one dram to two drams and happy shall they be the which shall vse it An Electuary that helpeth the cough with great speed and ease THe Cough is caused of a cattarus humor and coldnesse of the stomacke and therefore if ye wil helpe it it were necessary to haue a remedy that doth ripen the cattare and mollifie the stomacke and the order to make it is thus Rec. Enula campana ounc 4. Marsh mallowes xij ounces Quinces .xvi. ounces But if ye can-not get Quinces ye may take Marmilade ready made and boyle it in faire water with the saide rootes vntill they be drye then stampe them in a morter strayne them thorow a strayner then take for euery pounde of that matter .2 pound of white Honny and boile them together but boyle them not to much then take it from the fire and put there-vnto for euery pound of the aforesayd matter one scruple of Saffran and one dram of Cinamon and two ounces of sulphur and one scruple of Lycoris and then incorporate them well together and aromatise it with Muske and Rose water this ye shall vse morning and euening for this is of so great vertue that it is to be wondred at bicause the mallowes do moilifie the Enula campana doth warme and causeth disgestion comforteth the stomack the quinces are cordiall warme the sulphur is a great dryer the which destroyeth the euil humors of the body the saffran comforteth the heart the cinamon is stomacall the lycoris is mollificatiue disgesteth the matter so that of force this Electuary must help any kind of cough except it come of the pocks for then it wil doe smal pleasure as I haue proued Electuario benedicto Leonardi the which purgeth the body without any grief is miraculous in his operation THis Electuario benedicto is compound of our inuētion many yeares agoe is so called bicause of his meruailous operation the order to make it is thus Rec. Of a certeine kinde of frute called of some Spina merula of other Spini ceruino with his bery they make a kinde of sap gréene take of these berries when they be ripe and stampe them and take there-off the Iuice and straine it by a fylter and for euery pound of the afore sayde Iuice ye shall put therin these thinges Sinamond Safarne Cloues Nutmeges Ginger ana dram 1. Sena alloes ana dram .3 mixe thē well together and set it in the sunne till it be dryed like a paste and than make it liquid againe with these following Rec. Rose water our Quintaessence ana ounces 2. for a pound Muske 2. carretes for a pound Mirrha dramme .1 for a pounde Incorporate all the aforesayde thinges together and set it in the sunne vntill it be thorowe drye and may be made in powder of the which yée shall take what quantitie yée will and mixe it with as much honnie purified and that is our Electuario benedicto the which purgeth the body without paine and preserueth the stomacke purgeth the head and helpeth putrified feuers with diuers other things the which I will not write at this time Ye may kéepe this Mixture 6. monethes after it is mixt with honny the dose is from halfe an ounce to a whole ounce Yée may take them in Pilles in broth in a Lectuarie or in Wine or how yée will and alwayes they shall make his effect well An Electuarie against the euill disposition of the Liuer and Stomacke THe Liuer is troubled with diuers and sundry causes but for the moste parte it is of heate For the heate showeth some out-warde signe as is séene by experience for their Face and Nose are red they haue heate in their Legs chops in the palme of their hand and féete It ingendreth Fluxes in the body burning of Vrine running of the Raines and such like effects And the order to cure them is thus Rec. Citraca Scolopendria Epatica Eupatorio ana 3. ounces beate them in fine pouder Lignum aloes thrée drames Safrane 2. scrupules Cinamon two drames white crude hunny one pound and a halfe mixe them and incorporate them together without fire then take thereof morning and euening 1. ounce at a time but afore ye begin to take this electuary ye shall take a quantitie of our Electuario Angelica and then in short time they shall be holpe as thou maist well sée by the ingredience that goeth into this composition Our magistrall Electuary of Sulfure the which serueth against diuers sortes of infirmities AS the fire hath vertue to heate and drye materyall things so hath the Sulfure vertue to warme and to drye the humiditie and coldnesse of our bodyes for I haue occupied it diuers sundry times and all wayes haue séene diuers and sundry good effects but for the better commoditie and more ease to vse it I haue compounded this Electuary the whiche thou maist vse with ease and benifite vnto a number and the order to make it is thus Rec. Very fine Sulfure that is without earth and make it in fine powder one pound Cinamon halfe an ounce Safran one scruple Ginger 2. drames Muske dissolued in rose water .2 Carretts white hunny crude as much as will suffice to make it in a lectuary with out fire then kéepe it in a dry place and this ye shall vse in the morning fasting and his quantitie is from foure drames to seuen This dryeth vp scabbes proueth vryne breaketh the stone in the raynes it helpeth the cough dryeth vp the watering of the eyes causeth a good appetite with dyuers other thinges the which I will leaue to the experimentors Our Electuario of Consolida magore that serueth for many diseases inwardly THis Consolida magore is a herbe so called bicause of his effecte that it doth in healing of woundes and other places of the flesh separated for if ye eate thereof it will helpe the rupture and all sortes of woundes penetrating and vlcers of the longes it dryeth the milte and such like effectes but bicause thou maist vse it more commodious I haue compounded an Electuary the which is excellēt and rare and is made thus Rec. The roote of Consolida magore one pounde boyle it in water vntill it bee consumed then stampe them in a morter and passe them thorowe a strayner then put there-to as much white hunny as the matter wayeth and boyle them on a small fire vntill it bée come to the forme of a Lectuary and when it is boyled put thereto these thinges Rec. The shelles of Pomgarnades
