Cap. liiij Take the iuice of foure apples and swete apples of ech a pound or more as much as you thinke best and two pound of suger meddle these things togither and let them boyle on a symple fyre till it be thicke as syrope and vse a curtesy therof euery day fasting with luke warme water For the heate in the lyuer of man that his colloure is yellow Cap. lv Take the water of Sicore and water of Letuse and water of the leues and small braunches of a wylde morger tree or else take the hearbes and stampe al these togither and as much one as of another and take the iuice of these thinges and as much as all this of Suger and boyle all togither till it bee as thicke as a Syrope and then put thereto a poys and a halfe of Rubard and vse a quantitie of this syrope and colde water euery day fasting and at night and he shalbe hole For the brest that is incombred Capitulo lvi Take drink this eyght dayes or .x. of the Fumer that commeth of sylke wormes euery day a poys in syrope of Isope and if a man maye not haue this drinke take the pure harte Daulignam also in syrope of Isope x. days and he shall be hole For a man that hath wormes in his belly and his body be leane Cap. lvii Take the Gall of a Cowe and flower of lupious a curtesy and medle them togyther and make a playster of wool and lay it on his bely where the greefe is and doe this foure or fyue dayes and he shall be hole For the brest and the lungues Capitulo .lviij. Take a quarte of claryfyed honye and boyle it and when it is boyled put therto half a pound of Pere wardens mynsed and boyle them well togither and then put thereto an ounce of powder made of the rotes of Elenacampana a ounce of pouder of lycores and let them boyle till it be somwhat stiffe then take it from the fyre and when it is nigh colde put thereto an ounce of pouder of Ginger stir it wel togyther vse this fyrst and last For to auoyde and destroye flume Capitulo .lix. Take persly rotes fenell rotes Perytory and Isop seeth them in good ale with licore and a quantitie of claryfyed Honye and vse to drinke it and thou shalt behole For the stoâ—e Cap. lx Take the rotes of Thornebacke and drye them fayre make powder therof then take therof .i. pence weight and put therto two sponeful of water of Ramsyns and drinke it euery daye and euery night and than thou shalte be hole And if it bee a greate stone take a sponeful of water or stoâ—erop two sponefull of water of Ramsyns and two peny waight of the aforesaid pouder medled togither and vse this medicine .iii. times and thou shalte be holpen be the stone neuer so great Also for the stone Cap. lxi Take the blood of a male Kid and drye it in an ouen and make pouder of it then take gromelseede ground Iue beries stanmarch seede the roote or the sede of Saxfrage rotes of turmeÌ„till and of Phylipenâ—ula by euen portion and bete it all tâ— small powder then take as muchâ— of the powder of kiddes blood as of the seedes rootes abouesayd vse this in powder whaÌ„â—â—eede is in sauce or in Potage a peny weight at once and no more For the Collick stranguary and the stone Cap. lxii Take Careaway Fenell seede spicknarde annes Comin Cynamon and Galingale of euerich halfe an ounce gromell seede and lycores of euerych of them an ounce seeth weight of all them and bete them al to pouder and put halfe a sponefull of the same pouder in ale luke warm and drinke it walke therafter an hower or thou eat or drinke any manner of thing For a man that is a Lepper and it take in his legges and go vpward Cap. lxiii For a man that is a Lepper and it take fyrst in his legs and go vpwarde into his body he may be soone hole if he will take Charobote that is to saye a Bettill and brenne it to ashes and bete it all to powder small then take barrowes grece and melt it well on the fire and temper it togither and as much as halfe that of Blanchet and make Oyntmente thereof and vse it on the sore and vppon the oyntment looke that ye put a plate of lead full of small holes in manye places and chaunge it both in the morning and at night the Oyntmente but not the leade and he shall bee hole of that sicknesse For a derte in a mans flesh Cap. lxiiii Take a worme that is called Pieacher that is as great as a bene and is clene blewe or sender and it hath many smal feete and white vnder the bely And when a man toucheth it he waxeth round as a Butten take the worme rub it wel agaynst the derte that it bee all broken and doe this euery day thre or foure tymes and at euery tyme rub three or foure wormes and anon it shall be hole For a sauce flume vysage Ca. lxv Take Elenacampana and seeth it in a pot with Vineger tyll it bee sodden in than stamp it small and than put therto quicke siluer and Brimstone giltes grece and bray it togither and make thereof a playster and laye it to thy vysage all night and on the morrow wash it oft For him that maye not hold his water Cap. lxvi Take goates talow and bren it and make therof powder and put it into the Patients Potage and let him vse