euer as you toste it cast Malmesie on it then take dryed Lauender Flowers and caste it on the Toste then laye it on a thinne cloth and as hotte as you can suffer it lay it to your Nauel as close as you can To make Aqua composita TAKE a handfull of Rosemary a good roote of Enula-campana a handfull of Hissop di handfull of Tyme di handfull of sage sixe croppes of mints as many of Peniriall as manye of Marierum di handfull of Horehound two vnces of Liquorice two vnces of Anniséedes brused then take thrée Gallons of good Ale and put therein all these thinges aforesayd and couer the pot close til it boyle and then set on your Limbecke and kéepe vnder it but a softe easie fire And if a man haue the Stone these Hearbes be good to put into the saide water viz. di handfull of Sarifrage one handfull of Parcelye di handfull of Philependula and di handfull of Fennell For Cough and Flew me in the stomacke TAKE a quarte of stale Ale and a handfull of Goosemeate whiche is named Hayrefe and a quantitye of pared Liquorice and a quatity of small Raisons and boyle altogeather vnto a pinte and drinke thereof first and last For the Sciatica TAKE Sauery and mixe the iuice therof with Wheate Flower and make a plaister thereof and laye it where you féele the paine A soueraigne Oyntment for weaknesse in the backe TAKE a handfull of Dasse rootes and as much of Planten Bursa pastoâ—…s centumnodi and the croppes of Acrons Ana i handfull of Bole Armoniacke and the powder of Hartes horne then take a Bucke Conye that is fat and boyle all these together in white Wine and water as muche water as Wine till the saide Cony be consumed the fleshe from the bones and after take the Conye and the other géere foorth of the broath and straine the broth into a cleane vessell and let it stand till it turne into a Iellye and when you be in bed cause the backe therewith to be annointed by a chasingdishe of Coales thrée nightes togeather and laye theron a Linnen cloth warm and softelye laye it on and in no wise chase your back For Flewme or stopping in the Stomack TAKE two handefulles of Honisuckle leaues and an ounce of Anniséedes and thrée Stickes of Liquorice boyle all these togeather in a quart of water til they be boiled from a quart to a pint then drink therof in the morning fasting For Strangury or Stone in the Reynes of the backe TAKE Water of Camomill Stilled and drincke thereof when you feele paine one ounce fasting vntill the paine be alaid and eate a little Suger after because the water is bitter To make Oyle of Camomill TAKE Oyle a pinte and a half and thrée ounces of Camomill flowers dryed one daye after they be gathered in the shadowe then put the vile and the flowres in a glasse and stop the mouth close and set it into the Sunne by the space of forty dayes To make oyle of Roses TAKE Oyle washed eighteene ounces the buddes of Roses the white endes of them cut away thrée ounces lay the Roses abroad in the shadow foure and twenty howres then put them in a Glasse to the Oyle and stop the glasse close and set it in the Sunne at least forty dayes The maner how to washe the Oyle TAKE and put it into a Bason of faire Water and beate it well with your hande that the drosse may fall downe then take of that parte which remaineth aboue on the Water with a Spoone and put the same Oyle into an other bason of faire water and wash it as you did before and so purifie it thrée or foure times To make the Oyntment of Roses TAKE Oyle of Roses foure ounces white Waxe one ounce melte them together ouer séething Water then chase them together with Rosewater and a little white Vineger To make a Tysande TAKE Borage Langdebéefe Sorrell Endife Cinquefoyle two or thrée handfulles of Barlye well picked and bothe the endes taken off then take halfe a handfull of red Fennell Rootes and a quantitye of Liquorice suger Candie Figges Dates great Raisons boyle all togeather from a gallon to thrée pintes For the strangurye TAKE a pounde of Guiacum otherwise called Lignum vitae and let it be beaten to pouder as the Apothicary informeth you then put the substaunce therof in a pot with thrée quartes of pure water and close the mouth of the pot surely that in no wise the ayre thereof goe out then make but a soft fire vnder the Pot that it dooth not séethe or boyle and to remaine so hotte but not boyling the space of foure and twenty howres and at the end of foure and twenty howres open the head of the pot and take the whole substance and liquor and put it in a stillitorye and put thereto a Pottle of white Wine and when you haue stilled the same drinke thereof in the Morning fasting or any time els when you féele paine and if you will haue but halfe a pounde of Guiacum then according to the proportion of that quantity vse the ingredience as is aboue written and because many can not come by white Wine if you haue a pounde of Guiacum after the rate put to the pounde a gallon of cleare water to be ordered the space of foure and twentye howers as is aforesayde then straine it through a Cloath and drincke of it at your pleasure but the vertue therof wil not last past thrée or foure dayes A Clister for the Strangury TAKE Camomill Flowres and Mellons of eache one handfull séethe them in a quarte of water to a pinte then straine the liquor and put thereto thrée ounces of oyle of Camomill the waighte of two grotes or lesse of salâ—â—â—d so prepare the Clister For the swelling of the Yearde or Coddes TAKE Egrimonye of the Water thereof stilled and put thereto a quantity of Allome and set them ouer the fier till they almoste boyle then with a ragge of Linnen cloath annoynt the Yeard vnder the skinne with the water well and warme and it wil abate the payne of the Yearde and of the Cods also if they be washed with the same Also to incarnate the skinne of the Yearde within take the water of Fumitary lay Liquorice pared therin one night and put of the same water into the Yearde with a spunge or els with a tent of linnen cloth ¶ Doctor Bartlets Medicine for Aches with swelling TAKE flowers of Camomill and Rose leaues séethe them in white Wine making a plaister thereof laye it to the place where any paine ache or swelling is To make one to pisse TAke the powder of the berries of Iuie and drinke it with white Wine or els with stale Ale hot THe woorthy Doctor and excellent practicioner Rasis writeth that whosoeuer oftentimes snuffeth vp into his nostrelles the iuice of great Margerum shal neuer be diseased in the head A singuler remedy for all diseases in the head of
Stillatorye and kéepe the Water close and occupye it by a spoonefull at once To make fine Cakes TAke a quantitye of fine wheate flower and put it in an Earthen Pot stoppe it close and set it in an Ouen and bake it as longe as you woulde a Pastye of Venison and when it is baked it will be ful of clods then serce your flower through a fine Serser then take Clouted Creame or swéete Butter but Creame is best then take Suger Cloues Mace Saffron and yolkes of Egges so muche as will seeme to season your Flower then put these thinges into the Creame temper all together then put thereto your flower so make your Cakes the paste will be very short therfore make them very little lay paper vnder them To make an excellent Pomander TAke of Storax Calamitaʒ ss of Beniemin two ounces of Labdanum ʒ ss of Cloues white Saunders of eache thrée dragmes Margerum two dragmes mingle with these powders Musk and Ambergrice of eache a scruple make your ball with the infusion of Rosewater and Ciuet in a morter somwhat warme A precious oyntment for all manner of Aches TAke a pound waight of Sage as muche of Rew halfe a pound of Woormewood and as muche of Croppes of Bayes and beate them verry small in a Morter then take two pound and a halfe of shéepes Tallow and temper it with the Hearbes that be beaten and beate them againe together newe and then put them in a panne and set them vpon hotte Embers and put therto a pottle of Oyle of Olife and let it stand vpon the hot Embers two howres and a halfe at the least then straine it through a course cloth and put it in an earthen Pot and so occupye it This would be made in May or in Iune For the canker in the mouth TAke white Vineger a quantitye with as much Honye and then set them on the fire to boyle with a little Allom and washe your mouth therwith as oft as shall neede TAke the iuice of Plantaine and Vineger and Water of Roses and washe your mouth TAke the iuice of Woodbin and the iuice of Solseque that is Marigoldes and Hony and powder of Canell and pouder of Copporis and the powder of wilde Sage burnt and medled all togeather and laye it theron where the Canker is and it shall dry it But to slay the Canker take a Red Onyon and lay it theron CArduus eaten or drunke in powder prouoketh sweate A Mouce rosted and giuen to Children to eate remedieth pissing a bed A precious drinke for the Pestilence approued TAKE Fetherfew Matfelon Mogwort Solsequi Scabions and Mallowes washe them and stampe them and temper them with Ale and giue the sicke to drinke sixe spoonefulles at once if he haue it betimes it wil destroy the corruption and saue the sicke patient A singuler medicine to