couered the fourth part of the heade than presently this signor Diego went abroade shewing what was taken from his head as diuers can testifie The cure of a wound in the head and in the hande THere was a certeine Gentleman called Gionan Iacopo Veniciane the which had a great wound on the heade and in one of this handes the which béeing taken in hande of diuers Chyrurgians was brought to a very euil case by reason of great alteration in the woundes and the Phisition that had hm in hande was one called Realdo polumbo cremense the which dressed his heade with Wine and Oyle and the hand with Turpentine and Oyle of Roses Than I being in company tolde him that it were good to chaunge those medicines bicause in woūds of the head those medicines were not conuenient for the oyle being crud putrifieth and the wine is repercussiue and will not suffer the putrifaction to come forth that the oyle ingendereth and for that reason the sayd medicine woulde not bée vsed And as for the medicine for his hand I say that the Turpentine is not conuenient for where there is offence of skinne veynes sinewes and bones Turpentine is not good bicause it is hot and putrifactiue by meanes of the Oyle and causeth inflamation and therefore it ought not to be vsed But if thou wilt helpe the head and hande both ye shal vse a kinde of medicine that comforteth the place offended and that doth assuttiliate the matter and incarnate to the which the sayde Realdo aunswered and sayd my reason was good if I coulde finde remedies that will doe that effecte the which I sent for to my house and vsed them in this order First I did put our Quintaessence into his wound in the head being colde and then a lyttle of our Balsamo colde the which séemed straunge to Realdo and then I layd there-on our Magno licore and vpon the cloth I layd a lyttle of our secret Powder and the lyke I did to the hande and so in .14 dayes the wounds were whole to the great meruayle of a number A great secret particular for the flux and dissenteria THe fluxes of the body are no other but a distemperaunce of Nature and are of two kindes the one is caused of an euill qualytie and distemperaunce of the lyuer and that is called Flusso epatico The other is caused of great heat Feuer and distemperment of Nature and this is called Disenteria that is a distemperment of the guts both these sorts are harde to be holpe of the auncient doctours as it is well séene by experience of those that practise for they will helpe them with repression and restrictiues but that is not the way if wée shall beléeue Galen the which writeth Fluxus Fluxus curat the which is most true for I haue cured a thousande of the fluxe with giuing them our Aromatico and thrée or foure dosses of our Siropo Solutiuo therefore Galen saith true But the Disenteria is cured with giuinge them our Electuario Angelica and then euery day after dynner stande in a bathe of water of the sea colde two houres at the leaste and so in this order thou shalt helpe any crud kind of Disenteria in short time and with greate ease vse this as a secreate The cure of one that was poysoned with Arsenycke THere was a certeyne man poysoned with Arsenycke giuen him in a messe of Ryce pottage in an euyning at supper and as soone as it was in his stomacke hée beganne to grone and sweate and vomyte in such order as it was straunge to sée and it happened that at the saide time there was a learned man in the house who séeing this man in that case susspected him to bée poysoned and so sent for me and when I came the poore man was all-most deade then presentlye I called the wife of the house and tolde hir that hir husbande woulde dye and that shée shoulde haue the Lawe for poysoninge of him but if that shée woulde tell him what poyson shée had giuen him perhappes hée might recouer hym againe with many wordes more so to conclude shée tolde him that shée had giuen him two graynes of Arsenycke in Rise pottage then presentlye I called for a cuppe of Sacke and caused him to drinke and then he vomyted and went to the stoole and then I annoynted hym wyth our Oyle of Hiperecone and Scorpiones all the body ouer and styll caused him to drinke that hée might euacuate that poyson but all his mouth and throate remained swollen and he did spite greate aboundaunce and I caused him to vse that vngnent and euery morning gaue him Theriacle with wine euery thrée dayes I gaue him a quantitie of Pillule Aggregatiue and last of all I caused him to vse Aqua vitae compounde and so ere fortie dayes hée was perfectlye whole and rydde of a terryble disease the which he had a fore he was poysoned The cure of an Vlcerated legge THere was a certaine man of the age of sixe and thirtie yeares of complexion cholerike and sanguine the which had his lefte legge all vlcerated in such order that the Phisitions and Chirurgions of the citie woulde haue cutte it off but in any wise I woulde not consent there-vnto but tooke it in hande and gaue him fyrst our Magistrall Sirope in the morning eight or nyne dayes together and in the meane time I washed the legge with Wine where-in was boyled Mallowes Consolida maiore Cardus benedictus and Hunny and then wette cloathes therein and layed them on twise a day than I caused hym to vse a decoccion of Lignum vitae and the barke with Iua artetica Cardus benedictus Pollipodi Ripontico Wine and Sugar and his common drinke was wine and water boyled on the festes of the same and this he vsed foure and twentie dayes than I perfumed him with Cinaber thrée times and ere thrée monethes were past he was perfect whole for his disease came of the Pockes and those sores are commonly called Mal di formica The cure of the goute on a certeine Gentle-man IN the aforesaide yeare in the moneth of August I was called to visite a noble Gentle-man called Ill seignor Don Christofalo della roca a man of fiue and thirtie yeares of complexion chollerike and sanguine the whiche was sore troubled with the goute and bicause it was in the beginning of August our auncyent Doctours haue for bodden to take any solibell medicine in that time In respecte of the Caniculare dayes Neuerthelesse I called Armellio and Leonardo Testa two excellent Phisitians the which gaue their counsaile to take no medicine neuer the lesse I proued that the goute was extreame whote and for that I ordayned a colde Sirope to mittigate the superfluous heate the whiche was made of Lyuerworte Hartes tongue Dates Raysons Figges Sugar and Succorye water and Aromatised it with Muske and Rose water of the which hée tooke euerye day foure ounces and for the alteration of the