this and he shall pisse measurablye ynough Another for the same Cap. lxvii Take Synshone and sheepes talow and seeth them well togither and as hote as maye be suffred lay it to the member and he shall make water anone For to destroy flume Cap. lxviii Take Betayne and drye it and make therof powder kepe it till thou haue neede and when thou wilt ocupye thereof take a quantitie of honye and of the powder and make thereof two or three pellets and swallowe them downe all hole last when thou goest to bed and that shall doe thee muche good For a wombe that is harde Cap. lxix Drinke the iuyce of weybred with old wyne and he shall be hole Also another for the same Take Cinkfoyle that is to say fyue leaued grasse and stamp it drink it with hote mylke and he shal be eased For the blody manyson place ca. lxx Take Mylfoyle and Plantyne of euerich a like much stampe them well togither and keepe it and whan thou wilt take thereof and temper it with wyne and let the pacient drink it and he shalbe hole For a mans stones that be swolen Cap. lxxi Take an herbe that is called Mare clee in french and frye it well in oyle Olife and lay it to the stones that is so swolen as hote as it may be suffred eyghte dayes or more and neede bee for this will heale
and suger seeth al these in good ale till it be thick and geue it the sick to drink and he shall be whole Also a good playster for the rysing vnder the stomack Cap. xxxiiii Take yeâ—ow otherwyse called milfoly red Fenel red Mints Borage Rue fetherfoy clotes leues Peritorie egrimony of euerich a like much and the grece of a barrow Hog for a man and for a womaÌ„ of a yelk Hog that is of a Sow kind and seth theÌ„ altogither in good ale and make a playster thereof and lay it to the stomack as hote as it may be suffred .ii. or three times and he shall be hole For to destroy the heate in the stomack Cap. xxxv Take fayre clere water and boyle it well and scum it and put therin shiuers of browne bread and let theÌ„ lie therin an houre till the water be almost cold and theÌ„ drink therof two or three dayes by dyuers times and he shall amend in shorte time For breÌ„ning in the stomack ca. xxxvi Take and eate greene percely and galingale without any other thing For to auoyd flume out of thy stomack and the head Cap. xxxvii Take pouder of Pelatory of spayn and pouder of comin pouder of long peper pouder of ginger mustard vineger and medle them togither and chaufe them on the fire til they wax thicke then as hote as ye may suffer put parte thereof in your mouth galking in your throte vp and down but let none enter to your stomack doe this diuers tymes spitting oute by the space of an hower and this is gargarisme For al euils in y e stomack ca. xxxviii Take ashe seede linne seede Commin of euery a lyke much geue it to the sick body to drinke wyth hote worte or else with fayre hote water For the disease at the harte ca. xxxix Take â—â—â—uary and seeth it in stale ale and when it is wel soden stamp it in a morter seeth it agayne with the same lycour and then cleanse it through a cloath and proporcion the ioice put therto three sponeful of clarifyed honey and boyle it well togyther agayn and put it in a boxe and giue it to the pacient euery day a .iij. sponefull fasting till he be hole and this shal doe away the glut from his hart make him to sauour his mete For weaknesse of the hearte Cap. xl Take Rose water Pearles beaten smal to powder and medle it with suger and drinke it two or three dayes For faintnesse of the heart Cap. xli Take the fyling of Gold and the pouder of the bone of a Harts heart medled with the iuice of Borage suger made in syrrope for that is very good forswoning For the brest that is incombred Capitulo xlii Take Isope and seeth it in a pottle of wyne till that it come to a quarre let the sick vse thereof fyrst in the morning and last at euen hote and at morow colde till he be hole For a man woman or chylde that is broken in the belly ca. xliii Take in May the tender croppes of herbe Osmonde and drie them with the wynde and not in the sunne and make powder therof and sacre it and keepe it drye in a bladder let the pacient drynke of y e pouder with whyte wyne euen and morrow wynter and soÌ„mer sauing in May in May drink of the teÌ„dring of the said Osmond for this drinke wil make the broken belly greene as it were new broken and the Patient must be well and easilye trussed that he or she may goe with it all day and lye with it all night till he be hole and that will be within foureteene dayes if he be well ruled for he must lye vpright as much as he may both day and night and not strayne his bellye but as little as he can And he must keepe him lax as long as he is sick and lye in his bed two howers in the morning after he hath drunk this medicine must eate no white meate till he be whole nor walke but easilye for strayning The playster to knit him Capitulo xliiii Take Polipodye that groweth on an oke the rotes thereof and pare the cleane and the rotes