resiste the pestilence TAke pouder of Saffron tenne graines Wallnutes twentye graines Figges ʒ ij and sixe Sage Leaues stamped togeather with ʒ i. of Pimpernell water and iij. Graines of Mithridatum kéepe this in a close Glasse and eate thereof in the Morning twelue Graines and this will defend the receiuer from the Pestilence THe greate Garden Docke druncke in Wine purgeth Flegme Cholour and water downwardes The vertue of Motherwoorte IT groweth by the high wayes and Stony Walles bushing with many stalkes leaued like a Nettle but more ragged and towards the bottome like Crow foote It is of wonderfull force against any sickenes of the hart whereof the chéefe name is deriued it helpeth Crampes and Palsies it killeth Woormes in the body it clenseth the breste from Flegme it dooth open colde obstructions it prouoketh Vrine Moueth Womens flowres the iuice drunke or the hearbe in decoction and a spoonefull of the powder of this hearbe giuen in Wine helpeth the hard labours of Women An excellent medicine againste Impostumes Plurifie Coughes and all diseases in the Brest TAKE a handfull of Scabions the herb◠dryed of Liquorice cut small an ounce twelue Figges Fenell séede an ounce Anniséede as muche Erius halfe an ounce lay these in water or white Wine a night the next daye boyle them til it be consumed to y t third part then swéeten it with suger A medicine for the Collick TAKE Otes and bren them in a pan as yée doo parched Peason and as hot as yée may suffer it lay them to the Nauel in a Linnen cloth For the same TAke a faire flatte stone and make it red in the fire and then take it out and let it coole till the rednesse be passed and then take a halfpeniwoorth of Saffron and lay it vpon the stone and turne it thither and hether vntill it be turned almoste to powder and take a spoonefull of Malmesie and put the Saffron there vnto and so drinke it wil soone passe away A present remedy against the plague TAke a great redde Onyon and make a hole in the middest and put a spoonful of Triacle roste him in the fire take a spoonefull of Vineger a spoonefull of Aqua composita bruse them all togeather strayne them through a cloth and giue it to drinke For the cough TAke thrée Figges and roste them and put them in a Cup of Béere and a little Liquorice and Anniséedes beaten then let it stande by the fire till it be warme then take out the Figges and eate them then drinke vp the drinke and goe to bed warme and in iiij nightes it breaketh the Cough To delay heate TAke of Vineger one parte fine Suger two partes running water foure parts boyle them all togeather to the one halfe or more and when you shall occupie it take a spoonfull and a halfe of the said sirrop and eight or nine sponefulles of Barlye water drinke it To breake Flegme TAke a quarte of Muskadel a pint of Hisoppe water thrée good Rases of cased Ginger and as muche of Liquorice cleane pared then take two peniwoorth of Suger candie brused put all these in a glasse shake them together couer your glasse foure and twentye howres drinke thereof Morning and Euening A preparatiue before you purge the Stomacke TAKE Sene three ounces of Polipodye thrée ounces of Anniséedes thrée ounces séethe all these in a quart of water to a pinte and strain them through a faire cloth put in Suger to make them plesant To purge the stomacke TAke a handfull of Mercurye as muche of yong Mallowes an ounce of Sene thrée spoonfulles of Anniséedes put them in a pinte of white Wine and as much Ale all night the next daye séeth them together till halfe be consumed then drincke a good draughte thereof in the Morning sléepe vpon it An excellent purger from all partes of the body TAKE an ounce or two of perfecte Turpentine of the chéefest bruse it and disolue it in a Morter with a Pestell with halfe the yolke of an Egge put thereto thrée ounces of smalledge water beat them together till it be like milke and sup it vp but firste wash your
with your hande féele for soft places which beeing founde slit it a long and binde it vp againe with soote and Garlicke mingled togeather and it helpeth presentlye BVT the most perfecteste medicine that maye be giuen is to haue this speciall care that they want no water An excellent drenche for cattell to be giuen them either at the spring time or fall of the Leafe TAKE hard soote that commonlye is vpon the post of a house or roofe where the smoake hath his issue which being beaten into powder with Baye salte séeth the same in running water and giue it them to drinke Rancke Iuie with the soote and salt and when the iuie is softe wringe out the iuice and strain it through a Strayner and let your Cattell drinke thereof blood warme Often prooued IF they be hidebounde take the leaues of Flowredeluce straine them and let them drink the iuice therof It is approued IF they be swolne of the Taint giue them to drinke presently mans Vrine mingled with Salte and Treacle Approued IF your Cattell viz. Horses Milchekine or Oxen happen to be brused or wounded by any misfortune presently giue them to drinke the iuice of Sanicle and also applye the hearbe to the outwarde parte where the gréefe maye happen Comphrye is of the same vertue especially for a fall squat or bruse SNailes stamped with sowre Leauen and Comphrye and applied to any part of the Beaste that is pricked with thorne it will draw it foorth soone For Cattes that are sick or hurt THe blood of a Graye mixed with Salte and instilled into the hornes of Beastes is approued for to preserue them from the Murren IF you suspect them to be infected applye to their nostrelles the hearbe Peniroyall somewhat brused OR cut the beaste in some parte and put into the wound powder of black Helebor whiche is of this singuler vertue to drawe vnto it any poysoned humour and it yeeldeth present remedy A souerain drink for all maner of Cattell that you suspect to be Lung sicke TAKE me the Hearbe that is called Cowslippe or Lungwoort it groweth vnder euery hedge and stamp it and put therto Fenegréeke and madder with good Ale and with a Horne or prittye Tunnell drenche either your horsse Oxe Cowe or Swine and it shall yeelde present remedye if there be any disease in the Lunges DVarfe Gentian of some called Mock Gillofer small chopte and giuen to Swine and all other Cattell it preserueth them wonderfully from the Murren and all such contagious diseases as happen to Cattell in corrupt times THE bitter Vetche is moste profitable to be giuen to oxen or other Kine that you are desirous to haue soone fatted THe water whiche standeth in the hollowes of Béeches dooth perfectly cure the naughty scurfe and wilde Tetters or scabbes of men horses Kine and shéepe if they be washed therewithall THE leaues of blacke Elder are very good Fodder and féeding for Kine and causeth them to yéeld store of Milke PRicktimber or Spindletrée is hurtfull for all Cattell especiallye Gotes for it killeth them if they purge not presentlye vpwardes and downwards HOgges and Swine are verye quicke of hearing and are giuen muche to sléepe and will eate their owne Pigges and féede vpon vile Carrion which causeth them many diseases as Botche Bile and sore throate But the best remedye that I know is to let them blood vnder the tunge and giue them Madder with Pances called hearbe Trinitie sod in Whaye and it shall heale them presently Most precious and approued drinches for all cattell but specially Kine and Oxen. TAKE two handfulles of Lungewoorte of bothe kindes of Rewe of the inner rinde of Elder these being small chopte let it be put in a gallon of good Ale which béeing set ouer the Fier in a Skillet let it séeth till a quarte be consumed then stirring it put thereto of long pepper of graines of Licorice of Anisséedes of Cominséedes of turmericke of eache an vnce of Madder a quarter of a pounde and while these séeth take me a greate Boule dishe and put therein a handfull of Baye Salte halfe a handful of Garlicke thrée or foure newe laied Egges shelles al two balles of Orlament grind all these things with a Pestel in the boule then take the liquor aforesayde from the fier till it be halfe colde and put the warme liquor into the boule with the garlick salt Egges and Orlament brewe them together well and let beastes drink of this blood warme OFten times by many occasions Oxen will pisse blood which maye be holpen thus Take two ounces of Broomeseeds two ounces of Pepper thrée vnces of redde Phasioli made all in powder and mingle it with a pottle of white wine and when you giue it them stirre it well together and drenche them twice or thrice a day An other excellent drench TAke Baye beries a handfull of Cominséedes two ounces a handfull of Madder a boule of Orlamente of Fenegréeke Turmericke and Triacle of each an vnce of Anniséedes and Graines of eache two vnces these béeing well pouned put them into a gallon of good Ale and set them ouer the fier till they be blood warme and suffer not your beastes to drinke till noone in the Sommer and in the Winter not till night The vertue of Angelica or Healeall IF any person be sodenlye infected with y e Pestilence feuer or immoderat sweat let him take this Roote in powder the waighte of a groat and