in the afore-sayd matters but in all other diseases Our Siropo magistrale Leonardo the which sarueth against an infinite number of diseases and is a rare medicine THis Sirop is solutiue and very pleasant to vse and can-not hurt in any wise the which is seldome séene in other medicines and the order to make it is thus Rec. The leaues of Sine ounces .2 Fumitorie Mayden-haire Hartes-tongue lyuer-wort Epitemū Ellemo Pollipo of the Oke the floures of Burrage of Buglosse Lycories of each ounces .3 Colloquintida Elleborus niger Aloes hepatica Mirabolani Indi ana ounc 1. Proynes .14 Sebestien .12 Tamirise ℥ .1 Stampe them grosely and infuse them in .x. poundes of Fumitorie water then boyle it vntil the consumption of the third part and then straine it and in that which is strained put these things Sirop of Stecados pound .1 Saffron one scruple Mel rosarum ounc 6. Rectified Aqua vitae ounc 4. Muske dram .1 The muslege of marsh Mallowes ounces .4 Beniamin ounce 1. rose-Rose-water ounces .3 And then it is made the which ye shall kéepe in a glasse close stopt kéepe it in a temperate place and this you must take warme the quantitie is from two ounces to foure ounces and it is a most safe medicine to be vsed with-out kéeping of any dyet It helpeth those much that haue Pellaria scabbes Hemerhodes and such like diseases and may be giuen vnto a woman with childe with-out any daunger when she shall haue occasion to vse any Our Sirop against the melancholike humor and specially where there is ventositie in the stomacke IT were necessary for those that will make this siroppe to be experte in the Arte for it woulde be made with great diligence and the order to make it is thus Rec. Water of Fumitorie of Hoppes of Wormwoode of Mayden haire of each fiue pounde Then with this water thou shalt make a decoction with these things that follow Rec. Pollipodium of the Oake one pounde Sine leaues Epitimum ana ounc 4. Cordiall floures two handfulls Mayden-haire one handful Lycoris Raisons Cinamon of each ounces .2 The .4 Cole seedes ounces .2 Make thereoff a Decoction acording to Art and strayne it then take foure pounde of that Decoction put there-to the iuyce of Burrage of Buglosse of Hoppes of each ounces .2 Common Hunny ounces .6 Then with white Sugar make a Sirope in good forme and aromatise it with Muske and Amber putting there-to one ounce of Plyris with-out Musk and then it is made The quantitie is from thrée ounces to foure ounces in the morning warme and faste there-on at the least thrée or foure houres for this purgeth meruaylouslye the melancholycke humoures and all other grose humours and dissolueth winde and comforteth the heart c. Our Potion of Lignum Sanctum the which is miraculous to dissolue crude and malygne humours with the order to vse it in the French Pockes and suche lyke diseases BIcause the Pocks is a disease contagious putrified and corrupt and worketh many euill effects as I haue written in my Caprici medicinalle therefore it were necessary to prepare most excellent and rare rememdies to dissolue the same which medicines are infinite But in this Chapter I wil write one that purgeth the crude and viscous humoures downe-wards and doth assuttiliate the grose humors and dryeth al sorts of subtill humours that offende Nature and sendeth them foorth by sweate it dryeth the melancholick humour and dissolueth choller and is most holesome for those that are troubled with that disease bicause it dryeth much and dissolueth the disease with many other good effects as by experience thou maist sée and the order to make it is thus Rec. The barke of Lignum sanctum grosely beatē pounde .1 and lay it to stéepe in xiiij pounde of faire water 24. houres then boyle it vntill foure poundes be consumed then put there to Pollypody of the Oke two ounces Cicory one handfull Aloes epatike foure drames and let them boyle for an houre Then put therevnto the leaues of Syue Epitemum ana ounce 1. Coloquintida drame 6. Sugar ounce 8. thē let it boyle till halfe be boyled away and that there remain pound 7. then straine it and put it in a glasse with 12. graines of Muske and kéepe it very close stopt and this is the sirope the which ye shall take twise a day that is morning and euening then make this drinke following the which shall be the common drinke at all times to your meate Rec. One pounde of Lignum sanctum Raspead and stéepe it in x. pounds of whit wine that is ripe and let it boile an houre thē put therto xv poūd of faire water let boyle a little more and then straine it and kéepe it in a glasse bottle for this is to be vsed all they day time and the order to vse these is thus First whan any féeleth himslefe greued with the pocks or any such like disease he must kéepe his bedde at the least xx dayes and vse to take of the first sirope or pocyon euery morning a good draft being as warme as he may suffer it than kéeuer him wel with clothes that he may sweate as much as he can then take off the clothes by lyttle and lyttle and drye him with warme clothes so let him repose for two houres and then let him eat and his meate must be drye as Biscote rost-meate Raysons of the Sun Almonds and sometime a rawe egge his drinke at meales a and al the day beside shal be the last made with wine water thē at night giue him of the first sirope as ye did in the morning cause him to sweat then drye him and this order thou shalt vse xx dayes together not comming forth of thy chāber by the grace of God thou shalt be holpe of anye such griuous infirmity as I haue sene the experiēce therof an infinite of times to my great honour for it may be occupied in all complexions with safetie as by the ingredience thou maist sée A most meruailous water rare to cause a man to auoyd the grauel in vrine and to mundifie the raynes THe grauel in t he raynes of the backe is caused and ingēdred of great heate drynes in those parts as thou maist plainely see by those which are troubled therwith for heir raynes is so hot that they cannot abide any heauie garment to lye there-on and they alwayes make their water with great paine burning therefore if thou wilt helpe that infirmity it were necessary to refrigerate the raynes and moisten it with good iuyce take away that burning of the vrine so in that order the patient shal be holpe and this thou maist do in short time and with great ease with this remedy Rec. The séede of smal Lemonds the séede of Oranges ana one pound Saxifrage pound vi Balme Scolopendria Pellitory of the wall Sparagus Crisoni Isope Fenel rootes Parsely roots ana ounce 6.
