heares being shauen away lay the plaister vpon the crowne of the head Against the griefes of the skull TAke of the Rosin of a Pine trée that is white ten drammes of the pouder of Aloes one ounce mixe them togither and boyle them with a soft fier and after adde of Gum Elemi one ounce and make a Cerote which you must laye vpon the place where the griefe is To comfort the hart TAke of white and red Saunders of red Roses of red and white Coral of Spodium of Camphora of ech a dramme of the flowres of Borage of Buglosse of Violets of Mirtels and of Rosemarie of eche halfe a handfull of the parings of Ceder apple of white and red Ben of eche one dramme of Nutmegs of Spicknard of y t bone of a Harts hart of Cloues of Cubebes of Laurell leaues of Setwall of Baulme of Lignum Aloes of Basill séedes of eche halfe a dramme of Muske of Amber and of Saffron of eche halfe a scruple braye euerie thing and make a little bag of Crimosine sarcenet and vse to weare it vnder the left brest For the tooth ache TAke of long Pepper white pepper Cubebes Staphisager of the rindes of y e roots of Mulberie trées of the rindes of the rootes of Mandrake of the rindes of the rootes of Caphers of Pelitorie of Henbane of eche two drammes braye all these togither and boyle them in fiftene ounces of red wyne vntill one halfe of the wine be consumed then straine it and with the said decoction being warme wash the téeth To mitigate euery kinde of griefe TAke of oyle of yellow Violets of oyle of swéete Almonds of oyle of Sisamine fresh butter of ech one ounce and a half of poudred Saffron one ounce of white Waxe one ounce and a halfe of Dill séedes of Camomill flowers and of the fat of a Duck of eche two ounces thrée whites of raw Egges dissolue the oyle and the waxe with the fat and after mixe with them the other ingredience being poudred verie subtilly and so make an oyntment Another for the same TAke of oyle Oliue sixe ounces of Saffron two drammes six yelks of raw Egges mixe them altogither and then take of Barly flower of the flower of Amidum of ech thrée drammes of freshe butter halfe an ounce of Bdellium two drammes of wine that is sodden foure ounces boyle all these saide things in a Leaden vessell vntill they become thicke and applie thereof hote vnto the griefe To heale the disease called Gonorrea TAke of Fenegreke séedes and boyle them in water vnto the consumation of the thirde part And giue vnto the pacient for the space of thrée or foure dayes foure ounces thereof to drinke euery morning and he shall be cured Against the flixe of the bodie TAke of Origanum of Sumack of Mirtels of Corianders of Camomill flowres of eche one handfull of Pomegranate flowres with the ryndes and fruite of the seedes of Roses of eche halfe a handfull of the pilles of Ireos rootes of the rootes of Mulberies and of the rootes of Virga pastoris of eche two handfuls bray euerie thing a littell and cause them to be boyled in red wine so long that the wine be cleane consumed these things being put into a fine little bagge let the diseased person set himselfe thereon and let the bagge be as hote as he may suffer it A medicine to heale the flix of the liuer TAke of Agrimonie one handful of Squinant two handfuls of Spicknard of Liqueris of eche halfe a handfull of Mace of Masticke of eche halfe an ounce of Lignum Aloes thrée drammes of Myrobolani Emblici and Chebuli of ech one dramme and a halfe of Bole Armenia of Lapis hematitis of Terra sigillata of eche sixe drammes of Coriander séedes preperated one ounce and a halfe of Spodium two drammes of drie Roses one ounce of the flower of Barlie two ounces of the filings of Iron preperated one dramme of the compound of the thrée kindes of Saunders made without Camphora halfe an ounce of oyle of Masticke and of Mirtels of eche as much as sufficeth Pouder the aforesaid herbs parch the Myrobolani a little and being finely beaten take the other things being also in pouder and adding therevnto the oyles put them altogither in a vessell on the fier and make therewith a plaister which you shall applie vnto the right side so that it maye reach from the brest vnto the stomacke To stop the flowers of a woman TAke of vnhusked Lentilles one pounde of Bursa pastoris and of Plantine of eche thrée handfuls of Asses dung and of Gotes dung dried of eche one ounce a halfe of Olibanum and of Dragons bloud of eche twelue drammes of drie Mints of Acatia of Hipoquistidos of Licium of eche one ounce of Gessum foure ounces of whites of Egges fiue of Beane flower thrée ounces of the iuice of Plantine as much as sufficeth make a plaister in this maner take the Lentils and the dungs grossely beaten and mixe them with the iuice but let the Gessum remaine infused in vinegar a whole daye and after mixe it with the other ingredience Against the disease Gonorrhea TAke of mundified Liqueris of Alchechengi berries of Iuiubes of the rootes of marsh Mallowes of eche halfe an ounce of Mellon séedes one ounce of the iuice of Liqueris fiue drammes braye them a little and boyle them in foure pintes of water of Mellons and Alchechengi vntill the fourth part of the water be consumed and being streyned kéepe it to giue vnto the sicke to drinke An excellent sirope to heale the French pockes TAke of the wood of Lignum vitae foure ounces and of the barke nine ounces of Reubarbe two drammes of Cardus benedictus two ounces of the water of Bettony of Lupils of Barlie and of old Malmesie of eche foure pounds of Sene of Alexandria foure ounces bruse the foresaide thinges and let them stande infused in the waters and the Malmesie a whole night then let them boyle vnto the consummation of the third part and being taken from the fire let it be strayned of which decoction you must drinke foure ounces morning and Euening foure houres before meate alwayes prouided that the partie which is sicke be purged before he obserue the diet A plaister to heale the dropsie TAke of the Dung of a Goate dried one pounde of Commin two drammes of the rootes of wilde Cucombers of Nightshade shade of ech two ounces of Barlie meale one pounde of Vinegar wherein Iron is quenched as much as sufficeth make a plaister with boyling the rootes in Liée and laye it on the bellie Against red spots in the skinne DIstill water of Cresses in the end of May and being mixed with honie Dip therin pieces of Linnen cloth and lay them vpon the foresaide spottes and as they drie dip them agayne and laye them on the spots and you shall sée the effect If you bray the séede and mixe it with vinegar and
leaues of Cinquefolie To remedie the paine of the loynes TAke of quicke Sulphur what quantitie you thinke good and being brayed into pouder mixe it with the fatte or sewet of what beast you shall thinke good and then annoint It helpeth also to take the séedes of wilde Mintes brayed and mixed with Wheat flower lay it on them or else to bray the gréene leaues of Ferola in wine and to laye them thereon To remedie the difficultie of pyssing and paine of the bladder TAke of Pulegium of Spikenarde of Folium of ech lyke quantitie being somewhat brayed you shall put them into a little bag and being warme applie it vnto the griefe It helpeth also to take Horehounde boyled it wine and water and being strayned giue it vnto the sicke person to drinke To heale one that cannot keepe his water TAke of Snayles called Africani that is such as are without their shelles and being burned giue the partie oftentimes to drinke thereof in wine It helpeth also to drinke the braines of an Hare in wine to eate the reines of the said beast To remedie the comming out of the Matrix FIrst you must dissolue with the iuice of wormwood Aromatical spices as Gallia muschata Lignum Aloes and therwith annoint vnder the Nauil Then take Rew Castor Artemesia of ech like quantitie boyle them in good wine vntill two parts be consumed and being strained giue thereof the drinke Then cause the Matrix to be put in with ones handes verye softly and cause hir to be set in a bath in the which are boiled of Roses of Pomegranat flowers called Balaustie of Sumack of the rindes of Pomegranates of Galles of Mirtels of the leaues and inward barke of an Oke and of Cipres nuts To heale the itch and hardnesse of the Matrix TAke of Camphora of Litharge of Baye berries as much as you thinke good and with the white of an Egge make a suppositorie and put it into the Matrix The pouder of Fenegreke mixed with the bloude of a Goose and annointing the place therwith healeth the hardnesse of the Matrix To remedie the windinesse of the Matrix TAke of Mallowes of Pellitorie of the wall and being boyled in water make a bathe for the woman and after you shall put vpon hir bodie this plaister following being warme Take of the iuice of Taxus barbatus and of Rapes and being mixed with the Meale of Barlie make therof a plaister To heale the paine of the head occasioned through the French disease TAke of Aloes Epatice one ounce of the rootes of Pimpernell and Buglosse of eche a handfull boyle all these in thrée pintes of water vntill two parts thereof be consumed and that which remayneth you shall deuide in foure partes to giue him in steade of a sirop it will purge him and cease the paine To cause heare to grow where it is fallen away TAke and burne Acornes of an Oke and mixe the pouder with the fat of a Beare and annoint the place To remedie eyes that be bloud shot TAke of the milke of a Goat that is bloud warme and therewith fomentate the eies or else bray the leaues of Verbena with a little salt and therewith emplaister the eyes that all the night they may be shut and the day following take it awaye and continuing thus certaine dayes he shall be hole To heale the flix of the bodie and spitting of bloud TAke of Gum Dragant Gum Arabicke of Sanguis Draconis of Bole Armenia Amidum of Spodium of eche foure scruples of the stone called Hematitis grounded vpon a Marble of the iuice of Plantin of Poppie of Mumia of Acatia of Hipoquistidos of eche thrée drammes of sirrop of Roses as much as sufficeth meddle them well togither and make thereof a lectuarie To remedie the Ptisicke BRaye Bettonie and mixe it with Honie and make therof a lectuarie or else beate Pine Apple kirnels which are clean and new and with soden wine and clarified Hony labor them so long in the Morter that they come vnto the forme of Hony and vse to take thereof It helpeth also to take the lunges and hart of a wilde goose boyled and to eate thereof An oyntment to heale the stiffenesse or shrinking of sinowes called Spasmus comming of a wound taken of some venemous beast TAke of the meale of Line séedes of the meale of Barlie and of Orobi of eche thrée ounces of the meale of Beanes one ounce of Honye a pounde of white vinegar thrée ounces of hard Pitch sixe ounces of Swines grease thrée ounces mixe all togither and make therof an oyntment To make milke come into a womans brests TAke Dill and boyle it well in water and of the decoction you shall giue vnto the woman to drinke morning and euening foure ounces at a time and it will doe the effect To remedie the disease called in Italian Fuoco saluatico and in English S. Anthonies fire TAke of Burre rootes and of Sage leaues and braye them verie well and make therof a plaister which you must laye vpon the sore A verie excellent remedie against winde in the left side called in Italian Melancholia mirachiale TAke of red Rose leaues sixe ounces of Ciperus fiue drams of Cloues of Asarum of Mastick of Spicknarde of eche sixe drammes of Mace of Cardamomes of Nutmegs of eche one dramme braye and mixe them togither Then take of Myrobolanes called Emblici one pounde the which you must boyle in seuen pintes of water vntill two parts therof be consumed straine it and put vnto the decoction one pound of Hony then boyle it againe vntill it be as thicke as Hony then put it vnto the spices before mentioned and mixe them togither with a spatter made of Willow or of a Pomecitron trée and aromatize it with halfe a scruple of Muske and vse it in electuarie Another for the same TAke of Capillus Veneris called in English Maiden heare of Buglosse of Reisons of eche one handfull of Lignum Aloes of Spicknarde of Masticke of eche two drammes of Epithimum of Polipodie of Borage of eche halfe an ounce of the iuice of Pome royals one ounce and a halfe of Sugar two pounds make therof a sirop and aromatize it with white Amber and vse it To remedie the want of sleepe through frenesie SHaue away the heare with a Raser and annoint the heade with the froth or fome which swimmeth vpon Creame and be shall sléepe forthwith To heale the falling sicknesse TAke of the Lungs of a Wolfe and washe them with good red wine then boyle them and dresse them with Cordiall spices and giue it in meate vnto the sicke person and he shalbe healed or else take of Opoponack of Castoreum of Sanguis draconis of Antimonie of ech like quantitie bray them and giue therof vnto the sicke person two scruples in what maner you will and this shall be the quantitie whensoeuer he taketh it and you shall sée the successe therof to be maruellous To heale
a wood Doue mixed with Meale of Cockle and boyled with wine being layd vpon an Impostume doth open the same Against festred cankers TAke of Inke of Auripigmentum of quicke Brimstone and of Salt Gemma of eche like quantitie dissolue the foresayde thinges in vinegar and put them into an earthen possenet that is not glased and close it well that the fume maye not go forth and boyle it vntill it become ashes then make pouder of it and wash it with vinegar that is warme and put of the sayd pouder vppon the sore presently at the quenching And after lay of this ointment vpon the sore Take of red Hony clarified of the fat of a Gote of the filings of Copper mixed therwith and so make an oyntment To heale sores that are moyst and hard to close TAke of the tops of Figtrées burne them make ashes therof or infuse them in water certayne howres And being strained put vnto it freshe ashes renuing it in such sort diuers times And with the said water washe the sayd sore oftentimes a daye and put of this pouder following vpon it Take of the ashes of Oyster shelles two drammes of Aloes Sicotrine brayed one dramme and put therevnto of the ashes of Sea Vrchins and medle it togither with Swines grease and you shall sée a good successe or else put into the wounde the flowers or séedes of Dill burned and they will doe the like Also it helpeth to take the herbe Virga pastoris and bray it and then to put therof into the wound Against fretting sores TAke of oyle of Radishe rootes and of Salt bray them togither and lay them plaister wise vpon the sore To heale sore tetters TAke of waxe of Cinabrium in pouder and of oyle of Roses as much as shalbe sufficient Make therof an ointment Or else bray Cockle and Brimstone and mixe them with Vinegar and make an oyntment A verie excellent water for tetters TAke of Roche Allum of Sal niter of eche one ounce bray them into pouder then strayne them thorowe a linnen cloth of quicke siluer one ounce working it verie much with a pestell Then put it into a Still of glasse with a long necke and heate it at the fire vntill it begin to boyle then close well the mouth of the Still and let it boyle vntill it cease of it selfe Then take it from the fire and let it coole sprinkling it wyth strong vinegar after set it vnto the fire againe to boyle and breaking the vessell take out the pouder within it and take of the iuice of Celendine purified at the fire and of strong vinegar of eche halfe a pounde Medle all togither and being boyled distill them through a Felt. And reserue the water to kyll testers The like effect is done to washe the place of the Ringwormes or tetters in the euening when you go to bed with water of Turpentine distilled with holding at his face a verie fine cloth In the morning wash it with warme Persly water and then with Rose water and the effect will be maruellous Against burnings or scurfes in the face which appeare like vnto a Leprosie TAke of quick Brimstone one ounce of Camphire one dram of the bones of a Cuttle one ounce of the marrow of a Calfe two drammes braye them all seperately by themselues and meddle them in a pounde of Rose water and halfe a pounde of the water of Lillies and set it in the Sunne stirring it euerye day with a sticke and therwith annoint the sore An other TAke of Litarge one ounce of Camphire and of Ceruce of eche one once and a halfe of quicke Brimstone one ounce of Camphire one scruple of Swines grease that is freshe and strained two ounces of the iuice of Quinces one ounce braye those things that are to be brayed by themselues and then meddle them all in a Morter and kéepe it in a vessell of glasse vntill you will occupie it To heale sore legges TAke of Coltes foote braye it and lay it vppon the sores or else take the iuice of Agrimonie and washe therein péeces of linnen cloth and put them vpon the sores and presently you shall sée the experience To heale legges that are hard swollen and sore WHen by the vsing of other medicaments the griefe is not healed make a fumigation vnto the legge with Vermilion and Incense as they vse to doe vnto the French disease filling your mouth with Wine and kéeping the leg couered that it maye receyue the perfume and by vsing it to twyce or thrice at the most it will be hole To heale the burnings of fire before they bladder WAsh the burnt place often with colde lye or else annoynt it presently with Hony but if it be sore annoint it with Inke and it will be hole or else take ashes of the dung of Pigeons burned and mixed with oyle of Roses and waxe as much as is sufficient make thereof an oyntment and laye it vpon the sores To heale one that is fallen from some high place TAke colde water and drinke therof presently or else take a dramme of the pouder of Bittonie and drinke it with water It helpeth also to take of Lacca of Myrrha of Saffron of eche two drammes of Fenegréeke of Castor of eche halfe a dramme of Bole Armenick thrée drammes bray them into pouder and giue thereof to drinke oftentimes with wine well mixt with water To heale one that with a fall hath hurt one of his members TAke of Branne and of Salt well brayed and with Honye make a playster and put it vpon the sore or else make pouder of the barke of a Pine trée and with oyle of Mirtels and waxe make an oyntment To preserue a member that is striken from impostumation LAy vpon it Terra sigillata or else emplaister it with the leaues of Sumack and you shall haue your intent To take away the signes that remaine of blowes or stripes ANnoynt the place with the iuice of Radishes or else with Hony in which is dissolued the séedes of Radishes brayed It helpeth also to annoynt the place with Honye and Salt medled togither To heale brusings of the nayles TAke Onyons and mixe them with the iuice of Barlie boyled and lay therof vpon the sore or else bray the séedes of wilde Mintes and with Hony make a liniment and if there be put vnto it Linséedes well brayed and layd vpon the nailes that be brused they will be hole To heale sores proceeding of itch in the naturall places of women TAke of the tender leaues of an Oliue trée and of Iuie and of a Bremble and of swéete Pomegranates braye them well and dissolue them with olde wine then take a péece of fresh rawe flesh and couer it with the foresayde leaues being brayed and so let hir kéepe it in hir naturall place one night In the morning let it be taken out and wash the place within with the decoction of Mirtels made with wine and doing thus within few dayes she
the fire so much that al the things be distilled And taking it out put it once againe to distill in an other Stillitorie causing it to stande in infusion and hauing set the Still in Balneo Mariae you shall distill thrée liquors the first will be a cléere water and will swim vppermost the second liquor will be an oyle through more distillation and putting thereto a sufficient quantitie of fire you shall get out the thirde oyle The sayde oyle with annoynting helpeth sore sinewes and by annointing Cankers and Fistolaes therwith it helpeth them verie much and with touching the sores it causeth them to close vp It helpeth the Leprosie the Carbuncle and drinking a drop or two in broth or in wine it healeth the passions of the Matrix and all inward griefes it draweth out perished bones being put into the wounds it healeth them and annointing the temples it maketh a good memorie Against superfluous winde in the left side called in Italian Melancholia mirachiale and the disease called Sincope TAke of red Roses thrée ounces of Ciperus two drams and a half of Cloues of Mastick of Spikenard of Asarabacca of eche one dramme of Maces of Cardamomes of Nutmegs of eche halfe a dramme bray euerye thing and put thereto of Myrobolanes Emblici halfe a pounde boyle all togither in foure pounds a halfe of water vntill two parts be consumed then straine it and put therevnto of Hony halfe a pounde and boyle it by decoction and in the end put in the spices and make a lectuarie of the which giue vnto the sick two drams at a time To preserue from the pestilence TAke two Egges make a hole vpon the top of ech of them then take out the whites and put into them so much whole Saffron as they may be silled vnto the middle and let them be couered with other halfe shelles of Egges put vpon them then let them boyle vpon the fire vntill they become red then braye them with all the shelles and put therevnto of white Diptamus of Tormentil of eche thrée drammes of vomiting nuts one dramme and a halfe of the séedes of Rocket the quantitie of the beaten Egges Braye them all once agayne and put therevnto of good Triacle the weight of all the receit except the Egges and make a Lectuarie Of the which giue two drams in the morning when the pacient riseth before he go to labor A Ceare cloth for sore and swollen legges TAke of Camphire one ounce of Minium of Litarge of eche two pounds of burnt Lead one pounde of Tutia sixe ounces of oyle Oliue of oyle of Roses of eche fiue pounds of Aqua vitae sixe ounces of waxe as much more Set the oyles vnto the fire and being warme put vnto them the Litarge the Minium and the Lead and worke it with a spatter vntill it be come vnto the heigth of waxe in the ende put in the Aqua vitae and the waxe and boyle them putting in last of all the Camphire and hauing made a Cere cloth vse to kéepe it vppon the sore and you shall sée a maruelous effect To remedie the commotion of the brayne through falling from some high place or through other occasions and cuttes when through the blowes men lose their speach TAke of red Roses of the leaues and fruite of Mirtelles of Pomegranate flowers of Calamus Aromaticus of Gallia Muschata of Lignum Aloes of eche one dramme of Meale of Barlie thrée ounces boyle them in red wine and Rose water as much as sufficeth and in the ende put therevnto one graine of Muske and make a plaister to laye vppon the head cutting first away the heares with a sharpe rasor To remedie the falling sicknesse in children TAke of gréene Smiraldes of red Corall and of the séedes of Pionie of eche thrée drammes of Storax calamite of Rosemarye flowers of Bittonie of Cobwebbes of eche one dramme of Iuie berries halfe a dramme braye them and incorporte them with the gum of an Oke and make a plaister and put it vppon the cloasure of children and cause it to be kept thereon vntill it fall away of it selfe To heale the euill habite and to cure them that haue the splene TAke of the filing of Stéele preperate in vinegar sixe drams of Citrack and of Gum Ammoniack of eche halfe an ounce of sirop of Bisantius as much as sufficeth make a lectuarie of the which take halfe a spoonefull at a time fasting A preseruatiue against the pestilence TAke of Saffron of Setwell of Tormentil of Diptamus of eche one ounce of Triacle of Mitridate of Sugar of Buglosse of eche eight drammes with the sirop of the pilles of Pome Citrons make a lectuarie Of the which giue to preserue the partie according to his age Bicause if he be aboue the age of .xv. yeares giue him two drammes in the morning before meate with white wine and after it gyue him to mastice Coriander séedes If he be of the age of .xiiij. yeares giue him a dramme and a halfe And being vnder the age of .xiiij. yeares giue him a dramme and when he goeth out of the house let him holde in his mouth a little of the sayde lectuarie In curing the plague the foresaid confection must be giuen as soone as he féeleth himselfe to haue the Ague within the space of .xxiiij. howres with the water of Sumack the quantitie aforesaide according vnto age It helpeth also all colde infirmities or griefes ministred with wine or with Aqua vitae hauing first made the vniuersall remedies as purging letting of bloud and such like To remedie the discending of a Catarre through coldnesse of stomack TAke of red Rose leaues one dram of Spikenarde of Spica Celtica of eche halfe a dramme of chosen Cinamonde of Maces of Nutmegs of eche one dram of masticke of verye perfite Turpentine of eche two scruples of clarified Hony as much as sufficeth Bray them and mixe euery thing and make therof a lectuarie To remedie the Kings euill TAke Vitriol and put it vpon the coales and let it boyle and cast spume so long that it become red Then braye it and put it to dissolue in Aqua vitae and being taken out let it drie And thus doe thrée times In the ende put it into a fine péece of linnen cloth and let it hang in a moyst place with a potinger or some other Recipient vnder it for it will cast oile like vnto oyle of Tartar Take as much of the sayde oyle as of Aqua vitae and bathing therein a sponge binde it vppon the sore and in short space it will breake it To heale many infirmities with oyle of Sulphur TAke and giue two drops of oyle of Sulphur to drinke in the decoction of Pionie Bettony the quantity of thrée ounces it will heale the falling sicknesse If there be giuen of the sayd oyle to drinke in a little quantitie of Wormwood water it will cause the appetite to come again They shalbe healed of Agues