of Elenacampana and pare them cleane and then bete them in a morter as smal as thou canst temper it with Oyle of Bay and make it a playster thicke and lay it on a thicke cloath a good quantitie and lay it there the sick is greeued vnder the trusse from the euen tyll the morrow and on the morrow change it agayne this is for all the yeare saue in May then the leaues be better For the playster in May. Cap. xlv Take Polipone leues and the leues of Elenacampana and daysye leaues and bete them smal and temper them with oyle of bay as thou seemest best to make a plaister and lay it there the sore is euen and morrow and he shall by the grace of God be whole For to breake wynde in the bellye Cap. xlvi Take Commin Fenell seede and annis beaten in powder then seeth it in wyne and drinke it fyrst and last For a swolen wombe Cap. xlvii Take the iuice of Rue and let the pacient drinke it with wyne or ale and he shalbe hole on warrantise For aking of the wombe Cap. xlvii Take Tansye Rue Sothernwood eate them with salte he shalbe hole For the harte brenning Cap. xlix Take the crop of Fenel and chew it in thy mouth and suck the iuice therof and spet out the other parte and hee shall be hole For the sore sydes within forth Cap. l. Take Alesanders Persly Louage red fenell Smalage Burnet Gromell and seeth them in whyte wyne tyll halfe be consumed then strayne it and let the sick drynk it fyrst and last at euen hote and at morrow colde Contra telamet masculam in oculo Capitulo li. Take fenel vnset Goldes Veruayne and Betaine Aum and stampe them and temper them wyth Ale or whyte wyne and strayn it and then stampe nyne lowpes otherwyse called Cheflocks and put them in the sayd lycour and gyue it to the Pacyent to drynke nyne dayes followyng and he shall be hole For a womans Pappe that is sore Cap. lii Take the roote of Bryan that is to saye wylde Neppe and make bare al the ouer part of the sayd rote that is to say the top of the rote and make an hole therein and couer it wyth the tyle stone and put it in the earth and laye earth vpon it and let it stande so foure or fyue dayes then open it and take the iuice that ye fynde in the hole and keepe it in a Glasse and therwith anoynt the brest and it shall be hole For the lyuer that is corrupte and wasted Capitulo liii Take a good quantitie of Lyuer-worte and bruse it a little and then seeth it in good strong worte with a quantitie of Rubard and vse this medicine and thou shalte be whole For the heate in the Lyuer
the swelling For to mak one slender Cap. lxxii Take and seeth fenell in water and drink the water last at euen and fyrst at morrow and it shall swage him or her shortly For him that lacketh wynde Capitulo lxxiii Take mallowes Mercury and Borage and seeth them togither wyth a peece of pork and make therof Potage and eate it and drinke the broth with whyte wyne or with whey that is made of mylke For him that is costyfe Cap. lxxiiii Take the iuice of walwoorte and medle it with hony and giue it to the pacient to drinke For a wicked blaste and wynde in the vysage Cap. lxxv Take a hen egge and roast it harde then take the whyte thereof and an ounce of coperas and bete it togither small in a brasen morter till it be lyke an oyntmente and therewith anoynt thy face that is blasted and when it is hole then anoynte it with Populyon and that wil souple the skyn and make it whole For the Shingles Cap. lxxvi Take Doues dongue and Barlye meale and stamp them togither and temper them with aysell and laye it therto For the cough Cap. lxxvii Take Nettles and gather them betweene saynt Mary days in Haruest of them that beareth seede and drye them in the sunne rub out the seede and grynd it and drink it withal and thou shalt be hole For him that hath the perrillous cough cap. lxxviii Take sage rue comin and powder of peper and seeth them in hony make thereof a lectuary vse therof a sponfull at euen and another in the morning The cough that is called the Chicough cap. lxxix Take the rootes of Horsheele and Camfyre as much of one as of another and stamp them small in a morter seeth them in a fayre water till the halfe be wasted and then take the thyrd part of hony boyled and scummed and put them togither make therof a Lectuary and do it in a box and let the sick vse therof fyue dayes or vi a good quantitie at once fyrste and last and he shall be hole For the Ich. Capitulo .lxxx. Take frankensence and bray it smal and meddle it with Oyle of bay and then anoynt whereas it itcheth For to draw a byle from one place to another Capitulo .lxxxi. Take a herbe that is called Oculus christi and veruain and make a playster of it and lay it from the byle two fingers brode when it hath lyne a good whyle remoue it and do so still til it be there as thou would haue it and there let it breake For them that pisseth blood ca. lxxxii Take Persely Ambrose and Bursapastories of euerich a like much and stampe them and temper them with a quarte of gotes milk and straine it and let him drink