the animalles I approue that the infirmitie is caused of the stomacke and this is the first reason The seconde is that all the medicines where in our Petra Philosophalle is put as soone as they are come into the stomacke it draweth vnto it all the euil humours of the stomacke and also of the whole bodie and mixeth with them and so Nature sendeth them foorth by vomit or by sege or both and so the stomack shall be euacuated of that matter and the body remain frée from al impediments of infirmities so that by this reason I affirme that our Petra Philosophalle maye helpe against all sorts of infirmities and to know the troth I haue proued it by experience in all manner of infirmities and alwayes haue founde it to doe much good vnto al men and hurt none vnto my knowledge and the order to make this Petra Philosophalle is thus Rec. Sal niter Rock allome Vitrioll Romayne of each two pound First dry the Vitrioll in a earthen panne and then beat it to powder and mixe it with the other matters and put there-vnto foure ounces of Sal gemme then put it in a goord with his head a receiuer well luted and distill it in a winde furnace so that ye maye make fire with woode and at the first make smal fire and so increase it according to Arte and alwayes lay wet clothes on the head and receiuer and that thou shalt doe bicause the spirites of the water shall not flye away Ye shall vnderstande that in the beginning of of your distillation the Receiuer will waxe red lyke bloud and then tourne white and at the laste when ye giue it strong fire it will tourne red againe and those are the pure spirites of the Aqua fortis and then at the ende the Receiuer will tourne white againe then it is ended then let it wax colde and then kéepe it in a Glasse close shutte to make our Petra Philosophalle Than take Mercury lib. 1. Quicke lyme ounces .6 Sope ounces .4 Common ashes ounces .3 Mixe them together in a morter of stone then put them into a Retort and distil it with a strong fire vntil all the Mercury be come foorth into the receiuer then take it foorth and kéepe it in a glasse to make thy composition the which is made thus Rec. The water that thou madest first and put it into a goord of glasse being well luted and then put in thy Mercury that thou diddest distill afore After that take Stéele in thinne plates ounce .1 Iron also in thin plates ounce .2 Fine Golde in leaues the waight of two French crownes and put them altogether in the glasse presently set on the heade for it will begin to boyle and cause red fumes lyke bloud the which thou shalt receiue in a receiuer and presently set thy glasse in the Furnace and giue it fire vntil all the water be come foorth with the fume Them let it coole and kéepe that water close in a glasse then breake the other glasse that stoode in the fire and in the bottome thou shalt finde our Petra Philosophalle the which thou shalt grinde finely and searce it in most fine powder and then washe it well with Vineger distilled and drye it againe and at the last wash it with Rose-water and drye it very well stirring it continually ouer the fire then kéepe it as a precious Iewell close in a Glasse For the order to vse it I wil write héere-after in sundrye places Ye shall vnderstande that the water the which ye distilled away from the stone will serue for the same purpose agayne But ye must take but halfe the quantitie of the afore-sayde matters and when yée haue distilled it agayne from the stone yée shall preserue it for an infinite number of purposes as I will shew thée héere-after To make our Balme artificiall with the order to vse it and wherefore it serueth THis Balsamum hath all the vertues of the natural Balme although not in qualytie yet in vertue and the order to make it is thus Rec. Venice Turpentine pound .1 Oyle of Bayes that is perfect with-out mixture ounces .4 Galbanū ounc 3. Gum Araby ounc 4. Olibanum Mirrha electe Gum hedera of each ounces .3 Lignum Aloes Galingal Cloues Consolida minore Cinamon Nutmegs Zedoaria Ginger Diptamnum album of each ounce 1. Muske of Leuant Ambergres of each one dram Beat all those afore-sayd things together put them into a Retort of glasse well luted and put there-to .6 pound of Rectified Aqua vitae with-out fleame and so let it stande viij dayes and then distil it by sande and there wil come foorth a white water mixed with oyle and so kéepe thy fire small vntill there come foorthe a blackish Oyle then chaunge thy receiuer and set therto an other and increase thy fire vntill all the spirites be come foorth than seperate the Oyle from the black water kéepe them by themselues the lyke shall ye do by the first water The first water that is white is called Aqua del Balsamo and the Oyle seperated from that is called Oleum del Balsamo The second water that is blacke is called Mater Balsami and the Oyle seperated from that water is called Balsamo artificiato the which would be kept as a precious Iewell The first water is most excellent to cléere and preserue the sight of the eyes also the face being washed ther-with it maketh it very faire preserueth it youthfully it kéepeth backe age it breaketh the grauell in the reynes and prouoketh vrine the which is stopped is our Aromatico bicause it euacuateth the stomacke by vomitte and the body downewarde and his operation is such that it doth in maner helpe any crude sort of infirmitie and the quantitie is from one drame to two drames and may be taken in broth in wine in water or mixe it with any pilles or pocion giuing you charge that when yée put it in any pocyon that ye leaue none in the bottome of the cup where yée drinke it out bicause the Petra Philosophalle is heauie and will remaine in the bottome for if that remaine it wil not worke at all giuing you also charge that the said day that yée giue this medicine that ye let the patient drink as much crude water as the will and giue them little meate to eate that day and this is the order to vse this medicine To make our Electuario Angelico and the order to vse it and in what diseases ELectuario Angelico romano is so called bicause it was compounded of me in the citie of Rome in the time of the Pope Paulo quarto and bicause this composition worketh sodeinelye I called it Angelico and is most excellent against many diseases it is good against all sortes of feuers giuing it Perminoratiuo and for the stitch in the side it is most rare bicause it taketh away the viscocitie in the stomacke and openeth the powers and is good against the