of eche halfe a dramme of the meale of Cockell two scruples meddle them and dip therein a suppositorie and put it into the naturall place and if they be difficult to heale with the foresaid medicines then mixe with the pouders Vnguentum Isis or Diapampholigos or Diapalma and put it into the naturall place To heale the scurfe or scalles in the head beard or browes TAke of Ammoniack preperated in vinegar one ounce of Assa fetida one dramme of burnt Lime or made red two scruples make a paste and put it euery day vpon the sore and if it enduceth itche vse pacience and scratch not They vse also to heale them with oile of Sulphur or of Vitriol or else take of Arsenick and worke it vpon a Marble and then poure it into a Basen with vinegar vntill the vinegar remayne vppermost then set it in the sunne to become drie and thus doe thrée times And as many times more infuse it in pure water and let it drie The which vse first washing with spettle a little Bombace and putting thereto a verie little quantitie of the saide pouder touch once the scurfe or scales In like maner preperate Oripigment but take héede that you laye a verie little of the pouder vpon the sore that it maye not fret or consume very much Against knobbes or wheales of the French disease TAke of Plantine water and of Rosewater of eche one pound of Roch Allum of Argentum sublimatum of ech two drammes bray the Allum and the Sublimatum and put it with the waters into a glasse and take a Cirdyron and set it vpon firie coles and let the glasse boyle vppon it vntill halfe the water be consumed then let the pouder settle and kéepe the water which will come forth cléere in a vessell of glasse and when you will vse therof temper a part of it with a tripple portion of Rose water or of Plantine or more and touche therewith the knobbes or wheales and if the wheales or knobbes be in the face first you must vse easie remedies as to annoynt them with the scum of the decoction of Guacum or else wyth Sope by it selfe or else with Precipitate mixed with Vnguentum Rosatum Mesue or with the oyle of Scorpions or with the fat of a Gote and of a Hen. To take away the blacknesse of wounds TAke the gréene rootes of Celendine the greater and braye them with Brimstone and annoint therwith the place and if the cicatrices or scarres be red take of Ceruce of Litarge of Siluer washed and dissolue it with the iuice of wilde Grapes or with the iuice of Limons and at night annoint the place To cause heare to grow TAke of Malmesey of childrens vrine and of Cowes milke of eche one pound of Hony halfe a pound mixe them in a Limbeck and draw out the water with the which washing the head it causeth the heare to grow Against the prefocation of the Matrix TAke of the séedes of Pioney of the séedes of Agnus and of Calamus aromaticus of eche one dramme of Siler Montanus of drie Rew of Commin of ech two scruples of Daucus of Ameos of Annis séedes of Fennell of Carowayes of Ciperus of eche halfe a dramme of Calamint of the séedes of Rocket of eche one scruple Bray them into pouder and with the sirop of Calamint make of euerye dramme seauen pilles of the which the woman must take thrée at one time in the morning one houre before she eate she must vse to doe it euery other day To purge melancholie humors and to remedie the paine of the head and stomack TAke of Polipodie two pounde of the leaues of Sene .xxv. ounces of Tamarindes one pounde of Reysons without kirnelles fiue ounces of Damaske Prunes .xxxv. of Borage flowers and of Violets of eche two handfulles of Mayden heare foure handfulles of Melon séedes foure ounces of chosen Cinamonde one ounce and a halfe of Ginger of Salt Gemma of eche seuen drammes of the iuice of Lupines foure pounde of the iuice of Endiue two pound of raine water thirtie pounde Mixe euerye thing togither and boyle them according vnto Art vntill the fourth part be consumed then strain it and make into the sayd decoction twelue infusions of freshe Roses gathered in the morning and for euery infusion put in seauen pounde of Roses and in the ende put therevnto of fine Sugar eight pounde and make a sirop The vse of which is to giue foure ounces or more or lesse after the disposition of the person that shall vse it dissolued with Cordiall waters or with water of Lupilles and Fumiterrie An excellent remedie for to heale the French disease TAke of Nutmegs of Cardamomes of Masticke of Cubebes of Graines called in Latine Grana Paradysi of Cinamond of Nuts of India of eche one ounce of the thrée sortes of Saunders of red Roses of Fumiterrie and of the flowers of Borage of eche two ounces of the séedes of Buglosse of Endiue of ech one handfull of all the kindes of Myrobolanes of ech one dram of the séedes of Coloquintida of Bdellium of Agarick of chosen Turbit of eche two drammes of chosen Reubarbe halfe an ounce of Manna one ounce and a halfe of Camphire two drammes of Muske and of Amber of eche one dramme Braye those thinges that are to be brayed grossely and put them to dissolue in .viij. pound of Aqua vitae the space of .xxiiij. houres and then distill it with a soft fire by a Limbeck putting therevnto two pounde of Sugar and in the ende put to it the Muske and Amber Of the which water giue vnto the sicke person thrée drammes euery day continually the space of fourtie dayes if he be not weake and you shall sée a maruellous effect To purge one that hath the paine of the French disease TAke of Turbit halfe an ounce of Diagredium one dram and a halfe of Diadragant one ounce of white Ginger two drammes of Hermodactills two drammes of Manna granata one dramme and a halfe of Carthamus séedes halfe an ounce of the iuice of Quinces one ounce of the iuice of preparated Roses one ounce of the iuice of Sage thrée ounces of Iuy water two ounces of fine Sugar eight ounces make a confection in morsels of the which giue the pacient to purge with halfe an ounce in the morning early and you shall sée a verie good effect To cause the feuers Perhiodicae to cease after they be prolonged INfuse the leaues of Wormwoode in water the space of ten houres then take out the said leaues and cast them awaye and set the said water to boyle vntill the halfe be consumed of the which giuing foure ounces vnto the sicke he shall sweate in such sort that all the Feuers wil cease which happen through colde humors To heale those which haue the eye liddes infected of sharpe or salt humors TAke of raine water and fill an earthen pot therewith that conteineth in quantitie sixe pound set it vpon the fire
TAke a quantitie of the flower of Cicers and of the séedes of marsh Mallowes brused and dissolued with vinegar then annoynt the head and afterward wash it with the decoction of Béetes and toppes of Mulbery trées Or else take of the berries of Ben and of the flower of beanes of eche like quantitie boyle them in water with the which you shall wash the head Against the falling away of the heare from the bearde or head called in Italian Tigna TAke of the pouder of the rootes of Ireos called Flowerdeluce and of the soote of a chimney of eche like quantitie mixe them with olde oyle and annoynt the heade or else take of Aristologia of Verdegrese of Sal Armenick of Bdellium of mustard séede of Gum Dragant of ech like quantitie braye them and mingle them with the oyle of wheate and vinegar of both as much as sufficeth and adde therevnto a little Honye To heale Ringwormes TAke of yellow brimstone of the berries of Ben of ech a like and being brayed mixe them with Turpentine and so annoint the sore Another for the same TAke of the Ashes of Garlicke burnt and mixed with hony annoynt the place or else take Styrax liquida mingled with vinegar and annoynt the sore It helpeth also to annoynt it with the Gum of brused Almondes If the Ringwormes shal be vlcerous take of Incense of Gum Dragant of Brimstone of Aloes of ech a dramme of Gum Arabicke two drammes mixe them with vineger and so annoint A remedie against the itche BRay the toppes and heades of Poppie and mixe them with vinegar and so annoint the place or else dissolue Aloes being beaten with Endiue water and it will doe the like Another for the same TAke of the leaues of Sene one handfull boyle them with water of Roses and Smallage and a little vinegar and wash the sore It helpeth also to wash it with Sea water warmed or else with the decoction of wilde Cucombers reduced into water Against rubbing or itch which commeth in the night AFter that the euacuation of the bodie is made with purgation or by letting of bloud you shall annoint it with Aloes and Myrrhe dissolued in water of hony It helpeth likewise to take Aloes with the flowres of Lentilles and mixe them with vinegar and honie or else wash the place where y e itche is with water of Smallage or with the lées of vineger by it selfe alone Against the chapping of the lippes TAke dried lées of white wine called Tartar and burne them in the fire and temper them with Rosin and grease of an Hen or Ducke medled with a little hony and so vse it Against the chappings of the feete ANnoint them with the grease of a Goate or of a Cowe or with the oyle of an Hinde and you shalbe healed Another for the same TAke of wax of oyle Sisamine of Turpentine of Stirax liquida of eche like quantitie mixe euery thing togither and laye therof vpon the sore For the same TAke of Gum Dragant poudred thrée drammes of Polipodie rootes one dramme and a halfe of Charabe of Incense of ech halfe an ounce of Turpentine sixe drammes bray euerie thing and with the oyle of an Hart make an oyntment Against sweate which stincketh ANnoynt the bodie with water of Mirtels drawne through a Lembicke or with water in which Allum is dissolued It worketh the like effect to annoint the bodie with the pouder of saunders or with the pouder of Ciperus and Roses Or with the ashes made of the leaues of Lillies and Myrrha Against the stinch of the toes TAke ofred Roses one pound of Galles of Spicknard of Ciperus of Myrrha and of Allum of ech ten drammes make thereof little cakes or Pastelli with rose water And after dissolue them and so annoint when néede requireth Against bruses of or about the eares YOu must marke if it be néedefull to drawe bloud from the bruse then annoint the place with this oyntment Take of Teruce of Smalledge séede of ech like quantitie bray them and with hony make an oyntment Another for the same TAke of quick Brimstone called Sulphur viuum of Myrrha of Incense of ech like quantitie pouder them and being mixed with liquide Pich lay it vpon the sore To heale a West that riseth vpon the eye liddes TAke waxe and being well warmed put thereof oftentimes vpon the griefe Or else take flies the heades of them being plucked of and with the bodies rub the sore To take away blewnesse or blacknesse of the eye liddes TAke of gréene Chéese newly salted and being cut in slyces lay thereof vpon the griefe or else stampe Wormwood and make therof a playster with the iuice of a Radish and then vse it To make nayles which are rotten to fall TAke Sulphur being poudred and mixe it with hogs grease and put it vpon the place Another for the same TAke liquide Pich Waxe Colofonie Rosin of quicke Sulphur and of Salt of eche like quantitie and make thereof a plaister For the same TAke Propolios Waxe Bitume of eche two drammes of quicke Sulphur one dramme and make a plaister Against bruses of the nayles TAke leaues of Mirtels when they are tender and leaues of a Pomegranate trée and being well brayed put of it vpon the nayle and binde it fast A plaister to heale burgeons or pushes TAke of Camomill flowers a handful of the flowers of marsh Mallowes of gréene Rew and of Mallowes of eche two handfulles of Leuen one ounce of Pepper a dramme of common Salt one ounce and a halfe of Figges thrée boyle the aforesaid things then bray them and put therevnto of the oyle of Camomill sixe ounces and being well incorporated make therof a plaister A remedie for such as haue out their fundament TAke of Mumia of Hipoquistidos of Licium of Galles of the shels of Oisters being burnt and make a fine pouder but annoint first the fundament with oile Oliue and afterward you shall put of the aforesaide pouder vpon the gutte To remedie the crampe in children TAke of Marigoldes and boyle them in water vntil they be tender and with the said decoction washe the childe and then annoint him with oyle of Lillies or Ligustrum A remedie against the falling sicknesse TAke of white Incense called Olibanum of Masticke of Spiknarde and of Squinant of ech thrée ounces of Galbanum of Oppopanack of ech half an ounce of Vischus quercinus one ounce of Amber halfe a scruple of Pionie séedes halfe a dramme of the séedes of wilde Rewe one dramme of Labdanum two drammes of Nutmegs of Cubebes of eche halfe an ounce of Castor of Coperous of eche halfe a dramme bray euerie thing verie well then dissolue the Gums with the oyle of Rew and incorporate them with the Vischus working them well with your handes and medling therewith the pouders and in the ende adde therevnto the Amber Of which take as much as shalbe sufficient and spread it vpon Lether or a new linnen cloth and the
put it vpon the said disease it doth the like To stay heare that it fall not away TAke the iuice of Cresses and annoynt the roots of the heares and they will not fal The like effect shall you sée if you wash them with the decoction of the rootes of Nightshade and of Mustard séede boyled in wine or else the washing of them with the iuice of the stalkes of Phillirea which also causeth where it is fallen to grow againe A remedie against pimples or spottes in the face TAke a quantitie of the séedes of Nigella well brayed and mixe them with flower and hony and make thereof a liniment wherewith you must annoynt the spots at night when you go to bed in the morning wash them with Persly water To remedie a fretting itch and rough or scalie spots TAke a quantitie of Nigella séedes a little brused and boyle them in vinegar vntill the decoction come to a substance of thicknesse then adde therevnto of oyle of Nuts and make it in manner of an oyntment with the which annoynt the place at night when you go to bed The like effect is séene by vsing the meale of Orobo mixed with the iuice of the rootes of Pionie To make heare to grow againe TAke of the Kernels of Hasill nuts and being well stamped mixe them with the grease of a Swine and of a Beare and annoynt the bare place A remedie against the falling away of heare called in Italian Aree TAke of the meate of Walnuts and chewe it well in your mouth then take it out and presently lay it on the place A remedie to heale Chilblaines which are properly in the ioynts of the fingars through colde called in Italian Bugunze or the itch BOile in water the séedes of Orobo a little brused and if with the decoction you bath the Chilblaines they shall be healed but if you wash the whole body it will take away the itche The like effect to remedie the Chilblaines is made with the leaues of Verbene brayed with the sewet or grease of a Swine To heale beatings or brusings TAke of Paritorie of Mallowes of Wormwood of Motherwort of Percelie of hulled Beanes and boyle them in water and then being taken out frie them in a Frying pan and in the ende boyle them in newe wine sodden and make thereof a plaister The like effect doth the water of wilde Time distilled through a Limbeck in the which you must wet péeces of Linnen cloth and then applie them vnto the griefe or sore To purge the fleume of the Matrix TAke the leaues and stalkes of Paritorie in the ende of May and being brayed distill them through a Limbeck and you shall giue of the water vnto the woman to drinke fasting thrée ounces morning and Euening continually by the space of eight or ten dayes it is an opener also of the opilations or stoppings of the liuor and milte and purgeth the reynes and bladder A remedy against the pestilence TAke of the rootes of Dog Fennell and make them in pouder and giue thereof vnto the sicke person the quantitie of a crowne to drinke being dissolued in vinegar if he féele a great heate but if he féele rigor or coldnesse giue it him with Wine and it will driue away the poyson which is supposed also to be done by Pympernel if the rootes be boyled in wine and giuen vnto the sicke person to drinke To heale the Ptisicke TAke of Pimpernel brayed in pouder two ounces of the water of gréene Pimpernell newlye distilled and of sugar as much as shalbe sufficient and make a Lectuarie which the sicke person shal vse by taking two drammes at a time Vnto the like effect is giuen the water of Veruene and for the difficultie of taking breath To remedie the diseases called Dissinteria and Diarrhea and the bloudie flixe of women TAke of the stone called Hematitis of Boale Armenia of eche a dramme let them be finely poudred and grinded vppon a Marble stone and being well medled with two ounces of Plantine water you shall giue it vnto the sicke to drinke Against the rednesse of the face and nose DIstill in Balneo Mariae the floures of Applegrefts which you must gather when they are well opened and with the water which shall be distilled therof you shall Morning and Euening wash the places To heale the Pleurisey and putrifaction of the matrix TAke and distill in the ende of May the herbe called Burnet and of the water which you shall make cause the sicke person to drinke Morning and Euening foure ounces and within short space he shalbe healed Against the difficultie of taking breath and opilation of the liuer and lunges and a vehement cough TAke of the herbe called Liuerwort or Lungwort and drie it and put therevnto of Anise séedes of the lunges of a Foxe dried in the aire and of Fennell séedes of Liqueris of Enula of Gynger of eche like quantitie the aforesaide thinges being well brayed you must searce them finely and put therevnto of sugar the weyght of them all and make thereof a Lectuarie whereof the pacient must drinke morning and Euening To make heare grow againe where it is fallen away TAke of the leaues of Radishes and boyle them in water with asmuch more of the rootes of Dog Fennell vntill they be well sodden and with the decoction you shall washe the places from whence they be fallen To prouoke sweate and to heale the plague TAke of the herbe called Rape with the roots of Plantine the lesser and knot grasse of eche halfe a handfull braye them wel and boyle them in vinegar straine them thorow a linnen cloth wherof being giuen vnto the sicke person to drinke when he goeth to bed causeth him to sweate out all euill humors Against the paine of the liuer stomacke and milt TAke of the oyle of Roses foure ounces of Raponticum in pouder halfe an ounce of Waxe as much as sufficeth and make thereof a playster which you must applye hote vnto the place of the griefe To heale Ringwormes or the Morphew TAke of the leaues of Elders of Eleborus niger of Wine tempered with vinegar and honye and adding therevnto a little of a squill boyle them and then annoint the griefe Against the disease called Nausea TAke of the herbe called Sauorie being finely beaten and let it be supped fasting with a new layd egge rearely rosted and it will doe the effect To cause the naturall places of women to purge DRie of the herbe called Tansey and being very finely brayed giue therof to drinke in Wine the quantitie of halfe an ounce To heale the hoarcenesse and streightnesse of the brest occasioned of euill humors TAke of Taxus barbatus of Fennell and of Liquerice of ech like quantitie and boyle them in water or wine vntyll they be tenderlye sodden then straine them thorowe a Linnen cloth and mixe them with sugar and giue thereof vnto the sicke person to drinke A remedie to cause
a woman to bring forth the deade creature or the skin that the childe is wrapped in called in Italian Secunda TAke the roots of white Diptamus of Gentian of Aristologia rotunda of eche like quantitie bray them into pouder and mixe therwith the iuice of Diptamus and put therevnto of Artemesia poudred and making thereof suppositories applye them vnto the necke of the Matrix To cure the distillation of vrine TAke of Epithimus what quantitie you thinke good and boyle it in good wine and oyle oliue and then taking it out of the vessell lay it hote betwéene the Nauil and the priuie members and he shalbe healed Against rednesse and dropping of the eyes TAke of the blossomes which growe out of the plantes of the Beanes before they be yellow and distill them in Balneo Mariae and take of the saide water and drop thereof into the eyes at night and it will drie vp all superfluous humiditie and remedie the rednesse The water of Taxus barbatus worketh the like effect in washing the eyes therewith It helpeth likewise to washe the eyes with the water of Tormentill into which is put a little of preparated Tutia To remedie the broken coddes of children TAke of the rootes of Enula in the ende of May or betwéene the middest of Iulie and September and of the water of them being distilled thorow a Lembick cause the sick to drink two or thrée ounces both morning and Euening Against the bitings of mad Dogges TAke of the rootes of Gentian one dramme of Mirrha two drammes of the eies of burnt Crabbes two drammes boile altogither in wine and being strayned giue a cup full thereof thrée mornings continually vnto the partie that is bitten Then wash the wound with sea water but first you must laye some of the pouder thereon to draw out the putrified bloud To remedie the vntemperate heate of the liuer TAke of Liuerwort of Garden and wilde Endiue of eche a handfull of Mayden heare halfe a handfull boyle them in water with a little sugar and being clarified put vnto the decoction a little of the wine of Pomegranates of an indifferent taste and giue the partie to drinke therof certaine dayes To expell sadnesse TAke of the herbe called Cranes beke of Rew of Pulegium of eche like quantitie bray them into pouder and with sugar make little morsels and vse them To remedie an olde inueterated cough TAke of dried Horehounde thrée poundes put it into a newe glased earthen pan and put therevnto ten poundes of fountaine water and boyle it vntill the thirde part be consumed then straine it into another pan and put therevnto of good honie one pound and a halfe and of the pouder of pepper halfe an ounce and then boyle it againe so long that the thirde part be consumed and it become thicke Kéepe it in a vessell of glasse of the which the sicke person shall take morning and euening and at middaye a spoonefull at a time Against the paine of the stomacke and the disease called Nausea TAke of Rue of Smallage of Dill and of Comin of ech like quantitie boyle them in a pounde and a halfe of wine then put therevnto of olde oyle thrée pound boile it againe and being taken from the fire you shall dip therein so much of vnwashed wooll as shall be sufficient to compasse the stomacke and the diseased person beyng layd vpright you shall laye it vpon him and after one houre you shall take awaye the saide wooll and make it cleane and annoint the pacient againe with Oleum Nardinum and then cause him to walke a little To remedie the stinking or chappes of the toes TAke and boyle fresh Veale in Vinegar and put it into the chappes or else rub the place with the pouder of Mirrha or Beniomin finely brayed Against the paine of the stomacke TAke a quantitie of gréene Peach leaues well brayed and mixe therewith olde grease being verie well purified then spread it vpon a linnen cloth and applie it vnto the stomacke in manner of a playster To heale the perillous flix and excotiation or rasing of the bowels called Dissintiria TAke the spinie part of an hedgehog and burne it then beat it into pouder and if the sicke person be without an Ague giue him it to drinke with wine but hauing an Ague giue it with water and by the space of sixe dayes continually you shall cause him to drinke one of the saide heades and he shalbe hole or else take of the rennet of an Hare the quantitie of an Hasill nut dissolued in wine or Goates milke and giue it the sicke person to drinke or else take a liue Hare and hauing cut the throte thereof take that hote bloud and boyle it in broth and cause the sicke to eate thereof considering notwithstanding that if the sicke person auoyde bloud downeward to braye the toppes of Male Nettels and of the iuice mixed with colde water or Vinegar you shall giue therof to drinke thrée dayes continuallye vnto the sicke person Against the Cholike TAke a gréene Plouer and burne it with his fethers and of the ashes you shall giue the sicke to drinke or else take of Mintes as much as you may holde in thrée fingars of Fennell séedes two ounces pouder them and giue thereof to drinke vnto the sicke person one dramme in sixe ounces of warme wine A remedie for him whose fundiment is out to cause it to abide in WAshe it as often as it cōmeth forth with warme wine in the which is boyled Veruene and mixe it with a little Lie which is not verie strong It helpeth also to annoint it with liquide Pich and so put in To heale broken Kibes TAke and lay vpon them the lunges of a Ramme or else the ashes of Battes or Rattes or of carthwormes mixed with oyle and layd vpon the sore It helpeth also to take the ashes of the téeth of an horse and lay it on them If they be not broken lay vpon them Allum brayed with vinegar To draw out thornes or any other thing fastned in the flesh LAye vppon the place a spunge or locke of wooll washed in hote vrine and it shall doe the effect or else take the bodie or head of a Lucert opened in the midst and layd vpon the place To doe the like effect take nettle rootes brayed with salt and laye them on the hurt or else the rootes of Agrimonie brayed and layde theron To take away Wartes WHen you kill a Pigge washe the Warts with that hote bloud letting it drie vppon them then presentlye after washe them and they will be hole To remedie the stinking of the mouth ACcustome to take of this mixture following that is to saye of Pulegium dried of Serpillum or Origanum of eche lyke quantitie cause them to be finely poudred and mixed with Honie and when you go to bedde wash your mouth with good wine in the which Masticke is boyled or else washe it with good wine in the which are sodden the
the trembling or shaking of the members ANnoynt the crowne of the heade and the places that are grieued with oyle of Cinnamonde and cause the diseased person to take two drammes of the water that is made of mans or Swines bloud brought vnto putrifaction with Aqua vitae and after distilled and of this you must giue him to drinke many times in a Moneth To remedie the teares or itch of the eyes TAke of Aloes Epatici two drammes infuse it in swéete wine and of Rose water as with the rest will fill a Cup and therwith washe the eyes or else fomentate them with the water of Stecados To heale the sounding of the eares TAke of the leaues of Nightshade and taking out of the iuice distil therof into the eares Also take y e oile of Irinum mixed with Vinegar and put thereof hote into the eares Likewise take Eleborus halfe sodden in Vinegar and being put into the eares it healeth the paine Also take the iuice of white onyons and mixe it with like quantitie of hony and put therof into the eares The like effect is done with the iuice of Léekes mixed with womans milke and put therof into the eares To remedie the yoxe or hicket TAke of the iuice of Quinces and of hony of eche one pound and a halfe of Vinegar thirtene ounces and a halfe boyle them togither and put therevnto of Ginger thrée ounces of white Pepper one ounce and vse it Or else braye Rewe and dissolue it in white wine and drinke it It helpeth also to take Comin séedes or Daucus or Spica Celtica or Pulegium giuen in drinke To remedie the beating trembling of the bodie and the disease called Sincope TAke of Costus of Folium of Calamus Aromaticus of Cloues of eche one ounce of Galles of Acatia of Rose leaues of Spodium of the Nuts of India of Olibanum of eche halfe an ounce beate them and searce them and with the iuice of Quinces well sodden make thereof a lectuarie with sugar of the which you shall giue vnto the sicke person the quantitie of an Hasill nut at a time To drie vp the milke of the brestes BAth the brests with the decoction that is made with y e leaues of Coleworts or else annoint with the iuice of Plantine the heades or teates of the breasts and it will drie them presently To make soft or flagging brests to become hard TAke the shelles of a Partridge egges and braye them well and mixe them with yellow waxe and annoint the brestes or else annoint the heads of the brests with the first menstruous bloud of a woman and it will haue effect To remedie the vomiting of children TAke a quantitie of dried Rew and halfe as much Incense mixe them and make therof a pouder and giue it to be drunken with sirrop of Roses or Wine To remedie the paine of the stomacke which happeneth with sharpe belkings CAuse the sicke person to take a dramme or two of Agarici trocischati in forme of Pilles or otherwise then let him drinke a litle wine and he shall be hole To remedie the bloud or milke engendred in the stomack GIue the party a quantity of y e iuice of Smallage with hony or else giue him to drinke Assa fetida with Gum Serapine in wine well watered the quantitie of halfe a dram at a time Aboue al remedies this helpeth to drinke the milke or rennet of an Hare or else the flowers of the herbe Heliocriso or Posca To remedie the opilation of the liuer CAuse the sicke person to eate amongst his meates drie figs with Pepper or else giue him to eate the séedes of Cuscuta preserued with fine sugar To heale the Iaundice TAke Iuie when it hath flowers and boyle it in white wine which is neyther to sower nor to swéete and giue it the sicke person to drinke seuen mornings fasting It helpeth also to giue him to drinke foure ounces of the herbe called Cinquefolio To remedie an olde paine of the liuer and of the bellie and sides with the short ribbes called Hypochondrium TAke Wormwoode and boyle it in wine and put vnto the said wine oyle of Nuts or of Spiknarde and annoint the place To remedie the hardnesse of the Liuers with the Iaundice TAke of oyle of Roses one ounce and a halfe of the iuyce of Wormwoode of Olium nardinum and Masticke of eche halfe an ounce of the pouder of Squinantum of Spodium of Cassia lignea of Cauda equian of eche two drammes of wax as much as sufficeth and make thereof an oyntment with the which you shall annoint vpon the liuer with your hande being first washed with vinegar and your stomacke with your hand being annointed before with oyle of Mastick To heale the flixe of Vrine TAke of Spodium of Lignum Balsamum of Costus of saunders of Porcelane séedes of gum Dragant of gum Arabick of Amidum of the rotes of Rubea Tinctorum of Berberies of the séedes of Endiue of bole Armenick of eche foure drammes of Suger one ounce Beate all these things and searce them and make a lectuarie thereof with honie of Roses as much as suffiseth of the which you shall cause the person to take euerie morning one ounce Then annoynt the backe and the place of the raines with Triacle and Rose water mixed togither To remedie this griefe is commended also Porcelane Pomegranets and Bursa Pastoris giuen in meates To prouoke vrine GIue the séedes of Serpillum vnto the sicke person to drinke in white wine or else boyle in water the rootes of Carlina and make him to drinke thereof It helpeth presently to giue him to drink in wine the rootes of Filipendola or else the seeds of Trifollie To remedie the burning of the vrine TAke of the séedes of Citrons and Gourdes the huskes taken away of eche foure drammes of Lettice séedes and Porcelane séedes of eche two drammes of the iuice of Liqueris one dramme of Roses halfe a dramme of Acorus one dramme of the fruit of Mirtelles and of Lentils mundifielde of eche one scruple Braye all these togither and with the iuyce of Porcelane make little rounde cakes waying a dramme a péece of the which you must giue one at a time vnto the sicke person to drinke It helpeth also to vse Sebestians in meates or else the séedes of Lettice and of Porcelane eaten in good quantitie with Sugar or giuen in drinke To remedie the paine of the Bladder BOyle in water the leaues of Lawrell and being taken out put them in a bagge vpon the which the sicke person must sit as long as it is hote Or else boyle smallage and straine it and giue him foure ounces therof to drinke with the flowers of wilde Commin and he shall be healed To heale the Collick TAke of Sentorie the lesser of Camomill of Rew of Dill of eche one handfull of Annis séedes of Fennell of Commin of Carawaies of Ameos of Bay berries of eche halfe a handefull of