put there a dram of Treacle and then compound them with four spoonefulles of the water of the sayde Roote and then after he hath drunke let him lye and sweate fasting for the space of foure howres It is approued THE Rootte stéeped in Vineger and smelt vnto and the same Vineger sometimes drunke fasting is an excellente preseruatiue THE Roote and water thereof is excellent againste all inwarde diseases it scoureth the gatheringes of a Plurisie when it beginneth it helpeth corrupted Lunges good againste the Collicke Strangurie and prouoketh tearmes menstruall in women helpeth inflamations and swellinges The iuice of the Roote asswageth the paine of the téeth béeing put into it and woorketh excellentlye against the paine in the eyes the iuice of the Roote dropped into the eye quickneth the sight and purgeth it from all filth and the water or pouder of leafe or roote hath an excellent vertue or healing of rotten Vlcers and Cankrous Sores for it cleanseth them and couereth the bone with good fleshe THE Hearbe Carduus Benedictus or blessed Thistell is moste excellente againste the headache béeing eaten or drunk it is good againste the giddines of the head and comforteth the memory and restoreth hearing the leafe iuice seede and water healeth all kinde of poysons for the water hath healed a woman whose breaste was eaten with a Canker in the very ribbes BAlme sodden in white wine and drunk◠thrée or fower morninges togeather purgeth the breaste healpes the short winded comforteth the hart driueth awaye dumpishe heauinesse helpeth the falling sickenesse and all other diseases If you wil distill Balme chop the hearbe small and stéepe it in white Wine a night it is of soueraine vertue for it deliuereth Women from their panges and gréefe of the Mother also it cureth the paines of the harte it restoreth the memorye and causeth swéet and pleasant sléepe BEtonye hath the like vertues it is of Soueraine vertue to breake winde and comforteth a weake Stomacke either the hearbe or Flowre boyled or the water distilled the drye hearb in powder woorketh all the effectes and then alone or with Hony women that are troubled with the Mother let them vse it to be short the leafe flowre or roote of Betonye sodden or drinke in Conserue Electuarye Sirrop potion or powder is singuler for all diseases of the Stomacke Liuer Splene Kidneyes and Bladder It fretteth the Matrix from obstruction and draweth from thence all hurtfull moystures for consumption of the Lunges Coughes Dropstes continuall Feauers comming from the stomack boile the leaues and flowers of Betony in Homed water and you shal haue presēt remedy To drye and heale vp all sores TAke of common Sallet Oyle a pounde of Ceruce 4. ounces of Litarge thrée ounces Mirrhe halfe an ounce make these like a Sere cloth which is made of Waxe Approued against the Plague TAke Aqua vitae thrée ounces Rosewater an ounce and a halfe wherin laye in stéepe thrée dragmes of Sinamon yellowe Saunders one dragme straine it through a hearen strainer and swéeten it with conserue of Roses then take an ounce thereof euery morning either in a spoone or vpon a Toste of bread FINIS
perfect black Inke to write or limme withall TAke one pound of Galles one pound of Gumme Arabick of Vitrioll an ounce bruse your Galles and Vitriall and put them into a vessell fit for your purpose fil it with white Wine that all your stuffe may be couered aboue a hand bredth then set it in the Sunne and stirre it dayly A very good Greene. TAke the iuice of Rewe Verdegres and Saffron bray them and when you will vse it mingle it with Gumme water An other Greene. TAke greene Baize stéepe it alone in vineger then straine it through a Linnen cloth and grinde it with a little Hony and Gumme water An Emeralde Greene. TAke Verdegres Litarge Quicke Siluer brayed to powder and ground with the pisse of a yong childe For to make a colour like Golde TAke an vnce of Orpiment one vnce of fine Christall bray them seuerally and mingle with them the white of an Egge TAke Saffron dryed beaten into powder and put to it as muche glistering Orpiment that is scalye not earthy then with the gall of an Hare or a Pyke braye them togeather put them in some violl vnder a dong-hill fiue dayes then take it out and kéep it for it is the colour of Gold ¶ A notable receite to make Ipocras TAke of Ginger two dragmes of Sinamon i. ʒ of Cloues Nutmegges Galanga of eache a quarter of an vnce stampe them and put them in a Bagge or Strainer Then take a pinte of the best red or white Wine that you can get or a pinte of good Malmesie and mixe them all together then take a pounde of Suger fined and hauing stamped it put it into the other Wine and so poure it vpon the strainer wherein you did put the saide Wine with Spices then hauing taken it out you must powre it on againe so often vntill it becomme as cleare as it was before stirring it sometime in the strayner or bagge with this speciall note that that is but to make a Flaggon ful therfore as you wil haue it in quantitye take the more store of the saide thinges you maye binde a little Muske in a fine Linnen cloath at the ende of a Strayner so that all the substāce may runne ouer it so that it shall haue the odour of Muske A proper deuice to make lightes of an excellent sauour TAke two ounces of white Encence of Camphire an vnce beate it in powder and make thereof little round pellets adding there vnto some white Waxe then put them in a platter full of swéet Water and fire the pellettes with a Candle and you shall haue an excellent light and sweet sauour To destroy Lyce TAke Frankensence beaten to powder and a quantitye of Bores Greace and boyle them togeather in an earthen panne and héerewith annoynte the places where the Lice are To make red Incke TAke two vnces of Brasill and a pinte of Water and put the Brasill into it and let it remaine there sixe or seuen howres then séeth it vntill the thirde part be deminished and it is a perfect red Whether the Wine be mingled with Water or no. TAke ripe Mulberies and put them into your Wine if they swim the Wine is pure but if they sinke there is water mingled Also a Peare clean pared causeth the same effect To heale lippes that are chapt with winde or colde NEw Waxe Masticke and Frankensence with oyle of Roses al this made in an ointment and there with annoint the chappes and they wil heale presently For kybed heeles TAke Gumme Dragant and galbanum of each a like and make thereof a powder then take Oxe Tallowe and a little Oyle of Violets and melt them on the fire and therin put the saide powders and make héereof an oyntement and héerwith dresse your heeles For scabbes in Children OYle of Roses the waight of sixe pence in common salt and a little fresh Butter stirred altogeather vntill it become an ointment healeth them To destroy Crablice AShes laide in Oyle or take of Aloes Olibanum and Ceruse of eache foure ounces beating them all into powder and mingled with Oyle of Roses or fresh barrownes greace An order to make Wormewood water of the best sort as followeth TAke sixe gallons of olde and strong Ale and take a voyder full of Woormewood cleane picked and washed the Water wel wrong out of it or shaken halfe an vnce of large Mace halfe an vnce of Cinamon two vnces of Nutmegges a quarter of a pound of Anniséedes and as much Liquorice and bruse all those Spices togeather but not too small and cut the Woormewood betwixt your handes and then set all these together in the pot and stil them as you stil Aqua vitae togeather and so you shall haue two quartes of the best besides the smaller or weaker To make a good Posset Curde FIrste take the Milke and séethe it on the fire and before it séeth put in your Egges according to the quantitye of your Milke but sée that your Egges be tempered with some of your Milke that standeth on the fier and you must stirre it still vntill it séethe and beginneth to rise then take it from the fire and haue your drinke ready in a faire Bason on a chasingdishe of coales and put your Milk into the bason as it standeth and couer it and let it stande a while then take it vp and cast on ginger and sinamon A medicine for the mother TAke nep royall and stampe it then take two spoonefulls of the same iuice and a spoonefull of sallet oyle and let it séeth away two partes thest vnto that remaineth but the quantitye of the Oyle onelye and annoynte the place where the Mother riseth To make sirrope of Roses or flowers FIrste haue a glasse with faire Water and make it warme in a Potte of séething Water and when your water in the glasse is warme then put to it rose leaues and let it stand till it be colde then wring out your Roses make the foresaid water warme againe as before and then put in other Roses and so doo nine dayes and then put in Ginger and séethe it vntil it be sirrop To take away the Cough or Stitche TAke a pinte or a quarte of Malmesie one handefull of Annyséede one handefull of vnset Hissoppe one Licorice sticke brused halfe a dishe of swéete Butter séeth all these thinges togeather till they be thicke and after spreade it vpon a toste of wheate bread and lay them within a linnen Cloath as warme as you maye suffer it to your Stomacke But if you will take this for a Stitche leaue out the Butter The Head annointed with the iuice of Léekes preserueth the haire from falling To make Iellye FOR a Pottle of Iellye take of Sinamon a quarter of a pounde of Ginger two ounces and di of Graines two Peniwoorthe of longe Pepper two Peniwoorthe Cloues halfe an ounce of Suger two poundes di of Turnesoles two ounces and di and ten Nutmegges looke that the Spice be good