goute for if they take it euery thirde day once in ten dayes they shal be hope it is also good against the cough Cattar and for the Mylte and for those that haue the pocks or the running gout and such like influences and the order to make it is thus Rec. Safran Lignum alleos Sinamon redde Coral ana thrée drames Elleborus niger without preparation two ounces Electuario de succo rosarum Mesue that is not too much boyled vi ounces Sugar rosate viii ounces Muske of Leuant one drame Petraphilosophalle thrée ounces our Quintaessence of wine two ounces purified hunny as much as wil suffise to make it in forme of a Lectuary mixe them on a small fire in an earthen pan and when it is made kéepe it in a vessell of glasse for any other vessell wil not be good This Electuary yée may mixe with any sollible medicine but ye must take it fasting the quantitie is from two drames to foure drames Ye shall vnderstand that this in manner reuiueth the dead by his great vertue as hath bene séene many thousand times in Venice in Rome most worthy of memory and therfore if any Phisition desire to get fame in the world let them vse our Electuario Angellica the which worketh miracles on the earth Of the vigitable stone of our Inuention to transemute a body of one complexion into another and to make him sounde for euer THe way to make the vigitable stone is rare and his vertues are infinite and without comparison the cures that are done therewith are so myraculous that the worlde will not beléeue them although it bée the méere troth and the order to make it is thus Rec. Tartar of white Wine that is thicke and shining Turpentine that is cleare and pure The herbe called Alloes that hath leaues as long as an arme and dented on both sides and some cal it semper viue take of ech of these one pounde and stampe them together and put them into a vrynal with a heade and receiuer and distyll them in a wyne furnes vntyll all the substance be come forth then take the fesses out of the glasse and grinde them with the saide water and then distill them as thou diddest afore and alwayes at the last giue it a stronge fire that the fesses may remaine well burnt then take out the fesses againe and grinde them with the water as thou diddest first and distill it againe and this thou shalt do 15. or twentie times vntill all that water be consumed that the fesses remaine white like salte then lay that fesses on a smoth stone in a moyst place and it wil turne into water the which kéepe in a glasse close shutte and that is the water of the vigitable stone the which water is of so much vertue that one scruppell there-of being put into ij ounces of Iulepe of Violettes and giuen to drinke to any that is infirmed or euil complexcionated in lesse then foure and twentie dayes he shal be holpe of anye griuous discase and this must be taken in the morning fasting when the stomacke is emptie for than it worketh better his operation This is also an excellent remedy against the worms giuing it in the a fore-saide manner it mundifieth the Lyuer and dryeth the humiditie of that Mylte it dissolueth the cough and Cattares it prouoketh vryne where it is lette with dyuers other vertues the which I wyll let passe vntill another time for if I shoulde write them all they woulde not be credited and there-fore we Phisitians shoulde not rest to practise in all things that séemeth to vs conuenient and I promise thée truely that hée which shall occupie this thing shall worke myracles on the earth and winne greate fame and honour Yée shal vnderstande that this is the stone that the Philosophers haue long sought to fixe their medicine mynerall so that making the proiection they ioyne the medicine with metalling bodyes and not to go away in sume bicause this stone resisteth all great fires with-out consuming and sixeth Sulfure and Orpiment so that they shall abide the fire maketh them white if ye make proiection there-with on Copper or on Lattine it will turne it into the whitenesse of pure siluer that I haue séene with my eyes so that ye may sée of what importaunce this vigitable stone is the which worketh such goodly transmutations as well in mettallyng bodyes as in humain bodyes and therefore it is to be accounted off bicause it may saue the lyfe of manye that vse it in their medicines Our solyble siroppe with the order to vse it SOlyble siropes made in decoction are very wholsome and of great facultie specially in the crudite of humours and the reason is this bicause it disperseth the matter and euacuateth it with great ease and without daunger or trouble of the Patient and the order to make it is thus Rec. Sage Rosemary Worme-wood Cicory Cardus sanctus Nettels Organy of each a handfull Figs Raisons Dates swéet Almonds Sal gem ana ounc 4. Coloquintida Aloes hepatica Cinamon Mirabolani citrini ana ounc 2. Common hunny two pound Stampe them all grosely and put them to infuse in eightéene pounds of faire water then boyle it till halfe be consumed then strayne it and distill it by a filter and aromatise it with two caretes of Muske and a pint of rose-Rose-water and then it is made the which ye shall kéepe in a bottell of glasse close stopte the quantitie is from foure ounces to sixe ounces In Winter you shall take it very warme And in the Spring and Autumne ye shall take it but warm In Summer ye shall take it colde for this purgeth the grose humors of the body and hurteth not the stomacke ye may vse it in a feuer .4 or 5. dayes together and it will helpe it In cruditie of humours as the French Pockes Goutes Cattares Doglie Artetiche and such lyke matters where there is no accident of Feuer ye may take it .x. or .xv. dayes together cannot hurt by any meanes for it purgeth most excellent it is giuen against the Cough against fluxe of the vrine paynes in the head and carnositie in the yard for the Hemerhodes and in summe it is good against al diseases caused of corrupt humors for it hath such vertue that it draweth from al parts and euacuateth the humours intestinall for of this Siroppe I haue had great experience in such persons as were in manner banished and had lost their taste and presently vsing this they came to good temperature and I haue vsed it an infinite number of times in persons that were vlcerated and full of sores euil bandeled of Fortune and of the infirmitie and finding no meanes to cure them as they should be I gaue them this Sirop fourtéene or fiftéene dayes and then they were cured with a number of other things the which would be too long to write and therefore I would wish euery one to vse this not onely