the pulpe of Coloquintida bounde in a péece of Linnen cloth two drammes of sault Gemma one dramme and a halfe boyle all those aforesaide things in as much water as shall suffice then take of the decoction being strayned one pounde of oyle of Rew thrée ounces and of oyle Benedictum one ounce and make thereof a Glister It helpeth also to take fasting one dramme of this confection following Take of dried Rew ten drammes of Ameos of Commin of Origanum of Perseley of bitter Almonds of Pepper of Calamint of Daucus of long pepper of Calamus Aromaticus of eche two drammes of Bay berries of Castor of gum Serapine of Opoponacke of eche thrée drammes make a lectuary with hony the which hath not his like to dissolue windinesse or ventositie To remedie the Flixe of the bodie TAke a quantitie of the middle red barke or rynde of a Chestnut trée and boile it in water vntill two partes of the trée be consumed and giue that which remayneth vnto the sicke person to drinke Another for the same TAke of Myrtle berries finely beaten twelue drammes of Rose leaues of Spodium of Sumacke of the thrée kindes of Saunders of Balaustie of gum Arabick of eche one dram and a halfe of the ryndes of Pomgranats burned seuen drammes of Coriander séedes infused in Vineger and burned foure drammes of Sorell séedes of Plantin of Roses of eche two drammes bray them and wash them with the iuyce of Agresta or of Quinces and Vineger then drie it and after mixe the powders with the â—…iua of Quinces and Vineger and make thereof a Lectuarie To remedie the strayninges called in Italian Pondera TAke Coleworts and boile them in water then take them out and frie them in oyle and cause the sicke person to sit ouer it Another TAke and put vpon coales in a hole a Bason in the which is Colophonie Frankincense and Tyrpentyne of eche lyke quantitie and let him sit ouer it to receiue the fume which procéedeth from vnder him To prouoke the flowers and the Secunda vnto women TAke the heades of Garlick and boyle them in water and cause the woman to sit ouer it to receyue the fume from beneath Another for the same TAke Cassia Lignea and Rubea Tinctorum and the black rynde of Cassia Fistula beaten into verie fine powder and giue the quantitie of a dramme thereof to drinke at once The flowers of Policaria brayed and dissolued in white wine being giuen to drinke worke the like effect An other most excellent remedie for the same TAke of Gentiana of Pulegium of eche two drammes of Nigella one dramme of drie Figges as much as sufficeth make a suppositorie and put it into the place of nature and it will prouoke the flowers without griefe To remedie the paine of the Matrix appostumated through grosse humors TAke and boyle the rootes of Aristologia Longa in water and with the decoction bath the place of the griefe It helpeth also to doe the lyke the rootes or fruite of Ieneper To heale the paine of the matrix happened through winde ANnoynt the place with oyle of Cinamond myxed with oyle and common waxe or else giue vnto the woman to drinke of the rootes of Doronici or of Ciperus with good white wine the quantitie of a dramme at a tyme. To heale the prefocation of the matrix ANnoynt the necke within the matrix with oyle of Margerum or with Olium Mustellinum or with the oyle of white Lillies in the which is dissolued a little Muske To remedie the comming out of the matrix EMplayster the matrix with the leaues of Netles and it will bring it vnto his place or else take of Bitumen that is of Aspaltum two partes of Oxe dung one parte bray them and make a fumigation vnder it To remedie the itche of the purse of the testicles ANnoynt the place first with the iuyce of Walwort which is warme and when it shall be drie of it selfe vpon it annoynt with oyle of Roses wrought a long space vpon a plate of leade with a pestell of lead Or else take of gum Dragant of Sulfur Citrine of Litarge of eche like quantitie bray them well and mixe them with Vinegar putting therevnto a little Opium and therewith annoynt the diseased place To heale the paine of the Hemerhodes ANnoynt the place with Liquide Vernice and presently it will helpe or else take the yolke of an egge and of the fat of an Henne which is made liquide with a little oyle of Roses and Saffron and mixe them all in a Potinger which must stand in colde water and therewith annoynt the place To remedie the hardnesse or stifnesse of the ioyntes TAke of the dregges of Olium Irinum and of the oyle of Lynseades of the Muscillage of Fenegreke of the fat of a Ducke of the marrow of the shankes of a Calfe of the rootes of wilde Cucombers of the grease of a blacke Henne of Armoniacke of eche like quantitie dissolue the Armoniacke wyth oyle and waxe and putting thervnto the other things make an oyntment It helpeth also to annoynt the diseased with the oyle of Trifolie when it is rype To heale the Sciatica AFter the purging of the bodie it is very good to draw bloud from the foote of the diseased side by the vaine Malleole which is vpon the instep and then to put vpon the Sciatica a péece of linnen cloth bathed in Aqua vitae It helpeth also to annoynt the place with oyle of Iuie drawne out by Alchemistri The disease is also cured by eating fryed Iuie in Frytters the space of nine dayes fasting The like effect is séene by taking the rootes of Tormentill being finely brayed and ministred in the Winter with Iuie water and in the Sommer with conserue of Roses It is in vse also to take two partes of sea water and one part of good white Wine and a dramme of the pouder of the rynds of sowre Pomegranates and being mixed to make thereof a glister and it will heale the griefe To remedie the griefes and inueterated swellinges of the knees TAke of Goates dung and mix it with the meale of barly and make a playster with Vinegar and water and put it vpon the swelling To take away swellings after the Goute ceaseth TAke of the ashes of burned Oyster shelles and of the ashes of Spongies and of Dodder as muche as you thinke good boyle them in sharpe wine with a little water and therewith wash the féete but first you must fomentate them with a péece of a milstone burned and quenched in vineger It helpeth also to fomentate the place with the decoction of stichwoorte and to emplaister the same To driue away venimous Beastes TAke Bdelium Serapine Piche Hartes horne or the hoofe of a Goate or Brimstone Incense and perfume the place the like effect is done by smoking the place with the hoofe of an Asse To take away spottes out of the skinne ANnoynt them with the warme blood of a
blacke Henne and they shall be hole or else take Eleborus of Incense of Liquide piche of eche like quantitie braye them and mixe them with oyle of Ceder apples and Vinegar and worke therewith It remedieth also to rub the spottes with the rootes of Mandragora standing in the Sunne fiue daies continually It healeth likewise to take the water of Radishes distilled through a Limbecke and therewith to wash the spottes or else to annoynt the skinne with the meate of Orobo mixed with Honie To heale Ringwormes BVrne a péece of course Linnen and when it is kindled put it vpon a plate of cleane Iron or else in a dishe and there it will leaue a certaine humiditie with the which annoynt the Ringwormes and it will heale them Or else take of the Gum of a wilde Pineapple trée and put therevnto Honie and Vinegar and annoint the place To remedie the wanne speckes or pimples of the face TAke of a Hare new killed and with the bloode thereof while it is warme annoynt and it will helpe Or else annoynt them with Cinamond beaten mixed with hony Also take the grease of a Ducke in the which is mixed washed Litarge and annoynt the place and it worketh the like effect To remedie the opilations of the liuer and of the milt TAke of Calomus Aromaticus one pounde bray it a little and infuse it in a sufficient quantitie of Vinegar and then boyle it in that same Vinegar vntill halfe therof be consumed then straine it well thorow a linnen cloth and put vnto the decoction of good hony sixe ounces and boyle it vntill it come to the substance of a sirrop wherof you must vse to take morning and euening fastyng the quantitie of an ounce and a halfe at a tyme and you shall haue your desire To remedie the baldnesse of the head TAke a quantitie of Sothernwoode and put it vppon kindled Coales to burne and being made in powder mixe it with Oyle of Radishes and annoynt the balde place and you shall sée a great experience To stop bleeding at the Nose TAke of the yelow sedes which grow in the middest of Roses of Sanguis draconis of Terra Sigillata of Armenick of eche one dramme of the heares of an Hare burned one dramme and a halfe beate all these into fine pouder make a bagge bathed in the white of an Egge with some of the foresaide pouder being put therin so put it into the nose and it wil doe the effect Against the excoriations and griefes of the bodie TAke of the herbe called Alchimilla braye it and take out the iuyce by a linnen cloth then take of Gallitricon and of Hipericon made in powder and being medled giue thereof to drinke Or else take of chosen Agrick two drammes binde it in a linnen cloth and boyle it in water with Mallowes Violet leaues Paritarie and Porcelane of eche one handefull Then take a pounde of the saide decoction of oyle Oliue thrée ounces and make a Glister which you shall finde maruellous good To heale the flixes of the stomack and bowels TAke of good Vinegar a possenet full and boyle therin of Aristologia rotunda halfe an ounce of Cloues half an ounce brayed grosely and with a sponge infused in the decoction you must bath the stomack and the nauill To heale the issuing forth of the Fundiment TAke of Taxus Barbatus and of the flowers of Pimpernell of flower Deluce as much as you please boyle them in wine and being taken out emplayster the place about his Fundiment and it will returne vnto the place To heale streynings TAke of Basill and boyle it in Vinegar and Oyle vntill it bée verie tender and with the decoction bath the place Against the belkings of the stomack TAke of the flowers and rindes of Pomegranets and beate them into pouder then boyle them in Vinegar in the which you must infuse a sponge and with bathing the stomacke the paine will cease Against Chilblaynes or Kibes TAke the rines of Pomegranets and braye them well then boyle them in wine and being well beaten put it vpon the griefe and you shall sée a verie trim effect Against hardnesse of the Milt and of other members and the Palsey TAke of the gréene leaues of Bearefoote eight ounces of Sauine of Sage of Mallowes of Margerome of Rosemarie of Pulegium of Motherwoort of Wormewoode of Sothernwoode of eche two handfulles of cloues sixe ounces of Cinamonde halfe an ounce of Commin two ounces of Galingale thrée drammes of Incense and of Masticke of eche foure drammes of white Waxe eyght ounces of good wine thrée pintes Boile all these a foresaide things vntill the wine be consumed then take it from the fire and put vnto it the waxe and make an Oyntment with the which annoynt where néede requireth To remedie the griefe of the loynes and bellie TAke water Mintes and drie them and make pouder therof and giue two drammes of that vnto the sicke person to drinke in thrée ounces of the water of Radishes and you shall sée a happie successe To heale the pimples in the face ANnoint the face with the oyle of the séedes of Bombace and it will clense the face from the speckes or pimples Against windinesse of the Bellie TAke of Annis séedes of Fenell séedes and of the rootes of Bruscie and of Suger of eche like quantitie make pouder thereof and giue vnto the sicke person a sponefull to drinke in good wine and it will heale him To cause a woman to auoyde the skinne that the childe is wrapped in called in Italian Secondina TAke of the flowers of Marigoldes and being dried make pouder of them and put thereof about a great waxe candell and being lighted make therewith a fumigation vnto hir place of nature and it will doe the effect An excellent preseruatiue against the Pestilence and Dropsey TAke one ounce of the iuyce of gréene nuttes of the iuyce of Agrimony halfe an ounce of the iuice of Rew thrée drams of the iuice of Isope thrée ounces of the iuice of Hempe foure ounces meddle them togither then take of the saide mixture halfe an ounce of Mumia halfe a dramme of Sugar Candy halfe an ounce of Sugar Rosate one dramme make a lectuarie of the which dissolue in good wine the quantitie of a Chestnut or else in Buglosse water or of the flowers of Marygolds and many nights when you go to bed vse to drinke therof To remedie the yexings of the stomacke and vomitings and losse of appetite occasioned through cold humors TAke of the séedes of Cardamomes and of Lignum Aloes like quantitie and being finely beaten drinke a dramme thereof in good swéete wine two houres before you eate meate and if you adde therevnto Annis séedes it will restore the appetite which is lost To heale the Quarterne ague and all agues which by nature continue long time TAke of Cardus benedictus one dramme and being made in pouder you shall cause the pacient to drink it a quarter
of an houre before his fit take him then couer him well in his bed and you shall sée a maruellous effect or else giue him to drinke thrée ounces of the water of the same herbe distilled in Maye it will cause him to sweate abundantly and cease his paine Against the Pestilence TAke of the rootes of Tormentill finely poudred one dram of Triacle halfe a dramme dissolue it in Sorrell water and giue it vnto the diseased to drinke To heale the flix called Dissinteria GIue vnto the sick person one dramme of the pouder of Tormentill rootes to drinke with good red wyne and in taking it oftentimes he shall be healed To restore the appetite that is lost TAke of the séeds of Spire Trifolie boile them in wine and giue the sicke person to drinke therof thrée dayes continually morning and euening and presently after giue him to drinke a dramme of pouder of Ginger dissolued with vinegar then cause him to be well couered in his bed he shalbe whole To take spots away that grow in the eyes BOyle in wine the flowres and rootes of Valerian and distill of that wine being cold into the eyes and you shall sée a present successe Against the pleurisey DIstill in the midst of August through a Limbeck the rootes of Valerian and bathe in the water péeces of Linnen cloth and put them hote vpon the euill also if you giue the pacient therof to drinke it will heale him A medicine for women which through fatnesse can not conceyue TAke of the herbe Bettonye and make it into pouder and giue vnto the woman one dramme to drinke thereof in halfe an ounce of the water which is distilled of the same herbe and it will doe the effect Against the Hemerodes TAke of the wood of Vines and make ashes thereof and being dissolued in vineger annoynt the place oftentimes and it will heale them or else take of the stope or caulking which they take out of olde shippes with the Piche and being put into a hole with coales make thereof a smoke and cause the sicke person to sit thereon and he shall be whole It helpeth also to boyle the leaues of Colewortes with water and butter and let the pacient sit ouer it to receyue the fume and he shal be healed To take away Warts TAke of the water which distilleth from the Vines at suche time as they be cut and with that mixe the water which is wont to remayne in the leaues of Okes and washe them often therewith To remedie the infection of the skinne TAke of the rootes of Vines and boyle them in water wyth the séedes of Fetches and Fenegreke and therewith wash the place To accelerat the birth TAke out the iuyce of Vine leaues or else boyle them in good whyte Wine and giue foure ounces thereof vnto the woman to drinke eyther of the one or other To remedie the Quinsey TAke out the meate of an Orenge and fill it with Hennes dounge then put therevnto oyle of Roses and a little Saffron and boyle it vpon a fyre of coales and when you haue taken it from the fyre bray it and make thereof a playster and binde it vnder the throte hauing first well purged the bodye To heale the Cough ▪ TAke of Tyrpentine and of clarified Hony of eche like quantitie and being mixed with an Egge somewhat sodden giue it vnto the pacient to drinke To make a leane person to become fat TAke of the séedes of Orobo and after you haue dryed them at the fyre braye them and mixe them with Hony and of the mixture you shall giue vnto the sicke person euery morning the quantitie of a Nut fasting or else take of the meale of Amidum and of Sarcocolla of eche fiue ounces mixe them with Butter and make thereof a paste the which you shall bake vntyll you can make pouder thereof of the which pouder for the space of many dayes giue ten drams at a time vnto the person to drinke To make a fat person become leane TAke foure ounces of warme Vineger and put therein a quantitie of the pouder of Pepper and giue it vnto the partie to drinke many mornings fasting and he will become leane or else giue him to drinke euerie morning of the Wine of sower Pomegranates two scruples with Oximell or water To heale Wartes or harde knobbes TAke of the ashes made of the wood of a Wyllowe and mixe it with the sower pulpe of a Ceder apple and make thereof a playster and laye it vppon them and they will bée healed It helpeth lykewise to annoynt them with the bloud or dounge of a Ratte dissolued in vineger or else with water of the wood of Vines that commeth of them when they are burnt in the fyre or else rub them oftentimes with the leaues of Porcelane To heale the Cough TAke of Lyneséedes and put them into a warme Cup that they may drie of Reysons the stones being taken out of ech foure ounces of swéete and bitter Almondes of Pine kernels mundified with two ounces of rosted Nuttes of the rootes of Ireos of Rosyn of eche two drammes of Incense of Mastick of Myrrha of Saffron of eche one dramme braye them all and with the milke of an asse make little rounde cakes or rolles and being dried make pouder therof and with hony make a lectuarie of the which you shal giue vnto the pacient a dramme at a time with a littell small wine morning and euening and let him kéepe a little therof continually vnder his tongue To remedie the cough of children TAke of swéete Almonds blaunched as many as you please braye them well and dissolue them with Fennell water distilled through a Limbecke and putting Sugar therevnto boyle it vntill it become thick and giue it vnto children to eate To take white spots from the nayles TAke of quicke Sulphur and being brayed mixe it with Turpentine and Pitch and put it vpon the nayles or else put thereon of Myrrha beaten with liquide Piche and it will doe the effect To remedie the flegmaticke humor in the bladder and reines TAke of the herbe called Linarea the rootes and flowers and boyle them in water and giue the sicke person to drinke of the decoction foure ounces morning and euening and it wyll consume the fleume in those partes considering notwithstanding that such a remedie helpeth when the discending of the humors in those places happen through a colde cause and not of a whote To remedie the flix of vrine TAke the rootes of the herbe aforesaide and bray them well and put them in maner of a plaister betwéene the nauill and the lower place of the belly and it will heale it To remedie the Dropsey TAke the rootes of the herbe called Hirundinaria of some it is called Asclepiade and being brayed infuse them a whole night in wine then boyle them vntill the thirde part be consumed giue vnto the diseased partie euerie morning foure ounces thereof to drinke and causing him
to be well couered in his bed that he may sweat you shal sée a maruellous good effect To remedie the griefes and bloude retayned in the Matrix BOyle the foresayde herbe in white Wine and taking the fume therof from beneath assoone as the woman shalbe taken from the fire you shall sée an expedite proofe To heale the burnings or inflammations of the goute TAke a quantitie of the meale of Barlie of the séedes of Quinces halfe as much bray them and mixe them with vinegar and lay it vpon the griefe To heale the Ptisicke or an olde Catarre the cough and other defectes of the lunges TAke of Isope one handfull of drie figges foure of Rewe a little boyle them togither in water and a little honie and of the decoction being warme giue a glasse full vnto the sicke person to drinke fasting To procure the birth of dead Creatures and to remedie the stingings of venemous beasts IN the beginning of September gather the berries of Iuniper when they be rype and being a little brused distill them thorow a Limbeck and giue the woman foure ounces to drinke therof and you shall sée the effect To remedie all the passions of the sinewes TAke Lauander and cut it verie small with his flowres and being distilled through a Limbecke giue two ounces at a time to drinke of the water that shall be gotten therof washing the head also with the sayd water then drie it and it will helpe verie much the sinewes To heale the itch TAke of Lapacium acutum or of Sorell and boyle it in water and wash therwith the diseased person or else take of the rootes of Laurell and being wel brayed with Salt and bread annoint therwith the bodie The like effect is done with the decoction of Agrimonie and Sage made with raine water and washing therwith the sicke person To remedie the paines of the stomacke and of the milt and the windinesse of the body TAke of the séedes of Louage of Cinnamond of Rapontici of Galangale of eche like quantitie and with Sugar make a confection into little tablets and giue therof vnto the sicke person making him to drinke a little wine after it and it will worke a verie good effect To heale the griefes and hardnesse of the milt TAke of the rootes of white Lyllies of Beare foote of marshe Mallowes of eche thrée ounces braye them and boyle them in halfe a pynt of oyle Oliue vntill it become thick then straine it thorowe a linnen cloth and putting therevnto Wax make an Oyntment wyth the which you shall annoynt the place of the griefe or swelling warming it morning and euening To comfort the brayne or to heale the Apoplexia and the Collick TAke of the flowers of Lyllies that grow in the playnes such quantitie as you will and infuse them to become tender in Wine by the space of foure wéekes then casting away the flowers distill the Wine fiue times of the which you must drinke a little with sixe graynes of Pepper and a little Lauander water and you shall be safe from the Apoplexia And washing therewith your forehead and the hynder partes of your head it comforteth the brayne and causeth a good memorie and the quantitie of a sponefull thereof being dronke healeth the paynes of the Collick To remedie the whyte flixes and coldnesse of the Matrix TAke Margerom and distill it in the ende of May by a Limbeck and cause the woman to drinke of the water that shall be gotten therof thrée ounces at a tyme and shée shall be whole To heale the Collick and difficultie of pyssing TAke of the leaues of Hoarehound of the flowers of Rosemarie of Liquerice of Persely séedes of eche halfe a handfull of Reysons of Prunes and of Iuiubes of eche one ounce of the foure common hote séedes fiue drammes of Radishes foure ounces boyle them with water and a little wine of Pomegranates vntill halfe be consumed then strayne it and with Sugar make it pleasaunt of the which cause the sicke partie to drinke two ounces at a time To heale the comming out and prefocation of the Matrix TAke a quantitie of Balme leaues and drye them and cause the woman to drinke thereof in broth or wine she shall be healed It helpeth also the prefocation of the Matrix to take the water that is distilled of the said herbe and to drinke therof To driue away the heauinesse of the minde to accuate the senses and to make a good memorie TAke Balme and braye it stipe it till it become soft in good wine in an earthen vessell well couered and stopped then distill it by a Limbeck and euery morning giue vnto the sicke person a spoonefull to drinke To remedie the congelation of the milke within the brests TAke of the leaues of Mintes boile them in as much wine and oyle as shall be sufficient and being taken out braye them and laye them vpon the hardnesse in maner of a plaister To heale the falling of the Vuula TAke of Rew and of Coriander séedes in pouder and boyle them in water of Mintes and with the sayde water being colde cause the sicke person to gargarise and he shall be hole Against fulnesse of the stomack and Ptisick TAke and boyle a Capon and with it a handfull of the herbe Mercurie and take a potinger of the broth and put therein some sugar and giue it the sicke partie to drinke and it will heale the griefe To remedie the retention of the skin called Secunda and to cause the auoyding therof TAke a quantity of the herbe Mercurie and bray it and with oyle of Roses or white Lillies mixe it well and make a Pessarie with a peece of fine Linnen cloth and applie it vnto the necke of the Matrix To heale Warts RVb the Warts with the herbe Mercurie or with the iuice therof and they shalbe healed or else with the herbe Purcelane To stop the flix of bloud in women TAke a quantity of the herbe Milfollie and bray it and being put into the place of nature you shall sée a present remedie or else put hote Millium into a litle bag and cause the woman to holde it vnto hir hippes and the paine will cease To stop the white flix of the Matrix TAke of the flowers of the herbe Eruca and beate them into pouder and mixe therewith the like quantitie of the herbe called Mouse eare or Chickwéede and of Origanum and with halfe the quantitie of Sugar make a lectuarie in little rowles and cause the sicke to eate thereof or else boyle the leaues of Trifolie in wine and giue thereof to drinke or else of the water of the said herbe distilled in Maye The water of deade Nettles the quantitie of thrée ounces being dronke doth heale the like infirmitie The like also is done by a fomentation made vnto the lower parts with the decoction of the mosse of trées To heale a quarterne Ague TAke of Asarabacca one dramme and make pouder therof