it iii. dayes at eâ—en and at morrow and this wil staunch him shortely For him that hath lost his mind ca. lxxxiii Take the iuice of golds of sage and of wormwood of euirich of them a sponefull and take as much of white wyne and put therto let him drink it at euen and as much at morrowe colde and serue him thus fyue dayes during and he shall be hole Another for the same ca. lxxxiiii Take and shâ—ue of the heire of the molde of his hed then take Archaungell and stamp it and bynde it to his head where it is shauen and let him take a sleepe therewith and when he waketh he shall be right weake and sober ynough c. For him that hath the frensye Capitulo .lxxxv. Take oyle of roses oyle of vyâ—lets of euerich of them .xx. poys and as much of water of Concorde and put it in a new vessell of earth and boyle it till all the water be fayled then put out that and put in other in the same vessell as much of that water boyle it thus .vii. times and then put therto half of the .iiii. part of the poys of caÌ„fere medle it well togither and vse it on his hed when it is new shauen For a person that vomiteth to much cap. lxxxvi Take Roses and boyle them wel in good strong vineger make a playster thereof and lay it to the persons stomack For a man that hath a disease in his eares cap. lxxxvii Take fayre oyle olyfe and let it be blowen out of a mans mouth that is clene and fasting into the eares of the sick man let this be done .iii. or .iiii. times and let that side of the head be turned downward that the odure of the heade may run out and vse this viij or ten dayes and he shall amend For a man that his eares swones within Cap. lxxxviii Take Almondes and the Carnels of Peaches and let them be clean pilled in hote water and make oile of them and let that oile be put into the eares of the sicke body with tentes made of fyne linnen cloth and vse this .viii. or ten dayes and he shall be hole For synowes that shrinke after that they haue bene hurte and healed cap. lxxxix Take ensence calasome mastik hantit turpentine galbenon visque the mary of an Asse shepes suet old swines grece and butter and of eueriche of them halfe an ounce than take an ounce and an half of wax an ounce of oyle Olife and stamp them boile all these thinges togither and make it in manner of an oyntment hard to make playsters and then make therof a playster and lay it on the hurt senowes and let this lye .xv. dayes or more and they shall stretch out For to staunch blood Cap. xc Take an herbe that is called Lunenahaf and stamp it and laye it on the wound or take the grene leues therof and lay it on the wounde and it shall staunch and if a man maye not haue this herb let him bren the feathers of a Cockes neck and take the ashes of them and lay on the wound and the blood shall soone be staunched Also to staunch blood Cap. xci Take a peece of salt befe that is well salted or else a peece of salt beefe that hangeth in the rofe couer it in hote embers till it be through hote take as much as wil stop the hole bind it fast to as hot as the patient may suffer it and it shall staunch anone but let the befe be fat and leane togither For an Empostume cap. xcii Take barlie and drie benes and licores and let boyle theÌ„ with fayre water altogither of euerich a like much and drinke thereof with suger euery day fasting at night when he goeth to bed and vse this .vi. dayes or more and he shall cast out that postume For spitting of blood cap. xciii Take ache mintes rue and betain seeth them well in good milke giue it him to drinke fyrst in the morning and laste at nighte and he shall bee hole For wylde fyre that is called fyre of Hell cap. xciiii Take red wormes of the earth and the rote of Valerian stampe them
togither and lay it thereto and take valerian the rote and the leaues and stamp it temper it with water and giue it him to drink he shalbe hole For byting of a mad dog ca. xcv Take the seede of Box and stamp it and temper it with holy water and giue it him to drinke For to doe away a wen. Cap. xcvi Take and bynde fast the Wenne then take verdigrece sulphur Sope oyle of egges alam and hony temper them togither and lay it thereto and it shall doe away the wenne and heale it without doubt For to breake a felon in the night Cap. xcvii Take pouder made of Cantarides and temper it with sheepes tallow make a plaister therof and lay it therto and it shall breake For the Megrim Cap. xcviii Take foure handfull of red rose flowers fresh in sommer and in wynter welked and three handfull of Camomill and as much of Veruayne and breake them small with thy handes and boyle them in a pottle of whyte wyne of Gascoyn if it may be had or else in Rochell wyne till it come to a quart and put them in thre bags broched flat like a plaister lay it where the ach is as hote as the sick may suffer and chaunge them hote and hote during a daye and a night and longer if neede be For the Morfew Cap. xcix Take the water of elder and drink it iii. sponeful in the morning ii or thre