stampe thē altogether make thē in forme of aliquid vnguēt with the iuyce of Lemons thē distil it in a cōmon tyn stillytory being luted vntil the matter remaine dry thē kéepe that water in a glasse close stopt whē ye wil occupy this water ye must first purge the body of the crude viscous humors likewise euacuate the stomacke of choller fleme that being done thou shalt take euery morning euening vi ounces warme it wold be necessary for those that take it to vse a dyet to refraine moist cold meats vse only dry things so this water shal help those aforesaid griefs as I haue proued diuers times To make the water of Lignum sanctū most wholsome against the pockes with a new order COmmonly they vse to take the water of Lignum sanctum against the pockes the whiche surely is most wholesome but it must be taken in good order and fourme and must be made with great discretion and not as they vse it now adayes for they giue it some 3. or 4. times neuer the better although the wood be sufficient ynough to helpe themm and therefore I would wish euery one that will vse this water to take it in such order as it ought to be the which I wil shew thée hereafter Rec. Lignun sanctum Rasped small pound 1. the bark being beaten ℥ .3 infuse them in 12. poundes of fayre water one night the next morning put therein li. 1. of hunny the which is put in bicause it is aparatiue warme a helpeth to prouoke sweate and causeth it to haue a good tast then boyle it til halfe be consumed then put ther-to Cardus sanctus ℥ .4 strong wine poūd 3. then boyle it vntill a thirde part bee consumed and than it is made that straine it take forth the Cardus sanctus put ther-on 20. pounds of faire water li. 1. of hunny let it boyle vntil 4. pounds béeconsumed and straine it and kéepe it in a glasse bottle for this is the common drinke to drinke all the day long the order to take it is thus first afore ye wil take this water it wer necessary to take our Siropo Solutiuo .7 or .8 dayes after the take of our Electuario Angelica ℥ s that being done in the name of god take this potion of Lignum sanctum in this order take in the morning at the appering of the day ounce 8. very warme as ye may suffer presently lay clothes on him and cause him to sweate 2. houres then dry him with warme clothes and so let him remaine 2. houres thē giue him to eate his meate shal be Biscote Raysons Almonds sometime a litle rost-meate and no other then in the euening about the 22. houre ye shall giue him the said sirope as ye did in the morning neither more nor lesse and cause him to sweate and about the 24. houre giue him only Biscote and Raysons and the other common drinke that was made last giuing you warning that ye make this drinke fresh euery thirde day bicause it shall not hurt the stomacke and euery wéeke once ye shall take a pil of Marte millitare and that day thou shalt eate byrdes flesh bicause of weakning also ye shal take very great héede to one thing that is this if it happen tha at the beginning of this cure there commeth a feuer or other accydent vnto the patient that in any wise ye leaue not the cure but followe the order for that is a certeine signe of helth for many times I haue giuen this water and vnto some in the fourth or 5. daye the feuer came and taryed many tames x. or xij dayes and thē the feuer went away with the corrupt disease and all for company and so in short time they were cured so that as I haue saide afore when that syne appeareth is delyuered it is a certeine signe of health Also I will aduise thée of another thing and that is this if the patient cannot sweate yée shall annoynt him all ouer with the Oyle of Quinces the which will cause him to sweate a pace For without sweate the cure will not be perfect and this order thou shalt kéepe at the least fortie dayes together within the chamber so that there come no ayre in for it will hinder the cure Our distillation for the Etesia the which is of of meruaylous vertue and with-out comparison with the order to vse it SAuing written sufficiently of the qualytie of the Feuer Etike and his cure in my Caprici medicinalle héere I will write of nothing but the order to make this precious Licore with the order to vse it as well for that disease as for other such lyke and the order to make it is thus Rec. A young Hen that hath not yet layd Egges and pull hir quicke and then take forth hir guttes only and stampe hir in a stone morter and put there-to as much crum of white bread as the flesh doth way stampe them together and putte there-to a handfull of fresh scabious and as many leaues of golde as wayeth a French crowne than put there-to as much water of Mortella as all the afore-sayd matter doth waye so leaue it one night and then distill it in a vrinall of glasse with thrée pound of strong wine in Balneo Marie vntil the feses remaine drye and then it is ended Then for euery pound of this distillation putte thre-vnto one ounce of the water of Honny made according to our order and kéepe it in a glasse vnstopte that the strong sauor may go away the order to vse it in the Feuer Etike I haue written in his chapter this serueth alsofor those inward causes the which are most troublesome a for those that haue a burning feuer also for women that haue a feuer in their childberth Our vigitable Siroppe the which is miraculous and diuine THis Sirop is one of my 7. secréetes with the which I haue done many myracles many times in diuers operations on many infirmities and haue ben so charie of it that I ment neuer to set it foorthe in my lyfe time but yet I considering what great benefit it might be vnto the world I thought good to set it foorth that euery one might be serued according to his pleasure and the lyke I will doe of many other secrets of great importaunce the which shall be dispearced among my bookes and the order to make this Siroppe is thus Rec. Lignum aloes Riopontico Eupatorio Redde Saunders of each ounces .2 Beat them make therof a decoction in good form with foure pound of this decoction make a sirop put therto these things following whiles it is hotte Saffrane one scruple Ginger one dram Muske .2 Carrets The solucion of our Petra Vigitabile ounc 3. Cloues Nutmegs of each one scruple and a halfe that kéepe it in a glasse close shut and this is our vigitable
in fine powder one ounce Lignum aloes vi drames Mirra Mastike Sarcocolla Sanguis dragonis in graine ana two drams Sinamon one drame Muske of Leuant dissolued in Rose water one Carret then incorporate them well whiles it be warme Ye shall note that the body must first be well purged are yée take this Electuarye and ye must also kéepe a dyet that the medicine may worke the better for this helpeth all the afore-saide diseases inwardlye as is saide afore yée may vse it implaister wise vppon woundes and on broken bones and vse it inwardlye and so the pacyent shall remaine holpe With this I haue sene man of great age holpe that were burst belowe and wounded from one parte to the other and also broken bones and bruses the whiche if I shoulde write them it woulde not bee credyted Our imperyall Electuary for the Mother THis Electuary for the Mother is by Nature temparate whot and by his heate prouoketh Menstrua comforteth the Matrixe and all other weake partes of what causes so euer it be and the order to make it is thus Rec. Cinamon elect one ounce Nutmegs Maces Cloues ginger ana one drame Calsie ligne