and giue it vnto the sick partie to drinke in white Wine one houre before his fit take him for within a shorte space it will purge him eyther vpwardes or downewards and heale him Against the Ptisick TAke of Filipendola rootes and of Gentiane of eche one dramme beaten into pouder vse to drinke thereof manye times in water of Hony and it will heale you To remedie the rednesse of the face TAke of the leaues of yong Fennell of olde Swines greace of eche lyke quantitie mince them well together wyth a a knyfe then braye them a little and at night annoynt the face and in the morning washe the face with Persely water and it will worke a verie good effect To heale the Sciatica TAke of Strawberies foure handfulles boyle them in as much water as shall suffice and bathe therewith the place of the griefe and after annoynt it with this oyntment Take of Vnguentum dealthea one ounce of Hony halfe an ounce of Waxe one dramme mixe them and make an oyntment thereof which by vsing will make a maruellous effect Against wheales or blisters of the face TAke in the midst of spring time of the leaues of an ashe trée bray them and let them stande to mollifie fiue dayes in Vineger then distill them in Balneo Marie and with the water washe contynually the face the space of thrée wéekes and it will be whole To recouer a lost appetite TAke of Galingale of Pepper of Parsely séedes of eche two drammes make pouder therof and with newe Hony make a Lectuary of the which take morning and euening the quantitie of a sponfull two houres before meat To take away moles or spots which children take in their mothers bellye TAke in the Moneth of March the rootes of Auens togither with the leaues and being brayed distill them thorowe a Limbecke and with the water that shall be drawen thereof wash often the spots or Moles and they will be healed To heale the yelow iaundice TAke of Artemesia of Scolopendria of eche one handfull of Wormwood the third part of a handfull boyle them in white wine that is not sharpe neyther swéete vntill the thirde part be consumed putting the Wormwood vnto it in the ende and adding thervnto of Sugar cause the sicke partie to drinke foure ounces therof continually the space of nine dayes euerye morning in steade of a sirop and he shall be healed To remedie the griefes of the heade which through the beating of the artiers doe not suffer one to take sleepe TAke of Wormwood well brayed and boyled in water and binde it vnto his temples vpon the griefe which presently will mitigate the paine and cause him to take a pleasant sléepe To heale the Ptisick occasioned of grosse and viscous humors TAke of Gentian of Calamus aromaticus of ech halfe an ounce of Aristologia longa one ounce beate them into fine pouder and mixe therewith honye of Roses and make a lectuarie of the which you shall giue vnto the sicke person a spoonefull in the Morning two howres before he eate meat and you shall sée a happie successe Against grauell or any other viscous matter ingendred in the reynes TAke of marshe Mallow rootes foure ounces of Butter one ounce and a halfe of hony thrée ounces of raine water as much as sufficeth braye the rootes and putting euerye thing into a possenet boyle them vntill the rootes be well sodden and being taken from the fire straine it through a linnen cloth or searce and cause the sicke person to drinke sixe ounces thereof fasting let him vse this certaine dayes and you shall sée a verie happie successe To drie vp the milke of the brestes TAke a new earthen pot to boyle with and annoint it with oyle Oliue and put therein as much Tyrpentine as you please then set it to the fire and let it boyle a little after put into it two pieces of linnen cloth which may drinke vp the Turpentine then spread them vpon a boord and put vppon them of the pouder of Olibanum and apply them vnto the brest where the dugges begin and you shall haue your purpose To heale children that haue wormes TAke of Aloes of white Diptamus of Gentian of worme séede of eche one scruple of Butter as much as sufficeth make therewith an oyntment with the which you must fill halfe a Nuts shell and binde it vpon the nauill of the childe and in one night it will remedie him it is a thing well proued To mitigate all kindes of griefes AFter the Moneth of Maye is passed take of the coddes that Elmes bring forth among their leaues and take out the water within them and put it into a vessell well stopped and set it in the sunne twelue dayes then annoint therewith euery part that is grieued and it will make a happy successe To cause milke to discende into the brests TAke of the herbe and séeds of Dill boile them with Lentils and giue the broth therof to drinke and it will cause a maruelous effect or else giue hir the oile of Annis séedes with Fennell séedes and you shall haue a good successe Against yexings occasioned through cruditie of the stomacke VNto Annis séedes boyled in wine and then dried put therevnto of Cinamond and of Masticke of eche like quantitie and being made into fine pouder vse it in your meates as a medicine that hath bene prooued To remedie the stinking of the breath happened by eating of Garlicke or suche like meates TAke a quantity of the rootes of Béetes and rost them in hote embers and being eaten they will do the effect or else for the like cause giue the partie to eate raw Beanes or Rew. To heale the bitings of mad dogges TAke of the leaues of Figtrées of the flowers of Camomill and of Garlicke of eche like quantitie braye them and applie them plaister wise vpon the euill To prouoke the flowers vnto a woman TAke of Labdanum as much as sufficeth make thereof a Pessarie and mixe therein of the pouder of Myrrha and of the iuice of wake Robin and applie it vnto the place of nature and you shall sée a verie good successe An excellent remedie against the dropsey TAke of Assarum one ounce infuse it in a little Barrell of swéete wine by the space of thrée Moneths then straine it and cast away the Assarum and giue of the wine to drinke morning and euening vnto the sicke person and you shall sée a maruelous successe Against the falling sicknesse TAke of Labdanum of Cassia lignea and of the iuice of Wormwood clarified of eche one scruple braye them togither and make thereof thrée pilles to take one houre after supper and vse to doe the like many times Against the weakenesse of the stomacke through colde TAke of Cassia lignea of Masticke of Fennell séedes of eche halfe a dramme and béeing beaten togither make a pouder and giue it to drinke fasting being dissolued with the iuice of Wormwood To remedie the desire to vomit
and to restore the appetite that is lost GAther Centorie the lesser at such tyme as it beginneth to flower that is in the end of Iune being minced smal togither with the flowers distill it through a Limbecke and of the water which shall be distilled giue thrée ounces vnto the sicke person to drinke thereof morning and euening fasting and it will heale him It healeth also the Collick and causeth the procreation of deade creatures Against the bitings of all venemous beasts TAke an Onyon and braye it with freshe Rewe Salt and Hony of ech like quantitie put it vpon the biting And it is maruelous Against the mistes droppings and rednesse of the eyes TAke of the flowers of Cherie trées at their time distill them in Balneo Mariae and put of the water into the eyes of the diseased morning and euening colde and it will worke the intent Against the hardnesse and swelling of the liuer or milt TAke Iuie and make it tender by infusing it ten dayes in wine vntill it become rotten Then boyle it vntill the wyne be consumed strayne the iuice mixe it with oyle Oliue and waxe make an oyntment wherewith annoint the swellings To purge the Matrix of a woman TAke of Gum Serapine of Myrrha of Cithorie of eche like quantitie braye them and with oyle of Camomill and hony dissolue them and make therof a plaister and hauing made a suppositorie put it into the place of nature Against the Ptisick TAke of Saffron one scruple of Muske halfe a graine mixe them and dissolue them in good wine and giue it vnto the sicke partie to drinke To remedie olde inueterate griefes of the head TAke of Gum Arabick of Myrrha of Saffron of Euphorbium of eche thrée graynes braye them all togither and mixe them with the white of an Egge well beaten then applye therof vnto the temples and forehead and presently you shall haue helpe Against Hemerodes that appeare not TAke of the herbe Cinoglossa and distill it by a Limbecke and of the water that shall be taken thereof giue vnto the diseased to drinke the quantitie of thrée ounces in the morning and he shalbe hole but if they shall be apparant and come forth wash them often with péeces of cloth bathed in the same water and they will be healed Against drie choughes TAke wilde Daucus and boyle it in wine with the rootes also vntill they be thorowly sodden putting therevnto a little quantitie of drie figges then straine it and giue the sicke person to drinke of the wine oftentimes and he shalbe healed To remedie the griefe of the Hemerodes and the chappings of the fundiment TAke of Bole Armenick of Gum Arabicke of Masticke of Sanguis draconis of Myrrha of drie Roses of the flowers of Pomegranates of eche thrée drammes make of all these a pouder then take of fresh butter one ounce of oyle of Roses thrée ounces of the iuice of the leaues of Léekes thrée drammes of the iuice of Filopendola foure ounces set the iuices butter and oyle vnto the fire and boyle them vntill the iuices be consumed then put therevnto the other things being beaten into fine pouder and make therewith an oyntment to annoynt the griefe An other for the same TAke of the grease of a Ducke and of a Hen of eche one ounce of oyle of Roses two ounces of waxe thrée drammes of the yelkes of rawe egges one of Opium in pouder one dramme of Saffron halfe a dramme mixe them all togither and make therof an oyntment To heale the windinesse and other passions of the Matrix TAke of Gallia muschata of Labdanum of Nutmegs of Castor called in Englishe a Beuer of the rennet of an Hare of Bdelium of eche two drammes of Baye leaues of Spikenard of Masticke and of Mirtell beries of eche two ounces of Oleum Nardinum sixe ounces of oyle of Nutmegs one ounce of white waxe thrée ounces dissolue the waxe with the oyle and put therevnto the other things being finely brayed and in the ende put vnto it the Nutmegs and make an oyntment without fire and making rolles of Piche annoynt them with this oyntment and put them into the conceyuing place of the woman To remedie the disease of the pleurisey TAke of the flowers of red Poppie which grow amongst Wheate and drie them in the Sunne and hauing made them into pouder giue a little therof vnto the sicke in his meats and drinkes Then annoint the place of the griefe with oyle of Lisartes being warme and you shall sée the effect To heale the disease called Tigna TAke Nuts with their shels drie them vppon a Hearth and make them into pouder then mixe it with olde Larde of a swine without salt and therewith annoint the griefe and presently it will be healed To remedie the griefe of the brestes and to cause milke to discende TAke of Percely rootes and of the rennet of an Hare of ech halfe an ounce of Storax calamite thrée drams of new oile of swéete Almonds thrée ounces of Barly meale one ounce and a half make therwith a plaister and lay it vpon the brests Against water and windinesse in the testicles of children TAke foure rootes of white Lillies of Line séedes of Beane flowres of eche one ounce of Comin of Daucus of eche foure drammes of Brimstone one dramme of the fruite of Ciperus halfe an ounce of Bdellium dissolued in vinegar two drammes of oyle of Camomill sixe ounces boyle the roots and bray them and with the water of the decoction boyle the meale and mixing all togither make a playster and applie it colde vnto the griefe To heale scabbed hands occasioned through the French disease TAke of the leaues of Nettles one handfull of Cinamonde and of Cloues of eche two drammes boyle them in water and bathing the handes in the fume therof they will be hole To stop the superfluous bloud of the flowers TAke of the herbe called Virga pastoris and make it in pouder and giue two drammes therof to drinke in a potinger of the broth made with Peason and it will stoppe or else boyle it in vinegar and being brayed applie it vnder the nauill in maner of a plaister and it will worke the like effect To heale shronken and stiffe sinewes TAke of Ceruce of Rosin of olde oyle of eche one ounce of Gum Amoniack of Galbanum of the confection Ciphodea of eche one ounce of waxe foure ounces Make an ointment and vse it To remedie the euill countenance which proceedeth of the Dropsey AFter the body is well purged the sicke must take morning and euening before meate one of these morsels folowing Take of the pouder of Dia lacca of the pouder of Dia curcuma of eche one dramme of the séedes of Southistle two drammes of Lignum Aloes of Cloues and of Saffron of ech halfe a scruple of Sugar fiue ounces dissolue the Sugar with water of Agrimonie and make the confection into rolles euery one conteyning one dramme and a halfe To
remedie the euill colour of the face TAke of the rootes of Turneps and of the rootes of Acorus and being washed distill them with a Limbeck and of the water that shalbe drawen therof cause the sicke to drinke fiue ounces at once continuallye the space of fiftene dayes before meate and you shall sée a verie good successe Against the inflammation of the liuer TAke of the iuice of Endiue thrée ounces of the iuice of Liuer wort two ounces of mundified Tamarindes six drams of red Saunders in pouder one dramme and a halfe of fine Sugar as much as sufficeth dissolue the Sugar with the Tamarindes and make a lectuarie of the which the sicke partie must take one ounce euerie day To remedie the mistes or dymnesse of the sight TAke of Rape séedes and make Comfets therwith as you do of Annis séedes of which the sicke vsing to eate shall finde maruellous ease or else take of the ashes of the heads of Swalowes two drammes of good Honie thrée ounces of the iuice of Fennell one ounce put them into a viall of glasse couered close at the top then boyle it in Balneo Mariae vntill halfe be consumed and of that which remayneth drop into the eyes early in the morning and a little before supper and at night when he goeth to bed let him vse this euerie day To remedie the want of hearing TAke of white Eleborus of Saffron of Sal niter of Castoreum of eche one dramme of Vinegar of good Hony of eche one ounce boyle all these togither and dipping therein a locke of wooll put it warme into the eare Against the trembling of the hart TAke of Cloues of Cinamond of ech two scruples of white Ben and red halfe a dramme of Saffron halfe a scruple of Graines of Ginger of Galingale of eche halfe a scruple of Iacints of Smeralds of Saphires of the bone of an Harts hart of eche one scruple of Golde leaues sixe of Margarites preperated two drammes of Conserue of Roses and of Buglosse of eche one ounce and a halfe Beate into pouder euerye of the foresaide thinges by himselfe then put them altogither into a Morter with halfe a pounde of Sugar and put therevnto halfe a pound of the sirop of the rindes of Ceder apples and make a lectuarie of the which the sicke must take early in the morning and at after noone and one houre before he sup the quantity of half a spoonefull at a time and after it let him drink two spoonefuls of wine aromatized that is swéete and pleasant Against the impediment of smelling TAke of the séedes of Nigella infused in vinegar one ounce being first dried in the Sunne of Castor of Nutmegs of eche one dramme of the séedes of white Ben and red Ben of Galingale of white Pepper of Origanum of Calamint of eche two scruples of Costus of Serapine of Rew of Basill séedes of eche one ounce Make pouder therof and binde it in a fine linnen cloth and smell often vnto it Against wormes in children TAke of Gotes milke halfe a potinger and quench therein a péece of burning Iron Which milke being giuen vnto the childe to drinke will cause him to auoyde the wormes from beneath Against great and swollen gummes CAuse the partie to kéepe many times in his mouth the iuice of Purcelane or else the Brine of white Oliues which are not ripe being warme or else let him holde in his mouth oyle of Lentils After this it auaileth to sprinkle the gummes with the pouder of the rust of Iron or Copper or with the pouder of Plantine séedes Against the opilations or other defectes of the liuer TAke and distill through a Limbeck Dodder at such time as it bringeth forth séedes and giue to drinke thrée ounces of the water that is distilled vsing to take it morning and euening and you shall sée an excellent successe To remedie moles or signes which children haue when they are borne TAke of the rootes and of the herbe Auens and distill them in the ende of May through a Limbeck and with the water wash the childe often in those places and it will heale him To heale the comming forth of the nauill of children and the ruptures within them TAke of the herbe Perfoliaton and braye it and put it vppon the nauill of children oftentimes and you shall sée the effect The like effect is séene if you take a péece of linnen cloth and being burned to lay it vpon the nauill with a little oyle Oliue The pouder of the séedes of the said herbe giuen in wine or in milke vnto children healeth the ruptures within them To remedie the retention and to cause a woman to auoyde the skin called Secundina TAke and boyle in white wine the flowers of Pulegium and being stilled giue the woman foure ounces therof to drinke fasting and if that be not sufficient put therevnto a little of the iuice of Léekes It helpeth to the lyke intent to giue the woman foure ounces of the iuice of Borage Against the griefes and swellings of the Matrix occasioned through ventositie after the birth IF she be without an Ague and knoweth the griefe to procéede of ventositie Take of Mustarde séedes or of Rape séedes and boyle them in water and therwith make fomentation vnto the place But if it happen through inflammation or through euill purging with an Ague cause the woman to drinke a dramme of the pouder of Pionie rootes in broth or else boyle in broth of the flowers of Camomill and cause hir to drinke therof Against the prefocation of the Matrix MAke pouder of the leaues of Gourdes and take a dramme thereof and being dissolued in good wine giue it hir to drinke and at euerie time that she drinketh thereof she shall finde a maruellous effect The ende of the first Booke Of the fourth and last part of the Secretes of the Reuerende Maister Alexis of Piemount The second Booke Against putrified or rotten wounds TAke of the iuice of brused leaues one pounde of the iuice of Semper viue and of Aristologia longa of eche thrée ounces of Verderame and Aristologia rotunda of eche one ounce of oyle Oliue thrée ounces of Waxe as much as sufficeth make an oyntment and worke therwith and you shall haue your desire To remedie bruses or stripes of the ioynts TAke of the herbe called Maudlenwort and boile it in water and being taken out braye it and applie it vnto the brused place which with resoluing the bloude that is there congealed will heale it To heale a Fistola TAke of the rootes of Gladiola one ounce well brayed and put therevnto of Verderame and of oyle of Tartar of eche one dramme and put therof into the sore To remedie moyst sores or scabbes in childrens heads TAke of white Sope foure ounces of Paritarie thrée ounces of Sulphur viuo thrée drammes braye them altogither and with the iuice of the foresaide herbe make a liniment and the heares being shauen awaye annoynt therewith the
childes heade and the next day following wash the head with Sope in the which shall be mixed the foresayd herbe and vsing it thus certaine times he shalbe healed To heale the itch TAke of oyle of Nuts of the iuice of Fumiterre of ech thrée ounces with Waxe make an oyntment with the which after he is washed if the diseased be annoynted he will be hole To remedie olde sores of the legges TAke of Aristologia longa and of Aloes Epatice of eche one ounce make them into pouder and with Hony of Roses worke it into a paste and put therof vpon the sores but before it be applied therevnto mundifie them with oyle of Tartar or with the decoction of Myrrha and within fewe dayes he wyll be hole Against the hardnesse and stiffnesse of sinewes occasioned through woundes TAke twelue Frogges of Swines grease one pounde of oyle of Bayes two pounde of Bay berries made in pouder two ounces of white incense in pouder one ounce boile all these togither vntill the bones of the Frogges be seperated from the flesh then straine them thorow a linnen cloth make an oyntment Wherwith annoynt the diseased member at night when the partie goeth to bed and then wrap it with the skin of a dog And in the morning washe it with this decoction following Take of the rootes and leaues of Agrimonie of the rootes of Mallowes boile them in water vntil they be tender and wash the member oftentimes therewith and you shall haue good successe To take out thornes or any other thing fastned in the flesh TAke of the rootes of the herbe Narcissus and of the meale of Cockell as much as you will braye them and mixe them with Hony and put them on the euill To dissolue dead bloud happened through stripes or falling from some high place TAke of Commin and Salt of eche one ounce of Hony foure ounces make your pouder and put it into a possenet or earthen boyling pot with the Hony and let it boile a little then annoynt the griefe therwith and you shall sée a good successe Another which worketh the same effect TAke of Wormewood that is gréene thrée handfulles of the gréene leaues and rootes of Consolida two handfulles of Camomill of Mellilote of eche one handfull of the meale of Fenegreke and of Linséedes of eche thrée drammes of the meale of Beanes foure ounces of the meale of Barlie and of grosse Branne of eche one ounce and a halfe of Daucus of Annis séedes of eche one dramme and a halfe of oyle of Camomill of white Lillies of Roses and of Butter of eche sixe drammes of Saffron one scruple make a plaister and applie it vnto the griefe and you shall sée a verie excellent experience Against impostumes and griefes of the Hemerodes TAke a white onyon well rosted in the embers make it very cleane and being brayed mixe it with the meale of Fenegréeke of Linséedes and of Camomill flowers as much as sufficeth and put therevnto a little Butter and foure graynes of Saffron and lay it vpon the griefe It helpeth also the paynes of the eares caused of colde or grosse humors To stop the bleeding of woundes TAke of the herbe called Alchimilla and of Sanicola of eche one handfull boyle them in raine water then take of earth wormes brayed and strained thorow a linnen cloth into the decoction Of the which the partie drinking foure ounces at a time morning and euening you shall sée a good successe To dissolue the bloud congealed in the body caused through wounds or other accidents TAke of Alchimilla of Fennell of Sage of Persly of ech one handfull of Annis séedes of Fennell of Isope and of Euula Campana of eche two ounces boyle all these in two pintes of water vntill the thirde part bée consumed and drinking oftentimes of the saide decoction you shall sée a maruellous experience To remedie festered and inflamed woundes TAke of the iuice of the herbe called Pimpernell and of Semperuiue of eche halfe a pounde of oyle Oliue one pounde put them all into a vessell to boyle vntill halfe be consumed then put therevnto of Butter foure ounces of Verderame halfe an ounce make therof a verie perfite oyntment To heale woundes wherein were fastened thornes or other such like things TAke of the iuice of Pimpernell that beareth red flowers and mixe therwith of Diptamus and of the stone Calamitis and make a plaister with Swines grease and applie it vnto the wounds and you shall haue your intent To remedie cankers in wounds TAke of the rootes of Brusci and make pouder therof which being put into the wounds will heale them Or else put vpon them the iuice of Marygoldes the greater Or the herbe Taxus barbatus burned and made in pouder and so layde vpon the Cankers To remedie the Kings euill WAshe the sore and wartes with the decoction of the rindes of Caphers then take a Serpent and hauing cut away his head and tayle put the other part into an earthen pot that hath holes in the bottome and being well luted both aboue and beneath put vnto it an other pot as a receiuer which you shall cause to stand vpon a pot filled with water which shall boyle so long vntill the Serpent be dissolued into oyle vnto the which adding the pouder of the rootes of Capers annoynt the griefe eight dayes therwith and it shall be healed Against the Kings euill in children TAke of the iuice of Sothernwood and of marsh Mallowes and of the Mucillage of the kernels of vnripe grapes of ech like quantitie lay them being all mixed togither vpon the sore But if it be hard dissolue in the sayde iuices of Gum Armoniack or of Bdelium and vse it as a plaister vpon the euil and you shall sée a happie successe Against all sores and angrie pushes as the Canker or the disease Phadagena TAke of the decoction of the rootes of Liquerice and in that boyle the leaues séedes and rootes of Matrisilua vntill the decoction become as thicke as Honye then laye it vppon the wounds and it will drie them maruelously it is a verie approoned medicine To wash away spots and red pimples or wheales in the face DIstill with a Limbecke of glasse in Balneo Mariae the flowers of Matrisilua in the beginning of Iune And with the water that shall be distilled wash the face often and he shall haue his intent To heale ruptures within one happened through falling from an high place or of some other cause and to dissolue the congealed bloud TAke of Cinquefoyle in the middest of May with the rootes and being brayed distill in a Limbeck of which water giue foure ounces to be drunke at one time in the morning fasting and also in the euening and it is maruellous Against sores of the nose and of the mouth and also of the French pockes TAke of the iuice of common Houndes tongue and of the iuice of Plantine of eche thrée ounces of Lyée two drammes Make first your