and well made cleane then take sixe Calues féete or an olde Cocke and thrée quartes of Claret Wine and a pinte of Water and let them boyle so long togeather vntill you may sée the sodliquor clammishe betwéen your fingers then take it from the Fier and strayne it through a strayner and so let it stande till it be colde that the filth maye discende to the bottom and when you will finnishe your Ielly take the beste of the saide liquor and put into an other Pot with the proportion of Spices and boyle them togeather by the space of halfe an houre and in the mean time make cleane your Turnesole and duste it well then take a Ladle full of the said liquor and put your Turnesole in it and when it is a little well soked then wring out so oft as it shall be néedfull vntill your Ielly be faire coloured Then take the whites of eight Egges and beate them together a good while and skimme of the froth and a litle before you shall thinke it time to drawe your Iellye put the sayde whites into the Iellye with thrée spoonefulles of Vineger and foorthwith drawe your Iellye through a wollen bag and put in a branche of rosemary in the end of it and so dish it How to dresse Orrenges TAKE Oringes and shaue them with a Knife and quarter them like an Apple and take out all the meate out of them and laye them in Water and shifte them twice a daye then when you thinke they be inough take them out then set on faire Water on the fire then put your Oringes in and parboyle them then take them out and set their mouthes downewardes in a Flasket that the Water maye runne out then set on faire water ouer the fier to parboyle them againe and if they be not well parboyled boyle them againe till you may pinche them through then take them out and put them in a faire cloth and lay them in a Flasket that it may drain out of them then take a gallon of running Water and put them into it at euery foure Orenges you must put in a pound of Sugar when you haue doone so set it on the fire but before you set it on the fier take an Egge and breake it take out the white of it and lay it in water take your hand and beat it in y t water then set it on the fier and let it burn cleare vnder it and looke that no smoak arise and when it dooth séethe skimme of the top of it very cleane then take it off the fier and with a strainer straine it into another pot then put in your Oringes then make the fier good and temperate so that it séethe not too fast then you must take a spoone and skimme of the some so that you touche not the Oringes and as the sirrop dooth séethe so with a spoone turne them and alwaies laye the sirrop vpon the Oringes when they haue sod half an howre take them out and let your sirrop séethe a good space then take some of the sirrop and coole it and if you sée it any thing stiffe then put the oringes into it againe To preserue Damsons TAke a glasse that hath a wide mouth and strewe some Sugar in the bottome then laye a rowe of Damsons and a rowe of Sugar thus doo till your glasse be almoste full then put to it Rosewater and a fewe Cloues and a little Sinamonne then stoppe your glasse with paste then haue a pot with hot water readye on the fire and put some haye in the bottome of the Potte for sauing the Glasse from breaking and let not your pot boyle too fast then take vp the Glasse and licke whether your Suger be consumed and in the meane space make ready your Sirrup then when it is colde put in your Damsons The Sirrup must be made of suger and Wine Rosewater and whole Sinamon or half faire water prouided that the glasse muste boyle till the Suger be consumed To make drye Peares TAke faire water and Rosewater according to the quantitie of your peares then take Honye as much as you thinke good and put in your Peares then let them séethe very softlye that they breake not then take them out and put them in a Collander and let them drain then when you drawe your bread put them into the Ouen in some earthen panne and if they be not drye at the first put them in againe vntil they be dry then barrel them For the shaking of the hand WAshe your handes in the Water that is in a Lauor and put therein some Sage let your handes drye of them selues without wiping To stay the bloody Flixe TAKE and cut out a péece of a péece of Béefe of a newe killed Oxe about the Brisket eate it raw and this helpeth it To restore the blood againe TAke halfe a pinte of Muskadell and a peniwoorth of sallet Oyle and put them together and drinke it in the morninge and walke an houre after For running of the Raines TAke pellitorye of the wall a good handfull wilde Time and Parslie boyle them in a quart of strong Ale vntil it come to a pinte and drinke therof morning and euening nine or ten dayes halfe a pinte at a time and warme it For the Ague TAKE a handfull of Smalledge and a handfull of baye Salte and a handfull of white Frankensence and sixe Plantaine leaues beate all these finely in a Morter then deuide them into foure partes and lay two parts to your brests and the other two partes to the bought of your armes An howre before your fit come you must haue a pinte of Ale sodde to the halfe and when it riseth skimme it then put in a white breade crust and let it séethe with the Ale and when your Ague beginneth to come drink it and eate the crust of bread A drinke for the ague TAKE Baye leaues and Sage leaues and séethe them in white Wine after straine the wine from the leaues then take baye-berries bruse them somewhat grocelye and put them in the Wine and a little before your fit commeth drink it A medicine for the Woormes in a childes belly or any other TAKE a pound of May Butter and clarifie it in the Sunne then take two poundes of Woormwood stamped and then waigh it after it be stamped the Woormewood must be gathered gréene then mingle them togeather with your hands after they be put togeather and set them in the Sunne nine dayes in a potte or Glasse and let it boyle an howre and a half then strain it so put it vp in a Gally pot or in a dubble glasse and alwaies at the full of the moone annoint the belly of the partye against the fire at no time els and the medicine made in Maye A medicine for to get the Beetelwigges out of a mans eare TAke Hearbgrace stampe it and straine it with Aqua Composita and put the iuice into the eare that is pained
after lye downe on that side and binde a cloth fast about the head and it will come out For a Legge that is swolne with a fall TAke Hemlockes and heate them hotte betweene Tyles and laye them to it and it will aswage the paine For a wenne when it beginneth TAke an old ladle and hold it against the fire vntill it dooth frye and annoynt the Wenne with that that fryeth out of the Ladle thrée or foure times in a daye and it will help it For the Collicke TAke a quarte of white Wine and make a Posset then take the Posset drink and put therein a handfull of Mother of Tyme and a handfull of yung Parslye and séeth it in the Posset drinke and take halfe a penywoorth of long Peper and put in the posset and giue it to the patient to drink For the canker in the mouth or throte or to wash your teeth that be hollow and stinketh TAke a quantitye of Red Sage and xij croppes of Rosemarye and Honysuccles and wilde Daysies and Sinckfoyle boyle them all in a pinte of faire water till it be sodden the halfe pinte and then take a little Roch Allome and burne it to powder and then take halfe a spoonefull of Honey then put them into a faire cloth and straine it and when it is colde put it into little glasses For the Gowt TAke Camomill Balme Hollyhockes Lettice Mallowes Grounsell Chickwéede of eache a handfull boyle them in faire Water till it be tender then take a quantitye of great Otemeale and beate it small then put it into those Hearbes that you haue boyled with two spoonefulles of Capons greace and then boyle them all together vntill it be so thicke as it maye be spread vpon a Cloth and as you séethe it stirre it that it burne not too then beeing sodde spreade it on a cloth that it maye be layed to the gréeued place as hotte as may be and it shall helpe in twice dressing IF you haue any payne in the soale of your foote take halfe a dossen of the leaues of ground Iuye and pricke them and wrappe them to the soale of your foote and so continue vntill you finde ease To preserue Quinces FIrst pare your Quinces and core them then take to euery pounde of Quinces a pinte of Rose water and a pounde of Suger then take the Rose water and Sugar boyle them togeather with some of the cores of the Quinces then clarifie the Liquor with the whites of Egges and set it ouer the fire againe and when it séetheth put in the Quinces and cast in a sticke or two of Sinamon and if they cast not colour