drame vj. Marmilad .12 ounces Lignum aloes 4. drames redde Sanders 2. drames Aqua vitae well rectified 3. ounces fine Muske two Carrets purified hunny 2. pound then make thereof a Lectuary according to arte the which is most excellent against the indisposition of the mother But first ere ye begin to take this medicine it were necessary to take a quantitie of our Pillole Aquilone and then to take this Electuary in the morning fasting thereon 4. or fine houres the quantitie is from halfe an ounce to an ounce also that time that ye eate this Electuary ye shal eate no euil meates as hoggs flesh fryed meats or baked meats or such like as might hinder the operation of the Electuary This Electuary ye shal vse at the least 40. dayes together so thou shalt see merueilous effects theof as I haue done a thousand times in Cicilia in Naples and in Rome and also in Venice and al wayes it fel out in one order and yet the regions are much different one from another the inhabitance are cōtrary of complexion neuertheles this medicine wrught alwayes one effect in operatiō as wel in one place as in another therfore I approue it to be a most blessed medicine and of great experience Pilles against poyson the which are of meruailous vertue THese pilles are of such experience against poyson as is not to be beléeued and the order to make them is thus Rec. Imperatrice Bistorta Tormentilla Valeryana Dittamo bianco Carlina Aristologia rotunda Gencyana Agarico electo Salgem of ech a like quantitie beate them in fine pouder then take the iuyce of garlike and of onyons as much as wil make it into a paste also put into the iuyce one drame of Safrane then let the saide paste being mixt dry in the shadowe and then beate it into powder againe mixe it with the afore-saide iuyce in good forme and kéepe it in a vessell of leade vntill thou hast néede and when thou wilt occupie it take thereof 4. drames and make ther of pilles with Siropo Acetoso in good forme the which thou shalt giue vnto him that is poysoned and in short time thou shalt sée miracles of that medicine for all the aforesaid simples in manner a lone is sufficient to deliuer one that were poysoned but being mixed together it worketh greater effecte Vnguento magno Leonardo THis Vnguento magno is so called by reason of his great vertue operation for it worketh so straung in some diseases that it in manner reuiueth the pacient and the order to make it is thus Rec. Otnegra ouiu 6. ounces Oximel squilliticum half an ounce mix thē together in a earthen dish vntill the Otnegra ouiu be become lyke ashes then it is deifitrom then put there-on two ounces of vineger and wash it well vntill it remaine pure and cléere then take Olibanum halfe an ounce Cerusae ounc 1. Beat them fine and mixe it in a stone morter with as much Magno licore as will serue to incorporate them well thē put ther-to the Otnegra ouiu mixe thē very well together that being done put ther-to Auxungia porcina ounc 8. And mixe them all together and then it is made the which kéepe in a vessell well glased for it will kéepe a long time with-out corruption and is apt to helpe those that are lame full of paynes and sores and swellings paines of the eyes the stone in the raynes and such lyke matters it helpeth al manner of French Pockes if ye annoynt them there-with vntill their gumbes be sore and then leaue But ye shal note that the body must first be well purged afore ye annoint them This vnguent cooleth al corosiue vlcers and helpeth them in shorte time it helpeth all paynes in the eyes if ye put it there-in taketh away all burning wth spéede and to be short it helpeth those diseases in most short time so that it is to be woundred at Oyle of Hipericon the which is most miraculous for woundes and bruses THis oyle of Hipericon cōpounded by vs is of great vertue in diuers and sundry accidents and specially in woundes for it helpeth them with-out any pain although the veynes sinewes or bones were hurte or cut and that in verye shorte time it preserueth the wound from corruption and taketh away the paine incarnateth cicatrizeth as by experience thou maist playnely sée It dissolueth contusions and is most meruaylous agaynst poyson It helpeth against any crude sort of venemous feuer if ye annoynt al the body ther-with leauing no parte and the order to make it is thus Rec. The flowers leaues and séede of Saint Iohns wort as many as ye will and stampe them together and put them in a glasse with as much strong white wine as will keuer it well then set it in the sunne x. dayes together then put there-to as much pure sallet Oyle as the hearbes and the wine doth way then let if stande in the Sunne other .x. dayes giuing you warning that ye way your oyle before ye mixe them that being done put there-vnto for euery pound of Oyle .2 ounces of Turpentine and one dram of Saffrane Of Nutmegges Cloues Mirrha electe of each halfe an ounce Frankencense ounce .1 Viticella ounc 2. for euery pound Stampe them altogether and put them into a great glasse and set it to boyle in Balneo Mariae with a head and Receiuer close shut and to know when it is boyled inough is that there will ascend no more vapours into the head and that will be within .24 houres or there-about then take foorth the glasse being yet hot and strayne it and kéepe it in a glasse close shutte as a precious Iewel ye shal note that this Oyle must alwayes be occupied very warme and in any wise tent no wound
to vse it A precious Licoure aboue all other THis is the most precious Water that may be made in the world and his vertues are such and so manye that they cause the worlde to meruaile at them The Mirra and Aloe with Vernish and with as much of our Quintaessence being myxed the which without fire asshes and coales cannot be seperated and when the Ayre the Water and Eearth are seperated ech of them shall be apte to mittigate paynes dissolue humoures helpe woundes dissolue paines with-in the body and such like matters This Water I haue vsed diuers tymes and caused the worlde to wonder of his operations and so shall euery one do that desireth to follow the right way and that will be a childe of arte Thou shalt vnderstand that I would haue written this playner but that I write it to those that haue iudgement bothe of the quantities and vertues bicause pearles are not for swine A secrete of meruailous vertue Rec. A new bricke forthe of the kill and breake it in smal péeces like a Nut then lay them in the fire vntill they be red hot then take them forth and quench them in swéete sallet Oyle then take them forth againe and lay them in the fire vntill they be red hot then quench them againe and this yée shall do at the least fiue times and at the last tyme take them forth and put them in-to a glasse with Aloes Frankensence and Mirrha and distill it according to arte then