pouder and then thicken it at the fire and vse it but if they be the French sores or swellings take of the foresaid iuices made thicke and putting therevnto of Oximel squilliticum worke of it vpon the sores and you shall sée a singular effect Against wounds that penetrate TAke of the iuice of Sanicola and being dissolued with water of Cerfolium giue the wounded to drinke therof and within short space he shalbe healed or else giue the water of the same herbe distilled in the middest of May to drinke and it doth the like effect To take away the blacknesse of wounds TAke a quantitie of Rocket and take out the iuice and béeing mixed with the gall of an Oxe annoynt therewith it will cause the place to séeme white Against griefes occasioned through rupture or vnplacing of bones or in the members BOtle in water of y e rootes of Rocket and being brayed make a plaister and lay it vpon the place the intent will follow To dissolue the blacknesse of the skin happened through stripes or other cause and for to heale the sores of the naturall places of women and swelling of the brestes TAke of the herbe called Craines bill and distill it in the ende of Maye and of the water which shall come thereof washe little bagges of linnen cloth and put them into the woundes thrée or foure times a day And for the brests the herbe Asclepiade brayed and layd vpon them is verie good Against all kindes of flixes of bloud and to heale the hurts of the bowels and of the bladder TAke out the iuice of the herbe called Cauda equina and being mixed with a little iuice of Endiue giue foure ounces therof vnto the sicke to drinke euery morning The like effect is done by drinking the water of the foresayde herbe distilled with a Limbecke Against the swelling and griefe of a mans yarde WIth the water of the aforesaide herbe distilled thorowe a Limbeeke you shall kéepe the member being 〈◊〉 wasshed with linnen clothes bathed in the same water 〈◊〉 you shall haue your intent Against the Kings euill TAke of liquide Piche of waxe of vrine of children and of meale of Barly of eche as much as you please mixe them togither and putting therevnto a little oyle Oliue lay thereof many times vpon the griefe Against putrified gummes TAke and boyle Isope in water with the which washe the gummes and they will be hole To take away the putrifaction of wounds TAke of the iuice taken out of the rootes of Incensaria and mixe it with Turpentine and waxe and hauing made an oyntment laye it vpon the wounds and you shall sée the successe Against vicious humors which are caused of the itch or like effects betwene the flesh and the skin TAke of Alchimilla of Camomill flowers and of the herbe Iaccea of ech one handfull boyle them in good wine of the which giue to drinke foure ounces eyght mornings continually fasting in which space let the diseased washe the infected parts twice and he shall be hole To heale wounds quickly TAke of the toppes of the leaues called Coltes foote and annoynt them with Hony and lay them vpon the wound and as soone as they be drie put on other fresh ones And continuing so thrée dayes you shall sée a good successe To heale that kinde of breaking out that is like vnto a Leprosie TAke of the iuice of Lapathum acutum or of Sorell mixe it with oyle of Nuts and Turpentine of eche like quantitie then boyle it and straine it thorow a linnen cloth and put therevnto of Tartar in pouder the thirde part of one of the foresaide partes and make an oyntment with which annoint the griefe and it will doe the effect To heale broken bowels of children TAke of water of Lentils and take out the iuice and washe therein little bagges of linnen cloth and lay them vpon the rupture putting first the bowell into his place and by drinking after it the pouder of Alchimilla certaine daies he shalbe hole Against pimples or knobbes of the legges and naturall places of women with rednesse and burning TAke in Maye the leaues and stalkes of Louage and being brayed distill it in a Limbecke and with the water washe péeces of linnen cloth and lay them vpon the infected partes To remedie the gallings of the feete and cankers TAke of the fruite of Ligustrum braye it and take out the iuice with the which wash the sores and they will be hole The water of the flowers of the same fruite distilled and applied vnto cankers worketh a marueilous effect To heale olde sores TAke of the iuice of the leaues of white Lillies with a little vinegar and hony vnto the quantitie of the iuice and being boyled lay therof on the sores To remedie a blit or blast and to heale Cankers TAke of Lunaria and of Pimpernell of eche like quantitie take out the iuice and wash therewith the infected partes and they will be hole To cause nayles that be scaly to fall away TAke of the séedes of wilde Mintes of Linséedes of eche like quantitie bray them and mixe them with honye and laye therof oftentimes vppon the nayle and you shall sée the successe A remedie against infection of the lunges and the Ptisick TAke of the leaues and séedes of marsh Mallowes and boyle them in milke or wine of the which giue the sicke to drinke euery morning and he will be hole To heale the sores of the mouth and throte TAke of the leaues of marsh Mallowes and boyle them in wine and Honye putting therevnto Roche Allum and being strayned let it stande to coole and with that decoction cause the diseased to wash his mouth and his throte oftentimes and it will heale him To heale Ringwormes Cornes and sores of the feete TAke liquide Allum and boyle it in hony and with that annoint the foresaid griefes and it will heale them Also the water of Hony distilled healeth and mundifieth the woundes being layde vnto them with péeces of linnen cloth washed in it Against the flixe of the bloud of Emerodes and sores of the priuie members TAke of Mellilote of Fenegréeke and of Linséedes of eche like quantitie braye them and mixe them with the white of an Egge and make a plaister and lay it vpon the soré Against the putrifaction of the gummes and sores of the mouth TAke of the leaues of Mintes and boyle them in wine and a little vinegar let it coole and with the decoction wash well your mouth and it will helpe the téeth purge the corruption of the gummes and make a swéete breath Against blites and waterie scabbes that are in the heads of children MAke of the iuice of Mintes and put thervnto of Brimstone and vinegar well mixed togither and with a fether dipped in the sayd linement annoynt the griefe Against woundes and all putrified olde sores TAke of Milfollie and of Sanicola boyle them in water and straine them thorowe a linnen cloth and with
the decoction mixe the meale of Fenegréeke with like quantitie of the fat of a Gote and halfe as much oyle Oliue Dissolue them at the fire and putting waxe therevnto make an ointment Against colericall impostumations as blytes and blastes and such lyke TAke of the flowers of water Lillies of Roses and of Violets boile them in wine of Pomegranates vntill the wine be consumed and of the herbes being brayed and colde lay vppon the sore To remedie the griefes of the bowels and watry ruptures TAke water Lillie flowers when they are ripe and perfite and distill them in Balneo Mariae and of the water giue the sicke to drinke two ounces thereof morning and euening by the space of ten or twelue dayes and it will heale him Against the griefes of the ioynts TAke of Reysons and mundifie them from the kirnels and braye the polpe with the leaues of gréene Rew and applye it vnto the euill To heale the broken bowels of children TAke of Paritarie of Cinquefoyle of Camomill of Iermaunder of eche one handfull boyle them in water with the which make a bath for the childe and hath him therein thrée houres a day by the space of thrée dayes and let him drink in the bath halfe an ounce of Perfoliaton and being come out of the bath let him be annoynted with this oyntment Take of oyle of Camomill one ounce and a halfe of the séedes of Perfoliaton in pouder two ounces put therevnto of Waxe and make an oyntment of the which annoynting the childe by the space of eight dayes you shall haue good successe To heale the scorchings made with fire and fretting sores TAke Perforata and being brayed put it vppon the burnings and sores and you shall haue your intent To remedie the hurts of the scull TAke of the iuice of Pimpernell and wash therein péeces of linnen cloth and put them oftentimes vpon the hurt and it will be quickly healed To heale corrosiue hurts called commonly the Wolfe TAke of the leaues of Plantine one handfull of Pomegranate flowers of the nuts of Ciperus of the wood and fruite of Balme of Allum Zuccarino of eche one ounce of Mummia halfe an ounce boyle them togither in Plantine water and in the ende of the decoction put vnto it of Camphora one dramme and with the decoction wash the griefe often It helpeth likewise to wash the sore with water of Radishes Against wounds and ruptures of the naturall places of women and to stop the flix of bleeding of the nose DIstill in a Limbecke in Iune the rootes of Léekes and in the water distilled washe péeces of linnen cloth and put them vpon the sore Wash likewise Bombace in it and put it into the nose and it will stop the course of the bloud For to heale one that falleth from some high place TAke of Tansey of wilde Tansey and boyle it in water and Salt and giue vnto the sicke to drinke of the decoction and you shall sée a good successe To stop the bloud of the Matrix and of the vrine and of wounds and to heale the blacke pimples or wheales in the legs IN the midst of Maye distill through a Limbecke the leaues of an Oke and of the water giue sixe ounces vnto the sicke to drinke and he shall be healed of the sayde griefes and if in the said water you wet the Tow of Hempe or peeces of linnen and wash the pimples or red legges inflamed the medicine wil be effectuous To stop the bleeding of wounds TAke of the doung of Pecockes and dissolue it with water of Sage distilled when it hath flowers putting therevnto a little Muske and dipping a little Bombace in the said mixture binde it vpon the wounde Against the flix of the bloud of the Emerodes BRaye Scabious and put it vppon the Hemerodes and it will doe the effect Or else boyle the foresayde herbe with the rootes of Taxus barbatus and let the pacient receyue the fume from beneath Against the Hemerodes and crestie swellings of the fundiment and rednesse of the face TAke of the iuice of blinde Nettles and annoynt the places and you shall haue your intent Bath also the crestie impostumations of the fundiment with péeces of linnen cloth dipped in the iuice or in water distilled of the sayde herbe and they will be healed And so likewise a red face Against spitting of bloud TAke and boyle wilde Time in vinegar and Hony and giue the diseased foure ounces of the decoction to drinke euerye daye or else take the iuice of the sayde herbe and being mixed with vinegar cause the sicke to drinke halfe an ounce thereof and it will heale him Against the ruptures of the feete and of the hands occasioned through the French disease TAke a Squill deuide it and boyle it in olde oyle vntill it be tender then braye it in a Morter vntill it be brought to the forme of an ointment with the which annoint the ruptures Against the burnings of fire BAthe oftentimes in the daye the place of the burning with péeces of linnen cloth dipped in water of Taxus barbatus distilled through a Limbecke or else with Barbers lie and it will be hole The like effect is done by annoynting it presently with Hony which causeth that the member become not full of bladders nor grow to be vlcerous To heale eares that auoyde matter TAke a quantitie of Turpentine with the like of oyle and Hony mixed togither and put therof into the eare and you shall sée a maruellous effect Against scabbes and itch TAke of the leaues and flowers of Taxus barbatus distill them in a Limbecke and in the water that shall be distilled wash peeces of linnen cloth and put them often vppon the infected part Against the Leprosie TAke of Tapsia of Eleborus niger of Mustarde séedes of Nigella of Paritorie of eche one dram of Euphorbium of Scammonie of Sandarack of eche fourtene graynes of Costus of Coloquintida of Rew of Mandrake of Staphisagria of Sal niter of eche halfe a scruple being well mixed braye them into pouder and being dissolued in vinegar washe the infected place and you shall sée a good successe Against itch and swelling of the Hemerodes TAke of the leaues and rootes of Tormentill and béeing brayed boyle them in vinegar and therwith wash and emplaister the infected places To heale Cankers BRay the rootes of Turbit into pouder and being mixed with Hony lay it vpon the sores and you shall haue your intent To heale the sores of the naturall places of women TAke Veruene and distill it in the ende of Iune and with the water that shall be distilled wash those places and kéepe therein a péece of linnen cloth bathed with the same water To heale griefes of the eyes and to make cleare the sight WAsh the eyes with the foresaid water and distill of it into them many times a day and you shall sée a trim successe Against the galdnesse of the feete or other parts of children TAke leaues of Semperuiue
will be hole Against the sores of the mouth of the Marrix happened in procreation TAke drie Rose leaues brayed and washe them with wine and annoint therwith a suppositorie made of the heares of an Hare and put it into the Matrix and wash it with a sharpe Lotion Against burning sores of the Matrix of women with childe TAke swéete Almonds brayed and mixe them with the marrow of an Oxe and boyle them in water putting therevnto a little meale and being colde annoynt the Matrix within therwith And after wash it with the decoction of Mirtels To heale the prickings of the sinewes THe hurts of the sinewes happen eyther through stripes or bicause they are pricked or foyned with some sharpe thing or that they are cut with a sworde or knife or some suche like instrument and through the sharpe féeling thereof they cause men to incurre into verie great paines If therefore the sinew be pricked or stricken it is necessarie to open the place with two straite incisions to thende the humor may issue out and if the bodie be full of bloud then must you let the veine bloude but if it be full of euill humors it is necessarie to purge it but if there be made no incision the paine may be mitigated by giuing issue vnto the putrified matter in vsing somentation vnto the place nigh vnto the pricking with oyle of verye ripe Oliues that is as hote as maye be suffered or else lay vppon the place warme Turpentine in such persons as are of tender complections but in strong bodies and of hard flesh lay vpon the place the pouder of Euphorbium mixed with olde oyle or else take of vinegar nine ounces of liquide Piche one pound of Oppoponack two drammes Dissolue the gum in vinegar and mixe therwith the Piche and lay it vpon the punture It helpeth also to take quicke Brimstone with olde Leuen or the iuice of Wertworth with the saide Leuen layde vpon the sore Or the dung of a wood Doue or Serapine put vppon the punture Taking héede that if the place of the punture doe not putrifie to vse this Cerote following videlicet Take of olde oyle one ounce of waxe thrée drammes of Euphorbium one dramme mixe them and worke therwith You may also lay vpon it Propolios by it selfe and it will much auayle if the sinewes be vexed with inflammation so that they putrifie put vppon them this Cataphasme Take of Barlie meale and of Beane meale or of Orobo and boyle them with Lie and Oximel and lay it vpon the inflamed member If the member be vncouered through the wound it can not then sustaine the sayd medicines bicause they are very sharpe It shall be necessarie therfore to put vpon the wound Lime that hath bene oftentimes washed and dissolued with a good quantitie of olde oyle or else Turpentine of the Firre trée with the leaues of Centorie the lesser brayed and mixed togither or else put thereon the oyntment called Tutia simplex but if the wound be dolorous bath the places about it with olde oyle that is warme and lay vpon it vncleane wooll or oyle mixed with vinegar Mundifie the wounds with wooll dipped in sodden wine or else vse these rolles dissolued in sodden wine Take of Allum thrée drammes of Incense halfe an ounce of Mirrha one ounce of Vitriol two drammes of the flowers of Pomegranates one ounce and a halfe of the gall of a Bull sixe drammes of Aloes one ounce and make therof little pastels with wine An excellent and precious oyntment to heale the rupture of the scull TAke of Oppoponack of Bdellium of Ammoniack of eche thrée drammes of Rosen of Gum Elemi of eche one ounce of Olibanum of Myrrha of Sarcacolla of eche one dramme and a halfe of oyle of Roses foure ounces of Waxe two ounces First dissolue the Gummes with Vinegar and straine them in the ende mixe with them the other thinges finelye made in pouder and make thereof an oyntment To mollifie hardnesse TAke of the residence of Oleum Irinum of oyle of white Lillies of oyle of Sisamine of oyle of sweete Almondes of eche one ounce of Saffron in pouder one dram of the grease of a Badger one ounce of white waxe two ounces of Rosen foure ounces Make a Cerote according vnto Art A most precious oyle to heale a wounde in xxiiii houres TAke of the flowers of S. Iohns wort of the flowers of Rosemarie of eche one handfull put them togither into a glasse and fill it with perfite oyle and close well the mouth of the glasse that no aire go out then let it stande in the sunne the space of thirtie dayes in cléere nights also And when the oyle shall haue gotten the colour of the flowers strayne it and put vnto it of Gynger one dram and a little Saffron dissolued in good wine then set it in the Sunne againe the space of xviij dayes and annoynt the woundes with the sayde oyle being warme twyce a day and you shall haue your effect Against spitting of bloud through rupture of a veine TAke of the iuice of Plantine of the iuice of Pimpernell and of Bursa pastoris of eche sixe ounces of Eole Armenick one pounde of Gum Arabick burned and of Gum Dragagant of eche one ounce of Amilum of Sanguis draconis of Terra sigilata of Acatia of Spodium of Hipoquistidos of the beries of Mirtels of ech ten drams of glew of Parchment made with y e iuice of sower grapes two ounces boyle the iuices with the foresayde things brayed in the ende put them into the Morter worke them a good space togither putting therevnto the whey make an oyntment thereof to annoynt the brest To heale sores of the legges TAke of the sewet of a Wether sixe ounces of oyle of Roses of eche two pounde of Vinegar eyght ounces of newe Waxe ten ounces of Litarge brayed foure ounces of Terebinthe of Rosin of eche two ounces bray altogither in a vessell vntill the vinegar be consumed alwayes stirring it with a sticke vntill it become a Cerote An other for the same TAke of Turpentine thrice washed with Sorell water foure ounces one rawe yelke of an Egge mixe them well and put therevnto of the iuice of Smallage foure ounces and boyle it vntill it come vnto the forme of an oyntment Then take of Aristologia of Centaurie the lesser of Gentian of eche two drammes pouder them and make an oyntment Against all inflammations of the reynes and the running of them TAke of oyle of Sisamine of Violets and of Roses of eche one ounce and a halfe of Ceruce of Olibanum and of Mastick of eche one dramme of Camphire one scruple of the meale of Amilum ten drammes of Rose water one ounce of whites of Egges twelue of white Waxe fiue ounces of Bole Armenick ten drammes dissolue the Waxe with the oyles and when it is colde mixe the other things that are in pouder and make an ointment to annoint the reines To heale sores
of white Waxe fiue ounces of Mastick two ounces of Vernice of Sarcacoll of Rosen of eche one ounce bray those things that are to be brayed and hauing made pouder dissolue the Turpentine with the waxe and put thereto the pouders and make an oyntment To heale the hardnesse of the feete TAke of the Mucillage of marsh Mallow séedes of the Mucillage of Colewort séedes or Cabishes of eche one ounce of the fat of a man of the fat of a Beare and of a Greye and of freshe Butter of eche halfe an ounce of Waxe as much as sufficeth make a soft oyntment and annoynt the knobbes To remedie dolorous sores happened through colde distemperature TAke of Turpentine two pound of Brickes or boyled stones sixe ounces of Mastick of Storax of ech one ounce Burne the Brickes and quench them in oyle and being brayed mixe them with the other things and distill them by a Limbecke the first liquor that commeth forth will be water the seconde and thirde will be oyle apt to heale such sores or else vse in this case oyle of Turpentine by it selfe and it will make a very happie operation To take away superfluous flesh which groweth in woundes THe intent of the Phisition is to drie it vp with medicines which doe not fret as with Tutia Antimonie Galles or barke of Incense these sayd mettals being washed and decocted bathe first the flesh with this decoction and then you may applie them vnto it Take of Incense of Masticke of eche one dramme of Rose leaues of Mirtils of Rew of eche half an ounce of Sage halfe a handfull of Roche Allum one dram boyle them in water and wash the flesh therwith and then put on the pouder aboue written and if you can not drie it with the said remedies take of water of Plantine of Roses and of Nightshade of eche foure ounces of Opium one scruple of crummes of breade two ounces of Argentum Solimatum foure scruples worke the Sublimate well vppon a marble then mixe all togither and boyle them vntill halfe the water be consumed then straine it thorow a grosse linnen cloth and put the thred or bagges and lockes into the said water boyling them a little and then expresse it somwhat and reserue it to put vpon superfluous fleshe that groweth vntill it be consumed To heale sores that happen thorow wormes TAke of Ceruce of Polij montani of eche halfe an ounce of liquide ship Piche as much as sufficeth mixe altogither in a morter and make a liniment considering that if the wormes be generate through the euill habite of the bodye you must vse vniuersall medicines to consume the superfluous humiditie as by letting of bloud and by drinking water of Guacum and vppon the sore put Vnguentum Rosatum with Precipitate or Vnguentum Apostolorum To heale sores happened of broken bones TAke and braye the rootes of Dog Fennell dried and making pouder thereof put it into the sore Likewise the rootes of Ireos of Aristologia rotunda made in pouder doth helpe them or else take Oppoponack with water of Sulphur and touch the broken bone therewith and it will sequestrate it and cause the bone to come forth To remedie the gummes of the French disease TAke of the rootes of wilde Cucumbers of the rootes of Ireos boyle them vntill they be tender of the which take one pounde Then take of Ammoniack of Serapine and of Galbanum of eche two ounces of Storax liquida one ounce and a halfe of the fat of a Beare of Butter of eche one ounce of quicke siluer not extinct two ounces make a plaister and put it vpon the gummes To kill wormes in children TAke of red Corall of the meale of Lupines of the horne of an Hartburned of Nigella of eche one seruple of oyle of Roses of oyle of Wormwood of eche one ounce Put them all into an Orenge being made hollow at the top and boyle them in hote embers then expresse it with the which expression annoynt the stomack and nauill of the childe and put vpon it the rinde of the Orenge rosted and you shall sée the effect Another for the same disease TAke of Aloes Cicotrine of the rootes of white Diptamus of Gentian of Worme séede of the séedes of Purcelane of eche halfe a dramme of the gall of a Bull halfe an ounce of Scammoney one scruple Bray them and mixe therwith Butter with the which fill the shelles of two Nuttes and binde one vpon the stomack and an other vppon the nauill It will kill the wormes and cause them to auoyde beneath A verie precious water for diuers infirmities TAke of Cloues of Nutmegs of Ginger of Maces of Setwell of Galingale of long Pepper and of rounde of the sprigges of Iuniper of the rindes of Ceder apples and of Orenges of Sage of Basill of Rosemarie of Margerome of Mintes of Bay berries of Pulegium of Gentian of Calamint of Elder flowers of white Roses and red of Spike of Lignum Aloes of Cubebes of Cardemomes of Cinamond of Camepitios of graines of Calamus Aromaticus of Mastick of Olibanum of Aloes Epatici of drie figges of Reysons of the séedes and leaues of Dyll of the séedes of Artemesia of Dates without stones of swéete Almondes of Pine kirnels of ech one ounce of Hony the weight of them al. Bray them and mire them with Aqua vitae thrice the quantitie of all the residue and put them into a Still well luted and let them infuse the space of two dayes and put vnto it the Recipient and lute it well putting it vnto the fire then chaunge the Recipient after ye haue drawen the first and second water which haue one selfe vertue that is to heale the wounds being applied vnto them with péeces of linnen cloth they heale also the Cankers the Fistolaes Carbuncles the disease called Noli me tangere And putting a drop thereof into sore eyes within the space of nine dayes it healeth them And a drop being dronke with white wine healeth the disease of the reines It helpeth also the Hemerodes washing them with the sayd water It helpeth the griefes of the Matrix by drinking two drammes in broth washing with the sayd water all the places that are sore through any colde cause and contraction of the sinewes and it healeth all colde infirmities The thirde water that shall be drawen will be of a red colour and thereof must be ministred continually the space of halfe a spoonefull at a time It helpeth Leprosies Dropsies Ptisickes and the colde Goute An oyle like vnto Balme very profitable for diuers sores TAke of cléere Turpentine .iij. pound of Incense of Lignum Aloes of ech thrée drammes of Mastick of Cloues of Galingale of Cinamond of Nutmegs of Cubebes of Gum Elemi of eche two drammes braye those thinges that are to be brayed and put them into a Still of Glasse and let it settle the space of fiue or sixe dayes Then distill it vpon the embers first with a soft fire then encrease