quicklye couer them and let it séethe vntill you maye put a rushe through them then let it stande vntill it be colde and so set it vp Marmalade of Quinces TAKE your Quinces and coare them and pare them then put to them so much Water as shall suffice to boyle them so tender that they may be strayned when they be sodden put out as muche of the Liquor as you leaue when that you haue sufficient to straine it and let it stande vntill the next daye morning then measure with a pounde dishe how many poundes of substaunce you haue then take to euery eight pounde of Quinces sixe pounde of Sugar then put it to the Liquor that you kept before that your Quinces were first sodden in and then set it on the fire and let it séethe a while and clarifie it with white of Eggs then strayne the sayde liquor and put it to the substaunce of the Quinces aforesayde and so set it on the fire and let it boyle vntil it haue a faire colour that it maye cut at the sides of a dish then put it into boxes If you will put in any Muske take Rose water in a Saucer and put in your Musk and when you haue taken your Marmelade from the fier immediatlye put in the same rose-Rosewater and Muske and stirre it togeather and boxe it A Borage Tart or Spinage PArboyle your Spinage then stampe it and straine it with halfe a dossen yolkes of Egges season it as your Cream Tart. A medicine for the Plague VVHen you suspecte your selfe to be infected goe to bed and cause a pinte of Malmesie to be put in a Potte and halfe a Penywoorthe of Graines beaten small to put in the same Potte boyle them together and drinke therof as hotte as you can and sweat A Whaye for Itche or breaking out CLarifie Whaye with the Leaues of Succorye Endiue Borage of eache an ounce of Fumitorye flowres of Hoppes an ounce one Fennell and Succorye Roote brused of great Raisons an ounce let these be clarified with a quantitye of Whaye drinke thereof euerye Morning a draught Warme fiue or sixe Morninges then take a handefull of Sene sodden in a Pot closelye stopped from a Pinte to a quarter of a Pinte with a few Anniseedes brused then straine it and drincke it in the morning fasting and by and by a little Aleburye and some thinne broth Against the fellon and Vncomes TAKE an ounce of Sage of Rewe the waighte of the Sage in Senegreene washe these together and shake out the water drye them cleane with a cloth and chop them very small then take sower Leauen the bignesse of a Tennis ball blacke Sope a spoonefull two spoonefulles of Tarre stampe it in a woodden dishe with a pestell of Wood laye the same morning and Euening vnto it an inche thicke SIrrope of Fumitorye openeth and taketh awaye all obstructions of the Lyuer and stomacke and fortifieth all the members it cureth all the sores about the in warde partes which come of Salte and burnte water as Scabbes Leper and French paxe Sirrop of Rosa solis good for sowning or any other diseases in the stomack TAke a quarte of the best Aqua Composita Aqua vitae a quarte a quantitye of the Roses of Solis cleane picked and some what dryed in the Sunne put all these in a glasse set it in the Sun foure or fiue dayes then take di ʒ of case Ginger di ʒ of Nutmegges di ʒ of Cloues white Pepper of Graines Anniséedes Colianderséede Ana a quarter of an ounce of Sene a Sticke of Licorice foure cornes of longe Pepper di ʒ of Sinamonne then put all these Spices beeing well chosen finely fried somewhat brused into the pot then take a quarter of a pounde of Redde Currans di a quarter of a pounde of dates a quarter of a pounde of Raisons at the Sunne eighte Figges of Algarye viii graines of Muske as muche of Ambergrice white and redde Corrall Ana. of Pearles ʒ all these infused togeather in the saide Liquor and set in the Sunne forty dayes and closely couered that no ayre may come vnto it Aqua Rosa Solis TAKE a pinte of Aqua vitae a Gallon of the flowres of Rosa Solis well picked a péece of Angell Golde of Rosemary flowers or the hearbe it selfe and a quantitye of fine Suger styll them in a
Turpentine in Fenell water To make the haire of the bearde to growe TAKE Cane Rootes Brionye Rootes Beetes Radishe Flower de Luce Onions of eche a like the quantity of fowre ounces sixe fat Figges brused and stamped very small Maidenhayre Sothernwood Dill of eache a handfull séethe all these in good Wine then wring out the liquor and straine it through a Strainer then put to it freshe Butter neuer Salted pure honey two vnces Oyle of Almondes swéete and sower Oyle of Sefania an ounce Oximell squillicke halfe an ounce the powder of Meale Nigella Fenegréeke well sifted and throughlye boulted in a Boulter one handfull of Grasse Labdanum an vnce set these vpon the fire and stirre them wel till it be thicke This Linament being applied to the Chinne and Chéekes will become heare The body first purged from all filth inwardly proued by experience OYle of Mirrhe healeth all kibes Burninges Pimples Cliftes about the Fundament OYle of Tartar mingled with Camphire the face béeing therewith anointed it maketh it faire and smoothe For a cut or sore bruse TAke Rootes of Louage Alehofe Parselye Anaʒ ss beate them in a Morter very fine then take Barrowes greace and boyle them together then straine forth the Iuice then take as muche vnwrought Waxe as a Wallnut halfe asmuch Rosin and let them boyle together and after you haue thus doone let it passe through a strainer into a little panne of water then let it stande vntill it be colde then labour it in your handes vntill it be somewhat shorte and then wrappe it in a péece of Leather and so vse it For a weake Backe TAKE sixe Croppes of redde Neppe two spoonefulles of Archangell flowers and shread them fine and take two new layed Egges and stirre it together make thrée or foure Fritters with a morsell of swéet Butter frye them in a little earthen pan and let them be eaten without bread or salt but with fine Suger The plaister for the back TAke white Archangell flowers and leaues Chumphrye leaues and rootes i.ʒ. Plaintaine and Bursa pastoris Ana. i.ʒ. beaten very fine and put to them a spoonefull of Honye and fry them in a frying panne and deuide it into foure partes and make of euery parte a plaister and so lay it to the Patients back euery night a plaister Maister Roses medicine againste the stone and to cause one to make water TAke a new laid egge and in the great ende thereof make a hole and take out the yolke and white of it and lay the hole of the same Egge downewardes vpon a hot Brickstone vntill it be purged so that you may make pouder thereof then take it and drinke it with white wine first in the morning and last in the euening and it helpes For the heate in the Raines and to auoide the blistring of the mouth TAKE Liuerwoorte Sorrell Succory Balme Ana i ʒ and séethe these in a Quarte of Whaye well clarified halfe an houre and drinke thereof euery morning a good draught of halfe a pinte at once For one that is deafe TAke swéete Sallet Oyle halfe a pound adde to it Woormewood Sorrell Anniseedes Perwincle Ana di.ʒ. and drye all this to powder Take powder of olde Roses an vnce of Colloquintida béeing boyled in Oyle a good while then straine it through a cloth a good while and put héerof thrée droppes into the eares of the partie that is gréeued béeing warme and vse this euery day twice this hath béen proued Against the Pyles TAke a great siluer Cele flea him draw him and let him touche no water nor salte cut him in gobbittes and rost him the first dropping béeing cast out take the next dropping and with a fine Linnen cloth being dipped in it the dropping of the Cele being heate and so with the cloath soke it vpon the places gréeued this wil helpe be they neuer so sore For the passion of the harte TAke redde Rose leaues the powder of Saffron the Oyle of Mace and melte them togeather quilte the same in a litle thinne Silke and draw it ouer with a little thinne Ciuet and apply it to the region of the hart For the Itche TAKE twelue of the yellowest Docke roots scrape them as you wil scrape pars nippes cut them small and stamp them ve-very fine set them ouer a Chasing dish of coales and put therein halfe a dish of swéet Butter and let them boyle togeather till your Rootes be readye to strain and when they be throughly boyled straine them and when you haue so doone put therto a spoonfull of Brimstone beaten to powder then stirre them both together and set them in a colde place and it wil be a salue and so let the patient annoint his body before the fire and let it soake into the skinne vse it morning and euening For a Fellon TAke Leuen very sowre and crumme it into a little Pipkin then take a quarter of a penny dishe of Butter and foure spoonfulles of Rose Vineger leaues and all and so boyle all together and laye it to the place as hot as may be this is proued To destroy an Impostume TAke the Rootes of Hollihocke and wash it very pure séethe it till it be tender then put that water that you sod it in into a clean vessell then take Linséede Fenegréeke of eche the like quantitie and looke that you haue as muche of them both as of the roote then séeth it in the same water vntill it dooth rope as birdlime then