tymes and when ye receiue it walke after and catch a good heate than take a pynt of white vyneger and .ix. oke apples and cut them and lay theÌ„ iii. days and three nights in the same vineger and after take a fayre linnen cloath and put the apples in the same cloath and strain them and with the licour therof anoynt thy body fower dayes it wil do away the morfew For to stop the flyx Cap. C. Take an onyon and roast it till it be teÌ„der then bruse it and lap it in a linnen cloth and put it betwixt the clift of the buttockes euen ioyning to the foundament and set him down theron as hote as hee may suffer a long tyme and take another onyon and pluck out the core and fyll the hole ful of frankensence and english saffron and take the couering of y e onyon and couer the hole and put in the embers and let it boyle till it be somwhat tender then put away the couering and lay the onyon as hote as it may be suffred vpon his nauill hole and binde it fast that it fal not away and he shall be hole For the Cancre wyld fyre and Ignis sancti Antoni ca. Ci. Take and roste Sorell in a wet linnen cloth the space of an halfe hower vnder the hote embers then stamp it with fyne clarified hony and laye that to the sore and without doubt it will do away the brenning blacknes and stinck and heale it perfectly For to make heire to grow cap. Cii Take and seeth malowes rotes and al wash the place thereas the heire lacketh and it shall grow For to doe away heire cap. Ciii Take horseleeches and burn them to pouder and medle with eysell and touch the place where the heire groweth it shall growe no more there For a scald head cap. Ciiij Take a penniworth of lamp oyle halfe a pynte of fayre water boyle it well togither and when it is colde put thereto half a peniworth of quick siluer temper it well togither and anoynt thy head For the yellow Iaundes Ca. Cv. Take a quantitie of Turmeryke and as much of Iuery beaten to pouder as much of the inner bark of a berberye tree and a quantitie of english saffron in pouder and medle them all togither and drinke it three or foure dayes fasting For the blacke Iaundes Ca. cvi Take genciana long pepper Calamus aromaticus auencis licores resyns of coraunce white sope of spayn of euerich three .i. and .ii. sponefull of mustard boyle all these in a quarte of wyne till the thyrde parte be wasted and let the pacient drink it For wormes and heate in the hands Capitulo Cvii Take chickweed and bruse it a little and then seeth it in running water till the water be wasted halfe away then take and wash the sore handes therein as hote as the paciente may suffer it and doe thus .iii. or .iiii. days and he shall be hole For the gowte cap. Cviii. Take red mintes and cressons and vnset leekes and let thâ—â—e herbs seeth wel togither and washe there as the sicknesse is euery day .ii. times a day and if he cannot haue these hearbes let the sicke body bee washed with hote water and anoynte him before the fyre or in the Sunne with thys ointment and rub him wel therwith take Virgin waxe turpentyne Saffron the yolke of an egge oyle olyfe oyle of Almonds may butter oyle of nuttes oyle doret the grece of a male hogge oyle of camamil sheepe suet with good claryfyed honye and let all these be medled togither and boyled fayre and easily by the fyre For sore knees that doth swell and ake Cap. Cix Take rue louage and stamp them togither and put therto hony make therof a playster and lay it to the sore knees and that shall fetche away the swelling and the ach For the falling euill Cap. Cx. Take the blood of his little fynger that is sick write these three verses following and hang them about his neck Iasper fert Mirram thus Melchi or Baltazarum Hec quicumque secum portat tria nomina regum Soluitur a morbo domini pietate Caduce For brenning and scalding Cap. cxi Take fresh Geese dong and frye it with fresh butter and sheepes suet and strayne it through a cloath lay it on the sore and it wil heale it anon For brenning with fyre cap. Cxii Take the rynde of a clyne tree and seeth it halfe a day in fayre water let it keele and gather of the thicke that thou fyndeste vppon the water with a feather and euery day anoynt with the feather euen and morrowe For to heale hurtes and woundes Capitulo Cxiii Take mallowes and seeth them wel and when they be well soden take stampe them and then take olde Barowes grece and clene Barly mele mingle the iuice the meale and the grece altogither and make a salue thereof for it is a ready healer Also to make a salue to draw and to heale cap. cxiiii Take a quarter of a pound of Vyrgin wax and .ii. ounces of sheepe suet and melt them togither a little and then take them from the fyre put therto an ounce of frankensence and stere it wel togither and do it in a box and this will both draw and heale For stinging of Adders and Snakes Ca. Cxv. Take dragons and drynke it also stampe Dragons and laye it to the place there the stinging is and that shal suck out the venime and ease the smarting