which in the beginning of their fits drinke of this oyle with the decoction of Rosemarie and of Wormewood Take and boyle of the leaues of Germaunder brayed in wine and of Pimpernell and mixe therwith the rootes of Comphrey the greater of S. Iohns wort of Mirtels of Centaurie of Calamus aromaticus brayed and washe therein little bagges and put them into the woundes and you shall sée a maruellous effect Take and boile in water a quantitie of Agrimonie and of Rie and of the decoction giue two ounces to drinke at once with a drop of the sayd oyle to kill the wormes in children Take and boyle Garlicke in wine of the which cause the pacient to drink two ounces with a little of the sayd oyle to prouoke vrine Take and boyle a Radish in wine and put thereto a little of the sayd oyle of Triacle and of Mitridate and giue it to be drunke and washe the dolorus place and it will heale the plague Boile of Rosemarie of Celendine of the rootes of Calamus Aromaticus of Basill of Saffron of eche a small quantitie in wine with the which wash the hands the féete and the heade thrice a day it will heale Melancholie and adding therevnto a little of the said oyle giue it to be drunke Likewise the oyle being drunke with the decoction of Agrimonie healeth the Ptisick and giuen with the water of Ireos with Hony it helpeth the Dropsey It conserueth the radicall humiditie being ministred with Malmesey And being giuen to drinke with water of Margerome it healeth all the defects of the head or with water of Balme and of Buglosse And also it healeth the griefes of the head the disease Vertigine and Scotomia if the body be purged and then the sayd oyle be giuen to be drunke with water of white Lillies it helpeth the Litargia It prohibiteth dreaming in sléepe being giuen to drinke with water of Gourdes and Poppy It healeth the Apoplexia giuen with Aqua vitae the bodye being first purged Being ministred with Fennell water and of Siler Montanus it healeth the weakenesse of the sight Being giuen with water of Quinces it prohibiteth vomit and with water of Bursa pastoris it stayeth the vomiting of bloude Being giuen with water of Millifolie and of Taxus barbatus it helpeth the Hemerodes and other defects of those places Giuen to drinke with water of Tamarisci it helpeth the milt And being giuen to drinke with water of Radishes and Sea brembles it expelleth grauell In touching putrisied sores therwith it healeth them And likewise annointing that part of the head which aketh therwith and giuing thereof to drinke after and before meate with Malmesie or some other Capitall water it causeth the paine to cease To heale scalie or rough hands happened through the French disease TAke of Vitriol Romanum two drammes of quicke siluer one dramme mortifie the quicke siluer with spettle and being wel stirred in the morter annoint the palmes of the hands and being annointed with the said ointment annoynt them after with Vnguentum Rosatum of Mesue and the disease wil be healed Another for the same TAke of Cloues two ounces of Cinamonde as much more of leaues of Nettles one handfull put them into a vessel full of water to boile vntill the fourth part be consumed and being taken from the fire make a somentation couering the sores with a linnen cloth and receyuing the fume vnto your palmes as hote as you can abide it by the space of halfe an houre that is in the morning when you rise and at euening when you go to bed and in doing so the space of .xv. or .xx. dayes you shall be hole Against Melancholie TAke of Lignum Aloes of Cloues of Cardamomes of Spica Celtica of eche two drammes of Borage flowers of Buglosse of Roses of eche two drammes of rosted nuts two drams of leaues of Sene of swéete Almonds of Iuiubes of ech one ounce of Lapis Armenia preperated thrée drams of Annis séedes of Fennell séedes of eche two ounces of Saffron two scruples of the bone of an Harts hart of Doronoce of Setwell of Iacincts of Smiralds of Saphires of Basill séedes of eche one scruple of Margarites preperated two drammes make a lectuarie with Honye of Violets boyled as much as sufficeth and decoct it with the iuice of Germaunder of Iuie and of Buglosse of eche one ounce and a halfe vntill the iuice be consumed Of which confection take a dramme and a halfe in a little white swéete wine aromatized morning and euening two houres before meate To mitigate the paines of the French disease in any member TAke of oyle of Camomill of oyle of Dill and Roses of eche one ounce of Greppola of Ceruce of Litarge of eche one ounce of quicke siluer extinct with spettle halfe an ounce of waxe as much as sufficeth meddle all togither and make an ointment with the which being colde annoint the payned member and you shall haue a happie remedie To remedie the milt that is hardened TAke of Gum Ammoniack of Assarum of the séedes of Agnus castus of Rew of Citrack of Calamus Aromaticus of Isope of the flowers of Tamariscus of eche one ounce of the rinds of Capparus rootes of Nettle séedes of Annis séedes of Smalledge of Cinamond of eche two drammes of good Hony as much as sufficeth Make a lectuarie of which let the diseased take halfe a spoonefull in the morning two houres before meate and you shal haue your intent Also while he taketh the lectuarie let the milt be annoynted with this vnder written oyntment twice a daye fasting Take of oyle of Capers of oyle of Rew of Camomill and of swéete wine of ech one pound of the rootes of marsh Mallowes of Mallowes and of Felce of eche halfe an ounce Bray well the rootes and boyle euery thing vntill the wine be consumed and put therevnto of the rootes of Rew well brayed and of strong vinegar of eche one pounde boyle them once more vntill the vinegar be consumed And being strained put therevnto of Oppoponack of Galbanum of Bdellium and of Ammoniack of eche two ounces Dissolue the Gummes in strong vinegar boyled a little and with waxe make an oyntment To preserue from the goute TAke of Mirrha and of Aloes Epatici of Lignum Aloes of Cinamond of Mastick of Reubarbe of ech two scruples of Muske one graine of Oximel simplex as much as sufficeth make a paste of pilles of the which take euery other morning one pill the quantitie of a scruple and you shall sée a maruellous effect To heale the face of scurfe or scabbes TAke of Camphire two drammes of washed Ceruce one ounce of red Cicers halfe a pound of the pulpe of Melons one pound of the egges of Swallowes tenne of Margarites two drammes of the séedes of Bombace thrée drammes of common Salt two drammes of the iuice of Limons foure ounces of the lyes of white wine halfe an ounce pouder those things that are to
doe seuen times then with sirop of Violets make a paste of Pilles of the which take a scruple in the euening one houre before meate and you shall sée a verie great ease To cause heare to grow againe and to keepe them from falling away TAke of chosen Mirrhe of Aloes of Labdanum of eche two ounces of Folium of Mirtell berries of Capillus Veneris of the flowers of Ligustrum of eche two handfulles braye them well and mixe them and take of oyle of bitter Almonds of oyle of Sisamine and of Alchanna of ech two ounces mixe euery thing togither and being put into an earthen vessell glased with a straite mouth and closed well with Lutum sapientiae burie it in horse dung .xv. dayes then distill it and kéepe the water and the oyle that shall be drawne to annoynt the rootes of the heare and it will make a verie spéedye and happie effect Another remedie for the same disease TAke of Efftes fiue of Piche sixe ounces of Propolios or Virgines waxe foure ounces of Capillus Veneris of Mirtell berries of eche sixe handfulles of Sothernwood eight ounces put the Efftes into a vessell to drie in an ouen then braye the thinges that are to bée brayed and dissolue those that are to be dissolued then take of the grease of a Beare one pound and put all the receite into a Still of Glasse and being well closed set it in the Sunne or else in horse dung thirtene dayes then distill it according vnto Arte and the water and oyle that shall be drawen reserue to occupie as you doe the other aforesaide Another of like vertue TAke of Saffron two ounces of Aloes of Mirrhe of eche thrée ounces of Labdanum foure ounces of oyle of bitter Almonds and of the fat of a Beare of eche sixe ounces of the heads of flies made in pouder eight ounces mixe them all togither and doe with them as is already sayd of the other and of euery of them you shall sée a maruellous effect To take away the spots and scurfe happened through the French disease TAke of white and blacke Elleborus of eche one handfull of the leaues of Lapatium acutum two pounde of wilde Cucumbers thrée ounces of the pulpe of Melons with the séedes thrée pound of the pulpe of Limons and of the iuice of them foure pound Put them into a Limbeck of glasse and let it stande to settle thrée dayes and being distilled washe with the water the scurfe or spots and it will heale them Another pleasant remedie for the same disease TAke of gréene Lupines one pounde of the rootes of white Lillies sixe ounces of bitter Almondes two pounde of the iuice of Paritorie thrée pounde put them all into a Still and presently distill them before they putrifie and the water and the oyle that shalbe drawen vse it as is sayd of the other before Another against the same disease TAke of Sal niter thrée ounces of oyle of bitter Almondes two pounde of Squilla halfe a pounde of the meate of Limons one pound distill them as is aforesaide of the other and worke the oyle with good successe Against the dilatation of the sight of the eye TAke of Celendine water of Fennell of Eyebright and of Roses of eche foure ounces of Sarcacolla of Rew of ech one dramme of Gum Serapine halfe a scruple of the gall of an Ore one dramme and a halfe boyle them all togither and being distilled put therof twice a day into the eye To preserue the teeth from putrifaction TAke of the shelles of burnt Oysters made in pouder thrée drammes of Sandarack foure drammes of the rootes of Ireos two drammes of the rootes of Aristologia of Gentian of Centaurie the greater of eche two drammes Braye euery thing seperately then mixe them togither and with Oximel squilliticum as much as shalbe sufficient make little pastils with the which you may rub the téeth and wash them with water of Squilles dissoluing the little cakes in wine and you shall sée a maruelous effect To fasten the teeth which are redie to fall through the French disease TAke Plantine water and mixe it with oyle of Brimstone and touch therwith the gummes and after they be mundified take of Plantine leaues of the tender leaues of wylde Oliue trées of Sage leaues of eche halfe a handefull boyle them in olde white wine and wash therewith the gummes of the sicke many times Against the fluxes dissentericall in the French disease TAke a potinger that may containe a pound of Gotes milke and quenche therein two or thrée stones of the Sea being burned and with that milke make glisters or else take of the iuice of Plantine of oyle of Mirtels or of Roses Omphacine as much as sufficeth and make thereof a glister To remedie the paines of the throte happened through the French disease TAke of the leaues of Ligustrum of Plantin of the tops and stalkes of Mulberies of the tender leaues of the wilde Oliue of eche one handfull of Roche Allum one ounce boyle them in as much water as shall be sufficient vnto the decoction of the herbes then with that which is strained being colde let the pacient wash his mouth oftentimes and he will be hole neuerthelesse if the disease cease not at these medicines Thē take of Verderame the quantitie of a Beane of Roch Allum like quantitie and braye them well in a Morter of Brasse so long with Rosewater or Plantine water that the water take the colour of Verderame with the which touching the sore with a little Bombace dipped therein you shall sée a present remedie To remedie the pushes in the French disease TAke of the pouder of Dill séedes and of the scales of Brasse preperated of ech like quantitie and lay thereof vppon the sore or else take a dram of Precipitate preperated and mixe it with an ounce of Vnguentum Rosatum of Mesue and lay it vpon them if they be malicious and giue not place vnto such medicines Take of the grease of an Hog two ounces of Incense of Aloes of ech one dram of quick siluer two drammes mortifie the quick siluer and bray it in a morter making therof an oyntment and worke it And for a finall remedie for those that are verie malignant vse the oyntment Egiptiacum with Sublimate medled therwith To heale knobbes in the naturall places of women TAke of the pouder of Scabiose of Tormentill of eche one dramme of Iuorie in pouder and burned of red Corall of eche two scruples of Bole Armenick one dramme of Incense one scruple of Mel Rosarum of sirop of Mirtels and of wine of Pomegranates of eche halfe an ounce meddle them in a Morter and with Bombace dipped in the sayd oyntment touche the diseased place or else take of Turpentine washed with Scabiose water of Mel Rosarum of eche one ounce of pouder of Scabiose and of Tormentill of eche one dramme of Bole Armenick of Iuorie burned and of Marts horne burned of Aloes
and when it beginneth to boyle cast into it of Sugar Candie and of Verderame of eche one ounce of common Salt in pouder as much more and after they haue boyled a little space take away the pot from the fire and let it settle and being strayned reserue the cléere water to washe the eye lyddes and put vpon it this ointment take of Butter that is fresh one ounce of Tutia preperated one dramme of Aloes halfe a dramme of Ambergréece one scruple make pouder thereof and the Butter being heated meddle therewith the other thinges and make therof an oyntment Against the falling sicknesse of children and to heale the head of Catarres happened through colde causes TAke of Mirrhe of Labdanum of ech one dramme of Storax Calamite one scruple and a halfe of Cloues two scruples of Mastick and of Nutmegs of eche two drammes make a plaister with braying those things that are to be brayed and mixing them with the Gum of an Oke lay it vpon the closure of the pacients heade the heares being first cut awaye with a rasor To heale those which pisse a bed TAke the bladder of a Gote or of a shéepe burne it vppon a tyle on the fire and giue the pacient to drinke with water and vinegar or else boyle the testicles of an Hare in good wine and giue him to drinke of the same wine It helpeth also to cause him to drinke before supper a little Ney or Mirrhe with wine and to annoint him vnder his yarde with the earth of a Smithes mill To heale the choking of the Matrix when it can not returne againe TAke of gréene Rew and bray it well and mixe it with Honie and dip wooll therein made in forme of a tent and put it into the fundiment and presently it will be awaked and returne againe into hir selfe To purge the hote goute TAke of the Myrobolanes called Emblici Chebuli and Indi of ech two drammes of Reubarbe of Scammoney of eche halfe a dramme of Aloes washed one dramme of red Roses of Mastick of eche two scruples Make a paste of pilles with the iuice of Roses Of the which giue the pacient to take in the morning made and proportioned in thrée pilles To remedie the difficultie of pissing through the impediment of fleume TAke of the herbe Clinopodium one handful of the worms called Horse flies dried in an Ouen two drammes boyle them in good white wine vntill the thirde part be consumed and giue foure ounces thereof vnto the pacient to drinke two houres before meate and you shall sée a verie good effect To heale sore and inflamed legges TAke of Ceruce of Litarge of eche fiue pounde of white waxe two pounde of oyle Oliue twentie pounde boyle it with a soft fire and make a ceare cloth to lay vpon the sore To remedie the griefe of the pleurisie when one is stopped that he cannot spit TAke of Loch de pino two ounces of Diapenideon one dramme and a halfe of the pouder of the rootes of Enula Campana and of the rootes of Ireos of eche two drammes of the iuice of Liquerice two drammes and a halfe with as much strop of Horehound as sufficeth and to make it more stronger to purge the brest in steade of the Gum put in Nettle séedes To purge the brest of the pleurisie and Ptisicke TAke of Gum Ammoniack one dramme and a halfe of Saffron halfe a dramme make fiftene pilles with Oximel squilliticum of the which cause the diseased to take euerye morning one To heale the disease of the pleurisie TAke of Nettle leaues of Mallowes of Camomill of Flax séedes of eche two handfulles of Mirrhe two drammes of Ammoniack one dramme and a halfe boile them in two parts of water and one of vinegar and make a fomentation vnto the diseased part And it will resolue the impostume it will facilitate the spettle ▪ and mitigate the paine A liniment to remedie the disease of the pleurisie TAke of white Lillies of swéete Almonds of eche one ounce of the grease of a Hen of freshe Butter of eche halfe an ounce of Mucillage of Fenegreke and of the iuice of Mallow rootes of ech thrée drammes of Storax Calamite two drams of the pouder of Ireos rootes of Enula of eche thrée drammes of Saffron halfe a dramme of waxe as much as sufficeth make a liniment with the which let the sicke annoint the place of his griefe warme morning and euening fasting Another for the same disease TAke of oyle of Linséede two ounces of Ammoniack of Mirrhe of eche one dram and a halfe dissolue the Gummes in vinegar and with waxe make an ointment Another verie approued remedie for the same disease TAke of the white dung of a Dog one ounce of Comin two drammes of the fat of a Goose or of a Hen two ounces of the iuice of Coleworts as much as sufficeth braye euery thing and make a plaister which being extended vppon a Colewort leafe and being warmed lay it vpon the sore To remedie the paine and inflammation of the Milt TAke of the dung of wood Doues one handfull of Scolopendria of the rindes of the rootes of Capers and of Mellilot of eche halfe an ounce of Camomill of Calamus aromaticus of eche one handfull and a halfe of Cloues two drammes of Euphorbium two scruples boile them in an earthen pot with two parts of water and one of vinegar vntill the thirde part be consumed and with Sponges or a Felt dipped therein fomentate the place with it warme To remedie or heale those that haue the splene or quarterne agues TAke of the ashes of a whet stone or of the wormes called Millepedi in English Sowes or Horse wormes of both one dram of sirop de Bisantijs one ounce of Oximel squilliticum halfe an ounce with aperetiue waters cause the pacient to receiue it early in the morning and you shall sée a maruellous good successe To heale those that haue the splene and paine in the liuer TAke of the filinges of Stéele preperated in vinegar sixe drammes of Citrack of Gum Ammoniack of eche halfe an ounce of sirop de Bisantijs as much as sufficeth make a lectuarie and cause the sicke to take the quantite of a spoonefull at one time To heale the falling from some high place TAke of Camomill of Wormwood and of Wheate Bran of eche halfe a handfull boyle them in wine and being brayed boyle them once againe in Hony and lay it vppon the brused place To heale spots in the eyes TAke of the iuice of Wormwood well strained and put it into the eye or else take of the iuice of Celendine as much as you please and put thereto of olde wine and of Salt and being dissolued and well mixed put therof into the eye It helpeth also to distill into the eye of the gall of an Hare for that taketh away all mistes or darknesse from the eyes To remedie teares or droppings of the eyes TAke of Aloes one ounce of Roses foure ounces of
the iuice of Wormwood two ounces of y e iuice of Borage one ounce of the iuice of Plantine as much more of grounde Iuie one ounce and of scraped Liquerice the like weight Distill them in a Glasse vessell in Balneo Mariae then strayne it thorow a cleane and fine linnen cloth and drop therof into the eies when you go to bed Another for the same disease TAke of the herbe called Millifollie brayed and mixe it with a little pouder of Incense let it stande to dissolue in good white wine the space of .vii. dayes and being strayned in the euening distill one or two drops therof into the eye To renew the sight of olde men TAke a little Hony put it into a glasse vessell and put therevnto of the galles of Corkes of Hares of Cles and of Carmorantes let them stand in the sunne the space of thirtie dayes and as many more nights in the aire and by distilling of the said liquor into the eyes you shall sée a maruelous effect To remedie the rednesse and paine of the eyes TAke the lunges of a Ramme and lay it hote vpon the eyes and it will cease the griefe and rednesse To heale sore and bloudshotten eyes TAke of Tutia preperated of Mastick of Sarcacoll of Gum Arabick of eche like quantitie Make pouder thereof and dissolue them with Rose water and distill of the sayde water into the eyes To heale the disease called Vertigo and swelling of the arme by reason of letting of bloud TAke a quantitie of white Horehound of Rew of Penyrial and a little Salt put them to boyle in an earthen pot with water vntill the thirde part be consumed then straine it and put vnto it a quantitie of Hony and boyle it againe vntill it become thicke Of the which giue the pacient to take one or two spoonefuls the space of seuen mornings and he wil be hole Against coldnesse of stomack and to cause a good colour TAke of Ginger of Pepper of Cinamond of Peritorie of Pionie of Enula of eche fiue ounces of the filings of Iron preperated the weight of all the rest braye them all togither and let the sicke take therof in all his meates To heale the diseases of the stomacke TAke of Annis séedes two ounces of Ginger one ounce of Saffron halfe an ounce of Comin one ounce of Cinamond as much more of white Sugar two ounces bray them all into pouder and giue therof vnto the sicke to take with his meates To heale the paine in the body called the Colick TAke of Sage of Artemesia called Mugwort of Smallage of eche like quantitie boyle them in good wine vntill the thirde part be consumed and being strayned giue the sicke to drinke foure ounces or somewhat more at one time and he wil be hole To heale the flixe of bloud TAke a Hennes egge and make an hole vppon the top and take out the white and fill it with beaten Pepper then burne it in the fire and make it into pouder and being mixed with Wheate meale make little fritters and bake them giue the sicke partie to eate twice a day therof fasting To heale the flix and excoriations of the bellie TAke of Cinquefoyle and take out the iuice and giue it the sicke to drinke or else dissolue the séedes of Carawayes in good wine and giue it the sicke to drinke The pouder of the herbe called Virga pastoris giuen fasting in wine doth stoppe the flyxes To take away wrinkles out of the face TAke of Sothernwood distill it in a Limbecke and with the water wash the face To heale the paine of the teeth TAke of the shauing of Hartes horne and after it is well boyled in water kéepe therof in your mouth or else take of Pepper of Pellitorie of the rinde of Pomegranates and Millifolie boyle them in strong vinegar and being put into a little bag lay it warme vpon the place of the griefe To heale swollen gummes TAke of Rew and being well brayed with Hony and Salt put it vpon the gummes and you shal sée a verie good effect To heale the stone in the bladder TAke of the vrine of a Gote and giue it the pacient to drink the space of nine dayes and he shall be hole or else giue him to drinke of the bloud of a Foxe It helpeth likewise to take the roote of Cinquefoyle of Enula of Capillus veneris of Sancta Maria of Saxifrage and of the herbe Stichwort boiled in white wine and giuen to drinke or else take gréene berries of Iuy of ground Iuy of Percely of Alexandria of ech halfe a handfull bray them and dissolue them in good wine and giue it to drinke fasting The ende of the seconde Booke Of the fourth and last part of the Secretes of the Reuerende Maister Alexis of Piemount The thirde Booke To heale a windie impostume TAke of gréene Rew of Commin of Annys séedes of Caraway séeds of Ameos and of Smallage of ech halfe an ounce of olde oyle twise as much put them all into a vessell and boyle them in water and wyth the oyle that remayneth annoynt the impostume and binde vpon it a little warme Towe and euery day before you laye on the playster or annoynt it make fomentation vnto the place in this maner Take of common ashes of the leaues of Bayes of Camomyll of Commin of Rew of Annys séedes of Fennell of Carawayes and boyle them in water and put therein of rawe yarne and with that fomentate the place of the impostume To remedie the ioynts that are out of their place TAke of the meale of Orobo of french pease of Fig dust of ech half an ounce of Mastick of Gum Arabick and of Dragant of Ceruce of eche one ounce of Mummie of Boale Armenick of eche halfe an ounce hauing made powder therof mixe them with the whyte of an Egge and laye thereof vpon the ioynt To mollifie hardnesse TAke of Bdellium of Oppoponack of ech halfe an ounce dissolue them in Wine and put thereto of Swines grease thrée ounces of the fat of a Goose and of a Hen of eche one ounce of the meale of Fenegréeke and of Linséedes as much more of Incense of Mastick of eche halfe an ounce of the rootes of marshe Mallowes and of Hartes horne burned and put into a glasse with olie and being boiled in Balneo Mariae dissolue the meales with the saide oyle and grease and stirring it with a little water bray those things that are to be brayed and then meddle all them togither and make a playster putting thereto of Waxe To heale a rupture of the guttes TAke of Comfrey the greater of the fruite of Cipers of Gum Dragant of Gum Arabick of Mastick of Boale Armenick of Sanguis Draconis of Mumia of Colophonie of eche two drammes of the heares of an Hare finely cut one dramme of sodden Wine as much as sufficeth bray the saide things and mixe them with sodden Hony then make a playster and laye it vpon the