stampe the Rootes and put therto barly Meale then mingle all together and fry them with Bores Greace and laye it to the fore plaister wise For the Rewme and Cough of the Lunges TAke yong Elicampane rootes a pounde of Setrarch of Maiden haire Ana i. ʒ.al béeing newe gathered scrape the Elecampane rootes and cut it into small slices séeth them altogeather into fiue pintes of running water till they come to a pinte and a halfe then straine them and put therto fine Suger thrée quarters of a pounde then boyle it till it come vnto thrée quarters of a pinte then take two yolkes of new laied Egges and beate them and let them boile together while you may say y t Psalm Miserere and take héereof at night a spoonefull and an other in the morning lying on their backes an hower after they haue receiued it in foure dayes keeping them warme it will ridd the greatest Cough that is For a Canker or disease of the Gummes or Throate TAKE a handfull of Plaintaine a handfull of Honey-succles an ounce of Dasie leaues halfe a handfull of Sage a quart of running Water these thinges béeing boyled therein vntill it come to a pinte then straine them and put therein fiue spoonfulles of sharpe Vineger fiue spoonefulls of stone Honye as muche Rochallom as a Wallnutte this is prooued to heale a Canker A Gargell for a furred mouth TAKE Barly water strawberye leaues and Sinkioyle Ana di ʒ.a sticke of Liquorice di pinte of white Vineger let it runne
through a two fold linnen cloth it is good for a surred mouth or throate To heale the Canker vpon the Yarde TAke an vnce of Roche Allom and half an vnce of Verdegres with Smithes water and put all in some vessell of glasse and séethe it two houres straine it and vse it as you thinke good PIllute Aeliphauge helpeth the stinkinge of the mouth béeing taken euerye daye nipped betwixt your teeth For a Stitche or winde Collicke TAKE Capillus veneris Parslye rootes Fennell rootes of eache a quarter of an vnce bruse these hearbes and drinke that iuice with white Wine Haire to grow A Cornes burnte and mixt with Beares greace Against Spottes and Pimples in the Face NIgella brayed and mixed with Flowre and Honey and make thereof an ointment and annoynt here-with the spots at night and in the morning wash them with Parslie water For a hot burning in the stomacke growen of Choller which causeth the Feuer TAKE Borrage Mallowes Fumitorye Violet leaues Béetes greate Raisins the Stones taken out Prunes Polipody with a little Dill seethe these in pottage and eate héerof For a saustem face TAKE the iuice of houslike and the iuice of Tansye and seethe them in a pinte of white Wine to halfe a pinte and when it is colde laye it to the face with a Flaxen cloth dipped in the same and so let it lye al night and when it is drye then you may wet it so often as you list For an Ache. TAke Oyle de Baye and Aqua vitae a spoonefull and mixe them together and anoynt it For heate in the face TAke a pounde of Almondes a pinte of warme Water straine them then put thereto halfe an ounce of white Campher a pinte of white Wine beat them together and straine it with a pinte of Margerame water and put it in a glasse and wash therwith For the same TAke Vineger halfe a pinte Deares suet as muche as you can holde in your hand Brimstone so muche as will goe into an Egge béeing finely brused séethe them altogeather till they be almoste drye béeing made in a ball take a litle thereof and put it into a Saucer and melte it with a fewe Coales then take a fine cloth and dip therin and rub softlye the place where the corruption is vntill it be taken away If this helpe not within a moneth then drinke euerye morning a Cuppe of Béere put into it fine English Madder finely picked brused and searsed and drink it For the same TAke Capons Greace melt it and strain it through a cloth and let it stande to coole a a quarter of an howre then put in Brimstone finelye brused and mingle it with the Capons greace and annoint the face therewith when you goe to bed where the pimples be or rednes and in the Morning wash it with Rosewater luke warme Remember you pick not your Nose if you will haue it stronger put in Ginger finely beaten a peniwoorth of eche will serue but of Capons greace y.d. To vomit vp Cholor TAke sixe Docke Rootes cleane washed and the pithe taken out a fewe toppes of Redde Mintes and a little Woormwood béeing stéeped in a quarte of Ale or white Wine all night and drinke thereof half a pinte at one drafte It is good to clense the bodye in all partes as before is said perhappes with a froole or two this is approued béeing taken betwéene Marche and Iune For a Fellon TAke twelue Snailes in the garden and beate them shelles and all vntil that it come to a salue and applye it and when it waxeth drye take freshe stil and it wil kill heale and drawe To stop the whites in women POmegranet Flowres the kirnelles of Pine apples brused together with two or thrée braunches of S. Iohns woorte being boyled in a quarte of red Wine from a quarte to a pint and a half and drink morning and euening For the stuffing of the Lightes and Lunges TAKE Arthemesia Epithimum redde Sage Rosemarye toppes redde Fenell of eache a handfull a Galingale roote halfe Ê’ of gréene Ginger halfe Ê’ of Manus Christi a sticke of Liquorice séethe it from a quarte to a pinte For the heate in the back approued D. Huicke TAKE the water of Plantaine distilled or the iuice therof put to the leaues the leaues of red Roses distilled and the Water of red roses and the water of red Rose Vineger then put all these togeather in an earthen pot put it into the water as Linnen cloath and the same stéepe there then after a while take it out and with a fewe leaues of red Rose cake lay it to the backe and when it waxeth â—ot vse another cloath dipped therin To drye vp the Rewme TAke Nutmegs Cloues and Mace beaten to powder with the powder of Rosemary boyle these togeather in swéete Sallet Oyle vntill it be somwhat thick spread it vpon a cloth and laye it to the crowne of the head this is approued to help it To keepe the eyes cleere coole and from rednes and to kill the Itche TAke of Pâ—aâ—â—â—ne two handfull Housléek one handfull stampe them and straine them and let it settle then powre out the cleare iuice from the drosie put thereto halfe as muche red Rosewater and a quarter of a Spoonefull of white Suger Candy in powder then take Lapis Caluminaris a péece as bigge as your thumb and slake it 12 times in the same water and héereof put 4 droppes morning and euening lying vpon your backe Approued Against the Collick and Stone in maner of a plaister TAKE Parslye and Smalage Ana. two spooneful of Capons Greace put this in an earthen vessell putting the one spoonful in the bottome and the other in the top vpon the hearbes set these on the Embers to boyle from Morne to night then stampe them and straine them and spread the ointment vpon a linnen cloth and lay it hot to the Nauell and bottome of the belly A Clister to be giuen to a Childe or woman in childe bed TAke a pinte of newe Milke thrée vnces of redde Suger candied boyle your Milke well then take it of and let it stand till it be no warmer then you can abide it on your chéeke and with a Clister pipe put it vp A Clister TAKE a Hen pullet drawe it very clean and breake all the bones thereof then séethe it with a quarte of licour vntill that it come to a pinte then take a handfull of Spinage one handefull of Marche Mallowes or other Mallowes and a handful of Violet leaues seethe these hearbes in the licour of the pullet very well with as muche salte as wil season an Egge then put therto a Saucer full of pure Sallet Oyle and warme it To breake the Stone TAke a Cocke of a yéere olde and open him and you shall finde in his Mawe small white stones take them and beate them in a brason Morter very fine and put it in good white Wine and drink it and it wil breake the stone Against toothache