seperate ech lycoure by him selfe and ther-with thou shalt worke wonderfull cures if thou knowest howe to vse it and where-vnto Our secrete of marueilous vertue in act and strength THis Vnguent is of meruailous vertue and was neuer made by any a-fore neyther auncientes nor of our time the which vnguent helpeth putrified Vlcers in the legges so that it is to be wondred at for it worketh diuers operations it mortifieth the euill mundifieth incarnateth and cicatriseth the whiche thinges to the professors of the arte séemeth hard Neuerthelesse it is true as I haue proued and infinite of tymes and bicause the worlde should haue it I haue written here the receite Rec. Of our Magno licore and oyle of Mastike made at the Apothecaries and put them into a vessell of copper with as much Litarge as yée shall thinke good and so let it stand a good while on the fire and put there-to of our Cerote magistrale and incorporate them wel together and so of yellow it shall become blacke then take it from the fire and put ther-in Mercurie precipitate and stirre them well vntill it be colde and here-with thou shalt work wonders It would be necessary for him that will make this receite to consider well of the ingrediences of the compositions the which are written in this booke To rectifie and preserue the sight of those that are weake sighted IF thou wilt rectifie and preserue the sight in those that are weake sighted of what cause so-euer it be thou shalt make this Water and vse it according to this receite Rec. Fenell séede the flowers of Rosemary Rew Celendine Cardus benedictus Staueseager Eufrage Eufrage of each a handfull Cinomon Nutmegges swéet Almonds of each one ounce Stampe all these grosely and infuse them in .xxx. pound of pure white wine then let it stande .4 dayes and then distill it in Balneo vntil-ye haue receiued .4 pound the which kéepe close by it selfe and when thou wilt occupy it put there-off one droppe into the eye when ye goe to bed and in the morning when ye rise And thus vsing it it will preserue the sight a longe time Of Lac Virginis and the order to make it THis Lac Virginis is a solution of Satorne and Sal gemma the which is a thing most necessary for the Chyrurgion to vse and the order ot make it is thus Rec. Lytarge of golde as much as ye thinke good beat it in fine powder then put there-on strong distilled Vineger and so let it remaine two or thrée dayes stirring it euery day then boyle it vntill halfe be consumed then let it repose two or thrée houres and the vineger will be cléere and of the coulour of gold then poure it foorth into a glasse and kéepe it then take Sal gemma and rayne water ana and dissolue it on warm ashes and when it is dissolued kéepe it in a glasse and when thou wilt make Lac Virginis take of eache of these solutions alike and mixe them together and thou shalt sée a straunge thing For as soone as they are mixed together they will tourne to a white Vnguent like Ceruse or white lead the which serueth in diuers causes according to the intention of the Chyrurgian The solution of Lytarge by him-selfe with as much Oyle of Roses béeing mixed together maketh a delycate Vnguent an refriscatiue the which cicatrizeth vlcers with great spéede To calcine Tutia and to bring it into a salte THou shalt dissolue thy Tutia in this water following Rec. Sal niter Roch allome Vitrioll Scinaber ana lib. 1. Beat them together and distill them according to Arte. Then take that water and put there-in thy Tutia and let it dissolue vppon the warme ashes and when it is dissolued vapor away the water vntil it remaine dry the which take foorth put it into an earthen panne vnglased and calcine it with a strong fire Then dissolue it in distilled vineger and whē it is dissolued vapor away the vineger the salt wil remain in the bottome the which serueth much for Tinture to make a Liniment for the eyes the which is most precious and rare for if ye mixe a lyttle ther-off with Hogges grease and Camphir and then put it into the eye it helpeth them with such spéede that it is to bée wondred at and not with-out cause For his Nature is to giue light and to heale things imperfect The Tutia mixt with Borax and with our Vernish that wée guylde leather with and giuen in proiection vpon Venus molte it causeth it to be in colour not much differing from Sol of the wich thou mayst make straunge things for he that knew the vertue and qualitie of Tutia aswell in Alchimi as in infirmities were to bée counted a wise man To precipitate Mares and to bring it in to a red powder called Crocus martis the which serueth for diuers purposes REc. Sal niter refined Roch Allom Vitriol Romain ana and there-off make a water according to Art with all his spirites and in that water dissolue thinne plates of Iron or stéele and when it is dissolued vapor away the water vntill it remaine drye in a red powder then take it foorth and calciue it in a Furnaice of reuerberation .24 houres Then kéepe it to thy vse vntill thou knowest more there-off for it is wounderfull in his operation as I will shew thée héere after A secret of Turpentine of Ciprus THe Turpentine of Ciprus is a kinde more finer then our Turpentine and with-out comparison of more vertue then ours is and this the Doctors say doth dissolue paynes and preserueth the body if it bée taken inwardly bicause they saye that Turpentine is an vncorruptible Gumme the which is most true But in that Gumme there is one part thicke grose that hindereth his operation and he that can seperate this grose parte from the noble partes shall doe great wonders there-with It is néedefull then with the fire and the meanes of our Quintaessence to make the seperation of the Elements the which are .4 Water Oyle Lyquor and Earth The Water is profitable the Oyle is perfect the Lyquor is noble and the Earth that remaineth is spoyled of no substaunce with those things thou mayst do high and great cures whē they are applyed according as they ought to be bicause many good and profitable things thorow the want of perfect applycation in time and place many times do hurt and to shew the troth I will shew thée an example of wine the which is a precious lyquor the which being dronke in the morning is hurtefull to many to eate meate betwixte meales is not good and manye such lyke things that when they be not done with order doe hurt and therefore it is necessary for those that wil vnderstand that matter to be of a good intellygence as well in making it as in vsing or applying it to the sicke IF any be disposed to haue any of these afore-sayd compositions redy made for the most part he may haue them at Paules Wharfe by one Iohn Hester practisioner in the Arte of distilliations at the signe of the Furnaises FINIS MIEVL X. VAVLT MOVRIR-EN VERTV QVE VIVRE EN HONCTE ¶ Jmprinted at London by Thomas East 1580.