sore To remedie the griefe of the Matrix TAke of Spiknard of Squinant of Nutmegs of Cardamomes of Galingale of Setwall of eche halfe a dramme of Cinamond of Gynger of Cloues of Maces of Folium of Lignum Aloes of Mastick of Cubebes of Saffron of Carret seeds of Ameos of Cassia Lignea of al the Mirabolanes of Calamus Aromaticus of eche two drammes of Annys séedes of Carawaies of Basyll of Perselie of common salt and of white Suger the weight of all the rest and make therof pilles or lozenges and cause the woman to vse of them A maruellous powder for the weakenesse of the sight TAke of Caraway séedes of Annys séedes of Dyll of Ameos of Perselie of Smallage of Fennell of Bettonie of Comin of Calamint of Penny Ryall of Isope of Spiknard of Gynger Salgem of Rewe of Centrum galli of eyebright of Incense of Mastick of Saffron of all the Mirobalanes of Folium of Basyll of Cardamomes of Galingale of Sothernwood of Sage of Dittanie of Pimpinell of the Berries of Geneper of Myntes of Origanum of Celendine of the séedes of Psillium of Cubebes of Nutmegs of eche two drammes braye them all into pouder which vse with your meates but greater quantitie in Winter then in Sommer the vse of this pouder healeth all colde diseases in the head it doth sharpen the wyt and make a good memorie To heale ruptures or burstings TAke of Pyche of Spaine two ounces of Pyche of shippes foure ounces of Aloes Cicotrine of red waxe of Henbane of eche two ounces of Mastick of Incense of Galbanum of Oppoponack of Gum Serapine of eche as much more of Pomegranat flowers of Gawles of Corrall of Lapis hematitis of eche two ounces of Euforbium of Aristologia Longa and Rotunda of Sanguis Draconis of Boale Armenick of eche one ounce of Tyrpentine two ounces of mans bloud ten ounces boyle the sayde bloude as long as you would veale and being taken out braye it and mixe it with Fishe glewe dissolued in water and put vnto it the gummes dissolued also in water with the other things made in pouder and in the ende the Tirpentine Then let it stande and coole and cast it vpon a Marble stone annoynted with oyle Oliue and make a playster and lay it vpon the rupture Then cause the partie to vse thys lectuarie morning and euening before meat the quantitie of halfe an ounce at a time Take of Mastick of Incense of Sandarack of Annys séedes of the leaues and rootes of wylde Hartichokes of eche one ounce of Roses of Pomegranat flowers of eche as much more of red Corall of the heares of an Hare burned of Gum Arabick of Cipres Berries of Lacca of the rootes of Geneper burnt of eche twelue ounces of Psillium burned of Sanguis Draconis of Boale Armenick of Veeches of eche one ounce of fine Sugar two pound make a lectuarie To staye the heare that falleth TAke of Spikenard halfe an ounce of the leaues of Mirtels one handefull of Aloes and of Beniomin of eche two drammes of the séedes of wylde Myntes one ounce and a halfe of the rootes of Walwoort one handfull of the leaues of Sene two drammes boyle all these in halfe a Kettle of olde Wine vntill the thirde part be consumed and with the decoction washe often the rootes of the heares To heale the swelling of the arme through letting of bloud TAke of wheate meale as much as you please and with Honie and Mylke make a playster and laye it vpon the sore or else take the leaues of Brioney and being made warme with water binde it vpon the diseased arme To remedie the swelling of the legges TAke of the iuice of Walwoort of Waxe of Vineger of Barlie meale of eche lyke quantitie boyle it and make a playster and binde it vpon the sore To heale the swelling of the bodie and of the legges through cold humors TAke of Bittony of Pimpernell of whyte Hoarehound of Fennell rootes of Smallage and of red Waxe of ech like quantitie boyle them all in a sufficient quantitie of water vntill the thirde parte be consumed and giue the sicke to drinke foure ounces thereof euery daye putting vnto the water two pound of Hony To cause good fleshe to growe in woundes TAke of the grease of a Hen of a Goose of a Swine of hony of eche one ounce of wheate meale and of the pouder of Incense of eche halfe an ounce of Aloes of quick Lyme a little of the iuice of Coalewortes as much as sufficeth make an oyntment and put it vpon the sore or else take of Incense of Mastick of Aloes of the Pytche of Spayne of Aristologia rotunda of Ireos of eche sixe ounces make a powder of euerie thing with oyle Oliue and Wax make an oyntment To heale sore legges TAke of newe Wax two ounces of Tyrpentine halfe an ounce boyle them togither and put into it the milke of a woman that gyueth sucke and a little strong Vineger and make an oyntment To heale the disease called in Italian Fuoco saluatico TAke of Incense halfe an ounce of Ceruce and of Wax of eche as much more of oyle of Roses and Violets of eche one ounce of Wax as much as sufficeth make an oyntment and annoynt the knobbes or else take of oyle Oliue two ounces of Tirpentine and of Butter of eche one ounce of Wax halfe an ounce make an oyntment and vse it To heale bones that are broken in the head in fewe dayes TAke of Tirpentine one pound boyle it a little and strayne it and put it againe vpon the fire and adde therto of strong Vineger one pounde and beyng made hote straine it agayne then set it vpon the fyre and put vnto it of Waxe fiue ounces of saint Iohns worte in powder two ounces boyle it well and strayne it and when it is colde take it out and wash it with the milke of an Asse or of a woman that giueth a childe sucke and vse it vnto all broken bones and sores of the heade To mollifie hardened sinewes TAke of oyle of Foxes and of Cammomyll of eche two ounces of oyle of Linséedes of Costus of Ireos of Euphorbium of Nardinum of Wormewood and of the filth of the oyle that is in wooll of ech one ounce of Vnguentum marciatom sixe ounces of Swines grease as much more of Wax one ounce and a halfe make an oyntment and annoynt the place warme To mundifie Fistuloes and other putrified sores TAke of Agrimonie in pouder and of a thinne péece of lether finely burned of eche two ounces of quick lime one ounce of Verderame as much more mixe euery thing togither and hauing made an oyntment vse it A most precious oyle to remedie all sores and griefes TAke of Gum Arabick of Rubea Tinctorum of Rosen of oyle of Bayes of Incense of Mirrhe of the fat of an Hen of oyle of Iuniper of Gynger of long Pepper of Cloues of Cinamond of common Pepper of Imperatoria of
Calamus Aromaticus of Lignum Aloes of Piche of the Gum of a Damsin trée of a Peare trée and of a Cherie trée put all these things into a Still of Glasse and distill the oyle by Alcumistry or else take of Tyrpentine one pound of Incense two drams of Lignum Aloes one dramme of Mastick of Cloues of Galingale of Cinamond of Saffron of Nutmegs of Cubebes of eche one dramme of drie figges sixe drammes meddle all togither after you haue brayed those thinges which are to bée brayed and put them into a Limbeck or Still of glasse and close it well then distill it with a soft fire and then you maye put vnto it of Lignum Balsamum of Carpo Balsamum and of Gum of Iuy of eche one dramme and reserue the oyle that shall be drawen to vse for the foresaid euils To heale the cloutes or spots in the face TAke of Tutia preperated thrée drammes of Camphire sixe drammes of Cloues as much more of Aloes Epatice thrée drammes of Sanguis draconis foure drammes of Verderame one dramme braye those things that are to be brayed and make pouder thereof then meddle them with waters of Bittonie of Roses of Fennell and of Rew of eche sixe ounces of good white wine fiue ounces worke them well togither the space of an houre then set them in the sunne in a glasse vessell the space of one daye and being strained drop thereof into the eyes To make the sight cleare TAke of Siler Montanus of Fennell of Rosemarie of Rew of Celendine of Bittonie of eche halfe an ounce of Eyebright two ounces of Sugar nine ounces Braye euerye thing into pouder and vse morning and euening to take a little therof To heale sore brests TAke of Sage of Wormwood and of Margerome of eche halfe a handfull boyle them in white wine and with that wine wash the sores and vpon it laye the ointment Or else take of blacke Beanes parched and make pouder therof and mixe it with raw Hony and vse it To heale little red speckes in the face TAke of meale of Lupines of bitter Almondes of Baurack of Radish séedes of Cabage séedes of the milke of Figges with the iuice of Fenegréeke and of Linséedes make a liniment first washe the place where the speckes be with a linnen cloth dipped in warme water and rub the place vntill it become red then morning and euening annoynt them with the liniment Speckes are healed by annoynting them with the oyle of the séedes of Bombace A most excellent pouder to comfort the sight and all the defects of the head of the stomack and the disease called Scotomia and Vertigo and the palsie and all inwarde diseases it consumeth the superfluous humiditie of the braine it helpeth the memorie it was vsed of Frederick the Emperour TAke of Carawaye séedes of Annis séedes of Ameos of Perslye seedes of Smallage séedes of Fennell séedes of Bittonie of Comin of Calamint of Pulegium of Isope of Spiknard of Pepper of Ginger of Sage of Rew of Centrum galli of Eyebright of Incense of Mastick of Saffron of all the Myrabolanes but the greater quantitie of the Citrines of Cinamond and of Squinant of ech halfe an ounce of Margerome of Folium of Basill of Cardamomes of Galingale of Liquerice of eche two ounces Bray them into verie fine pouder of the which vse to take in all your meates but more in the winter than in other parts of the yeare To heale the griefe of the reynes of the loynes of the head and the diseases of the Matrix TAke of gréene Sauine fiue ounces of the fruites of Cipres lxv drammes of Rosemarie flowers of Millifollie of Matricaria of Fenegreke of Linséedes of eche sixe ounces infuse the said herbes to become tender by the space of thrée days in water then put there vnto of oyle nine ounces and boyle it vntill the water be cōsumed being taken from the fire strain it thorow a linnen cloth and put it vnto that that is strayned of Waxe of Piche of Spaine of Turpentine of Galbanum of Mastick of eche fiue ounces of Storax Calamite of Spiknard of eche one pounde of Balme foure ounces Bray those things that are to be brayed and mixe euerye thing togither and working it with the spatter make an ointment To heale those that haue the Ptisick TAke of Nigella parched of Grana tinctorum of eche one dramme and a halfe of the rindes of Pomecitrones dried thrée drammes of Cloues two drammes and a halfe of Lignū Aloes two drammes of Balme of dried Margerome of eche one dramme of red Roses two scruples make pouder thereof and lay it vpon the closure of the forepart of the head An odour against the same disease TAke of pure Labdanum two ounces of Storax Calamite of Gallia Muschata of eche halfe an ounce of Lignum Aloes of Cloues of eche one dramme with the Mucillage of Gum Dragagant drawne with Margerome water make as it were a Nastalle and fasten a thred vnto the toppe that you may put it into and drawe it out of the nose A fumigation for the same disease TAke of Aristologia rotunda of Incense of Mastick and of Cloues of eche fiue drammes and a halfe of yelow Arsnick thrée drammes with butter or fat of a Cowe make little Cakes in forme of Lupines of which put into the fire and receiue the fume by the mouth and nose To stop a hote Catarre TAke of Sterche of Gum Dragant of hulled Beanes of the séedes of white Poppie of the rindes of Gum Arabick of Bole Armenick after you haue brayed them make Pilles with the Murillage of Psillium and Quince séedes in maner of Lupines and let the partie holde often therof in his mouth To stay a colde Catarre TAke of Storax Calamite of Cipres nuts of Mastick of Incense of Labdanum of Amber of eche one dramme of scraped Liquerice of Reysons of ech one dram and a halfe make likewise Pilles therof like vnto Lupines and cause the sicke to kéepe therof in his mouth as well by day as by night or else make these more stronger take of Spiknarde one dram of Mastricke two drammes and a halfe of Bole Armenick washed with Rose water two drammes of Gum Dragant of Gum Arabick of eche one dramme of Sugar Candie one ounce with the sirop of Lillies make Pilles in forme of Lupines and vse them in manner as you doe the other aforesaide To heale the same disease TAke of Diadragantum frigidum one ounce and a halfe of Pennets two ounces of Loch de prino foure drammes of Dates two of Reysons without kirnels halfe an ounce of Ireos two drammes of the séedes of Mallowes of the séedes of Bombace of eche one dram with the sirop of Mayden heare make a lectuarie of the which the sicke person shall take often into his mouth and shall from time to time swallow it downe by little and little To heale those that be Melancholick and are in a furie or rage TAke
of Borage flowers of Buglosse of Sorell séedes of Scariola of Endiue of Violets of Mayden heare of Politricon of Gallitricon of eche two drammes of Pistaches foure ounces make an infusion by the space of .xxiiij. houres in the iuice of Borage and put thereto of Pine kernels mundisted thrée ounces of the rinds of the Miriobolanes called Indi one ounce of Iacinctes of Smeraldes and of Saphires of ech one dramme of the boane of a Hartes heart of Doronnoci of Setwall of eche two drammes and a halfe of Lapis armenis of Lapis lazuli preperated of eche two scruples of white Suger one pound and a halfe boyle the Suger at a soft fyre with a pounde of the iuice of Pome ryalls vntill the iuice be consumed And when it beginneth to coole adde vnto it the powders in the ende put vnto it foure graynes of Amber and of Muske two graynes and make a lectuarie of the which cause the sick partie to take morning and euening two houres before meate hauing first made the vniuersall remedies as purging letting of bloud c. An oyntment to remedie the sores of the nose TAke of Ceruce of Lead burned of eche one ounce make powder and washe it and with oyle of Mirtels make an oyntment and vse to annoynt the nose To seperate or deuide a corrupted bone from the sound TAke of gréene Figs two of Rew one handefull bray them togither and make little cakes and reserue them And when it shall be néedefull to vse thereof braye them and put of the sayde pouder into the sore and it will cause the good bone to become whyte and the perished will appeare black To heale one which by scratching with his nailes hath made a sore TAke of Litarge two ounces of Ceruce halfe an ounce of Boale Armenick thrée ounces of burned Lead halfe an ounce of Terra sigillata two ounces of vineger and of oyle of Roses as much as suffyceth to make an oyntment To remedie the burning of vrine TAke of Lettys séedes of Porcellane of eche two scruples of the séedes of white Poppie one ounce and a halfe of the séedes of Scariola of Sorell of Endiue of eche one dram of the pulpe of Damaske Prunes of the pulpe of Sebestians of eche two ounces of Barlie flower thrée ounces of Pennets foure ounces of Spodium one dramme of Gumme Dragant of scraped Liquerice of Gumme Arabick of eche two drammes of Sugar Candie sixe ounces of Sugar Roset viii ounces of Mucillage of Sebestians seuen ounces Make pouder of those things that are to be brayed and mixe them with the Sugar and Pennets and boyle them all in foure ounces of the iuice of swéete Pomegranates vntill the iuice be consumed and make therof a lectuarie Another for the same disease TAke of the iuice of the flowers of water Lillies of Violets and of the iuice of Virga pastoris of eche two ounces of Barly flower fiue ounces of red Saunders of Violet flowers of eche halfe an ounce of Endiue séedes of Lettice of Scariola of Purcelane of eche two drammes of Saffron and of Spike of eche one scruple of whites of Egges two bray them all with the flower and with a little oyle of gréene Oliues in a Morter of Lead and a Pestell of the same medling togither the sayd things to make a liniment to annoint the reynes and vnder the member or else take of Vnguentum Sandalinum of Populeon of eche halfe an ounce of Camphire halfe a dramme mixe them with the iuice of Semperuiue and make an ointment or else take of the yolkes and whites of Egges thrée of oyle of Roses omphacine one ounce and a halfe of the flower of Barlie one ounce of Saffron one scruple of preperated Corianders of Sorell séedes and of Mirtels of ech halfe a dramme braye all the things in a morter with a pestell of Leade adding thereto in the ende of Vnguentum Populeon one ounce and annoint therwith as is aforesaide Another for the same disease TAke the white of a new layde Egge of Camphire halfe a scruple of the milke of a woman which hath brought forth a daughter of the mucillage of Psillium and of white Sief without Opium of eche as much as sufficeth cause to bée squirted therof into the pipe of the mans member And then take of the flowers of water Lillies of Violets and of Mallowes of eche one handfull boyle them in water vntill the thirde part be consumed and warme in the saide decoction the Gether of a Lambe and lay it vpon the lowest part of the bellie and about the nether parts of his yarde vntill the ointment become colde and working thus certaine times you shall sée a maruelous helpe To reuiue one that is fallen thorow the falling sicknesse TAke of the iuice of Rewe halfe an ounce of Castor one dramme mixe them togither and in the liquor bath little lockes of wooll and put them into the nose and you shall sée a present effect A more excellent remedie against empoysments than is common Triacle TAke of Iuniper berries of Cloues of Nutmegges of the rootes of Enula of eche two drammes of the rootes of Aristologia longa and rotunda and of Gentian of eche sixe drammes of Purcelane séedes of Sorell of Doronici of white Ben and red of eche one dram of the bone of an Harts hart of Lignum Aloes of white and red Corall of the shauings of Iuorie of Bay berries of Mastick of eche two scruples of Rew one dramme of drie Figges of Reysons of the pulpe of Dates of eche one ounce of Cinamond of Liquerice of eche halfe an ounce of Tormentill of Cardus sanctus of white Dittanie of eche thrée drammes of swéete Almondes of Pine kirnels and of the common séedes of eche one ounce of Trosses of Agarick sixe drams of Dog Fennell two drams of Terra sigillata and of Terra Militense of Bole Armenick of eche two ounces of common Mummia of Setwall of eche one dramme of Camphire halfe a dram of Dia trion Sandalon and of Diarhodon Abbatis of eche two drams of the rindes of Ceder apples of the fragments of Smiraldes of eche one dramme of Muske one scruple of Mitridate two ounces To heale a thinne Catarre TAke of Plantine water one pounde of Rose water thrée ounces of red and white Saunders and of Cloues of ech one dramme of Camphire halfe a dramme of vinegar of Roses foure ounces Make pouder of those things that are to be brayed and meddle them togither then make hote a plate of Iron and strewe vppon it some of the same pouder in a close Chamber that the sicke person may receyue the fume by his nose and mouth To cause a pellet of a Dagge or Pistolet which is in the flesh to come forth TAke Bittonie and braye it well and meddle it with the fat of an Hare reducing it into the forme of an oyntment and cause it to be kept vpon the wound and in short space you shall sée the pellet issue
héede that if the paine doe happen through a hote cause hauing first purged the bodie or let it bloud by the veine annoynt the griefe with this liuiment folowing Take of the iuice of sower Grapes two ounces of the dregges of ynek halfe an ounce of Saffron fiue graynes meddle them together and make a liniment To remedie the griefes of the head and neck TAke of the oile of swéete Almonds thrée ounces of the meale of marshe Mallowes halfe an ounce of Waxe as muche as sufficeth make an oyntment at the fyre with the which being warme annoynt the sicke morning and euening To remedie the dimnesse of sight TAke of the rootes of Radishes in the euening taken at that present out of the earth being made cleane cut them in the middle with a knife and put them into a verie cleane dishe and let the rootes lye with their cuttes downewarde then let them stande a whole night in the ayre and of the water that shall distill from them into the dishe drop into the eyes and you shal haue great ease or else making water of Gum Cerapine drawne by Alcumistrie and distilling thereof into the eyes it will make a maruellous effect in taking awaye the dimnesse and other defectes of the eyes To heale the paine of the flanke TAke of the lyuer of an olde sea Vrchen and drie it and being made in pouder giue the sicke to drinke thereof in warme broth the quantitie of a dram fasting and you shall sée a maruellous effect and boyle with oyle Oliue nettle leaues and putting thereto a little Saffron laye it vpon the place of the griefe in maner of a playster To heale a burning canker called in Italian Fuoco saluatico TAke of whole Beanes one handful of the Branne of Barly as much more of the leaues of Mallowes two handfuls boyle them in as much water as sufficeth vntill the halfe be consumed and with the sayde decoction washe the sore twice a daye that is morning and euening and then annoynt it with thys oyntment Take of Lytarge in pouder one ounce of oyle Oliue seuen ounces mixe the Lytarge with the oyle in a Potynger and put therto of whyte Wine alway stirring it with a spatter vntill it come to the forme of a liquide oyntment with which annoynt the sore To purge the matrix of women TAke of the leaues of Tansey and drie them and bray them into pouder of the which cause the woman to drinke halfe an ounce in good whyte wine and it will purge the matrix commodiously the lyke effect doth the iuice of Paritorie giuen do drinke To stop the flixe of the bloud of the Hemerods TAke of the flowers of Taxus barbatus of the séedes of Bombace and of Plantine séedes and boyle them in sharp Wine and wash often those partes and you shall sée the effect To heale the coldnesse of the matrix TAke of Pulegium in the time when it hath flowers and hauing distilled it by a Limbeck giue to drinke of the water that shall be drawne two ounces for euery time in the morning fasting and last at night and you shall haue your intent it will also prouoke the termes To drie vp the superfluous humiditie of the Vuola and of the gummes TAke Pulegium and boyle it with drie figges in vinegar and with the said decoction gargarize and wash often your mouth and you shall sée a happie successe To take spottes from the face TAke of Allum Succarine thrée ounces of fresh butter two ounces of oyle of Tartar one ounce meddle euerye thing togither and make it in forme of an oyntment With the which the space of eyght dayes at night when you go to bed annoynt the cloutes or spots and in the morning washe them with warme water wherein hath bene boiled Bran of wheate It helpeth likewise to bray the rootes of white Lillies and with Hony and white Waxe to make an ointment and therwith to annoint the place or else take a Bottel of glasse and fill it with Rosemarie flowers and close it with new Waxe and burye it halfe in sande and couer the vpper part with a cup and let it stande so the space of one moneth and you shall sée the flowers turned into water the which straine and kéepe in a vessell well closed as a precious thing to worke the effect aforesaid To heale a Ringworme AFter you haue purged the bodie of colericke humors put into the wound of the iuice of the tender leaues of a wilde Oliue trée or the leaues themselues well brayed or else take two or thrée nestes of Waspes and a handfull of the combes of Bées with all the yong in them and braye them well and putting thereto a little Hony make a liniment to put into the fore And this of his owne nature doth heale any such euill To heale the flixe of the bellie TAke and drinke the bloude of a Ducke and it will doe the effect or else take the flowers of Filberds and drie them in an ouen then braye them into pouder and giue the sicke a dramme therof to drinke in good wine And the liuers of rosted Pullets giuen vnto the sicke to eate doe very much helpe To heale the paine of the loynes TAke of the séedes of Asparagus and of Commin of eche one dramme bray them and with good wine giue the sicke to drinke The like effect worke the séedes of Perseneps giuen to drinke or else two drammes of Enula Campana rootes giuen in wine It helpeth likewise to make fomentation vnto the place with liquide Piche Sulphur viuum and Salt boyled togither and dip therein newe shorne wooll vnwashed and as hote as you can suffer it laye therof twice a daye vppon the sore or else lay onely vppon it quick Brimstone brayed mingled with grease and made warme To heale those that pisse in their beddes TAke of the hoofes of a Bore or tame Hogge and giue the pacient to drinke therof in red wine or in broth It helpeth also so take the tongues of thrée Géese and being rosted to eate them As also to giue to drinke being made in pouder of Snayles founde out of their shelles in wine and you shall finde that they will worke a maruelous experience To heale the sores of the feete TAke a quantitie of the Ashes made of Hennes dunge and being medled with Hony make thereof an oyntment and it will heale those sores or else take the harde shell of a Tortys burned and laye the ashes dissolued with Wine and oyle vpon the sayde sores and it healeth them As also doth the lyke effect to take the oyntment made of Shéepes sewet dissolued with Waxe adding thereto a little roche Allum To kyll wormes in the eares TAke of the séedes and gréene leaues of Hempe taking out the iuice put thereof warme into the eares and you shall sée the effect Or else take the Gawle of a Bull of clarified Hony of eche lyke quantitie and boyling it in an earthen vessell meddle
and putting thereto the filthe braye it agayne and set it to boyle in an earthen vessell laboring it often with a spatter and when it doth not cleaue to the fingers take it from the fyre and bray the Galbanum with a pestell of wood and meddle and dissolue them togither and being wrought vpon Marble kéepe it to vse when néede shall require it will be verye maruellous Against trembling through some melancholy humor TAke of Pine kernels two drammes washed with warme water of swéete Almondes of Reysons of Pistaches of eche one dramme of Gynger of Saffron of whyte and red Ben of Setwall of the ryndes of Pomecitrones of Balme of eche one dram of Margarites of red Corrall of Cloues of Maces of Cardamomes of eche halfe a dramme of yelowe Saunders of Gum Dragant of Eum Arabick of eche two scruples of Sugar sixtene drammes dissolue the Suger with Balme water and make a confection in morsels of the which the sicke must take euery euening the quantitie of a Chestnut two houres before supper A confection to heale mistes or dimnesse of the sight TAke of the iuice of Fennell halfe a pounde of the iuice of Rew of the iuice of Selendine and of Margerom of eche halfe an ounce mundifie them all and take of clarified Hony one pound boyle them togither vnto a iust heigth put therto of Eyebright one ounce and a halfe of Fennell so doe halfe an ounce of Maces of Cubebes of Cinamond of long Pepper and of Cloues of eche two drammes make them into pouder and meddle them and make a lectuarie of the which cause the Patient to take at night when he goeth to bed halfe a sponeful notwithstanding let him leaue to take it in the sommer when the weather is hote or else temper it with y e greater part of Sugar Roset Then take of Fennell waters distylled through a Limbeck of Margerom of Celendine of Rew of eche two ounces in the which waters dissolue of Saffron one dramme and of Antimonie two drammes distill it thorowe a Felt and of the water that shall be drawne drop into the eyes twice a daye Against the weakenesse of the sight AFter the purging of the bodye take of the leaues of Bettonie of Rewe of Eyebright of Annys séedes of Cinamonde of Gynger of Cardamomes of Fennell séedes of Percely of â—ilermontanus of Origanum of Hissope of Cubebes of Liqueris of eche one dramme of Sugar vnto the quantitie of the other things then make them all into pouder and being mixed together make a lectuarie of the which let the patient take halfe a sponefull two houres after supper An other for the same purpose TAke the Eyebright two ounce of Fenegreke fiue drams of Mace of Cubebes of Cinamond of long Pepper of Cloues of eche one dram then searce them and make a lectuarie with a pound of clarified Hony and of the iuice of Fennel and of boiled Celendine clarified of ech half an ounce boyle the iuices with the Hony vntill they become thick and in the ende adding thereto the pouders make a confection To keepe the belly sollible in the infirmitie of the eyes ACcustome to take dyuers times or often that is to saye euery day fasting a dramme and a halfe of this confection take of Mirabolanes emblici and Citrini of ech two drams of good Turbith one dram of Gynger two drammes and a halfe of Cinamond one dram of Nutmegs two drammes of Annys séedes of Fennell séedes of eche thrée drammes of Sugar the weyght of them all make a pouder thereof and with Sugar dissolued in Fennell or Eyebright water make a lectuarie Against the inflamation of the eyes HAuing first thorowly purged the bodye take of mundified Barlie of Quince séedes and of Camomill flowers of eche halfe an ounce of Fennell séedes two drammes boyle them in water vntill the fourth part be consumed then straine it and therewith washe the eyes and if with this you obtayne not your intent put ther vnto of whyte Sief without Opium and vse it To heale the griefe of the eyes TAke of the Buddes of Vines and taking out the iuice meddle therewith the yolke of a rawe Egge and being well tempered washe the Temples and laye it vpon the eye This also helpeth Take of Tutia of Alexandria halfe an ounce of Mastick of Incense of Aloes Epatici of eche one dramme of Camphire one scruple of the iuice of sower Grapes one pound hauing made pouder of those things that are to be brayed meddle them togither and make a Collirion and applie it vnto the eye An other for the same effect TAke of Boale Armenick halfe a dramme of Sanguis Draconis of Gum Dragant of Gum Arabick of eche two drammes bray them finely and searce them and meddle them with halfe a pound of Rose water and being put into a Viall of Glasse boyle it in Balneo Mariae that it touch not the bottome of the vessell the space of an houre then take it from the fyre and letting it stande so the space of a daye straine it and put thereof into the eyes washing them also often with water of Fenegréeke distilled through a Limbecke and it will be of a maruellous effect To heale stripes of the eyes and extention of the nuck TAke of Tutia of Saffron of Mirrhe of eche one dramme with the iuice of Rewe and of Margerom make a Collirion and put thereof into the eyes Another for the same TAke of Boale Armenick one ounce of Tutia of Sanguis draconis of Gum Arabick of eche halfe an ounce bray them and searce them and meddle them with a pound of Rose water and put it into a Vyall of Glasse and suspend it in Balneo Mariae that it touch not the bottome of the vessell nor the sides about the bottome and cause it to boyle by the space of halfe an houre and being taken from the fyre put thereto two drammes of the Wine of Pomegranates that is cleare and letting it stande so a whole daye put thereof afterwarde into the eyes To remedie the Litargie TAke of the séedes of Agnus castus of Smallage séedes and of Sage leaues of eche one handfull of Salt water as much as sufficeth boyle them and fomentate the hinder part of the head with the decoction To heale the incontinencie and dropping of vrine TAke of Balme and of water Mintes and boyle them in good wine and being giuen to drinke it remedieth the making of water by drops and if of the saide herbes boyled you make a plaister and laye therof betwéene the nauill and the bottome of the belly it is vnto those that cannot kéepe their water an excellent remedie Against the hardnesse of the splene CAuse the sicke to drinke often in good white wine of the séedes of Ben called Ghianda vnguentaria and you shal sée a verie good successe To heale an olde flix of a womans flowers THe iuice of Barberies giuen to drinke purgeth a womans Matrix and stoppeth olde