TAke a little burnt roche Allome and in the burning put a little fine Linte into it and put it into your téeth that is hollow this will ease the paine A medicine to strengthen the backe TAke a quarte of good Ale thrée or foure whole Maces and as many Dates the stones taken out and pith also then take the toppes of Rosemarye a good handfull and boyle all togeather from a quarte to a pint then take the oyle of two or thrée new layde Egges and take off the rinde about the yolke then put the yolke into the Ale and boyle them togeather and stirre them wel and so drink it morning and euening For the heate in the backe TAke Vng. frigidum GaleniÊ’ iij you must take the oyntment and spread it vpon a fine Linnen cloath béeing firste dipped in red Rose water then warme it against the fire and so lay it vpon the Kidneis when it waxeth hot take it off and lay to an other For the Collick and Stone TAKE the Cuttinges of a Vine and drye them throughlye when you will make your Medicine burne them then take the Ashes that dooth come thereof and put it into a pinte of Renishe wine or white Wine and let it stande in it all night and in the morning drink therof thus vsing the quantity of the vine to the quantity of the wine Probatum est To staunche blood TAke the beste Vineger that you can get Plantine Water of eache two poundes and therein wette diuers linnen clothes and laye them to the soles of the féete the palme of the hand and againste the Liuer and the blood shal forthwith stanche To take away spottes from the handes or sunburninges TAKE the inâ—â—e of a Lemon with a little Baye Salte washe your handes with it and let it drye then wash them with cundit water and you shall finde all spots gon it is good against scurffe or such like Against stuffing of the Lunges TAKE and make a Posset of Sacke and Ale with Anniséedes and Licorice beaten to powder and let it séethe with the drinke put in it a good péece of Suger and Dredge if you haue any and drinke thereof euery morning it helpeth A water to wash the yard for one that had the running lately of the Reines TAKE Daisies Plantine leaues and woodbinde of eache three handfulles of the best English honye and a péece of Roche Allom as bigge as a Walnut boyle al these in a quart of faire water with a prittye quantitye of redde rose-Rose-Water in an Earthen Potte close couered so long as you will séethe an Egge vntill it be hard then straine it and with this water with your sering squirte it into the yard the water béeing luke warme so that the pipe thereof be put an inche or more and spout it strongly that the water may come behinde the sore place and so vse it euerye day thrée times for a monethes space For Sinewes that be shrunke in maner of an ointment TAke twelue yong swallowes out of the nest take also vnset Tyme the leaues and stringes of Strawberies and Lauender Cotten of eache a handfull and stampe them togeather and the Swallowes with their feathers Guttes and all then stamp them in a morter and so boyle it in Maye Butter and then let it be put into an earthen Pot stopped close the space of nine dayes then séeth it againe with some more May butter and straine it and when néed is chase it against the fire For sore eyes that smart or Itche TAKE Lapis Caluminaris and make it hotte in the Fire quench it in a pint of white wine thrée or foure times then take the srane and stampe it to fine powder and straine the wine with the powder and put it in a glasse and when you haue néede vse it Remember to shake the glasse till it be thicke and with a feather drop two or thrée droppes in your eies the party lying on his back Against the Sciatica TAKE foure or fiue great Onyons and rost them very soft then pil and stamp them in a Morter and put thereto halfe a pinte of Aqua vitae thrée spoonfuls of Neats féete Oyle and boyle them together till it waxe verye thicke then strain them and therewith annoynte the gréefe chasing it in before the fire a quarter of an howre euening morning then lay a wilde Cats skin thereto the hairye side next your fleshe and within xv dayes you shall haue ease ¶ An oyntment for Aches bruses Lamenes Stitches Gowtes hardnes of the Splene Ague Cankers and for paine in the eares TAKE of Sage and Rewe of eache a pounde of Woormewood of Baye leaues of eache halfe a pounde of Sheepes Sewet cleane picked from the Skinne thrée pounde of swéete Oyle Olife a pottle chop the hearbes very small and then stampe them as small as maye be theÌ„ shred the sewet very fine and put them all togeather and then stampe them altogether vntill the sewet be not seene then take it foorth and put it into a faire Panne and put the Oyle into the Panne and couer it close and so let it stande for the space of ten dayes then take it forthe and breake it into a brasse panne and set it on a soft fier and alwaies stirre it vntill the hearbes be crackinge then take it off and straine it through a wide Canuas Cloth into a faire Earthen pot and so kéep it For those vehement aches when you shall lay of this ointment vpon it you must take the Wooll that groweth betwéene the Shéepes Legges or the longest of the wooll and carde it in brode flakes and baste it vpon a linnen cloth and keep that alwaies to it To cause one to pisse TAke horsedunge of the Stable newe Maye Butter and Aqua vitae of eche like portions fry them together and make thereof a plaister and apply it to the patient from the Nauell to the Fundament as hot as you maye suffer it and feare not though it cause to make bloud issue for such is the woorkinge of the medicine it causeth the stone to auoide approoued A soueraine medicine for an ache in the shoulder TAke Figges and Raisons of the Sunne of eache a like quantitye and halfe asmuche Musterde séede and beat them very small grinde them with the beste Vineger in a paire of Mustard Quernes that doone spread it vpon a Lambes skin and laye it to the ache To staunche blood at the nose TAKE an Egge and breake it and put out the meat and then receiue so muche blood as will fill the shell of the partye bléeding that doon set the same in the fire vntill it be hard then burne the â—aâ—ie to ashes and it will stanche the bleeding Idem TAke an Inkell and binde the person so bléeding about the temples of the head and knit the knot thereof in the neck and it stauncheth For an Ague TAKE thrée pintes of Ale an ounce of redde Sage the like quantitye of Baye leaues thrée ounces of fine
good péece of Suger and eate the Milke therof béeing strained A precious ointment or Oyle For Swelling or aking in Feete Legges or in Knees taken with colde excellent to heale a Wound farre better then any Balme for olde bruses and shrinking of Sinewes merueilous good an Oyle for all maner of sores passing all other Thus it is noted in an olde Regester book TAKE a Gallon or a Pottell of Sallet Oyle of the beste then take Sage Lauender Southernewood Woormewoode and a quantitye of Camomell after the quantitye of the Oyle and cut the hearbes small then put them in that oyle in a farre bason of Latin or other mettall and stirre it well together and put in so many hearbs that it maye be thicke standing and so let them stande and rotte a moneth full then make a faire fier of Coles and putting to a quantity of the same Oyle let it on the fier in the same Bason and let it boyle thrée howers or more Then take it from the Fier and let it frye and when it is Milke warme or somewhat hotter then take a bagge of greate Canuas and with a staffe straine out all the matter as cleane as you maye and then put it in a Glasse or other faire thinge and keepe it well closed and it will continue in his vertue twenty yéeres after Probatum est For stued Mutton PVT your Mutton into a Pot with faire water and let it séethe and scum it faire then put in Salte make not too much broth then take Hissop Time and Parselye and chop them small and put them into the pot with a little Pepper and serue it out with soppes and if it be in Winter put in some Carret rootes To dresse a Hare or Cunny in broth with a pudding in their bellyes YOur Hare or Cunnye béeing fleaed and the Eares left on let it be washed in two Waters hauing before prepapared in a redinesse Grated Bread Currans swéet Mutton sewet or Beefe sewet finely minsed with pleasant and wholsome hearbes as Winter Sauerye and Peniriall with swéete Margerome these also verye finely chopped and seasoned with pepper and Salte Cloues and Mace the yolkes of thrée Egges with swéete Creame and Suger with two or thrée Dates all these mingled together put into the bellie of the Hare or Cunnye and so sowe it vp Then take Mutton broth of the beste and fattest put it in suche a Kettle where your Hare maye lye compasse or Cunnye long wayes after it hath boyled a litle put it in and put thereto Grapes or Gooseberries swéete Butter Salt Veriuice Currans grated Bread and Suger and when it is boyled serue it forth with soppes Mutton PVT your Mutton in a Pot with faire Water and let it be well scummed then take some Tostes of Breade and toste them browne and then cast them into colde water but take them vp againe quicklye and let them lye and drye a while then straine them with Wine and Vineger and so put it into the pot and let it boyle But in some Pepper whole Cloues and Sinamon and let all this be well stewed but forget not Salte Serue it out vpon soppes and boyle some Onions in it cut into péeces And likewise this will serue for Venison Mallardes and Teles To boyle chickins with Endiue and Succorye or Lettice or any other colde hearbes PRepare a Loyne or a racke of good Mutton with a marow bone or two and béeing chopped put it in a Pipkin with faire Water ouer the fier and let them séethe a pretty while togeather then take half of it out of the Pipkin and strayne it with a strayner then put in your Chickins afterwardes hauing prepared your colde hearbs cleane washed put them in Also hauing stéeped your white breade ready to strayne thorough a Strayner let your Brothe be therewith thickned So take Pepper salte Vergis and Suger and season your broth then vpon Soppes serue it foorth with the marrowe vpon it For small Lampernes LET your Lampernes be cutte in small peeces then take a frying Panne with Butter and Onnions minced and so frye them togeather And when they be well fryed put them in a Potte then take two tostes of browne bread and toste them well then straine them with a quantitye of Vineger Wine and Water and put therto a little Pepper and Cloues and Maces and boyle all this togeather with your Lampernes vpon the coles and so serue thē out with soppes To potche Egges in broth TAke Vergies and faire water and a dish of newe Yest and put therein Cloues Mace Currans Suger sweete Butter a handfull of Spinage and let them boyle a good while then hauing potched your egges in faire Water that is séething then laye your Egges in broth and serue them foorth with hearbs laied ouer them To bake Breme Trout Mullets Pike or any fishe LEt them be well seasoned with Cloues and Mace Salt and pepper and so bake them with small Currans Vergis and butter great raisons and prunes For soppes on the fish dayes TAKE some Onions and frye them with Butter a while then take Water Pepper and Salte and put altogeather into a pot with the Butter and Onions and let them simper vpon the fier And so serue them out vpon soppes and cast a fewe smal Raisins vpon the soppes and put the broth vpon them For Spinage TAKE Spinage and washe it well then laye it vpon a boorde and giue it fiue or sixe choppes with a knife then put it into a frying panne with a little faire water and séethe it well then take Butter Vergis and Salte and put it to the Spinage and so boyle it together in a pot or betwéen two Platters and so serue them out with Soppes Sodde Egges SEethe your Egges almoste harde then peele them and cut them in quarters then take a little Butter in a frying panne and melte it a litle brown then put to it in to the Panne a little Vineger Mustard Pepper and Salte and then put it into a platter vpon your Eggs. For Oxe tunges boyled WHen your Oxe Tunges be boyled take them and peele them then cut them ouerthwart in small péeces then frye them with Butter and put them in a Potte with Tostes strayned with Wine vineger and Water and let them boile put thereto Salte Onions quartered Pepper Sinamon and whole Cloues and so serue them with Soppes Spinage TAKE Spinage and parboyle it well then wringe the liquor cleane from it then choppe it very small and put it into a Platter and breake some Egges into it then take a handfull of grated bread and put into it and suger with a little salte and beate all this together but let it not be too thicke nor too thinne but better thicke then thinne then take a frying panne with some Butter and when the Butter is a little more then melted take a spoone and laye your spinage in the Frying panne euery spoonefull by him selfe and so fry it as you woulde frye Fritters and
THE Widowes treasure plentifully furnished with sundry precious and approoued secretes in Phisicke and Chirurgery for the health and pleasure of mankinde ⸪ Hereunto are à dioyned sundry pretie practises and conclusions of Cookerie with many profitable and holesome medicines for sundrie diseases in Cattell At London Printed by Edward Alde for Edward White 1588. ⧠To the Curteous Reader THis Pamphlet beeing written not manye yeeres past as it should seeme at the earneste requeste and suite of a Gentle woman in the Cuntrye for her priuate vse which by these singuler practises hath obtained suche fame that her name shalbe remembred for euer to the posteritie The originall Copie by great chaunce was lent me by an especiall freende of mine in the perusing whereof I founde it so furnished with such rare experiments and pritie conceites as tâ—e like are not to my knowledge extant in the Englishe tung I thought it my duty for the health and pleasure of many my freendes to set them forth to the veiwe of the world to be practised especially of those that take delight in such matter or hath any occasion through their defectes to vse them for their healthes sake This I dare presume to reporte of the woorke that there are heerein included very manye secrets that I knowe by the Widowes owne practise to be most singuler and approued and though perhapes they are not orderly set downe as manye of better skill might haue doone I desire you to consider that this was of the collectione of suche a one as neuer once thoughte to haue made theÌ„ common but onely to his good freend M R. This caueat shee also giueth by the waye to reade them aduisedly and practise with discretion and as you finde commende and so wiâ—h all humilitie concluding I dedicate vnto you this her Treasure and cheefe Iewell desiring you to be a defence aswell for her as for mee from all suche as shall in your hearing scorne her or mee for disclosinge such profitable experimentes ⸪ Fareyou well FINIS ¶ The Widowes Treasure To make Sirrop of Roses or Violettes TAKE of Violettes or Roses a pounde stéep them in thrée pints of warm water put it in an earthen pot with a narow mouth the space of vig. houres or more after strain it and warm the water againe put in it a gaine so many Roses or Violets likewise let them lye in stéepe eighte houres thus doo at the least fiue times the oftner the better in especiall the roses and after take to euery pinte halfe a pounde of Suger and stéepe them together til the Suger be molten then séethe them togeather with a softe swéete fier to the heith of a Sirrup If you haue more Roses or Violettes or Fewer let so muche be the proportion of the water according to the proportion before To make Diatreon Piperion the best TAKE white Pepper blacke Pepper and long Pepper of eache sixe dragmes and eightéene graines Time Ginger Anneséedes of eache a dragme beate the longe Pepper Anneséedes Ginger and Time into fine powder bruse the other two Peppers as groce as maye be then take Suger clarified with Hissop water eightéene Ê’ séethe the Suger and take so muche of the water aboue saide as will couer it To knowe when it is enough drop a drop on a saucer and if it will come from the saucer without cleauing it is enough Then after cooling put in your pouder and stirre them altogether and after put all into a Pot. c. Virtutes huius confectionis sequuntur THis decoction is good to eate alwaies before and after meate For it will make digestion good and turne your meate to puer blood Besides all this it dooth excell all windines to expell And all groce humors cold and rawe that are in belly stomack or mawe It will dissolue without paine and keep ill vapors from the braine Besides all this it will restore your memory though lost before Vse it therfore when you please fortherin resteth mighty ease To make Rosa solis TAKE first a quarte of the beste Aqua vitae that you can gette and put it into a Glasse or Pot of earth then put into it fiue handfulles of Rosa Solis cleane picked and the Rootes and dead leaues cleane clipped off a quarterne of Suger beaten to powder nine Dates opened and the white skin within pilled or pluckt off then shred the Dates in small péeces and one Ê’ Ginger di.Ê’. Nutmegges Ê’i Anniseedes Ê’iiii Liquorice beating all these last rehearsed into fine powder Then put them altogeather in the sayde glasse or pot letting them stand very close stopped the space of thrée or fower dayes then take them al straine the foresaide thinges into some cleane vessell as hard as you maye so that you maye haue asmuche of the strengthe as is possible to haue of it then take and put the liquor into the glasse or vessell that you mean to preserue it in and stop it very close that no strength passe out of it in any maner Doctor Hatchers powder against the Stone TAKE the Rootes of Ireos Liquorice calamus aromaticus the haire of the Harts skinne burnt of eche Ê’ s the Rootes of Enula campana Fillependula Ginger longe Pepper Anniséedes Fenell seede Saxifrage séede Ana. Ê’ii Sinamon Maces Ciperus Spicknarde Saffron Betonye AnaÊ’i Suger Ê’ s sene of Alexandria Ê’iii Rhabarke Ê’i Of all these premises make a powder fine and small and take thereof the weight of viii d. in the morning fasting with white Wine twice or thrice a wéeke leuke warme It clenseth the Bladder Backe Reines and Kidneies from the Stone it remedieth belly ache and prouoketh a laxe Maister Stranges plaister against the stone TAKE Plantaine Featherfewe Garden Tansie and Houflike of eache alike quantitye and stampe all these togeather and straine them then take the iuice and put to it Beane flower as muche as shall make it thicke and then take thrée or foure spoonefulles of Honye and clarifie them in the fire which doone put the iuice and the flowre into the Honye and boyle them on the fire togeather vntill they be stiffe like a plaister When you will vse this medicine you muste take a double cloath that shall be a quarter of a yarde broade and as long as will goe rounde about you and as hot as you can sow it round about you and this must you weare two daies and a night or els two nightes and a daye before you take it off To prouoke sleepe TAke a spoonefull of Womans milke a spoonefull of Rosewater and a Spoonefull of the iuice of Lettice boyle them in a dishe then take some fine Flaxe and make your plaister as broade as you will haue it lye on your forehead and then moyste it with the same Liquor ad grate a little Nutmegge to strawe ouer it and lay it to your temples and it will prouoke sléepe A soueraigne medicine for the Collicke MAKE a toste of Housholde breade of cleane Wheate and