flixes but if the Farberies be giuen a woman to drinke they will doe the like effect and also helpe all the other flixes of the bodye Against stinging of Bees TAke a péece of linnen cloth and wash it in distilled Borage water and lay therof often vpon the stinging and it will take away the paine To heale the inflammation of a mans yarde TAke of the leaues of Bruscie braye them and boyle them with Rose water and a little wine then take them out and make a playster laying it vppon the member and you shall sée the effect A remedie against coldnesse and debilitie of the reines the paine of the backe and want of appetite vnto a woman TAke of Persenep rootes as many as you please let them be faire and great and cut away the tops and take double as much of Sugar and put them into an earthen pot of water and boyle them with a slow fire vntill they begin to waxe tender then lay them vpon a Gyrdion that they maye coole then pare them and take out their pithes and after put them into a new carthen pot glased and put thereto as much good clarified Hony as will couer them then boyle them vntill the Hony doe thorowly penetrate euery part of them Then take them from the fire and put into them of Cloues two parts of Cinamond and of Ginger one part bray them and meddle them with the rootes of the which the sicke partie eating fasting one ounce at a time shall finde a maruelous effect To remedie vomiting occasioned of colde humors TAke of swéete Pome rials and boile them wel in two parts of water and one of Hony and being taken out boile them once againe in Hony only and then put them into a vessell of glasse and poure vppon them as much clarified Hony that they may be couered and adde vnto them these Spices Take of Cloues of Cinamond of Ginger of Cardamomes of Pepper of eche a like such quantitie as you thinke conuenient for the quantitie of the apples and vse to eate of them and they will be verie effectuall Against the streynings when a man cannot go to the stoole TAke of Maudlen wortes and boyle them in tart wine and make fomentation from beneath It helpeth also to stop the bloud of the Hemerodes To remedie deafnesse or want of hearing TAke of ground Iuy bray it and take out the iuice and being a little warmed distill thereof at diuers times into the eares To heale bruses about the eyes without launcing or incision TAke of Saffron halfe a dramme of oile of Roses one ounce one yolke of an Egge bray the Saffron and meddle them and lay therof vpon the eye To heale watrie or dropping eyes AFter the bodye is thorowly purged take of the rindes of Incense of Tutia well preperated with Margerome water of Mirrhe of eche one dram of red Corall as much more with Fennell water as much as sufficeth braye those things that are to be brayed and make a Collirion with the which wash the eyes An excellent pouder for the same disease TAke of burnt Antimonie fiue drams of Tutia of Alexandria preperated three drammes of Lignum Aloes burned halfe a dramme of the stones of Dates burned into coles thrée drammes bray all these things into verie fine pouder and hauing tempered them with Rose water drie them in the sunne then take of Muske one graine of Amber as much more temper them with Rose water and being dried beate them with the foresaide things and braye them into a verie fine pouder which you shall vse after vnto the eyes To heale the griefes of the eyes TAke of Incense well brayed halfe an ounce washe it in warme water and let it stande so the space of two houres then with Fennell water make a Collirion and vse it It helpeth maruelouslye to take a dramme of the vitriature or glasing of vessels made in pouder and being medled with oyle of the séedes of Bombace to put it into the eye To heale sores of the eares that offend the hearing HAuing purged the bodie thorowly take of small wine somewhat swéete of childrens vrine of eche one ounce boyle them with one ounce of Hony medled therwith and put therof into the eares After the sore is mundified take of Incense of Sarcacoll of Mirrhe and of Aloes of eche one dramme dissolue them in wine and dip therein tentes and put them into the eares or else vse this remedie Take of the drosse of tried Iron often washed with vinegar and made into pouder of Bole Armenick of the barke of Incense of Sarcacoll of Mirrhe of Aloes of eche one dramme dissolue them in wyne and vse them Against the griefe of the loynes and of the eyes TAke of the oyle made of Nuts of India that is old and with that annoint the sicke person and it will doe the effect Against difficultie of taking of breath through coldnesse TAke drie Figges and boyle them in wine and meddle therwith of the pouder of Nuttes of India and giue to drinke thereof euery daye and it will worke maruelously Also the water of Origanum being drunke by thrée ounces at a time helpeth To heale a drie cough TAke a quantitie of Béetes and boyle them and put thereto of swéete Almondes and of the iuice of swéete Pomegranates of eche lyke quantitie and giue thereof to eate and you shall finde a maruellous helpe Against the hardnesse of the matrix TAke of the herbe called Origanum and boyle it in Wine and meddle therewith of oyle Oliue and bathe therein péeces of linnen cloth and put of them often into the natural place of the woman Against the falling of the Vuola and swelling of the Pallate TAke of Origanum in the month of Iune and braye it and dystill it through a Limbeck and with the water let the patient Cargarize and washe hys mouth thrée or foure tymes a day Against the comming out of the nauill of children TAke of the herbe called saint Iohns wort and make a playster braying it verie well and binde it vpon the Nauill and you shall sée helth ensue To heale the palsey TAke of Calamus aromaticus two ounces of Stecados Arabice one scruplé of Calamint of Origanum of Annys séedes of Fennell séedes of Cinamond of ech thrée drams of Hissope one ounce of Fennell rootes of Persely rootes and of Sparagus of eche halfe an ounce of Sage of Balme of Bettoney and of Auens of eche one handefull of Sugar one pound make a sirop according vnto Art of the which cause the diseased to take one ounce and a halfe at a time with water made of the infusion of Nutmegs Against the debilitie of sinewes TAke a Goose and pull it and hauing taken out the guttes washe it within then take halfe a Fox and halfe a Catte that are fat and breake the bones of them both and bray them well and put therto of Tyrpentine of Serapine of Bdellium of Rosyn of earth wormes dried of
eche halfe an ounce meddle euery thing and fill the bodye of the Goose putting thereto of Sage of Rosemarie of eche one handefull of Castor one dramme and a halfe of Geneper berries halfe an ounce and if a Goose be not able to conteyne such a quantitie fill two and sowe them well and roste them with fyre made of the wood of Bayes or of Geneper or of Vines let the first that droppeth be cast away but that dropping which afterward foloweth kéepe to annoynt the partes that haue sinewes and also the vppermost part of the head Against rednesse of the legges IN the Moneth of May take of the leaues and stalkes of Lonage and braye them and distill them thorowe a Limbeck and bathe péeces of linnen clothe in the water that shall be distilled and laye it vpon the legges and you shall sée a present successe To remedie the printes of blowes that remaine TAke a quantitie of drie leaues of Margerom and making pouder thereof meddle therewith Hony and annoynt the swollen or rankled place The lyke effect is done with the iuice of the same if the place be annointed for it will dissolue the dead bloud vnder the skinne Against swellings of the face TAke wylde apples or crabbes in the ende of Iune and distill them thorow a Limbeck and with the water that shall be distilled washe often the face and the intent will follow To keepe heare from growing white IN the ende of May take of the herbe called Balme and distill it thorow a Limbeck and of the water that shall be distilled drinke twice a daye two ounces at a time and likewise wash the heare and you shall sée the effect To heale the itch of children TAke and braye a handfull of gréene Myntes and laye it in Lie one whole day to become tender and with the sayde Lie washing the children and you shall heale their itch Another for the same TAke of oyle of Roses one ounce of Storax liquida halfe an ounce of common Salt one scruple and a little of the iuice of Limons meddle them all well togither with a spatter and annoint therewith Against trembling or shaking TAke of the oyle of Gum Iuy of the oyle of Cherua of eche one ounce of oyle of Roses of Bdellium of Serapine of Oppoponack of Masticke of eche halfe an ounce of oyle of Foxes and of Bayes of ech one ounce and a half of the fat of a Ram and of a Goose of eche two ounces dissolue the fat with Rose water and Vinegar as much as sufficeth and mixing therwith the other things make an ointment with the which annoint the vppermost part of the head and the other weake members Against stinch of the mouth through rotten teeth DIstill thorow a Limbeck in the middest of Maye the toppes of wilde Mintes and with the water that shall be distilled wash often the mouth of the diseased To heale the white flixes in women TAke of the flowers of Rocket and of Mouse eare and of Origanum vnto a iust quantitie beate them into pouder and adde thereto of Sugar halfe the quantitie of them all and make thereof morsels of the which let the woman eate and it will worke a maruellous effect To heale the relapsation of the gummes TAke of Mirrhe as much as you please and being dissolued in wine and oyle Oliue wash therwith the gummes and you shall sée a most true experience if you vse it oftentimes It helpeth also to take the water of wilde Mintes distilled through a Limbeck and often therwith to wash the gummes To heale chappes in the fingars TAke of the rootes of Pollipodie and bray them verie well and meddle them with Hony and annoint the sore and you shall sée the effect To heale a windie impostumation TAke of gréene Rew of Fennell of Comin of Annis séedes of Ameos of Carawayes of Smallage séedes of eche fiue drammes of olde oyle fiue pounds put them all into a Viall of Glasse and boyle them verie well in Balneo Mariae and with that oyle annoynt often the place To heale the euill disposition which commeth before the Dropsey and the obstruction of the Mesaraicall veynes TAke of the iuice of Wormwood halfe a pound of Spiknard one dramme of Cinamond two drammes of Sugar halfe a pound make pouder of those thinges that are to be poudred and being well meddled togither giue two ounces therof vnto the sicke person at a time with Wine or broth Against the flix of vrine TAke of Prunes fiue of Corianders of Mirtels of eche two drammes of Roses of water Lillie flowers of eche foure drammes boyle them in water and take of the sayd decoction and of the iuice of the buddes of Vines of eche foure ounces of Sugar sixe ounces make a sirop of the which take two ounces or else make this other which is of a maruellous effect Take of the rootes of Vngula Cabalina of Vmbelicus Veneris of Virga pastoris of Plantine of Burfa pastoris of Liuerwort of Rew of Scariola of eche one handfull of Violet flowers and of Nenuphar flowers of Lettis séedes and of Purcelane séedes of eche one ounce of white Poppie séedes halfe an ounce of Ieiubes and Sebastians tenne of red Roses of red Saunders of eche halfe an ounce of hulled Barlye two ounces of Sugar two pounde Make a sirop according to Arte of the which giue vnto the diseased person euerye morning the quantitie of one ounce before meate at least by two houres To remedie the impotencie of the Genitall member TAke of the séedes of whyte Onyons of Satirion of Date flowers of Olibanum of the braynes of Sparrowes of eche two ounces make pilles therof with hote water vnto the quantitie of a Cyche pease of the which giue the patient to take fiue or sixe at a time and no more and you shall sée a verie good effect To heale sores of the Bladder TAke of mundified Pine kernels dryed one ounce of mundified Pistaches halfe an ounce of the pouder of Liqueris two drammes of the séedes of whyte Poppie halfe an ounce of the common séedes mundified as much more of Lettis and Endiue séedes of eche one ounce and a halfe of Reysons thrée ounces of Cinamond two drammes of Sugar the weight of them all make losenges or morselles the weight of halfe an ounce a péece of the which let the sick person take one at a time before meat and let him drinke after it a little wine To heale the diseases of the reynes TAke of Fylberds of Pine kernels mundified of Gum Dragant of Gum Arabick of the iuice of Liqueris and of Pennyts of eche ten drammes of the séedes of Mercurie of bitter Almondes of the foure greater colde séedes of eche fiue drammes of the séedes of Quinces of Mallowes séedes of Porcellane séedes of the séedes of whyte Poppie of red Roses and of the séedes of Plantine of ech thrée drams of the séedes of wyld Fennell of Smallage of the Garden and of the Mountaine of
maner you please The like effect is done by taking the séedes of Nigella sodden in wine and giuen to drinke To deminish the fleugme of the bodie and to augment the bloud LEt the partie that is in such sort eate euerye morning fasting seauen drammes of small Reysons fasting and the effect will follow A remedie to cause conception SOme Phisitions affirme that Orientall Amber helpeth vnto conception notwithstanding I estéeme as by experience also I haue prooued that it is but a weake remedie Therfore annoynting a pencell with Oyle of Balme and touching the mouth of the matrix therewith it is a verie perfite medicine vnto generation taking héede notwithstanding that it be not a counterfeit oyle but true which you shall know in this maner take a drop thereof and cast it into a Cup of water if it go vnto the bottome it is perfite or if you drop it vppon a wollen cloth it will make no spot To heale paine in the feete TAke of the leaues and flowers of Mugwort and meddle them braying therwith Swines grease and emplaister the place of the griefe and you shall sée the successe To heale Wheales TAke a quantitie of wylde Mintes and with leuen as much as sufficeth being brayed togither make a playster and lay it vpon the sore and in a short space it will make it ripe hole To heale inward ruptures TAke of Germander brayed in a Morter with a pestell of wood and infuse it in good white or red wine that is a stringent and giue the patient thereof many times to drinke and certainely it will worke a maruellous effect vnto all ruptures within the bodie To remedie griefes proceeding through going out of the ioyntes and to heale swellings TAke Agrimonie and braye the tender partes thereof very well and lay them vpon the sore place in stead of a playster and you shall sée it worke a fayre and quick successe To heale the paine of the splene and the Ptisick TAke of the iuice of Strawberies and meddle it with hony and adding thereto a little quantitie of whyte Pepper giue it vnto the sicke partie To remedie the puntures of bones or stingings of dead Serpents TAke of the vpper partes of Gladian and making pouder thereof meddle it togither with wine and binde it vpon the stingings and it will deliuer you of the poyson To take away wearinesse after great labor and griefe of the members TAke Hoarehound and hauing taken out the iuice thereof meddle it with Oyle of Roses and with the linement annoynt the partes and presently you shall be whole To heale one that lotheth meate TAke of the leaues of Dyll and boyle them in water of the which giue the partie to drinke foure ounces and a halfe and it will heale the lothsomnesse ventositie of the stomack and smelling vnto the herbe newly gathered with the seede it will cause the yoxing to go from him that is molested therwith To heale percussions of the eyes TAke freshe Bettony and boyle it and beyng taken out and strayned braye it and with the sayde herbe make a Cataplasme vppon the place of the Percussion To remedie the paine of the splene TAke Cammomyll flowers and make them into pouder of the which giue the diseased to drinke morning and euening one dramme at a time in thrée ounces of whyte Wine and a little of a childes vrine not as yet come to pollution and continuing this certayne dayes it will restore the splene vnto hys former health Against the great griefes of the body TAke of Sinckfoyle of Pulegium and of Poppie leaues of eche like quantitie boyle them in Wine and fomentate the place of the griefe and the intent will folow To heale the plurisey TAke of the leaues of wylde Mallowes and boyle them in Oyle and beyng taken out bray them in a Morter and put them into a péece of linnen cloth and applie it vnto the place of the griefe and presently it will cause the paine to cease To remedie the stinking at the nose and difficultie of hearing TAke of the iuice of Iuy leaues and put therof into the nose and it will doe the effect or else for hearing distill the saide iuice medled with wine and of the liquor that shall be distilled drop into the eares and you shal sée within a little space a maruellous helpe To heale the scorchings of fire TAke of Serpillum one ounce of Litarge of siluer thrée ounces of Roses as much more braye them in a Morter and put thereto waxe of Beares grease and of Hartes grease halfe a pound of them all boyle euery thing and being strayned kéepe it for a liniment To dissolue the crestes of the French disease TAke the grease of an Hen and of a Ducke of eche fiue drammes of the marrow of a Calues bones of the marrow of a Cowes bones and of fresh butter of eche thrée drammes of Storax liquida foure drammes and a halfe of the fat of a Calfe ten drammes of Hisopus humida one ounce and a halfe of oyle of Camomill of Oleum irinum of swéete Almonds and of Mastick of ech fiue drams of Mucillages made of the rootes of marsh Mallowes of Enula and of the rootes of Ireos of ech one ounce of Armoniack of Bdellium of Serapine of ech one dram and a half Boyle these rootes with the Gummes in water and a little vinegar vntill the Mucillages be consumed then straine it and make a Mucillage The which you shall meddle with thother things except the Hisopus humida and the Storax And boyle them vntill the Mucillages be consumed then straine them all and meddle therewith of Turpentine one ounce and a halfe of Saffron one dramme of waxe as much as sufficeth and put therevnto the Hisopus and the Storax and one ounce of extinct Quicksiluer and make a Cerote and vse it and you shall finde it maruelous Against swellings of womens bellies that make them to seeme with childe TAke of Parsenep séedes and being brayed make pouder of them and with wine giue the woman therof to drinke the quantitie of one dramme at a time morning and euening fasting and it will doe the effect To clense the face from spottes TAke of the rootes of Ireos two drammes of the rootes of Eleborus niger one dramme bray them into pouder and meddle them with Hony and at euening when you go to bed annoint the face wash it in the morning with warme water To heale the torsions and griefes of the bellie TAke halfe a dramme of Ireos pouder and being medled in sharpe or sowre wine giue it the sicke to drinke and if it be put into the medicines that purge the bodye he shall féele no torsions as long as he is a purging To remedie the burning or heate of vrine TAke of yolkes of Egges with their whites thrée of Oyle Onfacine one ounce and a halfe of the flowre of Barlie one ounce of Saffron one scruple of Corianders preperated of Sorrell séedes of Mirtell
it well togither and reserue it in a Viall of Glasse and when néede requireth being a little warme put thereof with wooll into the eare first cleansing the eare from filthe To remedie the hurtes of the eares happened through entring of water into them TAke a quantitie of Gum Iuy of the iuice of black Béetes and of the iuice of a Bremble meddle them togither and being made warme put therof into the eares and it will cease the payne and dry vp the water it helpeth also the griefes of the eares to take the gawle of a Swine and being mixed with the iuice of Léekes and warmed to put therof into the eares To heale sores that are ingendred in the eares TAke a Pomegranat and hauing taken out the meat within fill it with Hony and let it boyle well in the embers with a soft fyre and put of that being whot into the eares To dissolue impostumes vnder the eares TAke of the meale of Lynséedes as much as you think good and boyle it in oyle and Hony togither putting thereto of Salt and ashes made of a wylde Figge trée and laye it vpon the swelling in forme of a pultace The lyke effect is done to take Gladian rootes beyng boyled and brayed with salt and layde vpon the griefe To heale the stripes of the eyes TAke of Byttonie leaues verie well brayed and binde them vpon the place of the strype and you shall see a verie good effect It helpeth also to meddle with meale of beanes womans Milke and to make it in forme of a playster and to lay it vpon the sore eye To remedie the losse of appetite vnto meate TAke of the séedes of Speare Trifalie boile them in wine and by the space of thrée dayes continually cause the diseased to drinke halfe a Cup of the decoction then let him drinke one dram of Gynger infused in Vineger thrée other dayes at the same houre and let him be well couered in his bed when he beginneth to sweat and you shall sée a maruellous successe A maruellous remedy against sores and woundes TAke of the oyle of Momordica two ounces of the oyle of saint Iohns worte one ounce of the marrow of a Bufalo halfe an ounce put all these togither into a still of glasse well closed and beyng luted set it to the fyre and after it is reduced to a forme within y e still work it with maruellous good successe To preserue one from poysoning YOu must take héede that you eate not things of strong fauor or of a verie swéete taste bicause that the bitternesse stinch of poysons in this maner is wont to be couered for the ouer swéete sower or salt thing mixed with poyson doth hide the bitternesse of it At what time therfore you shall haue any suspect to haue drunke poison drinke presently after it of the séeds of Turneps or of the rootes in Wine or of Neppe and you shall be safe Against the bitings of venemous beasts TAke of Onyons and braye them and meddle therewith of Salt and Hony as much as you please make it in forme of an oyntment and lay it vpon the sore and it will take away the paine and remedie the poysoning Against the stinche of the nose TAke of the confection which is put into Triacle called Hedicroo dissolue it in wine and annoynt within the nose oftentimes and you shall obtaine your intent To heale the griefes of the fundiment TAke of the tender leaues of Henbane and of Purcelane and of crummes of bread infused in wine the yolke of an Egge rosted hard of eche like quantitie of oyle of Roses as much as sufficeth braye them all then fomentate the place with the decoction of Roses and of Mellilot and laye vpon it the Cataplasme aforesaid Against the impotencie of the Genitale member TAke of raw Cicers of mundified Pine kirnels of ech two ounces of the séedes of Rocket and of Pepper of eche one ounce of Hony as much as sufficeth Make a lectuarie and cause the sicke partie to take two drammes therof at a time in good wine It helpeth likewise to take of Pepper of Pine kirnels of Percely of the Pisell of an Hart and of Turpentine of eche like quantitie being brayed mixe them with Hony and vse it as you doe the other or else drinke in the morning a potinger of Gotes milke warme as it is milked and put therein two or thrée drammes of the pouder of Cloues To heale an impostumed Collick CAuse the partie to be let bloud in the veine Basilica and if by chaunce there follow presently retention of vrine draw bloud out of the veine Saphena and lay vppon the griefe this oyntment Take of waxe fiue ounces of oile of Camomill two ounces of oile of Roses as much more of the meale of Beanes halfe an ounce of the yolkes of Egges fiue with the Mucillage of Linséedes make an ointment Against the biting of a mad dogge TAke of Vinegar one pound and a halfe of Pich one pound of Oppoponack three ounces boyle the Pich in Vinegar with the which dissolue the Oppoponack and being layd vppon the biting it will not suffer the wound to close and this is a conuenient medicine against knobbes of hard flesh Wherefore vnto women or children you must make such a medicine liquide with Oleum irinum and vse it Against indurate impostumes perished Condilomi and hardened brestes TAke of Litarge of siluer of Lime of eche one pounde of Manna of Incense thrée ounces of white waxe as much more of Galbanum one ounce and a halfe of Allum and of Turpentine of eche one ounce and a halfe of Ireos and of Coperus of eche sixe drammes of Gawles and of Mirrhe of eche eyght drammes of Hony eyghtene ounces of oyle foure pounde and a halfe put the Litarge and the Lime vnto the oyle and boyle them laboring them with the spatter and when it shalbe thicke put thereto the white waxe the Turpentine and the Galbanum first sodden in hony and being mixed and taken from the fire adde thereto the other things in pouder or else take of Bitume of Litarge of eche foure pounde and a halfe of oyle Oliue seuen pound and a halfe boyle them togither and put thereto of waxe fiue ounces of Galbanum and of Mirrha of eche as much more Make therof a plaister To dissolue an impostume vnder the eare TAke of swines grease sixe ounces of Waxe two ounces of the whytes of rawe Egges two of Hony as much as of the Egges of Figge dust as much as sufficeth Dissolue the Waxe with the grease then put thereto the whytes of the Egges by little and little then meddle therewith the Hony and meale and vse it To dissolue the kings euill and euery hard impostumation TAke of Salt Peter one pound of Lytarge of Siluer as much more of the filthe of oyle vesselles foure pounde of Galbanum foure pound and a halfe braye the Salt and the Lytarge